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4. Christ, the Redeemer of the world, is the one Mediator between God and men, and
there is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved (cf. Acts 4:12). As we
read in the Letter to the Ephesians: "in him, we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the richness of his grace, which he has
lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight ... his purpose
which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in
him, things in heaven and things on earth" (1:7-10). Christ, the Son who is of one
being with the Father, is therefore the one who reveals God's plan for all creation,
and for man in particular. In the memorable phrase of the Second Vatican Council,
Christ "fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear".(2)
He shows us this calling by revealing the mystery of the Father and his love. As the image
of the invisible God, Christ is the perfect man who has restored to the children of Adam
the divine likeness which had been deformed by sin. In his human nature, free from all sin
and assumed into the divine Person of the Word, the nature shared by all human beings is
raised to a sublime dignity: "By his incarnation the Son of God united himself in
some sense with every man. He laboured with human hands, thought with a human mind,
acted with a human will, and loved with a human heart. Born of Mary the Virgin he truly
became one of us and, sin apart, was like us in every way".(3)
5. This "becoming one of us" on the part of the Son of God took place in the
greatest humility, so it is no wonder that secular historians, caught up by more stirring
events and by famous personages, first made only passing, albeit significant, references
to him. Such references to Christ are found for example in The Antiquities of the Jews,
a work compiled in Rome between the years 93 and 94 by the historian Flavius
Josephus,(4) and especially in the Annals of Tacitus, written between the years 115
and 120, where, reporting the burning of Rome in the year 64, falsely attributed by Nero
to the Christians, the historian makes an explicit reference to Christ "executed by
order of the procurator Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius".(5) Suetonius
too, in his biography of the Emperor Claudius, written around 121, informs us that the
Jews were expelled from Rome because "under the instigation of a certain Chrestus
they stirred up frequent riots".(6) This passage is generally interpreted as
referring to Jesus Christ, who had become a source of contention within Jewish circles in
Rome. Also of importance as proof of the rapid spread of Christianity is the testimony of
Pliny the Younger, the Governor of Bithynia, who reported to the Emperor
Trajan, between
the years 111 and 113, that a large number of people was accustomed to gather "on a
designated day, before dawn, to sing in alternating choirs a hymn to Christ as to a
But the great event which non-Christian historians merely mention in passing takes on
its full significance in the writings of the New Testament. These writings, although
documents of faith, are no less reliable as historical testimonies, if we consider their
references as a whole. Christ, true God and true man, the Lord of the cosmos, is also the
Lord of history, of which he is "the Alpha and the Omega" (Rev 1:8;
21:6), "the beginning and the end" (Rev 21:6). In him the Father has
spoken the definitive word about mankind and its history. This is expressed in a concise
and powerful way by the Letter to the Hebrews: "In many and various ways God spoke of
old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a
Son" (1:1-2).
6. Jesus was born of the Chosen People, in fulfilment of the promise made to Abraham
and constantly recalled by the Prophets. The latter spoke in God's name and in his place.
The economy of the Old Testament, in fact, was essentially ordered to preparing and
proclaiming the coming of Christ, the Redeemer of the universe, and of his Messianic
Kingdom. The books of the Old Covenant are thus a permanent witness to a careful divine
pedagogy.(8) In Christ this pedagogy achieves its purpose: Jesus does not in fact
merely speak "in the name of God" like the Prophets, but he is God himself
speaking in his Eternal Word made flesh. Here we touch upon the essential point by
which Christianity differs from all the other religions, by which man's search for
God has been expressed from earliest times. Christianity has its starting-point in the
Incarnation of the Word. Here, it is not simply a case of man seeking God, but of God who
comes in Person to speak to man of himself and to show him the path by which he may be
reached. This is what is proclaimed in the Prologue of John's Gospel: "No one has
ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him
known" (1:18). The Incarnate Word is thus the fulfilment of the yearning present
in all the religions of mankind: this fulfilment is brought about by God himself and
transcends all human expectations. It is the mystery of grace.
In Christ, religion is no longer a
"blind search for God" (cf. Acts 17:27) but the response of faith to
God who reveals himself. It is a response in which man speaks to God as his
Creator and Father, a response made possible by that one Man who is also the
consubstantial Word in whom God speaks to each individual person and by whom
each individual person is enabled to respond to God. What is more, in this
Man all creation responds to God. Jesus Christ is the new beginning of
everything. In him all things come into their own; they are taken up and
given back to the Creator from whom they first came.
Christ is thus the fulfilment of the yearning of all the world's religions and, as
such, he is their sole and definitive completion. Just as God in Christ
speaks to humanity of himself, so in Christ all humanity and the whole of
creation speaks of itself to God—indeed, it gives itself to God.
Everything thus returns to its origin. Jesus
Christ is the recapitulation of everything (cf. Eph 1:10) and at
the same time the fulfilment of all things in God: a fulfilment which is the
glory of God. The religion founded upon Jesus Christ is a religion of glory; it
is a newness of life for the praise of the glory of God (cf. Eph 1:12).
All creation is in reality a manifestation of his glory. In particular, man (vivens homo) is
the epiphany of God's glory, man who is called to live by the fullness of
life in God.
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2010 Bondway Yachts Centurion 108.
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- Length:
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Centurion is perhaps our boldest custom yacht, designed specifically to marry a slim and athletic look with an interior volume unrivalled by any yacht in this category. The full beam glass-clad superstructure affords panoramic views of surrounding seascapes, light, enormous living spaces and a lifestyle at the height of comfort and closeness to the sea.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Hull Shape: Deep Vee
LOA: 108 ft 0 in
Beam: 23 ft 0 in
Dry Weight: 176369 lbs
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 2x Caterpillar C15 800 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: (1040 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (4368 Gallons)
Additional Description
- 220AC 50HZ and 24/12V DC electrical control panel with individual circuit breakers
- 12V, 24Vand 220Vanalogue amp meters and voltmeters
- 1 x transformer 220V-12V
- Twin hull plug and hull fitting (2x 50amp)
- 60' of 60 amp shore cable
- 6 x data outlets and cabliing
- All 12V-220V electrical cable and 12V-220Vlights and switches (Clipsal 3000 series)
- Exterior weather proof down lights, Cantalupi
- Cantalupi LEDstep lights
- 16 sets under water lights
- 1 x TV antenna (12V/220V) and 2 Tv/FM indoor sockets
- Telephone: 2 hull plugs: 1 fax line with 1 indoor socket and 1 telephone line
- With 3 indoor sockets
- Halogen overhead ceiliing lights
- 220V AC rope lighting
- Automatic wardrobe lights
- Twin banks of 24V DC 200 amp-hour batteries for main engine starting and ship service
- 24V DC battery charger for generator starting
- Navigation light control and monitoring panel
- Alarm monitoring system with audible and visual signals for high bilge level and smoke detectors
- Security alarm sensors on all doors and hatches
- Battery parallel system
- 12V DCbattery for electronics
- Copper bonding system
Additional Description
- Twin Caterpillar C15 Acert 800 HP, fresh water cooled diesel marine engine, electronic injection/governor, ZF Marine reduction gearboxes, standard engine instrumentation, 24V DC starting
- Electrical and manual engine starter
- Onan generator 17kw and 27kw
- Wesmar 40 HP bow thruster
- 2 x Maxwell capstans 24V
- Wesmar hydraulic windlass Wm3500
- FM200 fire protection system, consisting of manually and automatically actuated fire extinguisher system with audio and visual alarms
- Marine air reverse cycle direct expansion air-conditioning throughout
- ZF marine electronic engine control system
- Racor fuel filters for main engines and generator
- Fuel management system consisting of Reverso DP-15-03 15GPMfuel transfer pump and Reverso 150GPH Racor fuelpolishing equipment
- Groco raw water strainers for all main engines and sea water intakes
- 304 s.s propeller shafts
- Nickel aluminium bronze propellers
- Stainless steel rudder blades
- Drip trays under engines
- Engine room ventilation
- Automatic/manual control Rule 1500gph bilge pumps for each bilge space
Additional Description
- Hull - solid hand laid GRP
- Superstructure - aluminium box frame with structural glass 8mm tempered safety glass
- Bulkheads and partitions - solid hand laid GRP
- Foam cored panels/marine ply
- Decks - solid hand laid GRP
Additional Description
- Twin helm stations
- Furuno radar/GPS/chart plotter: Furuno 1944C Navnet Vx2 radar/GPSplotter. GP 320B GPS receiver antenna unit W/10M cable. Furuno 10.4" colour display unit. 6KW 4' open antenna with 15mcable
- Furuno wind/boat speed/depth equipment: F150 data system with display, speed/depth/temp sensor. Furuno ETR-6/10N depth sounder with MSD transducer
- Furuno VHF marine radio: Furuno FM2721 marine VHF radio. Comrod 4'VHF antenna with mounting and 15m cable.
