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Diamonds Are a War's Best Friend: The Trade of Arms for Diamonds in Africa
Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council warned countries that violated sanctions against Angola's UNITA rebels that they may face U.N. penalties for having helped the rebels to restart their war with the government. [includes rush transcript]
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the council gave the accused six months to challenge allegations in an independent report on embargo breaches and demonstrate their adherence to sanctions before the council considers taking action. While vague and lacking actual punitive measures, the resolution marked the first time the council has formally suggested applying so-called secondary sanctions on countries or individuals that violate U.N. embargoes, diplomats said.
In a groundbreaking report issued last month, an independent panel listed the violations of the U.N. fuel and arms embargo and ban on rebel diamond sales that enabled UNITA to restart a 20-year-old war with the government in December 1998, shattering a U.N.-brokered cease-fire.
Meanwhile, in Sierra Leone, rebel fighters control the diamond mines. They killed and maimed thousands during an eight-year war in that country. The 6,500 UN peacekeepers now stationed there are expected to receive 5,000 reinforcements by June. They are trying to safeguard the peace accord signed by Revolutionary United Front rebels and Sierra Leone government officials last July.
But peace is far from secure. Rebels still rape, rob and kill defenseless villagers in many parts of the country, according to human rights groups. And many rebels have refused to disarm. In the absence of jobs, they make money mining diamonds and smuggling them out of the country.
- David Malone, Canadian foreign service officer and President of the International Peace Academy, an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between and within states. The IPA just released a book called ??The Sanctions Decade: Assessing UN Strategies in the 1990s.
- Ian Smillie, Associate with the Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute at Brown University. He is co-author of a recent report by Partnership Africa Canada called "The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security." The report charges the diamond giant De Beers with involvement in the illicit Sierra Leone diamond trade.
- Lansana Gberie, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto and a research associate at the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. He also collaborated on the report on diamonds and Sierra Leone. He worked as an investigative journalist in Sierra Leone between 1990 and 1996, and has written extensively on Sierra Leonean history and politics.
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AMY GOODMAN: Yesterday, the UN Security Council warned countries that violated sanctions against Angola's UNITA rebels that they may face UN penalties for having helped the rebels to restart their war with the government.
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the council gave the accused six months to challenge allegations in an independent report on embargo breaches and demonstrate their adherence to sanctions before the council considers taking action. While vague and lacking actual punitive measures, the resolution marked the first time the council has formally suggested applying so-called secondary sanctions on countries or individuals that violate UN embargoes.
In a groundbreaking report issued last month, an independent panel listed the violations of the United Nations fuel and arms embargo and ban on rebel diamond sales that enabled UNITA to restart a twenty-year-old war with the government in December of 1998, shattering a UN-brokered ceasefire.
Meanwhile, in Sierra Leone, rebel fighters control the diamond mines. The 6,500 UN peacekeepers now stationed there are expected to receive 5,000 reinforcements by June. They are trying to safeguard the peace accord signed by Revolutionary United Front rebels and Sierra Leone government officials last July.
But peace is far from secure. Rebels still rape, rob and kill defenseless villagers in many parts of the country, according to human rights groups, and they have refused to disarm. In the absence of jobs, they make money mining diamonds and smuggling them out of the country.
We're joined right now by a number of people who are working on this issue. David Malone is the Canadian Foreign Service officer, on leave now, and president of the International Peace Academy, an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between and within states. His organization has just released a book called The Sanctions Decade: Assessing UN Strategies in the 1990s. Ian Smillie is associate with the Thomas J. Watson Institute at Brown University. He has thirty years of international development experience and is a recent partner by Partnership Africa Canada called "The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security." Lansana Gberie is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto. He also collaborated on the report on diamonds in Sierra Leone. He worked as an investigative journalist in Sierra Leone between 1990 and '96 and has written extensively on the country's history and politics.
Today we'll talk about corporations, diamonds and Sierra Leone. David Malone, why don't we start with you, Canadian Foreign Service officer? Tell us about the connection between the corporations and diamonds in Sierra Leone.
DAVID MALONE: Well, there are different types of corporations involved in the diamonds trade. The trade is dominated by the DeBeers Company based in South Africa, but with interests that are fairly widespread. There are a number of intermediaries in various countries around Africa and elsewhere. And there are, of course, locally a number of actors, often international actors, who are engaged in the mining of diamonds, which is, in effect, the extraction of them often. So there's a variety of actors, but somewhat less in the diamonds trade and in the oil trade than in many other areas of extractive industries. So, they're easier to target, in other words.
AMY GOODMAN: Ian Smillie of the Institute at Brown University, associate with Thomas J. Watson Institute. Talk about how the corporations work with the rebels in Sierra Leone.
IAN SMILLIE: Well, there's different levels of, let's say, collaboration and different levels of corporation. I mean, when we talk corporation and diamonds, we often think of DeBeers, because they're the biggest, but there are on the fringes of the diamond industry all kinds of sharks and bottom-feeders, as well. And that tends to be the norm in Sierra Leone. You get a lot of organizations, small, junior mining companies, and so on, that are in there looking for a chance, and, in fact, many of them — we've often said many of them are mining the stock market more than they are mining diamonds.
