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Have you ever wanted to give up mentoring a teenager? Or just felt you were getting nowhere? Or felt totally frustrated about being a mentor? Maybe a combination of all these thoughts and more? This relationship seemed tougher than climbing the highest mountain?
"I'm ….. uh ….. in trouble again!"
That unmistakably negative 15 year old voice in my ear as I drove across the Auckland Harbor Bridge to my North Shore home. Monday evening. Could the day really get any worse? I had lost two potentially major business deals and now Billy.
"What's the trouble, Billy?" I asked, desperately trying to remember some mentor training tips. Disapprove of the behaviour, but love the child.
"It's that peach-head Mr Squires. Says I cheated in the Maths test, but I didn't, Tony, I swear ……."
"I believe you, Billy."
"No-one else does!" A hint of anxiety in his voice. A short silence. "My dad's going to murder me when he hears I'm internally suspended."
I pictured a terrified Billy, shoulders drooped, looking up to his dad, a brute of a man, owner of a building construction company, hesitatingly breaking this news. Would this be the last straw in an already fragile relationship?
"Where are you, Billy?"
"The Mall."
"Okay, meet me at the Food Court in 15 minutes."
"What's the point? This whole program sucks. My friends were right …… I'll always be a loser! Stuff school!"
"Hey, Billy, meet me …….. please?!" Did he detect my concern or the feeling of irritability, the result of a tough day in the office? Both probably. Billy didn't miss much.
"Uh … huh."
Negotiating the traffic, telephoning Nicky to tell her I'd be late home, brain racing with thoughts of how to salvage the situation ……. mentor training tips competing for traffic focus. Get the facts. Don't jump to any conclusions or assumptions. Believe in your mentee! Don't quit on him!
Billy was standing forlornly near the mobile telephone counter, our agreed meeting place when we met at the Mall. Six months of my mentoring commitment gone, another six to go. I had thought we were making such good progress. Now this!
"Hey, Billy," I said, playfully punching him on the shoulder, mindful not to humiliate him in public. "Let's grab a milkshake and talk."
Billy grunted an inaudible sound which I hoped was affirmative. I ordered two chocolate double-thick milkshakes, our regular order when we met at the Mall.
"Happy to sit over there?" I pointed to a table in a quieter area of the Food Court.
Billy nodded and slouched across to the table, before collapsing into his chair with an exaggerated, frustrated sigh, a picture of dejection and negativity, his self worth shattered.
"Other than the Maths, how have things been since we last chatted?"
Dumb question, I chided myself. Open-ended questions, remember!
"Forget about the Maths for a moment. Any two things you've done that you're really proud of? Especially during the past two weeks?"
Brief eye contact, a hesitant sparkle, more fearful than joyful, a half-smile.
"Got 63% for that English assignment."
"The one on Lord of the Flies?"
Billy nodded.
"63%!? That's really cool!" Try to be genuinely positive and encouraging.
Billy nodded again, showing little emotion.
"Hey, that's over 10% above your goal. You must have been pleased with that?"
Billy managed another half-smile as he nodded, continuing to stare avidly at the straw protruding through the plastic lid of my milkshake.
"What else?"
Nothing but protracted silences mixed with the occasional uneasy shuffle, as Billy prepared himself for the inevitable onslaught.
"School sucks, I tell you! I got 74% for my Maths test ………the best I've ever done…."
"74%, Billy, that's brilliant! See what happens when you attend school, organise your time properly ………"
"………and Mr Squires hands me down for cheating!"
Billy made a brave, yet unsuccessful effort to fight off the tears. Either he was a brilliant actor or he had been seriously maligned.
"How come?"
"That jerk, Perry. He's always sucking up to the teachers. We had the identical answers for two questions, one right and one wrong. I get nailed for cheating because teacher's pet, Perry Armstrong, never cheats!" Listen! Listen! Listen! What is Billy not saying?
"And you get internal suspension?"
"Stink! Remember all the trouble I was in before I joined the Teen Plus program?"
"Sure," I nodded. Billy had been close to external suspension for wagging school, not doing his homework, caught smoking in the toilets and being insolent to teachers. He had even told me once that he had contemplated suicide, as he was sick and tired of everything and everyone. He was angry with the world. Hardly surprising, with his mum and dad separating just over a year ago. Dad had shacked up with a brunette about 10 years younger, the two of them hardly ever at home, leaving Billy to fend for himself. Mum had moved to Wellington with her new partner, who had something to do with the political scene, and with six year old Kate.
"I told you they'd never give me a fresh start. Give me one good reason why I should fight this?"
"No, Billy, I'll give you two." I smiled, thinking fast. "Firstly, because you have some great talent which I've seen in the last few months. Secondly, because I believe in you!"
"You're just saying that 'cos it's mentor stuff."
"Look at me, Billy, and repeat that!" Billy had pushed a button and got the reaction he wanted.
"You heard me!" He looked me square in the eyes. "I said you're just saying that stuff 'cos it's mentor stuff!" He held his gaze, though all I saw was a confused, frightened, insecure, embattled teenager crying out for help, terrified of what his father might do to him, unsure of either the words to use or the road to take.
"Billy, you know my philosophy?"
"There's a f@#$%^ solution to every problem!"
"Cut that out!"
"Whatever!" he muttered.
"So, we need a solution. You're a smart guy, Billy, bigger than this. You've bounced back so many times when others your age would have quit. You actually inspired me the other day when I lost a major business deal and wanted to walk away." Learn when to be vulnerable with your mentee.
"Yea, right ……!"
Was Billy listening to anything I was saying?
"Hey, buddy, let's give it one more shot. Where's the problem here?"
"That jerk, Squires. He hates me ……..everyone says so…..sarcastic as…….."
"I don't think it's Mr Squires," I said gently, sensitively, authoritatively.
"Uh ….huh," Billy almost choked on his milkshake. He pushed it aside, sat up in his chair and, aggressively pointing a finger at me, said, "You think it's me, don't you? You also think I cheated. Say it, man, say it!!"
"Okay, Billy, I'll say it!" I had his attention, the anger in his eyes melting into hatred.
"You did not cheat in your Maths test. If it wasn't you it must have been …….."
"Perry! That scumbag, Perry!"
"Right on!"
"Why, I'll smash that paperweight ………"
"Where will that get you, Billy?"
"Who cares?"
"I do."
"Your dad does."
"Don't go down that road again, Tony …….."
"Your mum does."
"Don't mention her ……. She's not even here."
