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SGAC Ghana
National Points of Contact Ghana
Welcome to the SGAC Ghana page.
You have found the best place to inform yourself about space activities in Ghana. As the global community approached the end of the 20th Century and the birth of a new millennium, it has become apparent that effective space partnering is taken a stronghold in Africa especially in Ghana. Though Ghana has not experience much in space related events and does not have a major presence in the global space stage, its socio-economic advancement and sustainability depends largely on the use of space technologies, application and services. The government has thus far made significant effort to promote and establish the Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre (GSSTC) which seeks to become a centre of excellence in space science and technology to foster teaching, learning and commercial application of space science research for the economic transformation of Ghana and the Sub-region, to uncover and exploit the capabilities of space technologies to accelerate national development through education and cutting edge research. This center is to be hosted by the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) which would play a leading role in the establishment of the center. Young professionals, the youth and student participation in space related events has been very minimal but with gradual improvement in recent years. There appears to be a young generation of space enthusiast in Ghana, hence amongst some of our aims and objectives is to strive to educate many Ghanaians about space, its related applications and peaceful use. SGAC offers a good foundation for young professionals and students interested in this field from an increasing global community of talented professionals who share a common vision about space. Interested persons could also benefit from activities which bring together experts to discuss events and issues which influence our global world which could be useful to the Ghanaian populace. Find out more about opportunities for space related technologies in our region especially the Ghana page for youth involvement in space events with SGAC Ghana team.Do contact any of the NPoCs anytime for more information.
Do contact any of the NPoCs anytime for more information.
Young Space Activities Overview in the USA
2013 commemorates an exciting year for space activities in Ghana. Besides participating in SGAC Ghana activities, students and young professionals can meet during Yuri's night and World Space Week to share ideas, learn and work on projects related to space.
Upcoming Events/Projects/ Activities
1. SGAC Ghana in collaboration with the GSSTC plans to embark on outreach activities with exciting educative programs from April 2013 and will undertake and coordinate public lectures, TV/radio talk shows, school visits, formation of more space clubs and societies, regular workshops, seminars and competitions. 2. GSSTC plans to run postgraduate programmes in collaborations with South African Universities and other institutions within the framework of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) projects. 3. Ghana Space Project – Conversion of a "dormant" communication satellite into a radio telescope at 'NKUNTUNSE' with support from SKA team South Africa. 4. International Astronautical Congress (IAC) to be held in Beijing, China from 23rd – 27th September, 2013 . SGAC Ghana hopes to inspire curious minds and help great awareness about space and its terrestrial benefits. We hope to improve on our membership and get more youth groups involved in the activities of SGAC.
Objectives of SGAC Ghana
Encourage and engage students, young professionals and the youth to partake in space initiatives. Serve as a platform to motivate members to participate and contribute towards active space discussions and policies and expand their knowledge. Carry out outreach programs and also organise capacity building programs to promote space science to students.
Country-Specific Events in 2013
- Quiz competition for Ghana Space Clubs on the topic "Astronomy and its Truths" to be held on 15th March.
- SGAC Ghana in collaboration with GSSTC will organise space-based outreach campaigns for young students and the general public to recognise the importance of science and technology, engineering and maths to spark the interest and creativity among students which could be a potential career opportunity.
- Yuri's night 2013 (12 April): Yuri's night is a celebration of humanity's achievement in space. It marks the launch of the first human into space, Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961 and the launch of the first Space Shuttle, STS-1 on April 12, 1981.
- Global Youth Service Day: A forum (April) will be organized to inspire more people to join SGAC Ghana.
- World Space Week (4-10 October): WSW is a global space celebration of international space science and technology achievements. More information on this event will be posted soon. We would like to hear from you on ideas concerning WSW celebrations in Ghana.
- African Leadership Conference, November, 2013.Interesting Web Links for the Young Generation in the USA
Interesting Web Links for the Young Generation in Ghana
Ghana Planetarium Science project Yuri's Night World Space Week International Universe Awareness programme NASA Kids Club ESA Kids Astronomers Without Borders Cassini Scientist for a Day
Most of these universities are yet to implement Space Science (Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Technology, Engineering etc.) as part of their curricula. University of Ghana University of Cape Coast Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology All Nations University University of Development Studies
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Ghana Space Science and Technology Center Ghana Atomic and Energy Commission Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS (CERSGIS) Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)


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Fashion lovers got their wish Friday morning when Catherine Middleton alighted from her limousine at Westminster Abbey wearing a lace-topped wedding gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. The ivory satin gazar gown has long lace sleeves, which is certain to set a fashion trend. It was modest enough for the grand, formal setting, but still chic. The skirt has a full, graceful skirt and cathedral-length train.
The reveal ended months of speculation about which British designer Middleton would pick to create her dress for her marriage to Prince William. The choice will be popular in the fashion world because McQueen, a much-loved designer, died earlier this year. Burton is a respected addition to the English fashion scene. The wedding gown reflects Middleton's love of classic design, but is relatively understated. The aesthetic extended to her simple veil and the diamond "halo" tiara the bride wore. The Cartier piece was loaned by Queen Elizabeth, according to BBC America commentators.
It's hard not to compare Catherine's dress to the elaborate, frothy gown and lengthy train by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel worn by Princess Diana 30 years earlier.
Prince William cut a dashing figure in the scarlet uniform he wears for his rank as colonel of the Irish Guard. They looked every bit the storybook couple as William slipped a gold band on Middleton's finger. They will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, titles bestowed on them by Queen Elizabeth.
The bride's sister and maid of honor, Philippa Middleton, wore a slim, full-length ivory gown with a deep cowl neck. It was an interesting choice for its simplicity and timelessness.
