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During our 30-plus years in business, we have earned the trust of architects, builders, design professionals, and homeowners as a solutions provider for re-imagining how buildings, people, and the elements interact. By combining precision engineering and outstanding design options across more than 20 unique systems, we advance design possibilities beyond the conventional for almost any space.
Our operable walls transcend the notion of mere glass and hardware. Every system embodies the NanaWall DNA of performance, ingenuity, aesthetics, and flexibility. The result is a seamlessly integrated solution expressing a thoughtfully combined application of function and beauty that solve the most complex design challenges, and inspire new ideas for buildings and homes.
Because NanaWall pioneered the category of operable glass wall systems, we are the only source for a genuine solution, customized for you. Other providers may use our name as a generic descriptor for folding glass doors, but there is only one authentic NanaWall – a name that continues to lead in performance, beauty, and durability.
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Sure, we have a slew of award-winning products, a legacy of architectural firsts, and a portfolio of marquee projects worldwide. But what drives our exceptionalism is persistent attention to details – in innovative thinking, material selection, precision manufacturing, and a single-minded focus on delivering a custom solution that results in lasting satisfaction.
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April 03, 2012
By: David Lammers
Source: Semiconductor Manufacturing & Design
When Robert Preisser was looking for a place to set up an R&D center for the German chemical company he works for, he looked at Imec (Leuven, Belgium) and Leti (Grenoble) in Europe, Albany Nanotech in New York, and the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore.
Preisser had spent 20 years with IBM in the United States and Germany, most notably working at the IBM-Siemens joint research project for 64-Mbit DRAM development in New York. After IBM shut down its DRAM fab in Sindelfingen, Germany, Preisser took up IBM Germany's retirement offer and got into the chemical industry. He is now vice president of semiconductor technology at the chemical firm Atotech, a subsidiary of the much larger Total oil, gas, and chemical conglomerate.
Preisser's mission back in 2007 was to develop semiconductor-use chemicals for copper electroplating. (Atotech, according to its Web site, had absorbed Schering Electroplating, "having a deep history in electroplating dating back to 1920.")
Surprisingly, Preisser said Atotech was not interested in taking incentives or subsidies. "They reduce our speed and give us a lot of paperwork," he said during a visit to Austin for the Sematech Surface Preparation and Cleaning Conference
If not subsidies, then what was he looking for? Three things, he answered in his definitive-statement style of speech. First, a supply of wafers where a new research group could do "meaningful R&D." That involved a research center with good patterning capabilities. Secondly, he needed access to diagnostic tools.
And thirdly, "an opportunity to hire talented people." Atotech could have transferred a core group from Germany, but Preisser said he wanted "to start fresh, with new people." After selecting Albany Nanotech as the place where Atotech would set up its center, Preisser hired a Ph.D. from CNSE, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University of Albany.
He set his sights on two U.S. universities renowned for electrochemistry — Columbia University in New York City and Case Western Reserve in Cleveland – as well as CNSE itself. Very few of the people Preisser sought to hire rejected his offer, and he ended up with nine scientists.
Naturally, being a white guy originally from Ohio, I had to ask Preisser how many of the people he hired were Americans. He laughed, joking that he is now an expert in the art of obtaining U.S. visas, and said that none of his Ph.D. science recruits had a U.S. passport. He hired two Dutch nationals, and an array of Chinese, Japanese, and Singaporeans. They came from graduate programs at CNSE, Case Western, Ohio State, and the University of New Hampshire.
They set to work developing chemistries for defect-free plating, using inorganic base metallization solutions combined with organic polymers. With the exception of one person who became gravely ill and had to return to China, they are still at it.
Preisser said one reason he could hire people fairly easily is because Atotech and Total are large organizations, and the newly hired researchers have opportunities to move back home if they so choose. The company has 1,200 people in China, for example, with plenty of opportunities there.
"Our team has the ability to interact with the very best academics in the field of electrochemistry. Though they all had to go through a very steep learning curve, I am more than happy with the results," he said.
I asked Preisser if had run into any stumbling blocks. He said because the CNSE operation is basically a university R&D center, the wafers had variabilities of plus or minus 10 percent, rather than the 3 percent variability seen at a leading manufacturing fab. "The supply of wafers, and the diagnostic capabilities, went well up to a certain point. We had to work on the incoming quality levels, but we knew that there would be differences between a college environment versus a manufacturing site."
For certain projects, Atotech obtained test wafers from prospective customers. And Preisser and his team were able to exchange opinions with IBM technologists working nearby.
After developing a line of wet chemistry products for semiconductor BEOL applications, Preisser set out to hire a sales team. While the R&D team needed to be physically together in Albany, the sales force could live anywhere, as long as they had the requisite industry experience.
"I started reading the industry news, and when I heard that AMAT or KLA or Freescale was laying people off, I looked in my rolodex, found people I knew at those places, and made them offers," Preisser recalled with a laugh.
"How was the Albany Nanotech experience?" I asked.
He didn't hesitate, noting that whenever he had a problem he could walk into the office of the right person and get a fast solution. "If I had to do it all over again, I would do much the same. CNSE can talk about what they can do, but from my standpoint, they can do it. Alain Kaloyeros has his critics, but he has a unique vision. And at the end of the day he did it. The result is that they have almost 3,000 people there now."

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ATLANTA — Georgia's Republican Senate primary runoff pits a multimillionaire businessman who's never held public office against a congressman who has spent decades on Capitol Hill, and both worked to frame the match to their advantage Wednesday and draw support from three candidates who didn't make the cut.
Former corporate CEO David Perdue, a cousin of former Gov. Sonny Perdue, blasted Rep. Jack Kingston as a "career politician" who's already had his chance to tackle challenges such as the $17 trillion national debt. Kingston says Perdue oversells his business record and his conservative credentials.
Their runoff is July 22. Ultimately, the November general election will pit Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn against either Perdue or Kingston in what Democrats call one of their few chances to pick up a GOP Senate seat. Nunn easily won her party's primary on Tuesday.
Perdue said in an interview Wednesday that the Democrats' focus on Georgia is more reason for Republicans to choose him over Kingston. Both Perdue and Nunn have adopted the government outsider mantle, and nominating a sitting congressman would give Nunn an advantage, he argued.
"If you like what's going on in Washington, you've got a perfectly good politician to vote for," Perdue said. "We got to this position because we presented an alternative to a career politician."
Kingston said he's confident his record in Congress will be an advantage, pointing to the split support for Obama and himself during the 2012 election in southern Chatham County.
"I think people would rather have a tested conservative than a moderate outsider," Kingston said.
Both candidates for the July runoff said they reached out to the three runners-up in Tuesday's primary, all with support from the tea party and conservative voters: former Secretary of State Karen Handel and Reps. Phil Gingrey and Paul Broun.
Nunn signaled she isn't waiting for a single opponent to go on the attack.
"It's a race to extremes and represents the acrimony and inflexibility that people are tired of already in Washington," the former nonprofit CEO said a day after her primary victory, chatting with voters at an Atlanta diner alongside Mayor Kasim Reed.
She and her aides said that would be her argument regardless of whether she faces Perdue the outsider or Kingston the insider Nov. 4.
The ultimate outcome will help determine which party controls the Senate for President Barack Obama's final two years. Republicans must gain a net of six seats for a Senate majority and can ill afford to lose the Georgia seat opened by Sen. Saxby Chambliss' retirement.
Perdue, the former CEO of Reebok, Dollar General and a North Carolina textile firm called Pillowtex, led seven Republican candidates with 30.6 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns. Kingston of Savannah was second with 25.8 percent. Now they start from scratch in a two-month campaign Democrats hope will be expensive and divisive.
Kingston said he plans to reach out to voters who backed Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Karen Handel, promising many of them would "find a home with us."
Perdue said Kingston's record in Congress will be central to the runoff campaign.
