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Motorcycle bomb kills one, wounds 33 in southern Thailand
A motorcycle bomb attack in Yala province killed a woman and wounded 33 other people yesterday morning. The blast, which appeared to target a passing military patrol, occured in front of a store on Siroros Road.
Security forces rushed to the scene, where they found dozens injured and a commercial building on fire. It took emergency workers over an hour to contain the blaze. The wounded were carried out and taken to nearby hospitals.
About twenty meters from the burning building was the wrecked military pickup truck which had been carrying the army patrol. On its hood was a motorcycle with the body of a woman on top of it. Police believe the woman was hit and killed by the truck, which had been thrown across the street by the force of the blast.
The twisted frame of another motorcycle was also found across the street. Police think that is the wreckage of the vehicle used in the attack. It had been learned that the motorcycle was reported stolen two months ago.
Investigators said the bomb went off as the patroling pickup truck was passing by. Five soldiers in the truck were injured, with two in critical condition. 28 civilians were also hurt, and five commercial buildings and several cars were damaged.
Police said a suspect in the bombing was captured by a nearby closed-circuit TV camera, and are reviewing the footage to track the suspect down.
Pornsak Leelakriengsak, who runs an automotive parts shop that was damaged in the explosion, said he wanted the government to compensate him for the damage as quickly as possible. He said, "I was almost killed. As soon as the bomb exploded, I ran out of the house through the back door."
Meanwhile, a defense volunteer was gunned down and another wounded in Pattani province at about 5:45 p.m. yesterday. Investigators said the two were shot by a group of about six men riding in a pickup truck. The pair had been sitting in front of a gas station in Kapho district when the men opened fire at them.
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August 08, 2010
Flourless Orange Cake
This is a super easy cake to make, and you can make it totally gluten free by using gluten free baking powder. It's my first flourless cake I've made, but I have my eyes fixed up on the recipe of Tetsuya's flourless chocolate cake, so I'll be making that one very soon, I'm sure.
In the mean while, here's the simple recipe for this moist and tasty flourless orange cake.
Flourless Orange Cake
(Recipe from taste.com.au)
2 oranges
3 eggs
215g caster sugar
300g almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
Wash the oranges, place them in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain, then return to pan, cover with water and bring to boil. Let simmer another 15 minutes. Drain and coarse chop the orange discarding any seeds.
Place the oranges in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.
Whisk the eggs and the sugar until thick and pale. Add the orange, almond meal and baking powder and fold until just combined. Pour into a greased, 22cm round pan and bake in 170C for about 50 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean.
51 comments:
This cake looks absolutely lovely! I love flourless cakes and I am bookmarking this recipe.ReplyDelete
Amazing!! I've never expected whole oranges in a cake like that! Genius!! Looks delicious!ReplyDelete
Would you mind checking out my blog? :D http://ajscookingsecrets.blogspot.com/
That looks so pretty and I am bookmarking this. Congratulations on being foodgawked. Looking forward to connect with you. Bon Appetit!!!ReplyDelete
My mum has a recipe similar to this & boy it's delicious.ReplyDelete
It's so moist & the orange flavor is pretty intense!
Your cake looks lovely Maria! I love oranges and the best ones are eaten in the summer heat and juice is dripping every where. This would be so nice with a cup tea! yummy!ReplyDelete
This looks delicious. Have always loved the idea of using a whole orange in cakes (waste not, want not!) and keep meaning to make a version of this flourless orange cake. Must get to this soon!ReplyDelete
Can you save me a slice? ;-)ReplyDelete
I was thinking the same thing this morning - that spring was definitely around the corner! I can't wait! And lovely dessert - my aunt makes something similar but she serves it with cream.ReplyDelete
This looks so super easy and so tasty with a great cup of tea!ReplyDelete
Well done! Now I'm hungry...! =)ReplyDelete
that looks delicious! i love flourless anything!ReplyDelete
Ooohhh, I love the look and sound of this! Interesting to see that there's no added fat and intrigued by the use of the whole oranges - peel and all.ReplyDelete
it's totally gluten free! yay!ReplyDelete
LOVE this style of cake! I have 11.30-itis and could go a slice right nowReplyDelete
Ohh am yet to try and make a flourless cake, intrigues me that cakes can be flourless so keen to try my hand at making one.ReplyDelete
This looks divine! I love that its flourless. I am definitely going to have to make this.ReplyDelete
Yummy, thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
A fabulous cake! It must be exhaliratingly fragrant!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 August 2010 at 02:31
Thanks for posting this, Maria. It looked so good, I had to give it a try. I didn't have that much luck though...ReplyDelete
The cake came out moist.. but too moist I'd say :( It held together well, but tasted like marzipan. I followed your recipe to the T. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong, do you have any thoughts?
Also, I noticed that my cake came out a lot darker in color compared to yours, with brown specks from the almond skin in the almond meal. Did you use meal from blanched almonds?
I'm sorry to hear that KP! Hmm, I'm not sure what could've gone wrong, maybe size of the eggs you used was smaller than mine? Maybe your oranges were bigger and juicier? I used shop bought almond meal so I didn't ground skinned almonds myself. The shop bought one doesn't specify it's blanched almonds, but it's certainly very pail in colour with not much noticeable traces of the almond skin.ReplyDelete
I hope this might help and you have better luck with the recipe next time!
Thanks Maria. It might have been my eggs, since I used large, not XL. Or maybe it had too much liquid, since the texture was quite wet.ReplyDelete
I'll give it a second try sometime. Your picture still looks very appealing.
Maria! I have to try this soon-it's gluten free. That's nice. Plus, I keep meaning to buy some almond four...ReplyDelete
p.s. So you guys are entering Spring now? I guess that means we're at opposite ends of the planet (smile).
p.s.s. Your photos are awesome!
Maria! being a gluten allergic i am so happy i found your recipe. i baked it and nothing left after 20 min my friends came over!! it's an absolute winner! :)ReplyDelete
@Stella: you can make the almond flour yourself by just simply putting raw almonds in a blender. it takes about 45 sec!!
Thank you so much for your comment!ReplyDelete
Gabriella: I'm very excited! There's nothing I love more than hearing someone has tried my recipes!
As I look more of your post, you really inspire me with your blogs that post great foods. They all look tempting and yummy!ReplyDelete
This reminds me of a Passover cake I had read about; will try it it looks fantastic!ReplyDelete
what do you do with the orange water (water you cooked the (organic) oranges in) - pour it away? wouldn't that be a pity..? any ideas what i could with it? thx!ReplyDelete
Zenzi: You could definitely use it to make something, like sorbet maybe?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 May 2011 at 19:30
i love using almond flour, they are wonderfulReplyDelete
Ok - I am baking this today! away to shop for oranges. Thanks for the Recipe. I will grind the almonds myself and see how it turns out :)ReplyDelete
He publicado este post en Mis Favoritas de esta semana, si quieres verlo está en:ReplyDelete
Espero que te guste!
