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Pastor Bob Coy always blows my mind. I've grown in my Christian life more under Pastor Bob's ministry than anywhere ever. Most of the times, I close my notebook and just take in when he teaches.
Some things we do in ministry don't need to be changed; some things transcend from generation to generation.
When it comes to the Word of God, don't mess with the product.
Don't be a shepherd for what you can get (1 Peter 5:1-4).


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MyLittlePLA was born as a modular color palette.
Put the modules you need in the main body, close, transport, use, extract and clean easily.
Evolving has become a multi-functional tool, it can be a pill holder, a container for small objects, you can keep all your objects in different modules, catalog them in the appropriate rack (modular, obviously, positioned on the desk or wall mounted), bring with you what you need when you need it.
ps: and yes, it is also still a "simple" modular color palette!


Stevensville, MD, September 18, 2018 – Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni today announced that during the fifth annual National Lift Week®, Oct. 8 – 13, the company will contribute one-third off the purchase price of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Safety Tips Poster two-pack – applied to the first 80 orders beginning October 8. The limit is one order per customer, five (5) per company.
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Department of Land and Natural Resources
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Kapaʻeleʻele Trail
Home » Hiking » Oʻahu » Kapaʻeleʻele Trail
Trail Length 1.2 miles (round trip)
Activity Pedestrian
Difficulty Easy to Moderate
Terrain Forested and Open Slopes
Elevation Gain 130 ft
Park Name Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park
This trail consists of a 1.2 mile loop on the mountain slope along the western side of Kahana Bay. This trail offers stunning views of Kahana Bay, Huilua Fishpond and passes two important cultural sites related to fishing in the bay, Kapa'ele'ele Ko'a (fishing shrine) and Keaniani Kilo (lookout). Take the time to sit on the park bench along the trail to enjoy the view. Look across the bay for the rock walls of Huilua Fishpond. Built by Hawaiians in the late 1600s, these walls enclose 7 acres of ocean where fish were raised and harvested.
Much of the trail is covered with a canopy of native and introduced trees with the Java Plum tree being the most common. But the trail can still be hot and humid, so water is recommended. Portions of the trail contain exposed tree roots and there are steep drop-offs to the side of the trail. Hike with caution and wear appropriate footwear. Expect mosquitoes and allow about an hour for the hike.
Park at the Orientation Center and the trail begins on the dirt road by the parking lot. This road corresponds to the former railroad bed for the Ko'olau Railway that hauled sugar cane grown in Kahana to the Kahuku sugar mill in the late 1800's. From the roadway, the trail climbs a gradual slope to an elevation of 150 feet. The side trail to the kilo site is not signed, but is marked by a grove of ironwoods trees on the upslope side of the trail just past the ko'a. From this point, the trail drops back down to Kamehameha Highway. This section of the trail is very steep and can be slippery. Follow the highway back to the park entry.
From Honolulu, follow Likelike Highway (Route 83) or H-3 over the Ko'olau Mountains and take the Kahekili Highway cut-off. Kahekili becomes Kamehameha Highway (Route 830). Go through Ka'a'awa town and the entry to Kahana State Park is in the coconut grove near the center of Kahana Bay.
Mountain biking is not allowed on this trail.
Stay on the trail.
Keep dogs on leash.
Pack out at least what you pack in.
No open fires.
Kapa'ele'ele Ko'a
A ko'a is a shrine dedicated to fishing. Hawaiians made offerings here to ensure bountiful harvests of the akule fish (Bigeye scad). The offering was often the first fish caught. The akule is an important food fish that schools in Kahana Bay in large numbers. This ko'a is a rectangular alignment of boulders that is open toward the sea.
The name Kapa'ele'ele literally means "black cloth". Kapa is Hawaiian cloth made from the bark of the wauke tree (paper mulberry). The name of the ko'a may be a reference to a god or a specific ritual associated with offering given here.
The site has deteriorated over time, and we ask that you help us to preserve the site by remaining on the trail and not entering the shrine.
Please do not disturb the stones or leave rock wrapped in ti leaves. This is not an appropriate offering.
Keaniani Kilo
This spot served as a lookout (kilo) for fishermen. From here, the kilo i'a (fish watcher) could spy schools of akule fish which would sparkle as the sun reflected off of them like a mirror (aniani). He would then direct a group of waiting fishermen in canoes via a set of signals using a pole with a flag of white kapa. The fishermen would then surround the school of fish with their nets, and villagers of all ages would gather on the shore to hukilau (pull in the nets). The catch was then divided equally between all participants. Additionally, a malihini (guest) share was set aside for any passers by or visitors who were watching, an early example of what is today known as the "Aloha spirit".
A second kilo was located at about the same elevation on the opposite side of the bay. The time of day determined which lookout was used, taking advantage of the sun's position.
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For many Austinites, including myself, soccer exists all year every year. Whether it's the casual pick-up player at Zilker Park on Sunday mornings, the competitive men's and women's leagues, the dedicated club bars around town, or the Lone Star Youth Soccer Club, soccer thrives in our little city. In fact, in 2017, the Precourt Sports Venture announced its desire to move the Columbus Crew to the bustling town of Austin. I can only imagine the sadness a Columbus fan felt, but for Austin it would be a great opportunity for our first professional sports team. For many Austinites, having our own club and stadium would be an absolute dream. The equal/opposite feeling for both Austin and Columbus is much like the feelings of trepidation any American soccer fan has felt for at least the past 28 years: mediocre highs followed by unbearable lows followed by a sense of hope and potential followed by—without fail—a phoenix-like implosion. So to honor the possibility of Austin's very first professional team and of course the World Cup, I figured some cathartic storytelling is just what the doctor ordered.
It's not the most popular sport around here, so do not fret if you were not following along with the United States Men's National team's qualifying campaign. Our impractical, arrogant ambitions led us to our first failed qualifying campaign in 28 years. Some people blame the coach, some people blame the players, some the domestic soccer league. In all honesty it's all of them. For some reason the USMNT forgot that nothing is guaranteed and that it wasn't long ago we were laughably terrible.
As a millennial born in '89, it was damn near impossible to imagine a World Cup without the United States, because we deserve it, of course. In 1988, the U.S. was awarded the honor of hosting the World Cup in 1994. Our nation's patriotism shone bright, and if we were going to host it, we had to be great, dammit! To the rest of the world's dismay, in 1990, the U.S. had qualified for its first world cup in 40 years. With a magnificent victory over Trinidad and Tobago! What's more American than taking on two countries at once? Sadly, the U.S. lost every group stage game in 1990, but the fire was lit and there was no way we could perform that badly at home.
During the U.S.'s 40 year hiatus from the sport, the rest of the world had become enchanted with the beautiful game. While the U.S. isolated itself during the Cold War, assuming anything European or foreign to be socialist and communist, the rest of the world was focused on kicking a ball around and maybe tying 0-0, the U.S. officially fought three wars (to be fair, we kinda tied those too), invented color TV and the microwave oven, and put a man on the moon. So what if we weren't good at soccer? We had MTV and democracy. In 1994, we had been rejuvenated with our very own American badass's of non millennial blood lines, equipped with denim jerseys and the occasional mullet.
