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The Dow [Jones Industrial Index of 30 top US companies' stocks] closed up 490.05 points, or 4.2%, to 12,045.68. It was the largest point and percentage advance since March 23, 2009, when the index shot up 497 points, or 6.8% -- just as the latest bull market was beginning. [...]
The Dow is back in the black year to date, up 4%. Most U.S. indexes, however, still are down for the year.
"There's just a lot of good news in general," said Don Hays, the founder of Hays Advisory. [...]
Before U.S. markets opened, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and four other central banks unveiled a new program to increase access to dollars for struggling European banks. The move is designed to make it easier for European banks to access funds at a time when fears about the European debt crisis have led to a freeze in liquidity.
In the United States, the payroll company ADP said just before the markets opened that private-sector companies in the U.S. had added 206,000 employees in November. That is almost 100,000 more than they added in October and nearly 100,000 more than analysts had expected. The figures allay fears that the job market has ground to a halt.
Later in the day, data on business activity, pending home sales and general economic growth all came in better than expected.
"There were a range of different indicators on different parts of the U.S. economy, and they all did well," said Paul Ashworth, an economist with Capital Economics.
So what happened? Let's start with the biggest news of the day, which was the announcement that the world's top central banks (including our own Federal Reserve) will be coordinating to rescue the world's economy by making it easy to inject money into Europe's central banks, so they can easily lend money to European banks in dire need. While this may first seem like another "bank bailout" (and it essentially IS), it's also an effort by the big central banks to stop the Euro-zone crisis from plunging the entire globe into a greater recession.
So this big announcement turned out to be a big boost to markets across the globe today. And in addition to that, we also saw some good news here at home. Private sector job creation ticked up to 206,000 new employees this month, and this helped to calm fears of a looming double dip recession here in the US.
So is everything coming up roses again? Not so fast. The Federal Reserve expects slow growth at best in the coming year (2% annual GDP increase is only enough to keep up with population, NOT to recoup 2007-09 decline). And as we discussed earlier today, even that small amount of economic hope is threatened by further "tea party" favored austerity measures slashing federal investment (aka spending) to the point of causing GDP contraction and greater unemployment.
And getting back to today's big Euro-zone news, the whole argument of fairness resurfaces. Why do big European banks get bailed out, but not (formerly) middle class American homeowners, small business owners, or blue collar workers? Why are the top economic powers that be so willing to help the 1%, but not the 99%? I suspect what was announced today is badly needed to help stabilize the global economy, but at the same time far more action is needed... In particular, action that working class families can see and feel directly and immediately.
This is why we still see so much anger in politics today, even anger that seems misplaced and nonsensical at times. It's why this upcoming election may be especially turbulent. And though today's news shows some good signs for the economy, I suspect we'll still face rough waters ahead as long as unemployment remains high... And certain politicians try to keep it that way.

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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
Monthly Update - October 2009
As the rainy season threatens October has seen the hatching and release of our first baby turtles; the completion of the new accommodation block; a visit from a film crew; mist netting; new botanical discoveries; advances in the animal rescue centre and general maintenance around the reserve.
Where to start?
Daniel Medina continues to survey the flora of the reserve and he has pushed our species list up to well over 250 with many more specimens being dried and processed for identification. People can easily overlook the importance of the rainforest plants with the brightly coloured birds, noisy insects and scurrying mammals bombarding your senses as you walk through the forest but the plants are truly fascinating. Their unique symbiotic interactions with animals, specialisations to combat depredation and outright size never cease to amaze me and Daniel's enthusiasm is infectious as volunteers leave Taricaya with a newfound respect for plants. Already he has discovered species previously unknown to the area and this reflects our findings in the bird surveys as many species thought only to exist in cloud forests have been found in Taricaya also. Such a correlation is in fact reassuring as the presence of these plants suggests the presence of animal dispersers and for the animals, a source of food. There is a lot to still investigate but there are huge amounts of publishable material already and Daniel and I have agreed to start processing it immediately.
The animal rescue centre continues to flourish and this month has seen us concentrate on building the pre-release enclosure for our adult group of spider monkeys (Ateles sp.). The fact that the ideal site for this project lies deep in the reserve meant that we had to separate large blocks of time to work on this project. As usual, volunteers and staff were up to the tough physical demands of the work and the huge netted area is close to completion. It will be immensely satisfying to move the group out into the reserve and watch how they start to adapt to their future home. The transition will be closely monitored and their behaviour recorded as this is a pioneering project for the release of these regionally extinct primates. Success with this release could help the species on a much larger scale as our experiences will be published and this will facilitate other entities in different areas hoping to accomplish the same goal. Further good news surfaced this month as the younger jaguarundi siblings (Herpailurus yaguarondi) were sexed and both individuals are female. The rapid growth of these beautiful felines enabled us to finally ascertain their sex as young cubs cannot be differentiated until they reach a certain size. This is very exciting as these sisters could potentially mate with our older male and the future offspring released into the wild. The solitary and timid nature of the jaguarundi makes it hard to estimate its true status but these small cats are undoubtedly suffering from the effects of deforestation and prey loss, a fact reflected in their CITES status.
We reopened our mist nets this month and there are two new species awaiting a positive identification from outside experts. The first is a possible new species of antwren (Ihering's) that could be in the area but whose plumage and size is so similar to another member of the same family (Long-winged), which is already recorded at Taricaya, that I have sent the data and photos away for confirmation. The second is a definite new species but needs to be clarified as one of two possible candidates. The migratory flycatcher is either a Lesser or Small-billed Elaenia both of which would be a new species for the list. Should both birds result as new findings for the reserve then our total will move to 423 as we have a further positive addition in the Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak (Parkerthraustes humeralis) which was seen several times from the canopy platform this month.
Elsewhere our first turtle nests began to hatch and the baby turtles were duly marked and measured ready for release. We then coordinated with the local government office so that they could be present for the release of the first group of youngsters. INRENA has given us the permits for this project over many years now and a measure of our success is their request to be present and document the release as a pilot for other areas of Peru. Our relationship with the government continues to strengthen as they realise that we are a dedicated and committed organisation a fact that is reflected in all our joint initiatives be it the reserve's management, the animal rescue centre or the turtle project.
"Les Productions Du Golen" is a Paris-based film company that had been commissioned by the Voyage Channel to do a series of documentaries around the world. Having contacted the Projects Abroad office in France they chose Taricaya as the location for one of their programs and a week of successful shooting gave them footage of our wide range of projects set against the magnificent backdrop of the Amazon rainforest. This is now the fifth television production to be filmed at Taricaya since our conception and as the project moves from strength to strength our international recognition continues to grow. Heightening awareness of the plight of the tropical rainforest is one of our primary goals at Taricaya and our hands-on techniques are at the forefront of conservation efforts. Such publicity is well earned and necessary if we are to slow the large-scale destruction of the world's richest ecosystem.
As Taricaya continues to prosper and grow it became necessary to renovate our oldest dormitory block. The aged two storey building was finally pulled down and the material recycled where possible to complete a new accommodation block of 5 big rooms with private bathrooms thus leaving us with uniform accommodation for everyone and a capacity of 40 volunteers. A figure we reached earlier in the year! It is strange to see the layout of the lodge without our first ever construction dominating the view but eight years is a long time for a building to last in the hot and humid conditions and progress always involves change. We are now fully equipped to face the challenges of the coming wet season and as we celebrate our 8th anniversary next month it is fitting that the building work has been completed. This year has seen the completion of a laboratory, butterfly house, new volunteer accommodation and extensive maintenance work on the bridges and platforms around the reserve. Our focus must now shift to improving our installations for the animal rescue centre as older cages need replacing with our new models designed for a longer life span.
As our numbers remain above 20 volunteers into November there will many more advances to report on along with the first ever mist netting course to be held in Peru which will take place next month in the reserve. The rest of our baby turtles will hatch, the rains will no doubt start in earnest and more adventures will be had in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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Over the past decade, the Middle East has made a massive move to secure some of the world's major sporting events.
