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Dear Mr. President: An Open Letter to President Obama on the Morality of Force
Dear Mr. President,
Few Nobel Peace Prize Laureates see the use of force as a means for preserving a peaceful international order, so it is indeed surprising that you as the commander-in-chief of the world's largest and most active military won the world's foremost award for international peace. However your acceptance speech upon receiving the prize did an excellent job of affirming the moral necessity of force while directly addressing the noble aspirations of pacifism and its critiques of violence. You argue that you "cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people," and that "a nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler"; these statements, however, attest to the necessity of force rather than its morality.[3] You gain the moral upper hand when you rely on the Christian Realist thinking of Reinhold Niebuhr, contending that, "to say force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism—it is a recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of reason."[4] The distinction Niebuhr makes is an effective rebuttal of the "ethical perfectionism" of pacifism, in that while man aspires to the highest possible ideals, his imperfections cause him to inevitably fail to reach such lofty goals.[5] History presents many morally ambiguous situations, certainly cloudier than the example of Nazi Germany you cite; this, however, does not mean you should remain passive or inactive in the face of such dilemmas, but instead exercise caution and recognize that war can be an instrument of justice even if it inevitably is an expression of human folly to some degree.
Your succinct Niebuhrian arguments for the use of force carry great intellectual rigor, but if you recognize that Niebuhr's opus contains no handbook for when and where to use force, it remains unclear what your criteria are. Early in your speech you invoked the central criteria of jus ad bellum, that war is morally justifiable "if it is waged as a last resort or in self-defense," and of jus in bello, "if whenever possible, civilians are spared from violence."[7] By articulating these concepts you of course lend them tenable weight due to your immense international stature; your argument suggests that this traditional understanding of a dichotomous theory of just war is a plausible defense for your use of force in a violent world. While Christian Realism refutes the complete moral absolution of any participant in war because it is to some degree an expression of human folly and is therefore always a tragedy, Just War Theory (JWT) is not incompatible with Christian Realism because both accept the basic premise that you can use force to defend yourself and your people. For example, in his assessment of what was to be done in 1932 in response to the Japanese aggression in China, Niebuhr argued, "We must try to dissuade Japan from her military venture, but must use coercion to frustrate her designs if necessary … must reduce coercion to a minimum and prevent it from issuing violence, must engage in constant self-analysis in order to reduce the moral conceit of Japan's critics."[8] This assessment reflects Niebuhr's belief that self-defense is not the only cause for justly engaging in war, but that protecting the lives of innocent nations from wanton aggression is also a just cause. Even so, if you are to remain true to your Christian Realist worldview, you must recognize the fallacy of legalism that JWT tends to lapse into and the importance of maintaining a self-critical analysis of your motivations for fighting so that American moral pretensions do not become a thinly disguised veil for our self-interests.[9]
Your critique of the failings of this traditional theory of just war[10] is important because it reflects your understanding that JWT forms a state-centric framework that offers little in the way of moral prescriptions for dealing with intrastate conflicts and terrorism actors.[11] Because of these failings, and Niebuhr's caution against moral legalism, it is important that you develop a new account of when to use force and if so, how much. Considering that you cite humanitarian grounds as a justification for force, Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a doctrine that can be used to fortify JWT because it also affirms the use force when mass atrocities occur or are imminent within a state,[12] thereby resolving the tricky moral dilemma of what to do in the face of intrastate conflicts. Furthermore R2P is compatible with Niebuhr's own analysis. Niebuhr argued for the justice of force to assert the interests of the underprivileged, when he wrote, "The hope of attaining an ethical goal for society … without the assertion of the interests of the underprivileged against the interests of the privileged, is an illusion."[13]
The upshot of R2P is that you can claim the moral defense of using force to stem the grave atrocities occurring in Syria and the Central African Republic (CAR). While some political realists might argue that it is irrational to use force in CAR, because this conflict doesn't offer a legitimate threat to our national interests, R2P demands that we address the mass atrocities occurring in that country with force if necessary. Similarly to those who contend that the political risks of invading Syria are too grave because of China and Russia's support of Assad, these are political risks and military risks that must be taken to ensure that the immense casualties stop; they will serve as an assertion that no dictator has the right to kill their citizens.[14] This is a moral good because we cannot remain inactive in the face of the evil we see today.
Your use of drones as a major instrument of American warfare is a violation of the very same Niebuhrian principles you rested so heavily upon in your 2009 address. Because history lies beyond the realm of human comprehension and therefore any act within history is ripe with the potential to lead to unintended outcomes, Niebuhr stressed the moral ambiguity of using force as a component of foreign policy.[15] Accordingly, whenever you decide to act with force you must engage seriously in the "dreadful moral calculus" of your policy.[16] The use of drones for targeted assassinations in asymmetric warfare can be justified along the lines that "terrorists are regular combatants in everything but uniform."[17] Therefore having a "kill list" in and of itself is not immoral because all it does is determine the affiliation of enemy combatants who would otherwise be unidentifiable.[18] Initial justifications notwithstanding, there are numerous subsequent questions to address before you can determine the result of the morality of drone strikes. Firstly, while drone strikes are generally effective at killing the exact target with minimal collateral damage, meaning few deaths to noncombatants,[19] is not your criteria that holds all military-age men in a strike zone as combatants simply a way of fixing the numbers?[20] This way of categorizing combatants is unfair since it assumes the guilt of men by association and leaves them with no opportunity to profess their innocence or beg for surrender. Secondly, how can you reasonably defend the continued use of drones after the strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki's son, who was never accused of involvement in terrorism and is an American citizen?[21] While the argument that terrorists of foreign nationality do not have a right to the Fifth Amendment's guarantee to due process is a fair one, it is a blatant violation of the United States Constitution to consider killing an American without a trial. An executive legal memo is not a justifiable abridgement of an American's most basic rights. The threats to Americans may ensnare you in difficult moral dilemmas, but that can never obfuscate or abridge your oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America.
Max Blaisdell
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[1] "As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King's life work, I am living testimonial to the moral force of nonviolence. I know there is nothing weak—nothing passive—nothing naïve—in the creeds and lives of Gandhi and King." Obama, 2.
[2] Stanley Hauerwas, "September 11, 2001: A Pacifist Response," in Dissent from the Homeland: Essays after September 11, eds. Stanley Hauerwas and Frank Lenticchia (Duke, 2003), 183.
[3] Barack Obama, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, 2009, 2.
[4] ibid, 2.
[5] H.R. Niebuhr and Reinhold Niebuhr: "The Grace of Doing Nothing" and "Must We Do Nothing?" in Richard Miller, ed., War in the 20th Century: Sources in Theological Ethics (Westminster/JKP, 1992), 6.
[6] ibid, 7.
[7] Obama, 1.
[8] Niebuhr, 6.
[9] John Carlson, "Is There a Christian Realist Theory of War and Peace? Reinhold Niebuhr and Just War Thought," Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 28.1 (Spring/Summer 2008), 138.
[10] "The resurgence of ethnic and sectarian conflicts; the growth of secessionist movements, insurgencies, and failed states—all these things have increasingly trapped civilians in unending chaos … will require us to think in news ways about the notions of just war," Obama, 2.
[11] Jeff McMahon, "Rethinking the 'Just War,'" The New York Times, Nov 11-12, 2012, The Stone, 3.
[12] Gareth Evans, "In Defense of 'R2P'," The New York Times, March 11, 2012, Op-Ed.
[13] Niebuhr, 5.
[14] Evans.
[15] James Fredericks and Andrew Bacevich, "American Innocence: Niebuhr and the Ironies of History," Commonweal, January 9, 2014, 2.
[16] Fredericks, 5.
