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The pattern of distribution of human settlements often reflects the uneven
nature of resource endowments and availability between regions and within individual
communities. In Africa, as elsewhere, there are heavy concentrations of human
settlements within 60 km of coastal zones, in areas of high economic potential,
in river and lake basins, in close proximity to major transportation routes,
and in places that enjoy hospitable climatic regimes. Changes in climate conditions
would have severe impacts not only on the pattern of distribution of human settlements
but also on the quality of life in particular areas. For example, wetter coasts
or drier conditions in up-country areas could lead to spontaneous migrations
as an adaptive option. Similarly, the pattern of energy use could change radically
as a result of technological adaptations arising from climate change.
IPCC (1996) and UNFCCC (1992) acknowledge that developing countries' energy
demands must increase to meet their needs for economic development. This increase
must occur so these countries can respond to their development needs and to
support the needs of growing populations. More of this economic development
will be in industrial and transport sectors than in any other sector. It has
been argued that the growth of the energy, industry, and transport sectors is
needed as countries go through their economic transitions, which will decrease
their vulnerability. Current high dependence on land-based production activities-such
as agriculture and fisheries-only increases the vulnerability of African countries.
The energy, industry, and transport sectors are thus important in discussing
vulnerability and adaptation.
The main challenges likely to face African populations will emanate from the
effects of extreme events such as tropical storms, floods, landslides, wind,
cold waves, droughts, and abnormal sea-level rises that are expected as a result
of climate change. These events are likely to exacerbate management problems
relating to pollution, sanitation, waste disposal, water supply, public health,
infrastructure, and technologies of production (IPCC, 1996).
Adaptation strategies lie mainly in relocating populations, efficient energy
supply and use, introduction of adaptation technologies, and improved management
systems. Because most of these strategies have high cost implications, existing
economic constraints of African countries may present major obstacles. In addition,
implementing some of these strategies may have aspects that go beyond costs;
relocation of human settlements from low-lying coastal areas that are vulnerable
to inundation, for example, is likely to create problems that go beyond cost
implications and include changes in social structure-clear policies on land
use, fortified by flexible land-tenure regimes, will be needed.
The impacts of climate change on the energy sector will be felt primarily through
losses or changes in hydropower potential for electricity generation and the
effects of increased runoff (and consequent siltation) on hydrogeneration, as
well as changes in the growth rates of trees used for fuelwood. The total primary
energy use in 1990 in sub-Saharan Africa (including South Africa) was broken
down in the following shares: biomass fuels (53%), petroleum (26%), coal (14%),
large-scale hydro (3%), natural gas (2%), and other renewables (2%). The most
vulnerable areas of the energy sector to climate change in Africa are the provision
of energy services for rural areas and, to some extent, for urban low-income
needs. Table 2-9 shows that millions of cubic meters
of wood are harvested each year for energy purposes. The extent of biomass dependence
for the African energy sector is high; this dependence is critical because the
source of biomass is supported only by the natural regeneration of indigenous
natural forests. In addition to the primary energy sources listed in Table
2-10, dependence on charcoal is high in east and southern Africa, in countries
such as Zambia and Tanzania; in Zambia, where charcoal provides 80% of urban
household energy needs, 3.5 million tons of charcoal are produced annually from
indigenous forests.
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Glass artifacts first begin to appear with the arrival of Europeans in North America, and often represent trade items. Glass artifacts can include beads as well as any of the many glass items we are familiar with today.
Sites with glass
The Value of Legacies: Revisiting Collections at Sustainable Archaeology McMaster
Slack-Caswell: AfHa-1
Sealey Site (AgHa-4)
Savage Site (AdHm-29)
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Day of Archaeology 2016
Take a time trip beginning with the early formal archaeology and its avocational or 'collector' foundations and parallels in the Province, through the classic works of the 1950s and the heyday 1960s and 1970s, down through the development of legislation, great syntheses and compilations. Shortly thereafter, we mark the process of standardisation in the practice […]
The Legacy of Looting: The Darker Heritage of Archaeology Collections in Ontario
"…they actually had cemetery digging bees – just like you'd have a barn-raising bee. People would crowd in and just have a picnic lunch and dig through these graves, which is, I mean what can you say? There's really no way of describing the wrongness of that. But that's what happened…" – Bill Fox "…how […]
Hood Site (AiHa-7)
Site Name: Hood County: Hamilton-Wentworth Borden Number: AiHa-7 Township: Carlisle Date Excavated: 1977 Excavated By: Paul A. Lennox About the Site: Located near Freelton, Ontario, the Hood Site (AiHa-7) was excavated by Paul A. Lennox in 1977. The extensive excavations targeted large midden deposits, the village palisade and 14 longhouses associated with a Neutral Iroquoian […]
Hamilton Site (AiHa-5)
Site Name: Hamilton County: Hamilton-Wentworth Borden Number: AiHa-5 Township: West Flamborough Date Excavated: 1970, 72, 76 Excavated By: W.C. Noble, H. Devereux, P. Lennox About the Site: Located in West Flamborough township, the Hamilton site (AiHa-5) was the subject of surface-collection for amateur archaeologist George Gee (of Dundas, Ontario) as early as 1960. In 1969, […]
Artifacts on Air
The collections held by Sustainable Archaeology McMaster mean many things to many different people. A group of artifacts can tell a story about a way of life and affords insight into how people have lived and changed in the region over thousands of years. In the past (and unfortunately still sometimes today), descendant communities and […]
Sustainable Education: New Visions for Teaching in the Field
The McMaster archaeological field school, directed by Dr. Scott Martin, has created a lot of buzz here at Sustainable Archaeology, and it has got us thinking about current approaches to teaching and learning in the field and how they relate to our goals for collections management and research in Ontario. A couple weeks ago, the […]
"Arch. in the Workplace": Collections & Community
Access and engagement are pivotal values for Sustainable Archaeology, and we routinely take part in events that provide the opportunity for community engagement, such as Doors Open and Day of Archaeology 2015. This month, we were asked to put together two displays for the 20th exhibit of Art in the Workplace (AWP). This programme has […]
The Value of Legacies: Revisiting Collections at Sustainable Archaeology McMaster
There is no doubt that McMaster's Department of Anthropology and Sustainable Archaeology have benefited from legacy collections. In our last post, we detailed our methods for processing these assemblages to ensure their preservation and facilitate their use by researchers today. As the McMaster Legacy Collection Project progresses, the value of these materials and their reuse […]
McMaster Legacy Collection Project
A big part of our work at SA: McMaster is processing the legacy collections associated with decades of archaeological work by faculty and students in the McMaster anthropology department. We are tracking our progress and site information here, and also have a series of posts planned that detail what is involved in working with legacy collections. While […]
Catalogues and Context – the Gunby Site (AiGx-5)
As we mentioned in our post on the Hicks Site, we will occasionally be reaching out to ask for assistance in identifying or clarifying site provenience. Today's post is slightly different. We know when and where the Gunby Site was excavated but do not have associated records to accompany the 27 boxes of material from […]
Artifact Imaging: Z-Stacking a Scraper
Part of our work at SA McMaster is to explore artifact material and manufacture technique using our Zeiss AxioZoom high resolution microscope. Occasionally we will be posting photographs to highlight a range of artifacts and the imaging techniques we use to capture them in detail. First up, we have a scraper from the Sealey Site. […]
Day of Archaeology 2015
To our delight, Sustainable Archaeology McMaster recently participated in our first Day of Archaeology. Our post covers a bit of everything, outlining the purpose of the initiative as well as some of our ongoing projects and what our daily tasks consist of. We would like to give a big thanks to the organizers of this […]
Mystery Box #1: the Hicks Site
As we mentioned in our first post, the Sustainable Archaeology McMaster team spends a lot of time trying to sort out the provenience and excavation details of the collections in our care. To try and help solve these mysteries, we'll be posting about some of the more bemusing cases from time to time, asking readers […]
The Archaeology of Archaeology
If there's one thing archaeologists are good at, it's gleaning as much knowledge as possible from the tiniest scraps of information. Today, archaeologists make a point of festooning their collections with all of this hard won data so that future generations won't have to – er – dig for it quite as vigorously as they […]

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CVSP hosts first Colorado High School Ethics Bowl Tournament
Read more about the event here: http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_30772657/peak-peak-charter-boulder-high-slated-first-colorado (2/6/17)
CVSP Undergraduate Research Conference on Normative Issues in Social Policy announced; Call for Papers Open To All CU Undergraduates
The Center for Values and Social Policy is pleased to announce the CVSP Undergraduate Research Conference on Normative Issues in Social Policy, Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The conference features a keynote address by Helen Frowe,
Professor of Practical Philosophy, University of Stockholm
Director, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, and a $250 Prize for Best Undergraduate Paper.
