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The director of the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Edward Ross, on Monday issued a blunt warning on Taiwan's blocked arms-procurement bill, saying that in terms of its Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), the US is under no obligation to help Taiwan deter a military threat in the Strait if it believes that Taiwan has not fulfilled its unwritten obligation to ensure its own viable self-defense.
The US' comments to Taiwan have evolved from statements of support and appreciation into complaints, and now into clear words of warning.
The latest rhetoric from senior Pentagon officials shows that the US has changed its policy of communicating with the Democratic Progressive Party administration to making appeals to the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and People First Party, and now to directly addressing the people of Taiwan, urging them to have the determination to defend themselves and hold their lawmakers accountable for their actions.
Without doubt, the Bush administration seems to have grown rather disappointed, frustrated and discontented with politicians in Taiwan on the self-defense issue. As Ross forthrightly put it: The special budget for the arms-procurement plan has become a "political football" in the field of Taiwan's domestic politics, and that "this battered ball has been kept in play more to entertain the players -- the politicians -- than to serve the real needs of Taiwan."
Can you blame the US? Even Taiwan's friends in the US Congress are asking why the US should risk the lives of its young men and women to defend Taiwan, which seems to be reluctant to invest in its own defense.
Despite China's substantial military build-up in recent years, Taiwan's defense budget has been declining for the past 10 years. And then the legislature's pan-blue dominated Procedure Committee on Tuesday yet again rejected the arms-procurement bill, marking the 29th time Taiwan has said "No" to the package of eight diesel-electric submarines, 12 P3 surveillance planes and advanced Patriot missile defense systems which the US had approved in 2001.
What impression is Taiwan creating with these 29 rejections? That it is unwilling to invest in its own defense, but regards the TRA as a blank check issued by the US to defend it? Or that it is simply so stupid as to be oblivious to the military threat posed by its vicious, giant neighbor? The latest rejection of the arms-procurement plan must seem like encouragement to China in its aggression toward Taiwan.
Some in Taiwan argue that Taiwan can never match the spending of China, the emerging military giant -- so why try? Such a mindset demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the military. The military exists to deter attacks. It deters attacks by providing a credible defense capability.
It is frustrating enough to see Taiwan being locked in a diplomatically disadvantageous position on the international stage, but it is even more terrifying to see senseless domestic politics making Taiwan's national defense one of the nation's weaknesses.
All politicians, regardless of party affiliations, ought to ask themselves and examine their hearts about what they have done to substantively promote Taiwan's national defense. Taiwan possesses no offensive capability against China. Are they going to let the nation lose even the most basic minimum requirement -- a capacity to at least deter threats?


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Leaving School for Video Games
In the world of pro video gamers, younger is better. Fresh-faced teens all over the world are heading to video gaming academies, hoping to go pro. WSJ's Nick Kostov reports.
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Just as technology is reshaping our daily lives, it is also changing the nature of education from the elementary and secondary grades to college-level and graduate studies. Faculty and staff continue to be at the heart of our educational institutions, dedicating their time and expertise to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge and the facilitation of learning. It is our obligation to provide them with the tools and the competitive advantage afforded by advanced technology.
Advanced telecommunications and networking technologies have become integral to postsecondary teaching and learning and have opened new vistas for research and scientific discovery. Interactive communication among institutions, electronic access to data sources, and the Internet create exciting new opportunities for distance learning, student and faculty research, job training, and business/higher education partnerships. These and other emerging technologies help New Jersey students, and the institutions themselves, achieve their full potential while enhancing higher education's crucial role in economic development.
Recognizing that an investment in higher education technology will pay off for all New Jerseyans, Governor Whitman and the Legislature recently established a Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund. Signed into law on September 3, the fund earmarks $50 million, which will be matched by institutional funds, to assist New Jersey's public and independent colleges and universities develop the infrastructure necessary for high-speed voice, video, and data transmissions essential for today's global, high tech economy. These dollars will enable 45 of New Jersey's higher education institutions to enhance connectivity within and among campuses, as well as with elementary and secondary schools and libraries. The fund also provides $5 million for statewide library technology initiatives through the New Jersey State Library.
The infrastructure fund is an important step in addressing New Jersey's higher education technology needs. It opens the door to:
New Jersey higher education's broader economic development mission also relies on keeping pace with emergent technology. Institutions conduct applied research with important industrial applications and provide technology transfer to state industries. They conduct myriad job training programs and provide technical assistance to small and developing businesses. Up-to-date technology infrastructure and expanded telecommunications services are essential to these activities, and to the state's continued economic well-being.
The enactment of the Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund strengthens the foundation for New Jersey's future. The state's investment in college, university, and library technology is part of its ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and to higher education excellence, access, and affordability. Maintaining that commitment is essential to an educated citizenry and New Jersey's future economic growth.


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Oct. 27, 2000
FRESNO, Calif. - Santa Clara's women's tennis team competed at the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic this afternoon in Fresno, Calif.
Matches were delayed by up to four hours due to inclement weather.
More first and second round doubles matches were played at 6 p.m. at an alternate site, but results weren't available at press time.
Santa Clara continues play at the Classic through the weekend.
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Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic
Fresno, Calif.
Day 1 Results, Oct. 27, 2000
First Round
Alison Barr, Santa Clara def. Lindsay Irons-Kilmer, Cal Poly 7-5, 6-1
Mariko Kawakami, Santa Clara def. Karen Holland, Saint Mary's default
Angie Bagheri, Cal Poly def. Christine Limbers, Santa Clara 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Second Round
Debbie LaRocque, Arizona def. Alison Barr, Santa Clara 6-0, 6-3
Perrine Pernin, Arizona def. Mariko Kawakami, Santa Clara 6-1, 6-1


