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(If you haven't read Part 1 yet, I highly recommend it, it's good for your health)
|Is Israel always in the UN's cross hairs?
United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 does not call for the return to 1967 borders
I assume most of you were already familiar with this concept. Still, it never hurts to be reminded of the context around this resolution. There are many points of discussion in regards to this resolution:
- Does every single word matter?
- Which version actually counts, the English or the French version?
- Is this resolution legally binding?
Yes, every word counts. Otherwise they wouldn't have bothered writing them, would they?
Let's revisit the actual text for reference.
Affirms that the fulfillment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles:It very clearly says "from territories" rather than "from the territories", which makes a huge difference in the English language. The absence of a definite article ("the") means that a full withdrawal was not requested from Israel. If it were, it would very clearly clash with the "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries" in the point directly following it. The 1949 armistice lines were never secure boundaries.
(i) Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
(ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.
It also says that Israel's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence should be recognized. It does not say the same for the "Palestinian State".
"Oh really?" I can already hear you say, "it says 'every State in the area'". Quite right, it does dear friends. However, given the fact that there was no Palestinian state in 1967 (or ever mind you), they were not a subject of interest in regards to this UN resolution. Who was?
Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. (The latter only accepted the resolution in 1973).
The Security Council resolution 242 of November 22, 1967 is often referred to as the source of rights and obligations for the parties in the Middle East. I focus on Jerusalem. I take the position that again, rights have been granted based on the recognition of historical rights, based on the principle of reconstituting what the Jewish people used to have. The Jewish state and the Jewish people have done nothing to relinquish, surrender the rights that were given in respect to that territory.
Now, if you've ever looked at the original grainy resolution (you can find a pdf of it on the UN's site), you'll see that it's in two languages side by side: English and French. Where in English it says "from territories", in French it says "Retrait des forces armées israéliennes des territoires occupés lors du récent conflit."
Houston, we have a problem.
The French text submitted by Mali and Nigeria, over which there was no vote, has a definite article! That means that people can just ignore the text in English, wave the French text around and say "Israel needs to abide by this resolution which says that they need to completely withdraw from the West Bank!".
No they can't.
Not that this stops anyone, but they can't. You see, legally, in case of texts clashing in regards to their translations, there is always one language which has precedence. In this case, since the text which was originally submitted to the UN Security Council and later voted on was a British text, it was obviously written in English, and that's the only legally valid text.
But is it legally binding?
Usually, UN Security Council resolutions are legally binding. It depends of the extent to which they are adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. A Chapter VII resolution, according to the UN Charter, is an "action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace and acts of aggression." To those not fully well versed in legal mumbo jumbo, it means that IF the Resolution is the result of an act of aggression, then it's legally binding. Israel's Six-Day war was not characterized as an act of aggression at the UN, and therefore did not fit into Chapter VII, but under Chapter VI which deals with "Pacific Resolutions of Disputes". Since Israel was not an aggressor in the Six-Day War, according to Resolution 242, Israel was assigned rights and obligations with respect to the territories its forces had captured.
Then why are we even discussing this resolution? Why do we care if it's not legally binding?
We care because, as is the UN's grand scheme for a better and peaceful world, we used that resolution (and resolution 338, which followed the Yom Kippur War) as a basis for the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians. The Oslo accords, signed contractual agreements, encompass these resolutions and as such these resolutions are rendered legally binding.
But that's not all that's legally binding.
|Yassir, never having mastered the Windsor tie, decided to ignore the required dress code.
After many years of failed agreements through third parties, the Oslo Accords, or Interim Agreement, were the first attempt at a direct negotiation between Israel and the PLO. The first part was signed in 1993, you all remember the pictures with Bill Clinton on the lawn of the White House, and the second bit (the actual Interim Agreement) is from 1995 (shortly before the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin).
Before I get to the point of the rights and obligations of the Palestinians in the Oslo accords, I'd like to touch up on a point which comes up very often in discussions. This illusion that Israel's building of extra housing units or schools in settlements is somehow illegal and contrary to the Oslo accords.
The number of authorized West Bank Israeli communities has remained the same ever since the 1993 Oslo Accords. However, since 1993, the number of structures and people in many of the settlements has grown. It was never the intent for this natural expansion not to be the case. The Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians did not prohibit either group from building communities in the West Bank. Even Rabin said
I am not ready for there to be a law in Israel to forbid building houses in existing settlements, or a kindergarten or a cultural center in a place where people live todayAdditionally, when seeking Knesset approval for Oslo II on October 5 1995, Rabin stated before the vote:
I wish to remind you, we made a commitment, meaning we reached an agreement, we made a commitment to the Knesset not to uproot any settlement in the framework of the Interim Agreement, nor to freeze construction and natural growth.And this coming from one of our most dovish Prime Ministers.
So now that we've cleared up this issue and conceded that Israel has not violated a written agreement, we can move on.
What obligations were the Palestinians legally bound to? I mean besides fighting terror and educating toward peace, which they weren't very successful at? What tangible obligations could there possibly have been for the Palestinian Authority?
The original Oslo agreements, the first one in 1993 the big Oslo Agreement in 1995 known as the Interim Agreement, had a clause in them called Article 31, and it said: "Neither side shall initiate or take any step that will change the status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations."All the previous obligations which weren't upheld could be waved off as being out of the PA's control. But this? Going to the UN to change a status in clear contravention of a signed agreement? The PA can't say that this is beyond their control. So they go and break an agreement which has been in place (though fickle) for 18 years.
If the Palestinians try to change the status of the territory, without negotiating with Israel, that is a unilateral act which violates this commitment.
Now why is this particularly important for Europe? Because when the interim agreement was signed with that critical clause, at the White House in the presence of president Clinton, the European Union signed the Agreement as well as a witness. And therefore if EU countries decide to support the Palestinian move in the UN in contravention of that Palestinian commitment in Oslo, what they're essentially doing is lending a hand to a violation of a written agreement to which they are also signatories.
So the immediate question in Israel will be "Who would ever rely on the European Union again to be involved in the peace process, if it violates the very agreement that it itself signed?"
Maybe it is me, I was always under the impression that when you negotiate you work together to bring about a settlement that is agreeable to both sides. The PA continues to pre-define the outcome of the negotiations -and the world sits back and nods its collectively ignorant head!
A yawn would have almost been nice at this point from the world. We have countries, some from the EU, who are actually convinced it's a good idea and who will vote Yes in New York next week. But should Israel come close to not respecting every understated comma, you can bet there will be world condemnation. (Heck there already is.)
But ask yourselves, why is the PA actually doing this? They'll get a veto at the UN Security Council (if Obama can be held to his word), so all they'll get is a resolution in the UN's General Assembly. But as you'll recall from the previous post, UN General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding!
The only reason they have to do this is the same reason they've always had for doing anything at the UN: Propaganda, avoid responsibility, feeding their addiction to the culture of victimhood, and generally force Israel into a tight spot repeating fallacies.
Positive note to end this gloomy post:
A letter from over a hundred Members of European Parliament (out of 736 MEPs! Not bad ey?) to Catherine Ashton asking for a clear "No" from the EU on this unilateral move at the UN.
