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Upon spying the November/December issue of VegNews, I couldn't help but beam when I saw my photos on the cover! Yes, they are rather miniscule, but they're still front and center all the same, and such a place of honor should mean a whole lot to any budding photographer.
Above image borrowed from Vegnews.Com
Some of my favorite shots from this issue include…
The surprisingly savory Dill Waffles with Beet Compote, by chef Jesse Miner, whom I finally had the pleasure of meeting a few months back. Let me tell you, this nontraditional breakfast or brunch offering will really cause a stir with early morning guests- I couldn't stop eating them! Though I typically make big batches of waffles in advance and freeze them for later, these babies barely had a chance to even cool down before they were all devoured.
Gena Hamshaw brings the raw goodies as per usual, this time in the form of crunchy Almond Crackers and a very unique Orange Carrot Dip. The best part about this recipe is that it's all-inclusive, providing an alternate low-temperature baking method in addition to the standard dehydrator approach. Both easy and elegant, they make for an excellent appetizer before a festive meal, or just a satisfying snack to tide you over on a busy day.
The real show-stopper recipe for this round was the Lasagna by Allison Samson, hands down. Layers of rich, homemade vegan ricotta and Parmesan, smothered with lovingly slow-simmered tomato sauce and all assembled in a towering noodle construction, it was a sight to behold. Though lasagna is one of my photo styling nemeses due to its often messy, unruly nature, this was a dream to capture, slicing beautifully, and showing off each layer with pride. This is the sort of recipe that would make anyone thrilled to eat lasagna instead of a grand roast on Christmas, even.
And that's not the end of it, but before I go ahead and post the photos for the entire magazine, you'll just have to check out a copy to see the rest. Don't miss the holiday candy feature in particular! Though the photos came out looking fairly simple, it was quite a journey to get there. A highly worthwhile effort, I'd say!


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DESTINATIONS germany visitor-information-8
Visitor Information
Staff at the smaller visitor information offices might not speak English. Many offices keep shorter hours than normal businesses, and you can expect some to close during weekday lunch hours and as early as noon on Friday. Almost all German cities and towns have an Internet presence under www.cityname.de, for example www.berlin.de. The Internet portal Deutschland.de has lots of information about the country's best-known sights, as well as those that are often overlooked.
Deutschland.de. www.deutschland.de.
German National Tourist Office. New York, New York. 212/661–7200; www.germany.travel.
Cruise Search
Air Search

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In recent weeks, Willow Smith has seemingly learned a very important lesson about social media, and more importantly, the repercussions that come as a result of her echoing her most personal thoughts on an oh-so-public platform.
The littlest Smith seemed to be a bit down and let that be known via tweets like, "This day has been horrific… #wishlifewaseasy" and "Sometimes… Life sucks." Immediately people assumed that she was referencing her parents, who have been rumored to be on the verge of divorce for several months. A defiant Willow wrote in response, "Omg, stop it already! I'm not allowed to have a bad day? This has nothing to do with my parents! Geez!"
The day before that message, the 11-year-old burgeoning Pop star said, "I am regular person…For forget that (sic)…Nobody has a PICTURE PERFECT life… I am still just a child…"
That statement rings true, but the latter part of it is what stands out the most. No matter how bright a child Willow Smith may appear to be, she is still very much a young child. Knowing that begs the question: just why is she on Twitter? And really, is there no one around monitoring her tweets?
I am not one of those people who can believe that an 11-year-old can't have real problems. There could very well be something causing Willow to stress out. Whatever it is, though, I worry that she might be choosing the wrong forum to express such grievances. As archaic as it may sound, there are these wonderful things called journals that allow you to express your thoughts privately. Perhaps Willow should be given one so she can jot down those kinds of thoughts there.
For all its value around entertainment and information, Twitter can often be a cesspool of miserable jackasses ready to pounce on anyone who dares show the slightest form of weakness – especially if you're a celebrity. I looked at some of Willow's mentions following her series of tweets and some of the responses came from people who deserved to be pushed into a landfill for the pitiful. I'm not sure if Willow saw any of the shade hurled her way, but the fact that she has been given an opportunity to be exposed to that kind of cruelty is concerning.
I am not a parent, so I'm admittedly reluctant to offer any extensive criticism towards Willow's parents. However, the more Willow tweets the more I wonder if children ought to have greater limits when it comes to their manner of self-expression. If Willow Smith wants to shave her head and dye it blond, well, that's between her and her parents. All I can say to that is when it comes to my future lab created babies and Ghanaian adoptees, they won't be allowed to rock the Amber Rose cut pre-puberty.
Even still, I can't help but wonder aloud what on Earth her parents are thinking when I see headlines about Willow Smith tweeting pictures of herself on a stripper pole for the world to see. The picture was subsequently deleted, but the fact that such an image made its way online speaks volumes about the greater issue – one that continues to linger.
There's been a longstanding debate over whether or not she and her brother, Jaden Smith, are too "grown" for their respective ages. I don't have a strong opinion about that one way or the other. One thing is for certain, however: No matter how the Smiths view their kids, the world isn't sharing that view. So perhaps their young daughter ought to tweet accordingly. Or you know, maybe not tweet at all.
Michael Arceneaux is a Houston-bred, Howard-educated writer currently based in Los Angeles. You can read more of his work on his site, The Cynical Ones. Follow him on Twitter: @youngsinick


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9-11 Commission Records
- 1 Front Office
- 2 Dana Hyde
- 3 Daniel Marcus
- 4 Team 1A
- 5 Team 2
- 6 Team 3
- 7 Team 4
- 8 Team 5
- 9 Team 6
- 10 Team 7
- 11 Team 8
- 12 New York Office
- 13 Others
NARA have made many 9/11 Commission records public. You'll find MFRs (memoranda for the record, interview summaries) available from here, for instance.
You may also download the set of MFRs available online for a given set of boxes via these huge PDF files (see below for details of what's in which boxes).
- MFRs in boxes 1-5, 193MB
- MFRs in boxes 6-10, 31.8MB
- MFRs in boxes 11-15, 85MB
- MFRs in boxes 16-21, 142MB
However, many other important documents are still only available if you visit their research rooms in person, hardly the most convenient solution. So we've used the Finding Aid to locate records that seem important, had them copied and mailed, then scanned and uploaded them. Each document will then be linked to other pages on the site as seems relevant, but this page will be the master index of every document we've uploaded so far. Its structure follows that described in the Finding Aid: the records are divided into sections (major Commission members and teams), each of these has multiple boxes, and each box contains either records, or folders containing records. (If you're not looking at the Finding Aid then this may not be a helpful way of organising things, and you might be better off searching for whatever interests you using the Search box top left, or the left-hand menu system.)
Front Office
Box FO.5
Public Hearing "Emergency Response" folders contain:
- A record of an interview with Alan Reiss (former WTC operations and maintenance manager)
- A record of an interview with Joseph Morris (Port Authority police chief)
- A record of an interview with Bernard Kerik (former NYPD commissioner)
- A record of an interview with Thomas Von Essen (former FDNY commissioner)
- A record of an interview with Richard Sheirer (former director of New York's Office of Emergency Management)
- A record of an interview with Rudy Giuliani (former New York mayor)
Dana Hyde
Subjects include air traffic control, Federal Aviation Administration and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) response to the hijackings and attacks, authority for the shoot down of hijacked aircraft, Department of Defense responsiveness to Commission requests, and NORAD exercises.
Box DH.1
- "OVP Notes" includes what seems to be Hyde's copy of Lynne Cheney's PEOC notes
Box DH.2
- "Monte Belger" (FAA) interview notes
- "Dave Canoles" (FAA) interview notes
- "Peter Challen" (FAA) interview notes
- "Major Charles Chambers" records his experiences of 9/11 while in the NMCC
- "John Flaherty" (Mineta's Chief of Staff) interview notes
- "Jeff Griffith" (FAA) interview notes
Box DH.3
- "Norman Mineta Interview" contains handwritten notes of a Commission interview with Norman Mineta (different to the MFR that's currently online)
- "General Winfield Interview" actually contains only the questions (the answers are withdrawn), but is still worth a look.
- "White House Timelines" contains no timelines, unfortunately. Instead you get some topics to discuss with Doug Cochrane, "VP military aide", and a few questions from the 9/11 families.
Box DH.5
- "USSS Requests and Notes" contains fragments from Secret Service interviews regarding their awareness of hijackings and Cheney's evacuation.
Daniel Marcus
Topics include executive agency cooperation with the Commission, Commission access to White House records such as the President's Daily Brief and draft security directives, compensation for Commissioners, staff access to detainees, issuance of subpoenas to the White House and Federal Aviation Administration, staff access to City of New York documents and recordings, Commission recommendations, the progress of each team's work, and publication of the final report.
Box DM.1
- "Airlines" includes responses from American Airlines to Commission questions.
- "Air Threat Call" includes a little information about the importance of the transcript of the 9/11 Air Threat Conference Call.
Box DM.2
- "Commissioners" includes the resignation letter of Commissioner Max Cleland
Box DM.3
- "FAA" includes a DoT Inspector General letter on the FAA's destruction of air traffic controller tapes. (That is, the audio record of interviews made with controllers who handled the hijacked planes.)
Box DM.6
- "NORAD/ FAA Misstatements" contains the best summary of the Commission's view on NORAD and FAA timeline inaccuracies that you'll find anywhere. It's a must-read if you've the faintest interest in the stand-down arguments
- "Saudis" contains information on the post-9/11 flights that high-level Saudis used to leave the US
Box DM.8
- The "Team 8" folder includes a Dana Hyde memo where she gives Mineta's PEOC arrival time as 10:07
Team 1A
Subjects include: activities of the hijackers, especially while in the United States; al Qaeda's planning of and logistics for the September 11 attacks; Mohammad Atta's alleged meeting in Prague; the hijackers' associates in the United States and abroad; Zacarias Moussaoui; chronologies of the events leading up to September 11, 2001; activities of the attack planners overseas; al Qaeda members, such as Abu Zubayda, Ahmad Ressam, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Ramzi Binalshibh; the attack on the USS Cole; and agencies' cooperation with the team's document and briefing requests.