[17] Michael L. Gross, Moral Dilemmas of Modern War, (Cambridge University Press, 2010), 118
[18] ibid, 107.
[19] Jo Becker and Scott Shane, "Secret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and Will," The New York Times, May 29, 2012, 5.
[20] Ibid, 6.
[21] Anonymous, "Daily Comment: The President's Kill List," The New Yorker, May 30 2012, 2.


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About two dozen Hudson County students got their chance to sail on Oyster Schooner A.J. Meerwald, the official tall ship of New Jersey, in early July. The voyage, which left from Liberty State Park, was an educational experience for elementary school students from Bayonne — the final leg of a five-day environmental camp. The students also learned about the historic ship, which comes to Jersey City several times each year for various educational programs.
For student Rayn Aidukas, the trip on the Meerwald and other adventures in and outside of Hudson County took him out of his comfort zone.
"This camp was fun and full of adventure," he said. "I learned a lot."
As members of the crew talked to local students about the ship and the Hudson estuary the ship sailed past national monuments such as Ellis Island.
Piotr Luczyn took the lesson to heart, saying that he learned a lot about oysters. While his shipmate for a day and fellow student Kristopher Torres got a slightly different lesson.
"The one thing I learned was worms are useful," he said.
The Bayonne students helped the crew raise the 3,500 square feet of sails during the initial launch. They were told when to pull the ropes and when to let them go, although later, when the sails were brought down, operations were left in the hands of the professionals on board.
A history lesson on the ship and oyster industry
The students also learned about the boat itself. The schooner, which was first launched in 1928, has gone through a number of transformations during its lifetime, including service briefly as part of the national coastal defense during World War II.
The ship was originally commissioned by the Meerwald family of South Dennis and was constructed by Charles H. Stowman & Sons in Dorchester as one of the hundreds of ships working the oyster beds near the mouth of the Delaware River.
New Jersey was among the nation's leading sources of oysters for almost a century, with yearly crops of 5 to 10 million pounds harvested at its peak.
In 1942, the U.S. Maritime Commission commandeered the ship under the War Powers Act to serve the U.S. Coast Guard as a fireboat. Most of her sailing gear was stripped. A few years after the war ended, the ship was returned to the Meerwald family who sold it for use as a motorized oyster dredge.
When the oyster industry crashed in 1957, the ship eventually took up duty as a surf clamming boat and continued to operate in that fashion until the 1970s when she was retired from service. The boat was donated to the Schooner Project in 1989, fully restored including sail rigging for use as a floating classroom and re-launched in September 1995. On Earth Day, 1998, Gov. Christine Whitman designated the Meerwald as the official tall ship of New Jersey.
"It was our goal to ensure the students went home today with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the wildlife on the river and its coexistence within an urban environment." – Larissa Drennan
The last trip of five days of adventure
The trip on the schooner was the last of a series of events for Bayonne students taking part in the five-day Environmental & Engineering Program for the Bayonne Public Schools. The curriculum was designed by Larissa Drennan, a science teacher at Woodrow Wilson School.
"It was our goal to ensure the students went home today with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the wildlife on the river and its coexistence within an urban environment," said Drennan.
The students from grades four to seven from various Bayonne schools also took an eco-cruise through the Hackensack River estuary held by the Hackensack Riverkeeper where they saw a variety of wildlife from cormorants and osprey to bald eagles and mute swans.
They also traveled to Snug Harbor in Staten Island, collecting samples from wetland areas and checking sample nets to identify insect larva, baby snails, and other life, bringing back some to examine at the science lab at Woodrow Wilson School. Closer to home, the students even sampled wildlife at Rutkowski Park on the Bayonne/Jersey City Border in a nature walk led by the Bayonne Nature Club.
Student Richard Moreira said he learned about many aspects of nature.
"This camp has taught us a lot, such as how interesting the forest is and how it is so important to protect our ocean from further pollution," he said. "This camp has taught me about animals that I didn't even think about researching before, like bullfrogs and how they catch their food."
Al Sullivan may be reached at email@example.com.

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Strange statement, right? A road. An ordinary, run-of-the-mill, get-me-to-work, road.
But, as in just about everything that crosses my path, there's more to this story than miles of pavement. This is not just any road. It's a road that has intersected with my life in more ways than one.
To begin with, I live within siren wailing distance off the road. Maybe a little closer, more like noisy motorcycle revving distance. Our house is in a subdivision here in western North Carolina, a turn or two off the main thoroughfare, far enough for peace and calm, close enough for convenience.
If I drive east, staying on Highway 64, I'd eventually run into the Atlantic Ocean where the road terminates in the North Carolina Outer Banks. Been there. On 64, the only choice.
If I drive west, staying on Highway 64, I'd pass the schoolhouse I wrote about in my Lessons Learned book.
If I drive further west, further, further and further, staying on Highway 64, I'd arrive in New Mexico a stone's throw from the vet's office where my daughter works (and six miles from her house).
If I drive even further west, staying on Highway 64, I'd cross the Rio Grande on a bridge that scares me beyond imagination. This photograph shows the bridge spanning the river's gorge. Follow the river upstream and you'd be within hot air balloon eyesight of the back deck of my daughter's house where I greet the morning with a cup of hot tea.
|Distant picture of bridge, taken after a hike on the western rim of the gorge
|My husband Van, standing on the highway 64 bridge
With the creation of the interstate highway system, roads like Highway 64 became localized, funneling the major traffic to faster, more efficient routes. Here's where my story takes a turn, a right turn, heading back east turn.
With a logic only my husband and I could fathom, we decided to explore US Highway 64. We had driven a load of odds and ends to our daughter's house in Taos, New Mexico. By the way, important to this story fact, odds and ends fit better in the back of a pick-up truck. We came out following Interstate 40 through western North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas until just after the state line in New Mexico where we took a side road across the mountains to Taos. This was a journey of two and a half days, not bad, except, remember, this was a pick-up truck with plenty of room for odds and ends (including his golf clubs) but only two seats in the cab, with a back space for overnight luggage, pillows and the all important food stash and ice cooler.
We visited for a week and helped renovate her back deck (so I would have a beautiful spot to sit and sip my hot tea and watch the hot air balloons). We plotted our return trip. Not hard to do. Drive six miles, get on US Highway 64 east, drive over a thousand miles, and get off a quarter mile from our house. No cheating. We would follow this road regardless, we decided. Ha!
"Be sure to stop in Cimarron at the St. James Hotel," a North Carolina turned New Mexico friend told us over breakfast the morning of our departure. St. James it was, our first major find in our journey. We stopped in and walked through the lobby where once upon a time the likes of Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Kit Carson, Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid had also stopped in and walked through the lobby. Talk about feeling history!
Highway 64 took us all the way through the panhandle of Oklahoma, followed by the part that makes up the pan to go with the handle. (Enid, Oklahoma is a real place to me now after years of filling it in crossword puzzles...just another gem I uncovered on this trip.)
|A view of the panhandle out the back window of the pick-up.
|And an extinct volcano, out in the middle of Oklahoma's nowhere.
We found a volcano.We found salt flats. We found a distributor selling tornado shelters. We found Cherokee, Oklahoma. We found Okies from Muskogee.
We drove a few miles off the route to the museum of the Western Cherokee nation. Our eyes were opened seeing and hearing the Cherokee perspective beyond the North Carolina boundaries.
|Museum of the western band of the Cherokee Nation
We drove the back country through Arkansas on a route that appeared to us as quicker and shorter than the huge dip Interstate 40 takes to Little Rock. We crossed the Mississippi on the interstate (no other choice) bridge and picked up the road again in Memphis, Tennessee. Off the beaten track in the back woods of southern Tennessee, we followed a sign that I never considered before. I walked a few steps to take its photograph thinking of those who walked the same steps with a vastly different purpose.