Having ground the almonds (with skin) the cake came out just as promised but a little darker. Also added a tablespoon of poppyseeds. Not a crumb left an hour later! Thanks for a great recipe.ReplyDelete
Could you tell me please what Caster sugar is?This looks soooo good.My email is email@example.com!ReplyDelete
Made this last night. So good! Used almond flour and C&H Baker's Sugar. It turned out perfectly. Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
hey MariaReplyDelete
i just made it and im speachless its so yummie
thanx for shareing
take care
wow!i cannot believe that this cake will taste soooo good.It only doesn't look so good bt it taste superb.So simple to make too.Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Amazing cake! Thanks for sharing! One question though: why do you boil the oranges? Seems like all of the lovely flavor from the juice and the zest will be greatly lessened by boiling and draining (not to mention the nutritional value that can be retained!).ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 March 2013 at 06:15
All sounds wonderful but I have a nut allergy and cannot have the almond meal. Can this be made with a substitution for that and, if so, what would that substitution be and how much? I am new to flourless and gluten free but am finding an awful lot of recipes use the almond meal and I just don't know what to substitute for it and not sacrifice the quality of the product. Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous2 June 2013 at 01:51
May I ask if the texture is a bit moist like bread pudding? If I am making it into cupcakes, may I know how long should I bake them? Thanks.
I have been making this cake for a few years and it's one of my favorite recipe, but I came on with some adjustments :ReplyDelete
-I add some chocolate chip in it and reduce the sugar
- I replace half of the almonds with Brown rice flour to reduce the fat a little, and it is just as good this way.
- I add a little almond extract
Awesome recipe
I made this the other day and it is incredible! I was thinking making it with whole limes or lemons of the same weight equivalent would be worth trying.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5 June 2013 at 16:05
I'd really like to try this recipe, but I was wondering if I could substitute the sugar with honey? I'm not keen on artificial sweeteners, but I'm also worried that the honey might affect the moisture (i.e. too much) or dominate the flavour. Any ideas?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 September 2013 at 13:27
I would like no know why the oranges were boiled. If it is because of the bitterness, you just have to remove the white line that comes on top of each orange when you fourth them.ReplyDelete
I have made several cakes with whole oranges and they never turn out bitter.
I made this recipe without boiling the oranges and was superb!
When you say the cake is "moist", does it mean the cake is like pound cake? or is it moist/dense like brownies.
Thank you, love your blog.
My family absolutely loves this light and moist cake! This is a staple in my home. I've tried doing a variation on the recipe, but I get best results when I stick to the recipe. Thanks for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete


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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Friday that an American citizen has been detained after confessing to unspecified crimes, confirming news reports about his arrest at a time when Pyongyang is facing criticism from Washington for launching a long-range rocket last week.
The American was identified as Pae Jun Ho in a brief dispatch issued by the state-run Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang. News reports in the U.S. and South Korea said Pae is known in his home state of Washington as Kenneth Bae, a 44-year-old tour operator of Korean descent.
An expert said he is likely to become a bargaining chip for the North, an attempt to draw the U.S. into talks. Five other Americans known to have been detained in North Korea since 2009 were all eventually released.
North Korean state media said Pae arrived in the far northeastern city of Rajin on Nov. 3 as part of a tour.
Rajin is part of a special economic zone not far from Yanji, China, that has sought to draw foreign investors and tourists over the past year. Yanji, home to many ethnic Korean Chinese, also serves as a base for Christian groups that shelter North Korean defectors.
"In the process of investigation, evidence proving that he committed a crime against (North Korea) was revealed. He admitted his crime," the KCNA dispatch said.
The North said the crimes were "proven through evidence" but did not elaborate.
KCNA said consular officials from the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang visited Pae on Friday. Sweden represents the United States in diplomatic affairs in North Korea since Washington and Pyongyang do not have diplomatic relations.
Karl-Olof Andersson, Sweden's ambassador to North Korea, told The Associated Press he could not comment on the case and referred the matter to the US State Department.
The State Department was not immediately able to provide any additional information about the report.
The operator of a Korean language website for the Korean community in the Northwest, Chong Tae Kim of JoySeattle.com, said the detainee's father lives in Korea and his mother lives in Lynnwood, Washington.
"She hopes the State Department and Swedish Embassy help with his release," he said Friday. "She's trying not to speak to reporters, fearing that could affect her son's release."
The office of US Rep. Suzan DelBene says it has reached out to the mother and is pressing the State Department for information.
"We are very concerned about it and seeing what can be done on our end to help with this," said spokesman Viet Shelton.
State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell on Friday would only say that they were aware of the detention and that Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang is providing consular services.
"We can, indeed, confirm that a US citizen has been detained in North Korea," Ventrell said, adding that he could not say more because of privacy restrictions.
In Seoul, the Segye Ilbo newspaper reported last week that Bae had been taking tourists on a five-day trip to the North when he was arrested. The newspaper cited unidentified sources.
News of the arrest comes as North Korea is celebrating the launch of a satellite into space on Dec. 12, in defiance of calls by the U.S. and others to cancel a liftoff widely seen as an illicit test of ballistic missile technology.
The announcement of the American's detainment could be a signal from the North that it wants dialogue with the United States, said Cheong Seong-chang, an analyst at the private Sejong Institute in South Korea. He said trips by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to North Korea to secure the release of other detained Americans created a mood for US-North Korea talks.
"North Korea knows sanctions will follow its rocket launch. But in the long run, it needs an excuse to reopen talks after the political atmosphere moves past sanctions," Cheong said.
Cheong said he expects that the American will be tried and convicted in coming months. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has the power to grant amnesty and will exercise it as a bargaining chip, Cheong said.
Nuland said earlier this week that Washington had been trying to reach out to Kim.
"Instead, that was met not only with an abrogation of agreements that had been made by the previous North Korean regime, but by missile activity both in April and in December," she told reporters.
She said Washington had no choice but to put pressure on Pyongyang, and was discussing with its allies how to "further isolate" the regime.
In April 2009, a North Korean rocket launch took place while two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were in North Korean custody after allegedly trying to sneak into the country across the Tumen River dividing the North from China.
They were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor before being released on humanitarian grounds after Clinton flew to Pyongyang to negotiate their release.
Subsequently, three other Americans were arrested and eventually released by North Korea. All three are believed to have been accused of illegally spreading Christianity.
North Korea has several sanctioned churches in Pyongyang but frowns on the distribution of Bibles and other religious materials by foreigners. Interaction between North Koreans and foreigners is strictly regulated.


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How vulnerable are emerging markets? An expert discussion
How vulnerable are emerging markets? An expert discussion
Key issues facing emerging markets
Craig Botham began by outlining the key issues facing emerging markets (EMs).
He noted that the once strong relationship between EM and developed market (DM) growth had in recent years started to show signs of de-coupling, as illustrated by a divergence in EM and DM Purchasing Managers Index1 (PMI) surveys (see Chart 1).
He suggested that this is partly explained by stagnation in global trade volumes. Furthermore, he said: "this weaker growth outlook for EMs unfortunately coincides with some gathering global headwinds in the form of the potential US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike, slowing growth in China, weaker commodity prices and a set of domestic EM political issues."
