LNG is a global commodity with 20 countries exporting to 35 importing countries. It accounts for approximately 10% of global gas consumption and represents 32% of internationally-traded natural gas. Market penetration is increasing in areas such as Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and parts of south-east Asia, while around 20 countries have plans for import terminals, facilitated by new technologies such as floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).
The LNG market is currently heading into oversupply, with approximately 150 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of new export capacity due to come on line between 2015 and 2020 - a 50% increase over current capacity.
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Минијаде су у грчкој митологији биле кћери краља Миније који је владао Орхоменом. Звале су се Леукипа, Арсиноја (или Арсипа) и Алкатоја (или Алкитоја).

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Према миту, Минијаде су се претвориле у слепе мишеве или ноћне птице и у вези са тим постоји неколико различитих прича.

Према једној, када су друге жене из Орхомена отишле у брда да славе бога Диониса, Минијаде су одбиле да пођу са њима и остале су у кући да преду вуну. Међутим, у просторији у којој су боравиле, почела су да се дешавају разна чудеса; бршљан и лоза су почели да обавијају њихов разбој, змије су зашиштале из котарице са вуном, а собу су испунили омамљујући мириси и мистична светлост. Преплашене, покушале су да се сакрију у углове собе, рукама терајући насталу ватру. Тада су увиделе да су се њихове руке преобразиле у крила, а њихов врисак у пиштање.

Према другој причи, сестре су у свом лудилу виделе Леукипиног сина Хипаса као животињу, па су га растргле. Након тога су отрчале у брда да славе бога Диониса, али су их Баханаткиње отерале, видевши их умрљане крвљу.

Према једној од верзија, Минијаде је у птице претворио Хермес.

