text: Kosmor :: View topic - Declaration of war to the imperator ArcaneShadow Imprint Search Log in Legal Memberlist Profile Declaration of war to the imperator ArcaneShadow Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4 Next Kosmor Forum Index -> Kosmor Talk View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message UNSCRAPIERGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 00:10 Post subject: Yeah umm thanks for attacking me for no reason Nikoy. Good Job. Back to top JayGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 03:28 Post subject: You were asking for it. Tarmek is a long time farmer of the Templar and you attacked him out of the blue. So I wouldn't call it for no reason. Back to top NikoyGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 03:47 Post subject: Greetings to all involved in the disscussion! As it seems this declaration had attracted big attention - not bad I would say... I was surprized to see that MARION was giving me some deadlines, time limits, ultimatums... well, I am sorry lady MARION, but I could not reply to you in time because I was not readaing the forum - I have some work to do also, you see - I can't always find the time for everything. Although I think that I have tried to find a peacefull solution first by talking to Arcane and making a separate contract (just between me and him) maybe Jay is right and I have to make some more efforts in this direction. Seems that some people need more then other to be pushed away of their destructive ways. And because is always difficult to convince MARION to look from another point of view then her own isolated one, I will make more efforts (concearning point 3 of the NAT) and will not attack Arcane for now untill some agreement is reached (or not reached after some time). OK - below will be posted my part in this peace talks. ...to be continued... Back to top NikoyGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 03:59 Post subject: Something to begin with: Please, UNSCRAPIER - write about your stuff in the forum dedicated for it, not here. Thanks. SO, let start with the real things: 1. MARION, please calm down and try to understand the situation BEFORE you are acting. I know that you like the policy "First shoot, than ask" but this is not acceptable behaviour. So, you are claiming that YOU sent Arcane to this mission, does it means that YOU were intending to brake the NAT and YOU broke it? Nobody asked me in advance for fly-through permission and Arcane DID integrated Buzz soon after, no matter that he agreed "not to take ANY action untill he is in this region"! Or shell I understand that you sent Arcane with the only reason to stir some troubles so you can easily find an excuse to attack me? Please answer on that, but answer it CLEARLY! Back to top NikoyGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 04:14 Post subject: @ ArcaneShadow: Arcane, you are the direct body who is violating the NAT. You may try to excuse yourself, but we both know what is the truth: 1. No permisson asked 2. Permission granted post-factum (because of my good will) with ONE condition only - just fly and do not act in ANY other way! 3. The only condition violated - chasing Buzz, integrating Buzz. 4. You have no planets and ships around that place, this is no excuse - you went there specially for this integration, but you don't have the guts to admit it! 5. You were STILL in my space while doing this - I personally have planets around. Because you cannot see them doesn't mean they are not there! 6. You wrote in ignorant and insulting way about the Templars in your private letters - I will not give a citation here, because is against the rules! So, Arcane - how you are going to prove us that you regret what you were doing and most importantly - what kind of punishment/compensation for us you are willing to undergo to pay for it? Back to top AssasineGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 04:42 Post subject: stev(dark night) and my hause( nozlick9 in war!!! steve helps agnari i troja! so whrnn my sub attack the person how have fleet on steves kp its normal Back to top AngronGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 06:14 Post subject: nikoy if you would look FEW lightyears down you would have seen a large portion of my fleet sitting on a planet if you can see then feel free to ask pureevil. and i am not trying to find an excuse, i now exactly what i was doing when i set off but after i had talked with you my hand was forced otherwise. and please enlighten me? insulting ways of the templar? and second i did not set off for the intention of intergrating buzz. again ask pureevil he sent me a message asking me to remove my fleet from one of his borders so i set off. and as you say just because you cant see them dosnt mean i dont have planets there. Back to top alphabravoMajorJoined: 15 Feb 2004Posts: 827Location: UK Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 06:33 Post subject: MARION wrote: stev(dark night) and my hause( nozlick9 in war!!! steve helps agnari i troja! so whrnn my sub attack the person how have fleet on steves kp its normal Alphabravo heard of this protestation... how can she honestly be arguing that, he wondered... certainly, it is normal to send someone to attack ones enemy - but to abuse an NAP to get close, and break ones word when inside is beyond unreasonable if you want to attack your enemies, you have 3 choices a) get permission from whoever is between you to fly in and attack <-- not done b) find another way to the person you want to attack such as flying around other houses <-- not done c) attack directly through the land of your nap partner, and accept the consquences, breaking the NAP <-- done, but not accepting that it has been done Therefore, im afraid to say that Marion is the only one i can see to be in the wrong - and Nikoy by the terms of the NAP may either take personal vengence with arcane, in which case he is to be declared a rogue by marion and she may not help him OR if marion continues stands up as she has done, then its an outright break of the whole NAP for NEOZLICK_________________Major alphabravo in the house Thalgados-Sissyhood Back to top AngronGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:58 Post subject: ok i was nearly in buzzs territory when marion asked me to attack why would i need to ask permission to attack him if i was no longer in the space of nikoy? as i have said ask buzz your self when i arrived in his i stopped and headed towards my fleet