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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
List entry Number: 1057033
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Somerset
District: South Somerset
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Whitelackington
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 04-Feb-1958
Date of most recent amendment: 29-Oct-1987
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7/133 Church of St Mary the Virgin
(formerly listed as Church of St.
Anglican Parish Church. C14 and C15. Ham stone, some rubble but mostly ashlar work; Welsh slate roofs with stone ridges between coped gables, with lead sheet roof to south aisle. Six-unit plan of 2-bay chancel,4-bay nave, north and south aisles, with north porch and west tower. Chancel probably C15, with plinth, angled corner buttresses; 3-light pointed-arched east window with Perpendicular tracery set in shallow moulded recess; to north and south sides are two 2-light late C15 flat-arched windows with cinquefoil cusped lights, incised spandrils, no labels; with narrow pointed-arched doorway between north windows. North transept of early C14; angled corner buttresses; blocked pointed-arched doorway on east side; 3-light Geometric traceried window in north gable and thin lancet to west return. South transept also early C14; pairs corner buttresses; single lancet in east wall; fine Geometric-traceried 3-light south window; plain to west, but with corbel carving to kneeler stone. South aisle C15; plinth, string course with gargoyles, battlemented parapets; two 3-light C15 traceried windows in hollowed pointed-arched recesses, between them a blocked pointed-arched doorway; no window in west wall. North aisle is narrower, under a continuation of the main roof, probably of C15; plinth; two windows matching south aisle, the east 2-light and the west 3-light: between the north porch which has a moulded pointed outer arch, with inner arch to match, bench seats and a C19 roof. Tower in 4 stages, C15; double plinth, angled corner buttresses to full height, but with taller octagonal-plan stair turret to north-west corner; string courses, battlemented parapet: west face has a 4-centre-arched doorway in rectangular hollowed recess, with foliated spandrils, and square-stop label over; west window above of 4-light sub- arcuated C15 tracery, in hollow arched recess with square-stop label protruding into second stage; to south side stage 3 a 3-light window to match, and to stage 4 all faces are similar 3-light windows with ornamental pierced stone baffles. Interior not accessible, but reported are rere-arches to the transept windows, that to the north transept having side shafts to jambs; arcades of 4-column shafts with hollows, thin piers and wide arches, no clerestorey. Fittings include C14 piscina with shelf in north transept, and in the east wall there is a richly decorated statue niche; the remainder presumably C19, Monuments include two defaced effigies on floor of south transept, a civilian of c1350 and a knight in ardour of c1375; tomb of Sir George Speke, died 1583 but tomb made possibly as much as 25 years earlier, in flamboyant Perpendicular rather than Renaissance, tomb chest with shields, polygonal side shafts with twisted chimney-like finials, with similar finial to crown of 4-centred arch, which is panelled with pendants, pierced tracery side panels, and decorated shield to rear: also monument to John Hanning died 1807 by J.Richards of Exeter, with figure of kneeling woman by an urn. East window by Kempe, 1896. (Pevsner, N, Buildings of England, South and Test Somerset, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST3795615268
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A cucumber harvest from Arnon Segal's weekly column on the Temple Mount in Makor Rishon this week
The south-east corner, looking east to the Mount of Olives, snapped in June 1933 (and thanks to the Israel Antiquities Authority).
Friday, June 26, 2015
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The Graham Arms is a former Coaching Inn and was built about 200 years ago. In days gone by, the hotel was an overnight coaching stop the horses would be put to graze in the fields to the rear of the hotel (long since built on) or, rested overnight in the hotel stables before continuing their journey to Edinburgh or London. Once the coaches had been cleaned and serviced, they were garaged in one of the two coaching stables at the rear of the building. The Graham Arms and Longtown make an ideal touring base for Scotland s Solway Coast & Border Regions, the English Lake District, Kielder Forest, Hadrian s Wall, romantic Gretna Green and of course the historic City of Carlisle. The hotel has recently won an award for the second year running making us Carlisle District and Eden Best Bar None Winners (Rural Catergory) for 2011 and 2012.
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Boris Johnson today signalled that traffic flow would take priority over the repairs to London's waterworks and that a new desalination plant would now go ahead despite a previous legal challenge.
A spokesperson for Boris said earlier today that:
"Thames Water has committed to work with the Mayor to reduce the impact of their roadworks on traffic in London.
"This includes setting up pilot projects across the capital to look at different ways of working in the city's streets, particularly relating to the company's extensive programme of Victorian mains replacement. This should allow London's traffic to move more freely and reduce congestion across the capital."
However, despite claims of a new transparency, there is no detail yet available as to what these 'different ways of working' will actually involve, apart from the statement that 'roads must not be cordoned off when no one is working there.' There is also no available information on the extent to which this will delay the rate of repair to London's mains.
However, I think it is safe to assume that any project that will reduce the extent of Thames Water's roadworks in the capital will inevitably increase the time needed to complete them. The announcement that the proposed desalination plant at Beckton will now go ahead would also suggest that Boris is expecting his traffic policy to reduce current projections for water capacity.
In fact, when Ken Livingstone appealed against the construction of the plant in 2006, he cited the evidence that prioritising repairs to London's Victorian waterworks would save seven times the amount of drinking water produced by a desalination plant over that same period.
In his appeal published in full on the Mayor's website, he said that for Thames Water to spend £200 million on a desalination plant when nine million litres of water were being lost through leaks every single day was 'akin to pouring water into a sieve.'
Part of Ken Livingstone's objection to the plant was that it would unnecessarily add to the capital's carbon emissions. Aware of this criticism, Boris today announced a deal with Thames Water that the plant would be powered entirely by 'renewable fuel.'
