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MILTON — Six members of the Sodbusters Horseshoe Club claimed state titles at the Vermont State Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held in Milton this past Saturday and Sunday.
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Late that morning, left fielder Dylan Raymond's two-run, ninth-inning single gave AC a 7-5 win over Colchester that ran the county nine's record in the tournament to 4-0 and eliminated the defending champion Cannons.
BURLINGTON — When Middlebury Union High School freshman Tim Shea picked up the puck at the blue line with less than two minutes remaining in sudden death overtime of the Division II boys' hockey state championship against the top-seeded Stowe Raiders Tuesday evening, destiny seemingly took over.
Shea walked in alone on Stowe goaltender Matt Rauch, faked him to the ice and lifted the puck into the net at University of Vermont's Gutterson Field House to win the Tigers their first state hockey title in 15 years. The final score was 2-1.
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IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Weminuche Wilderness (map) in 1975 and it now has a total of 497,061 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the Forest Service.
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PROVO, Utah, September 23, 2010 – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com, a leading American History Web site, for approximately $27 million in a mix of Ancestry.com stock, cash and assumption of liabilities. This acquisition will provide the company with a complementary consumer brand, expanded content offerings, and enhanced digitization and image-viewing technologies.
iArchives digitizes and delivers high-quality images of American historical records of individuals involved in the Revolutionary War, Continental Congress, Civil War, and other US historical events to Footnote.com subscribers interested in early American roots. iArchives has digitized more than 65 million original source documents to date through its proprietary digitization process for paper, microfilm and microfiche collections.
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Upon completion of the transaction, iArchives will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com. As part of the transaction, Ancestry.com currently expects to issue approximately 1.0 million shares of common stock. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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|Ships off Table Bay
After leaving the
Cape on board HMS Calcutta James Caithness would have
been able to do some whale-watching – perhaps his first opportunity.
Lieutenant Tuckey remarked:
In these southern seas, we were continually surrounded by whales, and were even sometimes obliged to alter our course to avoid striking on them.
The stormy seas which wash the southern promontory of Africa … are despised by the British seaman, whose vessel flies in security before the tempest, and while she rides on the billows and defies the storm, he carelessly sings as if unconscious of the warring elements around him.
Despite this boast, the effects of the wet and cold weather soon made themselves felt especially among the convicts who lacked sufficient clothing. Jackets and trousers were made up and distributed to those in need. Some cases of dysentery were reported but due to the surgeon's care and the attention to cleanliness, only one man died. The animals taken on board at Simon's Bay were less fortunate, three heifers dying at sea.
The tedium of the following weeks was occasionally enlivened by performances from the African American violinist William Thomas.
The tedium of the following weeks was occasionally enlivened by performances from the African American violinist William Thomas.
To say the remainder of the voyage was plain sailing would be to ignore the fact that it took Calcutta until 10 October to arrive at King Island in the entrance of the Bass Straits (she had departed Simon's Bay on 25 August). The lookouts aloft had been anxiously scanning the horizon for land for two days before the island was sighted and then because of an increasing breeze the ship had to stand three miles off shore.
|Off the coast of New Holland
A 'perfect hurricane' commenced to blow, but had spent itself by the following morning, the day dawning beautifully serene. It was a totally unknown coast and
approached cautiously till the break in the land forming the entrance of Port
Phillip was observed. Calcutta
A shout from the man at the mast-head alerted all to a ship at anchor within this entrance, soon identified as the Ocean, the companion vessel from which
had parted at Tristan da Cunha many weeks
before. This was a welcome and cheering sight after so long at sea. Lieutenant
Tuckey was unable to refrain from another fanciful passage of prose:
... an expanse of water ... unruffled as the bosom of unpolluted innocence, presented itself to the charmed eye, which roamed over it in silent admiration.The nearer shores … afforded the most exquisite scenery, and recalled the idea of 'Nature in the world's first spring.' In short, every circumstance combined to impress our minds with the highest satisfaction for our safe arrival.
After a week spent searching for a suitable spot for the settlement, it was decided to land the marines and convicts on the shores of a small bay eight miles from the harbour mouth. Camp was pitched and the crews of the two ships began unloading cargo.
|Lieut Col David Collins, leader of the expedition;
Lieut Gov of Van Diemen's Land
On the first days of our landing, previous to the general debarkation,Capt. Woodriff, Colonel Collins and the First Lieutenant of the
had some interviews with the natives who came to the
boats entirely unarmed, and without the smallest symptom of
apprehension. Calcutta
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The long fight to reform Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system might be coming to a head.
Republican leaders laid out a new proposal Thursday that would place a cap on the now-unlimited medical claims and force insurers to their rates for now.
House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, announced the plan, citing the fact Michigan drivers pay some of the highest premiums on car insurance in the country.
"Our families are saying they can no longer afford their auto insurance, they're struggling to pay those bills," Bolger said.
The plan calls for a cap of $10 million on benefits and a reduction in premiums of at least 10 percent for at least the next two years, which would save the average driver about $10 per month.
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Reductions in benefits coupled the the Medicaid tax amount to very little real savings for drivers, according to Hovey.
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The seventh in a new series about the day-to-day travails of an embattled practitioner. This week: Fees
'The sun is up, the sky is blue…….' Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Boudleaux and Felice Bryant)
It's a beautiful day but there's a cloud spoiling the view. It's fee agreements today, I've got five to sort and it should be a joy. But it's the job I dread so it's raining in my heart.
A structural engineer friend told me once this was the most important letter on the file. It determined whether you made any money or not. He warned his clients they would get a complicated letter, they might not like it but it was necessary. If only it were still that simple. Today fee agreements run to forty pages and more with references to RIBA conditions, dispute resolution etc.
A simple fee agreement seems to have become a minefield
For a simple domestic job the fee agreement can be as thick as the rest of the job file – not quite, but you get my drift. Solicitors send out pages and pages of client care addenda. But you expect it from solicitors. So I sympathise with clients who wonder why they receive such a hefty tome when all they want is a modest extension.
A simple fee agreement seems to have become a minefield. We include certain services and account for certain site visits yet at the end of the job get drawn into endless debate about whether the services were all necessary. Or adequately completed. If we allowed for up to ten site visits the clients may demand a discount if we only did,say, nine. Equally they don't want to pay extra if we did eleven – we obviously miscalculated didn't we? I can't imagine they would have these conversations with their neurosurgeon. And clients don't want an allowance per site visit either because they assume we will, of course, call in time and again to bump up the fee…….
