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Koussa (en ) est une ville de l'oblast de Tcheliabinsk, en Russie, et le centre administratif du raïon de Koussa. Sa population s'élevait à  habitants en 2013.

Géographie
Koussa est située sur les rivières Koussa et Aï, à  à l'ouest de Tcheliabinsk et à  de Zlatooust.

Histoire

Koussa est née en 1778 à côté de l'usine sidérurgique Koussinski Zavod (usine de Koussa). Elle accéda au statut de commune urbaine en 1928 puis à celui de ville le .

C'est en 1778, qu'à la confluence de la rivière Koussa et de la rivière Aï, est ouverte la fonderie de Koussa (fonte et fer), en plein développement de l'industrie minière dans le sud de l'Oural. Les premiers produits de l'usine sont des métaux, des outils les plus simples, des accessoires pour l'agriculture et de construction d'usines (agrafes, crochets, boulons, cerceaux, haches, patins et autres ustensiles). Une cinquantaine de paysans serfs sont amenés de Zlatooust. Ils commencent alors sous la direction d'artisans, à construire un village et un barrage en bois sur la rivière Koussa. Cette année est considérée comme celle de la fondation de la ville. Au cours du XIXe siècle, l'usine produit de la fonte, des munitions, des ustensiles à parois minces en fonte, des accessoires pour poêles domestiques, etc. Le procédé de coulage de l'usine est récompensé par des prix lors des expositions internationales de Copenhague, Chicago, Stockholm (médaille d'argent en 1897), Paris, Glasgow, Liège, Milan (médaille d'or en 1906) et Saint-Pétersbourg. Les ouvriers de l'usine de Koussa ne rivalisent pas avec ceux de Kasli, ayant abandonné (ils n'ont pas survécu aux changements démocratiques de la société) pour se lancer dans la fonte d'art du fer. Il y a un musée de la fonte de fer à Koussa.

La ville devient le centre administratif du raïon, le 17 février 1940. En 1942, l'usine de pierres techniques précises de Léningrad est évacuée à Koussa.

Dans les années 1970, l'atelier Kristall, dont les produits sont des brillants, devient l'un des symboles des armoiries de la ville.

À la fin des années 1990, la production de peintures à partir d'éclats de pierre et de souvenirs en pierre, principalement en serpentine, se généralise à Koussa. En l'espace d'une quinzaine d'années, cela permet à de nombreuses familles de traverser cette période difficile.

Population
Recensements (*) ou estimations de la population

Composition ethnique: Russes (86,9 %), Bachkirs (7,7 %), Tatars (3,8 %).

Économie
Usine de fonderie et de constructions mécaniques de Koussa;
Tchelprom Diamond;
Metaglomerat;
Ouralstroïchtcheben;
Carrière de marbre Medvedev;
Usine de spiritueux de Petropavlovsk;
Brasserie privée Zolotaïa Koussa;
Pribor;
Tchaskomplekt;
Impulse;
Usine de matériel de menuiserie Pilteh;
K-IouFE;
Kamennaïa rospis;
ATP de Koussa;
Tchermetivest;
Compagnie de chaussures de Koussa;
Production de produits semi-finis à base de viande «Vkousaedoff».

Culture
 Musée régional municipal;
 Palais de la culture des constructeurs mécaniques;
 Bibliothèque centrale municipale;
 Centre de loisir «Evrasia».

Lieux à voir
 Monument «Gloire aux héros de 1941-1945», dans l'allée centrale de l'usine de fonte.
 Statue de Lénine sur la place centrale (délabrée).
 Roche Argus.
 Pont de fer sur la rivière Aï.

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Informations sur Koussa
  Cartes topographiques

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Steve Gatfield, group chairman of Elmwood and a former global executive at Leo Burnett and Interpublic Group, argues many accelerator programmes lack vital ingredients.
Whenever something is approaching universal acceptance it is never a bad time to be a little contrarian.
Accelerators are fast approaching the status of an essential ingredient in the primordial soup of innovation in the new economy. After all, who wouldn't like some help with velocity in their enterprise? Accelerators provide some of the critical elements that all new ventures require: funding, knowledge, networks, facilities. But they aren't free. The price of accelerator participation is equity and for a venture that succeeds this will be their most valuable currency.
The industrial infrastructure of the new economy is evolving at warp speed. Accelerators have mushroomed, become segmented and more thematically focused. The emergence of well-organised angel syndicates and crowdfunding platforms has made access to early stage seed finance easier than ever. Early stage venture funds have increased in average fund size and now look to play more often in the later stages of funding up to series A and beyond.
Building a portfolio of compelling early-stage ventures without significant capital invested upfront is becoming more expensive because crowd and angel funding allow entrepreneurs to enter the professional risk capital investment space later: enter the accelerator.
It appears to offer what every entrepreneur wants and it has an option to take equity in return usually at a valuation that is compelling and below the likely valuation of the business in their next funding round. In return for organising resources, support, limited funding and networks the accelerator garners equity positions often with the option to invest further in a range of ventures. This is a virtuous circle, if the accelerator delivers on its promise.
A business that I am a director of recently participated in the Alexa accelerator run by Techstars in Seattle. If you have a business looking to innovate in the voice interface world then there really wasn't a better place to be. Not only were you involved with other ambitious prime movers in a rapidly emerging sector every, but participant was adjacent Amazon and the Alexa team - it about as close to heaven as any entrepreneur gets.
This type of experience is unequalled but it more often the exception than the rule. As more accelerators emerge, it important to kick the tires you jump in and step on the gas.
The decision to participate in an accelerator is a considerable commitment of time, energy and future value on the part of a new venture. The quality of the accelerator experience is critical. Apart from an eject button, and sometimes an equity back guarantee, there isn't too much a new venture can do to recover from an accelerator that didn't deliver on the promise.
Players like Techstars and YCombinator excel in helping accelerate start-ups. Some corporate accelerators do a fine job at providing entrepreneurs with proximity and insight to the markets that they seek to serve. However, there is reason for caution.
Excellence is distributed on a bell curve. An average or sub-par accelerator may result in the exact opposite of its intent. Corporate accelerators that do not connect to a wider and open innovation architecture will make the gradient of realising the venture potential very challenging. Start-ups challenged by cash burn and fundraising do not have the luxury of enrolling in institutionalised corporate behaviour of countless meetings and reviews. Sadly, some accelerator experiences fast become decelerators despite best intent.
As accelerators abound, it is time to really examine what they do and how they do - and expect that the middle of the road variety will suffer entropy. Over time they won't find it easy to attract the quality of participants and nor will they enjoy much value creation from their equity positions.
Peer group interaction in an accelerator matters: you want to be playing alongside other entrepreneurial teams that inspire and impress you. Corporate accelerators that do not find a way to redesign their innovation architecture and process will lose appetite for first look consideration because it seldom bears fruit in their own business.
There are missing ingredients in the accelerator recipe. MIT attribute 40% of the success of a venture to the quality of the management team, yet many accelerators applications are preoccupied with the technology and the product idea. Design thinking is a common constituent of the accelerator curriculum but systems thinking isn't.
This is a handicap, especially if you are trying to innovate in complex environments like healthcare. Accelerators are a vital and vibrant ingredient of the new economy but they aren't all powering a virtuous circle. It's time to take a closer look before you speed into the next bend.