Chart 1: DM versus EM PMI Survey readings
(Source: Thomson Datastream, Schroders Economics Group, September 2015)
Fed policy impact on emerging assets
Allan Conway noted the negative equity market reaction following the Fed's decision to leave rates unchanged. "The thing that markets absolutely hate is uncertainty and that's what we've got at the moment".
However, he explained that historically, equity markets have actually performed well in the early stages of interest rate hikes (see Chart 2).
"This is usually because there is some growth in the economy coming through and earnings growth is doing well, which overrides the early interest rate rises".
Allan discussed the signs which would likely support performance in EM economies. Specifically, he pointed to the "extraordinary appreciation" in the US dollar in the last few years.
Whilst rate hikes might ordinarily be expected to spur further strength in the currency, Allan made the point that the US dollar is, from its own historic perspective, almost as expensive as it has ever been.
He did not believe dollar weakness is a necessary requirement but argued that "for EMs to look more attractive you are going to need some comfort that the dollar has at least peaked. Given where we are now, there is reason to believe that is possible."
Chart 2: Indices performance during Federal Funds rate rise
(Source: IntersecResearch, Investment Metrics as at September 2015)
Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.
Looking from an emerging market debt perspective, James Barrineau interpreted the recent market reaction as in part attributable to Fed messaging, given that the central bank has been "promising to hike rates for at least nine months".
He suggested the fact rates remain unchanged has perhaps led markets to conclude that there must be something wrong with US and global growth.
James concurred with Allan Conway regarding the "sky-rocket" in the trade-weighted US dollar.
If this becomes a factor in terms of the Fed tightening decision, then he believes there are implications for the hiking cycle, given the dampening effect this would likely have on US growth.
Emerging market currencies tend to overshoot and in some countries this appears to be happening to a level which is more significant than the drop in commodity prices.
As a result he looks at this in the context of "have we put a chink in the armour of the strong dollar story?" For EM currencies to at least stabilise, James believes we need to see some amelioration in the Fed hiking cycle.
Emerging market debt specialist Guillermo Besaccia contrasted the structural positioning of EMs today relative to 2008, when they were able to respond to the global DM crisis from a stronger footing.
He noted their more limited ability today to conduct counter-cyclical measures2.
In particular he flagged how several large EM economies had been tested in recent years, one after another; initially India, then Russia and more recently China and Brazil. As a consequence these markets have suffered somewhat.
Guillermo believes it is "the countries which have had less structural improvement, and consequently have not benefited from lower or declining yields, such as Brazil, that are under the most pressure".
Implications of commodity price capitulation
James Barrineau indicated that stability in commodity prices ought to be supportive of EMs.
However, significant oversupply in a lot of commodities, a long supply response and slow global growth mean commodity prices will, in his view, take time to stabilise.
He cited the most prominent implication for EMs was the currency response, considering there were several EMs which had soaring foreign exchange rates on the back of the super-cycle earlier this decade.
Chart 3 highlights this point with the Russian rouble and Brazilian real both recording sharp declines relative to the US dollar.
"It is all wrapped up in a large adjustment response, but the thing is these currencies tend to overshoot and in some countries this appears to be happening to a level which is more significant than the drop in commodity prices," he said.
In response to Craig Botham's point about why commodity importer countries have not benefited from the situation, James highlighted a "feedback mechanism" whereby large commodity exporters, which had been importers of manufactured goods, have slowed their imports as their currencies adjusted to the commodity cycle.
The result is that commodity importer countries have been unable to grow their own external accounts, the impact of which has been exacerbated by weaker global growth.
Chart 3: EM Currency Changes since 30 April 2013
Source: Schroders; As at 21 September 2015
Guillermo Besaccia talked about the impact from a decade of expansion in many EM credit cycles.
Similar to the de-leveraging process which has taken place in DMs, he sees a correction phase at play in some EMs and views this as an additional drag on these economies.
Guillermo took the view that investors should "focus on the big player in the house, China, given that it is the consumer of over 50% of global supply in some commodities. We need to figure out how far along the adjustment path China is".
Allan Conway emphasised that today "more EM countries benefit from commodity weakness than suffer from it".
He highlighted that the structure of EMs (and the MSCI EM index) has changed and it is no longer necessary for commodity prices to be rising for EM equities to perform, as perhaps it was 25 to 30 years ago.
Indeed he referenced weaker global demand as the reason why countries such as India, China, Korea and Taiwan, net beneficiaries of lower commodity prices, have not performed better.
Allan indicated that an improvement in the global growth environment, in which the exporters of manufactured goods can perform, would be another positive sign for EM equities.
China's slowdown and policy responses
Guillermo Besaccia discussed the shifts in the Chinese economy since 2008, highlighting the political changes, and what he regards as a backward step to more inward facing, conservative interventionist policies.
"Since then we have actually seen just about every type of liquidity bubble possible created, and then corrected afterwards," he said.
He believes China needs to go though an adjustment process to rebalance its economy.
Since China has been the provider of around 30% of global liquidity (see chart 4), this adjustment is also likely to have an impact on the global economy as well as domestic China.
Turning to policy responses, Guillermo suggested that depreciation of the currency may be part of the solution, as well as a reversal of the excessive expansion in credit.
Chart 4: Key contributors to global money supply M23 1996-2015
James Barrineau focused on the need to take a balanced view on China.
He believes there will "be a long adjustment process but unlikely a hard landing", emphasising the authorities' range of policy tools still available.
From a policy perspective he does not believe major stimulus offers a sustainable resolution, but is encouraged by rationalisation of provincial and local government debt.
He also cited positive developments happening away from the headlines, for example property companies accessing local currency borrowing at lower rates than those offered in US dollar markets, thus mitigating default risk.
He believes the currency needs to be more flexible and that depreciation appears to be at an early stage, but takes the view that the authorities are addressing these issues and "there are some glimmers that the economy is actually starting to improve."
Responding to Craig Botham's question on the recent changes to China's currency fixing, which spurred an initial 2% depreciation in the renminbi, Allan Conway concurred with the rest of the panel that further depreciation in time is likely.
The long-term underlying strategic case for emerging markets lies in the domestic demand story, supported by a strong valuation case.
However, he noted that since the policy change the authorities had ensured further depreciation did not occur, and so recent a recent bounce back is deceptive.
With regards the equity market, Allan emphasised that despite a lot of bearishness, the MSCI China has outperformed the MSCI EM year-to-date and remains attractively valued at around a 20% discount to the MSCI EM on a price-to-earnings basis.
He drew attention to the changing structure of the Chinese economy, with more growth now coming from services than manufacturing or construction.
This, he signalled, was a reminder of the very strong underlying domestic demand story, not just in China but also in wider EMs.
Allan illustrated this (see Chart 5), indicating that between 2010-2030 the global middle class (whose disposable incomes can drive consumption) is forecast to more than treble.
He indicated that in 2010 half of this population category were in the developed world, but by 2030 the majority are expected to live in the emerging world.
"That is a massive source of domestic demand in the global economy, and a good chunk of that is in China and the other part of that is in India".
