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2017 Honoree
Twin County Air & Ag
Jeffery Leger was born on May 21,1953 in Beaumont, Texas. He is one of the eight children born to Jane Latta Leger and the late Weldon Leger of China, Texas. In 1972 he graduated from Hardin Jefferson High School.
As a young boy, Jeffery and his brother worked on the farm helping his father and he would watch the bi-planes fly over his father's rice fields and dream about becoming a Crop Duster. At the age of 15 his father took him to M & M Air Service and asked if they could put him to work, from flagging in the fields to working in the wing room, he spent the next few years learning the ropes of the Agricultural Business. After graduating high school, he and his best friend, Ricky Schroeder, quickly took off for flying school at Ed Boardman in Ft. Worth, Texas. Jeffery returned home where he started his first flying season in the Spring of 1973. After 10 seasons of flying for M & M, he left to go work for Coastal Air Ag in Anahuac, where he started working more toward the Chambers County area, then moving on to briefly help Jet Ag in Winnie, he was flying for Gulf Coast Flying Service when he realized that no matter where he flew the farmers he flew for had always moved with him.
It was then, in 1991, when Jeffery bought his first airplane, and partnered with four local rice farmers, Ronald and David Murrell, and Larry and Buddy Devillier, and broke ground as Twin County Air-Ag., Inc. In 1993, Jeffery took a bigger step and bought out his partners. In 1997, with business growing, Jeffery purchased a second airplane, in 2000 he purchased his third airplane, and in 2011 he purchased his fourth airplane. A thriving business takes many hard working people behind the scenes, and Jeffery is lucky to have his two sons, Jeff and Adam as Officers of the Corporation. The current pilots alongside Jeffery are his son Jeff, Dwayne Williams, and Joel Martin. Former pilots that have made a huge impact on the company are Glenn Menard, who retired in 2013, and Ricky Schroeder, who passed away earlier this year. The company is also blessed with some of the most dedicated men, Mauro Diaz, Beto Diaz, Arturo Castillo, Rolando Castillo, Armando Gonzalez, Raul Diaz, and Zefe Diaz, who all work tirelessly in the long, hot days of summer, to help get the job done. None of these men would know where they were going each day without the work of the Office Manager, Ashley Leger, Adam's wife. It was once said, by another Ag Pilot, who worked alongside the guys that "he never worked so hard or laughed so much," and that is a great testimony to this group who both love and appreciate their customers and friends, The American Farmer.
Jeffery has three children, Jeff, Amanda, and Adam. Jeff and his wife Tiayali reside in China, with their daughters Kalyne and Victoria, Amanda and her husband Joe reside in Sour Lake, with their children Brenton and Khloe, and Adam and his wife Ashley reside in China with their daughters Summer and Payton.
The hard work and dedication of Jeffery has never gone unnoticed, in 2006 The Winnie Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Twin County Air-Ag. with The Outstanding Agricultural Award, in 2014 Jeffery received the award for Outstanding Operator, presented by the Texas Agricultural Aviation Association, and in 2016 The Southeast Texas Independent Cattleman's Association recognized Twin County with the Agri-Business Award. It is an honor and Jeffery was humbled to receive these prestigious awards.
Although his wings are in Winnie, Jeffery and his wife, Lucille, still call China their home, and enjoy it with family and friends.
Twin County Air-Ag. would like to thank The Texas Rice Festival Nominating Committee for the honor of being chosen for the 2017 Honoree of the Year.
Honorees are chosen by the The Texas Rice Festival Nominating Committee.TRF History


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- Rest of the world usually takes from 7 to 10 working days
We do not post on weekends or public holidays – please allow additional time during bank / public holidays.
If an item is out of stock, we will inform you immediately about delivery time.
All orders for the UK are Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery charged at £3.95.
We also offer Next Day Delivery, for UK orders only (a signature is required upon receipt). This is charged at £9.00. Please note, Next Day Delivery will be delivered next working day, and orders must be received before 3PM. Where orders are placed after 3PM, goods will be dispatched the following working day (and Next Day Delivery orders placed after 3PM on a Friday will be dispatched the following Monday).
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After goods have been inspected by us, you will receive a full refund of the purchase price, or if the item was a special order (not normally available or stocked by Yards Store), a credit note for the full value will be issued. If the order was delivered outside the UK, your refund will be deducted a carriage price of £10.95 (Europe) or £17.95 (Rest of World) in the case of non-faulty items.
If an item arrives faulty or incorrect you must contact us by email or telephone within 7 days of receipt. If within 28 days of purchase goods returned to us are deemed faulty, incorrect or damaged after inspection, you will receive either a full refund, repair or replacement, plus reimbursement for the return delivery charge when postage receipt is provided (up to a maximum of £10). Please note if the items is deemed not faulty the customer is responsible for all postage costs.
After 28 days you may return any item for inspection if you believe it to be faulty, and we may either repair, replace or refund at our discretion if the item is deemed defective. Please contact us prior to returning goods. Please note if the items is deemed not faulty the customer is responsible for all postage costs.
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San Luis Obispo
A 27-year-old San Luis Obispo man was arrested Wednesday night after police were called to the 2900 block of Augusta Court on a report that a pregnant female was being assaulted and choked.
Robert Jamal Brown was arrested on multiple charges, including domestic violence and false imprisonment, after eluding officers who had been searching for him for more than three hours, police said.
Police said the victim, who was not named, was forced to the ground when she attempted to get away from Brown and was rendered unconscious during the assault.
When officers arrived, Brown fled on foot through Sinsheimer Park toward the railroad tracks, police said. Officers from the four agencies searched the area, using night vision goggles, a CHP Air Unit and a State Parks K-9.
