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Culture and tourism
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For the course Sociology and International Developments we have chose the topic Culture & Tourism.
Our Tourism is increasing less the last period, because of the financial crisis that is taking place in the USA. Curacao is using our Culture as a promotion to solve this problem.
The last few years they are building few hotels on Curacao (For example: The already built "Renaissance Hotel", Hyat, Cabana Beach Resort, Jan Thiel and Caracasbaai), because 2 years ago there was a scarcity in hospitality, and also to attract tourists.
We have chosen this topic, because it is a present problem which can affect our economy. This is because tourism is one of our premium Income Resource.
The objective of this study is to find out solutions for this problem to prevent an economy crisis in Curacao.
Research Question:
- Can our Culture help us increasing our Tourism?
Sub Questions:
- Why is our Tourism increasing less the last period?
- Why are the investors investing in Hotels while our Tourism is increasing less?
- What are the characteristics of the Culture of Curacao?
- How can our Culture help us increase our Tourism?
We will use different resources to obtain the necessary information to complete our report. Primary we intend to search for information about tourism & culture in the local newspapers, then we will make an appointment with the CTB (Curacao Tourism Board) and the "Kas di Kultura". And also we will search for information internet.
The report will be divided in chapters, in each chapter a sub question will be discussed.
Chapter 1 Tourism Increasing Less
In this chapter we will discuss about the results that we had this last years in the tourism sector on Curacao. We will mention different reasons why is our tourism increasing less and also analyze what cause this less increasing. And we will give different ways how to increase our tourism.
Tourism of Curacao stayed stabled with an increase of 1 % in the first 9 months of the year 2009
The quantity of tourist increase but the quantity of nights decreases. The numbers published by the CTB indicates that the first 9 months of the year 2009 a total of 267.968 tourists has visited our island. Compare to the year 2008 there was a increase of 1 percent. But the total nights that the tourist stayed in Curacao decreased compare to the year 2008 with 7 percent. The reason why tourist stayed less nights in our island is because of economic reasons (they spend a economic total).
Analyses of the Total Arrivals of Tourists
The total arrivales of tourists from europe where register with a increase of 9 precent of 98.965 tourist in 2008 to 108.123 tourists in 2009. The cause of increasing is because there where a mayor market of Netherlands that where register, 9.609 more tourist in the first 9 months in the year 2009 compare to the year 2008. And the other important European markets that increase are: belgic with 10 percent and Germany with 23 percent. And other important Markets that develop less where Sweden with a decrease of 34 percent and Finland with 24 percent.
The total arrivales of the South-America markets where register with a increase of 4 percent in the first 9 months of the year 2009. This development is caused by the increase of the Suriname markets with 45 percent, Colombian with 7 percent and Venezuela with 5 percent. And other important markets that where register with a decrease where Brazil with a 19 percent and Ecuador with 41 percent.
The total arrivales for the first 9 months of the year 2009 from North-America and Canada where registered with a decrease of 25 percent, the total was 30.390 tourists in 2009 and 40.329 tourists in 2008. Caribean markets decrease the first 9 months of the year 2009 with 13 percent, because of the decrease of the quantity of tourist from Jamaica with 23 percent, Trinidad & Tobago with 21 percent, Aruba with 7 percent and Dominican Replubic with 6 %. This situation in the Caribean Area will stay fragil untill the Economic of North America gets better.
A total of 289.878 cruise tourists visited Curacao in the first 9 months of the year 2009 which is an increase of 27.7 percent compare to 2008.
Curacao is also experience the World Economic Crisis. But together with a private sector and community we can pass the negatives that this crisis brings with confident.
Solutions to increase our Tourism
There are many ways to increase our Tourism. But now a days tourist are very caution about their safety. That means tourists are not only aware to have a great hotel with a great room, a nice view of the beach, but also aware about the safety of the room, that means if the room has a window that can be open or if the room is safety. That's why Curacao is planning to begin with a group of hospitality security, so they can offer the tourist a better and safer hospitality.
Curacao began with this security training not only to be recognized, but to have a recognized certificate in USA. Because now a day many American tourists are very cautions about the place they choose to have a pleasurable and safety vacation. That's why Curacao to gain more American tourist they began with this Security training.
Chapter2 Why Investing in Hotels now?
The past few years we have noticed that they are constructing many hotels on Curacao, meanwhile there is a global economic crises taking place. The decision to invest in constructing a hotel is not based on actual performances. An investor analyses the future possibilities of making his investment lucrative. Several factors are considered previous to realizing the investment. As a result, the decision to invest is based on the estimated future performance of the tourism sector. This sector is growing every day, which makes it very interesting for the investors.
Effect of Economic Crises
The economic crisis had an effect on the quantity tourists Curacao received from the North-America, it had a decrease of 25% September 2009 compared to September 2008. But it's very important to know that our island have visitors from all over the world. If the economy crisis reaches a region, the people of that region will travel less or will stay fewer days at their destination. But the good news for us is that we have tourists coming from other region, for example Europe, South-America and Caribbean. September this year we had an increase of 4% in tourist visiting us from South-America (Venezuela), 9% increase from Europe and 141% from other destinations. Here you can see the decrease caused by some region will be recompensed by other region, causing an increase of 1% September this year in our tourism.
In this case you will think the Hotel Occupancy rate will increase during 2009, but this isn't the case. October 2009 the average hotel occupancy was 74.92% compared to 85.18% in 2008. During October there was a decrease which led us to a hotel occupancy of 76.45% for 2009 compared with 80.57% in 2008. During September 2009 the average hotel occupancy was 74.75% compared to 85.69% in 2008. During September 2009 the hotel occupancy rate dropped to 74.15% compared with 79.74% in 2008. This is the effect of the increase of 27.7% in cruise ship arrivals on Curacao. This tourist came to visit our island, but didn't need a hotel stay causing a decrease in our hotel occupancy rate.
Future vision
The hotel chains who are building their hotels here on our island in first place didn't prognosticate the global crises and this situation. Maybe you think it's not the right moment to invest in hotels. You're wrong. The Curacao Tourism Board and the Kas di Kultura are working hard together promoting our island. Right now they are training personal for the tourism sector and the hotels are expanding their service. This because we are trying hard to increase our tourism, and when our tourism increase we need to have a room for every tourist. It's not only about the stay, but we have to give them the experience of their live and this we give them through our excellent service. This is why the investors are investing right now in our island. They have a future vision, where the tourism will increase drastically.
Chapter 3 Mangusada
Our beautiful Curacao is a small island in the Caribbean and has a population of 130,000 people. There are different cultures living side by side here on the island. There are people with culture background from Holland and Europe, Jews, Africa, Caribbean, Arabian, Syria, Madeira, China, Surinam etc. As you can see, Curacao have a Multi-culture and diversity in cultures which is called a "Mangusada"
Curacao's Culture
Our culture reflects its African culture background through language, music, and dance. An example of the African culture reflecting in our own culture is the music and dance of "tambu". This music and dance was past through generation by the slaves, who carried the tradition and music of Africa. The dance is called "baila ban" (dance the drum). It is very unique, the dance consists of two people dancing but never touching each other. They moves their hips and bodies with the rhythm while leaving their feet in place. The slaves master and later the Catholic Church made this dance in the past unpermitted. But the dance had still been danced undercover, which is the reason how this dance does still exist and is an important part of our culture. Now a day it is a jewel of our culture, it reflects the past of our antecedents and history of our island.
There is an annual festival of "Seu" where musicians from around the island come to compete to win the title of "kantado mayo" and have their song selected as the song for the annual cultural festival called "Seu". So you can appreciate this honored music and dance at the "Seu". This annual cultural festival takes place a couple of weeks before eastern holidays. To understand the origin of this festival we have to go back in the history of Curacao where the slaves made a road march to celebrate their harvest. The slaves communicated true sounds of a blowing conch shell (Karko), this is why they use the conch accompanying the tambu. They also use "chapi" which is an instrument of agriculture, where they make sounds by slamming a metal peace like a nail on hoe. Now the people aren't celebrating during this parade what their land gave them, but they are celebrating our culture. You will also see this at the folklore performances, Carnival and during the holiday seasons.
Other origins
Also other African musical instruments were used here on the island. One of them is the "bastel", it is a horn made of a cow horn. Another example is the "benta", which is a twig from a "karawara" tree, fastened at both end with a row, and bent to form a bow. The player places the bow in his mouth and taps the row, creating sound. This instrument is used to play the "zumbi", which refers to zombies. Curacao has also adapted the European music and dances of the colonials and made them their own. For example the French quadrille, waltzes, and polkas were given an African flavor.
The original language of Curacao is Papiamentu, it's a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and some African dialect. This language has been spoken for 300 years in the ABC Islands, and was intended for spoken communication not written. Along this language the residents of Curacao speaks several other languages. The most can speak 3 languages which are, Papiamentu, Dutch and Spanish or English. Dutch because it is the official language of Curacao, and because there is a high quantity of immigrants here on the island, the most people learn to speak a third language or it is their own language.
Technology and Culture
Technology of information and communication is a innovation which has not only technical dimension, but also cultural dimension. Basically every change has an effect on the culture. There is a variation in the way people react on the new technology, this for two factors which is acceptance and indifference.