Chart 5: Estimates of the middle class growth
Source: World Bank. "Global middle class" defined as individuals earning an income falling between per capita income of Brazil and Italy. Data as of January 2015.
Emerging market outlook
Allan Conway highlighted the significant bearishness in EMs as a positive, indicating it would be "almost impossible today to give you a bear argument in EM which is not already out there".
This was underscored by record net capital outflows from EM equities this year, which now exceed the previous record in 2008.
Allan also emphasised that the long-term underlying strategic case for EMs lies in the domestic demand story, supported by a strong valuation case.
His main concern is the US dollar, which if it continues to strengthen could be a major headwind.
James Barrineau cited getting through the Fed interest rate conundrum and the path to a stable US dollar which he believes would allow EM currencies to stabilise.
From a growth perspective, he believes that some of the large countries in EM, such as Brazil and Russia, still face challenges but that there remain many other economies which are in reasonably good shape such as Peru and Chile in Latin America, and Poland and Hungary in Eastern Europe.
Guillermo Besaccia pointed to China as the key concern and specifically the degree to which rebalancing and adjustment of the economy takes place.
That will be important in finding the bottom in commodity prices which can support stability in EMs and provide comfort to invest in currencies and EM local debt, an area which he believes could bring some interesting opportunities.
The countries, sectors and securities mentioned above are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be considered a recommendation to buy or sell.
1. Puchasing managers Index (PMI) is an economic indicator reflecting the level of activity in the manufacturing sector. It is based on survey data from private companies which examines new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment. A reading of 50 or over represents an expansion in activity whilst a reading below 50 indicates a contraction in activity. ↩
2. Countercyclical measures are economic or financial policies employed to work contrary to an economy's cyclical tendencies. For example, policies aimed at cooling an economy when it is in a cyclical upswing or stimulating an economy when it is in a cyclical downturn. ↩
3. M2 is a measure of monetary supply which includes cash, savings deposits and other highly liquid assets such as money market funds and time deposits which can be easily converted into cash. ↩


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These two studies place a capstone on a decade of teacher effectiveness research. We now have compelling evidence that when teachers team up with their colleagues they are able to create a culture of success in schools, leading to teaching improvements and student learning gains. The clear policy and practice implication is that great teaching is a team sport. Performance appraisal, compensation, and incentive systems that focus on individual teacher efforts at the expense of collaborative professional capacity building could seriously undermine our ability to prepare today's students for 21 st century college and career success. Every school needs good teachers--but a school does not become a great place to learn until those teachers have the leadership and support to create a learning culture that is more powerful than even the best of them can sustain on their own.
These findings have significant implications for America's competitiveness in a global innovation economy. Student mastery in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is essential to our economic growth. But America's twenty?year decline in international science and mathematics standings tells us that we have serious challenges to overcome. Countries that persistently rank at the top of international measures of science and mathematics achievement do things differently. A growing number of reports indicates that one of their biggest advantages is in the clear, consistent, and coherent support systems they provide for teachers from preparation through induction to accomplished practice. 2
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"Wisdom" is a convenient umbrella term to designate the Books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), Wisdom, and Sirach (Ecclesiasticus). Two other books are often associated with them: Psalms, a collection of mostly devotional lyrics, and the Song of Songs, a collection of love poems. All are marked by a skillful use of parallelism, or verses of balanced and symmetrical phrases. These works have been classified as wisdom or didactic literature, so called because their general purpose is instruction.
A striking feature of the wisdom books is the absence of references to the promises made to the patriarchs or to Moses, or to Sinai or typical items in Israelite tradition; Sirach (chaps. 44–50) and Wisdom (chaps. 10–19) are the exception. Biblical wisdom literature concentrates on daily human experience: how is life to be lived? In this respect it is comparable to other ancient Near Eastern compositions from Mesopotamia and Egypt that also reflect on the problems of everyday life. The literary style is wide-ranging: aphorisms, numerical sayings, paradoxes, instructions, alphabetical and acrostic poems, lively speeches, and so forth. Wisdom itself is an art: how to deal with various situations and achieve a good life. And it is also a teaching: the lessons garnered from experience were transmitted at various levels, from education in the home all the way to training in the court. Belief in the Lord and acceptance of the prevailing codes of conduct were presupposed; they fed into the training of youths. The task of wisdom is character formation: what is the wise path to follow? The lessons are conveyed by observations that challenge as well as by admonitions that warn. Although the need of discipline is underlined, the general approach is persuasion. The pursuit of wisdom demands more than human industry. Paradoxically, it remains also the gift of God (Prv 2:6). Its religious character is indicated by the steady identification of wisdom and virtue (e.g., Prv 10–15).
But wisdom is far more than a practical guide. The strongest personification in the Bible is Woman Wisdom, and she speaks somewhat mysteriously in divine accents about her origins and identity. Her appeal to humanity is sounded in several books: Prv 8; Sir 24; Wis 7–9; Bar 3:9–4:4. She offers "life" to her followers (Prv 8:35, "whoever finds me finds life"). This image of personified Wisdom is reflected in the Logos poem of Jn 1:1–18 and in Paul's reference to Jesus as "the wisdom of God" (1 Cor 1:24, 30). The bearing of wisdom literature on the New Testament is also exemplified in the sayings and parables of Jesus and in the practical admonitions in the Letter of James.
Each book has a distinctive character. Proverbs consists of long poems dealing with moral conduct (chaps. 1–9), which introduce collections of aphorisms (chaps. 10–29) reflecting on the experiences of life. The Book of Job is a literary presentation of the problem of the suffering of the innocent and god-fearing Job. Psalms, the book of prayer par excellence, derives from varied origins, especially liturgical celebrations; it contains personal cries of agony as well as of praise and thanksgiving. Some betray a wisdom influence (e.g., Ps 37), and the very first Psalm serves as an invitation to learn about the ways of the just and wicked in the rest of the psalter. Ecclesiastes examines the hard questions of life, and has become famous for the expressive phrase "vanity of vanities." The Song of Songs is a collection of poems that give meaning to human and divine love (Sg 8:6; Prv 30:18–19). Ben Sira is the only author who identifies himself (Sir 50:27), and circa 200 B.C. he writes a compendium of Jewish wisdom and creation theology. The Wisdom of Solomon was written in Greek against a Hellenistic background, affirming human immortality in terms of a continuing relationship with God. Except for Psalms (of which almost half are attributed to David), Job, and Sirach, the books are attributed to Solomon, but he is not the author. The Solomonic claim is doubtless due to his fame as a wise man, according to 1 Kgs 5:9–14; 10:1–10. Who were the sages? Some were found in ordinary families (father, mother, Prv 1:8; 10:1); others were scribes at court. All contributed, both men (the counselors of Absalom, 2 Sm 16–17; the men of King Hezekiah, Prv 25:1) and also women (the "wise woman" of Abel Beth-maacah, 2 Sm 20:16). The wisdom literature is predominantly a postexilic composition, but the dating is only approximate.
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Perl Module Release: Image-Size 3.231
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Amid opposition's insistence on a discussion with voting on FDI in Parliament, Government on Tuesday said it was 'not concerned' over it, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserting that UPA has the numbers.