Box 1A.Unknown
- The FBI investigate Nancy Nicolson and Garth Nicolson's supposed foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks
Box 1A.33
- "Four Flights and Other Data" - includes FBI interviews regarding the phone calls from Barbara Olson, Peter Hanson, an unnamed flight attendant, Renee May, Betty Ong, Amy Sweeny, CeeCee Lyles, Ed Felt, Mark Bingham, Marion Britton, Garnet Bailey, Linda Gronlund, and Thomas Burnett, as well as quotes from Dave Canoles on "extraordinary navigation skills" displayed by two of the hijacked planes
Box 1A.52
The "Miscellaneous documents cites in the final report" folder contains:
Box 1A.56
- "Notes on Timeline - FBI PENTTBOM" contains interesting questions about the 9/11 plot, including the start date, Yazeed al-Salmi, Jamal Ibrahim Abdulajalil, al-Shehhi's "salary", Pistole's testimony and more.
Team 2
Box 2.10
The "Motley Submission" folder contains:
Box 2.11
- "CIA comments on Kuala Lumpur" contains CIA comments on the sharing of information (or not) between the CIA and FBI about the al Qaeda January 2001 Kuala Lumpur meeting
Box 2.12
Box 2.24
The "Aircraft as weapons" folders contained:
Team 3
Box 3.1
"Executive Office of the President - Delivery" contains:
These interviews on White House staffers on what happened at Booker High School on 9/11:
- Dan Bartlett via ABC
- Dan Bartlett via CBS
- Ari Fleischer via ABC
- Ari Fleischer via CBS
- General Mark V Rosenker, Director of the White House Military office
And these interviews on happenings at the White House on 9/11:
Box 3.3
"EOP Produced Documents Volume III" contains:
- An Evan Thomas, Newsweek interview with Condoleezza Rice
- A Bob Woodward interview with Condoleezza Rice
Box 3.7
Team 4
Team 4 focused on terrorist financing.
Box 4.1
The "Account Summaries" folder contains:
- Brief details of the hijacker's bank accounts
- Nawaf al-Hazmi's bank account transactions from 4-5-00 to 9-10-01
Box 4.6
- "CitiGroup PowerPoint on Hijackers" contains a useful presentation on hijackers finances, showing the amount spent in several accounts and overall
Box 4.13
- "Hazmi/ Mihdhar Search" lists many intelligence documents relating to the search for Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi. Invaluable for researchers, if dull for everyone else.
Box 4.14
The "FBI Docs - Received early April" folder contains:
Box 4.15
- A spreadsheet of expenditure on the hijacker's band accounts, labelled "Roth Expense Cut"
- A spreadsheet of expenditure on the hijacker's band accounts, labelled "New"
Box 4.16
Box 4.19
Team 5
Subjects include visa policy; methods of hijacker entry into the United States; summaries of activities, especially entry into the United States, by other terrorists before September 11, 2001; Immigration and Naturalization Service policy regarding border security; Department of State's Visa Express and Visa Waiver programs; embassy security; information sharing between law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and other federal entities; alien smuggling; and post-September 11 detainees.
Box 5.6
"Misc info on Moussaoui and Hijackers" contains detailed information on the hijackers, like passenger name records and FBI reports, as well as lists of items recovered from everything from hotels to the crash scenes
Box 5.8
- "Breeder Documents" contains extensive details on hijacker IDs and includes documents recovered from the crash sites
- "Hearing Material - January" is a single page table listing the hijackers, their country and date of birth, and where and when they got their US visas
Box 5.11
- "Victor Manual Lopez-Florez" is a man who helped two of the hijackers obtain Virginia IDs
- Herbert Villalobos" is a man who helped two of the hijackers obtain Virginia IDs
Box 5.17
9-11 Hijacker Information
- Part #1 - brief details on each hijacker and the flights
- Part #2 - annotated copies of some hijacker visa applications as shown in the National Review
- Part #3 - a reprint of the September 27 2001 FBI press release on the hijackers
- Part #4 - a reprint of a web timeline on the 9/11 hijackers
- Part #5 - INS (immigration), TECS (Treasury), PNR (Passenger Name Records) and other information on each of the hijackers
Box 5.46
- "Chronology: US Identifications" includes details of a forensic examination of hijacker ID cards recovered from the Pentagon, and a list of identification documents belonging to the hijackers (passports, visas, driving licences, more).
Box 5.47
The "Work Product Charts" folder contains:
Box 5.49
The "Inspector Interviews" folders contains immigration inspector interviews re:
Flight 11
Flight 175
- Fayez Banihammad, 6-27-01
- Ahmed al-Ghamdi, 5-2-01
- Hamza al-Ghamdi, 5-28-01
- Mohand al-Shehri, 5-28-01
Flight 77
Flight 93
Box 5.50
- DoJ IG INS Contact with Atta and al-Shehhi ("A Review of the INS's Admissions of Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi, its Processing of their Change of Status Applications, and its Efforts to Track Foreign Students in the United States")
"9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - United 175" includes basic INS summaries on:
"9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - American 77" includes basic INS summaries on:
And in addition:
- Timeline relating to Rayed Abdullah, who knew Hani Hanjour
- INS details on Nawaf al-Hazmi's visa and extension applications
- A memo on Salem al-Hazmi's visa application and history
- A PENTTBOM memo regarding a CD found in Pakistan. This contained images of several passports, including those of Khalid al-Mihdhar, Abdulaziz al-Omari, Salem al-Hazmi, and a previously unknown "Saud A. S. Al-Rasheed", whose "name may indicate that he is some how related to the Saudi Royal Family"
- Customs information on the travels to and from the US of Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi
Box 5.51
"9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - United 11" includes basic INS summaries on:
And in addition:
- INS analysis of Abdulaziz al-Omari's passport, and important FBI information on the other al-Omari behind one of the "hijacker still alive" stories
- An FBI record on al-Omari, incorrectly containing some information on other men with the same or a similar name
- Memo on the confusion of Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri and Waleed Ahmed al-Shehri, the son of a diplomat.
- An FBI record incorrectly containing some details on Waleed Ahmed al-Shehri
- INS analysis of Satam al-Suqami's passport
- 166-page file on hijacker visa applications, with a particular focus on Mohamed Atta
"9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - United 93" includes basic INS summaries on:
And in addition:
- "9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - United 93" (memo on the examination of the remains of Ziad Jarrah's passport)
- "9/11 Hijacker Primary Documents - United 93" (matching memo for the examination of Saeed al-Ghamdi's passport)
Box 5.53
Box 5.62
"Breeder Documents" contains:
- Photos of ID documents for Salem al-Hazmi, Majed Moqed, Ahmad al-Ghamdi, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ziad Jarrah, Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari
"Aliases and IDs of the 9/11 hijackers" contains:
- FBI memos re: the Pentagon, including receiving the remains of 5 individuals believed to be the hijackers
Box 5.63
IG Materials Folder 1 contains:
- An Inspector General review of how the 9/11 hijackers received their US visas
- Former Riyadh section chief Tom Furey comments on the visa system
Box 5.68
- "Charts of bin Laden Flights" contains passenger lists from a few post-9/11 flights]]
Team 6
Team 6 investigated law enforcement and intelligence collection inside the United States.
Box 6.44
- "PENTTBOM Timeline Briefing", an interesting document covering many aspects of the case
Team 7
Team 7 investigated aviation security and the circumstances of the hijackings on September 11, 2001. Included are notes of interviews conducted by Commission staff; notes of visits to such sites as Logan and Dulles Airports; slides of presentations given to Commission staff from federal agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Aviation Administration, and American and United Airlines; documents received by the Commission from agencies, particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and airlines; reports from the General Accounting Office on transportation security; other government and private sector reports; drafts of chapter one of the Commission's final report; congressional hearing transcripts; and published articles and monographs.
Box 7.1
Box 7.3
- "CVR Notes - NTSB" contains handwritten notes on an NTSB briefing. This uses the flight data recorders and other information to try and figure out what happened on Flight 77 and 93 (but mostly 93)
Box 7.7
The "ATC" folder contains:
Box 7.10
- Virginia Buckingham, MASSPORT CEO (interview)
- Jane Garvey (interview)
- Monte Belger (interview)
- Logan Site Brief (scraps of information on the airport)
The "FBI 302s: Homer..." folder contains:
- Information on the roles of the Flight 11 flight attendants, and other information on Kathleen Nicosia
The "FBI 302s: Olsen..." folder contains:
Box 7.11
- FBI 302s - ACARS contains various FBI interviews mostly relating to the hijacked flights
Box 7.12
- "LeRoy Homer" is the Team 7 file on the Flight 93 co-pilot
FBI reports relating to passengers and flight crew of the 9/11 flights, calls made from the plane, and various witnesses are contained in:
Flight 93 Calls
Includes background information on passengers who didn't make a call.
- Todd Beamer
- Alan Beaven
- Mark Bingham (includes additional interesting United Airlines/ Flight 93 information)
- Sandy Bradshaw
- Marion Britton
- Thomas Burnett
- Patricia Cushing
- pilot Jason Dahl
- Patrick Driscoll (and William Cashman)
- Ed Felt
- Jane Folger
- Andrew Garcia
- Jeremy Glick
- Kristin Gould
- Lauren Grandcolas
- flight attendant Wanda Green
- Linda Gronlund
- Richard Guadagno
- Toshiya Kuge
- CeeCee Lyles
- Hilda Marcin
- Louis Nacke
- John Talignani
- Honor Wainio
- flight attendant Deborah Welsh
The folder contained a General section.
Box 7.13
- "Flight 11 Calls" - Part 1 includes a transcript of Betty Ong's phone call from Flight 11, and further discussions amongst other American Airlines staff.
- "Flight 11 Calls" - Part 2 includes transcripts of calls to and from American Airlines Ray Howland, as he begins to hear about and respond to the situation on American Airlines Flight 11.
- "Flight 11 Calls" - Part 3 includes transcripts of calls to and from Bill Halleck (American Airlines Systems Operation Command Centre, Dallas), as he begins to hear about and respond to the situation on Flight 11.
- "Flight 175 Calls" contains more details on Star Fix calls made from the hijacked planes.
- "Flight GTE Records" contains the airfone records for Flight 93 and Flight 175 (very difficult to read, though)
- Airfone Records for all four flights (unlabeled, I'm assuming this belongs here but I don't know for sure.
- "Flights-phone calls" includes questions and comments regarding 9/11 phone calls by Linda Gronlund, Mark Bingham, Marion Britton, Ed Felt, Todd Britton, an unnamed flight attendant, Thomas Burnett, CeeCee Lyles, Louis Nacke, Sandra Bradshaw, Jeremy Glick, Waleska Martinez, Barbara Olson, Renee May, Brian Sweeney, and Peter Hanson.