"We're going to point out the crisis of the day, and what his contribution may or may not have been to rising debt," Perdue said.
Kingston said his record is fair game, but so is Perdue's career.
At an election night event, Kingston recounted Perdue's tenure at Pillowtex, where Perdue presided over layoffs and left the firm months before it closed. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's reluctance to support Perdue should be an indication of what the former CEO's record could mean in November, Kingston said.
Kingston had about $1 million in advertising support from the powerful organization.
Perdue, a recognized turnaround specialist, notes he took over Pillowtex after a bankruptcy and says the company's eventual downfall resulted from unmanageable pension obligations incurred before his arrival.
Kingston and Perdue made a point of looking beyond the runoff, saying the ultimate prize is to help Republicans regain Senate control.
Both have followed the GOP national strategy of painting Democratic incumbents, challengers and newcomers as rubber stamps for Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Nunn turned that attack back to her usual critique of Washington.
"I have pledged to be an independent, pragmatic and common-sense leader for Georgia," she said, noting some of her disagreements with the Obama administration.
"I certainly wish the president had invested in Savannah Harbor," she said of the long-delayed Georgia project. "I think the president could have done more with Congress to tackle our long-term debt. I think the president could have engaged more business people in his administration."
But, she added, "I don't think any of the folks on the other side will say this: We can achieve better results when we work together."


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One Billion Rising to rise up in South Lake Tahoe
Volunteers will take to the streets to ask people how they're rising up against violence during a One Billion Rising event Thursday.
One Billion Rising began as a call to action based on the statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than 1 billion women and girls. On Feb. 14, V-Day's 15th anniversary, V-Day South Lake Tahoe and The Zawadisha Fund will join activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and women and men across the world as it expresses outrage, demand change, strike, dance and rise in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end at last to violence against women.
Participants will ask people how they will rise up against violence, a photo of them and their answer and include in the frenetic celebration to end violence across the globe via words, song, and dance.
For more information about the South Lake Tahoe event, call Debra J. Scolnick 609-915-8260 or Vickie Clarke at 530-919-2974. To learn more about V-Day and its campaigns, visit http://www.vday.org.


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To experience and conceptualize three important leadership processes: envisioning; aligning others toward the vision; and ensuring execution or implementation.
Group Size
15-30 participants
Time Required
Approximately 90 minutes
One copy of Three Roles of Leaders for each participant
Flip chart and markers
Physical Setting
A room large enough for grouping participants in dyads and small groups comfortably. Chairs may be placed along the walls, keeping the central space open.
- Ask participants to form pairs, preferably with others they do not know well.
- State that they are going to participate in an activity in which one person plays the role of a sculptor and the other the raw materials. The raw material, however, is living and can think and decide whether to respond or not to the instruction of the sculptor. Provide a few minutes time to the participants and answer their questions.
- Ask the "sculptors" to visualize a pose or an object or an act that appears artistically impressive and that can be made by using the given "raw material," that is, the other participant in the dyad. Tell them not to disclose any information verbally about what they want. If the sculptors want to use pencil and paper, they can do so without showing their envisioned object to their partners or to others. (5 minutes.)
- Announce that the sculptors will make or construct the object or pose that they have visualized using the raw material. Also announce that, during the creation process, neither the sculptor nor the raw material may speak. The sculptor should give his or her instructions nonverbally. Remind them that the material is free to respond or not respond; act or react; do whatever is preferred. Tell them they have five minutes. Observe the action. (5 minutes.)
- Ask those who finish early to remain near their objects and ask the objects to remain in the same poses if possible.
- Ask all the sculptors to observe each other's creations in the room. After they have seen each other's creations, ask them to sit down in their seats and allow the objects to sit down also. Ask them about their feelings, and summarize on a flip chart. Urge them to share their experiences through answering the following questions.
a. How did you feel when visualizing the pose or object?
b. How did the raw material feel when he or she was instructed by the sculptor? Did the raw material obey?
c. What did the sculptor do when the material did not respond positively?
d. How did the sculptors persuade or influence the materials to do what was wanted? How did the sculptors make the raw material understand the images that were visualized? (10 minutes.)
- Add any observations or highlights you experienced during the activity.
- Ask the group to divide into groups of 5 or 6 people each. Ask each group to choose a sculptor again. This time, in every group there will be one sculptor and the remaining members will be the raw materials.
- After they have formed groups and chosen their sculptors, ask the sculptors to raise their hands so that they are identified. Announce, "This time every member of the group, not just the sculptor, will visualize a pose, object, or scenery that can be executed by all the members of the group together, again nonverbally. Please close your eyes and visualize a pose, object, or scenery that appeals to you." (5 minutes)
- After 5 minutes, ask them to open their eyes and verbally share their images/visions with their group members and try to select any one vision to enact by discussion and convincing, not by voting. As modifications are suggested, the members must agree or not. The agreed-on images/poses/vision may be explained to all members in the group. Allow 15 minutes for them to share, discuss, and decide on one image, pose, scenery, or vision for presentation. Groups may also go to different rooms for discussion if they desire. (15 minutes.)
- After 15 minutes, have all participants reconvene. Ask each group to make a 5-minute presentation of its vision to the large group by enacting/executing it nonverbally, as before, but with all members in the group as raw material and thus taking part in the presentation. Remind everyone that it is to be nonverbal.
- After each presentation, have others guess what they were trying to depict.
- After the presentations are over, have all members of the large group, including the sculptors, share their experiences. a. What was different the second time around? Why do you think this was true? b. What is the message you take from this activity? How will you act differently in the future as a result of your experience?
- Provide the Three Roles of Leaders handout to each person and ask them to read it silently. After a few minutes, conclude by giving a brief presentation based on the handout. Ask participants how this activity was related to each of the three leadership roles described. Ask how each type of relationship transfers to the real world. Again ask participants what they might do differently in the future if they were creating another vision. (15 minutes.)
- Summarize with a reminder of the three leadership roles.
In the first round, instead of only one raw material (model), the sculptor may use two or three at a time and visualize accordingly.
Three Roles of Leaders
Leaders have to do different things depending on their areas of activity, roles, and responsibilities, as well as on their own desires and goals. The three tasks are common: envisioning, aligning followers to their vision, and ensuring execution. In all three roles, influencing remains the core skill.
The leader envisions the organization in the future, i.e., what will the organization be five years or ten years from now? This is the dream for the future organization: "the vision." The vision may be made more specific by formulating a mission. Envisioning essentially is dreaming, and dreaming requires imagination. A leader who is highly imaginative, intuitive, and creative envisions spontaneously. But many are strong analytical thinkers, and for them dreaming may be difficult. They have to depend on others-insiders and outsiders-to translate their dreams.
Aligning People Toward the Vision
For implementation, the leaders vision has to become the vision of followers-a shared vision. For this, the leader has to involve others and also involve them in the mission. The leader influences top management and key people of the organization through his or her skills and charisma. These key people, after internalizing the vision and mission, start converting others and aligning them toward the vision and mission.
When influencing people, four types of strategies are frequently used:
- Rewards: This strategy uses some rewards, tangible or intangible, for making people agree or do what the leader wants them to agree to or do.
- Reason: The leader tries to convince others or accomplish tasks by using rationale, logic, facts, and figures. Leaders explain the reasons for accomplishing the task or reaching an agreement.
- Relationships: A leader using this strategy focuses on the interpersonal needs, specifically the emotional needs of followers. The leader remains in the position of follower and tries to feel or experience the same feelings, reactions, and responses. Using the interpersonal needs (inclusion, control, and affection) (Schutz, 1967), the leader wants to gain the acceptance of the followers. These leaders use emotional intelligence and empathy extensively.
- Group Appeal: This is a very powerful strategy used by visionary leaders. They identify a powerful super-ordinate goal and try to convince and invite followers to accept and align themselves with it. The charisma of the leader, as well as his or her visibility and credibility, help a lot.
