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Drain the narrative of hate for empathy
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
– Leonard Cohen
More and more false news stories invade the press and the internet, so much so that Facebook, after being criticized for potentially aiding Trump's victory by the plethora of fake news, is now to take action and rein in this scourge. No wonder then that Oxford Dictionaries has named the adjective 'post-truth' as its word of the year. Post-truth (usually associated with politics) is defined as "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief". Climate denial (assertion that science is merely an opinion amongst many), religious fanaticism and extreme nationalism all feed off appeals to disregard peer-reviewed science, compassion for the other and fairness. Whereas 'propaganda' was associated with the promulgation of falsity in war time, post-truth has invaded most discussions: enter Trump and the nasty election rhetoric that enfolded a democratic process in hate, misogyny, misinformation and extremist viewpoints that threaten to unhinge an already polarized society.
No one should be surprised then that the motto "Drain the swamp", chanted by Trump and supporters, was based on the false notion that Washington, D.C. was built on a swamp. His desire to get rid of the bureaucracy in Washington by metaphorically draining a human swamp has no basis in the District's physical past. More importantly, swamps have enormous biodiversity and are part of an ecology that keeps us all alive, and disdain for our unique planet's vibrant life systems has its consequences.
The ubiquitous false news finds its way to the natural-gas ventures in British Columbia via the large oil producers. A corporate-funded study was rejected by the federal government, but the project was approved anyway in September and now faces many lawsuits. It turns out that salmon use the area far more than was revealed. Now Kinder Morgan's pipeline may be approved by this 'climate-friendly' government.
The month of November 2016 hasn't been buoyed by optimism for our planet. The UN Climate Summit in Marrakech, following the more hopeful although flawed Paris summit in 2015, heard scientists proclaim the most pessimistic declarations for planetary stability; the announcement that 2016 has a 90% chance of being the warmest year on record in modern times doesn't help the prognosis that this century will not be kind to our children or our grandchildren. The Arctic, going into polar night, is 20 °C above its normal temperature. In response to a climate-denier president-elect in the USA, the Marrakech Action Proclamation affirmed the urgency for governments to commit to fossil fuel reductions to prevent further global warming. Obama's climate envoy suggested that there could easily be a sea-level rise of 1.5 metres by 2050 as a result of rapid polar warming.
Sadly, our Minister of the Environment at Marrakech gave only 15 minutes to the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition to state their case for Indigenous Peoples and youth affected by climate change, but had an hour to speak with the oil industry.
Dehumanizing, writes philosopher and humanist Charles Eisenstein, is the surest path to war. "The truth can only be sourced from the sincere question, 'What is it like to be you?' That is called compassion, and it invites skills of listening, dialog, and communicating without violence or judgement."
Temperatures rob the Arctic of its winter
I can't pretend it was a scientific study of weather patterns, but during the month of February this year I decided to look at temperature readings of major cities around the world and found to my great dismay what scientists had predicted: January and February 2016 were breaking all temperature records, including an unheard-of spike in temperature of 10 °C at the North Pole in December 2015. I don't think anyone, having read those weather reports this February, would expect to find it to be a rare occurrence for any northern city to have below-freezing temperatures, but that is what turned out to be the case. From Moscow to Toronto and Tokyo to Zurich, temperatures were consistently higher than all previous records.
We cannot, as some sceptics might, blame the 2015 El Niño for our climate woes, as none of the 20th-century El Niño events caused such anomalies. That is why the Paris Agreement, in opposing any legal requirement to keep global temperatures below a rise of 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and refusing to address the dramatic increase in greenhouse-gas emissions, is not enough to hang the future of our planet on.
The inclusion of aspirational 'commitments' for putting a stop to temperature rise as an essential component of the Agreement has led the Least Developed Countries to suspect the motives of the Developed Countries. Nepalese social activist Shail Shrestha, having attended his first climate summit, bemoans the injustice of a UN conference that has the countries who have contributed the least to climate chaos having to ask for grants as well as be beholden to wealthy countries in order to mitigate climate impacts they had nothing to do with in the first place. "Indeed," he adds, "cultural transfer from the South to the North would lead both in a more sustainable direction. In traditional societies, energy efficiency is highly valued, and conservation is considered more important than comfort and ease."
Climate Progress reported, "The three unlucky nations that suffered their most expensive weather-related natural disasters ever are Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and Fiji:
- "Vietnam has suffered $6.7 billion in damage from its 2016 drought, which has hit farmers especially hard in the crucial southern Mekong Delta. This cost is approximately 4% of Vietnam's GDP, and beats the $785 million cost (2009 USD) of Typhoon Ketsana of September 28, 2009 for most expensive disaster in their history."
- "Zimbabwe has suffered $1.6 billion in damage from its 2016 drought [with more than a quarter of the population facing food shortages]. This is approximately 12% of their GDP, and beats the $200 million cost (2003 USD) of a February 2003 flood for most expensive disaster in their history."
- "Fiji suffered $470 million in damage from Category 5 Cyclone Winston's impact in February [peak strength 185 mph winds]. This is approximately 10% of their GDP. The previous costliest disaster in Fiji was Tropical Cyclone Kina in January 1993, at $182 million (2016 USD) in damage."
Given that this month looks to be headed toward the hottest March on record by far — and given that it would surprise no one if this were the hottest spring on record by far — much more such extreme weather disasters are yet to come.
It's worth remembering, though, that however bad it gets this year, if we don't continue to sharply reverse global emissions trends, then our current extreme weather will simply be the norm by mid-century — and it will be considered mild by century's end."
Canadian writer Naomi Klein, the author of This Changes Everything, recently said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "[only] pretends to care" about climate-change mitigation. I agree, for how can he support a green economy with the transportation of tar-sand oil and gas to foreign markets? He believes the pathway to a low-carbon future for Canada lies in selling more fossil fuels to pay for renewable energy. "To get there," he claims, "we need to make smart strategic investments in clean growth and new infrastructure, but we must also continue to generate wealth from our abundant natural resources to fund this transition to a low-carbon economy."
From the standpoint of climate/social justice, this strategy of the Liberal prime minister is sheer madness, and it tells us how deeply enmeshed this government is with a fossil-fuel industry that is actually shedding jobs and never saved its money for a rainy day. Continuing to subsidize and encourage the growth of fossil-fuel markets at the immediate expense of our ecological balance and then declare that that same growth and investment will at a later date give Canada the opportunity to shut down this same growth is highly suspect. It is akin to saying that the government should encourage the smoking industry because the taxes raised will help fund cancer research.