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Mr. 007 Daniel Craig is currently prepping to host Saturday Night Live on Saturday. While we're used to seeing the more stoic side of Craig, this weekend will give him an opportunity to get a little goofy. According to these promos, he's more than up to the task.
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Wednesday October 03, 2012 - 04:10:00 PM
If you are watching the presidential debate at home today, and wishing it were that easy to see the candidates for mayor of Berkeley (surely you are), here's your big chance.
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Cardiac rehabilitation improves heart rate recovery, boosts survival
For the first time, researchers have discovered cardiac rehabilitation can train the heart to quickly return to its normal rate after exercise.
In a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers said heart disease patients with normal heart rate recovery live longer than those with slow heart rate recovery. A heart that returns to normal rate more quickly works better than one that stays revved up for a while.
"There's no medicine that can do that," said Leslie Cho, M.D., lead author of the study and director of the Women's Cardiovascular Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. "Especially in terms of mortality, if we had a medicine that could make this dramatic an impact, it would be the blockbuster drug of the century."
Heart rate recovery refers to the number of beats the heart rate decreases during the first minute after stopping exercise.
Researchers looked at 1,070 patients with various cardiovascular diseases who were referred for cardiac rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic. They measured heart rate recovery with an exercise stress test before and after 12 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation. A count of 12 beats or less was considered abnormal.
Among the 544 patients who started cardiac rehabilitation with abnormal heart rate recovery, 41 percent had normal heart rate recovery after 12 weeks. Of the 526 patients who started with normal heart rate recovery, 89 percent maintained it after cardiac rehabilitation.
The risk of dying within eight years more than doubled in patients whose heart rate recovery was abnormal after cardiac rehabilitation, even after adjusting for factors such as smoking history, weight and changes in the use of medications.
"There's not only mortality benefit from cardiac rehabilitation, but now we know why people benefit," said Cho, who is also section head of preventive cardiology and rehabilitation in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.
Cardiac rehabilitation consisted of physician-supervised exercise, typically three times a week, which included 10-15 minutes of warm-up and stretching, 30-50 minutes of continuous aerobic activity and 15-20 minutes of cool-down.
Only 10 percent to 20 percent of candidates for cardiac rehabilitation participate in structured exercise programs, Cho said.
"Cardiac rehabilitation is the most underused treatment in America," Cho said. "Not enough doctors are recommending it to patients. Even when a recommendation is made, patients aren't informed that cardiac rehabilitation can help them live longer."
"It's really important to encourage our patients to participate in structured exercise not just telling the patient to go exercise and do your best and good luck."
Patients in the study who didn't improve their heart rate recovery tended to be older, with a history of diabetes, peripheral artery disease and congestive heart failure.
Further research is needed to determine whether continuing cardiac rehabilitation for an additional 12 weeks can bring heart rate recovery into the normal range for these patients, Cho said.
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Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell 'Surprised' Nirvana Were Inducted Into Rock Hall Before Pearl Jam
Earlier this year, Nirvana entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making them the first "grunge band" from the Seattle scene to be inducted. As Alice in Chains prepare to play a show in Cleveland next week, where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located, guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke with Cleveland.com about Nirvana's induction and more.
"It's well-deserved," says Cantrell. "I loved those guys.'' But the singer-guitarist adds, "I was surprised to see them go in before Pearl Jam. They went in for 'Bleach,' which wasn't a big record till 'Nevermind' became a big record."
However, Cantrell is a bit mistaken in his sentiments. A band becomes eligible 25 years after its first significant recording, and while it's true that their 1988 single 'Love Buzz' and 1989 debut album 'Bleach' helped Nirvana become eligible, an act is inducted based on their whole body of work, not just the recording that made them eligible.
Cantrell concedes it would be nice to Alice in Chains be inducted, but, "If even one of our group [of Seattle bands] was considered and inducted, it says a lot for them and, associatively, about our whole city."
AIC are in the midst of a tour supporting last year's 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.' This leg wraps up May 24 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The band has also added some August dates, which kick off Aug. 8 in Penticton, British Columbia.
Before those August shows, Cantrell will appear at this year's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas. He'll be there along with Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. The camp runs July 31-Aug. 3 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, with a live performance by campers and counselors at the House of Blues to wrap up the festivities.


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How to Avoid the Bait When Your Kid Picks a Fight with You
Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions.
Elijah, my 11-year-old son, woke up this morning determined to pick a fight with me. I know I should have been more mature, but I totally fell into his trap. In my defense, it was a challenging situation. I'd just walked by the dryer and realized that he had put a pair of dirty underwear and socks inside to "clean" them.
So I may have said something like this: "Did you really put your dirty underwear and socks in the dryer without washing them first?" I also probably rolled my eyes as I was talking.
Elijah, of course, rolled his eyes in response (don't know where he got that from) and declared, "Mooooom, I don't have any clean clothes. I've looked evvverrrywhere."
"Elijah, do you see the two laundry baskets at your feet?"
He glanced down and instantly came back with a classic defense: "But none of those clothes fit!"
From there our conversation deteriorated into a full-blown fight about his refusal to wear anything but gym clothes to school, while the problem of no clean underwear wasn't being solved and it was 7:25. That meant he had 20 minutes to eat breakfast, feed the dog and sit on the couch reading a book while one or both of his parents yelled at him to get himself together.
I was really irritated.
Let me explain myself. I don't expect either of my sons to wear uncomfortable clothes like a suit and tie to school—which Elijah accused me of when we argued. I don't like wearing tight, scratchy clothes either. I only buy soft clothes for my sons that they approve of first because I don't want to spend money on clothes they aren't going to wear. So I have very limited patience when my son is moaning about how horrible it is to wear soft linen pants and collared cotton shirts.
This also isn't a personal style thing where I'm forcing him to look a particular way. If he wanted to wear black skinny jeans with a weird geometric patterned shirt, I'd be totally fine with that. If he wanted to gel his hair so it stuck out, that'd be fine too.
But in the midst of my annoyance I had a parenting epiphany that immediately turned the tables on him.
"You know, Elijah, I really want to continue this argument but we can't do it now. So let's schedule this fight for later today when you get back from school, and we'll have all the time we need. How about I meet you back here around 8 p.m. after dinner? Then you can show me how wrong I am, how horrible your clothes are and how none of them fit you." I handed him some clean underwear from the laundry basket at his feet and went downstairs.
Scheduling the argument for later worked wonderfully. As promised, I walked into his room around eight that night and said, "You ready to continue our disagreement? Because now we have the time to fully resolve this issue."
"Yes! Because I'm so right."
"You're going to have to prove that to me, because I spent a lot of money on those clothes and you agreed to them."
"But that was only to wear once for that wedding in July we had to go!"
"The agreement for our argument was that you had to prove it to me. Put the clothes on."
The clothes fit beautifully and they were comfortable. Even he had to admit it—not by actually saying so out loud, of course, but just the opposite. He didn't say a word. Now my challenge was to not leap up in a victory dance, saying, "I told you so" or "You look so handsome in these clothes!"
All I said was "Thanks for trying them on."
This is what I'm taking away from my experience: Don't let your children put you in a bad mood, especially at the beginning of the day when you don't have the time. If you catch yourself, solve the immediate problem and then schedule a time in the near future to discuss the overall problem.
Don't wonder if your child is blind because he can't see things right in front of his face. He can't. Unless he really needs them to go out with his friends or play a video game.
And in a situation where you're shown to be correct, don't rub it in. The clean clothes are the reward.
Do you have a parenting dilemma for Rosalind? Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rosalind Wiseman helps families and schools with bullying prevention and media literacy. Her book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" inspired the hit movie "Mean Girls." She writes the Ask Rosalind column for Family Circle.


