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Terms of Use
Welcome to QuoteCloud, an online sales proposal management service. These Terms of Use are intended to explain our obligations as a service provider and Your obligations as a customer. Please read them carefully.
These Terms are binding on any use of the Service and apply to You from the time that Corporate Interactive provides You with access to the Service.
The Service will evolve over time based on user feedback. These Terms are not intended to answer every question or address every issue raised by the use of the Service. Corporate Interactive reserves the right to change these terms at any time, effective upon the posting of modified terms and Corporate Interactive will make every effort to communicate these changes to You via email or notification via the Website. It is likely the terms of use will change over time. It is Your obligation to ensure that You have read, understood and agree to the most recent terms available on the Website.
By registering to use the Service you acknowledge that You have read and understood these Terms and have the authority to act on behalf of any person for whom You are using the Service. You are deemed to have agreed to these Terms on behalf of any entity for whom you use the Service.
These Terms were last updated on 9 May 2019.
1. Definitions
means these Terms of Use.
"Access Fee"
means the monthly fee (excluding any taxes and duties) payable by You in accordance with the fee schedule set out on the Website (which QuoteCloud may change from time to time on notice to You).
"Confidential Information"
includes all information exchanged between the parties to this Agreement, whether in writing, electronically or orally, including the Service but does not include information which is, or becomes, publicly available other than through unauthorised disclosure by the other party.
means any data inputted by You or with Your authority into the Website.
"Intellectual Property Right"
means any patent, trade mark, service mark, copyright, moral right, right in a design, know-how and any other intellectual or industrial property rights, anywhere in the world whether or not registered.
means the sales proposal management services made available referred to as QuoteCloud (as may be changed or updated from time to time by Corporate Interactive) via the Website.
means the Internet site at the domain www.quotecloud.net or any other site operated by Corporate Interactive for the QuoteCloud service.
"Corporate Interactive"
means Corporate Interactive Technology Pty Ltd (Australia ACN 099 052 454) and all current and future global subsidiaries of these companies.
"Invited User"
means any person or entity, other than the Subscriber, that uses the Service with the authorisation of the Subscriber from time to time.
means the person who registers to use the Service, and, where the context permits, includes any entity on whose behalf that person registers to use the Service.
means the Subscriber, and where the context permits, an Invited User. "Your" has a corresponding meaning.
2. Use of Software
2. 1 Corporate Interactive grants You the right to access and use the Service via the Website with the particular user roles available to You according to Your subscription type. This right is non-exclusive, non-transferable, and limited by and subject to this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that, subject to any applicable written agreement between the Subscriber and the Invited Users, or any other applicable laws:
2.1.1 the Subscriber determines who is an Invited User and what level of user role access to the relevant organisation and Service that Invited User has;
2.1.2 the Subscriber is responsible for all Invited Users' use of the Service;
2.1.3 the Subscriber controls each Invited User's level of access to the relevant organisation and Service at all times and can revoke or change an Invited User's access, or level of access, at any time and for any reason, in which case that person or entity will cease to be an Invited User or shall have that different level of access, as the case may be;
2.1.4 if there is any dispute between a Subscriber and an Invited User regarding access to any organisation or Service, the Subscriber shall decide what access or level of access to the relevant Data or Service that Invited User shall have, if any.
3. Your Obligations
3.1 Payment obligations:
3.1.1 An invoice for the Access Fee will be issued each month starting one month from the date You created Your QuoteCloud account. All invoices will include the Access Fee for the coming one month period of use. QuoteCloud will continue invoicing You monthly until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with clause 8.
3.1.2 All QuoteCloud invoices will be sent to You, or to a Billing Contact whose details are provided by You, by email. You must pay or arrange payment of all amounts specified in any invoice by the due date for payment and are payable within 10 days of the invoice date. You are responsible for payment of all taxes and duties in addition to the Access Fee.
3.2 Preferential pricing or discounts:
3.2.1 You may from time to time be offered preferential pricing or discounts for the Access Fees as a result of the number of organisations that You have added to the Service or that have been added with Your authority or as a result of Your use of the Service ('Organisations'). Eligibility for such preferential pricing or discounts is conditional upon Your acceptance of responsibility for payment of any Access Fees in relation to all of Your Organisations. Without prejudice to any other rights that Corporate Interactive may have under these Terms or at law, Corporate Interactive reserves the right to render invoices for the full (non-discounted) Access Fees due or suspend or terminate Your use of the Service in respect of any or all of Your Organisations in the event that any invoices for those Access Fees are not paid in full by the due date for payment.
3.3. General obligations:
3.3.1 You must only use the Service and Website for Your own lawful internal business purposes, in accordance with these Terms and any notice sent by Corporate Interactive or condition posted on the Website. You may use the Service and Website on behalf of others or in order to provide services to others but if You do so you must ensure that You are authorised to do so and that all persons for whom or to whom services are provided comply with and accept all terms of this Agreement that apply to You.
3.4 Access conditions:
3.4.1 You must ensure that all usernames and passwords required to access the Service are kept secure and confidential. You must immediately notify Corporate Interactive of any unauthorised use of Your passwords or any other breach of security and Corporate Interactive will reset Your password and You must take all other actions that Corporate Interactive reasonably deems necessary to maintain or enhance the security of Corporate Interactive's computing systems and networks and Your access to the Services.
3.4.2 As a condition of these Terms, when accessing and using the Services, You must:
18.104.22.168 not attempt to undermine the security or integrity of Corporate Interactive's computing systems or networks or, where the Services are hosted by a third party, that third party's computing systems and networks;
220.127.116.11 not use, or misuse, the Services in any way which may impair the functionality of the Services or Website, or other systems used to deliver the Services or impair the ability of any other user to use the Services or Website;
126.96.36.199 not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any materials other than those to which You have been given express permission to access or to the computer system on which the Services are hosted;
184.108.40.206 not transmit, or input into the Website, any: files that may damage any other person's computing devices or software, content that may be offensive, or material or Data in violation of any law (including Data or other material protected by copyright or trade secrets which You do not have the right to use); and
22.214.171.124 not attempt to modify, copy, adapt, reproduce, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer any computer programs used to deliver the Services or to operate the Website except as is strictly necessary to use either of them for normal operation.