- "Woodward Notes" includes Michael Woodward's notes from his conversation with Amy Sweeney on Flight 11, and the transcript of a Primetime Thursday TV programme telling the story of that call
- "Flight call notes and 302s includes notes on 9/11 calls from Peter Hansen, Barbara Olson, Amy Sweeney, Renee May, Betty Ong, Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham and more. There's also a little background information on Daniel Lewin.
- "United Airlines ACARS messages" contains 9/11 ACARS messages to the hijacked planes.
Box 7.17
- "Manifests" included manifests for Flights 175 and 93, plus limited boarding information
- Flight 93 Info - QFRs for Flight 93 has United Airlines providing Flight 93 past history, 9/11 times, load factor, hijackers boarding times etc.
- FBI 302s of Interest - Flight 11 has FBI interviews relating to Flight 11
- FBI 302s of Interest - Flight 77 provides some FBI interviews relating to Flight 77, including a brief mention of the operator who took Barbara Olson's "collect call"
- FBI 302s of Interest - Hijacker includes various FBI interviews relating to the hijackers (possible sightings and so on)
- FBI 302s of Interest - Colgan Air contains FBI interviews relating to Colgan Air (mostly the US Airways flight that Atta and al-Omari took immediately prior to boarding Flight 11)
- FBI 302s of Interest - Checkpoint Screeners contains FBI interviews with or about checkpoint screeners, their procedures, and possible contact with the hijackers]]. There's also information on further airport videos showing the hijackers
- Screeners 9/11 and Check-In has more interviews with airport screeners and check-in staff
- FBI 302s of Internet - Flight 93 contains FBI interviews relating to Flight 93, everything from how tickets were booked to witnesses who saw it from the ground
Box 7.18
- "AAL Letters" contains assorted American Airlines-related documentation: passenger lists, passenger name records, American Airlines records regarding the departure of Flights 11 and 77, and more. Some US Airways documents on the 9/11 flight taken by Atta and al-Omari, too.
- "Atta's Luggage" includes FBI interviews with the baggage expediters responsible for it
- "Flight info tables" contains a useful table of information on each of the hijacked 9/11 flights: crew, hijackers, their boarding times, calls from the flights, more
- "Hijacker knife purchases" lists purchases of knives by the hijackers, and details knives found at the Flight 93 crash scene
- "Hijacker Sightings" includes reports of hijackers supposedly casing cockpits, behaving suspiciously in planes and airports. Also has a Commission staffer saying there's no way that James Woods story of encountering the hijackers is true.
- "UAL jumpseat" contains United Airlines responses to issues like the use of jumpseats on their 9/11 flights, cargo manifests, technical information on the hijacked planes, and more
- "UAL QFR responses" contains various responses from United Airlines to issues like plane load factors, calls to United Airlines HQ, and more
- "AAL QFR responses" includes American Airline responses to requests about hijacker check-ins, the 9-11 flights, their knowledge of the hijackings, and more
The "AAL Misc" folder contains:
- A 9/11 fax (?) with lists of initial hijacker suspects for Flight 11 and Flight 77, including their flight booking details
The "Pilot training info" folder contains:
- One of Hanjour's early instructors explaining why he thought Hanjour was a poor pilot
- A Flight Standards Service briefing on the training of the hijacker pilots, including some innocent pilots with similar names who were victims of mistaken identity
Box 7.19
- "MFR excerpts" contains summaries of interviewees views on various FAA-related topics
Box 7.20
Timelines 9/11 contains:
- A chronology of hijacker events in South Florida
- This summary of hijacker activities from the days immediately before 9/11
- FAA-sourced ROC WOC and ACI log timeline of events
Flight 175 and 93 load patterns contains:
Flight 77 and 11 No-Shows contains:
Flight 77 and 93 No-Shows contains:
Box 7.21
- "INTERAVIA" contains information on a Karachi travel agency in Pakistan who booked 7 seats for Flight 11 on 9/11 - they were all no-shows
The MFR/IV Notes contains:
Team 8
Subjects include the air traffic and military responses to the hijackings, including the coordination of their efforts; previous FAA emergencies such as Payne Stewart's flight and the Lufthansa hijacking; pre-September 11 emergency protocols; and gaps or limits in radar coverage, especially in the track of United Flight 93.
- A summary of NORAD exercises between 1998 and 2001 that involved hijackings. Caused some excitement for the news of a suicide hijacking exercise two days before 9/11
Box 8.1
- ATSSC Tape Transcript - Position 14
- ATSSC Tape Transcript - Position 15
- ATSSC Tape Transcript - Position 25A Part #1
- ATSSC Tape Transcript - Position 25A Part #4
- ATSSC Tape Transcript - Position 25B
Box 8.2
Box 8.4
- Ben-Veniste Correspondence (actually handwritten notes relating to the NORAD tapes)
Box 8.5
- Handwritten notes summarising the "rebirth of Flight 11"
- Commission Staffer John Azzarello's notes on the May 23 testimony of Mineta, Generals Arnold and McKinley, Col Scott and Mike Canavan
- DOT John Flaherty, 3/29/04 (interview)
Box 8.6
- FAA HQ - General Counsel illustrates the relationship between the FAA and 9/11 Commission
- FAA HQ - Col. Sheryl Atkins interview and notes on Atkins experiences as military liaison to FAA HQ on 9/11
- FAA HQ - Monte Belger (interview and lengthy notes)
- FAA HQ - Steve Brown (handwritten notes of an interview)
- FAA HQ - Dave Canoles (interview)
- FAA HQ - Dan Diggins (interview)
- FAA HQ - Pete Fallon (interview)
- FAA HQ - Pete Fallon (handwritten notes)
- FAA HQ - Darlene Freeman {interview)
- FAA HQ - Darlene Freeman {handwritten notes)
- FAA HQ - Jeff Griffith (interview)
- FAA HQ - Nancy Kalinowski (handwritten notes)
- FAA HQ - Mary Ellen Kraus (interview)
- FAA HQ - Lee Longmire (handwritten notes)
- FAA HQ - Tony Mello (handwritten notes of an interview)
- FAA HQ - Shirley Miller] interview and notes
- FAA HQ - Dan Noel (interview)
- FAA HQ - Tracey Paquin includes details on how the FAA constructed a timeline of their response to the attacks
- FAA HQ - Daniel (Darrel) Smith (interview)
- FAA HQ - Mike Weikert (interview)
- FAA HQ - Mike Weikert (handwritten notes)
Box 8.8
- Miles Kara Documents (2) - Andrews (logs for Atlantic City and the 177th Fighter Wing)
- Miles Kara Documents (2) - Andrews (a timeline of events relating to Andrews Air Force Base and Flight 93)
- Miles Kara Documents (2) - Andrews (various Andrews Air Force Base logs and certification statements)
- Miles Kara Documents (2) - Andrews (summary of an interview with General David Wherley, commander of the 113th Fighter Wing at Andrews Air Force Base on 9/11)
- Miles Kara Documents (3) - Timelines (4 flights, DAL1989, FAA and NEADS timeline)
- Miles Kara Documents (3) - Timelines (9/11 transmissions from Andrews Air Force Base)
- Miles Kara Documents (3) - Timelines (a collection of short timelines from various sources)
- Miles Kara Documents (3) - Timelines (Jim Slate - DCA Tower - notes)
- Miles Kara Documents (3) - Timelines (Sources for times - Flight 77 and 93)
- Miles Kara and Dana Hyde work file (4) (Who's who on the NEADs Ops Centre channels, useful for understanding the NORAD tapes)
Box 8.14
Box 8.15
The "Hijacked Airplanes" folders contain:
- A timeline of Flight 93 based on ATC radio transmissions
- Some NTSB reports on Flight 93
- Email on the "ghost Flight 93" scenario
- An interesting radar-based timeline for Flight 77, so you can see where the plane was when different events occurred
- An interesting radar-based timeline for Flight 175, so you can see where the plane was when different events occurred
Box 8.16
The "Misc work papers" folder contains:
- A copy of a Secret Service timeline for 9/11
- Details of the NRO "plane crash into building" exercise running on 9/11
Box 8.17
- "Miles Kara Working Files - Folder 1" includes useful FAA timelines constructed by Mike McCormick, as well as the FAA's Eastern Region Operations Centre Log for 9/11 (what they knew about hijacked planes and other threats, and when they knew it)
- "Miles Kara Working Files - Folder 2" includes a Dulles Tower timeline describing the approach of Flight 77; a statement from Victor Padgett of FAA Potomac TRACON describing what he saw and did just before the Pentagon attack; an FAA press release of August 2002 containing a timeline of events (some times are incorrect); the ATC flight strips for Flight 11
Box 8.18
"NTSB Documents - Folder 1" contains:
"HQ FAA" folder contains:
- A timeline for activities re: the FAA's military cell (mostly after the attacks)
- A summary of events according to the FAA's military cell
- FAA situation reports from 9/11 and the next few days
- Notes from a visit to the FAA's operations centre. (More interesting than it sounds, with lots of useful fragments about the attacks and the FAA's response.)
Box 8.19
Miles Kara Work Files:
- Trips - MCC-T Log is the most important NORAD log of 9/11
- Trips - NORAD Chain of Command
- NEADS Duty Roster for 9/11
"HQ - FAA" contains:
Box 8.20
"NEADS Trip... 2 of 3" folder contains:
"NEADS Trip... 3 of 3" folder contains:
New York Office
The records in the New York City office reflect the efforts of the Commission to examine the immediate response to the emergency by both government and the private sector.
Box NY.2
"FAA Produced Documents" folder contains:
- Interesting comments on NORAD's timeline of 9/11 events
- An internal FAA briefing document on timelines for the four hijacked planes
- NEADS Transcript Rome NY contains a transcript of key parts of the NORAD tapes.
Box NY.3
Box 3 contains transcripts of the NORAD tapes.
