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'Towards an Asian Economic Community'
January 27, 2006
The�concluding �part of foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's address at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies on the 'present dimensions of India's foreign policy.'
Part I: 'Our neighbors have the highest priority'
Our relationship with China is a key component of our 'Look East' policy. There is a strong consensus in India on improving and developing our relations with China. Together with China, we have taken a number of positive measures to improve the quality of our relations across a wide range of areas, without allowing the existing differences to affect the overall development of our ties.
Despite our differences on the boundary issue, peace and tranquillity has been maintained in the India-China border areas, which is by no means a minor achievement. We have an active defence exchange programme and an elaborate matrix of confidence building measures that have helped promote greater trust between our two armed forces. We have a range of dialogue mechanisms through which we are increasingly able to understand and appreciate each other's point of view and address outstanding issues.
PM, China prez to exchange visits in 2006���
There are many who look at India-China relations with the old mindset of 'balance of power' or 'conflict of interests' and see Asia as a theatre of competition between these two countries. Such theories are outdated in today's fast-emerging dynamics of Asia's quest for peace and prosperity and its interconnectedness. So are perceptions in some quarters that India and China seek to contain each other. To the protagonists of such theories, I would only like to say that India and China, as two continental-size economies and political entities, are too big to contain each other or be contained by any other country.
Today India and China are engaged in a positive way to expand their commonalities with extensive dealings in bilateral, regional and multilateral forums. Indeed, the determination of our two countries to qualitatively elevate our ties by establishing a 'strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity' reflects our shared conviction that India-China relations have now acquired a long-term, global and strategic character and, hence, must be treated as such. Our rapidly growing trade and economic ties are a testimony that we are not just passively bound by our common neighbourhood, but are constantly interacting through a positive and meaningful agenda of collaboration.
'Rise of India, China a wake up call for world'
That from a meager few hundred million dollars in the beginning of the 1990s, our trade was expected to surpass US$18 billion last year should only underline the enormous potential for mutual reward that lies in store if our two countries cooperate. We are determined to take this process further ahead.
The simultaneous emergence of India and China as Asian and global powers in fact makes it imperative for them to be sensitive to each other's interests and aspirations. The prevailing global paradigm of cooperation among major powers also demands from the two countries that they work together to mutually support their rightful place in the comity of nations. We in India believe that there is enough space and opportunity in Asia and beyond for the two countries to grow.
With regard to the resolution of the boundary question, we are committed to carrying forward the process of exploring a political settlement through the mechanism of Special Representatives. We acknowledge the complexity of this longstanding issue but remain confident that a mutually acceptable solution can be reached if both sides show willingness to take bold and pragmatic decisions, accommodating each other's vital interests.
As we move forward through negotiations, it is important for us to look at the boundary question from the long-term and strategic perspective of India-China relations, rather than as a mere territorial issue. There is a historic opportunity in front of us to settle this outstanding issue that we should not miss.
Indo-China border talks in Feb
Ladies and gentlemen, if we are looking at Asia in the coming years, there is no doubt about a major realignment of forces taking place in our continent. Besides the emergence of India and China as two economic powerhouses in this region, there is Japan, the second largest economy in the world, which will retain an influential role in Asia's political and economic future, and with whom our relations are developing on the foundations of 'global partnership' with a strong economic and strategic thrust. With ASEAN as well, our partnership is steadily expanding and deepening. We believe that ASEAN holds the potential to become the fulcrum of economic integration in our region.
The future of Asia is in reality the sum of the success of each of these components and the strength of their inter-linkages. The key to ensuring long-term security and stable equilibrium in Asia lies in the collective ability of Asian countries to build mutual economic stakes in one another. It is with this conviction that we espouse a vision of an Asian Economic Community.
It can be a neighbourhood of peace and shared prosperity in which people, goods, services and ideas can travel with ease across borders. It may perhaps take the form of a dynamic, open and inclusive Pan-Asian Free Trade Area that could offer a third pole of the global economy after the European Union and NAFTA and would, in all certainty, open up new growth avenues for our economies. This will not be easy, but India is willing to associate with other like-minded countries to make it happen.
The recently concluded East Asia Summit has laid the foundations for a cooperative architecture in Asia on an unprecedented scale and we hope, will potentially launch the process towards the possible creation of an East Asian Community. We would be happy to work closely with China towards progressive realization of such an East Asian Community and eventually, a larger Asian Economic Community.
Much has been said in recent months about India's relations with the United States. It is true that this relationship has acquired remarkable maturity and dynamism in recent years. A number of independent developments, some of which I have already noted, have created the climate for this transformation, including the end of the Cold War, India's emergence as a dynamic economic force and an objective assessment of the strategic implications of a world dominated by knowledge-driven societies.
During the visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to the US in July last year, both sides agreed that India-US relations are moving beyond a bilateral partnership towards a global partnership, which is anchored not only on common values but also common interests. The visit served to highlight the strategic dimension of India's relationship with the US and underlined our common interest in combating terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and enhancing global peace. There has been a convergence of views on strategic and security issues and on opportunities that exist for the India-US cooperation in defence, science and technology, health, trade, space, energy and environment.
Iran, the US, energy and nuclear issues���
There is also a growing US recognition of India's central and enhanced role in international institutions and processes. The US's economic and political stakes in the growth of the Indian economy and its integration with the global market have provided impetus to India-US cooperation in a way that meaningfully addresses constraints on India's growth, including the deficits of energy and infrastructure.