The new technology makes the difference between old and new generation.
On the other hand, there are countries which can't maintain the speed of innovation because of scarcity in infrastructure and digital equipment. In our case infrastructure isn't a problem, but the recourse to buy the equipment and to pay for the use of the new technology.
Chapter 4 Culture Helping Tourism
Culture makes effect on the economy via tourism. Tourism is basically interaction of culture. Culture tourism is when people spend their time or vacation on cultural activities, either in their own country or in a foreign country. Our culture can help us increase our tourism in different ways.
Cultural Tourism
Cultural tourism is different of "Mass-tourism". If mass-tourism has "Sun, Sand and Beach" as slogan, cultural tourism has "Culture, Adventure and nature" or "Travel to experience" as slogan. Mass-tourism is very dangerous for our culture, because it effects our environment and nature very strongly.
Culture tourism is interested in tourist activities with culture flavour. These tourists are open to observe, experience and learn from things. In this case culture is the principal product.
This product must be accessible, attractive and complete, to be effective. The tourists must be able to experience physically our product. For example, if a tourist visits the Snoa of the Hindus, they must be able to walk around and take a look and also experience a ceremony. In our case, if it is a dance of "kaha-di-orgel", the tourist must be able to see the dance and then try the dance to experience our culture. There must be an explanation about the origin of the dance as a social activity some years ago and the influence from different cultures.
Cultural tourism has always culture in mind and is very environment friendly.
Culture tourism is a long lasting and positive tourism, because it makes tourists today happy, while protecting and bringing new opportunity for future tourism.
To maintain this tourism, we have to minimize the damage to our culture, we have to respect our community and cultural identity of our own country. We have to promote our culture and let them experience this more complete possible. The companies involved in tourism must act with a responsible identity to maintain our culture.
Another example which tourism can help us is by conserving our nature area, archaeology and historic places and Traditional culture art. Tourism can be a reason to manage to conserve our environment also in a financial way which can lead to a benefit for the community, by organizing attractions with our environment.
But if the managing is not well planned or managed, tourism can be a result of congesting, pollution and other kind of problems to our environment.
And if there isn't a good control on the tourism this can cause a loss of economic benefits for the community.
This year was "Siman di Kultura y Turismo" or better known as "Siman di Kulturismo" very successful. It's not only because the island is aware about the culture but also they had mixed the week of Culture with the week of tourism. This is the first time in history "Kas di Kultura" in conjunction with the Curacao Tourist Board organized from September 12 to 27, two weeks full of culture and tourism. The motto of this celebration was "Huntu desaroyando un dushi Kòrsou".
This project was aimed to show and remember the population of Curacao what our beautiful island has to offer and make them conscious about the values of our touristic attractions.
Culture forms a big part of the tourism in Curacao, a great example is that our Center State is part of the "World Heritage List". That's why it's better for us to know more about our Culture and Folklore, so we can offer this to the tourists.
There are many places that have beaches and sun, that's why we must distinguish our self in different ways, and that can happen when we use our culture. Many companies, sponsors, voluntaries and others are working on our culture so it can be very successful.
We think that a community that knows what his island has to offer and is conscious about its values, helps in the development of tourism. In other words more we know about our culture, the prouder we will be of our heritage and these will beneficiate our tourism.
Relationship between Tourism, Community and Neighbourhoods
Creating a responsible Tourism
Tourism can bring different kind of benefits and also problems to the community or neighbour. But if it's well organized it could bring very good benefits for the community, for example; Possibility for work, great income and also give small business the opportunity to participate in the economy.
Tourism is a stimulation for other economic activities for example; agriculture, fishing, product industry and work of art. Tourism is responsible to make our community a better one, by given the possibility to have a better commercial circle and a new culture for our community and tourists.
Involvement of the Community with Tourism
This concept of involving the community with the tourism already exists for 10 years now on an international level. In the Caribbean the last 5 to10 years they are trying to fix the negative impact of the Tourist Industry. They are also trying to expand the industry around different destinations.
The governors of the islands in the Caribbean were trying very hard to benefit the Tourist Industry. Meanwhile the income of Tourism has an average of 25% of the total Export on the different islands in the Caribbean.
Benefits of the involvement of the Neighbourhoods with the Tourism
An organized and well managed Tourism can bring sufficient benefits to the local community. Some Potential benefits are:
- Increase of the benefits distribution of Tourism
- Help decreasing unemployment, poverty and criminality
- To stimulate our local production. (For example: work of art, local products)
- To contribute to an authentic experience for the visitors
- And empowered the identity of the state
Mayor plan of Tourism
The actual mayor plan of tourism since 2005 till 2009 is to emphasis the attention in the involvement between the neighbourhoods and the tourism. This is to expand the duration of the tourism. And also the actual mayor plan is to give recommendations to begin with the existing projects for each neighbour (For Example: "Boka Sami", "Banda Bou" and "Marie Pampoen").
CTB's management
The management CTB is applying towards tourism in the neighbourhoods, is based on giving help and stimulating our own people to be more involved (as businessmen) in tourism activities. In this way not only local people are beneficiated from a durable development but on the same time our manners and idea's are conserved for future generations. Within the concept of involvement of the neighbourhoods in the touristic development, it's the population who plays the key role. The involvement and participation of neighbourhoods or area's in tourism is a long term process, requiring patience. The types of projects that are being executed vary from neighbourhood initiatives to efforts in conjunction with the private sector of substantial investments, for a durable development.
Necessary steps for Tourism to enter the Neighbours
To ensure the process of involvement of the neighbourhoods in the development of our tourism on a durable way, some steps have been identified. These are:
- CTB organizes encounters with "Unidat di barrio /Plataforma di region", meanwhile the region/neighbourhood will be evaluated for necessities and priorities.
- CTB will institute and lead a "Grupo di Konseho" and a "Grupo di Trabou" for tourism within neighbourhoods that will include entities from the government, the private sector and non-governmental organisations. They will work on a plan of action that contains the priorities and the plan of action that identifies the human and financial allocation of resources in the region/neighbourhoods.
- On behalf of the "Plataforma di region" the "Grupo di Konseho" and the "Grupo di Trabou" must prepare an action plan for the financiering of the project.
- Once the project is approved the "Grupo di Trabou" will determine how the guidance and implementation will be.
- "Grupo di Trabou" will control on the moment of implementation.
- An external entity will perform an analysis/evaluation of the impact on the region/neighbourhood.
Pilot project: Boca San Michiel
One of the first neighbours that introduced the concept of tourism in neighbours was Boka Sami. As a result of this project different activities have been revived. Such as the celebrations of "Bati Huda", "San Juan", "San Pedro", "Parke di Lus", "Dia di Boka Sami" and "San Miguel". Different positive changes surged at the Sami Sail, vacation excursions have been organized. Excursions for the elder, social activities are being organized and the week of culture and the week of tourism are also being celebrated at Boka Sami.
Boka Sami has a lot of potential to develop a durable tourism, an interesting point is that the neighbourhood is communicating more and more with the tourists. The inhabitants of the neighbours are more conscious that tourism contributes to a durable development.
Finally there was an interest of hotel investors that were interested in buying large pieces of ground at Boka Sami, this all thanks to the cultural development of the area.
Guarantee a Durable Development
We must keep the inhabitants informed about the benefits when implementing tourism within the neighbour and the inhabitants must be conscious about the risks and costs related to the development.
A profile must be made of the potential tourists that will visit the neighbour, in this profile we would address the manners and the expenditure patrons of the tourists.
The inhabitants must be thought that some common gestures and actions could improve the possibility to receive tourists in a successful way.
Finally we must identify the possible obstacles that must be surpassed to guarantee a durable development of the touristic product within the neighbourhoods.
As we can see culture can help us increase our tourism in different ways.
This year was "siman di kulturismo" of Curacao very successful. It's not only because the State is aware about the culture but also they had mixed there week of Culture with the week of tourism.
Culture forms a big part of tourism in Curacao, a great example is that our Center State in the "World Heritage List" appear. That's why it's better for us to know more about our Culture and Folklore, so we can offer this to the tourists.
There are many places that have beaches and sun, that's why we must distinguish our self in different ways, and that can happen when we use our culture. Many companies, sponsors, voluntaries and others are working on our culture so it can be very successful.
Culture makes effect on the economy via tourism. Tourism is basically interaction of culture. Culture tourism is when people spend their time or vacation on cultural activities, either in their own country or in a foreign country.
They are other methods to increase our tourism. For example: Curacao began with a security training in hospitality to have a recognized certificate in USA. Now a day many American tourists are very cautious about the place they choose to have a pleasurable and safety vacation. That's why Curacao to gain more American tourist they began with this Security training.
Different resources have been used to obtain the necessary information to complete our report.
First of all we started searching for information about tourism & culture in the local newspapers; La Prensa and Vigilante.
Then we made an appointment with Ms. A. Meulens from CTB (Curacao Tourism Board), we have obtained statistics with information about the total tourist visiting Curacao.
Afterwards we mailed "Kas di Kultura" in search for information about our culture and the effects of culture on our tourism. But at the end we went personally to obtain the desired information.
And also we search for information on the internet: www.chata.org, www.ctb.an, www.kasdikultura.an and www.ctb.an


