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looking towards the future in UKIP as a supporter of the party and a VERY CLEAR supporter of Nigel Farage over many years – as a performer, spokesman and media front man BUT NEVER AS A LEADER may I also remind readers that this blog was the first to expose Marta Andreasen for the fraud she is – consistently stated the truth about how utterly useless Malcolm Pearson was as weak, thick, untrustworthy, self serving a Zionist racist bigot and a liar.
Further it will be well known to UKIP supporters with their finger on the pulse just how much time and effort is put into lies, spin and defamation of and about me and my blogs by those I have exposed as corrupt and on the make and the take at the expense of UKIP and within other causes.
Whole blogs have been set up, not to tell the truth but to invent a fabric of lies about me – frankly I couldn't give a damn as mostly the filth doing so are too ashamed to even use their own names to invent their idiocy and tell their lies.
May I suggest if you want a better understanding of the way forward for UKIP do note CLICK HERE from yesterday – in fact if you are genuinely interested in UKIP's well being I suggest you plough your way through CLICK HERE
You may also be interested on another line of thought to CLICK HERE
You may also find some ideas worth using CLICK HERE
In the light of the long predicted betrayal of UKIP by Marta Andreasen IF you are looking for a forward looking solution but be very aware I hope Farage WILL BE a part of that solution working for the party and these United Kingdoms doing what he is very good at but not over promoted to leader at which he is, as I predicted years ago, a catastrophe – as results have proved.
May I suggest if you are GENUINELY interested as a Patriot in how best UKIP at this stage can move forward and best serve our peoples read back over this blog in some detail.
You will find that despite the filth poured out by the scum on the make and the take like skeptyk, Annabelle Fuller, Towler, Reeve, McGough, Clark, Croucher, Denny, Agnew and others this blog has ALWAYS tried to provide the facts, the links and the details and in the literally 1,000s of postings I have made NOT ONE has been shown to be untrue and virtually every single prediction that I have written has come to pass.
By all means disagree with my comments, suggestions and opinions (not to mention my spelling, grammar and syntax 😉
However if YOU have better ideas and more facts let me know the aim is unequivocally to Leave-The-EU – I couldn't care less who Governs Britain as long as it is Britain – I don't much care if the midget minded Welsh, Scots and English squabble like recalcitrant children over who gets which bowl of porridge but let it be at our own table, in our own house with our own borders which WE CONTROL in our own grounds where our servants the police the rules WE have chosen.
We have almost nothing in common with Continental EUrope other than as a market place and a trading partner – our values are utterly different, we practice Natural Law as refined to British Common Law as a system adopted around the world where the politicians and nobility are the servants of the people as is the law – not like the debased Justinian Law with or without overlays of Code Napoleon or Roman Dutch where the people are merely pawns to ensure the State functions to its best advantage!
Our Fisheries nurtured over 2,000 years where cod, salmon and oysters were so plentiful they were the staple diet of our coastal Cities where eels which we now export as elvers at around £1,500 a kilo were the convenience food of the street vendor.
We had an agricultural structure that was so productive that it was the envy of the world which fed our people through two World Wars brought on us by Continental expansionism, the fore runner of The EU.
We were through The Anglosphere and The Commonwealth the only Nation in Europe that could be called 'global traders'.
Every aspect of decline has been a product of the greed and betrayal of our peoples and principles by our own self styled political elite and the Snivil Cervants – The Enemy Within!


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The Ever Sweet is a beautiful, sweet, little ferry that is a relic from the past (but of course I know the young ones will not agree with my description). This ship is probably the second-oldest cruiser ferry that is still sailing that is not an LCT. Ever Sweet and the oldest cruiser ferry extant, the Bounty Cruiser are incidentally both local-built which is a testament to the soundness of the design of local shipbuilders (Sandoval Shipyards has a lot of old ships, too, that are still sailing). The two were also both built in Zamboanga.
The Ever Sweet was built by the Varadero de Recodo in 1963 for Ever Lines, Inc. This ship is an overnight ferry-cruiser which means she is fitted with bunks. Her main route is to the Olutanga island and Payao, the municipality in Zamboanga mainland that is opposite Olutanga island.
One of the reason she still exists in the route is the poor security in the area. Although the road to Zamboanga City is mainly paved now night trips are still precluded and besides the main LCT connection of Olutanga goes to Alicia town which is farther.
And besides gathering of the goods and merchandise are done during daytime and so a night run by a ferry direct to Zamboanga City is just perfect. Selling of the goods then and marketing in Zamboanga City is also done daytime and so a trip back by night to Olutanga or Payao is also perfect.
By the way, these areas being mentioned are part of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay except for Zamboanga City and the city is the commercial lifeline of Olutanga and Payao. The better-off of Olutanga also send their children to study in Zamboanga City.
The Ever Sweet was built in Recodo, Zamboanga City and she is just a small ship at 36.3 meters length over-all, 33.3 meter length between perpendiculars by 5.9 meters beam with a depth of just 1.9 meters. Her dimensional measurements are just 135 in gross tonnage (GT)and 66 in net tonnage (NT).
The ship carries 252 passenger in a single Economy class in two decks. The ship is equipped by a small engine, a single 285hp Yanmar Marine diesel which propels her to a top speed of (gulp!) 8 knots! But that speed already guarantees a daybreak arrival in Olutanga and probably a good night's sleep.
The ship has a steel hull with a raked stem and a transom stern (it was originally a cruiser stern). She has just one mast and a single side funnel and the bridge is above the passenger decks and ahead of the bridge is a forecastle. The ship has no cargo booms and cargo is just slid to the lower passenger from the wharf and it goes to the cargo hold. Sensitive or extra cargo is also stowed on the lower passenger deck which is a twin-purpose deck actually.
She does not sail three times a week in one direction except in peak seasons and sometimes it is just once a week. The trip will actually depend on the cargo and seasonality of goods and the demand also factors in. We heard with such flexibility she still manages to be profitable. Anyway, she has only one competitor in her route, a ship of Magnolia Shipping Corporation.
It is always a joy to see Ever Sweet in Zamboanga port which can only mean she is still healthy and sailing. Sentimentalists like me and Britz, the Zamboanga ship spotter do not really want old ships to go and we really prize them. Now, if only they can sail forever….

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Significant Increase in Overall Dam Level
The water levels of the major dams in the central areas have shown a slight decrease in water capacity compared to the corresponding period in 2013, but dams in other parts of the country showed an increase.
A significant inflow was recorded for all the major dams in the south and east as the lengthy rain season now draws to a close. According to the latest NamWater dam bulletin, the major dams in the south are now on average 68.4 per cent full, compared to 46.8 per cent last year the same time. The Hardap Dam is 72.2 percent full, while the Naute Dam whose level at this time last year was 69.6 per cent is currently 75.1 per cent full.
The Swakoppoort Dam's level has risen to 62.2 percent of full capacity, compared to 61.7 per cent in 2013, while the level of the Von Bach Dam shows a drastic drop from 70.8 per cent last year to just 55.3 per cent at present. Dams in the central parts of the country are now 49 per cent full, compared to 50.3 per cent last year this time.
The average levels of the dams in the east have risen quite dramatically from just 50.8 per cent last year to 81 per cent at present. These dams include the Otjivero Main Dam (92.2 percent), Tilda Viljoen Dam (87.7 percent) and the Daan Viljoen Dam (98.6 percent.)
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In recent discussion with the CEO of a Swiss reinsurance company, we discussed the topic of digitalization and the impact of emerging technologies on financial institutions, particularly how Fintech and other financial innovations like the blockchain, are reducing costs and improving customer experience.
To keep up, and successfully ride the wave of digitalization, identifying the right trends and aligning internal organizational structures to successfully manage transformation, was considered particularly important.