A part of the diamond industry that isn't very well known — we talk a lot about DeBeers, but 70% of the world's diamonds go through DeBeers. But DeBeers sells them, and a huge amount of the diamonds go to Antwerp, so 70% of the world's diamonds also go through Antwerp. And there, you have hundreds of smaller dealers, cutters, traders and all the rest of it, and they are probably the biggest part of the problem after the diamonds get out of Sierra Leone.
AMY GOODMAN: How aware is the rest of the world about this corporate connection, and what do you think has to be done about it?
IAN SMILLIE: Well, I don't think people are aware at all. I mean, diamonds are a symbol of love and purity. DeBeers advertises extensively. Last year their advertising budget was $200 million. DeBeers doesn't actually sell any diamonds to the public. It's really just advertising for the people who do sell diamonds.
Our concern about Sierra Leone is that the diamonds have been used to pay for the war. Diamonds are being smuggled out of Sierra Leone at an alarming rate. Last year, the government said there were only 8,500 karats exported officially from Sierra Leone. Our guess is that at least half-a-million, maybe a million karats went out through Liberia. They went to Liberia, they were used to buy weapons, which went back into Sierra Leone and have fueled the war.
Probably something like 10% of the world's diamonds are stolen, 40% of the diamonds coming out of Russia are stolen, 7% of South African diamonds are stolen, practically all of Sierra Leone's diamonds are stolen. All of these go into, let's call them, fencing nations, like Liberia, and they're used to buy guns, they're used to launder drug money, they're very dangerous.
And so, people buying diamonds, when you go into a jewelry store to buy a diamond, you don't know where it's come from. Let's say nine out of ten are clean, but you really don't know where the tenth one came from. The tenth one probably comes out of a war situation and has been used to buy guns and fuel war in some of these countries.
AMY GOODMAN: Lansana Gberie, what do you think is the most important issue to understand about what's happening in Sierra Leone and the trade that's financing the war, the diamond trade?
LANSANA GBERIE: I think the most important issue is the connection with the Liberian bandits. The government in Liberia is certainly very complicit in the whole carnage in Sierra Leone, and the connection must be made to the diamond industry, because the Liberian government is certainly interested in looting Sierra Leone's diamond wealth. These diamonds pass through the Liberian government, and there are all kinds of shady dealers, all kinds of arms dealers in Liberia, and even drug dealers who are there and who loan their drug money and then get the diamonds, which are, well, supposed to be relatively very clean, and they are exported from Liberia into places like Belgium, as Ian has already stated.
So I think the real issue about the Sierra Leone war is that resources, especially diamond resources, which will have been used to develop the nation, is being used to kill little babies, cut off their hands, and destroy a whole future for a nation of 4.5 million people.
AMY GOODMAN: You have DeBeers purchasing the majority of all diamonds produced, controlling two-thirds of the world's diamonds. In '98, the market worth $6.7 billion. The company directly involved in Sierra Leone until the eighties. It maintains a trading company in Liberia and an office in Guinea. Both countries produce few diamonds. Liberia is the transit point for the smuggled Sierra Leonean diamonds, and the company says it doesn't purchase Sierra Leonean diamonds, but it's impossible that they're not purchasing these smuggled diamonds. So what do you recommend? Let's put that question to David Malone, Canadian Foreign Service officer and president of the International Peace Academy.
DAVID MALONE: Well, actually, I'd rather — I agree with everything Lansana and Ian have said so far. It's a rather technical question you're raising, and I'd rather it was directed at them, because you're more likely to get a competent response.
AMY GOODMAN: David Malone?
IAN SMILLIE: Well, it's very complicated. DeBeers — I mean, the diamond industry is almost medieval, in the sense that one company controls 70% of the world's production of diamonds. And you said $6.7 billion; that's $6.7 billion worth of rough diamonds. By the time those diamonds turn into jewelry, that's over $50 billion a year. It's a huge industry, and DeBeers is obviously at the center of it.
Partly in reaction to our report, DeBeers has said that they will not buy any conflict diamonds. They will only buy diamonds, in future, from their own mines — of course, they have a huge number of mines themselves — and from legitimate companies in countries like Canada and Russia and Namibia and Botswana. They've said they won't buy any diamonds that have any shadow on them. The problem is, how do we know what they're buying? How do we know where the diamonds come from? They haven't said how they're going to explain this. It's going to be very important.
One of our recommendations was that there should be an international body looking at the diamond industry as a whole. There should be something that — it could have industry representation in it, but it should have government, law enforcement agencies and others involved. Diamonds are a huge export from Australia, from Russia, from a lot of developing countries like South Africa, from Canada, and so on. This is a global problem. It isn't just Angola and Sierra Leone. The rot at the edges of the diamond industry is huge, and it really needs some kind of international oversight, not just one company.
AMY GOODMAN: Lansana Gberie, do you think that DeBeers should be sanctioned?
LANSANA GBERIE: Well, in our reports, we went very light on DeBeers. We thought, well as much as they are part of the problem, they could also be part of a solution. You know, they are very [inaudible] that control about 70% of the world's diamonds, give them enough leverage over the whole diamond industry. So we have been trying to see whether we can convince them to reform the system, to be more active in trying to get interested in areas that have been destroyed by the diamonds.
