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By publishing this statement ,as a Turkish person(trainee lawyer) you give me right to tell fact that basically Amal Clooney and his law firm lost the case ,
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Switzerland violated Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek's right to freedom of speech.
In its ruling, the court said that Perinçek's remarks "did not amount to advocacy of hatred or intolerance".
It noted that the Swiss courts appeared to have "censured [Perinçek] for having simply expressed an opinion divergent from those held in Switzerland", and that Perinçek's conviction had been "unnecessary" to protect the rights of the Armenian community.
In the next six months, Switzerland will present its intentions to the Committee of Ministers of the European Council, the body that monitors fulfilment of the ECHR court rulings.
The report must include Switzerland's plan to "eliminate the consequences of the violation determined in this individual case, as well as to prevent such violations in the future".
As you can see it is not a victory for Armenia as the law firm stated ,it is a victory for freedom of speech,so people from now on can freely say 'Armenian genocide is a lie"
Ah, classic lawyerly spin there.
Certainly a generous reading of the ruling as a whole. Also somewhat over reliant on some Dissent/partial.
Oh yes, Oxred, generous is the word. The entire statement construing a victory is based on a few obiter remarks in the judgement, the Grand Chamber itself simply refused to decide on the issue upon which they made their submissions.
As always, I value both of your insights, ESR and OxRed. Not being a lawyer, myself (and not used to reading between the lines in cases), and being too busy with my own work to read all of the official documents in this case, it is incredibly helpful to get the basic gist of things from you both. Thank you. I hope that you both continue to comment here.
Lady and Erika – thank you.
I meant pro bono..
I think the victory is in the formal recognition that the Armenian genocide did in fact quite clearly take place and that there is no doubt cast on that event. It is a fact of life that not all people will use the right of freedom of speech to speak the truth. We as a society have the moral and ethical responsibility of keeping an open mind until we have the evidence or facts that either do or don't support what is being said. In this case fact has clearly been established.
I agree with you Rosa, i see the rulling being affecting only what applies to Switzerland freedon of speech protection, but that is not to say that they have revoqued the fact that the genocie hapened and must be respected. Some just want to make up whatever they want to assume it was a loss when in fact it was not!
Actually, if one reads the judgement, it is clear that the majority of the Grand Chamber's position was to set aside Robertson and Clooney's points and say simply that these points were irrelevant to the judgement. They did not explicitly take issue with the lower court's findings in this respect either (contrary to how Clooney has portrayed this in her interview which massively simplifies the judgement).
I am at a loss to see how this has been spun to a victory. It is neither a loss nor a victory, according to my reading the court's position was simply indifference to their submissions. They just said 'we are not going to decide on this issue, it is not our job' and even the seven who did state that the genocide was a 'historical fact' made those remarks as obiter dicta.
OK, as a non-lawyer, i am a bit on the ironic side now …. the 'victory' for Robertson and Clooney lies in the simple fact of not having explicitely 'lost' this case :-). (please do note the quitation marks).
On a much more mundane, stylish side: Mrs Clooney's hair in this photograph, obviously lacking the poorly needed extensions for the usual pretension of healthyness and fullness, looks gawdawful, dry, overprocessed, worn out and unkempt.
her own hair is not full enough for providing a good look at this 'irresistible-sirene-length', she should cut off 6-7 inches and return to her pre-marriage length. it looked a lot better and healthier then.
addendum: ESR: your comments are always so very much spot-on, informative and IMO one of the reasons why i even bothered to return reading this blog after a couple of months.
here is the link for European court for human rights Judgment http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=001-158235#{"itemid":["001-158235″]} Perinçek vs Switzeland ,if you would like to read and find out about what the court says ..there is no formal recognition, only 7 out of 17 judges said 'Armenian Genocide is a clearly established historical fact.'the other 10 judges said they should never have discussed the point at all, as it was out of the Court's jurisdiction.so clearly majority agreed that it was out of court jurisdiction..and you say "keeping an open mind until we have the evidence or facts that either do or don't support what is being said' here is the evidence
"The Manifesto of Hovhannes Katchaznouni, The First Prime Minister of the Armenian Republic"
if you read it you will clearly understand if it was a genocide or war .
That's not the upshot of the full substantive of the ruling at all. In fact it's more apparent, not less so, following this that, whilst the Grand Chamber, correctly, chose to somewhat absent itself from ANY determination as to "genocide" as a proven (appropriate) term re: events circa 1915, neither was any greater support for the Third Party (DSC) intervention indicated, far less established as incontrovertible "fact".
The Grand Chamber (ECHR) made clear that the particulars in this regard are still very much a source of diverging views, in both principle of recognition and State application, within/between different European nations/Convention member states.
If the intent, as appeared to be so from the content and tone of DSC's intial submission on behalf of Armenia, was to better (formally) establish more solid concord to recognition of "genocide" as "fact" within this jurisdiction, this ruling failed in achieving that objective.
On the whole, the ruling was a 'neutral' for DSC/Armenia; with some indication ECHR had allowed the Third Party intervention to be heard but were not convinced as to the merit of it insisting itself into proceedings at all.
As it stands, the case of "genocide" as widely recognised no further established with fewer than a majority of States concerned still maintaining positions of neutral/to non-recognition.
Indeed, the water may be muddier than before.
NB: my personal view on the "genocide" question is neither here nor there; this is simply an objective (unspun) reading of this ruling.
DSC's statement, naturally, seeks to present any 'positive' to be found. Understandable, but not to be taken as wholesale " fact" fact.
Then, if that is so, then the Swiss Court and laws are a total JOKE!?? Because dont they say in their law that to deny the Armnian masacre of being a genocide, in Switzerland, is punishable by their laws? So is Swiss court contradicting their own law? Either a country stipulates that it was genocide – and if anyone inside their borders to deny and offend so overtley like Perinceck did – is a crime, or else they should not had made such a law? This rulling is quite confusing actually. It contradicts Swiss own laws and makes no sense. It seems more like Perinckeck got out because of some either political or money manipulations, as often is the case.
Oxred, your analysis is spot on.
That is the most remarkable train of thought. I suggest you read the judgement before pronouncing corruption at the ECtHR. The premise of your statement is wrong, and so all that follows is equally misguided.
There is no Swiss law criminalising denial of Armenian Genocide. The relevant domestic law provisions which the Swiss applied are set out in part II of the judgement from Para 29. Take a look. It does not expressly render genocide denial a crime.
What this case was about – as indeed what most cases of this nature are about – was the *interpretation* of national law. In other words, were the aforementioned domestic provisions correctly applied by the Swiss courts on these facts? The answer was No.
There are times where there are compatibility issues between national and EU law – this is not one of those times. Swiss law is not a joke, nor is the ECtHR corrupt. There is nothing confusing about this if one simply takes a deep breath and considers the facts before proceeding any further.
Why are they the only ones wearing robes in that picture – does anyone know?