Debates about controversial social policies often have a purely factual, empirical component. These include questions such as how much a policy like universal health care would cost to implement and whether the practice of capital punishment reduces the rate of crime. But most discussions of controversial social policies also have a significant normative component. These include questions such as whether affirmative action is unjust, whether punishing young teenagers as adults is unfair, whether abortion violates the fetus's right to life, whether permitting the sale of human organs fails to treat people with the appropriate kind of respect, and so on. The focus of this conference will be on these kinds of normative questions as they relate to actual or proposed social policies.
The conference is open to all undergraduates who are currently enrolled at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Papers that were written for a class assignment as well as papers written exclusively for this conference are eligible. Papers should be approximately 3000 words long and should address at least one normative question relating to at least one kind of social policy. To submit a paper, send a Word or pdf version to email@example.com. If the paper was written for a course, it should indicate the name of the course. The paper should not include the author's name or any other identifying features. In addition, each submission should include a short abstract (approximately 150-200 words) that briefly describes what the paper is about. The deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016. Questions should be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com. (10/31/16)
CVSP Now Accepting Applications for Visiting Fellows for AY 2017-18
For further information please see our ad here: http://philjobs.org/job/show/6334 (10/18/16)
Bonnie Steinbock Appointed as Center for Values and Social Policy Visiting Fellow for Fall 2016
Professor Emerita Bonnie Steinbock, who retired from SUNY Albany in 2014 after a long and distinguished career as one of the leading bioethicists of her generation, will be a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Values and Social Policy this fall from September 13 – October 13. She will give at least one talk, do some classroom presentations, and make herself available for a variety of additional interactions with faculty and students while she is here. Details on those events will follow. Among many other things, Professor Steinbock is the author of Life Before Birth: The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses, which Oxford University Press recently brought out in a second edition, and the editor of the Oxford Handbook of Bioethics. While in residence at the Center, she will be working on a project entitled: "Should Physician-Assisted Death Be Expanded to Include Psychiatric Conditions?" Here is a brief excerpt from her project description:
"The project concerns defensible restrictions on physician-assisted death (PAD), which includes both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). I discuss the broader category of PAD because I do not regard PAS as morally different from euthanasia, and also because I am looking beyond the United States, where euthanasia is everywhere illegal to Belgium and the Netherlands, where both are legal. The question of restrictions on PAD is not an issue for those who are completely opposed to it. Nor it is an issue for those who think that there should be no limits on PAD, at least for competent adults. It is a serious issue for those who accept PAD in principle, but are concerned about a slippery slope from acceptable to unacceptable uses. In this project, I will consider in greater depth the arguments for limiting PAD, focusing specifically on four issues: the requirement of terminal illness; the treatability/incurability of psychiatric illness; the effect of psychiatric conditions, such as severe depression, on competence to make medical decisions; and the expansion of PAD to 'existential suffering' or being tired of life."
CVSP to co-sponsor Affirmative Action Panel Event
The Center is cosponsoring "Affirmative Action and Higher Education", a panel talk being held on August 16 in Eaton Humanities 150. (7/15/16)
RoME Congress, August 11-16
The 11th annual Rocky Mountain Ethics (RoME) Congress will be held August 11-16, 2016. For more information see the RoME website. (7/6/16)
"Power Dialog" discussion, Monday April 4
The Center is co-sponsoring Power Dialog, a discussion about clean energy in Colorado, Monday April 4th at 3 PM in the SEEC Auditorium. CVSP Faculty Fellow David Ciplet (ENVS) is one of the featured speakers. For more information visit www.powerdialog.net (3/16/16)
Chris Heathwood talks about well-being on Minerva
Professor Chris Heathwood discusses the philosophy of well-being on the Minerva podcast with its host, Joshi Gottlieb. (2/12/16)
Video of CVSP/School of Education Panel Event Available Online
Video of the CVSP/School of Education's recent panel discussion "Choosing, Refusing, and Opting Out: Parents' Rights in Public Education", featuring CVSP Faculty Fellows Adam Hosein (Philosophy) and Terri Wilson (Education), is now available here. (2/11/16)
David Pyrooz in the Daily Camera
CVSP Faculty Fellow David Pyrooz (Sociology) is featured in the top story in the local section of today's Daily Camera: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_29476642/no-surge-overall-u-s-crime-due-ferguson. (2/5/16)
Adam Hosein to speak at School of Education colloquium
Professor Adam Hosein will speak at the School of Education's panel discussion "Choosing, Refusing, and Opting Out: Parents' Rights in Public Education" on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Boulder Public Library. The School of Education is co-sponsoring this event with the Center for Values and Social Policy and the Office for Outreach & Engagement. The panel will address the legal precedents and philosophical issues involved in claims about parents' rights in public education, focusing on school choice, vaccinations, and opting out of state tests. (1/15/16)
Call for papers for ninth annual RoME conference
Submissions are open now for the ninth annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME), August 11-14, 2016. See the call for papers here. (1/13/16)
Applications for Visting Fellows now open
The Center is now taking applications for Visiting Fellows for the academic year 2016-2017. Information about the position and how to apply can be found here: http://philjobs.org/job/show/3961 (10/23/15)
John Corvino talk, "Why I Don't Like Religious Exemptions"
Professor John Corvino (Wayne State University) will present his talk "Why I Don't Like Religious Exemptions" Wednesday, October 21 from 6:00-7:30PM in MUEN E0046 (10/13/15)
Western Civilization Dialogue Series presents "On God's Authority", October 22
The Center for Values and Social Policy in conjunction with the Center for Western Civilization, Thought, and Policy presents a panel talk "On God's Authority: Conscientious Objection in the Age of Same-Sex Marriage" Thursday, October 22 7:00-8:30 PM in Eaton Humanities 1B50. Panel members are Ryan Anderson, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation; John Corvino, Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University; Sherif Girgis, co-author of the book "What is Marriage?"; and Andrew Koppelman, Professor of Law and Political Science,
Northwestern University. (10/12/15)
Center Blog Launches
The Center has launched its new blog, "What's Wrong?" Follow the blog on Facebook here. [8/10/15]
Think! Talk: "Cowspiracy" Movie, 3/19
The Think! Talk series presents a screeing of the movie "Cowspiracy", March 19th 6:30-9:00 PM in MATH 100. A panel discussion will follow. [3/10/15]
2014 Morris Colloquium to honor Alison Jaggar
The 2014 Morris Colloquium, "In the Unjust Meantime" will be held August 6-7. This year's colloquium will celebrate the work of CU Boulder Philosophy Professor of Distinction Alison Jaggar. [4/18/14]
RoME VII CFP is up:
The Sixth Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress
August 7-10, 2014
See the Conference Website for more information [2/4/14]
Applications Due Feb 15!