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printed visual portraying shelters in each frame are showcased within equally lonely surroundings, developing an art environment existing
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Province | New seat of civilRegional Court | Areas in respect of which the civil Regional Court has jurisdiction |
EasternCape | East London | East London, Komgha and Mdantsane |
Grahamstown | Albany, Adelaide, Alexandria, Bathurst, Bedford and Somerset East. | |
Graaff-Reinet | Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen, Cradock, Hofmeyr, Jansenville, Middelburg, Pearston and Willowmore. | |
King William'sTown | King William's Town, Cathcart, Fort Beaufort, Keiskammahoek, Middledrift, Peddie, Stutterheim, Victoria East andZwelitsha. | |
Mthatha | Umtata, Bizana, Butterworth (Gcuwa), Elliot, Elliotdale (Xhora), Engcobo, Flagstaff (Siphaqeni) , Idutywa, Kentani (Centane), Libode, Lusikisiki, Maclear, Matatiele, Mount Ayliff (Maxesibeni), Mount Fletcher, Mount Frere (Kwabacha) , Mqanduli, Nqamakwe, Ngqeleni, Port St Johns (Umzimvubu), Qumbu, Tabankulu, Tsolo, Tsomo and Willowvale (Gatyana) | |
Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth, Kirkwood, Motherwell and Uitenhage. | |
Queenstown | Queenstown, Albert, Aliwal North, Barkley East, Glen Grey (Cacadu) (Lady Frere), Herschel, Hewu, Indwe, Lady Grey, Mo;teno, Mpofu (Seymor) (Stockentrom), Ntabethemba, Sterkstroom, Steynsburg, St Marks (Cofimvaba), Tarka, Venterstad, Wodehouse and Xalanga (Cala). | |
Humansdorp | Humansdorp, Hankey, Joubertina, and Steytlerville. | |
Free State | Bethlehem | Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Fouriesburg, Frankfort, Harrismith, Lindley, Reitz, Senekal, Villiers, Vrede and Witsieshoek. |
Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein , Bethulie, Boshof, Botshabelo, Brandfort, Clocolan, Dewetsdorp, Edenburg, Excelsior , Fauresmith, Jacobsdal, Jagersfontein, Koffirfontein, Ladybrand, Marquard, Petrusburg, Philippolis, Reddersburg, Rouxville, Smithfield, Trompsburg, Thaba Nchu, Wepener and Zastron | |
Kroonstad | Kroonstad, Heilbron, Koppies, Parys, Sasolburg, Viljoenskroon and Vredefort. | |
Welkom | Welkom, Bothaville, Bultfontein, Hennenman, Hoopstad, Odendaalsrus, Theunissen, Ventersburg, Virginia, Wesselsbron and Winburg. | |
Gauteng | Ekangala | Ekangala, Bronkhorstspruit and Cullinan. |
Johannesburg | Johannesburg. [Can also go to Kliptown Regional Court] | |
Kempton Park | Kempton Park, Benoni, Boksburg, Daveyton and Tembisa. | |
Kliptown (Canalso go to JohannesburgRegionalCourt) | Armadale, Chiawelo, Comptonville, Devland, Dhlamini, Diepkloof, Dobsonville, Dobsonville Gardens, Doornkop, Dube, Emdeni, Jabavu, Jabavu Central Western, Jabulani, Klipriviersoog, Klipspruit, Klipspruit West, Lenaron, A.H., Lougherin A.H., Lufhereng, Mapetla, Meadowlands, Meredale, Mofolo Central, Mofolo North, Mofolo South, Molapo, Moletsane, Moroka, Moroka North, Naledi, Naturena, Nomzamo, Noordgesig, Orlando, Orlando East, Orlando Ekhaya, Orlando West, Phiri, Pimville Ext & Zones, Power Park, Protea City, Protea Glen, Protea North, Protea North Ext.1, Protea North Ext.9, Protea South Ext.1, Racecourse, Riversdale, Senaoane, Stesa A.H, Slovoville, Slovoville Ext.1, Tladi, Zola, Zola Ext.1 and Zondi. | |
Oberholzer | Oberholzer and Westonaria. | |
Pretoria | Pretoria, Atteridgeville, Mamelodi, Soshanguve and Wonderboom. | |
Randburg | Randburg and Alexandra. | |
Roodepoort | Roodepoort, Krugersdorp and Randfontein. | |
Germiston | Germiston and Alberton. | |
Vereeniging | Vereeniging, Meyerton and Vanderbijlpark. | |
Springs | Springs, Brakpan, Heidelberg and Nigel. | |
KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | Durban, Chatsworth, Inanda, Lower Tugela, Ndwedwe, Pinetown, Umbumbulu, Umlazi and Ntuzuma. |
Empangeni | Empangeni (Lower Umfolozi), Eshowe, Hlabisa, Kranskop, Mahlabatini, Mapumulo, Mtonjaneni,Mtunzini and Nkandhla. | |
Newcastle | Newcastle, Dannhauser, Dundee, Estcourt, Glencoe, Klip River, Madadeni, Msinga, Utrecht and Weenen. | |
Vryheid | Vryheid, Babanango, Ingwavuma, Ngotshe, Nongoma, Nqutu, Paulpietersburg, Piet Retief and Ubombo. | |
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Document Type
Master of Arts (MA)
Asian Studies
First Advisor's Name
Thomas Breslin
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Steven Heine
Third Advisor's Name
Paul Kowert
China, Philippines, South China Sea, Scarborough shoal, neorealist, ASEAN, international law, bilateral, nationalism, dispute
Date of Defense
The South China Sea is a sea with strategically important shipping lanes, an abundance of maritime resources, and potentially large amounts of oil and gas deposits. Because of the significance of the sea, China has claimed almost all of it, which has caused the Association of Southeast Asian Nation members (ASEAN) whose countries surround the sea (Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines) to take a stance against the encroachment. The most important non-Chinese claimant in the dispute is the Philippines, which shares a mutual defense treaty with the United States. The dispute has been analyzed from a bilateral perspective between China and the Philippines. A theoretical analysis of the dispute has been conducted through a Neorealist paradigm. How the two countries define international law and engage in diplomatic and military policies has also been closely examined. China has not sought foreign intervention whether from a nation or international organization, while the Philippines has preferred as much multilateralism as possible. A recent Scarborough Shoal dispute between the two countries has changed the dynamic of the dispute, and in examining the event and its outcome an inevitable conclusion of military action has been reached.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Adam Nieves, "A Bilateral Analysis of the South China Sea Dispute: China, the Philippines, and the Scarborough Shoal" (2012). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 661.


