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Land Planning Unit
Plans and Studies Currently Underway
- New Notice of Adoption of the Kuskokwim Area Plan Amendment and Associated Land Classification Order (July 10, 2019)
- Copper River Basin Area Plan
- North Slope Area Plan
- Eastern Tanana Area Plan (revising the eastern portion of the Tanana Basin Area Plan)
- Nancy Lake State Recreation Area Management Plan
- Chugach State Park Management Plan
Mental Health Trust Replacement Lands
- Final Finding and Decision - Replacement Land (PDF) (06/06)
- Mental Health Trust Lands Parcels (Replacement)
University of Alaska LandUniversity of Alaska Land Grant List 2005 (revised 1/2010)
Table of Contents
Should Alaska Manage Its Land?
When Alaska became a state in 1959, it was granted over 100 million acres of land. The citizens of Alaska became the owners of an area the size of the state of California. At statehood, the Alaska Legislature charged the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with the complex job of managing the state-owned lands for the "maximum public benefit." The range of possibilities for how state land could be used is vast.
Within the DNR, the Resource Assessment & Development Section of the Division of Mining, Land and Water has primary responsibility for land use planning. Planning is a way of sorting through the possibilities for using state land and choosing those with the greatest benefits for all Alaskans. Most importantly, planning is a way of making these decisions not only for the public, but with them. The planning process provides a link between the citizens and the agencies charged with managing their land. There are statutory requirements for planning as well. AS 38.04.065 requires that state land be classified through a planning process prior to a sale or lease (excluding oil and gas lease sales and staking of mining claims).
Developing plans for state land is not easy because people have differing ideas of how state land can best be used. Also, not all desired uses of state land can occur compatibly in the same place at the same time. Through resource planning, DNR works with the public to determine where the important resources are and how the land can be used for the maximum public benefit. In the planning process all resources are considered and evaluated. Wherever possible, guidelines are established that allow for multiple use. Where irreconcilable conflicts exist, alternatives are developed and evaluated.
Area Plans
- Usually covers large areas (one planning area encompassed 19 million acres of state owned land), but are also developed for areas of 250,000 acres;
- Establish goals, policies, management intent, and guidelines for the use of state land;
- Allocate the use of state land through plan designations;
- Include recommendations to retain or sell land, open or close areas to mineral entry, establish selection priorities or special land use designations, recommend legislative designations, and;
- Take two to three years to prepare.
Management Plans
- Provide more detailed guidance for special areas (like recreation river corridors) or for a specific resource (like forestry), and;
- Take one to two years to complete.
Chugach State Park Management Plan (Plan Revision by DPOR)
This planning effort, initiated in 2008 will revise the current 1980 plan. The revised plan will provide management guidelines and recommendations for facility development. As part of this effort a trail plan and access plan are also being developed.
Kachemak Bay State Park and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park
In November 2013, the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation initiated a planning effort to revise the 1995 management plan and create a trail plan for the parks. The management plan will set forth management guidelines and make recommendations for the development of recreational facilities within the parks, and the trail plan will provide specific guidance for trail management and development.
Nancy Lakes State Recreation Area Management Plan (Plan Revision)
The Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation has initiated a planning effort to revise the 1983 NLSRA plan. The revised plan will provide management guidelines and recommendations for facility development within NLSRA and will identify opportunities to enhance recreational opportunities and access.
Tanana Basin Area Plan (Plan Revision)
This plan was adopted in 1985 and updated in 1991. This plan covers 14.5 million acres of state land in the Tanana Valley, including the Fairbanks area. This plan includes the Goodpaster River amendment, completed in 1991. The planning area was divided in half and will now be addressed as two plans, the Yukon Tanana Area Plan and the Eastern Tanana Area Plan.
Many of the plans for state land are over ten-years old and need revision to address such issues as changing economies, new public use patterns, development proposals and selection of lands by newly created municipalities. Planning projects under consideration include the revision of the Susitna Recreation River Management Plan, or Prince William Sound Area Plan.
Area Plans
Bristol Bay Area Plan
Adopted April 2005 and comprehensively revised in 2013. The plan boundary covers 19 million acres of state lands, both uplands and tidelands. The state is the predominant land owner within this area, although there are substantial holdings of native and federal land. The associated 1990 Nushagak and Mulchatna Rivers Recreation Management Plan was revised and adopted in April 2005, but was not revised in 2013 since the patterns of recreation use had not changed dramatically since 2005. The Bristol Bay Area Plan (BBAP) was revised in 2013 to reflect better information on public recreation, habitats, and mineral occurrences. It substantially increased the amount of state uplands designated Habitat and Public Recreation and decreased the amount of land designated General Use and Minerals -- compared to the 2005 BBAP.
Central/Southern Southeast Area Plan
Adopted November 2000. Includes 3.3 million acres of state tidelands and submerged lands and 160,000 acres of uplands. The planning area extends from Cape Fanshaw (North of Petersburg) south and east to the Canadian border, excluding Prince of Wales Island.
Copper River Basin Area Plan
Adopted November 1986. Covers 3.3 million acres of state land in the Copper River drainage.
Juneau State Land Plan
Adopted January 1993. Covers 26,000 acres of state uplands and 400,000 acres of state tidelands within the City and Borough of Juneau, and proposed annexation area on Admiralty Island.
Kenai Area Plan
Adopted in January 2000. This plan addresses 2.1 million acres of state uplands within the Kenai Peninsula Borough and 2.6 million acres of state owned tidelands and submerged lands along the Outer Kenai Peninsula and in Cook Inlet. Policies for state land in the Caribou Hills were adopted in April 1993 and revised in January 2000.
Kodiak Area Plan
Adopted in 2004. This plan addressed state-owned uplands, shorelands, tidelands and submerged lands in the Kodiak Island Borough.
Kuskokwim Area Plan
Adopted March 1988. Covers 16 million acres of state land in the middle and upper Kuskokwim River drainage.
Northern Southeast Area Plan
Adopted in October 2002. This plan includes state tidelands, submerged lands and uplands from Glacier Bay south to Prince of Wales Island, including Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof islands. The planning process revised the original Haines-Skagway Area Land Use Plan, Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Management Plan and the Haines State Forest Management Plan.
Northwest Area Plan
Adopted October 2008, this revision of the 1989 area plan encompassed 19 million acres of state-owned and state-selected land in the northwest corner of the state.
Prince of Wales Island Area Plan
Originally adopted in 1983 and extensively revised in 1998, this plan covers about 70,000 acres of state-owned and state-selected land throughout Prince of Wales Island. In 2008, the plan for the southwest area of the island was revised and incorporated into the Prince of Wales Island Area Plan as an Amendment.
Prince of Wales Island Area Plan Amendment
(Inclusion of the Southwest Prince of Wales Island Area)
Adopted in May 2008. The Amendment incorporates the revised southwest area into the 1998 Prince of Wales Island Area Plan. The plan Amendment covers more than one-million acres of state land mainly consisting of tidelands and submerged lands.
Prince William Sound Area Plan
Adopted June 1988. This plan is for 850,000 acres of state uplands and most of the 3.8 million acres of tidelands and submerged lands in Prince William Sound.
Southeast Susitna Area Plan
Adopted April 2008. Covers 250,000 acres of state land. This plan supercedes the Willow Sub-Basin Area Plan, Kashwitna Management Plan, Deception Creek Land Use Plan, and a portion of the Susitna Area Plan.
Susitna Area Plan
Adopted April 1985. Covers 9.5 million acres of state land. The Susitna Matanuska Area Plan and Southeast Susitna Area Plan supersedes the majority of this plan. However, State land around the Denali Highway and Lake Louise are still guided by this plan.
Susitna Matanuska Area Plan
Adopted August 2011, this plan covers 9 million acres of state land and revises most of the land contained in the 1985 Susitna Area Plan.
Tanana Basin Area Plan
(to be revised by the Yukon Tanana Area Plan and the Eastern Tanana Area Plan)
Adopted in 1983 and partially revised in 1991. This plan encompasses 14.5 million acres of state owned land and 1.7 million acres of federal land selected for conveyance to the state. Note that Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan covers the state forest, although this plan must be consistent with certain components of the area plan.
Upper Yukon Area Plan
Adopted in February 2003. Includes state lands near Eagle, along the Taylor Highway, and in the Fortymile River region. The planning area covers roughly 2.5 million acres of state land, and about 1.5 million acres of state-selected land.