"Hey, Billy, people care about you. Maybe they are not that good at telling you ……"
"I don't need a lecture. You're sounding like my dad."
That was all I needed to hear. I was tempted to stand up, walk away and leave Billy to get on with his own life. That would be another entry in his mental notebook: adults were all the same; authority figures who didn't care about him. After all, through his confusing eyes, hadn't everyone he loved and cared for walked away, leaving him to battle on his own?Never quit on a mentee.
"Solutions, Billy, we need solutions so you can stay at school and achieve those goals you set."
"Stuff school! It's not worth it! What's the point of setting goals?"
"Okay, fine, Billy. Stuff school. Leave tomorrow. What will you do?"
He was focused now, yet avoided eye contact.
"I'll get a job."
"Sure, Billy. Who will employ a 15 year old with no qualifications?"
"I'll do junk mail deliveries for a few months."
"Is there a vacancy?"
"Dunno, but I'll ask."
"Okay, you do paper rounds. What will you earn?"
"About $100 a month."
"That won't go far."
"It's only for a few months. Once I'm 16 I'll get a decent job at a shop in the Mall. There's always someone advertising."
"You'll have to pay your dad for board and lodging."
"When you are earning, you don't expect your dad to house, clothe and feed you for nothing, do you?"
"Uh-huh?" Billy had clearly not thought this process through.
"Five years from now, all your mates who stayed in school will be leaving university or some such place and heading along exciting new career paths. You'll be stuck in your job at the Mall, probably bored out of your skull?" Help Billy envision a future.
"Yea, right ……."
"Is that what you want, Billy?"
"Whatever!" Arms crossed, turning away from me, the warning signs clear. My positive connection with Billy was slipping away.
Grasping for straws, remembering the mentor trainer saying repeatedly, Never quit! Hang in there! It's a commitment! I had to try a new angle.
"Hey, Billy?"
Billy stared at the floor. Expressionless. That look of despair, self-pity and defeat that I had seen all too often in the past was back with a vengeance.
"This is about you, Billy. What about those engineering dreams you shared with me? I really believe you can make it."
"Whatever ……" No change in the body language, while the steely stare could have drilled a hole in the mezzanine floor.
"…… and that Maths result was everything we've been talking about for the past two months. 36% to 74%! I still can't believe it – fantastic, buddy, fantastic!"
Another deafening silence.
Self-doubt seized control of me, began to overpower me, almost throttle me. Did I really think I could make a difference in a 15 year old adolescent's life? Who was I kidding?
The other mentors at the monthly meetings appeared to be observing different levels of progress with their mentees. At least it was progress, while I continually seemed to be making the least headway with Billy. The ebullient, always positive mentor co-ordinator, Janice Hillman, would smile, quietly encouraging me to persevere. What did she know about mentoring teens and journeying on this emotional roller-coaster with mentees like Billy? Her kids were only eight and six.
"Did you ever have an experience like this at school?"
Billy had caught me unawares. He had neither changed his posture nor his gaze.
"Uh ….. what was that?"
"Did you ever have an experience like this at school?"
"Sure, Billy, sure." I was battling to remember an incident, any incident.
"What happened?"
"Lots of clashes with teachers, but there was one major clash I had with Paul, a mate. We played in the same Cricket team. He was jealous when I was made Captain ahead of him. So, he began spreading false rumors about me. You know what it's like, I bet. It was lousy and Paul began to divide the team. I couldn't really go to the coach about it, could I? Dad wasn't interested, so there was no point talking to him – I mean, he was busy chasing Margaret, so was never at home."
Billy turned and looked at me. "Like …..you….you also had a split home?"
"No. My mum died when I was at Intermediate School. My dad remarried. Hey, I sure have some understanding of what you're going through, Billy. All just made me more determined than ever to prove myself ……….crazy now that I think about it."
"Paul. What happened to Paul?"
"One day after school I asked Paul if we could chat. He was okay about that. We went somewhere where we wouldn't be disturbed and talked for about two hours. All sorts of stuff came out. I told him how I was feeling and he shared his thoughts. So many misunderstandings ………but it was a good time….."
"Who won?"
"We both won, Billy. I understood Paul a little better, he saw things from my viewpoint and we actually became good mates after that. Weird hey?"
Billy was clearly thinking and was interested in my story, though he offered little to the conversation.
"What do you want out of this Maths issue, Billy?"
"Dunno really."
"Do you see a solution?"
Closed questions don't encourage great responses! I wondered if I would ever learn the art of effective communication during this mentoring relationship.
"Hey, I must go!" Billy suddenly stood up, looking at his mobile phone, muttered some form of thanks and sauntered off.
I wanted to protest, though realised that would be a pointless exercise.
"Billy!" I called after him. He half turned around to face me. "Remember, one step at a time. Take the helicopter view of the situation. Call me if you need to."
No response. Hands in pockets, jeans hanging low, revealing multi-coloured boxer shorts, sagging shoulders, Billy headed home.
I was a little uncommunicative with Nicky, telling her about the business deals that had fallen through, but not much about my time with Billy. After 16 years of marriage, she had learnt that there were times when I needed my space and she must not intrude. A special person, Nicky, especially as she kept trying to reassure me things would be okay. Did she fully appreciate the gravity of the situation?
During the next couple of days at the office I was miles away. My thoughts were on Billy and what he was up to. I telephoned him a couple of times each day, but the phone remained unanswered. I didn't leave any messages, as he would know I was trying to contact him from the number that he could see on the screen. Sent him some texts. No response.
Wednesday morning I decided to contact Grant Buller, the school's Liaison Officer for the Teen Plus program.
"Hi Grant. Tony Stewart."
"Hi Tony." Unusually abrupt or was I overreacting?
"Wondering how Billy is getting along?" I enquired a little hesitantly.
"Haven't you heard?"
"Heard what?" My stomach churned and my mouth was dry.
"Oh, he cheated in a Maths test. The Head will probably externally suspend him when the investigation is complete. He hasn't been at school for the last couple of days – probably wagging again. You know Billy – he'll never change."
This was one conversation I didn't want to continue, certainly not at this point anyway. Curse the teachers who keep labelling these kids, I was thinking to myself, swiftly concluding my conversation with Grant Buller. When will Billy ever be given a chance?Be prepared to advocate for your mentee.
