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|Opinion: Why oil drilling in Ecuador is 'ticking time bomb' for planet
Alicia Cahuilla's Waorani tribe has lived on the edge of Ecuador's Yasuni National Park for thousands of years. But they're worried about new oil exploration in the area. Alicia Cahuilla's Waorani tribe has lived on the edge of Ecuador's Yasuni National Park for thousands of years. But they're worried about new oil exploration in the area.Yasuni villagers fear for way of lifeEditor's note: Antonia Juhasz, an oil industry analyst, is author of several books, including "The Bush Agenda" and "The Tyranny of Oil." Juhasz's investigation is supported by a grant from the Max and Anna Levinson Foundation, which makes grants to nonprofits committed to "developing a more just, caring, ecological and resilient world." Her work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, and The Atlantic's website.The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
(CNN) -- Alicia Cahuilla doesn't try to hide her anger. The native Waorani tribal leader stands in front of an exposed, thickly black crude oil pit, as two gas flares burn violently overhead, the stinging stench of crude heavy in the air. Until about 50 years ago, this area, like most of the central Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest in which it sits, was Waorani land, a pristine expanse filled with nothing but trees and streams.
The Waorani have lived here, on the northwestern edge of one of the most biologically rich places on Earth, for thousands of years. But today their land is also home to hundreds of operations seeking to extract the vast oil reserves buried deep below the forest floor.
Experts believe that in order to avoid the worst of a future climate change catastrophe, most of the planet's fossil fuels must be left in the ground. Ecuador's ambitious Yasuni-ITT Initiative, launched in 2007, was hailed as a landmark plan to keep oil exploration out of the country's most pristine forest and to preserve the homes of indigenous tribes living there. But Ecuador abandoned the plan last year, and drilling could now begin any time.
Leila Salazar of the U.S.-based NGO Amazon Watch equates oil exploration in Ecuador's rainforests with "ignoring a ticking time bomb for the entire planet." But the once global struggle to secure the Yasuni-ITT Initiative has now largely fallen on the shoulders of a few indigenous tribal communities who have pledged to fight, some to the death, to keep oil companies out of their communities and their oil in the ground.
Will the world back them up? It is a question with significance far beyond Yasuni National Park. The age of "easy oil," if it ever existed, is over. What is left is in places like the Yasuni, previously deemed too sensitive, valuable, or risky to drill. The cost to both the planet and local people of pursuing such oil grows in tandem with the difficulty of extracting it. The Yasuni presents a critical opportunity to demonstrate that a different path is possible, though fortunately it is not the only place where the effort to leave our "oil in the soil" has taken root.
Yasuni: Biological and ethnic diversity worth saving
In November I travelled to the Yasuni National Park in northeastern Ecuador and marveled at its beauty, diversity, and bounty. It alone sits at the intersection of the Amazon, the Andes Mountains, and the Equator. It is a biological hot spot for mammals, birds, insects, plants, and more. One hectare of the Yasuni contains not only more tree species than are native to the whole of North America, but also 100,000 insect species, the highest diversity per unit area in the world for any plant or animal group, according to one estimate. The United Nations declared the Yasuni a World Biosphere Reserve in 1989.
Within the park lies the Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) area, home to one of the most intact sections remaining in the Amazon River Basin. Its natural bounty allows the ITT to support the only remaining uncontacted tribes left in Ecuador—two groups of Waorani who have remained in isolation from the outside world for thousands of years -- the Taromenane and Tagaeri. It is also perched atop Ecuador's largest untapped oil reserves.
Ecuador currently gets about half its national revenue from oil. President Rafael Correa hopes to increase this amount -- and in so doing reduce rampant poverty -- by carving up much of his country's share of the Amazon into oil blocks.
Yet, in response to the global climate movement's call for nations to leave their "oil in the soil," in 2007 Correa made a bold proposal. If the global community agreed to put up $3.6 billion -- roughly half the value of the 850 million barrels of crude estimated to be under the ITT area of Yasuni -- Ecuador would leave the oil untouched indefinitely. World leaders failed to pay up, however, and Ecuador pronounced the death of the deal last year.
Drilling in the ITT will come at a steep price, explains Dr. Matt Filner, a research biologist with the Amazon Conservation Association. "You're basically talking about the only spot on earth where you get this maximum diversity for everything, in addition to being one of the last places on earth where people can still live without any contact with civilization," he said. "You have a national park created to protect that super mega diversity, and you will now have drilling [there]. It represents a serious incursion into what should be a refuge."
Lives in the balance?
Cahuilla was born in the Yasuni but today lives in the tiny hamlet of Noneno wedged between two oil fields, the Cononaco and Armadillo, where President Correa is trying to expand oil production.
Her community considers it their responsibility to protect and speak on behalf of the uncontacted Waorani still living in the ITT and Yasuni, but this is not just out of loyalty. Oil operations are already pushing the Taromenani into contacted Waorani land, resulting in escalating violence, including murder, kidnapping, and territorial conflict.As we talk, Cahuilla says she wishes she had her spear so she can "kill someone." Though she is nonviolent, it is not a hollow threat. It is how the male elders of her village have pledged to deal with any oil firm that dares come near their home.
The Waorani leader argues that regardless of how they're perceived, her people are not poor. "We have the richness of the forest and the river. We need for nothing, except what the oil companies destroy." As for the rest of Ecuador, she adds, "All the people need clean air to live. Clean water. With this oil development, what kind of life is the government actually hoping to give its people?"
An estimated 1,500 people call the Yasuni and ITT home. In addition to the uncontacted tribes, there are Waorani and Kichwa who, just like Cahuilla's community, are in contact with the outside world but still primarily lead lifestyles that are not far removed from the traditions followed by their ancestors. Though I saw the odd television and radio on my way through the forest, the majority of the peoples' needs are still met directly from the land and water.
As I hiked in the ITT, I was shown trees used to build houses, blowguns for hunting, and canoes; plants used to make jewelry and plates, and to cure ailments; and a bounty of seeds, fruits and even a pack of wild boar comprising the majority of the communities' diet. In return, the tribes treat the forest with deep respect.
"Cutting a tree is like cutting a person," Kichwa tribal leader Holmer Machoa of the community of Llanchama in the ITT, told me. "If the oil companies come, they will cut and they will kill. They will be the destruction of the forest. They will kill the water and poison the land."
Environmental concerns
The Napo region, including the Yasuni, is now one of the 14 major deforested areas in the world. Ecuador has the highest deforestation rate of any Latin American country, in part because oil is located so deep within the forest that extensive systems of roads must be built to reach it. The roads also fragment the Yasuni, harming already threatened animal species that require large intact forest areas to survive, and opening the park to new settlers and increased and illegal hunting.
This threat reaches beyond the Yasuni, as the two principal causes of global warming are the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
There are also other concerns. The Ministry of the Environment reported 539 oil spills in Ecuador between 2000 and 2010, a rate of nearly two a month. But INREDH, an Ecuador-based human rights group, says the rate is more than two a week, citing nearly 500 recorded spills from 2003 through 2005 alone.
Last June, Petroecuador's Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline burst under the weight of a landslide caused by heavy rains. Some 420,000 gallons of oil was dumped into the Coca River, which then spread into the larger Napo River. The oil polluted the drinking water of Coca, a city of 80,000 people, and at least thirteen smaller communities.
The waterways of rural Ecuador are filled with people bathing, washing dishes and clothes, playing, and drinking from the water. As oil operations expand, so too do the dangers of this way of life. The Napo River, which marks the entire northern edge of the Yasuni, is now a major industrial highway with a constant flow of giant barges carrying equipment to support oil operations leaving black clouds of pollution in their wake.
A 2002 study in the International Journal of Epidemiology concluded that the prevalence of cancer was significantly elevated in those counties in Ecuador where oil firms operated versus non-oil-producing regions. The study found significantly elevated rates for "cancers of the stomach, rectum, skin melanoma, soft tissue and kidney in men and for cancers of the cervix and lymph nodes in women," and an increase in haematopoietic cancers in children under age 10.
Cahuilla also points to Texaco's legacy in Ecuador's Lago Agrio region. In November Ecuador's highest court ruled that California-based Chevron (which purchased Texaco in 2000) owes locally-impacted communities $9.51 billion for decades of substandard practices that severely polluted land and waterways and which continue to harm human health and the environment today. Chevron has appealed the court judgment, calling it "a manifest denial of justice."
Others point to California-based Occidental's (Oxy) operation in Ecuador from 1985 to 2006.Oxy settled a court case filed in 2006 in which Ecuadorian plaintiffs charged it with "unauthorized drilling, expropriation of tribal lands, utilizing child labor, and polluting the local water supply" in Oil Block 15. People protesting against Oxy's operations there, they argue, were "attacked on or near Block 15, tortured, and illegally detained by the [government] Special Forces" acting for Oxy. Oxy has denied each such allegation in the case, which was settled under a strict gag order.
In response to a request for comment, Melissa Schoeb, Vice President of Occidental, said in a written statement: "We are not aware that any adverse health effects occurred due to our operations. During the company's tenure [in Ecuador], Occidental had an exemplary record of environmental and safety performance, both in complying with laws and regulations and in pursuing numerous voluntary initiatives."
The Ecuadorian government did not respond to multiple requests for comments for this story.
On my visit to the Kichwa community of Sani Isla situated on land in the Yasuni and across the Napo River in Oil Block 15, schoolteacher Maximo Grefa told me: "For decades, oil companies have been causing environmental damage to the water and air. I think it is the reason why we have so many kids with special needs, mental and physical disorders. The children drink the water without any treatment. That affects their health."
Fighting back with ecotourism
Within virtually every community in and near the Yasuni, I am told that tourists, not oil companies, are the preferred outsiders. I am then pointed to Sani Isla, renowned for the Sani Lodge, a highly successful ecotourism venture catering to wealthy Western clientele.
At Sani Isla, Kichwa tribal leader Blanca Lourdes Tapuy Grefa says that oil development is incongruous with a healthy environment, including that desired by tourists, and is in direct conflict with the success of her community. Without Sani Lodge she asks: "What are we going to leave our children?"
In May, her brother, Leonardo Tapui president of the community, told President Correa that Sani Isla opposed new oil operations and warned that if the army came, they would respond with war. It is a war that Blanca and her fellow Kichwa, just like Alicia Cahuilla and the Waorani, intend to fight with spears, blowguns and machetes.
"It doesn't matter what the government says," Blanca told me, "because I have my machete and I have my spear, and I'm going to defend this place. I'm not afraid. No matter what."
A fight of global significance
Local organizations such as Quito-based Accion Ecologica have gathered more than half of the requisite signatures needed by April to hold a national referendum on halting drilling in the Yasuni. That President Correa still proudly displays the UN Visionary 2012 trophy he received for the Initiative may be evidence that he and his government can yet be convinced to change course, particularly if the global community finally commits to the $3.6 billion.
Moreover, the effort that led Correa to propose the Yasuni-ITT Initiative is not limited to this proposal or to Ecuador. Last month, an international gathering of indigenous groups, NGOs, and others convened in Ecuador under the auspices of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, members of which came up with the original idea for the Initiative in 1997. They declared their commitment to fight not only for the Yasuni, but also for continued success elsewhere.
In April, for example, Mora County, New Mexico became the first U.S. county to permanently ban all oil and natural gas development (Shell Oil company has sued, claiming its rights as a "person" to those minerals), while in November three cities in Colorado joined dozens of others U.S. cities and town in voting to ban hydraulic fracking (a technique used for both oil and natural gas).
These efforts come from a growing realization that with the end of "easy oil" and the intensification of climate change, we are all now ultimately on the front lines of the battle over what is to be done with the world's remaining fossil fuels.