However it is not clear whether this means renewable in the sense that a plank of burning wood is renewable, or renewable in the sense that wind energy is renewable. A plant powered by biofuel can be 'renewable' while still adding to carbon emissions. The use of the term 'renewable fuel' rather than 'renewable energy' could suggest that this is the case.
Whether or not the plant will be run on truly renewable energy, the fact still remains that desalination plants are notoriously inefficient at creating fresh water. Even if the plant is run entirely on wind power which seems highly unlikely, that plant would still be a huge drain on our energy resources and will divert Thames Water's resources away from the biggest cause of water shortages in the capital.
The huge investment required to construct and run this plant will also presumably do little for Londoners' water bills.
However, as with Boris' decision to reverse Ken's rephasing of traffic lights, despite evidence showing that it has saved hundreds of lives, today's decision is a further sign that the needs of the motorist will now come above all others in Boris' London.


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Why don't we have hedgehogs in the United States?
According to the online National Geographic animal encyclopedia (animals.nationalgeographic.com), hedgehogs are about the size of three teacups. That is a perfect comparison, as hedgehogs are famously English. Some people there have them as sort-of pets. That's because they eat garden pests.
We do not have hedgehogs in the United States, but we are lucky to be the birthplace of the Quill Hedgehog Adventure Series, three children's books. John Muir Publications in Santa Fe took them on in 1980, no doubt recognizing their importance to the environmental movement. The author, an English teacher (medieval language and literature) and non-stipendiary Anglican priest, originated the anthropomorphic cautionary tales for his daughters in the1960s, and decided to publish them as a protest against pollution. There were three printings before what had become the largest press in New Mexico began to focus on its travel guides. Just a few Quill Hedgehog books were left to warn young readers to take better care of the planet Earth than their parents did.
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QUILL'S ADVENTURES IN THE GREAT BEYOND (ISBN 1-56261-015-5) is similar in effect, but is a small paperback (85 pages) with charming illustrations and a map of the territory, by Doreen Edmond. The narrative is delightful to read, so precise is the author in his choice of words. American children might be puzzled by some of the nouns. If they are persuaded to look them up in the OED, they may be eased into their first "foreign" language.
At the moment, the Quill Hedgehog books are hard to find. After John Muir Press gave up their children's list, three additional Quill Hedgehog books were published in England. Now all six will come back from near extinction by the magic of Kindle. Waddington-Feather also has published a Kindle mystery series for adults, featuring a detective-priest working against crime in West Yorkshire. His dismay in seeing the spread of urbanization is evident in those as well.


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When it comes to jiu-jitsu instructional videos, former UFC ring girl Edith Labelle is the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down. Earlier this year we gawked at her sexy kimura transitions for MMA Candy, and now the curvy Canuck is back with a new set of clips that straddle the line between grappling and groping. ("Groppling"?)
In the clip above, Edith demonstrates the half-guard shoulder roll, while her glorious breasts are rudely woman-handled by her training partner Angela. (0:55, 1:04, 1:45, and 1:53, you guys. See, I did the research for you.) By the way, that shoulder-roll thing is the most hilariously impractical transition I've seen outside of a Redneck Jiu Jitsu video…and yet I could watch this stuff all day.
After the jump: More from Edith's latest shoot with MMA Candy, including a heel-hook from mount that looks like it was taken straight out of a Lexxi Tyler movie.


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Daisy Lowe & Will Cameron: Coachella Kiss
Daisy Lowe (in Diesel tie-dye shorts) enjoys very public displays of affection with her British musician boyfriend, Will Cameron, at Coachella Musical Festival on Friday (April 17) in Indio, Calif.
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Ms. Lowe's mother is singer/songwriter Pearl Lowe and her stepfather is Danny Goffey of the British rock band Supergrass. Daisy's biological father is Gavin Rossdale, husband of Gwen Stefani.
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1. PhRMA named Stephen Ubl the new president and CEO, hiring the top lobbyist from AdvaMed, the medical-device lobby, at a time when the costs of drugs and devices are top of mind for the public and lawmakers. Sources told The New York Times that Ubl has a "deep knowledge of health policy, shrewd political instincts and his low-key manner sets him apart from other lobbyists."
2. Researchers said that Bristol-Myers Squibb's immuno-oncology drug, Opdivo, and Exelixis's experimental therapy, cabozantinib, both reported better results in kidney-cancer studies than the current standard of care, according to The Wall Street Journal. They also said there is still a need to identify which patients are more likely to benefit from the treatments or whether combinations drugs can expand the benefits of those drugs.
3. Novo Nordisk shares rose Monday as a result of the FDA's decision, announced Friday, to approve its diabetes drug Tresiba, Reuters reported. The regulator had previously rejected the drug, which is now expected to launch in the US in early 2016.
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Def Leppard
Even though "Pour Some Sugar on Me" has earned its place in '80s glam rock history (as well as in strip clubs around the world), Def Leppard has about 4,328 additional hits and has assembled a fan-friendly set list that revisits more than a dozen of them ("Animal," "Love Bites," "Foolin'," "Rocket," "Photograph"). The band is also including the fiery "Let's Go" from last year's overlooked self-titled album, the 11th of its 35-year career.
With REO Speedwagon. 7 p.m. Aug. 12. $25-$125. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Brandy Clark
One of the most astute singer-songwriters in Nashville, Clark earlier this summer released her sophomore album, "Big Day in a Small Town," which is already earning deserved buzz on many "best of 2016" lists. Clark has said that she's "a sucker for a good story." She excels at illuminating those stories with her sly words and rootsy musical backdrops.
With Elise Davis. 6:45 p.m. Aug. 13. $18-$28.50. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-876-5566, www.terminalwestatl.com.
