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Hooded Cranes and burden of proof
Unless you're a birder who spends much of their time birding under rocks, by which I mean you look at the birds around you instead of speculating wildly about the origins of rare birds in the fast paced, high stakes game of ABA-Area vagrants, you've no doubt heard the hullaballoo regarding the continental mega Hooded Crane currently blowing both minds and socks off at a wildlife refuge in eastern Tennessee. The bird has been present, in the company of thousands of wintering Sandhill Cranes, for just over three weeks now, and birders and chasers from all over the continent have made the pilgrimage to find what is apparently an easy continental mega rarity to tick, in so far as continental mega rarities go.
And for a way off-line bird, this one in particular is something of a novelty among novelties. Hooded Crane is an east Asian bird, migrating between southern Siberia in the warmer months and southern Japan in the colder ones. The many machinations that are required for this bird to find its way a third of the way around the world, across a massive ocean and three quarters of a continent are convoluted at best and impossible at worst. It is simply not supposed to be here, which, amazingly, in the birding game is neither completely out of the ordinary or particularly unexpected. Vagrants are the prizes at the bottom of the Cracker Jack box. The $20 dollar bill stashed in the pocket of the old pair of jeans. Exciting sure, but still sort of expected; the reward for putting in hours upon hours of looking at normal, every day birds. For that reason, it's not hard for we birders to find ways for the wildly unexpected to be reasonable. Fortunately, birds are all too willing to help us out. They have long migrations, impressive stamina, and a penchant, every week of every year, for showing up somewhere where they're not supposed to be.
It's not my intention here to make an argument for the natural occurrence of this Hooded Crane. I don't think it requires much of a stretch, though. North American birders have accepted the provenance of Common Cranes, another east Asian species, in flocks of North American Sandhills for decades. One does not even have to accept that this bird is a recent arrival to North America, as it would be all to easy for a single crane, however different, to get incorporated into a migrating flock in eastern Siberia and cruise the continent among many millions of Sandhills for years, particularly given the family's famous longevity. The logistics are daunting to be sure, but no more daunting than Siberian nesting Long-billed Murrelets showing up on the east coast, or a Fork-tailed Flycatcher heading the wrong way at Panama in ending up in Nunavut. Birds have wings, after all, and they use them. No, my ire was raised with the initial disregard of the record by many high-profile birders, at least in my state, as "obviously an escapee" and therefore, not a bird with chasing or seeing.
Let me be clear up front. It is absolutely reasonable to expect that the bird in question, and a similar record of a Hooded Crane in Nebraska in 2010, are of escaped birds. I trust that the bird record committees in Nebraska and Tennessee are taking the record seriously and doing their due diligence to get to the bottom of the complicated, and fascinating, story that surrounds this species in North America (Key question: Were the escaped birds really pinioned? If so, how far could they really go?). And from everything I've seen, notably this statement from a Nebraska BRC member and this blog post from a Tennessee BRC member, they absolutely are. I await their decisions eagerly. No, my concern is with the attitudes and processes of bird record committees more generally.
Vagrant species, particularly those held regularly in captivity, are singularly difficult species for BRCs, perhaps even the most difficult species for which they come to a decision. Identification to species is rarely difficult in these cases, but the rub is that without an obvious indicator of captive origin, such as pinioning, bands on legs or neck, or obviously and unnaturally distressed feathers, it's impossible to differentiate a well taken care of bird of captive origin from a wild bird. So, what to do?
Many BRCs, for fear of allowing these questionable records to mar an otherwise pristine list of birds, take the conservative route. They choose to not accept any record that has even a hint of question about the origin of the bird, claiming that the burden of proof lies on the observer to make the claim that a bird is not of a captive origin. But this is a completely unattainable standard for the reason specified above, the impossibility of differentiating a wild bird form an unmarked captive bird. It reaches its illogical conclusion when you're faced with a bird like this Hooded Crane and the only explanation one can come up with to deny the record is, "it's unlikely", or worse, "it can't be proven to be natural". This, taken together with the occasionally insular nature of BRCs, leads to an increasingly parochial view on these records, and a perpetuation of a mindset that prevents any hope of a legitimate record ending up as anything other than "origin unknown". It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, a parody of how a BRC is supposed to operate.
But this, to me, is completely backwards. Unless there is solid, iron-clad, evidence that a bird is of domestic stock – not only obvious things like pinioning and bands, but behavior and history of vagrancy, weather patterns, etc – there's no reason why a species shouldn't be accepted as wild. The burden of proof should instead lie on those making the argument that an apparently wild acting bird is somehow of questionable providence, because there's no way, short of being present when the egg hatches, to prove a bird – any bird, even the Cardinal out your back door – is wild.
Bill Pulliam, linked above, says it best.