Who's representing your country?
I've transcribed the some of the most interesting bits of this video for these posts, but if you want to watch the full 15 minutes of it, here it is:
Shavua Tov!


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Alberto Korda with Che Guevara, one of the most famous photo ever published. Not when it was created, but when time allowed it to happen. It has been debated endlessly if Korda made any financial benefits from capturing Che, after that he gave a print for free to Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, an Italian publisher. I beg to differ.
Many photographers know when they have created something amazing, for Korda on March 5, 1960, it was just another day post revolution, a day after explosions had killed almost 100 workers at the harbour in Havana.
"I stood in the crowd, waiting like everyone else, Fidel Castro was agitated, it was tense, then Che stepped in view, I made 2 frames…"
This week, twenty years ago I met Korda at his house together with Thomas Gustafsson, a Swedish writer. In the beginning Korda was a little reserved but warmed up. His home was full of people, including his present wife and a former one. A true charmer which fitted his profession, being a nude and a fashion photographer, before revolution tilted history.
So what makes an image iconic, something that people rave about and some invest heavily on. Like water dripping on a stone, if time allows a pattern might emerge. If a picture is being repeatedly published over time, its viewers might start to feel a bond. Sometimes we cheat ourselves by thinking it must be good.
I will contradict myself, since I think that Korda's image of Che is a great portrait, still rather simple, almost banal. Korda told me about all the fuzz, that scholars and intellectuals had tried over time, to have him to agree on some artsy fartsy theories. "I just replied to them, that the way the image came out, was due to that my Leica was old and the lens was badly scratched".

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The ACCA course is a great way for an accountant to get certified. The good thing is that the classes can be taken online. As we all know there are different phases in the learning process. For starters there is the planning phases where planning is done before the studying takes place. ACCA courses online also have the studying phase, the revision phase and also the exam phase. All these phases need to be well prepared for so as to ensure that one eventually passes the exams.
The planning phase can be said to take place at the start of the online classes. This is where you start to get an overview of the exact materials you will need for the whole course.
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A small update before getting started. The infamous European-Summer-Palooza has been flying by (per usual) and I am currently finishing up my pastoral assignment in Cagliari, Sardinia. At this point I am fairly convinced that the world is saved from premature extinction despite the man's best efforts only because there are still those faithful souls (we have the feisty little old Italian ladies here) who sit in the local parish all day and pray the rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament. It is a theme I have been learning a lot about over the past year, that God seems to enjoy accomplishing the extraordinary in the most ordinary of ways. Hmmm, perhaps that will be a homily theme one day!
In this post I will divulge everything in my first year of semi-expatriation which has not yet been put up. All the missing links, as they say. These are the wonderful experiences that God's generosity has provided through the generosity of many good people who know me, pray for me, and sacrifice for me. It's about time all that goodness be shared back! After all. Our beloved St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us in his Summa Theologiae that goodness, of its own nature, diffuses itself. Therefore, please do the kind favor of enjoying the following self-diffusion of the good things that God and good people have made possible in a young man's life.
Please let me specifically thank the fabulous Knights of Columbus councils who --- among many other worthy endeavors --- offer themselves to the Church as a significant rank of invisible soldiers for Her priests and priests-to-be. Including this dude. So when you think of it, do say a prayer of thanksgiving for them =).
Back to the beginning it is, then! Yes, here we are.
This happened after I returned from my first month in Assisi and before beginning the official start of academic theological studies. We were back in Rome for another month-ish of Italian lessons at the NAC, but took a week off to attend our annual canonical retreat. It was outside of a little town called Greccio, north of Rome, and included both beautiful vistas for day dreaming and mountainous landscapes for exploring.
|This is a night view looking out my bedroom window. I just thought it looked neat, so I took a long-shutter snapshot.
|I really enjoyed the chapel next to the retreat house. It was simple, of arched and sturdy stone, and was very tranquil. Did more than one holy hour in here for sure!
|I've never seen a Marian statue like that before. I thought it was beautiful.
|Another long-shutter snapshot looking out into the valley.
We always take our retreats before the beginning of the school year. They are one-week silent retreats, so there is zero talking (except liturgical responses), even during meals, and no watching TV, no computer, no cell phone, no Internet, no iPad, iPod, YouTube, WeThis, or TheyThat. We are totally unplugged! It is a time to be silent and give over the year to God, to listen to him and be alone with him. Yet it is no nightmare having zero access to the outside world. In fact, I compare that feeling to the scene at the end of Free Willy when the Orca finally jumps over the rock wall in slow motion. Except now also add the Braveheart version of Mel Gibson yelling "Freeeeeedoomm!!!!!".
All things considered, it was a wonderful retreat. I had been out of the States for just over two months at that point, and not only needed some real down time for reflection, but some real down time for rest and recuperation. In fact, if I remember correctly, in the first three days I slept about 34 hours altogether. It was a good lesson which has been continuously repeated throughout this interesting Roman adventure. St. Paul says it well. He speaks in several of his letters about the analogy of running and winning the race which leads to eternal life. It is the Christian life of faith, and for many, it is no dash but a marathon (or several!).
Enter stage left, my learning curve. One of the demands of prudence, it turns out, is a proper share of zealousness for times of rest and time away with Jesus. Otherwise one slowly becomes a not-so-zealous worker in his vineyard. We cannot give what we do not have, and thus we can't pretend that we can give Christ to others if we don't first receive him. So it is necessary to take dedicated time each day to go away and be with him. Periodically, this includes taking longer amounts of time to rest and refill the spiritual and physical gas tank. Such a program makes us like the wise virgin or the master builder who prepare and work in measured fashion, in order that we may be able, like Christ, to do all things well (cf. Mk 7:37).
This nice little Tuscan town was a place I visited with two of my classmates last October. It has some pretty deep roots. It was established by the ancient Etruscan peoples and was later taken over by the Romans in the 4th century BC. There are several historical and religious gems in this city if one knows where to look. And on a side note, I just recently learned that one of its sister cities is Mount Pleasant, MI. Imagine that!
The weekend we were there must have corresponded to some malfunction in the heavenly floodgates, because it sure did rain much more than any rational Joe would consider 'a fair share'. But bad weather aside, Chris, Garrett, and I enjoyed some good time with the town's local seminarians (we stayed at their seminary) and made sure that we sampled some of the local Tuscan wine. No complaints here!
|This is the cathedral of Arezzo. Beautiful and Gothic on the inside, although I didn't capture many good pictures of it because unfortunately it was not lit very well at the time.
|Arezzo in the evening. That tower on the left up there is the bell tower of Santa Maria della Pieve.
|That sign says, "Here was born and lived GUIDO MONACO".
|This made me chuckle. Well played, young Clever-Road-Sign-Sticker-Graffitti Person.
|This is the inside of the Church of St. Dominic. This otherwise fairly nondescript church is famous for that big crucifix up there over the altar.