3.5 Usage Limitations:
3.5.1 Use of the Service may be subject to limitations, including but not limited to file & data storage, monthly email transaction volumes and the number of calls You are permitted to make against QuoteCloud's application programming interface. Any such limitations will be advised.
3.6 Communication Conditions:
3.6.1 As a condition of these Terms, when You use any communication tools available through the Service (such as sending sales proposal documentation to other parties, or message centre), You agree only to use such communication tools for lawful and legitimate purposes. You must not use any such communication tool for posting or disseminating any material unrelated to the use of the Services, including (but not limited to): unsolicited commercial e-mail, files that may damage any other person's computing devices or software, content that may be offensive to any other users of the Services or the Website, or material in violation of any law (including material that is protected by copyright or trade secrets which You do not have the right to use).
3.6.2 When You make any communication, You represent that You are permitted to make such communication. Corporate Interactive is under no obligation to ensure that the communications are legitimate or that they are related only to the use of the Services. As with any other web-based communication tool, You must exercise caution when using the communication tools available in QuoteCloud. However, Corporate Interactive does reserve the right to remove any communication at any time in its sole discretion.
3.7. Indemnity:
You indemnify Corporate Interactive against: all claims, costs, damage and loss arising from Your breach of any of these Terms or any obligation You may have to Corporate Interactive, including (but not limited to) any costs relating to the recovery of any Access Fees that are due but have not been paid by You.
4. Confidentiality and Privacy
4.1 Confidentiality:
Unless the relevant party has the prior written consent of the other or unless required to do so by law:
4.1.1 Each party will preserve the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of the other obtained in connection with these Terms. Neither party will, without the prior written consent of the other, disclose or make any Confidential Information available to any person, or use the same for its own benefit, other than as contemplated by these Terms.
4.1.2 Each party's obligations under this clause will survive termination of these Terms.
4.1.3 The provisions of clauses 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 shall not apply to any information which:
a) is or becomes public knowledge other than by a breach of this clause;
b) is received from a third party who lawfully acquired it and who is under no obligation restricting its disclosure;
c) is in the possession of the receiving party without restriction in relation to disclosure before the date of receipt from the disclosing party; or
d) is independently developed without access to the Confidential Information.
4.2 Privacy:
QuoteCloud maintains a privacy policy that sets out the parties' obligations in respect of personal information . You should read that policy at www.quotecloud.net/privacy and You will be taken to have accepted that policy when You accept these Terms.
5. Intellectual Property
5.1 General:
Title to, and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services, the Website and any documentation relating to the Services remain the property of Corporate Interactive (or its licensors).
5.2 Ownership of Data:
Title to, and all Intellectual Property Rights in, the Data remain Your property. However, Your access to the Data is contingent on full payment of the QuoteCloud Access Fee when due. You grant Corporate Interactive a licence to use, copy, transmit, store, and back-up Your information and Data for the purposes of enabling You to access and use the Services and for any other purpose related to provision of services to You.
5.3 Backup of Data:
You must maintain copies of all Data inputted into the Service. Corporate Interactive adheres to its best practice policies and procedures to prevent data loss, including a daily system data back-up regime, but does not make any guarantees that there will be no loss of Data. Corporate Interactive expressly excludes liability for any loss of Data no matter how caused.
5.4 Third-party applications and your Data.
If You enable third-party applications for use in conjunction with the Services, You acknowledge that Corporate Interactive may allow the providers of those third-party applications to access Your Data as required for the interoperation of such third-party applications with the Services. Corporate Interactive shall not be responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Your Data resulting from any such access by third-party application providers.
6. Warranties and Acknowledgements
6.1 Authority:
You warrant that where You have registered to use the Service on behalf of another person, You have the authority to agree to these Terms on behalf of that person and agree that by registering to use the Service You bind the person on whose behalf You act to the performance of any and all obligations that You become subject to by virtue of these Terms, without limiting Your own personal obligations under these Terms.
6.2 Acknowledgement:
You acknowledge that:
6.2.1 You are authorised to use the Services and the Website and to access the information and Data that You input into the Website, including any information or Data input into the Website by any person you have authorised to use the Service. You are also authorised to access the processed information and Data that is made available to You through Your use of the Website and the Services (whether that information and Data is Your own or that of anyone else).
6.2.2 Corporate Interactive has no responsibility to any person other than You and nothing in this Agreement confers, or purports to confer, a benefit on any person other than You. If You use the Services or access the Website on behalf of or for the benefit of anyone other than yourself (whether a body corporate or otherwise) you agree that:
188.8.131.52 You are responsible for ensuring that You have the right to do so;
184.108.40.206 You are responsible for authorising any person who is given access to information or Data, and you agree that Corporate Interactive has no obligation to provide any person access to such information or Data without Your authorisation and may refer any requests for information to You to address; and
22.214.171.124 You will indemnify Corporate Interactive against any claims or loss relating to:
a) Corporate Interactive's refusal to provide any person access to Your information or Data in accordance with these Terms,
b) Corporate Interactive's making available information or Data to any person with Your authorisation.
6.2.3 The provision of, access to, and use of, the Services is on an "as is " basis and at Your own risk.
6.2.4 Corporate Interactive does not warrant that the use of the Service will be uninterrupted or error free. Among other things, the operation and availability of the systems used for accessing the Service, including public telephone services, computer networks and the Internet, can be unpredictable and may from time to time interfere with or prevent access to the Services. QuoteCloud is not in any way responsible for any such interference or prevention of Your access or use of the Services.
6.2.5 It is Your sole responsibility to determine that the Services meet the needs of Your business and are suitable for the purposes for which they are used.
6.2.6 You remain solely responsible for complying with all applicable accounting, tax and other laws. It is Your responsibility to check that storage of and access to your Data via the Software and the Website will comply with laws applicable to you (including any laws requiring you to retain records).
6.3 No warranties:
Corporate Interactive gives no warranty about the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, Corporate Interactive does not warrant that the Services will meet Your requirements or that it will be suitable for any particular purpose. To avoid doubt, all implied conditions or warranties are excluded in so far as is permitted by law, including (without limitation) warranties of merchantability, fitness for purpose, title and non-infringement.