Abu Dhabi won the right to host a Formula One Grand Prix beginning in 2009, Qatar was successful in its FIFA World Cup bid for 2022 and the world's top tennis players and golfers regularly head to the region for big tour tournaments.
Now people are asking: Is the Middle East becoming a major
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Nine teams took part in the "Sailing Arabia -- the Tour" -- the Middle East's version of Europe's Le Tour de France a la Voile. The event sees the fleet sail throughout the region from Bahrain to Oman.
It is the second time it has been held but it is not the only sailing competition to take place in the region in 2012.
"We do always try to approach the prime events," says Faisal Abdulla Al Sheikh from the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. "Of course (there is) the Volvo Ocean Race, the first ever Middle East stop over."
The United Arab Emirates was this year included in the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time in its 39-year history. The 39000 nautical mile challenge, that sees six professional crews race across the world over eight months, incorporated a Cape Town to Abu Dhabi leg.
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The decision to include the Middle Eastern stopover provided special challenges. Parts of the leg were shrouded in secrecy because of concerns over piracy. It was split into two sections and the race boats had to be loaded onto a cargo ship and taken to Sharjah in the UAE for the final sprint to Abu Dhabi.
"For us the race is aiming at being a very global competition so we need to expand," says Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race. "We need to make sure we cover as many markets as we can and Abu Dhabi and a few other players wanted to be serious about sailing."
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"Obviously there is an economic factor," he adds. "There's no doubt that this region is less affected by the crisis we have in Europe."
Other sailing organizations too are seeing the financial benefits of the Middle East.
The independent sailing company Pindar began its push into the region around four years in Bahrain. Pindar set up sailing programs and launched the boat "Kingdom of Bahrain" -- which in 2009 was briefly held by Iranian authorities when the crew was accused of straying into Iranian waters en route to Dubai for a race.
Pindar CEO, Andrew Pindar, sees the Middle East as providing a lot of economic opportunities for organizations like his. "There is a lot of stability in the region and a lot of investment," he says.
Big advantages
Pindar says its warm climate and location are huge draw cards for the sailing world. "For most of the year it has good sailing conditions; warm water, good winds," he says. "It's in the middle for people coming from Europe and Australasia," which Pindar adds is ideal for competitive sailing.
But it's not only the competitive sailing world that is being drawn to the Middle East, with the large expat community and corporate world providing a new sailing audience. Pindar says the opportunities are available in the Gulf, as long as organizations are willing to put in the hard work. "If you go there with the right idea or the right approach then people will back you, but they don't do it immediately."
The CEO says there has been a real push for sailing in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and thinks the Volvo Ocean Race's presence in the Middle East will do a lot to boost the sport's profile.
Unlike that event, participants in "Sailing Arabia - the Tour" compete only for the pride of winning. The fleet is a mixture of professionals and amateurs, with many only having a few months experience on the water.
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Oman Sail runs the event and its CEO David Graham says the organization is trying to promote competition amongst the Gulf nations. "Sailing has always been in the Middle East, it has very deep and strong roots," Graham says. "What's becoming more of a focus now is the sport of sailing."
Oman Sail aims to promote sailing and has established pioneering initiatives to encourage people across Omani society to take up the sport. In the past three years it has taught thousands of children how to sail and is helping develop a women's squad in an effort to boost Oman's Olympic chances.
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We're Here! We're Godless!
Get Used To It!
There was one underlying theme throughout the entire rally:
You are not alone
This played out in many ways, but it was always there, for some the biggest leap to make is from being a silent unbeliever, alone; to part of the, "We have a voice, we will be silent no more!" So, if you attended, you were one of the real VIPs and part of the we, who will be silent no more, who gathered on Saturday to shout it to the seat of power in this country.
We do not believe...
It wasn't the best weather, but no one attending the rally for legitimate reasons tried to pray for better weather, or even wish it away, no. We came prepared, thanks to science, …meteorology in particular as well as the means to access the predictions made for what the weather would be that day.
We weren't surprised, we were prepared, …ponchos, rain gear, umbrellas. The six people I was with showed up at about 8:30 joined with others from our MeetUp group and we stayed until after Bad Religion finished and the Hitchins tribute, after a first glitched attempt ...played all the way through.
Every speaker made a point of expressing their gratitude to all who came, and most spoke directly to those, still alone and for whatever reasons they may have, afraid to admit their disbelief to any but themselves. They were told, in no uncertain terms that they have a community of others who answer no, to a ridiculous notion that an invisible and unknowable entity has anything to do with reality.
But, this was also about more than just what we as a community, don't believe, and about the many important issues and ideologies attached to that single "no", that we not only lack a belief in, but we won't tolerate any more.
This was a very loud "no" to; religion and state, religion and its bigotries (all of them), and religion and its lies (all of them).
Not just individual atheists who came to the Reason Rally. Groups, often representing larger local groups of Atheists, Freethinkers, Secularists, Critical Thinkers, Skeptics, Foxhole Atheists,
Humanist, Non-Believers; came together to join as one large, unified, and very loud community.
Our van load (minus me), of 7 on our way to the event to join with 7 more to attend, and one of us whom we were proud to see as a participant on the stage. Tommy and Jim on the right, the co-organizers of F.A.C.T.
We are a community of organized communities.
This is another aspect of the underlying theme of this event, for together; we represent a constituency, not just of non-believers, but of voters. Unlike the Teabagger Taliban:
We are a real grass-roots movement.
Arrival, at about 8:30
Where we found the rest of our F.A.C.T. group and set up for the day
Tommy, our tireless driver (there and back) and co-organizer of our trip and our group, Forsyth Area Critical Thinkers; an Iraq war vet and Foxhole Atheist and huge Bad Religion fan.
Yes, the dog tags he wears proudly have Atheist stamped on them.
We had 14 of us at our spot, the 15th member from our group was with the VIPs, Steven Hewett, a Bronze Star recipient and veteran of the war in Afghanistan and also the American Flag bearer for the ceremonies at the rally.
Of the 15 from our MeetUp group, many were veterans. We had diversity going for us, almost half of our group was women, at least one was gay, one was African American, and one wasn't even a US citizen (me!)
Keeping in touch using SCIENCE! …love the black "evil little thing" Jessica Ahlquest hoodie.
The "swag tents", I picked up my Reason Rally shirt and hat before we got to our place close to the stage. There were a lot of Atheist orgs housed there, including Atheist Nexus.
I didn't take any side-trips to go check-out the protesters, but this was off to the side of the crowd close to where we were, so Tommy and I popped over to get a picture. After I got my pic, I walked up to the guy with the Fail shirt and shook his hand and thanked him. Tommy said, "Hell yeah!" and went over and shook his hand. After this, many people followed suit, ignoring the bible thumper and giving the kid his props and shaking his hand, …cool.
It gets better!
Jesus-Fail-Guy has his own YouTube channel, and he had his own cameraman there and was taping everything. So, I'm watching his "part 1" video, and notice that the FAIL shirt kid can be seen from behind, …oh! there's my buddy Tommy taking his picture, …oh! there's me, then, …EDIT… he had to cut out all his preaching for all the time that everybody was shaking the kid's hand. So, when the video continues post edit… nobody's there.
I left him some comments on YouTube:
It begins….
Oh! Look! ….Atheists!
Flag ceremony, that's Steven on the far left.
Steven Hewett on the big screen, if you don't know about Steven and his story you should read this Blog entry at freethoughtblogs.com. Watch the documentary, yeah it's two hours long but worth every minute spent. I'm proud to know Steven, he's a real hero (having fought both a Muslim and Christian Taliban), and to top it off, a gracious man ...humble to a fault. Jessica Ahlquest is his idea of a real hero.
