text: UFDC Home | Help | RSS TABLE OF CONTENTS HIDE Front Cover Title Page Main Title: Outline of financial history of the Republic of Haiti CITATION THUMBNAILS PAGE IMAGE ZOOMABLE Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00094314/00001 Material Information Title: Outline of financial history of the Republic of Haiti Physical Description: 24 p. : ; 31cm. Language: French Creator: Vincent, Sténio, 1874- Publisher: Imp. de l'etat Place of Publication: Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince Publication Date: 1939 Copyright Date: 1939 Subjects Subject: History -- Haiti -- 1844-1915 ( lcsh )Economic conditions -- Haiti ( lcsh ) Genre: non-fiction ( marcgt ) Spatial Coverage: Haiti Notes General Note: "Extract from 'En posant les jalons', by Sténio Vincent." 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Resource Identifier: oclc - 01905052 Table of Contents Front Cover Front Cover 1 Front Cover 2 Title Page Title Page 1 Title Page 2 Main Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Full Text STENIO VINCENT President of the Republic of Haiti OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI v /s IMPRIMERIE DE L'ETAT V774-o RUE DU CENTRE PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI 1939 Extract from ' EN POSANT LES JALONS by his Excellency STENIO VINCENT President of the Republic of Haiti OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI IMPRIMERIE DE L'ETAT RUE DU CENTRE PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI 1939 f n $ ?y Outline of Financial History of the Republic of Haiti In order to realize our program of national equipment and bring our economy out of the marasmic condition into which it had sunk deeper and deeper each day since the independence of the country, I envisaged, from the beginning of my administration a financial operation of wide scope a loan of $25,000,-000 which would permit us to at last organize our agriculture, to develope it in a rational manner,and through the increase and diversification of our production, assure the national welfare of our people. It is useless to go over and over the Haitian problem, it is solely in the soil and in its development that the solution must be sought. Persons of good faith I do not concern myself a great deal about others had said, on this subject, that the project in view was beyond our means, that we were going to meet with failure, because we would not be able to support the heavy charges that a $25,000,000 loan would place upon our shoulders during 2 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY a long period of time, and that it would constitute, in the last analysis, a grave danger to our future. One day I discussed it with an American banker passing through Port-au-Prince. He had about the same remarks to make. According to him we did not have sufficient financial capacity for such an undertaking. In reply to one arid all, it will suffice for us to sketch here, in outline, the history of the foreign debt, properly so called, of the Republic of Haiti, from 1825 to 1922. It may be considered under two distinct aspects: 1) The French indemnity granted at the price of our independence; 2) The French loans. French Indemnity. Fixed at 150,000,000 francs, in 1825, the indemnity was to be paid in five annual payments of 30,000,000 each. The first payment was to be made December 31, 1825. Such a burden was evidently beyond the financial possibilities of the country. Furthermore, the first payment could only be made through a .OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI. 3 loanin the sum of 30,000,000 from which the net proceeds amounted to 24,000,000 and had to be supplemented. As was to be expected, the Haitian State found it absolutely impossible td pay the second installment of 30,000,000 at maturity, and a fortiori, the following installments. This situation lasted until 1838. It forced itself upon the attention of the French Government and brought it to be more reasonnable. The latter finally had to agree, at that time, to reduce the balance of the indemnity from 120,000,000 to 60,000,000 payable in 30 installments graduated froni year to year, from 1838 to 1867. The Foreign Debt from 1825 to 1838 could therefore be set forth,as follows: ... Indemnity Loan Total Debt Situation in 1825 .......... 150,000,000 150,000,000 Situation in 1826 after the first payment of ... . 30,000,000 ef-fected through a loan of 30,000,00 (nominal value).... 150,000,000. 150,000,009 4 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY Situation in 18 38, the year in which the reduction of the balance of the indemnity to 60,000,000 was granted to the Haitian State.. Indemnity Loan Total Dekt 60,000,000 30,000,000 90,000,000 If the total foreign debt of 90,000,000 francs (which in short was only the net remaining amount of the indemnity of which a part had been converted into a loan of 30,000,000) was to be amortized at the end of 50 years at the rate of 6% interest per year, the annual charges required would have been 5,709,960 francs, or a little more than a million piastres (or dollars). In fact, after 50 years, that is to say in 1875, the Haitian Stade still owed, under its double debt, a balance of 13,730,589 francs. (1) It follows therefore that the capital amount amortized from 1826 to 1875 amounts to (1) (cf. Enquete sur l'Emprunt Domingue 4th. division, 2nd. series, 2nd. part of page 116.) OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 5 90,000,000, less 13,730,589, or in round figures 76,000,000 francs. Since the indemnity had only commenced to bear interest from the time of the arange-ment, and since the loan of 1826 was not yet extinguished in 1875, calculations made on this basis, establish that the average annual charge which had made possible payment of 76,000,000 during this period necessarily was somewhat over 4,000,000 francs, or about 800,000 piastres (or dollars). However, despite appearence, it was essentially a question, in effect, of paying the French indemnity. Not a sou, in fact, had been received by the Haitian state from the purely refunding loan of 1826. This loan, sold at 80, on the other hand caused us a loss at its floatation in the sum of 6,000,000 francs, a difference which had to be made up in cash. This point should be emphasized. For it is evident that the capacity of payment estimated at an average of 4,000,000 francs annually (about $800,000) should not be confused with the capacity to reimburse a loan of which the capital amount would have been effectively paid into the public treasury and used for productive works which would cause, sooner 6 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY or later, an increase in the public wealth and substantial amelioration of the national economy of the country, v In other words the service of the French indemnity' (reduced to 90,000,000 francs) of which the net proceeds were zero, had been made solely out of the national resources. There were, it is agreed, irregularities in the payments during the fifty-year period from 1826 to 1875. There was little resemblance to a real loan of 90,000,000 francs at 5% payable in 50 years which;, sold at 80, for example, would have effectively put the state in possession of 72,000,000 francs in extraordinary receipts; There is no doubt that such a loan floated, even at these burdensome rates, would have been repaid before maturity. Since it is ascertained that from 1826 to 1875, without having received anything, the Haitian state was able, not to reimburse, but to pay, a capital amount of 76,000,000 francs of the 90,000,000, the net reduced amount of the indemnity granted France (not including interest). In the light of these considerations we may conclude without hesitation that the financial capacity of the country, at that time, was i OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 7 excellent, even surprising, since the newly created little nation was recovering with great difficulty, and unaided, from the devastation occasioned during the war for Independence. On the subject of the catastrophe repercussions of the French indemnity on the future of our country, L. J. Marcelin carries, in his work already cited, the following particularly interesting extracts, from a Memoire on abolition of slavery in Haiti and its present results, drafted according to authentic documents by Mr. Clarekton and Mr. Macaulay and presented by Mr. Buxton to the Committee of the English House of Lords, charged, in the session of 1832, with the examination of th< question of colonial slavery: Haiti did herself a great harm in imprudently binding herself to pay France the enormous sum of 150,000,000 francs as the price for recognition of her independence. In addition to the fact that this sum is beyond her means, the time at which she contracted this debt necessarily aggravated the harm in the most vexatious manner. This injury is a terrible blow to her destiny as a commercial 8 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY country, at the very moment when her agriculture was being reborn, when her people were beginning to acquire a taste for the pleasant and finer things of civilization, and when her institutions were about to attain the degree of maturity that they could expect from a longer period of experimentation. Before this deplorable affair, all parts of the Republic had been united and such had been the rapid development of her resources that she was becoming able to depend upon her