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Malaysia: Urban Rainforest Survey
New! Explore Phil Torres' photographs from the expedition in bioGraphic.
On a tiny island off the Malaysian coast, an ancient rainforest overlooks a modern metropolis. The thriving, 130-million-year-old ecosystem atop Penang Hill was the subject of its first-ever floor-to-canopy biodiversity survey—or bioblitz—in October 2017. Led by Dr. Meg Lowman and a team of Academy experts, an international cohort of 117 scientists logged over 1,400 observations of plants and animals using iNaturalist, and discovered at least four new species and observed 25 plants and animals never before seen in Penang or peninsular Malaysia.
The findings from this expedition illustrate the incredible breadth of the island's biodiversity—and could help Penang Hill achieve a listing as a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
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In the field for just one day and Academy scientists are already making discoveries! Lauren Esposito, Assistant Curator and Schlinger Chair of Arachnology, along with post-doc Stephanie Loria, spotted what could be a species of scorpion previously unknown to science. Score!
Day 2
Using a variety of trapping methods (including the aptly named malaise trap), the team identified a number of fly, ant, and spider species—as well as a giant millipede.
Days 3-5
Field note roundup, organized by altitude. Canopy-level: Ant experts from Universiti Sains Malaysia modeled high-tech harnesses as they conducted research along the treetop walkway. Understory: Academy botanist Nathalie Nagalingum demonstrated proper fern-pressing technique in the understory. "Forest" floor: Academy sustainability fellow Durrell Kapan takes a selfie break with USM students.
Day 6
Making news in Malaysia! Lauren's (likely) new scorpion species experiences a brush with fame in the Sin Chew Daily.
Day 7
The team ventured out of the forest to explore George Town, a UNESCO world heritage site. With luck, this expedition's bioblitz will help the forest atop Penang Hill achieve the same designation.
Day 8
By day, a local birder named Irshad helped Academy curator Jack Dumbacher's team capture birds just long enough to record their species before releasing them unharmed. As the sun went down, the scorpions came out—and the blacklights came on. Why? Any entomologist worth her spotting scope knows that scorpions fluoresce under UV light.
Day 9
513 observations of 210 species—and counting! Mammal-lovers will appreciate the following observations: dusky leaf-monkey, red giant flying squirrel, and Sunda flying lemur.
Day 10
Today's action was in the understory: The mammal team, led by USM zoologist Dr. Nadine Ruppert, successfully ID'd and measured 11 small mammals—including a white-bellied chestnut rat, which was scientifically determined to be adorable.
Day 11
That's a wrap! The epic Penang Hill bioblitz has drawn to a close. The team presented some impressive initial findings at a post-bioblitz symposium in George Town—1,600 species observations!—and will spend the next few months analyzing data and perhaps confirming the discovery of myriad species previously unknown to science.
Day 11: With 1,600+ species observations under their belt, the bioblitz team takes a well-deserved breather under the Habitat's canopy walk.
Day 10: The mammal team is all smiles after a successful morning bioblitz.
Day 10: A white-bellied chestnut rat is ready to high-tail it back into the forest after getting its measurements taken.
Day 9: When golden hour hits Penang Hill, it hits hard.
Day 8: Using a blacklight to spot scorpions—which fluoresce under UV light.
Day 8: Irshad holds up a mist net, used for humanely trapping—and quickly releasing—birds.
Day 7: The team takes a break from the bioblitz to explore UNESCO-designated George Town.
Day 6: Lauren Esposito in the Sin Chew Daily displaying what could be a new species of scorpion.
Day 3: When studying ants in the canopy like these USM ant experts, you can never be too safe.
Day 3: Nathalie teaches students how to press fern specimens.
Day 3: Durrell and some Malaysian colleagues take a selfie break from the bioblitz.
Day 2: A millipede snakes around researcher Stephanie Loria's arm.
Day 2: Two USM students carefully—and cheerfully!—rappel down a lush rainforest slope.
Day 1: Arachnologist Lauren Esposito doing her best to coax what could be a new scorpion species into a specimen vial.
Day 1: Scorpion specimen: Collected!
Day 1: Testing the strength of one of The Habitat's new canopy walkways with water barrels.
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Little children love to copy "big" people. Whether it's mom or dad or older siblings, they are often right there, pretending to do the same thing. Of course, whether they can actually do it is another story. And that's where toys, like the Kinderfeets wooden pushbike come into the picture.
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Or, maybe not, if you're loyal to Blogger...
As many things have happened in my life - from new chapters beginning to old chapters ending - I have to adjust, and sadly that means something near and dear is left behind too. I put some serious thought into shutting down this blog and decided to not completely shut it down.
However, it has been paused - more like the initial stop of a DVD, where folks still have the option to resume or hit stop again to completely end the run. Bubble Gum Pop Rap may return on Blogger but it has moved to Tumblr for the purpose of the site's efficiency, and well - with a full-time, part-time and now back to freelancing - I'm a lazy SOB. Eff yall.
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In the essay below, Rudy addresses Borges's use of two different plots in "Garden of Forking Paths" and argues that this use is "motivated by Borges' desire to upset any notion of plot under stood as simple chronological causality, as well as the conception of reality which underlies such a notion."
"Ah, bear in mind this garden was enchanted." - E. A. Poe ". . . Magic is not the contradiction of the law of cause and effect but its crown, or nightmare." - Borges
Michel Foucault in his magnificent preface to The Order of Things quotes a text by Borges, a taxonomy of animals, which is attributed by Borges to a certain Dr. Franz Kuhn, who in turn attributes it to "a certain Chinese encyclopedia entitled Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. " The text reads:
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the university of texas in austin, texas has warmed up to the mac platform and is requiring students to purchase ibooks or powerbooks. students in the colleges of education, fine arts, liberal arts, and natural sciences will need laptops with os x, microsoft office, and other specific software. students who currently have their own mac laptops are fine, but if they don't the university is offering an incredible bundled deal on new 500mhz ibooks, an applecare warranty, and all the required bundled software for $1,000. as expected, reaction has been mixed.
rob's note: if the students are all using microsoft office, why couldn't they get a pc laptop if they chose to? i think this is as strange as requiring students to have a wintel laptop. if you know how to use the equipment, i say you should be able to use what you want.
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|well… (12:00am est thu apr 25 2002)
part of the problem schools have is support and the software that is needed by the courses. you can certainly get away with a mac for the subjects listed but, as you say, a pc could handle that stuff too.
when it comes to the hard sciences, you'll find a pc-only or pc highly recommended rule in effect at many schools. much of the lab interface software, analysis packages, and standard tools such as mathcad are pc only.
many schools even standardize the calculators! the ti-83 and it's "plus" brothers are the overwhelming rule. the reason is the same, standard school software and available hardware interfaces.
besides, $1000 over 4 years of education is not even noticable these days. buy the required mac package and use whatever you want!
|irony abounds! (11:30am est thu apr 25 2002)
has anyone told dell computer corp that the university in their backyard — michael dell's alma mater — is requiring macs? – by jj brannon
|college can kiss my ass (3:37pm est thu apr 25 2002)
if i went to a university that told me i had to buy a mac notebook (or any notebook for that mater), i would tell them to kiss my ass.
universities like to think they can force students to buy certain required things, like notebooks, calculators, palm pilots, books, software, etc, but let me let you in on a little secret, never buy what a university say you must buy, it is just a money making scam. because after you buy into that scam, you realize that there really isn't any requirment to use the hardware or materials.
no university worth its beans is going to refuse to offer you an education because you haven't purchased a mac notebook computer. apple and u of t are just horing out equipment. – by – –
|i think… (5:09pm est thu apr 25 2002)
…they want to discourage the students from wasting their college careers playing counterstrike and ut 2k3 over the school t3.
