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FACTS are delighted to have received a cheque for £500 from David Boswell, Grand Superintendent of the Suffolk Provisional Chapter of Freemasons.
David was accompanied by Kostas Pavlides, the Steward and Almoner of the Felixstowe Chapter of Freemasons. Presenting the cheque, Mr Boswell said,
We are very pleased to offer our support to such a worthwhile cause. FACTS provides a very necessary service to residents of Felixstowe and the surrounding villages.
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Kostas Pavlides – Steward and Almoner – Freemasons Felixstowe Chapter No. 2371, Caroline Hazell – Director and driver Volunteer of FACTS,
David Boswell- Grand Superintendent- Freemasons Suffolk Provincial Chapter,
Jan Howells – Fund Raising Supervisor and office Volunteer – FACTS,
Keith Sale - Chairman & Director and driver of FACTS,
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By Eustace Mullins
Most of us think of a parasite as something distasteful, whose role in life is to feed at the expense of someone else. As a result, the term, when applied to humans, is always one of disgust. In the animal and plant kingdoms, also, the parasite is universally disliked. The Oxford English Dictionary (1933) defines the term.
1. One who eats at the table, or at the expense of, another; always an opprobrious application.
2. Biol. An animal or plant which lives in or upon another organism (technically called its host) and draws its nutriment directly from it.
3. (fig.) a person whose part or action resembles that of an animal parasite."
Thus we find that a parasite is one who is disliked, who feeds at the expense of another, and who lives in or upon another organism which is called the host. We also find that the term can be applied to a person whose life follows the classic life pattern of the parasite.
Now, in the study of mankind, we find that there is one group or classification of persons who appear persistently in the records of the great civilizations. They are always disliked, yet they remain in the midst of the people who dislike them, and if they are driven out, they insist upon returning, no matter at what cost to themselves. We also find that they always manage to live at the expense of others.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines parasitism as follows:
"Parasitism – a one-sided nutritive relationship between two organisms of different kinds, a relationship which is more or less injurious, yet not usually fatal, to the host; a relationship, moreover, that relieves the parasite from most of the activity or struggle which is usually associated with procuring food, and thus tends to favour or induce some degree of simplification or degeneracy."
In the record of many civilizations, we find that the presence of the parasitic group is in many instances fatal to the host people, because it affects fundamental changes in the life pattern of the host people, and diverts their primary energies to the feeding of the parasites. This alteration affects every aspect of the host people's existence, and inevitably weakens them to the point where they are destroyed. Since the Encyclopaedia Britannica refers above to a purely biological parasitic condition in the animal and the plant kingdoms, it is true that the parasitic relationship can be injurious without being fatal, over a period of time, yet even in these instances, we find many examples of plants and animals being killed by parasites, a fact which apparently was not known to the learned scholar who authored the authoritative Encyclopaedia Britannica article on this condition.
We find, too, that the parasitic group is continually denounced by the more moral elements among the host people, because the parasitic group indulges in every known type of degeneracy. The reasons for this are obvious. As the Encyclopaedia Britannica article points out, a parasitic existence leads to degeneracy. Since the parasite does not have to trouble himself with the active procurement of food, he has plenty of time and energy to devote himself to the vilest pursuits, and to the debauching of members of the host people.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica also paragraphs an important factor in the present study, the localization of the parasite within the host. The Britannica article points out that,
"Parasites are often localized to a particular site within the host."
Since the parasite has reduced its life aims to one goal, that of remaining upon the host and feeding at its expense, it must choose a location where this is possible. The location must be one from which the host cannot readily dislodge it, and it must be one which allows the parasite to feed without exertion. As a result, the parasite usually chooses a place in or near the reproductive organs or the excretory organs of the host.
Throughout history, the parasitic group has chosen to localize itself near the reproductive or the excretory organs of the host. In most cases, this has meant settling in the great cities of the host people, although, in nations which were primarily agricultural, the parasitic group managed to disperse itself among the villages.
Webster's Third International Dictionary defines the parasite as "2a – an organism living in or on another living organism, obtaining from it part or all of its organic nutriment, and commonly exhibiting some degree of structural modifications.
This is an important characteristic of the parasitic group in the history of mankind. It has exhibited an amazing ability to change or to modify itself in order to achieve its parasitic goal. It has developed extremely refined techniques for remaining upon the host, and sophisticated methods of continuing to feed at the host's expense. It has adopted many guises, and it has shown a tremendous amount of adaptability for appearing in various forms, in order to remain in place.
To continue with Webster's Third International Dictionary –
"Parasite 3. something that resembles the biological parasite in dependence upon something else for existence without making a useful or adequate return (illus. the great city is a parasite on the country – Francois Bondy)."
This is the last important key to the solution of our problem, the decay of human civilization. The parasite depends on something else for existence without making a useful or an adequate return. Throughout our study of history, we find that the parasitic group never makes any return or shows any gratitude for being allowed to feed upon the host. The parasites motto is "always take." Should we be surprised, then to find that this motto actually appears in the written literature of a known parasitic group?
We now ask the reader – what group appears and reappears in the history of one civilization after another? What group has always been actively disliked by its host peoples? What group has played an often decisive role in the decay and collapse of one civilization after another? What group indulges in every type of degeneracy? What group always localizes to certain positions among the host peoples? And what group refuses to fulfill a constructive role in any civilization, but instead, remains true to its motto of "Always take," while refusing to make a useful or an adequate return?
This group, as the reader may have already surmised from his own studies, is known throughout history as the Jews. Prior to the present study, human individuals or groups living at the expense of others were often called parasites, but this term was used purely in a sociological sense, without any biological point of reference. Plantation owners were said to be parasites because they lived at the expense of their slaves, aristocrats were said to be parasites because they lived at the expense of the masses, armies were said to be parasites because they lived at the expense of the workers.
But, in every case, the supposed parasites were performing certain duties and fulfilling certain responsibilities in the society. Thus we find that in the purely sociological sense, it is possible to name many groups as parasitical, such as children and those who are too old to work. They are certainly feeding at the expense of others, performing no useful work, and making no adequate return. But these groups either have done useful work in the past, or they are expected to do so in the future. Thus, they do not fall within the accepted framework of the biological definition of a parasite. Throughout this work, we will find that the biological references hold true to an amazing degree, in establishing the history and the presence of a parasitical group, and that in every instance, the records of the Jews prove that they are fulfilling the role of biological parasites.
