The paper, drafted for some members of Congress and a less detailed analysis than the official, still unreleased, legal memo, provides the most robust legal analysis of the Obama administration's targeted killing policy to date. Although it makes no mention of any particular target, the white paper is clearly responsive to Anwar Al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in September 2011. The 16-paged document explores the lawfulness of killing of a U.S. citizen who is a senior operational leader of Al-Qaeda or an Associated force on foreign soil in an area outside of active hostilities, who poses an imminent threat, and whose capture is not feasible.
The memo is woefully insufficient as a legal analysis. Even its title, "Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or an Associated Force," makes assumptions that merit thorough examination. Who, for example, qualifies as a Senior Operational Leader? Al-Awlaki never commanded any attacks but was a propagandist who arguably inspired them. Is an associated force a group that shares Al Qaeda's ideology or must it be a part of a central command structure? Al-Awlaki's Yemen-based non-state group, Al Qaeda Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was developed independently in the south of Yemen and has national goals distinct from the aims of the transnational Al Qaeda network.
"1) an informed, high-level official of the U.S. government has determined that the targeted individual poses an imminent threat of violent attack against the United States; 2) capture is infeasible, and the United States continues to monitor whether capture becomes feasible; and 3) the operation would be conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws of war principles."
This iteration confuses the laws governing ongoing hostilities (see number 3) with those that regulate the right to use force (see numbers 1 & 2). Imminence is one element of the law of self defense and has no bearing upon the lawfulness of a target where there is an existing armed conflict. Instead, in ongoing hostilities, the legality of a target is a status-based assessment that distinguishes combatants from civilians. Unless he surrenders, a combatant can be killed regardless of activity. In contrast, a civilian retains his immunity unless he directly participates in hostilities, which is subject to a wholly distinct legal analysis. The point is this: if Al-Awlaki, or another target, is indeed a combatant in the U.S.'s ongoing hostilities authorized by the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), an imminence analysis is not relevant at all.
Despite its irrelevance, the white paper discusses imminence at great length. Placing aside this seeming contradiction, and assuming that applicable legal regime is not in controversy, the administration's definition of imminence is cause for concern.
Traditionally, imminence is a temporal requirement that justifies the use of force only where the threat is inevitable beyond a reasonable doubt and no other non-forceful means are available to avert it. The impending attack must be in irreversible motion. DOJ attorneys argue that modern day warfare, characterized by adversarial non-state actors coupled with access to devastating weaponry makes the traditional meaning of imminence inappropriate and anachronistic in dealing with threats posed by Al Qaeda and its associated forces. Therefore, there is no requirement to "have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future."
The administration continues that because Al Qaeda is "continually planning attacks," the relevant temporal element is not the threat posed by the would-be attacker, but rather, the most fortuitous window of opportunity available to the would-be victim to avert the theoretical attack. This flips the meaning of imminence on its head because the temporal element of self defense is no longer responsive to a real and inevitable threat -- it corresponds to a would-be victim's sensibility of the best moment to lethally incapacitate a looming threat. Accordingly, the Obama administration argues, traditional imminence should be supplanted by a probability test that considers the relevant window of opportunity, that has a high likelihood of success, and that sufficiently reduces the probability of future American civilian casualties.
This probability test, however, does not lend itself to a legal analysis let alone effective oversight. As suggested by its first prong, a high-ranking U.S. official determines the imminent nature of any particular threat. He does so, based on classified information that cannot be judicially reviewed because any "judicial enforcement of such orders would require the Court to supervise inherently predictive judgments by the president and his national security advisors as to when and how to use force against a member of an enemy force..." Even after the killing of Al- Awlaki, the Obama administration invoked the states secrets privilege to dismiss a suit seeking information about what made the U.S.-born cleric an imminent threat. The administration claimed that the case "cannot be litigated without risking or requiring the disclosure of classified and privileged intelligence information that must not be disclosed."
Legal scholars and international jurists often conditioned the legitimacy of preemption on the existence of an imminent threat -- most often a visible mobilization of armies, navies, and air forces preparing to attack.
We must adapt the concept of imminent threat to the capabilities and objectives of today's adversaries. Rogue states and terrorists do not seek to attack us using conventional means. They know such attacks would fail. Instead, they rely on acts of terror and, potentially, the use of weapons of mass destruction -- weapons that can be easily concealed, delivered covertly, and used without warning.
Based on this concept of "new imminence," the Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003. Unlike its response to the Obama administration's expansive targeted killing policy, the international community responded to the Iraq War with harsh censure for its abuse of the doctrine of self-defense.
Civilians and governments alike are ostensibly less wary of an administration that touts its respect for the rule of law thereby muting more fervent criticism. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy that the administration's targeted killing policy is not limited to U.S. citizens abroad in cooperating states like Yemen and Pakistan. The Obama administration has killed scores of non-citizens in countries that have not approved the use of force by the U.S. in its territory. Thus, while new imminence seems contained by a liberal administration, it poses a risk to the use of force by states.
Consider this example. If new imminence comes to shape the law of self-defense between states and not simply against non-state actors, Iran can legitimately kill Israeli nuclear scientists. Although Iran cannot demonstrate an irreversible Israeli attack, it can show a high probability of a future, though uncertain attack. It can demonstrate that there exists a very likely probability that Israel will strike it, based upon Israel's history of military attacks (i.e., 1982 attack on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor) together with its intent to strike Iran today (i.e., official Israeli statements), and a capacity to do so (i.e., Although much of its nuclear program remains shrouded in secrecy, experts have estimated Israel has nearly 400 nuclear devices, delivery systems with a range that reaches far beyond Iran. In late 2011, Israel test-fired a Jericho missile capable of reaching Iran. Based upon the U.S.'s redefinition of imminence, Iran can legitimately launch a strike against Israeli nuclear scientists.
An Iranian targeted killing of Israeli scientists deemed critical for a nuclear attack against Iran would be destabilizing not just for Israel, and a conflict-ridden Middle East, but for the entire world. At worst, it has the potential to draw several other state actors into a devastating armed conflict. Absent some form of oversight and continued international regulation of state force, this harrowing possibility can become a real challenge.
We do not have access to the Obama administration's complete legal memo but we have enough in this leaked white paper to know that it does not bode well for global order and stability. New imminence as defined and exercised by the U.S. is palatable in one instance, namely if we accept that some states, like the U.S., have greater moral authority qualifying them to police the world. In that case, we should forego the law of self-defense and trust that "good" states will use force responsibly.
I, for one, am not that trusting.


Tak Ng Lai commenced his music education at the Canton Conservatory of Music in China. He furthered his studies in Hong Kong and was a member of the first violin section in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra before completing his studies at the Vienna Conservatory of Music with a joint major in violin and conducting. In 1977, along with his wife, pianist Aster Lai, he immigrated to Canada and was a participant in the Conductor's Workshop at the University of Toronto. Lai is a past music director and conductor of both the Niagara and the Mississauga Youth Orchestras, as well as working with the Etobicoke Philharmonic for 20 years before retiring. He was the first conductor of the Canadian Chamber Academy and during his early years in Canada, he served as the assistant conductor of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra. For several years he served as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Canton Philharmonic and Choral Society. Lai has guest conducted in Europe, North America, and Asia with, among others, the Moscow Symphony, the Ural State Philharmonic, the Vancouver Symphony, the Windsor Symphony, the Niagara Symphony, the Shanghai Philharmonic, the Taiwan Symphony, the Beijing Symphony, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra of Bulgaria. In addition to his work with the Canadian Sinfonietta, Lai currently teaches violin, viola, and conducting in the Toronto area.


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I have found a very bizarre bug that is rendering our website useless. We currenlty host our website on Galaxy, running Meteor 1.5.2, using Compose.io as a DB host.
The issue concerns DDP connections and the Meteor Method Life Cycle. The following is a run down of our finding. We have contacted Galaxy Support and are awaiting a reply but maybe someone here has experienced this before.
but the callback will never invoke.
The "updated" message is missing, gone, never happened, literally doesn't exist.
According to https://guide.meteor.com/methods.html#call-lifecycle this means the callback will not execute, which is what we find to be the case. This results in the user not logging in, and the spinner continuing to spin.
It is also important to note that this problem can be found in some other methods, with no apparent connecting comminalities. For example, I can change my service radius or travel time over and over again but not their calendar or credit card, which result in the issue above, every time.
Adding on to the seeming randomness, the same bug can attach itself to certain users, but not to others.
We cannot replicate any of these issue on our local machine even when we connect to the production database.
@jtirado12 do you have any updates on this issue? Did you contact Galaxy support?
We ran into similar issue, not sure if it's exactly the same.
Meteor 1.6, DB on MLab, Galaxy small container.
After something happened loginWithPassword stopped working when you enter correct credentials - callback is never called, also if user was logged in previously and cookies exist, application doesn't load as usual.
What's interesting, that if you enter wrong credentials, callback receives error (Incorrect password).
The only fix is to restart Galaxy container (we did encounter this issue once before).
We resolved by updating to the most recent version of mongo.
Here is a GitHub thread that helped us.