What is Smart Contracts
Amongst the myriad of emerging technologies, available for companies utilizing digital strategies, we are witnessing an uptake of blockchain-based solutions. For example, the application and relevance of smart contracts in the banking and financial services industries.
They extend the idea of the blockchain, which defines the mechanism of connecting databases to an ecosystem, governed by either a permissioned or permissionless protocol, to partial or complete legal documents.
Hitherto, banking agency functions, such as payment clearance and settlement services, have been marked by complex, timely, and onerous processes. Smart contracts and blockchain implementations are equipping banks with the right tools for the digital age.
Clearing and Settlements
The process of clearing and settling transactions is an important function of a financial institution. Within this business function, the institution is required to register the commitment of multiple parties to participate in an exchange and, once the terms of the contract have been satisfied, to manage the transfer of funds.
Due to the nature and degree of complexity which can arise from such exchanges, financial institutions are required to invest significant resources into administrative and time-consuming duties.
Smart contracts, by only becoming actionable when the terms and conditions of the agreement are satisfied, are well-positioned to reduce the complexity and operational costs of clearing and settlements for banks.
Additionally, as will be discussed in later parts of this article, by replacing administrative agents with an objective consensus protocol, both clearing and settlement functions are less exposed to human-error and subjective decision-making, prior and post contract execution.
For example, the US's Citigroup and Credit Agricole have partnered with a number of shareholders to utilize the London-based blockchain payments and settlements platform offered by SETL. By settling and facilitating trading on their permissioned platform, the participants aim to improve the process of matching transactions and payments, as well as redirecting resources away from conventional transaction settlements, which were often plagued by high administrative resource requirements.
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), will also shortly rollout its blockchain solution for clearances and settlements of equity transactions.
The planned upgrades of Chess, short for Clearing House Electronic Subregister System, are to be supplanted by the new blockchain technology offered by Digital Asset Holdings, enabling customers to enjoy lower transaction costs, and improving real-time feedback.
Compliance and Know Your Customer (KYC)
Changes in financial services regulation can create complexity within the operating environment of financial institutions.
For example, new KYC and anti-money laundering regulations have had far-reaching, albeit positive, implications for banks. Such changes have been shown to burden these financial institutions with high upfront customer acquisition costs and slower transaction processing times.
In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), banks that have become increasingly burdened by these costs have either sought to implement new technologies, which reduce the burden, or to restructure their businesses.
It is within the compliance-related business functions that we may find rampant implementations of blockchain technology, and solutions that reduce the added complexity of operating in a rigid market.
By utilizing the consensus protocol of the blockchain, banks can verify customer information against central records, thereby enabling disintermediation where inefficiencies exist. Furthermore, creating an immutable database on the blockchain offers serious cost-saving advantages.
HSBC has recently partnered with Moneycatcha, an Australian Fintech which is set to overhaul the bank's reporting capabilities, thereby enabling the bank to collect rich consumer data and have this information readily available for regulators.
Internal reporting and the safeguarding of information has been estimated to cost the four largest Australian banks around AUD $1 billion per year. By utilizing Regchain – Moneycatcha's blockchain reporting platform – HSBC hopes to create a chronological record of immutable data that reduces the costs of manual information procurement processes.
The importance of smart contracts and other blockchain technologies, as tools to overcome some of the associated costs of compliance, have also been identified by JP Morgan and UBS as strategic imperatives. Both banks have recently cooperated on the pilot program of JP Morgan's Interbank Information Network (IIN), which aims to improve the speed of cross-border payments by improving access to secure consumer information.
IIN, which has been built on top of the Quoram blockchain, is set to reduce the time spent by banks conducting research and responding to compliance inquiries about cross-border transactions.
UBS has also cooperated with Barclay, Credit Suisse, and a number of other institutions to engineer its Massive Autonomous Distributed Reconciliation Platform, better known as Madrec. The technology was incubated in UBS's London-based Blockchain Research and Development Lab, and will enable participants to easily reconcile and obtain recourse to data that normally requires procurement from counter-parties.
The technology originally emerged as an answer to the institutionalization of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II.
Richer Customer Experiences
Smart contracts are enablers of the future, particularly when it comes to offering customers rich new experiences. Conventional long-term debt products like mortgages may soon be reshaped, thanks to the reduced complexity needed to verify and collect personal information about customers, their spending behavior, and their collateral.
A database, which could be accessed by a smart contract to extrapolate information about ownership of title deeds and land records, may reduce the complexity of sourcing data and simultaneously improve the process underwriting loans.
Instead of utilizing third-party verification for such information, a customer, who is assumed to have his private information stored in such a database, could be analyzed by a consensus protocol and could reap the benefits of faster response times and transaction costs.
Blockchains that enable users to tether digital assets to smart contracts, such as the solutions offered by Wanchain and Jibrel, have already begun paving the way for supporting end-to-end clearance and enabling better controls for lifecycle movement of structured products.
Whether a user tethers a bond, mortgage, fixed capital asset, or a commodity to a smart contract, the information of the particular asset, or debt, can be tracked.
In the case of commodities, if user B acquires a particular quantity and quality of gold from user A, a smart contract can be engineered to ensure that he/she obtains the desired goods – with predetermined preferences or requirements – at the price set by A.
Upon delivery, the payment is immediately released from escrow-from online wallets- and is paid to the seller. No intermediary, such as a dealer, who may require a fee for facilitating such a transaction, would be needed to facilitate the exchange.
Finally, consumers stand to significantly benefit from the banks that utilise smart contracts for cross-border remittance. Ripple, the 3rd largest cryptocurrency, offers near zero transaction fees and incredibly fast confirmation speeds.
Banks such as Santander, Unibancois, and other institutions that offer remittance services, such as the Singaporean-based InstaRema, have already begun cooperating with Ripple to offer customers a faster, cheaper, and less complex method of sending money abroad.
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PRESS RELEASE - November 18, 2011
LYONS – Assemblyman Bob Oaks (R, C-Macedon) notes the launch of his new Facebook Page to increase communication with his constituents. The page will feature announcements, press releases, photos and links to information important to the people in the 128th Assembly District.
With the expansive nature of Facebook, Assemblyman Oaks said this is also a great feature for his constituents to express their ideas and have their concerns addressed.
"Facebook provides a way to have ongoing contact with the people in my district," said Assemblyman Oaks. "I am always looking for new ways to connect with my constituents. Facebook is a good way to provide the latest information. The page will be kept updated with pictures, community appearances and other news about what I am doing in the district and in Albany."
To find the assemblyman on Facebook, users can search Assemblyman Robert Oaks, go to his page and click "like" to follow him. For any questions regarding this or any other state matter, constituents may reach Assemblyman Oaks at his Lyons district office at 315-946-5166.
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Salisbury, Winchester and Cardiff
Argentan Photographs
Four nights of sleep deprivation, excess food, and drink, with a half marathon (or relay), and a great party on Saturday night. I believe there were 28 of us on the coach including Pete, plus the coach driver Dave. Adam and Corrin were there also, by camper van.
I got up at 2 on Friday morning and drove to the Camp. The coach set off at 4. The first failure was the toilets in Salisbury which were closed. We carried on to Portsmouth. After coffee, we passed through Customs, where there was an official "sense of humour" failure while some of the cases were being checked. We were told to stop laughing or all of the cases would be checked.
We got on-board and went for the big breakfast. Later there was a puzzle thing going on in the bar. We arrived at Ouistreham, and the coach headed south for 60 km reaching the attractive town of Argentan. We arrived at the Aries Hotel on the outskirts. After unpacking, a visit was made on foot to the local supermarket to stock up on provisions such a water. Later we hopped on the coach to go to the Pasta Party (starter, carbonara, cheese, pudding, and coffee). Afterwards, everyone went back on the coach.