RoME VI CFP is up:
The Sixth Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress
August 8-11, 2013
See the Conference Website for more information [12/4/12]
RoME V:
The Fifth Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress
August 9-12, 2012
See the Conference Website for more information [5/14/12]
The Morris Colloquium: March 15-16, 2012
Topic: Immigration. Speakers: Kit Wellman, Michael Blake, Adam Hosein. More information on the Morris page. [3/8/12]
Think! Talk: Diana Hsieh, "Should You Try to Be Morally Perfect?"
Tuesday, March 6, 2012. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here. [3/1/12]
Think! Talk: Brian Talbot, "Killing and Priming: Some Recent Research into Moral Evidence"
Tuesday, January 24, 2012. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here. [1/18/12]
RoME IV:
The Fourth Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress
August 4-7, 2011
See the Conference Website for more information [8/6/11]
Think! Talk: Ajume Wingo, "The Paths for the Perplexed: The Perils of Leadership in Modern Africa"
Wednesday, April 27, 2011. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here. [4/27/11]
The 2011 Morris Colloquium: March 10-11
Charles Mills -- the John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy at Northwestern University -- will give us three talks. [3/3/11]
Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl
Ethics Bowlcoming to CU: December 4, 2010.
The Third Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress: August 5-8, 2010. See the conference website for the program and other conference information. [8/3/10]
Think! Talk: Brian Talbot, "Virtues and Video Games: How Should You Feel About Simulated Evil Acts?" Tuesday, April 13, 2010. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here.
Think! Talk: Wes Morriston, "Divinely Mandated Genocide in the Bible: Is God Bad? Or Is the Bible Wrong about God?" Tuesday, March 16, 2010. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here.
Think! Talk: Michael Tooley, "What Is Wrong with the World, and Who Is to Blame?" Tuesday, February 2, 2010. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Free and open to the public. More information here.
Call for Papers: Third Annual RoME Congress. The Center for Values and Social Policy is pleased to invite paper proposals for the third annual RoME Congress to be held August 5-8, 2010 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Papers from all areas of ethics and political theory are invited. To encourage the participation of junior scholars, the University of Colorado will be awarding a Young Ethicist Prize of $500 for most meritorious submission by a younger scholar. Click here for a pdf of the Call for Papers. [1/7/10]
Ethics Bowl: Click here for information about the upcoming Rocky Mountain Regional Ethics Bowl, including registration.
New Director: Ajume Wingo has taken over as Director of the Center for Values and Social Policy. Welcome, Ajume!
Think! Come to our free public lecture series.
RoME 2009: Click here for information about 2009's Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress.
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All Talks on Friday from 12:00-12:50 in the Center (HLMS 269), unless noted
Jan. 14, 2011: Dr. Nick Ferreira (University of Witwatersrand)
Jan. 21: Eric Chwang
"A Qualified Argument against Athletic Doping"
Jan. 28: Christian Lee
"Dissolving Indeterminacy and Incommensurability in Values"
Feb 4: Claudia Mills
"The Ethics of Parenthood"
Feb. 11: Michael Huemer
"Authority and Hypothetical Consent"
Feb. 18: Jarrod Hanson (Education)
"Defending Deliberative Democracy in the Classroom: Bridging Epistemological Divides"
Feb. 25: Adam Hosein
"Immigration and Equality: Must Governments Treat Aliens the Same as Citizens?"
Mar. 4: Eamon Aloyo (Political Science)
"A Democratic Justification for Nonmilitary Humanitarian Intervention: Reconciling Human Rights and Collective Self Determination"
Mar. 11: Charles Mills
"Body Politic, Bodies Impolitic"
Mar. 18: Horst Mewes (Political Science)
"The Function of Religion in Tocqueville's Democracy in America"
Apr. 1: Bob Pasnau
"Trust Yourself, Be Irrational"
Apr. 8: David Boonin
"Famine, Affluence, and Mortality: A Non-Consequentialist Response to Singer and Unger"
Apr. 22: Ben Rich (UC Davis School of Medicine)
"Existential Suffering and the Ethics of Palliative Sedation"
Apr. 29: Kent Northcote, M.D.
"Perception and Memory"
All Talks on Friday from 1:00-1:50 in the Center (HLMS 269), unless noted
Sept. 3, 2010: Eric Chwang
"Freedom from Autonomy"
Sept. 10: Mike Huemer
"Against Democratic Authority"
Sept. 17: Ben Hale
"Undoing and Disallowing"
Sept. 24 at 12:00 noon: Robert Pippin (University of Chicago)
"Cinematic Action Theory"
(Note the time change)
Oct. 1: Eamon Aloyo
"Basic Democratic Rights: Conditionally Deriving Human Rights from a thin Procedural Conception of Democracy"
Oct. 8: Kacey Warren
"Recognizing Disability: Reconceptualizing a Vision of Social Justice for the Cognitively Disabled"
Oct. 15: Amandine Catala
"Reframing the Normative Question of Secession"
Oct. 22: Michele S. Moses
"Are Ballot Initiatives a Just way to Make Public Policy?"
Oct. 29: Brian Talbot
"Normative Dilemmas"
Nov. 5: Adam Hosein
"Doing, Allowing, and the State"
Dec. 3: Ajume Wingo
"The Politics of the Apolitics of Racism"
All Talks 12:00-12:50
in the Center (HLMS 269)
Jan 29: Prof. Claudia Mills
"Playing Favorites"
Feb 5: Prof. Alison Jaggar
"Hearts Starve As Well As Bodies: Leisure As an Indicator of Agency and Wellbeing"
Feb 12: Prof. David Boonin
"The Non-Comparative Account of Harm"
Feb 19: Prof. Ben Hale
"Nonrenewable Resources and the Inevitability of Outcomes"
Feb 26: Heather Roff (PoliSci)
"Kant's Permissive Law: A Principle for the Perplexed"
Mar 5: Cory Aragon
"Situating Responsibility for Global Justice"
Mar 12: Christian Lee
"A Trivial Organic Unity?"
Apr 2: Dr. Uri Leibowitz
"What is Friendship?"
Apr 9: Prof. Alastair Norcross
"Animal Experimentation"
Apr 16: Prof. Steve Vanderheiden (PoliSci)
"The Ethics of Free Riding"
Apr 23: Michaela McSweeney
"Against Tolerance"
Feb 13: Prof. David Boonin
"Why I Hate Hate Speech Codes (But Still Don't Hate Hate Crime Laws)"
Feb 20: Prof. Michael Zimmerman
"Rapture of the Nerds: The (allegedly) coming technological 'Singularity'"
Feb 27: Prof. Eric Chwang
"On the Moral Force of Coerced Promises"
Mar 6: Prof. Dan Kaufman
"Sinful Actions and Sinfulness"
Mar 13: Christian Lee
"Basic Evaluative Properties"
Mar 20: Prof. Ben Hale
"Carbon Sequestration, Ocean Fertilization, and the Problem of Permissible Pollution"
Apr 3: Prof. Matt Tedesco (Beloit College, CU PhD)
"Harm, Consent, and Practical Joking"
Apr 10: Prof. Alison Jaggar
"The Philosophical Challenges of Global Gender Justice"
Apr 17: Dan Demetriou
"Honor: The Ethic for Real Men?"
