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Noticed a couple of bits of Newbuild era kit on E Bay this weekend.
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An early Roland Step Sequencer used mainly as a syncroniser for the Roland 24 din sync to Midi and visa versa.But Also for the drones on Narcosa.
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A Korg Latin Percussion box as used on Deepville and Let your self go.
These pieces are not the actual ones.
I assume both pieces belonging to Gerald where stolen in various unfortunate studio break ins during the 90s .and probably ended up somewhere useless.
(Previous owners)
The Jupiter 8 synth I now own and has been used since Gorgeous,once belonged to Gerald and was sold by him to Johnny Roadhouse in 92.
(its recently been on holiday with Badly Drawn Boy and pops up on his new album)
Martin had a Jupiter 8 that was used extensively on North at its Heights
another good example of that machine is the Jon Hassle Remix (bass and arpegios) and the Yes Remix (bass).
Scuse the Nerd Factor but was talking to about Minimoogs the other day and how some have a nice history. The Mini Moog we used on 90 (cobra Bora, Donkey Doctor) (also on Recharge)we hired from Strawberry Studio and belonged to 10cc ,was possibly the 1st mini moog in the UK according to a rescent article on line..Also on
Recharge Strawberry's Fender Rhodes 88 was used which is probably the one used on" Im Not In Love."
On EX EL the mini Moog we were using was given to us by Trevor Horn
which could have graced any number of his tunes,(San Francisco is a good example) .This Moog was lost in cargo between Heathrow and LAX in 92.
My current Mini Moog was bought from a Piano shop in Denver whilst on tour.For $450.Its a Model D serial 4577 . I had a MIDI retro fit by Kento put on and has been used on everything else since.
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The end of an era ∞
by Samuel Sidler - May 30, 2013
Today we updated Camino's website to note that the browser is no longer under development and has thus reached the end of its life. We're encouraging all of our users to switch to Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
Of course, anyone observing Camino will note that it's not a surprising change given we last released an update in March 2012. Our previous attempts to breathe life into the project and switch to Webkit didn't succeed.
It was back in February 2005 that I first started helping the Camino project, first setting up a domain, then working to get their new website published. Camino got me involved in the Mozilla community, which eventually got me my job at Mozilla.
It's sad to think this browser that gave me so much is finally being laid to rest. But here we are, more than a decade after it was first created, saying goodbye.
Goodbye old friend, rest in digital peace.
Camino.org...Camino reaches its end
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As onlookers gaze in horror at the civil war raging in Syria, many naturally feel a compulsion to do something to relieve the people's suffering. Many have called for arming the Syrian rebels – a move President Obama is now reportedly considering as Bashar al-Assad's forces are apparently poised to attack the key city of Homs. But such a step would worsen the devastation and might involve the United States in yet another Middle East war. A better way to help the Syrian people is to pursue diplomatic efforts to end the killing and provide greater support for humanitarian relief efforts.
Giving military aid to the rebels will only add fuel to the fire, prolonging the war, producing more death and destruction, and increasing the risk of sectarian conflagration in the region. The rebel cause is just – to overthrow the murderous Assad regime – but the hard reality is that after two years of fighting, insurgent forces have been unable to defeat government troops, and lately have lost ground militarily, most recently with the fall of the city of Qusayr in central Homs province. Mr. Assad's Army remains strong, despite some defections, and has been bolstered by aid from Iran and Hezbollah and promised missile shipments from Russia.
Sending weapons and military aid might help the rebels, but they are already receiving assistance from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. US support will not solve the problem of rebel disunity and the lack of effective command. Many of the fighting groups are more loyal to local militia leaders than to the Free Syrian Army. In some localities warlords hold sway and refuse to submit to external authority.
Providing weapons to the rebels also means giving military support to insurgent forces that include elements allied to Al Qaeda. We are assured that US aid would go only to moderate groups, but controlling the use of weapons is impossible in the midst of the large-scale bitter war raging in Syria. Islamist groups such as the al-Nusra Front increasingly dominate the insurgency and would likely gain control of any weapons we send. US military aid could end up arming Al Qaeda.
What if American arms assistance were to somehow help the rebels turn the tide in their favor? More Hezbollah troops would probably enter the fray on the side of the Assad government, and their paymasters in Tehran might also intervene more directly. This would escalate and expand the conflict. The Sunni majority Syrian rebels would face a Shiite-backed (Hezbollah, Iran) Assad regime, intensifying a regional Shiite-Sunni divide already tearing apart Lebanon and Iraq. This conflict would sunder the entire region and further devastate Syria.
With US involvement growing and escalation likely, pressure would build for stronger action. A no-fly zone? Drone strikes against Syrian tanks and artillery? Boots on the ground? The US might find itself dragged into another even more dangerous Middle East war.
Rather than pursuing uncertain and dangerous military solutions, the US should use its influence to continue to press for a diplomatic settlement. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov announced recently in Moscow the convening of a conference in Geneva to end the fighting and begin negotiations for a transitional government. UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi welcomed last week's communiqué as "the first hopeful news concerning that unhappy country in a very long time."
The Syrian government has said it will attend the conference, but the now militarily weakened rebels are balking and say they will not participate without weapons and ammunition from the West. The Obama administration is using the prospect of military assistance for the rebels as leverage to gain Russian and Syrian government support for the talks, and as an inducement for the rebels to participate.
It's a delicate balancing act that will require Mr. Kerry to pressure the Syrian government into allowing an open transition process and the rebels into pursuing their goals through political and diplomatic means rather than armed struggle.
Syria's most urgent need is for humanitarian assistance. The UN on Friday issued the largest humanitarian appeal in its history, requesting more than $5 billion this year to care for the more than 1.6 million refugees who have fled the country, with 200,000 more leaving every month, and for the millions more displaced within Syria. Emergency help is needed for food, medical assistance, sanitation, shelter, and schooling for children. The World Health Organization expressed concern last week about possible outbreaks of several preventable diseases.
The Obama administration deserves credit for launching a diplomatic process to try to end the war in Syria. The administration should also pledge greater American support for providing desperately needed humanitarian assistance for the war's civilian victims. Sending aid rather than weapons and continuing to pursue a diplomatic solution offer the best options for helping the Syrian people.
David Cortright is the director of policy studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.


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Vision sensors are image processing systems used to capture images and evaluate them. They are easily configurable.
What are vision sensors used for ?
Vision sensors are used to capture images taken by a camera to determine the orientation and accuracy of objects and triggering corresponding reactions. You can use them to solve artificial machine vision applications because they have inspection, identification and object reflection tools with professional advanced functions.
They also dont need programming as they can be configured easily by making just a few adjustments. You may find vision sensors in the beverage industry where they're used to inspect for fill level tolerance and improperly applied caps as part of quality control for example.
Types of vision sensors
There are two main types of vision sensors:
- Perspective projection-type: the field of view is trapezoidal, which is ideal for camera-type sensors.
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Re: Simplify needs ages to finish
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- From: Thomas Gutzler <gutzler at itiv.uni-karlsruhe.de>
- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:39:03 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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Roland Franzius wrote: > Thomas Gutzler wrote: > > 1) At least three syntax errors are in this text. Look for & & instead && All copy'n'paste typos.. > 2) Rewrite your SetDelayed in the following form > o1[a1_, a2_, a3_, a4_, b1_, b2_, b3_, b4_] := > Evaluate[LogicalExpand[righthandside]] > > This will save you some time but only if: > > 3) you state the definitions in reverse order. Otherwise you are getting > lost alredy at definition time. That's true but what you get is kindof strange. I found "!!!" at least once. After that I thought: Well, if it doesn't simplify "!!!" to "!" it probably doesn't simplify anything. So I added a Simplify[..] around Evaluate[..] => took ages again :/ > 4) write a test set > > test= > Rule@@@Transpose[{{a1,a1,...b4},Table[If[Random[]<0.5,True,False],{8}]}] > > and test your definitions using values Replace[#,test]&/@op[a1..] > > 5) You need at least 256 MB memory. Otherwise disk swapping becomes time > consuming > > 6)dont print the full result. (I have not seen it;-) Probably it will > take 100 times the memory used to represent the result internally. This set of functions is only for testing purpose. I wanted to finish with 64 input variables and 32 output functions but I suppose I'm not getting a result ever :( Thanks, Tom