There doesn't seem to be an easy solution. Our advisers tell us on no account to use the latest version of the Standard Form of Agreement (SFA) because it's biased against the architect. We were advised to use the earlier version if necessary, get in a stock of copies even use photocopies. But that would eventually fail as some contents and references are eventually superseded – or you'd risk copyright infringement…….
It comes to something when our professional institute can't put its name to a sufficiently robust agreement for the benefit of its members
One eminent specialist, who should know, said he asked the RIBA officer in charge how they could agree to be party to such a biased agreement (AJ 30.03.2009). The answer given apparently was that the RIBA exists to promote the practice of architecture – but surely that would be the Royal Institute for the Promotion of British Architectural Practice. I always thought, perhaps now naively, that the institute exists for its architect members. Perhaps RIPBAP could catch on.
But I was left wondering what I'd have done if I was president enjoying a canapé and overhearing that conversation. Interviews the following morning would have been accompanied by the sound of heads rolling. Can it be true that the RIBA thinks so little of its subscription paying members, that they consider their role to be promoting architectural practice rather than protecting architects who practice?
So what have we done about it? Based on what seems the soundest advice, we had a specialist draw up our own terms and conditions which gives us an alternative to either an over-elaborate letter or the dread SFA. It seems to work for many clients – comprehensive enough without the need for it to become their bedtime reading for a couple of weeks or more.
But this isn't the only solution architects are adopting which suggests to me that there must be something wrong. The subject came up in conversation with another architect who has an enviable portfolio of work. His solution is to send every fee agreement to his lawyers for advice before signing up. So this very experienced practice has had enough of DIY fee agreements with or without the SFA and pays lawyers a fee every time they get a new job. This doesn't seem right to me, defensive maybe, sensible in the circumstances. But it shouldn't be necessary.
We are being let down. The mega-practices write their own agreements and battle hard with often very experienced client property specialists and their lawyers. But surely it comes to something when our professional institute can't put its name to a sufficiently robust and respected agreement for the benefit and use of its members. I know how I'd deal with fee agreements if I was president but in my continued absence from Portland Place how will you deal with them?
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A reply from the President.
The RIBA Agreements (standard appointment forms –no longer called "SFA"s) provide a balanced contractual position of the interests of the architect/consultant and the client. This means that clients (or their legal advisors) would prefer them to be more in favour of the client interests whilst some members would like them to be more protectionist of the architect's interests. The view of the RIBA Practice committee, Board and Council has always been that neither extreme is helpful or where the RIBA should position itself. But we need to get that difficult message across to all parties, which we try to do in several ways.
The RIBA extols the virtues of standard and tried and tested balanced contracts to clients, convincing them it is not really in their interests either to stitch up and pile all the risks up on their consultant, because it forces the consultant to be ultra protectionist and sometimes combatative, it may not be insurable (PII cover voided) and if their consultant topples under the load of obligations, the client won't be best served. However there are many lawyers who make good money out of creating bespoke appointment contracts and in their interests to rubbish any form of standard contract and claim that naything from the RIBA must be all in the architects' favour.
Similarly we extol the virtues of standard RIBA contracts to Architects/consultants as they are balanced, PI insurable, tried and tested and often much better and fairer than the client/lawyer bespoke ones. Also, if forced by the client to use their bespoke forms, to use the RIBA standard terms and conditions as the base-line negotiating point, so that due recompense (more fees!) can be got for any additional risks/obligations that the architect has to take on beyond the "RIBA norm".
One members feedback: 'I use the new 2010/11 domestic agreements every day - they are as simple as we could make them, created by a member team including small and large practitioners, as robust as the lawyers and insurers advising us wanted them to be, and I have NEVER, even once had a client objection despite sending out dozens. It's how you sell it, and if your attitude is negative, nothing will work for you".
You say you know how you would deal with Fee agreements if you were president, yet you are not willing to come and talk to us at 66? You are invited now to participate. We are a membership organisation so, if you have good ideas then come and do something with them to make our profession better - like the hundreds of other members that do - and don't moan that the RIBA are doing nothing. We are all the RIBA. ...Johnny Nash.... "I can see clearly now the rain has gone..."
Stephen and Diana Yakeley gave a very informative CPD seminar 'How to stay out of trouble and get paid' outlining exactly why the SFA was a minefield to architects not least because of the issue of a set-off clause which could encourage an unscrupulous client to "set-off" a "negligence" claim against an invoice until claims have gone through.
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Justin Bieber appeared on 'Bethenny,' the shockingly entertaining talk show of Bethenny Frankel, a 'Real Housewife of the New York City' sort. She is a surprisingly engaging, frank and candid interviewer who gamely tried to yank more details out of the Biebs, who, while we love him, isn't always the most frank and candid interviewee. During the appearance, he juggled lemons and met with fans who got through some tough life situations thanks to his music.
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He again revealed that he wrote 'Maria,' which references the Mariah Yeater paternity scandal, to be shocking and because he wanted the chance to talk about how he was feeling. "I am able to explain my side of the story and put it in a song," he said.
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The raster image processor (RIP) is the brain behind the digital imaging process, regardless of the type of image or output device used. Here, Coudray explores the functions and features of RIPs that screen printers need to know.
The conversion of digital graphic information into a form that can be written (printed) by an output device is the function of the raster image processor (RIP). Those involved in digital prepress are familiar with the name and the concept of a RIP. But the extent of their understanding usually goes about as far as the ability to select an output device and send a file to it.
The RIP is at the heart of the digital imaging process and does all the work. The ultimate result is a printed or imaged page, panel, sheet of film, or screen. Whether we are sending an image to a laser printer or a sophisticated computer-to-screen (CTS) imaging system, the RIP delivers an array of functions. Unfortunately, many screen printers do not take advantage of the capabilities that are available to them through their RIPs.
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<P>The process of rasterizing an image involves converting Postscript or raster information from the original file into individual spots or dots that will be output by the imaging device.
The spot size is equal to the resolution of the output device. The RIP sends the information to the device through control software known as a driver, which is specific to each individual output device (we need the appropriate driver for each device the RIP drives). Until relatively recently, we would have needed a separate RIP for each output device we were running. But this is changing to reflect more efficient imaging workflows in which we will RIP a file once, and output it to multiple devices. For example, we could process an image for producing film positives and use the same processed image to produce an inkjet proof.
