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This is to invite you to "attend" at least part of a session of a conference that is to take place next week in Barcelona on the topic of "Smart Cities". You can find full information on the conference here, along with links to all working papers and videos that will be presented over the four days The particular bit I would like to point you to is my keynote talk and challenge which opens the plenary on "Urban mobility: Achieving social efficiency". A full set of working notes and background materials for my presentation is available here. As you will note I have serious reservations about pushing the concept of a "smart city", which to my mind is a pretty loaded phrase, complete with tandem mindset. I invite your comments and critical remarks on any of the points that appear here, and I shall try to deal with them as possible. Thanks in advance. The final talk will be available on video, as will the presentations for all the speakers in this interesting session.
The New Mobility Agenda: Come argue with me
– Eric Britton, Opening keynote. Barcelona, 2 Dec. 2011
The author draws a line in the sand to separate once and for all the fundamental strategic differences between what he calls "old mobility" — by which he groups the costly and intrusive principles and practices which largely dominated public policy in cities worldwide over primarily the second half of the twentieth century – from the powerful in-process paradigm shift which brings us to the New Mobility Agenda, an informed strategy for public policy and private practice as now being practiced with variations in leading cities around the world.
The key strategic shift is to move away once and for all from our discredited twentieth century knee-jerk emphasis on vehicles, technology and infrastructure — and instead concentrate attention on people and what they want, what they need, and what makes them tick. The core of this strategy is to substantially reduce the number of cars moving or parked on city streets, while at the same time building up a great bouquet of alternative mobility services, the goal of which is to provide "better than car" transportation, concentrating on the needs of the 80% of the people who have been ill-served by old mobility practices.
To end with the good news: we are out of money, and better yet this situation is not going to greatly improve over the next three or four years directly ahead. This means that instead of spending and building ourselves even further into the deep ditch of unsustainability, we are going to have to stand back and concentrate on policy measures and packages of services which are low-cost but which when melded into a thought-out package will have very high impacts in all of the key areas. We have a great and exciting period ahead of us. Recalibrate!
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Sustainability. Access. Equity. Consistency. Continuity. 80%. Deep democracy. Space. Slowth. Propinquity. Mixed use. Quiet. Economy. Job creation. Local commerce. Fair housing. Inclusiveness. Social media. Technical virtuosity. Recalibrate!
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Bio: Educated as a development economist, Francis Eric Knight-Britton is an American political scientist, teacher and sustainability activist who has worked on missions and advisory assignments on all continents. Professor of Sustainable Development, Economy and Democracy at the Institut Supérieur de Gestion (Paris), he is MD of EcoPlan Association, an independent non-profit advisory network providing strategic counsel for government and business on policy and decision issues involving complex systems, social-technical change, civil society and sustainable development. Founding editor of World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities | See Britton online at https://goo.gl/9CJXTh, @ericbritton. @worldstreets and email@example.com


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I'm putting my RFSpace NetSDR with VHF/UHF Downconverter up for sale. The downconverter is manufactured by RFSpace and was available prior to their release of the NetSDR which has it built in. To extend coverage above its specifications (beyond 1 GHz) a modification was made which provides for a separate antenna connection. The modification to the converter was done by a 3rd party professional, I made the modification to the case which is a male SMA connector. An adapter to a male BNC connector is included. Pictures of this modification are shown as well.
This is rack mountable if you have a standard 19" rack. The NetSDR version of this SDR can be seen at http://www.rfspace.com, then click on the NetSDR+ link at the top of the page; the URL does not translate well here because of the plus sign in it . This is a network based SDR that can be accessed anywhere on your LAN or with the proper software (free) over the internet. It is a superb HF performer and does a great job at VHF and UHF as well. I am more of a VHF and above enthusiast and use my Airspy SDR's more there as they have a wider viewable bandwidth and this gem does not see as much use as it might otherwise, which is why I'm selling it. My HF monitoring is for the most part casual, and that is where this receiver truly shines.
It is in excellent operating condition and has been rack mounted indoors in a non-smoking environment since day 1.
The sale will include all orginal items. I can even offer an option of setting it up remotely so you can try before you buy, if you'd lilke.
Sale is for US only. No exceptions, sorry. $800 shipped either UPS Ground or USPS Priority Mail, your choice. The package will be double-boxed and insured for the full cost. PayPal is fine, and can be used with the Buy It Now option here.
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Discussion in 'General Mac Discussion' started by CrackedButter, Feb 18, 2003.
Just figured as much since there would of been something by now yes?
you realise it's only 6am where steve lives. (in his secret apple cave under cupertino)
Yeah but Steve normally updates before 6 am...
Apple just likes playing with us. They see all the predictions this website likes to make and since we predicted every Tuesday, now they will change that too. They are beginning to piss me off!
If they continue on with the updates, then we will have to wait another 6 months for anything else to happen. These rumor sites would be really boring.
They'll release when ready
Apple wont wait weeks delaying a release, but maybe by a few days. When it's all ready i'm sure they will announce it.
Any number of things could come up at the last minute preventing release - not enough produced/updating website/software issues etc.. It would be nice to see something today but hey we've still got alot to look forward to soon if they don't.
I would appreciate some consistency since i will be buying off them, the longer they delay the longer i wait the longer i wait the later they get their money!
Hehe, it's not like Apple promised to update the iPods today... You can't expect them to follow rumour sites!
I am still happy with my 5 gig ipod, introducing a 40 might only lead people to buy the 20 gig more.
Who all here has more than 20 gigs of songs in itunes?
Its okay i am in no rush to buy a iPod yet, i merely expected them to bring out something that i would buy, something like a new iBook or a new 15" Pbook.
Come on, there's been plenty of updates. Wait few months, there should be more coming in the Summer. iPod? PowerBook 15 inch? iBooks? Which one will be updated first? Anyone care to guess?


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MICHAEL RUBIN is not ashamed to admit his passion for business— even in the middle of discussing what a perfect day away from the office might entail.
"I love working," says the 38-yearold president, chairman and CEO of GSI Commerce, after taking a second to consider such a dreamy proposition. Comfortably dressed in a white button-down shirt and black dress pants, Rubin looks entirely at ease behind his corner desk in a corner office of GSI's King of Prussia headquarters. Save for a BlackBerry tucked into its charger and a can of Diet Coke next to his PC monitor, Rubin's desk is neat to the point of being sparse. "I feel very blessed and fortunate for that."
You might imagine a similar scene plays out—a few moments to ruminate over a question, followed by a decisive answer—when Rubin is hashing out headline-making deals for his global e-commerce and interactive marketing services firm. In 2009 the company earned $1 billion in annual net revenues. Not bad for a kid who got his start selling stationery door to door.