(Thanks! to Jude Johnson for sending me a better image than the one I had)
We the people…
Judi Rockhill, was (one of) the sign-language interpreters who did a stellar job keeping up with the speakers and performers and did so in such a way that when they stopped speaking, it would only be a second, a second and a half at most …when they'd be caught up. Wow!
There were several ASL interpreters, these two did the lions share of the work, both were awesome.
During Tim Minchin's song "Fuck the Pope", the camera panned to ASL interpreter S.B. Morgaine and they put her up on the big screen. Some sign-language is universal. The crowd went crazy, I wonder if anybody told Tim that the biggest cheer during his show wasn't for him?
BTW, Tim Minchin was epic.
So was everybody on stage, so were all who made this possible, and most of all, so were all of us who showed up and made sure our voices were heard (and seen).
As for: We're here! We're godless! Get used to it!
We were led in this chant by Fred Dewords, national director of the United Coalition of Reason, one of the speakers at the rally. After we repeated this chant many times, he stopped, paused and said, "…and we vote".
Update I
Okay, …now some video high-lights harvested from YouTube. I'm going to start with the Hitchins tribute, when it was played, it glitched, this brought everybody down for a bit. After Bad Religion closed the show, they managed to get the tribute on and it played all the way through. We had started to leave, I was the last to follow and I yelled ahead, "Hold up guys, they fixed the Hitchins tribute, and everybody within earshot who was leaving, stopped, turned and watched.
Jessica "Evil Little Thing" Ahlquist
Shelley Segal
Adam Savage (Mythbusters)
Tim Minchin
Eddie Izzard (complete)
Nate Phelps
P.Z. Myers
Richard Dawkins
Check back here over the next few days, I'll be updating content and info as I get it.
So far, 9 videos and the names (and twitter accts) of the fantastic ASL interpreters ….if any want to tweet them kudos.
Update part deux
Christina Rad
James "The Amazing" Randi
Penn Gillette
(Mormons hee hee hee hee)
The Flag Ceremony
Jamila Bey (cut short, but w/interview)
Greta Christina (Incomplete, …still awesome)
Update III
Jamie Kilstein
Bill Maher
Sean Faircloth
Taslima Nasreen (clip)
Shelley Segal
Bad Religion (first three songs)
Update IV
This video gives some idea of how huge the crowd was.
(Thanks to fellow Reason Rally blogger matthew greenberg for sending me the link!)
The next best thing to having been there though (as well as a great addition to having attended), is to order an official Reason Rally DVD and get ready to crank it up loud and cheer along with the rest of us...
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Thanks, it was a group effort… ha ha...
Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing it! :)
That's awesome! Thanks so much, Mark.
Thanks Dude, love your pics, add them in comments if you want, I'll move them to the blog (attributed of course), this one's staying up for a long time.
Wow! Well done. I'll be spending some serious time going through this. Thanks for reaching out.
Update VI
More Shelley Segal
Update V
Some more pics and a punch-line.
Dead-link to Tim Minchin "Storm" video fixed.
Thanks all for comments, and thanks to Jude for the pic and Mathew for the YT links...
I'll try and update later today. Tonight is "Humanists & Heretics Fiesta" night for our MeetUp group, so I'm going to try and get them to leave comments, give me some of their pics (at least a copy of our one group pic) and vids while having a Mexican dinner at one of my favorite Winston-Salem restaurants.
Atheist MeetUp groups do have their side benefits...
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Washington: Speaking through a friend, the ex-lover of fallen CIA chief David Petraeus has broken her silence on the affair that led to his downfall, saying she is "devastated" at all the harm done.
Paula Broadwell and husband Scott were captured by television cameras returning to their North Carolina home on Sunday after hiding out at her brother's house in the capital Washington since the scandal broke.
"She's devastated and deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family along with everyone else," ABC News reported, quoting an unnamed friend of the Broadwells.
Petraeus, America's most celebrated military leader in a generation, stepped down on November 9 as head of the CIA after admitting to an affair with Broadwell, a counter-terrorism expert and lieutenant-colonel in the Army Reserve who had co-authored a biography of the general.
The FBI stumbled upon the affair when Jill Kelley, a Florida socialite and friend of the Petraeus family, asked investigators to look into threatening emails that turned out to be from an apparently jealous Broadwell.
The probe uncovered potentially "inappropriate" emails between Kelley and the top allied commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, that are the subject of a separate inquiry that has delayed his nomination to the post of NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe.
Television pictures showed Broadwell, wearing dark glasses and clutching one of her two sons in her arms, as she walked up the stairs from her car to enter her North Carolina home on Sunday.
"At some stage I'll have a statement for you guys, just not right now," husband Scott told reporters as he fetched groceries from the trunk.
Last week, FBI agents searched the Broadwell home and seized several boxes of documents.
Prosecutors are still deciding whether to pursue charges against Broadwell, 40, for mishandling classified documents or allegedly taking secret files from government buildings.
Petraeus told friends he and Broadwell, who he met in 2006 during a talk at Harvard University, began their affair last November, two months after he took up his CIA post, and that he ended things "about four months ago."
The acclaimed general, who was credited with turning around the war in Iraq and went on to become the commander of US and allied forces in Afghanistan, has been married to wife Holly for almost four decades.


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Otto, as an exception read the Stockhouse Board
for a change. The fact that you published the phone number for Olson and his whereabouts really hit a raw nerve with the guy who posts as "battleready"; nice, somebody twisted the handle and called him/her "rattle betty".
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Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L): So I get this mail from reader "KP"...
Jacques Brel: Les Prénoms de Paris
A beautiful, uplifting song about the beautiful city.
Jacques Brel: Orly
La vie ne fait pas de cadeau.
Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L): Here's something fun you can do...
...with information supplied in the last two NRs.
1) Read this (IKN highlights):
"Minera would like to confirm that Eric Olson, Chief Operating Officer, has not had permission to enter Peru revoked by the Peruvian immigration authorities as speculated, nor has he broken any immigration rules. In common with most expatriates who work in the global mining industry, Mr. Olson works on a rotation system which includes 6 weeks in Peru, and 2 weeks outside Peru"
2) Ring the number and talk to the COO, Eric Olson:
Minera IRL
Eric Olson (COO)
+1 (416) 907-7363
3) Ask him his current location (answer: Dominican Republic)
4) Ask him when he was last in Peru (answer: "Middle of October")
5) Ask him when he plans to return to Peru (answer: November 16th)
The Friday OT: Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From The New World"
Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L): Team Hodges shows its desperation
PS: After re-reading it, I just started laughing. They're seriously going to try and tell the world that they have support in Ollachea? After everything the community has already said and pronounced regarding the project and its opinions of Diego Benavides compared to those of the Team Hodges scumbags? That's just downright crazy, but the thing about the truth is that it just has this habit of coming back to haunt liars.
PPS: Here's what Ollachea really thinks of Team Hodges:
Sr. Daryl HodgesThe rural community of Ollachea is very proud of its territory and its riches and because of that, we have always defended them against anyone who has wanted to deceive us in order to appropriate that which we consider our principal resource and the most valuable asset from our previous generations for our children.When the company (IRL) first came (to Ollachea) we conversed with them and reached agreements based on trust with the people who came as representatives of the company such as Mr. Courtney Chamberlain, who we always remember with much appreciation and Dr. Benavides, who we named an Honorary Member of the Community due to his laudable social leadership and who we elected as the only person authorized for agreements between the community and the company.This good relationship of trust has lasted over eight years, with total respect for our customs and particularly our territory, which is why we gave our territory as guarantee via a contract and the our support to the company so that it could obtain financing with COFIDE.However, we now see that nothing is being respected, which is why the General Assembly which took place yesterday agreed on the necessity to get a clear answer regarding the announcements of changes in the company that you, in an arrogant manner, spoke of in the Assembly of July 15th.Our territory and agreements are to be respected and with you we have no trust that this will occur because we feel that you have lied to us and that you do not respect the relationship that the community and the company have built.You said that you had worked in the company for the last eleven years and that you had achieved the deal for the credit agreement with COFIDE. We have never seen you before, nor do we agree with you.You have treated us badly because you have taken Mr. Courtney's position, we don't know how, and you have ignored he who we named honorary community member, which represents a direct affront to us.You mocked us when we said that you (i.e. the company) should give the position to Dr. Benavides, who deserves to occupy the main position at the company and not to be an interim.You said that there will be a new company, ignoring the good relationship forged between community and company for eight years.Until we have your answer, we will not grant any permission for the development of the drilling campaign or any activity (at the Ollachea project). If not, we will have to take further action. We await your immediate answer.Sincerely,Juan Luis Valeriano GutierrezPresident of the Ollachea Rural Community Directive
Or maybe Team Hodges thinks this letter is a fake?