Meanwhile, the Town of Collingwood has passed in the last 17 years two climate resolutions and it will be the subject of another article to see if the Town's ink is worth anything.
Paris summit offered nations a new resolve to act.
The Paris Agreement has brought renewed credibility for Canada and for many other countries that are now committed to taking much more seriously a reduction in their fossil-fuel emissions. One of the chief complaints voiced by climate justice activists is that unless we address keeping fossil fuels in the ground and never dig them up there will never be an end to those emissions. Just take a look at the gas and oil industries' rapacious movement towards the Arctic reserves, let alone the tar sands.
Although the Agreement is a potpourri of a few legally binding decisions, it is also a repeat of many aspirational declarations, making it difficult to stomach for many scientists, climate justice activists and developing nations. MP Elizabeth May's plea put it succinctly: "Paris threw us a lifeline. Don't let it slip through our fingers."
Politicians from every corner of the globe are calling the Agreement an unequivocal historical victory, and surely it is no small feat to get 196 countries to agree on anything; but the bottom line should be vigorous planetary health, and not just survival. Does this Agreement give humanity a very strict schedule to ensure this health? Or is it just a stepping stone to something more concrete – and, if so, do we really have the time to ponder action for very long? The Agreement will not take effect for quite a few years. Many say it merely voices good intentions that will probably be implemented too late: something that the fossil-fuel industry seems more than happy to see happen.
Back in 1988 NASA scientist James Hansen brought the concept of catastrophic climate change to the attention of the U.S. Congress, and like other scientists he has contempt for a drawn-out timeline in emissions reduction, as well as being upset that the Agreement did not once mention a tax or fee for greenhouse-gas emissions that would then be used to kick-start a revolution in renewable energy for the entire population of the planet. Other activists are not so polite. George Monbiot commented: "By comparison to what it could have been, it's a miracle. By comparison to what it should have been, it's a disaster."
The Agreement speaks of having greenhouse-gas emissions peak as soon as possible, and later in this century to allow only emissions that can be absorbed by our oceans and forests. The desire for a limit to global temperature rise of 1.5 °C, or well below the 2 °C maximum, gained momentum in Paris, and a 5-yearly review of each nation's progress will be conducted. The US$100 billion a year pledged to lower-income nations to help them adapt to climate change will be extended beyond 2020, but Loss and Damage issues kept the Agreement away from actually accepting responsibility for industrial nations' offering compensation to developing nations that did not contribute to the crisis and are now feeling its effects. Other than the scientifically accepted 1.5 °C limit in temperature rise, nothing is really new. It is almost banal to say that finally nations rich and poor accept the perils of climate chaos.
So, yes, if Paris is a lifeline, what are local communities and individuals doing right now to foster greater respect for this planet's fragile biosphere? The answer is to be found outside the halls of government and can be discovered throughout the world. Perhaps that is where nurturing innovation and indeed love for this miraculous Earth can be the true lifesavers.
A Paris climate summit success is urgently needed
The summit currently being held in Paris represents the 21st time the UN has held its climate mitigation conference. There are of course countless meetings between the annual events. This year's massive conference of over 190 countries, which includes most leaders and environment ministers, has an urgency about it and a palatable appeal to goodwill and action that have not been present before.
Already three major topics have emerged at the Paris summit that must be addressed if real change is to take place. The first is a limit to the rise in global temperature of 2 °C – and preferably 1.5 °C. (We are already experiencing a 1°C increase above pre-industrial levels.) Fairness, the second major topic, is proving to be highly contentious: less-developed countries quite rightly are demanding that industrialized countries take on a larger commitment to reductions because of their long history of damaging emissions. The third topic, money, has plagued consensus since 2009 when the Copenhagen Accord asked for US$100 billion to be given each year by 2020 to lower-income nations to help them adapt to climate change. So far that money has not fully materialized. In addition, there are two topics that are not on the table: a maximum carbon budget that humanity must not exceed if we are to stop climate chaos, and the taboo word "decarbonization", which some countries, including India, refuse to address because they wish to grow their economies and bring millions of people out of poverty by building new coal-fired power plants.
If the huge climate marches by people around the world are any indication that there is a demand for honest negotiations in Paris, here in Canada that demand was translated into action by our November 29 climate marches, which brought out more Canadians than ever before. One of the many reasons why Canadians voted in a change of government this October was a wish to move away from Stephen Harper's dismal conservation record. The new Liberal government promised many improvements, but is Justin Trudeau doing less than his pre-election pledges suggested? A blistering article in Britain's Guardian on December 3, headed "Trudeau's climate rhetoric is riveting. So what about the reality?", outlines legitimate concerns regarding his climate leadership. Although Canadians may find a kinder and gentler prime minister in Trudeau, his initial allegiance to voluntary national commitments to mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions instead of legally binding reductions underscored the influence that is being exerted by corporations and the US. At the same time he is on record as wanting to place his government's response to climate action on a firm scientific basis. As of today it appears that Canada's government will go further and ask for mandatory assessments on how individual countries are progressing towards improving their own mitigation practices.
On December 7 Canada's Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced that Canada will push for a 1.5 °C limit to rising global temperature. It will also support the collective rights of Indigenous people to be recognised in any agreement, something that the EU and the US oppose.
The 45-page draft of an agreement is now being scrutinized by governments at the climate summit, but there are 900 statements in the draft that are being questioned. In the next article we will see if an equitable solution to what is essentially a climate justice pathway for this Earth has been found.
Pope Francis urges humanity to protect our common home
Pope Francis' long-awaited encyclical Laudato Si', subtitled On care for our common home, has been praised by groups as diverse as scientists, anti-poverty and climate justice organizations and governments, as well as by the Dalai Lama and other religious leaders. The encyclical was released to all Catholic bishops in May 2015 and can be read in full at w2.vatican.va It is an astonishing document. As we might expect, it puts forward a strong moral defence for saving Creation. Climate-change mitigation has become a mainstream ethical response to the myriad assaults on life on Earth.
The Pope speaks passionately about the climate as "a common good, belonging to all and meant for all". As our oceans, forests and rivers are under siege, so too is our very climate, which allows all life to flourish. Justice for all encompasses the right to have an Earth, our home, that does not look "more and more like an immense pile of filth". Furthermore, he admonishes us not to be caught up in a one-dimensional understanding of technological progress: "This has made it easy to accept the idea of infinite or unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers and experts in technology. It is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply of the earth's goods, and this leads to the planet being squeezed dry beyond every limit."
