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TripAdvisor Names Julie M.B. Bradley as Chief Financial Officer
Oct 03, 2011, 10:00 ET
NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced that it has appointed Julie M.B. Bradley as chief financial officer, effective immediately. In this newly-created role, Bradley will oversee corporate finance, investor relations, accounting, corporate development, human resources and real estate.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080902/TRIPADVISORLOGO )
"Julie is an experienced public company CFO, with an outstanding track record of delivering solid results for customers, employees and shareholders throughout her career," said Steve Kaufer, co-founder and CEO of TripAdvisor. "She is a welcome addition to our leadership team and will help us scale our fast growing business around the world."
Bradley previously served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Art Technology Group (ATG), where she was responsible for managing all financial activities, investor relations and global infrastructure. During her tenure Bradley guided the company to profitable revenue growth and ultimately oversaw the acquisition of ATG by Oracle (NASDAQ : ORCL ). She was also named 2010 CFO of the Year Award Honoree by the Boston Business Journal. Prior to joining ATG, Bradley was vice president of finance at Akamai Technologies. She started her career at Deloitte.
"I'm thrilled to join TripAdvisor at such a significant time in the company's 11 year history," said Julie M.B. Bradley, chief financial officer at TripAdvisor. "TripAdvisor has established itself as the 'go-to' source for travel planning and is effectively growing into new markets across the globe. I look forward to working with the TripAdvisor team to help maximize its financial performance and value."
Bradley is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BA in Economics from Wheaton College.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features (including Flights search, TripAdvisor Mobile and Instant Personalization) with seamless links to booking tools.
TripAdvisor® Media Group, operated by TripAdvisor LLC, attracts more than 65 million unique monthly visitors* across 19 popular travel brands**. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors***, 20 million members, and over 50 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide****, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors. The division includes Business Listings, which allows hoteliers to connect directly to millions of researching travelers, and Vacation Rentals, which helps property managers and individual home owners list their properties and showcase hotel alternatives.
TripAdvisor Media Group websites have been recognized as top travel resources by Condé Nast Traveller, Good Housekeeping, TIME magazine and Travel + Leisure.
TripAdvisor Media Group generated $486 million in revenue in 2010. TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Group are operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ : EXPE ).
TripAdvisor and the TripAdvisor logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
©2011 TripAdvisor LLC. All rights reserved.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Media Group Sites, Worldwide, July 2011
** In addition to TripAdvisor, The TripAdvisor Media Group of websites includes: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
***Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, July 2011
**** TripAdvisor sites operate in 30 countries worldwide: www.tripadvisor.com, www.tripadvisor.co.uk, www.tripadvisor.ca, www.tripadvisor.it, www.tripadvisor.es, www.tripadvisor.de, www.tripadvisor.fr, www.tripadvisor.jp, www.daodao.com, www.tripadvisor.in, www.tripadvisor.se, www.tripadvisor.nl, www.tripadvisor.com.br, www.tripadvisor.com.tr, www.tripadvisor.dk, www.tripadvisor.com.mx, www.tripadvisor.ie, www.tripadvisor.com.au, www.tripadvisor.com.sg, www.tripadvisor.co.kr, no.tripadvisor.com, pl.tripadvisor.com, th.tripadvisor.com, www.tripadvisor.ru, www.tripadvisor.com.gr, www.tripadvisor.co.id, www.tripadvisor.com.ar, www.tripadvisor.tw, www.tripadvisor.com.my, and www.tripadvisor.com.eg.
Additional Information about the TripAdvisor Spin-Off
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
As previously announced, Expedia intends to spin-off its TripAdvisor Media Group businesses into a separate publicly-traded company, TripAdvisor, Inc. In connection with the proposed spin-off, Expedia, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc. have filed a registration statement on Form S-4 that included a preliminary proxy statement for Expedia and prospectus for Expedia and TripAdvisor with the SEC. Stockholders of Expedia are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes available, because it will contain important information about Expedia, the proposed spin-off transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders can obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available by contacting Investor Relations, Expedia, 333 108th Avenue N.E., Bellevue, Washington 98004 (Telephone: (425) 679-3555). Investors and security holders can also obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed by Expedia and TripAdvisor with the SEC in connection with the proposed spin-off transaction at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
In addition to the proxy statement/prospectus, Expedia files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC, each of which should be available at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Expedia at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information.
Expedia and its directors, executive officers and certain members of management and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Expedia's stockholders to approve the proposed spin-off transaction. Such individuals may have interests in the transaction as described in Expedia's proxy statement/prospectus, including as a result of current holdings of options, restricted share units or shares of Expedia's stock and future holdings of options, restricted share units or shares of TripAdvisor's stock, which will be impacted in the transaction. Information regarding Expedia and the equity interests of its directors and officers who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies is contained in Expedia's preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2011, as amended.
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11:01 AM EDT on Monday, March 21, 2011 By Jennifer D. Jordan
Providence Journal Staff Writer
A sure sign of spring arrived Sunday at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, a day that marked the official end of winter and the arrival of the vernal equinox.
It wasn't so much a glimpse of swooping redwing blackbirds or the echo of a downy woodpecker drumming a hollow tree that heralded the change in seasons.
It was the arrival at 8 a.m. of Charlotte and Mike Perry of Swansea. The couple joined a dozen fellow birders at the 325-acre refuge Sunday for a free bird walk offered year-round, every other week.
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"The first sign of migration is the Perrys come back," joked guide Jay Manning as the group assembled in the morning chill.
"I won't come out here with six feet of snow on the ground," said Mike Perry. He and his wife still go out birding in the deep winter, he said, but closer to home.
Like the tree swallows that fly north and nest near the bird sanctuary's meadows, though, the Perrys always come back.
