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Acer Aspire ES1-511-C7YP Laptop RAM Memory Upgrades
The memory modules below are 100% compatible with your Acer Aspire ES1-511-C7YP Laptop. Not your model? View the complete range of Acer Laptops or view all Acer upgrades here.
8GB Module
- Dimm Speed: DDR3-12800 (PC3-1600)
- Dimm Type: Non-ECC
- Product code: FT8GSK64V4U
- Storage Capacity: 8GB Module
- Form Factor: 204 Pin SoDimm
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The History of Sony
This Japanese giant is a diverse manufacturer, with operations in gaming, financial services, entertainment and electronic components and hardware. Sony Corporation is the parent company and there are four operating subsidiaries which include:
- Electronics
- Motion Pictures
- Music
- Financial Service
Sony Computers
Sony entered the computer market back in the 1980s with its NEWS workstations and MSX home computers, but at this time, their machines were only for sale in Japan. Having enjoyed limited success during this period, Sony decided to withdraw from the production of computers in 1990, but this was by no means the end for its computer production.
Sony Vaio
Sony entered the global computer market in 1996 with their proprietary VAIO brand, which stands for 'Video Audio Integrated Operation'. This new line of computers was the first to focus on the visual and audio output aspect.
There were troubled times ahead in 2006, as the company experienced what was then the largest computer industry recall in history due to malfunctioning batteries on some of its laptops. Poor sales and an increasingly crowded marketplace led to Sony selling its VAIO PC arm to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in 2014, but it still retained a minority state in this new and independent enterprise. Amidst this era of big change, Sony entered the world of tablets, marketing the palm held devices under the Xperia brand it uses for its range of smartphones.
Modern Day Sony
Diversification has been the watchword for Sony over the last decade. It has made great strides in the UHD TV market with its BRAVIA range and has its name behind many films and albums, as well as photography and medical equipment. The company is also a large producer of components and semiconductors which include a wide array of devices that include OLED display panels, laser diodes, image processors and CMOS image sensors that are used in many tablets, cameras, and smartphones.
Sony will likely be with us in another 30 years, as it is a serial innovator. Devices like the Sony Walkman and the Playstation are just a couple of examples of how this amazing company has helped change the way we live our lives forever.
Specification of Acer Aspire ES1-511-C7YP memory upgrade
Your system memory specification is listed below, most importantly your maximum memory capacity:
|Device Specifications
|Make + Model
|Acer Aspire ES1-511-C7YP
|Device Type
|N° of Ram Slots
|1 Slot (1 Bank of 1)
|Standard Ram
|4GB or 8GB (Removable)
|Maximum Memory
|Acer Tech Support
|Official Acer Support Link
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We take the time to look into each machine to ensure that we offer all sizes and speeds that the machine is able to take not just the latest specification that has been released. We believe that offering all options for machines provides a 100% guarantee that the memory with function with your original memory module efficiently.
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"Our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. (…) This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. (…) The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life. This is why the earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she "groans in travail" (Rom 8:22). We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth (cf. Gen 2:7); our very bodies are made up of her elements, we breathe her air and we receive life and refreshment from her waters." [READ IT ALL HERE]
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"In his long-awaited encyclical on the environment and climate change, Pope Francis has called for swift action to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." He called for a change of lifestyle in rich countries steeped in a "throwaway" consumer culture, and an end to "obstructionist attitudes" that sometimes put profit before the common good. Pope Francis said protecting the planet is a moral and ethical "imperative" for believers and nonbelievers alike that should supersede political and economic interests. A major theme of the encyclical is the disparity between rich and poor. "We fail to see that some are mired in desperate and degrading poverty, with no way out, while others have not the faintest idea of what to do with their possessions, vainly showing off their supposed superiority and leaving behind them so much waste which, if it were the case everywhere, would destroy the planet," he said. We speak to Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate." She has been invited to speak at the Vatican, where she will speak at the "People and Planet First: The Imperative to Change Course" conference. And here in New York is Nathan Schneider, columnist at America magazine, a national Catholic weekly magazine published by the Jesuits."
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Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, blending a biting critique of consumerism and irresponsible development with a plea for swift and unified global action.The vision that Francis outlined in a 184-page papal encyclical is sweeping in ambition and scope: He describes relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment and says apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness are to blame.The most vulnerable victims, he declares, are the world's poorest people, who are being dislocated and disregarded.
Francis, the first pope from the developing world, used the encyclical — titled "Laudato Si'," or "Praise Be to You" — to highlight the crisis posed by climate change. He places most of the blame on fossil fuels and human activity, while warning of an "unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequence for all of us" if corrective action is not taken swiftly. Developed, industrialized countries were mostly responsible, he says, and are obligated to help poorer nations confront the crisis."Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods," he writes. "It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day."
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A graffiti image of Pope Francis in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France.
Full text of pope's statement on environment and exploitation
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"The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish. Industrial waste and chemical products utilised in cities and agricultural areas can lead to bioaccumulation in the organisms of the local population, even when levels of toxins in those places are low. Frequently no measures are taken until after people's health has been irreversibly affected.
These problems are closely linked to a throwaway culture which affects the excluded just as it quickly reduces things to rubbish. To cite one example, most of the paper we produce is thrown away and not recycled. It is hard for us to accept that the way natural ecosystems work is exemplary: plants synthesise nutrients which feed herbivores; these in turn become food for carnivores, which produce significant quantities of organic waste which give rise to new generations of plants. But our industrial system, at the end of its cycle of production and consumption, has not developed the capacity to absorb and reuse waste and by-products. We have not yet managed to adopt a circular model of production capable of preserving resources for present and future generations, while limiting as much as possible the use of non-renewable resources, moderating their consumption, maximizing their efficient use, reusing and recycling them. A serious consideration of this issue would be one way of counteracting the throwaway culture which affects the entire planet…" Pope Francis

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Business Management with Accounting BSc (Hons)
About this Course
The course allows you to develop the vital skills needed to manage finance, people and information, while gaining a specialised body of knowledge in accounting.
Management involves the process of leading or directing an organisation, and making decisions concerning the deployment of resources. During the course you will study the principles of management, and develop commercial awareness, leadership, communication and presentation skills.