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Evil dragons are flying over the kingdom. You play as a knight armed with a lance, and your goal is to defend the dungeon from attacking dragons.
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Albanian music or Muzik shqip is produced from several influences acting on it. The Northern and southern areas have different styles of music. For example –The established music of the Ghegs in the north and the Tosks in the south are different from each other. Music has changed in style and that is pronounced from the contemporary music of the Tirana and Shkoder. As early as the 1920's a composer by the name of Fan.S.Noli has reproduced bits in Albanian classical music.
Progressive music is a result of the supremacy of Albania culturally and militarily. Muzik shqip is the harmonic mixture of southeastern European and Turkish music. It is interesting that the Albanians were successful in preserving their cultural identity in spite of the long period of oppression.
Muzik shqip can be placed in three groups. The Northern and southern traditions of music are quite distinct. While one is rough and the tone a heroic one, the Southern one is gracious and peaceful. Obscure rhythms are to be named like 3/8, 5\8,and 10\8. The first Albanian music compiling was done by Pjeter Dungu. Albanian folk vocals are a constituent of all festivities and holidays. Cradlesongs and laments also make up the muzik shqip and are sung by women alone. Epic poetry called Rapsodi Kreshnike are sung and they are accompanied by the Lahuta which is really a one string fiddle. The shepherd's music is musical. They make use of musical instruments that are home made. It is a peculiar clarinet. The music of this clan is pensive. Muzik shqip is renowned for the funeral laments that begin with a chorus. Folk Love vocals are also a Southern Albanian custom. The Tosks are popular for their ensembles like the violins and clarinets. The city of Permet is the epitome of Musical inventions of the south. Prominent musicians like Remzi Lela and Laver Bariu have to their acknowledgment a dynasty of music.
Among the musical instruments of the southern part the kaba is known for it's special musical sound as it is an amalgamation of many musical instruments. Albanian culture is marked by the mixture of feelings of love with constraint. A few commendable musicians of Albania are – Altin Shira, Eli Fara, Flora Gashi,Laver Bariu, Irini Qirjako and many others.
Famous and complex Albanian music owe their source to the center of korca and Tirana. Both have been capitals of Albania. Kosovo is also a home for muzik shqip. It has been broadcast far and wide by creative people like Merita Halili and Myslim Leli. Influence from Western Europe and the United States have led to the emergence of bands that play rock, and rap. Muzik shqip has not been researched wholly. It is an old treasure waiting to reach the world at large. A good composer of Albanian classical music was Mart Gjoka who was famous for his composing of several vocal and instrumental music. He utilized urban art songs and northern highland folk tunes to compose. Cesk Zadeja was considered the beginner of Albanian classical music. His composition changed from symphonies to ballets. Later muzik shqip concentrated on operas, ballets. A few musical instruments employed in Albanian music are Klarineta, Tepsia, Zumarja, Surlja,etc.


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Bionic Suit Allows Paralyzed Man to Walk at Huntington Hospital
Demonstration event provides wheelchair-bound individuals a look at the "possible" and hope for the future
PASADENA, Calif.--After transferring himself from a wheelchair into a robotic suit, onlookers held their breath with excitement as they watched 27-year-old Aaron Bloom grip the handles of specially designed crutches, raise to his full height, and walk at Huntington Memorial Hospital's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday. Bloom, who lost the use of his legs in a July 2010 accident, became one of the first Southern California residents to begin using the bionic suit designed by Ekso Bionics and now available at Huntington Hospital.
Other wheelchair-bound Southern California individuals, captivated by the prospect of using the robotic suit themselves, watched in awe as Bloom demonstrated this incredible new technology that enables people with lower-extremity paralysis or weakness to stand and walk. Huntington Hospital is the first hospital in Southern California and only the third in the western United States to offer the suit.
"It's a powerful experience to be able to regain an ability that I have lost," said Bloom. "I hope that other wheelchair-bound people will have the opportunity to walk across a room and once again see things from a higher vantage point."
Patients are able to walk with the assistance of Ekso™, a ready-to-wear, battery-powered bionic suit - or exoskeleton - that is strapped over the user's clothing. With the patient providing the balance and proper body positioning, Ekso allows patients to walk while a physical therapist uses the control pad to program the desired walking parameters, such as step length and speed, as well as control when the Ekso stands, sits and takes a step. It is powered by two high-capacity lithium batteries, which drive the hip and knee motors.
"What we are witnessing is the collective power of ingenuity, science and engineering combined with the human spirit," said Sunil Hegde, M.D., medical director of Huntington's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center. "The Ekso technology allows people to rethink current physical limitations and achieve the remarkable."
Ekso can be adjusted to fit most people between 5'2" and 6'2" who weigh 220 pounds or less. The user needs arm function and adequate upper extremity strength to manage crutches or a walker. An experienced user can transfer to/from their wheelchair and put on or off the Ekso in less than five minutes. The torso and leg straps are designed to enable the user/patient to easily get in and out of the device with no or minimal assistance. The learning curve is user specific, and usually individuals begin using a walker and progress to crutches.
The addition of the Ekso technology to Huntington Hospital's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center was made possible through the generosity of a challenge gift from donors Carol and Harry Tsao and Renata and Talmadge O'Neill. They made their donation in honor of their families' philanthropic legacies. Tsao and Talmadge are co-founders of Mezi Media and are investors in Ekso Bionics.
So as to encourage other people to support these much-needed services, Tsao and Talmadge have agreed to match dollar for dollar other community donations to the hospital's neuroscience program. "We are deeply grateful to these wonderful families for their support of important and life-changing care within our walls," said Dr. Hegde.
"While this technology is currently used only in rehabilitation centers, we join with Ekso in looking forward to the day when people will be able to utilize this technology on the sidewalks or in shopping malls," continued Dr. Hegde. "Since the robotic suit is a self-contained robotic and not tethered to a power supply, why not dream big?"
Currently 18 medical centers in the United States and two in Europe offer the Ekso exoskeleton device. Its manufacturer, Ekso Bionics, is headquartered in Richmond, California, with offices in London. Further information may be obtained at http://www.eksobionics.com.