If you were a fashionable woman among the nearly 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey on Friday morning, it was all about the hat. The millinery industry in England has clearly been busy these past few months whipping up all manner of chapeaus large and small, pinwheels and poufs, adding feathers, ribbons, flowers and bows to their creations.
Despite fashion's decree not to be "matchy-matchy," many guests wore hats in the same color as their outfits. Camilla wore a Philip Treacy design, as did many other female guests.
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Photographer's Note
Continuing on my post from yesterday here is another image of tea time in Turkey.
Wherever you go in Turkey, you will find small teahouses or tea gardens, they are a popular places to gather for men, like a kind of social club, to chat and play games over a nice cup of tea. This man was relaxing on the verandah of a tea house in Mardin just watching life go by, whilst enjoying his tea.
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emka (140982) 2014-06-09 23:52
Hello Wanda, Nice portrait of this man drinking tea in the typical Turkish glass. I wonder if it was apple tea? What he has in his hand? Just something to occupy fingers?
Very nice shoot.
WArtm regrads MAlgo
daddo (28722) 2014-06-10 0:14
Hi Wanda. A fine gentleman who has reached that time in life when he can relax and money is not a problem- judging by his spotless appearance.I wonder if his wife or his daughter irons his shirts. Nice POV as well. Best wishes. Klaudio.
Angshu (56760) 2014-06-10 1:34
Hi dear Wanda
Its 'Chai' in Turkey and 'Choi' in Uzbekistan...in both places, a glass (or small bowl in UZ) of tea has reached iconic status, so commonly seen everywhere...its the first level of showing hospitality to the guests...For us its quite amazing especially going from the country which the 2nd largest producer of tea...and yes, though Tea is common place in India as well, I don't think it has reached this iconic status as in Turkey or Uz.
A very nice picture of the man, who also has a string of beads in his hand (sufi?)
Best Regards
sevy (58) 2014-06-10 6:26
As for previous post: I like the soft lightning and the posture of the man.
You start to have some shots for tea drinkers. I will have to take care on my next travel, perhaps you will take a portrait of me ;-)
And do you have a photo of a tea drinker with a bicycle inside the frame? You will address both of your theme in the same picture.
PaulVDV (49032) 2014-06-10 11:06
Hello Wanda,
A very beautiful portrait of this gentleman in his spotless clothing.
Genuine Turkish with his cap, the typical glass for tea in Turkey and the tespih in his hand. In your answer to Malgo you wrote that the origin of the tespih lies in the Islamic religion. But also in Greece and in Greek Cyprus men are always in the possession of this 'rosary'. But in Greek it's called kompoloi.
Best regards, Paul
jjcordier (79299) 2014-06-11 0:04
On sent une belle complicité entre toi et l'homme au thé. Un beau portrait de très belle qualité.
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- Copyright: Wanda van den Hogen (Wanda1) (15142)
- Genre: Persone
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2012-05-30
- Categories: Vita quotidiana
- Camera: Canon 5D, Canon 28-105mm F/3.5-4.5 USM, RAW
- Esposizione: f/5.6, 1/100 secondi
- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2014-06-09 23:50


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Resource investors are always looking for the next untapped region and Richard Stanger thinks he has found it. President and founder of the Cambodian Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Stanger has been working to get the word out about Cambodia, a growing, stable country with the right geology for some big discoveries. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Stanger gives an insider's view of the secrets to investing in Cambodia and explains why he's expecting a land rush.
The Gold Report: Cambodia's gross domestic product (GDP) is roughly $13.2 billion (B) annually, or around $1,000 a person, according to the Association for Southeast Asian Nations. It's clearly an impoverished nation, but until the last few years, the country has done little to develop its mineral wealth. Why?
Richard Stanger: Mainly because there was almost no information available about the geology of the country. Most of it was destroyed during the civil war. The country is a bit of a secret. People don't know much about Cambodia, or, in some cases, even where it is located. The infrastructure was pretty poor until recently. Roads were very difficult to travel. Telecommunications were really undeveloped. There was almost no infrastructure available for exploration.
TGR: How did you find your way to Cambodia?
RS: I was looking for a country that had the right geological setting and a good government with a legal system that is workable. Cambodia fit that bill.
TGR: What is the country's current GDP growth rate?
RS: It's averaging about 6.5% at the moment. I believe that it will be significantly higher this year. It may be double-digits.
TGR: What metals and minerals is Cambodia prospective for?
RS: It's one of those countries where there are not many outcrops. It's not so easy to walk around in the rocks and find things, but they're there. There's a lot of sediment covering the country. However, the country is very prospective for gold, copper and base metals, iron ore and other industrial metals such as zirconium, graphite and titanium. It covers a wide range.
TGR: What would tempt junior mining companies to invest and explore for metals there?
RS: The key to the country is that it's open for business and has a stable, committed government that wants to develop the economy. There is an economic and legal framework for companies and foreign investors to come and work. The country has great financial controls. It's easy to move money in and out of Cambodia.
The people are really excellent—honest, welcoming and hard working. I can't say enough about them. It's a very safe country. The operating costs are low. There is rapidly developing infrastructure, as well as infrastructure specifically related to the mining exploration industry. There are a number of drilling companies and geological services here.
TGR: Are there any assay labs?
RS: Two recently opened.
TGR: Going back 5 to 10 years, Cambodia is similar to what country?
RS: Some people keep saying Colombia, however Mongolia is a really good comparison. I went to Mongolia fairly early. Nothing actually happened there for five years and then it just started booming.