- Furuno autopilot: Furuno navpilot-500 autopilot c/PG-500 compass. Lecomble and Schmitt RV-2-12V DC2.0L/min pump set. Navnet NMEA cable 5m (for autopilot interface). Furuno navpilot-500 autopilot c/PG-500 compass. Lecomble and Schmitt RV-2-12V DC2.0L/min pump set
Auxiliary Equipment
- Hydraulic lift-up swim platform
- Tender rib 5.2m center console
- 25 HK Mercury outboardengine
- 80kg CQR anchor
- 100m 14mm galvanised anchor chain
- 10 x 12"fenders with ropes
- 8 x 60' mooring ropes
- Mooring hook
- Boarding steps in GRPwith teak treads and step-lights
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'It is going to be brutal'
After meeting with state legislative leaders last week I came away with one clear conclusion - towns and cities will see cuts in state aid. That would allow the governor and lawmakers to say they did not raise taxes again, but for many it will mean tax increases nonetheless - property tax increases.
The bad fiscal news just keeps coming. Last week the Malloy administration reported a new deficit projection of $65 million. Underperforming sales tax revenues were identified as the chief culprit. Just last month the administration and legislature worked to fill a projected $365 million deficit. The fix was clearly not enough.
Meeting in his office at the Legislative Office Building, Senate President Donald Williams told me the failure of the budget to balance is attributable to the underperforming economy. The sluggish recovery has simply not produced the tax revenues necessary to support state spending, he said.
But when I got the chance to meet with the Republican Senate minority leader, Sen. John McKinney, he noted that was not the whole story. The state is also spending more and the projected savings the administration attributed to the concession deal with the state labor unions have fallen well short.
"Sometimes the urge to say, 'I told you so' is overwhelming, but I don't want to do that. No matter how we got here, we've got to deal with it," said Republican House leader Rep. Larry Cafero, explaining why he wasn't going to say, "I told you so."
He reminded me Republicans said in 2011 the budget plan the governor constructed with his Democratic majorities in the House and Senate was based on some unrealistic assumptions and would not work. But he wasn't telling me so.
Things now get tougher. Given current trends the anticipated deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1, the first in a two-year budget plan that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy releases Feb. 6, is north of $1 billion.
The almost certain reduction in municipal aid comes by process of elimination. Malloy has said he will not again raise taxes. Politically he can't. He pushed hard for a record $1.5 billion tax increase to fix the budget crisis he inherited, assuring citizens that such a sacrifice, combined with labor concessions, would get the state back to good fiscal health. The governor cannot come back to voters and say he needs more, not if he wants to seek re-election in 2014.
Also off the table are large cuts in labor expenses. Instead labor costs will rise. After a two-year wage freeze surrendered in concession talks, unionized state employees are guaranteed no layoffs for another two years and raises over the next three, totaling a 10 percent increase over that time.
Theoretically, the governor and legislature could try to borrow their way out of the problem, but that would invite another downgrade by credit agencies, with the resulting higher interest rates eating up any savings.
"Though the deficit is smaller, I would argue that the state is in worse shape now than when the governor took office. Why? Because our tool box is empty," said Cafero. "We are in a mess."
Asked for possible solutions, Cafero leaned forward and said, "Fraud. Crack down on fraud." He offered tax fraud and Medicaid fraud as targets.
If the state can more aggressively go after fraud, great. The federal government, which shares the expense of Medicaid with states, reimburses 75 percent of the cost of fraud investigators, said the minority leader. But investigating, proving and blocking fraudulent payments takes time and will not produce the kind of savings needed to close the large deficit.
The Republican Senate leader, McKinney, suggested shifting management of all social services to the private, non-profit sector, which has a track record of providing such services more cheaply. "We could save $300 to $500 million annually," he told me.
Again, maybe another good long-term idea, but with the layoff protection, those state programs will not be transferred to the private sector anytime soon. Even under ideal circumstances a transition would take years and the state labor unions will fight any such move. Also, those non-profits are howling that they aren't paid enough by the state now.
The Senate's top Democrat, Williams, said he awaits the governor's ideas and avoided offering any specific proposals on how to fix the projected deficit for the next fiscal year. He did offer this preview: "It is going to be brutal � just really ugly."
When I suggested that cutting municipal aid seems unavoidable, none of the three disagreed. McKinney said such cuts would have to come with a reduction in state mandates. Williams said municipalities have to get serious about regional approaches that can cut their collective costs. And Cafero said disgustedly what a raw deal it will be to take away funding from towns and cities, particularly for education, after making a big deal of funding education reform.
"It's like telling your kid they can't continue in college because you blew all the tuition money at the casino," said Cafero.
Oh yeah, revenue coming from the casinos is down too.
Paul Choiniere is editorial page editor.
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I am learning to bake artisan bread, beginning with the humble french baguette. Recently I chanced upon some very well priced Allinson's Very Strong Bread Flour. Being a novice and not having done my research thoroughly, I bought up 15 kg of the flour, thinking that better and stronger flour would result in a better baguette. After some reading up, I realised that many bakers use all purpose flour instead of strong bread flours. The protein content of the flour that I bought is very high - 13.9g per 100g or 13.9%. I read that many people have been successful with KAF's AP flour which has a protein content of closer to 11.5%.