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AWD for Model S?
It isn't officially confirmed, however since Model X will have AWD and Model S and Model X use same platform I think it will be a future option, maybe in 2014 I guess.
I gather they've hired so me staff to work on it. Sounds like an unfinished project, therefore.
Would fit into the frunk easily
For my part, awd model s or no tesla at all (don't want the x).
AWD GenIII? Or New Roadster?
How does models become awd without a physical connection to the drivetrain?
@sbern18 - presumably the same way the Model X does -- you add a motor up front with a diff connecting the front wheels.
Personally, I wouldn't expect that for the Model S anytime soon, if at all.
Gotcha jat. So model x has 2 motors, cool...
This has been discussed at length a few times. I don't expect to see an AWD in the near future from what I have read here and at TMC. Maybe in the distant future. I wouldn't be willing to wait for it though, because it may not ever happen for several reasons.
You can do a search of the Tesla Motors forums by searching "AWD" at www.volkerize.com to get some background.
The Model S does surprisingly well in bad weather because the traction control is excellent. There is a significant advantage while driving in adverse conditions because you don't have to deal with gears shifting or delayed throttle response like you do with ICE vehicles.
We learned quite a bit about this while driving on the 21" wheels in an unexpected snow squall. We adjusted the regeneration to low to prevent any sudden hesitations. The performance amazed me. I thought that we were going to have to pull off the road but we made it over a small pass without a problem. I look forward to finding out how well the car performs with 19" all seasons on.
There seems to be conflicting info on how the S really handles in snow with even slight inclines. There is another thread here from a Canadian owner, with multiple commenters speaking of near undrivable conditions with just a few inches of snow and an uphill road.
I will just have to experience it for myself soon.
It could be due to different types of snow conditions. I think the regen settings can make a big difference.
I'm not saying it is a snow machine but it is far superior to what my RWD BMW could do with all season tires on it. I think another factor is the weight distribution. In the BMW all the weight was over the front tires.
I would love an AWD variant of the Model S. It would make an excellent car even more superior.
AWD will consume more power and will add more weight.
The whole motor+differential assembly is about 300 lbs.
The car is already heavy as it is (400 lbs heavier than a Jag XFR that is itself a heavy car).
The mileage will decrease as well, especially if it's full-time AWD.
It's already at about 200 miles of normal driving on a standard charge with the 85kWh battery pack (real-life data on 2,500 miles of driving in a comparably warm CA weather).
Frankly I'm a bit surprised with high expectations for the model X or model S awd.
The whole purpose of an SUV is that you can go places you normally don't go in your street/commuter car.
With the limited range and lack of charging infrastructure it would be yet another commuter, just bigger, heavier, more expensive and with a shorter range.
It may still make sense for someone driving on snow for several months in a year, but I think this market will be smaller than the marker for Porsche Cayenne (similarly priced), and you can actually take it places...
If the battery capacity is dramatically improved over the next couple of years, it may be a viable option, right now not so much.
Only the Performance X has the AWD option.
As for weight, the motor can be carried in your arms. Around 130 lbs, I think. Not significant, except for the placement between the wheels, improving traction.
Theoretically they could use a smaller motor/power supply combo, especially if the main purpose is in poor traction conditions. They could make it a part of the traction control system on future vehicles.
The AWD Highlander Hybrid we currently drive has motors (gas and electric) and a differential for the front wheels plus two independent smaller electric motors that only drive the rear wheels when needed to maintain traction. It works very well. It would seem that Tesla could do something similar to provide power to the front wheels when slippage is detected in the rear wheels. It would seem that this could be done without compromising the low CD of the S, thus not compromising range too badly.
@ Brian H
Wrong! Only the AWD has a Performance option, not the other way around. It is enough to scroll to the bottom of the Model X page and breathe before you post.
Correct. Pretty sure it wasn't always that way, but I may misremember the "reveal". Perhaps I confused 85kWh only with Performance only AWD.
@sergiyz, agreed to all others but
"The mileage will decrease as well, especially if it's full-time AWD."
That one I'm not at all sure. Increased weight obviously affect range and you can't change that, but if you free-roll the motor it still takes some energy to roll it (it's basically a flywheel then), especially in changing speed, and if you use both motors both are doing half the job to get car going. I don't know if car motor efficiency is higher or lower in high load situation, but I could imagine efficiency is higher with low load situation.
Also front motor in regen braking can gather more power than rear motor allowing better regen braking efficiency in stop&go traffic (also more stable braking if front is slowing down harder than rear in slippery conditions).
So that claim is unclear until we have some facts. In BEV full time AWD can increase the range, at least in some conditions.
The weight is one factor, but the energy consumption is another.
No matter what you do, two motors will consume more power than one.
Even if you split the load, both motors will have power losses, they are not 100% efficient.
So a more limited range is pretty much a given, just need to quantify it. I agree that without seeing the full AWD implementation including software that will distribute the load (the motors are completely independent, there's no central differential) it's hard to say how much lower the range is going to be.
@sergiyz, yes, but the power loss is fraction of power used, not constant (or at least constant component is small for electric drivetrain), and if you use half the power for both motors, then twice the same fraction for both equals same loss than one motor with twice the power.
10kW*0.75 + 10kW*0.75 = 20kW*0.75 = 15kW.
Motor efficiency plays a role there, if the efficiency is significantly altered by lower load, then two motors might use less power to get same result than one.
Right, if we're assuming you can't get full power on both motors at the same time, i.e. you're sharing the inverter, this logic works.
I doubt the highway range would be significantly affected by the addition of the second motor. The dominate force, aero drag, would be identical. The only added negative forces would be any increase in friction for the second motor/gearbox which is presumably low in their current drive-train.
The additional weight would negatively affect the stop and go driving efficiency, but as mentioned earlier, the front placement of the motor will be an advantage in regen.
I thought I remember hearing that they were trying to exploit using two motors to make the drive-train more efficient, not less. I think the jury will be out on this until the X is on the road.
Hopefully this becomes their standard drive-train, I would be very disappointed if the next gen Roadster debuted without AWD.
Reading all this makes the $80 for chains a better deal for the two snow days a year in Seattle. Or I'll just drive my wife's volvo...
One suggestion was for lower reduction ratio on the front, and transition more power there for highway cruising, etc., and let the rear free-wheel
Brian H: that would be truly awful. RWD bias for performance cars.
Cruising the hwy with FWD, starting and initial accel. with RWD, some overlap. What's awful?
@Brian: AWD performance cars are generally RWD biased, not the other way around. Think Nissan GTR, or Lamborghini. When driving through corners it makes quite a difference to the way the car feels. I like AWD, but after driving and owning a number of them my experience is as stated.