Box NY.4
Box NY.5
The "Civilians" folder contains:
Box NY.7
Box NY.8
The "Economic Impact" folder contains:
- A draft report on the economic impact of 9/11 on New York
- An interview with Stanley Praimnath, tells what he saw in the south tower on 9/11
- And an interview with Brian Clark, who helped Praimnath escape the WTC
Box NY.9
- "Farmer misc" (a Newsweek November 19th 2001 interview with Dick Cheney)
- "Farmer misc" (a CBS September 4th 2002 interview with Dick Cheney)
- "Farmer misc" (a Fox News September 5th 2002 interview with Dick Cheney)
- "Farmer misc" (a CNN September 5th 2002 interview with Dick Cheney)
- "Farmer misc" (timelines of 9/11 events according to various Condoleezza Rice interviews)
Box NY.10
- Notes from William Rodriguez' interview with the 9/11 Commission
- P.A. interviews misc (a timeline of WTC-related NYPD reports )
- "Farmer misc" (a Newsweek interview with Lynne Cheney)
- "Farmer misc" (a Newsweek interview with Eric Edelman)
- "Farmer misc" (a Newsweek interview with Scooter Libby)
- "AA11 Timeline" actually contains a chronology of events around the WTC
Box NY.12
The "Video" folder contains:
- A letter regarding Niaz Khan and his allegations of training for a pre-9/11 hijacking plot
- NYPD Detectives John Fitgerald and James Wheeler tell of their experiences on 9/11
Box NY.15
- "Phone Call Timeline" contains details on 9/11 calls from the WTC to the New York Port Authority
The "Analysis of FDNY Videos" folder includes:
Box NY.16
The "NYPD Radio Comm" folder contains:
- A transcript of the "City Wide" radio tranmissions
- Transcript of Special Ops Division radio transmissions between 8:46 and 9:33 on 9/11
The "911 Calls" folder contains:
Box NY.17
- "NYPD Slideshow" contains an NYPD presentation on the events of 9/11 and the emergency response
- "FBI Briefing" contains brief details on the FBI Washington Field Office's initial response to 9/11 and the Pentagon attack
The following documents are assumed to come from a Commission file, but we're not sure which one.
- FBI document with substantial background detail on Jarrah
- Similar FBI document with background detail on Hanjour
- Scenario of the US military exercise Amalgam Virgo 01-02
- A US Government document lists contacts with the Taliban from 1996 to 2001
- An SEC document lists American Airlines and United Airlines Put Options data for trading immediately before 9/11
The following document is a compilation of 9/11 Commission interviews of FAA personnel.


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Clawson faces tough task at rebuilding Wake
New Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson has a pretty quick sense of humor.
The way this season is shaping up, he's going to need it.
On paper, it looks like it will be a tough year for the Demon Deacons. They're facing the difficult one-two punch of adjusting to a new coaching staff and filling the significant holes left by last year's seniors.
Wake Forest has been a universal pick to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division, and when the league's formal preseason predictions were released, Clawson provided a bit of deadpanned levity.
''Were we picked to win it? Were we unanimous first? We were?'' Clawson quipped. ''The bull's-eye is on us.''
Well, not really.
Expectations are low for Clawson's first group of Demon Deacons, who must replace the school's career receptions leader (Michael Campanaro), a four-year starting quarterback (Tanner Price), the team's top rusher (Josh Harris) and perhaps the defense's most irreplaceable player (nose tackle Nikita Whitlock). About two-thirds of the team's total offensive yardage last year is gone.
It doesn't help that the Demon Deacons share a division with defending national champion Florida State, Orange Bowl champion Clemson and league newcomer Louisville. Or that their permanent crossover game comes against resurgent Duke.
Hired last December to replace Jim Grobe, Clawson has spent the offseason trying to get the remaining players faster, stronger and better.
He'll get his test on Aug. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe.
''We can win games this year. The formula might have to be a little bit different but our job is to find a way to get in games against good teams and find a way to get to the fourth quarter ... and find ways to pull them out,'' Clawson said. ''It's not a huge margin for error this year. I get it.''
5 things to watch in Clawson's first season at Wake Forest.
CLAWSON'S PEDIGREE: Clawson is known as a program-builder - and his new school sure could use a bit of rebuilding. He reconstructed the programs at Fordham and Richmond of the FCS, earning Division I-AA national coach of the year awards at each school. Then he helped Bowling Green - which earned three bowl berths in his five seasons- upset then-No. 16 Northern Illinois in the Mid-American Conference title game before accepting the challenge of building a winning program at a tiny, private school with high academic standards that wants to compete at college football's highest level.
NEW QB: The new coach is asking a new quarterback to lead the offense. John Wolford will become the first true freshman QB to start a season opener for the Demon Deacons since 1974. Clawson says Wolford ''gives us the best opportunity'' to win games.
REPLACING CAMPANARO: When Price was in trouble in the pocket, he could always count on Campanaro to get open. With Campanaro in the Baltimore Ravens' camp, this year's quarterback - whoever it is - won't have that luxury. Tyree Harris, who had 23 catches for 225 yards last season, is the only returning receiver who caught more than 19 balls.
REYNOLDS WRAP: It's time for Orville Reynolds to start resembling the player Grobe raved about during his freshman season three years ago. After playing some receiver the past couple of seasons and catching two touchdown passes in 2013, Reynolds returned to his natural position of running back. ''It's difficult for me to imagine us having a really good season if Orville Reynolds doesn't have a great year for us,'' Clawson said.
THE ROAD AHEAD: None of Wake Forest's six road games resembles anything like an easy win. The Demon Deacons open at Louisiana-Monroe - which won 21-19 last year - and make a tricky trip west to face Utah State and dangerous QB Chuckie Keaton. They visit Louisville and Florida State in back-to-back weeks, head east to play a North Carolina State team that looks improved under second-year coach Dave Doeren and finish up at Duke - which has won two straight in the series.
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Are you tired of trying to impress your Boss? Or are you becoming frustrated of not being able to voice out your creative ideas? Have you constantly wondered how it is to be free from all the work related stress that you encounter everyday but are afraid that you might be broke if you lose your job?
Well, worry no more because there is certainly a way for you to enjoy your life without having to worry about things like deadlines and irate bosses. Start your home based business today!
Here are 5 ideas for businesses from home that you could probably try.
Online Shop
With the demand for online shops these days, you won't have so much difficulty in trying to look for clients. More and more people feel that it is easier for them to do their shopping online simply because it is more convenient for them. This is especially true to those with busy work schedules.
You would only need a reliable internet connection and a little capital for you to start business. You don't exactly have to sell brand new items; rather, you can buy and sell online. There are a lot of options that you can choose from when you venture into this business to start from home.
Computer Specialist
Being computer literate can take you very far these days too. Like starting an online shop, this type of business venture is brought about by people relying on computers for their convenience. Because of this, any problem or assistance that they may need is very in demand.
Computers are people's partner in their daily lives and most are busy with their hectic schedules. So being a computer specialist is one of the most in demand home based businesses to run nowadays.
Events Planner
If you are creative and patient enough to plan details, then being an events planner is just the perfect job for you. You can enjoy being in this job while you earn. This is also perfect because most people nowadays love to enjoy parties and events without having to bother about details.
You can read articles or e-learning websites about new ideas that you could probably incorporate into your own business to add originality and variety.
Arts and Crafts
In starting this kind of business, you also will need to invest a little capital and a lot of your creativity. It actually depends on you and your budget planning on how big you want your arts and crafts business. There are a lot of retail shops that you can supply your products or if you can, you can put up your own shop at home where you can display your artworks.
With the increase in the demand to see beauty and creativity these days, you will be able to attract people with your talent while earning the bucks. Isn't that a fun way to earn?
Family Restaurant
This is also becoming a common business to start from home. Who wouldn't want to eat good food right? So if you think that you have the best recipes for delicious dishes as well the space to put up a family restaurant, you might probably want to start your own. I know it needs relatively more capital than some other home based businesses; this is also the business where you could earn faster.
Why do you think home based businesses are so attractive to aspiring entrepreneurs these days? Well basically because being in a home based business can free you from all the stress that you can experience from working in a corporate setting. It also allows you more time for yourself because time is more manageable without jeopardizing your capability to earn.
There can be a lot of advantages to starting your own business from home. Stress-free is just one. Your brilliant mind can come up lots of ideas for business to start from home. So start your own business from home today and be your own boss.