My initial knee-jerk reaction on hearing of the bird was "that's gotta be an escapee." But as I have learned more, I have shifted from this starting point. There are two critical questions:
1. Is it there a reasonable scenario under which a wild Hooded Crane would arrive in Tennessee without human assistance?
2. Is there a plausible source for an escapee?
And frankly, these questions can be applied to every potentially troubling vagrant you find. Bill keyed in on the two most important questions here, questions that are too often ignored to preserve a completely arbitrary status quo. It is not simply enough to claim a bird is an escapee, there has to be evidence. And until that evidence arrives, anyone is justified in thinking anything, this Hooded Crane, a North Carolina White-tailed Pintail, an Arizona Brown-backed Solitaire, is a wild bird. I would, almost certainly, vote yes on every one of them.
And when the day comes that I'm passed over for the 10th time for a spot on a Bird Record Committee, I'm sure they'll point at this essay as the reason why.
January 6, 2012 10:19 am
Nice commentary Nate. Being too conservative on accepting records can also have the effect of ignoring early data on birds changing their ranges.
January 8, 2012 8:01 am
Excellent commentary (…per usual)… will be fascinating to watch this case unfold. BRCs certainly do tend to act conservatively, and we understand why that is the case… and why it may lead to mistakes. More often than we admit, probabilities are not truly measurable, but are in the-eye-of-the-beholder.
January 26, 2012 2:03 am
I have always agreed with this logical thought. Birds have wings and they use them so prove to me that is isn't wild. I'm sure I'll never be invited for the California Bird Records Committee for that reason too.
February 12, 2012 5:59 pm
Bit late, but a small correction. If the hooded flew northeast instead of its normal migratory pattern – which record-accepted common cranes from the same region as breeding hooded apparently have done, joining with siberian sandhills, the overwater distance needed to be flown is about 80 miles. Given cranes happily fly at 30 – 40mph +, this is only 2-3 hours. Ask a hummer crossing the Gulf Of Mexico if it wouldn't love that to be all it had to do.
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I got back from a very self-indulgent trip to New York last week and considering I had not been there for over ten years, thought it would be good to show the comparisons of when I went last in 2000 and what I experienced this time round in 2012.
First, off, I am much older and a little more travel wise than I was back then – I hadn't ever been out side of Europe! The trip was offered at a subsided rate to students studying American Studies at my university back in 2000. I could just about afford to go (using a bit of student loan) but the trip itself would have be on a very tight budget but it was possibly the most exciting place I had ever gone to!
This time around, I can say that New York City would not be the most place exciting place that I had ever been but I knew that wi-fi, taxis, shopping and good food would all be close to hand and after some of the trips that I have been on in the past few years, this would be very welcome! I could also afford to do the things that I had been unable to afford last time such as boat trips, shopping, eating out and drinking. Back then I was shy of 21 of was getting ID'd constantly so it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to get into bars. I went to the cost-saving cinema instead.
I found some of my old pictures from the trip in 2000 and thought it would be good to compare them to the pics I took last week. I am not sure, but it seems that New York City was much friendlier and colourful this time around. Of course, it could be that the cameras are better than 12 years ago, but I remember the weather being constantly grey back then and last week we were subjected to gorgeous blue skies for most of our weekend!
You don't really know you're in New York until you get a view of the skyline and back in 2000, one of the first things that I did was go to the top of the Empire State Building – even though I was ready for bed because of the jetlag! It took forever to get through the queue and the picture I have from the top is pretty disappointing, so I posted this one of me at the top of the Word Trade Center instead.
2000 – World Trade Center 2012 – Empire State Building
Last week, we zoomed through the queues, having bought New York City passes back in the UK. It also meant that we saved 46% overall on the combined tickets prices of The Empire State Building Observatory, the American Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art, the Top of the Rock OR Guggenheim Museum and Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island OR a Circle Line Cruise.
I didn't do that back in 2000! I had enough cash to pay for entry to the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and The Natural History Museum. All other museums I chose to go to were free. I also had more time back in 2000 as was in New York City for 7 nights. Last week we had to try and pack all that sight-seeing into 4 days!
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2000 – Central Park (facing west) 2012 – Central Park (facing south)
It was a beautiful morning the day we went to Central Park last week, although once again, back in 2000 it was great sky all the way which made things a bit cold and not too exciting to hang around in. The Park should be for jogging and lounging around in with dog walkers dotted around and the odd crack squirrel trying it on with you and the only part of the park I remember back from 2000 was the crack squirrel.
That said, I must say that I have not really been an appreciator of green spaces until the past few years. I used to live in the suburbs back when I was a student and there was green space everywhere, so I found the Park a little dull as was used to havng space around me. As an ardent central-Londoner, I can't get enough of Hampstead Heath and Hyde Park and as such was totally enchanted with Central Park this time round. It's also the start of the 'fall' season and as such, the trees looked very pretty as their colours were turning.
2000 – Manhattan Skyline 2012 – Manhattan Skyline
Finally, a comparison between my New York City experience last week can't been done without thinking about loss of the World Trade Center. It was for me, one of the highlights of my trip back in 2000. It took so long to find as I hadn't been to the Financial District yet that week and the roads were not as grid-like as you would find up-town. I couldn't understand why I couldn't see the towers whilst I was looking for them! Of course, other buildings blocked it's view, but they appeared liked a joint monolith as I rounded a corner and stretching my neck up as far as I could, I will never forgot drinking in the size and scale of both buildings.