I think I wrote on this before – as Nati says, the wearing of gowns is optional at the ECtHR. I must confess to seeing few advocates wearing gowns at the court myself, and of course if one is to be robed as if one is in the HC or SC, where on earth is the wig? All very puzzling – unless of course one wants to make sure one is "seen" to be a lawyer.
ECHR is not typically a gown setting, even for UK (England & Wales, or Scotland) barristers. And Yes, ESR, mufti (professional suited & booted) OR fully robed (wigs inc). Their Grand Chamber hearing attire was notably odd as neither arthur nor martha. I guess it made some point, to/for them. It stuck me as not unlike stage costuming or set dressing tbh.
There's a few things that bother me here:
GR QC wrote a book on the Armenian Genocide at the time, that he tried to peddle far and wide….read into that as you will with regards to the whole PR debacle of this issue and case;
Why does DS Chambers/GR QC/AC feel the need to publicly defend AC's 'honour' and work…..this is the second occasion I am aware of where DSC has taken aim at the media via the DSC website for their portrayal of AC – do they do this for any of their other lawyers….? It is reminiscent of the time George Clooney took aim at the media for alleging Baria was unhappy with their union….why the need to defend, defend, defend…..? I find it odd and slightly irrational.
I agree with the comments above re the lawyerly spin – unfortunately, they risk becoming a laughing stock amongst their colleagues and peers – and again, one wonders at the reasons behind such a lack of transparency.
I particularly dislike that the PR machinations George and Amal employ, assume the population is made of idiots. It is undignified.
What has happened to mode blog?
Mr.Perinçek,(Dr of law) called the Armenian Genocide of 1915 a "great international lie"in a meeting.He was found guilty of racial discrimination by a Swiss district court in Lausanne in March 2007 (breaking Swiss anti-racism laws for allegedly denying that the killing of Armenians).He was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment and fined 3000 Swiss francs.Perinçek then appealed to the ECHR,after almost 10 year legal battle The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland violated a Turkish politician's right to freedom of speech.
This case is a victory for Perinçek and Turkey because
1- The ECHR judges said that denying the genocide was not an attack on the dignity of individuals in the Armenian community, overruling an Armenian appeal presented in January by Amal Clooney.
2-For the Turkish citizens in Europe, it is a light of salvation from the ugly discrimination of accusations when they recite their own history, or even worse, being subjected to criminal charges before the courts..
3-For the Turkish scholars, this judgement heralds the futility of the efforts to silence and subdue them with the psychological and moral pressure of presenting the Armenian narrative as the one and only, the absolute truth and fact.
4-Within six months at most, Switzerland will report on how it intends to proceed to the Committee of Ministers of the European Council, which is responsible for monitoring the execution by Member States of final judgments. The report must set out the action that Switzerland has taken to eliminate the consequences of the violation determined in this individual case, as well as to prevent such violations in the future.
5-The ECtHR further noted that the question regarding the legal definition of the Armenian genocide was still open to debate among historians.
6–Grand Chamber's judgement is final, meaning there is no appeal to the decision. It is binding, meaning that it is the ultimate legal judgement for forty seven member countries. Also, it establishes a legal precedent for European Court of Human Rights..
A.Clooney and Mr.Robertson got paid a fortune of course they have said what Armenians wanted to hear as their legal team,..there is always one fact in legal system that is the court decision..
I applaud you for posting guldizzy, ESR and OxRed's comments and allowing the public to hear other opinions on this matter.
Like Erika, Anna and others, I appreciate the professional opinions of ESR and OxRed on cases like this. However, I do notice that they weigh in with criticism, never praise, regarding Amal's cases and career. Was there nothing positive to say about the final disposition of the Fahmy case, for example? (Though ESR posted a short comment about how this was good news, there was no real analysis of the legal/public relations strategy.) I understand that Amal does not have the same length of training as other barristers, but is there nothing positive to say about her work? Other than wanting to see Amal, or any high-profile professional woman, succeed, I really have no ax to grind on this subject; however, the exclusively critical comments make it seem, rightly or wrongly, that ESR and OxRed's opinions are not unbiased.
Of course, objectivity is an elusive concept. I make no claims on it. Historians say objectivity is impossible to achieve. In law objectivity is a construct, necessary for function.
However, before critiquing me for having some negative 'bias' I would ask that you address my substantive points – above – and demonstrate the bias you point out. The lack of positive remarks does not a negative bias make.
The release of Fahmy was excellent news, success for one's client is always worth congratulating. The reason I was silent on analysis was because I felt there was little to analyse. There is no evidence that any PR strategy was successful – correlation does not causation make. We are entitled to our views. Call me traditional if you will, but I am a fan of hard work and substantive law. Not PR and quasi history. I have very different views on how best law and lawyers can contribute to human rights. So forgive me if I do not attribute the release of Fahmy to several media interviews. If you can prove the causal links, find the positives as you say, then I will accept your arguments.
Amal's positive attributes are many – I would never disparage her qualifications and her expertise. Nor have I done so. But I will point out where I believe reporting is misleading. Should you take issue with it, I would prefer a critique of my substantive arguments than vague aspersions of bias. We are all biased in some way or another, you as much as I. What matters is the degree to which it can be shown to affect our analysis. It is up to you to show that my bias has materially affected my analysis.
Gosh, I can see why you're a barrister!
No need to be so defensive, ESR. I said that I appreciate your professional opinions, very much so. My point was/is that weighing in only with critical commentary makes it seem, "rightly or wrongly" (as I put it) that you and OxRed are predisposed to react negatively.
Janet, I'm an infrequent visitor to this blog (time/other). I have my own appreciation of Style (all manner of walks) but I'm rarely motivated to comment on frocks and such as I'm usually neither up nor down; simply, being hidebound in THAT way (as a woman) lost any interest for me long past… somewhere around the time I made clear (as a 22 year old) that I did not consider it, either, appropriate or desirable for a significant figure (Law Lord, certain think-tank bod) to offer to pin my (Ladies' side plate orchid favour) to the breast of my dress. That is to say, I understood, and acted upon, setting my own terms re maintaining 'professional and some glamour (along the way)' by own lights and definition.
Perhaps I overly eschewed allowing myself some advantage there, but I have yet to regret it.
Anyhow, EESR covered the bases in response on principles of "objectivity' etc.
'If you have the stones to say I can rewrite history to my own specifications, you can get away with it' – James Ellroy [perhaps, Clooney PR too].
BUT, fyi, I did consider giving a view in regards Fahmy (apparent resolution) but rather suspect my views, if (very) detailed, wouldn't have met your threshold as 'Amal positive' either. I chose to stay myself as absent on an Ends justifying Means, just (and little favourable re: actual Law), rationale.
Even moreso, I will, for now at least, refrain re: all aspect Maldives because, even on a Style blog, I don't want to, properly, get stuck in vis a vis Law (proper) and PR – Amal(law) [abuse/misconstructions]; however, Genser's Social Media pushes acceptable boundaries.