The encyclical points to the growing inequality of wealth and wellbeing as a major contributor to poverty and an increasing source of concern in the fight for justice and care for our only home. "The earth", the Pope reminds us, "is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone." As billions of people are excluded from any kind of food security or housing, so too are they the ones who face migration in the face of severe climate events, he points out.
Although the Pope does not comment on the planet's burgeoning human population as a major cause of increasing climate instability, his critical remarks regarding hyper-consumption, greed, and water and food insecurity, as well as unfettered growth, point to over-population as a key component entrenched in our global problems. He bids us protect "our common home", which means making changes in how we understand the roots of poverty and the huge biodiversity/climate crisis now upon us. "We have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor."
The Pope tells us that "the ecological crisis is also a summons to profound interior conversion." Our home is in jeopardy of being destroyed. We need to have an integral approach or ecology that embraces our common lands, our cultures, and people living in poverty. "I am interested in how such a spirituality can motivate us to a more passionate concern for the protection of our world," the Pope explains. He asks us to educate young people and create a covenant between humanity and Nature.
Please see tinyurl.com/laudato-si-2015 for some of Pope Francis' most interesting statements regarding our planet.
Pope Francis asks us all if we are doing enough to enshrine in government and ourselves a covenant of goodwill towards the natural world. Biodiversity, as the Pope states, is at the mercy of human intervention through a misled understanding of perpetual growth and hyper-consumerism. Inaction on climate has taken on strong ethical dimensions. Justice for the poor and justice for nature demands an empathic response immediately.
Two great little stores that are all about community and country living
General stores and markets have always functioned as places of local commerce, but they are much more than that. Indeed, there is a palpable desire in small towns and villages to bring people closer together as the world's stage becomes more threatening. Recently I paid a visit to two unique stores that provide an unparalleled service at the very heart of their communities.
Kimberley General Store
You can still see the names of boys and girls etched in the bricks of the Kimberley General Store going back a century. In the last four years this little gem has come back to life with gusto as the vision of the owner, Stacie Howe, has come to fruition. Whether you are a resident of the Beaver Valley, a tourist driving by, walking the Bruce Trail, cycling or downhill skiing, the friendly staff encourage you to feel at home.
You only have to go up the wooden steps onto the patio and peer through the large original windows to know that not much has changed since the store first opened its door in 1905. The prerequisite wooden floor, large lighting fixtures and high ceiling (which will be getting an original tin finishing soon), the wood stove in the corner, heaps of vegetables from local farmers in the spring, summer and fall, and homemade fare from pies, sandwiches, and butter tarts to locally crafted chocolates make for a cosy setting for this colourful, community-oriented store.
In 2015, Kimberley General Store more than lives up to the expectations of a store at the turn of the twentieth century: it has all the essential provisions – and much more – that a self-reliant community would have needed to get by before the automobile made it possible to go over to a larger centre such as Collingwood to shop. Like all general stores it sells flour, tea, eggs, milk and other staples, but it also boasts a variety of locally made frozen entrées, cheeses and yogurts, ice cream, hats, bird seed, soaps, essential oils and kitchen needs, all in a small space with a warm and welcoming ambience. On certain days of the week home-cooked foods such as soups, cinnamon buns and pizza are also available. There are delightful and quirky presents to buy and engaging books to read, and an excellent array of teas and locally roasted coffee to enjoy while you peruse one of the daily newspapers. A catering service is also available.
Now that the store has bought the adjoining land and built a covered patio, Stacie believes more people will be coming by to shelter in inclement weather and sample the new pizzas with such enticing names as Mamma Mia, Cherry Bomb and Smokey Delight that come out of the wood-burning oven on Friday nights.
Stacie says: "Come by the Kimberley General Store for a taste of village life. Beautiful setting at the base of Old Baldy rock face, with hiking trails close by. Light lunches, curiosities, groceries, local and organic selections. Strong coffee and treats."
The store is located in the village of Kimberley, 235304 Grey Road 13, in the centre of the Beaver Valley, 30 minutes from Collingwood and 20 minutes from Thornbury.
For more information and store hours see www.facebook.com/KimberleyGeneralStore or call 519 599 3451.
Ravenna Country Market
"Since opening our doors just over five years ago, we have grown into what you, our customers, have asked for: a destination where you can come for nutritious, delicious, homemade treats, lunch, dinner-to-go or to just grab an energy-boosting snack during an active day. If you have not yet stopped in to visit, we hope to see you soon." Monica Wolf, co-owner of Ravenna Country Market
The little hamlet of Ravenna hasn't changed much since the Walter family arrived in the 1840s and the following generations kept it thriving. Although it is only 15 minutes from Collingwood and Thornbury, the elevation of the land, the proximity to Kolapore Wilderness and the pure farming character of the place make it still feel that Ravenna hasn't yet joined the twenty-first century.
After you ascend from Georgian Bay on Highway 2, it is gratifying to see a welcoming sign inviting you into Ravenna Country Market. At first sight or even after looking at a map it may be hard to believe that a store that is located in such an out-of-town place could find such a following of people prepared to make the windy journey. For most of us who do, it is exactly what we wish to find: an oasis of plenty and good cheer. Perhaps an energetic bicycle trip or a car ride out to the country makes those pies and soups even more enticing, but whatever the reason for dropping by, the market is a resounding success.
My visit on a Sunday in February found the store bustling with people sitting down for soup and sandwiches as well as others coming in to choose from the wide assortment of pies and other baked goods for sale. It is clear that the market's customers are interested in having high-quality food, whether to eat in or to take home with them. There is an impressive range of gourmet frozen entrées, all made on the premises, such as goat cheese stuffed chicken, braised beef short ribs, salmon fillet, Sicilian meat loaf, osso bucco and lamb shanks. The menu changes weekly. These takeaway meals are the mainstay of Ravenna Country Market. Happily, vegetarians will also find a good selection there.
Monica Wolf, who is co-owner of the market with Roy Genoe, gave me a good insight into how the store has evolved since she and Roy bought it in October 2009. Besides carrying out a top-to-bottom renovation of the space itself, the owners have kept up with the need to expand their business to cater for an ever-widening spectrum of visitors. This spring and summer will find many more places to sit outside to accommodate the hundreds of cyclists who stop to have a drink and something to eat. Monica described to me their plan to have freshly pressed vegetable and fruit drinks available.
Besides home-cooked foods, there is a colourful assortment of local jams, honey, maple syrup and even clothes for sale. Monica and Roy also offer an extensive catering service for both large and small events.