India has also embarked on strengthening her multi-faceted relationship with Russia, with whom her traditional strategic partnership has been renewed. Recent high-level visits, including that of President Putin to India and the visits of our President and Prime Minister to Moscow within�a little over one year, have added great impetus to this process. We are also encouraged by the emerging contours of the trilateral cooperation between China, Russia and India.
We have also moved forward in rejuvenating our relations with the European Union through our new 'strategic partnership'. There is a growing recognition of India as an indispensable partner within the EU. Indeed, the EU is as reflective as India is of a multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural society. Our shared values and beliefs in democracy, human rights, pluralism, independent media, and rule of law make India and the EU natural partners as well as factors of stability in the present world order.
India remains committed to pursuing an independent foreign policy that best serves her national interests and accords with her expected role in the emerging global political and economic order. This policy seeks to promote multipolarity in international relations and to strengthen forces of multilateralism that help protect the interests of the developing countries and reinforce geo-strategic stability in the region and the world at large. To this end, we have sought to build on our traditional links with Africa and to cultivate stronger bonds with the Latin American countries. We believe that as two largest developing countries, India and China can together lend greater voice to the aspirations of the developing world and help the developing countries harness the positive forces of economic globalization. We should continue to work towards shaping a coalition of the developing world.
Today India is on the cutting edge of economic, technological and developmental transformation of significant dimensions. She is regarded as a factor of stability, a model of secularism and plurality and as an economic power that is destined to play a greater role in international affairs. In keeping with this changing image of India, we have adopted a foreign policy, which has a clear focus, a sense of maturity and responsibility, and a vision to make India strong and prosperous in the 21st century.
As we do so, we remain steadfast to the core ideals of India's foreign policy, which were laid down by our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and which have guided us since our Independence. At the same time, we also remain vigilant to the new demands and compulsions imposed upon us by a rapidly transforming world around us.
We are confident of our capacity and capability as a nation to respond successfully to these newly emerging challenges and opportunities. We also remain confident that India would continue its journey towards a destiny that was eloquently articulated by Pandit Nehru in 1947, a destiny in which India 'attains her rightful place in the world and makes her full and willing contribution to the promotion of world peace and welfare of mankind'.
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Schiphol Airport is believed to have been targeted in a planned terrorist attack that was to take place simultaneously as the Nov. 13, 2015 attacks in Paris. Investigators made the assertion in a 561-page indictment produced by French authorities examining the coordinated assaults that left 130 people dead, according to Belgian newspaper De Standard.
Brussels bombings
On Monday the police arrested three Dutch men on suspicion of participating in a terrorist organization. Traces of their DNA were found on firearms linked to terrorist organization Islamic State. The weapons were found in a suburb of Paris two days after terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Public Prosecutor announced on Tuesday, NU.nlr eports.
The one year anniversary of the Brussels Bombings, terrorist attacks in which 32 people were killed including three Dutch tourists, was commemorated with a minute of silence at both bombing sites on Wednesday morning. Numerous remembrance ceremonies will be held in the Belgian city throughout the day, AD reports.
Ibrahim El Bakraoui, one of the bombers that committed a suicide attack at the Zaventem airport in Brussels in March, payd bribes to be deported to the Netherlands instead of Belgium, the Belgian judicial authorities believe, according to RTL Nieuws.
A number of Dutch parliamentarians accused Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice about hiding details about a possible attack plan that targeted Schiphol Airport on November 13th last year - the same day as terrorist attacks in Paris. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, debated reports that two suspected terrorists traveled to the Netherlands that day with Van der Steur on Wednesday
Many Dutch schools are changing their plans for trips abroad following terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, according to a survey broadcaster NOS did among 100 schools. Most schools stil go on trips, but adjust the program.
Threats to the Netherlands from the jihadist corner is "more complex and difficult than ever before", according to general intelligence service AIVD's annual report for 2015. There are jihadists in the Netherlands that want bring the fight to their own country, and the attacks in Brussels and Paris last year show that terrorist organizations are capable of carrying out complex and well-executed attacks.
Documents of German nuclear research center Juelich was found in the Brussels apartment of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) group of German newspapers reported on Thursday. Juelich is located 27 kilometers from the border between Germany and the Netherlands.
Ard van der Steur managed to survive the parliamentary debate on the terrorist attacks in Brussels as the Minister of Security and Justice.
Opposition parties are getting annoyed with Ard van der Steur's attitude in the parliamentary debate on the terrorist attacks in Brussels. Numerous parties demanded that he acknowledges mistakes that were made. But the Ministry of Security of Justice maintains that his ministry did nothing wrong, but improvements will be made.
Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice is facing a lot of heat from opposition parties in the parliamentary debate on the Brussels bombings. The opposition wants to know if he is still in control of his Ministry and whether he is part of the problem or part of the solution.
Today is sink or swim for Minister Ard van der Steur. At 10:15 a.m. he faces the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, in the second attempt for a debate on the terrorist attacks in Brussels on March 22nd. Whether Van der Steur survives the day as Minister of Security and Justice, remains to be seen.
The Pinczowski family from Maastricht is considering suing the Zaventem Airport in Brussels for negligence in the death of their children Alexander and Sascha, a spokesperson for the family told Limburg media.
The Netherlands could have acted "more alert and assertive" with regards to Brussels bombers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui. But there was no reason to actively track them down, Justice Minister Ard van der Steur said in answer to parliamentary questions posed to him in preparation to Thursday's debate.
