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After the launch of Savannah fund, Africa is seeing the launch of another accelerator fund looking to spur innovation in the continent. 88mph looks to run Africa's first intense 3-month accelerator program investing a minimum of $200,000 spread across 8-15 start-ups initially.
The new accelerator program is open to both local and international tech entrepreneurs. With the interest in the African continent from foreign owned entities, Africans might just be left with owning the ideas and minority stake in the successful ventures. 88mph looks to harness the power of the large market African market coupled with a young population and opportunities within the ICT industry.
Launching the fund, Kresten Buch, founder of 88mph comments,
"Looking 2-5 years ahead, the US and Europe will be stagnating at best. I think the biggest opportunities for return on investment will be in Africa and other emerging markets. Our accelerator program is a great opportunity for international tech entrepreneurs and returning diaspora to come, take advantage of the insane growth here, and work on solving some really interesting problems."
88mph offer office space, a local network, market knowledge, cash and, "a one way plane ticket", Kresten jokes. "One of the reasons for the success of other tech/investment ecosystems, like Silicon Valley, has been the influx and mix of talent and ideas from across continents and cultures", Nikolai Barnwell, program manager at 88mph, points out.
Up to $24,000 available per startup. Details:
- Applications to 88mph close on August 15th
- Startups can apply now at 88mph.ac
- The $24k investment will take a 6 to 18 percent equity stake in each startup
- Altogether 8 – 15 teams will receive an investment and get accepted into the 3-month program
- The teams will be notified if they have been accepted to the program by Sept 5th
- Program starts on September 15th in the 800m2 88mph Garage in Nairobi, Kenya
- Besides funding, the accelerator program includes exposure to 88mph's mentors & networks of business and tech professionals
- Startups in the program will have access to tech hubs in Nairobi and Cape Town, as well as to 88mph's partner tech hubs across Africa.
Since it was started, 88mph has invested in seven startups – all targeting the African mobile/Web markets – one of which has raised follow-on funding and expanded into Nigeria.
The startups include Tusqee, Ghafla and 6ix Degrees, Futaa.com, PesaTalk, Hivi Sasa and Drugs.co.ke.

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Fourth of July Parade in Annapolis, fireworks display
6/28/2013, midnight
continued At 9 p.m., the Spa Creek Bridge and Duke of Gloucester St. will be closed to ensure pedestrian safety and to facilitate the movement of foot traffic leaving the area after the fireworks display. At approximately 9 p.m., Main St. will also be closed and remain closed until approximately 10 p.m. Connector streets between Duke of Gloucester and Main St. will also be closed.
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The draw span of the Spa Creek Bridge (into Eastport) will be closed to boat traffic from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Boaters are warned to avoid the 1,000-foot Safety Zone around the fireworks barge.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages on the streets and sidewalks of the City, including at City Dock, is prohibited. Individuals are not allowed to light any type of fireworks in the downtown area, including sparklers. Also, firing pyrotechnics and flares by individuals is illegal.
Donations are still needed for the Annapolis 4th of July Event
Funding for the City's 4th of July fireworks festivities is largely the result of donations by businesses and private individuals. Those wishing to help support this popular community event by defraying the cost of the fireworks are urged to do so. Please send your tax-deductible donation to: July 4th Annapolis, Inc., c/o First Citizens Bank, 890 Bestgate Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401


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"Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle." ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Living in your parent's basement isn't the ideal living situation for a 25 year old. But how... Read more
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Commonwealth experts and their international partners have been discussing the vital role that early childhood education plays in member countries achieving their full social and economic potential.
At a roundtable of educators, thought leaders and policy makers at the Commonwealth's headquarters in London, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said member countries must ensure children have the opportunity to develop holistically, emotionally, socially, physically and cognitively which can lead to "substantial economic and social pay-offs".
The Early Childhood Education brainstorming session is part of a series of initiatives by the Commonwealth to formulate a toolkit for member states. The toolkit will help enable education authorities to adopt a multi-sectoral approach across the areas of health, nutrition and child protection.
The Secretary-General said: "Evidence from neuroscience, economics and human development makes a strong case for why governments, communities and parents need to invest in quality early childhood education, particularly for the most vulnerable in our society.
"Here at the Commonwealth we recognise that, for many of our member countries, ensuring all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education, will remain a challenge if early intervention strategies are not deployed."
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As the official Research Secretary of the project, Mrs. Frances Siewert (Litt. B., B.D., M.A., Litt. D.) laid the foundation for the Amplified Bible. Mrs. Siewert (1881-1967) dedicated her life to the intensive study of the Scriptures as well as to the cultural and archaeological background of biblical times. The Editorial Board, appointed by The Lockman Foundation, carefully reviewed her monumental work on the New Testament. The edited and proofread translation was then submitted to a committee of qualified Greek consultants. Twenty-seven translations and versions of the New Testament were meticulously examined and continually compared, while the Greek text of Westcott and Hort, the standard of the time, was pursued with utmost care. The result was the Amplified New Testament in 1958. This was followed by a two-volume Amplified Old Testament in 1962 and 1964, which was the work of the editorial committee, a staff of qualified Hebrew consultants, and, once again, Mrs. Siewerts contributions as Research Secretary. All of this culminated with the one-volume Amplified Bible in 1965.
Remembered by The Lockman Foundation for her long life of tireless devotion to God, her expertise in the Greek language, and for her impressive knowledge concerning Scripture, Mrs. Frances Siewert went home to be with the Lord late Wednesday night, March 29, 1967. As the official Research Secretary of the Amplified Bible project, Mrs. Siewert displayed her tremendous passion for the Lord. This passion shown brightly throughout her monumental task of laying the translation foundation for the Amplified Bible.
Born in 1881, Mrs. Siewert (Litt. B., B.D., M.A., Litt. D.) dedicated her life to the intensive study of the Scriptures as well as to the cultural and archaeological background of biblical times. When asked by The Lockman Foundation in 1956 to recount, in her own words, her long journey as a Christian, Mrs. Siewert submitted the following amazing list concerning her life as a Christian to that point:
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six years of age knew scores of hymns and Bible verses.
• At ten passed an oral examination on the Catechism.
• At fifteen entered the academy of Pacific University, deeply religious atmosphere, compulsory Bible study.
• At seventeen was meeting regularly with classmates to help them prepare for their Bible lessons.
• At eighteen entered Willamette University. Elected president of the Y.W.C.A. under intensely spiritual stimulus. Elected editor of the Willamette Collegian by unanimous vote of all factions of the student body. (With no Bible in Willamettes curriculum, she started a campaign to have it introduced, which authorities honored and was graduated at barely twenty with the degree of Bachelor of Literature, "cum laude.")
