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March 3, 2018 | Commentaries
#DapchiGirls: I Warned Buhari To Stop Paying Boko Haram Terrorists
By Dr Perry Brimah
In my article May last year, captioned " Dear FGN: No Responsible Nation Ever Paid And Freed Terror Masterminds Within Its Borders ," in rebuke of the Buhari government and its defense of its actions in reportedly paying Boko Haram terrorists millions of dollars and freeing the deadly group's terror masterminds in exchange for some Chibok girls, I wrote, and I quote:
"If the US ever dared pay and free terror masterminds on US soil, you can expect not just a massive class action lawsuit from the public, but also immediate Senate impeachment of the US president. And you can take that sentence to the bank. I feel sorry that I have to write to point this out. I had earlier written an article explaining why just like I repeatedly advised and warned former President Goodluck Jonathan, it is likewise wrong, treacherous and a violation of Nigeria's anti-terror bill and the laws of God, for Nigeria to pay and free terrorists with blood and/or rape on their hands. Freeing terrorists and paying them is punishable by life imprisonment. [Ref: The Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 and Amendment Bill of 2012 with amendments to Section 17]"
SaharaReporters had broken the story of the portentous deal with the heavy cash payment to the terrorists and the Wall Street Journal on May 6th that year confirmed with the shocking details:
"Inside the trucks sat five captured fighters, freshly extracted from prison, the first piece of the government's proposed bargain. In a separate vehicle, according to people involved in the deal, a security detail guarded Nigeria's principal concession to the Islamist terror group, a black duffel bag containing €2 million in plastic-wrapped cash."
In a follow up article I gave further details of the role of the French Geneva Red Cross and local negotiators in the dirty deal and examined how the previous Jonathan government had on principle, refused such dangerous and jeaopardous deals to pay Boko Haram terrorists. That article was captioned " Intricate Details of Buhari's Deal With Boko Haram – By Dr. Perry Brimah ," published May last year.
Today, president Buhari himself has told the African Union why terrorists should not be paid while continuing to pay and free Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, thus directly encouraging terror and the Dapchi and future abductions as a most profitable venture for the terrorists and other aspiring terror and kidnap groups across the nation now and in the years to come.
Paying Terrorists as a Channel for Corruption
It is important to point out that when $5 million is paid to the terrorists, the total amount taken from the nation's coffers could be four times that. $20 million may have been released by the NSA, of which government officials involved in the negotiations pocket some for politics, negotiators pocket some and involved international organisations also pocket their cut, with the $5 million remaining finally reaching the terrorists' hands. Payments to terrorists does not only finance their future terror and encourage a climate of terror but it serves as a route for looting the nation's treasury. The secrecy of such deals makes it impossible to know the entire risk, damage and looting of the nation in such shady government deals.
Till date, the exact amount of money paid by the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai to Fulani terrorists as he announced, is not known. [See: " We've paid some Fulani to stop killings in Southern Kaduna – El-Rufai," December 2016 ] This money could be going a long way in financing the current dastardly waves of fully armed herdsmen terror across the entire nation which ave cost the nation its very fabric in addition to hundreds of lives and billions in property loses.
No More Deals!
The current government policy of paying terrorists in Nigeria must be stopped. Nigeria's police should be upgraded with mass recruitment and the 80% callously allocated to protecting the cabal, pulled from them to serve the people.
Preventing abductions and responding appropriately by land, sea and air within hours of reports should be Nigeria's method of abating terror and abductions. Like former president Jonathan who took two weeks to respond to the Chibok saga, Buhari too took 8 days. This is unconscionable. The first 48 hours are most important in fighting crime. It is four years later with four years of advances in technology and four years to seal the borders and four years to tackle Boko Haram but Nigeria is still where it was four years ago. Like Jonathan, Buhari has not yet arrested a single sponsor of Boko Haram.
There must be punishment including immediate suspension, impeachment and imprisonment and/or death sentencing as stipulated by Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism laws for officials at any level found to be involved in the process of paying and freeing terrorists outside of the court and constitution.
Sadly, as we speak, the Buhari government is likely offering more millions of FOREX to Boko Haram and the freeing of more of its most deadly terrorists in foreign agency participated negotiations.
Dr. Perry Brimah; the @CabalMustGo revolution can be joined on WhatsApp: +1-929-427-5305; +234-903-420-3031; Follow @EveryNigerian on twitter.or via Facebook.com/CabalMustGo