They searched for three hours without locating Brown, who later turned himself in to the San Luis Obispo Police Department, where he was arrested without further incident, police said.
Brown was booked into County Jail on charges of domestic violence, false imprisonment, battery causing great bodily injury, preventing an emergency phone call, battery, vandalism, resisting arrest and two outstanding warrants. He is being held on $110,000 bail. — AnnMarie Cornejo
San Luis Obispo County sheriff's narcotics detectives arrested a Paso Robles parolee Wednesday afternoon after finding a firearms, drugs and suspected stolen property in his storage unit in Templeton.
Nicholas Eugene Nocchi, 32, of Paso Robles also had a .357-caliber handgun in his possession, according to detectives. Nocchi is currently on nonrevocable parole, which led to the search of the storage unit.
According to the State Parole Office in San Luis Obispo, nonrevocable parole was passed by the state Legislature in October 2009 in order to relieve crowded prison conditions. Such a designation is reserved for those convicted of lesser felonies and, although such a condition means the felon is unsupervised, law enforcement can make random, unannounced searches at their discretion.
While at the storage facility, detectives said, they discovered a sawed-off shotgun, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin, along with prescription medications, power tools, jewelry, sound equipment and a substantial amount of cash and coins.
"We are still running serial numbers and attempting to identify property we seized," sheriff's Detective Dave Marquez said.
"It is very important for the public to record serial numbers and mark their property so we can more readily identify it during an investigation of this type," Marquez added.
Nocchi was booked into County Jail on suspicion of receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance while armed, carrying a loaded firearm, being a felon/addict in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance. He's being held on $20,000 bail. Because of his conditions of nonrevocable parole, he can not be held on a parole hold.
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Make a difference.
The ultimate goal of many charities working to combat homelessness is to end it altogether. In spite of the tremendous efforts by local councils, charities and organisations across the breadth of the country — homelessness is still on the increase, and the number of rough sleepers is also rising.
When tackling street homelessness, a distinction needs to be made between meeting the day-to-day needs of street homeless people — for food, warmth, hygiene and somewhere to sleep, for example — and the challenge of finding lasting solutions to their problems to get them back into decent homes. While preventative measures and policies work to reduce the number of homeless, Action Hunger exists in the interim for their comfort and wellbeing. We don't have the capacity to fight the root causes of homelessness, but we believe that organisations that do — such as the ones listed below — are where donations would be most effectively spent.
If you would like to donate to Action Hunger — of which we'd be sincerely appreciative — you can do so using the button below. Action Hunger's Trustees and staff do not receive a salary or even draw expenses of any kind — every single penny donated is used directly towards our cause. Volunteers tending to the replenishment of the machines do not receive a salary, but can claim travel expenses of up to £4 per visit.
Action Hunger is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB), the body for self-regulation of fundraising in the UK. As a member of the FRSB, we agree to adhere to the Fundraising Promise, which commits us to the highest standards of fundraising good practice, ensuring that our fundraising is open, fair, honest and legal.


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Nate Wooley's been a busy man. Among other things, he just published the latest issue of Sound American. Issue no. 9 is all about monophony, the single line. He asked me to write something about Steve Lacy, so since I've had him on the brain for the past several years (evidence of that can be found here), I obliged. It took a bit of work and getting over the hump of procrastination, but it's up now. You can check it and the other terrific articles out here.
I'll repost the essay here on my website in a few months after the next issue of Sound American has come out.


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Book Depository
I got a free time limited copy of this title from the publishers, Storey Publications, via Net Galley in exchange for a review.
This book is interesting in that it looks at one topic, cast ons and bind offs, the book is basically divided in two, cast ons and bind offs, starting with cast ons. They're then divided into various headings. Basic, stretchy, decorative, circular, double-sided, multicolour, provisional, tubular and mobius.
Part two is bind-offs, again basic, stretchy, decorative and sewn.
The two column layout in some parts makes reading this as an e-book an exercise in scrolling up and down a few times.
She starts off with some elementary descriptions and some basics. Where she clearly defines some techniques she's going to use later. While a lot of this is very elementary, it is useful to be clear before starting exactly what you mean by something, there are often several meanings for different things in this game.
I loved the section beginning sketches and the photography is very clear. This is one I'd prefer in paper and within a few weeks it would end up festooned with post-its. She's quite clear about the pros and cons of each cast-on and bind off, and also what they're good for.
This is one that's going on my wishlist, and I hope to buy it relatively soon. I used it for a recent project when I was checking on a cast-on and found it very useful.


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As a business owner you already know that without customers you have no business, that's why you need to be constantly engaged with them. There are plenty of companies that simply don't understand this concept. The most successful brands will interact with their customers through a bunch of different platforms. Bear in mind that engaging your customers doesn't mean shoving a sales pitch in their face as often as possible. It is giving your customers something of value.
Here are some effective ways to keep customers engaged.
- Invest in building connections
There has been plenty of research that has looked into how important it is to build a connection with your customers. You need to get to know your target audience and give them something to connect to. Businesses that accomplish this get to charge higher prices and have incredible consumer loyalty. The perfect example of this is Apple, people line up for days when they launch a new product and their products aren't exactly cheap relative to their competitors.
- Use technology to your advantage
You have to have being living under a rock for the past decade if you don't know how much social media can impact your business. While you can use social media to answer customer service questions or to share content it has other uses too. You can get feedback from customers so you can find out what products they want to see or how you can make your products better.
