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Solar energy zones: The smart place to start
Conservation groups support Modified Zone Alternative as basis for BLM solar energy programWASHINGTON (05/02/2011) -
WASHINGTON (May 2, 2011) -- Conservation groups from around the country today supported key aspects of the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan for developing solar power on America's western public lands. However, they add that a Modified Solar Zone Alternative is needed to build in important improvements that ensure protections for wildlife, water and other resources so that the final plan is truly Smart from the Start.
"We're pleased to see the BLM endorse a 'zone-based' approach that would guide solar projects to the right places to start – areas with the highest renewable-energy potential as well as the fewest wildlife and other conflicts," said Pam Eaton, TWS's deputy vice president for public lands. "Together with improved energy efficiency and small-scale solar projects, an enhanced zone approach will allow our public lands to play an important role in America's transition to a clean, renewable energy future."
"If they're smart about this, we'll have more power from renewable energy and get it to consumers sooner and at a lower cost, while creating thousands of new jobs, and providing a cleaner, healthier future for our children," said Johanna Wald, senior attorney at NRDC. "While the BLM's proposal provides a good starting point, it won't achieve these goals without important improvements."
The BLM's preferred alternative is one of two being examined in a draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. One, the Solar Energy Zones Alternative, would guide solar power projects to 24 specific zones covering nearly 677,000 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The other, which is the agency's Preferred Alternative, goes much farther by opening up an additional 21 million acres outside those zones that have yet to be studied for potential resource conflicts. Conservation groups disagreed with the choice of the Preferred Alternative, and argued neither alternative offered the certainty that the groups, solar developers, and the agency itself needs to move forward on a smart path.
According to Jim Lyons, senior director for renewable energy with Defenders of Wildlife, the Department of the Interior has committed to building a clean, renewable energy future Smart from the Start. He adds that while the BLM's draft plan for solar energy on public lands shows some promise, it's possible to better minimize and mitigate project impacts so wildlife is no worse off as a result; and he says this draft doesn't do that yet and must be improved to ensure protections for wildlife and water, including a clear commitment to mitigate unavoidable damage.
"Solar energy is key to a real clean energy future. That's why the conservation community has been working tirelessly over the last several months on recommendations to help the BLM design a plan that will be flexible enough to help developers build projects, while at the same time reduce chances for conflicts with wildlife and speed up permitting," said Lyons.
The groups pointed out that several of the 24 proposed zones would have a significant adverse impact on the local environment and recommended that those zones be dropped in favor of a process to designate other sites that are equally well suited to solar development with significantly less impact on publicly owned natural resources.
A 114-day public comment period on the draft plan, which included 13 listening sessions around the western United States, ended today. In addition to presentations made at those sessions, more than 65,000 comments were submitted recommending that the BLM adopt a modified Solar Energy Zones Alternative. A modified alternative would:
• Allow solar development only inside designated zones;
• Drop the proposed Pisgah and Iron Mountain zones in California and Bullard Wash in Arizona, but considers additional solar zones in California's West Mojave and in Arizona instead;
• Establish specific criteria and a timeline for creating other new solar energy zones;
• Allow BLM to comply with current wildlife law and policy and mandate sufficient mitigation for unavoidable impacts from solar development; and
• Create a process for clearing out the backlog of applications that are speculative or are in high-conflict areas so that the agency can concentrate on pending applications and encourage less controversial projects to relocate inside the zones—those most likely to be successfully permitted.
"Over the past two years, we've worked closely with solar developers and agency officials on individual projects, providing recommendations for improving those projects and identifying appropriate development areas," said Helen O'Shea, deputy director of NRDC's Western Renewable Energy Project. "But that project-by-project approach is no way to rapidly and cost-efficiently develop the renewable energy we need. We need a better, smarter way forward, and we're hoping that the BLM takes this opportunity to put a truly smart plan in place."
The Modified Solar Energy Zones Alternative is an important stepping-stone to a national Smart from the Start renewable energy program. A true Smart from the Start program would consider contributions from energy efficiency as well as from all renewable energy sources -- wind, solar and geothermal, whether large-scale or small. It would also set clear guidelines and criteria for how, when and where those projects will be sited. That includes putting projects on private lands as well as public lands, steering them to already degraded lands such as abandoned farms and mines, or former military installations, placing them near existing power lines, and ensuring that they will pose minimal threats to wildlife, water supplies and other resources.
Learn more about Defenders' work on renewable energy.
Contact(s):James Navarro, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0247
Serena Ingre, Natural Resources Defense Council, (415) 875-6155
Chase Huntley, The Wilderness Society, (202) 429-7431
Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. With more than 1 million members and activists, Defenders of Wildlife is a leading advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard our wildlife heritage for generations to come. For more information, visit www.defenders.org.


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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Still Busy . . . .
Clinton had his first basketball game last night, and tonight, the boys go to their Mother's for Thanksgiving.
I will work Wednesday, and then?
I plan to get up early Thursday morning and spend the day with Scottie, then drive back and spend the evening at the Bayhouse. We'll see. I may even drive up there Wednesday night.
Meantime, here's something to enjoy.
As God as my witness . . .
11 comments:
- kkryno said...
Oh, the humanity!
- November 25, 2008 at 9:21 AM
A classic!
Have a great time this week.
- November 25, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- Bob said...
Best episode of one of the best shows ever on American TV.
Have a great (non-flying) Turkey Day, BSR!
- November 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Petra said...
Nice skin tone on Mom.
(Inset really big evil chuckle here.)
- November 25, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- ouyangdan said...
I remember watching this one!
HA! One of my favorites!
- November 25, 2008 at 7:53 PM
- pidomon said...
as god as my witness the funniest turkey day episode EVAH
- November 25, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Bee said...
How do you think of/find these YouTube references?
It's interesting that the word "turkey" can also refer to something which is a bomb or a stinker.
I hope you can manage to stay on the good side of Turkey Day. Maybe you should skip the turkey and go straight to the pie.
- November 26, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- SaoirseDaily2 said...
Still ao funny! Have a belated Happy Thanksgiving and wonderful weekend. Enjoy yourself soaking in those bay breezes.
- November 28, 2008 at 6:25 PM
- ouyangdan said...
I just noticed that the lovely pic is from Jill Stanek's blog. Not gonna ask...
I think that makes it doubly fitting. HA!
- December 1, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Brave Sir Robin said...
I just snagged the picture quite some time back - I never noticed where it was from!
- December 1, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Batocchio said...
I thought of this episode after Palin's pardoning fiasco.
- December 4, 2008 at 2:50 AM

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Irish Herbed Potatoes
Total TimePrep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min.
Makes8-10 servings
- 2-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons minced chives
- 3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 3 teaspoons dill weed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain. Transfer to a large serving bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over potatoes and toss to coat.
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My Review
Mar 17, 2018
Delicious! Made them as written except left the skins on. Instead of stirring after adding the butter mixture, I sort of shook and tumbled the pot. Potatoes kept more of there shape.
Mar 13, 2015
I make these every year for St. Patrick's Day and they are delicious......and highly recommended!
Jan 8, 2015
These are really tasty and easy to make. My boyfriend who is Irish loved these! I did cut the dill by one teaspoon. Still enough to enjoy that unique taste!
Feb 28, 2014
Not bad, but there was too much dill in the recipe for me.
Jan 23, 2014
Being full Irish myself, I love this recipe. Have to lol about the people worried about the nutrition values. If you only decide to eat these on St Patrick's Day, why bother, enjoy. You should really be concerned about those 12 beers you are looking forward to having that day. I do agree that you can get by w/ less butter (1/3 cup) is plenty. If you think about it, you don't see many fat Irish folks.