Marcelo Balboa, ladies and gents. Repping these beauties on home soil, we actually made it out of the group stage only to lose in the round of 16. Can't remember who won that year; not important either way. The U.S. had solidified itself as a contender and a soccer-playing country.
Full of gusto and vigor, over the next two decades the U.S. established its own league, developmental academies, and infrastructure. One of my favorite parts of the 90's was the American twist we brought to our own league. Whereas other countries referred to their teams with the names of their host towns, we went full blown bald eagle on it, creating teams like the Kansas City Wizards or the Dallas Burnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. If these names don't induce a little internal chuckle, I don't know what could. Since then we grew up a little and these teams changed their names to Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas. Professional teams instituted their own developmental academies, and overall the quality of soccer in the United States has gone up. Unfortunately we still value the star power of washed up foreign players like Wayne Rooney or David Beckham over our own youth, thus giving less opportunity for internal growth. They took our jobs, essentially.
In the 2000's and up until 2016, our finest players actually played in some of the hardest leagues abroad, testing their mettle against the world's finest on a regular basis. Big surprise, we weren't very good, and our players didn't make a lot of money compared to the superstars. The MLS changed its tune and started recruiting the big name U.S. players hoping to get butts in seats, taking the second-rate pros to overpaid, over-glorified, soft, tattooed sissies. Yeah I said it, sissies.
Good news, the 2026 World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. That's right, we qualify no matter what. The brightest up-and-coming stars for the USMNT actually all play in Europe, most of them having moved to developmental academies in their teens. Christian Pulisic, whom I refer to as my baby boy, actually plays for one of the largest, most storied team in Europe, Borussia Dortmund—and get this, he's really good. Another, Westin Mckinney, starts center midfield for Schalke. Both players and teams are going to be in the Champions League next year, while other players like Josh Sargent show promise to break into first teams at 18 years old. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. wins the 2026 World Cup.
Personally, I am hoping for throwback denim jerseys and mullets to come back around.


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Anarchism without Hyphens
October 18, 2014 · by joseywales1965
by Karl Hess
There is only one kind of anarchist. Not two. Just one. An anarchist, the only kind, as defined by the long tradition and literature of the position itself, is a person in opposition to authority imposed through the hierarchical power of the state. The only expansion of this that seems to me to be reasonable is to say that an anarchist stands in opposition to any imposed authority.
An anarchist is a voluntarist.
Now, beyond that, anarchists also are people and, as such, contain the billion-faceted varieties of human reference. Some are anarchists who march, voluntarily, to the Cross of Christ. Some are anarchists who flock, voluntarily, to the communities of beloved, inspirational father figures. Some are anarchists who seek to establish the syndics of voluntary industrial production. Some are anarchists who voluntarily seek to establish the rural production of the kibbutzim. Some are anarchists who, voluntarily, seek to disestablish everything including their own association with other people, the hermits. Some are anarchists who deal, voluntarily, only in gold, will never co-operate, and swirl their capes. Some are anarchists who, voluntarily, worship the sun and its energy, build domes, eat only vegetables, and play the dulcimer. Some are anarchists who worship the power of algorithms, play strange games, and infiltrate strange temples. Some are anarchists who only see the stars. Some are anarchists who only see the mud.
They spring from a single seed, no matter the flowering of their ideas. The seed is liberty. And that is all it is. It is not a socialist seed. It is not a capitalist seed. It is not a mystical seed. It is not a determinist seed. It is simply a statement. We can be free. After that it's all choice and chance.
Anarchism, liberty, does not tell you a thing about how free people will behave or what arrangements they will make. It simply says that people have the capacity to make arrangements.
Anarchism is not normative. It does not say how to be free. It says only that freedom, liberty, can exist.
Recently, in a libertarian journal, I read the statement that libertarianism is an ideological movement. It may well be. In a concept of freedom, it, they, you, or we, anyone has the liberty to engage in any ideology, in anything that does not coerce others, denying their liberty. But anarchism is not an ideological movement. It is an ideological statement. It says that all people have the capacity for liberty. It says that all anarchists want liberty. And then it is silent. After the pause of that silence, anarchists then mount the stages of their own communities and history and proclaim their, not anarchism's ideologies – they say how they, how they as anarchists, will make arrangements, describe events, celebrate life and work.
Anarchism is the hammer-idea, smashing the chains. Liberty is what results and, in liberty, everything else is up to the people and their ideologies. It is not up to THE ideology. Anarchism says, in effect, there is no such upper case, dominating ideology.
It says that people who live in liberty make their own histories and their own deals with and within it.
A person who describes a world in which everyone must or should behave in a single way, marching to a single drummer, is simply not an anarchist. A person who says that they prefer this way, even wishing all would prefer that way, but who then says all must decide, may certainly be an anarchist. Probably is. Liberty is liberty. Anarchism is anarchism. Neither is Swiss cheese or anything else. They are not property. They are not copyrighted. They are old, available ideas, part of human culture. They may be hyphenated but they are not in fact hyphenated. They exist on their own. People add hyphens, and supplemental ideologies.
I am an anarchist. I need to know that, and you should know it. After that, I am a writer and a welder who lives in a certain place, by certain lights, and with certain people. And that you may know also. But there is no hyphen after the anarchist.
Liberty, finally, is not a box into which people are forced. Liberty is a space in which people may live. It does not tell you how they will live. It says, eternally, only that we can.
More from Karl Hess
Tools to Dismantle the State
The Lawless State
The Role of Community in the Commitment to Liberty
The Death of Politics
The Real Rebels
What The Movement Needs
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A Dream Turned into a Nightmare
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I don't know much about the guy but reader Isaac Scoggin penned a little ditty about when it all goes wrong
By Isaac Scoggin
Photos By James Lissimore
Martin Luther King Jr. once quipped the following line that will forever hold a place in our minds and hearts, "I have a dream…" What most people do not know is that his final speech was much more dark, and portrayed the eroding fissures that had crept into his dream; thus, he spoke these words, "I have seen this dream turn into a nightmare." Who knew these powerful words could transcend race and now, like a clock out of time, be rewound and start anew with the 2013 Supercross season. (Notice the emphasis is on the words not the Civil Rights movement, just so people don't get up in arms about the point here.)
The dream of a new season with all the major players healthy and riding full steam ahead into the unknown that is Anaheim 1, coupled with the mirage of a five or six man race with nearly all on different brands of motorcycles seemed to be obtainable. Yet, our dream made it to the end of the second practice session before we saw the eroding fissure that began as a small crack, we knew it would inevitable grow, but we hoped otherwise. James Stewart, fastest man on Earth as some would call him, "tweaked" his knee after setting the fastest practice time. No doubt the idea of a mental game breezed through the air and infiltrated the sense of the teams in the pits as James has been known to play up an injury and then wax the competition to get into there head. The reality was much different this time however, as it was indeed the beginning of our nightmare.