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Mother Goose on the Loose
Name: Mother Goose on the Loose
Date: August 2, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Website: Greenfield Public Library
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Join the happy circle with Kay Lyons at a lap-sit story hour for children age 3 and under (with a grown-up) at the Greenfield Public Library. Kay reads books, leads the group in hand rhymes, and uses puppets to teach animal sounds and other concepts new to the very young. Each session is 45 minutes, with half an hour of structured activity and about fifteen minutes of visiting time. No sign-up is required, and the program is free of charge thanks to the generosity of the Friends of Greenfield Public Library.


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I want to have the initiation form inside a modal popup. Here's what I've figured out so far:
To open the form insisde a modal dialog, I've included this inside the "Navigatate to Url" in the custom action.
javascript:function openDialog() {
var options = {
url: "http://<server>/srd/Workflows/wf_lobEnd/wf_lobEnd.aspx",
width: 800,
height: 600,
title: "User Story"
This works fine. Question is how to modify the wf_lobend.aspx form so that the popup closes, and the initiation form get submitted.
This is the javascript that gets generated for me behind the ok buttun of the initiation form:
<input type="button" value="Start" name="btnSave" onclick="javascript: {ddwrt:GenFireServerEvent(concat('__insert;__commit;__redirectsource;__redirectToList={',ddwrt:EcmaScriptEncode($ListName),'};'))}" />
That is a bit cryptic to me, so I'm not sure what to replace. I know that I must use something like this to get the dialog closed, but that does not seem to submit the form:
onclick="SP.UI.ModalDialog.commonModalDialogClose(SP.UI.DialogResult.OK, 'Ok clicked'); return false;"
Question is: How to close the dialog and still post the data?
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So the question of this thread is:
Which is superior - objective morality or subjective morality
My answer is "Whichever one of them is correct". And since I can't support that either are correct and as far I know, no one else can either, the answer to that question is "I don't know" and likewise the position of this OP is that we don't know which is superior.
So to defeat the OP, one has to show that either
1. One of them is correct and the other is incorrect
2. One of them is superior even if it is incorrect and the other is correct (which isn't impossible as sometimes a lie is better than the truth such as telling your child an untruth to dissuade him from doing something dangerous).
I'll quickly define terms (although one is free to offer better definitions although I don't want to get bogged down in debating this).
There is an external moral source that forwards objectively correct morals that people are always correct if they follow. For example, God says Murder is wrong and therefore to disagree with this moral position is to be objectively wrong in the same vein as saying that the earth is flat.
Morality is a human invention and whatever is wrong is whatever a person happens to think is wrong and it is determined person to person (but then certainly moral issues, such as murder and rape, seem to be forwarded as consistently wrong by a vast majority of people).
And again, I argue that whichever is correct is the one that is superior. If objective morality is correct, its superiority to subjective morality is obvious so I won't spell it out. In the case of subjective morality, if it is indeed true that morality is a human construct, I see no reason why failing to acknowledge this reality and acting on the truth would not be superior to falsely believing that there is an objective source of morality. Again, while a lie can sometimes be preferable to the truth, I don't see this situation as an exception.
So again, since we don't know which is true and which is false, we also don't know which is superior to the other.