The Netherlands is reducing border checks between the Netherlands and Belgium to 12 hours a day, instead of 24 hours a day, a spokesperson for the Koninklijke Marechaussee said to RTL Nieuws on Friday.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's claim that the Netherlands and Belgium does not under stand terrorism or jihadism is "absolutely incorrect", Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice said on Friday following Erdogan's interview with CNN.
Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice decided to cancel a working visit to Washington this weekend so that he can work on questions Parliament posed him regarding the terrorist attacks in Brussels last week. He also wants to focus on preparing for the debate on the issue set to take place next week.
What seems like a continuous stream of blunders and missteps regarding Brussels suicide bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui has opposition parties looking for blood at the ministry of Security and Justice. Political journalists believe that the next debate on the topic, set to take place next week, will be do or die for Minister Ard van der Steur
Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice acknowledges that misinforming Parliament about the origin of American information on the El Barkaoui brothers could have political consequences. He called the situation "very annoying", but believes that his resignation will "benefit no one", he said
The information the Netherlands received from the United States regarding the El Bakraoui brothers did not come from the FBI, but from the New York police, Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice wrote to Parliament.
Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice faced a fierce debate in parliament on Tuesday on the Brussels bombings, especially from the opposition side. To the irritation of the opposition Van der Steur could not clarify what went wrong with the exchange of information regarding the Brussels bombers, the El Bakraoui brothers. The debate was cut short and will be taken up again next week, when the Justice Minister has more answers.
A few days before the terrorist attacks in Brussels last week the FBI gave the Dutch police information about the criminal and radicalized background of brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui, Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice wrote to the Tweede Kamer, lower house of Dutch parliament.
Anis B., the 32 year old Frenchman arrested in Rotterdam on terrorist charges on Sunday, is linked to an international terrorism network that played a very important role in the terrorist attacks in both Paris and Brussels, broadcaster NOS reports.
Exactly a week after three suicide bombings in Brussels, the Dutch Parliament will debate the issue with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice. The debate is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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As a psychotherapist, I have been assisting individuals, couples, and families resolve emotional stresses and relationship problems for over twenty years.
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US Army bosses have announced the colossal build-up of soldiers and heavy armour in a bid to counter an "assertive" Russia.
Pentagon military bosses announced today they would be sending thousands of troops to be stationed along the NATO frontier with Putin's resurgent superpower.
War fears between Russia and the West are at levels "more dangerous" than the Cold War amid fears a "global war" could boil out to the conflict in Syria.
The move comes as NATO nations – including Britain – revealed they would stepping up their military presence across the Baltic states amid fears of a Russian invasion.
Massive amounts of military gear will be shipped across the Atlantic in the spring as the US deploys aims to build up their "armoured presence" in Eastern Europe.
US military officials said the troops would be adding to Operation Atlantic Resolve and said it will "reassure" their allies in Europe.
Russia's neighbour Lithuania is taking the threat of total invasion so seriously they released a survival guide to their citizens in case of Putin's attack.
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team and the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade will be deployed across Europe in nations such as Germany, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia.
M1 Abrams tanks, UH-60 Blackhawk choppers, M109 Paladin howitzers and M2 Bradley counter infantry vehicles are just some of the weapons being deployed to face down Putin.
Colonel Christopher R. Norrie, commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade, said: "I am confident we are the right heavy brigade to continue the armoured presence in Europe."
He added: "Living and training alongside our NATO allies and partners on a daily basis will provide ample opportunities to build a comprehensive team that strengthens defensive capabilities and deters aggression in Europe."
Last month, the US also announced they were sending troops from the Marine Corps to Norway in a move which enraged Russia.
Experts have warned Russia can declare war "overnight" as their military is poised to launch an invasion of Europe "within hours".
Russia have also been ramping up their nuclear powered as they unveiled first images of their new super-nuke the Satan 2.
But Putin's focus has been on the Middle East as Russia's war fleet lingers off Syria expected to be preparing for a final assault to end of the bloody civil war and raze the city Aleppo.


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while i'm sleepless with dread
I find one of my favorite recycled pieces in the weaponized media. Murdoch is a pig and his papers print lies and propaganda and recycle puff pieces endlessly, but I like this one so much I post it again... to distract myself from the fact that I'll probably drop dead to the world just before we may get something like proof of life on Julian.
I'm much better at this when there's no anticipation at all, or extremely little and for late the next day, but this? Well, I'm fucked. So I bring this up again. What a cool place. [No pun intended.]
always and any time....
love, nines ||| russia | sleep circus | whistleblowers


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RefrigWear Outdoor Cold Weather Gear Review
We put RefrigiWear to the test in the coldest major city in the world!
Until this week, it has been downright unseasonably warm here in Nebraska. We had a feeling this year was going to be a little too warm for our needs especially when we were hunting in t-shirts for the Nebraska archery and rifle season. When we got the call in October to test out some of the gear from RefrigiWear, I knew we just wouldn't have the temperatures to truly put this gear to the test that we wanted for our readers. So we called in reinforcements from the far north. One of my best friends, Harry Walker, and his beautiful girl, Angie, live in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Did you know that Winnipeg is the coldest major city in the world on average?