"It's amazing what you hear," Perry said, "when you start paying attention to it."
Manning, an engineer with the state Department of Environmental Management and a sanctuary board member, has led the walks since 1993.
"We're getting to that time of year when birding is as audio as it is visual," said Manning. "The resident birds are getting ready for spring, calling to each other and getting their territories set up."
In a few weeks, herons will start to arrive from the south, followed by many others. May is prime season for Rhode Island birders.
Manning motioned for the group to pause and listen to three birdcalls: a song sparrow cooing "please, please put on the teakettle;" a Carolina wren also chirping "teakettle" but much quicker and louder than the sparrow; and the whistle of a cardinal that sounded like "birdy, birdy, birdy" the faster it whirred.
"That one's saying, 'Welcome spring. Now get out of my area,' " Manning said.
He imitated the song of the chickadee. "Spring's here, spring's here."
"Just being out in nature, you never know what you are going to see," said Mike Marchetti of Portsmouth, a Navy retiree who has been accompanying Manning on bird walks for more than a decade.
"You see some beautiful things out here. You get some exercise out of it. And all it takes is a pair of binoculars."
Years ago, Marchetti met Barry Murphy, a retired Marine, on the Sunday excursions. The peaceful pilgrimage through meadows, woods and marsh has become their shared ritual.
"This is church," Murphy said.
Robert Weaver has visited the bird sanctuary for most of its six-decade history, starting as a Boy Scout more than 50 years ago.
Unlike the Perrys, Weaver, a retired cook, participates in the Sunday walks year round, even in rain, sleet and snow. Four years ago, he discovered a pair of rare pink-footed geese that attracted birders from as far away as California.
Weaver and Manning, like most birders, keep "life lists" of the birds they have seen. Weaver says his contains more than 500 kinds; Manning reckons he has "about 480" from North America.
Most in the group can rattle off species with ease, verifying their finds by referring to well-thumbed reference-books tucked in their pockets.
"There's a tufted titmouse!"
They watched a white-breasted nuthatch dart down the trunk of a tree head first, its long, thin beak leading the charge.
The yellow-rumped warbler can switch from eating insects to berries to survive, Manning explained, as they pause to watch one jump through brambles.
Except Manning doesn't call the bird by its proper name. "They're lovingly called butter-butt," he said.
Not everyone is an expert. Kerry Novack and her husband, Chris Vales, have lived in Newport for four years. Sunday was their first visit to the sanctuary.
"We took a trip to New Zealand and went camping and saw so many beautiful birds," Novack said. "And I realized, I don't know what's out in my own backyard. So, it's just been great to come out here this morning."
For more information, go to www.normanbirdsanctuary.org and click on "calendar" or call (401) 846-2577. The next free walk is 8 a.m. on April 3.

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Many industry analysts are predicting a good — but not great — holiday season.
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Black Bird 14
February 14, 2013
Kanako Sakurakoji – Viz – 2012 – 19 volumes
Oh maaaan. Black Bird. I thought it ended at volume 16. Well… can't stop reading now, can I?
Actually, things are looking up in this volume. The fight between Kyo and Sho ends in this volume, which is the main reason I was happy. It was surprisingly dark for a shoujo manga, even for this series. Black Bird is fairly dark, but the characters always seem to seek out the path of least violence and resistance.
Hm. I'm not quite sure how to explain my feelings on this. I do actually like this series a lot because it's darker and, admittedly, because it's a little more smutty than most shoujo manga. We get both of those things in this volume, as the dark ending leads to more smut later. Which is interesting, since that never happens in shoujo manga, and is a bonus if you're into that kind of thing. But man. I just cannot get into the story. I think that whole Tengu Clan leader storyline permanently soured me to the rest of it. A shame, because the second half of the volume seems to be getting things back on track to the whole Senka Maide/Kyo Will Kill Misao thing, which is way more interesting. But… I just can't bring myself to care about Kyo or Misao, which sours the whole thing.
Maybe I'll begin liking it again in volume 15, when the action and family politics hopefully take a back seat to the Kyo/Misao relationship. Unfortunately, one of the other things I don't like about it is the fact that there are so many characters involved with the main storyline. All action seems to involve all seven of Kyo's bodyguards, their backstory, and their kin, and I just can't be bothered to care or to keep them all straight. I'd like it much better if things were pared down. But maybe that will be the case, since hopefully things will be less action-oriented now. Fingers crossed, it will delve more into mythology, which would suit my tastes perfectly.
I hate getting so down on this series, but… I mean, it's not like I have high expectations for it. It's always been a guilty pleasure, but it became a chore to read lately, and I do want to like it. Here's hoping next volume will bring me what I want.
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The true brilliance of the Honda Fit only became realized after I had a child. The first time I went to install a car seat into the Fit I was amazed. After 2002, LATCH systems were required for all new cars sold in the USA. But the way the LATCH system is implemented varies wildly between car manufacturers. Honda has easily the best LATCH system I have seen yet! Near the bottom of the rear passenger seats are slots that a LATCH-compatible tether can be plugged into and attached. This car seat then plugs in and goes. No fuss, just a strap is tensioned and the seat is anchor'd solidly. You would think that this would be the standard for cars, but XiaoQin's BMW's LATCH hooks were non-existent or inaccessible, and I had to resort to the seat-belt system instead. The same went for my brother's Mazda 3. Arturo tells me that the Subaru's LATCH system is similarly good compared with the Honda's. The general consensus seem to be that the German car manufacturers are horrible offenders, with the American car manufacturers similarly bad (our rented minivan in Hawaii did not have LATCH connectors either).