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mocha self-saucing pudding
- 1 cup (250ml) milk
- 70g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (150g) plain flour, sifted
- 3 teaspoons baking powder, sifted
- ⅓ cup (35g) Dutch cocoa, sifted
- ½ cup (60g) almond meal
- ½ cup (90g) brown sugar
- 1 cup (175g) brown sugar, extra
- 2 tablespoons Dutch cocoa, extra
- 2 tablespoons strong instant coffee
- 2 cups (500ml) water
- Dutch cocoa, extra, for dusting
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the milk, butter, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the flour, baking powder, cocoa, almond meal and sugar and whisk to combine. Place the mixture in a 2-litre-capacity baking dish and set aside.
- Place the extra sugar, cocoa, the coffee and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar and coffee dissolves and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and gently pour over the pudding mixture.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes or until firm to touch. Allow to stand for 10 minutes and dust with cocoa to serve. Serves 4–6.
+ When pouring the liquid over the pudding mixture, pour it slowly over the back of a spoon so that it lands gently.
+ Before your puddings go into the oven, place them on a baking tray to catch any spills.
+ Once cooked, allow the puddings to stand at room temperature for a few minutes, so they cool a little and the sauce has a chance to thicken slightly.
+ You can use an ovenproof saucepan, deep-sided frying pan or cake tin to bake your pudding in.
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First of all, Happy New Year!
I am thinking about making my blog accessible and enjoyable on mobile devices (as many handsets as possible). I am using Wordpress 3.0.4.
What I've found is couple of cool plugins like WPTouch (for touch enabled devices), The Wordpress Mobile Edition and the Wordpress Mobile Pack.
I am wondering which one is the best to use if I can use only one. If I can use more or (even all these three) are they compatible?
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Video: Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi talk about the race in Santiago
Just like his team mate, Daniel Abt also collected points in the first two races of the season but missed out on a podium place. "Every member of our team is hungry for success and wants to take another trophy home as quickly as possible," the German says. The race in Santiago de Chile gets underway at 4:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. CET) and will be broadcast live on Eurosport. German television channel ZDF will also be providing a live stream.


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Playing in the summer sun can be fun, but it can also take its toll on your skin. Don't let hot-weather skin hazards drive you indoors. Arm yourself with simple skin care remedies to get you back in the summertime swing.
Bug off
There's no escaping it. Whether you live in the city or the country, if you spend time outside during the summer, you're bound to be bitten by some type of insect. Luckily, most insect bites and stings heal by themselves, and you won't need to visit a doctor.
If a bee stings you, remove the stinger by swiping at it with a hard-edged object such as a credit card or a fingernail. After cleaning the area, apply ice to reduce any swelling. Use hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion, a local anesthetic containing benzocaine or a baking soda paste to soothe the sting. Try an antihistamine to relieve itching, redness and swelling. (Do not give antihistamines to children under age 2 without consulting your doctor.)
Caution: If you're allergic to bee stings, seek medical help immediately. For pesky mosquito bites, apply calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream to reduce itching and redness. For most people, mosquito bites are annoying but harmless.
Too hot to handle
By now, you should know the harmful effects of the sun. While baking your body on the beach may feel good, overexposure to the sun is also the leading cause of skin cancer. Of course, the best treatment is prevention.
Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and protective clothing and use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Reapply sunscreen often throughout the day.
Cool, wet compresses; baths; and soothing lotions with aloe vera provide some relief for minor burns. Topical steroids, such as hydrocortisone cream, can help reduce pain and swelling.
A severe sunburn accompanied by fever, chills, upset stomach and confusion means you should see a doctor right away.
Prickly situation
Heat rashes are common when the weather is hot and humid. You might find tiny, red pimples in the crook of your arm, under your chin, behind your knees or on your chest or back.
To relieve discomfort, dry your skin thoroughly after you bathe. Sprinkle yourself with a body powder made from cornstarch. Apply calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream to relieve itching. Call your doctor if the rash doesn't go away within a few days or if you develop an infection.
A raw deal
Hives are another itch irritant caused by the sun. These raised red welts can form on any part of your body. Whatever you do, don't scratch! This will only make them worse—and can lead to scarring. An antihistamine can help. Avoid harsh soap and vigorous towel drying. The good news is that most hives only last about 24 hours.


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Big Government
The given explanations for "implied consent" to government rule would never pass muster if applied to any private-sector organization.
Bureaucracy and Regulation
Why can't the federal government just leave online gambling alone?
Not surprisingly, government regulations make it harder for small businesses to help their employees save for retirement.
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His great contribution is one of bringing the world closer together to create peace, mutual understanding, and prosperity.
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Market growth can naturally lead to greater inequality. But government interventions often add their own, more insidious brand of inequality.
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Yup, this one is a bad one. Will probably end up passing unless our Rino governor vetos it. Phone calls and letters hardly slow the antis down these days.
A couple to fight this year in CA. The other one moving through CA requires background checks for anyone getting training. We're not just talking secondary training like tactics, or precision rifle. We're talking basic range safety classes, basic handgun, rifle, shotgun classes. Even free classes offered by ranges, or stores.
To those you are reading. Be glad to live in a state that has a 2nd in your state constitution. Because in the Golden State, the 2nd is treated as a privellege, not a right.


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One lucky reader stands the chance of winning a five-course dinner for two at this sea-facing venue, while savouring the Grammy-award-winning sounds of the Gipsy Kings.
Grand Africa Café & Beach, a cool beachside bar and restaurant in Granger Bay, is a sought-after spot for any occasion – be it sundowners with friends, a fun night out or, in this case, a five-course dinner to the soundtrack of samba beats and salsa dancing courtesy of award-winning flamenco band, the Gipsy Kings.
Their booming Spanish vocals, melding deep-heated rumba, and saucy salsa rhythms have earned them a Grammy-award and international recognition all the way from the beaches in the South of France, right down to our Cape Town shores.
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The questions in the evaluation process are derived directly from Wisconsin statutes that govern the classification of workers. We hope this site is helpful both to employers and others involved in worker classification.
Employers are required by law to correctly classify each worker as either an "employee" or "independent contractor."
It is important for employers to correctly classify their workers. Worker classification determines whether or not the employer has legal obligations under the law for unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, wage payments, work hours, record keeping and civil rights protections. There are consequences for misclassifying or attempting to misclassify a worker as an independent contractor.
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BRUSSELS, June 25 (UPI) -- Iran is covertly supplying military equipment to Iraq, as well as using surveillance drones to monitor Sunni militants overtaking the country, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The programs are meant to gather intelligence and support the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and include a communications-interception unit on the ground in Iraq, as well as drones operated from a Baghdad airfield.
The head of Iran's paramilitary Quds Force, Gen. Qassim Suleimani, has visited Iraq twice to plan strategy and mobilize members of Shiite militias. In addition, Iranian transport planes make two daily flights to Baghdad, each flight carrying 70 tons of military supplies and equipment, the U.S. officials said.
"It's a substantial amount," said an unidentified official. "It's not necessarily heavy weaponry but it's not just light arms and ammunition."
Iran's actions come with no involvement or coordination with the United States, which has sent 300 military advisers to Iraq. Nothing, thus far, has come of a dialogue between the United States and Iran over Iraq's security breakdown.
"Iran has many different power centers and different elements of Iran are sending different messages and doing different things," a senior State Department official said Sunday. "They are definitely extremely interested in what's happening here, to say the least."
The movement of militants toward Baghdad was a topic of conversation Tuesday, when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Brussels with NATO foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine. On Tuesday he consulted with Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy director, to confer on Ukraine and "the grave security situation on the ground in Iraq," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.