This sanctuary crucifix was constructed in 1256 by the Florentine painter Bencivieni di Pepo; he is also known more simply as Cimabue (your guess is as good as mine!). It is a very well-known work of his and is particularly noted for the way it shows the artistic and theological development of the time. It is most often compared with its progenitor, the Crucifix of San Damiano, now located in the Basilica of Saint Clare in Assisi. This is the famous crucifix that St. Francis was praying before when he received the call from Jesus to "rebuild my Church". Take a look:
The Crucifix of San Damiano was constructed in the Byzantine iconographic style right around 1100 (unknown artist). So this is a century and a half before Cimabue. Notice the immediate differences. Jesus is victoriously standing straight up, his eyes open wide, and while it's hard to notice at this resolution, his facial expression is calm, almost warm. He is consoled by people on all sides, and little angels are collecting the blood that drips from his sacred wounds into chalices. Intentionally, his body position bisects the crucifix precisely in half, as it leads the eyes vertically (Jesus as mediator between heaven and earth) and visually depicts Christ as the center of all things. His symmetry and tranquility are symbolic of his divine perfection, which is evident even during the agony of the Cross.
Move forward 150 years, and we have Jesus depicted quite differently. Now he slouches over to the side, slain with eyes closed and bitter facial expression. He is bereft of all earthly and heavenly consolation save for the presence of John the beloved disciple and Mary at his left and right, who mourn for him. Jesus' blood flows freely from his wounds and spills off the crucifix with no one to receive it, as if forgotten and worthless. The position of Christ's body is meant to display the gravity of this event, when all of creation weighs heavily out of harmony and sags under the weight of the Crucifixion. Whereas San Damiano's Christ clearly emphasizes the divine, Cimabue's Jesus is very human, the one who understands human suffering.
In fact, this work of Cimabue is one of the first of its kind to make some distinct breaks from the Byzantine style, and it would prove to be a huge turning point in Italian art. His pupil, the great Giotto di Bondone -- who followed him to became the great father of the Florentine school of art -- would greatly contribute to the beginnings of the Italian Renaissance.
Oh my. What a shame for me. It's even well past Christmas-in-July, and I haven't finished putting up these photos yet. Ah well. All's well that ends well, so here they are!
Recall that way back yonder, we left off our Christmas adventure in Florence (which was our first stop after the post-Christmas exodus from Rome). The time in Florence was fun, to be sure, but a bit rainy. David, Danielle, and I were looking forward to move on to a more Germanic landscape by the time the sun finally showed its face the morning we packed and walked to the train station.
The train ride north from Florence to Salzburg was straight out of a movie. It was like Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter always used to say: "Aw yeah that's just beyuuuutifulll, just gohhhgeous". The Apennine landscape began to ever-so-gracefully don increasing layers of shimmering white snow, which was a welcome sight to this lover of white Christmases (I still pity all those whose more tropical childhood was ever-impoverished by lack of snow on such an important day).
|Northern Italy. Winding through the mountains was a sight to behold. It all just looked so trek-able!
|I barely got out my camera in time to snap a quick shot of the Italian - Austrian border.
|Welcome to Austria. Wow was this country beautiful!
We arrived in Salzburg in the evening as the sun was setting. We didn't have much of an idea where our hotel was, other than that we knew the physical address. So we stopped to buy a city map at the station and walked the 15 minutes or so from there to the first piece of 'little America' that I had known since leaving the States -- a Holiday Inn hotel. When we got there, we discovered that it was no ordinary big box hotel, but such a hotel in all its Austro-Germanic glory. Everything was brand new, the floors were *spotless*, there was an automatic shoe shiner at the entrance, and door handles were cleverly designed contraptions which invoked that certain feeling of sophistication. The lobby hostesses were dressed in the traditional Bavarian dirndl (the blouse, bodice, skirt, and apron thing) and were very cordial. When we got to our room, we stuck our card into a reader on the wall which turned on all the lights. Our entire-wall-window had a set of automatic exterior blinds. It was certainly the nicest Holiday Inn I've ever been in!
We walked toward the historic downtown area for some food and ended up walking into a kebab place along the way which was a bit of a hole in the wall, but nonetheless with delicious food and EXCELLENT beer. Now I have had German before, but tasting it local and fresh from the tap was simply exquisite. David can attest.
The next day we explored a little bit of the historic city center and in the afternoon got on a bus which took us just inside the German border for a tour of the salt mines. Unfortunately we couldn't take any pictures during the tour, but it was nonetheless quite excellent and informative. The whole time I was thinking of my dad, because I just knew that this would be precisely the kind of tour we would take if we were young kids on our family vacation.
|On our ride to the salt mines, we got a brief glimpse at the Eagle's Nest! This is one of the most well known hideout fortresses of Adolf Hitler during his tenure of power.
|Before beginning the tour we were made to put on this full body suit thing. Sweet!
Since they routinely have an international crowd, everyone put on headsets and listened to the tour in their own native language. What a fun tour! Good enough to be recommendable by me. Afterward, we stopped by the local village called Berchtesgadener to have a quick look around and enjoy some eats from the food stands before returning to Salzburg for the night.
|We meandered through the outdoor Christmas market and did some window shopping. It was a bit chilly...
|... but then we found the hot food and hot drink. Nom nom nom. It was delish.
All in all, I absolutely loved loved loved Salzburg. I would love to go back, and I would highly recommend it to anyone. It is a welcoming city surrounded by Austrian mountains with a beautiful and clear river running through it, fresh air, friendly locals, and the historic old town has an especially quaint ambiance. Some neat things to see as well. There is the birthplace and residence of Mozart, St. Peter's Abbey, the Hohensalzburg Castle, the Salzburg Cathedral and Salzburg Residenz (historical home of the archbishop-princes), the Residenzgalerie (art museum). Of course, it is also quite famous for its role in the filming of "The Sound of Music", which means there are about 20,000ish tours of the various set locations. Lots of these things we didn't get a chance to see because we only stayed for two nights. When we left we decided that it would have been nice to have another full day.
OK, before stuffing more in, it is time to acquiesce to the eager mouse arrow which is hovering around the "Publish" button. It appears that when I wrote " *all* the missing links " at the beginning of this post, I must have meant that in an artistic, metaphorical, hyperbolic sense. I need to push this out now for my own good, so I can feel like I'm making progress! I'll put up the next set of missing links in the following post. To be continued!


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One of Denver's top performers, Lannie Garrett performs regularly in her own intimate nightclub - Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, which she opened in 2006 with her partner, writer/producer, Jefferson Arca. The plush club is in the basement of Denver's historic D&F Clocktower building, right on the 16th Street Mall at Arapahoe Street. Her club is billed as offering live entertainment, a sensual decor, appetizers, desserts, cocktails, champagnes and wine.
The Cabaret also showcases an eclectic mix of comedy, soul, blues, burlesque, and vaudeville, including - Naughty Pierre's Burlesque & Comedy Extravaganza; Demented Divas, a Las Vegas Style Comedy Drag Show; Gypsy Jazz, Soul/R&B, Burlesque, and other local and national entertainment.
Lannie Garrett's Big 10-piece Band Show, Any Swing Goes featured nostalgic songs from the big band Swing and Jump Era with a variety of torch songs, swing, Latin, ballads, standards and blues. She pleased her audience with songs made famous by jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.
