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Five pieces of equipment – high and low sit-up benches, push-up bars, pull-up bars and parallel bars – give runners, walkers and cyclists a reason to stop as they make their way along the Butler Trail around Lady Bird Lake.
I dropped by the newly equipped area last Friday morning to meet Susan Rankin, executive director of The Trail Foundation, which funded the improvements.
As we sat and chatted, a handful of people got in a workout in the new space. One, Miguel Vilchis, said he uses the station before heading out on his regular run around the lake.
A few others paused just to see if they could figure out how to use the bars, which brought a smile to Rankin's face. The bars and benches seemed to be luring in people who would never head to a gym.
"We are excited about the way that the boardwalk is already attracting people from all walks of life and we think that this new exercise area will add a whole dimension of fitness use," she wrote my later in an email.
The equipment is arranged on a springy surface in a semi-circular space that overlooks the lake. Exercisers can watch kayakers paddle by as they knock out their routines.
The exercise station, including the equipment, the rubberized surface, bricks and installation, cost $48,616. Plantings of 17 Mexican sycamore trees, irrigation, grates around the trees, a year of landscape maintenance and a butterfly garden (coming in March), added $31,802.
Money for the project came from donations to The Trail Foundation from Whataburger, Lynne Dobson and Greg Wooldridge, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
So what's next for the trail?
The Trail Foundation officials are busy raising money for their next big project – a new trail bridge on the north side of the river beneath Congress Avenue. Designing is under way now, with permitting and construction planned for this fall. The new bridge will replace the aging existing structure, making it wider and safer so it can handle the trail's increased usage.
Also on tap?
This fall crews will plant new shade trees to fill in sunny spots just east of the boardwalk. They'll replace some failing retaining walls, starting with those just west of Lou Neff Point.
They'll also install six interpretive signs, now in the designing phase, on the boardwalk observation areas. The signs will explain the area's birds, geology, trees, watersheds and animals, plus provide information about Blunn Creek.
The Trail Foundation will also expand its conservation work, planting more saplings, pruning older trees and assessing the health of the greenspace along the trail and its 199 acres.
Get out there and enjoy the trail. To donate to the non-profit organization, go here


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It is a lovely beginning of the month: getting the email from the Sugar Block Club. I made the block almost straight away. It is called Presence.
These are all my Sugar Blocks up to now.
It's all looking very sugary I think. To make sure the blocks go together in the end, I think I will have to start repeating some of the fabrics. Right now the February block (lower right) stands out a bit, and some of the blue in the March block (top left) also needs repeating. It's fun to think about these things.

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The games program provides balance to the intense academic life of the school.
We do not expect all girls to be good athletes, but we encourage physical fitness and the experience of organized sports.
Students learn the importance of physical fitness through school-wide cross-country runs, as well as the value of teamwork and good sportsmanship in both individual and team sports.
Below: The 2016 swimming team
Choices within the school include: basketball, rugby, soccer, track and field, hockey, volleyball, netball, handball, swimming, table and lawn tennis. Kisumu Girls competes against other schools in all these sports.
Part of the Hand ball team 2016
The pursuit of excellence has seen individuals and teams win regional honours in almost all of them. The field hockey and netball teams were voted the best high school teams in County and Regional Competitions.
The 2016 Hockey Champions
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Letters to The Islander | Oct. 11
1080 Science a Balance
Manfred Meidert (1080 Science The Islander Sept. 20) is right. We all need to be more "humane" and professional towards each other. 1080 is a passionate subject and we need to work together to solve the problem of destructive feral cats. The NRKI and cat board have so far only provided presentations, to the public, by pro 1080 researchers. To balance the debate and remove any suggestion of impartiality I am asking the NRKI to consider the following: Invite Dr Miranda Sherley RSPCA research scientist to give a presentation of the adverse effects of 1080 use. Because there wasn't enough time at Dr Peacocks seminar (Sept. 21), give us the opportunity to present case study videos of the adverse effects of 1080 poisoning on dogs, cattle, sheep, etc in Australia and New Zealand. Consult a qualified toxicologist to ascertain what are the sub-lethal effects of 1080 poisoning and whether 1080 can be absorbed through the skin. This particularly relevant if a cat grooming trap is placed on or near a community and a poisoned stray cat interacts with a child.
Errol Taylor, Pelican Lagoon
Thanks to community
As an out-going elected member, I would like to thank the community for giving me the opportunity to represent them on the KI Council. I found this a very rewarding position which allowed me to contribute to the debate and council directions ensuring good governance and budgetary restraint. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and committed staff and CEO working for our council, and an honest and dedicated mayor. I would also like to thank my fellow elected members, who provided the respect and depth of intellect that is needed for good decision making, despite robust debate and differences of opinion. Some of the achievements I am particularly proud of include the completion of the Penneshaw Community Waste Water System with its solar powered energy bank, introduction of the green waste recycling to reduce cost and landfill, the building of our beautiful airport which is a huge credit to the CEO and staff, and embedding climate change risk into the strategic plan. I encourage everyone who is eligible to vote to do so and consider candidates for their diversity and ability to function in a professional and courteous manner with the interests of the island at heart. For those who maybe concerned about council operations based on the circulation of a recent booklet of unknown authorship, I encourage you to speak to a range of past and potential elected members about issues that concern you, attend the 'Meet the Candidates' meeting on Oct. 16 and use the council website to answer questions.
Pip Masters, Kingscote
Plain gutless
This week I have read a booklet titled "When Monsters and Psychopaths Rule – A chronology of the waste, lies and corruption of the Kangaroo Island Council 2010-2018". If the person or persons involved in the production of this booklet were not prepared to put their name or names to it, then all I can say is that the person or persons are just plain gutless. If any of the candidates standing for the council election have been involved, do the right thing and withdraw your nomination.
Graham Smith, Wisanger
Cowardly act
Thank you R. Bell for expressing what so many of us are feeling. The booklet is indeed a cowardly and shameful act. The island deserves better as do the many councillors who have devoted so much time over the years and those who will continue to serve in the years to come.
Robyn and Les Field, Penneshaw
Anonymous document
Re the anonymous document concerning the Kangaroo Island Council – The old adage - "Where there's smoke there's fire" seems to be a reasonable position to adopt. The letter in last week's Islander from Rosalie Chirgwin is an endorsement of the evidence presented in the document. My personal experience of the character and ethics of Rosalie, Ken Liu, Peter Denholm and Graham Walkom is best described as honest, decent and admirable. John Stevenson's suggestion to form a ratepayers association is a good one - let's do it, before the fire gets even more out of control!
Elizabeth Shearman, Penneshaw
Off Islanders' say
As "off-islanders" make up 47 per cent of ratepayers and contribute the same rates and levies as islanders, it is important that we vote for candidates who will support and understand our specific needs and give us a voice. I ask the elected new council to: Recognise that the island has a small ratepayer base and 'live within its means'; Develop initiatives and infrastructure with financial due diligence, that are sympathetic to the character, and natural environment; With the Commissioner, lobby State and Federal governments to achieve subsidies which can address issues of disadvantage, equity and reduce freight costs. Further reduce passenger and vehicle costs for 'off-island' people; With the Commissioner, continue representation to State Government to influence legislative changes for owners of Coastal Conservation Zone; Provide opportunities for 'off-islanders to participate or have access to information normally delivered in island workshops; Be open and transparent, and communicate with residents and ratepayers to avoid rumours, misinformation and hearsay; Focus on core-business services and infrastructure. As Penneshaw is the 'gateway' to the island, visitors and commuters should have a 'sense of arrival' to the island. Upgrade the toilet behind the post office in Penneshaw.