So, actually I (and, I suspect, others) are staying their hands, somewhat, in the name of 'objectivity' and not being as perhaps harshly dismissive as might/warranted.
I would never desire to seek to undermine any other with authentic (note earned) position; neither do I dishonestly contort to significantly credit those unduly advanced ahead of all the actualities. In this, NOT just (but mainly) Law.
Like ERS, I'm simply looking to assess and post to balance beyond the hype; hype which seems increasingly less substantial but ore calculated by design, unfortunately.
ESR, another time, and another place, I'd love a good ole 'objectivity in Humanities (social Sciences)' convo. 😀
Yes Oxred, that old chestnut. I was, as are many lawyers, a historian in a former life! And – worth noting – given my enthusiasm for history, I have plenty of views on the way AC and Geoffrey Roberson argued this particular case (essentially inviting a court to declare a historical fact ?!?!) – but I refrained from airing them. That is a conversation for another day!
Bless you both!!
A question to ESR and OxRED:
are you male or female? By reading you both my guess is you are male, am i right?
Wow. I am more interested in how you can determine a person's gender from their writing?
PS. Read OxRed a little more carefully – she described herself as female above.


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XIV Foundation CEO Jennifer Gratz on race and its place in university admissions policies.
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Videos | December 6, 2006
Mars Discoveries
Evidence of liquid water and new impact craters on the red planet.
Transcript:NARRATOR: Ken Edgett and Mike Malin are space photographers -- fascinated by what they see and learn from their images. But unlike other photographers, the cameras they use are millions and millions of miles away -- circling the red planet.
The Mars Orbiter Camera is on the Mars Global Surveyor, orbiting the planet since 1997. The mission's longevity has allowed scientists to monitor a changing planet, which enabled the camera team to witness the appearance of craters where none existed before and see evidence of current water flows on the surface
KEN EDGETT, MARS ORBITER CAMERA IMAGING TEAM MEMBER The thing that startles me The most is the idea that the water has flowed on Mars in this decade. One of these two sites that we observed, it had no new deposit in the gully in 2001 which is in this decade. We come back in 2005 and there this stuff, that was amazing.
MIKE MALIN, MARS ORBITER CAMERA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR We think what's actually happening is that there is ice formed in the rock acting as a dam and then water builds up behind that ice dam. And as the pressure of that water gets high enough it breaks through the dam and out comes a lot of water and debris that was forming the dam. For an astronaut or robotic vehicle, you wouldn't want to be in the gully at the time. Clearly that would be like being caught in a channel in the desert during a flash flood.
EDGETT: Many of us have heard for years the mantra, follow the water. That's what NASA's Mars exploration is about. We now know where to look!
NARRATOR: Using this before and after technique, the team made another very serendipitous discovery.
Malin It was in a picture that had been taken as context for a higher resolution view and I had put in my notes-- why hadn't we taken a picture of the dark spot? And Ken's response was because it didn't exist!
Narrator: It was an impact crater, a new one, formed in the last five-to-six years. Since then, they've found a total of 20 new craters in a relatively small area.
Malin If someone were to live on Mars for about 20 years, the cratering rate is high enough that they would hear one of these events sometime during those 20 years. There are enough of these objects hitting, spread out statistically over the planet, that you would expect to hear one of these blasts when it hit the ground. That isn't happening on the Earth.
Narrator: The findings add to Mars Global Surveyor's legacy. The spacecraft is probably finished with its operating life, but it leaves a treasury of scientific discovery.
MALIN: To find any evidence for liquid water today is mind boggling. Ken and I are explorers. We unfortunately have to use a surrogate vehicle. I think both of us would love to go to Mars and come back. But this is exploration and it's a not just an intellectual activity. It's an emotional activity as well.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter continues the work of Mars Global Surveyor, by taking pictures of this amazing planet at even higher resolutions.


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Conservation through Education
Home | Employment
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With more than 110 million people visiting zoos annually, employees have the opportunity
to educate the public about the critical need for the conservation of wildlife and
wild lands. This responsibility assures an interesting and rewarding career, but
the profession requires more than a commitment to conservation – it requires hard
Zoo employment is not always glamorous. Much of the work requires physical strength,
as well as the ability to make detailed observations and keep information up-to-date.
It takes a special kind of dedication to provide care to captive animals that require
attention 24 hours a day, seven days a week, come snow, rain or shine.
The rewards for such efforts are great. Zoo employees share in the knowledge that
they are providing the best care for the creatures in their facility, as well as
developing a forum for others to learn how they too can participate in the conservation
of our planet's natural resources.
The conservation and scientific programs in zoos have become highly technical and
specialized. Although practical experience with animals may sometimes be substituted
for academic training, most entry-level keeper positions now require a four-year
college degree or two-year degree from a specialized zoo related school. Training
in animal science, zoology, marine biology, conservation biology, wildlife management
and animal behavior is preferred. Students wishing to pursue animal-related careers
are encouraged to carefully review the curriculum of the schools they wish to attend,
as some programs focus more on zoological application than others.
Students who are interested in the business side of zoo operations should concentrate
on skills related to a particular area of expertise.
Salaries for zoo employees vary depending on the size, funding and location of the
institution. Non-profit institutions, many times, base salary on experience, individual
performance, work ethic and value to the institution.
Positions at Cougar Mountain Zoo
The Cougar Mountain Zoo is seeking applicants who are professional in attitude and
appearance, energetic, enthusiastic, outgoing, team orientated, hard working, self-motivated,
able to multi-task, follow direction, communicate with visitors and love working
with animals.
Applicants, regardless of experience, must come to terms with the demands of a zoo
position and the risks involved in working with zoo animals.
Click here for a list of zoo positions
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Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand
Our Center Stage concert on Friday night, August 1, will feature Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand.
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand's lively style of bluegrass infused with flavors of rap, rock and contemporary country has universal appeal. This charismatic quintet takes the audience on an entertainment rollercoaster with stellar musicianship, witty lyrics, funny antics and audience sing-alongs. Hard-driving arrangements, hot instrumental solos and tight vocal harmonies make the live show a favorite at BYU-Idaho. As Ryan describes his music, "It's good old American country bluegrass music with blues and rock." Popular songs in recent years have included "Dream Big," "Banjo Boy," and "Even Superman."
Tickets go on sale March 4. $10 for general public, $5 for BYU-Idaho students and Education Week participants. Classroom dress.
Event Information
Date: Friday, 1 August 2014.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hart Auditorium.
Price: $10 for the general public, $5 for BYU-Idaho students and Education Week participants.
Attire: Classroom dress.


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MIAMI (AP) -- Coming off his best season, Brian Hartline wanted to stay put.
The veteran receiver signed a five-year deal Friday for nearly $31 million to remain with the Miami Dolphins, his agent said. The contract includes $12.5 million guaranteed, agent Drew Rosenhaus said.