which was directly south of him. and nikoy you have wanted to attack me for a long time for an incident with 333. Back to top ShadowmasterGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 16:21 Post subject: i messaged buzz a few turns before he was attacked that he was going to be attacked! it was easy to tell ArcaneShadows intentions were to attack and integrate buzz. buzz messaged me informing me that Arcane was going after his HP. Back to top AngronGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 18:30 Post subject: i could swear half the kosmos dislike me for some reason?? what did i do? Back to top UNSCRAPIERGuest Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 23:10 Post subject: Nothing Arcane, you did nothing. People on Kosmor like to pick on smaller people for no real reason. Most of them stay up late at night thinking up new ways to make it look like their not really picking on the person, but being "Diplomatic" and "defending their space" and stuff. Everyone needs to just hurry up and go to war so all this bickering will end. Back to top AssasineGuest Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 03:00 Post subject: arcan all wath you have done was ok and good! Back to top alphabravoMajorJoined: 15 Feb 2004Posts: 827Location: UK Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 04:27 Post subject: ArcaneShadow wrote: i could swear half the kosmos dislike me for some reason?? what did i do? unless i am mistaken - the following happened you asked nikoy to fly through his area to reach a planet of yours to pick up some ships or something, and his condition was that you did so without attacking anyone once through to the other side of his area, you were asked to attack buzz, which you did so - breaking the agreement with nikoy - as he had only allowed you go through if you did not attack anyone... whether you attacked buzz in or out of nikoys area is neither here nor there (it makes no difference) - if nikoy hadnt let you through [to NOT attack anyone], then you would not have been able to attack buzz thus is a break of the agreement, and i suspect negates you from the NAP then marion declared that you were working for her, under her orders - thus superceeding you as the guilty party arcane had no leg to stand on, but now marion has given him a leg to stand on... but now she doesnt have one_________________Major alphabravo in the house Thalgados-Sissyhood Back to top AssasineGuest Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 06:03 Post subject: wath you want from me! arcan fly not in nikoy terirory1 he fly in lujins terytory! after attack on buzz he ws in nikoys area!!!! that's all! and wenn buzz not want that anyone attacks him whye he give ships to the agnar war! and nobody kontackt me so i think nikoy should talk with me or we shout say 30 days after nat is over! whenn everyone attack arcan it's war! 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The Gaucho Track and Field squads will make their 2014 outdoor season debut this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 22nd, at Westmont College for the annual Round-Up. Also competing in the competition will be Westmont and Pepperdine. The field events will start at 10am with the men's hammer while the track events begin at noon with the 4 x 100m relay. Always efficient in running their home competitions, Westmont has the final event (the men's 4 x 400m relay) scheduled to start at 2:45pm.
UCSB, Westmont, Pepperdine
When: February 22nd
Start Times @ 10 am Field events- 12pm Track events
Where: Westmont College
Fundraising Dinner
When: February 22nd @ 5pm
Where: UCSB ICA
Inviting Track and Field Parents and Alumni to attend the meet and/or the dinner for a casual night of fun and entertainment with athletes/ coaches as our annual fundraiser for the track and field program.
Activities include: Athletes putting on talent show, silent auction/raffle, t-shirt sales, and games.
After the conclusion of the competition, the UCSB Track and Field Program would like to invite everyone to attend the annual Round-up dinner which will be held in the UCSB Intercollegiate Athletics Building, known as the ICA. Doors will open at 5pm with dinner being served at 6pm. The dress will be casual.
**The ICA is located adjacent to the track. If you follow El Colegio Road east it will turn into Ocean Road, with paid parking available directly across the street in front of the Thunderdome. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door the evening of the event.
Proud Tradition
Over the years, UCSB has developed into a distance running destination. Year in and year out UCSB has developed some of the finest distance runners in the Big West Conference. This year is no exception as Head Coach Pete Dolan has assembled yet another outstanding group. Shyan Vaziri, Brian Guijarro, Tyler Brady, Andrew Farkas, Bryce Rausa, Anthony Ortolan, Adam Avila, Greg Dotson, Abel Mogesse, Wyatt Anderson and Austin Goodheart are all returners who have Big West experience- including 8 returning scorers from last years championship meet. Freshman who could challenge for scoring positions in the conference are Paul Mohr, George Baier, Jackson Bright, Pierce Miller, Nathan Torres, Connor Rafferty and Tommy Poston. With a stable of returners and an influx of new talent, look for the Gaucho harriers to grab their share of headlines this spring.
Speed School
In just his first year at the helm of the Gaucho Sprint squad, Assistant Coach Travis Anderson rewrote just about every record in the book. One record although, was just .07 out of reach for the 2013 crew- the men's 4 x 100m. Michael Aiken, Lee Duncan, Nate Harvey, Evan Walker and Jake Vowels will all be in the relay pool aiming to take down the benchmark time of 40.94, set back in 2007. The Gauchos look to continue their strong 4 x 400m presence with 5th place conference finisher in the 400m Winton Nguyen back. In 2013 alone, the Gaucho men recorded 36 separate performances in the 400m below 50 seconds.
Hurdle Crew
2013 NCAA First Round qualifier Sean Johnson will have some new faces to train with as he aims to improve upon his third place finish in the 110HH at last year's Big West Championship. Johnson put together perhaps his finest collegiate race enroute to his podium finish and NCAA bid in the Big West Final. His time of 14.28 ranks third all-time at UCSB. Joining Johnson will be Troy Hardy, Miles McDonald, Louis Mowers and Markell Stine. All four bring in impressive hurdle marks from their prep days.
