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Re: goffin Cockatoos /BOA (Beggar of Attention)
Posted by pauljr on 8/16/06
On 8/15/06, Sue wrote:
> On 8/15/06, Sonoma wrote:
>> On 8/15/06, Tammy Faye wrote:
>>> what Fran has
>>> said is legitimate and very real in the world of birds.
>> And you expect me to take her point of view more seriously simply
>> because you say so? What I have said is that I do not agree with
>> Fran's idea about weaning regression no matter how many people
>> agree with her. The evidence you have presented simply does not
>> meet the criteria threshold that I demand to change my opinion on
>> the subject. Sorry.
>> Weaning regression is a load of crap. That is my opinion. Someone
>> else may agree with me and others may disagree. It is not a crime
>> to disagree with someone, you know?
>> You will have the choice of either reading what I write or
>> ignoring what I write. Either way, I may disagree with any opinion
>> if I choose to do so.
>>> Feel free, at any time, to jump right in and tell us of your
>> vast
>>> knowledge and EXPERIENCE when it comes to hand feeding and
>>> raising birds.
>> I have no need to prove anything to you nor anyone else in order
>> to have a valid opinion on any subject. Birds are able to breed on
>> their own and the act of "breeding" birds is a superfluous act
>> unless you are introducing some different strain to effect the
>> offspring in such a way as to cause an improvement in color,
>> disease resistance, or some other desired outcome such as breeding
>> a rare or endangered species that is having trouble breeding in
>> the wild due to habitat destruction. Just placing birds in proper
>> breeding environments is not such a highly skilled thing nor does
>> it have any significance to ME in regards to knowledge much above
>> the average bird owner.
>>> When you are potty training or weaning a child from using a
>>> bottle or wearing a diaper, you don't decide that on a certain
>>> day the diaper will come off and the bottle will be put away
>>> whether or not the child is capable of handling the termination
>>> of either of these things.
>> Well if you don't at some point, you will raise a very disturbed
>> child (in my opinion). Once the child is capable of feeding itself
>> and is potty trained there should be no regression to infant
>> behavior. To do so can seriously undermine the child's development.
>> It happens, sure. That is one reason there is the need for
>> psychiatrists in the society. That is also one reason (in my
>> opinion) for their being many birds who pluck, especially
>> Cockatoos.
>> To observe this idea in action, all one has to do is go to a pet
>> store and pickup a Goffin or any other Cockatoo and discover the
>> animal will allow hands all over its body with hardly no
>> introductory period involved. When one tries to handle other birds
>> in that manner that do not know the person, it usually involves a
>> bit of spilled blood of the handler depending on the bird's size
>> and the handler's actions to win the trust of that particular bird
>> before approaching it.
>> That is what is called empirical evidence in science circles. It
>> always works that way and it will work that way for anybody. It is
>> not affected by the handler being an experienced bird breeder or
>> someone who has never actually touched a bird before with their
>> own hands. it happens because that is the way Cockatoos are.
>>> ...Much like children who develop and different rates and "wean"
>>> themselves when the time is right, so too do baby birds.
>> They may develop at different times according to age, but once
>> weaned, regression is not a good idea (again - in my opinion).
>>> Until you speak from experience and not out of your rear end,
>>> please refrain from commenting on thing that you obviously are
>>> ignorant to the fact or you can't find in your Wikipedia on-line
>>> encyclopedia.
>>> Ms. Baker
>> I do speak from experience. I have more than sixty years
>> experience. Experience does not have to be specific in order to
>> draw conclusions. Since you like analogies as well, here is one
>> for you on the point of experience....
>> If you are told as a child a stove is hot and it will be painful
>> if you touch it with your bare hands, you might very well touch it
>> anyway to see if that is true. It does not take long to learn that
>> when a person much older than you and a parent tells you such
>> things, it is likely to be true.
>> When that same parent tells you to look both ways before you cross
>> a road because an oncoming car can kill you accidentally, you are
>> not likely at that stage of development (old enough to cross a
>> highway on your own) to test that premise by dashing out into
>> traffic to see if it will indeed kill you or not. You have learned
>> to believe in certain things and certain people.
>> As you become a mature adult, you have no reasons to doubt things
>> that you read if the source is known to not only be trustworthy
>> but correlates to other things you have experienced and know to be
>> true. At some point in life (if you are a thinking individual) you
>> tend to even expand that experience into such things as abstract
>> concepts and philosophies. At this point in development, it is
>> valid for you to state your opinions and beliefs and conclusions
>> on any subject.
>> Unless there is significant evidence to point to your having
>> misunderstood on a wide variety of topics and experience during
>> your lifetime, then it is unlikely you will change your mind.
>> And thank you for reading the Ex oticbirds.US/forum/ as a guest.
>> You have admitted it by using my favorite nickname of "BOA" as
>> that is the only known place I currently post that nickname as I
>> recall. Feel free to join there as a member if you find it
>> interesting. You should be aware, though, that you must behave as
>> that is a moderated and friendly forum. Doing things like
>> insulting people by turning their nickname into something the
>> acronym does not stand for will most likely not be tolerated by
>> the webmaster there but you can test his judgment there if you
>> like.
>> Tammy Faye Baker. Ha! Now that I find very humorous. Good one. I
>> can just see the mascara flowing down your cheeks in my mind. BTW,
>> it is spelled Tammy Faye Bakker. Has PTL gone Buddhist now? :)
> I also own a goffins and several other cockatoos-they are very needy
> birds. But if this baby is begging, it certainly wouldn't hurt to
> give it something warm like hot monkey biscuits or formula. It may
> be going through an adjusting period. I hope I spelled all of the
> words correctly and my grammar was okay--I guess I'll find out if I
> didn't....
The Goffin Cockatoo is nortorious for refering back after weaned
when moved to a differant home or setting. This particular species
can fool a breeder thinking he is weaned. What will help this
situation is allowing to fledge and try to keep the bird in a similar
setting like cage color and size.


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True Blood is often celebrated for its interesting use of music, but last night's episode was probably the only time the '70s adult contemporary classic "You Light Up My Life" has been the kickoff tune to a vampire feast.
As a result of drinking vampire blood (something vampires apparently shouldn't do), lead characters Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) – along with a group of other "vamps" including their former arch-nemesis Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) – were intoxicated, and recklessly walked through the streets of New Orleans. Upon stumbling into a bar where a girl was doing her best "You Light Up My Life" in karaoke, Edgington rambled onto the stage, grabbed a mic and started singing – a tasty appetizer to the vampires' feast on the crowd.
True Blood Music Supervisor Gary Calamar told CBS Local that the song was written into the episode by writer Brian Buckner. Calamar said that the song "worked on many levels." "You Light Up My Life," which was written by Joe Brooks for the film of the same name that he directed, produced and wrote, has been interpreted to be about the love interest of the singer. But another popular interpretation is that the song is religious in nature, and is in praise of God, setting a different tone for the scene. Regardless of the interpretation, the song – a Grammy and Oscar-winning single that topped the charts for 10 weeks in 1977 – is not generally associated with violent film scenes.
A less unusual choice of music was at the bar Fangtasia, during a scene where newly created vampire Tara (Rutina Wesley) was pole-dancing before being confronted by her mother. The song playing during that scene was "Nobody Nowhere" by an Australian band called The Jezabels. Calamar says that he recently discovered the band (who have been together since 2007): "I was recently in Sydney, Australia for a music conference and I was turned on to them."
The episode, titled "In The Beginning," ended with a song of the same name by K'naan, a Somali/Canadian poet/rapper/singer/songwriter.