Excerpt from The Biological Jew, by Eustace Mullins. Read the rest HERE
The Jew lives in constant fear of rejection, of being thrown off of the host, which would mean his starvation and death. As a result, the Jew sees everything in the light of how he "relates" to the host, or how he maintains his parasitic situation.
— Eustace Mullins, The Biological Jew.
"A healthy body will destroy harmful germs. Only a fool would willingly sabotage the natural function of his body and call it 'anti-germism.' A wise person will do everything he can to support the fight against dangerous parasites."
— W. F. Hermans, Dutch writer.
* Mullins just passed away. Once mentored by the famous poet Ezra Pound, Mullins soon became a great writer and truth-teller for Whites and America. Jews hated him. If you go to Kikepidia, you'll see how they try to paint the guy as a mere conspiricy kook. Just read between the lines. Read this: The Ghost of Ezra Pound
Note: I had already planned to run this post sometime this week under another title when I heard he died. [INCOG]
John Kaminski on Eustace Mullins
Eustace Mullins — The Neo-Zionist Order. A 10 part interview with Eustace Mullins on Israel, world Zionism, the Federal Reserve and more. If you question the parasite analogy business, then definitely go watch Part 2 on Youtube at least. NOTE: These videos may get deleted once again by embedded ADL Jewish Censors at Youtube (for real).

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French government report issues renewables warning
Credit: Jan Dodd, Windpower Monthly, www.windpowermonthly.com 17 February 2012 ~~
A French government committee has warned on the consequences of "intermittence" caused by renewable energy.
The commission was asked to analyse four energy policy scenarios to 2050. It said "intermittence" could cause problems "which should not be underestimated". These ranged from prolonging the life of France's current nuclear fleet to abandoning nuclear power completely.
The Energy 2050 report notes found increased deployment of wind and solar will require electricity storage on a "massive" scale alongside demand management.
The commission regards pumped storage as "useful but limited" and believes that even a Europe-wide grid does not exclude the possibility of several days without wind. In the absence of other competitive solutions, gas plants will provide the backup, it asserts.
The findings come in the wake of another report by the government auditors assessing the cost of France's nuclear programme. Given the timescale and financial situation, France had effectively decided to keep its reactors working beyond 40 years, the auditors said.
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Linda Evangelista For Dolce & Gabbana
DOMENICO DOLCE and Stefano Gabbana have chosen supermodel Linda Evangelista as the star of the latest Dolce & Gabbana make-up campaign - for The Primer and The Perfect Reveal Lift Foundation, which will be available later this month.
The signing of Evangelista, who is now 49, is another example of the resurgence of more mature beauty campaign faces announced in recent months - Marc Jacobs announced 65-year-old Jessica Lange and Nars signed 68-year-old Charlotte Rampling earlier this year, while a collaboration between MAC and Brooke Shields is coming next month - an encouraging move away from the exclusive use of teenage models to represent make-up designed for all ages.
Evangelista was photographed alongside Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Tatjana Patitz for Vogue's seminal January 1990 cover, one of the images most used to represent the popularity of the supermodel during the Nineties.


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Ever since RAM and SRT were spun off we knew Dodge would have a hard time finding new branding. Their trademark logo was the Ram head for many years and all Dodges wore the split crosshair grille. But of course RAM took both signatures with them. Then there was the issue of Dodge being marketed as a traditional 'Murican muscle car brand...until you noticed it's the SRT models that really move that marketing. Dodge was in a Chrysler/Lancia style pickle. Thankfully SRT was rolled back into Dodge (Mercedes-AMG, I'm hoping you noted this), and is saving Dodge's ass like it's needed for a Grand Canyon Tour.
Now you may have noticed the crosshairs are still present, but the SRT front fascia is gradually working its way across the lineup. The Challenger rarely ever wore the signature grille, most of the Charger lineup avoids it, and the Durango is set to make the switch starting with the upcoming SRT version.
The Dart is done, Grand Caravan is dying, and Journey will definitely be replaced because Canada appreciates the it enough to never go their Separate Ways. Eventually, no Dodge models will carry the most well known design signature in the brand's history and the way this is being handled should be inside a textbook. I mean serious, no one is freaking out! Contrast this to reactions over the Rebel and Laramie grilles for RAM, which may have allowed Dodge to keep the signature design had reception been warmer in the "put a steak on for them," way instead of the "put them on the stakes" kind of way. When everything is at stake, you want to release something hot afterall.
Nissan is trying to do something very similar with the Nismo red trim and name which is why you will notice that you need a Nismo RS model in order to get a true entry-level Nismo vehicle. But when you look at the way Dodge is handling SRT compared to Nissan with Nismo (or BMW with M and Mercedes with AMG), you'll see that Dodge is REALLY doing this right. So right in fact it's seriously WAY out of character for FCA and even more out of character for Chrysler!!
Goodbye Dodge crosshairs, your departure from the brand may not be noticed in the present but it will be missed in hindsight.
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So, ladies and gents, if you're familiar with my comic musings here or my Twitter, you probably already know that I am a big fan of Black Krrsantan (I even named my SWGEmu character after him). As such, it should further come as no surprise that I am quite excited to read an annual story that is said to focus primarily on the background information of his character. If you didn't already know these things, well, now you do…anyway, I feel like I've stalled enough, let's get into the pits and throw down!