6.4. Consumer guarantees:
6.4.1 You warrant and represent that You are acquiring the right to access and use the Services for the purposes of a business and that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any statutory consumer guarantees or legislation intended to protect non-business consumers in any jurisdiction does not apply to the supply of the Services, the Website or these Terms.
7. Limitation of Liability
7.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Corporate Interactive excludes all liability and responsibility to You (or any other person) in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, for any loss (including loss of information, Data, profits and savings) or damage resulting, directly or indirectly, from any use of, or reliance on, the Service or Website.
7.2 If You suffer loss or damage as a result of Corporate Interactive's negligence or failure to comply with these Terms, any claim by You against Corporate Interactive arising from Corporate Interactive's negligence or failure will be limited in respect of any one incident, or series of connected incidents, to the Access Fees paid by You in the previous 12 months.
7.3 If You are not satisfied with the Service, Your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate these Terms in accordance with Clause 8.
8 Termination
8.1 Trial policy
When You first sign up for access to the Services You can evaluate the Services under the defined trial usage conditions, with no obligation to continue to use the Services. If You choose to continue using the Services thereafter, You will be billed from the day You first added Your billing details into the Services. If You choose not to continue using the Services, You may request cancellation of service in the 'Account Settings' section of the Services.
8.2 Prepaid Subscriptions
Corporate Interactive will not provide any refund for any remaining prepaid period for a prepaid Access Fee subscription.
8.3. No-fault termination:
These Terms will continue for the period covered by the Access Fee paid
3.1. At the end of each billing period these Terms will automatically continue for another period of the same duration as that period, provided You continue to pay the prescribed Access Fee when due, unless either party terminates these Terms by giving notice to the other party at least 30 days before the end of the relevant payment period. If You terminate these Terms You shall be liable to pay all relevant Access Fees on a pro-rata basis for each day of the then current period up to and including the day of termination of these Terms.
8.4. Breach:
8.4.1 If You:
a) breach any of these Terms (including, without limitation, by non-payment of any Access Fees) and do not remedy the breach within 14 days after receiving notice of the breach if the breach is capable of being remedied;
b) breach any of these Terms and the breach is not capable of being remedied (which includes (without limitation) any payment of Access Fees that are more than 30 days overdue); or
c) You or Your business become insolvent or Your business goes into liquidation or has a receiver or manager appointed of any of its assets or if You become insolvent, or make any arrangement with Your creditors, or become subject to any similar insolvency event in any jurisdiction,
8.4.2 Corporate Interactive may take any or all of the following actions, at its sole discretion:
a) Terminate this Agreement and Your use of the Services and the Website;
b) Suspend for any definite or indefinite period of time, Your use of the Services and the Website;
c) Suspend or terminate access to all or any Data.
d) Take either of the actions in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this clause 8.4.2 in respect of any or all other persons whom You have authorised to have access to Your information or Data.
8.4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, if payment of any invoice for Access Fees due in relation to any of Your Billing Contacts, Billing Plans or any of Your Organisations (as defined at clause 3) is not made in full by the relevant due date, Corporate Interactive may: suspend or terminate Your use of the Service, the authority for all or any of Your Organisations to use the Service, or Your rights of access to all or any Data.
15. Accrued Rights:
Termination of these Terms is without prejudice to any rights and obligations of the parties accrued up to and including the date of termination. On termination of this Agreement You will:
a) remain liable for any accrued charges and amounts which become due for payment before or after termination; and
b) immediately cease to use the Services and the Website.
c) Expiry or termination:
Clauses 3.1, 3.7, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 survive the expiry or termination of these Terms.
9. Help Desk
9.1 Technical Problems:
In the case of technical problems You must make all reasonable efforts to investigate and diagnose problems before contacting Corporate Interactive. If You still need technical help, please check the support provided online by Corporate Interactive on the Website or failing that email us at email@example.com
9.2 Service availability:
Whilst Corporate Interactive intends that the Services should be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it is possible that on occasions the Services or Website may be unavailable to permit maintenance or other development activity to take place.
If for any reason Corporate Interactive has to interrupt the Services for longer periods than Corporate Interactive would normally expect, Corporate Interactive will use reasonable endeavours to publish in advance details of such activity on the Website.
10. General
10.1 Entire agreement:
These Terms, together with the QuoteCloud Privacy Policy and the terms of any other notices or instructions given to You under these Terms of Use, supersede and extinguish all prior agreements, representations (whether oral or written), and understandings and constitute the entire agreement between You and Corporate Interactive relating to the Services and the other matters dealt with in these Terms.
10.2 Waiver:
If either party waives any breach of these Terms, this will not constitute a waiver of any other breach. No waiver will be effective unless made in writing.
10.3 Delays:
Neither party will be liable for any delay or failure in performance of its obligations under these Terms if the delay or failure is due to any cause outside its reasonable control. This clause does not apply to any obligation to pay money.
10.4 No Assignment:
You may not assign or transfer any rights to any other person without Corporate Interactive's prior written consent.
10.5 Governing law and jurisdiction:
If the information or Data You are accessing using the Services and the Website is solely that of a person who is a tax resident in Australia at the time that You accept these terms then the State of New South Wales law govern this Agreement and You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of New South Wales, Australia for all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
10.6 Severability:
If any part or provision of these Terms is invalid, unenforceable or in conflict with the law, that part or provision is replaced with a provision which, as far as possible, accomplishes the original purpose of that part or provision. The remainder of this Agreement will be binding on the parties.
10.7 Notices:
Any notice given under these Terms by either party to the other must be in writing by email and will be deemed to have been given on transmission. Notices to Corporate Interactive must be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com or to any other email address notified by email to You by Corporate Interactive. Notices to You will be sent to the email address which You provided when setting up Your access to the Service.
10.8 Rights of Third Parties:
A person who is not a party to these Terms has no right to benefit under or to enforce any term of these Terms.


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We are no longer accepting new sign-ups for Page Creator because we have shifted our focus to developing Google Sites, which offers many of the capabilities of Page Creator along with new features like site-level navigation, site-level headers, control over who can see and edit your site, and rich embeddings like calendars, videos, and Google docs. If you are currently a Page Creator user, you can continue to use Page Creator and your pages will automatically be transitioned to Google Sites later this year.