The market is located at 495972 Grey Road 2 and is open seven days a week. For more information, visit www.ravennacountrymarket.ca or call 519 599 2796.
Eating Well: the Resurgence of Organic Farming in Georgian Bay
"With the average age of farmers steadily increasing and the massive environmental impact agriculture can have on the life-support systems of the earth, it became apparent to me that we need more ecological food producers than ever before." – Mike Reid of Kolapore Gardens
There is a real revitalization of our rural area happening. I had the chance to visit two farms to take a look at how their newly established ventures were progressing, and I was impressed to see and feel their dedication and passion for what they wish to achieve on their land. Amy and Patrick's farm is high on a hill overlooking Heathcote and the Beaver Valley while Mike's farm is nestled away next to Kolapore Wilderness area. What links Patrick and Amy Kitchen's Sideroad Natural Farm with Mike Reid's Kolapore Gardens is their mutual emphasis on growing food organically and respecting the fragility of our biosphere.
After having lived in the Beaver Valley for 34 years I have begun to notice a recurring story in our area: young people are rapidly moving in from other places in the country. Patrick and Amy had gone to school out at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia but found it difficult to buy land out west. The fact that family was in Ontario made the choice uncomplicated: good land that was far less expensive than could be found in B.C.. Mike also came to Kolapore from Godrich, and he also has family close by.
Visits to the farms revealed real care, determination and love for the land. It hasn't been easy setting up shop either. Both farms needed infrastructure and the ubiquitous poly-tunnel was built on both farms. Why are these plastic greenhouses showing up everywhere? It has a lot to do with climate change. In the past 10 years I've watched knowledgeable older farmers build these greenhouse-tunnels to be able to insure that the now increasingly common severity of weather doesn't destroy their crops. They simply can't take on the plethora of risks to their livelihood due to climate destabilization without making necessary changes to how they grow their food. Water has to be plentiful so Sideroad Natural Farm took up the task of putting in two ponds for irrigation of the crops. Climate change can pose a real challenge when water scarcity can be definitely an issue.
Both farms try to sell their vegetables at our farmers' markets that range from potatoes, spinach to the more exotic kohlrabi. Sideroad Natural Farm also prides itself on the flowers it grows, as Amy is also a fine flower arranger, and flower decorations for weddings is an expanding part of their business. Patrick showed me a dozen hearty healthy pigs while Mike Reid's Kolapore Gardens sells free-range eggs. At the moment the pigs are fed with non-GMO foods and the Kolapore chickens have organic grains. Both farms let their animals forage. These farms are as far as you can get from the industrial-type farm that Canada has been so criticized for recently by World Animal Protection. If you like vegetables you'll be able to buy arugula, leeks, broccoli, squash, tomatoes, kale and more.
For some time now community-supported-agriculture (CSA) has been extremely important for organic farmers. What does CSA mean? By committing to buying a basket of food for a set number of weeks it allows the farmer to have an 'insurance policy' as they can depend on a basic weekly salary by knowing how many baskets of food will be bought. The contents of the basket will change week to week. It is much more than that: communities become more self-reliant when local purchasing of food becomes a reality. For new farmers this is also a way to be a part of the community. Amy feels a connection already to our area. By and large these farms prosper when communities buy and in many instances volunteer to help grow the food. People who volunteer can be local or from other countries who wish to get a flavour of rural farming life. Amy agrees: "Support for local, organic food continues to grow. It's an exciting time to be farming and we can't wait to get out in the field this spring."
Please visit the websites www.sideroadnaturalfarm.com and www.kolaporegardens.com to learn more about our wonderful farmers and their organic food. Support them by being a part of the CSA initiative or visit the farmers at a few of the farmers' markets located in Collingwood, Clarksburg, Toronto and Meaford.
2015 Permaculture Design Course Internships
Nova Scotia Permaculture is pleased to announce the following summer classes. It is a great opportunity to learn the basics of permaculture design over 8 weeks.
We are once again offering a PDC on a work trade basis(no fee, no stipend) over a period of six(minimum, if you just can't stay eight) to eight weeks(which we favor), running through June to the end of July, and will repeat it in September/ October if we get firm sign up commitments.We are limiting the course to a maximum of five, so don't hesitate too long in signing up. Pretty close to full attendance will be required to receive a PDC certificate.
This will be a very hands on experience, including smaller design projects on the site, general farm work(chores, goat milking, hay making, maintenance etc) helping/cooking in the kitchen, as well as substantial market gardening time. (You can learn a lot just by walking around here.)This will be balanced by classes, presentations(some by you!) and field trips, as well as time doing design projects. Although the schedule will be intensive, especially with the long days of summer,there will also be time for personal study/ reading, and at least one free day per week. We will provide food and lodging, though if you have specialized dietary requirements(we're omnivores, and 98% of the meat is from here), that will be your own responsibility. We are mostly interested in self-motivated folks with some work experience(some basic knowledge of hand & small power tools very useful), although attitude and willingness count alot too. We will ask that you leave your cell phones and earphones/ipods behind while were working or studying together, so be fully aware of that, please. Further details/ info will come later in the process, and you can read our MOP internships page for further details.
If you are interested, please contact me, and include some basic personal info about yourself, your interests and experience, and why you want to do this. Thanks, Alex
contact: alexdenicola at hotmail.com
1217 Belmont rd. RR2 Newport B0N2A0
Please see the website: http://www.novascotiapermaculture.net/
Transition Meaford and Transition Collingwood create blueprint for healthy community
"In the leaking ship that we've made of our planet, the Transition movement is like a flotilla of life rafts. And they've come not to pull us off the earth, but to help us patch it and make it right."
– Bill McKibben
In early December fourteen people from the Meaford and Beaver Valley area came together to continue to work on making their community a healthier and more self-reliant place to live. I had attended a meeting of Transition Meaford two years previously and found that there is a growing interest amongst the townspeople in creating a more engaged society so that people and the rest of Nature can flourish.
In 2013, Meaford Council adopted the recommendation by Transition Meaford to have an Earth Week. This took place in April 2014, beginning with a spring clean-up at Memorial Park, and ending with a Re-use Fair. Lindy Iversen and other Transition Meaford people were on hand to volunteer. The tradition will continue in 2015.
Transition Meaford has been involved in a number of other projects. The group has played a significant part in the community garden at the high school. Films for Thought was set up to promote greater awareness of social justice and ecology around the world, through screenings of films that gave the community insight into ongoing struggles related to food, water, community design and waste. The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Initiative brought to the forefront the plight of our pollinators.