• At twenty-two married a minister, who was a brilliant Greek student.
• At twenty-four began helping ministers with their public written work, religious authors and editors with their manuscripts, writing stories for Sunday School material, some to be translated into German. Later, articles for such periodicals as the Sunday School Times.
• At twenty-nine received Master of Arts degree from Willamette University. Thesis subject, "The Effect of the Bible on English Language."
• At thirty-two received bachelor of divinity degree from Schuylkill Seminary (to which the credits had been transferred to make the graduation of a woman possible).
• At thirty-three teaching Bible to girls and women on campus at the University of Washington, downtown in Seattle from citys high schools and factories.
• At thirty-six teaching young people and teachers of Bible in Denver, Colorado.
• At forty teaching Bible daily in Clay County High School, Kansas, sixteen communities represented. In constant demand for Bible lectures at clubs, conventions, and in organized classes -- 254 such talks in one year. In meantime, completed seventeen reading courses at University of Indiana, and earned considerable credit in Psychology and teacher training at Kansas State College. Studied all of the courses pertinent to Bible teaching.
• In 1940 left a widow. Devoted full time to biblical research for ministers and religious writers.
• From 1952 to the present (1956) devoted time entirely to the translation task now in hand, with the work of the Gospel of John, which preceded it.
For all her immense educational preparation and thorough knowledge of Scripture, Mrs. Siewert always remained a humble servant of the Lord. In correspondence dated Sept. 8, 1954 to The Lockman Foundation President and Founder, F. Dewey Lockman, she stated, "Every day, almost, I find myself bubbling with the thrill of discovering some shade of meaning in the original Greek that had never been evident to me before. I have averaged 4 hours a day of serious Bible study since 1914, when I was already a theological seminary graduate, and yet I am finding daily evidence of the fact that there are countless Scripture passages which have been obscure to me until now."
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One thousand miles in one thousand hours– The ultimate publicity stunt
At the start of the 19th century lived some of the most extraordinary people with wealth and time on their hands and the ability to do extraordinary things.
One such man was Captain Robert Barclay. He was born, in 1779, on the magnificent family estate near Stonehaven in Scotland. He was the son of the Quaker, MP and noted athlete Robert Barclay, 5th of Ury.
Robert Barclay senior was a much-respected Scottish laird who had liked physical activity. On occasion he walked from his estate to London. That is a distance of 510 miles, which he once did in 10 days. Twice he threw a gypsy's donkey over a hedge.
In 1788, when Robert junior was eight, his father became a Westminster MP and was re-elected at the general elections of 1790 and 1796. He told tales of the encounters between the most famous athletes of the day. For example, he told of a thin, mild Yorkshireman named Foster Powell who walked the 400 miles from London to York and back in well under six days. Thousands lined the roads. Or the tale of Donald MacLeod, who in 1789, walked from Inverness to London, a distance of 560 miles, turned around and walked all the way back, and then on arriving at Inverness turned round again and walked back to London - a total of 1,680 miles.
Captain Barclay enjoyed gambling at Cambridge University, and became a member of the Fancy – a set of rich young men who bet huge sums on the outcomes of sporting events and challenges. His frequent companion on such occasions was the Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV.
Not only did he bet on the performances of others, but often backed himself to perform incredibly demanding physical challenges.
The ultimate test of human endeavour
1809 was the Captains finest hour, he wagered a fortune that he could complete the ultimate test of human endeavour. One thousand miles in one thousand hours with one mile every hour. So within the 1,000-mile wager there were 1,000 deadlines to be met.
Barclay 's original wager was for 1,000 guineas against James Wedderburn-Webster, but with side bets it was rumoured that it was worth 16,000 guineas if he succeeded.
James Wedderburn-Webster was a small man, a well-known womaniser who, despite being married, boasted that all women were his 'lawful prize'. He was born the son of an earl but little more is known. He was only 26 years old in 1809, his friends referred to him as 'Bold Webster' and clearly he was rich.
These were colourful times, populated by an aristocracy that could afford to be bold and colourful. On the other hand, the average artisan earned about £50 a year – so the sums that the aristocracy were wagering were impossibly large in their eyes and all the more fascinating for it. The Times reported that side bets totalling over 100,000 pounds, or 40 million pounds today had been made.
The accepted wisdom when Barclay began was that this feat was impossible, or dangerously close to impossible. Everybody knew of the potential fatal consequences of pushing the body beyond its natural limits. And the risk was part of the attraction.
However, Barclay was not naïve, he had arranged a clandestine trial at Ury, his estate in Scotland, for George Mollison, one of his tenant farmers and loyal family friend, to go on foot one mile every hour for eight days. Mollison was a rugged 54-year-old who stood 6ft 3in tall and was well built, and after eight days he reported that he could go on for six months. Barclay on that basis must have felt quietly confident.
The course that Barclay was following had been measured out from his rented accommodation near the Horse and Jockey. It went across the Norwich Road and in a straight line across the heath to a post half a mile away. It was smooth and even. Every hour he walked over the course, up to and around the post and back.
Barclay knew that the course would have to illuminated, and so he had seven gas lamps erected about 100 yards apart and set up on poles on either side of the course, like street lamp-posts.
To ensure his own safety Barclay arranged for Big John Gully, ex-champion of the Prize Ring, to act as bodyguard and accompany him at night. He also resorted to carrying, in a belt around his waist, a brace of pistols.
Throughout the whole of June and the first half of July, Barclay completed his hourly mile, day and night. Two rival groups, the supporters and the nay-sayers, had established two camps at opposite ends of the half-mile course.
His plan was to walk the first mile towards the end of the hour and then a second mile immediately afterwards at the beginning of the second hour. This then would give him over an hour to rest between each bout of exertion.
Strained ligaments in his right knee gave the Captain serious trouble in week three, and he got toothache in week four. Torrential rain soaked him and his greatcoat in weeks two, four and five, making it almost too heavy to wear. This gave way to choking clouds of dust when the weather turned hot in weeks one and four.
In the fourth week, when William Cross took Barclay to the starting line to begin his 607th mile. It was obvious that he was asleep. Cross had to resort to violently beating his master around the shoulders with a stick. This unleashed a deluge of curses and abuse from the captain. But the bet was saved.
During the last few nights every available bed in Newmarket, Cambridge or any other town or village in the vicinity was taken. There were no horses or carriages to be had either. This was a one off feat, never to be repeated, ever!
It was on the 12th of July 1809. The crowd watched Barclay make his way along the track for the penultimate time. Barclay's recorder wrote down the time, 2.52pm, which meant that he had completed his 999th mile eight minutes inside the deadline. At 3.15pm he set off for the final mile and his success. He arrived back at 3.37, a full 23 minutes inside the deadline. The wager was won - he had done it. The crowd went wild.