Among the classic tunes Lannie sang during
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Lyrics by Bob Russel and Music by Duke Ellington. It goes like this:
"Missed the Saturday dance. Heard they crowded the floor. Couldn't bear it without you. Don't get around much anymore."
Her rendition of a Ray Charles' favorite, Hit The Road Jack roused the audience, as she put the words to music:
"Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more. What you say?
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more.
Woah, Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go That's right."
Peggy Lee's, You Give Me Fever,
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In addition to her Swingin' Big Band, Lannie also performs other specialty musical shows at her club and other venues. They range from her romantic Gypsy Jazz Show, Under Paris Skies, now available as a CD - which presents acoustic Swing in the style of Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli's Hot Club of France to her country-western spoof, The Patsy DeCline Show, which always brings down the house with laughter. A show that is popular at party events is Lannie's Disco/Funk/Motown Party Band, The Platforms and Polyester Disco/Funk Revue. Her Screen Gems production includes movie hits from Goldfinger to Moon River, and memorable songs from Fred Astaire and Judy Garland movies, Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction and other classics. Her show called, 'S Wonderful, is a tribute to George Gershwin. She perrforms as a torchy singer ala 1940's, in her jazz and jump show, A Slick Chick on the Mellow Side. Many of her production songs are available on CD's.
Not only is Lannie's voice terrific, Lannie's show is always professionally presented with top musicians - some brought in from Las Vegas nightclubs and other venues, a pro sound system, perfect lighting and eye-catching costumes. Lannie puts sparkle into a Saturday night. Lannie does it right!
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Lunch: Chili, Broccoli/Dip, Crackers, Pear Cup, Assst. Gelatin and Milk.
Thursday and Friday were scheduled as reward or consequence days during lunch. The cafeteria was a mess on Wednesday (throwing grapes, spills and throwing tomatoes). This means that no one will go outside Thursday or Friday.
Tea is also provided to our students as a priviledge for your meals. There will be NO tea beginning next week for at least two weeks and possibly until Thanksgiving if the cafeteria behavior doesn't improve. Coach Davis
It's Hot Roll Time!!! Place orders by November 8th - place orders with any building cafeteria. This is an annual fundraiser to help needy families in our school district.
Junior High is collecting soda can pop tabs to support the Ronald McDonald House and Children's Hospital. Our goal is to fill three jugs before Christmas Break. As an incentive, if we meet our goal, we will be given an old fashioned movie day in the gym with concessions. Please bring your can tabs to the library to support this great cause.
Parent Center is selling smencils starting November 1 thru December 19th
Students who would like to wear a hat to school this FRIDAY may come by the library BEFORE school to pay their ONE DOLLAR. All proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project
Thursday Nov 2nd
Mrs. McCallister will not have tutoring after school, today.
Builderś Group will meet at lunch
Friday Nov 3rd
IMPORTANT LINK meeting Friday at 12:10 in the gym. Please be there!
Football vs. Westide @ Home @ 7:00pm
Cross Country State Track Meet @ Hot Springs
9th grade girls interested in attending the Coding Summit (hosted by Women's Foundation of Arkansas in Little Rock) need to attending a very important meeting in the library on Friday at 12:10. All ladies that participated in Stem Camp, Girls of Promise, or are STEMinists should attend this meeting. All 9th grade girls are invited to join us for this informational meeting! There are only 5 spots available per school.
Club News
November 4 Quiz Bowl Invitational at Greene County Tech
Jr high CAAS chess tournament
November 11 Quiz Bowl Camp at Greene County Tech
LINK's Little Caesars' Pizza Kits will go on sale Friday. You may place and order with a LINK/PRIDE member or order online.
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 16th - 5 Week (2nd Qtr) Progress Reports will go home with Students
Nov 16th-Faculty vs Student Body Volleyball
Nov 17th-2nd hour Veteran's Program/Don't forget to bring a Veteran to school
Students tell your teacher if you are going to bring a veteran to school on the morning of the 17th. Then your teacher can email me their name so I can contact them and give them more information.
Nov 17th-Wellness Afternoon-Dress ready to learn and exercise -- that means tennis shoes and comfortable clothing.
Nov. 20th - 24th - Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2nd - Jr. High All Regions - Greene County Tech
Dec. 8th - Spelling Bee (Period 2) 8th Grade Students
Dec. 8th - Spelling Bee (Period 3) 7th Grade Students


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Harvard Business Publishing: Treadway Tire Company
This case shows that the underlying reason for Treadway Tire Company high turnover at their Lima Plant has been mainly caused by their employees Job Dissatisfaction. I see the main reason as lack of the leadership. It seems like the upped manager expect the line formen to run their business without giving them proper training. Line formen see the problem in lack of authority as the main reason why they cannot resolve any conflict with the unionized hourly employees.
I think there is just too much expected from the line formen. They should not be responsible for the turnover, their managers should be. Their supervisors need to build better working environment for the line formen and the hourly employees so that they can work well with each other as opposed to have one watch the other one.
Another reason for dissatisfaction is that there is no room to grow for the line formen who want to move up in the company. In my opinion this is a good thing because it looks like the line formen's style of leadership is driven by their management. I think this company need some fresh blood and really shake things up or they need to send their line formen to extensive leadership training so that they can relearn their leadership and reevaluate how they have managed in the past.


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2 held in robbery of S.F. medical-pot seller
(11-08) 08:48 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Two Alameda men were arrested for allegedly robbing a medical-marijuana distributor in his Richmond District home, San Francisco police said today.
Kevin Carey Harvell II, 18, and Aivan Eugene Acala, 19, got in touch with the 24-year-old distributor through an online ad he placed Friday, police said. The pair arrived at the man's home on the 400 block of Ninth Avenue at about 1:15 p.m. that day.
After being shown the marijuana, Harvell pulled a handgun on the man and his roommate and, along with Acala, grabbed three large bags of the drug and ran, police said. The victims called police.
A motorcycle officer saw Harvell and Acala running on Ninth and getting into a 1991 Toyota Celica at Balboa Street, police said. The officer blocked their car and arrested them.
Police recovered the loaded gun and the stolen marijuana in the car, authorities said. Harvell and Acala were booked on suspicion of robbery, burglary, illegal weapon possession, conspiracy and various drug violations.
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Happy Hong Kong is a modern canto style cafe located on the third floor of the Neo 19 building. They offer all sorts of cantonese fare you could expect from a cafe, but they do it with more class and innovation. The prices are around 250 NT per entree. That is not exactly cheap, but you get what you pay for. The entrees are prepared very well and presented in immaculate porcelain tableware. The service is very prompt, fast, and thorough. If you have a hankering for Hong Kong cafe style food, this could be a good option.