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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima give warm welcome to King Felipe and Queen Letizia
October 15, 2014 - 17:08 BST hellomagazine.com King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia travelled to the Netherlands on Wednesday to meet old friends, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia travelled to the Netherlands on Wednesday to meet old friends, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima.
The two sets of monarchs, who have a close relationship, greeted each other warmly, with Felipe and Willem-Alexander giving each other a large hug, while Letizia and Maxima smiled as they kissed each others cheeks.
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The Spanish royals were reportedly 15 minutes late arriving at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, and Willem-Alexander laughed as Felipe exited his car.
"It's a pleasure to see you again", said the Dutch king.
Wearing a red double-crepe shirt dress with embroidery, Queen Letizia looked stylish as she greeted the Dutch queen, who looked elegant in an aubergine-coloured peplum dress with matching wide-brimmed hat and simple jewellery.
The recently-crowned Spanish monarch is in the Netherlands for a special one-day visit. The couple will also meet with Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Prime Minister's Office at The Hague.
The trip came just over a year after the Dutch royals made their first visit to the Spain since they received their new titles.
They were flown in by none other than Willem-Alexander himself (the royal holds a military pilot's license), and Felipe and Letizia greeted them upon their arrival at the air base, with the royals warmly embracing one another.
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Exploratory and confirmatory data analysis
Posted on February 16, 2010 4:32 PM by Andrew
Seth points me to this discussion he wrote on Tukey's famous book, Exploratory Data Analysis. I use exploratory methods all the time and have thought a lot about Tukey and his book and so wanted to add a few comments.
In particular, I'd like to separate Seth's important points about statistical practice from his inflammatory rhetoric and pop sociology. (Disclaimer: I engage in rantin', ragin', and pop sociology all the time—but, when I do it, it's for a higher purpose and it's ok.)
I have several important points to make here, so I recommend you stop whatever else you're doing and read all of this.
1. As Seth discusses, so-called exploratory and confirmatory methods are not in opposition (as is commonly assumed) but rather go together. The history on this is that "confirmatory data analysis" refers to p-values, while "exploratory data analysis" is all about graphs, but both these approaches are ways of checking models. I discuss this point more fully in my articles, Exploratory data analysis for complex models and A Bayesian formulation of exploratory data analysis and goodness-of-fit testing. The latter paper is particularly relevant for the readers of this blog, I think, as it discusses why Bayesians should embrace graphical displays of data—which I interpret as visual posterior predictive checks—rather than, as is typical, treating exploratory data analysis as something to be done quickly before getting to the real work of modeling.
2. Let me expand upon this point. Here's how I see things usually going in a work of applied statistics:
Step 1: Exploratory data analysis. Some plots of raw data, possibly used to determine a transformation.
Step 2: The main analysis—maybe model-based, maybe non-parametric, whatever. It is typically focused, not exploratory.
Step 3: That's it.
I have a big problem with Step 3 (as maybe you could tell already). Sometimes you'll also see some conventional model checks such as chi-squared tests or qq plots, but rarely anything exploratory. Which is really too bad, considering that a good model can make exploratory data analysis much more effective and, conversely, I'll understand and trust a model a lot more after seeing it displayed graphically along with data.
3. Seth writes:
A more accurate title of Tukey's book would have been Low-Status Data Analysis. Graphs and transformations are low-status. They are low-status because graphs are common and transformations are easy. Anyone can make a graph or transform their data. I believe they were neglected for that reason. To show their high status, statistics professors focused their research and teaching on more difficult and esoteric stuff — like complicated regression. That the new stuff wasn't terribly useful (compared to graphs and transformations) mattered little. Like all academics — like everyone — they cared enormously about showing high status. It was far more important to be impressive than to be useful.
This is, in my experience, ridiculous. Seth doesn't just say that some work that is useful is low status, or that some work that is low status is useful. He says that useful statistical research work is generally low status. No, no, no, no! It's hard to be useful! Just about everybody in statistics tries to do work that is useful.
OK, I know what Seth is talking about. I used to teach at Berkeley (as did Seth), and indeed the statistics department back then was chock-full of high-status professors (the department was generally considered #1 or #2 in the world) who did little if anything useful in applied statistics. But they were trying to be useful! They were just so clueless that they didn't know better. And there was also some socialization going on, where the handful of faculty members who really were doing useful work seemed to most highly value the non-useful work of the others. It's certainly true that they didn't appreciate graphical methods or the challenges of getting down and dirty with data. (They might have dismissed such work as being insufficiently general and enduring, but in my experience such applied work has been crucial in motivating the development of new methods.) And they were also dismissive of applied research areas such as survey research that are fascinating and important but did not happen to be "hot" at the time. This is consistent with Seth's hypothesis of status-seeking, but I'm inclined to give the more charitable interpretation that my Berkeley colleagues wanted to work on what they viewed as the most important and challenging problems.
I repeat: I completely disagree with Seth's claim that, in statistics, it is "low status" to develop useful methods. Developing useful methods is as central to statistics as saving souls is in church—well, I'm guessing on this latter point, but stay with me on this, OK?—it's just hard to do, so some people occupy themselves in other useful ways such as building beautiful cathedrals (or managing bazaars). But having people actually use your methods—that's what it's all about.
Seth is the psychologist, not me, so I won't argue his claim that "everyone cares enormously about showing high status." In statistics, though, I think he has his status attributions backward. (I also worry about the circularity of arguments about status, like similar this-can-explain-anything arguments based on self-interest or, for that matter, "the unconscious.")
4. Hey, I almost forgot Seth's claim, "Anyone can make a graph or transform their data." No, no, no. Anyone can run a regression or an Anova! Regression and Anova are easy. Graphics is hard. Maybe things will change with the software and new media—various online tools such as Gapminder make graphs that are far far better than the Excel standard, and, with the advent of blogging, hot graphs are popular on the internet. We've come a long way from the days in which graphs were in drab black-and-white, when you had to fight to get them into journals, and when newspaper graphics were either ugly or (in the case of USA Today) of the notoriously trivial, "What are We Snacking on Today?", style.
Even now, though, if you're doing research work, it's much easier to run a plausible regression or Anova than to make a clear and informative graph. I'm an expert on this one. I've published thousands of graphs but created tens of thousands more that didn't make the cut.
One problem, perhaps, is that statistics advice is typically given in terms of the one correct analysis that you should do in any particular setting. If you're in situation A, do a two-sample t-test. In situation B, it's Ancova; for C you should do differences-in-differences; for D the correct solution is weighted least squares, and so forth. If you're lucky, you'll get to make a few choices regarding selection of predictors or choice of link function, but that's about it. And a lot of practical advice on statistics actually emphasizes how little choice you're supposed to have—the idea that you should decide on your data analysis before gathering any data, that it's cheating to do otherwise.
One of the difficulties with graphs is that it clearly doesn't work that way. Default regressions and default Anovas look like real regressions and Anovas, and in many cases they actually are! Default graphics may sometimes do a solid job at conveying information that you already have (see, for example, the graphs of estimated effect sizes and odds ratios that are, I'm glad to say, becoming standard adjuncts to regression analyses published in medical and public health journals), but it usually takes a bit more thought to really learn from a graph. Even the superplot—a graph I envisioned in my head back in 2003 (!) back at the very start of our Red State, Blue State project, before doing any data analysis at all—even the superplot required a lot of tweaking to look just right.
Perhaps things will change. One of my research interests is to more closely tie graphics to modeling and to develop a default process for looking through lots of graphs in a useful way. Researchers were doing this back in the 1960s and 70s–methods for rotating point clouds on the computer, and all that—but I'm thinking of something slightly different, something more closely connected to fitted models. But right now, no, graphs are harder, not easier, than formal statistical analysis.
Seth also writes:
Most statistics professors and their textbooks have neglected all uses of graphs and transformations, not just their exploratory uses. I used to think exploratory data analysis (and exploratory science more generally) needed different tools than confirmatory data analysis and confirmatory science. Now I don't. A big simplification.
All I can say is: Things are changing! The most popular book on Bayesian statistics and the most popular book on multilevel modeling have a strong exploratory framework and strongly support the view that similar tools are used for exploratory and confirmatory data analysis. (Not exactly the same tools, of course: there are lots of technical issues specific to graphics, and other technical issues specific to probability calculations. But I agree with Seth, there's a lot of overlap.)
5. To return briefly to Tukey's extremely influential book: EDA was published in 1977 but I believe he began to work in that area in the 1960s, about ten or fifteen years after doing his also extremely influential work on multiple comparisons (that is, confirmatory data analysis). I've always assumed that Tukey was finding p-values to be too limited a tool for doing serious applied statistics–something like playing the piano with mittens. I'm sure Tukey was super-clever at using the methods he had to learn from data, but it must have come to him that he was getting the most from his graphical displays of p-values and the like, rather than from their Type 1 and Type 2 error probabilities that he'd previously focused so strongly on. From there it was perhaps natural to ditch the p-values and the models entirely—as I've written before, I think Tukey went a bit too far in this particular direction—and see what he could learn by plotting raw data. This turned out to be an extremely fruitful direction for researchers, and followers in the Tukey tradition—I'm thinking of statisticians such as Bill Cleveland, Howard Wainer, Andreas Buja, Diane Cook, Antony Unwin, etc.—are continuing to make progress here.
(I'll have to talk with my colleagues who knew Tukey to see how accurate the above paragraph is as a description of his actual progression of thoughts, rather than merely my rational reconstruction.)
The actual methods and case studies in the EDA book . . . well, that's another story. Hanging rootograms, stem-and-leaf plots, goofy plots of interactions, the January temperature in Yuma, Nevada—all of this is best forgotten or, at best, remembered as an inspiration for important later work. Tukey was a compelling writer, though—I'll give him that. I read Exploratory Data Analysis twenty-five years ago and was captivated. At some point I escaped its spell and asked myself why I should care about the temperature in Yuma–but, at the time, it all made perfect sense. Even more so once I realized that his methods are ultimately model-based and can be even more effective if understood in that way (a point that I became dimly aware of while completing my Ph.D. thesis in 1990—when I realized that the model I'd spent two years working on didn't actually fit my data—and which I first formalized at a conference talk in 1997 and published in 2003 and 2004. It's funny how slowly these ideas develop.).
P.S. It's funny that Seth characterizes Freakonomics as low-status economics. Freakonomics is great, but this particular "rogue economist" was tenured at the University of Chicago and had been given major awards by the economics profession. The problem here, I think, is Seth's tendency to characterize everyone and everything into good guys and bad guys. Levitt's a good guy and low-status work is good, therefore Levitt's work must be low-status. Levitt's "real innovation" (in Seth's words) was to do excellent, headline-worthy work, then to actually get the headlines, to do more excellent, newsworthy work, and to attract the attention of a dedicated journalist. (Now he has to decide where to go next.)
That said, the economics profession (and academia in general) faces some tough questions, such as: How much in the way of resources should go toward studying sumo wrestlers and how much should go toward studying international trade? I assume Seth would argue that sumo wrestling is low-status and deserves more resources, while the study of international trade is overvalued and should be studied less. This line of thinking can run into trouble, though. For example, consider various declining academic subjects such as anthropology, philosophy, and classics. I'm not quite sure how Seth (or others) define status, but it's my impression that—in addition to their difficulties with funding and enrollment—anthropology, philosophy, and classics are lower status than more applied subjects such as economics, architecture, and law. I guess what I'm saying is: Low status isn't always such a good thing! Some topics are low-status for a good reason, for example that they've been bypassed or discredited. Consider various forgotten fads such as astrology or deconstructionism.