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In this article, I'd like to share my ASP.NET MVC plugin framework, it mainly contains the below features,
There are many discussions about building an ASP.NET MVC plugin framework, but most of them use below tricks or similar,
All of them seems attractive but it's very difficult to maintain individual plugin, especially when the size of plugin grows large.
In this article, you will see creating a plugin is almost exactly same as create a regular ASP.NET MVC web application, it only need to create a plugin manifest file for each plugin.
The ASP.NET MVC plugins is actually a extension based on another plugin framework OSGi.NET, technically, you can replace it with any other frameworks like MEF, Sharp-develop with some wrapping.
Now let go through how to create a new plugin from scratch base on the plugin framework. I will create a media management plugin, which can display the most popular TV shows. The key steps are shown below,
The projects under "Core" are the plugin framework, Plugins folder is the plugin container, the start up project "MvcOSGi.Shell" is a standard ASP.NET MVC web application, the only thing it does is to start OSGi.Net framework at Application_Start(), the code is show below.
protected void Application_Start() { //Start OSGi var bootstapper = new Bootstrapper(); bootstapper.StartBundleRuntime(); //Register Razor view engine for bundle. ViewEngines.Engines.Add(new BundleRuntimeViewEngine(new BundleRazorViewEngineFactory())); //Register WebForm view engine. ViewEngines.Engines.Add(new BundleRuntimeViewEngine(new BundleWebFormViewEngineFactory())); AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas(); RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters); RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes); MonitorExtension(); }
The code above is pretty neat and clear, but I still have some brief comments here.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Bundle xmlns="urn:uiosp-bundle-manifest-2.0" Name="MediaPlugin" SymbolicName="MediaPlugin" Version="126.96.36.199" InitializedState="Active"> <Runtime> <Assembly Path="bin\MediaPlugin.dll" Share="false" /> </Runtime> <Extension Point="SidebarMenu"> <Item url="/PopularTVShow/Index?plugin=MediaPlugin" text="Popular Movie" order="0"/> <Item url="https://osgi.codeplex.com/" text="OSGi.NET" order="0"/> <Item url="#" text="Style" order="0"/> <Item url="#" text="Blog" order="0"/> <Item url="#" text="Archives" order="0"/> </Extension> </Bundle>
It is the plugin manifest file; it specifies the plugin assemblies and pages to display to end user. I will talk about it later.
Lastly, rebuild the whole solution and press F5 to run.
You will see the links of your plugin pages list in the home page, here is how it happens,
I will explain how to display views in plugin to master page later. Let's click the "Popular Movie" link to check out the page in plugin,
You will find the plugin specify the plugin name via query string. This is how the framework handle the isue that same controller name in multiple plugins.
Each plugin has a manifest file, which describes all resources in it. Take the BlogPlugin in the source code for example, its manifest is this,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Bundle xmlns="urn:uiosp-bundle-manifest-2.0" Name="BlogPlugin" SymbolicName="BlogPlugin" Version="18.104.22.168" InitializedState="Active"> <Activator Type="BlogPlugin.Activator" Policy="Immediate" /> <Runtime> <Assembly Path="bin\BlogPlugin.dll" Share="false" /> </Runtime> <Extension Point="MainMenu"> <Item url="/Blog/Index?plugin=BlogPlugin" text="Blog" order="4"/> <Item url="/Support/Index?plugin=BlogPlugin" text="Support" order="2"/> </Extension> </Bundle>
The extension node indicates this plugin will add Blog and Support link to Main menu in layout page. Let's go back to MoniteExtension, it's used to monitor any changes of plugin extension, in this case, it will load extension info into ApplicationViewModel, then render layout page/Master page dynamically. The MoniterExtension method is as follows:
private void MonitorExtension() { ViewModel = new ApplicationViewModel(); //Register pages in Shell project. ViewModel.MainMenuItems.Add(new MenuItem { Text = "Home", URL = "/" }); BundleRuntime.Instance.AddService<ApplicationViewModel>(ViewModel); _extensionHooker = new ExtensionHooker( BundleRuntime.Instance.GetFirstOrDefaultService<IExtensionManager>()); _extensionHooker.HookExtension("MainMenu", new MainMenuExtensionHandler(ViewModel)); _extensionHooker.HookExtension("SidebarMenu", new SidebarExtensionHandler(ViewModel)); }
And below is how we render main menu in layout page,

