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Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park, California
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With the gigantic redwoods (sequoias), the deep gorges and impressive mountains, the two adjacent national parks are among the most popular destinations in California's Sierra Nevada.
The humid climate with dry summers and snowy winters offers ideal conditions for the main attraction of the region: the giant sequoias. The first specimens were discovered during an expedition in 1833. Soon after, the first was felled. The slices were even shipped to Europe as "evidence" in the early 1850s. Large-scale deforestation followed. After entire sections of forest fell victim to saws and axes, the national park of the same name was founded in 1890 to protect the remaining sequoias.
The evergreen tree with its narrow, pointed scaly leaves can live up to 3,500 years according to estimates and counting of the annual rings. The fibrous, spongy bark reaches a thickness of up to 60 cm, is orange-brown to dark red-brown in color and serves as a protective shield in the event of forest fires.
The "General Sherman Tree" in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park is considered the tallest tree in the world. During the peak summer season, many visitors flock to the park. Those who come in spring can admire the spectacular giant trees almost alone – you will also be rewarded with beautifully flowering dogwood trees. These small trees bear creamy-white, saucer-sized flowers (actually small flowers surrounded by distinctive foliage) on slender black branches. One has the impression that they are floating in the air between the mighty towering trunks of the sequoias. In spring, the snowmelt also turns some of the streams into raging rivers. This natural spectacle is impressive but dangerous as the water is freezing.
According to usprivateschoolsfinder, Sequoia and Kings Canyon are two adjacent national parks in California's Sierra Nevada. The approximately 3,500 km² area is only crossed by the Generals Highway and, due to the different altitudes from 412 m to over 4,418 m, has diverse habitats for animal species as well as flora and fauna. The Sierra Nevada mountain range forms the eastern border of both national parks and is the result of plate tectonic processes in which the Pacific Plate is pushed inwards under the North American Plate.
Kings Canyon can be reached by car via Highway 180 – Sequoia via Highway 198. The Generals Highway connects the two national parks, making it possible to drive back and forth between the two. It is recommended that vehicles no longer than 22 feet be used between Potwisha and the Giant Forest Museum. Highway 180 is easier to navigate with long vehicles. Amtrak air, bus and rail service, as well as rental cars are available in Fresno and Visalia. There is no possibility to buy gas inside the park.
East of Fresno, take Highway 180 to the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park, then continue east 48 km (30 miles) to the Cedar Grove Area. Hwy 180 ends 10 km (6 miles) east of Cedar Grove.
Sequoia National Park can be reached via Highway 198 from the southwest via Three Rivers.
Opening Hours and Seasons
Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The road to Cedar Grove is open late April through mid-October, weather permitting. The road to Mineral King is open late May through late October, weather permitting.
prices Park admission is valid for all visitors for up to 7 days. Access by private car, van, SUV, or RV is USD 35 per car and is valid for Sequoia, Kings Canyon and the Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument. The fee is USD 20 for individuals entering the park on foot or by bicycle, and USD 30 for motorcycles. It is also valid for 7 days.
America the Beautiful Annual Pass
The annual pass costs $80 and entitles you to visit over 2,000 US federal recreation areas and national parks for one year from the date of purchase. The entrance fee applies to the driver and all passengers of a private, non-commercial vehicle (or up to a maximum of 4 adults in total if per-person entrance fees are charged). Children under 16 are free. If you visit more than 4 national parks, it is usually worth buying the America the Beautiful Annual Pass.
The pass can be purchased at many stores across the US and is also available in advance from various tour operators.
can be found from the warm foothills to the cool forests. Some are also open all year round. Lodgepole, Grant Grove and Atwell Mill campsites are located near the redwoods.
Park Shuttle Service
The free Park Shuttle buses run from the end of May to the beginning of September from 09:00 to 18:00.
There are 14 campgrounds in the parks, all on a first come, first serve basis.
Spring: April to June
The Sequoia grove is often still snow-covered. Rivers and streams are particularly fast, cold and dangerous. Spring brings warm weather and abundant wildflowers in the foothills.
Summer: July to mid-September
Snow has generally melted on the High Sierra passes. The temperatures are pleasant.
Autumn : Mid-September to November
It gets cold at night. Light snowfalls are possible from the end of October.
Winter : November to April
The parks are snowy and cold. The foothills are cool and green with plenty of wildflowers beginning to bloom as early as January.
Average temperatures in Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Park in °C
Min 2 4 5 8 11 16 20 19 11 6 3 2
Good gear, warm clothing and sound planning are essential to making a hike through the Sierra Nevada safe and enjoyable.
The main attractionSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are undoubtedly the various groups of redwoods through which many short walks lead. The largest specimens can be found in the Giant Forest, which also houses the largest, the General Sherman Tree. Due to their diversity, the two national parks offer a large number of possible activities. These range from hiking and mountaineering to fishing, animal watching and horseback riding. In any case, it should be noted that there are 4 different seasons in the national parks and there are five different regions to visit. Advance information on which regions are particularly recommended for a visit during the travel period in question and what weather conditions you will find there is available at: www.nps.gov/seki
The largest tree on earth
The dimensions of these sequoias are really impressive: In terms of the total mass of the wood alone, the giant sequoia is the largest tree on earth. Its nearly conical trunk, more reminiscent of a club than a walking stick, is a testament to this. There is at least one species of tree that lives longer, another that is larger in girth, and three that grow taller—but no other tree is taller . The western slope of the Sierra Nevada is the only place in the world where these sequoias occur. They prefer altitudes between 1,520 and 2,130 m. There are 75 such groves in total. The age of the General Sherman tree is between 2,100 and 2,300 years. Its largest branch is about 2 m in circumference. The wood around which General Sherman grows each year is that of a 18 m tall tree of normal proportions.
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After months of fevered speculation, during which time just about every one of the Bishops of England & Wales was tipped for the post, the successor to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has finally been announced.
During a press conference at Westminster Cathedral today, the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols has been named as the new Archbishop of Westminster.
Reading between the lines of all the rumours which have been flying around, I think that our Holy Father has possibly had his fingers in this particular pie. If he has, it means that he has taken note of the troubles which have assailed us in England & Wales, and, with fatherly concern, has thought carefully about the kind of man we need to lead the Church forward... and for this we can be truly grateful.
You can find out more about Archbishop Nichols HERE.
I am so tired... and it's not just me: many of my colleagues look exactly the way I feel. Strangely, this term has been shorter than the Autumn one, but it has been much more draining. I guess two bouts of 'flu really take it out of you!
However, the end is nigh... term ends tomorrow, and I get two lovely weeks off. This will be the first time in ages that I've had all of Holy Week off: the holidays have started (for the most part) on Good Friday, which has meant that I've needed to take a day's unpaid leave on Maundy Thursday in order to make it to the Chrism Mass at St. George's Cathedral.