What a beautiful nightmare it would turn out to be, not because of James's injury, but because of the racing that ensued throughout the evening. It was evident from the drop of the gate that James was intent on getting through the night with some points, but the even bigger blow to the previously stated dream was the speed at which Villopoto blazed through the pack in his heat, along with the stale form showed by Dungey and Reed alike. They were not slow or even that far off of the top pace; however, they seemly were lackluster in intensity and ferocity on the track. The fissures were indeed growing exponentially as the second heat drew to a close with Barcia barely withstanding the pressure of the two-time and reigning champ. It was obvious that Villopoto only needed to start up front to reel off his third consecutive opening round win, and begin a promising campaign to be the third rider to ever three-peat in supercross.
It all started out so well for James Stewart at Anaheim, no he's got some problems.
Anyone who has watched the last few years of Supercross or Motocross racing understands the role of consistency in a long series of racing. They would also know the importance of sheer speed and the willingness to never settle for any position other than first. We have a pair of front-runners in Reed and Dungey who settle and only attack when a golden opportunity presents itself. At Anaheim 1 the golden opportunity lie in wait for the past champions to claim it and announce themselves as the man to catch as the series marched through the west coast. Consistency has its place in racing, and they both may have made a great decision by settling for third and fourth, but nevertheless, they left something on the track, and it very well could have been a championship come Las Vegas.
Inversely, James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto remain the most aggressive and outwardly passionate racers on the track. They do not play the game of chess that Dungey and Reed do; they attack and crush the spirit and will of the opposing riders, and they do it week in and week out. They may not win every race, but they will ride to the limit of the tracks abilities and beyond to make sure you know they are catching you. No mind games are in the subtleties in what they do because what they do is not sublet. What they do is push themselves and the other riders every time they are on the track. Either you will falter or they will, but it makes no difference to them. They will only come back the next weekend pissed off and ready to push you harder. Stewart had no choice but to subscribe to the philosophy that people have begged him to over the years, to get points and not push it if it isn't coming easily. I ask you, when does it ever come easy in Supercross? As for Villopoto, it was not his night, but he did not care. He pushed it and paid a heavy price and next week he will be back and looking to put the other riders in their places. An 8th for Stewart and a 16th for Villopoto may have also been the beginning to the end of their championship runs. Come the final round they may also look back at Anaheim one and see their own dream of a third Supercross Championship turned into a nightmare. No mistake about it, if they could they would change how it ended, but the clock has already been rewound and is now moving forward at a seemly, increasingly, faster pace.
The top four riders in the 450 Class just played the hands we always knew they had, but had already forgotten about. Their on track personalities shown through as we have come to see from time to time, and yet it was unexpected by all who watched: Stewart was smooth until the moment he was hurt, Villopoto was aggressive until his third incident left his sails without wind, Dungey stumbled to take advantage of a golden opportunity, and Reed rode like a fifth place guy instead of the winner we all know he is. And so our perfect little dream crumbled and fell to dust, and all that remained was a nightmare. Oh, what a beautiful nightmare it turned into! Just as I imagine Mr. King Jr. would have thought had he been able to see how it all turned out for the fight he pursued so heavily.
Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard just rode two nearly perfect races with pressure the entire time. I have never witnessed a more beautiful display of near perfection and resilience on a Supercross track than what these two portrayed. The race for the win was in question for twenty laps and whichever of these two emerged as the victor it mattered not, they had already placed themselves into the light and out from the darkness. A reminder to all of us that every rider out there is special, and the talent level has been elevated beyond just five. What is more impressive I ask you, being judged before the gate drops as Millsaps was, or people doubting Canards ability to ever regain his former speed and place among the top? Let us not forget a rookie was in the hunt until a late crash displaced a sure third at that point. Barcia was in the mists of showing patience and speed. I have little doubt that he is turning into a championship contender already. It was a night to forget for a few, but a night to remember for so many.
A1 went great for these two guys.
With all things that were expected we were all shocked at what we all knew was possible from the history of every one of these pro athletes. I am shocked that I am shocked at these results. As fans we buy into what is sold to us by the teams and the media, and by the last few races in our memory. We always seem to forget the truth that lies in front of us and personalities that we have witnessed all along. Nothing that happened should have turned our dream into a nightmare, but it did. Not just for some of the riders, but also for me, as a fan. I look back and I understand I should have known better, but our short-term memories and our ability to be influenced by the industry pulled a mirage in front of the truth. Truthfully, I am glad that it did, because the shock that was Anaheim 1 was a welcomed one.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a pioneer and a believer. He believed in the future and in a moral code that was inside us all, he believed that freedom was universal and more than a word or an idea. The eroding of his dream and the nightmare that it was becoming was unforeseen by him but evident by the history that had preceded it. Had he been able to see what a nightmare might truly be, I believe, he would have been pleasantly surprised and even proud at where it ended. Just as with the battle for race equality in his eyes so was our battle at Anaheim 1 in our own. A dream into a nightmare just goes to show we don't even know what we really want, even in our dreams.
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A sixth amendment?
Composers of music are reputed to be superstitious about overstepping Beethoven's mark of a ninth symphony. For composers of physical chemistry textbooks, the equivalent mark may well be their fifth edition. When I was a student, the dominant physical chemistry text was Walter J. Moore's, for which the fifth was effectively the final edition. After that, physiccal chemistry has almost completely adopted Peter Atkins's version as the standard text. It is possible that Atkins is scanning the field for a challenger as the bookshop shelves wait for his recently announced sixth edition.
So what of this new addition to the field? Right from the opening chapter, Donald McQuarrie and John Simon throw up a surprise with an ambitious departure from traditional approaches. Almost all existing texts begin with material designed to connect with pre-college chemistry: states of matter, the kinetic theory of gases and then equilibrium thermodynamics. This is all "classical" matter, based on Newton's laws of motion and formulated in the 19th century. Often this will occupy anything up to ten chapters and perhaps 200 pages. Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach has none of this. It takes the brave position that the molecular world is quantum mechanical at heart and so a 21st-century text must begin there.
The first chapter is there to unsettle the cosy classical view and to shake students from their existing preconceptions. It deals with the failures of 19th-century physics - with black-body radiation, the photo-electric effect and spectra, particles with wavelength and the uncertainty principle. The "physical chemistry" chapters are interspersed with "MathChapters": the first of these follows chapter one immediately and addresses the issue of complex numbers. Again, the authors are taking no prisoners. But this molecular basis does allow a very coherent and logical development of physical chemistry. Over the first ten chapters, the authors build up through simple aspects of spectroscopy to chemical bonding, arriving at modern computational methods in chapter 11 - 450 pages of quantum mechanics right from the start. Symmetry and three chapters on more advanced spectroscopy then follow, with lasers featuring prominently in chapter 15. Somewhat surprisingly, the authors tackle dynamical processes of energy transfer at this stage where other texts usually place this more advanced aspect of kinetics.