By four o'clock Barclay was in bed, where he slept soundly until midnight, his first continuous sleep for nearly 42 days. At midnight Cross woke Barclay with a light meal of water gruel, and then let him go back to sleep. He slept until nine o'clock in the morning and then got up and was weighed on the Newmarket scales. He weighed 11 stone - 32lbs less than when he started. He had fully recovered by the next morning and walked the streets of Newmarket, accepting the crowd's congratulations.
Captain Barclay left from Ramsgate on Thursday 20 July 1809. He was on board a ship to support Lord Huntly in the fight against Napoleon, only eight days after his triumph at Newmarket.
After The Wager
His endeavours kept Captain Barclay away from his Ury estate for much of each year, but he would return to the family home for a month or two each summer. The Captain's spinster sister Rodney (sic) kept house there, with the assistance of a few servants.
His endeavours kept Captain Barclay away from his Ury estate for much of each year, but he would return to the family home for a month or two each summer. The Captain's spinster sister Rodney (sic) kept house there, with the assistance of a few servants.
The Captain became so fond of one young servant that she had a child by him. He took her off to the south of England and their wealthy neighbours were led to believe they were man and wife. This was scandalous in their day. They finally married when she was about to give birth to their second child. Unfortunately, both mother and child died shortly afterwards.
The Captain continued the programme of agricultural improvements begun by his father on visits home. To encourage local arable farmers, he formed a company, Barclay, Macdonald & Co, to build the Glenury Distillery on the north bank of the River Cowie in 1825. He sold shares to local investors and advertised their whisky in London's popular sporting periodicals. Glenury Distillery was eventually demolished, having succumbed to the effects of whisky overproduction of the 1980s.
He started his own stage coach service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen and often drove long stages himself. He once drove a coach all the way from London to Aberdeen, stopping only to change horses.
At the age of 65, Barclay had a son by a young and hard-drinking local girl. She bore him another son when he was 70 and, after the death of the disapproving Rodney, the couple lived together at Ury Castle.
By then, however, the Captain had been forced to sell his stake in the distillery and mortgaged his estate to meet huge debts. Old age finally began to take its toll and he suffered a series of strokes in his mid-70s. He died, in 1854, after being kicked in the head by a horse.
You can read the book published in 1813 by Walter Thom
Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians during the Last and Present Century.
With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.
It is on Project Gutenberg here
It is on Project Gutenberg here


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Giant net to sweep up space junk
Japan hopes to deploy a giant net in Earth orbit to sweep up space junk.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Nitto Seimo Co, a fishing net company, are planning to tackle the increasingly hazardous problem of debris that threatens to wreck space shuttles and satellites.
Last year, a US report concluded that space was so littered with rubbish that a collision could set off an "uncontrolled chain reaction" capable of destroying the communications network on Earth.
The thin metal net, spanning several kilometres, will be deployed by satellite and sweep up waste in its path as it circles the Earth. After a journey lasting several weeks, the net will become charged with electricity and be drawn back towards Earth with both the net and its contents burning up on entering the atmosphere.
Nitto Seimo has spent six years developing the super-strong space nets which consist of three layered metal threads, each measuring 1mm in diameter and intertwined with fibres as thin as human hair. The company is aiming for the system to be completed within two years.
About 10 million pieces of man-made debris, 12,000 of them large, are estimated to be circulating the Earth. Larger objects include spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and collision fragments. Scientists said a collision between satellites or large "space junk" could send thousands of piece of debris spinning into orbit, each capable of destroying further satellites.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a British space scientist, said: "I'm glad someone is doing something about it because space debris is extremely dangerous. However, the net will have to be used carefully because we wouldn't want a real satellite getting caught".
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Being able to effectively tell a company's story to potential investors has made this Chicago-based firm a success.
When you're a real estate group of 12 (soon to be 14) professionals and you're competing with often much larger groups, then you had better be more than just good at what you do; you need to be craftsmen. But how do you make that work?
You keep it simple. And you load up on service in a boutique-like fashion. And that's exactly what Chicago-based EVEREN Securities Inc. has done.
"We're not like Sears Roebuck; you can't buy one of everything here," says Burl East, managing director, senior research analyst and co-head of EVEREN's real estate group. "What we're like is Henri Bendel. You walk in, and we have very high-quality stuff in seven or eight little areas. We are highly specialized, highly focused. I wouldn't describe us as a mile wide and an inch deep; we're the other way around."
Included in those areas of expertise are of course the traditional real estate sectors of office, lodging and multifamily, but EVEREN also specializes in such niche sectors as vacation timeshares, storage and healthcare.
"This is a very entrepreneurial company in my opinion," says Jon Haahr, managing director in charge of investment banking and co-head of the real estate group. "It's a company that has worked very hard to focus on selected industries where we felt that we could be value-added in terms of our ideas and our capital and in industries that we thought were growth industries."
And the way EVEREN determines which industries it will be involved in is through thorough research.
"What makes the real estate group successful is the unique relationship between Jon Haahr and myself," East says. "We look at this truly as an integrated team. There are 12 people in the group, six in banking and six in research, and we work on the same things at the same time. So what you have is a coordinated and organized strategy which brings to bear the talents of both research and banking simultaneously. What results from that is a very careful selection of investment banking clients."
Research has also given EVEREN an edge over some of its competitors by not just finding niche sectors, but finding them before everyone else has.
"We look for growth niches," Haahr says. "For example, a few years ago, we were very early in the storage business; we were either a co-lead or lead underwriter for both Storage USA and Storage Trust. More recently, we have begun to focus on the timeshare industry. It is something that is going to be driven by powerful demographics and so there's a secular trend occurring that we think there's growth potential in."
This partnering of heavy research with investment banking can be traced back to the roots of EVEREN Securities when Haahr and East co-founded the real estate group in 1992 under the former company name of Kemper Securities.
Just to give a bit of history, in 1995, the Kemper Corp. was sold to Zurich Insurance of Zurich, Switzerland, but as part of the transaction, the employees had the opportunity to purchase Kemper Securities, which they did. Once the deal was completed, the firm was renamed EVEREN Securities Inc.
In October 1996, EVEREN went public with its own initial public offering of 4.6 million shares of stock priced at $18.50. In just over a year, the markets have rewarded the firm. At presstime, EVEREN's shares closed at $47.00.
Today, EVEREN is the ninth-largest brokerage firm in the Untied States. In 1997, the real estate group was involved in 30 transactions for 25 different clients and participated in raising over $2.5 billion in both public and private capital.