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From the forum log, 22-23 December 2019
Filed under: Summaries — Jacob Welsh @ 04:50
This time I'm aiming for a lighter approach to the summarizing, primarily relying on memory.
From #trilema: 2019-12-22, 2019-12-23.
MP talked about how you can't get 1960's Texas back, from all sorts of angles; and that the people then would have longed for their own perceived good old days, and so on recursively. Spanish poetry was involved. Finding happiness in a place requires reasonable expectations.
"Pichiaje" was introduced to the lexicon from the streets of Montevideo.
MP contemplated the merits of just killing all the other players in game - but then how would he sell them stuff? A buyers' internment camp was offered as a solution off-screen; he concluded that's what the US is after all.
Mocky dropped in to say hello and that he'd taken on more than he could handle with three girlfriends at once. MP wasn't buying it, demanding the pictures. Lobbes offered a visit to include settling a lunch debt.
MP went on to explain various female-centered or at least female-demanding arts - dance, theater, film, singing - as having always been a form of male competition. "Gentlemen" - the term itself meaning that they seek less bloody ways to compete than direct combat - had devised ever more elaborate feats for which to train their sluts (his general term of approval for acceptable young women), in much the same vein as horse racing.
BingoBoingo took some heat for his manner of proceeding in the emerging mike_c dispute, where he had been hired to represent mike_c's claims in the forum. Particular missteps included direct citation of text from a channel downstream in the flow of authority, and delaying in getting to the point of establishing the details and basis of the claim. He went on to rectify that by filing a deed of mike_c's last MPEx-signed account statement, seemingly revealing the assets in question to be valued around 110 BTC. There was also ongoing skeptical inquiry into his arguments presented so far, for example whether the swift payment of a large fee for a Lord's representation constituted an act of submission to the sovereignty of the Republic and its WoT-based power structure.
MP prompted dorion to learn the distinction between imminence and immanence. Dorion had read a Trilema series on essences, but not Kant.

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In the end of the derby Eintracht hooligans burned banners and materials stolen from Darmstadt. They also tried to invade the pitch, but police had control on the situation. Match got interrupted for few minutes, but teams managed to play the last seconds of it.
Clashes between hooligans from Borussia (~300 Unity ultras group) and Eintracht (~200). Police joined the fight and arrested 11 hooligans from Eintracht Frankfurt after the clash in Old Market Place in Dortmund.


Coming down very heavy. Same size as a week ago. Half a fiver size flakes.
Roofs and drive/ roads totally covered.
Took a peek outside expecting to see clear skies and instead i'm looking at heavy snow with 1cm covering across the surfaces. Wasn't expecting that tonight.
i'm getting Stressed about Thursday.
This would be the 4th time a front has stopped 50 miles south of me.
For what it's worth… And that isn't much; the BBC app looks very good for my location.
Has been snowing here, despite my earlier report of freezing rain.
Don't worry we will get snow tomorrow. We just have to wait till after late afternoon. We should get the heaviest showers at any rate.
Not get owt from that big clump earlier?
Again there are differences between the op and the parallel run with the latter more bullish for snow with a keener westerly wind.
Manchester has these weird differences. Don't worry you didn't miss much!


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Appeal of P.N. and M.N., on behalf of their daughter K.N., from action of the Board of Education of the Mexico Central School District regarding student discipline.
(February 15, 2008)
Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C., attorneys for respondent, Kristin B. Greeley, Esq., of counsel
MILLS, Commissioner.--Petitioners appeal the decision of the Board of Education of the Mexico Central School District ("respondent") to impose a "two-block" in-school suspension and a five-game athletic suspension on their daughter, K.N. The appeal must be dismissed.
K.N. was a sophomore at respondent's high school ("school") during the 2005-2006 school year. On April 27, 2006, K.N. failed to show up to her third and fourth block classes. As a result, respondent imposed a two-block in-school suspension on K.N. for violating its class-cutting policy. In addition, a five-game athletic suspension was also assessed.
On April 28, 2006, M.N. met with the assistant principal and principal who advised him of K.N.'s in-school and athletic suspensions. M.N. immediately appealed to respondent's athletic review board ("review board").
On April 28, 2006, the review board met with both M.N. and K.N. After giving K.N. an opportunity to be heard, the review board denied M.N.'s appeal. On May 1, 2006, M.N. appealed his daughter's in-school and athletic suspensions to respondent's superintendent who also denied his appeal. Thereafter, M.N. appealed to respondent, who met with petitioners in executive session on May 9, 2006. On May 10, 2006, respondent denied petitioners' appeal. This appeal ensued.
Petitioners contend that K.N.'s absence from class on April 27, 2006 was caused by personal illness and that as a result, it should be deemed "excused." In particular, they allege that K.N., who has no history of truancy, became ill at approximately 10:45 that morning and began vomiting in a second floor bathroom. According to petitioners, at approximately 1:30 p.m., K.N. attempted to go to the school nurse's office, but was too sick, and instead went to a bathroom on the school's first floor, where she continued vomiting. Petitioners claim that K.N. remained there until approximately 2:30 p.m., at which time she walked (in their estimation approximately .6 miles) to her softball team photos at respondent's middle school. Among other things, petitioners allege that respondent's decision to discipline K.N. and not treat her absence as "excused" was irrational, not "fair and just" and not supported by substantial evidence.
Respondent denies that K.N. was sick on April 27, 2006 and argues that despite petitioners' claims, they were unable to produce any witnesses to her alleged illness. Respondent also contends that K.N., by her own admission, was able to walk from its high school to its middle school at the end of the school day despite allegedly being too sick to visit the nurse. In addition, respondent points out that petitioners themselves did not know that K.N. was absent from class on April 27, 2006. It therefore denies that it acted irrationally and argues that K.N. was appropriately subject to discipline.
The purpose of a reply is to respond to new material or affirmative defenses set forth in an answer (8 NYCRR §§275.3 and 275.14). A reply is not meant to buttress allegations in the petition or to belatedly add assertions that should have been in the petition (Appeal of Schildhorn, 44 Ed Dept Rep 212, Decision No. 15,152; Appeal of Kirschenbaum, 43 id. 366, Decision No. 15,020; Appeal of Hollister, 39 id. 109, Decision No. 14,188). Therefore, while I have reviewed the reply, I have not considered those portions containing new allegations or exhibits that are not responsive to new material or affirmative defenses set forth in the answer.
In addition, respondent contends that petitioners' appeal is moot because K.N. served both the in-house suspension and athletic suspension. The Commissioner will only decide matters in actual controversy and will not render a decision on a state of facts which no longer exist or which subsequent events have laid to rest (Appeal of B.K. and R.K., 44 Ed Dept Rep 195, Decision No. 15,146; Appeal of V.L., 44 id. 160, Decision No. 15,132; Appeal of Garvin, 44 id. 30, Decision No. 15,087). However, petitioners have requested that K.N.'s in-school and athletic suspensions be expunged. I therefore decline to dismiss the appeal as moot (Appeal of a Student Suspected of Having a Disability, 46 Ed Dept Rep 453, Decision No. 15,562).
Respondent has a policy of assigning, for first-time offenders, one block of in-school suspension for each block that a student cuts. In addition, respondent has another policy, per its athletic agreement with parents and students, of assigning student athletes an athletic suspension for one-third of a sport's season for any offense resulting in a minimum of a one-half day in-school suspension.
Petitioners argue that K.N. did not cut classes on April 27, 2006 because she was sick and unable to attend class. Petitioners, however, have failed to produce any evidence to support this contention. In an appeal to the Commissioner, a petitioner has the burden of demonstrating a clear legal right to the relief requested and the burden of establishing the facts upon which petitioner seeks relief (8 NYCRR §275.10; Appeal of Patton, et al., 42 Ed Dept Rep 226, Decision No. 14,832; Appeal of Pope, 40 id. 473, Decision No. 14,530). Since petitioners themselves lack personal knowledge of K.N.'s whereabouts during her absence on the April 27, 2006, their mere allegations, without more, are insufficient to support their claim.
I am similarly unable to find, based on the record before me, that respondent abused its discretion in determining that K.N. violated its class-cutting policy. Though petitioners assert that K.N. was too ill to visit the school nurses' office by the end of the school day (2:15 p.m.), they admit that 15 minutes after the school day ended she was able to walk a considerable distance to her softball team photos. In addition, it is undisputed that not a single witness corroborated her claim of illness. I am unable to find, therefore, that respondent's determination that K.N. cut class was arbitrary or capricious.
Finally, petitioners appear to assert that respondent was obligated to change their daughter's absence to an "excused" absence based solely upon a letter that M.N. wrote on May 1, 2006 stating that K.N. was ill on April 27, 2006. Respondent's policies provide that all absences are considered "unexcused" until such time as an "appropriate written notification" is received from the parent/guardian giving the reason for the student's absence. There is nothing in the record before me however to suggest that respondent was required to deem M.N.'s letter as "appropriate written notification" of K.N.'s alleged illness under the circumstances discussed herein.
I have reviewed the parties' remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.


This article uses content from the Wikipedia article on Thomas_Szasz (edition) under the terms of the CC-by-SA 3.0 license.
Thomas Stephen Szasz (pronounced Saas) (April 15, 1920 - September 8, 2012) was a psychiatrist, academic, and prolific libertarian writer. After 1990 he was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He was a well-known social critic of the moral and scientific foundations of psychiatry, and of the social control aims of medicine in modern society, as well as of scientism. He was well known for his books The Myth of Mental Illness (1960) and The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement (1970), which set out some of the arguments with which he is most associated.
His views on special treatment followed from classical liberal roots which are based on the principles that each person has the right to bodily and mental self-ownership and the right to be free from violence from others, although he criticized the "Free World" as well as the Communist states for its use of psychiatry and "drogophobia". He believed that suicide, the practice of medicine, use and sale of drugs and sexual relations should be private, contractual, and outside of state jurisdiction.
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#pragma once
#include <aws/ec2/EC2_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/ExportTask.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/ResponseMetadata.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
template<typename RESULT_TYPE>
class AmazonWebServiceResult;

namespace Utils
{
namespace Xml
{
  class XmlDocument;
} // namespace Xml
} // namespace Utils
namespace EC2
{
namespace Model
{
  /**
   *
Contains the output for CreateInstanceExportTask.