TGR: After decades of civil war, Cambodia is slowly finding its feet and has established democratic elections under a constitutional monarchy. However, according to Transparency International, Cambodia is the fourth most corrupt nation in the world. What are your thoughts on that?
RS: As an investor, I don't understand that rating at all. I'm kind of perplexed about it, really. That rating is purely perceptual and it's non-empirical. I actually think they just flat out got it wrong. And I'm not the only person that would say that.
TGR: What are some risks associated with Cambodian investment?
RS: It's really difficult to find too many risks. Cambodia has internationally recognizable laws, a very stable government that won by a landslide in the last election, infrastructure development and an incredible number of companies pouring into the country to invest. The development is exponential. I know it sounds unrealistic, but there are very few reasons not to invest in this country. It's just been a secret for a long time.
TGR: Foreign direct investment in Cambodia has almost doubled to $5B within the last year. Where is that money going?
RS: That figure is likely to be a lot higher this year. A lot of that money is going into manufacturing. There are some significant manufacturing facilities being constructed here. It's also going into agriculture, banking and finance, construction, infrastructure and development, tourism and food processing. There really isn't a mining industry in Cambodia yet. It's really an exploration industry at this point and therefore exploration expenditure is not included in foreign direct investment.
TGR: When money starts pouring into a country that's never really seen that kind of prosperity before, things can go wrong. Is the government that's in place able to manage this newfound windfall and development?
RS: I really think so. There's been a lot of growth behind the scenes over the last few years. This government is very aware of its position, not only in Asia, but also globally. It's been careful to develop the economic framework for investment. The government has well-educated and clever people with international experience, particularly the prime minister, senior government leaders and advisers. There are a lot of younger people coming back to Cambodia after studying and working overseas to help develop their own country.
TGR: Does Cambodia have any form of capital markets?
RS: The stock exchange, which has been in development over the last three years, opened this month and has run an initial public offering of the Phnom Penh Water Authority. Cambodia has proper securities laws, a regulator and an exchange with one company trading so far.
TGR: Not surprisingly, the Chinese are already in Cambodia. Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group invested $22 million (M) into construction of a steel processing plant there. Late last year, China's state-owned Xinhua news agency reported that Chinese companies planned to invest as much as $500M in Preah Vihear province. Do the Chinese plan to explore for gold in Cambodia?
RS: There are a couple of companies here looking for gold. However, Chinese companies are generally not interested in exploration. They're more interested in development.
TGR: What should investors know about Cambodia in your view?
RS: Cambodia is an investor friendly country with a stable democracy, excellent investment laws, some incentives and a legal and fiscal system constructed to encourage development. It has a world class banking system with more than 50 banks, a number of large commercial banks and none were impacted in the global financial crisis. There are a lot of places that investors can put their money in this country. There are so many opportunities here and it is still early days.
TGR: What are some of the mining companies currently operating in Cambodia?
RS: The publicly listed companies are Angkor Gold Corp. (ANK:TSX.V), Brighton Mining Group Ltd. (BTN:ASX), Southern Gold Ltd. (SAU:ASX), Indochine Mining Ltd. (IDC:ASX) and Renaissance Minerals Ltd. (RNS:ASX). There are also unlisted companies, such as Liberty Mining International Ltd.
TGR: What are the primary commodities being sought by those companies?
RS: Gold, copper and base metals are the prime commodities being sought. Gold is the highest priority at this stage because it's the easiest to develop in a country that hasn't had a mining industry previously.
TGR: Since it's really about exploration at this point, what companies have locked up a significant land package? Which have drills turning?
RS: The most active company at this stage is Angkor Gold. It has three drill rigs operating, more than 10,000 meters (m) planned this year and probably 150 people working in the field. It's working on multiple targets and has a large land holding. It's run by the visionary CEO Mike Weeks, who is also philanthropic in his outlook. He does a lot of social development work, as well as the mining exploration.
TGR: He's originally an oil and gas guy. Does exploring for gold in Cambodia seem like a bit of a stretch?
RS: He came from an oil and gas background, but I can tell you from spending time with him that he's 100% focused on developing Angkor Gold.
TGR: Does Angkor plan to option some of those properties to other companies?
RS: Not at this stage, I believe. However, it could be open to that further down the track when some of the projects get closer to the resource stage. I've spoken with management and they would be open to talking to other companies about coming in to explore some of the other targets because the company does have a large land package.
TGR: Has Angkor had any positive drilling results?
RS: Yes. The two main areas it's focusing on have quite different geological settings. One of them is a more structurally related, epithermal gold vein system with a potential of at least 0.5 million ounces in the first stage. The other area is a copper-gold-moly porphyry system, which is being actively drilled right now. Both of those areas—the second one in particular—have huge potential and are getting good results.
TGR: Has the copper-gold system been explored before?
RS: The area with the copper-gold-moly system has been explored since 2005. This year, Angkor is getting close to the source of a very large anomalous area.
TGR: Are there other companies on the ground trying to prove up some ounces with the drill bit?
RS: Renaissance Minerals has a drilled up Indicated resource. It has quite a land package and a growing resource of currently about 720,000 ounces at the Okvau gold deposit. I am aware that the company is planning a significant ongoing drilling program to commence almost immediately. It has probably drilled about 50,000m and has a number of other immediate targets in the area. Renaissance is a success here and will be one of the early starters as far as mining is concerned.
TGR: Are any other companies that far along?
RS: There are other active companies, such as Indochine Mining. It has a big land package and is actively exploring it. Indochine has carried out extensive field work and drilling programs along with Southern Gold and Brighton Mining Group. However, I believe those companies do not yet have anything like the advanced projects of Angkor Gold. I think it's safe to say Angkor will be the next company up and running with a resource inside of a year or so.