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Follow us on our first blogger trip to El Salvador!
Beginning June 1, four bloggers and two journalists will be visiting our project in El Salvador to share stories, photos and videos from the field.
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United Nations Development Programme
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network.
Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It provides expert advice, training, and grant support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries.
The status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.[2]
To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery. UNDP also encourages the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women in all of its programmes. The UNDP Human Development Report Office also publishes an annual Human Development Report (since 1990) to measure and analyse developmental progress. In addition to a global Report, UNDP publishes regional, national, and local Human Development Reports.[3]
UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from member nations. The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity. Additionally, the UNDP works internationally to help countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Currently, the UNDP is one of the main UN agencies involved in the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
UNDP works with nations on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and its wide range of partners.[4]
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The UNDP was founded on the 22nd of November 1965 with the merger of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance or EPTA and the United Nations Special Fund.[5] The rationale was to "avoid duplication of [their] activities". The EPTA was to help the economic and political aspects of underdeveloped countries while the Special Fund was to enlarge the scope of UN technical assistance.[6][7]
In 2013, UNDP's entire budget was approximately 5 billion USD.[8]
UNDP's offices and staff are on the ground in 177 countries, working with governments and local communities to help them find solutions to global and national development challenges.
UNDP links and coordinates global and national efforts to achieve the goals and national development priorities laid out by host countries. UNDP focuses primarily on five developmental challenges:
Democratic governance
UNDP supports national democratic transitions by providing policy advice and technical support, improving institutional and individual capacity within countries, educating populations about and advocating for democratic reforms, promoting negotiation and dialogue, and sharing successful experiences from other countries and locations. UNDP also supports existing democratic institutions by increasing dialogue, enhancing national debate, and facilitating consensus on national governance programmes.
Poverty reduction
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UNDP helps countries develop strategies to combat poverty by expanding access to economic opportunities and resources, linking poverty programmes with countries' larger goals and policies, and ensuring a greater voice for the poor. UNDP also works at the macro level to reform trade, encourage debt relief and foreign investment, and ensure the poorest of the poor benefit from globalisation.
On the ground, UNDP sponsors developmental pilot projects, promotes the role of women in development, and coordinates efforts between governments, NGOs, and outside donors. In this way, UNDP works with local leaders and governments to provide opportunities for impoverished people to create businesses and improve their economic condition.
The UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)[1] in Brasília, Brazil expands the capacities of developing countries to design, implement and evaluate socially inclusive development projects. IPC-IG is a global forum for South-South policy dialogue and learning, having worked with more than 7,000 officials from more than 50 countries.
A 2013 evaluation of the UNDP's poverty reduction efforts states that the UNDP has effectively supported national efforts to reduce poverty, by helping governments make policy changes that benefit the poor.[9] Nevertheless, the same evaluation also states there is a strong need for better measurement and monitoring of the impacts of the UNDP's work.[10] The UNDP's Strategic Plan 2014-2017 incorporates the recommendations of this poverty evaluation.[11]
Crisis prevention and recovery
UNDP works to reduce the risk of armed conflicts or disasters, and promote early recovery after crisis have occurred. UNDP works through its country offices to support local government in needs assessment, capacity development, coordinated planning, and policy and standard setting.
Examples of UNDP risk reduction programmes include efforts to control small arms proliferation, strategies to reduce the impact of natural disasters, and programmes to encourage use of diplomacy and prevent violence.
Recovery programmes include disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, demining efforts, programmes to reintegrate displaced persons, restoration of basic services, and transitional justice systems for countries recovering from warfare.
Environment and Energy
As the poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable water, sanitation and energy services, UNDP seeks to address environmental issues in order to improve developing countries' abilities to develop sustainably, increase human development and reduce poverty. UNDP works with countries to strengthen their capacity to address global environmental issues by providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through environmentally sensitive development projects that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods.
UNDP's environmental strategy focuses on effective water governance including access to water supply and sanitation, access to sustainable energy services, Sustainable land management to combat desertification and land degradation, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and policies to control emissions of harmful pollutants and ozone-depleting substances. UNDP's Equator Initiative office biennially offers the Equator Prize to recognize outstanding indigenous community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and thus making local contributions to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
HIV/AIDS is a big issue in today's society and UNDP works to help countries prevent further spreading and reduce its impact, convening The Global Commission on HIV and the Law which reported in 2012.[12]
Hub for Innovative Partnerships
Major programmes underway are:[13]
- ART Global Initiative
- World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty
- Territorial Approach to Climate Change
- Africa–Kazakhstan Partnership for the SDGs
Human Development Report
Since 1990, the UNDP has annually published the Human Development Report, which includes topics on Human Development and the annual Human Development Index.[3]
The UNDP spends about 0.2% of its budget on internal evaluation of the effectiveness of its programmes.[14] The UNDP's Evaluation Office is a member of the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) which brings together all the units responsible for evaluation in the UN system. Currently the UNEG has 43 members and 3 observers.[15]
Global Policy Centers
The UNDP runs six GPCs, including the Seoul GPC on partnerships, and the Global Center for Public Service Excellence that issues the influential 'Raffles Review' on developments in public administration research.
UN co-ordination role
UNDP plays a significant co-ordination role for the UN's activities in the field of development. This is mainly executed through its leadership of the UN Development Group and through the Resident Co-ordinator System.
United Nations Development Group
The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) was created by the Secretary General in 1997, to improve the effectiveness of UN development at the country level. The UNDG brings together the operational agencies working on development. The Group is chaired by the Administrator of UNDP. UNDP also provides the Secretariat to the Group.
The UNDG develops policies and procedures that allow member agencies to work together and analyse country issues, plan support strategies, implement support programmes, monitor results and advocate for change. These initiatives increase UN impact in helping countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including poverty reduction.
32 UN agencies are members of the UNDG. The Executive Committee consists of the four "founding members": UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and UNDP. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.
Resident coordinator system
The Resident Coordinator (RC) system co-ordinates all organizations of the United Nations system dealing with operational activities for development in the field. The RC system aims to bring together the different UN agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities at the country level. Resident Coordinators, who are funded, appointed and managed by UNDP, lead UN country teams in more than 130 countries and are the designated representatives of the Secretary-General for development operations. Working closely with national governments, Resident Coordinators and country teams advocate the interests and mandates of the UN drawing on the support and guidance of the entire UN family.It is now coordinated by the UNDG.[16]
NSA surveillance
Documents of Edward Snowden showed in December 2013 that British and American intelligence agencies surveillance targets with America's National Security Agency (NSA) included organisations such as the United Nations Development Programme, the UN's children's charity Unicef and Médecins Sans Frontières and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).[17]
The UNDP has been criticised by members of its staff and the Bush administration of the United States for irregularities in its finances in North Korea. Artjon Shkurtaj claimed that he had found forged US dollars in the Programmes safe while the staff were paid in Euros. The UNDP denied any wrongdoing, and keeping improper accounts.[18]
Disarmament and controversy
In mid-2006, as first reported by Inner City Press[19] and then by The New Vision,[20] UNDP halted its disarmament programmes in the Karamoja region of Uganda in response to human rights abuses in the parallel forcible disarmament programmes carried out by the Uganda People's Defence Force.
The UNDP Administrator has the rank of an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. While the Administrator is often referred to as the third highest-ranking official in the UN (after the UN Secretary General and the UN Deputy Secretary General), this has never been formally codified.
In addition to his or her responsibilities as head of UNDP, the Administrator is also the Chair of the UN Development Group.[21]
The position of Administrator is appointed by the Secretary-General of the UN and confirmed by the General Assembly for a term of four years.[22]
Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, is the current Administrator. She was appointed in late March 2009, succeeding Kemal Derviş.[23] The current government of New Zealand strongly supported her nomination, along with Australia, the Pacific Island nations and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown.[24] The five countries on the UNDP board also have some influence over selection.[citation needed] Current board members are Iran (chair), Haiti, Serbia, the Netherlands and Tanzania.[citation needed]
|Helen Clark
|New Zealand
|2009- Today
|Kemal Derviş
|Mark Malloch Brown
|United Kingdom
|James Gustave Speth
|United States
|William Henry Draper
|United States
|F. Bradford Morse
|United States
|Rudolph A. Peterson
|United States
|Paul G. Hoffman
|United States
Associate Administrator
During meetings of the UN Development Group, which are chaired by the Administrator, UNDP is represented by the Associate Administrator.[citation needed] The position is currently held by Maria Eugenia Casar, appointed on 7 May 2014.
Assistant Administrators
Assistant Administrators of the UNDP, Assistant United Nations Secretary Generals and Directors of the Regional Bureaus are
- Michael O'Neill (United Kingdom), for Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy;
- Magdy Martínez-Solimán [a.i.] (Spain), for Bureau of Development Policy;
- Jordan Ryan (United States), for Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery;
- Jens Wandel (Denmark), for Bureau of Management;[25]
- Abdoulaye Mar Dieye (Senegal), for Africa;
- Sima Sami Bahous (Jordan), for Arab States;
- Haoliang Xu (China), for Asia & Pacific;
- Cihan Sultanoğlu (Turkey), for Europe & CIS and
- Jessica Faieta [a.i.] (Ecuador), for Latin America and the Caribbean.[26]
Previous Administrators
The first administrator of the UNDP was Paul G. Hoffman, former head of the Economic Cooperation Administration which administered the Marshall Plan.
Other holders of the position have included: Bradford Morse, former Republican congressman from Massachusetts; William Draper, venture capitalist and friend of George H.W. Bush who saw one of the UN system's major achievements, the Human Development Report, introduced during his tenure; Mark Malloch Brown, who was previously Vice President of External Affairs at the World Bank and subsequently became UN Deputy Secretary General.
Kemal Derviş, a former finance minister of Turkey and senior World Bank official, was the previous UNDP Administrator. Derviş started his four-year term on 15 August 2005.
Goodwill Ambassadors
UNDP, along with other UN agencies, has long enlisted the voluntary services and support of prominent individuals as Goodwill Ambassadors to highlight these causes. Their fame helps amplify the urgent and universal message of human development and international cooperation, helping to accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. They articulate the UNDP development philosophy and programmes of self-reliant opportunities and motivate people to act in the interest of improving their own lives and those of their fellow citizens.
Global Ambassadors
- Antonio Banderas[27]
- Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway[28]
- Misako Konno
- Ronaldo[29]
- Zinedine Zidane[29]
- Maria Sharapova
- Hadiqa Kiani
- Didier Drogba
- Iker Casillas
- Connie Britton
- Marta Vieira da Silva
See also
- Human development
- Democracy Ranking
- Development assistance
- Economic development
- International development