I had never been interested in buildings at all when studying art but I think I fell in love that day with the just the sheer scale and audacity that such a big building (x2) could exist in such a cramped area.
When the towers fell over a year later on September 11th 2001, I remember in the midst of my gloom – as we were all pretty horrified and depressed for a while after such a horrific event, that it was a shame to have lost the iconic skyline. More importantly having had seen people buzz around the building, eating their lunch outside, taking pictures at the top like I was a year before, hoped that those who lost their life would be at peace as the building and it's people were very real to me.
Twelve years later and New York has moved on so much. It has this fighting spirit that you can see on billboards throughout the city "Come on New York!" and the security is so much stricter as you go through the airport, but now the tall buildings echo this protocol as you queue up to see the views from the highest buildings. The Freedom Tower (or now 1 WTC) has been the tallest building in New York City since April 30, 2012 and symbolises a moving on from the past as well as a great addition to the skyline in my opinion.
With the beautiful sky and sunshine from last week that was in New York City, the mass of brick and steel that make up the skyline looked more sumptuous than ever and I suppose that this time around that skyline had a very deep and meaningful view to it.
I hope to post up a little more about the less-touristy aspects of our trip to New York over the next few days including information about The Highline and now-defunct skate spot Brooklyn Banks, so please subscribe to this blog, or any of my social media feeds to stay up to date. VJ


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Called into a gallery after the divorce hearing and there seems to be a lot of cultural activities going on here in Ireland. I miss this sort of thing in Catalonia because if I went to the theatre it would be in Spanish or Catalan and I would miss an awful lot because it is not in my mother tongue. there are one or two artistic events take place in my region but I don't think there are quite as many things as I am finding here in Ireland at the moment. When I go to the cinema in Spain I have to watch the movie either in Spanish Catalan and sometimes there are version original movies on at the local cinema. The problem is, is that the people that choose the movies are older women and we tend to get a lot of chick flicks. This month we could have had The Hunger Games movie as it has just come out and also Interstellar and they would been good in English for the cinema. We didn't get anything like that only got movies that you would watch television if there was nothing else more interesting on.


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Actor James Franco recently came face-to-face with a European doppelganger who has been posing as the star at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada.
The 127 Hours star had heard there was an imposter at the festival and was stunned when he met him at a party.
Franco explains, "All my friends had been there and they were like, 'Hey, we were at a party last night and we were hanging out with you, ha ha, and they'd send these pictures and it kinda looked like me in the background.
"The next night he was at the same party and... he was saying, 'I'm James'... He came over to me and I was like, 'What's up?' and he had, like, some central European accent."
Franco posed for a picture with his lookalike and showed it off during an appearance on chat show Conan on Thursday night (21Nov13), joking that he hopes his doppelganger doesn't switch accents.
He added, "That's the only thing that's keeping him from coming to L.A. and moving into my house."


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Our transit system provides over two million rides per day to residents of the Chicagoland region. The benefits of a strong transit system for our community are many: it reduces road congestion, helps get millions of people get to work affordably and efficiently, attracts jobs, employers, commerce and development, enables sports and other special events, and keeps our air cleaner. Better transit means a better quality of life for our region. By advocating for transit, we show our community leaders and representatives that it is important to us and should be made a top priority.
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A former client won more than $1.2 million in damages from an advisor and her firm. A FINRA arbitration panel sided with the client over the advisor's alleged misconduct, including breach of fiduciary duty and unsuitability, in a dispute over retirement planning advice.
In arbitration, this outcome happens less often than not. Last year, clients won damages in 38% of 465 arbitration cases in which they were claimants, according to FINRA statistics. Many cases are settled before arbitrators even make a decision. In 2014, more than half of all arbitration cases were resolved through a settlement.
This recent case began when Cindy-Marie Rogers received retirement advice from her former advisor, Joan Norton, who is affiliated with Ausdal Financial Partners, an independent broker-dealer based in Davenport, Iowa.
According to Robert Pearl, an attorney representing Rogers, Norton advised Rogers, a Verizon employee who was earning about $80,000 per year, on rolling over a $529,000 lump-sum pension payout plus an $85,000 401(k) plan into an IRA and buying a variable annuity.
At age 49, Rogers took an early retirement after being advised by Norton that she could afford to do so, in part through a provision in the tax code that permitted early withdrawal from qualified retirement accounts under certain circumstances, Pearl says.
He says that Rogers soon discovered that the 7% withdrawal rates she needed to meet living expenses were depleting her savings and exceeded what was permitted under IRS rules, meaning she got hit with a steep tax bill.
The withdrawal rate, Pearl notes, is also higher than what is typically recommended for retirees. Rogers was eventually forced to take a job as a health care worker making little more than minimum wage, Pearl says.
"Giving up a job for a promise that you have enough to live on that's what this case is about," he says.