The San Francisco band might define innocuous pop-rock, but it's hard to argue that its songs don't bear the hallmarks of surefire radio hits — they're catchy ("Drops of Jupiter [Tell Me]"), gloppy ("Marry Me"), soaring ("Calling All Angels") and inescapable ("Hey, Soul Sister"). While Train has certainly achieved commercial success, singer Pat Monahan truly excels at covering Led Zeppelin songs. Fortunately, the band realized this and in June released "Train Does Led Zeppelin II."
With Andy Grammer. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13. $24.50-$99.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Technically billed as UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, the British band known for its fusion of pop and reggae — think of its hit remakes of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" — charted with a staggering 50 singles in its native U.K. The current touring members are all founding UB40 members who have basically formed their own offshoot band.
8 p.m. Aug. 13. $45-$100. Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City. 1-877-725-8849, www.ticketalternative.com.
Dixie Chicks
Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison recently launched a 40-city summer tour, their first since their short "Long Time Gone" run in 2013. This will be their first performance in Georgia since 2006, and all accounts refer to the trio being welcomed warmly (the Houston Chronicle review also touted their performance as "a marvel of musicianship, chemistry and a fierce sense of self."). But Howard Stern fans will want to know: Did Natalie Maines bring "Flat Ronnie" onstage? Check out The Music Scene blog on AJC.com Monday for an answer — and a review.
With Vintage Trouble and Smooth Hound Smith. 7 p.m. Aug. 14. $29.50-$149.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Von Grey
Atlanta sisters Annika, Fiona, Petra and Kathryn von Grey have conjured a magical musical combination of synthesizers, electronic beats and indie rock, a sound they perfected on their third EP, "Panophobia," released in 2015. In December, they dropped the haunting single "Behind Your Eyes" featuring Filthy Fidgets and the girls' gorgeous harmonies.
With Ella Collier and Madison Laughridge. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. $10-$15. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-435-9849, www.ticketfly.com.


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Altruism is when we act to promote someone else's welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are fundamentally self-interested, recent research suggests otherwise: Studies have found that people's first impulse is to cooperate rather than compete; that toddlers spontaneously help people in need out of a genuine concern for their welfare; and that even non-human primates display altruism.
Evolutionary scientists speculate that altruism has such deep roots in human nature because helping and cooperation promote the survival of our species. Indeed, Darwin himself argued that altruism, which he called "sympathy" or "benevolence," is "an essential part of the social instincts." Darwin's claim is supported by recent neuroscience studies, which have shown that when people behave altruistically, their brains activate in regions that signal pleasure and reward, similar to when they eat chocolate (or have sex).
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I hope so. God, I've practiced so much that I you don't want to be worse five years later. I feel I have a great game today. I know how hard it is to pull off those great shots, and I know how easy it is to miss, so I'm more aware of these things. But I'm so happy I'm at the age I am right now because I had such a great run and I know there's still more possible.
I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same opinion, not everybody likes the same players. The rankings are quite volatile: Today you're 'great,' tomorrow you're 'not,' but then you're 'great' again. It makes for great stories. Now, I always look at the long term and by doing that, obviously, I can stay calm through the storm.
The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.
The week before the (US Open) I gave a few interviews for CNN, USA Network, New York Times, USA Today and Sports Illustrated which had been arranged beforehand. The reason for giving these interviews is not only because working with the media is just part of the job, it is much more my desire to contribute to the promotion of tennis in the U.S.
Winning or losing, it's always something special and something you'll remember, even more so when the match was as dramatic as it was today. It's even more memorable when I see my kids there with my wife and everything. That's what touched me the most, to be quite honest. The disappointment of the match itself went pretty quickly.
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A few years ago, I drove through that part of the state en route to Lima for a guest lecture at the Lima campus of Ohio State University. From Columbus on to Lima, the landscape was mostly agricultural with distant farmhouses beyond the fields. It also was the first time that I heard a voice that was to become familiar in the presidential race: Herman Cain, the host of a call-in radio show in which Obama was roasted. Cain wasn't familiar to me at the time, but I didn't change the station because many sounded alike with religious or conservative hosts. But the trip give me an updated view of a culture many breeds apart from urban Ohio.
For Kasich, it is his considered "somewhere " to make a re-election statement. He's well prepared for the expected giddy reception he will receive .
Kasich is participating in a panel discussion on Advanced Manufacturing
( http://www.weforum.org/sessions/advanced-manufacturing) at the World Economic Forum. Will he discuss how he was against the loans to American auto manufacturing that saved the industry? Was he also paid to participate? You can also see what he wrote about his topic here (http://forumblog.org/2013/01/the-us-cant-be-complacent-on-job-creation/ ). He seems a little out of place but perhaps he is re-launching his failed presidential candidacy.
Hmmm. I guess there must be a lot of people in Lima who are uneducated and easily manipulated by lies, fear, and religion. In other words, Kasich's base.
Hmmm . I guess there must be a lot of people in Lima…………..as compared to where? Canton Ohio has 73,000 combine Dover and New Philadelphia which you can't tell where one ends and begins you have a total of almost 30,000. This is not a large area. but close to the same size. Come on I guess he is just afraid to go somewhere populated. Maybe that bus is still rolling towards him in larger pop. areas.
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Part of the problem in Lima is that the people hear nothing else but Republican propaganda around here. As they said, the paper is Republican, the stations around here are owned by Republicans, so Rush./Tea Party rhetoric can be heard all day long. All county offices are held by Republicans. Because it is so Republican, state party won't spend money to help anyone who might have a shot at winning and most people can't afford to pay for even a small campaign and take the time off to run. And I say that as a daughter of a former Allen County Democratic chairman.
Yes, they really have it locked up, don't they? Very unfortunate.
Yeah, he definitely has a thing about that bus….