Yakataga Area Plan
Adopted in 1995, this plan addresses approximately 451,000 acres of state uplands, plus tidelands and submerged lands totaling 933,000 acres along the Gulf of Alaska and Icy and Yakutat bays. After the plan was adopted, the municipal entitlement to the City and Borough of Yakutat was increased to 21,500 acres. The plan underwent an amendment in 2004 in order to identify a pool of land that could be conveyed to the city and borough.
Yukon Tanana Area Plan
The Yukon Tanana Area Plan was adopted in 2014, and replaced the western portion the 1991 Tanana Basin Area Plan, essentially the area west of Fairbanks and west of the Parks Highway. There are about 10 million acres of uplands within the plan boundary of which there is over nine million acres of state land, of which about 810,000 acres consists of state land that is designated as a Legislatively Designated Area (a state park would be an example) and the remainder of state general domain land. The YTAP covers the uplands and shorelands of this general domain land. Within the plan area there are over 2.2 million acres allocated for the use for agriculture, forestry, settlement, or coal and mineral development, while the remainder of state land was allocated to habitat or public recreation (3.4 million) or to general use (2.4 million), a multiple use land category which is not anticipated to experience development during the planning period.
Management Plans
Dalton Highway Master Plan
A plan for economic development, public safety, and natural resource management along the Dalton Highway, completed in 1998.
Denali to Wrangell - St. Elias
An inventory of visual and recreational resources along the Denali, Richardson and Edgerton highways between Denali and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks. Includes management recommendations, completed in 1982.
Fish Creek Management Plan
Adopted June 2010, this plan is a joint effort with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The planning area encompasses 43,302 acres of land; over 14,000 acres of that land are owned and managed by the state.
Hatcher Pass Management Plan
Adopted November 2010, this plan provides management guidelines for recreation, mining, and habitat in the Hatcher Pass area. The plan also provides management guidelines for Matanuska-Susitna Borough land in the Government Peak Management Unit.
Knik River Public Use Area Management Plan
The Knik River Public Use Area was legislatively designated in 2006 and encompasses approximately 260,000 acres.
Matanuska Valley Moose Range Management Plan
Access, habitat management and mining are concerns, completed in 1986.
North Access Visitor Facilities Study
A cooperative study between the National Park Service and DNR exploring options for campgrounds, trails and visitor facilities on the north side of Denali National Park. Completed in 2004.
Nushagak and Mulchatna Rivers Recreation Management Plan
Guidelines for recreation use on the Nushagak and Mulchatna rivers within the Bristol Bay region. A component of the Bristol Bay Area Plan, revised in 2005.
Scenic Resources Along the Parks Highway
An inventory of visual resources along the George Parks Highway, and management recommendations. Completed in 1981.
Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers Management Plan
A plan for six rivers, completed in 1991.
Susitna Forest Guidelines
Guidelines for forest management and timber access, completed in 1991.
Turnagain Arm Management Plan
Adopted October 1994. Includes over 23,000 acres of state selected land in Girdwood and Bear Valley, and 25,000 acres of tidelands and submerged lands in Turnagain Arm. This plan was coordinated with planning for the Municipality of Anchorage's Girdwood Area Plan.
State Park and State Forest Management Plans
The DNR Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation has prepared land use plans for all of the larger units of the State Park System. In recent years, several State Park and State Forest plans have undergone revision. The Kenai River Management Plan was first completed in 1986 and was completely revised in 1997. A management plan for Wood-Tikchik State Park, first completed in 1987, was revised in October 2002. A management plan for the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve originally completed in 1985 was revised in October 2002. A management plan for the Chena River Recreation Area was developed in 1984 and amended in 2006. The Denali State Park Management Plan first adopted in 1989 was revised in 2006. A management plan for Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park was completed in 2006. http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/plans/softcopy.htm
A management plan for the Tanana Valley State Forest, prepared by the Division of Forestry, was originally adopted in 1988 and underwent a complete revision in 2001. The Haines State Forest Management Plan was originally completed in 1986 and was completely revised in 2002. As a component of all these management plans, regulations were developed during or shortly after plan adoption to ensure implementation. http://www.forestry.alaska.gov/stateforests.htm
State Critical Habitat Area, Refuge & Sanctuary plans
The Department of Fish and Game prepares land use plans for these areas, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources. Planning processes for the McNeil River State Game Refuge and Sanctuary as well as the Izembek State Game Refuge are currently underway.
STEP 1 - Identify Issues
Hold public meetings to identify issues and concerns in the planning area.
STEP 2 - Gather Information
Throughout the planning process collect information about natural resources, present and past land use, land ownership, and the local economy.
STEP 3 - Prepare and Evaluate Land Use Alternatives
Describe possible choices for managing state land based on public interests, local resources, and state policies. Describe the effects of each choice on goals for the management of an area.
STEP 4 - Prepare Draft Plan
Create a draft plan that reflects resource values and public and agency goals. The agencies review the first draft and settle any land use conflicts that remain, or propose the best alternatives for public review.
STEP 5 - Public Review of Draft Plan
Hold public meetings to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the draft plan and to identify parts that need to be changed.
STEP 6 - Prepare Final Plan
Review agency and public comments and revise the plan. Prepare the plan for publication.
STEP 7 - Approve Plan
The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources approves and signs the plan.
STEP 8 - Implement Plan
The plan guides management decisions for state lands in the planning area.
Almost all the plans listed above can be viewed in this Resource Assessment and Development Section web site.
Plans in print can also be purchased at the DNR Public Information Center at 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1360, Anchorage or at the DNR Division of Mining, Land, and Water regional offices in Fairbanks and Juneau. For a list of the plans in print and a price list, click here.
Plans developed by the DNR Division of Parks can be viewed at their web site at: www.dnr.alaska.gov/parks/plans
Plans developed by the Division of Forestry can be viewed at: http://www.forestry.alaska.gov/resources.htm
For more information on plans for state lands contact:
of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land & Water
Resource Assessment & Development Section
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1050
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-8534
fax: 269-8915


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Eritrea is Africa's worst jailer of journalists and the fourth worst worldwide, according to CPJ research.
Turkey: 49
Iran: 45
China: 32
Eritrea: 28
Syria: 15
Vietnam: 14
Azerbaijan: 9
Ethiopia: 6
Saudi Arabia: 4
Uzbekistan: 4
Democratic Republic of Congo: 3
India: 3
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: 3
Rwanda: 3
Morocco: 2
Bahrain: 1
Burkina Faso: 1
Burundi: 1
Cambodia: 1
Cuba: 1
Gambia: 1
Iraq: 1
Italy: 1
Kyrgyzstan: 1
Somalia: 1
Thailand: 1
Yemen: 1
Unconfirmed reports say that five imprisoned journalists may have died in Eritrean government custody. CPJ has not independently confirmed those reports, most of which have cited former Eritrean prison guards as sources. CPJ continues to list the journalists in its annual prison census until the deaths can be verified.
|Yusuf Mohamed Ali, Tsigenay
Medhanie Haile, Keste Debena
Said Abdelkader, Admas
In 2006, an unbylined story on the pro-Ethiopian site Aigaforum reported the deaths of the three detainees, citing prison guards who had fled the country. In 2009, a U.K.-based Eritrean opposition site, Assena, published what it claimed to be death certificates for the three reporters
Mattewos Habteab, Meqaleh
Eritrea had the fifth-highest number of exiled journalists in the world for the years 2007-12, according to CPJ research. Many settle in neighboring Sudan.
Eritrea bars international journalists and imposes dictatorial controls on domestic coverage, making it the most censored nation in the world.
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2. North Korea
3. Syria
4. Iran
5. Equatorial Guinea
6. Uzbekistan
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Subdivision maps for 106 lots approved
Two subdivision maps for properties at the south edge of Carson City passed muster Thursday with the Board of Supervisors, the first for 100 houses and the second for six on large lots.
It was the six lot proposal west of U.S. 395 that took most of the time and generated opposition, but both were approved by the board by unanimous votes. The larger subdivision map is for the first phase of Schulz Ranch, LLC, to the east of U.S. 395. It's a phased plan that eventually would total 424 lots for houses on property south of the old Stewart Indian School in the area of 7001 Center Drive. Only perfunctory questions were asked on that first phase plan, which would take up 23 acres on land accessed by Topsy Lane or Bigelow Drive. Susan Dorr Pansky, planning manager, called it a "long anticipated" development that first secured approval with even more homes envisioned. It was conceived in 2005 but was delayed by the recession. There was no testimony Thursday, and the expected approval came just minutes after the lunch break.
