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Quote from: iFett on March 9, 2010, 10:12 AMThat's because he HATES everything about this thing.Not true! I like the Darth Vader figure. I also have that Darth Vader figure. I also like the Luke figure a great deal. Interestingly, I also have that Luke figure. (Not the torch, but still, I can cobble one together.)I hate the notion that the fans are being asked to shell out again for toys they already own with plastic wood and flame chunks at, most likely, a higher than what I'd like to pay price point.
That's because he HATES everything about this thing.
With all due respect is it really any different from a redeco vehicle (Imp ARC, TRU Tie Interceptor) or a resculpt like an AT-AT?
Sure. The AT-AT is a completely new toy, remade from the ground up with modern toy technology. In this case, it's taking the 2008 Darth Vader and giving him a flat surface to lay on. It's 2009 Luke, with a new stick. Granted, it's a nice stick. This is more like the 2006 AT-AT, which took the 1990s AT-AT (which itself was a modified 1980 AT-AT) and tossed in an exclusive figure which, really, was just a regular figure with a new head. "Just Different Enough to Make You MadTM."
The new TIE Interceptor was properly recolored, included a new (at the time) super-articulated pilot, and had a resculpted interior. The Imperial ARC 170-- which was a weak item, I won't argue there-- at least gave a new paint job to an existing toy. But that might be the best illustration of my point, the price really wasn't good for what you got.
And remember, if Hasbro doesn't make this item, the fans can get a pretty close replica. It isn't THAT hard to manufacture an unlicensed item, and a pile of sticks with electronics and flame sound effects is something you can make without a license. It's not even kinda close, a funeral pyre isn't Star Wars specific. Transformers fans can (and do) do this sort of thing, so there's no reason that we as a group can't if we really, really wanted one for our collections. If you're a MIB collector, well, that's a different beast but a similar product can be made by a third party if the market wants it if Hasbro ever says, once and for all, "we're not going to make this." If/when Hasbro decides they can make money on this, I'm sure we'll see it.
MOTU Classics is absolutely not the way I'd want this line to go... they're wonderful figures and I buy 'em too, but one day sale windows to buy a figure, and then you gotta wait months for a reissue-- should one happen? That's awful. And not in Hasbro's business model, yet at least. In the 1990s there was a stink about Hasbro selling figures directly through StarWars.Hasbro.com with its first internet exclusive, and that seems to have basically (and unfortunately) stuck.
I have 2 opinions as to where this set can go.(1) It would be a better "Good-bye" set/concept for when Hasbro loses the 'Star Wars' license in 2018
Quote from: Jabba the Slug on March 14, 2010, 07:00 PMI have 2 opinions as to where this set can go.(1) It would be a better "Good-bye" set/concept for when Hasbro loses the 'Star Wars' license in 2018 No, no. By then the molds will be horribly out-dated. Toys will be scale replicas with full animatronics and capable of acting out full scenes of movies on their own.
imo its a shame they never made this set,i thought it was an awesome tribute to a hallmark moment in the trilogy
Quote from: STARKILLER on May 8, 2010, 09:46 AMimo its a shame they never made this set,i thought it was an awesome tribute to a hallmark moment in the trilogy That's exactly what the set could be. A Hallmark Christmas ornament.
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Lucretia Coffin was born on January 3, 1793, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Her family's membership in the Society of Friends (Quakers) was an important influence on her life. She adhered to the church's teachings of equality of all people, leading her to become an advocate for woman's rights and the abolition of slavery. She was educated at a Quaker school and in 1811 married James Mott in Philadelphia. They had six children. In 1821, after several years of speaking at Meetings, she was formally recognized as a minister. In her preaching she often denounced the evils of slavery, and in their wholesale business she and her husband refused to use or sell any products that slaves produced.
After experiencing exclusion from formally organized abolition groups because she was a woman, Mott help found the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. Four years later she was an organizer of the First Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, which was held in New York City. By this time, she had become a notable speaker, attracting large audiences to her lectures, which increasingly included woman's rights with her abolitionist arguments. In 1840 Mott and her husband were chosen as the representatives from Pennsylvania to attend the World's Anti-Slavery Convention in London. At that meeting, Mott and all the other women representatives were barred from officially taking their seats, and allowed to attend only as visitors. While at the convention, Mott met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who had accompanied her husband to the convention. As a result of the discrimination over seating, Stanton and Mott began plans for what became the woman's rights movement in the United States.
Mott continued her efforts for abolition and woman's rights, including equal pay for women and men workers. In 1848 she helped Stanton organize the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, which an estimated 300 men and women attended from July 19 to 20, 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was the first woman's rights meeting of its kind held in the United States. At its conclusion sixty-eight women and thirty-two men signed the Declaration of Sentiments, affirming the individual rights of women. The convention and Declaration led many people to join the woman's rights movement.
In the 1850s Mott met and developed a friendship with Susan B. Anthony, and throughout the decade she advocated abolition and woman's rights. The violence of the Civil War appalled Mott. She was a pacifist and had always advocated a nonviolent abolition of slavery. The end of the war and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment pleased Mott, and she argued for the equal right of all races and both sexes to vote. In the midst of the controversy between woman's rights groups and freedpeople's rights groups over the Fifteenth Amendment, which granted universal male suffrage, Mott joined with Anthony and Stanton to found the National Woman Suffrage Association. She continued to advocate woman's rights, always emphasizing the equality of all people, traveling, speaking, and attending meetings until her death at Chelton Hills, near Philadelphia, on November 11, 1880.
Suggested Reading:
Bacon, Margaret Hope. Valiant Friend: the Life of Lucretia Mott. New York: Walker, 1980.
Greene, Dana, ed. Lucretia Mott: Her Complete Speeches and Sermons. New York: E. Mellen Press, 1980.
Wellman, Judith. "The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention: A Study of Social Networks." Journal of Women's History 3 (Spring 1991): 9–37.


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Some people can manage their MDS with their doctors for years or even decades using a watch-and-wait (observation) approach. By using the watch-and-wait method, your MDS specialist can monitor your condition with regular physical exams and blood tests. You should be able to maintain your usual activity without taking any drugs or undergoing any MDS treatment during this period.
You may feel uncomfortable because you know that you have MDS, yet you're not being treated right away. Rest assured that the watch-and-wait approach is the standard of care for people with:
- Low or intermediate-1 risk
- A hemoglobin level greater than 10 grams per deciliter
- Platelet counts greater than 50,000 per microliter (µL) to 100,000/µL
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The watch-and-wait approach lets you avoid therapy's side effects until you need treatment. Treating MDS during this early stage has not proved helpful.
You must visit your doctor regularly so he or she can check you for any health changes, specifically watching whether your disease remains stable or starts to progress. Your doctor monitors your test results to decide when it's time to start treatment and what the best treatment option is for you. The disease can sometimes progress to a more severe form of MDS or acute myeloid leukemia.


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The community is invited to attend the fourth annual Easter Sunrise service being held at 7 a.m. March 31 at Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, 1200 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia.
This special event is led annually by Gaston Community Church and was developed by the leadership in the church as a way to reach out to the people of Gastonia with the encouraging message of the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so powerful, and to contemplate this truth while outdoors in this cemetery has been very meaningful to us and many people who have come to this service.
We are so grateful to the staff at Gaston Memorial Park for their willingness to let us host this special time of worship. Each year we have from 80 to 100 people in the community who attend this informal worship service. We meet at the magnolia trees near the �Garden of Gethsemane � statue on the east side of the cemetery.
The service includes a time of silent reflection and prayer, Scripture readings, special music by Andy Holland and the praise team from the church, congregational singing, and a message celebrating the resurrection of Christ.
We wanted to create a simple worship service for any in our community that would want to come, and to have it in a neutral site away from any church property. We have discovered that many people come to the cemetery early in the morning to put flowers on the graves of loved ones, and several of those people have walked over to our worship service. Many people bring their own lawn chairs or sit on picnic blankets, and others stand during the service. The service lasts no more than 45 minutes, and people have indicated that they leave with a sense of hope and peace and encouragement. It is a very special time together.
Follow the signs once you arrive at the cemetery. If you have questions, you can contact Gaston Community Church, 704-860-7776, or Gaston Memorial Park, 704-865-9521.