In time-honoured fashion, and with the minimum of fuss, a couple of the students in my Tutor Group demonstrated that I am not at my most alert at 8 am.
"Oh, Miss... " one of them exclaimed on seeing me head into the building from my car, "Be careful, your shoelace has come undone!"
My only consolation, as I continued to make my way inside the building, was hearing the same student exclaim: "Joe! Your flies are undone... Hah! April Fool!"
Mantilla-twitch to His Hermeneuticalness for reminding me of it!
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
6. The French eat foie-gras and full fat cheese and drink red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
I'm a little worried about Sylvester... he's been incredibly "needy" of late, which is most unlike him. Normally, he's happy to check that I'm around, demand food (frequently) and then find a nice, comfortable spot in which to settle.
At the moment, he's perched on a chair behind me, looking at the computer screen. When I get up, he'll follow me, walking just close enough to make me worry about stepping on him... (well, ok, I'll be honest... tripping over him!) And later, when I go to bed, he'll come and sleep next to my pillow, after having head-butted me a few times. That's definitely not his normal behaviour. Generally, he prefers the middle of the bed... and as much of it as he can commandeer!


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Game Day Special – Week 9: Tennessee vs. Kentucky
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Mr. Limpet and Crusty Production Cel & Background-ID: junmrlimpet19070
Henry Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
7.5" x 8.75",10" x 16.5"
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This is an original production cel and background setup from the Warner Bros. Studios production The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964). The hand-painted cel features Crusty jumping off of Limpet's tail as Limpet and Ladyfish make plans to visit Coney Island. It was created at the studio and used during production, representing an actual frame of animation that was photographed and appears in the cartoon. The cel is paired with a hand-painted background from the film, which are extremely rare. The overall measurements of the cel and background are 10.5" x 12.5",10.5" x 17" respectively, and the image itself measures 7.5" x 8.75",10" x 16.5" on the cel and background respectively. The setup is in very good condition with no wear to cel, but there is surface paint lifting in the background. Professional restoration is available, please ask for more information. The final image shown is a screen grab from the film that is shown for reference of the scene this cel was used in, and it is not a physical print included with the artwork.


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During the reign of Louis Philippe the French chamber was little better than a mockery of representative government. It contained 200 members who were government functionaries, two-thirds of them being removable at pleasure. An eight-pound qualification was required for the suffrage; and such is the minute sub-division of land, that this gave only 280,000 electors for a population of 32,000,000. This number was subsequently reduced to 180,000 by the operation of the law of inheritance, which, by compelling the division of a farm between the children, continually disfranchised numbers, and thrust them out of the pale of the constitution. The extent to which this sub-division of land was carried is shown by the fact that 10,200,000 distinct properties were registered as paying land-tax, and of this number not more than 1,000 paid �40, which proves the paucity of large estates. These legal impediments to agricultural progress were not counteracted in their influence by facilities for the creation of national wealth by means of manufactures and commerce, because the French statesmen and people were wedded to the system of protection, and were as jealous of anything like reciprocity of commercial advantages as the most ignorant and stationary people in the world. Yet such was the effect of only five years of public tranquillity under the government of Louis Philippe, that the country enjoyed unexampled prosperity; and M. Thiers, the minister of the interior, could say at the commencement of the session of 1835, " If any man had predicted in July, 1830, a revolution will take place - it will subvert a throne, and yet for four years not a scaffold will be erected - for four years the country will be in security, and not only in the enjoyment of peace, but surrounded with a cordon of constitutional states - tranquillity will prevail throughout Europe - the national prosperity will be superior to anything known under the restoration, after fifteen years of peace - instead of national bankruptcy, the deficiency in the revenue caused by the restoration gradually will be reduced: had such language been held, would it have been credited? And yet these results were not imaginary; they were real, and admitted of incontestable proof. In Switzerland aristocratic government had been replaced by popular government; the hostile kingdom of the Netherlands had been dissolved; the monkish government of Ferdinand of Spain had been replaced by a constitutional monarchy; Don Miguel had been replaced on the throne of Portugal by Donna Maria. How had these results been accomplished without a war, and with the consent of Europe? By the wisdom of the ministerial system. "
M. Thiers had not much to boast of in the constitutional monarchy of Spain. For, whatever were its merits in comparison with the systems that preceded it, it had not the merit of securing good government, protecting life and property, and maintaining public tranquillity. During the summer of 1836 that unhappy country, always more or less disturbed, was the scene of fresh tumults and insurrections, breaking out at different points, at Malaga, Cadiz, Seville, and Cordova. The constitution of 1812 was proclaimed, and provincial juntas established in defiance of the queen's authority. Madrid was also the scene of insurrection, which was repressed, and the city was put in a state of siege. Soon after, a more determined demand was made for the constitution of 1812, when a regiment of militia forced themselves into the apartments of the queen regent, in spite of the remonstrances of the French and English ambassadors, and extorted from her a promise to accept that constitution. This daring act was the signal for a general rising in the capital. The prime minister, Isturitz, fled to Lisbon, and there took his passage for England. He was fortunate in escaping with his life, for had he fallen into the hands of the enraged populace, he would probably have shared the fate of general Quesada, the military governor of Madrid, who was caught about three miles from the capital, and killed. Order was at length restored by the queen regent proclaiming the constitution, subject to the revision of the cortes and by the appointment of a decidedly liberal administration, which commenced by calling for a conscription of 50,000 men to carry on the war against the Carlists, whose property was, to a large extent, confiscated. The constitution so imperatively demanded by the people was first proclaimed at Cadiz in 1812, and again by Riego in 1820. It was now brought forward once more, and on the 24th of February, 1837, adopted by the general cortes assembled for the purpose, having been previously revised by a committee. According to this constitution, all Spaniards might freely print and publish their opinions, provided they were not contrary to the religion of the state; all the provinces were to be subjected to a uniform code of laws; and all Spaniards were to be alike eligible for public offices, according to their merit and capacity. The penalty of confiscation was prohibited. The cortes was to consist of two legislative assemblies - a senate and a congress of deputies - possessing co-ordinate rights and powers. The senators were to be chosen for life, must be possessed of independent fortunes, and not under forty years of age. One deputy was to be returned for every fifty thousand souls in the population, and they were to be elected for three years, parliament meeting annually. The powers of the crown were analogous to those of a British sovereign. He was not to be responsible, and his person was to be sacred and inviolable. The succession was to be in the order of primogeniture, preferring in the same degree the older to the younger, and the male to the female branch. If a queen regnant marries, her husband cannot take any part in the government of the kingdom. The independence of the judges and judicial administration were secured. A remarkable tribute to patriotism was paid by the new legislature. An act was passed providing that the orphans of all those who had died " martyrs to the cause of liberty " since 1823 should be adopted by the nation, and that the names of Riego, Empecenedo, Torrijos, Mina, and others, should be inscribed in the churches.