See Also:

   * AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_EC2_API CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse
  {
  public:
    CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse();
    CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse(const Aws::AmazonWebServiceResult<Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlDocument>& result);
    CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse& operator=(const Aws::AmazonWebServiceResult<Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlDocument>& result);

    /**
     *
Information about the instance export task.

     */
    inline const ExportTask& GetExportTask() const{ return m_exportTask; }

    /**
     *
Information about the instance export task.

     */
    inline void SetExportTask(const ExportTask& value) { m_exportTask = value; }

    /**
     *
Information about the instance export task.

     */
    inline void SetExportTask(ExportTask&& value) { m_exportTask = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Information about the instance export task.

     */
    inline CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse& WithExportTask(const ExportTask& value) { SetExportTask(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Information about the instance export task.

     */
    inline CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse& WithExportTask(ExportTask&& value) { SetExportTask(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    inline const ResponseMetadata& GetResponseMetadata() const{ return m_responseMetadata; }

    inline void SetResponseMetadata(const ResponseMetadata& value) { m_responseMetadata = value; }

    inline void SetResponseMetadata(ResponseMetadata&& value) { m_responseMetadata = std::move(value); }

    inline CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse& WithResponseMetadata(const ResponseMetadata& value) { SetResponseMetadata(value); return *this;}

    inline CreateInstanceExportTaskResponse& WithResponseMetadata(ResponseMetadata&& value) { SetResponseMetadata(std::move(value)); return *this;}

  private:

    ExportTask m_exportTask;

    ResponseMetadata m_responseMetadata;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace EC2
} // namespace Aws

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Chandra Steele 7 Swoon-Worthy Tech Gifts for Fashionistas What to buy someone who can delineate the differences between Issey Miyake and Isaac Mizrahi.
What to buy someone who can delineate the differences between Issey Miyake and Isaac Mizrahi.
After a few trips to the mall, you realize it's a waste of gas and time to go from store to store in the hopes the perfect present will catch your eye. And sorting by age and gender on shopping websites might merely turn up sweaters of different shades and sizes. Looking through the recipient's favorite magazines for hints can leave you puzzled and perplexed about what to select. Without your own preferences or a clear idea of theirs to guide you, you could end up with a generic and forgettable gift when you instead wanted to give them something they'd cherish.
PCMag has some stylish suggestions if your list this year includes a fashionista—someone who can delineate the many differences between Issey Miyake and Isaac Mizrahi. We promise she'll think of you every time she carries the Marc Jacobs bag (with a very special iPad compartment) we picked out.
And while fashionistas are reliably topping best-dressed lists, there are others on your shopping list you have to buy for too. So check back with us for some unexpected suggestions for (of course) the geeks in your life, but also the foodies, the fans of Japanese "cutery," the hipsters, the design lovers, and fans of the Anthropologie aesthetic.
A Birchbox subscription ($200 for one year) will be announced with a Baggu holiday clutch, Jouer Perfect Red Collection Hydrating Lipstick in Ava, Isaac Mizrahi Fabulous Rollerball, Serge Normant Travel Size Meta Luxe Hair Spray and the Ruffian Crowdsourced Collection. Then every month thereafter, your gift recipient receives an assortment of other beauty buys, including perfumes, glosses, and nail polish.
The Knucklecase is designed to protect—an iPhone 5 or 5s, that is. Made out of a single block of aluminum, it's pretty and tough.
If you get a charge out of fashion, share it with your phone. The Council of Fashion Designers of America paired with five designers to create these iOS and Android chargers that double as wrist wraps.
The design is minimalist but the white and gold combo of the Frends Taylor Gold headphones makes for maximum style. Plushly appointed in leather with a soft-touch fabric cord, the Taylor Gold has a three-button mic for volume, music, and phone control.
Carrying an iPad doesn't mean forgoing chic for geek. The Marc Jacobs quilted lambskin iPad case is the prettiest there is.
What better to read on that iPad than the digital edition of Vogue?
To read Vogue on the iPad, she doesn't even have to remove her gloves if she's wearing these gloves with capacitive tips.


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No North American Release for WiiWare Eternity's Child?
Thread starter Junaid Alam
Junaid Alam
A day after news emerged that World of Goo will not be released on WiiWare in Europe, it turns out that Eternity's Child may not come out on Wiiware in North America.
Developer Luc Bernard said that he's received no word about any North American release for the game from its publisher, Alten8.
Addressing the issue, he said:
Well as of right now Eternity's Child is coming out on PC at the end of the month [via Steam], I am not handling the Wiiware version, I am just having to translate it to 7 languages (so fun...). Eternity's Child is currently only coming out in Europe on WiiWare for the moment.
Bernard went on to note that he does not own the rights to the WiiWare version and therefore its distribution was not in his hands.
The Frenchman also fumed about apparent disinterest from publishers in his other game titles that have been deemed too far outside the mainstream.
"Maybe I should just put in a space marine with a gun that is defending earth from space nazis for them to be interested!" he opined.
C'est la vie.
Source: Wiiwareworld.com [http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/06/eternitys_child_no_plans_for_a_north_american_release]


Come and join us again for an A&S centered event focusing on the fiber arts – Sheep from the lamb to the loom.
Hosted by the Shire of Turm an dem See.
Fiber arts classes and sheep related classes.
This year we will have a display and bean count competition!
The only requirement is that it is something that falls the under fiber arts umbrella, or research on a particular item or technique that is fiber arts related. The project does not have to be completed and works in progress can give insight to others as to some of the techniques involved. There will also be a group roundtable discussion to share with everyone your project and let others ask questions.
Potluck Feast… Bring a dish to share.
A grill and fire pit is available for out-door cooking.
Period clothing optional if interacting with the sheep.
After the feast there will be a bonfire…expect many songs and stories and much merriment.
And there's no site fee!
Random Lake Area Food Pantry.
Please contact Lady Aoife or Lord Tyg if you are in need of crash space or would like to put up a tent over night!
Feel free to invite anyone you think may be interested!


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IOK people urged to share Eid-ul-Azha with victims of Indian oppression
Indian troops severely thrash people, ransack houses in Pulwama
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, the Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and other Hurriyat leaders and organisations extending Eid greetings to the Muslims across the world have asked the Kashmiri people to take care of the families of martyrs and detainees on this auspicious occasion.
The APHC General Secretary, Molvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani, in a statement issued in Srinagar said that Eid-ul-Adha was being celebrated in occupied Kashmir, this year, at a time when the anti-Kashmir and communal forces were engaged in vicious attempts to change the Muslim identity and disputed status of the territory. He said India has turned occupied Kashmir into a big jail on the occasion of this holy festival while ban has already been imposed on Eid prayers and mosques and shrines have been locked. »
Kashmiri Muslims sidelined from vital posts since Aug 5 move: Report
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, after abrogating the special status of Kashmir, the RSS-backed Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government has sidelined the Kashmiri Muslims from important posts and replaced them with Indian Hindus to further its Hindutva agenda in the territory. »
Hurriyat forum urges IOK people to observe 5th Aug as Black Day
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has urged the Kashmiri people to observe 5th August as Black Day.
The Hurriyat forum in a statement issued in Srinagar deplored that on 5th August, last year, the Indian government in violation of international law and UN resolutions scrapped Kashmir's special status and divided it into two union territories. »
Farooq Rehmani felicitates Muslims on eve of Eid-ul-Azha
Islamabad, July 31 (KMS): The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir People's Freedom League (JKPFL), Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, felicitating the Muslims across the world and parents and families of Kashmiri martyrs on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha has prayed for Kashmiris' early success in their struggle to get freedom from the Indian subjugation.
Muhammad Farooq Rehmani in his Eid message in Islamabad paid tributes to the Muslims for performing Haj and offering sacrifices of animals according to the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and prayed to Allah for an early recovery of all patients from COVID-19. »
Wani urges Kashmiris to celebrate Eid with austerity
Islamabad, July 31 (KMS): Senior Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Front, Altaf Hussain Wani, extending heartfelt greetings to Muslim Ummah, has appealed the Kashmiri people to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha with austerity and take care of less-privileged segment of the society.
In his statement in Islamabad said, the true spirit of Eid-ul-Adha lies in sharing and caring for the less-privileged and poor people who deserve to be remembered and supported on this auspicious occasion.
Referring to the victims of Indian state terrorism in the occupied territory, he said, there are thousands of orphans, families of martyrs and jailed Hurriyat activists, who really deserve to be supported. »
Mehbooba Mufti's detention under PSA extended by 3 months
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the detention of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former puppet Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, under draconian law Public Safety Act (PSA), was on Friday extended by three more months.
In a brief order, the district magistrate of Srinagar handed over the continuation of her custody at her residence, hours before her present term under the PSA was to expire. »
4 lakh domicile certificates issued in just a month in IOK
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the authorities have granted over four lakh domicile certificates in a little over a month in the territory.
It is widely believed that majority of these four lakh domicile certificates might have been issued to non-local Hindus. Pertinently, the process of issuing domicile certificates in occupied Kashmir started on June 27.
"So far, over four lakhs domicile certificates have been granted to the applicants. Though a period of 15 days has been fixed for issuing a certificate to an applicant, yet we have asked all revenue officers, including Tehsildars, to complete the process within two days," Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department J&K was quoted by Chandigarh-based The Tribune as having said. »
India appoints 44 officers to seize pro-freedom people's assets
New Delhi, July 31 (KMS): India has designated 44 new officers to seize land and properties of pro-freedom youth and activists under the black law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), in occupied Kashmir.
Reports appearing in the media said that India had decided to take stern action against the Kashmiri people who are directly or indirectly involved in pro-freedom activities. In this regard, the reports said, Indian Home Ministry has decided to take immediate steps for execution of the UAPA, which was passed by the Indian parliament to suppress the freedom struggles. »
IOK people facing terrible persecution under Indian military siege: FM
Islamabad, July 31 (KMS): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the people of occupied Kashmir have been facing immense difficulties, pain and persecution under the continued military siege for the last one year.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Friday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that on 5th August, last year, Modi government launched demographic apartheid in occupied Kashmir and divided the territory into two union territories. He said that Indian government tried to divide the Kashmiri people through this illegal act. »
APHC, Hurryat leaders extend Eid greetings to Muslim Ummah
Srinagar, July 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and other Hurriyat leaders and organisations have extended greetings of Eid-ul-Azha to the people of Pakistan and Kashmir.
The APHC General Secretary, Molvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani, in a statement issued in Srinagar said that Eid-ul-Adha was being celebrated in occupied Kashmir at a time when the anti-Kashmir and communal forces were engaged in vicious attempts to change the Muslim identity and disputed status of the territory.
He said India has turned occupied Kashmir into a big jail on the occasion of this holy day while ban has already been imposed on Eid prayers and mosques and shrines have been locked. He deplored the silence of the world community over the illegal actions taken by India on and after August 05, last year, in occupied Kashmir. »