AMY GOODMAN: To say the least, DeBeers has quite a history going — looking at South Africa during apartheid and the profits it made off of the South African black miners.
LANSANA GBERIE: Oh, certainly. I mean, they have obviously a very notorious history in that sense, but they also have some positive history, in the sense that when they were operating in Sierra Leone, at least, the diamond industry was fairly stable. But the moment they pulled out and when they pulled out, while they have an interest obviously in mopping up the diamond supply so as to keep the prices stable, so they might have been dealing in several ways with smuggled diamonds from all these countries, especially Sierra Leone.
But in order to — well, we thought that it is probably worthy to encourage them to open an office in Freetown in order, you know, to come out openly and to deal openly so that they may under-cost the small guys and all the shady dealers. And the real problem now is all these small, small companies, the bottom-feeders, as Ian said, who are all over the place, and they are supplying guns in exchange for diamonds. So maybe a more open, a more transparent DeBeers can help solve the problem in a way.
AMY GOODMAN: Ian Smillie, last comment, as we wrap up.
IAN SMILLIE: I want to talk a little bit about, for a moment, just about the Belgian connection in Liberia. Over the last five years, Liberia, which has a very, very small amount of diamonds of its own — never exported more than 100,000 karats — over the last five years, Liberia has exported over 30 million karats of diamonds openly to Belgium. The Belgian government, the Belgian industry has looked the other way. They know these are stolen diamonds, and they have looked the other way. The Belgian government needs to get control of the Belgian industry, as well. The Belgian industry is seriously complicit in the theft of diamonds, not just from Sierra Leone, but from Angola, as well.
AMY GOODMAN: And, Belgium's history in Africa, going back to King Leopold and the Congo.
LANSANA GBERIE: Oh, yeah. Very, very notorious, too. You know, I mean, they caused so much destruction in the Congo in the nineteenth century.
AMY GOODMAN: Can you talk about the symbolism of the hands?
LANSANA GBERIE: Yeah, the symbolism of the cutting off the hands of African workers, where people may be using this as a tactic to intimidate the African workers. I mean, there was a kind of very sustained slavery going on in the Belgium Congo. Some people are now speculating that in fact the RUF may have learned the tactics of the cutting off the hands of children from the Belgians. Foday Sankoh, as you know, was a member of the peacekeeping — UN peacekeeping force in the Congo in the early '60s, so he might have heard stories of, you know, the Belgians cutting off the hands of people, and he might have thought that this tactic was very, very effective, and he has used it so effectively. You know, he says, "Don't vote," he cuts off the hands of a few people, people are intimidated, they won't vote. He says "OK, don't harvest your farms," cuts off the hands of a few peasants, and people run away.
AMY GOODMAN: We have to break for stations to identify themselves. When we come back, I have one last question. Do you see this issue of DeBeers in Sierra Leone or taking the smuggled diamonds of Sierra Leone and bringing them to Belgium, to the rest of the world, do you see it connected in any way to the uprising we're seeing in this country against corporate globalization?
You're listening to Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! Our guest has been David Malone, Canadian Foreign Minister officer and president of the International Peace Academy. We thank you for being with us. The book just released by his organization, The Sanctions Decade: Assessing UN Strategies in the '90s. We'll come back for a minute with Ian Smillie of Brown University and Lansana Gberie, a student at University of Toronto from Sierra Leone. Stay with us.
AMY GOODMAN: You are listening to Pacific Radio's Democracy Now!, as we talk about a new report just out, looking at Sierra Leone, diamonds, DeBeers, Belgium and Liberia. We're going to go to the sounds of the battle after Seattle in just a minute, but as we lead into it, I wanted to ask this question about the massive uprisings we're seeing now in the United States, from Seattle in November/December to Washington, D.C over this past weekend, that are looking at the connections between Western countries, corporations, exploitation of developing countries, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. What connection do you see, Ian Smillie, and then Lansana Gberie, Ian Smillie of Brown University?
IAN SMILLIE: Well, our contention is that the diamonds are fueling war. A lot of the diamond industry is clean, but 10% is not clean. It's got blood all over it. And I think what the average consumer should worry about is those 10% of the diamonds. If you're going to buy a diamond ring for an engagement or wedding, ask the jeweler where the diamond comes from. He'll probably tell you he doesn't know. Don't take that at face value. Insist that you have to know where the diamond comes from. Go somewhere else if he can't tell you. Sooner or later, they will have to track the diamonds back and find out which ones are clean and which are dirty.
AMY GOODMAN: And, Lansana Gberie, of Sierra Leone.
LANSANA GBERIE: Just to add that the unrestrained nature of this so-called globalization in which we are seeing big corporations operating in a very, very unethical way in several African and other third world countries reminds one of the eighteenth and the seventeenth century era of mercantilism. You had whole corporations using mercenaries to ravage areas that are very marginal to the world economy. And it's the same thing happening all over again. Most of these corporations are aligned to — I mean, they have mercenaries who are operating under them, and they are simply exploiting resources in areas that are so far away from the Western economies. They operate almost as law unto themselves, so I think the kind of consciousness which we saw at Seattle and other places reflects this kind of unease about the big power of big corporations all over the world.