At 12 years old, Rubin, an avid skier, converted his parents' basement into a ski-tuning shop, which later morphed into a consignment business for leftover merchandise and grossed thousands in its first year. By high school, when most teens are just clocking in at their first parttime jobs, Rubin already owned a small chain of suburban ski stores. But the seasonality of his enterprise—"If it doesn't snow, it's not good for business," laughs Rubin—quickly settled in, followed by mounting debt.
It wasn't until after high school (Rubin attended just one semester at Villanova University) that he broadened the scope of his business plan to sporting goods—particularly athletic footwear—while sticking to his tried-and-true excess-inventory model. In 1999 Rubin "reinvented" GSI, then known as Global Sports Inc., as an e-commerce brand. Today it serves more than 500 of the nation's leading brands, such as Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Godiva, Elizabeth Arden, FAO Schwarz, Nautica and the NFL, by offering what Rubin describes as three separate business segments: e-commerce solutions, marketing services and consumer engagement.
With more then 5,500 employees worldwide—the majority of whom are based in the US—Rubin, who, with wife Meegan, has a four-year-old daughter, Kylie, admits that his decision to maintain roots in the Philadelphia area, both personally and professionally, was a bit of happenstance.
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Arsenal went to Milan 4 nothing, wouldn't you say?
But really, Arsenal were really a shower of excrement yesterday. Gave the ball away too cheaply, got overrun in midfield, Vermaelen picked a great time to lose his bottle, and they had nothing going forward.
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Melodic, piano-led soul-bearer from the Leeds Indie outfit" The Times
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Apollo Junction's songs capture the euphoria of electro-dance music mixing with strong guitar hooks, driving bass and passionate vocals. From New Order through Giorgio Moroder, to The Cure, The Charlatans and Daft Punk, Apollo Junction use their influences to write insanely memorable, hugely uplifting tunes. These five school mates from Leeds have caught the attention of everyone from Radio DJs to the national press to film directors and TV producers. With their big hearted indie pop electronica they are poised to deliver a debut album this year, and a fistful of singles to whet the appetite.
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Holding company WPP sweetens the prospect of reading a 149-page book of charts and graphs, mixing art with earnings sheets through use of colorful illustrations and witty (for a financial document) text. The report offers a look into the company's leading minds as well as its finances, with essays and presentations accompanied by caricatures of company heads by artist John Springs, which include personal effects. To wit, Andrew Scott, COO for international specialist communications, is shown hugging a Blackberry with hearts on it, while Y&R chairman and CEO Ann Fudge wears a backpack next to the Eiffel Tower. Of course, it helps that WPP CEO Martin Sorrell's main report is headed "Outlook good and getting even better," but bold paintings by Ken Orvidas set the tone with warm colors and memorable images, such as the cover's illstrated heads, mined for ideas by tiny men with pickaxes.
Design: Addison Corporate Marketing Illustration: Ken Orvidas Portraits: John Springs Written and Produced by: WPP
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Camper's Twin line is a design concept that has been around since the 1980s. Each year the company features the work of an artist who creates pairs of shoes in which each shoe has an individual identity. This year's line contains shoes and works inspired by local artists from Mallorca, Spain, and the in-house design team, also based in Mallorca and Madrid. In the vein of "same but different," the company released its 2005 spring/summer look book-distributed to the fashion press and stylists-in a color-by-numbers theme. "The idea of color by numbers came from the game that lets everyone enjoy and create their own interpretation of art," says Camper marketing director Dalia Saliamonas. While the cover shows only black and white outlines with numbers to indicate colors, illustrations accompanying photos of the shoes are partially completed, bringing attention to the shoes' colorful and detailed designs.
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Creata, a global company that designs and markets 1,500 consumer products, including toys and games, introduced a new corporate identity in 2004, via L.A.-based JMP Design. The new look remade the company's logo, typeface, website and stationery. Besides bold colors and clean lines, the key to the rebranding is a trinity of ovoid globes. "By dividing the logo into three geographical areas, we illustrate the scope of Creata around the world and its attention to local markets," says JMP principal and creative director John Michael Pugsley. "The egg shape of the globe suggests Creata's innovation and scope of thinking." The business cards and stationery of each employee will reflect that as well, showing just one egg representing the employee's location.
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"Historically, Portland has always been a home for people cut from a different cloth; pioneers and innovators who value honest, direct relationships and who prefer calluses to manicures." So reads the latest bit of corporate literature from the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, a team that has in recent years been known as the Portland Jail Blazers because of player arrests. The book is a key element in a rebranding exercise intended to revamp the team's image and its bond with its host city. Part of a larger campaign that includes in-arena films and television spots, the brand book features an unpretentious yet attractive and sporty design from L.A.-based 72andSunny creative directors Glenn Cole and John Boiler. With a gray and red timeline showing historic team moments running horizontally through the middle of each page, the text comes to terms with reality and uses that as room to grow. It says, "This team and this city are inextricably connected. Usually for the better. Sometimes for the worse. Often we don't understand the importance of that bond until it is broken." And in the bold spirit of experimentation, "Doing things differently means that sometimes you just gotta try stuff."
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I began running at age 56 in September 2008 just a few months after joining Weight Watchers to try to lose a few pounds. Almost as soon as I began running I started keeping my running stats on Running Ahead.
According to Running Ahead, my first official run was on August 24, 2008. That day I ran 3.1 miles (5k) in 37:46
Below is a summary of my first seven runs, which led up to my first race, The Hildebran RoyalFest 5k, on September 13, 2008. At that point, the only thing I was interested in was being able to run a 5k and finish the race. I was elated when I finished the race in 27:56, which was quite an improvement for only having run a couple weeks.
I didn't have any aspirations other than running that first 5k on September 13, 2008, but the whole racing experience turned out to be so much fun that I just kept going. Over the ensuing years I've improved quite a bit. Most of my PR's (Personal Records) were set in the fall of 2011 at the age of 59. At that time I didn't have any injuries and I managed to get my weight down to an all-time low of 138 pounds. I did manage another PR at the 10-mile distance in 2013, and also ran what I consider my best race ever at age 62 when I ran the Downhill at Dawn Half Marathon in 1:29:25. Yes, there was about 6 miles of downhill that helped out, but the rest of it was rolling hills and it was quite a personal victory to go under 1:30 for once in my life.
There is a blog entry and race rating and report for every race I've ever run, so you can read about my thoughts and performance on each of them if you like by either searching the blog or browsing around.
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The General Occupational Themes (GOT's) included in your Strong Interest Inventory® test results were created to further clarify your high and low scores on the Occupational Scales, which provide information about how test taker's answers match with people who work in and are satisfied with particular jobs.