"Yes, we are confident of numbers," the Prime Minister told reporters after an hour-long meeting leaders of UPA which presented a united picture.
He was commenting on stalemate in Parliament over FDI issue leading to adjournment of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the fourth day in a row since the Winter Session began on November 22.
"The UPA is fully united on any decision of the Speaker and the Government...all constituents are firmly behind the Government," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said after the meeting.
Referring to yesterday's all-party meeting, he said, "Larger number were in favour of discussion to be decided by the Speaker."
Nath said this was discussed today and he will meet the Speaker to convey the sense of yesterday's meeting.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is also Leader of the Lok Sabha, said, "By Monday, everything would be decided and everything would be settled."
UPA met a day after the all-party meeting convened by the government to break the logjam. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister A K Antony, RLD's Ajit Singh, DMK's T. R. Baalu, NCP's Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and Finanace Minister P. Chidambaram were among those present.
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I am hereby announcing that American Blended Whiskey will be the next big thing. Now, I'm not talking about those high quality blends of straight whiskey that High West puts out. I'm talking about the real thing. To quote the official regulations, blended whiskey is:
[A] mixture which contains straight whisky or a blend of straight whiskies at not less than 20 percent on a proof gallon basis, excluding alcohol derived from added harmless coloring, flavoring or blending materials, and, separately, or in combination, whisky or neutral spirits.
For you non-lawyers out there, that's 20% whiskey (usually bourbon) and the other 80%composed of vodka and "harmless coloring, flavoring or blending materials." Mmmmmm, blending materials.
Think about it. Premium bourbon is huge but premium vodka is even bigger, so it only makes sense that combining the two would be the next big thing. It's only a matter of time before we start seeing 30 year old Kessler's in a hand blown plastic handle.
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This question is related to the following question which I've just seen which was posted by Anton. His question is whether a algebraic space which is a group object is necessarily a group scheme, and the answer appears to be YES. Now my naive idea of what an algebraic space is is that it is the quotient of a scheme by an etale equivalence relation, but I seem to be confusing myself. I'm hoping someone will help lead me out of my confusion.
Let me first consider an analogous topological situation, where the answer is no. We can consider the category of smooth spaces, by which I mean the category of sheaves on the site of smooth manifolds which are quotients of manifolds by smooth equivalence relations (with discrete fibers).
Here is an example: If we have a discrete group G acting (smoothly) on a space X, we can form the equivalence relation $R \subset X \times X$, where R consists of all pairs of points $(x,y) \in X \times X$ where $y= gx$ for some $g \in G$. If R is a manifold, then the sheaf $[X/R]$ (which is defined as a coequalizer of sheaves) is a smooth space.
Here is an example of a group object in smooth spaces: We start with the commutative Lie group $S^1 = U(1)$. Now pick an irrational number $r \in \mathbb{R}$ which we think of as the point $w = e^{2 \pi i r}$. We let $\mathbb{Z}$ act on $S^1$ by "rotation by r" i.e.
$\mathbb{Z} \times S^1 \to S^1$
$ (n, z) \mapsto w^n z$
This gives us an equivalence relation $R = \mathbb{Z} \times S^1 \rightrightarrows S^1$, where one map is the action and the other projection. The fibers are discrete and the quotient sheaf is thus a smooth space, which is not a manifold. However the groupoid $R \rightrightarrows S^1$ has extra structure. It is a group object in groupoids, and this gives the quotient sheaf a group structure.
The group structure on the objects $S^1$ and morphisms $R$ are just given by the obvious group structures. Incidentally, this group object in groupoids serves as a sort of model for the "quantum torus", 0604.5405.
Now what happens when we try to copy this example in the setting of algebraic spaces and schemes?
Let's make it easy and work over the complex numbers. An analog of $S^1$ is the group scheme $\mathbb{G}_m / \mathbb{C} = spec \mathbb{C}[t,t^{-1}]$.
Any discrete group gives rise to a group scheme over $spec \mathbb{C}$ by viewing the set $G$ as the scheme
$\sqcup_G spec \mathbb{C}$
So for example we can view the integers $\mathbb{Z}$ as a group scheme. This (commutative) group scheme should have the property that a homomorphism from it to any other group scheme is the same as specifying a single $spec \mathbb{C}$-point of the target (commutative) group scheme.
A $spec \mathbb{C}$ point of $spec \mathbb{C}[t,t^{-1}]$ is specified by an invertible element of $\mathbb{C}$. Let's fix one, namely the one given by the element $w \in S^1 \subset \mathbb{C}^\times$. So this gives rise to a homomorphism $\mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{G}_m$ and hence to an action of $\mathbb{Z}$ on $\mathbb{G}_m$.
Naively, the same construction seems to work to produce a group object in algebraic spaces which is not a scheme. So my question is: where does this break down?
There are a few possibilities I thought of, but haven't been able to check:
- Does $R = \mathbb{Z} \times \mathbb{G}_m$ fail to be an equivalence relation for some technical reason?
- Do the maps $R \rightrightarrows \mathbb{G}_m$ fail to be etale?
- Is there something else that I am missing?


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This document describes a proposal for comment and review. It is not actually implemented anywhere.
Characters in Hemlock buffers can have properties. A character property is defined by a property name and value, each of which can be an arbitrary object. Character property names are compared using EQL. Property values are compared using a special function CHARPROP-EQUAL. The absence of a property is indicated by property value of NIL.
Property names that are keywords are reserved for use by Hemlock as predefined property names. Other objects (most notably non-keyword symbols) are available for use as user-defined properties.
In addition to properties associated with Hemlock buffers, it is possible to associate properties with Hemlock views. View properties are maintained separately from buffer properties, and can be changed independently. When looking up character properties through a view, the view value of a property overrides the buffer value.
A character can have any number of properties. A set of properties can be represented by a plist, i.e. an alternating list of property name and value. As with plists, when the same property name appears multiple times, the first (leftmost) value is used.
Some functions are defined to return a value representing a set of properties. Unless explicitly stated, user code should not assume any particular representation of this value -- it might be a plist, it might be a hash table, or it might be some other internal representation.
Some functions are defined to take an argument representing a set of properties. All such functions accept any of: a plist, a hash table, or any value returned by a function that returns a set of properties.
All non-keyword symbols mentioned here are exported from the HEMLOCK-INTERFACE package and hence are accessible from both the HEMLOCK and HEMLOCK-INTERNALS packages.
Display Properties
Hemlock's display code looks at certain predefined properties to determine how the text in a buffer will be displayed, for example which font will be used or what the background color will be. The properties so used are called display properties. The display looks at both view and buffer properties, but the only view properties it considers are those affecting color and underlines.
Hemlock recognizes the following display properties:
- :font-name
- a string which names the font family or the specifc font, or one of :document-font, :fixed-font, :system-font.