A spokesman for Norton said she strongly disagreed with the panel's decision.
"She continues to believe that the claim is without merit, and she intends to vigorously contest the claim through further appeal. Beyond that, and as a matter of policy, she is unable to publicly discuss pending legal matters," the spokesman said in an email.
The arbitration panel ordered Norton and Ausdal to pay Rogers $1.24 million in damages plus interest of 12% per annum from May 16, 2014 until the award is paid in full. The panel also ordered them to pay additional costs of about $10,000.
As part of the hearings, Norton and Ausdal filed a motion to expunge the matter from their CRD records, but the panel denied their request.
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Hi guys, so today I thought that I would do an old school outfit and face of the day. So today I am going to a theme park so this is going to be quite a casual look. I hope that you guys enjoy and let's get started!
So for today I am going with a simple top and jeans and my top is a New Look t-shirt and it has a worn out american flag on it and it says NYC and this is one of my favorite tops because you can never go wrong because it is a simple gray top. With that, I am wearing jean which are also from New Look and they have an acid wash effect at the knee which makes them look really cool and they are really soft so they are perfect. For my shoes I am wearing Topshop plimsolls and at the back then have black leather and on the top they have fake gray snakeskin. For my bag I have a black Jaeger shoulder bag and I have had this for about 2 years and it is my favorite bag ever and that is my #OOTD.
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CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The John Jay-Cross River varsity football team has every right to be optimistic going into the 2011 season.
The Indians won six of seven games during the 2010 regular season and qualified for sectionals.
Even though they lost to Harrison in the first round, John Jay bounced back to beat Nyack in a bowl game.
That gave us a very good feeling about this year, said senior Danny Caiola of the victory over Nyack.
John Jay carried the momentum of that win into the offseason. Caiola and his classmates made sure their underclassmen teammates became frequent visitors to the weight room.
We did a lot more weight training this year than we did last year, said Caiola, prior to the teams afternoon practice Thursday. The guys were crazy about getting in the weight room and getting a lot stronger.
Caiola, who will start at running back and outside linebacker, is one of five seniors who will provide the leadership for John Jay. Ryan Sanders (tackle/defensive lineman), Jimmy OReilly (slot back/outside linebacker), Tyler Robertson (guard/defensive lineman) and Declan Myer (split end/strong safety) comprise this group.
John Jay has had a busy spring and summer. Caiola said the team participated in the Carmel football camp earlier this summer. John Jay also competed in the week-long New Rochelle football camp last month.
At Carmel, we scrimmaged against Carmel and Brewster, Caiola said. It went well because we felt we improved every day. New Rochelle went very well. New Rochelle is always one of the top teams in the state so going against them we knew we had to be at our best. We have great respect for New Rochelle. We really wanted to prove ourselves against New Rochelle and prove that we can do it this season.
John Jay used its afternoon practice Thursday in preparation for a scrimmage Friday with Roy C. Ketcham. Even though a couple of players are sidelined for the scrimmage, Caiola is confident the juniors, who are replacing the injured starters, will play well.
Its important because they are getting the reps in practice and it will give them game experience, Caiola said. John Jay is ready to start the season.
We believe we have a very good group of guys who are skilled and fast, Caiola said. We have high hopes this season.
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Kaitlyn Nadeau of Caribou was recently awarded a $1,000 Scholarship from the Cary Medical Center Ladies Auxiliary. The scholarship is awarded annually by the Auxiliary to a student entering a medical-related field. Nadeau is a 2017 Caribou High School graduate, and a freshman student at the University of Maine, Orono, enrolled in the pre-med program. She is the daughter of Holly Nadeau of Caribou and Gary Nadeau of Caribou.
Presenting Kaitlyn with the scholarship award are Cary Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Committee Members, (left to right), Mary Harrigan, April Caron, Barb Collins and Betty McNeal.
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Upper Deck evolves with video trading cards
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Upper Deck will unveil its latest innovation this spring.
New Evolution video trading cards will make their appearance in the 2011 Upper Deck football collection, which will be released April 12.
Four standout gridiron stars comprise the initial unveiling of the Evolution inserts: running back Adrian Peterson, quarterback Tony Romo, wide receiver DeSean Jackson and hard-hitting linebacker Patrick Willis. Each of the booklet-type cards measure in at the same height (3.5 in.) and width (2.5 in.) as a regular trading card, Upper Deck said.
In line with the launch, Upper Deck is running a series of online Evolution banner ads and launched a special landing page devoted to the product's debut next month at UpperDeck.com/Evolution.
Safeway gets nod from AFP
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway this week received an award for demonstrating commitment to various causes through financial support and encouragement.
The retailer said it received the 2011 Freeman Philanthropic Services Award for Outstanding Corporation from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. AFP presented the award to Safeway's EVP Larree Renda, who also serves as chair for the company's charitable organization, the Safeway Foundation.
Safeway raises and donates more than $200 million in monetary and product support to various causes, including cancer research, education, hunger relief and organizations helping people with disabilities, according to the company.