Phone #: 02-2720-0222
Business Hours: 11:30-22:00
Website: http://happyhongkong.lifeing.com.tw
Website: http://happyhongkong.lifeing.com.tw
Accepts Credit Cards: yes
Price Range: $$$
Attire: casual
Take out: yes
Good for kids: yes
Waiter Service: yes
Outdoor seating: no
Alcohol: no
Food Quality: 4 out of 5
Decor: 4 out of 5
Service: 4 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5
Final Thought: Quality Canto cafe food in modern setting
The 2 item combo bbq appetizer plate goes for 280 NT. You can order any two items in their HK style bbq section besides the roasted goose. We got the Cha siu and the salted chicken. These items were tender and flavorful, but nothing particularly unique. It seems like items you can get for cheap at other hong kong bbq stores around Taipei, but platted on a porcelain dish. This item is definitely over priced here. I don't think i'll go for this item again.
What dessert could be more cantonese than the egg tart? So for 60 NT, I had to get a couple of em. They didn't go with the traditional hong kong style cakey tart, or the portuguese style flakey tart, but they fused it into a cakey and flakey egg tart with a liquidy filling. Actually, we got the first batch of freshly baked tarts, so i'm not sure if the filling is mornally so fluid, but ours was able to swirl around in its shortcrust cup. They are not bad, and for that price I would say it is a fair item.
All in all, this is an interesting restaurant to go to and a unique spot amongst your choices in the Xin Yi district. I would return and try some more interesting items like their "Black and White Layer Cake" and their "Carmalized Duck Breast with mango & lychee jelly." These are two items that i regretfully could not order at the time, but will return and post on. Check the menu on their website to see the pictures. The black and white layer cake is interesting because it is the tofu & thousand year egg dish reinvented into the form of a layered cake. At first glance it looks like a creamy, chocolately, cake, but in reality its tofu and salty duck egg topped with dried minced pork. The item seems delightfully cheeky and enigmatic. It is a great appetizer for only 150 NT. I will have to order it next time. The duck breast is slightly more expensive at 280 NT for 4 servings, but it just looks and sounds so good.
Happy Hong Kong is a special restaurant in Taipei and offers stylized cantonese food in a classy and modern setting. If you are tired of small dirty cantonese restaurants with people shouting in cantonese or drinking questionable tea from a dirty stainless steal kettle and muggy looking tea cups, then you should pay Happy Hong Kong a visit soon. But don't expect to fill yourself up with just 80 NT.


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Finance ministers who have participated in the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program over the past four years reported enduring benefits to their leadership capacity and effectiveness in their role as finance minister. Specifically, ministers indicated enhanced collaboration with the health minister in their government resulting in increased government investment in health ranging from 2%-28%. The majority of respondents indicated that the Program enabled them to better identify fiscal space opportunities for increasing the national health budget, including budget reallocation, costs savings and additional revenue from such sources as tobacco taxation.
Other impacts on health finance reported by the majority of respondents included ability to: develop a health-budget decision-making framework in line with economic priorities; identify opportunities to use the health budget more effectively and efficiently; structure a sustainable funding approach for Universal Health Coverage. Most ministers also indicated that they are able to apply the skills acquired through the Ministerial Program to their dealings with other sectors.
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Sunshine State Lakes, Hikes, Golf & More.For your outdoor adventures, Florida is a sterling choice – at any time of year. With a wealth of seaside cities offering plenty of saltwater adventure, and a host of inland cities that yield breathtaking scenery, plenty of freshwater lakes for fishing and boating, and countless golf courses, you won't be disappointed in Florida.
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Make your way to Sarasota and the Gulf Coast, where you and the family will plan trips tp the Everglades Wonder Gardens, home to live otter shows and huge pit of Alligators. Later, enjoy some time at Manatee Park, or the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
In Tampa and the west-central area of Florida, be sure to experience the fun of horseback riding at Lady Hawk Farm. Golfers strike at a chance to play 18 holes at the Otter Creek Course.
Head into northeast Florida and check out Gainesville. A charming city, Gainesville offers you a chance to check out Newnans Lake, and Split Rock Conservation Area.
Venture into the Keys in south Florida. Check out hotspots like Miami, Boca Raton, and Clewiston – all full of charm, and plenty of outdoor fun. Try and set the course record at the Clewiston Golf Course, or do some hiking at the Castellow Hammock Park and Deering Estate at Cutler.
Tallahassee and the Panhandle have a wealth of outdoor activity, as well. In the northwestern region of the Sunshine State be sure to visit cities like Pensacola and Apalachicola and make a lifetime of memories.
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Must Read Pearls of Wisdom From The 2015 Emmy Nominated, Drama Actresses - Best Of The Hollywood Reporter Round Tables.
Every year The Hollywood Reporter treat us to a fantastic series of interviews with actors and actresses in the lead up to award season. My favourite thus far needless to say was when the emmy nominated actresses Viola Davis, Taraji P Henson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lange and Ruth Wilson came together and shed some genuine pearls of wisdom. I've curated that content and brought the absolute best of it too you here. Read on :)
On feeling like you want to quit
"I think I felt that way before I even got started, because I didn't know how to get in (to the industry). The only thing I had was a desire and people thought I had talent. But then what? How do you get a job? How do you audition? You know how to be an accountant. You got to school, you study, you do all of that… And then I was like how am I going to make a living. I didn't come from people who could pay my bills and then (chuckles) and then I majored in English and I said I could become a teacher until, I realised I'd make a really bad teacher…(on overcoming these obstacles) I dove, I think that when your passion and your drive is bigger than your fears is when you just dive… I've been on my last unemployment cheque, no way to pay my bills after that and you stay in it, because you know that's an occupational hazard." - Viola Davis
"Early on when I first started coming out of drama school was quite tough. You're going up for every audition and you're going for things you'd never want to go for, but you have to, and early on I got rejected so often that I gave myself two years and if I didn't act in two years, I knew that I wasn't good enough… You have to find someone who's going to take a risk on you, early on."