Global Mining Observer breaks another big story
The world's largest royalty and streaming groups are clubbing together to form a syndicate, promising some of the sector's largest ever deals to date, Global Mining Observer reports.The syndicate includes gold royalty group Franco-Nevada and silver streaming giant Silver Wheaton, but also looks set to include a variety of money managers, from pension funds to private equity, according to high level sources involved.Orion Mine Finance, formerly part of copper trader Red Kite, and private equity firm Blackstone, one of the world's largest asset managers, are both angling to be included. Caisse de depot, the Quebec-based pension fund, is also "trying to piggyback" on deals negotiated by royalty groups, according to one chief executive, who has previously landed financing from (continues here)
Chart of the day is...
...the gold/copper ratio:
There's some kind of limit being reached here. Again.
So, gold drops or copper rebounds? Or chart does new things?
Pilot Gold (PLG.to): I'll give Mark O'Dea credit for one thing...
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Matt Lennox-King for his years of service to Pilot Gold. Matt assumed the role of President & CEO upon the spinout of Pilot Gold, from the Fronteer - Newmont transaction in 2011. We wish Matt all the best in his future endeavours."
B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG) 3q15 financials
All told, pretty good. The net loss is slightly ugly, but it's all to do with a small but logical write-down plus front-loading of tax bills. The ops are fine and I'm again interested in how BTO is guiding to 500k oz Au in the middle of November; the chances that 4q15 turns out to be a blowout quarter are now even higher than they were.
I'm good with this qtr from BTO.
A lot more in IKN340 on Sunday, subbers.
New Gold (NGD)
Chart of the day is...
Congratulations are due to Kinross (K.to) (KGC)...
...for making its first reasonably sensible asset acquisition in the last seven years.
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - November 12, 2015) - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K.TO) (KGC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the Bald Mountain ("Bald Mountain") gold mine, which includes a large associated land package, and 50% of the Round Mountain ("Round Mountain") gold mine in Nevada from Barrick Gold Corporation for $610 million in cash (continues here)
Dontcha miss Tye Burt? Yeah, me neither.
On due consideration
It is FALSE that the information to publish the Financial Statements was not submitted. Minera IRL S.A. sent the documents on August 06, 2015 to the CFO, Brad Boland, who resigned his post on September 28, 2015, irrevocably and immediately, leaving the Company without the signature requested by the TSX for its publication. MIRL Board changed the facts. It informed on September 29 that there was a delay in the publication because the documents were not received, and on October 01 it informed on the CFO resignation, three days after the date it happened.
Minera IRL SA: This is an official English language news release from Team Benavides
As well as the translation below, there is an alternative English language NR now doing the rounds. This was sent to me by reader DL (ty sir) from his Bloomie terminal.
Please note that the content in this NR and the translation of the Spanish language circular is different (there are some more details pertinent to the Peru end of IRL in my translation), so it's worth reading both these articles carefully.
Here's the link to my Spanish language translation of the Peru news release, with the extra information.
Minera IRL SA - Minera IRL shareholders should back EGM proposals
RNS Number : 2724F
Minera IRL SA
11 November 2015
Shareholders recommend to VOTE FOR ALL the resolutions to be proposed at the
Requisitioned Extraordinary General Meeting on November 26, 2015.
Support a new Board proposed by shareholders
to help the recovery of Minera IRL Limited.
The new Board proposed by shareholders will resume the financing process with
COFIDE to develop Ollachea, helping unlock value in the Company
London, November 11: A group of concerned shareholders in Minera IRL,
representing 10.9% are have convened an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM),
to be held on November 26.
These shareholders, have chosen to intervene in Minera IRL Ltd to help address
serious concerns about the governance of the Company, which are seen as
affecting financial and key stakeholder relationships.
They recommend their fellow shareholders to VOTE FOR change by appointing 6
new Directors and removing the 3 current incumbent Directors. This vote for
positive change by ensuring an independent and experienced governance
structure is put in place is for the following key reasons:
ü We need a winning business plan to repair the Company's value
ü A fresh independent Board is needed to implement this change
ü To resume the good relationship with stakeholders
ü There is a need to improve Corporate Governance Standards
We need a winning business plan to repair the Company's value for shareholders
· Corihuarmi Gold Mine has a life of mine (LOM) until mid-2017, with
strong potential to increase the LOM to 2019, through a minor investment in a
drilling programme, which the new Board will promote; and
· The development of the flagship Ollachea project was jeopardized by the
actions of the former Executive Chairman Daryl Hodges and by recent comments
made by current Non Executive Chairman Jaime Pinto. A new Board is required
to repair links with the Ollachea community and provide continuity and
effective management going forward.
The Way Forward - The Requisitionist shareholders' business case is seen as
providing better value for shareholders; key elements are:
· Under a stable and effective new Board, the Company will be much better
placed to secure necessary funding. COFIDE, Peru's state-owned development
bank, will structure a debt facility of up to $240m under which Jorge Ramos
will sit on the otherwise predominantly independent Minera Board;
· The resuming of this financing will help build the Ollachea gold
Project in the South of Peru, and to extend the lifespan of the Corihuarmi
mine; and
· Bringing a halt to costly remuneration practices that has seen the
former Executive Chairman potentially receiving US$1,035,000 for a seven month
period from March to December 2015. This include a 'Golden parachute'
termination clause of USD500,000 being provided for the former Executive
Chairman in the advent of a change-in-control, and a payment to him each month
of USD15,000 since his removal from the Board.
A fresh independent Board is needed to implement this change
A new Board will: be more independent; help improve corporate governance at
the Company; and mean a reduction in the reputational risk profile of the
The Board proposed by the shareholders includes: Jorge Luis Ramos, CEO of
COFIDE; Julian Bavin, former CEO of the Americas of Rio Tinto; Leonard Harris,
former CEO of Minera Yanacocha (Newmont); Frank O'Kelly, former member of JP
Morgan; Armando Lema, Partner in Estudio Thorne, Echeandia & Lema; and Diego
Benavides, Company co-founder and President of Minera IRL S.A. and Compañia
Minera Kuri Kullu S.A.
The present Board is too small and lacks the sufficient direction to tackle
the Company's problems which include: a) recent mismanagement of the Company;
b) the lack of confidence from shareholders and stakeholders and c)
potentially jeopardising the flagship Ollachea project. When the former
Executive Chairman was voted off the Board the Company was left with only two
The New Board Incumbent Board
ü More independence - Independent × There are too few independent
directors form the majority of nominee directors to consider the various
slate committees function independently
ü Improved board functioning with a × With only three directors, the
doubling of the board size Board is seen to be short on
ü Increased experience - the six new × The two most recently appointed
directors have over 120 years of mining directors, based in Canada and Peru,
experience have not visited the key assets or
the Community.