on the other hand, they might be trying to save overhead on the campuswide cpu power consumption…
nyah har har – by pentiumpowerhog
|just anouther college screwing its students (9:54am est fri apr 26 2002)
most colleges just screw you by over billing you and selling your personal info to anyone with a buck. but this is a new low most colleges, most try to force you to by certain computer products for a kickback of course. like uic the biggest shit whole on the planet! tried to sell me a 3com nic card because "our network will only work with 3com products" will my linksys card that i bought at best buy for less that a quarter of what they were charging works just fine! colleges are corporate run crap holes! – by college kid
|my problem… (2:09pm est fri apr 26 2002)
…is not the cpu or the opsys but the display. who needs to put up with a 12.1 inch display in 2002? apple is not even making an ibook with a 15 inch display – only on powerbooks.
sad. – by badeyes
|mac/windows laptop requirements (7:23pm est fri apr 26 2002)
>>no university worth its beans is going to refuse to offer you an education because you haven't purchased a mac notebook computer. apple and u of t are just horing out equipment.
ut already requires their mba majors to have a windows laptop for their enrollment, so it is no different! – by …
|my answer… (10:29am est sun apr 28 2002)
>>…is not the cpu or the opsys but the display. who needs to put up with a 12.1 inch display in 2002? apple is not even making an ibook with a 15 inch display – only on powerbooks.
that's true, they're only making them with 12.1 and 14.1 inch displays darn!
|students loss (4:18pm est sun apr 28 2002)
any collage who forces you to use a product that only has 5% of market share is out of there damn minds. soon as these students enter the real world after 4 years of mac's, and have to us pcs they are screwed. besides the point to force a student to use a product such as a mac. sounds a lot like what mac clams the pc industry does. um…. – by spector
|re: spector (8:32pm est sun apr 28 2002)
"soon as these students enter the real world after 4 years of mac's, and have to us pcs they are screwed"
maybe if they're an imbecile like yourself… most people have no problems whatsoever adapting from macos to windows, mainly because windows has always been a poor attempt at emulating macos.
"sounds a lot like what mac clams the pc industry does."
i wasn't aware that "mac" had any form of sentience. there's a company by the name "apple" that produces "macintosh" computers. – by tactor
|what's the problem? (9:49am est mon apr 29 2002)
many colleges have programs like this now. it's business and they are all greedy, some require pc's and others mac's.
to spector who says students are screwed after 4 years of using a mac, if people are too fricking stupid to adapt from mac to pc or vice versa they are already screwed. – by homey
|the requirement machine (8:37pm est mon apr 29 2002)
model: apple ibook or powerbook
operating system: mac os x – decent
processor: 500 mhz powerpc g3 – i'm sure a celeron can out preform this?
ram: 128 megabytes – thats so 97'
hard disk size: 15 gigabytes – " "
connectivity: 10/100 base-t ethernet, apple airport cards, 56k internal modem, usb and firewire ports, external svga monitor/ projector output – a few questions: why the modem and the ehternet? why the wireless too? why not choose one? and the projector output? i doubt anyone will ever use that, since the ibook is just a tad outdated.
technical support: applecare protection plan – thats nice, i'm sure the lines are never busy.
software: microsoft office, first-class, ut student software – ms office? but i thought they were going straight for apple?
cost: $2,500 retail, $1,000 for qualifying students
how the f*** do they get 2.5 grand?!?! i can f***ing get a f***ing fully powered full blown desktop pc with at least a gforce4 & dual athlons! ok, enough caps. what are they smoking down in texas? or is the oil that seeps into the water supply. – by warplex
|whatever (12:04am est tue apr 30 2002)
no ibook costs 2500, what are you smoking? – by macman
|school insists on macs 'cuz they need quality (1:52am est tue apr 30 2002)
the school just insists that their laptops must work, they must be easy to use, reliable, dependable, and powerful. that's why they insisted on mac laptops.
they weren't satisfied in having students buy pc laptops that would be obsolete and broken in 6 months. – by macsrule
|macman (6:44am est tue apr 30 2002)
i'm directly quoting from that news item that this links to. and macsrule, what would you say to anyone who buys a dual g4 machine only to find their 3,000 dollars just got thrown out the window 5 months later when the g5 might be released? – by warplex
|if you know how to use it… (2:01pm est tue apr 30 2002)
…they use what you know best. sure some programs (i.e. photoshop, etc.) may be better on a mac, but come on, someone who has used pcs all my life and know them like the back of my disk drive, then being thrown into an environment where i can only use macs? sounds like a crappy geek-sitcom to me. – by beckermanex
|re: warplex (9:24am est wed may 01 2002)
"500 mhz powerpc g3 – i'm sure a celeron can out preform this?"
and you would be quite wrong. you don't understand a frickin' thing about cpu cache do you?
|re: beckermanex (9:30am est wed may 01 2002)
are you telling me you'd be intimidated by the situation!? come on! they're not built around cyrillic or chinese or anything. microsoft has been copying apple since the dawn of the neolithic age of gui's, so everything you understand under windozw has an equivalent in os x. oh, except for the registry. is that a bad thing!?!? haha.
what are you? scared!? buk buuuuk buk buk! chickengeek chickengeek! – by lol
|why? (5:26pm est wed may 01 2002)
why do they do this….so that everyone has the same equipment and the prof's know that when they give out an assignment, everyone has the resources to complete it. it is now becoming a standard practice at u's to do this.
i know of u's that have standardized on ibm thinkpads, others with dell…etc.
besides, given the state of modern software, whether you use word or mathematica on the mac vs pc doesn't matter. what is important is the thinking process! isn't that what universities are about? learning how to think!
– by way up north
|mac support cost advantage (9:08pm est fri may 03 2002)
good call by ut/austin. the cost of supporting a mac is a lot lower than the cost of supporting a wintel laptop. for example, no problems with viruses! – by macs rule
|it's obvious (7:14pm est sun nov 24 2002)
the u's who would support macs are progressive, to say the least. they probably have an it department that is actually worth something, instead of a few drop-outs who know how to build a pc.
they understand that mac architecture, both in cpus, video cards, and os is not only different, but superior. you can't compare a 500mhz pc-cpu and a 500mhz g3 it really is like apples and oranges (that's a pun:).
reliabilty is an issue too. the whole package hardware, software, and everthing else comes from one place, not all over the country. the u will know where to go when it has problems and when it needs solutions, instead of hunting the continent for someone who will work with them.
superior tech support, easy to use (my 10 old brother figured out os-x in about 30min, and he's only been exposed to windows before) superior architecture, and damn! they look so cool! hey, did you forget that part of college is your image, too? if you did, then maybe you spent to much time in your dorm room on saturday nites trying to get 98se to let you play quake. anyway, that part probably passed you by.
okay…um….leave 'em alone. you don't go to school there– it's not your problem. if the students don't like it, they will fix it. that's how college works: activisim (unless you haven't been on a college campus since pre-vietnam era)…….
|macs… (6:38pm est wed jun 09 2004)
i have great problems when people say that "in th real world people don't use macs" what a bunch of crap! i work on macs every single day…what world do you think i'm living in? fact is, mac has it's place..same as pc. why anyone would put up with windows is beyond me. virus problems alone were enough to make me switch to mac at home.
also…predicting technology is nearly impossible…saying that in four years windows based pc's will be the norm might not be a reality. stranger things have happened. there are many different opperating systems out there. most far superior to windows. – by bdw
| a students opinion (11:51am est tue jun 15 2004)
i actually have to buy one of these in the education department despite the fact that i have a pc laptop with the required software (appleworks,teachnet etc.) problem is the university requires them but they are not required in the classroom. my friend that just graduated used hers 2x- $500. for each time she used it. the department sez that macs are what they use in the austin school district but if you observe in the classrooms teachers are using pcs! – by ae
|here are the facts : (1:07pm est mon nov 15 2004)
the goal of the ut�s college of education�s laptop initiative is to prepare teachers to meet and exceed standards for integrating technology into teaching and learning. after years of pilot studies, the faculty and administration of the teacher preparation program decided that the most effective way to implement the laptop requirement was to select a single hardware platform and select standardized software. this decision greatly simplified the ongoing faculty development and curriculum modification required, and the necessary technical support for students and faculty (all of which must occur efficiently and rapidly). the decision to choose a single-platform is similar to that of instructors who specify a single textbook, a certain calculator, or a specific set of drafting tools for a class. teaching and learning is more successful if all students have comparable resources. to minimize the cost of this requirement for students who did not already own a computer meeting the specifications, the college of education sought competitive bids from leading computer vendors. negotiations were conducted with several computer manufacturers, and apple ultimately offered a package including a computer that met all the specifications, technical support and training, and the lowest price by a sizeable margin. apple's strong presence in schools and extensive experience in working with teachers and in curriculum development were also positive aspects of the partnership. based on a careful consideration of cost, functionality, ease of use, and vendor commitment to an ongoing support partnership, the apple ibook was selected as the supported platform for at least the initial years of the program. the ibook came equipped with an extensive suite of applications that provided a particularly rich and easy-to-learn environment for creating and using multimedia in support of instruction. – by utedstudent
|subjects (8:03pm est wed may 25 2005)
all you windows goms, take note of the subject at the university that are requiring the macs. pc's should be used for spreadsheets and nothing else.!