I stopped at the Mall on my way home, spending half-an-hour walking around the Mall looking for Billy. A fruitless exercise. I reflected on my six month mentoring journey. I had given my all to this relationship because I believed in Billy and wanted to give something back to the community. In reality, from Billy's perspective, I was probably just another adult jerk who didn't understand him, never could nor would and probably had not believed him. Maybe it was time to front up to Janice and inform her I wasn't cut out for this mentoring. I never thought I'd have to make that call. It could wait until the morning.
I drove past Billy's house. Maybe I would catch a glimpse of him. I needed to know he was okay.
A St. John's ambulance screamed past me, siren blaring, as I turned into Breakwater Street, where Billy lived. There were no lights on at Billy's home, though I glimpsed Billy's dad speeding off in the same direction as the ambulance. Please God, don't let this nightmare be true. I broke out in a sweat, loosening my tie. What had I done? Had I pushed Billy over the edge? If only I could retract some of my comments. What would Teen Plus say of my mentoring when they heard the worst news – Billy had become another New Zealand youth suicide statistic because he had felt rejected once too often?
"I'm scared, Nicky," I finally confided later that evening. "I was too tough on him."
"Nonsense. Remember, honey, he's going to make the choices. Stop beating yourself up…….."
We were soon absorbed in the weekly television legal drama, one of the few
programs we enjoyed watching – though, to be honest, I was suffering from repeated
flashbacks to my conversation with Billy in the Mall. I had well and truly screwed up!
I telephoned North Shore Hospital. There was no record of admitting Billy.
10.30 p.m. I told Nicky I wanted to drive around Billy's neighbourhood in case he was
wandering the streets.
The telephone rang. I grabbed the receiver and momentarily froze. Telephone calls this late inevitably carried bad news.
"Billy! Where are you?"
"I've just tried ringing you at the office, but you weren't there."
"It's after 10, buddy."
"What's up?"
"Hey, I chatted to Perry and he owned up. Mr Squires even apologised to me – can you believe it?! "
"That's awesome, Billy. I phoned Mr Buller to find out how you were doing, but he said you were wagging school."
"Took yesterday off to do some thinking. Like you said once, I went for a walk along the beach and thought some more. I was at school today, mostly with Mr Carter, the Counsellor, who helped me sort this out. He's cool. He also agreed to help me find information on subjects I need to study for engineering."
Thankfully, Billy couldn't see the tears welling up in my eyes.
"Hey, Tony, you there?"
"Sure am, buddy."
"See you Saturday?"
"Two 'o clock at your place."
"Sweet as……."
A mentor momentarily lost for words.
"Thanks, Tony."
"What for?"
"Thanks for caring. See ya."
"Cheers, Billy!"
That night I dreamt of a storm raging around me – gale force winds, flashes of lightning, rolling thunder, torrential rain. Behind the storm clouds the sun was rising on a new day.
©2019 Robin Cox
Promoting the Spirit of Mentoring – never stop sharing stories 🙂
About the author: Robin Cox has been a School Principal, sports coach to National Under 19 Level, Youth Symposium Organizer, developer of Youth Mentoring Programs in New Zealand and Australia, Churchill Fellow and author of books linked to youth mentoring, Peer Mentoring and the development of adolescents to become the best they can be. He has trained over 1,000 volunteer adult mentors, run workshops for teachers promoting the Spirit of Mentoring and personally mentored over 1,000 adolescents. Still an idealist, a cancer survivor of 50+ years, married with two adult children, Robin lives in New Zealand and shares a passion with anyone wanting to make a positive difference in the global community. You can see his short daily mentoring tips on Facebook or contact him through his Mentoring Matters website Robin's free Mentoring Minutes daily podcasts (each podcast between 1.5 and 3 minutes), containing hundreds of tips for anyone working with young people, are available here. About 45 blogs have been converted to short video clips, all of which are linked to encouraging youth to reach their potential. These are available on YouTube https://www.youtube.


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On 19th of March 2016 I embarked on my first solo road trip from Chennai to Canacona and back. Being a person who loves forests, mountains and places devoid of civilization, I charted a route that wound and cut through the western ghats in Karnataka instead of the NH4 or NH48+NH66. Route taken: Chennai > Bengaluru (N) > Hassan (B) > Kudremukha via Kalasa > Sringeri (N) > Agumbe > Sagara (B) > Sharavati Wildlife Scantuary > Bathkal (B) > Gokarna (N) > Karwar (B) > Canacona (N) > Chitradurga (B) > Bengaluru (N) > Chennai. Initially I was apprehensive about this circuitous route considering my navigation and problem solving skills, but I took it anyway. It turned to be a very thrilling and memorable ride, there was a point in the Kudremukh mountains where I actually felt like I was ODing on the adrenaline rush.
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Kudremukh range and Agumbe
The longer route between Kalasa and Sringeri via the Kudremukh range passes through some of the best parts of the wildlife range. The ascents are not very steep, the roads were fresh with no traffic, and just the right number chicanes and twisties to provide a thrilling ride. Route: Belur/Mudigere > Kalasa > Kudremukh > Sringeri. I came across at least 2 shortcuts to Sringeri between Mudigere and Kalasa, but chose the longer route through Kudremukh.
Cutting through the Sharavati sanctuary by ferry
Lesser taken , slower and longer route between Sagar and Bhatkal. On the highway that runs through through Sagar, there is a busy market like street heading in the western direction. This road will go to Sigandur, where there is a functional ferry service. The ferry ride is cheap but one may end up waiting anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour for all the loading to complete. After crossing over, the road from the west bank of the river to the outskirts of Bhatkal is devoid of traffic and people. Passed through thick woods on long stretches of broken tarmac, almost devoid of civilization. A good suspension and relaxed mood is required to enjoy this stretch.
OM Beach Gokarna
After a couple of unsuccessful attempts at finding a nice place to stay in Gokarna town, I called up a friend, who suggested I go to a hotel ( I cannot recollect the name of the hotel now) on Kudle beach. After getting lost going in circles around the central temple tank, I let my phone do the navigation. The GPS took me south away from the town, up a steep hill and then on to a side dirt track. But the track ended at a locked up private property. Frustrated I went back to the main road and continued up the hill. A few minutes later, where the road turned around near the edge of a cliff and I was greeted by a beautiful view of a golden sunset on the beach. It was down hill from this point on, and after a few kilometres I ended up at OM beach and luckily found a place to stay in Namaste Cafe that is right on the beach. This place is priced reasonably with rustic and luxury cottages. There is also a reasonably good bar and restaurant with direct access to the beach.
