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The Rosebank distillery was situated in Camelon on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Its name originated after the roses which grew along the side of the canal.
Records exists, showing that a distillery existed in Falkirk as early as 1798, it was run by the Stark brothers in Laurieston. In 1817, James Robertson opened a distillery nearby named Rosebank - records are unclear as to whether this was in the same location as the later distillery. It remained open only until 1819. In 1827 John Stark (of the brothers) opened Camelon distillery on the west bank of the canal, he ran this until his death in 1836. After this time the Camelon distillery was run by Thomas Gunn and his father. In 1840 the Gunn's were approached by James Rankine to either buy or lease the Camelon distillery Maltings (on the east bank of the canal) where he set up a new distillery under the Rosebank name. The new Rosebank quickly grew, requiring expansion in 1845 and rebuilding in 1864. Indeed in 1861 when Camelon Distillery went bankrupt, Rankine was able to purchase it as well and demolish it, leaving only the maltings for the use of Rosebank. Rosebank Distillery Ltd was formed in 1894, and in 1914 it was among the companies that amalgamated to form the Scottish Malt Distillers. Later the group became part of DCL.
In 1886, the distillery was visited by Alfred Barnard, who noted that it was set across two sites one on each side of the canal with a swing bridge linking the pair. The malt was produced in the former Camelon maltings on the west side of the canal, then would be transferred over to the distillery on the east side by means of the swing bridge. He also noted that their warehouse at the time had storage for 500,000 gallons (1,892,705.9 litres)
Rosebank was once considered one of the premier lowland whiskies but then United Distillers mothballed the distillery in 1993. The reason given for the mothballing was that its effluent treatment would have required a £2m upgrade in order to comply with European standards of the time, this did not make it commercially viable. At the time of its closure, it still retained many historical features in the production of the whisky.
By 1988, the bonded warehouse for the distillery (on the west bank of the canal) had been sold off and redeveloped, partially becoming a Beefeater Pub and Grill.
In 2002, the distillery buildings and contents were sold to British Waterways by Diageo, and the maltings were demolished to make way for a housing development. In 2008 plans were started to open a new distillery in Falkirk original Rosebank equipment. However over Christmas and New Year 2008/2009, the original Rosebank Stills (along with other equipment) were stolen by metal thieves and were not recovered. Plans for the new distillery continued to develop gaining Scottish Government approval, the new building being near the Laurieston site of the original Rosebank distillery. Despite suggestion that the new whisky may be produced under the Rosebank name, Diageo - who owned the Rosebank trademark at the time and continued to release limited bottles of original Rosebank whisky - denied this.
In October 2017, Ian Macleod Distillers announced that they had acquired the Rosebank Whisky trademark from Diageo and the site from Scottish Canals in order to re-establish Rosebank Whisky by building a new distillery and re-commencing production in the old style.
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Pak Army chief Gen Bajwa gets 3-year extension
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's term has been extended for another three years by Prime Minister Imran Khan in view of the "regional security environment", an official announcement said on Monday.
General Bajwa, 58, who was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2016, was to retire in November.
"General Qamar Javed Bajwa is appointed Chief of Army Staff for another term of three years from the date of completion of current tenure," read the brief notification issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
"The decision has been taken in view of the regional security environment," the notification said, citing the decision made by Prime Minister Khan, apparently referring to the fresh tension in India-Pakistan relations and the ongoing Afghan peace talks between the US and the Taliban militants, facilitated by Islamabad.
Commenting on the extension given to the Army chief, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that it was essential due to the regional situation.
Having served as corps commander of Rawalpindi, Gen Bajwa has vast experience of dealing with issues related to Kashmir and the Line of Control, The Express Tribune reported.
In a country prone to frequent military coups, the army generals who, enforced many years of martial law in Pakistan since independence in 1947, have held power for nearly as long as the civilians.
He has also strengthened the military's grip over the government, including the judiciary and areas of security policy.
Bajwa has been issuing provocative statements, needling India on the Kashmir issue.
In one of his statements, he said the reality of Kashmir was neither changed by an "illegal piece of paper" in 1947 nor by any action "now or in future."
"There can never be a compromise on Kashmir," Gen Bajwa said in his Independence Day message to the nation on August 14.
"Reality of Kashmir was neither changed by an illegal piece of paper in 1947 nor will any other do it now or in future," he said, apparently referring to Jammu and Kashmir's accession to India and rejecting India's recent revocation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir.
Gen Bajwa is the second army chief to get full term extension in recent times. Earlier, Gen Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani was given a full term in 2010.
Earlier, there were reports that Prime Minister Khan may give another term to Bajwa as both were working closely.
Bajwa accompanied Khan on his maiden US visit during which he met US President Donald Trump at the White House.
Khan had also nominated Bajwa as a member of the National Development Council, in an unprecedented move.
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When Bajwa was appointed army chief by Sharif, he had superseded three other generals. He took over command from former Army chief General Raheel Sharif.
Bajwa's extension comes amidst worsening ties between India and Pakistan following India's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370.
Reacting to India's decision, Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner, after deciding to downgrade diplomatic ties with New Delhi.
Pakistan also suspended its trade relations with India in retaliation against New Delhi's decision.
India has categorically told the international community that its move to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir was an internal matter and has also advised Pakistan to accept the reality.
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SRI LANKA - Following the lifting of all fishing restrictions in the island's north, over 200 per cent growth in the fish harvest has been reported from Mannar and Trincomalee districts.
According to the statistics collected by Sri Lanka Navy , 229 per cent growth in fish harvest and 155 per cent growth in number fishing boats went out sea for fishing have been indicated for 14 days.
Sri Lanka Navy lifted all fishing restrictions imposed on the Island's coastal waters on the 20 June 2009. The measure was taken as a step towards bringing normalcy to the area after the end 30 years terror rule.
The significant growth of 203 per cent in fish harvest has been reported from the Mannar district, after resettlement of 700 displaced families in Musali, Arippu, Swariyapuram, Vankalai and Mannar areas. The resettled fishermen were provided fishing gear and other assistance.
The Northern Province of Sri Lanka alone is comprised of 480 km long coastline, with 250 fishing villages.
According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, over 35,000 active fishermen in the Northern Province produce 14,000 tons of fish annually.
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Sarie Marais est le titre d'une chanson traditionnelle en afrikaans écrite en 1889 et popularisée lors de la Seconde Guerre des Boers. Elle fut écrite par Jacobus Toerien en hommage à son épouse Sari Maré (1869-1939).

Interprétée en 1899 à partir de la mélodie "Ellie Rhee" créée lors de la guerre de Sécession américaine, Sarie Marais fut un grand succès international du début du , reprise et traduite en plusieurs langues dont le français. Elle eut beaucoup de succès dans le scoutisme.

En 1953, le Sarie Marais devient la marche des Royal Marines Commandos britanniques. L'armée française utilise également ce chant, notamment à la Légion étrangère sous le nom de Massari Marie , et à l'E.M.I.A., qui en a fait sa marche en 1970 sous le nom de Sari Mares.