Huntington Memorial Hospital is a 625-bed not-for-profit hospital that is home to the only Level II Trauma Center in the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to being granted Magnet® status in 2011, Huntington Hospital has been ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Report in two specialties and was named the 8th best hospital in California. Renowned for its programs in neurosciences, cardiovascular services and cancer care, Huntington Hospital is an active teaching hospital with graduate medical education programs in internal medicine and general surgery. Consistent with its mission, the hospital provides millions of dollars annually in charity care, benefits for vulnerable populations, health research, education and training, and support programs that may otherwise be absent from the community. For more information, go to www.huntingtonhospital.com.


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Vote to pass a bill that will ratify the Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, commonly known as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which will govern the reduction, monitoring and inspection of each country's strategic offensive arms.
- Requires that each party reduce and limit its strategic offensive arms (Article 1).
- Authorizes each party to determine for itself the composition and structure of strategic offensive arms, including the modernization and replacement of strategic offensive arms, within the limits of the treaty (Article 2 & Article 5).
- Establishes a Bilateral Consultative Commission, which shall convene at least twice a year in Geneva, Switzerland at the request of either party, to resolve questions relating to compliance with the treaty (Article 12 & Part 6).
- Defines the term "ballistic missile" as a weapon-delivery vehicle that has a ballistic trajectory over most of its flight path (Part 1).
- Defines the term "intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)" as a land-based ballistic missile with a range in excess of 5,500 kilometers (Part 1).
- Defines the term "submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)" as a ballistic missile with a range in excess of 600 kilometers, which has been contained in or launched from a submarine (Part 1).
- Defines the term "heavy bomber" as an airplane of any type which was initially constructed or later converted to be equipped for bombs, and which satisfies either of the following conditions (Part 1):
- Its range is greater than 8,000 kilometers; or
- It is equipped for long-range nuclear air-launched cruise missiles.
- Defines the term "reentry vehicle" as the part of the front section of a missile that can survive reentry through the Earth's atmosphere and that is designed for delivering a weapon to a target (Part 1).
- Prohibits each party from possessing strategic offensive arms more than 7 years after the treaty has been entered into force in excess of the following limits (Article 2):
- 700 deployed ICBMs, SLBMs, and heavy bombers;
- 1550 warheads on deployed ICBMs, SLBMs, and heavy bombers; and
- 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers, and heavy bombers.
- Defines the term "deployed" as a state of being in which a missile, launch canister or heavy bomber contains nuclear material and is not designated as a test launcher, training launcher, or launcher at a space launch facility (Article 2).
- Specifies the types of strategic offensive arms covered by the treaty (Article 3):
- For the Russian Federation:
- The RS-12M, RS-12M2, RS-18, RS-20, and RS-24 ICBMs and their associated launchers;
- The RSM-50, RSM-52, RSM-54, and RSM-56 SLBMs and their associated launchers; and
- The Tu-95MS and Tu-160 heavy bombers.
- For the United States of America:
- The Minuteman II, Minuteman III, and Peacekeeper ICBMs and their associated launchers;
- The Trident II SLBM and its associated launchers; and
- The B-52G, B-52H, B-1B, and B-2A heavy bombers.
- Requires that each deployed ICBM, SLBM, and heavy bomber be counted as one (Article 3).
- Requires that each deployed and non-deployed ICBM launcher, SLBM launcher, and heavy bomber be counted as one (Article 3).
- Requires that the number of warheads counted shall equal the number of reentry vehicles on deployed ICBMs and SLBMs, and that only one nuclear warhead should be counted for each heavy bomber (Article 3).
- Exempts from coverage any missile that is designed to intercept and counter objects that are not on the surface of the Earth (Article 3).
- Specifies that new ICBMs, SLBMs and mobile ICBM launchers become subject to the treaty when they first leave a production facility, silo launchers become subject to the treaty when the silo door is first installed and closed, and SLBM launchers become subject to the treaty when the submarine is first launched (Article 3).
- Requires that ICBMs be stored at ICBM bases, heavy bombers at air bases, SLBMs on submarines, and test launchers at test ranges (Article 4).
- Prohibits either party from basing any strategic offensive arms outside of the party's national territory (Article 4).
- Limits the period of time when strategic offensive arms are allowed to be in transit to 30 days (Article 4).
- Authorizes either party to bring to the attention of the Bilateral Consultative Commission any new type of strategic offensive arm for possible coverage by the treaty (Article 5).
- Requires the creation of a database containing information about each strategic offensive arm, and that each party shall notify the other if there are any changes to the information (Article 6, Part 2 & Part IV).
- Requires that each party notify the other when strategic offensive arms are converted or eliminated (Article 6).
- Authorizes each party to confirm the accuracy of declared data by conducting inspections or using national technical means of verification (Article 6, Article 10 & Article 11).
- Defines the term "national technical means" as systems used to collect information including, but not limited to, reconnaissance satellites (Analysis of Article 10).
- Prohibits either party from using concealment measures that impede the verification of declared data, and from actively interfering with the verification of declared data (Article 10).
- Authorizes each party to release data related to its respective strategic offensive arms to the public, with the exception of geographic coordinates, site diagrams, unique identifiers, and coastlines and waters diagrams (Article 7).
- Requires each party to communicate through Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers or through diplomatic channels (Article 7 & Part IV).
- Requires that each strategic offensive arm be labeled with a unique identifier that cannot be changed (Part 2 & Annex).
- Requires each party to carry out the initial exchange of information for the database within 45 days after the treaty has entered into force (Part 2).
- Prohibits either party from assuming any international obligations that would conflict with the provisions of the treaty, with the exception of any obligations already existing at the time that the treaty was signed (Article 13).
- Requires that the treaty be subject to ratification in accordance with the constitutional procedures of each party, and that the treaty will enter into force on the same day that the instruments of ratification are exchanged (Article 14).
- Specifies that the treaty will remain in force for 10 years unless superseded earlier by a subsequent agreement, and that the treaty may be extended by mutual consent for no more than 5 years (Article 14).
- Authorizes either party to withdraw from the treaty if it decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of the treaty have jeopardized its supreme interests, provided that the withdrawing party provides notification and a statement of the extraordinary events (Article 14).
- Specifies that this treaty supersedes the previous START of 2002, which shall terminate on the same day that the New START enters into force (Article 14).
- Authorizes either party to propose amendments to the treaty during the ratification process, and to make changes to the treaty through the Bilateral Consultative Commission (Article 15).