The Spanish revolution had a marked effect on French politics. M. Thiers and his colleagues had been pressing for an effective intervention against Don Carlos; but they were unable to overcome the reluctance of the king to send a French army into Spain, even to sustain the regime which the king had recognised and approved. This was completely superseded by the changes that had just taken place. He should now interpose, not to protect the reigning dynasty against pretenders, but to take part in a war between constitutionalists and liberals of different shades. When, therefore, Louis Philippe was asked to send aid to the French legion of volunteers serving as auxiliaries in Spain, and to adopt other measures against the Carlists, as the only means of preventing the queen's government from being carried away by the torrent of revolution, he positively refused; whereupon M� Thiers and five of his colleagues resigned, having been in office for nine months. In the new administration, the name of M. Guizot appears as minister of public instruction.
Spain and Portugal are so bound together by natural sympathy, that they generally share the same vicissitudes. Bad feeling had arisen between the national party and the government in consequence of the appointment of prince Ferdinand, the husband of the queen, to be commander- in-chief of the army. Other causes increased the popular discontent, which was at its height when the public was electrified by the news of the Spanish revolution. The ministers were obliged to make concessions; but, besides being inadequate, they were too late. The steamboat from Oporto was loaded with opposition members, who were received with the most enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome. On the 9th of September the clubs had everything arranged for a revolution, and a mixed array of troops of the line, ca�adors, and national guards, proclaimed the constitution adopted by John VI.; and, having sung a constitutional hymn, they appointed a deputation, headed by viscount La Bandiera, to wait upon queen Donna Maria. She had first contemplated resistance, but the army would not act against the people. The national guards were in possession of the city, having occupied the Rocio Square all night, and in the morning they were informed that the queen had yielded to their wishes, appointing a new ministry, with Bandiera at its head. Some of the most obnoxious of the ex-ministers took refuge from popular vengeance on board the ships of the British squadron lying in the Tagus. Most of the peers protested against the revolution; but it was an accomplished fact, and they were obliged to acquiesce.
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Liverpool's Can out for six weeks with injury
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Emre Can lies on the goal line after sustaining an injury, (Reuters Photo)
Liverpool: Midfielder Emre Can has been ruled out of action for between four and six weeks with ruptured ankle ligaments, the Premier League club confirmed on Saturday.
The 22-year-old limped off in Thursday's dramatic Europa League win over Borussia Dortmund, and a scan revealed ruptured ligaments.
Liverpool's medical team are hopeful the lay-off will only be four weeks allowing the Germany international to make the Europa League final if the club get past Villarreal in the last four.
"He is injured. It is with the ligament in the right ankle," said Reds boss Jurgen Klopp of the second injury blow after captain Jordan Henderson damaged knee ligaments in the first leg against Dortmund.
"At this moment it is not the best news to be honest. I don't want to give a timescale but we will try everything to get him back as soon as possible," continued Klopp.
"It is the last four or five weeks of the season so we should not say 'OK the season is finished' because there is hope and it is not.
"But if he is not available we have to find other solutions, we have to give the job to different people, change the style.
"Emre is really in good shape and you could see he felt really secure and was confident and he used his skills like he should use them - not always running with the ball like he did in the past - and he played man's football."


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New yard Reale Yachts announces sale of first 32m
Italian yard's new Pacifico 32, now under construction at its facility near Pisa
Reale Yachts, a new Italian yacht brand that launched just a few months ago with the inauguration of its new production site, has announced the sale of the first yacht of its Pacifico line.
Pacifico 32, the first unit of the new line launched by the shipyard that includes yachts from 28 to 50 meters, is under construction at Reale's shipyard in the Darsena Pisana (PISA). It is a displacement yacht with a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure of 32.70 meters in length and 8.20 meters of beam, 277 GT.
It was commissioned by the owner for long voyages "without borders", from the seas of northern Europe to the Caribbean. Entirely custom made, it features an upper deck completely dedicated to the owner who can thus benefit from a large suite and private external deck. The VIP cabin and a large saloon find space in the main deck, together with a large galley and an outdoor space that allows the placement of a 6.2 m tender, among the largest for this category of Yacht. In the lower deck, 2 large guest cabins and a crew area composed of 3 cabins, leaving space for a beach club area and an engine room of over 6 meters. The yacht is designed and built to achieve goals of maximum efficiency, comfort and allows a range of more than 5,000 miles thanks also to the use of 2 MAN 'medium duty' 800 HP engines.
Delivery is scheduled for spring 2021.
Reale's CEO is Nico Laude, assisted by a management that includes Guido Bini (founder of the Italian brand Cantieri di Pisa), Simone Marconcini and Francesco Rogantin (engineer at the forefront of hydrodynamics applied to the development of the hull lines) who together with Marco Casali, design the yachts.
Reale has four product lines available; the Pacifico, Panarea, La Navetta and Baltico series, with a length between 28m-50m, all fully custom built in steel and aluminium.
The new yard says its aim is to combine the experiences of the board to offer an innovative product, developed on experience and with "real" uniqueness for performance, reliability and research.
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Since the debt crisis unleashed in the euro area two years ago, all dilemmas, related to solving it (economic, political and even philosophical ones), eventually were reduced to a simple question - does Germany agree?
"For nearly 70 years, Germany's grand national ambition has basically been not to have one," Henry Chu wrote in Los Angeles Times. After losing two wars, the country has focused on rehabilitating its economy. Ultimately, "the plan has been a roaring success — so much so that, in one of history's great ironies, Germany today finds itself right back where it wasn't supposed to be: dominating Europe." However, while being "the unquestioned boss amid Europe's stubborn debt crisis," Germany feels rather awkward in this position, so do the other Europeans.
It has become evident as from the controversial and varying German stance on Europe, so from the expectations of others regarding Germany. The country was long accused of refusing to take a leadership role in resolving the crisis, and when Chancellor Angela Merkel rolled up her sleeves and took up the job, everyone accused her of trying to dictate to other countries. All are aware that Germany pays the bill for the eurozone rescue fund and is guarantor of stability in the eyes of the markets, so they are forced to swallow the German stubbornness on certain issues. Germany is strongly opposed to creation of eurobonds, to increase of the bailout fund or greater involvement of the European Central Bank on the debt market. Why is the German position precisely as it is, can we expect it to change and in what direction - Sebastian Dullien and Ulrike Guerot with the European Council on Foreign Relations search for answers to these questions in their recent policy brief.
What do the Germans think?
The most common explanation of the reticent German attitude to the crisis is historical fear of hyperinflation, but this is not a sufficient argument, the analysts say. If we want to understand properly the German economic thinking we must take into account the influence of 'ordoliberalism' – the German economic concept under which the market should function freely and the only role of the state is to protect this freedom by preventing the emergence of cartels and monopolies. But the state should not interfere in the normal course of the economy. In case of shocks, the economy can quickly adjust, as long as there are no administrative barriers to prevent it. And if there are such, then structural reforms are needed to make the market more flexible.