A lot of farmers are Republican and that is why Kasich will go to them. They will not give him a hard time or any resistance. A lot of farmers farm on the side and have other jobs or like many Amish and Mennonites, have very nice and large farms and good credit.
He is no friend to Ohio. He is using Ohio to prove to himself and his conservative friends that he can accomplish the conservative agenda. For example, the conservatives hate Obama-care, and Kasich was going to deny it until he realized how much money it would bring into Ohio for three years and he would not have to care about Ohio's involvement until 3 years passed. Then he would consider whether or not to keep Obama -care when Ohio had to put funds out. John Kasich is a cheap -skate and greedy money-lover proven when he turned down 500,000,000 dollars for a rail system, but then asked the federal Department of Transportation for the money so he could use it for the roads.
Just like when Taft was governor and price of gas was rising and some governors were cutting back gas taxes to help the public, such as in Indiana .But when Taft was asked to , or if he would cut gas taxes, he said:" I need the money for the highways."
The conservative agenda is to cut back not only government , but its programs, laws and regulations and to privitize as much of it as possible.
There is plenty of talk about how much oil and other products are in America if only regulations were relaxed or eliminated, we would have plenty of gas and heating products and not be dependent on foreign sources . and gas would be less . No it won't. Why is the Keystone pipeline being built to a Texas port if not to ship the oil out of the United States and Canada?
Give John Kasich 4 more years so we can see what else he wants to get away with to achieve the conservative agenda. How many teachers, fireman, policeman, safety workers, public employees he can get rid of and dip his hands through all of the surplus he saves ? So we can see what he will do in his next four years to achieve a conservative agenda while pretending to be a republican.


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Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
22-05-2012, 02:34 PM (This post was last modified: 23-05-2012 07:11 AM by Carlo_The_Bugsmasher_Driver.)
Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
This is probably one of the most intriguing UFO conspiracies ever since the Roswell Incident. It's the story that brought the government's infamous Area 51 flight test facility at Groom Dry Lake, Nevada into the spotlight and UFO lore.
In 1989, a George Knapp, a reporter for KLAS TV in Las Vegas, NV was approached by a man named Robert Lazar, who claimed to have been a physicist hired by the United States Government to reverse engineer extra-terrestrial spacecraft out at a secure facility in the Nevada desert, northwest of Las Vegas.
The story told by Lazar is one of the most detailed, and arguably believable, tales about UFOs and ETs. He claimed that the saucers were kept at a secure facility called S4, which is located 15 or so miles southwest of Groom Dry Lake. Lazar said he was hired on to help reverse engineer the propulsion systems on a particular ET craft he dubbed 'The Sport Model' due to its sleek lines. These ET craft, supposed to have been built by aliens in the Zeta Reticuli star system 38LY from Earth, use an exotic gravity based propulsion system. Power is provided by an anti-matter reactor in the ship's core, which is fed by an unearthly element which has a position of 115 on an Earth periodic table of elements. When bombarded by a particle accelerator, this produces an antimatter reaction, the energy from which is converted into electricity in a near 100% efficiency (violating the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics in the process). Element 115 also provides the source of 'Gravity A Waves' (what we call the Strong Nuclear Force), which are amplified and projected from the belly of the ship by 3 gravity amplifiers. The gravity wave from these amplifiers are powerful enough to distort space and time, allowing the craft to travel interstellar distances in very little time.
Well that's the tale Lazar spun. I don't believe it, mainly because it conflicts with so much of existing science, that it seems hardly possible. Also Lazar's background and education credentials are fishy. He claims to have degrees in engineering and physics from MIT - strange because no one at MIT has ever heard of him. He does seem like a smart guy, and has actually built jet and rocket powered cars in the past. Unfortunately this can't verify the rest of his claims. He also claims to have a quantity of Element 115 in his possession, but will never submit some for testing and evaluation. I think it's probably the best UFO story I have heard to date and very entertaining.
Watch the Lazar Tapes
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RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
I read a bunch about this a couple years ago when I was into the UFO thing and other conspiracies (though Arctic would never believe me lol) and I came away with the general feeling of bullshit. Hey it might be true, but if it were don't you think the government might want to shut the guy up? It would be pretty easy to kill him too, considering how many explosives the guy works with.
I think he might just be a nutter with a high IQ. It happens. Einstein rarely combed his hair. Lunatic.
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RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
Quite interesting
He sounds genuine but I suppose any 'wackadoodle' can sound sane.
As I'm no physicist it's over to Bucky and friends...is this physicologically possible?
It'd be so cool if it was true!
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23-05-2012, 02:14 PM (This post was last modified: 25-05-2012 03:26 AM by Bucky Ball.)
RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
(23-05-2012 02:01 AM)aurora Wrote: Quite interesting
Unfortunately he IS a wackadoodle. This guy is SO full of shit, his eyes are brown. He is very adept at using many true things, and then driving the bus over the cliff, so ya almost don't notce at first, and, have to say "hey wait a second..back up here".