- Requires that the treaty be registered with the United Nations (Article 16).
Treaty - Introduced (Senate) - May 13, 2010
Title: Treaty with Russia to Reduce and Limit Offensive Arms


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Documenting an Ancient Kingdom In Sudan main content.
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In November 2011, Museum Curator Alex de Voogt, Postdoctoral Fellow Vincent Francigny, and Research Associate William Harcourt-Smith set out on a Constantine S. Niarchos Expedition to Sudan. Over the course of two weeks, the team traveled some 2,000 kilometers and visited about 20 archaeological sites dating from the ancient kingdom of Meroë.
Meroë was an independent kingdom of Nubia, centered in the north of Sudan and contemporaneous with Greek and Roman domination of the Mediterranean world. While Meroites were influenced by their Egyptian neighbors, they had a distinct political state, writing system, and religion. Archaeologists have only been able to translate a few Meroitic texts, so researchers must use other clues from the past to learn about this ancient civilization.
One of the 2011 Niarchos expedition's main goals was to document depictions of animals at archaeological sites. The animal representations they detailed in the field—ranging from elephants to frogs—will be compiled with images from artifacts in existing museum collections to create a "bestiary" for Meroë. This bestiary will be an organized catalog of animals, giving insight into how different species were used and ultimately leading to further research questions about religion, environment, and other subjects.
The expedition team also investigated other topics, including paleoanthropology, board games, and zootherapy—the use of animals in medicine.
This 2011 Constantine S. Niarchos Expedition was generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.


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EZ Press Release -- April 16, 2013 Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, and South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and the only airline with non-stop flights between Mumbai and Johannesburg, are pleased to announce a code share agreement enabling seamless connectivity between India and South Africa. The code share opens for Sale effective April 16th 2013, for travel effective April 18th 2013.
Under the codeshare arrangement Jet Airways will code share on South African Airways' flights between Mumbai and Johannesburg and beyond to Cape Town and Durban. SAA will code share on Jet Airways' operations between Mumbai and Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. The agreement will effectively enhance flight choices for customers, whether originating in India or Africa, through seamless and convenient connections and frequent flyer mileage opportunities.
According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, "Jet Airways is delighted to enter into a codeshare partnership with SAA, South Africa's national carrier. Besides its global popularity as a tourist destination, South Africa, in its capacity as Africa's largest economy, is also a strategic trade and investment destination. With the seamless connections offered between India and South Africa, we are confident that this mutually beneficial codeshare will prove extremely popular with both business and leisure travellers."
"The partnership strengthens the historic commercial, political and cultural cooperation between South Africa and India. "In essence, the agreement further supports the objectives of the BRICS member states". It will help meet the high demand for air travel between India's large business hubs and South Africa" said Manoj Papa, SAA's acting General Manager: Commercial.
A recent study conducted by the Department of Tourism indicated that the number of tourists from India to South Africa has steadily increased in recent years by over 122% between 2005 and 2010 and a further 29% increase between January and September 2011.
South Africa and its emerging demand for leisure travel also offer India great growth potential. India is also gaining prominence as a business travel destination from South Africa.
"The additional connectivity between Southern Africa and India as a result of the codeshare relationship between Jet Airways and SAA will help strengthen tourism and trade ties between our two countries", said Papa.
Furthermore, customers who are members of SAA's loyalty programme, Voyager, will be able to earn and redeem miles as well as obtain tier status when travelling on Jet Airways on SAA marketing flights. Likewise, members of Jet Airways' Jet Privilege programme will also be able to earn and redeem JPMiles earn Tier points/Tier JPMiles when they travel on SAA flights marketed by Jet Airways. This provides an opportunity for customers to spend miles exploring the various Indian and South African destinations on offer.
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|The top cap.
|Top cap sewn.
|My first top cap on the right and the new design on the left.
|The handle ready to hand stitch. The handle is one piece of doubled leather with no seam. Tricky to make actually.
|The handle being sewn on (with the finished top cap)
|You have to basically finish everything before you're done. This is the handle sewn to the tube's final wrap. If I got the size of the final wrap wrong then I did ~500 hand stitches for nothing.
|Done and to the owner. He was super psyched and already had a place on his wall for the case.
|The bottom of the case.
|I botched the stitching... it's a 1/2 stitch off. I pre-punched over 100 holes and missed the mark by a millimeter and it shows in the stitches. Not quite "skilled".
|On the owners wall.


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The second Police and Crime Community Conversation was held at the Winter Garden in Eastbourne yesterday (9th December).
East Sussex residents posed questions to the panellists, which included the PCC Katy Bourne, Chief Constable Giles York, Divisional Commander Neil Honnor, Christina Ewbank from Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce, and was chaired by Keith Ridley, editor-in-chief of the Eastbourne Herald group of newspapers, East Sussex.
In this month's video blog the PCC asks the panellists why they feel it is important to give local residents an opportunity to have their say on policing and crime.
What are your views on policing in Sussex in the future?


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Friday, May 27, 2011, 08:45 PM
Just picked up the New Mitsubishi yesterday. The new outlander sport in Lagoon Blue. Perfect for ME.
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Friday, May 6, 2011, 11:16 AM
I love you so much MOM. Thank you so much for everything that you have done for me in my life. You are my mental rock and I would not be where I am today if it wasn't for YOU and DAD. Miss you so much when I travel, but I am always thinking of you.
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Friday, April 29, 2011, 12:51 AM
In this picture>>>Kathy, Jesse and me
Last trip up to LA, I went to visit the Museum of Death on Hollywood BLVD. It opens up a new perspective to the meaning of life. The museum had such great history of famous deaths, murders, serial killers, embalming procedures and funeral details, the list goes on. It was run by the most energetic and enthusiastic couple (JD and Kathy) I had ever met. They instantly made me feel welcome and gave me a tour of their museum.
Click the related link below to go check out the Museum of Death site
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Friday, April 22, 2011, 10:37 PM
From the left...Jeff Weatherall, me, Amie Thomas, Becky Mendoza and Jesse Heilman
Today I got to sleep in...that was nice since I have been going non stop ever since I got to Cali. It was a beautiful day so we decided to take a stroll on the beach and pick up trash. We did that for about two hours and enjoyed the sun and company. You would not believe the kinds of thing that we found. We collected a ton of trash in a mile and a half strip. So please remember to throw away your trash and don't be a litter bug.