(I have some sympathy for "let the market decide" arguments: we don't need a commisar to tell us how many university appointments should be made in art history and how many in statistics, for example. Still, even in market or quasi-market situation, someone has to decide. For example, suppose a particular economics department has the choice of hiring a specialist in sumo wrestling or in international trade. They still have to make a decision.)
P.P.S. You might wonder why I'm spilling so much ink (so to speak) responding to Seth. I'll give two reasons (in addition to that he's my friend, and one of the functions of this blog is to allow me to share thoughts that would otherwise be restricted to personal emails). First is the journalistic tradition of the hook to hang a story on. All these thoughts spilled out of me, but Seth's thoughts were what got me started in this particular instance. Second, I know that exploratory statistical ideas have been important in Seth's own applied research, and so his views on what makes these methods work are worth listening to, even if I disagree on many points.
In any case, I'll try at some point to figure out a way to package these and related ideas in a more coherent way and perhaps publish them in some journal that no one reads or put them deep inside a book that nobody ever reads past chapter 5. Blogging as the higher procrastination, indeed.
P.P.P.S. Sometimes people ask me how much time I spend on blogging, and I honestly answer that I don't really know, because I intersperse blogging with other work. This time, however, I know the answer because I wrote this on the train. It took 2 hours.
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14 thoughts on "Exploratory and confirmatory data analysis"
Seth Roberts on February 16, 2010 4:43 PM at 4:43 pm said:
It's great to get your views about all this. My comments about "statistics professors" were meant to apply to the whole history of the field (starting in the 1920s, say) not just today & yesterday where I agree things are different. It's easier to do an ANOVA than make a graph, you say. For most of the 1900s, that was false — especially if by "graph" you mean scatterplot. In 1940, it was a lot easier to make a scatterplot than do an ANOVA. One effect of systematic neglect is to make the stuff you never do (such as graphs) harder relative to the stuff you usually do (such as ANOVA). Several years ago, the psychology dept at Berkeley had a statistics consultant (a psych grad student) who didn't know how to use SPSS to make a graph.
"But they were trying to be useful! They were just so clueless that they didn't know better." You know them much better than I do but I think there is some truth to that. A friend of mine in Croatia said that after Soviet Russia fell, they were free to decorate their houses — but they had forgotten how. There's certainly an increased interest among stat professors in being useful, but, from the long neglect of being useful, they have forgotten how. What your comments don't mention is what I didn't bother mentioning: All other departments are the same way. (In my experience.) In every department they look down on being useful. In some more than others, sure, and it isn't constant over time, sure, but the general preference for useless over useful is blindingly clear. This is why academia is called "ivory tower". This is why Thorstein Veblen could write a whole book about status display, not give any sources, yet be highly persuasive. One of his chapters was about professors. So to me you seem to be arguing that stat professors are somehow different than all other professors. Not to mention all other human beings. Unlikely.
zbicyclist on February 16, 2010 9:36 PM at 9:36 pm said:
As you note, when EDA came out John Tukey was already famous (by statistician standards).
If somebody less esteemed had published EDA, would anyone have paid much attention? Would it have had any impact at all? If Tukey had published it as his main work product prior to tenure review, would he have gotten tenure at Berkeley?
You wrote "there was also some socialization going on, where the handful of faculty members who really were doing useful work seemed to most highly value the non-useful work of the others." That's a curious statement, and I wonder if you have thoughts on why this was/is.
Kaiser on February 17, 2010 6:15 AM at 6:15 am said:
Great post, two hours well spent!
Absolutely agree about integrating graphics and models: models should reveal structure in the data, and once structure is found, it should be easy to visualize. If the model cannot be visualized in one way or another, it is a sign of trouble. So I agree with you and with Seth that EDA is too restrictive a description for this area.
Anyone who disagrees with Andrew on "graphics is hard" should hop over to my blog. Many of my posts take days to compose, and even then, the charts are not yet publishable.
Unlike Andrew, I find Tukey's writing style different and enjoyable but often hard to grasp because it's too vague.
And oops, my just published book is low status since I am trying to make statistics accessible but I think it will be useful to many.
Keith O'Rourke on February 17, 2010 6:50 AM at 6:50 am said:
Zbicyclist – interestingly Fisher often bitterly complained that the real mathematicians around him would never help him make his work more rigorous.
In looking for how other faculty can help in your research _without_ stealing your thunder/limelight – techincal skills that you are not quite up on is likely high on the list.
Andrew: so you do sometimes exceed the 15 minute blog rule ;-)
Michael Bishop on February 17, 2010 7:28 AM at 7:28 am said:
Thanks to you and Seth for great posts!
Minor point, even if graphs are hard, I don't think that they are understood to be hard by social scientists. Are they understood to be hard by statisticians?
Andrew Gelman on February 17, 2010 11:34 AM at 11:34 am said:
Seth:
In econ and poli sci today, it's much much easier to run reasonably-good regressions than to make useful graphs. Psychology may be different, though.
On your other point, I'm not suggesting that professors are different from everybody else (except, of course, in the ways that they are). Here's my point: Whether or not status-seeking is the universal behavioral solvent you seem to feel it is, I don't think it explains much. It seems to serve for you the same tautological purpose that for others is served by explanations such as "self-interest" or "unconscious drives." Basically, if someone does something you don't like, you're attributing it to status-seeking. In my experience in statistics departments, it is applied work, not theoretical work, that has the highest status. Not always, and not everywhere, but most places.
Also, I respect that you've learned a lot from Thorstein Veblen. I'm a big fan of Mark Twain, too. But I don't know that I'd cite either of these long-dead authors as authorities on the contemporary academic or business scene. I'd rather just appreciate these authors for themselves and move forward.
Zbicyclist:
The Berkeley stat dept of the 1990s was unusual for its time, I believe, in being so theoretically focused. I do think there is such a thing as mob psychology, and I think the few professors there who did applied work there were socialized to believe that theoretical work was better. (I think that, even among those who liked what I did, they would've felt comfortable if I'd proved a few more theorems.)
No, I don't think Tukey would've gotten tenure at a top place for EDA alone. On the other hand, the Tukey followers I mentioned in my above entry have all had successful academic careers while focusing on statistical graphics. The difference, I guess, is that they couldn't get away with simply writing EDA-style idiosyncratic books full of assertions and bright ideas; they had to write about their ideas more systematically. But that's the academic, scholarly way, and not such a horrible thing, I think.
For that matter, I don't know if I would've gotten tenure at Berkeley for doing applied statistics and developing new methodology without proving theorems . . . Hey, wait a minute, yes, maybe I do know the answer to that one!
I suppose that social scientists don't think it's hard to make graphs, but they generally don't really understand the difference between a good graph and a bad graph. Or, to put it another way, they realize there are such things as good graphs (as in Tufte) but they think of these more as gimmicks than as serious data analysis.
A social scientist can push a button and run a regression–and he or she can even thing seriously about it, considering issues such as measurement error, endogeneity, and so forth. But most social scientists–and most statisticians–don't have a framework for thinking systematically about graphs. Tukey's EDA book was a start but only a start. In my 2003 and 2004 papers, I tried to build upon Tukey's ideas and say explicitly some of the concepts that I believe were implicit in his work. Formalizations that might be useful to those of us who are not Tukeylike in our statistical intuitions and might appreciate some more general principles.
Mark Senizer on February 17, 2010 2:03 PM at 2:03 pm said:
Have you looked into Data Applied (www.data-applied.com)? These guys do data visualization, but also data mining and ETL. I agree that pure data visualization can be misleading in terms of really understanding the data.
Andrew McDowell on February 17, 2010 9:26 PM at 9:26 pm said:
I think that you could work through a list of things people have spotted in graphs and find a few tests that would cover most of them. E.g. use some orthogonal family to expand the relationships or distribution functions considered slightly and test against this. How well would human eyes do against such competition (e.g. when presented with generated data with known right answers)? It might at least be good practice for the test subjects.
Andrew – my experiences in statistics departments with two exceptions seems to be the exact opposite of yours with Berkely seeming the most usual.
One of the two exceptions and the biggest was a primarily Bayesian department and that might explain a lot of it.
But the following was typical – an enjoyable short course/seminar given by and for the statistics faculty had an applied section that was solely about different ways one could prove the central limit theorem (again this was the applied component).
Usefulness is in the eye of the beholder and there is nothing more practical than a good theory – but fairly recently and persisting, I belive many statistics faculty are primarily as Don Rubin put it obssessed with "baby" mathematics.
anon on February 18, 2010 4:44 AM at 4:44 am said:
Seth: "A friend of mine in Croatia said that after Soviet Russia fell, they were free to decorate their houses — but they had forgotten how."
Interesting how the Russians were able to check whether people in Yugoslavia were decorating their houses. A country must be really powerful to enforce such regulations in a foreign country that is not your ally or "satellite".
Seth Roberts on February 18, 2010 7:56 AM at 7:56 am said:
Anon, I was using "the fall of Soviet Russia" as shorthand for the broad retreat of their influence. Maybe my Croatian friend said "when communism went away".
Andrew, before computers, scatterplots were a lot easier to do than regressions. Sure, it's different now. To repeat, I am talking about the whole history of statistics, not just the current situation.
Veblen described a lot of facts in The Theory of the Leisure Class, drawn from many time periods and cultures. That his evidence was so broad is a good reason to think the aspect of human nature he described hasn't gone away in the last 100 years. I'm just repeating Veblen, basically. To describe my argument as "tautological" ignores all the facts that Veblen gave.
jimmy on February 18, 2010 8:42 AM at 8:42 am said:
what is baby mathematics?
Martin Theus on February 18, 2010 11:06 AM at 11:06 am said:
There are two points I think are important to add:
i) what I value most from Tukey's work are not the plots or techniques he published but the whole philosophy of data analysis, which is so much different from what is usually taught in statistics.
ii) the (only) reason why graphics are hard for most statistician is the fact that they never ever really learned how to use graphics. Students spend days and weeks to understand regression and ANOVA, and all statistics software offers these things with a single click – so that feels easy. IMHO we need to change the philosophy behind what we teach in statistics class in order to make a change.
Peter Flom on February 18, 2010 4:43 PM at 4:43 pm said:
I think we can say this:
Anyone can make a bad graph
Anyone can fit a bad model
Anyone can point and click in an SPSS GUI and get something that LOOKS like statistics.
It is (often) hard to make a good graph
It is (often) hard to make a good model
It is (almost) never easy to do good statistics.
Didn't George Box say
"There are no routine statistical questions, only questionable statistical routines."?
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My two-year sojourn at the University of Cologne (2004-2006) provided an intense occasion for living la vida lex mercatoria. This essay explores key facets of that experience. At the outset, I approach the topic from a traditional scholarly perspective, first by offering a brief overview of theoretical debates about the lex mercatoria, then by arguing the need for more social scientific (and particularly empirical) research in this field. Next my focus shifts to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot), and considers the role of legal education in reproducing the lex mercatoria as a living phenomenon. In each of these contexts, I garner and examine available empirical evidence, and suggest ways in which interdisciplinary research might enrich our knowledge of the transnational legal field. Finally, the essay takes up some broader questions that arose during my two years in Cologne, particularly relating to the extreme skepticism with which German colleagues greeted my socio-legal turn. In the spirit of carrying on the discussions that began during those years, I conclude with some comparative reflections on multi-/interdisciplinarity in the legal academy. Thus, as a whole, this essay combines analysis of scholarly debates, investigation of empirical data, and reflection on legal academic culture from an American perspective. To this extent, it exemplifies the best (or worst, depending on one's predilections) eclectic tendencies of some socio-Iegal scholarship.