Quarterback Matt Moore signed a two-year deal to remain as Ryan Tannehill's backup rather than test free agency and pursue a possible starting job.
Hartline, who also could have become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday, instead decided to remain with the team that drafted him in 2009.
"I believe he could have signed for more in the open market with another team, but he wanted to remain with the Dolphins for less money," Rosenhaus wrote in a text message to The Associated Press.
Hartline tweeted a photo of himself signing the deal in the Dolphins' offices.
"Officially put that name on the line," he tweeted. "Blessed to be a Dolphin for 5 more years. Now it's time to win some championships."
Working with rookie Tannehill, Hartline led Miami last year with 74 receptions for 1,083 yards, both career highs, despite missing most of the preseason because of injuries.
However, he caught only one touchdown pass and has career totals of six scores in 183 receptions.
While Hartline is a solid No. 2 target, landing a top receiver for Tannehill remains the Dolphins' foremost offseason priority, and they're expected to court free agent Mike Wallace and possibly Greg Jennings. Miami's wideouts combined for only three touchdown catches in 2012.
Moore was beaten out for Miami's No. 1 job last summer by Tannehill and played in only two games off the bench. The five-year veteran started 12 games for the Dolphins in 2011 and had his best season, throwing for 2,497 yards and 16 touchdowns with nine interceptions, but said he's content with continuing as Tannehill's backup.
"Whether you're a starter or a backup in this league, it needs to be the best fit and the right team," Moore said. "To me there's no other team out there that's perfect. I think myself and the Miami Dolphins fit perfectly together."
Moore said remaining with the Dolphins appealed to him partly because he expects substantial improvement by a team that has endured four consecutive losing seasons.
"This team is definitely going places," he said. "There are big things to come, and I didn't want to miss out."
General manager Jeff Ireland hopes to re-sign at least a couple of other players before they become free agents. Possibilities include tackle Jake Long, running back Reggie Bush, cornerback Sean Smith, safety Chris Clemons, tight end Anthony Fasano and reserve tackle Nate Garner.
"I am excited that we have been able to reach an agreement with both Brian and Matt to keep them as members of the Miami Dolphins," Ireland said in a statement. "Brian is an ascending player that has steadily improved over his first four years with the organization. He has represented himself positively both on the field and throughout the South Florida community. Matt has been a valuable contributor to the Dolphins ever since he arrived two seasons ago."
This week's deals leave the Dolphins with enough salary-cap room to sign at least one major free agent. On Monday they designated defensive tackle Randy Starks as their franchise player.


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Murdo Ritchie (RCN) wrote the following article for supporters of the Republican Socialist alliance. It was first also posted on Murdo's blog at http://murdoritchie.blog.co.uk/2015/02/13/promoting-republicanism-20090169/.
The advocacy of socialist republicanism has very few precedents in the United Kingdom. While many organisations can make claims to republicanism, in most cases this has been rarely developed and has often seemed like it was added on as an extra to more immediately pressing concerns. It should be no real surprise that an anti-political, economic reductionism (economism), or a separatism that sought an end to London rule, and many other perspectives have used the term emptying it of any real understanding or meaning.


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Joey Rockenstein
With a "rock star" last name, Joey Rockenstein, (his real last name,) knew he was destined for comedy, after learning one commonality from working various jobs ranging from "Pool-Lifeguard," to "Bartender," to portraying "Batman" at kid's parties: it didn't matter what he did… Joey was funny! Joey is the youngest of four, raised in a strict Irish household. "Growing up, we didn't have bed times; we had 'last call'!" As a kid, armed with a razor-quick-wit, Joey knew the best way to get out of a fight was to make everyone laugh so hard that they forgot there was supposed to be a fight. And if that didn't work... RUN! After completing the BFA acting program at UC Santa Barbara, Joey, (a Sig Ep from the same school,) moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy. Joey graduated summa cum laude at The I.O. West improv and writing programs. He now is a current performer and writer for many mainstage shows. Joey's unique, (and at times,) sarcastic perspective involves growing up Catholic, (with a Jewish sounding last name;) living with Diabetes; to dealing with people who have no common sense. Joey performs regularly at The World Famous Improvs, The Comedy Store, and The Ice House in Los Angeles, and clubs, casinos, colleges, and corporate events all over the country. From VFW rooms, to auctions, to Vegas trade shows,… Joey Rockenstein delivers comedy absolution to audiences everywhere he takes the stage!
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Preserving our History
The Cecil Beeson Genealogy Library is located on the first floor of our building and contains many items of interest to historians and genealogists. See below for a short list of items in the library.
Museum items are on the first and second floors. We have historical, interesting and odd items for you to explore. Below is a small sample of our displays. Click any thumbnail image to see a larger version. Right-click and choose Save Picture As to download a copy.
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Short list of items in the Library
The Great Murder Trial, Blackford and Wells Counties, Indiana, 1883 to 1884; Twibell Cemetery and Lives of Its Pioneers; Historic Woodlawn Cemetery; Excerpts of Vital Statistics, compled by Judy VanCamp, from The Pennville Booster, Jay County, Indiana. Click here for a list of research material in our library. This list will be updated as more items become available.
- Church Files These files may contain church directories, photos, bulletins, etc.
- Individual Family Names. An index of these files has just been completed and a pdf file is available. This individual material is filed alphabetically in the vertical file cabinet. These files might contain newspaper clippings, pictures, brochures, letters, family bible pages, etc..
- Directories This is a list of city directories and telephone books in our library
- Family Genealogies. This material has been donated to the Library and an updated list is now available as a pdf file. Click on Family Genealogies to view. These Family Files are shelved alphabetically in our library.
- High School Year Books, H.C/Blackford County 1917-2009 except 1987. A few year books for Roll and Montpelier,
- Newspaper Collection, dating from 1905 to 1961 - 37 Books from News Times; 36 Books from Times Gazette; 8 Books from News; 22 Books from Evening News - Not complete for all years.
- Picture collection sorted by category and filed
- Book - History of Jay and Blackford Counties, 1887
- Book - Biographical Memoirs of Blackford County, 1900, B. G. Shinn
- Book - Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana, 1914, B.G. Shinn
- Book - History of Blackford County, 1986
- Book - Indiana Civil War Veterans, Blackford County, 1861-1865 2nd edition
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Vol. 23, No. 10: Photo Captions
Capricious captions
Just a few years ago, photographs appeared so seldom in the Journal that news items in other papers would note the occurrences and list the few previous such historical events. A top editor of the Journal was once quoted facetiously explaining why the paper usually didn't use photographs: "Because then we'd have to have photographers." In reality, we seemed to think back then that 1,000 words were better than a picture.
How times have changed, with the Journal now using dozens of photos daily. And with the change has come the need for some stylistic rules about captions and the first-ever stylebook entry for "captions."