OSGi.NET This page is built by Razor Engine

 @{ var viewModel = UIShell.OSGi.BundleRuntime.Instance. GetFirstOrDefaultService<ApplicationViewModel>(); if (viewModel != null) { foreach (var mainMenuItem in viewModel.MainMenuItems.OrderBy(item => item.Order)) {
@mainMenuItem.Text
 } } }

And here is the running mode,
Here is how it happens:
This is pretty tricky here, ASP.NET resolves assembly from class BuildManager, so you should register plugin assembly into there after the plugin is active, or remove it when deactivated.
I am using a free plugin framework OSGi.NET to manage the plugins, which natively supports dynamicly install and uninstall plugins. Please refer to OSGi.NET Modulization Framework .Which shows how to install or stop plugin in a remote console app. I wrap the MVC plugin framework base on it, When new plugin is installed, I can receive a notification then I just need to add assemblies in the plugin to BuildManager.
By default, after ASP.NET application get started, you are not allowed to register assembly to BuildManager anymore, I did a risky try here, which is get the assembly container from BuildManager by reflection, then register newly installed plugin assembly.
By default w3wp will load all assemblies in Bin folder and lock them, there is no way to release the lock without reset. But you don't need to. In OSGi.net, when plugin is removed, all resources in it are released, so the assembly is invisible to other plugins like it never exist. The key point is plugin assembly is placed in it's private folder, not bin folder, so w3wp does not load it, but osgi.net does, in this way, removing the plugin assembly won't recycle w3wp.
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text: Paris - Veteran Toulon flyhalf Frederic Michalak has been preferred to Montpellier's Francois Trinh-Duc in France coach Philippe Saint-Andre's squad to tour Australia in June.Saint-Andre named a 31-man squad on Wednesday and once again Trinh-Duc finds himself out in the cold, with Michalak recalled as back up for first-choice flyhalf Remi Tales.Although first choice under Saint-Andre's predecessor Marc Lievremont, Trinh-Duc has found himself eased out of international reckoning under the new coach.The 26-year-old, who has played 49 times for France, has been in scintillating form for his club recently, but Saint-Andre insists his omission is not personal."There is no case surrounding Trinh-Duc. He was on the tour to Argentina (in the summer of 2012), he played in the Six Nations when there were injuries," said the coach."We make choices. Tales is our first choice, Michalak is coming back as a fly-half (having often been played at scrum-half by Toulon)."I make decisions and I take responsibility for them."Francois is in good form but we also have to talk about Jules Plisson and Camille Lopez, who will join Clermont."Everyone is working hard, just like Francois Trinh-Duc."Based on the balance of the squad and the team we're building, Remi Tales remains our first choice."Since the end of the 2013 Six Nations tournament, where he was mostly second choice to Michalak at No.10, Trinh-Duc has made just one 13-minute appearance for France as substitute.Even when Tales was out injured during the 2014 Six Nations, Trinh-Duc was overlooked for a starting berth in favour of young Stade Francais flyhalf Plisson.The omission is all the more surprising as Michalak had been completely overlooked throughout the Six Nations in February and March, only to now be welcomed back into the fold.His cause, however, has been helped by deputising for Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half far more this season than the last, when he was mostly used as a No.9.Three players are set to make their debuts for France if they play in Australia with uncapped trio, Toulon prop Alexandre Menini, Castres centre Remi Lamerat and Bordeaux-Begles wing Felix Le Bourhis the surprise inclusions in the squad.France play Australia in Brisbane on June 7, in Melbourne a week later and then round off their three-match tour in Sydney on June 21.France squad:Forwards (18): Thomas Domingo (Clermont), Alexandre Menini (Toulon), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Christopher Tolofua (Toulouse), Vincent Debaty (Clermont), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Francais), Bernard Le Roux (Racing-Metro), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Sebastien Vahaamahina (Perpignan), Antoine Burban (Stade Franais), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt.), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)Backs (13): Maxime Machenaud (Racing-Metro), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Frederic Michalak (Toulon), Remi Tales (Castres), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Remi Lamerat (Castres), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Felix Le Bourhis (Bordeaux-Begles), Maxime Medard (Toulouse), Hugo Bonneval (Stade Francais), Brice Dulin (Castres)


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Couldn't find this anywhere by searching. I need to know what pins are being used by the serial port of the brainstem. I'm assuming its only 4 pins, but I just need to know which pins those are.
No announcement yet.
DSATX Brainstem pinout
Actually that still doesn't answer my question - I already know what the DSATX side of the Brainstem pinout is - I need the serial side of it.
HOWEVER, that link you posted has an item that will work for what I need - I needed an extension cable as I can't plug in the Brainstem in the DSATX and have a serial cable plugged into it as well (due to my layout). My idea was I would just extend the serial portion from the Brainstem using whatever wires I needed but this extension cable does exactly what I need so I thank you for that find.
sorry - somehow missed that but believe it would be a standard pinout..... found this with a quick search........
http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/cable/RS-232.html#pinsIf anyone gives me a rev - I give them the Bird
Actually when I look close at that picture on that site (which is the same in the manual) I believe it does tell me the pinout - I guess it's really only two signals from the serial port that are used - RTS and CTS which that points out on the Brainstem.
OK so looking at that 2nd link you posted, I'm guessing I really would have had to wire all 9 pins up.
Actually only looks like 4 - look here(other info on the acroname site about the Brainstem) http://www.acroname.com/brainstem/ha...schematic.html
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Shifting Skill Demand and the Canada-US Unemployment Gap: Evidence from Prime-Age Men
This paper considers the possible role of shifts in labour demand away from unskilled workers, combined with an institutionally- generated greater labour supply elasticity in Canada, in explaining the apparent secular increase in Canadian male unemployment, and in explaining the emergence of the Canada-U.S. unemployment rate gap in the 1980's. Using comparable data on annual weeks worked and unemployed in both countries, we identify four main facts which are consistent with such this explanation: Both Canada and the US experienced wage polarization over this period, with substantial real wage declines for unskilled men; annual weeks worked fell disproportionately among unskilled workers in both countries; responses of weeks worked to wage declines were more elastic in Canada; and aggregate movements out of employment over this period corresponded closely to movements into unemployment in Canada. Interestingly, however, unskilled U.S. men were more likely than Canadians to leave the labour force as their employment fell, adding further to the Canada-U.S. unemployment gap. As well, some fairly substantial decreases in weeks worked are observed quite high up in the Canadian wage distribution, where wages did not fall appreciably. The latter changes cannot easily be explained by a shifts in labour demand alone.
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The oft maligned Grammys have added even more performers to the lineup of this year's ceremony. The newly announced list includes Stevie Wonder, Robin Thick, Terence Blanchard and Allen Toussaint. These musicians join an already lengthy list of big name (and surprisingly contemporary) artists set to appear, including Rihanna, Radiohead, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney (backed on drums by Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl), Adele, Jennifer Hudson, Estelle, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Jonas Brothers, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., Kanye West and U2.
Also scheduled to perform, it should be noted, is a very, very pregnant M.I.A. In fact, the singer is due to give birth on the date of the ceremony, giving this year's Grammys the potential to be more exciting than any we've seen for at least the last decade.
The 51st Grammy Awards will be broadcast this Sunday on CBS. [Billboard, NME]
- Canadian Venue to Put on Rock Show for the Deaf | Guitar Hero Gamer Virtually Shreds Dragonforce to Break World Record on Guitar Hero |
I hope she goes into labor during her performance & causes drama!
Are we sure she's not just going to do something pre-recorded?
She looked awsome.Its was an amazing preformance, everybody did just great...............wwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
she looked gross


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On Tuesday, September 4th the La Mirada Disc Golf Club held their Weekly Disc Golf Tournament. This is the 1st of four remaining weekly tournaments. The weekly tournaments will run through September and then be suspended for the Winter.
This week we played the BACK-18 PAR 57 course. We had 18 players in four (4) divisions, Open (5), Advanced (4), Intermediate (2) and Novice (7).
In the Open division it was "Super" Dave Bretado who took 1st place with a score of 50 (-7) for $41.
In the Advanced division it was long time regular Jimbo Fliehmann who made it to 1st with a score of 55 (-2) for $25.
In the Intermediate division it was Travis Eppes who took 1st place with a score of 61 (+4) for $16.
In the Novice division it was Johnny Turner who took 1st with a good score of 61 (+4). But it was Jeremy Meza who won the Raffle for a used disc.
The results are posted on the Results Page for each tournament. (Click Here) for the results for this monthly.
No one hit the ACE pool so it will carry over to our Monthly on Saturday, September 8th. The Monthly will start sharply 10am. Please be registered and ready to play by 9:45am.
Reminder we have 1 more weekly tournament on Tuesday at 5pm and the last two weekly tournaments at 4:30pm beginning 9/18 and 9/25. Please make a note of the time change!
Also, Dale Chambless will be starting a random draw doubles event on Tuesdays after September and on Fridays through the winter. Post questions and comments through the La Mirada Disc Golf Club Facebook page.


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- Hawaii Police Department - http://www.hawaiipolice.com -
Wanted: Wilson Silva 02-11-10
Hawai'i Police Department
Criminal Investigation Section, Area II
Lieutenant Gerald Wike
Phone: 326-4646 Ext. 266
February 11, 2010
Report No. C10003395
Big Island police are looking for a 18-year-old man wanted for a robbery that occurred on Alii Drive on February 2, 2010.
Big Island police describe Curtis Kalai Wilson-Silva as Part-Hawaiian, 6'1″ tall, weighing about 165 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Silva was last seen in the Kailua-Kona town area.
Police ask anyone with information to call Detective Walter Ah Mow at 326-4646, extension 238, or the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
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"Hidden Pyramids" mosiac mirror Kim Ferlazzo(see more by this artist)
This amazing "Hidden Pyramids" mosaic mirror is handmade & One of a kind! Made with different colors & different size glass gems. The frame is a metallic black with some violet. The glass gem colors have blues, greens ,lavender, clear & yellow. Some of the gems have a design underneath the glass gems. The frame size is: 9"x10 3/4", the beveled mirror size is 5"x 7", and weighs: 2 lbs. 4.8 oz. This piece is signed and has a hook for easy hanging. This is a very unique mirror, and would make a good conversation piece! Please note this mirror is TAX FREE if you are outside California. I ship to the Continental US only. If you are in Los Angeles County, the tax is 8.75%. If you are outside Los Angeles but still in CA. The tax is 7.25%.