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Boys of Summer
Keith Aumont
USA/Curaçao, Documentary, 2010
93 min, HD, Color
Papiamentu, English with English subtitles
On a tiny Caribbean island, the Curaçao All-Stars have competed at the Little League World Series for an incredible seven consecutive years. They routinely beat teams from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in the hopes of making it to the finals in the US. Over the course of one season, the boys face injuries and obstacles as they try to keep the winning streak alive. Team manager Vernon Isabella and his players learn the meaning of national pride in a story that travels from a humble island ball field to the international spotlight and back.
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Keith Aumont is the director of two previous short films, American Exquisite and Joint Custody. Boys of Summer is his first feature.
Producer: Ariana Garfinkel
Production Companies: The Putty Division, Reno Productions
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psychoanalysis, name given by Sigmund Freud to a system of interpretation and therapeutic treatment of psychological disorders. Psychoanalysis began after Freud studied (1885–86) with the French neurologist J. M. Charcot in Paris and became convinced that hysteria was caused not by organic symptoms in the nervous system but by emotional disturbance. Later, in collaboration with Viennese physician Josef Breuer, Freud wrote two papers on hysteria (1893, 1895) that were the precursors of his vast body of psychoanalytic theory. Freud used his psychoanalytic method primarily to treat clients suffering from a variety of mild mental disorders classified until recently as neuroses (see neurosis). Freud was joined by an increasing number of students and physicians, among whom were C. G. Jung and Alfred Adler. Both made significant contributions, but by 1913 ceased to be identified with the main body of psychoanalysts because of theoretical disagreements with Freud's strong emphasis on sexual motivation. Other analysts, including Melanie Klein and Jacques Lacan, also have contributed greatly to the field. Psychoanalysis and its theoretical underpinnings have had an enormous influence on modern psychology and psychiatry and in fields as diverse as literary theory, anthropology, and film criticism.
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Remember last fall, when I told you all about the meanings behind haint blue porches? And then I inundated you with pictures of blue porch ceilings? Like this gorgeous one?
And this one?
And this one?
I shared with you how haint blue, being the color of the sky, is supposed to deter spiders and such from building nests.
And I also shared with you how gross our patio had become with cobwebs, dirt dauber nests, etc. I cringe when I remember how ours looked:
And I vowed that I too was going to go "haint blue"…
Well, we finally did it! We went from this:
to THIS!
It's even a bit more subtle than the photos show. We wanted something with enough blue tint to do the trick, but also be inviting and not too overwhelming.
We narrowed it down to four color choices (all Martha Stewart colors):
So my hubby and I talked, and we eliminated Aegean Blue first because it had a lot of green undertones. And it was a bit too intense for us. We also eliminated Forest Lichen (discontinued, but I have the formula if you want it). We thought it had too much gray in it for this project. (But, it's gorgeous in our master bath.)
So it was between Heavenly Blue, which I read somewhere was a recommended haint blue color, and Salt Glaze, which we thought might be too light.
First, we went with Heavenly Blue because it had a bit more "sky blue" color to it. Too much in fact. After the cutting in, I told my rock star dad, who was doing the painting, to stop. I may, or may not, have shed some tears. But I knew it was not going to be the right color. =(
So, being the most. patient. dad. ever., he did what I asked. He stopped painting, and we swapped out the Heavenly Blue paint for Salt Glaze.
And now, it's PERFECT. Salt Glaze is a perfect pale sky blue color. It's gorgeous. I'm contemplating painting another room this color.
And, I can't stop going out to the patio to look at its gorgeousness….excuse the ladders but I couldn't wait to take pics!
(p.s. The trim got a fresh coat of white paint, too!)
Here you can see the difference in the blue ceiling and white trim:
It's been over a week. So far, no new cobwebs. So yay for that! But more importantly, we have a spiffed-up patio that makes me happy!
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Fall is in the horizon, which means apple season is just about here! Even though you can get delicious and ripe apples all year long, fall marks the season of apples, so it's only fitting to spotlight Art of Tea's growing selection of apple teas! The perfect balance of sweet and tart apple flavors were fused together to create signature blends: Apple Pie, AppleTEA'ni, and a newly launched fall inspired tea called Turkish Apple.
Apple pie is an all time American favorite served at holiday parties with the family or the Fourth of July BBQ. We wanted to create a tea to replicate the warm and comforting flavors of this classic and well-loved American dessert. This caffeine free tisane is a rooibos medley of honeybush, cinnamon, apple bits, coconut, ginger, pink peppercorn, black peppercorn and nutmeg. Art of Tea's Apple Pie is a guilt free dessert tea that you can enjoy all day long. It smells like a homemade apple pie fresh out of the oven. Enjoy Apple Pie tea hot, cold or even make your own libation like an apple cider featured in a past blog article.
Along with Apple Pie, Art of Tea's AppleTEA'ni made its debut last year. This is a tea version of an apple martini (appletini for short), a popular cocktail containing vodka and apple flavoring from juice, liqueur, etc. On the sweeter side, AppleTEA'ni is caffeinated with Yun Wu green tea, balanced with sweetness from green rooibos, apple bits, cinnamon and pinched with spice from ginger. This is the perfect mocktail (alcohol free beverage) because it's also great over ice.
After a slew of requests, we were inspired to create our newest apple tea called Turkish Apple, which is based on Turkish tea, a popular tea among Persians and Turkish speaking cultures. Traditionally, Turkish tea is a strong brew of black tea served in small glasses. Accordingly, we matched the flavors with potent black teas coupled with cinnamon. This robust blend provides bold flavors that will uplift and comfort you throughout the day.


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Common Sense Media report shines positive light on kids and social media
by Larry Magid
Common Sense Media just published a report that paints a mostly positive picture of social media's impact on teens' social and emotional well-being. Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives (PDF) points out that "Many more teens report a positive impact of social media use on their emotional well-being than a negative one," and pretty much debunks the myth about "Facebook depression" with the conclusion that "Very few teens think that using their social network site makes them more depressed."
Not surprisingly the report found that 90% of teens have used social networking and that 75% currently have a social networking profile. More than two-third of kids (68%) are on Facebook, compared to 6% for Twitter and 1% for GooglePlus and MySpace. More than a third (34%) visit their favorite social networking site "several times a day" and 23% are "heavy" social media users.
The report is based on an online survey of 1,030 13-to 17 year-olds conducted between February and March of this year.
Social-emotional well-being
The study found that teens are much more likely to say that social media has a positive impact than a negative one on social-emotional well-being. About three in 10 (29%) say that social networking makes them feel "less shy" and "more outgoing" while 20% say it makes them feel more confident. About the same number (19%) say they feel more popular and 19% also say they're more sympathetic to others. The positives far outweigh the negatives with only 5% saying that social networking makes them feel less outgoing while "4% feel worse about themselves, less confident, and less popular after using their social networking site; and 3% feel shyer," according to the report.
The report concluded "Among all teen social network users, only 5% say using their social networking site makes them feel more depressed, compared to 10% who say it makes them feel less depressed.
Though use of social networking seems to help a lot more kids than it hurts, when it comes to social-emotional well-being, most kids (83%) say that social networking doesn't make much of a difference to whether or not they feel depressed or better or worse about themselves (81%).
Sharp contrast to the naysayers
The report stands in sharp contrast to some naysayers who worry that Facebook might cause social and emotional distress, depression or social isolation. In fact, more than half (52%) said that "social media users say using such media has mainly helped their relationships with friends, compared to just 4% who say social media use has mainly hurt their relationships."
And, despite what some pundits have written, social media hasn't diminished teens' desire to maintain face-to-face relationships. Just under half (49%) of teens said that their favorite way to communicate with their friends is in person, followed by texting (33%) with social networking (7%) just slightly ahead of talking on the phone (4%). Still, there are some kids (43%) who agreed that they sometimes wish they could "unplug." The survey reported that "Most teens feel that, on balance, using social media has helped rather than hurt their relationships. About half of all teens (54%) say social networking has helped them feel more connected with family and friends (2% say it's made them feel less connected, and the rest say it hasn't made much difference one way or the other)."
Dark spots
There were some findings that raise the caution flag. For example, 44% of teens say that "they often or sometimes encounter sexist (44%), homophobic (43%) or racist (43%) comments online and 24% they they "often" encounter some type of derogatory speech. But it's important to put this in context. Just because someone finds negative speech online doesn't mean that most or even a substantial portion of people are posting it. A single negative post could be seen by a great number of people. Besides, there is no evidence from this survey that online use encourages negative speech, it simply reflects it as it reflects all good and bad aspects of life.
