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Chevron destroys everything, except profits. And by everything, we mean everything. The Amazon rainforest and its indigenous communities? Check. The Boreal Forest in northern Canada and its indigenous communities? Check. The Niger Delta? Check. Indonesia, Texas, and Iraq? Check, check and check. And even San Francisco's own neighbor, Richmond, the home of one of Chevron's largest oil refineries in the world? A big, whopping check.
Not that oil companies taking the lives, resources, and spaces of millions of people is something to take lightly. In fact, the opposition to Chevron is strong and growing, with many people across a network of international communities planning to stand up at Chevron's shareholder meeting tomorrow (Wed/25) in San Ramon to give faces and names to the enormous destruction the company caused, which coincides with the release of the 3rd annual report on the company's many misdeeds, The True Cost of Chevron.
At a press conference this morning (Tues/24) at a Chevron station in San Francisco, activists and representatives from places adversely affected by Chevron's drilling, dumping, land grabbing, and environmental degradation told stories about losing mothers to cancer, women having miscarriages due to contaminated water, clear-cutting forests used by their ancestors for hunting and farming, and losing one's sense of home.
"I have personally witnessed this devastation," Servio Curipoma of the Amazon Defense Coalition in Ecuador said of Chevron's operations within his country. "And I will fight to the bitter end and never give up," he said after showing a photo of his mother who died of cancer. After an 18-year lawsuit by the people in Educator against the oil corporation, Chevron was found guilty of massive environmental crimes. But Chevron has yet to take note of its transgressions, and aggressively pursues communities at risk of complete disintegration.
Elias Isaac with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa spoke about entire fishing communities in Angola going days without catches as they rely on the waters that Chevron polluted through its operations in the country. "The pollution is effecting livelihoods," said Isaac. "And it's getting worse."
Communities for a Better Environment also understands the nefarious ways in which Chevron puts its stock above its virtue. For example, the company doesn't pay taxes to extract oil from California. "They had the audacity to ask for an exemption from the law," said Jessica Tovar of the Oakland based advocacy group. Recently Chevron's Richmond refinery was denied the possibility to process dirtier, heavier crude oil only after opponents went to court to stop the proposal.
The bitter truth, said Antonia Juhasz of Global Exchange and the co-editor of alternative report, is that no matter where Chevron decides to set up shop, the stories are the same: corporate side-stepping of responsibilities to the community, polluted water, love ones lost, environmental disaster that cannot be undone.
Just like the exploitation Chevron is responsible for through its operations across the globe, its profits are also ever increasing. Last year the company made $20 billion in profits, bolstering its standing as the 11th largest corporation in the world, and the largest in California.
In order to make a dent in its exploitative practices, members of different organizations will be voicing their opposition in Chevron's shareholders meeting tomorrow, some through legal proxies of current shareholders.
There is a resolution activists hope will be discussed that will appoint a third party with expertise who will oversee operations to further prevent environmental disasters, said Mitchell Anderson, the Corporate Campaigns Director of Amazon Watch, which is based in San Francisco.
"We came to tell them that we disagree with their ads. It's not a rosy image. It's a lie," said Juhasz. "Chevron knows how to do better but chooses to do worse."


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Second, I'd like to know if John 3:5 is one of these "allowable contexts"?The last part of the passage (John 3:5) literally reads: "except anyone is born of water and [kai] Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of the God."[8] As seen, in allowable contexts the Greek conjunction kai ("and") could be translated as an ascensive conjunction "even," which could explain the previous clause: "born of water." Thus, it could be translated: "except anyone is born of water even [kai] Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom. . . ."
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized for treatment of an undisclosed form of cancer, team personnel told the Los Angeles Times Thursday.
Citing "multiple team personnel," the newspaper said the 79-year old Buss was in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he had been visited by several current and former Lakers stars.
His son Jim, the team's executive vice president of player personnel, said at the hospital his father was "doing fine" and the family has bee4n "dealing with this."