Elle relate la nostalgie des Boers pour leur "cher vieux Transvaal" ainsi que l'internement des civils boers dans les camps de concentration britanniques.

Sarie Marais fut aussi le titre de deux films et d'un magazine féminin.

Historique
Deux Sarie Maré sont susceptibles d'avoir inspiré le titre et les paroles de la chanson.

Sarie Maré (1869-1939)
Sarie Maré, née le  était une boer, fille de Voortrekkers. Mariée à l'âge de 16 ans à Jacobus Petrus Toerien, elle eut 16 enfants.

En 1889, Jacobus Toerien, l'un des premiers poètes à pratiquer l'afrikaans, écrivit un hymne à son épouse Sarie Maré. Dix ans plus tard, l'hymne devenait une chanson célèbre reprise durant la Seconde Guerre des Boers.

Le titre Sarie Marais est en fait dû au hasard et le nom Marais au lieu de Maré résulte d'une faute de frappe, découverte trop tardivement par Toerien pour qu'elle soit corrigée.

Sarie Maré est décédée le  à Bloemfontein.

Sarie Maré (1840-1877)
Sara Johanna Adriana Maré, née à Uitenhage, colonie du Cap le , avait épousée Louis Jacobus Nel en 1857 à Pietermaritzburg. Elle mourut en 1877, âgée de 37 ans après avoir donné naissance à son onzième enfant et fut enterrée près de Stanger. Quand la chanson Ellie Rhee fut adaptée par les Boers en Sarie Maré, cela aurait été pour rendre hommage à la mère de Paul Nel, chapelain des boers sur les champs de bataille, qui racontaient le soir, au coin des feux de camp, son enfance dans la brousse sud-africaine au côté de sa mère, morte très jeune.

La chanson Sarie Marais
En anglais, la chanson Sarie Marais commence par ces mots : "My Sarie Marais is so far from my heart, but I hope to see her again. She lived near the Mooi River before this war began...".  Le refrain reprend "O take me back to the old Transvaal, where my Sarie lives, Down among the maize fields near the green thorn tree, there lives my Sarie Marais".

En français, elle commence avec ces mots "Ô Sarie Marais, belle-amie d'autrefois, en moi tu demeures vive".

Paroles

Sarie Marais (le film)
En 1931, Sarie Marais est le titre du premier film parlant afrikaans. Réalisé par  Joseph Albrecht, le film se concentre sur un groupe de prisonniers boers internés dans un camp de concentration durant la Seconde Guerre des Boers. L'un des prisonniers interprété par Billy Mathews reprend la chanson comme signe d'espoir.

Le film intervient alors en pleine montée du nationalisme afrikaner.

En 1949, Francis Coley réalisa un remake du film.

Le magazine Sarie
En 1949, Sarie Marais devient le nom d'un nouveau magazine féminin de langue afrikaans. Son titre est par la suite abrégée en Sarie. Il est aujourd'hui le principal magazine féminin de langue afrikaans.

Take me back to the old Transvaal
La mélodie de Sarie Marais ainsi que les paroles de la chanson elle-même ont été à plusieurs reprises adaptées par des interprètes différents.

En 1977, la chanteuse Thembi a propulsé la mélodie dans les meilleures ventes de disques d'Afrique du Sud, de Belgique, de Suisse et de Hollande avec une adaptation internationale intitulée "Take me back to the old Transvaal".

Liens externes
  Une version française de la chanson Sarie Marès sur le site de la promotion Maréchal Bessières de l'EMIA
  Une version française de la chanson Sarie Marès sur YouTube (marche nocturne chantée par les officiers de l'école militaire)
  Une version française de la chanson Sarie Marès sur YouTube (marche militaire chantée)
  Une version de la chanson Sarie Marais sur You Tube
  Take me back to the old Transvaal, adaptation de Sarie Marais par Thembi (1977)
  Biographie de Sarie Maré