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Why Wales was right to say yes to the UK's Brexit Bill
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Both Wales and Scotland have acknowledged the need to prepare UK laws for EU withdrawal, yet they have taken very different stances on how this can be achieved. While the Welsh Assembly has agreed to the UK government's proposed Brexit Bill, the Scottish parliament has said no.
The Welsh government has said their position was based on negotiations that "strengthens devolution and protects the UK". By contrast, Scotland's refusal was based on the bill being evidence that the UK government could not be trusted with devolution.
Not all in Wales agree with the move, however. Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru, accused Welsh ministers of "bowing down to the Tories at Westminster and supporting their power grab". But, despite making a move that isolates Scotland in its fight against Westminster, did Wales actually get it right?
Political possibilities vs. legal reality
There are a few important points to note here. Drawing strict comparisons between the Welsh and Scottish position can lead to artificial discussion. The job of the Welsh Assembly is to represent Wales's interests, which are not necessarily the same as what the Scottish parliament feels is right for Scotland. The EU referendum result, party allegiances of Welsh Assembly Members (AMs) compared to the Scottish MSPs, and the policies of the SNP compared to Welsh Labour, are all clear evidence of these differences.
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In addition, while politically sensitive, Wales and Scotland cannot constitutionally stop Brexit – contrary to some headlines. The unequivocal legal reality is that the powers that devolved legislatures enjoy stem from Westminster. And within all devolution acts, it is made explicitly clear that the UK parliament retains supremacy on constitutional matters.
The relationships between Westminster, Holyrood and the Senedd have, arguably, been one of relative mutual compliance to date, based on respect for legislative competences and political sensitivities. If Westminster had occasion to pass a law affecting a devolved area, then negotiations have traditionally taken place to agree a legislative consent motion (LCM) – not legally binding but politically respected. So the UK parliament could very well proceed with the Brexit Bill without agreement from Wales and Scotland.
In the absence of a legal solution, Wales pursued a political one through negotiation. Their initial concerns related to the "constitutionally insensitive" clause 11 of the bill. This would see 24 powers return from Brussels to Westminster in areas that the Welsh Assembly and Scottish parliament have traditionally had competence over (subject to Brussels's precedence).
Following nearly a year of discussions, Wales has compromised, temporarily agreeing that these powers can be held by Westminster for an intermittent period of time. Their reasons were not to effect UK trade, and to achieve regulatory alignment for the whole of the UK, until a new legal framework is established.
Why Wales was right
The laws and powers governing the relationship between Westminster and Brussels predate the UK's devolved governments by 26 years. The powers that are allegedly coming back from Brussels, are ones that would not have been previously envisaged when drafting the devolved legislation from 1998 onwards. Owing to Brussels's oversight, it was not possible – at the time of establishing the devolved parliaments – to have a situation where the UK's regions could pursue major regulatory differences.
So, as the UK tries to enter new international markets, it is within Wales's interests to want to protect its key industries within the 24 areas of control (such as agriculture and fisheries) by feeding into a whole UK policy approach.
Alternatively, if the UK government agrees a new relationship with the EU that maintains market access, these internal constitutional disputes may be redundant. If the UK does agree some form of access, it is likely that compulsory regulatory alignment with the existing EU requirements will be a prerequisite for the whole UK anyway (making Welsh or Scottish divergence an impossibility).
Principles of Welsh devolution at stake?
So the question becomes one of principle. Should Wales accept legislative oversight from Westminster in devolved areas in the future (as opposed to Brussels)?
Oversight has always been there for all the devolved regimes. The position that Wales has adopted is a pragmatic one. The undeniable reality of any negotiation is compromise and respect, and for the time being, the Welsh government appears to be content that, politically speaking, London is willing to listen and make adjustments.
That is not to suggest that Wales should concede on all matters within their devolved competence. As David Rees AM, chair of the Welsh External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee put it, Wales should still be cautiously concerned that the Assembly's ability to pass laws in devolved policy areas could be constrained by the UK parliament in the future. Even where the Assembly has refused consent for constraints to be imposed.
But given the current harshness of the extreme alternative – whereby Wales would have limited legal influence by refusing the LCM – the negotiated agreement and political advantage for Wales, at least for now, does seem the right solution.
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Islamabad: Pakistan Navy Task Group comprising PNS Sword Class Frigate PN Ship SHAMSHEER and Combat Support Fleet Tanker PN Ship NASR reached Colombo today. The Pakistan Navy task Group will be on a three days visit to Colombo starting from 9th August 2011 as part of a cruise to enhance defence relations and goodwill between two countries, says a press release received here today from Colombo.
On arrival at Colombo, the Ship's band, dressed up in traditional naval uniform, presented melodious tunes as it sailed into Colombo Harbour. The crew will participate in various events planned during the stay in Colombo.
PNS SHAMSHEER is a 3000 tones frontline frigate of Pakistan Navy which has state of the art weapons and surveillance system. Whereas PNS NASR is a Combat Support ship which supports extended operations of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy Task Group is headed by Commodore Muhammad Amjad (SI (M) S Bt, who is Commander of 18thDestroyer Squadron of Pakistan Navy.
Such visits are part of regular exchange Port Calls between the two navies, which serve to bolster cooperation between the two countries.
Sri Lanka is an important regional country and Pakistan Navy regards cooperation with SLN (Sri Lankan Navy) as of paramount importance. Pakistan Navy enjoys brotherly and cordial relations with Sri Lanka Navy in all professional fields.
The ship has also visited Colombo earlier January 2010 on a good will visit. The visit will open new avenues of bilateral cooperation between the two friendly navies and garner the existing strong bonds of friendship between the two countries.
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TULSA, Oklahoma – Five firms are competing to win the bid to renovate Tulsa's historic Church Studio.
For the next three weeks, the five firms chosen will work to come up with their bids on the renovation and additions to the iconic Tulsa landmark where Leon Russell spent so much time.
A 3D scan will help guide Chris Lilly and Lilly Architects as they work to bring the famous space back to life.
"When you come out and try to document a building with a tape measure and piece of paper, it's really hard to capture the essence of what a building really is," he said.
The original 8,000 square feet of the Church will be renovated into a multi-million-dollar studio and control room.
"It is almost like you are designing a musical instrument so that recording everything needs to be glued and screwed together almost like a guitar," Lilly said.
A 3,000-square foot addition to the building will now serve as the main entrance.
"It will be an opportunity to showcase the history with gallery spaces and things like that and give an opportunity for people to learn what the Church is," Lilly said.
Also, a service elevator is part of the plan to avoid lugging equipment up and down the front steps.
What's now the basement will house a screening room for films or documentaries and be outfitted with a full bar.
Outside there will be a private performance area.
It's all part of the plan to give artists the kind of hospitality expected in the industry, and what The Church Studio provided for so many years.
"For world-class performers to be able to come into town and not only have the facility to support the recording but the facility to support and cater to them," Lilly said. "It is a legacy project. It is something that really speaks to the history and legacy of music in Tulsa."
Once construction begins, they hope to be finished in a year but possibly ramp it up in anticipation of Elton John's concert in Tulsa.