Rhonda Avard, Gilberton
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Segal Family Foundation partners with outstanding organizations improving the well-being of communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our vision is that every Sub-Saharan African grows up with access to quality education and health services, the protection of their reproductive rights, and the opportunity to contribute to a productive society.
We are building a community of creative collaborators. We bring together visionary grassroots organizations, progressive donors, and collaborative intentional NGOs to implement, refine, and scale development solutions that are effective and locally appropriate.
After 40 years as the CEO and founder of the roofing materials company Bradco Supply, Barry Segal wanted to do something new. He retired from his successful business career and began exploring philanthropic opportunities.
Barry attended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2006 and became excited about the opportunities available to do good. President Clinton encouraged Barry to narrow his focus in order to be most effective and influential with his funding.
Shortly afterwards, Barry traveled to Africa for the first time, visiting Rwanda in 2007. During the trip, he made a few key observations, which continue to guide the work of SFF:
- He saw really talented people who lacked opportunities. He wanted to give opportunities and appropriate resources to people in rural Africa, allowing them to change their communities for the better.
- He observed that many organizations in Africa are working to solve similar problems with little collaboration. He believed he could make an impact by investing in grassroots organizations run by talented leaders and by encouraging organizations to work together.
Segal Family Foundation began to support community-based organizations with the localized knowledge needed to create sustainable change in their communities. Over the years, SFF has built a small, professional team based in the U.S. and Africa, involved a smart board of directors, and now supports over 190 partners across Sub-Saharan Africa.


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The Terminal Quartet was originally conceived by composer/producer Andrew Garton and video artist John Power as a means to define software as instrument, both in an audible and visual context.
The Quartet performs structured improvisations. Performers research and arrange individual movements in isolation from each other as governed by the context and structure of Garton's compositions.
The debut performance was held at the Lambsgo Bar, Fitzroy, Melbourne, 18 December, 2003. The Quartet performed Drift Theory 01, a structured improvisation and collaborative composition by Andrew Garton.
Once we got through the logistcs of space (fitting four laptops and MIDI controllers on a small table) and sound checks we met out the back of the bar to discuss the piece.
The Terminal Quartet V1.0 is Andrew Garton, Paul Abad, Steve Law and Jeremy Yuille (from top-right clockwise to top-left). That's Brains in the DJ booth finishing up his set before we hooked in.
More information about the Terminal Quartet.
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It's Black and White
On the one hand, Broward Health interim CEO Paulene Grant, was accused by a physician of indirectly benefiting from an alleged kickback scheme involving two physicians who are still working at Broward Health. Allegedly, the accusing physician had been denied hospital rotation privileges due to peer review action (bad physician). Notably, apparently Lynn Barrett, Broward Health Corporate Council hired outside council as an interim compliance officer who made a determination that Pauline Grant did not, in fact violate the anti-kickback statues Nevertheless, Ms. Grant was fired for cause and escorted from the premises as a result of these accusations. Of course, there is pending litigation.
On the other hand, the most recent Independent Review Organization (IRO) report accuses Senior Vice president Doris Peek of multiple "intentional misrepresentations" , "intentionally misleading the Board of Commissioners", an "apparent fraudulent scheme" and "engaging in 'obsessive efforts' to steer improper and excessive payments to a marketing firm owned by Ben Porritt, former national spokesman for John McCain's presidential campaign… As a result, more than $1.9 million was paid to Porritt's company, of which nearly $1.7 million was in excess of the amount agreed in the original contract, according to the report." Ominously, the IRO concludes "We leave it to others to determine whether Peek, as a public employee of Broward Health, may have used or attempted to use her position to secure a special privilege or benefit for Outside Eyes and Porritt (112.313( 6), Florida Statutes) by improperly disclosing non-public intonation obtained by reason of her employment for the personal gain or benefit of Outside Eyes and Porritt ((112.313(8), Florida Statutes)." It appears that in the face of these very serious allegations, Doris Peek was allowed to "retire" maintaining her benefits. It is unclear if Ms. Peek also received a sweetheart severance package together with usual confidentiality agreement to keep her from talking about what really goes on at corporate.
The difference, unlike with Doris Peek, there is no suggestion that interim CEO Paulene Grant lied or mislead anyone or did anything to discredit either Broward Health or her position.
The difference is Paulene Grant is black, and Doris Peek is white. It's racism, pure and simple. The Board should be ashamed!
Voodoo Economics
On May 21, 2015, I posted "OMG – Nabil El Sanadi's First 5 Months!" and noted "Dr. Nabil El Sanadi's first 5 months as CEO is peppered by his apparent arrogant administrative miss-steps, 'discretionary' spending seemingly more befitting a drunken sailor, a rumored lack of confidence vote by the medical staff, and ostensible team busting organizational paranoia that even by Broward Health standards is remarkable." Recent IRO disclosures and the significant downgrading of Broward Health's credit rating based, in part on "The magnitude of the downgrade and maintenance of the negative outlook reflect a sharp decline in operating performance during the current FY 2016, representing significant negative variance relative to historical operating performance and budget, and a potential future breach of debt service coverage covenant," The rating agency said. "The rating action also reflects significant transition in senior leadership, heightened external scrutiny, and depressed liquidity partly due to payout for recent legal settlement." Suggest that since Dr. El Sanadi's curious suicide, Broward Health has continued his financial and management incompetence with vigor.
Broward Health's finances are sitting on a three-legged stool supported by taxpayers, Obama Care (in particular Medicaid & previously uninsured), and investments. Commissioner Ure, a man who should know better, wants us to believe it is the effective interim management with a wonderful story to tell. In fact, Broward Health is in perilous financial shape after little more than two years of financial mismanagement and incompetent leadership buoyed only by an historically strong balance sheet bought and paid for by years of taxpayer support and employee dedication.
Fortunately, the financial core of Broward Health's balance sheet is found in its 8,000 dedicated health professionals, who while embarrassed by the current corporate leadership and board, continue to give their best for the health of the community. In spite of their dedication and millions spent in "advertising", occupancy and census for use of Broward Health's services continue to be weak.
Note the startling differences in the financial reports from fiscal year 2015 & 2016. The first from KPMG, a top 10 accounting firm, the second from a "shopped" accounting firm who agreed – for a paycheck, to ignore critical elements of Broward Health's financial picture, like the federal regulatory actions and the numerous active federal, state and local investigations on both civil and criminal issues. (Click the links)
Fiscal Year 2015 Audit Fiscal Year 2016 Audit
Transition in senior leadership
"significant transition in senior leadership" – Talk about understatement!
In May, the Broward Health board without either comment or discussion appointed board member Beverly Capasso as interim CEO of Broward Health – its fourth CEO in 18 months, and Ms. Capasso voted for it!!! Even after a formal sunshine complaint – apparently what is patently obvious to everyone, the State Attorney has yet to find a violation. My guess, and hope is that any jury would reasonably determine that the vote had been impermissibly pre-arranged in smoke-filled back rooms – and all the commissioners who voted for it are guilty as hell! But, that's my opinion.
If you've reading this blog for any time, you may recall that El Sanadi with and through his corporate power-hungry coven consisting of IT – Doris Peek, Personnel – Dionne Wong, and Compliance – Donna Lewis, began a purge of all senior leadership with any opposition to their (I mean Dr. El Sanadi's) ambitions. The current IRO report on Peek gives a peek into the free-wheeling conduct of these El Sanadi's familiars.