There are six Strong Interest Inventory test General Occupational Themes (GOT's), and these Themes play a precise and significant role in differentiating and interpreting Interest Inventory results and scores. General Occupation Themes consist of six categories. These include:
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
- Enterprising
- Conventional
Test takers are normally assigned three categories in the form of the first letter of each category, which help place you in occupations, which coincide with your categories. For instance a Strong Interest Inventory test CIR Theme Code would be Conventional, Investigative and Realistic. A relation or correlation exists between the General Occupational Themes, and this is usually represented in what is referred to as the R-I-A-S-E-C Hexagon. The closer the letter or category on the hexagon, the closer the relation is between two or three categories. An example of the R-I-A-S-E-C hexagon can be seen below:
Each of the six categories which make up The Strong Interest Inventory test GOT's represents different behaviors, preferences and interests along with particular occupations that coincide with particular GOT's. The following is a list of the definitions and Themes that correspond with each category on the General Occupational Theme Code R-I-A-S-E-C Hexagon.
The Strong Interest Inventory Test Realistic Theme
Those who score high on The Realistic Theme are known as "Doers". They tend to be practical and straightforward, like activities, jobs, and co-workers in areas such as mechanical, construction, and repair activities. "Doers" enjoy working with computers, computer networks, tools and machinery. Typical work activities included in The Strong Interest Inventory test Realistic Theme include doing jobs that produce tangible results, operating or designing heavy equipment or huge machinery and fixing, building and repairing. High scorers in The Realistic Theme are generally emotionally stable and reliable, inclined to take physical risks, practical, thrifty, shy and modest (CPP, 2005).
Sample Realistic occupations include:
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Electrician
- Radiological Technologist
The Strong Interest Inventory Test Investigative Theme
Those who score high on The Investigative Theme are known as "Thinkers". They tend to be inquisitive and intellectual, have a strong scientific orientation. They enjoy gathering information, uncovering new facts or theories, and analyzing and interpreting data. They prefer academic or research environments, while often striving for advance degrees. . Those that score high in The Strong Interest Inventory Investigative Theme dislike selling and repetitive activities. These people are generally independent, self-motivated, reserved, curious and introspective (CPP, 2005).
Sample Investigative Theme occupations include:
- Dentist
- University Professor
- Physician
- Psychologist
The Strong Interest Inventory Test Artistic Theme
Those who score high on The Artistic Theme are known as "creators" and value aesthetic qualities while having a great need for self-expression. People who fall into this category are generally at ease in academic and intellectual environments. The Strong Interest Inventory Test Artistic Theme includes such areas as visual art and design, performing arts, culinary arts, and writing and mass communication. Many people who fall into this category often express this theme in terms of observing the arts rather then participating in the arts themselves. People who score in the Artistic Theme tend to be independent, nonconforming, Impulsive, expressive, romantic, sensitive and free-spirited (CPP, 2005).
Sample Artistic Theme occupations include:
- Graphic Designer
- Musician
- Reporter
- Broadcast Journalist
The Strong Interest Inventory Test Social Theme
Those who score high on The Social Theme are known as "helpers" and prefer to work with people, enjoy working with groups, sharing responsibilities, and being the center of attention. People who score high in The Social Theme prefer to help, nurture, care, teach and instruct others. Individuals in The Social Theme GOT like to solve problems through discussing feelings and problems (CPP, 2005).
Sample Social Theme occupations include:
- Social Worker
- School Counselor
- Elementary School Teacher
- Minister
The Strong Interest Inventory Test Enterprising Theme
Those who score high on The Strong Interest Inventory Test Enterprising Theme are known as "persuaders" and seek positions of leadership, power and status. They enjoy working with other people and leading towards organizational goals and economic success. They enjoy working with people in general and directing others, and dislike scientific activities and long periods of intellectual effort (CPP, 2005).
Sample Enterprising Theme occupations include:
- Realtor
- Investment Manager
- Marketing Manager
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The Strong Interest Inventory Test Conventional Theme
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Jamie Chung rocks leather studded shorts as she leaves Bootsy Bellows on Friday night (August 16) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Earlier that day, the 30-year-old actress stepped out in polka dots to attend a business meeting at an office.
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Members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church gathered to package 1,200 cookies into 100 bags of one dozen each.
These cookies were destined for a Kairos weekend at Tucker Prison near Pine Bluff.
Holy Trinity has a team of volunteers who are members of Kairos which conducts a three-day weekend course in Christianity at selected prisons.
It is an inter-denominational team with other volunteers from area churches. The team works in cooperation with the prison chaplain who carefully selects the inmates to attend.
Kairos is a ministry of love that focuses on bringing God's love to the inmates (both adult and youth offenders).
Twenty-four prisoners were selected for this course at Tucker Prison. These prisoners received a bag of cookies each day. The remaining cookies were distributed to the other prisoners. Teams from other churches had also brought cookies.
Team volunteers have found inspiration from these prisoners who have shown so much appreciation for the message of Christ that the volunteers have brought.
Anyone interested in this program can contact Juddie Wachtel at 915-8985.


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Just a country girl kicking around the dirt roads taking pictures of trees, gates, animals. cactus, and anything else that strikes my un-fancy mind. You are welcome to take a look and come back if you like.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Now I Ask You
8 comments:
- Wendy said...
LOL things always stretch a bit on the measuring tape when you talk about them! And yes any size rattler can be deadly!
- May 15, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- john wingo said...
Be gentle Paula, we men have our tender egos to protect! I'm afraid I'll have to plead guilty though, I've caught a lot of fish that "shrank" on the way home! Yep, you can't be too careful with rattlers of any size...they sure can do a lot of damage. A friend of mine was bitten a few years back...didn't die but came close. The surgeons had to remove about a third of the muscle in the calf of his leg because the venom just rotted it. Dangerous critters for sure...Y'all be careful out there.
- May 15, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Missy said...
Ewww you kept the rattlers... :)
- May 16, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- Toon said...
I'd think keeping the rattles would be bad luck.
- May 16, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- BlueRidge Boomer said...
I don't even like the creepy...crawly things here in the park.....
- May 16, 2011 at 9:12 AM
- DD said...
I had never heard of collecting the rattles. I researched it and found they make pins, etc. of them. I followed some links and found for sale on Etsy, a skin with rattles for $30.00. Would make nice wall hanging..haaa. I have to say the skin is interesting!
- May 16, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Dar said...
Do be careful at the waters edge where reptiles like your Diamond Rattlesnake like to live. Part of their main diet, regretably, are your little turtles. Just watch before you feed.,please. Eeee, getting a chill up my spine. We even have rattlers in parts of WI. I would never have known this, but I just got a National Audubon Society Field Guide of Reptiles at a garage sale. Wear your Cowgirl Boots.
- May 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM
- Lori said...
Thomas' father was bitten by a rattlesnake when he was a young boy. Glad John was able to get this one before it hurt anyone.