Doctor Aphra Annual #1
Our story begins years ago with a band of trandoshans landing on Kashyyyk to "get ourselves a rug." We soon find out that's not their true purpose, in fact, they work for the Xonti brothers and are after live stock for pit fighting training. They come upon a large, bound, and bleeding out wookiee that's already unconscious…which is a trap set for potential slavers. My boy Krrsantan takes care of all but one of the trandoshans, finds out they're actually not slavers, and volunteers to go become a fighter – which we learn straight from the trandoshan that "captured" him as he's telling two fairly annoying, plot device journalists. They decided they "have to meet this guy." Next we see them landing at a spaceport and being welcomed by Aphra and the murderbots, going under an assumed name, of course. They tell the journalists, one of whom has a really dumb name, even for Star Wars (Dixnet), that Krrsantan is inside waiting. The journalists banter, blah blah blah, go inside, and we find out Aphra wants in their ship for something…after enduring more journalist banter, we get back to Krrsantan's story: he gets off the ship at the Xonti's place with a dowutin, talz, gamorean, and something that looks like a humanoid orca…which I can't decide if I like or not…anyway, unlike the rest, he's unchained because he volunteered, but the first rule of Xonti fight club is "you wear the chains." After more blah, blah, blah with the journalists, we get an awesomely-drawn couple of panels that's a montage of Krrsantan's training that involves trudging through snow, a blade-heavy obstacle course, some fighting (of course), avoiding a sarlacc (awesome), avoiding some kind of demon-faced rancor-esque creature (very awesome), and then fighting off either weird bugs or weird robotic bugs…I'm not sure which they were going for, but neither really seem to fit in to me…finally, we see that Krrsantan and the dowutin are the only two who made it through the training process alive and are sparring with swords. The Xonti brothers believe they're both capable combatants, but to fetch a better price at the market, they want to improve them even more…they start by considering going full-on cybernetic enhancement, but decide that a slighter, more low-key modification is what's best (unfortunately, it turns out that Cylo, the regrettable portion of the first Vader run, was in on this modification somehow). So they pretty much turned Krrsantan into a retractable-claw-less Wolverine. He's a huge, badass wookiee with great fighting skills and a metal skeleton…kinda cheesy, kinda awesome…but, since I'm biased, I'll lean toward awesome…after "one recovery later," however long that is, he kicks the dowutin's ass and he's off to be sold. Before we see how that pans out, though, we see that Aphra wants to hack the journalists ship and use it to send a message…then we're back to Krrsantan! He's in a fighting pit with some fire hazards around it to make it extra, and it's him vs. a weequay, a trandoshan, and some pink, fat-faced species that I can't place. He's holding two swords, but makes a show of tossing them down like he doesn't need them (which he doesn't). Krrsantan jumps into the trio, singling out the trandoshan and removing his head with his bare, enhanced hands (the panel goes sort of black and white here save some subtle color and the red of the trandoshan's blood – reminded me of something from Sin City and I quite liked it). Next, the weequay charges, but has the dead trandoshan thrown at him, knocking him down. Then Krrsantan goes for the fleshy, pink guy, breaks his blade with his hand, and tosses him into one of the fire pits. Lastly, he grabs the last remaining combatant by the shirt, speaks to him briefly, holds him up, and has him scream, "HAIL BLACK KRRSANTAN UNDEFEATED! UNBOWED!" We find out this was the Xonti's last rule of fight club, "showmanship." (Side note, the main guy who's trying to purchase Krrsantan is a Chagrian…I love me some Chagrians.) Sadly, we're back to the journalists and story time is over because they offend him. They leave, find Aphra hanging out like nothing happened while they were gone, and they're off. Between when they leave and when they discover that Aphra used their ship to send out the invitation for her "come buy Rur" party, we find out that Krrsantan seeks not necessarily revenge on the Xonti, since he volunteered, but owes them a kind of life debt – he vows to change their lives in the same way that they changed his…and once he does that he also vowed to "peel loud-mouthed wordsmiths," which I wouldn't be opposed to because I didn't care for the two of them at all…to wrap things up, Krrsantan gets a bit of nostalgia and decides to enter the pits again. This time, it's him vs. a besalisk and what I think looks like a crolute, Unkar Plutt's species. We don't get to see what happens, but based on the crowd, Aphra, and 000's reactions, Krrsantan does quite well…
And there it is, the first Aphra Annual! If they're all mainly about Krrsantan, may there be several more. So, what'd you think? Did you enjoy the BK backstory, or was it a dull issue for you? What do you think of his adaman…er, I mean, metal skeleton? Was it too much for you, or do you dig it? What'd you think of the journalists? Did you hate them like I did, or were they quirky and funny? Oh, and what about the orca species? Kind of reminded me of an orca version of Street Sharks…I'm actually sorta leaning toward not liking it, oddly enough…anyway, give the book a thorough second read and let me know what you think in the comments…or it's straight to the pits vs. Krrsantan for you, sucka…TWS out.


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Stress and loneliness have made headlines again in the news recently. Figures have shown over 1 million of us in England are lonely and well over half of the rest of us are chronically stressed. If you fall into these categories (and most of us do), it's worth remembering that our mental health has a very direct impact on our physical health.
Put simply, muscular aches and pains are highly linked to time of stress, anxiety & unhappiness. But did you know that this pattern can create more permanent physical pain?
What actually happens…
When you are stressed, anxious, unhappy or body feels it is in danger, it produces stress hormones. This is perfectly natural (it's our fight/flight mechanism to protect us). The problem is that if we carry on being stressed/anxious etc. this mechanism doesn't switch off.
Over long periods of time, this can be dangerous to our health as it changes our very physiology. The study of epigentics has shown how the expression of our DNA is altered by nutrition, environment and thoughts. So when the fight/flight mechanism (sympathetic nervous system) is switched on, our relaxation mode (parasympathetic nervous system) does not function well.
Our relaxation mode sends the "happy" hormones (dopamines, endorphins, oxytocins) around our body, assisting the immune system and the repair process. When this isn't working well, our healing capacity is significantly reduced.
What can I do?
1.) Understand that your mental health and physical health are one and the same thing. The Japanese have a word "Karoshi" meaning death by overwork !
2.) Help get those "happy" hormones switched on. Do something to make you happy! What have you stopped doing that used to make you happy?
3.) Studies show that good relationships are often the most important factor in mental wellbeing. Is a relationship or lack of relationships causing an underlying problem?
4.) Take charge of your health. Osteopaths, Physios and Sports Injury Therapists can help release the tension from your body, but we are not with you 24 hours a day. Work out what is adding to your tension and address it.
If you need help with any mental or physical health issue there are lots of people that can help. You are not on your own. The therapists at The Harrison Clinic would be happy to advise you in the strictest confidence.


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I'm in Week Two of the NEE (New Eyesight Era) and I have bad news to report: I can see my house is not as clean as I thought.
It's not that I'm a bad housekeeper. I work pretty hard at it pretty regularly. But obviously, with my previous lousy eyesight, I was missing a few things.
I thought I was doing a wonderful job. But after a few days of 20/20 vision, I wonder if I'm living at 1313 Skank Avenue. Most of the stuff I'm catching is in the corners, on top of shelves, ceiling fans and under furniture. I noticed that the shower needs recaulking, picture frames need dusting and the top of the washer and dryer are sticky and dirty. The washer and dryer are in the garage, and no one but me would ever notice or care about them, unless they were on fire.
Does cleanliness in your house matter? Is there a "red line" between "OK-to-live-with-messy" and "so messy it's dangerous to be in here" situations? And if there is a line, how do you know where to draw that line?
In this humble abode, the honey-do list is getting longer. It's so nice to finally get things done around the house, especially when I can get someone else to do them.