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The Vespa LX/LXV/S models have interchangeable horn covers. This provides the advantage that the newer LX 3V horn cover can be retro-fitted to the earlier LX/LXV/S models.
The horn covers for the GT/GTS Super/GTV/GT 60/GT and GT L models also share this feature, allowing a 'normal' GTS to be equipped with the version from the GTS Super etc.
The Vespa GTS models produced from 2014 have benefitted from a facelift. The new horncover can be retro fitted to all previous GTS models and are always available to match all factory paints. A new horncover inlay is then also necessary.
SIP-TIP : Do not forget to order a new badge and a horn cover inlay!
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Paul McCartney Calls for Release of Abused Elephant
When it comes to helping animals in need, nothing stands in Sir Paul McCartney's way — not even Olympic rehearsals.
The Beatle was in London practicing for his performance at the Games when he learned about the plight of an abused elephant in India. McCartney immediately stopped his rehearsal and sent a plea to the Indian Forest Minister, asking him to secure the release of a young pachyderm named Sunder.
In his letter, McCartney wrote, "I have seen photographs of young Sunder, the elephant kept alone in a shed at Jyotiba Temple and put in chains with spikes. Years of his life have been ruined by keeping him and abusing him in this way and enough is enough. I most respectfully call on you … to get Sunder out."
Evidently Sunder has been kept in deplorable conditions for quite some time. PETA India says that the elephant has sustained a severe eye injury from being jabbed with a hooked poker, is covered in lesions from past abuse, and is kept alone in a dark shed, with no light or room to take even a single step. The elephant's handler is now on the run from authorities.
Sadly, this type of abuse is becoming all too common. According to PETA India, many elephants are kept in small concrete pens where they are unable to move and must stand in their own excrement.
"Frequently controlled through beatings and prodded and gouged in sensitive areas behind their knees and ears with an ankus, they languish without veterinary care for even serious conditions, sustain leg injuries and are fed unsuitable food. Many elephants at Indian temples also show signs of severe psychological distress, such as swaying, head-bobbing or weaving – behaviour not found in healthy elephants in nature," reads the website.
For more information on the plight of Sunder and other Indian elephants, including how to help, head over to the PETA India site.
Sunder photos courtesy of PETA.


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The great folks over at XDA have been porting Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the HTC Droid Eris. Nevertheless, XDA member punk.kaos has been leading the charge on porting Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the Eris. The most surprising news is that the Gingerbread ROM for the device is very near to a fully working state.
The Droid Eris is a device which is way past its prime. HTC did not even bother to update the handset to Android 2.2. But, this did not dampen the Eris owners' spirit over at XDA to port Gingerbread on their beloved handset. As of now, Wi-Fi, GPS, Open GL and audio work pretty much flawlessly on the latest version of the ROM.
The first question which came to my mind when I came across this news – Why would anyone in this earth port Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the HTC Droid Eris? I still can't find an answer to this question though. I do understand that not everyone is rich enough to buy a high-end Android phone but Android 2.3 on a Droid Eris. Seriously?!!?


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Beyoncé Discusses Miscarriage & Slams Surrogacy Rumors
Giving birth is "the most powerful thing you can ever do in your life," the singer says
Although she's often secretive about her personal life, Beyoncé is opening up about her journey to motherhood.
The Grammy winner reveals she suffered a miscarriage – and slams rumors she used a gestational surrogate – in her upcoming HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream – slated to air Feb. 16.
While her husband Jay-Z referenced the miscarriage in "Glory," a track released shortly after the couple's first child, Blue Ivy, was born last January, this is the first time the singer, 31, has publicly addressed it.
"About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time. And I hear the heartbeat, which was the most beautiful music I ever heard in my life," she says.
During the pregnancy, Beyoncé says she "envisioned what my child would look like" and was feeling "very maternal."
She also says that, "being pregnant was very much like falling in love. You are so open. You are so overjoyed. There's no words that can express having a baby growing inside of you, so of course you want to scream it out and tell everyone."
But there were complications in the early stages of the singer's pregnancy. "I flew back to New York to get my check up – and no heartbeat. Literally the week before I went to the doctor, everything was fine, but there was no heartbeat," she says.
Turning to music, Beyoncé says she "went into the studio and wrote the saddest song I've ever written in my life."
"And it was actually the first song I wrote for my album. And it was the best form of therapy for me, because it was the saddest thing I've ever been through," she says.
In the documentary, the Super Bowl halftime show performer's excitement over her pregnancy with Blue Ivy is made clear. In one scene, she confides, in bed at night, "I felt the baby kick for the first time. Kicked five times."
After going public with her pregnancy at the MTV Video Music Awards, she soon faces rumors that she had used a gestational surrogate.
"A stupid rumor, the most ridiculous rumor I've ever had about me," she says. "To think that I would be that vain …"
She continues, saying that giving birth is "the most powerful thing you can ever do in your life."
But while she was "scared to death" of delivery, Beyoncé says it was "the most beautiful experience of my life … It was amazing … I felt like God was giving me a chance to assist in a miracle … You're playing a part in a much bigger show."


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We'll likely never get a proper STALKER game again. But that's OK! Some of the people who made STALKER - and Metro 2033 - are off to make a new game that's a lot like STALKER, it just isn't called that.
That game is Areal, which is currently up on Kickstarter, described as the "definitive spiritual successor to the cult hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R."
It's an open world game set in a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is linear and...look, it sounds just like STALKER, OK? Just with some new stuff, like smarter animals, alien crystals and the ability to use a wide variety of vehicles, including helicopters.
While it sounds a lot like STALKER, though, it doesn't look it. There are bright splashes of colour throughout the art shown, which is a nice change of pace from a group of developers whose previous projects have specialised in grey, black and brown.
You can back it here. Promisingly, they're only asking for $50,000, which seems a pretty easy target given the dev's pedigree.


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AMES, IA--(Marketwired - Mar 7, 2014) - NewLink Genetics Corporation (
As part of the planned interim analysis, scheduled to occur following 222 patient events, the independent data safety monitoring committee (DSMC) met to review available patient data. Following their review, the DSMC recommended that the study should proceed as planned, without modification. A second interim analysis is planned upon reaching 333 patient events and, if needed, a final analysis is planned at 444 patient events.
"As we have previously emphasized, continuation of this study was an anticipated outcome considering the high statistical threshold assigned to this first interim analysis under the special protocol assessment," commented Dr. Charles Link, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NewLink.
"In any case, it is reassuring that no unexpected safety issues or other concerns were raised by the independent data safety monitoring committee," said Dr. Nicholas N. Vahanian, President and Chief Medical Officer of NewLink Genetics. "Now, with the first interim analysis behind us, we look forward to continuing the study and to gathering additional, more mature data in support of our mission to provide improved treatment options for patients with pancreatic cancer."
