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"Nearly half of Americans have less than $10,000 stashed away for retirement, according to a report by GoBankingRates." - Jessica Dickler, CNBC, March 6, 2018. Here is the article.
Of course, $10,000 won't go very far. So, financial experts project that what has been traditionally known as "retirement" has become a fantasy. That nearly half who missed the boat on preparing to stop working won't be able to stop.
But, they may have already realized that. According to a report from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, more than half of us Baby Boomers have decided to work beyond age 65 and are considering not retiring at all. The age groups 65 to 74 and 75 and older will be, projects the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fastest growing parts of the workforce. Here are more details from Kerry Hannon at The New York Times.
Actually, even in the good old days when companies provided pensions, which supplemented Social Security, many aging didn't retire per se. Often, they traded down from a demanding career path to what brought in money but required less of them.
After my father put in his 30 years repairing derailments at the railroad he worked full time in paint supply store. When I was employed at Chrysler in the early 1980s, there were numerous retirees picking up paid work here and there. In 1987, when I hung out a shingle at age 43, my competition was primarily those retired from corporate communications who had become consultants.
Last night I attended a PowerPoint tutorial at the Youngstown, Ohio public library. Not one student was under 50. Most of us were struggling to keep up with technology so that we could remain employable. The woman next to me was 70, She worked 20 hours a week in retail.
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When I first picked up "The Doors of Perception"* I had no idea what it was about. All I knew was that Aldous Huxley was the man and I had really enjoyed "Brave New World" (despite being secondary to 1984 in great dystopian literature). Aldous was an English writer in the early 1900's who greatly contributed to both literature and film. He was heavily involved in the Vedanta branch of Hindu philosophy, was allegedly friends with Ray Bradbury, promoted pacifism, and wrote a script for Alice in Wonderland (ah, swooning). Knowing that he and I were clearly a match made in heaven, I obviously trusted that whatever this book was about, it was probably in my best interest to read it. In general, it is a rule of mine to approach each book with a *tabula rasa*, i.e. I don't read the synopsis on the back. Oftentimes those pesky summaries ruin some major surprises (kind of like what I'm doing for you guys!) Additionally, there are usually some over-blown quotes strewn in to build your confidence that you chose the right book-- this has the potential to subconsciously shape my ideas about the book mid-read. There will be some review from a major magazine like "this is the most magnificent book of the entire century and the author spoke to the depths of my soul"…so then I'm reading and I'm all like OMG, he IS speaking to the depths of my soul. In order to save face on my blog and keep you guys coming back, I will acknowledge that reviews more frequently serve as a launch pad for your own thoughts about a particular subject. Except those times when books (or movies) advertise that they are 3 out of 5 stars as if it's something to brag about. Maybe one of these days I'll read the back of a book and see it got 3 out of 5 camel humps and that's when I'll know I made it.
Back to the point--my interest was pretty piqued when I found out I'd be reading about Aldous' mescaline trip. Mescaline is a naturally occurring peyote cactus extract that, when ingested, creates a psychedelic experience. I'm probably not going to make it into any political office posting about hallucinatory drugs (darn) but Aldous makes some great points that are worth talking about regardless of how down you are with D.A.R.E.
He begins by explaining that each of us is an "island universe"—we experience things, both good and bad, in solitude; the exact nature of these experiences are only expressible through indirect symbols (Huxley, 13). For instance, I can try and make you feel better if your dog died by subconsciously drawing from the movies I've seen where people's dogs have died, the time when I witnessed consolation in general, my understanding that dogs are adorable, etc. I am not personally experiencing the death of your dog as you are, but I can try my hardest to empathize. Aldous hoped that one of the benefits of mescaline would be to create a bridge between the islands, allowing himself to know others as they know themselves. As such, the drug would be a nice means of character building.
Upon taking the pill under the supervision of his wife and a fellow investigator, he begins to marvel intensely at the significance and beauty of the seemingly mundane. The entirety of the book is a back-and-forth between descriptions of his high and a reflection on what took place. One of my favorite parts is when the investigator asks him his attitude towards time and Aldous profoundly replies, "there seems to be plenty of it" (Huxley, 21). Swag. He discovers that mescaline induces egolessness—he no longer thinks in terms of selves. Instead, "all is in all"—Aldous can "see the All in every this" (Huxley 26, 29). This reminds me of that comforting quote—"do not feel lonely; the entire universe is inside you". Aldous quotes Traherne in order to explicate further-- "when we feel ourselves to be sole heirs of the universe, when 'the sea flows in our veins… and the stars are our jewels,' when all things are perceived as infinite and holy, what motive can we have for covetousness or self-assertion, for the pursuit of power or the drearier forms of pleasure" (Huxley, 43)? Through the mescaline-prompted "knowledge of the intrinsic significance of every existent", he realizes that all things are interconnected while simultaneously appreciating each individual thing (Huxley, 33). All things are rightly egoless because they are "sufficient in their Suchness", i.e. satisfied in a pure, non-assertive state of being (Huxley, 38). Mere existence. He refers to this overall awareness as "the timeless bliss of seeing as one ought to see" (Huxley, 35).
A key point to understanding the effects of the drug on him is the theory of "Mind At Large" (Huxley, 22). This theory suggests that the Central Nervous System operates eliminatively. At any point in time we are capable of perceiving everything everywhere… but this obviously interferes with our ability to exist as efficient humans. I can't get any work done if my mind is busy processing all that is happening in the office. I can barely get any work done if someone is using a stapler nearby. So, in order to survive, the "Mind at Large has to be funneled through the reducing valve of the brain" (Huxley, 23).One method we've used to simplify and manage this reduced consciousness is through language; however, due to our indelible reliance on words, we start to mistake words for reality. We are distanced from the realness of existence because we think in terms of concepts communicable through man-made words. He later extrapolates that our education system is primarily to blame for this problem and that we need to begin emphasizing the non-verbal humanities more in order to experience and interact with the world in its majestic, unadulterated rawness. Aldous claims that mescaline somewhat halts the eliminatory process, allowing the mind to perceive a wider range of sensory material that is normally foregone for functionality. Because of this, the contemplation which accompanies mescaline is not balanced by action. You are perfectly satisfied with staring at the flowers for a while, seeing them as you've never seen them before and seeing them how you feel you ought to see them.
Towards the end, Aldous transitions from detailing his trip to outlining the practical implications of how awesome it was for him. He asserts that the introspective, "inner-world" is special to us—for some, of spiritual importance—because it's much more mysterious and much less monotonous than the outer world where we wake up in the same bed, in the same city, with the same job, and the same routines (Huxley, 46). For Aldous, mescaline transfigures the outer world in ways akin to the pleasurably indecipherable dreams and visions of the inner world. There's a lot about life that sucks and people frequently have the irrepressible, deeply psychological desire to escape and transcend. Desperately clamoring for anything they can, people smoke cigarettes and drink despite the numerous health consequences simply because it's all they have available to them. Shutting down all of the possibilities to deviate from "regular life" with something like a widespread prohibition is impractical and unproductive. Instead, Aldous recommends adding different, healthier options to the mix (ahem, mescaline). He explains that this additive alternative "should produce changes in consciousness more interesting, more intrinsically valuable, than mere sedation or dreaminess, delusions of omnipotence or release from inhibition" (Huxley, 65) He hypes this specific drug, citing the fact that there is no hangover, no withdrawal, and virtually no toxicity. Basically, he shits on all the other drugs, and rightfully so. Still, he doesn't just irresponsibly suggest that we all quit our jobs and start snorting mescaline on the reg. He does put forth the disclaimer that it must be done in the "right" quantities, in the "right" circumstances, under the "right" state of mind.
So what's the biggest problem with it all? The research is scarce. Why is the research scarce? The government classifies it as a schedule I hallucinogen. This is very restrictive—and not just for those tryna get their buzz on. Personally, I am a huge proponent of research because I think that *knowledge is power*. To rob the world/country of access to certain things largely based on unfounded, outdated, moralistic premises is so ridiculous to me. It's a shame that controlled substances are deft of research simply because of the limitation of an (often arbitrary) government label. I was literally just reading in Men's Health* (don't ask me why I was reading Men's Health) that "every 15-year-old boy in the United States has access to better marijuana than researchers do" (Warner, 2014). Different drug, same basic idea.
This book was first published in 1954—clearly the government did not heed his advice and mescaline is not readily available. Still, the boldness of his widely-publicized experiment and the value of the lessons he derives from it make me feel this book was worth both writing and reading. I was extremely impressed with his ability to effectively verbalize what I'm sure was mostly an indescribable experience. He also used the word "foppish" which is a pretty awesome word. In spite of all this 5 hump high-praise, I give it 4 out of 5 camel humps. It was compelling, entertaining, and enlightening—but probably because I am most interested in the intersection between spirituality and psychology. It's not necessarily a "must-read" for those who are not inclined to these areas of study, but I trust it would be a joy for those readers nonetheless.
*Huxley, Aldous. The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2004. Print.
*Warner, Joel. "Weed is Legal. Are we High?" Men's Health July/August 2014: 111-113, 151. Print.