"did someone leave a window open because i have all this crap that has blown onto my desktop" – by downwithbgates
|all you pc freaks (2:05pm est sun jun 05 2005)
use a damn mac! you will like it… geez – by amacadmirer


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The Senate roundly rejected the House GOP budget on Wednesday, with five Republicans joining most Democrats in shooting down the proposal to dramatically alter Medicare that has rattled the Republican Party.
The 40-57 vote essentially ends the legislative hopes for the fiscal blueprint drafted by Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the House Budget Committee chairman.
But the plan is likely to find a second life well into the 2012 election, defining policy differences between the two parties.
"Their Republican, radical proposal would end Medicare as we know it," said Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chairwoman of the party's campaign committee. "We're not going to stop talking about this in states across the country."


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Grace Potter to Appear on Good Morning America
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will appear on Good Morning America on June 14. The group is scheduled to perform the single "Tiny Light" from its forthcoming self-titled album. The 13-track album hits stores June 8. Potter's promotional campaign for the album has already taken her to Ellen and eTown. The band will perform at Portland , ME's Port City Music Hallon May 27.


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The South African Revenue Service will be asked this week to perform a full forensic audit into the wealth of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema amid reports that the controversial politician is building a R16 million mansion in a plush Joburg suburb.
Malema's modern house is being built on the site of the R3.6m house he bought in 2009 and is a stone's throw from the "poor" Alexandra residents he previously warned would attack "rich" Sandown residents in his neighbourhood.
The politician, who portrays himself as a champion of the poor, has levelled the Sandown house and is building a multi-storey R16m mansion in its place.
"It will be modern, very modern," an insider told Weekend Argus.
"It has a saferoom underground – in case he is attacked – garages underground, a ground floor and a first floor which can also be used as a viewing platform, a party deck. You will be able to look out over the swimming pool," the insider said.
Malema and his spokesman Floyd Shivambu refused to comment on the house.
Shivambu said: "Go ahead and write what you want. We are not going to comment."
The new building in Silvela Road, Sandown Estate, will have an area of about 917 square metres.
It is in a quiet, leafy area, surrounded by multi-storey homes hidden behind high walls topped with electric fencing.
The DA's spokeswoman on Police, Diane Kohler Barnard said: "I can't for the life of me understand how someone can build a R16m house on an income of about R25 000 a month, which possibly isn't even enough to get him a home loan. So where is this money coming from? I will be asking for a full audit into his finances."
Kohler Barnard said Sars should look into Malema. "It's beyond curious how a person with no education and with a small job for a branch of a political organisation can afford to build a R16m home.
"The country has been talking about lifestyle audits, but this seems to be on the backburner. The ANC needs to resurrect their own idea and do lifestyle audits. Malema should be the first person they start on," she said.
Kohler-Barnard also expressed concern that Malema's house would have a safehouse.
"If it is true that he is building this underground bombshelter or safehouse, it makes me wonder what he knows about the future of this country that I don't. It doesn't show much confidence in a future in a South Africa that is peaceful, violence-free and safe," she said.
DA caucus leader in Joburg, Musi Maimane, said Malema's building of the house brought into question how much money he was making and its source.
"Julius Malema is an individual and, like any other individual, he can build whatever house he wants to. My problem is that Malema has continuously said that he lives off an ANC Youth League salary. If this is what a person earns in the Youth League, then perhaps I should apply for a job. It is unclear what his financial backing is. This is something for the taxman to look into," he said.
On Malema's site a large sign asks visitors to report to the site office and on Friday about 20 labourers were working.
The perimeter wall remains intact. Inside, several piles of sand were being transported away by trucks, aided by a man driving an earth lifter. The sand had come from a hole about two storeys deep, and in which the saferoom and garages would be built. The outer wall is expected to be about a foot thick. "The saferoom is going to be like a bunker. It is going to be so luxurious. If trouble comes he can run downstairs and hide there and no-one will be the wiser," said the insider.
The site foreman politely refused to speak to Weekend Argus, stating that the architect and engineer had asked that no-one discuss the project.
"We were all told yesterday, reminded yesterday again, that we are not allowed to discuss Mr Malema's house," said a contractor.
A worker confirmed that the property belonged to Malema and mentioned in passing that a "Sold" sign had been erected outside the property for a few days earlier this year "to keep the media away".
A property ownership inquiry showed that the 1 513m2 property was sold to Julius Sello Malema on August 1, 2009 at a cost of R3.6m.
The Deeds Office had earlier confirmed that this was one of two properties Malema owned. The other is a house he bought near Polokwane in 2007 for R1m in cash.
Malema had lived in the old Sandown Estates house for about two years, and had only had one "bad party". It was Malema's house-warming party in September 2009, when a police reservist had gone to investigate after neighbours complained about the noise and mess.
On Friday, residents said Malema was a "quiet neighbour", with one adding "probably because he is never there".
Last week a newspaper quoted an anonymous neighbour as saying they were "horrified" that Malema had demolished a perfectly beautiful house after big renovations.
An insider said Malema's new house would cost R16m, but the price could increase to R20m.
It was the interior fitments – tiles, taps, brass fittings and other luxury items – that could add to the expense.
It remained unclear whether anyone other than those involved directly in the project, including Malema who was believed to have attended two or three project meetings, had seen the plans.
Only three or four people are believed to have access to the plans – the architect, the engineer and Kwadisa Construction staff. Another set of approved plans, which should be available for public scrutiny, is believed to be under lock and key at the Johannesburg planning division's offices. A city council spokesman said the city planning division was investigating the matter.
"They are searching for the file to see what is going on," said Nthatise Modingoane, City of Johannesburg spokesman.
It remained unclear who had approved the destruction of the old house as no-one would comment on the matter.
Malema, who had reportedly earned tens of millions of rands through tenders to companies he has shares in, was earlier cleared by the ANC of wrongdoing. In February 2010 the ANC said Malema had not breached any law or code of ethics by being involved in business.
This was in response to reports suggesting businesses linked to Malema had received government contracts in Limpopo of up to R140m.
Malema previously stated that he earns a R20 000-a-month salary from the ANCYL.
Last month Malema addressed a Youth Day rally where he warned that rich South Africans faced attack from the poor. And, addressing the South African Union of Jewish Students in Cape Town he said: "Those of you who are rich, you are the ones who must be scared of this poverty… We are telling you what is the reality, our people are going to rise against us.
"Those (of you) who are in Sandton, those who are in Alexandra are about to rise against you. And therefore you must be the ones who are in the forefront to liberate these people from poverty."
An economist said yesterday a person applying for a bond of R16m would have to earn at least R500 000 a month toqualify for a loan without collateral. At the present prime interest rate of 10 percent, the monthly repayments on the loan over 20 years would be about R160 000 a month.
Said the insider: "He has definitely over-invested. He will never be able to re-sell this place."
An alleged benefactor is controversial Polokwane businessman Mohammed Dada, owner of Dada's World of Hardware. He accompanied Malema on his recent trip to Italy with other Malema allies. Malema is believed to have flown to the Durban July in Dada's private plane.