Accounting has been defined as the measurement and disclosure of financial information that is used by managers, investors and others to make decisions about the allocation of resources within organisations.
The methods for preparing accounting information must be applied with judgement, and with an understanding of the purposes for which the information will be used. This course will enable you to understand the key principles which underpin a cost or profit figure produced by an accountant, and to appreciate the implications of accounting data for managerial decision making.
This programme is a professionally oriented qualification and accredited by all the major accountancy bodies including the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia. It will provide graduates with substantial exemptions from many of these bodies' core examinations. This is a huge advantage, as you will take fewer exams allowing you to focus on developing your career.
Placement Year
This course is available as a 4-year 'with Placement Year' option. Please apply for Business Management with Accounting (with Placement) BSc N2NP. Find out more about 'with Placement Year' courses here
The placement year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.
You will be expected to find and arrange a suitable placement to complement your degree, and will be fully supported throughout by a dedicated member of staff at your academic School and the University's Skills and Employability Services.
Why choose Bangor University for this course?
- Accounting and Finance at Bangor University is rated top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction (The Complete University Guide 2021)
- During your course you will study within a multidisciplinary School that employs specialists across a broad range of business subjects, including accounting, banking, finance, economics, management, marketing and entrepreneurship.
- Our students take part in national competitions such as the IBM Business Challenge and 'The Pitch', a UK-wide business plan and marketing challenge.
- Our staff are active researchers in their subject areas and we enjoy an international reputation.
- We have excellent computing facilities and you will have the chance to develop your skills in data analysis and report preparation.
- Bangor offers an attractive range of postgraduate degrees in business and finance subjects.
- Depending on the modules you study, you will be able to gain exemptions from parts of the professional examinations of the major accounting bodies.
Course Content
For more on studying degree courses see our Study at Bangor section.
You will spend up to 15 hours per week in lectures, seminars and tutorials. There is a mixture of continuous assessment and written examinations. You will complete assignments such as collecting and analysing information from commercial databases or the internet, preparing business case studies, writing essays and completing problem-solving exercises.
What will you study on this course?
All our Single Honours degree courses provide a broad base across all of the disciplines studied in the School - Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing - together with a more in-depth study of the programme's core topics. They also provide a comprehensive introduction to the analytical skills that are required in each of the School's subject areas.
In Years 2 and 3, you will progressively specialise in your course's core field of study. You will take modules such as Financial Accounting; Management Accounting; Business Information Systems; Strategic Management and Advanced Accounting Theory and Practice.
Modules for the current academic year
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Business Management with Accounting Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.
Careers and Employability
Many graduates from Bangor Business School pursue careers in areas such as accountancy, banking, investment, insurance, risk management, marketing, human resource management and retail management.
Employability and the Bangor Business School
As a multidisciplinary School spanning everything from Accounting and Finance to Business and Management, Bangor Business School offers a variety of programmes to meet any career aspiration. If you are undecided on your career path, the flexibility of our programmes enables you to try out different modules and subject areas to work out what appeals to your personal tastes and ambitions.
Extensive links with industry
Our staff have extensive links with industry, being at the top of their fields for research, widely published in books and leading journals and even conducting high level consultancy work for leading organisations such as the World Bank and the UK Treasury. This means that no matter what you go on to after graduating, you will leave Bangor with a degree that is current, relevant and in sync with the latest developments in the business and financial industries.
Examples of the employment found by some of our recent graduates include:
Executive Support Co-ordinator
Trainee Accountant
Management Consultant
Trainee Accountant
Senior Marketing Manager
Associate in Audit
Branch Manager
Marketing Executive
Vice President
Junior Account Manager
Marketing Assistant
HR Admin Assistant
Project Manager
Trainee Paraplanner
Retail Banking Trade Sector Adviser
Procurement Officer
Senior Manager (Portfolio Management)
HM Inspector of Taxes
Alumni Relations and Fund Raising Officer
Trainee Financial Manager
Head of Global Corporates
Bangor Business Society
Working closely with academic staff, Bangor Business Society aims to facilitate learning experiences for students from all years to build on what is learnt in the classroom and to enhance their CVs. It also arranges visits to graduate fairs, which are an invaluable opportunity to meet and network with prospective employers.
Find out more about Bangor Business Society at the Serendipity Fair during Welcome Week.
Undergraduate Internship Scheme
Bangor University's Undergraduate Internship Scheme provides opportunities for undergraduate students to gain paid, graduate level work experience in the University's Academic Schools and Service Departments. The nature of the roles can vary from marketing, web design and student engagement projects, to research project support, field work or data management.
Opportunities at Bangor
The University's Skills and Employability Service provides a wide range of resources to help you achieve your graduate ambitions. Developing your personal skills and enhancing your employability while at university is becoming increasingly important in today's job market.
The Bangor Employability Award (BEA) and Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
The Bangor Employability Award enables students to build on their transferable skills through the recognition of activities they become involved in during their university life. Students can gain points towards the award through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, attending workshops or actively participating in the Students' Union's clubs and societies.
The HEAR is a final graduation report that all undergraduates receive. The report itemises all academic achievements and additional extra and co-curricular achievements. Academic achievements appear on the report automatically and students are able to note their eligible activities by using the online platform 'My Employability Hub'. This ensures that future employers are made aware of the additional skills the student has gained outside of the curriculum.
The Award is open to everyone and taking part in the scheme can make a major difference to your performance in the graduate job market.
Bangor University runs undergraduate and postgraduate internship schemes twice a year, which allow students to work in a professional environment while learning relevant skills and earning money.
Internships offer valuable experience in a professional workplace and there are a range of internships you can get involved in.
Student Volunteering
Not only is volunteering worthwhile – it also improves your employability and widens your experience.
The Students' Union has a dedicated Student Volunteering Office (SVB) which currently contributes a total of 600 hours each week, promoting a close relationship between the university and the local community. Find out more on the Student Volunteering pages of the Bangor Student's Union website.
TARGETconnect - Working while you StudyThe Skills and Employability Service offers support to students searching for employment during and after their studies.
- Graduate jobs – Local, National and International
- Full-time, part time, permanent and temporary jobs
- Work experience / internships
- Voluntary opportunities
TARGETconnect advertises the following opportunities:
Entry Requirements
For 2021 entry:
For joint honours degrees, you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.