Subsequent to El Sanadi's suicide, the power shifted to Lynn Barrett – Broward Health's corporate attorney who had been hired by the El Sanadi commission of Rodriguez, DiPietro, Neiland and Wright after they purged the extraordinarily competent and well respected governmental attorney Sam Goren. Interim CEO Keven Fusco, who had been hand-picked by El Sanadi after he purged the previous Chief Operating Officer, and he could stay just so long as he was a good boy, which wasn't for long.
Compliance Donna Lewis was the first to go. after all, compliance is Barrett's exclusive area. Compliance was now how everyone at Broward Health would be measured – new current rules could and in cases where anyone opposed Barrett's ambitions – would be applied retroactively (as in the case of Paulene Grant).
This compliance inquisition is carried out by the "Independent Review Organizations" IRO at the "direction" of Barrett which, on the surface, is perfectly understandable. But there are fair questions about exactly how was the IRO chosen. One would expect that a Request for Proposal (RFP) would have been issued for this lucrative contract. No RFP.
Instead there are a few tangled Barrett private relationships including purported best friend Myla Reizen, Heidi Sorenson, Laura Ellis and Scott Newton author of the IRO report. Notwithstanding these apparent irregularities and undisclosed relationships, the substance of the IRO report appear both comprehensive and independent even if the targets are "coincidentally" persons pushing back against Barrett's ambitions.
Lynn Barrett
However, with substantial complaints and questions relating to Barrett's conduct including (but not limited to): complaints and calls related to Barrett, Reizen, Newton and Perez; Barrett's Broward Health's hush money severance policy; The Baker Donelson invoices; The Foley invoices; corrective action plans for PPUC contracts; etc… It is curious why the IRO is not reviewing these matters with the same enthusiasm as he reviews those publicly speaking out against Barrett's alleged excesses. Certainly, a circumstantial argument could be made that the IRO is not as independent as it should be.
The only thing worse than being a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite. – Tennessee Williams
Tic Toc, time is running out.
Which Broward Health Commissioner might find it's a good time to quietly resign?
Clues 1-4 are found in my post & comments "I'm Back"
The 5th clue is the link between Barbara Stanwyck, Ursula Thiess, and Jay Cohen and you'll have the ethical key to this Commissioner's problem at Broward Health.
Remember: you can send me anonymous tips and information through my About/Contact page.


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It's so nice having a husband that cares about eating healthy and maintaining his weight. I have had boyfriends in the past that could eat whatever they wanted whenever they wanted - I always noticed while I was dating someone that my weight would start to increase. I think this is also what caused a huge weight gain in college. I had a roommate that had an incredible metabolism and a boyfriend that did too. They both ate enormous amounts of food without gaining a single pound. In fact, many times, for whatever reason, they would LOSE weight. It was so frustrating. I tried keeping up with them and it got me up to a size 16 pant size! My husband generally can eat what he wants too, if he is active. So, in the spring, summer, and fall he is constantly doing things out on the farm that allow him to eat whatever he'd like. But, as fall creeps into winter he begins his hibernation period. We all know the winter is the worst season for weight gain because of all the holiday foods. Eating tons of fatty foods plus no daily exercise causes the weight to start to creep onto my husband (lol, he'd be the first to admit it so don't think I'm "telling" on him to a nationwide audience!). This morning he woke up and said, "Ok, I'm back up to my goal weight from Jenny Craig, I need to start watching what I eat again." He's been active but not as considerable as he was all summer. He's learned well from our consultant and this week said he wants to pay more attention to his portion sizes. If that doesn't work and he still gains he'll head back to JC for a week or so until he gets control of his weight again.
This is a lesson for all of us. You don't have to be crazy about the number on the scale - like I am...but you definitely need to be aware of a 5 pound gain. Once you've hit the 5 pound mark you need to be a little more diligent about portion sizes and exercise for awhile until things start leveling out again.
Breakfast -
JC Sunshine Sandwich
1 cup coffee with tsp. fat-free creamer
Snack -
JC Anytime Bar
Lunch -
JC Meatball Stuffed Sandwich
Fresh green beans
3/4 cup strawberries
Dinner -
JC Lasagna
Salad (mixed greens, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes) 2 tbsp. light ranch
JC S'Mores Bar
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Tseshaht First Nation acquired a new canoe this spring, which is already being put to use by the Tseshaht Canoe Family on the Paddle to Lummi journey.
First Nations along the vast migratory path of Fraser River salmon are optimistic that a new co-management agreement with Canada will help ensure a future for their fisheries.
An Ehattesaht First Nation man has connected with his long-lost nephew through a trail of information beginning with a DNA sharing website.
First Nations have the right - above other users - to access fish from their waters, according to the Constitution and the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Big One is indeed coming.
But even earthquake experts like Honn Kao cannot accurately predict just when that might happen.
Progress continues on a multi-use pathway through Pacific Rim National Park with construction this season beginning near Wickaninnish Beach, work timed to limit impacts on salmon and trout.
This year's canoe journey to Washington started only days before, when one of the support boats capsized, sending the three occupants into the water.
Highway 4 continues to be closed in both directions after a cliff-side blast caused an unexpected volume of rock debris to fall on the road east of the Tofino-Ucluelet junction.
The First Nations Health Authority has announced that status First Nations clients between the ages of 65 and 69 may now be reimbursed for the cost of Shingrix, the vaccine that protects against shingles....
Western Forest Products is trespassing on reserve land, thereby breaking a stipulation in the Indian Act, according to a message delivered in Gold River today by the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation.
Though she recently earned a social work degree from the University of Victoria, Mercediese Dawson has other plans.
The 29-year-old Port Alberni woman will be returning to the Victoria university...
Two more open houses have just wrapped up where the public had the opportunity to review and evaluate preliminary ideas to improve safety and access at Cathedral Grove.
WorkSafeBC has introduced new regulations aimed at improving safety conditions for workers on board commercial fishing vessels. Every person on board is now required to wear a life jacket or PFD (personal...
On Friday, June 28 Alberni District Secondary School celebrated another year of high school graduates.
Hundreds of people turned out for Maaqtusiis Secondary School's Grade 12 graduation celebration, held June 27 at the school gym.
Fourteen graduates were escorted into the beautifully decorated gym in...
Despite being from vastly contrasting communities, youth from different parts of the country have become close friends.
That's because students from Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School recently took...
The Heliset TTE SKAL – Let the Languages Live Indigenous Languages Conference opened to the great news that Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages bill, received Royal Assent on June 21 – most fittingly on...
Dozens of loved ones and members of the extended Tla-o-qui-aht community held a walk for Lisa Marie Young on Sunday, June 30, 17 years after the young woman went missing without a trace in Nanaimo.
The Ditidaht and Pacheedaht signed an agreement that has been a quarter century in the making today, setting the First Nations up for the final stages of treaty negotiations with the province and Canada.
In 1969 it was evident that changes were happening in Huu-ay-aht territory. The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve was on its way to being established, stretching along the west coast of Vancouver Island,...
Nuu-chah-nulth nations in general are challenged with housing shortages, but what makes Hupacasath First Nation unique among them is its biggest obstacle: No available land.
A recent audit on education of Indigenous students in B.C. showed the graduation rate is 16 per cent lower than for non-Indigenous students, lowering from a 24 per cent gap in 2015.
With a long and hot summer expected, those who keep a close eye on Vancouver Island's rivers are seeing a crisis unfold.
As a symbol of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls, Tofino will be getting an installation of red dresses, thanks to the initiative of a woman who lost her niece without a trace 17 years ago.