Ensuring Execution
This leadership task is essential for actualizing the dreams. The leader specifies tasks, activities, and targets that must be carried out for achieving the vision and mission at different levels and by different groups. Agencies that will carry out the tasks are defined and spelled out clearly, as is a time frame. Once the activities are assigned to the appropriate people by the leader, he or she uses various strategies and styles to be sure the tasks are completed.
Schutz, W.C. (1967). FIRO B. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
This exercise was originally published in The 2005 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting edited by Elaine Biech.
Parth Sarathi is a practicing manager with a diverse background. He started his career after obtaining a degree in metallurgical engineering and subsequently obtained PG qualifications in industrial engineering and management (H.R.). He is an accredited Behavior Process Facilitator, Thomas Profile Licensee, and Competency Assessor. An accomplished trainer and consultant, he has authored a number of books and articles.


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Shared configuration system
All desktops currently have their own configuration systems. They should be unified so that:
- Settings can easily be shared.
- The XSettings system can be replaced (it is too limited, because only one application can change the settings).
- Notification of changes is sent to all interested applications.
- Importing/Exporting Configuration
- Looking up Configuration of System or other Applications
- Users know where their settings are saved, without having to care about which desktop an application is affiliated to.
- Must be desktop-neutral, so that all desktops can share the same system.
- Notification of changes must be sent to all interested parties.
- Applications must be able to load a large number of settings efficiently at startup.
- Settings must cascade (the admin sets system defaults, and users may override it where they desire).
- Must be resistant to corruption (especially with concurrent changes and manual user editing).
- Should allow settings to be shared over the network (if different applications on your desktop are running on different machines).
- Keep different users' settings separate.
Standard API / sample library implementation to access the database. Useful bonus features:
Light-weight enough that boot processes and small utilities can use it (possibly read-only?).
- Human readable storage format (edit config with vi, keep under version control, use diff, etc).
- A schema system to describe what values keys can have, plus translatable comments, is useful for tools like gconf-editor. There is some debate as to whether schema files are required to use the system, or an optional layer built on top of the system with the low-level backends simply storing strings (KDE and ROX store strings, with application libraries interpreting them according to a schema, while GNOME applications install schema files which are understood by the underlying configuration daemon).
- Are only preferences to be stored? A network-transparent per-user storage system with change notification could be useful for many things, such as storing bookmarks, your address book, a list of recently edited files, etc. We must make sure that the project does not try to do everything.
- Do we have a single way of actually storing the settings, or just an API with pluggable backends? Pluggable backends allow the same API to be used in different environments; a system daemon might want to store values to a local text file without change notification, while a desktop application in a large company might access settings via a remote SQL database. A single backend can't cover all cases, and would prevent some people from adopting the system. The effect of this would be that programmers would choose a configuration system per-application, rather than sysadmins choosing a system per-computer.
This specification is expected to use the Base directory spec for the location of configuration files (under ~/.config by default).
Ideally, the system should be fast but also network transparent. Possibly, applications could read the database directly if running on the same machine as the config files, or read them via the notification process if not.
We should define a simple API for setting and getting configuration settings and provide a small library that implements it. It should be possible to use multiple backends (XML files, database, etc) to actually store the settings.
Change notification could be done using D-BUS.
- Havoc's description of gconf and his future plans (PDF) (starting at page 414). See also, updated future plans. UniConf: UniConf lets you build up a configuration tree by 'mounting' generators (like filesystems) onto it. Generators can store keys in memory, on disk, through a database, through gconf, etc, and can be used to combine other trees (fallbacks, cascading, caching, union, etc). Currently, applications each build their own namespace at start-up, or you can use the "auto" moniker to allow for a user to make all apps use a database for config, or all use gconf, etc, rather than hard-coding it in the apps. It can operate with or without a demon. It supports both transactions and notifications. Common configuration namespace thread (includes description of KDE's namespace). Configuration API thread (requirements, types, backends, schemas) Config4GNU: An abstraction layer over many different config file syntaxes (.ini files, fstab, apache, etc). For example to an editor all config files are presented as a XML structure with comments available options and defaults. This is mainly intended for system-level configuration, rather than for user settings. It doesn't not handle notification of changes. Several interfaces to access the complete configuration tree exist, yet the applications themselves are not required to switch to them. A special feature is that the semantic meta-data (options, types, assumed defaults and even wizard logic etc.) for applications are kept as separate description textfiles and thus can be updated together with the app (idealy even kept in sync in cvs) without the need to update or recompile Config4GNU or any frontends. Elektra: "Elektra provides a single unified system-wide namespace to represent keys, and a clean API to access it, with many language bindings and backends." Elektra uses backends to store every (key, value) pair. That can be XML, INI-style, JSON or everything else. If locking, networking or notification is supported is decided during mounting of backends. There are no dependencies (except of libc) of the core library. The backends may add dependency (like berkleydb, gconf). D-Conf: Wiki page with more plans for freedesktop.org config system.


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Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Courses
SPAU 3301 Communication Disorders
(3 semester hours) Overview of the field of communication disorders
with emphasis on speech language pathology and audiology as a profession;
state and national certification requirements; professional ethics;
definition, identification, and classification of disorders of hearing
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Special Topics
Topics under the following course number vary from semester to semester. The class schedule for the current semester will list the special topic that will be offered.
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Independent Study
The following independent study courses are advanced individualized projects to be arranged with a supervising professor. Open only to qualified students by consent of instructor. Students must contact professor and design a contract for study prior to enrollment. Permission forms are available in the Associate Dean's office. Student may enroll in no more than a total of 6 semester credit hours of independent study courses during one semester and a maximum of 20 percent of total hours undertaken at U.T. Dallas or 12 semester credit hours, whichever is smaller.
SPAU 4396 Internship (3 semester
hours) Students earn course credit for field experience in an applied
setting. Requires working at least 8 hours per week at an approved community
agency or business of the student's choice. Students keep daily
job diaries, attend one class meeting per month, and write brief papers
relative to their experiences. Open to all students who have reached
junior or senior standing (more than 53 hours). Apply for placements
in the Associate Dean's office. Must be taken on Credit/No Credit
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Globalisation Critics Are Naïve
Over the last few years popular mobilisations have reached an unprecedented scale. The demonstrations which greeted the last G8 meeting in Evian are further proof that the mood of resistance is not letting up. From Porto Alegre to Florence (and next November in Paris-Saint-Denis), from Seattle to Evian, from the support of the Chiapas to the movement against the Iraq war, the places – the events and the causes are multiplying. These protests are providing an outlet for the expression of a radical rejection of liberal neo-capitalism, itself motivated by the belief in another kind of globalisation: fairer, more humane, more dignified. Because we all think that 'Another world is possible!'
It's ethics versus money
When we stop and study the literature produced by those involved in this international movement, one cannot but be struck by the internal logic on which this struggle is based. Faced with a soulless capitalism, which turns everything into a commodity (human beings, intelligence, the body, goods and public services, air, nature, etc), consciences are stirring and demanding respect for justice and human dignity, for the environment and for genetic equilibrium, just as they demand the right of people to self-determination and democracy.
In addition to the fact that one comes across the old slogans of various strands of the Left, one is also forced to acknowledge that the critical analyses of the world, as well as the range of solutions proposed, are based on an essentially structural approach to matters. At the heart of a very Western-oriented debate, a humanising and humanistic economic logic responds to the disembodied madness of another logic; a democratic model of society (today dreamed of over here) is used to denounce the excesses of systems that fly in the face of this model every day (usually over there); the rationality of ethics is challenging the rationality of 'money'. The terms of the confrontation are clear.