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47 reasons to watch include Kaepernicking
If the big game prestige is not enough to draw you in, here are 47 reasons why you really need to watch Super Bowl XLVII:
I. Harbowl What other way to begin than with this fun tidbit that's way under the radar: two brothers are coaching against each other! They're Jim and John and their last name Harbaugh lends itself to many Super Bowl puns. II. Ray Lewis If you also hadn't heard, this will be the Ravens' linebacker's last game. Lewis likes dancing and making motivational speeches, so you can expect those if the Ravens are hoisting the trophy. He's also involved in Super Bowl week's weirdest storyline (so far). III. Linebacking linchpins There will indeed be other linebackers besides Lewis patrolling the field Sunday. A few are quite talented and fun to watch, in fact. Ravens teammate "Jintropin (Gensci Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.)" Terrell Suggs will work to contain the Niners' option rushing attack. The Niners have a fearsome tackling tandem in the middle of the defense with Patrick Willis and Navorro Bowman. IV. Lipsync or live? All eyes and ears will be focused toward Beyonce when she performs the Super Bowl halftime show. Will she sing live after the inauguration backlash? (That's a mystery). Is this a prop bet in Vegas? (Not yet ). And will it be controversy free? (Most likely not, judging by recent "Anabolika Definition" history ). V. Kaepernicking Because you haven't made it as a sports star until your name becomes an ing verb that can be trademarked for the purpose of tons of memorabilia. I'm kissing my non existent bicep just thinking about it. VI. Celebrity girlfriends Katherine Webb became an Tren Delantero Ford F100 72 Internet sensation after college football's title game, so much so that she's now covering the Super Bowl. Someone's galpal could be next though it definitely won't be Manti Te'o's girlfriend (because we haven't heard enough lame jokes about that in the past couple weeks).
VII. Brigance One story surrounding this Super Bowl you really should check out if you haven't yet: Brigance was the Ravens' special teams captain when they won their first title. Now the team's senior advisor to player development, he has ALS and speaks through a computer. VII. Rice and Gore Sounds like one for the political junkies but it's really two ground grinders who can have game changing impacts. Both teams are at their best when they remember running backs Ray Rice and Frank Gore set up big passing plays. Sometimes that seems to go by the wayside.
VIII. Commercials Always a fun part of the watching experience, 2013's crops look to have some doozies. IX. Gold rush Aldon Smith's 19 1/2 sacks left him three shy of the single season record. The mark for most sacks in a Super Bowl? 3 by Reggie White in XXXI and Darnell Dockett in XLIII. X. Milestones History could be made as San Francisco goes for an NFL record tying sixth Super Bowl victory. The Ravens are 1 0 in Super Bowls and will try to keep their mark unblemished. XI. Flacco for real? Winning a Super Bowl helps ascend quarterbacks to greatness. Joe Flacco has faced a knock of inconsistency through his career but a title can change that notion just ask Eli Manning.
XII. New Orleans The Big Easy provides a backdrop full of character, hosting its first post Katrina Super Bowl. NOLA loves throwing big parties and they'll get another when Mardi Gras begins Wednesday. XIII. Alex Smith He's the NFL version of Wally Pipp, the Yankee who missed a game, was replaced by Lou Gehrig and never got his job back. Smith suffered a concussion, had to sit and so began the Kaepernick era. It was by no fault of Smith's, who had resurrected his career and was having another strong year. He'll watch from the sidelines Sunday. XIV. Wings, pizza, drinks Food is half the fun, especially if you don't care who wins. There's no better excuse for indulging on a work night than Super Bowl Sunday. Just make sure to put some Tums on the shopping list. XV. Shannon Sharpe The former Ravens tight end and CBS analyst is not afraid to be honest, notably taking on Bill Belichick for being a sore loser after declining a postgame interview after the Patriots' AFC Championship loss to the Ravens. XVI. Big Apple references Next year's Super Bowl will be played outdoors at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, setting up the possibility for cold, wintry conditions. You'll probably hear plenty about how problematic this could be, so naturally expect unseasonably warm temperatures. XVII. It's not the Pro Bowl Enough said. XVIII. David Akers If you revel in the possibility of drama, Akers could be a good bet. The kicker who had been a model of consistency for years took a volatile turn in 2012. He could be the next Scott Norwood or Adam Vinatieri. Glory or goat's a common theme with kickers in the big game. XIX. Redemption Somewhere
Lee Evans, Billy Cundiff and Kyle Williams will be watching and can feel a little better after their costly miscues factored in these two teams falling one game short of Super Bowl XLVI. Evans dropped a potential game winning touchdown, then Cundiff missed a game tying field goal to crush Baltimore's hopes. Williams fumbled not once but twice in crucial situations, the second setting up the Giants in field goal position for an OT win.
XX. Justin Tucker The Ravens' rookie kicker has been the anti Akers this season, connecting on more than 90 percent of his field goal attempts.
XXI. Falling confetti Losing players, like ESPN analyst Herm Edwards, call it the worst part of the game watching the other team revel in title glory, colored paper falling on the field.
XXII. Best receiver debate 49ers receiver Randy Moss made some waves at Media Day when he said he was the great receiver ever . Apparently he hasn't heard of 49er great Testosterone Cypionate Timeline Jerry Rice or his bevy of records.
XXIII. New Blood It's the first Super Bowl since 2002 without Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger. XXIV. Saved by the Bell to Super Bowl Niners head coach Jim Harbaugh made a cameo on Saved by the Bell back in the day. Tell me he's not cooler now. XXV. Predictions You want to be the one that's right about everything regarding the Super Bowl from the final score to amount of chips Billy eats in the 3rd quarter.
XXVII. Lombardi Trophy It's always special seeing the prized trophy on display that is unless you can't stand the team that's on the podium celebrating with it.
XXVIII. Streaks The NFC has won the last three Super Bowls but that's still a long way to go from the conference's 13 year Super Bowl dominance from 1984 1996.
XXIX. Twitter talk If you're bored, pull out your smartphone and you'll be sure to find plenty of Super Bowl buzz on social media. Last year's Super Bowl set Twitter records for tweets sent per second.