- Share something exclusive
Give your customers some exclusive content or discounts that aren't available to the general public. This can be anything from a 10% off coupon or a sneak peek into a new product or service. You can use social media platforms and work with influencers who can help you get your message across.
- Give something away
Everybody loves free stuff, so give them some. Hold a contest that's just for customers, it serves two purposes, first it grabs their attention and you reward them for their participation. It can be something as simple as post some creative pics on social media and tag your business.
- Build a community
Communities and forums are great places to build customer engagement. They have been around for ages and they aren't going anywhere. You can talk to your customers directly and have discussions or answer some questions. Forums used to be a part of your website but now with social media platforms like Facebook, Linkedin and Google+ allow you to create communities on their channels.
There are plenty of ways to engage with your customers, but get creative as to how you go about it. Don't be afraid to think of something original.


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San Diego Style Bloggers is a community site run by the wonderful contributors listed below. Connect with them and read more about their blogs!
PAULINA | Co-Founder and Co-Editor
Working Professional and Fashionista at heart. Lover of all things chic and fun.
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Coffee enthusiast with an affinity for anything black & white. Fashion Buyer and Image Consultant. White Tee Black Dress showcases her styling portfolio and personal style.
Blog: White Tee Black Dress | Instagram: @whiteteeblackdress | Twitter: @tuyaymya
LAURA | Blogroll Editor
Bilingual Beauty/Fashion Blogger and YouTuber who loves music, all things French, and buying way too many lipsticks. She enjoys simple and comfortable clothing paired with a bold lip.
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CYRILLYNN | Event Contributor
Cyrillynn is a wife, mum, vinyl enthusiast, foodie, fashion geek, and forever a Depeche Mode devotee. In-between, she a Lifestyle Blogger who is obsessed with shoes & purses.
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TIFFANY | Event Contributor
Model/Blogger who Loves fashion and the "Glitz and Glam" of being a Model, but also enjoys being behind the scenes and creating her own Style.
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JENNIFER | Event Coordinator
Creator of the lifestyle blog Sprinkles on Sunday. She is a fashion addict and lover of all things pink.
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Blog: Honey Lavender | Instagram: @honey_lavender
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Fashion obsessed twenty-something blogger with a love for shopping, travel, brunch, and dogs. Her favorite things include: trying new coffee-shops, road-tripping, sushi, thrifting, sunsets, peonies, horseback riding, and anything with gold polka dots.
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Find & Hire the Perfect Housekeeper for your Home
Housekeepers play an essential role in the principals home and are often the first member of staff in employ. Without the housekeeper the home will not be cared for as it should, and thus the selection is vital to a perfect home.
At P&T our housekeepers for hire are sourced from around the world and have experience in HNW and VIP homes. Care of fine garments, laundry skills, turn-down, antiques, fine art, marble floors should all be approached with a specialist perspective, and you must also trust that your children/pets or valuable items be treated with the respect and care they require. We offer both live in and live out Housekeepers, and temporary housekeepers to cover sickness/holiday leave.
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How P&T classify our Housekeepers:
Entry Level Housekeeper is a candidate with 3-5 years experience
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High level Housekeeper is a candidate with 10+ years experience
Of course depending on budget/package/skills required everything is always slightly organic and not set in stone. 🙂
Salary you would expect to pay:
Salary ranges entirely on the candidates experience level. Salary ranges are outlined on the specific housekeeper pages:
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How we can help you find a housekeeper:
- A dedicated recruitment consultant will guide you in the process of finding and hiring a housekeeper, from start to finish. We are with you through the entire process of finding the right candidate to their first day on the job. We then stay in touch from time to time to ensure you are satisfied with your new housekeeper.
- 24 hour telephone service, no matter what time zone or country you are in, you can always reach us.
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Community Management
Brand awareness is the cornerstone of gaining community loyalty. Community members who are familiar with a brand are 3 times more likely to make a purchase or donate to a cause. Creating brand awareness is an essential part of being a profitable brand or organization.
Creating the awareness that leads to that loyalty is easier said than done.
Community media centers that are the most successful have very loyal community advocates in their communities. The advocates you create are 4 times more likely to share your content. Successful community management is an essential part of any community management strategy.
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Building & Property Inspections in Gawler and the Barossa Wine Region
If you are looking to purchase a home or property in Gawler, you have got a whole host of things to look forward to. It is a beautiful area with many wineries and recreational activities, you'll be spoilt for choice. You will enjoy being just minutes away from the Barossa Valley yet within your own area that boasts a strong community feel.
Gawler has a mix of buildings – from heritage listed buildings on its main streets, to more modern apartments with a cinema and supermarket complex close by. The style of the buildings means that if you're looking to have a Building Inspection carried out, you'll want someone who knows the area and is familiar with the different types of properties that Gawler offers.
Precise Inspections knows Gawler and we know the common issues that are found in buildings here. We always consider these when inspecting property and particularly bear in mind issues such as:
- High Temperatures in Summer
- Very Low temperatures in Winter
- Significant levels of rainfall in Autumn and Winter months
We know the common housing defects of Gawler
Precise Inspections and our team of qualified inspectors understands the affects the external factors have on homes and any issues they may cause.
Our Pest Inspections also take into account the local area – as with any inspections we look at potential damage or signs of damage from pests such as termites. However we are also alert to the common problems faced in rural Australia such as fruit flies.
Price Inspections has a wealth of experience working with properties in and around Gawler. Our experts are fully trained with expert knowledge about specific locations and the different types of buildings and structures generally found here.
We will help to fully inspect your potential home and have the resources and experts to check crucial systems such as plumbing, wiring and roofing alongside key structural elements such as walls, floors, ceilings, gutters and drainpipes.