- :font-size
- a real number, the size of the font
- :font-weight
- one of :plain or :bold
- :font-width
- one of :condensed or :expanded
- :font-slant
- one of :italic or :roman
- :font-underline
- one of :single, :double, or :thick
- :font-color
- a string or integer value as in HTML, e.g. "Blue" or #x0000FF
- :background-color
- same as above
Setting and accessing
(NEXT-CHARPROP-VALUE mark name &key view)
Returns the value of property name in the character after mark. If view is specified, first looks in view properties for view, then in buffer properties.
(PREVIOUS-CHARPROP-VALUE mark name &key view)
Returns the value of property name in the character before mark. If view is specified, first looks in view properties for view, then in buffer properties.
(SET-CHARPROP-VALUE mark name value &key count end view)
Sets the value of property name to value for characters at mark. Setting the value to nil effectively removes the property.
Either count or end may be specified, but not both. If count is specified, applies to that many characters after mark (or before mark if count is negative). If end is specified, applies to characters between mark and end. The default is :count 1.
If view is specified, sets the property in the view layer only, otherwise sets the buffer property.
(FIND-CHARPROP-VALUE mark name value &key count end view from-end)
Find a character whose name property has the value value and move mark there. count and end can be used to specify the range of buffer to search, the default is :end (buffer-end-mark (mark-buffer mark)). If from-end is specified, searches from the end of the range. view is as for next-charprop-value.
Returns mark if successful, or nil if not, in the latter case, mark is unmoved.
(NEXT-CHARPROPS mark &key view filter)
Returns a value representing the set of properties of the character after mark. If view is specified, returns the union of view and buffer properties.
filter can be used to limit the properties looked at. It can be a non-empty sequence of property names, or a function that takes a property name as an argument and returns true if the property is to be considered, or :display to consider only display properties, or T, the default, to consider all properties.
(PREVIOUS-CHARPROPS mark &key view filter)
Returns a value representing the set of properties of the character before mark. Arguments are as for NEXT-CHARPROPS.
(SET-CHARPROPS mark charprops &key count end view filter)
charprops should be a value representing a set of properties. Each property in in the set is applied as if by set-charprop-value. Properties not included in charprops but allowed by filter are set to nil, effectively removing them. Properties not allowed by filter are not changed. The default filter is (charprops-names charprops).
(CHARPROPS-IN-REGION region-or-mark &key count end filter)
Returns a value representing the sequence of charprops for all the characters in a region. count and end can only be specified if region-or-mark is a region, in which case they define the region as described for set-charprop-value. Only properties allowed by filter are recorded. The returned object doesn't encode the buffer range or the characters themselves, just the sequence of charprops.
(APPLY-CHARPROPS mark charprops-range &key filter from-end)
charprops-range must be a value returned by charprops-in-region. Applies the charprops in charprops-range to the sequence of characters starting at mark (or ending at mark if from-end is specified). filter can be used to restrict the set of properties applied.
(FIND-CHARPROPS mark charprops &key count end view filter from-end)
Find a character whose properties mark charprops, and move mark there. Only properties specified in filter are considered. count, end, view and from-end are like for find-charprop-value. Returns mark if successful, or nil if not, in the latter case, mark is unmoved.
(FIND-CHARPROPS-CHANGE mark &key count end view filter from-end)
Find a character whose properties are different from next-charprops if from-end is nil, or different from previous-charprops if from-end is non-nil. Only properties allowed by filter are considered. If successful, move mark there and return it, else leave mark unchanged and return nil.
Utility functions
(CHARPROP-EQUAL name value1 value2)
Returns true if value1 and value2 are equivalent property values for name. By default, it compares strings using STRING= (so it's case sensitive), numbers using = (so that 12 and 12.0 are equivalent) and all other values using EQL.
(CHARPROPS-GET charprops name &key filter)
Given a property set charprops, which can be a plist, a hash table, or a value returned by next-charprops et. al., return the value given to property name, or nil if no value is given or if name is not covered by filter.
(CHARPROPS-SET charprops name value)
Given a property set charprops, which can be a plist, a hash table, or a value returned by next-charprops et. al., return a property set where name has value value. The original charprops may be destructively modified by the operation.
(CHARPROPS-EQUAL charprops1 charprops2 &key filter)
Returns true if charprops1 and charprops2 are equivalent on the domain specified by filter. No distinction is made between missing properties and properties whose value is NIL.
(CHARPROPS-AS-PLIST charprops &key filter)
Return the representation of charprops as a plist, including only the properties allowed by filter. The returned plist may be part of an internal representation of charprops and therefore must not be destructively modified by the user.
(CHARPROPS-AS-HASH charprops &key filter)
Return the representation of charprops as a hash table, including only the properties allowed by filter. The returned hash table may be part of an internal representation of charprops and therefore must not be destructively modified by the user.
(CHARPROPS-NAMES charprops &key filter)
Returns the set of property names of all properties present in charprops and allowed by filter.
(SET-BUFFER-CHARPROPS buffer charprops)
Sets the buffers default property set. This set is used when new text is inserted into the buffer, as described below.
(BUFFER-CHARPROPS buffer)
Returns the buffer default property set.
(INSERT-CHARACTER mark char &key charprops)
This existing Hemlock function is extended to accept a :charprops argument. This argument can be a property set, or it can be the keyword :neighbor, the default, in which case (previous-charprops mark) is used unless mark is at the begining of a line, in which case (next-charprops mark) is used. The specified property set is merged with the buffer default property set and applied to the inserted character.
(INSERT-STRING mark string &key charprops)
This existing Hemlock function is extended to accept a :charprops argument, as described for insert-character above. The specified property set is merged with the buffer default property set and applied to all characters in the inserted string.
(INSERT-REGION mark region)
(NINSERT-REGION mark region)
These existing Hemlock functions are defined to copy the charprops from the source region.
(STRING-TO-REGION string &key charprops)
This existing Hemlock function is extended to accept a :charprops argument, which must be a property set. The specified property set is applied to all characters in the newly constructed region.
Future extensions
- A protocol to allow mapping from user-defined properties to predefined display properties. I.e. the user could mark up the buffer with FOO property, and then somewhere in another place specify that chars with the FOO property should be shown in blue.
- A protocol to add a new display property (including a Cocoa-specific part to make display do something with it).
- A way to associate a value comparison function with a user property. Might be as simple as declaring that CHARPROP-EQUAL is a generic function, but I just haven't thought about it yet.
- A :hidden property to request the character be drawn at 0 width - to allow hiding parts of buffer.
- Allow properties to be attached to regions as well as characters, lots of issues, but this would be a start on presentation support.
- Support multiple overlays in general (view properties are just a special case of overlays).
- Do not restrict view properties to colors and underlines, by not using Cocoa temporary attributes to implement them.


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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 2 of Ten Days of giveaways!!!
Lara is sure there's something more than a bachelor party going on. What is Jack hiding? How come no one at the hotel remembers him the next day? Why does he warn her to leave him alone when he's obviously attracted to her? As a woman, she finds this modern day Casanova hard to resist. As a police officer, she's determined to uncover his secrets…if she can only get the job done before he seduces her.