Can I get a refund if I need to cancel a class?
If you cancel at least one week prior to your 1st class, tuition will be refunded less a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds are given after the start of the 1st class in the session package.
The minimum age to attend Higher Fire's regular classes is 13, but we often allow younger kids (age 10 & up) to take class with a parent.
Absolutely! For "Just Try It" classes, makeups are flexible; you are registered in one class but may use alternate "Just Try It" class times for make-ups. Make-ups are the responsibility of the student and must be completed before the end of the 6-week session. Other classes are project-oriented and do not have specific makeup times, though all project-oriented classes offer unlimited open studio time.
Wear comfortable clothes that you don't mind getting dirty, and bring an old towel. Everything else you'll need is here at the studio. If you're experienced, bring your favorite tools.
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Super sub Schick leads Czech Republic to win (video)
Associated PressOct 13, 2018, 12:36 PM EDT
Substitute striker Patrik Schick scored the winning goal for the visiting Czech Republic to beat Slovakia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League in Trnava on Saturday.
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All the goals were in the second half. Three minutes after coming off the bench, Schick rose in the area in the 76th minute to head in a cross from captain Borek Dockal for his second goal in two matches.
It was the first win for the Czechs in the new competition after losing to Ukraine.
Ukraine also beat Slovakia to control Group 1 in the second-tier League B, with three more points than the Czechs. Slovakia remains pointless.
Playmaker Marek Hamsik marked his record 108th appearance for Slovakia with his 22nd goal, a rebound after a corner kick to tie the game.
Czech striker Michael Krmencik nailed the opener after a through ball from Dockal.
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports
Tags: Czech Republic, Michael Krmencik, Patrik Schick, Slovakia, UEFA Nations League
Czech forward Schick moves to Roma in record deal for club
Associated PressAug 29, 2017, 4:22 PM EDT
ROME (AP) Roma has completed the signing of forward Patrik Schick from Sampdoria in a club record deal adding up to around 42 million euros ($51 million).
The 21-year-old Schick, who flew into Rome on Monday night, underwent medical tests on Tuesday before agreeing a five-year contract.
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Roma says: "The agreement includes an immediate loan fee of 5 million euros and, upon the completion of certain sporting objectives, an obligation to make the transfer permanent for a further 9 million euros."
The deal also includes performance-related bonuses worth up to 8 million euros, while Sampdoria is entitled to a final payment of at least 20 million euros in February 2020.
Schick joined Sampdoria last year and the Czech Republic forward scored 11 goals in his first campaign in Serie A.
Tags: AS Roma, Czech Republic, Patrik Schick, Sampdoria, Serie A, transfer news
Super sub Schick leads Czech Republic to win (video) October 13, 2018 12:36 pm Czech forward Schick moves to Roma in record deal for club August 29, 2017 4:22 pm


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Justin Verlander struck out 10 in a triumphant return to Comerica Park and the Houston Astros held on for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
The longtime Tigers ace was making his first start at his former home park since he was traded last season. He gave up two runs on six hits while walking one in seven innings.
Verlander (15-9) faced his former club for the first time at Houston on July 15. He allowed four homers in a 6-3 loss just before the All-Star break.
Tyler White led Houston's offense with two hits, a run scored and an RBI. Marwin Gonzalez also drove in a run for the Astros.
Roberto Osuna recorded his seventh save since Houston acquired him from Toronto.
Nicholas Castellanos and Dawel Lugo drove in the Detroit runs. Francisco Liriano (4-10) gave up three unearned runs in six innings while recording seven strikeouts.
Verlander gave up a two-out double to Castellanos in the first but retired cleanup hitter Victor Martinez on a popup. The Tigers pushed across a run in the second on Lugo's one-out RBI single. Niko Goodrum led off the inning with a double and moved to third on a Ronny Rodriguez infield hit. A line drive double play allowed Verlander to escape further damage.
Houston scored three unearned runs in the third. George Springer drew a one-out walk and reached second on shortstop Rodriguez's fielding error. A fielder's choice put runners on the corners and Springer scored on a wild pitch.
White's RBI single put Houston on top. After an infield hit, Gonzalez drove in the third run with another single.
The Tigers pulled within a run in the sixth. Jeimer Candelario led off the inning with a walk and moved to third when Christin Stewart, making his major-league debut, lined a single past second baseman Jose Altuve. Castellanos' sacrifice fly made it 3-2.
Detroit had a threat going in the seventh when James McCann slapped a one-out single and third baseman Alex Bregman made a throwing error on Lugo's grounder. Verlander then reared back and struck out JaCoby Jones and Candelario swinging.


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Die Ritter-von-Leeb-Kaserne war eine Kaserne der Bundeswehr in Landsberg am Lech, die 1965 nach dem Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb benannt wurde.

Sie wurde im Jahre 1957 errichtet und vom Gebirgs-Artillerieregiment 8 der Bundeswehr sowie von Einheiten der US-Armee genutzt. Im Rahmen der Truppenreduzierungen der Bundeswehr wurde das Gebirgsartillerieregiment 8 der 1. Gebirgsdivision aufgelöst. Die Kaserne wurde 1992 aufgegeben und an die Stadt Landsberg am Lech abgegeben.

Das Gelände wurde vorübergehend als Gewerbegebiet genutzt, seit 2003 entsteht dort das Wohngebiet "Obere Wiesen".

In der Kaserne wurden auch Aufnahmen für die 9-teilige ZDF-Serie "Beim Bund" gedreht, die sich mit dem Alltag in der Bundeswehr beschäftigte und 1982 ausgestrahlt wurde.

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Landsberger Zeitgeschichte nach 1945
Amerikanische Einheiten in Landsberg

Ehemalige Kaserne der Bundeswehr
Ehemalige Kaserne in Bayern
Ehemalige militärische Einrichtung der Vereinigten Staaten in Deutschland
Erbaut in den 1950er Jahren
Kaserne in Landsberg am Lech

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UBC Library eResources: Service Bulletins | "What's up with E-Resources, now?!"
There are several problems with our ebrary eBook access at the moment. We are aware and working on the problems. Please stay tuned!
The Single-User problem is solved. Half the world is no longer ahead of you.
The UofT titles' problem is a little hazy at the moment. Some titles have been pulled, others we retain access. The full outcome should be clearer when we update the Catalogue at the end of January. Sorry for any short-term confusion.
When on the ebrary site, (as long as you have not logged into EZproxy yet) you will see in the upper right "Sign in". This signs you in via EZproxy to your Bookshelf. If you have already passed through EZproxy, you are automatically signed in to your Bookshelf.
Almost all of our Single-User titles on ebrary have a 2 billion (yes, billion) person wait list. This should be corrected before the end of the day.
The University of Toronto has suddenly pulled their titles from the "Canadian Publisher's Collection." This means that the U of T titles in this collection are listed in the UBC Catalogue, but are not accessible on ebrary. The Catalogue will be updated by the end of the month.
Thanks for another year of problems.
…no, seriously! It's your challenging questions that keep us on our toes and make this job interesting. But we do need a break now and then. So, E-Resources & Access (we're the folks behind this Help Form and lib-ejhelp@interchange.ubc.ca) is going to curl up with some 'Nog for a few days. We will CLOSE DEC. 23 in the afternoon and re-OPEN January 3rd.
Do send us any problems you encounter, and we'll look into them in the new year.
Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest explores the dynamic period of social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975. The resource offers thousands of colour images of manuscript and rare printed material as well as photographs, ephemera and memorabilia from this exciting period in our recent history.
The Cambridge Journals site is down. They say it may be back up later today or tomorrow. Stay tuned.
The Cambridge Histories Online site (ebooks) is working fine.
Raining outside? Snow? Who cares! Put on a pot of tea, curl up with the laptop and explore Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape.
So, in the ejournal Portal (the ejournal A-Z list), chose the "English" site –when it's an option– for now. Stay tuned.
Apologies to people desperately trying to access the CSA Standards via the IHS platform. We are still waiting for them to resolve this access problem.
If you have further questions, please contact the folks in Science & Engineering.