It's not clear if Google will also move the files uploaded to Page Creator, so you can continue to use them. "For migrated sites we will automatically redirect your googlepages.com URL to the appropriate sites.google.com URL to ensure your visitors aren't lost due to the transition. In addition, we will be providing a means for you to download your site so that you can easily export it to other services if you choose to do so," explains Google.
Instead of having two overlapping services, Google decided to develop only one of them. "By concentrating our work on one product we hope to ultimately create a superior product than if we maintained the two products separately."
I'm not sure if Google Sites is a good replacement for Page Creator, since the interface is more complicated and there are many limitations: you can't add JavaScript code, embedded objects or iframes, it's more difficult to upload files and to setup a simple site.
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Fortunes have that knack for changing without a moment's notice.
Many of the same storylines tend to crop up more often than others: A 3-pointer rims out at the buzzer. A tipped pass is intercepted and returned for a touchdown. The walk-off home run dies in a gust of wind at the warning track.
For the St. Stephen's / St. Agnes wrestling team, serendipity touched down in the form of pivotal last-second pins against Episcopal, their intercity and conference rivals from across Seminary Hill. That was January 8 and the Saints were sporting a pedestrian 3-4 record for the season.
Fast forward four weeks and that same team boosted by the 40-34 win in the Alexandria City Championships against the perennial-powerhouse Maroon is heading to the Interstate Athletic Conference championships this Saturday with a new attitude, a 15-5 record and a month's separation from defeat.
"Every team has their moment in the season that really pushes you to the next level and that Episcopal match was it for us," said Saints head coach Joseph Shabelski. "We didn't know exactly what we had but we've run with it."
"We've had a decent month, yeah," said junior Anthony Jacobsen, smiling in understatement, referring to the Saints' 12-win tear to finish the month of January. It was the junior captain's comeback pin in the final match against Episcopal that sealed the season-making win.
Judging by junior captain Kyle Swenson's response, it sounds like staying under the radar is just fine.
"I know, right?" said Swenson, in playfully hushed tones, of his team's recent success. "Now we're sort of like the dark horse in Virginia, actually. We upset Episcopal and we were supposed to get destroyed by them on paper.
"It set the bar, telling us we could actually do this, we can beat our cross-town rivals," he said. "The year before they really destroyed us but we came back with only one senior and sent a message that we're back."
Every day, the St. Stephen's wrestlers practice in a room where the feats of their predecessors are front and center, dominating more than an entire wall with several large record boards. From 1978 to 1992 the Saints brought home five Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state championships but nothing since.
The last few years had been particularly rough.
"It's impressive that the kids are working hard and practicing what we're preaching because the last couple of years hadn't been great," Shabelski said. "They could've easily said, 'I don't want to do this coach, it's too hard.'"
Rather, Shabelski's wrestlers dedicated themselves to training and weight-lifting during the summer. Along with learning quickly on the mat this season, the young team the Saints carry just one senior starter, captain Tyler Haley has morphed from a rebuilding project into a genuine surprise package.
"In my dreams I thought we could do really well but you never know how things are going to progress," Shabelski said. "They've taken it to the next level a lot quicker in my mind in terms of where I thought we would be this year."
So far, the Saints only conference loss has been to a dominant Georgetown Prep team, leaving them in the thick of what Shabelski expects to be "a battle for second place" with, of all teams, Episcopal.
"I feel like a lot of [the success] is a confidence thing," said Haley, who picked up his 100th career victory last Friday. "Last year, some of the younger people weren't winning as many matches as they'd like to and this year they had a good start, got off to a nice rhythm and that really boosted morale for the rest of the season."
As Haley sees it, his team has "a really good shot" at their best finish in the IAC tournament in several years.
While the underclassmen should continue to reap the benefits of experience next year and beyond, Haley's parting gifts only continue to grow in number.
"This year we've done so many things as a team that I haven't been a part of since I've been here, it's just a really nice way to end things senior year," Haley said.


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- Please note that a heating element must be purchased to make this towel rail dual fuel.
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By Chadwick R. Gore
Staff Advisor
The Helsinki Commission briefing, "The Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey: A Victim of Systematic Expropriation" was held on March 16, 2005. The ecumenical panel of experts included: Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch; Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington; Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation; Dr. Anthony Limberakis, National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle; and Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) opened the briefing and Commission Senior Advisor Elizabeth B. Pryor moderated.
Co-Chairman Smith described the issue of the status of the Orthodox Church in Turkey as "black and white." Turkey's practice of property seizures, continuous impediments to land ownership and church repairs, and the denial of legal status for the Ecumenical Patriarchate are all in direct contradiction to Ankara's OSCE commitments. While the current government has initiated a broad regime of reforms, Co-Chairman Smith encouraged the government to do more. "Turkey has a proud history of religious tolerance, but current government policies appear targeted to bring about the eventual exodus of Greek Orthodoxy from Turkey entirely," said Rep. Smith. "I urge the Government of Turkey to continue with its good reform program, take actions to support its Orthodox citizens, and to bring its laws and policies into conformity with OSCE commitments."
Archbishop Demetrios provided a detailed account of the maltreatment of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey. Since the government-provoked riots against the Greek Orthodox minority in 1955 – when the community numbered around 100,000 – the Church has been reduced to its present day remnant of 3,000 believers or less. The survival of this minority has been threatened by the continued closure of the Halki Theological School. This seminary, which was closed in 1971 on the pretext that privately run institutions were no longer legal, was the only school in the country for the training of Orthodox clergy. The continued closure means the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey is unable to train new clergy in-country.
The Archbishop also detailed cases of government confiscation of other church property. The two most significant accounts of such seizure are a recent Supreme Court ruling allowing the government to take possession of an historic orphanage on the island of Pringipo, and the expropriation of 152 properties of the Balukli Hospital in Istanbul. In addition, Demetrios noted that the government does not recognize the word "ecumenical" in the Ecumenical Patriarchate, thus denying the principal body of the church legal status.
Rabbi Schneier relayed his experiences from multiple trips to Turkey speaking in support of the Greek Orthodox Church in crisis. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Turkey was thought to be a model of peaceful, religious coexistence for countries of Central Asia. In 1991, Rabbi Schneier met with the Patriarch and proposed a "Peace and Tolerance Conference." The conference, which occurred in 1994, was widely supported by various religions and seemed to set a new tone for religious tolerance in Turkey and the region.