"Safeway is a model of corporate citizenship, not only taking the lead on a broad range of issues, but also working closely with local employees to ensure that community needs are addressed through its philanthropy," said Paulette Maehara, president and CEO of AFP. "Safeway is a shining light of innovation and dedication to the charities it supports, and all of us at AFP are honored to be able to recognize the company for its philanthropic efforts."
P&G, Teva deal: A complementary alignment
WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT — In the universe of business partnerships, a joint venture between Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Procter & Gamble is like two galaxies coming together.
(THE NEWS: P&G, Teva enter partnership. For the full story, click here.)
Market analysts see a lot of potential in the deal. Morgan Stanley called it a "modest positive" due to the strong growth potential, despite combined joint venture sales being 1.5% of the mix and "of limited importance to the stock." In addition, Morgan Stanley pointed out that the venture would promote cross-channel growth by taking advantage of Teva's presence in pharmacies and P&G's presence in supermarkets and other stores.
Over-the-counter switches represent another major opportunity, with Teva having a natural advantage as a generic drug manufacturer; P&G sold its prescription drug business to Warner Chilcott in 2009.
With P&G controlling 51% of the venture and Teva controlling 49%, Teva's OTC drugs will add about half a billion dollars to P&G's sales. Most of Teva's OTC business is in the European Union — especially Germany — as well as Eastern Europe, Russia and Latin America.
To be sure, Teva and P&G have strengths that will complement each other — P&G with its portfolio of globally recognized brands and Teva with its enormous manufacturing capacity. With Teva doing the manufacturing, P&G will have greater access to a host of new markets, especially emerging economies and Europe. Teva, which is more well-known in the United States for generic prescription drugs, will be able to take advantage of P&G's brands.


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When Chapter 29 begins, Crivano is waiting in the antechamber outside the senator's private quarters. He flips through Cardano's De Varietate Rerum that he finds on a table while he waits for Marco to finish speaking with his father. He hears the distant sound of a song he recognizes as a boatman rows by the palace.
When the door opens, Crivano sees Verzelin, "stumbling forward on dead legs, his sackcloth shroud overgrown by eelgrass, his eyesockets picked clean by crabs" (213). Crivano recoils in horror before realizing that the figure is merely Marco. Surprised, Marco asks Crivano what is wrong. Crivano says that he has lingering food poisoning and that it is nothing to worry about. Marco tells him to reconsider staying with him and his family. Crivano politely declines. Marco narrows his eyes and says that he hopes his cousin did not...
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The figure – three times the funding gap cited by Alex Salmond and his ministers – emerged after the Coalition Government rubber-stamped the increased tuition fees that English universities can charge from next year.
A report issued by the Office For Fair Access (OFFA) said the average student sitting a degree south of the Border will pay £8,161 per year.
This means English universities will enjoy a funding advantage worth about £268 million by 2015 if inflation is included, according to figures prepared for SNP ministers.
Mr Salmond and Mike Russell, his Education Minister, have vowed to fill the gap without charging Scottish students tuition fees but have so far refused to acknowledge the scale of the problem.
They have claimed the shortfall is only £93 million, but they were last night under increasing pressure to "come clean" and explain how they will find the money.
Scotland's university principals have warned that unless the shortfall is met they face cutting courses and staff numbers and standards will fall.
Liz Smith, Scottish Tory Education spokesman, said: "It's been obvious for some time that the funding gap would be far in excess of what the Scottish government was admitting.
"The SNP has made a very firm commitment to a free university education for Scots, but they are not coming up with the money to fulfil it. Mr Russell needs to apologise that the arithmetic basis of his higher education policy is deeply flawed."
Universities Scotland, which represents the country's higher education institutes, said it had initially made a "conservative" estimate that the funding gap would be £202 million.
Alastair Sim, the body's director, said: "OFFA's figures today show English fees will be higher than this, particularly when the additional income English universities will be able to spend on widening access and outreach is factored in.
"We look forward with confidence to the Scottish government fulfilling its commitment to meeting the gap in full, in the interests of Scotland's learners."
Under higher education reforms in England, universities can charge students up to £9,000 per year for a degree but must use a proportion of the money generated to help more students from poor backgrounds win a place.
In March this year, an expert working group produced for Mr Russell projections for the funding gap based on a range of average fees charged south of the Border.
However, the actual figure was not known until today as the universities' proposals had to be approved by OFFA.
The Coalition Government is to decide annually whether universities can increase their fees annually with inflation, but have allowed them to do so in the past and it is expected this policy will continue.
According to the expert group figures, this will mean Scotland's universities requiring an extra £148 million next year to keep up with their English competitors.
This figure will increase to around £207 million in the 2013/14 academic year and £268 million in 2014/15. If inflation is not included, this figure falls to £216 million.
But the SNP calculation is based on the incorrect assumption the average fee in England would be only £7,500 and this would not increase annually with inflation.
This would result in a funding shortfall of only £155 million opening up by 2014/15, some £113 million less than the OFFA report suggests.