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When Kevin gave us a call and asked us to test out the RefrigiWear, we were pretty excited. We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba and it is the coldest major city in the world. As a professional outfitter and the owner of Sandy River Outfitters for the last 23 years, I have acquired almost every type of cold weather apparel imaginable. After reading about the Silver Twill Reflective Lining and the -60ºF comfort rating, I couldn't wait to see what the jacket and bibs would be like while we were out hunting whitetail.
I recieved the Extreme Softshell Jacket and Extreme Softshell Bib to try out and thought I would wear it while guiding for white tail deer. Unfortunately, we had unseasonably warm weather during our deer season and I did not get a chance to try out the gear. A few weeks later while guiding wolf hunters, it was a completely different story. We had a few days that were -20ºF and quite a few evenings that were under -30ºF.
I found the RefrigiWear bibs and jacket to be extremely well-designed gear. The gear is very warm and I really like how easy the bibs are to get in and out of. Warm weather gear is usually difficult to don but the RefrigWear bibs have high-quality zippers on the bottom that open up past the knees to make them easy to put on and take off.
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The jacket and the bibs have high visibility piping on them making them visible in low light. I feel safe using them while riding on the snowmobile in the snow and crossing the road in the dark. RefrigiWear performed extremely well for me while I was guiding and the hunters were a little envious of my warm gear.
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Caliber Collision is the largest, fastest-growing collision repair company in America. Right now, we're looking for highly talented, dedicated, and quality-focused teammates to help restore the rhythm of our customers' lives.
For Active or Recently Retired Military Personnel Only.Auto Body Technician Job Description
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to ensure individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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The Morning Rush won last night as BEST RADIO SHOW at the Yahoo! OMG Awards!!! The event was held at the SM Arena at the SM Mall Of Asia! We are still floating as I write this, as I woke up to an overflowing of well-wishes via text, Twitter, and Facebook! It's such an overflow of good vibes from all over! There are no words to express how happy we are right now, mainly because more than out of merit, we won this award because of all our listeners, family, and friends, who pitched in together to vote for us. Here's a video from the vantage of our ROCK, the RUSHERS.
I will definitely post a more comprehensive account of our OMG Awards experience, with all the photos and stories, but for later. Today, the work doesn't end, The Kikays are hosting a wedding in a couple of hours, so I can only compose a quick post, just to thank everyone for helping us bag this great honor. Again, thank you to Yahoo! OMG Awards for the incredible recognition, Monster Radio RX 93.1 for our home in radio, and of course THE RUSHERS and all our listeners who tirelessly voted for us, online or via text, without whom we wouldn't be celebrating today. THANK YOU!!!
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Hi! I've been searching the flower tutorial forums, but have not been able to find one for jasmine. Could anyone point me in the right direction on how to make jasmine out of gumpaste?
Hi, if this is what you are talking about(sending a link) you make it like a stephanotis. Do know how to make that. If you don,t have that cutter(wilton kit has it and direction) you can use a small. 5 petalround cutter and do the same. Look at this pic and you will know what i mean. hth I saw on another site, person making from polymer clay, but not the same type of jasmine. I think the one i sent is what you are asking for. right? let us know if it isn,t.
Ok, so I might have answered my own question (let me know if there is a better way )
I looked under several 'filler' flower tutorials, and although they don't call it jasmine, several jasmine looking flowers were made using the 'mexican hat method.' Just tried it, and it looks pretty good!
I liked Elaine MacGregor's youtube 'making small sugar flowers' tutorial best
Ha! Yes, thank you! I wish I had know to look under the genus 'stephanotis' for jasmine.
Love the tutorials tortomanie! Thanks for posting!


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|Click on the image to see our route. So close to home!
The Judge. A coastal classic, so close to home. A multi-day multi-modal journey. Mount Judge Howay is a prominent double-peaked summit in the Fraser Valley, easily recognized from surrounding peaks near and far. It's one of those peaks that you can stare at for a while, thinking about how great the view from the top would be, but then as you recount the complicated approach, you quickly change your mind to something with easier access.
Lena picked me up on Friday afternoon, and we headed off to a Karl's place in Deep Cove to pick up the canoe. This wasn't just any ordinary canoe though, this was the legendary canoe used by Karl and Damien on their week-long self-propelled trip to the Judge. We drove east for an hour and a half on Highway 1 and then Dewdney Trunk Road to get to Stave Lake. In the past, visitors to the Judge have launched their canoes off Cypress Point on the east side of Stave Lake, but a pulled bridge has made that access unfeasible, unless you like walking with your canoe and gear down old logging roads. Our plan was to launch from Sayers Point. We turned off onto the Florence Lake road on the west side. It was dark by this point, and we headed off into the heart of redneck country.
I didn't have a good idea of where we would park. To the south of Sayers Point, there are extensive mud flats which dry out in the summer. The flats are popular with partiers and their ATVs and dune buggys. It didn't seem like a safe spot to leave the car. Reluctantly, we left the car on the edge of the mudflats, after some advice from a group who said they would look after our car and that it was less likely to get torched on the beach versus on the road. We would joke about this over the next couple days, wondering whether we would come back to a skeleton of a car.
|Our Nova Craft canoe, loaded and ready for the journey.