Cotigao National Park
Saw a sign board with directions to the national park about 20 km north of the Karnataka Goa border on the Eastern side. I had plenty of time before sun down, so I swerved right to the access road. There is a forest office, down about 1 km on the access road where you can get a pass to enter the interior regions of the park. The park has a network of broken tarmac and dirt roads. The red dirt roads will take you into the forest where there are watch towers/animal sighting points, and the broken tarmac roads to the fringe villages.


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The living room is the room in the house that everyone in or visiting your home will see and use. When you are looking carpet and flooring ideas for your living room you will need to choose carpet or flooring that is not only very hard wearing but also has a style which reflects the feeling of your home. Popular choices in living rooms are carpets, laminates, natural flooring and engineered wood.
Carpets in Living Rooms
Carpets are still the most popular choice for living rooms. The come in a wide variety of colours and styles. The living room in most homes gets the most use, therefore buy the best quality carpet you can afford and have underlay fitted as this will make the carpet last longer. If you eat in your living room a stain resistant or 80% wool carpet will be easier to clean.
The biggest problem in living rooms with carpets is what I call the "TV Shuffle". If you always sit in one place in your living room the carpet under your feet here will wear out here first. There are a couple of simple solutions, firstly take a change of scene and sit in different places in you living room, (this is good for the sofa too!). Alternatively put a rug under your favourite chair.
Laminates and Engineered Wood in Living Rooms
Wood floors ( & laminates) are a good choice for living rooms in modern or older houses as they are easy to clean and hard wearing, particularly in the case of engineered wood products. They also come in a wide range of different wood finishes. Laminates are considerably cheaper than engineered wood. The only down side to these products is that they can be very noisy.
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Natural flooring products, like sisal, jute and seagrass are very hard wearing however most of them feel quite rough, so may not be suited to a family who like to sit on the floor. The look great in all types of property, in older properties they look tradition and in new properties they give a contemporary finish. They're also good news for the environment as the main raw material are fibres from plants. We are retailers for The Alternative Flooring Company and Kersaint Cobb. Natural flooring is more expensive than carpet and any spillages can be difficult to clean, so would not be recommended in living rooms with young children who might spill food or drinks.
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Customizing a broom for your big Spring clean!
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Policymakers throughout the world want to enable people to make the right choices in a world which offers ever more choice. But individuals choose less rationally than is assumed. This, combined with new psychological insights which come down to the fact that the citizen/consumer can be readily steered, even without financial incentives and/or orders or prohibitions, has led to the development of what has come to be termed 'libertarian paternalism' in the international scientific literature. This type of steering can be used to serve the enlightened self-interest of the citizen, but can also turn into manipulation.
Rational individual
The modern view of the citizen is of a rational individual, who will make the optimum choice if he or she is well informed, if markets function properly and if there is a level playing field. This rational, calculating citizen is taken as a given and as a starting point, which is why policymakers, including in the Netherlands, argue in favour of transparency and provision of information, competition and the creation of a level playing field. Examples are the warning texts on cigarette packs and in loan adverts, the setting up of a competition authority, consumer authority and regulators to oversee market forces, and the increased role of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets in regulating the conduct of financial firms.
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But how do people really choose from the many possibilities they are faced with, day in, day out? The WRR has studied this question, together with leading Dutch scientists. The study findings are brought together in the WRR Investigation De menselijke beslisser ('The human decider'). Scientists from a range of disciplines present a clear overview of the latest insights into human choice behaviour. In doing so, they explore in detail the major influence of the setting and the role of the subconscious. The latest insights from neurobiology are also covered.


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A great easy and low point soup for a side or a nice lunch
Makes (12) 1 cup servings 5 Points
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground turkey, lean ground beef, or soy crumbles 1 large onion, chopped, 1 clove garlic, 1 pkg. Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix, 1 pkg. Taco Seasoning 3 cups water ,1 can green chilies, 4 cans of beans (pinto, red, and other) 2 cans whole kernel corn, 3 cans chopped tomatoes( I substituted 1 can for 1 can or spicy
Brown meat and onions drain. Mix Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix, taco seasoning mix, water and chilies into meat. Then, without draining, add all of the other ingredients. Simmer 15 minutes or longer. You can reduce the amount of can foods in this to make a smaller recipe and it still is amazing. Enjoy!


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Here's a video for all those who mistakenly think that any animal's name ending with the suffix -saur refers to a dinosaur. It's humor for all us mesozoic-loving nerds. Comedian Dan Telfer confronts the controversial issue of the what the best dinosaur is. His arguments are sound. And his belittling of the audience is righteous. However, I humbly doubt his pronunciation of deinonychus. It's pronounced di-non-i-kus, not dino-nik-us. Who's the king of paleo-jeopardy now, Telfer?
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It's Not A Dinosaur. It's A Dimetrodon T-Shirt.
What in the world is it? It's not a dinosaur that's for sure. It's of the genus Dimetrodon, and lived during the Permian Period, 280 to 265 million years ago, predating dinosaurs by a good 35 million years. More closely related to mammals than to reptiles, Dimetrodon measured about 1o feet long, and had two types of teeth, hence the name Dimetrodon, which means Di (two)- metro(measure)-odon(tooth). Having a variety of tooth types, with multiple cusps, is a characteristic of mammals, not reptiles, to name just one of the many differences between the two groups. And finally there's the NEW T-Shirt that tells the world that you know that it's NOT a dinosaur. Unfortunately, the vagueness of the shirt may lead the uninitiated to think that you're declaring that you're not obsolete just yet.
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A Little About Paleontologist Per Ahlberg
Anyone interested in paleontology, rational thought, or the scourge of creationism might want to read the transcript of an interview with Per Ahlberg, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Uppsala University in Sweden. His straight talk and wit are refreshing. Here's a sample:
I think mainstream science has a duty and a responsibility to expose creationism and ID for the pseudoscientific frauds that they are. This is something quite different from engaging them in debate, the way you would do with adherents of an opposing but conceptually sound scientific viewpoint. Scientists must expose them simply because they are frauds, and it won't do to have large parts of the population bamboozled by the lies and misrepresentations of charlatans… Note that there is an important point here: creationists and ID proponents by necessity attempt to befuddle their audience, not just about the evidence for evolution, but about the nature of scientific enquiry in general. They have to, because it is their only way of concealing the threadbare nature of their own claims. (His emphasis)
From this, it should be clear why I have chosen to take part; though you can add the fact that I enjoy talking to people and presenting my ideas to popular audiences. Money, fame and hot chicks would be welcome but have not been forthcoming so far…
Per Ahlberg is known for his work with fossil tetrapods. His latest contribution is as co-author of a paper about 395-million-year-old tetrapod trackways that were found in Poland. (Here's a summary of the find by PZ Myers at Pharyngula). And a short video about the find is available on the Journal Nature website. Enjoy!