GCSE: Maths grade C/4 required. Typical offer is based on a minimum 112 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Access: Pass
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical/Extended Diploma: considered on a case by asis
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted.
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information here.
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com.
For 2020 entry:
For joint honours degrees, you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.
GCSE: Maths grade C/4 required. Typical offer is based on a minimum 112 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Access: Pass
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical/Extended Diploma: considered on a case by asis
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted.
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information here.
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com.
General University entry requirements
We accept students with a wide range of qualifications and backgrounds and consider each application individually.
All students need to have good basic skills and the University also values IT and communication skills.
As part of the University's policy we consider applications from prospective disabled students on the same grounds as all other students.
To study a degree, diploma or certificate course you'll be asked for a minimum of UCAS Tariff points. For a fuller explanation of the UCAS Tariff Points, please see www.ucas.com
We also consider applications from mature students who can demonstrate the motivation and commitment to study a university programme. Each year we enrol a significant number of mature students. For more help and advice about being a mature student at Bangor, please visit the Study at Bangor site.
Specific entry requirements can be seen on the individual course pages.
EU and International students' entry requirements
For information and further detailed guidance on entry requirements for EU and International Students, including the minimum English Language entry requirement, please visit the Entry Requirements by Country pages. International applicants can also visit the International Education Centre section of our website for further details.
Bangor University offers International Incorporated Bachelor Degrees for International students whose High School qualification is not equivalent to the UK school leaving qualification. The first year (or Year 0) is studied at Bangor International College, an embedded College on our University campus and delivered by Oxford International Education Group.
More information
Home/EU students and International UCAS applicants
E-mail for General Admissions: firstname.lastname@example.com or write to:
Admissions Office
Bangor University
Telephone: +44 (0)1248 383717
International students (non-UCAS applicants)
Email to International Admissions: firstname.lastname@example.com or write to
Admissions Office
Bangor University
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 382028
Course Costs
- Full time: £9,000 per year
- Part time: £750 per 10 credits
When coming to University, you will have two main costs, Tuition Fees and Living Costs.
There are also some common additional costs that are likely to arise for students on all courses, for example:
- If you choose to study abroad or take the International Experience Year as part of your course.
- If you attend your Graduation Ceremony, there will be a cost for gown hire (£25-£75) and cost for guest tickets (£12 each).
Course-specific additional costs
Depending on the course you are studying, there may be additional course-specific costs that you will be required to meet. These fall into three categories:
- Mandatory Costs: these are related to a particular core or compulsory module that you'll be required to complete to achieve your qualification e.g. compulsory field trips, uniforms for students on placement, DBS Check.
- Necessarily Incurred Costs: these may not be experienced by all students, and will vary depending on the course e.g. professional body membership, travel to placements, specialist software, personal safety equipment.
- Optional Costs: these depend on your choice of modules or activity and they are shown to give you an indication of the optional costs that may arise to make sure your choice is as informed as possible. These can include graduation events for your course, optional field trips, Welcome Week trips.
Necessarily Incurred Costs:
For each module students may be required to purchase compulsory text(s), which typically will cost between £20-50.
Optional Costs:
Management: Planning and Control (ASB2414): There is an optional field-trip to Norwich City Football Club, with an estimated cost of £90 (for travel, food and accommodation).
Britain and the EU (ASB3500): There is the opportunity to participate on an optional field trip. Typical costs (subject to exchange rate fluctuations) vary between £450-550 which covers hotel accommodation; airport transfers; inter-country coach travel between Belgium, Luxembourg, and France; and return airfares to and from Europe, as well as UK airport transfers. Student cover their own meals.
Corporate Social Responsibility (ASB3509): There is an optional field-trip to Burnley Football Club, with an estimated cost of £60 (for travel, food and accommodation).
How to Apply
How to apply through UCASApply online via UCAS
UCAS stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. All university applications are processed through UCAS and then passed on to the universities listed.
Students may apply for a maximum of five courses. For Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary courses students are only allowed to apply for four courses.
The application form is found on the UCAS website, under 'Apply'.
When to apply?
We advise you to apply as early as you can as we will start considering applications and making offers straight away. The initial UCAS deadline for UK and EU students is 15 January, however we welcome applications after this date. Those received between 15 January and 30 June will continue to be forwarded to universities by UCAS and will receive consideration where places are still available.
Your Personal Statement
Writing your Personal Statement is the part of the application form that requires most work. You are only allowed 47 lines or 500–550 words to explain why you wish to study the course and the skills you have that are essential for university study.
To write a successful personal statement for your UCAS application you must have a good understanding about the course and its content. Remember that you write only one personal statement for your five choices. Make sure that the courses are similar, if not the same, and make sure that you do not mention a specific course or university.
Read our advice on how to draft a winning personal statement or watch our video guide.
After you've applied
You should keep an eye on your application on UCAS 'Track'. Offers from universities will appear on track and you will be able to accept or decline offers.
You can only reply when you have received all your decisions. The types of reply you can make are firm acceptance and insurance acceptance. Usually students reply in early May.
International Student?
If you are an international student, our International Student pages offer further information on applying.
As an international student applying to study one of our undergraduate programmes you can:
- apply via UCAS,
- or apply direct to Bangor through our online direct application system
- or apply with the help of one of our recruitment agents
Erasmus student?
We receive around 350 exchange students every year from all over the world. 45% of these students come from Europe and the remainder from as far as Singapore, South Korea and Australia.
The University's International Exchanges Office is responsible for welcoming these students.
Confused about your next steps?
Take a look at our Going to University website for information and advice on getting ready for university.
Further Information
Contact us
Tel: +44 (0) 1248 382085
E-mail: email@example.com
Why study at Bangor Business School?
- We're ranked amongst the top 25% business schools in the UK for research intensity (REF 2014).
- Our top researchers teach on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Students are therefore taught by academic staff who are pushing back the frontiers of research and who will share in lectures their latest findings.
- The school enjoys an international reputation for research in Accounting, Banking, Finance, Financial Economics and Econometrics.
- Major text books and articles published in top academic journals have been written by our staff. See our individual staff pages for further details.