The DA continues to wait for answers from the Limpopo government regarding the state-sponsored trip to Italy, led by Malema's friend, premier Cassel Mathale. Malema went to Italy with the delegation.
"Reports that the recent trip to Italy has not yielded any concrete indication for investment other than a memorandum of understanding comes as no surprise," said DA Limpopo leader Desiree van der Walt.


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A Queens man was charged with illegally buying an ornate bronze plate used for printing Korean currency that was stolen by a US soldier during the Korean War, authorities said.
Won Young Youn of Flushing was busted by ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents after showing the 1800s artifact on YouTube, sources said. Youn paid $35,000 for it online, even though the Korean government banned its purchase, said court documents.


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Local animal shelters and pet stores are good places to find little dogs for sale or adoption. Other options include websites such as TheShelterPetProject.org and PetClassified.US.Continue Reading
Animal shelters operated by local municipalities or rescue groups usually offer pets for a small adoption fee. These agencies take in up to 8 million animals each year, according to the Humane Society. Half of them aren't adopted, and 25 percent of them are purebred.
The Humane Society website includes a list of puppy-friendly pet stores, which are businesses that don't sell animals from puppy mills.
Founded in 2009, The Shelter Pet Project promotes pet adoption through shelters. Visitors to the organization's website search enter their ZIP code, choose cat or dog, and get a list of available animals in their area. The list includes the animal's photo, name, breed and gender. Another option is for visitors to enter their ZIP code and get a list of animal shelters in their area. AnimalShelter.org also offers a list of shelters for each state.
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Relocation Africa is an independent trade association focusing on Africa, which, among other things, collects data to supply to companies sending their staff to work abroad. The Cost of Living (COL) is used as a component in analysing the difference in the costs of living between an assignee's home country and the country to which they have been sent to work.
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Virginia Woolf: an exhibition inspired by her writings
26 May 2018 - 16 September 2018
26 May — 16 September 2018
A major exhibition featuring 80 female artists from 1854 to the present day, centred on the pioneering writings of celebrated author Virginia Woolf. See works by Barbara Hepworth, Vanessa Bell, Gwen John, Eileen Agar, Penny Slinger and Claude Cahun.
This exhibition has been organised by Tate St Ives in association with Pallant House Gallery and The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Pallant House Gallery, as a registered charity, depends on the support and generosity of our Friends, Patrons and Supporters to help us care for the Gallery's Collections of Modern British art, present an innovative range of exhibitions and events, and maintain the pioneering work of the Learning and Community programme.
There are several ways you can support the Gallery and become more closely involved in its work.
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Pallant House Gallery's pioneering Learning and Community Programme provides opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to explore their enjoyment of art. From practical workshops to tailored long term projects, there are plenty of ways to engage with the Gallery and get the most out of your visit.
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Suregreen's standard tree shelters supplied with the correct size tree stake. Treeshelters give young saplings protection from browsing animals like rabbits, hare, muntjac, roe, fallow and red deer.
Standard treeshelters are rigid cylindrical tubes with a flared upper rim to limit bark abrasion and are manufactued from a twin-wall polypropylene plastic that provides a micro-climate for trees. Tree shelters allow the planting of smaller trees and will ultimately produce trees with stronger roots which will benefit the tree in the future.
Shelters are supplied with pre-fitted releasable tree ties (cable ties) for fixing to the supplied softwood tree stakes. 60cm shelters come with one tree tie, while the 75cm, 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8m treeshelters are supplied with two fitted cable ties.
Which Tree Shelter do you need?
- Rabbits - 0.6m
- Hares - 0.75m
- Muntjac Deer - 1.2m
- Fallow Deer - 1.5m
- Red Deer - 1.8m
Treeshelter specification:
- Heights: 0.6m, 0.75m, 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8m
- Tube diameters: 75mm, 82mm, 89mm, 95mm & 103mm
- Tree Ties: 1 tie for 60cm / 2 tree ties for 0.75m and 1.2m
- Colour: Green
Tree Shelter features:
- Manufactured from UV stabilised photo degradable polypropylene
- Twin-wall tube construction
- Flared upper rim to minimise stem bark abrasion
- Pre-fitted with releasable tree ties
- Green colour allows the correct balance of light wavelengths are absorbed by the tree - a process called photomorphogenesis
- UV Stabilised to provide a estimated life span of 5-7 years (can vary depending on location, climate and site conditions)
- Increased growth due to the micro-climate inside of shelter ("greenhouse-effect")
- Improved survival rates
- Protection against animals and mechanical damage
- Protection against herbicides
- Accelerated plant growth permits to advance the first harvesting
- Better localisation of the plant at the early stage of plantations in strongly weeded areas
- Avoids abrasive damage on stem due to flared top rim
- Contributes to natural pruning at full length of the shelter permitting top-quality timber formation - this shelter is specially recommended for Forestry use
- Quick and easy installation
Tree Stakes
60cm shelters are supplied with a 75cm (25x25mm) square sawn stake, 75cm shelters with a 90cm (25x25mm) stake, 1.2m shelters with a 1.2m (32x32mm) stake, 1.5m with a 1.5m (32x32mm) stake and 1.8m tubes with a 1.8m stake (32x32mm). All tree stakes are pressure treated.
* Please note that shelters are supplied in mixed size diameters from 75mm to 103mm. If you order in multiple of 5 shelters you will receive all sizes equally. If you order less than 5 shelters, we will supply any of the diameters. The same applies to the products nested in 4's.


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Alan Fleishman
Purchase online through AMAZON or special order through most retail book stores. Available in hardcover, softcover, and Kindle
With the Gestapo pounding on every door,
no Jew in Athens is safe.
In the opening of Odyssey of Chaos, Theo Kantos, a dress shop owner, has a desperate choice to make if he is to save his family. Does he trust the most despicable man he knows to hide them? Or does he place his life and the lives of those he loves in the hands of a communist? And what does he do about his obstinate brother who always has to have the last word?
Nearly ninety percent of Greece's Jews perished in the Holocaust, the highest percentage of Jews lost in any country. This novella, Odyssey of Chaos, was inspired by the true story of author Alan Fleishman's Greek cousins who survived hidden in a cellar by a shepherd, aided by their Christian friends. Other cousins joined the partisans to fight the Germans. And some died in Auschwitz.
Six contemporary short stories follow the title novella. In these stories, Fleishman explores new territory, both in style and in subject. All have one element in common: they are about singular unexpected events and choices which alter the course of lives and form who we are.
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"The narrative is a testimony to the eternal survival of the Jewish people against all odds."
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Copyright © 2017 by Alan Fleishman
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- RETAIL FLOWERS at Reber Rock Farm Store and the Farm Stand at Dogwood Bakery.
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A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the European Union (EU) regulatory authorities can require a company to ameliorate polluted areas even without "absolute proof" that the company was responsible for the pollution or for making it worse.
The ruling — one of the first with respect to the EU Environmental Liability Directive — states that "authorities do not have to provide absolute proof of responsibility for environmental damage before requiring an installation (company) to clean up a polluted area." The ruling also applies to sites that companies "inherit" as part of acquisitions or mergers.
"This leaves clients, that may not have been liable otherwise, vulnerable to pollution lawsuits," said Chris Smy, Global Environmental Practice Leader.
"Environmental insurers have products that can assist clients with addressing the potential liabilities they might face in light of this ruling," Smy added.
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text: A lot of myths surround injectable hGH and its effects on athletes. Here are some risks you should be aware of. If you buy what may be called "growth hormone," "growth stimulator" or "growth factors" online, it's likely they're not really hGH. Many websites claim to be selling growth hormone, but they're really selling amino acids that don't significantly increase growth hormone levels in your body. Also there's a risk of contracting HIV or other diseases (like hepatitis) if people share needles, because human growth hormone can only be injected, like many steroids.


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Leadership | Conversations with Leaders in Landscape
LPS #4: Challenges with Landscape Performance
August 20, 2010
Leaders discuss the challenges associated with designing for and measuring landscape performance. Featuring leaders from: AECOM, EDSA, Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, HOK, Mithun, OLIN, Sasaki, SvR, Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Texas A&M University, ValleyCrest, and Wolff Landscape Architecture.