The global jewelry industry relies on complex supply chains that hide worker exploitation, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released in January.
Mining for gold and other materials essential for jewelry production provides jobs and income for millions worldwide, but lack of supply chain transparency can result in various negative impacts.
These include child labor, forced labor and human trafficking, unsafe working conditions, forced displacement of indigenous populations at mining sites, armed conflict over control of resources and environmental pollution.
The report explains the jewelry supply chain from raw materials to the finished product for sale in stores around the world, and it includes portions of interviews with children and adults regarding their experiences mining for precious metals.
1. Put in place a robust supply chain policy that is incorporated into contracts with suppliers.
2. Establish chain of custody over gold and diamonds by documenting business transactions along the full supply chain back to the mine of origin, including by requiring suppliers to share detailed evidence of the supply chain.
3. Assess human rights risks throughout their supply chains.
4. Respond to human rights risks throughout their supply chains.
5. Check their own conduct and that of their suppliers through independent third-party audits (a systematic and independent examination of a company's conduct).
6. Publicly report on their human rights due diligence, including risks identified.
7. Publish the names of their gold and diamond suppliers.
8. Source from responsible, rights-respecting artisanal and small-scale mines.
Receiving a "moderate" rating for making "some important steps towards responsible sourcing" were Bulgari (Italy), Cartier (France), Pandora (Denmark) and Signet (U.S.).
Boodles (U.K.), Chopard (Switzerland), Christ (Germany) and Harry Winston (U.S.) all received a "weak" rating for taking "few steps towards responsible sourcing," while Tanishq (India) was rated "very weak" due to lack of evidence that they were working toward responsible sourcing.
Three jewelry companies – Kalyan (India), Rolex (Switzerland) and TBZ Ltd (India) – were not ranked since they didn't supply HRW information on their sourcing practices.