- Our staff have conducted major project and consultancy work for a range of organisations, e.g. the World Bank, the European Commission, the UK Treasury.
- Ranked top 50 in the world for Banking research (RePEc, as of September 2019)
- With support funding from the European Union, local government and the Welsh Assembly Government, we opened a world-class £14 million Management Centre, which delivers high quality management and professional training for North Wales and furtherafield.
- Our alumni have held senior positions in public and private organisations worldwide, from Deutsche Bank to No. 10 Downing Street.
- We were the first UK university to offer an MBA in Banking and Finance.
Studying at Bangor
Rated Gold for teaching
We have been awarded a Gold rating, the highest rating possible, for the standarad of our teaching in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment. The TEF assessment took into account teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes and learning gain. We were judged to deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students and our teaching is of the highest quality found in the UK.
Enjoy a university experience that's amongst the best in the UK
The guaranteed accommodation, student support, low cost of living and stunning location all contribute towards this.
Take advantage of the Bangor Student Experience with free membership of student clubs and societies, a new international experience programme and employability award scheme.
Award-winning clubs and societies!
Our clubs and societies have been awarded the Silver at the WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2020.
Unrivalled location
Choose to study in one of the best places in the UK to be a student. Bangor's location – close to the mountains and the sea - has been described as 'the best university setting in the UK'.
Bangor is the most affordable place in the UK to be a student (TotalMoney 2019).
Investment in facilities
Benefit from continued investment in facilities and services – with Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, Halls of Residence, and improved sports facilities amongst recent developments.
Guaranteed accommodation in award-winning halls of residence
We guarantee accommodation for first year students who apply within the deadline and hold Bangor as their Firm Choice.
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Wayland names Claude Cone to board after BGCT approval
LUBBOCK - Wayland Baptist University took the first steps toward welcoming New Mexico representation into its governing body by appointing Dr. Claude Cone, executive director of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, to its Board of Trustees.
The nomination of Cone has been in the works for some time but was made official after messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas voted its final approval for an amendment to the BGCT constitution which allows institutions to elect directly up to 25 percent of their governing boards. The amendment was given initial approval at the 2002 BGCT meeting but required a final vote this year. The year gave institutions a chance to amend their own charters and bylaws to reflect the change and to select the desired individuals for the board positions.
"We have always enjoyed excellent trustees, and the process we have used in partnership with the BGCT through the years has served us well," said Dr. Paul Armes, university president. "The change approved by the Convention in its annual meeting this year will enable us to expand the geographical boundaries of our trustee resource pool. This will be helpful to us since we draw from such a large area covering several states."
The amendment includes the proviso that trustees submitted for approval be active members of a Baptist church and that "BGCT criteria shall be followed in regard to other matters such as limited terms of service, the naming of successors, degree of relationship, and other personal qualifications for service as a trustee."
Currently, those criteria limit a trustee's service to three years, with three consecutive terms the maximum service. After that point, a trustee is required to sit off the board for one year before he or she may be elected back to the board.
The Wayland board chose three positions to be elected by the university, choosing Cone to fill one of those spots. His appointment will begin immediately. The other two positions are currently filled by Jerry Golden of Canadian and Terri Jesko of Arlington, who were already serving on the board.
"Dr. Cone's election is an extremely positive development for Wayland. Not only is he a graduate of our university, he also serves as a Baptist leader in a state (New Mexico) which is very heavily represented in the student population at Wayland," Armes said.
BGCT messengers also formally approved new terms for the following trustees, expiring in 2006: Gary Abercrombie of Plainview; Ken Coffee of San Antonio; L.S. Foreman of Tulia; Eva Graham of Austin; Gene Owen of Plainview; C.C. Kelly of White Deer; Arnold Maeker of Lubbock; Mark Murdock of Lubbock, a former board chairman; Vernon Stokes of Midland; and Ken Thompson of San Antonio. All have previously served or are currently on the board.


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Thumbs up: Don't deny kids this comfort
It's been a long day, and the four-year-old has given into the bliss of sucking his thumb. His face is suffused with satisfaction. Vice presidential candidate John Edwards' adorable son Jack has forgotten the photographers in his private ecstasy of self-comfort.
But it can't last. As the shutter snaps, an elegant Teresa Heinz Kerry reaches across her presidential candidate husband to try to tap the tow-headed little boy's thumb out of his mouth. This is the kind of family photo that never makes it onto the annual Christmas card.
Politics makes strange everything. News coverage of the Kerry-Edwards four-day post-announcement trip was a collage of the kind of unrehearsed, let-it-all-hang-out pictures that the Republicans have never released to the public: Where are the Bush twins at play? Where are the Cheney children at all?
The Kerrys are impossibly tall and rich with straight, white teeth; the Edwards are also rich and gorgeous. But thrown together, they seem as quirky and homey as contestants on reality television. In clip after clip, the candidates played parking lot football, punched shoulders, mussed hair, romanced the microphone, and hugged each other a lot while their combined families– they have eight children between them– looked a little like deer caught in the headlights of the campaign bus.
My parents were short, poor, had crooked teeth and didn't run for office, but otherwise, this might have been a snapshot from my own childhood. Thumb sucking– my desire to do it and my parents' desire to stop me– was our principal battle. They took me to doctors and dentists who warned me about everything from impaired swallowing to brain damage. If I continued to suck my thumb, they threatened, I would definitely grow up to have crooked teeth. I continued to suck.
My parents painted my thumb with awful-tasting substances that they said were poisonous. I sucked them right off without even getting a stomachache. I sucked right through the cotton "thumb mittens" the pediatrician provided. When my right arm was tied behind me, I happily switched to my left thumb. At some point, I added a tattered old blue blanket off which I picked fur balls that felt wonderful against my skin. I named this beloved object Blankie.
There's a pure rapture to thumb sucking which I remember with great nostalgia. As I got older and continued to suck my thumb, I honed my verbal skills arguing for my habit. "Stop it!" my mother would say, reaching over to tap my thumb away from my mouth. "If God didn't want me to suck my thumb, he wouldn't have provided it," I'd say.
