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I'm sure it's not, but it's a war of attrition isn't it? If 10 badgers pass your cows or crap on your land or drink out of your trough and 3 or 4 of them are TB free, that has to be better than nothing? It's not an answer but it's a tool. It may mean a few farmers going clear at the next test?
What is the agenda here? Do farmers just want a cull and that's that? Or do they want a solution which works? Those two are not exclusive. A cull may work on it's own. It may not. None of us know yet. Maybe a cull would work. But does anyone care about alternative or supporting actions? Or is there a fear that if farmers back vaccination as part of a greater picture, that culling may be sidelined or devalued in some way?
Unfortunately the four TB badgers will soon be infected by the other six because they share damp poorly ventilated accommodation. Only when they are all clear of TB should they be left alone.
The pasture contaminated by the ten will be infected until all ten are clear of Tb so no gain.
When the public realise the risk to their health in the long term of maintaining a Grade 3 pathogen (Ebola is Grade 4) in wildlife that can easily be picked up by companion animals and then infect them and their kids there will be universal uproar. Hopefully the current crop of politicians will still be around to suffer the disgrace that their pandering to the likes of May and Oddie will bring.
As little as 1 cfu (colony forming unit) of m.bovis bacteria is enough to infect a calf.
And the sensitivity of any vaccination is crucial to its success, particularly to cattle when combined with an equally wobbly DIVA test. Consider the scenario - and you don't need a science degree to do that - in fact it's probably an advantage not to have one:
A vaccinated badger, if it has the same odds of the vaccination succeeding as a human , and there is no trials to show such.
This badger if the odds are the same will in most likelihood contract TB and pass the disease on to others.
however in the lesser likelihood that the vaccine works the badger will remain clear of the disease until the vaccine wears off, if it does, nobody knows for sure.
. On the other hand, if the badger is already infected, with TB before vaccination the chances are, the disease will be less, but it may mean that it will live longer passing the disease on.
This as I undersand it is the case, however Mathew may correct me.
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After BCG, that's exactly what the post mortemed badgers showed. They all had lesions, all were shedding, but lesions were limited at the time of death (12 weeks after measured exposure) to lungs. Except poor old D313, who had TB in all organs. Thus he was a super excreter. Now being mischievous, does that mean 11 per cent of previously clean badgers can be transformed into the type of WMD by BCG + exposure to m.bovis?
Can you get a little bit pregnant?
Knowing how small the infective dose is for my cattle, even tiny amounts of shedding are too much for me. And don't forget their test failure - old D313. A healthy badger turned into a super excreter with a jab of BCG .... and m.bovis.
Vaccinating a badger which already has TB sounds a likely cause of death, with super excreter status preceeding that, due to cage stress.
When I went to school, disease + vaccination = death, as you are doubling up the challenge to an already compromised immune system. And we would not have ignored adverse reactions. Obviously Fera's lot went to a different school.
Thanks, get all that. So is it worth a vaccination program in areas where there is no TB in badgers?
And BCG isn't a particularly wonderful vaccine. The majority of countries don't use it because they feel it merely masks TB rather than preventing it. So, for example, everyone sent to prison in the USA gets a TB test (or did).
If you're a Brit and have been vaccinated, you have to tell them or they'll treat you for TB
There have been various trials done, effectiveness ranges between 0% of vaccinated people protected and 90%, with 70% (ish) being what's hoped for.
I think it's New Zealand where they only vaccinate very young children because BCG doesn't take as well in older people. (This is from memory so I might have the wrong place)
I'm told by a scientific advisor to DEFRA that the badger vaccination program in hotspot areas cannot work because of the frequent and prolonged contact with soil. A similar reason is found in humans in the poorest areas of Africa. He was to busy to explain why. Does anyone know the reason, something to do with bacteria?
it is part of the reason why there would need to be yearly booster jabs.
Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.
While UV light zaps it fairly quickly (hours), in the shade of a hedge, or out of sunlight it can survive much longer (weeks). Dried or partially dried it's life span is indefinite and its effect on mammals intensified. It likes water and is acid fast. But in the darkness and relative humidity of say a badger sett, it can survive for up to 2 years.
But then I don't honestly believe that The National Trusts 4 year trial Vaccination Program on the Killerton Estate was ever about reducing TB ?
It was more about making sure they had an excuse not to take part in any Culls ! Vaccinating Badgers, as apposed to killing them, is obviously going to sit a hell of a lot better with their members & benefactors.
These Vaccination programs are also keeping people like FERA very busy...not to mention very well paid !
After 4 years of vaccinating Badgers on the Killerton Estate it is not at all clear as to what benefit, if any, this has had on either the Wildlife or the tenant farmers & their business's !
Against my better judgement I allowed this farm to be part of their vaccination trial...I have not received any detailed literature since the very brief "up-date letter" I received, dated 14th August 2013, that stated they had now trapped & vaccinated a total of 104 Badgers in 2012 & 202 Badgers in 2013.
No figures for how many they trapped & vaccinated this spring/summer (2014)
No details of what the Actual Badger population is on the 6,500 acres ?
No details of what the TB status of the 17 Farms on the estate was at the beginning of the program ?
And no details of what the current TB status of the 17 farms are now ?
Listening to what other tenants are saying, along with our own TB test results over the last 4 years, it does not appear that there has been any reduction in the number of tests where farms have had IR's or Reactors ! And I am pretty sure that, in the last 18 months, farms that had previously had two clear tests have since gone down with TB yet again !
I am not holding my breath in the hope of getting full transparency & details of this vaccination trial, but I do live in hope that, one day, people will accept reality & get on & do what is needed to get rid of this wretched disease !
As soon as we start fearing that the right course of action may be 'used' by the cull objectors then we bite our own noses off. Don't we?
Headline from this weeks Irish Sunday Times-
Badger culling a decade ago still reducing risk of bovine TB
Article by Maria Delaney ,
Study by Dr Andrew Byrne , University College Dublin, to be published in Veterinary Research
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Risk of tuberculosis cattle herd breakdowns in Ireland: effects of badger culling effort, density and historic large-scale interventions
Andrew W Byrne, Paul W White, Guy McGrath, James O'Keeffe and S. Wayne Martin
As a number of us have already pointed out - Over 50% of wild Badgers in these Hot spot area's are already infected with the Disease ! The efficacy of the BCG vaccine, in Wild Badgers, is only just over 50% ! You will not successfully trap & Vaccinated every Wild Badger in a given area...and you certainly won't trap and vaccinated every Wild Badger in that given area 3 or 4 years in succession, which is what you have to do to achieve any worthwhile reduction of TB in the Wild Badgers !