ü The key mine asset will be kept open × Potential closure of Corihuarmi
and developed mine
ü Continued support from the main funder × Risk of loss of US$ 240m loan
(COFIDE) through the existing structure facility from COFIDE and triggering
mandate which needs to be revived of demand for US$70m repayment
ü Ollachea Community support will be × Risk for the community to
restored at what was considered to be a continue the shut down of the
best practice case study under the Ollachea project
guidance of Mr Benavides, one of the
· The Board turnover has been high over the last two years with at least
four directors leaving the Board for a variety of reason from 2014-15;
· One of the incumbent directors, Mr Pinto, has not been voted upon by
shareholders as he was appointed within hours of the AGM, as a stopgap in
order to ensure that there were at least three directors on the Board, as per
the Company's Articles of Association;
· The expertise and experience of the current Board of three
non-executive directors is lacking compared to the Proposed Directors, who
have direct and recognized experience of developing mining projects in Peru,
and collectively have over 120 years' experience in mining; and
· The current Board is seen as being conflicted and too close to the
deposed former Executive Chairman, Daryl Hodges, who was voted out decisively
by shareholders (with 91.72% voting against his re-election) at the 2015 AGM
following actions which damaged the relationship with the Peruvian community
and jeopardized development of operations.
The consequences of Mismanagement of the Company by former Executive Chairman
Daryl Hodges has to be addressed, and the present Board is not suitable to
achieve this. The new Board's qualities include:
· Their expertise amounts to 120 years in mining and also covers,
corporate affairs, finance and community relations;
· Of the six Proposed Directors, four are independent under the Canadian
National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI
58-101) and the UK Corporate Governance Code. Mr.Jorge Ramos may also be
considered to be independent as there are no conflict of interests being an
employee of COFIDE, which, as a development bank has no direct connection with
the economic sector (mining) in which Minera IRL operates; and
· The Head of the Key subsidiary has been selected to join an independent
Board of specialists that will help improve the fortunes of the Company and
bring extensive mining related experience to resolve the issues that have been
building at the Company.
To resume the good relationship with stakeholders
Improved relationships with funders - Under a stable and effective new Board,
the Company will be much better placed to secure necessary funding. COFIDE,
Peru's state-owned development bank, will structure a debt facility of up to
$240m under which Jorge Ramos will sit on the otherwise predominantly
independent Minera IRL Board.
Improved relationships with the local community and employees - Maintaining
good relationships with the Ollachea community is essential to develop the
Company's flagship project.
· The Ollachea Community Board of Directors have informed the subsidiary,
Compañia Minera Kuri Kullu S.A., that they consider the allusions to
manipulation, made by the current Board in the EGM Circular, to be offensive
and also that the statements made by the Non-Executive President, Jaime Pinto,
regarding Community support, are not appropriate; and
· The election of the Proposed Directors will serve to repair relations
with the Ollachea community, and one Board nominee, Mr Diego Benavides, has
been uniquely appointed to be an Honourable Community Member by the Ollachea
community, and is well placed to repair the relations with the community.
There is a need to improve Corporate Governance Standards
Little mention is made of this key area of interest for shareholders and this
may have led to the:
· Proxy advisers having made negative vote recommendations against the
Company in the recent past, with ISS recommending against three resolutions
(including one of the current directors, Mr Jones); and that
· Four of the ten resolutions proposed at the 2015 AGM failed to pass (to
re-elect Executive Chairman Daryl Hodges, to continue stock option plans, to
issue shares without pre-emption rights at up to 50% / ISC and to consolidate
the Company's shares). The vote was only 8.3% FOR on the election of Daryl
The Way forward
We recommend to VOTE IN FAVOUR in all the Proxy's choices.
Key facts to note:
· Mr. Benavides was appointed to this position by the Company's
co-founder Courtney Chamberlain, before he announced his medical leave in
March 2015.
· Mr. Benavides has been President and General Manager of Minera IRL S.A.
for 13 years, with total transparency and a successful management of the
Board, and has held similar positions for 9 years in Compañia Minera Kuri
Kullu S.A. He did not take de-facto control of the Peruvian subsidiaries, but
continued in his duties.
· There is enough evidence that the Company's personnel affected the
relationship with the Community and misused the Company's assets to warrant
shareholder intervention. The evidence and legal procedures are in course and
are being duly submitted in compliance with the Peruvian laws.
· The Financial Statements could have been submitted as Minera IRL S.A.
sent its completed documents on August 06, 2015 to the CFO, Brad Boland, who
resigned his post on September 28, 2015, irrevocably and immediately, leaving
the Company without the signature required by the TSX for its publication;
· Mr. Jorge Ramos is qualified to be an independent member of the Board
as there are no conflict of interests, as COFIDE is a development bank; and
therefore it has no direct connection with the economic sector (mining) in
which Minera IRL operates. Moreover, Mr. Ramos will participate as Director
based on his professional experience, not as COFIDE's representative.
Voting Procedures:
How to vote at the EGM
If you require assistance with voting your shares please call: 020 7183 9765,
or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cast your Proxy online…It's fast, easy and secure! At
If you are a registered shareholder:
You should return their form of proxy completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions provided. The form of proxy should be sent to the Company's
registrars, Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited, c/o
Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol
BS99 6ZY, United Kingdom, by not later than 10:00 a.m. Toronto time (3:00 p.m.
GMT) on 24 November 2015. Shareholders on the Canadian Registry may instead
return their proxy (so as to be received within the same deadline) to
Computershare Investor Services Inc., Attention: Proxy Department, 100
University Avenue, 8th Floor, North Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 Canada.
If you are a beneficial holder
If you hold beneficial interests in shares in the Company, for example, shares
registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian
Depositary for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee for many Canadian
brokerage firms) please see the notes in Part 4 of the Circular.
UK directly registered holders, can vote in one of three ways:
by Proxy Form; appoint a proxy; or attend the meeting.
Voting by Proxy Form
The voting deadline is: 24 November 2015 by 10:00am (15:00hrs GMT)
The proxy forms are issued in respect of a designated account for a
shareholder. If any alterations are made to this form they should be
What do I need to appoint more than one proxy?
To appoint more than one proxy, the shareholder will need an additional proxy
form for each proxy, or call the Registrar's helpline on 0370 707 4040.
Additional proxy forms can also be obtained by contacting this helpline.
How do you submit the proxy forms ?
All proxy forms must be signed and returned together in same envelope to:
Company's Registrars - Computer Share Investor Services PLC, c/o The
Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY on the 24th November 2015 no
later than 10 am UK time and 3pm GMT - Toronto time.
Voting through appointing a proxy
The voting deadline is: 24 November 2015 by 10:00am (15:00hrs GMT)
Shareholders have the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice,
as a proxy.
Instructions appointing a proxy via CREST are done using the system using
issuer ID number: 3RA50.
Instructions are to be sent no later than 48 hours before the meeting. The
Circumstances are set out in Article 34 of the companies (Uncertified
Securities) (Jersey) Order 1999.
Confirmation of the vote
Keep the time stamp generated by the CREST system. CREST messages must be
received by the issuer's agent (ID number: 3RA50) not later than 48 hours
before the time appointed for the meeting. The timestamp generated by the
CREST system will be used as a receipt.
Voting by attending the Meeting
The Meeting is: 26 November 2015 at 10:00 (EST) (15:00hrs GMT).
The completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude a member from
attending the meeting and voting in person - A member can attend the meeting
even after applying for a proxy.
You will be entitled to attend the meeting and vote the number of votes which
will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at
close of business two days prior to the meeting. For a member to attend and
vote, all shares must be registered 2 days before the meeting according to
Article 40 of the Companies (Uncertificated Securities) (Jersey) Order 1999,
Notices by which a person must be entered on the relevant register of
securities in order to have the right to attend or vote at the meeting, must
be received no later than 48 hours before the actual meeting.