It is not until chapter 16, some 630 pages into the book, that we reach ideal gases and then go on to find thermodynamics. Even here there are surprises. Having dealt with energy levels so well, the authors can use a molecular approach here too and so begin with the Boltzmann equation even before addressing the first law. Entropy is thus immediately interpreted in terms of spreading over energy levels - much more satisfactory than as an infinitesimal heat flow divided by temperature. There follows a fairly familiar development through to phase equilibria and then to chemical reactions. This always seems a stumbling point in physical chemistry teaching. We (properly) spend a long time building the foundations but this means dealing with basically unreacting systems when the exciting things in chemistry always seem to involve making new products in reactions. Kinetics takes its bow on page 1,047, and the book finishes with a short discussion of solids and surface chemistry.
There are some surprising omissions: no substantive mention of polymers or of colloidal systems, micelles or liquid crystals. Modern methods in these areas exploit the sort of statistical mechanical approaches on which one might have expected these authors to write with authority and enthusiasm. There is no electrochemistry. The kinetics section addresses gas-phase reaction dynamics but other areas such as oscillatory reactions and chemical pattern formation are not addressed. There is no mention of branched chains, such as the classic hydrogen + oxygen reaction, or such modern features of interest as the greenhouse effect, which is surely an excellent example of physical chemistry principles in action. Modern aspects of surface science and heterogeneous catalysis do not feature as prominently as in other texts. In many respects, this seems more like a chemical physicist's text rather than a physical chemist's. I am also slightly dismayed that the authors follow the American approach in dealing with pressure units, standard quantities and equilibrium constants, yielding some dimensional inconsistencies that can easily be avoided by working with standard equilibrium constants - an area where Atkins is exemplary.
The authors have been brave and I applaud their courage and intellectual honesty. There is great value in an alternative approach. They set high standards and many of us, as teachers and professionals in physical chemistry, will find inspiration in, and have our aspirations raised by, this text. It is beautifully produced, with clear diagrams and nice touches, such as the short biographies of scientists that appear between chapters. The publisher has done well to produce such a bulky hardback at a reasonable price. There are worked examples in the text, although students will always appreciate more than are provided. The problems set at the end of each chapter are fairly traditional but numerical answers without any significant explanation are provided at the end of the book. There are no significant compilations of data. In many respects, this is the sort of text many of us wish we could use in our teaching, harking back to some (probably non-existent) golden era.
In the United States, and where students have taken a sufficiently firm general chemistry and physics course before coming to their physical chemistry, McQuarrie and Simon's book will be a genuine option. In the UK, where we traditionally begin physical in the first week of the first semester, along with inorganic and organic, and where we have in many cases lost support in mathematics and physics, I suspect this book will frighten the many students who need to be coaxed through the more quantitative aspects. I will recommend this as a reference text to our third- and fourth-year students, to be consulted in conjunction with more specialist monographs, for our bonding and quantum mechanics modules and, particularly, for the dynamics section, where there is no obvious competitor at the moment.
Stephen K. Scott is head of physical chemistry, University of Leeds.
Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
Author - Donald A. McQuarrie and John D. Simon
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Massive fight with Wall Street? I don't remember that. About the worst thing that I remember Obama doing against Wall Street was saying that some of them were "fat cats." We could start by noting that Dodd-Frank itself, while an improvement, is still pretty weak tea. But I can't remembering two things about Obama and Wall Street. The first is that Wall Street was among his biggest backers in 2008. The second is that he bailed out Wall Street while allowing home owners to just dangle. As Roger Hodge put it in The Mendacity of Hope, "TARP participants were asked to fill out a simple two-page form, several orders of magnitude less complex and less onerous than an application for unemployment insurance or food stamps." So "Obama: Wall Street Slayer" is at best the figment of his imagination, or just a pretty story that he thinks he can get over on the rest of us.
He has not sought the criminal prosecution of any executives at major banks for issuing or securitizing fraudulent mortgages, nor against executives at credit rating agencies for knowingly granting investment grade ratings to securities containing large numbers of improper or fraudulent mortgages.
He opposed the Brown-Kauffman bill, which would have broken up the big banks.
He did nothing to push cram-down legislation in Congress, which would have required banks to write-down the value of some underwater mortgages to the current market value of the home.
He only began to push the Volcker rule as a political move to shore up support the day after Republican Scott Brown won an upset election for a Senate seat in Massachusetts.
The administration had to be pushed by labor and consumer groups to keep a strong and independent consumer financial protection bureau in Dodd-Frank.
I'm starting to get a really bad taste in my mouth regarding Obama's recent TPP tour. He's begun to sound just like the caricature of conservative lore. He's the smart guy who knows what's going on and all the little people just need to follow along. It isn't necessary to see the see what's going on with the man behind the curtain: just focus on the Great and Powerful Obama.


I don't know if any of you have heard of this (I hadn't until yesterday).
sorted by geographical area, and local pickup is encouraged.
Interesting. Found the Yahoo group for my specific area and it was fairly active.
I managed to pick up some real nice stuff through this.
You can sign up for multiple areas, pretty much anywhere you are willing to drive to.
Also check out http://www.craigslist.org ; they have servers that cover a number of different geographic areas. Choose the one closest to you. There might be some finds waiting in the "free" area of their for sale section.


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Shrines – Shrines Review
Experimental metal seems to be gaining more and more traction within the extreme ends of the genre, and Shrines are taking those twisted ideas and applying them to a sound that is as individual as it is intriguing. Bands are no longer afraid to try something new for fear of fans deserting them, and instead they are embracing being different and unique over sounding much the same as the next group. It's much more interesting to hear bands within the underground breaking free of the restrictions of genre rather than hearing the same song ten times from as many different bands…and this is where Shrines come in.
Based in and around London, the Shrines collective have long worked in music and in one iteration or another, they have worked together. Headed by Sam Loynes (Voices, The Antichrist Imperium, ex-Akercocke), Shrines are heavy, soaring, shimmering and interesting – often all within the same song, "Eternal Return" being a prime example of their range and ideas and a song that marries the light and the dark in a twisted relationship of sound.
Their self-titled debut is a record that is laced with a mature, professional edge despite their short time spent together as a group; yet through speaking to the band, it's clear that Shrines is only the beginning and that more technical and provocative music is hidden in the depths of their collective psyche. For now, though, Shrines showcases a compelling, contemporary narrative that progresses through the album in both cohesive and enchanting tones. "Ariadne's Thread" is a gorgeous, morose introduction that leads into "The Drowned and the Saved" and its off-kilter rhythms, crooned vocals (Loynes) and hidden blackness beneath the surface, before "Eternal Return" dispenses with any niceties and completely submerges its sound in devastating darkness.
The track moves into death metal territory, yet somehow retains Loynes' characteristic, low-sung vocal. It's a fascinating juxtaposition and one that pays off for Shrines, enabling them to take a risk or two later on in the record without it being too jarring or unexpected. "Multitude of Sin" is much more straightforward death metal in its execution, but it's not without its eccentricities – again, something found in the vocal delivery – and the song takes shape around a pummeling drum beat (Daniel Blackmore) that barely allows times for breath.