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The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday denied a statement by a former chairman, Richard Bush, that the US may try to sway vote in the 2016 presidential election, saying the US government would not intervene in Taiwan's elections.
"He [Bush] is not a government representative anymore, so he was speaking on his own capacity and does not represent the US government," AIT spokesperson Mark Zimmer told the Taipei Times in a telephone interview. "We would leave the election to the people of Taiwan, and would not try to intervene or influence."
AIT officials would meet with candidates during elections, "but that's not influencing or showing our support for particular candidates," he said.
Bush, now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told a conference on cross-strait relations in Washington on Friday that "the US government at some time and in some way will express itself about the implications of the 2016 election for US interests."
While he did not speculate about what might happen, Bush indicated that Washington would declare a preference for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate because there were lingering doubts about the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) cross-strait policies.
Bush said that the US government, under the administrations of former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and US President Barack Obama, has shown its views on Taiwan's presidential elections either through actions, public statements, or a newspaper interview of an anonymous official, such as was published in the Financial Times in 2012.
DPP Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), who served as Mainland Affairs Council chairman and the representative to the US during former president Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) administration and became the DPP's representative in the US in November 2012, yesterday said that Taiwanese have the right to make their own decisions.
"The people of Taiwan have the right to vote without being influenced by an outside force," he said. "If the people of Taiwan could only make decisions in accordance with the interests of a particular country, it is not only against US foreign policy, but also against the Taiwan Relations Act [TRA]."
The US government has always expressed its support for democracy and free elections in Taiwan, and has said it would work with democratically elected governments, adding that the TRA also states that Taiwan should be involved in a dialogue with China under no threats, Wu said.
"If anyone says that the US should intervene in the election in Taiwan because of China, the person is basically saying that 'authoritarian China may decide on a democratic election,'" Wu said. "I believe this does not represent the mainstream opinion in the US.