The rest of the afternoon was spent on a separate subdivision map for six large lots on 32 acres west of Costco above Old Clear Creek Road, a proposal that also carried the Schulz name. It was for Schulz Investments LLC, and calls for lots ranging in size from 5.13 to 5.87 acres.
The planning manager and other city staff provided a lengthy presentation, part of which convinced the board there was legal access for a road through existing properties to the Schulz Investment land. Some neighboring residents had sent a letter to Bill Schulz of Schulz Investments saying they would "fight and dispute every effort" to have such access or "to gain approval for a subdivision, sell lots, build structures" or get the access in question.
Jim and Sandra Tarr, two of those signing the letter, were among those testifying after city staff's presentation. They urged delay and said there would be a decrease in their property value if the development is done.
She said construction in her area would take a decade and "be endless" with increased traffic from not only new residents, but also heavy equipment for the work involved.
"We are really going to be left high and dry," she said.
Her husband said there are several ways to access the Schulz Investments property, not just the "driveway" road through property with existing homes such as the Tarrs' house, but none of the others has been investigated. He also said action should be delayed because no best effort had been made by the developer's representative to meld agreements on access road maintenance.
Conditions on the map and subdivision include the need for a 20 foot wide road, rather than the 11-14 foot road there now, as an extension to Clear Creek Road, but with possible variance if topography prohibited that all the way. There also was talk of poor conditions on Clear Creek Road itself because it has been abandoned by governmental jurisdictions, but that's an issue that will be addressed later.


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On a recent sunny fall day, Robin Demmo was at Queens Borough Hall looking at a faded copy of the Certificate of Occupancy for the two-family house she was living in on 55th Road in Elmhurst.
She was confirming her suspicions about the apartment she rented for $900 including gas and electricity about six months ago: the apartment was illegal.
Like the proverbial crazy aunt in the basement, the problem of "illegal threes" - the name given to two-family houses that have an illegal third apartment - is one housing issue that causes dilemmas and resists any easy resolution. Many people simply want to pretend they don't exist. A recent ruling by an appeals court on an "illegal three" case has not helped to clarify things.
According to 2000 Census Bureau statistics, there are about 400,000 two-family houses in New York City, mostly in Brooklyn and Queens. Many of the owners of these houses, looking for an extra dollar, convert the basement into an apartment and voila, they create an illegal apartment.
But it's a problem that many people are willing to overlook in the city, mainly because illegal apartments satisfy a variety of interests.
"They've always been around and they probably always will be around," said Carl Peterson, the senior borough coordinator for the organization I work for. "They're a significant amount of the housing in Queens.
"What an illegal three does is that it provides much-needed money for that homeowner and affordable housing for tenants," Peterson explained. "All these people need a place to live and so all these landlords do the same thing - they chop their houses up."
Illegal apartments are so common in Queens, many people simply do not realize that where they live is illegal, Peterson said.
"Unless it's definitely seen as hazardous or dangerous, not many people notice," Peterson said. "Because I've talked to people, housing advocates even, and they say, 'I live in a basement apartment and it's nice!'"
Robin Demmo said her apartment was a comfortable one-bedroom with a living room- kitchen combination that is "perfectly safe." Not everyone, consequently, wants to see the zoning laws strictly applied.
Politicians have launched occasional efforts over the years to crack down on illegal apartments and one Queens newspaper even asked readers to send in their landlords' names if they lived in illegal apartments. But everyone knows the apartments have not been eliminated - not even close.
A lot of people are looking the other way when they think an apartment is illegal - and not just complicit landlords and tenants. Demmo said when she called police to have her landlord put her electricity back on, they told her they wouldn't file a police report because doing so would reveal that the apartment was illegal - and lead a housing inspector to issue a vacate order.
The threat of a vacate order effectively discourages tenants from reporting problems in the apartments to housing authorities. If a tenant wants the heat on or a leak fixed, he has to weigh his desire against the likelihood that a housing inspector would order his apartment vacated because it was illegal.
The illegality of the apartment also prevents landlords from filing cases against tenants in illegal apartments in Housing Court. For years, Housing Court judges have simply dismissed any cases involving illegal apartments because the court lacks jurisdiction.
This meant that if a landlord wanted to get a tenant in an illegal apartment out, she had to file an "ejectment action" in Civil Court or Supreme Court, depending upon the value of the house.
A recent appeals court ruling has changed that. The court ruled that a landlord's failure to register a two-family house as a multiple dwelling, which is what it becomes when a third dwelling unit is added, does not mean Housing Court cannot hear the case - if the tenant waives this defect and accepts the jurisdiction of the court.
If the tenant does not waive the defect and makes a timely motion to dismiss the case, however, the judge can and should dismiss the case. Then, the landlord will have to file an ejectment action at Civil Court or Supreme Court, just like old times.
But having the case heard in Housing Court may serve some tenants' interests. Generally, Housing Court judges afford tenants more time to move than Civil Court or Supreme Court judges.
Robin Demmo was weighing exactly those types of options with Carl Peterson recently. The Certificate of Occupancy for her house was clear: the first floor walk-in apartment she occupied was illegal. According to the certificate, the building's first floor was meant to house the boiler and provide space for storage - not a tenant.
The landlord can still get her out, but Demmo needs time to find a new place. She said she would ask the Housing Court judge to adjourn the case in order to get legal advice. That has the benefit, too, of buying her some time.
Because the apartment is illegal, she could possibly buy more time when the court does hear the case by asking the judge to dismiss the case altogether. The landlord would have to file an ejectment action and that would give her more time again.
"I'm looking at an apartment today," she said of her efforts to avoid eviction or ejectment. "I don't want to go through the tears and the crying that I don't have a roof over my head."
Joe Lamport is the assistant director of the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, a coalition of community housing organizations.


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Ballot proposal would allow for casino in Franklin County
Initiative would OK gambling in 4 counties
In November, Arkansas residents will vote on a ballot initiative that would allow gambling in four counties, including Franklin.
40/29 News' Tony Russell said that in Ozark, economic developers told him they know little about a proposed casino amendment on the November ballot. Developers said the petitioner, Nancy Todd, hasn't contacted them about places to build a casino if the measure were passed.
Justin Gunn said he wants casinos in Arkansas.
"It would keep money in the state," he said. "Money for the locals instead of going to Oklahoma or Missouri or any other state."
Franklin is the only county in the 4029 News area that has a ballot initiative for legalized gambling.
When asked if he'd ever gambled, Gunn said "Yeah. Went down to Tunica. Spent a lot more money and a lot more gas getting there, but we should have it here."
People against the ballot initiative say gambling would put a strain on local law enforcement resources.
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Synthetic lubricants are manufactured by chemical synthesis of group IV base oils (Polyalphaolefins) and group V base oils (esters and Polyakylene glycols). Synthetic lubricants are more superior to mineral oil lubricants on account of low pouring points, low traction coefficients, high temperature stability and high viscosity index. This superiority over mineral oils resulted in industries shift their demand towards synthetic lubricants over the past few years. This shift in demand is expected to drive the market over the forecast period.
In addition, high load carrying capacity, low friction and high temperature performance of synthetic lubricants is expected to augment the market growth over the next five years. On account of increasing demand from automotive and industrial applications, synthetic lubricants market is anticipated to witness lucrative growth over the forecast period. In addition, strong growth of automobile industry in India, China and Brazil is further expected to boost synthetic lubricants market in near future. Innovative technology such as fire resistant ester based hydraulic oils has been succeeded in many industrial applications. This is expected to open new opportunities for market players in near future.
PAG based lubricants have been preferred over PAO lubricants on account of similar properties and low cost. Innovation such as fire resistant hydraulic oils is expected to open new growth opportunities for ester based synthetic lubricants market over the foreseeable period. High cost of synthetic oils is anticipated to hamper the market growth in near future.
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Product Insights
PAO lubricants emerged as the leading product segment for synthetic lubricants market in 2013. This trend is expected to continue over the forecast period on account of its superior properties and low cost. PAO based lubricants are compatible with other synthetic and mineral oils. This compatibility factor is anticipated to drive POA based lubricants market over the next five years. Group V ester based synthetic lubricants was the second major product segment for synthetic lubricants market. These lubricants possess high adhesive property which helps in reducing the friction between two moving surfaces. This advantageous factor is expected to boost the demand for ester based oils over the forecast period. However, volatile price of ester based oils is anticipated to hinder the market growth in near future.