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In April 2016, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will be honored on the new $20 bill. Tubman was a legend in her own time, escaping from slavery and returning to rescue dozens of other slaves as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. To help preserve the memory of this fearless crusader, here are 10 crucial facts about her life and work.
1. Tubman was born into slavery and endured a horrific life as young girl. She was often sent away from her family, hired out to other households. She was beaten regularly, once so severely that she was left with permanent epilepsy. And her family was broken up, three of her sisters sold to a faraway household and never seen again.
2. Her mother, Rit Green, was an early inspiration to her. After losing three daughters to the slave trade, Green received word that her youngest son, Moses, was also going to be sold. She hid the boy for a month, and when the plantation owner and a slave trader came to take him, Green yelled out, "You are after my son; but the first man that comes into my house, I will split his head open." The sale was cancelled, and Tubman learned a valuable lesson about the power of resistance.
3. Tubman's first escape attempt was a bust – her two brothers, with whom she ran, decided to go back and insisted that she go with them. The second time, she went alone, relying on brave strangers who smuggled her from Maryland via the Underground Railroad. Her entrance into the free state of Pennsylvania felt magical, she later recalled: "There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven."
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5. Two of the last slaves she rescued from Maryland were her parents. Once they were free and in the north, Tubman's parents began helping escaped slaves themselves, paying forward their daughter's good work.
6. Though Tubman was married twice, she didn't have any children… or maybe she did. One of her "rescues" was of a young girl named Margaret who was apparently living happily with free parents in Maryland. No one could explain why Tubman would separate Margaret from her family when slavery wasn't involved, but it was noted that there was more than a passing resemblance between Tubman and the girl. There has been much speculation that Margaret was Tubman's daughter.
7. When the Civil War began, Tubman worked right alongside the Union soldiers to fight for northern victory. She served as a nurse and a scout, and she assisted with a raid on a group of plantations, during which more than 700 slaves were freed.
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Click here for the latest from the Britain-Burma Society - on who we are, what we do, our committee, calendar and activities.
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Includes special material and facilities for Society members throughout the world. In-depth book reviews and substantial discounts on new books on Burma; access to the substance of 48 Society lectures; History and Research areas, and facilities for members to contact each other by e-mail.
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Berry 3.0
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Hi, my name is Caleb Nelsen and I am a high school student who wants to make an operating system.
The operating systems name is Berry 3.0 (Berry 3.0 being the 'ultimate' version).
Stage - Start up:
- So about a month and a week ago or so, I was talking with my friend Tollef and decided that I wanted to make an operating system, named after this kid who's nickname is Berriolous, because it was a funny nickname, the name became the inspiration for the project; Tollef hasn't been helping out much, but I told him to learn some C++, hopefully he's doing that. You may have seen a similar post on Tech-forums.net
State - Dark Ages:
- Currently I am located in the Dark Ages of the project. My skills are not professional, they are amateur.
- I have begun a website for Berry 3.0 by creating the layout, and adding splices with attached links which are not yet active seeing as I am not ready to purchase a domain and load the webpage yet. It is looking very good, some of my best work.
- I have created the Box Logo in which Berry 3.0 will be shipped out/sold in stores. It took some time, but with the help of Distort I was able to manipulate the image to be a box.
- I have no knowledge of any coding obviously. That is a major reason why I am here, I would like to ask if anyone wanted to help contribute to this project as a coder, help me with graphical images/interface, and concepts.
- I have a lot of really good concepts that do not yet exist in the Operating System and Hardware industry.
- I am currently begging work on the Desktop Icon for Berry 3.0.
- I am currently begging on legal work for Berry 3.0.
Stage - Help:
- Would anyone like to join this project within the next month or two?
- Would anyone like to contribute any ideas to go into the operating system?
Stage - Other Thoughts:
- Am I crazy for trying this?
- Was I rude?
- Please give me some feedback, thank you.
Thank you once again for reading, I hope there are quite a few people who would like to contribute maybe an hour or two hours a week to this project once I start it up. Feel free to leave your comments because they are much valued at this moment.
Edit by admin: no contact info permitted on the forum, thank you
Thank you for your time, I can explain the project more once I have finished the legal work.