Finding issues with a keen eye
With Pest Inspections, you can identify early on whether your potential home has issues such as termites – especially if the building structure contains a lot of wood. It is essential that you find this out before purchase as any sign of damage could signify worse to come or simply be the tip of a larger problem.
Whatever your Building and Pest Inspection needs, we can help you with our expert advice about the Gawler area, the type of property you own or are considering buying there and any warning signs that you should become alert to.
Top-quality services and satisfied clients throughout Gawler and beyond
More people in Gawler and the Barossa Valley trust our experience and expertise. We have built a reputation for accuracy and quality, with a long list of happy clients a testament to our dedication to customer satisfaction. You can trust Precise Inspections as we have the qualifications and knowledge required to create useful and correct building reports. There are no formal qualifications needed to be a building inspector, which means there are a lot of unscrupulous operators who don't know what they're doing and will cause you big problems. See what just a few of our happy clients have to say below and see the Precise Inspections difference.
Discover more about our services by getting in touch
For more information about what we can do for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We will be happy to answer your questions and arrange an inspection time that suits you. Pick up the phone and call our team on 0478 77 88 99 to find out more. You can also make your booking online, or leave your details in our contact form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Other Services:
- Pre-Purchase Building Inspections in Modbury
- Building Inspections in the Adelaide Hills
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Towards the end of his life, Pyne painted a series depicting the characters of the Indian epic the Mahabharata. Instead of depicting the grand moments, Pyne chose to paint peripheral characters, such as the archer Ekalavya, who cut off his thumb to please his teacher, and the princess Amba who was reincarnated as a man so that she could take revenge on the warrior who kidnapped her. In a text that accompanied an exhibition of those paintings at the Cima Gallery in Kolkata in December 2010, Pyne wrote: "There is no happiness in the Mahabharata."
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Two Toddlers Die After Being Left Alone in Car Overnight
- by Jenna Warner
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Amanda Hawkins, 19, left the girls, aged one and two, in the auto at 21:00 on Tuesday (03:00 GMT Wednesday) to visit friends nearby, police said.
Sisters Brynn Hawkins, 1, and Addyson Overgard-Eddy, 2, were initially described as in "grave" condition after taken to a hospital in Kerrsville by their mother and a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday.
Sheriff's deputies and investigators with Kerrville Police Department determined that the girls had been "intentionally" left overnight in their mother's auto Tuesday night while she visited friends inside the residence, whose location was not specified, the release said. The Sheriff added that Hawkins tried to bathe the girls, but did not immediately take them to the hospital as she reportedly didn't want to get into trouble. The case is being handled by District Attorney Lucy Wilke, who said additional charges could be forthcoming after she reviews the case and facts are presented to a grand jury. Hierholzer went on to say that this was the most horrifying example of child endangerment he has seen in 37 years in law enforcement.
He said Hawkins left her two daughters in the vehicle. Around noon the next day she found them unresponsive in the auto, Hierholzer said.
But "most of them are accidents", Hierholzer said. And she said, 'No, they're fine.
Weather records show the temperatures ranged in that time from the low 70s (about 22 degrees Celsius) to the high 80s (about 31 degrees Celsius).
Both children died Thursday afternoon.
In that case, Parker County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Arnett told CNN that according to the mother, the children were playing in a back room of their home when they disappeared.
Hierholzer said Hawkins had told doctors that the girls collapsed while smelling flowers. She is being held on $70,000 (£54,000) bond. So far, Hawkins has been charged with two counts of abandoning or endangering a child. A 16-year-old boy, who was not identified in the police report, accompanied Hawkins to the hospital.
Hierholzer also told Fox 29 that one witness told officials that while Hawkins and several others were in the house, they could hear the babies crying and someone told her to bring them inside. He said Hawkins has since confessed.


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Mrs. Wade's class painted maracas in Spanish class today. When the maracas dry, students will be able to hold them by the handles and shake them! Maracas are simple percussion musical instruments- rattles- that originated in Latin America. Caribbean and Latin American musicians often play maracas at celebrations and special events.