"We just aren't going to make any comments on it," Jim Buss said.
Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were reported to be among the Lakers greats, past and present, visiting Jerry Buss, who bought the team in 1979 and turned it into one of professional sports' premiere franchises during his tenure.
The Lakers, recently valued at $1 billion by Forbes Magazine, have won 10 NBA championships under his ownership.
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One of the big losers this election year? Science. Only 35 percent of conservative voters have "a great deal of trust in science," according to a new study by Gordon Gauchat, a University of North Carolina sociologist. By comparison, 48 percent trusted science as a discipline in a 1974 survey. What accounts for the dramatic decline? Here, four theories:
1. Science has become politicized
Forty years ago, says Red Orbit, the media and educators spotlighted scientific achievement that all Americans could be proud of, like space exploration and defense. Today, those who promote scientific data are often pushing partisan policies on climate change and the environment. You can see why many Republicans are increasingly wary, Jim DiPeso, policy director of Republicans for Environmental Protection, tells the Los Angeles Times. They think that science is being used to support "bigger government and more onerous regulation."
2. The Right feels like it's under siege
"The perception among conservatives is that they're at a disadvantage, a minority," Gauchat tells U.S. News & World Report. "It's not surprising that the conservative subculture would challenge what's viewed as the dominant knowledge production groups in society." That explains why conservatives are challenging not only scientists, but the media, too.
3. Conservatives trust science, but not scientists
Conservatives are not a "bunch of undereducated yahoos," says Kevin Drum at Mother Jones. Indeed, politicians on the Right are not saying that we should "simply ignore science" and trust, say, our intuition on issues such as climate change, says John Timmer at Ars Technica. They just "claim that the science has been manipulated." Trust facts, trust science — but don't trust the scientists who spin results to justify liberal policy positions.
4. Conservatives are creating their own reality
The distrust in science "has been led by the most educated, most engaged segment of conservatism," notes Drum, suggesting that it's "part of the wider conservative turn" against institutions — academia, the media, Hollywood — that are "perceived as too liberal." Instead, conservatives increasingly favor "institutions that produce more reliably conservative narratives" — like "churches, business-oriented think tanks, Fox News." These days, partisans on both sides seek out information that reinforces their existing beliefs. "Liberals and conservatives are almost literally living in different worlds with different versions of consensus reality."


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Buffalo was trying to shatter Cleveland's season with an ice ball. The Bills were deep in Browns territory with a chance to send the Snow Bowl to overtime, but it was fourth down. Time was almost gone. There was one more chance. Buffalo bet on beating linebacker Chaun Thompson with a screen pass. "They ran the same play earlier," Thompson said. "Melvin Fowler (Buffalo's center) cut block me. They got a couple yards." A couple? Running back Fred Jackson had gained 33 yards on two previous catches. As time slipped away, Jackson slid out of the backfield and caught another screen pass. Fowler plowed out of the center spot intent on cut blocking Thompson again, opening a short path to the end zone. "I re-read it," Thompson said. He anticipated Fowler diving at his legs and hurdled over him, then dropped Jackson in the snow. "I gave Melvin a little hard time after the game," Thompson said. Fowler and Thompson were Cleveland's third- and second-round draft picks in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Fowler is like almost all of the Browns' draft picks from the first five years since their return in 1999 -- somewhere else. Of the 47 draft picks from 1999-2003, only three still are on the team heading into the regular-season finale against the 49ers. The only one left from rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 is Thompson. Soon his five-year contract will be up. "There's a pretty good chance," he said of landing a new Browns contract. "I don't have a problem with coming back." But what will be his job if he does? He can play any of the four linebacker spots, but Andra Davis, D'Qwell Jackson and Leon Williams are ahead of him at the two inside spots. He's behind Kamerion Wimbley, Willie McGinest and