Shrines is a record unafraid to move into those shadowy corners of the bizarre, and "In the Manor" takes "Of the Wolf" by the hand and lures it into the pitch dark recesses of the mind. The former is a short, spoken word section that talks of becoming one with the wolf inside (whether in a supernatural, or more metaphorical sense) and the latter track is its natural response. Beginning on more subdued tones than other songs on the record, "Of the Wolf" moves forward on somber progressions that dip into gorgeous post-metal flourishes that clash with the harsher, colder landscapes that Shrines create here. It's an instrumental piece that runs from a stepping stone of quiet to more bombastic hues without missing a beat or losing its way and giving the effect of change and the ramifications of that metamorphosis.
Shrines continue their unique and curious melding of modern blackened death and old style vocal leanings throughout the record, which allows them to explore the more exotic aspects of the genre they've called home. Modern metal has many different facets, and bands like Shrines are leading the way towards other avenues of sound exploration.
Shrines can be pre-ordered from Apocalyptic Witchcraft, and you can expect to see them live in London soon.
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I'm so excited for this one, friends.
I started thinking about love triangles, and how they are usually so frustrating to me. When they are told from one person's point of view, and it's just a matter of our heroine getting her man, that's not so interesting. What is that other woman doing? What the heck was that guy thinking?
So I decided to tell the story of a love triangle from each perspective. I imagined that they were each decent, though flawed, people going after what they wanted in life. I wanted readers to love all three of them but also occasionally hate them just a little bit. And of course, in the end, I wanted to make you cry and laugh and faint with emotion.
It starts off in the '80s, which is just my excuse to relive my teen years and throw in references to Dynasty and Giorgio perfume and Sony Discmans. (Discmen? Did we have a plural for that gadget?) And the whole thing is set in the gorgeous beach town of Cambria, California, which is my favorite place on earth.
Let me know what you think of the book – I hope you love it! I hope you love pie and beaches and tragic romances!
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Medical Information: Hyaluronate (hye-a-loo-ROE-nate) is similar to a substance that occurs naturally in joints and that helps joints work properly by acting like a lubricant and shock absorber. This medicine is injected directly into the knee to relieve pain caused by osteoarthritis. Sodium hyaluronate is similar to the synovial (sin-OH-vee-ul) fluid that surrounds your joints. Synovial fluid acts as a lubricant and shock absorber. Sodium hyaluronate is injected into the knee joint to treat pain caused by osteoarthritis. This medication is usually reserved for people whose pain has not been relieved by using other medicines or treatments. Treating knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis who have not received relief from other treatments. Hyalgan is a hyaluronic acid derivative. It works by increasing the effectiveness of the fluid within the knee joint to act as a lubricant and shock absorber.
Halonix available now from The Pharmacy Express.


The Courcelles Plunging underwired bra represents a perfect balance between femininity design and functionality. The cups features light, discreet motif in slivery finishings and little jewel, decorated by delicate lace edging. The plunging neckline perfectly supports your breasts and creates a maximum centring effect. It's an essential piece of your everyday bra collection.


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Syracuse Camera Club 7th Annual Exhibit and Fundraiser to be held at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society*. The exhibit starts April 2th and runs through end of April. An opening reception will be held at MMUUS on Wednesday April 6th from 7:30pm - 9:00pm. See and download the flyer for the exhibit here. See all galleries of member images on Zenfolio.
One SCC Member placed in the Rosamond Gifford Zoo 2016 Annual Winter @ the Zoo photo contest. Winning photographers can be seen on the Zoo's Facebook page.
The Syracuse Camera Club was well represented at the New York State Fair Photography Competition and Exhibit. A total of 13 prints were selected from seven SCC members. To view select images from the exhibit see this gallery on Zenfolio.


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America's 201 Wuhan evacuees are met on tarmac of California airbase by doctors in Hazmat suits as they undergo coronavirus screenings and 72-hour quarantine before full repatriation
Healthcare reforms will throw NHS into 'chaos' and patients will DIE, warns medical journal editor
Richard Horton calls for concerted effort to overturn the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill
'People will die thanks to the Government's decision to focus on competition rather than quality,' he warns
Bill finally passed this week after bitter 14-month parliamentary battle and is awaiting Royal Assent
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Dire warning: Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, warned that patients will die because of healthcare reforms
Britain's health services will be thrown into 'chaos' by the Government's reforms and patients will die as a result, the editor of a prestigious medical journal warned today.
The editor of the Lancet, Richard Horton, called for a concerted campaign to overturn the Health and Social Care Bill, which finally completed its parliamentary passage this week.
The Government's 'reckless' move to introduce competition into the NHS will lead to a 'fragmentation and disintegration of services' that will hurt those in need, he said.
'We are about to see a phase of unprecedented chaos in our health services,' he told the left-leaning Red Pepper website.
'Those of us who opposed the Bill should not gloat as this confusion takes hold.
'People will die thanks to the Government's decision to focus on competition rather than quality in healthcare.
'The coming disaster puts even greater responsibility on us to overturn this destructive legislation and remove this undemocratic government.'
Abortion doctors are breaking the law and 'face jail over faked forms' says Government £7 a picture: The hospitals cashing in on baby scans that others hand out for free
Punished for being thrifty: They saved for their old age. The reward? Their savings provide a paltry return.... Nurses in England feel worse about their jobs than most of Europe (except recession hit Greece)
The bitter 14-month parliamentary battle over the coalition's NHS reforms finally came to an end this week after the Government comfortably fended off a desperate 11th hour attempt by Labour to delay the legislation.
MPs then approved the last amendments - leaving the way clear for Royal Assent to be granted before Parliament starts its Easter recess next week.
The NHS shake-up has threatened to drive a wedge between the coalition partners ever since it was announced by Tory Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
It is intended to give GPs greater control over NHS budgets, reduce bureaucracy, and increase patient choice.
But furious opposition from professional bodies and Lib Dem activists led Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to take the highly unusual step of 'pausing' the legislation last year.
Despite accepting more than a thousand amendments - including limits on competition and private sector involvement - the Government has failed to win over many health workers.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley arrives to a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street on Wednesday: His reforms finally passed through Parliament this week
In the same piece on the Red Pepper site, Dr Jacky Davis, a consultant radiologist and BMA member, complained about a 'failure' of leadership by professional medical bodies who did not prevent the coalition proceeding with its shake-up.
'Early and united opposition would have seen off the Bill long ago,' she said.
'Instead our leaders, in trade unions and professional bodies, saw 'opportunities' and decided they could work with it on our behalf.
'When they were finally persuaded to see the dangers, their policy changed to seeking "significant amendments", despite the fact that the Government showed no sign of conceding any.'
Kate Middleton leaves Stockwell school after official visit


Northern State won four of 21 events in its final women's swimming event of the year.
The Wolves swam against conference foe Moorhead at the Aberdeen YMCA. No team points were kept.