XXX. "The NFL won't exist in 30 years" Enjoy it while you can, so says Ravens safety Bernard Pollard at least. In the wake of calls for change due to head injuries, Pollard went on a scattered rant in which he opined that the game is becoming watered down and fans will get fed up. XXXI. Michael Phelps The most decorated Olympian of all time hails from the Baltimore area and is a big Ravens fan. XXXII. Vernon Davis Explosive and athletic, Davis is often an enigma. He sputtered through most of the season but then blew up in last week's NFC Championship game. Atlanta couldn't cover him but Baltimore will have to devote attention to the player former coach Mike Singletary once called "uncoachable." XXXIII. Obama on head injuries For the fourth consecutive year, the president will be interviewed in the pregame coverage, this time by CBS' Scott Pelley. Obama's comments this "Anadrol 50" week about player safety have put even more scrutiny on the issue. XXXIV. Youth vs. experience Young "Oxandrolone Powder India" quarterbacks typically struggle against the Ravens D that includes mainstays like Lewis and safety Ed Reed. Super Bowl XLVII will be just the tenth start of Colin Kaepernick's NFL career. XXXV. Art Modell Scorned in Cleveland and savior in Baltimore, Modell will be in the news this week months after his death. The Ravens will wear a black "Art" patch on their Super Bowl XLVII jerseys and the Hall of Fame will announce Saturday if the man who moved the Browns will be enshrined in Canton. XXXVI. Unsung contributors One on each team's offense who Turinabol Roid Plus make can make an impact: Ravens fullback Vonta Leach makes a difference everywhere he goes, a lead blocker who fuels top run games. 49ers tight end Delanie Walker isn't the athletic freak like Vernon Davis but if you don't pay him attention, you will pay. XXXVII: Clay Matthews The Packers linebacker will be an analyst for CBS' pregame coverage. Will he be as entertaining on set as on the gridiron? XXXVIII. Ravens receivers Torrey Smith was electric in Denver, schooling all pro corner Champ Bailey multiple times. Jacoby Jones also made his mark in that upset, inexplicably getting past the Broncos' secondary for the game tying touchdown late in regulation. Veteran Anquan Boldin took over in the AFC Championship win last week in New England. If you're looking for a Super Bowl MVP candidate that's not a QB, Boldin or Smith could be in the running by game's end. XXXIX. Hard hitting safeties San Francisco's Donte Whitner and Baltimore's Bernard Pollard can both lay the lumber. Pollard has a particular pension for doing just that when New England is the opponent. Whitner, an Ohio State grad, has flourished for the 49ers after a disappointing start in Buffalo. XL. Big men 2,760: The total weight of San Francisco's linemen and tight ends used in a goal line package in the NFC Championship. XLI. KaeperTats You can look like
Colin Kaepernick thanks to this website that sells temporary tattoos that replicate the quarterback's. KaeperTats do not, however, promise increased speed, athleticism or arm strength. XLII. There must be a winner In Week 10, the 49ers and Rams finished in a 24 24 tie (they almost did again in their second meeting of the season too). Super Bowl IX was the last time a team with a regular season tie won the title, when 13 3 1 Pittsburgh defeated Minnesota. XLIII. Papa knows best Peyton won't be on the field but you'll still probably see him on your TV chatting with Papa about pizza. If you go on the Papa John's website and correctly predict the coin toss you can get free pizza. Maybe it will taste better if you don't have to pay for it.
XLIV. Alicia Keys Beyonce showed us the national anthem can actually be unpredictable. Keys will do the honor before Super Bowl XLVII and brace yourself now, she says it will be a "new" version .
XLV. Speedy Duck This is definitely not referring to Chip Kelly who was anything but swift in his decision making about heading to the NFL. Another former Duck LaMichael James is "Achat Anabolisant Belgique" fast on the field and has proven a solid second option to Frank Gore in the Niners backfield. XLVI. Jim Caldwell The Ravens' new offensive coordinator has worked out so well that fired Cam Cameron called it a "brilliant move." The switch came when the Ravens were struggling and has paid dividends, the offense racking up more than 400 yards a game with Caldwell, the former Colts head coach, at the helm. XLVII. Magic moments You can't predict them but you had to be watching to say you saw "Wide Right," "The Helmet Catch," or "One Yard Short" live. The lesson here is don't go to bed early you might miss something awesome.


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I can use that as like
I am doing this one as I like
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We cant proceed as you have insufficient balance.
Like that I can make use of it. But I know we can use as for different situation in English
Can you please tell me wherever I can use as in English?
"As I told you before, the car is too old". What I am telling you now is similar to what I said in the past.
"This car is as old as your son". The age of both are similar.
"As we have spoken about this in the past, I see no reason to continue, as the story is the same".
The current discussion is similar to one we had in the past. The story now is similar to the one before.


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The weather is lovely here today and I hope it is where ever you live! I have a bunch of adorable Easter & Spring samples to share. I adore this 12 x 12" Altered Easter Plaque DT Leader Vicki Chrisman created using a $1.00 square glass plate from the Dollar Store - but you have to see how she resized the same image to make 3 other projects!
Vicki used the same image from CD # 2, Creating With Vintage Illustrations and explains how she printed it in 4 different sizes to CREATE 4 PROJECTS with the 12" x 12" wall plaque above, this cute Easter card below, and a 8 x 8" framed plaque and mini Brass Bunny Charm you can see all 4 and the details on her Blog.
She used our Happy Easter stamp set on the front (above) and inside of her card (below).
Here is the same Easter Joy Medium size set Linda Duke used to stamp these adorable bunny cards below! You can see the stamp set and more wonderful samples here in the store.
This is an older layout by Vicki but still one of my favorites using paper from our Pastel Paper Pad and Spring Joy Stickers. We used real vintage fabric to create the paper and the pastel palette is perfect for Spring, Girlie and Baby projects.
Our Easter Scraps are also on Clearance as they are single sided but cute for $1.99 as you can see on this adorable card below and see more cute samples in the store.
Also, the proofs came back for our NEW Little Doll Clear Art Stamp Set but there were a couple of areas where the lines seemed too skinny, so it needed adjustments but we should have them in stock in a couple of weeks.
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We excel and stress in service excellence. And the best has yet to be seen until today when we receive a request in our email from our Sentosa floor,
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Ian D. Rossi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 269 diseños de 61 diseñadores freelance.
aimtheory (aimtheoryCRM.com)
aimtheory is a web company currently focused on a SaaS CRM product called aimtheoryCRM. aimtheory was given a new name in 2007 but was established in 2002.
We are re-launching website design services after a hiatus of several years and want to re-brand ourselves to show our web marketing expertise and capabilities.
Budget-conscious small to medium-sized business owners that want to:
- Design a new website
- Redesign an old website
- Increase website traffic
- Recreate their web marketing strategy
There is still plenty of time to get in on this contest! We're no where near the end and we haven't made any pivotal decisions yet, so please keep the ideas coming!
Please find the current logo at http://www.aimtheoryCRM.com. (Also uploaded here to 99designs)
Direct Logo Link: http://www.aimtheorycrm.com/sites/d…M-Logo.png
NOTE: We will consider attempts to merely "clean up" the current logo, making it look more modern and alive or stand off the page, while the colors, fonts and positions stay intact. The fonts in the original logo are Helvetica-based.
It must contain the text "aim theory". It can be one or two words--you can be creative here--though we tend favor it as all one word and lowercase. But we want to consider objective ideas.
It must also contain the sub-text "Affordable Website Design".
- The viewer will immediately associate us with the web.
- Create the notion that the customer will reach their goals "spot on" if they choose us for their web project.
- If you can come up with a technique to persuade the customer to choose aimtheory using the logo design, please do.
Since the target audience is budget-conscious, we don't want to intimidate them. Keep this in mind when choosing colors and styles.
- Clean
- Eye catching
- Simple
- Recognizable
- Not corporate
- Not too cheery or bouncy
NOTE on 3D: If there is 3D, we prefer the notion of 3D but performed using 2D techniques. Must look good on a business card.
Other adjectives: expert, affordable, cutting-edge, artistic, minimal, clean
We like blue and green, but again, we're open to something new. We've seen nice accents with a third, complimentary orange color.
We want something that will look good on a light background and a dark one. We want to see high resolution samples that are very clean.
File formats:
- We would like to receive the logo in svg format. Also in optimized PNG.
That's it! Take it away!
Ian D. Rossi
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"I have always found these to be beautifully sourced wines, and I like Cadman's concentration on artisan producers who use indigenous grape varieties, and whose wines you will not find on the high street." Tom Cannavan, wine-pages.com
"The range is excellent and I don't just mean that they go right to the very top. There's something for everyone, whether you want mature first-growth Bordeaux or a little known gem from an estate
that's been in the same family for generations and which you'd be hard-pushed to find anywhere else other than at the cellar door. I'm always finding things I want to try on Cadman's list." Joanna Simon, joannasimon.com
"What we like about the business is that 'fine' doesn't just mean famous. The first growths and their ilk are here, but in company with some excellent,
less well-known, sometimes very limited production wines and often at what seem very reasonable prices."