TGR: Are you getting more calls from your friends in Australia these days?
RS: Interestingly, I've had one company after another up here in the last six to eight months. It's remarkable how many companies are interested in getting involved in existing projects, joint venturing, picking up new areas or getting on the ground to learn about the country. I'm expecting a little bit of a land rush in the near future. A lot of people are trying to get involved in the business here now.
TGR: I guess Cambodia isn't a secret anymore?
RS: That's what we like to think. We had an international investment conference here last year; it was well attended. That was one of the things that was brought up at the conference: Cambodia is no longer a secret. It's quite staggering. A number of airlines fly directly into Cambodia now. The flights aren't just for tourists—they're filled with investors. Investment and venture capital funds are setting up here. I can't imagine what it will be like in five years.
TGR: Thanks for sharing your insights on Cambodia, Mr. Stanger.
Richard Stanger is the founding and present president of the CAMEC (Cambodian Association For Mining And Exploration Companies) and has been actively involved in the development of mining exploration in Cambodia since 2004. Stanger is an explorationist/businessman with more than 20 years of involvement in mining and exploration. Previous experience includes directorship of several Australian listed public companies as well as numerous unlisted entities, direct mining experience and a number of years in the management consulting industry primarily focused on the mining industry.


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When we think of major video sites, Youtube, owned by Google, comes to mind. It may be the leading site for video, but what other sites do web users hit up a lot to view videos? Would you believe…Facebook?
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Google's lead looks almost uncatchable, at least in the United States. It boasted 143.2 million unique views in July. Yahoo, at the
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White Tree of Gondor
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|White Tree of Gondor
|"The White Tree" by Ted Nasmith
|Other names
|White Tree of Minas Tirith, White Tree of the Eldar
|Minas Ithil, later Minas Tirith
|Trees of Galathilion's line
|A white tree with leaves dark on top and silver beneath; and clusters of white blossoms
The White Tree of Gondor stood as a symbol of Gondor in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith. Its predecessor was a seedling of Nimloth planted in Minas Ithil, that was destroyed before the end of the Second Age.
The White Tree also appears in the Livery of Elendil, as a motif upon Gondor's flag.
[edit] History
[edit] First White Tree
The first White Tree of Gondor came from a fruit that Isildur, at great personal risk, managed to steal from Nimloth the Fair, the White Tree of Númenor, before that one was destroyed at Sauron's insistence. He suffered many wounds at this mission, and he came near death, but when the first leaf opened in the spring, Isildur was healed of his wounds.
This sapling was brought to Middle-earth on Isildur's ship, and it was eventually planted in Minas Ithil before his house. But when Sauron returned to Middle-earth, he launched a sudden attack in S.A. 3429 that captured Minas Ithil, and he burned the White Tree. Isildur escaped taking with him again a sapling.[1]
[edit] Second White Tree
In the T.A. 2, Isildur planted the seedling of the White Tree in Minas Anor in memory of his brother, Anárion.[1]
This White Tree lasted until T.A. 1636, when the Great Plague hit Gondor, killing among many others King Telemnar and his children.
[edit] Third White Tree
- See also: Dead Tree
A third sapling was planted in T.A. 1640 by King Tarondor and died in T.A. 2872 with the death of the Ruling Steward Belecthor II.[2]
Since no seedling was found, it was left standing after its death.[2] When eventually replaced in T.A. 3019, it was placed in the Tombs of the Kings with royal honors.
[edit] Fourth White Tree
When Aragorn became king he discovered (with Gandalf's help) a sapling of the White Tree on the high hallow upon the slopes of Mindolluin, high above the city, which he reverently planted in its place. In June of T.A. 3019 the sapling bloomed.[3][note 1]
[edit] Genealogy
Made in the image of Telperion
|Celeborn of Tol Eressëa
|Nimloth of Númenor
|First Tree of Gondor (Minas Ithil)
Late Second Age
|Second Tree of Gondor (Minas Anor)
|Third Tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith)
|Fourth Tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith)
T.A. 3019 - Onward
- ↑ There is an inconsistency in dates: according to Appendix B, Elessar found the sapling on June 25; however the chapter The Steward and the King states that "when the month of June entered in it was laden with blossom", suggesting here that Aragorn planted the sapling before June began.


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MOVIE REVIEW- Score! April is football season!
How does George Clooney get so much work done and still have a life when he spends all his time watching old movies?
The opening sequence tells you all you need to know about the state of football in 1925. War hero Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski), continuing his education, is the most valuable player in a well-attended college football game in a large stadium. When someone suggests he might go pro, everybody laughs.
Cut to a pro football game in a muddy pasture (Oscar for Best Performance by a Cow). Though past his prime, Dodge Connolly (Clooney) is the hero of this game; but there are more people playing than watching, so who cares? Pro teams are folding faster than Dodge's bunch, the Duluth (Minnesota) Bulldogs, can travel by train to play them. Dodge gets to idea to change all that by recruiting Carter, making The Bullet a Bulldog.
It's an expensive proposition because Carter's manager, CC (Jonathan Pryce), plays the football equivalent of hardball; but it pays off because crowds turn out to cheer the war/football hero.
But is he really a war hero? Inquiring minds want to know, and the Chicago Tribune's editor (Jack Thompson) wants to inform them. He assigns the story to his best reporter, Lexie Littleton (Zellweger), with the promise of an assistant editor desk if she gets the scoop. (She's "not really the homemaker type," she says; but that can change.)