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Gun buy-back programs (a primer)
Gift certificates, cash or other forms of compensation given, usually anonymously, in exchange for firearms.
There is NO evidence that gun buy-backs are effective for crime control. There is some evidence that the guns surrendered tend not to be the types of weapon used in crime.
How is it normally done?
Local advertising and media draw people to a location where they can safely and anonymously surrender firearms in return for cash, store coupons, or gift cards, often at more than the used firearm's street value.
Mechanism?
The basic mechanism is supposed to be opportunity reduction, whereby fewer guns in the community means fewer shootings. There's no evidence to suggest buybacks drive this mechanism. There may be some diffusion benefit to suicide reduction, though the evidence is not conclusive.
Why doesn't it work?
Guns can often come from locations far from the city paying for them. Programs often pay for guns kept safely at home and not a threat to the community or police. They tend to not reflect the guns used in crime. Guns are easily replaced in the U.S. There is also sometimes anecdotal evidence that people use the money to buy better guns. There is some evidence that it helped maintain already low levels of gun crime in Australia, but that was a nationwide ban that largely attracted low risk weapons.
How's the research?
Moderately reliable, if sparse. There haven't been as many studies as one might want, however a Congressional report in 1998 still concluded " Given their high cost and weak theoretical rationale, however, there seems little reason to invest in further testing of the idea."
Caveats?
Gun buybacks might raise public awareness, but often the demographics of people who surrender guns are not the high risk group. Finding money to distribute safe storage devices is probably better use of gun control funds.
Other considerations?
A common refrain from supporters is that "if we can stop just one shooting, it will be worth it". To counter this, calculate how many hours of effective hot spots policing would have been covered by the gun buyback program costs.
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https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/8/2/143
https://theconversation.com/factcheck-qanda-did-government-gun-buybacks-reduce-the-number-of-gun-deaths-in-australia-85836
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Shatta Wale explains why he paid Medikal's daughter's school fees for a year but did not pay for his son
Medikal, in an interview at Luv FM with Shatta Wale, confirmed that the dancehall star had paid his daughter Island's school fees for a year
Shatta Wale was asked why he was not taking such responsibility for his own family, and he noted that Michy was not allowing him to see his son, Majesty
Many folks were taken aback by the information and said Shatta Wale could have made the kind gesture to a less privileged person instead
Ghanaian rapper, Medikal, has confirmed that Shatta Wale paid the school fees of his daughter, Island, for a year.
Medikal confirms Shatta Wale paid Island's fees. Photo Source: Shatta Wale on Facebook, amgmedikal on Instagram
The pair were interviewed by Kumasi-based radio station, Luv FM. Shatta Wale mentioned that he was a kind-hearted and responsible person, but he does not get the chance to do similar acts of kindness for his son, Majesty.
He blamed the mother of his child, Michy, for the strained relationship between him and his son. He noted that he rarely gets to see Majesty and jokingly said he has been childless and without a family for a while.
He mentioned that being a responsible father was probably not his talent and hailed Medikal as a talented father.
The kindness he showed Medikal's daughter sparked reactions on social media as folks wished he had made the beautiful gesture to a less privileged person.
Social Media Users React To Shatta Wale Paying Island's School Fees
Believe4575$ said:
"The Rich Takes Care Of The Rich."
Smarty also wrote:
"But his son and mum doesn't benefit from him Ayoo only the two of you knows what's going on."
Baddosneh_Gh commented:
"Mdk should let shatta stay away from his family or else one day if fight come he will come online and say he paid this and that and disgrace you."
Michelle Blackmor172 reacted:
"U can not take care of your own but you can take care of someone's own……smh!"
Ghana music is a disgrace – Shatta Wale asks Nigerians for assistance
The massive growth in the Nigerian music industry seems to have stunned Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale, who recently cried out for help in regard to his career.
Shatta Wale in a tweet via his official Twitter handle described the Ghanaian music industry as a disgrace, adding that the citizens don't take action.
"Is better we stop arguing with Nigerian Fans, promoters, etc and ask for help. "Me sef I need record label, Ghana music is a disgrace Mek nobody lie you . Shouts to Naija Ghana ppl too deh like talk with no action Yes I have said it …."
Look at BBNaija Ka3na's baby bump photos to announce 2nd pregnancy that raised fans' suspicions
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dismissed Dan Orbih's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction's appeal, which sought to challenge the party primaries that produced the current Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki.
The appeal against the emergence of Godwin Obaseki was declared inadmissible by a five-judge court panel
Justice Centus Nweze observed in the main judgment that an appeal must be based on grounds presented to the lower court for it to be eligible for review
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Governor Godwin Obaseki has reacted to the Supreme Court Verdict on the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis.
On Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, Obaseki described the ruling as "No Victor, No vanquished" and called on all party members and Edo people to unite with the party and government to rescue Nigeria.
Obaseki reacts to Supreme Court's judgement. Photo credit: Governor Godwin Obaseki
Obaseki lauds Supreme Court's recent judgement
Obaseki in a statement shared on his Facebook page and sighted by Legit.ng, on Wednesday night, said,
"The ruling of the Supreme Court today, finally put to rest the long-drawn legal tussle over the candidates that will fly the flag of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State in the general election on the 25th of February and 11th of March 2023.
"As the leader of the party in the State, I implore all members to consider this development as the end of all strife within the Edo PDP and to note that this is a victory for all members. Our resolve now is to win the forthcoming general elections as this experience has made us stronger and better prepared to clinch victory."
2023: Why tough time awaits Oshiomhole in February over his senatorial ambition
Meanwhile, Adams Oshiomhole, the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Governor of Edo state, would be facing a tough time in the February 25 national assembly election.
Oshiomhole is contesting for Edo north senatorial seat in the forthcoming election but his major contender is a former political ally.
Also, because there won't be a governorship election in the state, the central stage for the 2023 election in the state is the national assembly election.
A few weeks before the 2023 general election, there are speculations that two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, apart from the G5 group, are threatening to withdraw their support for the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, made the claim while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, January 31.
He was reacting to Atiku's claim that he was in talks with the NNPP presidential candidate.
"Five governors are not with Atiku. These governors are coming from powerful states. The two others have been sending messages that they will not support Atiku.
"We thought that anyone contesting an election should put his house together. We left the PDP because we knew it would implode. It is not the same party as yesterday. In the next one week, some will leave the PDP," Alkali said.
The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn the approval he granted the PDP to use Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Atiku's rally
Wike through a letter written by his sports commissioner and addressed to Governor Tambuwal gave the reason for his action
Meanwhile, the Rivers state chapter of the PDP said it is not surprised by the governor's action and revealed its next step
Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Governor Nyesom Wike has withdrawn the approval he granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Atiku Abubakar's rally.
The Rivers state governor cancelled the approval in a letter dated Tuesday, January 31 written by the commissioner for sports, Christopher Green, The Nation reported.
Governor Wike stops PDP presidential campaign council from using Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Atiku's rally. Photo credit: Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON
Legit.ng gathers that the letter was addressed to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, who is the director-general of the PDP Presidential Council.
PDP campaign allegedly planning to share venue with Rivers APC
The letter accused the Rivers Presidential Campaign Organisation of planning to share the use of the facility with a "faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Tonye Cole".
The letter said:
"Credible intelligence available to the government of Rivers State and recent developments now show that your Presidential Campaign Organisation is working in collaboration and in cahoot with a faction of the APC led by Tonye Patrick Cole and that it is the intention of your presidential campaign organisation to accommodate and share the approved facility for your campaign with the said faction of the APC.
"Government records show that the activities of the APC in Rivers have always been married by violence due largely to irreconcilable internal conflicts within the party including shootings and killings in the course of protest arising from the nomination process of delegates for primaries and detonation of explosives in the course of campaigns".
The state government said it withdrew the approval because it would not risk damage to a state prized asset like the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium that could arise from the alleged planned collaboration with Toney Cole-led APC.
Rivers PDP reacts
Reacting, the spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers, Leloonu Nwibubase, confirmed the development.
He said the PDP was not surprised by Governor Wike's action. According to him, the approval earlier granted by the Rivers state governor was a Greek gift.
"We will speak to the teeming PDP supporters and supporters of our presidential candidate in due course. We will continue with our campaign.
"We are very sure that the ultimate goal is for Rivers to vote Atiku Abubakar as their Presidential Candidate and that we will succeed. We will unveil our options," he said.
PDP crisis worsens as Wike makes another strong allegation against Iyorchia Ayu
In another report, Governor Wike accused Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP national chairman, of ordering lawyers handling some of the party's cases in Rivers state to withdraw their legal representations.
The Rivers governor described the alleged directive as anti-party, saying such acts would beget a corresponding reaction from the state chapter of the party.
He said this at the State School premises, Okehi 1, the venue of the Rivers state PDP campaign inauguration in Etche local government area on Monday, January 30.
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NEMO Equipment, Inc. is a company based in Dover, New Hampshire, that designs and manufactures outdoor equipment, tents, sleeping pads and shelters. NEMO was founded by Cam Brensinger in 2002, while studying industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design.