revenues to meet all of her needs. She had been able to reduce her army, and, by perfecting the discipline of a smaller force, now that she did not have to struggle against any internal enemy, she had built, against any invasions with which she should be threatened, a means of resistence still more efficacious than her hills and mountains. The desire which manifested itself amongst the citizens to better their material condition, already inspired in the government the salutary policy of reduced taxation, in order to place, as far as possible, articles of necessity and convenience within the OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI reach of the greatest number. The masses of the population gave evident signs that the sentiment of ownership and a more cultivated taste was creating new wants the extent of which was daily, becoming greater. A general expansion could be observed in the desire for a large number of possessions of which the working class had never before at any period of its history had even an idea, and of an abundance which was so grounded in necessity that privation was coming to be looked upon as a mark of inferiority approaching disgrace. It was in the midst of this state of progress, of tranquillity, of improvement, that the tribute of the French indemnity overwhelmed each individual with the force of its full weight,, These men had to pay in money what they had purchased with their blood. Taxes had to be levied for the execution of a measure which was generally odious; three of the principal cities refused their quotas; many regions were in a state of rebellion; the security of property was shaken and it depreciated in value; work did not go on with the same regularity; '-10 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY public ffiurmUriugs soon- became clamours against the pusillanimity of the government; and those who could not escape payment of the tax, sought, at least, to .'diminish the amount thereof, and to escape from the oppression in affecting an appearence of ruin, by reducing their expenditures and their way of living, to ;take away, at least, any pretext for the taxing agency to charge them more.(l) Moreover, we find in the Almanach Commercial de Port-au-Prince edited in 1863 by Duracine Pouilh the following comments on the. French indemnity arid its deplorable consequences: The Ordonnance of King Charles X dated April 17, 1825, accepted by Boyer, and subsequently ratified by the Senate, exacted as indemnity in favor of French colonists, 150,000,000 francs payable in five equal installments annually beginning December 11, 1825; it furthermore reserved in favor of France the privilege of paying only half of the duties (1) Memoire, etc. pages 5 8, 59 and 60. OF. THE. REPUBLIC OF HAITI 11 payable by foreigners, which left during ten years an annual; deficit of about : P. 281,000 (two hundred eighty one,... thousand piastres) out of total revenues;i3 not exceeding P. 1,125,000 (one million one hundred and twenty five thousand piastres). ... . To liquidate the first payment of P. 30,000,000. (thirty) the Haitian government had to have recourse to a loan which was contracted in Paris with the Maison Lafitte. But the Haitian had only won his liberty and his independence on a heap of ruins. The resources of the country were diminished by 50 (fifty) per cent: among other things, coffee only reached about 30,000,000 (thirty million) pounds against 76,000,000 (seventy six million) in 1789- Such a burden was therefore so beyond his name, that he had to default from the second year.(2). , (2V Almanack Commercial de Port-au-Prince, 1863, page.; 25,1..:.' ... : ..-.<. ; 12 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY The French Loan. During the period comprised between 1875 and 1922, the Haitian Government contracted successively : 1. The loan of 1875, in a nominal of fifty million francs; 2. The loan of 1896, likewise of fifty million francs; 3. The loan of 1910, of sixty fixe million francs. The principal and avowed purpose of these different financial operations was, first of all, the reimbursement, or rather the consolidation of the foreign debt. But, as a matter of fact, it was never 6o. To understand this, it is sufficient to follow the evolution of the foreign debt owed France beginning with the loan of 1875. First, the amount of Haiti's new debt, created by this loan which was simply the subject of a scramble for booty participated in by financial groups, Haitian merchants, the beneficiaries of gratuitous concessions in which the interests of the country were literally sacrificed was not definitely fixed until OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 13 ten years later, in the sum of 25,960,380 francs, in accordance with the settlement of July 30, 1886 entered into between the interested parties and the Government of that date. The loan of 1875 then had not served to extinguish the balance of the French indemnity called "the double debt", which amounted at that date to about 14 million francs, as established above. Moreover, this "double debt" 6eems to have lived until 1893, at which time it "was definitely amortized". (1) Neither was the loan of 1896, nor that of 1910, used to consolidate the foreign debt, since, on December 31, 1915, the latter amounted to the sum of 120,912,060 francs as follows: This point settled, a question arises: what use was made of the proceeds of these three (1) F. MarcelinHaiti, Indemnite Franchise, page 60. 1875 loan balance outstanding. 189 6 loan balance outstanding. 1910 loan balance outstanding. Frs. 19,252,560 37,638,500 64,021,000 Total as above. 120,912,060 14 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL ; HISTORY loans in the following respective nominal amounts: / 25,960,380 (1875 loan) Frs. J 50,000,000 (1896 loan) / 65,000,0.00 (1910 loan) Total 140,960,380 The Archives scarcely permit a precise reply to this question. What is more than probable, is that 50 per cent at least of this total was absorbed by floatation losses (approaching 25 per cent), financial charges and expenses, fat commissions, etc.' At any rate, the nominal amount of the loan made from 1875 to 1922 amounted to i 1:9 22:. amounted ao.;....'..:..;...........-.........Frs. 1:40,9 6 0,3 8 0 to which.must be added the balance, of the . French indemnity still unpaid'in 1875, or 14,000,000 Total............................I.:............. 154,960,380 If,"from 'this -last figure, we" '' ' subtract the nominal value of the Haitian bonds of which the reimbursement was not, ..... according to amortization ta- . files,' to be made until 1922, to wit: .1) for the 1875 loan (maturity 1922) 2,) for the 1896 loan, 1923- . 1932 period, 49,038 bonds of 500 francs.... 24,510,000 3) for the 1910 loan, 1923-1961 period, 121,178 .': bonds.of 500 francs..., 60,589,000.85,108,000 The difference found, to wit........................ 69,8527380 ''"OF-THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 15 expresses the nominal: capital of the foreign debt repayable (and in fact repaid) between 1875 and; 1922, i. ei at the end of 47 years, although, as usual, with delays or irregularities in the payment of interest and amortization. Demonstrating. The same capacity for payment (70,000,000 francs in 47 years) as that established for the period 1825-1875 previously studied (76,000,000 francs in 50 years). ' '. " It is not rash to affirm that, as previously, the inherent resources of the country had to be put largely Under contribution to make this payment. For if, in origin and essence the new burdens imposed on the Haitian collectivity differed from the French indemnity, they none the less, like the indemnity were, paid, rather than reimbursed, considering the disastrous conditions under which the loans of 1875, 1896 and 1910 were contracted and floated. Of these loans even the meager residue available seems not to have been employed for the useful purposes originally envisaged or avowed. In resume, from 1825 to 1922, the country had entirely paid the approximate sum of 146,000,000 francs, or about 29,000,000 dol- 16 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY lars not including interest on this capital an amount drawn laboriously from its own resources to the great detriment of its economic and social development. Be that as it may, we succeeded so well that, when the loan of 1922 was contracted, the service of the French debt was up to date. Situation after 1922 The reimbursement of the balance of the French debt with the aid of a part of the funds from the 1922 loan has been rather an anticipatory purchase of the capital amount of which the normal amortization was only payable beginning in 1923. This operation would have resolved itself into a refunding loan of about $6,000,000 if the liabilities of the Republic had carried only at the time the balance of the 1896 and 1910 bonds outstanding. Unfortunately the liabilities of the Republic had been meanwhile burdened to a very considerable extent with all kinds of internal debts, born of our maladministration and arising out a (a) local loans upon usurious conditions, (b) indemnifications accorded without rhyme or reason, (c) diplomatic claims nearly always unjustified or fantastic, (d) liberalities of all kinds, (e) revolutionary OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 17 debts, etc... the whole, liquidated, at the time of the consolidation of the public debt, in 1922, at more than thirteen million dollars, or more than double the amount used for the anticipatory repurchase of! the foreign French debt (about $6,000,000). Whence, the residue, relatively meager, "of a little more than two million dollars remained available (from a nominal lo)an of about twenty four million), a residue which was chiefly spent in the construction of public buildings during the period from 1927 to 1932."