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The aim for this study was to investigate adult illiterate students' motives for becoming literate. The study was conducted in an adult education institution in Sweden where I interviewed four participants learning how to read and write in a second language. All the informants were illiterate when they started school in Sweden and I wanted to investigate if there were differences in second language acquisition dependent on age, gender, motivation or motive.
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he implications of increased economic relations between the United States and China have
been the topic of debate for some time – particularly as China acceded to the World Trade
Organization (WTO). Often, the discussion devolves into a trade theory argument. In a search for
clarity, following are direct excerpts from The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's
Report to Congress, published in June 2004. The 290-page report details growing concerns reached
through a broad and bipartisan consensus.
The report summary states: "Based on our analyses to date, as documented in detail in our
Report, the Commission believes that a number of the current trends in US-China relations have
negative implications for our long-term economic and national security interests, and therefore
that US policies in these areas are in need of urgent attention and course corrections."
The overvaluation of the dollar against the world's currencies has been a major contributing
factor in the worsening of the US trade deficit over the last several years. Of particular concern
is the undervaluation of the yuan [currency of China] against the dollar. China pegs its currency
to the dollar, and the yuan has traded at 8.28 per dollar since 1998.
During this period, China has experienced massive export sector productivity growth driven
by FDI [Foreign Direct Investment]. This situation has enormously strengthened China's competitive
advantage, rendering the yuan undervalued. In a free market, China's productivity growth, trade
surplus and inflows of FDI would have caused significant exchange rate appreciation. However, China
systematically intervenes in the currency market to prevent this from happening, thereby
maintaining an important competitive advantage for Chinese exports.
Impact Of China's
Exchange Rate Policies On US Trade
International trade is dominated by manufacturing trade, and overvaluation of the dollar has
significantly reduced the international competitiveness of US manufacturing industry. This lack of
competitiveness is reflected in the growing US trade deficit, which has negatively impacted
manufacturing output and employment. The negative effects of the overvalued dollar on manufacturing
operate through several channels.First, overvaluation makes exports relatively more expensive,
reducing foreign country demand for US manufactured goods.
Second, overvaluation makes imports cheaper, inducing a substitution in spending away from
domestically produced manufactured goods to foreign-produced goods.
Third, overvaluation reduces the profitability of US manufacturing firms by making foreign
goods cheaper, and this reduces firms' incentive to invest in new production capacity.
Fourth, by making US-based production relatively more expensive, an overvalued dollar gives
US companies an incentive to shift production offshore and to build new production facilities
These negative effects on the trade deficit and manufacturing in turn adversely impact
overall US economic growth. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US goods trade
deficit lowered GDP growth by 0.09 percent in 2001, 0.71 percent in 2002, and 0.42 percent in 2003.
The trade deficit therefore deepened the recession and is hampering the recovery.
The critical economic significance of exchange rates was summarized in the testimony before
the Commission by Franklin J. Vargo: "Only 11 percent of the cost of a US manufactured good is
labor. If a product gets a 20- or 40-percent price advantage because of a currency, that is a much
more significant factor."
The reason is that currency misalignments work on the entire cost base, so that an
overvalued currency raises the entire cost structure.
The Overvalued
Dollar And Undervalued Yuan
There is widespread agreement the dollar has been overvalued against the currencies of the
world's major trading countries. With regard to China, the Commission heard testimony that the yuan
is undervalued by between 15 and 40 percent. Based on this testimony and other economic evidence,
the Commission believes that:
• the yuan needs to be revalued substantially upward against the dollar;
• as part of this revaluation, the yuan should be pegged against a
trade-weighted basket of currencies to avoid excessive fluctuation against the currency of any
single country;
• China should refrain from adopting a floating exchange rate at this
time, as its banking system and financial markets are not yet prepared for such an arrangement; and
• China should take active steps to reform its banking system and
financial markets to prepare them for an eventual floating exchange rate.
Case For Revaluing The Yuan
The dollar has now entered a period of correction against the currencies of other
industrialized countries. As shown in [Figure 1], since January 2, 2002, it has fallen 33.3 percent
against the euro, 16.4 percent against the yen, and 14.4 percent against the Canadian dollar. In
addition, it has also fallen significantly against other currencies such as the pound sterling and
the Australian dollar. However, there has been no adjustment against the Chinese yuan, which is
fixed through official intervention. Additionally, there has been little in the way of correction
against the Taiwanese, South Korean, and Singaporean currencies, all of which countries run large
trade surpluses with the United States. This lack of adjustment has occurred despite the fact that
there is compelling evidence that the yuan is undervalued. China now constitutes the single largest
contributor to the US trade deficit, and economic fundamentals support the claim that the yuan is
China's economy has been characterized by a trade surplus (external imbalance) and by rapid
economic growth with incipient inflation (internal imbalance). A currency revaluation will help
restore both trade balance and domestic economic balance by reducing exports and reducing demand
for domestically produced goods.
Conversely, the US economy has a large trade deficit (external imbalance) and excess
capacity and unemployment (domestic imbalance). Dollar devaluation will help restore both external
and internal balance by increasing exports and demand for US-produced goods.A revaluation of the
yuan is also needed for global economic equilibrium. As noted above, the United States has
significant trade deficits with other East Asian economies, including Taiwan and South Korea. These
economies are apprehensive about revaluing their currencies for fear that they will lose
competitiveness relative to China.
A revaluation of the yuan would likely free this logjam, allowing these economies to revalue
too, thereby smoothing and accelerating the process of dollar adjustment.
Additionally, failure to revalue China's currency while currencies of other major trading
partners appreciate promises to cause economic disruption. This is because other economies – such
as Japan and the euro area – are implicitly being forced to take on a larger burden of adjustment
to correct the US trade deficit, while the country with the largest surplus (China) undertakes no
Arguments Against Revaluing The Yuan
Some argue the yuan does not need to be revalued. The Commission rejects this position.
One argument is that revaluing the yuan could lead to a financial crisis in the Chinese
banking system that ends up perversely generating a lower value of the yuan. The claim is that
opening China's capital account and floating the yuan risks a massive exodus of Chinese savings
that could trigger a domestic financial crisis and yuan depreciation. Thus, paradoxically, capital
account liberalization and yuan floating could actually cause depreciation rather than
However, this argument confuses revaluation of China's exchange rate with a shift to a
floating exchange rate. The Commission does not recommend floating the yuan at this time. Instead,
China should significantly revalue the yuan upward while maintaining capital controls and a fixed
exchange rate over the near term. This would address the underlying balance of payments
disequilibrium problem while avoiding financial crisis.