Apr 24: Prof. Mike Huemer
"Is There a Right to Immigrate?"
Sept 4: Prof. Chris Heathwood
"Moral and Epistemic Open Question Arguments"
Sep. 11: Prof. Claudia Mills
"Artistic Integrity"
Sept. 18: Prof. Eric Chwang
"Consent and Cluster Randomization"
Sept. 25: Scott Wisor
"Philosophical Reflections on Sudan Activism"
Oct 2: Prof. Alastair Norcross
"Fetishism and Deontology"
Oct 9: Dr. Jason Wyckoff
"Why Political Legitimacy Entails Political Obligations"
Oct 16: Prof. Brad Monton
"Against Multiverse Theodicies"
Oct 23: Prof. Rob Rupert
"Against Group Mental States"
Oct 30: Dr. Ryan Mott
"Why Political Legitimacy Doesn't Necessarily Entail Political Obligations"
Nov 6: Barrett Emerick
"Kantian Ethics and the Puzzle about People in Great Need"
Nov 13: Amandine Catala
"Is There a Right to Secede?"
Nov 20: Tom Metcalf
"Empirical Ethical Intuitionism"
Dec 11: Pamela Lomelino
"Why Relational Autonomy Is Better Than Traditional Accounts of Autonomy"
Jan 18:
Prof. Christina Van Dyke (Calvin College)
"Ethical Vegetarianism: Feminist Requirement or Patriarchal Burden?
Jan 18:
Prof. Alastair Norcross
"Euthanasia and Self-Defense"
Feb 2:
Dan Demetriou
"What Moral Intuitions Are"
Feb 8:
Prof. Claudia Mills
"Stigma and Openness"
Feb 22:
Kendy Hess
"The Modern Corporation as Moral Agent"
Feb 29:
Lisa Bates
"Privatization, Democracy, and Public Goods"
Mar 14:
Prof. David Boonin
"What's Wrong with Racial Profiling?"
Mar 21:
Dr. Michael Peirce
"It's Not My Concern: Singer and Plato, Rules, Roles, and Social Organization"
Apr 4:
Prof. Chris Heathwood
"Desire-Based Theories of Welfare, of Pleasure, and of Reasons"
Apr 11:
Prof. Gordon Finlayson (University of Sussex)
"Not Much Ado about Habermas and Rawls"
Apr 18:
Prof. Eric Chwang
"Futility Clarified"
Apr 25:
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"Is Realism Really Good for You? A Realistic Response"
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Published in Sports on January 15, 2006 2:23 AM
By BRYAN C. HANKS
Courtesy Kinston Free Press
KINSTON -- Very seldom does a team have a chance to redeem itself in the same game. But, when that game ends 24 hours after it started, that opportunity certainly presents itself.
Kinston improved mightily from the free throw line and used excellent efforts from Quinton Coples and Miguel Starkey to down Southern Wayne, 81-77 in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference action at Viking Gym.
Friday's game was halted with 1:52 remaining in the third quarter. The Vikings had only connected on four of 15 free throws and were holding a tenuous 52-50 lead. The game was postponed to Saturday because of wet conditions on the Viking Gym floor due to unseasonably warm weather.
The Vikings -- who practiced free throws Saturday afternoon before the resumption of the game -- hit 12-of-15 from the charity stripe over the balance of the game to beat the Saints (12-2 overall, 2-1).
The biggest turnaround from Friday to Saturday was performed by Coples, Kinston's 6-8 sophomore center. On Friday, he missed all six free throws he attempted; on Saturday, Coples connected on four of five and finished with a team-high 22 points.
But Coples wasn't the only one who improved from the line. Starkey, who had hit only one of two free throws on Friday, hit four of five on Saturday. Senior guard K.K. Sherrod hit both free throws he attempted and sophomore Termaine Miller hit one of two free throws.
"Good teams make their free throws and that's what (Kinston) did tonight," Southern Wayne coach Mike Connelley said.
The Saints took their last lead of the game at 69-68 with 3:26 remaining when Justin Bellamy converted a traditional three-point play. On Kinston's next possession, Starkey had an offensive rebound of a Coples miss and netted two free throws for a 70-69 lead the Vikings wouldn't relinquish.
Coples (five points), Starkey (four) and Sherrod (two) combined to score the remainder of Kinston's points -- six of which came from the free throw line.
The final three minutes weren't without some excellent defense by the Vikings (13-4, 3-0). Miller had two steals in that span, Calvin Scott had one and sophomore guard Bo Ingram drew a charge that helped Kinston open a 79-70 lead with less than a minute remaining.
The postponement of the game -- which was finished in front of approximately 1,000 fans -- was something neither Gulledge nor the veteran Connelly had ever experienced.
"This was a very unique situation," Gulledge said. "It was the first time I've ever heard of a conference game being played this way. You hate to see anyone lose a game like this."
Gulledge sought advice from his college coach, Mount Olive's Bill Clingan, and then decided to forgo watching video and focused on the free throws and shot charts.
Connelley, who has been in coaching for 30 years, had his team shoot free throws at the high school in Dudley before shooting around a bit in Viking Gym.
"I told my team that I didn't know what to do," Connelley said. "We thought about it a lot and tried to come up with the best plan. I thought we had a good plan, but it sure didn't look like we had it."
DeLawn Armwood had 24 points, while Antonio Davis contributed 16 and Bellamy added 10 for the Saints.
Coples' 22 points -- 14 of which came on Saturday -- and 15 rebounds led the Vikings. Starkey had 21 points (10 on Saturday), while Sherrod (12 points) and Felton Mason (10) were hit double digits in scoring for Kinston.
Southern Wayne travels to Charles B. Aycock next Friday.
So. Wayne 19 18 16 24 -- 77
Kinston 17 21 18 25 -- 81
DeLawn Armwood 24, Antonio Davis 16, Justin Bellamy 14, Derek Garris 9, Akeem Royal 7, Austin Hood 5, Kendrick Thompson 2.
Quinton Coples 22, Miguel Starkey 21, K.K. Sherrod 12, Felton Mason 10, T. Miller 6, Wynn 4, Hines 2, J. Miller 2, S. Sherrod 2.
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Ilya Wolston
Ilya Elliott Wolston was an American citizen who entered the U.S. Army in World War II and became a military intelligence officer. Shortly thereafter Wolston began reporting to the Soviet intelligence. Wolston relayed to Soviet intelligence matters relating to the organization, curriculum, and personnel of the Army's intelligence school at Fort Ritchie, Maryland.[1]
After the war Wolston worked for the KGB network run by his uncle, Jack Soble and included Soble's brother and Wolston's other uncle Robert Soblen. Boris Morros wrote in his autobiography that Jack Soble told him that Ilya, whose cover name Morros remembered as Slava, had done work for the Russians in Alaska.
There is a Slava in a 1945 message (Venona 325 KGB Moscow to New York, 5 April 1945); it clearly is not Wolston but someone connected to the Rosenberg spy ring. This also suggests that by that time Wolston had a different cover name.
Ilya Wolston is referenced in the following Venona project decrypts:
- 777–781 KGB New York to Moscow, 26 May 1943
- 893 KGB New York to Moscow, 10 June 1943
- 325 Moscow to New York, 5 April 1945. (It is not clear that the Glory in the 1945 message is "Glory"/Wolston as in 1943).
- Boris Morros, My Ten Years as a Counter-Spy, London: Werner Laurie (1959).
- John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999), pgs. 275–276.