Surprising results for 'less happy teens'
The study broke down responses between the roughly 90% of teens who are "in good emotional shape" and the 10% who fell into the category of "less happy teens." Among those teens who are "less happy," 50% report that social networking makes them more outgoing compared to 17% of the "happiest teens." Less happy teens are also more likely to feel more popular (34% vs 15%), less shy (49% vs.21%) but at the same time these less happy teens are also more likely to report negative feelings such as "worse about myself (15% vs. 1%) and more depressed (18% vs. <.5%). These same less happy teens also wish their parents would spend less time on their and other devices (42% vs 17% of happier teens).
One size doesn't fit all
The survey doesn't attempt to explain why less happy teens have both positive and negative emotional reactions that differ from happier ones but it does reinforce the fact that how people respond to social media is very individual and personal which makes it very hard to generalize and even harder come up with a "one-size-fits-all" type of explanation or solution for any perceived problems.
The report illustrates that social media, while mostly positive, can have some negative impacts on some people, but that's true for anything in life including watching movies, reading books, eating certain foods, playing sports or even going to school. We live in an increasingly complex world were generalizations and sound bites — while increasingly common — are increasingly irrelevant. That's why it's so important for parents as well as teachers and others who look after kids to consider the needs of each child individually. While it's reassuring to know that the vast majority of kids are doing really well on social media, it's also important that we take extra time to support those kids who may be struggling.


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Following on from his critically-accalimed 2015 album 'No No No', Zach Condon aka Beirut has now announced his plans for a new studio LP, arriving early next year.
The new full-length 'Gallipoli' will become his fifth studio record to date, is being previewed by the new title-track, and is expected to be released on the 1st February via 4AD.
Speaking about the new single, Condon explained, "We stumbled into the medieval-fortressed island town of Gallipoli one night and followed a brass band procession fronted by priests carrying a statue of the town's saint through the winding narrow streets behind what seemed like the entire town. The next day I wrote the song entirely in one sitting, pausing only to eat."
Have a listen to 'Gallipoli' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.
'Gallipoli' Tracklist:
01 When I Die
02 Gallipoli
03 Varieties of Exile
04 On Mainau Island
05 I Giardini
06 Gauze für Zah
07 Corfu
08 Landslide
09 Family Curse
10 Light in the Atoll
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What can you buy for a one-year-old girl?
Quote from: Michał Kalina on October 22, 2011, 06:24:29 AMWhat can you buy for a one-year-old girl?Depends on how well you like her parents. Books and squeezable, huggable stuffed animals are good if you like them and wish to stay in contact with them.If you don't like them, drums and/or harmonicas are great presents, but I can see you might already be headed in that direction...
There's a really cute bath towel thing that I saw recently - it's a little like a child-sized cloak but made of toweling, with animal ears. No, really, it's a lot cuter than it sounds!
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Roll of Dice: Fifeville gets a makeover
"Realtors told us, 'Don't set foot in this neighborhood,'" says Asher Biemann, leading a guest through the spacious– though still unfinished– rooms of his new home, a red brick house on a quarter-acre lot just blocks from the Downtown Mall. A large front porch, hardwood floors, and a working fireplace with an ornate mirrored mantel add character to the 1920 structure.
In nearby north downtown, such a house would probably be snapped up for a cool half-million. But just a year ago, even at the height of a red-hot real estate market, this property might not have found a buyer at a third that price.
Biemann and his wife, Dalia Rosenfeld, say making the decision to move into this neighborhood was made easier by one man: Joe Mallory.
"This is not gentrification," says Joe Mallory of his work in Fifeville.
The neighborhood? Fifeville, an area bordered by Ridge Street to the east, Cherry Avenue to the south, the Norfolk Southern tracks to the north, and Valley Road Extended to the west. The land was once a 388-acre farm owned by the Fife family, and descendant Francis Fife still lives in the original farmhouse on a five-acre lot on Ninth Street.
Who's Joe Mallory?
He's a driving force behind the transformation of Fifeville, a visionary who is buying up decrepit, even condemned, properties and transforming them into charming city dwellings. If Mallory has his way, in two or three years Fifeville will be a different place– a bustling neighborhood filled with homeowners who take pride in their newly renovated properties.
But could Mallory's efforts backfire, and force the very people he's trying to help– longtime Fifeville residents– out of their homes?
Born and raised in neighboring public housing development Garrett Square (now called Friendship Court), Mallory, 31, spent much of his youth visiting his extended family in Fifeville. He knows the neighborhood– and its residents– like the back of his hand, and says he wants to remove the stigma that years of crime and poorly maintained properties owned by absentee landlords have attached to the area. Along with the renovation of properties, he's petitioning the city to change the name Dice Street– which for many conjures images of crime– to Fife Street.
Over the past two years, Mallory, who once ran a boxing gym for at-risk youths, has quietly bought up houses by the handful. He currently owns 16 in Fifeville, mostly on Dice and Fifth streets. He's sold five already, including Asher Biemann's, and several others are in early to mid stages of renovation.
Typically, he purchases a house– or in some cases several houses– from an owner who otherwise might not be able to sell because of the property's poor condition.
"It's a chance," he says, "for them to get some money out of their property."
There's no telling what he'll find inside those houses. Some lack indoor plumbing, have extensive water damage or rotting beams, and a few, he says, have only dirt for a first floor.
But, Mallory says, he can see the promise in each one.
At the southwest corner of Dice and Fifth streets is a grand-looking Victorian. The exterior is only slightly run down, with chipping paint and an almost-level wraparound porch. Inside, however, it's chaos. A musty smell permeates the air, and a fine green powder covers the floors and stairs– "Christmas packing," Mallory explains. Layer upon layer of vinyl flooring is peeling back in the foyer, the walls are stained, the floors sag.
The house is still furnished– several antiques sit amid clutter in what must have been the dining room, and the kitchen still has remnants of what may have been the now-deceased owner's last meal.
Upstairs, the smell is stronger. "It's urine," Mallory says, explaining that the woman who lived in here was bedridden and incontinent. When she died, her grown children sold the house to Mallory with many of their mother's possessions still inside.
To an onlooker, the project seems overwhelming. Where would you even begin?
Mallory just laughs at the question.
"This house should be easy," he says. "It's structurally sound. Come back in a few months, and you won't believe the difference."
As proof, he points to an orange house on Dice Street that he has just sold. A tour through the house reveals ceramic tile bathrooms and foyer, a sparkling kitchen, and shining hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms. Such touches, along with the HardiPlank concrete siding, make it hard to believe this isn't new construction.
"That one was much worse than this," he says, standing on the porch of the old Victorian. But while Mallory admits these houses would make excellent investment properties, he dreams of owner occupancy throughout the neighborhood. To that end, Mallory says he won't sell his properties to anyone not planning to live in them.
Historic homes line Fifth Street in Fifeville.
Homes on Dice Street have varied architectural style.
Francis Fife, whose family farm became the Fifeville neighborhood, says he thinks Mallory's work is beneficial for the area– and for city housing in general.
While he recognizes there's a risk of "gentrification"– loss of lower income residents in a changing neighborhood because of steeply increasing property values– he believes that Mallory will not go that route.
"He's a strong young man who could do a good job," Fife says. "Lower and middle income people have been able to live here," he says of his namesake neighborhood, "and I think that's the way it ought to continue."
But critics have a different view. They say that Mallory's work– and that of organizations like the nonprofit Piedmont Housing Alliance, which also renovates houses and sells them to low income residents– actually lead to gentrification.
Mallory bristles at the word.
"This is not gentrification," he insists, citing the fact that three of the five homes he's sold have been to working black families.
"It's a blessing when I sell a house to someone who works hard for a living," he says, "because that's what I do."
Aaron Wunsch, a graduate student in architectural history and a proponent of historic preservation, says that trying to avoid gentrification isn't always enough.
"It's possible for black people to be gentrifiers just as much as white people," he says. In fact, Wunsch believes that, to many white liberals, having an African American lead the transformation is a "less offensive way of bringing it about."
Wunsch is not alone in his criticism. William M. Harris, who chairs the Urban & Regional Planning department at Jackson State University in Mississippi, says that gentrification is happening right now in Charlottesville neighborhoods.
"There is substantial displacement neighborhood-wide," says Harris, who warned of impending gentrification while teaching at UVA in the early 1990s.
"Displacement is fairly defined as gentrification," says Harris. "Higher income groups are moving in and forcing lower income residents out."
Mayor Maurice Cox disagrees.