We drove through Tennessee's Davy Crockett State Park and spent yet another night (one of four on the return trip) this time in Chattanooga in the shade of Lookout Mountain. We crossed into North Carolina early on the final travel day and assumed we would be home in a few hours. Wrong.
Highway 64 goes through some of the most rugged land North Carolina has to offer. The road itself was bypassed by newer highways. When the sign said "No thru trucks" we should have realized what was in store. But we were determined to follow this through all the way, even if it meant cliff hangers. Cliff hangers we found.
What our determination meant was a view of the river traffic jam.
And a view of a State Park...
And a national forest.
Will we do it again?
No, even though this highway is near and dear to my heart, and even though it was well worth the effort. Yet there are other back roads and by-ways waiting to be explored. Those we'll take. We've already got out the map.
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Sebastien Loeb, a new Richard Mille partner
Huge frenchman with 9 world championships under his belt!
The Watch Quote - January 17th, 2013
Richard Mille is delighted to announce that rally driver Sébastien Loeb has joined the team of prestigious sports stars involved with the brand. In addition to this Frenchmans huge talent with 9 world championships under his belt! Richard Mille was won over by his warm personality and down-to-earth approach.
At just 38 years old, Sébastien Loeb has already developed an exceptional career, with a record-breaking 9 world championship titles, 76 victories and 112 podium finishes in the World Rally Championships. Loyal to Citroën since his competitive debut, he is supported by a dedicated team who have shared his success for many years and his co-driver and friend Daniel Elena has played a role in all his victories from the outset. The pairs brilliance and mutual understanding have enabled them to take podium after podium and go down in motor sport history. Sébastien Loeb is also renowned for his great versatility in motorsports, moving from dirt to road with extraordinary ease, as demonstrated by his magnificent second place in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Team Pescarolo prototype.
Given these achievements, it would be easy for Sébastien Loeb to relax now but always looking for new challenges, he created Sébastien Loeb Racing in 2011, a motor racing team. The 2013 racing season will be intense for the team which steps into the FIA GT Series with two McLaren, MP4-12C GT3. Sébastien Loeb will also participate in the GT Sprint Series season on top of his partial rallying programme in WRC (4 rounds). This will open a new chapter in the motorsport career of this great champion, who is extremely popular with the general public.
Richard Mille is delighted to have Sébastien Loeb in its team alongside other famous sporting talents, especially as Loeb reflects the spirit of the RM Family perfectly. This partnership also provides a further opportunity for Richard Mille to place its watches in extreme conditions and test their performance and resistance to impacts as well as comfort. Sébastien Loeb, like RMs other sporting partners, will wear a Richard Mille watch on his wrist while competing, the first time being the Monte Carlo Rallye 16th to 19th of January. It is well-known that motorsports are one of Richard Milles greatest passions and a continuous source of inspiration. Sharing the design philosophy of todays racing cars, RM watches are highly efficient, uncompromising and streamlined where function dictates form with no gimmicks.
Sébastien Loeb: a timeline
1974: Born in Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin region of France
1995-1996: First steps in the Junior Rally competition
1997: Voted Motorsports Hope of the Year
1999: Wins Citroën Saxo Kit Car Trophy
2000: French two-wheel-drive Dirt Rally Champion
2001: French Champion and World Junior Super 1600 Champion
2002: First WRC victory
2003- 2005 and 2008: 3 times winner of the Race of Champions
9 World Rally Championships followed, with the same co-driver, Daniel Elena, for Citroën:
- 2004-2006: 3 titles driving a Xsara, 2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006
- 2007-2010: 4 titles driving a C4
- 2011-2012: 2 titles driving the new DS3
2013: Partial WRC programme with Monte Carlo, Sweden, Argentina and France
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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Empty and Full (06/04/09)
TITLE: Full moon in the wilderness | Previous Challenge Entry
By Sharon Kane
I used to come up here often, alone. I'd stand for hours, just to gaze and gaze... Sorry? At what? Good question! At nothing – miles and miles of nothing. OK, granted there are the canyons slicing through the land, carving it up like strips of meat being cured in the sun. And the dark cave mouths; yawning holes in the rocky steppes. But now, see over there? No farther still. All you see is a white plain gleaming so fiercely it hurts the eyes.
That's what always held my gaze. I'd stare until tears blurred my vision. I'd imagine God, sitting in the middle of that milk-white nothingness, just beyond the horizon. I'd imagine that if I called loudly enough, one day he'd hear me. Or he'd come this side and see the little patch where the dust had been laid. He'd know they were my tears watering the wasteland. And he'd have mercy.
I was the wasteland. Empty as this wilderness. Oh, please! Don't start on about the flocks and herds! So what if my husband was the richest man around? Do sheep put a smile on your face when they're learning to talk? Do cattle call you 'Mama'? Barrenness. Barren land, barren woman. An endless, aching void. That was my life.
Every day I prayed, pleaded, bargained, begged. Sometimes I thought God had answered my anguished cries. But always I was disappointed. I never felt so empty as on those 'disappointment days'. It was like I'd been stripped on the inside. Yes, exactly! Like when we take everything out of the tents to beat out the sand. I was a tent, stripped bare, beaten, left empty.
You know, of course, my husband has this habit of 'hearing from God'? I mean, that's how we got here in the first place! Well, God told him he'd give him a son. We waited – for years. Eventually I lost patience with the Almighty. It was the most shameful moment of my life. I reasoned he had promised my husband a son, but hadn't specified who the mother would be. My faith was all used up, dry as these dusty ditches. I gave my servant girl into my husband's arms.
Within a month she was with child. I watched her belly swell. Of course my poor body seemed more shrivelled than ever, like the dates that we use in the cakes for feast days. Her son grew big and strong. I wore a fake smile. Hadn't God fulfilled his promise? But I was a walking corpse, waiting for the grave. In those days I came up here a lot. I'd done with praying. I just wept over unfulfilled dreams and unanswered prayers.
Then, one day three men came to our tent. They told my husband that within a year I would bear him a child! Yes dear, I laughed too! Me? Become a mother at ninety? I honestly thought they'd caught too much sun.
But then the strangest thing happened. That afternoon it rained. Yes, really! Bang in the middle of summer when it never rains! All the little gullies filled with dirty brown water, swirling, tumbling, eddying. Everyone was laughing then. The shepherds' children splashed and played till sun-down in the cool streams.
I came up here two days later. The streams had already dried up. But this whole landscape was alive. Bright green shoots pushing up to the sky. Tiny flowers nodding at the sun. The rocky slopes clothed in all the colours of the rainbow.
I fairly ran back to the tents. Yes, an old white-cap like me! I'm sure it was a pretty sight! I was quite out of breath when I arrived. But hey, if I was to have a child, I had to wash the dust off my feet and change my clothes before my husband got home.
Then it happened; little by little my middle started to round out, like the moon waxing in the heavens. Goodness! By now you could imagine I was carrying the full moon! My breasts were wizened old prunes. Why, they're big as pomegranates now, heavy with milk! My withered body has filled up with life.
Our faithful God kept his promise. The desert blossomed; and this barren woman will soon hold her son in her arms.
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Chinese real estate market cools as prices fall for new and old apartments, volume of deals declines; housing starts in April down 25% year-over-year, according to government data
May 14, 2014
(The New York Times Co.)
– After almost two decades of nearly unceasing increases in real estate prices and construction across China, one of the world's longest-running bull markets finally seems to be stalling, with broad consequences for the country's economy and possibly its politics.
Prices are falling for both new and old apartments. The volume of deals is drying up. And developers are pulling back, furloughing workers and delaying new projects. In the latest sign, housing starts plummeted 25 percent in April from a year ago, the Chinese government announced on Tuesday.