EVEREN also provides financial advisory and M&A services and, on the private side, the company does both debt and equity. Generally speaking though, EVEREN is an equity shop, which has been a part of its strategy since the beginning.
"Debt typically fits into a box -- it's structured, it's rated, it's an A-rated bond trade -- it's an easy decision," says East. "Equity, on the other hand, involves taking a company and helping it to define its goals and then expressing those goals in essentially story form to investors and helping investors understand the beginning, the middle and the end. That is not a science at all; that is an art."
Currently, EVEREN works with about two-thirds public companies and one-third private, but over the next few years it hopes to equal out those numbers to 50/50. There are a couple of reasons for this.
First of all, EVEREN feels that it can be more value-added to a private company, especially when it is brought in early to advise and grow the company through several stages.
"Where we are really value-added is if we're there at birth," East says. "It's the same as a doctor. If you have the same doctor for 20 years, he's going to know everything. He's going to know you had measles when you were 6 and then that may be valuable information when something happens when you're 15. So it's our goal to add the most value by helping private organizations structure themselves for private capital raises in a pre-public fashion and then go public."
Secondly, working with private companies has given EVEREN an edge over its competitors.
"When we put this group together, we put it together with people that have structuring and advising expertise," Haahr says. "Our focus has been to compete head on with Wall Street in terms of our professional expertise. One of the ways that we have competed successfully with Wall Street is on the private capital raising side. In other words, we used our structuring expertise and our knowledge of the public markets to help evaluate private companies that can be incubated and grown into public companies."
And because larger securities firms often have their own funds to finance the "better deals" and EVEREN does not, it can fairly represent these private companies to institutional investors.
"We are not naturally conflicted out of helping private companies raise private equity from all different sources," Haahr says. "We aren't constrained by the fact that we have our own money and, if it were a good deal, then it would just go into our fund."
A recent example of EVEREN's capability of working with these private companies is the $206 million private equity placement for CORE Cap, Inc., a newly formed mortgage finance REIT sponsored by GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. EVEREN acted as exclusive financial adviser and structuring agent and solely placed the securities with 30 major institutions.
And a classic case of EVEREN's ability to provide high-quality research combined with strong investment banking for a public company is Catellus. According to East, the firm dedicated 300 to 400 hours of research to understand the California-based company. Once EVEREN fully understood how Catellus worked, it began to advise others that it was a great buy because at the time the stock was only $8 per share. Today that stock is going for $20 a share. Later, when CalPERS wanted to lower its ownership of Catellus from 40% to about 20%, EVEREN was once again chosen to sell those stock shares because it understood Catellus and could explain it to potential investors.
"That's the perfect situation for EVEREN," East says. "We combine our research element with our banking element and we have a win-win; investors make money and the company gets good advice."


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Strong Feelings Change Nothing
That was the headline in a recent copy of the Reflector; I found it painfully applicable to a situation detailed in a different article. That article, titled instead "State invites comments on SR-502 project" explained just exactly what will happen when WSDOT turns 219th St into a four lane highway, changing the lives of everyone in the area. Let me quote the article itself, as it displayed unusual genius for listing each catastrophic effect in a numbingly banal fashion. "Create 28 acres of new impervious surfaces"--Well that's an incredible way to put it. A full 28 acres of asphalt poured between us and the ground. Hopkins wrote "nor can Man's foot feel, being shod". I think this lends new meaning to his poem...oh, the world is still charged with the grandeur of God, but in an age of progress and efficiency, society will try to keep God's handiwork to an absolute minimum while vaunting Man's creations to the utmost. How anyone can really view "impervious surfaces" as an improvement on grass remains mysterious to me. But then I was always the one asking why today's society values money over land. True value seems beyond anyone's ability to grasp these days. "Convert 54-60 acres of grassland, forest, and agricultural land to roadway"--Tell me I am not the only human being left on this earth whose heart does not cry out in agony at that chilling statement. I cannot further expound on it: it is devastation. "Displace 16-22 businesses and 20-30 homes"--Here we come to something I cannot regard as other than evil. I understand that Eminent Domain is within the government's prerogative, and that building roads is considered necessary for the common good. (Thank goodness there are still some who question the governement's power to arbitrariliy throw up strip malls where it chooses.) But something in me rebells at the thought of any man coming onto my property and telling me I must sell or the government will condemn my land and do with it whatsoever it pleases. It is vile to set a price on the roots we send into our land, to so calculatingly evaluate the deep and natural love we have for home. Vile and loathsome to tell a homeowner that his protests amount to nothing and that if he does not sell he will be forceably evicted. (Oh yes, with compensation. How kind.) "Adversely affect three historically significant properties"--At this point, that's just icing on the cake. Tomorrow is our independence day. I wonder how independent we can truly say we are when we, American citizens, cannot own property. We rent it from the government through property taxes and live there at the government's pleasure. If the day comes when the government decides it needs what we jestingly say we "own", it's a wry smile, wad of cash to the hand, and swift kick in the back. Do I have strong feelings about this? Strong feelings about the fate of those who live in places WSDOT has decreed should be highway instead? About the government's legal right and indisputable propensity to ruin lives? Yes I do. But as the headline so aptly stated, it changes nothing.
From Catherine_Creagan - 3.7.09
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- Nickel Halfwise said...
How true, how sadly true. Interestingly I was actually in Canada for the 4th. They seem to have a bit more appreciation for wilderness up there.
- 7/10/2009
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Whois Oriole?
Honest Coffee, Global comfort food, all day cafe dining, easy music, great cocktails…
Set cosily and stylishly within the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, Oriole Café & Bar makes a great destination for all-day casual dining and drinks. Here, diners can indulge in affordable "global comfort food", matched by an extensive bar menu of quality coffee beverages and cocktails.
Owner Keith Loh,, decided to open Oriole because he is an avid coffee lover and saw an opportunity for an all-day café and bar – akin to those in Europe – which offers quality coffee beverages and cocktails.
Spurred on by his passion, Keith came in first this year at the Singapore National Barista Championships (SNBC) in February 2010 and was second place in 2008. John Ting (SNBC 1st '09, '08), is currently manager of coffee operations at Oriole Coffee Roasters. Together, they have created a thoughtful selection of quality coffee beverages, featuring a choice of Oriole's espresso blend or seasonal single origins.
"I hope that by serving quality 'honest' coffee at our outlets by dedicated, professional and properly-trained baristas, we can fill this niche in the café market in Singapore," says Keith. Apart from the regular espresso, macchiato, cappuccino, coffee lovers will be delighted with other Oriole specials, which are double ristretto servings of the Oriole espresso blend, as well as some of their winning coffee creations. The full bar menu also carries a variety of teas, milkshakes, sodas, juices, beers, wines and Oriole's signature cocktails, so guests can pop in anytime during the day for a quick cuppa or tipple.