- May 16, 2011 at 8:49 PM


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5 Ways to Magnify the Lord
What have you magnified this week?
Magnify- to make larger, to glorify.
What have I magnified this week? Myself? Probably. My problems? Probably. My God? Maybe?
We spend so much time and effort building up ourselves or maybe complaining about this issue and that issue that we lose focus of what or Who should be magnified.
It is not a politician. It is not our workout routine. It is not our children. It is God Who should be made larger, glorified.
Luke 1:46- " And Mary said, my soul doth magnify the Lord;"
Psalm 34:3- "O Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together."
Psalm 69:30- "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving."
I cannot physically make God larger. He is God, after all. How can I magnify Him then?
How can I make him larger in my life?
1. Tell people what He has done for me.
2. Praise and thank Him when He has done things for me.
3. Purposely see Him and the good He has brought in every situation.
4. Notice the beauty of His creation.
5. Sing songs of praise to Him.
How about you? Who do you magnify each day? How do you purposely magnify the Lord?


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Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion and some of her council colleagues lambasted the city's code of conduct as too restrictive during a scheduled review last week. The Post's Megan O'Toole followed up with Canada's first municipal integrity commissioner, David Mullan, who held the role in Toronto for four years and was also part of an expert panel that advised Mississauga's conflict-of-interest inquiry. He did not agree.
Q: How would you define an integrity commissioner's role?
Mullan:In Toronto, it was about making sure that councillors were familiar with and abided by the terms of the code of conduct. The most important direction in the code of conduct was with respect to conflict-of-interest matters.
Q: As part of the inquiry, you studied Mississauga's code of conduct in great detail. How would you rate it?
Mullan:It's a reasonably adequate codification of the appropriate rules for municipal councillors.
Q: You don't think it overreached, or underreached?
Mullan:Not at all, no.
Q: Some members of council have suggested the regulation on gifts, requiring councillors to report any gifts totalling more than $500 in a year, is too onerous. Your thoughts?
Q: The Mayor also balked at the code's restrictions on use of influence, suggesting this is the heart of her job. Does the code go too far in asking councillors to avoid the improper use of influence?
Mullan:I don't think so, no. I would have thought it was fairly obvious that you don't want councillors or any politicians being in the business of promoting business on behalf of their relatives or friends or associates, or being beholden to anyone in terms of the way in which they fulfill their public-interest mandate.
Q: Have you ever come across such a situation, where councillors appear to be openly resisting such notions?
Mullan:My experience at the City of Toronto was that there was at least general acceptance, on the part of the councillors who were in office at that point, that at least publicly, any kind of influence-peddling was regarded as inappropriate. Whether they fulfilled that in practice is another question.
Q: What kind of perception does this push-back against the code create in Mississauga?
Mullan:I think the optics are very bad. It's kind of ironic that at all sorts of level in government these days, the federal government being one example, you've got at least in theory an acceptance of the important role that integrity commissioners can play; it's a good political sell to the public. On the other hand, when the rubber hits the road and these offices are in place, there seems to be incredible resistance to their interfering with what is regarded as the normal state of play.
Q: Issues have also arisen over the cost of Mississauga's integrity commissioner, who earns $625 an hour. Councillor Sue McFadden, for example, filed a complaint about the Mayor allegedly bullying her, but almost immediately withdrew it because of the anticipated costs to taxpayers. Is this a problematic framework?
Mullan:When your integrity commissioner is being hired on an hourly-rate basis, I guess it's not surprising that at some point someone says, 'Should I put the city to the cost of actually going into this matter?' If you're going to put a system in place that doesn't have those considerations built into it, then you appoint an integrity commissioner on a salaried basis. The downside is that in small municipalities — though I'm not sure I'd count Mississauga as one of them — it just doesn't make economic sense.
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Lena Dunham flashes a smile alongside her good pal Abbi Jacobson before hosting a panel for Abbi's brand new book "Carry This Book" held at the Symphony Space on Tuesday (October 25) in New York City.
"Just had the pleasure of interviewing my sweet and spicy beauty of a friend @abbijacobson at @symphonyspace to celebrate her delightful new tome 'Carry This Book'," the 30-year-old Girls star captioned with her Instagram post. "A fire alarm went off midway through and everyone stayed in their seats. It was badass and also so dumb of us. Thank you to The Strand for making tonight happen. Love you Abs, have a great tour."
That same day, Lena attended the Hearst MagFront 2016 with her Lenny Letter co-creator Jennifer Konner, Cynthia Erivo, Joanna Coles, Alexandra Daddario, Oprah Winfrey, Liev Schreiber, Gayle King and Brad Goreski at Hearst Tower.
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Academy Apocalypse
Naruto x Saeko x ?
''Normal Speech''
Inner Thoughts, Dialogue, or reading passages from books and scrolls.
(Quick Notes and Messages or Echoes.)
(Dark over lapping echoes)
''Boss Summons, Demons, Dark beings speaking, Demonic/Angry characters Speaking as well as extremely Dark spells and Magic.''
Author's Note
If it's a version of zombie from a game or movie they will likely be featured in this story. They will be here. RE 1 to 5. Veronica and otherwise. Vampire Zombie from the hood. Romero. 28 Days/Weeks. If they are zombies. They will be here. Not to mention a bunch of original and new breeds never before seen.
I decided to redo this story so its strictly Naruto x Highschool of the Dead and Resident Evil. I wanted to avoid some of the pitfalls of other stories like Forward Unto Dawn that give Naruto the Rin'nengan/Mangekyou Sharingan and needlessly make him weak or overly focus on Original Characters.
So I hope this new version of this story is to everyone's liking.
Also why is it that there is either no lemons in this crossover or they're all subpar (90% of them with the female characters just being whores or interchangable in dialogue and behavior so the lemons arne't even good)? I would think that out of all the crossovers this would have potential for decent lemons? XD
I've probably only seen a few with a decent written ones and they're like, instant fucking so its like. Just so disappointed.
Story Start
He was too late. The deadly plague was beginning to ravage the world and there wasn't anything he could do at the moment for the people.
The plague was going to spread faster than what can be obtained. These creatures, that smell of dirt and graveyard soil were truly nothing more, but bags of flesh. The skins of these creatures turning into grungy green shades or dried gray with brown splotches. The eyes of some of them have swollen, blood leaked from them and they looked like nothing more then unkempt animals.
These creatures born from a bastardized science.''Spiral here, so far I haven't made contact with any survivors.'' he spoke on his headset.
''Roger, Spiral,'' Spiral. That was the name of the code name he was using in case one of the governments of this world hacked their frequencies. ''Continue the search. Once you've established a perimeter, set up a temporary safe haven for survivors until we can plot out our next move.''