AMY GOODMAN: If people want to get a hold of your report, Partnership Africa Canada, called "The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security," where can they call or go on the web?
IAN SMILLIE: I think the best place to go is to the Sierra Leone web. You can get it at Sierra-Leone.org. You'll find it under "documents."
AMY GOODMAN: And that's Ian Smillie of Brown University, thirty years of international development experience. Lansana Gberie, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto and research associate at the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, who collaborated on that report "The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security."
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Compellent Technologies (NYSE: CML): The producer of storage-area networks announced the pricing of its public offering of 3.34 million shares of its common stock at $19.25 per share. The offering includes 100,000 shares sold by Compellent and 3.2 million shares sold by existing stockholders.
Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM): Is phasing out group-exercise classes at its downtown St. Paul location as membership declines and the chain attempts to renew its lease with the building's owner for a smaller express club.
Medtronic (NYSE: MDT): The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to the company concerning its handling of events leading up to a pacemaker recall in June. Inspectors said the company did not uniformly complete corrective actions related to problems in 2008-09 with some of its Kappa and Sigma pacemakers. ... Edwards Lifesciences LLC is suing Medtronic for allegedly infringing on a new U.S. patent for easily installed artificial heart valves.
Target (NYSE: TGT): Reported third-quarter net income of $436 million and sales of $14.79 million, compared with 2008 third-quarter net income of $369 million and sales of $14.59 million. ... The retailer is considering opening smaller-format stores to expand in cities but has no definitive plans at this time.
Crop report: The Minnesota field office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that soybeans were 92 percent harvested by Sunday and corn was 43 percent harvested.
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur: Lee R. Anderson Sr., chairman of New Brighton-based APi Group Inc., a global construction conglomerate, was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 national winner in the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction category.
Hecker case: In a new filing in his divorce case, Denny Hecker revealed more details about how he has spent his money since filing bankruptcy in June, including $27,500 on vacations and $82,000 paid to his girlfriend for "household expenses." The filing made public Tuesday was in response to Hennepin County Judge Jay Quam's order last month that Hecker provide further details about his expenses. ... A six-inch stack of documents filed hours before a court hearing wasn't enough to prevent a federal judge from finding Hecker in civil contempt of court Wednesday, barely avoiding penalty.
Mortgage delinquencies: At the end of the third quarter, 6.5 percent of the nearly 900,000 mortgages being serviced in Minnesota were either 90 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. At the end of the second quarter, 5.9 percent of mortgages in the state either were seriously delinquent or in foreclosure; one year ago, the Minnesota rate was 4.2 percent. The national rate is 8.9 percent.
Petters case: After 11 days of damaging testimony, Tom Petters unexpectedly took the stand Tuesday, saying he "trusted some people far too much" and that he unknowingly participated in fraud.
Prairie Island: The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that a preliminary report shows no environmental impact that would prevent a 20-year renewal of the operating license for the Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing.
Shopping plans: A survey by the Institute for Retailing Excellence, University of St. Thomas, says Twin Cities shoppers plan on cutting back 2.7 percent on holiday spending compared with 2008. That compares with a 10.9 percent drop in 2008 from the previous year.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans: The Minneapolis-based not-for-profit financial services organization, which serves about 2.6 million members, plans to pay an estimated $316 million in dividends to eligible members next year.
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New MKE Music: Dana Coppa & Mammyth - Just Doing Ill. A Tribute
New music dropped today from rapper Dana Coppa and producer Mammyth in honor of the late great J. Dilla. A couple weekends ago we held "Raise It Up: A Celebration Of J Dilla" (footage coming soon), where all Milwaukee MCs, DJs and artists got together and held a tribute for J Dilla. Everyone put their own spin on Dilla's work but Dana Coppa and Mammyth did something pretty special, as he explains below: »Read Full Blog Post
Haig's tireless work led WTMJ radio to sports dominance
Bill Haig, a major figure in Milwaukee broadcasting who bolstered WTMJ radio's reputation for sports coverage and later ran the Milwaukee Brewers' broadcast operations for almost two decades, died Saturday. He was 78.
Haig, of Oak Creek, had been ill in recent years and was in hospice care, according to his wife of 54 years, Naomi. He was surrounded by family when he died. »Read Full Article
Dogs, humans raising funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The dogs should wear tails. Everyone else will be fancy.
The occasion is the inaugural Duffy's Gala, a formal benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for blood cancer research and education and patient services. »Read Full Article
'Spring Fling' is a fashion sale for the season
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Bright spring colors are what's trending this season, and that's what fashionistas will find Saturday at Spring Fling 2013 at the Zoofari Conference Center, 10001 W. Blue Mound Road. »Read Full Article
Riverwest Public House helps girls rock
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Local bands Fahri, Outside, the Olives and Rat Lips will play a benefit show at the Riverwest Public House Cooperative, 815 E. Locust St., to raise funds for the nonprofit Girls Rock Camp to be held this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. »Read Full Article
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Twin Cities novelist William Kent Krueger visits a pair of Milwaukee bookstores Monday in support of 'Ordinary Grace' (Atria Books, $24.99), a stand-alone novel that's a change of pace from his Cork O'Connor mysteries.