China has begun to recognize its problem of domestic financial fragility, but must now
accelerate the process of remedying it. The fact that capital account opening could trigger a
massive outflow of Chinese bank deposits reveals the inhospitable climate of Chinese financial
markets for domestic wealth owners. China must therefore move to make its financial assets more
attractive. The threat of domestic capital flight is not going to disappear. Indeed, it stands to
grow in magnitude as Chinese household financial wealth grows with development and households in
turn seek to diversify their portfolios internationally.
The bottom line is that China's domestic financial fragility does not justify an undervalued
exchange rate that exports deflationary pressures and destroys US manufacturing jobs.
A second argument is there is no need to revalue, since market forces will force a
revaluation despite the Chinese government's exchange rate intervention.
This argument is based on the discredited economic doctrine of monetarism. The claim is that
China's persistent trade surplus forces its central bank to sell yuan and buy dollars to prevent
appreciation and that this expands the money supply, which will in turn cause inflation that drives
up Chinese prices. As a result, China will gradually become less competitive, while US
manufacturing companies will become more competitive.
The above monetarist argument is flawed. First, even if the mechanism worked, there are long
and unpredictable lags between expansion of the money supply and higher prices. In the meantime,
American manufacturing firms may be compelled to close down, with consequent loss of jobs.
Second, Chinese monetary authorities can take measures to mitigate the effect of a rising
money supply on prices. These include raising reserve requirements in the banking system and
sterilizing the monetary expansion by selling bonds and thereby withdrawing money from circulation.
A third argument is that the China trade deficit is unrelated to the exchange rate and is
the result of a shortage of US saving – principally the result of the large US government budget
The argument is the US economy is consuming in excess of what it can produce and has to
import the balance. The Commission believes the United States must address its chronic budget
deficits, but it rejects the notion that this obviates the need for China to address its currency
Contrary to the claims of the saving shortage hypothesis, the US economy currently has
severe excess manufacturing capacity and is capable of producing significantly increased
manufacturing output. A shortage of national savings is not the problem. The real problem is that
the misaligned exchange rate results in US goods being too expensive relative to foreign goods.
This drives down demand for US-produced output, and, over a more extended time period, contributes
to the elimination of US manufacturing capacity and the creation of a structural trade deficit.
Plant closures and the loss of well-paying jobs in turn undermine the tax base and contribute to
state and local fiscal problems.
A fourth argument is that though the United States has a large trade deficit with China,
China's overall trade surplus with the rest of the world has been much smaller, and in the first
quarter of 2004 it registered a small deficit. Consequently, China's currency may not be
Again, the Commission rejects this argument. [Figure 2] shows the United States has a trade
deficit with every region of the world, and the deficit with China is especially large. This
pattern points to a need for a generalized realignment of the dollar, and China should revalue its
currency as part of that realignment.
Second, for the last several years, China has run a global trade surplus. Moreover, the fact
that China has run a surplus even as it grew at 9 percent per annum is compelling evidence of
undervaluation. Any other country that grew at that rate would have quickly run up a huge trade
deficit. The small move into deficit in the first quarter of 2004 reflects continuing breakneck
growth and rising commodity prices, particularly in oil. That China still essentially has balanced
trade under these conditions is testimony to how undervalued the yuan is.
Finally, China is also running a capital account surplus generated by the flood of FDI into
China. This means China has an enormous basic balance surplus, defined as the combined surplus on
current and capital accounts. Thus, in 2003, China had a current account surplus of $45.9 billion
and a capital account surplus of $52.7 billion, making for a basic balance of $98.6 billion. This
put significant upward pressure on the exchange rate, but purchases of $116.8 billion of foreign
exchange by China's central bank prevented the exchange rate from appreciating.
Editor's Note: The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's Report to Congress is
available in full at
Textile World wishes to thank Associate Director Kathleen J. Michels for
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Unexpectedly in June, doctors determined Mia's kidney function – 14% of normal – was deteriorating to the point that they needed to fast-track the transplant. Sister Nyah has proudly talked about donating a kidney to her little sister since Mia was first diagnosed with the rare liver disorder, Primary Hyperoxaluria, and suffered complete kidney failure as a baby 13 years ago. It's the second transplant for Mia since 2005 when she was just 16 months old.
As the organ recipient, Mia is required to stay in San Francisco with her parents for at least two months to be monitored for possible transplant complications, returning to UCSF on a monthly basis thereafter for checkups. Nyah should be able to return to Paradise in mid-August and be back to her normal activities in 6-8 weeks.
Fundraising campaign with the Children's Organ Transplant Association
To help lessen the financial burden of the significant transplant expenses and post-transplant care – especially for two children – family and friends kicked off a $50,000 fundraising campaign in partnership with the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA) – a national charity that helps families and communities raise funds for transplant-needy patients. COTA's services are completely free of charge and 100% of donations will assist with transplant-related expenses.With tremendous gratitude, family and friends encourage anyone moved by Mia and Nyah's bravery and resilience to, please, donate in honor of their and their family's journey at: https://cota.org/campaigns/CotaForMiaH
Checks are accepted and should be made payable to "COTA" with "In honor of Mia H." in the memo line and mailed the Children's Organ Transplant Association, 2501 W. COTA Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403. For more information or to volunteer for upcoming fundraising events/efforts, please contact Pete Samuel at (530) 877-3617.
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Brave Baby Tackles Challenging Start to Life
At just 5 months old in 2004, Mia was diagnosed with Primary Hyperoxaluria, a rare liver disorder, along with complete kidney failure.
Mia and her Paradise family – mother, father, sister Nyah and brother Ethan – spent nearly a year at UCSF Children's Hospital to stabilize her vital functions until she could undergo a life-saving kidney and liver transplant.
In 2005, Mia received her transplants during a 12-hour surgery. She was 16 months old at the time. After many more months at UCSF, Mia eventually became strong enough to return home to Paradise with her family.
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Mia, now 14-years-old, has been under the careful, regular attention of the UCSF doctors to keep her kidney functioning, and her life as fun and fulfilling as possible.
There have been plenty of ups and downs, but Mia has stayed true to her warrior-like approach to living with a kidney that has not been fully functioning. She inspires her family, friends and community with her tenacious ability to bounce back after serious setbacks.