Darcy Smith always sensed she was different from everyone else--if only she knew how different. Possessing a secret strong enough to end an entire race of demons, Darcy unwittingly becomes a pawn in an epic battle between the vampires and the Weres as she discovers a new world filled with ecstasy--and dark passions.
Consumed with lust for Darcy, Styx--the Anasso of vampires--will do everything in his powers to keep her out of the lair of Salvatore Giuliani, the deadly leader of the Weres. But protecting the woman he loves could cost Styx the ultimate price...
Salvatore Giuliani knows time is running out for the Weres. Pushed to the brink of extinction, he will stop at nothing to make Darcy his ultimate conquest and queen--for she alone holds the key to his survival.
But which of these men can Darcy trust? For all it takes is one bite to plunge her into a lifetime of servitude--or a lifetime of pleasure.
Succumb to eternal passion.
Both are very yummy reads..On to the giveaway! One winner will receive both books! You must be a follower and leave your email address in the comment section!
+1 for following on twitter @Mc_Carver
+1 for a friend request on facebook or goodreads to Sherri McCarver
Good Luck and remember to stop by the rest of the hop stops :)
15 comments:
- teeny104 said...
Oooh these look amazing!
I would love to enter to win - I'm following on GFC as Teeny104, Pamela Roach on FB, Goodreads and Twitter :)
Many thanks, and keeping everything crossed! :)
- September 6, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- Carol L. said...
Please enter me as well. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
GFC follower under Lucky47
GoodReads follower --Carol Luciano
Email subscriber
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- September 6, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- jessica said...
I'm a GFC follower
I'm a twitter follower
I sent a facebook friend request.
So are all 10 days going to be different groups (ie. werewolf or shapshifter?)
Jessica B
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- September 6, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- latishajean said...
What a great giveaway thank you so much!
Im a GFC follower/latishajean
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- September 6, 2011 at 6:29 PM
- Nay Nay said...
Oh Yeah! Please enter me. Thank you for the chance to win.
Friend on Goodreads and GFC follower name: Nay Nay
Do we need to enter everyday? Cause I'm there. ^_^
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- September 6, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Romancing the Book said...
Both books look awesome. Thanks for participating in this fun hop.
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- September 6, 2011 at 10:20 PM
- ReneeRearden said...
Thanks for offering such a fantastic giveaway. I love all things paranormal. First demons. Now vampires. Can't wait to see what's next!
+1 GFC (Renee Rearden)
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- September 8, 2011 at 2:50 PM
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- September 12, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...
GFC- Lisa Richards
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- September 12, 2011 at 2:30 AM
- Jane said...
Thanks for this giveaway! I just started reading Kerrelyn Sparks.
I follow by email.
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- September 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Texas Book Lover said...
These books sound super yummy!
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- September 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Awesome giveaway!!
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- September 13, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Nat (Lendo Romances) said...
Cool Giveaway!
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- September 14, 2011 at 3:12 AM
- In Julie's Opinion said...
I would love to read this series! It looks terrific, and definitely like something I would enjoy reading :)
GFC follower: Julie Witt
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Goodreads friend request sent: Julie Witt
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- September 14, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Another two awesome books. I've read Sparks before but I have yet to read Ivy's books. If I am still in time for it, I would like to included in your giveaway if possible. I am a new follower.
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- September 15, 2011 at 8:42 AM


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Personalised Health and Care 2020: a framework for action
published by the National Information Board, proposed that we should, by October 2015,
'relaunch the Information Governance Toolkit to reflect enhanced information
governance and data security requirements.' Today, as the first step in the
development of the new toolkit we want to ask you what you think about the
current toolkit, what you like about it and how you think it might be improved.
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that while we are contacting those registered to use the toolkit we also invite
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You can access the survey at https://consultations.infostandards.org/information-governance/igtlarge2015. The closing date for responses is Friday 6 March. Your comments and feedback will help shape the development of the new look toolkit due for launch in the autumn.
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By Dr. Russell A. Mittermeier
Twenty years ago this month, the conservation community and the world suffered a tragic loss when a small plane flying out of the coastal city of Guayaquil, Ecuador crashed into a cloud-covered mountain.
Out of the seven people on board, four were killed. Among them were two amazing individuals, the likes of whom we will probably never see again: ornithologist Ted Parker and botanist Al Gentry.
Ted Parker was, with no exaggeration, the greatest field ornithologist ever — a man who could identify 500 bird species in an Andean forest while wearing a blindfold, a man whose knowledge base included the full vocal repertoires of more than 4,000 Western Hemisphere bird species, a man who identified a new species of parrot by sound alone. He was a genius in every sense of the word.
Al Gentry was Ted's equal on the plant side, a phenomenal field botanist who could identify hundreds of tree species from nothing more than their dried leaves squeezed together between newspapers in a plant press. He was a fearless collector who once got lost in the Amazon for several days, finally found his way back into camp, grabbed a plateful of cold breakfast and went running off back into the trackless forest to find an interesting plant that he had stumbled upon during his ordeal.
Both of these men were not mere scientists; they were also incredibly effective conservationists, individuals who saw the power of science to stimulate conservation action and create new protected areas in some of the most important areas on Earth for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Together with mammalogist Louise Emmons and plant ecologist Robin Foster, Ted and Al were two of the original four members of CI's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP). Created in 1990 and originally funded by the MacArthur Foundation, RAP aimed to dispatch renowned field scientists to remote, largely unknown corners of the tropical world that we expected would be of great conservation value.
The idea for the RAP program was born around a campfire in Bolivia in 1989. Ted Parker, Spencer Beebe (one of CI's founders, who is now head of the Portland-based NGO Ecotrust) and Murray Gell-Mann (the Nobel Prize winner who discovered the quark and is an avid bird-watcher) were bemoaning the fact that we knew so little about the rich, diverse and wonderful rainforest ecosystems that were being destroyed across the tropics. On the spot, they came up with the idea of putting together a team that could do in a few weeks what it would take ordinary field biologists years to accomplish.
Gell-Mann believed that the MacArthur Foundation, where he was a board member, could fund it; Parker presented the idea to me and to CI's CEO Peter Seligmann a few weeks later. We immediately understood the value of such a concept, the MacArthur Foundation provided the seed funding and we were up and running.
The RAP team carried out a number of pioneering RAP expeditions in the early 1990s, and immediately found how powerful science, mixed with a spirit of adventure and old-fashioned exploration, could be.
Their first trip to the Madidi region of Bolivia not only produced excellent scientific results, it also so impressed the president of Bolivia and his colleagues that they created the huge Madidi National Park shortly thereafter. This park today covers over 1.8 million hectares (4.4 million acres) and harbors more than 1,000 bird species, making it one of the richest and most diverse protected areas on the planet.
Many other RAP-based successes followed from the more than 75 terrestrial, freshwater and marine expeditions carried out to date. In fact, many of CI's most important project sites in South America, Asia and Africa were discovered through RAP expeditions.
The plane crash that killed Ted and Al — as well as the pilot and Eduardo Aspiazu, a well-known Ecuadorian conservationist who chartered the flight — was not even part of a RAP expedition. Ted and Al had just completed a RAP, and had missed their flight back to the U.S. To occupy their time, Eduardo invited them to take a short exploratory flight in the Guayaquil region, which tragically turned out to be their last. No matter the circumstances, this terrible tragedy was a painful reminder of just how dangerous conservation work can be.