About HyperAcute Immunotherapy
NewLink's HyperAcute immunotherapy platform creates novel biologic products that are designed to stimulate the human immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells. HyperAcute product candidates are composed of human cancer cells that are tumor specific, but not patient specific. These cells have been modified to express alpha-gal, a carbohydrate for which humans have pre-existing immunity. These alpha-gal-modified cells stimulate a rapid and powerful human immune response that trains the body's natural defenses to seek out and destroy cancer cells. The objective of HyperAcute immunotherapies is to elicit an antitumor response by "educating" the immune system to attack a patient's own cancer cells. HyperAcute immunotherapies do not require any tissue from individual patients and use intact whole cells rather than cell fragments or purified proteins. We believe these unique properties of HyperAcute products result in the stimulation of a robust immune response.
NewLink's lead product candidate, algenpantucel-L (HyperAcute pancreas), is being studied in a Phase 3 trial (IMPRESS: "Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Resectable cancer Survival Study") under a Special Protocol Assessment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This trial involves up to 722 patients with surgically resected pancreatic cancer. Algenpantucel-L is also being tested in a second Phase 3 study (PILLAR: "Pancreatic Immunotherapy with algenpantucel-L for Locally Advanced non-Resectable"), involving patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
NewLink has several HyperAcute product candidates focused on other tumor types in various stages of development, including tergenpumatucel-L, which is in an adaptive design, randomized Phase 2B/3 clinical trial currently accruing up to 240 patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
About NewLink Genetics Corporation
NewLink is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel immunotherapeutic products to improve treatment options for patients with cancer. NewLink's portfolio includes biologic and small molecule immunotherapy product candidates intended to treat a wide range of oncology indications. NewLink's product candidates are designed to harness multiple components of the immune system to combat cancer without significant incremental toxicity, either as a monotherapy or in combination with other treatment regimens. For more information please visit http://www.linkp.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements of NewLink that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "target," "potential," "will," "could," "should," "seek," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about: the timing for completion of enrollment of our Phase 3 clinical trial for our HyperAcute Pancreas cancer immunotherapy; the timing of release of clinical data from ongoing clinical studies; its plans related to moving additional indications into clinical development; the prospects of algenpantucel-L and any of our other product candidates and related clinical trials; and any other statements other than statements of historical fact. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that NewLink makes due to a number of important factors, including those risks discussed in "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in NewLink's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, Form S-3 Registration Statement filed December 28, 2012 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent NewLink's views as of the date of this press release. NewLink anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while it may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing NewLink's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.


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The New Frontier
As an unusually long and sweltering heat wave enveloped the traditionally mild San Francisco Bay Area, power outages knocked out air conditioning, and gas prices under $3.00 a gallon seemed like leisure suits or vinyl LPs, relics of a long forgotten era, those who have been warning of the consequences of global warming and the eventual decline of a fossil fuel-based life felt an awkward sense of vindication.
Though some progressive icons like Greg Palast still try to write the peak oil movement off using incomplete research and fallacious arguments, increasingly people are awakening to the limits of a system that is utterly dependent upon a finite substance; a substance that is becoming uneconomical and is destroying the earth's life-support network.
The subject of peak oil broke ground last year when a bipartisan caucus devoted to it was formed in the House of Representatives (Roscoe Bartlett, R-MD and Tom Udall, D-NM). So far, the House Caucus has done little except give a few interesting speeches, but, as Gregory Greene, director of the mobilizing classic, End of Suburbia, observed, it may be too late for such "top-down remedies" to work anyhow: The U.S. dollar and economy are dependent on a reliable source of energy and there is not enough time to build nuclear power plants or implement other fuel alternatives on a large scale. Even if we could quickly build nuclear power plants, the recent heat wave and subsequent demand for electricity in France showed the ecological weaknesses of relying too much on nuclear power. So what are the alternatives? (1)
Greene is currently finishing a follow-up film called Escape from Suburbia. This new film looks at communities that have taken the initiative and are "re-localizing" -- preparing for a future with little fossil fuel by scaling down and redirecting focus and resources toward local self-sufficiency. Communities from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Cuba and the Middle East appear in the film, but it is the town of Willits, California that provides the most intriguing and advanced study of the effort to re-localize and form a sustainable and vitally democratic town in the U.S. "It was evident about five or six months ago that Willits was really serious [about localizing the economy] and a lot of people look to Willits for leadership." (2)
The Willits Model
Jason Bradford, an academic with a Ph.D. in botany founded the Willits Economic Localization project, otherwise known as WELL. Brian Weller, who showed up at the first screening that Bradford hosted of The End of Suburbia, eventually became an instrumental participant in WELL. In the two years since then, Bradford and Weller have learned some interesting lessons about mobilizing a community to prepare for the inevitable changes ahead.
As more people showed up at successive screenings and called for action, the vulnerabilities that Willits would face in a time of decreasing access to inexpensive fossil fuel and the long-distance economic dependencies it has created, led to the realization that making the community more self-reliant was imperative. Subsequently, committees were formed to explore areas that were crucial to the survival and harmony of the community.
Assessments were undertaken to determine what resources were available locally in terms of food, energy, and keeping essential services operating.
During a workshop in Oakland this past April, Bradford and Weller discussed how, by strategically pressing something other than the peak oil issue, they were able to get important community allies committed to their localization project. Local emergency personnel took notice when WELL's resource assessments, designed to expose the problems Willits would face as a result of peak oil, showed that these same vulnerabilities would be present in a more traditional disaster, like a forest fire or earthquake. The local police and fire chiefs recognized that the community would be in big trouble if a major disaster disrupted supply routes for any length of time. They understood that local self-reliance was essential to maintaining water and food supplies and keeping hospitals and other public safety institutions functioning.
Participants from other locales made similar observations based on their own unique community experiences. One attendee from the coastal town of Pacifica, south of San Francisco, spoke of the months-long closure of Highway 1 due to Devil's Slide and the adverse impact it was having on local residents and small businesses. These experiences provide a window into the kinds of challenges that could arise when a lack of cheap oil renders regular shipments of essential goods into communities an anachronism.
In addition to recruiting important community allies, WELL also got the Bank of Willits to agree to the creation of an Economic Localization Fund (ELF). The bank will finance projects that increase energy efficiency, build infrastructure for resource self-reliance and also keep money flowing within the local economy. WELL is also working with EcoCity Builders and the City of Willits to map and plan more sustainable development.
This kind of success, however, does not mean that WELL has not faced its share of difficulties. Though local self-sufficiency and sustainability are issues that refreshingly overcome the cultural rift between liberal and conservative, other challenges have emerged. For example, some people go into the project with high expectations and become impatient or disillusioned with the slow pace of change. Personality differences also require a delicate balancing act.
"In the beginning, we had a collection of innovators and activists whose nature is to think outside of the box and they are wary of too much control or structure. But once you want to start getting practical, it requires more discipline and organization. So it comes down to, how do you keep the innovators on board and also recruit organizers?" Weller said. He believes re-establishing trust is the key, and the way to do that is by knowing how to talk to different people in language they will listen to and having the goal be to build a workable alternative rather than merely being reactive.