Mar 18, 2013
I made these for St Patty's dinner, and they are absolutely delicious! I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the 1/2 c butter called for in the recipe. I used half as much (4T) and it was still PLENTY to coat the potatoes. I will definitely make these again.
Sep 28, 2012
AMAZING!!!!!I made these for St. Patrick's Day for my daughter and her best friend (now another daughter) both of whom are in the Navy. Now when my "newest" daughter drives up for a visit, her most requested food are these "CRACK" potatoes...so called because of her addiction to them! Will be making them again for her soon!
Mar 11, 2012
Definitely a keeper! I made this recipe exactly as written and I wouldn't change one thing.
Feb 24, 2012
I loved this recipe and have made it often for St. Patrick's Day.
Feb 19, 2011
Looks good. I was curious about this recipes nutritional values so entered a list of ingredients into an online calorie counter. For 10 servings, it was given a grade of C+ and146 calories. Good Points: Low in sugar, Very high in vitamin C. Bad Points: High in saturated fat. Read more: http://caloriecount.about.com


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Hooman Majd is Iranian. Hooman Majd is American. Like the subjects he writes about, Majd is something of a paradox. Born in Tehran to the son of a career diplomat, Majd is also the grandson of a prominent ayatollah.
But Majd grew up mainly outside of Iran and was educated at American schools in San Francisco, New Delhi, Tunis, and London. Although he was raised in a Farsi-speaking home by his Persian parents, Majd was absent from the country of his birth for three decades between 1972 and 2003.
In 1978, during the months before the Islamic Revolution that drove the Shah into exile and ushered in the age of ayatollahs, Majd was visiting Iranian friends in London who suggested they travel to Neauphle-le-Château outside of Paris where Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was living. Owing to a friend's expired passport, they never made it, but Majd recalls the excitement of that time when he, as a college student in Washington D.C., watched the transformation of his homeland.
After the revolution, however, he and other foreign-educated Iranians like him were viewed as gharbzadegi or "West-toxified." As the son of a member of the old regime, Majd was even less welcome and his dual citizenship was not recognized. When the Iran-Iraq war broke out in 1980, prospects for his return to Iran dimmed further.
During the 1980s and 90s, Majd forged a successful career in the music industry working as an executive with Island Records before moving into film and eventually – what he considers his true calling – writing.
Since 2000 Majd has written extensively on Iranian politics and society for Newsweek, The New Yorker, GQ, Huffington Post, Foreign Policy, Politico, and many other publications.
In 2003, with an easing of restrictions under then-President Mohammad Khatami (a man with whom he shares family ties), Majd was able to renew his Iranian passport and return to Iran. What he found astounded and inspired him to write his first book "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran", which enjoyed broad critical acclaim and was named a Los Angeles Times "Favorite Books of 2008."
Majd again traveled to Iran in 2008, 2009 and this year to research his second book "The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge", which was released this week. Earlier this month Hooman Majd spoke about US-Iran relations, the importance of a better understanding of Iran by Americans, and what it's like to work as a writer in the Islamic Republic.
During the 1980s and 90s you were in the music and film industry. What drove you into journalism?
This sounds like a cliché but I always wanted to write. After college I did some writing and realized very quickly that it's hard to make a living as a writer. At that point I was more interested in fiction writing. I got a couple of stories published but the kind of money you were making for publishing a short story, I could see I wasn't going to make a living at it.
As a child, I was always very interested in music and had friends who were in the music business. I kind of accidentally fell into it and loved it. There was no reason not to – it was a great career.
Then, when I felt that the music business was no longer the kind of business I had grown up with, it was changing dramatically, downsizing and all that. Then I was in the film business for a short time and I realized that was really not what I wanted to do although I would love to be able to write.
It just coincided, happily for me, at a time of great interest in Iran. It wasn't intentional – "Okay, I'm going to be a writer about Iran. That's going to be what I do." It just happened that magazines and various friends in the media said, "Why don't you write about Iran? You're Iranian. You're always talking about Iran." I've always maintained my interest and followed things and I have family in Iran. That's how I fell into writing about Iran. Then it became, "Why don't you write a book?", and I just kept going. It's hard to actually get away from the subject of Iran even if I wanted to because people expect me to speak on Iran which is fine. I'm not unhappy about that.
What did you have in mind when you wrote The Ayatollah Begs to Differ?
I was trying for it not to be a Washington political insider kind of wonky style of writing or to get into really deep foreign policy issues. I didn't want to turn off people who ordinarily wouldn't read a book about Iran or politics. The fact that Iran is so much in the news, I felt that my style of writing would probably be appreciated by people who don't necessarily follow the news every day. They hear some stuff about Iran — that it's a big enemy, a big danger, there's this nuclear program, this or that, Ahmadinejad's crazy or whatever. But can they get a sense of who are these people, how do they live, what do they do? I felt this would be a good introduction for people who were curious enough to go beyond the headlines.
How about your new book "The Ayatollahs' Democracy"?
In the next book obviously, by virtue of the fact that we've had all the unrest last year, and Iran has been even more in the news than in recent years, and because the nuclear crisis is so much more of a crisis now than it ever was, I felt it would be hard to write a book that wasn't perhaps more political or at least to try to give a better understanding of the politics of the Islamic Republic. This is for people who'd like to be able to read all of this in one place and try to get an understanding of what happened and what it means. What do the Iranians think? What does the opposition think? To try to get a better, more honest appraisal than what you read in 1,200 words in the newspaper.
In "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ" you don't just examine Iranian politics, society, and culture, but you provide real life, often amusing examples of what it's like to be in Iran. It's not only enlightening, but a very enjoyable book for anyone wishing to visit that country. How similar or different are the two books?
I think there are some similarities in style and tone, and I've tried to provide anecdotes and include much of my own experiences, but by its nature ["The Ayatollahs' Democracy"] is more political. The subject, as the title implies, is political, and of course because of the events following the presidential election of 2009 where the outside world became perhaps more aware of Iranian politics and the aspirations of Iranians, it would have been difficult not to focus more on the political side of things. I do try to provide cultural background wherever possible.
What kind of feedback on "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ" did you receive from people in Iran? Has the book been translated into Farsi?
The book has not been translated into Farsi, and I've been told it would have to be heavily censored in order to be released in Iran, but I have heard from many in Iran that they read it in English, and very much liked it. The reaction from Iranians in Iran who have read it has been overwhelmingly and gratifyingly positive, with most people remarking on how true it is to Iranian society.
Do you travel to Iran on an Iranian passport? On official forms and documents, do you state your profession as a journalist?
Yes, I do travel to Iran on my Iranian passport. It is not easy to get visas on an American passport, and in the case of someone like myself, born in Iran, Iran does not [officially] recognize dual citizenship and as such would not give me a visa. I always describe myself as a writer, everywhere.
As a journalist working in Iran, how restricted were you?
Not very. I have the advantage of language and no visa restrictions, so if I'm working, I get a press pass from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and otherwise I'm left alone. Foreign journalists have to have an approved interpreter assigned them which they have to pay for, who also acts as guide. As an Iranian, even writing for foreign media, I've been mercifully unrestricted.
You've said that when you work in Iran one thing you miss is the lack of a free internet.