Schneier urged the Turkish Government to take advantage of the world-wide respect that the Ecumenical Patriarchate has gained as a religious institution that preaches tolerance and fosters inter-religious cooperation. In conclusion, Rabbi Scheiner admonished the Turkish Government "to live and let live."
Dr. Limberakis detailed the various religious liberty violations he had personally witnessed on several trips to Turkey. He provided charts, showing that in 1936 the Greek Orthodox Church owned more than 8,000 properties. By 1999, its holdings had been reduced to about 2,000 places and today that number is less than 500. For the properties the church retains, the government has been slow or non-responsive in issuing building permits and allowing for repairs. The Church of the Virgin Mary, which was severely damaged in the 2003 terrorist bombings in Istanbul, waited more than a year for the building permits to rebuild. Limberakis categorized this as "emblematic of the modus operandi of the Government of Turkey."
Limberakis also discussed the Balukli Hospital and Home for the Aged. In addition to having some of its properties seized, the government has recently informed the hospital that it is subject to a 42% retroactive tax dating back to 1999. He recounted how he was assured by government leaders in February 2004 that the Halki Seminary would reopen and that it would possibly be operational for the 2004-2005 school year. September 2004 came and no progress was made. In a meeting in December 2004, the issue was discussed with Turkish officials but no further assurances were given.
Dr. Edgar began his testimony by stressing the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarch, not only to Orthodox believers, but to Christians around the world for thousands of years. Istanbul has retained "its place of ecclesiastical prominence among the Orthodox Churches and its place of honor throughout the entire Christian world." Edgar lauded the Ecumenical Patriarch as the "symbolic leader of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians."
Edgar discussed how the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which formally recognized the Greek Orthodox community as a minority in Turkey, guarantees the community's rights. The Turkish Constitution states that religious liberties are to be enjoyed by all. Though the government has made promises, the implementation is lacking.
Cardinal McCarrick agreed with others in saying that the Turkish Government greatly misunderstands the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He said, "Turkey, one would hope, would be so proud to have among its citizens and among its religious leaders one whose influence is felt not only beyond its borders, but throughout the world." He discussed Pope John Paul II's tremendous respect and honor for Patriarch Bartholomew, the current Ecumenical Patriarch and leader of the Orthodox Church.
McCarrick briefly mentioned Turkey's Law on Foundations which has created difficulties for non-Muslim religious communities. He reported that revenues from property transactions were often frozen and that religious institutions were often required to pay corporate taxes.
Over the years members of the Helsinki Commission have been consistent and vocal advocates for the Greek Orthodox Church, as well as other religious groups experiencing problems in Turkey, be they Muslim, Christian or other. The briefing made it clear the Government of Turkey needs to take several positive steps to fulfill the Helsinki commitments regarding freedoms of religion and assembly which it has freely accepted.
First, the apparent systematic expropriation of the properties of the Greek Orthodox Church ascribed as legal under the foundation laws of Turkey must cease. While such actions may be legal they are clearly wrong and prevent Turkey from fulfilling its basic Helsinki commitments. One can easily perceive sinister motives in the application of these laws regarding religious institutions—they appear to have as their goal the eradication of the Greek Orthodox from all of Turkey. Turkey needs to remove religious institutions from under these laws and free religious institutions from their burden.
Second, Turkey needs to appreciate that freedom of the spirit is not a threat to the state. Allowing such freedom actually enhances one's commitment to and love of country. The current system erodes the fundamental glue that keeps citizens proud of their lineage.
And, finally, Turkey needs to look outward to the modern world to realize that the great democracies not only allow freedom of religion and assembly, accompanied by speech rights, but encourage them. Both the state and the citizen will grow better in the light of openness, acceptance and tolerance.
This briefing was the first in a series of three, with the second briefing focusing on the Turkish Government's treatment of other religious communities in the country. The last event will be with representatives of the Turkish Government in Ankara, addressing a variety of issues including those discussed in the first two briefings.
United States Helsinki Commission intern Alesha Guruswamy contributed to this article.


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Monday, October 12, 2009
Pumpkin Butter
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...We've had large, carving pumpkins in local farmer's markets for weeks now, but this weekend I saw the first of the sugar pumpkins I like to use for baking. Pumpkins are everywhere, and that started me thinking about how they got their name. I guessed it came from England but I was wrong. It originated with the Greeks whose word "pepon" which means large melon. The French played with the word, changed it to "pompon", and passed it on to the English who immediately changed it to "pumpion." As a matter of fact, you'll find references to "pumpion" in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor. By the time of our forefather's first Thanksgiving, the large orange squash was called a pumpkin. While pumpkin pie originated in the American colonies, the first pumpkin pie was not a pie as we know it today. The colonists sliced off the pumpkin top, removed the seeds, and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey and baked it in hot ashes. Chances are it was very stringy and bland, but the pumpkin was a major source of food for the colonists. Edward Johnson, who wrote the History of New England (1654), thought it important enough to share this admonition, "And let no man make a jest at Pumpkins, for with this fruit the Lord was pleased to feed his people to their good content, till Corne and Cattell were increased." Needless to say, the stern old Pilgrim didn't mention the jack-o-lanterns which people had been making for centuries.
The practice of carving pumpkins originated with an Irish myth about a man called Stingy Jack who invited the Devil to have a drink with him. Jack didn't want to pay for the drinks, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that could be used to buy their drinks. The Devil agreed but Jack had a change of heart and decided to keep the coin in his pocket along with a silver cross that prevented the Devil from assuming his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would cause Jack no harm for a year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until he promised Jack he would not bother him for ten more years. Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the tricks Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with it ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."
Now back to cooking. When selecting a pumpkin for cooking, your best choice is a "pie pumpkin" or "sweet pumpkin." These are smaller than carving pumpkins and the flesh is sweeter and less watery. It should have a stem that 1 to 2 inches long. Anything less than that will cause the pumpkin to decay quickly. Shape is not important but avoid those that have blemishes and soft spots. You'll need one pound of raw, untrimmed pumpkin for each cup of finished pumpkin puree. To make the puree, remove the stem, cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds and fibrous mass and cut the pumpkin into large chunks. I steam mine for about 12 minutes, or until it's fork tender. It could also be boiled, baked or microwaved if you prefer. When it's tender and cool enough to handle, remove the peel with a knife and your fingers. Puree the pumpkin using a food processor, blender or food mill. If you don't want to bother with this, buy a can of solid pack pumpkin and use that instead.