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"You cannot have morality without godliness. There in a phrase, it seems to me, I have indicated the whole trouble during the last fifty years in particular. There are good people in the land who are very much concerned about morality; but they are not concerned about godliness. You simply cannot have morality, finally, without godliness. And the last half century has proved that to the very hilt. If we go back a hundred years and more we find that the great emphasis was upon godliness. But then a generation came which said in effect, Morality is very good and it is most essential for the country, but of course we do not want this godliness any longer; we no longer believe in the supernatural, we do not believe in miracles, we do not believe that Christ is the Son of God–He was no more than a great moral teacher–and so, of course, we must shed all this godly part of it. And they did so. They thought that they could preserve morality without the godliness. But you see what has happened.
Though you have got education and everything you can provide, if there is not godliness at the back of it your morality will collapse. And the modern world is just an illustration of that truth. In other words the Apostle is here (in Ephesians 4:17-19), not only concerned with the fact that the Gentiles lived in a certain way, he is more concerned with the reason why they did so. And that is still the position with us. All good, thinking, decent people must be alarmed at what is happening in this country… But here is the great and inevitable question: Why is this happening, and what can be done about it?
Now the most futile and foolish thing of all is merely to denounce the evil. That is the simple and easy thing to do, as we meet it in the streets and in our newspapers; just to feel a sense of disgust, to turn away and say, How horrible! how terrible! Obviously that is not going to help anybody. The business of the gospel is not simply to denounce; it is not simply to restrain. The business of the gospel is to deal with the situation in the only way in which it can be dealt with radically, and that is, to preach the gospel of regeneration, this power of God unto salvation, that can deal even with this seemingly hopeless situation and insoluble problem. That is the whole story of the New Testament… This is the only hope for society. And let men do what they will, let them multiply their educational and moral and social organizations, they will not touch the problem. You can have your teetotal organizations, your morality crusades, and your moral councils, and a thousand other things, and you will not touch the situation. The evil involved is in the heart of men, and it is only a message that can deal with the heart of men that is adequate to meet the problem…
It is the business of preaching, it is the whole gospel of evangelism, that men's eyes should be opened; not that they should be entertained, or made to laugh and weep; but to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and to knowledge… We are only Christians because the Spirit of God has opened our blind eyes, and has taken away the darkness. And that is the need of all others. Have compassion on them. Pray for them."
D.M. Lloyd-Jones, Darkness and Light: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:17-5:17 (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1982).


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Juanita Freeman Fuller, 55, of 215 Serenity Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Fuller was born in Surry County, N.C., to the late Hugh and Vena Freeman.
Survivors include her husband, Clyde W. Fuller of the home; son, Lonnie Jack Morgan of Goldsboro; two daughters, Connie McCollum and husband, Mike, of Knightdale and Amy Swanner of Raleigh; six grandchildren, Lee, Jonathan, Kevin, Kaitlyn, Jessica and Erin; two brothers, Willie Freeman and wife, Louise of Elkin and Lonnie Freeman and wife, Patricia, of Elkin; three sisters, Lou "Jean" Frey and husband Tom of Grantham, Janie Bell Waller and husband Mike of Elkin and Christine Freeman and Charles Eldridge of Elkin; and sister-in-law, Barbara Freeman of Elkin.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin D. Freeman of Elkin.
Mrs. Fuller was a member of the Samaritan Sunday School Class at Providence United Methodist Church and served as a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, and other times at the home.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Providence United Methodist Church. The Reverend Dr. Jerry Jackson will officiate.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, N.C., 27834.
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Atty, what legal step should I do after knowing that these people, particularly my schoolmates and classmates are spreading rumors about me that I'm unchaste, gold digger, prostitute, have been pregnant, which aren't really true. It's really bothering me since I see these people regularly, and it traumatized me because I am not used of having such issues, and as my family said, nobody has the right to judge me and destroy my dignity. However I knew it through an acquaintance who hacked the facebook account of A who was one of those who dishonor me. A always had conversations with B through facebook private messages. So with the skills of my acquaintance, he/she told me that I'm always their topic; talking deceitful, stupid and negative comments about me. But of course, that acquaintance I'm pertaining to doesn't want to be recognized. I'm a girl and it's threatening me since my classmates and other people are now avoiding and mistreating me just because of these rumors. One time, I was at the school garden then someone from another course, poured water on my side from the second floor. But when I was about to check who did that, that person was gone already. I was clueless who was that, but one thing's for sure, I know what course that person is taking. Please help me.. I would appreciate your advice. Thank you and God bless!
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David Beckham and his wife Victoria have a future catwalk star on their hands - baby daughter Harper has already been offered her first modelling job.
The cute nine month old has built a huge fanbase since her birth last year (11) by regularly appearing in public with her fashionista mum Victoria while dressed in coordinated designer outfits.
And her stylish image has also caught the eye of bosses at online babywear store My1stYears.com - they've offered Harper a contract to become the face of their brand.
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A research report by the Centre for Financial Analysis and Reporting Research (CeFARR) at Cass Business School highlights inconsistencies in IFRS compliance reflected in European listed companies' impairment reporting practices.
According to the report high-quality financial reporting practices and outcomes under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are more likely to be observed for companies operating in countries with stronger regulatory and institutional infrastructures.
This study of European listed companies focuses on the timeliness of impairment recognition for non-financial assets and the quality and extent of compliance with impairment-related disclosures required under IFRS.
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"There is little doubt that consistent application of IFRS facilitates greater comparability and reporting transparency, and this can, in turn, lead to such capital market benefits as increased stock market liquidity and a lower cost of capital for firms. Findings reported in our study of impairment reporting, selected because it is a crucial aspect of financial reporting requiring estimates, assumptions and managerial discretion, show that there is considerable scope for improvement in the application of IFRS by some European listed companies. Until such improvements occur, the economic benefits claimed for harmonised financial reporting in this region and beyond may well remain elusive."
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Yeah, yeah, I know. Who has the time to read right? I usually find my time to read on my vacation. In fact that's all I do on vacation. I 'unplug' from the digital world and I arm myself with 3-5 books that I read on my week of vacation (I've been known to read more than that).
If you're like me, books and your choices of content can be equal parts boring and intriguing. As a nurse I think we need a healthy balance in our lives. We give all our blood, sweat and tears for our profession on a daily basis. The following books I suggest are what I call balance. A balance between good honest working environment career development education and a fine taste of nursing comic-relief, mixed in with some metaphysical real-life thought-provoking navigational skills.
Here are the 5 best books to read for a nurse:
1. Your 1st Year As A Nurse – Donna Cardillo, RN
I received this book as a new grad. My first thoughts were, serisously? I just finished school?! Why would I want to read ANOTHER book?? This book is for the new grad and the seasoned nurse alike. A great resource to help any staff nurse better understand the wants, needs and expectations of what being a nurse requires. Filled with real-life stories, suggestions on interpersonal and professional networking, as well as how to properly deal with expect those 'bad days.' I truly think every nurse should visit, then revisit this book anytime they feel like they are losing a grip, getting burned out, or just need to know you are not alone.
2. Bedlam Among the Bedpans | Humor in Nursing – Amy Y. Young
This is the comic relief I was talking about. Ever have a bad day? Ever need a good 'nursing humor' laugh (you know – the kind of humor only a nurse could appreciate)? How about just bonding over the commonalities between nurses, or the shared humor amongst specific areas of nursing (ED, OR, ICU, Med-surg, etc)? This book is for you. What's also great is the format of the book. It comes in short stories, as well as a detailed index that helps if you're pressed for time, or are looking for something specific to laugh about.
3. Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson, M.D.