Bowen is getting close to outgrowing his 22 pound Chicco car-seat, so I went and installed the Evenflo Triumph today. What amazed me was that in forward facing position (which we're not going to use yet), the Evenflo has a third tether which would go up to the ceiling of the car for additional stability. Well, I looked for it, and sure enough there it was sitting in the middle of the rear waiting for the day Bowen needs it. Color me impressed.
Now, if you're going to have two kids, chances are, the Fit might not be sufficient (though perhaps a trailer would actually alleviate most of your cargo needs concern, so there's no need to buy a bigger car). But seriously, I didn't consider having kids when I bought the car, and the fact that the car accommodated all these changes in my life with aplomb is impressive. The BMW simply doesn't compare. And as far as price performance is concerned, the Honda just kills nearly everything else.
In any case, I've been very impressed so far by the economy, the reliability, and the incredibly well designed interior of the Honda Fit. If something happened to my Honda tomorrow I'd run out and buy another one. Highly Recommended.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
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SUMMERVILLE — The Summerville Green Wave moved one game closer to a region championship after outscoring the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes, 39-33, Friday night.
Summerville (8-2, 4-0 in Region 8-AAAA) can claim the league title with a victory next week at Bluffton.
"We scored 39 points but we never slowed them down," Summerville coach John McKissick said. "Our defense didn't play good, so I just feel fortunate that we won."
The Swamp Foxes (4-6, 2-2) are hoping to secure a spot in the playoffs with a win over Fort Dorchester next week.
"Both these offenses have a lot of playmakers so we felt like it might be a bit of a track meet," Ashley Ridge coach Kenny Walker said. "I think we matched Summerville physically, and our kids played with effort and that is all I ask of them. I'm disappointed with the loss, but I'm not disappointed with their effort."
A field goal by Summerville's David Kennedy, who was recently selected for the North-South All-Star Game, was the major difference in the first half.
Summerville linebacker Codie Soto made an interception deep in Green Wave territory and returned it to the Swamp Fox 16-yard line before Sean White tackled him to save a touchdown with eight seconds remaining in the second quarter. Then Kennedy nailed a 33-yard field goal to give Summerville a 24-21 lead entering the half.
The Green Wave also had two touchdown runs from sophomore Chris Felder in the half and a 15-yard TD catch from Donnell Bryan.
Ashley Ridge scored its first-half points on two Tyler Garland runs and a 99-yard kickoff return by Donavan Thompson.
Summerville cushioned its lead in the third quarter with a safety and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Bridges to Johnston McCurry for a 32-21 lead entering the final quarter.
The Swamp Foxes scored on a pair of TD catches by Dashaun Santiago to keep hope alive.
However, following Santiago's second score, Summerville chewed up the final 2:21 with a drive.
Ashley Ridge 14 7 0 12—33
Summerville 14 10 8 7—39
S – Chris Felder 8 run (David Kennedy kick)
A – Tyler Garland 7 run (Matt Gable kick)
S – Felder 4 run (Kennedy kick)
A – Donavan Thompson 99 kick off return (Gable kick)
S – Donnell Bryan 15 pass from Sawyer Bridges (Kennedy kick)
A – Garland 3 run (Gable kick)
S – Kennedy 33 field goal
S – Team safety
S – Johnston McCurry 43 pass from Bridges (run failed)
A – Dashaun Santiago 14 pass from Chandler Avenel (pass failed)
S – Darrell Ford 37 run (Kennedy kick)
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On this page you will find information about careers pursued by International Studies majors, skills International Studies majors develop and career-related Web sites relevant to the major. Visit the department page to *learn more about the International Studies program.*
It is important to remember that your major does not determine what your career will be. With a liberal arts education, YOU, not your major, will determine your career path.
Example job titles of Dickinson alumni who majored in International Studies include:
- Administrative/Fiscal Assistant
- Asia Regional Director
- Director of Product Management
- Global Sales Communications
- Research and Outreach Coordinator
Career-Related Skills
- Research: International Studies majors develop the ability to obtain information from texts and from observing cultural situations.
- Analytic Thinking: International Studies majors gain experience with creating, evaluation, and presenting logical arguments.
- Understanding Many Points of View: International Studies majors study different cultures and countries to understand why groups relate with one another the way they do.
Career-Related Web Sites
ISA's Directory of Internet Resources - Excellent resource for areas relating to International Studies.
The Riley Guide: Resources for International Job Opportunities - A guide for international jobs by country and other how-to to guide your search.
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources - Excellent all-around resource for International Affairs information.
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources Study and Work Abroad - Another excellent resource for International Affairs Careers.
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Power system - Solar Energy
Armenia has a significant solar energy potential. The average annual amount of solar energy flow per square meter of horizontal surface is about 1720 kWh
(the average European is 1000 kWh). One fourth of the country's territory is endowed with solar energy resources of 1850 kWh/m2/year.
Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal collectors (water heaters) are produced in Armenia with 1,38-4,12 m2 standard size. 2,75 m2 size water heaters daily produce 120-160 l hot water.
Cooling and air conditioning solar sytems are installed in the American University of Armenia with capacity of 50kW and photoelectric part capacity, which ensures the uninterrupted operation of the entire system, of 5 kW.
Water heating systems have been installed in the roofs of many settlements, nurseries, residental houses, medical facilities by different organisations
Solar Photovoltaic modules
Up to now different photovoltaic demonstrating modules have been installed. Polymeric photoelectric inverters with 9.8 kWh capacity and total surface of 200m2, made by Germany and USA technologies, are assembled on the roof of Armenian – American health centre /Institute of Mammography.
For the development of solar energy, Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of Armenia has realized the project "Assistance for Development of Actual Solar PV Energy in Armenia" by the assistance of World Bank and Global Environmental Facility grant. The potential for development of photovoltaic industry in Armenia have been studied in the framework of the project.