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Q: Updated to Zpanel 10.1.0 500 error on login Running centos 6.4
updated zpanel to 10.1.0 now recieve a 500 error when trying to login, logs show the following errors:
[Tue Oct 08 02:08:33 2013] [error] [client 94.4.6.3] PHP Notice: Undefined index: ac_catorder_vc in /etc/zpanel/panel/dryden/ctrl/users.class.php on line 67
[Tue Oct 08 02:08:33 2013] [error] [client 94.4.6.3] PHP Notice: Undefined index: ip in /etc/zpanel/panel/dryden/runtime/sessionsecurity.class.php on line 135
[Tue Oct 08 02:08:33 2013] [error] [client 94.4.6.3] PHP Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_USER_AGENT in /etc/zpanel/panel/dryden/runtime/sessionsecurity.class.php on line 126
[Tue Oct 08 02:08:47 2013] [error] [client 94.4.6.3] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'PDOException' with message 'SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'ac_passsalt_vc' in 'field list'' in /etc/zpanel/panel/inc/init.inc.php:108\nStack trace:\n#0 /etc/zpanel/panel/inc/init.inc.php(108): PDOStatement->execute()\n#1 /etc/zpanel/panel/index.php(18): require_once('/etc/zpanel/pan...')\n#2 {main}\n thrown in /etc/zpanel/panel/inc/init.inc.php on line 108, referer: http://xx.xxx.xxx/?loggedout
any guidance much appreciated.
It appears that the everything but the sql update scripts executed.
Is their a script that I can execute standalone?

A: I manage to get it work. What I am posting here is not official but it worked for me. it seems something was missed from version 10.0.1 to 10.1.0. Lets see if what I did can help you.
My environment is Ubuntu 12 and I came from version 10.0.1 to 10.1.0. I got the same error you got, though.
As the updater did not work for me completely, I downloaded the source code to figure out the differences among the versions. The tar ball can be gotten here https://github.com/zpanel/zpanelx/archive/10.1.0.tar.gz.
After you extract it, you will see a folder called etc/build/config_packs/ubuntu_12_04/zpanelx-update and the directory for versions 10-0-1, 10-0-2 and 10-1-0. You will need to start from your original version. By this I mean, if you are updating from version 10.0.1 to 10.1.0, you will need to use scripts from 10.0.2 and 10.0.1.
Lets follow this example. Open the file panel_update.sql from 10-0-2/sql folder. You will see an content similar to:
/* Update SQL for CentOS 6 ZPanel 10.0.1 to 10.0.2 */
USE `zpanel_core`;

/* Change field length for passwords */
    ALTER TABLE `zpanel_core`.`x_accounts`
    CHANGE COLUMN `ac_pass_vc` `ac_pass_vc` VARCHAR(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL;

/* New setting for turning off CSRF on login form */
INSERT IGNORE INTO `x_settings`(`so_id_pk`,`so_name_vc`,`so_cleanname_vc`,`so_value_tx`,`so_defvalues_tx`,`so_desc_tx`,`so_module_vc`,`so_usereditable_en`) VALUES (117,'login_csfr','Remote Login Forms','false','false|true','Disables CSFR protection on the login form to enable remote login forms.','ZPanel Config','true');