On Saturday morning, after breakfast at 9, two coach trips were made to the hall. Firstly to collect race numbers, and then to prepare for the race at 2 o clock. I was personally happy with my running time of 2:01:36. Kev, Rob, Anita, Leigh, and MAC, all achieved much faster times. Linda, Jo, June, Stephen, and Lindsay, also had good running times doing the half marathon. Heavy rain came after the running, and we stayed on for the awards presentation. Leigh won a trophy for first in age category, which was kindly collected by Alison.
Back at the hotel, I managed a quick hot bath before dressing up for the 1920's themed party. Looking like an absolute prat, I joined everyone else for the coach trip back to the hall. We entered the hall and presented ourselves to our French hosts. I felt a slight cringe as the old style music played. The food was good. After eating 4 courses, the disco started along with the second round of hard exercise for the day. This continued on and off until about 2:30 in the morning. Enjoyable and memorable, we returned by coach to the hotel. Some continued partying after 2:30 back at the hotel and were told to shut up by some normal customers of the hotel.
Sunday, after breakfast at 9, we packed and left the hotel. We stopped off at the Pegasus Bridge where there are cafes and a Second World War museum. After coffee and a walk along the river, it was back on the coach to go home. At Ouistreham, the departure at 4:30 was canceled for security reasons, which we were later told was a fuse box fire on-board the ship. We went in the café. I had burger and chips. Our way home was changed to an 11 o clock departure from Cherbourg, one and a half hours westward. We traveled into a grey cloudy sunset to Cherbourg. Our first set of boarding cards were incorrectly printed and had to be printed again. The departure was also delayed to 1 o clock in the morning.
We boarded, had dinner, and slept in the restaurant on lined up chairs, and on the carpet. The breakfast was free. After arriving at Portsmouth, passing through customs, we joined slow moving heavy motorway traffic to go home. Thanks to Phil for organising, and to Dave for driving, and to those supporting Pete. It was a great time.
Chicago Marathon
Well done to Kev and Becce Burton on completing the Chicago Marathon both finished behind Mo who managed to scrap in first Brit over the line.
Kev Burton and I did Chicago marathon today! Wet, wet and windy! Kev had a PB 3.49, I was a little bit longer lol but I did knock 35mins off London. Kev Burton and I did Chicago marathon today! Wet, wet and windy! Kev had a PB 3.49, I was a little bit longer lol but I did knock 35mins off London.
Claredon Marathon Full Results
Today saw the Claredon Marathon, lovely race that starts in Salisbury and you run to Winchester. It is very well marshaled and loads of Aid Stations. Very undulating and hard work but a great day for running today, we were lucky with the weather. Dave Tisley was first for the Club and no ladies took part from the club. The race also has a half and a rely of four for the Marathon.
Bournemouth Marathon
From Kirsty:
Bournemouth Marathon Results... searched for 'Yeovil'. Pos Name (Number) Chip time:
1529 Rebecca Flynn (3428) 4h 48m 23s, Half: 2h 19m 34s Gun Time:4h 54m 13s
1616 Kirsty Norman (3524) 4h 54m 27s Half: 2h 8m 20s Gun Time:4h 58m 10s
1680 Louise Hallett (4929) 4h 59m 23s Half: 2h 15m 8s Gun Time:5h 4m 46s Over 35 : Female
Well done all and some great running.
Salisbury Half Full Results Photographs
From Kev: Brilliant day out in Wiltshire.
Graham Still had a sub 1:30 demon on his back and ran fantastically to dip under.
Stephanie Lara Harriet Quast Tim Willis Richard Howes and Louise Ward were flying the YTRRC Flag and all had a great run.
1200 runners.. Great atmosphere and great company as we enjoyed a meal together afterwards.
Cardiff Half
From Mags: Extra early start today for me and Rob and a lovely trip to Cardiff! We couldn't ask for a better weather and more amazing atmosphere! Beautiful course, very enjoyable run, lush burgers at the finish line and stunning medals and t-shirts! Cardiff Half Marathon completed and definitely one to worth coming back for next year!
LED Goldenstones Aquathlon
From Angela Claire: My first aquathlon completed. I have no idea on official time as I've not yet checked. Felt like a bit of a fish out of water next to everyone in their tri suits and then little old me in my swimming costume, sports bra and shorts, however, everyone was very welcoming and reassuring. My first multi-discipline event and whilst the swim wasn't great (definitely need to work on my stamina and upper body strength) I didn't drown and made it out of the pool to put my vest on and get ready for the run. The run was a nice little 5k of two laps through Ninesprings made a bit more enjoyable by having my two mini-mes cheering me on. Holly even ran half of the run route with me. Definitely, one to do again next year.
Burnham Half
From Lesley: Burnham on Sea half marathon completed. It is certainly a good race for a PB which I got a few years ago but still managed sub 01:50 today. Being the only YTRRC I was first and the last runner for the club!
Chester Marathon
Well done to the three YTRRC runners at Chester Marathon today, this was the same day as last Year when Pete Jakeman managed 3:27, how time fly's by.
From Mike: Chester Marathon 3.32:04 that's 3.30ish isn't it? A very well organised race with a lovely course in perfect weather.... no excuses for not getting a PB
YTRRC does Chester Marathon 🏃
PB for the both of us.
Jeff 4hours 16min 18 seconds 😀 and a fantastic 4hours 51min 55 seconds for Sam 😀
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Marks Runs
Mark didn't do the pub run but if he had he would have written: "We started at Palmers Fish and Chip Shop and went down Blue Bell Road heading towards Lufton College, time was against us to get round and back up Thorne Lane before the Sun disappeared. Once we got to the new Estate on Thorne Lane we took the new path on the left and followed this round the back of the Estate and to the new roundabout back on Thorne Lane. It was then up Coombe Street Lane to Marsh Lane then down Ilchester Road under the Hospital roundabout then down The Park, Grove Avenue then back along the back of the Helicopter Place, Westlands I think then back to the Chip Shop. The route can be seen here. It was good to see some new faces at the Pub run.
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71. Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto
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I don't recall where I got the idea to read this short book (or booklet) as part of my project. I think Phil Smith mentioned it somewhere in passing, but my notes are not forthcoming on the question. I'd heard of the Dark Mountain Project before but knew little about it. And I'm terrified by what climate chaos is going to mean for everything living on this planet. I just looked at Facebook and there was a Guardian article in my feed telling me that the ice in Antarctica is melting even faster than the ice in the Arctic, where it's 90 degrees and the permafrost is turning to mush (releasing more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, as it does). And meanwhile Canadians are squabbling over a tiny carbon tax. We are in big, big trouble.
Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto begins with an introduction to the 2014 edition written by one of its authors, Dougald Hine. (The other author is Paul Kingsnorth.) Hine notes that when the manifesto first appeared in 2009, it received a two-page lead review in the New Statesman, and started a cultural movement that the New York Times suggested was changing the European environmental debate (vii)—quite a response to what is essentially a pamphlet. "We get emails most days from readers who have found something here that resonates with their own experience," Hine continues. "They write about hope, recognition, a sense of feeling less alone" (vii). But there are also attacks: "We have been called all sorts of things: Romantic dreamers, crazy collapsitarians, defeatists, utopians and nihilists" (vii-viii). "Putting all these different reactions alongside each other, trying to make out the pattern that they form," Hine writes,
what strikes me is how little it resembles a taking of sides over a recognisable argument. Something else is going on: something that reaches into murkier corners of ourselves than are generally given space on the shores of public debate. The lines of thinking that run through this manifesto are also the contours of a dark shape, an inkblot shape of our puzzlements, doubts and fears—so that, even more than is always the case with the slippery substance of language, every reading is also a veiled reflection of the reader. There are monsters here, if you look for them; there are dead ends, but there are also slender threads of possibility waiting for someone to pick them up. (viii)
Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto was written in 2008, just as the financial crisis began (viii-ix). At that time, Hine contends, "we found ourselves in an age where crisis has become the new normal. An age of widening extremes and darkening horizons, when outbreaks of hope spark sporadically like broken power lines across networks and onto the streets, but the future no longer holds the promise it used to" (ix). Hine and Kingsnorth tried to make sense of their own experience, and in doing so, Hine writes,
it seems that we put words to a feeling that others shared and that has become more widespread in the years since. A feeling that there is no way through the mess in which we find ourselves that doesn't involve facing the darkness, and being honest about the scale of the unraveling that is underway, and the uncertainty as to where it will end. A feeling that it is time to look down. (ix-x)
At the time, the co-authors were disillusioned with the state of environmentalism: "It seemed that sustainability had come to mean sustain the western way of living at all costs, regardless of whether this was possible or desirable" (x). They were also disillusioned "with the state of literature and the cultural landscape," feeling that the books celebrated in the Sunday newspapers "were going to look irrelevant or offensive in a generation's time, given what we already knew about where things were headed" (x). Something different was needed, they decided—and that is what this manifesto calls for.
Uncivilisation does not offer suggestions about what to do—although the succeeding Dark Mountain books provide one possible answer (xiii). Instead, Hine writes,
at the heart of this manifesto is a hunch that sometimes it is right to walk away, to withdraw, to give up on hopes that no longer ring true, even though you have no answer to the accusing questions that will follow. Sometimes retreat is the only action left that makes sense. To give up on things you have held dear—beliefs, identities, habits—is an end, but it can also be a beginning, though it makes you no promises in advance. Only the chance that, having let go, as your eyes begin to adjust to the darkness, you may catch sight of something that your bright certainties had hidden from you" (xiv)
This manifesto was their first attempt at saying something, at working out where our society is going, and they are still discovering its "fuller significance" (xiv).
The manifesto proper begins with Robinson Jeffers's 1935 poem "Rearmament," which ends with the lines,
The beauty of modern
Man is not in the persons but in the
Disastrous rhythm, the heavy and mobile masses, the dance of the
Dream-led masses down the dark mountain (qtd. 1)
Its first chapter, "Walking on Lava," begins with these words: "Those who witness extreme social collapse at first hand seldom describe any deep revelation about the truths of human existence. What they do mention, if asked, is their surprise at how easy it is to die" (3). Ordinary life is fragile, and when its pattern is broken, "by civil war or natural disaster or the smaller-scale tragedies that tear at its fabric," many of the activities in which we are habitually engaged "become impossible or meaningless, while simply meeting needs we once took for granted may occupy much of our lives" (3). War correspondents and relief workers report on the speed with which that fabric can unravel (4). Civilization is fragile—and that realization is nothing new (4). Take, for instance, Bertrand Russell's comment about Joseph Conrad's writing. Russell suggested that Conrad thought of civilization as "a dangerous walk on a thin crust of barely cooled lava which at any moment might break and let the unwary sink into fiery depths" (qtd 4), a quotation that lends the chapter its title. For Kingsnorth and Hine, human civilizations are fragile, as any historian can confirm; they are "built on little more than belief: belief in the rightness of its values; belief in the strength of its system of law and order; above all, perhaps, belief in its future" (5). Once those beliefs begin to crumble, "the collapse of a civilisation may become unstoppable"—and all civilizations do fall, sooner or later (5). "What remains after the fall is a wild mixture of cultural debris, confused and angry people whose certainties have betrayed them, and those forces which were always there, deeper than the foundations of the city walls: the desire to survive and the desire for meaning," the co-authors continue (5). They believe that it's our civilization's turn "to experience the inrush of the savage and the unseen; our turn to be brought up short by contact with untamed reality. There is a fall coming. " (5).
Our story, they write, is one of a people who believed that their actions did not have consequences, of how that people "will cope with the crumbling of their own myth" (5-6). Without the myth of progress, our efforts cannot be sustained; our civilization is the optimistic Enlightenment grafted onto Western Christianity, resulting in a belief in an earthly paradise, where each generation expects to live better than the one before: "History becomes an escalator, and the only way is up" (7). The 20th century, though, "too often threatened a descent into hell, rather than the promised heaven on earth," and even prosperous Western societies have failed to deliver: "Today's generation are demonstrably less content, and consequently less optimistic, than those that went before" (7). "Most significantly of all, there is an underlying darkness at the root of everything we have built"—beyond the edges of our civilization, there is something it was never able to understand (8).
The second chapter, "The Severed Hand" (the title is taken from another Robinson Jeffers's poem), begins with a discussion of the myth of progress. That myth, they write, " is founded on the myth of nature"—a myth that claims that greatness comes without costs (10); that we have been able to attack nature and win (10). "Outside the citadels of self-congratulation, lone voices have cried out against this infantile version of the human story for centuries, but it is only in the last few decades that its inaccuracy has become laughably apparent": we are now surrounded with evidence that our attempts to separate ourselves from nature are "proof not of our genius but our hubris" (10). "We imagined ourselves isolated from the source of our existence"—and the result is a crisis of extinction, of overexploitation of resources (10). "Even though the deadening lens of statistics, we can glimpse the violence to which our myths have driven us," they write (11). And, looming over everything else: "runaway climate change," which "threatens to render all human projects irrelevant" while demonstrating that we don't understand the world in which we live, even while we are utterly dependent upon it (11). "Climate change," they write, "brings home at last our ultimate powerlessness" (11).
We hear about technological solutions, about our ability to manage the situation, about our need to become "more 'sustainable'"—but built into those suggestions is the notion that that everything will be fine and that growth and progress will continue (11-12). "We do not believe that everything will be fine," Kingsnorth and Hine write. "We are not even sure, based on current definitions of progress and improvement, that we want it to be"; that's because "we may well be the first species capable of effectively eliminating life on earth. This is a hypothesis we seem intent on putting to the test" (12). "We are already responsible for denuding the world of much of its richness, magnificence, beauty, colour and magic, and we show no sign of slowing down," they continue (12). We sometimes imagined there would be a Plan B, that we might live under bubbles on the moon, but there is no Plan B, and the only bubble is our civilization (12).
That civilization is based on geological foundations—coal, oil, and gas (13). Above that are industrial abbatoirs, burning forests, and wasted soil (13). Finally, on the top layer, we stand, "unaware, or uninterested, in what goes on beneath us; demanding that the authorities keep us in the manner to which we have been accustomed; occasionally feeling twinges of guilt that lead us to buy organic chickens or locally produced lettuces; yet for the most part glutted, but not sated, on the fruits of the horrors on which our lifestyles depend" (13). "We are the first generations born into a new and unprecedented age—the age of ecocide," they write (13). "Today, humanity is up to its neck in denial about what it has built, what it has become—and what it is in for. Ecological and economic collapse unfold before us and, if we acknowledge them at all, we act as if this were a temporary problem, a technical glitch" (15). Now, they continue, "we find ourselves, all of us together, poised trembling on the edge of a change so massive that we have no way of gauging it" (15). Their questions are these:
what would happen if we looked down? Would it be as bad as we imagine? What might we see? Could it even be good for us?