To make the most of the short fall days, we woke up before sunrise each day. By day break, we were paddling north again towards the end of Stave Lake. We paddled against a northerly outflow, with gusts which seemed to stall our forward progress with every stroke. A motorized canoe would be perfect here. I don't have a good track record with canoe-approached mountaineering. Four years ago, Tim and I tried to paddle down Chilko Lake, but we where turned around by strong winds. I haven't tried canoeing since. Slowly, we worked our way up the western shoreline. We beached the canoe at Glacier Bay at the northwest corner of Stave Lake to thaw our cold fingers in the sunshine.
|A frosty morning at Glacier Bay.
|At Glacier Bay, the 1700m north face of Mount Robie Reid dominates the skyline. Pacemaker climbs up through the white rockfall scar in the centre.
|Lena paddling along Stave Lake.
|A surreal experience paddling through the submerged forest in shallow waters at the head of Stave Lake. The river outlet is to the left, but the road is to the far right.
|Reflection of the banks of the Stave River
|Lena and the Stave River. Our canoe is somewhere in that sunny patch on the right.
At daybreak, we left camp and looked for a route through the granite slabs which surround the hanging valley. Hindsight is always 20/20, we did not take the best route here. We worked our way across firm snow, then off into the moat behind the snowfield towards the main gully at the end of the valley. Eventually the small moat transformed into a dark cavernous abyss, and we moved onto the slabs. The plan was to climb the slabs, reach some trees above, and then hope for a route through the head of the main gully. A few committing moves on the slab were required, and I hoped that our route would go, as retreat here seemed difficult. Our gamble worked, and we found a spot at the top where the vertical sides of the gully flattened. Once across the main gully (which would be completely snow filled in the spring and early summer and easy bootpacking), we hiked south across boulders and slabs and heather slopes, feeling relieved to finally be moving in easier terrain.
|The route goes up the boulder field to the gully to the left of the dark buttress on the left
|The Chehalis peaks to the east
|Upper snowfield above the hourglass
|On the summit of the Judge!
|Exposed scrambling on the false summit
|We descended these slabs. I don't recommend coming up here in wet conditions.
|Luckily we found an easier way to get back onto the snowfield in the hanging valley lower down.
|The Northern Lights above our campsite in the hanging valley.
|Who needs coffee when there's BW4 bushwhacking in the morning. Dale (2000) describes a BW4 difficulty as "Severe brush. Pace less than one mile per hour. Leather gloves and heavy clothing required to avoid loss of blood. Much profanity and mental anguish. Thick stands of brush requiring circumnavigation are required."
|Robie Reid, Judge Howay, and Lena.


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Estate management
(Walkabouts, Grounds Maintenance and Communal Cleaning)
Why was this area chosen for review?
This review was chosen because, from Scrutiny Panel members' contact with other customers, there were particular concerns about perceptions, trust and confidence in the 'walkabout' process, and standards in grounds maintenance and communal cleaning were not consistent.
What was the aim of the review?
Key aims of the review were to make neighbourhood walkabouts, ground maintenance and communal cleaning functions more effective; and to review and challenge current standards in the consistent application of maintenance and cleaning contracts.
How was information gathered?
The Panel gathered information and evidence for the review through:
- looking at current processes for walkabouts;
- one-to-one discussions and informal interviews with Curo colleagues;
- assessing service standards set out within maintenance and cleaning contracts against their actual application; and
- photo-evidence (before and after) of maintenance and cleaning carried out in communal areas.
What did the Panel conclude?
From the review, the Panel found that walkabouts are on the whole valued by customers as a way for letting Curo know of what needs improving in local neighbourhoods and communal facilities. But, there was an inconsistent approach which meant that some customers did not have any trust or confidence that improvements would be made quickly or at all. The re[ort challenges Curo to have greater and stronger accountability and consistency in the way identified issues and concerns are addressed, and be efficient in addressing them so that customers can be more satisfied.
The Panel also found that contractors providing grounds maintenance and cleaning services are paid to do work according to quite detailed and stringent specifications, which is good. But, the challenge is to make sure that Curo monitors these contracts effectively so that these standards are firstly promoted to local residents and are fully met.
What is Curo doing in response to this review?
Curo welcomed the report and the recommendations and has made plans to improve the trust and confidence of local customers. This plan is being put into place by the Head of Neighbourhoods and overseen by the Executive Director of Customer Services.


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I'm a Canadian author — I write fiction and narrative nonfiction. I'm also a former professional tree planter.
I sowed my first seedling when I got a job on a reforestation crew in northern Ontario. I was nineteen years old and an undergraduate at the University of Toronto. Before tree planting, I didn't know anything about hard physical labour. I arrived in a remote and snowy camp in the boreal forest with half the necessary camping gear and all the wrong clothes. But I was instantly hooked on the tree-planting life — a job most of us grow to love and hate in equal measure.
Since those early days, I've worked on the Canadian Shield, in the foothills of the Albertan Rockies and in many parts of British Columbia, including the breathtakingly primeval Great Bear Rainforest. Like thousands of planters all over Canada, I've left my handiwork in muddy swamps and on high mountaintops, in sandy loam and rocky barrens. I've commuted to work in float planes, offshore tugboats, diesel trucks, helicopters, rowboats, ATVs, inflatable dinghies, and amphibious military vehicles. I've crossed paths with whales, eagles, dolphins, flocks of migrating cranes, moose, newborn fawns, and grizzlies. In my silvicultural travels, I met all kinds of weird, brilliant, fascinating people. They're still some of my closest friends.
In seventeen seasons I planted more than a million trees. I don't do it for a living any more, but for some strange reason it took me a whole book to explain, I miss it every day.