Besides its substantial drinks list, the spacious dining café is the ideal place for breezy lunches, quick coffee breaks and relaxed dinners with its warm and inviting ambience, characterised by dazzling brass chandeliers, leather-upholstered booth seats, and a long marble-top bar counter. In the evening, Oriole morphs into a chic and lively watering hole that serves up specialty cocktails and an eclectic music selection.


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So nice to see a posting from you Don. We hardly see much from you these days and I miss you! I hope all is well with you and your family?


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Are you looking for a challenge for your well-read child? Here are a few awesome middle grade fantasy books for strong readers.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is the winner of the 2017 John Newbery Medal.
There is a Witch in the woods. When Xan rescued Luna from the woods, she spun starlight from her fingers for the child to eat. She didn't notice the moon rising, or the heavy weight of moonlight dripping from her fingers until it was too late. Or that's what she tells herself. And just like that Luna is enmagicked. So begins one of the most beautiful and lyrical fairy tales I have ever had the pleasure of reading. The language is sublime, the pacing is spot on, and the characters are so real they will break your heart and heal it again. This gorgeous story about the strength of love and the power of stories is sure to keep readers delighted and entranced. Children are also sure to get a kick out of Glerk, the wise swamp monster and Fyrian, the perfectly tiny dragon.
The Magic Mirror: Concerning a Lonely Princess, a Scheming King, and a Pickpocket Squirrel by Susan Hill Long
Margaret is a sweet yet identifiable heroine whose limp does not so much define her as it is an integral part of her. As she ventures off into the world to seek her heart's desire we are introduced to a touching and very real cast of characters in this medieval but not entirely unmagical world. The story switches between points of view, with all the characters meeting up and branching off to tell a single, unified story. I would highly recommend this book for parents struggling to find books that match their child's interest and higher reading levels while remaining appropriate for their age. It touches on politics, family, love, and friendship in meaningful and connected ways. It also examines identity and how we understand ourselves and our place in the world.
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler
Books are doors to other worlds – metaphorically speaking of course. But for some people that statement is quite literal, assuming you have the right book. When twelve-year-old Alice Creighton's father disappears and she is sent to live with her Uncle Geryon, she learns that the world is a much stranger place than most people realize. The line dividing reality from fiction blurs and Alice is thrown headfirst into a mess of magic, intrigue, and more than a few strange creatures. Delightful, fascinating, and a little bit creepy, The Forbidden Library is an incredible read. Alice is a sturdy and charming character, maintaining her solid practicality as she adapts to the bizarre circumstances she continually finds herself in. Django Wexler has created a wonderful world, compelling characters and an intriguing system of magic that continues throughout his now completed series.


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Night Market Thai, 9630 Clarewood, opened on October 3, according to Houston CultureMap. Mike Tran and chef Rikesh Patel have revamped the previous concept, Night Market
Melange Creperie will open its first brick and mortar cafe October 16 at 714 Yale, according to the Houston Chronicle. Now patrons will have an elegant and pretty seating area for enjoying their sweet and savory crepes.
Goodnight Charlie's, 2531 Kuester, is slated to open in early December. Master Sommelier David Keck and businessman Peter McCarthy are behind the upcoming Houston honky-tonk. The venue will have live music and a focus on craft beers and simple mixed drinks. Keck was named one of Food and Wine's Sommeliers of the Year 2016.
Houston chef and former Master Chef contestant Alvin Schultz
Those on the Northside in Humble can get their honky-tonk on at the new White Lightning Dancehall and Saloon, 9522 North Sam Houston Parkway. The 21,000-square-foot bar and lounge features live music, a dancehall, craft beers,
Bosta Kitchen, the Museum District cafe and wine bar known for relaxed coffee shop style breakfast service, fried chicken dinners and vino aplenty, is shuttering after three years in business, CultureMap reports, and will be replaced with Fadi's Kitchen from the Mediterranean buffet empire Fadi's Grill. There are currently eight Fadi's locations between Houston and Dallas, with another planned to open in Katy next month as well.
Heading to the Heights's Mercantile development — also home to a new Cloud 10 Creamery and the relocated Melange Creperie — is Phoenix-based wine cafe Postino, also according to CultureMap. The cafe will offer $5 pours in the day time, room to camp out with a laptop, and a menu including a large selection of bruschetta, which seems to be the main draw for fans of its seven locations in Arizona and Colorado, at least according to Yelp.
A Houston landmark, Cleburne's Cafeteria, is reopening soon after a fire destroyed its building last year. Owner George Mickelis told the Houston Press that he hopes to reopen in a newly rebuilt structure by mid-November. The restaurant, at 3606 Bissonnet, is popular for its home-cooking and daily specials. Though it's been in business since 1941, the cafeteria was bought by Nick Mickelis, a Greek immigrant, in 1952 and moved to its present location in 1969. This is the second fire the eatery has endured in 27 years.
Krisp Bird and Batter is opening a second outpost at 2400 Shepherd. The new location in the Heights does not have a definite opening date, but they are hiring staff, so it should be soon. The eatery is known for its fried chicken and waffles. The chicken is pasture-raised and sourced from Crystal Lake Farms.
Burger Libre, a new burger concept from the team behind Gringo's Mexican Kitchen, is on track to open next January in La Porte, according to CultureMap . Look for Tacos Dorado to be on the menu. We are told they are similar to Jack In the Box's notorious fried
The Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress is finally getting a Mexican restaurant. Community Impact reports that Sammy's Ritas and Fajitas is currently being built out and will open January 2018. This is the first Mexican cuisine concept for the Sammy's Restaurant family, which includes Sammy's Sports Grill and Sammy's Steakhouse in Richmond.
Artesano Coffee Shop and Panini, 25115 Gosling, opened August 11. The Spring area bakery offers coffee drinks, teas, panini, doughnuts and other baked goods.
Houston breakfast staple The Toasted Yolk Cafe is opening a new location in early December, according to Community Impact. Founded in 2010 by Chris Milton and Mathew DeMott, the Spring-based company has expanded to several new locations this year.
Snooze, another breakfast fave, is opening at 23501 Cinco Ranch on October 25. As reported by the Press, it serves morning cocktails, an all-day breakfast menu, and a variety of pancakes. There is also a selection of local beers. We are seeing a trend here with the boozy breakfasts.
Maison Pucha Bistro, 1001 Studewood, is expected to open in November. Veteran chef, Manuel Pucha and his brothers, pastry chef Victor Pucha and sommelier Cristian Pucha, plan to wow diners with a mix of French and Ecuadorian cuisine. Look for
Chuy's, 3525 E. Sam Houston Parkway South, had a grand opening for its Pasadena location on October 10, according to the Houston Chronicle. This is the ninth Houston area location of the Austin-based Tex-Mex chain.