It can be frustrating. [We] rely on the Internet so much. I'll get an email from a friend in America and they say, "Did you see this in the New York Post" and I forget I am in Tehran and try to go on and – bang! – the site's blocked. It's frustrating and annoying. If I lived in Tehran full-time I would get around those things, but as a visitor I am basically restricted on the Internet.
It's odd though because there are times you think some sites will be blocked and they're not. Like the Jerusalem Post is not blocked but the New York Post is…. Some sites get blocked then unblocked – on any given day you never know.
Other countries do that too – China, a lot of Muslim countries.... So it's not that I am singling out Iran saying it's a horrible place for the Internet. Some of the countries we think are our closest allies have severe restrictions on the Internet and I would be just as frustrated about that.
For people wishing to better understand Iran, what English language media do you recommend? Also, in addition your own books, what do you recommend as must reads for those who wish to educate themselves about Iranian society and culture?
I think Tehran Bureau on the PBS/Frontline website is good, and the English pages of official Iranian news agencies are useful, for although those are state-controlled and obviously not uncensored, they sometimes do provide an understanding of what Iranians are thinking.
In terms of books, I think Ryszard Kapuściński's "Shah of Shahs" is crucial for understanding the revolution of 1979, and Stephen Kinzer's "All the Shah's Men" for understanding the roots of the Iran-U.S. split. There are fewer books on society and culture, although I recommend Afshin Molavi's "Persian Pilgrimages." I also think fiction is useful, and "My Uncle Napoleon" by Iraj Pezeshkzad, available in English translation (written before the revolution), is a great book that shows Iranian culture at its best and worst.
Jon Letman is a freelance writer on the island of Kauai.


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USDA's March 31 Prospective Plantings report "caught everybody leaning in the wrong direction," according to one analyst, and indicates farmers are responding more to rotation needs than the new farm bill.
According to the USDA report, U.S. corn producers intend to plant 79.02 million acres to the crop this season, slightly lower than last year's 79.05 million acres. The trade was expecting corn acreage of about 80.5 million acres.
"It appears that U.S. farmers really didn't respond much to the farm bill and the change in the loan rate, which was increased 10 cents to $1.98," said Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co. "Farmers said basically that they intend to keep their rotations."
Basse said that a 79 million-acre corn crop with trend yields would produce a crop of around 10 billion bushels, "which is right at usage." Ending stocks would not rise significantly, "which means we're going to remain very sensitive to weather in the coming months."
Another positive for corn is that feed use has been exceptionally strong and could help send ending stocks for old crop corn below a billion bushels. That would help support the weather market just now starting for corn.
The smaller corn planting means end-users are suddenly concerned about the eventual size of the corn crop, said Brian Bastings, a commodity research analyst. "We need to get to 9.8 billion or 10 billion bushels of corn with the tight carryout supplies we have.
"End-users need to start looking to get some protection in place.
"The farmer is in a position to be patient for a bit, but be ready to get some sales in if we see a nice healthy bounce from low price levels. If there's any delay during corn planting season, the cash market and the futures market could really get hot."
Bastings said the market for corn could rally up to $2.50 in the short term. "That would be an excellent opportunity for a producer to lock in a floor. But you can still build a case for favorable weather and for very large yields and lower prices this fall," Bastings added.
The situation is a little more bearish for soybeans, according to analysts. Soybean acreage, at an expected 73.2 million acres, would produce 2.88 billion bushels, "more than enough with what's going on in South America," Bastings said.
On the other hand, stocks are tight and demand is strong.
"Obviously, the South American harvest is going to gain momentum in the next 30 to 45 days," Bastings said. "But we believe that USDA's export number for beans is still understated and the ending stocks for old crop beans will decline. That will put the emphasis for beans, as for corn, on the weather for the next 60 to 90 days.
"We're going to need big crops in the United States and South America because of the growth in world protein demand we've seen the last couple of years," Bastings said. "We need about 3 billion bushels of beans here in the United States to give this market some comfort."
The emphasis for both corn and soybeans is now solidly fixed on weather, according to the experts.
"The first part of the weather puzzle is how fast this corn gets planted," Bastings said. "It's very critical that the corn crop get in the ground between the middle of April and the middle of May.
"Longer-term on corn, the world is going to be watching the weather in China, given that the Chinese have been such a strong competitor in the export market."
The analysts expect some interesting dynamics in old crop soybeans over the next six months. Bastings advises, "As a producer, you want to be very aggressive on any type of weather rally associated with beans to lock in good floors if you get an opportunity."
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Contact: Jeff Schneider (423) 439-5612
"Today was a great win," said head coach Tony Skole. "I am really proud of our guys as they showed a lot of poise and character winning a big game against a really good ball club in
The Bucs (8-2) pounded out five extra base hits including three home runs in the win. Freshman Kerry Doane (
"We also had some clutch pitching and great defense, which I thought was the difference in the game," Skole said. "It was a great college baseball game, and we had to fight really hard. We are excited, and hopefully this will give us something we can build on."
Kevin Kilpatrick was tabbed with the loss for the Red Storm (7-2) after going 0.2 innings with one run on one hit.
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After a triple to center with one out in the top of the second by shortstop Joe Panik,
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Panik led off the top of the eighth with a double to center field, and then came in to score on a single back up the middle by second baseman Sean O'Hare to tie the game at 6-all.
Kilpatrick came in the for the Red Storm in the ninth and got two quick outs, but then ETSU came to life as Garrett May (Marietta, Ga.) doubled to right. After Matthew Scruggs (
Hoilman and Doane led the Buccaneers offensively as Hoilman was 3-for-4 with a home run and scored three runs, while Doane was 2-for-4 with a double. Trent and Reeder also had good days at the plate as they combined for two home runs and six RBI.
The Bucs are back in action next Friday at 7 p.m. as they host SIU Edwardsville in a three game series. Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on ETSU baseball and all other Buccaneer athletic news.
ETSU 8, No. 30
ETSU............ 100 030 22x - 8 10 2 (8-2)
Pitchers: ETSU - Josh Means; Bo Reeder (6); Kerry Doane (8); Bo Burton (9)
SJU - Miguel Valcarcel; Kyle Hansen (5); Kevin Kilpatrick (8); Eddie Medina (8)
Win - Kerry Doane (1-0) Loss - Kevin Kilpatrick (0-1) Save - Bo Burton (3)
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General manager Sandy Alderson earmarked getting a closer and improving the bullpen as his top priorities. Given that, why not consider erratic starter Mike Pelfrey in the closer role?
A switch in roles proved to be career boosts for Dave Righetti and Dennis Eckersley, and it could be worth exploring for Pelfrey, who has not developed into the consistent starter the Mets hoped.
The main thing that has derailed Pelfrey as a starter – losing focus – could be sharpened coming out of the pen because of the shortness of the appearance. Having the game on the line and only one inning to work with could be the vehicle that hones his concentration.
Pelfrey can cruise for four innings, then unravel in the fifth. As a closer, theoretically he would face only three hitters with the game in the balance. It is worth finding out if such pressure could jumpstart him.
Will it work? I don't know, but it is something to consider because his starting career has been spotty with little signs of him developing into a consistent winner. Seriously, after watching Pelfrey so far in his career, who is convinced he'll be a late bloomer? At 50-54 lifetime, it is time to ask what's not working for the guy.
Reportedly, the Mets already talked to teams about him, an indication of their frustration and unhappiness. If you're contemplating that, why not give this a shot first?
Yes, it would create a void in the rotation, but don't you think they could easily pick up another starter with Pelfrey's numbers, if not better? What do they have to lose?


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"Now that I have a secure buyer, I will grow a lot more beans," says one farmer who is benefitting from WFP's innovative Purchase for Progress (P4P) programme.