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Composition: PinP, SPLIT, QUAD, DSK (Luminance Key, Chroma Key)
Audio Processing
Sampling rate: 24 bits/48 kHz
Audio Formats
SDI: Linear PCM, 24 bits/48 kHz, 2ch Conforms to SMPTE 299M
HDMI: Linear PCM, 24 bits/48 kHz, 2ch
Input Connectors
Digital: SDI INPUT 1--3 (BNC) x 3 SMPTE 299M
HDMI INPUT 3--4 (HDMI Type A 19 pins) x 2
Analog: AUDIO IN (RCA phono type)
MIC (Stereo mini type, plug-in power supported)
Output Connectors
Digital: SDI OUT PGM: BNC x 1 SMPTE 299M
SDI OUT PVW: BNC x 1 SMPTE 299M
HDMI OUT MULTI-VIEW: Type A (19 pins) x 1
Analog: AUDIO OUT (RCA phono type)
PHONES (Stereo mini type)
Input Level
AUDIO IN: -10 dBu (Maximum: +8 dBu)
MIC: -41-- -13 dBu (Maximum: -1 dBu)
Input Impedance
AUDIO IN: 15 k ohms
MIC: 10 k ohms
Output Level
AUDIO OUT: -10 dBu (Maximum: +8 dBu)
PHONES: 92 mW + 92 mW (32 ohms)
Output Impedance
AUDIO OUT: 1 k ohm
PHONES: 10 ohms
Audio Effects
EQ, Delay, Compressor, HPF, Gate, Reverb, Mastering effect
Other Connectors
USB: B Type (for remote control from PC)
RS-232: DB-9 type
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FREEZE (input video captured)
OUTPUT FADE (Audio, Video: WHITE or BLACK)
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AC Adaptor
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The Arizona Medicaid program provides full health insurance or supplemental health insurance which helps people of lower incomes save money on the cost of health insurance. Many of the doctors' offices and health care facilities nationwide accept Medicaid as insurance. This government benefit program is handled through state agencies such as the Department of Human Services. In order to get on Medicaid benefits in Arizona please follow these steps.
1. You'll first need to get an Arizona Medicaid application form. You can get the form from any government DHS office and many county hospitals. However, the quickest way to get an Arizona Medicaid application is by visiting a local Medicaid DHS office. The DHS office can also more than likely mail one to you if you call them at the following phone number.
2. Completely fill out the Arizona Medicaid application. You want to be sure to always be accurately as possible. The section of the application that asks of your income level is a place to be extremely accurate as this will determine your Medicaid eligibility. If you don't understand the wording, speak a different language, or need any assistance filling out the application, please call your local county office at the phone number above.
3. Bring the Medicaid application to a DHS office that is close to you. If you don't know of an office near you, you can find the address by visiting the following web site then continue to step 4. https://www.azdes.gov/main.aspx?menu=162&id=5252
4. When the Arizona Medicaid application is finally approved, you will receive a Medicaid insurance card in your mail box. This insurance card will be able to be used at almost any hospital or health care facility in your area. Be sure to call ahead however to ensure that the facility accepts Medicaid. Most hospitals in the United States will accept Medicaid as health insurance.
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The Tenderloin's first protected bike lane officially opens tomorrow with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Turk Street.
Work on the bike lane was completed earlier this month, and District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim will celebrate its debut during rush hour on Thursday.
The bike lane, which stretches between Mason and Polk streets, is one of several safety improvements recently made to Turk Street. Other changes include high-visibility pedestrian crosswalks, no-parking buffers, and painted safety zones.
The street has also been reduced by one lane to calm traffic and provide more buffer space between different modes of travel.
Photo: SFMTA
Turk Street between Market and Gough is known as a high-injury corridor, with many collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists in recent years. The improvements made through the Turk Street Safety Project aim to bring the city closer to meeting its Vision Zero goal of eliminating all traffic-related deaths by 2024.
The new protected bike lane is a result of strong community lobbying, including demonstrations where participants linked arms to form a human chain on nearby Golden Gate Avenue, where an unprotected lane for cyclists is frequently blocked by parked or turning vehicles.
Vehicles parked in the Golden Gate Avenue buffered bike lane. | PHOTO: JEF POSKANZER/TWITTER
TheSan Francisco Bicycle Coalition has only opposed one bike lane during its history of bike advocacy in the city, said spokesperson Chris Cassidy. That opposition was to the initial, unprotected designs of the Turk Street bike lane, he said.
Initial plans for Turk Street would have replicated the Golden Gate Avenue design, which would have been "repeating a mistake," Cassidy said.
"Supervisor Jane Kim deserves credit for joining us at an otherwise obscure SFMTA engineering hearing to send city planners back to the drawing board," Cassidy said.
Volunteers formed a human-protected bike lane on Golden Gate Avenue last May | Photo: Walter Thompson/Hoodline
Cassidy said there are more streets where unprotected bike lanes would still be an improvement, such as in the Outer Sunset, where there's less congestion and density.
Downtown, protected bike lanes are needed on streets like Turk Street due to "today's congestion and... a rash of people dropping off and picking up passengers" in what should be a an open lane of traffic, he said.
Upper Market Street bike lanes under construction | Photo: SFMTA
Construction is also wrapping up on the Upper Market Street bike lanes between Octavia Boulevard and Duboce Avenue, with installation expected to be complete before Bike to Work Day on May 10, according to SFMTA.
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Child Development Unit
At the La Trobe University Child Development Unit (CDU), we research the social, emotional, intellectual and language development of children. This research – part of our School's specialization in cognitive and developmental psychology – is important because knowing how children develop allows us to better understand their needs for parenting, child care and education. It also allows us to identify more effectively and earlier if there is a delay or problem with a child's development.
This means that we always need children of all ages (from birth onwards), and sometimes also their parents/carers to take part in our studies.
Have you ever thought about volunteering to participate in our research studies?
If you are the parent/carer of an infant, toddler and/or child who is at school, we invite you to consider registering your details on our Research Participant Registry.
The CDU Research Participant Registry is now merged with that of the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC).


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Army Recruits Bipolars, the Depressed, Druggies & Self-Mutilators
Here's the headline, "Army lifts ban on waivers for recruits with history of some mental health issues."
WASHINGTON — People with a history of "self-mutilation," bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
What you're thinking is this: it is good the Army is recruiting self-mutilators, for these are the people more likely to know how to mutilate the enemy. If mutilating the enemy is what we want, that is.
The real reason for the move is that the "service faces the challenging goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers through September 2018." It's getting harder to convince men to join the Armed Forces. Why that is might have something to do with progressive commanders making men wear high heels.