Eunice, 3737 Buffalo Speedway, is expected to open late this fall. The brasserie from New Orleans chef and restaurateur, John Besh and his partner, chef Drake Leonards, was slated to open this past summer, but we suspect that Besh's disaster relief efforts with his organization, The Besh Foundation, may be the cause for delay. The foundation has been concentrating on the
Wicklow Heights, 1027 W.19th, opened in August, but its grand opening is happening November 4. The self-styled "bungalow and garden bar" has a newly finished, large patio that's
Holman Draft Hall, 820 Holman, is finishing construction and expected to open in November. The newest venture from the Kirby Group will have indoor seating, an outdoor
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It's A Grind Coffee House, a popular coffee chain headquartered in California is planning to bring more caffeine to Houston. The company is looking to open three to five stores in the Houston area.
Mia Bella Trattoria celebrated the grand opening of its new Greenway Plaza location, 3773 Richmond, with a fundraiser for the Theater District Houston Hurricane Harvey Fund on October 12. According to the Chronicle,
The original store at 320 Main remains closed as site issues are addressed, but Nafaa hopes to reopen in 2018.


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At Progressive Physician Associates, we believe that being an informed patient helps equip you for your own essential role in the healing process and in maintaining a lifestyle that will enhance your long-term vascular wellness.
This page addresses concerns that patients most frequently express about the diagnostic radiology services. As always, you are welcome to contact Progressive Physician Associates with any additional questions or concerns about our diagnostic radiology services.
What is diagnostic radiology?
Who are diagnostic radiologists?
Why do I need a diagnostic radiology exam?
How did my doctor decide what kind of test to order?
How should I prepare for my test?
Are diagnostic radiology exams safe?
While the levels of radiation used in medical imaging exams (some of which are lower than the "background radiation" that people are exposed to every day) are controlled and considered generally safe, there is some research evidence that medical radiation exposure may slightly increase risk of certain types of cancer, especially for patients who have had multiple exams involving higher radiation doses, such as CT scans.
However, in virtually all cases the benefit of the exam far outweighs the small elevated risk. The most important safety measure, therefore, is to be sure to keep your physician fully informed of all medical imaging exams that you have, so that your lifetime medical radiation exposure level can be considered in evaluating the best type of exam to order for a given medical situation.


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Weird Small Towns In Texas You Have To See To Believe
List Rules Vote up the towns you can't believe are actually real.
As the second-largest state in the US, Texas is inevitably a diverse place, with many landscapes, peoples, and customs. While its main hubs and their attractions are common knowledge – Dallas, Austin, Houston, etc. – you probably haven't heard of these weird small towns in Texas. You probably wouldn't think to visit these Texas towns with crazy names, but you might change your mind after you hear about them.
There are so many strange city names in Texas. Some are mysterious, like Uncertain and Nameless; others are more comical. Care to stop by Oatmeal or Kermit? What about Goodnight? And then there's Ding Dong – that might just be the funniest name of all.
These Texas towns might be small, but their bizarre names and histories prove that size truly doesn't matter.
In 2005, the rural community of Clark in northeastern Texas made a deal with a national TV provider that would give the whole town free satellite television. The condition? The residents of the town would have to agree to rename their hometown after their corporate sponsor. DISH, TX, was born.
The change obviously garnered mixed responses for the community. In 2013, the New York Times reported on the name change, and got a funny quote from resident Buddy Kinney: "I wished Jack Daniel's would have looked us up."
It's fittingly unclear where Uncertain, TX, got its name. The town, located on the border of Louisiana and 20 miles south of Arkansas, is a picturesque little spot on the shores of Caddo Lake. Only 94 people live there, but its unique name sparked enough interest for a documentary to be made about three of its residents.
Premiering in early 2017, the documentary Uncertain makes a connection between the town's mysterious name and a few of its residents. One of the film's directors, Anna Sandilands, spoke to Forbes about Wayne, a convicted felon featured in the doc. She calls a place like Uncertain an "oasis" for the man, a safe space for anybody who made a mistake.
The story of Nameless is pretty straightforward. Once it was settled in 1869, the residents of the south-central Texas town submitted several ideas for a name to postal authorities in Washington, DC. They were rejected six times, which prompted the community to write a frustrated response to the authorities.
"Let the post office be nameless and be damned!" they said. Their wish was granted, and in 1880, the post office was named Nameless.
Ding Dong isn't the most attractive name for a town, but it shows an undeniable sense of humor. Ding Dong was founded by Bert and Zulis Bell in the 1930s. The Bells ran a store, and recruited a painter to paint a sign for them.
He painted two bells, one for each Bell, and as a joke, he labeled them "ding" and "dong." The name stuck.


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For all the warriors, adventurers, zealots, mages, and warrior-mages out there, I'm here with a quick update about the 0.20 tournament. Please bookmark the official 0.20 tournament page and use this page to track your progress throughout the tournament. Remember, the tournament is scheduled from 20:00 UTC Friday 26 May through 20:00 UTC Sunday 11 June.
There are currently no rule changes relative to the 0.19 tournament, but check the tournament page for any final rule changes before the tournament begins. Once the tournament has started, the tournament leaderboard will display the current standings. For now this page has test data from servers with 0.20 available, but this data will be wiped from the tournament database before friday.
Clans can be formed and changed until one week into the tournament. See the Clans section of the tournament page for details, and you can get a head-start on configuring RC on any server that already has 0.20 available. Currently that list is: CAO, CBRO, CJR, CPO, CXC, LLD; the remaining servers will have 0.20 available soon. If you're looking for people to play with, you can find them in the Tavern, reddit, or our IRC channel ##crawl on Freenode.
See you all on D:1, holding the Orb of Zot!


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Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance (ASECC) Pilot Program Carrier Pre-Season Business Profile
The ASECC pilot program offers approved carriers the benefits of reporting marine cargo and conveyances to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) electronically, without the requirement to physically report at a Commercial Vessel (C/VESS) port, upon arrival in Canada.
Do you qualify for the ASECC pilot program?
You may qualify if you:
- Are a commercial cargo carrier;
- Are bonded with a minimum $25,000 CBSA surety bond;
- Are not acting as an agent for other marine carriers;
- Are without contraband or major commercial infractions;
- Are able to demonstrate that vessels expected to participate in the program would find reporting to a designated C/VESS port cost prohibitive or not feasible;
- Are able to maintain control of cargo shipments until delivered to the Arctic destination; and
- Accept the responsibility to provide to the "Host Region" cargo, conveyance and crew information seven (7) days prior to each ASECC participating vessel's departure from the foreign port.