I really can't understand why people can't (won't) accept the fact that vaccinating Wild Animals in Area's where the Disease is endemic and totally out of control is a complete & utter waste of time & Money ? Unless, of course, they have a particular agenda or a vested interest ?
Let me ask you a question Pasty - What would you do If your vet charged you over £2,000.00 to vaccinate an Animal on your Farm that had already contracted an incurable disease ?
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the worlds deadliest
communicable diseases. In 2013, an estimated 9.0 million
people developed TB and 1.5 million died from the disease,
About 3 out of 10 persons globally are thought to have Latent TB Yes that is 30% of the worlds population is carrying TB !
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I understand that BCG is the worlds most used vaccine, but TB remains the second biggest killer of infectious diseases.
That said ,Im still inclined to think it must be worth a try to vaccinate badgers at the true Edge of bTB, it just might work , though I can find no evidence to show it defiantly will work. Also at least we will have tried that option and if it fails be in a stronger position to call for a badger cull if these areas become Hot spots . Vaccination in Hot spots will not work leaving a Badger Cull as the only sensible option , if we are ever to control TB. ( in my opinion)
Sure we also need good cattle controls which are a vital part of TB control , but they will not work on their own, where the badgers are infected.
I thought the Badger Vaccination Deployment trial had shown no adverse reaction to vaccination but most important statistic is where badgers are vaccinated (for example in Pembrokeshire) how much does zTB in cattle go down, will we ever be told?
It would also be interesting to know the cattle TB statistics for pilot cull areas, will we ever be told those either?
The disease in Wildlife has been left unchecked for so Long the only viable option is an extensive cull with a well targeted & administered vaccination program in Areas where the Badgers are not already riddled with the Disease.
I am confident that this two pronged attack can work & will work.
The fact that The National Trust, one of the biggest Landowners in the country, chose to trial a vaccination program in the middle of a Hot spot area is almost unforgivable when they had plenty of opportunity to carry out this trial in an area where it would have at least stood a chance of working !
We won't be told the results of any vaccination areas. Defra say that would be inappropriate as the object of vaccinating badgers is to get farmers to accept the concept of vaccination.
Killerton is one of the first estates to vaccinate its badgers and the results for farmers has not been that encouraging.
On vaccinating diseased badgers - I couldn't possibly comment.
Well, by controlled, I don't mean that it can't be extensive. Just backed up by some good research and historical data, which will build in time. Culling is highly controversial and it's not good enough to brand anyone unsure or not in favour as tree hugging guardian readers. It needs to be explained and justified in detail and if folk don't want to listen then there's not a lot you can do. Maybe people will just disagree, it's their right. Doesn't mean they should be hated. That's bad form and no good comes from it. A lot of people are listening though and we don't hear from them. So, making a solid case is important.


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C.J. Anderson rushed for two touchdowns as the Golden Bears (3-4, 2-2 Pac-12) earned their eighth straight win over the Cougars.
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Washington State continued to suffer offensive woes, switching quarterbacks in the first quarter. The Cougars had trouble punching the ball into the end zone when they got into scoring position.
The Bears scored first, after Michael Lowe's interception gave Cal the ball on its own 25. On the third play, Maynard connected with his brother, Keenan Allen, on a short pass that turned into a 69-yard touchdown reception and a 7-0 Bears lead late in the first quarter.
On its next possession, Cal drove to WSU's 10 before Maynard was intercepted by Anthony Carpenter. Jeff Tuel, who replaced Connor Halliday at quarterback after Halliday was intercepted twice, then led WSU 86 yards to the 3. But two incomplete passes and a short run made them settle for Andrew Furney's 20-yard field goal to cut Cal's lead to 7-3 in the second quarter.
Cal responded with a 75-yard drive, and Anderson ran over from the 4 to give the Bears a 14-3 lead that they held at the end of the first half.
WSU receiver Marquess Wilson, who caught four passes for 87 yards in the first half, was injured late in the half and did not return.
Cal marched 71 yards on the opening drive of the second half, with Maynard running over from the 1-yard line for a 21-3 lead.
Washington State came back with a 75-yard drive, with Tuel passing 8 yards to Brett Bartolone for a touchdown to narrow Cal's lead to 21-10 with 6:42 left in the third. That broke a string of six quarters in which WSU had not scored a touchdown.
Vincenzo D'Amato hit a 52-yard field goal to lift Cal to a 24-10 lead with 2:02 left in the third. Furney missed a 43-yarder for WSU early in the fourth quarter.
Anderson added a 29-yard touchdown run for a 31-10 lead
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"In a romance between a pair of unheavenly creatures..."
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
The temperature goes up another notch, and there is raucous singing along...
Ian Sutherland
A generous abundance of lead work bursting out and getting the blood pumping though your veins
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"The new Daisies album will melt your face!"
A generous forty-four minutes of unrelenting ferocity delivered in a catchy memorable manner
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There's so much to enjoy that you have to lay back and let it roll over you...
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Hot, sweaty and quite possibly drunk bundles of energy...
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The four musicians have stretched their creative wings like never before.
'Black Labyrinth' represents a natural evolution for Davis...
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
And you can see why right here...
One of Britain's great cultural exports.
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
"We will be going into a London studio with the award winning Wes Maebe."
"It is about time that we bring our music over for an extended visit."
"As long as Warren is not there, I do not see myself doing it..."
"I told him we would have to get someone else, and he was fine."
"Apparently Paul used to sneak him into Kensington Palace in the boot of his car."
Mike LePond features heavily too so here's another chance to discover Silent Assassins's 'Pawn And Prophecy'...
"An authentic, raw offering of old school Death Metal destruction..."
NXT has made a massive impact at the festival in previous years...
"It is your human right to push back against something you disagree with...."
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
"survivor of Nothing.... Lover of Treason..... enjoy your little moment..... it is about to End...."
Nightwish also headline the Sunday night of this year's Bloodstock Open Air.
"Going Diamond is going ten times Platinum in America, which is a huge deal — and we have two of those."
"I used to dismiss lots of things because of ignorance and arrogance."
All the festival extras will also be back this year...
The compilation consists of twenty-three previously unreleased tracks.
Dark, hauntingly bleak and utterly terror instilling.
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DeMartini owns half the Ratt name...
Decapitated are also confirmed to play Czech Deathfest.
All the action from day three with Dare, Little Caesar, The Quireboys and many more...
Johnny Main
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
"We all started in a garage and we all sucked..."