Drill to Thrill
Continuing their proud tradition, the Gaucho throws squad has trained hard and spent another offseason drilling into shape. They will be led by junior Albert Hughes, last year's Big West runner-up in the men's hammer. Returners Pat Smith and Stephen Leach will add depth in the weight events. Keep an eye on the following members of the javelin squad: Spencer Neste, Jerrick Zhang and Matthew Kuskey. There are also several new additions to the throws group in Denley Rodriguez, Zach Tombol, Austin Sahs and Cody Ramage. As seniors, Tombol was a CIF State Finalist in the discus and Sahs impressed in the hammer, competing with the Golden State Throwers Club in Sacramento. Ramage was a junior college state finalist in the shot put while attending Shasta College.
Combined Events
The UCSB multi-event program has experienced a great deal of success as of late. But with the departure of two-time Big West Champion Derek Masterson, the next line of young decathletes will look to carry the torch for the Gauchos. Sophomore Ike Okpara will be joined by newcomers Darion Williams, Gavin Koehn, Brendan Weaver and Jeff Oechsli. Williams, a transfer from Cal, was a CIF State Finalist in the 110H as a senior at Vista Murrieta High School. Weaver and Oechsli bring impressive sprint and hurdle resume with them to UCSB. Joining the multi-eventers in the jumping events will be junior, Oscar Pearson, a talented dual threat in the long and triple jumps.
The Gauchos will compete at Westmont before heading to UC San Diego for the All UC meet on March 8th followed by a two meet set against UC Riverside on March 15th and 27-29.

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text: Seems Ubisoft's free-roaming gun safari has "done a BioShock" and fudged its widescreen, with gamers on the trusted widescreengamingforum quickly noticing that rather than render the game in true 16:9, all Far Cry 2 does is crop the top and bottom of the screen. See pic above for reference. Disappointing, Ubisoft; we buy widescreen monitors to see more of the game, not less. Hopefully they can copy 2K a second time, and get a patch out to fix this. Far Cry 2 [WSGF]


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My maternal grandparents lived in a village called Goldenhill, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. They originally lived in what my mother called "the little house" on Albert Street. Then in 1936 the Church Army built a road of new houses backing onto the churchyard.
There are several Church and civic dignitaries here, with (presumably) the new tenants standing behind them.
If you are searching in vain for a street in the village, many names were changed in the 1950s. My mother always referred to Elgood Lane as Church Lane, because that's what she'd always known it as. You can see a list of the changes on the potteries.org website.


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Is there any work classifying the lattice of subcategories of an arbitrary (sufficiently small) category $\mathcal{C}$, similar to the way that the set of subsets of set $\mathcal{S}$ is isomorphic to the functions $\mathcal{S}\to\mathbf{2}$, where $\mathbf{2}$ is a two point set?
Is there standard notation denoting the lattice of subcategories of some category?
The definitions found in nLab are phrased in terms of functors going into $\mathcal{C}$, but the definition for sets talks about functions out of the set $\mathcal{S}$. Why are things done differently? That is, rather than characterising subcategories in terms of functors into $\mathcal{C}$, why not characterise them in terms of functors out of $\mathcal{C}$? Something like:
The lattice of subcategories of $\mathcal{C}$ is isomorphic to the functor category $\mathcal{SO}^\mathcal{C}$, for some "subobject classifier" $\mathcal{SO}$.


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"Dizzy City" by Lynne Anderson
Old Delhi, India, December 2010
I took this picture after my first and only day spent in Old Delhi, India. While walking down the street as a pale Caucasian American girl, I felt completely out of place for the first time in my life. I have never been the minority in my country and have never felt the feeling of hundreds of eyes looking at me. This was a truly eye opening experience, but it was also very overwhelming. This picture describes my feelings of insecurity and vulnerability caused by the fast paced culture and the busy city nights of Old Delhi.
*Category Winner*
"Széchenyi Fürdö (Hungarian Baths)" by Brittany Baker
Budapest, Hungary, March 2010
The largest of several bathing complexes in the heart of Hungary's capital city, Budapest. There are three outdoor pools at the Széchenyi baths, as well as several indoor pools. It is open all year long, even in the winter when it is snowing. It may be surprising that this is part of city life.
"Fanesca para Semana Santa" by Katherine Hackett
Santo Domingo, Ecuador, April 2010
The streets of Santo Domingo are always filled with Ecuadorians buying off the black market. Leading up to Semana Santa, or Holy Week, everyone scrambles to get the 12 grains necessary to make Fanesca. This traditional soup celebrates the 12 Apostles and is eaten on Easter, and for however long it takes to finish the extremely heavy dish. The dirty streets and dangerously close taxis that almost rolled over my feet are no hindrance to this Catholic population trying to make their Easter soup.
"Om Mani Padme Hum" by Lynne Anderson
Thimpu, Bhutan, December 2010
Om Mani Padme Hum is a Tibetan Buddhist mantra that invokes the powerful attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. This mantra is written on prayer wheels and is carved into stones on the sides of monasteries. When repeating these syllables one can't help but feel the spirit of the world around them, even if they are not of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. I saw this mantra carved onto a somewhat forgotten stone covered in moss and weeds while on a hike from the BBS tower in Thimphu, Bhutan. I couldn't help but love the way the setting sun filtered through the trees to highlight this powerful saying.
"View Through Stained Glass" by Brittany Baker
Budapest, Hungary, April 2010
From inside the Budapest History Museum in Buda Palace is a different view of Gellért Hill and the Liberation Monument (The Statue of Liberty of Hungary).