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text: Country Profiles Country Profiles Country Profiles // Main Details South Africa - Main Details Show map Legend: CBD Party CBD & CPB Party Non Party Selected country Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity or the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Biodiversity Facts Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem servicesThe content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. The diversity of topography, climate, geology and people in South Africa presents a wide variety of natural and cultural resources. It is notably considered one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world due to its species diversity, rate of endemism and diverse ecosystems. Terrestrial biodiversity can be divided into nine biomes, rivers into 31 different river ecoregions, and estuaries and coastal marine habitats into three biogeographical zones around the coast (subtropical, warm temperate, cool temperate). In addition, numerous structural types of vegetation, rivers, wetlands, estuaries and marine habitats add considerably to the biodiversity within these environments. While it occupies only 2% of the world's land surface area, South Africa is home to 10% of the world's plant species and 7% of its reptile, bird and mammal species. Furthermore, it harbors around 15% of the world's marine species. Endemism rates reach 56% for amphibians, 65% for plants and up to 70% for invertebrates. However, South African biodiversity is at present greatly endangered. National Red List assessments indicate that 10% of South Africa's birds and frogs, 20% of its mammals and 13% of its plants are threatened. In terms of natural ecosystems, the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (NSBA) (2004) revealed that 82% of the main river ecosystems are threatened, with 44% critically endangered, 27% endangered, and 11% vulnerable. Of the country's 440 vegetation types, 5% are critically endangered, 12% are endangered and 16% are vulnerable; 3 of the 13 estuary groups are critically endangered, a further 5 are endangered and 2 are vulnerable; 65% of the 34 marine biozones are threatened, with 12% critically endangered, 15% endangered and 38% vulnerable. In regard to freshwater ecosystems, the assessment revealed that only 29% of the country's main rivers were unmodified, or largely unmodified, and an estimated 50% of South Africa's wetlands have been destroyed. An example is taken from the Cape Floral Kingdom, a particularly rich area in terms of flora. Home to 38% of South Africa's plant species, this region is also the smallest and most threatened of the world's six floral kingdoms, with 1,850 of its plant species (over 20%) now threatened with extinction. The loss and degradation of South Africa's biodiversity has serious implications for society and the economy. Natural ecosystems provide many essential services, such as the provision of clean water and air, prevention of soil erosion, pollination of crops, provision of medicinal plants, nutrient cycling, provision of food and shelter, as well as meeting spiritual, cultural, aesthetic and recreational needs. Large portions of the country's economy are heavily dependent on biodiversity (e.g. fishing industry, game and livestock ranching, horticulture and agriculture based on indigenous species, commercial and subsistence use of medicinal plants, ecotourism). A recent estimate placed the total value added to the economy by all provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services in South Africa, excluding the marine environment and the value generated by the extraction of water resources, in the order of R73 billion per annum (which is approximately 7% of the country's annual GDP). In addition, intact ecosystems (i.e. ecosystems which are in a natural or near‐natural state) are likely to play an important role in providing cost‐effective resilience to the impacts of climate change, including buffering human settlements and activities from the impacts of extreme climate events. Finally, the majority of South Africans are highly dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, well-being and health care (it is estimated that over 70% of South Africans use traditional medicinal plants as their primary source of health care). Main pressures on and drivers of change to biodiversity (direct and indirect)The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. One of the major threats to biodiversity is habitat loss and degradation, resulting from alternative land uses for urban, industrial and mining development, agriculture, biofuel production, canalization (aquatic) and trawling (marine). Other threats include alien invasive species and their hybridization with local species (8% of the land area in South Africa is currently infested by about 200 species of invasive alien plants across all biomes and ecosystems), over-harvesting of resources (especially marine), discharge of industrial effluents into the water systems, and climate change. Finally, South Africa emits many greenhouse gases due to its reliance on coal for energy, which could result in a decrease of up to 55% in the area covered by current biomes in the next 50 years. Measures to Enhance Implementation of the Convention Implementation of the NBSAPThe content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. South Africa published its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in 2005 and intends to complete a revised and updated NBSAP by 2014. National targets, aligned with the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, have already been developed and incorporate outcomes contained in the existing NBSAP (2005). Along with the National Biodiversity Assessment (2011), these documents serve as the basis for the National Biodiversity Framework (NBF) which is updated every five years, as required by the Biodiversity Act. The NBF identifies 33 priority actions to guide the work of the biodiversity sector to 2013. Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity TargetsThe content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. South Africa is currently behind target in regard to protected areas coverage and representativity of ecosystems and habitats. Protected areas now comprise 6.5% of the terrestrial surface area, however are targeted to increase to 8.8% by 2013 and to 12% in the next twenty years. Among them, the country counts 100 important bird sites, 8 World Heritage sites, 5 biosphere reserves and 19 RAMSAR sites. Ten percent of South Africa's wetlands are fully protected, and a further 8% are partially protected. While 21.5% of the coastline is in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), only 9% is fully protected as no-take zones. Of South Africa's Exclusive Economic Zone, 0.4% lies within MPAs, with less than 0.2% in no-take zones. The same holds for aquatic ecosystems, with only 7% of main river ecosystems adequately protected. Similarly, while 59% of the 259 estuaries in South Africa are in good or excellent condition, only 5.4% have a high level of protection. South Africa has however made noteworthy efforts in various policy fields, including: alien invasive species regulation (several programmes, such as the "Working for Water" programme, have been developed to deal with the threat of invasive alien species); protection of indigenous knowledge and involvement of communities (Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy is in place to provide fair and equitable compensation to indigenous people for their contribution to the protection and conservation of biodiversity; local communities are involved in the implementation of the CBD to a certain extent, through programs such as "People and Parks"); and biosafety (South Africa is implementing the Cartagena Protocol). Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. South Africa has a well developed and progressive policy framework for biodiversity management. Policies are given effect through various pieces of legislation, with the basis laid in the White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa's Biological Diversity (1997). The National Environmental Management Act (1998) establishes overarching principles for environmental legislation, with separate acts passed to further define and support its objectives in relevant functional areas such as protected areas, coastal management, air pollution and waste management. The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (2004) is of particular importance with respect to South Africa's commitments under the CBD. This Act sought to resolve the fragmented nature of biodiversity-related legislation at national and provincial levels by consolidating different laws and giving effect to the principle of cooperative governance. Responsibility for biodiversity management being allocated among various government departments and agencies at the national, provincial and local levels, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) performs the role of lead agent in environmental governance. Biodiversity programs include, for instance, the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP), Eastern Cape Co-ordination Unit for Bioregional Programs, Grasslands Program, Marine Program, Freshwater Programs. The South African government is the primary source of funding for biodiversity management and, while donor funds are an important source of funding, amounts available from donors tend to decrease. Within the constraints of limited resources available to the sector, South Africa has nevertheless made substantial progress with mainstreaming biodiversity. It has embraced the Ecosystem Approach, applying it in planning activities and in implementing many programs. In particular, substantial progress has been made in developing a framework for incorporating biodiversity considerations into decision-making and land use planning, with various tools under development to achieve this (e.g. list of threatened ecosystems in relation to the Biodiversity Act; provincial spatial biodiversity plans and bioregional plans which identify critical biodiversity areas based on systematic biodiversity planning techniques). Furthermore, South Africa's National Climate Change Response Strategy and National Action Programme to combat land degradation both incorporate biodiversity‐related matters, while both the recently-published National Framework for Sustainable Development and Discussion Document Towards an Anti‐Poverty Strategy for South Africa are cognizant of the important role that healthy ecosystems play in sustainable development. Finally, the biodiversity sector has established business and biodiversity initiatives with a number of production sectors aimed at enhancing sustainable production. For example, the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) in 2004 produced biodiversity guidelines for the wine industry (South Africa is the world's eighth largest wine producer). Such initiatives are complemented by amendments to tax legislation and fiscal incentives that encourage biodiversity‐friendly management. Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementationThe content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. The recently completed National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) (2011) provides an assessment of South Africa's biodiversity and ecosystems, including headline indicators and national maps for the terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments. The NBA (2011) was led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in partnership with a range of organizations, including the Department of Environmental Affairs, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and South African National Parks. It follows from the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (2004), however is broader in scope, including key thematic issues as well as a spatial assessment. The NBA (2011) includes a summary of spatial biodiversity priority areas that have been identified through systematic biodiversity plans at national, provincial and local levels. Finally, progress has been made with data collection and calculation for certain indicators, including the amount of natural habitat lost, number of invasive species, extent and degree of infestation by invasive species and the extent to which terrestrial ecosystems are intact. To date, South Africa is the only country in the region to have established national targets in line with the Aichi Targets, while having also incorporated the outcomes in their existing NBSAP (2005) in these targets.


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The BORN Project
The Newborn Foundation has been actively working with global health agencies, clinicians, NGOs and the medtech industry on the implementation of the BORN Project – Birth Oximetry Routine for Newborns. The inaugural pilot project is being conducted in collaboration with provincial and county-level hub hospitals, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance, and will evaluate nearly 50,000 newborns at county and village birth facilities in Sichuan Province.
The BORN Project's education-and-implementation model will provide clinical education, data, and screening framework leveraging the first low-cost, clinical-grade, commercialized mobile phone pulse oximeter designed for accurate measurements of hypoxemia (low oxygen saturations) in newborns.The project will provide the first actionable data on the effectiveness of pulse oximetry screening with mobile devices for newborns - and will drive larger adoption of pulse oximetry screening as a public health imperative in reducing newborn mortality around the world.
Newborn Foundation is among the first NGOs to document field projects in 360° Virtual Reality video. This video documented Newborn Foundation's work in rural Southwest China - helping train and equip our partner sites to screen more than 40,000 newborns for heart problems and other serious medical conditions.
Combatting Newborn Mortality
Globally, nearly 41% of all under-five child deaths are among newborn infants, babies in their first 28 days of life. And three-quarters of all newborn deaths occur in the first week of life. Newly published data from the U.K. shows that of those babies who were asymptomatic, but failed newborn pulse oximetry screening, 79% had a significant problem. Of those problems, 10% were cardiac, 33% had unrecognized pneumonia, 18% had sepsis, and 7% had pulmonary hypertension – reinforcing the critically important role of pulse oximetry in identifying often-treatable health conditions in newborns. China has among the highest number of newborn deaths as a percentage of under 5 deaths. There is now evidence that using pulse oximetry and having reliable oxygen sources in district and provincial hospitals in developing countries can specifically reduce infection-related newborn death rates by as much as 35%.
Collaborative Framework
The Newborn Foundation's pilot was part of a first of its kind newborn screening infrastructure and field research study, which began in late 2012 and took place in country in April 2013. The inaugural China Summit on Newborn Screening and Early Detection of CHD was held in Beijing and included clinicians, and international delegation of newborn health experts, and senior public health officials at the national level and from 31 Chinese provinces. Focused on the broader goal of detecting hypoxemia, the BORN Project leverages centers in urban and rural provinces, and a coordination and technical assistance center located at academic hospital centers in Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing respectively to:
- Create comprehensive training materials and drive program implementation;
- Develop a functional screening protocol, currently being adapted to conform to the needs of front-line clinicians;
- Provide important data to support screening, treatment/referral capacity in low-resource and diverse locations.
National and provincial level public health officials will be able to use the data gathered in this stage to support the addition of pulse oximetry screening and a population health imperative.
Aligning with Global Health
As a global newborn screening initiative, the BORN Project is also well-aligned with the WHO's Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC). Initially unveiled at the International Conference on Birth Defects in the Developing World (ICBD), November 2013 in Cebu, Philippines, the BORN Project will utilize a tested neonatal screening algorithm as the pilot model for early detection of pneumonia and sepsis. Congenital Heart Defects remain the most common and deadly of all birth defects, and will be an important secondary detection target for this non-invasive measure of blood oxygen saturation in newborns.
The Newborn Foundation has recently joined with the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) in its efforts to address MDG #4, reduce neonatal mortality and to trigger additional NGOs and international health bodies to support pulse oximetry evaluation as a standard practice for all newborns, regardless of geography. Thanks in part to the Newborn Foundation and Newborn Coalition advocacy, newborn pulse oximetry screening is being implemented in a growing number of countries around the world.


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By Jon Kelly
Vancouver, BC – Exclusive new video published to social media on May 18, 2017, reveals "alien" disclosure in testimony from a 1974 military UFO report. These seeming facts were discovered live on the air this morning during an historic Facebook Live Electric Om! event sponsored by NewsInsideOut.com. The video goes on to reveal how the same military caller presented fears of psychiatric imprisonment due to his reporting and connection to the UFO topic in a climate where de facto superstitious taboos continue to guide mass online management of public discourse. In 2017 social media, reward and punishment mass conditioning seems a go-to for God-playing JTRIG and friends.
The "Faded Discs" archive at Archive.org is the project of Wendy Connors, said to have worked formerly in communications for the US Air Force and a person who collected and archived historic UFO-related audio clips. The blogosphere notes "The audio clips she collected and compiled included recordings of historic UFO related events, audio from Air Force UFO investigation projects, and comments from researchers, astronauts, actors, presidents, along with first-hand accounts from key witnesses to some of the most widely-regarded UFO incidents in history. Connors painstakingly restored and cleaned the audio clips so they could be preserved and passed on to future researchers."