Liz Medhurst
How are they made? Why are some thick and some thin? What about a staircase, can that be strung?
Chris Dale
MetalTalk have two pairs of tickets for this very prestigious concert to give away.
"We are gonna treat you with a special set..."
'The Unexpected Guest' album will be performed in its entirety, plus more...
All the action from day two with Aaron Buchanan, BulletBoys, Iconic Eye and many more...
Johnny Main
Their long awaited and tenth studio album, 'Mission Impossible', was released in October...
Here's 'This Is Vengeance', along with some clips from the forthcoming opus.
"To be able to stand strong again and do it better than we ever have."
'Space Elevator II' sees the band back with a toughened up and more direct sound.
"Here's some fan-filmed video footage of Glenn's appearance."
Some will surprise you, some will shock you, and all of them will absolutely rock you.
Support on the headline UK tour comes from Doomsday Outlaw, Gin Annie UK, Hollowstar and Conjouring Fate.
A maelstrom of stirring and skilfully crafted rock songs...
Fifty bands in four days with no sleep and our livers feel like the size of Australia...
The gig will serve as a warm-up for their headline appearance at the Wedfest.
A Victorian icon given a London punk tune as if The Lurkers had been hired by the History Channel...
Ian Sutherland
Newman and Eclipse appeared on the bill to open proceedings for the three day event
Johnny Main
Plus Airforce, Promethium, Little Caesar, Lance Lopez and Velvet Viper.
Ronnie wrote the book up until the middle of the Rainbow years.
2018 marks the incredible thirty year anniversary of the release of the self-titled debut Danzig album.
"It has an Afro 6/8 feel to it and Vinny and I play different parts."
A masterclass in rock album creation.
"We enjoyed a shared passion for these key life foundations."
"I want to try to shake that groove up a little bit."
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
Driven by a relentless groove, enhanced by hugely melodic passages...
Twelve varied hymns, all of which emanate unspoiled, pure, ancient warrior spirit.
"I know that is clichéd stuff, but I know what I am talking about. I should do after almost 50 years."
Māori Metal is here...
"The new Daisies album will melt your face!"
"Steve wanted something different for the band."
Great new music that you can hear for the very first time, plus all the usual features...
"We all meshed because we faced war together. We survived."
"We will strike back with a new album in 2019 which will blow everything else away."
Inspiration from the seventies revitalised and refreshed for the twenty first century.
Ian Sutherland
Dark, hauntingly bleak and utterly terror instilling.
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'All Is One' is OL's philosophy that all three big religious groups - Christians, Muslims and Jews - are coming from the same origin.
The swing in their edgy hard rock and roll was keeping the room grooving
Ian Sutherland
A beautifully destructive set delivered by a band that is nothing short of legendary.
Jeff Kunze
"Are you ready for a night of debauchery?". Yes. Oh yes.
Liz Medhurst
This year's event is expected to be sold out once again...
"When asked for a tour quote I am always scratching my head... is there anything to add?"
Plus Killcode, Luke Appleton, Stone Broken and Myles Kennedy...
"It changed the way I viewed life, death and other human beings."
Written by Amorettes frontlady Gill Montgomery and Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick.
Jordan's solo concert will travel through his fascinating musical journey.
Dissonance are leading the way of a new wave of NWOBHM.
The legendary NWOBHM act return with another inspired, take-no-prisoners set...
'Here's To The Fatigue' is out on 30th March.
Further claims are expected to follow regarding other Iron Maiden songs.
The second annual Burr Fest took place this weekend...
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
A fest for the senses and an album for all times...
Killswitch Engage and Anthrax held the crowd in the palm of their hands all night...
It's rammed to the gills with both excitement and brutality...
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"SPV share our own ambition to make Space Elevator an international success..."
As well as all the usual features you have come to know and love.
Stillborn don't avoid brutality, vulgarity and a straightforward message...
Tickets are available right here...
"It is in the digital space where effort and investment will focus..."
New album, 'Double Negative', is out on Friday...
First video available right here...
Michael Schenker Fest kick off their US tour tonight...
A groove that will leave your neck and hips sore for days...
Fogerty will be joined on the bill by one of the top-selling acts of the 70s, Steve Miller Band...
'Resurrection' is already being heralded as a main contender for Album Of The Year 2018.
The setlists for these shows will be based solely on Manowar fans voting.
Budderside will join fellow rockers Enuff Z'Nuff for a full regional UK tour...
Welcome back into the land of light.
Johnny Main
People were rocking, dancing, and singing throughout the entire show.
Jeff Kunze
Blackened vocal delivery that sends a chill down your spine and haunting sax to soothe your now fevered brow before turning into an intense chunk of insanity.
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Dryden Mitchell can still hold the audience in the palm of his hand as he stalks the stage like his life depended on it...
Craig Huntley
A night of celebration and nostlagia as 'Drunk Enough To Dance' is performed in its entirety...
Diane Perimutter
Another fast paced, high energy tune...
...and what a savage beast it is!
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The time is right for Saxon to get the true recognition that they rightfully deserve.
Mark Taylor
'The Mire' has a blackened haunting quality to its construct and a superbly manic close.
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We're expecting the first full track from 'By Blood Sworn' to be with us soon.
"Glenn Tipton is involved in this record in the same way that he always has been..."
Already announced are headliners Mott The Hoople and The Cult, plus many more...
Joe Lynn Turner, Skid Row and a hotly anticipated set from NightRanger are among the highlights...
The new shows are all headline appearances...
"We cannot wait to get back to the UK and share our new album..."
A Marillion show like no other...
Swedish hard rockers Bullet will tour Europe throughout May and June...
Here's the show in full, for your enjoyment...
"Throughout history we have always been a barbaric and brash species."
"Heady times at Revenge Towers."
"We are always about evolution, not revolution."
'Resurrection', is out this Friday, March 2nd 2018...
"Lyrically I have explored everything from alien serial killers to zombie biker gangs..."
There are no less than three special guests on today's Steve Göldby Talks Metal...
You Spin Me Round is MetalTalk's album review show...
A timeless and utterly epic Heavy Metal album.
Johnny Churchill
Satan's Empire have stormed their way back to the vanguard of the resurgent NWOBHM.
"No title yet... still trying to figure that out. It is kinda like naming a kid..."
"I do not think it will be through Congress which is too spineless..."
The song encapsulates everything that fans have come to know and love about Trivium.
Presenters Jeff Kunze and Jeff Wilkie wonder how big Palaye Royale could get?
"We would like to hail our legions all around the world for undying support!"
"I have been wanting to just drive my car at 100 miles per hour and howl."