Big sister Nyah is proud to have given Mia the life-saving organ she needed – something Nyah has talked about doing since Mia was a baby.
The family has been blessed with both Mia and Nyah's can-do attitudes toward Mia's disease, as their youngest sibling, Ireland, was diagnosed with leukemia at 3 years of age and underwent several years of intensive treatment. Fortunately, she is in remission.
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A $50,000 fundraising COTA campaign was created to assist with Mia and Nyah's transplant-related expenses and post-transplant care. UCSF doctors are requiring Mia and her parents to live in San Francisco for up to two months to monitor Mia's transplant progress.
Tax-deductible donations may be made online at: https://cota.org/campaigns/CotaForMiaH. The Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a trusted national charity that Mia and her family have partnered with for the last 14 years. COTA is dedicated to guiding families and communities in raising funds for transplant-needy patients. Checks or money orders should be made payable to "COTA" with "In honor of Mia H." in the memo line and mailed the Children's Organ Transplant Association, 2501 W. COTA Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403.
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Family and friends are currently planning fundraising events through the fall and would appreciate the public checking in for regular updates on Mia's COTA website: https://cota.org/campaigns/COTAforMiaH.
Mother, Shasta Hawkins, a nurse at Feather River Hospital and father, Jason Hawkins, a CalFire firefighter, will have to take leaves of absences from their jobs to care for Mia and the rest of the family during this time. The Hawkins' other children include Ethan (16 years), Jayden (13 years), and Ireland (8 years).
Mia has been taking costly medications (immunosuppression, blood pressure, electrolytes, red blood cell stimulation) twice a day for 13 years, which help her body accept her liver and kidney. Because this is a second transplant, Mia will have to take three immunosuppressive drugs rather than one for the rest of her life.
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Presented by Golden West College, Peace Studies Program, in partnership with CSU Fullerton, UCI, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU Pomona, City of Huntington Beach, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and GWC Leadership & Ethics Institute
Keynote Address by Nipun Mehta
Where Can We Find Gandhi Today?
In the times of Gandhi, social action organized in one-to-many formation. One Gandhi and many of us. His successor, Vinoba Bhave, came along and built a stronger network by walking across India and cultivating one-to-one connections. Along the way, he also pointed to what was emerging: "What rises up like a fountain, will return in the form of many distributed drops." That's exactly what we're seeing there. Nipun Mehta calls it Gandhi 3.0, where Gandhi stands for the age-old principle of leading with inner transformation and 3.0 represents the many-to-many networks that are popularized by the modern-day Internet. In a sense, it's a bridge from the Internet to the Inner-Net.
As he describes it: "You will not find these heroes on TV. They don't seek glory, nor do they wear any uniforms. Sometimes they do normal jobs but they are often doing the real work in subtle and invisible ways. They refuse any kind of payment for that priceless labor of love. These volunteers arrive in a thousand different shapes and sizes. Most work silently. Slowly they are building a new world, leading with the heart, but also engaging hands and head. They move to a different beat, with the common understanding that being the change, changes the being. This is the transformative force that can move worlds. The work is slow and meticulous, like the formation of mountains. That's a good thing, because while we build the road, the road builds us."
In this talk, Nipun Mehta will explore his journey of building distributed and decentralized movements that lead with inner transformation, of leveraging technology to nurture generosity, of cultivating practices that encourage "being the change, and ultimately of putting priceless gifts — like empathy, trust and compassion — into greater circulation.
About The Speaker: At the age of 25, Nipun quit his job to become a "full time volunteer." He is the founder of Service Space, an all volunteer-run organization using technology to inspire greater volunteerism. What started as an experiment with friends is now a global ecosystem of over 400,000 members who have not only delivered millions of dollars in service for free but are regenerating a gift culture. Their projects range from DailyGood to KindSpring to KarmaKitchen. Nipun has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the President's Volunteer Service Award and Dalia Lama's Unsung Hero of Compassion award. He is routinely invited to share his message of "giftivism"with a wide range of audiences and his speech at UPenn commencement was read by millions. Nipun's mission statement in life reads: "Bring smiles in the world and stillness in my heart."
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Samantha Almaraz is an undergraduate at California State University, Long Beach, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and a minor in Health Science. Her goal is to become an Occupational Therapist to make a difference. She attended her first Peace Conference in 2013 and fell in love with the non-profit organization Namaste Nepal, which motivated her to do good in her life. Every week, she coordinated many fundraisers to reach a goal of $5,000. With the support of family, friends, and strangers, she fulfilled a big challenge. She dedicated her summer to fundraising money for educational scholarships for Himalayan children which would help prevent them from human trafficking. Nepal became her home and gave her more than she could have ever given it. Nepal gave her the chance to do something better for others, for herself, see the world in a completely new perspective, become more grateful for what she has at home, and see the joy of children light a room. This opportunity with Namaste Nepal might have been a once in a life time event, but it will never leave her heart. She plans to continue her work to help the children in Nepal.
Charlotte Backman is a mandala (MAHN-dah-lah) artist, teacher and facilitator whose art is seen in collections around the world. The history of the mandala is multicultural and rich, but simply put, is any symmetrical design radiating from a center, such as a flower. For Charlotte, painting mandalas evolved from a fun diversion to artistic expression, to spiritual practice, to a life's work. "As I immersed myself in this particular art form, I began to learn the lessons of the right brain, and the benefits of applying them to life as the ultimate creative endeavor. Delving even deeper led me into systems thinking, quantum mechanics, and the study of sound and vibration -not that I fully understand any of it! Mandalas are visual reminders of universal truths: everything is connected and everything is integral to
the whole."She began leading collaborative art projects volunteering for the international organization Gather the Women. She has since founded the Many Hands Mandala Project, where she designs and facilitates projects for fundraisers and team-building. "Seeing the beauty we can create together is inspirational to me and gives me such hope for the future. No problem is insurmountable if we work together for the good of the whole."