(1) It is undeniable that the loan of 1922 has permitted a real cleansing of our financial condition and the restoration of order and regularity in the administration of the Public Treasury. On the other hand, it has not served as one might have hoped towards the economic development of the country. No project of a productive character could be undertaken because of the lack of available funds. And again, there was our poor little state condemned, as before, to tighten more and more its belt, to bleed itself without respite or mercy, for the purpose of exacting from its resources (1) Stenio Vincent. Efforts et Resultats page 51. OUTLINE .OF FINANCIAL HISTORY .the wherewithal to assure^ cost what it might, the regular service of the debt. ....... .- If we take as a basis of comparison, the exportation of coffee, our basic product, we do not find as a matter of fact any progress in the volume of our production. The average annual quantity of this bean shipped from 1923 to 1932 scarcely exceeds 31,000,000 kilos, against an average of 29,000,000 kilos during the administration of President Darti-guenave, an average of 29,500,000 kilos during the administration of General Nord Alexis, .and against an average of 32,500,000 kilos during the administration of President Sam. Nevertheless, in the course of the ten-year period from the fiscal year 1922-23 to the fiscal year 1932^33, the Republic of Haiti paid to its fiscal agents as interest and amortization on the Series A, B, and C loans the total sum of $19,587,034.86 demonstrating, thusly, an average capacity of payment approximating $2,000,000 per year. ... One has a right to the opinion that the country would have been capable of producing more, if, during only these ten ydars, the intensification and the systematic diversification of production had been undertaken and ''OF THE "REPUBLIC OF HAITI 19 followed methodically and with tenacity. To take into account only coffee, for example, it is reported in the issue date February 13, 1939 of "Revue Latham and Gilg" of Havre, that the volume of French colonial coffee consumed in France rose from 210,000 bags in 1933 to 960,000 bags in 1938, or, in the short space of six years, an increase of 3501 per 'cent.- If, during the ten years above mentioned, our coffee exportation had been able to 'advance in the proportion of only 100 per cent or even 50 per cent, our general situation, in spite of the serious crisis that we have suffered, would have certainly been better; ''-''' Without doubt a great deal of money would have been necessary to attain this result, and our various loans, alas! including that of 1922, have not produced any amounts available for such purposes. ' In the course of the four following fiscal years (1933-34 to 1936-37) annual payment made for service of the 1922 loan totalled $6,662,621, or an average of $1,662,655.25 per annum. This letter average is more than $40,000 above the 'annual eharge required to amortize, 20 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY in 30 years, a loan of $25,000,000 at the rate of 5 per cent interest. Note that the available balance from such a loan, after complete reimbursement of the present amount of the public debt ($9,000,-000) would be for the first time doubtless something like $14,000,000 which invested in essentially productive works would infuse new blood in our general economy, impoverished and weakened by more than a century of carelessness and instability. We could have secured, surely, an appreciable increase of our general purchasing power, of our capacity for repayment, and of our public and private wealth. Our present financial embarrassment is an accidental occurrence which is precisely due to the fact that the collapse of world prices has coincided as a final measure of misfortune with an exportable production which is, generally speaking, stationary if not actually regressive, so far as concerns our coffee, the annual average exportation of which has fallen below 28,000,000 kilos according to the statistics for the last five fiscal years. The difficulty, as alrealy stated and sufficiently established, lies in under-production. OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 21 The remedy, and the only remedy, is the investment of sufficient capital in works designed to increase our production. Are we going to find this indispensable capital to repair the damage recently caused by the current crisis and bring about the necessary economic rehabilitation? In any event, it is clear from this rapid review of the regrettable fate of our different loans that the vital forces of this country are far from being exhausted. And since our capacity of payment has not been lessened during fourteen consecutive years far from it and quite the contrary while the loan of 1922 has served almost exclusively to consolidate the public debt, hoir can admission be withheld, without denying the evidence, that the capacity of payment is great enough to assure the regular amortization of a new loan of $25,000,000 of which approximately three fifths would be available, this time, and seriously used for the economic development of the country. There is a final consideration which merits some reflection. It is well known that the complete amortization of the three parts of the loan of 1922 (Series A, B, and C) is appor- 22 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY tioued under the loan contracts over a period of thirty years. The bonds of Series B have been repurchased in totality at the end of fifteen years, thanks to a combination of particularly fa%forable circumstances, of which the public treasury has taken full advantage. This operation constitutes without question, a unique occurrence in the financial annals of this country. ' As for Series A and C, the amortization tables pertaining thereto show that the total burden of regular annual payments provided to September 1938 amounts to: 1). for Series A......!. ................... ......^ 18,360,000.00 '2$ for'"sWies c.......:.:'.:........... 2,855,345.86 ' Total................ 21,215,343.86 But at this same date- September 30> 1938, the"' ... total,of 'effective remits. .......... ........ tances shows, for ..... Series A....................'..V. $19,550,242.41 for Series C............v..:'.: 3,055,068.64 22,605,311.05 A .difference, of.........,:'..."/,' $1,389,967.19 representing the excess of the total amount of effective remittances over the regular annual amount provided, despite the fact that, for the OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 23 last two fiscal years, amortization has been suspended. This appears surprising and even abnormal at first glance, but it is the natural consequence of contractual stipulations. It is evident that if the loan contracts of Series A, B, and C did not carry clauses automatically providing additional amortization, each time that general fiscal receipts are over seven: million dollars, we would still be far removed from the time when it would be necessary to obtain a moratorium from the holders of our bonds. In drawing up these loan contracts, the parties concerned had certainly forgotten that every period of prosperity is followed generally by a period of depression: the eternal story of the years of plenty and the years of famine. It would have been wise, especially in the matter of additional undertakings, to have adopted a budgetary period more or less extended rather than to have taken the budgetary year as the basis. One cannot but regret that this was not thought of during the negotiations. The contract entered into between the Government and The J. G. White Company renders us, without doubt, incontestable 24 OUTLINE OF FINANCIAL HISTORY services and will contribute to a certain amelioration of our situation. But the labor of material and moral rehabilitation towards which we are working requires still more. I am convinced that foreign capital and particularly American capital better informed today on Haiti's potentialities, will bring us still further aid for the definitive economic organization of this country whose agricultural possibilities still remain, in spite of everything, absolutely remarkable. Extract From "EN POSANT LES JALONS" by His Excellency STENIO VINCENT. Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2010 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Disclaimer Statement Last updated October 10, 2010 - - mvs


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It can be bought from any location around the world and can also be purchased as ex-stock, which will help fleet managers to keep costs to a minimum. All of the components needed for the TMS are included in the Starter Kit, helping it work effectively and efficiently. Components include the sensor reader, external sensors and internal sensors. Using the sensor reader, fleet managers can detect when tyres are no longer performing to standard. In addition to that, they can also read when the sensors themselves are starting to lose battery power, helping managers to keep the system at optimum strength at all times.