"We're increasing the housing supply," Cox says, by adding "in-fill" construction– a process whereby new homes are built on lots that were previously vacant.
"In addition," continues Cox, "long term renters are given heretofore nonexistent opportunities to own a home."
But Harris has a quick response to Cox's claim.
"That dog won't hunt," he retorts. Cox, he says, is "either ignorant of what gentrification is, or is simply playing political pool."
Cox envisions diverse city communities where people of varying races and socioeconomic standing live together harmoniously. "It's important to remember," he says, "that these neighborhoods weren't always low income. They used to be thriving middle-income areas, with primary occupancy by homeowners."
While Harris calls the idea of successfully integrated neighborhoods a "worthy goal," he believes there is one insurmountable hurdle. "Higher income people are not going to permit it," he says. "Most upper income people don't want to live with the poor."
While he says there are instances where it has worked– he cites Atlanta's Eastlake project, which combines low and moderate income families in a housing development– the number of such projects nationwide is low.
Harris says one only need look at the history of Charlottesville to see the outcome of gentrification.
He's referring, of course, to the Vinegar Hill neighborhood, a traditionally African American community that was razed in the late '60s as part of misguided attempts at "urban renewal" (including the western tip of the Downtown Mall).
Wunsch also cites Vinegar Hill as an example of "what not to do." Looking back 30 years, he says, urban renewal seemed to be "first about race and second about class." He predicts that 30 years from now, the work being done in Charlottesville's city neighborhoods will appear to be "not as much about race, and more about class."
Cox says nothing could be further from the truth.
"The city is approaching the improvement of these neighborhoods with eyes wide open. To compare Vinegar Hill to what's happening in Fifeville today is inappropriate and impossible," Cox says. "Every move we make today is mindful of that history," he adds, explaining that the City has already created a "housing policy task force" to look at, among other things, negative impacts of displacement, how to increase the range of affordability, and how to protect existing neighborhoods.
Cox is incensed by the resistance that improvements to black neighborhoods must confront.
"When you improve white neighborhoods, it's called economic reinvestment," he insists. Cox is particularly sensitive to accusations of impropriety in the development of lower income neighborhoods because he says the City– in conjunction with Piedmont Housing Alliance– is doing everything in its power to create a wider range of housing options for all citizens, and to drastically increase opportunities for home ownership among the least wealthy.
Dr. William Harris: "Mayor Cox is either ignorant of what gentrification is, or he's simply playing political pool."
Maurice Cox: "We can disagree and still get along," says Cox, who calls Harris "my mentor."
The City's sweeping new zoning ordinance, passed September 15, allows property owners in R-1 zoning who live in the primary residence to place one rental unit on their property. That change, Cox and other city officials believe, will help to offset increasing property taxes.
Cox, also an architect on the UVA faculty, and his family moved into a lower income neighborhood several years ago. He says he'd like someone to explain why middle and upper middle class African Americans shouldn't move into traditionally African American neighborhoods.
"When I moved to Ridge Street," he says, "that could be called gentrification. How is that right?
"We have to move away from a reality of segregated neighborhoods by race or income," he says. And to Harris' claim that wealthier people simply won't coexist with the poor, Cox differs. A diverse neighborhood, he says, "attracts those who embrace social diversity and make for good urban neighbors."
In the end, Cox says, it's the ultimate catch-22. "If you make the neighborhood nice for the people who already live there," he says, "you end up attracting other people to move in." And improving the value of homes in neighborhoods that have typically appreciated slowly– if at all– over the last few decades, he insists, is not a bad thing for residents.
But Wunsch says that's not the whole story. He's particularly concerned about the work being done by the Piedmont Housing Alliance in the Starr Hill and 10th and Page neighborhoods, between Main Street and Preston Avenue.
He cites a duplex at 1113 Page Street that PHA has slated for demolition.
"It's no worse than the houses that Habitat for Humanity fixes up routinely," he says of the two-story green house with white shutters.
And it has a history a new house won't ever have. At the time of the 1930 census, says Wunsch, the house was home to a cook and his family of six. Sometime in the next 20 years the house was converted to a duplex, which, like many of the houses on that street, provided decent housing for working-class residents.
Wunsch fears that historic structures are being sacrificed in order to further the goal of "single family, owner-occupied dwellings suitable for gentrifiers." And he worries that many of the old houses, like the rainforest, will be "cut down" before their histories can ever be learned.
Preservation Piedmont, an organization to which Wunsch belongs, is pushing the city to create a record of the buildings slated for demolition.
"These aren't official historic districts," says Wunsch of these traditionally African American areas, "but they have the most to tell us about black history."
In January, a house was demolished at the corner of 10th and Page streets to make way for a new PHA construction.
Mallory recently sold this Dice Street house. HardiPlank siding along with ceramic tile and hardwood floors make it seem new.
Stu Armstrong, director of the Piedmont Housing Alliance, says his organization does consider history. PHA performs a structural analysis on each house it works on, and only those with significant structural problems– which Armstrong claims include the Page Street duplex– are torn down.
"Some of these houses," Armstrong says, "don't even have foundations." To ensure that each house's history is preserved, Armstrong says, PHA is partnering with UVA's Architecture School. Students will use PHA's 10th and Page Street project as "a studio."
Wunsch is also bothered by the fact that several City-supported PHA homes have been resold for a fat profit just a few years after the initial sale.
Such is the case with 208 Sixth Street NW. PHA purchased the property in 1997 for $35,000, fixed it up and sold it to a low income resident for $85,050 in July 1998. Jump ahead five years to March 2003 when that homeowner sold it for $239,000– an increase of more than 280 percent.
Is such a profitable turnaround fair– especially when public dollars are involved?
Armstrong says situations like that are unusual– and in the Sixth Street situation, he says, the property's skyrocketing value was a result of the booming market and the owner's original willingness to take a financial risk back in 1997.
"There was no evil intended," Armstrong says. "This was not a plan. We were trying to help that neighborhood."
Mayor Cox says that PHA's help cannot be underestimated. "PHA has multiplied the City's investment many times over," he says.
In all, the City has invested about a million dollars in PHA in the last three years. Armstrong says that with federal grants and other funding, his organization has been able to leverage $15.9 million of new capital in city neighborhoods. Ninety percent of that money, Armstrong says, "goes toward helping low-income households typically in low-income neighborhoods."
And as for critics who claim that increased property values– and therefore taxes– force low-income owners out of their houses, Armstrong and Cox disagree, citing the City's tax abatement program for elderly and low-income residents.
Armstrong says his organization aims to help people with incomes between $15,000-$40,000. The net mortgage for PHA homes is $80,000-$125,000, with as much as 20 to 25 percent of cost covered by grants.
To protect against rapid– and overly profitable– re-sales, Armstrong says PHA funds are now contractually restricted. Much– or all– of the down payment is forgiven for PHA clients unless they sell quickly. If PHA forgives a $5,000 down payment, for example, the homeowner must stay in the house five years or pay that money back. A $15,000 payment requires 15 years in the house.
Not all PHA home purchasers need such assistance.
"We do mixed income developments," he says. While most of the buyers are low income, there are some who have no subsidy and get a market rate. Those sales, he says, fund future PHA projects.
Armstrong agrees with Wunsch that it's important to preserve socio-economic integration. "We're very careful about which house we put on the open market," he says.
But while Wunsch feels that more effort should be going into preserving rental housing in these neighborhoods–"Tenants are people, too!" he says– Armstrong disagrees.
"Home ownership strengthens the neighborhood," he says, "and helps combat gentrification" by allowing low-income residents to have stable, long-term housing.
John Gaines, president of the neighborhood association in the 10th and Page Street area and a PHA board member, agrees with Armstrong.
"The area I live in has the highest percent of rental housing in the city," he says.
Since PHA has been restoring houses in Gaines' area and increasing home ownership, he says, he's witnessed an improvement in properties overall.
"Landlords are fixing their properties up," he says.
Gaines admits he worries about gentrification and the certain increase in property taxes, but he says the improvements right now seem worth the risk.
Asher Biemann and Dalia Rosenfeld (with sons Gidon and Natan) hope to move into their new home sometime this fall.
Asher Biemann and Dalia Rosenfeld's 1920 home on Fifth Street
In Fifeville, residents don't seem too concerned about gentrification– they're more concerned about feeling safe in their homes. And Joe Mallory helps on that front.