Renewable Energy Investment Plan for Armenia was approved in the framework of the "Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP)" of the Climate Investment Funds, in accordance to which SREP resources are being allocated to develop up to 110 MW utility-scale solar PV plants.
Summarizing the legislative acts, it should be mentioned that the Republic of Armenia has created numerous mechanisms, promoting the use of renewable energy sources, for example:
According to the article 59 of the "Law on Energy" of RA, adopted on 7 March 2001, it is guaranteed the purchase of the whole electricity generated by renewable energy sources according to the established order -15 years for SHPPs, and 20 years for solar, wind, biomass and geothermal.
By the decision of the Public Services Regulatory Commission the procedure for
determining the electricity tariff produced by the power plants using the renewable energy sources was approved. According to it, the tariff for the solar energy is set on an annual basis. According to the decision of the Public Services Regulatory Commission N 128-N dated 25 May, 2016 the tariff for solar energy amounts 42, 645 ARMD / kWh excluding VAT.
In accordance with the above-mentioned procedure, in the end of every year the tariff for the solar energy is indexed due to the fluctuations in the national currency of Armenia against the USD for a certain period of time and due to the changes of consumer prices in the Republic of Armenia.
This tariff is determined and revised due to the definite method adopted by the Commission decision N 88-N dated 22 April, 2015.
Guide for the construction of utility-scale solar PV plant
To construct a solar PV plant the investor should:
1. Chose a landing (landing may be chosen from Solar Resource Map presented at www.minenergy.am web-site).
2. Get Land Use Right and change the Land Use Destination to «Objects of energy, transport, communication and utility infrastructures» as needed.
3. Make a Business Plan.
4. To get information on licensing in the sphere of energy visit web-site of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of RA- www.psrc.am, section «Information for Investorts»
5. Apply to Public Services Regulatory Commission of RA to get License for producing Electricity.
6. For free professional consulting apply to Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund - www.r2e2.am and/or to German-Armenian Fund - www.gaf.am (soft loans are available here).
7. Constuct solar PV Plant by keeping the terms of the above mentioned License.


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Should Railtrack's successor emerge from administration
in the same form (albeit with different ownership) as the old
For pragmatic reasons, the successor should
emerge in broadly the same form. Indeed, major changes to the
core functions of the business could not be achieved without a
major, complicated and time-consuming restructuring of the entire
industry. It would not be possible to hold the key management
skills in place long enough to do this. Most of our activities
are inextricably interlinked with others in the industryfor
example the planning of trains, engineering work and the operation
of the network. This further increases the difficulty of undertaking
any restructuring of Railtrack, in isolation. The Government requirement
to limit the duration of administration also militates against
significant change to the form of Railtrack.
Effort therefore needs to be focused on ensuring
that the successor can succeed in this form; through continuing
the development of robust plans for maintaining a high quality
reliable infrastructure, along with associated estimates of the
costs and risk of achieving this. These need to be supported by
the comprehensive asset management information system and other
management tools that are currently being developed, and introduced
throughout all contractors, over a three-year time horizon. This
will give the control and intellectual ownership that Railtrack
has never had. A sustained period of high investment will be requiredwhatever
the form of successorto make good the legacy of Treasury-imposed
under-investment over several decades.
Some have commended vertical integration with
TOCs, or regional infrastructure companies. These may be longer-term
possibilitiesindeed, Railtrack wished to trial thesebut
not for now, to avoid distraction from the activities mentioned
above. Any proposals of this kind would need to be assessed against
EU rail legislation which requires the separate allocation of
certain responsibilities to "infrastructure managers",
and "railway undertakings" (train operators).
What are the key issues regarding the interaction
between train and infrastructure operation that should be addressed
in the new structure for Railtrack's successor?
As noted above, there is a need to maintain
the same industry structure at least for the time being. It is
clear that more focus should be brought to bear on the need to
manage railways from the perspective of being a whole system.
This focus might be achieved through a combination of integration
of businesses, improved regulatory and commercial relationships,
and better approaches to cross-industry working.
However, the current institutional structure
produces inconsistency in the manner in which the Government/SRA
funded requirements are set for train operators and the network
operator. In the case of train operators, the requirements are
set by the SRA in franchise agreements for periods ranging from
one year to 15 years. Outputs for the network operator are determined
by the Rail Regulator, together with their remuneration and incentives,
for a period of five years. Hence, the objectives and incentives
of train operators and the infrastructure operator are in permanent
overlap. It is this mismatch, and the failure to synchronise franchising
and periodic reviews, which has resulted in misaligned incentives.
What is the most appropriate basis for funding
Railtrack's successor? Should all of the money come from track
access charges or should some come directly from Government/SRA?
Following the periodic review we received payments
from the SRA via two routes: (i) direct grants, and (ii) access
payments underwritten by SRA. There is little apparent logic behind
this split of remuneration which had no significance for operators,
the travelling public or Railtrack. A simpler and more transparent
approach would be to put in place a long-term contract including
direct funding between the public sector and Railtrack's successor.
This would remunerate the same baseline scope, quality and costs
of the national network, which formed the focus of the periodic
review. The principal role of track access charges should be to
recover from operators the marginal costs associated with their
use of the network, including any costs arising from scarce capacity.
It is essential that a buffer, or financial
reserve, is created if the successor to Railtrack is to bear any
risks, and if every cost variation is not to be met by automatic
variations (or even worse, bureaucratically agreed variations)
to subsidy. This buffer, and the extent of risk transfer it brings,
will cost the taxpayer money to secure, whatever may be the details
of capital structures and interest and, if applicable, dividend
payment policies. The buffer could be a combination of retained
earnings (from higher levels of subsidy payments), subordinated
debt or equity. Government must determine which will deliver a
more efficient approach to managing the relevant industry risks,
and consequently providing longer-term benefits to the taxpayer
and travelling public. If not equity, the Treasury will, in practice,
always have to pick up the tab.