It is a severe blow for a country where real estate sales offices have become ubiquitous and tower cranes are jokingly described as the national bird.
Su Hua, a real estate broker in Shenzhen, had his highest commissions ever last year, as a speculative frenzy prompted families all over China to buy and sell apartments at a brisk pace. But he sat in a deserted office late last week with several silent phones on his desk. His income has halved so far this year.
The question is how much further the real estate market will slow, and whether its troubles will spill into other sectors of the economy, notably the banking system. Any weakness in the great Chinese economic engine could reverberate through the global markets.
''You can't predict how the bursting of a Chinese real estate bubble plays out because it plays out in very small steps,'' said Joel H. Rothstein, a partner in the Beijing office of the Paul Hastings law firm who specializes in Asian real estate.
China's real estate market correction -- some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble -- is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country's leaders in Beijing.
The Federal Reserve and other regulators in the United States did not try to deflate what now seems to have been an American housing bubble in the years leading up to the 2008 downturn. But the Chinese leadership has been increasingly concerned over the last several years that housing prices were rising to unaffordable levels and that the economy was becoming overly dependent on investment; residential construction accounts for one-ninth of all economic output.
The result has been a series of policies that includes punitive interest rates for mortgages on second homes, a ban on the purchase of third homes and, more recently, deliberate action by the central bank to keep short-term interest rates well above the rate of inflation. Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the central bank, the People's Bank of China, reaffirmed tight credit policies on Saturday, saying that he did not think the economy was in sufficient trouble to justify monetary policy stimulus.
But the real estate market continues to slump, which could prompt Beijing to take a different tack.
Economic data released on Tuesday also included a deceleration in industrial production, with growth in steel and cement output slowing to a crawl. Retail sales also grew more slowly than expected in April, and the furniture market stalled as fewer families moved into new homes.
According to Centaline, one of China's largest real estate brokerage firms, transactions over the May 1 holiday weekend fell by half in Beijing and Shanghai from a year ago. The weekend is traditionally one of the two biggest real estate buying times of the year, along with a weeklong national holiday at the start of October.
Mr. Su, the real estate broker, worries that the market tumult shows no sign of ending. ''There is not much else I know how to do,'' Mr. Su said. ''Maybe I will consider selling insurance on the side, if business continues to slow.''
A handful of real estate restrictions are already being rescinded. In the last two weeks, state-controlled banks in Shenzhen, adjacent to Hong Kong, have stopped charging the extra half percentage point to one percentage point above the regulated national benchmark rate for mortgages. They had been charging extra in recent years, in an effort to discourage excess in the market.
But some experts wonder whether wealthy families will want to jump back into the market even if the most important restrictions, on the purchase of multiple apartments, are lifted. Nicole Wong, the head of property research at CLSA, a Hong Kong-based brokerage and investment firm, said that easing limits on overseas investment meant that more wealthy families were starting to send their money to Hong Kong and elsewhere instead of buying more apartments.
For real estate prices, ''even if you relax all the restrictions, it won't make much of a difference,'' she said. ''The one thing that is certain is the direction is set, and it is down -- but it can be managed.''
Chinese banking executives and economists say that a severe housing downturn would most likely cause a considerable increase in nonperforming loans at the country's banks. But they make several arguments for why even a fairly steep slump in housing might not lead to the bank failures or emergency bailouts seen in the United States when its market soured.
A major reason is that a significant drop in the housing market would still leave the prices of most homes higher than the balance on the mortgages. So almost nobody expects a big wave of foreclosures.
The bulk of the homes in China were bought more than five years ago, and real estate prices have about doubled in the last five years. Down payments range from 20 to 40 percent and are often higher, giving banks a larger cushion against any losses.
A bigger worry is the extent to which companies in other sectors have borrowed money from banks and trusts that they were supposed to invest in equipment purchases and other business activities, but have secretly speculated in real estate instead. Extensive anecdotal evidence suggests that such speculative activity by companies has been widespread.
Other sectors of the Chinese economy are healthier than residential real estate, and could help sustain economic output. Infrastructure spending by the government, particularly railroad construction, is moving into high gear. And the central bank has gradually pushed down the renminbi against the dollar in currency markets this year, helping the competitiveness of Chinese goods.
But the trouble in the housing market has serious implications for consumers. A national survey released in March by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China, found that households across the country had 66 percent of their assets in their homes, a figure that rises to 84 percent in Beijing. The comparable figure for the United States, where stocks and bonds are more popular, is 41 percent.
With so much wealth tied up in housing, concerns are rising about the potential for protests and other turbulence if real estate prices keep falling. A new crop of discounts adds to the nervousness.
Government and private sector statistics for real estate prices are inconsistent and hard to compare. But discounts of 10 to 20 percent from a year ago are increasingly common for homes sold between individuals, and for new units sold by developers as well, real estate executives said.
The chairman of a large developer with operations across China said that offering price discounts for the remaining units in half-sold projects was extremely difficult, because earlier buyers could protest and demand refunds equal to the discounts. The potential for protests, and not banking sector exposure to real estate, ''is what concerns me,'' said the developer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
But Winnie Y. Cheng, the research director at Centaline, said that many developers could not afford to hold apartments off the market indefinitely and were already cutting prices. Street protests have occurred, notably in Hangzhou, although earlier buyers have mostly accepted the discounts for later buyers, she said.
These days, she added, ''All of the developments are willing to cut their price.''
PHOTOS: Models of apartments at a real estate exhibition in Shenyang China. Prices are falling for both new and old apartments. (PHOTOGRAPH BY SHENG LI/REUTERS) (B1); Advertising showing apartments for sale in Shenyang, China. Zhou Xiaochuan, left, the governor of the People's Bank of China, has reaffirmed tight credit policies, including keeping shortterm interest rates well above the rate of inflation. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHENG LI/REUTERS; REUTERS) (B4)
May 14, 2014, Wednesday Late Edition - Final
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Technology is rapidly advancing, and we now have access to voice-only chatbot interactions in our own homes! One of the devices that makes this possible is Google Home, which utilizes actions on google to have conversations with users. In this short tutorial, you'll learn how to design your first Actions on Google.
Don't feel like reading? This tutorial is also available in video format, check it out below! Otherwise, keep scrolling.
First, create a free account on Botsociety. It's quick and easy, and you'll be ready to design in no time!
To start designing your Action mockup, name your bot and click on the Google Home option.
Once you click "Start Designing", Botsociety's user-friendly interface allows you to create a Conversation Action that meets both your needs and your user's.
Designing a chatbot that relies on voice interaction presents its own challenges, but with clear objectives in mind, your chatbot can provide a positive experience for your users.
Designing Your First Actions on Google
For this tutorial, I will be designing a bot I've named BaristaBot. The objectives are:
- to provide instructions on how to make coffee at home,
- and to provide discounts for coffee and supplies from my (imagined) coffee shop.
When users summon this Acton, the experience should be pleasant and helpful. Therefore BaristaBot should have a warm, friendly personality. (Need ideas on how to get your conversation just right? Check out this post.)
Let's say this Action is summoned by the user by asking for her by name. Pictured below is an example of an optimal path—or "happy path"—for a Conversational Action.
As previously mentioned, this bot's objective is to give coffee tips, with the end goal of getting a user to buy supplies from my shop.
Alternate Paths
At this point, the path is very straightforward because the user has asked for BaristaBot directly. If I link an alternate path, I can provide a way for users to get to the same place without knowing this action by name.
Now if you move your mouse over a message and click, you can add a new path. I've done so here, connecting this Action to a much more general question: "Ok Google, how do I make cold brew?"
Next, I can link to the path I've already created in response to the user's question. Just click "link to message", and select the correct message. Because I've already answered the user's question in the happy path, all I have to do is link to the right spot. In this case, it would be "To make cold brew…"
You can then preview the new path, and ensure that it flows smoothly.