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Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padarn. From there whole mountain sides have been "converted" to slate in all shapes and sizes. But because you were in North Wales they had to do everything "in house". So there was a huge water wheel which provided power via the shaft at the rear throughout all those toolsheds where they had a foundry for the smaller parts and tools, a proper big foundry for waggon wheels and all kind of slate cutting and finishing equipment.
Here you can see the courtyard which is surounded by all the workshops, the engineers house, storage rooms, social rooms and the ne visitor centre.
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.


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Requirements and standards
ESA has been a proponent of space standardization for a long time. It cooperates with several international organisations to generate and promote common standards for space projects.
In particular, ESA has a strong commitment to support the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS), an initiative established to develop a coherent, single set of user-friendly standards for all European space activities. The ultimate goal of building such a standardization system, at European level, is to minimise life-cycle cost, while continually improving the quality, functional integrity, and compatibility of all elements of a space project. This goal is achieved by applying common standards for project management and for the development and testing of hardware and software.
During the development process of ECSS standards, the Requirement and Standard division acts as the ECSS central secretariat and in this function provides:
- Technical support during the drafting process of new standards and during the subsequent review process.
- Administrative support to the different entities (working groups, executive, panels, and steering board) to ensure the necessary flow of information between these bodies, support by implementing the actions and agreements approved by the technical committees during the editing process, submission of documents as draft standards to ECSS member bodies for voting and final publishing.
To reach its goal, ECSS standards have to be known and applied. A mechanism to promote, disseminate the information, and involve the space community in the development of standards is vital for ECSS success. The rapid development of information technology during the past years, and particularly Internet, makes a series of tools available suitable for this purpose. The integration of these tools in a single web site provides a consistent approach to these tasks. TOS-QR has therefore designed, developed, and is still maintaining the ECSS web site with the objective to:
- Make all the information freely available worldwide: The most recent versions of the standards, procedures, and policies are easily accessible and downloadable, making these documents publicly available in real time.
- Share ideas among the space community: Discussion forums help in prioritising the needs for new standards and improving existing ones. Questions and answers promote a common understanding and interpretation of standards. Both aspects are key in building a common ECSS culture across the space community.
- Integrate the initiatives of the different actors in the boards, panels, or working groups: When developing ECSS standards, such actors perform their task on a voluntary and non-permanent basis. They are provided with a password-protected environment to implement their activities (for example, a central place for shared information, decisions, documents …).
To train potential users in applying ECSS standards in space projects, or tailor these standards for their specific needs, Requirments and Standards is preparing training material.
Finally, we provide support to the ESA Standardization Steering Board (ESSB) and maintains the list of standards approved for application by ESA space projects. This list is largely based on already published ECSS standards.


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New research has found rapid warming of the Atlantic Ocean, likely caused by global warming, has turbocharged Pacific Equatorial trade winds. Currently the winds are at a level never before seen on observed records, which extend back to the 1860s.
The increase in these winds has caused eastern tropical Pacific cooling, amplified the Californian drought, accelerated sea level rise three times faster than the global average in the Western Pacific and has slowed the rise of global average surface temperatures since 2001.
It may even be responsible for making El Nino events less common over the past decade due to its cooling impact on ocean surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific.
"We were surprised to find the main cause of the Pacific climate trends of the past 20 years had its origin in the Atlantic Ocean," said co-lead author Dr Shayne McGregor from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science (ARCCSS) at the University of New South Wales.
"It highlights how changes in the climate in one part of the world can have extensive impacts around the globe."
The record-breaking increase in Pacific Equatorial trade winds over the past 20 years had, until now, baffled researchers.
Originally, this trade wind intensification was considered to be a response to Pacific decadal variability. However, the strength of the winds was much more powerful than expected due to the changes in Pacific sea surface temperature.
Another riddle was that previous research indicated that under global warming scenarios Pacific Equatorial Trade winds would slow down over the coming century.
The solution was found in the rapid warming of the Atlantic Ocean basin, which has created unexpected pressure differences between the Atlantic and Pacific. This has produced wind anomalies that have given Pacific Equatorial trade winds an additional big push.
"The rapid warming of the Atlantic Ocean created high pressure zones in the upper atmosphere over that basin and low pressure zones close to the surface of the ocean," said Prof Axel Timmermann co-lead and corresponding author from the University of Hawaii.
"The rising air parcels, over the Atlantic eventually sink over the eastern tropical Pacific, thus creating higher surface pressure there. The enormous pressure see-saw with high pressure in the Pacific and low pressure in the Atlantic gave the Pacific trade winds an extra kick, amplifying their strength. It's like giving a playground roundabout an extra push as it spins past."
Many climate models appear to have underestimated the magnitude of the coupling between the two ocean basins, which may explain why they struggled to produce the recent increase in Pacific Equatorial trade wind trends.
While active, the stronger Equatorial trade winds have caused far greater overturning of ocean water in the West Pacific, pushing more atmospheric heat into the ocean, as shown by co-author and ARCCSS Chief Investigator Prof Matthew England earlier this year. This increased overturning appears to explain much of the recent slowdown in the rise of global average surface temperatures.
Importantly, the researchers don't expect the current pressure difference between the two ocean basins to last. When it does end, they expect to see some rapid changes, including a sudden acceleration of global average surface temperatures.
"It will be difficult to predict when the Pacific cooling trend and its contribution to the global hiatus in surface temperatures will come to an end," Prof England said.
"However, a large El Niño event is one candidate that has the potential to drive the system back to a more synchronized Atlantic/Pacific warming situation."