There appears to be a misunderstanding in Government
on levels of risk over the next three or four years. It is not
the case that if new major commitments are given to SPVs, the
residual risks of Railtrack's successor are "low". They
are "high", partly due to the poor state of infrastructure,
and also because the predictive tools previously referred to will
take around three years to introduce. This has huge implications
for risk, whatever the transfer model adopted.
What should the division of responsibilities be
between the SRA and the Rail Regulator?
The current split of responsibilities has proved
confusing and unworkable.
The SRA should be the principal agency within
Government that sets the output requirements for the publicly
funded railway network. The focus of the SRA should be balanced
(eg safety, operation and maintenance) and not just related to
enhancement and upgrade priorities. Consistent with this, one
would expect the Regulator to have no role in determining the
level of the outputs that the SRA requires of the network operator
for the public funds it wishes to make available. Rather, it is
for the Regulator to determine an efficient price for delivering
these outputs.
Independent regulation of the industry is likely
to be necessary in most models of industry structure. Government
must be seen to rebuild confidence in the independence of Regulation.
The activities of regulation should be confined to two distinct
The first should be conducted within a single
organisation responsible for regulation of both train operators
and the infrastructure managerunlike the current arrangements
with different bodies regulating train operators and Railtrack.
Combining the functions within an SRA also responsible for specifying
output requirements for the network would be feasibleproviding
there remains a right of appeal to an independent body such as
the Competition Commission.
The second role, involving approval of track
access agreements and adjudicating on disputes, could be performed
by a separate body. However, it would be worth considering whether
there remains a case for requiring individual regulatory approval
of track (and other) access agreements, which has been a distinguishing
characteristic of the domestic regulatory regime in rail. If,
instead, these agreements were merely regulated by the Competition
Act, the role of this regulatory body would be limited to the
adjudication of disputes (perhaps building on the current industry
disputes resolution mechanisms).
Uncontrolled and overbearing regulation by competing
bodiesand the lack of effective co-ordination between ORR
and SRAare among the problems which have led to the present
situation. For the successor to Railtrack to succeed requires
significant reform on the current structure of industry regulation.
Is it sensible to separate responsibility for
enhancement projects from that for the operation of the network
as is proposed with the use of Special Purpose Vehicles?
There are significant issues with the proposed
use of SPVs or major enhancement schemes. These are quite apart
from the untested nature of the SPV propositionunlikely
to happen in practice before 2003/04, despite being the main plank
of Government policy.
First, the SPV needs to undertake investment
when most projects involve integrated renewal and enhancement
programmes on the network. Such schemes would require the renegotiation
of the pre-existing maintenance and renewal contracts.
Secondly, where SPVs undertake upgrades, the
question of which party efficiently takes the associated risks
on safety and train performance on operational parts of the network
needs to be resolved.
Experience on the WCML demonstrates the contractual
complexities of upgrading an existing operational railway. SPVs
require a rigorous process of ensuring that the contractual interfaces
and risk allocations are well understood by all parties in developing
proposals or upgrading the network. Whether this additional complexity
is manageable will depend very much on the nature of the scheme.
SPV structures would be much more straightforward on green field
developmentssuch as on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and
also on stations and depotswhich are not themselves part
of the core multi user network.
There is a direct link here to the earlier financing
question. It is likely that some important elements of risk associated
with big upgrades will be required to be borne by the network
operator, for SPVs to be financeable at acceptable value for money.
This implies the need for a further "risk cushion" in
Railtrack's successor, either in the form of hard Treasury funding
guarantees or equity.
In the event that SPVs cannot be proven to work
in the more complex cases, the logic for separating responsibility
for enhancement projects from the operation of the network is
John W Smith
Director of Regulation & Government
19 November 2001


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Except for special pins, it is possible to keep unused pins open. These pins are set to Hi-Z for input protection (by setting of PDR register) after reset is released. Thus, shoot-through current doesn't flow into these pins even if these pins are left open.
On the other hand, if the pin is connected to GND without a resistor, there is the possibility of a large current flowing into this pin in the case the CPU runs out of control and the pin outputs are changed to high level accidentally. If these pins are not left open, it is recommended to add a pull-up or pull-down resistor.
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They also have brought the Sunglass Camera with some remarkable features that not only protect the human eyes from sunrays, but can also help wearer capture beautiful images.It could be an excellent gadget for travelers, bikers and others to capture memorable moments of their lives. One can share the captured images and actions with family and friends and can cherish those beautiful moments. One can capture Full HD quality images and can store them as well, as it comes with a Micro SD card slot with a memory of up to 32GB.
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Johannes A. Skjeltorp
Tel.: +47 93 22 73 52
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum
0107 Oslo
Research interests
Equity market microstructure, corporate finance and asset pricing
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Johannes Skjeltorp is working as a Senior Analyst in the Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM). He has previously worked as a Assistant Director and Senior Researcher in the Research Unit of Norges Bank Financial Stability. Skjeltorp obtained his PhD at the Norwegian School of Management (BI) in 2004. He has worked in Norges Bank since March 1998.