Chant traditionnel
Musique sud-africaine
Marche militaire britannique

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Jacob J. in British Sugar PLC v James Robertson & Sons Ltd (1996 RPC 280) (the TREAT decision) articulated:
"When it comes to construing a word used in a trade mark specification, one is concerned with how the product is, as a practical matter, regarded for the purposes of trade. After all, a trade mark specification is concerned with use in trade."
Furthermore, in the OFREX case (1963 RPC 169-171), Pennycuick J. furnished the following comments pertaining to the scope of the term "stationery":
"What is said is that staples do not come within class 39 [refers to the UK classification in force 1876-1938] as an item of stationery…. in order to answer that question, the first step I think is to look at the ordinary meaning of the word "stationery", which as defined in the Oxford English Dictionary is: "the articles sold by a stationer; writing materials, writing table appurtenances, etc". I feel no doubt that staples are stationery, according to the ordinary meaning of the word."
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ICRC Displays Bias on the Covid-19 Crisis in the Middle East
Amb. Alan Baker, April 19, 2020
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In an April 16, 2020, news release entitled "COVID-19: Middle East faces health crisis, socio-economic earthquake," the International Committee of the Red Cross' Near and Middle East Director Fabrizio Carboni expressed concern at the fact that:
The Middle East is today facing the twin threats of potential mass virus outbreaks in conflict zones and looming socio-economic upheaval. Both crises could have severe humanitarian consequences.1
This report, which purports to refer to the general regional situation in the Middle East, is surprisingly, and perhaps even shockingly, inaccurate, slanted, misleading, and lacking in its coverage of the situation in the area. It totally ignores Israel as one of the central and most medically and technologically advanced states in the region.
Carboni's report deliberately fails to accurately represent the ongoing contribution of Israel in combatting the Covid-19 virus both in the Middle East area and internationally.
In light of its central and vital global humanitarian role, one might expect that the International Red Cross movement, and the ICRC in particular, in pursuit of their constitutional principles of "impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality," would have made reference, in any official statement devoted to the situation in the Middle East, to the vast and vital contribution made by Israel in combating the Covid-19 virus and in assisting its neighbors, especially the Palestinians.
The Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement state in their preambular provisions:
In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement may not take sides in hostilities or engage at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature.2
Similarly, the Statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross define the role of the ICRC as:
to maintain and disseminate the Fundamental Principles of the Movement, namely, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.3
While it may be presumed that the fear of political sanction and criticism by some of the Arab and Muslim states and societies in which the ICRC operates obliges ICRC to be "politically correct" and, in so doing, to literally remove Israel from the Middle East, this cannot be justified.
Whatever may be Fabrizio Carboni's personal, political viewpoint regarding Israel, he cannot, and should not, as a senior official in charge of ICRC's Near and Middle East activities, conduct himself in violation of the ICRC's own Statutes and misrepresent and ignore the fact that Israel exists and plays a central role in the region.
In so doing, in his official statement, he presents an inaccurate and misleading picture of the situation, and as such undermines the ICRC's own statutory requirements of impartiality, neutrality, universality and independence. He also apparently ignores the extensive amount of reporting on Israel's activity in combating the Covid-19 virus appearing in the international media, of which the ICRC is well aware.4
It is indeed sad to see the Red Cross Movement descend to the depths of utter bias and partiality as to render such an inaccurate and misleading report. This does nothing but prejudice any credibility and effectiveness that the ICRC may claim to have, as ostensibly the world's only truly humanitarian organization.
In fact, it reduces the ICRC to the level of being one more politicized organization.
They should be ashamed of themselves.
1 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/covid-19-middle-east-facing-health-crisis-and-socio-economic-earthquake
2 Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, 13th ed., ICRC/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 1994, p. 417
3Statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as revised, ibid., p. 449, Art. 4 (1)(a).
4 See https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Druze-brothers-leading-IDF-battle-against-coronavirus-in-Arab-sector-624434; https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-researchers-at-Hebrew-U-develop-faster-cheaper-COVID-19-test-624429;https://jcpa.org/article/israel-the-palestinians-corona-and-peace/
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If we categorize spending more generally as entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Refundable Credits, Federal Civilian Retirement, Education, Food Stamps, SSI, Housing Assistance, and ACA subsidies) what we find is that this portion of federal spending exceeds 61% of total U.S. Government cash outlays.
Military spending, at 20%, is a distant second to entitlement spending.
While it receives a lot of attention, foreign aid is dead last at 1%.
Sanders also notes that entitlement spending has risen dramatically since 2011, with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid rising 15% as Baby Boomers age and the ACA qualifies more people for Medicaid than had previously been eligible.
During the same period, defense spending dropped 22%.
As for Federal revenue, payroll taxes, which ostensibly fund Social Security and Medicare, were 34% of the total while spending for those entitlements was 39%, a 5% shortfall, which is likely to increase in coming years.
We so often hear that the government doesn't do enough to support its citizens. In fact, it is income earners who are supporting non-earners or low income earners at a hefty rate. The largest share of federal revenue is personal income taxes, which make up 47% of total revenue. Combined with payroll taxes, 81% of all Federal revenue comes from working individuals.
So, Happy Tax Day–not to be confused with Tax Freedom Day, the day after which the average American's earnings are finally his own. That day doesn't come until April 24 this year.
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Could Beto O'Rourke Become the First Hacker President?
New report details the Democratic candidate's time as a member of Cult of the Dead Cow.
If Beto O'Rourke becomes the Democratic Party nominee for president and then wins the election, he could become the first president of the United States with a background in the hacker community, according to a new Reuters report.
It turns out that O'Rourke was a member of Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the US's early hacker groups. According to the report, he engaged in some typical teenage online shenanigans (grabbing games with no DRM and a bit of light-weight phone-phreaking), leaving the group's activities by the time he was 18.
Why did his hacker-related history now come to light? According to Reuters, "Members of the group have protected O'Rourke's secret for decades, reluctant to compromise his political viability. Now, in a series of interviews, CDC members have acknowledged O'Rourke as one of their own."
Along with his time playing in a punk band and his current tendency to recharge by skateboarding, the hacker background is part of a resume that marks O'Rourke as an uncommon candidate for the presidential nomination.
According to legal experts Reuters contacted, it seems likely that O'Rourke's activities would be considered misdemeanors, the statute of limitations on which would have expired years ago.
For more, read here.
ebyjeeby,
script kiddie
Yay, a script kiddie for President. G-d help us.
REISEN1955,
No politics but.....
I want a President who knows what GO NORTH means, open window and take brass lamp. Who knows what a GRUE is and does not burn the book. And who does not die of Dysentery on the Oregon Trail. Can operate a BFG9000 and collect blue health bottles.
Added comment - the true Hacker community embraced the Homebrew Computer club and Collosal Cave, then writen for Dec PDP11 systems. That mutated into Zork by Infocom and a wonderful series of text adventure games. All software was to be free - no profit. Gates changed all that. (A friend of mine met Gates in 1975 at the Trenton Computer Festival in NJ. He was selling copies of BASIC out of the back of a station wagon).


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Ross Pierschbacher (born June 5, 1995) is an American football offensive guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

College career
Originally committing to Iowa, Pierschbacher changed his commitment to Alabama and enrolled in January 2014. He became a starter at guard as a redshirt freshman and stayed a starter for all four seasons, tallying 57 career starts and playing center as a senior. He was named an All-SEC player in his last three seasons and team captain as a senior.

Professional career

Washington Redskins / Football Team
Pierschbacher was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to their practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 for the team's Week 9 game against the New York Giants and reverted to the practice squad after the game.

Philadelphia Eagles
On December 14, 2020, Pierschbacher was signed off Washington's practice squad by the Philadelphia Eagles.

On August 31, 2021, Pierschbacher was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 9, 2021.

New York Jets
On September 10, 2021, Pierschbacher was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 10, 2022. He was waived on August 30, 2022.

Detroit Lions
On September 8, 2022, Pierschbacher was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10.