He has the two forces he calls "gravity-a", and "gravity-b". He fails to explain how or why he decided to call the Strong Nuclear Force, (or if ya live in Texas..the "nucular" force .. I await the drone strike..), "gravity-a", and does nothing to relate it to "gravity-b", (which they would have to be, if he were for real). He does sound all "sciency"...(the oscillocope wave demonstration bla bla bla), but really is full of crap. For example, (at 09:00), his statement that the clock taken to a high altitude runs at a different rate from one on the earth is due to the gravitational attraction on the clock by the earth. THAT is 100% false. It has to do with the relative SPEEDS of the clocks. So at his supposed education level, he misunderstands the basic nature of Relativity. It's NOT relative mass, it's relative SPEED. So from then on, ya just know it's all gonna be bullshit, and he's just trying to get away with something. No one, with his supposed background would ever say that, or make such a fundamental mistake. After that, it's all downhill. Uranium is NOT, in general, "manufactured", and they DON'T waste their time making it in particle accerators. First he says the power source is "gravity-a", then switches, and says it's anti-matter. He conveniently forgets to tell us how he knows "antimatter" is released in the reaction, or why THAT would be released, in THIS reaction, as opposed to lighter atomic energy releases. It's not "back engineering", it's "reverse" engineering. If gravity-a, were to be useful, in the presence of gravity-b, the way he describes, we would all be flying around, (due to the Strong Nuclear Force, in the presense of gravity). By the time he's done with all the BS, he thinks you have forgotten that he was supposed to be explaining how GRAVITY was harnessed for the travel, and never mentions it again. Oh well. He is a VERY accomplished LIAR. I can't decide if he is psychotic, or aware of his deception. There is proof of nothing, and he doesn't even attempt to explain how the reverse engineering was done. If he were for real, he would be breaking his oath. Why wasn't he prosecuted? Cuz he's lying. The last part of the tape contains the "hermitage fallacy". Science today is not done in isolation, anywhere. All scientists in a given field are well aware of what all the other scientists in their field are doing. The government has no "secret" knowledge.
His education has been impossible for anyone to verify. It's a hoax. Even if it were somehow to be kept "secret", some who went to school with him would be coming foreward.
He's just a grown up kid, who in his 4th Grade bedroom, made up a good science fiction story, and got some to believe it, cuz they don't know enough, (kinda like ze Pewp does).
Space travel, has been theoretically thought to be possible in the future, by harnessing gravity waves, but in no way, the way he describes. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMLY2T1VED_index_0.html , by a force from his non-existent atoms, or by an unobserved force they produce.
He says he has the "proof" that he has a stable heavy atom, which produces his force, but will not produce it. Gimme a break. He would get the Nobel, if he showed it to the world. There is not a shred of evidence that the Strong Nuclear Force extends beyond the atom, and if that there true, it would be incrementally observed in increasing strengths, and not just pop out from HIS, (fantasy) atom. There is NO evidence of a "gravity-a" field, which is any different from the Strong Nuclear Force.
Insufferable know-it-all. It is objectively immoral to kill innocent babies. Please stick to the guilty babies.
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23-05-2012, 03:30 PM (This post was last modified: 23-05-2012 09:17 PM by Carlo_The_Bugsmasher_Driver.)
RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
(23-05-2012 02:14 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote:Here's an exhaustive scientific analysis about Lazar's claims(23-05-2012 02:01 AM)aurora Wrote: Quite interesting
A detailed study of Element 115 here as well
My primary criticisms of Lazar are:
1) As you pointed out, he should build and demonstrate one of these antimatter reactors using the Element 115 he claims to have, collect his Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Physics and retire as a Billionaire, after providing the human race with a quantum leap in energy production and transportation technology.
2) Lazar claims that humans do not fully understand gravity and the gravity and electromagnetic waves are one in the same (they are not; if it were true, a tugboat could pull a supertanker using a mere radio transmitter.). In Reticulan science, the strong nuclear force is phase shifted into normal gravity once it's projected out of the nucleus of the atom.
3) Lazar has brought his claims to light in 1989 when Element 115 had not yet been synthesized by scientists. Today it has. Element 115 Uup has a half life of only about 100us, making its use as a stable fuel impractical. Also Element 115 does not have any unusual gravity or strong nuclear force properties associated with it, as Lazar claims.
4) An antimatter reactor powered by the reaction
Element 115 + 2P -> Element 116 + P
Decaying to
Element 115 + anti P + P -> Element 115 + Energy
Violates the First Law of Thermodynamics. The same amount of energy required to accelerate the proton is equal the the energy output from the antimatter reaction. Energy is conserved. In addition it is physically impossible to convert 100% of the energy into electricity in a thermoelectric generator - See the 2nd Law of Theromdynamics.
5) Even if you could build such a craft capable of this gravitational energy output, It still can't overcome the relativistic speed limits imposed by light. Gravity distortions (and electromagnetic waves) can only travel through space time at the speed of light, so any distortion you create can only propagate through space at the speed of light, making interstellar and intergalactic space travel by these means still impractical.
6) The high security and secrecy supposed to surround ET craft in the custody of the US Government makes the claim susceptible to Occam's Razor i.e. what's the difference between a UFO that's so secret and so vehemently denied by government and scientific authorities and no UFO at all? Lazar claims to have Element 115 in his possession but won't submit samples for examination and verification. Lazaer takes friends out to Area 51 at night to show them a test flight of an ET craft and are caught by the guards there and expelled (one has to ponder why, if this is so classified, the entire party wasn't shot on site and the whole thing never came to light). Also why would an ET craft be such a big secret. I could see a weapons development program based on alien tech receiving a TSCI classification, but the fact that an alien craft crashed and was recovered shows no reason to shroud it in secrecy. While the flight test facility at Area 51 is a real complex in south central Nevada, I can find no evidence of human activity near the Papoose Dry Lake Bed where the Area S4 complex supposedly was. You can see satellite photos of both locations on Google Earth. Papoose Dry Lake bed and surrounding hills show absolutely no signs of human activity while Area 51 sat photos show a sprawling complex of buildings and hangars plus two parallel 15,000 ft long runways for test flying aircraft - details are as sharp as being able to clearly identify cryo storage tanks, an electrical substation, and a pair of F-16 fighters parked on the north end of the ramp at Area 51. Just desert scrub out at Papoose lake.
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RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
Thank you Bucky and Carlo!
I will read the links you provided, Carlo, when I get home tonight from work.
What I don't understand is why he thought he would've been taken seriously when there are so many super-intelligent physicists out there that would debunk his theories/story. It really doesn't make any sense but I suppose that's why he's a wackadoodle!