*Note* - "Host Region" is the CBSA office responsible for the first Canadian Arctic port of discharge of cargo, or if vessel is arriving in-ballast, the host region is the region responsible for the first Canadian Arctic port of destination at which vessel is scheduled to arrive.
Applying for the ASECC pilot program:
ASECC is a two (2) part process:
- Part 1 - Carrier, (lowest legal entity that holds a CBSA approved carrier code), business profile submitted prior to the Arctic shipping season;
- Part 2 - Cargo, conveyance and crew information, per vessel/per voyage provided one (1) week in advance of leaving the foreign port.
*Note* - Advance Commercial Information (ACI) cargo and conveyance information will still be required as per the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations requirements and timeframes.
You must receive approval from the CBSA for each part in the process. Approval of the Part 1 - Carrier Pre-Season Business Profile does not guarantee that all vessels destined for a Canadian Arctic port will receive approval to travel directly to the Arctic port. The CBSA Host Region may require any vessel that is participating in the ASECC pilot program to physically report at a designated C/VESS port, as per the Customs Act Sections 11(1) and 12(1), and the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations.
An authorized office of your company must complete the Part 1- Carrier Pre- Season Business Profile and email/fax it to the appropriate Host Region with a cc to the National Targeting Centre (NTC). Please see the list of Host Regions at the end of this application.
The CBSA reserves the right to request additional information for the purposes of this application process.
Each division of your company that maintains its own cargo reporting system and books and records must apply separately using its own carrier code.
Need more information?
If you would like more information about the ASECC pilot program call the designated Host Region based on vessel Arctic destination. Please see a list of Host Regions Appendix I.
Please use the following form to complete the information you must provide to apply for ASECC. Unless otherwise specified, this information is preferred in electronic format.
*Note* - For security purposes, P.O. Box addresses are not acceptable as a business address; the company's physical street address is required.
Part 1 - Arctic Shipping Electronic Commercial Clearance (ASECC) Pilot Program Carrier Pre-Season Business Profile
The information you provide in this document is collected under the authority of the Customs Act for the purpose of assessing eligibility for, and if approved to participate in the ASECC Pilot Program. The information may be disclosed to other government departments or agencies to conduct applicable checks and verifications to determine eligibility and continued eligibility in the ASECC Pilot Program. Refusal to provide any information may impact eligibility in the ASECC Pilot Program. Individuals have the right to access and to make corrections of their personal information under the Privacy Act.*
In addition to completing the ASECC Application form below, please provide a brief business profile of your company. In the profile include information such as, company overview, business activities, country of ownership, information on the company fleet and charter vessels, management directory and a short history of the company.
1. Canadian Carrier Code assigned by CBSA
2. Company Operating Name
3. Legal Company Name or Legal Business Name
4. Business Address
- Street Address
- City
- Province or State
- Country
- Postal or ZIP Code
5. Website (or N/A)
6. Contact Name
- First Name
- Last Name
- Language of Correspondence
- English
- French
- Title
- Email address
- Telephone Number (including area code)
7. Number of years in the transport industry
8. Are you a member of a WCO SAFE Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) supply chain security program? (Select all that apply)
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|Customs System of Reliable Operators (SAOC)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Trusted Trader Programme (TTP)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Operador Económico Autorizado - OEA
(Authorized Economic Operator - AEO)
|TransKalahari Accreditation Scheme
|Brazilian AEO Programme
(Programa Brasileiro de Operador Econômico Autorizado)
|Partners in Protection (PIP)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Measures for Enterprise Credit Management (MECM)
|AEO - Authorized Economic Operator
|Customs Facilitation Program for Reliable Trade (PROFAC)
|Costa Rica
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Cote d'Ivoire
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme
|Democratic Republic of Congo
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Dominican Republic
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
Operador Economico Autozado de El Salvador (OEA-SV)
|El Salvador
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|European Union (EU)
|Authorized Economic Operator of Guatemala (AEO-GT)
|Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme
|Hong Kong
|Viðurkenndir rekstraraðilar (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Golden List Programme
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|New Programme of Certified Companies
(NEEC: Nuevo Esquema de Empresas Certificadas)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|AEO - Customs Simplification Program (A or B)
|Secure Exports Scheme (SES)
|New Zealand
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|AEO Philippines
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Republic of Macedonia
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Republic of Serbia
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Secure Trade Partnership (STP)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|South Africa
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|AEO (in Turkish, YY: Yetkilendirilmiş Yükümlü)
|Authorized Economic Operator - AEO
|Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
|United States
|Qualified Economic Operator (QEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
9. Are you a member of a Customs Compliance Program (CCP)? (Select all that apply)
|Program Title
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Preferred Operators Programme
|Blue Line (Express Customs Clearance)
|High Compliant Trader Incentive Mechanism
|Performance Operators' Contracts
|Customs Self Assessment (CSA)
|PACE (Programa Aduanero de Cumplimiento Empresarial; Customs programme on business compliance)
|El Salvador
|Gold Card Service
|Golden List (Previous title in use during July 15, 2008 to December 31, 2010: "Customs-Trade Cooperation")
|Accredited Client Programme (ACP)
|MITA (Mitra Utama; Facilitation Service for Priority Importers)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Programme Accélerée de dédouanement (Accelerated Clearance Programme or PAD)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Compliance Programme
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
|Compliant Trader schemes (Level 1 or 2)
|Privileged Partnerships Programme (PPP)
|Simplified Customs Clearance Procedure
|Preferred Trader (Accreditation Level 2)
|South Africa
|Compliant Traders Facilitation Programme
|Sri Lanka
|Compliant Traders' Scheme
|Secure Economic Operator Program
|Timor Leste
|Golden List (Abu Dhabi)
|United Arab Emirates
|Customs Accredited Clients Programme (CACP)
10. (a) Provide a list of Canadian importers (consignees) for which your company will provide cargo transportation services.
|Company Name(s)
|Company Location(s)
10. (b) Provide a list of Canadian exporters for which your company will provide cargo transportation services.
|Company Name(s)
|Company Location(s)
11. (a) Vessel Information
Provide a list of vessels expected to participate in ASECC this shipping season.
|Vessel Name(s)
|Vessel IMO(s)
|Type of vessel
(Container, Tanker, Ro-Ro, Bulk, Break-bulk, General Cargo)
11. (b) Do you contract your vessels out to other carriers/vessel operators?
11. (c) Which of these vessels will be participating in the ASECC Program this season?
|Name of Carrier and/or Vessel Operator
|Vessel Name(s)
12. Indicate the types of cargo participant vessels are expected to import/export, i.e. iron ore, mining equipment, community supplies, oil, etc.