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Ernie Reed, from the Nelson County District Board of Supervisors, gave Dr. Mary Finley-Brook and me a tour of some of the sites where the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would go through Nelson County. Dr. Mary Finley-Brook serves on the Virginia Governor's Advisory Council on Environmental Justice and is a professor of geography and the environment at the University of Richmond.
This photo was taken close to where a drill would bore beneath the Appalachian Mountain National Scenic Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway through the mountain gap between Three Ridges Wilderness (George Washington National Forest) and Devil's Knob (at Wintergreen Resort). The mountain consists of greenstone and granite. The bore would be over 4,200 feet long and 46 inches in diameter for a 42" pipeline that would contain fracked natural gas at a pressure of 1440 pounds per square inch.
Dr. Finley-Brook (left) and Ernie Reed (right) by a solar powered USGS Water Quality monitoring Station in Nelson County, VA. Photo: Orin Langelle
The drill is estimated to require almost 30 million gallons of potable water. The polluted water and residue from the drilling then must be contained, transferred to tanker trucks and trucked to a waste disposal site, yet to be determined. Nelson County has declined an offer from Dominion to purchase this water and a source for it is yet to be determined
Although the ACP has not yet received final approval, Dominion Energy is clearing some corridors of forest where they have purchased easements through the threat of eminent domain. This clearcutting is considered a "preconstruction activity" by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
If constructed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would be 604 miles long and cross West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Approximately 300 miles of the pipeline would run through forested land.
1 Minute Video: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project could destroy Forests, Waterbodies, etc.
This video footage is from JR Chopper and other credits are listed at the end of this short clip. While I did not take photos for this clip, I am working on a documentary photo essay of the ACP and I did help in production of this clip.
The struggle against the pipeline has called into question many different practices by Dominion Energy regarding environmental, racial and class injustices. – Orin Langelle


Russia Enters Syrian Gas Pipeline War On Side of . . . Russia !
Who fracking else ? And they immediately sign a cooperative agreement with Syria, Iran and Iraq over something they can all agree on: gas pipelines. And the popular press still reports the Syrian Gas Pipeline War as if it were about "rival religious factions" and, lately, some dinky Soviet era airbase, or Russian support of Assad. No, it is about controlling whether, when and where the competing Iranian or Arabian pipelines get built through what's left of Syria - which is nominally still a … [Read more...] about Russia Enters Syrian Gas Pipeline War On Side of . . . Russia !
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Bush was appointed by the Supreme Court to the Presidency in 2000, who in their "infinitesimally small wisdom" deemed that better than doing a state-wide vote recount in Florida. He was re-elected with the help of "fake news" aimed at John Kerry in the form of lies about his war record during the Vietnam War - which Bush "artfully" avoided serving in...before that was Nixon - and now Trump! That's 3-Strikes for the GOP!!! Why It's Vital to Hold George W. Bush Accountable for His Crimes as … [Read more...] about First, Republicans Gave Us Bush…And Now Trump!