Alfredo Muarapaz did not expect the windfall he received a few months ago. But he made good use of it. "I used the money to buy school things for my children, dishes and clothes for my family and even some tools to improve my house," said Muarapaz, a poor, semi-subsistence farmer, who pocketed around US$50 from the sale of his small chickpea surplus to the World Food Programme (WFP).
It may not sound like much but Muarapaz lives in Mozambique – a country where over a third of the population survives on less than US$1 per day. And it is certainly enough of an incentive for him to grow a larger surplus next year.
"I will plant two hectares and hope to grow 800kg of beans," said Muarapaz, who sold just 150kg this year. "I have not grown many beans until now because I didn't have a buyer but now that there is a secure buyer, I will produce a lot more."
This optimistic production plan is exactly the response that WFP is hoping to foster among smallholder farmers with Purchase for Progress (P4P). By providing a reliable market for smallholder farmers, local cooperatives and small traders, WFP is hoping to put more money into the pockets of poorer farmers and to provide them with a powerful incentive to invest and increase production. The idea is that with more produce to sell and more experience as market players, the farmers will connect to other clients besides WFP.
In Mozambique, WFP has already finalised its first P4P contract, agreeing to pay US$145,000 for 250 tons of cowpeas from IKURU – a cooperative based in the northern province of Nampula, which works with 9,500 small-scale farmers, including Muarapaz.
"The potential for cowpeas is very large but in the past there was no market so farmers only grew them for consumption," said Moises Raposo, General Manager of IKURU.
WFP is planning to scale up its P4P purchases in Mozambique over the coming years, aiming to buy around 22,000 tons of cereals and pulses between now and 2013 – and to pump millions of dollars into poor rural communities.
By buying directly from IKURU, WFP was able to offer the farmers a good price and still save US$150 per ton when compared to the prices offered by the larger traders.
"It is not only me that did not have a reason to cultivate cowpeas but the whole community," said Muarapaz, who lives in the neighbouring village of Namareco. "But now we will have vast areas of cowpeas and we'll put in the effort to have big fields."
And he already has his shopping list prepared for next year. Top of the list is a bike to help his family get to hospital and his eldest child to school. "My son is in secondary school but it is a long way from Namareco," said Muarapaz. "I want to do whatever I can to support him and a bike will help."


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June 11th, 2014, 11:39am–According to The Wrap and Yahoo Movies UK, Rupert Grint's Postman Pat: The Movie will hit New York and Los Angeles on June 27th, 2014. No word yet on if there will be a larger release. The movie was recently released in the UK and will be released in various countries over the next few months. Rupert also lent his voice to the soundtrack. No word on whether the US will release the soundtrack. However, if you cannot wait for either, Amazon.co.uk has both the soundtrack available now and the blu-ray for pre-order. Unfortunately, no word on the date.
In other news, Underdogs now has a release on January 16th, 2015 in the US according to several sources.
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Stocrin Re-examination Study (0831-028)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01065792
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First Posted : February 9, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 21, 2015
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This survey is conducted for preparing application materials for re-examination under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Laws and its Enforcement Regulation, its aim is to reconfirm the clinical usefulness of STOCRIN through collecting the safety and efficacy information according to the Re-examination Regulation for New Drugs.
Post-marketing surveys are not considered applicable clinical trials and thus the results of this survey will not be posted at its conclusion. The results will be submitted to public health officials as required by applicable national and international laws.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|728 participants
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Re-examination Study for General Drug Use to Assess the Safety and Efficacy Profile of STOCRIN in Usual Practice
|Study Start Date :
|March 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2014
Patients with HIV-1 infection taking Stocrin
- Percent of patients with any adverse experience [ Time Frame: Up to 14 days following cessation of treatment ]
- Proportion of patients with HIV-1 RNA levels of less than 400 copies per milliliter after treatment [ Time Frame: At 12 weeks +/- 2 weeks and at 24 weeks +/- 2 weeks after first treatment ]
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- Patient Who Is Treated With Stocrin 600 Mg Tablet Within Local Label During The Enrollment Period (A Patient Who Changes The Therapy From Stocrin 200 Mg Capsule To Stocrin 600 Mg Tablet Can Be Eligible.)
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There are few things more satisfying for any professional than taking apart a business process and reassembling it leaner, quicker, and more effective than it was before. Sadly, few professionals ever get the chance, or have the focus, to do this in a meaningful way. What many companies don't truly see is the impact on their business of not reviewing, changing and adapting processes when:
- Introducing new technology tools and platforms
- Parts of the business change
- Regulatory compliance tightens
- Budgets are cut
- Sales skyrocket
- Customers complain
- They've simply been in place for a while
Continually questioning why, how, what and when is a must for any forward-thinking executive. I'm reminded of Stephen Covey's book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and Habit 2 – "Begin with the End in Mind". This must be the regular reminder in To-Do lists, Calendars, Meeting Agendas and the like in every company, and especially those in the technology sector (being the most innovative and progressive companies in most cases).
It's amazing that companies do not constantly measure, analyze and change processes in a joined up way. Piecemeal updates usually cause imbalance somewhere along the line and result in poor process performance. This, in turn, creates dissatisfaction and increases the cost of transaction.
With this in mind, I'm presenting a webcast with John Ragsdale of TSIA on Thursday September 27 when we'll look at this subject. Customer Interaction Design was developed a few years ago to improve customer-facing processes. The results have been dramatic, cutting call handle times, improving customer and agent satisfaction, and delivering tangible benefits within weeks of being implemented. We're talking of millions of dollars of improvement, and happy customers and agents, by following a four-step process.
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Island Schoolhouse: One Room for All
Wednesday, Sep-12-10
Why "Safely Out to Sea?" What does that mean?
Monday, Aug-16-10
"Safely Out to Sea" is Eva Murray's personal website. Murray is a freelance writer who lives full time on Matinicus Island in Maine. You may link from here to Eva Murray's writing in area publications such as Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors; Working Waterfront; Down East online and the (Rockland) Free Press. There are archived columns from the op-ed pages of the Knox County Times, the Lewiston Sun Journal, and other Maine newspapers. Read some of her essays and articles about island life and about other things, view some images of Matinicus Island, check out her book "Well Out to Sea," or send her a note.
Matinicus Island is located at the approach to Penobscot Bay in the mid-coast region of Maine. A small rocky outpost roughly 23 miles from Rockland, the nearest mainland city, without daily ferry service or any guarantee of transportation to or from the island in bad weather, the island community has a well-deserved reputation for isolation, independence, and defiance. Our resident population averages below 100 people, and can be well below that in the deep winter. Even during the summer "tourist season" Matinicus is the smallest of small towns. The weather can be ferocious, and the sense of being truly cut off from the rest of the world when sea conditions make boat travel unsafe contributes to the islanders' sense of their own resilience and strength.
Sometimes, the meteorologists on the evening news reassure the mainland population that with a bad storm coming, they need not worry as "the storm is headed safely out to sea." While that news is wonderful for Portland and Bangor, the reality is often that the storm is then headed straight toward us. We hear the expression "safely out to sea" on the weather report as an indication that the mainlanders have forgotten that people live out here on the islands, and that we are about to get hammered by the wind...again.