"Boats on the Ganges" by John O'Connor
Varanassi, India, Fall 2010
This photo was taken from the balcony at a burning ghat over-looking some boats in the Ganges River. This river is the most holy river in India. Hindus come here from all over India to burn the bodies of their loved ones. There are bodies burning throughout the day and Indians have been doing this for thousands of years. Photography of burning bodies is restricted yet here you can spot fresh ashes drifting down "Mother Gange."
"African 9 to 5" by Sarah Bailey
Cape Town, South Africa, March 2010
A woman from Gugulethu in Cape Town preparing the head of a sheep for sale, as the owner of the shop supervises. Bones being the exception, every part of the sheep is sold and consumed in this township. Cultural regulations dictate it is the job of women to sit and breathe smoke all day in the 100+ degree weather and clean sheep's heads for retail purposes. Basic amenities include a knife, fire, water and a mid-day Coca-Cola break.
"The Tannery" by Kristin King
Fez, Morocco, October 2010
With sprigs of fresh mint leaves heald to our noses, we gazed over the expanse of bronzed flesh, dye pots and fresh hides.
"Endless Prayer" by Kayle Schnell
Thimphu, Bhutan, December 2010
On one of our first days in Bhutan we visited the Chortin, which is a place of prayer and spiritual connection. Bhutanese monks, people and youth all go there for enlightenment and spiritual offering. This was one of the men who spends all of his days spinning and praying at the large prayer wheels. The sense of joy he expressed with his face at first shocked me given the simplicity of his life and practice. Yet, after spending time with Bhutan's rich spiritual culture I realized that many of our greatest joys and pleasures can come from the beauty of simple living and meditative practice. This is one of the many lessons I learned from the Land of Gross National Happiness.
"Wandering on Our Winding Way to the Wonders" by Ashley Armstrong
Kylemore Abbey, September 2010
The frame of this picture is filled with elements of nature. It shows no sign of the nearby castle nor of the tourists flowing in and out of that structure. Instead the focus here is on the serenity and simplicity that is the lake, the hills, and the tangled tree. I wonder how many of the tourists ever see this tree. It's a pity that in one's effort to see the world and its wonders, the field of vision is often restricted by a call for efficiency.
"Mossy Forest" by Adam Reczek
Fiordland, New Zealand, March 2010
This photo was taken along the Routeburn Track in Fiordland in the western South Island of New Zealand. Depicted is a forest of green mossy, twisting limbs. In finding my way through these woods I felt engulfed in a sea of endless green, often losing sight of the trail as it disappeared into the trees. Such sights were a constant reminder of my isolation and the power nature had over me as I made my way deeper into the woods.
"Life Slows Down" by Sarah Regan
Inhambane, Mozambique, May 2010
This photograph was taken after I spent a couple of hours snorkeling near Inhambane, Mozambique with some friends and a few locals. The weather was gorgeous, the water of the Indian Ocean was unbelievably warm, and the many starfish we spotted were enormous and vibrantly colored. We snorkeled off of a tiny island that had 360 degree views of clear blue water, green palm tree forests, and absolutely nothing else. This experience gave us the opportunity to slow down and take life in, an important lesson that was reinforced everywhere I went in southern Africa.
"The Old Long Walk" by Kate Loughlin
Galway, Ireland, May 2010
The village of Claddagh has so much history. It is where the famous claddagh ring came from as well as the scene captured in this photo of the "long walk" right outside of Galway's city centre. Regardless of the weather or time of day the Claddagh was always a great place to reflect on anything and everything Ireland had to offer.
"Jungle Love" by Ellen Missert
Eastern Cape, South Africa, May 2010
PDAA: public display of animal affection. A couple of ellies getting some loving down by the watering hole. The beauty of the animal kingdom.
"Flora and Fauna of New Zealand" by Kristine Oines
South Island, New Zealand, May 2010
This photo was taken at a rare bird sanctuary in New Zealand. The birds get to live in this beautiful environment surrounded by flax and reeds. The Maori people call these plants wharariki and raupō.
*Category Honorable Mention*
"Belgian Light Show" by Emily Arturi
Brussels, Belgium, Decembere 2010
I attended a nighttime Christmas festival in Brussels and was struck by this otherworldly sight. While the soaring voice of an opera singer filled the air, illuminated performers danced across the darkened cobblestone square. This experience was a remarkable finale to my adventures abroad.
*The People's Choice Award*
"Beautiful Traditional Woman of the Himba Tribe" by Olivia Belofsky
Namibia, Africa, November 2010
The people of the Himba tribes of Africa have been extremely diligent about upholding the roots of their culture, but they are also very curious about visitors and the modern culture just outside of their home.
"Lorenzo" by Beth Davin
Bologna, Italy, October 2010
Lorenzo lives on this balsamic vinegar farm north of Bologna. He captures the true essence of Italian boys with their attitude, playfulness, and love of soccer. He will continue the family tradition of balsamic making which is a dying art.
"Count Your Blessings" by Eileen Mullowney
Lhasa, Tibet, July 2010
One afternoon we visited the Sera Monastery just outside of Lhasa, Tibet. As we wandered around, we discovered this friendly monk who offered to bless our recently purchased trinkets. Through this process he turned our cheap jewelry into meaningful religious pieces.
"Temporary Shed" by Sarah Coleman
West Sikkim, India, December 2010
This image depicts a young schoolboy walking outside his school. The Indian government is currently implementing laws and providing free education for children. This specific school was temporary while the local school was being renovated.