During this morning's Electric Om! live event (evidence of which is preserved on Twitter), live analysis of a tape from the 1974 "Faded Discs" Public Domain archive was performed on camera with expert commentary from YourInnerVoice.com's Jon Kelly for approximately 10-15 minutes. The acclaimed expert used a digital mirror filter to monitor the signal over social media before a software crash forced the program to end early. Upon review several hours later it is evident how the stream archive had been forcibly removed from the site as if censored by some unseen hand guided by "Star Chamber" (1983) principals.
Recent multi-hour Electric Om! Live broadcasts on the NewsInsideOut.com Facebook page are attracting thousands of viewers per event. The show provides a developmental media platform supporting public outreach for artists and journalists offering rich content on social media with a focus on Consciousness, Spirituality, Disclosure, Contact, Human Potential, Art and Communications. Many hours of previous programming have retained Facebook archival status without interference.
YouTube has subsequently provided hosting for a backup archive of the Electric Om! live event historic document that Facebook deleted this morning. In the face of such evident arbitrary hostility NewsInsideOut Plus secures the future of publishing for rare and "extremely psychoactive" work from this former CBS Radio feature producer. An in-depth documentary offering an expanded look further into the public domain "Faded Discs" archive is scheduled for publication later this year.
In the absence of any formal notice in writing from the media giant concerning what transpired it remains difficult to comprehend what manner in which journalistic investigation of public domain documents during Electric Om! live events becomes target for such censorship.
Watch Jon Kelly discuss major U.S. political and sports figures on camera for local CBS WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, from this #1-rated archival footage produced in 2006.
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Chimp Attack Woman Finally Leaves Hospital
To get an idea of how brutal chimp attacks are: the Connecticut woman who was attacked by an ape in February of 2009 has just been released from hospital. She "hopes for more reconstructive surgery."
Charla Nash, says her goal is to "learn to live independently." From the AP report: "The 200-pound pet chimpanzee went berserk in February 2009 after its owner asked Nash to help lure it back into her house in Stamford, Conn. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids."
It ripped off her goddamned hands. She will now live in an assisted-living center to continue her rehabilitation. Travis, the chimpanzee (pictured) was shot and killed by police.


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From Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas's ponytail to Oprah's natural on the cover of O magazine's September issue, black hair — the final frontier of racial politics for black women — is a perpetually vexed issue. But for all the trend pieces, blogs, and news segments dedicated to the growing natural hair movement, I still can't seem to find a place to get my hair cut in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the neighborhood where I live. For those of you who might be thinking, "Why doesn't she just go to Ft. Greene or Crown Heights, or any of the various other blacker Brooklyn neighborhoods?" I say this: Because I live in Williamsburg. And so does my hair.
God, my hair. I rocked a hippie afro throughout my childhood. Then tried to tame it to fit in with the white kids in middle school, unsuccessfully, so I cut it all off and wore a short crop cut through high school. I let it grow out again during college, and then cut it weeks before graduating as some kind of feigned feminist act protesting the objectification of women based on the length of their hair. Or something.
More recently, after a vicious breakup with a job, I cut off all my hair for the first time since then. It took me the better part of 20 years to grow it out to my shoulders, and I vowed never to cut it again (occasionally, I would even wake up in a cold sweat for fear that I had in fact cut it off in a foolish moment of haste). I very rarely had it professionally cut or even trimmed, and I almost always wore it back. But even as I rationalized that I'd rather have the option to wear it down than not, at the end of the day, I am a low maintenance gal who likes the idea of hair products far more than the effort it takes to apply them.
And anyway, it was time for a change. For the big chop, I went to my friend, a well-regarded commercial stylist who was doing me a solid, and of course, providing moral support. He was comforting and encouraging as giant clumps of my beloved dark curls fell to the floor, until finally there was little left other than a rounded halo of nappy sprigs. I loved it.
Because I'd rather buy a new pair of jeans than pay for an expensive haircut, and since I knew my friend would be too busy to be my go-to upkeep guy, I decided to wing it the first time out. Sure, it's Williamsburg, but how hard could it be for someone who's job it is to cut hair ... to cut my hair for length and keep the shape? And shape is key, because with a really close crop you have to be strategic about where the hair needs to be a bit longer, otherwise the default shape is that of your head. I'm not talking about a Solange-style, free-flying freak fro, as beautiful as that is. More along the lines of Alek Wek, who has an enviously perfect-shaped head. I do not. But moving on.
Midway through the haircut, administered by a young, fully tattooed and slightly humorless Polish woman, I reiterated what I had told her when I first sat down: "Just cut the length, please don't change the shape." I reiterated this because she was changing the shape. She looked at me in the mirror, emotionless, and said: "I'm sorry, African hair is not my specialty." Um, my hair was born in America. I did not adopt my hair from Africa. Also, maybe mention to me before you start cutting that you're no pro when it comes to "African" hair? I left with a $30-cut that I managed to salvage (as far as I could tell from the front view) when I got home.
Next time, I decided to actually throw some real dollars at a fancy haircut. Luckily, there's a spate of new hair salons that have opened in Williamsburg over the past several months. One in particular that I pass by almost every day during my morning run called High Horse was especially appealing to me. It looked like it might be women-owned — every time I ran by, there were groovy boss-type ladies standing in the doorway wearing black and being all hipster Brooklyn bitch. I wasn't gonna go out like a punk this time, so when I called, I asked the woman who answered, after telling her that I run by their shop and it looks so cool and blah blah blah, if any of the stylists know how to cut "black hair." Her tone quickly changed from flattered to uninvested: "Oh, yeah, no." I felt like I was in an episode of Girls — "Oh, yeah, no. We don't really know any black people in all of fucking Brooklyn." But thanks for calling!
Across the way from High Horse is another relatively new spot called Persons of Interest, which also has an outpost in Carroll Gardens, and describes itself as "a relaxed bureau with good music, quality reading material and above all, quality barber service." So, it's like a hip barbershop: the conceptual love child of Spike Lee and Hal Ashby — Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop meets Shampoo! I called and asked the same question about black hair, and the fellow who answered was lovely and helpful, and told me he wanted to first check with his team at both locations and then call me back. Now this is what I'm talking about, I thought, as I waited for Steve, who turned out to be the owner, to call back. Steve did call back and suggested that I make an appointment with So and So in Williamsburg.
An attractive, racially-ambiguous looking fellow, every bit the Williamsburg barber with his chain wallet and sagging skinny jeans, So and So appeared to listen intently as I explained in no uncertain terms what I wanted, which had not changed from what I told the Polish barber: Just cut the length, do NOT mess with the shape. He was all "I got this." Sure enough, mid-way through, I had to pull my head away from his scissors mid-snip because, that's right, he was changing the shape.
"Why don't you let me do my job, and you can criticize me later," So and So said, after I again tried to explain what it was that I wanted. It just didn't seem that complicated to me. But he was offended now, and I knew I was going to leave that chair with a jacked up haircut. To his absolute credit, Steve did not charge me for the cut, which my 7-year-old son announced made me look like "mohawk mom."
And now I'm offended, and curious. So I called a few other salons in the neighborhood, and got a range of oddly compelling responses. One woman said, clearly talking out of her ass: "Well the person we used to refer ethnic hair to left, but I would say that Tommy could handle it," based on nothing other than her certainty that Tommy "doesn't discriminate." And while I'm sure that's true — no one ever thinks they are being racist toward hair — the guy at Persons of Interest was also apparently able to handle black hair. Not to mention her use of the word "ethnic" made me feel like she was referring to hair on people who live in the African Bush.
The receptionist at Tommy Guns had to "double check," but then came back on the line to let me know with great enthusiasm that "we actually have two stylists" who can deal with black hair (with cuts starting at $95 a head). How does she know? "Well, they actually rotate in between both our locations" (their other spot is on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where there are black people, right?). At another salon, the woman who answered the phone sounded almost indignant that I'd asked: "Yes, as a matter of fact we do have someone who cuts black hair." I told her I didn't want to be difficult, but how could she be sure? "Well, she is black, so, you know." Okey-dokes. Promising-ish.
But perhaps the most perplexing response I got was from a salon that told me they could cut my hair, but only if I'd had it processed first. When I asked if they cut black hair, the receptionist answered: "Actually, not unless it's straightened." So, basically, go somewhere else to make your hair the texture of white hair and then we'll be good to go. Huh.
It seems insane to have to spend time not just researching a basic haircut, but feeling inclined to check the black hair references of hairstylists. And truth be told, if it's going on in Williamsburg, the "hipster capital of Brooklyn," which is the new Manhattan, which is the old center of the universe, it's probably happening in other cities across the country, too.
So hey, salon stylists, you guys seriously need to take a page from the book of Michael Dukakis — who famously learned to cut black hair and worked as an underground barber while a student at Swarthmore, because none of the local barbershops in the area would service black students — and learn how to cut black hair. Or see if Mike D. wants to grab a shift real quick on the side hustle.
Rebecca Carroll is the author of several nonfiction books, including Saving the Race and Sugar in the Raw. She has held editor positions at The Huffington Post, UPTOWN and PAPER magazines, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Marie Claire, The Aesthete, The Daily Beast, and Ebony.


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Rick Perry Offers Flatter Tax In Effort To Regain Traction
Because you can apparently never have enough flat-tax plans in a race for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday officially introduced his own version.
That gives us two flat tax proposals in the GOP race, Perry's and Herman Cain's (all together now) 9-9-9 plan.
Actually, Perry's plan is not so much a flat tax as a flatter tax since he maintains some deductions and exemptions and even the current tax code for those who would prefer to use it.
Perry, of course, was supposed to be the anti-Romney until less-than-impressive performances on the campaign trail and debates, as well as controversial stances on illegal immigration and Social Security caused his support to wither.
Cain now is now claiming the lion's share of the anyone-but-Romney vote. So Perry clearly needs to do something to neutralize Cain's appeal to have a real hope of gaining the nomination. That's where his new "Cut, Balance and Grow" plan comes in, a slight variation on the name of the congressional Republicans' "Cut, Cap and Balance" plan.
Perry's flatter tax proposal doesn't rely on a national sales tax as does Cain's. Instead, while Cain would impose a nine percent sales tax on all purchases of new goods, Perry would create a 20 percent tax rate on income compared with the current series of rates that top out at 35 percent.
But, as mentioned earlier, Perry would let those who wanted to file under the current tax code continue to do so.