"He's cleaning up the neighborhood, making it less of a hangout street," says homeowner Alfreda Carter, who lives on Dice Street with her husband, Melvin, and 12-year-old son. While groups of idle men gripping brown paper bags used to gather on the street, Carter says, they now go elsewhere.
"You don't find a lot of people because they think Joe is 5-0," explains Carter, using the numeric slang for police.
Carter says things were different not so long ago. And her house bears scars that prove it. Two years ago, her young son had just left the kitchen when a bullet ripped through the house, lodging in a wall just feet from where he had been standing.
Does she feel safe in the house?
"I do now– since Joe's come into the neighborhood," she says.
Mallory and his crew spend approximately three months restoring each house.
Antique heaters sit outside one of Mallory's Fifth Street projects.
Asher Biemann, who lived as a tenant in Fifeville several years ago before moving into UVA faculty housing off Fontaine Avenue, admits he knows that the neighborhood to which he is returning has had problems.
"We heard gunshots when we lived here before," he says. But for him and his family, the proximity to downtown, the racial and socioeconomic diversity, and the affordable price of his new home were all powerful draws to move back to Fifeville.
Surveying the scene from the front steps of his future home, he says simply, "We feel comfortable here."


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We believe ethical sourcing should be a hygiene factor—something our customers should simply expect from us and not something we differentiate ourselves on alone—so we prepared a comprehensive guide to our supply chain and how it may affect your decision to shop with us.
Your ring is a token of something so intangibly wonderful and so earth shatteringly important that you chose to have it made from the most scarce and exceptional materials on earth: diamonds and precious metals. This is the simple story your ring tells—that there is no other love on earth like yours.
With this in mind, we know how important it is for you to feel confident that your ring was sourced from countries and businesses that have ethical policies and business practices, so below we share how we do things at Taylor & Hart.
Rings we have crafted
We devote so much time to determining the cut, color, clarity, and carat of our diamond… and determining where our diamond or gem came from is equally deserving of our time. This is why we're opening up our business practices to show you how we do things at Taylor & Hart, and to ensure you have peace of mind when purchasing from us.
But why should you care about the ethical sourcing of your materials?
With the single decision to care, you win more than just the love of your life;
- You sleep soundly at night, knowing you purchased a piece of jewelry that not only averted funding violence, but you may have actually helped people in an underdeveloped country raise their own or their family's standard of living.
- You prevent tarnishing a monumental moment in your life with a product that has not been ethically sourced or crafted.
- You vote with your dollar. You help improve the transparency and ethics in the entire industry, simply through your wallet. One of the greatest moments of your life can also serve as one small step towards a better world.
- You learn. Knowledge is power. Making the right decision, when it comes to such a high value purchase, is knowing you had all the facts about the jewelry piece before you placed your order.
What's a conflict diamond and what do we mean by "ethically sourced"?
A conflict or 'blood' diamond is a diamond that comes from areas—particularly in central and western Africa—controlled by rebel factions opposed to recognised governments, and these diamonds are often illegally traded and/or may be funding conflict or violence.
What does it mean to purchase a blood diamond? Leonardo DiCaprio helped bring the term to the attention of the media and general public in the 2006 Oscar-nominated film, Blood Diamond—but is this a factual representation of the diamond industry? Well, some parts are, and some are not. We would like to share with you the "real" status of conflict diamonds, both historically and their status today.
In the early 90s, civil war broke out in Sierra Leone, and thousands died in a war that spanned over a decade. Wars are expensive to maintain and sadly, this one was partly financed by the illegal trade of diamonds, the proceeds of which financed the purchase of weapons which allowed the war to continue and lead to more casualties than there may have been.
Conflict diamonds have also sustained violence in Angola, The Ivory Coast, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe.
Our CEO, Nikolay, grew up in Africa, living in both South Africa and Zimbabwe for 15 years. He reflects back on his early memories of the region:
"Growing up in South Africa, we were acutely aware of the human rights violations that were happening in neighbouring Zimbabwe, under the government of President Robert Mugabe. Millions of people were being oppressed by his regime, and thousands crossed the borders into South Africa as refugees, trying to find work illegally. When in 2008 we heard about the crackdown by the government on miners in the Marange mines, we decided to take an active position and though at the time Zimbabwean diamonds were not considered 'conflict' by international standards, we would ensure we no longer knowingly offered them and have not ever since."
Sierra Leone Miners Panning - Attribution: By USAID [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Nikolay sheds some light on the dark, dusty corners of the industry that no one seems to want to talk about. Sure, the Sierra Leone civil war ended in 2002, but insurgent violence and injustice still continues to slip under the radar. The problems that remain today have evolved and adapted to our ever-changing world, but that doesn't change the fact that they're still unsolved.
What is The Kimberley Process?
Governments, charities, and the diamond industry united after the civil war in Sierra Leone to create the Kimberley Process (KP) in an attempt to prevent the diamond trade from directly or indirectly financing or supporting a conflict ever again. They launched the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in 2003 with the goal of ending and preventing the trade of conflict diamonds.
The Kimberley Process has 54 members representing 81 participating countries and it has successfully reduced the conflict trade to less than 1% in the global diamond industry. However, it is not perfect, and it does have its loopholes.
Wait… is the Kimberley Process enough?
In short, no. It helps, but more can be done.
There is no doubt that the Kimberley Process drastically improved the industry, so we're all grateful to have it. Below we've listed some of the challenges still to be overcome.
Because no one can force the countries in conflict to join the Kimberley Process. Some have politely declined that invitation.
Plus, conflict diamonds continue to enter the trade even from participating countries due to the lack of regular, independent monitoring. As in many industries, there are unethical people working in the diamond trade who see these loopholes as opportunities to slip conflict diamonds into the lawful trade—and they score immense profits by doing so. Without regular monitoring—meaning expert, unbiased, review of a country's national control systems at pre-established intervals—the Kimberley Process isn't going to be enough.
A part of the issue is the lack of technology in how the Kimberley Process is run. The certificates are all paper-based, and thus liable to tampering, loss or imitation. We're working with a company called Everledger that is going to transform how the Kimberley Process works with its innovative Blockchain technology, but more on this later…
How about lab-grown diamonds?
Lab-grown diamonds, also known as synthetic diamonds or cultured diamonds, are made in labs using a range of techniques. These laboratories either replicate the high pressure and temperature found in the Earth's mantle where natural diamonds are formed or they use superheated gas to grow the diamond. However, because these new lab-grown diamond companies don't yet have reputations to maintain, we're treading carefully in selecting which of these suppliers to partner with.
We're currently offering lab-grown diamonds sourced through a handful of suppliers and you can find out more about our lab-grown diamond offering and their pros and cons here.
Like mined diamonds, lab-grown diamonds are made from carbon, but just like flat-pack plywood furniture, there simply isn't as much emotional and financial value in something made in a lab as there is in its rare and traditionally sourced counterpart.
At Taylor & Hart, we are fascinated by the story of each mined diamond. What better symbol for your love and commitment than a diamond formed in the heart of the earth that has endured for millennia through the most extreme conditions?
Diamonds are also a source for good in most countries that make up the supply chain. Negative media rarely mentions this, but the truth is that destroying the natural diamond industry would be detrimental to the incomes of many people all around the world (from the people who work in the mines, to the polishers and cutters who transform the rough diamonds into the ones we find in our jewels).
Rough diamonds before being cut and polished. By Ptukhina Natasha [CC BY-SA 3.0] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Natural diamond mining should, of course, be more regulated to protect and develop the communities where the mines are located.
The lab-grown diamond industry hinders the opportunity to help and support countless communities, who depend on the natural diamond mining trade to earn a living.
We think the solution is somewhere between the two, similar to the public-private partnership in Botswana and leave the decision on which is better with our customer–what matters for us is that you have all the facts.
One of the most influential people in the fight against conflict-diamonds, Martin Rapaport, shares his opinions on this topic in the video below. Though a controversial topic within our industry, we think it's important to hear both sides of the story.
A brief case study on ethical sourcing of earth-grown diamonds in Botswana
De Beers, a diamond mining company and one of the largest companies in our industry, has a public-private partnership with the Republic of Botswana Government, giving them partial ownership of their mines.
De Beers then brought in the expertise to train locals in the surrounding communities, creating a secondary industry around the mining industry. They taught skills including diamond cutting, polishing, sorting, and grading. They also ensured that these locals included women, which paved the way for equality in an industry traditionally male-dominated.