- List of UNDP country codes
- U.S. Committee for the United Nations Development Program
- United Nations Millennium Campaign
- United Nations Volunteers
- Equator Prize
- United Nations Development Group
- Match Against Poverty
- ↑ "Background Guide;: Executive board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)" (PDF). UN-USA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> (from internet archive)
- ↑ un.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 un.org
- ↑ http://www.un.org.my/0912010343%C2%BBUnited_Nations_Development_Programme_(UNDP).aspx
- ↑ Consolidation of the Special Fund and the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance in a United Nations Development Programme GA Res 2029, XX (1965)
- ↑ Stokke, O., 2009, The UN and Development: From Aid to Cooperation, Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, p.51, 1000
- ↑ Murphy, C.N. 2006, The United Nations Development Programme: A Better Way? Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.51–66
- ↑ http://www.us.undp.org/WashingtonOffice/UNDPFactSheet2012.pdf UNDP Fact Sheet 2012
- ↑ "Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Poverty Reduction". UNDP. Retrieved 4 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Poverty Reduction". UNDP. Retrieved 4 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "UNDP Strategic Plan: 2014-2017". UNDP.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Global Commission on HIV and the Law
- ↑ "The Hub for Innovative Partnerships". undp.org. November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Biståndets svarta hål (in Swedish)". Svenska Dagbladet. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 30 September 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ ""About the United Nations Evaluation Group"". UN. Retrieved 4 November 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ undg.org
- ↑ GCHQ and NSA targeted charities, Germans, Israeli PM and EU chief The Guardian 20 December 2013
- ↑ "UN denies firing 'whistleblower'". BBC News. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ innercitypress.com
- ↑ newvision.co.ug
- ↑ undg.org
- ↑ "Post of the UNDP Administrator". Retrieved 11 March 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Crewdson, Patrick (27 March 2009). "Clark gets UN job". The Dominion Post. Fairfax Media NZ Ltd. Retrieved 26 June 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Charbonneau, Louis (31 March 2009). "Former New Zealand PM Clark confirmed in top UN post". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Secretary General appoints Jens Wandel Assistant Administrator
- ↑ Regional Directors (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP)
- ↑ "Antonio Banderas appointed as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador". UNDP. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon". Royal House of Norway. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Match Against Poverty". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 25 September 2014
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- UNDP for Beginners: a short, comprehensive introduction to the UNDP; Also available in French and Spanish.
- United Nations Rule of Law: United Nations Development Programme, on the rule of law work conducted by the United Nations Development Programme.
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Years ago, B-17s, B-25s, B-24s and P-51 Mustangs (pictured) existed in abundance. Today just a handful of these warbirds remain airworthy — and very few offer rides to the public. The Collings Foundation, a private group out of Stow, Mass., is one of the few organizations that provides these historical aviation experiences but, according to Collings Foundation President Rob Collings, attempts to add more aircraft to the foundation's fleet is proving to be a difficult process because of waivers that must be obtained from the FAA.
The rides are important revenue generating tools, according to Collings. The pilots and crews are volunteers, so all the money raised from the rides goes into supporting the aircraft.
The FAA's "Exemptions for Passenger Carrying Operations Conducted for Compensation and Hire in Other Than Standard Category Aircraft" policy states that aircraft must meet the test of being historically significant in the context of aeronautical history.
According to Collings, the foundation's attempt to add two World War II-era German aircraft, a German Me262 and Fieseler Co. Fi-156 Storch, have been blocked by FAA officials because the airplanes are not U.S. designs and the Me262 is a replica.
Collings counters,"There is no requirement in the FAA's policy 72 FR 57197 stating that the historical significance be in the context of U.S. aeronautical history.
"The Fi-156 Storch and Me-262 denial by the FAA was arbitrary and contrary to FAA policy, which states 'An aircraft that was not made by a U.S. manufacturer may be considered for an exemption if the operational and maintenance history is adequately documented'," he continued.
Collings noted that the Me-262 was the first operational jet and the Storch a prime example of one of the first attempts at a STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) design.
Realizing that aviation did not end with World War II, the foundation also has been trying to add two Vietnam-era aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and a McDonnell Douglas TA-4J, to its line up.
In its denial letter, the FAA states, "While the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and the McDonnell Douglas TA-4J may meet the historically significant test, the FAA must consider that permitting the public to experience flights in an aircraft that while in U.S. military service required the installation of an ejection seat raises a safety concern that has not been adequately addressed. Until the petitioner provides sufficient information on the means by which it ensures an equivalent level of safety, the FAA will not grant an exemption authorizing operations with the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and the McDonnell Douglas TA-4J. Therefore, the exemption is denied."
Collings countered that the foundation already has an ejection seat training program that was approved by the FAA and "goes well beyond the standard United States Air Force program. We ensure the total understanding, compliance and competency of the ejection seat protocol and procedures."
There has been a lot of back and forth with the FAA on the issue. According to Alison Duquette from the FAA Office of Communications, "We are actively reviewing Mr. Collings' request."
In the meantime, Collings is asking those in the aviation community let the FAA know how they feel about the waiver status.
"The FAA is taking note of all of the great letters and e-mails that people have been sending in," he said. "There have been a few Congressional inquiries so far too. It puts the FAA on notice that they must follow their policies, not make them up however they want as they did in the denial. Also, aviation minded folks get more than irritated when ignorant comments like the Me-262 and Fieseler Storch are not 'historically significant' — they were the first operational jet and STOL aircraft, but that apparently is not significant!
"It is left to the private sector to carry on this important history, and the Collings Foundation is the only private organization in the world operating many of these types of aircraft," he continued. "We cannot do it without private contributions and support, as we receive no government funding at all. We need to be able to offer these flight experiences in order to continue our Vietnam Memorial Flight and honor those veterans who have been ignored."
It can take months for the FAA to evaluation a petition for exemption. Collings said he is aware of that, but he's heard "we're working on it" so many times he is dubious.
"Please encourage all of you readers to write the FAA, their senators and congressmen and please copy us on the letter so we can track the grass roots movement," he said.
He suggested sending comments to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt at email@example.com or Director of Flight Standards John Allen at firstname.lastname@example.com. CC your comments to email@example.com.
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On Monday, CBS This Morning gave leftist New York Times columnist Paul Krugman a platform to promote his new book and to spout his usual prescription of massive government spending. Krugman also bashed Mitt Romney: "He's going to make Herbert Hoover look good by comparison." Anchor Gayle King boosted her guest by twice citing President Obama's praise for the author as "one of the smartest economic reporters."
Krugman briefly acknowledged the "long-term budget problem," but quickly added that "now is not the time to be slashing....Now is the time to be doing public works, to be rehiring those school teachers, to get this economy moving again." He also ripped the austerity measures taken by several European countries: "You look at what's happening in Europe and...we just learned that austerity is not the answer...the big problem now is not to have a new stimulus, but simply to reverse those cuts at the state level."
King teased the segment with the columnist by gushing at his side, "I would like to introduce you to the man that President Barack Obama says is one of the smartest economic reporters in the country. That would be you, Paul Krugman." Co-anchor Charlie Rose continued in this vein at the beginning of the segment as he referenced the dedication in his guest's book: "He [Krugman] is holding nothing back in his latest book. The title of the book is called, 'End This Depression Now!' The dedication reads, 'To the unemployed who deserve better.'...First of all, speak to the dedication. I mean, you think that American policymakers have failed the unemployed and have failed the economy."
Krugman almost immediately launched into his call for spending in his reply:
KRUGMAN: We have. This is- there's enormous human damage being done to this economy and it's all unnecessary. We have the knowledge. We have the tools. If we could get our politicians to move and do the right thing, we could be out of this very fast.
ROSE: Okay. The right thing is?
KRUGMAN: The right thing is, actually, to spend more. Right now, you know, we have a long-term budget problem, but now is not the time to be slashing. Now is not the time to be laying off school teachers. Now is the time to be doing public works, to be rehiring those school teachers, to get this economy moving again.
ROSE: And the alternative is austerity- is saying we have to attack the debt first- the debt and deficit- and you are now arguing that if you look at what's happened in Europe, they have tried that and it has failed and made things worse.
KRUGMAN: Yes. You look at European countries that have done the austerity; they have mass unemployment- you know, 25 percent now in Spain- and they're not even making much progress on the deficit because the economy shrinks, revenues shrink, the long-term growth prospects fall off. So, no- austerity later; austerity when the economy has recovered....
The morning show did put up graphics showing the massive rise in the debt, as well as the 8.2 percent unemployment rate, but the anchor didn't bring up these details during the segment.
Later in the interview, the writer called for even more "quantitative easing" from the Federal Reserve. King soon followed with her second reference to Obama's label from "Rolling Stone":
ROSE: What would you want the Fed to do now?
KRUGMAN: First of all, more of the stuff that it's done some of, but not enough of- of the quantitative easing. But it also needs to say, look, we're not that concerned about inflation. If- tell us, you know, five percent, six percent is a problem; but three percent, four percent is not, and we're willing- in fact, would like to see a little bit of inflation to get this economy moving- change the expectations, help us along in getting out of this slump.
KING: But you say that it could take seven years if we keep going the way we're going....And if we follow your advice, it would take-
KRUGMAN: Eighteen months, two years.
KING: So why aren't people listening to you, Paul Krugman? I love that President Obama, in 'Rolling Stone'- did you see that he called you one of the smartest economic reporters? Did you see that?
KRUGMAN: Yeah- I'm sorry to say, one of? (King laughs) No, but look, there's a lot of practices to overcome-
ROSE: Very good line, Paul.
KRUGMAN: And- no, Obama is a smart guy, and I think- I actually know that a lot of people around him actually share my views- not perhaps 100 percent- but they face political opposition. But also, they face a lack of boldness- a lack of audacity, you might say....And what really we need here is audacity.
Rose followed up by asking about the economic proposals of Obama's presumptive rival, Mitt Romney. The New York Times columnist answered with his Hoover citation:
ROSE: Do you believe Romney has a better idea?
KRUGMAN: No. I mean, what Romney is saying- let's do exactly what we did under the Bush administration, and this time, hope for different results. He's saying, let's do exactly what they're doing in Ireland, which has led to 15 percent unemployment and 30 percent youth unemployment, and that will lead to great results here. Now, Romney is- I mean, he's going to make Herbert Hoover look good by comparison.
Earlier in the interview, Krugman dropped a cultural reference, which sailed right over Charlie Rose's head:
ROSE: But here's the other point you make: Ben Bernanke is the man who understood the Depression; understood what happened to Japan; and he's now in charge of the Fed and he's a fellow former professor at Princeton. And you're now saying what? That he's wrong, wrong, wrong?
KRUGMAN: Well, funny thing is, I can quote Ben Bernanke as a professor about what the Japanese should have been doing when they did a dress rehearsal for our crisis and it applies perfectly to Ben Bernanke right now. Now, I think there's mixture. He's under political pressure from the right; he's probably been somewhat taken over-
ROSE: I thought the Fed was immune from political pressure.
KRUGMAN: Yeah, right, sure. (King laughs) But I'll say a little bit: he's been assimilated by the Borg; that is, you know, the Fed has an institute-
ROSE: The blog?
KRUGMAN: The Borg; the Borg, as on Star Trek. The Fed has an institutional culture that makes it reluctant to be adventurous....
The full transcript of Charlie Rose and Gayle King's interview of Paul Krugman, which aired at the bottom of the 8 am Eastern hour of Monday's CBS This Morning, can be found at MRC.org.