The group would love to meet other Meaford and area residents who care about the future of their community. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm at EcoInhabit on Old Highway 26, east of Meaford. Next meeting is on January 14th. To find out more, visit www.transitionmeaford.org
Live in Collingwood? Transition Collingwood's initiatives can be found at transitioncollingood.com
How did the Transition movement come about?
Back in 2005 people in Totnes, UK began to ask themselves how they could thrive in the face of climate instability and oil scarcity, and thus the first Transition Town was born. The vision of a resilient community that could support itself culturally and agriculturally despite the problems raised by these twin threats inspired the Transition Network, which has spread within ten years to encompass the world. By not having any political affiliations the movement has been able to gain the trust of entire communities. This has led to close working with all segments of society.
To the amazement of founder Rob Hopkins, the accomplishments of the expanding Transition Community now include social justice issues as well. Places like Brazil and India are more interested in alleviating poverty and empowering women than discussing northern concerns for climate change mitigation strategies. The Transition movement is embracing more and more topics that impact the health of communities, to create a Transition Culture that looks at the causes of consumerism and the growth economy and changes the very soil of the community's culture and inner life. It transitions towns to the 'caring economy'. (It must be noted that the opposite of this is shown in the lack of balance and compassion in Canada's skewed oil-based economy.)
Several towns and cities now have their own local currencies, which encourage their communities to buy locally produced goods and thereby recycle their money to keep their own businesses vibrant. The benefits come full circle. The city of Bristol, in Britain, even pays its mayor in Bristol Pounds! Having a local currency has fostered a deep sense of trust in the community. Bristol has now won the prestigious award of European Green Capital 2015.
Please visit www.transitionnetwork.org to learn more about the Transition movement.
Kimbercote Farm's AGM brings out the best in our community
Kimbercote Farm is located on a hill that looks down on the Beaver Valley and beyond. For the past 40 years it has provided physical and spiritual space for people to grow. It's brochure describes the Farm as a "Centre for social and environmental justice in the heart of the Beaver Valley". The Farm's 110 acres has provided the Georgian Bay and Southern Ontario communities with a unique opportunity to experience a country setting for events, retreats and a vast array of discussions that take place because of the dedicated volunteers who have kept Kimbercote alive and well with their creative zeal for four decades. Although the focus of the Farm's activities may have shifted through the decades social justice has always been the bedrock for all its charitable not-for-profit work. As the meaning of social justice has expanded in the last 40 years, so has inclusion of nature stewardship become more important to the Farm. Gardening, permaculture, forest ecology programs, the truly hands-on efforts by Sticks & Stones Wilderness School plus Headwaters Gathering groups have put new meaning into conservation education and practices in sustainability. And so Kimbercote has championed and nurtured aboriginal culture, organic agriculture, faith/spiritual groups, children, families as well as men and women's retreat groups. The farmhouse has been the key to letting the Farm host year round 25 guests at a time plus tents.
The Annual General Meeting on December 7 brought out 60 individuals of all age groups. No one has ever seen such a large group come out to such a meeting at the Farm. Kimbercote Farm is in financial trouble but it is not without its friends. This place means a great deal to many people. This year's AGM brought out the people for the love of a Georgian Bay community icon. The usual AGM business of voting in board members was not the focus of the meeting so much as an inspired discussion on the future for the charity. Although the current debt is quite small fewer groups are renting the space in an ageing farmhouse but the maintenance of the facilities keeps on growing.
The members attending the meeting were asked to have small discussion groups and write out their suggestions to be presented to the new board of directors who will then make the critical decisions as to the Farm's future. Three proposals were given to the group. Naturally the community wishes to see a vibrant and financially secure future for the Farm. Thoughts of renting out the farmhouse on a yearly lease, seeing the sale of some acreage to conservation groups and having Sticks & Stones Wilderness School play a more active role in programming may be the starting point for the end of the charity's woes.
The crisis now being experienced can transform Kimbercote into the Centre for Community and Ecology, as mentioned at the AGM, and give true meaning and tangible direction to the founders's original goals of social justice. A possibility/option exists to sell the facility and purchase a new one which puts a major focus onto program development for youth and families, provide dialogue with other communities and "support community/ecology locally, regionally and provincially." Programs would start in early 2015 for children. SSWS would share programming efforts also. A legal trust would also be created to insure "trust funds go to social justice innovators if the sale of property occurs in the future."
The other option spells the sale of the land and basically giving the money to like-minded foundations. The new Board's occupation will be one of courage and vision. We wish them wisdom. It is more than just putting into place short term financial solutions. Kimbercote's core community needs to now put into play the creative ideas and passion to bring it to 2050.
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Beyond Sausage is the world's first fresh, vegan sausage that looks, sizzles, and satisfies like pork. It has all the juicy, meaty deliciousness of a traditional sausage, but comes with the upsides of a plant-based meal! With even more protein than real non-vegan pork sausage, no cholesterol, 3 grams of healthy fiber and half the fat, these incredibly flavorful sausages are perfect for the grill, stovetop, or slicing up to add to your favorite dishes. Toss one on a bun, load it up with your favorite toppings, and you'll know why Beyond Sausage is taking the vegan world by storm with amazing flavor and texture unlike any other!
Soy-free, gluten-free, and GMO-free, each package of Original Brats is 14 oz. (400g) and contains 4 individual sausages. $10.99 per package.
Ingredients: Water, pea protein isolate, refined coconut oil, sunflower oil, contains 2% or less of: rice protein, faba bean protein, natural vegan flavor, potato starch, salt, fruit juice (for color), vegetable juice (for color), apple fiber, methylcellulose, citrus extract (to protect freshness), calcium alginate casing
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From Anonymous of Spring, Texas on 5/8/2019.
I would willingly eat these every day! They are everything I loved about meat sausages, but without the gross surprise bones and connective tissues of dead animals. So far everyone I know who has tried them freakin' LOVES them. Except one person who says he never liked those kind of sausages anyway.Best of all, they hold together perfectly if you cook them up and then throw them into a dish of something like a baked pasta casserole with tomato sauce and vegetables.
Very convincing!
From Melissa of Crystal Lake, Illinois on 2/22/2019.
I'm a meat lover and I approve of these brats! Great flavor and texture. If I hadn't known they were vegan, I would have assumed they were made from very lean meat. I'll be buying these again for sure.
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From Joy B. of Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Texas on 1/27/2019.