Most of the planning projects are very long-term projects — you don't build a city overnight — and much of the site development and community development, the scale takes many years to be completed. And so, actually figuring out what to measure, collecting the data, and then actually having substantial years of that data to make conclusions is a real challenge.
- Chip Crawford, FASLA, The HOK Planning Group
If we are designing things and building things and not doing post-occupancy evaluation — and almost none of us are — who's going to do that? And it seems to me that that's a real opportunity for academics.
- Ted Wolff, ASLA, Wolff Landscape Architecture, Inc.
It's tough because who's paying for that monitoring. And I think one of the ways that we've approached that is through partnering with universities, partnering with public utility companies and students that want to know — maybe use those topics for research. I think we need to push for partnership when we approach these projects because the data is really critical to moving forward and knowing that these landscapes are performing.
- Deb Guenther, ASLA, LEED AP, Mithun
You design differently for something that you're going to walk away from than for something that's got to be monitored, for example. Where are the monitoring reports? What are the ways that you will get that feedback? Not unlike a chemist in the laboratory, you're building that experiment, but it's got to be durable in a public work sense, but still have that flexibility and that transparency and that cultural frame that people can go there and learn something from it.
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When we think of home organizing, it's always when we're nice and settled in, and we realize things have somehow gotten out of hand. But here's an idea: What if organization started before you moved in? Clea Shearer, Co-Founder of The Home Edit and Joanna Teplin, Co-Founder of The Home Edit were kind enough to walk us through some organizing basics that we never think of before we move. Through Clea's process of moving her own (5 bedroom!) home and unpacking it in just 48 hours, we learned that a little bit of pre-move effort can make everything more manageable, long after you break down the boxes!
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What inspired you to become a voice for "home organizing"?
Joanna and I started The Home Edit with the goal of reinventing traditional organizing. We wanted to move away from label makers and plastic storage bins, and essentially merge organization with interior styling. The field of organizing has been around for a long time, but only recently has it become a branch of home decor and design. So while we spend a lot of time coming up with functional systems that can be maintained for the long term, we are equally as driven to create a stylized aesthetic that transforms the space visually.
What home organizing advice do you find yourself giving over and over again?
We are asked EVERY DAY how to organize a pantry - so much so that we just released a DIY pantry kit (THE pantry kit) to teach some of our tips and tricks. Pantries seem to be an extra source of frustration for people since it's a space that quickly gets out of control, and it's a space you need to interact with several times a day. Some of our core pantry principles include: Edit out anything expired, old, or un-liked; take a quick inventory of what you have on-hand before going to the grocery store to prevent over-buying; put any duplicate items in a backstock bin so it doesn't occupy valuable shelf space.
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What is one organizing principle you can't live without?
The single most important organizing principle is that you can have the space, or you can have the item, but you can't have both. You need to find the balance between how much space you want to have, versus how much stuff you want to hold on to. If you're realistic about what fits comfortably in your home, you should be able to maintain a clutter-free environment.
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West Elm, Crate and Barrel, vintage finds
West Elm, Crate and Barrel, vintage finds
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What is the biggest home organizing mistake (or mess) you see most often?
The biggest mistake people make is to confuse cleaning-up with organizing. If you just clean-up a room, it goes right back to being a mess. But if you spend the time to put systems in place, you can sustain the organization long term. For instance, if you are organizing your home office, and you take a minute to think through where you put down your mail, or where you like to sort through important papers - you can create a system of bins or files to avoid the inevitable piles of paper on your desk.
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The Organizing Store, The Container Store, West Elm
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Tell us a bit about this project.
My husband and I moved our family to Nashville (from Los Angeles) exactly 1 year ago. We didn't know anything about Nashville at the time, and we ended-up buying a house in a neighborhood that was further out than we wanted to be. After 7 months of long commutes, we decided we had to move into the city. It was a daunting thought.. 2 huge moves in 1 year with 2 kids in tow. But I knew I could do it as long as Joanna helped me put everything away and set-up the new house. As soon as the moving trucks arrived, we basically worked around the clock, but we were able to set-up my 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home within 48 hours.
What are the main organizing principles you put into place here that allowed you to have a successful, organized move?
There is no denying that moving is exhausting and hard work. But with the right organizational systems in place, it can also be seamless and not stressful. Some of our basic principles would be:
- START WITH AN EDITWe believe so firmly in editing that we even put it in our name. It is the first and most important step in getting organized. Before packing a single box, do a sweep through each room (opening each closet, cabinet, and drawer) and purge anything you no longer want or need. Moving into a new house with only items you value, saves a lot of time and energy while unpacking.
and Organizing Supplies The Container Store,
and Organizing Supplies The Container Store,
- KEEP EVERYTHING CATEGORIZEDAlong with having all your items contained, you also want to make sure everything is categorized and grouped together. For instance, if you your bathroom drawers have inserts, make sure they are only holding items that belong in your bathroom. That way, you can place all the contents into the box labeled "bathroom" and put them right into your new bathroom drawer on moving day.
- KEEP EVERYTHING CONTAINEDAll of your items should live in some sort of bin, basket, or container. Whether it's a drawer insert, or a bin under your kitchen sink - you can easily pack and unpack the bin along with all of its components. Free-floating items are not easily transferable and often end up jumbled in the box.
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- MEASUREIf your new home has a closet, kitchen cabinets, or pantry that varies significantly from your current home, try to measure the spaces in advance and buy new containers before moving in. It will be much easier to have the supplies on-hand rather than having to interrupt your unpacking with a shopping trip.
- ASSESS THE SPACEBefore unpacking a room, step back and think about where things should go. You don't want to start unpacking your dishes into one cabinet only to realize it made more sense on the other side of the kitchen. Try to map-out a logical set-up - and If the space is really large, use sticky notes on the cabinets to help you remember!
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The second tunic top McCalls 5556, has been in my pattern stash for a while. Here's the thing. I checked my sizing on the pattern envelope and I came out to a 14. When I checked the pattern pieces and ease, I cut out a 10.
From Angie's notes, I'll need to do a straight stitch seam with a closely sewn and small zigzag finish (1 width, 2 length zigzag). I've also got to cut out the collar and trim pieces in another fabric. The pink I've used is a toile, that I hope to wear. I doubt that I'll do a contrast hem finish but I will attempt this in the same pink fabric. It's worth practicing on.


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We are down to the last few days before Halloween. I hope you have your costumes ready, candy bought, decorations up and scary movies on standby. But, if you happen to need one more treat, no matter what kind of Halloween treat you're looking for, I've got you covered!
Adam's Scary Apples @ Matt Bites
By far the best looking candied apples I've seen!
Owl Krispies @ Cookies & Cups
(spider krispies too)
Pumpkin Carmel Cupcakes @ Fishtitch
Cookies N' Cream Muddy Buddies @ The Recipe Critic
(this girl has a ton of muddy buddy recipes, go look)
Not your typical Halloween party mix, but I think it's perfect for a black and white Halloween party!
Use Halloween Oreos
Candy Corn Fruit Cocktail @ Family Fresh Meals
A healthy choice, but still fun!
Ghostly PEEPS Brownie S'mores @ Home is Where the Boat Is
Halloween Brownie Truffles @ This Gal Cooks
Pumpkin Cupcakes @ Mad About Pink
Caramel Dipped Marshmallow @ Polka Dot Chair
Monster Suckers @ Lil' Luna
(cookies too)
Moose Munch Chocolate Bark @ Cookin' Canuck
Monster Munch Popcorn Mix @ Our Best Bites
Sour Apple Witches Brew @ Tiny Prints
(kid and adult friendly)
Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts @ Recipe Girl
Skinny Orange Soda Cake Pops @ Yummy.Healthy.Easy
Chocolate Chocolate Halloween Cookies @ Love From the Oven
…and, because there is no treat without a trick…
Vintage Halloween Treat Poppers @ Sizzix
Could I possibly have forgotten anything?