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Patient intake peaked in the early 1900's with nearly 1'000 patients before the beginning of the first world war. Like many other asylums its demise occurred initially with the drug breakthrough of the 1950-60's and the final nail in the coffin when the 1990 care in the community act was passed. The hospital closed in 1999. It was briefly used as the location for a local community based television channel (LTV) till the end of 2001.
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Being able to identify risky drivers and correct their behavior as it occurs is among the reasons Continuous Driver License Monitoring is the cornerstone of fleet policy.
Fleets have many responsibilities to their drivers, customers, and the public at large, but their top priority should be operating safely.
A Continuous Driver License Monitoring program gives fleet managers the ability to spot reckless behavior before it becomes an issue. Coupled with a strong safety program, fleet managers can take immediate action to correct these driving behaviors.
Using a Continuous Driver License Monitoring program has a number of other benefits for fleets, particularly in those instances when the fleet and its company are facing a liability lawsuit. A Continuous Driver License Monitoring program can be an important element as the company prepares to defend itself.
Since a Continuous Driver License Monitoring program is preemptive rather than reactive, the program demonstrates to a plaintiff's attorney and, more important, a jury that the fleet and its company takes safety seriously. This could be the tipping point in helping the fleet and its company prove its lack of culpability in the accident, either by completely exonerating the fleet and its driver or significantly minimizing the amount of damages.
Demonstrating that the fleet is safe and well-run will also help the company win in the court of public opinion — particularly if it is a high-profile case.
It is not enough to simply to have a fleet safety policy on the books. It is critical that that such policies are used and used consistently. Fleet driving expectations should be set in stone, and enforced — regardless of the driver's position with or value to the company — without exception.
Making any exceptions is a slippery slope that may solve a short-term dilemma, e.g., should a top salesperson be able to continue driving for the company? In the long term a wrong decision could lead to bigger problems. For example, that top salesperson may be involved in a serious accident, because he or she didn't have to go through remedial training or was allowed to retain driving privileges, which could wipe out any income gains for the company that year.
Make no mistake, a plaintiff's attorney will discover if the fleet made an exception, and tear to shreds even the most carefully developed fleet policy, using the exception to argue negligent entrustment of a vehicle or negligent retention of an employee driver.
While fleet managers must uniformly and consistently enforce the fleet and safety policies of the company, they can't do so in a vacuum.
If a Continuous Driver License Monitoring program is the cornerstone of a fleet safety program, communication is its foundation. Fleet managers, along with fleet stakeholders–including HR, legal, and risk management departments–must develop a clear set of policies that are easily communicated and understood by drivers and other employees.
Drivers must understand that the policy is designed to benefit them and their loved ones by keeping the employee safe. Drivers must also understand that there are consequences for not following the rules related to using a company vehicle: from being moved to a non-driving position up to termination.
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March 5-13, 2012: The Saw Doctors, St. Patrick's Day Parades, Boston Massacre, Frog Pond, Kerouac, Lincoln, Maple Syrup, Moustaches, and Viggo Mortensen!
This Week in Review
Please note the many MONDAY events in this week's calendar. That's TODAY, don't miss out! Foremost is the Viggo Mortensen events at 12pm and 8pm. He's the actor who played the King in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. But there's also a 77-minute dance music video, a talk on the recent Japanese disaster, and moonlight skiing… if there's snow.
You guys know, right, that you can click any item to peek at my Johnny's comments without clicking 'more' and getting the whole page, right?
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
The Saw Doctors – tix giveaway
Saint Patrick's Day is coming, and Irish rock band The Saw Doctors is comign to Worcester! I have two tickets to giveaway. Email me at johnny@eventsinsider.com to win. (Click 'more' for details)Saint Patrick's Day is coming, and Irish rock band The Saw Doctors is…
Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA
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St. Patrick's Day Parade – Worcester
There's still a week to St. Patrick's Day, but some people just can't wait. For example, Worcester is having a parade. I love parades! Boy! You guys really need to add some information to your website like WHERE the parade is! 12pm. (Click 'more' for details)There's still a week to St. Patrick's Day, but some people just can't wait. For example, Worcest…
Boston Massacre Re-enactment
This re-enactment of the Boston Massacre is free! It's the historical event that got the British fighting with Americans before our War of Indepdendence. Sat 11am & 2pm little kids re-enact the massacre. 11:30 & 2:30 Trial of the Century w/ John Adams. Then 7pm Boston Massacre, arrive at least an hour early to get a good view. (Click 'more' for details)This re-enactment of the Boston Massacre is free! It's the historical event that got…
Old State House, Boston, Boston, MA
Lincoln's 2nd Inauguration and Presidential B…
This one's the best re-enactment of all: Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration. Shows include a meal and are at 1pm, and 4pm. Call ahead for tickets. Will sell out. It's only $15 and includes dinner! Wow!! (Click 'more' for details)This one's the best re-enactment of all: Abraham Lincoln's seco…
Hall, 235 West Street, Attleboro, MA
Mayor's Cup at Frog Pond Skating Rink
This is the last week of the year for ice skating on Frog Pond, which has a chilled rink so you can still go if it's not cold out. Their big end of the year celebration is this competition amongst the skating school students. Free and open to the public. 8:30am-12pm. (Click 'more' for details)This is the last week of the year for ice skating on Frog Pon…
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Viggo Mortensen at the Coolidge Corner Theatr…
TONIGHT! It's the return of the king from Lord of the Rings, who is winning an award at the Coolidge. If this event is already sold out, see all the other Monday activities below. That's TONIGHT! 8pm. Oh, and a Q&A at 12pm. (Click 'more' for details)TONIGHT! It's the return of the king from Lord of the Rings, …
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Annual Kerouac Birthday Celebration
Thu 3/8 – Sun 3/11
Also arty, Jack Kerouac, the 1950s American novelist who wrote "On the Road", was born in Lowell and they're doing a whole weekend to celebrate his birthday. Movies / book readings with discussions, live music, and more. (Click 'more' for details)Also arty, Jack Kerouac, the 1950s American novelist who wrote "On the Road", was born in Lowell and…
Maple Sugaring Festival
Sun 3/11 – Sun 3/18
Now this is a maple sugar event! Re-enactors play Native Americans doing chores and making syrup. Then they serve pancakes. Yummy in my tummy! 11am-3pm. (Click 'more' for details)Now this is a maple sugar event! Re-enactors play Native Americans doing chores and…
Moose Hill, 293 Moose Hill St, Sharon, MA
Mars Opposition Stargazing
So, the earth is passing between the Sun and Mars. Does that make looking at Mars any more awesome? Maybe? Join these astronomy hobbists and find out. 6pm. (Click 'more' for details)So, the earth is passing between the Sun and Mars. Does that make looki…
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Moustache-a-Thon Hootenanny
Thu 2/16 – Sat 3/31
Growing mustaches is somehow a charity fundraiser? They'll "weigh in" more than 80 competitors and have trivia games and prizes for most creative, etc. 7pm. (Click 'more' for details)Growing mustaches is somehow a charity fundraiser? They'll "weigh in" …
The Lower Depths, 476 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
This week's top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Moonlight Skis
Full Moon Hike
Full Moon Tours
Adult Spelling Bee – Brookline
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Cape Cod
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Providence, RI
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Hartford, CT
St. Patrick's Day Parade – New Haven, CT
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Bridgeport, CT
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Milford, CT
Bath Blarney Days
St. Patrick's Day Parade – Bennington, VT
Free Day at the DeCordova Museum
North Korean Nuclear Program in Transition
A Report From the Streets of Cairo
Maple Sugar Days
Maple Sugaring Hike
Meet the Sugar Maples
Leprechaun Plunge
Dummy Big Air Contest at Mt. Sunapee
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: The Long and Short of It
The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century
The Didgeridoo: Entering the Dreamtime
Our Paths to Enlightenment: Artist Reception
The Paradox of Self-Deception, or "I cheated myself like I knew I would"
From slavery to freedom: New Bedford's Underground Railroad
Ice Age Trail at Ravenswood Park
Taste of the South End
Free Film Fridays at Museum of Science
Boston Jewish Music Festival
Salem Film Festival
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Strategery: James Downey & Bill Murray
An American Journey
HELOS: A spectacular circus showcase & fun-loving party
Massachusetts Poetry Recitation Semi-Finals
Literary Death Match
Girl Walk // All Day
Auldwood Plunge
Ben & Jerry's Annual Winter Festival
Hero of the Battle of Gettysburg Speaks
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NEW DEAL FOR NICKY
Featherstone signs up until the end of next season...
THE SADDLERS have secured the services of another key member of the squad with midfield man, Nicky Featherstone today putting pen-to-paper on a deal until the end of next season.
The 24 year-old has been a steady and reliable figure in the engine room of the side and has displayed a tremendous work ethic.
Joining the club on the eve of the season from Hereford United, he learned his trade at Hull City where he progressed through the ranks to the first-team having been with The Tigers since the age of eight.
"Nicky has performed really well for us this season," said manager, Dean Smith. "He has showed what ability he has and I am delighted that he has agreed to sign this new deal.
"He has a great attitude; he wants to get better and has a real hunger for the game.
"I am pleased with the progress he is making here and this is another piece of the jigsaw in place."
Look out for an interview with Nicky Featherstone shortly here on www.saddlers.co.uk...