I made pumpkin butter this weekend. My favorite recipe is an old one developed by Martha Stewart and I suspect you've seen it before. I made one small change to her recipe. It calls for 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves. I thought the cloves made last year's batch too bitter, so I cut the measure to 1/4 teaspoon cloves and added 1/4 teaspoon mace to keep the recipe in balance. It's a lovely recipe and, yes, you can used canned pumpkin.
Pumpkin Butter...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1 (28-oz.) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup apple juice
2 teaspoons ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon mace
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1) Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for 30 minutes, or until mixture thickens. I cook mine until a spoon pulled through middle of mixture leaves a trail that does not close in upon itself. If you plan to use immediately, let cool to room temperature. Pack into storage containers and refrigerate for up to a month. Pumpkin butter can also be frozen for up to 6 months. Yield: 3 cups.
51 comments :
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a bright and pretty color--perfect for fall.
- October 12, 2009 at 2:12 AM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
I am much too lazy to start with a whole pumpkin so I always used canned pumpkin pie filling or puree whatever I cook. Interesting how they used to cook in the pumpkin itself. Not like what we're used to, but I'll bet that it was tasty!
The pumpkin butter sounds wonderful. - October 12, 2009 at 2:12 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
Sounds absolutely yummy. We head back to Florida November 1st to a real kitchen. I can't wait to try some of your wonderful recipes for the holidays.
Carol at Serendipity - October 12, 2009 at 6:07 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
A great post. I love the stries you always seem to have. I especially liked the legend of Jack...
But, I am a foodie newbie...
What is a sugar pumpkin, and how can you tell the difference? I have never heard that word - October 12, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Martha said...
Interesting story -- have heard parts of it before -- don't you love the celts and their tales?
The cool days and even cooler nights had me thinking pumpkin as well -- made pumpkin bread yesterday!
I've not made pumpkin butter, however, but yours looks interesting and I may have to give it a try! - October 12, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- NKP said...
I have never heard of pumpkin butter, what a great idea!
Would you use it on toast like apple butter? - October 12, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- My Little Space said...
Great colour! I've never try pumpkin puree in this way. Looks wonderful! How do you keep them?
- October 12, 2009 at 8:54 AM
- Cathy said...
Don't know if I'm ambitious enough to start from scratch and may use canned pumpkin instead. I'll bet this is yummy on a warm scone.
- October 12, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Dee said...
pumpkin butter and apple butter are my two favorite spreads EVER. this seems like a nice spicy recipe :)
- October 12, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Hi Mary! Oh, I've had apple butter, but never pumpkin butter. I'm sure this is so wonderful! Thank you for your visit.
Be a sweetie,
shelia ;) - October 12, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Michelle said...
Mary-I just love all the information you always research out and provide with your recipes, it is so interesting to read. Have a great week.
- October 12, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- test it comm said...
Nice photo! The colour is amazing!
- October 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Maria said...
I need to make this to put on our whole wheat toast!
- October 12, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary... I have never made Pumpkin Butter before, but reading through your recipe and your delightful story ~ I am going to have to give it a try.
Many thanks for all your creative and delicious post... - October 12, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
My Little Space. I put mine in 1-cup containers that I process in a boiling water bath. Put by in this fashion they can be stored in the pantry for about 18 months. One the jar is open it must be refrigerated.
If you don't want to can, refrigerate or freeze. - October 12, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Year on the Grill, sugar pumpkins are about the size of a child's bowling ball. Ask the produce guy to identify them for you. Once you've seen them you won't forget them. He might also be able to make another recommendation for you.
- October 12, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Natashya, it can be spread on toast or pound cake. Anywhere you use apple butter you can use pumpkin butter.
- October 12, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Foley said...
This is a new one for me - have never had pumpkin butter before, you hve me curious!
Enjoyed the history behind the pumpkin, still love to learn at my age! - October 12, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Pam said...
Oh Mary - this takes me back to my childhood. I love pumpkin butter, I can't wait to make this.
- October 12, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- Abatevintage said...
Oh that pumpkin butter looks so delicious. Hope this day is finding you well.
Heidi - October 12, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Debbie said...
Sounds delicious and so does the pumpkin lasagne. Love the story on the origin of Jack O'Lanterns. I had never heard that before!
- October 12, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- LV said...
I have never had pumpkin butter. However, pumpkins are not one of my favorite foods. However, you make everthing sound good.
- October 12, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- Claudia said...
I knew the story behind the jack o' lantern but little about the pumpkin. That was fun! And the butter looks mouth-watering. I'd like to spread that on some autumn harvest bread right now.
- October 12, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- La Cuisine d'Helene said...
Absolutely delicious. I have never seen pumpkin butter before :)
- October 12, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Tessa said...
I saw pumpkin butter at Williams Sonoma and thought I should make some homemade but totally forgot about it until now! I think I'll have to make it :)
- October 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
Mary thank-you! I will be making this asap!
Laura - October 12, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- Thistlemoon said...
That is a great story about the jack o' lanterns! Thanks for sharing. I adore pumpkin butter and really enjoy in my yogurt.
- October 12, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...
I loved reading all the information you gave. The legend of the Jack O' Lantern was so interesting.I don't think I have ever heard of Pumpkin Butter. Your suggestion of spreading it on pound cake sounds really nice.
Iris - October 12, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Lori said...
I canned this two years ago. I needed to get a jar of it from downstairs to enjoy on some toast in the morning. (This is one of the few times I have had something on hand that I saw on a blog and craved). Love it.
- October 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Velva said...
I learned something about pumpkins today. Thanks!
The pumpkin butter looked so divine. Served up with a few toasted muffins and a cup of coffee-YUM! - October 12, 2009 at 10:21 PM
- Julia said...
That looks so yummy. I'll be making apple butter this weekend but I've never tried pumpkin butter. Thanks for sharing.
- October 12, 2009 at 10:48 PM
- Diann @ The Thrifty Groove said...