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The historical context ranges from Prohibition-era speakeasies to the congressional appointment of football's first commissioner (Peter Gerety in a quietly excellent performance), whose job is to take a sport that's barely organized and make it regimented. Dodge rails against "rules," saying they'll be "the ruination of the game."
The period is also represented by Randy Newman's ragtimey score, some of it played onscreen by the composer in a speakeasy scene. (Okay, ragtime was over by 1925, but it still sounds good.)
Clooney directed with great attention to detail, not only of the period itself but how it's been portrayed on film, blending the actual '20s with the classic comedy styles of the '30s; but with a slight undercurrent of seriousness, even depth, those just-for-fun movies lacked.
Clooney is repeating Burt Reynolds' career without the mistakes. Oh, he appears in an occasional clunker, but he's able to play a wider range of roles. He got into directing sooner and has gotten better at it, and as an actor he's able to deliver wry without the ham as he tosses off lines like, "You're only as young as the women you feel."
Zellweger was right to return to Chicago-– the city, if not the musical-– and the period, which suits her better than most contemporary settings.
Leatherheads is an example of a lightweight entertainment that overachieves without rubbing our noses in its accomplishments. Smart enough to know when to be silly and when to sober up again, it's a touchdown for all concerned.


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Identification of vaccine research priorities
IVR develops and supports standards and guidelines for research into vaccines and vaccination. These activities inform the establishment of new regulatory standards developed by the WHO Quality, Safety and Standards unit, harmonized methods, and tools that permit a comparison of research results. This is particularly relevant for new vaccine candidates as their mechanisms of action are often more complex than those of existing vaccines, and they target diseases with multiple clinical manifestations. In addition, IVR develops good practice guidelines for the appropriate and ethical conduct of research in developing countries, thereby encouraging public confidence and participation in research.
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YOAKUM - Reaching out to unchain his pasture gate, Les Prause paused.
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He swung the gate open and moved his four-wheeler into the pasture.
He was right. Another four-wheeler came into view, a couple of Petrohawk employees surveying the land for a coming pipeline.
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"Yeah, we're punching holes like Swiss cheese down here," the woman driving the vehicle called back, laughing.
Prause chuckled at that and drove on through his pasture to check his cattle.
When Prause looks out at his land he sees some of the best cattle country in the state. His family has been working this land since they came over on a boat from Germany, three generations back. Born and raised here, he has worked 40 years to put together 1,500 acres of gently rolling prairie where he runs his cattle. His granddaughter, Kaci, is a 10-year-old who shot a 9-point deer when deer season opened and danced the lead role of Marie in "The Nutcracker" this year, but Prause believes that someday she'll be working cattle on the ranch he painstakingly built.
It turns out Prause may have more than a good piece of cattle country under his feet. Thousands of feet below him are pools of oil and natural gas trapped in the Eagle Ford Shale formation.
This is oil country now.
The Eagle Ford Shale play started about two years ago, when oil companies harnessed hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling to get oil and natural gas out of places that had never been successfully drilled before. Since then there has been a flood of activity and the phrase "Eagle Ford Shale" almost audibly jingles with promise.
It also seems to drown out any other concerns. Despite the fact that hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania and North Texas have left environmentalists screaming and oil and natural gas companies with a slew of bad press, few people in the Crossroads express any concerns. In a place with a long history of ranching and farming to make a living, no one presses hard on what the possible fallout could be for the environment. Prause says he doesn't know what the future holds, but if the worst fears of environmentalists come to pass, the ranch he built could be nothing but contaminated grassland.
Outsiders' concerns
In June, environmentalist Sharon Wilson came to Cuero, part of a group from North Texas that have spent the past decade grappling with the problems that came with the Barnett Shale. Gathered in the Municipal Park Clubhouse of Cuero, about 20 people listened to their story in the dimly lit room.
It all started about 10 years ago in the Barnett Shale, Wilson told the crowd. By flushing millions of gallons of slurry, a mixture of water, sand and chemicals, down a well, drillers found they could fracture the thick impermeable shale formation, allowing the hydrocarbons trapped inside to bubble up through the pipes. Everything seemed good at first, and Wilson said she was thrilled when she learned her mineral rights were being drilled, but then she saw waste pits being covered up, while her calls to the Texas Railroad Commission were ignored.
From her research, she became worried about the possible health risks, and the possible contamination of drinking water. She started a blog and began contacting local media to get her point across. Wilson, a former member of the oil industry herself, underlined the point that she isn't against drilling, but she and the other speakers urged the crowd to learn from their experiences.
"I want to give you the opportunity to have things better than we did. We had some pretty big problems with the Barnett Shale," Wilson told a crowd of about 40 people.
When drilling began in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania about five years ago, community members from Northeastern towns came down to North Texas to hear what people living on top of the Barnett Shale had been through. There were reports of a myriad of problems from drillers who left trash at drilling sites, left the gates open, allowing livestock to escape or damaged property without paying for it. Calvin Tillman, once the mayor of Dish, Texas, talked about headaches from the air pollution and his children having nosebleeds every night. Some studies even claimed that the hydraulic fracturing was causing small earthquakes in the area.
Despite the myriad concerns, it all boiled down to water. An EPA study published in 2004, said fracking wasn't responsible for contaminating wells, but a Duke University study published earlier this year indicated that it was.
Passion for ranching
Despite the headlines and the talk, Prause says he's not worried.
"I can't see anything but good things coming out of this," he said, as his eyes scanned the horizon, taking in the sight of his cattle strolling sedately through the field.
Prause is a retired U.S. Postal worker, but ranching has always been his passion. He bought his first parcel at the age of 19 and he has worked hard as the years rolled on to buy more land. When his mineral rights were leased five years ago, he was thrilled to get $125 an acre, and he promptly poured that money back into his cattle.