Application Insights
Engine oils have been the largest application segment for synthetic lubricants market over the past few years. Increasing application scope of synthetic oils in automobiles is the key factor to drive the market. In addition, rapid growth in automotive sector in emerging nations such as India, China and Brazil is further expected to boost synthetic oils demand over the forecast period. Synthetic oils are also used as heat transfer fluids. Heat transfer fluids are the second major application segment accounting nearly 30% of the global market share. Heat transfer fluids have found wide application in heat exchangers in boilers and other machineries. Rapid industrialization in Asia Pacific region coupled with increasing awareness towards the synthetic oils benefits over mineral oils is further expected to boost synthetic lubricants market over the next five years.
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Regional Insights
Europe was the largest regional market for synthetic lubricants in 2013. However, this region is expected to lose its market share to Asia Pacific and South America over the next five years. Growth in end use industries such as automotives in India and China is the key factor to drive the market in Asia Pacific region. In addition, growth of aerospace industry is further expected to boost synthetic lubricants demand in near future.
Competitive Insights
Key players of synthetic lubricants market include British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron Corp., Fuchs Lubricants, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Total S.A.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Executive Summary
1.1 Synthetic lubricants – Industry Summary & Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
Chapter 2 Synthetic Lubricants Industry Outlook
2.1 Market Segmentation
2.2 Market Size and Growth Prospects
2.3 Synthetic Lubricants Value Chain Analysis
2.4 Synthetic Lubricants Market Dynamics
2.4.1 Market driver analysis
18.104.22.168 Growing automotive industry
184.108.40.206 Growing demand in Asia Pacific and South America
2.4.2 Market restraint analysis
188.8.131.52 High Cost
2.5 Key Opportunities Prioritized
2.6 Industry Analysis – Porter's
2.7 Synthetic Lubricants – Company Market Share Analysis
2.8 Synthetic Lubricants – PESTEL Analysis
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Don't You Worry Child
I was putting my daughter Genna (11) to bed the other night and I asked her, "Honey, what do you think is God's overall disposition toward you?" Her immediate response was, "Disappointed." After probing why she might answer that way–wondering, perhaps, if the Holy Spirit had convicted her regarding something she may have said or done–I realized that she wasn't feeling convicted about any particular sin, she simply sees God as someone whose feelings toward her are basically unhappy ones. She knows that God is perfect and that she is imperfect–she understands that God is holy and that she is sinful–and so it only makes sense to her that God is perpetually displeased with her.
Seizing an opportunity to preach the gospel to my daughter–AGAIN–I scrambled in my mind for an illustration that might help an 11 year-old grasp the liberating power of Christ's imputed righteousness. Now, don't be nit-picky. I know illustrations all break down at some point. But this was my best off-the-cuff attempt to help an 11 year-old sleep well knowing that God's love for her is immutable (it's actually kind of sad that I even have to say that).
I said, "Genna, imagine some stranger (let's call him Steven) comes walking down our street right about the time Mommy is making dinner. He walks up our driveway, through our front door (without knocking), into our kitchen, looks at mommy and asks, 'What's for dinner?' Now, you and I both know that Mommy is hospitable. But a complete stranger walking in our house would freak her out. She'd probably say something like, 'Who are you? And if you don't turn around and leave right now I'm going to call the police.'"
I continued, "Now imagine that same stranger comes walking down our street around dinner time with Gabe (Genna's 17 year-old brother). The two of them together walk up our driveway, through the front door, and into our kitchen. Gabe looks at Mommy with his arm around his friend and says, 'Mom, this is my friend Steven. Can he stay for dinner?' Her response would be totally different, wouldn't it? She would say something like, 'Nice to meet you Steven. Of course you can have dinner with us.' Then she'd get another place-setting and treat Steven like a son at our table. Why? Because he was with Gabe."
I then went on to explain the difference between the way God feels toward those who come to him without Jesus and those who come to him with Jesus. Reminding her that, because of what Jesus did for her on the cross, God sees her as a friend and a daughter, not an enemy and a stranger, she smiled. I explained that God is a good Father and will discipline those he loves, but because she's with Jesus, God's affection for her is unchanging and his approval of her is forever.
Having talked to many, many Christians over the years, I know for a fact that a lot of them (like Genna) think that God is perpetually disappointed with them. Maybe it's time the church spends more energy reminding Christians that God's love for them is not dependent on what they do or don't do, but rather on what Christ has done for them. For, as Luther said so well, "God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them."
I promise you, more Christians need to be reminded of this than you think–including you and me, if we're being honest!


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Borgeaud pays tribute to the Indian Panchang and the Rahu Kaal, a calendar followed by hundreds of millions throughout the world, with a unique Seven-Day Complication which indicates a daily 90-minute strategic period dedicated to inner reflection before action.
Cue the sitar music, and assume the lotus position. Now imagine a window of time, arranged each day at a different time, a time of reflection and inner peace that you can reserve just for you.
Only you will know how best to employ this time you have reserved for yourself. It is a strategic time, a way to step back, an indispensable time of reflection before taking an action. It is a necessary retreat before moving forward to reach a goal.
The Panchang Calendar
The seven-day week has been almost universally accepted since time immemorial. Over the centuries and through various philosophies, these seven days of the week have come to be associated with a particular planet or with the sun or moon.
The numbers seven and eight also carry a wealth of symbolic overtones across the world's great cultures and religions. Seven stands for completion, supreme power, perfection and sacred rest. For its part, the number eight is widely associated with prosperity, good luck, infinity and continuity.
Among all the calendars conceived by humanity, there is one, dating back 3,000 years, which is still followed by hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is the Indian calendar called Panchang.
It works through careful observation of the natural cycles of the planets, Indian astronomer-mathematicians, followed by astrologers, have determined eight natural 90-minute divisions of the 12 daytime hours between sunrise and sunset, conventionally considered as stretching from 6 am to 6 pm.
The Strategic Period
Among the day's 90-minute periods, one is special, and they called it Rahu Kaal (the time of Rahu). This period is intended for thought and reflection rather than action. It is an intimate time, a private time. It is not a social time. It is a time that should be reserved for oneself, every day. Borgeaud calls it the Strategic Period. These periods represent an essential step back, one too often ignored, by stressed executives during the day.
These personal times are used for examining options or making choices and decisions, to avoid having to undo and redo what was badly designed or done in a hurry.
Now, for the first time ever, the Swiss watch brand Borgeaud has created a mechanical complication to remind us of these special daily moments. It is called the Septagraph.
The Septagraph; a new watchmaking complication
Swiss haute horologists Borgeaud have designed and constructed a new, totally original, and patented watch complication, called the Septagraph. Over a weekly cycle, where each day has a different reserved time, the Septagraph activates a countdown mechanism that runs for 90 minutes.
The time of the specific time period—the Strategic Period as Borgeaud calls it—varies from day to day, and is indicated in a counter placed between 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock.
At midnight, the jumping hand of the counter automatically moves to the day that has just started. Every day, at the appointed time for the activation of the Strategic Period, a large arrow positioned between 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock instantaneously fills with colour, thus signalling the beginning of the period and its countdown.
At the same time, a circle at the top of the arrow (engraved with an 'SP' for Strategic Period), also fills with colour. As the 90 minutes count down, the colour gradually leaves the arrow until it is again white once the strategic the period ends.
The men's watch comes in 5 versions, white gold-blue dial, and white gold black dial at US$41,000 or the rose gold-silvered, rose gold-black and rose gold-chocolate dial at $39,880.
Borgeaud Septagraph ladies versions
The BRG Q1051 is a quartz movement reserved for the six colourful ladies' versions of the Septagraph.
A unique feature of this quartz movement is that it drives a mechanical complication using a rotational disc to colour the three hollowed out petals of the principal lotus flower.
In the ladies' Septagraph, it is this lotus flower that poetically counts down the Strategic Period.
A symbol of the Borgeaud brand, this timepiece is endowed with a mechanical 'aesthetic complication' called The Manège. Patented and independent from the movement, it is the only one of its kind. In place of each of the ten visible hour markers, a diamond is placed in a mobile seat. With each movement of the wearer's wrist, these diamond markers begin to pivot on themselves. The ladies versions range in price from US$23,500 to $32,300.