Next week's episode, titled "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," will feature a previously released cover of the Tears For Fears classic by New York group Care Bears On Fire.
– Brian Ives, CBS Local

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The officials spoke to reporters at a briefing on the National Transportation Safety Board's four-year investigation following the explosion and crash of the Boeing 747 off Long Island, N.Y., on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board. The board organized the briefing in response to a new documentary film set to air this month on the 17th anniversary of the tragedy that says new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.
The officials who spoke at the briefing dismissed allegations of a cover-up, saying that the evidence points strongly to the board's conclusion that overheated gases in the plane's near-empty fuel tank caused the tank to explode. The gases were most likely ignited by a spark from damaged wiring in a fuel measuring system.
Joseph Kolly, the current director of the board's Office of Research and Engineering, was the chief fire and explosives investigator on the flight 800 investigation. He said he is "absolutely" certain the fuel tank was the cause.
"We went to the 'nth' degree, and then some," he said, laying out the different facets of the investigation. In their search for clues, investigators tested shoulder-fired missiles to see if they would show up on radar and used another 747 to replicate the overheating of fuel tank vapors, among other tests.
"I am upset about bringing this back up, for the sake of the people who lost folks in the accident," Kolly said. "It's not good."
Other former NTSB officials involved in the investigation who were not at the briefing have also defended its handling, describing it as one of the most extensive and exhaustive in the board's history. The board issued a 400-page report on the accident, accompanied by more than 17,000 pages of supporting material.
But there have long been doubters. They include three former investigators — one from the NTSB, one from TWA and one from the Air Line Pilots Association — who appear in the film.


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Gibbons stacks lineup with lefty hitters vs. O's
By Evan Peaslee / MLB.com
TORONTO -- With a right-hander on the mound for the Orioles, and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on the hill for Toronto, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons plugged in every left-handed bat into his lineup for the series opener on Friday.
The lineup featured only two right-handed batters: Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. It's a lineup that Gibbons plans to run out whenever there's a righty on the mound.
"That's our lineup against righties," Gibbons said. "The only difference is [Josh] Thole being in there to catch Dickey."
In its current configuration, the lineup features an infield defense of Macier Izturis at third, with Munenori Kawasaki and Emilio Bonifacio patrolling the middle of the infield, something that's become the norm the past week or so.
Blue Jays' 'pen has become mighty
TORONTO -- A big part of the Blue Jays' eight-game winning streak entering Friday's game against the Orioles has been the club's starting pitching. But what has been a constant all season has been the strength of the bullpen.
The Blue Jays are the only team in the Majors yet to blow a lead in the seventh inning or later; they were 26-0 heading into Friday's series opener.
The emergence of Steve Delabar and Brett Cecil has pulled the bullpen -- largely considered to be the weakness of the club entering the season -- out of obscurity and turned it into the Blue Jays' greatest weapon.
Cecil was riding a club record with 43 consecutive batters faced without allowing a hit after retiring all five batters he faced Friday night, and Delabar has been on quite a roll himself. He hasn't allowed a run over his last nine appearances and has struck out 18 batters in his last 10 innings, leading to the moniker that some fans have given him -- Strikeout Steve.
"That sounds pretty cool, so I'll stick with it," said Delabar, who leads the American League in strikeouts for a reliever with 47.
"First off, he's got that great arm," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "It's a great success story, you know. He was out of the game, comes back, and he's one of the better relievers in baseball right now."
Delabar famously worked as a high school baseball coach and substitute teacher three years ago, after sustaining a severe elbow injury in 2009 while in the Minors.
His success and resurgence comes after he started using the velocity program that was created by Jamie Evans, who is now a consultant with the club. The program helped increase Delebar's speed, and he now regularly sits in the mid-to-high 90s.
The new-found velocity has made both his fastball and splitter among the game's best, allowing him to strike out batters seemingly at will.
"You go in with the mindset that I'm going to get this guy out, and our whole bullpen has been the same." Delabar said. "When the count gets in our favor with two strikes, we just put them away."
Like Delabar, the bullpen is currently enjoying its finest month as a unit. They haven't allowed an earned run in their last 24 innings, four shy of the club record set in 1989, and they lead the Majors with a 0.67 ERA, .147 opponents average and a 0.85 WHIP since May 31.
"The confidence is there, and the whole feel of everything, the same guys are down there, familiar faces, everything is just real comfortable," Delabar said. "The bullpen is kind of rolling together. We know when we're going to pitch [and] everybody is in a comfortable role right now."
With the bullpen rolling, and each man in a defined role, the unit feeds off of the momentum that they've built.
"It's not me against the other guy in the 'pen. It's what he did, I'm going to roll off that," Delabar said. "You got that big rock at the top of the hill and that rock is starting to roll. So we're going to keep giving it a little bit of a shove and keep it rolling."
Reyes doubles, scores in first rehab game
TORONTO -- Jose Reyes' weekend series with Triple-A Buffalo will be a deciding factor as to when the Blue Jays' shortstop will rejoin the big club.
Reyes got off to a solid start, playing all nine innings on Friday night against Durham and going 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Reyes is scheduled to play nine innings at shortstop in all three games, including Sunday, which will be his first day game after a night game.
With Reyes' return imminent, there has been plenty of talk on whom he will replace and what the Blue Jays' lineup will look like once he returns.
Manager John Gibbons chose not to speak on the impending move, but is getting a clearer idea of how his lineup will shape up.
"He'll definitely be at the top," Gibbons said of Reyes. "We're not sure what we'll do after that."
The most likely move will see Melky Cabrera slide behind the hot-hitting Adam Lind into the five-hole -- something that Gibbons seems to be leaning towards at the moment.
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The first round of the KART Southern Sprint Series kicked off at the Heart of Texas Kartway in Waco, TX with a double header this past weekend March 8th & 9th. Very cold temperatures on Saturday didn't stop the die hard racers from having a large field in the TAG Cadet and Junior 1 classes.
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thaaannk f'uck is all i can say. decent band getting some talk on here. i enjoy this album but admittedly tracks do sound similar or follow similar structures. the 'hole' ep, and newer album 'one time for all' should also be listened to, as well as this. nice review all in all. wish id caught these guys live a while back. one of the best bands in the uk underground imo.overall truly beautiful band at times. like squarepusher shagging mogwai. This Message Edited On 07.12.06
Is their actually supposed to be no spaces in the band name?
Album Rating: 4.5Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65daysofstaticThis Message Edited On 07.12.06
They need to put some spaces in their name.
Album Rating: 4.5You didn't comment this either? Sheesh, I think I'll comment your reviews now.
YAY. Some of your reviews I voted for but didn't comment.
Album Rating: 4.5That explains some mysterious pos's
Oh my god, who pos'd it this time????
Album Rating: 4.5Jesus pos'd it.
He's a sly one.
"Install A Beat in the Heart That Clucks Arabic" is an interesting title.
Album Rating: 4.5They're an interesting band.
Album Rating: 3.5This an interesting band indeed. I dunno if its indie though, i would say industrial electronic post-rock but this aint a topic.
The idea is really nice but I dont think it keeps you connected the whole album through. Some strong epic moment are present though and for such an unkown and recent band the work is really good.
Album Rating: 4.5You really like a lot of stuff that I do. Cool.
Album Rating: 3.5Yeah i saw that, so many common music interests, i dont think ive seen such similarities before : ) Plus im also a bassist. We should share§This Message Edited On 08.17.06
Album Rating: 4.5That's pretty awesome.
just got this record off a mate.
i heard it playing in the background at his house and said "this sounds like chaos, what is it?"
they're so intensely loud, yet so uplifting and scattered yet unified.