And if you liked publisher and failed presidential candidate Steve Forbes' persistent vision of being able to file your taxes on a postcard, you'll love Perry's proposal since the Texas governor also envisions people being able to file with postcards. Since Forbes advised Perry on the governor's new plan, the re-emergence of the postcard as a visual for simpler taxes isn't surprising.
Of course, when Forbes ran in 1996 and 2000 most people were still filing paper returns to the IRS. With almost 99 million people using the Internal Revenue Service's e-file last year, the notion of postcards has a throwback-jersey feel to it.
Perry's Tuesday speech went beyond taxes. He also took on entitlement reform and deficit reduction, saying, for instance, that he would work with Congress to decide which retirees would be grandfathered into the present level of Social Security benefits and which would take financial haircuts.
And in a speech with plenty of ideas that seemed difficult to pull off, to put it mildly, Perry vowed to essentially put many Washington lobbyists out of work.
"My plan closes corporate loopholes, ends the special breaks for special interests, and stops the gravy train of lobbyists and tax lawyers at the Washington trough."
Many people will say, "color me skeptical" on that and other parts of his plan, especially given Perry's Texas reputation as a governor whose political supporters tended to get what they wanted from his administration.
Even the National Review Online's Jim Geraghty, while apparently liking much of what he heard, wasn't about to stock up on postcards:
"It is big, and will be difficult to enact: Freeze federal government salaries until the budget is balanced. End all earmarks. Repeal Obamacare and Dodd-Frank. Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Cut $100 billion from non-defense discretionary spending in the first year."
Perry spent most of his speech criticizing President Obama and liberals. While he didn't appear to attack Cain, even obliquely, he did seem at one point to take a swipe at Mitt Romney who, with Cain, lead the Republican presidential field.
"America is under a crushing burden of debt, and the president simply offers larger deficits and the politics of class division. Others simply offer microwaved plans with warmed-over reforms based on current ingredients."
Since Romney's 59-point economic plan has been criticized as a compilation of existing GOP ideas, it appeared that was who Perry had in mind.
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Eagle County public records
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2/13 Jonathan Derrick Gensler to Ashley Kirsten Baker.
2/14 Michael Kenneth Hammermeister to Diane Lynn Lindsay.
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2/14 Juan Rodrigo Avila Herrera to Dolly Ann Tarango.
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2/15 Jesus Horacio Benitez to Blanca Ivonne Gonzalez Martinez.
2/15 Israel Alan Navarrete to Yesenia Areli Cruz.
2/15 Tsering Norbu to Rinzing Wangmo.
2/26 Bradley Thomas Shyver to Ashley Michelle McCune.
2/26 Raymond William Urbanski to Lorna Raquel Liganor.
2/26 William Lewis Wortmann to Katielynn Boyd Townsend.
2/26 Marc David Lashovitz to Brett Leslie Deutscher.
2/26 Collier David Winegarden to Jaime Jennifer Pyka.
2/28 Lawrence Warner to Jennifer Hornick.
2/28 Esteban Chavez Sanchez to Maricela Ortega Pena.
2/28 Hanno Johannes Fontaine to Deanna L. Dalfonso.
3/4 Jose Velasco Escobar to Leticia Hermosillo Martinez.
3/6 Rigoberto Chavez to Gabriela Carrillo.
3/6 Miguel Angel Gonzalez to Ana Elideth Segovia.
3/6 Rigoberto DeJeronimo to Angelica lorena Chairez.
3/6 Joshua Clinton Williford to Betsy Lynn Moon.
3/6 Thomas Richard Buck to Sara Jane Pardy.
3/6 Antonio Giordano to Sara Elizabeth Barnato.
3/7 Sean David Prusky to Tera Lynn VanHouten.
3/7 Eric Thor Hansen to Crystal Dawn Moore.
3/8 Chris Randall Cornwell to Sheryl Lynn Zimmer.
3/13 Scott Russell Fossberg to Kelly Anique Plas.
3/19 Bennett Jordan Freedman to Christine Marie Laabs.
3/19 George Wesley Evans III to Spencer Paige Stockton.
3/19 Brian Charles Large to Amy Nicole Flammang.
3/19 Josh Wayne Fortun to Leslie Marie Walters.
3/19 Oscar Osmani Nunez to Leslie Elizabeth Villeda.
3/20 Tobin Michael Kohlhepp to Jamie Brooke Elmer.
3/20 Yini Donary Ruiz Velasquez to Guadalupe Esparza Velasco.
3/20 Ismael Hernandez Olivan to Zaira Juarez Navarro.
3/22 Moises A. Arguetta Rivas to Gloria Maribel Coca Salmeron.
3/27 Matthew Ryan Laman to Lisa Marie Ellison.
3/29 Colin Stewart Gardiner to Justinia Roma Holiat.
3/29 Robert Wallace Gary to Cheryl Ann Williams.
3/29 Robert Fredrick Becker to Tara Lee Hansberry.
3/29 Bruce Judd Frilstad to Abby Kathleen Saputo.
3/29 Kristopher Ronald Lantzy to Jessica Lane Kearns.
3/29 George Bernard Maddalone to Angela Sharee Moore.
4/1 Chris Randall Cornwell to Sheryl Lynn Zimmer.
4/10 Jeffrey Michael Raupp to Darbi Lynne Gilbert.
4/10 Ronny Andres Amaya Padilla to Ana Carolina Paez Lopez.
4/10 Juan Ruiz to Rocio Quinones.
4/10 Evgheni Cojocari to Laura Yvette Alcaraz.
4/10 Curtis James Hutchins to Yingyi Zhang.
4/10 Josimar Castillo Garcia to Esmeralda Josephine Mejia.
4/16 Kenneth Cruse Kaut to Rachel Marie Sokolik.
4/16 Daniel Garvey O'Shaughnessy to Katherine Ann Pal.
4/18 Hugo Castillo to Daniela Ruiz.
4/22 John Jeffrey Roth to Christine Suzanne Gallagher.
4/22 Cory Dillon Drake to Sungina Jagdish Vachhani.
4/22 Luis Nectulio Sandoval to Juana Madrid
Property transfers
Christopher Lanter to Karen Baxter, 1/25, Lot 9, River Ranch Sub., $860,000.
FirstBank to Nancy Hassett, 1/25, Lot 14, Booco 2nd, $250,000.
Andjul to Lakewood Investors, 1/25, Lot 4230, Charter at Beaver Creek, $665,000.
Jeffery F. Schiros to Thomas C. Froehle, Jr., 1/25, Lot 5130, Charter at Beaver Creek, $690,000.
US Bank National Assoc. to Wendy Kidder Becker, 1/25, Lot 4F, Chatfield Corners Fil. II, $27,500.
Fannie Mae to Mingma Tsering, 1/25, Lot 105A, Sunridge at Avon Condo., $160,000.
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. to Jon M. Hopkins, 1/25, Lot 182, Cotton Ranch PUD Fil. 5, $383,000.
Vail Valley Ventures to Bryan Desmond, 1/26, Lot 14, Eagle Ranch Fil. 23, $40,000.
DJB Assoc. to Kimberly B. Hannold, 1/26, Lot 17, Greenbrier C ondo., $205,000.
Ronald J. Couri to Michael Barbaro, 1/26, Lot 35, Cresta, $2,100,000.
Meri Lynn Schlough to Bryan David Mullet, 1/27, F.B.R. Townhomes Lot A, $175,000.
Kelley L. Fisher to Kelley L. Fisher, 1/27, Lot 133, Miller Ranch, $30,000.
Aubert J. Mowry to Andrew B. Sigfusson, 1/27, Parcel 14, Eiger Chalets Ph II, $575,000.
Philip W. Moos to Suzanne H. Halle, 1/28, Lot A-28, All Seasons Condo., $800,000.
US Bank NA to Spades Around the World, 1/28, Lot 21, Vail Meadows Fil. 1, $1,075,000.
Vail Residential 09 LLC to Tim J. Buese, 1/28, Unit 4102, One Vail Road Residence Club, $389,000.
Warren D. Lyon to Amos Landford Wedgeworth III, 1/28, Lot 17B, Skiffs' Addition to Gypsum, $10,000.
Fannie Mae to Timothy William O'Marra, 1/28, Lot 10B, Tenderfoot, Ph IV, $166,000.
Harold L. Fessler Living Trust to Max Family Trust, 1/29, Lot 5, Eagle, $125,000.
Rush Investments to Curtis Ernest Allaby Carney, 1/29, Unit 204, Scorpio, $855,000.
Paul M. McNulty to Seekerspace, 1/30, Unit R-4, Beaver Creek Meadows, $1,600,000.
John F. Lyche to Timothy J. Leveque Amended & Restated Rev. Trust, 1/30, Lot 5, Knudson Ranch, $875,000.
WD Enterprises to Mark Sanseverino, 1/30, Lot 2, Alpen-Glo Condo., $388,000.
Daren Turner to Joel H. cook, 1/30, Lot 14, Kings Row, $599,000.
Louise McNary to Margretta McKenney, 1/30, Unit 4, Basberg Townhouses, $288,335.
Ottawa Savings Bank to Charles Milne Jr., 1/31, Unit 914, Riverfront Resort & Spa, $278,000.
Colorado Arrowhead Ventures to Alpine 401 LLC, 1/31, Unit R-401, Arrowhead Alpine Club Condo., $2,275,000.
Martin S. Rootberg Rev. Trust to Elizabeth A. Brown, 1/31, Unit 204, Vail Mountain View Residences on Gore Creek, $2,600,000.
John W. Dwyer to Half Moon Bachelor Gulch, 2/1, Unit R1006, Bachelor Gulch Village Resort & Spa, $2,750,000.
Gary Silversmith to QDW Properties, 2/1, Unit R-112, WDL Vail, $1,620,000.
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to James Ronald Pike, 2/1, Lot 21, Chatfield Corners Fil. II, $277,500.
Richard W. Scott to Leslie H. Sherman, 2/1, Lot 1A, Berry Creek Ranch Fil. 4, $1,420,000.
Rebecca L. Baptist to William Henry Lodge II, 2/1, Lot 5, Terrace Fil. 1, $338,000.
Daren Turner to Joel H. Cook, 2/4, Lot 14, King's Row Sub. Fil. 2, $599,000.
Louise McNary to Margretta McKenney, 2/4, Unit 4, Basberg Townhouses, $288,335.
Ottawa Savings Bank to Charles Milne Jr., 2/4, Unit 914, Riverfront Resort & Spa, $278,000.
Colorado Arrowhead Ventures to Alpine 401 LLC, 2/4, Unit R-401, Arrowhead Alpine Club Condo., $2,275,000.