Peggy Callahan – Peggy Callahan's sense of fairness has propelled her work as a television journalist and anti-slavery activist. She co-founded Free the Slaves, one of the leading anti-slavery organizations on the planet, and set about using her television skills to build a movement in a world where people believed Abraham Lincoln had already ended slavery. Free the Slaves works in 600 communities, across seven continents, and has been instrumental in getting four acts of congress passed to fight slavery. Peggy lives with her family in Los Angeles but has spent much of the last 14 years on the road documenting slavery on five continents. As one part of her work, she created the world's largest film
library on modern-day slavery that is shared with media, free of charge to help spread the word, and executive produced 28 films on modern-day slavery. Three major television networks are engaged in campaigns to help end slavery. Free the Slaves is involved with all of them. Hundreds of millions of viewers have seen Peggy's work around the globe. Her documentaries on slavery have been translated into Chinese, Hindi, Greek and Spanish. Peggy oversaw spreading the word of Free the Slaves'strategic, holistic approach to ending slavery through an award-winning website, celebrity outreach, message products and served as writer and editor for the book, Slavery. In 2008, Peggy created and produced the first Freedom Awards. The awards are part of a bigger, international strategy to end slavery and celebrate modern day heroes of the anti-slavery movement. The awards have been covered by 150 media outlets, broadcast to 85 million people in the United States and West Africa, and leveraged $2.1 million for the winners. As a television reporter, documentarian and show producer, Peggy specialized in social justice issues. She did projects on homelessness, racism, foster care and the death penalty. Her work has been recognized with more than a dozen major awards.
Hilary Carr is an award winning television producer, marketing executive and philanthropist. Dedicated to delivering television with a conscience, her programming has focused on subject matter ranging from peace and nonviolence, forgiveness and reconciliation, to science and health. She produced for Pierre Cossette Productions, The Grammy Hall of Fame and numerous MusiCares Foundation tributes. Her cause related work also includes projects for The SAG Foundation, The National Veterans Foundation, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Magic Johnson Foundation, Barbara Sinatra's Children's Center, City of Hope, and The Association for Global New Thought. As a Marketing & Sponsorship Director she has worked with multibillion-dollar corporations as well as iconic brands creating comprehensive marketing campaigns that encompass all media platforms, public relations, promotions, special events as well as establishing sponsorships and promotional partnership opportunities. She is a passionate stand for human rights, kindness and dignity, and honored to be working with Anonymous Good and Voices4Freedom.
Brent Collins is co-founder and executive director of Slow Money SoCal, a non-profit that delivers education, networking and action-oriented resources for entrepreneurs, investors, community advocates and everyday folk to support and grow healthy, sustainable, food systems at the local level. He has lived and worked in geographies around the world as an executive and business growth, strategy consultant in technology, financial, and environmental market sectors. His talk will focus on gross imbalances that exist in our financial and food system and the actionable, local imperative for both.
Monica Curca is a communications strategist and founder of PAX Manifesto and Transmedia for Good: SoCal group in Los Angeles. Monica works as a strategic communications and media consultant for international peacebuilding organizations and is currently the communications and development manager at the Orange County Congregation Community Organization. She has extensive on the ground experience in transmedia campaign strategy and management and training/building capacity
of civil society organizations and grassroots communities. She has worked with Sera Paz in Mexico, United Methodist Charity on Relief in the country of Georgia, The Center for Citizen Peacebuilding at University of California Irvine, and the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria.
Chief Jackie Gomez-Whiteley has been in law enforcement for 28 years. She began her career as a Police Explorer. She has a BA in psychology from Loyola Marymount University and an MA in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. She entered the police academy at the Golden West College Criminal Justice Training Center in 1986 and was hired by the Orange Police Department. While at the Orange Police Department she became the department's first woman motor officer, as well as sergeant and lieutenant. In 1989, Jackie was involved in an officer-involved shooting of a kidnap and attempted murder suspect. As a result of her actions, she was awarded the Orange Police Department's Medal of Valor, and was honored by both the Rotary Club and American Legion. Jackie instructs recruits at the Golden West College Criminal Justice Training Center where she has been on staff since 1994. She was the Program Coordinator for the Leadership and Ethics Institute and currently sits on the Steering Committee. In 2010, Chief Gomez-Whiteley was awarded the Golden West College Alumni Pillar of Achievement for her community-policing efforts. She is responsible for coordinating the Southern California region of the Women Leaders in Law Enforcement organization and she is a member of the California Police Chiefs Association, Orange County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association, among many others. In 2011, Jackie was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Cypress. Chief Gomez-Whiteley was honored by OC Metro as one of 20 Women to Watch in 2013 and nominated by the Orange County Business Journal for the 2013 Women in Business Award.
Kathryn Hamel is a municipal police sergeant in the City of Fullerton. She has been a police officer for the past 20 years and has experience in a variety of assignments. She is a doctoral candidate and holds a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Chapman University, Irvine, and a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Studies from California State University, Long Beach. Kathryn has recently joined the staff at the Golden West College Regional Criminal Justice Training Center and she is a POST certified instructor. She teaches at the Fullerton College Police Academy as well as for the University of Phoenix-College of Criminal Justice & Security.
Meymuna Hussein-Cattan is a board member of the United Nations Association of Pasadena/ Foothill Chapter, and the MAJOR Fund (a Muslim/Jewish partnership focused on providing clean water in 3rd world countries). She and her mother, Owliya Dima-Hussein, are co-founders of The Tiyya Foundation; a 501c3 nonprofit that provides basic necessities for refugees and displaced persons. Meymuna was born in a Somali refugee camp in 1980; her parents having fled Ethiopia in the mid 1970s due to civil
unrest. She received her B.A. in Social Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, her M.A. in Organizational Management from Antioch University Los Angeles, and she holds a certificate from Cal State Dominguez Hills in Administration & Grant Writing. Today, Meymuna is the Founding Executive Director of Tiyya. Senator Lou Correa, UC Irvine Public Health Department, Department of Social Services, and various media outlets have acknowledged her for her work, including NBC Nightly News.