At first glance from the outside, it may appear perfectly normal. But on the inside it could only be described as death and pestilence. The mindless drones, former shells of people walking around only served to really bring him back to a world or dimension he had just left behind.
''Loud and Clear Master of Unlocking. You and Rock Puncher stay safe.'' Spiral replied with a grin. He knew the two were going to give him shit for his insistence on using those names.
His ears picked up the sound of combat and he followed it there. He came across a young man, no older then Spiral looked. He was, American or at least of European descent. He had a small, narrow nose and lips that weren't necessarily large and plump, but one wouldn't call them thin either. He had long, silky black hair done in the style of a ponytail and hazel colored eyes. It was amazing that someone in average body structure was holding their own against some of these undead monstrosities with a damn chair of all things. After pushing back another one of the shambling creatures another charged towards the boy.
The boy reacted by bringing the chair up and smashing it down on the zombie. He then kicked it in the jaw causing it to jerk back and fall as some of the creature's teeth dislodged from its rotten gums. Spiral jumped into the fray, standing their and flash backing for the sake of some nostalgia would only end in him unable to prevent a tragedy that he could easily prevent.
''The hell man!' the boy cried, startled, momentarily and carelessly letting his mind off the focus zombie as this mysterious combatant summoned something in his hand and shoved it into the creature's chest. The creature was sent flying, the top part of his portion blown apart and sent flying over the fence. ''Kagebunshin no Jutsu.'' Spiral whispered as a dozen of him appeared out puffs of smoke. ''What the fuck is going on?'' the boy cried out.
''I'll explain later. Hurry up and follow me.'' Spiral ordered the boy.
''I swear to god if I ever see Mike I'm going to kick his ass for suggesting that student exchange program. It'll be good on your college exams. You'll pick up some hot Asian chicks. Imma whoop his ass next time I see him.'' the boy grumbled to himself. They continued down the alleyway, with Naruto easily dispatching the creatures by rushing them and simply snapping their necks. ''Dude, who are you? You a super hero or something? Man we got Zombies, we got people making copies of themselves and fucking shit up in general. I swear I'm in Marvel Comics or something.''
''You like to talk a lot don't you?'' Spiral asked, as the boy shrugged.
''Yeah well, its the only thing keeping me from you know, PISSING MY DAMN PANTS SINCE WE'RE BEING ATTACKED MY ZOMBIES!" the boy flipped his shit as Spiral grabbed him, slammed his against the wooden fence and hissed at him the following words.
''Keep your voice down! Are you trying to draw them to us? Look, I don't know if this variation can see or not, but I know they're attracted to sound.'' Spiral cautioned him.
''Alright, sorry, you didn't have to slam me against the fence. Nearly broke my shoulder man. You never answered my question. Is this a dream? Is my mind fucking with me? I have to know. Because, my AP classes and Life Skills never taught me how to deal with this shit.'' the boy answered..
''Just shut up and keep cool.'' Spiral cautioned him.
''Hey, guy who can fuck up zombies, where are we heading?''
''I'm looking for survivors. Minimizing the number of effected will help keep the plague contained. The more armed and skilled professionals added to the number of fighters the better. What's your name kid?''
''Charles. Charles Montgomery but my good friends call me Chuck. And I swear to God man if you make a Chuck Norris or Simpsons joke I'll...'' Charles was promptly shut up when Spiral sent him a sharp look. ''Right, no threatening the guy who has the power to break the laws of reality. What's your name by the way? I think you don't want me calling you Zombie Killer the whole time.''
''Its Naruto.'' 'The blond then slipped off the black backpack he was carrying, sat it down and began opening.
''What the hell man? This isn't time for a snack break.'' Charles complained as he watched Naruto pull out a vial of liquid. The liquid was that of a dark crimson fluid. Whatever it was Naruto intently focused on, softly sighing. He then took out a needle of sorts. Charles watched as Naruto filled the needle with fluids and winched when Naruto injected the fluid into his bloodstream. ''Dude, is that the reason you can do what you did before? You a real live Captain America or something?''
''No,'' Naruto answered with a labored breath. He used his chakra to heal the wound. ''Let's just say I'm not from around here and leave it that.'' he explained as a gun shot rung through the air. ''Great, the noise is going to track more of those blasted things.'' Naruto remarked as he created a clone. He then turned to the boy. ''If you want to live Charles-san, you stay with my clone at all times. Follow his orders to the T.'' he ordered, not waiting for a response as he leaped on to the roof of a car. He leaped again, on a fence, and on to a telephone poll.
He nimbly ran across the telephone wires as he scoped out the situation. The epicenter of this hotspot was a school. He leaped to the roof of one of the buildings and continued his observation. Unfortunately Zombies were immune to Genjutsu due to the lack of any brain facilities that weren't driven by instinct and hunger and he didn't want to risk his summons being chewed on.
''WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!'' He heard someone cry out. Landing on the side of the school building, using chakra to stick to it he quickly assessed the scene. There were numerous zombie bodies, most of them bludgeoned to death or cut up.
There was also a small group of survivors, two male and four females. The first of the girls was a teenager with long, light-brownish hair with bangs and two strands sticking out above the rest of her hair. She had reddish eyes and a slender figure with ample breasts and like the other two teenage girls of the group, she was wearing what he assumed was the school uniform.
The second had long pink hair kept in the style of two large pony tails on both sides of her head; in other words anime style hair which was also framed with two thin, long bangs at the sides, two thin strands of hair over the left side of her forehead, and a spiky larger portion of hair covering the right side of her forehead. Her eyes were that of an orange color which was reflected quite a lot fear at the moment.
The third girl was the one that held the blond's interest for a moment as she was actually wielding a handmade spear. She had long, straight and shiny violet hair with a triangular fringe at the front that barely touched the ridge of her nose. She also had blue eyes and her lips were shiny and pink like sakura blossoms not to mention like the other two girls she also had an ample chest. Unlike the first girl who was uneasy and the second one who was more terrified she seemed to exude termination and surprisingly enough blood lust.
Next was the only adult of the group, a tall blond woman with waist length hair and hazel eyes along with ridiculous curves. Naruto couldn't help but wonder if that woman had chronic back ache problems? What also surprised him was her almost ditzy like expression despite the situation. She was also wearing a white dress shirt and brown skirt that was ripped at the sides.
And finally the two males. The first was a slightly short and chubby boy with shoulder-length dark hair and bangs reaching down from the side of his temples stretching outwards and obscuring the sides of his face. And of course he was wearing the standard male student uniform of his school. Though unlike the other boy he was wearing a tactical vest with multiple pockets along with an additional ammo belt. The other boy was an average male student with brown eyes and spiky black hair of average height and build.