13. Are any vessels, expected to participate in the ASECC program, likely to carry cargo subject to OGD requirements (i.e. permits required)?
14. Provide a short explanation why you expect ASECC will be required for your vessels.
15. Estimated Date of start of Arctic shipping season
Security is an important element of our partnership. We are looking to our partners to ensure sound security measures are implemented to help protect Canada from any unwanted persons or goods that could pose a threat to the country.
Please provide a summary outlining the process elements of the security procedures you currently have in place. Address the following elements:
Partner Security
- Describe your screening procedures for agents, consortium carriers and service providers contracted to provide transportation services for your company.
- Describe your procedures for maintaining control of cargo shipments until delivered to the Arctic destination.
- Provide a list of Arctic ports at which your vessels regularly call and security measures provided at those ports.
Physical Security
- Describe what measures are in place to prevent unauthorized personnel from gaining access to vessels and containers, and to prevent tampering with cargo and conveyances while they are in your custody.
- What safety and security measures are in place with respect to loading and unloading cargo at remote ports, specifically those where there is a lack of port facilities and resources?
Personnel Security
- Describe what pre-employment screening, recruiting practices, and periodic background checks are conducted on your crew and any vessel operators.
- Describe controls in place to ensure crew and passengers are compliant with CBSA regulations and requirements while in a remote Arctic port.
Appendix I
Contact Information
Host Regions
Quebec Region:
Fax: (418) 648-4625
Northern Ontario Region:
Fax: (613) 991-6912
Atlantic Region:
Fax: (902) 426-2129
Fax: (204) 984-7048
Pacific Region:
Fax: (604) 666-2962
NTC at firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax: (613) 960-1556
Appendix II
Vessel Pre-Departure/Pre-Arrival Forms
7 days prior to departure from foreign port
Emailed or faxed to host region with cc to NTC:
- BSF732 - Pre-Arrival Notification (PAN):
& Additional ASECC Information (link to or embed page).
- Crew List: Crew lists may be presented on Form IMO FAL 5 produced by the International Maritime Organization or on any comparable computer-generated form.
Emailed or faxed to host region 96 hours prior to arrival in Canada
- E1 - Ship's Stores Declaration:
- Y14 - Crews Effects Declaration:
Appendix III
List of AEOs & CCPs Operational and Upcoming AEO Programs
An authorized economic operator, or AEO, is defined as:
A party involved in the international movement of goods in whatever function that has been approved by or on behalf of a national Customs administration as complying with WCO or equivalent supply chain security standards. Authorized Economic Operators include inter alia manufacturers, importers, exporters, brokers, carriers, consolidators, intermediaries, ports, airports, terminal operators, integrated operators, warehouses and distributors".
Operators can be accredited by Customs as AEOs when they prove to have high quality internal processes that will prevent goods in international transport to be tampered with. i.e.:
- Ensure the integrity of the information;
- Ensure the integrity of its employees; and
- Secure access to its premises.
Instructions for completing the ASECC Application
Field no. 1 - Canadian Carrier Code assigned by CBSA: Enter the 4 digit CBSA assigned carrier code.
Field no. 2 - Company Operating Name: Enter the operating name of the shipping line applying for ASECC.
Field no. 3 - Legal Business Name: Enter the legal name of the shipping line applying for ASECC.
Field no. 4 - Business Address: Enter the full business address of the shipping line applying for ASECC.
*Note: P.O. Box addresses are not acceptable as a business address.
Field no. 5 - Website: Enter the shipping line's website address (if available)
Field no. 6 - Contact Name: Enter the name of the contact in the company responsible for applying for ASECC.
- First Name, Last name
- Select language of correspondence (English or French)
- Contact's title
- Contact's email address
- Contact's telephone number, including area code
Field no. 7 - Number of years: Indicate the total number of years the current shipping company has been in the transport industry.
Field no. 8 - Member of a WCO SAFE AEO: Indicate by selecting all applicable options if the shipping company is a member of a World Customs Organization, SAFE Framework of Standards, Authorized Economic Operator. A list of all available SAFE AEOs can be found in Appendix III of this application.
Field no.9 - Member of a CCP: Indicate, by selecting all applicable options, if the shipping company is a member of a Customs Compliance Program. A list of all available CCPs can be found in Appendix III of this application.
Field no. 10 (a) - Provide a list of Canadian Importers (Consignees) for which your company will provide cargo transportation services: If known, please enter the importer(s) name, town/port/city and province. For example, the name of the consignee with whom you have a contract, to import goods. If there are more than five (5) different companies, you may submit the others on a separate document.
Field no. 10 (b) - Provide a list of Canadian Exporters for which your company will provide cargo transportation services: If known, please enter the exporter(s) name, town/port/city and province. For example, the name of the mining company with whom you have a contract, to export goods. If there are more than five (5) different companies, you may submit the others on a separate document.
Field no. 11 (a) - Vessel Information: Provide a complete list of vessels that are expected to participate in the ASECC Program in the current season. If there are more than five (5) different vessels, you may submit the others on a separate document. You must provide the vessel's registered name, the ship identification number (IMO), and the vessel type: Tanker, Ro-Ro, Bulk, Break-bulk, Tanker, General Cargo, other. If Bulk, please indicate whether liquid or dry bulk. You may indicate more than one type. If `Other' describe type of vessel, for example a tug or Ro-ro type vessel.
Field no. 11(b) - Vessel Contract out: Please indicate if the shipping company contracts, (leases out, charters) any of its vessels to a different operator.
Field no. 11 (c) - Please list all the vessels that the shipping company contracts out to other operators which will be participating in the ASECC Program.
Field no. 12 - Type of Cargo: Indicate the type of cargo the ASECC participant is expected to import or export. Please be as precise as possible in the description.
Non-Acceptable description: Mining
Acceptable description: iron ore, fuel, oil, community supplies
Field no. 13 - Cargo subjected to OGD requirements: Indicate if any cargo being transported into the Canadian Arctic is subject to OGD requirements. For example, if the cargo requires permits, contains dangerous goods or are subject to CFIA requirements.
Field no. 14 - Explanation: Please provide a short explanation as to why you require the ASECC Program for your shipping company. Indicate a reasonable threshold of difficulty in physically reporting at a designated C/VESS port upon arrival in Canadian waters, prior to continuing the voyage to the Arctic destination. The rationale may be related to costs, distance from point of arrival in Canadian waters to the C/VESS port, draft restrictions, etc.
Field no. 15 - Date of arrival: Indicate an approximate or the actual date of arrival in the Arctic for the current ASECC season.
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