The regeneration is complete – Skarlett Riot are back!
"This is a big year for us and we cannot wait to get cracking."
You never really know what you're going to get.
"We invoke the ancient beast that dwells inside of you."
Tickets are moving fast for 2018 and we expect another advance sell-out...


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Thomas R. Shirley, 81, of Kingsland, formerly of Big Spring died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Kingsland, Texas. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. James "Jakie" Shirley, Tom's brother, officiating.Tom will lie in state at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home from Tuesday until service time Thursday.Tom was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Big Spring and married Lorraine Ludwig on Aug. 8, 1951, in Great Falls, Mont. She preceded him in death Sept. 25, 2009. Tom worked for the Cosden/Fina Refinery until his retirement in 1986.Survivors include two daughters, Mary Anne Law and husband Randy of Agency, Mo., and Karen Fraser and husband Steve of Kingsland; one son, Tom J. Shirley and wife Lori of Richmond; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, the Rev. James "Jakie" Shirley and wife Dottie of Salado, Texas; and one brother-in-law, Al Goodson of Texas City, Texas.Tom was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; one sister, Ovella Goodson; and one brother, Don Shirley.The family suggests memorials to Windchime At the Village, 216 Covenant Dr., Kingsland, TX 78639; and the Seton Highland Lakes Hospice, P.O. Box 1219, Burnet, TX, 78611; or the charity of your choice.Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com


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South Carolina residents pay some of the highest premiums in the nation for homeowners insurance.
And the insurance industry enjoys a rate of profit in this state that is higher than in any other.
If those two facts don't raise a red flag for residents — and South Carolina's government officials — it's difficult to imagine what would.
Clearly, it is time for the Legislative Audit Council to take a look at homeowners insurance and how the Department of Insurance protects consumers — or doesn't.
The fact that the insurance industry, made a 22 percent profit in South Carolina for 2000-2010 should encourage legislators to recommend an LAC review. The average profit nationwide is 5 percent.
So should the fact that our hurricane risk, often cited as the reason for high rates, is actually relatively low.
And that insurance companies have the capacity to set rate zones by the house, but elect to set rate zones in broad swaths where risks vary significantly.
Our ongoing series "Storm of Money" by Tony Barteleme has made it abundantly clear that the insurance industry in South Carolina has a sweet deal. For example, a 2004 law allows them to increase rates up to 7 percent automatically.
The Legislature needs to reassess the way the industry works in South Carolina, and a comprehensive LAC review would bolster that effort.
Last month, the Senate confirmed Gov. Nikki Haley's appointee Ray Farmer as insurance commissioner, but only after lengthy questioning by the Senate. Mr. Farmer had worked for 33 years as a senior lobbyist for the insurance industry, raising concerns that he might be more interested in catering to his former employer than in standing up for consumers.
Indeed, in a Post and Courier interview, when asked if home insurance rates in South Carolina are too high, he responded, "... the question is whether I'm getting value for what I [as a consumer] am paying, and I think the answer is yes."
He also said his goals are to grow the insurance industry in South Carolina and improve customer service.
Chances are homeowners — particularly along the coast where premiums are staggeringly high — would have a different answer.
South Carolinians need champions in state government to tackle the complicated issue of home insurance. A good start would be to recognize that the system in this state needs serious review by knowledgeable — and independent — analysts.
The Legislative Audit Council is the natural choice. In 1997, its comprehensive review of automobile insurance was instrumental in wide-ranging legislative reform.
The results were better rates for consumers and a healthier industry for South Carolina.
The LAC should be given the opportunity to provide a similar examination of home insurance.
There are ongoing legislative efforts to improve the state's role. For example, Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, wants to reduce red tape and provide incentives to entice more insurance companies to do business in South Carolina. He has urged giving homeowners and business owners more information so they can shop around for affordable coverage.
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On Monday, Kelowna RCMP received at least six separate reports of theft from various mail boxes in the city. The mail boxes were left open, each compartment broken into over the weekend
It is unknown what mail items were stolen, the only evidence being the open, broken mail box left behind.
The mail boxes targeted were at:
1. Hedeman Court at Trumpeter Road
2. Chute Lake Road at Frost Road
3. Neid Road at East Kelowna Road
4. 5600 block of Goudie Road
5. 6500 block of Sun Valley Road
6. 7700 block of Sun Valley Road
Mail theft can lead to identity theft and fraud if the documents contain personal financial information are stolen.
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• File a change of address with Canada Post
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Meet the Characters of The Dawn Treader
- Katherine Britton Crosswalk.com News & Culture Editor
- 2010 15 Nov
Narnia fans already know Lucy and Edmund, but The Voyage of the Dawn Treader provides even familiar characters with new story arcs and moral directions. Learn more about Aslan, the Great Lion who called the children into Narnia; Eustace, Lucy and Edmund's the self-centered cousin; Lucy and Edmund, who face new temptations and challenges; Reepicheep, the courageous Talking Mouse; and Caspian, the Narnian king on a special quest.
"[In your world] I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there." - Chapter 16
The Great Lion is the bridge between Narnia and England, calling Edmund, Lucy, and now Eustace to his world for his own purposes. He plays a less visible role in Dawn Treader than in the previous Narnia tales, but his infrequent appearances often change the course of the story. Author Devin Brown describes Aslan's appearances to the children and Caspian as moments of redemptions, freeing them from the pitfalls of sin. That's not to say Aslan intervenes at the first sign of danger - he often allows pain to have its day. As a Christ-figure, Aslan uses that pain as his "megaphone," Brown writes, "his tool to rouse someone who has been deaf to all other attempts to get his attention and blind to the reality of his inner condition." The vignettes of the Dawn Treader are all unified in Aslan's purpose.
Eustace Scrubb
There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. - Chapter 1 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Everyone matures in Narnia, but Eustace might be the most shining example. He more than lives up to what Brown calls his "priggish, snobby name" at the beginning of the story. Eustace goes to school at the Experiment House, where the boys and girls are allowed to do whatever they like - even if what they like is bullying others. His forward-thinking parents don't provide much moral direction either. Without any stories or faith to broaden his horizons, Eustace's world is very small.
In fact, his adventure in Narnia happens because he refuses to stop needling his cousins, Lucy and Edmund. Once he arrives on the Dawn Treader, his condition as a demanding bully becomes increasingly apparent. But "Eustace's condition of being friendless, self-centered, and dominated by the desire to dominate is a state in which Aslan will not abandon him," as Brown writes. His dragonish nature will have consequences, yet this punishment serves a redemptive purpose - his curse will bring him face to face with Aslan, the only one in the Narnian world who can save him.