I remember how I felt when I first received word of this tragedy. I was up in New Jersey taking a short break from work with my wife Cristina and my 1-year-old son Mickey. I couldn't believe the news; to this day, I still haven't fully accepted the loss of these two men. They were larger than life and seemed almost immortal. Indeed, they are still with us in so many ways today. Here in CI's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, we remember them on a daily basis because our main meeting rooms are named after them.
Thinking about Ted in particular, I have had, over the years, two regrets. The first was that Ted — an avid basketball fan and player who used to tape Shaquille O'Neal's games while a student at LSU — and I never had the chance to play ball together, something that we often talked about. The other was that my first son John, then only 9 years old and now well into a career in ornithology, never had the chance to meet Ted and to go with him to the field to try and absorb some of his amazing knowledge and skills. How wonderful those things would have been.
Al and Ted leave behind a legacy of more than just great field biology: their passion for science and the natural world is in many ways the foundation on which CI is built. In more than 20 years of RAP, scientists have discovered more than 1,300 species that are new to science, leading to the creation, expansion or improved management of almost 21 million hectares (51.8 million acres) of protected areas. RAP research has also led to the investment of more than US$ 5.3 million into local communities and national economies.
Ted and Al's work was instrumental in advancing our understanding of tropical forests, the species that inhabit them and the immense value of these ecosystems for people. To preserve the memories of these two great men, continuing to advance this important work is the least we can do.
I invite those of you who knew Al and Ted to share your memories and photos in the comments section below.
This post originally appeared on Conservation International's blog Human Nature.
Russell A. Mittermeier is the president of Conservation International. He is also an author, primatologist, herpetologist, and chairman of the IUCN/Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group.


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Coming off his Best Director win for "The King's Speech," Tom Hooper is trying to line up his next project, a film adaptation of one of the most adapted stories ever.
Hooper is in talks to direct what would be--by Wikipedia's count--the 54th film or TV version of "Les Miserables," according to Variety.
As much we liked Hooper's "The Kign Speech," we loved his previous effort, "The Damned United." After finding to such original stories, we find Hooper opting "Les Mis" to be sort of a letdown.
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The story of Jean Valjean being hunted his whole life for stealing a loaf of bread has been done to death. And the last time it hit the silver screen, in 1998, it starred Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman and Claire Danes (when she was famous), ad nobody cared. Critics liked it OK, but it made a measly $14 million.
We're not saying Hooper doesn't have it in him to do a good "Les Mis," but surely there's a fresher, more interesting story out there for his talents.


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In a series filled with offensive stars, it was defense that won the day for the Los Angeles Lakers as they battled back from a 13 point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics and capture their sixteenth NBA title, 83-79.
As the final buzzer sounded and purple and gold confetti began raining down from the rafters, Kobe Bryant hopped on the scorer's table and held aloft five fingers.When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand. It was another game seven classic, but this time, it went the Lakers' way.
Los Angeles defeated the Celtics for the first time in a Finals game seven to repeat as champions after trailing for much of the final quater in the last game of the season.
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NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 23 points despite shooting 6-of-24 for the night, while Pau Gasol chipped in 19. Bryant won his fifth ring with L.A., who repeated for the first time since winning three consecutive titles from 2000-02.
"This one is by far the sweetest, because it's them," Bryant said. "This was the hardest one by far. I wanted it so bad, and sometimes when you want it so bad, it slips away from you. My guys picked me up."
Ron Artest, the only addition by the Lakers in the offseason, contributed 20 points on Bryant's off night, including a key fourth quarter three-point play.
"Well, first of all I want to thank everybody in my hood," Artest said in an ABC interview immediately following the game. "I definitely want to thank my doctors...my psychiatrist, she really helped me relax a lot."
With their fifth title in 11 seasons, the Lakers moved one championship behind Boston's 17 banners for the overall NBC lead. Amid the confetti and streamers after the final buzzer, Laker legend and team part-owner Magic Johnson congratulated Bryant who is now tied with Johnson for most titles won for the franchise. Artest had been a liability for most of the season, but came up with a huge game on the Lakers' biggest night, playing his customary tough defense while hitting several big shots.
Paul Pierce had 18 point and 10 rebound for Boston, who just couldn't seal the deal in the last quarter of a memorable playoff run after finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference this season. Kevin Garnett had 17 points, but Boston missed two chances to claim the title after taking game five back home.
"Listen, give the Lakers credit," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "They were terrific."
After three quarters of mostly terrible offense, the Lakers tied it up at 61 with a three-point play from Artest with 7:29 left. Bryant's free throws seconds later gave the Lakers their first lead of the second half, and the Lakers went up by five before Bryant and Sasha Vujacic were called upon to hit free throws in the closing second to keep L.A. ahead.
The Lakers will relish this title because they took it from the Celtics, their most-storied rival, with a strong defensive performance and fourth-quarter poise. The two teams have met 12 times in the Finals, but this was just the third win for the Lakers.


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
I maintain that we are born and grow up with a fondness for each other, and that we have genes for that. We can be talked out of that fondness, for the genetic message is like a distant music, and some of us are hard-of-hearing. Societies are noisy affairs, drowning out the sound of ourselves and our connection. Hard-of-hearing, we go to war. Stone deaf, we make thermonuclear missiles. Nonetheless, the music is there, waiting for more listeners.
– Lewis Thomas, quoted in the book, The Universe and the Teacup, by K.C. Cole.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of this view of the world, which is becoming more and more prominent among a growing group of biological and genetic scientists.
Cooperation, not competition, may be the true reason why life abounds in such a vast network of symbiosis, of working together for the life-sustaining mutual benefit of all.
On the Sufi path, as on every mystical path, this has long been taken for granted, as a gift of God's grace to His creation. Indeed, the biological evolution of humanity and its spiritual evolution, as the Sufi Master noted in the novel Master of the Jinn, are like two inextricable strands of the same rope. It is now more and more evident that they are bound together even on the genetic level.
Every mother knows this bonding energy; every father knows this protective instinct. It is this natural instinct to love that is at the core of this new concept of evolution, the origin of the spiritual species. I suspect that it may even be the case that spirituality itself is also biological in essence, for what is evolution but a quest to reach higher than our grasp, the genetic drive to better ourselves as individuals and as a species.
"To love thy neighbor as thyself," and its corollaries of kindness, generosity, mercy and compassion, are then not only noble attributes, but a sign of the biological evolution of humanity's consciousness. We are very slowly but constantly growing away from our war-like and destructive primitive origins; It may take another fifty thousand years of doing good and being good, of being kind and civil to each other (which is the true meaning of civilization), but each conscious act of compassion is a step on that path of physical and spiritual evolution toward the Source of all Goodness.
Your acts of kindness
are iridescent wings
of divine love
which linger and continue
to uplift others
long after your sharing
– Rumi
We evolve in love towards God!
Ya Haqq!