BTW, I grasp the concept of what you guys are saying but, of course, don't fully understand it and for that reason I am green with envy.
I bow to you both
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RE: Area S4, Bob Lazar and 'The Sport Model'
One final though for this thread.
Similar to the ambiguity left by Dr. Arrowway's voice recorder in the film Contact.
Lazar claimed that the aliens were from Zeta Reticuli, a star system 38 light years from Earth. The first transatlantic radio signals were sent in 1901 and some in 1903 with the power to leave the ionosphere and go into space. 38 years later, in 1941, the first widespread sightings of UFOs were encountered. Called Foo Fighters by Allied pilots (yes, this is where the alternative band got its name from), they were often seen flying in formation with Allied fighter aircraft, but were harmless otherwise.
Were these just sightings of naturally occurring phenomena such as clouds or ball lightning?
Or did the Reticulans hear an ancient signal for our section of the cosmos and come looking?
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Sharyl Attkisson: "It's very serious, but at the time at least the erectile dysfunction medicine had no such warning or hint of this."
Pomeranz: "Correct."
Pomeranz began to hear about similar cases and in 2005 published reports of 14 patients who went blind shortly after taking Viagra. That's when Attkisson began investigating and in May 2005 broke the news that the FDA was in serious talks with Pfizer to list blindness under possible risks.
Less than two months later, labels on Viagra, Cialis and Levitra added warnings about "permanent loss of vision" from "blood flow ... blocked to the optic nerve."
Attkisson: "At the time the pharmaceutical industry put the warnings on the label, but insisted they really didn't think there was a link."
Pomeranz: "Correct, because this disease, ischemic optic neuropathy, has been associated with circulatory problems in the body - high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and other conditions - and it's sometimes difficult to separate those confounding factors that a lot of patients who have ED have already."
Attkisson: "So, the FDA asked the three manufacturers at the time to conduct a study to try to answer this question?"
Pomeranz: "The FDA mandated that each of these three drug companies perform a prospective study."
In the decade since, only Pfizer has completed its FDA-mandated study. Published in 2015, it confirmed the possible blindness connection. But Pomeranz says few ophthalmologists read about it.
Attkisson: "So, the Pfizer study, when it was finally released, found what sort of risk?"
Pomeranz: "So, they calculated approximately a twofold risk of developing ischemic optic neuropathy within a 24-hour period after using Viagra or one of the other similar ED drugs."
Attkisson: "Over somebody that's not taking it."
Pomeranz: "Correct."
Attkisson: "That's a significant risk in the medical world."
Pomeranz: "It is, um, I have patients who will ask me, you know, 'What is my risk of developing this problem if I take one of these drugs?' Now, at least I can tell patients there's some research that shows that there is some significant risk of you developing this problem after you, after you take the drug if you're someone who has risk factors for developing this problem."
Pfizer updated its warning label to reflect its new study. We asked Pfizer if it's fair to say that its own study and label now indicate a link between Viagra and blindness. Pfizer pointed to the FDA-approved label which says it's "not possible to determine whether [the cases of blindness are] related directly to the [drug] or other factors." Pfizer also told us "this issue is rare and that there is no scientific certainty with regard to the cause." But Pomeranz found the risks could be greater than the 40 cases of blindness he says Pfizer identified.
Pomeranz: "I did some research into the FDA adverse events reporting database and found that there are literally hundreds of cases that have been reported to the FDA of ischemic optic neuropathy related to, um, ED drug use. I think it's vastly under-reported. There are probably lots of cases out there that we're not even aware of."
Since it's eye specialists, not the doctors who prescribe Viagra, who are most likely to see patients with vision loss, Pomeranz got the word out to fellow ophthalmologists at a recent conference.
Attkisson: "What was the response of your audience when you presented the numbers that were actually in the FDA system?"
Pomeranz: "They were aghast, because the peer review literature only shows 40 cases or so, the fact that there are hundreds of cases out there that have been reported to the FDA, I think just made people aware that, you know, we just don't know how many cases of this are, are out there."
Attkisson: "And to be clear, you're not saying that people shouldn't use ED drugs."
Pomeranz: "No, not at all, but I think people need to be aware that there is a potential risk to their vision if they, they use one of these drugs."
The makers of Levitra told us there's no conclusive evidence of a link. The makers of Cialis say blindness is very rare and its study is finished, but not yet released.


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Elizabeth I Quotes About HeartQuotes about: Heart
And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too.
My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourself to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a King of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any Prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm.
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'Just doing my job' - Gomes
Heurelho Gomes has played down his San Siro heroics – insisting 'I'm just doing my job'.
Heurelho Gomes has played down his San Siro heroics – insisting 'I'm just doing my job'.
But even the modest goalkeeper admits how important his two fantastic reflex saves from Mario Yepes headers early in the second half were in our famous 1-0 win over AC Milan in the first leg of our Champions League, Round of 16 tie.
However, the Brazilian is keen to focus on what he feels was a great team performance overall, even though the focus post-match was on his personal display.
Gomes said: "It's all about concentration - it's my job. It was an important moment because, if they score at that time, I think it would have been difficult for us because they would put us under pressure again and maybe score again.
"So it was very important but it wasn't just me. We're talking about the whole team and I think the lads did great. They worked so hard and concentrated throughout the game. We did great in the first half and then defended very well in the second.
"We passed it better than them, moved the ball better than them and tried to attack them. From the first moment I thought we could win, and we did."
For Gomes, victory at the San Siro was extra sweet after his last appearance at the famous stadium back in October had turned sour so quickly.
He was sent off just 10 minutes into our eventual 4-3 defeat to Inter in the group stage of this competition as we found ourselves four down at the break.
The 30-year-old (it was his birthday on Tuesday!) believes we showed great character to banish those memories on our return to the venue.