And finally there was the source of the pink haired girl's distress. A Licker, a type of B.O.W. infamous for it's long and lethal tongues. This for legged creature was incredibly agile despite it's dense muscle structure. With it's warped bones and brain swelling it didn't have the gift of sight, but had sensitive hearing and could scale most surfaces thanks to it's talons. This creature was a master of ambush and was usually quiet.
Seeing as they were civilians and wouldn't last long against the creature he made his move. With a single punch he shattered the glass, bringing attention to himself and making an entry to maneuver his way in. As expected the creature took to the wall as its claws scraped against the surface. With a single gesture it's large tongue sprout from the creature's mouth as it went for the kill. Twisting out of the way the blond zipped open the duffel-bag he had on him with one hand and pulled out a gun with the other.
It was a Desert Eagle, a weapon that packed enough power to stop something like a Licker in it's tracks, but despite its power and long range it had an enormous recoil and a small magazine of 8 rounds. Taking aim the blond fired and the Licker quickly dodged out of the way. They may have been quick, but he was quicker. Yanking a kunai out of his bag he jagged it into creature's torso all the while it screeched in a particular grating agonizing way. Using he momentum of his jump and press off the wall along with his own strength he launched the creature outside of the window to the ground two stories below where the paper tag clad instrument shortly exploded taking the creature and several of the zombies with it.''So...any of you know where we can catch our breaths?'' the blond asked nonchalantly to the group who were experiences various levels of disbelief.
The group gathered the staff room as they began introducing themselves. ''I guess I should start first. My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I'm not from around here, but we can elaborate more on my story when the threat of death isn't imminent.''
''I am Saeko Busujima, Junior class A. '' The violet haired girl introduced herself. ''We owe you our thanks for defeating that creature.''
''I'm that's the school nurse Shizuka Marikawa." The busty blond said pointing to herself.
''Hello, I'm Rei Miyamoto," greeted the girl with the pole like weapon,''...and this is Takashi Komura. We're both second year students from class-B." The plain boy waved in return.
"Kohta Hirano, also second year, class B," the chubby boy said and then gestured to the rosette. ''And this is Saya Takagi!''
''I can introduce myself,'' the pinkette snapped. ''Well you heard him. That's Ta-ka-gi! And what's with this? Everyone acting so casual! If we keep like this we might not make it next time!'' It was obvious she was still tensed about the earlier incident. ''Not to mention who are you!'' she demanded of the blond. ''Just how were you able to do what you just did? Last I check normal humans don't come crashing in through third story windows and tossing monsters with ease.''
''You're right but let's consider our situation. What's more important? Knowing about my abilities or making sure we get to a safe place first? Trust me, where there's stronger mutations like those around the Boss enemies aren't far behind.'' that was something he came to learn with experience. ''But I suppose we should clean ourselves up first before we do anything.'' Saya looked into the mirror and noticed how she looked in response to Naruto's statement.
"Aaah...I-I'm so dirty.'' she said as she began to tremble. She took in her appearance in the mirror. She was still covered in the blood from the zombie whose hole she drilled a hole in the head of one of the creatures. I need to get my uniform cleaned by mama." She whispered. The pink haired gulped down a sob, then another one as she tried to rub out the stains. Naruto placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and the girl could no longer control herself as she launched herself into Naruto's chest, sobbing hard. Naruto brought his arms around her as he comforted her.
After a few moments she murmured a thank you as Naruto nodded in understanding. ''So do any of you have experience with guns?'' he asked as the boy identified as Kohta raised his hands. Pulling the strap over his head he dropped the bag to the ground as a heavy thud followed as he opened it.
''Whoa!'' he cried out ecstatic. ''An Ak46, dual colt M1911, Smith & Wesson SW99 and is this an Itacha37?''
''I suppose you know about the four rules of gun safety? ''
''Yeah, All guns should be treated as loaded, never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy, keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target and be sure of your target and what is beyond it or the short version of the four rules.''
''Good...I'll leave you to explain it to everyone. I suggest one of you get the Smith and Wesson and someone else the Itacha, but hold off on using the other guns. Once we vacate the building I'll elaborate more on why I have these weapons and what's going on as I can see the questions on the tip of your tongues practically.''
''Wait...where are you going?'' Takashi asked as Naruto stopped a few inches from the door.
''There's another survivor by the name of Charles Montgomery. He should be making his way here now. Not only am I going to clear the path, but I'm going to be scouting as well. That creature from before is called a Licker. They are deadly and can ambush you easily if you don't know what to look out for. My ears can pick up the noise they make easily. They tend to grow stronger with each kill. If there is any other survivors I don't want to risk these things grower stronger and evolving. '' Naruto then turned and handed Takashi his Desert Eagle.
''B-but don't you need this?''
''You've seen what I can do. Trust me, you guys need the weapon more then I do.'' he said as he turned back to the door. ''If I'm not back in 20 minutes go on without me. No ifs, ands, or but. And I do mean leave. Not hold on for a few more minutes like a lot of movies or such that have those cliches. If I'm not back in that time then I won't be coming.'' the finality of Naruto's statement left no room for argument. The barricade was taken down then put back up when Naruto left.
''It appears 'they' aren't the only mystery going on,'' Saeko thought aloud with a sigh. Saya had slipped off into the staff room while an assumed Kohta followed after shortly after.
"Takagi-san are you alright?" Kohta asked as he looked inside the bathroom. Saya looked up with glasses. "A-ah G-glasses?" he asked, surprised.
"So what? My contacts have been in too long? " Saya walked out with a huff while Kohta had a dreamy look on his face. "Glasses." He whispered.
"Marikawa-sensei, do you have your car keys on you?" Takashi asked.
"Ara? They should be in my bag." She said as she began digging through the expensive looking purse.
''But will it be big enough to fit us all?'' Saeko asked as Shizuka made an undefinable noise. ''Now that I think about it...'' she trailed off.
"What about the micro-buses used for field trips?' We have all the keys we need in hear,'' Captain of the Kendo club pointed out.''
While the group was trying to come up with a plan Naruto was scouting for survivors. ''This variation is quite...weak.'' Naruto thought as he observed the zombies. Most of them were already started to decay, albeit at an extremely slow state. Naruto was mused from his thoughts at the sounds of gunshots. They weren't loud enough for the blond to be alarmed. Then from the sound of the voices they must have turned on the news. Naruto didn't have to hear the news. Some bullshit excuse about riots and lies to keep the populous calm. The U.S.A. and Moscow were having problems. The leader of the former and his cabinet fled form the white house, but little to no news from the latter. Paris and Rome were dealing with mass looting and rioting, but London was having few problems maintaining control.
''Shit...it's becoming a world-wide pandemic.'' He thought as the others continued trying to figure out if those creatures would last long under the weather conditions because of their rate of decomposition. ''These basic zombies might die out after the winter season, but the T-virus zombies and other variations will have consumed all life on the planet by then. The only hope we have is to find the source and engineer a cure.''