Friday was National Aborignal Day in Canada, when First Nations communties and culture was celebrated throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory, and across Canada.


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Recently Okai Chisato of C-ute released a cover of the famous Idol song "Romantic Ukare Mode" by Fujimoto Miki. The recent push that Chisato has been getting is a very welcoming site for H!P fans as most people know C-ute as a 2 person show with Airi and Maimi at the helm. Chisato's YouTube Dance videos have been a huge success, and she is also getting Fan Club events for herself. Lets hope that 2011 continues to be a good year for Chisato and hopefully we see this trend continue within H!P with the lesser known members getting more of a spotlight attention for themselves.
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What is Rocball?
Rocball is a game derivative of volleyball with its roots of play founded the in the Meso-American sport of Tlachtli. The actual game of Tlachtli involved passing a ball from side to side over a low wall without it touching the ground. If the ball fell to the ground, a team would win a point and vice versa. If you struck the ball with an incorrect part of the body, you could lose points for your team.
However, the real purpose of the game was to get the ball through the hoop on a wall above either side of the court. The team that did this won, irrespective of the current score of the game. As a game, Tlachtli has often been described as a combination between volleyball and soccer.
After the creation of volleyball in 1895 and prior to 1980, athletes who played this kind of team net sport played under two different restrictions. In volleyball, players were not allowed to hit the ball with any part of the body below the waist. In the Asian sport of sepak takrau players were not allowed to use their arms or hands to touch or hit a ball.
In the Micronesian sport of Rocball, players are allowed to hit the ball with any part of the body as long as a player doesn't carry or hold the ball. And, as in Tlachtli, there is a situation in which a team can lose a point and both sports have scoring areas other than the court floor: The sport of Tlachtli had vertical loops 8 or 10 feet high on a wall above either side of the court, and Rocball has vertical areas for scoring with six by twelve foot goals located ten feet behind each court.
The serve is the catalyst by which this kind of sport operates. The beginning of the game starts from a serve and the beginning to the end of the game starts with the serve. When a player from a team in offense, serves a ball over the net, the receiving team, the defensive team, has two hits to return a served ball. When a served ball is successfully returned over the net, the offensive team has the first five hit play on the ball. And, thereafter, each team is allowed up to five hits to score point/s.
*** Variation: After two hits off a served ball, subsequent plays are five hits for the offensive team and three hits for the defensive team until point/s is scored. This system of play gives the serving/offensive team more of the benefits of the side-out system of play, where the team with the serve had scoring advantage and the receiving team worked against the score for the advantages of the serve.
1. The team with service is the offensive team and points scored by a team with the serve are defined as volley points: Volley = discharge and attack
2. The team receiving the serve is the defensive team and points scored by the defensive team are defined as rally points: Rally = mobilize and recover.
*** By identifying a team's points as either volley or rally points, the game incorporates a different perspective and fosters diverse innovative relationships between the sport, its players, and teams.
3. Only the team with service, the offensive team, scoring volley points has closure. A team playing defense, the receiving team, scoring rally points cannot win a set/game. Whichever team scores a point/s serves the ball to start the next play; another remnant of the side-out system of play where there was a balance of challenges between teams.
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RHB Cap 7.30 Price Target - Hwdbs
RHB Capital (RM6.10; Buy; Price Target: RM7.30; RHBC
Bursa's approval on rights issues obtained
In an announcement yesterday, RHB Capital said that Bursa Malaysia has approved the listing and quotation of up to 1.3bn new RHB Capital Shares to be issued pursuant to its Proposed Rights Issue. Recall that RHB Cap has planned a RM1.3bn rights issue to fund the 80% acquisition of Bank Mestika.
The rights issue is scheduled to be completed by 2Q10, and expected to dilute RHB Cap's EPS by c.11% and nudge down ROE to 13% for FY10 and 14% for FY11.
Even after the slight dilution, RHB Cap's valuations are compelling – it remains the cheapest stock in our Malaysia large cap universe trading at only 8x forward EPS (9x post-rights) and 1.2x FY11F BV (1.3x post-rights), a 32% discount to the sector average of 1.9x. We reiterate Buy and RM7.30 TP based on the Gordon Growth Model with 15% sustainable ROE, 4% long term growth and 10.7% cost of equity.
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Come and join our community of inspired individuals with your first month to a new fitness routine, starting Monday March 30th* @ 6pm!
*Covid-19 Update: All classes at Irish Pole Dance Academy have been suspended until further notice in the interest of social responsibility. We don't know when our next course dates will be, but our office is open and you are welcome to contact us and chat with us about this course and what's involved and we can add you to our waiting list.
Can't stand another day of being bored to tears by your gym workout? Or maybe you have always wanted to join a pole dancing class but you don't feel confident enough; perhaps for a while you've been telling yourself that you're not strong enough or flexible enough yet, or that you "wouldn't be able for it" even if you did try?
It's time to change the narrative.
You've taken the first step in leaving all that stuff behind by just clicking onto this web page, so firstly well done. Now let us help you to feel inspired, to put the fun back into your routine and have a laugh with other folks who are fed up of the same old boring stuff too! You owe it to yourself!
Imagine yourself spinning around the pole to the sound of cheering from your fellow classmates, and that feeling of satisfaction that comes with realising "Hey, I can actually do this!"
This is the program that has helped hundreds of people in Dublin, just like you, to start afresh with their fitness journey, build strength and reclaim their confidence in the most fun way possible.
For the first 12 who sign up, we are offering a discount on our 4-week 'Introduction To Pole Dance' course of 2x workouts per week (Mondays and Wednesdays @ 6pm) at just €129 (normal price €152).
Fill in your details below to apply for one of the 12 available places!
We are looking for those who are willing to cast off their beliefs that no longer serve them about themselves and to say goodbye their boring workouts for good by joining our awesome community of inspired people who lift each other up. You must be able to commit to 2 sessions per week for a minimum 4 week period. Sessions run every Monday and Wednesday evening from 6-7pm, so you MUST be available to apply!
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Give us just 4 weeks and we'll set you on the right path to transforming your body and mind! Upon completion you will have the opportunity to join us as a member and become a part of our empowered community and build lasting results. We believe that fitness and wellbeing should be a lifestyle, not a fad!
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"IPDA is more than just somewhere you learn to Pole dance, it's a community of encouraging, positive, imperfect people who support each other no matter how big or small the goal is. There'll come a time when you'll just get that move you've been working so hard on and although you think no one is watching, applause just arises from the class. Like one of our members wrote recently "always watching, never judging". Watch your confidence grow." – Ellen Quinn
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More importantly, myself and my team are normal folks too. Yes, we have years of experience and certifications under our belts, but we all started out our pole dance journeys as curious individuals who just wanted to try it out as we thought it would be a fun way to spend some time and tone up! We also love 'normal' things such as pizza and donuts, so while we will help you to maximise your efforts in getting fitter, we will do it without preaching at you. We all have a very real understanding of what it feels like to start out with no fitness experience and thus feeling nervous and excited, thus best placing us as experts who can empathise with and support you on your way to success.
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Dangerous T junction A415 Culham science centre
Reported anonymously at 08:38, Tue 11 December 2018
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council and South Oxfordshire District Council 2 minutes later
Due the Culham site getting bigger (new buildings/facilities being built) and more cars on the road. Getting out of the site has become a struggle and I feel a fatal accident could occur at the T junction Entry/Exit. Its becoming so dangerous due to the road getting congested with traffic towards Clifton backing up past the site. problems are 1. nobody will let anyone exit the site, 2. bling eye to oncoming traffic turning right, this could result in a fatal crash. I have been here 10 years and its getting worse every year now. with more houses and quarry to be built this is only going to be more of a problem.