Thumb sucking never failed to transport me to another, calmer world. Sometimes I went outdoors where the birds and squirrels didn't seem to notice my dreadful transgression. After I got to college, I did eventually stop. Instead of sucking my thumb, I took up the various alternatives provided for teenagers who wish to calm and comfort themselves– alcohol, pills, binge eating, and inappropriate sex.
Thumb sucking is mysteriously horrifying to adults. It's taboo. Many parents would rather deform a child's face with a dopey-looking, brightly colored plastic pacifier than allow thumb sucking. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most thumb sucking stops all by itself between the ages of 6 and 8.
Some psychologists believe teenage and adult thumb sucking is almost always the result of a childhood battle over thumb sucking.
On the website thumbsuckingadults.com, those who are still sucking can chat with each other and read each other's stories as well as take comfort in photographs of celebrity thumb suckers such as Madonna and Kyra Sedgwick. Walter Kirn in his 1999 novel Thumbsucker has his narrator point out that sucking his thumb is the one thing he has always done. Sonograms show babies sucking their thumbs in the womb before they have even learned to breathe.
So why do adults get so upset when children suck their thumbs? What could be more natural? Perhaps they should try it themselves before they pass judgment. I'd love to see all the candidates and their wives give it a try.
Thinking of other embarrassing acts recently committed by presidents and their children, it seems obvious that thumb sucking is an innocent, highly desirable and wholesome alternative. I think it's too bad that adults don't usually suck their thumbs; more thumb sucking might well lead to a more peaceful world. Democrats or Republicans, we could all use a little comfort right now.
Susan Cheever, a columnist at Newsday, is the author of 11 books, including "My Name Is Bill," a biography of Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.


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Manslaughter charges filed; 2 passengers die.
Two people are dead and a driver is hospitalized in police custody after a car plunged off a Southwest Side bridge and was hit by a snowplow on the front of a train early today.
Rosalio Roman Padilla, 31, was booked by proxy at University Hospital about noon on two counts of intoxication manslaughter, with bail set at $150,000.
Police said Padilla was southbound on Cupples Road when he lost control, struck a median and sailed off a bridge south of General Hudnell Drive and next to the railroad tracks just before 1 a.m. The car was traveling at 100 mph, pictures of the speedometer after the crash showed.
The car plunged off the roadway and landed about 150 feet below, upside down, directly next to the tracks. As an eastbound train approached, the crew saw a group of people trying to flag it down, said Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams.
"They sounded the train whistle and applied the emergency brake in order to avoid the collision, but couldn't stop before the impact," she said.
The snowplow on the train, which was traveling at 33 mph, clipped the car, she said, and by the time it stopped, the group of people who flagged down the train had gone. Seeing the wreckage, the crew then called first responders.
"I couldn't tell what kind of car it was at all," police Sgt. Shane Nagy told KSAT-TV. "Luckily, there was a license plate that we found that we were able to identify what kind of car we suspect it is. That's how bad the car was mangled."
Espinoza-Williams said the car was a 2000 Lincoln sedan. Padilla's two passengers, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene.
As first responders arrived, Padilla reportedly told them there was a fourth person in the vehicle. A search for that person was launched, but no one else was found, Espinoza-Williams said.
The names of the victims have not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
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text: Only July 10, 1971, America's newest photo reconnaissance satellite, the KH-9 Hexagon, dropped a capsule loaded with film toward the Earth. The re-entry vehicle was supposed to open its parachute; an American aircraft would snatch it out of the sky in mid-descent. But the chute was never unfurled. The re-entry vehicle hit the Pacific Ocean with a force of approximately 2,600 G's. And then it sunk down into the deep, before settling at 16,000 feet. Shortly thereafter, officials from the U.S. Navy and the Central Intelligence Agency decided to go after the Hexagon capsule, using America's most advanced deep-sea exploration vehicle, the Trieste II. There were just two problems with the mission, an internal CIA memo noted: "No object of this size had been actively searched for and located by sonar." And "the Trieste II had not gone below 10,000 feet." While the incident has been discussed publicly before, many details of what happened next have been locked in government archives for 40 years. On Wednesday, the CIA declassified documents and photographs showing how it went after the Hexagon capsule. Here's what they showed. (Above) The Hexagon capsule -- known as Recovery Vehicle 1201-3 -- sitting at the bottom of the Pacific.The original re-entry vehicle for the Hexagon spy satellite. First launched on June 15 of 1971 aboard a Titan II rocket, it carried 60 miles of high-resolution photographic film to snoop on the Soviets and Chinese. The satellite was declassified last year by the National Reconnaissance Organization.A closer look at the Hexagon RV, before it was launched. American intelligence wanted a way to regularly photograph huge swaths of China and the Soviet Union. Hexagon was their answer. Using a folded camera with a 60-inch focal length, each frame shot by Hexagon could capture 370 nautical miles at a time.A view of the Hexagon's RV's encoder. The satellite became instantly invaluable in the early '70s, writes space historian Dwayne Day. America was entering into arms negotiations with the Soviets. "Within just a few short weeks a single Hexagon spacecraft could photograph nearly the entire Soviet Union taking pictures so good that analysts working in darkened rooms back in Washington's Navy Yard could make a precise count of every single Soviet ICBM silo in operation or under construction, and identify the type."The Hexagon RV's A1 motor drive electronics. The white lettering is the serial number.Recovering the Hexagon's film wouldn't be easy: Rough seas and high pressure made for a hostile environment. A CIA photograph appears to show the effects of deep-sea pressure on polystyrene cups.The Trieste II was designed to handle that kind of pressure. It could crawl along the ocean depths at two knots for up to 11 hours, hauling five tons of gear -- including a rudimentary on-board computer.A closer look at the Trieste II and its claw, which was used to manipulate objects undersea. The recovery effort was problem-plagued even before it began. On Oct. 4, the deep-sea vessel was sent out on a trial mission, to recover a dummy capsule in 6,500 feet of water off of the coast of San Diego. It failed because of unspecified "equipment problems."Another view of the Trieste II. The mission officially kicked off on Oct. 8, when the U.S.N.S. DeSteiger dropped a series of deep-ocean transponders that gave the Hexagon re-entry vehicle's approximate location. Those transponders wound then be used the guide the deep-sea vehicle.The Trieste II's claw. On Nov. 21, the ship left Pearl Harbor for the crash site. Bad sea conditions and battery woes kept the vessel from diving until almost the end of the month.Another look at the Trieste II. The mission officially kicked off on Oct. 8, when the U.S.N.S. DeSteiger dropped a series of deep-ocean transponders that gave the Hexagon re-entry vehicle's approximate location. Those transponders wound then be used the guide the deep-sea vehicle.The Trieste II had to surface in the early hours of Dec. 1. But the crew believed they had finally spotted the first piece of debris from the spacecraft.The Hexagon's film spools. It wasn't until April that the military and CIA could return to the crash site, and begin a second recovery effort. Mother Nature refused to cooperate, as one Agency office noted on April 24: "The weather had improved somewhat (8-10 foot seas) and though this was rougher than they had operated in before.... We recommenced preparations for the dive."The Trieste II's divers were told a cover story: that they were looking for an instrument package from the academic Scripps Institute that was sensitive to light, and therefore had to be covered by a black shroud. On April 25, before that shroud could be dropped, divers photographed the Hexagon's film spools.The Trieste finally recovered the giant roll of 6.6-inch-wide Kodak high-definition aerial film. The mission appeared, at long last, to be a success. "But when the Trieste surfaced, a CIA memo notes, the payload "disintegrated into a cloud of silt with a few pieces falling through the tines of the hook. Everyone went from an emotional high to an emotional low in about one millisecond."The film broke into seven pieces. the shock of re-entry and the nine months in the brine proved too much for the film. There were no usable images on the roll. This scrap was the best of the images -- and the only tangible result from the CIA's nearly year-long rescue effort.