For the curious, here is my official bio:
Charlotte Gill is the author of Eating Dirt, a tree-planting memoir nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize, the Charles Taylor Prize, and two B.C. Book Prizes. It was the 2012 winner of the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. Her previous book, Ladykiller, was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and winner of the B.C. Book Prize for fiction. Her work has appeared in Best Canadian Stories, The Journey Prize Stories, and many magazines. She is currently faculty in creative writing at the University of British Columbia and in the MFA program in Creative Nonfiction at King's College. She lives on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada.


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SB 2510 — Public Records/Dependent Eligibility Verification Services
by Appropriations Committee
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Appropriations Committee (AP)
The bill makes confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying most documents submitted to the Department of Management Services (department) or its vendor providing dependent eligibility verification services. If a document is collected by the department for another purpose and is not exempt in that situation, that same document submitted for dependent eligibility verification purposes will not be exempt from public inspection and copying.
The bill includes a constitutionally-required public necessity statement. The exemption will stand repealed on October 2, 2022, pursuant to the Open Government Sunset Review Act, unless it is reenacted.
The bill has no fiscal impact.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect on the same date that SB 2508 takes effect, which is July 1, 2017.
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Michael Rosa recalls the day two years ago that Hostos Community College professor Roberta Michelle dropped his "Intro to Music" midterm exam on his desk. He had passed, but just barely. Not great, he thought, but OK for not studying.
Rosa hated studying when it came to memorizing facts, dates, and names—especially those of composers he'd never heard of and could hardly pronounce. He'd put minimal effort into the course so far, turning in the handful of required papers and taking listening quizzes in class, but ignoring all the other assignments.
As he threw his notebook in his backpack and headed toward the bridge to his high school building on the other side of the Grand Concourse, Rosa knew he wasn't going to turn in any assignments. He figured that, combined with the test score he'd just received, it was enough to earn him a failing grade. But he just didn't care.
Rosa, like the rest of his classmates at Hostos-Lincoln Academy, was taking community college courses as part of the Early College High School Initiative, a nationwide program that aims to get poor and minority students to graduate high school with associate's degrees or two years of transferable college credit. The initiative has opened more than 200 schools nationwide since 2002, 13 of them in New York City, targeting areas where high school graduation rates are low. The premise: that high expectations will motivate students and lead to success.
Yet the early-college schools soon learned that for students like Rosa, this goal was too ambitious. And it has taken Hostos years to settle on a better definition of success—and a way to get there.
Although the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation laid out the basic premise of the program and gave schools start-up grants, and the Early College High School Initiative provided some guidance, individual schools came up with their own plans to figure out how to fit in the demanding course load. Hostos was given only eight months to transform its school from a traditional high school to one that housed a middle school and an early-college high school.
The transition was not smooth. Over teachers' objections, the program was launched at full speed: All students would start college classes in ninth grade with one course each semester, and increase that number as more high school prerequisites were completed.
The assumption, says assistant principal Vincent Marano, was that while some kids might fail, the overall problems would fix themselves. "That frustrated me more than anything else," he says.
Hostos was already a success story at the time. The school—whose students are 99 percent minority, with two-thirds living at or below the poverty line—has traditionally graduated about 90 percent of its students in four years, and nearly the same percentage go to college. That's well above graduation rates that are closer to 50 percent in the rest of the South Bronx, where most of the students live.
Even so, getting 100 percent of students to accumulate 60 college credits each proved impossible; many students simply could not or did not know how to handle the work and emerged with F's on their transcripts.
"There was pressure," recalls Hostos guidance counselor Daniel Jackson. "I can't take you out; you're going to fall behind." As a result, with all the focus on receiving an associate's degree, students who struggled or even failed college courses continued to be enrolled in them. Jackson tried to keep everyone on the same track even if they or their teachers thought they weren't capable of the work.
In the end, only about a third of the 90 current seniors—the first Hostos class to go through this program—expect to receive associate's degrees. Another third will fall short of that goal but graduate with a significant amount of college credit. But many will also have poor grades to show for it.
Still, Hostos is ahead of the national statistics. In 2009, about 25 percent of early-college graduates nationwide received associate's degrees or two full years of college credit. The average early-college student nationwide graduates with just over 20 credits, less than a year's worth of college course work. The program had an 85 percent graduation rate nationwide, with 65 percent of its students accepted to four-year colleges.
One obstacle is that some students enter high school well below grade level, says Kathy Moran, a research associate at the Middle College National Consortium, which is comprised of small high schools located on college campuses, including 19 early-college schools. And other students might lack the maturity and skill sets to self-advocate and study effectively in a college course.
"If you expect youngsters to graduate in four years with 60 transferable credits, that's probably a stretch," Moran said. "It's realistic for everybody to essentially get one year of college under their belt."
A few years after the national program began, it changed its stated mission from requiring all students to earn 60 credits to giving them the opportunity to do so. After that, Jackson and his colleagues began to take a more flexible approach, concentrating less on the number of credits accumulated and more on preparing students on how to succeed in college once they get there. If students can learn how to do things like follow a syllabus or approach a professor with problems, faculty hope, they will be more likely to complete post-secondary education—even if they can't fit it all in while in high school.
Last year, all incoming ninth-graders were still enrolled in college courses, but they no longer had to stay on the track if it didn't work for them. This school year, the start of college courses was delayed, and ninth-graders were signed up for an extended seminar course in the fall that covers the basics, like how to take notes during a lecture or study for tests. (Previously, students took the seminar at the same time as their first college course.) If students prove during this time that they're mature enough to take a college course, they'll be enrolled in the spring.