Council ref: ENQ18821347
Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 08:40, Tue 11 December 2018
The installation of such a scheme requires the implementation of a 'Traffic Regulation Order', this involves a long and expensive legal process including public consultation, I regret that Oxfordshire County Council do not currently have the available funding for such a scheme.
We would suggest that an initial approach is made to your Parish Council so that due consideration can be given towards its priority within the local area and so that the proposal can be endorsed and promoted locally. Parish Councils are also well placed to secure the necessary financial cost to such a scheme.
State changed to: Investigation complete
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:22, Wed 7 August 2019
This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.


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In the hay days of 2005 to 2006, India witnessed its great aviation boom. It was a completely new phenomenon that caught Indians by surprise. Before 2005, it was very costly for Indians to travel by airlines. Now because of a few low cost airlines( one offered a few seats at mere Rs 500 (< $10)), you could see folks from villages, who were used to travelling only in dusty buses and overcrowded trains. carrying huge suitcases , as if they were traveling still by bus, with a desire to fly. As a result airports became very crowded and chaotic but that was sign of those times.
King of good times
I remember an airline , "Kingfisher" with quite fondness. The moment you enter the airport, you would see a courtesy not seen before anywhere else. You had people ushering your luggage. In the plane, you were presented with a small plastic pouch that had candies, a ball pen, a headphone and few other utility things, all yours to take to home. There was a TV set behind each seat where one could watch movies and popular television serials. Hot food added to the appeal of the offering. This airline had a motto "King of good times" and it made through its promises. I still possess the pouches they gifted us every time I flew with them. Talk about creating nostalgia for events that were just a few years from now. Unfortunately the airline got into trouble and it is not operating anymore.
Nothing feels same anymore
When I flew to my hometown later with a low cost airline, after the aviation industry had seen some tough times, the effect of "good times" washed away pretty quickly. The seats on the this airline were cramped. Food was now "sold" inflight. Unfortunately Nothing matched the anticipation of hot steamy food like before. It seemed like that the airlines was telling the passengers "Our job is just to ferry you from one location to another". Later I heard the news that airlines are selling front seats for more money and it was called a "premium service". The airlines industry works like a mechanical devices now, disregarding the fact that their passengers are still humans and not robots.
The airlines reduced the value for their passengers. They took away privileges and made flying a less favorable experience. In other hospitality industries, this would be a considered a really bad practice.
Value lost?
The concept of value is really not defined by first taking away facilities such as comfortable seats and/or choice of seats and then selling them as something you would like to enjoy ( when as a customer I was already enjoying them). Every business wants to make money but then there are better ways to do it. They could have for example ,
- upgraded check in quality and charged for it
- let people have more options in gourmet food than lesser
- reward frequent flyers
I do not know nuances of the airline industry and I may be wrong about things, but this article is from my experience as their customer. Airline business is complicated. However delivering value is simple in most of the businesses. You just have to think from the point of view of customer experience. Better service will always lead to more revenue ( as you can charge for them). You gain from reputation and you have repeat customers. In another news I read that lesser people are flying these days because of very high fares. They instead take trains. I would say that the value offered by airlines is a bigger culprit than high fares.
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bill at nsma.arizona.edu (Bill Skaggs) writes: >MfZ at contrib.de (Museum fuer Zukunft) writes: > > I try to find literature which report experiments in which the > > brainwaves during human orgasms are recorded with an EEG-meter. >One of the most fascinating papers I have ever read is "Pleasure and >brain activity in man: deep and surface electroencephalograms during >orgasm", by R. G. Heath, J Nervous and Mental Disease 154:3-17 >(1972). More recent studies exist, of course, but surprisingly few of >them, and they aren't nearly as interesting. This is a topic that has >drawn very little attention relative to its importance. > -- Bill By "deep electroencephalograms", did they mean they were recording intracranially? This sounds quite bizarre to me. And regardless of whether they were recording from inside the scalp or the surface, I think that there would be a lot of muscle and movement artifacts in the EEG recordings. Kevin


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Welcome To A Portfolio of Fine Art Photography
This website is dedicated to the fine art photography of John Tarr.
On this page you will find links to various types of images I created during my 45+ years of taking photographs.
The categories and links are easy to follow, depending on what your preferences are.
As you can see, I have enjoyed photographing a wide range of subjects during my lifetime.
From landscape and wildlife–to people and photojournalism. I have tried to capture it all.
I love telling a story with my images.
I recently received my graphic design degree. A new talent God has given me, as I have gotten older.
I have found photography and graphic arts are like kissing cousins if you will. Both feed off of each other; and, they inspire me with different and merging ideas.
I also build websites, such as this one. I not only took all of the photography, but I also designed all of the graphics, logos and menu buttons.
Contact me if you need some graphics made, or a powerful AND visual website.
There is also a link on this page and in the menu bar, if you wish to purchase some of my fine art photography. It will take you to a secure on-line service I use, called "Fine Art America".
There you can buy high-quality canvases, signed prints, framed photographs, greeting card and much more.
Enjoy your visit, and let me know if you have any questions on my contact page.
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I am angry and truly disappointed by the movie created by Beirut Marathon Association for the #women race on 26 of may, those who talked at the beginning are sexist!!! and what they said is DISCRIMINATING against women!!!!! I refuse totally to be a part of such an initiative!
People should understand that verbal abuse is Refused, that stereotyping women as incompetent is refused!! Stereotyping women as unable to drive is not Funny, this is discriminating!!!
we want people to RESPECT women and the causes the women movement in Lebanon is supporting! such as the nationality cause, the criminalization of violence , the criminalization of sexual , and verbal harassment, the respect for our bodies, and our brains , the causes the women movement in Lebanon is supporting are so important, and not funny, e political participation of women is a must, respect of women bodies is a double must, respect of women intelligence and participation even in a race is a triple must! what I keep in mind after watching less than 1 minute of this movie is sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination against Lebanese women!!!
Rita Chemaly
I am truly sad that they mixed important issues with such "maskhara" as we say in Lebanon.


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The Tabletop Board Game Café brings the latest entertainment concept to Ohio City. You'll find almost 1,000 different board games that will take you back to the days when people competed socially face-to-face in a low-tech way. They include simple kids' games for a hit of nostalgia, as well as complicated strategy games for those who like a challenge. They also sell sandwiches, munchies and refreshments (beer, wine, coffee, kombucha, smooothies) to keep the energy going.
A $5 admission gives you access to as many games as you want for as long as you want. Memberships are available too if you think you'll become a regular here. They're open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays so you can make it a night-out destination with a group of friends.
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App Comparison: Bear vs Standard Notes
Why this comparison
I love beautiful software. I also love security, and prefer to support open source software projects rather than proprietary efforts whenever it's reasonable to do so.
I have ADHD. Note-taking is an enormous part of how I work with my brain; I have tried many systems (physical and digital), and combinations of systems over the years. I am very invested in finding a solution that will hold up, long term, to heavy daily use and is also in line with the preferences I stated above.
The following information is largely copied and pasted from Bear's website, as of this morning.
Platforms: MacOS, iOS, WatchOS Price: Freemium. Free tier: create notes, add tags and attachments, and export to a variety of formats. "Bear Pro": $14.99 annually / $1.49 monthly: sync between all your devices, over a dozen beautiful themes, and more powerful export options.