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R.mulder needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 185 designs submitted by 53 freelance designers.
We are biologists from the University of Melbourne studying the black swan, an iconic Australian species of great public affection, but about which relatively little remains known. One of our aims in this study is to involve members of the public in our research as 'citizen scientists' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science) via a website. We are looking for a logo to help brand this website.
As part of our research, we place numbered collars on the birds' necks, which allow us to identify the birds from a distance. We invite members of the public that see birds with collars in interesting places to report these sightings to us via the web site. In return they receive some information on the history of the bird they have seen (such as where it has been previously spotted, how old it is etc..). We also hope that the information we provide on the website will help to change any negative perceptions of wildlife tagging (some people dislike the collars because they worry about the birds' welfare).
We are open to creative ideas for logos that will get across the idea of sharing between scientists and members of the public, via the collared black swans. We want this logo to be attractive, and for it to encourage people to care about the research and the birds, use the site and to return regularly.
Our target audience is anyone who cares about the environment or the natural world (nature lovers, birders, people fond of a particular local place where the birds live). We are also trying to reach people who might have mixed or negative feelings about wildlife tagging. We hope that the website can serve as a source of information to reassure them that there are no welfare problems associated with the collars.
We need a logo that includes a black swan with a collar and enhances the strong affection many people have for this bird. The collar should look realistic (correct proportions – images attached). The site name mySwan needs to be incorporated into the logo. Ideally, the logo will convey a message about two-way exchange between scientists and members of the public. We are open to the idea of an innovative design that conveys all of this, or perhaps simply a design of a collared swan with a tagline.
We would like two versions; one blended into each banner image at the top of our webpages (banner dimensions are 940x198 pixels); and an identical icon with a slightly modified tag line "submit your sighting" to click on for submitting a sighting.
The website is currently under construction: http://www.jojimo.com/blackswan. The look and feel of the website in general are not bedded down and we are happy to use different fonts and background colours for navigation if they suit the banner design better.
A website site that is trying to do something similar is http://www.redmap.org.au. This website is for a project encouraging people to submit sightings of marine life in Tasmania. The redmap people have chosen the byline 'spot.log.map' which is quite good, but we would like our tagline to convey more about the interactive nature of the site.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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What's new in Movie Collector for Windows?
Movie Collector (Windows)
v19.2.2: DPI fix for the Find Duplicates screen
April 12th, 2019
Some fixes today for the Find Duplicates screen:
- Keep and Remove buttons weren't sizing correctly on high DPI screens
- Renamed "Exact Duplicate" option to "All Fields" to make its purpose more clear
Recent changes
v20: Folder panel improvements + new Statistics screen January 13th, 2020 19.4: New HDR field and many more sync fields (inc. Back Cover)! September 24th, 2019 v19.3: Add Movies by IMDb Nr / Official IMDb Cast & Crew lists April 26th, 2019 v19.2.1: New: Duplicate Finder tool April 11th, 2019 v19.1.3: New options and icons for digital movie formats March 21st, 2019 v19.1.2: Three cool tweaks requested by our users March 6th, 2019 v19.1: Update your IMDb Ratings / Votes in one go! February 20th, 2019 v19.0: multiple collections, auto-sync images, 64-bit and a new Flex template! December 13th, 2018 v18.4.4: More images now available in Find Cover screen September 5th, 2018 v18.4.1: Secure HTTPS connections July 26th, 2018 v18.3.1: More sync fields (including box sets!) June 20th, 2018 v18.2.1: Selection checkboxes / New Action Bars May 30th, 2018 v18.1: Full support for High DPI screens / Large Fonts May 8th, 2018 v18: Auto-Cloud-Syncing, revamped Edit screen, new "Clean" template and more! December 5th, 2017 v17.2.3: New: Manually change the order of movies in box sets October 11th, 2017 v17.2: Automatically add multi-movie box-sets October 4th, 2017 v17.1.1: A completely new Add Movies screen! May 17th, 2017 v17.0.3: Added search-as-you-type to pick list fields March 16th, 2017 V17.0.1: Major updates to the Quick Search and Image Viewer popup! February 14th, 2017 v16.5.1: Easily add movies that come up as "Unrecognized Barcode" November 10th, 2016 v16.4.5: Quick search with regular expressions and other tweaks October 10th, 2016 v16.4.4: More improvements to Add Movies Automatically screen September 13th, 2016 v16.4.1: "Search-As-You-Type" suggestions when adding movies by title August 11th, 2016 v16.3.9: Date fields now have drop downs for easier date entry June 30th, 2016 v16.3.1: Movies vs TV Series, Quick Filters and Dark vs Light Skins June 8th, 2016


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The Fall 2011 issue of Meetings +Events Magazine ran an article I wrote about using QR (Quick Response) Codes to enhance the marketing and promotion of your trade show appearances or events. It is based on case studies of current work we are doing for our clients, and the success of interaction, excitement, and conversion that they can provide. This has translated into greater traffic and attendance for our clients in measurable and impactful ways. Here is the intro to the article and a link to read the rest of it:
Quick Response, or QR codes, are popping up in all sorts of places: newspapers, magazines, billboards, drink coasters and even on the walls of restrooms. What started as a simple bar code stamp to track inventory parts for the auto industry is sweeping through many other industries as a tool for marketing, advertising, promotion and sales.
Sadly, many QR codes lead to material that is not very unique and engaging of the audience; more often than not, they lead to…click here to read more!