Lucy Pevensie
And every night they saw that there rose in the east new constellations which no one had ever seen in Narnia and perhaps, as Lucy thought with a mixture of joy and fear, no living eye had seen at all. - Chapter 13
The youngest of the four Pevensie children, Lucy possesses a special sensitivity to Aslan's presence. She is a truthful girl who offers her friendship and compassion readily, even to creatures like Eustace who least deserve it. Her voyage on the Dawn Treader will be her third trip into Aslan's world, and she still exudes the blissful contentment of a child in the Great Lion's kingdom. Yet Lucy struggles with her own insecurities. Living in the shadow of her lovely sister Susan, the seduction of the attractive can distract her from being truly winsome. She and her brother Edmund will both face inner trials on this journey to Narnia.
Edmund Pevensie
"Between ourselves, you haven't been as bad as I was on my first trip to Narnia. You were only an ass, but I was a traitor." - Chapter 7
Though Edmund shared Eustace's bullying and power-hungry tendencies on his first trip to Narnia, his encounters in that world have transformed Edmund into a courageous adventurer. This is his third trip to Aslan's world, and he returns as one of its greatest kings. He shares very little in common with Eustace at this point, but he hasn't quite grown up yet. At home in England, Edmund chafes at boyhood restrictions, because he's tasted kingship in Narnia. Brown notes that Edmund's first two trips to Narnia required him to battle external foes like the White Witch; this trip will force him to confront the enemy within. He may not face dangerous foes this trip, but Edmund is still vulnerable to pride.
Reepicheep the Talking Mouse
"Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter East.
I do not know what it means. But the spell of it has been on me all my life" - Chapter 2
This Talking Mouse has two purposes in life: first, to increase his honor, and second, to reach the end of the world. Reepicheep is only two feet tall, and he makes up for his lack of height with an overabundance of bravery that borders on the cavalier. The Mouse's courage is his most admirable virtue, as he is quick to defend the defenseless, but this courage is also his weakness, as he's liable to pick a fight when a gentle word is more apt. Despite his preoccupation with his honor, however, Reepicheep really longs something greater than himself. "Though from time to time Reepicheep loses sight of it, the real object of his desire is reaching Aslan's Country," Brown writes. This insatiable longing leads the Mouse on the greatest adventure of all.
Caspian X, King of Narnia
"On my coronation day, with Aslan's approval, I swore an oath that, if once I established peace in Narnia, I would sail east myself for a year and a day to find my father's friends or to learn of their deaths and avenge them if I could." - Chapter 2
In Prince Caspian, the rightful king gained his throne with the help of the Pevensie children. Now three years into his reign, Caspian has left his kingdom in search of seven lords exiled under his uncle, Miraz. The young king's desire to reach the end of the world - perhaps even Aslan's country - is always simmering just below the surface. Brown writes that Caspian's quest mirrors our own "need for continual development, our ongoing need to do more than stay where we are, to stay where everything is safe and predictable, and rest on our past accomplishments." Like the Pevensies and Eustace, Caspian still has some growing up to do, and will require Aslan's help in doing so.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Mets Lose to Astros! Here we go again!
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- AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 9:03 PM
buddy i give you credit for keeping up with these journal entries- this season is OVER before may. so depressing. i don't know what to do with myself. except keep refreshing your site to soothe my pain.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Let's look for a positive. Joe, you are gonna save a ton of money on colored paint this season.ReplyDelete
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The new git branch "multireg" has been under development for the last few months. The branch has been renamed to become the official "master" and default branch for eXosip2.
eXosip2-4.0.0 will be released very soon! You can already use this new stable git which contains all latest patch.
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posted by aymeric, Sat 04 Feb 2006 02:12:56 PM UTC - 0 replies
eXosip2, a complete rewrite of eXosip, is available since a few
monthes. A release has been made and can be downloaded there:
If you are considering to use eXosip2, please try to use the
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And check for generated doxygen doc at:
Thanks to all contributors and users.
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eXosip2 is soon to be released. The API has been totally rewritten to get much more flexibility over SIP message creation. A lot of limitation (authentication, redirection, access of headers, media negotiation, early media.....) has been removed.
eXosip2 is available under the CVS branch "eXosip2". You can access new documentation at http://www.antisip.com/documenation/eXosip2 and download pre release on http://www.antisip.com/download/


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Atsutoshi Nishida Receives Akira Inoue Award for Environmental, Health and Safety Excellence
Award Recognizes Outstanding Environmental, Health and Safety Achievement in the
Semiconductor Industry
TOKYO, Japan – December 2, 2008 – Atsutoshi Nishida, president and CEO of Toshiba Corporation is the recipient of the Akira Inoue Award for outstanding achievement in environment, health and safety in the semiconductor industry. The award is sponsored by SEMI and was presented on December 2 during the SEMICON Japan President's Reception in Tokyo.
Under Mr. Nishida's leadership, the "Toshiba Group Environmental Vision 2050" was introduced in November 2007. This Environmental Vision establishes targets for enhancing environmental efficiency of products and business processes, while concurrently working to reduce global CO2 emissions by supplying more environmentally-friendly energy systems and eco-products.
"On behalf of SEMI members worldwide, we are pleased to bestow the Akira Inoue Award on Atsutoshi Nishida," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "With this honor, we commend Nishida-san for his environmental vision and leadership. His proactive vision for reducing greenhouse gases and commitment to greater efficiency in Toshiba's use of resources is a strong example of industry EHS stewardship."
Mr. Nishida's commitment has resulted in significant achievements at Toshiba Corporation. Those cited by the Akira Inoue Award committee in the selection of Mr. Nishida include:
- Enhancement of Product Eco-Efficiency through the provision of environmentally conscious products,
- Business process innovations and mitigation of climate change through the reduction of energy-oriented CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases,
- Greater efficiency in Toshiba Corporation's use of resources, resulting in a reduction in the total amount of waste generated by the company, and,
- Comprehensive management of chemicals, resulting in a reduction of total emissions of chemicals to air and water.
Atsutoshi Nishida has been director, representative executive officer, president, and chief executive officer of Toshiba Corporation since June of 2005. Prior to his current position, Mr. Nishida held numerous senior level positions since he joined the company in 1975.
The Akira Inoue Award is sponsored by the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Division of SEMI. The award is named after the late Akira Inoue, past president of Tokyo Electron Limited and a strong advocate of the environment, health and safety. Inoue also served on the SEMI Board of Directors. The award recognizes individuals in industry and academia who have made significant contributions to this area by exercising leadership or demonstrating innovation in the development of processes, products or materials that reduce EHS impacts.