- Ruth Wilson
"There have definitely been times when Ive realised that I don't have any sort of real education or skills in any other area so I have to make this work or I'm on the street." - Lizzy Caplan
On Acting
"She says something in it, where she says; a lot of people think acting is pretending or like lying or something like that, but that actually, even though on some level it is, obviously, like you're saying you're not actually a falconer, but it's actually telling the truth." - Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I find it very therapeutic, you know I've healed myself through characters and you know dark places you have to reach to go, to find the emotional place for that particular character your portraying and then you come out the other side of it and you try to reach for the tears and it's like I don't feel about it that way anymore, I'm healed." - Taraji P Henson
"It's that element of surprise that they talk about all the time in acting, I use that a lot, because I like leaving myself alone now, I love it. Because what I do is, I ask myself a question; "Why does this scene have to be that way? Why do I have to say the line like that? I'll say it completely different. If I'm supposed to be screaming it, I'll say it calm. And through that is a period of surprise and discovery where I find that the scene will take me to a place that's far more interesting than I possibly could've imagined when I was sitting in my living room." - Viola Davis
"It was a heated moment and I didn't know the fucking lines and I panicked… And they kept on saying are you ready? I was like give me five minutes, just let me… and there was a, the storm was about to happen and then all of a sudden a calm came over me, I said; Girl, you've been doing this too long, you've got this! You know where you are, you're a mother. What happens when you go to the FBI and want help and they're not helping you? Now you go in there!…So when I went it there, it came to life. And I just started doing things that maybe I wouldn't have seen, if I'd structured it the night before." - Taraji P Henson
On Nudity
"Look I was never the actress who was like asked to be the hot girl who just took her clothes off on her first day of work, I wasn't. I never had that. I always, whenever I was doing nudity there was always something else that the scene was about. I wasn't totally objectified in that way… But I am interested in… what a woman my age actually looks like and how is that hot? And actually, I am much more turned on when I see shows, where peoples bodies look like bodies I recognise." - Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I've had to do a couple of sex scenes in "How to Get Away With Murder… And I just allowed myself to feel uncomfortable… I'm not going to talk myself out of it…I mean I am just a human being, at the end of the day, Okay and I'm doing something very private in public and the nerves and the insecurities I feel is a part of Annalise, I cannot will her to be made of teflon before she dives on top of a very hot looking guy." - Viola Davis
On Type Casting
"What is a type? What does sexy look like? What does sexy feel like? How is it played out…When you get these roles you automatically fall into it. Of what you've kind of seen in TV and Film. But you never really go to the truth of what it actually means to be sexy. I have found that in this point in my life that I know longer want to do that I reject that notion." - Viola Davis
"But do you ever find that you get a part and if you get attention for that part then lots of people offer you things just like that? But then the person who doesn't offer you that, somebody who like sees through that and says ' do you want to play this part?' My experience is that is the part I need to play now." - Maggie Gyllenhaal
"Don't you think in some strange kind of… not to sound to kind of psychedelic or anything, that like parts come to you at a certain moment in your life. It's almost like a learning experience. Like the universe has presented you with: okay now you, your father just died, so you're now going to have this period of time where you are going to work on, or you, you know you're in a crisis here or a relationship, so here's a way to kind of move through something… to maybe learn something, to experience it and I always think that, that's the best work that you do." Jessica Lange
On Entitlement
"Now I see the new actor emerging who only picks the role that they think that they deserve. So that they're not out there, like in the fields, discovering; you know what, I did this role, I did it this way, it didn't work, so then they'll go to a regional theatre gig, or a broadway gig or an off broadway gig, or a bad after school special on tv and after years of experience, they develop a way of working. Now they want to be Denzel Washington right away!" - Viola Davis
"It breeds a different kind of actor than the one that got that big part fresh out of the gate. And there are those stories, people love those stories. Oh She came straight from acting school and look now she's the star of this movie. (interjection: Lupita, Lupita's a perfect example) I think everybody, I certainly had that, that's going to happen to me, obviously, and it so didn't happen to me, and for a while that was tough to swallow. But I'm so grateful that I had to do it that way, that I had to scrape my way up." - Lizzy Caplan
"All of the roles that I really want to play I'm producing… I want to feel like my past counts for something. I've been doing it for 27 years. I've been performing in basements of churches, off broadway, on broadway, I've got two tony awards. I want the work to reflect my level of gifts and talent. I don't want it to reflect my colour, or my sex, or my age. That's what I want." - Viola Davis
For The whole round table interview you can see it here
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Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 Rated for PS4, Xbox One & PC
April 28, 2017 Written by Jason Dunning
Rating says it includes Mega Man 7-10.
Rating says it includes Mega Man 7-10.
From Firewatch to Far Cry Primal and everything in between.
Competitive Umbrella Corps matches to be held as well.
Get it on PS4, Xbox One, or 3DS.
Sounds like Capcom will announce a new Street Fighter V at NYCC as well.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is out today on PS4. What are the best levels from each of the games included? Read on.
Blue Bomber is back in old-school glory! Read on if it's worth the money.
Are you ready?
It will cost $29.99 at retail.
There are more than 50 challenges in the collection.
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Water damage is a terrible thing to go through; however, it helps to know that Plumbers FL Services will be there quickly and efficiently when needed. Christian and Carlos make a great team. They are friendly, polite, and hard working. They are a credit to the Plumbers FL, and I'm glad they were here to help me. Thank you Christian and Carlos and the Plumbers FL crew. I always call Plumbers FL, and recommend their services to neighbors and friends. Thank you.
We have used Plumbers Florida many times in the past. The technicians are always pleasant, professional and do outstanding work. Our last experience was with William who went above and beyond our expectations. His communication skills and advise were spot on. As well as just a really, really nice man!!!
Lynes Home Inspections – Ask The Experts – Polybutylene Plumbing Pipe. Our expert home inspector Brad Tholen talks about the basics of Polybutylene Plumbing Pipe; a problematic material used in the Beaufort County markets between 1983 and 1997. Poly pipe and the related issues are a stumbling point for many local home buyers and Realtors.
Ask The Experts is a series of videos talking about the major issues we confront in the process of inspecting homes in the Hilton Head Island area including Bluffton, Sun City, Beaufort and the Sea Islands.
Lynes Home Inspections is a full-service property inspection company serving the lowcountry since 1996. Our inspectors have a combined experience of 12,000 inspections in South Carolina and North Carolina.


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This document provides many useful tips to consider when planning or participating in an event.
A well-run event has the same starting point as a well-run "in-person" meeting. A well-organized agenda can help keep things running smoothly. If time is an issue, consider adding durations or checkpoint times to the agenda items.
The greater the number of people involved, the harder it is for them to effectively take part in an event. Many of our video sites can readily accommodate eight to ten people. Larger events may be set up in classroom or theatre style configurations. Limiting the number of participants to those individuals who must be directly involved - which is a good idea for any meeting - helps keep all of the other problems down.
Most sites have room to accommodate spectators seated away from the main table. People who need to be kept informed but not actively partipate can be seated there.
Follow the graphics guidelines found in this section. Visual aids can't be as dense in video events as they can be in face-to-face meetings.
You can use name cards to allow people from all sites to ask questions to the correct person by using their name. Cards should be cream colored (as white reflects too brightly). Use a large font size and clear font such as Arial with bold letters.
MN.IT schedules all video events using Central Standard (or Daylight) Time. Be aware of different time zones when adding participating off-MNET sites from other time zones. When you set up a event, clarify which time zone the meeting time will be based on at each location.
Video codecs and room systems should be powered down at the end of each day and especially on the weekend. (They can be left on overnight prior to a big event.)
To set up a video system:
The outgoing audio levels should be set to the recommended level of -10dBm. Most video site levels are pre-set and calibrated upon installation. Your regional coordinator or vendor should be able to help you with this process. You can also contact MN.IT to assist with the installation processes.
It is very important to perform system start-up procedures and to be aware of how to perform these basic operations:
You should note the settings before you start so that you can return them to the same places when you are done. You should also take time to become familiar with the operation of the control panel before the event so that you can easily operate the system during the event. If the control panel "locks up," you can:
The site's Room Contact will be on hand to help you get started. If you have never used the system before, you may prefer to schedule a training session with the Room Contact, preferable a few days before the event.
Usually the chairperson at the host site and the lead participant at each of the participant sites operate the camera controls. If that is not the case, ensure that an operator is selected before the meeting starts and make sure that he or she understands the system.