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Trilobites Swim Circles Around Creationists – Part 1
Apologetics Press is so intellectually anorexic, it's frightening to imagine the base level of research involved in its preparation of creationist material. It's like watching a poorly conceived horror movie; on the one hand it's something to laugh at, and on the other it has the occasional shock, even if it's just a comically masked killer jumping from behind a door with an over-sized knife. It's cheap thrills, good for a few chuckles. So, here's today's feature —the Apologists had something silly to say about the complexity of the trilobite eye. It begins:
One of the most fascinating finds in the fossil record is that of the long-extinct trilobite. Trilobites resided in the Earth's ancient oceans, and often are considered to be the world's first arthropods—creatures that consist of hard shells, and that have multiple body segments and jointed legs. Trilobites, which possessed a hard exoskeleton, bear a resemblance to horseshoe crabs, and are thought by evolutionists to be one of the first animals to have lived on the Earth. [my emphasis]
Ah, the errors run like a river: 1) Old-earth creationism invariably involves typological thinking; in other words, some group of organisms must be a "type" without the word ever being adequately defined. Here the Apologists roll the more than 20,000 species of trilobite into one type, as if they were referring to a single creature; and throughout the remainder of the article, trilobite traits are lumped on to that type with complete disregard for the immense diversity that exists within the class, Trilobita. 2) And which paleontologist claims that trilobites were the first arthropods? The first arthropods are thought to have been leggy segmented soft-bodied worms from the Early Cambrian. In fact, if you were to remove all that armor from a trilobite it would look like a worm. It'd be like peeling an artichoke, where there isn't much underneath. 3) Next, the Apologists claim "evolutionists" think of trilobites as the "first animals to have lived on Earth". How does it work out that trilobites were the "first arthropods" and the "first animals"? What 19th century children's encyclopedia have these dimwitted clowns been reading? The sponges might have something to say about who the first animal was.
Let's wallow in the rest of the Apologists' misconceptions:
Evolution postulates that all living animals have progressed from simpler creatures, and that by the process of natural selection, organisms have "improved" along the way. Conventional thinking, therefore, suggests that since trilobites are so ancient, they must have been fairly simple creatures with primitive features. However, the eye of the trilobite—which is incredibly complex—refutes such a concept.
Yeah, well, when you disregard the tens of millions of years of natural history that occurred prior to the trilobites' reign, it's easy to make that argument. If no creatures with simpler eyes than trilobites had existed, then there would be a problem. But since there's plenty of evidence to the contrary, the flaw clearly lies in the Apologists being willfully ignorant of the subject matter.
Most trilobites had a pair of compound eyes that were made up of 100 to 15,000 lenses in each eye.
Such intricacies suggest that evolution is a degenerative process, for nothing on Earth today compares to the eye of the trilobite.
Darwinian models that attempt to explain the trilobite's eye are completely unable to account for such complexity, especially considering the fact that the trilobite is considered to have evolved so early. When one considers the complexity of the trilobite's eye, and compares it with the considerably less-complex eye systems of animals and/or humans today, it would seem that evolution has "gone in reverse." [my emphasis]
Additionally, they go on to quote-mine paleontologist Niles Eldredge, who only speaks to the complexity of the trilobite lens, not the entire eye. The unique characteristic of the double-layered lens (doublet) of the trilobite is that it corrects for the aberration that occurs when light travels from a less dense material like water to a more dense one like calcite (CaCO3), which is what the trilobite lens –and exoskeleton, not coincidentally– is made of. But the human lens is, in fact, more complex because it can change shape to focus, while the trilobite lens is fixed. What the Apologists don't grasp is that evolution is adaptive and not progressive in the long term, and that the variation in nature demonstrates how many ways there are for solving the same problem. How many different types of eyes are there? Moreover, they fail to see that eyes don't see; eyes merely collect light and convert it to signals for the brain to interpret. Are the Apologists going to argue that the trilobite brain was more complex than the human brain? They can speak for themselves –and their own brains– on this point. Are you smarter than a trilobite? Now that's a game show I'd watch. Trilobites win every time.
Young Australians Revolt Against Gullibility
When I was 7 years-old my favorite subjects of conversation were Bigfoot and UFO's. I eagerly believed in both of these questionable phenomena based solely on "the evidence" provided by cheesy TV shows. Boy, was I a major drongo (Australian slang for a stupid person). Well, I would have been if was an Australian. I'm not. I'm an American, so technically I was a dumbass. But America and Australia share a common problem. Both countries are plagued with creationism and other pseudo-scientific, and anti-intellectual movements, COUGH religion COUGH. Rev. Ken Ham is an export of Australia, I'm sorry to say.
So, it's only natural that an organization of young Australians would spring up to encourage others to be more discerning and skeptical. It's called Young Australian Skeptics: A Sanctuary for Young Free Thinkers. Check it out, or you'll go to hell. What, you doubt me? Do you want to take that chance? But what if you're wrong?
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What's Wrong With Being A Mad Scientist?
Fictional mad scientists are most often portrayed as highly driven and glory hungry; they are the unwitting villains, the victims of their own inquisitive natures. Author, Reto Schneider, has written The Mad Science Book, which chronicles the history and present of questionable experiments carried out by real-life "mad" scientists. A list of nine of these experiments is on The New Scientist website. My favorite is Dogbot, the robot dog that was a social reject. Real dogs wanted nothing to do with him. Maybe his nose glowed red or he aspired to be a dentist. Whatever the reason, Dogbot was not allowed to participate in dog games.
What I like about mad experimentation is it's raw unbridled curiosity. What does it matter if some experiments go wrong or if others are completely useless and outright wacky? What counts is that humans have a desire to understand the world. Thomas Edison was a mad inventor; he wasted ten years of his life on devising a new mining technique, which failed miserably. He also designed furniture and homes made out of that comfortable substance know as concrete. Not big sellers.
The lesson here is that in a complex world, curiosity saves the cat, it doesn't kill it. But still there is an intellectual divide in society. There are those who care to know the world, and those who don't care to have their world views tarnished by reality. I'm talking about creationists here. To them a mad scientist is someone to be feared.