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184 White Pine Canyon Rd, Park City, UT 84060
Park City is a city in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 19.88 miles (31.99 km) from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents.
After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. The city currently brings in a yearly average of $529,800,000 to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80,000,000 of which is attributed to the Sundance Film Festival. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort. Both ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, such as Snowbird resort, they are much easier to access.
Description: "This brand new home is situated on 6.80 ski-in/ski-out acres in The Colony. Steps away from the Flat Iron lift- epicenter of the nation's largest ski resort- this modern mountain stunner stands out as an architectural wonder. Award winning designer and architect Michael Upwall created the 13,700 square foot main residence and 6,300 square foot guest residence. Inspired by its surroundings, the home balances technology, clean lines and the livable warmth of natural materials. Complete with the ultimate chef's kitchen, an incredible floor plan, breathtaking fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, eight bedrooms, an indoor sports court, 14 bathrooms and two exquisite cinema rooms, this mountain retreat offers a special sanctuary for everyone. Captivating outdoor areas were created for enjoying sunny winter days and cool summer nights. Iconic yet modern design hosts the perfect high altitude atmosphere for years of adventure in one of America's best ski-towns."
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text: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD): AMD will be basking in front of the cameras in the upcoming flick Machete Kills, featuring Danny Trejo. "We believe this film is going to be one of the fall's biggest hits, and AMD is proud to be part of the magic," said Colette LaForce, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for AMD. In the film, the character Machete and his counter-surveillance team rely on systems powered by AMD technology, heavily featured in the movie itself.


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Could Seal be on the rebound from soon-to-be ex-wife Heidi Klum ALREADY? Well, according to rumors the father-of-four might possibly be secretly dating Aussie songstress Delta Goodrem.
Seal was spotted recently getting chummy with Delta on the Australian set of "The Voice" where they are both judges. According to Seal, he and Delta – who just broke up with Nick Jonas in February – are just "friends."
What do you think? Are they going to be the next "it" couple? What would Heidi and her kids say about Seal moving on so quickly?
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Howland says Adams was snubbed for all-conference honor
LOS ANGELES — After the Monday release of the Pac-12's all-conference honors, UCLA coach Ben Howland noticed that there was one name in particular that, in his mind, was inexplicably missing from the list.
Freshman Jordan Adams, who is currently eighth in the conference in scoring and third in steals, was only an honorable mention for the Pac-12's All-Freshman team, a group that included teammates Shabazz Muhammad and Kyle Anderson.
It was a snub that led Howland to openly discuss his frustration with the coaches vote on Tuesday afternoon.
"I was really disappointed, miffed, stunned that Jordan Adams wasn't on the all-freshman team," Howland said. "I couldn't believe it. I felt hurt, sad, stunned, miffed. … I thought that really was an injustice."
And Howland wasn't alone in that opinion, either. When asked about the team by reporters on Monday, Arizona coach Sean Miller also voiced his concern about Adam's absence from the all-conference teams.
"I had him as a first-team all-conference player," Miller told the Tucson Citizen. "To me, he's one of the very, very best players at his position in the country. On defense, he's incredible. The fact that he wasn't on the all-defensive team is also astonishing to me."
But the light-hearted freshman took the snub in stride, even though he fully admitted that he expected to be on at least one of the all-conference lists.
"I had no control over that," Adams said. "It is what it is. … It'll fuel me, but I'm not mad about it."
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Today Qualcomm said that a federal judge has dismissed one of the complaints filed against it by rival wireless chip-maker Broadcom. Broadcom had complained that Qualcomm reaped undue royalties from patents that were exhausted. The judge presiding over the case threw out the complaint because Broadcom failed to list any specific patents. The two companies have been battling one another in various courts over wireless technology patent and licensing issues.
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The Confessions Of A Junkie
April 1976 | Volume 27, Issue 3
Chastened by this misadventure, Pablo and I refrained from poaching until we were unable to resist the alley normally assigned to HalfCracked Mendez, who had just been sentenced to the reformatory at Buena Vista for peddling marijuana in the vicinity of Manual High School. His junking route extended several blocks through Denver's downtown business district, and this special circumstance eventually caused me to digress into the rather improvident habit of collecting stamps. One of the trash bins behind an export-import company on Sixteenth Street had a dismally low , yield in whiskey bottles, but the postage stamps from Japan and India were a joy to behold. Pablo, of course, looked upon my sudden philatelic ventures with infinite scorn. "Don't be a pendejo , man," he would say in perfect pocho English. "Ese business don't pay ni un penny." Nevertheless, it was a postage stamp—a beautiful blue and yellow stamp from Ethiopia—that brought our partnership to a near rupture. I had found it on a tattered Manila envelope and was carefully detaching it when Pablo decided it was his, basing his claim on the vaguely legalistic principle that I had taken the envelope from a trash can on his side of the alley. Quite naturally, I refused his demand upon the far more ancient and honored principle of prior possession. The grubby fight that followed was neither legalistic nor principled. He, in fact, bit my right forearm almost to the bone, and I countered with a rather telling snap at his left ear lobe. The stamp, meanwhile, was torn beyond all recognition.
It took several weeks for Pablo's ear to heal properly, but when it did we resumed our junking activities with a semblance of friendship. It was Mario's brother Guido who broke the ice between us when he remarked: "I understand the Little Cheese bites back when you bite it." I was the Little Cheese he was referring to; Guido himself had given me the nickname. My older brother, quite logically, was called Big Cheese, and my other brother was Middle Cheese. Only my sister was spared the grim logic of Guide's nomenclature. I suffered the indignity of that nickname with a rather grudging good-guy-ness (imagine the prom queen turning you down with a snickering "I'm sorry, Little Cheese, but I'm booked for every dance") until I moved out of the neighborhood to attend college. And I had almost forgotten my nickname when, while eating in a restaurant in Los Angeles some years ago, I ran into Half-Cracked Mendez. As I started to greet him with quiet decorum his raspy voice boomed halfway across the dining room: "Hey, Little Cheese! Howthehell are ya? Some guy tole me you went to Yale [pronounced suspiciously like "jail"] and become a doctor. How about that!" Then to his friends: "Me and Little Cheese we went to Gilpin School together and now he's a goddamned doctor. How about that?" When I tried to explain that the school was Harvard and that my degree was in law rather than medicine, he brushed me aside. "What's the difference, Little Cheese, so long as ya got a briefcase. Like I was telling you guys, me and this vato was in school together back in Denver."
In any event, Pablo and I continued our weekly forays in the back alleys of Denver until mid-July, 1934. To be more precise about it, the specific date was July 15 and the exact hour was 3:30 P.M. I have ample reason for remembering the minute details of that particular afternoon. For several days prior to the fifteenth Pablo and I had been carefully observing a secret and ominously punctual operation in the alley behind Tito Lavio's big house on Arapahoe Street. At exactly 3:28 every afternoon Mr. Lavio's houseboy would run out to the ashpit with .a large paper bag held tightly against his chest. Cautiously but very quickly he would lower the bag into the cement ashpit and scurry back to the house. Two minutes later—at exactly 3:30—we would hear the muffled roar of Knocky Bernstein's souped-up roadster coming down the alley at what then seemed a blistering speed. Drawing near Lavio's house, he would slam on his brakes and skid to a screeching stop next to the ashpit. Then he would jump out of his car, yank the metal door open, grab the bag previously deposited by the houseboy, and scoot away with a huge, six-cylinder racket. The whole pickup operation took less than fifteen seconds. Since everyone knew that Lavio was a bootlegger, we could naturally assume the bag was loaded with bottles of rotgut whiskey. "Must be ten bottles in a bag that big," I whispered to Pablo about the sixth time we watched Knocky execute his fast caper. "Imagine the money we'd make."