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Thoughts on imagination
For as long as I can remember, I have spent a large portion of my days living in my imagination. Daydreaming. Fantasizing. Thinking. Creating other worlds, people and scenarios. In a sense, my imagination gave me a secret world in which, consciously or subconsciously, I was superior to others. Privy to something they didn't know or could not access. Even during social occasions, I would often be fantasizing about someone or someplace else, smiling at the people around me and, perhaps, to them, appearing to engage in perfectly fine conversation, but never truly being there. Discovering the teachings of Eckhart
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What to do when you're dumbfounded
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text: Share: Comments Print August 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM Game thread: San Antonio at Seattle Posted by Jayda Evans STORM WINS: The Storm won 85-82 in overtime. Jackson led with 23 points and played good defense in the end, helping to not allow Hammon make a tying three-pointer. Seattle admitted they didn't play their best on defense, Bird chalking it up to fatigue at times. The Storm was focused at the free throw line, however, making 30 of 37 shots. HIGH 5 CAM: Don't know if this is in response to the KissCam, but the Storm introduced the "High 5 Cam" tonight. It's as dorky as the move, but better than watching people swap spit. KeyArena fans weren't too hip to the cam, either, needing Clarence Lennox to correctly show them how to high-five. Lennox said he couldn't miss the All-Decade celebration, appearing in neon green. Storm leads 84-82 with 8.1 seconds remaining in overtime. BIRD CALL: Bird tied the score at 77 points apiece and sent it into overtime with a three-pointer with 3.0 seconds remaining. It's the Storm's second overtime game this season, defeating LA in overtime last week. STORMIN AHEAD: The Storm managed to tie the game on the only thing that seems to be working — free throw shooting. Jackson made two to make the score 68-68. Wright gave the Storm a 70-68 lead with 2:41 left. Seattle dominates at the line, getting 32 attempts to San Antonio's 21. FOUL TROUBLE: Players are racking up the fouls. Cash is already on the bench with five while Little and Wright have four. Shannon Johnson was just called for a third, that was really a block ref, and Seattle is starting to play even more cautious on defense. San Antonio took a 61-60 lead off a Riley layin. Storm coach Brian Agler called timeout with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter. COVER HER: Erin Perperoglou hit a three-pointer and the Silver Stars are back in it, trailing 56-53 at the end of the third quarter. The Storm did have a 47-39 lead with 5:15 remaining, but had breakdowns in defense to allow San Antonio back in the game. END OF HALF: The Storm leads 39-33 at the break. Cash leads with 10 points and Bird has hit two three-pointers for six points. Riley leads the Silver Stars with seven points. The Storm is honoring itself now, welcoming back former players and staff. There are Greek columns adorned with basketballs on the court and everyone is walking out on a red carpet. RUNNIN HAMMON: back-to-back baskets by Hammon have closed the gap to 28-25 with 3:41 remaining before halftime. The Storm remains sloppy with the ball and it's starting to hurt as San Antonio gets a little life in its offense. Seattle was forced to call a timeout, we'll see if there's any change in play. END OF FIRST: Fans gave a rousing applause and ovation to Edwards and Vodichkova as they took their courtside seats. They are seated next to former co-owner Jack Rodgers. The Storm is up 20-12, getting solid ball movement but not making many shots. It's a physical game, as expected. WAUTERS BLOCK: Jackson stopped Wauters in her tracks as the Belgium attempted a drive to the hoop. The result was a jump ball as they tussled for the ball. Seattle leads 14-10 with 2:07 remaining. POOR SHOOTING: At the first timeout Seattle leads 9-8, but neither squad is shooting well. Jackson and Bird are a combined 0-for-4 and the Storm is shooting 25 percent overall. San Antonio is shooting 33.3 percent. Bumped into former Storm G Semeka Randall, who is currently coaching Ohio University. Some friends and I were talking about her lunchbox giveaway when she played for Seattle. "Yeah, that was the day I got traded," Randall said. "I got one. I tell that story to my players all the time." Randall was traded to Utah in 2002 and had a revival from being toyed around in the Storm rotation. Then the team was told it was moving to San Antonio and Randall played there from 2003-04. "When I heard about a coaching jo, I took it and ran," said Randall of first being an assistant at Cleveland State. Is a WNBA gig in her future? "I like impacting young women," Randall said of her reason not to jump to the pros. "It's like raising your own kids." Randall hasn't been back to Seattle since 2002 and was emotional as everyone else at the KeyArena and its fans still being the same. She's not part of the All-Decade team, but ownership offered any former player or staff a ticket in for the celebration of its history. It's pretty wild to see. G Michelle Marciniak, C Simone Edwards, and C Kamila Vodickova were standing court side playing around C Janell Burse, F Lauren Jackson, and San Antonio assistant coach Sandy Brondello, who was a former Seattle guard. But the focus is on the court where the current Storm is trying to hold onto second in the Western Conference. Seattle lost to San Antonio by a buzzer-beater on Tuesday. Tonight the Silver Stars will have C Ann Wauters in their lineup, resigning her for the remainder of the season. "She looks a little stronger," San Antonio coach Dan Hughes said. "It's going to take a little time to get her in basketball rhythm, but she's in better good physical condition. She gets things really quick. We're going to play her, I don't know how much, but it'll grow each day." Wauters, a 6-foot-5 center, was a critical part of the Silver Stars' run to the WNBA Finals last season. San Antonio currently sits fourth in the West at 8-9. "We had such a good season last year and this team really meant a lot to me," Wauters said. "I followed this season, which hasn't been easy. Now, with it all back together, I hope we can do what we did last year." Well, it starts tonight. So, let's get started with your lineups: SILVER STARS F Belinda Snell F Sophia Young C Ruth Riley G Vickie Johnson G Becky Hammon STORM F Swin Cash F Lauren Jackson C Camille Little G Sue Bird G Tanisha Wright Tonight's officials are Sue Blauch, Kevin Sparrock, and Tony Dawkins. Comments


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Thank you for joining our website. I am the current Director of THE SOCAL DIVAS. I have been riding since 2006 and have been a part of this group since 2008. I have participated on the BOD for the last 6 years as Historian, Treasurer, Road Captain and now Director. If you would like to know more about me, come join us on one of our monthly rides or non-ride events. Hope to see you soon.
Welcome to our Chrome Diva site! I serve as treasurer (cause someone has to do the boring math stuff). My philosophy is that life is an adventure. In 2006 a couple of male co-workers challenged me to be a passenger on an afternoon ride. That day the adventure of the open road called to me and soon thereafter I had my MC endorsement and my first Harley! After relocating from Seattle to LA I was looking for a riding group. As luck would have it, I came across the SoCal Chrome Divas. Life has not been the same since (in a good way). These ladies are awesome. We share a love of the open road, exploration, and of course lunch. I always look forward to what our next adventure brings. I hope you will join us for a ride and get to know this special group of ladies.
Hi and Welcome to Our Page. I have been a Chrome Diva since 2010 and have served on the board for the last few years as Assistant Director and now Historian. I started riding my own bike in 2010 and was hooked from that moment. I have a Harley Ultra and have ridden in over 20 states with the hope of riding in every state at least once. There is so much beauty to see in this world, what better way to see it then from a motorcycle riding with a bunch of Fun Women who make you smile, laugh and have fun all while having bugs in your teeth and helmet hair! Join us and see how being a Chrome Diva can change your life for the Better! Ride Safe and Ride your own Ride!
Hi there! My name is Val LaBarba, I have been riding sine 2006. I started out with a Yamaha V-Star and then moved over to a Harley. I ride a beautiful blue 2013 Ultra Glide. I really love riding with this group of ladies. They are very inclusive, it is super refreshing not to have to worry about not being accepted or included especially when coming into an established group like the So Cal Divas. My wife also now rides so looking forward to sharing my passion with her. If you are looking for a group to go out and enjoy our beautiful roads with without the drama than this is the group for you. Come out and play with us!!!