The registered shareholder can walk in and vote. A proxy will need a letter of
representation to attend a meeting and vote.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has
approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this news release, including information about Company
management and operating performance; statements regarding the Financial
Materials, the Order, and the actions of the securities regulatory
authorities; and other statements expressing management's expectations or
estimates of future events, performance and exploration and development
programs or plans constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking
statements often, but not always, are identified by words such as "seek",
"believe", "expect", "do not expect", "will", "will not", "intend",
"estimate", "anticipate", "plan", "schedule" and similar expressions of a
conditional or future oriented nature identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are, necessarily, based upon a number of estimates
and assumptions. While considered by management to be reasonable in the
context in which they are made, forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to political, legal, regulatory, business and economic risks and
competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Minera IRL's
actual financial results, future performance and results of exploration and
development programs and plans to be materially different than those expected
or estimated future results, performance or achievements and that
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results
or achievements.
Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and
Minera IRL assumes no obligation, except as may be required by law, to update
or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Risks, uncertainties
and contingencies and other factors that might cause actual performance to
differ from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
difficulties in respect of management of the Company, inability to complete
fulfil requirements prescribed by stock exchanges and securities regulatory
authorities, any failure to obtain or complete project financing for the
Ollachea gold project, legislative, political, social or economic developments
both within the countries in which the Company operates and in general,
contests over title to property, the speculative nature of mineral exploration
and development, operating or technical difficulties in connection with the
Company's development or exploration programs, increasing costs as a result of
inflation or scarcity of human resources and input materials or equipment.
Known and unknown risks inherent in the mining business include potential
uncertainties related to the title of mineral claims, the accuracy of mineral
reserve and resource estimates, metallurgical recoveries, capital and
operating costs and the future demand for minerals. For additional
information, please consult the Company's most recently filed MD&A and Annual
Information Form.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
The Minera IRL SA (i.e. Team Benavides) news release in English
It is FALSE that Mr. Benavides refused to cooperate with Mr. Hodges. The capacities and responsibilities of Mr. Benavides as Interim CEO of MIRL and the Peruvian subsidiaries were usurped by Mr. Hodges in July 2015 through his re-organization plan, which started 30 days after the Company signed COFIDE mandate and debt facility. These events resulted in criminal charges being brought by Mr. Benavides against members of the current board of directors, certain officers of the company and Mr. Daryl Hodges. These charges are currently under investigation by the relevant Peruvian ministry.
It is FALSE that Mr. Benavides took the de facto control of the Peruvian subsidiaries. Mr. Benavides has been President and General Manager of Minera IRL S.A. for 13 years, with total transparency and the permanent control of the Board, and has held similar positions for 9 years in Compañia Minera Kuri Kullu S.A.
It is FALSE that Mr. Benavides prevented officers of the company from doing their jobs or from entering the company offices. The COO of Minera IRL Ltd, Eric Olson, worked in Peru for over a year. The Peruvian Migratory authorities asked him to present his work visa via two official citations, to which Olson refused to appear, preferring to flee from the IRL offices in Lima and subsequently from Peru on both occasions. The Management and Finance VP, Carlos Yrigoyen, was physically present in the Lima offices of IRL in the period between July and September 2015, at which point until he was renamed as Controller of Minera IRL Ltd in Toronto.
It is FALSE that there exists a process to remove key personnel for no apparent reason. There is enough evidence that the Company's personnel affected the relationship with the Community and misused the Company's assets. The evidence and legal procedures will be duly submitted in compliance with the Peruvian laws.
- 0.25% of the new value of the pro-forma value of the "newco" after a successful fusion or acquisition which raises the share price of the company. The acumulative value is defined as the value of the newco company minus the value of Minera IRL Ltd at market close before the closure of the transaction.
- 0.5% of the gross proceeds of any financing, via the emission of shares or financing convertible into shares.
- 0.25% of the gross proceeds of any debt financing unrelated to the COFIDE financing for Ollachea, or a refinancing of all or part of the COFIDE structured financing.


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Well, so much for Florida State being back. Or, at least, all the way back.
In one of the more stunning upsets of the 2012 season, the Seminoles' — and thus the ACC's — hopes at a shot at a BcS championship went down in complete and utter flames as North Carolina State shockingly upended the No. 3 team in the country.
The Wolfpack, playing without three starting offensive linemen, trailed 16-0 deep into the fourth quarter, but mounted a comeback that shattered FSU's dreams of a return to the big-boy stage of college football. The final dagger for the 'Noles came late in the quarter, with a Mike Glennon touchdown pass of two yards to Bryan Underwood proving to be the game-winning score.
For FSU, the loss was the latest — and arguably the greatest — hiccup for a football program that hasn't been relevant nationally for a decade or more. For the ACC, it saw its lone unbeaten team crash and burn, scorching any hopes it had entertained to be in the postseason title mix as well.
While it's of little comfort to Seminole Nation, FSU was far from the only highly-ranked program to suffer its first blemish. In fact, three of the top five teams in the country — No. 4 LSU and No. 5 Georgia as well as the 'Noles — had its first mark ion the right side of the won/loss ledger. Additionally, two other previously unbeaten and ranked teams — No. 15 TCU and No. 24 Northwestern — suffered their first loss of the season.
As it stands now, there are 16 undefeated teams at the FBS level, 13 from so-called BcS-level schools. The SEC has the most remaining with four, while (surprise!) the Big East is next with three.
Given how wild the 2012 season has been just six weeks in, it's anyone's guess how many will be left even a week from now let alone at season's end.


text:
So now we have identified another descendant of Stanislas Lagasse I (1816-1900)…
A new grandson.
JB Alexander was the son of Philomene Lagasse who was Stanislas Lagasse I's daughter.
Since 2010 we have been able to identify many descendants.
I knew a lot about Jean-Baptiste Alexandre with this obituary that Joe had sent me in 2010
John B. Alexander, aged 73 years, died at his home, 92 Riverside avenue, this morning following an illness of a week, though he had been ailing for the past three years.
The funeral will be held at his home at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday morning with a high mass of requiem in St. Ann's Church at 8 a.m. Interment, in charge of Undertaker James J. Dunn, will be in the new St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Mr. Alexander was born in St. Charles, P.Q., Canada , on June 28, 1862, son of John and Filomena Alexander. His early life was spent in his native place, He came to this city twenty-three years ago. He was employed for sixteen years by the city, retiring three years ago on account of his health. He was a member of the St. Jean Baptiste Society and of St. Ann's Church.
Mr. Alexander was twice married. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adile C. Alexander; five sons, Lionel Alexander, of this city; Joseph Alexander, of Cheshire, David, Henry and George Alexander, of this city; five daughters, Misses Beatrice and Irene Alexander of this city, Mrs. Napoleon Gingras of New Britain, Mrs. Albert Choiniere of Bristol, and Mrs. Ernest Sorel of New Britain; two sisters, Mrs. William Archambeault and Miss Mary Alexander, of this city; and one brother, Peter Alexander, of this city.
Born in St. Charles, P.Q., Canada , on June 28, 1862?
I don't think so…
June 23, 1862 in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge. His godfather was Stanislas Lagacé, his maternal grandfather, and Marguerite Marchand his paternal grandmother.
Another beautiful chapter opens up on this blog as many more thousands Americans will link up with their ancestors thanks to JB Alexander having been identified and to a lot more information to help us.


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NEA-Retired: Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I join?
A: NEA-Retired members join through their state affiliates. Learn more.
Q: I retired from active teaching but I do a lot of substitute teaching. Does this affect my eligibility for NEA-Retired membership?
A: That depends. Some state departments of education and/or legislatures are authorizing extended substitute teaching contracts or agreements to avoid the expense of hiring permanent staff.
In general, if you are at least 45 years old and are receiving a pension from either Social Security or from a state's education employee retirement system, you are eligible for membership in NEA-Retired.
It is possible, however, that a state affiliate could specify a maximum length of continuous substitute teaching service in a year beyond which a teacher is designated "Active." In such a case, the state retired member would have to revert to "Active" status and place the retired membership in an inactive category similar to NEA-Retired's "Pre-Retired subscriber."