Nicole Jafari – Dr. Nicole Jafari is an adjunct faculty member at two California State Universities in the departments of Human, Child, and Adolescents studies. Her research interests are in the area of cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary studies on human development, life span developmental challenges, application of scientific theories in the Baha'i Community, and the association between scientific and spiritual growth. In addition, Dr. Jafari is currently working with several co-authors on a college textbook
with a global, cultural, and multi-disciplinary view on human development and growth. She has also co-authored several child & adolescent related publications, particularly human resistance to change and its impact on development. For the past several years, she has been speaking on topics related to children, youth, and families in today's multicultural and multi-contextual environment addressing such issues as Mass Media, Globalization, Cultural Integration, and Effective Parenting. She is currently collaborating with several nonprofit and like-minded organizations, who promote social consciousness,
public awareness, education, and awareness such as "Human In The Making", "Bonyade' Ensan", "Hamzaaban", "OMID Institute", and Golden West College Peace Studies Program. Azim Khamisa is an inspiration. Hailed by dignitaries such as the Dalai Lama, Former President Bill Clinton and Al Gore, Azim carries his inspirational message of forgiveness, peace and hope into a world in desperate need of each. Following the loss of his only son Tariq in 1995 to a senseless, gang-related murder, Azim chose the path of forgiveness and compassion rather than revenge and bitterness, and this amazing choice led to the establishment of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation and the subsequent forgiveness movement which has reached millions. Azim is an international speaker and award winning author of four books. Azim's profound work has been featured in the likes of The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, People Magazine, Parade Magazine, Washington Post and U.S.A. Today as well as on NBC's Today Show, Nightly News, CBS's Early Morning Show and KPBS' Fresh Air.
Nipun Mehta – Keynote Speaker
At the age of 25, Nipun quit his job to become a "full time volunteer." He is the founder of Service Space, an all volunteer-run organization using technology to inspire greater volunteerism. What started as an experiment with friends is now a global ecosystem of over 400,000 members who have not only delivered millions of dollars in service free, but are regenerating a gift culture. Their projects range from DailyGood to KindSpring to KarmaKitchen. Nipun has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the President's Volunteer Service Award and Dalia Lama's Unsung Hero of Compassion award. He
is routinely invited to share his message of "giftivism" with a wide range of audiences, his speech at the University of Pennsylvania commencement was read by millions. Nipun's mission statement in life reads: "Bring smiles in the world and stillness in my heart."
David Nahai is the President of David Nahai Consulting Services and a partner at the law firm of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith. Mr. Nahai is a recognized expert in real estate, energy, water, and environmental matters. He is the former General Manager and Commission President of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the nation's largest municipal utility. During his time at LADWP, the department increased its renewable energy portfolio to 15 percent and the city of Los Angeles saw its lowest monthly water use in 32 years (in June 2009). Mr. Nahai also served several terms on the Regional Water Quality Control Board in the administrations of three separate California Governors. He was elected Chair for four terms. Mr. Nahai is additionally the former Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations for his civic and environmental work.
Nimesh Patel – From an Ivy League education to Wall Street to fame and fortune as a MTV Rap star, at some point along Nimo's journey he realized that he was walking a path of suffering and that the only path to light was selfless service to others and his own internal purification. For the past 4 and half years, Nimo has been serving as a volunteer with the underprivileged communities in the Gandhi Ashram in India. Most recently Nimo has reconnected to his roots of music and is offering this gift of love, peace and oneness through his songs: an offering he calls "Empty Hands Music." Nimo will be
sharing real life stories and performing songs that offer the messages of love, kindness and oneness.
Colleene Preciado – Retired chief probation officer, Colleene Preciado joined Golden West College, Criminal Justice Training Center in August 2012 as academy coordinator for the State Specialized Investigators' Basic Course. She brings 35 years of law enforcement background serving the public as a probation officer in Orange County, ultimately promoting to the position of Chief Probation Officer. Ms. Preciado has dedicated her efforts to reforms in juvenile detention, community safety enhancements in the supervision of high risk offenders, and building collaborations within government and the faith
community to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang violence. Since joining the team at Golden West College, Criminal Justice Training Center, she has served as one of the founding advisory members for the Leadership and Ethics Institute. She is also an active member of the Women Leaders in Law Enforcement. Recently she coordinated a collaborative effort of college and law enforcement professionals to establish a new 40 hour training course for campus safety officers. She has served on numerous local and state task force and committee efforts advancing professional and research based criminal justice practices. Ms. Preciado earned a BA Degree in Social Welfare from California State University, Long Beach and has completed hundreds of hours in state specialized training in community corrections. She teaches courses on managing critical incidents and ethical leadership for the Chief Probation Officers of California, the California Association of Probation Services Administrators and other mandated core management courses for corrections professionals.
Rev. Dr. Peggy Price has been actively engaged in interfaith peacebuilding since 1996. She is a founding member and past President of the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council, a member of Wisdom Council of SARAH, and on the Advisory Board for the Association for Global New Thought. She has attended United Religions Initiative Global Peace Assembly in India in 2008, a guest of Pacifica Institute touring Turkey in 2005, presented on "The Common Enterprise of Peacebuilding" at the Parliament of World's Religions in Melbourne, Australia, and served as a facilitator at the Awakened World Conference in Rome and Florence in 2012. Received the Peacemaker Award from the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council, and the Unity Award from South Coast Interfaith Council in 2013. She is actively involved with the Former Mayor of Huntington Beach, Connie Boardman as a co-facilitator of Compassionate Huntington Beach, in partnership with the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council. She is Minister Emeritus of the Seal Beach Center for Spiritual Living, and resides in Huntington Beach with her husband, Don. She is a mother of six adult children and seven grandchildren.
Her talk is "Compassion -No Exceptions" -about the Charter for Compassion and Compassionate Huntington Beach.
Chip Royston III, M.A. Anthropological Philosopher. Professor of Human Services and Anthropology at California State University, Fullerton, Mr. Royston is profoundly interested in the human condition; past, present, and future. He also has many interests outside of the classroom. He has an integral partnership with the Center for Living Peace and has twice been a keynote speaker at the Golden West College Peace conference. He authored an empowering children's book endorsed by Dr. Jane Goodall. He was a founding member of Bundle of Twigs, a Long Beach-based community activism leadership organization. Mr. Royston's interest in creating Peace has been nurtured by a life-long dedication to service and has created this purpose statement to guide his life: We Are One Global Family Where Each and Every Human Being can See Themselves in the Eyes of Another; Regardless of Different Background, Experience, or Belief. Adelia Sandoval is the Cultural Director for the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation the indigenous people of Orange County. She is also the liaison to the spiritual community of the tribe. Adelia is a ceremonial leader, clan dancer and directs the tribal women's singing group, Tushmalum Helekatuum.