History
In 2004, at the Summer Market Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, NEMO introduced its first line of backpacking and mountaineering tents. A few months later, the company won the 2005 ISPO BrandNew Award from Munich, Germany. Later in 2005, NEMO's products were named among the best inventions of the year by Time magazine, Reader's Digest, Men's Journal, and Popular Science. NEMO has also been recognized numerous times for its design with the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, a Design Distinction honor from I.D. magazine, and the 2006 Bottom Line Design Award from Business 2.0 and Frog Design. NEMO tents have also received numerous accolades from outdoor publications such as Backpacker's 2008 Best All-Around Mountaineering tent and Rock & Ice Editor Choice Award.

Design distinction
NEMO is best known for its AirSupported Technology, which incorporates low pressure airbeams in place of traditional aluminum tent poles.

NEMO has also worked with the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts on its Extreme eXPeditionary Architecture (EXP-Arch) project to create shelter concepts based on highly mobile, quickly deployable, and retractable architecture systems.

See also

 Haglöfs
 Sierra Bullets
 Vacuactivus

References

External links

American companies established in 2002
Camping equipment manufacturers
Companies based in New Hampshire
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Air Enthusiast, Volume 4, Numbers 1-6, January-June 1973
London: Fine Scroll Ltd., 1973. 28 cm, 312, bound volume, illus. (some color), index, minor DJ wear and soiling. More
The Official WW II Guide to the Army Air Forces, AAF: A Directory, Almanac and Chronicle of Achievement
Bonanza Books, 1988. FIrst printing of this edition [stated]. Hardcover. xii, 380 p. Illustrations (few in color). Bibliography. Abbreviations. AFF Vernacular. Index. More
Strategic Studies Quarterly, Volume 5, Number 4, Winter 2011
Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 2011. 152, wraps, notes, sticker residue on rear cover, slight wear to DJ edges. More
Allen, Kenneth W., Krumel, Glenn, and Pollack, Jonathan D.
China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century
Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 249, wraps, illus., maps, references, some wear and soiling to covers, pencil erasure on title page. More
Arnold, Henry Harley; Huston, John W. (Editor)
American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II Diaries
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 2002. Trade paperback. 2 volume set. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. More
Asher, Jerry, and Hammel, Eric M.
Duel for the Golan: The 100-Hour Battle that Saved Israel
New York: W. Morrow, c1987. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 288, illus., DJ scuffed, worn, and torn at edges, edges soiled. More
Bergquist, Ronald E.
The Role of Airpower in the Iran-Iraq War
Place_Pub: Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press, 1990. Reprint Edition. 23 cm, 94, wraps, map, notes, glossary, bibliography, minor wear and soiling to covers, ink name on bottom edge at spine. More
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 94 pages. Pages 1-47 had been separated from rest of the book, but have been reglued, has some residual weakness. Includes Disclaimer; About the Author; Preface; Introduction; and Notes. Also includes chapters on the Arab Air Warfare Experience; Backgrounds of the IQAF and IIAF; Reasons for the War; The War--The Initial Stages; The Air War; and Conclusions. Also includes Glossary and Bibliography. Dr. Ron Bergquist upon his graduation with a BA in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968, he was commissioned through Air Force ROTC as a 2nd Lieutenant. He began his Air Force career with two tours in Vietnam, was assigned to stateside duties in Texas, Virginia, California (twice), Alabama, and at the Pentagon, and spent eight years in three different assignments in Germany. He served in combat in both Vietnam and in Desert Storm. After over 26 years in the Air Force, Dr. Bergquist retired on January 1, 1995, at the rank of Colonel. He began his second stint as a graduate student in January 1997 and was accepted into the master's program at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) in March of the same year. He graduated with a Master of Science in Library Science degree in May 1999. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Information and Library Science in May 2006, he was appointed an adjunct professor in the summer of 2006 and then a Clinical Assistant Professor in January 2010. He was appointed Coordinator for the Undergraduate Program in 2013, then served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2016-2020. More
Betz, David J, and Stevens, Tim
Cyberspace and the State: Towards a Strategy for Cyber-power
London, England: The International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2011. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 158, [2] p. Illustrations, black & white. This is Adelphi Papers number 434. Glossary. Endnotes. More
Bilstein, Roger E.
Flight in America: From the Wrights to the Astronauts
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1987. Second Printing. 356, illus., notes, index, front cover creased, yellow highlighting, red pencil highlighting, and ink underlining in several places. More
Blakley, Terry A. (Editor-in-Chief)
Armor, The Professional Development Bulletin of the Armor Branch, Volume CVII, No. 5, September-October 1998, PB-17-98-5
Fort Knox, KY: United States Army Armor Center, 1998. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Wraps. [2], 61, [1] p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. More
Boyne, Walter J.
The Influence of Air Power upon History
Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company [A Giniger Book], 2003. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 447, [1] pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Walter J. Boyne (born 1929) is a retired United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles. He is a former director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and a former Chairman of the National Aeronautic Association. In May 1951 Boyne entered the U.S. Air Force's Aviation Cadet program. On December 19, 1952 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Boyne flew the B-50 Superfortress as a member of the 330th Bomb Squadron of the 93rd Bomb Wing. Boyne also flew the B-47 Stratojet for several years. Boyne was a nuclear test pilot with the 4925th Nuclear Test Group at Kirtland Air Force Base. Boyne served during the Vietnam War as commander of the 635th Services Squadron at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Base where he flew 120 combat hours as a C-47 Skytrain instructor pilot. Colonel Boyne retired from the Air Force on June 1, 1974 with more than 5,000 hours in various military aircraft. More
Braybrook, Roy
FA 18 Hornet
New York: Crescent Books, 1991. Presumed First Edition thus. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Quarto, 128 pages. Profusely illustrated (color). DJ has slight wear and soiling. Roy Braybrook is a highly regarded aviation writer who has worked in the aeronautical business for over thirty years. Having worked for Hawker Siddley Aviation from 1958, he became a full-time aviation writer upon leaving British Aerospace in 1980. Roy Braybrook has authored many titles for Osprey, including Osprey Aerospace: Soviet Combat Aircraft: The Four Generations. More
Brickhill, Paul
London: Evans Brothers Limited, [1951]. Fourth Printing. 22 cm, 269, illus., index, two ink notations on front flyleaf, DJ worn and soiled: tears, pieces missing. More
London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1953. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm. 269, [3] pages. Illustrations. Index. Slight darkening and foxing to text, some wear to boards, spine discolored, some wear to board corners. Small edge tear to front flyleaf Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder, G.C.B. Early in 1943, 617 Squadron was formed for just one special job, to smash the Moehne and Eder Dams. After the end of World War II, the head of the Air Historical Branch of the British Air Ministry identified the need for a history of 617 Squadron. John Pudney, an editor at News Review suggested that Brickhill be considered. The history of 617 Squadron and in particular its involvement in Operation Chastise and the destruction of dams in the Ruhr valley was published in 1951 as The Dam Busters. Following the success of The Dam Busters, Robert Clark the head of production at Associated British Picture Corporation approached Brickhill about acquiring the screen rights to the book. He requested that Brickhill provide a condensed film treatment. Brickhill decided to concentrate the film treatment on Operation Chastise, and ignore the later raids. The subsequent film was released in 1954 as The Dam Busters. More
Byron, John L.
Reorganization of U.S. Armed Forces
Washington, DC: National Defense University, 1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 19, wraps, illus., rear cover stained, some wear and soiling to covers. More
Air Force: A Pictorial History of American Airpower
New York: Bramhall House, 1957. First Thus? Printing. 32 cm, 232, illus., some edge soiling, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1957. First? Edition. First? Printing. 32 cm, 232, profusely illus., spine very torn, boards worn and edges/corners rubbed. More
Cain, Anthony C. (Editor-in-Chief)
Strategic Studies Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2007; An Air Force-Sponsored Strategic Forum for Military, Government, and Academic Professionals
Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue. Wraps. 152 pages. Wraps. Notes. Figures. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. This is the second issue of this prestigious military professional journal. Strategic Studies Quarterly (2007-2021) was a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by the United States Air Force covering issues related to national and international security. Published by Air University Press, the SSQ explored strategic issues of current and continuing interest to the United States Department of Defense and US international partners. New editions were released on the first day of March, June, September, and December. The final issue of the journal was published in 2021, and Air University Press shortly thereafter inaugurated the new journal Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower. This issue contains the following Feature Articles: Toward Restructuring National Security by Lt.-Gen. David A. Depula, USAF; Adapt or Die: The US Military's Responsibility to Protect America by Leading the Transformation in Science and Technology by Newt Gingrich with CAPT Ronald E. Weisbrood, USN; Irregular Warfare: One Nature, Many characters by Colin S. Gray; Exploring the Knowledge Nexus: India's Path in Terrorism-Driven Institutional Growth by Chris C. Demchak and Eric Werner; and Divine Victory for Whom? Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War by William M. Arkin. This issue also had an Editorial, Book Reviews, and Letter to the Editor. More
Carlisle, Richard T.
Decision in War; The Relationship Between Air Forces and Armies
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1955. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. xi, [1], 98, [2] pages. Air University subscription related postcard laid in. Ink underlining noted, only in the Introduction. Cover has some wear and discoloration. This is Air War College Studies Number Four, [These publications are increasingly scarce.] Marked 'for official use only'. [This limitation is understood to no longer apply due to the passage of time and appearance of related content in the public domain.] Includes Foreword, Introduction, Footnotes and Bibliography. Also includes chapters on Strategy, Weapons Systems, and Decision in War; The Doctrinal Impact of Armies upon Air Forces; Command of the Air; The Impact of Air Forces upon Armies; Some Considerations for Military Strategy; and The Impact of Air Forces on War. Colonel Carlisle, while a member of the Graduate Study Group of the Air War College, undertook this analysis of twentieth-century strategy with particular reference to Army-Air Force relationships. More
Carter, Kit C., and Mueller, Robert
The Army Air Forces in World War II: Combat Chronology, 1941-1945
Washington, DC: GPO, 1973. 25 cm, 991, glossary, boards slightly worn and soiled, large book, slightly shaken. Foreword by Brig. Gen. Earl G. Peck, USAF. More
Chant, Christopher
The World's Air Forces
Newton Abbot [Eng.]: David and Charles, c1979. First? Printing. 31 cm, 255, illus., diagrams, technical specifications, bookplate, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
Collier, Basil
Japanese Aircraft of World War II
New York: Mayflower Books, c1979. First American Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 144, references, bookplate, ink gift notations on front endpaper, name inside front board. More
Collins, John M., and Severns, Elizabeth Ann (Research Assistant)
U.S.-Soviet Military Balance: Concepts and Capabilities, 1960-1980
New York: McGraw Hill, 1980. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 25 cm. xviii, 645, [1] pages. Wraps. Maps. Illustrations (Tables and Figures). Footnotes. Annexes (Statistical Summaries, Force Characteristics, Glossary, abbreviations, Acronyms, Weapon System Nicknames). Index. Some wear and soiling to covers. Minor page warping. Pencil erasure on title page. Significant portions of this book were derived from a study produced by the Congressional Research Service and were not covered by copyright. From the Foreword signed by Congressman Bill Chappell and Congressman Jack Kemp: "For several years, John Collins, working as an analyst of national security and defense issues for the Congressional Research Service, has built a respected reputation among those familiar with issues of defense and national security. Based largely on the high regard in which Mr. Collins is held professionally, two years ago we jointly requested that he undertake a comprehensive treatment of the military and strategic balance between our nation's forces and those of the Soviet Union. The final product of John Collin's work, as published between these covers, is a balance sheet. The book is a milestone, as well as the first truly comprehensive look at the subject, in which the author not only examines all facets of the situation but attempts to relate those elements to one another." More


