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Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley wants to clamp down on public employee benefits, privatize liquor sales and prohibit lobbying on behalf of state agencies as ways to control spending and reform government.
Dudley laid out his 26-point plan Wednesday in a speech in Eastern Oregon. The former professional basketball player, who�s seeking his first elective office, has come under fire for a lack of specifics when he makes the case for himself.
Dudley spokesman LeRoy Coleman said the new recommendations should shut down those criticisms.
�He�s put forth a very specific 26-point plan that reinvents the way we budget and control spending,� he said.
The proposal comes as both major-party nominees for governor position themselves as best suited to lead Oregon through one of its roughest economic stretches since statehood.
A spokeswoman for Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber said the former two-term governor already has spelled out several ideas for stretching Oregon�s limited dollars, such as changing sentencing guidelines to reduce prison costs and free more money up for early childhood programs that prevent criminal behavior in later years.
Kitzhaber plans by late September to issue a �budget� framework that lays out such ideas, spokeswoman Jillian Schoene said.
The state is facing up to a $1 billion deficit in the current biennium and ongoing big gaps between revenue and expenses in subsequent years.
But as the candidates slowly unveil their ideas, it�s unclear whether the big money-savers could actually be accomplished.
For example, Dudley is calling for major trims in public employee benefit costs, but he would need to get government labor unions to agree to them.
Dudley�s plan calls for:
State employees to pay a portion of their health insurance premiums, on par with the 16.5 percent average premium cost borne by teachers and other school district employees.
The taking of �what steps are legally available� to eliminate the government pickup of public employees� 8 percent contribution to their pensions. This pickup was adopted in the early 1980s by the last Republican administration, that of Gov. Vic Atiyeh, in lieu of pay raises.
Setting aside 3 percent of state revenue in a rainy-day fund to hedge against future revenue declines.
Banning the use of public money to employ or contract with lobbyists.
Privatization of liquor sales, which currently are made through state-controlled outlets.
Transferring the Office of Budget and Management from the Department of Administration, which answers to the governor, to the governor�s office itself.
Pushing for statutory authority for the governor to close budget deficits by selectively altering legislatively approved budgets without the Legislature�s consent.
Dudley did not specify cuts he would make in services and educational offerings, but said he will �work to eliminate old programs that have outlived their usefulness or are failing to produce measurable results and stop new legislatively passed pet programs that the state cannot afford.� Likewise, he gave no specific examples of ways he wanted to �establish public-�private partnerships to make taxpayer dollars go further.�
The Republican candidate in-cluded several proposals to add to government�s functions, in the name of making agencies less costly and bureaucratic.
He said he wants government analysts to determine the costs or economic burdens that proposed legislation may impose on the private sector. Dudley also said he would create an inspector general in the Department of Human Services to investigate fraud and abuse. He called for a �reset to reform committee� to help carry out recommendations for scaling back government to match spending levels with anticipated revenue during the upcoming years of anticipated economic austerity.
Dudley also took shots at Kitz�haber. He said Wednesday in his speech in Hermiston that the Democratic veteran of legislative leadership and eight years in the governor�s office helped to plant the seeds of Oregon�s current economic and government budget mess.
�We�re living in the future John Kitzhaber created during his 22 years inside Salem,� Dudley said, citing unemployment and budget woes that marked the recessionary final years of his opponent�s final term.
Schoene, Kitzhaber�s spokeswoman, said Dudley apparently did not remember the economic growth that occurred over most of Kitzhaber�s governorship �because he wasn�t here. He was living in the state of Washington. � He has never taken an interest in this state or public service until March, when he decided to file for governor.�
Regardless the merits of the Republican�s recommendations, Schoene said the biggest flaw was that Dudley lacks the experience and working relationships in Salem to put them into action.


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The Sunday afternoon drive was once a great American tradition. The purpose was simple: ride into the countryside to enjoy views of rolling fields, grazing cows, and bright red barns.
"I grew up just outside of Liverpool, NY. Every Sunday, my parents drove us along Route 370 to Baldwinsville. It was absolutely breathtaking. Now, much of that scenery is 'gone but not forgotten' as the saying goes," reminisces Sharon Slate.
For Sharon, those Sunday drives were the start of a lifelong appreciation for the beauty – and purpose – of agricultural lands.
Soon, Sharon got involved in horseback riding…which took her deep into the fields she had admired from afar. In 1976, Sharon found someone who shared her love of the country lifestyle, and she married Gary Slate in 1988.
Together, Gary and Sharon purchased 17 acres of farmland in Van Buren, New York. It was the beginning of Clover Hill Farm.
Over the years, the Slates bought up parcels of land surrounding their farm that were planned for commercial lots. While subdivisions and strip malls were popping up nearby, the Slates had "saved" a total of 83 acres of farmland…for now.
Sharon wondered, what would happen to Clover Hill Farm in 20, 50…200 years?
"Open land feeds my soul. Whether it's riding my horse through a hay field on our property, or just driving through farmland. We made it our mission to protect the land so others could enjoy it…for years to come."
How Sharon and Gary Slate Made Their Vision a Reality
This summer, Sharon, and her husband Gary, are making good on that promise to preserve farmland in Onondaga County.
On June 16th, 2019, the Slates made an official announcement at a press event held on their Clover Hill Farm in Van Buren, New York.
They had donated a permanent conservation easement on all 83 acres of their farmland to the New York Agricultural Land Trust (NYALT). The easement will legally ensure that the Slates' land remains undeveloped. However, the Slates still retain full ownership of the land. The only caveat is that if they – or future owners – sell the land, it cannot be developed.
"I felt instant relief when the last document was signed. This is our legacy. We don't have children or grandchildren, but even if we did, I'd still do the same thing…protect our land from development before passing it to the next generation."
Why Farmland Preservation Should Be a Priority for Everyone
Every year, New York state loses an average of 5,000 acres of farmland to development – both commercial and residential. That should alarm everyone, not just the agricultural community, as NYALT Executive Director Amy Olney explains:
"A single acre of farmland can produce 1,000 meals per year. Protecting farmland helps keep our local economy strong and ensures food security for our region. We all eat, so I like to say that farmland protection should matter to all of us."
From tax revenue to employment, the county's 623 farms make a significant contribution to our local economy: generating over $356 million in economic activity each year. That's why Onondaga County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II has prioritized initiatives that protect farmland:
"Protecting and preserving our farmland is important to my administration and exactly the type of thing we should be supporting – because everyone living in our county benefits when our agricultural economy is thriving," explained County Executive McMahon.
When unchecked development begins to break up farmland, it has a ripple effect. Here's just one example: If a few dairy farms close, and the land is sold to make way for a housing development, the remaining farms are at risk. Milk cooperatives and dairy companies may no longer come out to pick up milk each day if there's only one or two stops to make.
"Our goal is to not only preserve farmland, but to protect farming communities as a whole. This is critical to the health of our economy," continued Amy.
It Truly Takes a Village to Protect Farmland
There may be many other people who share the Slates' desire to preserve their farmland. They have two options for obtaining the necessary conservation easement.