After fifteen minutes the floor was cleared of the flesh eaters finding no other survivors.
He returned to the Staff room with Charles them where the others told him the plan. The group soon relocated to one of the gym locker rooms.
''These creatures seemed to rely on sound. Unfortunately a group this size is hard to keep quiet so I'll keep them busy.'' Naruto volunteered. ''Especially if it isn't just them.''
''Which is why you shouldn't go alone,'' Saeko said in response. ''You seem to know more about these creatures then anyone here. Our chances of survival will decrease if anything happens to you.''
Naruto paused then a smiled formed on his lips. ''Well how about this Busujima-san, how about I promise to take you out for lunch? I never break a promise if I can help it.''
Saeko couldn't help but blush. This was so...unbelievable. Here they were living this zombie infestation and this guy was asking her out on a date. She nodded in acceptance as she wasn't sure how else to respond.
''Dude, do you really have the time to be flirting? We're surrounded by the undead and you're trying to score a date?'' Charles asked but Naruto paid him little to no mind.
Naruto exited and quietly trailed down the steps. He walked past several of the zombies and almost made it to the door when one of them grabbed him. It was started to chant like most Las Plagas victims and as a result the rest of the zombies turned their attention to the blond. Snatching his arm back Naruto struck the Plagian as it's head exploded. ''Shit...'' he swore as he dodged under the Cephalo's centipede like form. It's long bone swung about like a blade decapitating several of the zombies. ''I see...so the different zombie types don't care for each other. Useful to know.'' Without a second thought Naruto pulled a Great Breakthrough sending the creatures flying in an assortment of shredded body parts.
''All clea...'' he started to say when a loud inhuman shrieked echoed throughout the hall. a Kipepo looking winged parasite spat blue liquid into Naruto's eyes causing him to shriek out in pain. His eyes were on fire as they practically felt like they were melting. Before the creature cold attack Rei drove her weapon into the creature's body causing it to shriek and convulsed.
''Oh my, are you alright?'' Shizuka asked as she clasped Naruto's face and looked at his eyes.
The moans and groans of the undead soon followed.
''Shit! No time! Run!'' Naruto shouted as everyone made a mad dash for the buses.
Between Kotha using the Itacha and Takashi with the Smith & Wesson with Saeko's Kendo skills the zombies were being made quick work of. ''Alright! Let's go!'' Naruto urged Shizuka on as everyone piled onto the bus.
''But...this is so different form my car! Just give me a minute!'' the woman said slightly flustered.
''STAAAAAAAAARSSSSSS!'' A loud spine tingling roar echoed throughout the parking lot.
''What in the hell was that?'' Saya cried out as Naruto scowled and merely responded.
''Something you don't want to meet. Trust me...that thing could probably take every single bullet we have on us and still come back for more.'' While it wasn't the sort of thing to say for morale, telling them otherwise would be pointless. Especially considering it could be stronger then last time. Especially considering one of those winged Plagas spat acid in his face which while in the past might have took a few moments for his eyes to heal the current version had his vision still completely blurred.
''Wait for us!" a voice shouted out to the bus. It was black haired man with glasses and was wearing a black suit. Along with him was a small group of survivors composed of students.
''Shizuka-san, we got more survivors. Don't take off just yet. The rest of you stay here.'' Naruto ordered as he leaped out the open door. One of the survivors, that Rei girl shouted out to him something about one of the running survivors outside of the bus. He didn't pay too much attention, his entire focus being channeled into sensing the heartbeats of the survivors. ''Takuzo-kun!'' one of the female survivors shouted out. The panic in heartbeats to his far northwest picked up. Naruto channeled chakra into his feet and launched himself. His hand impacted with the side of one of the creatures sending it flying into another zombie.
''Get to the bus!'' he shouted in he direction of the survivor. The two survivors heartbeats indicated that they were quickly getting away. A cry had drawn Naruto's attention. Even if he couldn't see it, he heard and sense that one of the survivors had fallen. The creatures weren't too close and another survivor signature was nearby. Assuming that the one survivor was going to help the other he began to disable the creatures on by one until the cries of the downed survivor, asking his sensei not to leave him reached Naruto's ears. Naruto began making his way towards the boy when suddenly the ground behind him exploded, distracting him and forcing him to take his focus off the boy.
''No! NOooo! Uaaaaaagh!'' the boy was quickly moved by Kipepeo. He was torn apart before Naruto could do anything as more of the creatures began showing up. It was becoming apparent if they didn't leave now they would be overwhelmed. He returned to the bus just as the last of the survivors piled on. Shizuka started up the bus and drove, the images of the creatures fading in the distance. Naruto began to feel nauseated and a bit light-headed as he took a seat.
''You saved us! I assume you are the one in charge Busujima-san?'' the man, Shidou asked the nurse.
''It was a group effort. We all relied on each other.'' Takashi clarified.
''Not human...not human anymore.'' Shizuka softly chanted to herself as she ran over the undead.
''How are your eyes?'' A concerned Saeko asked Naruto as she took the seat next to him.
''They're fine...'' he responded with a smile. ''I'll be fine. Just give me a minute.'' Naruto wanted a moment to catch his breath and clear his head. In this world of chaos the nature of people always came to the surface. Those with darkness in their hearts were going to be released in this world of Chaos and he was going to ready.
Chapter End
As you can see my answer to this crossover. I have a hard time seeing this crossover being realistic without nerfing Naruto/shinobi in general for stupid or contrived reasons as wanting to hide their abilities or simply just the Naruto characters just being characters in HSoD universe with Naruto features. But throwing in all the Zombie types from various movies and Resident Evil at least I have a reason for Naruto not to be nerfed as souped up versions will be appearing as a result of genetic tinkering. Nemesis of course was an obvious boss to include, well known and such. If I'm recalling right he took a rocket to the face so an even stronger version taking an insane amount of damage will be fun to write. Feel free to throw in more suggestions of course.
There will be more characters, other groups, and things being changed. Like I said guys, I will focus on redoing as many chapters as possible within this week along with new chapters. I mainly want to try and add some character development and background to the characters. Have a good night and hope you enjoyed this chapter.


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Yes the loss of Kosta Karageorge was big loss for the football team because he played a vital role to his team, as all the othet players have and will continue to do for their team. Every player plays a vital roll to their team mates and they all are part of an extended family. These team mates have lost one of their own.
Several days ago Kosta Karageorge went missing and left a disturbing voicemail to his mother. He complained about his head not feeling right ever since he suffered a concussion. After a police search, they found his body with what is presumed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. All the players must be considering their own safety in this time.