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The path to a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives runs straight through California, party leaders have said for months.
They trumpeted a crop of new candidates they said could yield several pickups in the Golden State. Among them was Pete Aguilar, the 32-year-old mayor of Redlands.
Democrats saw Aguilar as a lock to finish among the top two in this weekâs primary in the 31st Congressional District. Instead, two Republicans â" U.S. Rep. Gary Miller and state Sen. Bob Dutton â" received the most votes, leaving Aguilar about 1,500 votes short and Democrats nationwide pondering how one of their best opportunities slipped away.
Ultimately, Aguilar was undone by a combination of factors: Californiaâs new top-two-primary system, a lopsided field of candidates, a huge influx of outside money and poor voter turnout.
âItâs disappointing. Thereâs no other way to describe it,â said Jennifer Crider, spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The loss complicates Democratsâ difficult effort to win back the House.
âI think the road to the majority is looking more and more like the road to nowhere for them,â said Daniel Scarpinato, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. âHere we have a district that totally evaporated for them.â
âPERFECT STORMâ
Unveiled last summer by the stateâs independent redistricting commission, the 31st Congressional District stretches from Rancho Cucamonga to Redlands and includes the Democratic strongholds of San Bernardino, Colton and large portions of Rialto and Fontana. Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by a 41 to 36 percent margin in the district.
Democrats figured it was a good place to snag a seat, especially after veteran Rep. Jerry Lewis, a resident of the 31st, announced plans to retire at the end of the year.
Miller, who now represents a district comprised mostly of Orange and Los Angeles counties, had been drawn into a difficult position and faced a tough race against fellow Republican Rep. Ed Royce. Lewisâ decision created an opportunity for Miller, and he jumped in the race and said he would move into the district.
Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, also joined the race, and watched as events aligned in his and Millerâs favor.
âIt was one of those perfect storm things,â Dutton said Wednesday.
There were twice as many Democratic candidates on the ballot, with Aguilar, Loma Linda lawyer Justin Kim, nonprofit founder Renea Wickman and retired educator Rita Ramirez-Dean. Kim, Wickman and Ramirez-Dean captured roughly a quarter of the vote combined, votes that could otherwise have gone to Aguilar. Miller and Dutton had to split the GOP vote only two ways.


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Starring Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, and Cillian Murphy, Red Lights is a thriller that tells the story of psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant Sally Owen as they investigate a world-renowned psychic following a study of some legit paranormal activity.
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This report describes the typical weather at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (Bar Harbor, Maine, United States) weather station over the course of an average June. It is based on the historical records from 1992 to 2012. Earlier records are either unavailable or unreliable.
Bar Harbor, Maine has a humid continental climate with warm summers and no dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by forests (60%), oceans and seas (33%), and lakes and rivers (6%).
The month of June is characterized by rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs increasing from 64°F to 72°F over the course of the month, exceeding 80°F or dropping below 55°F only one day in ten.
Over the course of June, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 1 with 15:20 hours of daylight; the longest day is June 19 with 15:34 hours of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 4:48am on June 12; the latest sunset is at 8:23pm on June 29; the latest sunrise is at 4:53am on June 30; the earliest sunset is at 8:11pm on June 1.
Daylight saving time is observed in 2012 but it neither starts nor ends in June, so the entire month is in daylight time.
The median cloud cover ranges from 53% (partly cloudy) to 68% (partly cloudy). The trend is for the sky to be clearing rapidly with the median cloud cover decreasing by 15% from the start to the end of the month.
On June 30, the clearest day of the month, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.
On June 1, the cloudiest day of the month, the sky is overcast, mostly cloudy, or partly cloudy 50% of the time, and clear or mostly clear 38% of the time.
The average probability that some form of precipitation will be observed in a given day is 5%, with little variation over the course of the month.
Throughout June, the most common forms of precipitation are thunderstorms.
Thunderstorms are the most severe precipitation observed during 100% of those days with precipitation. They are most likely around June 29, when it is observed during 6% of all days.
Either snow is exceptionally unlikely to fall at this location in June or this station does not reliably report precipitation types.
The relative humidity typically ranges from 53% (mildly humid) to 94% (very humid) over the course of a typical June, rarely dropping below 31% (comfortable) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).
The air is driest around June 1, at which time the relative humidity drops below 67% (mildly humid) three days out of four; it is most humid around June 30, rising above 91% (very humid) three days out of four.
Dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find the weather than relative humidity because it more directly relates to whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Over the course of a typical June, the dew point typically varies from 41°F (dry) to 60°F (comfortable) and is rarely below 32°F (dry) or above 66°F (muggy).
The time of the month between June 1 and June 30 is the most comfortable, with dew points that are neither too dry nor too muggy.
Over the course of June typical wind speeds vary from 0 mph to 14 mph (calm to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 18 mph (fresh breeze).
The highest average wind speed of 7 mph (light breeze) occurs around June 2, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 14 mph (moderate breeze).
The lowest average wind speed of 6 mph (light breeze) occurs around June 27, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 13 mph (moderate breeze).


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Tesoro's ARCO Deal Draws Scrutiny
State's high gas prices raise concerns over sale, prompt AG investigation
LOS ANGELES -- Consumer advocates are gearing up to fight the sale of the ARCO brand and its Carson refinery to Tesoro Corp, according to a report by The Los Angeles Times.
The transaction is drawing fire now--with California's average gasoline price at a record $4.671 a gallon Tuesday, according to AAA--because it would leave 51% of the state's refining capacity in the hands of two companies: Tesoro and Chevron Corp., San Ramon, Calif.
Currently, 38% of the fuel sold in California is made by Chevron and ARCO, which is owned by BP.
Some experts are calling the proposed $2.5 billion sale to San Antonio, Texas-based Tesoro the biggest shift in California's petroleum business in decades. Activists say the deal, announced in August, would reduce competition and possibly raise prices for motorists, and they will ask state and federal regulators to reject it.
(See Related Content below for previous CSP Daily News coverage of the deal, as well as coverage of the current gasoline-price situation in California.)
"We need more competition in California, not less," Charles Langley of the Utility Consumers' Action Network, San Diego, told the newspaper. "We need to see if there are any other suitable buyers."
Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, told the Times that the latest price jump "is proof positive that we have too few refiners controlling too much gasoline" and that the proposed acquisition "is a recipe for huge sticker shock for consumers at the pump."
The group has sent a letter to state attorney general Kamala D. Harris urging her to block the sale on antitrust grounds.
"It is in refiners' self-interest to restrict production and supply, taking higher profits from selling less but more expensive gasoline," the letter said. "Tesoro's purchase of the BP refinery will intensify the ability of one or two companies to control output and supply."
Harris said Monday that she was opening an investigation into the transaction "to ensure competition in the marketplace is maintained and consumers are protected."
More than half of California's lowest-cost gas stations carry the ARCO name, according to the report, citing GasBuddy.com. More than 800 stations sell the ARCO brand.
In the middle of the price pack usually are stations supplied by Tesoro under the USA and Shell brands, averaging nearly a nickel to almost 20 cents a gallon higher than ARCO's average price, said GasBuddy. Tesoro owns two California refineries and supplies more than 650 stations in the state.
In an analysis of prices for regular gasoline from May through August, ARCO stations averaged $3.891 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. Tesoro's USA stations averaged $3.935, and Shell stations were at $4.068.
Tesoro executives have expressed confidence that the deal will get the green light from regulators. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declined to discuss the review, which is expected to last into next year.
Tesoro "is committed to maintaining the well-established ARCO brand model of providing low-cost fuel for consumers," spokesperson Tina Barbee told the paper.
The consistent price disparity between ARCO and the Tesoro-supplied stations has left consumer advocates worried that ARCO's low-priced strategy might be in danger when there are fewer companies selling to California's drivers, said the report. That perception, exacerbated by the recent price surge, could cause problems with the deal, analysts said.
"That fuel spike could very much hurt Tesoro's chances even though they had no real involvement in last week's problems," John Kilduff, founder of Again Capital in New York, told the paper. "Any further consolidation of the refinery industry in California will be looked at quite hard, if not made impossible, because of this episode."
Fuel experts are wondering whether Tesoro will continue ARCO's low-price legacy.
"This is a very big question," independent fuel price specialist Bob van der Valk told the paper. "In 2000, one of the ways that BP earned the approval of regulators for acquiring ARCO was by promising that the ARCO brand would remain and continue to be a low-price leader. And BP kept its promise."
Tesoro executives said they can't discuss their plans before the transaction's completion because of regulatory rules, but said that they were mindful of consumer advocate concerns. CEO Gregory J. Goff told analysts when the proposed transaction was announced that "the combination of our business with BP's is good for California, good for consumers."
Consumers would benefit, he said, because linking the nearby Tesoro and ARCO refineries would decrease costs, increase production and reduce pollution.
Some analysts said that Tesoro would be foolish to boost ARCO prices. "Tesoro will choose a strategy that will benefit the company," Fadel Gheit, an oil analyst with Oppenheimer & Co., told the Times. "There is no sense in losing market share to a competitor by raising prices when part of the point of the deal was to increase market share."