The grass carpeting the rolling fields was dry and brittle, and it turned blinding white, the color of bleached bones, when the sunlight hit it. The reflected light was blinding.
"I can't explain why I love it. If you love this, it's just in you," he said, a smile playing on his face as he reached to adjust his baseball cap over his sharp blue eyes.
Still, he has worked to learn more about the oil business, and he has a smattering knowledge of just about every part of the drilling process. Wells are scheduled to be drilled on the edge of his ranch. A pipeline now crosses part of his property, and another is set to be put in at the edge of his property line. His worries are minimal, but he and his wife, Gay, attend meetings ready to listen intently and get all of the information they can.
Ranchers have spent the past year watching the skies and praying for rain, in the grips of one of the worst droughts in the history of the state. The money from the oil companies, "mailbox money" as it's known, has been helping a lot of ranchers get through this drought. Water is precious.
He does worry about injection wells where used frack water laced with chemicals is stored after the fracking process. A leak from an injection well might seep into the water table, contaminating area wells. If something happened to his water supply, that could mean the end of his ranch.
"Cattle can get by without a lot of food, but they're like us. They can't get by without a drink," he said.
Wastewater injection wells have been springing up around Yoakum. After fracking a well, it's cheaper to put the water into the ground than clean it.
"Maybe time will change it and forces from somewhere will make them clean the water up and reuse more of it rather than injecting it into these wastewater wells, but who knows?" he said.
Watching the water
Water is what it's all about, which is why Prause and his wife were at the Chisholm Heritage Museum in early November listening to a talk about the subject. The pair sat quietly in their seats, listening to an introduction by the representative of the Noble Royalties, the company that sponsored the meetings, but across the room a petite, gray-haired woman's hand shot into the air.
"Excuse me!" Sister Elizabeth Riebschlaeger said. "I've seen 'Gasland.' Have you read the Duke University study that found methane in water wells (in the Marcellus Shale)? What can you say about that?"
"I've only read what the media reported, but I want to know what I'm talking about, so I'll go sit down and read over it," the man said, adjusting his thick-framed Buddy Holly glasses and smiling politely.
Riebschlaeger is a ball of energy, talking rapidly, firing questions and sussing out answers with the alertness of a terrier on the hunt. She habitually holds her hands clasped together when she stands, and one gets the feeling that those clasped hands are the only force keeping all of that energy from flying off into a million different directions. When she puts herself to a task, she does it wholeheartedly. When the Eagle Ford Shale boom moved into DeWitt County two years ago, Riebschlaeger started learning about hydraulic fracturing and the things that could go wrong.
Riebschlaeger isn't against the drilling, though. In fact, her family has leased their mineral rights in La Salle County, so she stands to gain from the drilling.
"Somebody has to do it, and I have nothing to lose. Because of my way of life, no one suffers if people don't like me. I do want my faith to stand for what's right in the eyes of God, and that's loving your neighbor and making sure your neighbor isn't harmed. This, if it isn't done right, could harm my neighbor," she said.
Riebschlaeger tries to attend every meeting about the Eagle Ford Shale and while most people ask how they can get leased, she asks about the environment.
Containing the chemicals
During every meeting about the Eagle Ford Shale, someone stands up and says hydraulic fracturing is perfectly safe. The water that comes back up from the well after the fracking process is stored securely, they say, and the water left down in the well won't come back up because it's too far down in the ground. Drillers are required to put cement casing around their pipes as they drill. That way if something goes wrong, the chemicals being pumped into the ground won't get into the water table or the aquifers.
While fracking has never been found to directly contaminate drinking water, the cement casings that keep the slurry from leaking into the water table are the weak link in the process. If the well is drilled properly, if the cement casings are put in correctly, nothing can go wrong. It all hinges on the word "if."
But humans are fallible, and it's not a question of if mistakes will happen - it is a question of when.
David Blackmon, the Texas representative of America's Natural Gas Alliance, stood before a group of Cuero officials and told them he knows the oil and gas industry has a bad reputation. He even admitted that they had been known to cause some damage over the years.
"I used to work for a company - and I won't say which one - and back then we made a mess. I'm going to be honest with you, we made a mess on those farms and ranches, but things have changed since then," Blackmon said. "The main reason we are here is to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes made by companies in our industry in the Barnett Shale."
America's Natural Gas Alliance has even made moves to encourage more openness in the business, starting a website where natural gas and oil companies can voluntarily register the chemicals they use when fracking wells.
"If you believe what you're drilling with is safe and responsible, there shouldn't be a problem disclosing it," he told the group, while heads in the audience nodded in agreement.
Jerome Schubert, a professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A&M, grew up on a farm in Bayside, but he has spent three decades studying the industry. People within the industry have made mistakes, Schubert owned, but they aren't a crowd of archvillains trying to make a buck, he said.
"Some of it's earned; some of it is not. People think J.R. Ewing is typical of the oil industry. They think of Enron and BP and all of that stuff. Any large industry, you've got people involved and things happen and there can be corruption - but you've got to realize most of us aren't J.R. Ewings. We're from farms and ranches and we don't want to mess up the land. We don't want to hurt the environment," Schubert said.
History repeating?
Bard Letsinger's family has been ranching in Karnes County for more than seven generations. They've also been leased before.
There has been drilling in Karnes since the oil business came to Texas when Spindletop blew in and they know how to work a lease. Letsinger puts his faith in contracts, but he acknowledges human error.
"Let's be honest - life is a risk," he said. "Every day you get in your car and drive across town, you're taking a risk. Is there going to be a spill here, or a tankard truck that wrecks and spills something on the side of the road? Yeah, that's bound to happen, but that's part of the risk."