- Formatting: "Advanced Markup" Editor (basically markdown)
- Syntax highlighting for 20 programming languages
- Rich previews
- In-line support for images and photos
- Cross-Note Links
- Todos
- Multiple themes
- Multiple export options including HTML, PDF, DOCX, MD, JPG, and more
- Smart Data Recognition of elements like links, emails, addresses, colors, and more to come
- Hashtags
- Focus Mode (hides everything in the UI)
- Notes are stored in plain text
- Multi-device sync via iCloud
- Regular updates
Bear is a truly beautiful app and it's very easy to form a habit of using it since it integrates so neatly into other apps one already uses. The price of Bear's deep, seamless integration with Apple's products is lock-in to their ecosystem. Bear becomes more generally useful the more Apple products you own, and less useful the fewer you own. This is worrisome to me; I suspect non-OS software and device hardware shouldn't have their fates so closely bound together.
One thing I'd like to note is that Agenda kind of ripped off Bear's design, added a calendar integration, and focused on event note-taking. If you have a lot of recurring standing meetings or courses, particularly if you are responsible for managing agendas, action items etc, I would recommend giving it a look. It is proprietary and freemium. https://agenda.com/
Standard Notes
As before, I have largely copied and pasted this information from Standard Notes' website this morning.
Platforms: MacOS, Windows, Linux (AppImage), iOS, Android, web Price: Freemium. Free tier: end to end private encryption, sync all your devices, web and offline access, unlimited notes, unlimited devices. You may self-host this tier. "Standard Notes Extended": $9.99 monthly, $50.04 1-year (or, $4.17/month), $148.80 5-year (or, $2.48/month), which gives you access to themes and extensions (or plug-ins.)
- Formatting: Markdown
- Syntax highlighting for 120 programming languages (via Code Editor extension)
- Rich previews (via about 4 of the extensions)
- In-line support for images and photos (via Plus Editor extension)
- Todos (via Simple Task Editor extension)
- Multiple themes (via extensions)
- Export as txt
- Hashtags (enhanced via Quick Tags extension; also "Smart Tags" [interact w/your tags via JSON] via Folders extension)
- Focus Mode (via No Distraction extension)
- Multi-device sync via Dropbox, Google Drive, or WebDAV server
- Regular updates
- All notes, tags, and other data generated using the Standard Notes applications are encrypted using AES-256 encryption[^]
- Github push
- Vim keybindings (via Vim Editor extension)
- Infinite undo / infinite history
Standard Notes is extremely feature-full, but has managed to retain a UI that doesn't feel like Microsoft Word. If you are clever about using all of its features, it can replace several separate applications. The additional layers of security it contains do not result in it feeling burdensome to use.
From this cursory comparison, I can see a few things:
- Support for typical activities — text formatting, syntax highlighting, todos, live preview of formatting / images / etc, themes — is covered by both apps. If looks matter to you, Bear might have the better free tier.
- Free tiers aside, Bear is significantly less expensive than Standard Notes, even if one pre-pays for 5 years of Standard Notes and thus receives the greatest discount available.
- Standard Notes is significantly more secure.
- Standard Notes contains key features that primarily appeal to developers.
Ultimately, for the suite of applications and services I'd prefer to use (e.g. Nextcloud), Standard Notes is the better choice for me since it permits a WebDAV sync destination. I also appreciate Standard Notes' extremely privacy-first approach, which appears to be a founding principle and not marketing promises.
I find it interesting that despite being a self-professed note taking nerd (for crying out loud, I was a die-hard Notational Velocity user for years), I didn't know Standard Notes existed before last week — and they've been around since 2017. Maybe this post will expose a few more note-takers to another secure, private alternative.


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Download the following evaluation and provide a copy to your Worksite Supervisor to complete as part of your Portfolio.
Evaluation Questions
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- Were shared goals met?
- Was a product produced, and was it up to standard?
- Was Intern's work of a sufficiently high quality?
- Were additional skills or different skills than had been anticipated needed to complete the work or reach the goals?
- What was the best skill or characteristic of this Intern that was brought into the job?
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C Division East: Alphas' skipper hopes side have turned a corner now + Six of the best for Sidmouth
ALPHINGTON skipper Luke Phillips hopes the 83-run win over Braunton is a sign things are on the up at the Chronicles.
Four defeats in the first five starts had left Alphington in the bottom three.
Victory lifted Alphinton ahead of Braunton and five points clear of the drop spots.
It's a step in the right direction and one Phillips felt was overdue.
"We had a bit of luck for once in the top four and that gave us a lift," said Phillips.
"When we needed runs later in the game, Will Pring and Al Davey ran really well, turning ones into twos and even running a four.
"When we bowled we pinned them down in the middle and when they tried to get moving we took wickets.
"It as been a tough start to the season, but I think we have turned a corner now."
Mark Halse had a rare failure with the bat but Phillips (40) and new Exeter City boss Matt Taylor (46) moved smartly to 82 for two.
Taylor kept going until he was fourth out on 144. Lower-order oomph came from Pring (57) and Davey (27), who put on 74 towards a total of 246 for seven.
Braunton got to 84 for two in reply – Jon Baglow (37) and Mike Brown (22) the run getters – then dipped to 87 for four with Tom Bath (3-52) among the wickets.
Phil James (24) and Jamie Tapp (29) got Braunton up to 123 for five, but when Halse removed Tapp it was the beginning of the end for Braunton.
Halse went on to finish with four for 24 and with Taylor and Tom Ballett taking a wicket each the visitors were all out for 163.
PLAYED six, won them all and only four dropped points so far. That's Sidmouth's record at the top of the C Division East after a 92-run win over Kilmington.
Kilmington, who were second going into round six, struggled to keep the runs down from the start.
Sidmouth openers Issac Thomas (76) and Nick Mansfield (34) put on 113 and there were plenty more runs where those came from. Skipper Anthony Griffiths (62) was involved in a stand of 89 with Byron Knowles (64) before he was last out at 270 for six.
Brett Garner's two for 43 and Josh Short's none for 43, both from nine overs, were the best of Kilmington's bowling figures.
Tom Gooding (59) and Matt Pile (50) gave Kilmington a start and at 104 for two they were in the game. But not for much longer.
Gooding had already gone and he was followed by Pile, Matt Rockett and Garner in a running total of 106 for four.
A combination of Daley Holmes (3-12), Ed Hurley (2-24) and Byron Knowles (2-44) worked down the order as Kilmington faded to 186 all out.
OTTERY defeated Feniton by 10 wickets in the derby date to move up to second in the table.
Feniton are now looking anxiously behind them after dropping into the bottom three in a division with three relegation places.
Feniton stumbled from 67 for three to 103 for six and on to 119 all out. Apart from Mark Salter's 26 there was not a lot from the rest.
The wickets fell in ones and twos at first before Henry Mutter (3-8) put Feniton out of their misery.
All Ottery needed to knock off the runs were 22 overs. That's how long it took Aussie opener Oliver West (84) and Alex Clements (31) to take care of business.
New boy West, with two hundreds already and 493 league runs in the book, never mind 13 wickets at a shade above 14 each, has clearly made a huge difference for Ottery.
Feniton skipper Jon Pyle said there was no disguising it had been a poor day all round.
"We did not bat well and although a number of lads got in they were unable to take a start into what we have needed all season, which is big individual contributions.
"We really ought to have been looking at 250-plus batting first. But, having said that, the way they, and particularly their superb Aussie [Oliver West] went about the run chase – even a 300 score would not have scared them."