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Burger reviews in the Seattle area.
Editor's note: Please welcome AHT's newest contributor, Charles Lam. Charles has been reading Serious Eats for years and is going to help beef up (pun...intended) our Seattle coverage. If you have any recommendations, let him know in the comments!
Li'l Woody's
1211 Pine St. Seattle, WA 98101 (map); 206-457-4148; lilwoodys.com
2nd location at 2040 NW Market, Seattle WA 98107 (map)
Cooking Method: Flat top
Short Order: Basic burgers with tip-top toppings and beautiful beef. Should be a classic for years to come.
Want Fries With That? Yes, yes, yes. They're crack.
Price: Big Woody, $7; fries, $2.50 for a side, $3.50 for a basket; milkshake, $5
Capitol Hill used to be Dick's Drive-In territory when it came to the Seattle burger rivalry, but while Dick's has garnered much of the national hype, several boutique burger joints have debuted and are feuding for the title of Capitol Hill's Best Burger. Opened in 2011, one of the frontrunners is Li'l Woody's, and they're bringing serious competition.
Located in the rapidly transitioning Pike-Pine corridor on Capitol Hill, Li'l Woody's is surrounded by hipster-chic hair salons, independent coffee shops, and under-construction residential towers. The space is a tiny two-story sliver of a building, taller than it is wide, but airy and sunny—at least, when the sun is out.
Li'l Woody's menu is between-bread centric, featuring seven burgers, three sandwiches, and a sampling of sides and drinks. The burgers are anchored by the Big Woody ($7), a third-pound burger topped with bacon, cheddar, chopped onions, chopped pickles, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, and house mayo.
While the Big Woody sounds like an exceedingly normal burger, the attention to detail spent constructing the sandwich is outstanding. The beef is sourced from Oregon's Painted Hills Natural Beef, a collection of ranchers who raise their cows sans growth hormones and antibiotics. The never-frozen beef is ground coarsely by Painted Hills and delivered daily. Li'l Woody's hand forms the beef into loosely packed patties, leaving plenty of room for the cheddar to ooze into the burger.
The patties are simply seasoned and cooked to a crusty well done on a flat top grill, resulting in a strong, beefy base to build on. Other temps are unavailable due to the volume of burgers served, but that doesn't leave the final product wanting of any moisture. The fat content is high enough that the burgers are still plenty moist despite their doneness.
But while the beef is good, what makes the Big Woody shine is its supporting cast. The bun is a perfect fit for the patty and is soft and pillow-y with a light toast and a hint of sweetness. The house mayo is surprisingly rich and offers the bun a protective layer from moisture, guaranteeing that the bread stays structurally sound until fully consumed. The bacon is thick and plentiful, but it's more of a background player, mellow and appearing only every once in a while, than at the forefront of the flavor. The vegetables are bright and fresh, cutting any excess richness from the beef or bacon before it gets out of hand.
The somewhat surprisingly key element that brings everything together is the chopped onions and pickles. Chopping the two ensures a bit of both in each bite and the avoidance of any awkward slipperiness.
The sides are just as meticulous. The fries ($2.50 for a side, $3.50 for a basket) are hand cut and soaked in a mixture of water and vinegar before meeting the deep fryer, ensuring they come out a little bit more crisp. You can get them with housemade queso ($5) or with a little bit of milkshake ($5—don't knock it 'til you've tried it. They're called "crack" for a reason). If you want a little bit of a kick, Li'l Woody's habanero sauce is freely available, and if you're an anglophile, so is the malt vinegar. Their onion rings ($6) are also solid, with a crisp and fluffy batter that doesn't pull away from the onion between bites.
The drinks are varied, with a selection of bottled cane sugar sodas ($3), a Coke-family soda fountain ($2), draft beer (prices vary), and milkshakes ($5) and root beer floats ($5) that might be some of the best ever. Made with Seattle-favorite Molly Moon's ice cream, the shakes are thick and rich without being overly dense or heavy.
In opening Li'l Woody's, owner Marcus Lalario aimed to build a Capitol Hill classic, and a classic Li'l Woody's might be. With its attention to detail, its consistently impressive menu, and a few more years under its belt, Li'l Woody's might just find itself home to Capitol Hill's best burger.
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You can experiment, test, and make a mess when mad scientists gather for a fun Halloween party! We had a belated Halloween party today with a focus on science fun!
The tablescape
Jello petri dishes with gummy specimans
Test tubes held chocolate sauce, sprinkles, marshmellows and worms for our ice cream sundae concoctions!
Tray of supplies for our science experiments.
Colorful milk fun!
Instant snow eruption
Most other photos of the party include children which I'd prefer not to post. Other experiments incuded oobleck, gak, soap souffle and mento gysers! It was a messy, hands on and fun two hours.


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WILSONVILLE, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 25, 2010 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that the Tessent™ YieldInsight™ IC yield analysis solution and the FloEFD™ electronics cooling simulation software were chosen as two of EDN magazine's Hot 100 Electronic Products for 2009. The Hot 100 is EDN's list of "the products and technologies that in 2009 heated up the electronics world and grabbed the attention of our editors and our readers."
Yield Analysis Reduces Time to Root Cause Determination
Tessent YieldInsight software helps IC manufacturing and failure analysis personnel understand the causes of yield loss using a combination of physical design and production scan test data. Augmenting traditional methods, this solution can reduce the time to root cause by 75–90%.
The Tessent YieldInsight product statistically analyzes large volumes of production test failure diagnosis data produced by the Mentor Graphics Tessent diagnosis tool during normal production testing. Graphical results help manufacturers recognize, locate and fix design- and process-related yield problems to improve IC manufacturing quality levels. Tessent YieldInsight customers have been able to reduce their cycle time to root cause from months to days, reduce the amount of wasted physical failure analysis (PFA), and uncover previously-hidden systematic yield limiters in high-volume manufacturing.
Concurrent Modeling Reduces Fluid Dynamics Simulation Time
The FloEFD's Concurrent Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology enables mechanical design engineers to analyze the electronics cooling of complete systems and to take advantage of Concurrent CFD by tightly embedding the CFD process into the overall design process. Concurrent CFD can reduce simulation time by as much as 65 to 75% in comparison to traditional CFD tools and enables users to optimize product performance and reliability while reducing physical prototyping and development costs without time or material penalties.
As a "CAD-Embedded" application, the Mentor Graphics FloEFD suite tightly integrates with all popular MCAD design solutions so mechanical designers can easily analyze sophisticated electronic products, including those with complex geometries. The FloEFD solution provides a single environment to develop, analyze, and modify a complex electronic product's fluid flow and heat transfer behavior using the original mechanical CAD model. Changes to the design are made directly and simply, enabling users to conduct "what-if" analysis effortlessly.
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Paul Walker's tragic death is still fresh on the minds of his family, friends and fans.
So when "Wheel of Fortune" had "The Fast and the Furious" as a puzzle answer on its Monday, Dec. 2 show, it didn't sit well with a lot of viewers. But, according to the show's official Twitter account, this episode was pre-taped on Oct. 4 and it was "an unfortunate coincidence" it aired just two days after Walker passed away at age 40.
Host Pat Sajak tweeted that he "Feel(s) terrible about timing of 'Fast & Furious' puzzle tonight," adding that the episode, "Taped long ago & went out to 200 local stations days ago."
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VIDEO: Paul Walker talks about loving his fans, his costar crush and a date gone wrong in this flashback clip
The show noted on its official Twitter account, that "The hearts of everyone at 'Wheel of Fortune' go out to the family, friends & fans of Paul Walker."
And Walker's family, friends and fans--particularly his "Fast and the Furious" costars including Tyrese, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez--are all grieving. The upcoming film in the franchise, "Fast & Furious 7," had been filming in Atlanta prior to Walker's death, and according to the Hollywood Reporter, production on the film has been "delayed" but the project "won't be scrapped."
PHOTOS: Paul Walker's biggest movies
Director James Wan and executives from Universal pictures spoke on Sunday morning to discuss the future of the project, how to re-work the script and "how to proceed in a manner that would be respectful to Walker's death."
"Fast & Furious 7" was expected to hit theaters July 11, 2014.