First, they can apply to be paid for their development rights by New York State through a "Purchase of Development Rights" or PDR. This is a highly competitive process, and only a few farms are selected.
Farms that are not selected for a PDR can still acquire a conservation easement – but they must donate their development rights, instead of being paid for them. There are, however, substantial transaction costs associated with establishing and maintaining the easement.
That's when the Onondaga County Agriculture Council, led by Co-Chairs Onondaga County Legislature Chairman David Knapp and dairy farmer Harvey Skeele – stepped up and partnered with NYALT to help defray the costs involved with the Slate project. This new, innovative approach required months of collaboration between the county, NYALT, and the Slates.
"Gary and I were beyond impressed. The whole process made us so very proud to be citizens of Onondaga County. I am actually at a loss for words. It meant the world to us that everyone came together to help us achieve our vision for Clover Hill Farm," said Sharon.
Sharon urges anyone that owns farmland – of any acreage – to reach out to NYALT to explore their options for protecting it.
"Clover Hill Farm is a special place. It helps me sleep easier knowing that our land will be safe from development. Future generations can enjoy the land that Gary and I love so much. Is there anything better than that?" concluded Sharon.

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Nevada (US), December 24: Hindus have filed a formal complaint with United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against the Fox News remarks regarding India's Ganges river (considered holy by Hindus), which Hindus found denigrating and ridiculing.See also:
Glenn Beck, talking about India in December nine segment titled "This is the best America has to offer?" of his opinion show "The One Thing" on Fox News channel, said: "One big river they have there, that sounds like a disease. Come on it does. I mean if somebody said, I am sorry, you have a really bad case of Ganges." continue reading
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Add Magnet to your list of new Detroit restaurant destinations. (You do have one, right?)
This addition, opening Friday in a former radiator shop on Grand River Avenue in the Core City neighborhood, features selections "kissed by a little bit of wood flavor," chef Brad Greenhill tells Annalise Frank of Crain's Detroit Business. All cooking will be done on a charcoal grill or a wood-fired oven.
He and partner Philip Kafka also are co-owners of Takoi, a Corktown hotspot a mile and a half away on Michigan Avenue. (Takoi's third owner, Courtney Henriette, isn't part of Magnet.)
The 78-seat restaurant's menu includes a whole grilled eggplant, a full cauliflower, topped flatbreads and celery root kabobs.
Greenhill estimates the multi-cuisine menu is 75 percent vegan or vegetarian, because he's zeroing in on vegetable dishes. . . .
Prices will range from $9 small plates to a $65 tasting menu. Main-course meat dishes, for example, vary in price from $18-$80, depending on size, and per-person bills are likely to fall somewhere between $20 and $35, depending on if the customer orders a drink, Greenhill estimated.
And get this: No tip line on the bills
"The hospitality is built into menu prices," Greenhill tells Crain's.
"The idea is to . . . treat it more like a normal job where you have a salary and health care and stuff you can depend on that's consistent."
Magnet is at 4848 Grand River Ave., half a block south of West Warren Avenue. Hours are 5-11 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Another debut this week:
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Popular comic actress , Funke Akindele -Bello , has said that her friends are not allowed to call her husband except on his birthday or when they are unable to reach her on the phone .
Akindele -Bello , who is married to Abdul Rasheed Bello , a .k .a JJC Skillz , said this on Your View , a programme broadcast on Television Continental in Lagos , a video of which went viral on Thursday .
While speaking on personal space with four of the show 's co -hosts , the actress said she would be upset if any of her close friends called her husband on the phone or brought food to him in her absence.
She said , " Yes, your friend can come to your house . Your husband can know your best friend; he can say hello . But why would you be calling my husband on the phone? What happened ? Why do you want to call my husband ?
"Except it is his birthday and you want to wish him a happy birthday , why would you call him? Okay , maybe you've been trying to talk to me and you can reach me ; yes, you can call him . But you just call him to say hello, why ?
"Why should you bring food for my husband ? Are you okay? Why would you want to come and say hello to him ? Why ? I 'm your friend and you're not his friend . His female friends can visit our home. That 's their business .
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YGM ultrafine grinding machine (also called calcite micro powder mill, limestone micro powder mill, calcium carbonate micro powder mill, talc micro powder mill, barite micro powder mill, gypsum micro powder mill, marble micro powder mill, feldspar micro powder mill, fluorite micro powder mill) is mainly applicable to non flammable and easy to medium and low hardness, mohl hardness less than 6 grades Ultrafine powder processing of explosive brittle materials, such as calcite, chalk, limestone, dolomite, carbon black, kaolin, bentonite, talcum, mica, magnesite, illite, Ye Lashi, vermiculite, sepiolite, attapulgite, rectorite, diatomite, barite, gypsum, alunite, graphite, fluorite, phosphate rock, There are more than 100 kinds of materials, such as potassium ore and pumice. Fine granularity is adjusted between 325-3000 orders. The output can reach 0.4-4.5 tons per hour.
YGM mill production line is usually composed of hammer crusher, bucket elevator, storage bin, vibration feeder, micro powder mill, frequency converter, double cyclone dust collector, pulse dusting system, high pressure fan, air compressor, electrical control system and so on. The bulk material is broken into the feed size (about 1cm) suitable for the work of the ultra-fine grinding machine, and then the fineness suitable for the production requirements is achieved by adjusting the speed of the mill analysis machine. The automatic micropowder packing machine and the different type of grinding machine can also be configured according to the needs.
1. High efficiency and energy saving: when the fineness of the finished product and the power of the motor are the same, the output of the mill is higher than that of the airflow mill, the stirring mill and the ball mill.
2, the wearing parts are of long service life: the grinding roller and the grinding ring are forged by special materials, thus greatly improving the utilization degree. When the fineness of the material and finished product is the same, the service life of the wear parts of the impact crusher and the turbine pulverizer is 2-5 times longer, and it is generally more than one year. The service life of calcium carbonate and calcite can reach 2-5 years.
3, high safety and reliability: because there is no rolling bearing and no screws in the grinding cavity, there is no problem of easy loss of bearings and their seals, and there is no problem that screws are easy to loose and destroy the machine.
4, the product fineness is high: three ring medium speed ultrafine powder grinding product fineness can achieve D97 or less than 5 m.
5, environmental protection and cleanliness: using pulse dust catcher to capture dust and reduce noise by muffler, it has the characteristics of environmental protection and cleanliness.
The main part of YGM ultrafine grinder is made up of main engine, reducer, analysis machine, fan, bypass powder collector, maintenance platform and electric control cabinet. The auxiliary part is made up of jaw crusher, bucket elevator, electromagnetic vibration feeder and storage bin.
What should we pay attention to when working on Ultrafine grinder?
1. Check the bearing temperature frequently. If the temperature is too high, check whether the lubrication and transmission parts are normal, and the distance between the rolls is too tight. Find out the reasons and take corresponding measures in time. When the situation is serious, they should stop checking.
2, often check the tightness of the belt, the loose belt will reduce the transmission efficiency and affect the grinding effect, so it is easy to cause the bearing heat, increase the power consumption and reduce the service life of the belt.
3, various transmission parts must be fastened and reliable. Special tools should be used for dismantling or installation, and no direct hammers such as hand hammers should be used.