For all their success, one stumbling block that Bradford concedes his group has encountered is in getting young people on board. "Most [youth] who grow up here really want to get out and see the world. Tey apparently have little commitment to place right after high school."
Back in Metropolis
While youth flight may be a problem in a rural town like Willits, groups in more urban areas that are working on localization and sustainability issues are experiencing a more optimistic trend in getting youth into the movement. Aaron Lehmer, 34, of Bay Area Relocalize (BAR), an organization assisting communities with mapping local resources, noted that young people are heavily involved in dozens of local groups in the San Francisco Bay Area focusing on food security, renewable energy and peak oil issues. "Most of the people involved with BAR are between 25 and 35. Several say they're involved in the peak oil-localization movement because they're worried about their future and whether there will be a viable society for them to live in over the coming decades."
One community in the East Bay that is making impressive strides toward greater sustainability and self-reliance, much of it due to the participation and creativity of youth, is West Oakland. The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an NGO that has focused on issues affecting the poor and minority population of the Oakland area, has teamed up with the West Oakland Apollo Alliance to pilot three new projects aimed at creating a symbiosis between social justice needs and sustainable economic development under the banner of Reclaim the Future. The projects will include efforts to improve air quality by utilizing biodiesel fuel blends, building a green residential complex on the site of a formerly toxic yeast factory, and development of a program to train formerly incarcerated and low-income people with skills useful in the emerging green economy sectors. Their first Solutions Salon this past April was designed to educate the public and encourage dialogue on Reclaim the Future and drew crowds so large the event had to be moved at the last minute to a larger venue.
Another grassroots effort that is providing training and employment opportunities for youth in the context of a local green economy is People's Grocery, which was founded in 2002 by three West Oakland residents who were concerned by the lack of access to healthy food and its negative effect on their community.
Contrary to many people's preconceived notions, the Alameda County Public Health Department of Vital Statistics found that, between 1996 and 1998, "the number one cause of death in West Oakland was not violence, but heart disease." The fact that there are 40 liquor stores in West Oakland and only one grocery store underscores the deeper problems of economic underdevelopment, neglect and exploitation that fuel food insecurity, poor health, and a lack of opportunities, especially for young people.
Several programs have been developed by People's Grocery to comprehensively address these issues. The most visible is the Mobile Market, an organic grocery store on wheels that delivers produce grown by local farmers at affordable prices and offers nutrition education, all to the beat of a solar-powered sound system. Three urban gardens are being cultivated throughout Oakland using compost from scraps collected from local neighborhoods. Youth work in the gardens and participate in programs like Collards n Commerce which teach entrepreneurial skills in sustainable agriculture and food preparation. The organization even has plans to eventually open up a full-service grocery store.
According to Brahm Ahamadi, one of its founders, People's Grocery has had considerable success in improving people's diets and eating habits. They have also provided stable jobs to a small group of people and though the scale is not yet large, the ripple effects have been significant in that workers have received meaningful skills that have often paved the way toward better jobs. But it's the sense of proactive participation in one's own community that has been priceless.
"Young people are compelled to our organization because of our community-based nature. We are in and for and about West Oakland. This is very inspiring to many young people as their experience has been that few people care about West Oakland. Also, the vibrant and engaging nature of our youth staff is attractive to other youth who subsequently join."
The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina exposed the public to what many poor and minority communities like those in West Oakland already learned from hard experience long ago: that, regardless of one's ideological opinions about whether it should, the government oftentimes cannot be relied upon to effectively help people in trouble. When the community comes together and uses its ingenuity to create solutions, things happen that could never be gotten from an impersonal and cumbersome bureaucracy.
The increased visibility of lower income and minority activists in the sustainability movement also offers a much needed challenge to the perception that environmentalism is a status symbol for affluent liberals who can afford to pay the boutique prices at Whole Foods and drive around in space-age hybrids.
Waking Up in the Burbs
The main theme running through The End of Suburbia is that residents of what we call the suburbs owe their very existence to cheap oil and, hence, have the most to lose in the future. So what is the attitude and level of awareness of peak oil in the suburbs where folks still have their creature comforts and $3.50 a gallon gas isn't really hurting too much?
Time is one of the biggest issues that came up when talking to peak oil activists who live in the burbs. As Verdette Wilkins of Tracy, an attendee at the localization workshop in Oakland, observed with some irony, "So many people are busy commuting to and from [suburbia] that they are unable to attend local government hearings and their concerns go largely unaddressed." Dennis Brumm, an organizer with San Francisco Oil Awareness (SFOA), which played a pivotal role in getting the SF Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution on peak oil in April (3), acknowledged that having the time to do the follow-up and attend meetings, especially during the day when the bureaucracy was doing business, was crucial to his group's progress in working with local government.
Sally Sweetser, a member of Diablo Post Carbon Study Group in Walnut Creek, stated that she is seeing a gradual increase in interest in her area as more people attend local film screenings and show some inclination toward doing something. Several people who are involved in environmental and social justice issues in Contra Costa County have memories of people attempting to broach this topic as far back as the 1970s and no one wanted to listen. Now, with our nation bogged down in at least two protracted wars in the Middle East, high gas prices, and hotter temperatures, people are starting to understand that something is amiss and are more open to hearing about oil, in terms of oil peaking and its relationship to global warming and geopolitics.
Richard Abbott, who helped organize this year's Earth Day celebration in Lafayette with a "Powering Down" theme, was taken aback by the number of people in this cozy, well-to-do town who were well informed about peak oil. Many were taking individual actions in their personal lives, typically in the form of more eco-friendly consumer choices or driving less. Some are even involved in various groups relating to the environment, but an intellectual grasp on abstract dangers is perhaps not enough to inspire people to get their hands dirty with a community garden or green roofs on buildings just yet.
Framing the Problem and the Solutions
Though re-localization advocates are attempting to translate their understanding of peak oil and its overwhelming implications into constructive action, this is no band of wide-eyed idealists. Nor do most of them see re-localization as a panacea but as one important aspect of the multi-faceted response that will be needed to address the complex problems ahead.
As Sally Sweetser admitted, "I am actually very pessimistic. I do not believe groups of people have the ability to change before the crisis changes them. But I do believe in local action and the ability of local communities to weather the storm." Similar sentiments of cold, hard realism were echoed by several activists within the movement.
Brumm recounted one of his colleagues suggesting that the peak oil problem and how to address it should be approached as a "risk management" issue since it is not a problem that can be solved per se but only one in which the effects can be mitigated.