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August 2015 Fellow Feathers Meeting
Ken Martin, Darrel Robbins, Rob Johnson, Urs Kellenberger, Wayne Michelsen, Tom White, Steve Toney, Chris Valley, Charles Nelson, Karl Almendinger, Chris Carrillo, Raffy Lavin, Steve Martin, Shawn Murphy, George Artz, Steve M, (spelling?), Chuck Kranz.
Clubhouse Mgr reported that clubhouse is full except for 1 or 2 spaces.
Tech officer reported new ropes camera equipment in hand.
Treasurer reported that we are close to budget for 2015.
Safety officer reported a crash at the north end of ridge, no injuries.
Secretary reported a continued high percentage of new sticker pilots are not reading rules, and are un aware of critical safety rules / issues. Continued violations of the 25' rule, as well as pedestrian in launch rule. Secretary feels it needs to be the responsibility of the issuing pilot to go over the rules with the pilot when issuing new sticker. Some present brought up the possibility of a quiz for new sticker pilots.
President suggested making instructional videos to post on website, such as Westlake intro, high wind launch / landings, etc.
President reported on continued talks with representatives of BAPA regarding possible agreements between Fellow Feathers and BAPA.
Vice President discussed the upcoming Air Races, confirmed volunteers, discussed possible spot landing contest, trophies, tee shirts.
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A few months ago SkySQL announced their client libraries, and the JDBC driver is based on my DrizzleJDBC. A lot of people have asked me what i think about this and this post aims to set some things straight. (Note that i might be convoluting SkySQL and Monty Program Ab in this post, it is a bit unclear to me where the boundaries between the companies are)
About a year and a half ago SkySQL contacted me and told me they wanted to build their own version of MySQL Connector/J and they asked me if I wanted to build a few features in DrizzleJDBC and do a bit of consulting when they continued the development. They gave me a good offer, but I felt I didn't have time since I had just started a new job. So, they just did what anyone would have done, they took the code and started hacking anyway.
I have no hard feelings against SkySQL, towards me they have handled this in a good way, I totally understand the reason they wanted their own fork - it is easier to tell the bigco enterprises they are targeting that "we built this driver" than "we contribute alot to this hippie opensource project".
A few recommendations to SkySQL if they do anything like this in the future though; be more transparent in announcements and communication - tell people where the code came from, it is not like it is a secret anyway. Don't claim that the forked project is dead, when they forked my driver, a lot of companies were using it in production without issues. Don't relicense, it will only make people think you are evil.
SkySQL have offered to contribute their code base back to DrizzleJDBC, but I think i will keep DrizzleJDBC a small minimal implementation, I never intended for it to be a full Connector/J replacement. Drizzle JDBC is not dead, I fix bugs whenever there is a report and merge pull requests.
Oh! I fully expect a cake whenever they make their first connector-related sale!
Update: Appears SkySQL made their first sale, gigantic cake, thanks!


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Turn into any odd alley in Downtown Ventura and you'll perhaps come across something peculiar. Remnants of an era long gone, graffiti from your grandparents' generation or the architecture from the ghosts of an old theater are strewn about the city's thriving Main Street. Ask yourself: Are you truly keen on the history of Ventura? Are you an ace at solving riddles? Does adventure strike excitement into your heart? Do you wish that you had a mustache like Poirot? Come June 15, the Secrets of Old Ventura might just have your number — with prizes to boot.
Race/LA's CityRace returns with Secrets of Old Ventura, part of a series of adventures set in urban downtown locations across Southern California. February's inaugural Ventura event saw teams of up to four sprawl out through the Downtown shopping district in a race to solve clues and gather information.
Race/LA is a Los Angeles-based organization that has hosted urban scavenger hunts since 2004, beginning in Los Angeles and eventually spreading to Orange County, Newport and Laguna Beach. In Ventura, Race/LA (known as CityRace) has found a new and exciting location for its interactive adventures.
"I wasn't very familiar with the downtown area, so I drove up one Sunday last December," said John Hennessy, founder of Race/LA. "I knew within about three minutes that it would be perfect. It's such a great combination of history, culture and unique architecture, with lots of fun and interesting locations. It's also nice to see lots of local businesses on Main Street, as opposed to national chains."
The race is a three-hour hunt. Each team is given a map with hints and clues. Some clues are obvious — think statues or recognizable landmarks. Others are more challenging and rewarding, pointswise. The team that finishes first with the most points and correct answers is deemed the winner.
If there is a point to CityRace other than the inevitable camaraderie associated with playing detective with a group of friends, learning more about the city itself is the underlying theme, for locals and tourists alike.
"Often, we'll walk by the same place every day and not notice something unique or original about it," said Hennessy. "We're not looking for that. Once you start looking, you start seeing things you never knew were there before."
The Ventura race will take place June 15 at 10 a.m. in an area of approximately four square blocks spanning from the old Mission and anywhere into the surrounding area. Prizes are awarded to winners, but more on point is the team-building and whimsy associated with taking an all-to-familiar locale and turning it mysterious.
"Our goal is primarily to create a great experience for people. We want participants to have a fun and unique adventure that they will remember long after the hunt."
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Retail doesn't get tougher than this
(if it does, we recommend the chamomile)
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Gerry Adams is a liar. This article in the Irish Times Mon, Apr 22, 2013, @ 14:42 describing Mr Adams giving evidence in Belfast Crown Court in relation to the case of sexual assault charges against his 57-year-old brother Liam Adams from Bernagh Drive in west Belfast, proves it.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams denied in court today that he told lies to a television journalist about his brother Liam. He said he "took exception" to the accusation.
Mr Adams was giving evidence in Belfast Crown Court in relation to the case of sexual assault charges against 57-year-old Liam Adams from Bernagh Drive in west Belfast.
Liam Adams denies ten charges against him involving his daughter Aine– three or rape, three of gross indecency and four of indecent assault. It is alleged the assaults took place over a six year period beginning in 1977 when Aine Adams was aged four.
During today's hearing Gerry Adams said that in 2000 his brother Liam admitted to him that he had molested Aine Adams. This happened during a "walk in the rain" inDundalk.
Ms Eilis McDermott, QC, acting for Liam Adams, put it to him that her client never made such an admission. "I don't accept your submission," said Mr Adams, insisting his brother had made an admission of guilt.
Mr Adams also referred to a meeting in Buncrana, Co Donegal with his brother in 1987 where he confronted him about the allegations made by Aine Adams. He spoke to him in the company of Aine Adams and her mother Sarah Marie, and he also spoke to him alone.
On both occasions at that meeting Liam Adams denied the allegations. The court has already heard that on that occasion it was alleged that Mr Adams threatened to hit Liam Adams with a hammer. Mr Adams said he never made such a threat.
Ms McDermott then referred to a television interview the Sinn Fein president gave in 2009 where he said that after the 1987 meeting his brother left the country and that Liam Adams thereafter "was more or less out of his life for the next 15 years".
Ms McDermott said both assertions were lies. Mr Adams said he took exception to this accusation and that he was not lying. Asked where his brother went, Mr Adams said he went to Canada.
Ms McDermott however said that Liam Adams went to Canada for a period in 1983 but apart from occasional holidays in Spain did not leave the country after that. Mr Adams said he was providing evidence that was to "the best of his recollection".
Ms McDermott in relation to her allegation that Mr Adams was lying about putting his brother out of his life for 15 years then put several photographs up on screen that showed Mr Adams in the company of Liam Adams on various dates and in various places. The dates included 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998. She also showed an inscription to Liam Adams that Mr Adams signed on the flyleaf of one of his book, "An Irish Journey" in May 2001.
This all served to demonstrate, said Ms McDermott, that far from being out of his life he was in regular contact with Liam Adams. Mr Adams said he had never denied he had been in contact with Liam Adams.
Ms McDermott suggested Mr Adams was trying to create distance between him and the defendant. "That is not the case; I love my brother," said Mr Adams.


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Tax incentives for long term care insurance haven't worked, UH Manoa study showsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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External Affairs & University Relations
HONOLULU — Over a dozen states have wasted taxpayer dollars subsidizing long term care insurance that would have been purchased anyway, according to a new report released today by the College of Social Sciences' Public Policy Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
The report, "State Programs to Encourage Long Term Care Insurance," examined the most recently available sales data for long term care insurance, and found that the populations in those states providing a subsidy are not purchasing more long term care insurance for themselves.