Gomes added: "We know it's not easy to play at the San Siro, especially for myself last time because I was sent off and left the team with 10 men.
"It wasn't easy, but we did great as well that night to come back. This time I played the whole game and it's much better than before."
And the goalkeeper also reserved special praise for our travelling support on the night, but knows the job is not done.
He continued: "I'm proud because they came to Milan and were a long way up in the stadium but were still pushing us on. I'm very happy for them.
"Now it's going to be another difficult game. I know how difficult it is to play Champions League because I've been here many times. But we just need to keep going."


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The Seattle Sounders FC announced today forward Jarrod Smith has been placed on injured reserve due to a hip flexor injury.
As a result, Smith is required to miss the first six games of the season. He is eligible to return to league play for the May 2 game at Chicago.
Smith could train with the team and play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in scheduled for April 28.
Smith, a second-year forward from New Zealand, was selected by Seattle in the MLS Expansion Draft. He played 20 games during his rookie season with Toronto, starting six.


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Unbelievable, but here we are…Christmas 2012, and New Year 2013. This place has been special to me. Not necessarily that we can connect with our readers here, but that it has gained us many friends. It has also connected me to my dear friend Mike, who without his skilled and knowledgeable contributions, this blog would not be a successful as it is.
Since restarting my radio show, I haven't posted here like I should, but that will change soon as we intend to link it with my stations website soon. It should be available there, as well as available via smartphone too. I already link it to my twitter feed @stevewtjs.
I want to sincerely thank Mike for his devotion to this blog over the past several years, and mostly for his friendship. I wish you the best Christmas ever Mike Davis, and to your family as well..a most successful, prosperous and happy 2013.
For our readers, thank you. Thank you for reading us, listening to our rants, agreeing or not, and making this blog successful. With this post, we have had over 165,000 hits. We are doing something good, I believe.
Merry Christmas from me and Mike again. Not the politically correct "Happy Holidays". If you read us often, you know we're not PC and proud of it! It is our wish that you have a Happy New Year as well, and keep reading. We're going to keep posting as long as we're able!
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(MALIBU, Calif.) — A couple on a New Year's Day hike in Malibu, California, came across a man with an injured leg and ended up helping him get more than two miles to safety.
Dan Reardon and Dina Zaky were about half-way into their hike to Escondido Falls — about two and a half miles — when they ran into a group of people that included a man who appeared to be injured, Zaky told ABC News Saturday.
The injured man, Mark Martinez, had rolled down a hill on his way down the trail, according to his wife, Lucero Martinez, who was on the trail, too.
Reardon is the CEO of a United Kingdom-based fitness company and was formerly an emergency doctor in the UK, Zaky told ABC News, so he had "experience dealing in emergency care," and he asked the group if they needed help getting down.
The group said they were fine, but it was getting late and starting to get dark, Zaky said.
"We knew it was going to take a while to get back," Zaky said, so Reardon offered to carry the injured man, Mark Martinez, down on his back.
Zaky, meanwhile, ran back to the main road.
"There's no cell service on the trail. So even if we tried to call someone for help, there's just no service," she said. "So I went running all the way back to the main road. I still didn't have any cell service, so I went running up to the first house I could find, screaming … trying to get someone's attention."
Zaky found a phone to use and called the police, she said, but by the time emergency responders arrived, Reardon had already carried Martinez all the way to the main road. Zaky estimated Reardon carried him about 2.3 miles.
"He was in a lot of pain, and if Dan didn't really help him get to the main road, I don't know what would've happened," Zaky said. "We're really happy that we were able to help him."
Mark Martinez suffered a broken fibula and a broken ankle, his wife Lucero Martinez told ABC News. Once Reardon carried him to safety, Lucero Martinez took her husband to the hospital where he was given a temporary cast.
And Lucero Martinez says she's so grateful to Reardon for his selfless assistance.
"It was like an angel sent from God," she said. "Out of nowhere, he comes and offers to lend a hand by carrying him 2.3 miles. It was just amazing. I'm grateful. There's no words to explain how I feel towards this guy. It was amazing what he did."
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Most daily there are media reports about a new Techno Toy or even widget. Lately, Apple has had reports that it'll be offering i-phones through Verizon as well as for ATT wireless systems. Other technology companies provide their variants of "smart phones" like the Android coming from Google. The actual smart phones possess legions of developers working to develop "Apps" that run on the phones in question that compare to every task that is done on a PC or Mac.
There are also "tablet computers" like the iPad which are a bit of the particular intermediary from a full blown workplace machine or lap top pc but seem to be to offer a little more ease of use and are slightly larger than the various smart phones. Several software organizations offer tablet versions of these best selling desktop computer applications to be used on the capsules. New capabilities for the smart phones come every day. Smart phone users are surfing the internet as they go about their business just as if they have been sitting at a desk at work or in your own home.
As fast and furious as the smart phone and tablet applications come along, presently there do appear to be some functions that have not yet made it to these types of pieces of technologies. So far, presently there are few programs available that will permit the cell phone or tablet to operate being an automatic garage door opener for example. Even though it is entirely possible that these software have actually been developed and promoted but have already been replaced in the news through another brand new application that starts the coffee container in the morning or one that will change the infant's diaper when necessary.
There do seem to be a few problems that may well make it a little harder to create cell phone apps that function as automated garage door openers. For instance, most programmed garage door openers run using stereo frequency or even some other type of electronic pulse, radio trend, or microwave so virtually any phone program would have to have every signal generate the proper frequency and style of signal in order for the particular garage door to open or even close properly.
Beyond in which, once the cell phone application is defined to be a computerized garage doorway opener, exactly what does the property owner do in case there is a problem? Can he phone the storage area door repairman or can he phone into the phone company technician to complete the fix? Or will he merely download a software area for the app online?