/* Remove and update standard FAQs */
DELETE FROM `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` WHERE `fq_id_pk` > 0 AND `fq_id_pk` < 18;
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (1,1,'How can I update my personal contact details?','From the control panel homepage please click on the "My Account" icon to enable you to update your personal details.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (2,1,'How do I change my password?','Your ZPanel and MySQL password can be easily changed using the "Change Password" icon on the control panel.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (3,1,'I don't think one of the services(Apache, MySQL, FTP, etc) are running. Is there any easy way to check?','ZPanel comes with a service monitoring system that checks to make sure all the services are up and running, Simply go to your Control Panel Home and select the module called "Service Status". From there you will be able to see if any of the services are down or up.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (4,1,'How can I set my domain to work with my ZPanel Account?','To setup up a domain with ZPanel first thing you need to do is go "Domains" and add your to the list. Next you need to set the Name Server on your Domain Registrar to match that of your host. This information can be obtained by contacting your host.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (7,1,'How can I create a MySQL Database?','To create a MySQL database simply go to the section of the panel called "Database Management" and select the module called "MySQL Databases" from here you will easily be able to add and manage databases on your account.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (8,1,'What is phpMyAdmin?','phpMyAdmin is an open source tool intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases. It can perform various tasks such as creating, modifying or deleting databases, tables, fields or rows or executing SQL statements',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (9,1,'How do I create FTP Accounts?','You can create FTP accounts by going to "FTP Accounts" from their you can add accounts and manage quotas and directories. ',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (10,1,'How to Password Protect Directories?','Go to Advanced and select the module "Password Protect Directories" From here you can generate .htaccess files to lock down directories on your site to only people with a login and password.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (11,1,'How do I create an E-Mail Account?','Go to the Mail section of ZPanel and select the module called "Mailboxes", from here you can create E-Mail account for each domain setup on your account. You can also reset passwords to previously created accounts.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (12,1,'How do I create a Mail Alias?','Go to the Mail section of ZPanel and select the module called "Aliases", from here you can create Alias E-Mail accounts for each previously created E-Mail account. All mail sent to the alias will be delivered to the master e-mail account.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (13,1,'How can I create a Mailing List?','Mailing lists can be setup by going to the Mail section of ZPanel and select the module called "Distribution Lists", from here you can create Mailing lists by creating an E-mail Account. ',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (14,1,'How do I use Mail Forwards?','Go to the Mail section of ZPanel and select the module called "Forwards", from here you can create E-Mail address on your domains that will forward to other E-Mail addresses that are on different servers like "G-Mail, Yahoo, and MSN". ',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (15,1,'What are Subdomains?','A subdomain combines a unique identifier with a domain name to become essentially a "domain within a domain." The unique identifier simply replaces the www in the web address. Yahoo!, for example, uses subdomains such as mail.yahoo.com and music.yahoo.com to reference its mail and music services, under the umbrella of www.yahoo.com. They can be created by using the Subdomain module in the Domains section. You can assign directories for each sub domain from the module.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (16,1,'How can I view how much Data I have used?','You can view how much data you have used by accessing the "Usage Viewer" under the Account Information section of ZPanel. It displays account information in different formats. It displays Data Usage, Domain Usage, Bandwidth Usage, MySQL Usage, and much more.',1,NULL,NULL);
INSERT IGNORE INTO `zpanel_core`.`x_faqs` (`fq_id_pk`,`fq_acc_fk`,`fq_question_tx`,`fq_answer_tx`,`fq_global_in`,`fq_created_ts`,`fq_deleted_ts`) VALUES (17,1,'How can I access Webmail?','Go to the Mail section of ZPanel and select the module called "Webmail", from here you can login to your E-Mail account and view and create messages. ',1,NULL,NULL);

/* Force DNS and Apache rewrite configs */
UPDATE `zpanel_core`.`x_settings` SET `so_value_tx`=',0' WHERE `so_name_vc`='dns_hasupdates';
UPDATE `zpanel_core`.`x_settings` SET `so_value_tx`='true' WHERE `so_name_vc`='apache_changed';

/* Update the ZPanel database version number */
UPDATE  `zpanel_core`.`x_settings` SET  `so_value_tx` =  '10.0.2' WHERE  `so_name_vc` = 'dbversion';

Apply it to your panel_core database. After apply it, go to folder 10-1-0 and grab the file panel_update.sql from folder 10-1-0/sql. The content is similar to:
/* Update SQL for Ubuntu 12.04 ZPanel 10.0.2 to 10.0.3 */
USE `zpanel_core`;

UPDATE `zpanel_core`.`x_settings` SET `so_value_tx`='/var/zpanel/logs/zpanel.log' WHERE `so_name_vc`='logfile';
ALTER TABLE  `x_accounts` ADD  `ac_catorder_vc` VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL AFTER  `ac_passsalt_vc`;

/* split crontab into seperate storage */
DELETE FROM `x_settings` WHERE `so_name_vc` = 'cron_reload';
INSERT INTO `x_settings`(`so_name_vc`,`so_cleanname_vc`,`so_value_tx`,`so_defvalues_tx`,`so_desc_tx`,`so_module_vc`,`so_usereditable_en`) VALUES ('cron_reload_command','Cron Reload Command','crontab',NULL,'Crontab binary in Linux Only','Cron Config','true');
INSERT INTO `x_settings`(`so_name_vc`,`so_cleanname_vc`,`so_value_tx`,`so_defvalues_tx`,`so_desc_tx`,`so_module_vc`,`so_usereditable_en`) VALUES ('cron_reload_path','Cron Reload Path','/var/spool/cron/crontabs/www-data',NULL,'Cron reload path in Linux Only','Cron Config','true');
INSERT INTO `x_settings`(`so_name_vc`,`so_cleanname_vc`,`so_value_tx`,`so_defvalues_tx`,`so_desc_tx`,`so_module_vc`,`so_usereditable_en`) VALUES ('cron_reload_flag','Cron Reload Flags','-u',NULL,'Cron reload command flags in Linux Only','Cron Config','true');
INSERT INTO `x_settings`(`so_name_vc`,`so_cleanname_vc`,`so_value_tx`,`so_defvalues_tx`,`so_desc_tx`,`so_module_vc`,`so_usereditable_en`) VALUES ('cron_reload_user','Cron Reload User','www-data',NULL,'Cron reload apache user in Linux','Cron Config','true');

/* Reset theme for all users due to new theme which breaks older themes. */
UPDATE `x_accounts` SET `ac_usertheme_vc` = 'zpanelx';

/* Drop the redunent x_mysql table */
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `zpanel_core`.`x_mysql`;

/* Adds additonal shared domains, 'autono.de' and 'zphub.com' of which users can register at bindhub.com */
UPDATE `x_settings` SET `so_value_tx` = IFNULL(CONCAT(`so_value_tx`, ',autono,zphub'), ",autono,zphub") WHERE `so_name_vc` = 'shared_domains';

/* Update the ZPanel database version number */
UPDATE  `zpanel_core`.`x_settings` SET  `so_value_tx` =  '10.1.0' WHERE  `so_name_vc` = 'dbversion';

Beside, you can update the zadmin password running the following command:
/etc/zpanel/panel/bin/setzadmin <newpass>

Those 3 "patches" should be enough to get you logged in.
Unfortunately, I don't know what else is missing. I am able to operate the tool and in a high level analysis, everything sounds good. I will keep using it and update here if I find anything else.