"The Jewish Badge" by Deanna Lavender
Hamburg, Germany, September 2010
This photo was taken in the museum (a refurbished prisoners bunker) at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp in Hamburg, Germany. This is an actual star worn by Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust. The German word for Jew, "Jude", is now synonymous with Nazi persecution.
"The Belfast Murals" by Margaret Lund
Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 2010
Though the troubles are over, the walls still divide parts of Belfast. The murals both on the walls and on the sides of buildings mark which territory you are in. This is a Republican mural. That is, a mural done by those who believe Northern Ireland and the Republic should be united. Many Republican murals refer to conflicts around the world, not only those in Ireland.
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"Little Girls at Orphanage" by Sarah Coleman
Kolkata, India, December 2010
I took this picture while spending time at an orphanage in Kolkata. I spent the day with these two little girls painting and looking at picture books. Although they didn't speak English, I still found myself developing a great connection with them. I feel that this comes through in the picture.
"Destination Anywhere" by Adam Reczek
Dunedin, New Zealand, April 2010
After a few weeks lacking in adventure I decided to put down my homework and experience what my journey to New Zealand was all about. I filled my pack with a sleeping bag, some warm clothes and a bit of food and hit the streets with the vaguest hitch-hiking sign I could think of. I didn't make it far from home that day, but in my travels I met some interesting people and learned the true essence of study abroad: you don't have to know what your looking for, you just have to be looking.
Judges Note: This is a self-portrait taken with the camera's self-timer setting.
"Bad Place for a Flat" by Claire Whitaker
Shambala, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, October 2010
Driving around Shambala, a place in the Gobi Desert that Buddhists consider an energy center of the world, our Russian van encounters some car trouble. The sands of the Gobi were shockingly colorful, and on our "detour" my professors pointed out a dinosaur skeleton which had been unearthed by archaeologists. The desert, assumed to be barren, was seemingly full of life.


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Auckland has maintained its position as the world's third most liveable city according to the annual Mercer Quality of Living survey.
The City of Sails ranks behind only Vienna and Zurich, and ahead of Sydney (10th), Wellington (13th), Melbourne (17th) and Perth (21st).
The results means Auckland is in the top 10 in all three major international quality of life surveys, coming 9th in the Monocle magazine list and 10th in the Economist Intelligence Unit's.
The survey rank cities on factors such as culture and environment, political stability, safety, infrastructure and ease of doing business.
But while Auckland sits third overall, it manages only 43rd position when it comes to infrastructure.
"We know there is still a lot of work to be done," said Mayor Len Brown. "Our transport infrastructure puts us behind other cities on the international indices, and handicaps our people and our economy."


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AFST101Elementary Kiswahili I This course introduces students to the basic structures of Kiswahili with an emphasis on achieving elementary communication skills in reading, writing and grammatical skills. Student will become familiar with aspects of the language they would need in Kiswahili-speaking communities in Eastern Africa. This course also introduces students to the appropriate contexts of language usage by providing them with insights into the culture, traditions and history of Kiswahili-speaking peoples.
AFST102Elementary Kiswahili II This course continues to introduce students to the basic structures of Kiswahili with an emphasis on achieving elementary communication skills in reading, writing and grammatical skills. Student will become familiar with aspects of the language they would need in Kiswahili-speaking communities in Eastern Africa. This course also continues the introduction of appropriate contexts of language usage, providing students with insights into the culture, traditions and history of Kiswahili-speaking peoples.
AFST/HIST104Introduction to African Studies This course introduces students to selected themes, paradigms, and concepts in African Studies. It is divided into four sections: section one deals with "Pre-colonial African societies;" section two examines "The Idea of Africa;" section three focuses on "African Studies as an academic discipline;" section four addresses "Colonialism and its impact on Africa." It is strongly recommended that students take the Introduction to African Studies course before taking any of the upper level African Studies classes.
AFST201Intermediate Kiswahili Kiswahili 201 is a continuation of Elementary Kiswahili I & II that students have taken at K or while on study abroad in Kenya. The course emphasizes skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with intermediate level grammatical structures. Half of the class time will be devoted to conversation and oral practice, reinforcing and going beyond the skills the students have mastered while on study abroad. The rest of the time will be devoted to reading and learning some intermediate-level grammar. Students are required to review all the readings prior to each class meeting. Attendance is required.
AFST/POLS248Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa This course offers an in-depth perspective on the study of Sub-Saharan African politics. It examines Africa's post-independence democratic strides, security issues, and the failure and successes of statism. It specifically exposes students to the challenges and the conundrum of the postcolonial state and the efforts in dealing with such challenges in Africa. The end of the Cold War as well as the demise of apartheid affected the political landscape in Africa, thus strengthening the role of grassroots organizations and of other external forces to engage in the process of state reconstruction.
AFST/HIST/SEMN271Nelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid Movement There are times when specific people, places and moments in history capture the imagination of the world. This occurs when that specificity speaks volumes to the human condition and offers lessons that we all sense are important. Such has been the case with Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid movement. This course will use Mandela and the evolution of, and struggle against, apartheid as a window into some of the 20th century's most complex issues. Prerequisite: Sophomores Only
AFST/WGS/HIST272Gender Relations in Africa This course explores categories of masculinity and femininity that relate to and inform one another. It analyzes how these identity categories interact with other axes of social and political power, such as ethnic affiliation, economic status, and age in various places and times in Africa.