We believe it is time to look down. (15)
The shape that looking down might take is the subject of the third chapter, "Uncivilisation" (16). "If we are indeed teetering on the edge of a massive change in how we live, in how human society itself is constructed, and in how we relate to the rest of the world," Kingsnorth and Hine write, "then we were led to this point by the stories we have told ourselves—above all, by the story of civilisation" (16). That is the story of our mastery over nature and our glorious future, a story about "human centrality" (16). "What makes this story so dangerous is that, for the most part, we have forgotten that it is a story," they continue (17). Stories have always been important as a way of approaching reality, but, "as the myth of civilisation deepened its grip on our thinking, borrowing the guise of science and reason, we began to deny the role of stories, to dismiss their power as something primitive, childish, outgrown," and the old tales, the ones "by which generations had made sense of life's subtleties and strangenesses," were abandoned (17). "Yet for all this, our world is still shaped by stories" (17); most of them are entertainment, "a distraction from daily life" (18), which cannot "make up the equipment by which we navigate reality" (18). "On the other hand," they continue, "there are the serious stories told by economists, politicians, geneticists and corporate leaders," which are presented as "direct accounts of how the world is," and not as stories at all (18).
"So we find ourselves, our ways of telling unbalanced, trapped inside a runaway narrative, headed for the worst kind of encounter with reality," Kingsnorth and Hine argue. "In such a moment, writers, artists, poets and storytellers of all kinds have a critical role to play" (18). Now it's time for those storytellers and artists to "bust" the last taboo: "the myth of civilization" (19). "We believe that artists . . . have a responsibility to begin the process of decoupling"—the decoupling, that is, of our position on the earth and the ecocide we are creating. "We believe that, in the age of ecocide, the last taboo must be broken—and that only artists can do it" (19). The ongoing ecocide demands a response, and that response "is too important to be left to politicians, economists, conceptual thinkers, number crunchers; too all-pervasive to be left to activists or campaigners. Artists are needed" (19). "We believe that art must look over the edge, face the world that is coming with a steady eye, and rise to the challenge of ecocide with a challenge of its own: an artistic response to the crumbling of the empires of the mind," they write (20). They call this response "Uncivilised art," and they are particularly interested in what they call "Uncivilised writing": "writing which attempts to stand outside the human bubble and see us as we are: highly evolved apes with an array of talents and abilities which we are unleashing without sufficient thought, control, compassion or intelligence," who "have constructed a sophisticated myth of their own importance with which to sustain their civilising project," which has been "to civilise the forests, the deserts, the wild lands and the seas, to impose bonds on the minds of their own in order that they might feel nothing when the exploit their fellow creatures" (20). "Uncivilised writing offers not a non-human perspective," they continue, "but a perspective which sees us as one strand of a web rather than as the first palanquin in a glorious procession. It offers an unblinking look at the forces among which we find ourselves" (20-21). "It sets out to paint a picture of Homo sapiens which a being from another world or, better, a being from our own . . . might recognise as something approaching a truth," and it aims "to tug our attention away from ourselves and turn it outwards" (21). "It is writing, in short, which puts civilisation—and us—into perspective," they write (21).
Uncivilized writing, though, is not environmental writing, or nature writing; it is "more rooted than any of these" (21). "Above all, it is determined to shift our worldview, not to feed into it," they argue. "It is writing for outsiders. If you want to be loved, it might be best not to get involved, for the world, at least for a time, will resolutely refuse to listen" (22). They offer poet Robinson Jeffers as an example, an exemplar (22). In his work, they write, we see "[t]he shifting of emphasis from man to notman: this is the aim of Uncivilised writing" (23).This is the literary challenge of our age, and few have taken it up (23), although there are those whose writing approaches the shores of the Uncivilized, such as Wendell Berry or Cormac McCarthy or W.S. Merwin (24). Uncivilized writing, they continue, is
[h]uman, inhuman, stoic and entirely natural. Humble, questioning, suspicious of the big idea and the easy answer. Walking the boundaries and reopening old conversations. Apart but engaged, its practitioners always willing to get their hands dirty . . . that keyboards should be tapped by those with soil under their fingernails and wilderness in their heads. (25)
Kingsnorth and Hine are resolute on the need for this kind of writing and of art:
We tried ruling the world; we tried acting as God's steward; then we tried ushering in the human revolution, the age of reason and isolation. We failed in all of it, and our failure destroyed more than we were even aware of. The time for civilisation is past. Uncivilisation, which knows its flaws because it has participated in them; which sees unflinchingly and bites down hard as it records—this is the project we must embark on now. This is the challenge for writing—for art—to meet. This is what we are here for. (25)
In the fourth chapter, "To the Foothills!" they suggest that a movement needs a starting point, and while they hope their book has "created a spark," they need others to get involved (26). "It is time to look for new paths and new stories, ones that can lead us through the end of the world as we know it and out the other side," they proclaim. " We suspect that by questioning the foundations of civilisation, the myth of human centrality, our imagined isolation, we may find the beginning of such paths" (26-27). They name their project after that line from Jeffers's poem that begins the booklet: the Dark Mountain Project (27). They intend to collect Uncivilized writing (27), although they don't know where that will lead (28). And they cannot do anything by themselves: "Uncivilisation, like civilisation, is not something that can be created alone. Climbing the Dark Mountain cannot be a solitary exercise. We need bearers, sherpas, guides, fellow adventurers. We need to rope ourselves together for safety" (28). They end with a call for others to participate: "Come. Join us. We leave at dawn" (28).
That's the end of the manifesto, but not of the booklet. There is an appendix which outlines "The Eight Principles of Uncivilisation"; these principles are a summary of what we've already read. First, "[w]e live in a time of social, economic and ecological unravelling" and our way of living "is already passing into history. We will face this reality honestly and learn how to live with it" (29). Second, they reject the faith in "solutions" (technological or political) to "problems" (29). Third, they believe the root of the crises we face "lie in the stories we have been telling ourselves," and so they intend to challenge those stories and the myths they express (29). Fourth, they assert that storytelling is not entertainment, that it is the way "we weave reality" (29). Fifth, "Our art will begin with the attempt to step outside the human bubble" and "reengage with the non-human world' (30). Sixth, "We will celebrate writing and art which is grounded in a sense of place and of time" (30). Seventh, "We will not lose ourselves in the elaboration of theories or ideologies. Our words will be elemental" (30). And, finally, "The end of the world as we know it is not the end of the world full stop. Together, we will find in the hope beyond hope, the paths which lead to the unknown world ahead of us" (30). This edition also includes a chronology of Dark Mountain's activities after the manifesto was published.
In an odd way, Kingsnorth's and Hine's belief that something will come after our civilization is rather optimistic; it's not a belief that, even on a lovely, sunny holiday afternoon, I find it easy to entertain. I wonder if the kind of writing they call "Uncivilised" might not be represented by the essays by Jan Zwicky and Robert Bringhurst that I wrote about here some months ago. Perhaps. I saw Jan Zwicky and Randy Lundy read their poetry last week, and the conversation afterwards quickly turned to ecological grief—and let me tell you, the participants in that panel were grieving. It was moving. I wasn't expecting such emotion to be expressed. But I don't know. Sometimes I feel that I don't know anything any more—except that climate change is going to bring a lot of species to and end, and ours will likely be among them–and that somehow, that needs to be part of my project. I wish I knew how.
Works Cited
Bringhurst, Robert, and Jan Zwicky. Learning to Die: Wisdom in the Age of Climate Crisis. U of Regina P, 2018.
Kingsnorth, Paul and Dougald Hine. Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto, Dark Mountain Project, 2019.


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Manish joined Farelogix in 2005 and was part of the core team that built the first airline Direct Connect and NDC technology. Since that time, he has played an important role in establishing Farelogix as a leader in airline merchandising. He also led the development of the company's next-generation airline shopping and pricing engine.