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On 4 June, 1997, leading members of the satellite communications industry arranged a meeting in London, where they agreed that the industry had been fragmented for too long and that a unified voice - a non-profit, international association - was needed globally to represent the interests of VSAT system and service providers, as well as end users. The promotion of the technology and the services it supports was also seen as an important role for the industry's new organisation.
On 31 March, 1998, the Global VSAT Forum was officially launched during an International VSAT Congress held in Rome, Italy, where the association's first permanent Secretary General, David Hartshorn, was introduced to the Membership by the Acting Secretary General, Susan Bull of COMSYS.
Since then, the GVF has become the single and unified voice of the global satellite communications industry. It brings together organisations engaged in the delivery of advanced broadband and narrowband satellite services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide.
Headquartered in London, with a regional office in Washington DC and global affiliates, the GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation with 200+ members from every major region of the world. The broad-based membership represents every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users.
GVF Secretariat
The GVF Secretariat consists of David Hartshorn, the Secretary General; Martin Jarrold, the Chief of International Programme Development; and Angie Mar, the Director of International Programmes.
David Hartshorn - Secretary General
David Hartshorn is Secretary General of GVF. Mr. Hartshorn leads the Forum's efforts to facilitate the provision of satellite-based communications solutions throughout all nations of the world. In particular, Mr. Hartshorn works closely to support national-, regional- and global-level policy makers as they formulate state-of-the-art satellite regulatory frameworks.
He is also responsible for creating greater awareness of the commercial, economic, political and technological advantages that satellite-based communications provide.
Mr. Hartshorn also currently serves on various public and private-sector advisory boards, committees, working groups, and project teams where he is involved in facilitating satellite-enabled disaster preparedness, community engagement, financially sustainable business, health, education and more. He is an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, and is Founder of its UK Chapter.
Mr. Hartshorn has worked in the satellite communications industry for more than 20 years, serving in sales, business development, publishing, and association offices based in North and Southeast Asia, North America and Western Europe.
He has been published in hundreds of editions of magazines and newsletters, and has spoken and chaired at conferences and seminars in every major region of the world.
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- Email: David.Hartshorn
Martin Jarrold - Chief of International Programme Development
Martin Jarrold has worked for GVF for more than 10 years, having been appointed GVF Chief of International Programme Development in June 2001. His particular responsibilities include outreach to the member organisations of the GVF and for the further development of the profile of the Forum within the satellite communications industry, and across the global telecommunications policy and regulatory community. This extends to the development and delivery of programmes focused on extending the understanding of, and promoting the use of, satellite-based communications in various key end-user vertical markets.
Mr. Jarrold is Chairman of the GVF Oil & Gas Communications Conference Series, and of the GVF Broadband Maritime Conference Series, which combined have produced 17 conferences in Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and South America (as of 1st July 2011). The Oil & Gas Communications Series is expanding into the Angola market in 2012. Mr. Jarrold is also Co-Chairman of the GVF Maritime Satcom Forum.
Mr. Jarrold is a frequent contributor to various telecommunications and other industry publications. In addition he regularly chairs and contributes to a wide variety of telecommunications conferences, symposia, and workshops around the world.
Previously, Mr. Jarrold was Commissioning Editor and Head of Research for Space Business International magazine. His earlier career was predominantly in teaching and writing. He holds an honours degree in History and Politics.
- Skype: martin_gvf
- Email: Martin.Jarrold
Angie Mar - Director, International Programmes
Ms. Angie Mar is the newest addition to the GVF, having joined the Secretariat as Director of International Programmes on November 2013. Her duties include managing the global promotion of current GVF members, events and initiatives, outreach to international organisations, and the creation of new opportunities and communication channels to benefit GVF Members. In addition to working for the forum and its members, she is responsible for providing support to the Satellite Spectrum Initiative, GVF working groups, and event programmes.
Ms. Mar joins GVF with broad experience in the satellite industry and has developed a deep understanding of industry platforms to identify key market initiatives to grow platforms based on members needs. She previously tenured at the Intelsat Corporation, where she provided support to global and federal satellite industry regulatory initiatives, promoted international trade controls awareness, and contracts administration.
Ms. Mar holds both an MBA and Master in Marketing degrees from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor degree in Marketing from George Mason University.
- Skype: angie.mar8
- Email: Angie.Mar
GVF Board of Directors
Arunas Slekys, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Hughes Network Systems
Arunas Slekys is responsible for managing all of Hughes marketing communications and advocacy initiatives worldwide. He holds a B.App.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, a M.Sc. from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in computer and communications engineering from UCLA. He is the co-author of a founding patent for wireless data systems (CDPD), and is a frequently published author on satellite and wireless communications. Dr. Slekys has served as the elected Chairman of the GVF Board since 2006.
Nancy Eskanazi, Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, SES
With more than 20 years of experience in the satellite sector, Ms. Eskenazi brings a unique regulatory and policy perspective to GVF. In this role she leads development and execution of regulatory and policy strategy for the Americas, Europe, Russia and Turkey. She also manages global export control, sanctions compliance and antitrust matters. Nancy is closely involved in regulatory, policy and spectrum matters on national, international and at the ITU levels.
Ms. Eskenazi holds an LLM in International & Comparative Law from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor and MS in Television, Radio & Film from Syracuse University. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Yasir Hassan, Director of Transmission Operations, ARABSAT
Yasir Hassan has almost 20 years of experience in the Telecommunication field starting with King Fahad City for Satellite Communication in Saudi Arabia. He joined ARABSAT in July 1998, reaching the position of Engineering Services Head in 2008, and was selected to be the Director of Transmission operation in 2010.
Mr. Hassan holds a Bachelor of Science with honour degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, and obtained his MBA from University of Leicester, UK in 2005. He also serves as a Director on the Satellite Interference Reduction Group.
Simon Gray, Senior Vice President of Humanitarian Affairs, Eutelsat
Simon Gray is also a member of the ITU Advisory board for developing disaster comms strategy world-wide. He has been elected by the other 8 satellite fleet operators to coordinate the Satellite charter with the UN for the satellite industry. Mr. Gray has worked in the satellite industry for over 20 years and while at Eutelsat has been responsible for the largest training program ever undertaken by a satellite operator. His role in Eutelsat has also encompassed developing a new class of satellite terminal, equipment approval, mobile Apps, training courses & training tools. His team has also been responsible for overseeing over 350,000 terminal installations across 4 continents and he is the point of reference for the Eutelsat fleet for remote terminal technology.
Paul Deedman, Director, Spectrum Regulation, Inmarsat
Paul Deedman's role in Inmarsat is to ensure that the necessary international spectrum regulations are in place for the continuing operation of the current Inmarsat satellites, network, and future systems. He is involved in CEPT spectrum activities and the ITU-R working parties, most recently on issues such as new regulations for Ka-band mobile terminals (ESIMs) and protection of the L-band MSS spectrum for proposed terrestrial LTE systems. He has participated in all of the ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences since 1997, and has been closely engaged in the regional preparations for WRC. Mr. Deedman joined Inmarsat in 2000, having previously worked for the Radiocommunications Agency, and has an honours degree in Telecommunications from the University of London (Queen Mary College).
Nick Dowsett, Director, IntelsatOne Enterprise Solutions, Intelsat
Mr. Dowsett is responsible for developing and managing Intelsat's IntelsatONE Enterprise Solutions portfolio of managed solutions. Since the launch of the IntelsatOne portfolio in 2002, he has overseen its significant growth of enterprise customers and traffic.
Mr. Dowsett has been employed in the global telecommunications industry for over 30 years. Prior to joining Intelsat in 2002, he worked for 6 years at Concert Communications Inc., a British Telecommunications and AT&T joint venture company. Employed as a Senior Manager, his responsibilities included managing all commercial aspects of a global circuit-switched voice product and the development & launch of a global IP-based enterprise voice product offering.
Keith Johnson, President of Energy, SpeedCast
Keith Johnson has 30 years and of experience in the Satellite Telecommunication and Energy industries. In his role at SpeedCast, he oversees all of SpeedCast's business activities for the Energy and Oil & Gas sector, including strategic planning, programme management, business development and global sales. He is a member of the Executive Staff, and participates directly in supporting the various strategic acquisitions over the last few years.