Q: I retired and receive a pension from my state's school employee retirement fund. However, I decided to accept an offer of a standard teaching contract and re-enter teaching. How does this decision affect my membership status?
A: Be sure to discuss your options with your NEA state affiliate. If you are a Lifetime or Annual NEA-Retired member who signs a standard contract to teach, the NEA Bylaws require you to return to Active membership.
NEA will convert your NEA-Retired Lifetime membership to that of a Pre-Retired subscriber. NEA-Retired recommends that an NEA-Retired Annual member working under a standard contract join NEA-Retired as a lifetime Pre-Retired subscriber.
Q: How will my liability insurance coverage be affected by my decision to stay a member of NEA-Retired or to return to Active membership?
A: If you maintain your NEA-Retired Lifetime membership, you are covered by NEA's Education Employee Liability (EEL) insurance. If you return to active teaching, you are required by the NEA Bylaws to return to Active membership (see above) and, of course, you have liability coverage under that category.
You are NOT covered by the liability insurance if you are hired by a school district as an individual consultant and report your earnings to IRS on form 1099 and, judged on a case-by-case basis, you might not be eligible for EEL if you actively teach or substitute in a non-public school.
Q: I have retired and moved from my non-unified "pension state" to a unified "residence state." Do I have to join the NEA-Retired state affiliate in my residence state?
A: If you choose to have your NEA-Retired membership transferred for governance purposes, yes.
If you opt to leave your NEA-Retired governance rights in your pension state, you are not required to join the residence state retiree organization. In brief:
- You are not required to join the retired affiliate in a non-unified state.
- You are required to hold state and national membership in a unified state.
Q: I have moved from my pension state to a new residence state, both of which have unified NEA-Retired affiliates. Do I have to join BOTH state affiliates?
A: No. If you have transferred your NEA-Retired governance rights to your new residence state and you wish to run for delegate from your residence state, you may wish to join in the residence state for the political advantage to your candidacy.
But you are not required to do so.
Remember you must maintain your membership in your pension state, regardless of your membership status in your residence state. Your membership resources help your pension state affiliate protect and improDelegates, the NEA Representative Assembly, and the NEA-Retired Annual Meetingve your retirement benefits.
Q: I am a Pre-Retired subscriber. Am I eligible to be elected as a delegate to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting and the NEA Representative Assembly?
A: No. As an Active member you are eligible to be elected as a state or local delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly, but you must be retired and eligible for a pension before you can be a retired delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly or a delegate to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting (with full voting rights).
You are welcome to attend the Annual Meeting where you can debate and vote on NEA-Retired business but you cannot vote for—or be a candidate for—elective office until you have retired
Q: I have been elected as a retired delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly. How do I become a delegate to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting?
A: NEA-Retired Retired members elected as delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly are automatically voting delegates to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting.
Q: I am a retiree and have been elected as an alternate delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly. Am I a voting delegate to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting?
A: If you are on the official list of alternates and the president or executive director of the NEA state affiliate certifies in writing that you have been elevated to delegate status, you will have full voting status in the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting from the time of your certification as a delegate through the remainder of the meeting.
Until you are elevated to delegate status, you are welcome to attend the Annual Meeting on the same limited basis as other non-delegate NEA-Retired members.
Q: Does NEA-Retired pay any of the costs of attending the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting?
A: No. Except for NEA-Retired officers or Advisory Council members, all costs related to state delegates' attendance at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting are handled by the state.
Q: I hold NEA-Retired membership in my pension states but I have also joined NEA-Retired in my residence state and I have had my NEA-Retired governance rights transferred to my new home. Can I run for election in both my pension and residence states?
A: If you have had your governance rights transferred, you are eligible to be elected as a delegate only in your residence state. If you had not requested the transfer, you would be eligible only in your retirement state.
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Q: I retired from one unified state and moved my residence to another unified state. Do I have to purchase another NEA-Retired membership because my "residence state" is unified?
A: No. Transferring your NEA/NEA-Retired governance rights does not change your NEA-Retired membership. However, it does mean your NEA-Retired membership is, following your application to transfer the NEA-Retired governance rights, credited to your residence state and that you may be a candidate for NEA/NEA-Retired delegate from that state only.
Q: Is it true that I MUST be a member of my retirement state?
A Yes. This policy recognizes that the affiliate in the state from which you retired and from which you draw your pension carries a substantial obligation to protect your rights in retirement. These obligations are costly and absolutely critical to your retirement security.
Q: But if I am a member of my retirement state, how can I be a delegate to NEA and NEA-Retired from my residence state if my membership is in my retirement state?
A: You may run for a delegate position from the state that holds your NEA-Retired governance rights. It is your right to have your NEA-Retired governance rights transferred to your residence state and to run for a NEA/NEA-Retired delegate position in that state.
If you do not transfer your NEA-Retired governance rights, you must run for the delegate position in your pension state.
Q: I hold a lifetime membership in my retirement state. I'm glad that an opportunity exists to be active in my new residence state but shouldn't I be able to transfer my lifetime state membership to it?
A: State memberships are governed by the state affiliates.
Please check with your state about its membership transfer policies.
A: As an Eligible Member in good standing of the National Education Association ("NEA"), you are automatically covered under the NEA DUES-TAB Insurance Program. NEA Retired members are only eligible for one of the benefits: Up to $50,000 of AD&D insurance for any covered accident that occurs while on the job or serving as an Association leader. The key here is that the Retired member has to be serving in the capacity of an Association (NEA Retired) leader at the time.
Q: Am I eligible for NEA Dues-Tab insurance?
A: As an Eligible Member in good standing of the National Education Association ("NEA"), you are automatically covered under the NEA DUES-TAB Insurance Program.
NEA Retired members are only eligible for one of the benefits: Up to $50,000 of AD&D insurance for any covered accident that occurs while on the job or serving as an Association leader.
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ILLUSION: Can You Believe It When You See It?
Is anything really as it seems? After all, the human mind can be very easily fooled.
ILLUSION: Nothing Is As It Seems, a mind-boggling next exhibition, will distort your senses and challenge you to think of the world in a new way. ILLUSION features intriguing exhibits that deceive the eyes of the visitor, showing that what we perceive is often radically different from the reality we observe.
Here are some exhibits within ILLUSION that you won't want to miss:
You. Here. Now. This computer constantly follows the websites of local news organizations and downloads all the visual imagery it comes across. When a visitor pauses in front of the screen, their portrait, composed of all the news images available at that moment, appears. (Capture that image with your cell phone—it's the ultimate selfie!)
Significant Birds. Twelve bird cages, each containing a small speaker playing a chirping sound, are arranged in a circle. When all twelve speakers are out of sync, all the listener hears is chirping. When they sync up and are in perfect time with one another, the listener hears human speech. Can you figure out why?
Bottle Magic. An ordinary bottle has an object inside it that does not appear to fit through the mouth of the bottle. The bottle is completely ordinary, and all of the objects are still fully functional—for instance, the deck of cards is still playable with all 52 cards. From a baseball to shoes in a bottle, the question is, how did they get in there?
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Monday, December 19, 2011
12 Days of Christmas: 'Tiz the Season for Miracles
* your postal addie
* the first name of the person for whom you'd like the book to be personally autographed (you or a friend?)
* and which book you'd like: Diamond Eyes or Hindsight....
* and the words Supernatural Winner in the subject line...
then I'll post them to you first chance I get!
and in the meantime, Merry Christmas everyone!
May a miracle come your way when you most need it too!
AMAZING!!!: This fan letter made me feel like Santa when it arrived with a bag of others through the normal postal system WITHOUT my address on it! LOL.
Post stamp and return addie had it coming from Canberra, Australia, which is practically 2 states and 1200 kms away (over 750 miles!) from my home in the Lockyer Valley... (which was devastated by floods from Toowoomba's "inland tsunami" almost a year ago. First anniversary is fast approaching in early January, and after such a rollercoaster year, I'm keen to muster enough Christmas spirit to get us over the line to a brand new year in 2012...