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Adventure's a Wench: The Autobiography of Charles Veil
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text: Marie Lukens Swietochowski died on September 5, 2011 at her home in Manhattan at the age of 83. She was known to her family and friends as Mimi. A pioneering art historian of Islamic Art, Mimi spent 54 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She worked on the 1975 installation of the Islamic galleries and also wrote and researched in the fields of Persian, Indian and Turkish art and Persian miniatures. She contributed to many important volumes, from The Emperor's Album (1987)—writing on the illuminated borders of a 17th century Mughal album—to The Islamic World (1985) which illustrated masterpieces of the museum's collection. Mimi curated many exhibitions, large and small, including an exhibition of Ottoman period calligraphy and Islamic works from Russian collections. She also wrote scores of labels for objects on display at the Mueum. Most recently, Mimi served as a Research Curator for the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia which will open this fall. Mimi grew up in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia, and later the Whitemarsh Valley, Pennsylvania. She attended Springside School for Girls and Chatham Hall School in Virginia. She earned a B.A. from Bryn Mawr and a M.A. in Islamic Art from New York University. Throughout her life, she traveled extensively in the Middle East with her husband of 40 years, Tadeusz Swietochowski, a fellow scholar whom she met while they were both on research grants in Istanbul in 1968. She will be remembered by her friends and family for her spirited sense of humor, hospitality, and kindness. In addition to her husband Tadeusz, Mimi is survived by brothers Lewis N. Lukens, Benjamin C. Lukens, Robert A. Lukens, and 12 nieces and nephews. Burial was a private ceremony at St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, in the family plot.


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Attorney General Lockyer Unveils Improvements to Megan's Law
Public Information on Registered Sex Offenders Now Available in 13 Languages And Updated Daily
(San Jose) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced improvements to California's Megan's Law system that will provide law enforcement agencies with daily updates on identity and whereabouts of registered sexual offenders and allow the public to obtain access to the information in 13 languages.
Starting today, California law enforcement agencies will be able to obtain daily updates of Megan's Law information by accessing a Department of Justice database via a secure Intranet connection. The new web-enabled application replaces a CD-ROM produced by the Attorney General's Office and distributed monthly to law enforcement agencies.
"This means that citizens looking up sex offenders in their communities will see information gathered the previous day, rather than information gathered the month before," Lockyer said. "It also will make it more difficult for a registered sex offender to hide by moving from place to place often, as many of them now do."
The new technology also will make available Megan's Law information in 12 additional languages: Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
"For those in our diverse state who do not speak English, this will open a door to information they can use to protect themselves, their families, their loved ones," Lockyer said.
Enacted in 1996, California's Megan's Law allows the public access to information on the identities and whereabouts of most of the state's registered sex offenders. The information is available in three ways: Police and sheriff's departments may notify residents of a nearby sex offender; citizens may call (900) 448-3000; or citizens may view the information at a law enforcement agency. Of the state's 93,000 registered sex offenders, 77,000 are considered "serious" or "high risk" and information regarding their identities and whereabouts is subject to public disclosure.
To date, law enforcement agencies have disclosed information on more than 3,500 sex offenders, more than 80,000 searches have been conducted using the 900 phone line, and more than 100,000 people have viewed the CD-ROM under the supervision of law enforcement officers.
Two new laws also take effect this year that will further improve law enforcement's ability to protect the public from sex offenders. Beginning January 1 of this year, specified sex offenders are required to annually, instead of only upon first registering, update important information, including: the licence plate of any vehicle owned by or registered to the offender, fingerprints, and a current photograph.
Also, beginning October 28 of this year, sex offenders attending classes, participating in programs, or working on college campuses will be required to register with the campus police department in addition to registering with the police or sheriff's department in the community in which they live. If a campus does not have a police department, those offenders will be required to register with the police or sheriff's department that has jurisdiction over that campus.
Lockyer was joined by Chief William Lansdowne of the San Jose Police Department, and representatives from Crime Victims United and the rape crisis center at the YWCA of Santa Clara Valley.


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Sprint Invents New "Concerned Department"
It's good to know Sprint is taking your concern very seriously these days. When Peter tried to get a corporate discount for his company, Sprint told him sure, then told him no because he already had a discount with them. He wrote back and pointed out that he was told the corporate discount would be in addition to the existing one, at which point he received the following helpful email.
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your reply.
I apologize for the inconvenience that you have faced due to discount on the sero plan.
The provided information in the previous interaction is correct that sero is already a discounted plan so, no discount can be added with this plan.
However I have forwarded your concern to the concerned department. If some resolution will be there then we will be happy to inform you.
Vicky R.
Funny trivia: Peter also confessed to us that he's an employee of Comcast. Please do not hold that against him—he even wrote, "and yes I see some irony in the situation."
(Thanks to Peter!)
Want more consumer news? Visit our parent organization, Consumer Reports, for the latest on scams, recalls, and other consumer issues.


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cliffy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 135 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
The site is to allow realtors to advertise their listings online.
I am looking for something simple and easily recognizable. I am not picky in regards to colors, but I would like the logo to have a fresh feel to it.
As mentioned the site is for selling houses so unless you can think of something more creative, I would think a house has to be in the logo.
Keep the gloss and ground reflections in moderation if at all, but give it a web 2.0 look.
One idea would be to have a couple pictures of houses laying on top of on another with the text to the right or bottom of the logo.
Onlinelistings provides realtors an easy way to create professional looking websites for a low monthly fee.
- Contains an image/logo of some sort on the left along with the name of the company to the right of it.
- Fresh feel
- Clean Web 2.0 feel
- Easily readable text
- PSD or AI files
- Font used for the lettering
- Too much gloss
- Too much reflection
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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People in their twenties are entitled to the same human rights as any other adults. Working with young partners in development means that we are creating the opportunities, developing the capacities and supporting young women and men to be able to fight for their own rights, but also the rights of others in their villages, towns and cities.
I started to feel I'm part of the society... I started to feel that I have to participate in making decisions in the issues that belong to me as a young man.
Anas Abu Ghneem, Youth Civic Engagement Project, Jordan
We are committed to working with young people. In doing so, we will:
- Mobilise youth to take sustained action;
- Work with poor, marginalised and excluded groups of young people - in all their diversity;
- Collaborate with a global youth movement of school and university students, acting in solidarity;
- Look closely at the livelihoods options among out-of-school youth, and people making the transition from school to work;
- Open up spaces for youth in decision-making structures - including our own.
We believe that the root cause of poverty is an unjust distribution of economic, political or social power resulting in oppressive structures at local, national and international levels. To overcome unjust power structures, communities need alliances, support and solidarity of broader citizens' groups. This is no different for young people. Youth development solutions should not follow a separate logic or lower standards, nor pay any less attention to human rights.


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Boys' long-sleeved T-shirt in stretch jersey
Scuderia Ferrari Store Exclusive
This long-sleeved cotton jersey T-shirt is decorated with eye-catching prints and a striking, sports-inspired design.