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Engineering School hosts robot competition
The Liberty University School of Engineering and Computational Sciences hosted a VEX Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 27, in the Schilling Center. Twenty-one teams from various public, private and Christian high schools from Virginia and Maryland, along with one home school team, participated.
About 78 students competed for the top awards — qualifying for the Vex Robotics Competition World Championship to be held in Dallas, Texas, April 22-24 and an $8,000 engineering scholarship to Liberty University.
The event is held to inspire students in the engineering design process and encourage them to consider majoring in engineering in college.
The "Clean Sweep" robot ballgame involves two teams of two robots each facing off in a 12-by-12 playing field. Robots must pass balls of various sizes through goals in a wall that separates the two teams.
Top awards went to Gar-Field High School (Woodbridge, Va.), Annapolis Area Christian School (Severn, Md.) and Lloyd C. Bird High School (Chesterfield, Va.). The home school team from Daleville, Va. also qualified for the World Championship by winning the Excellence Award, presented to the team that excels in all areas of VEX Robotics and exemplifies overall excellence in building a well-rounded VEX robotics program.
Several regional and national corporations sponsored the event and contributed door prizes.


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What's a fun way to repurpose household items into toys or crafts?
Household items can be combined with objects found in nature to create fun and natural toys and crafts. We keep a few baskets filled with foods (pasta, beans, seeds, nuts), yarn, string, scraps of fabric, sticks, shells, acorns, leaves and pinecones. Another handy item is natural glue from The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule. Simply combine a 3:1 ratio of flour and sugar in a saucepan. Slowly add cold water until a paste forms. Stir over heat until the mixture thickens. Add 1 tsp. of white vinegar. This will keep in the fridge for a few weeks. Warm to room temperature before use. Old fashioned pinecone bird feeders are fun, easy to create and you probably have most of the materials on hand. Learn how to make DIY Pinecone Bird Feeders here ~ http://naturealmom.com/project-diy-bird-feeders/