There is another meaning, however. For centuries, and certainly over the past couple of years, Matinicus Island has been called a place of lawlessness, anarchy, and violence. In roughly 300 essays and articles published over the past nine years, I have tried to make the point that such a characterization does not accurately represent all of us, all of the time. It is true--there are no police on the island, sometimes people come here to avoid responsibility and they bring their troubles and their misbehavior with them, there has been some rough stuff lately and lobstermen do live largely by their own ethic""but those of us who call this place home feel safe in doing so. I can leave my door unlocked at night and the key in my automobile. To those who believe Matinicus to be a den of iniquity, I ask: can you do those things where you live?
"Well Out to Sea" Published
Thursday, Jul-01-10
"Want to run away from the 'real' world and live on an island off the
coast of Maine? Well, Eva Murray will show you that life on Matinicus is
very real, and she'll do this with insight, compassion, feistiness, and
just the right amount of humor. Reading this book is almost as much fun
as driving the ferry!"
"As a First Class ship pilot (any tonnage) for nearly thirty years, I
had a lot of contact with people on Matinicus Island, where we had a
pilot station. I have wished for some time that someone would write a
descriptive story about Matinicus and its people. Mission accomplished
with Eva Murray's book "Well Out to Sea."
What's it like to live on an island twenty-two miles out to sea? Where there are only three dozen winter residents? Where the local economy is lobstering? Period. Where your most reliable source of transportation off the island may be a small Cessna and the airstrip is dirt (or snow or mud)? Where, if the forecaster says the storm is "headed safely out to sea," you know it's coming your way?
Eva Murray moved to Matinicus in 1987 to teach in its one-room school. She married an island man and stayed to raise their family there. Over the years she's written a number of lively columns and articles for mainland publications. These are the stories of a unique community, of an interdependence that is all too rare these days but necessary for this island's survival. Murray writes with a keen eye and sharp wit, sharing stories that are sometimes poignant, sometimes mind-boggling, and often hilarious. She lives in a place where, "You love it, absolutely love it here, 51 percent of the time. That is enough to make you stay."ť
A Five-Minute History of Matinicus
Wednesday, Jun-30-10
2,000-3000 years ago, Quaternary Period: oceans roughly at present level. Peninsulas, bays, and islands of coastal Maine have their present shape. Matinicus, Criehaven, Matinicus Rock, Wooden Ball, No Man's Land, Two Bush, Seal, and Ten Pound Islands probably looked much as they do now, only without the multicolored bits tangled up in the bladderwrack.
2006: The Matinicus Congregational Church gets running water to the kitchen after a century of doing without because the year before twelve island women, of a respectable age, peeled down behind the rose bushes for a worthy cause. The calendar sold out quickly, and only a few helpful souls wrote to inform us that we were going to hell.


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Reading 2: Slavery at Montpelier
Before departing for Philadelphia in November 1790, James Madison wrote instructions for Montpelier's overseer and slaves that included many details about the proper amount of "Negroe" food rations, as well as the directions to provide shelter for the cattle and to "fallow with the large plows all the ground for oats & Corn." He concluded his instructions to his overseer with the following instruction: "To treat the Negroes with all the humanity & kindness consistent with their necessary subordination and work."1
Upon visiting then-Secretary of State Madison at Montpelier in 1807, Sir Augustus John Foster, the British minister, recorded these observations in his journal:
The Negro habitations are separate from the dwelling house both here and all over Virginia, and they form a kind of village as each Negro family would like, if they were allowed it, to live in a house by themselves. When at a distance from any town it is necessary they should be able to do all kind of handiwork; and accordingly, at Montpellier [sic] I found a forge, a turner's shop, a carpenter and wheelwright. All articles too that are wanted for farming or the use of the house were made on the spot, and I saw a very well constructed wagon that had just been completed.2Margaret Bayard Smith's August 4, 1809, letter details her conversation with Nany, one of the Madisons' domestic slaves:
When the servant appeared with candles to show me my room, she insisted on going up stairs with me, assisted me to undress and chatted till I got into bed. How unassuming, how kind is this woman. How can any human being be her enemy? Truly in her there is to be found no gall, but the pure milk of human kindness. If I may say so, the maid was like the mistress [Dolley Madison]; she was very attentive all the time I was there, seeming as if she could not do enough, and was very talkative. As her mistress left the room, 'You have a good mistress Nany,' said I, 'Yes,' answered the affectionate creature with warmth, 'the best I believe in the world--I am sure I would not change her for any mistress in the whole country.'3
In 1824 during General Marquis de Lafayette's much heralded trip through America, he and his secretary, Auguste Levasseur, spent four days at Montpelier. Levasseur recorded these impressions in his journal:
Mr. Madison is now seventy-four years of age; but his body, which has been but little impaired, contains a mind still young, and filled with a kind sensibility....
I will not enter into particulars concerning the management of Mr. Madison's plantation: it is exactly what might be expected from a man distinguished by good taste and love of method, but unable to employ other labourers than slaves; who, whatever may be their gratitude for the good treatment of their master, must always prefer their own present ease to the increase of his wealth.
The four days we spent at Mr. Madison's were agreeably divided between walks about his fine estate, and the still more engaging conversations that we enjoyed in the evenings, on the great interests of America, which are known to be so dear to Lafayette. The society [guests] which Madison assembled [on this occasion] at Montpellier [sic] was...com-posed of neighbouring [sic] planters, who appeared to me, in general, at least as intimately acquainted with the great political questions of their country, as those of agriculture. General Lafayette, who, while he appreciates the unfortunate position of slaveholders in the United States, and cannot overlook the greater part of the obstacles which oppose an immediate emancipation of the blacks, still never fails to take advantage of an opportunity to defend the right which all men, without exception, have to liberty, introduced the question of slavery among the friends of Mr. Madison. It was approached and discussed by them with frankness, and in such a manner as to confirm the opinion I had before formed of the noble sentiments of the greater part of the Virginians, on that deplorable subject. It seems to me that slavery cannot subsist much longer in Virginia: for the principle is condemned by all enlightened men; and when public opinion condemns a principle, its consequences cannot long continue.4
Mary Cutts, Dolley Madison's niece, recalled a description of slave life at Montpelier about 1824:
General [Marquis] de La Fayette when he visited Montpelier in 1825 [1824], said one of the most interesting sights he had witnessed in America was when he visited the log cabin of Granny Milly, 104 years of age, whose daughter and granddaughter, the youngest nearly 70 were all at rest, retired from their labors and living happily together; their patch of ground cultivated for them, their food and raiment supplied by "Mass Jimmy and Miss Dolley." None but an eye witness can know of the peace and ease of these sable sons of toil, to retire with health and not care for the morrow and surrounded by their progeny, on these plantations which remain in the same family over a century! Death of the master occasionally, but only occasionally, changes the scene for the young! but rare, indeed, is the instance of a Virginian, purchasing the estate, objecting to the incumbrance of superannuated slaves, who love their homes, from which, in many cases they have never been five miles. No, they stay with their indulgences, happy, because contented, until death leaves the log cabin free for other occupants! That region of Virginia is particularly healthful, and seemed to be very beneficial to the native Africans, of whom, there were several over one hundred years of age on the plantation.5
The young traveler from Massachusetts, George C. Shattuck, revealed more about Madison in this 1835 letter to his father, a doctor:
[Madison] is very cheerful, sprightly, much interested in what is going on in the world. He inquired a good deal about the factories and the operatives. He thinks that Virginia can employ her slave labor in this way with great profit, and that the Northern states will not be able to manufacture so cheaply as labor is so high with them. He also inquired about Washington and seemed to take great interest in the proceedings of congress.6
Paul Jennings was born a slave at Montpelier in 1799 and later became Madison's "body servant" (personal slave) until Madison's death. He shared his recollections of the Madisons:
Mrs. Madison was a remarkably fine woman. She was beloved by every body in Washington, white and colored....