The postmodern Hippie is really a colonialist in disguise
What is nevertheless astonishing is the near total absence of serious consideration of cultural and religious diversity, outside the usual conventional talk which reminds us of the so-called "duty of tolerance". Those seeking an alternative to neo-liberal globalisation, the anti-or 'alter'-globalisers, all too often think of cultural, as well as religious diversity as a principle of goodwill to be affirmed but rarely see it as a reality with which it is necessary to engage, venture into and to build. To such an extent that it is not unusual to meet men and women championing progressive opinions on social, political and economic issues, while their cultural vocabulary still bears the imprint of an old colonial outlook. From forum to forum, one grows accustomed to meeting this new species of activist - a living contradiction of the contemporary left - economically progressive but culturally so imperialist; ready to fight for social justice but at the same time so confident and sometimes arrogant as to assume the right to dictate a universal set of values for everyone.
At a time where the divide between civilizations and religions appears to be deepening, the movement against neo-liberal globalisation cannot afford to avoid the central issue of diversity of cultures and religions, their role within the resistance and the significant contribution they can make to the cause of a pluralism which is as enriching as it is urgent. To advocate another kind of globalisation armed only with Western rationalism against the uniform commodification of the world is not only contradictory, but profound nonsense.It would have been nice if, in this informal movement, the experienced voices of the radical left had blended with the younger voices against alienation, and that together they had given birth to an open and democratic space for dialogue. It would have been nice to call for diversity while living it in the midst of this hope for another world. To live a little as one says, and not end up claiming the opposite of what one lives.
And yet today, the movement's shortcomings in terms of democracy and open-mindedness are obvious. There are no leaders, nor a unified structure; everything is discussed, debated, voted on. The movement, they say, is open to individuals as much as it is to ideas, to the anonymous as to the famous. This remains to be seen. Very quickly, at the heart of the dynamic, one perceives the old complicities, common interests, unspoken but recognised all the same, and common practices moulded during so many years of struggle. Hidden behind the informality are the hidden networks of collusion, habits and terminology.
The blue-eyed activists don't practise what they preach
There is a certain preconceived idea of the symbols and concepts of the one true and legitimate struggle, which sometimes allows itself to judge the erring ways of everything which does not look similar. Without stating it clearly, an entire wing of the movement is becoming institutionalised and building its speech around demands whose content has been renewed, but which have not arisen from nor been discussed with the popular base in the name of which they are expressed.
Amid the talk of democracy, social justice, of the struggle against discrimination in employment and housing, of the rejection of racism, of antisemitism and islamophobia, the populations most affected (those living in deprived urban areas, young people of 'immigrant origin', Muslims) are virtually absent from the numerous forums where one thinks for them, without them. If they do come along, they are questioned, suspected. 'What do they want?' This single question says enough about the contradiction. Worse: those in the movement who seek so positively to go beyond the negative representations and to establish partnerships with Muslim activists are going against the stream and are suspected at best of naivety and at worst of treason.
Globalisation critics have a superficial understanding of Islam
On the international scene, we come across the same inconsistencies. The worryingly deficient and conformist nature of the arguments put forward by the 'alter'-globalisers on the question of the Middle East or Islam cannot be emphasised enough. Although the impressive size of the protests against the Iraq war must be acknowledged, one has to ask what alternative was really being proposed (beyond saying 'No to the war') to counter America's unilateral stance and its programme of supervised democracy. Absence of awareness about Islam, as much as the fear cultivated and shared at the heart of a caricaturally constructed West, have led those seeking another kind of globalisation to engage in superficial, if not dangerous talk on Islam. Where are the Arab and Muslim alter'-globalisers? How can we reach out to the millions of activists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia who could become the new life blood of the movement? Such is the fear, and so widespread is the suspicion, that it is unimaginable that Muslims, with their convictions and values, might themselves be agents of change.
Blind to the dynamics of social, cultural, economic and political liberation underway across most of the Muslim world (and often expressed within and through Islam) and oblivious to the struggles being fought by European and North American Muslims, the 'alter'-globalisers continue to cultivate too many prejudices. Convinced that they are progressive, they give themselves the arbitrary right to proclaim the definitively reactionary nature of religions, and if liberation theology has contradicted this conclusion, the possibility that Islam could engender resistance is not even imagined ... unless it's to modernity. In the end, only a handful of 'Muslims-who-think-like us' are accepted, while the others are denied the possibility of being genuinely progressive fighters armed with their own set of values: by doing this, the dialogue with Islam is transformed into an interactive monologue which massages 'our ideological certainties' just as Huntington wanted to ensure 'our strategic interests'.
Globalisation critics won't be successful without the Islamic world
The globalisation that we reject, however, feeds on complacent old knee-jerk reactions like this. If we look at the way the world is now, there is no future for the movement without a fruitful and open dialogue with the Islamic world. This third contradiction, even more than the other two, could lead the whole movement to its own downfall: at a time when every opportunity is being taken to feed a psychosis which acts as a justification for an international security policy spelling the death of liberty for citizens everywhere, worldwide resistance which does not seek to join forces with the other, the Muslim who is so frightening, will not be able to make use of its own powers of coherence and credibility.
With each new odious act of terrorism, 'alter'-globalisers will be labelled dreamers and this is the worst that can happen to us, for this struggle is after all our own. It is up to us to make this commitment to diversity, and each and every one of us must face up to our own contradictions in order to overcome them. Only permanent, effective and demanding partnerships will allow us to face these challenges: to remain free citizens, let us learn to build by using our diversity. That is what, for better or worse, we are starting to do. Here and there, dialogues are striking up, and meetings, still on the fringes, are taking place, but it is still true that the overwhelming majority of the movement has for the moment still not chosen to live its own hopes.
© Tariq Ramadan
Originally published in the "Frankfurter Rundschau" on August 11, 2003
Tariq Ramadan is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Fribourg and professor of philosophie at the Collège Geneva (both Switzerland). He was a member of several commissions of the European Parliament and he is member of the High Level Advisory Group for the Dialogue of Peoples and Cultures set up by Romano Prodi.


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|Roll your mouse over Guido to see what he's thinking
After that sad news, our fridge died and then the iron and last night my computer screen.
It's not all doom and gloom because we've also received some awards. We'll post about that on Monday - and hopefully all the other news will be positive then too.
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39 Years of Changing Lives
On May 13th, 2017, Forever Living Products turns 39 years old! Can you believe how time has flown by?
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TORONTO - The controversy surrounding cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga that tied up all business at the Ontario legislature last fall blew up again Wednesday as the Conservatives used the first possible opportunity to revive a contempt motion.
And even though the New Democrats supported the Tories' move to send the rare contempt motion to the Justice committee, the Conservatives still demanded Premier Kathleen Wynne agree to a second committee to study the gas plants.
The Justice committee will only look at the Liberals' initial refusal to release all the gas plant documents, and won't be able to examine issues around the actual cancellations of the energy projects, said PC energy critic Vic Fedeli.
"It is strictly to do with who covered up documents that were ordered by the Speaker," said Fedeli.
"What the premier promised was a select committee to investigate the gas plant scandal. We can't even begin to imagine why she would go back on her word to form a select committee to study the gas plants."
The Liberals were fuming when the Tories revived the contempt motion as soon as the legislature resumed sitting Wednesday for the first time in four months.
The government said the offer of a select committee into the gas plants was no longer on the table now that the opposition parties opted for the Justice committee option on the contempt motion.
"I've been clear that getting to the bottom of whatever the questions are that they have, we have offered a way forward to do that, they've chosen not to take that," Wynne told the legislature.
"If they really want that information, then they need to provide the opportunities for that information to come out. They've made a choice (but) it's not a choice that I understand."
It's the same motion the Tories moved last fall, which the Liberals say blames then-energy minister Chris Bentley for withholding the documents, even though he's no longer a member of the legislature and isn't actually named in the contempt citation.
"I believe that it's a personal attack on a member who worked very hard for the people of this province in every way, and he's not here now," said Wynne.
"I think that there is a mean-spiritedness to this."
Government house leader John Milloy insisted he and Bentley made honest mistakes last September when they told the legislature all the documents had been released, only to find another 20,000 pages a month later.