Mr Russell has suggested that the gap could be closed to £93 million by charging English, Welsh and Northern Irish students up to £9,000 per year.
However, this relies on the same number of youngsters from south of the Border studying in Scotland after the higher charges are introduced.
Scottish universities have reported that applications from the rest of the UK are already down by 15 per cent this year and principals have admitted they "haven't got the faintest idea" how much the fees will raise.
The Education Minister has also said he wants to generate more income by introducing a service charge for EU students only, but it is illegal to discriminate against them under European law.


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Charles grew up in New York where at age 23 he had a life-changing personal encounter with Jesus. Due to this encounter Charles began a life of service that has included being the pastor of four congregations, serving three tours as a U.S. Navy Chaplain and becoming an author and counselor. The heart of Dr. Kollar's message is a joy-filled faith and a life that focuses on God's possibilities as already achieved.
Charles received his undergraduate degree from Northwest University, a Master of Divinity from the Assembly of God Theological Seminary and his Doctorate at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Charles and his wife Dawn have three grown children and nine amazing grandchildren.
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Registration opens for the 14th World Conference on Sport for All
Sign up now for the 14th World Conference on Sport for All, which will take place in Beijing (China) from 20 to 23 September 2011. The focus of this edition will be on the practical implementation of Sport for All programmes, and high-level speakers from around the world, including IOC President Jacques Rogge, Chairman of the IOC Sport for All Commission Sam Ramsamy, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke, Deputy Mayor of Beijing and Vice-Chairman of the Beijing Olympic City Development Association Liu Jingmin, Ambassador for Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games Jackie Chan, Chairman of the UK-based International Inspiration Foundation Keith Mills, SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen, WHO representative Timothy Armstrong and Olympic medallist Paul Tergat, will attend to share their expertise in this field.
In regard to Beijing as host of this Sport for All summit, Jacques Rogge said: "The location of this Conference in Beijing Olympic Park is highly appropriate. The Olympic Games left a fantastic sporting legacy, with a number of iconic venues and a major increase in sports participation, especially amongst the younger generations."
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The event will also look at academic studies on the cultural importance and health benefits of physical activity. The format of the Conference will see emphasis placed upon the sharing of knowledge and the exchange of best practices, including workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities for the participants.
In particular, discussions will centre on the following themes:
- Follow-up of the 2010 World Conference on Sport for All;
- Health and social benefits of physical activity;
- Programmes and policies: the practical and theoretical foundations of Sport for All;
- Development and promotion of Sport for All, in particular the roles of different stakeholders; and
- Future directions.
The attendees will have the opportunity to hear case study presentations in which presenters will share their secrets on the successful implementation of Sport for All programmes. Furthermore, the Conference will provide participants with the opportunity to meet the experts and leaders of the global Sport for All movement, with specific times set aside for networking and communication. The academic content of the Conference will be supplemented by a number of sporting and social events, such as traditional Chinese morning exercises and Olympic venue tours.
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The 14th World Conference on Sport for All
WHEN: 20-23 September 2011
WHERE: Beijing, China
WEBSITE: www.sportforall2011.org/en/
The World Conference on Sport for All is organised under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and SportAccord.
The World Conference on Sport for All has since its formation been dedicated to promoting broad dissemination of the sport for all philosophy globally; pursuing the promotion of health, fitness and well-being and the harmonious development between mind and body and between men and nature by motivating, inspiring and encouraging more people to participate in sports activities. This is a direct and effective way to carry forward the Olympic spirit.
The 14th World Conference on Sport for All will focus on the practical implementation of Sport for All programmes. On this occasion, speakers from all over the world as well as high profile personalities will share their expertise on the fascinating topic of Sport for All.


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The City of Charleston Planning Commission gave unanimous passage to a Daniel Island Associates project to construct a 13-lot subdivision on the portion of Farr Street that is as yet undeveloped.
The subdivision, if approved by City Council at their next meeting on July 11, would feature 10 single family attached lots and three single-family detached lots, all of which will be accessible by a small alley at the rear of the properties.
The new Farr Street extension, once complete, will connect the intersection of Farr Street at Grand Council Street with the intersection of Farr Street at Seven Farms Drive. The newly approved subdivision would be situated on 3.74 acres located just to the east of the site of the planned "Overture" senior housing development.
"This is wrapped into an area of Daniel Island that y'all have seen a couple times recently with the connection of the two existing stubs of Farr Street being made with that right-of-way being completed and connected," said City Planning staffer Stephen Julka, in explaining the proposed design for the project. "This is actually a subdivision proposal for new parcels that will be off of that new Farr Street connection."
The subdivision plan is dependent upon the City Technical Review Committee's (TRC) approval of the Farr Street extension plan.
"The Farr Street extension, the connection of those two stubs is currently under review by the TRC for their platting and road construction plans," continued Julka. "Assuming they meet all the city's requirements, that should be under construction relatively soon."
Once the design and engineering firm Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co. is able to meet those requirements construction will begin on the roadway. The passage of the road plan will allow the subdivision project to begin in earnest as well.