5, do not forget to check pneumatic components. After the machine is opened, it is necessary to check all pneumatic components in the air road, whether there is leakage or damage to the gas path and connection. At the same time check whether the gas supply pressure is in line with the requirements, and the use of the synchronous belt should be checked regularly, if it is found too tight, loose, runout, running, and serious wear and tear. It should be adjusted, overhauled or replaced in time. The oil storage quantity of the three unit of the gas source should be checked regularly, and 20# spindle oil must be added to avoid blockage of the small holes in the pipeline.
When working, the main motor drives the spindle and the turntable through the decelerator, and the roller pin on the edge of the turntable drives dozens of grinding rollers to roll in the grinding ring raceway.
The bulk material is broken into small particles through a hammer crusher and then sent to the storage bin by the hoist, and then by the vibrating feeder and the inclined feed pipe, the material is evenly sent to the bulk disks on the upper part of the turntable.
The material is scattered to the circle around the centrifugal force, and the roller is impacted, rolled and grinded by the ring roll in the rolling ring of the grinding ring, and turns into powder through the processing of three layers of ring road. The high pressure fan takes the external air into the machine through suction and brings the crushed material into the pulverizing machine.
The rotating impeller in the pulverized machine makes the coarse material reground and repules. The fine powder that meets the requirements will enter the cyclone with the air flow and be discharged by the unloading valve in the lower part, and the air flow with a small amount of fine dust is discharged through the fan and the muffler after the purifier.
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United States: Manufacturing PMI recovers in March
April 2, 2012
In March, the ISM manufacturing index (PMI) rose 1.0 percentage points to 53.4%. The reading overshot market expectations, which had anticipated the index increasing to 53.0%. As a result, the index continues to be above the 50% threshold, which indicates the manufacturing sector has now been expanding for 32 consecutive months. The improvement over the previous month reflected an increase in three out of the five sub-components of the index, with the production and the employment sub-indices recording the largest gains. According to the ISM ?comments from the panel remain positive, with several respondents citing increased sales and demand for the next few months?.
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Honestly, I know that most people think marketers are unethical, thanks Mad Men, however any marketer will tell you in order to be successful they have to be ethical and honest. Working in marketing myself being forthright is key in maintaining internal and external relationships and trust. I've also done direct sales and worked in customer facing, roles and trust is everything. Once it's broken it's almost impossible to get back, however digital can be a bit more forgiving. Currently I am studying SEO/SEM and here is an area that defined by honesty and integrity as it all about building trust with customers and Google.
Case Study
To better understand why ethics are important let's look at a case study from Yonatan Dotan at Moz.com for Ginger Software. He writes that when he started, they were in a great state "their site has an Alexa ranking of around 7,000." However, one day he gets a notification that from Google that there were issues with inbound links and after examining things saw a drop in organic traffic by 94% (Dotan. 2018). One of the things discussed in SEO and SEM practices is building quality links and content and making sure that inbound links to the site make sense. What happened was that keywords that were being used we linking to sites about pornography, gambling, and even pharmaceutical. This was due to spammers trying to rank their own page higher by providing links to a quality site. After identifying and fixing the bad links Ginger Software submitted a request to have the penalty revoked from Google and about 5 days after getting the notice it had been revoked.
CHECK YOUR LINKS! From this case study and various readings over the course of the class check your work, and the double check. As a marketer you should be monitoring backlinks, key words in use, and referrals to your site. If you find bad links get them disavowed. Part of marketing ethics is also being aware of local and federal laws and abiding by them. Other things to be aware of are hidden text on a site, duplicate content, and even plagiarism. If you question if doing something is right, it probably isn't, and you should walk away. Understand able there is a lot of competition out there but if you do it right, they will come, and you will have established trust and a great brand reputation.
Ethical SEO vs. Unethical SEO. (2013, January 14). Retrieved December 9, 2018, from https://www.optimus01.co.za/ethical-seo-vs-unethical-seo/
Dotan, Y. (2014, March 17). A Startling Case Study of Manual Penalties and Negative SEO. Retrieved December 9, 2018, from https://moz.com/blog/a-startling-case-study-of-manual-penalties-and-negative-seo


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Author to share learnings during keynote at B2B Sales and Marketing Exchange in Boston August 12-13
ATLANTA – (August 8, 2019) –– Terminus, the #1 rated account-based marketing (ABM) execution platform and leader of the ABM movement, today announced the release and availability of its new book ahead of B2B Sales and Marketing Exchange in Boston, Massachusetts, August 12-13. The book, "ABM is B2B.'' provides an in-depth analysis of how the principles of ABM can be applied by B2B marketing and sales teams to dramatically improve their businesses.
Authored by Terminus co-founders Eric Spett and Sangram Vajre, the book provides a roadmap and actionable framework for marketing and sales leaders to utilize account-based strategies to drive quality growth. Vajre, Chief Evangelist of Terminus, will touch on highlights and key learnings from the book in his keynote presentation on August 12. Join Terminus at the B2B Sales and Marketing Exchange to participate in the two-day Flip My Funnel content track, which explores learnings and best practices for ABM.
"ABM has grown up and account-centric thinking is not just a marketer's job, but a go-to-market strategy," says David Cancel, Founder and CEO of Drift, Entrepreneur-in-Resident at Harvard Business School. "This book nails this concept. A must-read for all aspiring CEOs."
In "ABM is B2B.," Spett and Vajre identify the fundamental problem B2B marketing faces and help readers re-imagine how they connect with their customers and prospects. Specifically, the book details how to identify the right targets, create meaningful personalized experiences for them and, ultimately, turn them into advocates for the brand. Not just another introductory resource of what ABM is and why it's important, this book is designed to help teams put ABM into action for their companies. "ABM is B2B." targets forward-leaning marketers to help them expertly navigate ABM, giving them the strategies they need to reach and surpass sales and business goals.
"There is a key similarity between 'winning' and 'ABM' and that is the mindset," said Sangram Vajre, Chief Evangelist, Terminus. "When you want to win at something, you focus all your energy and resources on that one thing. Winning in business is similar – if you know who your target audience is, your entire go-to-market team should be focused on those accounts as opposed to a batch-and-blast approach that wastes time and resources. That's why the best companies in the world are implementing account-based strategies across customer acquisition, pipeline acceleration and account expansion, which led to the title of the book – 'ABM is B2B.'"
Readers will close the book with the knowledge and confidence to lead their organization through the entire B2B marketing lifecycle. Building on the Target, Engage, Activate, Measure (TEAM) framework, the book is full of data, advice and real-life customer examples that help marketers flip their funnel and make B2B marketing more effective and engaging.
To pre-order "ABM is B2B.," visit the Terminus website or your favorite book store: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, 800-CEO-Reads or Indie Bound. Additionally, for a limited time, August 19-23, the book will be available at a discounted rate of $1.99 for Amazon shoppers.
All proceeds from book purchases will go to support New Story, an organization building lives for thousands in North and Central America.