The Conservatives aren't buying that line, and feel the Liberals intentionally misled the legislature to hide documents ordered by the Speaker, which is why they immediately revived the contempt motion, said Fedeli.
"About a dozen (Liberals) said you have all the documents, but the fact of the matter is we allege they knew we did not," he said.
"So they spoke with statements that misled the legislature."
The contempt motion had been slated to go to a committee last October when Dalton McGuinty suddenly prorogued the legislature — hours before committee hearings into the gas plant were to start — and announced his resignation as premier.
Speaker Dave Levac ruled Wednesday that prorogation did not negate his original finding that there was a "prima facie case of privilege" that should be examined by a committee.
The Tories say their privileges were violated by the Liberals' initial refusal to release all of the documents on the cancellation of the gas plants, which cost taxpayers at least $230 million.
NDP house leader Gilles Bisson said it seemed to him that it was part of the Liberals' strategy to try to block the release of documents that may have been embarrassing to the government.
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|Beans and Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....Simply Delicious
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3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 fresh basil leaves chopped
1 teaspoon dried parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley
2 lbs fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and put through the food processor
1/2 cup white wine
2 cups cooked white beans ( I used navy beans)
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of sugar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne or red pepper flakes
1/2 pound penne pasta cooked separately al dente
grated Romano cheese for the top
Heat the oil in a skillet or saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic saute till golden brown. Remove garlic. Add all spices, salt and pepper to taste, add a dash of sugar.
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In the meantime boil water for penne pasta, cook till al dente, set aside.
Stir cooked beans into the sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer another 10 to 15 minutes over low heat. Add cooked pasta to the bean mixture and mix all together. Garnish with cheese. Serve with Italian bread.
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It's a girl! And another girl!
Political consultant George Merritt hasn't been this happy since Dan Maes won the GOP gubernatorial primary.
Merritt's now the father of twin girls, Sarah Bell and Eleanor Day, who were born this afternoon.
Political consultant George Merritt hasn't been this happy since Dan Maes won the GOP gubernatorial primary.
Merritt's now the father of twin girls, Sarah Bell and Eleanor Day, who were born this afternoon.
In a thorough look at Tom Tancredo's high-noon challenge, a top American Constitution Party member claims they're been trying to gain the firebrand for quite some time.
Benjamin "Big Ben" Goss told The Colorado Statesman's Leslie Jorgensen: "A lot of people are trying to cast Tancredo as an opportunist — that's wrong. He didn't just jump into this — it's a culmination of two years of talks with Tom."
Meanwhile, nearly two-dozen Tea Party groups joined to send Tancredo a letter yesterday urging him to stand down, according to The Denver Post's Allison Sherry.
Don Rodgers, leader of the Pikes Peak Patriots in Colorado Springs, told Sherry that Tancredo has contradicted himself.
"He said a third party or a minor party would be suicidal. He encouraged us to get involved, and we had thousands of people who did just that," Rodgers said. "They became delegates. They did it through the process. Because Tom didn't like who they had chosen, he gave us this ultimatum."
The Tea Party groups are said to represent about 10,000 people.
On an apparently much smaller level, some conservatives are urging Republicans to skip the governor's race primary as a show of protest.
A Facebook page titled "Undervote Colorado's GOP Republican Primary" appears to have gone up Saturday afternoon, and as of first thing this morning had attracted 17 supporters.
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For those Colorado Republicans disappointed in our two choices for governor: Scott McInnis and Dan Maes. We'd like to register our disappointment by voting for neither of them in the August 10 primary — in hopes that the winner will drop out and a credible candidate be selected in his place.
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No, I know the two attacks. Most of the time I panic when she doesn't show up in the middle and take a while to find where on the edge she is, but there has been at least two occasions where I have been just about 90 degrees from where she is and still gotten hit by it.
I've actually begun to think about cancelling my subscription. Just thinking about running more dungeons to reach myth cap again this week sounds incredibly tedious. Or running CT for more Onion gear. I could work on another class, but that's just more running through instanced dungeons or running around between the same six FATEs forever. And it certainly doesn't sound like 2.2 is going to add anything to break up the monotony of it all.Maybe this just isn't the MMO for me. I started my character over in Guild Wars 2 and I'm falling in love with the game all over again. So yeah, don't know how much longer I'll be playing FFXIV.


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Watch Part II of Anderson Cooper's interview with Kristin Beck:
After years spent fighting in some of the world's worst wars, former U.S. Navy SEAL Kristin Beck says she knows what she wants.
"I want to have my life," she told CNN's "AC360" in an exclusive Thursday night.
"I fought for 20 years for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I want some happiness."
Beck recently came out as transgender.
She wrote about the experience in a book, "Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey to Coming out Transgender."
A friend saw this interview & told me about it. Just recently my son, after a marriage and 11 years in the Army, has begun the same journey and is now my daughter. I'm just starting Kristin's book, and I hope it helps me understand this process more. I love my child and will support her in this journey. All you want for your children is that they are happy, and this makes her happy. To turn my back on her is NOT an option.
It would take the bravery of a Navy Seal to make this journey. This world has so many cruel parts. Just know that not everyone is against you. There are many people rooting for you, including me. The way someone treats you is often a direct reflection of how they feel about them self. Proof that confidence doesn't come easy for most people. You are representing women well all the way around. Just keep doing whatever it is you are doing in your pursuit of happiness. That is what it is all about. Best wishes to you and yours.
Wow...what an awesome and inspiring person. To be honest, I was a bit squeamish about it when I first started watching it, but a couple minutes into it, how could you not like such a well-spoken, humble and brave person, man or woman? I'd hang out with you, anytime. You go, girl!
Kristen, you're beyond admirable and brave to come out to the public. Some might say that your credibaltly,however I strongly disagree with a passion. Most of the haters don't have the coconuts you have to serve and be open.I will never know you and you probably won't know me, but you're a hero to look up to.
First, thanks for your service to our country! I hope you are able to find true happiness...and I think you are well on your way!! Your story was told with CLASS on AC360, and I hope many people watch it and learn...if nothing else, learn to not judge just bc someone is different than they are. Best of luck to you! God Bless!
As a post-op transsexual and retired Army Ranger First Sergeant, I understand your journey very much and wish you the best..... Thank you for having the courage to be so public Kristin. I had the the same fears of being killed even though I gave everything I had as an Airborne Ranger for 20 years.... It will get easier but some will never accept you and that's okay its based on ignorance. It is there loss. Gods speed to you.... RLTW!
Why can we all just be? Be who we want to be?
Thank you for your service to our country. Cheers to you...I hope you find your happiness, everyone deserves to find that spark and just be!
Kristin displays so gently and truthfully who she really is (and always has been) as a transgender woman. Even after all the years of suppressing her true female self, now finally she is a princess warrior who shows even greater "strength and honor" and courage in a whole new way. I am sure she has legions of supporters and well-wishers. Hopefully those who are now prejudiced and close minded will let the light of her truth shine into their hearts and souls - at least a little glimmer. Kristin, Thank you for coming out to all of us on ac360. My prayers and best wishes are with you, sister. –Fiona
Our postwoman is going through this process right now. The bravery of her and Kristin is far beyond anything I would ever be capable of. I wish them both and anyone else undergoing this incredibly difficult journey happy ever after
Thankyou so much for the interview with Kristin it was an amazing emotional lift for me as i have dealt with the exact same situation in my life.I too supressed my true feelings for many years until i finally decided to speak to some of my close friends about it..I found just how supportive my friends are & because of that i have been able to fully embrace the feelings & emotions that i have supressed for so many years.
Watching the interview & listening to Kristins words were like a breath of fresh air & her words have inspired me to continue on the path of the real me.
Since embracing my true emotions & feelings plus the amazing support i receive from my friends,my life has become so amazingly wonderful.