Peace Conference Organizers
Fran Faraz is the Peace Studies Program Director at Golden West College. She also lectures and teaches Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution. Fran provides mentorship to people of all age groups, particularly college students. She is the advisor of the Peace & Leadership Club at the college. Her professional experience as an educator is to provide leadership and incorporating Peace Studies in all different disciplines taught. In addition to her teaching, she hosts the annual Peace Conference at Golden West College. This is just one method Ms. Faraz employs to raise awareness and bring attention to different issues that can contribute to a peaceful world. Ms. Faraz also holds workshops and teaches stress reduction and self-awareness classes. Fran possesses a Bachelor of Arts in History and Minor in Political Science with focus on International Relations from Northeastern University. She also holds a Master of Arts degree from Northeastern University in History.
Valerie Venegas has been in the field of Student Services for twenty-five years. For twenty-two years, Valerie served as Student Activities Director at Golden West College and has expertise in special event planning. Currently, she is the Director of Special Events and Emergency Preparedness at the college. Over the last seven years, Valerie's dedication and passion for the Peace Conference has led to the improvement of the event's attendance and quality of the participants' experiences. Her values consist of servant leadership and stewardship to the community. She is an avid recycler and encourages students to think about the environment and sustainable strategies to promote zero waste.


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DefleMask author has included the huc6280 audio into his tracker app. I messed with it a bit and once you figure out how to edit the instruments and waveforms, then it becomes fairly familiar tracker territory. It has a macro function (in envelope form) for waveform updating, which is nice (ala Bloody Wolf and a few other rare PCE games). Doesn't seem to emulate the 'click' for the offset waveform pointer though (maybe I'll put in a request for it). You can find it here: http://www.delek.com.ar/forum/changelogs/changelog-6/
The native format is DWF, but VGM is now spec'd for 6280 so you can save it in that format too. Shouldn't be too hard to write a VGM player for PCE. So far, I haven't seen any support for DDA mode in the tracker yet (VGM format supports it though).


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If you're a music producer or engineer looking to book recording sessions and show off your past projects, there are certain elements you can add to your website to make it organized and appealing to potential and current customers.
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Homepage: On your Homepage, have a short bio that touches on your work to date, and include a testimonial from a past client. Providing a few examples to listen to here as well - songs in a site wide music player, or videos - will give potential customers a feel for what you do right off the bat. You can even embed a video tour of your studio, so visitors can see exactly what an experience in your studio would be like!
About: On your About page, you can write out a longer bio, with more details about who you have worked with, your genre or how you work, and some testimonials. If your studio is made up of several producers or engineers, you can place individual bios here. Adding some photos of your studio here as well is a nice touch.
Rates: Adding a page that outlines pricing and what each package includes is a straightforward way to let your potential clients know what you offer at a basic level. Adding a link to contact you, or a custom mail form here can also allow people to contact you for special pricing, or to discuss the project details before confirming a price.
Gear: Here's where you can show off all of your studio swag! Write out the nitty-gritty details about your gear and include photos to help musicians visualize all of the awesome gear they could be using at your studio. You could add a simple photo gallery, or even a slideshow gallery for each category of gear (mics, amps, instruments, etc.)
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials at Will Rogers World Airport are advising travelers to expect cancellations and delays due to anticipated severe weather on Monday.
"With the high probability of severe weather occurring in the OKC metro today, air travelers should be prepared for flight delays and cancellations. Several airlines have pro-actively cancelled afternoon and evening flights to prevent extended delays in other cities or to avoid having aircraft damaged due to high winds or hail," WRWA officials said.
Most airlines will try to contact passengers if a flight is cancelled, but travelers are urged to check on the status of arrivals and departures before coming to the airport.
If possible, travelers should consider rebooking their flights. Officials say most airlines are waiving change fees.
Garage and covered parking at the airport are completely full.
Airport officials say the airport is not a public shelter and in the event of a weather emergency, the public should not risk driving to the airport and should shelter-in-place.


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Just received this email:
Hi Christian,
This is Charbel over at Wikio, the number 1 news aggregator and blog-indexing website in Europe, indexing nearly 200,000 English-language sources. I'm contacting you because St. Louis Brick just entered at number 20 in our Architecture and Design rankings, which is one of the new categories created by Wikio for August.
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I was momentarily flattered and then immediately worried, something about the honor indicates responsibility. YIKES!
I chase brick and the incidental (yet always fascinating) mortar as a mildly driven obsession. It's a interest which means if it doesn't translate into cash it's usually on the back burner...where it really does simmer.


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Good stuff. Registered. Hopefully this will help me to move completely away from Windows. Except for games
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Should be simpler than the LPI course I took, hopefully.
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I've also started reading Linux From Scratch so that will help things along nicely. Feels GOOD to be free!
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Women's Tour 2017 recce images
An intrepid group of cyclists gathered to ride some or all of the 2017 OVO Women's Tour stage four route through Derbyshire.
Starting and finishing in Chesterfield, they encountered some beautiful villages and countryside and passed by some great family tourist destinations, including Middleton Top, Belper Mills, Hardwick Hall and Bolsover Castle.
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Superyacht designers love their cars – especially these ten. So what car designs inspire them and which motors do they have at home?
Elliot March - March & White
What was your first car?
A BMW Z3. It ticked all the boxes for under £5,000.
What did you learn to drive in?
Something nondescript with a Ford badge.
How many cars do you have?
I'm running two. I'm a massive Alfa fan and have a 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super and an Alfa 4C Spider. My friends think I'm mad, but I love the crazy Italians for their pursuit of form over function.
What's your favourite and why?
It depends on what's running! In all seriousness, I'm having lots of fun in the 4C at the moment – it's absolutely bonkers, but it's the most fun and best-handling car I've owned.
Do you take part in any track days, or classic car shows?
Living in LA I get to interact with a lot of the local and major car shows on the West Coast. At Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance you get to see a real mix of both US and European cars, plus there are always local meet-ups with the Alfa Club.
Do you have any favourite marques?
Myself and my business partner James [White] are huge fans of Aston Martin, both in terms of the cars and the way they think about their global brand. We can't say any more at this point, but watch this space…
Which car pushes the boundaries of design in your opinion?
The Fiat Abarth 2000 from the 1960s was one of the first cars to use angular sloping lines in place of the usual flowing designs of the 1960s. Its shape influenced other manufacturers' designs, including supercars like the Lamborghini Countach.
What's the most fabulous car you've ever been in?
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead. I likened it to driving a very expensive slipper.
Who or which brand would you ideally get to build or fit out a car for you and why?
The forward yet retro ethos of Singer Vehicle Design combined with an interior by Bottega Veneta. That would be epic.