Our lives become folklore, as each time a memory is recalled, it is rewritten. Emily Link works to expand upon existing myths and legends to create another dimensional layer that stems from her life experiences. In these legends, she acts as Shaman; the expert of their origins. Link's work is part of an ongoing series of works dedicated to the excavation and reinterpretation of personal narratives.
Born in Syracuse, NY, in 1985 and raised in rural Pennsylvania, Emily Link spent her youth immersed in wilderness, remnants of the Civil War and Native American legend. Since being transplanted to Texas, she has worked to build an enriched cultural past in an environment that exists only for the future. In 2008 she received her BFA from the University of Houston. Emily Link is currently based in Houston, TX.


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Religious Star Wars playing game based on the will which in this section is extremely interesting and mega popular. Star Wars games will make you a Jedi Master.
The classic saga of "Star Wars" has not lost its popularity even many years after the first film. The audience was still with bated breath watching the battle between good and evil, fear for Master Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia. And many of the fans of this film does not play against the computer games with their favorite characters. The game world offers plenty of entertainment based on the Star Wars universe. For example, it may be a strategy in which the gamer takes control of the colony on a distant planet, build an army and resists attacks by enemy robots. Or the space race where you have to control a powerful spaceship and try not to get to the end collisions difficult route. Browser mini-games will also be of interest to those in whose hearts is a fire space travelers. For example, they can become the commander of the spacecraft, flying among the stars and enter into an open confrontation with the alien ships. Not all flash games with a similar story is repeated graphics and features of Star Wars, but to inflame the passions of those games no less exciting than the original version. The player will have to fight with whole fleets of enemy fighters and will need to show all his skills intergalactic pilot and marksman, in time to dodge enemy projectiles and clearly direct their lasers in poorly protected part of foreign ships. Star Wars playing games offer with amazing battles in which you want to wield a powerful lightsaber and show real acrobatics to dodge the least disruptive of the sword of the enemy. These games are a lot like the usual game-brawl - gamer controls one of the fighters, and uses a variety of combat tactics to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible and keep your own supply of energy. Space flash game created in the genre of brodilok. Gamer controls the adventures of the hero on foreign planets. Everywhere he is attacked by monsters and military machinery of aggressive natives. Ably need to jump across the gap and avoid enemy bullets and shoot himself in time for the approaching enemies to quickly and safely get to the exit to the next game level. In the mini-games can also arrange for racing competitions interstellar devices. Here you need to dodge flying by asteroids, in time to enter the turns and continuously develop the quality of the ship to fully compete with the enemy vehicles. Games star wars, as well as various space toys, similar in plot and gameplay with the cult saga we have collected for you in this section of our online gaming portal.


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Escharoides immersoecetata är en mossdjursart som beskrevs av Liu 200. Escharoides immersoecetata ingår i släktet Escharoides och familjen Exochellidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Just a quick hello from Bedfordshire. I recently turned 40 and have really got back into Lego since last May when I had to take some time off work and needed something to help me relax and keep my mind off things.
I like Star Wars, Super Heroes, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings amongst others, though since using Brickset I keep finding themes and sets I like the look of that I probably wouldn't have considered before!
Welcome! Nice to see someone local.
And the Modulars are one of the themes I do collect. Prior to last year I would probably only buy one or two sets a year usually at Christmas or my birthday and these tended to be the modular buildings. I did miss out on Cafe Corner but after reading a thread here a few months ago I Bricklinked one.


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Eliashib ( 'Elyāšîḇ, "El restores") the High Priest is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:10,22 and 3:1, 20-21,13:28 and possibly the Book of Ezra of the Hebrew Bible as (grand)father (Nehemiah 12:22) of the high priest Johanan (Ezra 10:6). Some also place him in different parts of Nehemiah including 12:23 and 13:4,7, but this is disputed. Nehemiah 3:20-21 places his home between the area of two working groups constructing the walls of Jerusalem on the south side of the city. He helped with the refortification of this wall (Neh 3:1). The size of his house indicated his wealth and high socio-economic status (Neh 3:23-21). This places him as someone who lived during the time of Nehemiah. In the year 445 BCE, Eliashib was the high priest when Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem in the 20th year of Artaxerxes I (Nehemiah 1:1, 2:1).

Josephus puts Eliashib as a contemporary of Ezra during the reign of Xerxes, in Ant. 11.5,6-8. He also dates his reign as high priest through the reign of Cyrus the Younger, who Josephus mentions is "also called by the Greeks, Artaxerxes". Josephus outlines this story in Antiq. 11:185-  Antiq 11:297. The last quotation of this story states, "When Eliasib the high priest was dead, his son Judas succeeded in the high priesthood."(Antiq 11:297)

Eliashib's grandson was married to a relative of Sanballat the Horonite (Neh 13:28) and, while Nehemiah was absent in Babylon, Eliashib had leased the storerooms of the Second Temple to Sanballat's associate Tobiah the Ammonite. When Nehemiah returned he threw Tobiah's furniture out of the temple and drove out Eliashib's grandson (Neh 13:4-9). According to David Kimhi, this is the political background to the allegorical vision of Satan, the Angel of the Lord and Eliashib's (possibly deceased) grandfather Joshua the High Priest in Zechariah 3.

Patrilineal Ancestry
As per 1 Chronicles chapter 5

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5th-century BCE High Priests of Israel
Book of Nehemiah
Book of Ezra


Green second year male singing from wire near farm- open, agri, tall grass, scattered clumps of Osage orange, other trees.
Habitat large agricultural fields bordered by shrub and small tree thickets. Male singing about 25 feet above ground.
Fol XC217066 Portion of same recording- after walking slightly closer to bird.
Green "female-type". Call more metallic than usual- a "peent" instead of usual flatter "peet". Calling from near top of med-sized pecan adjacent headquarters building.
wildtronics mono amplified Tascam DR05 this bird was discussed betwen several xenoca canto recorder and we finally got the final discusion with Painted Bunting. It was in doubt between Painted and Varied Buntings.
RØDE NTG2 on iphone. IKmultimedia iRig preamp.
Heard singing in cottonwood trees. singing loudly immediately adjacent to MS river.
Natural sound. Bird was perched in a small willow tree along a drainage ditch approximately 7m above the ground and 30m from me.
National Wildlife Refuge consisting of converted aquaculture ponds, some bottomland hardwood, and flooded agricultural fields. Primary area is a series of ~20 aquaculture ponds managed for waterfowl and shorebirds, surrounded by trees. A diversion canal of the Tallahatchie River runs along the eastern boundary.
Adobe Audition. Butterworth high-pass filter, cutoff 2000 hz, order 3 to mostly remove some background conversation.
Agitated response to playback from an adult male about 5m up at edge of row of trees beside wet ditch.
Same individual as XC172746, but this time responding to playback. Signal amplified several dB. Habitat is semi-arid grassland and canyon riparian.
Male at the edge of some open woodland.
Male seen after playback of XC141532 attracted it in. Some construction noise in the background.
The only modification to this recording is slight amplification. The bird responded easily to a playback and continued the song for over a minute. It is possible it was a basic plumaged male I had seen singed in the vicinity a few minutes earlier. The tree from which it vocalized was likely a Live Oak (Quercus virginiana .
Agitated response to playback from an adult male perched about 8m up in Salix in riparian habitat. Frequently adopted aggresive posture with cocked tail, wings fluttering. Immediately after playback, the bird had approached very close, even landing on the ground, using the aggressive posturing. Natural singing would have longer pauses between songs.
Upperparts uniform green, so apparently a first-year male.


The charming Provençal town of Arles, with a 2,000-year-old Roman arena at its center, is famous for its beautiful architecture and its association with Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, and Picasso. Many dance, music, photography, theater, and folklore festivals take place in and around the city throughout the summer, making it an ideal location for summer study in France.
Students gain a realistic view of southern French life by staying with local French families. Host families provide breakfast daily and dinner three times a week. IES Abroad provides three language lunches with faculty and staff every week at different local restaurants.