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Choco Surprise For Birthdays And Holidays
Delicious chocolates has actually been such a delicious reward for billions of individuals today that providing a box of it will immediately transform frowning faces right into stunning photos of happiness, joy and also ecstasy. Delicious chocolate gifts, though not the very first point individuals would love to obtain throughout their birthday celebrations or Christmas, yet they will certainly bite on it, the very first time they open up such. This is the power delicious chocolate, that bittersweet desert which the Aztecs developed as well as the Spanish marketed.
Since we have actually quickly detailed the 500 years of age background of Chocolate in simply one sentence, we will certainly currently locate amazing means making Christmas and also birthday celebrations extra unique compared to it currently is. We will certainly make those essential days in your lives remarkable by just offering boxes of delicious chocolate gifts. Nevertheless, the inquiry currently is, what type of delicious chocolate gifts will you provide? The complying with are some easy suggestions that will certainly bring remarkable outcomes.
Delicious chocolate cakes
Events are not finish without cakes. Nevertheless, if you wish to transform events right into added unique, amazing celebrations, go down a delicious chocolate cake with thick delicious chocolate topping on the table. Immediately, like a wonderful spell cast on every individuals present, the feeling of the event will certainly change to "perfect" to "that's outstanding!"
Boxes of delicious chocolate nibbles
Wish to make your love ones enjoy you extra? A box of genuine delicious chocolate nibbles will certainly make them hug you as well as provide you a wonderful, chocolate filled up kiss. Simply cover a box of your preferred delicious chocolate brand smartly, include a tiny bow and also a card claiming, "from my heart," and also you'll thaw the snow in Christmas or transform birthday celebration celebrations right into wondrous occasions you appear to just see in flicks.
Delicious chocolate sculptures
Though certainly out the "economical" side of birthday celebration or Christmas gifts, it could be fairly a shock for those that will certainly obtain it. Having a block of your similarity shaped in black benefits will certainly make you intend to eat on your own with joy.
Delicious chocolate Cookies
Biting on cookies could be a rewarding activity, specifically throughout the tough task of undergoing a painful 90 min movie. So why not send your love ones a good collection of fantastic sampling delicious chocolate cookies on their birthday celebrations or throughout the vacations. You will certainly see them stash it away for posterity or open promptly as well as chomp it together with you.
Delicious chocolate Candies
Delicious chocolate sweets are among the most effective delicious chocolate gifts for children. The wonderful sampling taste of this 500 years of age treat, which began as a Cortes' power beverage is currently among one of the most yearned for (lawful) point in the world. A bag of delicious chocolate sweets will certainly make children go bananas with joy, though you should certainly recommend them to clean their teeth after that, lest their teeths transform chocolate browns too.
Delicious chocolate Wine
Currently we go into the globe of the uncommon yet putting a glass of delicious chocolate wine is not that uncommon right? The mix of merlot and also delicious chocolate fudge could be odd, however when you began consuming this innovative mixture, you will certainly understand every one of those lost years of your life not sampling this special.
These are a few of suggestions for delicious chocolate gifts for birthday celebration as well as vacations. Since you had these concepts, you could currently transform every birthday celebration event, every vacation occasion as well as every Christmas that will certainly be available in your life as dark as ever before, delicious chocolate dark that is.Take a Tour
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Gift Ideas For Toddlers
There are several enjoyable gift suggestions that individuals could purchase for young children. For instance, tinting publications and also pastels are optimal gifts for young children. Toddlers prefer to be busied with tasks, as well as a lot of young children enjoy being busied with coloring. Young children additionally enjoy particular points, as an example, some like dinosaurs while others like princesses and/or pets. Tinting publications are usually particular niche certain, which implies that moms and dads could get tinting publications that have a style that their kid will certainly enjoy.
Gift suggestions For Husband/Wife
A partner that intends to get her other half a gift could be saying as well as purchase him an area at a hotel at his preferred golf hotel. Partners could additionally be motto and also acquire their partners coupons that could be utilized at the spa. If these gifts are as well motto, after that an other half or spouse could get some fashion jewelry as well as delicious chocolate, in addition to a things pet and also location all the products in a basket, and afterwards provide the basket as a present. This could seem a little bit motto also, yet several better halves and also spouses seldom anticipate such a gift to be provided to them.
Gift Ideas For Best Friend
Individuals that have to acquire a gift for their buddy could purchase points that signify their relationship. As an example, if an individual and also their friend are followers of a particular tune, after that the individual could obtain gifts that advise their buddy of their tune. This opts for anything, as well as not simply a tune. An additional example is if there is a specific pet that the good friends like, after that an item that showcases that pet would certainly make a terrific gift to provide.
Gifts That Can Be Given To Parents
There are several kinds of points that individuals could purchase for their moms and dads. Among one of the most prominent points to obtain moms and dads are getaway bundles. This might look like it is expensive, however individuals could obtain excellent bargains when they schedule trips, rental cars and trucks and/or resorts completely. There are a lot of holiday company that use bundles that consist of trips as well as resorts. If you wish to offer moms and dads the very best traveling associated gift, after that send them someplace exotic.
General Gift Ideas
There are lots of various other points that create terrific gifts. Individuals could never ever fail with providing garments as gifts. Females will certainly constantly enjoy getting brand-new outfits and also footwears, as well as males will certainly constantly take pleasure in getting a new set of pants and also a brand-new t-shirt.
Gift certifications to a dining establishment are constantly great to offer to any person, due to the fact that lots of people take pleasure in heading out to consume supper at a dining establishment.
Pre-paid charge card or debit cards are wonderful to provide to individuals that are unclear, due to the fact that they will certainly have the ability to utilize the pre paid bank card or debit cards to obtain anything they desire. All an individual has to do is place some loan into the card, and after that pick a pin then offer the card to the individual they wish to provide it to.Take a Tour
Make Your Business Radiate With Crystal Business Gifts
If you are aiming to thrill a possible customer, a dependable coworker, or an unfaltering client with gifts, look no more compared to crystal business gifts. Business gifts are far more compared to a basic existing. Rather, these gifts are concrete depictions of your business. By selecting a top quality crystal gift to provide to anybody connected with your business, you are stating that your business is among sophistication, eternity, course, and also top quality. Moreover, there are a substantial range of proper crystal business gifts that appropriate for a variety of receivers as well as factors, so you make sure to locate one that will certainly fulfill all your demands.