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Lessons to be learned by NAB
28 Feb 2019
By Rhonda Dredge
The impact of the Royal Commission into banking is beginning to filter down to street level as officers at the NAB are briefed on issues raised about customer hardship, loan defaults and farm debt mediation.
The officers appeared to be riveted by the briefing at NAB's giant co-working space in Docklands on February 19.
At one stage a flow chart appeared on a large screen under the heading Optimising Data Governance.
About 100 of the bank's credit team attended the briefing but it may take a long time to win trust from customers
"There are lessons to be learned from the Royal Commission," said one attendee, a credit officer from Scotland who declined to elaborate.
Basically, the lessons were up there in brilliant lights for all to see: when a customer gets old, skips a loan repayment or has a slow year on the farm, the bank has taken advantage rather than offered a helping hand.
Now those policies are under review at NAB.
Customers are cynical about bank culture and a casual visit to the "Village" at 700 Bourke St does little to suggest that it is becoming more helpful.
The foyer is vast and is full of chances to connect via ATMs, lectures, meetings, consultations, interviews and a cafe, yet there is no-one to really talk to.
A customer is made to feel puny here. If you see someone you know in the distance it's easier to message them on a phone than call out or wave because it is so busy and noisy.
Opened by NAB as a place it could extend to its business partners for free meetings, the Village is seen by those who work in the vicinity as part of the system of hot desking aimed at cutting costs.
Desks are expensive in Docklands. If a corporate team has 10 people and eight desks, employees are rotated and encouraged to work from home. When corporations expand they sublet spaces from other companies.
Some readers love the tales of derring-do in the commercial property media, the gossip that KPMG is paying $10 million a year for rent and the financials that go into clinching development sites.
When Docklands News visited the Village, the vast space was alive with the chatter of smartly-dressed corporates conducting meetings. A woman at one table was being interviewed for a job. "It's lonely at the top," she said.
Two other women were taking notes. The words "leadership team" and "human resources" drifted across the co-working space.
A group of six at another nearby table was negotiating a sub-lease. "We can create two more desks," said one property guy, trying to clinch the deal.
At a smaller table one suit was advising another that there would be two interviews and a pre-selection process.
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Duterte says truth on rice – Roque
Malacañang doubled down on President Duterte's statement that the Philippines would never be self-sufficient in rice but the President's spokesperson admitted he did not know what basis the President had in saying it.
Harry Roque, presidential spokesperson, said President Duterte was just speaking the truth when he said the country was not self-sufficient in rice and will never be.
Roque said he guessed the President's basis for saying so was "the historical fact that all administrations have attempted to be self-sufficient in rice" but failed.
Told that Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol had projected the country to be self-sufficient in rice this year, Roque said "obviously it's not happening this year."
Imported rice seized
Roque made the statements as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continued its antismuggling campaign, seizing 100,000 sacks of Thai white rice among other contraband.
The National Food Authority (NFA) had been allowed to import up to 200,000 metric tons of rice to restore the supply of NFA rice in the market that would stabilize prices.
The government was set to import rice this month from Vietnam.
The Thai rice seized by the BOC on Thursday was illegally shipped.
Biggest haul
The cargo, kept in 200 shipping containers, was the biggest haul of smuggled rice since Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña assumed his post as BOC chief.
The shipment, said Lapeña, was not authorized by the NFA.
The importer of the shipment, Sta. Rosa Farm Products Corp., would be charged with agricultural smuggling among others.
Hurting producers
Presenting the contraband to reporters, Lapeña said agricultural smuggling "does not only put local producers at a disadvantage but also puts at risk the health of Filipino consumers."
He said the seized rice could be disposed of either by auction, destruction or donation.
The bureau, he said, could consider requests to keep the rice as "buffer stock."
The BOC, he said, also destroyed P22 million worth of other smuggled goods that included fake cigarettes, motorcycle parts and accessories, office supplies and clothes, and shoes consigned to Zafari Trading.
The fake cigarettes bore the brands Mighty and Philip Morris. Other goods consigned to Trikris Enterprises had been seized.
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With her passion for cooking excellence and her ingenuity for creating high quality food, Chef Heaven Kim came up with her brain child. A fashionable eatery at Surry Hills catering for the discerning customers wishing to share some tasty Korean style fried chicken & casual drinks in an informal venue. Opening it's doors late January it's already become an institution where patrons seem to come back again and again for more "Damn Good" friend chicken. After speaking to one of those patrons I decided to see what all the fuss was about.
SSAM BBQ grill $21
We started off with one of my favoured Korean dishes: Ssam. There's something about wrapping your own morsels that's pretty satisfying, and when the food is this good it really tips it off the scale. We had a mixture of both wagyu beef and pork belly. Both amazingly succulent, going hand in hand with the spicy chilli sauce and fresh crunchy pickle as if they were made for each other.
Steam Bun $6 each
A bun so soft it's enough to give up your religion and a crumbed eggplant schnitzel tasty enough to start worshipping. This was a fantastic dish full of complementing flavours and textures that's like heaven as soon as it passes your lips.
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The name says it all. This was some seriously damn good chicken. The generous portions of boneless moist meat were piping hot and super tender. Encrusted in a spicy seasoned batter that was to die for, the side of Korean pickles were the perfect palate cleanser between pieces. Not your average bucket of KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) and easily some of the best I've had in years.
Spicy cold noodle $17
A traditional Korean dish with a modern twist. The vibrant colours did nothing to overshadow the vibrant flavours in this dish. Made with bean shoots, lettuce, dry seaweed, cucumber and a soft boiled egg, the soft noodles were bathing in a cold spicy consume underneath all the fresh veggies. Usually a dish reserved for the hotter seasons, I actually found this quite refreshing after all the hot food we had devoured.
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This project also introduced me to the use of resists with glazes. The contrast of naked clay to that of glazed clay was exciting to me. Experimenting with the surface effects, by using alternative methods to glazes, is a focal point in my current work.
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YCW 'MIND! the Gap' campaign - National Action
Over the past year, the Young Christian Workers (YCW) has been running a national campaign called "MIND! The Gap", which focuses on young people and mental health. The YCW gathered comments from over 1000 young people across England and Wales and have been using this feedback to develop new initiatives in schools, parishes and workplaces to help raise awareness about this important issue.
In addition, The YCW - which developed the well-known 'See-Judge-Act' method - has used the 'ACT' stage to see what more can be done to address gaps in the support systems for young people.
Increasingly, mental health is closely linked to the whole question of the environment and communities we inhabit, a point that Pope Francis makes in Laudato Si' in relation to social media: "Today's media do enable us to communicate and to share our knowledge and affections. Yet at times they also shield us from direct contact with the pain, the fears and the joys of others and the complexity of their personal experiences. For this reason, we should be concerned that, alongside the exciting possibilities offered by these media, a deep and melancholic dissatisfaction with interpersonal relations, or a harmful sense of isolation, can also arise."
It is this melancholy and anxiety that the YCW hoped to draw attention to and alleviate in its "Mind! The Gap" campaign. But it has also made the National Team of the YCW reflect on how they use all of their resources - including the HQ - to create genuine and thriving communities.