NSU junior Christine Retzlaff of Wahpeton won two events: 100 breaststroke in 1:08.74 and 100 individual medley in 1:01.41. All events were in yards.
Other winners for the Wolves were freshman Mikaela Waiflein of Aberdeen (1,650 freestyle in 18:27.82) and junior Brooke Larson of McLaughlin (200 backstroke in 2:17.40).


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-Samuel Beckett, Endgame
One of the unexpected pleasures –and benefits– of teaching online, for both instructors and students, is the capacity you have to retrieve the traces of past exchanges. This is because the interaction is almost wholly conducted in writing – whether on the discussion boards, through feedback comments on assignments, or by means of occasional one-to-one emails.
This means that you can track the way a topic emerges, evolves and is elaborated over the course of several classes, and even a whole semester. For example, a student on my current (Language Analysis) course happened to mention – in a discussion on curriculum goals – that she teaches in a jail. A week or two later, in a subsequent discussion on pronunciation, the same student commented that the presence of a guard in her classroom served as a reliable check on her students' intelligibility. This prompted me, the instructor, to ask her what the purpose of the "guard" was, only to be reminded of her teaching situation. This, in turn, triggered a number of other comments and questions about the challenges of that particular teaching context – situating it firmly in this class's shared "story." A story, moreover, that, in all likelihood, will be revisited, retold and elaborated on in future classes.
Of course, these shared stories emerge and ripple through most teaching contexts – it's only in an online course that they are easily retrievable. For example, Sylvia Ashton-Warner recognized the learning potential of such conversations, which she describes in the novel she wrote based on her experience as an "infant teacher" in rural New Zealand:
A rainy, rainy Thursday and I talk to them all day. They ask ten thousand questions in the morning and eleven thousand in the afternoon. And more and more as I talk with them I sense hidden in the converse some kind of key. A kind of high-above nebulous meaning that I cannot identify. And the more I withdraw as a teacher and sit and talk as a person, the more I join in with the stream of their energy, the direction of their inclinations, the rhythms of their emotions, and the forces of their communications, the more I feel my thinking travelling towards this; this something that is the answer to it all; this . . . key. (Ashton-Warner, S. 1959, p. 67)
The "key," once she discovered it, unlocked an approach to the teaching of first language literacy that was grounded in the talk that her learners generated. As she wrote, "I harness the communication [between the children] since I can't control it, and base my method on it." (1980, p. 104)
Neil Mercer, a writer on education, uses the term "long conversation" to capture the nature of these evolving turns of talk: "When a teacher and a group of learners are working together, the talk in one lesson can be thought of as one part of a 'long conversation' that lasts the whole of their relationship." (1995, p.70) Far from being incidental to learning, these conversations, in serving to scaffold the processes of joint discovery, constitute the very stuff of learning:
According to the theory, talk is used to construct knowledge. This is a social, historical process, in the sense that the talk generates its own context and continuity, so that the knowledge that is created carries with it echoes of the conversations in which it was generated. (1995, p.84)
As I say, the online discussion board provides a means of tracing these "echoes" as they ripple through a course, and hence this has become an important locus of research into online learning.
Not all scholars are convinced, though, that the quality of online conversations captures the kind of immediacy that Ashton-Warner described above: "…the stream of their energy, the direction of their inclinations, the rhythms of their emotions, and the forces of their communications…" By contrast, one early researcher characterized the dominant discourse mode of online discussion boards as "'serial monologues" i.e. "messages posted by individual participants to share their experiences without connecting to each other's messages." (Henri , 1992, cited in Shinn & Bickel, 2012, p. 107.)
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Likewise, in her book, Reclaiming Conversation (2015), Sherry Turkle is not persuaded that online interaction captures the contingent quality of face-to-face talk. She notes that, "In face-to-face settings, faculty become experienced in handling difficult conversations. For example, they can gently stop students who begin to share too much. Or help students deal with emotionally charged material that may be hard to process but is nonetheless relevant to the central themes of the class. In an online discussion, this is harder to do." (p.233)
Moreover, she is highly skeptical of claims for the benefits of introducing so-called interactive technologies, such as interactive whiteboards, into existing classrooms: "These days, teaching by conversation is talked about as crucial… But at the same time, there is pressure to use technology in classrooms in ways that make conversation nearly impossible. Interestingly, this technology is often presented as supporting student 'engagement.'" (p.242)
It is for these reasons that The New School MATESOL program is experimenting with ways of creating more immediacy, contingency and real-time engagement in our on-line classes. Using easily accessible video conferencing software, such as Zoom, we're introducing synchronous (i.e. real-time) sessions on a regular basis, so that students can interact directly with their instructors and with one another. This is part of an overall New School strategy to enhance the learning process for online learners, by foregrounding, extending and deepening the "long conversation." I hope to report on this later on – stay tuned!
Author's biography: Scott Thornbury teaches on the MA TESOL program at The New School. His previous experience includes teaching and teacher training in Egypt, UK, Spain, and in his native New Zealand. His writing credits include several award-winning books for teachers on language and methodology. His most recent book is Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions (Cambridge). He is also series editor for the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers. The picture on the left was taken by Martin Seck during the New School MATESOL summer intensives in 2015.
Ashton-Warner, S. (1963, 1980). Teacher. London: Virago.
Ashton-Warner, S. (1971). Spinster. London: Secker & Warburg.
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iPhone versions of desktop apps were all the rage at Macworld Expo—Marketcircle's Daylite, ProjectWizards' Merlin, and Quicken.com are among the products soon to be available in iPhone form. Add iSale from Equinux to that mix. Only in this case, the mobile version of the auction management app is now available from the App Store.
iSale mobile lets you create online auction drafts on the go. You can pick from among 222 iSale templates, write a description for your auction item, and set the starting price, auction duration, and category. When you're back near your Mac (and the desktop version of iSale), you can transfer all that data via WLAN.
The iPhone app is free, but it requires iSale 5.5, which costs $40. (Equinux offers a trial version that lets you try out three free auctions.) iSale mobile works with both the iPhone and the iPod touch.
Health Cubby , from App Cubby: The $5 fitness app lets you set fitness goals and track your progress meeting them; you can also sync with friends to share fitness goals.
Baby's First Piano , from Z Enterprises: The $1 program turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a virtual toy piano for children.
Wellness , from Alakoa: The free app offers a database of nutrition data for more than 7,400 foods.
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Tim Tebow shares hope of Jesus with surprised inmates at maximum security prison
By Joshua Pease Oct 10, 2019
(Photo courtesy of Twitter/@TimTebow)
Former NFL player turned pro baseball player and sports analyst Tim Tebow made a surprise detour from speaking at a pro-life event in Waco, Texas, to visit a maximum-security prison last week.
"Honestly it's one of my favorite things to do on this earth," Tebow told reporters after visiting Gatesville Prison. "I know it sounds weird, going to a prison, but man I just feel like it's something God put on my heart a long time ago and He said, 'Hey, most of the world forgot about them, but you don't forget.' So I try not to forget. I try to get with them and share the hope that we have in our faith, to share encouragement … how they matter to me but more importantly how they matter to God."