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A new survey commissioned by the Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST) shows overwhelming public support for its campaign to protect the red squirrel from extinction.
In a survey of 1,001 people around the UK, 86% stated that they wanted the native red squirrel to be saved, 88% would like to see reds back in their parks and gardens, and 70% believed the government should be more proactive.
The RSST?s Joshua Perry said: ?We believe the government should play a more active role in red squirrel conservation and, by implication, in grey squirrel control. Over the past few years the British public has become increasingly aware of the threat to the survival of our native reds and we are delighted to see from this survey the vast majority of people in the UK understand the importance of saving this species.?
So could this mean the return of the controversial '£1 per grey squirrel' bounty scheme, which was introduced on Anglesey in North Wales in 1999 in an attempt to reduce their numbers?
Mr Perry said: ?We are cautious about a bounty scheme. We have had supporters who have run local bounty schemes, but these schemes have been open to abuse. While there is the potential for a bounty scheme to play a role, we think that right now it is more important to focus on encouraging volunteers to get involved in trapping greys and reporting red and grey sightings.?
Mark Wilkinson of Save our Squirrels said that introducing a bounty is a great idea in theory: ?In the past, however, people have abused the payment system. They started farming greys to collect the bounty.?
Mr Wilkinson added: ?I would urge gamekeepers to cull as many greys as possible. Keepers are ideally placed to control them as part of routine pest control. They have the skills, tools and expertise to make a real difference to numbers.?
For more information, visit www.rsst.org.uk and www.saveoursquirrels.org
70% of public want government to save red squirrels
A new survey commissioned by the Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST) shows overwhelming public support for its campaign to protect the red squirrel from extinction.


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Graduate Students
Main Content
Kasey Fralick
Advisor: Dr. Matt Whiles
Variation in Prairie Headwater Stream Ecosystem Structure Across a Broad Geographical Gradient
The North American prairie is a highly endangered ecosystem. The streams in these ecosystems are especially threatened, due to channelization, destruction of prairie riparian zones, increased nutrient loading, groundwater depletion, and climate change, among other threats. Grassland headwater streams differ from forested headwaters in the degree to which nutrient inputs are allochthonous and autochthonous, leading to differences in biological communities between forest and grassland streams. Prairie headwater streams provide many ecosystem services, including nutrient processing and retention, dietary subsidies for terrestrial organisms, and habitat for spawning fish and headwater specialists. Still, prairie streams have been studied far less than forested ones, and most of the research on prairie streams has been conducted at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, a tallgrass LTER site in the Flint Hills ecoregion. The purpose of my research is to determine the degree to which several metrics of ecosystem structure and function vary among prairie headwater streams that exist across a broad geographical gradient. I am comparing 13 different prairie streams, spanning across shortgrass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairie ecosystems and several different ecoregions. I am especially interested in determining how environmental factors that vary geographically affect invertebrate community structure and the composition of basal resources. This research will help increase our understanding of prairie stream ecosystems, and improve our ability to manage and conserve them.


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It is not often that you come across an artist that plays between the worlds of human and natural. Most find inspiration either in one or the other; we are all familiar with textile work that holds urbanity or nature as its core inspiration. However, Cas has found a third way, the point where both touch, not collide, but touch. This haunted land full of "the shadows of marks made by man in the earth", of "reflections in water and flooded fields", of "gardens and seasons changing", is one that is often missed by the passer-by and artist alike, but it is a rich and rewarding place as Cas has shown in her work. It is an inspirational well of harmony and balance, as well as of conflict and division. Something shared and something complimentary, as she says herself "We have an intimate relationship with the land, but equally share 'common connection'.
John Hopper, The Edgelands of Cas Holmes, Fiber Art Now 2014, (also used by kind permission of the Author and Fiber Arts Now for the introduction to Stitch Stories.
Trees installation (Farnham Pottery) and at the World of Threads Festival, CanadaI seek the connection to the world around us, where our sense of the personal and urban space meets the 'hidden' or overlooked places of the broader landscape.
'Commonplace' things such as the intimate views from our windows, and the seasonal changes in our gardens, to the broader interest of wild flower habitat on the verges of our roadsides and field edges and the low lying land of my native Norfolk, in (waterland). Intuitive in its response to the linear, textural and light qualities to be found in the landscape, compositions evolve from the marks stained, scratched, drawn and stitched into the surfaces of found materials and cloth as part of the process its creation.
Installations and collaboration form an important part of my practice.
Installations and collaboration form an important part of my practice.
Unfolding Landscape, Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery with Art Textiles Made in Britain
The ongoing world-wide Tea-Flora-Tales, project with contributions from individual makers and groups as well as Embroiderers Guild and Quilter's Guild members has been shown alongside exhibitions of my work since its inception in 2012. This includes the 20th anniversary of the European Patchwork Meeting (sponsored by Husqervarna/Pfaff) and 7th International Quilt Festival in Luxembourg continue to Visions Art Museum, California and a military building in Le Mans, France. Its final showing concludes at the Knitting and Stitching Show in 2018 where is started it journey in 2012.