He was a teenager in Kenedy when the last oil boom roared through the Crossroads in the 1980s. Sometimes a well would blow out, and they'd drive out at night to see it, roaring up from the ground so bright they could see the fire from 30 miles away, like an eternal flame, but jutting 200 feet in the air.
He saw the boom, and he saw the bust, when the oil money went away and the oil field people went with it, leaving the community to settle down back into the business of ranching and farming and hoping for another play.
"Most ranchers, this isn't our first rodeo, so to speak," Letsinger said, grinning.
'Have to be an optimist'
Prause motored his red pickup onto the drill sight and paused alongside the frack pond. The azure-colored sky was reflected in the sparkling water. The water was clear, a piercing blue. A turtle that had been sunning itself on the red-dirt edge of the pond plunked itself into the water with a splash as the truck approached, it's brown head bobbing in the water as it swam away.
"Look at how clean it is," Prause said, gesturing at the water. "Look at how nice that fence is that they've put up. They keep these sights up, and they don't leave any trash. I don't have any problem with them."
Driving away from the frack pond, Caracara birds circled slowly overhead, their wings casting a blot of dark shadow on the ground. Prause's face grew grim as he watched them making lazy swoops across the sky. The raptors are known for tearing into the flesh of cattle and other livestock, Prause explained. They are also an endangered species, so they can't be killed, even if they are a threat to his cattle.
"I've seen them attack newborn calves and their mothers while they are still alive," Prause said, his face twisting in disgust.
The birds worry him more than drilling in the Eagle Ford Shale. Even Prause will admit he has some worries, but he stays determinedly positive.
"I'm concerned about the amount of water they use for fracking and things like that, but I'm more concerned about the injection wells. If they keep that secure and below our water table, then I still think we can all live. The world is changing and we're not going to stop it," he said.
Standing in one of his pastures, he took a deep breath of cool, clean morning air, filling his lungs. He knows the history of the land beneath his worn brown boots. People have farmed and ranched here for generations. The man who carried the last known message from soldiers in the Alamo is buried just across the road. He knows its past and he believes his children and grandchildren will be a part of its future. It will be calving season soon.
"Kaci and I agree it's the best time of the year," he said, watching as his pregnant heifers moved their bodies with the majesty of ocean liners to dock at the feeding trough.
The whole family will start in the morning, searching the pastures as the sun comes up over the rolling hills, turning the world pink in that first light. They'll take the newborn calves, wobbly on long skinny legs, check them over and tattoo them, just as it has been done for generations in this country. Even with the oil rigs digging into the ground, the wells steadily pumping oil and gas from the depths thousands of feet below, just on the edge of his property, Prause believes things will always be this way. He has to. The oil will get taken out of the earth one way or another.
"If you're in agriculture at all, you have to be an optimist. There are too many bad years to be anything else. You have to believe that everything is going to be fine," he said.


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NEW ORLEANS – The Georgia College & State University women's cross country team put six runners on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National All-Academic Team, the organization announced recently. Georgia College was one of just eight schools in the country with six players on the list.
Four seniors, a junior and a sophomore earned the distinction from Georgia College. Seniors Heather Raines (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Bonnie Nikelin (Blairsville, Ga.), Alycia Hayes (Cumming, Ga.) and Virginia Balkcom (Fayetteville, Ga.) joined junior Dani Destiche (Snellville, Ga.) and sophomore Victoria Dobson (New Hamburg, Ontario) on the list.
To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30 percent of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50 percent of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
Balkcom and Hayes are exercise science majors and Destiche majors in outdoor education. Dobson has English literature as a major, while Raines is public relations and Nikelin physical education.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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It's rare that I find something related to Page County in the Civil War in another blog, so when I do, I'm obviously interested. Right away, I recognized that the image of Harrison Monroe Strickler in Scott Mingus' recent post originated in this reunion photo from 1894. My gggg-granduncle, Howard Richards, also appears in it, in the back row, ninth from the left. Some might recall that I mentioned him in my Confederate ancestor analysis of Joseph Richards in September 2009.
Beginning with the rear rank and continuing from left to right: George Alva Goyer, William H. Rodgers, Middleton Warfield Yates, George Henderson (Co. B), John Pendleton Grove, Jacob James Dallas Slusher, Jacob C. Kibler, Daniel Kemp, Howard Richards (Co. A), James H. Shenk (Co. D, 7th Va. Cav.), John Robert McCullough, Philip Monroe Kauffman, John W. Grove, James Booton Compton, Joseph C. Ambrose (Co. C), Milton Bowman, Joseph M. Huffman, Franklin Clem, Captain John H. Grabill, Lieutenant Harrison Monroe Strickler, Charles Bailey Fristoe, Milton N. Rhodes, Isaac Newton Jennings (Co. A & D), Samuel B. Bowman, ____ Hutchinson (Co. A), Andrew Jackson Brumback, Joel Moreland, Samuel C. Golladay, John P. Mauck, _______ Rudaciller, James W. Thomas Warren, William Edwin Grayson, John Henry Flinn, Ira C. Bumgardner, William T. Kibler, _______ Rudaciller. Company E had members from both Page & Shenandoah County, Virginia. The original of this photo was presented to 1st Lt. Arthur Ashby Grove by his father John W. Grove who was a member of Co. E, 35th Bttn. Va. Cav.