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"Lessons learned provide a competitive advantage, I do not see them being shared with third parties via professional association websites". I would be interested to hear your comments.
From what I have seen, most organisations maintain their lessons learned in house for competitive advantage, although some organisations (mainly government) make their lessons learned available to the public (NASA http://llis.nasa.gov/llis/search/home.jsp, US Department of Transportation http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ )
What organisations do you know have shared their lessons learned?
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
Regards, Stephen


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An article published last month in the New York Times described the communist nation of Cuba as a country that has the opportunity to compete with the United States as a bastion of democracy, while simultaneously declaring that America can no longer lay claim to being "the democratic bastion it once was."
While the latter may one day be true if we allow our constitution to be trampled upon, it's ludicrous to state or even compare the communist Castro regime to America.
Cuba is no bastion of democracy by any stretch of the imagination, nor will they ever become one as long as Cuba's communist regime continues to imprison dissidents, starve its people, and deny basic human rights to its citizens. To claim otherwise is absurd.
Many seem to be blind to the fact that the Communist regime in Cuba is in fact Communist. There is no socialist utopia in Cuba, and the "revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat" envisioned by Karl Marx is more of a lie than socialism itself.
There is no freedom of speech or freedom of expression in Cuba; much less any political freedom to oppose the communist regime without being imprisoned. Almost 10,000 dissidents were arrested in 2015 and 2016, and last year nearly 3,000 dissidents were arrested, with the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN), which is headed by opposition leader Elizardo Sánchez, confirming that in the last month of 2018 there were 176 arbitrary detentions. Likewise, nearly 140 of the dissidents detained in 2018 were held "in prisons and internment camps under conditions that the Commission describes as 'cruel, inhuman and degrading.'"
In addition to the thousands of political arrests on the island, which always lead to brutal beatings on the streets like those which occurred to the Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White), and other pro-democracy demonstrators during Obama's visit on the island, the UN Watch states that during the last ten years of Raul Castro as the head of Communist regime, "twelve human rights' defenders have been killed or disappeared, some quite evidently at the hands of authorities, [while others were killed] in circumstances that suggest an extrajudicial killing by state agents."
Furthermore, not only does Cuba not allow for basic freedom of conscious, it also controls the "private sector" (which is practically non-existent) and is, according to the Heritage Foundation, one of the worst countries in regards to economic freedom. With the communist state controlling most of the means of production and the regime "dependent on subsidized oil from Venezuela and Russia," there are no signs that Cuba is, or will ever be, a "bastion of democracy."
In addition to its abysmal record on human rights and economic freedom, Cuba is also responsible for spreading its disastrous and backwards ideology in Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries. This further demonstrates that the Cuban regime is not interested in democracy. They are not interested in "burying the last remnants of the cold war", as Obama proudly gloated as he attempted to normalize relations with the Castro regime, they are looking to expand it.
A perfect example of this is their involvement in the collapse of Venezuela. Once one of the richest Latin American countries, it now is on the brink of collapse as the Dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro gutted the country of its resources through the continued implementation of the socialist agenda envisioned by Hugo Chavez.
Hugo Chavez in 1998 was elected "on a socialist platform, pledging to use Venezuela's vast oil wealth to reduce poverty and inequality," but it ultimately ended up backfiring on him as as he drained his oil reserves and doubled the government's debt.
Chavez, following in the footsteps of Fidel Castro, "effectively took control of the Supreme Court, harassed the press and closed independent outlets, and nationalized hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets," which has ultimately led Venezuela into the current humanitarian crisis it finds itself in.
Venezuela's current humanitarian crisis should be a sign to all that (1) socialism does not work; and (2) the Communist regime in Cuba is not ready for change.
I write this with a heavy heart: In my 27 years I have not once been to Cuba, the birth country of both of my parents. I have no connection with my parents' families, and after decades away from their home country, neither do they.
The Communist regime has torn Cuban-American families apart.
I would love for Cuba to rise above the grasp of the Castro regime and claim for itself the beauty of freedom and democracy. I long for the day when I can take my parents to Cuba so that they can show me where they grew up. But I will not travel to Cuba as long as the communist regime is still in power. I will not walk the streets of Cuba, looking over my shoulder with my mouth closed because I can't express my disgust for the regime that is starving its people.
I will not travel to a country that imprisoned my family for trying to escape and come to America and I will not travel to a country that has torn my family apart. I will not give them the satisfaction of taking my money or my belongings if they feel like it, and I will never give the Castro regime a cent of my money so that they can use it to continue to oppress the beautiful people of Cuba.
Cuba is no bastion of democracy. It is the proof of the disasters of the socialist utopia that radical progressives in America envision. The Cuban people may one day be able to hold in its hands the democracy it deserves, and when that day does come I know that the United States will be by the people's side, not holding its hands high with the Castro regime.