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Nadesha (Nate) Ranasinghe, Vice President of Offer Engines at Farelogix, oversees the development, delivery, and optimization of Farelogix Offer Engines (FLX Merchandise, FLX Shop and Price, FLX Availability Calculator, and FLX Schedule Builder), ensuring all engines are highly performant and ready for massive scalability. In his current role, Nate also remains responsible for the company's business intelligence (BI) and data science initiatives, including the development of future models for machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Nate joined Farelogix in 2009 as a database administrator and was promoted within a year to Director of IT, a role he held until he was appointed Vice President, Information Technology in 2018. As Director of IT, Nate focused on infrastructure operations, ensuring that all critical technology environments – including the systems hosted at the offsite data center, databases, and network infrastructure – were operational 24/7 x 365. He also led change management, orchestrating the release of new code into different environments, including QA, UATP for customer testing, and product; and ensuring the scalability of key technology platforms. Nate was also responsible for the company's security infrastructure, ensuring compliance with all industry security mandates, and implementing state-of-the-art internal security controls to prevent breaches. Under his guidance, the IT team also managed the development of the Data Tier of Farelogix' flagship technology, ensuring a seamless interface between applications and databases using its Open Connect. Nate led the support team as well as local and offshore help desks; was responsible for maintaining the QA platform used by other stakeholders at Farelogix for testing; and guided the company's Business Intelligence (BI) efforts.
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Prior to joining Farelogix, Mark was Regional Director, Asia Pacific at OpenJaw Technologies where he was charged with business development and consulting to industry-leading airlines in Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand on their distribution, airline commerce, and travel retailing strategies. He also represented the company in the IATA Advisory Forum. Prior to that role, he consulted with airlines on NDC and ONE Order initiatives. Mark also held a number of thought leadership positions with Cathay Pacific focused on retailing, sales and distribution, CRM, digital marketing, travel retailing, and e-commerce. Early in his technology career, Mark held technical roles with industry leading technology and companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, and Huawei.
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Bert Amato
Bert has a successful entrepreneurial record of more than twenty years of software engineering, product design, and management experience in the high-technology industry. He co-founded Delrina Corporation, an independent developer and publisher of mass-market software, best known for its communications software product, WinFax. As Chief Technical Officer of Delrina, he was responsible for all product research and development activities, and also held positions of Director and Executive Vice President in the public company.
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When Delrina was sold to Symantec Corporation, he served as a Vice President with Symantec. Prior to his work with Delrina, Bert held a technical development position at the IBM Canada Research Laboratory and was a Co-Founder and Executive Officer of Schematix Computer Systems Inc., a software and consulting company. Bert is currently an investor, a consultant, and an advisor to software companies and technology investment funds. He also serves as a director to a number of technology companies.
Michael Marocco
Michael Marocco joined Sandler Capital in 1989. After graduating from New York University Business School in 1984, Mike joined Morgan Stanley where he served as a Vice president in the Communications Industries Group and was responsible for corporate finance, and merger and acquisition coverage of communications industries companies. Mike also served as a fixed-income research analyst at Morgan Stanley, specializing in communications industries companies in the high-yield bond market.
Bonnie Reitz
Bonnie Reitz is founder of InsideOutCulture to Customer, a business consultancy that advises management on how to increase profit margins by creating great places for employees to work and equally great places for customers to do business. She is a former Senior VP of Marketing, Sales and Distribution at Continental Airlines, and an original member of the airline's extraordinarily successful 'Worst to First' turnaround team.
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William Bianco
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Robert Edwards
An airline industry veteran, Robert (Bob) Edwards brings to the Farelogix board of directors more than 26 years of experience creating, delivering, and managing strategic technology solutions. Bob provides Farelogix with guidance and a seasoned perspective on the changing role of distribution technology in the travel industry. He is currently the Chief Executive Manager of Nybble Limited, specializing in airline technology infrastructure, consolidation, and strategic planning.
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Prior to his current role, Mr. Edwards held the position of senior vice president and chief information officer at United Airlines, responsible for the effective implementation and management of technology strategy and solutions to support their global business. He retired from United with more than 35 years of experience in the transportation industry.
Daniel P. Leff
Dan has extensive experience building, leading, and restructuring global technology and software, energy services, and industrial manufacturing businesses. He has held several executive and corporate leadership roles, including serving as executive chairman of ServiceChannel and Viridity Energy; CEO and board member of Hara Software; advisory partner with private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; COO of Invensys Energy Management and co-COO of its parent company, Invensys plc.
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He was also chairman and CEO of Enron Energy Services, leading the liquidation of Enron's retail and wholesale businesses following Enron's bankruptcy. Prior to that, Dan was COO of Enron Energy Services following its acquisition of an energy services company that he co-founded. Dan also served as CEO of a NYC-based energy services company; prior to that, he was with United Technologies Carrier Air Conditioning in domestic and international assignments. Dan enjoys contributing his knowledge and experience by serving as an investor, board member, and advisor to a number of businesses and non-profit organizations.


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PERSONALLY, Feedback has problems knowing what to do with the holiday
snaps, so the mind boggles at what to do with one-and-a-half million photos.
Nuclear Electric, the world's youngest state-owned nuclear company, should
at some point in the future be the proud owner of such a collection. It
will consist entirely of shots of the Sizewell B site, where Britain's first
pressurised water reactor is being built.
The Pounds sterling 2-billion project is three years into a seven-year
contract period. It's behind schedule and over budget. But never mind, Nuclear
Electric (which has just taken over the running of the Central Electricity
Generating Board's nukes in England and Wales) will have a lovely record
of the whole project. There is a remote-controlled camera sitting on top
of Sizewell A, its elderly Magnox power station in Suffolk, shooting pictures
of the neighbouring Sizewell B. The camera takes snaps during daylight hours,
as frequently as every 10 seconds when things are happening at the construction
The final result promises to be even less edifying than Andy Warhol's
famous film study of the Empire State Building. Perhaps the snaps could
be run together to provide an antidote to insomnia. Or the photos could
be tastefully bound and sent to Lord Marshall, father of Britain's beleaguered
PWR programme, as a handy memento . . .
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LATEST news from the New China News Agency is of the launch of a new
kind of sweetener '50 times as sweet as sugar'. According to the Chinese
National Food Testing Centre, it 'contains no substance that is harmful
to human health'. The new wonder product, now being manufactured at the
Gannan foodstuffs factory in Heilongjiang Province, is none other than –
sodium cyclamate. Back to the future?
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THE balloon-making industry is about to be deflated in California. Legislators
in that state are gunning for balloons.
Metallic balloons are under attack from the power companies. It seems
the balloons have a habit of becoming tangled in power lines, and that leads
to power failures. According to the Public Utilities Commission in California,
balloons caused 583 power failures in the first 10 months of 1989. The power
companies are pushing for a ban, pointing out that, because of these balloons,
ratepayers had to fork out some half a million dollars to put the power
lines to rights again.
Meanwhile schoolchildren are clamouring for a ban on plastic and latex
balloons. This is because such balloons pop under pressure, and pieces fall
back to the ground and into the sea. As a result, according to government
scientists, marine animals and seabirds off the California coast are dying
because they eat this brightly coloured debris. The angry children have
persuaded a Democrat from El Monte to write a piece of legislation that
is gradually wending its way through the state legislature.
If successful, the new law will restrict the intentional release of
plastic or latex balloons to no more than 10 a day – a far cry from the
thousands upon thousands that are often released at parades and special
events in California. Disneyland in Anaheim reportedly once released a million
balloons during one of its parades.
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AFTER nearly two years of splendid isolation, A Brief History of Time
has at last been joined in the bestseller lists by another serious scientific
book, Wonderful Life. Clearly, a prerequisite for such success is for the
author to have the given name 'Stephen'. Strangely, though, whereas the
Sunday Correspondent lists the former book as by 'Dr' Stephen Hawking, the
latter is credited to plain Stephen Gould. Does the Correspondent not recognise
degrees awarded by American universities?