AFST/HIST273Atlantic Slave Trade This course examines the complex web of connections that linked together the various lives and fates of Africans, Europeans, and Americans via the Atlantic slave trade. It analyzes the mode of enslavement of Africans by slavers in Africa, the experiences of slaves in the Middle Passage, and the impact of the trade on continental and Diasporan Africans. It also explores the role played by Africa-based abolitionist movements in ending the trade in Atlantic Africa.
AFST/HIST/RELG274Islam in Africa This course explores the spread of Islam from the Arab peninsula to the African continent in the seventh century through the nineteenth century and limns the factors which facilitated this advance. It examines the methods and principles of Islam and how the religion affected the life styles of its African neophytes and adherents. As a result of the interaction between Muslim and African civilizations, the advance of Islam has profoundly influenced religious beliefs and practices of African societies, while local traditions have also influenced Islamic practices. Muslims were important in the process of state-building and in the creation of commercial networks that brought together large parts of the continent. Muslim clerics served as registrars of state records and played a role in developing inner-state diplomacy inside Africa and beyond.
AFST/HIST275/SEMN 274African Christianity This course explores the complex and disparate trends of Christianity in Africa since the first century C. E. It highlights Africa's role in the development and growth of Christianity as a global religion. Prerequisite: Sophomores Only
AFST/HIST276Civilizations of Africa Study of Africa south of the Sahara including the origins of man and the emergence of food producing communities; Ancient Egypt and pre-colonial African kingdoms and federations; medieval empires of western Sudan, Ethiopia, and Bantu-speaking Africa; and the Atlantic slave trade. Emphasis on socio-political and economic history.
AFST/HIST277Contemporary Africa Study of Africa south of the Sahara including colonialism and the anti-colonial struggles of the post-WWII period.
AFST/HIST279Special Topics in African History This course will focus upon a topic in African history that is not addressed in the department's regular offerings. The course can be repeated with different topics.
AFST/ANSO290Africa in Global Context An examination of contemporary African societies. Particular emphasis is given to the ways that people and places on the African continent have been and continue to be connected to global dynamics and the implications of these past and present connections for people's lives as they are lived today.Prerequisite: Must have taken ANSO-103 ANSO-105 or ANSO-107.
AFST498Independent Study
AFST593Senior Individualized Project Each program or department sets its own requirements for Senior Individualized Projects done in that program, including the range of acceptable projects, the required background of students doing projects, the format of the SIP, and the expected scope and depth of projects. See the Kalamazoo Curriculum -> Curriculum Details and Policies section of the Academic Catalog for more details.Prerequisite: Permission of department and SIP supervisor required.


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When Milt Russos was first hired as an American history professor at what is now Florida State College at Jacksonville in 1966, he was asked to help with the student activities program. With an empty theater and a $15,000 budget, Russos took the reins and put together what is now the leading source of professional touring productions in Northeast Florida — Artist Series.
Artist Series begins its 48th season this year, marking a long journey from its humble beginnings.
The lineup for the 2012-'13 season offered 35 unique public productions and nine unique school productions, for a total of 96 stage performances, according to Artist Series.
Mark Andersen, a season-ticket holder of three years, said he started attending with his parents, and now even his 16-year-old son Tyler joins him for the shows. He enjoys the shows so much, he sometimes will attend more than once.
"I went to see 'Rock of Ages' on Wednesday night, and I'm going back Sunday night again," Andersen said last season. "I've been very pleased with the shows they've brought in."
Sarah Roy, publicist for the series, said that its seasons run like a typical school year. The shows are chosen based on which ones are doing well on Broadway, then they are brought here, where they're typically staged at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Jacksonville.
But how did the program get to where it is today? Born and raised in the tropics of South Florida, Russos said he wasn't really involved in anything theater-related throughout his school years, mostly just the school band.
Russos moved to Jacksonville in 1966 after graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in education. With not too many responsibilities and a brand-new job, he admits he was willing to take on a lot.
Regardless of his lack of involvement in theater growing up, he said what went on behind the lights and the curtains is what really fascinated him.
"The director of the play — or the musical — does a great job of working with those actors and the direction that they go," Russos said. "But it's the entire back-end business operation that … I've always found intriguing."
Russos took his curiosity and some prior experience from college and put together the original ideas regarding content and pricing for the series. He said they could do a lot with the $15,000 budget back then.
"We did some classical artists, some chamber groups, I think we had a film series …," Russos said. "Students could attend free, and they could buy a day ticket for $1 [for multiple shows]."
The 1970s was a time of change, not only for Russos, but for the music industry as a whole. He recalled the difficulty of entering the rock business and the departure of one of his colleagues, who decided to pursue his own dreams, separate from the series.
It wasn't until the mid-1970s that the series had its first Broadway show. The series was looking for different ways to bring in a more stable revenue right around the time that the Broadway traveling industry was just beginning.
"Grease" was the first Broadway production here, and it sold out. He described the production as having music then that appealed to all audiences, as it does even now. The following year, they ran "Godspell," which also did quite well.
Russos and his team continued to look at ways that they could bring in more money. They noticed a growing trend in season tickets. Following in the footsteps of classical music and performing arts organizations, theaters across the country began offering the same amenities.
In 1977, the series hosted its first full season of Broadway shows, two of which were "Bubbling Brown Sugar" and "Same Time, Next Year." Russos admits that they were surprised with the amount of season tickets they sold in the first year, and over the next decade, they made small changes to accommodate their audiences.
The next big shift occurred in 1986, when the wildly popular Broadway show "Cats" was brought to Jacksonville. Russos recalled the risks of bringing such a huge show to a city not known for its cultural diversity.