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BJ & Joslyn first learned about the Free State Project during the 2012 Ron Paul campaign. Joslyn's attention was captured and she began researching all the aspects of New Hampshire, the FSP, and other intentional libertarian communities. BJ was skeptical at first, mostly because of Joslyns extreme dislike for cold weather. Fast forward three years: Joslyn graduated from veterinary school and the couple started looking more into the logistics of moving to New Hampshire. In November 2014, they signed the FSP pledge, and by April 2015, they were Free Staters.
Jeff & Emily Silva first heard about Porcupine Real Estate on the Northeast Shooters forums. As residents of Massachusetts, they knew they wanted to move to New Hampshire for the lifestyle, beauty and affordability of the state.
With Jeff's job as a sign maker at Seaport Signworks in Newburyport, and family still in Massachusetts, the couple decided to look for homes in Rockingham county. They ultimately found a home in Nottingham, and they love the small-town vibe of this town with a population of 5,000. Jeff & Emily are enjoying the relaxed, stress-free pace and don't miss the traffic or noise of their previous home: "We've just about settled in here and I have to say, we love it! The peace, the quiet, the friendly people. It's just fantastic. Making our home in NH was a great decision and one that we'll enjoy for a long time."
Welcome home, Jeff & Emily!
Native Mainers Brent & Christina Tweed knew that they wanted to move to New Hampshire for its lax gun laws, robust job market, and lack of income & sales tax.
Brent, a nuclear engineer, and Christina, a medical laboratory scientist, are high school sweethearts, have been married for 12 years, and have two daughters. The Tweeds decided to move to Nottingham because of its seacoast location, relatively affordable housing, and relatively low property taxes. In addition, the girls will eventually attend the highly rated semi-private Coe-Brown Academy, where all Nottingham high school students attend.
Brent has been extremely active in the Maine political scene, having volunteered countless hours on Ron Paul's 2008 campaign (including spending time in in the Concord, NH campaign office making phone calls), becoming a delegate to the 2008 & 2012 Maine Republican Party state convention. In addition, Brent was elected to the York County Republican Committee where he served from 2008 to 2014. After the 2008 campaign, he joined Campaign for Liberty and served as the Region 1 coordinator in Maine. From 2010 to 2012 he served on the Maine Republican Party State Committee. He was the North Berwick Republican Committee chair from about 2010 to 2014.
In early 2011 when Ron Paul announced he would again be running for president, Brent formed a grassroots organization in Maine called Maine for Ron Paul 2012. Eventually, Brent was appointed as the Maine grassroots state coordinator.
Brent was chairman of the 2012 Maine state convention, and was one of twenty Ron Paul supporters elected at the state convention to be a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention, where a vote was cast on his behalf for Ron Paul.
Brent has worked hard in conjunction with several state senators to introduce bills from 2010-2015, including Obamacare nullification, constitutional carry, and a food sovereignty bill.
Welcome to New Hampshire, Brent & Christina!


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Domestic Supplies
Business Address: Domestic Supplies, Units 15/18, Block 2, Hallamway, Old Mill Lane Industrial Estate, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire NG19 9BG
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About Domestic Supplies
Domestic Supplies remains the Mansfield area's biggest independent supplier of appliance spare parts and new appliances.
Domestic Supplies celebrate over 30 years at the cutting edge of the home appliance industry. A family business, Domestic Supplies was founded in 1981 by the late Don Wardman – who began his career at Hoover. After leaving Hoover to start a business on his own he ventured out with his sons to sell spare parts and electrical goods on the local market stalls. From small beginnings a high reputation was established and the business moved into a large Cash & Carry warehouse where they are proud to serve the local community.
Says John Wardman (Managing Director) "With all our years of experience here at Domestic Supplies we have built up an excellent reputation with our customers for value and service"
Our customers include many large local authorities, lettings agencies, charities, housing associations as well as the public.
We have over 14,000 customers on our database.
If your kitchen appliance breaks down we can either supply the part to fix it, send an engineer to fix the problem or supply a new appliances. Why look anywhere else ?


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Those of you that are eager to take Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for a spin on their Samsung Galaxy S II just got another option. In addition to flashing the leaked Samsung beta ICS ROM (which we tried), you can now try the ICS-based latest version of the MIUI ROM.
The unofficial release is said to be quite stable and ready to do the job as your everyday ROM. Of course, MIUI comes with a heavily customized interface, so if you are a fan of the stock ICS looks you probably don't need to bother with this one.
On the other hand, if you just want to get the performance-related improvements of Android 4.0 and don't mind a neat and simple launcher, this might be just the one for you. Installation is quite simple and you can find all necessary instructions and files by following the source link below.
Still, flashing custom ROMs is not a walk in the park, so we wouldn't suggest you try it, unless you are absolutely sure you know what you are doing.
Thanks, to our anonymous tipster!


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Downton Abbey is a favorite show we continue to rewatch. What stood out for me last night was when Carson said to Lady Mary, "You're letting yourself be defeated, my Lady. I'm sorry it's a lapse to say so, but someone has to." (The original post attributed this line to White Christmas – oops!)
I'd been doing exactly that – letting myself be defeated. With romance publishers publishing more and more stuff that looks nothing like what I write, I was about to give up on writing. It seems the hot stories in demand are the hot social topics of the moment – same/sex romances, erotica, incest, and better yet, if it's part of a series. And, don't forget the "tropes." As Sir Anthony said in Downton Abbey, "Good Gawd!"
Actually, I had given up on writing. But the desire to write is still there. Songwriting can't replace telling a full story through fiction. So instead of letting myself be defeated, trying to squeeze myself into the box of the moment, I'm doing what it is I always do – what I must do – write the stories I want to write and if they can't find a home in today's world, I'm empowered to publish as an Indie. It's worked for me in the past so why can't it work for me in the future?
I also highly recommend reading this book, Pep Talks for Writers by Grant Faulkner. I'm getting absolutely nothing by recommending it but pure joy for sharing something of value for me as a writer.
Happy Writing!