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THAT barometer of East-West relations, the window of the British Embassy
in East Berlin, reveals a subtle change. The contents of the window on Unter
den Linden act as a showcase for Britain's propaganda of the moment.
In November, two weeks after the wall opened, the window display was
about the writings of Graham Greene, complete with stills from films such
as The Third Man. While Greene is arguably the greatest living writer in
the English language, the subliminal message was unmistakable: the cold
war lives.
Four months on and the message has changed. The window now is a showcase
for British science and technology – exactly the sort of high-tech ware
banned under that relic of the cold war, the COCOM agreement.
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THE RAINY season is nearing its end in Darwin. A scribe for New Scientist
was intrigued by the announcement the air hostess made as his plane landed
in the capital of Australia's Northern Territory the other day: 'The airport
is 8 kilometres from the centre of town – coaches and boats will leave for
the city shortly after our arrival.' It wasn't that wet.
But rain isn't the only companion during the wet season. Box jellyfish
are plentiful from October to May in the waters off Darwin. The territory's
Department of Health warns visitors not to swim. But if they must, then
they should take plenty of vinegar along with the sunscreen. Acetic acid,
poured liberally on the affected area, is the best antidote to a sting that
can end in death. Our scribe wonders if a stiff whisky mightn't help too.
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LAST WEEK New Scientist hit number 80 in the list of bestselling magazines
(The Radio Times, since you ask, came top). With a circulation of more than
100 000, New Scientist comes just above another magazine that prefers to
concentrate on more biological aspects of the world – Knave.


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During Fun Day boys from across the school raised money for eight charities chosen by the School Council. Every form ran their own stall selling all manner of treats, ranging from temporary tattoos to milkshakes, mocktails and waffles.
Boys could test a range of skills, play games and face challenges to win great, mostly edible prizes. "Soak the Teacher" was as popular as ever, although perhaps not with Mrs Brownsdon, Mr Gardner and Mr Brook! The grand total raised, in just one hour (!) was £3466.87.
Here are the charities which will be benefiting from the boys' efforts:


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by Tami
We just got a 4 1/2 month old Mini Aussie puppy from a local breeder. We've had her for almost three weeks, and she seemed very loving at the breeders, and maybe a bit reserved at times which I thought was just because she didn't know us, but ever since we got her home she's been really timid and acting scared. She finds anywhere in the house that she can to go and hide from us (under the bed, in the closet etc.) and doesn't like to be out where the family is. She doesn't deal well with any pressure, and even with treats it's hard to get her to come to us sometimes.
She hates the car, and we take her for a short ride everyday to help her get used to it, but it doesn't seem to help. There are times when she acts just fine and wants to run and play with us, then the next day she's gone back into her shell again?? There just doesn't seem to be any consistency to her behavior. Will she pull out of this, or is this just her?
One of the things we were so excited about with getting an Aussie was that we wanted a dog that would go everywhere with us and be part of the family, but she doesn't seem to want to do that. It's scary if we're with her outside of a fenced yard because she takes off and won't come back no matter how much we kiss and call to her.
I'm a little heartbroken for my kids, as they were really looking forward to having a dog that they could love and play with. Did we make a mistake in getting an older puppy? I emailed the breeder for help and she basically said that maybe our family was too active for her and offered to take her back, but only refund half the money for her. We've been nothing but loving to her. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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hi guys,
now that VNL has ended its first weekend, we saw the new NT of DR. some new players, some returning players that were absent last few years, and some that are missing.
where are gina mambru and annerys valdez? have they retired?
ana binet, brenda castillo and winnifer fernandez?
marianne fersola?


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URCA 2019 Award Ceremony
Tanner Carr received second place in the Engineering, Transportation, and Energy category at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. He presented his research from his project, Transferring Legacy Crash Data to an Enterprise GIS-Based Roadway Management System. The lab is very proud of Tanner's accomplishment and looks forward to his future work in the lab as he pursues his Master of Science in Engineering starting in Fall 2019!
This past week, 5 undergraduate students from the GIS lab presented in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on campus. Each student presented their research methodology and findings to multiple different judges. David Hughes presented on the Recycled Material Web Map: Connecting Producers to Consumers. Aaron Vandermus presented a poster on the Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Web Portal. Arianna Martin-Rodriguez presented the work done on the Link-Link Table: A GIS-Based Functional Merge between Two Roadway Systems to Enhance Safety Standards. Tanner Carr presented his work done on Transferring Legacy Crash Data to an Enterprise GIS-Based Roadway Management System. Rachel Robinson (Not Pictured) presented research done on the GeoGIS project. We would like to thank URCA for letting us present our GIS research this year.
In January, Qifan Nie and Dr. Graettinger traveled to Washington, D.C. to present at the TRB conference. Qifan presented on "A Social Media-Machine Learning Approach to Detect Public Perception of Transportation Systems." This work is collaborated with a computer science professor, Dr. Aibek Musaev, and his graduate student, PJ. Dr. Graettinger presented on the progress of the Recycled Material Web Map and the new rating system that has been implemented.
Dr. Andrew Graettinger and Qifan Nie at the TRB conference in D.C.
Qifan Nie presenting at the conference.
Dauphin island trip
On September 13-14, Sarah Butler, Brittany Jamison, and Rachel Vandermus traveled down to Dauphin Island, AL to collect hurricane damage images from Hurricane Gordon. The group attached a 360 Fly camera to the roof of the car and collected video imagery of every house on the island. These videos were later extracted and converted to equirectangular videos. While on the island, the group also collected various types of tar balls that washed up on the shore to bring back to Dr. Clement for further analysis.
Sarah Butler attaching the 360 Fly Camera on the roof of the car.
Sarah Butler, Brittany Jamison, and Rachel Vandermus pictured with the tar balls found on Dauphin Island.
And example of damage to a house from Hurricane Gordon.
Fall 2018 GIS cookout
On August 30, 2018, the GIS group at Dr. G's house for the annual back-to-school cookout. The night was filled with brats, mac n cheese, and lots of desserts. Some corn hole was played, and the group had a great time all together!
May 2018 Graduation
On May 5th, several of our undergraduate students and two of our graduate students graduated at Coleman Coliseum. We are sad to see them go, but we are happy that they are transitioning into further education or the workforce!
Sarah Butler, BSCE cum laude
Katie Mayer, BSCE
Cole Griffith, BSCE cum laude
Emma Clements, BSEnvE summa cum laude
Daniel Conner, BSCE
Sam Spector, BSEnvE cum laude
Dylan Harrington, BSCE
Hannah Loveless, BSEnvE
Grant Phillips, BSEE
Zach Griffin, MSCE
Clint Smith, MSCE
CCEE Department Banquet
On April 4th, the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering recognized their students at it's annual banquet. The GIS Lab went to support our coworkers and fellow classmates who were recognized with several awards. Those that were recognized in the GIS Lab were:
Emma Clements: Chi Epsilon Inductee; Capstone Engineering Society Environmental Engineering Senior of the Year
Sam Spector: The Engineering Council of Birmingham Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student of the Year
Clint Smith: Chi Epsilon Inductee
Kate Prindle: Chi Epsilon Inductee; Order of the Engineer Inductee
Sarah Butler: Chi Epsilon Inductee
Katie Mayer: Order of the Engineer Inductee
Dylan Harrington: Order of the Engineer Inductee
Hannah Loveless: Order of the Engineer Inductee
Daniel Conner: Order of the Engineer Inductee
Congratulations to everyone who received awards that night!