Past recipients of the Akira Inoue Award include Pasquale Pistorio, former CEO of STMicroelectronics; Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel Corporation; Farhang Shadman, director of the Engineering and Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing at the University of Arizona; Saburo Kusama, president of Epson Corp.; Isao Uchigasaki, chairman of the board of Hitachi Chemical Company; Gerald Ermentrout, vice president and general manager of the Electronics Division of Air Products; Chang-Gyu Hwang, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Business of Samsung Electronics; and Richard K. Templeton, president and CEO of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
About Toshiba Corporation:
Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications equipment and systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing US$76 billion. Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
About SEMI:
SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday urged the Left parties to raise the issue of sanitation and other basic needs of the poorest of the poor, apart from the issues of food security and LPG price hike.
"I am sometimes accused of being critical of the Left parties. I am particularly upset, when they go after the issues of cooking gas (price hike) and other issues. These are the issues of the middle class. But what about the issues of the poorest of the poor?" Sen asked while addressing a session at the Kolkata Literary Meet.
He also said that when newspaper headlines were splashed last year with stories of a major power blackout in north India, many missed out on the fact that for a third of the population, "it was not a blackout on that particular night, but an everyday reality".
Sen added that he felt particularly upset with the Left parties protesting on issues such as cooking gas and electricity prices and 'aam admi' pursuits rather than the broader picture.
Forty-eight per cent of the households in India have no toilets and people have to resort to open defecation, a problem that does not get addressed. The figure for China was one per cent while that of Bangladesh was between 9 and 10 per cent, he said.
Earlier on several occasions, Sen has raised the issues of open defecation and child malnutrition in the country.


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A registered Angus heifer sold for $4,100 to take top price in the 16-year history of the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program.
A registered Angus heifer sold for $4,100 to take top price in the 16-year history of the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program.
The heifer was sold by Jim and Sharon Schlager, Canton, and bought by Taylor Lay, Lewistown.
That helped bring overall average to $2,097 for the 312 SMS bred heifers sold at F&T Livestock Auction, Palmyra. The northeastern Missouri sale was the fourth and final of the fall season for young females raised in mostly commercial cow herds enrolled in the University of Missouri Extension program.
The Schlagers were top consignor on average price at $2,664 for 11 purebred registered Angus.
Keithley/Jackson Farm, Frankford, took second-highest average of $2,556 on 25 head of Angus-Hereford crossbred heifers.
Largest consignment of 43 head came from Terry Mudd, Twin Hill Stock Farm, Silex. They averaged $2,012.
Dave Patterson, MU Extension beef specialist and founder of the heifer program, said the four fall sales represented the highest prices in its 16-year history.
Greg Drebes of Prairie View Farms, Monroe City, said his heifers, 28 Simmental and Sim-Angus crosses, were in good condition from fall-grown grass. But he remains concerned about water levels in stock ponds.
Drebes heifers averaged $2,307, with a top of $2,700. Drebes, and Ed Jackson, have consigned heifers every sale for 16 years.
Producers can enroll their herds before Feb. 1 by paying a $5 fee. Later a per-head fee will be charged, depending how many entered.


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Blackhawks keep eye on division title vs. hopeful Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are battling for every point to try and make the playoffs for a 22nd straight season.
The Chicago Blackhawks, however, have already clinched a postseason berth and will try to move closer to a second division title in four years when they host the rival Red Wings in Friday's clash at United Center.
The Blackhawks sealed up a playoff spot last weekend and are closing in on another Central Division crown. Chicago, which last won the division during its Stanley Cup championship season of 2009-10, is currently 16 points ahead of St. Louis with nine games left for both teams.
The Blues are visiting Columbus on Friday night, giving Chicago an opportunity to clinch the division. If St. Louis loses tonight in regulation then the Blackhawks would only need to gain a point to wrap up the Central.
The Blackhawks also are five points ahead of Anaheim for the top seed in the Western Conference and two ahead of Pittsburgh for the NHL lead.
Detroit, meanwhile, is holding onto the eighth and final playoff spot in the West and is two ahead of Phoenix, which plays Friday at Calgary. The Red Wings last missed the postseason in the spring of 1990 and have the longest active playoff streak in all of North American professional sports.
The Red Wings have lost two straight and three of their last four games, but have been able to earn three points during a 1-2-1 stretch. Detroit picked up one point on Thursday when it dropped a 3-2 shootout decision against visiting San Jose.
Patrick Marleau supplied the decisive shootout goal for the Sharks, beating Jimmy Howard through the five-hole with a wrister.
Justin Abdelkader and Jakub Kindl lit the lamp in regulation for the Red Wings. Howard, who said Thursday that he is close to signing a six-year contract extension to remain in Detroit, stopped 28 shots.
"We're in a dogfight. We'd like to get two points, but, to me, we're just going to keep battling, keep worrying about the process and doing good things, and in the end, good things will happen to us. We just got to compete hard," said Detroit head coach Mike Babcock.
The Red Wings will have to battle the next four games on the road, where they are 9-8-2 this season. After tonight, Detroit will visit Nashville, Calgary and Vancouver to close out the four-game swing.
Detroit will have to earn a rare recent win against Chicago to add two points in Friday's game and the Red Wings also will try to overcome an embarrassing loss in the most recent encounter between the clubs. The Blackhawks notched a 7-1 win in Detroit on March 31, giving Chicago wins in six straight and 11 of the last 14 games in this series.
The Red Wings also have dropped two straight and three of their last four games in the Windy City.
Chicago enters Friday having won three straight and the club has recorded a point in six consecutive games, posting a 5-0-1 mark over that stretch.
The Blackhawks last played on Tuesday and they only needed one goal to earn the win in Minnesota. Marian Hossa scored an unassisted goal in the second period, and Ray Emery made it hold up, as Chicago eked past the Wild, 1-0.
Emery made 20 saves to post his third shutout in his past five starts, while Hossa scored his first goal in four games since returning from an upper body injury.
The Wild were done in by one mistake late in the middle stanza, as Clayton Stoner telegraphed his outlet pass in the defensive zone. Hossa crept in from the blue line, picked off the ill-advised feed and beat Niklas Backstrom with a slap shot between the pads with 4:46 remaining in the stanza.
"The timing was right," Hossa said. "The puck hit me basically on the tape."
Hossa, who has 14 markers this season, scored for the first time since a two- goal performance against Colorado on March 18.