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Robert Bruce returns to giving live public events with whole-day seminars on Kundalini and Ascension and The Way Of The Master, at UWA lecture theatre, Perth, West Australia, on 10th October 2015.
Category: Events
Update on Robert Bruce's web presence
I am in the process of redeveloping my forum site at www.astraldynamics.org (aka .com.au). The first stage is now complete, which was the migration of all my web facilities to a new high quality 'managed' VPS on a very fast server, hosted by www.urljet.com. The 'managed' aspect means that expert support is always on hand, which is very fast and most issues can be resolved in under ten minutes…saving me a lot of headaches.
Loving Yourself – Powerful Magic
You may have heard that Love is the Greatest Power in the universe. But How do you tap into that to create harmony in your life? Find out HOW with a brilliant self-love program created by my friend, Kerri Kannan. Continue reading Loving Yourself – Powerful Magic
Last chance to register November PAPI online workshop
The November PAPI (practical energy work and astral projection intensive) 5 week online workshop is about to start. We are still taking bookings over the weekend, probably until Wednesday 17th. Continue reading Last chance to register November PAPI online workshop
Manifestation and Self Healing DVD Promotion
This video is the new HD promotion for MASH — a 4 disk DVD set filmed during my 2009 Edgar Cayce Foundation conference. The focus is on manifestation, energy work, and self healing. This program is now available as a digital download, or as physical 4 x DVD set, from AstralBob.com


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Those of us who are serving the Lord here in Europe, are greatly burdened about Europe. We are not worried about the economies, or even the cultures – but about the 700 million souls that fill this continent that we all call home! And we are excited too! Excited about the potential of doubling the number of Gospel preaching churches throughout this very dark continent! We all know how Jesus said, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." What we need is continual motivation and enablement to accomplish that command!
Europe needs more Gospel preaching churches! If 10,000 Bible believing churches were started next year, and each were able to see 100 souls saved that year, that would represent less than .2% of the population of Europe (that's not even 1/5th of 1 percent)!!!!!!! Europe is going to hell, and we MUST decide to do whatever it takes to make a difference! And it all begins with our commitment to start more churches – places where the clear, simple Gospel of Jesus Christ is faithfully preached, week-in and week-out!
Have you ever noticed how many EUROPEAN cities and countries are listed in the Bible from Acts 16 on? Spain, Greece, Italy, Crete, Malita (Malta), as well as Macedonia, Philippi, Corinth, Rome, Thessolinica, Athens, Neapolis, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Appii Forum, Berea, and Achaia to name a few! Evidently, Europe has a special place in God's plan! Let's do what we can to reach more of Europe before it is eternally too late!
Upcoming European Church Planting Conference in Arklow, Ireland (http://www.biblebc.com/EuropeanChurches/ECPC.html)
Monday, October 22, 2012
Europe Needs the Gospel!
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On September 9, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the legislation enacting Chelsea's Law, the law targeting sexual predators. A rain had just passed through making for a crystal clear day at Balboa Park.
Kelly King, Chelsea's mother, was at the ceremony wearing a bright yellow dress, perhaps symbolic of a rare bright moment. It was the culmination of an agonizing and heartbreaking seven months for the King family.
Later that day, I had the opportunity to interview Brent and Kelly King. Remember, it was a monumental day for them. Kelly King greeted me with a warm hug and said:
"Are you remembering to put on your sun screen?"
Kelly's off-the-wall question actually made perfect sense to me. It also spoke volumes about her as a kind-hearted, warm, caring person - despite the unspeakable tragedy in her life.
And here's why. This is the story of how I first met Kelly King.
Just before Christmas 2009, I had to have a mole removed from my back. 'Routine' says the doctor.
It's always routine, except when it's happening to you.
So I'm in the room waiting for a slice that will eventually earn me 25-stitches, and in walks the Medical Assistant. She's really nice, but the tray she's holding with needles, scalpels and other assorted tools of the trade, seem to betray her kindness.
Maybe she sensed my anxiety. I happened to be wearing running sweat pants and my brand spankin' new pair of New Balance 904's. She asked me if I was a runner and it led to a calming conversation.
She went on to tell me her daughter was a big runner. We then started comparing 'daughter' stories. Clearly, she had an incredible bond with her daughter. She was one proud mother.
The procedure went fine. I lived to see another day. Of course, some are brighter than others.
The next time I saw this kind woman was a few weeks later, on Feb. 26, 2010. She was at the Rancho Bernardo Recreation Center, pleading for the safe return of the beloved daughter she had told me about weeks earlier.
Her daughter's name was Chelsea. The Medical Assistant was Kelly King. It was devastating.
Month's later Kelly King told me she recognized me in the crowd of reporters. At that moment, she said she knew what was happening was real -- and terrifying.
Soon after the meeting at the rec center, I interviewed Brent and Kelly King formally for the first time. It was about an hour before they arrested John Gardner. They had no idea of the news to come.
Kelly hugged me, and I'll be damned if she didn't say, "How's your back?"
I've gotten to know Kelly and Brent King a little better over the months that have passed. We've exchanged a few e-mails. I've shared a personal essay about my running with them.
I saw Kelly King again on Friday, the day before Chelsea's 5k. The sun was out, a far cry from the weather the Kings have been experiencing outside of Chicago, where they now live.
Of course, she asked me about my sunscreen.


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Board of Dicrectors
Dr. Richard Propper
Chris Sanborn
Jennifer Paige Propper Sanborn
Dr. Nancy Israeli
Board of International Advisors
Jonathan Cheres In Country Manager Kirawira Camp
Waziri Mnyangala In Country Logistics Advisor
Pilly Yao In Country Financial Advisor
Justin Mtazingi Co-Director The Zariki School
Susan Nicholaus Co-Director The Zariki School
Officers of the Corporation
PRESIDENT & FOUNDER: Dr. Richard Propper
CEO: Chris Sanborn
TREASURER: Jennifer Paige Propper Sanborn
SECRETARY: Dr. Nancy Israeli
J. Paige Propper
Paige Propper is a Certified Child Life specialist with a Master's degree in Child Development and Family Studies. She has worked in such prestigious hospitals as Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital and Stanford University's Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. At both of these institutions Paige acquired grant money to start programs in Pediatric Radiation Oncology where she did research on the effects of preparation on a pediatric patient's need for anesthesia in order to undergo therapy. Paige also had a private practice in Massachusetts where she worked with children and families dealing with Autism and other special needs. In the past, she has been employed as a student advocate to local school districts, helping parents and schools navigate the confusing world of special needs. More recently Paige has volunteered as a part of the fundraising efforts for The Hole In the Wall Gang Camps and the Ronald McDonald House of Albany.
Amanda Verhaaren
Education Specialist
Amanda Verhaaren graduated with honors from the University of Long Island: C. W. Post with her Bachelors in Elementary Education and a Masters in Literacy. She holds a New York State Teaching Certification in Elementary Education (1-6) and Literacy (B-6). Amanda has worked as a tutor at the university's reading centers as well as outside of the formalized classroom setting. In addition, Amanda has been an integral part of creating several educational videos distributed by Sunburst Media and Learn360. She has authored scripts, produced classroom curriculum and professional development documents on topics such as Internet safety, autism social skills, and nutrition. Amanda has also traveled to the Zariki School in Tanzania where she taught the teachers computer skills and provided academic support. She will be returning to the school this summer to provide additional assistance.