EPA P3 Expo 2018
On April 7th and 8th, a team of students went to Washington D.C. to present the GIS Enabled Green Infrastructure Design Tool. This team was one of 31 teams nationwide that was able to receive a Phase l grant through the EPA People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) grants program. Team members were chosen based on their skill sets and departmental/research background. Student members of the team included Ashton Greer (Student Lead) , Clint Smith, and Aaron Blackwell from the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Miriam Khanam from the Department of Geography; Bingqing Lu from the Geology Department; and Max Livingston from the Department of Computer Sciences and the Center for Advanced Public Safety. Guilherme Brunow Gomes from the Center for Advance Public Safety also attended. Dr. Andrew Graettinger was the Principal Investigator on the project and Dr. Sagy Cohen, Dr. Mark Elliott, and Dr. Robert Pitt were all co-Principal Investigators. Everyone had a great time attending the P3 expo which partnered with the USA Science & Engineering Festival. We hope to be continuing with Phase ll funding in the future!
Water Policy Summit and URCA 2018
Over the past week, we have had two projects presented at two different conferences. Clint Smith presented the Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Web Portal (Plume) project at the Water Policy Summit, and Karen Place presented the same project at URCA. Sarah Butler presented the Recycled Materials Web Map: Connecting Consumers to Producers project at URCA as well. They all wanted to thank the respective conferences for allowing them to present their projects!
Ashton Greer and Clint Smith just attended the SEEC Conference in Orange Beach, Alabama where they presented on the Recycled Materials Web Map and GIS-Enabled Hydraulic Infrastructure Design projects. Ashton won first place in student presentations! They enjoyed meeting everyone there, and hearing from all of the great speakers. They especially wanted to thank Alabama SafeState for having the conference and inviting us to come present!


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Requirements for large quantity generators (LQGs): Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) 33:V.1109.E.1 to 33:V.1109.E.6 and LAC 33:V.1109.E.10 to 33:V.1109.E.12
Requirements for small quantity generators (SQGs): LAC 33:V.1109.E.7 to 33:V.1109.E.9
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Office of Environmental Compliance Enforcement Division Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, UST Enforcement Section
DEQ Office of Environmental Services Environmental Assistance Division
See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.
See national section for basic information and federal regulations.
• Rules. Louisiana has adopted the federal accumulation time standards that allow generators to store hazardous waste on-site for specific periods of time without a storage facility permit. See the national section ACCUMULATION TIME to review the specific time periods applicable to each class of generator.
The state's provisions for generators storing hazardous waste on-site without a permit are more stringent than the federal requirements. See the state section HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE for detailed information.
• Administration and enforcement. DEQ's Office of Environmental Compliance administers and enforces the generator accumulation time rules in Louisiana. DEQ's Office of Environmental Services provides assistance to the regulated environmental community.
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Thursday, October 4, 2018
Terry Moody, President
Anthony Migliori, Vice President
Tammy Wyant, Treasurer
Trisha Cogan, Recording Secretary
Maricarmen Bandin, Corresponding Secretary
ABSENT – None
Kathryn Sajdak, LCAM – General Manager, NextGen Management, LLC
The Board Meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. at the Clubhouse.
A motion by Trisha Cogan to waive the reading and approve the minutes of the September 7, 2018 Board
Meeting and Membership Meeting was seconded by Terry Moody and carried unanimously.
The Treasury Report was read by Tammy Wyant.
Report of Officers: None
Report of Committees: None
Reports of Unfinished Business: None
New Business:
Tammy Wyant advised that 82 of the 96 homes on the lake are fenced in making lawn services more difficult
for vendors. Brightview resigned immediately following their first service. A motion by Terry Moody to
discontinue services to homes that are fenced in was not seconded or carried. A motion by Terry Moody to
approve a $4,000.00 per cut proposal from Tropical Star to mow the homesites and common areas was
seconded Anthony Migliore and carried unanimously.
A motion by Terry Moody to approve $850.00 per month proposal L&J Property Management to provide
Janitorial Services 3 times a week was seconded by Anthony Migliori and carried unanimously.
A motion by Terry Moody approve the purchase of 6 new garbage cans totaling $719.64 was seconded by
Tammy Wyant n and carried unanimously.
A motion by Trisha Cogan to rescind the 2017/2018 Electronic Voting Resolution was seconded by Terry Moody and
carried unanimously.
Bruce Michener was appointed to the Election Committee by the Board of Directors.
With no further business to discuss Terry Moody adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.


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A three-day Peace Action 2009 drew fewer than 2,000 participants as activists walked at several points on the island to protest American military presence.
Area peace marches attract few followers
Date Posted: 2009-05-21
The May 15th march saw demonstrators trekking from Nago Citys Henoko area to Camp Hansen, lobbying against Camp Hansen as they shouted We are not forgiving the making of a new base. The protesters walked three separate courses on the 16th, including 500 people walking 16.7km from Kadena Air Base Gate 1 to Gate Two Street and to Gate 3.
Central District Labor Association Chairman Katsuo Makishi rallied his protesters, telling them at the Kadena Road Station Nowadays planes go to Iraq from this base. We have to remember about the time Okinawa reverted to Japan. Another group of 800 walked from the Okinawa City Offices to Kadena Track & Field Stadium, chanting Lets stop them from making a new base on Okinawa.
A southern course from Itoman City Memorial Park to Yaese Town and Nanjo City Community Hall and Haebaru Army Hospital trench attracted 100. A general meeting was held at Ginowan City Kaihin Parks outdoor theater on Sunday.


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Cape Town - The Cheetahs were out-muscled in Buenos Aires on Saturday as they fell to a 41-14 defeat to the Jaguares.
As it happened: Jaguares v Cheetahs
It means that the men from Bloemfontein have now won two and lost two this Super Rugby season.
The Jaguares scored five tries in the match - three of which came in the opening half-an-hour in a period of play that would ultimately prove to be the difference.
The Cheetahs scored a try of their own through outside centre Michael van der Spuy, but they went into half time trailing 24-7.
The visitors enjoyed far more territory and possession in the second half and manufactured a number of scoring opportunities, but errors at critical moments cost them dearly.
They did get their second try through replacement hooker Joseph Dweba, but they had left themselves too much to do by that stage.
Jaguares right wing Ramiro Moyano completed his hat-trick late in the game to put the result beyond any doubt before a penalty try on the final whistle secured the bonus point for the hosts.
Tries: Ramiro Moyano (3), Matias Alemanno, Penalty try
Conversions: Juan Martin Hernandez (4)
Penalties: Hernandez (2)
Try: Michael van der Spuy, Joseph Dweba
Conversions: Niel Marais (2)
15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Ramiro Moyano, 13 Matías Orlando, 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 11 Santiago Cordero, 10 Juan Martín Hernández, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Tomás Lezana, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Matías Alemanno, 4 Marcos Kremer, 3 Felipe Arregui, 2 Agustín Creevy (captain), 1 Santiago García Botta
Substitutes: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Marcos Kremer, 20 Ignacio Larrague, 21 Javier Ortega Desio, 22 Felipe Ezcurra, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Bautista Ezcurra
15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Michael van der Spuy, 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Ruan van Rensburg, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Tian Meyer (captain), 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Henco Venter, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Armandt Koster, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Elandre Huggett, 1 Danie Mienie
Substitutes: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Paul Schoeman, 21 Boom Prinsloo, 22 Shaun Venter, 23 Fred Zeilinga


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Golden Sea Glass Necklace
Natural sea glass collected in Charleston SC and among travels in the Caribbean. Sea glass is available in aqua and white. Each sea glass piece is rimmed in 2 microns layer of 14kt gold, and attached to 18″ gold-filled chain. Please note each piece of sea glass is unique by the forces of nature, so not all pieces will match these images. Please specify color upon ordering.