Until today most of the influential economists in Germany share the ideas of ordoliberalism and members of government and the central bank are being chosen from this environment. Both parties in the ruling coalition - the Christian Democratic Union of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Free Democratic Party are most closely related to the ideology of ordoliberalism than all other parties in Germany. So it is not a surprise that the above prescription has been recommended to all "sick" economies in the euro area, though many people disagree with the German view of things.
France, for example, believes in the need for coordination of economic policies in the euro area (fiscal policies, wages, social security and taxes), while Germany sees no need for coordination, as long as everyone follows the right policies. The only exception are excessive budget deficits, because ultimately they lead to a debt crisis and bailout loans. But even then, the German recipe provides for the strict application of the Stability and Growth Pact and, if necessary - new rules to control the deficit (the fiscal pact), but ultimately, everyone must fend for themselves. Or, as German politicians like to say, "to do their homework."
Germany disagrees with the view that external imbalances in the euro area are a major reason for the debt crisis, as large current account surpluses in some countries (like Germany) have led to large deficits in others (such as Greece, Portugal, Spain). Berlin believes that these imbalances are a consequence of a loss of competitiveness and excessive consumption in the deficit countries. Therefore, the treatment is to cut salaries, in order to increase price competitiveness of deficit countries, and hence exports.
Germany does not share the popular argument that budget consolidation hinders economic growth. Instead, Berlin believes that sharp reduction of budget expenditures is favourable for debt, as the risk of future insolvency decreases, so private sector confidence and hence investment opportunities increase. Under this logic, the Germans believe that when a country does not achieve its fiscal targets, this is due to lack of political will to implement unpopular measures.
The German economic mainstream explains the debt crisis in the periphery of the eurozone with the irresponsible spending of cheap loans received from governments after they joined the eurozone, so the high borrowing cost, which now markets want from these countries, is a quite logical consequence. According to the Germans, this has teaching and disciplinary effect on the "guilty" countries, so Germany is fundamentally against rescue loans. But once accepted as a necessary evil, the country insisted the rescue loans to be expensive, so that they are not considered by the countries an easy solution to their problems. Although the Greek interest was reduced several times, Germany refused for long the same to be done for Ireland and Portugal, until it finally agreed in July 2011.
For the same reason Germany was and remains opposed to the idea the ECB to buy government bonds of troubled countries. Although the ECB has started this programme in May 2010 for Greece, and then applied it to other troubled countries in the eurozone, there is an increasing pressure the ECB to intervene more massively on the debt markets. But Germany is concerned that the easing of market pressure will stop the reform process in troubled countries, and separately there is a risk for the ECB itself, because once it started massively buying government debts, it may be difficult for the ECB to stop.
A compromise in this respect has been reached, when the eurozone rescue fund was allowed to buy out government debt on secondary markets, but this raised the question of increasing the fund`s size. Germany has been refusing for long even to discuss the issue, namely because of its understanding that countries should not rely on "saving" from their partners, but must "do their homework." And as Angela Merkel has repeatedly stressed, regardless of how much we increase the fund there will always be someone to say this is not enough. Currently, however, the EU has come under intense pressure, including from the IMF and the G20, which have set the increase of the rescue fund as a condition for their participation in solving the debt crisis. The issue was discussed at the European Council meeting on 1 and 2 March and a final decision is expected by the end of month. It is still likely Germany to agree the resources of the temporary fund EFSF and the permanent ESM (the latter to come into force in July) to be combined.
But as the authors note, even in Germany there are supporters of the Keynesian alternative, that find allies in prominent American and British economists such as Paul Krugman and Martin Wolf - both avowed critics of the official German position. In general, the new Keynesians argue the opposite of what was described above and at this stage they do not have so much influence, except partly in the left political spectrum. Even the Social Democrats, however, albeit willing to make some concessions for the sake of solidarity, in many ways remain faithful to the German ordoliberal tradition - for instance, they are also against the purchase of debt by the ECB.
on the main European debates, following the elections in September 2013 and in what direction could it be? According to recent political surveys, cited by Der Spiegel magazine, Merkel's CDU and its sister Christian Social Union enjoy support from 38% of Germans. The reason is precisely the approval for the course to strict budgetary discipline, both at home and in Europe. And this course will not change even if the Social Democrats or the Greens come to power. It is possible in this case a change to occur in the German position on some European issues, but rather it will be about nuances rather than about radical changes, the authors state.
They recommend Germany`s European partners instead of attacking Berlin on issues, where it surely will not change its position, to exert pressure on topics where some softening is possible. For example, instead of commenting on the German insistence on strict budget discipline, to demand German support for a pan-European growth plan. And instead of criticising Germany's resistance to a wider involvement of the ECB on the bond market, to make constructive proposals for eurobonds that Germany could afford to accept.


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Tag Archives: immunomodulatory
Cancer, Colon Cancer, Medical Studies, PSK
[Randomized controlled study on adjuvant immunochemotherapy with PSK in curatively resected colorectal cancer. The Cooperative Study Group of Surgical Adjuvant Immunochemotherapy for Cancer of Colon and Rectum]
[Article in Japanese]
Mitomi T, Tsuchiya S, Iijima N, Aso K, Suzuki K, Nishiyama K, Amano T, Takahashi T, Murayama N, Oka H, et al.
Dept. of Surgery II, Tokai University.
To evaluate of adjuvant immunochemotherapy with PSK in curatively resected colorectal cancer, randomized controlled
study by 35 institutions in Kanagawa prefecture was conducted. From March 1985 till February 1987, 462 patients were
assigned one of two different regimens. 448 patients (97.0%) of them satisfied the eligibility criteria. Control group
received mitomycin C intravenously on the day and the day after the operations respectively followed by 5-FU orally over
for 6 months. PSK group received in addition to mitomycin C and 5-FU as in control group, PSK orally for over 3 years. By
February 1989, follow up studies of the patients after their operations had been carried out for two years to four years.
The disease free curve and the survival curve of PSK group were higher than those of control group, differences between
the two groups were statistically significant (Disease free curve: P = 0.0096, survival curve: p = 0.0391). From these
results, adjuvant immunochemotherapy with PSK was considered beneficial for curatively resected colorectal cancer.
cancercancer studiescolon cancerCoriolus versicolorimmunomodulatoryPSK
Immunotherapy, Macrophages, Medical Studies, PSK
Reversal of Inhibition of Reactive Oxygen Species Macrophages
These results suggest that the immunological functions of macrophages is related to the activity of glutathione peroxidase. The non-specific immune-polysaccharide might protect macrophages by the damage induced by reactive oxygen species by enhancing anti-oxidative capacity.
Coriolus versicolorimmune-polysaccharideimmunomodulatorypolysaccharide peptidePolysaccharopeptidePSKYun Zhi
Immunotherapy, Medical Studies
Polysaccharopeptide from the mushroom Coriolus versicolor possesses analgesic activity but does not produce adverse effects on female reproductive or embryonic development in mice.