Or it might be the distaste generated by getting lectured by a "diversity is our strength" general about how whites are racist, yet where the lecture was based on a known racial hoax.
Whatever the reasons, recruits are lining up to be let in.
It's natural to be torn about this. Having inept soldiers might make war less likely, and goodness knows we need to do something to discourage progressives and neo-cons from starting more wars. But then, having shoddy sailors make mistakes more likely, errors that increase the chance of war. How it balances out, nobody knows.
Either way, standards are decreasing. As always when this happens, arguments appear saying the standards were never really necessary. Call this Sour Grapes Diversity.
The Army is not making way only for mutilators. "To meet last year's goal of 69,000, the Army accepted more recruits who fared poorly on aptitude tests, increased the number of waivers granted for marijuana use and offered hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses."
Now these aptitude tests are not the same kind of tests kids get in school. They are not dumbed down in order to produce the correct proportion of graduates in progressive victim categories. The Army wants to have a fair handle on the intelligence of each recruit, which these tests provide, at least more-or-less.
The tests are therefore reasonable tests of ability. That means it's close to certain that the people inducted now are dumber on average than before. That might be fine for the Marines, but for the elites of the Air Force (my alma mater), it's not so good.
You have to appreciate the comedy in this sentence from the newspaper:
While bipolar disorder can be kept under control with medication, self-mutilation — where people slashing their skin with sharp instruments — may signal deeper mental health issues, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, which is published by the American Psychiatric Association.
May. May signal. We're not talking young teenage girls here, who sometimes go through phases. We're talking systematic slashers. Who will, possibly with trannies at their sides, be given access to advanced weaponry. If you thought "bump stocks" were frightening, try letting loose a low IQ bipolar drunk self-mutilator in an M1 Abrams.
There are people who object to the new, enlightened strategy of the military. One of these is "Elspeth Ritchie, a psychiatrist who retired from the Army as a colonel in 2010 and is an expert on waivers for military service." Please put down any beverages before reading further.
If self-mutilation occurs in a military setting, Ritchie said, it could be disruptive for a unit. A soldier slashing his or her own skin could result in blood on the floor, the assumption of a suicide attempt and the potential need for medical evacuation from a war zone or other austere place.
Blood in a military setting? Is that even possible?
I, of course, can't top that. You can't top that. Mark Twain could not top this. Ambrose Bierce himself at the full height of his inestimable powers could not top this.
Therefore the only thing we can do is withdraw from the field of battle.
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"What you're thinking is this: it is good the Army is recruiting self-mutilators, for these are the people more likely to know how to mutilate the enemy."
I was not actually thinking that, but you know your typical reader better than I do.
Anyway, weren't some of the most beloved Catholic saints self-mutilators?
What's next? Life imitating art as in The Dirty Dozen (times about 6,000) ?
This might actually be a good thing in a perverse sort of way. Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union, the US has been running amok, attacking and overthrowing governments all over the place, but especially in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This rampage has been enabled by the excellence and power of the American military. But the PC lunacy initiated by the Obama loons, which is still ongoing, has substantially weakened our military and reduced the number of things they can achieve. At some point, some second world country, maybe Iran, will b*-slap one of our expeditionary force, and the madness will stop.
FYI – There are a ton of Bierce short stories at http://www.ambrosebierce.org/
"It was now long after nightfall, yet the interminable forest through which he journeyed was lit with a wan glimmer having no point of diffusion, for in its mysterious lumination nothing cast a shadow. A shallow pool in the guttered depression of an old wheel rut, as from a recent rain, met his eye with a crimson gleam. He stooped and plunged his hand into it. It stained his fingers; it was blood! Blood, he then observed, was about him everywhere. The weeds growing rankly by the roadside showed it in blots and splashes on their big, broad leaves. Patches of dry dust between the wheelways were pitted and spattered as with a red rain. Defiling the trunks of the trees were broad maculations of crimson, and blood dripped like dew from their foliage."
The horror!
Know what would fix this? Finding a bunch of tribal Germans, Franks, etc and just pay THEM to be our army.
Boom! Problem solved.
When I was in Germany in the early 1980s a GI stole a tank and drove it into town. He wasn't a very good driver because he got the tank jammed in a narrow street. He must have been really desperate to get off base and into town. You would think that somebody reasonably intelligent would steal something a little less conspicuous.


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2-stage telescopic vertical arm is adopted on RAII-α-100~250, which reduces the overall height of the robots. These robots, also belonging to α-series, are applicable for a comparatively small-size molding machine with a clamping force 80~300 tonnes.
They contribute much to value-added production such as the interconnection with downstream equipment that requires highly-accurate positioning.
The vertical arm on the take-out robot is a two-stage telescopic type. The overall height of the robot is reduced, compared with single stroke type.
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This indicates the range of applicable size of moulding machines.
This indicates U-fork type kick frame which holds vertical arm from both sides. This offers higher rigidity than dual-sides holding.
Compatible with this robot
The horizontal travel axis frame is lightweight and high-rigid aluminum.
NC Box (motor driver box) is unified with the robot main body.
Our own proprietary low-resistance Yushin linear rail mechanism is used in the guide rail section.


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Overview of the Company (Under Construction)
The Solomon Islands Electricity Authority was established, incorporated and constituted under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1969 (Cap 128) and began operating as of 1st January 1969. In December 2015, the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority rebranded and began trading as Solomon Power. Solomon Power is the owner and operator of electricity supply systems in Solomon Islands, with principal activities to generate, distribute and sell electricity to the nation.
In 2007, another law was passed by the National Parliament, called the State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Act 2007. Solomon Power is one amongst 9 other SOE's operating in the country.
Section 4 of the SOE Act 2007 requires SOE's to operate as a successful business. Based on this, our principal objectives are to:
- operate as profitable, and as efficient, as compared with business that are not owned by the crown
- be a good employer
- show a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community in which it operates in.
In order to operate as profitable, and as efficient, as compared with business that are not owned by the crown, Solomon Power has invested in its capital expansion program by:
- installing, operating and maintaining electricity supply systems that meet the needs of the connected customers in our ten locations ; Honiara, Gizo, Noro, Munda, Buala, Tulagi, Malu'u, Auki, Kirakira,and Lata.
- Developing and implementing capital investment plans, to improve electricity system performance and increase the network coverage of agreed areas. Three new Hybrid systems are planned for three new locations in Taro, Seghe, Afio.
- Looking at ways to recover its efficient costs of services at areas of its operations
- Improving the efficiency of services, whilst improving reliability and availability to its assets.