WOW does this mimic real pork sausage. I'm not a fan of other Beyond products, but this is almost unbelievable. Smells like pork, sizzles like pork, juices like pork, cuts like pork, aftertaste is spot-on. While I was cooking, my mom said she feels bad for me, but I feel bad for her (aka all the animals she needlessly slaughters). I won't buy these often (the quality is worth the price, but it's still a high price!), but definitely will buy again.
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These are very similar to the brats Boca used to make. Absolutely delicious. My new obsession.
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There's no way anyone would be able to tell this is vegan. It's so delicious and savory. It has the slight casing "snap" of a bratwurst. I love the flavor of Beyond Meat's burger patty, but this bratwurst sausage is even closer to the taste of the real thing. I cooked it on my George Foreman grill and ate it in a bun. Tasty!
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HARTFORD – This month State Representative Stephen Harding (R-107) was joined by Bethel resident Tom Burke to testify on behalf of his proposed bill, House Bill 5580. This bill would expand eligibility of veterans' benefits to certain discharged veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). As a Marine Veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Burke suffers from combat-induced PTSD and attended today's public hearing to advocate for fellow veterans.
Both Rep. Harding and Mr. Burke were approached after the hearing by a spectator thanking them for their testimony and effort to help veterans who are at a disadvantage thanks to mere faults and inefficiencies in the veteran's affairs system.
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Kayland Apex Dual GTX - Men's
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Description of Kayland Apex Dual BootStand at the top of a mountain and feel proud in your Apex Dual boots from Kayland, featuring a shock absorbing midsole and eVent waterproof membrane will keep your feet comfy and happy all the live long day. FeaturesCombination warer resistant suedehardy textileReinforced rubbereVent waterproof membrane Cocona technology utilizes activated carbon derived from coconut shellsHeel pull loopPadded tongue and ankle for added comfortShock-absorber microporous midsoleDual-density PU heelTPU injected shankVibram Mulaz outsole Heel height 1 12 in Shaft 6 12 inCircumference 14 12 in Weight 33 oz
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THE TITHE - Week of May 22nd
By Judy NicholsMay 22, 2016
We get our concept of the tithe from the fact that Abram gave a tenth of all the spoil from the war of the kings (Gen. 14) and from the commands in Leviticus and Deuteronomy (see Deut. 14:22 for example). But giving our tithe is more than just obedience to the law.
When Abram went to war it was not for the purpose of conquest but to rescue his nephew Lot who had been taken captive in a previous battle. He routed several powerful kings' armies with a band of just 318 men and brought back all the goods and people that had been taken. Afterward, he met Melchizedek, King of Salem and a priest of God Most High. Melchizedek blessed Abram and attributed his victory to the power of God, the Possessor of heaven and earth.
In response, Abram gave Melchizedek, and by extension God, a tenth of all the spoil. Since the law was not given for several hundred more years, we can assume his gesture was a not a matter of obeying a law but of affirming the truth of Melchizedek's words. He was affirming that God is, indeed, the Possessor of all things, including the power to overcome enemies. His tithe symbolized his rejection of personal or military power to achieve God's promised purpose in his life. God had promised to give him the land; he did not need to conquer it himself.
The king of Sodom, whose goods Abram recovered, was also present at this time. He offered to let Abram keep all the spoil and only return the people to him. This Abram also refused. He said, "I have sworn to the Lord God Most high . . . that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, 'I have made Abram rich'" (Gen. 14:22-23). His rejection of this offer is a powerful affirmation of his dependence on God, rather than human kings and their gifts, to become great.
We may give our tithe to the church because the Bible says to do so. We may give it because the Bible also promises us rewards for doing so. In Malachi 3 we read that God will not only open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing but also rebuke the devourer for us if we tithe. Those are valid reasons. But we should also recognize that our tithe represents our repudiation of self-effort and our utter dependence upon God.
Do we really believe God is the Possessor and Giver of all? Do we truly believe it is His power, rather than anything we can do, that gains us every victory? Are we convinced that we are totally dependent on God for everything? It is our tithe that declares it.
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Depeche Mode - Remixes 1981 > 2004
Wikipedia defines the remix rather prissily as follows:
"A remix is an alternate version of a song different from the original version…to extend its popularity or to give a song that wasn't popular a second chance… it is often used in hip-hop and rap music… (and) usually has the same music as the original song but has added or different verses that are rapped or sung".
The roots of the remix can be traced back to the late seventies, but really rose into prominence in the mid to late eighties, when the extended format was king and it was common place for artists to release a 12" to accompany the single. Some artists embraced the idea to its maximum potential – Pet Shop Boys for example consistently produced fresh, exciting mixes, on a variety of formats for all their singles, as did New Order and Erasure.
Some however completely missed the point, thinking that all you had to do was just make your song longer with a few tweaks and voila, you had a remix. Basically, some songs can cope with a remix, and some cannot. INXS are a good example of a band woefully inept when it came to the remix – a laughably bad extended version of "Need You Tonight" was released, and their mix of "What You Need" is possibly the worst I have ever heard, just randomly repeating great chunks of the song to pad out an extra 4 minutes or so. There is a mix of "Kick It In" by Simple Minds that to me comes a close second, sounding like what happens when you press "REPEAT A-B" on your CD player. The Cure released their woeful remix album, which again showed that some bands should just leave the remix alone. And then of course, there was Depeche Mode, who commissioned excellent, exciting extended arrangements of their singles, pretty much from the word go.
The earliest Depeche Mode remix to feature on this album comes from 1981 with "Shout", the b-side to their second single, "New Life". And it is actually pretty good, full of moody echo, not that different to the original, just a lot longer. Also from 1981 comes the extended version of "Just Can't Get Enough", which is completely mental - keyboards chirrup and sequencers trigger endless beats and noises.
However, the best example of an "early" Mode remix is the Combination Mix of "Get the Balance Right", a fabulous creation, taking the track onto the dance floor and doing far more than just "extend" it. It shows how Depeche Mode truly understood the art of the remix - repetition is one thing, but a truly great mix keeps the essence of the song whilst turning out something different.
This three CD collection brings together "the best" of their output, though much has been omitted. What is here though is excellent, the first track on the first CD being, in my opinion, about as good as Depeche Mode have ever got. The split mix of "Never Let Me Down" is incredible, an exhilarating ride of orchestral slabs of music. Bringing together both the single version and the "Aggro" mix, it is a simply wonderful experience where everything is thrown at the song and, for once, everything sticks. Truly a standout moment and the finest thing on these CD's.