Antwan Peek in the pecking order for the two outside spots. He became a key man against Buffalo because Peek was injured. Yet, at 27, perhaps halfway through his NFL career, his dream isn't being a replacement. "I just want an opportunity to be able to go out and compete, to elevate my career," Thompson said. "I've done OK so far, but I know I can do more." Despite Sunday's loss at Cincinnati, the Browns can finish with their best season since 1994, and their best by a long shot since Thompson arrived. He has played through seasons of 5-11, 4-12, 6-10 and 4-12. This year's team is 9-6. "Turning it around helps a lot," he said. "It helps the mental and the physical. It helps the inside ... the spirit. "Nobody likes to lose. If you like to lose, we sure don't want you in this locker room." Thompson has made plays at linebacker and on special teams that have helped, but he can hardly say this is his best season. He has been quite the iron man, playing in 79 consecutive Browns games, but his playing chart has been erratic. He started no games as a rookie, 13 in 2004, 15 in 2005, two in 2006 and none this year. "I think my best year was 2005," he said -- he was in on 102 tackles, and the defense allowed less yards than it has in the two subsequent years when he has been a backup. "I made plays a lot. I know I still I can do it. "As a competitor, I still want to be on the field. You know what I'm saying?" Cleveland is a long way from home. He grew up in Mount Pleasant, Texas, an out-of-the way town of 14,000 northeast of Dallas. Football is king in Mount Pleasant, where the best-known natives are semi-famous football players, Barry Minter, a Browns linebacker in 2001, Maury Buford, punter for the 1985 Bears, and Thompson. Work keeps him away from many family members at Christmas, but he knows he is lucky to have his job. "It helps the rest of my family a whole lot," he said. "My immediate family, my extended family. I make pretty good money doing my job. It's an opportunity for my family. "They understand. We just have a delayed Christmas. We celebrate as a family in January." He'd love to work lots of overtime, but the Browns won't know until Sunday night if they've made the playoffs. He laughs a little when asked if his people in Texas would mind celebrating "delayed Christmas" in February. "Hey, I think they'd love a Super Bowl," he said. That's an extreme long shot this year. No team with a record worse than 11-5 has ever won one. If there's a serious run next year, will Thompson be around to enjoy it? Reach Canton Repository sports writer Steve Doerschuk at (330) 580-8347 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Aker Solutions Boosting Subsea Capacity
International oil service group Aker Solutions is preparing for major growth by investing NOK 500 million (USD 87 million) in its subsea business.
This investment is set to double the capacity of its manufacturing plants in Tranby, Norway, and Port Klang, Malaysia. In addition, a new service base will also be established in Malaysia. The subsea segment of the oil and gas industry is growing rapidly and is expected to develop exponentially over the next few years. Of Aker Solutions' 23 500 employees almost 7000 are employed within the subsea business, a number which is set to increase due to this expansion.
These planned investments are a response to a wave of existing orders and recognition of the growing market demand. Aker Solutions ability to serve its current and future clients will be improved and this development will facilitate market share growth within subsea production technologies, including subsea trees, control systems, pumps and work-over systems.
The investments include the addition of brand new machines and a physical expansion of the facilities in Port Klang, Malaysia, and Tranby, Norway. The new service base in Malaysia will support projects in the Asia-Pacific region.
"The subsea market has strong fundamentals and this steady growth is expected to continue. We are now preparing for expansion in all markets and regions and these investments give us great momentum. They will also increase our capability to serve our clients and our ability as their preferred partner", says Alan Brunnen, executive vice president of Aker Solutions' subsea business area.
Approximately 80 percent of the investments will be made this year, including the purchase of new machines, equipment and tooling. The remaining investments will continue throughout 2013 and 2014. In the past, Aker Solutions has invested heavily in Malaysia, which is their deepwater hub in the Asia Pacific region. This includes the company's manufacturing centre in Port Klang close to Kuala Lumpur which employs close to 800 people and a 600-strong front-end, design and engineering hub in Kuala Lumpur.