Among one of the most usual gifts connected with business globe are retired life gifts. These presents stand for a devotion of time as well as initiative by a specific to a details business or work. Retired life itself is a massive turning point, so it ought to be noted in an ideal gift that is both attractive and also thoughtful. Crystal has a means of showing up vital and also elegant, that makes it specifically proper for a retired life gift. One gift normally connected with retired lives is a clock. Clocks serve things in any type of office or home, as they function to inform time, yet clocks likewise act as a depiction of time. By selecting a retired life gift of a clock, you are allowing the recipient recognize that you thank them for the time that they has actually devoted to the work available.
One more factor for providing a business gift is for congratulations. A wonderful means to maintain the ethical high in any kind of workplace is by keeping in mind unique occasions in the expert as well as exclusive lives of the workers. By noting unique celebrations, consisting of promos, wedding celebrations, and also births of individuals in your business with a gift, you are making a declaration that business sees all its workers as individuals initially. Additionally, congratulation gifts could note unique occasions in the life of a business. For instance, a finished task or the touchdown of a big company is an ideal chance to share your thankfulness for a work well finished with crystal business gifts.
Commonly, CEO gifts are among the harder kinds of business relevant gifts to acquire. Chief Executive Officer gifts are normally provided around the holiday or when you intend to place your ideal foot ahead with an additional business. Consequently, crystal is the best kind of CEO gift, as it exhibits a degree of course as well as sophistication. One terrific instance for a terrific business gift is a crystal decanter or bar collection. What much better method to recommend that both firms elevate a salute by offering the connected devices? Various other CEO gifts are those that very carefully stabilize the line in between helpful as well as stunning. As an example, a crystal letter opener is an ideal CEO gift, as it is remarkably extravagant while still serving every day. Having a thing like a crystal letter opener could likewise be a condition sign that will certainly act as a suggestion of on your own or your business each time it is utilized.Take a Tour
Increasing Sales Of Wine Gifts
Inning accordance with Winepros.org, "Moderate intake of merlot regularly might be a preventative versus coronary illness as well as some types of cancer cells." Chemical parts of merlots operate as anti-oxidants, stopping complimentary radicals from doing mobile damages. Various other substances aid to "increase the body immune system, block cancer cells development, and also potentially safeguard versus heart problem as well as lengthen life."
This info has actually stunned milk as well as tea enthusiasts the globe round. Nevertheless, with this details, there has actually been a boost in the intake of wine by those that would certainly have never ever considered it previously. Inning accordance with winebusiness.com, wine sales in the United States were greater in 2006 compared to ever. The website additionally claims that the sale of merlot particularly remains to rise. In order to take advantage of the fad, wine gifts have actually emerged as a means to contend for lots of firms. Wine gifts are made use of to advertise firms, structures as well as occasions.
Wine gifts vary from standard curls to wine as well as cheese service providers. Wine gifts could be easy or lavish. All gifts are quickly inscribed or published after in order to advertise a business or structure. Wine gifts are offered in a selection of designs, shades and also usages, makings them perfect as promotional items to any individual a firm is attempting to get to.
Wine gifts could include a touch of course as well as enjoyable to an or else monotonous promotional occasion. There are couple of much better methods to award a customer with wonderful preference compared to a wine gift. A lot more luxurious wine gifts, such as a wine as well as cheese provider, make terrific rewards throughout company occasions. Nevertheless, as any type of wine fanatic will certainly inform you, a wine enthusiast could never ever have way too many ice containers, curls or glasses. The easiest wine gift could make anybody's day a little more vibrant.
There are likewise couple of far better means to get the word out regarding the wellness advantages of merlot compared to with a gift that adorns it wonderfully. Any individual that wants the advantages will certainly have an interest in eating it. Sales numbers have revealed that this details has added to the success of wine; why should not your firm belong of the sensation?Take a Tour
Getting A Present For The Male That Has Every little thing
You choose an amazing, pricey little keychain that features 32 attributes including its very own panic switch and also tell on your own it's the best gift. Of course, it's not. The man that has every little thing has actually probably seen the incredibly keychain before and also made a decision not to acquire it because he would certainly never utilize it in a million years.
It's never ever very easy searching for presents for the guy that has whatever, since the male who has every little thing has, well, whatever. You know the kind, professional task, wonderful automobile, great family members, a few pastimes; most likely a well-rounded good fellow, but not extremely simple to purchase gifts for.
The greatest problem is that if he really wants something he'll possibly just head out and also acquire it himself. Consequently, anything he truly wants he probably currently has, and also practically every little thing that he doesn't have he possibly doesn't want very severely. This places you, the gift-giver, in a quite sticky scenario.
"Well, I have to obtain him something," you reason. You stroll into a store, perhaps even The Sharper Picture where they appear to have all kind of presents for the man who has everything; individualized golf tees, battling robots, radiance in the dark key-boards.
Obviously, he does not tell you this when you offer him the present. He's thoughtful as well as many thanks you a lot before shoving the keychain right into a drawer and also hoping that you don't point out that he never ever uses it.
So exactly what are you supposed to do? Well, since the guy who has everything hasn't had a chance to purchase anything he hasn't seen yet, look for something that is along his tastes, however is particularly challenging to find.
As an example, if you're on a journey to a wine area, and you know that he suches as Chardonnay, pick up a few bottles from a small vineyard that he probably hasn't already become aware of previously.
If he's a football follower, grab a piece of vintage memorabilia on Ebay.com that he would not have the ability to discover otherwise. Do not take the very easy route of just grabbing some pointless gift in the shop that is classified "for the man that has whatever," because it's generally something neither you neither he would want.
If you place some thought right into the gift, it's likely that he'll value it a lot more, also if it's less costly that the super keychain or monogrammed golf t-shirts. Take note of exactly what he likes and also exactly what he cannot locate, as well as your gift for the man who has everything makes sure to be a hit.Take a Tour
It's This Time of The Year
Considering Christmas gifts can be challenging sometimes. There are minutes when you lack concepts particularly when there are a lot of individuals to provide presents to. Occasionally the tough part when offering Christmas gifts to individuals is the truth that you need to buy them and undergo a long line which takes a bunch of time.
Christmas Hamper Concepts
Among things that you can do is to be innovative and create something special. A basket fulled of goodies can be an excellent gift concept because you can pack it with things that match the individual you are giving it to. There are lots of things that you can put in a hamper and below are a couple of concepts.
There are lots of things that you can put in a hamper such as groceries that can be consumed throughout Christmas. Pork, pasta, cheese, natural herbs and wine are a few of things that you can put in a Christmas hamper. Treats can likewise be a great choice because they are generally eaten throughout vacations.