I have been remiss, this week, in not mentioning that I have had a painting (Miss Loontrout...) on display at Ho-Joe Cafe, in Kenora, Ontario. I would like to thank Laura at MudHawk Consulting, for finding and inviting me to show with her. Today is the last day (that I know of) of the display, so if you are in Kenora... Check It Out.
Aboriginal Voics Radio. The site is under construction, but you can get the streaming radio there.
Oldest intact ivory carving found. Thought to be 35 000 years old.
The Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota.
"Travel back to the time when Ice Age mammoth, camel, and giant short-faced bear roamed the Great Plains of North America. Imagine a sudden collapse of a 60 foot deep karst sinkhole. Bubbling from the bottom, a warm spring percolates through the layers of limestone, now creating a large steep-sided pond. Picture thirsty animals venturing down to the water below...then, after drinking, animals unable to gain a foothold to escape. The sinkhole was a deathtrap."
A video produced for the Roseau River First Nation, in anticipation of the "National Day of Protest".
The Chief of Roseau River First Nation threatened to block rail lines on a National Day of Action, June 29. He later backed off the threat, but has not definitely cancelled the possibility.
"The Northern Superior First Nations issues a call to action for First Nation citizens, Canadian citizens and corporations, to stand with one another to insist that the Government of Canada take action to the crisis in First Nation communities. First Nations peoples will no longer accept the status quo. First Nation citizens have been subject to repeated attempts by the Government of Canada to forcibly assimilate us and erase our identities. Regardless of these colonial tactics, we have survived as First Nation peoples... we are still standing, we still stand strong."
Indigenous people under attack, resource theft and kidnapping in Mexico. None of this is in the news; Not even Canadian news, which is usually more comprehensive than American.
"At approximately 10.30 a.m. about 70 men and women from San Isidro walked into the forest with the intention of peacefully addressing the people from San Miguel Aloapam. However, when they reached the forest the loggers were already falling trees. Still, they approached San Miguel's authorities to try and speak to them, but realized that the municipal president and his cabinet were extremely drunk. The San Miguel authorities began insulting and attacking the San Isidro people and ordered their people to arrest all those who were from San Isidro. Given the situation our compañeros began backing down. It was at that point that the people from San Miguel began firing shots in every direction; they had to dodge bullets that were being fired by their own people. As a result the men and women from San Isidro ran into the forest as fast as they could to try and stay away from the bullets and from being caught by San Miguel Aloapam paramilitaries.
At approximately noon, and little by little, those who were hiding in the forest made their way back to San Isidro Aloapam. Initially it was thought that 13 compañeros had been disappeared, but slowly they started making their way back to the community. At around 7.00 p.m. the police headquarters received an anonymous phone call saying that those that had been kidnapped were in San Miguel's jail. The person said that they were being tortured and half dead from the beatings."
Good News! An 81 year old Inuit hunter found alive, 4 weeks after going missing, 2 weeks after the military search was called off.
"... Kunuk was found about 130 kilometres north of Igloolik near a popular fishing river. It was right where local elders said he'd be, even though the area had been searched twice before.
"The elders kept telling us, `Check again, check again,' " Tapardjuk said. "And sure enough, there he was."
Indian Country Today article: Kevin Paul, Master Carver.
"Paul was born in Mount Vernon, the son of a Colville father and a Swinomish mother; his father and uncle were carvers.
Paul started singing when he was 13 and began training as a carver in his late teens. He started carving professionally in 1986 and began teaching carving at La Conner High School in 1993.
He faced the biggest test of his skills in 1997.
"I had had a long-term goal to do a carving of a totem pole all by myself," Paul said. "The opportunity came in 1997 when a collector from Camano Island, Don Bernard, asked if I could do a 36-foot pole in three months." The pole would depict Eagle, Bear, Wolf and Whale.
Paul met the challenge, guided by discipline and deadlines.
"You have to be disciplined," he said of working on a project. "It's like writing or reading a book; you don't go part way and do something else. You finish it."
CBC page, Life and Times of Norval Morrisseau.
Another Native blog; Cheryl Davis' Art Blog: Native American Art/Heritage/News Related ArtBlog.
Index of Native American Media Resources on the Internet.
Kitigan Zibi cultural Centre vandalised.
Aboriginal day marred for Que. community after white supremacist vandalism.
"...Aside from the youth incidents, she said a recent land claim was a source of contention. Last fall, the Kitigan Zibi First Nation was successful in a land claim for a piece of property in the heart of Maniwaki, Tenasco said."
Arsonists in Quebec targetting Jewish cottages.
(Mon., June 18)"A Jewish orthodox camp in the Lower Laurentians was the target of another suspicious fire -- the third in almost a month -- on Sunday, leaving members of Montreal's Jewish community fearing for their safety.
A private summer cottage at the Val-David, Que., camp was found burned to the ground early Sunday morning and five other properties were vandalized. No one was injured in the fire. Police say it appears there was an attempt to set at least one other home ablaze."
Treaties are just the starting point; by Kate Harries.
"Trapper, teacher, activist, Kaaren's a force of nature herself. You might not give her a second look if you met her in the grocery store, a middle-aged Anishinaape woman wearing glasses, long black hair shot with grey cascading down her back. In fact, she says, it's a not uncommon experience for a cashier to look right through her at the check-up counter and prepare to ring in the next customer's purchases. "It's not on purpose," she says. "They apologize when they realize — but they just don't see us." That's how racism works, she says. The other — in this case, the aboriginal — is invisible. "It's as if we aren't there."
But she was a powerful presence in the Red Lake courtroom. She and her husband Phil are charged with building a cabin on public lands without a permit, and ignoring a verbal stop-work order. His case has been deferred. Robert Ponton, a justice of the peace from London, Ontario, heard Kaaren's case and he gave her considerable leeway in presenting the aboriginal perspective on the charges. Like the aboriginal worldview in which all elements of creation are interconnected, and community is a concept that includes people, trees, birds, rocks and visitors, her perspective was all-encompassing.
She quoted Judge Sidney Linden's report of his inquiry into the police shooting of Dudley George, at which the MNR acknowledged that "the historic policies and practices of provincial and federal governments have resulted in ongoing disenfranchisement and displacement of aboriginal people from their land and traditional practices in Canada..."
Eskasoni First Nation (Nova Scotia) opens a call centre.
"BELLA COOLA, B.C. — When the Nuxalk band gathers on the banks of the Bella Coola River, it is usually to celebrate the blessings of nature. But this spring, instead of singing to welcome back the salmon or casting eagle feathers on the water in thanks, tribes from the central coast of British Columbia gathered to hold a Feast of Shame and discuss a growing crisis.
At the gathering, elders from 10 B.C. bands, including the Nuxalk (pronounced new-hawk), Kitasoo, Oweekeno and Haisla, spoke with anger and sadness about the loss of a small, herring-like fish, known as eulachon, that until recently returned in such numbers they turned the river black.
In 1995, when the last big run came in, there were millions of eulachon, so many they spilled out onto the gravel bars in writhing waves. Since then, the river has been nearly empty of fish.
"Every year we wait. Every year the seals, the sea gulls, the ducks, the swans, the geese, they sit along the river waiting," said Oweekeno Chief Frank Johnson."
"ceremonial document acknowledging a Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) Settlement Agreement"
Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest"The 500-year-old skull, found in a long-forgotten Inca cemetery outside Lima, Peru, had two round holes just across from each other. Nearby was a plug of bone, recovered intact, that carried the distinct markings of an old musket ball.
Archaeologists sensed they had unearthed an important find, but it wasn't until months later that a powerful electron microscope scan confirmed it by finding traces of lead in the skull. The victim, who was between 18 and 22 years old when he died, had been shot by a Spanish conquistador."
Winnipeg art resources and galleryCanada Plains Online.
National Geographic article, "Stinky Whale" Mystery Stymies Scientists, Aboriginal Hunters.
"Chemical contamination or disease may be causing the increasing phenomenon of so-called stinky whales, experts say.
A similar stink is also being noticed in the meat of ringed and bearded seals, walruses, and cod, the report by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) adds.
Aboriginal whalers in Russia's northeastern province of Chukotka first began sensing there was something wrong with the whales in the 1990s."
Moving Slowly in the Fast Lane. A good article about the "net neutrality" that should be.
Adam Beach Golf Classic, at the Black Bear Golf Course, near Cloquet, MN. August 19-20, 2007.
University of New Mexico practicing censorship, citing changes made, from proposal.
The sculpture depicts a migration scene from an old Aztec picture book. Three Indians are shown migrating toward Albuquerque in the United States. According to Haozous, the work depicts a border crossing.
"Everything in the work is a symbol," says Haozous, explaining that the full title of the work is called "Cultural Crossroads of the Americas." The barbed wire, which appears both in his work and along the U.S.-Mexico border, "is a dehumanizing part of our lives.... It's tremendous symbolism." As to why it was not part of the original model, he says: "The work matured in the studio."
National Aboriginal Day; CBC article.
"RED MOON. The play is a re-envisioning of the classic Midsummer Night's Dream set at the Calling Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. "
The following video documents the (unfinished) evolution of the "Miss Loontrout..." painting. The full name of the piece, is: "Miss Loontrout got a crappy boobjob. Mr. and Mrs. Crack-Penguin pull their tired, old William Tell routine. Nanabush is in the world.". The audio was pulled from the 2003 Burning Man, Palenque Norte lecture by Daniel Pinchbeck "2012...A Change in How We Experience Time". The speaker is John Hoopes, who chimed in to spell out the Mayan calendar, for the audience.
Here's a few pics from the clip; click to enlarge.
"The remains are currently in the possession of the tribal government's cultural authority – an institution that has a non-O'odham director. Initially, when the remains were unearthed during construction of the "Vehicle Barrier," the tribal government authorities stopped the construction to investigate the findings.
Unfortunately, they failed to protect the remains from desecration as is required of them under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA). According to O'odham witnesses that were employed by the Department of Homeland Security as monitors, three non-O'odham workers removed the remains from the burial site. The remains were then bagged, boxed and removed from the location."