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The opening game of the 1999 Women's World Cup between the United States and Denmark was at the old Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., home to a pair of NFL teams. There was a massive traffic jam on the Jersey Turnpike that afternoon.
I know. I was stuck in it, wondering how bad the accident was ahead and whether we'd miss kickoff.
Except there was no five-car pile-up. The U.S. team's bus was caught in it, too, with players able to look out the elevated windows and see the cause.
The crowd that day was 78,972, then the largest in U.S. history to watch an all-women's sporting event. The seminal moment for me came five days later in Chicago, where the U.S. women faced Nigeria in their next group game, when I woke up in my hotel room on Michigan Avenue and peeled back the curtains.
One of the country's most iconic strips of pavement was filled with girls in pony tails and No. 9 Mia Hamm jerseys. Hundreds of them, thousands of them, mothers and daughters, from urban metropolises and map dots with water towers, from Iowa and Indiana and Illinois, from Minnesota and Wisconsin and Michigan. Just took over the place.
Two weeks later, we were in Pasadena, Calif., for the final against China. The game drew 90,185 at the Rose Bowl, and President Clinton's motorcade made the traffic even worse. The TV audience peaked at 40 million for the dramatic shootout and the most famous sports bra in history.
That was 20 years ago.
The 2019 Women's World Cup began Friday in France. The defending champion Yanks opened the 24-team tournament Tuesday with a dominating 13-0 win over Thailand in the northern city of Reims.
You'd be surprised how many people, soccer fans included, don't know that.
So what happened?
Perspective is always distorted by the lens it is viewed through, and so it goes with women's soccer. The game is more popular in the United States than it was before the '99 WWC started, and less popular than when it ended.
It is within this incongruity, within this perplexing reality, that the sport plods along two decades later. To borrow an analogy from the "other" football, it outkicked its coverage.
The following spring, hoping to capitalize on the tournament's momentum, the Women's United Soccer Association launched in eight cities, San Diego among them, with $40 million in seed money plus another $24 million for stadium renovations.
They blew through that in the first season and folded after three, a victim of an ambitious business plan that overpaid players and confused America's hunger for big events with its appetite for women's sports. The pro league's collapse came on the eve of the 2003 Women's World Cup and cast a pall over a tournament that the U.S. agreed to host at the last moment, hoping to recapture the spark of '99, after the SARS epidemic forced it out of China.
It was held in September and early October instead of June's relatively barren sports calendar, conflicting with high school, college and pro football, in the midst of baseball pennant races. Crowds and TV ratings were smaller. The U.S. crashed out in the semifinals against Germany in Portland in, symbolically, a minor-league baseball stadium.
It took until 2009 to launch Women's Professional Soccer, a more modest version of the WUSA with smaller salaries and lower expectations. It, too, lasted three years.
In its ashes came the NWSL, downsized even more and subsidized by U.S. Soccer. Salaries range from $16,538 to $46,200, roughly half what they were in the WUSA. In February, the A&E cable network cancelled its broadcast agreement with the league a year early, relegating games to web streams.
There were other issues. U.S. Soccer, run almost exclusively by males resentful of the women's sudden fame and demands in labor negotiations, under-promoted them for years, seemingly out of spite. And the face of the next generation of players went from endearing, engaging personalities like Hamm, Chastain, Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett and Briana Scurry to ... Hope Solo.
The outspoken goalkeeper ripped the coach in postgame interviews for benching her at the 2007 World Cup; got in a Twitter battle with Chastain at the 2012 Olympics; was charged with domestic violence in 2014 (later dismissed); offended the nation of Brazil before the 2016 Olympics by posting a picture of herself in a beekeeper's helmet amid the Zika mosquito scare; then called Sweden "a bunch of cowards" after it eliminated the Americans in a quarterfinal shootout following a 0-0 tie.
It also didn't help that they weren't winning silverware like their golden predecessors, failing to claim any of the next three World Cups despite being prohibitive favorites and having, according to some surveys, more female soccer players than the rest of the planet combined along with the thousands of Title IX-mandated college sports scholarships.
But it wasn't all their fault. The rest of the planet simply wasn't ready - socially, culturally, financially - to embrace the sport at the levels from that glorious summer of '99.
Five years later, then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter was suggesting as a way to boost the appeal of the women's game that "they could, for example, have tighter shorts." It wasn't until last October that the sport's world governing body adopted a formal "global strategy" toward promoting women's soccer, and even then the total payout to the 24 participating teams this June ($30 million) is less than what France got as men's World Cup champion last year ($38 million).
Jamaica qualified and is in France ... with a volunteer coaching staff. Norway is there, too ... without Ada Hegerberg, the reigning Ballon d'Or as the world's best female player who is protesting her federation's treatment of the women's team compared to the men. Denmark, runner-up in the 2017 European Championships, isn't in France ... after forfeiting a key World Cup qualifier amid a pay dispute.
Still, there are stalks popping through the permafrost. Crowds have been promising in France, and TV ratings for non-U.S. games are up slightly here. England's opening victory against Scotland attracted 4.6 million viewers on BBC, a record for women's soccer and nine times what's watching England in the Cricket World Cup. Australia's opener, a 2-1 loss against Italy, got higher ratings Down Under than cricket and rugby.
This is the first U.S. team without a member of the '99 roster, but the links to the past remain. Carli Lloyd and Tobin Heath were in the stands that day at Giants Stadium. Ali Krieger was at the quarterfinal against Germany outside Washington, D.C. Christen Press was an impressionable 10-year-old at the Rose Bowl when Chastain ripped off her jersey after bulging the net with the clinching penalty kick.
The mission statement of tournament's domestic organizers was "to stage a BREAKTHROUGH event for women's sports, AND TO INSPIRE the next generation of female athletes." Check, and check.
"I'm impatient," Foudy told the Los Angeles Times recently when asked about the sport's growth since, "and want to see that happen faster than it's happening."
But it's happening, is the point. Slowly, in fits and starts, somewhere between glacial and lava at times, but a lack of swift progress shouldn't be confused with a lack of progress. Permafrost, if heated enough, eventually melts.
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text: Designing audio for motor speedways is typically less about eloquent, pristine sound and more about brute force decibels. Just getting the announcements heard over the din of several dozen über-RPM drivers and the cheers of a few thousand of their closest friends is an accomplishment in itself. So when a racetrack gets a system that can manage both massive volume and subtle nuance, people take notice.