Martin S. Rootberg Rev. Trust to Elizabeth A. Brown, 2/4, Unit 204, Vail Mountain View Residences on Gore Creek, $2,600,000.
John W. Dwyer to Half Moon Bachelor Gulch, 2/4, Unit R1006, Bachelor Gulch Village Resort & Spa, $2,750,000.
Gary Silversmith to QDW Properties, 2/4, Unit R-112, WDL Vail, $1,620,000.
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to James Ronald Pike, 2/4, Lot 21, Chatfield Corners Fil. II, $277,500.
Richard W. Scott to Leslie H. Sherman, 2/4, Lot 1A, Berry Creek Ranch Fil. 4, $1,420,000.
Rebecca L. Baptist to William Henry Lodge II, 2/5, Lot 5, Terrace Fil. 1, $338,000.
Dominic Frank Mauriello to Angela R. Worrell, 2/5, Lot 75-A, Wildridge Sub., $625,000.
P. Kenneth Servi to Steven Rasmussen, 2/5, Unit 203, Lodge at Brookside, $360,000.
Gregory J. Maier Family Trust to James L. Harrison, 2/5, Lot 39, Eagle Ranch Fil. 22, $975,000.
Bank of New York Mellon to John Bouchard, 2/6, Unit A, Twin Bears Townhomes, $390,000.
Ben Daly to Levi J. Rozga, 2/6, Lot 6, Eagle Ranch Fil. 1, $740,000.
Alain P. Sailhac to Avi Rocklin, 2/6, Unit R-303, Park Plaza Cond/ITV, $65,000.
Ismael Hermosillo to Perla I. Chavez-Rico, 2/6, Lot 1, Bertroch Sub. Fil. 4, $165,000.
Katherine A. Williams to Elizabeth A. Voight, 2/6, Unit 234A, Mountain Lodge Condo., $14,700.
A&A International Investments to Roberto Trapaga, 2/6, Unit R115, St. James Place, $99,900.
Kelleher Family to Alberto Ortego, 2/7, Lot 25, Cotton Ranch PUD Fil. 1, $29,000.
Robert J. Scott to Elizabeth A. Voight, 2/7, Unit 234, Mountain Lodge Condo., $29,000.
Chris M. Hochstatter to Marc Attoma, 2/7, Lot 1704, Villas at Brett Ranch, $181,800.
B.A. Sangster to Piero Zarattini, 2/8, Unit 1112, Sandstone Creek Club Condo/ITV, $25,000.
James M. Mire to Michel Francois Michno, 2/11, Lot 24A, Wildridge Sub., $585,000.
Douglas H. Miller to Two Arrowhead Realty Invest., 2/12, Unit R-403, Arrowhead Alpine Club Condo., $2,950,000.
Alexander S. Albert to Timothy C. Parks, 2/12, Lot 2, Reno Sub. Final Plat, $55,000.
Michael McLain to Nicholas Park, 2/12, Lot 431, Riverfront Resort & Spa, $261,750.
Lisa Levin Appel to North Fifth LLC, 2/12, Lot 7, Vail Village Fil. 1, $8,125,000.
U.S. Bank National Assoc. to Carryn Nicholas, 2/12, Lot 20, Red Canyon Townhomes, $149,000.
Terrance D. Paul to Elizabeth Soroudi, 2/12, Lot 3411, RCC-BG Condo., $145,000.
CRM Ventures to Judith W. Dawkins, 2/13, Lot 23, Cordillera Sub. Fl. 10, $3,375,000.
Jose Ortega to Avesa LLC, 2/13, Lot 13, Gore Creek Place, $5,500,000.
Victory Christian Church Inc. to Erica L. DeLongpre, 2/13, Lot 17B, Interlochen Condo., $270,000.
Jimmy S. Runer to Gary E. Montague, 2/13, Lot 136, Mountain Lodge Condo., $25,000.
Thomas A. Davies Jr. to Mary Anne Redmond, 2/14, Lot 11, Homestead Fil. 1, $600,000.
Jeffrey Rosenbluth to Todd Berkey, 2/14, Lot 3051, Beaver Creek Hotel, $275,000.
Barney Ltd. to Michael Wasmer, 2/14, Lot R3, Iron Works Bldg. Condo., $305,000.
Barney Ltd. to Michael F. Boyer, 2/14, Lot R5, Iron Works Bldg. Condo., $185,000.
John E. Carlson to Erin Carlson, 2/14, Lot 33, Red Canyon Townhomes, $170,000.
John D. Waldbaum to Chris D. Rozzell, 2/14, Lot 35, Arrowhead at Vail Fil. 20, $1,780,000.
Daniel J. Caplis to Lodge 253, 2/14, Lot 253, Lodge Apt. Condos., $925,000.
RCR Vail to Acel LLC, 2/14, Lot R-514, WDL Vail, $3,255,000.
Avesa LLC to Jose Ortega, 2/14, Lot 403, Montaneros Condo., $1,600,000.
BTR Holdings to Rev. Trust Agreement of Holly B. Adams, 2/14, Lot 4B, Vail Village Fil. 11, $2,390,000.
John R. Harris to Palmer Holdings Co., 2/14, Lot 12, Aspen Junction Sub., $300,000.
Alejandro & Laila Aboumrad Rev. Trust to Geranium II Trust, 2/15, Lot 103C, Manor Vail North, $1,510,000.
Benjamin Zeeb to Bryan Park, 2/15, Lot 54, Eagle Ranch Fil. 4, $560,000.
J. Randolph Schumacher Rev. Living Trust to Scott T. Ryan, 2/15, Lot East, Vail/Potato Patch, $1,550,000.
Gregory R. Garringer to Simba Holdings Corp., 2/15, Lot 106, Wren/ITV, $14,000.
John C. Sammis to Sue Ann Peck, 2/15, Lot 444, Riverfront Resort & Spa, $325,000.
Regions Bank to Ryan J. Wesseling, 2/15, Misc. Legal, $389,000.
Andrew W. Simpson to Ryan MacLachlan, 2/19, Lot 2G, Morningstar Townhomes, $285,000.
Anne L. Esson Trust to Jeffery L. Bonugli, 2/19, Lot C, Spruce Way Townhomes, $1,100,000.
Philip Hal Sims Davidson to Anne L. Esson Trust, 2/19, Lot 9D, Vail Point Townhomes, $730,000.
Forest Road Assoc. to Paiko Trust, 2/19, Lot 4, Vail Village Fil. 3, $13,550,000.
Capital View to Richard L. Whittington, 2/19, Lot 203, Castle Peak Condo., $220,000.
Lasalle 115 Holdings LLC to Sunshine Peak Properties LLC, 2/19, Lot 32, Cordillera Sub. Fl. 10, $50,000.
Hoang Nguyen to KDS Holdings, 2/19, Lot 35, Bluffs at Eagle, $315,000.
Tej Bearden to Peter R. Dolan, 2/19, Lot 37, Cordillera Sub. Fil. 24, $2,375,000.
George J. Haller to Richard C. Agett, 2/19, Lot 10, Berry Creek Ranch Fil. 4, $725,000.
Fannie Mae to Arturo Zuniga, 2/26, Lot 103C, Eagle River Estates, $165,000.
David J. Schulte to Leonard C. Randolph Jr., 2/26, Lot 2A, Berry Creek Ranch Fil. 4, $733,000.
Laurie L. Iverson Rev. Trust to Red Wolf Creek, 2/26, Lot 16, Southfork Meadows, $841,000.
Joseph F. Runtz to Sarala Sherpa, 2/26, Lot 14-B, Tenderfoot, $173,000.
Dome Investment Group to Yevgeny Rubin, 2/26, Lot 11, Potato Patch Club Condo., $993,000.
FirstBank to Justin C. Nielsen, 2/26, Lot 7A, Village at Cotton Ranch, $20,000.
Bank of New York Mellon to Lawrence D. Moore, 2/26, Lot 45, Bull Pasture, $303,000.
Sarah J. Baker to Tom Jaffe, 2/26, Lot 2, Cordillera Valley Club Fil. 7, $805,000.
Burton Wilson Merical to Eggon Beagle, 2/27, Lot 203D, Sunridge at Avon Condo., $177,500.
MVDC to Blue Tent Holdings, 2/27, Lot 1, Old Orchard Commercial Condos., $365,000.


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This page contains resources that help you use Bazel to build macOS and iOS projects. It links to a tutorial, build rules, and other information specific to using Bazel to build and test for those platforms.
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Years ago my sister returned from the Ukraine after a mission trip. She returned home with a heart full of joy, a head full of memories, and bags full of strange and wonderful souvenirs. She brought me a unique gift—a set of Matryoshka dolls, which are traditional Russian nesting dolls. When you open the first doll it has a smaller doll on the inside, so on and so forth, until you reach a tiny Weeble Wobble deep within.
The outer doll of my Matryoshka set was, entertainingly, Boris Yeltsin. When Yeltsin was opened, there was Gorbachev, then Khrushchev, then Josef Stalin, and finally Vladimir Lenin himself. I now keep all these little Communists boxed in the attic. They are much too dangerous to be let loose in the world again.
The deeper you went within the dolls, the closer you got to the essence of Soviet power, its source and beginning. As layer after layer fell away, and finally you held a tiny characterization of Lenin in your hand, you could truthfully say, "Ah, now I've gotten to the bottom of it all."
Many have tried this same thing with Jesus. We try to unravel him and reduce him. We think we can get to the bottom of who he is. But there is a problem. When dealing with Jesus, we do not move to something smaller and more manageable. As the layers fall away, we move to something greater. He gets larger, more uncontrollable, inconceivable, and more wonderful. We are the ones left to weeble and wobble.
Yet, there is a seed, a core to the historical Jesus as well as the exalted Christ of our faith. It is the element of sacrifice. There at the end of it all, when the onion is peeled, is a cross. C. S. Lewis challenged us to look at the cross, not as a display of godly anger toward Jesus or the world, but as a Lover absorbing the shame and humiliation of betrayal. Lewis said, "Jesus shows on the cross that God's love is not about violence and retaliation. The cross is the only true language of forgiveness."
That cross shows us how far Love will go: God, humiliated and bleeding in a suffering mess, bearing up beneath the betrayal of his creation. If you can get to the bottom of that, please let me know. You're a smarter person than most.
Ronnie McBrayer is a syndicated columnist, pastor, and author of multiple books. You can read more and receive regular e-columns in your inbox at www.ronniemcbrayer.me.