Album Rating: 4.0Great album.
I prefer this over DoSI.
Album Rating: 4.0This is an awesome album.
Still the best 65dos album.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Pitbull took the time from his busy schedule to talk with the B96/Chicago about working with Jennifer Lopez on "Dance Again," his take on the music business, future collaborations, and his legal troubles with Lindsay Lohan.
Pitbull always has multiple projects going on at the same time. He has learned a lot from working with Jennifer Lopez on her new single "Dance Again," and previously "On The Floor." Pit expressed his admiration for JLo, saying "Jennifer is not only a a good friend, but someone that I watch and study a whole lot. Everybody studies her. I look up to her because she is a walking empire, man, someone that works very hard. She gave me an amazing opportunity on the 'On The Floor' record as far as RedOne. RedOne produced this record ('Dance Again') too. So when she called me up for this one and I heard it, I said 'Oh boy, this sounds like a global monster.'"
Pitbull does have a good ear for music, and has a proven track record for making international hits. He has a lot of experience and a broad perspective on the music business and different movements. Pitbull shared, "I've been a part of many different movements, but as you notice, I never categorize myself. So I've been a part of the Down South movement, the Crunk movement, and a lot of movements come and go. A lot of people put me in the Reggaeton scene just for the fact that I just happened to be someone that's fluent in English and Spanish."
Pitbull has worked with many artists, but if there's anybody Pitbull wants to work with in the future, it's definitely Jay-Z. "Someone that I'm looking forward to do a record with is Jay-Z, who I honor not only an an artist, but as a businessman."
Even though there is a ton of good energy surrounding Pitbull, there have been news stories claiming that Lindsay Lohan is suing Pitbull over the line "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan" in "Give Me Everything," his collaboration with Ne-Yo. Pitbull has a very positive attitude about the whole matter. "Lindsay Lohan has given me amazing promotion. I want to say thank you very much to her. But on my end, all I tried to do was empower Lindsay Lohan with what I said on the record. And if you notice, the whole record is a positive record. I start off the record saying how I flipped my life from something negative to positive."
Pitbull likes to leave his fans with words of wisdom and empowerment. He closed his interview saying, "As long you you work hard, somehow, some way, you'll get lucky."
-Danielle Clasing, B96 Chicago
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London has been named the world's best destination, thanks to the opinions and reviews of visitors to the capital city.
London came top in the World, European and UK award categories at TripAdvisor's 2012 Traveller's Choice Destination Awards.
The award results were determined by a combination of traveller reviews, "favourited" destinations and most highly-rated places on TripAdvisor.
TripAdvisor spokesperson Emma Shaw commented:
"To be crowned the world's best destination in the Olympic year by millions of travellers is a tremendous honour for London. It's fantastic to see the capital recognised and rewarded by those that have really experienced the city – travellers themselves".
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site and is used by 50 million users each month.


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Is Rick Perry Packing Heat at the RNC?
Governor Perry, is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
He'll never tell. When Politicker asked firearm enthusiast and former presidential candidate Rick Perry if he was carrying in Tampa, he gave an appropriately coy answer.
You never know, that's why they call it a concealed weapon.
Then he chuckled and patted his hip. Always keep 'em guessing, Rick.
If the idea of concealed weapons near a major political convention sounds distressing to you, you're not alone — Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn tried to temporarily ban guns in downtown Tampa during the RNC. But Florida Governor Rick Scott stepped in and made sure that didn't happen.
I mean, can you imagine the horror of walking around a crowded city not knowing that many of the people around you were carrying concealed weapons? Terrifying.
Guns are not, however, allowed in the security perimeter directly surrounding the convention floor. Thanks, Obama.
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On Wednesday, Microsoft stated in a post to The Exchange Team Blog that it was aware of a problem with update MS13-061. The issue not only renames Microsoft Exchange Host Controller service but also prevents users from searching their mailboxes.
MS13-061 was issued to correct a vulnerability related to Oracle's OutsideIn product. Microsoft licenses the technology so that email attachments such as PDFs and Word documents can be viewed within Outlook without launching additional applications. Microsoft assigned the update a "critical" ranking, its highest designation.
[ For more on Microsoft's ill-fated security patch, see Microsoft Plans Critical Patches For Internet Explorer, Exchange. ]
The problem with MS13-061 affects neither Exchange Server 2007 nor Exchange Server 2010. Companies can proceed with testing and deploying the update for Exchange 2007 SP3 RU11, Exchange 2010 SP2 RU7, and Exchange 2010 SP3 RU2, Microsoft said. The company pulled the update for Exchange Server 2013, however, and promises a revised update package once it has diagnosed and resolved the issue.
In the meantime, the company has already recommended a workaround that protects Exchange 2013 customers from the OutsideIn exploit. Microsoft also published a troubleshooting workflow for those who have already deployed the update and are currently experiencing problems.
In a blog post, Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at security vendor Sophos, said that system administrators need to apply a fix or disable OutsideIn features. "The vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed," he warned.
Microsoft has also acknowledged problems with two of its other Patch Tuesday releases.
MS13-063, which was rated "important," was deployed to patch a potential Windows kernel exploit but is causing certain games to crash. Some posters in a Microsoft forum have reported more severe problems associated with MS13-063, including error messages that prevent any applications from launching.
Several of the updates in package MS13-066, also rated "important," are causing problems with Active Directory Federation Services, meanwhile. Microsoft also noted that users may experience "functionality issues" with update 2843639, one of MS13-066's components, if they have not already applied update 2790338.
Microsoft customers also experienced several Patch Tuesday problems last month. In the aforementioned post to The Exchange Team Blog, the company admitted that flaws in MS13-061 were not previously detected because the update was not deployed for "dogfood," or on-premise, testing prior to release.
Microsoft also acknowledged that some users might be getting exhausted by the bugs and oversights. "We will work very hard to regain your trust and confidence," wrote Ross Smith, program manager for Exchange Customer Experience, in the blog. He noted that customers have been promised improved testing procedures in the past and said, "Going forward, all patches will be deployed in our dogfood environment prior to release."
He added that Microsoft will delay the release of Exchange 2013 RTM CU3 by several weeks to ensure that adequate testing is completed. He also said Exchange 2013's quarterly release cadence may change as the company refines it testing methodologies.


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Monte Rosa group > Zumsteinspitze > Climber's Log
Zumsteinspitze Climber's Log
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|climbed in 2006
|Posted Sep 20, 2008 1:48 pm
|Route Climbed: From Margherita Hut
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2008
|Gabi, Sev and I left M. Hut at 6am... very windy, so a bit scary in the ridge up to the virgin. Then back down thorugh the Glacier de Grenz to Zermatt where we arrived at around 2pm. Beautiful views of Cervino and Lyskamm all the route.
|Posted Jul 17, 2008 5:49 am
|Traverse from Dufourspitze
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
|From Dufourspitze - a few tricky bits to the top, but what nice views from there!
|Posted Jul 9, 2008 4:57 am
|bruno baschung
|monte rosa traverse
| one of the highest of Monte rosa group, less people thanon nearby margerita
Bruno baschung
|Posted Jun 15, 2008 2:53 pm
|Winterascent: Normal Route
Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2005
|Route: Zermatt - Stockhorn - Monte Rosa hut - Zumsteinspitze - Zermatt
Another great 2 day skitrip in the Monte Rosa area.