OK. OK. This is NOT about mice. Well, maybe indirectly. This book is about change. Change? What's that? Nurses have no idea what change is right? I mean we still wear the white cap and skirt right? We still have all of our IV medications dripping out of a glass bottle right? We still have to count drops when infusing IV medication right? *UH-hum* (clearing my throat) We Nurses are ALL about change! This book discusses the differences in how one deals with change. I must tell you, once you read this you can and will envision someone you work with or know to be one of the 4 characters in this book. I promise you. After you read this book, you will forever be changed on ..err.. Uhh Change. Remember – change is the only constant thing in our profession.
4. The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch
This amazing man was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This book is full of excerpts from his 'Last Lecture' at the university titled: "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams". If you have EVER met an obstacle on your way to a goal – ANY goal. This book is for you. This guy did not know how to give up, and even when faced with the most dire of situations, he remained poised, positive and full of energy. Take lessons from this man and how he lead his life. He sadly passed away, but left an astounding legacy that truly enriches the lives of everyone around it.
5. Always Looking Up | The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist – Michael J. Fox
Ever had a bad day? Ever think you got it bad? Ever think things are so bad that you just want to give up, give in, or heck just maybe try tomorrow? I don't think there is anyone who doesn't know something about this amazing actor turned activist and inspirer. This book is a brief synopsis of his journey through Parkinson's disease and the gifts it has brought him. Yes, you read that right – the gifts it has brought him.
OK, so I must confess. I'm a huge believer in the human condition. These list of books show you that I am all about not giving up on what you want, not giving in to the hype of discontent, and honestly looking in the mirror for all your answers. As a nurse we see some of the most wonderful and most devastating things life can offer, we are a truly blessed bunch of professionals. My hope is that maybe one of these books can help you navigate through that rip-roaring rollercoaster of life in and out of work.
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A complaint free world – Will Bowen : learn how to complaint free. Yes, it is possible.
What it takes to be #1 – Vince Lombardi, Jr. : learn from the best, on how to be the best.
Way of the peaceful warrior – Dan Millman : what really is happiness? Are you sure about your answer?
Anything written by Mitch Albom: All his books say something about our priorities in life. Be sure yours isn't work.
- 'For one more day'
- 'Tuesdays with Morrie'
- 'The five people you meet in heaven'
Anything written by Malcolm Gladwell: these are just things that make you go hmm about our society.
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- 'The Tipping Point'
- 'Outliers'
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I've actually read Always Looking Up and For One More Day. Both books are inspirational.
My mom was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease a little over 5 years ago and seeing her transition from a healthy, lively human being to one with the limitaions that come with PD has been extremely heartwrenching for everyone around her, needless to say for her. This book puts so many things into perspective and gives the reader hope and a whole new outlook on patients with PD. Humbling is all I can say.
For One More Day makes you reflect on relationships. Those that matter to you, why they matter and the ones that you take for granted. Can't wait to read the rest of Mitch Albom's books.
Thanks for the recommendations!
@ Veronica You are very welcome!
I enjoyed reading about all the good reads for nurses–from serious to humor to help get through the day. My mother was a nurse/editor(of the American Journal of Nursing) and worked hard for nursing education. She's passed away–but I wrote a book Burned: A Memoir–about my family. My mother was facially disfigured–but went back to her job as a nursing educator. So she lives on–Just wanted to let other nurses know about my mom(Dorothy Nayer) and my book.
@ Louise Thank you for sharing your information.
Sean, thank you for your note back. I'd love to send a signed copy of the book to you to see if you might like to review it. The story of my mother as a nurse who overcame so much is often not the focus of discussion of my book, yet it is an enormous part of who my mother was in the world and what she stood for as she worked on changing the field of nursing for the better.
Let me know where I might send it.
Take care,
When I was studying my first nursing course, my course co-ordinator said we should all read 'April Fool's Day' by Bryce Courtney. Not being a fan of his fiction stuff, I read this autobiography about how he and his family dealt with his son's haemophillia amongst other problems and was just amazed. It's a fantastic book, excellently written and tells a good story about how it is to be on the other side of hospital treatment. Another really good one is 'Tell Me I'm Here' by Anne Deveson, especially good for anyone working in psych/homelessness/community. Be warned though – they're both tear jerkers.
@ Nursey Thanks for the recommendations. A good tear jerker is good for the heart.


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By Aaron Klein
Former CIA Director James Woolsey supports granting Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard an exemption that would allow him to travel to Israel immediately upon his upcoming release. (more…)
By Aaron Klein
Former CIA Director James Woolsey supports granting Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard an exemption that would allow him to travel to Israel immediately upon his upcoming release. (more…)
By Aaron Klein
BEIT EL, Israel – Following confrontations between Jewish nationalists and security forces here, Israeli military bulldozers on Wednesday razed two Jewish buildings located within the biblical town of Beit El, a sizable Israeli settlement in the West Bank. (more…)
Kathleen Willey, a former volunteer aide to former President Bill Clinton, has launched a new anti-Clinton website that labels Hillary Clinton "the most corrupt politician this nation has ever seen" and will reportedly ask potential sexual assault victims to come forward against Bill Clinton.
Willey has maintained that Bill Clinton sexually harassed her in the 1990s.
The website, "A Scandal a Day," currently only asks viewers: "Are you being harassed, stalked, intimidated or persecuted by a person in position of power or public trust?"
Read more: theblaze.com
A woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Bill Clinton during his presidency in 1993 is going after his wife with a website chronicling 'a scandal a day' – and she's looking for more sex-harassment victims.
Kathleen Willey testified in a lawsuit brought by Paula Jones against the former president that he groped her and kissed her in a small room near the Oval Office. The Clintons and their lawyers disputed that claim.
But now Willey says Hillary Clinton is 'the most corrupt human being, the most corrupt politician that this nation has ever seen, man or woman.'
She's working overtime to remind Americans – and to teach young voters who weren't yet born in 1993 – of her husband's reputation as a legendary lothario.
Read more: dailymail.co.uk
By Aaron Klein
Amid reports police in Georgia are pursuing a possible criminal investigation regarding the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, it is instructive to recall Brown's aunt warned immediately after Houston's death three years ago that Bobby Kristina was "not safe." (more…)
His opponents are trying to figure out a way to "get rid of the guy," says the legendary comic. "It's going to reach the point that, pretty soon, sooner or later, one guy is going to take a gun and shoot him."
Jackie Mason, the 84-year-old Jewish comedian who has morphed into a political commentator, is warning the many GOP presidential hopefuls that they attack Donald Trump at their own peril.
In a pre-taped radio appearance scheduled to air Sunday, Mason refers to the Republican field as Trump's "perfectly calculated opponents, who study and struggle to protect every word."
Read more: hollywoodreporter.com
Legendary Jewish comic Jackie Mason joined the list of critics of the nuclear deal signed between world powers and Iran Sunday, jesting that New York restaurants face a harsher inspections regime than Iran's nuclear facilities will under the terms of the agreement.
Speaking during an interview to air Sunday night on "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio" on New York's AM 970 The Answer and Philadelphia's NewsTalk 990 AM, Mason, an outspoken advocate of Israel, quipped that US Secretary of State John Kerry should pay the American people back for the cost of his airfare to and from the Iran talks.
"This secretary of state, Kerry, negotiated with them for a year-and-a-half and accomplished nothing. He ought to give us back for all the trips he made. He cost us millions of dollars in airplane fares and he came back with nothing except a bad foot."
Read more: jpost.com
Nobody's asking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his endorsement this time around, including the man he just introduced at an Arizona rally, Donald Trump.
"I haven't endorsed anyone for president yet," Arpaio told Aaron Klein Investigative Radio, which is broadcast in New York and Philadelphia. "Although last time around they all came either to my office or I met them in other forums wanting my endorsement."