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Halfaday holiday: Candidate's election fraud case continued
The trial of former City Council candidate James Halfaday on four counts of address-based election fraud has been continued until January 26.
Outside the courtroom on Thursday, December 15, Halfaday declined to comment or to say where he really lives.
"I just want to wish the people in Charlottesville and the media," he said, "a happy holiday."
Making his first bid for public office on a pro-business, pro-people platform, Halfaday came in last in the Democratic firehouse primary in August.
After the primary, a lawyer contacted the Hook to say that Halfaday was not the owner of Snap Fitness gym, as he'd claimed throughout the campaign. And according to residents at the Sunset Road address Halfaday used in his campaign filings, he didn't appear to live there either. And three contributors listed as giving $499 to Halfaday's campaign told the Hook they had never made donations to him.
Halfaday was arrested October 19 and charged with four felony counts of election fraud for the alleged false address. If convicted of all four counts and handed the maximum sentence, Halfaday could earn as much as forty years in prison.
As the disgraced politician walked off to the parking garage adjacent to the Charlottesville General District Court, a man accompanying him, as a farewell gesture, offered a middle-finger gesture to reporters.Read more on: james halfaday
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More misleading reporting from the Hook. The friend was not angry about the Halfaday situation, it was just a bad hair day. Them some crazy eyes.
If every politician was as stupid as this cat appears to be, this country would be twice as well off.
Why not give him half a day in jail?
Man, I'm good....
Democrats are allergic to the truth like Dracula and sunlight, if you made a Democrat tell the truth an entire week he'd probably dry up and die.
Really. Deleated? What was so bad? You happened to photograph twin I!#*)&s side by side and you cut me. Come on Hawes let me up
I'm actually more interested in knowing where Maurice Jones lives. Anyone know if he's moved yet or does he still live in the county?
Doesn't it seem obvious that Mr. Halfaday isn't quite playing with a full deck? So what is the point of prosecuting him? Seems unfair to do the prosecutorial slam dunk on the poor fellow, his only crime being that he didn't know how to identify the line between fantasy and reality. It would seem to be more of a crime to send the man to jail and leave the real criminal politicians free to drink martinis and watch the sunrise.
I don't think this is a Democrat - Republican issue it's a politician issue. There was a time in the not so distant past when men and women ran for office to serve the interests of the citizens. Now it's all about self serving motives of financial gain and corrupt political power. The idiots like Halfaday get caught because they are idiots. It's the smart ones that don't get caught that should worry us the most. There is no doubt in my mind that we the people must do better and more in depth background checks of all elected officials. Shame on the election board or whoever is in charge of vetting potential candidates prior to allowing them to be put on the ballot. These are the Idiots that should be held in contempt and dismissed from their duties. Being a native of the Charlottesville area for the past 54 years I find it frightening how corrupt the entire political process around here has become in the past 25 years. I guess it's the trickle down effect from national politics but it is none the less unacceptable and anyone who it caught scamming the system should be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law. This lowlife and all like him should be put in jail for at least one election cycle for the political office they are attempting to obtain through fraud. The people that did not do their job by finding out all of this during the vetting process should get a lifetime ban from holding any job related to the election process. The saddest part of the whole thing is the most corrupt politicians of all were smart enough to not get caught and are currently running the city and county. They win we lose...
I believe the man with him is deceased rock promoter extraordinaire Bill Graham who died in a helicopter crash following a Huey Lewis concert in San Francisco about 15 years ago. I do not think there is a sadder way to go then to say: "I gave my life for Huey Lewis's music."
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Judge grants injunction in Zulu krewe battle
Zulu battle over bylaws heads to court
Naaman Stewart's first six months as Zulu president were marked with controversy after he chose to raise the dues to keep the group out of bankruptcy.
A nearly month-long battle over membership dues and by-laws threatened to derail the Krewe of Zulu, one of New Orleans' most popular parading organizations.
A civil suit filed against the club ended in court Thursday after a judge granted an injunction to stop the club from increasing membership dues.
The judge granted an injunction after the battle. Krewe members said they plan to work it out among themselves behind closed doors. A krewe member filed a lawsuit claiming the president violated club by-laws by raising dues without approval from its members.
A judge granted an injunction stopping the club from continuing to collect dues at the increased rate; however, he did not order the krewe to return the money already collected.
"He said enough by granting the injunction," said David Betfield, the member's attorney. "I'm hoping that cool heads prevail and that we close ranks and get within the Zulu club and do what we have to do."
Stewart said this was a minor setback and that he was prepared to meet and come to a conclusion that all parties agree on.
"One thing that we're going to do is we're going to renotice the membership, and we're going to have another meeting for the membership to come in and decide whether or not they want to enforce or enact these changes," he said.
Both sides agree the Zulu krewe will roll on Mardi Gras Day.
"Hurricanes don't stop Zulu, inclement weather doesn't stop Zulu, and certainly this wasn't intended to stop Zulu," Betfield said.
Arthur Hardy, WDSU News' Mardi Gras expert, said he could not imagine anything keeping Zulu from rolling on Mardi Gras Day. He said he expects the krewe will succeed in working this matter out internally.
Stewart said Zulu has more than 600 krewe members, and said he believes in time, the membership will approve the increase in dues.