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Monday, April 18, 2011, 12:01 AM
This was the first time I have ever gone to an indy car race. I went to the Long Beach Grand Prix to see my friend race with Jesse. We had the best time cruising through the whole event. There was so much to see. We got to go in the pit before they started the race and check out the cars up close, I could of hoped in one if I wanted. There was also the paddock where all the trailers were lined up for every racer. So many things to choose from, vendors, food, drinks and clothing of your favorite racer. Thank you so much for the tickets James!!!! After the race James let me get in his car to see what it felt like. The car is custom molded to your body to ensure a safe and comfortable fit. My hips were having a hard time fitting into his seat, ha.
It was also great that the crew from the east coast Mackenzie, Cesira and Tyler were able to join.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011, 05:05 PM
Got my new skate last week. Tried it out at the fair for my main mode of transportation. Loving being in the sun and hanging out with friends, life is great. Been out in Cali for a week and the home search continues. Wish me luck in the search.... :)
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:26 AM
Weather is warming up and do you know what that means????? That means I am in Cali surfing and doing every other activity I can think of. Pedaling through town is my favorite way to get around. There is so much to do, there are fairs and stores to snoop in and when you add friends to a sunset mission it just ties the day together so nicely.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011, 08:26 PM
Went to Padres game for the first time. Thanks for the tickets ERIC!!!
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Sunday, April 10, 2011, 08:19 PM
This weekend there was a fair in downtown Encinitas. Amie and I wanted to stroll downtown but in style. Lots of great crafts, home furnishings, jewelry, and food. The weather was amazing, we could not have asked for a better day.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011, 09:12 PM
I decided to switch things up and take out my new skis that Kessler gave me. What do you know, they feel as great as a Kessler board. I brought these back home with me when I was over in Switzerland at the Kessler factory. The skis felt so great, had a awesome shape and a sleek black look that caught everyones' eye.
My brother, Ben and my lake friend, Mark were also along for the ride...What we learned today was if some asks are you with Pedigree? You say YES.
For April 3, it was quite the amazing weekend, we had 8 inches of fresh snow yesterday and then the weather stayed cool to maintain the snow's freshness. There was no wet precipitation in the program. The sun was out all day as were we. There are roomers going around Stratton that they might stay open an extra weekend since they have had such a good snow year. We will know in a few days what the call will be on that, so stay tuned.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011, 09:33 PM
I had to take apart the rodel and pack it in my board bag to bring it home from Switzerland. In Europe they use the metric system, so the search for the proper size tools can be tricky. With help from THE THRILL (Will) we were able to put together to legendary rodel. I cannot wait to test it out on the slopes of Stratton.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011, 04:28 PM
April 2 and it was snowing all day today on the mountain. Stratton may stay open an extra weekend because there is still so much snow. My brother is up for the weekend and we had a blast, plan for tonight is just hanging with the family.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011, 10:16 PM
I was so excited to come home because Tangled was out on DVD. I am absolutely in LOVE with Disney, and I am a firm believer that you are never to old for it. On my drive to VT today it was a total role reversal. My mom had been working all day, so we drove up together and I said I would drive. So my mom posted up in the back seat with the dogs and she watched Tangled. I thought that was really funny to look back at....great work Disney!!!
So I will be in VT for the next couple of days, weather is looking promising and there is snow in the forecast. Wondering what I will do tomorrow, either go up on the mountain or take a day to chill out with my mom and have a girls day.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011, 07:38 AM
Since I was in Switzerland I figured I should check out who has been making my boards for the last three years. This town is a little different than you ordinary Swiss Village. This requires you to take a 5 minute train up to the village, where there are no cars, they do however have three horses to get around. This was the simplest way of life I have every witnessed in Europe. The factory is in a logging mill and is so charming. I really want to see this town when it is completely covered in snow. See the related link below.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011, 07:24 AM
This was the house of Anna Goldi in Mollis, who was accused of being a witch, and was later beheaded and burned and the stake. Just recently Switzerland is pardoning her....a little late but check out her story. It is a classic, she has an affair with a high up man in the village and his way of dealing with it is to call her a witch, and get her out of his hair. She was then taken to Glarus to be executed in a barbaric way. Press the related link right at the bottom.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011, 06:41 AM
After a rough ride down in the car, and getting a little sick I was able to rally and race for the GOLD. The carts go a little faster in Switzerland and the rules...well...they are not as strict.
Little stroll around Rapperswil today. More Castles.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011, 02:43 PM
Just finished the competitive season, last stop was in Arosa, Switzerland. I finished 7th in the first race and 2nd in the next one. This made me 3rd overall in the World Cup standings. Now I will be staying in Switzerland a couple more days to go to the Kessler factory and work on new shapes for my race decks.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 03:45 AM
Almost done with this competitive season. Have two more races to do, double header, all in the next three days.
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Monday, March 21, 2011, 11:13 AM
This was the route that we went, normally we would take the highway, but we wanted to take in the beautiful scenery. This drive was about 4 hours.
This was a road in the valley were all you could see around you was mountains (you think this road every closes due to avalanche, ha ha). There were a lot of people that would park and hike up to get fresh powder runs, only thing that was odd was people never really strayed too far from another person's line, almost like they wanted to do all that work for a tracked out run?????
This was an epic view the entire way. There were a lot of switchback turns to climb up the mountain, but that is to be expected.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011, 11:25 AM
City of Sondrio, Italy, lots of history dating back to the 1300's
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Saturday, March 19, 2011, 02:30 PM
So today was really mellow. I had time to stroll around Valmalenco, not really anything to do but there are some great building and old churches. Like the one pictured above. This was the church supposedly where the Virgin Mary was sighted by several villagers. So they named the church after her. I felt weird trying to take pictures while I was inside, I didn't think it was right so I just appreciated it with my eyes.
On another note I have decided not to eat at the hotel anymore because they forgot to share some pertinent information with me. Apparently since we have been here we have been recycling our napkins at dinner. Some people would say that is not bad, recycling is a great thing....just listen to this. (I missed the first dinner because I flew in later, and apparently miss the instructional dinner that told you after you were done with your meal you put your cloth napkin into a big envelope and put you name on the outside of it.) After about three days I thought it was weird that I was taking a napkin out of an envelope, I mean that is not a normal thing that you see in the USA. The third day I noticed that my napkin was not very clean, also that it had a cluster of buggers, dried food, mustache marks and other things that I just don't want to say. I made a little scene and asked the waitress what was up. A few people on the team decided to share with us that we were reusing our napkins the whole trip, but since I never designated one for myself, me and a bunch of other teammates were rotating dirty napkins. I travel with guys for 9 months out of the year and I have to put up with some gross and dirty things, this dirty instance was a little too...in my face!