Continuing to design your mockup is simple—you can continue to repeat these steps until you are satisfied with every path.
For BaristaBot, what if the user asks about different methods of making coffee? What if they don't want discounts, or if they do? What if they ask a question that my bot isn't prepared to answer? To continue developing BaristaBot, I would add paths to respond to each of these situations.
Finally, when you are finished designing, you can test your design.
Chatbot design for Actions on Google can be intimidating. Luckily, Botsociety makes it possible for anyone to design a bot that will improve user experience.
Also published on Medium.


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Agartala, March 16 (IANS) Families affected due to the construction of a fence along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura are being rehabilitated, a minister said here on Thursday.
"Due to the fencing, 8,730 families were affected as their houses, homestead, farm land and various others properties have been either encroached or have been relocated," Revenue and PWD Minister Badal Choudhury said.
"Of the 8,730 affected families, 8,576 families have already been rehabilitated and remaining are being given permanent settlement," he added.
The Indian government, has so far completed fencing of 773 km out of the state's 856 km international border.
The minister said that houses, homestead, farm land and various others properties of a large number of families have fallen on the outer side of the fence, resulting in numerous problems including uncertainty and insecurity.
The Indian side of the International Border passes through West Bengal (2,216 km), Assam (263 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Tripura (856 km) and Mizoram (318 km).
India started construction of the fence and flood lighting along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border around 20 years ago, to curb cross-border movement of terrorists, stop infiltration and check various border crimes, smuggling and illegal trades.
The mountainous terrain, dense forests, riverine and other hindrances make the borders porous and vulnerable, enabling militants, illegal immigrants and intruders cross over without any major hurdles.


text: Exodus: Burnt by the Sun 2: Film Review 9:34 PM PDT 10/14/2010 by Kirk Honeycutt , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME The veteran actor/director may have fallen victim to political and social changes in Russia since his first film. TWITTER Nikita Mikhalkov's "Exodus: Burnt by the Sun 2" arrived in Cannes carrying excess baggage. CANNES -- Nikita Mikhalkov's Exodus: Burnt by the Sun 2 arrived in Cannes carrying excess baggage. The first Burnt by the Sun, a portrayal of the Stalinist-era Soviet Union, won the festival's grand prize in 1994 along with an Oscar for best foreign-language film, thus raising expectations. Then this sequel, reportedly the most expensive movie in Russian history, ran into boxoffice troubles at home. The film may eventually gross around 15 million euros, something of a disappointment, but more troubling is that Russian critics castigated the film for sticking too closely to the Kremlin's approved version of World War II and for its promotion of orthodox Christianity. In other words, the veteran actor/director may have fallen victim to political and social changes in Russia since his first film. However, Cannes could deliver some measure of vindication for Mikhalkov. Burnt by the Sun 2 a much, much better film than its Russian reviews would indicate. The film hews closer in tone to Joseph Heller's darkly comic war novel Catch-22 than most war movies. Sequences of utter absurdity abound while characters suffering comically from shell shock wander in a devastated landscape of much cruelty. Brutal battles -- and who lives or dies -- pivot on total caprice. One soldier wears a door on his back. It saves his life. Another soldier carries his house keys, convinced that as long as he has them his home in Minsk is safe. An elite corps of young recruits arrives at the front, all strapping men over six feet tall, only to serve as cannon fodder for Nazi tanks. An angry German soldier machine-guns a group of gypsies who annoy him by dancing. A bomb falls into a nearly deserted hospital but hangs unexploded from a chandelier, allowing two men to scramble to safety. A survivor of a sunken Red Cross ship clings to a mine. Another ship fails to rescue her though because it carries the precious archives of the Communist Party. The film does get off to an awkward start with a fantasy sequence in which a pasty-faced actor plays Stalin, who winds up with his face in a birthday cake. But when General Kotov, played once again by Mikhalkov, awakens in a prison camp, the film finds its footing in turns of events that contain such bitter irony. Kotov, a purged Red Army general, is "liberated" by German bombers, who lay waste to his prison camp. He fights the Germans heroically, but refuses to transfer to a regular army unit because he wants to remain with his comrades and believes his wife and daughter are dead. But the daughter (played again by the director's own daughter, Nadezhda Mikhalkova) is a nurse, facing her own ordeals that radicalize her ideas about war and party loyalty. The film stumbles when it insists on dramatizing its characters' daydreams of home and the peaceful past as momentary escapes from carnage. These are sequences that Mikhalkov, who wrote the script with Alexandr Novototski-Vlasov, Gleb Panfilov and Vladimir Moiseenko, indulges in far too often. Much of this is narrated in flashback. In 1943, Stalin himself -- in a scene almost Tarantino-esque with a subversive subtext running against the seeming banality of the conversation -- orders Kotov's KGB nemesis, Major Arsentiev (Oleg Menshikov), to locate Kotov. The major's subsequent inquiries trigger the many scenes showing the dual odysseys of father and daughter to find each other in a world gone mad. Why in the world Stalin, who in 1943 should have more urgent matters on his mind, is obsessing about a condemned officer who escaped execution is an unresolved curiosity. This is because Exodus is the second film of a projected trilogy. Thus, this film's abrupt ending leaves you with an unsatisfied feeling. Well, it's always good to have an audience wanting more, right? And "The Citadel -- Burnt by the Sun 3" is currently in post with an anticipated release in early 2011. Venue: Festival de Cannes -- In Competition Sales: Wild Bunch Production companies: Three T Productions Cast: Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menshikov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Sergey Makovetsky, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Yevgeni Mironov Director/producer: Nikita Mikhalkov Screenwriters: Nikita Mikhalkov, Alexandr Novototski-Vlasov, Gleb Panfilov, Vladimir Moiseenko Director of photography: Vladislav Opeliants Production designer: Vladimir Aronin Music: Edward Artemyev Costume designer: Sergei Strouchyov,Maria Yuresko Editor: Svetolik Zajc No rating, 150 minutes FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Kirk Honeycutt firstname.lastname@example.com @thr AP email@example.com @thr


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2nd meet of the season and 2nd travel meet. Orlando! Results: 1st on Vault, 3rd on bars, 4th on beam and 2nd All-Around
After the meet we went to Epcot Center, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and our Favorite Universal Studios (Harry Potter Land)
We had alot of Fun!


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World Record For Twins Born Apart
Mom Gives Birth to Twins an Astounding 87 Days Apart
A truly amazing set of twins in Waterford, Ireland, could break the Guinness World Record for interval between births. When her water broke prematurely at 23 weeks, mom Maria Jones-Elliot gave birth to one of the twins, Amy. That was June 1, 2012. Eighty-seven days later, Jones-Elliot's second daughter, Katie, was born.
As detailed on the Huffington Post, Jones-Elliot's 87-day interval, when substantiated by hospital records, will beat out that of the current record holder, Peggy Lynn, by three days. Still, Lynn's twins, born 84 days apart in the mid-'90s, are extraordinary in a different way: their birthdays span two years!


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Christmas at the Library
Closure dates, avoid fines, online resources, places to study, January re-opening
All campus libraries will close at 5pm on Thursday 21 December, and reopen at 8am on Tuesday 2 January. St. James's Library will reopen an hour later, at 9am.
Borrowing and returning books
You must check if your books have been requested and need to be returned, to avoid fines.
You can:
- check your University email
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If requested books are not returned by the due date, there is a fine of £2.50 per item per day. This applies for each day the Library is open past the due date. More information about holiday fines
You can return books in person by taking them to any library on campus, or if you are not returning to Leeds when the Library reopens on 2 January, you can return items by post. More information about returning and renewing books
If you lose a book, don't panic! Come in and see us as soon as you can. What to do if you lose a Library item
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All digital resources will remain available during the closed period.