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Constructing the South China Sea A Pentadic Analysis of American Narratives, 2009-2016 [Download]
Title: Constructing the South China Sea A Pentadic Analysis of American Narratives, 2009-2016 Author: Haver, Zachery Description: Though the South China Sea (SCS) territorial disputes have attracted much attention in the United States, there is a dearth of scholarly research on their discursive construction. Americans clearly care about the SCS, but nobody has investigated how, when, or why particular American narratives emerged and evolved. Given this research gap, this article develops a longitudinal form of Kenneth Burke's pentadic analysis to study American narratives of the SCS. Examining editorials from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal from 2009 to 2016, this article finds that elements of a dominant narrative emerged in 2014 in response to both material and discursive developments. This article then demonstrates the manner in which this dominant narrative has delimited the scope of legitimate U.S. policy options. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, South China Sea, U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, China Date Uploaded: 04/21/2018
Formalizing Through Finance: A Case Study with UNICS [Download]
Title: Formalizing Through Finance: A Case Study with UNICS Author: Kellenberger, Leah Description: This paper seeks to analyze the microfinance industry in Yaoundé, Cameroon through the lens of the microfinance institution Unity Co-operative Society (UNICS). The main question guiding this study deals with whether or not UNICS is encouraging a shift to the formal sector through their work with business people. Other questions relating to repayment rates and subsequent economic development also remain pertinent to the information found. Working mostly in the Credit Department at the UNICS Yaoundé Marche Central Branch and with microfinance and economics experts in the area, data was collected through interviews and fieldwork conducted regarding the former questions. In total, it is found that UNICS and microfinance institutions as a whole, seek to encourage formal sector growth through working with business people in the informal and their desire to work with mainly formal sector business people, in some customers causing a shift from the informal to the formal sector. Repayment rates however do not determine the success of any aspect of a customer's business or encouragement from institutions. And overall, while microfinance does contribute to socioeconomic growth, it is found that microfinance has deviated from its original goal of helping the poor and with the poor being left behind, it is hard for there to be real economic development. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, Finance, UNICS, Economics, Credit, Business Date Uploaded: 04/21/2018
NGOs and Sustainable Livelihoods: Lessons from Ecotourism in Indonesia [Download]
Title: NGOs and Sustainable Livelihoods: Lessons from Ecotourism in Indonesia Author: King, Chloe Description: Ecotourism occupies a rare intersection between economic development and environmental conservation. As a result, ecotourism has long been promoted by conservation NGOs attempting to transition communities to more sustainable livelihoods, with varying levels of success. This research project evaluates the factors that contribute to NGOs' ability to encourage sustainable livelihoods through ecotourism, looking specifically at two emerging ecotourism destinations in Indonesia: Raja Ampat and East Flores. In both locations, NGOs have encouraged communities to avoid destructive practices, such as dynamite fishing or hunting marine megafauna such as manta rays, sharks, and whale sharks. In Raja Ampat, NGOs successfully promoted indigenous conservation practices and community-based ecotourism networks such as homestays to promote more sustainable practices. In contrast, local communities in East Flores still rely on destructive fishing practices, and local NGOs are just beginning to conduct research and stage interventions with these communities in the hope of introducing ecotourism as an alternative livelihood. The questions this research seeks to answer are, "What role do NGOs play in the development of sustainable livelihoods through ecotourism promotion in Indonesia? How can the successful methods utilized in Raja Ampat be applied to development in East Flores?" Data is based on community-based participatory research conducted in Raja Ampat and East Flores over 5 months, including over 100 qualitative interviews, 40 structured surveys, and daily participant observation alongside local communities and NGOs. In analyzing the challenges and successes of NGO strategies in Raja Ampat, the research argues that NGOs in East Flores should apply the framework for best practices utilized by NGOs in Raja Ampat to promote three vital pillars of sustainable development: ecology, equity, and economy. Initial findings indicate that there are three key strategies promoted by NGOs to successfully transition communities to more sustainable livelihoods: 1) enforcement and community policing efforts to reduce illegal fishing; 2) education of target communities and identification of key influential members of society; and 3) long-term endurance of program efforts and development of infrastructure essential to ecotourism initiatives. The research has important implications for our understanding of NGO roles in partnering with communities to encourage the development of sustainable livelihoods, both in Indonesia and globally. Keywords: Research Days 2018, Sustainability, Indonesia, NGOs, Ecotourism, Economic development, International affairs, Environmental conservation Date Uploaded: 04/21/2018
Sport as a Catalyst for Peace? The Legacy and Prospects of Inter-Korean Olympic Sport Diplomacy [Download]
Title: Sport as a Catalyst for Peace? The Legacy and Prospects of Inter-Korean Olympic Sport Diplomacy Author: Lee, Bomie Description: The 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games took place from February 9 to February 25, 2018. This was the first Winter Olympics hosted by South Korea, taking place 30 years after the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics. If Seoul 1988 was deemed as South Korea's "coming-out party" on the global stage, Pyeongchang 2018 gained attention for not only South Korea's economic and technological prowess, but also for effective sports diplomacy between South and North Korea. Unlike Seoul 1988, in which North Korea boycotted the Games and attempted to create an atmosphere of fear to deter people from attending, Pyeongchang 2018 witnessed a cooperative North Korea and diplomatic breakthroughs. Among the tangible outcomes of these efforts were (1) walking together during the Opening Ceremony, (2) fielding a joint team for women's ice hockey, and (3) hosting a high-level North Korean delegation that included a member of the ruling Kim family. This study attempts to analyze sports diplomacy efforts leading up to, during, and immediately after Pyeongchang 2018. It begins by examining past cases of sports diplomacy between the two Koreas and throughout Asia at large, discussing the different varieties they took the form of and their discernible outcomes. By establishing this foundation of past historical cases, this study seeks to provide clarity on which methods of sports diplomacy have been successful and which have fallen short of expectations. It then proceeds to investigate sports diplomacy during Pyeongchang 2018, bringing together primary sources of news articles, official government statements, and surveys with secondary sources of opinion pieces and think tank publications. The analysis is further supplemented by firsthand research conducted in Pyeongchang, documenting the final match played by the joint women's ice hockey team. Ultimately, the research attests to the importance of symbolism in inter-Korean relations and the effectiveness of sports diplomacy in sustaining the notion of reunification in public discourse. For many reasons, Pyeongchang 2018 stands apart from other cases of sports diplomacy and begets the question of whether this will become more than a temporary relief from years of heightened tension and the beginning to a path toward permanent peace. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, Inter-Korean relations, Sport diplomacy, Korea, International politics, Pyeongchang Date Uploaded: 04/21/2018