The visit happened after the father of one of the inmates reached out to the Tim Tebow Foundation. The inmate's father and hundreds of inmates were surprised when Tebow visited the prison Thursday morning, joined by Waco residents Suzanne and Terry McDonald, who work for a prison ministry called Discipleship Unlimited. Tebow spent five hours in the prison hanging out with prisoners, including some one-on-one time with those not allowed to be in a group setting, and he also spoke to a crowd of approximately 250 men.
"He was just telling them that he was there because he loves them and they have a purpose and they can fulfill that purpose even where they are," Suzanne McDonald told KWTX. "And he told them God loves them and there is nothing they could have done that would interfere with that love. I was just so emotional, I started crying and was blown away. He was in such a rush when we left but just to spend the day doing this when he could have been doing whatever. But this is his passion and it just showed. It meant so much to us and it meant so much to the guys. Just to know someone cared."
On Instagram, Tebow shared a picture of him with inmates at the prison with the caption, "So grateful to spend time with my new brothers in Christ at Alfred Hughes Unit and encouraging them in the hope that Jesus brings!"
So grateful to spend time with my new brothers in Christ at Alfred Hughes Prison and encouraging them in the hope that Jesus brings!
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At the end of August (per court order), EPA responded to the group of states seeking a stay of the Clean Power Plan from the D.C. Circuit. Pointing to the court's recent decision in Murray Energy Corp., EPA argues that the court should dismiss the petitions because of timing. Even if judicial review was appropriate at this stage, EPA argues that the petitioners have not made a showing of irreparable harm to justify their requested relief. EPA states that although Federal Register publication will occur soon (specifically, "within a period of less than two months"), the CPP does not have imminent deadlines, and there will be a "full and fair opportunity for judicial review" upon publication.
Several environmental groups, including Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, and Sierra Club, filed a motion to intervene in support of EPA.
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The Sandwich fellowship: a subspecialty training model for the developing world
Acad Med. 2009 Aug;84(8):1152-60. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181acf95c.
Faazil Kassam 1 , Karim F Damji, Dan Kiage, Chris Carruthers, K H Martin Kollmann
1 University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. faazil.kassam@utoronto.ca
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181acf95c
Health care systems in many developing countries are rapidly evolving to respond to urbanization and shifting epidemiological profiles, creating an environment favorable for subspecialty development. The struggle for developing nations to train and retain highly skilled clinicians within academic institutions has highlighted the need for creative approaches to subspecialty education in these regions. The "Sandwich fellowship" is an educational model in which a fellow completes rotations at an academic institution in the developed world as well as in his or her home environment. An important component of the model is the expansion of institutional capacity at the fellow's home institution to create an enabling environment to practice newly acquired skills. The fellowship provides experience in diverse geographic and cultural contexts under the guidance of a preceptor from an institution in the developed world who teaches in both settings. Preceptors are given opportunities to continue professional growth and gain from exposure to pathology not commonly seen at home. Successful pilots of a Sandwich fellowship took place in ophthalmology and orthopedic surgery at the University of Ottawa in 2007-2008 and required funding from multiple sources with bilateral institutional support. Emphasis was also placed on teaching, leadership, management, and research so the fellows could return home and lead the development of their subspecialty areas. Early contact between administrations enables the model to serve as a gateway to a long-term partnership between developed world academic establishments and developing world institutions. Such a relationship yields a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and skills. Beneficiaries include the hospitals, their staff, and patients at both institutions.
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2000 JS18 (asteroide 32035) é um asteroide da cintura principal. Possui uma excentricidade de 0.13625720 e uma inclinação de 12.06188º.

Este asteroide foi descoberto no dia 3 de maio de 2000 por LINEAR em Socorro.

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Focus on Africa: What happened at the World Economic Forum 2023
Industry and Trade February 1, 2023
The continent as always, has great promise. This was the unanimous conclusion from the just-ended World Economic Forum, which is traditionally held at the Swiss resort town of Davos every year. However, significant obstacles stand in the way of the continent reclaiming its mantle of economic growth.
The World Economic Forum held in Davos every has just ended. This year's conference ran under the theme of Collaboration in a fragmented world.
Africa was on the agenda of the World Economic Forum as is frequently the case.
Discussions on Africa at the conference mainly centred on how the continent can regain its growth trajectory.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) identified four principal factors causing economic headwinds in Africa and will stall its economic growth as a continent unless dealt with. The so called "stallers" of Africa's economic growth are and will remain as conflict, COVID, climate, and cost of living.
Investing in Africa's science and technology: Where are we now?
Tech & Business May 12, 2022
The continent's digital revolution can largely be driven by building the necessary skills for the short- and long-term future, and this starts in the classroom.
The recent technological influx across Africa, largely boosted by the adoption of mobile phone use, needs to be capitalized upon by the education sector.
This can be achieved through reimagining the education landscape by addressing the challenge of exclusion through increased investment, to achieve quality education in science and technology for all.…
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Tech in Africa and the quality of life in 2022
Tech & Business April 1, 2022
A sense of well-being encompasses a wide range of factors, including access to education and employment, as well as the lack of armed combat or threats
Digitization has provided a cheap, secure source of finance to populations in need and improved government transparency in countries where graft and corruption are a huge concern.
Technological change has also resulted in increased productivity which has in turn improved African's standards of living
When we think about the quality of life, the first thing that comes to mind is the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events.
A sense of well-being encompasses a wide range of factors, including access to education and employment, as well as the lack of armed combat or threats.
It is also relative, subjective and has intangible components, such as spiritual beliefs and a sense of belonging.
Google to Support African Startups in a new US$6mn funding Program
Africa June 22, 2021
Google has committed US$6 million to support African startups as well as underserved communities on the continent.
In a statement, Nitin Gajria, Managing Director for Google Africa, and Rowan Barnett the Head of Google.org EMEA said the funding will go towards programs that will reaffirm its commitment to Africa.
The programs include a $3 million USD Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3 million USD Google.org grant to help low-income communities develop entrepreneurial skills and funding.
The funding is expected to help African founders grow their businesses not only by providing capital but also by providing access to the best of Google resources.
At the same time, Google has also invited 15 companies from across the continent to the sixth class of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa program
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What is your "go to" workout song? If you haven't been to one of my cycle classes yet, you will learn quickly I like I a bit of everything. The guitar and music theory is a new hobby so I have a greater appreciation for classic rock. However, when it's time to get out of the seat and wind it up, the BPM's from the latest EDM/Techno tracks will keep you rolling.
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Make your sweetheart feel extra special on Valentine's Day with a home cooked meal they will fall in love with! Midweek Menu is here with four recipes to help make the evening memorable.