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Getting spending under control and straightening out fiscal policies will be key
GhanaEconomy
Although Ghana's economic fundamentals have improved immensely in recent years, benefitting from the discovery of oil as well as reforms in everything from revenue collection to subsidy structures, the public sector balance sheet has for decades been a stubbornly challenging issue. In the first half of 2014, the budget shortfall totalled 4.2% of GDP, above the official forecast of 4.1%, though down from 10.9% in 2013 and 11.8% in 2012. The chief causes of the deficit are a higher wages bill, higher interest payments, a drop in grant funds, fuel subsidies and a fall in revenues – this last largely the result of falling commodity prices.
Ghana has tried to close this gap in many ways. It introduced computer-based accounting for the budget, including a public financial management system. It did away with fuel subsidies in early 2013 (then reintroduced and partially removed them again in 2014) and raised water and power rates later in the year. It also hiked the value-added tax (VAT) rate by 2.5 percentage points to 17.5% in 2014, set new tax rates and initiated wage reform. Last, the state has reformed its tax administration, combining three disparate agencies under the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Despite these reforms, shortfalls persist. The fiscal deficit, which grew to 24.2% of GDP in 2008, fell below 5% by 2011 but then returned to double digits by 2012 and remains there. Many of the causes of current fiscal challenges are outside state control, such as the fall in commodity prices and a drop-off in funding from foreign donors as the country graduated to lower-middle-income status – both of which made it hard to balance the budget in 2013 and 2014. Presenting a supplementary budget to Parliament in July 2014, Seth Terkper, the minister of finance, said, "The economy has experienced a number of pressures, which continue to pose challenges to the attainment of our 2014 economic targets."
But domestic issues also have an impact. One example is pre-election spending, which has played a role for the past two decades. In its 2013 Article IV Consultation, the IMF noted a sharp increase in net credit from the Bank of Ghana to the government during the elections in 2008 and 2012. "While real GDP growth in Ghana has been steady and robust in recent years, the fiscal surge in 2012 in the run-up to elections creates risks for economic and financial stability," the fund said. A 2014 World Bank paper, too, noted that in every election year since 1996 – except 2004 – budget laws have not been fully followed, and expenditures were often more than planned.
The IMF's Article IV Consultation for 2014 identified further challenges. "Short-term vulnerabilities have risen significantly amid high fiscal and current account deficits," and the government had missed its target for fiscal consolidation. The resulting vulnerabilities, the fund said, put the development agenda at risk: "High twin deficits and large interest payments on rising public debt are crowding out priority expenditure and private sector activity." On the upside, the financial sector was adequately capitalised, and stress tests suggested that most of the banking system has sufficient buffers in place, although the "macroeconomic outlook and currency depreciation expose the financial sector to credit and foreign exchange risks," the report said.
One area the government has sought to simplify has been arrears. Over the past 15 years, for reasons ranging from subsidy distortions to cash flow problems, the public sector has built up a sizable volume of debt to the private sector, especially to utility providers. With some success, the government has thus been working to clear these debts, and to put up safeguards to prevent such a build-up in future.
From 2009 to 2012 the state accrued GHS3.55bn ($1.35bn) in arrears, selling almost GHS1bn ($318.2m) in bonds to the Ghana Commercial Bank and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust to cover some of the payments on these. At the end of 2012, with the stock of arrears still at GHS2.35bn ($895.82m), the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning produced a scheme to take care of the GHS420.99m ($160.48m) that is owed to utility providers. According to the plan, GHS100m ($38.12m) would be paid off in 2013 and the rest either paid off or securitised in 2014. All government ministries, departments and agencies, moreover, would prioritise more efficient power usage by switching to pre-paid meters for their electricity needs.
While Ghana's stable democracy and strong past growth make its prospects among the brightest on the continent, a confluence of factors has hampered steady growth. Problems in securing gas supplies from neighbouring Nigeria have led to a greater reliance on costlier diesel imports to fire power plants, and oil production has lagged greatly at around 100,000 barrels per day. Although gold, the country's other major export, has kept pace – exports in 2012 were worth almost as much as oil and cocoa sales combined – a drop in global prices for the metal has taken an economic toll.
The country is well placed to bring its budget closer into balance. Its new lower-middle-income status, for example, may make it harder to raise funds but will link Ghana more directly to foreign markets and allow for immediate feedback in the form of prices and demand on capital markets. "Ghana is not disadvantaged by its developing country status," Prince William Attipe, CEO of New Max Group, told OBG. "It has the advantage of not having to experiment or reinvent the wheel." In its 2013 Article IV report, the IMF was optimistic that the deficit would fall to 6.2% of GDP in 2015, remain there until 2017 and then fall to 6.1%, while net government debt would peak at 52.5% of GDP in 2017, up from 48% in 2012, before falling to 52% in 2018. The fund also recommended a series of measures to improve the budget, some of which are already under way. These include mobilising revenue, largely accomplished by the recent expansion of VAT to more activities; controlling the wages bill through an improved payroll database, audits and an electronic payment voucher system; and prioritising capital spending by implementing a moratorium on new contracts, avoiding duplication in investment programmes and setting up a new infrastructure fund.
Ultimately, the current challenges are likely to be temporary. The government has been serious about addressing the deficit, and it will take some time for policy changes to fully materialise. Other signs suggest the outlook may improve in the long term. Ghana, the world's second-largest producer of cocoa, hopes that rising spending power in Asia will boost chocolate consumption in the longer term, raising global prices. Plans to reinforce output by distributing new hybrid seedlings and improving logistics chains should strengthen production. As the long-term picture brightens – cocoa prices may well rise and oil production is expanding – the current troubles may do nothing more than delay plans for new infrastructure. When this resumes in earnest, diversification can then pick up steam, strengthening the industries that can provide a buffer when commodity prices take a downward turn.
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IN: News & Features
BPYO Brought Mahler Back Home
by BMINT STAFF
October 27, 2018 September 5, 2018 by BMINT STAFF
Next week the Boston Symphony may be bringing Mahler's Third (along with Bernstein and Shostakovich) on a European tour, but the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra got the Mahler march on the BSO last June. Benjamin Zander designed his 25th youth orchestra tour in 47 years as a kind of pilgrimage through Mahler's life, from his birthplace to his grave. No participant is likely to forget the journey through many of the cities important in Mahler's life, performing the Ninth Symphony eight times in some of the world's most beautiful concert halls in five countries: Berlin, Prague, Salzburg, Budapest, Pecs, as well as in Mahler's hometown, Jihlava, and culminating in two especially inspiring concerts in the Musikverein in Vienna and at the one place where his music was well-received during his lifetime – Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.
From the extensive accounts submitted by the the participants in their "white sheets" and blog entries, BMInt has culled a representative 2,500 words, which tell the story in terms of its culmination. For an attractively illustrated souvenir compendium of a significant portion of the inspiring comments from the participants, woven together by Zander's explorations of the philosophy and practices that make this orchestra so remarkable, click HERE.
Netherlands Radio's recording [HERE] of the Concertgebouw performance of Mahler's 9th also includes the Musikverein performances of the Butterworth Banks of Green Willow and Ravel's La Valse, recorded by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. Both concerts will air in their respective countries during the upcoming season. In the final performance of Elgar's Nimrod, Zander took a slower tempo than ever before, and with good reason, "we were not ready to say goodbye to each other or to conclude the experience of a lifetime!"
Richard Dyer, the former Chief Music Critic of the Boston Globe elaborated on the inspiring concluding concert in an excerpt from his extensive blogs. The unedited version is HERE. It wasn't a perfect performance, but Mahler's goal is not about perfection — it is about striving for perfection.
There were of course extra-musical reasons for experiencing this musical event in a special way, most especially, Mahler's close relationship with the Amsterdam orchestra and its music director, Willem Mengelberg, whose half-century of stubborn advocacy for Mahler's music, led to the Dutch public's warm response. In a hallway upstairs there is a famous bust of Mahler by his sculptor-daughter Anna; in the stairwell down to the performers' dressing rooms and cafeteria there is a photo collage, and in it Mahler stands next to Ella Fitzgerald.
And in a way this final performance by this orchestra was the culmination of an effort stretching across ten months of rehearsal and performance and the thrilling experience of seeing some of the landscapes and interiors of Mahler's life. The tour visited some of the cities and even some of the venues where Mahler worked; it paused at his birthplace, where he would certainly have been delighted at the games children were playing during a festival on the lawns leading up to the Mahler inn/store. In the residence itself there is now a small concert room with a piano. Zander sounded "D-A-D-A and the orchestra spontaneously became a chorus intoning the D-minor version of the canonic children's song "Frere Jacques" that Mahler used in the slow movement of his Symphony No. 1. A few members of the group were able to visit the modest dwelling in Jihlava where Mahler lived until he was a teenager; the house is now a small museum honoring the town's most famous resident, and there was a special exhibit upstairs devoted to Mahler's widow. The wine cellar still looks very much the way it must have more than a century ago.