More images from this ascent.
|Posted Mar 16, 2008 9:16 am
|Zumsteinspitze 4563m
Date Climbed: May 24, 2005
|Beautiful skitour to Zumsteinspitze 4563m.
report & photos are here: Link to Zumsteinspitze 4563m
|Posted Nov 9, 2007 3:29 am
|Spring climb Zumsteinspitze
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
|It was a long snow shoe walk from the Mantova hut. But this April trip was great. Very nice summit in the hart of the Monte Rosa massif
|Posted Aug 19, 2007 5:40 am
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2005
|Start of the day - too early and too cold to enjoy properly
|Posted Jun 30, 2007 5:22 pm
|From Marg Hut
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1996
|Part of traverse from KM to Nordend in one day.
|Posted May 25, 2007 2:31 pm
|Route Climbed: From Margherita hut
Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2002
|Climbed Signalkuppe first then bagged this one too before going back to the Gnifetti hut.
|Posted Sep 4, 2006 11:12 am
|Route climbed: Normal route from Rif. Mantova
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006
|Nice snow climb.
We had bad weather. Normally we would do the traverse to Dufourspitze over the Grenzsattel, but the weather was to bad.
|Posted Sep 3, 2006 5:14 pm
|climb it
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
|Climb it from Cab. Margherita.
|Posted Jul 15, 2006 2:41 pm
|Route Climbed: From Capanna Margherita Date Climbed: 27.08.2005
|I climbed the Zumstein in 30 minutes from Capanna Margherita. The weather was very nice and the view too. From the summit we went to Rotenboden, close to the Gornergrat.
|Posted Sep 5, 2005 6:27 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal from Monte Rosa Htt. Date Climbed: 28 July 2005
|Solo trough Grenzgletscher to the summit by normal route with back pack full of food and bivack equipement. I met 2 Italians on the top, they did it from Dufour Sp. Cold wind at that day, strong sun. The rocky part is worth your every step, I found it very atractive.
|Posted Aug 8, 2005 1:38 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 4th August 2003
|Nice hight walking. Very nice day: sunny but very worm.
We started at 4:30 in the morning from Città di Mantova hutte and we arrived at the top of Zumsteinspitze in 3:10. Than we traversed to Signalkuppe, Parrotspitze, Ludvishohe, Corno Nero and back again at the hutte before 12:00.
A long walking for an unforgettable day.
I suggest to try: long but easy. And very spectacular
|Posted Jul 28, 2005 3:54 am
|Claude Mauguier
|Route Climbed: S. ridge Date Climbed: aug 1990
|Round trip, from Mantova hut, through Lisjoch, then this summit, to be followed by Signalkuppe...Alone ! Fierce wind that day but sunny...
|Posted May 15, 2005 1:19 pm
|Route Climbed: From Margherita hut Date Climbed: July 1 2004
|Traversed to Dufourspitze. Part of three day tour including Castor, Pollux, Lyskamm traverse, Parrotspitze etc.
|Posted Sep 13, 2004 4:35 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse Signakuppe-Dufourspitze Date Climbed: August 30, 2004
|A long day starting in the Marguerita hut at 8 AM and ending in Zermatt at 7:30 PM. Took us 25 minutes from Marguerita hut to the summit of Zumsteinspitze and then an addtional 3 hours to reach the top of Dufourspitze. A very beautiful ridge traverse. From there, 4 hours down to the Monte Rosa hut and an additional 2.5 hour and two glaciers to the Rotenboden train station. From there a half and hour ride to Zermatt.
|Posted Sep 8, 2004 1:53 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse Gniffeti - Zumstein - Grenzgipfel - Dufourspitze Date Climbed: 1999 Aug
|Easy walk up. The ridge to the Grenzgipfel is very airy..... (but very nice!!)
|Posted Aug 2, 2004 6:38 am
|Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 2nd July 2004
|I and Jolanda, we decide to celebrate our engagement in the deep blue of the infinitive.
Started at 5am in the morning, we reached the summit in about 3hours.
Fantastic day, but so cold and windy.
|Posted Jul 17, 2004 11:24 am


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Diocesan bishops are not local branch plant managers of the Church, but members of a sacred college, which shares in responsibility for governance of the universal Church.
The third chapter of Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, was the most controversial section of any document produced by the Second Vatican Council.
The vociferous, unrelenting opposition of a small minority of bishops - many of them influential - testifies to the fact that something of importance was at stake in this chapter, which focused on the nature of the hierarchy.
Moreover, chapter three is the only point in the documents of Vatican II - a council that was supposed to be "pastoral," not "dogmatic" - in which there were solemn pronouncements of Church teaching.
This chapter changed something. It changed Church teaching, not in the sense of inventing a new teaching, but rather in the sense of clearing up misconceptions that had previously existed, misconceptions that existed even among the Roman Curia.
Bishops were sometimes seen as priests who had been given added responsibilities. In this view, the consecration of a bishop was not sacramental, but rather a ceremony in which the ordained man received new responsibilities. Moreover, these responsibilities were duties that he received from the pope; the bishop was basically a local vicar of the Roman pontiff.
To some extent, this view grew out of an understanding of the First Vatican Council as having made the pope an absolute monarch over the entire Church. Partly this misunderstanding was the result of Vatican One having been summarily ended before it could deal with the nature of the bishop.
In fact, Vatican One was more nuanced. While it taught that the pope was the supreme head of the Catholic Church, including head of all the bishops, it did not teach that the pope was in effect the bishop of every diocese in the world.
The Vatican II teaching is also nuanced. For the first time, it is stated clearly that the consecration of a bishop is a sacrament through which he receives the fullness of the ordained priesthood.
The pope does have "full, supreme and universal power over the whole Church" which he can exercise unhindered (LG 22). However, in their own dioceses, the bishops are the visible source and foundation of the unity of the Church. Moreover, every bishop has a responsibility to lead the whole Church to a deeper unity in faith (LG 23).
Christ, according to Vatican II, constituted the apostles as a permanent assembly or college. Bishops, as successors of the apostles, share in Christ's power, should strive to make all people his disciples, sanctify and govern those disciples, and must shepherd the Church until the end of the world (LG 19).
Christ built the Church upon Peter, the chief cornerstone, so that the college of bishops would be one and undivided (LG 18). That college can never act without the pope's consent. The pope, meanwhile, is never obliged to act collegially.
At this point, one might ask, what is big deal about collegiality? What difference does it make?
To the first question, one needs to reiterate three things. First, the episcopacy is the fullness of the sacrament of Orders. Second, local bishops all have jurisdiction over their local Church; they are not branch plant managers.
Third, the bishops all have a responsibility for the teaching and governance of the universal Church, something not often acknowledged in recent history. Like the pope, they too, in communion with the pope who is the head of the college, have jurisdiction over the entire Church.
On a practical level, diocesan bishops sometimes felt, during their visits to Rome, that the Curia treated them as their underlings. In the Curia mindset, the Curia represented the pope and the bishops were the pope's delegates in the hinterlands. That view made diocesan bishops subservient to the Curia.
Vatican II clarified that situation, at least somewhat. Diocesan bishops have a dignity and a sharing in Christ's authority that comes from their ordination, not because of an edict from Rome.
This understanding, it should be added, gives an intrinsic dignity to the local diocesan Church.
Ultimately, the sacrament that most defines the dignity of the Christian is not whether he or she is ordained, but rather whether he or she is baptized. It is Baptism that inaugurates one into divine life. Holy Orders is a separate consecration, one different in kind from Baptism, but nevertheless one that is oriented to strengthening the life of the Holy Spirit among the baptized.