You can see more images reflecting my work on my website.
Blue Thistle (left) B is for Bird (right). Mattress ticking and old pillowcases have been used in these pieces. I re-use natural and synthetic materials, found or given to me. Including discarded paint rags, old clothing and even mattress ticking dumped on a verge. My concern ties in with issues of sustainability, considered use of resources and the impact this has on flora and fauna.
Wisteria (left) and Crimson Flower (right) The backing cloth contains images of Poppies, Daisies and Cornflowers and was donated to me in the Netherlands alongside the lace. Both pieces use old net curtains and fragments of tea stained linen cloth/clothing .
You can get involved in protecting our native wildflowers by participating in Tea-Flora-Tales. Help to preserve our wildflowers, verges, wild spaces and their related habitats by visiting www.plantlife.org.uk or you can donate direct.
Visions Art Museum, San Diego
'Capturing a moment before it is gone,Cas Holmes brings inspiration down to earth where each or us can grab hold of it anytime, anywhere, if we are of the mind to be open to everything around us…the most familiar, the most ordinary, and how it all is really extraordinary…the pure, joyful, simplicity of it all.
Amy Mimu Rubin (Artist)
Parc Du Monod, Le Mans, France
Wisteria (left) and Crimson Flower (right) The backing cloth contains images of Poppies, Daisies and Cornflowers and was donated to me in the Netherlands alongside the lace. Both pieces use old net curtains and fragments of tea stained linen cloth/clothing .
Waterland (left) and Tea Flora Tales installation
At The Knitting and Stitching Shows UK
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|Patchwork Professional January 2016
|Glimpse of Wayside Weeds at The Front Room Gallery, Beaney. Canterbury
When we visited there was a throng of people of all ages coming and going, some clearly were artists or makers but most were people who were enjoying a quiet few minutes away from the Christmas High Street to explore her works on display. The colours are truly beautiful, vibrant and subtle at the same time - over-laid and re-worked with beautifully drawn and intricate needle-work, 'stitch-sketching', scraps of text, fleeting observations from nature, formal and wild, local and universal and occasionally the unexpected. Strips of gloriously restructured fabric hangs and float from suspended frames reminiscent of the scraps of fabric taken from dresses and clothes past worn, which can be seen adorning some village graves in Turkey – very natural, very real, just life. Wall hung pieces are more substantial, often lightly quilted but with that same attention to detail; so many stories told from one piece to another. I particularly like the smaller post-card sized pieces collaboration strung onto ribbon hanging in the corridor windows which include decorated lace, text, scraps but all with a completeness that is very satisfying.
Sue Pellagrino, Canterbury Resident and retired therapist.
All images and text copyright Cas Holmes 2018.
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Make-A-Wish Australia's Edda Hamar named UN global leader
Make-A-Wish Australia's Edda Hamar named UN global leader
Huge congratulations to our very own Edda Hamar, one of 17 global citizens who have been recognized for their outstanding leadership by the UN!
The UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals had over 18,000 nominations. Edda was recognised for her sustainable fashion show "Undress Runways", the largest annual sustainable fashion show in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, which attracts 50,000 people annually.
Edda joined Make-A-Wish Australia in 2016, and works in our volunteer fundraising and community events team for the Queensland area.
You can read more about the UN Young Leaders and Edda's work below:
UN announces first young leaders sustainable development goals
Listen to Edda's ABC interview:


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I'd like to preface my comments with the following statement: Every half-baked opinion I'm permitted to regurgitate in this forum is the direct result of a lot of suffering endured by a lot of people who don't happen to be me.
Or politicians.
The "The Baby Boomer" generation consists of anyone born between 1946 and 1964. Since I blew onto the scene in 1962, I consider myself still a part of that parade, but more like the guy in the clown suit who trails the whole procession with a scoop shovel.
These folks are supposed to be the offspring of returning World War II veterans. The only way my ten-year-old dad could have taken part in the ass whoopin' would have been by protecting his parents' victory garden from fascist tyranny with the business end of his Daisy Red Ryder.
Jokes aside, World War II was a national effort. Here's a small sampling of goods rationed for stateside citizens during that era: gasoline, rubber, sugar, processed foods and…you won't believe this one…coffee! The homefront received but a smidge of God's steamy rich nectar between 1942 and 1945. Talk about a bunch of cranky riveters.
The decade following the Big One ushered in a sparkling period of prosperity and consumer excess. Even the president himself capitalized on the nearly unlimited supply of pants fabric:
America discovered a new mission—life, liberty and the pursuit of—stuff. We fell in love with stuff and lots of it. In fact, we accumulated so much stuff that we bought bigger houses out in the suburbs to hold all of it. Stuff made us comfortable, stuff made us happy, and by God, we'd earned it.
We felt a little bad about sending all those Japanese Americans out to the desert, but you know, even supermodels need to go number two sometimes.
Then the Sixties rolled around and a little donnybrook flared up in southeast Asia. But this time, we weren't asked to give up any stuff to support the war effort, since it really wasn't a war, just a misunderstanding.
With the savagery of Korea still fresh in our memories, we tried our damnedest to secure student deferments for our best and brightest (please see Dick Cheney with hair and original heart). You know, leave that skirmish to the people who displayed a willingness to participate through an inability to pay for college. As a result, West Virginia led America in poverty patriotism, experiencing 84.1 deaths in Vietnam per hundred thousand males living in the state.
47,359 soldiers were killed in "hostile actions." Another 10,797 died from other causes—disease, accident, suicide. And thanks to our new television technology and a few daft-yet-courageous war correspondents, the true carnage caused by a guerrilla war—the booby traps, punji stakes, land mines—piped its cinematic splendor into our living rooms as we ate our tater tot casserole from floral patterned TV trays.
It didn't take long for America to spill into the streets and demand an end to such a futile, yet bloody fiasco. Nevertheless, the war raged for a decade until the final Americans were airlifted from an overrun embassy thirty-eight years ago today, on May 7, 1975.
Why the history lesson? I'm sure you're thinking, "Who is this guy, some frustrated left-wing professor wannabe?" Well, yes, but there's another reason.
It's even worse now.
The United States and a smattering of its NATO allies have been bogged down in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001, a twisted new American record. Ghosts of Vietnam litter the landscape—the improvised explosive devices, the indigenous enemy that can melt into the civilian landscape at will—and the ambiguous mission.
And the real tragedy is that most of us don't even think about it. Unless we have a "dog" in this battle—a friend or family member—we live our lives sprawled on the creamy memory foam of ignorant bliss.
No draft? No problem.
Did you know that fourteen coalition forces have already died this month in Afghanistan? Why aren't we more outraged?
I'll tell you why. Because we've got our stuff.