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LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new directors were elected to the board of the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) at the organization's annual meeting June 18. Joining the 15-member board this month are Laurie Reynard, MD, a Santa Monica obstetrician/gynecologist; Bruce Weimer, MD, a Glendora neurologist; and Tammy Wu, MD, a Modesto plastic surgeon. Also new to the CAP board is Bela Kenessey, MD, a San Ramon family practitioner who joined the board earlier this year.
Drs. Reynard, Weimer, and Wu fill the vacancies left by the resignation of Newport Beach radiologist, Marvin Rawitch, MD who is now Director Emeritus, as well as the election of Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Andrew Sew Hoy, MD, and Arcadia otolaryngologist Glenn Weissman, MD, to the Mutual Protection Trust (MPT) Board of Trustees. MPT is the core medical professional liability product of CAP.
The three incoming board members were all previous members of CAP's Fellows Program, wherein selected CAP members representing a variety of practice specialties, geographic settings, and experiences are invited to take part in different committee meetings each month. The goal of the Fellows Program is to prepare CAP members to assume expanded leadership roles and to ensure that CAP will always be a physician-driven organization, prepared to handle new and emerging issues in the medical liability arena.
"I am pleased to welcome this new group of exemplary physicians to our board of directors," said Chief Executive Officer James L. Weidner. "Each incoming member has already demonstrated his or her commitment to the success of our organization and they no doubt will enable CAP to continue to provide superior coverage and service to our members well into the future."
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A Ventura County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of Santa Paula in a lawsuit filed against the city by the Cabrillo Economic Development Corp. over the City Council's denial of the Plaza Amistad affordable housing project.
The council decided in 2007 not to approve the project, citing conflicts with city zoning laws. In the ruling issued Friday, Judge Frederick Bysshe wrote that the city had been within its purview to deny the project. Cabrillo, a nonprofit housing developer based in Ventura, will decide next week whether to appeal the decision, according to Executive Director Rodney Fernandez.
City officials said the ruling validated the council's actions.
"We thought we were within our rights, and because we believe we represent the majority of the people in Santa Paula, we believe we're carrying out their will," Mayor Bob Gonzales said Monday, the day the city received the ruling.
Fernandez said he was disappointed. "We really feel the judge missed the strict interpretation of the law," he said. "What you see in many communities is that city councils will look for loopholes to deny affordable housing projects."
After filing the lawsuit, Cabrillo also filed a discrimination claim against the city over the Plaza Amistad denial. A lawsuit involving that claim has not yet been filed.
"In essence, what's happened is 150 families have been prevented from improving their lives," Fernandez said. "We're not in the business of suing people but sometimes you have to use the legal remedies that are before you."
Santa Paula City Attorney Karl Berger said the city has not taken any action in response to the claim. He had no comment on it.
Friday's ruling does not affect a $400,000 grant given to Cabrillo by the Santa Paula Redevelopment Agency, Berger said. That money was meant for pre-development costs associated with Plaza Amistad. The City Council voted last month for city staff to conduct an audit to determine how Cabrillo spent the money.
Gonzales said the lawsuit also would not affect future Cabrillo proposals in Santa Paula.
"I think we have to look at this separate from everything else," he said. "I think it would be unfair to not be objective."
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Dr. B is so great, but there are a lot of down sides. She made me feel extremely rushed. This has happened every time I have gone. The plus is that she has always made me feel extremely comfortable in the room. She did my mom's hysterectomy and cared so well for her. I think she is great with surgical patients. The wait times are terrible.
I went for my 2nd yrly visit. My !st visit in 2010 was uneventful. Pap, normal. She did say I should get ablation. I chose not to. This yr I brought up that I get hemmorrhoids. A lot of women who have babies get them. She is an OB/Gyn. They always give proctofoam in the hospital to women after they have babies. That is the best stuff. I asked for an RX for for any hemmorrhoid med. Her nurse called me and said they do not prescribe those meds ever! What? Does she not deliver babies? She said the I could go to a surgeon, or my GP. She also said the Dr. thinks my periods could cause them, and I should have ablation. They are pushing that! I am done with them, and I would not recommend.
The doctor and her nurses were through, answered all questions, I felt like she genuinely cared about how I was doing. Her staff, however, is very rude, unaccommodating, difficult to work with and the wait is always rediculous. Will not continue to use Dr. Bergstrom because her staff is so horrible.
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I saw Dr. Bergstrom recently and she was wonderful! I didn't have to wait long, and when she saw me, I felt that she was personable and professional. It was a routine appointment, but she took care of everything and I was happy that I made the choice to come to her. If she is accepting new patients I would definitely recommend her!
I was going to Dr. Talkington for years and years and then he retired. But before he had retired he had referred me to Dr. Bergstrom for my gyno care. I called for my annual exam, and was able to get in for an appoitment within 2weeks. Once I went to the appointment the staff was so friendly and helpful, once I was brough back to see Dr. Bergstrom I waited a few minutes and she came in, and within 20minutes I was done with my appointment and able to still get things done in the afternoon! Dr. Bergstrom was so friendly and answered all the questions I had. I have referred my two granddaughters and my daughter and they loved her too!