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The Plan for the Economic Strangulation of Iran
By Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar
opednews.com 12 January 2007
Theme: Global Economy, Oil and Energy
In-depth Report: IRAN: THE NEXT WAR?
It is said that there is more than one way to skin a cat. It seems that United States is trying to skin this cat –Iran- in anyway that it can, including economic strangulation.
While people are concerned with Iraq and the gathering armada in the Persian Gulf, United States has been quietly carrying out a not so covert economic war against Iran.
Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, the country has been under constant US unilateral sanctions. "The first U.S. sanctions against Iran were formalized in November of 1979, and during the hostage crisis, many sanctions were leveled against the Iranian government. By 1987 the import of Iranian goods into the United States had been banned. In 1995, President Clinton issued Executive Order 12957, banning U.S. investment in Iran's energy sector, followed a few weeks later by Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 2000, eliminating all trade and investment and virtually all interaction between the United States and Iran." [1]
Despite the sanctions Iran continued to attract foreign investment and technical cooperation for its energy sector. Countries such as France, Italy and others took advantage of absence of the American competition and tried to fill the gap. However, the threat of American retaliation kept the investment way bellow the desired levels. It only allowed Iran to continue to keep its oil export at its OPEC determined quota level.
The Economic Choke-point: Oil & Gas
"According to the Oil and Gas Journal, as of January 1, 2006, Iran held 132.5 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. This figure, which includes recent discoveries in the Kushk and Hosseineih fields of Khuzestan province, means Iran holds roughly 10 percent of the world's total proven reserves. The vast majority of Iran's crude oil reserves are located in giant onshore fields in the south-western Khuzestan region near the Iraqi border. Overall, Iran has 40 producing fields – 27 onshore and 13 offshore. Iran's crude oil is generally medium in sulfur and in the 28°-35° API range."[2]
There is no doubt that Iranian economy is driven by oil. Oil revenues constitute over 70 percent of its total export earnings and 50 percent of its GDP. Iran's oil revenues were $32 billion in 2004, $45.6 billion in 2005, and according to Iran's National Oil Company international affairs director, Hojjatollah Ghanimifard, will reach $52 billion by the end of the Iranian calendar year (21 March 2007).
Iran currently produces about 4 million barrels of oil per day, of which only 2.5 million barrels are exported with the remaining 1.5 million barrel being consumed internally. According to the latest report (26 Dec 2007) by the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (NAS), if the current increase in local Iranian oil consumption continues and the current decline in oil production is not stopped, then by 2015 Iran's oil export will decline to zero.[3] According to this and other reports Iran needs to invest about $2.5 billion a year just to stand still. Iran is not running out of oil, but needs money to maintain old fields and bring in the new fields online.
The existing major oil fields in Iran are: Ahwaz (1958), Aghajari (1936), Gacchsaran (1937) and Marun (1963). These four fields together, during their highest output, produced almost 4.5 million barrel of oil per day. All four reached their peak in late 60s to mid 70s. According to Mathew R. Simmons by 2003, these 4 oilfields' combined production were reduced to 1.7 million barrel per day. [4]
The current US strategy is to starve the Iranian oil and gas industries of new investments, thereby reducing the Iranian government's revenues which are hoped will in turn reduce Iran's ability to maintain not only its armed forces, but also the government's social obligations to its people (subsidies, salaries, etc.). It is hoped that this combined with international isolation and (with the help of Saudi Arabia) a reduction in oil prices (OPEC crude basket price: $51.25 per barrel on 8/1/07) will not only cripple the Iranian economy, but also (possibly) lead to a regime change. All attacks on the economy was being presented under the guise of stopping Iran from developing WMDs, and in particular Nuclear weapons.
The attack on Iranian economy started in earnest in early 2006. United States began putting considerable pressure on international banks and financial institutions to cut their ties with Iran. Countries also were pressured to reduce their economic contact with Iran. For example beside the usual behind the scene warnings and threats, in September 2006, the US treasury secretary M. Paulson Jr, used his first meeting of world finance chiefs as a venue for the Bush administration's mission to isolate Iran.
"Emerging from a meeting of finance ministers representing the Group of Seven industrialized nations, Paulson said he urged his counterparts to intensify efforts to prevent banks and private companies in their countries from being used as unwitting conduits for financing and materials aiding Iran's ambitions."[5]
Later under pressure from the US some three top Japanese banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp announced that, in line with US financial sanctions, they will refrain from working with Iran's state-run Bank Saderat of Iran (with 3400 branches in Iran). Recently another major Iranian Bank with some foreign branches is being targeted for freeze of assets and sanctions. "Bank Sepah International Plc (BSIP), incorporated in the United Kingdom, specializes in providing finance and services for international trade worldwide with a particular focus on Iran and the Persian Gulf region, according to its Web site. The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank Sepah, Iran, which was established in 1925 and is the oldest of the Iranian banks. Bank Sepah has a large network of branches in Iran as well as offices in Paris, Frankfurt and Rome".[6]
The pressure was also felt by Indian and Swiss banks as well. In mid 2006 the State Bank of India (SBI), the only Indian bank operating in Iran (with a token presence) came under intense pressure to quit Iran [7].
Other banks that succumbed to the pressure were USB AG (took over Banco Pactual S.A. in 2006) and Credit Suisse Group of Switzerland (controlling group of other banks such as: Bank Leu, Schweizerische Volksbank, Neue Aargauer Bank, Winterthur, and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc.). UBS AG, Europe's largest bank by assets, also cut all business ties with Iran in January 2006 and met with U.S. legislators in April 2006 about its transfers of U.S. banknotes to the Islamic Republic. Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, also quit Iran in January. Other Banks to quit or restrict their activities in Iran were: ABN AMRO of Holland and London-based HSBC.
These were just a few example of United States' indirect financial pressure on Iran. Governments, companies and financial institutions are under intense pressure to terminate all dealings with Iran. But so far Iran has managed to sustain, albeit with great difficulty, its oil industry and financial institutions functioning.
Iran's Strategy
Iran facing the American financial attack on its oil facilities has been quick to seek other venues for both investment in its oil facilities and financial transactions. Iran facing a increasingly hostile US and Europeans has turned to Russia and China for investment and technical know-how for its oil and gas industries. China has the needed financial muscle and enough thirst for energy to disregard American pressures. China is already investing heavily in Iranian oil fields, securing for itself a portion of the oil and gas reserves. China with 1.3 billion people and fast growing economy is already the second largest oil consumer in the world. If China's economic growth continues, it is estimated that by 2020 China's energy needs will increase by 150 percent.
"China's expectation of growing future dependence on oil imports has brought it to acquire interests in exploration and production in places like Kazakhstan, Russia, Venezuela, Sudan, West Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Canada. But despite its efforts to diversify its sources, China has become increasingly dependent on Middle East oil. Today, 58% of China's oil imports come from the region. By 2015, the share of Middle East oil will stand on 70%. Though historically China has had no long-standing strategic interests in the Middle East, its relationship with the region from where most of its oil comes is becoming increasingly important."[8]
Last year China signed oil and gas contracts worth over $100 billion with Iran. China is heavily involved in developing the huge Yadavaran oil field. "If completed, the deal will allow China to buy 150,000 barrels of Iranian crude a day at market rates for 25 years as well as 250 million tons of liquefied natural gas. Under an initial agreement signed by the Sinopec Group in October 2004, China could pay Iran as much as $100 billion for the stake and the purchases of oil and gas over 25 years."[9] Interestingly Royal Dutch Shell Plc works as technical consultant for Sinopec on Yadavaran field.
On 25 December 2006, National Offshore Oil Corp of China announced the signing of a $16 billion memorendom of understanding to develop Iran's North Pars gas field and build liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Iran. The project is expected to take 8 years to complete.