The Blackhawks are playing four of their next five games at home, where they are 14-3-2 this season.


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Jeff dropped by a few days later. I offered him a drink and we chatted about the latest Linux developments, then we went to my room.
Jeff instructed me to checkout a certain initial working environment he prepared for working on DocBook documents in advance, from its version control repository. We then started to work on the specification.
DocBook is very verbose in comparison to HTML or any other document format I knew until then. Here's a small glimpse of it:
<orderedlist> <listitem> <para> First Item. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Second Item. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Fourth Item. Just kidding! It's the third. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist>
But with a lot of fast typing and copy and pasting, it was pretty much OK. DocBook can be translated into a great deal of other formats: HTML, Acrobat Reader PDF, Microsoft Word, and even UNIX man pages. We routinely did the conversion only to HTML, but occasionally converted it into PDF as well.
We made a lot of progress that day, despite the fact that Jeff or I initiated some breaks sometimes. It's really good to work in pairs like that. At the end of the day, we checked in the most recent version into the version control repository, uploaded the specification in its various final formats to a pre-designated web-site, and sent a link to what we had so far to the Linux User Group's mailing list.
The next day, when I checked my E-mail, I saw several messages about it. It also caused a flame-war. ("Media-enabled IRC? That would be as Evil as HTML E-mail is."). Anyway, some of the input was useful, and some people even said they may be able to donate some time and help us out.
Jeff and I finished the specification after two more meetings like that. We submitted it as a "Request for Comments" document, and started working on the client and the server.
This took a while as we both had to learn Mozilla XUL, but we were able to get a working version in a relatively short time, that implemented a subset of the functionality. It was pretty neat talking with it, even though we were only two people there. So we set up a testing server for it, packaged the client and the server as media-irc-client and media-irc-server-perl (versions 0.2.0 for both) placed them online on a web-site, and announced it on Freshmeat. (the uneducated reader should know that freshmeat.net is a site that categorises software for Linux and displays news of their recent releases.)
It was a project of mostly just our LUG for a time being. Erisa decided it was a cool thing, and kept using the bleeding-edge of the software and talked with it. She also contributed some very nice patches (= changes that are both human readable and easy to apply) to it. Taylor got very enthusiastic about it ("You're a first-class hacker now, Jenn!") and kept suggesting ideas for the code, and doing clean-ups. Even Jeff's girlfriend, Amanda, who wasn't particularly technologically-inclined (well to be honest, she wasn't a computer- phobic, either) used it to talk from work and home, and reported bugs and stuff.
We opened a channel for this on the old-fashioned IRC, where we could coordinate the efforts if the server broke down, or if we needed something simple. Eventually, we also started a mailing list for the developers. Other of the user-group's members gave a hand or lurked on the mailing list. It was all a lot of fun.


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An insured brought an action against his insurance broker for failing to advise him about an exclusion in his policy.The action was allowed and the insured was awarded damages.
[2011] S.J. No. 500
Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench
B. Scherman J.
August 2, 2011
The plaintiff, Mr. Roy Cheecham, brought an action against his insurer, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, and his insurance broker, Meadow North Agencies Ltd. ("Meadow North") after coverage was denied for damage sustained to his vacant rental property. The claim against the insurer had been dismissed following a summary judgment application on the basis that the policy excluded coverage for vandalism if the property was vacant. The issues left to be decided by the Court were whether Meadow North had breached a duty owed to the plaintiff as his broker, whether the breach was a proximate cause of the loss, and whether the plaintiff had breached his duty to advise of a material change in the risk thus voiding the policy.
In 1993 the plaintiff attended at Meadow North's office and completed an application for insurance for the property. The policy was issued and renewed annually thereafter. A booklet that outlined the policy stated that coverage for vandalism while the property was vacant was excluded. It also stated that the plaintiff was required to notify the insurer within 30 days if the property became vacant. The insured was operating under the assumption that during those 30 days he would be coved for vandalism. That was not the case, as his coverage ended immediately upon vacancy.
In 2004, the property sustained $30,000.00 in damage shortly after the plaintiff's tenants had vacated the property. The plaintiff asserted that he was not aware of vacancy exclusion.
The Court found that Meadow North breached the duty of care owed to the plaintiff and that it was a proximate cause of the loss. There was no evidence that the plaintiff was provided with the booklet that outlined the coverage and the exclusions, nor was he advised about the fact that coverage would not be provided immediately when the property became vacant. It was reasonably foreseeable that a policy holder may think that they had 30 days to advise of the vacancy. Meadow North had a stringent duty as an insurance broker to provide information and advice to the plaintiff about his insurance coverage, including any gaps it may have had.
The plaintiff was awarded $30,000.00 in damages, plus pre-judgment interest, and costs.


text: I am currently in London for New Year's, and spent a lovely day wandering the halls of the British Museum. For those that have never been you can think of it as human history's attic, with artifacts from all the world's great civilizations spanning twenty thousand years. Since I finalized my paper work today, my Model S was also on my mind. A thousand years from now, assuming we are still around, what artifacts from our society will be on display? There are of obvious candidates: moon rocks, a panel from a nuclear reactor, a personal computer, the inventions of Edison and Tesla, an airplane, the Model T, and maybe...just maybe... a Model S. Many of us have the luxury of buying within reason whatever car we choose. Yes, the Model S is very pretty and lightning fast, but I do not think that is why most of us are here. Many of us share Elon's vision and believe that this car represents a critical turning point for our society. Intrinsic to owning a Model S is the realization that the earth's resources are not infinite, and we have an obligation to future generations to protect our planet and stop poisoning it with fossil fuels. We recognize the inherent geopolitical danger posed by being dependent on a part of the world that has known nothing but strife and bloodshed for our energy needs and our economic well being. For me, I much prefer being part of the solution, not the problem. Will the Model S be so disruptive that it will earn a display in the British Museum? History will ultimately decide, but for humanity's sake I certainly hope so.


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Ulan Ude
Eastern Siberia : Buryatia : Ulan Ude
Ulan Ude (Russian: Ула́н-Удэ́ oo-LAHN oo-DEH) is the capital of Buryatia.
The town was founded in 1666, and due to its location on trade routes between Russia, China and Mongolia it developed into a prosperous trading town. Ulan Ude is an important commercial and industrial center of Eastern Siberia, located on the 5640th kilometer of the Trans-Siberian railway. It is the capital of Buryatia republic that is a home for Buryat, Evenk and Russian people. The city itself has a distinct Asian-like feel, perhaps because of the cultural mix and proximity to Mongolia. There are about 400 000 inhabitants, but it seems to be very calm and local people are friendly to visitors.