The suicide of Kosta Karageorge is likely to be taken hard by the Ohio State football players. It is reported that Karageorge suffered from concussions received during football games. This will have a significant emotional affect on his fellow team mates. They are certain to feel the emotional loss of a friend, as well as the concern of the affects that continuing to play the game might have on their own bodies and mental well being.
I think it is a very tragic thing that happened to Kosta and even if they can replace his talent on the field, this event will obviously effect the team mentally in a very large way. It is a shame that nothing could be done to save him before he decided to take his life.


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In a revision of basic policy on the Middle East, the National Council of Churches (NCC) has given more explicit support to Palestians and the PLO. Israel must recognize the right of the Palestinians to "a sovereign" and accept the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) as "a participant" in peace negotiations, the NCC declared in a policy statement.
The document will serve as a basis for future NCC programs and comment related to the Middle East. It says that the status of Jerusalem should remain a subject for future negotiations. And in an implied reference to Israel's West Bank policies, it says "unilateral actions" on settlements and land and water use diminish the prospects for peace.
Written to replace a 1969 statement that mentioned a "need" of Palestinians for "a home that is acceptable to them" -- but not the right to a state or a role for the PLO -- the new document emerged as the product of an extraordinary concentrated and comprehensive review by the NCC.
It received its final reading on the first day of the NCC's governing board meeting (Nov. 6-8). Amendments were proposed, but no substantial changes were approved and the statement was adopted unanimously.
The NCC includes 32 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches with 40 million members. Though its public influence remains a matter of debate, Jewish leaders were deeply disturbed to see this change in policy in such a widely representative body.
Several officials of Jewish organizations attended the governing board meeting to talk with members and the press and to hear the debate. After the final vote, they distributed statements deploring the NCC action, particularly the references to the PLO.
But the NCC also disappointed PLO supporters by refusing to characterize that organization as "the legitimate" representative of the Palestinians, preferring to describe it more neutrally as "the only organized voice" of Palestinians "at this time."
The policy statement also balanced support for Palestinian rights with an affirmation absent from its 1969 document, of the right of Israel to exist "as a Jewish state." An effort to substitute "sovereign" for "Jewish" at that point was narrowly defeated.
The crucial passage therefore remained:
"Steps toward peace which would make possible direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must include official action by the Palestine National Council, the deliberative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization , including either an amendment of the Palestine National Covenant of 1968 or an unambiguous statement recognizing Israel as a sovereign state and its right to continue as a Jewish state. At the same time, Israel must officially declare its recognition of the right of Palestinians to self-determination, including the option of a sovereign state apart from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and of its acceptance of the Palestine Liberation Organization as a participant in the peace negotiations."


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Mid Island Comedy at the Corner Lounge will be presenting a marathon night of stand up to support the AVI Health Centre's local programs that help to prevent overdose deaths in Nanaimo. 100% of all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the take-home Naloxone program facilitated by the AVI Health Centre. On Thursday February 9th there will be two comedy shows at the Corner Lounge, 121 Bastion Street. The early show will feature top class comedic talent (Sean Proulove [featured on CTV's Comedy Now], Darcy Boon Collins and Myles Anderson [who both will be feature in Just For Laughs Northwest]. The early show starts promptly at 8pm. The late show will feature amateur comedian from across the island and it starts promptly at 10:30pm.
Another focus of this event is awareness and education. Throughout the entire night staff from AVI will be at the Corner Lounge distributing educational resources. For ticket information and general inquiries please refer to the Facebook page "Mid Island Comedy". Interviews about the content of the show can be fielded by Riley Aquino at: 250-741-4463. Any inquiries regarding the AVI Health Centre can be fielded by Dana Becker 250-754-9111.


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Bishop - no fallout expected from child abuse report
The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Dr Colm O'Reilly said today, Thursday, it is his belief that there will not be any fallout from the publication of the diocesan report into child sexual abuse within the church. Dr O'Reilly's comments come following his confirmation to the Longford Leader this week that the report was currently in the final stages of completion and would be published shortly.
Dr O'Reilly told the Leader on Monday that the report into child sexual abuse within the diocese, will be published shortly. While the Bishop was unable to provide an exact date for publication, he said that he was, at this stage, "aware of its contents" and it was his belief that "an honest account" had been documented within its pages. Dr O'Reilly made his comments in the aftermath of the Cloyne Report which highlighted the cover up of sexual abuse allegations within the diocese there and the failure of the church's hierarchy to protect children under its care.
"There is a report on the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois being finalised as we speak," Dr O'Reilly explained. "I am aware of the contents and yes, there are a number of cases in it. I believe it to be an honest account and I am committed to being open about it. When the report is published, I will be happy to let the public reach its own conclusion."
Speaking about the fallout from the Cloyne Report, Dr O'Reilly said that he was "unsure at this stage" whether a public appearance by Bishop John Magee would in fact be helpful at this stage.
"I honestly do not know if a public appearance by Bishop Magee would be appropriate now," said Dr O'Reilly, adding that if the bishop "had come in to the public domain last week", then perhaps it "may have been appropriate at that stage". "I don't know what contribution he could make at this stage to be honest. Really there is enough clarity on the matter for people to make up there own minds now."
With regard to the new church guidelines on child protection and further proposals by Minister for Justice and Law Reform Alan Shatter TD to prosecute priests who fail to disclose information relating to child sexual abuse - obtained during confessions - Bishop O'Reilly said that it was his opinion that church guidelines were becoming "more stricter than State rules on the matter". "One in Four said last week that nine out of ten cases that it referred to the HSE was not being dealt with and the church's guidelines are much stricter at the moment," he said. "The church is doing its best at this stage and I acknowledge that what happened within the church should never have happened. I support all appropriate means that can be used to protect children. The seal of confession is a very sacred one and I do not think that this is the answer to the problem. There is privilege in all areas including within the legal profession and confession is a very sacred privilege within the church. There are so few places now that people can go where they can speak in total confidence and this is a very, very important matter indeed. All of society has to step up to the plate with regard to protecting children and the church will be part of that."
Dr O'Reilly acknowledged the fallout by followers of the church in the aftermath of the various reports into diocesan child sex abuse and said that the pain experieced by the victims "was far greater". "I have huge sympathy for people who are hurt by the church and its actions," the bishop said. "However much pain the ordinary person feels, it does not compare to the pain suffered by the people who were abused. Something has been so epidemic in society for so long and the church will absolutely be committed to disclosure where it is appropriate."
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I am now reproducing the 603 chassis plate. Here is a copy of mine that has been completed this week.
If anyone is interested in having theirs reproduced, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Reproduction 603 chassis plate
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Good job Craig! Whats the technology? Looks like "Foundry" item
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This is pretty much the original technology where the letters are etched with acid into the plate, then the black enamel added. Only real change is the assistance of computer design, but the hard work is much the same.
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