Thankyou Kristin for your courage..I admire & respect you so much..Hearing your interview was like listening to my own thoughts.
Thankyou Kristin & Anderson
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Incredible piece on such a brave soul. Thanks Kristin and Anderson. Society may be very surprised to know how many men suppress their feminine side to different degrees. It's not like having a fetish means one wants to trans fully 24/7 by any means. Too much ignorance about this aspect of transgenders. Many are not attracted to men and can be the best husbands ever or some identify as trans-lesbian..
Allison, so true. Thank you for your wisdom.
I have untold respect and admiration for Kristin. Very few people know or understand what it takes to accomplish what she has. If I was in uniform I would take great pride in saluting her, OO-Rah!
No one has earned the right to be and express who they truly are than Kristin Beck. My admiration for her goes beyond my poor ability to find the words; I am so humbled by her. Her character, integrity and courage go past anyone's ability to measure or challenge. I would be honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with her in support of her expression of who she is.
I wish I could do more to present my admiration and whole hearted support for Kristin and I offer by very best wishes for her success and happiness, you deserve both. God's Speed!
You said it very well and I agree with every word. What a great person ! Soul has no gender, as she says in her book, and she's simply a great soul.


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SCIWAY needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 112 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
SCIway.net is an acronym for the South Carolina Information Highway, but our name can be confusing. We want people who visit our site to understand immediately that this is their resource for everything SC!
The look of the logo needs to be dynamic and elegant. We are looking for designs that are professional and sophisticated.
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Logo size can be up to 506 pixels wide by 76 pixels high. However, it does not necessarily need to occupy this entire space.
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What I am talking about is the 90 minutes I got to spend today completely and utterly ALONE! Noah was in preschool this morning and Miles was at his developmental intervention group. So I had precisely 90 minutes between drop-off and pickup in which to do whatever my heart desired. First thing I did was crank up music I can't listen to with my kids. You know- stuff with cuss words that talks about doin' the dirty and other craziness not appropriate for little ears. I don't know why, but it totally fulfills the rebel in me that needs to get out every blue moon or so. Then I drank a delicious, foamy, billion calorie coffee drink. I felt like I was really splurging. Breakfast for me lately has consisted of whatever Little Debbie snack cakes are in the cabinet. I don't even like them but I just can't stop. Especially when it comes to those prepackaged brownies with the colored candy chips on top. If I eat enough preservatives, I'll stay preserved forever, right? One of these days I am going to grow up- I swear.
Then I strolled around T@rget for a loooong time. I looked at all the things that I never have time to look at when I have 3 kids screaming at me about going to look at the toys and books and the endless request of "Can we have a pretzel? Or an ICEE? Or popcorn? Or...or...or?" I found some super awesome things! First of all- I found the coolest things for the laundry. I loathe dryer sheets with a passion. They get everywhere, aren't very green and the box of dryer sheets always get buried under the piles of clothes in the laundry room. Same thing with those dryer balls. If they get lost in the mound of clothes- there is no hope of finding them. See what I mean? And this is kind of considered a good day. I know- I suck. Oh well.
|These are the clean clothes. You don't even want to see the dirty clothes pile.
Maybe I should stop blogging and start doing some laundry :-(
These babies were clearanced out to $1.87 and I am madly in love with their shininess! Made my whole day. Maybe now I will retire my other flip flops- which if you will remember- blew out about 2 weeks ago and I have been hot gluing them together every time I want to wear them. Again- I suck. And I am cheap.
Then I tried on clothes and got frustrated. I have negative amounts of style. Zero- zip-nada. No style sense whatsoever. I thought that last weekend's marathon of the Rachael Zoe Project on Bravo may have helped a little but- nope. I am still clueless. I am in desperate need of a wardrobe intervention. I'm getting tired of my summer "uniform" and need to come up with a new winter "uniform" If I see something I like in the store, I need someone to coordinate it for me. I can't match stuff up at all. And all the display pictures in the store matched up every top with leggings. And I am sorry- but all those brownies for breakfast have made my badonk-a-donk way too fat for leggings. Plus- I know that under those long tunic tops, leggings give everyone camel toe and that just stresses me all the way out. (Wow- I am on a roll with TMI today!)
My last little treasure I found was this:
I am beside myself with this organizational score. Coordinating 3 kids at two different schools, with five different therapists , and doctor's appointments for a kid with a whole team of specialists for his million different ailments left me feeling like I had no idea where I was supposed to be all the time. Now I have all the info I need in one cute little place! Go me! Plus- at the bottom of that calendar it says "GIRL'S RETREAT". And OH.MY.WORD! That makes me so happy! Our weekend mom's retreat is sooooo close! I am having so much fun getting to know all the awesome ladies as we email back and forth! (BTW- donations for pampering these women are starting to come in and I am getting so pumped about it! I know that most of them never do a thing for themselves- so I can't wait to spoil them. If you want to help me do that- it's not too late. See this post for the info.)
Oh- and one of the best parts of my time alone this morning... when my highly caloric coffee kicked in and I needed to visit the potty- I did not have wrangle three kids into a small stall. No one tried to stick their hand in the toilet. Or flush a million times or talk about poop or wee-wees at the top of their lungs. No one sneaked a peak at my next stall neighbor and my butt was the only one I had to wipe! Woo Hoo! AND I get to do it all over again next Tuesday in 6 days, 16 hours and some change... (but who's counting?!)
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- Remove transfer belt unit from the machine.
- Now you will be able to see ID sensors, exact location of the sensors is just beneath the transfer belt unit.
- Clean the ID sensor with a wet cloth, Do not use dry cloth or tissue papers.
- There is a metal plate on front side of the transfer unit, remove it (2 screws) and clean it well.
- Refix all removed parts.
- Switch on the machine.
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How do I get my kids to talk to me?
Listening and talking are learned behaviors. How your children will communicate with others and you is something they are learning from you.
Are you talking with and listening to them every day? About things that don't matter, not just peppering them with questions? Is your homework done? Is your room clean? Did you do what I asked you to do?
Start young and create an "atmosphere of conversation" in your home.
When they are teens it is UNBELIEVABLY important that they trust you to listen when they talk. They need to be able to come to you and talk about both the meaningless and the meaningful.
I am 18 years into parenting and my teenagers talk with me. Often and about all topics. The reason they do is because I have been talking, asking and listening to them for years. Talk with your kids, do it often, you will reap the rewards when it matters most.
It's always a good time to talk with your tweens and teens about giving back, however there is something about the holiday season that makes it even more important. This week on Ooph you will be provided with a couple of ways to help your kids give back to others. These questions are a good way to get started. Enjoy getting to know your kids.
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The company said it will acquire shareholdings in affiliate-firms of Vintage Engineering Public Company Ltd. (VTE), which will then serve as its venture in the projects of the company in various jurisdictions.
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When asked in December about the projected slowdown in American shale output, the new US Energy Secretary shrugged off the notion, describing it as a mere 'pause'. Blaming the expected slowdown to the 'natural adjustments' of oil and gas prices instead of a structural decline in production, Dan Brouilette is painting a rosy picture of US shale – where riches still lie underneath, waiting for the right price to be extracted. Of course he would paint such a picture. Brouilette is the new Energy Secretary, replacing Rick Perry. He couldn't come in on a message of doom and gloom. But his pretty picture isn't accurate either.
Schlumberger just posted a US$10 billion loss for the full year 2019, despite relatively flat y-o-y revenues. CEO Oliver Le Peuch called its international performance 'positive', but blamed 'land market weakness' causing a sharp decline in North American revenues and profits. Land market is code word for shale, and Schlumberger isn't the only one facing problems. Halliburton announced a loss of US$1.1 billion in 2019, taking a US$2.2 billion charge on weakening US shale activity as North American revenue for Halliburton fell by 21% in 4Q19 and 18% for the whole year. While its results managed to beat analyst predictions – already stung by Schlumberger's results – Halliburton doesn't expect things to get rosier either, signalling that it expected 'customer spending' in North America to be down again in 2020.