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You got it right. A lot of foolish things happened in the past. No one learns from the past. Sad.


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A change called NirbhayaSo the BBC documentary India's Daughter has been banned in India. And yet that hardly stopped anyone from viewing it. Most of us have seen it through other channels and means. I was one of those many who were utterly appalled and deeply raged, to say the least, about the views expressed therein by the accused Mukesh Singh and the equally sick minded lawyers.
The convict's illiterate and unremorseful explanation on the events goes hand in hand with the lawyers ML Sharma and AP Singh's lame language and deranged mind set.
This incident should act like yet another, only more gruesome, resounding wake up call for a city and country that is not only unable to make their women feel safe and respected but also devalues their very existence in the circle of life and living.
We would wish then that the convicts feel repentance or at the least show some kind of sorrow for their horrific act. I know though that it is just not how they are conditioned to think or believe. Void of regret, the accused Mukesh Singh only sheds more light on the sorry state of outlook that many of us, walking free in society, still have on this topic.
In this case, I can only hope that all of the accused, including the juvenile, die a death of shame.
I can only hope that they make the necessary changes to the laws governing such hideous acts of crime.
I can only hope that they bring forth some form of justice and closure for Nirbhayas parents and loved ones. As well as to the 615 million women in India who are grieving alongside.
Instead of banning the documentary which only highlights the truth, why not take concrete action to ban that which gives reason for such documentaries to be made. Lets…
· Ban RAPE
· Ban FEMALE INFANTICIDE
· Ban DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
· Ban ACID THROWING
· Ban DOWRY DEATHS
· Ban HONOR KILLINGS
· Ban ABDUCTION
· Ban INSULT TO MODESTY
· Ban HUMAN TRAFICKING AND FORCED PROSTITUTION
And most importantly let's ban people like the convicts and their lawyers whose regressive mindsets are progressively destroying the very weave of our 'MOTHER land.'
· Ban MINDSETS that permit such unacceptable behaviors
Then the BBC or any other ABC will not have a story to share in the first place.
The only story that will be shared will talk of how a country stood together to eradicate this vile mentality. It will proudly show the steps and actions that were taken to ensure that this and many other such ghastly crimes come to a full stop. That though opposition resisted, a change was achieved, swiftly and surely. A change for which Nirbhaya resisted rape relentlessly while the bus drove her round and round to her death. It will talk of a population that fought for life like Nirbhaya did for 13 long days and nights with equal (if not more) strength of spirit.
For truly, without it, we too are dead. In mind, body, soul and as a nation.Note: These are mobile apps which have been launched to help women in distress.


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Fall Potluck
October 16, 2016 @ 3:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Greetings to all returning members of the Rocky Mountain Jackrabbit Ski Club, and a warm welcome to all new potential members. Please join us for our first club function of the new season!
Just a few details about our Season Kick-off Social & Meeting:
Date: Sunday, October 16, 2016
3:45 – 4:00pm Doors open; Table set up to answer questions for new members. Please feel free to ask questions throughout the evening.
4:00 – 5:30pm Children's outdoor games and activities, organized and supervised by Calgary Parks & Rec staff – outdoors/indoors
4:00 – 5:30pm Adult club meeting followed by meet & mingle – indoors
5:50 – 6:45pm Dinner – to be provided by the club
6:45 – 7:00pm Clean-up
This is a great opportunity for families considering joining the club to find out more about our activities and meet some of the other families. For existing club members, this is a great opportunity to catch-up with each other after the summer break and provide your thoughts and input on the upcoming season.
Food will be provided after children's and adults activities, around 5:30pm. We are asking each family to bring their own plates and cutlery if possible, to help cut down on waste.
Please Contact Us to RSVP by Wednesday, October 12th if you plan to attend. When you RSVP, please let us know how many adults and how many kids will be attending, and whether there are any allergies. A reply to the RSVP will confirm the location of the potluck.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!


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Regretfully the Blackfoot may have to be scratched for the rest of the summer as high temps and low water are dominating Eastern Idaho. There are still a lot of smaller fish in the system which will provide some entertainment but odds of catching a larger fish diminish each day.
Fly of the day: A blue damsel fly was again the most productive but I also caught some on a bead head prince nymph and a bead head wooly worm (orange and black).
Here are a few pictures of the Blackfoot:
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Technology Support and Services
Whether you need help connecting your laptop to the College network or have questions about your iPad and digital textbooks, Technology Services at Keystone College can help. We serve the entire campus community with academic and administrative technology needs. We provide support and quality service by resolving individual technology and computer problems through the Tech Services Help Desk.
Network ID and Password
Network Login
Your student ID number is your login for all Keystone College systems.
Forgot your password?
- Email email@example.com.
- For identity verification purposes, be sure to include your name, ID number, last four digits of your Social Security Number, and home Zip code.
Change your password.
We recommend that everyone set a strong password and refrain from sharing it.
- From your personal computer or mobile device visit this web page
- From a Keystone College computer, press CTRL-ALT-DEL and pick the option to change your password.
IPad & Digital Textbooks
- Contact the Keystone College Bookstore via email or phone 901-881-5695 for more information about iPads and digital textbooks.
- Download the Digital Textbook Quick Start Guide for digital textbook instruction and support.
- For general iPad support, email email@example.com or call 570-945-8778.
Email to Fax Service
To fax from email, address your message to:
substituting your destination number in place of the 5701234567 number. The body of the email message will be converted into a cover sheet and any attachments will be added as additional pages.
Sync Your Email
Don't miss important notices that come to your Keystone College email! Get them on your phone, iPad or your favorite web service (Gmail, Outlook, etc.)
- Server type: Exchange (may be listed as Microsoft Exchange)
- Webmail accounts may not offer Exchange as an option, so pick POP3
- Server name if requested: exchange.keystone.edu
- Enter your email address and password
- Auto-configure everything else
Audio & Visual Technology
For events
Onsite support for events is available Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Other times by special arrangement, if a technician is available and with advance planning. Email email@example.com at least a week in advance to arrange for audio or visual technology setup.
Video Production
We can assist with in house production or help find an outside partner to do the work.
Schedule a meeting with Jeremy Palko at least three weeks in advance to discuss the scope of your proposed project and budget.
Xfinity on Campus
Resident students can enjoy Xfinity On Campus to watch live TV, on demand, and recorded content on their IP-enabled devices, including laptops, tablets, smartphones and Roku players. The service is included with room and board for students living in on-campus housing. Click here for information on how to access the service.
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Technology Services
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 570-945-8778
Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Tech Corner, 2nd Floor Hibbard Campus Center
Major after-hours outages can be reported to Campus Safety and they will reach out to an on-call technician.
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Computer Use Policy
Electronic Information Technology Systems at Keystone College are essential and indispensable tools for learning and administration. It is the policy of the College that its computing, telecommunications, video, and associated network facilities be used ethically and legally, in accord with applicable licenses and contracts, and according to their intended use in support of the College's mission.