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Jazz Brunch – Emma Caroline Baker
April 29, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fireside Room
Jazz + Brunch = a perfect Sunday ritual.
Join us Sunday from 10:30a-1:30p for Jazz Brunch at Hotel Sorrento in the Fireside Room. Build your own tower of Brunch goodies, sip a bottomless mimosa or enjoy our Bloody Mary bar while enjoying the sounds of Emma Caroline Baker and George Bullock.
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This is where you can upload your Dark Elf (Dunmer) voice auditions. Please keep this thread only for auditions - feedback and other comments relating to voice work can be posted in the hub.
I have long believed it was a mistake to turn from the old gods. Perhaps Azura is with you after all. And perhaps not. I will tell you that I've spoken with Dagoth Ur. He promised me the same thing. That he will drive the foreigners from our lands. But I am not one to ignore opportunity, nor am I one to be troubled by rubbing two sides of a coin. If you are one of your word, I am your ally. I will tell Velanda Omani and Nevena Ules to support you as Hortator of House Hlaalu. VOICE INFORMATION
In general, Dunmer should sound wise, even in their youth. They live in a harsh land, and their lifespans are very long - they are a pragmatic people and venerate the wisdom of their elders from even from a young age. They should speak in a precise manner, taking the time to think through exactly what they mean to say as they say it.
For female Dunmer, the most important thing to consider is the culture they're coming from. Female members of House Hlaalu are the most heavily influenced by Imperial (and therefore Aldmeri) influence. They could very well speak with a lilt of the Imperial nobles, to a degree, though their voices won't be as commanding or crisp as either the Imperials or the Altmer. The old voice for the Altmer would have made a great Hlaalu Dunmer.
Female Redoran Dunmer do not need the British lilt. The Redoran should sound proud, and stalwart. A mature-voiced and not necessarily as crisp version of the more American imperials could work - think 'superhero'.
Telvanni Dunmer females would seem suspicious and cold.
Ashlander females need to crank up the elderly wisdom vibe to 11. Depending on how good they are with Cyrodilic (English) their accent may even sound Dothraki or Mongolian.
For males, the rasp is the most important thing. If you can throat sing, and apply this rasp on top of throat singing, that is the ideal Dunmer voice. That's how Jeff Baker does the voice. After you nail the sound you can think on the cultural influences.
Here are some Dunmer examples I recorded.http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/tholer-saryoni-hate... http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/duke-vedam-dren-cam... http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/king-hlaalu-helseth http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/master-aryon


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I was at a friends cabin a few weeks ago. Came across this place:
I found a map of it so i could get a good overlook of it:
I have played around in max a bit with it and think it'll do nicely as a small tmd map.
This is my thoughts about layout so far:
There are room for some routes that goes in a higher plane than the other routes. I will play around and see what works.


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Organic Dairy Breaks USDA Rules
A supplier to Dean Foods Co., the nation's largest dairy processor, has been accused of confining its cows on a feedlot instead of letting them roam on pasture—in defiance of federal rules on organic production.
Cornucopia Institute asked the US Department of Agriculture to investigate the Fagundes Brothers Dairy after officials from the Institute and other neighboring organic dairy farmers reported seeing cows being confined, even in good weather. According to federal law, dairy marketed as organic must come from cows who have access to pasture.
Certified organic six years ago after transitioning from a conventional operation, the Fagundes facility milks about 3,000 cows on three sites. The owner says he pastures his cows on about 700 acres roughly from May through September, depending on weather, though Cornucopia Institute reports there is evidence against this claim.
E. coli Case Settled for $13.5 Million
Eight years ago, 3-year-old Brianna Kriefall and 140 other people became ill after eating at a Sizzler in South Milwaukee. E. coli-contaminated meat that had come from Excel Corp., a subsidiary of Cargill, had been served at the restaurant. Though Brianna did not eat the meat, she did eat watermelon that had been contaminated by it, and she died as a result. Initially, Excel denied that its product caused the outbreak, but genetic testing proved otherwise. In June, the company agreed to pay Brianna's family $13.5 million, the second-largest settlement in the nation involving a food-borne illness, and perhaps the largest award for a single victim.
Tyson Deceived the Public to Rake in the ProfitsLast year, Tyson Foods, Inc. began a media campaign using advertisements dishonestly claiming that its chickens are "raised without antibiotics." The multimillion dollar effort, which resulted in an additional 70 million pounds of chicken sold by the company last year, included posters and brochures distributed to 8,500 grocery stores across the country.
However, Tyson's efforts to dupe the public were soon uncovered by the company's competitors. Sanderson Farms and Perdue Farms sought an injunction against the firm, arguing that Tyson's "raised without antibiotics" claim misleads consumers and has caused irreparable harm by implying products from competitors contain antibiotics or dangerous additives. While the deceptive new campaign was a major success for Tyson last year, Sanderson and Perdue reported respective losses of a $4 million account and $10 million in revenue.
Meanwhile, Tyson officials have admitted to engaging in the "common industry practice" of injecting eggs with antibiotics a few days before they hatch. A representative of the company said injecting eggs with antibiotics does not go against the label because the term "raised" only covers the period that begins with hatching. In addition, Tyson puts another type of antibiotic known as an ionophore in the feed given its chickens. Ionophores, which are not used to treat human diseases, are commonly given to industrially raised farm animals. Ionophores are also used by Sanderson and Perdue.
Finally, Tyson was ordered by a US District Court in April to remove all of its advertisements that claim that its chickens are raised without antibiotics. However, since May, consumers in several states have also been filing suit to challenge the marketing claim, alleging false advertising throughout the entire campaign and seeking compensation.
In addition to the legal actions against Tyson by its competitors and consumers, the US Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), which had originally supported the company's request to label its products as antibiotic free, has changed its position. Now that it has all the data available, including the ruling from US District Court, the FSIS has rejected both the original label claim and a revised version proposed by Tyson, which stated "raised without antibiotics that impact human antibiotic resistance."