This is what makes peak oil a topic that politicians are reluctant to talk about. On May 19th, localization and sustainability advocates convened a meeting with local elected officials in Sonoma County in the North Bay Area to discuss peak oil and its potential ramifications. At the Energy Vulnerability Summit, peak oilers learned some interesting insights into navigating the issue with public officials. The first point was to be careful about nomenclature. The term "peak oil" should not be used but instead euphemisms such as "energy vulnerability" or "energy security." In the same vein, the term "local" was to be avoided. As mystifying as this initially sounds, it was speculated that since the ideology of corporate globalization is so deeply entrenched it is nearly impossible to challenge it head-on by emphasizing the local.
With the terrain so inhospitable, it was considered that if a local elected official shows some sympathy for the issue and makes some kind of effort, however insufficient it may seem, it is important that advocates not be condescending, angry, or patronizing (at least not publicly) since even a small gesture of support often means that an elected official may be sticking their neck out. "Don't ever embarrass a public official," Post Carbon Institute founder, Julian Darley, admonished localization activists at a San Francisco conference on May 20th.
Jason Bradford recalled a comparable experience while attending a conference on sustainability several years ago. During a Q and A session, Bradford asked one of the speakers about the oxymoron of "sustainable growth." The speaker replied that his question was "ideological" and that if one was going to attempt to talk to public officials or business leaders about sustainability, and be taken seriously, the term "growth" had to be there.
"I can't see how the physics of growth on a finite planet has anything to do with ideology, but I certainly learned a lot about what constraints are placed on people about what they are supposedly allowed to talk about," Bradford stated in an email exchange this past May. Instead of trying to work within what he saw as a dangerously outdated framework dictated by politicians and the corporate world, Bradford resolved that he would not compromise the truth about what he sees as an ecological and social emergency.
It was this realization that sparked his movement to Willits with its abundance of natural resources and pockets of nonconformity. The evolution of WELL, which was born out of the simple idea of screening the film The End of Suburbia, has inspired people throughout California and beyond to get their own communities to embark on the path of re-localizing as a step toward a sane and sustainable future. Bradford has no regrets about his conclusion for the need to speak plainly about the problem.
"I went into this with the commitment to tell the truth as best I could. This occasionally risks alienating people but I have never felt that my relationships with people have broken down. I think the success with WELL means that people need not be afraid to tell it like it is." But he cautions that how you convey the truth is essential to getting people to accept it, "Speak with clarity and compassion, less with anger, and the message will be easier to transmit."
Natylie Baldwin is a writer and activist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She writes on issues relating to the Middle East, human rights, peak oil, and sustainability. She can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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2) "Willits to Star in International Film: Town Plays Key Role in Localization Story" by Claudia Reed. The Willits News. March 1, 2006.
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:46 pm
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hey we was talking some with Peter about using other lens & lens scales
so I got out some of my scales I have scales for most all my standared
lens and then for 90mm 203mm AND ONE I JUST DON'T KNOW!!
as it is not marked!! I though it mite be a 65mm
SO to day I gave it a good try!!
I try a 45mm lens
a 50mm lens
a 65mm lens
a 75mm lens
and a 80mm lens
AT Infinity and 25' it works with any of thoes lens
BUT that it ! not at 15' or 10'
BUT with any of thoes lens Infinity to 25' is ONLY 1 mm of movment
of the Rail
I set up with the city warter tower for Infinity @ some 372 yards
then @ a target 150', 100', 50', 25', 15', 10'', & 5'
I also did it for my Tele-Arton 180mm as I am going to make a
scale for & my 240mm Tele-Arton
But anyway we where trying to telling Peter how to use his ranger finder
and scale then take that reading to the other scales for the other lens
he is wonting to use so that he did not have to always use the ground glass to use other lens
WILL HELL when it comes to lens say under 90mm it not much help
as Infinity to 25' is ONLY 1 mm of movment of the Rail
and Infinity to 5' aint 5 mm of movment of the Rail
the scales aint much help!!!
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Location: Sedona Az
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:19 pm
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Thanks for the verification!
Yep.. I to, gave it a quick try.. and could see that if I wanted the accuracy, I would have to use the ground class..
Although the aperture setting would help somewhat with the scales, and bring the image in, but often in landscape, that doesn't become an option, when your in sunlight and shade.
Ha.. We sometimes make a bigger deal out of convenience, then whats necessary.
It's not like I'm shooting sports.. the fastest anything is normally moving, outside of birds, may be the water in the creek.
Or if not at the creek, the clouds when we have them.
So how much time are we really talking about in changing backs?
Or the lens?
I've noticed for a quick simple lookie lo, before changing lenses, that the standard mask, that I use for the 135mm, works also well for the image that 120 roll film back, will make on the negative when using the wide angle 90mm.
So, it takes time, not instant gratification, to look at the sight, get familiar with it, and I've found, not always what you thought was the shot, is the shot taken. Heck with the 35mm, I've waited for the sun to hit a certain location, to make it a focus statement of the photo. And will proubally do the same with the speed as I get more familiar with all its ins and outs.
Yep.. one of the reasons I like the large format, although with the 3x4 I'm just on that edge, there are just so many possibilities. Not just with lenses, any lens that will fit within your focal plane of your bellows.. , but the scope of the negative.
Months ago got a shot, during spring with the green foliage coming on, bright, against the back drop of shadows. B&W, of the creek, shot a 3x4, with what I thought was the shot. But after development, saw that cropping it to a third of what it originally was, was even better. More focused for the scene.
Have been there done that with 35mm, but... not enough 'left' to be able to print it out as an 8x10.
So the large format gives you freedom with equipment and creativity, and by this forum learning more ins, tight to what that is.
Thanks guys for all your time and help.
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:56 pm
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Peter, if you have the infinity stops set for the 135mm and are sliding the front standard to them then switching to a longer focal length and gg focusing by moving the rails forward then resetting the infinity stops for the longer focal length, recalibrating the RF for the longer lens, then make focusing scales and infinity point indexes for the shorter focal lengths you might get better results.
The Kalart RF instructions are on the home page under Technical Information.
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Location: Sedona Az
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:53 pm
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Ah yes I thought of that.. to adjust the RF for the 180mm, and your saying that the scales then may become more accurate.
How much of change of course would be the question, until done.
Yet it defeats the immediate need... shooting 120 roll film adapter, for the wide angle 90mm and 135mm.
The 180mm, up to this time, has only been used for long shots, and I have a mark, that I had put on the rail, a month or so ago, that correlates that lens with infinity. With the distance to the subject and generally f16- f32, that has worked well.
So that leaves the 90 and 135.. yet I don't think the difference would be that much.
Even if I got a 4x5 Century, I would still have to switch backs for one of these two lenses, as the RF can only be adjusted for one lens. Just as I have now and would have to do.
Also, I adjusted the RF last year... and though interesting, ... enough for a while.. its accurate now ..
, and rather honestly would change the backs so as to focus, what ever the lens, then go through that again. Although the second time would be easier, as I wouldn't have to replace the mirror.
So I rest back to the old adage.. if ain't broke, don't fix it.
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