Mr. Johnson is an author of many published papers on telecommunications, satellite, wireless and IT. He attended Texas A&M University, and graduated from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Marketing and Management.


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SAN QUENTIN, California (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators and prison reform activists joined forces outside the gates of a prison in San Quentin, California on Monday to protest high incarceration rates and harsh living conditions.
Speakers rallying at the San Quentin State Prison said the state's sentencing laws are too strict. They called for an end to solitary confinement and the death penalty and said children should not be tried as adults.
"I myself experienced more than 14 months of solitary confinement," said Sarah Shourd, 33, an American who was imprisoned in Iran after being arrested while hiking near the Iraq border in 2009.
"And after only two months my mind began to slip," she said.
She was joined at the peaceful protest by Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who spent more than two years in prison in Iran after being arrested with Shourd, and by former Black Panthers who spoke of a history of problems at the San Quentin prison.
The prison is California's oldest correctional facility and houses the state's only gas chamber and all male inmates on death row, according to the state's prison website.
Activist Barbara Becnel said prisoners were drawing inspiration from the Occupy movement, which spread throughout the nation last fall with calls for greater economic equality. The movement has lost some ground as many U.S. cities evicted protesters from their tent camps.
"We have merged the prison rights movement with the Occupy movement," Becnel said, quoting a message she said came from San Quentin death row prisoner Kevin Cooper. "The 99 percent has to be concerned about the bottom 1 percent."
Marin County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Keith Boyd estimated the crowd numbered 600 to 700 people at its height.
Demonstrators held a moment of silence for Christian Alexander Gomez, 27, who died February 2 while on a hunger strike in California's Corcoran State Prison.
Gomez was among thousands of California prisoners who have staged hunger strikes in waves since July, starting with protests against isolation units at Pelican Bay State Prison and rippling throughout the rest of the state corrections system.
The strikes began after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in May that California prison overcrowding was causing "needless suffering and death" and ordered the state to reduce the number of prisoners to 110,000, still well over the maximum capacity, from 140,000.
Watched over by at least a dozen heavily armed prison guards, former prisoners on Monday told stories of their incarceration and sang Native American and civil rights protest songs during the hours-long demonstration.
Police blocked the main freeway exit to the prison and prohibited parking within about three quarters of a mile of the protest site.
There was none of the violence that has marked some of the protests by anti-Wall Street activists in Oakland, the group that organized the demonstration on Monday.
"I'm here for the woman who stole a bottle of vitamins, the woman who stole a jar of Vaseline or a pair of underwear," said former inmate Kelly Turner, referring to those she said were jailed for minor offenses like her own, which landed her in prison for 13 years.
In an interview with Reuters, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton contradicted speakers who said they had been held in isolation while in prison in the state.
"Inmates held in segregated units are not isolated," she said. "Some inmates are single celled. But they converse with other inmates. They can get visits and they interact with staff."
(Editing by Colleen Jenkins)
[Photo credit: Flickr user bastique, Creative Commons Licensed.]
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1. This memorandum has been submitted in response
to a request by the Trade and Industry Committee to provide written
evidence in respect of an inquiry into the UK steel industry.
2. The memorandum outlines Government policy
in relation to key areas of interest and concern for the steel
industrythe current weakness of the euro; the climate change
levy; energy costs; unfair trading; the end of the European Coal
and Steel Community (ECSC) Treaty and accession of Eastern European
countries to the EU. It also summarises recent Government assistance
to the steel industry to help improve its competitiveness.
3. The Government is committed to doing
all it can to ensure that the manufacturing sector flourishes.
In this respect industries such as steel are vital and are in
themselves significant contributors to national prosperity. The
european steel industry has been going through a period of consolidation
during the 1999s and one of the key issues it continues to face
is overcapacity. The Government recognises that this is putting
pressure on individual steel companies to reduce costs to remain
competitive and to secure high value business. The UK steel industry
has itself undergone major rationalisation and restructuring.
Productivity per employee is now over four times greater than
it was 20 years ago and 70 per cent of steel qualities available
today have been developed in the last 10 years to meet increasing
demands for stronger, lighter materials.
4. The Government is aware that the UK steel
industry has to exist in an increasingly open and global market.
One of the consequences of pressure on costs has been a fall in
employment levels. The Government regrets job losses in the steel
industry but has taken concerted action, particularly when significant
numbers of redundancies have been announced, to help those people
who will lose their jobs. There has been specific help and guidance
from DTI, DfEE and other local agencies to help redundant workers
to retrain and improve their skills in order to find new jobs
such as job guidance; early access to a wide range of training
programmes; and help through Business Links and the Small Business
Service to support those who wish to become self-employed. The
Government Offices and Regional Development Agencies have also
worked closely with local partners to co-ordinate efforts to help
those affected.
5. The Government is aware that the weakness
of the Euro is a major concern for the steel industry in terms
of its direct impact on exports and on home sales especially for
products where customers are also export-orientated. The Government
considers the best contribution it can make is to secure long-term
economic stability based on low inflation and sound public finances.
This allows business to invest and plan ahead with confidence.
As a member of the G7, the UK Government shares other countries'
concern about the potential implications of recent movements in
the level of the Euro exchange rate for the world economy. The
Government was asked and agreed to participate in a public and
concerted intervention to support the Euro. The intervention was
a co-ordinated move by the G7 authorities.
6. The climate change levy is an important
part of the Government's overall strategy for tackling climate
changeby encouraging energy efficiency across business
as a whole. Leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and helping
the UK to meet its 12.5 per cent target in emissions reductions
under the Kyoto Protocol. The climate change levy is an important
component of the UK Climate Change Programme which is to be published
at the end of October. Clauses implementing the climate change
levy are included in the Finance Act 2000 which received Royal
Assent on 28 July. The climate change levy will operate from April
7. The Government's aim in designing the
levy has been to safeguard business competitiveness, while maximising
environmental effectiveness. In recognition of the particular
problems faced by intensive energy users subject to international
competition (such as the steel industry), energy intensive sectors
entering into negotiated agreements with the Government to improve
their energy efficiency or to cut emissions, will receive an 80
per cent levy discount. Eligibility for entering such an agreement
is defined as those sites which are covered by the Integrated
Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. Generic agreement
documents are now nearing completion, and it is hoped that the
majority of sector agreements will be ready by the end of October.
8. During wide consultation on the proposed
levy, industry (including the steel industry) raised concerns
about the effect the climate change levy would have on competitiveness.
In response, significant revisions were made to the levy proposals,
including reducing the main levy rates and treblingto £150
millionthe associated energy efficiency package.
9. The steel industry will also be able
to benefit from other elements of the climate change levy packagethe
National Insurance Contributions (NICs) reductions and the new
system of enhanced capital allowances for energy saving investments.
Also, the Government recently announced that it would be making
£30 million available to kick-start a domestic emissions
trading scheme, which offers significant potential benefits to
business. The levy must also be considered in a broader context.
Following the introduction of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements
(NETA), reductions of up to 10 per cent in electricity prices
are expected by some major producers.
10. In addition, where energy is used as
a feedstock rather than as an energy source, the Government decided
to exclude this from the scope of the levy. The steel industry
successfully argued for this exemption to be extended to blast
furnace coke used both as a fuel and a feedstock within the same
process. With this exemption of coke used in traditional blast
furnaces, the steel industry is concerned that steel produced
using electric arc furnaces will be at a competitive disadvantage,
with a resulting decline in UK ferrous recycling capacity. Because
of this concern, the steel industry has lobbied for the exemption
of energy used in recycling processes. However, the Government
believes that there should be some incentive for all users to
save energy at the margin, and that the treatment currently proposed
for electric arc furnaces (80 per cent levy discount) does not
represent a significant disincentive to recycling.