Work in progress / Working Papers
- "Trading on Algos" (Sojli and Tham) download from SSRN
- "Identifying Cross-Sided Liquidity Externalities" (Sojli and Tham)
- "The Risk Components of Liquidity"(with Lorán Chollete and Randi Næs) NB Working Paper 2008/3 (EFA 2008 version)
- "What captures liquidity risk? A comparison of trade and order based liquidity factors" (with Lorán Chollete and Randi Næs) NB Working Paper 2007/3 (523 kB), Slides (122 kB)
- "The market impact and timing of open market share repurchases in Norway" NB Working Paper 2004/8 (512 kB), Slides (389 kB)
- "The ownership structure of repurchasing firms" (with Bernt Arne Ødegaard) NB Working Paper 2004/7 (478 kB)
- Identifying Cross-Sided Liquidity Externalities, (with Elvira Sojli and Wing Wah Tham) Management Science (Forthcoming, 2016/2017).
- "Flashes of Trading intent at the NASDAQ", (with Elvira Sojli and Wing Wah Tham), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 51, No. 1, Feb 2016.
- Center for the Study of Financial Regulation - Newsletter
- Best Paper Award in Special Topics at Midwest Finance Association annual meeting 2012
- "When do listed firms pay for market making in their own stock?", (with Bernt-Arne Ødegaard), Financial Management, Vol. 44, Issue 2, pp.241-266, Summer 2015.
- "Stock Market Liquidity and the Business Cycle" (with Randi Næs and Bernt-Arne Ødegaard), Journal of Finance, Vol. LXVI, No. 1, February 2011
- "Order Book Characteristics and the Volume-Volatility relation: Empirical evidence from a Limit Order Market" (with Randi Næs), Journal of Financial Markets, issue 9 (2006), p. 408 - 432.
- "Equity trading by institutional investors: Evidence on order submission strategies" (with Randi Næs), Journal of Banking and Finance, vol.27, issue 7 (2003), p.1779 - 1817.
- "On- or off-market trading? Evidence on Competition, Liquidity and Execution Costs" (with Randi Næs), Canadian Investment Review, Fall 2003, p.47-51.
- "Scaling in the Norwegian Stock Market" Physica A, issue 283, (2000), p.486-528.
Publications in Norwegian Journals
- "Likviditeten i aksjemarkedet og realøkonomien", Aktuell Kommentar, Samfunnsøkonomen nr.2, 2011.
- "Industrisammensetningen av Oslo Børs", (309 kB), Published in Praktisk Økonomi og Finans (PØF) 2009
- "Hvilke faktorer driver kursutviklingen på Oslo Børs?", (627 kB) (with Randi Næs and Bernt-Arne Ødegaard), Norsk Økonomisk Tidsskrift, vol 122, no 2, pages 36-81, (2008). Also available as NB Working Paper 8/2007
English version: "What factors affect the Oslo Stock Exchange", (877 kB), NB Working Paper 2009/24
Other writings
- "Sikkerhet for lån i Norges Bank - Virkningen av endringer i Norges Banks regelverk på bankenes verdipapirporteføljer og utstedelser", Norges Bank Staff Memo 8/2011
- "The information content of market liquidity: An empirical analysis of liquidity at the Oslo Stock Exchange?" (730 kB), NB Working Paper 2009/26
- "Liquidity at the Oslo Stock Exchange", (504 kB), NB Working Paper 9/2008.
- "Is the market microstructure of stock markets important?", (238 kB), Norges Bank Economic Bulletin 3/2006.
- "Aksjemarkedets mikrostruktur - betyr det noe?" (501 kB), Penger og Kreditt 2/2006.
- "Tilbakekjøp i Norge. Annonseringseffekten, langsiktig avkastning og tilbakekjøpsaktivitet" (83 kB), Praktisk Økonomi og Finans 1/2005
- PhD Dissertation: "Trading in Equity Markets A study of Individual, Institutional and Corporate Trading Decisions" (1 Mb), Series of Dissertations 8/2004, Norwegian School of Management, Department of Financial Economics
Supervisor: Bernt Arne Ødegaard (BI)
Committee: Thierry Foucault (HEC Paris,
Tommy Stamland(NHH),
Ilan Cooper (BI)
- "Nye Metoder Innen Risikoanalyse og Kontroll: Skalering i Finansielle Data" (177 kB), Penger og Kreditt, 4/1998


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|On the (Im)possibility of Obfuscating Programs
Goldreich, Oded; Vadhan, Salil; Barak, Boaz; Impagliazzo, Russell; Rudich, Steven; Sahai, Amit; Yang, Ke
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|Barak, Boaz, Oded Goldreich, Russell Impagliazzo, Steven Rudich, Amit Sahai, Salil Vadhan, and Ke Yang. On the (im)possibility of obfuscating programs. In Advances in Cryptology - CRYPTO 2001: 21st Annual International Cryptology Conference, Santa Barbara, California, USA, August 2001, Proceedings, ed. Joe Kilian, 1-18. Lecture Notes In Computer Science, 2139. Berlin: Springer, 2001.
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|Informally, an obfuscator O is an (efficient, probabilistic) "compiler" that takes as input a program (or circuit) P and produces a new program O(P) that has the same functionality as P yet is "unintelligible" in some sense. Obfuscators, if they exist, would have a wide variety of cryptographic and complexity-theoretic applications, ranging from software protection to homomorphic encryption to complexity-theoretic analogues of Rice's theorem. Most of these applications are based on an interpretation of the "unintelligibility" condition in obfuscation as meaning that O(P) is a "virtual black box," in the sense that anything one can efficiently compute given O(P), one could also efficiently compute given oracle access to P.
In this work, we initiate a theoretical investigation of obfuscation. Our main result is that, even under very weak formalizations of the above intuition, obfuscation is impossible. We prove this by constructing a family of programs F that are unobfuscatable in the sense that (a) given any efficient program Pi that computes the same function as a program P\in F, the "source code" P can be efficiently reconstructed, yet (b) given oracle access to a (randomly selected) program P\in F, no efficient algorithm can reconstruct P (or even distinguish a certain bit in the code from random) except with negligible probability.