Colour contrasts and high-impact prints define this long-sleeved cotton shirt. The juxtaposition of two different shades adds colour to the front and is enhanced by the large ʺSFʺ lettering celebrating the Scuderia Ferrari team, printed using a special glossy technique on a matt background. The sleeves are customised with ʺScuderia Ferrariʺ on one side and contrasting colour bands on the other, while the iconic Shield stands out on the chest. Wear it with jeans or sports trousers for playing and sports outdoors.
- Long sleeves
- The rib knit collar is in a contrasting colour
- Composition: 100% Cotton
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We also provide free pick up for your returns: you have 15 days from delivery to follow our quick and easy return procedure.


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Friday, April 30, 2010
Follow Friday - Lost Family Treasures by Leslie Ann Ballou
Lost Family Treasures by Leslie Ann Ballou is a delightful genealogy blog. Each post leads from one treasure to another in Ballou's unique style. She transports you back in time as you visit her collection of artifacts and mementos. It truly is a treasure hunt from Ramona's Flea Market to Pink Antique Store. Or maybe a visit to Great Grandma Piggott's treasure box while on the way to the Smedley's jewelry box filled with costume jewelry. The Piggott treasure box is filled with birth announcements, special programs and holiday cards galore. On the business and educational side of life, Leslie shares items like estate lists, ledgers, wills, school report cards and cabinet photographs. Interspersed among all the finds are beautiful photos of handmade quilts and hand-woven rugs. Leslie Ann Ballou is a must visit in the genealogy blog world as she ties everything beautifully together in her creative scrapbook way.
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- Leslie Ann Ballou said...
Wow! Thanks a bunch Dee for the shout out! I am very appreciative and honored.
- April 30, 2010 at 1:15 PM
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George Weigel, whose syndicated column appears in many Catholic newspapers, had an essay April 8 in The Sun in Baltimore in which he opined how new Nationals Park in Washington "is simply not in the same league — either figuratively or literally" with Oriole Park at Camden Yards in his native Baltimore.
"One you're inside, the (Washington) park's connection to the city simply disappears; sitting just above the Nats' bullpen on opening night, I could just as well have been in Reston (Va.), Hagerstown (Md.) or Omaha (Neb.), judging from what I could see," Weigel wrote.
Camden Yards, he continued, is "far better integrated into the cityscape, far more redolent of real baseball — as distingushed from the `entertainment experience' — and far more intimate (how Nationals Park has 7,000 fewer seats and manages to feel much bigger is a mystery)."
That may be an apt comparison. The Orioles have been playing ball at Camden Yards for 16 years, while the Washington Nationals haven't even played 16 games in their new home for fans to pick a favorite.
But what about the stadiums' suitability for a papal Mass? Surely Weigel, as the official biographer of Pope John Paul II, was able to snag a ticket to the late pope's 1995 Mass at Camden Yards, just as he had to have been on hand at Nationals Park for Pope Benedict's April 17 Mass there. I left a message April 18 on his phone at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, where he's a senior fellow, seeking his comment. He hasn't returned my call.
Granted, Weigel has been busy providing papal-trip color commentary on NBC, its New York and Washington affiliates, and its MSNBC cable outlet to return calls. So in the absence of his perspective, I'll offer my view, having been privileged to be present at two papal Masses in large stadiums.
Nationals Park is, from all appearances, a fine place to take in a papal Mass. My seat was in the press box — one of the highest above home plate of all Major League Baseball parks — but when your assigned seat seems to be just one seat to the third-base side of home plate (never mind that Pope Benedict celebrated Mass in deep center field), you can take in the entire spectacle.
The half-inch-thick glass panes stayed closed throughout the Mass, which muffled somewhat the crowd noise, and the only audio piped in to the press box was Pope Benedict's homily. That, and the fact that writers had to write what they were seeing as they were seeing it makes for an experience not quite as prayerful as one would like.
I was also at the Silverdome in the Detroit suburbs — where the Detroit Lions used to play football– in 1987 for the papal Mass there. Like in Washington, I was responsible for feature-story contributions. But my outpost was not the press box but a seat in a 1,500-voice choir. My seat was on the 50-yard line. Just my luck that Pope John Paul celebrated Mass from the 20.
Being closer — and among — a Mass assembly twice the size of the Nationals Park Mass was a near-unimaginable thrill. It's a wonder the choir could enunciate properly what with all of the faces frozen in permanent smiles. And, there's something to be said about your first papal Mass. Maybe the thrill decays after the first dozen or so.
In any event, given that pro football games routinely run longer than three hours, and that major league ballgames hover around two hours and 50 minutes on average, a two-hour papal Mass is a blessing in more ways than one!


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Ring of Honor truly is one of the most resilient companies in wrestling, and have proved it this year by putting on some of the best shows in the two and a half year history of the promotion. Recent releases of the "Death Before Dishonor" weekend and "Testing The Limit" are some of the company's most solid shows, capped with three very unique main events.
Death Before Dishonor II Part 1 from Wauwatosa, Wisc., is probably the weakest of the three shows, but still well worth watching. The main event two-out-of-three falls tag match between ROH Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Colt Cabana over former champions The Briscoes is a classic old school tag team match. ROH Champion Samoa Joe's feud with Homicide continues on this tape with another brutal match, while the six-man tag between John Walters, Matt Stryker & Jimmy Jacobs (with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in their corner) against Generation NeXt's Jack Evans, Roderick Strong & Austin Aries continues the story line between the two sides with another great match. Another standout is the Pure Title bout between champion Doug Williams and challenger Alex Shelley.
It was the next night in Chicago Ridge, Ill., that is truly a must-see show. Considered by many ROH followers to be the best show of the year, the lengthy feud between The Prophecy and the Second City Saints culiminated in a brutal, bloody and brilliant Chicago Street Fight. The Prophecy's Dan Maff & BJ Whitmere and hometown boys CM Punk and Ace Steel gave the fans everything; barbed wire, ladders, tables, creative spots and a recreation of the infamous ECW chair throwing riot. The match truly has to be seen to be believed and rivals the classic Foley/Orton match earlier this year in terms of being a great match.
On the other end of the spectrum were more traditional matches like Doug Williams vs. Austin Aries and John Walters & Matt Stryker vs. Roderick Strong and Jack Evans that are very good in their own right. The Briscoes' single bouts prove that they truly are two of the best up-and-comers in the business. Mark faces Low Ki while Jay faces Homicide, two of the hardest hitting guys in the business, and they prove not only can they take it, they can dish it back. Colt Cabana, also from Chicago, is known mostly for the comedic aspects of his character, but proves against ROH Champ Samoa Joe that he deserves to be in there with the champ.
From top to bottom, DBD 2 Day 2 is the show to see for fans who have been curious about seeing the ROH product. It gives a wide variety of matches, from a six-man scramble to the street fight, and every match offers something different and is exciting.
"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson facing Austin Aries in a two-out-of-three fall match headlined "Testing The Limit" in Philadelphia on August 8th. Before the match it was announced that instead of the traditional time limit, each fall would have a 60-minutes. Fans buckled themselves in for a long match, and they got it as what unfolded was a 75-minute classic. The two men built slowly towards each fall and combined mat wrestling with high impact moves like Aries' flying elbowdrop off the top to the floor. The match will not be for everyone due to the slow build and length, but to those who long for the days of Ric Flair putting on 60-minute draws, this is the match for you.