Thanks for the info on pumpkins! I might just have to tempt this recipe. My husband LOVES pumpkin everythng!
- October 12, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Taste of My Life said...
Interesting Pumpkin stories and the Pumpkin Butter must be wonderful with toast. I must tell one of my good friend to try this recipe together as she is a pumpkin lover and she had a small pumpkin farm....
- October 13, 2009 at 12:09 AM
- Barbara said...
That photo is gorgeous. You want to reach out with a spoon! This is my first visit to your blog- I loved this post.
- October 13, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Karen said...
Interesting pumpkin history! I love pumpkin butter and used a real pumpkin once... much more trouble than canned and I could barely tell the difference in taste. Since then it's been canned pumpkin all the way!
- October 13, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Barbara, welcome to my hideaway. I hope you'll visit with us often.
- October 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- jenn said...
My boyfriend and I recently used pumpkin butter to make a brown butter for pumpkin gnocchi - it was basically the best sauce we've ever made:
next time we'll have to make the pumpkin butter ourselves... - October 13, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Gorgeous, gorgeous color, and don't I just love all the warm spices that are included. I've never had pumpkin butter so I welcomed your response to another poster on how to use it. I really like pumpkin so this looks super delicious to me.
- October 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Ginger said...
Pumpkin Butter is my favorite! If you canned any you can send a "little" jar my way? KIDDING!! I am pretty sure that your photos can't get any BETTER!! I am definitely going to make a batch of this!!
- October 14, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Belease said...
What a lovely blog! I love this idea and I'll be sure to keep checking back!
- October 14, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- Megan said...
I bet this made the whole house smell wonderful. It looks so good in that picture. I'll have to give this one a try.
- October 14, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Heather S-G said...
Delicious! I'm definitely trying this soon! :D
- October 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Maggie said...
I think I need to make this immediately. Yum!
- November 9, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Nina said...
YUM-O, looks delicious! I am going to attempt making this!
Thank you for sharing.
Nina - August 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM
- Miriam said...
I LOVE pumpkin butter and I use only freshly pureed pumpkin (my neighbors all have beautiful gardens and they share with me). Delicious sounding recipe, I'll be trying it in the next week :). Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
- January 29, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Apron Appeal said...
We LOVE pumpkin butter. I never even thought I'd be able to make my own. Why? because I'm lame that way. I always thought I would need a butter churn (no butter in pumpkin butter) or an apple press...so long as I don't press my own cider...I CAN DO THIS!
- May 25, 2011 at 6:21 AM
Can you tell me what to serve with this for spreading on? Have never made pumpkin butter but cant wait to!
- October 23, 2011 at 11:00 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Lisa, try it on toast or breakfast rolls. Some folks like to use it as a dip. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
- October 24, 2011 at 12:03 AM
Can you freeze in glass jars?
- October 27, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
I've never tried to freeze this. I suspect freezing will change the texture of the pumpkin butter and not for the better. Have a good day. Blessings...Mary
- October 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- Choclette said...
Hi Mary, thanks for this recipe. I made a batch yesterday sort of based on your instructions and have just posted about it.
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Tips on Restricting Vserver Guest Network Access
These tips are being collected here because they seem scattered over the documentation. (Thanks to Bertl on #vserver for these tips but errors are not his responsibility :)).
Most of the discussion below is based on vserver version 2.0.2 with util-vserver version 0.30.212. Newer versions have easier ways to achieve the same goals.
Before doing anything else with Vserver Networking you should repeat the following mantras many times:
- Network routing policy is determined by the routing table on the host.
- The first interface defined in each guest is treated as the address of the loopback interface for the guest. (The Great Flower Page talks about the lback configuration; how does that work?)
- The guest can only establishing "listeners" on <IP address>:<port> combinations where <IP address> is an address that is "assigned" to the guest via an interface definition (or a call to naddress).
- All guest interfaces are also available to the host.
Network-less guest
Strictly speaking this is an "interface-less" guest rather than a network-less one. This is a guest that cannot make network connections and cannot be reached from the network since it has no network interfaces.
On a kernel with newer (>= 2.3?) vserver patches it should be possible to create a guest with no interfaces by keeping the directory /etc/vservers/<guest-name>/interfaces/ empty.
However, this does not work with Debian etch (util-vserver 0.30.212 and vserver 2.0.2). Instead, you get a guest with all host interfaces available for outgoing network connections. At the same time the guest cannot bind a server to these interfaces so one cannot reach the guest from the network.
To disable outgoing use of network interfaces under a kernel with the older (<= 2.0.2?) vserver patches, you proceed as follows. You create an interface directory (say /etc/vservers/<guest-name>/interfaces/0/) with the nodev configuration. Be sure to define an ip as this is verified first in /usr/lib/util-vserver/vserver.functions; the value in ip can be any IP address that is not an IP address of the host. (For example, an address like 192.168.x.y or 10.x.y.z which is chosen at random will not be a host address with some luck.) This will result in a non-existent host interface being "assigned" to the guest and thus "no" interface will be available to the guest.
Network-local guest
We now describe a configuration that leads to a guest that can (a priori) only connect to the host and can be reached via the network only from the host.
Define an interface using dummy0 as the value of dev and an ip value like 192.168.x.y or 10.x.y.z which is not an existing external-facing interface address for the host. (You may need to modprobe dummy in order to create such an interface.)
The guest can now connect to any service on the host that is listening for connections to <IP address>:80; where the IP address must be the one chosen above or the wildcard 0.0.0.0. For example, if the host is running a web server that listens to 0.0.0.0, then (in the guest) one can run the command
socat - TCP:192.168.x.y:80
to connect to this server; where as before 192.168.x.y is the chosen IP address. On the guest, this command is equivalent to the command
socat - TCP:127.0.0.1:80
Note that the address 127.0.0.1 on the guest is equivalent to the chosen IP address but not on the host.
Similarly, the guest can start servers that listen to 192.168.x.y:8888 or 0.0.0.0:8888 providing that there is no server that is already listening to this address (on the guest or on the host). The host can connect to such a server using the command
socat - TCP:192.168.x.y:80
Both the above type of connections, guest-to-host or host-to-guest happen over the loopback network interface.