- It's simple to access e-books and journals, just by using the links in Search@Library
- Find journal articles on any subject by searching one of our many research databases
- Explore Skills@Library and Researcher@Library for advice and guidance on a wide range of topics.
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The 24-hour computer clusters stay open over the holidays. List of 24-hour clusters
You need an access code to enter the clusters. The code is available to anyone with a valid University login. Retrieve the access code for the 24-hour clusters
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Libraries will open until midnight for the exam period from Tuesday 2 January. Laidlaw Library will be open 24/7 from Monday 8 January. This is happening because of student feedback.
Happy holidays and safe travels from Leeds University Library


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Tower Radiology Centers
& West Florida Health Announce Joint Venture
to Focus on Outpatient Imaging on Floridas West Coast
For Immediate
Tampa, FL
December 1, 2016
Radiology Centers, the largest physician owned and operated outpatient
radiology practice in Tampa Bay has entered into a joint venture with West
Florida Health, effective December 1st, 2016. The partners of West Florida
Health, Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital, are working to establish a
clinically integrated network of independent healthcare providers to improve
the system of care delivery for the patients and providers in West Central
Florida. This collaboration with Tower,
will focus on enhancing the quality and coordination of outpatient imaging care
to achieve the optimal patient experience and reduce healthcare costs.
Were excited to partner with a
progressive organization like West Florida Health. The goals and vision for
outpatient radiology services are aligned between our two organizations which
will bring great benefits to our community. Our vision is to provide quality
outpatient imaging care with ease of access throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Were excited to further expand our outpatient expertise and quality patient
care throughout the community. - Larry
Smith, CEO of Tower Radiology Centers
Tower will
continue to offer a wide array of advanced outpatient imaging services to
patients and providers at all 14 convenient locations throughout Tampa, Wesley
Chapel, Brandon, Riverview and Sun City, now with even more potential for
future market expansion. Towers services currently include but are not limited
to MRI/MRA, open MRI, breast MRI, prostate MRI, CT/CTA, low-dose CT lung, bone
density/DEXA, digital x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, 3D tomography, breast
biopsy, ultrasound, EKG, echo, PET/CT, nuclear medicine and nuclear cardiology.
Towers exam interpretations will continue to be provided by board-certified
radiologists who subspecialize in areas such as cardiac, thoracic, vascular
& interventional, pediatric, musculoskeletal, breast, body, neuroradiology,
nuclear medicine and emergency radiology.
Tower will
continue to stand by their mission to provide the highest quality of screening,
diagnostic and interventional radiology services to both patients and providers
in our community within a safe, compassionate, professional and technologically
advanced environment.
About West Florida Health: West Florida Health is a jointly
owned not-for-profit company and partnership between Florida Hospital and Tampa
General Hospital. The vision of West
Florida Health is to redefine health and wellness through its mission to build
on the expertise of Tampa General and Florida Hospital to provide accessible,
affordable care to the community. Florida Hospital West Florida Region is a
1,295-bed hospital system composed of 6 hospitals in Tampa Bay and 3 in the
Sebring/Wauchula area. Florida Hospital
is a state wide network of 26 hospitals and part of the Adventist Health
System. Tampa General Hospital is a 1,011-bed academic medical center that
serves as the regions only center for Level I trauma care.
About Tower Radiology Centers: Tower Radiology Center is a
physician owned and operated practice.
The vision of Tower is to elevate radiology services through its mission
to provide the highest quality of screening, diagnostic and interventional radiology
services to both patients and providers in our community within a safe,
compassionate, professional and technologically advanced environment. Tower Radiology Centers are composed of 14
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A little bit of history
The campsite, cottages and farm are run by Gill, Fiona, Phil and Tom (Phil and Gill's son). Tilly (pictured right) is also a key member of the team, along with 3 other terriers: Elsa, Rosco and Torro!
Manor Farm was bought by Gill and Fiona's Grandfather in August 1918, when he left the army, after spending 4 years in the trenches of the Western Front.
He farmed the 150 acres with a few dairy cows and some arable crops. He had a local milk round, the cows were milked by hand and he delivered the milk by horse and cart! Through the generations we have had laying hens, breeding sows/pigs and sheep. We have gone full circle and have cows again!
First started on an informal basis during the 1930's and gradually became more organised. 'Thunderboxes', primitive loos were introduced in the 1960's. The first purpose built shower blocks were built in 1975, these are long gone now!
We grow 45 acres of spring (sown) malting barley. Hopefully this will be sold for brewing/distilling. We grow it for Diageo and it is taken from Gt Yarmouth to the Isle of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland. Diageo is the world's largest producer of spirits (Bells, Johnny Walker etc) and Guinness.
We also grow 20 acres of sugar beet, which is a root crop similar to a turnip. The root contains approximately 18% sugar. It is grown on a contract to British Sugar and we produce around 600 tonnes of beet/year. British Sugar is owned by Associated British Foods who also own Primark. The beet are processed at a factory near Gt Yarmouth (approx. 30 miles from us). The brand name of this sugar, sold in the shops is Silver Spoon.
Sheep – We have 100 ewes and 2 Texel Rams. The ewes are 'Mules', a cross between a Blue Face/Border Leicester male (big frame and prolificacy) and a Swaledale female (good mothering/milking ability). The cross breed is put to a Texel ram to produce a meaty lamb. All our lamb is distributed to local butchers.
Cows – We have 20 suckler cows (cows that rear their calves). These are mainly Red Poll, which is a dual purpose breed (milk/meat). They do well on a low input, grass based production system. They spend all year outside and are fed on hay during the winter. We also have a few other cross-bred cows as well. Rosie on the left is an Aberdeen Angus/Limousin cross. All cows are put to a Simmental bull to produce meaty calves. The calves are sold at approximately 2 years old and like the lambs, distributed to local butchers.
Pets – Titch and Gerbil, the ponies. Jess and Dora, the donkeys.
Maisie and her 2 kids, Lottie and Ludo. Daisy and her kid, Uno.
Torro, Tilly, Elsa and Rosco (dogs). Claude and Cecily (cats).


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Annual card fee
The annual card fee can vary based on the type of card you have. As a rule of thumb, the more rewards or features your card has - such as rewards points or complimentary insurance - the higher the annual card fee is likely to be.
- Take a look at the features you actually use on your card. If you don't use them, you might want to consider a card with fewer features and a lower annual card fee.
- If you have a home loan with us, ask about our Premier Advantage Package. As a credit card is part of the package, your annual card fee will be waived. Annual package fee applies (one card per package).
- If you have a Westpac rewards card, you can use your points to pay your annual card fee.
- If you have more than one credit card, you could consider consolidating them down to one, therefore saving on multiple annual card fees.
Foreign transaction fee
A Foreign Transaction is any Purchase or Cash Advance made using the Card:
- in a currency other than Australian dollars; or
- in Australian dollars or any other currency with a Merchant located outside Australia; or
- in Australian dollars or any other currency that is processed by an entity located outside Australia.
Note: It may not always be clear to you that the Merchant or entity processing the transaction is located outside Australia.
A Foreign Transaction Fee is payable as a percentage of the Australian dollar value of any Foreign Transaction. The percentage will vary depending on the applicable credit card scheme:
- Transactions in foreign currency
- Visa and Mastercard®: 3.0%
- Transactions in Australian dollars and the merchant or financial institution accepting the card is located overseas:
- Visa and Mastercard®: 3.0%
Note: It may not always be clear to you that the Merchant or entity processing the transaction is located outside Australia.