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February 3
Saint Blase was born at Sebaste, in Armenia, of which place he was subsequently appointed bishop, on the solicitation of the people, and suffered martyrdom in 316, during the persecution under Licinius. This saint wrought many miracles, and is yet invoked in dangerous diseases of the throat, because he saved the life of a rich widow's son, who had nearly died in consequence of swallowing a fish-bone. The Church accordingly sanctions a special blessing of throats on his day. Holding the blessed candles near the throat, in the form of a cross, the priest says:
"Through the merits and intercession of Saint Blase, bishop and martyr, God deliver thee from all diseases of the throat, and preserve thee from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen."
If we take part in this pious custom of the Church, we should, above all, consider that while we unite our supplications with the prayers of the Church, to be preserved from bodily illness, we ought to guard our souls against sin, particularly sins of the tongue and of the palate, as being more dangerous ills than any that can afflict our bodies.
O God, Who givest us joy by the annual solemnity of Saint Blase, Thy holy bishop and martyr, mercifully grant us, in the fulness of Thy love, that we may rejoice in the protection of him whose festival we today joyfully celebrate. Through Christ our Lord, etc. Amen.
-– Goffine's Devout Instructions


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Sharon Osbourne is sounding off on Justin Bieber.
"I feel really bad for him," the "Talk" cohost said in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. "There's this little kid with a huge dream, he's cute, girls love him, and he wants to be a mean boy, and he's about as mean as a f--kin' kitten, and he's trying to act out. It's like pissing in a bucket. It's like, 'Oh, we're the bad boys!' F--k off! You don't know what bad is."
Osbourne continued, "And I think that he's lost, I really do. I think he doesn't realize he's white and not black, that's a huge problem. And, at the point he's at in his career, it's so dangerous because we've seen it all before a million times. Where do you go when you're a child entertainer and then you want to transition to be a man? Very few make it."
U.S. & World
Bieber wasn't the only guy Osbourne targeted during her interview. When asked about Kanye West, Osbourne ripped, "I have no time for him. He bores me. I said it on the show, he's an average-looking man with an average talent, but he's a great salesman. He should sell cars because they would f--kin' fly out the door. He's his No. 1 fan."
And then there's Anthony Weiner's new sexting scandal! Osbourne dished, "I think he wrote something on his penis and sent a picture of it. Was it 'Big Dirty'? Fabulously insane. I mean, this guy is out of his f--king mind. What is going on? We've got the mayor of San Diego and the guy running for mayor of New York City, and they're both out of their f--king minds!"
"I'd like to slap him," she continued. "He did a news interview today where he seemed so smug and said he only wanted to talk about issues. You want to talk about issues while you sent a picture of your dick, with writing on it?"
Osbourne did have something nice to say when congratulated on daughter Kelly Osbourne's engagement to Matthew Mosshart. She said, "We're very, very happy."


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STOCKTON - David Midura, a 49-year-old real estate developer and manager, was appointed with near unanimity Thursday night to the Stockton Unified School District board seat that became vacant when Sara Cazares died April 20.
STOCKTON - David Midura, a 49-year-old real estate developer and manager, was appointed with near unanimity Thursday night to the Stockton Unified School District board seat that became vacant when Sara Cazares died April 20.
The board's 5-1 vote for Midura, with Sal Ramirez the lone opposition, followed an angry denunciation by Cazares' husband of the other candidates, Bill Ross and Naveed Ahmed. A fourth candidate dropped out earlier Thursday.
Midura, who has three children who graduated from Stockton Unified, said he is excited to get started. He is expected to be sworn in at Tuesday night's meeting.
"I have a lot of experience," Midura said. "I'm going to roll up my sleeves and get to work."
Board President Gloria Allen said, "I've heard a lot of good things about him."
Speaking during the public comment session, Hernandez said if the board chose Ross or Ahmed, it would "make a mockery of my wife's legacy."
Hernandez said voters already had soundly rejected Ross' bid for a second term by electing his wife in 2010; accused Ross of "bullying" when he was on the board from 2006-10; cited a past allegation of racism against Ross; and accused him of neglecting one of the schools he represented during his term.
The 63-year-old Ross, whose letters of support for the position included one from former Mayor Ann Johnston, said after the meeting, "I feel very deeply saddened by (Hernandez's) loss, but he doesn't know me. He's never spent any time with me, and if he did, he would know none of those things are true."
Hernandez said Cazares "didn't want anything to do" with Ahmed after the 22-year-old recent University of the Pacific graduate backed Anthony Silva in his successful race for mayor last year. Hernandez also accused Ahmed of sexist behavior. Ahmed denied the allegation.
Board members asked the candidates a series of questions before quickly picking Midura to represent east-central Stockton Unified.
Trustee Colleen Keenan, a Tracy Unified teacher, said she appreciated Midura's response when asked the purpose of public education. Midura said public schools must "educate children and teach them the skills they need to succeed in life."
"It's a community effort for a school to do that," he added.
Midura's term expires in 2014. To remain on the board after that, he would have to win the November 2014 election.
Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/phillipsblog.


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The real Murderers' Row? Colorado Rockies can rake; Yankees hitters a joke
Arrogance comes to Coors Field, all dressed up in the pinstripe suits of those imposters wearing New York Yankees uniforms. Now batting cleanup for the Yankees … No. 33, Travis Hafner? Really? A reject from the Cleveland Indians?
Here's the deal: While Rockies ownership can charge premium prices for tickets to this Yankees series, isn't Colorado the team with the stronger batting order? Listen to Peter Burns and I discuss the merits of Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki versus Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells. Bang the audio here:
What do you think: Would beating the Yankees really count more than getting victories against any other major-league team? Does it tick you off that Coors Field will be awash in New York fans?
Kick it with Kiz and Peter Burns by joining the discussion on Mile High Sports Radio Monday through Friday from 7-9 a.m. At 93.7 FM and 1510 AM.
Find Kiz on Twitter @MarkKiszla. And Peter Burns @PeterBurnsRadio.
And read Kiszla's latest column at denverpost.com/kiszla.


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CoolRunning Perth 5km Challenge
From CoolRunning Australia
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Basic Details
- When - First Saturday of each month - read the CoolRunning Thread to confirm.
- Where - Swan River (routes to be determined before each event)
- What - 5km run around Swan(you decide your own handicap).
- Time - Meet by 7:45am, usually the fastest runner does a countdown and you go off what pace you think you might do or want to push for. Aim is for everyone to finish @ 8:30am - Listen to the starter who will be calling start times.
- Contact - None - just front up. Keep and eye on the CR thread
- Terrain - Shared Pathway - likely to be a few other runners & some cyclists.
- Route 1 UWA Boatshed carpark to Old Swan Brewery - out and back course (no markers). Map found here: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/...rk/243012869348
More details
- All welcome - You can run or walk 5k or cheer on those that are...prams & Jnr CRs most welcome!
- Breakfast after for those interested at location to be decided appropriate to the route nominated
- Routes are likely to change just for variety - will be updated above when we've decided upon the next one!
Date: 06/09/08
- StellaBella 26:54 (PB)
- markc 18:58
- erinlee 34:32 (PB)