text: What does it look like to be gay in America in 2010? There are some people who insist that if you don't look like a stereotype, you're just not doing it right. But the truth is that our gay lives are simultaneously as mundane as those of our heterosexual peers and more wildly varied than even we acknowledge at times. This documentary project, for which we asked our readers to submit photos of their own lives on one single day—May 21, 2010—is the first of a kind for The Advocate. And the results speak beautifully for themselves. Each picture serves as a reminder—to ourselves and to others—that we are undeniable, we are unique, and that no one has the right to tell us who we should love or how we should express ourselves.This portfolio includes the 35 images from the print issue of the magazine. Check back Monday, July 19 for part two of our four part series.7:15 a.m., Miami. Gregory Abplanalp (left) and his partner, filmmaker Reed Cowan (8: The Mormon Proposition), make a morning photo-op visit to the beach with sons Asher and Kai. "We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the twins' adoption," Cowan says, "and wanted a photo book for the birth families who chose us—a gay couple—to raise these amazing children." 7:36 a.m., Grass Valley, Calif. Tony Fairchild of the Wild Blackberry Springs Ranch, which he owns with his partner, gives orphaned goat Red a morning feeding. 8:05 a.m., Chicago. Richard Johnson gets his day started with a morning ritual that men have faced for centuries—the shave before heading off to work. 9:45 a.m., Richmond, Va. Christian singer-songwriter Jennifer Knapp heads for her departure gate at the Richmond International Airport. "It's rare when I get an escalator to myself," she says. "Usually, I am one of the many anonymous in the transient crowd. But this captures how solitary being on the road can often feel." 10:09 a.m., somewhere in Connecticut. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow hits the road, "sick, missing work, and driving home to Massachusetts." 10:18 a.m., Los Angeles. Corey Saucier meets with his physician, Juan Carlos Ricaurte. "My three-month checkup has become part of my norm," Saucier says, "just another point on the itinerary of this HIV-positive man." 10:59 a.m., New York City. Jon Paul Buchmeyer, author of the memoir Alphabet City, on Fifth Street and Avenue A in the East Village. "This sums up what I think of my gay life," he says. "It's me with an optimistic attitude, like Mary Tyler Moore, thowing my hat in the air." 10:20 - 10:55 a.m., New York City. Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears works out by the Christopher Street Pier near the West Side highway in Manhattan.11:18 a.m., Raleigh, N.C. Hans Bernhard (left) and partner Mitch Null make some family time in Umstead Park with Null's parents. "My partner and I are adopting a baby," Null says, "and my parents' support assures me that our child will grow up in a loving, nurturing family." 11:55 a.m., Virginia Beach, Va. "This picture means a lot to me because I love my partner so much," Beth Brooker (right) says of Cheri Danner. "We have a great life together, and she makes me so happy! We just wish we could get married. We are, after all, just normal people." 12 p.m., New York City. Actor Nick Adams, now appearing in La Cage aux Folles on Broadway, takes advantage of Manhattan's spring warmth so he and 8-year-old Lady, adopted by Adams in November, can stretch their legs. 12:09 p.m., Evanston, Wyo. Jeannie Crewson traveled from Tempe, Ariz., with a friend "who had some family business to take care of and didn't want to go alone." And the day of their trip, she says, "happened to be my birthday." 1:26 p.m., San Diego. William Ryan reviews some of his day's work as a pathologist at the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center. 2:15 p.m., Los Angeles. Pam Garcia, James Ray, and Jon Luskin prep gear for the seven-day AIDS/LifeCycle, which ended June 12. Photographer Robert Blackmon says that "2,500 people embarked on the journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It's quite the event." 2:36 p.m., New York City. Conductor, composer, and arranger Steven Reineke—the newly appointed music director of the New York Pops—gets a moment to run through some music in his Manhattan high-rise apartment before a meeting with a colleague. 3 p.m., San Francisco. Anthony Loverde, who was kicked out of the military under "don't ask, don't tell" after 7½ years of service, drives his personally decorated car across the country, he says, "to help tell our story of service members who have been discharged." 3:14 p.m., Los Angeles. Kim Klein (left) and Shirley Delovich snuggle with 2-day-old Sullivan and Samantha at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. "Kim was able to carry and give birth to the twins, thanks to an embryo adoption," Delovich says. 3:23 p.m., Burbank, Calif. Ross Matthews checks in with contacts from his office at NBC studios, he says, to create "another ridiculous idea to do on The Tonight Show, where I've been a correspondent for over eight years." 3:40 p.m., New Orleans. In a "sumptuously designed" home on St. Charles Avenue, actor, designer, and author Bryan Batt is "hard at work on my second book, Mad for Design, editing photos and other transparencies. It will be a coffee-table design book featuring beautiful rooms I love and why. It's not far off from my other business, Hazelnut, a fine gift and home-accessories shop that I co-own with Tom Cianfichi, my partner of 21 years. Yes, that's right; we met in kindergarten." 3:50 p.m., Washington, D.C. Joe Novotny, the first out reading clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives, executes one of his duties—"to deliver engrossed and enrolled bills to the Senate. I truly love what I do, and I always remind myself how fortunate I am to work in the Capitol." 3:56 p.m., New York City. During filming of the forthcoming Logo reality show Real Socialites of New York, actor, model, and reality-show winner Reichen Lehmkuhl breaks for a late lunch on the High Line, an old elevated freight railroad that's been transformed into a park. 4:04 p.m., near Rapid City, S.D. Clad in his racing gear, 17-year-old Wyatt Maki shows off his 2010 Honda CRF250, "which I just bought recently," he says. "I'm an avid racer and thought it would be interesting to show a young, out (and proud) athlete." 4:10 p.m., Holyoke, Mass. Patrick Getty is a 31-year-old paleontology doctoral student studying dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Footprints Reservation. "One of those tracks," he says, "can be seen at the bottom of the photo." 4:15 p.m., West Hollywood, Calif. Playwright Del Shores says, "I loved this day, directing my new play, Yellow, on our beautiful, unfinished set at the Coast Playhouse." 5:45 p.m., Bernalillo, N.M. Aaron Calderon snaps a memento with his mother on the night before his graduation. "I am the senior class president," he says, "and the first gay one at Bernalillo High." 6:15 p.m., Los Angeles. Actor Rip Taylor undertakes his daily routine—whether doing a play or not, he says, adding, "I can't be seen in public without the chin strap and braces. What wig?" 6:18 p.m., Palm Springs, Calif. Leo Gonzales (left) and friend Earnest pose poolside at their desert getaway while "enjoying the comforts of an all-gay, all-male resort." 6:20 p.m., Burlington, Vt. Heather Kohser (left) and Madaid Lopez grab a moment together during a typically out-of-sync work day. "Heather works nights as a pediatric nurse," Lopez says, "and I work days as an animal nurse. There are days when the only time I get to see Heather is when we meet on the causeway—she on her way to work, me going home." 6:27 p.m., New York City. Sylvia's Place staff member Kristen Lovell looks in a mirror while her hair is styled. A program of the Metropolitan Community Church of New York, "Sylvia's Place was one of the first shelters for homeless LGBTQ youths," says photographer Lucky Michaels. 6:45 p.m., New York City. Tony Award winner Levi Kreis runs a sound check before a performance as Jerry Lee Lewis in Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet.7:36 p.m., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Tim Seabridge kisses Timothy Holderman at Seabridge's prom. "It was an amazing moment because his school is so accepting of gay people," Holderman says. 8:44 p.m., Seattle. Twenty-eight-year-old Ronke Akanni smirks as best friend Alisha whispers to her at Seattle's gay prom. "I didn't get to go to my prom in high school," she says, "so when Seattle decided to do a gay prom, I finally got a chance to go." 8:50 p.m., San Francisco. Photographer John Arsenault waits outside a Castro theater for his date. "I was just capturing a very special moment of my day," he says. "I was excited to see a movie, and it was great. And it was a great date too, by the way." 8:58 p.m., Las Vegas. Bernard Gaddis (left) and Ross Gibson stretch between their performances in Cirque du Soleil's Mystère, which is running at the Treasure Island hotel and casino. 10:02 p.m., Nashville. Musician Daniel Cartier shaves his head before a video shoot for one of the songs off his new album, Redemption, which was released June 1. "We moved to Nashville to record it," Cartier says. "We're filming a video for every song on the album. Some will feature me, and some will feature other people. It's going to take all summer! My partner, Joe McGinnis, took this picture." 11:40 p.m., Palo Alto, Calif. RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Jujubee prepares for a performance at Illusions nightclub, sponsored that night by Club Fuz.


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The GI Film Festival invites military servicemembers, veterans, their families, entertainment industry executives and the public to the first annual GI Film Festival Hollywood from Nov. 9 – 10 at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood, Calif. The event will feature two industry award receptions, panel/Q&A discussions, several film premieres and industry networking opportunities with celebrities and industry executives. Proceeds from a Saturday night auction will benefit the GI Film Festival and the Semper Fi Fund, which provides financial support to wounded Marines and their families.
"All films premiering during our event highlight the successes and sacrifices of American military service personnel and the worldwide struggle for liberty and democracy. Each film submission has at least one main real or fictitious character serving or having served in the U.S. military who is depicted with respect," said Brandon Millett, co-founder of the GI Film Festival. "As a leading member of the Ambassadors of Hollywood Support Tour, actress Christy Carlson Romano will be honored with the GI Spirit Award during our kickoff reception on Friday. Christy has traveled across the world showing her support for our U.S. Armed Forces." Previous award recipients include actors Gary Sinise, Jon Voight, Joe Mantegna and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Film festival admission prices start at $12 per person. Military servicemembers and veterans receive a 50 percent discount. Visit the GI Film Festival website at www.gifilmfestival.com for all-access, reception and ticket purchasing information. For additional event information, visit www.annualsalute.com.
The GI Film Festival is the only film festival in the nation to focus on preserving the stories of American veterans. The organization also holds a weeklong festival during Armed Forces Appreciation Month each May in Washington. The American Legion supports the festival via resolution, and presented Millett and co-founder Laura Law-Millett with the National Commander's Public Relations Award at the Washington Conference in 2010.