And it isn't just service companies suffering. US supermajor Chevron booked a US$11 billion write-down on a collection of assets in its latest set of financials, including on a major deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico, the Kitimat LNG project in Canada and onshore Appalachian shale assets. Taken as a whole, the total impairment might coming from Chevron's lowered forecast for oil and gas prices to the US$55-60/b range for 2020, but that shale was singled out is a major factor. And Chevron isn't the only one. BP, Repsol and even ExxonMobil are expecting weakness. Only Shell and Total, who haven't devoted as much attention to US shale, particularly the Permian, have been relatively insulated.
Why is this happening? There are two different factors operating. From a producers' standpoint, the rising tide of US shale output is contributing to weakening global prices for oil – and that has a lot to do with the debt burden of existing US shale players, who have to keep drilling to pay off loans. Added conventional production coming online from Guyana, Brazil and Norway at the same time aren't helping with prices either, despite OPEC+'s best intentions. From a service company's perspective, firms like Schlumberger and Halliburton derive their revenue from drilling activity, not drilling output. And US drilling activity has dropped steeply over the past year, currently down by over 250 rigs according to the Baker Hughes weekly rig count. Much of this is onshore, principally in the Permian but also in other basins, as the once nimble and dynamic drillers are forced to stop activity either through bankruptcy or to shut shop temporarily as crude prices fall to uneconomical levels.
The US EIA has issued a new forecast, predicting that US shale output will slow down to a 1.1 mmb/d gain over 2020. That's still optimistic, taking total US production to 13.3 mmb/d. In 2021, however, the EIA think output growth will fall even further, to an annual gain of just 400,000 b/d. Implicit to that forecast is that the EIA expects prices to remain subdued over the new two years, because shale drillers would respond to higher prices with increased drilling. There is also production structure to consider. Shale well produce immediate results, but show steep declines after. From 2012 to 2019, the amount of drilled but uncompleted (DUCs) wells – ie. wells that can be exploited within a short time frame – grew and grew; in the last 9 months, the glut of DUCs has shrunk – suggested that the industry is not drilling new wells as fast as they are completing already-drilled. Drilling activity has declined, and the chronic decline in the Baker Hughes active rig count – 18 of the last 21 weeks showed a net loss of rigs – is just proof of that.
It may not be the picture that Dan Brouilette wants to paint, but it is reality. The shale slowdown is real. It is also true that shale activity would increase if prices rose to more viable levels – say the US$65-70/b range – but let's be honest, what are the odds of that happening when shale itself is the cause of weakening prices.
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Electro-Magnetic Flow Meter:
Size : DN 3 to DN 3000 mm
Flow Velocity : 0.5 m/s to 15 m/s
Accuracy : ±0.5%, ±0.2% of Reading
Coriolis Mass Flow Meter:
Size : DN8~DN300
Flow Range : 8 to 2500000 Kg/hr (for liquids)
4 to 2500000 Kg/hr (for gases)
Accuracy : 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% of Normal Flow Range
Positive Displacement Flow Meter:
Size : DN 15 ~ DN 400
Max. Flow Range : 0.3 m3/hr to 1800 m3/hr
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Accuracy : 0.1% 0.2% 0.5%
Vortex Flow Meter:
Size : DN 25 to DN 300
Flow Range : 1.3 m3/hr to 2000 m3/hr (Water)
8.0 m3/hr to 10000 m3/hr (Air)
Accuracy : ±1.0% of Reading
Turbine Flow Meter:
Size : DN 4 to DN 200
Flow Range : 0.02 m3 /hr to 680 m3 /hr
Accuracy : 1.0% or 0.5% of Rate
Ultrasonic Flow Meter:
Type : Hand held Ultrasonic Flow meter with S2, M2, L2 Sensors
Accuracy : ±1% of Reading at rates > 0.2 mps
Measuring Range : DN 15 – DN 6000
In its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that U.S. natural gas exports will exceed natural gas imports by an average 7.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2020 (2.0 Bcf/d higher than in 2019) and 8.9 Bcf/d in 2021. Growth in U.S. net exports is led primarily by increases in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and pipeline exports to Mexico. Net natural gas exports more than doubled in 2019, compared with 2018, and EIA expects that they will almost double again by 2021 from 2019 levels.
The United States trades natural gas by pipeline with Canada and Mexico and as LNG with dozens of countries. Historically, the United States has imported more natural gas than it exports by pipeline from Canada. In contrast, the United States has been a net exporter of natural gas by pipeline to Mexico. The United States has been a net exporter of LNG since 2016 and delivers LNG to more than 30 countries.
In 2019, growth in demand for U.S. natural gas exports exceeded growth in natural gas consumption in the U.S. electric power sector. Natural gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export facilities and by pipeline to Mexico accounted for 12% of dry natural gas production in 2019. EIA forecasts these deliveries to account for an increasingly larger share through 2021 as new LNG facilities are placed in service and new pipelines in Mexico that connect to U.S. export pipelines begin operations.
Net U.S. natural gas imports from Canada have steadily declined in the past four years as new supplies from Appalachia into the Midwestern states have displaced some pipeline imports from Canada. U.S. pipeline exports to Canada have increased since 2018 when the NEXUS pipeline and Phase 2 of the Rover pipeline entered service. Overall, EIA projects the United States will remain a net natural gas importer from Canada through 2050.
U.S. pipeline exports to Mexico increased following expansions of cross-border pipeline capacity, averaging 5.1 Bcf/d from January through October 2019, 0.5 Bcf/d more than the 2018 annual average, according to EIA's Natural Gas Monthly. The increase in exports was primarily the result of increased flows on the newly commissioned Sur de Texas–Tuxpan pipeline in Mexico, which transports natural gas from Texas to the southern Mexican state of Veracruz. Several new pipelines in Mexico that were scheduled to come online in 2019 were delayed are expected to enter service in 2020:
U.S. LNG exports averaged 5 Bcf/d in 2019, 2 Bcf/d more than in 2018, as a result of several new facilities that placed their first trains in service. This year, several new liquefaction units (referred to as trains) are scheduled to be placed in service:
In 2021, the third train at the Corpus Christi facility in Texas is scheduled to come online, bringing the total U.S. liquefaction capacity to 10.2 Bcf/d (baseload) and 10.8 Bcf/d (peak). EIA expects LNG exports to continue to grow and average 6.5 Bcf/d in 2020 and 7.7 Bcf/d in 2021, as facilities gradually ramp up to full production.
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Contact: Jocelyn Cohen (Director, Sustainable Flatbush Energy Solutions Initiative) or Anne Pope (Founder/Director, Sustainable Flatbush) (718) 208-0575
Energy Efficiency and Affordability Where We Live:
Sustainable Flatbush Organizes Neighborhood Energy Forum to Support Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects
Flatbush, Brooklyn — Sustainable Flatbush and its partners will host a Neighborhood Energy Forum on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the Brooklyn College Student Center, 9:30 am to 2 pm. At this event homeowners, tenant organizations, landlords, and building managers will learn what they need to get started with major energy efficiency projects — from energy audits to weatherization to solar-electric, for both large multi-family buildings and 1-4 family homes. The Neighborhood Energy Forum promises to give you the information you need to navigate the maze of programs and take the first steps toward making your project a reality.
In 2008, Municipal Arts Society and Flatbush Development Corporation published their Imagine Flatbush 2030 report, which identified the lack of energy efficient buildings as one of the neighborhood's greatest challenges. "Inefficiency drives up energy costs, contributes to air pollution (almost 80% of New York City's greenhouse gas emissions are produced by buildings), and hurts everybody, especially low-income people. That is why Sustainable Flatbush is organizing this event, to help residential building stakeholders raise the money they need for major energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy projects, and for neighbors to share resources and best practices." — Anne Pope, Executive Director, Sustainable Flatbush.