Marc Besford, National Training and Development Worker for the YCW, said: "We have analysed the responses to our online survey and the suggestions regarding how we can raise awareness about mental health. Therefore, out of this project, one of the things we are exploring is a practical scheme to transform the garden which surrounds our HQ into a place of relaxation, peace and community for the workers, parishioners, young people in the area and all YCW members.
Our HQ is currently in the centre of Europe's biggest industrial park, next to a busy daytime shopping parade, with effectively no communal green spaces to use. In many ways it can best summarised by Pope Francis' description of our cities as "huge, inefficient structures, excessively wasteful of energy and water (in which) neighbourhoods, even those recently built, are congested, chaotic and lacking in sufficient green space. We were not meant to be inundated by cement, asphalt, glass and metal, and deprived of physical contact with nature."
We are hoping that the garden will become an oasis of tranquillity and a space for reflection in the midst of a busy world. We would like to remind people that "Work should be the setting for rich personal growth, where many aspects of life enter into play: creativity, planning for the future, developing our talents, living out our values, relating to others, giving glory to God." (Laudato Si, 127)."
Another part of the garden project would include a growing garden and allotment, as this would be a unique opportunity to engage more deeply with former parishioners of the area, many of whom still regularly visit the site and have expressed their support for and willingness to help with the proposals.
St John Paul II reflected in his encyclical "Salvifici Doloris" on the topic of suffering, offering a hopeful view that there can be value, worth and purpose in suffering: "Whoever suffers from mental illness always bears God's image and likeness in himself, as does every human being. In addition, he always has the inalienable right not only to be considered as an image of God and therefore as a person, but also to be treated as such."
Kate Wilkinson, National President of the YCW, added: "With our growing number of groups we have plans to use our HQ more regularly for training and activities with you, our volunteers and young members. Alongside this project we are also looking at exploring other ways in which we can make a difference and use your passion and commitment to help young people who are suffering from mental health within your communities. As well as this, within the YCW we have plenty of former members who live locally and are looking for ways to help support our movement, including grounds maintenance and fundraising."
Read more about Young Christian Workers here: www.ycwimpact.com
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text: Pubdate: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram (CA) Copyright: 2007 Los Angeles Newspaper Group Contact: http://www.presstelegram.com/writealetter Website: http://www.presstelegram.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/244 Author: Tracy Manzer, Staff writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal) SHANNON DENIES PENDING ACTION VS. POT CLINICS City Attorney Says His Office Is Monitoring Process. LONG BEACH - In a memo issued to the mayor and City Council Tuesday, the city attorney denied his office is taking formal legal action against a group of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the city without business licenses. City Attorney Robert Shannon said his office was never preparing legal action against nearly a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Long Beach without business licenses. "What they're working on is monitoring the progress, we're working to see what's finally decided," Shannon said, referring to the state attorney general's office and the court of appeals, neither of which has ruled on the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries and whether they are legal under current state law. Shannon's comments Wednesday contradict those given by two deputy city attorneys in his office during interviews with the Press-Telegram conducted over the past three weeks. In September, the Press-Telegram obtained city records for 11 locations cited by the Long Beach Police Department as medical marijuana dispensaries. They showed four dispensaries had licenses for unrelated businesses - including a barber and beauty shop, a retail clothing store, industrial space and real estate business - while the rest were operating with no license or permit of any kind. Records also showed the city attorney's office decided in July 2005 that the city would not issue licenses to dispensaries, citing the conflict between state and federal law on medical marijuana. Deputy City Attorney Richard Anthony confirmed last month that all the businesses were in violation of city law. Since the 1996 passage of Prop. 215 that legalized marijuana for California patients suffering from debilitating ailments, the city has never issued a license to such a dispensary, he said. Anthony also said he did not know why the city failed to take action against the dispensaries operating illegally in the city for the last two years, but added that Deputy City Attorney Cristyl Meyers was in the process of setting up administrative hearings. He referred all questions about the specific nature of the action to Meyers, who said she could not discuss the specifics until the city attorney signed off on the plan. Shannon said Meyers was merely tracking a current case in Anaheim, not working on legal action. "I knew nothing about this until I read about it in the newspaper," Shannon said Wednesday. Neither Anthony nor Meyers returned calls seeking comment Wednesday. In the memo to the council, dated Oct. 2, Shannon notes his office issued a memorandum on July 5, 2005, to the council stating that his office would direct the Business Licensing Department not to issue any business licenses to medical marijuana dispensary applicants, "reasoning that the City should not affirmatively sanction and regulate activity which is illegal under federal law." At that time, Shannon said in Tuesday's memo and in a telephone interview on Wednesday, his office was awaiting direction from the California attorney general's office, which has yet to take a position on the matter. In the memo, Shannon noted the Supreme Court ruling in Raich v. Ashcroft that found "the possession and sale of medical marijuana remained illegal under federal law, notwithstanding California law legalizing such use." The memo also noted Anaheim's recently adopted ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries and Friday's decision by the Orange County Superior Court that found the ban constitutional. "We are monitoring this case in the hope that an appellate decision will clarify and attempt to reconcile the inherent inconsistencies in state and federal law," the memo states. "In the meantime, as in the past, we will periodically review the law in this area, but do not intend any legal enforcement action." Laws Inconsistent It is because of the inconsistencies in the state and federal law, Shannon said Wednesday, that the city has not and will not take action against the dispensaries operating illegally in Long Beach. "It's permitted by state law, it's illegal by federal law, we're awaiting clarification," Shannon said. Of the 11 locations cited by police, the Press-Telegram found at least three - B/C/C at 1824 E. Broadway, GJS Medical Services/United Caregivers, 5544 E. Second St.; and Patient Research Center, 757 Pine Ave. - have closed their doors within the last year. Neighboring residents and businesses said the closures were due largely to complaints and threats of legal action by feds. Very few staff and owners of the remaining locations would comment for the story. Only one owner and manager was willing to speak on the record, although he asked that only his first name, Mark, be used, citing concerns of federal prosecution. Mark has run Herbal Solutions Compassionate Caregivers in Naples for about a year and a half without a business license because the city has given the dispensary no choice, he said. "By not allowing us to apply for business permits they are forcing us to operate illegally, that's not what we want to do," Mark said. He and other dispensary owners argued they pay taxes to the state on the sale of medical marijuana, and they pay state and federal taxes through payroll, therefore they would be willing to pay any processing fees for the city. Several proponents said legitimate cooperatives would open their books to authorities and abide by any restrictions the city may deem necessary and that the city is failing to capitalize on revenue generated by the dispensaries. Crystal Gray, a Cerritos resident who gets her prescription marijuana from Quality Discount Caregivers at 1150 San Antonio Drive, lashed out at city authorities for not issuing the business licenses. Gray has a litany of medical issues, including liver disease, which she said prevents her from taking traditional painkillers. "This is something we voted for, our government should be supporting us," she said. "The city can get revenue from this, I don't understand why they won't work with us." In an issue as emotionally charged as medical marijuana, Shannon said Wednesday, his office would not seek formal legal action without going to the mayor and council. "There's a total breakdown in legal opinion on where we should go with this," Shannon added. But at least one expert disagreed with the argument that legal gray areas make it difficult to regulate medical marijuana. The Rev. Scott Imler, co-author of Prop. 215 and a member of the SB 420 Drafting Committee - a bill that established the voluntary registration of patients and allowed for patients to exercise their rights to cultivate marijuana collectively - said neither state law allows for profit-making dispensaries. "The fact is, nothing in either law allows for the profit retail distribution of black-market cannabis products," Imler said. "What is authorized are cooperative cultivation projects by and for qualified individuals only." Qualified individuals are those who meet the state standard for prescribing medical marijuana, he said. They must grow it themselves, or belong to a cooperative growing garden. A number of California cities have come up with ordinances regulating dispensaries that are never enforced due to a lack of understanding of the law and an inability, or unwillingness, to take control, he said. "I don't blame them for being reluctant given the Supreme Court's decisions and given what happened in West Hollywood," he said, referring to a series of federal raids. He said early raids opened the door for black market dealers. "At the same time, it's really spinning out of control and I'm concerned that one of these days ... somebody is going to get killed and that's going to shut down Prop. 215 altogether," he said. The danger for violence is very real, he warned, pointing to cooperatives that were shut down in the Bay Area after they were linked to criminal organizations. The irony, he added, is that the indigent patients suffering from terminal or chronic illness still can't access medical marijuana because it is not offered through their pharmacies and hospitals and the dispensaries charge prices they can't afford - $50 to $80 for an eighth of an ounce in many cases. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake


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I remember the day I wrote the first text for this blog about one year ago. I called it 'Ready or Not' while I was sitting in an airplane, leaving and wondering if I was ready for this long journey.