Mr. Madison, I think, was one of the best men that ever lived. I never saw him in a passion, and never knew him to strike a slave, although he had over one hundred; neither would he allow an overseer to do it. Whenever any slaves were reported to him as stealing or 'cutting up' badly, he would send for them and admonish them privately, and never mortify them by doing it before others. They generally served him very faithfully.7
After Madison's death, Daniel Webster purchased Paul Jennings' freedom. Jennings was grateful and soon advocated freedom for all his people. He helped to plan a large-scale escape of slaves from Washington, D.C. In an 1848 letter he explained to Senator Webster why he felt the need to act in such a way:
Honored Friend,
A deep desire to be of help to my poor people has determined me to take a decided step in that direction. My only regret is that I shall appear ungrateful, in thus leaving with so little ceremony, one who has been uniformly kind and considerate and has rendered each moment of service a benefaction as well as pleasure. From the daily contact with your great personality which it has been mine to enjoy, has been imbibed a respect for moral obligations and the claims of duty. Both of these draw me towards the path I have chosen.
Questions for Reading 2
1. How did Sir Augustus John Foster describe the slave quarters? What different kinds of labor did the slaves provide? Why?
2. What was Nany's job as detailed by Margaret Smith? How did Smith describe her? If Nany had recorded her description of this exchange, how might it have been similar to or different from Smith's recollection? Why do you think primary source documentation by and about slaves is scant? How might this have had an impact on how slavery was interpreted?
3. What were Auguste Levasseur's views on slavery? How did he describe Lafayette's views? Why did he believe slavery would not subsist much longer in Virginia?
4. What observations did Mary Cutts make about the lives of slaves? How did these observations influence her perspective? How might Lafayette's perspective have been influenced by his observations of Granny Milly's life? What might Milly have said about her life? Why?
5. What were Madison's words (ideas) and actions regarding slavery?
6. How did Paul Jennings regard his master and mistress? From what you know of his later life, what were his beliefs and behaviors regarding slavery? Were these attitudes and actions inconsistent? Why or why not?
1Ralph Ketcham, James Madison: A Biography (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1990), 374, 703.


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Valletta, Malta, Dec 10, 2013 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Care for persons and families should be at the forefront of policies regarding migrants and refugees, the European bishops said in a recent meeting.
"The European policy and the policy of the individual Member States can only be based on respect for the individuals, and the recognition of the value and importance of the family," they said in a concluding statement of a Dec. 2-4 meeting held in Malta.
Representatives of the European bishops met to discuss the pastoral care of migrants and refugees, creating a "proposal for a communion" that focused on the migrant as a person rather than as a "commodity" that one can "import and export at will."
Rather, the issue of migration must be dealt with in a way that places the dignity of the family and the individual at the forefront of consideration, the bishops said.
"An adequate pastoral care of migrants cannot disregard their need for affection, for having a family and being part of a community."
At the same time, the bishops stated, migration should take place legally so as to protect the "public order of the countries of destination."
"A sound migration policy should encourage an active participation of migrants in society and facilitate their integration in the labor market."
However, this responsibility does not lie only with the government, this bishops concluded.
"The Church has a vocation to be close, to reach out and accompany the journey of every human being, following her Lord."
For years, the Church has been working to create strong ties between the country of origin and "communities of destination" for migrants through initiatives such as language courses and guest houses for families.
Migration proves to be a "real challenge" for Christian communities because it deals with one's "ability to accept and deal with difference," the meeting noted.
Instead of treating migration merely as a charity case, it should be welcomed as "an opportunity for enriching our ecclesial communion."
The bishops met in Malta at the invitation of the Maltese bishops, Archbishop Paul Cremona of Malta and Bishop Mario Grech of Gozo. The meeting was organized by Director of the Malta Emigrants Commission, Monsignor Alfred Vella.
Cardinal Josip Bozanic, Archbishop of Zagreb presided over the meetings, and speakers included Laura Zanfrini of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan; Emanuel Mallia, Minister of Interior and National Security of the Republic of Malta; and Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos of Albacete, president of the Spanish bishops' migration commission.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
O'Neill sweating on Fletcher
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill will send hot-shot Steven Fletcher away on international duty under orders to come back fit and well.
The 25-year-old's sensational form on Wearside was this week rewarded with a call-up from national boss Craig Levein. He will head off after Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at Manchester City to join Scotland's squad for the first time since February last year ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Belgium.
After seeing his £12million summer investment plunder five goals in four league games, O'Neill said: "From my own viewpoint, I am obviously delighted for him that he is back in. Of course, it's another one to add to the concerns about him coming back in a fortnight's time, but you just take that into consideration."
O'Neill added: "I think he's pleased that whatever impasse was there has been breached and that he is back in the fold again. I think he is pleased to be back and from Scotland's viewpoint, it's good news for them. For him, it's good he's back there. I think he will improve the team. He is playing splendidly for us and I think he will be a boost for Scotland."
Fletcher will be one of a dozen men, including England Under-21 internationals Danny Rose and Connor Wickham, who will join up with their respective national squads after the City game.
O'Neill admits it will be an anxious time for him, saying: "It's obviously a big concern for myself, a big concern for other managers in my position in the Premier League who have got players away.
"As [Newcastle boss] Alan Pardew said a couple of weeks ago, you are never sure what sort of training they are doing and how they are reacting to it. There's a pattern at club level, then you go into international games and international managers have a different way, of course - everyone does have - and it can upset their rhythm a little bit.
"But those are things you have just got to get on with. Thankfully from a club viewpoint, this is the last international break - big break, anyway - for quite some considerable time, so I will feel the season has really started then, I suppose, just after that."
O'Neill's concern is perhaps understandable - Adam Johnson, his other big-money signing, returned from the last England camp with a thigh injury which has kept him out of much of his club's programme since, and he will join up once again.
The Sunderland manager said: "It's interesting, he did the injury on international duty and so we have missed his services for most of that time since the last international game. But that's the way it goes."


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Alibaba Reports Strong Growth Before IPO
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported strong fourth-quarter revenue and profit, as it prepared for an initial public offering in coming months.
Alibaba's results were reported by Yahoo, which holds a roughly 24% stake in the Chinese company.
Alibaba's fourth-quarter revenue of nearly $3.1 billion -- helped by a strong one-day shopping festival on November 11 -- leapt 66% compared with the prior year.
Net income more than doubled, to $1.4 billion, from $642 million in the year-earlier period.
The results should allay investor concerns that a slower growth rate in the third quarter was the start of an ominous trend.
The Alibaba results were highly anticipated because the company is preparing for an initial public offering in New York later this year that could value it at $100 billion or more.
"They crushed it," said Bernstein & Co. research analyst Carlos Kirjner, after the numbers were posted. "These figures justify a valuation [for Alibaba] well in excess of $150 billion."
Alibaba posted its highest profit margins in the fourth quarter since its numbers were first released publicly in late 2009. Gross profit margin of 78% tied a figure posted in the September quarter of 2010, when Alibaba's revenue was just about one-ninth of what it is today. Meanwhile operating profit margin of 54% topped Alibaba's previous record, dating back to late 2009, of 51%.
The results helped drive Yahoo shares up 8% in after-hours trading.
The rising profit margins suggest suggests Alibaba is benefiting from so-called "network effects" as more merchants and more consumers are drawn to the online marketplace it has already built.