At the Neighborhood Energy Forum, participants will hear from the experts about what to do, step-by-step, and an Energy Fair will feature contractors who specialize in this kind of work. Event partners to date include National Grid, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), ConEd, and Flatbush Development Corporation.
For more information about attending the Neighborhood Energy Forum, visit: http://sustainableflatbush.
Sustainable Flatbush brings neighbors together to mobilize, educate, and advocate for sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.


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Janet Reese doesn't know who the older couple in front of this house is, but she's hoping someone will recognize them. She found the picture in her grandmother's possessions, but knows it didn't belong to her grandmother's family for a simple reason—they took care of their images. This portrait has experienced a great deal of wear and tear, and it's miraculous that it survived at all. She thinks it might depict someone on the Owens side of the family, but without further evidence, it's impossible to determine a tentative identification.
Unfortunately, the image has few identification clues. There is no photographer's imprint to help date it. And the couple's outfits look like typical farmers' work clothes. The man wears a work shirt and overalls. The woman's appearance lacks distinctive qualities to narrow the time frame; her dress and apron could date from anytime in the late 19th century.
There are other details present in the image that might help later. On the left side of the picture, you can see a split rail fence, which slopes up a small incline. This detail could help Reese place the picture in a particular location based on her family research.
Other features add to the charm of this picture. If you look carefully, you can see two chickens and what appears to be a cat near the outbuilding to the left of the house. Even the weather is visible. It appears the day was clear with a light breeze, suggested by the blurriness in the trees.
If a photograph doesn't offer identification clues, you'll need to consult other sources of information. This might require locating historical documents, asking family or approaching appropriate organizations to see if you can narrow down the possibilities. Here are a few steps that can assist in the identification of this picture:
Make a list of all possible Owens family members who would have been the right age in the mid- to late 19th century. As Reese compiles the list, she'll eliminate anyone who died before the age of 50. This couple appears to be in their late 50s or early 60s, but they could be older. It all depends on how individuals in the Owens family aged.
Beside each name, note where the person lived. The location will give Reese a place to start to search land records (deeds and tax documents). She's looking for a couple that purchased land and built a house. They're obviously proud of their dwelling.
Contact the local historical societies in the towns where her ancestors settled. Ask them to look at the picture, in case they recognize the couple or the house.
Post the image online and hope that someone in the family recognizes the couple. Janet has already done this, but so far no one can identify them.
Once Reese completes these steps, she should have some more clues to identify this couple. And even if the picture remains unidentified, she will have learned more about her family. She might even uncover new information and a few more pictures of the Owens family during her research.


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The Baht for a Better Life Project was started in 1995 with small change, contributed by guests of Amari hotels and donations from our staff used to further the education of children in Thailand.
Our CSR programme aims to support and provides educational opportunities for underprivileged children in poor areas of Bangkok and rural areas of the country through constructing and renovating local schools, providing essential learning tools and scholarships with opportunities for on-the-job training and employment.
We are currently involved in three key initiatives:
In 2012, our Foundation entered a partnership with Raks Thai Foundation for Baht for a Better Life to support Raks Thai's "84 Schools in Celebration of H.M. the King's 84th Birthday" project.This joint project aims to improve children's leadership, occupational and life skills through children's learning activities beyond the regular curriculum.
Our Team Members and guests are also regularly involved in volunteering activities such as teacher's training, learning activities with the children as well as fund raising.Through this project, we currently support the Bang Kra Jao School in Samutsakorn
To rebuild and provide classroom furniture and tools to Border Police Schools in rural parts of Thailand. To-date, Amari Watergate Bangkok has helped fund and complete 11 schools in all regions.
As well as building classrooms, donations received have been used to buy essentials such as desks, chairs, blackboards, books and pencils.
12 scholarships are offered each year to children living in Klongtoey - an underprivileged area of Bangkok - who are determined to continue their studies despite the odds against them. The programme also offers on-the-job-training and employment opportunities.
Many of these children aspire to put their knowledge and skills back into the benefit of their community.
On 23 August 2013, we celebrated Henry J. Bean's Bar & Grill 19th anniversary by selling the longest Macadamia nut roulade cake for charity.
Created by our Executive Pastry Chef, Jerome Benda and presided over by Saisom Wongsasuluck, the proceeds from this initiative were donated to the Baht for a Better Life Project in order to support the education less fortunate children living in remote areas of Thailand.


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This week in Philly Sports, the Phillies pick up a closer and it's Brad Lidge. Is he the real deal? Time will tell, we talk about his stats and the big deal. The Eagle drop the ball against the Cowboys and with this week's game they find they are in a must win situation.
All this and more, with Show 64 with Rich Baxter and James Jimmy Dogg.
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Belyi's theorem states that the following properties of a nonsingular projective algebraic curve $X$ are equivalent:
1) $X$ is defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}};$
2) There exists a meromorphic function $\phi: X\to\mathbb{P}^1\mathbb{C} $ ramified at most at $0,1,$ and $\infty$;
3) $X$ is isomorphic to $\Gamma \backslash \mathbb{H}$ (compactified at cusps) for a finite index subgroup $[\mathrm{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z}), \Gamma]<\infty.$
The remaining question is: $$\boxed{\text{ Is there a way to treat singularities in this or a similar framework? }}$$
The following of my original questions have been answered:
Can this be generalized to arbitrary projective nonsingular varities of higher dimensions? (I discussed this with one professor here in Goettingen. That seems to be ongoing research. Please see also comment of David Roberts.)
What compactification do they mean here? $\Gamma \backslash \mathbb{H} \cup \mathbb{Q}$! (see the answer of Robin Chapman)
What is a nice reference for the proof of Belyi's theorem? (see answer of YBL and Koeck + the comments of Emerton)
How does the Galois group $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}/\mathbb{Q})$ enter the picture? (see comment of Ariyan and answer of YBL)
Where can I find nice examples where these computations have been done explicitly? (see answer of Andy Putnam and JSE)


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Frisco: Button Up Your Business tax seminar, Summit Chamber initiative Thursday at Tuscato
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The Summit Chamber is hosting a Button Up Your Business tax seminar 8-10 a.m. at Tuscato in Frisco Thursday. Organizers encourage those interested to register as soon as possible.
Experts will point out tips and tactics and things to do prior to the end of the month.
Speakers will advise attendees on what to expect in 2013 and 2014 concerning ObamaCare and other recent changes that will go into effect after the new year.
The seminar includes a continental breakfast, and the cost is $10.
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2014: Led BSC in games started (13), wins (8), innings pitched (88.1), strikeouts (79) and ERA (1.02)...1.02 ERA ranked 5th among all pitchers nationally... was named SAA Pitcher-of-the-Year, First Team All-SAA, SAA All-Tournament Team, All-South Region, ABCA All-American and Academic All-American...earned SAA Player of the Week Honors after March 8th Complete Game Shutout vs Millsaps totaling 11 strikeouts.
2013: Was 4-2 in 13 appearances including 11 starts...posted team highs with 75 innings pitched and 77 strikeouts...was named to All-SAA Tournament team after his complete game performance against Centre on April 26th in which he allowed only 1 run on 4 hits and struck out 10.
2012: Posted a 7-3 record in his first year...led the team in starts (14) , complete games (2), innings pitched (80.1), and strikeouts (83)...had three-plus strikeouts and tossed five-plus innings 12-fo-14 appearances...struck out 11 batters agaainst Rhodes and 10 hitters versus Sewanee...allowed a season-low one hit in six innings against Covenant...was named 2012 SCAC Newcomer of the Year. and Third-Team All-South Region....made the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.
Pre BSC: Played for Mike Strickland at Marist High School in Atlanta, Ga.
Personal: Born May 26, 1992...Son of Rick and Beth Stevens...has one brother, Taylor, and one sister Kelly...undeclared major.