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Anything is better than nothing. I carry a G23 concealed. It is a fine weapon and has never, I mean NEVER, failed to go bang, in thousands of rounds. Reliability is requirement #1. Drawing a sidearm in a high stress situation goes to gross motor and muscle memory. Choosing the flavor of the week weapon is not the best idea in these situations. Train with one weapon system, carry the same, and put its operation in muscle memory.
Be aware that the bad guy's are sociopath's, they practice (yes it's true) and many are even psychopath's using robbery as an excuse to hurt or kill someone.
A series of prison interviews has shown that over 65% of criminals using guns are now beginning to practice..ranges have increased in gunfights and the bad guys are using backup armed with AK's.
If a person chooses to open carry that is OK but if things go bad and there happens to be a off duty law enforcement officer (local, state or federal) they are liable to put a few in you just to be safe.
Look at all the off duty officers that get tagged every year, even flashing their badges and you will see what I mean.
Life is NOT fair..when things go bad you may have good and bad guys shooting at you if you open carry.
Any bad guy who wanted to commit violence would simply execute you first and not even have a moment of hesitation..if they plan to kill, you are just a speed bump and have lost the advantage of surprise..these people think nothing about taking out a uniformed police officer by walking up and assassinating them.. then what chance would a civilian have using open carry.
You can argue all you want but "Life is NOT fair".
Away from civilization it has it's place and is a very good idea.
There have been times when I simply walked out of a stop & rob and called the local police to report bad people ready to do bad things..by the time patrol got there the bad guys had herded everyone in the back and may have been ready to kill them.
If I had tried to step in the bad guys back up playing a customer would have taken me out.
.One thing I will say now, just having a gun doesn't guarantee victory in a gunfight.
I will readily agree with that statement! But not having a gun in a gun fight GUARANTEES loosing it!
Steel, I hate to disagree with you, but, I do.
I hate knives. A person with a knife is far more dangerous at close range than a person with a gun. Think about it, a knife never jams, never runs out of ammo, and can do more damage to a body than any 45 poking a hole in meat.
There has been more than one incident where the knife weilder won the fight (if there was a fight) over a person with a gun. If a person has a knife in hand and is within 21 feet of a person with a gun in a holster, the odds are in the favor of the knife holder. The reactionary gap, to percieve the threat, formulate a plan, and put it into action is longer than the time it takes for the knife holder, who already has a plan, to close that distance and start cutting.
This isn't some theory I came up with. I have seen it proven many times in many classes, and have seen and read more than one incident, where the person with a gun lost to a person with a knife.
Situational awareness is the key to survival.
Ah, the ole 21 foot reference. Good call BF, as it's statisically very true.
Also, your last sentence is spot on. Being aware of your surroundings and having a plan before you set foot out the door, is paramount. If you wait to react to a situation, you're likely not going to end up on the winning side. Know the your closest exit, closest place of cover, alternate weapons (ie things that could be used as weapons in lieu of a gun, knife etc).
That and practice, A LOT!
For out in the forests or where possible threats may be large animals a Ruger 4 5/8 inch .44 Mag Super Blackhawk loaded with either 250 gr Sierra jacketed target bullets or 270 gr Speer Deep Curl bullets is the one. I also carry bear spray.
I have a Kimber 1911 that I open carry at the range but for me it is too big to easily conceal and not as powerful as the .44 Mag. Decades ago, I toted a 1911 around when performing my daily chores in S.E. Asia (cocked & locked).
My .22 LR Ruger MKII is fun to shoot. My little dear wife has a 4 inch stainless .357 Taurus tracker.
Other thoughts - when I drove a cab I carried an 7 inch U.S. Ontario knife - using a diamond hone a razor edge can easily be put on them. Some time ago (this really happened) a tourist in the Olympic National Park in Washington state was gored to death by a mountain goat - he bled out from a deep stab wound in the thigh. In my local area of N. Idaho there have been several moose attacks. Numerous violent felonies occur on a regular basis within 3 miles of where I live.
I hate violence and like to peacefully go about my business and when at all possible cheerfully go out of my way to avoid it - my plan.
I'd like to see S&W bring back their titanium hammerless J-frame .32 H&R Magnum, and it would be even better in .327 Magnum. It had 6 shots vs. 5 of a .38spl, and the same power as a .38spl. It would make a great pocket carry pistol, especially in a coat or jacket pocket.
I used to live 2 blocks from 2 corners in the city that had more street robberies than any other location in the city. I always thought it would be better to have my hand on my weapon in the front pocket of my coat if approached by a street robber, than to make that overt action for my weapon. A hammerless revolver has nothing to snag or hang up on your clothes, and could be fired multiple times from the pocket. Can't do that with your little .380 auto.
everybody's different some prefer teh wheel guns others prefer semis. they all have their features and drawbacks.
What's that old saying "that small gun in your pocket is better than that big gun in your safe".
Given that there are now small, reliable locked breech 9mm's available there is less of a need to carry a .25, .32 or .380.
I am 5/5 and can carry a Kahr P9 or S&W Shield in a pocket holster pretty much everywhere but the beach, YMMV.
Eight rounds of quality 9mm beats six of .25 acp any day.
Health problems can prevent me from carrying a full size, all steel 1911 but not my 9mm.
A nosey individual once asked me what I had in my pocket and I told him a really pretty lady had just gone bye, he shut up and left me alone.
With a particularly baggy style of pants I can carry my M&P 45c and infact have carried the 45c and the P9 without anyone noticing.
It took awhile and quite a few holsters to find what worked best for my daily carry needs, everyone is different build wise and needs to find what works best for them.
It sounds like this whole concealed carry thing requires all sorts of decision making.
Or was it a recommendation by the mayor of Los Angeles? I forget exactly.
Since it is virtually impossible to get a concealed carry license in California, I have focused quite a bit on becoming proficient with a knife since a folding knife is still legal to have with you under most circumstances.
I have seen the 21ft number mentioned a number of times and it is probably a decent estimate when not very trained person with a concealed handgun is facing a reasonably trained and determined attacker with a knife.
Unfortunately, the dynamic changes if the attacker has a gun and you are protecting yourself with a knife. Thankfully, most thugs around here barely know which side of the gun the bullet comes out of, but the day they start practicing, California is going to hell in a handbasket.
ROFLMAO!! My wife is from Ca. and I spent some time out there. Laws and politics there are just plain rediculous! nothing personal, but I think I'll just keep my arse right here in Ga.!