Suppose you do not want the guest to access services on the host and vice versa. Then you use netfilter to limit connections over the loopback port. For example,
iptables -I INPUT -d ! 127.0.0.1 -i lo -j DROP
One can restrict specific services by more specific netfilter rules. For example, we can use
iptables -I INPUT -i lo -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
to allow the guest to access the web server on the host and vice versa.
Warning: With this configuration the guest will "pollute" the network neighbourhood with packets whose source address is the given IP address. So it is best to use netfilter to prevent this with a configuration like
iptables -I OUTPUT -s 192.168.x.y -d ! lo -j DROP
Network-global guest
To allow the guest as configured above to have access to the wider network beyond the host, you can replace the dummy0 interface with a real one and the private IP address with a "real" IP address --- assuming such a static adddress is available.
If your host has a dynamic external IP address and or interface, then one can instead use netfilter to translate the private address into a real one.
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ! lo -j MASQUERADE
This allows the guest to access the internet without polluting the network neighbourhood with 192.168.x.y addresses.
See also
- Networking vserver guests
- FAQ on private networking
- Permit guest sshd to bind to its IP address's port 22
Kapil Hari Paranjape 13:09, 17 September 2007 (CEST)


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February 6, 2013, marks an important turning point for European fishing. During a plenary session, the European Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority (502 in favor and 137 against) to approve the proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy. The reform's most ambitious objectives include setting fishing quotas by 2015 that will allow Maximum Sustainable Yields (the largest catch that can be taken from a species' stock) to be reached by 2020, and the banning of discards, fish thrown back in the sea, usually because they are of an unwanted species or size.
Slow Food has been following the legislative process and is happy to see that the decisions made finally take into consideration not only economic but also ecological parameters.
While there are a number of positive aspects, the reform, however, is still based on applying an industrial logic to fishing, while seeking to neutralize its most negative effects. It will still seriously hit artisanal fishing (which makes up 80% of the European fleet and has a low environmental impact), and risks not being effective it it is not accompanied by an equally ambitious environmental policy.
Silvio Greco, the president of the Scientific Committee of Slow Fish, the campaign for responsible fishing that Slow Food has been running for many years, applauds the fact that the European Union has understood the necessity of intervening decisively on the question of the protection of marine resources, with measures aimed at combating overfishing based on selective fishing techniques. However, he also emphasized the need to take adequate measures to eliminate coastal pollution, one of the other causes of falling fish stocks.
The new policy must also take into account regional characteristics and differences, and Slow Food is positive about the measure concerning "long term management plans to be established for every fishery through co-decision," which, it is hoped, will be able to involve all the local actors. This would perhaps avoid the application of certain rules that could cause further damage to artisanal fishing or an increase in illegal activities.
For example, Barbara and Jan Rodenburg-Geertsema, fishers from the Slow Food Wadden Sea Traditional Fishers Presidium in the Netherlands, explain: "We don't want special conditions, just fair laws that will allow us to carry on with our activities in a legal and profitable way. Let's take for example a European regulation from 2009, which obliges fishers to weigh their catch before any sale, storage or transport operation, and which the Dutch Fishing Ministry wants to apply to the letter. This would mean the disappearance of hundreds of small-scale artisanal fishers who still survive in the Netherlands, because there is no space on our boats and we don't have the financial means to buy the regulation scales required."
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The presentation continues in Switzerland, where scientists are briefing their peers on the search for the Higgs boson — or so-called God particle — that gives matter mass. The bottomline: They've made progress, "but not enough to make any conclusive statement on the existence or non-existence of the elusive Higgs."
Or, as the BBC puts it, "the most coveted prize in particle physics — the Higgs boson — may have been glimpsed, say researchers reporting at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva. ... But the LHC does not yet have enough data to claim a discovery."
As we said earlier, the 13.7 blog is going to take a crack at explaining all this better than we can. (And at 10:30 a.m. ET, this post is now on 13.7: "The Big 'Maybe': What The 'God Particle' Hunt Tells Us About Science".)
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Scientists in Switzerland are this hour reporting on "the status of their searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson" — the so-called "God Particle" that we posted about Monday.
It's thought that the Higgs gives matter mass. The search for it is one of the biggest stories in science.
The event is being webcast here.
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St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska) is located in the town of Kodiak on Kodiak Island in the State of Alaska with a campus in Anchorage. Established as a pastoral school in 1972, the seminary now provides a number of educational programs to prepare students for work in the Orthodox Church, as readers, choir directors, church school teachers, and clergy.
With the closing of the Russian school at Unalaska in 1917, the Church in Alaska lost its ability to provide formal training for church workers and clergy. In time the lack of an institution to provide education locally was felt by the Diocese of Alaska as the shortage of trained people increased. To correct this situation the diocese approved in September 1972 a proposal by the archpriest Joseph P. Kreta to establish a pastoral school as the only practical way of solving this problem.
With the approval of the proposal by the diocesan council, the first semester of classes began on February 1, 1973. The classes were conducted in leased facilities at the Wildwood Station near Kenai, Alaska. This first class began with fourteen students. In August 1973, the Alaska State Department of Education recognized St. Herman's Pastoral School as a diploma granting institution.
The search for a permanent campus led to the procuring property in Kodiak, near the Church of the Holy Resurrection. In 1974 all classes were moved to the new facilities. In February 1975, St. Herman's was recognized by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America as a theological school within its seminary system. Then, two year later in 1976, the Holy Synod approved the re-naming of St. Herman's as a Theological Seminary. The seminary was subsequently authorized under the Alaska ordinances to grant degrees of Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Associate of Arts in Theological Studies.
A continuing program is in place to keep pace with the growth of the student body and to maintain and rehabilitate the buildings on the campus. Recently, classes in advanced studies have been conducted at an Anchorage campus.
St. Herman's Seminary offers a four year program of theological, liturgical, patristics, and Biblical studies in a progression of one year programs. A one year program is offered to prepare students to serve as readers and singers. This year is followed by a year of further Biblical studies, Church history and doctrine for teachers and catechists. As a diaconate program, the third year continues with classes in higher level theology and liturgical experience, and includes training in substance abuse counseling with a certification. A fourth year priestly formation program places emphasis on pastoral ministry and theological education and includes mentoring in prison and hospital ministry and in parish life and administration. These classes are held at the Anchorage campus,