While I'm writing this, I'm sitting in my home in Munich. It's the same apartment where I stayed for two and a half months before I started my trip. When I left, I said goodbye to most of my friends at the Octoberfest, dressed up in my traditional bavarian lederhosen. The same event that I came back to and welcomed everyone again. Before the trip the time was a bit hectic ... organizing, preparing and getting rid of things. Now I'm getting everything back in place. What I want so say is, all these memories feel a little bit like it was yesterday. So much is like it used to be, it feels like nothing really changed and I had a long dream that I just woke up from.
'Back to reality' is a cliche term many people use when they come home after a long trip like this. Back to the daily routines and duties as we have in our society. Things that are common and necessary to make a living. And even if our lifestyle over the last year was very different .. it was as true and real as anything. Even if it felt like being in a adventure movie many times, it never was. Nothing was planed really, so much of it spontaneous. Its such a beautiful world we live in and we all can use.
And still, sometimes when I hear and see about things that happen far away, it's often hard to relate to it. I mean, every day we see pictures from other parts of the world. Different cultures, different people, different ways of life. Good and bad. So far away from my life at home that it sometimes feels like it doesn't concern me enough. But what I finally came to understand on this trip is, its never really too far away. Things are often closer linked together than we think they are.
Before I started I thought about all the cool places we are going to visit and all the cool things we are going to do. And we did visit many of these places and did a lot of cool things. But after all, the greatest moments I had on this trip, were because of the people around me. And again it sounds cliche but the people really made my trip. Total strangers when we first met, sharing their homes with us. Friends we made, sharing their lives with us. Making these experiences together and not alone is what made it so great. Standing on top a world class AK line is amazing, but whats even more amazing is standing on top of it together. Surfing good waves is lots of fun, but surfing it with friends is what makes it the most fun to do! Sharing live and stories with other people on this planet is the greatest thing we have. For me its the people I met who made this a tour through paradise.
Thanks to anyone following this project. I hope you liked the pictures and gained some inspiration from it. Thanks to everyone who helped us out with anything & anywhere. Without you it would have not been the same! I miss those times already but like Richard used to say; If you find those moments .. they last forever.


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Embracing The Old With The New When Renovating
Rapid Reno Expert, Naomi Findlay, is in New York City highlights the importance of embracing the old with the new when renovating, to maximise your profits!
Hi everyone! It's Naomi Findlay here, Australia's Rapid Renovation Expert… and I'm actually coming to you from New York City right now!
That's right. I'm going to try and pan the camera around so you can see I'm on the rooftop terrace of an apartment in New York City… it's just a humble suite, a little terrace that I'm renting out for my stay here.
I'm very fortunate that I get to travel the world for my work and travel the world looking for amazing renovation products, renovation ideas, and getting to teach and speak…
Now, the lesson that I want to talk to you guys about today, the success tip, is the importance of not being a demo diva.
The thing I've noticed here in New York – they are amazing at not throwing out old, just to bring in the new – they really embrace old materials, older fixtures and fittings, and how they can juxtapose new finishes next to old finishes.
You can see behind me, this is actually the door from the apartment that I'm staying in – the very small, very sweet, one bedroom penthouse suite that I'm staying in – and it leads out onto this gorgeous deck.
So, as you can see, we've got some beautiful lights here, we've got a beautiful view of the city, but the thing I want to show you today is how that they've embraced the combination of old and new material.
This is literally an original wall of the terrace next to me, and you can see here that this is an existing chimney stack, all the way up to the top there.
These guys have obviously needed more space in their penthouse, they've needed to expand it just that tiny bit so they can 'swing a cat' – so what I wanted to show you guys is the amazing use of this clad. This is like aluminium cladding, I guess it would be similar to the new beautiful profile of the colorbond, the really square colorbond.
It's not like one of the more expensive aluminium wraps, it's literally in sheets and it looks like it's been hex-screwed in, and the thing that I love so much about it, is that it butts straight up to the old… the new and the old.
And there's so much we can learn from that. So much when you renovating, you can actually save yourself sooo much money and you can do things quicker – if #1 you don't tear down the old, and #2 you only tear it down when you really need to for functional purposes, or maybe compliance purposes, or #3 you can also consider that if I was to pull this down, I'd have no doubt that there would actually be an existing wall there. I doubt that they have even ripped the old one out.
So guys, this month's success tip is embracing the old with the new when renovating – working out how they can live together – you can save yourself a fortune – you can produce a beautiful, quality product… and that's a wrap from me in New York City!


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Tyler Baltierra has always been an open book. As viewers saw on Teen Mom OG, Tyler and his wife, Catelynn Lowell, decided to separate…for 30 days! Following Monday night's season finale, the reality star dad took to Twitter to open up about that time apart.
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From Iraq to Egypt to Yemen, Growing Dangers of Runaway U.S. Arms Trafficking
As I have written recently, the $70 billion-per year global arms trade doesn't get nearly enough coverage given its size, scope and devastating consequences. But a new report by the London-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) offers an important exception to that rule.
The AOAV report, followed by an excellent recent piece on the subject by the New York Times, underscores the dangers of runaway arms trafficking, much of which has been facilitated and financed by the U.S. government with little attention to where these weapons end up. As a result, U.S.-supplied weapons are now in the hands of groups like ISIS and the Taliban, as well as with jihadist groups in Libya and Syria. It is a disgraceful record that reveals the troubling underside of the U.S. role as the world's leading arms supplier.