TB Ng, WY Chan.
Departments of Biochemistry and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Coriolus versicolor polysaccharopeptide has been reported to exert immunomodulatory and antitumor actions. The present study showed that it exhibits analgesic activity in the hot-plate test upon intraperitoneal administration to ICR mice. 2. It did not affect ovarian steroidogenesis, ovulation and midterm gestation in mice. It did not exert an adverse effect on mouse embryonic development either, as evidenced by the lack of an effect on somite number, axial length and the incidence of abnormalities in heartbeat, yolk sac circulation, optic vesicle, otic vesicle, shape of body axis, forelimb buds, branchial apparatus, cranial neural tube and head size. 3. Its analgesic activity would add to its attribute as an immunomodulatory and antitumor drug.
antitumor drugimmunomodulatoryimmunomodulatory effect
Medical Studies, PSK, Tumor
[Restoration of immunologic responsiveness by PSK in tumor-bearing animals]
Matsunaga K, Morita I, Oguchi Y, Fujii T, Yoshikumi C, Nomoto K.
PSK is a protein-bound polysaccharide prepared from cultured mycelium of the Basidiomycete Coriolus versicolor. Effects of PSK on the immunologic responsiveness in tumor-bearing animals were investigated using syngeneic or allogeneic tumors in mice (Lewis lung carcinoma, B16 melanoma, Meth A fibrosarcoma, adenocarcinoma 755, X5563 plasmacytoma, colon 26, MOPC 31C myeloma, sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich carcinoma), rats (BC47 bladder carcinoma, Walker 256 sarcoma and AH7974 hepatoma), hamsters (HA-1T tumor and RPMI 1846 melanoma), guinea pigs (line-10 hepatoma) and rabbit (VX2 and VX7 tumor). Oral or intraperitoneal administration of PSK restored the depressed delayed hypersensitivity against sheep erythrocytes to a normal level in these tumor-host systems. Also, oral administration of PSK lowered the activity of immunosuppressive substances in the serum of tumor-bearing animals. These results suggest that PSK exhibits antitumor effects by restoring the depressed immunologic responsiveness in tumor-bearing animals.
anti tumorCoriolus versicolorimmunomodulatoryPSK
Effect of immunostimulants and antitumor agents on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production.
Mori H, Mihara M, Teshima K, Uesugi U, Xu Q, Sakamoto O, Koda A.
Department of Pharmacology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
OK-432, a lyophilized preparation of Streptococcus pyogenes, showed a priming activity for TNF production in mice, associated with an increase of spleen weight. PSK, a protein-bound polysaccharide preparation from Coriolus versicolor, did not show such activity. Both OK-432 and PSK potentiated the TNF production in mice primed with Corynebacterium parvum (CP) and challenged with Escherichia coli endotoxin (LPS). Cytotoxic antitumor agents of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cyclophosphamide (CY) and bleomycin (BLM) suppressed TNF production in mice primed with CP and challenged with LPS. TNF production suppressed by 5-FU, CY and BLM was partially restored by the combined treatment with OK-432 or PSK. These results suggest that the administration of cytotoxic antitumor agents suppresses the intrinsic TNF production in cancer patients, and the combined use of immunostimulants such as OK-432 and PSK is advantageous in restoring TNF production suppressed by cytotoxic antitumor agents.
in vitro, Medical Studies, PSP
Activation of peritoneal macrophages by polysaccharopeptide from the mushroom, Coriolus versicolor.
Liu WK, Ng TB, Sze SF, Tsui KW.
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
Polysaccharopeptide (PSP) is a substance produced by an edible mushroom, Coriolus versicolor which has been claimed to possess antitumor activity. However, neither tumoricidal activity nor cytotoxicity was observed when five tumor cell lines and mouse peritoneal macrophages were cultured in vitro in the presence of 2.5-10 micrograms/ml PSP. An increase in the production of reactive nitrogen intermediates, reactive oxygen intermediates (superoxide anions) and tumor necrosis factor was measured in peritoneal macrophages collected from inbred C57 mice which had received PSP in the drinking water for 2 weeks. Northern blot analysis also demonstrated that PSP activated the transcription of tumor necrosis factor gene in these cells, indicating that PSP exerted an immunomodulatory effect on the defensive cells.
Coriolus versicolorcoriolus versicolor pspimmunomodulatory
Immunotherapy, Medical Studies, PSP
Immunomodulatory and antitumor activities of a polysaccharide-peptide complex from a mycelial culture of Tricholoma sp., a local edible mushroom.
Wang HX, Liu WK, Ng TB, Ooi VE, Chang ST.
Department of Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
A polysaccharide-peptide complex (PSPC) with immunomodulatory and antitumor activities was obtained from a submerged mycelial culture of Tricholoma sp., a local edible mushroom. The polysaccharide-peptide complex exhibited a molecular weight of 17 K in gel filtration and a single band after SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It was characterized by non-adsorption on both DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B and CM-cellulose. It could activate the macrophages, stimulate the proliferation of T-cells, and inhibit the growth of sarcoma 180 in mice. It possessed more potent immunomodulatory and antitumor activities than Coriolus versicolor polysaccharopeptide (PSP) and deserves to be studied as a potential agent for immunomodulation and cancer therapy.
Coriolus versicolorcoriolus versicolor pspimmunomodulatoryt-cells
Antitumor effects of a refined polysaccharide peptide fraction isolated from Coriolus versicolor: in vitro and in vivo studies.
Dong Y, Kwan CY, Chen ZN, Yang MM.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
RPSP, a refined polysaccharide peptide fraction isolated by fast performance liquid chromatography (FPLC) from the crude powder of total peptide-bound polysaccharides of cultivated Coriolus versicolor Cov-1 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of a human hepatoma cell line (HEPG2). The effective dose causing 50% inhibition following 3-day exposure to RPSP was 243 +/- 36 micrograms/ml for HEPG2. However, little or no inhibitory effects were detected in normal human foetal hepatocytes. On the other hand, in the pretreatment group, in which RPSP was administered i.p. for two weeks before sarcoma 180 inoculation in nude mice, the incidence of tumor growth was less (2 out of 5 mice) than that of the control group (all 5 mice). The tumor size of the control group was about 3-5 times bigger than that of the pretreatment group. In tumor-bearing nude mice, 5 days after sarcoma 180 inoculation, i.v. administration of RPSP significantly suppressed the growth of tumor mass. The inhibition rate was 93.6% on day 13. Furthermore, administration of RPSP did not cause any pathological lesions in vital organs of rabbits such as heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney. In conclusion, these results indicate that RPSP acts by directly suppressing tumor cell growth in vitro and the prevention of in vivo growth of tumor mass is probably mediated also via its immunomodulating effects.
Coriolus versicolorimmunomodulatoryin vivo
Ng TB, Chan WY.