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The unemployment rate's sharp fall in September, reported a month before the election, led some Republicans to question whether the numbers had been manipulated to benefit President Barack Obama.
Current and former officials at the government agency that prepares the report rejected such assertions. They noted that the report is prepared under tight security with no White House input or supervision.
Here are some details about how the report is compiled:
The numbers are crunched by several dozen people at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS is part of the Labor Department, although it was founded in 1885 and actually pre-dates the department.
The only BLS employee appointed by the White House is the commissioner, who serves a fixed four-year term and operates independently of the White House. The job is vacant but is being handled by Acting Commissioner John Galvin, a career official who has worked at the BLS for 34 years.
President Barack Obama has nominated Erica Groshen to be commissioner. But she hasn't been confirmed by the Senate.
Census workers begin surveying households to find out how many people are unemployed several weeks before the report is released.
About a week before the report is issued, the figures are securely transmitted from the Census Bureau to the BLS. The suite of offices where the report is prepared go into "lockdown." Employees must have electronic access keys to enter the area.
The economists and statisticians working on the report are required to lock up any paper copies of the report when they're not at their desks, even to go to lunch.
A final draft of the report is completed by Wednesday morning, two days before it's released. Several committees then pore over the data to ensure its accuracy. The wording is scrutinized to make sure it's free of anything that could be seen as political spin.
The final report is sent to the White House on Thursday afternoon. Only the president, his top economic adviser and a few other officials see it then. The labor secretary doesn't find out what the numbers are until around 8 a.m. on Friday, a half-hour before their release.
Roughly 2,000 Census Bureau employees survey 60,000 households to compile the data used in the unemployment rate. They do the interviews over the phone or in person.
Using the data, BLS economists calculate the unemployment rate and other figures.
A second survey is also conducted. This one focuses on businesses and determines how many jobs have been created or lost. The 141,000 businesses and government agencies that agree to participate in the survey submit their payroll information online or over the phone. A few still send it by mail.
The payroll data rolls in throughout the month. Some of it comes in after the report is released. That's a big reason the job totals are later revised.
And for those who would like to double-check the agency's work, the raw data is posted online about a week after the report is released. Many academics use the data for their own research.


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Mission X: are you fit for space?
"We are fun, we are strong and we are enthusiastic, we are going to win Mission X!" claimed one school at the Mission X launch. They will have their work cut out, judging by the eagerness of other schoolchildren across Europe.
School teams, calling themselves Spacekids, Skyrunners, Moon Jumpers and Space Fit Five, demonstrated their singing and dancing at Space Expo in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, and presented their own models and videos.
The highlight of the events was a live video call with ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the International Space Station. Over a thousand children in Portugal, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy watched André demonstrate weightlessness in space. Some lucky children asked André questions via the live video link.
Mission X is a worldwide educational initiative supported by ESA and national space agencies to encourage healthy and active lifestyles among children aged 8–12 years. Astronauts inspire children to eat healthily and exercise regularly.
Last year's pilot Mission X included 12 countries, 11 space agencies and more than 4000 children.
The competition has grown to more than 10000 children this year. Countries such as Japan and Colombia are returning and are being joined by new participants like Puerto Rico and Mozambique.
Europe is joining with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
André's video call marked the start of the six-week competition for the children to become as fit as an astronaut.
Exercise and healthy diets will earn points for school teams. ESA will award a prize to the European team with the highest score at the end of the competition.
One teacher from the Netherlands explained that the competitive element is motivating the children to perform better individually, but also to work as a team.
A teacher from Portugal added, "Children seem to feel a real connection with the live broadcast and seem to understand physical activities better after having watched André floating around in space."
As André explained, astronauts need to keep extremely fit so they need to exercise at least two hours each day. The amount of food they eat and the number of hours they spend exercising is carefully controlled.
Davide from Italy said, "I love the opportunity to learn about the connection between physical activity and science, like how much energy we actually spend running and performing tasks – I never looked at physical exercise from this perspective."
Building on this enthusiasm, the children will need to train hard for the next six weeks to stand a chance of winning the Mission X prize. If any children complain about sweating after exercise, they should think about André and his crewmates: there is no shower on the Space Station – they can 'wash' only with wet towels after exercising.


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Every time the terms "Dungeons & Dragons" and "story" appear together and I don't find myself in a 10x10 room with four other people, checking for traps, I'm just the tiniest bit disappointed.
This is Neverwinter, the action-MMO take on the classic franchise, as previewed by our own Kate Cox earlier this year. Specifically this is the Gamescom trailer for Neverwinter, now confirmed for an early 2013.
Perfect World Entertainment has the game playable at Gamescom. It's also playable at GenCon this weekend, and PAX Prime two weekends later. If you're at the first, give it a spin. If you're at the other two, maybe try to get into a game of D&D proper instead? I hear they have 10x10 rooms.


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http://mmajunkie.com A middleweight rematch more than six years in the making between Alan Belcher (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and Yushin Okami (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) will fill out the main card for the UFC's year-end event.
The fight, which was announced by UFC officials two months ago, remained a strong candidate for placement on the UFC 155 main card, but also had competition from other bouts at the event.
But sources close to the card on Monday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the middleweights will fill out the top portion of the bill.
UFC 155 takes place Dec. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event is a heavyweight title fight rematch between champion Junior Dos Santos and ex-titleholder Cain Velasquez.
Also already official for the main card are bouts between Forrest Griffin-Phil Davis; Chris Weidman-Tim Boetsch; and Gray Maynard-Joe Lauzon. Now Belcher and Okami will slide into that fifth slot rather than having a position on the FX-broadcast prelims.
UFC 155 also features the return of Chris Leben after a yearlong suspension for a fight against Karlos Vemola. As a fan favorite with six fight-night bonuses in his career, Leben typically is a candidate for main-card placement.
A bantamweight fight between former WEC champion Eddie Wineland and fellow hard-hitter Brad Pickett also was recently booked for the show. But along with Leben-Vemola, Wineland-Pickett is expected to be part of the preliminary card on FX.
Belcher and Okami first fought at UFC 62 in August 2006. The fight was the promotional debut for both men, and Okami won by unanimous decision.
More recently, Belcher was supposed to meet Vitor Belfort at UFC 153 this past month. But Belfort was shifted to a light heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones. In May at UFC on FOX 3, Belcher stopped submission artist Rousimar Palhares with a first-round TKO.
Okami in February dominated Boetsch at UFC 144, but then was stunned early in the third round and lost by TKO. But he rebounded in August for a TKO over Buddy Roberts at UFC 150.
- Champ Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez – for heavyweight title
- Phil Davis vs. Forrest Griffin
- Tim Boetsch vs. Chris Weidman
- Joe Lauzon vs. Gray Maynard
- Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami
- Chris Leben vs. Karlos Vemola
- Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland
- Phil De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury
- Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie
- Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez
For more on UFC 155, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Did you know it was National Taco Day? Deadpool knows. I'm sure the people that make the Facebook game Rubber Taco do. I'm not so sure you do.
Because if you did realize it was the day to celebrate the traditional Mexican dish of a flour or corn tortilla packed with stuff (i.e. Taco Bell's entire menu), you'd be too busy eating to be reading this. What, you can read and eat at the same time? What are you, some sort of hideous mutant?
I've been celebrating by playing Zynga's Rubber Taco on Facebook, a game about a family of bouncing luchadores attempting to recover their stolen food.
As for my food, I just sent my wife out to Moe's (WELCOME TO MOES), which isn't exactly traditional but it's close enough that I don't have to wait too long for crunchy, meaty goodness.
Plus they have pork, which reminds me of Deadpool's face, and since he's the one that reminded me about National Taco Day, I think that's incredibly appropriate.
So stuff your face, and don't worry about guilt—it's also National Vodka Day!