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Friday, March 18, 2011, 01:49 PM
The SUN was out today!!!! I had a lot of fun racing today, also give a congrats to Jonathan Cheever and Nate Holland. GO TEAM USA, owning 50% of the world cup podium again.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011, 02:22 PM
Today was qualifiers in Valmalenco, Italy. The weather was snow/rainy mix, and that made it very difficult for the course workers to clear it off. As a result there was a delay and we did not race until 2:45. That being said, thank you to all the course workers that put in so much work to make our race still go on. Oh and I won time trials today.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 01:16 PM
I am not going to sugar coat it anymore. Italy is beautiful, but as of late the weather had been really bad. As a result our training was cancelled, we only got to train 30 minutes on course today due to lack of visibility and conditions. The shot above is a picture that was taken right outside my hotel window. Hopefully the weather improves for race day.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 05:17 AM
The weather is not that great in Italy right now. Maybe things will get better, but the forecast is not looking so promising. Well all we can do is hope for the best. Definitely missing the Florida sunshine.
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The European Parliament's agriculture committee has voted to weaken key environmental proposals made by the European Commission while agreeing to reduce subsidies to big farms. These and other proposals will be considered by the full Parliament in March.
In two days of voting on more than 7,000 amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2014-2020, MEPs also backed the extension of protections for sugar producers and grape growers, defying Commission recommendations to extend liberalisation to nearly all agricultural sectors.
The votes focused on the two main financial pillars of the CAP, direct payments to farmers and rural development; new environmental regulations; as well as proposals to phase out price supports for sugar and planting right for wine producers.
The committee's recommendations – which came during marathon voting sessions on 23 and 24 January – must now be voted on by the full Parliament at its 11-14 March plenary.
Delays in approved a long-term EU budget and turf battles over the CAP rules already mean that the new regulations are unlikely to take effect until 2015.
>> Read: CAP reform far from a done deal and Irish minister says stalled EU budget shouldn't delay CAP talks
A summary of the issues and voting follows:
'Greening' the CAP
The committee backed the European Commission's proposal to require that 30% of direct payments (the CAP's so-called first pillar) be linked to farmers' environmental performance – such as diversifying crops, leaving up to 7% of land uncultivated to promote biodiversity, and creating permanent pastures.
>> Read: Ciolo? joins environmentalists in defending greener CAP and Green farming agenda faces EU budget axe
But bowing to pressure from farmers' organisations and some EU members states, the committee voted to exempt small farms from the so-called greening rules, as well as growers who meet individual member states' environmental certification programmes.
Under amendments adopted by the committee, farmers with less than 10 hectares of cultivatable land will be exempt and those with 10 to 30 hectares can apply for exemptions. According to the Parliament, the exemptions will apply to 82% of the EU's farmers.
The Commission had recommended that only organic farmers should be exempt from greening schemes.
The committee also called for devoting at least 25% of the second pillar of the CAP, which provides co-financing for rural development, to conservation works. Environmental groups and Green MEPs sought much stricter ecological standards on the use of the rural development funds and for cross-compliance with other EU environmental policies, and vow to carry their fight to the plenary.
€300,000 cap on payments
Responding to criticism that rich people – including the British royal family – and large farms unfairly benefit from CAP subsidies, MEPs backed Commission plans to cap payments to big farms.
They vote to end direct subsidies for non-farmer organisations – such as golf clubs and even airports – that do not obtain most of their income from agriculture.
They agreed to place a €300,000 ceiling on payments to any single farm and to cut subsidies by 70% to farms receiving between €250,000 and €300,000. Subsidies would fall by 40% for farms receiving between €200,000 and €250,000, and by 20% for those getting €150,000 and €200,000.
The moves, if eventually adopted, represent one of the most frequent criticisms of the CAP payment scheme that corporate-owned farms and non-farmers are reaping the benefits of a system designed to support family farming.
Still, the committee rejected amendments for deeper cuts to big farms, and ignored Commission recommendations and exempted farmers' cooperatives from the payment ceiling.
They also backed an amendment to allow national governments to transfer savings from the first pillar to rural development projects.
More money for eastern growers …
Under pressure from farmers in the newer EU countries, MEPs took a step to reduce the east-west difference in direct payments to farmers.
>> Read: Baltic farmers demand equal treatment under new EU budget and Ciolo?: CAP money slowly shifting eastwards
The agricultural committee voted that no country's farmers should get less than 65% of the EU average payment – a significant boost for a country like Latvia, where farmers now get 33% of the EU average.
Under the Commission's proposed system, member states with direct payments below 90% of the EU-27 average would close one-third of the gap as of 2014, with disbursements gradually rising to 90% of the EU average by 2020. The committee struck the 90% figure to make it the actual average.
"The committee has voted for a stronger redistribution of aid among member states, as it is difficult to accept differences of roughly €300 per ha between farmers in different member states", said Portuguese MEP Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (Socialists and Democrats), who was the committee rapporteur on direct payments.
… and young farmers
MEPs also supported the EU executive's plan to devote 2% of the CAP to encourage young people to get into farming.
The committee recommended that farmers under age 40 get a 25% bonus on the direct payment in the first five years they farm. But they capped the payment at 50 hectares, replacing the Commission's plan for a limit based on the average farm size in each member state.
>> Read: Young farmers sound alarm on CAP reform
It also called for additional payments to small farmers of up to €1,500, €500 more than the Commission recommended.
Market support
MEPs also backed the extension of protections for sugar producers and grape growers, defying Commission proposals to remove market support and eventually liberalise all agricultural markets.
Supporters contend that the protections are needed to support vital agricultural sectors and protect them from cheap competition from aboard and to protect the wine sector, one of Europe's premier industries.
>> Read: Sweetener groups line up against EU sugar quota extension and Grape growers fight to keep planting limits
Both sugar producers – who face an end to prices supports starting in 2016 – and vine growers – who faced the loss of planting rights starting in beginning in 2016 – had the support of French MEP Michel Dantin (European People's Party), who has fought to extend help for the sugar and vine sectors to prevent what he has said would "lead to closure of farms."