As a good employer, Solomon Power ensures that:
- well qualified and motivated staff are maintained
- HR policies that treat employees fairly and properly in all aspects of recruitment, retention and employment are maintained, with good terms and conditions and that the Management works well with the Staff Association in dealing with the welfare and concerns of its staff.
- a high level of safety throughout the organisation is promoted, with ongoing safety awareness program.
By carrying out its sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community in which it operates in, Solomon Power is building effective relationships with landowners, customer groups and interest groups that are affected by our activities. This is done by:
- Improving performance and environmental reporting on issues that are caused by our electricity supply activities,
- Incorporating sustainability into our business activities, and working to improve sustainable outcomes in terms of resources we manage
- Pursue awareness campaigns in communities and schools around the country
Other Regulatory Function
Solomon Power is also mandated by the Electricity Act to perform the following regulatory functions:
- Be responsible for the registration of Electrical Contractors. The current registered Electrical Contractors are listed here
- Ensure that industries and contractors comply with the Electricity Act and the AS/ANZ Wiring Standards, by inspecting all electrical installations before connecting to Solomon Power mains.
- Be responsible for the licensing of standby generators, Independent Power Producers (IPP) and Cogeneration of Power.
Solomon Power's culture is shaped by our vision, mission and values:
Our Vision, Mission and Values
Our Vision
Energising our nation
Our Mission
To provide a safe, reliable affordable and accessible supply of electricity to the Solomon Islands.
Our Values
Respect for our Customers and our People Improvement through Change and Innovation Meeting our Service quality
- Respect for our Customers and our People
- Improvement through Change and Innovation
- Meeting our Service quality commitments
- Care for the Environment
- Individual responsibility for our actions
- Honesty and Trust
- Teamwork
Management has placed enormous efforts in promoting an environment which is conducive to developing and sustaining an enabling culture which is consistent with the values of Solomon Power. These include:
- Instil and continual reminding our employees of our vision, mission and value statements at all training and presentations where employees are gathered.
- Ensuring that all our new employees, casuals and temporary staff, including contractors and security personnel undergo induction training and job orientation.
- Maintaining an open door policy whereby employees are encouraged to approach a manager or supervisor to discuss issues in an open, honest and fair manner without fear of intimidation or victimisation.
- Providing customer service training for all our employees whereby each employee is encouraged not only to meet internal and external customer expectations, but to strive to exceed them within the framework of their responsibilities.
- Having management and supervisory employees undergo professional change management training, whereby they are better equipped to bring about changes and improvements within their departments, to better facilitate our corporate objectives and mission.
- Ensuring that all employees undergo training and awareness in terms of their job requirements and core responsibilities.
- Putting in place an employee performance appraisal system that identifies improvement/training opportunities and rewards good performance through bonuses, remuneration and promotion.
- Starting a library to encourage employees to read and expose them to latest technology and ideas.
- Establishing a cafeteria at Ranadi Head Office where employees can take advantage of affordable meals that will sustain them throughout the work day.
- Making available laundry facilities at the depot where work wear can be washed and kept clean for those who may have difficulty accessing water at their homes.
- Equipping technical people with the appropriate tools, equipment, personal protective equipment and safety wear to enable them to perform their work efficiently, effectively and safely.
- Ensuring that vehicles and drivers are safe by introducing an effective fleet management system and providing professional training to all SIEA drivers to minimise risk to themselves, their passengers and members of the public.
- Purchasing of crane trucks to make the work of constructing power lines and lifting heavy loads safer and more efficient.
How do our employees communicate and engage?
As far as possible relevant information is shared with all the staff via the internal email system, share point and shared drivers, training/awareness programs and presentations as well as notices.
In addition, Solomon Power produces a monthly internal newsletter highlighting current events and other staff happenings; this is distributed free to each employee. This is called WATTS Up. Internet access is provided to employees to facilitate research, sourcing of equipment, supplies and services.
Weekly, we have a Management and supervisor meetings are held at the beginning of every week, and a separate weekly Management meeting where information flow to all levels of staff in the various departments through their representatives.
In terms of developing our policies, Management and staff are involved in the development of major policies that directly involve them, like the Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual, Fleet Policy Manual and OHS ( or Occupational Health and Safety) Policy and programs and are given awareness training on these to ensure a common understanding and smooth implementation.
Employees involved in technical works are trained to carry out on site risk assessments and to discuss the hazards, risks and the controls to put in place to mitigate or reduce on these risks and hazards. High Voltage switching programs, Permits to Work in various high risk areas and Danger Notices, the company utilizes to inform employees where high risk work is being carried out, and what they can or cannot do. In these kinds of environment, teamwork and coordination amongst employees is emphasised.
Our People
Without quality staff, no business will produce the required output. Solomon Power recognises that its people are essentially the drivers of the business systems and processes, and to achieve optimum performance, the effective management of people is important. Successful Organizations recognize the critical importance for investing in their people and increasing their value to their organization. We believe the quality of our people provides us with our competitive advantage.
Our current total permanent staff for all locations is 246.
Solomon Power is an equal opportunity employer, and has zero tolerance on gender and racial discrimination.
In order to exercise transparency and maintain a consistent approach to how we manage our human resources, Solomon Power has developed a comprehensive Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual. This is compressed into one handbook. Every employee has a signed copy and is taken through training and thorough discussion to ensure everyone has mutual understanding and compliance on the job.
In terms of training and development, Solomon Power views its people as an investment and takes a huge commitment in the career development of all our staff, and also committed to the fullest possible use of their talents, skills and abilities to benefit the company and its customers. So, internal and external job related training is ongoing continuously. Solomon Power ensures a lot of money is budgeted for staff training, in order to certify and produce qualified and competent staff in our core technical areas.
To instill good team work principles and provide a forum where employees can get to know one another at a more personal level, a fun day team building event is held each year involving team challenges where employees not only participate but are rewarded for their efforts. Departmental dinners are held to reward good performance on the achievement of a major project or accomplishment of sterling performance. An end of the year dinner is also held where members of the board and employees come together for a recap on the year's performance and a look ahead to projects for the new year, challenges, opportunities and goals and objectives for the coming year.
How do we know our Corporate objectives have been achieved or not? We do this through the Performance Appraisals system we have in place. At the end of each year, Solomon Power formulates its Corporate Plan, with inputs from the Board, Management, Supervisory staff and invited external stakeholders, for the coming year.