The plan for the 13-lot subdivision has itself gone before the TRC, explained Julka. The TRC vetted the project before the Planning Commission had their opportunity last Wednesday evening, and had passed it up to the City Planning department with a recommendation that it be approved with no conditions.
Tom Reilly with Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co. was in attendance at the meeting to speak on behalf of both his firm and the Daniel Island Company, a component of Daniel Island Associates.
"It's very straightforward with Farr Street," he said. "It's in accordance with the zoning text and the Master Plan."
Jeff Elliott of the Daniel Island Company (DIC) also attended the meeting as a representative for the project and DIC President Matt Sloan.
"I would just like to let the board know that… Matt Sloan has recently presented this project to the neighborhood association," said Elliott.
Looking out at Elliott, her face framed in the visage of curiosity, Planning Commissioner Sunday Lempesis replied with a tone of mock curiosity.
"And…?" questioned Lempesis.
The laughs that echoed about the chamber effectively relieved for Elliott the need to actually respond to the question, and before they'd even ceased, Planning Commission Chair William Geer was asking for speakers for and against the project to identify themselves. Hearing none, he offered his own dose of levity to the room.
"Scratch a lottery ticket," he laughed, before calling for a motion on the issue. The motion was made to approve the plan. That motion was seconded and voted on in a few quick seconds, with the entirety of the Commission saying "Aye" in approval of the project. Daniel Island's moment in the City Planning Commission's spotlight was over, at least for now.
Final approval of the project is pending a vote by Charleston City Council at their next meeting, to be held July 11 at City Hall, located at 80 Broad Street in downtown Charleston


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|I have to finish, or start no less, my discrimination paper. I'm screwed if I don't do it. I HAVE to. It's due tomorrow. I have a basketball game until 6:00 tonight, and then basketball practice at 7:00. So that gives me a good...eh, hour and forty five minutes to do it tonight if I stay up an extra hour after my practice. Whoa...I am so stressed out.
I'm so confused as to why I can't bring myself to kiss my boyfriend. This morning when we were hugging each other, I came so close. I was going to do it. But I just pulled away. I don't know what's wrong with me. Any suggestions?
Holy mother of God. I'm so tired. And I have swimming for p.e. today, so my bathing suit is going to be engorged by my body.
How pleasant, eh?
Fatness is not very becoming.
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ERP Definitions
This glossary explains the meaning of key words and phrases that information technology (IT) and business professionals use when discussing ERP and related software products. You can find additional definitions by visiting WhatIs.com or using the search box below.
3PL (third-party logistics)
A 3PL (third-party logistics) provider offers outsourced logistics services, which encompass anything that involves management of one or more facets of procurement and fulfillment activities.
4-D printing (four-dimensional printing)
4-D printing is additive manufacturing that prints objects capable of transformation and, in some cases, self-assembly.
ABC classification
ABC classification is a ranking system for identifying and grouping items in terms of how useful they are for achieving business goals.
An account is a unique record for each type of asset, liability, equity, revenue and expense.
accounts payable
Accounts payable is a liability account in the general ledger (GL).
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Accounts receivable (AR) is an item in the general ledger (GL) that shows money owed to a business by customers who have purchased goods or services on credit.
Adaptive Insights (formerly called Adaptive Planning)
Adaptive Insights (formerly called Adaptive Planning) is a cloud-based corporate performance management software (CPM) vendor headquartered in Mountain View, California.
advanced planning and scheduling (APS)
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) is a type of system that tracks costs based on the activities that are responsible for driving costs in the production of manufactured goods. (Continued)
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Anaplan is a Web-based enterprise platform for business planning. Anaplan is also the name of the company that created the platform.
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text: SRINAGAR: The Amnesty International on Wednesday reiterated its call for a ban on pellet-firing shotguns used by Indian forces in the occupied Kashmir to quell civilian protests.In a report, the rights group said it had interviewed 88 people whose eyesight had been damaged by the metal shot from the pump-action guns. Two of the victims had been completely blinded."The injuries and deaths caused by this cruel weapon bear testimony to how dangerous, inaccurate and indiscriminate it is," Akar Patel, executive director at Amnesty International India, said in a statement. "There is no proper way to use pellet-firing shotguns. It is irresponsible of the authorities to continue the use of the shotguns despite being aware of the damage they do."Government forces in Indian-held Kashmir have been using pellet guns since 2010 as a 'non-lethal' weapon following wide-scale civilian protests against Indian occupation.After a spate of gruesome injuries last year that earned the title 'epidemic of dead eyes', Amnesty and other rights groups called for a complete ban on the use of the shotguns.A single cartridge fired releases at least 500 high-speed metal pellets. These lodge in any available body part and are difficult to remove."In some cases, those injured by pellet-firing shotguns still have the metal pellets lodged in their skulls, near their eyes," said Dr Zahoor Wani, the lead campaigner in the group.In its report, Amnesty said it interviewed people aged from nine to 65.Among them was nine-year-old Asif Ahmad Shiekh, whose eyes were damaged by the pellets."Watching cartoons on TV, playing with my friends on the street, reading books for hours – this is what I dream of now," the report quoted him as saying.Separately, a man was killed in an incident of cross-border firing across the Working Boundary on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)."Indian troops initiated unprovoked ceasefire violations using mortars and automatics and targeted the innocent civilian population along [the] Working Boundary in [the] Phuklian sector," the ISPR said."Pakistan Rangers effectively responded and targeted Indian posts firing on [the] civilian population," the statement added.Zahoor, a resident of Dewra village, was killed in the cross-border exchange of fire, ISPR said.The heavily militarised LoC and Working Boundary have witnessed sporadic skirmishes and artillery duels since the alleged Indian 'surgical strike' last September, in violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Agreement signed by both countries.Earlier this month, a five-year-old girl was killed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir when an Indian soldier opened fire across the Line of Control.The orphan was killed when a single bullet by an Indian soldier hit her as she stood in the courtyard of her house in Polas village of Abbaspur sector in the southern Poonch district.