CLYST Hydon came a cropper at Whimple in the C Division East, where they were bowled out for 134 and lost by eight wickets.
Hydon started brightly enough as openers Ian Sutton (35) and Heflin Wood (28) put on 56.
Graham Trude went in at second wicket down with both openers gone and watched a catalogue of disaster unfold 22 yards away.
Hydon went from 80 for four to 116 for nine as Kiwi Devon Nightingale ran through the middle and lower order.
Nightingale finished with six Hydon wickets for 23 runs. Trude was last man out for 36.
Whimple galloped to 75 for one with openers Nathan Kidd and Henry Gordon-Lennox (48) leading the charge.
Cameron Kidd (27) was second out on 131, which left Nathan Kidd (29no) and David Culshaw (4) to tie up the lose ends.
Winning skipper Ben Silk said he hadn't been sure whether to bat or bowl first – and even now wasn't sure he made the right choice.
"It was an eight-three spilt on whether we should bowl first if I won the toss and, I hindsight I wish I'd batted first," said Silk.
"I am convinced, on that track, we would have got 300 and the batsmen would have got some real confidence back in their veins.
"That said, in terms of an all-round performance with ball first, and then bat, that was as good as it gets."
BUDLEIGH Salterton II salvaged what they could from a 125-run defeat by Exeter II at Ottermouth.
Tom Richardson belted 115 for Exeter in their tally of 347 for five.
Richardson shared stands of 212 for the second wicket with Mike Wilkinson (67) and 50 with Charlie Kidson, who went on to make 66 not out, 50 of which came in boundaries.
Joe Marley's nine overs bowled for 37 runs conceeded, stood out in the Budleigh stats.
Budleigh started badly with opener Greg Evans bowled in the first over by Nick Horne (3-32).
Surviving opener Neil Murrin (28) and Donovan Robinson (62) got the score up to 99 for two and from then on it was a case of gaining as many bonus points as possible.
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The Clinton-Gore Administration's war against mining
By U.S. Representative Don Young
The Clinton-Gore Administration is determined to implement national policies that reduce mining in the United States. Under Secretary Bruce Babbitt, the Department of Interior (DoI) virtually operates as an arm of the Sierra Club. The Department continually promotes policies, pushed by national environmental groups, which combine the use of strict land use regulation and costly fees to curtail mineral production from federal lands.
The latest of Interior's seemingly endless stream of policy initiatives against mining is a memorandum, known as the Solicitor's "millsite" opinion, in which the Department's chief lawyer rewrites existing law. This opinion is being used to prohibit a mine on public land from using more than 1 acre of land in support of the mine for every 4 acres within the actual mining area. Support acreage for a mine is used for mill facilities, maintenance shops, waste rock disposal, tailings ponds and transportation facilities. Interior's arbitrary limit on support acreage is simply not workable for many mines, particularly surface operations.
Interior's acreage limits apply to any mining operation governed by the general mining laws of the United States. Affected operations are primarily located in twelve western states containing over 92 percent of U.S. public lands and accounting for nearly 75 percent of domestic metal production. Also, much of the United States future mineral supplies likely occurs on these public lands.
The "millsite" opinion was first applied on March 29,1999, in an ambush of Battle Mountain Gold Co. and Crown Resources, partners in the proposed Crown Jewel mine in Okanagan County, Washington. Approval of the Plan of Operations for the Crown Jewel mine, originally granted in early 1997, was rescinded because the project had too much support acreage, based on the Solicitor's "millsite" opinion. Coming without warning, this action caused the shareholders of Battle Mountain and Crown Resources to suffer significant losses on the day it was announced.
The Plan of Operations for Crown Jewel was submitted in 1992. Environmental groups challenged the permit approvals in court, but they lost on every substantive ruling. During the entire permitting process and ensuing legal challenges no one -- not Interior, nor any environmental group -- ever raised the excess support acreage issue.
Based on the approval of the Plan of Operations granted in 1997, Washington State proceeded with its permitting effort. By February 1999, over fifty state and local permits had been obtained for the mine, and abond exceeding $50 million was posted. Eighty million dollars had been spent on this project, and permitting alone cost some $20 million. According to the Director of the Washington Department of Ecology the [Crown Jewel] permitting process has represented "the most rigorous environmental analysis the state has ever conducted on a project of this type...No other proposal has received this level of environmental scrutiny."
Although the Solicitor maintains that the law clearly supports his ruling, it conflicts with past practices of the Interior Department and contradicts both the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service manuals, which say that as much acreage as is necessary for the safe and practical operation of a mine may be granted for mining purposes without regard to any arbitrary limit. Rather, the grant size is determined by the amount of land actually used for mining or milling-related purposes. Moreover, prior to the Crown Jewel case, Interior has never taken an action to limit the acreage used by a mining operation on the basis stated in the "millsite" opinion, and in numerous instances, Interior has approved mining operations where the acreage exceeds the limits in this opinion. For operating mines in the latter case, Interior can revoke their Plan of Operations and shut them down, using the "millsite" opinion.
Those familiar with mining law practice flatly disagree with the Solicitor's "millsite" opinion. They say that Congress enacted the General Mining Law of 1872 to encourage mining on federal lands; thus, any arbitrary acreage limit on land needed to support a mining operation makes no practical sense. They also argue there has never been any express numerical limitation on the support acreage for a mine and the enormous body of case law interpreting the mining law contains no example supporting the Solicitor's "millsite" opinion.
Other recent Interior policy initiatives against mining include creation of large, mine-free buffer zones around units of the national park system, again by means of a Solicitor's opinion, and an attempt to implement costly new bonding regulations for mining without complying with laws governing rule-makings.
A second recent Solicitor's opinion rewrites the Organic Act for the National Park Service as amended to give the Secretary of Interior authority to regulate lands outside of park boundaries. Based on the Solicitor's opinion, Interior Secretary Babbitt is considering closing the most promising area in southeast Missouri for new lead deposits to prospecting or mining. The justification for this action is the "need to protect" a unit of the National Park System located about 15 miles away. The area considered for closure is southwest of the district which produces about 85 per cent of the primary lead needs of the United States. Southeast Missouri has been the primary source of lead in the United States since the mid-1800's and contains the greatest concentration of lead deposits in the world. Closing the region to prospecting will effectively end lead mining in southeast Missouri once present mines are exhausted. The scientific basis for concern that lead mining may degrade a National Park System unit some miles away does not exist.
The Interior Department (DoI) issued stringent final bonding regulations for mining which were strikingly similar to comments made on the draft rule by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). The lobbyist who signed NWF's comments on the draft rule later left NWF to join the Clinton Administration's Interior Department. This former NWF lobbyist is the same high-ranking Interior official who influenced the final bonding rule and pushed it through the rule-making process without allowing public comment. A lawsuit was filed to overturn the rule because Interior did not comply with requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act or the Regulatory Flexibility Act in making the rule. A summary judgement by the U.S. District Court rescinded the rule after finding that Interior violated the law in making the regulation.
Should we be concerned that DoI is conducting a war against the nation's mining industry? Does mining really matter?
Mining is important to all Americans. Mining is a basic economic activity which supplies strategic metals and minerals that are essential for agriculture, construction and manufacturing. Minerals are essential in order to satisfy the basic requirements of an individual's well-being -- food, clothing and shelter. Mining makes our civilization, our high living standards and today's sophisticated technologies possible.