What has car design learnt from the superyacht world, or vice versa?
The bespoke materials and artisans that we use for the interiors of superyachts are now coming into the interiors of luxury automotive vehicles such as the new Rolls-Royce Ghost. For us, we are learning from the automotive industry how to integrate technology, ergonomics and bespoke finishes in confined spaces.
What was your first car?
A 1974 Mini, which I souped up with bucket seats. Then I had another 1966 Mini, which I rebuilt.
What were the cars that you always aspired to own back then?
A Porsche 911 and a Lamborghini Countach.
What cars have you got now?
I've got a seven-year-old Porsche 993; that was my daily drive for many years. At the minute, though, it's a Twisted Defender with all the black details and a black roll cage. My Ford GT40, which I've had for four years now, is a hand-built replica and they're quite a handful but so entertaining – so loud you get a headache. A lot of superyacht designers extol the virtues of Porsches.
Why do you think that is?
It's got a classic teardrop shape. Most cars are a three box design where you have a box at the front, a box at the back and a box in the middle, but the Porsche floats off into nothing at the back. Also the sculpting of the wheel arches means you've got a lot of form to it. And then you've got an amazing engine.
Do you do any track days?
Yes, we do track days in Europe. The problem I have had on UK tracks is my car is too loud – the GT40 keeps failing the noise test.
Are there any other marques you like?
I suppose it would have to be Aston Martin, just for the way it can produce something like the Zagato DB4GT, which is pure sculpture and is an amazing shape.
What's your favourite decade for car design?
I'd say the 60s, maybe the old Porsches, Jaguars and Ferraris, especially the 1960 GT SWB. Or perhaps Roger Moore's Lotus Esprit; it's a nostalgia thing.
What do you think car designers have learnt from yacht designers, and vice versa?
Cars have been developing faster, with electric drive and hybrids, and yachts are starting to go that way now. But for me as a designer, I don't look at any other boats because there's not many out there I like. I look to inspiration from automotive design. Say for [98 metre Abeking & Rasmussen] Aviva, I looked at the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, and I liked its special faceted shapes. Also the Audi R8; some of the graphic elements of it, such as the blades up its side, influenced Mogambo.
What are the cars you admired growing up?
The Jaguar XK120 and D-Type Jaguar.
What are your favourite marques?
Jaguar and Aston Martin.
What do you particularly like about the cars you own?
Primarily I love their shapes, however the six-cylinder engine in the XK120 is an amazing basic machine that can be powered up and modified from the original 180 to 345hp, which says a lot for its core engineering.
Which car encapsulates style or classic design?
The E-Type Jaguar.
When do you drive your cars?
On special occasions like the Goodwood Revival or similar car fest get-togethers. My XK120 does not have a roof and I love the wind in my hair!
Which designers or film stars are the icons of the car world in your eyes, or sparked your love of car design?
Icon wise it has to be Steve McQueen in Bullitt driving a Ford Mustang. Not only was he a great actor, he was also a very competent race driver.
If your garage was on fire, which car would you save?
Common sense would say the most valuable but that would not be the one I love the most. I guess I would save the one that starts on the button!
Where do you like to drive?
The country roads around Yorkshire are amazing. I would love to do a tour of the west coast of America.
How has superyacht design influenced the car world?
I don't think yacht design has influenced cars but we could teach car designers not to make dashboards that reflect in the windscreen.
What was your first car?
A 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior – a gem of a car, designed by one of the world's finest car designers, Giorgetto Giugiaro.
How many cars do you have?
A 2015 Aston Martin Rapide – it's ex Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez's car, built in a unique colour scheme of a dark inky deep blue with saddle colour interior – utterly classic and unrepeatable; a 2017 Range Rover Velar; a 2016 Land Rover Defender, which was purchased before the line stopped (we're helping do something about that); a 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4, a truly captivating example of British automotive craftsmanship; and finally a 1967 Fiat 500, which is a perfectly designed and engineered little car.
Describe your ideal journey.
The RWD Auto Tours have all been unique. A travelling "camaraderie" of friends, immaculately looked after, travelling beautiful roads, relishing truly memorable journeys together. The annual ascent to the crest of Mont Ventoux in Provence, as the sun rises over the vineyards, takes some beating.
Do you take part in any track days or classic car shows?
Very few, but the exceptional gentlemen of Y.CO took a group of us onto the historic track at Goodwood, in a collection of classic race cars – an experience I will never better!
Which car pushes the boundaries of design in your opinion?
A car that has captivated me since I was a child, the Bugatti Royale.
Was there any particular person who inspired your love of cars?
My father, who expertly restored vintage grand prix Bugattis for a great part of his life. Brilliantly.
Which marque or car designer has or had the potential to be a stylish superyacht designer?
I should have liked to have seen what Giugiaro might have created. It would have been restrained perfection.
What has car design learnt from the superyacht world, or vice versa?
Where both disciplines do learn from each other is [in] how to celebrate the sense of travel, the search for the most perfect environment to be transported from one place to another, the creation of a bespoke journey, short or long, land based or at sea.
What was your first car?
It was pile of junk – a Vauxhall Viva that cost £100 around 1977.
What were the cars you always wanted?
Well, it was the E-Type Jags and Aston Martin DB5s.
How many cars do you own?
An Aston DB5 from 1965; that takes a lot of looking after and I don't drive it much. But my daily drives are Land Rovers, I've got four of them – three Series 2s and a more modern Defender.
What do you love about them?
The Aston was one of the Grand Tourers of its time, while the Land Rovers are pure form follows function. I love the look of them. It wasn't styled and is the opposite of what we do really – it was engineered to the shape it's in.
What motivated you to buy the cars you have?
I buy classic cars because they go up in value, whereas if you buy a new supercar, the chances are it's going to devalue. I bought my Aston Martin 10 years ago, which was a very good move.
Where's your favourite place to drive?
I'm more of a picnic hamper guy going down to Cornwall on the English roads, country pubs. I just enjoy the car, the drive, the destination.
Which modern cars would you like to own?
Probably a Ferrari or a McLaren 720S or Lamborghini Huracán. My young son's really into the supercars so I take him to Goodwood Festival of Speed, and he loves it.
Do you think the car world and the yacht world are connected in any way from a design perspective?