Also good on the first CD is the "Capitol Mix" of "Policy of Truth", where again the remix sounds fresh but also stays true to the song. Air's mix of "Home" is sadly pretty dull, a remark that could never be aimed at the "Blind" mix of "Strangelove", where Daniel Miller is let loose to produce a twitchy, slightly mental version of an already bonkers song. Another highlight in Renegade Soundwaves version of "I Feel You", and Beatmasters with "Route 66" - adding sounds from "Behind the Wheel" to excellent effect. Less good though is Underworld's "Hard Mix" of "Barrel of a Gun" - in fact, it is pretty awful. It is surprising to see it on here - the band have gone down on record saying that they thought it poor, bearing no relation whatsoever with the original, sending it back to have a few vocals added. Martin Gore said at the time - "different key, different speed - different song!", and he's right, apart from the odd line, nothing of the song is here.
CD two opens with the awesome "Pump Mix" of Personal Jesus, which takes an already superb song to a whole new level, crisp production and a real sense of invention turning this into a fine track. "Breathing in Fumes", an alternative version of "Stripped" is also worthy of a mention - its challenging, interesting, and puts a new slant on the song. The On-U Sound mix of "Master and Servant" though is very poor, where the song is buried amid distortion, chopped and spliced to make it sound merely annoying.
CD three contains mostly unreleased and new mixes, and there is some fine stuff on here. The rock mix of "Nothing" is wonderful, guitars and drums but still with a sinister electronic edge, it manages to even improve on the album version. Goldfrapp's version of "Halo" is also very special, sounding elegant, Alison Goldfrapp's vocals cold and mysterious. Best track on this CD though is Rex the Dog's "Dubb" mix of "Photographic", which is genius, clipped vocals to a pulsing beat - enormously exciting and perfect for clubs.
This is an excellent collection that showcases how close to the cutting edge Depeche Mode have been over the years. Some fine mixes have been omitted (the "Quad" mix of "Enjoy the Silence" is sorely missed), but that was always going to be the case with a collection so vast. This is an essential purchase for anyone with a passing interest in dance culture.


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#OHL talent bolsters @StLouisBlues 🏆
A closer look at the #StanleyCup contributions made by #OHLAlumni.
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Congratulations to the OHL Alumni who are now Stanley Cup Champions.
The St. Louis Blues captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating the Boston Bruins in the NHL Stanley Cup finals. Plenty of OHL Alumni made their mark in NHL history, the Blues roster has 10 players who formally played their junior hockey in the OHL, now they're Stanley Cup Champions.
Jordan Binnington – Owen Sound Attack
Robert Bortuzzo – Kitchener Rangers
Michael Del Zotto – Oshawa Generals – London Knights
Pat Maroon – London Knights
Robert Thomas – London Knights – Hamilton Bulldogs
Vince Dunn – Niagara IceDogs
Alex Pietrangelo – Niagara IceDogs – Barrie Colts
Robby Fabbri – Guelph Storm
Ryan O'Reilly – Erie Otters
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Congratulations to Windsor Spitfires alumni and St. Louis Blues assistant coach Steve Ott on winning the ultimate prize in hockey. Steve Ott joins 10 players and OHL alumni as NHL Stanley Cup Champions.
In the biggest game of his career, Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 33 shots to set an NHL rookie record with his 16th win.@binnnasty is the fourth rookie in NHL history to win #Game7 of the #StanleyCup Final. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/Mpxkl1L6Dh
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 13, 2019
Jordan Binnington inks his name in the record books once again. Not only did Jordan play a crucial role in the St. Louis Blues winning the Stanley Cup, but he also set an NHL rookie record after recording his 16th playoff win. Jordan is the first rookie goaltender to win all 16 playoff games on route to becoming a Stanley Cup champion.
Fourth rookie goalie to win the 7th game in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Add that to the fantastic rookie campaign and the former Owen Sound Attack netminder is off to a great start in his young NHL career.


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- 4 - Petitioner timely filed a 2001 Federal income tax return. On August 13, 2003, respondent mailed a notice of deficiency to petitioner with respect to the 2001 tax year. Petitioner timely filed a petition on April 10, 2006.3 Discussion Based on the foregoing facts, which are not in dispute, petitioner argues that the portion of his loan payments applicable to the principal should be deductible as a business expense. Respondent argues that to allow petitioner a deduction for repayment of the principal on the loan would essentially allow a "double deduction". Respondent argues that petitioner used the loan to purchase the lots and established petitioner's tax basis in them. Respondent notes that each of the five lots that secured the loan was sold before 2001, and that any gain or loss on the sale of those lots should or could have already been reported on petitioner's returns for years before 2001. Summarily, respondent's argument is that petitioner has, or could have, already recovered the cost of the lots when they were sold, 3 Petitioner filed a ch. 13 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on Sept. 5, 2000. In 2000, the filing of a ch. 13 petition triggered an automatic stay which prohibits the commencement of a proceeding in the Tax Court concerning the debtor. See 11 U.S.C. sec. 362(a)(8) (2000). The automatic stay was lifted on Jan. 10, 2006, when the bankruptcy court entered an order granting petitioner a discharge under ch. 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Due to the automatic stay, the running of the time for petitioner to file a petition in this Court was suspended, which allowed him to file a timely petition after the discharge from bankruptcy. See sec. 6213(f)(1).Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
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As Siemens we believe physical barriers are not related to potential. Only the potential matters to us. Therefore, we look forward to receive applications of candidates with physical barriers and chronic illnesses. We support healthy relationships between candidates with barriers and their colleagues because we believe we can create differences together.
Siemens is dedicated to quality, equality, and valuating diversity and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which we work.
We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form to the best of you ability as we will use the data to review your suitability to the role.
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D-Day's "Moves like Jagger"
Jagger is a Generational Tri/Brindle triple carrier Olde. He has exceptional althetic ability, his wide open nares allows him to breath properly. He loves going to the lake to swim and play fetch. He's very friendly and loving, just what we want in a perfect stud dog. He is free of all the health issues that Plague English Bulldogs. We are excited to have him in our breeding program.
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Spanky definitely turns heads, he is a real looker...Spanky is a beautiful Chocolate Brindle Olde, who is a triple carrier. He is a proven producer of big healthy pups. Spanky is very loving, and full of Spunk. He's a very solid Pup full of potential, sold thick build, great head size, open nares-clean breather. We are excited to see what his future holds.
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Rex is the newest addition to our program. He is an F1 and will definitely add some bone and structure to his offspring. He carries tri. He is a solid boy with a very sweet disposition. His personality is wonderful and he plays with well with others.