Cash advances
Transactions treated as Cash Advances include transactions where you use your card account to:
- Withdraw cash through an ATM or at a financial institution, or
- Receive a cash substitute from a Merchant (e.g. purchasing gambling chips/ tokens), or
- Purchase foreign exchange.
2% of the value of the transaction will apply to each cash advance, where your account has a negative (debit) balance after the transaction has been posted to it.
A minimum charge of $2.50 and a maximum charge of $150 will apply.
Where your account has a positive (credit) balance after the transaction has been posted to it, a charge of $2.50 will apply.
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Missed payment fee
If you don't pay the minimum monthly payment by the due date on your statement, you'll be charged a missed payment fee.
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Over-limit fee
If your card account was opened before 4 June 2012, there's a $15 fee every time you exceed your credit limit during a statement cycle. The fee may also be charged whenever your account is over the limit at the beginning of a statement cycle.
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- Make an interim payment if you're getting close to your limit, which could reduce the risk of going over your credit limit on future spending in that month.
Duplicate statement fee
If you or the additional cardholder requests an extra paper copy of a statement that has already been issued, there is a fee. You can easily avoid this fee by downloading and printing your statements using Westpac Online Banking.
Non-Westpac Group ATM fee
Although not a Westpac fee, using your card in a non-Westpac Group ATM may result in a charge to you.
Luckily, you can use Westpac's extensive network of 2,900 ATMS across Australia (including any St.George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne ATMs) with no ATM fee charge.
Credit card surcharge
In some instances, businesses may administer a 'surcharge' for credit card payments. Usually, these are a percentage fee of your purchase amount.
It's a good idea to always ask about any surcharges with the use of your credit card before paying, as these fees can build up.
Things you should know
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TATIANA SIEGEL wrote:As Paramount Pictures readies the May 8 release of its "Star Trek" franchise relaunch, the studio is moving forward with a sequel, and has hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to pen the screenplay.
J.J. Abrams, who directed and produced the latest chapter, is onboard to produce the follow-up alongside his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk. No decision has been made yet on whether Abrams will return behind the camera for the sequel.
Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof also are receiving producing credit on the sequel.
Story is still in the embryonic stage, but the trio are aiming to deliver their script to the Melrose studio by Christmas for what would likely be a summer 2011 release.
"There's obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasn't even come out yet," said Lindelof, co-creator with Abrams of ABC's "Lost" who produced the upcoming "Trek" but did not contribute to Orci and Kurtzman's screenplay. "But we're so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed."
As for potential storylines, Kurtzman stressed that the writing team will wait to take a cue from fan reaction about which direction to go.
"Obviously we discussed ideas, but we are waiting to see how audiences respond next month," he said. "With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to explore incredibly exciting things. We'll be ambitious about what we'll do."
Though Orci and Kurtzman have worked together as a writing team for more than 12 years, the duo has worked with Lindelof on only one screenplay: DreamWorks' "Cowboys and Aliens," which they are currently writing together.
Paramount has high hopes for the "Star Trek" relaunch, and is pulling out all the stops on the marketing front. Studio began a full-scale campaign six months before the film's May bow.


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Human Resources Management (HRM) is that branch of management that deals with managing one of the resources of the organization-human resources. At times it is called Personnel Management. However, the term personnel management is being replaced in most spheres by the term human resource management or human resource development (HRD) or simply human resources (HR). Most organizations have a full-fledged human resource management department. The function of human resource management is to acquire, train, develop and retain the human resources of the organization so that with the help of these human resources, the organization is able to achieve its goal. The role of today's human resources manager is vastly different than that of yesterday's human resource manager. Today's private and public sector has seen dramatic changes in the way we as a nation do business and these changes have affected the role the human resources manager plays.
This paper will discuss the role of the human resources manager, diversity and how trends focusing on globalization, diversity, and ethics have changed this role. Human resource management must change as well to provide organizations with their needs Today's human resources manager has a greater role than just being the "compliance, benefits and compensation" manager.
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POLS 206 International Human Rights • 5 Cr.
This course focuses on the global movement to fight injustice and promote human rights. The course?s primary objectives are to enhance student understanding of international human rights violations and to empower students to be change-agents in the struggle to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.
After completing this class, students should be able to:
- Identify and trace major historical events in the development of international human rights from the end of World War II to the present
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- Critically examine the role of human rights in international relations and American foreign policy Articulate, value, and assess different theoretical, national, and cultural perspectives related to human rights
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A forgetable game tonight in KC. Zach Greinke, 21-year-old darling of Baseball Prospectus, looked eminently beatable but somehow escaped after five innings with only 3 runs on the board for the Yanks. He certainly wasn't more impressive than Kevin Brown, who got tagged for a hard-luck loss courtesy of the anemic attack and the usual poor defense. Some observations.
- A-Rod's useless throw across the diamond cost a run. The YES team neglected to mention it.
- Woemack. Terrible.
- Robinson Cano has a gun.
- Bernie just might be well suited to part-time duty. A pair of doubles, tonight. Robbed by a bad call in the 8th. But boy is he slow out there in the field.
- Was that really a clutch hit by Giambi?
- Kudos to Girardi for the aggressive substitution policy.


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Marske-by-Sea Church
Marske-by-Sea Church in Cleveland has a lot of churches for different religious faiths such as Anglican, Baptist and Methodist. It is common for a town to have more than one church and Marske-by-Sea is no exception.
Regrettably church attendance has been plummeting for the last fifty years in the UK, with 15% of the population presiding at least once per month, still Atheists and Agnostics are still in a minority, representing 33% of the residents.
We think the explanation for the decline is in simple terms that people do not believe in God any more, with violence raging across the planet and the wealth of the nation in a bad way it is straightforward to understand peoples lack of faith. In our judgment the Church needs to be re-branded, if you think of the core values of Church such as togetherness, family, marriage and community leaving aside God for a second! If you think on all the good things that Churches represent in our Marske-by-Sea community then it's actually astonishing numbers are going down. Surely we all want our Marske-by-Sea to be a great place to be alive, where inhabitants get along, they assist one another in times of hardship and people offer to each other without asking anything back in return. So what we are asking is for you to go along to your Marske-by-Sea church and make a request change, you want to assist, and you think it is only right and proper that the rest of your neighborhood chip in and help with things. The UK is on its knees because hardly anybody desires to work to a greater goal...it is time for change...come on people..let's get together and make this happen
Churches in the past and future have worked together with other organisations such as regional schools, groups such as the beavers, cubs and scouts as well as being prominent in assisting other groups of inhabitants such as the lonely, humble and abused. The church is seen as doing good causes which sees them in a nice light.
Churches have been seen in a dim light recently with the pope resigning, the first pope to do so in more than six hundred years, and nobody was entirely sure of the reason why, many people have speculated that it is not just a matter of the pope getting older and not being able to carry out his job to the fullest.
The scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien recently walked out after admitting sexually inappropriate moves to young men training to be priests, in view of his anti-gay rhetoric in the past, this was seen as "do as I say not as I do"!
On the lighter side of things churches are seen as a very quiet place to be - a good place to contemplate on the things that are going on in your life at the present time.
A game we used to play as kids was to find the oldest memorial..i.e. the earliest date, that's a game that can keep children pleased for a while as well as giving them good exercise as they walk/run round the graveyard.


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1911 Curtiss
Bruce Lindsay really helped me out on this project. He has an original, unrestored Curtiss, and we spent a lot of time on the phone discussing (in minute detail) every little bit of the frame. Sometimes he would fax me sketches with dimensions. It would have been a lot easier if the original frame was in my shop, but that wasn't possible. Where best to start? . . . with the dropouts, of course (thanks, Bruce!).
This is the bottom bracket assembly to hold the pedal cranks. It really should have had an eccentric to adjust the chain separately. As it is, you really have to hope the chain and belt both want the rear axle to be in the same position.