Jackson eventually wants to avoid cases like that of Rosa, who had to endure struggles before learning how to be a college student. Yet Rosa eventually found success in college courses. He has since improved his grades and still wants to earn his associate's degree and transfer to a four-year college.
For Rosa, the benefit outweighs any drawbacks. Without the Early College High School Initiative, "I don't know what I'd be doing," he says. Instead of going to college, "I'd be confused and pissed off."


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Saturday, 30 August 2014
Enjoy the kraft journey
Yesterday's card was a total pain in the you-know-what to put together. Whatever I did just didn't look right, and I had to try so many different layouts and versions before I felt I was even remotely content with it. Certainly not one of my proudest moments. Today's card couldn't have been any more different, it hardly took any time to put together. I didn't have to change a thing and basically just glued all the bits and pieces in place. That's how a good card is made. For some reason I'm currently stuck with this one card layout with a central focus panel, it just works.
I was so inspired by the absolutely gorgeous inspiration picture over at Addicted to Stamps and More. My card is not so much an interpretation as just a direct copy of the picture. Even before I had scrolled down to look at the DT's creations I knew there had to be a vellum flower on my card. I was also inspired by two craft themed challenges, Witch Kraft over at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge (although this time it's all kraft and no witch), and K is for kraft over at the Snarky Sisters (this time without any snark, but hey - a girl only has so much snark to give). So I knew the background should be kraft. I was thinking a swirly pattern, but then I looked at the inspiration photo again and realised the only background that would be acceptable is woodgrain. Great excuse to dig out my lovely hardwood background stamp.
I also love my white embossing powder (and need to get more of it soon), so I wanted to keep the card very simple with nothing but white embossing and kraft. There is just something special about white embossing on vellum. It's almost like magic, it's light and airy and cloud-like. The woodgrain on the smaller background panel is simply stamped with VersaMark, I like the subtle effect as the kraft on it's own was too plain, but I didn't want anything in the background to distract from the focal flower.
Finally I just needed to pick a sentiment, and although I was first tempted by something in a swirly font to complement the flower, I changed my mind and used something that would go with the harshness of the woodgrain. And it's a great sentiment, would go for many different occasions. To finish I stamped and heat embossed some flowers inside the card and on the envelope to make a matching set. I absolutely love how the card turned out, this is one I'm genuinely proud of, and it was so much fun to make too! Once again I'm so grateful to the wonderful challenge blogs and inspirational DTs who provide ideas week after week.
Card: Craft UK kraft card and envelope, Ribbed 300 gsm rustic kraft card, Hobbycraft 160 gsm cream card, Dovecraft 110 gsm premium vellum
Stamps: Stampin' Up Hardwood, Mixed Bunch, Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous The Journey
Ink: Tsukineko VersaMark
Other: Papermania Seafoam White embossing powder, Stampin' Up Basic Pearls, Blossom, Pansy and Petite Petal punch
12 comments:
- sandie said...
This is stunning, the background is perfect and that bloom just shines. Thanks for joining us at ATSM
- 30 August 2014 at 12:24
- Cornelia (fun stamping) said...
This is beautiful - especially your wood background! Great to see you playing with us at ATSAM. Come back next time, too! Hugs, Cornelia DT
- 31 August 2014 at 02:19
- Emma Williams said...
Beautiful card, so elegant and sophisticated and I adore the white on the kraft! Thank you so much for joining us over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! :)
- 31 August 2014 at 10:48
- Neets B said...
White and kraft, what a perfect combo for this photo inspiration. And your layered white flower is divine. Thanks for playing along at ATSM, Anita x
- 31 August 2014 at 22:48
- Chris Dring said...
Good thing I can type and not talk, because my jaw is sitting in my lap. This is absolutely STUNNING! I love the woodgrain background with that incredibly gorgeous flower taking center stage! No need for snark on this card - and that's totally acceptable! Thanks for joining us at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for the Kraft challenge!
- 31 August 2014 at 23:24
- Rahmat said...
So striking! I like the background, and the flower is perfect with a perfect sentiment. Thank you for joining us at ATSM!
- 1 September 2014 at 01:42
- Katie Melhus said...
Lovely! The use of white ink on kraft and vellum are wonderful here! Thanks for joining us this week at Addicted to Stamps and More!
- 1 September 2014 at 03:47
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- 1 September 2014 at 07:35
- Kate said...
Sorry about that sometimes this blogger puts words in my mouth. What I wanted to say was
Your vellum flower is so delicate and waif like perfect for the inspiration photo. Love it !!!
- 1 September 2014 at 07:38
- Donna said...
Fantastic! Love the kraft and white together! Thanks for joining the sisterhood of snarky stampers for the "K is for Kraft" challenge!!
- 2 September 2014 at 23:29
- Lee aka Violent Kittie said...
gorgeous use of the white ep on the kraft. Did I mention gorgeous? Thanks for playing in the K is for Kraft challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!
- 4 September 2014 at 21:44
- Lindsey said...