Others in the BPYO made their way to pay homage at Mahler's grave. Some were surprised to find nearby the grave of Manon Gropius, the daughter of Mahler's wife from her second marriage—Manon's early death led to the composition of Alban Berg's sublime Violin Concerto which he dedicated "to the memory of an angel.''
So by the time of the last performances, the BPYO had become as immersed in Mahler's worlds as anyone could expect in a two-week tour; one rehearsal proved the orchestra could play the first five minutes or so of the symphony from memory, and every busload had groups of young people who could sing longer stretches of the music — it had become part of their interior lives.
Zander did on several occasions remark on how astonished Mahler would be to hear performances of some of his most difficult and challenging music performed at this level by a youth orchestra. That is no doubt true — the youth orchestra movement scarcely existed in Mahler's day.
Mahler was perhaps the greatest conductor of his era, and he knew everything there is to know about orchestral players and what holds their interest. Throughout his composing career, he turned over and over again to instruments that rarely have prominent solos — from bass clarinet to piccolo (actually every piccolo solo is prominent!), from contrabassoon to flute. Virtually every instrument has a solo in the Ninth Symphony and the percussion parts are interesting too; often there are unusual duets (flute and horn, for example) or various chamber-music ensembles. All this in addition to memorable solos for instruments that often have them — the concertmaster, for example, or the cello, the oboe, or the bassoon. There are several solos for the concertmaster in the Ninth, one of which may derive from an unfamiliar waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr., Freuet euch des Lebens. It is impossible to know now whether this was a conscious decision or the result of a subconscious memory, or simply a coincidence. But the title is appropriate to the context — "Enjoy Life!"
Zander has developed various exercises to develop the independence of every single player. The first rehearsal in Europe took place in the dining room of the BPYO's hotel in Berlin — a wide, narrow rectangular space where players seated across the room from each other couldn't possibly hear each other, let alone respond. So Zander asked them to move around the space and sit, or stand, next to the player of a different instrument. The late John Oliver used to do this with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, putting a bass next to a soprano, a tenor next to an alto. It was at this same rehearsal that Zander asked the players to put their music folders on the floor and play the opening of the symphony from memory — which they could do.
What the musicians' union might do if Zander attempted to do this with professional players is unclear, but the union certainly wouldn't like another of Zander's intentional upheavals. He remarked that in Porsche automobiles, the engine is in the rear; "that's where the power comes from." Then he added that in an orchestra that is playing Mahler, the last stand of players is fully as important as the first. And to prove his point, he asked the first stand of all the string sections to exchange places with the last stand. This was wonderful for morale as it made, and proved, a point.
Zander likes to say that he doesn't want to send anyone home for bad behavior, ever — and he has done so on only one previous tour, last year, South America. His reason, he tells the young players, is that he needs every single one of them. So does Mahler.
One major characteristic of composer's scores is how often he has different solo instruments or different sections of the orchestra playing at different dynamic levels simultaneously. The intent may appear self-contradictory, and of course the default position of most orchestral players is to go along with whomever, or what section, is playing the loudest at any given moment. But the effect of doing what Mahler asks for is to push the sonority into three dimensions because this introduces perspective into the sound, an effect far more complex than merely melody versus accompaniment. Zander was repeatedly insistent on this point; he never wanted anything smoothed out.
In his program note, Zander offered his defense of this. "With often as many as ten or eleven different voices to be heard at once, and with Mahler's painstakingly precise indications of phrasing and dynamics for each voice, often different from those for all the other voices, the Ninth makes extraordinary demands on even the ablest orchestral players . . . [they] must be encouraged not to compromise the sharp oppositions, not to minimize the strangeness, even the ugliness Mahler has written into his score. . . The ideal orchestra for the work would be one composed entirely of great individualists, each with the courage to play exactly what he is given, regardless of what the others are doing. Each would then fulfill his role within the common tempo and rhythmic framework provided by the conductor . . ."
This may be the moment to salute again the great individualists who led the sections in the Mahler; some of them alternated with other players in the rest of the program. The concertmaster was Mitusru Yonezaki, who has played in the orchestra since she was a child; last season she commuted weekly from the Juilliard School in New York. Abigail Hong was the principal second violin, Dominick Douglas is the principal viola, Annette Jakovcic, the principal cello, Harrison Klein, the principal bass. Olivia Iverson was the piccolo, Carlos Aguilar, the flute, Ryoei (Leo) Kawai, the oboe, Cheyanna Duran, English horn, Diego Baciagalupe, the E-flat clarinet, Jason Russo, clarinet, Matthew Gellar, bass clarinet, Kai Rocke, bassoon, Ryan Turano, contrabassoon. Elmer Churampi, bound for the Dallas Symphony, was principal trumpet, Joseph Cradler, headed for the U.S. Marine Band was principal horn, Robyn Smith, principal trombone, Changwon Park, bass trombone, and Frank John, tuba. Neil McNulty was on the timpani, and Arilyn Mitchell, the harp.
Nearly all these people had solo moments — Cradler probably the longest and most exposed part; Jakovcic had only eight solo notes but she made them seem like a poignantly personal blessing, a grateful acceptance, from Mahler. Mahler also pulls solos out from within the section — Maria D'Ambrosio was memorable in the second horn part at the opening of the symphony; Reed Pulleo played the tubular chimes in a crucial measure; and Mattijs van Maaren provided a hair-raising crescendo over a climactic pair of cymbal crashes. Nor should we forget the players from the middle and the back of the sections, individuals and individualists all of them — and a fair measure of the Porsche power comes from them.
The finale is a counterweight to the first movement, almost as long as the beginning, but with far fewer notes stretched across the time span. There is a melody — Zander and others compare it to the beloved 19th century Anglican funeral hymn tune "Abide With Me," although I can't imagine where Mahler would ever have heard it, except possibly in church in America — but the main melodic gesture is a turn, where adjacent notes curl around, or embrace, a primary tone in the middle.
There are two ways of dealing with this gesture in the Mahler Ninth, where it occurs more than 100 times, sometimes simultaneously in different registers and at different speeds. One is Abbado's choice, which is to use it to propel the music into the next pitch or idea or rhythmic grouping; the other is Zander's which is to make it expressive in and of itself, usually through rubato, stealing time and then making it up. Both approaches are equally valid, and they are not mutually exclusive — one can hear each of them making exceptions to the "rule" they have established. And both performances are extremely effective — and affecting. It is impossible to listen to this music without experiencing profound emotion, feelings of love and loss but also acceptance, even gratitude, and a peace that passes understanding.
The last pages of the symphony reverse the procedure of the first pages — the complexities vanish. The winds and the brass and the percussion drop out, and only the strings are left, and they are playing with mutes. This is exceptionally important and exceptionally difficult to coordinate. When Sir John Barbirolli made his great recording of the Ninth with the Berlin Philharmonic, he insisted that the orchestra begin by recording the last movement, and especially the end of the last movement. "The orchestra has to know what it is aiming for," he explained.
Zander took the precaution of handing out the full orchestral score to the last page to everyone who would play it; "that is the only way the players can do it," he said, "they have to know what everyone else is doing and where and how they fit in."
The sound dies away, and there are beats of silence, and finally the music sinks below the horizon of audibility; the harmony is at last resolved. There is nothing left to say or to hear but everything to feel.
Of course, a tour of this size — 130 people headed in many directions, large instruments, bulky suitcases, concert attire, multiple busses, a train and several airlines— is an almost impossible thing to manage and control. Zander himself was almost omnipresent even when he wasn't on the podium or hopping tables in a restaurant — every player's trip is completely subsidized, so with transportation costs, hotels, meals, instrument rentals, fees for the halls and all the rest of it this tour cost nearly a million dollars. It would not have happened, could not have happened, without Zander's energy, enthusiasm, morale-building and fundraising fearlessness. If you couldn't find him, it was usually because he was off giving a speech or raising money. He likes to reverse the usual paradigm — he has the grand vision first, and then he sets about raising money to make it a reality.