Russia is also interested to enter the lucrative Iranian oil and gas market. According to Moscow Times, the Russian oil company LUKoil is about to sign a contract for producing oil from Iran's Azadegan field [10]. There are also Russian companies vying for entry into the Iranian market. "Mashna Uqua Company has offered National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) to apply the new technology to improve ROR at one of Iranian oil reserves, the source who wanted not to be identified told the Mehr News Agency. The technology includes the injection of a gel into oil reserve, which prevents rush of water into the reserve and thereby improving the ROR, the source elaborated."[11]
Russia is also very interested to create a gas cartel, similar to OPEC. Recently a senior Russian parliamentarian called for creation of a producers' cartel to "stand-up" to the consumers' cartel.
"It is necessary to form a gas alliance, which could be joined by Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus," the head of the Russian parliament's energy committee Valery Yazev said Monday, RIA-Novosti reported. "Tomorrow, with the removal of the problem of Iran's nuclear program, I would also see Iran in this alliance," Mr Yazev said, speaking at a meeting of the Russian Gas Union industry group, which he also heads.[12]
It is no secret that Russia is using its energy resources to gain maximum commercial and political advantage in its dealing with the EU and others. Gazprom is already a mighty oil giant and is moving fast to become the world's leading supplier of Gas as well. Russia is trying to monopolise the gas market. The only potential competitor to Gazprom would be Iran. If Russia manages to create a gas cartel with Iran, Europe will become a captive market with few options for its gas supplies.
Local Energy Consumption
As was mentioned above, of the 4 million barrel per day oil production about 1.5 million barrel is consumed locally in Iran. Iran has a burgeoning car industry with majority of the cars produced for local market. There are over 3 million cars in Tehran alone; with nearly half of them being dilapidated old gas guzzlers. Each year the country has to import billions of dollars of fuel. Iran's refineries can only supply 42 million litres of petrol a day, while the demand is for 70 million litres. This means that Iran imports over 30 million litres of petrol a day; something that is costing the country huge amounts of hard currency.
Petrol is heavily subsidised and a gallon of petrol costs only 35 cents. These subsidies have resulted not only in smuggling of petrol to the neighbouring countries but also a major financial drain on the government's finances. Iran needs to reduce both its consumption and increase its refining capacity.
To increase refining capacity, Iran has begun building new refineries both inside and outside the countries. Iran has planned joint ventures for building refineries in Syria [13], Venezuela [14] and Indonesia [15]. In addition Iran has planned several refineries inside Iran, with the latest being a possible joint venture with Essar of India [16]. To reduce consumption, the government has planned a new petrol rationing system. However, rationing by itself will not address Iranians' addiction to cheap petrol. The only solution is the normalisation of the prices, which because of the political situation is highly unlikely.
Another major drain on the economy of Iran is its gas consumption. Iran "has one of the most extensive residential heating infrastructures in the world, with homes in the most remote villages warmed toastily with inexpensive natural gas. Total domestic energy subsidies cost $20 billion to $30 billion a year"[17]. Recently, Iran had to stop delivery of gas to Turkey because of a sudden rise in local demand. The government, it seems, has not decided yet if it wants the gas for export, heating homes, creating energy intensive industries or for injecting into the oil wells. But regardless of the choices it makes, the government knows that it can not continue indefinitely with the current level of subsidies.
What now? The current American financial attacks on Iran are being felt in Tehran. These attacks although a recurring theme, has never been as intense as it is now. These attacks will cause some pain in Tehran but will not dissuade the government to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Iran in all likelihood will address (short term) its production problems and will reduce its local consumption by increasing the prices (adding to an already high inflation) and rationing. These attacks do and will hurt Iran, but not to a degree that United States desires. These attacks although sever, can be seen by some in Iran as a blessing in disguise, for it now force the Iranians to address some unpleasant questions with regard to their economy in general and energy consumption and subsidies in particular.
Iran suffers from many economic problems most of which is related to over-involvement of the government in the economy. Some of the financial problems can be attributed to the sanctions, but the majority of the existing economic problems are self-made. Weak management, inefficient use of resources, corruption, red-tapes and myriad of regulations are just a few among many problems that are facing the Iranian economy. These problems were not created by Ahmadinejad, nor can they all be solved by him; however people expect him to address many of these problems. This is what I call Ahmadinejad's Achilles' heel, which I shall address in my next article. Ahmadinejad was elected mainly for his promise of putting more bread on the Iranian tables. With the enormous problems facing him, it is difficult to see how he is going to fulfil his promises to the electorates. Meanwhile Bush administration is bent on regime change in Iran, reducing all chances of a peaceful resolution to the existing US-Iran problems. One would have expected that the recent election defeat would have sent a clear signal to the Whitehouse that the American people want less and not more conflict in the region. But apparently Bush administration is going in the opposite direction. US is continuing to increase its naval presence in the Persian Gulf. The USS John C. Stennis strike group is soon to join the USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier group and USS Boxer strike force in the Persian Gulf "as a warning to Syria and Iran". Pushing for more stringent UN sanctions, use of unilateral sanctions, increasing pressure on foreign governments to stop dealing with Iran, putting sanctions on Iranian Banks and increasing the size of US navy presence in Persian Gulf are all signs of hostile intentions by Bush administration towards Iran.
It is difficult to see how United States expects Iran to cooperate on Iraq and Afghanistan while being threatened militarily and suffocated economically. It may also all be a negotiating tactics. First show the guns and then negotiate. But in my opinion this is neither a bluff nor a negotiating tactic. Bush administration is behaving like a gambler that has lost everything except his house. Now in one last desperate attempt it is raising the bet to all or nothing. Let us hope that the Democrats will stop Bush before he accidentally or by design start another war in an already volatile region.
Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar lives in Norway. He works as a management consultant.He is also a contributing writer for many online journals. He's a former associate professor of Nordland University, Norway.
1.Ali Mostashari, "The Impacts of U.S. Sanctions on the Iranian Civil Society: Consequences for Democratization" Iranian Studies Group @MIT,, June 2004 http://isg-mit.org/projects-storage/SanctionImpact/Impacts_US_Sanctions.pdf
2.Energy Information Administration, "Iran:Oil". Country Analysis Brief, 2006 http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iran/Oil.html
3.Roger Stern, "The Iranian petroleum crisis and United States national security", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States", Dec 26, 2006. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/104/1/377
4.Mathew R. Simmons, "Twilight in the Desert: the coming Saudi oil shock and the world economy", Wiley, 2005. pp. 299
5.Washington Post, "Finance chiefs are pressed on Iran", September 17, 2006 click here
6.Haaretz, "U.S. expected to announce sanctions on major Iranian bank", January 9, 2007 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/811345.html
7.India Times, "US wants SBI to quit Iran", JUNE 05, 2006 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1620664.cms?epaper
8.Institute for Analysis of Global Security, "Fuelling the dragon: China's race into the oil market" http://www.iags.org/china.htm
9.Bloomberg, "Iran Invites Sinopec Head to Sign $100 Billion Oil, Gas Deals", 25 November 2006 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aEGZ4sBCjHQE&refer=asia
10.The Moscow Times, "LUKoil Signs Iranian Oil Field Contract", December 12, 2006. Issue 3559 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/12/12/046.html
11.Mehr News, "Russia offers Iran new tech to improve oil ROR", 11 December 2006 http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=419767
12.News.com, "Russia calls for gas alliance with Iran", October 31, 2006 http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20676058-31037,00.html
13.Lebanies Lobby.org, "Iran expands links with Syrians", December 30, 2006 click here
14.Fars News, "Venezuela to Supply Irans Petrol Needs", May 31, 2006 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8503100488
15.Houston Chronicle, "Iran to Invest $600M in Indonesian Fuels", April 28, 2006 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/3826344.html
16.Earth Times.org, "Essar to build refinery in Iran", January 8, 2007 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/18484.html
17.Los Angeles Times, "U.S. targets Iran's vulnerable oil", January 8, 2007 http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/205986/3/
The original source of this article is opednews.com
Copyright © Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar, opednews.com, 2007
Articles by: Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar


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The UK's post-Brexit immigration regime will help business exploit migrant workers
Dorothy Grace Guerrero
It is true that globalisation has created benefits for consumers, businesses and suppliers. It is propelled, however, by global supply chains, or the dominant practice of sourcing goods and services from developing countries where wages are low, laws are lax and governance of supply chains is ineffective. Today's unprecedented level of inequality, prolonged wars, and increasing threat of climate change brought about by the insatiable drive for profit also produces and relies on a global human supply chain.
Jennifer Gordon's "Regulating the Human Supply Chain" analyses the relationship between US laws and employers' recruitment of would-be migrants from other countries. This practice, which is becoming increasingly global, creates a transnational network of labour intermediaries—the "human supply chain"—whose operation, as Gordon argues, undermines the rule of law in the workplace, benefitting US companies by reducing labor costs while creating distributional harms for US workers, and placing temporary migrant workers in situations of severe subordination. It identifies the human supply chain as a key structure of the global economy, which has a very close relationship to the more familiar product supply chains through which many transnational companies manufacture products abroad.
Hostile border laws and environments in host countries lead to conditions in which migrant workers are treated as interchangeable, disposable bodies with no rights, and as deportable with no future. Rather than becoming beneficiaries of globalisation, workers are instead pitted against each other. This reality is not accidental, but rather deliberate and is at the heart of the global economic order.
Global supply chains
The supply chains that enables multinational companies to accumulate profits now control some 80% of world trade and 60% of global production. Furthermore, nearly half of the world's largest companies directly employ just 6% of the workers in their supply chain. The remaining 94% are part of the hidden workforce of global production. This marginalises workers and often contributes to a denial of their rights.
Supply chain workers in all sectors of production: textiles, retail, fisheries, electronics, construction, tourism and hospitality, transport and agriculture, etc, are integral to the global economy. However, workers, especially migrant workers, often face poverty and exploitative and discriminatory wages, dangerous and unsafe working conditions, and very limited rights on the job.
The term "migrant for employment" is defined in Article 11, paragraph 1, of Convention No. 97 of the International Labour Organisation as "a person who migrates from one country to another with a view to being employed otherwise than on his [sic] own account and includes any person regularly admitted as a migrant for employment". In 2017, the ILO found that migrant workers accounted for 164 million of the world's approximately 258 million international migrants.
The push by suppliers and job agencies to squeeze wages often results in jobs that are insecure and informal, involving dangerous workplaces, forced overtime and working conditions that are, in certain instances, even akin to slavery. Most often because they are foreign and unaware or directly denied their rights legally in the host countries, workers are denied the right to freedom of association.
Migrant workers in the UK
There are approximately five million non-British nationals working in the UK, accounting for 17% of the workforce. In hospitality and tourism, 24% of the 1.75 million workforce is made up of non-British nationals, with the majority coming from outside the EU. In comparison, there is 14% in retail, 15% in travel, and 21% in care.
It is important to understand that the presence of migrants in the UK is a product of both this country's history and its historical role in shaping the present global order. The massive wave of global migration, estimated by the UN to be close to 260 million migrants with 68.5 million displaced people and 25.4 million refugees in June 2018, shows the desperation of people who are being pushed by increasing inequalities produced by the continuing expansion of global capital and those who are fleeing war or persecution.
Migration is a phenomenon linked with privatisation, free trade, growth-oriented and extractivist economic policies that governments worldwide have pursued since the 1980s. The UK, as one of the most influential countries in multilateral global policymaking and governance institutions, is one of the architects of the current economic, trade, and financial regimes which have produced these policies.
Many studies show that migrant labour experiences higher rates of exploitation and that trade unions in sectors with high levels of migrant labour find it difficult to maintain high levels of unionization and comprehensive collective bargaining which in turn would raise wages and increase protection.
The Immigration Bill will contribute to further exploitation of migrant workers and divide all workers
This brings us to the UK government's latest Immigration Bill, which it is rushing to pass before Brexit, and the associated white paper which sets out its future plans. As a "transitional measure", the white paper talks about allowing people from "low-risk countries" in Europe and further afield to come to the UK, without a job offer, and seek work for up to a year. This scheme will fill vacancies in sectors such as construction, hospitality and social care which are heavily dependent on foreign labour and which ministers fear could struggle to adapt when free movement ends. This dilemma was not created by migration, but rather constructed by division of labour and cost-cutting in these sectors.
Workers entering the UK under this category must pay a fee and not get access to public funds. They will not be able to switch to any other migration scheme nor switch employers. There will be a "cooling off period" after a year, which means people will be expected to leave the country and not apply again for 12 months. This immigration system is designed to ensure a flow of unskilled labour, in which workers are unable to organise and have few political rights.
This will result in further exploitation of local and migrant workers in the supply chains as businesses will be allowed to enjoy the continued benefit of outsourcing various functions and parts of work to various workers without bearing the true cost of production and service provision. This ensures that products and services will be produced without giving full rights and benefits especially to workers. There will be no incentive to train or promote them since they will leave after a year. This will also ensure that the difficulty of organising worker unions continues, and the further weakening of unionism in the country, reducing the power of all workers.
Photo: Flyering on the 1st ever UK march against precarious labour, September 2017. Credit: War on Want