Dr. Bergstrom is the most caring OBGYN I've ever had. She is caring and is personal. You can't find a better Doctor.
Dr. B has been my gynecologist for 10 years. I find the office to be a warm, welcoming, "woman centered" environment. My questions are always addressed thoroughly- even those not directly related to her specialty. She always seems to have the latest information, and is careful about recommending other testing (mammograms, bone density checks, bloodwork). It has been easy to get copies of everything, and her nurse promptly returns phonecalls.My experience with past ob/gyns is that they almost always are running abit late. I relax knowing that, when it is MY turn, I am not going to be rushed from the office because of another appointment on the books. I find Dr B personally to be delightful. She is happy, upbeat, and, at times, funny.I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a caring, professional.Susan V
Excellent personal care in a warm inviting environment. Wait was short and attention was relaxed and comfortable.
I have seen Dr. B for a number of years. She has always taken the time to address my needs. When I had an unusual problem with my periods, she diagnosed and treated my problem before it had a chance to become a cancer
Dr. Bergstrom delivered me over 21 years ago and my mother thought so highly of her that I chose her as my own gynecologist for my first pregnancy. I had the smoothest delivery! I fully recommend Dr. Bergstrom.
Dr. Bergstrom is pleasant, but she seems hurried. She is not thorough and her diagnosis was incorrect (which was serious) and another problem I had was ignored. I was not given paperwork to do a mamaogram or bone density test, which my age requires. She, did however give lab work for hormones, I just don't know what they mean! She misdiagnosed, which my dermatologist was surprised she did not even culture the problem. My lab results were called in by a nurse, which I later had a copy faxed to me to take to another doctor for explanation. Twice I had to reschedule appointments, one for childbirth (understandable) and another because of a meeting she needed to attend. She seems overbooked. Her office personnel were very nice. She might be a good baby doctor, but for gyn issues, I would look elsewhere. My issues with her are almost identical to an earlier review here.
Dr. Bergstrom is the most caring Doctor I have ever had, and still have as my doctor. Sometimes she might run a little bit behind schedule time, but she is well worth the wait. I highly recommend her.
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LAWRENCEVILLE - Students at Kanoheda Elementary got a lesson in staying healthy Friday morning when celebrity chef Marvin Woods stopped by to talk to the children about the importance of eating better.After they learned the importance of exercising their minds by reading and exercising their bodies by eating healthy and getting fit, the third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students shouted, "One, two, three - healthy me." Woods has teamed up with the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Mission Foods to bring the nutrition program into schools to combat the rising epidemic of childhood obesity. Woods shared the "Three F's" of healthy eating: · Use fresh or frozen foods, not canned. · Experiment with flavor. · Talk to your family and friends about the lesson. The chef said it's important for students to learn how to be healthy while they're young so their health doesn't suffer later in life. For people who say it's cheaper to buy processed foods, Woods said it's important to understand that saving a little money now could cost you in the future. People who are obese often have to spend more money on doctors and medication later in life. "You can pay now or pay later," he said. "It's important to send a couple more pennies now, because who wants to be taking medication in the future?" Kanoheda teacher Jennie Gungian said she thought the program would help students become healthier. "A lot of people go for fast food and convenience, but that's not a healthy meal," she said. "It's good reminder for the kids that they need to keep healthy." Thrash, the professional hockey team's mascot, was also at the assembly. He helped get the students excited about reading by asking the children to name their favorite books. While Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham" are popular with students, Thrash showed off his favorite, "Bugs." During the fitness portion of the program, the big bird challenged a student to see who could do the most push ups. Thrash lost. Woods said the program will appear in other schools in the Atlanta area, and he hopes to take it nationwide. "Whether we're talking to adults or talking to kids, it's the same message," Woods said. "It's a message that needs to be heard all over the country." To see some recipes suggested by the program, visit www.missionmenus.com.
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More DOF fun: JWildfire V0.63 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.63.More Like This
Major new feature are even more DOF controls and the possibility to combine the famous Buddhabrots with flame fractals!
Complete list of changes:
- new parameters "area" and "exponent" for DOF (depth of field). The parameter "area" controls the size of the area with low blur, the parameter "exponent" controls the increase of blur with distance from the focus point
- restored the old method to calculate DOF (before V0.62) and allow to switch between old and new method freely (i. E. all your old flames look as you designed them)
- buddhabrot mode for all "classic fractal" variations (beginning with "fract ")
- "lazyTravis" variation my Michael Faber
- the brightness slider has now its maximum at 20.0 (before this was 10.0)
Just click the "Random flames" button to start playing around and have fun
You can download the new version as always here: http://www.andreas-maschke.com/?page_id=351
Some recent renders:
DOF fun: JWildfire V0.62 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.62.More Like This
Major new feature is the possiblity to visually specify the focus point for calculating dof (depth of field) effects. So its much more easy to to create fractal images with awesome "depth" effects. There is short tutorial on those new features:
Complete list of changes:
- more accurate calculation of dof (depth of field)
- freely specify the focus point in dof
- special edit mode to specify the focus point visually (by dragging it with the mouse)
- simplified triangle editing modes (move, rotate and scale is one mode and uses the same controls as view editing mode), free point editing is the same as before
- allow to change the camera yaw angle by dragging the mouse in the preview window (hold left and right mouse button)
- mouse view editing: modify camera pitch by dragging the mouse in the vertical (y) direction, modify camera roll by dragging the mouse in the horizontal (x) direction
- "circus" variation my Michael Faber
- FIXED a bug
Background rendering: JWildfire V0.61 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.61.More Like This
Major new feature is the possiblity to cancel the current main render process because it is now running in the background. This was heavily demanded by many users and now it's finally done On fast machines you can even continue to design new fractals while rendering.