The college of bishops is real, not a figment of someone's imagination. The pope, being a servant of God's will, will want to seek the advice of his fellow bishops and act in communion with them.
Following the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI established the World Synod of Bishops to come together every couple of years and discuss an important topic in the life of the Church. Over the last 50 years, the world synods have discussed topics such as the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist, the Word of God, the role of the laity, and the family.
Through our secular eyes, we might expect to see collegiality as a step towards democracy in the Church or perhaps toward local autonomy. However, the Church is not a democracy; it is an ordered communion of the baptized living in Christ.
That communion is hierarchically structured, but the hierarchy is to be a hierarchy of service. Like all other aspects of the lived reality of the Church, that service can fall short of God's will. However, to the extent that the Church is lived as a communion, rather than a conglomeration of free agents doing their own thing, it is acting in accord with God's will.


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Abbott government adviser William Johnstone steps down after conflict of interest allegations
An Abbott government adviser has resigned days after conflict of interest allegations were raised by Fairfax Media.
William "Smiley" Johnstone, an adviser to the Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion, was associated with two business that operated within the minister's portfolio - breaching the Abbott government's strict rules about staff appointments.
In a statement on Thursday, Senator Scullion said Mr Johnstone had only ever intended to be a "temporary staff member", but it is understood the adviser's decision to resign this week may have been spurred by Fairfax reports on Sunday.
"Mr Johnstone made clear to me that it was not his intention to remain in my office long-term," Senator Scullion said, adding that it was "extremely disappointing" his personal staff member had been "targeted" in the articles.
Mr Johnstone's resignation comes only months after a conflict of interest controversy forced the resignation of Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash's chief of staff, Alastair Furnival.
While Mr Johnstone had not made a specific government decision that was linked to his business interests - unlike Mr Furnival, who appeared to take actions that favoured the clients of his lobbying company - the threshhold is not that a conflict of interest must lead to a corrupt outcome, but that no conflict of interest can exist.
Ministerial advisers, who have influence over government policies, must not be involved in businesses that could profit from ministerial decisions.
ASIC records show that while working for the Indigenous Affairs Minister, Mr Johnstone remained the majority shareholder of Indigenous Development Corporation (IDC), a property development business that is on two of the government's "standing offer" lists of favoured suppliers. Both lists relate to Senator Scullion's portfolio of responsibilities.
And while working as an adviser to the minister, Mr Johnstone was also promoted as the founder and leading executive of Indigenous Corporate Partners, a lobbying company that describes itself as "independent of government".
The company, which promises to "act in the best interests of its clients" by helping them lobby and procure funding from government, does not publicly disclose that its founder works for the minister.
"Indigenous Corporate Partners can assist your organisation to identify grants and funding available through both government and private enterprise," the company's website says.
ICP boasts of its "extensive experience in advocating for Aboriginal organisations in both small and large-scale negotiations with government". The company does not reveal its client list, but says its clients include "health organisations, prescribed bodies corporate, local Aboriginal land councils and private corporations".
Senator Scullion said Mr Johnstone has advised him that Indigenous Development Corporation "is a company comprising himself and one other which conducted consultancy work advising Indigenous organisations on land planning matters and that the company is not currently operating".
Senator Scullion said Mr Johnstone had advised him that "whilst he was a founder of the Indigenous Corporate Partners concept he has never been a shareholder, director or service provider since it was founded approximately 18 months ago."
Despite Mr Johnstone's apparent non-involvement, the company listed Mr Johnstone's biography at the top of its "our people" tab and promoted him prominently in its sales brochures.
"Mr Johnstone requested references to him on the ICP website and any other promotional material be removed," Senator Scullion said. "And this has been done."
Jonathan Swan is a Fairfax Media reporter based in the Canberra bureau, Parliament House.
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After months of sometimes-gory evidence and shocking testimony filled with sex, lies and allegations of brutality, a jury of Arias peers have found her guilty of first-degree murder.
Read more: What are Arias' possible fates?
Prosecutor Juan Martinez left the jury with a lot to think about when he ended his rebuttal argument.
"Travis Victor Alexander was slaughtered by this woman. She slashed his throat, she stabbed him in the heart, and then she shot him in the face, and all of that, thinking about it in advance," Martinez said.
The defense countered Martinez earlier in the day with an argument that went straight to the central theme of the case.
"What this evidence shows is that either what happened is that Jodi Arias defended herself and didn't know when to stop, or she gave in to a sudden heat of passion. Ultimately, if Miss Arias is guilty of any crime at all, it is the crime of manslaughter and nothing more," Arias attorney Kirk Nurmi said in his closing argument.
Read more: Arias' attorney says she 'simply snapped'
The verdict was scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. Watch HLN now to see the verdict live, or follow along with HLNtv.com's live blog below.
HLN is live-blogging the Jodi Arias trial. Read below for minute-by-minute updates from the trial (Best read from the bottom up):
7:20 p.m. ET: HLN will be live-blogging tomorrow's hearing, starting at 4 p.m. ET.
7:09 p.m. ET: HLN has learned that Jodi Arias has returned to the Estrella jail and will visit with family this evening.
7:02 p.m. ET: Tape is being played of the moment outside the courthouse when the verdict was read. People were screaming, cheering, and clapping.
6:54 p.m. ET: Alexis Weed says she saw Jodi meet with her defense team and her family (her mother and grandmother) following the verdict. She also witnessed what several other people have mentioned; Jodi's mother was uncharacteristically emotional following the verdict.
6:46 p.m. ET: Nancy Grace says she has heard Jodi got very upset with her defense attorneys after the verdict. Galanter says the defense team may be with Arias now, advising her on the next steps in the trial. "The defense has had such an uphill battle, I'm glad I'm not them," he said.
6:45 p.m. ET: We are still waiting for word on why Jodi Arias has not left the courthouse yet.
6:37 p.m. ET: HLN's Vinnie Politan says, in this next phase, the defense is going to have to prove that the murder was not cruel, and that Travis died relatively quickly. Nancy Grace does not seem to think that is possible.
6:34 p.m. ET: Criminal defense attorney Yale Galanter on the aggravation phase of the trial: "The defense attorney wants to try to mitigate the aggravating factor in any way they can, the mitigation is loosely interpreted, the defendant is given great leeway since someone's life is at stake."
6:33 p.m. ET: Nancy Grace says Jodi Arias hasn't left the courthouse yet. No one knows why. Additionally, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio was supposed to make a statement in front of the courthouse, but has not shown up.
6:20 p.m. ET: Alexis Tereszcuk from RadarOnline says there is no doubt that Jodi has been making money behind bars, from selling artwork, her underwear, and other items. However, the wrongful death suit leveled by the Alexander family will seek to prevent her from keeping that money or making any more.
6:19 p.m. ET: Beth Karas says she has been told, if Jodi does receive the death penalty, she will likely be transferred to death row the same day.
6:18 p.m. ET: Aaron Dewey, Travis' friend, says he and Travis' other loved ones couldn't contain themselves when the verdict was read, despite being advised to not show emotion. He also said, initially, that he didn't want to believe Jodi was involved in Travis' murder.
6:07 p.m. ET:"Whether you believe he got shot first or last, it doesn't matter, because the fact is she kept at him, at him, at him, as he tried to escape, and I agree, finally had to slit his throat to do him in. And the whole time, this man is trying to get through and survive." -- Dr. Drew Pinsky
6:03 p.m. ET: Beth Karas says the state is most likely to try to prove the aggravation of "cruelty."