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"Moreover, you scorned our people, and compared the Albanese to sheep, and according to your custom think of us with insults. Nor have you shown yourself to have any knowledge of my race. Our elders were Epirotes, where this Pirro came from, whose force could scarcely support the Romans. This Pirro, who Taranto and many other places of Italy held back with armies. I do not have to speak for the Epiroti. They are very much stronger men than your Tarantini, a species of wet men who are born only to fish. If you want to say that Albania is part of Macedonia I would concede that a lot more of our ancestors were nobles who went as far as India under Alexander the Great and defeated all those peoples with incredible difficulty. From those men come these who you called sheep. But the nature of things is not changed. Why do your men run away in the faces of sheep?"
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Born 16 July 1912 to a prosperous farming family in Vincennes, Indiana, Joseph H. Stangle excelled in academics and sports in high school (lettering in varsity baseball). He won a scholarship to Purdue University in 1930 and enrolled in Army ROTC. He completed his bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 1934 and was commissioned through the Thomson Act on 18 August 1936—one of 50 cadets throughout the United States to win active duty commissions with the U.S. Army Reserve. His first assignment was at Camp NP-4-C at Estes National Park in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, where he supervised young men employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps, which was a New Deal era employment program administered and managed by Army officers.
On 1 July 1938, Stangle accepted an appointment to the Regular Army as a Field Artillery officer. Later that year he embarked at New York on the S.S. St. Mihiel for duty at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he served as a battery commander. In November 1940 he was transferred to Fort Ord, California where he served as Battalion Executive Officer and Battalion Adjutant of the 31st Field Artillery Battalion.
Promoted to major, Stangle assumed command of the 387th Field Artillery Battalion of the 104th Infantry Division (Timberwolves) in November 1942. The division organized and trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and arrived in Europe in October 1944. The 104th entered combat the following month and fought through northern France, Holland, and finally into Germany at Cologne. The 104th Division earned the distinction of serving more continuous days in combat than any other combat division in the U.S. Army in Europe. Promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1943, his rapid rise demonstrated both his talent as well as the needs of a nation at war. By V-E Day, Stangle had earned campaign credit for battles in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe.
After the war he served in various staff assignments in occupied Japan, the 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and in an ROTC assignment at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Promoted to colonel in August 1952, he completed the Command and General Staff Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (where he was subsequently an instructor) and graduated from the War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. In August 1955 the Army assigned him as Chief of Mission in Teheran, Iran, where he advised the Iranian National Police (Gendarme.) In January 1957 he returned to the United States to accept the assignment of Chief, Public Affairs Division at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
In August 1958 he accepted his final active duty assignment as Professor of Military Science at St. Bonaventure University. He retired from active service in August 1962. Upon completing his military career, he accepted a position as instructor in the Mathematics Department at St. Bonaventure, where he taught until retiring in 1974. He also taught at Christ the King Seminary and published an article in Vox Regis (the official seminary journal.) Colonel Stangle died on 10 January 2001 and was survived by his wife, Helen Marie Brown and daughters JoEllen Stangle Coppersmith, Mary Jane Storms, Sarah Sue Stangle; eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
His military awards include the Bronze Star Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Japan and Germany Clasp, American Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.
A Distinguished Military Graduate of St. Bonaventure University, John P. Caruso earned his Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a field artillery second lieutenant through the Army ROTC program in 1953. He completed the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, and was assigned to the 135th Field Artillery, 37th Infantry Division, Camp Polk, Louisiana. Earning jump wings in March 1954, he held a number of positions in the 82nd Airborne Division's 456th Field Artillery and married the former Alice Bishop of Little Valley, New York at the St. Bonaventure Chapel. Caruso completed the Surface-to-Surface Missile Battery Officer Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in June 1957 and was assigned to the 557th FA Missile Battalion (Corporal) in Ansbach, Germany, where he commanded a firing battery, was promoted to captain and was battalion S3 until he attended the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course.
In June 1957, he was assigned to the Nuclear Weapons Employment Division, where he instructed for two years. Attending the Civic Action Advisor Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia from March to May 1963, he was assigned to Advisory Team 41, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam at Song Mao, where he advised the operations officer of a Civil Guard Training Center and was an Advisory Team staff officer during a one-year tour. Promoted to major in June 1964, the next three years included completion of the Military Assistance Training Advisor Course, six months of Persian Farsi study, duty as S1 of the 6th Special Action Force, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, award of the MOS Prefix 3 (Special Forces Officer) and assignment as Assistant Chief of Staff, JFK Center for Special Warfare. Selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, he graduated from Command and General Staff College in June 1968, and in August assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 73rd Artillery (Honest John), 3rd Armored Division, Hanau, Germany. Caruso joined the 1st ROK Army Detachment, Korea Military Advisory Group at Camp Long, Wonju, where he served as Deputy Senior Advisor to the Commander of the 1st ROK Corps and later as Senior G1 Advisor to the Commanding General, First ROK Army and Detachment G1.