text: In Honor of Grand Theft Auto V, Here's a Liberty City WalkathonBrian Ashcraft10/31/11 1:30amFiled to: Grand Theft AutoGrand theft auto vgrand theft auto IVRockstarVideo671EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Grand Theft Auto V is official. And while it's not set in Liberty City, what better way to honor the game's announcement than by pounding the iconic digital city's virtual pavement. YouTube user GermanScientistTV and pal Scotty decided to tour Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City on foot. The ensuing result (and footage) is hypnotic, amazing, and over six minutes long. Advertisement Advertisement Thanks, Viktor for the tip!You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at email@example.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.Click here to visit our Grand Theft Auto V timeline!Reply67 repliesLeave a reply


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Not Montecristi the Montecristi weave is so fine you would think it was cloth. In the first picture you can see the weave of the straw. That makes is a sub Fino or Fino hat.
Now there is nothing wrong with getting one at that price there just might be imprefections in the weave of the hat.
I like the Semi Caldo Panama weave hat is it is much cooler to wear the Montecristi for me is to tight a weave and I end up sweating too much.


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Neo1973 Robustness
From Openmoko
This is a list of stuff you've done to your neo.
User | Height fell | Horizontal velocity | Surface it hit | Damage? |
Speedevil | 1m | 0 | carpet | none |
rwhitby | 1.3m | 0.25m/s | pavement | Front of case separated from middle around the BT antenna (the screws inside had been previously removed), AUX button dislodged (but could be replaced easily), scratches on silver on front top and rear right. |
Johan | 1.2m | 0 | tiled floor | none |
User | Amount of liquid | Type of liquid | Damage? |
bradpitcher | total immersion | water | No apparent damage. I immediately opened the case and removed the battery, tried to shake off excess water, and let sit to dry for a day before restarting it. NOTE: this does not mean the Neo is waterproof. Do NOT try this at home! |
User | Symptom | Circumstances | Damage? |
freelock | AUX button broke | One day it just quit clicking, no tactile feedback | Took apart the front of the Neo, and the little contact had popped off the circuit board. Now I need to find a soldering iron and remember how to do this kind of thing! |


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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois residents are being warned to watch out for telephone scammers who pose as representatives from Microsoft or other technology companies.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the callers claim they've detected virus or malware on the person's computer. They then try to trick them into providing remote computer access or to pay for unneeded software fixes.
Madigan says her office has received several complaints from central Illinois residents.
She says residents should hang up on anyone who calls claiming they can fix a problem or asking for personal information. She says never give out your password or provide credit card or financial information.
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vintage clothing and accessories!!! including vintage dresses, tops, blouses, sweaters, slouch boots, ankle boots, over knee boots, handbags, purses, fabulous heels... and more~
Stylish vintage and designer inspired women's clothing at affordable prices. Specializing in exclusive specialty boutique styles, prom and special occasion dresses, shoes and accessories.
* clear puristic design by Cazal of the 80s * best quality, solidly built * original case & interchangeable gradient lenses * never used (like all our vintage Cazal eyewear)
Gina Fratini was one of the prominent members of the British Boutique Movement in the 60s and 70s; natural contemporary to Ossie Clark and Thea Porter. Her whimsical, romantic confections regularly graced the pages of Vogue and enchanted buyers everywhere. Her use of antique lace and trimmings was her trademark and came as a refreshing alternative to the strong 'mod' look of the mid-60s. This dress is c.1969 (as demonstrated in the gingham frenzy below in Vogue 1969) and is a rare, early piece by a designer whose successes were largely in the 70s. It's an absolutely adorable smock, in the cutest blue gingham with a pierrot collar, oversized gathered pockets and full sleeves into tight cuffs. The whole look is one of Alice in Wonderland; girlish, romantic and wacky. Bust: 32" / Hips: free / Length: 40" Label:Gina Fratini / Colour:blue gingham / Fabric:cotton Condition:Excellent Flaws:None noted. Sold as vintage. £145
Superb knitted ensemble by Bill Gibb (with the pattern, as ever, designed by Kaffe Fassett) in a luscious burnt orange with a very wintry pattern. Gibb was famed for his knitted sets, but a really amazing and wearable piece is a lot rarer and I personally think this is one of the best. The proportions are well balanced, the cardigan is given an 'edge' with the ties which tie the sides and down the front. I also love the pleated vent in the back, which is perfectly aligned to the pattern. Fairly freesize due to the style - tagged as a 'Medium' and I would say this was about right. Top measures 46" flat across the bust, length is 28", skirt length is 30", and the elasticated waist on the skirt goes up to 34". Label: Bill Gibb / Colour: orange with pattern / Fabric: pure new wool Condition: Excellent / Flaws: Has been gently cleaned. Sold as vintage. £245
A pair of the most impractically gorgeous platforms ever! By Trueform, they are a vision in soft grey with a lovely double knot effect peeptoe front and scandalous 4½" heels. If you can walk in them, you're a better woman than me but also an infinitely stylish one! I want to put them in a glass case and just stare at them all day. UK Size: 4½ / Length:9½" / Width at widest point:3" / Heel Height:4½" Label:Trueform / Colour:Grey / Fabric:man made upper and sole / Condition:Excellent Flaws:Some minor curling to the insole, the worst of it has been reglued. Soles and heels are in practically unworn condition. Sold as vintage. £45
Vintage Velveteen Belted Jacket
From one of the best vintage dealers in the world of the internet, even more specifically, the world of Ebay, comes this dress that somehow ventured from my neck o' the IRL woods to hers--perhaps not such a glorious journey. Perhaps so. Coco of California takes up its not inappropriate residence amid the Ossies & Zandras & Varons & Bates--until, that is, it arrives in all its festive glory at yr house.
STOP STARING Black Paris Dress with Flower - XS to 3X [Item#5015-Paris] $140.00 Our own exlclusive here at Unique Vintage! This is a dumure 1940's/50's style wiggle dress by STOP STARING. It is a nice black stretchy fabric to hug all of your curves! Unique cut out neckline for a retro flare. Sweet yellow floral applique on front shoulder. Back zipper. This dress has some stretch so if you are in between sizes, go down one size. This dress comes in sizes XSmall thru 3X.
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