The show took place at the Ramada hotel, and in a post-match brawl between the Briscoes and Low Ki & Homicide the locker room emptied and everyone ended up in the parking lot. Guests unaware of the wrestling show going on actually phoned the police thinking that someone was being assaulted in the parking lot!
Another great thing about "Testing the Limit" is the return of CM Punk to commentary. Punk is one of the best talkers in ROH and his promo skill is matched by his color skill. He adds to each match he calls, but departs the booth to defend the ROH Tag Titles with Colt Cabana against The Havana Pitbulls. Initially Punk goes to ringside alone, as Cabana was nowhere to be found. Colt wanted to go to the ring solo, paying tribute to the recently departed Rick James by strutting to the ring to Superfreak. The look of disgust on Punk's face is priceless.
Ring of Honor continues to be an innovator and alternative to WWE and TNA. If you are one of the fans who are tired of sports entertainment and three-minute matches, you should definitely check out some ROH releases. Their fanbase is rabid for a reason, mainly great stories told by wrestlers in the ring.
For info on how to order these and other Ring of Honor releases, visit their online store for details.
Jason Clevett is from Calgary, Alberta. He is a big fan of independent wrestling and encourages fans to support indy shows like ROH and their local promotions.


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In Bosnia-Herzegovina "real dialogue" is being impeded by "legalized war crimes and injustices" and failure to implement the peace accord that ended the country's 1992-95 war, said Msgr. Ivo Tomasevic, secretary-general of the Bosnian bishops' conference. • After heated debate, the Austra-lian parliament voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 19 to reject gay marriage. • Jonathan Reyes, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities in Denver, will replace John Carr in December as executive director of the U.S. bishops' Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. • Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury will attend the Mass that Pope Benedict will celebrate to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. • About 3,000 students and guests at Fordham University cheered mightily as the comedian Stephen Colbert joined Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and James Martin, S.J., on Sept. 14 in a discussion of faith, humor and spirituality. • The Archdiocese of Liverpool has become the first diocese in England and Wales to commission laypeople to preside at funerals in an effort to assist overwhelmed priests.
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The latest assessment of Mediterranean mammals shows that one in six is threatened with extinction at a regional level, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
The study, which assesses the status of 320 mammals in the region, except whales and dolphins, finds three percent are Critically Endangered, five percent are Endangered and eight percent are Vulnerable.
A further eight percent are Near Threatened, and three percent are Extinct or Regionally Extinct. This is the first time all Mediterranean mammals have been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
"The number one threat is habitat destruction, which affects 90 percent of the threatened species," says IUCN's Annabelle Cuttelod, co-author of the report. "We need international action to protect key areas and preserve natural habitats to ensure we don't lose the rich biodiversity in this area."
Rodents, bats, shrews, hedgehogs and moles, which make up the majority of Mediterranean mammals, are finding it increasingly hard to survive due to loss and degradation of their habitat from agriculture, pollution, climate change and urbanization, the study shows.
Large herbivores, such as deer, carnivores, and rabbits and hares are particularly threatened. Eight species from these groups have already gone extinct in the Mediterranean region, including the Mesopotamian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica) and the Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius).
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) and the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) are both Critically Endangered. The IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Barcelona last October, called for international action to preserve their natural habitats.
Agriculture affects 65 percent of threatened mammals, hunting and trapping 60 percent, and invasive species 50 percent. Overall, more than one-quarter (27 percent) of Mediterranean mammals have declining populations, 31 percent are stable, while for a further 40 percent the population trend is unknown. Only three percent of species populations are increasing, often due to conservation action, according to the study.
Mammal biodiversity is greatest in mountainous parts of the region, with particularly high concentrations of threatened species found in the mountains of Turkey, the Levant, and north-west Africa. Although the Sahara has relatively low species richness, a high proportion of Saharan species are threatened.
Of the 49 threatened mammal species, 20 are unique to the region and occur nowhere else in the world, highlighting the responsibility that Mediterranean countries have to protect the entire global populations of these species.
"To ensure the survival of large herbivore and carnivore mammals in the Mediterranean, we have to restore habitats and food chains," says Helen Temple, co-author of the study. "We need to encourage people to accept large predators, improve protected areas management and better enforce laws regarding hunting practices."
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- Mammal species also include many familiar domesticated species and pets such as cats or dogs. Domesticated species are not eligible for classification according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, and were excluded from the assessment.
- The Mediterranean mammal assessment was made possible by more than 250 mammal experts from many different countries in the Mediterranean region and elsewhere, who generously gave of their time and knowledge.
- The Mediterranean region was defined politically to include the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, occupied Palestinian Territories, Portugal (including Madeira), San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (including the Canary Islands), Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey and Western Sahara.
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In a previous blog we discussed the factors that have pushed issues of corruption to the centre of policy debates about sound economic management. A related question deals with the sources of corruption: where does it come from, what are the factors that have nourished it and turned it into such a powerful impediment to sustainable economic development? Economists seem to agree that an important source of corruption stems from the distributional attributes of the state. For better or for worse, the role of the state in the economy has expanded in a major way over the past century. In 1913 the 13 largest economies in the world, accounting for the bulk of global economic output, had an average expenditure ratio in relation to GDP of around 12%. This ratio had risen to 43% by 1990, with many countries' ratios well in excess of 50%. This rise was associated with the proliferation of benefits under state control and also in the various ways in which the state imposes costs on society. While a larger state need not necessarily be associated with higher levels of corruption—the Nordic countries illustrate this—it is the case that the larger the number of interactions between officials and private citizens, the larger the number of opportunities in which the latter may wish to illegally pay for benefits to which they are not entitled, or avoid responsibilities or costs for which they bear an obligation.
Governing often translates into the issuing of licenses and permits. From the cradle to the grave, the average citizen has to enter into transactions with some government office or bureaucrat to obtain a birth certificate, to get a passport, to pay taxes, to open up a new business, to drive a car, to register property, to engage in foreign trade, to sell a good or service to the government, to hire an employee, to be allowed to build a house, among countless others. The World Bank's Doing Business Report has become a useful annual compendium of the burdens of business regulation in 189 countries. The picture that emerges from the report for a large number of countries is a sobering one. Go to the report's website and see why in so many parts of the world businesses endure numbing levels of bureaucracy and red tape. In fact, the data in the report eloquently highlights the extent to which many governments discourage the development of entrepreneurship in their own private sectors. Not surprisingly, the prevalence of corruption is highly correlated with the incidence of red tape and excessive regulation. The figure below shows the country rankings for Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index and the rankings for DB 2014 for a total of 175 countries. The figure speaks for itself: the greater the extent of bureaucracy and red tape, the greater the incidence of corruption—the correlation coefficient is close to 0.80.
A number of surveys have shown that businesses allocate considerable time and resources to dealing with red tape. Often, they may feel that the paying of bribes is a way to save time and enhance efficiency and, in many countries, possibly the only way to get business done without undermining the firm's competitive position vis-à-vis those who pay bribes routinely. Obviously, the more dysfunctional the economic and legal system and the more onerous the regulations, the greater the incentives for individuals and businesses to short-circuit it through the paying of bribes. The literature is full of examples: the absurdities of central planning in the Soviet Union induced "corruption" on the part of the factory managers, to add a degree of flexibility to a system that made a mockery of efficiency in resource allocation. The more insane the rules, the more likely will participants in the system find themselves breaking them.