Any use that would impede teaching and learning, hinder the functioning of the College, violate an applicable license or contract, or damage community relations or relations with institutions with whom we share responsibility, is a violation of this policy.
Violation of this policy may result in suspension of privileges to access the information technology involved, initiation of College disciplinary procedures or, in extreme cases, criminal prosecution under federal or state law.
Please refer any questions about this policy or its applicability to a particular situation to the Chief Information Officer.
CREDIT: This policy statement was developed by Emory University, and adopted by Keystone College
Wireless Access
Keystone College provides wireless network access on campus. If you are shopping for a laptop computer make sure it has integrated Ethernet and 802.11abgn wireless networking capability, so you can easily take advantage of the wireless network at Keystone College.
- All Classroom Buildings
- Hibbard Campus Center
- Miller Library
- Residence Halls
- Some Outdoor Areas
Many factors influence wireless reception (distance to nearest access point, interference from other electronic devices, student equipment compatibility, etc), the College cannot guarantee signal strength. In the event of reception problems, the College will assist in verifying proper setup of student equipment, but may be unable to provide a usable signal in some areas.
Blast/Mass Email Policy
Based on recommendations from the campus community in the December 2006 Survey of Internal Communication, Keystone College developed a daily electronic newsletter, KC Morning E-Notes, to replace daily "blast" emails and restrict them to safety- or weather-related emergencies. Additionally, it helps protect the College's .edu domain from potential spam violations.
Should you feel you need to send a targeted email to a specific on-campus population for a non-emergency reason, please contact your respective Cabinet member.


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The brand new bumper DIYcouture book
I first met Rosie Martin 2 years ago when she walked into Fabrications to show me her self published garment instruction books 'DIYcouture'. I remember flicking through the pages and getting excited to see very easy to follow visual step by step instructions which demystified the process of making clothes. I have always found other pattern cutting books overly technical and hard to follow. Rosie's books reminded me of the buzz I felt when I started to make my own clothes in my bedroom by taking patterns from existing clothes and measuring my body to make a 'basic block' then adding elements and details, chopping and changing, using lots of elastic to create shape, in true punk DIY spirit - Just Do It!
2 years on and the talented Miss Martin has been snapped up by Laurence King publishers. Her enhanced bumper 'DIY Couture' instruction book in full colour shows you how to create your own fashion collection. Her original step by step photo - diagram illustrations have been maintained, but the genius of this book is that Rosie explains how to make 10 different kinds of garments presented in 8 suggested 'collections' (I'm keen on the 'Jungle Punk' and 'Safari Prep' collections) showing how many more exciting variations, personality and ethical choices you can inject into your wardrobe when you make your own clothes, just by the fabric you buy, gaining understanding of the making process, being able to change the length, tweak the waist line, adding some pockets, a collar or a hood - the possibilities are endless when you enter the world of DIYcouture!
Momtaz welcomes Rosie up on the stage
Last week the book was launched at a new monthly craft night 'The Make Escape' in the 'Attic' in the Hackney Picture House. The Attic had a great vibe with lots of upcycled furniture, lovely stretched canvasses of African prints, a stage and a bar. The evening was a great success, the place was jam packed with local people, fashionistas and a great turn out from London's craft community. I was hosting a sewing area, teaching people how to make Rosie's 'Turban Headband' project. Many of the enthusiastic participants had never sewn before, which was quite a challenge teaching next to a massive speaker, I hope I didn't scare anyone off by shouting at them too loudly!! Somehow I think everyone had fun, here are some pictures from the night....
Momtaz who organises the 'Make Escape' with Rosie Martin
joins the lovely headband makers Karen and Dorcas
Bern shows off her newly created turban headband
Well done Rosie for all your hard work and achievements, I'm looking forward to seeing what people create using your book - which by the way is now ON SALE at Fabrications for £17.95. Rosie will also be running a series of garment construction workshops at Fabrications, including 'Make your own scater skirt' taking place this Saturday. If you'd like to find out more and book a place click HERE!
Pictures from Rosie's new book taken by Simon Pask


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Now if you are talking about the old school or DIY image cubicles where only 2 individual can sit on the bench or the booth is just horrible to look at then I can understand your issues. I would not think about that type of photo cubicle for my wedding either. Time has actually changed and modern photo booths are phasing out the old and self-built ones.
Before you reserve any photo booth rental, make sure you examine out the vendor's site. Take an appearance at the photo booth design. Some vendors will charge for idling fees (the amount of time the cubicle is sitting idle at the place) and some will not.
The picture cubicle's job is to get photos of all the visitors that attended your wedding. One thing I have actually observed throughout our michigan photo booth rental was how everyone genuinely had so much enjoyable taking their photos. The images shows the raw emotions of happiness - individuals chuckling, waiting anxiously by the printer for the photo to develop, or event in groups to judge their most current experience into the picture cubicle.
The best aspect of the picture cubicle is the sense of spontaneity. There's no professional photographer telling you how to smile, how to stand, or that your smile has to be more 'genuine'. From the time your wedding event visitor pushes the touchscreen keep an eye on up until the four pictures have actually been taken, the most crazy, enjoyable, and humourous things could be captured onto film.
We also get to see the purest sensations of love showed in the images: a group of good friends, packing themselves into the photo booth to make the silliest faces possible. - slipping into the picture cubicle for their millionth kiss together.
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text: Erdogan reaffirms Turkey's peace efforts with Armenia over 1915 events Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Turkish president says what Armenians did against Turks and what Turks did against Armenians 100 years ago was not properly discussed BOGOTA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Armenia to examine the 1915 events through the lens of science and not politics."Let us remove the 1915 events from the area of politics and refer to science and scientists," Erdogan said during a symposium on the topic, co-organized by the Bogota Externado University and Ankara University.Erdogan attended the event as part of his official visit to Colombia Tuesday and said that what the Armenians did against the Turks and what the Turks did against the Armenians 100 years ago was not properly discussed."We have made an effort to fix relations with Armenia and to open a new page," the Turkish president said. "Unfortunately, our peace hand has always been rejected by the influence of Armenian diaspora.""This year is the 100th anniversary. We are still reiterating our sincere call," Erdogan added.In January, the Turkish president sent invitation letters to more than 100 leaders, including Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, to participate in the commemoration of the Battle of Canakkale on April 24.Sargsyan reportedly denounced Erdogan's invitation as a "short-sighted" attempt to overshadow the 100th anniversary of the 1915 events, according to ArmeniaNow.com.The 1915 events took place during World War I when a portion of the Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the invading Russians and revolted against the empire. The uprisings came about after a decision by the empire to relocate Armenians in eastern Anatolia.Armenia and Armenian diaspora term the events as "genocide" and ask for compensation, whereas Turkey officially refutes this description, saying that although Armenians died during relocations, many Turks also lost their lives in attacks carried out by Armenian gangs in Anatolia."We will not give up in our efforts for peace and dialogue with respect to the 1915 events," Erdogan said.At the end of his speech, Erdogan said he is thankful to the Ankara University Research and Application Center for Latin American Studies (LAMER), an academic center that was established in 2009.-Turkey's "very clear" stance on IsraelErdogan said that Turkey's stance on Israel was very clear."Israel should draw back to its 1967 borders, while a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital should be established and sovereign rights of the Palestinians should be respected," he said.Turkey's president added that Turkey has objected many times to Israel's expansion policy and severe massacres."Turkey has paid a heavy price for terrorism in the country and is certainly and clearly against all forms of terror and terrorist organizations," Erdogan said, adding that Turkey had no intention of interfering in a country's borders, territory or home affairs. Copyright © 2015 Anadolu Agency


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Peace & Justice Committee
Saint André Bessette's Peace and Justice committee meets to act on our mission statement: "As peacemakers and advocates for justice, our committee emphasizes education and action grounded in Catholic social teaching. We are committed to speaking out against economic injustice, violence, environmental degradation, racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression." The Peace and Justice Committee invites all those who are interested in our mission to attend our scheduled monthly meetings. The work of the committee is on behalf of the parish and on many occasions with the parish community. The committee welcomes your participation on any level that you choose.