The original photo that I was able to get this scan from had the following inscribed on the back: "This Battn. was commonly called White's Battn. and was commanded by Lt. Col. Elijah V. White an excellent officer and gallant soldier and was frequently in history as 'White's Comanches.'"This particular photo was also one that was given to Lt. Arthur Ashby Grove by his father, John W. Grove, who was a member of the company. As a sidebar (and related to my WWI interests that I have been mentioning here lately), Lt. A.A. Grove later served in the 116th Infantry, 29th Division, during World War I.
There isn't a great deal of documentation of the reunion of the battalion in Luray in 1894, but the Page News from that time does shed some light. In addition to the event being a reunion of comrades, it also proved to be a unique event for people who weren't born until years after the war. Perhaps one of the most noteworthy events was a bread-making demonstration made by Comanche veteran Ira C. Bumgardner. The company quartermaster for Co. E, Bumgardner went through the steps of making bread as he did in the field during the war. "From his start to the finish he was surrounded by an interested a crowd as one could desire, and every motion, from the mixing of the dough to the turning out of the flap-jack from the spider, was watched with more curiosity than any baker could command. And then the eating of it and the comments on its flavor by those who never drew rations were a treat in themselves!"
It should also be noted that Col. White, at the time of the event a minister of the Old School Baptist church, "delighted many" of the Broad Street Baptist Church with an "able and eloquent sermon" on the evening of the first day of the reunion.
Here's the bulk of the story as reported in the local newspaper:
The reunion of this celebrated and well remembered command, the first since the war, was held in Luray on the 2d and 3, and was the occasion of drawing together one of the largest assemblies seen here lately.
On the first day, Capt. [Richard S.] Parks, one of the brave soldiers of the old 10th [Virginia Infantry], gave an interesting address, and with his well known eloquence added much to the success of the day.
The Elder John K. Booton, one of the first of the Page boys to go out in '61, offered a fervent and appropriate prayer.
Its commander, Col. White, the intrepid leader of these brave boys, was present, and of course made a speech. The Colonel surprised his many old friends here by his youthful and unbroken appearance, and though thirty years have passed since he quit the saddle, yet to-day he looks the man he did when at the head of his little column he roamed these hills and valleys as one of the eyes of the army of Lee. With him too was the earnest and impetuous [Frances/Frank] Kilgour, so well remembered by the boys of the battalion, and who for many years had been fighting that enemy of the human race, King Alcohol, and whose voice of eloquence and of appeal has been heard in every village and hamlet of the State. The Major is not a young man any more, but for earnest, vigorous and determined effort he is this day a soldier still, and the good he yet will do for the case of temperance will only be measured by time.
Then, too, Strickler, the Adjutant, and Grabill, one of the Captains of this little band, were present, and both related some incident that recalled the past, and made interesting speeches. The two-days were spent in the woods near town, and so good was the arrangement and perfect the accommodations that the crowd, large as it was, not only had the occasion to enjoy, but did enjoy it.
White's Battalion was one of the best cavalry commands in the service, and its record embraces some part in all the battles of the late war. As remarked by its Colonel in his speech, it can be said of it what perhaps cannot be said of any other command – it always succeeded in its charges to break through what was charged; and altho' many times it had afterwards to give back and retreat, yet it never did so until it had gone through the thing charged.
This is certainly a great record for any command to bear, and from it the young men of this day may know what it was to be a soldier and what was expected of them. This reunion will long be remembered by the members present as the first, and to many, perhaps the last for them, and though meeting but once yet the pleasures of that will always be recalled and remain a joy and gladness.
It was indeed a time of reunion – a happy, joyous one, only embittered by the redirection that year by year, some of those who were here will pass away, and before another thirty years passes away all will have been called to answer the last roll call and to join the great majority across the river of time.


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Better Grab The Kleenex, Especially After This Nurse's Reaction At 2:07
We all understand that doctors are important and save many lives, but sometimes nurses are overlooked.
Nurses work day in and day out, away from their family and friends, to be with patients that are in need. Nurses are always there to give support to family members, and while nurses may not have all the answers like doctors do, they are there to give patients a little added comfort.
The below video is about a special nurse that is awarded for her amazing service. This nurse gets the surprise of a lifetime from the parents of the NICU babies she has cared for over the years. She was touched when she was presented with a video of all of their children, who are now healthy.
The real surprise came, however, when all the children showed up in person!
Grab the tissues as you watch the nurse's reaction to seeing "her babies." And don't forget to join in thanking all of our favorite nurses out there!
For another great video on a nurse, take a look at this video here.


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Friday, September 3, 2010
Mets beat Braves..Lose Johan!
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one of the saddest things to me when this season ends, will be No More of your great Mets comics to look forward to! Mets Win or Lose, this art makes my day a little better!ReplyDelete
Thanks. When the season ends, I plan on drawing the entire 1986 season game by game. Stay tuned!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2010 at 1:53 AM
that sucks that you only draw mets since your a fan (I think). Just imagine if you drew a winning team. oh man, will that be sweet.ReplyDelete
Hang in there, Joe. There's always next year - you've done an awesome job, and you've gotten a lot of press. The 1986 drawings will be great, and then... I can't wait to see if you do some highlights next year, maybe of big series?ReplyDelete
'don't do that'ReplyDelete
my father used to tell me that all the time. sage advice.
Can't wait for 1986 comics! What a great idea! This one is comedy gold, I can hear Jerry saying just that! Awesome work.ReplyDelete
Thanks Everyone! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete


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All of PolitiFact California's fact checks on gun violence
Since PolitiFact California launched in late 2015, we have produced more than a dozen fact checks and articles on guns and mass shootings. We rated each claim based on information known at the time. Much of the work remains relevant as assertions over guns and gun violence continue to spill into the public square, some vetted and others devoid of fact.