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Getting your customers to fill out market satisfaction survey's is all the rage these days. "We greatly appreciate your feedback " Hey, its free demographic marketing! Its also usually ego stroking, studies show that people tend to skew their own responces to the positive side of things. Generally I don't fill these things out at all. I just route these emails directly tot he trash bin. I don't do free marketing research for your company. However, once in a while I get pissed off enough to waste ten minutes to fill out the survey, at least enough until I get to the comment box. (Didn't put a comment box in your survey? Better hope all your executives have an asbestoes covered email inbox)
"You indicated that you are not very likely to recommend Verizon Business to a friend or a colleague. What can we do to improve?"
Not suck. You failed at every level, from order taking to product delivery to service connection. You failed at everything, multiple times. The only thing you can do to improve is just not suck. It isn't really that hard. Seriously, I have never seen so much suckage, you suck at incomprehensable levels. I don't mean to sit hear and call you names but I have never ever seen one organization just not care, about anything. This wasn't just one bad employee, this was everyone, it was systemic within your organization. The order taker, the project lead, her boss, the implementer, the guys on the phone when I turned the circuit up, everyone. No one cared, and no one could do their job correctly the first time.
I have delt with Verizon off and on for years and years, there have always been problems. I have had dozens of circuits installed and every single one of them have had something go wrong. I expect it and I usually plan for for it. But this time, everything went wrong, order taker forgot to submit paperwork for me to sign until the last minute, the site survey was delayed by two weeks, and actually had to happen twice. Your Business unit could not talk with your Core unit. (What the hell is the differance?) You couldn't pull cable, then you failed to connect the circuit the first time, or the second, then you forgot to send me the router you ordered for me two months prior! All the while I am attempting to get things corrected with the project manager and her boss. Basically, they didn't care.
You have problems Verizon, deep problems. And now I am stuck with your line into my company like some grotesque festering infectous tentacle that I would rip out completely down the seven floors into your node if I could. You have your contract, you have me for three years and frankly I am so tired of fighting that now that the service is working, finally, I am too tired to change it. So yeah, you have my (companies) money Verizon, for now but as soon as this contract is up I will be switching and I will never ever EVER install another Verizon circuit ever again. I would rather install


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We explain below how we collect and store personal information about you as you use the Site.
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Indians announce roster reductions & Opening Day roster structure
CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the following roster moves relative to the Major League spring training roster:
Optioned CA YAN GOMES & INF CORD PHELPS to Triple-A Columbus.
Selected the contract of INF JASON GIAMBI from the Triple-A Columbus roster and placed him on the 15-day Major League Disabled List with a lower back strain (eligible for activation on 4/9)
Placed RHP FRANK HERRMANN on the 60-day Disabled List (right elbow surgery)
Released RHP MATT CAPPS from his January 31 Minor League contract.
Also today, LHP NICK HAGADONE, RHP BRYAN SHAW & INF/OF RYAN RABURN have been told - barring injury - they will open the year on the Major League 25-man roster. LHP SCOTT KAZMIR will be added to the Indians roster prior to his first scheduled start of Saturday, April 6 at Tampa Bay and RHP CARLOS CARRASCO will spend the first six (6) games of the Major League season on the big league roster serving his August 2011 suspension.


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At times certain weather conditions may occur which will necessitate the cancellation or delay of school bus routes, school athletic, extracurricular activities, or field trips. This document provides suggested safety protocols and procedures on tornados. Information on other severe weather conditions, such as Flash Flood, Lighting, and Winter Storms/ Blizzards will published at a later time.
Procedures Prior To Any Emergency
It is said that the only thing harder than planning for an emergency is explaining why you did not.
Prior to being involved in any emergency situation, whether it is a crash, first aid or weather related, is it important that basic procedures are in place and practiced. Best practice suggests:
- each school bus carries an up-to-date roster of passengers, whether the function is a daily route or activity trip.
- each school bus carries an up-to-date contact list for school officials and emergency responders consisting of at least telephone numbers (land line and mobile). To the extent practical similar information is available when traveling on out-of-corporation activity trips.
- that students, including those that would only ride a school bus for activity trips, participate in school bus evacuation drills at least twice a school year.
- On activity trips all passengers (students, adults, teachers, coaches, chaperones, etc.) are advised of: the school bus emergency exit locations and their operation. (e.g., service door, push out windows, side and rear emergency doors, and roof hatches) The school bus driver should demonstrate the operation of each type of exit.
- the location of first aid kit and fire extinguisher.
- the location and operation of the bus two-way radio or other communication equipment, if so equipped.
According to the National Weather Service, "tornadoes can occur any time of day or night, any time of the year. In Indiana, peak tornado occurrences are from April to June and between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m."
The school corporation should have a written severe weather policy that includes school transportation procedures for routes, athletic, field trip and extracurricular activities.
Prior to the threat of severe weather the responsibility of the school bus driver:
is to be thoroughly familiar with all roads adjoining their route in the event they are needed to seek shelter. For athletic, extracurricular activities, and field trips the school bus driver should have a map available to determine alternate routes to safety;
has pre-determine shelter options (buildings, schools, businesses, homes) along various parts of the route should evacuation be necessary and to the extent practical similar options when on activity trips. In emergency situations most people will offer others shelter when asked;
is to know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. A "watch" means tornadoes are possible in your area; remain alert for approaching storms. A "warning" means a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar.
- School administrators and school bus drivers are to routinely monitor weather reports for the prediction of severe weather or announcements of weather advisories. Once en route (daily route or activity trip) the school corporation should have a means to communicate this information to the school bus driver.
- When a 'tornado watch' is issued a school bus driver is to be prepared for a sudden change in weather condition and alert for the appearance of violent wind, rain, hail, or a funnel shaped cloud.
- When a 'tornado warning' is issued a school bus driver is to promptly seek shelter for the passengers.
- If the warning is announced at or near the dismissal of school the school day students are to remain in the building in a designated safe area.
- If the warning is announced while en route a school bus driver is to go a pre- identified shelter or building closest to their current location depending on the immediacy of the tornado threat.
- If caught in the direct path of a tornado or one is sighted and pre-identified shelter is not accessible the school bus driver is to:
- stop and evacuate the passengers. Do not attempt to 'out run' the tornado. Do not remain on the school bus. If the bus is radio equipped advise the school corporation of your bus number and location.
- Seek safety in a below ground level area, such as a ditch, ravine, or depression in a location that is:
- away from the bus; and
- where practical on the side of the road without power lines, utility poles, trees etc.
- Do not use above ground locations for shelter. (e.g., road or bridge over passes)
- Instruct passengers to lie flat face first and to protect their head by using a jacket, other clothing, or their hands and arms. Advise passengers to 'not sneak a peak' at the tornado
- After the emergency:
- Account for all passengers, check for injuries, and provide first aid if needed. Obtain medical attention if needed.
- Before leaving a shelter or the immediate area if out in the open the bus driver should monitor the local sky for a few minutes in the direction the tornado came from to ensure a second tornado does not follow a similar path.
- Be alert for continued storm activity, downed power lines, ruptured gas lines, or structural damage to trees, buildings, roads and bridges.