He had able assistance from a professional tour management, and the tireless efforts from BPYO staff, particularly Mark Churchill, who has collaborated with Zander on all of his youth orchestra tours to date; and indefatigable and prodigious Elisabeth Christensen, who handles all of the most exasperating details for months on end and then, once the tour is underway, often from the middle of the night until daybreak. There was also a gregarious and helpful crew of chaperones, most of them musicians and some even former members of the BPYO, a photographer/recordist, a doctor who is a cellist in the Boston Philharmonic, his wife, a nurse — all of them equipped to deal cheerfully with emergencies, sore throats, lost-and-found, worried parents, confused bus drivers, raging hormones, and oversleeping musicians.
Zander strikes pose for photographer Paul Marrota
Zander likes to think of orchestral playing as an ongoing lesson in how to live — according to the best-selling book written with Rosamund Zander, The Art of Possibility, every experience can be an ongoing lesson; Zander likes to quote "Roz" as saying, "Possibility is always only one sentence away."
This belief is an underpinning for the BPYO and it is possible to feel that Mahler's music, which embraces opposites at every level, does something comparable. It is not an accident that the tour's red t-shirt has a motto on it, "Shaping Future Leaders Through Music." Zander has unquestionably created an orchestra based on the possibility that young people with strong and diverse personalities can respond to what Mahler requires of them, can create a community without compromising individuality. An orchestra can be a model for other communities, demonstrating that diversity is a source of strength rather than a weakness. A community can experience problems, and even create some for itself. But only a community can solve them.
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Merkel's 'confession' may be ground for tribunal – Moscow
RT | December 8, 2022
A confession by former German chancellor Angela Merkel regarding the true nature of the Minsk agreements – a roadmap for peace in Ukraine that was brokered by Berlin – could be used as evidence in a tribunal involving Western politicians responsible for provoking the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
The former German leader admitted in an interview with Die Zeit on Wednesday that the actual purpose of the Minsk agreements was to give Ukraine time to prepare for a military confrontation with Russia.
"They talk a lot about legal assessments of what is happening around Ukraine, certain tribunals and so on in all sorts of ways," Zakharova said during a media briefing on Thursday. "But this is a specific reason for a tribunal."
She claimed that Merkel's comments were nothing short of the testimony of a person who had openly admitted that everything done between 2014 and 2015 was meant to "distract the international community from real issues, play for time, pump up the Kiev regime with weapons, and escalate the issue into a large-scale conflict," Zakharova added.
She said Merkel's statements "horrifyingly" reveal that the West uses "forgery as a method of action," and resorts to "machinations, manipulation and all kinds of distortions of truth, law and rights imaginable."
The spokeswoman claimed that the West had known well in 2015, when it spent hours negotiating the second part of the Minsk accords, that it would never even attempt to fulfill any part of the agreements and would instead pump weapons into Kiev.
"They did not feel sorry for anyone: women, children, the civilian population of Donbass or the whole of Ukraine. They needed a conflict and they were ready for it back then, in 2015," Zakharova said.
Earlier this month, a number of Western officials called for the creation of a special UN-backed court to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Russia during its ongoing military campaign in Ukraine.
The Kremlin has said the West has no legal or moral right to set up any courts to investigate or prosecute Russia over the conflict, which Moscow claims was ultimately provoked by the US and its allies.
December 8, 2022 - Posted by aletho | Deception, Militarism, Timeless or most popular, War Crimes | Germany, Ukraine
Maria Zakharova needs to put this into perspective. The German Constitutional Court ruled that the "old Reich" – the Wiemar Republic – still exists, making the current government an occupation government. The Wiemar Republic itself was a creation of the US and UK, post WWI. https://archive.org/details/the-deutsch-reich-still-exists-and-the-first-weltkreig-is-still-ongoing That makes Mama Merkel an agent of the US and/or UK. The Nicky-Willy telegrams and Elmer Henry Barnes exposé "The Genesis of The World War" on how the Tsar was betrayed by Ministers of his Government to break good relations with Germany should be enough for her to realize that Germany, a natural ally to non-communist Russia, has been intentionally misled to be at odds with Russia.
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Money Out Voters In – WI
It is time to let the people decide…
Eighteen Communities Voted to Amend the U.S. Constitution
Contact: George Penn, 608-244-6436, geo_penn@charter.net
Madison, WI (November 9, 2016) – On Tuesday, November 8th, Wisconsin residents in eighteen communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money is not the same thing as free speech.
All referenda passed with overwhelming majorities: Rock County (86%), Reedsburg (86%), Manitowoc (81%), Delafield (79%), Neshkoro (88%), New Glarus (88%), Spring Valley (91%), Osceola (86%), Mt. Horeb (84%), Monticello (86%), Clayton (86%) and the towns of New Glarus (83%), Harris (65%), Springdale (86%), Decatur (89%), Mount Pleasant (84%), Cadiz (87%) and Lake Tomahawk (91%).
That brings the total to 95 Wisconsin communities that have called for an amendment. In total, 2.7 million people (46% of Wisconsinites) live in these jurisdictions. Across the country, 18 state legislatures have voted for an amendment, as well as over 700 towns, villages, cities and counties.
Jeanette Kelty, a leader in Green County, said: "We are extremely pleased that these referenda passed by such high margins. This clearly demonstrates the will of the people. It is time for our state representatives to put this resolution to a statewide vote, and to move towards sending a resolution from Wisconsin to the U.S. Congress."
Four in five Americans oppose the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision, according to a Bloomberg poll. A New York Times/CBS poll from June found that 85 percent of Americans—including majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents—believe we need fundamental changes to our campaign finance system or to completely rebuild it.
Delafield resident Gerry Flakas explained the problem this way: "Big money has absolutely corrupted our system of government of, by, and for the people. The only solution is to amend the Constitution to clarify that money is not speech and a corporation is not a person."
Matt Rothschild, executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, summed it up succinctly: "People across the ideological spectrum get it: All of our voices are being drowned out by those with big money."
United To Amend is a non-partisan, grassroots movement. For more information visit wiuta.org
Background material can be obtained here: pdf1, pdf2 and pdf3.
Photos: photo1, photo2 and photo3.
WATCH LIVE: #CitizensUnited 6th Anniv "Public Telling" to #GetMoneyOut of politics
Streaming LIVE NOW! Tune in to Money Out Voters In Wisconsin's "Public Telling" to get big money out of politics at the Wisconsin State Capitol! Click on the box below or follow this link to join in the fun on YouTube / Google Hangouts!
Source: WATCH LIVE: #CitizensUnited 6th Anniv "Public Telling" to #GetMoneyOut of politics
Meet at the Capitol and Help Get the Big Money Out of Politics!
Assemble for Redress of Grievances
Thursday January 21, 10 to noon
North Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the State Capitol
Citizens across the State of Wisconsin want to get big money (especially big dark money) out of politics, but the state Legislature continues to ignore widespread and overwhelming calls for a Constitutional amendment to fix the problem. This is an opportunity to show them how serious we are about reclaiming our democracy.
Rep. Lisa Subeck has introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 8, calling for a statewide referendum to determine citizen opinion on whether Wisconsin should support the "We the People" Amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United decision. The Assembly leadership hasn't scheduled an official hearing on it, so Rep. Subeck has arranged an informal one for 10 AM to noon on Thursday, January 21 (significantly the 6th anniversary of Citizens United). It'll be in the North Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the State Capitol.
The first speakers would be Rep. Subeck and Sen. Dave Hansen, who has introduced the companion Senate Joint Resolution 12. Then there'd be some notable public figures. Then comes the citizen portion.
We really want a good turnout from outside the Madison area, which will otherwise be well represented. Nobody would be expected to speak for very long — a minute or so at most — but we'd like a lot of them. Ideally, after the hearing is over, each of them would visit the offices of their own representatives and senators and deliver the same message in person — to the elected official in person if possible, to a staff member if not.
And then, that evening, you're invited to an Unhappy Birthday Party for Citizens United, 6:30 to 9:30 PM, at the Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W. Main St. on Capitol Square in Madison. Sponsored by South Central Wisconsin United To Amend, it'll feature Mike Crute of The Devil's Advocates as MC, Mike McCabe of Blue Jean Nation and John Nichols of The Nation magazine as featured speakers, a couple of other notable speakers (still being confirmed), (soft) classic rock by The Sundogs, a cake, a raffle, networking with fellow advocates of democracy, and the kind of wake that the Irish are famous for. We're hoping that democracy will sit up in its coffin and loudly proclaim "Hey! I'm not dead yet!"
More Bad-Government Bills Introduced in Wisconsin
A series of bad-government bills have just been introduced into our state legislature, which would enable more and more corruption in Wisconsin. Legalized bribery via campaign donations would be easier than ever. Other proposed bills would gut the GAB, which would aid in avoiding any repercussions for bad behavior. We must stand up and fight for what is right! Please call, write, email and meet with any and all representatives you possibly can. For some background information, please read articles HERE and HERE.
Thanks to WI Voices for the following information:
The Campaign Finance bills are SB 292 and AB 387. The GAB Bill has been assigned numbers (AB 388 and SB 294) and hearings on the bills have been set for Tuesday, October 13th at 9 am. Please continue your support against these changes helping us with the following:
Join us for our press conference
** Because we have so many people coming to the hearing tomorrow, we are NOT going to have a press conference tomorrow. Instead, everyone should go directly to the hearing at 412 East and members of the coalition will be available outside of the hearing to answer media questions. Peter Skopec from WISPIRG and Jay Heck from Common Cause will answer questions about the GAB and Campaign Finance bills, and Colleen Gruszynski from WI Voices can take questions about the online and SRD bill.
Please come to the Hearing
The Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government will have a hearing at 9 am Tuesday, October 13th at 412 East in the Capitol. The GAB, Campaign Finance and Elections Technology Bill will all be discussed.
Please spread the word!
Here is some sample language you can use for turnout:
"Hi, this is __ from ____. As you've seen in the media, the Republicans are trying to fast track legislation that would remove our rights to know who is spending money on elections and would cause less oversight over politicians. Would you be able to join us on Tuesday at 9 am for the hearing?"
Please call, write, email and meet with your legislators
Please make sure you and your friends are calling their legislators. A sample script could look like:
"Hi, my name is _____. SB 292 and AB 387 takes away my right to know who is spending money in politics and no longer states that campaign finance laws should serve the public, not politicians. SB 294 and AB 388 guts our ability to make sure you are obeying the rules. As your constituent, I have the right to know who is spending money on your elections and not have election officials that are in the pocket of legislators. Vote no on SB 292/AB 387 and SB 294/AB 388."
Keep the pressure up online
Please use the #SavetheGAB. Here is a Facebook meme Common Cause created.
Register Against the GAB Bill
Please register against the GAB Bill (AB 388 and SB 294).
Let us know if you have more questions. Thanks!
Colleen Gruszynski
WI Voices-Data and Targeting Manager
colleen@statevoices.org
Three More Wisconsin Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution
Contact: George Penn, 608-244-6436 / geo_penn@charter.net
Madison, WI (April 8, 2015)  On Tuesday, April 7th, three communities voted in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution to make clear that money is not speech and that only real people should have inalienable Constitutional rights. This would reverse the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which opened the floodgates to big money in elections.
All of the referenda passed with striking majorities: Watertown (69%), Evansville (80%), and the Town of Reedsburg (63%).
This brings the total number of Wisconsin communities that have called for an amendment to 57. In total, over 2.4 million people (41% of Wisconsinites) live in these jurisdictions. Across the country, 16 state legislatures have voted for an amendment, as well as over 650 towns, villages, cities and other organizations.
After the votes were counted, Brad Geyer, the resolution campaign leader in Watertown said: "Instead of representative government serving the people, increasingly, we have corruption, conflicts of interest and bribery. A handful of people on the US Supreme Court have handed power to the highest bidders. We will overcome this corruption when people step up in enough numbers to show our leaders our true will."
Polls have shown widespread disapproval of Citizens United across the political spectrum. According to an August 2014 poll, more than three quarters (78%) of voters feel that reducing the influence of money in politics is an important issue.
"I'm very pleased and excited that we got our message across to the people of Evansville," said Fran Zell, campaign organizer. "We worked hard, but also the people were ready to hear our message. This movement has gained so much momentum across the state. People believing in their power to change things is the crux of the matter."
"When will the legislators in Madison listen to the people of Wisconsin?" said Bill Waser, leader of the petition drive in the Town of Reedsburg. "I spent over 10 years in our Navy and never once did I hear at morning muster "AT&T, GM, or Walmart. How can you say that a corporation, union, or other nonprofit organization is a person? Sure, made up of people, but so is a city… is a city a person? It's ridiculous.
Democracy is a living, breathing ideal that needs to be nourished and worked on. Now is time to right this wrong! Stand with your fellow citizens across the land and get this referendum passed in your town, village, or city. We're here to help you."
Move To Amend is a non-partisan, grassroots movement. For more information: http://wimta.org
Wisconsin Move To Amend Background Information:
http://wimta.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Community-Handout-and-Messaging.pdf
http://wimta.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Citizen-Lobbying-1-pager.pdf
Vote Yes: Govt By the People, Not the Highest Bidder
WHAT: An educational presentation in preparation for the vote on the Move To Amend referendum in the City of Watertown.
WHERE: Watertown Senior Center, 514 S. First St, Watertown, WI
WHEN: Thursday, March 26th from 7-8:15pm
Our speakers will be Lisa Graves and George Penn. There is no charge for the event. Please RSVP on Facebook!
Lisa Graves, a former deputy assistant attorney general at the US Justice Department, is the executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy. Lisa will talk about the importance of protecting the Bill of Rights for human beings with a constitutional amendment. She will also discuss preserving our freedom of speech while fighting corruption, conflicts of interest, and working to stop the legalized bribery in our system.
(PRWatch.org and ALECexposed.org are published by the Center for Media and Democracy)
George Penn, a former nuclear engineer and energy consultant, heads up the Move To Amend Outreach Team & Interfaith Caucus. George will be introducing the ideas around what the amendment is working to accomplish: rule by the people. He will discuss the invention and expansion of constitutional rights of artificial legal entities such as corporations and unions, as well as, how the lack of regulation on political spending by these entities is undermining our republic created to represent human beings.
More info: Brad Geyer (920) 674-4640 or Dan Fary (920) 563-3072
VIDEO: Our Democracy 2020 Wisconsin Coalition Press Conference 1-28-2015
Reform Groups Commend Congressional Leaders on Reintroduction of Money in Politics Legislation
http://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/2015/01/reform-groups-commend-congressional-leaders-reintroduction-money-politics-leg
The undersigned organizations commend today's reintroduction by key Congressional sponsors of the "Defending Democracy" legislative package, a suite of proposed solutions to the problem of big money domination of our elections (full list below). We congratulate these members of Congress for moving forward on critical reform measures, from the disclosure of political spending to small donor public financing to a constitutional amendment to overturn decisions like Citizens United v. FEC. Millions of Americans are calling for change, and we applaud the Congressional leaders who are heeding that call through needed legislation.
African American Ministers In Action
Alliance for a Just Society
Communications Workers of America
Democracy Matters
Endangered Species Coalition
Every Voice
Franciscan Action Network
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Main Street Alliance
Money Out Voters In
MoveOn.org
New Progressive Alliance
OurTime.org
Public Campaign
Responsible Endowments Coalition
Say No To Big Money
US PIRG
Voices for Progress
"Defend Democracy" Legislative Package:
1. Democracy for All Amendment: Provides Congress and the states with the authority to determine reasonable regulations on campaign financing and distinguish between natural persons and other artificial entities under campaign finance laws. Key sponsors: Sens. Udall, Sanders, Tester/Reps. Deutch, Edwards, McGovern.
2. DISCLOSE Act: Establishes a system of disclosure of campaign spending and the sources of those funds for all entities that make independent expenditures (at any time) and electioneering communications (in calendar year of an election for Congress; 120 days before the primary for presidential elections). Key sponsors: Sen. Whitehouse/Rep. Van Hollen.
3. Empowering small donors and increasing political participation: Matching public funds for small dollar contributions, and various other provisions. "Government by the People Act" (congressional elections), key sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes. "Empowering Citizens Act" (congressional and presidential elections), key sponsor: Rep. Price. "Fair Elections Now Act" (congressional elections), key sponsor: Sen. Durbin.
4. Prohibit campaign coordination: Clarifies the definition of "coordination" to include the close relationships and ties between a candidate and outside group or super PAC. Key sponsors: Sen. Tester/Rep. Price.
5. Real Time Transparency Act: Requires all political committees, including joint fundraising committees, to disclose electronically within 48 hours all cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more in a calendar year. Key sponsors: Sen. King/Rep. O'Rourke.
6. Sunlight for Unaccountable Nonprofits Act (SUN Act): Makes public the donors who give more than $5000 to tax-exempt groups that engage in election activities. Key sponsor: Sen. Tester.
7. Shareholder Protection Act: Requires corporations to disclose to shareholders and the public spending of funds for independent expenditures and electioneering communications, even if such spending is indirectly done through a third party. Key sponsors: Sen. Menendez/Rep. Capuano.
A growing coalition of organizations has recognized that there is no silver bullet in the fight to get big money out of politics. Rather, there are many solutions which work together toward the same end goal: a democracy in which everyone participates, everyone's voice is heard, everyone knows who is trying to buy influence, and everyone plays by common-sense rules and is held accountable to those rules. More than 130 organizations have signed on to a Unity Statement of Principles in support of those values.
A Valentine for Democracy in Wisconsin Sen. Larson Unveils a "Campaign Integrity Package"
Subeck, Hansen Push Referendum to Overturn Citizens United
Nine More Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution
Money in Politics Tops List of Voter Concerns
United Wisconsin News