Caruso was assigned to USSTRICOM (later U.S. Readiness Command), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida in April 1971 as Unconventional Warfare Plans Officer in the Plans and Policy Division, J5, Plans and Policy Directorate. He developed, tested and published a joint Unconventional Warfare SOP that was incorporated in JCS Pub 10, Joint Procedures and joined the Centurion Club of the Airborne Association upon completion of his 100th parachute jump before being assigned as Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, Southwestern Regional Recruiting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas in May 1974. Promoted to colonel in 1975, he completed the Army War College and a master's degree in public administration at Penn State, Capitol Campus. He returned to Korea in 1976, served as Deputy Artillery Officer, I Corps (ROK/US) Group, Uijongbu, was involved in the response to the Panmunjon Incident and developed artillery fire procedures that were incorporated into FM 6-40, Field Artillery Gunnery.
He became an instructor in the Industrial College of the Armed Forces' Department of Resource Management in 1977, and later served as the director of that department and as the Dean of Students and Administration/Deputy Commandant. Having reached the 30-year limit for years of maximum service, Colonel Caruso retired on 31 July 1983. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (10 OLC), National Defense Service Medal (1 OLC), Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Three Awards), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation With Palm and two Overseas Service Bars.
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Global equities have continued their early-October correction. Investors have become increasingly nervous about a likely peak in earnings momentum, faster rate hikes in the US, an on-going trade war between the US and China, and weak readings on European manufacturing. In this context, we continue to monitor all aspects of our constructive mid-term scenario, which, even though it has not been impacted, has become more fragile due to increased risks.
Since the beginning of the year, the US economy has been growing faster than other developed economies. With the exception of residential investments, almost all economic engines are running at full throttle. Consumer and business confidence are high, wages are slowly creeping up and business investment continues to grow (although at a more moderate pace in Q3). Despite political turbulences, we still expect growth to be close to 3% in 2018, but to slow down in 2019 to 2.6% due to fading fiscal stimulus and higher rates.
The Eurozone economy has become a more mixed story, especially after publication of last week's preliminary PMI manufacturing, which had declined further below consensus expectations, pointing to annualised GDP growth of only 1.6% at the start of the fourth quarter. Until now, hard figures have remained nevertheless constructive, with strong domestic demand, but the weaker exports and industrial production are being impacted by a more uncertain international environment and many risks. A possible rise in tariffs for cars, the possibility of a hard Brexit and the confrontational stance of the Italian government could all affect our moderately optimistic scenario, which foresees growth of 2% this year and 1.8% in 2019.
While some emerging economies (Turkey, Argentine) have been pushed into recession, mainly for domestic reasons, others should remain resilient, despite tightening USD liquidity. An escalating trade war and political tensions between China and the US affecting Chinese economic growth have forced Chinese authorities to loosen their monetary and fiscal policy in order to support domestic activity. This support should play out in the coming months and help stabilise most of the emerging economies.
In summary, we expect:
In the meantime, the earnings season has progressed, with 32% of the S&P 500 companies reporting actual results to date for the third quarter. Around 85% have reported better-than-expected earnings growth, which is above the five-year average, resulting in a total year-on-year earnings growth of 23% so far. Companies' guidance is, however, somewhat more cautious for the coming year, as profit margins might come under pressure due to higher input costs and interest rates. Taking into account the expected earnings growth for next year, and despite some margin pressures, earnings growth should remain positive.
In Europe, though it is still early to draw any conclusions, with fewer than 40 companies of the Stoxx 600 having reported earnings so far, around 45% of reported results have exceeded analyst estimates, according to Reuters. In a typical quarter since 2011, 50% beat analyst earnings estimates.
In the meantime, valuations are reasonable and could act as a cushion for equity markets. The US equity market quotes, after the recent correction and with upcoming earnings growth at around 16 times the expected earnings for the coming twelve months, while in particular emerging market and euro zone equities are attractively valued.
In general, we believe:
Equity markets are clearly in correction mode. According to BoFaML, 63% of global stocks are in a bear market (vs. 70% at 2011 and 2016 index lows). We might thus be close to an interesting entry-point on a short-term period, if fundamentals remain constructive. This is confirmed by our technical analysis, which shows that we are close to some important key supports that might show a positive reaction.
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Volatility has already increased in recent weeks, with a Vix index of around 25% (against 11% at the end of September) that might stay elevated as, there is no shortage of potential volatility drivers, such as the US trade war with China, a possible EU-Italy confrontation, a peak in economic and earnings momentum and a stronger-than-expected slowdown in Chinese growth, a more hawkish Fed and the increased possibility of a hard Brexit.
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Fundamentals, which are key to medium-term market performance, are still supportive:
We recognise several potential positive short-term performance triggers, despite well-known risk factors (trade war, a more hawkish Fed, earnings and economic momentum, Italy, Brexit and a stronger slowdown in Chinese growth):
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Sofia Vergara continues her reign as television's highest-paid actress, according to Forbes.
Who Earns What: TV's highest paid stars
From June 2012 to June 2013, the Modern Family star earned a whopping $30 million, up from last year's $19 million. Part of Vergara's earnings come from her ABC sitcom as well as her endorsement deals with Diet Pepsi, Covergirl, Rooms to Go and a thyroid medication.
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Landing in the second spot were both Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco and Law & Order: SVU veteran Mariska Hargitay. Moving up 10 spots from last year's position, Cuoco's total earnings of $11 million come from her $300,000 an episode paycheck as well as syndication royalties and deals with Priceline and Toyota. Hargitay also moves up from being seventh on the list last year.
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In fourth position is a seven-way tie between Tina Fey, Bethenny Frankel and Kim,Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, Melissa McCarthy and Ellen Pompeo earning $10 million each.