Arpaio is known for harsh immigration enforcement — and an ongoing series of controversial statements or actions, including his 2012 investigation of President Obama's birth certificate. Earlier this month, Trump appeared with Arpaio before a speech in Phoenix on immigration.
Read more: buzzfeed.com


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The eThekwini Transport Authority apologises to all commuters for any inconvenience caused during the Muvo Card shortage.
New cards are now available for R20 at all Muvo Card SmartVans and PayPoints. Applicants are required to load trips to activate their cards.
Muvo is a cashless payment system used on Durban Transport, People Mover and Mynah buses. A quick and easy registration process is all it takes to own a Muvo Card.
For more information on Muvo Cards please visit your nearest Muvo SmartVan or PayPoint.
Travelling with children can be challenging, but here are a few hints and tips to turn your potentially stressful trip into a fun and memorable journey of discovery.
An occupied child is a happy child and it doesn't take much to add a little excitement to your daily trip routine. Pack a jacket with many pockets to become your child's travel jacket. Every morning slip a few sweets, crayons, tissues or small toys, preferably toys you wouldn't mind losing along the way, into the pockets. These little treasures will keep them occupied and if they get tired the jacket also doubles as a handy pillow or blanket.
Many passengers have travelled the same bus route for years, however when you're accompanied by small children it's obvious why the shortest route could save you a lot of energy. Follow the link below to a list of all Durban Transport, People Mover and Mynah bus timetables to find out how you can cut down on your travelling time.
Lastly, try to choose seating near the front of the bus. The front of the bus gives you more time to collect your bags and get your child ready to make sure you don't miss your stop.
For more helpful tips on travelling in Durban visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/muvocard
Durban bus driver Deena Dayalan Naidoo was awarded as Durban's best bus driver for the month of April as part of the Move to Muvo Campaign.
Deena Naidoo was previously employed by the Airports Company of South Africa as a courier of flight documentation and through sterling work was promoted to shuttle driver, transporting passengers from platforms to their destined flights. A resident from Hilary in Durban, Mr Deena Naidoo has been driving one of the People Mover buses in the city for over 5 years. Often found doing his daily commuter route passing the famous Indian Spice Market, Warwick Junction, the Botanical Garden, West Street and South Beach, Naidoo says that he really enjoys his job. "I love my job, interacting with the different people of our beautiful, sunny city brings great joy to me. I believe that as a driver to respect and help all of my passengers at all the time is part of my job and I always look forward to that."
He was awarded the Best Bus Driver of the month award voted for by the commuters for being a good ambassador and assisting commuters with their Muvo cards.
From April 1, bus coupons have been discontinued, and replaced with the new Muvo Smartcard, which will provide a safer, more efficient way of paying for public transport. The card is part of GO!Durban, the massive Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network, that will eventually be used on all the public transport within the network which sees the integration of public transport with dedicated lanes for busses and upgraded transport corridors for rail.
The card is being issued free of charge until further notice.
"Muvo has been running a competition for Best Bus Driver for this Move to Muvo campaign. The objective of the competition was to help improve the service provided to the commuters and encourage bus drivers to become ambassadors of the Muvo brand. Commuters had to vote for their favourite bus driver in order for their favourite driver to win the competition" says Muvo Project Manager Michelle Pearton.
Muvo Cards were designed to improve the passenger experience when travelling in Durban. To assist passengers with specific needs, Muvo created three Concession Cards, namely: the Scholar Concession Card, the Senior Citizen Concession Card and the Disabilities Concession Card.
Scholar Concession Cards are available for students between grades 1 and 12. Our friendly brand ambassadors are at every Muvo PayPoint and Muvo Smart Van to guide applicants through the application process. Applicants are required to present their original ID or birth certificate. Unfortunately, photocopies will not be accepted. As proof of Scholar Concession status students are required to wear their full school uniform aboard the bus.
Applications for Senior Citizen and People with Disabilities Concession Cards are open at the Durban Transport Depot, 102 Johannes Nkosi (Alice Street) every Tuesday from 09:00 to 15:00.
Senior Citizen Concession Cards are available for South African citizens in possession of a Municipal Concession Card and are aged 60 or older. Please note that applicants will need their ID documents to apply for their concession cards at a once-off fee of R50.
Muvo Concession Cards for People with Disabilities are available for passengers with a SASSA grant. Please note that applicants will need their ID documents to apply for their concession cards at once off fee of R50. For further queries please contact us on 080 000 6886.
For a list of discounts on Concession Cards please visit: http://muvo.co.za/fares/concession-cards/


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So the Lions are 3-1 for the first quarter of the regular season.
Honestly, I did not expect that. If I had made a prediction it would have been that the Lions would be 1-3 right now.
I have been somewhat impressed, although I'm not sure I'm ready to jump on the bandwagon. I mean I always have been (as far back as I recall) a Detroit Lions fan, but I have learned throughout the years that the lower my expectations, the less my disappointment by the end of the season – heck, sometimes by the middle of the season.
The Lions are
1st in passing yards, 4th in scoring and 4th in overall offense. And on Sunday, September 30th, 2007, they broke the all-time record for scoring in the fourth quarter. Wow!
I certainly could not have predicted that.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.OS>, the world's No.1 games console maker, reported a first-quarter loss that was half of what analysts had expected due to cost-cutting and new software titles.
The creator of the Super Mario franchise stuck with a forecast for full-year operating profit to rebound to 35 billion yen ($447 million) expecting sales of titles such as the latest version of Dragon Quest from Square Enix <9684.T> to underpin income for the remainder of the business year ending March 31.
That forecast compares with a consensus forecast of a 32 billion yen profit from 21 analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Nintendo, however, will struggle to repeat the stellar profit growth it once earned from its Wii and DS consoles. It faces growing competition from Apple Inc <AAPL.O> and other makers of mobile phones and tablet PCs, forcing it and its traditional rivals Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> and Sony Corp <6758.T> to look for ways to retain gamers.
That shift in gaming habits may, say analysts, eventually force the Japanese company to chase profits for Super Mario and other game titles on devices built by other firms rather than its own consoles.
Nintendo posted an operating loss of 10.3 billion yen for the most recent quarter compared with a loss of 37.7 billion yen a year earlier. That was half the average loss forecast of 20.6 billion yen from three analysts.
In the quarter just ended, sales of its Wii game machines more than halved to 710,000 from 1.56 million a year earlier. The company sold 540,000 DS handheld consoles compared with 1.44 million in the same period year earlier.
Sales of its 3DS, launched in February last year, more than doubled to 1.86 million from 710,000. Weak demand for its latest console forced Nintendo to slash its price by a third in August.
Nintendo maintained its sales outlook for Wii game machines of 10.5 million for the year with DS handheld consoles at 2.5 million. It also stuck to its sales forecast for its 3DS handheld game consoles, saying it expects to sell 18.5 million by March 31.
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Nintendo is expected to release its successor to the six-year old Wii, the Wii U, later this year. The first console in 16 years with a dedicated Super Mario game title it features a "Gamepad" controller that functions like a tablet.
It also comes with a social gaming network dubbed "Miiverse", a bid to catch-up with the online strategy of rivals such as Sony.
Since the start of the business year, Nintendo's shares have dipped by a third and almost halved in value in the past year. Its shares on Wednesday dipped 1.6 percent to close at 8,150 yen before the release of its earnings.