Can someone advise if its possible to have a private road jointly owned by two properties.
There are two properties we have seen which use a common access road. It is proposed that one of the properties will have ownership of the road and give right of way for the other property.
However, it may prevent any funny business in the future if both properties own an equal share and have shared responsibilty and equal rights.
Thanks for that googler, i'd appreciate it if you find out anymore.
Basically we have the choice to request anything and i dont know if it would be better to own the road outright and grant right of way, or give th road ownership to the adjoining property and have right of way or go 50/50. The reason i'm hesitating about owning it outright is the possiblity that we would then be liable for the road in terms of maintenance and e.g. required to grit it in winter etc. The reason i'm hesitating about giving it to the adjoining property is the possibilityu of any funny business in the future with whoever owns the other property.


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TP Mazembe: 2011, 2013, 2014

Supercoppa della Repubblica Democratica del Congo: 2
TP Mazembe: 2013, 2014

Mosi Cup: 1
ZESCO United: 2006

Barclays Cup: 1
ZESCO United: 2008

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TP Mazembe: 2010, 2015

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Mount Wuteve är ett berg i Liberia.   Det ligger i regionen Lofa County, i den norra delen av landet,  km norr om huvudstaden Monrovia. Toppen på Mount Wuteve är  meter över havet.

Terrängen runt Mount Wuteve är huvudsakligen kuperad, men åt nordväst är den platt. Mount Wuteve är den högsta punkten i trakten. Trakten runt Mount Wuteve är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. I omgivningarna runt Mount Wuteve växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog.

Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är januari, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är augusti, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är september, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med  mm nederbörd.

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She completed her clinical residency on the basis of the Clinic of Nervous Diseases of the First Moscow Medical University I. M. Sechenov with a degree in nervous diseases in 2003; she defended her PhD thesis in 2011.
She was trained at Inselspital clinic, Bern, Switzerland, on the basis of a grant from the European society of neurologists in 2012.
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