We extend our impossibility result in a number of ways, including even obfuscators that (a) are not necessarily computable in polynomial time, (b) only approximately preserve the functionality, and (c) only need to work for very restricted models of computation (TC_0). We also rule out several potential applications of obfuscators, by constructing "unobfuscatable" signature schemes, encryption schemes, and pseudorandom function families.
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London: It is already known to give babies the best start in life, but experts now say that breast milk may also hold the key to beating diseases -- from Alzheimer`s to cancer.
An international team says that breast milk contains stem cells that could potentially beat diseases from Alzheimer`s to cancer. The milk is rich in stem cells, which have chameleon-like properties found in those taken from embryos.
The milk could provide a ready and ethical source of stem cells, which are widely seen as a "repair kit" due to their potential to turn into any cell type in the body.
Cancer, blindness, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson`s diseases and paralysis could all potentially be healed by the power of "master cells", say the scientists.
Prof Foteini Hassiotou at the University of Western Australia, was quoted by the `Daily Mail ` newspaper as saying, "Breast milk offers a new exciting opportunity for stem cell therapies."
However, Prof Chris Mason at University College London said more proof is needed that the cells are as versatile as billed, but added: "If they are truly embryonic, this will be another way of getting stem cells that would not raise ethical concerns."
Even if they do not turn out to be as versatile as hoped, said Newcastle University stem cell scientist Lyle Armstrong, a woman could still bank stem cells from her milk and use them to help in the treatment of a disease such as diabetes later in life.
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Good-bye, Borgias
The show ends June 16.
Showtime announced today that this current third season of The Borgias will be the show's last. Oh no, cried fans of Jeremy Irons and Pope dramas. We want more Pope dramas, they begged. Tough nuggies, said Showtime. It was fun while it lasted, but it turns out not that many people are super invested in the power struggles between fifteenth-century archbishops.


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Cabin boy, steward, stewardess, fly girl, flight attendant, and cabin crew are just some of the titles that have been designated to this vital sky-profession over the decades. The image that airlines have portrayed to the public regarding the role of this animated career has changed drastically through time, as much as its label has. From RN of the skies to mid-air show girls, the following timeline highlights key points of the flight attendant's ever changing obligations.
Prior to the 30's, air travel was considered risky and a means of transport that only the affluent could afford. There may have been a cabin boy or steward assigned to assist passengers during this period, but this wasn'Äôt a consistent service that was provided by all airlines. Ellen Church, both a pilot and nurse, became the first female air hostess in 1930. Originally, she had applied for a pilot position with Boeing Air Transit (now United Airlines), and although she wasn't so much as considered for the task (the workforce was not seen as an appropriate place for women to enter then), she did convince the carrier to take her on as a stewardess. This marked the arrival of women to the flight attendant career and set forth the strict criteria that these ladies would have to possess in order to assume the globe trotting role. They were nurses, had to weigh between 100 to 118 lbs, stand 5 feet to 5 feet 4 inches tall, and be 20 to 26 years of age.
RNs were needed to care for wounded military men during WWII, and the women of this time were proud to carryout the patriotic call of duty. This caused a shortage of nurses in the 40's, and the medical background required for the stewardess position was dropped. As a result many more women were suddenly qualified for the highly sought after job.
During the 50'Äôs, the allure of becoming a sky girl appealed to the female population as a glamorous and adventurous career. Stewardesses were not permitted to marry, and she was considered to have reached retirement age at 32. Uniforms, which once resembled a nurse's attire, shifted towards a more feminine and stylish couture. These ladies attended "charm" classes and catered to the passenger's (mainly business men) every need.
The signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 was only the beginning of the battle to rid airline discrimination against a flight attendant's gender, race, age, and weight. A loophole by the name of Title VII still existed in the industry, which allowed air carriers to continue hiring and firing their workers based on the same prejudicial grounds the Civil Rights Act sought to abolish.
Unionized airline employees fought for equal rights in the 70'Äôs, tackling discriminatory issues one by one. It was during this era that the politically correct term "flight attendant" replaced the title of "stewardess." Flashy polyester uniforms made their debut, and some airlines featured trendy styles like mini skirts, go-go boots, and vibrantly colored fabric. Then, in 1978 airlines were deregulated and initiated the corporatization of the industry we see today. (The government retained its authority of the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA).
There are now male flight attendants on board the aircraft, and women can't be terminated for being married. Once again the uniform is modified to reflect a more professional appearance, and neutral tone suits replace the loud, polyester fashion of the 70's.
Female flight attendant weight restrictions are finally removed from airline regulations.
The horrific events that occurred on September 11, 2001, not only shook up the country but also pushed the flight attendant's primary responsibility to that of focusing on passenger safety. The title "cabin crew" is beginning to replace that of "flight attendant", and some people say that the glamour of flying has disappeared. A recent article on Forbes.com comically sums up present day air travel:
a flight attendant responds to the author's complaints about not having enough salads to serve everyone in first class by exclaiming
'"We are not here to kiss your ass, but to save it!"
To try and compete with a market that is continually changing, Virgin America has updated their cabin crew's uniforms with chic designs by Banana Republic. Perhaps the future function of the next era's flight attendants is a bit unclear right now, but making passenger safety the occupation's primary concern certainly puts my mind at ease when I stand in line to board flights to Europe.