Thanks to the partnership, Botswana has gone from being one of the poorest countries in Africa to one of its biggest modern economic success stories. The diamond industry accounted for 35% of Botswana's economy in 2016. And it's no coincidence that people in Botswana are living longer than ever before—64.43 years (there's still room for improvement), or that their literacy rate is higher than ever at 88.5%.
The public-private partnership between De Beers and the Government of Botswana is a model for the diamond industry and how it can play a role in the success of underdeveloped countries by making a natural resource work for the people who live there.
Where do we stand on ethical diamond sourcing at Taylor & Hart?
In case you couldn't tell… everyone at Taylor & Hart is emotionally invested in solving and openly discussing the lingering problems in the diamond industry. Sure, things are better than they were back in 2002, but we can't afford to settle for just "better" when we know more can still be done.
So to be as transparent as possible, we are sharing as much as we can on where our diamonds (and diamonds in general) come from and what the supply chain looks like, in terms of the flow of both diamonds and colored gemstones around the world.
Let's talk about our supply chain.
Each ring we deliver is crafted as a made-to-order custom piece therefore each ring requires different components and often is delivered to a different country, at a different manufacturing speed. As such our supply chain process varies from ring-to-ring depending on the requirements.
The standard process is to prepare the 3D design file in London, ready for 3D printing later in the process. We then send the file to a reputable production partner in China, which completes part of our process, as well as producing jewelry and rings for a number of famous brands–we'll leave it up to those brands to share if they'd like to.
The 3D printing is done there and the 3D wax is cast into metal. They may also do some of the initial work on the ring preparing it for our craftsmen.
All rings are then sent for completion by hand to our state-of-the-art London workshop where setting, polishing, engraving and quality control happens. The Assay office also checks the metal fineness and stamps the ring with our hallmark.
You can see some of the locations we use for producing rings and sourcing gems in this image:
We have worked with suppliers around the world including companies in India, the UK, Italy, South Africa, Portugal, Thailand and China, and we have found that our current partners produce the best quality for custom-made pieces, which is why they have already helped us craft and deliver over 2,500 pieces.
What about the diamonds?
Let's start with a brief history lesson…
A diamond begins its journey into a piece of jewelry when it comes out of the mine.
During the 20th century, as demand for diamonds grew around the world, original reserves were matched by a growing demand now the diamond supply chain looks rather different from what it once was in the 20th century. In Blood Diamond, De Beers was depicted as a monopolistic organisation seeking to limit the flow of diamonds into the market to keep their prices high.
Whilst De Beers have led most of the diamond industry in the early 20th century, discoveries in Russia, Canada, and Australia led to the rise of several other diamond mining companies. Diamonds are now more of an oligopoly (like oil) than a monopoly, but importantly, they do not collude to fix pricing in the same way.
With demand rising around the world, and fewer and fewer new diamond reserves being discovered, the value of diamonds continues to steadily increase. This seems to be the case with most commodities, in part due to globalization and in part due to some countries, like China, experiencing a rapid growth in their demand for fine jewelry.
Here are the world's top ten diamond-producing mines:
We're sure you were surprised to see some of the countries on this list, like Australia and Russia.
Next, the rough diamonds are grouped and auctioned off to large diamond polishing companies, many of which are in India but they are also in Botswana, China, South Africa, the Middle East, and Israel, among others.
As these diamonds travel the world, the Kimberley Process, and now Blockchain companies like Everledger, aim to track their progress through sealed parcels—the goal being to ensure conflict diamonds do not enter the supply chain.
From here, the supply chain would traditionally fragment into smaller wholesalers who purchase from the polishing firms. Often these middlemen form a series of connections between polishing firms and the final jewelry retailers—each one making a profit on the sale to the next company down the chain.
As you can imagine, this would mean that the price the final customer pays may be higher than if the customer were able to access these diamonds further up the supply chain.
Enter the internet. E-commerce companies like ours purchase directly from the polishing firms. Because we do not hold stock—instead connecting directly to the stock of our partners—we are able to pass on the cost savings to you, our customers.
Here is where we ensure we only work with the most reputable suppliers. Not only are they compliant with the Kimberley Process, but they have healthy reputations to maintain when it comes to sourcing processes and transparency. We continue to nurture our relationships with them to ensure our ethical values are upheld.
What about Fairtrade or recycled gold and platinum?
In addition to our standard metal selection, we are able to offer fair trade gold and recycled gold and platinum engagement rings to those who request it. As an industry, there's a growing desire for the jewellery supply chain to be Fairtrade certified at each stage, to ensure ethical standards are upheld industry-wide.
It's a work in progress and something to continue working towards in the future, so that both the industry, and consumers, have a choice.
So, do certified ethically sourced diamonds exist?
Yes! While the industry as a whole continues to develop and introduce more processes that allow suppliers to fully trace their diamonds from source, we have a couple of options that do just that.
CanadaMark diamonds
We offer CanadaMark diamonds for those who are passionate about knowing the exact origin and history of their diamond.
CanadaMark diamonds are mined in Canada and receive an additional certificate and laser inscription from the CanadaMark organization which assures the integrity of the supply chain of Canadian diamonds from mine to retailer.
The program supports local communities by investing in infrastructure, education, healthcare, and training for their employees. You can browse our range of CanadaMark diamonds here.
Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada
Diamond Time Lapse diamonds
We also offer Diamond Time Lapse diamonds where each diamond has a detailed report exploring its journey and provenance, as well as who has planned, cut and polished it. You can search Diamond Time Lapse diamonds with a full provenance report here.
So can conflict diamonds or materials enter this supply chain? Yes, they can, but they very rarely do. This happens as little as any material or commodity, including the metals used to manufacture mobile phones and other electronic products. Since the beginning of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in 2003, the number of conflict diamonds in circulation has been reported to be as low as 1%. But can we do more? Yes…
Here is our action plan:
1. We're working with the very best suppliers—companies who buy diamonds only from countries compliant with the Kimberley Process. This is just a start, but we do rely on our partners having healthy reputations to maintain, and in part, we trust their systems, processes, sourcing policies and transparency.
2. We're actively making an effort to not purchase Zimbabwean diamonds, even though they are now deemed Kimberley Process compliant. We're using the Kimberley Process only as a benchmark – but we're actually more discerning than the process itself.
3. One of our investors and partners is Everledger. They're working to transform the tracking of diamonds to the source. They're using the innovative new Blockchain system (upon which Bitcoin is built) to securely track and store the data tracking diamonds through the supply chain, making that data available to customers and retailers. This system would also eliminate the demand for paper-based reporting using smart digital contracts instead—simultaneously eliminating the risk of tampering. As a relatively new company they have a long way to go, but we're working closely with them to add further levels of transparency in our own sourcing policies.
We acknowledge openly that this is not enough and that the definition of "ethically sourced" now spans beyond just blood diamonds and is applicable to all materials used, manufacturing methods, and even the policies and actions of the government regimes in every country that is a part of our supply chain.
This acknowledgement is what transparency is. We're doing everything we can right now, admitting that we're not happy with the state of the industry at the moment, and chomping at the bit to do more at every opportunity we get.
What YOU could and should be doing…
- Know the facts. You've already taken the first step. You read this article! Bravo! But don't stop here. Stay tuned into our sources, the news, and share what you've learned with friends, family, and colleagues. Knowledge is power!
- Ask for source certification. Sadly, there are plenty of companies who won't be able to provide you with this information. We can and we will. Each diamond search for our customers is bespoke and asking for source certification is something we can include in our search criteria, by working with suppliers who can inform us of the country your diamond was mined from.
We're on the front lines of the transparency revolution in the diamond trade because we understand the unique power a diamond can have—for someone like you looking for a beautiful jewelry piece or engagement ring with a clear conscience, but also for the family in western Africa whose livelihood depends on an honest diamond industry. We have faith that you'll choose to care. And we promise you can have faith in us to always do the right thing—never sacrificing our core value of transparency.


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Today has been a good day.
My husband offered to make me breakfast this morning. I didn't take a picture, but he made me a tasty breakfast sandwich. The sandwich consisted of multigrain bread from Whole Foods, one "fried" egg, bacon, and some cheese. Oh, and hot sauce of course. 😉
Corey and I decided to exchange presents this morning since we were going to be with family for the rest of the weekend.
We didn't want to get each other anything big because the iPhones we bought ourselves recently were our Christmas gifts to each other. But since my husband just has to get me something for Christmas. we decided to get each other something small.