The months of January to March are the coldest, with temperature reaching as low as -27°C in January. April and May are also cold, but usually it is above freezing. June to August are the most pleasant months with lots of sunshine and temperatures rising to the low 20s. September and October are bracing months, but not yet very cold. November and December again sees a return to freezing temperatures of around -10°C to -20°C.
Generally, it is very contrast: in summer it may be very hot, and in winter it may be freezing. The months of January to March are the coldest, with temperature reaching as low as -27°C in January. April and May are also cold, but usually it is above freezing. June to August are the most pleasant months with lots of sunshine. Also, the whole Buryatia, and Ulan-Ude particulary, is considered to be the place where there are the most sunny days during the year, comparing to other places around. The average temperature during the year is: January -27 | February -18 | March -9 | April +1 | May +9 | June +18 | July +20 | August +22 | September +10 | October 0 | November -11 | December –19
Get in
By plane
By train
By bus
Get around
The center of Ulan Ude is relatively compact, and very walkable. Taxis roam the streets for the lazy, but don't expect any of the drivers to speak English. If you don't want to walk, shuttle buses (10-12 seat minbuses) run frequently to all parts of the city for a flat cost of 15 RUB (from 2013), each route is numbered (on the windscreen) so get help to identify the route you want, flag the bus down to get on, pay the driver and indicate when you want to get off. There are also a limited number of tram routes. Main tram line is a circle around the whole city, quite slow soviet era wagons will give you the taste of the place from locals' eyes.
From 2013 there are only 2 bus stations - Train station and South Bus station. Buses to lake Baikal and most of the republic depart from South Bus station. Some of the buses leave from train station, to Irkutsk and to Arshan.
City Center
Datsans and Churches
Try local buryat cuisine. Mainly it's dumplings - steamed "Pozi", fried "Sharbin" or "Khushuur". Soups - meat broth "Bukhlyor" and noodles "Shuleen".
Local cuisine
Taken from [uuhostel.com]
Coffee houses
Churchill pub. So far the best pub in the center of UU. Lenin looks at it, that simple ;)
Mid range
Stay Safe
Stay healthy
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Insight from Ukraine
Much of the world's attention is focused on the border of Russia and Ukraine after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March. Meanwhile, NATO is concerned that Russian forces on Ukraine's border could carry out an "incursion" into the country. What is it like to live and minister in this part of the world?
Located a short drive from the Russian border is Zaporoxhye Bible College and Seminary (ZBCS) founded 20 years ago by Joanne Schmidt Mackey, a 1986 graduate of Columbia International University, and her husband Mark. For eight years the school's president has been another CIU alumnus, Vladimir Degtyaryov who graduated from CIU in 2001.
ZBCS has 110 students. Its mission is "the formation of Christian ministers capable of planting churches or carrying on ministry so that effective and faithful witness to Jesus Christ is heard throughout all Ukraine and beyond."
To gain insight into what it is like to minister under such political tensions and uncertainty, ZBCS President Degtyaryov answered the following questions in an email Q&A:
What is the reputation of Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary in the community?
In the nearly 20 years since ZBCS first opened its doors to students, the school has developed a respected standing among those in government and society in general with whom we have had dealings on multiple levels. We have an excellent relationship with the public schools of Zaporozhye, where we have conducted special programs (children's camps, English programs, seminars in "ethics") during these years. The college has hosted a special two-week intensive course in English every summer since our founding and, while in the beginning it was only for our students, for the past decade or so it has been open to the general public and has won great respect in the community. Necessarily having to interact with government offices on various matters (e.g., land purchase), the college has a reputation for honesty and integrity, as an institution serving Christ, which is vital to our overall witness.
In light of the political tensions in Ukraine, what is the atmosphere like at Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary?
Naturally, we all feel very, very deeply about what is going on right now. Let me be clear that we experience no "tensions" in the sense of conflict between anyone among our faculty, staff or student body. We certainly feel, however, the prevalent tension over the political and international situation. We are committed to prayer, and to maintaining our fundamental peace, and joy, in Christ, even though there are moments for tears and mutual comfort. Life is going on "as normal" in spite of the situation. We work, we teach, study, joke, laugh, eat and relax together, but of course the national crisis is constantly pressing on our hearts and frequently bringing us back to prayer.
Your city and school are not far from the Russian border. Do you feel threatened?
I will say that we are "aware" of the sense of a threat. Mostly the feeling is one of great uncertainty, a vague set of varying possibilities. Zaporozhye is only about a five hour drive from Crimea in the south, which Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces have taken and occupy. We are not much further than that from the Russian border in the east, where the Russian army has amassed perhaps 50,000 men. It is impossible to imagine Putin attempting a complete military takeover of Ukraine, which would certainly be a disaster for Putin. It is more realistic to imagine him trying to take the southeastern sector of the country, which, they say, mostly feels greater loyalty to Russia. The Zaporozhye province is historically right at the divide, politically, between "east" and "west." The current feeling in our province seems to be more strongly pro-Ukrainian unity than ever, in reaction to Putin's aggression. So I will say that we feel the general threat that all of Ukraine now feels from Russia, which is already significant and will affect us all if Putin invades, and we also feel a greater immediate threat, to our province, than they would feel in the west of Ukraine--though we think perhaps we are just too far west, and too "Ukrainian" for Putin to seriously think of trying to take our province.
What have you and your colleagues been praying during this time?
We have been praying for God's protection for our country, for unity in Christ's Church, that He would give His people special power in the Spirit to hold out the Name of Jesus to all who are experiencing anxiety, confusion, anger or fear. We have been praying for peace. We have been praying against deception, violence and evil and for the vindication of truth in all areas of this situation.
How should believers pray for Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary at this time?
We will be very grateful for your prayers! Please pray for our people--the students, staff and faculty--that the Lord would continually guide and imbue us with His power, to learn, know and do the Truth, and that His Spirit would powerfully keep us continually united and direct us in the development of the school's ministries. Please pray for our student enrollment - that God would bring us all the new students who He knows will have a life-changing experience at ZBCS. And please pray for our school's continued financial backing by many friends and supporters in Ukraine and in America.
How should believers pray for Ukraine?
Please pray for peace, and for Ukraine's leaders to be truly led by the wisdom of God. Please pray for God's power to defeat every evil and lie aimed at our nation. And mostly, please ask the Lord for a very special, powerful time of spiritual revelation, of Christ, to the hearts of multitudes of Ukrainians, while there is still time!