Gwen Dulley-Chair
Kyle Eilenfeldt – Staff Liaison
The Peace & Justice Committee meets monthly on the 3rd Sunday
–Meeting Minutes: March 2014
–Meeting Minutes: August 2014
Meeting Minutes: October 2014
The Archdiocesan Office of Life, Justice and Peace
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A little somewhat unknown band from Auckland, who describe themselves as having an 'ambivalent' sound. They have a hazy, groove-based shoegaze sound.
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A psychedelic pop artist from Te Awan. Produces some very quirky and tasteful music videos and has a quiet, yet toned vocal style. Connan is an introverted and unique artist who will likely prove one to watch at Laneway 2015.
Rap group since 2014. Dirty lyrics and deadpan wordplay feature widely in their quirky tracks. Check them out if your looking for a cool new sound with some real personality.
This band immediatly captured me upon my first listening. A three-piece from Napier, who produce instrumental, ambient post-rock music. Their songs feature powerful guitar riffs, lush bass lines and flowing drum beats. Their music is textual and swirling. Look out for some striking time signature changes and moody tunes which will capture your imagination and your heart. I highly recommend setting aside some time to watch their set at Laneway!
Literal F*ck
A new collaborative project combining 'Dear time waste's' Claire Duncan and Veronica Crockford-Pound. Starting off as a Michael Jackson cover band, Literal Fuck is now a sassy, upcoming band full of girl-power!
Princess Chelsea
Defines herself as 'space/ baroque pop' artist from Auckland. Sounds like an interesting mash up between fairground music, indie and a Disney movie with angelic vocals. Listen out for the cute little song "The Cigarette duet".
Synthesist 'Richard Pilkington' makes up the little-known "Quarks!". Expect some fancy electro, wave music which will leave you head banging!
Race Banyon
From Wellington, 'Race Banyon' is a mix of Chicago house, RnB and Hip Hop.
Tiny Ruins
One of my personal favourites! Tiny ruins has been around for a long while and continues to produce some fantastic melodic folk tracks which take the listener on a journey. Seeing her live definitely adds a whole new dimension to her music. Save some time to watch her!


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In most of the places I have worked, "risk" has not been directly assessed, and there are valid reasons for this. True and honest risk assessments are hard to do. They are subjective. Risk to who? Risk in what way? Under what circumstances would something we consider to be low risk become high risk?
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Also, we would like to prevent another insidious risk factor that can change this equation and balance, and that's time pressure. If we have to compress a schedule, we radically alter the risk profile. Issues that are relatively low risk given enough time to test become much higher risk when there is time pressure and a "death march" mentality to getting the product out the door.


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Training for an emergency scenario at Wallington
On Tuesday 16 January, we'll be practising an emergency scenario at Wallington. This training event, held in partnership with the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, will put to practice our emergency plan, which covers many anticipated events such as fires, floods and sewerage problems.
Two fire engines will arrive at Wallington at 1pm, as if a real life emergency were taking place, with their sirens and blue lights on. The fictional scenario will focus on a boiler in the basement which has caught fire. Staff will work with the Fire Service to fictionally rescue staff, visitors and valuable objects for the collection.
Our role as Europe's largest conservation charity is to look after special places like Wallington, so it's crucial that we know what to do should an emergency happen in real life.
We wanted to let you know this was taking place should you get any calls from the public to say that an emergency was happening at Wallington – don't worry - it's fictional.


text: Grab your passports and cameras and get ready to join John Van Trieste on a journey through the sights and sounds of Taiwan on The Occidental Tourist. There's nowhere he won't go and nothing he won't eat along the way! Tune in every Sunday for a look at the endless variety of people, places, and things that make Taiwan one of Asia's tourist hotspots!


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To All Coaches, Players and Parents taking part in the "2017 The Jefferson E. LaMONT Memorial Classic"
We here at Niagara District would like to take this opportunity to thank you for deciding to be a part of our event. It is our goal to make sure your experience is a positive one while taking part in the tournament.
Reminders: Coaches or Team Managers need to make sure they go over the Tournament rules before their first game.
Please be early for all games, our events normally run ahead of schedule. We tried to honor all scheduling issues. We have very little flexibility to make changes at this point, so if you still have an issue in the schedule please call to discuss it.
Again welcome to all teams and coaches and parents and good luck.
Richard Hill
Niagara District AAU Sports
* Home Team – Keeps the scorebook
* Visiting Team – Runs the Clock
* 5 – Minute warm-up time
* Grace period is 5 Minutes after Warm-up, After that game is considered a Forfeit
* 16 Minute Halves – Stop Time
* 14 Minute Halves for 5th and 6th Grades
* 28.5 Ball will be used for Women and 5th and 6th Grade
* Regular size Ball for all the Rest of teams
* 5 - Minute Halftime
* 3 Time-outs per Game
* Players are disqualified on their 6th Foul
* Bonus 1 + 1 on the 10th Foul --- NO DOUBLE BONUS
* Last minute of the Game – Both Teams are automatically in the Bonus
* Second Half Clock Runs if lead is 20 points or more. Return to Stop clock again if lead drops under 20 points.
* First Overtime is 2 Minutes, Second overtime is 1 Minute, Third overtime is Sudden Death.
* One (1) additional timeout per overtime. Timeouts carryover.
* Foul Shots – Players on the lane may enter the lane on release.
* There will be a 10 second call in backcourt because of no shot clock.
* Pressing – If a Team is ahead by 30 Points, they may not press at that point. Penalty is 1st a warning and 2nd a technical foul.