Select seating based on the size of the room, the number of participants and their expected participation in the meeting. If there is not enough room at the table for everyone, those individuals with the least expected participation should be seated away from the table.
Most of our video sites use a system of preset camera positions. Adjust the chairs so that each preset position provides a well-framed image of a participant or group of participants. Zoom in as close as possible while leaving room for movement. It is difficult to view participants who are far away from a camera that is zoomed out. Do not attempt to move the camera by hand, but use the controls designated for the camera only (usually a hand-held remote or tablet control).
Normal work attire is appropriate. From a technical standpoint, bright colors (solids except for red) transmit well; white is not as easy to look at as pastels. Busy print, plaids, or stripes should be avoided as video technology may cause them to take on an undulating, vibrating life of their own, which can be very distracting to the participants at other locations.
White will reflect light and not appear well on the screen. The best colors are light cream or pastels. Consider this while designing and preparing your room for installation. Keep windows or bright lights out of view of the camera iris, as it will darken images of people to the extent that they become a silhouette.
The chairperson at the host site will lead the meeting. The first action should be to establish a protocol and method of being recognized by using a roll call. Generally, at the beginning of the meeting, participants should introduce themselves by announcing their name and location. Use this opportunity for a final confirmation that the equipment is performing correctly and that people know how to use it. Speak up immediately if you experience audio or video problems. Other participants may not realize it, if you do not point it out. It is in your best interest to attempt to fix the problem before the meeting starts.
People feel more comfortable when they are properly introduced. They should learn the names of other event participants.
The nature of the interactive video system makes it very confusing when people interrupt (intentionally or unintentionally), speak out of turn or interject comments without attribution. You should identify yourself and your location each time you speak to help other participants keep track of the action.
Likewise, when addressing another person, use his or her name. Speak normally; direct your voice toward the nearest microphone and other participants at your table or to the camera if addressing another site. Avoid talking down at the table or into your notes, blocking your mouth with your hands or papers, as the microphone may not pick up your voice as well as it does the paper.
Your microphone(s) should be muted anytime you are not actively speaking to the other sites. When you do want to talk to the other participants, you will need to un-mute your microphone and speak for 3 to 5 seconds before the system will switch to your video site and they can see you. They will be able to hear you one second after you un-mute and begin speaking.
Whatever the microphone receives, is given an importance that would not be merited in an ordinary meeting situation. Remember, the room has been optimized both acoustically and electronically to pick up sound. Try not to say anything you don't want everyone at every site to hear. (Use your Mute button early and often.)
Side conversations are very disruptive and should be avoided. Be aware that you will be heard or viewed. Microphones placed around the room will magnify the conversation.
When talking, pause occasionally to allow for comments or questions and to give time for people in other sites to receive your message and reply to it. Depending upon the complexity of your event, there may be a delay of three to ten seconds before the camera view switches. If participants at two or more sites are exchanging rapid bolts of conversation, the video processing may cause site images to freeze or lag the conversation.
(This one bears repeating.) When not talking, make sure you are in the "mute" mode; you should see the red light on some table microphones or the mute icon on the video screen or touchpad. Activate this mode by pressing the mute button on the microphone (if available), the remote control or the touch pad. An icon should appear on your monitor screen or touchpad which indicates you are in the mute mode. Using mute will help eliminate background noises and provide better reception of audio for video from the other sites.
Initially, it is good to show a wide shot of all participants who are present at the meeting. It is not an effective use of interactive video to select a wide shot and leave it there for the duration of the meeting. People should appear to be as close to life-size as possible.
Changing to the camera preset position that best shows each participant as they speak yields a strong presentation and allows participants at remote sites to easily follow the action.
Conversely, rapid changes of camera position to keep up with the lively discussion is not within the capabilities of the system. Use the wide shot if a quick verbal exchange situation develops, saving individual shots for speakers saying more than a word or two. Too little camera change is boring, but too much is disorienting and distracting. Try to keep zooming, panning and tilting during the event to a minimum.
Most video equipment vendors offer the capability to send a color image of a graph, chart, design, or drawing from one site to another during a meeting. When preparing graphics for use on the network, remember these guidelines:


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If you're interested in giving back to New York City and meeting other young professionals looking to do the same, then please fill out the following information to become a Street Project member. Once you're a member, you'll be able to sign up for specific volunteer events as well as join us at our regular member socials.
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September is shaping up to be a high water mark for water resources advocacy on Beacon Hill this session, and we need you to join in!
Following last week's environmental bond bill hearing, the Legislature's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture has scheduled a hearing on water quality/infrastructure bills for 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, at the State House, Room A-1.
Thirty bills are scheduled to be heard, covering a wide array of regulatory, infrastructure and financing issues that affect the provision of wastewater, stormwater and drinking water services.
Of particular interest to the Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship, said President Philip Guerin, are these bills which it supports:
- House Bill 690 (Carolyn Dykema), which would create a 10-year Water Infrastructure Bond providing $200 million per year to fund local drinking water, wastewater and stormwater improvements
- House Bill 687 (Carolyn Dykema), which would create a legal framework for and encourage the use of "water banks" by cities and towns, allowing them to collect a reasonable fee to design and construct water infrastructure required to mitigate the impacts of new or increased demands due to new property uses.
- Senate Bill 378 (Michael Moore)/House Bill 716 (Anne Gobi), which would require the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to complete a regulatory impact statement on any rule, regulation, guidance document or policy that it proposes.
Thursday's hearing is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate to the joint committee how important this and other legislation is to our water systems and the cities, towns, and water districts that provide these services.
If you can't attend the hearing, please send written comments to the co-chairs of the joint committee, Senator Marc Pacheco and Representative Anne Gobi, and encourage your colleagues to as well!


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We are happy to let you know we have finished designing and making a new line of deb dresses. Photo shooting for the new line is scheduled for this week. We are happy for the new designs of this season and hope you will love it as much as we do. Stay tuned!
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Higher Education Research
Learning Leaders in Times of Change : Academic Leadership Capabilities for Australian Higher Education
The current study explores and identifies productive ways to address the above issues and challenges. The approach has been to build upon a decade of studying professional capability, development and change leadership in a range of contexts—most recently in a study of more than 300 effective leaders in Australian school education. The aims of the study have been to: profile academic leaders and their roles; clarify what 'leadership' means in an academic context; illuminate the daily realities, influences, challenges and most/least satisfying aspects of the wide range of learning and teaching roles in our universities; identify the perceived markers of effective performance in each role; identify the capabilities that leaders see as being most important for effective performance; identify the forms of support that may be of most/least assistance in developing these capabilities; determine key similarities and differences between roles; and compare the study's findings with the existing literature on higher education leadership and the outcomes of parallel studies in other educational contexts. The focus has primarily been on formal leadership roles for learning and teaching in our universities. The specific roles studied have been: Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching); Dean; Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching); Head of School/Department; Head of Program; and Director (Learning and Teaching). Some of these roles focus almost exclusively on learning and teaching (e.g. the relatively recent roles of PVC [Learning and Teaching] and A/Dean [Learning and Teaching]). Other, more long standing roles like Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Dean, Head of School or Head of Department focus not only on learning and teaching but often on research, engagement and a range of budget and staff performance matters. Some leadership roles (e.g. PVC or Director of L&T) have a pan-university scope; others (e.g. Dean or Head of School) are more focused on particular portfolio responsibilities of the institution.