A car is a mass produced item that has to fulfil many different requirements, but when you're talking about Rolls-Royces, then you're talking about high levels of finishes and quality so they are looking to the yacht world. Exterior-wise, there's not much that car designs have taken from the yacht world but probably more for materials and styling, trying to replicate the opulence of a superyacht. Maybe Mark [Smith, director at Michael Leach] and I could do that one day, style somebody's car, maybe befriend an owner and be given the opportunity to style his Ferrari. That would be fun, wouldn't it?
What was your first car?
My first one would have been my father's 1976 Series 3 Land Rover.
How many have you got in your collection?
I've got four Porsches, an Aston, three Land Rovers – a Series 3, a Defender and a Series 2 (lightweight ex-Army with a V8 engine in it) – a Mercedes SL500, a classic Range Rover… oh, and I've got an Alfa GTV6 under rebuild.
Which one would you save from a fire?
It would be one of the Porsches, the 911 GT3 RS. It is the most modern and valuable one so I'd keep that.
Do you have a favourite route or road you like to drive them on?
For the last three years I've organised a tour down to Monaco going over the Alps… anything over those passes is unbelievable.
What is it about Porsches that designers appreciate?
I think they're a classic design, but we also appreciate the shape. At the same time, they're not flash like a Ferrari. You can drive it hard, all day, every day, and they don't break; they're just a reliable car.
Is there any particular celebrity or cultural icon who made cars look great?
There's a lot of obvious ones – Sean Connery and the Aston Martin – but I think for me it would have to be Roger Moore in his 2CV or even with his Lotus Esprit.
Do you see any similarity between yacht design and car design?
A lot of yacht designers are actually frustrated car designers. You see a lot more 3D design and surfacing in superyacht design and a lot of that comes from an interest in the car industry. If anything they're learning more from us. The top-end car companies are now looking to the yacht industry because they see it as a marketing connection. They're trying to muscle in on our scene – put some wood decking on the back and extract a bit of the yachting magic.
How many cars do you currently have?
Four too many! My fifth is a Tesla P85 (above) and that's all that I need. It has fantastic acceleration, it handles amazingly and is beautifully quiet inside and out. The only thing I would replace it with is the new Tesla Roadster.
Which marque pushes the boundaries of design?
Rolls-Royce — its output has to strike a balance between brand heritage and brand refreshment. I think they do it masterfully.
Who inspired your love of cars?
Briggs Cunningham, the legendary American car and boat racer. I was so inspired by him that I named one of my sons after him.
What has the superyacht world learned from the car industry?
I have always thought that car trends were followed in the yacht industry by about five years. But now I think that yacht designs are starting to be very progressive and are closing the gap. I am keen to see how superyachts follow a fully electric path.
What do you like about the cars you own?
We own three cars. One is an SUV – the Kia Sportage – and the other two are a Mercedes C42 AMG convertible and an Aston Martin Vantage. Both are fun cars to drive, fast and agile, but the Aston is a car that grows as the speed increases. The faster you go the more natural it feels; it glues to the road.
Which car encapsulates style or classic design for you?
The original Bugatti models, no question. Perfect proportions and perfect mechanics. We also have to mention the Mercedes 540K Spezial Roadster – forever beautiful.
Does yacht design borrow from car design, or is it the other way round?
I don't think car design translates well to yachts. First there's the matter of scale – I can see beauty on a large white surface, perfectly fair and glossily finished, and a car just cannot compete with that. Secondly, yacht designers deal mostly with lines first and surfaces later and car designers deal mostly with surfaces and volumes.
What do you like about the cars you own?
My 1972 De Tomaso Pantera has the finest "hindquarters" of any car ever conceived, and was designed to "look like she's about to pounce!"
Which car encapsulates style for you?
I drove a Porsche 928 while working for Jon Bannenberg in the 1990s – it was Tim Heywood's hand-me-down! It was fast, with a gorgeous sounding V8. The body was aggressive, using only soft faceted forms and beveled edges.
Have the boundaries between yacht and car design become blurred?
Successful design requires the same process – problem definition followed by rigorous evaluation. Cars and yachts are also heaped in emotions; they move us in this life. That power to move us is a part of the equation for any successful design.
What car did grow up with?
My parents used to drive a pimped-up International Scout with wooden side panels. It was always filled with children – and not a seat belt in sight.
What cars do you currently own?
I only have one – a white BMW X5.
What do you like about it?
My X5 is reliable and the service techs take good care of me. My normal morning routine consists of loading the car with my dogs to head to the office after my workout.
What has the superyacht world learned from the car industry?
The superyacht design world is slowly embracing the car industry's ideal of fuel economy and a reduced carbon footprint. We also can learn from how the car industry utilises luxury craftsmanship and comfort in the minimum space.
Driving design: Yacht designers on the cars that float their boat
Terence Disdale
Superyacht designer
What are the cars you admired growing up?
The Jaguar XK120 and D-Type Jaguar.
What are your favourite marques?
Jaguar and Aston Martin.
What do you particularly like about the cars you own?
Primarily I love their shapes, however the six-cylinder engine in the XK120 is an amazing basic machine that can be powered up and modified from the original 180 to 345hp, which says a lot for its core engineering.
Which car encapsulates style or classic design?
The E-Type Jaguar.
When do you drive your cars?
On special occasions like the Goodwood Revival or similar car fest get-togethers. My XK120 does not have a roof and I love the wind in my hair!
Which designers or film stars are the icons of the car world in your eyes, or sparked your love of car design?
Icon wise it has to be Steve McQueen in Bullitt driving a Ford Mustang. Not only was he a great actor, he was also a very competent race driver.
If your garage was on fire, which car would you save?
Common sense would say the most valuable but that would not be the one I love the most. I guess I would save the one that starts on the button!
Where do you like to drive?
The country roads around Yorkshire are amazing. I would love to do a tour of the west coast of America.
How has superyacht design influenced the car world?
I don't think yacht design has influenced cars but we could teach car designers not to make dashboards that reflect in the windscreen.


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Serves as patrol officer in the hospital facilities. Responsible for observing activities in the Huntsville Hospital Medical District using patrol techniques and responding to security incidents as required. May be called upon to greet, valet park, transport patients or work as a cashier in garage booth when needed.
High School diploma or GED required. Some college preferred. Must complete Huntsville Hospital P.R.I.D.E. Academy within 90 days of employment.
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Weekend and/or Holiday Rotation may be required.
Rotating Shifts may be required.
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