"The logic of our study is very straightforward: if the state subsidies were working, we would see substantially more long term care insurance being purchased in those states," said Professor David Nixon, author of the study. "We don't see that pattern. The subsidies are not working."
There are 76 million baby boomers about to reach retirement age in the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 40 percent of those 65 and older will need some long term care. Long term care in a nursing home can cost $75,000 to $100,000 a year, depending on where a person lives, while in-home care can also be extremely expensive, especially if round-the-clock or skilled nursing care is needed.
The way many middle class people are increasingly dealing with this is to spend or shield their nest-egg savings, and then start drawing benefits from the program for the poor—Medicaid. However, if that pattern continues, state governments will be fiscally unable to cope as Medicaid claims quadruple over the course of only 15 years.
States are hoping to encourage private purchases of long term care insurance, but so far the proportion of the population that self-insures for long term care is well below 10 percent. Many states are also looking at tax credits or other subsidies to encourage self-insurance for long term care and to shield state coffers from the onslaught of baby boomer seniors, but that approach has not worked so far, according to the study.
Currently, the federal government allows deductions from adjusted gross income for premiums paid for long term care insurance, but only to the extent that total medical deductions exceed 7.5 percent of income. For most people, that very high threshold means the federal deduction is unavailable to them. But states have stepped in to allow deductions for long term care insurance premiums on state income tax. Perhaps as many as 25 states provide some kind of special tax treatment for long term care insurance policies. The typical subsidy allows a taxpayer to deduct the full premium from state adjusted gross income.
"Unfortunately, in many states, the subsidy is pretty meager," noted Nixon. "For example, a 50-year-old woman might expect to pay $2,000 a year for an average long term care insurance policy. If she lives in Alabama, the premium is fully deductible on her state income tax form, but the tax rate in Alabama is only 5 percent, so the deduction is only worth about $100."
Some states have provided tax credits, and taken other steps to provide a more generous subsidy. For example, as much as 25 percent of the premium gets returned to a purchaser in North Dakota. A few states have even provided tax credits for employers who purchase long term care insurance for their employees. But the report finds that even the most generous subsidies have been insufficient to induce additional people to purchase long term care insurance for themselves.
Another noteworthy aspect of the study is that it examined the Long Term Care Partnership programs that might be brought to Hawaiʻi. New York, Connecticut, Indiana, and California created the Partnership programs in the early 1990s as a way to encourage more widespread purchase of long term care insurance. People in these states who purchase qualifying policies are allowed to shield their assets and perhaps draw Medicaid if and when they use up their insurance benefits.
That's a potentially important carrot for the many people worried about spending themselves into impoverishment with long term care costs. If the insurance actually helps shield the state from caring for those people under Medicaid at the beginning of their long term care, it can be advantageous for the state. However, the report found that private purchase of long term care insurance is not any better than expected, given the health, income, and family structure patterns in those states.
"Partnership policies have proved to be only a small segment of the long term care insurance market in those states. The Long Term Care Partnership programs have not panned out as a magic bullet for the long term care problem, either," Nixon concluded. "Worse yet, they might be expanding the population eligible for Medicaid benefits. We need some very careful research on that front before proceeding."
The full paper and a policy brief are available online at www.publicpolicycenter.hawaii.edu/reports.html.
For more information, visit: http://www.publicpolicycenter.hawaii.edu/reports.html


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May 20, 2014, 10:39 am
Cartoons of the day: After graduation, what's next?
Regardless of whether graduates at Harvard, Smith, Brandeis, Rutgers, Haverford and other U.S. universities protest their school's choice of commencement speaker, they still face the big question: what's next? Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack says they'll face the "third degree," while David Fitzsimmons sees a series of dot-coms in their future.
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Tom Southall to be inducted into National High School Hall of Fame 2016 class
Former Steamboat Springs standout athlete and current Cherokee Trail teacher and coach Tom Southall was selected for induction into the National High School Hall of Fame 2016 class.
Southall was born without his right hand and wrist and overcame the physical disability to become one of the best athletes in Colorado history, excelling in football, basketball and track at Steamboat Springs High (1979-81).
He was a two-time Colorado football player of the year and helped lead the Sailors to the 1979 Class 2A state championship. In 1979, he set the state's single-game rushing record with 412 yards, which now ranks as 11th in Colorado. In 1981, Southall set a track and field record for the 2A long jump record with a 23-4½ effort, and was part of Steamboat Springs' three straight 2A state titles. Southall received the Fred Steinmark Award as Colorado male student-athlete of the Year in 1981.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 34 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
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Alabama Counties: Butler County
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Butler County was created by the first session of the Alabama legislature on 1819 Dec. 13, from parts of Monroe and Conecuh Counties. It was named for Capt. William Butler, a soldier of the Creek War of 1813-14. Butler County lies in the south-central part of the state, and borders Lowndes, Crenshaw, Covington, Conecuh, Monroe, and Wilcox counties. Butler County encompasses 763 square miles.
The county seat is located at Greenville, which was originally named Buttsville. Other towns and communities include Chapman, McKenzie, and Georgiana.
The Greenville Advocate online
Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921.
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The First Step To Solving A Problem
Filed Under (The HELL You Say!) by admin on 25-06-2010
With the recent announcement by the Obama Administration that a Federal lawsuit targeting Arizona's enormously popular immigration law is nigh, the transparency of the left's opposition to Arizona's SB1070 has been made manifest.
During his administration, President Bush talked tough on illegal immigration, but did very little to curb it. President Obama is now going one step further… doing very little to curb illegal immigration while talking tough on those who plan to. Obama seems more interested in developing some kind of Federalized Internal Affairs Division, searching for crime while ignoring the criminals.
The President is trying to recast the debate. It's entirely reasonable to examine his reasons.
Most of the realities regarding illegal immigration are patently obvious. Virtually untraceable labor pools operating outside the law mean unemployed taxpayers and strained social services. Virtually untraceable routes into the United States mean endangered taxpayers and… strained social and law enforcement services—the presence of abandoned prayer mats along our southern frontier doesn't mean the coyotes are developing an interest in yoga. A President bent on obfuscating both the latter and former by accusing his opposition of everything short of a return to Jim Crow is the worst of kind of political gamesmanship.
It's well known that Arizona's new law—set to take effect late next month—is nothing more than a state asserting responsibility abdicated by the Feds. One would presume most LEGAL citizens would be overjoyed to see a state willing to step in where the Feds are standing down. In fact, SB 1070 is similar not only to 8 U.S. Code Sections 1304 and 1306, but shockingly—CALIFORNIA Penal Code section 834b. The fact that the Brotherhood of Undocumented Onion Pickers has yet to march on Sacramento belies the political realities. The President can hardly risk torpedoing his fellow travelers Pelosi, Feinstein and Boxer by allowing his jackbooted legal legions to extend their L.A. Law redux into the Land of La Raza.
To be fair, the broad-based support for SB 1070 doesn't necessarily prove the quality of the legislation. I could get 70 percent approval for legislation which would constitute extraordinarily bad thinking: Free BMWs for everyone! Federally subsidized beer purchases! National Throw Something Heavy at Keith Olbermann Day!
OK—that last one has real merit.
The problem we have now is that the majority is right. But the majority lacks power. In the worst kind of twist of fate, the minority has the juice to (to paraphrase Interior Secretary Ken Salazar)—step on the neck of John Q. Public.
And the Feds are going straight to the courts to shop for the appropriate neck-breaking footwear. There's already a class-action lawsuit in Federal court seeking to halt SB 1070. A rogue's gallery of left-wing groups with close ties to the current administration is challenging Arizona's endeavors: the ACLU, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Network, the NAACP, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the—I'm not making this up—Malibu Community Labor Exchange. Makes you wonder who's delivering chalupas to the guys trimming Mel Gibson's hedges. At the very least, it's nice to see the NAACP doing something other than waging jihad on Hallmark greeting cards.
Now the Feds are threatening to bring in the heavy artillery. Talk about rigging the game: if Eric "the red" Holder's goons-with-briefcases bring the heat to Arizona's doorstep in a Federal courtroom, the supporters of SB 1070 get to pay the lawyers on both sides. Beyond the obvious Constitutional violations of Federal tinkering with Arizona's law enforcement—hello 10th Amendment—there's the more troublesome issue: Obama and his thugs are trying to get us mired in a spurious discussion on race in order to cow us into ignoring a blatant effort to expand his constituency.