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Scattered around the shores of this tiny Polynesian island, many of the more than 900 male-shaped stone monoliths, called moai, can be found face-down rather than gazing calmly from an upright position as in the iconic image of the Easter Island statues.
"They were thrown down," explains local tour guide Cristian Reyes, pointing at the backs of five toppled statues. "Something happened here that made these people destroy their own gods."
Such tell-tale reminders attest to this island's history of self-destruction, which some locals fear could repeat itself given the island's current rate of tourism expansion.
Rapa Nui (popularly known as Easter Island), has watched tourism more than double in the past few years, thanks in large part to the attention generated by its nomination for the New 7 Wonders of the World contest, a popular global competition to choose the world's most awe-inspiring sites.
Leading up to the final vote in July 2007, Easter Island had consistently been in the Top 10, but it didn't make the final cut. While it was a disappointment to many islanders at the time, many now say losing is actually the best thing that could have happened to their fragile island.
"We have more than 50,000 visitors during the year, which means more than 11 times the total population of the island," says Reyes, looking over the turquoise waters of Anakena beach, on Rapa Nui's north shore.
A mere 4,000 people live on this 166-square-kilometre patch of hills and volcanoes. Despite being the most remote inhabited island on Earth, tourism has boomed, going from 22,000 tourists in 2003 to more than 50,000 in 2006. Since losing the New 7 Wonders contest, however, that number has remained stable, with 50,000 tourists in 2007. But still, Chile's Ministry of Public Works expects the number of visitors to soar to as many as 200,000 a year by 2020; an airport expansion is slated to start in 2011.
Most tourists are drawn to the mystical moai, which are truly amazing to behold, and much more impressive than one can imagine from photos. What's more: they're everywhere. With some 900 moai, many as tall as 10 metres, buried or visible across the island, and a total of 26,000 archeological sites, Rapa Nui is a breathtaking open-air museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Besides its statues, the island's culture is alive and going through a revival. Young artists tattooed in traditional symbols sell beautifully carved wooden decorations. An impressive array of groups perform Polynesian dances. The island also offers pristine beaches, surfing and scuba diving.
It's no wonder this unique island is so popular with tourists.
With increasingly affordable airfares from Chile and a number of cheap guest houses, even young backpackers are making the trek -- a trend some islanders are keen to reverse.
"We would prefer a high-quality tourism," says Reyes. "Maybe not more people, but people with more money asking for more professional services."
Once a tourist here himself -- this Chilean lawyer came to the island to scuba dive four years ago, fell in love, and decide to stay and start a family -- he says the island needs to be more choosey about who can visit.
Edgard Hereveri, until recently the president of the Rapa Nui Chamber of Tourism, agrees, saying that too many local authorities are ignoring tourist impact studies. He estimates the island could handle up to 70,000 or 80,000 tourists -- but only as a best-case scenario, with an integrated tourism management plan and environmental regulations.
Hereveri worries about a mountain of garbage that's thrown into open pits or burned. He says there are also problems with sewage contamination and energy consumption. Demand for electricity has soared so high over the past two years that the island has had to implement brown-outs during its peak season in February, around the time of a popular annual festival called Tapati.
Fish species are also being depleted. Even lobsters, which were used to feed prisoners as recently as the 1970s, are running scarce.
"There were once seven different types of land birds here," says Reyes. "Now they're all gone -- extinct. There were 26 different types of seabirds. Only 11 survive today -- only 11! Something happened here."
Rapa Nui's history is an ominous parable cited in environmental textbooks. It tells of a culture that overextended itself and brought about its own ecological suicide.
The population declined drastically before the arrival of European explorers in 1722. Researchers say the Rapa Nui people chopped down all their trees to make wooden frames to hoist up their moai in a frenzied competition of one-upmanship among rival tribes. Desertification ensued and the Rapa Nui were unable to grow food. Without wood to make boats, they could no longer fish. Soon, starvation began and the island eventually descended into civil war and cannibalism.
Even the island's revered moai were attacked. These imposing male-shaped statues represented the gods and were a symbol of power and authority for the nobility, says Reyes. Every single standing statue was knocked off its altar in an island-wide rebellion against the ruling classes. Even their coral eyes -- which were said to give them life -- were destroyed.
"Try to imagine how desperate they must have been to kill the gods, the royalty and all the social, political and economic systems they had established through centuries," says Reyes.
The art of the time reflects their despair, says artisan Cesar Manutomotomo, as he carves a likeness of a kava kava spirit, a skinny man-like creature. "During the drought, the wars, the cannibalism, many people went hungry. They calculate that up to 20,000 people lived on this small island, so people became skinny, like this."
When Europeans discovered Rapa Nui in the 18th century, fewer than 1,000 inhabitants were left, says Julio Hotus, who heads the islands' department of culture and tourism.
"Our civilization may have managed to build massive statues, but at a great cost to its environment and its people. That's why it's so important to pay attention to the lessons of our forefathers."
When tourism began on the island 20 years ago, Hotus says locals believed the more tourists they brought to the island, the more money they'd make. But by the 1990s, he says, that mentality started changing along with increasing problems with contamination, erosion and the deterioration of the archeological sites.
Today, islanders struggle to find a balance between curbing the harmful effects of too much tourism, and cutting off their main source of income.
Most sites still have no visible fencing or barriers. Tourists are free to roam the island on horseback, motorcycles or rented cars.
But this freedom comes with a price. Last year, Hotus witnessed the father of Chile's minister of national property hit a moai with a stone in an attempt to demonstrate to his wife how they were carved. He was fined $6,000. In April, a young Finnish tourist was fined $20,000 for cutting the ear on one of the moai that adorn the landscape at the island's best beach.
Organized tours for visitors make less of an impact, since guides are careful to tell visitors where they cannot step. Most have stopped visitors from clambering up onto the altars that surround the statues to get a better picture.
But the Rapa Nui themselves are also to blame, says Reyes, showing us a cave where he says locals sometimes sleep or have parties.
"They own the ruins -- at least that's what they think. And (they think) they can do whatever they want with the ruins. Right now, we are repeating at a global scale and a local scale the same misbehaviour that the Rapa Nui did to their own island. These people are now destroying the environment and their own ruins."
Nature is also threatening the sites, says archeologist Sergio Rapu.
"The moai are (also) dying from natural causes," he says. "The stone they were made of erodes quickly when the water penetrates and dissolves the organic material ... The prehistoric Rapa Nui people noted that it would take 300 to 400 years approximately for those statues to become completely eroded, such that the features of the face would no longer be recognized."
Rapu says that at least the New 7 Wonders contest raised awareness.
"When Rapa Nui became one of the candidates to be one of wonders of the world, it was also an (alarm) bell for the authorities to say wake up and look at what's going on around. If we haven't learned anything from the past -- the good and the bad -- then we're blind."
With these words in mind, it's not hard to see irony in a scene at sunset: hundreds of looming moai stare inward watching the tiny island -- but without their coral eyes to see.
Jen Ross is an Ottawa-born freelance writer now based in Chile. When her daughter was born nine months after Ross visited Easter Island last year, she named her Anakena after the island's most beautiful beach.
When to go: Some consider February the best month to visit because of the Tapati festival, which features traditional singing and dancing, a parade and woodcarving and tattooing competitions, but it's also the busiest time and the hardest on the island's limited resources. February is also the hottest month, with occasional bouts of dengue fever. June through August, on the other hand, are the coolest months, with temperatures in the 10- to 17-degree range. The best times to avoid both crowds and low or high temperatures are March through June and September through December.
How to get there: Air Canada and LAN Chile offer direct flights from Toronto to Santiago, Chile for about $1,000. From Santiago, the only way to get to the island is with LAN Chile; package deals are often the best way to go. LAN Tours offers packages that include flights, accommodations and tours, with a range of prices. December to March is high season and can cost twice as much as travel during other months.
Where to stay: There are few high-end options on the island; cabins are the best value.
- Vai Moana Cabins: These simple motel-style rooms are clean and well-kept, tucked amidst beautiful gardens with traditional statues. The hotel also serves a delicious fresh breakfast with local island produce. About $40 to $93 per night. See www.vai-moana.cl or call 011-56-32-210-0626.
- Hotel Hanga Roa: Overlooking the ocean, this hotel is in a great spot close to everything and within walking distance of several moai, restaurants and Pea Beach. It has a pool, WiFi and its own restaurant (Kona Kai). About $150 to $240 a night. www.hotelhangaroa.cl or 011-56-32-210-0299.
- O'Tai Hotel: Surrounded by beautiful gardens, Hotel O'Tai is a small hotel located in the heart of town. It is simple but comfortable with a Polynesian atmosphere. About $90 to $135 a night. http://hotelotai.com or 011-56-32-210-0250.
Where to eat: There are about two dozen restaurants on the island; the local specialty is fish and seafood. You can't leave the island without trying fresh tuna, or a tuna empanada.
- Kanahau Restaurant: This cosy restaurant is decked in beautiful wood carvings and often offers live music. The food is excellent, though pricier than many of the other options on the island: about $60 for dinner for two.
- Te Moana: One of the most popular restaurants on the island, located on the main street (you need to get there early to get a table). A live band often plays on Wednesdays and the weekends; about $40 for dinner for two.
- Merahy Ra: Near the beach, this is a larger restaurant with many fish options and a more affordable menu; about $30 for dinner for two.
- Pea Restaurant: Right on the water. this restaurant offers live music and cultural videos along with meals and pubfare; about $40 for dinner for two.
Tours: Do as many as you can, as the island is a treasure trove of archeological gems.
- Aku Aku Turismo offers the best variety of tours with knowledgeable and funny guides. The full-day tour of the island takes you to the Ranu Raraku volcano, the Tongariki Ahu, Anakena Beach and several other sites. Scuba diving and snorkelling tours are also available in warmer months. www.akuakuturismo.cl or 011-56-32-210-0770.
- Kari Kari Cultural Ballet: See at least one traditional dancing show; Kari Kari is the best. http://karikari.bizland.com/english
- Chile's National Tourism Service: www.sernatur.cl/internacional
- Rapa Nui Chamber of Tourism: http://visitrapanui.bizland.com/eng
- Rapa Nui travel agency: www.rapanuiturismo.cl