Complete list of changes:
- the main render function now is a background task which makes it possible to cancel it (currently only for internal renderer) and continue to work while -rendering
- removed the ancient spatial and color oversampling options (all user-defined quality profiles will be removed with this update!, if you face problems with noise use spatial and/or DE filter options)
- new variations originally created by Larry Berlin:
- pRose3D
- ho
- ovoid3d
- fibonacci2
- experimental tree to show flame properties for the dancing flame module
- lots of internal refactoring regarding the dancing flame editor
The need for speed: JWildfire V0.54 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.54.More Like This
Major new feature is the new family of external C++ based renderers called "JWildfireC". They need less memory, are faster than the interal renderer and are optimized for rendering high quality images in acceptable time. Only a few features of JWildfire (e. g. the integrated Java compiler or certain variations) are not available in JWildfireC.
Currently only binaries for Windows 32Bit and Windows 64Bit (faster) are available. The external renderer currently features 222 variations and supports also the generation of HDR images.
Addionatlly, one new rendering option (only available for JWildfireC) is a density estimating filter. In many cases this type of filter helps to improve image quality by smoothing portions with low density and keeping sharp details.
Complete list of changes:
- new family of external C++ based renderers called "JWildfireC" which are integrated into the main program
- density estimating filter for JWildfireC optimized to gain good im
New tools for artists: JWildfire V0.53 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.53.More Like This
Major additions where made to fractal flame editor regarding to controlling image quality at the artist level. There is now an antialiasing option which you can specify at the transform level and some additional powerful gradient manipulation tools.
Complete list of changes:
- new antialising option on the transform level, you can control this by two parameters: amount (how many samples are affected by this effect) and radius (how strong is the antialasing effect)
- new gradient manipulation functions: invert and reverse gradient
- new gradient manipulation properties: blur and frequency
- changed the layout of the main toolbar so that it better resizes according to different screen resolutions
- new built-in script example (based on "Mobius Dragon" by penny5775)
- using multiple threads for tonemapping of the realtime preview which should result in smoother behaviour on most machines
- fixed a bug in the Elliptic variation (now should work like the old *
Plugin fun: JWildfire V0.52 releaseJust released JWildfire V0.52 after a rather long time.More Like This
I had started to create an alternative external renderer (specialized to render movies more quickly) in the meantime. This release is something like an "intermediate release". It has lots of internal optimizations, many new plugins to play with and some bugs fixed. But the new renderer is not yet included because this would have been just to much work in this time period.
So this release contains many smaller enhancements and you may look forward for the upcoming V0.53 which will bring up some really new stuff
Complete list of changes:
- "eCollide", "eJulia", "eMod", "eMotion", "ePush", "eRotate", "eScale" and "eSwirl" variations by Michael Faber
- "bCollide", "bMod", "bSwirl" and "bTransform" variations by Michael Faber
- adjusted the "epispiral" plugin that it seem to work the same as the *.dll version (where the code seems to be lost)
- "dc_ztransl", "post_dcztransl" and "pre_dcztransl" variations by Xyrus02
- "Glynnia" plu
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Kanye West x Adidas Originals Fall 2015 Footwear Collection actually boasts three different shoes that geared for both men and women. Check out his entire footwear collection.
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Scraps, scraps, scraps! If you create fiber art, fabric scraps are a way of life. Too pretty (or expensive) to throw away, too many to keep contained. They must be good for something!
For the last few years I've been working with the same talented crew twice yearly at "Quilting Arts TV" tapings. While the TV show and videos are being recorded, I sit in the control room along with three videographers and monitor the action.
In the old days of making photo quilts, several years back, I felt lucky if I was able to achieve a decent image transfer, let alone worry much about cropping the image in an 'artistic' way.
In the coming year, I hope to spend more time focused on the things I am most passionate about, and my family and my creative pursuits top the list. Maybe I'll even combine the two, making a photo quilt!
Every Tuesday, the teams from Quilting Arts, Cloth Paper Scissors, and Stitch magazines gather in the common area of our office space for show and tell. Each week, we ooh and aah over projects big and small-from handmade quilts to encaustic experiments to toss pillow covers.
I love to read-fiction, non-fiction, romance, instruction--you name it. And I love it when other hardcore readers suggest books they love and think I would enjoy, too.
So today, I thought I'd give you a list of some of my favorite books of the art and craft variety, the ones I have on my studio shelf and a few I don't have yet but plan to get for future enjoyment.
Maria Elkins couldn't wait to tell us the news, and no wonder. A few weeks ago, the International Quilt Association (IQA) notified her that two of her most recent quilts each won a category award in the fall Judged Show of the International Quilt Association's, Quilts: A World of Beauty.