6:00 p.m. ET: Jay Beckstead, the attorney for the Alexander family, is explaining why the family is going to file a wrongful death suit against Arias. "The law in Arizona states that people should not be benefiting from their wrongdoing in a criminal case, and my law firm is going to do the best it can to make sure that she does not benefit from her wrongdoing or her notoriety," he said.
"[Alexander's siblings] really appreciate the outpouring they have received from the public," he continued. "Until a sentence is handed down, they will not be making any further statements or participating in any interviews."
5:54 p.m. ET: A viewer has asked Nancy Grace if Jodi Arias will be put on suicide watch now that her status has changed. Nancy says she would not be surprised. A correspondent says though Jodi has threatened suicide before, she has not been put on suicide watch once in the years she has been incarcerated.
5:50 p.m. ET: Nancy Grace explains the next phase of the trial. The jury will have to explore "aggravating factors," which can be used to determine whether or not the death penalty applies to this case. Aggravating factors include, but are by no means limited to, mass murder, a murder of a law enforcement officer, murder while on parole for violent felonies, etc. The examples Nancy is giving obviously do not apply to the Arias case, but the jury will need to find at least one aggravating factor to apply the death penalty.
5:43 p.m. ET: Travis' good friend Clancy Talbot expresses her gratitude for the verdict. "Looking at Jodi's face, I think this is probably the first time in her life she has ever been held responsible for what she's done, ever, and I think she's in shock."
"We have waited five years through the circus that Jodi has created," she said.
5:40 p.m. ET: Nancy Grace is encouraging people to remember that just because, in the eyes of Travis' family and friends, justice has been served, does not mean it brings the family "closure."
5:33 p.m. ET:"I don't want there to be a mistake. This is not a blood-thirsty revenge, cries of joy. It's not that. It's the fear that justice would be snatched out of our hands...it's the fear that our system would fail, as it has in the past. But today, our system, Lady Justice, triumphs." -- Nancy Grace
5:30 p.m. ET: Aaron Dewey, Travis' friend who drove Arias to the police station, says he is "ecstatic" about the verdict. "There's definitely a lot of relief today. We've been carrying around...the weight of our loss of a dear friend," he said.
5:27 p.m. ET: Jean Casarez says she saw very few emotions from the jury as they filed in the courtroom, but at the last minute, one male juror put his hand to his head, in what she interpreted as a gesture of fatigue. She described Jodi's grandmother as "stoic" and "strong," and says the side of the court containing Arias' friends and family was very quiet during the verdict. "I never saw Jodi look at her family before she was taken out," she said.
5:24 p.m. ET: Nancy Grace is pointing out the emotional reaction of the crowd in the courtroom. A replay shows people crying, embracing, whispering, and becoming animated with surprise. "This is what happens in a court of law, the tears, the embraces...the cries of agony as people hear the verdict...everybody's heart [is] on their sleeve," Nancy said.
5:18 p.m. ET:"It's not jubilation, but it's just so overwhelmingly, relief. It's like, this poor family, for five years have had to deal with this; seeing these pictures and hearing these horrible things...To finally get to this point, that the world can know the true Travis, and the true Jodi Arias." -- Dave Hall
5:16 p.m. ET: Alexander's friend Dave Hall just told Nancy Grace choking back tears that he was thankful the jury returned with a verdict of first degree.
5:12 p.m. ET: Attorney Jay Beckstead just announced on the courthouse steps that he will be filing a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Alexander's siblings.
5:09 p.m. ET:
5:07 p.m. ET:
Read more: The jury finds Arias guilty of first-degree murder.
5:05 p.m. ET: Five of the jurors voted for first-degree premeditated murder, and seven of them voted for both first-degree premeditated murder and felony murder. It was a uniamious verdict, all 12 jurors found Arias premeditated Alexander's murder.
4:58 p.m. ET: Alexander's sisters cried and consoled each other after the verdict was read.
4:54 p.m. ET: The aggravation phase will begin tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. ET. The jury will have to decide if she murdered Alexander in a cruel manner.
During the aggravation phase, the prosecution will have a chance to present additional evidence in an attempt to prove Alexander's death was caused in a cruel manner. Arizona law defines cruel manner as when the victim suffered physical pain or mental anguish and the defendant knew or should have known that the victim would suffer.
Watch: Arias confronted with naked photos
The jury will then deliberate for a second time to determine if the aggravating factor of cruelty is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
If the jury does not find her guilty of cruelty, the case ends and the judge sets a sentencing date within 30 to 60 days. At the sentencing, the judge decides whether to sentence Arias to life in prison without parole or life with parole eligibility after 25 years.
Read more: Did Arias abuse her mother?
But if the jury decides cruelty is proven beyond a reasonable doubt, the case moves to the sentencing phase.
This is the defense's opportunity to ask the jury for leniency and present evidence to support why Arias should be spared the death penalty. Witnesses may include Arias' friends and family. Arias could also make a statement to the jury pleading for her life to be spared.
The jury then deliberates for a third time to determine whether Arias should be sentenced to life or death. Their decision must be unanimous. In the case of a deadlock, a mistrial would be granted and a new jury would be chosen for this phase only.
4:53 p.m. ET: The crowd outside the courthouse erupted in cheers as they heard the verdict.
4:52 p.m. ET: For a moment Arias seemed to cry after the verdict was read, but she seems to have composed herself now.
4:50 p.m. ET: Jodi Arias is guilty of first-degree murder.
4:49 p.m. ET: The baliff is handing the verdict from to Judge Sherry Stephens.
4:48 p.m. ET: The jury is being seated.
4:47 p.m. ET: Jodi Arias is the courtroom. She looks composed, and does not appear to be nervous. We are seconds from hearing the verdict.
4:45 p.m. ET:
4:42 p.m. ET: The defense attorneys are in the courtroom, but Arias has not been brought in yet.
4:40 p.m ET: Arias' mother is in the courtroom, but her father is not attending court today.
4:37 p.m. ET: The verdict could be read any minute now. The doors to the courtroom are closed. The crowd outside the courthouse is chanting "Justice for Travis."
4:36 p.m. ET: There is very limited seating available in the courtroom. HLN's Beth Karas and Jean Casarez are in the courtroom.
4:35 p.m. ET:
4:33 p.m. ET: People are still filing into the courtroom. Three deputies are making sure people are grabbing seats in an orderly fashion.
4:31 p.m. ET:
4:30 p.m. ET: We are just moments away from the verdict being read in open court.
4:29 p.m. ET:
4:25 p.m. ET: We are five minutes away from the verdict.
4:22 p.m. ET:
4:21 p.m. ET: Dismissed Juror 5 has been escorted into the courtroom.
4:20 p.m. ET: The nation is 10 minutes away from hearing the verdict.
4:19 p.m. ET:
"A young man, in the prime of his life. And for all of you mothers out there, can you imagine pouring all your love, all your hopes, into your young son or daughter… Only, as they reach the prime of their life, to die in this manner? Everything is over!... Your dreams are all dead, along with them," said HLN's Nancy Grace fighting back tears.
4:17 p.m. ET: The public along with members of media have been allowed into the courtroom.
4:15 p.m. ET: We are 15 minutes from the verdict.
4:13 p.m. ET:
4:12 p.m. ET: The nation will learn Arias' fate in under 20 minutes. Tune into HLN to watch the verdict be read live in open court.
4:11 p.m. ET: Arias' family and friends have been escorted into the courtroom.
4** :09 p.m. ET:** Hundreds of people have gathered at the courthouse.