My wonderful husband got me 2 gift cards.
I am so excited to use the Starbucks one. I see a Gingerbread Latte in my future. 🙂
He also got me candy that I can actually eat!
He said it was unbelievably hard to find me candy that I can eat. Since I can't eat chocolate (due to migraines), that cuts out most of the Christmas candy that is available. But these white chocolate covered pretzels look delicious . . . and very festive! 🙂
Best of all, he got me a new lunch tote for work! I carry my lunch to work every single day and my old lunch bag was feeling the wear and tear.
I love my new bag!
Corey loved his gifts. I also gave him an Itunes gift card. I gave him some Reese's peanut butter cups in the shape of Christmas trees (he loves those things). I also gave him a funny T-shirt.
He hates pickles . . . really, he despises them. So when I found this shirt, I knew I had to get it for him. And he loved it!
We also gave Callie one of her presents too. I think she was feeling a little left out of the Christmas fun.
After the joys of opening some gifts, we decided to watch Elf. Neither one of us had seen it. We both thought it was really funny.
The rest of the day was spent in a mad scramble to pack for our trip. We are spending the night with my family tonight. Tomorrow afternoon, we will be leaving for Alabama to see his family and we won't be back until Tuesday.
Yes, I know this is a lot of stuff . . . and this is just for me and Callie! I have my suitcase for my clothes and the blue duffel bag has food and toys for Callie. I also have a bag with the candy Corey gave me, along with a couple if books for the road. Also, I packed a bag with some water bottles (because our filtered water really is the best) and some healthy snacks to take to Alabama. Last time we went to Alabama, I was not happy with the fact that I ate junk food the entire weekend. This time, I am being proactive and taking along some grapes and pears. I need some fruit to balance out all that junk food! 🙂
And what day would be complete without a stop at Whole Foods? That place was packed! Yesterday, I tried their pecan pie cookies for the first time and I had a major craving for them. Since I had a sneaking suspicion they would be gone after the holidays, I wanted to get my fill now!
These cookies are so freaking tasty. Believe it or not, I took a picture of the ingredients.
Sneaky, I know. I've never created a cookie recipe before but I think I will have to recreate this as best I can when I get a chance. They are so good!
My husband and I now have to leave for my family's place. I am looking forward to spending a lot of time with them (and eating the steak that is on the menu). But first . . . I have to try out my new gift card for a Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks. 😉 I hope everyone else is having a great Christmas Eve!


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Community action plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources in the Mediterranean04 December 2009
by Ina Dimireva -- last modified 04 December 2009
This communication from the European Commission establishes an action plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources in the Mediterranean.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 9 October 2002 laying down a Community Action Plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources in the Mediterranean Sea under the Common Fisheries Policy [COM 2002- 535 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Eight objectives for the Community fisheries policy in the Mediterranean.
- The European Union (EU) will play a leading role in the Mediterranean to ensure the sustainable exploitation and management of resources. It will act within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in cooperation with non-EU countries, or on its own if necessary.
- To improve fisheries management, decisions will be taken at the appropriate level: at international level for highly migratory species, at Community or international level for demersal and small pelagic stocks and at national level for stocks fished by only one Member State.
- Account will be taken of the environmental dimension in implementing the common fisheries policy (CFP) in the Mediterranean. By-catches of protected species (monk seals, turtles, sea birds and cetaceans) must be reduced. Effective protection of habitats and the reduction of environmental risks which can harm fishing activities will be needed. This can be achieved through cooperation among the various authorities responsible.
- The European Union will take account of the experience of fisheries management acquired by the fishermen's organisations.
- To ensure effective implementation and control of fisheries, the various parties concerned will be more fully involved, particularly in the development of this sector.
- The European Union will adopt an integrated method of management to adjust to the characteristics of fisheries in the Mediterranean. To make sure the various measures are complied with, a number of safety mechanisms will be included.
- The European Union will recognise the social importance of fishing activities. It will ensure that fisheries activities are profitable and viable.
- At international level, the European Union will encourage multilateral action and cooperation to promote an effective management system.
EU measures: To achieve these objectives, the action plan provides for Community action in seven different fields.
A concerted approach to jurisdiction over waters. Since most catches are made within 50 miles of coasts, the establishment of 200-mile fisheries protection zones in cooperation with all the countries concerned would result in better control of fisheries.
Managing fishing effort. Systems such as total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas are difficult to apply in the Mediterranean. Measures to reduce and control the fishing effort in the Mediterranean will be basic tools of the Community fisheries policy to ensure the sustainable exploitation of resources. These measures include the allocation of appropriate licences, reduction of fishing time and the size of the fleet and the use of the vessel monitoring system (VMS). Their implementation will be based on the experience acquired by fishermen's organisations.
Limiting catches. To limit catches, TACs will be set for certain species such as Mediterranean swordfish and certain highly migratory and small pelagic species. The remainder will have to rely on measures to manage fishing effort.
Improved fishing methods. The Commission proposes to review fishing methods such as net sizes, the characteristics of other fishing gear, minimum landing sizes and reductions in by-catches. The Member States will have to take account of these measures adopted at Community level. The problem of discards will be considered in depth. Because of the pressure of human activities on the Mediterranean, strict environmental quality standards will have to be adopted to achieve integrated management of coastal areas.
Control. Control in the Mediterranean requires the full cooperation of all the parties concerned. To improve control, monitoring programmes could be adopted for certain fisheries. The Commission is also proposing to extend or amend certain rules, such as the use of the VMS for vessels over 10 metres or the allocation of licences. Recreational fishing will be better regulated. At international level, the European Union will seek to strengthen the role of the GFCM in order to harmonise the monitoring rules. It will establish regional cooperation with certain non-EU countries and fight against illegal fishing.
Improvement of scientific knowledge. The taking of decisions on fisheries will depend on the quality of the scientific data. Many scientific projects have sprung up in the Mediterranean. New provisions on data collection will allow the process of securing scientific advice to be improved. A sub-group within the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee on Fisheries (STECF) is already looking at questions concerning the Mediterranean.
Involving stakeholders. The various stakeholders will participate in the decision-making process within the Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean. At the international level, establishing associations of fishermen in the Mediterranean will increase their awareness of the management of resources.
Impact of the action plan on the other policies of the European Union. The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) will help mitigate the economic impact of fisheries management in the Mediterranean. The rules on minimum landing sizes will take account of the different markets in the EU so that the development of one market does not undermine that of another. At the same time, activities related to aquaculture, such as tuna fattening, should be regulated so as not to increase the pressure on the marine environment.
Activities at international level. The European Union intends to continue and step up work under the regional fisheries organisations for the Mediterranean. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will be concerned with the highly migratory species and the GFCM with demersal and pelagic fish. The Union will encourage the harmonisation of fisheries measures and a programme for cooperation in the Mediterranean among the various parties concerned.
Fisheries in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean fisheries account for 22% of the tonnage of the Community fleet, 34% of its engine power and 46% of the total fleet. It still retains some small-scale features. Over 80% of the fleet comprises vessels under 12 metres in length. Landings account for only 12% of the Community total but their economic value is very high. The Mediterranean accounts for over 42% of jobs in the EU catching sector.
Specific features of Mediterranean fisheries. The characteristics of Mediterranean fisheries are different from those in other fishing areas.
The common fisheries policy does not apply in the same way as elsewhere in the Union. Although the rules on the market organisation are identical, the conservation instruments are different.
In practice, fisheries areas have been declared by certain countries but there are no exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
This means that the areas of water under national jurisdiction are smaller than in the Union's other regions.
There are few areas where fisheries fleets from different Union countries overlap or where Community and non-Community fleets overlap. The coastal nature of these fisheries makes them primarily artisanal in nature. However, scientific progress and the introduction of new types of fisheries mean that the number of shared fisheries has increased.
Many fishermen are not professionals or do not fish full time.
Catch rates per vessel are still low compared with other EU regions although the market value of catches is generally high. The fishing gear used varies considerably.
There are a large number of landing sites which are difficult to supervise. Competition among fishermen is widespread and has an impact on the marine environment.
For fisheries areas in national waters, management measures differ from one country to another. The various parties have not paid heed to scientific advice. Progress has been made following the establishment of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the GFCM.
Fishing areas are also subject to considerable pressure from other human activities, particularly tourism.