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Social franchising is a big deal, recently called the future of social enterprise and even "the solution for U.K. unemployment."
While these claims might be a bit overstated, social franchising works. The best examples come from sectors as diverse as nutrition and sustainable energy, but they all share common threads:
There's usually an existing market failure, a simple business model that can be used over and over again, a partnership between transnational and local NGOs, and – ultimately – a cheap, innovative product or process that does what the market didn't.
Global Envision has covered a number of franchises in the past. Here's how our five favorites work:
Tiendas de la Salud, Guatemala
With expertise from Mercy Corps and money from the Linked Foundation, a pilot project brought 36 franchised stores to rural Guatemala, where 53 percent of the population lives in poverty. The stores provide affordable generic medications where health services are otherwise nonexistent. The business model has been so successful that it was purchased by local commercial pharmacy chain Farmacias de la Comunidad, which has plans to expand the project to rural areas across the country.
Read more here.
Nutriset, France
Founder Michel Lescanne had already revolutionized malnutrition treatment with Plumpy'Nut, a peanut and milk product that would allow patients to regain strength and recover at home rather than taking an expensive and often lengthy trip to the hospital. Taking a cue from McDonald's and Coca Cola, local manufacturers and distributors get the product to their markets, and Nutriset collects a royalty fee. This keeps Plumpy'Nut cheap, while Nutriset gets paid so they can do more research.
Read more here.
The HealthStore Foundation, Kenya
In 2000, Scott Hillstrom and Eva Ombaka set up a network of microfarmacies and microclinics to combat a host of treatable diseases accounting for 70 to 90 percent of all childhood deaths in Kenya. These franchised Child and Family Wellness Shops provide both essential drugs to treat infectious diseases and basic medical services, allowing them to reach more than 2.5 million Kenyans by turning nurses into entrepreneurs.
Read more here.
KeBAL food carts, Indonesia
A new food cart franchise is battling malnutrition in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mercy Corps teamed up with Dutch nutrition company DSM and Rabobank to develop street food that kids would enjoy while providing missing nutrients, supplied as an added mix by DSM. Initially piloted in 2009, the social franchise is working toward financial sustainability while exposing DSM to the massive base-of-the-pyramid market in Jakarta.
Read more here.
Husk Power Systems, India
Husk Power has been quietly leading a green revolution in India with its biomass-powered microgrids, which have already served over 200,000 customers. Backed by Acumen Fund, the group hopes to reach 5 million people over the next five years, providing a credible solution to India's vast power needs. The key to its success? Developing a cheap generator that local franchisees can use to power a miniature grid for their village. To provide a cheap source of fuel, the generator runs on biomass waste that abounds on Indian farms.
Read more here.
This article originally appeared at Global Envision, a blog published by Mercy Corps.


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The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team dropped to fourth after day three of competition at the 2013 Northeast Conference Championships. Junior Helene Neuhaus took gold in the 100 yard backstroke event with a time of 55.86.
WATCH Neuhaus take first.
Neuhaus out swam Bryant's Casey Ostrander to win the event and was followed by senior Hannah Packer who placed eighth with a time of 58.17.
In the 200 yard freestyle event, senior Taylor Friedmann claimed the silver, touching the wall in 1:49.70. Her time was faster than that of her NEC Championship title times in 2012 and in 2010. Nabbing the gold in the event by the narrow margin of .60 of a second was Bryant's Taylor DeBever. Friedmann and DeBever have traded championships in the event since 2010.
Senior Allison Rasile finished just behind Friedmann with a time of 1:51.04 for her second bronze medal of the tournament.
In the 400 IM event, Wagner topped the field with a time of 4:23.63. CCSU senior Katie Lang earned fourth, touching the wall 4:30.27. Also in the event for the Blue Devils was senior Lauren O'Kelly who placed sixth with a time of 4:33.25.
Central earned another bronze medal in the 400 medley relay event. The team, consisting of Neuhaus, Friedmann and juniors Kristina Gulia and Kellen Power, completed the event in 3:50.75. They finished behind first-place Saint Francis (PA) and Bryant who took second.
Gulia also claimed fourth for the Blue Devils in the 100 yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:05.28. Freshman Alaina Papiro finished in 1:07.36 for eighth. Saint Francis (PA) took first in the event with a time of 1:03.77.
The Red Flash also claimed gold in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.11. Central's Power clocked a 57.71 for seventh place.
Current championship standings are:
1. Saint Francis (PA) - 477.5
2. Bryant - 456.5
3. Wagner - 441
4. Central Connecticut - 415
5. Mount St. Mary's - 202
6. Sacred Heart - 126
7. St. Francis Brooklyn - 115
Each CCSU team member mentioned above listed season-best times in their respective events. The Blue Devils return to competiton at the 2013 Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships tomorrow at 11 a.m. for the final day of competition.


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