Throwing the verbal hand grenade of racism is clever, if only because people on the left will always believe it, and are redoubtable and vital allies for an administration which seems bent on becoming a political exemplar of ham-fisted authority. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis thinks illegals have a "right to fair wages." Actually, Madam Secretary, illegals have the right to be Mirandized (and in a language other than English, even!)
With Obama telling Senator John Kyl (R-Ariz.) that he's going to lean into meaningful immigration reform only if amnesty is on the table, he's drawing the proverbial line in the dust: no enforcement now, no enforcement tomorrow, no enforcement forever.
Or at least until this column is printed en espanol. Vaya con Dios!


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Mike "Too Tall" Bell was one of America's leading motocross and Supercross racers of the late 1970s and early '80s. He rode for Yamaha during his entire pro career. His biggest claim to fame was winning the 1980 AMA Supercross Championship, but Bell proved very versatile throughout his seven-year professional career, winning a total of 20 AMA and Trans-AMA nationals.
Bell was born in Los Angeles on August 8, 1957. His father, Bill, was an avid racer and well-known tuner who did development work for American Honda on its four-stroke desert racing machines during the late 1960s. Mike began riding at age 10 up in the mountains outside Los Angeles where his family had a cabin, but unlike many of his contemporaries who started much younger, Bell did not start racing until he was 14. Once he got on the track however, with a new Maico, it didn't take long for Bell to go right to the top of the highly competitive Southern California motocross scene.
"Even though I didn't start racing until I was 14, I knew how to ride," explained Bell, who advanced from novice to expert in just six months. "My dad didn't want me to get into racing until he knew I was ready for it. I think it proved to be a good decision. A lot of kids were burning out by the time they were 16 because they'd already been racing for so long and I was just really getting into it."
Since Bell's dad worked at a shop, it was hard to get him enthused about spending his entire weekend around more motorcycles, so the young Bell raced primarily in night motocross events.
"I did a lot of riding under the lights at places like Ascot, Lyons, and Irwindale," Bell remembered. Those experiences would serve him well in AMA Supercross events after he turned pro.
Bell became one of the top club motocross racers in Southern California as a teenager. He was making as much as $500 per week in the club events and was in no big hurry to run the nationals, where he might have struggled to make that kind of money as he climbed the ranks. A local event at the legendary Saddleback Park changed all that. AMA Motocross champ Jim Weinert showed up for the race to get in some practice. Bell takes the story from there.
"Weinert got the holeshot and I was pretty far back in the field," Bell recalled. "I moved up through the pack and late in the moto saw Weinert's green factory Kawasaki in front of me. With two laps to go, I went inside and passed him. He tried to come back around me in the next corner and crashed. He was really mad at me. He came up and started yelling at me, but I hadn't done anything wrong – he was just frustrated that this local kid beat him. I won the second moto pretty easily and I thought right there that if I could beat one of the best riders in the world, granted at my local track, I figured I might be able to do OK at the nationals."
In 1977, Bell began riding for DG Yamaha and began hitting a few nationals. That year he won the support race for the USGP at Carlsbad and then turned a lot of heads by scoring a very solid fourth at the Los Angeles Supercross. Bell's pro career was off and running.
Bell's first AMA national win came on June 18, 1978 in the 500cc division in St. Peters, Missouri. Just a week later, Bell would score what would arguably be his biggest win ever. It was the Superbowl of Motocross in the LA Coliseum. Bell pulled off one of the great surprise wins in the history of the sport in a thriller over the hottest rider in all of motocross, Bob Hannah.
"My start wasn't that great," Bell remembered. "But Hannah got a bad start as well and I found myself running right behind him. I knew he'd be working his way to the front, so I figured this would be my chance to jump in behind him and find out how he did it. We passed a lot of riders, but I didn't really know what place we were in.
"The one-lap flag came out and Hannah ran off the track, but came right back on behind me. He was trying to pass on the inside of every turn. His front tire was rubbing against my leg! I didn't even realize I was leading until I came around to the finish and got the checkered flag.
"When I woke up the next morning, I thought I had been dreaming. But my father had put the first-place trophy at the foot of my bed and there it was – I really had actually won the Superbowl of Motocross! It was one of the proudest moments of my career."
Bell tweaked his knee a few weeks later and ended the 1978 season ranked sixth in the AMA Supercross standings. That year he also impressed the European riders by finishing third in the Carlsbad 500cc USGP.
By 1979, Bell really started coming into his own. That year he made a late-season charge in the AMA 500cc National Motocross Championship, winning the final three rounds and finishing the season as runner-up to Danny LaPorte. Bell came up just three points short of winning that title and his four wins topped the class. He would try in vain over the next several years to capture the 500cc title, only to fall just short. In AMA Supercross, Bell won in Seattle (his first victory in an indoor stadium) and was ranked third in the series at the end of the season. He also added two Trans-AMA wins to his tally that season.
By this time, the six-foot-4-inch Bell was becoming well known by his nickname "Too Tall." He said the name originated from Yamaha PR man Ted Otto.
"They had all kinds of nicknames for me, like 'Granddaddy Long Legs' and stuff like that, but 'Too Tall' just stuck."
Bell said he felt his long legs gave him a huge advantage in the whoops sections that became popular in Supercross, but he also ran out of room in some of the tighter rutted turns and often wrenched his knees as a result, something that would ultimately bring his career to a premature end.
1980 was Bell's greatest year. He won a record seven AMA Supercross races en route to that year's championship. Bell's Supercross record of seven wins in a single season would not be bettered for 11 years. In 1980, he made a temporary move away from his favored 500cc class to the 250cc division and finished runner-up to Suzuki's Kent Howerton.
"The Supercross championship was a career highlight," Bell said. "It takes a lot to win a championship and that year it was 17 or 18 races, so it was a long series and it meant a lot to win that."
During the early 1980s, knee injuries were starting to mount and Bell began going through long periods of rehabilitation. Despite having to go through several surgeries on his knees, Bell always seemed able to work his way back to competitiveness. In 1981, he was runner-up in both the AMA Supercross and 500cc Motocross Championships, but by 1982 he was missing more and more races due to injury. In 1982 he fought back to score wins in Supercross in Los Angeles and in 500 Motocross at Washougal. He finished the season outside the top 10 in Supercross for the first time in five years, but managed a fourth in the 500 Motocross series.
Even in his final year, 1983, Bell, now having gone through yet another knee operation, was able to score one last victory at the Dallas Supercross. He retired at the end of 1983. After seven seasons on the circuit Bell had compiled an impressive tally of 20 national wins. He was third on the all-time AMA Supercross and fourth on the all-time AMA 500cc Motocross wins list and in the top ten in career Trans-AMA victories.
After retiring from racing, Bell took some time off and eventually took a position with Oakley, the company known for its sunglasses. He still lives in Southern California and continues to race motocross in legends and other local events. His sons and daughter all followed in their father's footsteps and are avid motorcyclists.


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RALEIGH � New North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren will wait until the season opener to announce his starting quarterback.
Arkansas graduate transfer Brandon Mitchell and Colorado State junior transfer Pete Thomas are battling to lead the no-huddle offense against Louisiana Tech on Aug. 31. Team spokeswoman Annabelle Myers said Tuesday in an email outlining media policies that the first-year coach wouldn't announce a starter until the day of the game.
Both quarterbacks have worked with the first-team offense through training camp.


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Keith Urban has topped the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards shortlist with seven nominations.
The 49-year-old musician's seven nods put him out in front for the 52nd annual awards show, though fellow singers Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris aren't far behind with six nominations each.
New Zealand-born Keith, who released his ninth album Ripcord in May, is in the running for Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year, as well as five nominations for his work on the album.
He'll be battling it out with Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton in the Male Vocalist category. For Entertainer of the Year, an award he's been up for seven times, he's up against Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Carrie Underwood. If he's victorious in his bid for the Entertainer gong, Keith will be eligible for the ACM's Triple Crown Award, which is given to artists who've won New Male/Female Vocalist of the Year, Male/Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.
Miranda and Maren have been pitted against each other in the Female Vocalist category, Album of the Year and Single Record of the Year. Miranda is also up for Song of the Year and Video of the Year for Vice as well as a producer nod for the single.
First-time ACM nominee Maren could win New Female Vocalist and she's also been nominated for her producing work on album Hero and single My Church.
Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw each received five nominations while Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton all have three nods.
The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday April 2.
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