For me, one of the best ways to make people feel special is through cooking. I love having my family around the supper table, enjoying a home cooked meal, sharing stories and laughter. During the year, when special days roll around, like Valentine's Day, I try to "tune up" my normal menu to something a bit fancier. Now, let me clarify that last statement. What I mean is this, I give the table a bit more attention with pretty flowers and napkins along with choosing a menu that's just a bit more decedent. That's what I've done with my Valentine's Day menu this year. I've selected tried and true recipes that I know my family loves and when they're put together, I know the entire meal will be special!
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Stand To! Online
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In 1982 a survey went out with Issue. No.5 of Stand To! It asked members what they were interested in. This list of 'requests' immediately fed into the content for the following decade and represents the exceptional broad range of material readers and researchers can enjoy. These are the items that interested readers then:
War Artists
Hand Grenades
War Pensions
Previously unpublished first-hand accounts of the war on the Western Front
RFC & RAF
Views from 'the other side'
Life Behind the Lines
Clearing up Army
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Ireland during the war
The Use of Cavalry!
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There are 1,249 articles and 1,910 book reviews here. This comes to around 8 million words in total.
Discover articles to by John Terraine, John Giles, Corelli Barnett and Malcolm Brown and regular contributions from David Cohen, Terry Cave, Bob Wyatt and David Filsell.
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Since the editorship of Jon Cooksey over ten years ago, each edition of Stand To! - has been a book-sized publications of 100,000 words (standard edition) or 150,000 to 160,000 (specials).
David Filsell, now Tzar of Book Reviews for the magazine, first wrote for Stand To! - in 1986. He personally has contributed several hundred books himself.
There are 68 articles related to America's role in the war and another 38 each on Canada and Australia, and 10 on Ireland.
There and 90 editions of 'The Camera Returns' to uncover. These 'Then and Now' photographs by Boby Grundy and Steve Wall first appeared in Spring 1987. Today you can enjoy using Google Street View to compare the orginal photographs with the present day.
There are 72 editions of 'War Art' written by David Cohen which over the last decade he wrote with his wife Judith Cohen. In each case these articles are a substantial, fully illustrated article of a different war artist is introduced with a selection of their work. David Cohen is remarkable. He was the Vice Chairman of the WFA, then the Chairman for three years. At first he contributed the occasional piece relating to artists of the First World War to Stand To! and then settled down into producing something for every issue from Summer 1988 to the present issue.
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Home News & Analysis Carbon credit prices: 'Supply and demand have no idea where to meet'...
Carbon credit prices: 'Supply and demand have no idea where to meet' – Truterra
Sustainability manager Nick Reinke says ag carbon credits are 'a long way away from a free-flowing market' and prices are 'a bit arbitrary at this point.'
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Prices being paid for carbon credits derived from agricultural practices such as regenerative farming methods are the product of an "arbitrary" market, Truterra sustainability manager Nick Reinke told sister title Agri Investor.
The Land O'Lakes subsidiary partnered last month with Nori, a start-up developing carbon sequestration and removal markets that received an investment from VC firm Tenacious Ventures in September.
The pair have launched a pilot program to create carbon credits with farm data provided to Truterra's Insights Engine, an analytics platform designed to inform agronomic decisions around implementing and monetizing regenerative practices down to the individual field level. Producers enrolled in the pilot retain ownership of the data provided to Insights Engine, where their adoption of carbon-sequestering farming practices is recorded and translated into credits Nori has marketed at $15 per ton.
"Farmers are largely price takers on this stuff, it's going to be the demand side of the market that sets the price, at least in the early term," said Reinke, who spent nine years in crop insurance related positions with Saint Paul, Minnesota-headquartered Bremer Bank before joining Truterra in February, according to his LinkedIn profile.
"It's hard to say whether or not there are truly identified market forces that have defined that price because clearly, this is price discovery phase. We are a long way away from a free-flowing market, so supply and demand have no idea where each other meet. It's a bit arbitrary at this point."
Last month, Flagship Pioneering-backed Indigo Agriculture announced it had a secured its first commitments to purchase ag-derived carbon credits at a price of $20 per ton.
Practice changes necessary for farmers to generate carbon credits can cost approximately between $40 and $60 per acre, Reinke explained, meaning carbon credits alone are unlikely to incentivize those changes. Instead, he added, Truterra encourages producers combine income from carbon credits with other incentives and cost offsets available to them, a strategy also being pursued by the Cargill-backed Soil and Water Outcomes Fund.
Reinke highlighted a September report from the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission as among key drivers of recent interest in carbon offset markets. CFTC's report listed implementation of an economy-wide price on carbon as its top recommendation, calling it "the single most important step to manage climate risk and drive the appropriate allocation of capital."
Reinke said he sees evidence of some corporates in the market buying ahead of regulations they see an inevitable and others attempting to stave it off by demonstrating an ability to curb emissions independently. Expectations that prices for carbon credits will rise, he said, are widespread.
"Based on the way that some of the big players in this space are treating the carbon credits, to me it feels like there is an aspect of a hedge happening," he said. "Essentially, they are buying up a lot of carbon credits at current market prices, which seems like an indication that they expect future higher prices, potentially."
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Amid recently surging demand, Reinke said, standards and methodologies bodies are currently focused on ensuring continued supply of carbon credits that large companies can use to supplement direct emissions reductions carried out inside and outside of their own supply chains.
Farmland and impact funds considering their role in the market, said Reinke, should begin with a consideration of whether or not they need to claim the benefit of carbon credits derived from changes they work together with tenants to carry out.
"CPG companies are going be motivated to claim the benefit of the carbon credit against their footprint, but the place where we can really use entities are the ones that will be able to speak to the number of practices changes, or acres or credits that they have impacted without needing to be ultimate recipient of that credit," Reinke said.
The pace of the market's overall development, he said, will ultimately be determined by judgements on the different processes for ensuring the validity of regenerative practices underlying the credits' value.
"Part of that comes down to additionality; proving that this is a practice change that would not have otherwise happened," Reinke explained. "There are going to be a lot of intense conversation around this concept of double counting."
For ag retailers and food businesses such as Campbell Soup Company, Nestlé Purina and food and ingredient supplier Tate & Lyle, which have partnered with Truterra to design and implement sustainability programs, the platform provides information that can help them demonstrate to consumers how they are working with farmers to improve air, water and soil health, he explained.
While the remote sensing and satellite imagery technologies play a role in this, direct communication with producers is still required. "You need to have that opportunity to connect directly with the farmer, through their trusted advisors and agronomist networks, to say: 'What is actually happening on this farm? How are we driving value back to the farmer in exchange for that relationship?'" Reinke said.
"This is not purely-remote data that we are coming in with and guessing at a credit. We are actually ground-truthing with soil testing data and cross referencing that against the modeling that creates these credits."
Due in part to the large number of acres any carbon farming program would need to encompass to be worthwhile, explained Reinke, peer-reviewed models and projections are involved in both helping farmers understand their opportunities and in the generation of actual credits.
Transparency around these models, he said, will be key to building investor confidence in the market.
"That is really how these carbon marketplaces are estimating the amount of carbon that is sequestered, that can then be sold," he said. "It's modeling plus ground-truthing, it's not pure ground truth."