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text: The songs were created as a musical counterpoint to Tony Early's novel, Jim the Boy, with the characters singing of their experiences in what Burch cleverly describes as "Shakespearean-like" asides. Unlike a photograph or an old 78 record, there's no loss of fidelity in this nostalgic snapshot. From the raggy lope of "Harvey Hartsell's Farm," with Burch's Nashville Skyline-era Dylan feel, to the gentle back porch blues of "Mama Shoo'd The Blackbirds" or the gospel-inflected "Sun Don't Shine," with its echo of The Carter Family, Last of My Kind has the breadth of a Smithsonian exhibit. More than simply great music, the songs themselves speak with the distinctive voice of their protagonists. "Amos's Blues" bounds with the brash admonitions of a fiery ol' moonshiner, who warns he can "look at bacon and fry it on a plate/Any fool that cross my mountaintop/They're all down the pushing wild daisies up." The title track is perhaps the album's best: a soft-bellied ballad with Burch's downcast tenor rolling over the listener like the Velvet Fog himself. Burch has made a terrific album, one that demonstrates the timelessness of great music.


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Distressed boyfriend jeans have been seen on many k-drama leading ladies like Gong Hyo Jin in Master's Sun, and who knew it was so easy to achieve that effortlessly laid-back tomboy style? All you need are an old pair of jeans, chalk, scissors and tweezers, and you can have your own cool-looking jeans in less than 10 minutes!
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Bruce Willis celebrated his 60th birthday with a star-studded party in New York City on Saturday (21.03.15).
The 'Die Hard' actor - who turned 60 on March 19 - marked the milestone at the seafood restaurant Harlow in the Big Apple surrounded by his family and close celebrity pals.
Bruce's wife Emma Heming - with whom he has daughters Mabel, two, and Evelyn, 10 months - treated her famous spouse to a large chocolate cake covered in pink edible flowers and watched on as he made a wish and blew out the four tall candles.
The couple posed together in an on-site photo-booth and even got to share a romantic dance in front of their friends, with the adorable moment being captured on camera.
It is believed Patti Hansen, Keith Richards, and Tony Bennett were among the A-listers present at the festivities, according to UsMagazine.com
Bruce's daughter Tallulah, 21 - his child with ex-wife Demi Moore - also turned up at the party, while her sister Scout, 23, shared a cute message on her Twitter account to mark the occasion.
She wrote: "Today this rapscallion turns 60 and I couldn't be more proud and delighted to call him my father and friend."
Bruce's other daughter Rumer, 26, couldn't make the bash as she was in Los Angeles rehearsing for 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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Description: Reply to John F. Kerry from White House staff Ralph Dungan
Date: 5 October 1962
Creator: Ralph Dungan
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Source: Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
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An early call to get out
In 1967 U.S. Catholic editors call for a swift end to the Vietnam War.
"It is our contention that the war in Vietnam is wrong, is unjust, is immoral," the editors of U.S. Catholic wrote in their December 1967 editorial-one of the few instances in its history in which the magazine took an official editorial position.
The editors had come to the conclusion "that the war in Vietnam must be ended before it does irreparable harm to our nation. We believe that it is immoral and that the American people, imploring the grace and mercy of Almighty God, must insist that it be concluded without delay."
More than two years after the United States had committed ground troops, and with public opinion in the country becoming more divided, the editors could no longer "shut out the sounds of the bitter, dirty struggle that is tearing our country apart."
And as the Catholic peace movement-including Dorothy Day's Catholic Worker, the Berrigan brothers, Thomas Merton, and the Catholic Peace Fellowship-was growing more vocal in its protests, Catholic journalists also began to question the morality of the war.
After the New York-based, independent liberal journal Commonweal, U.S. Catholic became only the second Catholic publication to condemn the Vietnam War. It took the U.S. Catholic bishops until 1971 to finally speak out against it.
The editors insist they are no pacifists: "While we sympathize with the pacifist argument, we do not espouse it here." But they have come to see "that some of the means we are using in Vietnam are hard or impossible to justify." In particular they object to the use of napalm because it "cruelly injures and permanently scars the unfortunate people it falls on" and can be used "only indiscriminately, afflicting both combatants and non-combatants alike."
In addition, they cite "three terrible consequences of the war": its brutalizing effect both on soldiers and on those at home; the growing bitterness and hostility between proponents and opponents; and the enormous loss of life and deadly drain of resources.
The editorial goes out of its way to say that "we in no way impugn the sincerity or good will of those who believe that the war is just, moral, even righteous." By contrast, few of the letters to the editor opposing the editorial return that same courtesy. More than a few are "unprintable," the editors later report, and the staff received several threatening phone calls.
In one of the printable responses a reader calls the editorial "an insult to decent Americans," while another denounces "such dribble and comfort to the devil." "Has your magazine gone Communist?" asks a reader from Kentucky, and another letter writer expresses her "hope that the pope reprimands all of you, and if he doesn't, I'm sure God will."
The overwhelming sentiment in subsequent "You may be right" sections, however, is one of gratitude. Thomas Merton thanks the editors "for taking a clear, courageous stand on the immorality and stupidity of the Vietnam War."
It is probably safe to say that the editorial generated the largest number of letters to the editor in the magazine's 75-year history; it certainly received the most attention from prominent opinion leaders in both the church and the larger American society.
Kudos come from such luminaries as Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith ("one of the most effective things I have ever seen written on Vietnam"), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., and Bishop Paul Schmitt of Metz, France. U.S. Senators Mark Hatfield and George McGovern applaud it, as do feminist theologian Rosemary Ruether, U.N. Secretary General U Thant, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, and peace scholars Gordon Zahn and Richard McSorley, S.J.
Almost forty-three years later, one can't help but wonder how much misery could have been averted if government leaders had heeded the call of that 1967 editorial. Instead, the bloody war would go on for another seven years, leading to the deaths of 3 to 4 million Vietnamese, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers. Wrong, unjust, and immoral, indeed.
This article is the seventh in a series to celebrate the 75th anniversary of U.S. Catholic, appearing in the July 2010 issue (Vol. 75, No. 7, page 51).