Unique Bulldog's "Apollo"
Apollo was produced here at Unique Bulldogs, he is off of our Spanky J and Peaches N Cream litter born in 2017. He is essentially Spanky 2.0, he is a triple carrier chocolate brindle. He has wide open nares that make him a clean breather and capable of long distance walks and hikes. He is very athletic like his sire and will definitely add some great features to our program.


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He did a full Cpanel backup. So I figured I would have everything. But in restoring the CPanel backup, it doesn't restore the website, however in this backup is an SQL backup too.
But I deleted the site to the point where WP isn't even installed on my CPanel anymore. When I deleted the folders, it deleted the site, including wordpress. IS the backup enough to ultimately restore everything?
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Public consultation about proposed changes to urgent care services in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley1 min read
Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group are inviting you to take part in their public consultation to help shape important changes they want to make to urgent care services in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley.
By urgent care, they mean care to treat illnesses and injuries that are not life threatening but require an urgent clinical assessment or treatment on the same day.
They are proposing to create a new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at either Gravesham Community Hospital or Darent Valley Hospital by autumn 2020.
Both proposed options will bring together the existing urgent care services provided by the Minor Injuries Unit at Gravesham Community Hospital and the White Horse Walk-in Centre at Fleet Health Campus under one roof.
The public consultation runs for 12 weeks from 12 August to 4 November 2019.
There are a number of ways you can have your say. You can fill in a survey or see more information, attend one of the public consultation events or invite NHS staff to come along and speak to your group or organisation.


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There is no uniformity in the tracing of the smallest curve. Qualities are "abstracted" from experience and formulated into concepts.
India on top, Sri Lanka at the bottom of the photo Certain historical inscriptions, old travel guidesold dictionary references and some old maps have been cited to support a religious and geographical belief that this is an ancient man-made bridge.
Hatred and contempt, says Machiavelli, are the worst things that can happen to a ruler, the former because nothing else be needed to motivate opposition, even assassination, while the latter means that few will fear to act in opposition.
One could buy a railway ticket from Chennai to Colombowhereby people travelled by rail from Chennai to Pamban island, go by ferry to Talaimannar, and then go again by rail to Colombo.
If the picture is representational, the first task is to understand the subject matter. And if there are indeed natural kinds, then there must be natural, and real, essences. With her intimate, personal knowledge of the Russian Revolution, and all the loathing that it inspired in her, Rand will always be an invaluable witness to the practice and folly of totalitarianism.
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper to carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States All of these proteins are placed in the axial protein family Homma et al.
Geological evolution Landsat 7 Image of Adam's Bridge Landsat 5 image of Adam's Bridge Considerable diversity of opinion and confusion exists about the nature and origin of this structure.
The image also is unexpected, so the description ends with an idea that catches our attention because it is new, while simultaneously summarizing an important part of her analysis. Each mutation that brought the turns of the helix closer together would decrease the rate of monomer escape, and allow the extension of the filament.
Thus, as soon as Rand allows that the terms for features "abstracted" from experience refer to features that are really there, then she has let in some form of Aristotelian realism, whether she wants to or not. What the state giveth, the state taketh away.
The purest formal analysis is limited to what the viewer sees. Whatever the institutional self-interest of Caiaphas may have been, what we see in his reasoning is a proper appreciation of his position of political responsibility.
The edges of the window, table and chair, and the contours of the figure, not to mention the purple eye, were drawn in this way. One of the most influential systems was created by the 17th-century French Academician Roger de Piles The name's currency in the Muslim world survived the replacement of the Khitan Liao dynasty with the Jurchen Jin dynasty in the early 12th century.
For current purposes the most important point is that flagella are widespread across the bacterial phylogenetic tree, with losses in various taxa and no clearly primitive nonflagellate taxa. For when the safety of one's country wholly depends on the decision to be taken, no attention should be paid either to justice or injustice, to kindness or cruelty, or to its being praiseworthy or ignominious.
This must be examined in some detail, beginning with Machiavelli's advice to a prince: The political parties and organizations suggest alternate alignment for the channel that avoids damage to Adam's Bridge.
If secretins were already available from the type II secretion system, as they probably were given the universal distribution of type II secretion, then from the start the type III export system would have been a primitive kind of type III secretion system, as small proteins could diffuse in the periplasmic space until they found an outer membrane pore and diffused out.
Flagellin will self-assemble into filaments in vitro Hirano et al. Other possible hypotheses for the origin of the type III export apparatus are not currently ruled out, such as the idea that much of apparatus is descended from a passive channel and that only a portion of the F1F0-ATP synthetase was coopted to power transport, or that there is an ancient, obscured homology between the various secretion systems.
Because it explains how the eye is led through a work, this kind of description provides a solid foundation for other types of analysis. The result would be something rather like the modern type III virulence pili, which appear to have far less complex axial structures than flagella.
Nonetheless, anyone can learn a great deal from reading either of them. Thus, the model for the origin of flagella begins with the hypothesis of a primitive type III export system. That preserves the objectivism of her theory, and so the appropriateness of "Objectivism" as the name of it, but, as we have seen, it leads down the paradoxical road of a Leibnizian theory of concepts.
Some Sri Lankan historians have condemned the undertaking as "a gross distortion of Sri Lankan history". Although David Kelley, Leonard Peikoffand others now try to develop her thought into a complete philosophical system, nothing can hide the relative shallowness of her knowledge: You know how we are doing it.
Consequently, Ayn Rand as a philosopher has relatively little to contribute to the doctrine of the Friesian School. It is always a useful exercise, even when it is not intended as an end in itself. Bacteria make use of a number of distinct secretion systems, reviewed as a group elsewhere Hueck, ; Thanassi and Hultgren, a; van Wely et al.
If the purpose of a prince or leader is simply his own personal or dynastic ambition, regardless of the cost to his country or its citizens, this is not a worthy purpose, and we have an evil, not a dilemma.
One drawback of Rand's literary method to present her ideas, although it follows in the great Russian tradition of philosophical novels, is the manner in which it sometimes obscures historical realities that would reinforce her argument.
Ricci supported his arguments by numerous correspondences between Marco Polo's accounts and his own observations:Find contact information for advertising, media, or athletic inquiries at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Miller aptly portrays Marco and Rodolpho both similarly and differently, whilst giving them separate roles- Marco is the Sicilian angel of justice while Rodolpho is the catalyst for the conflict and later becomes a mediator.
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Why Marco and Rodolfo Came to America in A View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller The play A view from the bridge the author, Arthur Miller, is presented to the audience as a tragedy but not a classical, a new, modern tragedy.Download