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Fort Myer (Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall)
Fort Myer (Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall) Military and Family Support Center
Military and Family Support CenterDeployment SupportEmploymentFinancial AssistanceFamily Advocacy ProgramLoan ClosetNew Parent Support ProgramRelocation AssistanceService Specific Information
Relocation Assistance Military and Family Support Center Deployment Support Employment Financial Assistance Family Advocacy Program Loan Closet New Parent Support Program Service Specific Information
204 Lee Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211
Bld 59
Fort Myer, VA 22211
COMM phone number for Fort Myer (Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall) Installation Address
WEBSITEWebsite: home.army.mil/jbmhh/index.php/teamJBMHH
MAPMap: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=+204+Lee+Ave,+Fort+Myer,+VA+22211,+Bld+59,+Fort+Myer+VA+22211
Relocation assistance can provide support if you're preparing to move or PCS. The programs and services defined below are provided by the Military and Family Support Center. In addition to the assistance program, a variety of other services may be available. Check the additional information topic to see what unique installation services are available to you.
If you are approaching a permanent change of station, or PCS, you may have questions about your upcoming move. As part of the Military and Family Support Center, the Relocation Assistance Program provides services and resources to help make this transition as smooth as possible. Below is a list of resources.
PCS planning – Most relocation assistance programs offer counseling/consultations to assist in the moving process. Those making their first military move, those making their first overseas move or those with challenging or complex situations should contact their installation Relocation Assistance Program office as soon as possible for information and assistance.
Plan My Move is an online tool that helps break the moving process down into clear, manageable steps for all family members. This Department of Defense relocation tool provides details about housing, transportation, finances, family and more.
Military OneSource offers a variety of moving information and resources. Learn more about PCS basics and download this fact sheet 7 Steps to Make Your Household Goods Move a Smart Move.
Workshops and briefings – Workshops vary from installation to installation, but you may find classes on housing options, moving with children, moving with pets or general moving preparation and resources.
Predeparture briefings – Briefings may be called Smooth Move or PCS Briefing and provide essential information about your next duty station. Briefings can be critical in setting you up for success during the transition to your next duty station.
Settling-in services – Welcome Wagon services or local area tours may be a part of your installation's settling-in services. Overseas arrival services may include introductory language classes and cultural awareness training.
Foreign-born spouse support – Whether you have questions or concerns about immigration and naturalization, learning the English language or how to use local transportation, the relocation program provides assistance, classes and referrals. Services may vary by service and installation.
Emergency assistance – From time to time, emergencies occur while moving. The Military and Family Support Center has the resources to provide emergency financial assistance and referrals.
Authorized housing flexibility options – The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act authorized housing flexibility options for eligible service members in receipt of PCS orders within the United States. This includes possible extended stays in government housing and early moving opportunities. For additional information and eligibility considerations, contact your military personnel office. Please note that application of these policies may vary across services.
Spouse Reimbursement – The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act allows each service branch to reimburse spouses up to $1,000 for relicensure and certification costs resulting from relocations or PCS moves. This includes moves that cross U.S. state lines, as well as OCONUS to stateside moves. See this Military OneSource article on Transferring Your Professional License for more information and specific service branch policies.
The Army Community Service's Relocation Assistance program is not a standalone program as it is in many larger installations. There are information and referral capabilities offered.
The Fort Myer thrift shop has a number of gently used items available for purchase. Items vary throughout the year and the selection is very diverse. The thrift shop is located at 142 Forrest Circle (between the post office and the stables). Hours of operation are Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. The thrift shop is also open the first Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. While there are a number of thrift shops in the local area, all proceeds from the Fort Myer thrift shop go back into the community. For more information, call 703-527-0664.
Loan Closet
Note: The Loan Closet is currently suspended because of Covid-19.
Service members and families wanting to borrow from the Loan Closet should bring a valid identification card and their permanent change of station orders. Those not on PCS status may borrow from the Loan Closet if there are sufficient items; however, priority is given to those who are PCSing. The Loan Closet is available from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All items must be returned by the due date. Extensions may be granted by the program manager on a case-by-case basis. For more information, call the ACS at 703-696-3510.
Installation-Specific Information
Orders are the most important document for a move. Until you have them, you do not know what you will be authorized. Be sure to read your orders as soon as you receive them. If they are not correct, make sure any changes needed are made prior to your PCS here.
If the service member is going on temporary duty assignment in advance of PCS, it is important to designate someone as a power of attorney to take care of personal business in their absence.
Services Provided by Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Relocation Readiness Program:
In-processing is done daily for finance and military personnel.
Start Right, the newcomers' briefing, is held every Thursday in Building 230 on Forrester Circle. This briefing is mandatory for all service members assigned to Fort Myer, but family members are encouraged to attend. The orientation provides an overview on services available on the installation and in the area.
Re-entry briefings are offered on an individual basis to service members returning from overseas who need assistance with preparing for the adjustments that must often be made when returning from an overseas tour.
Personalized individual counseling is available to those requesting it from our office.
Service members and families wanting to borrow from the Loan Closet should bring a valid I.D. card and PCS orders. Those not in PCS status may borrow from the Loan Closet if there are sufficient items; however, priority is given to those who are PCSing. The Loan Closet is available from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All items must be returned by the due date, clean and serviceable. Extensions may be granted by the program manager on a case-by-case basis. For more information, call the ACS at 703-696-0156/3510.
All arriving personnel will receive a welcome packet at in-processing. If you need a packet prior to that time, email us at usarmy.jbmhh.asa.mbx.acs-relocation@mail.mil or contact your sponsor.
Relocation Assistance Associated Links
Army Reserves
Information on the Army Reserve as a career.
DoDTAP
Official web site for verification of military service for transitioning service members.
Military Child Education Coalition
Provides information and resources on military education needs.
Military Kids Connect
Military Kids Connect is an online community for military children that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support children dealing with the unique psychological challenges of military life.
Provides access to 24/7 counseling, information and referral for service families.
Military State Policy Source
Seeks to engage and educate state policymakers, not-for-profit associations, concerned business interests, and other state leaders about the needs of military members and their families.
U.S. Army Cadet Command -- Official QOL Web Site
Provides information and links to all Army Cadet Command quality of life issues.
United States Army Recruiting Command Soldier and Family Assistance Programs
Public web site for all Army recruiting command needs.


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