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Hot Tub And Pool Showroom In Victoria
Hot Tub And Pool Showroom In Victoria
Arctic Spas brand hot tubs are the best selling hot tub brand in Canada. Why? – They are designed for cold weather, which means they are more energy efficient, longer lasting, and easier to maintain than other brands. They are built to function and endure in extreme cold, and the wide temperature fluctuations of the Canadian climate.
If you want the best quality, most energy efficient hot tub or swim spa then the Arctic Spas brand is for you.
The Arctic brand is also known for the advanced technology and features available. Your Arctic spa can be connected to the internet to enable remote monitoring and control. Troubleshooting and often repair can be done direct from the manufacturers service department via the internet connection. The water care systems are also advanced, with automated ozone, salt, and filtration systems that virtually eliminate typical hot tub maintenance. Our automated salt water care system, Spa Boy®, is our most popular option.
It makes water maintenance almost fully automated!
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It doesn't take much to make good times great when you have your own personal spa at home. See what owners say.
The optional Forever Floor structural base enables installation on any firm level surface. No concrete pad needed.
This popular 7 person spa is shown with a cedar cabinet and typical cabinet mounted cover lifter.
Arctic Spas blend perfectly into already beautiful natural settings. Browse our gallery for more inspiration.
Advanced technology enables worry free installation in remote places like this beautiful Norwegian island cabin.
Here is our most popular hot tub shown with Platinum Swirl acrylic and cedar cabinet in a nice lake home setting.
Cold weather is the natural habitat of an Arctic Spa. Made in Canada for extreme conditions for efficiency and longevity no matter where you live.
Here the Tundra model is shown with the Sable color no maintenance cabinet and matching steps.
Here the grey no maintenance cabinet is shown with the matching grey Mylovac cover.
Preparation is very minimal and our team will guide you every step of the way.
Simply fill it with your garden hose, wait for it to heat up and enjoy! We make it easy.
Preparation is very minimal and our team will guide you every step of the way.
Simply fill it with your garden hose, wait for it to heat up and enjoy! We make it easy.


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A native of Laredo, Raul B. Fernandez was born in 1937, the youngest of four children of Gus and Candelaria Fernandez.
As a youngster, Raul attended Ursuline Academy and Martin High School in Laredo. Fernandez later attended Texas A&M University where he earned a civil engineering degree (Class of '59).
He started working with H.B. Zachry Construction Co., and married Sylvia Pena, his high school sweetheart. Raul and his wife have three children.
In 1974, Fernandez joined Uptmore & Associates where he would become Senior Vice President.


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LeTourneau University's School of Education has been recognized among outstanding college and universities that train educators for private, Christian schools, following its recent recommendation for accreditation by a visiting team of the Association of Christian Schools International. ACSI is the world's largest community of Christian educators dedicated to providing a Christ-centered education.
A three-member team from ACSI visited the LETU campus last week for four days of interviewing students, faculty and staff, as well as advisory council members to determine if the School of Education met the criteria. The visiting team's recommendation goes to the ACSI Accreditation Commission which will issue the formal recognition later in the year.
The accreditation of LETU's teacher preparation program by the Higher Education Approval Program of ACSI will provide LETU graduates with a recognized international certification qualifying them to work in private, Christian schools worldwide.
Other benefits to LETU also include live and on-demand professional development, peer-to-peer networking, consultation from educational leaders and global awareness and presence.
"For our students outside of Texas and outside the United States, this credentialing gives them international recognition which they can take wherever God leads them to teach," said Dr. Wayne Jacobs, LETU's dean of Education. "LETU being listed in ACSI materials can help bring in new students who are good candidates for our program, which is well-aligned with the faith and mission of ACSI.
ACSI is a Protestant, interdenominational Christian educational organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., that seeks to advance excellence in Christian schools by enhancing professional and personal development of Christian educators. ACSI has 120 member Christian colleges and universities in addition to over 23,000 member schools from preschool to grade 12.
Jacobs said LETU shares the core beliefs of ACSI.
"We treasure the Word of God and believe it should be taught; that academic excellence is crucial; and that qualified professional educators should partner with highly involved parents to give students a quality education," Jacobs said. "We understand the importance of critical thinking, professional development, and the need for schools to consistently be involved in assessment in order to improve."
For the past seven years, LETU produced more classroom teachers than any private university in the state of Texas.
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Do you have a best friend at work? If so, chances are you're more engaged in your job than your peers without one.1 You may even be more successful at engaging your customers or clients and produce higher quality of work.2 While it may seem counter intuitive to some, research shows that having strong social bonds with coworkers is associated with a number of positive business outcomes, including those mentioned above. In fact, research also indicates that even minor increases in social cohesiveness among employees can lead to large gains in productivity.3
Simply adding new well-being programs at your organization is often not enough to increase the health and well-being of your employees. Often times, low engagement rates can become a barrier to creating a culture of well-being at your organization.
Leading employers are changing their focus from offering benefits and programs centered on improving employees' physical health to deploying holistic wellbeing strategies whose purpose is to enhance all the various facets of employees' lives. This shift is taking place as evidence mounts that physical health is only one of a number of factors contributing to outcomes valued by employers. These include improved health, greater productivity and higher performance, accompanied by decreased health care costs and a lower turnover rate.
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What was the hardest lesson you've learned so far?
"Allowing others to take me off my focus and losing faith at key points in my life. That has made a difference in falling or moving to a higher level."
What's a fact about yourself that will surprise people?
"I'm really a shy person, and I'm a softy. Not that I can't be stern and hard and disciplined, but I'm really a softy."
What do you do to relax?
"Working out for me is a form of relaxation. I love to go to the movies. I like the Landmark Theatre. I get popcorn and a glass of wine."
Your (other) dream job would be ...
"To be an ambassador to an African country."
What's on your playlist?
"'Suit & Tie,' by Justin Timberlake. Some of Adele's songs. I have a whole variety of oldies as well."
What is your favorite book?
"Purpose Driven Life."
What's your favorite vacation destination?
"Key Biscayne outside of Miami."