Following that, Management and Supervisory staff have workshops to agree on their 5 departmental performance goals for the new year, which helps to achieve the corporate objectives. These goals are linked to our values, mission and vision, which are linked to the principal objectives and linked to the Laws under which we operate under.
Upon achievement of all 5 goals, the department receives a bonus. Apart from departments goals, each individual is also appraised individually.
Individual appraisal is linked to how well an employee contributed to the achievement of the departmental goals within the context of: Job responsibilities, Customer services, Compliance and Team work.
So, throughout the year, progress and achievement of the goals are always at the forefront as we work.
Remunerating and increase in salary, is based on achievement of goals. This way, it makes everyone work hard and this is how we as an organization have been able to achieve our goals and objectives.


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It is human nature to look at situations through our own lenses, through our own experiences. When we look at the last few weeks, we try and relate it to ourselves, and if we are believers we often try to figure out what God is doing around us (like we are the center of everything). For me, it has been a time of reevaluating how I have viewed our world. I think for a period of time I have been viewing life through rose colored glasses, but that is over. It would be easy to just be cynical, become jaded and sarcastic, those things are natural to me. But instead I am choosing to do the opposite to be more compassionate and if I am angry, I will be angry for the cause of Christ and angry at the enemy who steals, corrupts and breaks everything in his path, for no other reason other than that he can. I will do my best to not be angry or complain about my pain or struggle but fight for the lost, the desperate and the broken.
The world is fractured away from God, it has been since the fall. It won't be fixed, but we can be. We are/can be restored by Christ, and when we are we are given a task to go and mend the broken, to fix the crushed and pick up the lost. I confess that I probably have not been doing that as much as I should. I chose to put on my American Christianity and skip down the road, instead of pushing for the mark. Not anymore. Christianity was never meant to be some pristine untouched little chapel, it has always been about cleaning feet. It was about touching the diseased. It was about loving the least. Ministry is messy because everyone has sin, and sin is like a sticky, black tar that marks and mars up lives, marriages, relationships and church life in general.
No church is perfect or ever will be, we have imperfect people that have different opinions and voices trying to steer a ship full of other people that have opinions. So if you are in that rocking ship sharing your opinion, dig in and help! Every church is always looking for people to serve, so jump in. If you claim Christ and are a believer and the extent of your Christianity is that you attend church, please make a change or just get out. Does that sound harsh? Here let me rephrase, if you don't do anything at/for the church but come in, sit down, and treat it like some sort of show, then you are just a spectator. Church has never been about you, so stop being grumpy when they didn't play your favorite song (new or old) or have the donut with the sprinkles you wanted, or that the service started at 10:45am and not 11:00am like you wanted. Again, Church has never been about you, so stop trying to make it about you. Instead pray for your neighbor, or that guy at work going through a divorce and that family that lost someone and look for opportunities to not just invite them to church but to share Jesus with them.


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Middle East analyst and commentator Holly Dagres explains why US airstrikes against ISIS are needed, the unique threat that ISIS poses to Iraq, the failures of Nouri al Maliki's leadership, sectarian violence and Iraq's future and what are the best policy options moving forward.
Freelance journalist Dion Beary explains why race is a problem in professional wrestling, why there has never been an African-American WWE World champion, how black professional wrestlers are often portrayed as characters based simply on their blackness and and why the sport fired one its most important stars for confronting racism inside the WWE.
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Government emails can be easily forged
July 9, 2014
Folks who use messaging services based on Microsoft Exchange will be familiar with Outlook Web Access, in short called OWA.
While I don't mind companies using the default options, I strongly believe default options aren't wise for the Government (^^,) … Yup! The highly secured infrastructure that is supposed to guard our biometric data actually has a plain OWA without Captcha login & I guess no mechanism to detect multiple login attempts.
Oh wait! It doesn't stop here. I was invited for a talk yesterday at the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre. The speakers present highlighted the various legal implications & violation of civil liberties that surround the collection and storage of biometric data. On my turn I talked about the current IT infrastructure of the Mauritian Government. To give a glimpse to the public I demo'ed something about email forgery and warned people on phishing scams. That's the usual security awareness that we do. My demo focused on the poor security mechanisms around the Government Portal and that nothing has been implemented to prevent email forgery.
I ran a mail server in a Linux virtual machine & used it to send myself a fake email with the address [email protected]. Contrary to what you'd expect, the email lands in my inbox. Watch the screencast.
If anyone thinks I should have alerted the authorities of this security flaw, well, this isn't something unknown to the IT Community of Mauritius. Most engineers are well aware of this.
Still in my letter to the ICT Minister & the MNIS Project Manager, I did highlight this issue. A copy of the letter is available on hacklog.in.
Currently, mail.gov.mu isn't equiped with SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) which are mechanisms that help in fighting email forgery. To say, someone can easily send out a forged email with @mail.gov.mu extension, the email is delivered to the victim's inbox & the latter is presented a beautifully crafted email talking of "reforms etc". The person is then tempted to click on a colorful download button, asked to log in (page which resides on a similar to gov-mu.org domain) & yes a PDF is downloaded. Everything looks innocent. Everyone is happy! The poor victim gets a PDF that talks of "reforms" & the attacker gets the victim's "login credentials". DNSSEC is important for gov.mu, SPF & DKIM are good practices to fight email forgery and govmu.org is very bad for the government's health.


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With the constantly changing technology and client behaviour, the WM sector must digitally keep up.
The last few years have proved that the global wealth management industry weathered the global financial crisis relatively well, demonstrating to markets, regulators, and clients that it has the skill, resilience, and innovation not just to survive turmoil, but to build from it.
The Challenges
Wealth managers are well aware of the demands of their operating environment. The pace at which interlinked forces are converging on the sector adds to the urgency to find effective, affordable, and flexible solutions. Yet too often, organisations are locked into outdated structures and practices, delaying the adoption of changes required to deliver sustainable success, whilst the cost of doing so rises.
We argue that forward-thinking organisations need to understand the potential of digitalisation and use it to enhance customer loyalty and future-proof their business.
Start with the Client
Wealth managers often profess that everything they do is driven by their clients. But they too frequently retain service structures and business models which have stagnated while the needs and preferences of their target customers have changed.
Most managers will testify that the source of wealth has broadened considerably in the last two decades, from inherited fortunes to self-made money, from the West to the East, and from the maturing Generation X to the younger Generation Y. Wealth management implies real-time, global reach and multiple channel service delivery.
Today's wealthy are international and highly mobile, with diverse and complex relationship networks. However, evolving interactive technology empowers them to monitor or directly manage their multi-asset investment portfolios in any location and at any time.