AOAV found that the Pentagon had issued contracts worth $40 billion for arms, ammunition, and related equipment since 2001. The contracts included at least $2.6 billion in assistance to Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in the transfer of over 1.45 million guns. Neither the public nor the press had been aware of the scale of the transfers to Iraq and Afghanistan before AOAV's study, since only 3% of them were reported in the Pentagon's daily contract listings.
AOAV's executive director Iain Overton was taken aback by the sheer size of the contracts his group uncovered:
"We did not anticipate . . . finding so much money having been spent by the Department of Defence on small arms, ammunition and attachments. We are not talking aircraft carriers here; $40 billion is a huge amount of issued contracts just for guns, attachments and ammo, even over 14 years of warfare."
As Overton further noted, even more troubling than the size of the transfers is the lack of transparency and accountability by the Pentagon in reporting such contracts, and the fact that the U.S. government is not sure where many of the guns sent into war zones have ended up.
C.J. Chivers has elaborated on the issues raised by AOVA's report in a recent piecein the New York Times magazine. In recent years, Chivers has written some of the best pieces on the twisted path taken by U.S. arms transfers supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan. He has also done a book on the history of the ubiquitous AK-47 rifle. So his take on this issue carries particular weight.
Chivers estimates that the Pentagon has lost track of hundreds of thousands of guns in Iraq and Afghanistan. As noted above, many of these weapons have ended up with U.S. adversaries like ISIS and the Taliban. One GAO report found that the Pentagon could not say where 110,000 AK-47 rifles and 80,000 pistols it had supplied to Iraqi security forces had ended up. And the GAO report was issued in 2007, years before Iraqi forces abandoned untold quantities of arms, ammunition and military vehicles in their fight against ISIS. Chivers has pointed out the stunning fact that the potential diversions documented by the GAO alone added up to "more than one firearm for every member of the entire American military force in Iraq at any time during the war."
U.S.-supplied rifles are now a staple of arms bazaars in Iraq, and have even been offered up for sale on Facebook. In response to Chivers' reporting on the issue, Facebook has shut down some of the arms trafficking sites that are offering U.S. guns for sale in Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, but closing them all has proven difficult.
How did this happen? Part of the answer appears to be that the Pentagon just didn't care. As Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright told Chivers, with considerable understatement, "speed was essential in getting those nations' security forces armed, equipped and trained to meet these extreme challenges. As a result, lapses in accountability of some of the weapons transferred occurred." Wright claims that DoD has since cleaned up its act, but it is not clear whether these purported efforts have made a difference.
The other, and perhaps more intractable reason for the weapons losses is that the U.S. has supplied these guns to allies who are too often corrupt and unreliable. Members of U.S.-supplied Syrian opposition groups and soldiers in the Iraqi and Afghan security forces have either sold their U.S.-supplied weapons or, in the case of Syria in particular, switched sides, to the benefit of ISIS and the Taliban. And poor morale driven in part by the sectarianism and corruption that have characterized Iraqi security forces has led to the abandonment of U.S.-purchased weapons on the field of battle.
Unfortunately, the cases of Iraq and Afghanistan are not unique. A recent GAOreport on U.S. efforts to track equipment it has provided to Egypt as part of its annual $1.3 billion military aid package uncovered serious flaws. Among the report's findings were that the State Department conducted only a dozen end-use checks designed to verify the locations of U.S.-supplied weapons in Egypt between 2011 and 2015, and that "the Egyptian government's incomplete and slow responses to some inquiries limited U.S. efforts to verify the use and security of certain equipment, including NVD's [night vision devices] and riot-control items." The GAO also noted that the State Department has yet to establish specific procedures for vetting the location and use of equipment provided to Egyptian security forces, in part due to "the lower priority assigned to Egypt than to other countries." To add insult to injury, Egyptian officials refused to even meet with U.S. officials to discuss whether the government in Cairo understands and is committed to abiding by the Leahy Law, U.S. legislation that prohibits assistance to military or police units that commit gross violations of human rights The lax oversight of military aid to Egypt is inexcusable given the volume of U.S. weaponry supplied to Egyptian security forces, the abysmal human rights record of the current Egyptian government, and the risk of theft or diversion of equipment to terrorist organizations operating in the country.
On the human rights front, independent organizations like the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) have asserted that the repression under President Sisi is worse even than what occurred in the Mubarak era or during the brief rule of the Muslim Brotherhood. The organization has called for the withholding of a portion of U.S. aid to Egypt until the current government's record on human rights and the monitoring of the end-use of U.S.-supplied equipment improves.
Most troubling of all are the cases where the U.S. government knows that its weaponry is being used to devastating effect and is continuing to facilitate those actions. This is the case with respect to the current Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, which has killed thousands of civilians while targeting hospitals, schools, marketplaces, and critical civilian infrastructure. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have asserted that the Saudi actions may constitute war crimes. Key members of Congress like Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) are seeking to stop or delay a recently announced tank deal with Saudi Arabia that will help replace U.S.-supplied tanks destroyed in the Yemen war. Rep. Lieu and Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) are circulating a letter citing the devastating consequences of Saudi Arabia's U.S.-backed war and calling for a delay in the tank deal to allow Congress to have a full debate on the sale; as of this writing the letter had garnered 46 signatories. In the wake of a recent Saudi bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen, Sen. Murphy has noted that the steady U.S. supply of bombs and other military equipment means that "there is a U.S. imprint on every civilian death in Yemen." Stopping the latest U.S. arms deal to Saudi Arabia would be an important first step in bringing runaway U.S. arms trading under control.
In the wake of the diversion of U.S.-supplied weapons to U.S. adversaries in Iraq, Libya, and Syria and U.S. support for the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen, the U.S. government's assertion that its arms trafficking in the Middle East and beyond supports "stability" increasingly rings hollow. It's time for a new approach that stops using arms sales as a tool of first resort in dealing with complex conflicts that would be better addressed through vigorous diplomacy. A diplomatic resolution of the region's overlapping conflicts won't be easy, but the current policy of runaway arms sales is clearly making matters worse.


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- Marjorie van Elven |
Amazon basin countries have manifested their disappointment with a recent decision by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to grant American retailer Amazon exclusive rights to the .amazon domain name.
The presidents of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia published a statement on Sunday saying that the domain should refer to their geographic region and not the company led by Jeff Bezos.
They find the decision sets "a grave precedent by prioritizing private commercial interests above the considerations of state public policies, the rights of Indigenous people and the preservation of the Amazon".
Amazon did not comment on the presidents' statements.


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Later today, figures on the number of suicides since the early eighties among British armed forces personnel who served in the Falklands Conflict are due to be revealed. The headline figure on casualties of the fighting is clear cut: 649 on the Argentine side, 255 British and 3 Falkland Islanders for a total of 907 human souls lost over a rocky outcrop or two thousands of miles from the supposed "mother country" UK. Arguments may well wax and wane over the correctness of Britain's historical claims to the Falklands, or Malvinas as they are known in Argentina. A rhetorical question often asked goes along the lines of: how would the British national psyche take it if Jersey or Guernsey, for instance, were to be claimed as sovereign territory by, say, Peru? It's a hypothesis that perhaps doesn't get us far, other than maybe to provide an insight into the sensitivity of feeling over the Falklands/Malvinas issue for the citizens of Argentina.