Alibaba had previously signaled a big fourth quarter when it reported that shoppers spent $5.8 billion on merchandise across its sites on a one-day shopping festival in November. By comparison, Americans spent $3.6 billion across all online retailers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, estimated comScore.
In part that is thanks to China not having as many brick and mortar retail options for consumers as strip-mall saturated America, a factor that bodes well for the continued growth of Alibaba's business.
The next step for Alibaba towards its IPO will come when it files its registration statement with the SEC, disclosing more detailed financial figures for the first time. That filing is expected to come within the next month.


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Just got email that a paper by Naomi, Ilan Wapinski, Aviv Regev, Hanah Margalit and me was accepted to Molecular Systems Biology. This paper represents almost two years of work by Naomi and Ilan, and undergone several dramatic ups & down during this time. So it is great to hear that it is officially accepted.
It made just in time for Naomi to print her dissertation listing this paper as "accepted for publication" instead of "in review".
We celebrated by an impromptu toast in the lab.
More details once the paper appears....
This is also a good chance to add a picture of Naomi & Ilan from a trip to CSHL at the time we started talking about this project.


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HONG KONG, CHINA - After a global tour dogged by controversy, the 2008 Olympics torch was paraded in Hong Kong Friday in its first tour since returning to China, drawing elated crowds that vastly outnumbered a smattering of political demonstrators.
The smooth run through Hong Kong, an autonomous city that has long offered space for social and political dissent, closes a bumpy chapter in Beijing's pre-Olympics global charm offensive. The torch's remaining legs in China are unlikely to become lightning rods for anti-China activism, particularly over Tibet, as they had in London, Paris, and San Francisco.
In its wake, though, some here question whether local authorities overstepped the mark by refusing entry to several foreign activists who planned to protest during the relay.
Since its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong has trod a delicate balance between upholding its freedoms, including robust political debate, and keeping on the right side of Beijing.
In recent weeks, as pressure mounted to ensure a trouble-free torch run, other signals have emerged of a possible claw-back in Hong Kong's freedoms. An august law journal abruptly shelved an article on Tibet in its May issue by Paul Harris, a constitutional lawyer. Its author describes the move as self-censorship that reveals a narrowing of debate over issues deemed sensitive by Beijing. He also criticizes authorities for deporting pro-Tibetan activists who have no criminal record.
"There's an increasing atmosphere that people who are law-abiding and are planning to take part in lawful demonstrations that Beijing doesn't like may be refused entry," he says.
Among those in the spotlight is actress Mia Farrow, who has sought to brand this summer's games as the "Genocide Olympics" because of China's role in the Darfur conflict in Sudan. Hong Kong immigration officials held Ms. Farrow for questioning on her arrival Thursday but allowed her to enter, and she spoke out Friday on Darfur.
That was a smart PR move, given her international profile, says David Zweig, director of the Center on China's Transnational Relations at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He says that far from surrendering free speech, Hong Kong has continued its role since 1997 as the most cosmopolitan and democratic corner of China, and a refuge for dissenting voices. "You can do almost anything here in terms of political organization. You can say what you want about the government," he says.
Among those voices are followers of the Falun Gong, a spiritual movement banned elsewhere in China as a deviant cult. Labor activists trying to aid workers across the border in Guangdong's export factories that feed American stores also use Hong Kong as a base of operations.
On Friday, though, it was China's policies in restless Tibet that proved the most inflammatory target for protest. As waiting crowds in red T-shirts and waving Chinese flags began to swell along a section of the torch route, Virginia Yue, an IT professional, stood holding a Tibetan flag in a solo protest. Others carried slogans criticizing China's human rights record and calling for direct elections in Hong Kong.
Ms. Yue said she didn't want to confront the jubilant pro-Olympics crowd but to raise an "uncomfortable issue" for China. "I'm not here to outnumber or out-shout them. I'm here to be peaceful," she said.
But the arrival of several more protesters, including a student who draped a Tibetan flag around her and shouted slogans, jolted the crowd. Dozens of young men began chanting abuse and confronting the group. Police broke up scuffles before bundling the protesters into a van, saying it was for their own protection. They were later released without charge.
Shortly after, an Olympics relay runner flanked by Chinese men in sky-blue tracksuits and police motorbikes passed the spot, drawing huge cheers as onlookers held camera-phones aloft. Many banged inflatable plastic tubes handed out by Olympics brand-name sponsors and chanted "Go China!"
Watching the scene was Sissy Wong, a student from Shenzhen, a border city in China. "I'm very proud to be Chinese," she said. Asked about the pro-Tibetan protesters, she said the Olympics should be free from politics and emphasized her pride in China as the host (Hong Kong is hosting the equestrian events).
Other spectators were more blunt. "Everyone should be supporting China in holding the Olympics ... [the protesters] know nothing about human rights," says Kevin Ye, sporting a Chinese flag sticker on his face.
Across the city at another vantage point along the torch's day-long crawl, Joseph Kun, a lawyer, offers a different view. He insists that Hong Kong needs to safeguard its freedoms of speech and assembly and not block peaceful protest when the Olympics spotlight is on.
"We're supposed to be 'one country, two systems,' " he says, referring to the formula agreed by Chinese rulers before the 1997 handover. "That means we manage our own autonomy. We should show the world we're different from the Communist regime."


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Fedora users will see improved guest performance and lower cpu utilization.
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OCCA strengthens the arts by ensuring that the Oregon coast has a rich and vibrant arts community through support and promotion of arts organizations and individual artists.
This directory represents the coastal areas of Oregon, which include Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos, and Curry counties and the coastal towns of Lane and Douglas counties. OCCA is the regional arts council for this area. Learn more about OCCA's regional arts activities.
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.The two studios are available for art group work, psychotherapy sessions, and art & psyche workshops.
The newest addition to the vibrant Astoria art scene is now open. Artists' Gallery on 10th Street opened this past week At 106 Tenth Street and features art by over 20 local and talented artists. Offerings include original art in oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, collage, mixed media, photography, masks, note cards, music, garden water features, and textile art, including "The Art of the Little Black Dress." New art work will be added weekly.
Artists' studios in Astoria, OR
The Astor Street Opry Company (ASOC) Playhouse, located on West Bond Street in the Uniontown area of Astoria, is the venue for, among ASOC's many productions, the long-running "Shanghaied in Astoria" series.
The Astoria National Guard Armory was built in 1941-42 by local contractor, John Helstrom. The city government deeded the land and old city hall which was being used as a hospitality room for troops to the state government.
The AAMC is a dance and movement studio owned by a collective of passionate professional instructors in lovely Astoria, Oregon. With classes such as Zumba, Belly Dance, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Irish Dance, Karate, Jazz, Tap and Ballroom there is something to inspire every age, level and interest!
Event space available to rent.
"Explore Ideas, Engage Minds, Excite Imagination... at the Astoria Library."
The main campus of Clatsop Community College is located in Astoria, OR. The campus contains classroom/meeting spaces of various sizes as well as a gymnasium and art gallery. Art from the College's permanent collection is displayed in the Dora Badollet Library and throughout other buildings. The Art Center contains work spaces for painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, photography and computer aided design.
The CCC Performing Arts Center is an historic church located in Astoria OR. The building was purchased by Clatsop Community College in 1975 and converted to use for music, theatre and education. The building contains a 250 seat theatre-style auditorium with a stage, lighting and sound equipment, a grand piano, and the historic Estey Opus 1429 pipe organ. The basement of this building contains multiple classroom/meeting spaces.