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"Hilary Decesare, Long Beach, CA" -- CEO/co-founder of interloop.com, the leading internet website for kids, Hilary Decesare leaves her family and luxurious lifestyle behind to live and volunteer in a neighborhood in need. Over the course of week living on welfare level wages in a rundown Long Beach, CA apartment, she will volunteer and secretly seek out people, young and old, who are making daily sacrifices to look after those suffering from homelessness, grief and hunger, and to care for disabled, neglected animals. At the end of her stay, she surprises these heroes with hundreds of thousands of dollars of her own money and finds new inspiration serving the community, on "Secret Millionaire" SUNDAY, JULY 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.
Hilary DeCesare is a co-founder and CEO of everloop.com, the leading internet site devoted to giving kids under 13 a safe place online to connect with friends and express their creativity without fear of bullying, inappropriate conversations or stalkers. As a recognized expert in child and parent safety online, Hilary was invited to The White House Conference on Bullying Prevention in 2011 and teaches kids about Internet safety through Tweenangels, a division of WiredSafety. After a personal battle with cancer, Hilary felt a need to find ways to give back. She used her expertise and state of the art technology to launch everloop.com. Shortly thereafter she launched EverGive to support charities devoted to youth. She also serves on the board of directors for the Max Cure Foundation, dedicated to finding medical cures that save children's lives.
Based on the hit UK series of the same name, each episode of "Secret Millionaire" follows one of America's most successful business people for one week as they leave behind their lavish lifestyles, sprawling mansions and luxury jets, conceal their true identities, and go to live and volunteer in some of the most impoverished and dangerous neighborhoods in the country. Their mission is to discover deserving individuals who continually sacrifice everything to help those in need, and ultimately encourage others to do the same. Throughout this incredible, life-changing experience, the Secret Millionaires attempt to remain undiscovered, coming face to face with extraordinary people battling the odds every day of their lives. On the final day, in an emotional and dramatic climax, they reveal their true identities. Ultimately, the millionaires each give away a great deal of their own money, changing lives forever and encouraging others to keep giving back.
Narrated by accomplished actor Blair Underwood, "Secret Millionaire" is executive-produced by Natalka Znak, Claire O'Donohoe, Grant Mansfield and Leslie Garvin. Paul Osborne is co-executive producer. The series is a Zodiak USA Production. Zodiak USA is the North American operations for Zodiak Media, one of the world's leading creators, producers and distributors of content for TV, film, radio and new media. Zodiak USA's credits include "Celebrity Wife Swap" (ABC), "Secret Millionaire" (ABC), "Hardcore Pawn" (truTV),"Lizard Lick Towing" (truTV) and the upcoming "Killer Karaoke"(truTV), hosted by Steve-O. Zodiak Media consists of 45 production companies with a presence in 20 countries, including the U.S., the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and Russia. The Group also incorporates an international distribution business based in London and Paris whose catalog boasts over 15,000 hours of content.
"Secret Millionaire" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.


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Epic Snow Shoveling Fail Calls for Blizzard of Laughter
With the amount of snow that has pounded various areas of the country this winter, it's easy for some people to no longer think straight.
Witness this Mensa candidate. While shoveling in and of itself is arduous work, the science of it is pretty easy, although lost on this guy, who somehow thinks dumping snow into a shopping cart will magically remove it from the ground.
Someone needs to hop on a plow and hightail it over to him to let him know he's doing it all wrong. And maybe also stop off and give the videographer a lessons on the hazards of vertical video syndrome.


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Sasha Satchel Muff | Tan
$ 72.00
Handmade by artisans working for a fairer trade by training deaf individuals in Cambodia. Individuals with disabilities are often regarded with fear which makes obtaining a job difficult. Much of Cambodia's disabled population is forced to live in poverty, separate from the general population. Our partner's mission is to empower disabled women living in Phnom Penh with skilled training and dignified employment.
Handmade with recycled silk and surplus textiles sourced from local Cambodian markets. With every item purchased with us, a tree is planted in one of the U.S. National Parks.
Silk weaving has been part of Cambodia's culture for centuries. At Angkor Wat, the ancient temple complex built in the early 12th century, images of women wearing traditional silk garments. Raw silk was one of Cambodia's main exports until the political and civil war of the Khmer Rouge in the 1960's. As part of the Khmer's cultural crackdown, they destroyed a majority of Cambodia's mulberry trees where the silk worm lives. Today through the support of many NGO's the mulberry tree is being replanted and Cambodians are encouraged to weave again and preserve their rich silk weaving tradition.
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|This page contains historical information. It is provided for reference but does not reflect current information or policy.
How to generate a Balance Sheet Report from GNUCash
From the Reports menu, select Assets & Liabilities->Balance Sheet. This will generate the default Balance Sheet report, but that report does not show all of the interesting data. Therefore, click the Options button to bring up the options dialog for the report and make these changes:
- In the Accounts tab, set Levels of Subaccounts to 5. This will allow all of the earmarked fund balances to appear in the report.
- In the Display tab, set Parent account subtotals to Show subtotals. This will make it so that the current checking account balance is shown (otherwise, only sub-account balances are shown, making it look like we have less money in the checking account than is really there).
- In the General tab, set Balance Sheet Date to the date that you're generating the report for (typically the end of the month).
Then, click OK to regenerate the report. Print it to PDF and post to the wiki.


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Mark's Daily Apple reader Clark submitted this Primal Blueprint Fitness video as his entry to this year's Primal Blueprint Workout Video contest. This is one in a series of recipe videos, workout videos, Grokfeasts and other contest submissions that will be published all week long. View them all and vote for your favorites later this week. Grok on!
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Maserin Bullet Knife
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Armed and ready for a little cutting and slicing: this portable little blade is made in Italy by Maserin, the renowned family-owned company who has been crafting the highest-quality knives for more than half a century. This compact design is the same size as a 12-caliber cartridge, which means it will fit snugly in your cartridge belt (or purse or pack or pocket) for easy transport.
• Blade: 2"; handle: 2.5"
• Stainless steel, plastic casing.
• Made in Italy.
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A Fort Bragg general has approved the sentence handed down by a military judge late last year in the Army's trial against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Gen. Robert B. "Abe" Abrams, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, signed off on Bergdahl's punishment Monday, officials said.
Abrams approved the sentence rendered by Col. Jeffery R. Nance, the military judge, meaning Bergdahl will be demoted to the rank of E-1, will forfeit $1,000 of pay per month for 10 months and will receive a dishonorable discharge.
Bergdahl was serving in Afghanistan in 2009 when he walked off his outpost in Paktika province and was subsequently captured by the Taliban.
His disappearance triggered numerous search missions that endangered U.S. troops and he was held as a prisoner of war for nearly five years before his release on May 31, 2014, in exchange for prisoners being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Shortly after his release, the Army began investigating the circumstances around Bergdahl's disappearance and capture. That eventually led to him being charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command, unit or place – crimes that carried a maximum punishment of life in prison.
Bergdahl made repeated court appearances at Fort Bragg over a two-year span ahead of his court-martial, which ended in November.
He pleaded guilty to the charges against him in October, and Nance sentenced him less than a month later. While prosecutors sought a dishonorable discharge and 14 years in prison, the judge instead did not include any prison time in his sentence.
President Donald Trump called the sentence "a complete and total disgrace to our country and to our military."
Throughout the court-martial, Bergdahl's lawyers criticized the president for his remarks on the case during his campaign and into his presidency, warning that his remarks could have unfairly tainted the trial.
"President Trump's unprincipled effort to stoke a lynch-mob atmosphere while seeking our national's highest office has cast a dark cloud over the case," said lawyer Eugene Fidell, who represented Bergdahl. "Every American should be offended by his assault on the fair administration of justice and disdain for basic constitutional rights."
During the court-martial, Bergdahl said he walked off his remote post to raise concerns about problems he believed existed with his unit's leadership.
He later gave unsworn testimony in which he apologized to the troops who searched for him and called his decision to leave his post a "horrible mistake."
Bergdahl also described the torture he endured, which included being chained down and whipped with cables and burned with matches. He was starved and given unclean water and was kept in a cage for four years.
Abrams has been reviewing the case since its conclusion in November. As the court-martial convening authority, the general could not have imposed a harsher sentence but did have the option of reducing the punishment.
Bergdahl is now entitled to appellate review of his case by the Army Court of Criminal Appeals at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Military editor Drew Brooks can be reached at email@example.com or 486-3567.