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continued The cuts undertaken during the past three years — mostly extracurricular — have been relatively easier than this year, Koennecke said. "But this year we're cutting the flesh and not the fat," he said.
Public comments during the hearing were composed primarily of concerns and criticisms about the proposed staffing cuts, with residents asking why more extracurricular items and activities are not being targeted instead of teachers. Some specific suggestions were to reduce more athletic programs and funding, more administrative or clerical jobs or get rid of "unnecessary" expenditures such as the "Blue and Gold" newsletter which mailed free to every home in the district.
Resident Susan Morgan said that having good buildings and grounds in the district is nice, but without quality teachers the buildings "mean nothing — they do not make the difference."
Resident Dan Morgan said cutting staff "flies in the face" of the district's guiding principle and the proposed cuts of core teachers are "totally irresponsible."
A number of Cazenovia High School students also attended the meeting, with about half a dozen speaking out against the proposed elimination of Social Studies teacher Mary Ann Lonergan, who was characterized by numerous people as one of the best teachers in the district and a life-changing mentor and role model for her students.
"This is not about personalities," Dubik said. "New York state education law and teacher contracts dictate that layoffs are determined by the least senior teacher. We don't have a choice on that."
A few attendees asked why the board does not simply increase the tax levy above the 4.93 percent, saying they would be happy to pay more in taxes if it meant keeping quality teachers in the district. School board member Karen Marris said it's not such a simple decision, and that the board has to "be sensitive to all income levels in the community."
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I know lots of you enjoying seeing images from my vintage book collection so this week I'm going to share the delightful Cassell's Annual for Boys and Girls published by Cassell & Company. I had no problem in dating this one as the publisher kindly printed MCMXIV on the title page. If you struggle with Roman Numerals, there is a handy website here that will convert them for you.
Tip – if you are trying to put a date to an undated book, one way is to visit COPAC – a searchable catalogue which provides free access to the merged online catalogues of many major research libraries. You can often verify bibliographic information this way, but a simpler way is to take a good look at the book itself. In the case of the Cassell's Annual the publisher offered 100 prizes in a Grand Painting Competition which closed on the 20th January 1915 (or for Colonial readers the 2nd March 1915). So it makes sense to assume it was published in 1914 in plenty of time for Christmas.
I've been spoilt for choice when it comes to images to share. The title page states there are nearly two hundred colour pictures. I hope you enjoy the ones I've chosen.
The Adventures of Edward the Red Teddy Bear - The Aeroplane Wish
with illustrations by Frank Hart.
Edward the Red Teddy Bear frowned and said, " If we'd lived about a hundred million years ago we might have met a fairy or something that would have given us wishes. Nowadays, we can't meet fairies because there don't happen to by any, but I don't see why we shouldn't have the wishes. Suppose that I and you and the Dutch Doll decide in our minds that we will take it in turns to have a wish, and that the two of us who aren't wishing will promise very faithfully to help the one who is wishing until his wish is quite finished!"
Another Frank Hart illustration for a story called The Suffragette Wish.
So they followed Nancy the Dutch Doll out into the crowded streets. When she found herself quite in the street, Nancy wondered very much in her mind what kind of things suffragettes did. And the only thing she could think of was to bite a policeman!
Mabel Lucie Attwell illustrates a poem by Margaret O. Carpenter.
I sealed the letter with a heart and gave it kisses ten.
But oh, I let it lie about before I posted it, and so
the fairies stole it right away - I cried all night, I know.
Next day, with Podge, my darling dog, I walked a most tremendous way
Until I found the Toadstool Town, where naughty fairies play.
They laughed, and stared, and winked, and sneered, and made such horrid rude grimaces.
But I could tell they were the thieves by looking at their faces.
I said, "You've got my letter there! Now do be good and give it up."
But they played pranks which frightened me, and angered Podge the pup.
He made a rush, did Podge, and growled, and barked so fierce a "Bow-wow-wow!"
They fled, and left my note behind - I'll run and post it now!
Arthur Rackham provides numerous illustrations for several stories, including this one
(The Two Great Pachas).
Many years ago there lived a famous monarch of Arabia named Ali Pacha, who ruled over a vast empire in the East. He had won so many battles and was so fearless and wise a man that he was known as "The Great Pacha."
The following illustrations are by Stuart-Barker - I haven't come across the illustrator before, but I think the images are enchanting.
Abraham Huggs's Book of Drugs by Olaf Baker, artist not credited.
Belinda screamed with terror illustration by Florence Hardy
Then the Teddy Bear sized Belinda and set her on his toboggan. Just as he did so there was a dreadful growling, and twenty huge bears rushed out of the wood. The Teddy Bear started the toboggan down the steep slope of the hill. The Big Bears rushed after it, growling furiously. Belinda could hear them close behind, and screamed with terror. But the toboggan went faster and faster...
The Clock Illustration and poem by E. Dorothy Rees.
Bed-time it must be.
Take a light, say "good-night,"
And come upstairs with me!
Is that the time? Goodness I must away but I just have time to show you a picture of the book spine - irresistible don't you think?
Thanks for your visit. I hope you enjoyed a peek inside this beautiful book.