"But we sold 25,000 tickets," Russos said. "Completely sold the show out … but it was a big wake-up call, you know, to us it was like, 'Oh my God … this is what we can do.' "
Although not every show was a success after that, "Cats" returned five years in a row. Each time, it was hugely successful. "Today, it's really become a great introduction to theater," Russos said. "It's just good entertainment."
Over the years, Russos had to deal with a lot of criticism and doubt coming from the Jacksonville community. He remembered wanting to run the "Phantom of the Opera" show for four weeks and how he received negative reactions.
"The doubting Thomases come out in force. Four weeks … are you crazy?" Russos said. "Sometimes Jacksonville doesn't have a good feeling about itself."
Show after show, the series continued to prove everyone wrong. They started selling Broadway tickets in the $30 range, and today, Russos said it's not unusual to sell Broadway tickets for $80, and concert tickets for more than $100.
Ultimately, the programming of all of the shows is up to Russos, but his staff does surveys, attends national and regional conferences and keeps up with literature and reviews of shows when they go through other cities.
Scheduling is based on the routes of the shows and the availability of venues.
Russos said he's had to adapt to the area's changing tastes, adding that the community has become much more sophisticated.
Beginning in the Civic Auditorium, the series now stages productions at two primary venues: the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and the Wilson Center for the Arts. The series has also used the Jacksonville Coliseum, which has since been demolished, The Florida Theatre and the Veterans Memorial Arena.
The original $15,000 budget seems miniscule compared to today's budget of about $10 million.
As Russos explained, the revenue to operate the series comes primarily from ticket sales, service charges, advertising, sponsorships and contributions. The proceeds support the series' educational endeavors, which include multiple summer programs. Proceeds also benefit the FSCJ Foundation, a nonprofit organization administering scholarships; it's been the sponsor of Artist Series since 1985.
Of the many shows throughout the years, three have stood out to Russos — "Walking with Dinosaurs," "Les Miserables" and "Jersey Boys." Though "Les Miserables" is his all-time favorite, he enjoyed the universal appeal of "Jersey Boys."
"I have … friends that have gone to see it," Russos said, "and they say, 'I just can't get those songs out of my head!' "
After nearly 50 years of being a part of the series, Russos still resides in Jacksonville with his wife. His two children are grown and have moved to other places across the country.
He said he still loves the satisfaction he feels after a successful show.
"It's always a challenge … and if I had anything that drives me, that's probably it," Russos said. "I've done it for so long, it has to be something other than, oh, you really like doing this."
On a Sunday night last season, as the sun set in Downtown Jacksonville, play-lovers of all ages gathered in the roomy lobby of the Times-Union Center. The smell of cinnamon-glazed nuts and the faint sound of 1980s rock music played in the background. The final performance of "Rock of Ages" was about to begin.
The show could return in a few years, as others have, or Russos might have to find something more appropriate for coming generations.
"I've seen so many changes in this community since I've been here," Russos said. "In some respect we have to … mirror those changes."


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(CNN) -- Creating the office of the director of national intelligence in 2005 was meant to improve the management of the nation's intelligence gathering in the wake of 9/11, but it has often led to turf wars between national intelligence directors and directors of the CIA.
Now President Barack Obama's nomination of his trusted counterterrorism aide, John Brennan, as CIA director may leave the impression that the CIA director is the top spy, even though the director of national intelligence technically would be his boss.
The problem, past directors in both posts and other experts say, is that the DNI's role is ambiguous.
The job of DNI was created to reform the intelligence community after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the faulty intelligence that suggested Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
Before that time, the CIA director not only ran the spy agency but also had a second title, director of central intelligence, which was responsible for coordinating the activities of the 16 agencies and departments that make up the intelligence community.
An independent commission that reviewed the intelligence failures concluded, and Congress agreed, that one person should focus exclusively on guiding the community. Running the CIA, the review concluded, was a full-time job on its own.
Thus began the role of the director of national intelligence, who runs the entire community and is the chief intelligence adviser to the president. It was not long before tension emerged.
In 2009, outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden told reporters that there is a natural tension between the CIA and DNI, but "it's not a bad structure."
However, he did suggest that the DNI's office was getting a bit bloated and said, "Americans being Americans, they're going to fill up their day trying to do something impactful, which means between the two of us, there's going to be a trench line."
Also departing at the same time was national intelligence director Mike McConnell. His response to Hayden's observation: "Any time you have organizations with similar interests, you're going to have disputes, and particularly if the two leaders aren't working together and having a partnership ... the warfare at the trench level gets to be pretty much a raging battle," he said. "We don't have a department of intelligence. If this were the Department of Defense, there wouldn't be any question, but it isn't."
Soon afterward, their successors, DNI Dennis Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta, butted heads.
Because he led the intelligence community, Blair wanted control over who would be the chief spy in any given country, not necessarily relying on the CIA's station chief. He also wanted more say in covert operations. Panetta wasted no time letting the White House know he was not prepared to lose authority over either.
James Jones, then the national security adviser, mediated the dispute and ultimately decided the CIA would have a direct line to the West Wing on covert operations and retain control over choosing the top spy in each country.
It was the beginning of the end for Blair, who was later forced out.
Lee Hamilton, who was co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission, has often said the intelligence reform legislation was too "ambiguous," and as long as it remains that way, the DNI and CIA director will fight for jurisdiction and power.