Providing chocolates can be a sweet Christmas gift that you can offer to couples or children. You can pack a hamper with various sugary foods. You can likewise include some confetti to make the basket more appealing.
Wines and Spirits
The majority of celebrations are commemorated with spirits. You can buy wines from liquor stores and put them in a good basket together with cheeses. You can likewise do some twists by including small gifts or a card into the basket.
Generally, you can offer Christmas hinders as gifts. You can blend numerous products and enable your imagination to stream without reasoning of various gifts for various individuals.Take a Tour


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I'd like to see youin the first lightin the last lightin the dim lightpretendingwashed in sunlightWe can try toturn back the hour handturn back this month's pageturn into someone else'sdrivewaysit in the back seatLet's try to make itall go awaymake it magnificentmake it to Fridaymake it to second baseif we can make it homeSo much I want tosee you brand newwant to see you as thougheven with all we knowI know that I'd chooseold you in the new-now
Second Sight
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Wonderful, Marian. I want to make it to Friday too, and believe life can still be brand new.ReplyDelete
Just gorgeous. And so full of love.ReplyDelete
This is beautiful!💜 We long to embrace every side of the person we love (both the old and new) as we set forth to embark upon a new dawn.💜ReplyDelete
~sigh~ I have felt just like that, before.ReplyDelete
Beautiful. And you are a lucky girl!ReplyDelete
I enjoyed this so much; love moving, growing, changing, remaining, I moved through all of this as I read your words,,ReplyDelete
Luv the call to "make it to Friday". In for a long haul in the relationship. Great perspectiveReplyDelete
much love...
Lovely write ! Especially the closing lines :ReplyDelete
"I know that I'd choose
old you in the new-now"
- Wonderful.
This is just perfect, Marian. Wish I'd written this.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed reading your poem, Second Sight!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2018 at 12:31 PM
needs more than a second reading to appreciate your superb poemReplyDelete
"turn into someone else's
sit in the back seat"
I know this feeling so well. A second reading brings to light even more than the first.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2018 at 5:13 PM
washed in sunlight
- just reading down, just feeling the beat of the pace of the words, and it's so much like a scream (mine) in absolute joy and frustration for the longing (but in all good ways, mine I mean) - so layered in its simplicity - an onion. Holy smokes, an onion (that's a compliment, by the way - at least, that's my intention)
I'm just washing myself in the sheer power of this.
Everybody's workin for the weekend... A yearning for time, place, person...I feel it.ReplyDelete
Do-overs, be silly for a day but at the end, don't worry, I'll be rhe same I'd you still are. A fun read, Marian, here and on FB.ReplyDelete
Hey Marian— I came by yesterday but realize none of my comments on blogspot took. So glad I came back. It's just a wonderful poem, thanks. K.ReplyDelete
Wow....old you in the new-now....killer line to close a stunning poem.ReplyDelete


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U.S.-China Reach Deal on Beef
Trump Administration Strikes Agreement with China on Several Ag Trade Issues
OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. agriculture got some significant trade wins with China under a 100-day trade action plan that was rolled out late Thursday night in an announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Under the framework laid out as part of initial actions of a U.S.-China Economic Cooperation 100-Day Plan, U.S. beef exports will start up and China will finally get around to approving as many as eight pending biotechnology traits that have been held up in China's regulatory agencies.
According to the announcement:
-After more than 13 years of being shut out of the market, U.S. beef should be on the way to China before mid-July, according to an announcement late Thursday night from the U.S. Commerce Department.
-The Chinese government also has agreed to hold a meeting this month to examine eight pending U.S. biotechnology products applications and study their safety for approval. As part of that process, any biotechnology products not approved by the China National Biosafety Committee will have a full explanation in writing and a list of requested information to potentially finalize approval.
-In return, the U.S. will agree to import cooked poultry from China.
The agreement stems from initial talks by President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that sparked a 100-day action plan. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross of the United States, and Vice Premier Wang Yang of China reached consensus on several initial commitments under the 100-day plan and objectives for next steps.
Under the plan, China will allow imports of U.S. beef "on conditions consistent with international food safety and animal health standards" beginning as soon as possible, but no later than July 16, the Commerce Department stated.
During the last 13 years, China's economy has boomed, providing an increasing group of middle-class and higher-income consumers in China, but up until now, the U.S. beef industry has been completely cut off from this market. The U.S. meat industry thanked the Trump administration and welcomed the agreement to reenter the Chinese market.
"The meat industry has long sought access to the Chinese market for U.S. beef, making today's announcement a significant and very welcome milestone," said Mike Townsley, president and CEO of Bob Evans Farms and chairman of the North American Meat Institute. "High quality beef is in high demand in China, so the deal has great potential for both our businesses and the U.S. economy as a whole."
The meat institute stated the Chinese market could be worth roughly $2.6 billion for the U.S. beef industry.
Craig Uden, president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, said it's impossible to overstate the benefits that this deal will bring U.S. cattle producers, "and the Trump Administration deserves a lot of credit for getting this achieved. We look forward to providing nearly 1.4 billion new customers in China with the same safe and delicious U.S. beef that we feed our families. I look forward to the day when we can serve President Trump and President Xi a dry-aged, American-made New York strip in Beijing."
In return for sending beef to China, the U.S. and China also will resolve outstanding issues for the U.S. import of "China-origin cooked poultry" also as soon as possible. The U.S. will publish a proposed rule for importing China-origin cooked poultry by July 16, at the latest, with the U.S. receiving China poultry exports as soon as possible.
In a win for another industry, China also agrees to start receiving imports of natural gas from the United States as well.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissions also will agree by July 16 to work out an agreement to extend the current "no-action relief" to the Shanghai Clearing House for six months with further extensions for up to three years. The goal would be for the CFTC to work out a memorandum of understanding on the exchange of information and trading clearing procedures with the People's Bank of China.
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A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Givenchy designer, Riccardo Tisci, would be collaborating with Nike for a special collection and alas, a preview has been released by the designer himself! Yesterday on Instagram, Tisci unveiled four photos of himself and supermodel 'it' girl, Joan Smalls, that debuted in the February 2014 issue of Vogue. Pictured is Smalls draped around Tisci's neck like a scarf rocking the collection's high-top Air Force 1s, which appear to feature knee-high lace-up extensions. The shoes will retail at $225 USD at select stores.
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