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Pro Kabaddi League-2, in the part of tournament thriller match held in between Telugu Titans and Delhi. On Tuesday night both teams' scores 45-45 points so umpires declared that the match was tie. In first half Dabang Delhi team dominates Telugu titans with 20-18 Lead.
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The stock market and the challenges of increasing funding needs
Dr. accustomed Naji al-Hamdani
The stock market in Iraq is of great importance in the light of the challenges facing the Iraqi economy growing financing needs. The establishment and development of a market development of domestic financial sectors and stimulating investment activities and financial markets. According to the financial market, the Iraq market for securities market with financial and administrative autonomy runs its Board of Governors from different segments of the investment sector.
Iraq has created a market for securities or stock exchange Baghdad in 1991 as a response to conditions in the international embargo as a process of structural transformation in the economy towards the private sector. As a Government run by the Iraqi Ministry of Finance has absorbed during the period 1992-2003 some 113 Iraqi company of the mixed and private shareholding companies and an annual circulation of more than $17 million.
In line with the new situation in Iraq that emerged after 2003 and to focus attention on the role of the private sector and economic deregulation and opening up to the outside world and then cancel the Baghdad stock exchange market and the Iraq market was established for securities on behalf of the Iraq Securities Commission along the lines of American securities by law 74 of 2004. According to the two institutions created Iraq market for securities and securities which have become independent since 2005 and is the only stock exchange in Iraq.
The stock market is a market for the purchase and sale of securities and investors in this market will periodically Exchange becomes a tool to regulate the supply and demand for different stock. Securities include bonds issued by the Government of Iraq or the services and facilities of the State sector and remittances from the Treasury and corporate bonds shares participating Iraqi and any securities Iraqi or non-Iraqi does not contravene the regulations that are being dealt with.
And since 2004 the Iraq market for securities with financial and administrative autonomy as a market for the investment sector plays the role of collecting savings from individuals, institutions and sectors and works on development for employment.
And until April 2012 the number of companies listed on the Iraq stock exchange more than 100 companies from the sectors banks, insurance companies, industrial companies and agricultural investment and tourism and hotels and Baghdad soft drinks co, Iraqi company for carpets and furnishings.
The goal of establishing Iraq market for securities attract foreign investment and create an investment climate for Iraqi and non-Iraqi investors to buy and sell shares on the stock exchange.
The banking sector was the most active sector in terms of size and number of shares traded and several industry and the hotel industry still traded shares prices best prices compared with the rest of the shares traded.
The securities are long-term credit instruments including stocks, bonds, stock ownership rights are therefore shareholders are partners in capital and thus don't get interest but profit or bear losses depending on the financial status of the project that issued these shares.
As bonds are credit instruments issued by Governments or projects and subscribers in these bonds are not partners in the capital but only creditors and receive interest at a fixed rate fixed in advance in the financial market.
And conclude that security is an instrument that ensures the bearer the right to yield and guarantees the right to part of the facility.
To attract investors and ensure the continuity of the flow of funds looking for investment and financial institutions able to absorb these funds and lucrative investments in the capital market requirements. Show the importance of intermediaries as a bridge between lenders and borrowers are people persons. The stock market is of great importance in investment activity, the borrower's credit is a medium-and long-term and provide guarantee for the investment of its funds and profit-thus providing a fertile environment for investment and stimulate the movement of capital and give a strong impetus to the activity of private enterprise, and thus contribute to support economic activity.
The market also aims to organize and train members and listed companies in their lists in a way that promotes the continuous market confidence and protect their interests and working to organize and simplify securities trading in an orderly manner, including clearing and settlement operations and everything related to the process of buying and selling securities, and provide them with free and open markets based on a system of public bidding and closer links and relations with international securities markets, regional and Arabic in order to develop the Iraqi market and to enhance their role in supporting economic growth.
To activate work in Iraq market for securities and give a strong impetus to attract more continuous setting requires journals and weekly, monthly and yearly stock market activity and decisions of the Board and clarify data on trading volumes and price indices and post them on the Internet for investors and help them see the investment opportunities available and encourage them to take advantage of them.
We believe it is important that the focus Iraq market for securities:
1. Regulation and supervision of securities trading and dealt with to ensure the safety and health of this deal and ease, speed and accuracy to protect the national economy and the interest of investors.
2. organizing the profession of intermediaries in the Securities and defining the rights and obligations of the parties concerned and the ways to protect their legitimate interests.
3. development of savings and develop investment awareness by encouraging investment in securities, and directing the savings to serve the national economy.
4. collection of statistics and information analysis and dissemination to achieve the desired goals of securities.
5. links and links with Arabic and stock markets and take advantage of methods to deal with what helps develop Iraq market for securities.
To improve performance in Iraq stock exchange market after 2003 have taken important measures such as the establishment of a body to control securities and monitoring business brokers and stock information and trading in accordance with supply and demand, it is unlikely that prevailed in the Baghdad stock market in the period 1992-2003 in which trading in accordance with the rates determined by the Ministry of finance and is a minimum of 5% and 10%. As an upper limit.
And the negatives facing the Iraq market for securities and reduce its role in stimulating many Iraqi financial market including:
1. the current political crisis and the confused security situation will lead to frustration and aspirations of companies active in maximizing profits and lead to a decline in shares of joint-stock companies.
2. the illegal practices of financial intermediaries have led and lead to leakage of large amounts of foreign exchange abroad, significant damage to Iraq's wealth.
3. rumours and propaganda by intermediaries or financial gains to investors affect the stability of the stock market and the stock in case of oscillation between rise and fall.
4. low awareness among the majority of investors and lack of knowledge of how to stock trading in the financial market which requires more guidance, direction and insight into the mechanisms of the stock market.
And to stimulate and expand the Iraq market activity of securities we suggest:
1. create a fertile environment for attracting investors and international mediators to the Iraqi market, in line with the regulations of the Iraq market for securities.
2. establishing relationships and links between the Iraq market for securities and international stock markets, especially in New York and Tokyo Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange and benefit from their experiences.
3. encourage entry into banking institutions and foreign brokerage firms for market expansion and increased cash flows.
4. develop information programmes to educate investors and public investment advantages such as seminars and international conferences or local to identify companies and institutions the importance of investing in the stock market,
5. issue of some foreign currency bonds to attract foreign capital and issuance of bonds convertible into shares if the bearer's desire.
We believe that the instability in Iraq market for securities is due to a variety of reasons and factors, including capital flight abroad and national banks to absorb large amounts of cash flows which had led to the formation of large cash wefrat out productive investment. The weakness of the Iraqi economy and investment movement adversely affect the stability of the stock index.
On the positive side in the Iraqi stock exchange, Iraq stock exchange not linked to the global economy has led to protection of foreign funds destined for Iraqi stock exchange from the effects of the international financial crisis.