This seat-tube junction is the most complicated part of the frame. Gas tank meets oil tank, and the seat post must be able to slide (horizontally) into the rear of the gas tank. The seat-stays attach to the lug that pinches to fasten the seat post in position. Getting the sequence right is crucial here.
This part was first welded (fillet brazed) as an assembly. Next, the tube was honed a few thou so the seat-post could slide through, the inside end then capped to stop gas leaking out, and the tube / boss / plate slotted with a very thin slotting saw (what else?) to allow a little pinching to hold the seat post in place. Make sense?
Using two 6′ lengths of cold-rolled flat bar to position the gas tank. Correct alignment is a very important part of frame building.
Here the end cap for the gas tank has been Tig-welded on and filed smooth. End caps were formed in a hydraulic press using a set of dies. The rear of the frame is now complete.
The headtube and downtube lug have been fabricated and positioned on the front of the gas tank. Everything is on blocks sitting on the surface table. With alignment checked, a little TIG-tacking was used to hold the headtube for brazing.
Quite a lot of heat was needed for the fillet brazing. The "white" you see is a paste flux applied with a brush. Flux also comes out the torch, from the automatic fluxer, situated in the acetylene line of the welding set. It's a very good setup, and definitely helps the bronze to flow nicely.
The downtube to hold the front of the engine is very similar in look to a small bicycle fork. And, being 1911, I'm sure that's what inspired it. It was easier to make the fork from several small pieces due to it's complex shape.
Not the greatest photo, but you get the idea . . .
I recall doing a front fork too, but can't find any pictures. This is as far as I went, and the parts were shipped to a collector in Indiana.
Looking very comfortable in the Guggenheim, Memphis, TN.
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a) If the materials price variance was $3,960 unfavorable, what was the standard materials price per pound?
b) If the materials quantity variance was $2,871 favorable, what was the standard materials quantity per unit?
f) If total budgeted manufacturing overhead was $327,600 at normal capacity, what was the predetermined overhead rate per direct labor hour?
h) How much overhead was applied to production during the year?
i) If the standard fixed overhead rate was $2.50, what was the overhead volume variance?
j) If the overhead controllable variance was $3,000 favorable, what were the total variable overhead costs incurred? (Assume that the overhead controllable variance relates only to variable costs.)
k) Using selected answers above, what were the total costs assigned to work in process?
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In this autumn edition, three high-profile creative women tell us how they juggle motherhood with their artistic endeavours, while model and mother Portia Freeman spills the beans on her London life.
As our Little Londoners launch themselves into a new school year, we round up our favourite fashion finds to keep them warm this term, from fabulous capes for the girls, to super-cool coats for the boys, as well as the best desks for all that homework.
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Pneumatic Basics
A pneumatic cylinder uses the pressure of a gas to perform work, specifically linear work. The word "pneumatic" comes from the Greek and refers to air, which is the least expensive and most common type of gas used in pneumatic cylinders. Air can be easily taken in and compressed to refill pneumatic systems, and does not pose the same danger as other gases. Some inert gases may be used instead, but these must be ordered or manufactured pre-compressed in tanks and have more limited uses.
Types of Cylinders
The cylinder itself contains a chamber for the compressed air to enter, a path for it to leave, a piston which does most of the work involved, and some type of action system which the piston is a part of. There are several different types of action systems for pneumatic cylinders, and each provides a slightly different kind of force. The first and most simple version is the single-acting cylinder, where a piston-oriented system forces compressed air through a solenoid valve into the back of the piston. This highly-compressed air seeks the easiest way to exit, and exerts a large amount of force on the piston face. The surface area of the piston face, or the bore size, directly affects how easily the air will manage to push the piston. The larger the bore size, the more easily the air will move it--until weight itself becomes a significant factor. As the piston is pushed out, the air exits through escape valves that are carefully position further down the cylinder. The piston falls back naturally in place until another burst of compressed air is fired into the cylinder.
The single-acting cylinder can also be modified with a compressed spring mechanism, inserted between the end of the cylinder and the side of the piston opposite where the compressed air enters. This system works in a similar fashion to the standard, but after the compressed air is released, the piston is forced back down to its original position at the end of the cylinder by the spring. This system is used for repeated, linear motion involving heavy loads, and requires a greater force of compressed air to complete its task.
Double-Acting Systems
As the International Fluid Power Society explains, other cylinder systems are double-acting, or systems that use valves to inject two different streams of compressed air, alternating on either side of the piston. One burst of compressed air pushes the piston out, and another burst pushes it back it to the starting position. More compressed air is needed in this system, and like the others the pressure of the air used needs to be carefully controlled.


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The rand was trading mostly firmer on the day as it peaked at a session high of R13.83/$. However, the local currency pulled back after the greenback advanced on the back of positive US retail sales data. At 17.00 CAT the rand was trading 0.11% weaker at R13.91/$.
The local bourse rose despite a weaker close in major Asian market indices. The Nikkei closed 0.69% weaker while the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.45%. The Hang Seng managed to add gains of 0.23%. In Europe, stocks traded mostly firmer while in the USA stocks opened mixed despite better than expected earnings results from banking giants JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.
Blue chips such as Sappi [JSE:SAP] advanced 4.52% to close at R52.26, while Bidvest [JSE:BVT] rose 2.29% to end the day at R196.99. Oil producer Sasol [JSE:SOL] managed to gain 3.35% as it closed at R337.86, while Barloworld [JSE:BAW] firmed to R129.25 after adding 1.66%. Banks recorded gains on the day which saw stocks such as Standard Bank [JSE:SBK] gain 2.2% to close at R192.14, ABSA Group [JSE:ABG] added 2.02% to close at R172.00, while Investec Limited [JSE:INL] closed 1.81% higher at R90.19.
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Losses were relatively modest especially for the local bourse's biggest stocks. Diversified miner South32 [JSE:S32] lost 2.82% as it closed at R29.30, while Kumba Iron Ore [JSE:KIO] fell 2.58% to end the day at R471.16. EOH Holdings [JSE:EOH] lost more ground in today's session following the release of an update on forensic investigations done into the firm. The share eventually closed 0.77% lower at R20.70.
Listed property stocks recorded another subdued session with losses being recorded for Investec Property Fund [JSE:IPF] which lost 2.45% to close at R15.11, as well as Hammerson PLC [JSE:HMN] which fell 2.19% to end the day at R47.70.
The JSE Top-40 index eventually closed 0.99% firmer while the broader JSE All-Share index closed 0.8% higher. All the major indices managed to advance on the day. Industrials added 0.72%, Resources gained 0.73% and Financials surged to close 1.63% higher.
At 17.00 CAT, Palladium was down 1.25% to trade at $1546.85/Oz, Gold was 0.3% weaker at $1409.75/Oz, and Platinum was up 0.82% to trade at $850.50/Oz.
Brent crude remained relatively buoyant despite data indicating increased global supplies. The commodity was trading 0.62% firmer at $66.92/barrel just after the JSE close after it had briefly peaked at a session high of $67.08/barrel.


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The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series at Ithaca College will show the documentary "How to Survive a Plague" — the story of how activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition — on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The 7 p.m. screening in Textor 101 is free and open to the public.
Faced with their own mortality, a group of mostly HIV-positive young men and women formed ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and TAG (Treatment Action Group) to take on Washington and the medical establishment in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Using never-before-seen archival footage, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures and the exultant breakthroughs of these heroes in the making.
"How to Survive a Plague" was nominated for a 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won for best documentary at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and GLAAD Media Awards.
The screening is being held in recognition of World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1 as an opportunity for individuals and organizations to come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic.
The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach, and Services. For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.