Leff, a Harvard researcher argued in an insightful analysis in 1964 that those who viewed corruption as an unremittingly bad thing were implicitly assuming that governments were well-motivated and committed to the implementation of policies that advanced the cause of economic development. In reality, Leff thought that in many countries policies were largely geared to advancing the interests of the ruling elite. Leff and Nye (a Harvard colleague) both suggested that corruption was partly a response to market distortions, to red tape, excessive and unreasonable regulation and bad policies but these, in turn, were also themselves affected by the levels of corruption prevailing in the country, in a symbiotic two-way form of causality that turned corruption into an intractable social and economic problem. While it is clear that bribes and corruption may in some cases be responses to the existence of distortions in the economy, we will see in a future blog that far from enhancing efficiency, corruption imposes heavy costs on society, across a broad range of fronts.
The tax system itself is often a source of corruption, particularly in those cases where the underlying legislation is unclear or otherwise difficult to understand, presumably giving tax inspectors and auditors considerable leeway in interpretation. Unclear tax laws will give rise to unwholesome "compromises" between tax inspectors and taxpayers. More generally, there are numerous ways in which various features of government organization and policy create incentives for the emergence of corrupt behavior. As noted above, the imposing presence of the state in the economy and, in particular, the provision of goods and services at below market prices create fertile ground for corruption. Invariably, they give rise to the creation of some form of rationing mechanism to manage excess demand, requiring the exercise of discretion on the part of some government official(s). I remember a meeting at the Central Bank of Russia in May of 1992 in which we were shown an annex running into several pages with the exchange rates that applied for the importation of various items, from luxury cars, to medications to baby carriages. Some bureaucrats had managed to come up with some mysterious criteria establishing dozens upon dozens of prices for foreign exchange, depending on the item to be imported. Needless to say, the list allowed considerable latitude for discretion.
A similar regime existed for export quotas, allowing those who obtained an export license to benefit from the huge gap between the domestic price and the international price. Another legacy of the Soviet Union was a system of directed credits, essentially highly subsidized loans to agriculture and industry. At rates of interest that were absurdly negative in real terms, the demand for them was unusually strong and, of course, the criteria for allocation opaque in the extreme.
While it is easy to see the incentives for bribes provided by such examples, the resulting losses in economic efficiency are likewise evident. Directed credits in Russia did not generally end up with farmers. Rather they ended up with the highest bidder who then used the proceeds to buy foreign exchange and finance capital flight (the credits themselves were never paid back or were paid in deeply depreciated rubles). Export quotas resulted in massive losses for the Russian budget, at a time when the country was going through a severe economic contraction and when, therefore, there were enormous pressures for increased social spending. Susan Rose-Ackerman, one of the leading experts on corruption, calls the above kind of bribery, bribes that clear the market or that equate supply and demand.
Some bribes are offered as incentive payments for bureaucrats. These can take a variety of forms, such as "speed money," ubiquitous in many parts of the world, and typically used to "facilitate" some transaction, to jump the queue, and so on. Some economists have argued that this could improve efficiency since incentives are provided to work more quickly and those who value their time highly can move faster. Gunnar Myrdal (1968), however, has pointed out that, over time, incentives could work the other way: bureaucrats will deliberately slow things down or, worse, will find imaginary obstacles or themselves create new obstacles, in order to attract facilitation fees. So, in the end, "speed money" is not paid to speed things up but rather to avoid delays artificially created by corrupt bureaucrats. Indeed, some of the regulations enforced in many parts of the world are so devoid of rationality that one can only infer that they were introduced to create opportunities for bribery. Far from being a way to enhance efficiency, paying bribes preserves and strengthens the bribery machinery. This is a vast subject. The reader can find many more examples here. In our next blog we will turn our attention to the issue of the various consequences or effects of corruption.
All the foregoing generators
All the foregoing generators of corruption are well known and depressing and the way out of it seems out of reach. Russia is a hopeless environment (even Marx found it unfit for communism).
Since you give examples of corruption-free states, why not try an approach from that end???
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BINGWA Magazine is a FREE children's publication aimed at fighting corruption by building integrity in African children. This message is passed across in an easy, conversational and appealing format. The first of its kind, the magazine is distributed FREE to primary schools in Africa (beginning with Kenya and Uganda), with one copy of the magazine being read by over 100 children. Targeted at upper-primary school students (aged 9-14), it was initially published in 2009 three times a year.
From 2014, a minimum of 50,000 copies of the magazine will be produced once every year on the Day of the African Child (June 16). This day has been celebrated on the continent every year since 1991. It honors the memory of hundreds of school children who were killed following a courageous protest against discrimination in Soweto, South Africa in 1976. Our future goal is to publish over one million copies to reach school children all over Africa.
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While Africa is developing in leaps and bounds, others factors seem to be working to bring it to its knees. One of these factors is corruption. Infact, corruption is regarded as the worst disease in Africa. Poverty in Africa cannot ever be eradicated if corruption is still so deeply ingrained among the young and old alike.
From the denial of access to education, water, healthcare among other resources, corruption is the root cause of many challenges faced by Africa's children today. But do the children know that they can contribute to the fight against this vice? If so, what do they know and how practical is the information they have? BINGWA's role is to empower African children by sharing ideas and guiding them into this better future. For it is during these early years in life that strong values like these are best implanted. Infact, to quote Proverbs 22:6 'Train the child the way that he should go and he will never depart from it when he grows old.'
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Dear Rino,
Congratulations to you for such an excellent and inspiring initiative!!
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Thanks a lot for the input.
Thanks a lot for the input.
The key elements for corruption are LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LACK OF INDEPENDANCE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, POOR HUMAN RIGHTS RESPECTS.
Here are the prerequisites
Here are the prerequisites
Lack of transparency, Lack of accountability, Lack of Judicial system independance and very corrupted elite are the ingredients of corruptions.
These are known by everybody.
Thanks indeed for your input. Brgds
I can just generalise this by
I can just generalise this by saying that in africa corruption is as a result of selfish leaders who want to manipulate systems for their own benefits hence ending up spreading these behaviours to everybody.
I agree that leadership
I agree that leadership matters a great deal. When the political elite is corrupt it sends a powerful signal to everybody else--the business community, civil society--that corruption is acceptable, maybe even inevitable. Men and women of integrity, who exemplify in their daily actions honesty and a desire to serve the public good will, likewise, have a great positive influence. We need more such people!!
Whatever the Sources and
Whatever the Sources and ingredients of corruption are today, which is no secret, does not change anything because the corrupt People TODAY will not change anyway and most of the Money used to stop it is wasted.
That is why we have to start educate CHILDREN TODAY in order to get People With integrity TOMORROW. That is what Bingwa(Champion)Magazine is doing. www.bingwa.org
I can just generalise this by
I can just generalise this by saying that in africa corruption is as a result of selfish leaders who want to manipulate systems for their own benefits hence ending up spreading these behaviours to everybody.
I wonder how much education
I wonder how much education can change levels of corruption. People may be inherently disposed to corruption and may accept bribes when possible. The role of the system of regulation is important, perhaps both when too many (bad regurations) or not enough (good regulations) exists. The sources of incentive are important and how officials, of both the public and private sectors, can get to them.