Add to that burning fire the fuel of Brennan. If he gets the CIA job, a person who just spent the past four years in the White House as the President's most trusted aide on counter terrorism and intelligence matters will lead the agency. Now Brennan can walk into the Oval Office or directly call Obama any time of the day or night when there is a crisis. Often in Washington, the ultimate sign of power is one's proximity to the president.
Brennan will lose some of that when he moves across the river to Langley.
He will still report directly to Obama on covert operations, but otherwise his boss will be DNI James Clapper, ostensibly the president's principle intelligence adviser. But for the last four years, Washington insiders came to believe that Brennan was, for all intents and purposes, filling that role while in the West Wing.
"Brennan has sort of become the de facto senior intelligence adviser to the president," said Frances Fragos Townsend, who held a similar position to Brennan's at the White House during the Bush administration.
A former senior intelligence official who would only speak on the condition of anonymity said within the Obama administration, there is a different metric.
"Checking the plumbing and keeping the trains running on time really is what the DNI is doing, and the president is looking elsewhere for that final, critical, definitive intelligence advice," the official said.
Will that advice come predominantly from Brennan, who has had such open access to the president, rather than Clapper, effectively bypassing him?
Jones, who has worked firsthand with both Brennan and Clapper, doesn't foresee any real turf battles, even though the two men will not always agree.
"John Brennan and Gen. Clapper are two of the most consummate professionals I have ever worked with," said Jones, a former national security adviser to Obama. He believes "they will work hand-in-glove together."
The two men do have a history of working together in the intelligence community, especially over the past four years.
"Every indication I've ever had is that they like and respect each other," Townsend said, adding she was unaware of any major disagreement between them.
When asked by CNN if Clapper believed his authority as head of the intelligence community would be in any way compromised by Brennan being CIA chief, DNI spokesman Shawn Turner said: "Director Clapper leads the intelligence community, and he's always had great relationships with the directors of the (other) agencies, especially the CIA. That will not change when John is at the helm at the agency. He and the DNI are longtime friends and colleagues. They have always trusted and respected each other in their respective roles and I'm confident that will continue to be the case."
And the bottom-line, according to Townsend, is not whether the national intelligence director or CIA director is considered the president's senior intelligence adviser; every president will have his own model.
It's about getting the job done, and providing the president with accurate, timely and effective advice.
"If you make it about the mission and where the capability lies, and these two guys put their egos aside, then you ought to be OK," Townsend said.
And Jones said that's what these two will do. "It's not about them. These are two people whose egos are completely in check."
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By Isabel Balderrama /KF-17/ Ecuador
It's my second to last week as a fellow in Ibarra, Ecuador and although I've seen and done a lot during my time here I'm still in full Panic-Mode as I haven't yet bought a thing for my friends and family back home and time is ticking away ever so persistently.
Thankfully I quickly remember that I'm only 30 minutes away from the city of Otavalo and its world renown "Plaza de Ponchos", a national hub for local talent and for beautiful and colorful handmade Ecuadorian crafts. With this in mind, I head out the door of my small Ibarra apartment and walk towards the nearby bus station, making sure to first have a quarter in my pocket (the cost of a one-way ticket from Ibarra to Otavalo) and an umbrella on hand since rain is pretty frequent in this part of Ecuador during this time of year.
Otavalo is located in the Northern part of Ecuador and it is a city of about 90,000 inhabitants, 55% of which live in the rural areas of the Otavalo Canton. FODEMI's Otavalo agency, which I've talked about during a previous post, is lucky to be able to work with many of the talented Otavaleños who work the stalls that crowd the Plaza de Ponchos every day of the week, as well as several streets on Saturday mornings. Many of these borrowers come from Ecuador's indigenous population, the females members of which distinguish themselves by wearing beautifully woven white blouses and long black skirts and the men all white from head to toe with their hair in a long single braid down their back.
A lot of the merchandise for sale in the Plaza de Ponchos is made locally by people such as KIVA borrower Luis and his parents, who weave the traditional indigenous belts at home, or Maria Laura who embroiders the blouses by hand. When asked about the meaning of the many golden beady necklaces worn by the indigenous women of Otavalo, the vendors explain to me that the more necklaces a woman wears, the more important her status is within her community. I've also heard from others that it is significative of a woman's age: the older she is, the larger and more numerous her beads.
During my trip to Otavalo I am confronted with a lot more than just golden necklaces and full length indigenous skirts. Wherever I look there are colorful sourveniers with the words "Ecuador" written on them and often also embossed with pictures of llamas, although I've only heard of them existing in the southern part of the country. I am tempted to buy an Aya Uma Mask, or the devil spirit of the mountain, as it is explained to me by the vendor, but I eventually settle for an impossibly soft and colorful "manta", or blanket and a locally printed T-shirt.
Even though the fair generally wraps up around 2 or 3 on Saturdays, I find that I have everything I need by noon. As the skies above me begin to gray, I firmly grasp the black bag containing my T-shirts, some pencil holders, and a manta and I head home thinking "Mission accomplished." But who knows, with one week left in Ecuador I may be back… Now that I think about it I might have a little room left in my suitcase for that Aya Uma mask.
Currently there are about 46 loans from Otavaleños that are paying Kiva members back. Most are thankful that a Kiva loan has kept their business going and their talents engaged. If you would like to make a difference in one of these artists' lives you can do so by browsing Ecuador's loans on Kiva. org or by joining Kiva's lending team "Friends of FODEMI".
Isabel is a Kiva Fellow working with FODEMI in Ibarra, Ecuador.