Dantin was the committee's rapporteur on the market support regulations.
Pekka Pesonen, secretary-general of Copa-Cogeca, which represents farmers and cooperatives, said: "We are pleased to see that some of our demands have been taken on board. We welcome MEPs vote in favour of regulating the EU wine production potential. We also welcome the increased flexibility concerning measures to further green the CAP. In particular, the compromise amendments offer some flexibility on crop diversification and permanent pasture. But we have serious concerns that the EU will be the only state that will be cutting back on its agricultural potential at a time when there are major worries about food security. World food demand is expected to rise by 70% by 2050 and market volatility is on the increase".
He added: "Some elements of the vote also run counter to the objectives of the CAP. In particular, we oppose any transfers of funds from the first to the second pillar of the CAP which has been proposed by MEPs. The first pillar of the CAP will be more important than ever if the EU is to ensure food security, stability and sustainability. We are also concerned that member states will be able to give very different levels of funds to different measures which could cause serious distortions of competition between member states."
Trees Robijns, EU agriculture and bioenergy policy officer for the environmental group BirdLife Europe, said: "Conservative forces have managed to delete or water down an appalling 10 out of 21 cross compliance rules. Cross compliance is one of the basic principles of the CAP: those who receive subsidies should respect the law and follow good basic practices. This move takes us back to the dark ages of this policy."
Marco Schlüter, EU group director of IFOAM, which represents organic producers, said the voting on greening proposals showed that "the committee is unwilling to put forward proposals that would stimulate a paradigm change in EU agriculture.
"Ahead of a full plenary vote, MEPs need to make clear to their agriculture committee colleagues that a Parliamentary position which weakens rather than strengthens the overall green credentials of this reform cannot be accepted. It is critical that the new CAP ensures that all farmers are required to undertake a strong and effective package of greening practices under Pillar 1, in order for EU agriculture to transition towards greater sustainability by 2020. Whereas we welcome the Committee's recognition of organic farming systems as 'green by definition,' the introduction of exemptions from greening and a mechanism of questionable certification schemes should not be a substitute for comprehensive greening.
"As the only directly elected European Institution, the European Parliament has to be bold in counteracting the powerful vested interests that seek to maintain the status quo by sustaining industrial farming practices."
"It is going to be a difficult debate and a lot of [my] colleagues are not satisfied with the compromises made in the agricultural committee," British MEP Linda McAvan (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats) said during a hearing in the European Parliament's environment and food committee.
British MEP George Lyon (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats), shadow rapporteur on the direct payments report, said:
"Today's vote is a big step forward towards a more sustainable farming model that can respond to the big challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by reducing energy, water, nutrient use and GHG Emissions while still making a contribution to food security," Lyon said.
"We are finally moving away from income support without any strings attached. Instead we have begun the move towards a much more targeted funding approach to reward farmers for the public goods they deliver."
"The idea that farmers should band together must not translate into cartels but it should allow them to break free from economic dependence and guarantee them a decent standard of living," said French MEP Michel Dantin (European People's Party), rapporteur for the common markets organisation regulation. "Establishing strong producer organisations for all sectors, with much greater freedom of action than originally proposed by the Commission, is an appropriate way to achieve that aim."
The European Federation of Origin Wines said in a statement: "MEPs adopted by a large majority Mr Dantin's amendment proposing to maintain the current planting rights regime. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, welcomes this strong vote in favour of regulation and calls on the Commission and the Council to improve the proposal of the High Level Group on planting rights."
German MEP Britta Reimers, who negotiated the single Common Market Organisation report on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, said: "ALDE voted against the proposals on public intervention and private storage aid that threaten a potential return of 'milk lakes' and 'butter mountains' and the like. A return to failed policies of the past is neither in the interest of farmers nor consumers."
"We are very disappointed," said Robert Guichard, president of the Committee of European Sugar Users (CUIS). "We need a balanced, stable and fair EU sugar market, based on competitive, sustainable domestic production, supplemented by imports to the extent needed. Today's AGRI Committee vote does nothing to support this goal."
"The Common Agricultural Policy should serve the whole food supply chain. The AGRI Committee vote risks stifling growth at a time when the EU needs economic recovery and employment. SMEs will be hit particularly hard. We strongly urge the European Parliament to consider the broader community interest when it votes in plenary and to commit to a clear end date of the EU sugar quota regime well before 2020," said Muriel Korter, CIUS secretary-general.
Jamie Fortescue, managing director of the European Starch Industry Association (AAF), condemned the compromise amendment on the sugar regime. "This proposal merely extends an unfair and anti- competitive system, and continues to restrict the European starch industry's production of isoglucose, a cereal-based sugar, to less than 5% of the total EU sugar production quota.
"In times of economic and financial crisis, continuing to artificially limit the production and competitiveness of a European sector processing EU-grown cereals cannot make sense," Fortescue said. "The proposed compromise perpetuates a situation of quasi-monopoly for sugar producers that share 95% of the sugar production quota. This breaches the fundamental principle of fair competition enshrined in the EU Treaties."
In October 2011, the European Commission unveiled plans for a 'greener' CAP. The 2014-2020 proposal called for:
- Improving biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
- Using direct payments to encourage farmers to rotate crops as a way to reduce fertiliser and pesticide use;
- Preserve at least 7% of land for focus areas such as buffer areas or permanent grassland to help reduce emissions.
Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolo? has called the proposals for the next CAP – covering 2014-2020 - "both simple and efficient".
- 7-8 Feb.: EU budget summit in Brussels
- 11-14 March: Parliament's plenary session
- 18-19 March: EU Council discusses CAP general agreement
- 2014-2020: Next phase of the Common Agricultural Policy
- 2014-2020: Next EU budget
Further Reading
European Commission
- The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 [FR] [DE]
- European Commission: Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy [FR]
- European Commission: Video of Commissioner Ciolo?' statements on the key points [FR]
Member states
- Irish EU presidency: Website
- Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU: website
- Franco-German statement on CAP (9 Oct. 2012)
Industry federations and trade unions
- COPA / COGECA: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013
European Parliament
- Draft report on direct payments
- Draft report on rural development
- Draft report on common market organisations
- Draft report on financing
Press articles
- EURACTIV Germany: Abschied von geplanter Ökologisierung der EU-Agrarpolitik


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