1. Coriolus versicolor polysaccharopeptide has been reported to exert immunomodulatory and antitumor actions. The present study showed that it exhibits analgesic activity in the hot-plate test upon intraperitoneal administration to ICR mice. 2. It did not affect ovarian steroidogenesis, ovulation and midterm gestation in mice. It did not exert an adverse effect on mouse embryonic development either, as evidenced by the lack of an effect on somite number, axial length and the incidence of abnormalities in heartbeat, yolk sac circulation, optic vesicle, otic vesicle, shape of body axis, forelimb buds, branchial apparatus, cranial neural tube and head size. 3. Its analgesic activity would add to its attribute as an immunomodulatory and antitumor drug.
antitumor drugCoriolus versicolorimmunomodulatorymmunomodulatory


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In 2017, flaring from our combined Upstream, Downstream and Chemical operations totaled 3.8 million metric tons. This represents a decrease of 1.2 million metric tons compared with our 2016 performance. This decrease was largely due to the restart of a third-party liquid natural gas plant in Angola. Further efforts associated with oil and gas production and processing are expected to lower natural gas flaring across ExxonMobil operations by about 25 percent by 2020 compared with 2016.
Chart — In 2017, flaring volume from our combined Upstream, Downstream and Chemical operations totaled 3.8 million metric tons. This represents a decrease of 1.2 million metric tons compared with our 2016 performance.
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"Grandma" Olenik Sahakyan, 82, is a bright and exceptionally kind woman. Lively and diligent, she is always ready to help every beneficiary at FAR's Vanadzor Old Age Home (VOAH), where she, too, is a resident.
Olenik's life has always been hard. She was born in the village of Privolnoye, and her mother died when she was only two. After her father remarried, Olenik helped to raise her four half sisters and brothers. Starting from the eighth grade, she worked on her village's collective farm. In 1960, she moved to Kirovakan (now Vanadzor) where she worked for 10 years as a crane mechanic at the local factory.
After a decade of marriage, she left her first husband when she found out that she was unable to have children. "It was my own decision because I wanted him to have children and be happy. My husband and mother-in-law were crying when I left," recollected Olenik with sadness.
Olenik's second marriage to a man with two sons was not happy one. She moved to Tbilisi and after two months, her husband left her and his children to go to Russia. He never returned. Olenik didn't leave the children however; they moved back to Armenia together. She raised them as of her own but eventually lost them as well. Her older son, Alik, died 16 years ago in Russia at the age of 35 from an illness unknown to Olenik. Her younger son, Aslan, also died when he was 38.
After living alone for seven years, she decided to move to VOAH in February where she has since found a new, loving community that she calls her family.
"Believe in God, do only good things, and hope for only good things, and your soul will be at peace. Only then will you be satisfied with your life despite all of its difficulties," is Grandma Olenik's credo, which she shares with everyone at VOAH.


Theresa Hindle of Laburnum Drive, Oswaldtwistle passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday 28th October 2017, aged 77 years.
Theresa was the daughter of the late Edna and Edwin Blacket. She grew up in Clayton-Le-Moors and attended St Mary's RC School. She then went off to work at Highams sewing room in Accrington, where she became good friends with Sheila Ryder, she worked there until she got married to husband William in 1962. She then stayed at home to care for her 3 children.
In 1972 she joined Weight Watcher and became a lecturer in Rawtenstall and Clitheroe.
In her spare time she was a member of St Mary's Church in Oswaldtwistle. For many years she was a member of their Ladies group, the choir and also the "Dolly Mixtures" an entertainment group who visited local senior citizen centres in care homes around Hyndburn. It was in 1979 along with her friends Anne Doolin and Patricia Boyle that they set up St Mary's Oswaldtwistle Clog Dancers. They ran this for over 20 years and during that time taught hundreds of local children clog dancing, they also became her second family. They were lucky enough to travel all over the world clog dancing as well as appearing on TV and the radio many times.
Theresa also loved to write Lancashire dialect poetry, in later years she loved to "surf" the net and enjoyed researching her family tree, where she found long lost relatives Dennis & Heather who lived in Australia becoming her dear friend.
One of Theresa's greatest memories was on a visit to Rome where she had an audience with John Paul II. She fell in love with the Italian language and spent many years studying it.
She was a lovely friend to many people and always put others first. She cared for several friends over the years often taking them to hospital appointments and also doing their shopping.
Theresa will be missed by many friends and her family. She was a wonderful lady who will be missed by all who knew her.
A beloved wife of William, a devoted loving mother of Deborah, Jacqueline & William, a treasured grandma of Caroline & Graham, Catherine & Julian, Christopher & Sarah, Lewis & Emily, a much loved great grandma to Carlton & Oliver and Owen & Maia.
Her funeral service will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8th November 2017 at St Mary's RC Church, Catlow Hall Street, Oswaldtwistle, prior to committal at Accrington Crematorium. Family flowers only please, but donations are welcome in memory of Theresa for Rosemere Cancer Support c/o Paul Barton at Barton & Hallworth Funeral Service, The Old Foxhill, 136-8 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. BB5 3DR. Tel: 01254 390542.
My cousin was an amazing woman. She was the sister I never had. Was loving and caring and a marvellous mother, grandma and great grandma. She is greatly missed and the world will be a lonely plac now she has gone she was much loved by everyone who knew. R.i.p. Theresa. Paul.
Words can not express how much I will miss you Grandma. I will love and treasure you forever. It hurts that you aren't here any more but you will always be in my heart.


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• Azeri National Security Minister Namik ABBASOV, in an interview published Tuesday in Bakinsky Rabochii, revealed that it prevented the assassination of Russian President Vladimir PUTIN during his visit to Baku on January 9th and 10th. He said that Azerbaijan's Security Services received information about a plot to kill PUTIN three to four months before his visit. He said, "We received the signal, followed it and about 10 days before the visit knew for sure about the explosives brought and handed over to one of the organizers…Fearing that we may miss the explosives, that they would be handed over to other forces and the attack would be carried out by forces unknown to us, we arrested this man along with the explosives." The man is identified as Kianan ROSTAM, an Iraqi citizen. He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a closed-door trial. He was charged with attempting to plant a bomb targeted at a visiting head of state. This is the first time that PUTIN has been identified as the target. ABBASOV did not give details about the man's possible motives or those unspecified forces that were behind the assassination plot. ITAR-TASS, however reported that the convict came to Baku in 1999 with fake documents. It added that ROSTAM was trained in Afghanistan terrorist camps and maintained contacts with Chechen rebels. The Kremlin had no comment on ABBASOV's report and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had "no such information." A spokesman for the Russian State Guard Service, which is responsible for PUTIN's security, was not immediately available, the Associated Press reported. Last August, Russian and Ukrainian security services arrested four Chechens and several militants from Middle Eastern states who were allegedly involved in preparing an assassination attempt against PUTIN during a summit of the leaders of the Commonwealth of independent States (CIS) in Yalta, in the Crimea, United Press International reported.