11. The UK steel industry has expressed
concern about energy costs in this country. However, the average
price of electricity for large industrial consumers has fallen
continuously in real terms over the past five years. Between 1995
and 2000 the average real price paid by industrial consumers has
decreased by 20 per cent. As at 1 January 2000, the price of electricity
for large consumers in the UK (including non-refundable taxes)
was lower than that of Spain and Italy. The forthcoming introduction
of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA) has led to
prices in the forward electricity markets for 2001 being around
25 per cent lower than in 1998 at the time of the White Paper.[1]
This is equivalent to a fall of around 30 per cent in real terms.
12. As for gas prices, between 1995 and
2000 the average price for gas for large industrial users decreased
in real terms by nearly 36 per cent. As at 1 January 2000, the
price of gas for large industrial users (including non-refundable
taxes) in the UK was the lowest in the EU. The recent high gas
prices on the wholesale market have not yet fed through to industrial
consumers generally, although the Government recognises that some
very large consumers who have contracts linked to spot prices
have suffered.
13. The ECSC Treaty 1951 expires on 23 July
2002. The Treaty was established to eradicate subsidised overproduction,
market distortions and unfair competition in EU steel and coal
markets. Most of its provisions will not be replaced, but there
are a number of matters which need to be resolved prior to its
expiry. The most important of these relate to regulations for
state aid for steel.
14. The ECSC Treaty prohibits producers
of certain primary steel products from receiving state aid. This
restriction has, however, been modified by a number of Commission
decisionsSteel Aid Codes the latest of which expires
with the end of the Treaty. The Government believes that the Steel
Aid Code has been effective in controlling subsidised overproduction,
market distortions and unfair competition in EU steel markets
and therefore supports the adoption of a new Code very similar
to that currently in force. A robust Steel Aid Code has contributed
to a climate in which the problem of illegal state aids has declined
within the EU and the majority of Member States, including the
UK, want a new Steel Aid Code which is equally robust. This is
supported by the steel industry in the UK. We currently await
Commission proposals on this issue.
15. Most of the 13 candidate countries have
long-established steel industries most of which currently depend
for their survival on state aids, a protected market and the cost
advantage of not having to meet EU environmental standards. Over-staffing
and overcapacity are also common features. An important part of
the accession discussions taking place between these countries
and the Commission is the completion and enactment of restructuring
plans which will enable the steel industries of candidate countries
to compete fairly in the European Single Market. The Government
strongly supports this action.
16. The European Commission is able to use
certain trade defence instrumentswhich have been agreed
under WTO rulesto deal with imports which are unfairly
traded and causing problems for EU domestic industries. It is
the responsibility of the affected EU industries to make complaints
to the Commission, who will then investigate the complaint and
decide whether trade defence measures are warranted. Member states
have to be consulted as part of this process. The Government's
policy on trade measures is to consider all Commission proposals
on their merits and agree to them only if satisfied that they
are legally and economically justified and in the overall Community
interest. Following the economic crisis in South East Asia, a
number of complaints were registered with the Commission, largely
as a result of the diversion of steel exports from third countries:
most resulted in trade measures. Only one new formal complaint
has been lodged with the Commission this year on unfairly traded
steel products (steel wire rope and cable from the Czech Republic,
Korea, Turkey Malaysia and Thailand) which is currently under
investigation. There are currently countervailing and anti-dumping
duties on 13 different steel products.
17. The DTI continues to support the efforts
of the industry to become more competitive. For example, in February
2000 the Minister for Competitiveness launched the MICE project
(Metals Industry Competitiveness Enterprise) to help metals companies,
including steel companies, to improve their competitiveness by
the practical transfer of best manufacturing practice, introducing
Japanese shop-floor improvement techniques which have already
been exploited in the automotive industry. MICE, a five year project,
is an adaptation of the automotive Industry Forum (an industry-led
partnership supported by DTI which aims to raise the sector's
competitiveness by delivering shop-floor improvements programmes
to businesses in the automotive supply chain). The Government
announced in its 1998 Competitiveness White Paper that it would
fund up to 10 proposals from other sectors that wanted to adapt
this model to meet their particular needs. MICE is one of the
successful proposals and will receive £1.6 million funding
from DTI. MICE is lead by the metals sector's three major trade
associations; UK Steel Association, National Association of Steel
Stockholders (NASS) and the confederation of british metalforming
(CMB) in partnership with Steel Training Ltd, the metals sector
National Training Organisation. It is also supported by major
sector companies, the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) and
other industry bodies.
18. In September 1999, the Prime Minister
launched the Performance and Innovation Unit Report of the email@example.com,
which forms the basis for the Government's e-commerce policy whose
overall objective is to make the UK the best place in the world
for e-commerce by 2002. One of the key recommendations in the
report was to "carry out and communicate shared industry/Government
sector-specific e-commerce impact assessments". E-commerce
is just as relevant to sectors like steel as to dot.com companies.
An e-commerce impact assessment on the steel industry was completed
in May this year with DTI support and was the first in the series
to be undertaken for a variety of sectors. The report, which looks
at current usage, opportunities for further development and barriers
to take-up, was carried out by Beddow Consulting in co-operation
with five major steel sector Trade Associations. One of the main
conclusions of the report was that while e-business was recognised
by the industry as a significant opportunity, as well as a challenge,
there was uncertainty about the future. Uncertainty was based
on a number of factors, for instance lack of understanding of
e-business opportunities and technology; uncertainty about the
savings that may be achieved and the real benefits. Follow up
action with the industry is currently under consideration.
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Fudgy Brownies {Homemade Brownies Like The Boxed Mix!}
These homemade fudgy brownies are a boxed brownie knockoff, and they are even more delicious and decadent and fudgy than any boxed mix!
As promised, here is the all-cocoa powder fudgy brownie recipe I used when judging the difference between natural and dutch-process cocoa powders.
This is the closest homemade recipe to rival the boxed brownie mixes I've found – which means a lot in my family since Brian adores the boxed brownie variety.
And I can't bring myself to buy them (nothing against the boxed brownies – there is a time and a place, but I'm always on a quest to get a homemade version!).
Which means these fudgy brownies are a very happy compromise, especially considering that this simple homemade recipe takes maybe two minutes longer than the boxed mix.
Ok, three.
The decadent, fudgy brownies are so delicious, they easily gain access to The Best Recipe list.
Fudgy, dense and downright decadent and addicting, the chocolate flavor comes exclusively from cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate in the batter, which means using natural or dutch-process can vary the chocolate flavor (see this post for more details).
Either way is delicious, but I have to admit that because I love my chocolate dark, the dutch-process cocoa in these brownies is heavenly to my dark chocolate loving palette.
It makes for a slightly more mild chocolate flavor that isn't as sharp as natural, unsweetened cocoa (but is still decadent and rich).
Test it out and see decide for yourself.
It may take two or three batches, but seriously, what's so wrong with extra brownies laying around, right?
(Actually on second thought, I'd rather not let my postpartum thighs dwell on that question…)
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The Best Fudgy Brownies {Think: Homemade Brownies Like The Boxed Mix!}
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks or 5 ounces) butter
- 1 1/4 cups (9 7/8 ounces) sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (2 7/8 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (2 3/8 ounces) all-purpose flour
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8×8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides. Lightly grease with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine the butter, sugar, cocoa, and salt in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for one minute intervals, stirring in between, until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth. Set the mixture aside until it cools slightly (is warm to the touch not hot). It will look gritty but it will become smooth once the other ingredients are added.
- Stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. When the batter looks thick, shiny, and well blended, add the flour and stir until you cannot see it any longer, then beat vigorously for 40 strokes with the wooden spoon or a rubber spatula. Spread evenly in the lined pan.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges slightly moist with batter, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack. After the brownies are cooled completely, I like to throw the pan in the refrigerator – cold brownies cut much easier and taste heavenly. Lift up the ends of the parchment or foil liner, and transfer the brownies to a cutting board. Cut into squares and serve.
This recipe doubles wonderfully for a 9X13-inch pan. Just keep an eye on the baking time and adjust accordingly.
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Recipe Source: adapted slightly from Smitten Kitchen originally from Alice Medrich's Bittersweet