"National Geographic All Roads Film Project showcases breakthrough film and still photography from indigenous and under represented minority cultures around the globe. Launched in 2004, All Roads supports diverse cultural perspectives with an international film festival, funding, networking, and distribution opportunities to bring together voices that celebrate the vibrant cultural stories of our world. "
"... Buffy Sainte-Marie. For baby boomers, she was an idiosyncratic folk singer whose peers included Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Mimi Fariña, and others in the nascent folk movement of the early 1960s..."
"Headlines in many newspapers last week announced that Indian casinos had brought in a record $25 billion dollars last year. What they did not say is that on reservations such as the Navajo, Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Crow Creek, Blackfeet and Crow, unemployment is as high as 50 to 80 percent. That the average income is less than $5,000 annually. That the average life span is about 55 years of age. That the infant mortality rate is 3 times the national average. That on some reservations the diabetes epidemic claims 50 percent of the total reservation population. That many homes are without electricity or indoor plumbing. That there is such a need for housing that some of the available homes house as many as three families.
But nowadays the average American reads about the $25 billion raked in by the rich casino tribes last year and shrugs it off with distaste, probably with some envy and not without a little anger at all Indian tribes..."
"According to an ancient Mayan Calendar we are living in the last days of a great cosmic cycle known as the "Long Count." Traditionally, this is labeled as the Death of the Fourth period of the Sun and the Birth of the new Fifth Sun. The Maya keep accurate and detailed records of cosmic cycles, Earth's transitions and extreme changes in civilizations' collective consciousness. Indigenous traditions and world religions as well as Platonic philosophy view the current phase of existence as a harbinger of radical adjustment in our perception of reality. The birth of the 5th Sun signifies a "Shift of the Ages."
Please share this opportunity with Aboriginal arts and cultural organizations.
"The Cultural Olympiad will build over three years, launching in 2008 with an anticipated program of some 40 to 50 events comprising more than 100 performances and exhibitions. In 2009, participation and anticipation will increase with an expanded one- year countdown celebration. And, in 2010, the Cultural Olympiad will reach its crescendo with the Olympic and Paralympic Arts Festival – a transformative arts and culture program that will create memories and legacies to last a lifetime and inspire a generation.
2008 CELEBRATION – Request for Proposals (deadline of July 16th) for [Canadian] arts and cultural organizations interested in co-producing or co-presenting events during the period of Feb 1- March 21, 2008. There is a specific reference to Aboriginal Arts and cultural organization in the categories of proponents."
Hey there Bingoragers! I have spent most of the last two weeks moving into and organising my new space in Devlin Ontario, just west of town. The space has a storefront that I am going to man on a part-time basis to troll for the tourist traffic.
The big windows also afford much light to see the works in new ways. Maybe you'll get a chance to stop in and check it out.
M03(myspace page). Spoken word artist from Pabineau First Nation, New Brunswick. She is also an illustrator.
Indigitunes podcast for new Native music.
FourDirectionsTalent. Casting company run by the Oneida Nation and NBC entertainment.
There will be a memorial, for Ahnishnahbeh artist Roy Thomas in LongLac, Ontario. August 25, 2007.
These pics click to enlarge.
This is a scan of a slide; the "Twisted Face" mask (lost-wax cast bronze).
Me and the guys from Anurag Art, in front of the "Little Crow" mask sculpture that we installed in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, MN; click pic for link to "Anurag Art Online".
Jack Layton's letter to Phil Fontaine, in response to the May 15 Canadian Club speech.
CBC report: How the media covers aboriginal issues.
"As Aboriginal issues in Canada grow in importance in today's news agenda, there was a remarkable gathering of journalists at CBC Regina on Thursday that was exhilarating in its scope.
The session was historic at the CBC. For the first time, it brought together 20 CBC Aboriginal journalists from across Canada, about half of the CBC's total number, and they were joined by a similar number of reporters, producers and other CBC journalists who deal with Aboriginal issues as part of their job.
The conference was titled 'Aboriginal Matters' and it was an effort to 'celebrate' and 'learn from' the high-caliber work by CBC journalists in the past year reflecting the stories of Aboriginal individuals and communities across the country."
Pikangikum First Nation has been dealt another series of blows. Three suicides in quick succession and the loss of their school, by arson.
WoodenBikes, that you can make.
XylonBikes. Wooden bikes that you cannot make.
A painted papier-mache object that I put together for the Fort Frances museum exhibit, "The Cry of the Loon"; June 14-September 30, 2007. The background audio is from a Terence McKenna lecture, "Food of the Gods".
"A moderated blog on Aboriginal journalism and other stuff."
Daphne Odjig recently received a Governor-general's award and will soon be presented with the Order of British Columbia.
"San Marcos (Texas) — A statue of Tonkawa Indian Chief Placido will honor some of the area's earlier inhabitants on a prime spot in City Park... In March, the parks and recreation advisory board approved the location on the condition that organizers of a stalled effort to erect a statue of Saint Mark relinquish their claim to the site."
"Legacy and Legend: Images of Indians from Four Centuries""In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the meeting of European and Native American peoples, a new exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens will look at how North American Indians have been depicted in art, primarily from the 1500s through the 1800s."
"Her stone sculptures have been called ''outstanding'' by The New York Times, and a single necklace can fetch more than $3,000 in a Sedona, Ariz., art gallery.
But the road to success has not always been an easy one for this Zuni artist, who began her work, like others in the Zuni Pueblo, as a way to climb out of poverty. "
The Native American Journalists Association has a new president.
"(Doug) Howard spent seven months shooting and editing his first film, Chief, a short movie about a Native American who keeps his grandfather's promise by saving the tribe's dam."
"That a mother of four working on a Master of Business Administration degree and running the United Tribes Technical College's research program could complete a doctoral program in communications in record time seems unlikely, if not impossible - until you talk to the woman who did it.
Cheryl Long Feather, Standing Rock Sioux, is indeed a gifted and skilled communicator. She is the first American Indian graduate of the University of North Dakota's School of Communications' doctoral program."
"The Most Insightful Review You'll Read Anywhere: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee's" Bias Against Indians"
"... The best cognitive behavioral technique I have found for depression is Brainswitching, which was developed from neuroscience research and brain mapping.
Brainswitching uses simple mind exercises to switch the neuronal activity from the emotional part of the brain (the subcortex) to the thinking part of the brain (the neocortex) which does not have the capacity for depression."
"THE Sagkeeng First Nation has launched a precedent-setting lawsuit against the province and federal governments, seeking control over three million square kilometres of traditional hunting and fishing lands outside its existing treaty boundaries."
Remember the Three Fires Confederacy, August 20-26, Garden River First Nation, east of Sault St. Marie, Ontario.
Land claim against Benneton and Argentina.
"The dispute started in 2002, when a Mapuche family was accused of settling illegally on the land and evicted. But Millan and other members of his community have returned despite the deprived conditions in which they have to live.
The Mapuches started building homes on the land, but stopped when the government intervened with a law that forbade them from modifying the landscape in any way.
The land was given to a group of British citizens in 1889 by the Argentine government without the approval of the Mapuche Indians who were living on the land.
In 1991, Benetton bought more than 970,000 hectares from a British company."
More Seeker pics. Seeker album link.
Pungi Whiisi Niaas. Acrylic on canvas.
Great Billings News article about Janine Pease.
"It's a familiar story: Someone makes a big splash in a small pond. Eventually, the welcome wears out, the splash recedes to a ripple, and the big fish goes belly-up.
Familiar, but that doesn't make it true. Six years after she was forced out of a job that had made her one of the nation's most prominent educators, Janine Pease is still making waves.
Some lives do have second acts. As president of Little Big Horn College in Crow Agency, Pease stood for 18 years in a spotlight that eventually became national in intensity. She won a sack full of honorary doctorates and awards culminating in a MacArthur "genius" grant in 1994. She was in demand as a speaker, an officer in prominent organizations, a source for books and an expert of tribal education and voting rights issues."
DNA analysis shows that ancient chicken bones on the west coast of South America came from Polynesian sources, not Spanish. Looks like the Hawaiians or Fijians beat the Spanish to the Americas. Also explains how the sweet potato got the South Pacific islands.
"It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a landfill.
How did all the plastic end up here? How did this trash tsunami begin? What did it mean? If the questions seemed overwhelming, Moore would soon learn that the answers were even more so, and that his discovery had dire implications for human—and planetary—health. As Alguita glided through the area that scientists now refer to as the "Eastern Garbage Patch", Moore realized that the trail of plastic went on for hundreds of miles. Depressed and stunned, he sailed for a week through bobbing, toxic debris trapped in a purgatory of circling currents. To his horror, he had stumbled across the 21st-century Leviathan. It had no head, no tail. Just an endless body."
"A Native version of Romeo and Juliet. Lewis and Clark from Sacagawea's point of view. A commodity cheese-based superhero with a talking-dog sidekick.
arigon-the red roadWhen you think of Native storytelling, you think of movies (Dances with Wolves, Smoke Signals), books (Black Elk Speaks, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven), even cartoons and comic books. What you don't think of is the Native theater, and plays that can stand the test of time. But Los Angeles-based Native Voices, an Equity theater company devoted to Native American plays, is trying to change that. "
"Philosophers of science such as Popper and Kitcher say that it is. Scientists such as Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Ridley agree. Many organizations have passed resolutions to this effect. However, the important question is whether these authorities can back up what they say with evidence.
The following list gives a few of the predictions that have been made from the Theory of Evolution:"
"Syrette said her children faced racism by other children "throughout their young lives and throughout school."
Now, years later, the interim manager of the Indian Friendship Centre was startled to see the same kind of simmering racism had again surfaced on a roadside sign. Its letters had been rearranged to spell out a highly offensive slur against aboriginal people. "
Robert Rodriguez's 10-minute film school.