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Lebanon's inability to dispose of its trash has become so severe that some families have decided to move to war-torn Syria.
"We're going next week. In Syria, there's a possibility I might die. Here, we'll definitely die," Fayyad Ayyash told AFP.
Ayyash tells the outlet he will take his wife and their four young daughters across the border. Their current house looks directly over the Naameh landfill, rendering the property uninhabitable due to the intense smell of garbage. They decided to leave when the government reopened the landfill in March. The smells have prevented his daughters from properly eating and sleeping.
"It's always worse at night than during the day. The whole area is swarming with the same smell and the same sickness," he continued.
Once they reopened the landfill, their child immediately started throwing up again. His wife Riham believes "she spends $1,000 per month on doctor's visits, inhalers, and other medication for her children." She even sold her wedding ring to pay medical costs. She is ready to move to Syria.
"No, it isn't safe, but I'm forced to leave… I have a suitcase packed and ready on top of the closet," she said.
Waste has lined the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, since last summer after the government closed the main landfill. Mountains of garbage and waste line the streets of the capital, which led to numerous demonstrations in 2015. An advocacy group called "You Stink" held a protest in late August, which turned violent and forced the government to deploy army units. The Red Cross reported that 49 people and police officers received injuries.
The nation is currently home to an estimated 100,000 tons. Officials admit it will be hard to convince anyone to take the waste since "it is infectious and compacted."
"We are coughing, we have allergies and there are mosquitoes and flies in our homes," explained resident Fadwa Saad. "They say they are removing trash. We hope that they really remove it, not only do it for one day and leave the rest."
The government moved "more than 8,000 tons of garbage" to the Naameh landfill by the second day of the reopening. Other residents do not believe the government will only keep the landfill open for two months.
"It is all lies," stated Abed Fakhreddine. "We do not trust the state's word when it comes to anything… but there is nothing we can do about it for the time being… we just want the garbage gone from our home."
Officials only dropped off 2,800 to 3,000 tons of trash before they closed the landfill.
"Now it's about 8,000 to 9,000 tonnes. The operations almost tripled because they're playing catch-up with the trash that had accumulated," said Farouk Merhebi from the American University of Beirut. "The waste that has accumulated in streets has fermented, so the smell is offensive… The smell is worse because it's been there for seven to eight months."


text: There's really nothing more magical than early morning sunlight (except maybe late evening sunlight). The sun, still low in the sky, casts a ethereal glow across everything it touches. In the Winter, it lights up every ice crystal. The snow looks as though there are diamonds dancing in it, and the trees look like crystal chandeliers. Beautiful.


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"Endangered List" to Be Revealed at Fondren Gala
The new list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi will be announced in Fondren at the end of the month. The Mississippi Heritage Trust (MHT) event will take place Thursday, April 28 from 7-10 p.m. at the Duling School. At the unveiling, the 2011 Honorary Event Chairs, Andrew Mattiace and Mike Peters will also be recognized for their efforts in redeveloping the historic 1927 Duling School. Other event highlights include: Mint Julep Catering & drinks, music by Howard Jones, and a silent auction including artwork of the '10 Most' 2011 sites. Tickets, which are $50 per person in advance and $60 per person at the door, are on sale now at www.mississippiheritage.com or by calling (601) 354-0200.
MHT works across the state to preserve the historic places that anchor our neighborhoods and communities, protecting the irreplaceable in Mississippi. The endangered list helps to raise awareness about the most historically significant threatened places in the state in an effort to save them before they are lost forever."You just can't measure the awareness and support this event generates among Mississippians," said Brad Tisdale, MHT Board President. "We've seen it happen over and over that people hear about an endangered historic place and it motivates them to donate and support restoration efforts."


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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Food x Fashion, Bobby knows them better
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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J**** is the new Black, Shahrum Mohd Nor
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Pelayo Diaz x Bryan Boy at spotted at PRADA S/S 2012
Friday, June 24, 2011
first, Lanvin, now Versace, Holy H&M!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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