• Russian President Vladimir PUTIN announced changes in the structure of his cabinet on Tuesday which could result in one or more top ministers being replaced. Following an evening meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail KASYANOV, who has been the target of dismissal rumors, PUTIN issued a decree retaining five deputy prime ministers, but only outlined three portfolios and changed one of those from its current shape. The posts of the Federation Affairs Minister held by Alexander BLOKHIN and National Immigration Policy Minister were abolished altogether. Industry, Science, and Technology Minister Alexander DONDUKOV was replaced by First Deputy Prime Minister Ilya KLEBANOV. KLEBANOV has also been named among ministers who could be dropped in any Cabinet reshuffle, Reuters reported. The President ordered the creation of a new portfolio for coordination of the work of the regional authorities. No one was named to the position, which appeared to be a step to tighten interaction between the federal center in Moscow and Russia's regions and republics, as reported the Russia Today website. Russian news agencies quoted PUTIN's press secretary Alexei GROMOV as saying that the changes were introduced at the prime minister's suggestion.
• In the wake of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, the Russian State Duma is drafting an address to Russian President Vladimir PUTIN calling on him to take all possible measures aimed at the peaceful settlement of the conflict based on the principles and norms of international law. According to Alexei MITROFANOV, one of the leaders of Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKY's Liberal Democratic Party, the Duma deputies should recommend a facilitated regime of obtaining Russian citizenship for the people of Abkhazia. MITROFANOV also stated that the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeepers from the zone of conflict is unacceptable and may lead to bloodshed between the Georgians and the Abkhaz, Prime News Agency reported. According to an Intercon source, MITROFANOV has previously pursued a policy of Abkhazia's annexation to Russia and is attempting to pass a resolution critical of Uzbekistan's cooperation in the international coalition.
• Russian airline Aeroflot is in talks with Boeing about the possibility of adding more of the U.S. aircraft to its fleet, Interfax news agency reported. "At present we are in touch with Boeing, and that includes the possibility of acquiring aircraft," Lev KOSHLYAKOV, an Aeroflot deputy general director, was quoted as saying. Boeing officials declined to comment on the report. But Boeing Vice President Thomas PICKERING, former ambassador to Russia, was part of a high-level trade delegation in Moscow this week with U.S. Commerce Secretary Don EVANS. Aeroflot has said it would weather the downturn in the global airline industry following the September 11th attacks with far fewer problems than its Western peers. The airline is expecting year-on-year passenger turnover to fall by only about one percent, versus an average of six percent predicted globally. The airline has also stepped up its service on some routes or introduced larger aircraft to meet increased demand as Western airlines cut their schedules. However, Aeroflot, which has boosted ticket prices to cover new security measures and higher insurance costs, is cutting service to Chicago out of its winter schedule due to a drop in traffic to the U.S.
• Russian Prime Minister Mikhail KASYANOV will make a one-day visit to the Krasnodar region today to check the construction of the Blue Stream gas pipeline, which will be laid at the bottom of the Black Sea from Russia to the Turkish port of Samsun. He will make a helicopter tour over the pipeline, visit the Saypen-700 pipe-laying vessel and learn about the pipe laying techniques, RosBusiness Consulting reported. The Blue Stream project was launched under a Russian-Turkish intergovernmental agreement on the Russian natural gas supply across the Black Sea, which had been signed in December 1997. For the first time ever two gas pipes will be laid at the depth of over 2,000 meters without intermediate compressor stations. The first pipe will be ready in December 2001, and tests will be done in March 2002. While in Krasnodar, the Prime Minister will be accompanied by Gazprom Chief Alexei MILLER. Gazprom will pump 16 billion cubic meters of gas a year through the pipeline once it reaches full capacity. The pipeline is made up of a 372-kilometer land segment between Izobilnoye, Russia's Stavropol territory, and Dzhubgi, the Krasnodar territory, as well as the 392.5-kilometer sea segment between Dzhubgi and Samsun, Turkey. KASYANOV will also hold talks with officials of the Krasnodar region and those involved in the construction process. The Prime Minister emphasized this is a unique project from the viewpoint of both deep-water technologies for the laying of pipes to a depth of two kilometers and the construction of a compressor station with four times as high pressure as usually is the case, ITAR-TASS reported.
• The Rosneft oil company will participate in a tender for the development of Chechen oil fields, a source in the press service of the company reported to RosBusiness Consulting. The Russian Nature Ministry announced the tender for the right of conducting prospecting works on 22 oil fields in Chechnya on Tuesday. A relative resolution was signed by the ministry and the government of Chechnya. The oil fields will be sold without any tax exemptions and in accordance with the existing tax system.
• A source in the Russian secret service told the Agency of Political News (APN) on Tuesday that the Kremlin has devised a plan to quickly remove Georgian President Eduard SHEVARDNADZE from the political arena. According to the source, Russia is now providing technical and highly qualified personnel and military support to Abkhazia. Specifically, Russian troops are being used against Chechen and Georgian gunmen. He noted that Georgian troops in Abkhazia suffer great casualties – in the last week 80 soldiers and officers were killed. He predicted that with winter approaching, Russia might use economic levers against Georgia which might result in a demise of the weak SHEVARDNADZE government. One of the potential candidates for the presidential position in Georgia is the honorable KGB officer, General-Lieutenant Igor GIORGADZE, the source stated. GIORGADZE was the head of Georgia's Security Service from 1993 to 1995. He was fired after the assassination attempt against SHEVARDNADZE on August 29, 1995. Later, GIORGADZE was accused by Georgian officials as masterminding the assassination attempt. Since he left Georgia, GIORGADZE has been living near Moscow at one of the FSB location sites. APN also stated that another Moscow-backed candidate for the presidential post in Georgia is Vakhtang RCHEUSHVILI, Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament.
• International gas group Itera has warned Georgian gas distributing company Gruzgaz that as of October 20th Itera will cut gas supplies to Georgia by 50 percent for an accumulated debt, Prime News Agency reported. Itera's gas supply plan for 2001 provides for the delivery of 1.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to Georgia, of which 682.4 million cubic meters had been delivered by September 30th. According to the gas company's statement, "supplies will only be carried out on condition of their [Georgia's] timely and full payment, and strict adherence to the schedule of previous years' gas payment arrears repayment." Chairman of the Georgian parliamentary committee on economic policies Vano MERABISHVILI stated that Itera's decision might be political by nature. He said that in light of difficult Rus-Georgian relations, Moscow will try to use economic leverage against Tbilisi. If this is true, he said, Georgia might respond by not allowing Russian gas to reach Armenia through the Georgian territory. MERABISHVILI also said that Itera's decision might be used for personal benefit by some senior officials in Georgia who are linked with Itera through economic interests. Reuters reported that Itera owns 50 percent of Gruzgaz and has recently reached an agreement on the purchase of the remaining 50 percent. Historically, similar Russian demands have been made during periods when the Georgian government has accumulated budget surpluses. This appears to be the case now.