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Q: FBSession, checking if logged in? I have implemented the facebook login into my app however right now I've been playing around with the login/logout states and what a modal view to pop only if the user is logged out...anyways this is what I have and its not working?
 if (FBSessionStateClosed) {
     [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"TestModal" sender:nil];
 }

Thanks for any help!

A: If I get u correctly, your session should be still Open.
Double check did you perform this line when user logout?
[FBSession.activeSession closeAndClearTokenInformation];

Hope this help

A: Use Following method may be help you :
-(void)openFacebookAuthentication
{
    NSArray *permission = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:kFBEmailPermission,kFBUserPhotosPermission, nil];

    FBSession *session = [[FBSession alloc] initWithPermissions:permission];

    [FBSession setActiveSession: [[FBSession alloc] initWithPermissions:permission] ];

    [[FBSession activeSession] openWithBehavior:FBSessionLoginBehaviorForcingWebView completionHandler:^(FBSession *session, FBSessionState status, NSError *error) {

        switch (status) {
            case FBSessionStateOpen:
                [self getMyData];
                break;
            case FBSessionStateClosedLoginFailed: {
                // prefer to keep decls near to their use
                // unpack the error code and reason in order to compute cancel bool
                NSString *errorCode = [[error userInfo] objectForKey:FBErrorLoginFailedOriginalErrorCode];
                NSString *errorReason = [[error userInfo] objectForKey:FBErrorLoginFailedReason];
                BOOL userDidCancel = !errorCode && (!errorReason || [errorReason isEqualToString:FBErrorLoginFailedReasonInlineCancelledValue]);

                if(error.code == 2 && ![errorReason isEqualToString:kFBSdkUserLoginFail]) {
                    UIAlertView *errorMessage = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:kFBAlertTitle
                                                                           message:kFBAuthenticationErrorMessage
                                                                           delegate:nil
                                                                           cancelButtonTitle:kOk
                                                                           otherButtonTitles:nil];
                    [errorMessage performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(show) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:YES];
                    errorMessage = nil;
                    }
                }
                break;
                // presently extension, log-out and invalidation are being implemented in the Facebook class
            default:
                break; // so we do nothing in response to those state transitions
        }
    }];
    permission = nil;
}

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Maine Wind Farm Debates Continue in Mars Hill, Roxbury
With one of the nation's "poster child" noisy wind farms in Mars Hill and a popular former governor advocating (and financing) more use of wind power, the State of Maine continues to be at the forefront of the debate over how much credence to give to neighbors' reports and concerns about wind turbines close to their homes. Seventeen neighbors of the Mars Hill wind farm, who live from under 2000 feet out to 3600 feet from active turbines, have filed suit against the wind farm developer, asking for compensation for loss of property values, nuisance and emotional distress, and upgrades to the turbines to make them quieter (download the full complaint).
The Todd Residence in Mars Hill. Photo by Anne Ravana.
The state gave the Mars Hill farm a variance to the state noise ordinance, allowing it to be 5dB louder than normally permitted; recordings made by a state-funded acoustics firm indicated that not all locations were fully in compliance, yet the state signed off on the results as being good enough. The state also hired an acoustics consultant to peer-review the monitoring study, and in his report, this consultant expressed several concerns with the results, saying that "wind turbine noise needs more investigation!"
Meanwhile, in Roxbury, a proposed wind farm is meeting resistance from some neighbors, unsurprisingly, given the extensive local coverage of the Mars Hill fiasco—where the state says it's learned its lesson about variances. In Roxbury, turbines will be at least 3100 feet from homes (most, though not all, of the Mars Hill folks with problems are closer than a half mile). In some cases, though, they will be across lakes from residences, which may cause other unpredicted sound transmission patterns, especially in winter. However, the town of Roxbury has twice voted to allow the wind farm to proceed, and a final appeal by some residents has been denied. The most recent, Jan. 15 tallies were 89-81 to amend the comprehensive plan to allow wind generation facilities in Roxbury and 87-80 to create a mountain district zone to designate areas suitable for erecting wind energy facilities. This vote followed both a 180-day moratorium during which both Record Hill and anti-wind power group Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury held informational meetings, and the first vote favoring the changes.Former Governor Angus King, a principal in the Roxbury wind project, defended the method used to measure the wind noise impacts. "We used conservative assumptions," he said. "We assumed everyone was downwind at all times, and there was maximum sound output at all times." King noted that the sound output was based on field testing and a sophisticated sound model, though others have raised doubts about some of the model's assumptions (there are many ways to model sound, each of which has its distinct justifications—and actual sound transmission is often different than any models). See these three articles from the local Lewiston Sun Journal for full coverage of the Roxbury debate, and this editorial from Wind Action, which includes coverage of the Mars Hill sound monitoring reports.
UPDATE: A very cogent editorial in the Bangor Daily News could almost have been written by me! Excerpts: "The responsibility for getting set-back distances that virtually eliminate the annoyance factor for residents should fall to the industry. If wind power firms can keep neighbors happy, at least for the most part, new proposals will be more likely to be accepted. The last thing this burgeoning industry needs is for Mars Hill to become a rallying cry for those opposing towers and turbines…. Too much is at stake with this new technology to needlessly or recklessly turn public opinion against it."
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Stories from Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Tribute paid to veterans (Local News ~ 11/12/02)
Saline Countians young and old came together Monday on the lawn of the courthouse in Marshall to pay homage to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Jim Brown, event coordinator, welcomed everyone to the 2002 Veterans Day observance. Brown began with a remembrance of those soldiers who remain listed as prisoners of war or missing in action...
Lady Vikings swept in OKC (High School Sports ~ 11/12/02)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Missouri Valley College women's basketball program's reputation for defense has taken a blow early in this 2002-03 season. The Lady Vikings topped the Heart of America Conference in opponents' field-goal percentage (36.6) and were 15th in NAIA Division II in points allowed per game (60.4) a year ago. ...
MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal (High School Sports ~ 11/12/02)
Kearney (14-9) at Marshall (22-2) Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at MHS Field 2002 MHS Season Records Team Most Wins -- 22 Most Goals -- 114 Most Shutouts -- 17 Fewest Goals per Match -- 0.50 Best Winning Pct. -- .917 Individual Goals -- Will Grace 30 Assists -- Hugo Farfan 18...
Chiefs to open playoffs at Polo (High School Sports ~ 11/12/02)
ALMA -- Who's afraid of the big, bad Chiefs? Certainly not Lance Johnston, the first-year head coach of the Polo football club which will host Santa Fe in the MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional on Wednesday. Johnston knows something about winning, having guided North Platte to three playoffs appearances during his seven years at the helm -- including a 30-7 victory over St. Vincent in the '98 Class A Show-Me Bowl, two years before the Chiefs took the title from the Perryville school...
Harold E. "Cookie" Wilder (Obituary ~ 11/12/02)
Harold E. "Cookie" Wilder, 64, of Mountain View, formerly of Marshall, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. William W. Harlow will officiate...
Paul E. Naros (Obituary ~ 11/12/02)
Paul E. Naros, 61, of California, formerly of Marshall, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center in Jefferson City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Annunciation Catholic Church in California. Rev. Father Greg Higley will officiate...
Sweet Springs aldermen streamline city departments (Local News ~ 11/12/02)
In a move to streamline city operations, the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen voted Monday to combine its street and water departments into a singe Department of Public Works. The item was advanced by Mayor Vivian Wiley, who said it had been considered by previous boards but never carried out. She said with the retirement of former Street Department Supervisor Seaton Hall, now seemed to be a good time to bring the departments together...
County employees to bear part of higher health insurance costs (Local News ~ 11/12/02)
Saline County employees will be paying for some of their own health insurance in the coming months. Northern District Commissioner Richard Pemberton announced the county is facing a 10.9 percent increase in its insurance premiums. Currently, the county pays just over $246 per month for each employee. Pemberton motioned that the county cap its contribution at $250 with any additional costs being deducted from the employees' salaries...
Start of 911 service could lead to new addresses for some in Sweet Springs (Local News ~ 11/12/02)
With the implementation of 911 services in Sweet Springs, some residents could receive a new street address. At Monday's meeting of the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen, Mayor Vivian Wiley said the city's street numbers are in need of review. She said the numbers on houses should be visible from the street and some might need to be changed to create continuity...
Annual Performance Report received for local school district (Column ~ 11/12/02)
In the next month or so, the Marshall School District will receive its Annual Performance Report. I more commonly refer to it as our school report card for the 2001-02 school year. We have already received a rough draft of the performance report but several corrections still have to be made before the report, is final...


Proudest Accomplishment: Anytime I am running through pain.
Favorite Food: I don't really have favorites. But probably PB& J.
Guilty Pleasure: Oh boy. Any dessert that's hiding in my freezer.
getting 12 for the price of 1.
collaborating with a coach, who's also your reliable friend, who's also your mentor, who's also your therapist, who's also your motivational speaker, who's also your cheerleader, who's also your nutritionist, who's also your advisor, who knows you better than yourself sometimes, who understands that you have a family, who understands that family time is more important than training (but makes sure I make up for it when vacay is over!!), who makes sure you are focused, who makes a 7 hour workout feel like it's nothing, who makes training fun but productive, who listens, who really knows what she is doing.
having someone personable and knowledgeable who you can trust to help you succeed in the sport of triathlon.
working with someone whose passion for the sport becomes contagious and helps you achieve your best.