4:05 p.m. ET:
4:03 p.m. ET:
4:01 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi told an HLN producer he is "optimistic" and "ready" for the verdict.
3:58 p.m. ET: Before the trial began, Alexander's sister Tanisha Sorenson told HLN she wanted to watch Arias die one day.
3:55 p.m. ET: Alexander's sister Tanisha Sorenson has walked down the hall to where the public was asked to wait--she is hugging supporters. Family members are surrounded by their friends Lisa Andrews, Chris and Sky Hughes.
3:53 p.m. ET:
3:49 p.m. ET:
3:47 p.m. ET: HLN's Nancy Grace is reporting live from the courthouse and taking your calls right now.
3:44 p.m. ET: HLN's Jean Casarez says she just saw dismissed Juror 8 enter the courtroom. He was excused for an unknown reason, but he was recently arrested for DUI.
3:40 p.m. ET:
3:38 p.m. ET: Comedian Kathy Griffin watching HLN for the verdict.
3:35 p.m ET: Juror 11, who was dismissed from the panel for medical reasons, has arrived at the courthouse.
3:31 p.m. ET:
3:20 p.m. ET:
3:19 p.m. ET:
3:17 p.m. ET: HLN's Beth Karas said she received word that several of Alexander's friends are on their way to the courthouse to hear the verdict. HLN's Ryan Smith is going through Arias' possible fates live on HLN right now.
3:10 p.m. ET:
3:08 p.m. ET: The public has not been allowed into the courtroom yet.
3:07 p.m. ET: Five of the jurors have returned to the deliberation room. HLN's producer in the courtroom says the only woman in the group was wiping her eyes.
3:06 p.m. ET:
3:04 p.m. ET:
3:01 p.m. ET: HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell and Beth Karas are reporting live from the courthouse steps right now.
2:55 p.m. ET:
2:52 p.m. ET:
2:49 p.m. ET: HLN's Beth Karas says all the interested parties are just minutes away and are heading to the courthouse right now.
2:47 p.m. ET: HLN's Jane Valez-Mitchell says Arias is being kept in a holding cell in the basement right now. She will be brought up when the verdict is read.
2:44 p.m. ET: Four more jurors have left the deliberation room. HLN's producer at the courthouse says they looked relaxed and were smiling among themselves.
2:41 p.m. ET:
2:39 p.m. ET: Five jurors have left the deliberation room with the deputy.


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Million-Dollar Error
A false arrest has led to a $1 million lawsuit against Fort Worth City Credit Union and two of its executives.
The $141 million FWCCU, along with Ron Fox, president of the single-branch credit union, and Zane Archer, a vice president and network administrator, were accused of negligence which led to libelous actions against Mike Martinez, a Fort Worth deputy city marshal who filed the lawsuit Feb. 24 in Tarrant County Civil Court.
Martinez was arrested on fraud charges last fall and fired from the Fort Worth Police Department after being accused of withdrawing $500 from a FWCCU savings account that belonged to another officer, according to court documents.
Fraud charges were dropped a few weeks later and Martinez got his job back after investigators discovered the incident was due to a clerical error at the Texas credit union, the documents said.
The lawsuit, seeking at least $1 million in damages, said Martinez "sustained substantial injuries, including, but not limited to past and future mental anguish, injuries to his name and reputation in the community, expenses incurred for his criminal defense, posting of bond and for expungement, lost wages and loss of earning capacity."
According to the complaint, the credit union, Fox and Archer:
Failed to provide truthful and accurate information during an active police investigation.
Failed to ensure that information published about Martinez was truthful and accurate.
Offered false opinions to the police regarding Martinez's guilt or innocence.
Failed to adopt policies, procedures, customs and practices – such as training staff on how to properly conduct investigative activities – that would have prevented the incident.
The credit union and Fort Worth attorney Mark Haney, who represents Martinez, declined to comment.
According to court documents, on around Oct. 6, 2013, fellow Forth Worth police employee and FWCCU member James Tate told the credit union he had discovered an unauthorized withdrawal from his savings account had occurred on Sept. 6.
Tate went to a FWCCU branch, where he was shown a drive-through video allegedly filmed at or about the time of the unauthorized withdrawal, the court documents said.
The video showed a Fort Worth City Marshal's vehicle at the drive-through window but the video quality was not adequate to identify the driver, the complaint said.
Although the time on the video tape was inconsistent with day when $500 was taken out of Tate's account, he was allegedly assured by Archer that the transaction involving the police vehicle was associated with the unauthorized withdrawal, the lawsuit said.
Police later pinpointed that Martinez had been the driver and were told by credit union staff that Martinez had not made any transactions on his own accounts on Sept. 6, the court documents said.
Based upon that information, Tate signed an affidavit for fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, a state jail felony offense, and the police launched a criminal investigation, according to court documents.
Martinez cooperated in the interview and repeatedly stated that he did not commit the crime, but he was immediately placed on paid administrative leave, the complaint said.
Martinez was arrested Oct. 15 and released after posting $5,000 bond, the court documents said.
During the investigation, the credit union continued to contend that Martinez had not made any personal banking transactions that day. As the investigation progressed, detectives learned that the teller who handled the $500 transaction recently been fired due to job performance issues, the lawsuit said.
The former employee later confirmed that he had been fired from the FWCCU due to repeated clerical errors, and denied knowing Mike Martinez or conspiring to assist in taking any money from the FWCCU, the court documents said.
During an administrative hearing at the police department on Oct. 22, Martinez produced evidence demonstrating that he had made a deposit of $479.38 into his FWCCU account on Sept. 6 and he identified the source of both checks making up the deposit, the court documents said.
Despite providing evidence he made a transaction, Martinez was immediately terminated and the Fort Worth Star Telegram ran a front page article titled "Fort Worth City Marshal Faces Fraud Charge" with his mug shot, the lawsuit said.
As the investigation continued, Fox allegedly told detectives that he did not think that there was any other explanation for the unauthorized withdrawal other than that Martinez had taken the money, the court documents said.
When asked whether an accident could have been occurred, Fox denied that the account numbers of Martinez and Tate were similar, and he once again confirmed that Martinez had not made any personal FWCCU transactions on the date in question, the lawsuit said.
Investigators then asked Archer if he could search to determine if a transaction was made for a specific dollar amount on a specific date, and Archer stated that he could, the complaint said.
Upon request, Archer said he would conduct a search for $479.38 on Sept. 6 and call the investigator back, but instead a call came from Fox, who said that the previous information was not accurate and that Martinez had made a $479.38 deposit on Sept. 6, according to the lawsuit.


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In a letter dated July 4, 2014, sent to federal, California state and local officials, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the San Francisco Bay Area's metropolitan planning organization (MPO), NWP Vice President Jacob Park cites "past and proposed actions taken by the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) that are hurting local businesses, obstructing NWP's rightful use of the railroad, and are in direct conflict with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) goal of promoting efficient and shared use of rail lines for commuter and freight services."
Among the injurious actions, according to Park: "SMART has (a) removed customer turnouts, (b) removed passing sidings and yard tracks, and (c) built 15-mph gauntlet track, all of which obstruct and hinder NWP's obligation to provide common carrier freight service, thus eliminating businesses option to ship by rail."
Park elaborated on those points, noting, "(a) Customer turnouts are not only vital, but they are the rightful property of each industry and property owner and were in place prior to SMART's construction. SMART is ripping out the turnouts and subsequently requiring each property or the NWP to pay $400,000 to replace the turnouts. This is equivalent to a city repaving a major road while removing all the driveways, then requiring payment from each homeowner to re-install the driveway."