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(Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim and Muralikumar Anantharaman)


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School Assemblies
FREE School-Wide Assemblies for K-6th Grade
Vallecitos' water wholesaler, the San Diego County Water Authority, sponsors assembly programs by "Shows That Teach" – specializing in performances which educate and motivate elementary school students. When selecting one of their FREE* school-wide assemblies, please choose the theater program that corresponds with the number of students at your school. They are only able to provide one school-wide assembly per school, per year.
H2O, Where Did You Go?
This exhilarating musical theatre-style performance focuses on the journey of water and why it is a natural resource which should be protected. While emphasizing water conservation, this theatrical two-person show intertwines comedy and music to make learning fun as students learn about the water cycle, states of matter, and water facts. Each teacher will receive materials that reinforce concepts presented in the assembly.
Concepts covered:
- The Journey of water
- How tap water gets to your home
- Aquifers and watersheds
- Water Conservation
PLEASE NOTE: Minimum total number of student enrollment for "H2O, Where Did You Go" assembly is 500 (split between two shows).
"Waterology" is an energetic musical show about water science, water runoff, and water conservation. Audiences are interactively involved with songs, competitions, call-and-response skits and comedy to make every moment of this one-person show memorable. Key phrases are translated into Spanish. The show also educates students about aquifers and water pollution caused by runoff into storm drains and about the value of water.
Concepts covered:
- The water cycle Water is vital for living things
- What "conserve" means
- Three states of matter
- How water gets to our homes
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PLEASE NOTE: Minimum total number of student enrollment for Waterology is 200-499 (split between two shows). Schools with student enrollment under 200 do not qualify.
Information for both assemblies
Assembly location: At your school
Cost: The San Diego County Water Authority pays the fee, so it is free* for your school.
*Until SDCWA funding is exhausted.
To schedule either show: Please submit your request to schedule the assembly performance that corresponds with your student enrollment by using the online form. Please email if you have any questions.


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Three long-time UC ANR academics in Tulare County retire in 2015
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) academic staff in Tulare County, with a combined 90 years of experience, are retiring in 2015. UC ANR Cooperative Extension is the local arm of UC ANR, conducting research and education programs in Tulare County for agricultural production, home gardening (UC Master Gardeners), youth development (4-H) and public health and nutrition.
Retiring this year will be:
Jim Sullins, director of UC ANR Cooperative Extension in Tulare and Kings counties and livestock range, and natural resources advisor, retires after 32 years of service. Sullins began his UC ANR career in Southern California, serving as livestock and range advisor for San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Early in his career, Sullins' work in rangeland management focused on applying scientific principles to the relationship of livestock grazing and implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
In July 1993, Sullins took the position of UC ANR CE director and livestock, range and natural resources advisor in Tulare County. In the advisor aspect of this role, he concentrated on watershed management and control of invasive species.
"I am proud to say we have been responsible for the untimely demise of many yellow starthistle plants," Sullins said.
A significant moment in his career was prompted by the devastating citrus freeze of 1998. UC ANR CE stepped forward – as it did following after the previous "100-year freeze" of 1990 – to aid the community after thousands of acres of citrus were damaged and thousands of workers lost their jobs. Sullins co-chaired the community Freeze Relief Committee and the Fund Raising Committee, working with numerous nonprofits and establishing partnerships that have endured for years, enabling collaboration on additional projects.
Another major event during Sullins' tenure was development in 2001 of a new agricultural complex for UC ANR Cooperative Extension and the Tulare County Department of Agriculture. Sullins worked with the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner and industry support groups to build a modern and highly visible facility across Laspina Street from the World Ag Expo grounds in Tulare County.
Three years ago, Sullins also took the reins of UC ANR Cooperative Extension in Kings County.
"I believe that Cooperative Extension is the very best organization of its kind on earth," Sullins said. "I have worked with committed and highly trained professionals who make a difference in the lives and livelihoods of the people they serve."
In retirement, Sullins said he and his wife will ride California's highways and byways on his Harley motorcycle – a hobby he recently revived after a 30-year hiatus. He also plans to write some opinion pieces and look into editing and publishing two books written by his late mother. Retirement will also give him more time to spend with his grandchildren and following baseball. Sullins will stay active in the community as a volunteer with the World Ag Expo, working with the Happy Trails Therapeutic Riding Academy, and as president of the County Center Rotary Club in Visalia.
Cathi Lamp – nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor – is completing a 27-year career with UC ANR Cooperative Extension. Lamp joined the organization after working for 10 years in the Tulare County Department of Health as a public health nutritionist.
She said the position appealed to her because it involved both research and community nutrition. Her work on a "nutrition plate" project exemplified the ability she had to identify a need in the community, find a solution, research its effectiveness and see the results benefit society.
"Years ago, the educators I worked with were telling me that people didn't understand the abstract nature of nutrition guidance in pyramid form," Lamp said. "We started using a plate as a nutrition education tool in Tulare County."
This led to a statewide research project to evaluate the use of the plate showing the proportions of foods needed to achieve a healthy diet in nutrition education. Lamp and her colleagues took the project a step further and photographed plates of familiar foods in proper proportions to demonstrate the concept. The pictures were evaluated by low-income families and many changes were made based on their feedback. The photographs are now incorporated into posters, handouts, and other teaching aids and are used in conjunction with nearly all UC ANR nutrition curricula for youth and adults. A UC ANR nutrition specialist asked if she could share the work conducted in California with USDA.
"She thinks that our project was instrumental in the eventual adoption of MyPlate to replace MyPyramid by USDA," Lamp said. "We saw a local need, worked on it, did a study and developed it further, and had a considerable impact on providing clear nutrition education."
In retirement, Lamp plans on traveling extensively, with places in Europe, Asia and Australia on her list of international destinations, plus sites in the U.S., including Savannah, Charleston, Austin and many national parks. She is interested in training from the Society for California Archaeology that will allow her to visit and record changes at archaeological and historical sites in the state.
Neil O'Connell, UC ANR Cooperative Extension citrus advisor, retired after 34 years serving Tulare County citrus producers. O'Connell studied entomology in college and took a position with Sunkist Growers, Inc. and then a packing association affiliated with Sunkist in Visalia. When he learned the local citrus advisor, John Pierson, was moving to a specialist position at the UC ANR Lindcove Research and Extension Center, he applied for the extension job.
O'Connell developed a strong relationship with citrus farmers and pest control advisers working in the citrus industry.
"They trusted my judgement and experience," O'Connell said. "My interaction with growers was always pleasant and they were very appreciative of my efforts to help them solve problems."
He views the current battle to control Asian citrus psyllid and the pest's ability to spread huanglongbing, a devastating citrus disease not yet found in California, as the biggest challenge to citrus producers since he became involved with the citrus industry four decades ago.
"Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing have stimulated a tremendous amount of research work in Florida and at the University of California," O'Connell said, adding that he believes in the resiliency of California growers to overcome the challenge with the help of world-class University of California researchers.
O'Connell and his wife wish to travel in retirement, including trips to Alaska and Pacific Northwest among the first.


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Picture worth 1000 Words Dept: 15,000 People Per Hour
Shown are the widths of rights-of-way required to move 15,000 people in an hour. The street needs 119 metres (390 feet) while the rail rapid transit needs only 8 metres. (26 feet). Remarkably, the street is at 100% capacity and the rail line is only at 65%. Perhaps our infrastructure investments should not be in highways....From Vuchic's Transportation for Livable Cities via ::Frumination via ::Kottke


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This course offers an introduction to Perl, a programming language that is widely used to translate data from one format to another and to generate dynamic web pages. No previous programming experience is required. Topics include lists and hashes, loops, regular expressions, file and data handling, references, subroutines, modules, and an introduction to CGI. We will use free Perl software for Windows computers. No software purchase is required.
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