Environmental Development and Sustainability in Southern Africa: A Case Study of Government-Led Drought Relief in Namibia [Download]
Title: Environmental Development and Sustainability in Southern Africa: A Case Study of Government-Led Drought Relief in Namibia Author: DiPersio, Jillian A. Description: A major trend in the development arena has been the move away from states and towards NGOs as the primary implementers of development projects. However, the ability of NGOs to achieve their objectives, especially those which require long-term engagement, has been insufficiently examined. This study explores the topic of NGO-led environmental and agricultural development projects in the drylands of southern Africa. This research uses Namibia as a case study, focusing on the //Kharas region, which has been experiencing drought-like conditions since 2012. The //Kharas region provides an illustrative and extreme example of the challenges faced by development actors in African drylands. As such, analysis of this case offers insights for other countries experiencing arid conditions as a result of climate change. Analytical methods used in this study include qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with farmers in the //Kharas region, as well as interviews with Washington, DC-based development practitioners. This research ultimately argues development projects, particularly those which address longer-term environmental issues such as land degradation and climate change, require sufficient host government buy-in to be successful and achieve long-term sustainability. The findings have implications for improving our understanding of the factors necessary for sustainable development in drylands, an area of increasing importance due to the specter of climate change. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, Sustainability, South Africa, Namibia, Agriculture, Environmental development, NGO Date Uploaded: 04/14/2018
Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Afghanistan: A Comparative Analysis of the Failures of International Cultural Property Law [Download]
Title: Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Afghanistan: A Comparative Analysis of the Failures of International Cultural Property Law Author: Kavita, Oza Description: In the past decade, international politicians have been obsessively seeking to eliminate the threat of terrorist groups in the arena of politics and power. Though we have come a long way from where we stood twenty years ago, insurgency groups consistently finds alternative methods to fuel their existence. In today's international and political struggle for power, financing acts of terrorism have approached much more creative methods. International bodies of politics, power and law have become intertwined with the art market. In fact, buyers and sellers are being warned to be extremely cautious handling the transactions involving antiquities arriving from the Middle East or areas of development because of their possible link to ISIL, Al Qaeda, and various other groups. In order words, terrorist organizations are not only looting cultural property from the states in which they operate, but, in order to generate income, they also sell these artifacts. These antiquities often carry a significant, often priceless, historical and cultural meaning to their country of origin. Monetarily, they are also extremely valuable to both a buyer adding to his collection, and a seller increasing his portfolio. And though art dealers may not be keen on supporting any type of transaction involving terrorist organizations, the lack of transparency within the system makes it increasingly hard to tell which potential acquisition has dangerous consequences. Often times, these risky consequences are ignored for the prestige of the possession of such items. Though dealing with art is not the only source of income for terrorist groups, securing any financial acquisitions is imperative to their existence and success. However, the burden of the continued distribution of antiquities does not rest entirely on these organizations. In order for this kind of market to exist, there must be a demand. Indeed, as we have seen over the past decade, art dealers are more than happy to ignore the provenance of certain pieces. Selling these types of antiquities in the black market involves the transfer and handling of a lot of money - millions of US dollars. At this price level, the antiquities are often associated with the prestigious actors or even governments. Too often, state governments do not take actions "required" by the body of international law under which the states carry out their relations with one another. The outcome of this negligence is contributing to the threats posed by and existence of terrorist organizations. In order to evaluate the relationship and overlap between art and international law, this paper will first look cases of art dealing with the United States, Cambodia, and Afghanistan. The paper will point out the actions of these governments and actors within them, notably Hobby Lobby, the Khmer Rouge, and the Taliban, respectively. The paper will then move onto the answer several questions regarding international law relating to each of these cases. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, Art history, International law, Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cultural heritage Date Uploaded: 04/14/2018
Fintech and Financial Inclusion: An Analysis of Brazil [Download]
Title: Fintech and Financial Inclusion: An Analysis of Brazil Author: Ricca, Giulia Description: Fintech has become a ubiquitous buzzword, but there is little literature on their role in the financial market in upper-middle income countries. The Brazilian fintech market is experiencing a boom as new fintechs emerge and banks invest in their own technologies with promises of a better customer experience. This paper uses regression analysis to examine whether Brazilian fintechs impact financial inclusion through the mechanism of lower interest rates. The paper uses two regressions and finds that the presence of fintechs has a significant negative relationship with financial inclusion but that this relationship is not economically meaningful; the founding of one fintech sees a decrease of 6,000 active financial relationships. The paper finds that fintech interest rates do not significantly differ from traditional bank rates, but trends in the data demonstrate that fintechs charge higher interest rates. This indicates that fintechs are gaining traction with consumer because of convenience and ease of use, rather than price. Keywords: Research Days 2018, International affairs, Brazil, Economics Date Uploaded: 04/14/2018
Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 38: Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century [Download]
Title: Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 38: Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century Author: Sigur Center for Asian Studies Description: China's rise to power has been accompanied by its increased assertiveness in Asia. As it has established itself as the dominant power in the region, Chinese ambitions have often clashed with interests of other powers, especially Japan. A conflict in Asia has the potential to reverberate across the world today since China and Japan are the fulcrum of international trade. The pragmatism of the two Asian giants means that the possibility of an armed conflict occurring is low. However, recent escalation of tensions especially over the Senkaku/Diaoyudao Islands means that a conflict is likely now more than ever. What does this entail for the US role in the region? Richard McGregor, journalist and a former visiting scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies discusses the bilateral history of China and Japan and addresses the question of the US role in light of the changing dynamics in the region in his new book Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century. Keywords: Sigur Center Asia Report, Sigur Center, ESIA, Elliott School of International Affairs, Asian studies, Asia, Foreign affairs, International affairs, China, Japan, Antagonism, Pax Americana, Senkaku/Diaoyudao, Nationalism Date Uploaded: 03/03/2018
Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 36: Taiwan Goes to the Polls: Ramifications of Change at Home and Abroad [Download]
Title: Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 36: Taiwan Goes to the Polls: Ramifications of Change at Home and Abroad Author: Sigur Center for Asian Studies Description: As Taiwan casts votes for a new government in January 2016, the world is watching closely to see how the election might shake up Taipei's domestic policies and its relationships with neighbors. Polls indicate the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, has a 2-to-1 lead over the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and its candidate, Eric Chu, as well as the DPP likely securing a majority in the Legislative Yuan. The KMT is perceived by voters as being pro-China, so the shift in domestic politics driving the probable DPP victory may have profound implications for regional security and economic dynamics, not to mention U.S. foreign policy in East Asia. In this Asia Report, we present the analysis offered at a recent conference – Voting for Change: The Impact of Taiwan's Upcoming Elections, sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. Keywords: Sigur Center Asia Report, Sigur Center, ESIA, Elliott School of International Affairs, Asian studies, Asia, Foreign affairs, International affairs, Taiwan, Election, Independence, KMT, DPP, China, Cross-strait Date Uploaded: 03/03/2018
Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 39: Energy Security in Asia and Eurasia: Are States Choosing Nationalism or Globalism? [Download]
Title: Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 39: Energy Security in Asia and Eurasia: Are States Choosing Nationalism or Globalism? Author: Sigur Center for Asian Studies Description: Asia's need for energy resources has sparked new debates involving energy security within rising powers in the region. Increased economic development has pushed these countries to consider new strategies for energy procurement in the 21st century. Key Asian nations have invested in renewable energy sources in an effort to diversify their energy assets as well as to fuel their expansion in the coming years. But traditional sources for energy, mainly petroleum, are still tremendously important. Some analysts fear energy conflicts could develop out of countries' desires to lock down supplies of petroleum outside of Asia. Keywords: Sigur Center Asia Report, Sigur Center, ESIA, Elliott School of International Affairs, International affairs, Foreign affairs, Asian studies, Asia, Energy security, Eurasia, China, India, Japan, Globalist, Nationalist Date Uploaded: 03/03/2018


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Introduction: Equity in Community-based Resource Management
Mahanty, S.
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The Community base natural resource management (CBNRM) intends to increase power and participation while improving the lives of the rural poor, as well as to improve sustainable resources management. East-West Center and Regional Community Forestry Training Center carried out a four year study to analyze equity issues. Considering the lack of definition of equity in natural resource management (NRM), the authors define equity as in 'fair share' terms. Equity refers to economic and political seen in the allocation, distribution, and influences in decision making. But equity also refers to the relationships between different levels, roles, and conflicts between interests (daily livelihoods versus national parks) and intergenerational. Talking about equity in terms of 'fair share' also raises the question of who sets the benchmarks, who decides what a fair share is. Definitions are culturally determined and these might consider the exclusion of women as fair from a traditional standpoint. CBNRM literature focuses in reducing inequity. The book shows examples of how practices in community forestry have helped communities to re-evaluate their discriminatory behaviours. One question remains; unequal relationships exist in the larger societies, do we expect CBNRM to change these unequal relationships on their own? The introduction chapter ends with an overview of the papers in the rest of the volume.


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Hi Huron, Pioneer, Community, and St. Thomas Alums!
If you graduated with, spent time with, married someone in, or are just a friend of the Class of 1976, at Huron, Pioneer or Community High Schools in Ann Arbor, this is the place for you! Especially if you want to join us for future picnics other events we'll be holding from now on.
The Reunion Committees of Huron and Pioneer got together and decided that since we had so much intermingling between our high schools, from Ann Arbor elementary schools on up to HS, we might all like to have the opportunity see our friends from waaaaaaay back.
So we are thrilled to announce that ALL Ann Arbor High School graduating classes of 1976 will combine to create an ongoing community. This site, and the Facebook site, will be the place to keep tabs on classmates, as well as future events.
Right now, we're planning on having annual summer picnics, and every 5 years we'll have another weekend of fun.
Facebook Group: Please join the Facebook page now to hear all the latest news, and catch up with old friends. The FB page for everyone is https://www.facebook.com/groups/aahuron1976/ (FB won't let us change the original page name, so even though it says Huron, it's for everyone)
Get The Word Out! Tell all your classmates about this. We want everyone to have the chance to join us. Right now we have contact with about 1/3 of the graduating classes. Just ask them to join the Facebook group (with the link above). Or just ask everyone you know to go to our landing page at http://www.aahsreunion76.com/welcome-class-of-1976/ by sending them the link.
This Web Site: We can use this web site for many things (what do YOU think we should put here?), but look for discussion at our Facebook page.
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Marti Marshall, Karen Kerry, Roger Brown-Pastor, Carole Gibson, Kathy (Prochnow) Marx, Pat (Woolley) Marts, Jon Strite, Dave Meader.
From Pioneer: Randy Hoffman, Bob Dresselhouse, Jan (Scruggs) Hoffman, Rick Muhs, Chris Woodruff
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Authorities are investigating reports of an active shooter on campus, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.
The school said on its official Twitter feed that it was working closely with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. An official for the sheriff's office could not be immediately reached for comment.
A phone call to a Paine official went unanswered.
A historically black college, Paine has more than 800 students and is located some 140 miles east of Atlanta, according to its website.
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i-CAM is an on-premise property management system designed for the public and affordable housing markets. i-CAM has many standard features of residential property management software, as well as a "wizard" to comply with Section-8 and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations. i-CAM users manage over 500,000 total units and the software is installed in over 5,000 offices.
i-CAM's customers are property managers whose manage Section-8 and other affordable and public housing rentals. This is the only segment of the rental industry that i-CAM serves. Property managers in the public and affordable housing markets are required to comply with certain regulations and laws. i-CAM is designed specifically to handle those regulations within the context of property management.