Just as smart as the smart phones have become, it is still most likely sometime later on before they are able to perform almost all functions across the home as well as replace the rest of the little specialized devices used.


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Making Room for the Birds: Grow Op Artists Deena DelZotto + Victoria Taylor transform the roof for 'Perch Here'
When Victoria Taylor cofounded Grow Op in 2013, her vision was to foster innovative responses to landscape, art, gardens, and the way we think about cities through a cross disciplinary approach. Now in it's fourth year, Grow Op includes an Alternative Food & Drink Show, the Gladstone Flea Goes Green, artist talks and over 30 works that will be on display from April 21-24 (get your tickets here!).
While many of the pieces bring the outdoors in, Victoria Taylor and Deena Delzotto are reimagining our Green Roof this year into a hospitality haven for migrating birds and wildlife. From our hotel rooms, to dining areas and event spaces, Perch Here mirrors the hospitable experience for creatures of the open air. We sat down with the brilliant Victoria Taylor to learn more about her vision for Grow Op and Perch Here.
Victoria Taylor and Deena Delzotto on Installation Day
Why did you decide to work with the green roof space for 'Perch Here'?
I've always been interested in roofs as potential spaces for public art. As a landscape architect, I was drawn to the challenge of making the Gladstone's green roof work better. My collaborator Deena DelZotto works in urban agriculture with Bowery Project so she was also interested in what we could accomplish within the context of Grow Op.
What was the first step when you were looking for ways to improve the design?
We began by using the metaphor of hospitality. We wanted the green roof to reflect the hospitality that happens within the Gladstone Hotel. What the Gladstone offers to their guests, in terms of food, shelter and comfort, we wanted to give to the species who visit the green roof. It's currently a flat monoculture that doesn't offer much in the way of habitat. Through design, our piece will literally encourage birds to 'Perch Here' through interesting branch structures. We will also put out seed to feed the guests, in the hopes that they will be a catalyst for more biodiversity to the green roof.
What was your goal when you first started Grow Op?
I wanted to bring other disciplines to the dialogue of landscape design and connect the design community to the conversation. Grow Op shows that it's not just landscape architects who can have an opinion about landscapes. The show attracts farmers, artists, illustrators, painters, makers and more to push their own creative process and provoke Grow Op visitors to ask question like: "Why are the streets designed like that? Why do our sidewalks look like that? Can this be done better?" When these ideas get filtered through the various interdisciplinary lenses, new ideas emerge.
The Green Roof from the third floor, Before Deena and Victoria turned it into a hospitality haven for birds.
What do you hope guests will feel and experience when they see your installation and the other 30+ works?
I hope people will be turned on in a different way. Whether it's through humour, a visual, a structure they become immersed in, I want guests to walk through the door thinking one thing and leave thinking about something else. To ask new questions. To question our role in urban life.
Hey birds! Perch here!
This piece will be up for six months. Stay tuned to watch the progression as Perch Here uses birds as a catalyst for bringing seeds to germinate on the roof to enhance biodiversity during the growing season. Part of this project has been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council. Perch Here also thanks Ecoman Landscape Contractor and Bird Studies Canada for their support.
Victoria Taylor's website
Deena DelZotto at Bowery Project
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Want to learn more about Perch Here and the species that will enjoy it? Deena and Victoria have invited Bird Studies Canada to lead a local tour during Grow Op called "Birds in the Built Environment"
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Turkish language department at Salahaddin University in Arbil, which was established by the Kurdish administration in northern Iraq in an apparent goodwill gesture toward Turkey, has recently launched its courses.
Currently 62 students from various ethnic backgrounds -- Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen -- are attending courses at the Turkish language department, which is headed by Assistant Professor Ramazan Çakır of Turkey. Four out of a total staff of six are Turks, with two non-Turkish academics currently being trained in Turkey.
Academics at the department, which is expected to become a bridge of dialogue between Iraqi Kurds and Turkey, had actually planned to teach 25 students during the 2008-2009 school year. However, this quota was first increased to 35 and then to 62 due to heightened interest in the courses.
Also due to this high interest, the requirements for acceptance into the department have been raised for the next school year and construction of a new building for the department has been launched.
Bilateral relations between Iraq and Turkey took a landmark turn in July with an official visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Baghdad, making Erdoğan the first senior Turkish leader to visit neighboring Iraq since the US-led war in 2003.
Erdoğan and his Iraqi counterpart, Nouri al-Maliki, signed a document during their meeting committing the two countries to maintaining a high-level strategic dialogue in the areas of trade, energy and security. Accordingly, the ministers for security, energy, trade, investment and water resources will meet three times a year, and the prime ministers will meet at least once a year to review progress on issues under discussion.
Following clear statements showing Ankara's will for dialogue, the largely autonomous Kurdish administration in northern Iraq took a step to improve relations with Turkey and ordered its Ministry for Higher Education to open a Turkish language department. The ministry had discussions with Salahaddin University, and eventually the Turkish language department was opened in early autumn as part of the university's school of foreign languages.
Nevzat Hoşnav, dean of the foreign languages faculty at the Salahaddin University, told the Cihan news agency that the department would serve as an occasion for strengthening friendly relations between the regional Kurdish administration and Turkey, while also making a contribution to relations in the fields of economy and education.
"Turkey is our neighbor and friend. We believe that this department will unite everyone. We want more and more dialogue," Hoşnav said. "We have contacts with many universities abroad. We also want to have contacts with universities in Turkey," he added, calling for coordination of exchange programs with Turkish universities.
Salahaddin University cooperates with 70 universities in a number of countries; however, it has no partnership with any university in Turkey, Mohammad Sadik, the president of Salahaddin University, told Cihan.
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