Resources in the Mediterranean. It appears that all species of fish are subject to over-exploitation. However, it is not certain that all stocks are facing exhaustion although in some cases GFCM and ICCAT studies show that the fishing effort should be reduced by 15 to 30%. However, the introduction of new fishing equipment over the last ten years and the growth in illegal fishing has increased pressure on stocks.
Environment. Fishing activities take place close to coasts where diversity is greatest and so threaten the environment. There are two main threats to fisheries: a reduction in biodiversity and the Meterioration of habitats.
At international level, the GFCM, the ICCAT and the Berne and Barcelona conventions support measures to protect the environment in the fishing sector in the Mediterranean.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 [Official Journal L 409 of 30.12.2006; corrigendum: OJ L 36 of 8.2.2007].
This Regulation lays down technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean. It lowers the threshold for species other than highly migratory and small pelagic ones that have to be recorded in the logbook from 50 kg to 15 kg live-weight equivalent.
To prevent juvenile mortality and reduce discards by fishing vessels at sea, it increases the mesh sizes and hook sizes for trawl nets, bottom-set nets and longlines for certain species and makes the use of square-meshed nets mandatory. It also determines the overall size of the main types of passive fishing gear and reserves part of the coastal area for selective gears used by small-scale fishermen.


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Faculty Research, Publications Proceed Apace
The college takes enormous pride in the pioneering work of our faculty and students who are constantly creating, discovering and leading the discourse in their disciplines. Recent research has examined local health departments, refugee health, injury, violence and numerous other topics. Following are highlights:
A study to help catalyze maternal and child health intervention programming in Portage County was published by Heather Beaird, Ph.D., working with MPH student Dana S. Mowls, Portage County Maternal and Child Health Indicators: A Report to the Portage County Maternal and Child Health Consortium for Issue Prioritization. The data collection and analysis was conducted as part of a five-year grant to Portage County from the Ohio Department of Health Child and Family Health Services Program (CFHS).
An examination of the health status of Ohio-based Bhutanese refugee women by Madhav Bhatta, Ph.D., MPH student Sunita Shakya and recent MPH graduate Lori Assad, was presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference, held in Toronto on June 6-8. The scholars also made a poster presentation at the conference about changes in dietary intake among Bhutanese refugees resettled in Ohio.
Bhatta and recent MPH graduate Sameer Gopalani presented their work on human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine awarenessand HPV vaccine beliefs, acceptance and uptake among college students at the Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference(SER), held in Boston on June 18-21.
Also at the SER conference, Melissa D. Zullo, Ph.D., Vinay K. Cheruvu, Ph.D., and MPH student Dana S. Mowls presented two poster sessions, one entitled Underutilization of Spirometry in Adults Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Who to Target for Improved Clinical Management. Their additional poster session was Perceived Weight, not Body Mass Index: a Strong Predictor of Suicide Risk among U.S. Adolescents.
In June 2013, the three collaborators also published an article on PLOS-ONE, the peer-reviewed, open-access, online scientific publication, about the impact of diagnostic breathing tests on influenza vaccination in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thomas W. Brewer, Ph.D., Krystel Tossone, doctoral student, and Jonathan B. VanGeest, Ph.D., published a chapter in the groundbreaking new text Epidemiological Criminology: Theory to Practice. Their chapter is entitled Health and Social Policy: An Evidence-Based Imperative for Epidemiological Criminology. This text explores the public health outcomes associated with engagement in crime and criminal justice and brings together, for the first time in one source, the existing interdisciplinary work of academics and professionals merging the fields of criminology and criminal justice to public health and epidemiology.
Brewer recently stepped down from serving as associate dean for undergraduate affairs for the college to resume teaching and research. He is leading a new study that will examine the effects of a 2013 Ohio law making it a felony to commit violence against health care professionals in the workplace. The study will also evaluate the effectiveness of training these workers to defuse violent acts.
At the Ohio Public Health Combined Conference in May, John Hoornbeek, Ph.D., and colleagues shared preliminary findings regarding their statewide assessment of the impact of health department consolidations in Ohio since 2001. In addition, Hoornbeek participated in a panel discussion involving the proposed consolidation of the Portage County and Ravenna city health departments, along with representatives of those two organizations. Also at the conference, doctoral student Aimee Budnik presented a paper on work she and Assistant Dean Ken Slenkovich have done regarding feasibility assessment processes for health department consolidations.
Hoornbeek and colleagues published Implementing Water Pollution Policy in the United States: Total Maximum Daily Loads and Collaborative Watershed Management in the April 2013 issue of Society and Natural Resources: An International Journal. The article assesses the implementation of water pollution reduction recommendations contained in Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) reports for Ohio and West Virginia. It also evaluates the role of collaborative groups in fostering watershed restoration progress.
Kent State, in an effort led by Deric Kenne, Ph.D., recently assumed evaluation of Ohio's Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK), a family-focused kindergarten readiness program. In addition to handling the evaluation component, Kenne anticipates examining nearly a decade of data collected in the successful program to help develop new studies aimed at better understanding how improved academic achievement can help children avoid substance abuse, criminality and risky sexual behavior.
In collaboration with community partners from Health Recovery Services, Inc., in Athens, Kenne presented Pregnant and Using: What We Know about Helping Pregnant Women and Their Babies When Opioid Use Disorder is a Factor at Ohio's 2013 Opiate Conference, held April 29-30 in Columbus. The presentation included preliminary results of research with pregnant or recently pregnant women who are addicted to or recovering from opioid drugs (e.g., pain medication).
New faculty member Tara Smith was quoted extensively in MRSA: Farming up trouble, a news feature posted July 24 on nature.com, the international weekly journal of science. Smith is investigating where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lives and how it spreads into and out of agricultural settings. Her findings promise to shed light on whether farms' use of antibiotics is contributing to the rise of drug-resistant bacterial infections in humans. Smith's research also was cited by New York Times columnist Mark Bittman as "pioneering" in his July 9 op-ed piece, Breeding Bacteria on Factory Farms.
Christopher J. Woolverton, Ph.D., and colleagues published an article about the National Science Foundation funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training program entitled Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing (EARS): Basic Science, Business Education and Outreach in the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, March 2013.
Woolverton and collaborators also published two recent articles on a novel decontamination technology. An article about the characterization, properties and applications of pulse-based nonthermal plasma appeared in the Journal of Biotechnology and Biomaterials. A second article, Pulse-Based NTP Disrupts the Structural Characteristics of Bacterial Biofilms, was published in Biofouling: The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research, Volume 29, Issue 5, 2013. Scott F. Grey, Ph.D., was a collaborator on that article.
Grey, along with several collaborators, also published Methods for Synthesizing Findings on Moderation Effects Across Multiple Randomized Trials in the April 2013 issue of Prevention Science.
Jingzhen "Ginger" Yang, Ph.D., and colleagues published their recent findings on the effect of field condition and shoe type on lower extremity injuries in American football in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2013.
Yang and colleagues authored two articles on teen driving safety. They evaluated implementation of a parent-based safe-driving intervention program for teens in Health Education & Behavior, October 2012. In addition, the researchers examined family communication patterns and teen driver attitudes toward driving safety in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care, February 2012.


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Haeckel claimed that during their developmental phases, embryos repeated the evolutionary process that their alleged ancestors had undergone. For example, he maintained that during its development in the mother's womb the human embryo exhibited first fish-like gills and then reptile characteristics before finally "evolving" into a human baby. However, as time passed, it emerged that this scenario was totally imaginary.
Surely the biogenetic law [the recapitulation theory] is as dead as a doornail. It was finally exorcised from biology textbooks in the fifties. As a topic of serious theoretical inquiry it was extinct in the twenties.75
To support his theory of recapitulation, Ernst Haeckel produced faked drawings, attempting to portray fish and human embryos as resembling one another. When these frauds were exposed, he had no other defense other than to say that other evolutionists did exactly the same thing:
After this compromising confession of 'forgery' I should be obliged to consider myself condemned and annihilated if I had not the consolation of seeing side by side with me in the prisoner's dock hundreds of fellow-culprits, among them many of the most trusted observers and most esteemed biologists. The great majority of all the diagrams in the best biological textbooks, treatises and journals would incur in the same degree the charge of ''forgery,' for all of them are inexact, and are more or less doctored, schematised and constructed.76
75. Keith S. Thompson, "Ontogeny and Phylogeny Recapitulated," American Scientist, Vol. 76, May/June 1988, p. 273.
76. Francis Hitching, The Neck of the Giraffe: Where Darwin Went Wrong, p. 204.


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