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Since it's geared towards users who work in public and affordable housing, i-CAM doesn't have many of the "typical" features found nowadays in property management systems. i-CAM does not support online resident and owner portals, vendor payment directly through the application, or integration with a customer's web site.
One unique feature about i-CAM's property management software is that it is available in an on-premise version, as well as a hosted web-enabled version. In the case of the web-enabled version, users can choose to either store their data locally on an in-house server or let RealPage, i-CAM's parent company, host the data remotely. Most property management systems are deployed in either on-premise or web-based versions only, which makes i-CAM unique in this respect. i-CAM is designed as a Windows-only system that is accessible through Internet Explorer or Firefox. It is built on the Delphi codebase and runs on the Firebird database.
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This originally appeared in IP Watchdog on May 24, 2016.
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA"), which became effective that very same day. The DTSA amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 ("EEA") to provide for civil remedies in federal courts for the misappropriation of trade secrets. Prior to the enactment of the DTSA, civil trade secret misappropriation was strictly a matter of state law and, although, nearly all statues have enacted some version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), material differences among them made application of state law less than uniform. The DTSA does not eliminate or preempt the various state trade secret rights, but provides the key to federal courts for victims of trade secret misappropriation, if the Act's jurisdictional threshold is met as set out in the 18 U.S.C. § 1836.
Over the course of the next several months I will post a blog addressing the key terms of the DTSA and issues that may arise under it, including, among other things, the definition of a trade secret, misappropriation, damages, civil seizure, potential defenses, extra-territorial jurisdiction, potential impact on businesses, whether to litigate in federal or state court, and whether to make a criminal referral. The present focus is on the definition of a "trade secret" under the DTSA.
The sine qua non of an action under the DTSA is the existence of a "trade secret," and it adopts the broad definition of a trade secret as set out in the EEA, as slightly amended by the DTSA. Given that, courts are likely to look, at least initially, to decisions involving the EEA for guidance in construing the definition of a trade secret. In general, the form of the information qualifying as a trade secret under the DTSA is extremely broad, and includes information of any form, regardless of "how stored, compiled, or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically, or in writing," and of any type, "financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information," so long as: (1) the information is actually secret, because it is neither known to, nor readily ascertainable by, another person who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of the information; (2) the owner has taken "reasonable measures" to maintain the secrecy; and (3) independent economic value is derived from that secrecy.
- Degree of Secrecy
The value of a trade secret consists of it not being known to others. Thus, "the right to exclude others is central to the very definition of the property interest. Once the data that constitutes a trade secret is disclosed to others, or others are allowed to use data, the holder of the trade secret has lost the property interest in the data." Prior to Congress amending Section 1839, pursuant to the DTSA, the government was required that the information was not generally available to "the public" before being obtained by the defendant. Under this standard, information that was known in an industry but was not known to the public could theoretically still meet the definition of a trade secret. Without deciding this issue, an appellate court in an EEA case used the example of "Avogadro's number" to illustrate the difference between "public" and "person who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, pointing out that this number has been known to chemists since 1909, but not to the general public and certainly cannot be considered a trade secret. Now by amending section 1839, Congress has made clear that the relevant test is whether the information is generally known by "another person who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of the information," which is the same standard as under the UTSA and focuses on whether the competitors of the trade secret owner actually know or can easily discover the secret.
Further, every part of the information need not be completely confidential to qualify for protection as a trade secret. A trade secret can include a combination of elements that are in the public domain, if the trade secret constitutes a unique "effective, successful and valuable integration of public domain elements."
Reasonable Measures
In order to qualify as a trade secret, the owner must undertake "reasonable" measures to protect the information. The test focuses primarily on the actions of the owner and on the economic circumstances surrounding the particular industry, and is a question of fact.
The cases addressing what constitutes a "reasonable measure" are legion, and, in general, have found that reasonable measures depend on the extensiveness of the security measures and how well they are followed. Congress intentionally did not define what constitutes a "reasonable measure" under the EEA. "[W]hat constitutes reasonable measures in one particular field of knowledge or industry may vary significantly from what is reasonable in another field or industry" and the owner of the information "must assess the value of the material it seeks to protect, the extent of theft, and the ease of theft in determining how extensive their protective measures should be."
Reasonable measures can include advising employees of the existence of a trade secret, limiting access to the information on a "need to know" basis, storing the information on a computer database accessible only by a special password, requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements, keeping secret documents under lock, requiring all third parties, including licenses to sign non-disclosure agreements, marking documents as a "trade secret" or "confidential." The bottom line is that each trade secret owner must assess the value of the protected material and the risk of its theft in devising reasonable security measures.
One of the greatest risks for a trade secret owner is that an employee accidentally discloses a valuable trade secret, for example, in a speech at a conference, by posting it on the Internet or disclosing it in a published patent application. All these examples, and many more have resulted in the loss of trade secret protection. It is incumbent for employers to educate their employees about the importance of protecting trade secrets, and how easily trade secret protection can be lost.
Independent Economic Value
The plaintiff must also prove that the trade secret derives "independent economic value … from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by another person who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of the information." This is not proven to be an issue for the government in criminal proceedings under the EEA. In the civil context, courts have held that information may qualify that affords only a "slight" advantage to the holder.
In short, whether the information at-issue meets the definition of a trade secret is almost always extensively and hotly litigated in a trade secret case. In particular, since the extent of the security measures taken by the owner of the trade secret need not be "heroic," "absolute," or "fail-safe," a defendant can always point to additional measures that the owner should have taken, but did not. It is important, therefore, for trade secret owners must implement security measures that are commensurate with the value of a particular trade secret, and enforce those measures, if it expects to succeed in litigation.