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1. Sofia Vergara, $30 million
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4. Ellen Pompeo, $10 million
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13. Amy Poehler, $7 million
13. Julianna Margulies, $7 million
15. Lena Dunham, $6 million
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As "mitigation" means working to reduce greenhouse gases, "adaption" contrasts by focussing the efforts on trying to control the environmental damage instead of trying to reduce it.Adaption is defined by The UN-established IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change) as the "adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment". The definition continues: "Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or its effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities".
Adaption can be defined into various types. This includes autonomous versus planned adaption, private versus public adaption, and anticipatory versus reactive adaption.
Mitigation is the contrast to adaption. Again, looking at the IPCC definition, mitigation is "an anthropogenic intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases". Translating this to common language, it means "what humans do in order to cut emissions or store greenhouse gases".


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POCHEON, South Korea — North Korea's minister of armed forces said Thursday that its military was prepared to wage a "holy war" against the South using its nuclear deterrent after what he called Seoul's attempt to initiate conflict.
Minister Kim Yong Chun repeated Pyongyang's charge that the South had been preparing to start a war by conducting live-fire drills off the west coast, speaking at a rally to mark leader Kim Jong Il's rise to the country's top military post 19 years ago.
He was quoted by North Korea's KCNA news agency which regularly threatens the South, but which had up to now been relatively restrained in its criticism of the military drills.
"To counter the enemy's intentional drive to push the situation to the brink of war, our revolutionary forces are making preparations to begin a holy war at any moment necessary based on nuclear deterrent," KCNA quoted Kim as telling the rally in Pyongyang.
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His remarks came shortly after South Korean fighter jets dropped bombs and tanks fired artillery in the South's largest air and ground firing drills of the year — a month after North Korea's deadly shelling of a front-line island. The thundering display of force came as President Lee Myung-bak visited with soldiers at a base near the border.
KCNA had said earlier that the maneuvers were "madcap" and "offensive," describing the South Korean military as "puppet warmongers."
"(South Korea) is trying to hide the provocative nature toward the North of the war exercises," it said.
The South Korean drills, at training grounds in mountainous Pocheon about 20 miles from the Koreas' heavily fortified border, signaled the country's determination to demonstrate and hone its military strength at the risk of further escalation with North Korea.
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Tanks raced down mountain roads firing artillery rounds. The boom of cannons echoed through the valley and the hills erupted in smoke.
Rockets streamed across the valley and slammed into the side of a hill as helicopters overhead fired rockets at targets and F-15 fighters zoomed by dropping bombs.
The drills, which lasted about 40 minutes, were the armed forces' largest joint firing exercises this year, and the biggest-ever wintertime air and ground firing exercises, government and army officials said on condition of anonymity, citing department rules.
Forty-seven similar exercises have taken place this year but Thursday's maneuvers were scheduled in response to the North Korean attack, according to army officials.
Exactly one month ago, routine South Korean live-fire drills from Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea triggered a shower of North Korean artillery that killed two marines and two construction workers.
It was the first military attack on a civilian area since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce.
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North Korea, which claims the waters around the South Korean-held island lying just 7 miles from its shores as its territory, accused the South of sparking the exchange by ignoring Pyongyang's warnings against staging the live-fire drills near their disputed maritime border.
Amid international concerns of all-out war on the tense Korean peninsula, South Korea has pushed ahead with military exercises over the past several weeks, including live-fire drills from Yeonpyeong Island and Thursday's exercises.
"We will thoroughly punish the enemy if it provokes us again as with the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island," Brig. Gen. Ju Eun-sik, chief of the South Korean army's 1st Armored Brigade, said in a statement Wednesday.
The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950s conflict ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty.
In a rare trip to the front line, South Korea's Lee visited a military unit near the border to inspect defensive readiness against Pyongyang.
"We had believed patience would ensure peace on this land, but that was not the case," Lee told troops.
Lee has replaced his top defense officials with more hawkish military men, a response to criticism of a perceived weak response to hostile acts from the North.Slideshow: The life of Kim Jong ll (on this page)
The military tension over the past month has been the worst in more than a decade, and comes on the heels of the March sinking of a South Korean warship that Seoul blames on Pyongyang, but which North Korea denies attacking. Forty-six sailors died in that incident.
South Korea's navy also was conducting annual anti-submarine exercises off the east coast.
In Pocheon, dozens of soldiers and civilians, including schoolchildren in bright yellow jackets, watched the drills.
"We are facing a crisis because of North Korea, so I came to see this air and ground operation. I want to feel and see the level of South Korea's armed forces," said Kim Tae-dong, 70. "Another North Korean provocation will happen. We should prepare our military perfectly for that."Timeline: North Korea attacks (on this page)
China, the impoverished North's only major ally, has urged dialogue to resolve the crisis and has been reluctant lay to blame, frustrating Washington and its allies which want Beijing to do more to rein in Pyongyang.
Barack Obama is expected to press this point when Chinese President Hu Jintao visits the United States on January 19 .
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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Sending out a Birthday Shout Out to Grandma (Lizze Anne Silverthorne Hollway). She is 98 years old today. Yes, she was born Nov 7, 1914 in Scranton, NC.
She's having a good day, especially when she knew my voice on the phone. She thanked me for thinking about her. Asked me about work and asked what time did I get off. I told her 5 and she said, so you work 9 hours, I told her 8 and an unpaid lunch but my job requires me to work as long as it takes to get the job done. She said, "the 'ole rascals just ought to pay you for lunch." Then she said, but be blessed for what you have because so many don't even have jobs. Then she said, "well they just brought me my snack, another smashed sandwich. I get so tired of these sandwiches." She said, "You have a good day and I'll talk to you later." HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA! WE LOVE YOU!
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Nearly 70 animal species in Bolivia are in danger of extinction due to illegal hunting, deforestation and pollution, environmentalists say. Among the 68 species under threat are the Andean mountain cat, the giant otter, deer and macaws, the report prepared by the Environmental Defense League said.
The private environmental group said poor enforcement of protection laws was to blame and and called on the Bolivian government to take serious actions against poaching and animal trafficking, Xinhua news agency reported.
The country's 22 protected areas, home to 70 percent of Bolivia's flora and fauna, have all been affected by human development and exploitation of natural resources, the EDL said.
In addition to the 68 species at risk of extinction, 314 additional species face threats, including the condor, harpy eagle, hyacinth macaw, black caiman and spider monkeys, the report said.