Park notes that SMART owns some of the right-of-way over which NWP operates, "between the connection with the California Northern Railroad near American Canyon (Brazos Junction) to Novato, and the north-south line between Healdsburg and Novato. But he adds, "SMART's historical actions . . . as well as planned construction fail to accommodate the needs of freight rail. SMART has limited capital and a promise to Sonoma and Marin County residents to build a commuter train between Cloverdale and Larkspur, however the commuter service needs not result in the sacrifice of freight rail, a service that these same Sonoma and Marin County taxpayers want and depend upon. Freight rail and passenger rail are not and should not be "mutually exclusive," Park adds.
"NWP requests that the MTC require SMART to (i) replace and finance all turnouts removed by SMART, and (ii) discuss and agree upon any proposed turnout removals with customers, property owners, and NWP prior to turnout removal," the letter says. As well, "Passing sidings are critical to the efficient operation of both passenger and freight rail. They allow for trains to meet and pass each other on a single-track railroad. SMART has rebuilt the Santa Rosa siding with a high-level passenger platform between the main track and siding, which prevents freight trains from accessing the passing siding."
"With the Santa Rosa siding eliminated for freight use, the two nearest sidings are located 20 miles apart in Petaluma and Windsor," the letter continues. NWP requests that the MTC require SMART to finance and build alternatives to both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma Sidings. SMART implemented these changes without considering the needs of freight." The letter lists several other grievances.
Petaluma, Calif.-based SMART ultimately seeks a 70-mile line serving its two namesake counties, linking Cloverdale and Larkspur, Calif., with ferry connections planned to link Larkspur with San Francisco.
A $203 million initial operating segment, covering 38.5 miles between Santa Rosa and San Raphael, is scheduled to open in late 2016, served by 18 diesel multiple-units (DMUs) produced by Sumitomo Corp. and Nippon Sharyo, equipped with Cummins, Inc.'s Tier 4 Final-compliant QSK19-R diesel engines.


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WCU to present stage version of 'Lincolnites'Written by Admin
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Actress Barbara Bates Smith will star in a stage adaptation of the short story "Lincolnites" at 7 p.m. July 12 at the Mountain Heritage Center on Western Carolina University's campus.
"Lincolnites" was included in author Ron Rash's prize-winning fiction collection Burning Bright. Inspired by the author's Union-supporting ancestor, the story revolves around a Union soldier's young wife who is at home when a marauding Confederate whistling "Dixie" confiscates her draft horse.
Smith's presentation will also include musical accompaniment by Jeff Sebens of Cana, Va., and selected Civil War letters from the special collections section of WCU's Hunter Library.
Smith is noted for her off-Broadway presentation of "Ivy Rowe," based on author Lee Smith's Fair and Tender Ladies.


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Dynamics of Aggregate Partisanship (ICPSR 1119)
Principal Investigator(s): Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M.; Smith, Renee M.
Despite extensive research into the nature and determinants of party identification, links between individual-level partisan persistence and the degree of permanence in aggregate-level partisanship have largely been ignored. The failure to link the two levels of analysis leaves a gap in our collective understanding of the dynamics of aggregate partisanship. To remedy this, a set of ideal types are identified in this collection that capture the essential arguments made about individual-level party identification. The behavioral assumptions for each ideal type are then combined with existing results on statistical aggregation to deduce the specific temporal pattern that each ideal type implies for aggregate levels of partisanship. Using new diagnostic tests and a highly general time series model, the investigators found that aggregate measures of partisanship from 1953 through 1992 are fractionally integrated. The evidence that the effects of a shock to aggregate partisanship last for years -- not months or decades -- challenges previous work by party systems theorists (e.g., Burnham, 1970) and students of "macropartisanship" (e.g., MacKuen, Erikson, and Stimson, 1989). The arguments and empirical evidence of the degree of persistence in macro-level partisanship provides a conceptually richer and empirically more precise basis for existing theories -- such as those of issue evolution (Carmines and Stimson, 1989) or endogenous preferences (Gerber and Jackson, 1993) -- in which partisanship plays a central role.
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"Unspeakably beautiful images.... Warm and rewarding entertainment."Time
"The transfer ... to DVD is breathtaking. At times the picture is so razor-sharp in clarity, it's as if the film had been made recently. Maurice Jarre's haunting music score adapts beautifully to a 5.1 mix, which includes many effects enhancements.... There's something especially impressive about being allowed to share the thoughts of Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, and Sandra Lean.... Sharif hosts The Making of a Russian Epic, and watching him in action is like getting a lesson in timeless style. There's an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes footage
including screen tests, location footage and production sketches."BBC
"The life of the movie is in its corners (the wickedness of Rod Steiger's voluptuary, the solemn pomposity of Tom Courtenay's revolutionary).... Watching it can be seductive. Consider, for example, the early shot of the red star glowing above the dark tunnel opening where the workers march in and out. The shot of a child peering through a frosted pane with the claws of branches tapping against it. The cavalry charge on the Bolshevik marchers. Or the way snow crystals dissolve into flowers, and a flower dissolves into Lara's face. Lean did nothing less than re-create Moscow and its countryside at the time of the Russian revolution."Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times


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Ernst Caramelle
See our lobby transformed by an artist interested in perception.
Ernst Caramelle, a Wexner Center Artist Residency Award recipient for 2011‒12, has enveloped the Wexner Center's lower lobby with a site-specific wall painting that will be on view into the summer. Composed of geometric forms rendered in delicate watercolor hues, the installation uses deceptively simple means to transform and complicate the space it occupies, throwing into relief the interrelated questions of perception and phenomenology that have occupied the artist for over four decades.
Caramelle has worked and exhibited in a variety of media, including video, collage, and large-scale installations, since the 1970s. He attracted a new level of acclaim and critical appreciation with the site-specific installation he created for Art Basel in 2011. Born in 1952 in Tirol, Austria, he attended the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and was a research fellow at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies in Cambridge, MA. Since 1994 he has been teaching at the Karlsruhe Art Academy in Karlsruhe, Germany. He now divides his time between Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, and New York.
Caramelle has had solo exhibitions at Galerie Nächst St. Stephan-Rosemarie Schwarzwälder, Vienna, and Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich (2011); Comma 26, Bloomberg Space, London (2010); Galerie Nelson-Freeman, Paris (2009); Tracy Williams, Ltd., New York, and Mary Mary, Glasgow (2008); Museu Fundação Serralves, Porto, Portugal (2005); Lawrence Markey, New York (2004); and Portikus, Frankfurt, and Wiener Secession, Vienna (1993). He has also been featured in group exhibitions at the South London Gallery (2010); Sammlung Generali Foundation, Vienna (2005); Documenta IX, Kassel (1992); and Musée d'Arte Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1990).
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Ernst Caramelle
Untitled, 2010
Pigment on wall
Installation view, South London Gallery, London, 2010
Image courtesy the artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow; South London Gallery, London
Photo: Andy Stagg
Ernst Caramelle
Installation view, COMMA 26, Bloomberg Space, London, 2010
Image courtesy the artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow; Bloomberg Space, London
Ernst Caramelle
Untitled, 2007
Mixed media on wood
18 1/8 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)
Image courtesy the artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow
Photo: Alan Dimmick
Ernst Caramelle
Untitled, 2000
Sun on paper
7 1/4 x 11 7/8 inches (18.5 x 30.3 cm)
Image courtesy the artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow
Photo: Alan Dimmick
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