So to continue in my impromptu role as Santa for the SU Blog during the 12 Days of Christmas promotion:
"I'll give a personally autographed copy of my multi-award winning sf& fantasy thriller Diamond Eyes, to the blog visitor who can make me laugh, cry, sigh or be blown away by a minor/major miracle from their own lives. The funnier, weirder and/or more inspirational the better!"
Doesn't have to be recent or specific to Christmas. Miracles can happen anywhere, any time and relate to anyone amongst your nearest and dearest, (for whom you may prefer the book to be personally autographed?)
I've also donated a generically autographed copy to the big prize at the end of the week + 2 for the Books for Soldiers initiative, so stay tuned until the Big Day to see if you're a winner!
And to kick start the list: here's a few wonderful miracles from 2011: Year of Disasters:
* The horse that was rescued from rising flood waters (not far from my parent's house, near Lowood).
* The dog that was found on a roof at sea 3 weeks after the Japan Tsunamis.
* The human chain that rescued children from debris during the Tsunami
And please share any funny/inspirational stories with your friends!
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- Sharon Stogner said...
well...here is a very abreviated version. About 8 years ago my husband had a blood clot cut off his left coronary artery completely! He should have died. He ended up 2 days later at Duke University Hospital waiting for a new heart. He had just survived life saving surgery to implant an LVAD (external heart machine)The doctor told me it was a miracle he lived through it. He had to wait two weeks before he would be healthy enough for a transplant. 9 hours after becoming active on the transplant list he got offered a heart. 9 days later he was home. He has never had any rejection and nothing about his lifestyle changed. People have no idea unless we tell them .
Then...two years ago he got viral pneumonia, ended up on a ventilator and his chances weren't good. As in I was looking for grief counselors for my children. He recovered and it is as if it never happened.:)
(the donor's mother contacted us 4 months after the transplant. He was a 20 year old boy who fell out of the back of a jeep when it took a corner. His name was Brendan and he was a good kid. He had a black lab named Sincere.)
- December 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Billie Jo said...
My miracle is my kids. I know, I know that is every woman's miracle. But I wasn't supposed to be able to have kids. When I was 18 (yes I was married at 17), I wanted to be a mother. After 3 miscarriages, the doctor ran a bunch of tests and discovered that I would never have children. After 15 yrs of an abusive marriage, I finally got out.
I had reserved myself to never having children. I got on with my life. And after a few years, I finally found a man who loved me for who I am and didn't try and change me.
At 34 years of age, I was feeling quite bad and thought I had the flu. To my shock, the doctor tells me I am pregnant. Although I had a wonderful pregnancy, well as wonderful as being pregnant can be, I still had to have help to have my kids.
But now I have two beautiful children and wonderful man!!
My miracle is surviving an abusive dad, an abusive ex-husband and finally having a life that is happy :-)
Happy Holidays!
- December 19, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Kim Falconer said...
You guys, these stories are making me well up. Thank you for sharing. It
s so beautiful to hear of these miracles.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Vivien said...
My story doesn't live up to these others, but it's something that has affected me.
My miracle is my husband. A few months ago, I got a really bad cat bite from a friend's cat. This bite was infected a mere 30 hours later, even after a thorough cleaning. Apparently, if it's a puncture wound, you should immediately go to the hospital. Trying to get this treated was a pain. I ended up driving to 3 different treatment centers. Between them not treating bite wounds, or it being 'too infected'. Finally arriving at the center, they tell me I have to fill out a bite form. This is an official form that requires all the information about the pet's owner and so on. Now I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't want to give any information about my friend's cat that will end up getting it euthanized. But at the same time, I need to get treated. It was bad. Swollen, red, hard, throbbing oozing pus. I couldn't walk. I had a fever, was shaking. I had no choice. Luckily, I had a really understanding DR that didn't take down any personal information about the pet, and I got the meds I needed eventually that night. Unfortunately, our friendship didn't last throughout. Everyone in our 'circle' turned against my husband and I, saying that we were going to get the cat 'put down'. Shock and hurt on our part. That is something I would NEVER consider, and had worried about while going though the treatment process. It's gotten pretty nasty. Something that happened to me turns into a complete loss of friendship. Everyone. The people we hung out with daily. I'm not a spiteful person. I tried to avoid this from the start, yet the outcome is the same. Unfortunate. I can't say it hasn't affected me. I'm an emotional person who relies on friendship. This cut me. I still have bright purple scars to remind every day too.
- December 20, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- SandyG265 said...
I used to be on my town's rescue squad. One day we got a call for a chain saw accident. It turned out that a man was cutting wood and the saw went through the log and into his leg. His friend panicked and ran out into the street. The man was lucky because his friend ran in front of a police car. If the officer hadn't been right there and grabbed laundry off someones clothsline to tie a tourniquet the man would have died. As it was we were able to get him to the hospital and they were able to save his leg.
- December 20, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- alainala said...
mine isnt really a miracle.. just kind of made me believe that there is more after death.. My grampa died suddenly.. at his funeral, it was pouring rain, windy as heck.. when my gramma went up to say her last words.. the winds died, the rain stopped.. until she stepped down.. then they started up again.. it was like he was there and wanted to hear her and for her words to be heard by all (and yes, im crying as i write this.. lol)
alainala AT hotmail DOT ca
- December 20, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Bonnie said...
I really don't have a miracle or inspirational story but I love reading everyone elses.
- December 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- donnas said...
Thank you everyone for sharing your stories.
Mine is probably something that hits me harder than it would to others but I had a really bad thing happen to me when I lived out of state from my family. It was a death and thats really about as much detail as I want to go on that. But they were 6 hours away by car and when I called them drove all night to come up to where I was. It was raining and everything else where they were but they didnt wait and drove though it. Its still just the most amazing thing anyone has done for me.
- December 21, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- AA Bell said...
For Sharon: HOLY... COW!!!
For Billie Jo: Wow!!... Definitely Inspirational! One of my dearest friends lived through something very similar with 13 miscarriages, including the tragedies of 2 stillborns and one strangled during birth before the last 2 finally resulted in the miracles of successful births, and we know all the heartache she went through despite an otherwise happy marriage, so I know exactly where you're coming from. Seems like Fate had the right time reserved for you too!
For Vivien: Yikes! What a terrible situation! A miracle definitely needed here, so I'm sending all my warmest thoughts your way for the new year. May an opportunity soon arise for your ex-friends to finally realise that if you'd wanted their pet put down, then it would have happened already.
For Sandy: A definite miracle here! On a rescue squad, no doubt you see people in need of miracles quite often. Yet, like the birth of a healthy child, it never ceases to amaze me just how lucky we can be, sometimes, when we really need it. So lovely to hear!
For Alainala: You gave me shivers! Something very similar happened at my grandfather's funeral. Gave me shivers then too, so very sincerest thanks for sharing.
For Donna: sincerest sympathies. For someone to die on their way to help you when you're in trouble... you must ache every day for things to have gone a different way. At the same time, to deserve such devotion, you must be a very special person yourself, and no doubt as generous to your friends as they've been to you...
For everyone: Miracles continue to amaze and inspire me. Large or small. We may never understand why some lives are touched while others aren't, but in either case, we can take the opportunity to appreciate all that we had, and still have... and be amazed that they still happen.
Just this morning, I heard of another miracle:
* Girl found alive 7 years after the Aceh Tsunami!
So please feel welcome to continue to share your miracles, even after the prize has been drawn... and in the meantime, wishing you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
- December 23, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Billie Jo said...
Thank you Ms.Bell!!!!!! You made my day :-)
I am a believer that Fate was definitely waiting for the right time for me. And it arrived in wonderful packages.
Have a great HOLIDAY!!!
Billie Jo
- December 24, 2011 at 8:28 AM


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