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- When playing windowed at lower resolutions the tutorial hints overlap the UI you are supposed to click on (like inventory or character hotbar).
- In the latest steam version with tutorial fixes (alpha 5.1) it crashed at the end of the tutorial
- In the main game the star map isn't scrollable but zoomable. It has a wierd bias to "north" making it hard flying "south". (I was only able to see & select one system to the south of the current system)
- On my first game there was no ship merchant on the space stations in the nearby systems.
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Listing of Community Events in Peterborough and the County
Greater Peterborough's Vital Signs® is a collaborative community initiative led by the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough. It is a snapshot of our community that measures the vitality of Greater Peterborough, identifies needs, strengths and trends, and supports actions on issues that are critical to our quality of life.
4th Line Theatre Idyllic, rural, and quintessentially Canadian, each year the 4th Line Theatre Company presents Canadian plays – written by and about Canadians; small town stories or broad national sagas that touch a nerve in all of us.
Bridgenorth Trail The trail is approximately 2.3 km long and runs from Brumwell Street to 5th Line. The trail is lined with native trees and boasts a peaceful and tranquil setting amidst the Miller Creek Wetlands. There are benches located along the Trail that provide a comfortable resting spot.
Curve Lake First Nation Reserve
Indian River Reptile Zoo Over 200 reptiles. Here you can see snakes, lizards, monitors, alligators, turtles, crocodiles, and even special guest animals such as monkeys and more! The animals are housed in state of the art, climate controlled facilities which were specifically designed to house reptiles.
International Trail Day Trails offer a wonderful way to explore nature through the urban and rural landscapes of Peterborough City and County. Communities throughout the region invite residents – their families and friends – to celebrate trails on June 2nd 2018.
Lang Pioneer Village Nestled along the banks of the historic Indian River close to Keene, Lang Pioneer Village Museum features over twenty restored and furnished buildings constructed between 1820 and 1899.
Lakefield Trail Lakefield Trail is a 5.5 km. trail which, after meandering through the Village of Lakefield, connects to the Trans Canada Trail via the Peterborough County Rotary Trail.
Leahy Music Camp - the famous Leahy Family of Lakefield invite you to participate in their music camp
Millbrook and Cavan Historical
Millbrook Valley Trails - 8 trails to choose from, just south of the village of Millbrook
ZimArt Rice Lake Gallery - Founded in 2000, ZimArt's Rice Lake Gallery represents over 50 Zimbabwean stone sculptors. Their work is on display in a beautiful natural oasis overlooking Rice Lake and the Northumberland Hills. The gallery offers the most comprehensive collection of hand-carved Zimbabwean stone sculpture in Canada. Sizes range from table top to monumental. All the work is for sale.
open daily from June 1 to Thanksgiving
Petroglyphs Provincial Park largest known concentration of Aboriginal rock carvings in Canada. Carved into the white marble rock face hundreds of years ago, the 900 petroglyphs depict turtles, snakes, birds, humans and other images. Hiking trails meander through surrounding forests, wetlands and rocky ridges.
Buckhorn Fine Art Festival August 17-18, 2019
Curve Lake Pow Wow - Behold two days of dancing, contests and presentations as several North American Indian tribes come together each year in September. Observe the traditional and modern songs and dances that tell of religious, war or social topics. While at the Pow Wow, tour the Whetung Ojibwa Centre art and crafts gallery. Situated on the Whetung Ojibwa Indian Reserve, just north of Peterborough. September 2018
Douro Doings 22nd Annual Car Show - Sept 3rd to 4th 2017at Douro Parish Hall 299 County Road 8
Ennismore Shamrock Festival The 2017 party will begin on July 21st at the Ennismore Community Centre with a family dance and an amazing fireworks show at 9:30pm! Saturday, July 22nd is a Family Fun Day, ball hockey, soccer & rookie ball tournament, Airbounce bouncy castles, BBQ, petting zoo, face painting and more! See the Festival Events page for more details. The excitement will continue at noon on Sunday, July 23rd with the action packed Truck & Tractor Pull. For information about classes and pull requirements please refer to the Truck & Tractor Pull Events page. Also new this year on Sunday will be a Huge Indoor Craft Show at the Ennismore Community Centre, details to come!!
Havelock Country Jamboree - Annual Country Music Celebration celebrating their 28th season from August 16 - 19 2018. Canada's Largest Live Country Music and Camping Festival!
Keene Pumpkin Festival and Car Show October 14, 2017
Lakefield Fairy and Dragon Fest on June 9th, 2018 in Lakefield. Participants are invited to come in costume to the free all-day festival at Cenotaph Park (across from Foodland). There will be sword-fighting knights as well as live music, artisans, face painting and games. McGillis said there will be prizes for costumes.
Lakefield Jazz Art Craft Festival - occurs July 8th 2017 The 16th annual Lakefield Jazz Art Craft Festival invites you, your friends and family to come to a breezy day of outdoor summer living beside Lakefield's scenic Otonabee River to enjoy a wide variety of Jazz music, colourful works for sale by artisans and crafters
Lakefield Literary Festival celebrates its rich literary heritage each July on the weekend closest to Margaret Laurence's birthday, and showcases many current Canadian authors. The festival was created to celebrate the work of Catharine Parr Traill, Susanna Moodie and Margaret Laurence, among others, all of whom lived and wrote in Lakefield. July 12th - 14th 2019
Millbrook Fair 169th Millbrook Fair from June 7th to 10th 2018
Norwood Fall Fair - Thanksgiving Weekend Sat. Oct 6th - 8th 2018. Highlights include: Antique Car Show and Tractor Pull, Animal Exhibits, Horse Shows and Competitions, Crops and Home Arts Competitions, Lawn Tractor Races, Flyball, Midway, Parade and Kids' Talent Contest, Live music every day
Polarfest February 2nd - 4th 2018 Numerous events in Ennismore, Bridgenorth, Selwyn and Lakefield including: Night hike, ice sculptures, snowmobile show, art show, and polar plunge
Westben -- Bringing culture and nature together in perfect harmony, the magnificent 400–seat timber-frame barn opens onto a lush meadow, surrounded by the gently rolling hills of Northumberland County. (yes this isn't in Peterborough County, but it is close by and it is a wonderful musical experience)
Buckhorn Carvers - interested in carving? For beginners to experienced and everyone inbetween.
Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club - telling you if snowmobile trails or open or not and info about permits etc.
Havelock, Cordova and Lake Kasshabog Library
The Kawartha Heritage Conservancy is a regional charitable land trust based in Peterborough, Ontario. Our mission is to conserve the natural and cultural heritage and distinctive landscapes of the Kawartha bioregion.
Lakefield Horticultural Society over 150 members meet every month
Lakefield and District Lions Club
Otonabee South Monaghan Public Libraries information about all the services offered in Keene, Bailieboro and Stewart Hall location libraries
Selwyn Public Libraries - search their database of books
Morton Community Healthcare Centre
County of Peterborough 705-743-0380
info on each of the townships/municipalities concerning finance, garbage, by-laws, fire, planning etc.:
Asphodel- Norwood 705-639-5343
Cavan Monaghan 705-932-2929
Douro-Dummer 705-652-8392
Municipality of Trent Lakes 705-738-3800 (formerly known as Galway Cavendish and Harvey)
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen 705-778-2308
North Kawartha 705-656-4445
Omemee 705-799-5254 or 1-888-822-2225
Otonabee-South Monaghan 295-6852
Selwyn 705-292-9507 (formerly Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield)
Buckhorn Tourism and area information