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It was the mobile-app version of the Oscars last night at City Hall, as the awards for the first-ever Evergreen Apps Challenge were handed out to local developers.
With Mayor Mike McGinn, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Governor Chris Gregoire (via video) all on hand, more than $75,000 in prize money was split between the winners of this app development challenge, a collaboration between the state, King County, and the City of Seattle.
Announced in May, this contest encouraged geeks around Washington state to build apps that could benefit those living here by using government data from data.seattle.gov, data.wa.gov, and datakc.org.
Taking the first-place, $20,000 prize was Living Voters Guide, a non-partisan resource that fosters civil discussion and provides descriptions of current ballot measures from the Washington's Secretary of State and county elections bureaus.
The contest, which was only open to those who live, work or study in the state, was funded in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the Washington State Broadband Office in the Department of Commerce. The City of Seattle also contributed $20,000.
According to a FAQ on the Evergreen App Challenge Web site, teams retain the software code that they write. However, the government entities will be given a royalty-free perpetual and transferable license to post submissions on the Evergreen App Challenge Web site, and to utilize the apps for noncommercial purposes for a period of 12 months after the conclusion of the competition.
The seven judges included big names in the local tech scene, from former city CTO Bill Schrier to Technology Alliance executive director Susannah Malarkey. The event was emceed by GeekWire's Rebecca Lovell.
Here are the rest of the winners:
First Place: Living Voters Guide ($20,000)
Living Voters Guide is a non-partisan resource that fosters civil discussion and nuanced deliberation and provides titles and descriptions of current ballot measures from the Washington's Secretary of State and county elections bureaus. LVG 2012 launched on September 24, adding a new fact-checking feature developed in collaboration with the Seattle Public Library.
Second Place: Which Bus ($15,000)
WhichBus combines both trip planning and real-time bus information in just a few easy steps, all within one app. Now it's easy for King County transit riders to figure out how to get where they are going and when they will get there.
Best Multi-jurisdictional prize: Which Bus ($10,000)
Honorable Mention: Trash Backwards ($5000)
Trash Backwards is a mobile app encouraging reuse and upcycle solutions to combat the problem of excess stuff in our society. Users type in what you want to go away and discover a curated and crowdsourced list of alternatives that are better for both the planet and one's pocketbook.
People's Choice Award: Which Bus, Alike ($5000 each)
Using Alike, anyone can simply enter the name of a place they enjoy, alike will provide the user with similar places that they will love. The Alike search engine has developed a semantic understanding of 19 million places and their attributes (locations, cost, reviews, preferences). If a user suggests that he or she likes Dimitrious Jazz Alley in Seattle while looking for a new place to go, Alike will generate results such as The Triple Door and Tulas. These search results appear complete with reviews, pictures, and location information.
Best County App: Food Inspector ($5000)
FoodInspector displays the King County food inspection results in an easy-to-understand manner with a goal of improving the visibility of the food inspection results.
Best City App prize: Trash Backwards ($5000)
Best State App: Living Voters Guide ($5000)
The Good Government App: RainWatch (no money, just bragging rights)
Seattle RainWatch is a real-time web-based weather system that provides short-term forecasts, or nowcasts and rain accumulation totals in Seattle. The essence of RainWatch is the 1-hour precipitation forecast.


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Many with an education within the humanities has a superficial, and in essence, fallacious view of what constitutes "valid interpretations" of a text, an object found in an archeological dig, or whatever.
The whole of deconstructionism says, for example, that "anything goes", that no interpretations are better than others. For example, myth is as valid an interpretation of the world as we see it as science is. It is all a "discourse".
Instead of bothering with this charade and facade of intellectuality, I'd like to make a couple of key points here concerning interpretation.
Take the incomplete sentence I. "He was a *i** man".
Where *'s are unkwown letters.
There are, of course, numerous valid interpretations of this sentence:
a) "He was a nice man"
b) "He was a vile man"
c) "He was a rich man"
and so on.
Without further RELEVANT information, we are unable to pick out which is the most likely one.
But, we can still dismiss, without any further evidence, a whole lot of options, like:
d)"He liked to gamble on Sundays",
e) "He was a dour man" etc, none of which has the slightest support in the evidence we've got at hand.
These are INVALID interpretations, and are to be a dismissed.
Now, assume we get some more context, the next sentence:
II. "But poor folks liked him nonetheless".
Now, does this increase the likelihood of on of the three sample meanings?
Indeed it does, on the base assumption we are faced with an internally coherent text. Option c) is perhaps the most probable, with b) following next, whereas a) would be an extremely jarring interpretation.
And so on.
Note, however, that d) and e) are still to be dismissed, the further provided information make none of them more valid, even though e)+II. makes good meaning.
The points I would like to make is that:
1. Context of a statement provide oppportunity to reduce ambiguity of the component statement(s). Some earlier possible interpretations recede into improbability.
2. Context may give us clues to valid interpretations of I. that previously escaped us.
For example, suppose II. read: "His doctors tried and tried, yet couldn't find the cause of his disease".
Here, this gives us the clue that the valid interpretation g) "He was a sick man" is perhaps the likeliest, not a)-c)
3. A valid interpretation of "the whole" cannot, in its part-interpretation of the component be an invalid interpretation of that component.
For example, if we are given a whole text, and our interpretation requires us to interpret I. as "really" saying d), then this interpretation of the whole is simply invalid.
Similarly, if the interpretation of the whole contradicts each of the possible interpretations of the component, then that interpretation of the whole is false.
For example, if you take a text, omit 3/4 of it, and on basis of the last fourth make an interpretation of the whole, even if it blatantly contradicts the elements in the omitted 3/4'th, you have just made an invalid interpretation of the text as such.
But this type of "interpretations" are all too common, unfortunately, in many areas of life…
Furthermore, on a related point:
4. Insofar as you, due to having more info on your hand thinks you can puzzle out a new meaning of an earlier puzzling component, what is required of you is to prove that your NEW part-interpretation of the earlier statement is, in fact, a VALID interpretation of that statement, IRRESPECTIVE of your newfound interpretation of the whole.
It is NOT sufficient to present a coherent "interpretation", and by reference to its coherence or some other diversionary tactic argue it is valid and true, you need to show it applies precisely for that earlier, troubling bit.
Otherwise, you have just presented a figment of your imagination, not worth bothering about.
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While studying satellite imagery, Lou began to question what most had classified as camera errors. His query led him to a place no man had gone before. And many now fear to go. It's to a place where the universe, it is realized, is a figment of our imagination. And it's our acceptance of newly discovered truths which affords imagination the ability to construct the most accurate figment possible, to date. Because God becomes known through the understanding of his creation, and because man is created in the image he has of God, through the knowing of this discovery, man becomes.