This is outstanding! Everything works perfectly together. Like you, I love the effect of white embossing on vellum, and so perfect with that flower. And then the woodgrain? Wow. Thanks for joining us at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! (Seemed even we didn't have a lot of snark to spare this round...) ;)
- 4 September 2014 at 23:03


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September 30, 2015
By Jim Eadie
Former reeve and co-chair of the Warriors day at Coe Hill (WDACH) committee, Dan McCaw, came to Wollaston Township council at the Sept. 22 regular meeting to update council about the current situation with Warriors Day, and in the end came away with a nice surprise.
"I have to give you some news, and I don't think it is all bad," he said. "The present Warriors Day committee is getting too long in the tooth. We have always built our bank account up each year … and we could plan. This year we haven't got it. We need money, and we need people to do stuff. Six of us can't handle it any more`… it is just too much for 70, 80, and 90 year-olds."
WDACH requires up to $30,000 per year to put on the world-class event, which featured the Canadian Military Skyhawks precision parachute team demonstration, and one of the largest parades of vintage and current military vehicles and equipment in Canada. Over the past few years sources of grant money has all but dried up for the committee.
"This has become an important regional event, and is an important economic draw for this region," noted Reeve Graham Blair. "There is talk of the event being in jeopardy,
and no-one wants to see it end. Darryl Kramp spoke to me after the parade this year and said we should get together after the election and do something … make sure it doesn't go by the wayside."
Kramp is the current Member of Parliament for Prince Edward – Hastings federal riding.
Wollaston Township council has financially supported the WDACH event annually.
Following his presentation, McCaw was presented with is old fire chief helmet by Jennifer Cohen, township clerk and member of the Wollaston Volunteer Fire Dept.
McCaw was one of the prime movers in organizing the volunteer fire department at Coe Hill in 1971, and in 1972 was appointed the first fire chief. He served in that capacity for 21 years, until 1974.
"I was over working in the gravel pit, and Frank Graham (Reeve of Wollaston Township at the time) came over and said that they had appointed me chief," said McCaw, "it was quite a surprise."
In 1974, Clive Pope (then Ontario Fire Marshall) described the Wollaston Volunteer Fire Dept. as "small but mighty" in his report published in Canadian Firefighters Magazine.
"We had built a new hall, we had bought a new truck, and we were well trained," beamed McCaw after the presentation. "We just needed a rack to dry the hoses … but we had the blessing of the Pope."
Unaware that his grandfather was a former fire chief, McCaw's grandson Andrew McCaw just graduated from Seneca College's 4-year emergency services program, and has been hired by the Toronto Fire Services. Currently he is completing the Toronto training program, and will graduate on Oct. 30.
"He has been hired to work on the protection side," said Brent McCaw, Andrews father. "That means public education, inspections and investigations. We are very proud of him, he was focused, he knew what he wanted to do, and he worked very hard to get what he wanted."
"When I was chief, you had to buy your own helmet," said Dan McCaw. "When I retired, I really didn't care about the helmet … but now I want to give to Andrew."
Fortunately Cohen was able to locate the chief's old helmet still at the fire hall, and returned it to the former chief.


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Did he promise you anything?
Absolutely nothing.
Vice President Christie?
No, he didn't promise me anything.
I know, Governor Romney, you have said in the past it's presumptuous to talk about a vice president at this point. But you've also said that Governor Christie would be on anybody's shortlist to be vice president. Would he be on your shortlist?
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Would you think he would be a good match?
Look, we're great friends. We agree on a whole host of issues. Probably a few we don't agree on. I don't even know what those are. But we spent time together over the last year, getting to know each other better. I've asked for his counsel on policy matters. And so I think we're pretty sympathetic on the issues that matter today.
Do you think you'd be a good match?
Honestly, like I said before, I don't know that I'd be anybody's good match in that regard. (LAUGH) But ultimately, that's going to be– that kind of thing is up to the person who's the presidential nominee to decide who they think is the best person for them and most importantly the best person for the country. But in the end, for me, I'm with Governor Romney, because, you know, we've known each other for a number of years now.


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|The Sea Trials and Final Outfit (Part One)
|The Gneisenau passing through Möltenort, outward bound from Kiel in May 1938.
|Moored to a buoy in Kiel harbour the Gneisenau could be seen in June 1938.
|The Gneisenau lying at finishing buoy A3 in Kiel harbour.
|Here the Gneisenau can be seen during one of her sea trials shortly after being commissioned.
|The floating cranes at the Deutsche Werke shipyard, Kiel, is supplying the Gneisenau with last items. The ship in the background (to the right) is Admiral Graf Spee.
|The maiden voyage of the Gneisenau in late June - early July 1938 took her to the northern point of the British isles where this photograph has been taken.
|The Gneisenau in summer 1938. A Heinkel 114 sits on the forward catapult and an Arado 95 atop the C turret catapult. Both aircraft have wings folded.
|Another view of the Gneisenau during one of her sea trials.
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Another month's escaped me since I first drafted this post…no more "Save Draft" for more edits, touch-ups. With less time to write (let alone edit!), I just need to let the words out and let them be. Just love them as they are, as I do my Mina.
It's been 2 months since my last post, 2 months since Mina's first day of Friends & Me class. Where does the time go? Days, weeks, months just move too quickly…Mina is surely growing up too fast! I can't catch up to do the thing I really want to do: WRITE! I just have to make time! Just Do It, right?
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Past remnants of civilization can be found on the island of Pohnpel which is Micronesia's most developed island located in Palikir, the country's capital. Pohnpei is home to the archaeological site of Nan Madol, which can be seen clearly on google maps and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.
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