Whatever the true cost in lives of the Falklands conflict, what seems indisputable is that the military operation and its success in terms of objective achieved certainly boosted a Tory administration that had seemed in terminal decline at the time of the Argentine invasion. It has been alleged that the British Government had prior intelligence of a pending military operation planned by General Leopoldo Galtieri's ruling junta, the implication being that Thatcher's cabinet saw the political potential of a decision to war-war rather than jaw-jaw, and so elected not to nip the situation in the bud. The extent of the mess that this government found itself in is difficult to over-state; had they successfully deflected any threat of invasion, or had they launched a diplomatic initiative in the wake of the Argentine occupation, it is doubtful whether the impact on the subsequent general election would have been as great. Pragmatically, "war" (even an undeclared war) was a better option than "jaw" – or so the conspiracy theory goes.
On the Argentinean side too, there appeared to be significant political advantage to be gained from a successful re-acquisition of Las Malvinas. The Argentine economy was in an even bigger hole than that of the UK, and the effect of the invasion was a major boost to patriotic sentiment and the consequent short-term popularity – or at least acceptance – of the previously despised junta. The historical precedent of a convenient war, to arouse jingoistic feelings and a surge in national pride, is there for all to see. Both sides will have been well aware of the stakes, and a certain amount of brinkmanship may well have been at play. This was probably more the case on the Argentine side, where it seems likely their military operation was calculated on the basis that the British would have neither the will not the logistical capability to mount a response in kind over such a long distance with all the problems of cost, supply lines and communications. In the UK, the swiftness with which that response actually materialised was a tell-tale sign that Thatcher's government were not only willing, but eager to launch the most emphatic counter-strike possible, and the fervour with which the public hailed the departing task force was a massive encouragement to the hastily-assembled War Cabinet.
The attitude on the part of the British forces seems throughout to have been one of belligerent determination and ruthlessness. Despite the problems of distance (mitigated to a large extent by the availability of the strategically-located Ascension Island as a stopping-off point), the task force had the inestimable advantage of its professional make-up; the troops were regulars, hardened pros, and many feared for the fate of the Argentinean rag-bag of conscripts should they ever meet in direct combat. In the event, the Argentine forces fought bravely and effectively, leading to unexpectedly bloody and costly land engagements such as the Battle of Goose Green. The conflict as a whole was more a series of sharp engagements on land, at sea and in the air, than any drawn-out and attritional process. British naval losses were significant – the attack on HMS Sheffield following hard on the heels of the notorious action to sink the ARA General Belgrano. Both sides were being hard-pressed to hold their political nerve in the face of dramatic losses such as these.
In the end, of course, there could only be one winner and the likelihood all along was that the British forces, superior in training and equipment even though stretched logistically over such a vast distance, would succeed in re-taking the islands. So it proved, but at a tragic cost on both sides in terms of lives lost. The die had been cast right from the start in that the losing side would almost inevitably see political change in the wake of the conflict and many now view this, from the perspective of over thirty years, as a calculated risk on the part of both governments concerned. The determination to press ahead with military action and the relative marginalisation of the United Nations in the matter speaks of a strong political resolve on either side, and the results are clear to see; Galtieri was removed from power in January 1983, whereas Thatcher received an immense boost in the polls, and this "Falklands Factor" saw her sweep to victory with a landslide later that same year. The monetarist Tory government was not, after all, destined to be a one-term experiment as had seemed so likely prior to 1982. The course was well and truly set and the old-style of government, with full employment at the root of all its thinking, was consigned to history. Thatcher may have been the economic disciple of Keith Joseph, but she showed the survival instincts of a polecat to go with her determination to make Monetarism work and banish old-style Socialism. From that perspective, the loss of a few hundred lives in the South Atlantic may well have been considered expedient against the probability of electoral defeat and a return to what she will have thought of as the economics of disaster.
Thatcher was the big winner in the Falklands conflict. It has been posited since that a great saving, in terms of money and human lives, could have been effected by ceding the territory to Argentina and providing each islander with a bounty of £1 million and a villa in the South of France. This is, of course, a simplistic hypothesis, but the numbers certainly add up. The British government of the day could not contemplate what they would have seen as a craven climb-down, with a devastating effect on how the UK was seen in the eyes of the world. To this day, pro-Thatcher apologists refer to the way she "made Britain great again" or similarly extravagant claims.
It is notable in this context that one of the most fulsome tributes paid to the late PM, after her death in April this year, was from Welsh Guards veteran Simon Weston OBE who famously suffered extensive burn injuries during the Falklands campaign in the attack on RMS Sir Galahad. Weston is now seen as an inspirational figure for his recovery from his injuries and his charity work, and his endorsement of Thatcher's premiership was seen as a powerful vindication of her policies, particularly where the Falklands issue was concerned.
What appears absolutely certain is that Thatcher gained herself an extra seven years she would not otherwise have had, to advance her own agenda, and change the face of Britain forever. Whether you regard the number of lives lost as a price worth paying for that will depend, naturally, on your own political convictions. But it may be worth noting, later today, just how high that price was when those official Falklands-related suicide figures are finally released. At a time when our government today is starting to pile up the body count as people take a drastically simple way out of the world being foisted on them, we may reflect on this depressing tendency of governments to view individuals as mere political pawns or economic units, rather than people imbued with a spark of life and the right to an existence outside of macro political considerations. Life should be seen as far too precious to end up as a statistic of the battle to stay in power.


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TCA: BBCA Orders First Original Scripted Series, 'Copper'
Complete Coverage: 2011 TCA Summer Press Tour
BBC America has ordered its first original scripted series, Copper, into production, the network announced Thursday during the TCA summer press tour.
in the Five Points Irish neighborhood of 1860s New York, Copper centers
a young Irish cop who has to navigate the various immigrant
communities. The series was co-created by Tom Fontana (OZ, Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere) and Will Rokos (Monster's Ball, Southland). Barry Levinson will serve as executive producer.
is a great fit for BBC America, capturing the early American
multicultural experience in provocative, ground-breaking fashion," said
Perry Simon, GM, BBCA. "In the spirit of great BBC drama it's brimming
with fascinating and complex characters giving us the opportunity to
cast the best actors from both sides of the Atlantic."
Glen Salzman, CEO of Cineflex, which is producing the series, commented: "BBC America is the ideal home for Copper in the U.S."
The 10-episode first season is expected to premiere in summer 2012.
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Date Completed: 11/29/2015 Rating: 5/10 A classic tale of romance with the classic tragic backstory of the 30 something woman... however Andrews' writing style was excellent and I breezed through this book. It's a perfect read if you want to just read a book that has ups and downs and makes you feel human. Dempsey … Continue reading The Fixer Upper ~ Mary Kay Andrews
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Date completed: (8/8/2015) Rating: 10/10 This was truly an amazing read. A rollercoaster of ups and downs, crying sessions, moments where I just wanted to throw the book against the wall. I would recommend this book to anyone. Rachel Kalama is very young when she discovers she has leprosy. She is sent to Kalaupapa, where she … Continue reading Moloka'i ~ Alan Brennert


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