The Tranby facility outside of Oslo, is growing rapidly and employs 630 people, acting as the centre of excellence for Aker Solutions' subsea operations. The new service base in Labuan Federal Territory in East Malaysia will support the installed and future deepwater projects in the Asia Pacific region and will open in July this year. Aker Solutions has two other subsea service bases in the Asia Pacific region; one is located in Perth, Australia, and the other in Kakinada, India.


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Officials: Deputy stole money from children's wallets at Walt Disney World
Orange County Deputy Kirk Smurawa arrested, relieved of duty
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – An Orange County sheriff's deputy has been relieved of duty after he was arrested on allegations of stealing from Walt Disney World guests.
Deputy Kirk Smurawa, 40, who's been with the Orange County Sheriff's Office since 2002 and is a former Marine, was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed burglary of a conveyance and petit theft of $100 or more. He bonded out of jail Wednesday night.
"We got information and that caused him to come into suspicion," said Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings. "As a result, we did our own surveillance and were able to make an arrest in that case."
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Smurawa, who was on duty, took a purse from a 2010 Chrysler Town & Country rental vehicle that was parked at Hollywood Studios.
A deputy working surveillance witnessed the theft and said Smurawa returned to his patrol car, took some cash inside, then tossed the purse under the van, according to the Sheriff's Office. Smurawa then drove off, deputies said.
He was later arrested, and investigators said he admitted to taking the purse, valued at $75, and $55 in cash from children's wallets that were in the purse.
The victims said they had locked the van after exiting it, according to deputies.
The incident was captured on video, but it's not being released until an investigation concludes. Officials said Smurawa was wearing his uniform when he approached the car.
Smurawa was assigned to the Orange County Sheriff Sector Six patrol. He has been relieved of duty without pay, and his law enforcement credentials have been revoked pending an administrative review.
Burglary is a third-degree felony punishable up to five years. But since Smurawa had his gun on him, he was arrested on a charge of armed burglary, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum punishment of 30 years.
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Dale Benkenstein will captain MCC in the Champion County fixture against Warwickshire in Abu Dhabi, while Rahul Dravid and Shaun Tait will add some star quality for the Emirates Airline Twenty20 event that precedes the four-day game.
As has become the norm, the Champion County match will be played under floodlights at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Benkenstein will be joined by Steve Kirby, the Somerset fast bowler, and Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan - both previously played in 2010 and 2011.
Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire and England Lions left-arm spinner, who took eight wickets in the contest last year, is the frontline slow bowler, while Alan Richardson and Peter Trego, two stalwarts of the county game, are also included.
The other batsmen currently in the squad are Jimmy Adams, Joe Denly and Sam Northeast. Two more names will be added in the near future. The four-day game takes place from March 24 to 27.
Before the Champion County game, MCC, Warwickshire and Sussex will compete for the Emirates Airline Twenty20 Trophy. Dravid, who scored a hundred in the 2011 Champion County match against Nottinghamshire, and Tait, who both play for Rajasthan Royals, will be part of the squad for the two-day event before heading to India for the IPL.
John Stephenson, MCC's head of cricket, said, "Since the decision was first made four years ago to play the Champion County fixture in Abu Dhabi as a day-night match, national cricket boards from around the world have subsequently trialled the format. All of this research has recently culminated in the ICC officially sanctioning the possibility of playing day-night Test cricket, which MCC has been calling for since 2009 in a bid to re-energise Tests in countries where crowds are falling.
"The fact that evidence from previous Champion County fixtures has contributed to this decision greatly highlights MCC's global research and development role, and the 2013 match against Warwickshire will build on this platform."
MCC squad (two more to be added) Dale Benkenstein (capt), Jimmy Adams, Joe Denly, Rahul Dravid (T20 only), Simon Kerrigan, Steve Kirby, Dawid Malan, Sam Northeast, Alan Richardson, Shaun Tait (T20 only), Peter Trego


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DETROIT – When most people think of WDIV, they think of Carmen Harlan.