Despite changes in some organisations, too often advice is dispensed from a formal office, obliging the client to travel to meet their relationship manager. Reporting is static and mechanistic, and perhaps outdated before it is even received.
Undoubtedly, some clients will always prefer traditional channels, and firms will have to make a judgement as to how they can continue to support them. A prestigious corporate address and a dedicated client relationship manager may remain a revered tradition, but today's sophisticated client demands a richer overall experience. The future of wealth management belongs to a complementary but more responsive business model.
Far beyond automated straight through processing, which is a reactive post-order response, digitalisation aims to interact with the client where and how they prefer, with a full suite of personalised, real-time data, information, and analytics.
It describes a way of doing business rather than a product or a delivery channel, and it acknowledges the changed reality of the wealth sector where target clients tap a range of information sources to compare goods, services, and prices, but feel no particular loyalty to any one provider.
Digitalisation delivers a richer client experience, connecting and supporting the user, by video, tweet, or text. Face-to-face engagement, so important to Generation X, is far less critical to Generation Y used to Facebook, LinkedIn, or WhatsApp.
Intelligent mobile technologies offer great potential to leverage client relationships and streamline the overall business, yet takeup among wealth managers has been slow. Viral connectivity challenges established structures where control, sentiment and information are all traditionally centralised. In contrast, technology providers are delivering powerful but dispersed and collaborative interfaces through an expanding range of mobile applications.
Disruptive challengers
The pace of digitalisation and connectivity is increasing exponentially, opening up unprecedented reach to potential clients, wherever they are, and across time zones.
The usual barriers of cost and time to build client networks are falling. New players are leveraging technology to reduce costs and deliver client-focused service on highly scalable, flexible platforms. Meanwhile, the social, peer-recommended element of digital technologies addresses many of the trust issues traditional finance channels still battle with.
Challengers to financial service providers may not even be from the finance sector. They may be industry-agnostic aggregators, who can offer increased transparency to consumers, innovators who meet client needs in new ways or dis-intermediators who target specific groups with enhanced interaction.
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AHA Election Results
On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I am pleased to report the results of the 1992 election for AHA offices. (Elected candidates are indicated with an asterisk.)
Total Ballots Processed 3,507
President (one-year term)
*Louise A. Tilly, New School for Social Research (European social) 2,775
President-elect (one-year term)
*Thomas C. Holt, University of Chicago (African-American; 19th c. U.S.; Southern) 1,836
Joan M. Jensen, New Mexico State University (20th c. U.S.; women) 1,425
Vice President, Professional Division (three-year term)
David Brody, University of California, Davis (American) 1,598
*Drew Gilpin Faust, University of Pennsylvania (U.S. South; Civil War; cultural) 1,646
Council Members (three-year terms)
Place 1
Gale Peterson, Cincinnati Historical Society (recent American political) 1,331
*Donald A. Ritchie, U.S. Senate Historical Office (U.S. political; oral; public) 1,713
Place 2
Lisa M. Bitel, University of Kansas (medieval Europe) 1,218
*Mary Elizabeth Perry, Occidental College & UCLA (Spanish) 1,744
Division Members (three-year terms)
Richard L. Greaves, Florida State University (Reformation) 1,440
*Claire G. Moses, University of Maryland, College Park (women's; modern France) 1,611
Patricia Nelson Limerick, University of Colorado at Boulder (western American) 1,372
*Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, University of New Hampshire (U.S.; colonial) 1,785
David A. Berry, Essex County (NJ) College (social/intellectual; world) 1,140
*James J. Lorence, University of Wisconsin Center-Marathon County (U.S. diplomatic; 20th c.) 1,688
Committee on Committees (three-year term)
Susan Porter Benson, University of Missouri-Columbia (U.S., 1880-present) 1,371
*Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of California, San Diego (colonial Latin America) 1,785
Nominating Committee (three-year terms)
Place 1
*Sylvia M. Jacobs, North Carolina Central University (African-American) 1,830
Jeffrey T. Sammons, New York University (African-American; sport) 1,068
Place 2
*James R. Grossman, The Newberry Library (American) 1,712
David Wigdor, Library of Congress (modern American) 1,309
Place 3
*Marcia L. Colish, Oberlin College (medieval; Renaissance) 1,663
William J. Courtenay, University of Wisconsin-Madison (medieval) 1,307
The total number of ballots cast was 3,507, an increase of eighty-five over last year. Seventy-nine ballots arrived after the November 1 deadline and could not be counted.
Again, the National Computer Systems of Burnsville, Minnesota, scanned the ballots and tabulated the results. Only forty-eight ballots needed to be handcounted. Some voters registered their opinions about the candidates, and the committee will review these criticisms and comments at its next meeting, in February 1993.
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Article Summary: Due to rising global temperatures, the Arctic lost a large portion of sea ice that is about the size of Mexico. The Arctic experiences a common seasonal cycle, yet this November holds the lowest record for sea ice area to date according to a study conducted by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. This summer, the Arctic has also experienced one of the biggest declines in sea ice levels. As global temperatures continue to increase, scientists fear that by the middle of the century, the Arctic could become ice-free.
The Arctic sea ice usually gets bigger during winter and fall because these months are cold and dark. The ice then decreases during the spring and summer as the sun becomes more prevalent. Unfortunately, the temperatures in the Arctic are increasing dramatically.
"[The temperatures] are raising twice as fast as the global average, [which has] set off a downward spiral in sea ice levels." (Thompson)
Many studies have been conducted to locate the main cause of the decreasing sea ice percentage. A recent study discovered that carbon dioxide emissions have led to a loss of around 30 square feet of ice alone. Yet, carbon dioxide isn't the only factor contributing to the depreciating amount of ice. The overall increased global temperatures are primarily responsible for the loss of sea ice, and carbon dioxide is just one of the many elements that take part in raising global temperatures.
The decrease in ice levels has many negative impacts on the environment around it. It affects "regional flora and fauna," (Thompson) along with rising sea levels and local communities. There is also a possibility that it will have an effect on weather patterns in locations such as Asia, North America, and Europe.
I chose this article because I found the topic very interesting. Personally, I found it frightening that there may be no sea ice by the middle of the century. I wanted to issue a call for change. We, as humans, are contributing greatly to the rise in global temperatures.
While we are the ones that are indirectly causing this unfortunate phenomenon, we also have the power to take action and change our ways.
We can decrease waste, lower our carbon use, and do much, much more. This is easier said than done, but we need to at least try to help save the sea ice in our planet— and we need to act fast before it's too late.


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