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The Castle of Rogoi rises on a hill in the area between Nea Kerasounta and Petra.
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The citadel was first fortified in the 5th century BC and the boulders can be distinguished in the current structure of the castle.
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In this Indian Culture Essay, we had described cultural diversity in India with the importance of Indian culture & lot more.
The culture of India indicates the thoughts, beliefs, customs and social behaviour of the people in the society; it suggests the way people live in the community.
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India is a world-famous country for its culture and tradition, it is a land of different culture and tradition & it is the country of the oldest civilizations in the world.
The essential components of Indian culture are good manners, politeness, decent communication, values, beliefs, values etc.
Even after everyone's lifestyle is modern, the Indian people have not changed their traditions and values.
The wealth of solidarity between people of different cultures and traditions has made India a unique country.
People here live peacefully in India, following their culture and traditions.
The culture of India is the oldest in the world around 5,000 years, it is considered the world's first and highest culture.
There is a common saying about India that "unity in diversity" means India is a diverse country where people of many religions live in peace with their different cultures.
People of different religions differ in their language, food traditions, rituals, etc., although life in unity.
The national language of India is Hindi, although it has around 22 official languages in India in its various states and territories and 400 other languages are spoken daily.
According to history, India has been recognized as the birthplace of religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
The vast population of India belongs to Hinduism, other forms of Hinduism are Shaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, etc.
Indian culture has gained immense popularity worldwide and considered to be the oldest and very interesting culture in the world.
People living here belong to different religions, traditions, food items, clothing etc.
People of different cultures and traditions living here are socially interdependent as to why strong bonds in the diversity of religions exist.
People are born into different families, castes, subcaste and religious communities live in peace and restraint in a group.
The social bonds of the people here are long-lasting; everyone has a good feeling about their hierarchy and a sense of respect, respect and rights towards each other.
People in India are highly devoted to their culture and know good manners to maintain social relations.
Different religions peoples have their own culture and tradition in India, they have their festival and fair, and they celebrate according to their rituals.
People follow a variety of food culture such as beaten rice, bread ole, banana chips, poha, potato papad, puffed rice, upma, dosa, idli, sugar, etc.
People of other religions have some different food like seviyan, biryani, such as tandoori, fenugreek, etc.
India is a rich country of cultures where people live in their own learning, and we respect our Indian culture very much.
Culture is everything, with other ideas, customs, way of dealing, art, handicrafts, religion, food habits, fairs, festivals, music and dance are part of the culture.
India is a vast country with a high population where people of different cultures live with a unique culture.
Some of the major religions of the country are Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism.
India is a country where different languages are spoken in different parts of the country.
People here generally use varieties in costumes, social beliefs, and customs and food habits.
They observe and follow different customs and traditions according to their respective religions.
We celebrate our festivals according to their own rituals, keep fast, bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges, worship and pray to God, sing ritual songs, dance, have a delicious dinner, wears colourful clothes and does a lot of activities.
We also celebrate some national festivals by mixing various social events like Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.
In different parts of the country, people of different religions celebrate their festivals with great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Some events like Gautam Buddha (Buddha Purnima), Lord Mahavir birthday (Mahavir Jayanti), Guru Nanak Jayanti (Guruparva), etc. are jointly celebrated by people of many religions.
India is a country famous for its various cultural dances such as classical (Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi) and folklore by region.
The Punjabis enjoyed Bhangra, the Gugrati enjoyed the Garba, the Rajasthanis enjoyed the Ghoomar, and the Assamese enjoyed the Bihu, while the Maharashtrian enjoyed the Lavani.
India is a country of rich culture and heritage where people have humanity, tolerance, unity, secularism, strong social bonds and other good qualities.
Indians are always famous for their gentle and gentle behaviour & they are always praised for their caring and calm nature without changing their principles and ideals.
India is a country of great legends where great people were born and still inspiring personalities, inspire us.
India is a land where Mahatma Gandhi was born and gave a high culture of non-violence.
He told us that every people on this earth are hungry for love, respect, care and respect; if you give them all, then surely they will follow you.
Gandhiji always believed in non-violence and fact he succeeded one day in getting India independence from British rule.
He asked the Indians to show their power of unity and mildness and then see the change.
India is not a country of separate men and women, castes and religions, but it is a country of unity where people of all ranks and creeds live together.
People in India are modern and follow all the changes according to the modern era, but they are still in touch with their traditional and cultural values.
India is a spiritual country where people believe in spirituality.
People here believe in yoga, meditation and other spiritual activities.
The social system of India is great where people still leave in a large joint family with grandparents, uncles, aunts, uncles, tau, cousins, sisters, etc.. Hence, people here are born about their culture and tradition. Learn in
Culture in India is everything like inherited thoughts, people's way of living, beliefs, values, values, habits, care, gentleness, knowledge, etc.
India is the oldest civilization in the world where people still follow their ancient culture of humanity.
Culture is the way we treat others, how soft we respond to things, our understanding of values, morals, principles and beliefs.
People of older generations pass on their cultures and beliefs to their next generations.
Therefore, every child here treats others well, as he already knew about the culture of parents and grandparents.
Here we can see culture in all things like dance, fashion, artistry, music, behaviour, social norms, food, architecture, dressing sense etc.
India is a vast melting pot with different beliefs and practices that gave birth to different cultures here.
The origins of various religions here are ancient by about five thousand years, and it is believed that Hinduism originated from the Vedas.
All the Hindu scriptures are written in the sacred Sanskrit language; it is also believed that Jainism has ancient origins and existed in the Indus Valley.
Buddhism is another religion that originated in the country following the teachings of Lord Gautama Buddha.
Christianity was later brought here by French and British people who ruled for a long time for almost two centuries.
In this way, various religions originated in ancient times or were somehow brought into this country.
However, people of every religion live here in peace without affecting their rituals and beliefs.
The diversity of the ages has come and gone, but no one was so powerful as to change the influence of our real culture.
The culture of the younger generation is still connected to the older generations through the umbilical cord.
Our ethnic culture always teaches us how to behave well, respect elders, care for helpless people and still help needy and poor people.
It is our religious culture to keep fast, worship, offer Ganga water, greet the sun, touch the feet of the elders in the family, do yoga and meditation daily, give food and water to the hungry and disabled.
Also, read 1. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Essay 2. Indian Education System Essay
Our nation has a high culture that we should always welcome our guests like a god, with great pleasure, which is why India is famous for a common saying like "Atithi Devo Bhava".
The roots of our high culture are humanity and spiritual practice.
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Delhi's Ant Studio Shows Terracotta & Water Is All You Need to Build a Low-Cost AC!
The idea took inception as a design solution for the workers at the factory of Deki Electronics in Uttar Pradesh, where scorching heat released from the Genset at the entrance in the external area of the factory, was taking a toll on the health of the employees and reducing productivity.
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One is no stranger to the blistering heat in India during the summers. While it doesn't take much for one to switch the air conditioner on, the repercussions on the environment are huge, and affordability is another factor in question.
In the grand scheme of things, Delhi-based Ant Studio, has designed a low-energy and cost-efficient air conditioning system.
Currently stationed at the external driveway of the factory, this low-energy and cost-efficient air conditioning system looks more like an art installation. It is an elaborate arrangement of hundreds of cone-shaped terracotta pots into a beehive patterned circle.
The cooling technique traces back to traditional Egyptian evaporative cooling methods. It facilitates cooling down surroundings with the help of water and local materials. The thrust of hot air from the genset is used to facilitate cooling using a fan mechanism.
This evaporative cooling system starts after just after water recycled from the factory at room temperature is poured onto the elaborate structure of cylindrical terracotta tubes using a motor.
"The porous terracotta pots absorb water, and as hot air passes through them, it's turned into cool air. All the tubes are also surrounded with sand to hold water for longer," explains Homecrux.
The installed prototype was able to cool down a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius to 36 degrees Celsius with the air flow recorded at 4m/sec.
Each of the tubes is precisely designed using computational analysis to determine the exact measurements of the thickness of the cones walls.
The idea is to get as much surface area as possible for evaporation to take place. Since terracotta is inexpensive, the model can be easily scaled up and replicated.
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The model can be built anywhere, in remote locations with a consistent electrical grid. But in regions that suffer a shortage of power supply, the model can work as a zero-energy installation with the manual pouring of water over the pots. But it isn't recommended in the long run.
In an interview with Arch Daily, Monish explained, "I believe this experiment worked quite well functionally. Findings from this attempt opened up a lot more possibilities where we can integrate this technique with forms that could redefine the way we look at cooling systems, a necessary yet ignored component of a building's functionality. Every installation could be treated as an art piece."
The Delhi based architectural firm hopes to scale and replicate this design in factories across India. Once scaled and multiplied, it will help generate not only low-cost, eco-friendly air conditioning but also help local potters earn more.
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Val Caniparoli's Choreography Magic
by Adrienne Warber
Val Caniparoli's "Without Borders," Texas Ballet Theater. Dancers: Andre Silva, Allisyn Hsieh Caro. Costume Design by Mark Zappone, Photo by Marty Sohl
Val Caniparoli, Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Ballet
There are some choreographers who have a special way of creating ballets that touch the emotions and bring out the unique beauty of dance. Val Caniparoli is one such choreographer. Few choreographers can boast of a repertoire that includes a mix of ballets based on literary classics and cutting-edge dance themes than Val Caniparoli. The San Francisco Ballet-based choreographer has been dancing and choreographing for over 40 years, with several long-running shows that are continuously performed. A choreographer and principal character dancer at San Francisco Ballet, Caniparoli has created works for the repertoire of more than 50 dance companies all over the world. He has a gift for creating beautiful works of classical ballet as well as fusing it with other styles of dance to create thought-provoking and artful masterpieces. Find out about Val Caniparoli's dance journey, his inspirations for dance, and learn why he is one of one of the most highly sought-after choreographers in the field of dance today.
A Love of Music Led to a Joy of Dance
Music is important to Val Caniparoli and greatly influences his choreography. In fact, he studied music since early childhood in Renton, Washington. He played the flute, alto saxophone and clarinet fluently. He went on to Washington State University (WSU) to pursue a degree in music and theater. His music foundation led to an appreciation of a variety of music and genres, which is obvious in his music choices for his choreographies.
Caniparoli discovered his gift for dance when he participated in the First Chamber Dance Company's ballet workshop at WSU. His teacher noticed his talent and recommended that he audition for San Francisco Ballet School. He received a scholarship from the Ford Foundation to attend the San Francisco Ballet School.
He talks about his decision to pursue a dance career and how a teacher helped him see it was not too late to study dance: "She (the workshop teacher) said you should study and that her husband started very late and made a career out of it. I always loved Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire movies. I just thought I would give it a shot…It was hard starting later. My technique was not there with the rest of them. I worked hard to catch up. But after a year, I got into the professional company."
After studying at the San Francisco Ballet School for a year, he was offered a job with San Francisco Ballet in 1973. During his career at San Francisco Ballet, Caniparoli has worked under the artistic leadership of Lew Christensen, Michael Smuin and Helgi Tomasson. Today, he works as a principal character dancer for San Francisco Ballet and as a choreographer for projects at San Francisco Ballet as well as many other companies all over the world.
Artists of Smuin Ballet in Val Caniparoli's "Tutto Eccetto Il Lavandino (everything but the kitchen sink)," Costumes by Sandra Woodall, Photo by Keith Sutter
Versatile Choreography with Heart
Val Caniparoli was always interested in choreographing. Early in his dance career, he began choreographing for San Francisco Ballet and other companies. Over the years his choreography career has expanded to both national and international dance companies, while still working as a dancer for San Francisco Ballet. He has created more than 200 collective works for ballet, theater, opera, symphony, film and TV, contributing to the repertoire for more than 50 dance companies. He has choreographed for companies all over the world, including BalletMet, Joffrey Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Israel Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He has also choreographed operas for San Francisco Opera, The Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera. His work included choreographing a pas de deux for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee visit to Canada in 2002. He also co-choreographed a Super Bowl commercial with Helgi Tomasson in 2015.
Caniparoli discusses when he knew he wanted to both choreograph and dance during his time at San Francisco Ballet School: "Even in school, I knew I wanted to choreograph one day. A light bulb went on. I realized that everything I've been studying had been leading up to this. The music, the acting all led up to this. Watching the dancers perform and watching choreographers, I realized that it was all leading up to this. I was amazed watching the company. I knew right away that I wanted to choreograph."
Caniparoli is known for his inventive choreography and blending classical ballet with other dance techniques. His signature style builds upon a foundation of classical ballet that is influenced by all forms of creative movement, ranging from modern dance, ethnic dance to ballroom dancing, social dancing and skating. Two popular works, "Lady of the Camellias," a classical ballet based on the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, and "Lambarena," a fusion of classical ballet with traditional African dance have been performed by numerous dance companies since their world premieres in the 1990s and are still performed on stages today. He has a special gift for recreating favorite ballets and stories into fresh, original works. Caniparoli has choreographed four different original productions of "The Nutcracker" for Cincinnati Ballet, Louisville Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet and Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Dance companies enjoy working with Caniparoli because he creates works that are highly versatile, whether traditional ballet or a blend of styles, and his collaborative working style that encourages dancer feedback in the creative process. He teams with dancers and the artistic directors of dance companies to bring their unique voice to the stage.
Val Caniparoli working with Grand Rapids Ballet dancers and creative team, Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Ballet
He comments on the importance of collaborating with the dancers and the entire creative team: "Collaboration creates a better product. I like collaborating with everyone involved in the project. It provides a way for the dancers to take ownership of the ballet. Everyone gets involved, inspires each other and produces better quality work because they take great pride in what they accomplish. Rehearsals force you to work out how to get to the point of what you want to say, and sometimes it is surprising. Sometimes a mistake works better what you have planned. I keep an open mind."
Caniparoli talks about his long dance career and how continuing to perform as a principal character dancer at San Francisco Ballet influences him as a choreographer: "I love that I don't lose sight of what it means to be a performer on stage. It is something that stays with me and I remind myself of that when I work with the dancers. I keep that perspective and that is why I have always felt it creates a better product when the dancers are part of the creative process. You take more pride in what you do. I know what I like as a dancer and I keep that in mind."
Caniparoli takes inventory of his works when they return to stage in effort to perfect them. "Balanchine, up until his death was always reworking things, always perfecting things trying to make it better. I also do this. I love being able to go back and rework to perfect something. Sometimes, you can add something large one year that you couldn't afford to do the previous year. Other times, you might just make a barely noticeable small change like a gesture," he comments.
Val Caniparoli working with Grand Rapids Ballet dancers, Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Ballet
Inspirations to Create
Val Caniparoli draws inspiration from music, theater, creative movement and working with dancers. He is known for setting his choreographies to a diverse range of music and incorporating classical ballet with other types of movement like modern dance or world dance. The dancing of golden film era stars Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly and the artful movements of ice skating also inspire his work.
Val Caniparoli's "The Nutcracker," Grand Rapids Ballet, Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Ballet
Caniparoli comments on things that inspire him to create: "Music, literature, musicals, old films, everyday experiences, dancers that I want to create on all inspire me. I love anything that has to do with movement…I love discovering new forms of movement. I look at the movement and think about how I can fit it into my style."
He talks about his love of movement and how his love of dance grows over the years: "Dance is an art form that is always evolving. I love being a part of this. Ballet, ethnic dance, ballroom, ice skating, modern dance – I love seeing it all evolve."
When Caniparoli learns a new style of movement and creates a work mixing the dance method with classical ballet, it becomes a part of his overall choreography style. "All the styles of movement that I use, stick with me. After "Lambarena," African dance became part of my choreography. My style keeps evolving," he says.
He talks about his creative process: "Music is number one. The best thing is having music that inspires. The hardest thing is having the idea and finding music to go with it. Music is the key. It is absolutely central to your work, not secondary…It is not the steps I first think of. I am most inspired to create by being in the room with the dancers and the music. We work together and sometimes a new idea forms or we realize one idea doesn't work."
Kimberly Marie Olivier in Val Caniparoli's "Ibsen's House," San Francisco Ballet, Costume by Sandra Woodall, Photo by © Erik Tomasson
Caniparoli's Upcoming Works
There are many opportunities to see Val Caniparoli's work around the country and world during the 2018-19 season. Caniparoli will have three different versions of "The Nutcracker" playing at Grand Rapids Ballet, Louisville Ballet, and Royal New Zealand Ballet this holiday season. His world premiere of "The Nutcracker" for Royal New Zealand Ballet runs Oct. 31-Nov. 9 at The Opera House in Wellington, NZ. "The Nutcracker" will be performed by Louisville Ballet on Dec. 8-23 at Whitney Hall in Louisville, KY. Grand Rapids Ballet's "The Nutcracker" plays Dec. 14-23 at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, MI. Caniparoli's "A Christmas Carol" ballet will be performed by The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in San Francisco, CA on Dec. 6-29. The Kansas City Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "Lady of the Camellias on Feb.15-24 at the Muriel Kaufman Theater in Kansas City, MO. Milwaukee Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "Lambarena" on April 4-7 at Marcus Center for Performing Arts in Milwaukee, WI. Grand Rapids Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "Ibsen House" as a part of their production of "Extremely Close" on April 12-14 at the Peter Martin Wege Theatre in Grand Rapids, MI. Nashville Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "The Lottery" on April 26-29 at TPAC's Jackson Hall in Nashville, TN. Diablo Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "Tryst" on May 3-4 at Dev Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek, CA. Sacramento Ballet will perform Caniparoli's "The Bridge" on May 16-19 at The Sofia Tsakolpoulas Center for the Arts in Sacramento, CA. Visit Val Caniparoli's official website for details on his upcoming shows. Be sure to see one of Val Caniparoli's amazing shows. Each one is a work of artistry and heart-warming entertainment.
Note: Upcoming Works section will be regularly updated to reflect the choreographer's current shows
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2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - winners
The Chicago Film Critics Association announced the winners of its 2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and as with most other critics' groups, The Social Network was the big winner. It took Best Picture, Best Director (David Fincher) and Best Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin). Inception took two awards for Best Original Screenplay Christopher Nolan) and Best Cinematography (Wally Pfister). Black Swan also won two awards, for Best Original Score (Clint Mansell) and Best Actress (Natalie Portman).
The other main acting prize went to Colin Firth (The King's Speech). The supporting acting awards went to Christian Bale (The Fighter), and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit). Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) was named Most Promising Performer.
The other feature awards were given to Un Prophète (A Prophet) for best Foreign Language Film, Toy Story 3 for Best Animated Feature, and Exit Through the Gift Shop for Best Documentary.
The Chicago Film Critics Association consists of some well-known and respected critics such as Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper, Scott Tobias and Nathan Rabin.
Complete list of winners for the 2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
David Fincher, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Inception, Christopher Nolan
The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin
Inception, Wally Pfister
Black Swan, Clint Mansell
Exit Through the Gift Shop
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
A Prophet
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Derek Cianfrance, Blue Valentine
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Home Movie News Game of Thrones Creators Developing DC's Lovecraft Comic Into A Movie
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Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss sign on to develop an adaptation of the graphic novel Lovecraft. The graphic novel chronicles the life of author H.P. Lovecraft and imagines a world in which his monsters were actually real.
With Game of Thrones and Star Wars no longer taking up their time, Benioff and Weiss reportedly have also been able to get a project going that they've been working on for several years. As reported by Deadline, the pair will develop an untitled thriller for Warner Bros. based on the graphic novel Lovecraft by Hans Rodionoff. Aeon Flux writers Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi will get the first shot at writing the script, with Flux director Karyn Kusama on board as executive producer.
The movie will reportedly be "set in 1920 within the Cthulhu mythos" and will contemplate the same questions the graphic novel did about Lovecraft's monsters and horror creatures.
After the series finale of Game of Thrones aired last May, Benioff and Weiss signed a huge deal with Netflix and subsequently had to drop out of the deal they made to produce a Star Wars trilogy.
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A south suburban high school is turning thirtysomething in style.
For a cost of $14.1 million, Homewood-Flossmoor High School will get a new swimming pool, a computer technology center, an addition to its music wing and other improvements intended to bring the school into the 21st Century, administrators say.
A key feature in the renovation, which will begin later this month, is the remodeling of the school`s classrooms so that they can be equipped with video and computer equipment.
Each of the 70 classrooms will be equipped with a television linked to the school`s audio-visual center, where a vast array of video materials will be available. The tapes can be programmed individually to each of the classrooms.
A satellite dish will bring educational programming to the school as well, Rachford said.
The board is still studying bids on the media network part of the renovation and intends to vote on those bids in May, Rachford said.
The renovation, which was approved 7-0 Tuesday, is the first major remodeling of the school since it was opened in 1959.
Homewood-Flossmoor`s renovation project comes at a time when many other suburban school districts are laying off teachers and considering cuts in curriculum and extracurricular activities just to balance budgets for the next school year.
The improvements to Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be financed by bonds and from money the district has been putting aside over the years to pay for major renovations.
The board sold $10 million in bonds in December and will pay them off over the next 15 years. The district has paid off most of its previous debt and will not have to increase its tax rate to pay for the new bond issue, Kreger said.
''We set up this capital asset fund many years ago knowing this day would come,'' Kreger said.


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