The station's most recognizable face, Local 4's senior anchor can be seen on Local 4 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Carmen is also proud to co-host Local 4's annual coverage of Detroit's International Freedom Festival Fireworks and America's Thanksgiving Parade.
Carmen started at WDIV in 1978 and, happily, says she's "been here ever since."
She calls the Motor City her hometown. Carmen attended Mumford High School on Detroit's west side and graduated from the University of Michigan.
Although her storied career has had a host of achievements, she cites the time she carried the Olympic torch in the summer of 1996 her proudest moment. And she repeated the honor as the torch again passed through Detroit en route to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Carmen's commitment to the well-being of children, and especially her involvement with placing foster children in permanent homes, not only helped WDIV's "Focus On Families" become a ratings success, but has inspired people to adopt children with special needs. The show was acknowledged by the state of Michigan as being the most effective recruitment tool to help place special-needs children.
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WASHINGTON— The national Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe will take place on Ash Wednesday, March 9, in parishes across the country.
With the theme Great needs remain, the collection seeks to highlight the great material and spiritual needs for the Church in the region. In dioceses throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union regionsof Asia, aging physical structures, insufficient funding, and a lack of trained lay personsand religious are common challenges.
One way the bishops' Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe responds to these needs is through educational grants. Proceeds from the collection help support laystudents, priests, religious and seminarians who receive graduate education in places such as Vienna, Rome, Lublin and Washington. They then return home to serve thelocal church in vital ways, building the capacity of the local church.
Two such examples are Lasma Latsone, of Latvia, and Father Yurko Kolasa, who was raised in the former Soviet Union.
Lasma received her doctorate at Fordham University, thanks in part to scholarships from the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. She currently is a board member of both the Latvian Catholic Women's Association and ANDANTE (European Alliance of Catholic Women's Associations). Through various organizations she helps organize workshops for women and carries out charity work, especially with children in need. Lasma is also involved in adult catechesis.
Another former student, Fr. Kolasa is now the prefect of a training program for priests, seminarians and religious at the International Theological Institute (ITI) near Vienna, Austria. ITI serves as a bridge between the East and West. About 50 percent of the students come from Central and Eastern Europe, the majority of whom are Greek Catholic. He also developed a marriage preparation program that has had an important impact on the success rate of marriages in Ukraine.Fr. Kolasa's program has been so successful that it is being used as a model also for the Romanian Greek Catholic Church and throughout Austria.
Material needs also are pressing. In a convent in Przasnysz, Poland, twenty-two Poor Clare sisters, a contemplative order, live in harsh conditions. Funds from the collection helped fix the convent's broken heater. The lack of heat had been the cause of recurring illnesses for the sisters. Now the nuns can carry out their ministry of prayer better equipped to weather out the long, cold Eastern European winters.
In 2010, the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe gave 112 scholarships to students of the region. Overall, it also funded 314 projects in 21 countries for $6.3 million.
"Donations to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe reach far beyond the scholarship or grant recipient," said Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and chairman of the subcommittee. "Our assistance is vital to the growth and strength of the Church in these regions."
Declan Murphy, director of the collection, returned recently from a trip to Albania. There he saw multiple examples of the needs of the Church.
"The communist legacy in Albania with regard to religion, particularly the Catholic Church, is uniquely terrible. Fully 95 percent of the country's houses of worship were razed or forcibly converted to secular uses. The Catholic cathedral in Shkoder, for example, was degraded to a sports arena. The human toll was even worse," Murphy said. "There were 300 Albanian Catholic priests in 1944. By the fall of Communism, there were 30. Today Albania's ancient Catholic community, which dates from the time of St. Paul, is again a mission territory where heroic bishops and priests are hard at work on a Catholic revival. It will take decades to reverse the damage."
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