According to the National Research Council, one of the primary advantages the United States possesses over its strongest industrial competitors, Japan and western Europe, is its domestic resource base. The domestic mining industry provides about 50 percent of the metal used by U.S. manufacturing companies. The United States is among the world's largest producers of many important metals and minerals, particularly copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, silver and zinc, and still has substantial domestic reserves of these metals.
During most of the 1990's global mineral exploration trends were strong, while U.S. mineral exploration was on the decline. Unless this trend is reversed, significant declines in domestic mineral production must occur as present reserves are exhausted. Much mining investment capital has already taken flight to other countries. Mining of metals and other mineral commodities is an international business -- one in which the United States must remain competitive with other nations for scarce investment capital.
As for the United States right now? Investors are following sage advice given more than four centuries ago by the great German mineralogist, Georgious Agricola: "The miner should not start mining operations in a District which is oppressed by a tyrant, but should carefully consider if the overlord there be friendly or inimical." After the Crown Jewel fiasco, the brokerage firm, ABN Amro, warned investors, "mining companies with limited U.S. exposure are likely to prove safer investments during the upcoming months than those with substantial U.S. exposure."
The Interior Department and the Sierra Club seem to believe that our Nation is better off taking a national security risk and importing its mineral raw materials than producing them at home. This policy will put the United States in direct competition with Japan and other Asian nations for available world mineral resources. Japan is the world's largest importer ofnickel, copper, iron and manganese and is ranked second in zinc and lead imports.
Aware of its reliance on imported minerals, Japan has negotiated long term supply contracts with foreign mines and financed construction of new foreign mines to supply Japanese manufacturers. If U.S. mineral production declines, foreign sources must replace the lost production. Japan already has locked up much of the world's mineral production under long term contracts at favorable prices. U.S. manufacturers will be forced to bid up the price on whatever mineral supplies are available on the spot market.
Political appointees controlling the regulatory authority at Interior are using their power to implement rules that Congress, even when controlled by their own party, has refused to enact. In a recent memo ordering revision of surface mining management regulations, Secretary Babbitt clearly asserted this policy, saying, "It is plainly no longer in the public interest to wait for Congress to enact legislation that corrects the remaining shortcomings of the 3809 [surface management] regulations."
Before long term investments of hundreds of millions of dollars are considered, investors want a predictable legal system, and a government that operates by "the rule of law." -- not by whim or fancy. They want to know a government will uphold property rights once an investment proves successful. Banana republics are characterized by rewriting laws on impulse. No one in full possession of their faculties will risk instant losses on their investment due to a "surprise" decision by a bureaucrat.
If we allow federal agencies, like the Interior Department, to unilaterally rewrite rules to satisfy a political agenda, how long can our nation remain the world's great economic engine? A decline in U.S. mineral production will increase reliance on foreign sources for minerals for our national defense, increase a worrisome national trade deficit and annihilate thousands of high paying skilled jobs in America.
Reprinted with the permission of the Lincoln Heritage Institute.
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[2367] From Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands
May 23rd, 2011 by Hafiz Noor Shams
I meant to write this more than a year ago when Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that the Malaysian government agreed to relocate Keretapi Tanah Melayu's terminus from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands. News that the Tanjong Pagar Station will finally close on July 1 encourages me to open up my archive of unfinished writings and finish this particular entry.
While the agreement has improved relations between Malaysia and Singapore, which is good, I was disappointed with the decision, and remains so today.
It is a disappointment because Tanjong Pagar is the last visible link that exists between the two countries, harking back to a time when Singapore was part of colonial Malaya and later modern Malaysia. It reminds Malaysians and Singaporeans alike that we share a common past. There was a dream unrealized; Singapore to Kuala Lumpur as New York to Washington D.C.
For regionalists who dream of a closer Southeast Asia, the link provides concrete infrastructure to that dream.
The dream will live on, even without Tanjong Pagar. And of course, the link is not severed at all. It is only shortened. Woodlands is still in Singapore after all.
Still, the link to Tanjong Pagar is special. It is special not just because of the past but also for what it can be. A high-speed train between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will greatly enhance people-to-people interaction.
Even so, the KL-Singapore high-speed train link is only part of a bigger dream. Imagine a Penang-KL-Singapore link. Imagine a Bangkok-Penang-KL-Singapore link. Imagine bigger.
Of course. Of course. Of course there is still Woodlands. But the experience will be vastly different. Trains are not supposed to be like airports, detached from cities with all the associated hassle. Trains are supposed to be convenient. One embarks in a city only to disembark in another city.
Woodlands is nowhere. Like Changi. Like Sepang. Unlike Brickfields. Unlike Tanjong Pagar.


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Last weekend, 32 8th and 9th-grade students traveled down south to New Orleans for a social justice trip. The trip started with the group sitting in the exact spot where Hurricane Katrina broke the levees that protected the Lower Ninth Ward. As students observed the still visible destruction, they discussed the notions of inequality and access, especially regarding food. To help do something about the lack of access to fresh vegetables in the Lower Ninth, the group spent the afternoon volunteering at a local community garden. Students then had the opportunity to learn about Jewish life in New Orleans by visiting Hillel at Tulane University and spending Shabbat at Touro Synagogue. The next morning, students engaged in a workshop taught by Overcoming Racism about their role in ending racial injustice in America. Following that, the group spent the rest of the day learning about the culture of New Orleans by exploring the French Quarter. Lastly, the trip went to Sunday worship at a church in the spirit of interfaith harmony. Read below to see what students thought of the trip.
A new experience I had today was seeing the devastation that was a result of Hurricane Katrina. I thought that I had seen a lot of homeless people on the street asking for money in New York City, but seeing how common it is here was really difficult. Also, seeing the general state of living in the Lower Ninth Ward gave me a new perspective of just how privileged we are. Seeing and hearing the differences between the Lower Ninth Ward and Uptown New Orleans really showed how large the economic gap is. In Uptown, many of the houses seemed as large as churches while those in the Lower Ninth Ward were much smaller and falling apart. Hearing about the differences in treatments from the government also was eye-opening. Billy's words about choosing who you were born to were very influential and true.These experiences gave me a new perspective on the world, coming from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Sometimes we get caught in our bubble, most people are extremely privileged and those who are not as well off are much better off than those here. However, I found that people here, despite their economic struggles are much kinder and much more willing to communicate than those back home. Down here I felt friendliness that I have never felt before. I felt comfortable interacting with others, and I really liked it. It wasn't about who has the biggest house but about who is the most willing and kind. This made me wonder if New Orleans was like this before Katrina, and if so, why? If this was caused by Katrina, why did it happen to New Orleans rather than every other place that has experienced a devastating hurricane?
- Rachel B.
As our bus stopped and Billy told us we were at our first stop, I asked myself, "Is this really it?" While visiting the Lower Ninth Ward may not be a popular tourist destination, this stop was a very meaningful one. It gave me a new perspective on the large access gap that dramatically affects the neighborhood. Not only does the government ignore the physical space, due to something that the community had no control over, but their needs and health are completely overlooked as the government focused, and still focuses, on the wealthier neighborhoods. Are the lives of the people in the Lower Ninth Ward really valued less than those of wealthier citizens?
- Ellery B.C.
Visiting Tulane University gave me a new perspective. When I was at Hillel, I realized that Judaism is important to colleges. Being a Jew in New York City, I don't see a lot of temples, but it just takes one visit to another state and a visit to a college campus or temples in order to notice a whole new world. Touring Hillel today made me realize how important Judaism is to people or a university. When I go to college, I want to carry my Judaism with me and Tulane University has many opportunities for me to continue my Judaism.
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