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The March 28th Enterprise quotes a City official reporting that UCD "has started to consider distancing itself from . . . [Picnic] day altogether." It does not "want to be associated with an event that is negative."
The odd thing about this language is that UCD officials are apparently starting to think of Picnic Day as something that belongs to Davis and not only to the campus.
But the historical fact is that Picnic was invented by UCD and has long been an official activity of it. It would seem more accurate for university spokespeople to say they were not going to stage it anymore rather than "distance" themselves from it.
But, I suppose it is possible that Picnic Day may have come to have a life of its own--especially a money-making life that has nothing to do with what Picnic Day was about originally.
So, I suppose we could indeed have a commercial-drinking-partying Davis Picnic Day that has nothing to do with UCD.
With the campus presumably closed, guess where the crowds would likely roam.


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This report summarizes the discussions, conclusions and recommendations of a regional seminar on Feeding Asian Cities held in Bangkok from 27 to 30 November 2000. The seminar, organized by the Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements (CityNet) and the Association of Food Marketing Agencies in Asia and the Pacific (AFMA) was convened with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The seminar had three objectives:
1. to identify major food security challenges in feeding Asian cities and the role that city and local authorities (CLAs) can play in meeting those challenges;[1]Approximately 100 participants from 27 countries attended the seminar. Most were Asian nationals, with strong representation from mayors and municipal officials. Other participants included representatives from government at various levels, international organizations, civil society and academia. The format of the seminar consisted of a limited number of keynote addresses and plenary sessions with emphasis on smaller group discussions taking place in workshops addressing specific issues. The seminar was directed specifically at CLAs and the role they can play in reducing urban food insecurity.
2. to prepare an action plan for the next ten years to strengthen the capacity of CLAs in enhancing urban food security;
3. to facilitate North-South and South-South collaboration and technical assistance partnerships among CLAs to address specific food supply and distribution constraints.
Asian cities are growing rapidly. Many, including Bangkok, Delhi, Jakarta and Shanghai, can be classified as mega-urban regions with populations in excess of 10 million inhabitants. The growth of these large cities is accompanied by an increase in the number of urban households living in poverty. In megacities such as Mumbai, it is estimated that 50 percent of the population lives in slums due to the growing incidence of urban poverty and the high cost of living.
Though the necessities of life such as housing and transportation have a firm place in the local policy agenda in Asian cities, food issues have yet to be emphasised. The inhabitants of Asias growing cities need to have access to good quality and affordable food. The extent of urban food insecurity and possible interventions to alleviate it is not sufficiently appreciated by central and local government institutions or by the international community. There is a need, addressed in part by this regional seminar, to raise awareness among urban decision makers.[2]
City and local authorities have an increasing range of responsibilities related to food supply and distribution (FSD). Examples of FSD responsibilities at the municipal level include: formulation of policies related to food trading; the levying of taxes and fees; the planning, construction and management of public markets, slaughterhouses and other infrastructure and the regulation of the urban land market. There are a number of constraints faced by CLAs in the execution of these responsibilities. Problems include lack of awareness, information and technical skills as well as financial resources. These problems often lead to bad investment decisions, clashes with central government policies and confrontations with the private sector. The increasing global nature of commerce and communications presents opportunities for highly needed cooperation between cities on FSD. Technical and financial cooperation between cities on FSD sets the stage for a sharing of information, resources and solutions by cities of the North and South as well as among Asian cities themselves and on a South-South basis. International cooperation in the area of FSD should also incorporate the agendas of other stakeholders. Although CLAs play a key part in food supply and distribution systems (FSDSs), they must also collaborate with central government agencies, the private sector and civil society to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals.
The importance of this seminar is clear. What is of utmost urgency is the need for follow-up to disseminate the results of the seminar and spur the establishment of effective policies and practices at the local level. There is also a need to establish more firmly North-South and South-South cooperation among CLAs and between these authorities and various international agencies. The opportunities to share experiences and expertise on an international level may be considered one of the potential benefits associated with living in a globalized world.
These proceedings consist primarily of a narrative summary of the seminar papers and workshop reports presented in Bangkok. The Bangkok declaration by mayors, city executives, planners and municipal officers and the related agenda for action are the concrete outcomes of the seminar and represent a successful galvanizing of leadership by the participants from CLAs. The technical overview that follows is based on the seminar papers listed in the annexes.
The document then presents the seminars four key papers and subsequently moves onto the seminar conclusion and recommendations, as well as a statement on North-South and South-South cooperation. The annexes contain supplementary documents or summaries thereof.
Argenti, O. (ed.) 1998. Actes du séminaire FAO-ISRA. (AC/00-97F) Rome: FAO.
Argenti, O. 2000. Food for the cities: food supply and distribution policies to reduce food insecurity. (DT/43-00E) Rome: FAO.
Wilhelm, L. 1997. Food Supply And Distribution To Francophone African Cities. (DT/31-97E) ROME: FAO.