Itera's representative in Tbilisi Temuri GADZHIEV stated that Georgia's debt to the gas company is $90 million, including $5.8 million for this year. GADZHIEV stressed that Itera issued a similar warning decision towards Armenia, which owes the company $36.9 million. That's why, he said, there is no political pretext behind this decision. He also noted that earlier, the same message was sent to Ukraine.
Georgian political analyst Ramaz KLIMIASHVILI told Prime News Agency that Itera's threat is purely political. He believes Moscow is trying to change Georgia's foreign policy from pro-Western to pro-Russian. He noted, that in the 21st century, countries are captured not by arms, but by the economic means. He also said earlier that Itera, "put Ukraine on its knees" and forced then pro-Western President Leonid KUCHMA to change his foreign policy into pro-Russian.
Abkhaz Foreign Minister Sergei SHAMBA stated that officials in Sukhumi support the initiative of Georgian President Eduard SHEVARDNADZE to meet with the Russian President Vladimir PUTIN to discuss the joint fight against the terrorism, Prime News Agency reported. "If Vladimir PUTIN and Eduard SHEVARDNADZE decide to discuss the status of Abkhazia, they should know – it has been defined. This is an independent republic, which is ready to hold dialogue with Georgia only about the intergovernmental relations," SHAMBA said. He added that at this point it is not easy to restore the Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations because the Abkhaz trust in Tbilisi has been broken by the recent escalation of the conflict.
These actions come after PUTIN commented on Friday that Russia recognizes Georgia's territorial integrity. PUTIN said the, "territorial integrity of Georgia must be guaranteed…this position of Russia is permanent and will never be changed." The Georgian President stated that he ordered Defense Minister David TEVZADZE to immediately go to the Kodori Gorge to investigate the incident. On October 11th following missile strikes and bombings in Kodori Gorge, Georgian Deputy Defense Minister Gela BEZHUASHVILI warned that Georgia will shoot down any aircraft and helicopters illegally passing into the airspace of Georgia.
• Turkey has expressed concern over the escalation of conflict in Abkhazia and stated it will contribute to restoring stability in Georgia, Prime News Agency reported. Turkey's Prime Minister Bulent ECEVIT was quoted by Hurriet daily as saying that Georgia is "very special" to Turkey and that's why Ankara cannot, "leave Georgia alone with its problems." He said that the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict can be resolved. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ismail CEM stated that Turkey is taking all measures to resume the Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue, which began three years ago. He also stated that in the nearest future, the U.S., Turkey, and Georgia are expected to sign an agreement on security cooperation. Deputy Secretary of the Georgia's National Security Council Jemal GAKHOKIDZE believes that Turkey might positively contribute to the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, because Ankara has some leverage in Abkhazia, he told Prime News Agency.
• Head of Armenia's parliamentary Commission on National Security and Defense Vagan OGANESYAN stated that the Russian diplomats are concerned over the Turkish military presence in Georgia, Prime News Agency reported. According to the Mediamax news agency, OGANESYAN made this statement after his official trip to Moscow where he met last week with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav TRUBNIKOV and Russian Co-Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Nikolai GRIBKOV. OGANESYAN expressed concern over anti-Armenian terrorist acts in Abkhazia. Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan OSKANYAN said Armenia and Georgia should cooperate closer in settling "complex problem in Abkhazia." Armenian officials also expressed concern over death of 14 Armenians killed in Naa village in Abkhazia allegedly by the Georgian-Chechen gunmen last week. Armenian officials demand a thorough investigation of the tragedy.
• Ships of the BlackSeaFor naval group of Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Georgia arrived in Georgia's Poti port from Novorossiisk on October 15th, sources in the Georgian Defense Ministry told ITAR-TASS on Sunday. The first drill of BlackSeaFor started two weeks ago. The ships have been to Istanbul, Varna, Constance, Odessa, and Novorossiisk. Each of the country is represented by one ship. Georgian Defense Minister David TEVZADZE has come to Poti to meet with the ships' crews. The ships stayed in Poti till October 16th, the last day of the first drill of BlackSeaFor, a group formed in April 2001. After the drills, the ships will return to their national ports.
US To Reward Azerbaijan For Cooperation?
• The BUSH administration, particularly Secretary of State Colin POWELL, has called on the U.S. Congress to reward the Azeri government for providing intelligence information and the use of airspace and air bases for the U.S. campaign against the al-Qaeda organization and terrorism. The BUSH administration wants to end a block on financial aid, in place since 1992. The letter, from POWELL, to chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says the U.S. urgently needs to help the Azeri intelligence and law enforcement agencies and work with the Azeri financial authorities to, "track and disrupt assets of the terror network [al-Qaeda]." With U.S. aid, the Azeri government will be better placed to receive U.S. military assistance to counter terrorist organizations inside Azerbaijan. On October 11th, Azerbaijan extradited an Egyptian national suspected of links to the U.S. terrorist attacks. Lifting of the ban would come in the form of, "a national security interest waiver." The ban is enshrined in the Freedom Support Act of 1992, which prevents U.S. aid to the Azeri government until the U.S. President determines that the government of Azerbaijan is taking demonstrable steps, "to cease all blockades and other offensive uses of force" against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.


Twenty Two gleaming Crossfires turned out for a fantastic day in the sunshine at Blenheim Palace. This splendid stately home provided a spectacular backdrop to our meet with the cars displayed at the main formal gated entrance to the house. The ancestral home to the Dukes of Marlborough, and currently the home of the 11th Duke and Duchess, Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and a World Heritage Site.
The group met in glorious sunshine for a record-breaking Crossfire meet at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. 24 Crossfires were in attendance, an amazing turn out, and well and truly beating our old record of 19 cars. May be it was the beautiful sunshine, or the added attractions of this fantastic venue, but the line-up of Crossfires was a fantastic sight! It was a great pleasure to meet so many new friends and welcome them as new members of the group.
The first Crossfire meet of 2012 saw six Crossfires brave the bad weather for the drive to Castle Donnington.
Once again the venue for our Christmas Lunch meet was the Windmill Carvery at Burford, with those extra keen folks arriving on the Saturday to stay over at the Golden Pheasant.
As an extra outing we took up an invitation to visit ACD Breakers near Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Why visit a breakers yard we asked? Well, going by the feedback we get from owners struggling to locate Crossfire parts, and the willingness of insurance companies to write off these cars without a second thought, it is now clear that going forward there will be a growing reliance on the use of used parts to keep the Crossfire on the road. Up until recently, finding used spare parts has been very difficult with examples of crash damaged examples being very rare. And of course we don't relish the prospect of climbing over wrecked cars with a spanner, trying to find parts to keep our pride and joy on the road, but thankfully those days are gone.