Kielbik Group | Our Motto: Do it right the first time!
Don't have time to do things right the first time? How much time and money do you have to do things over?
Even the US Army has that as a motto.
When we develop a display we adhere strictly to this motto. Even when clients have handed over a project to us last minute from some other agency that has run behind, was over budget or just was out of their depth engineering wise.
When you have a critical, high profile display project and want to be sure to get it delivered on time, on budget and on strategy then it is better to work with a company you can trust to deliver on time, on budget and on target.
How do we make sure we do it right the first time?
We use virtual prototyping to keep the costs down, reduce lead times and make sure it works the first time without having to rework once the project is in manufacturing and the first units come out with some flaws. Debugging after the prototype is made or even when the first units are manufactured is a waste of money and time.
The best performing in-store signs communicate an easy to understand message with a clear call-to-action and easy to comprehend images.
At Kielbik we develop displays with a holistic view considering the location in the store, the products and brands that the display needs to sell, the objectives of the brand as well as the right design, engineering and communication to attract attention, create interest and convert to purchase.
According to Nielsen data 43% of in-store display promotions lose money. But almost half of all US supermarket sales are sold on promotion. This shows how important promotional displays are and how much displays can contribute to a positive overall performance.
In an eye tracking study performed by Eye Faster in 2014 in-store signs were only noted on average by 3% of shoppers and evaluated by only 2% with less than 1% acting on the sign. This also shows how wasteful in-store signage can be and not much thought is given to the development of this type of in-store activation.
Displays need to attract attention which is about the shopper noticing the display. Then it needs to hold the interest of the shopper which manifests itself in the fact that the shopper evaluates the product offer on the display looking closer and reading signs and/or package labels. As the final step, but most important one the display needs to entice the shopper to act converting that attention and interest into an actual purchase.
There are many ways to measure the performance or return on investment of a display. Of course the revenue a display generates is the most important criteria. But it all depends on multiple variables. At the end of the day the measure should be driven by the objective.
According to Nielsen data 43% of display promotions lose money. At Kielbik we have made our mission to develop displays that provide a positive ROI.
Displays need to attract attention – which is about the shopper noticing and evaluating a product offer – and then converting that attention into a purchasing behavior.
When developing a display this shopping process and its phases need to be taken into consideration. Some phases are done by the shopper on purpose but some are impulse driven – especially when it comes to displays which mostly try to influence the subconscious and impulse purchase decisions.
At Kielbik we consider the shopping process when developing displays. A display needs to create first awareness by breaking through in-store clutter. Once a display has the attention of a shopper which usually lasts a few milliseconds it has to 'answer' questions about relevance and lead through consideration to choice and purchase.
Most displays in-store do not deliver a positive return on investment for the brand. A typical large store has around 100 to 350 displays – 265 on average.
In an in-store eye tracking study performed for POPAI in 2014 the typical shopper only noticed on average 32 displays or 12% of the displays in their store.
Display performance varied widely. As more shoppers notice a display fewer actually purchase from it. The table below shows that very clearly. Displays that were only noticed by 8% of shoppers were purchased by 62% of those or 5% of all shoppers.
Value engineering means improving functionality, reducing costs, and doing both whenever possible. Our value engineering philosophy doesn't only look at the cost of your fixture or display program, but instead we look at the total installed cost and aftercare.
We make sure any changes or trade-offs make sense.
Value engineering by Kielbik has translated into substantial savings for our clients over the course of programs. These results are the product of a deliberate and well organized approach to the process of value engineering.
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Can you afford to live to age 95?
Longevity is something almost all humans long for. But just how long we can remain alive -- and viable -- has been the subject of much debate. Is the maximum human lifespan 115, 125 or even 150?
While that's a fascinating question, a more practical topic to think about is how would you plan for retirement assuming you -- or your spouse or partner -- might live merely to age 95. After all, many boomers are seeing first-hand how possible this is as they care for parents or older relatives who are living well into their 90s.
There's a strong likelihood this could happen for you as well, particularly if you've earned a college education and had steady jobs with benefits for most of your career.
So let's suppose that you -- or your spouse or partner -- live to 95. Will your money last that long?
You don't want to outlive your money, be very old and very poor, and become a burden on your children, grandchildren or society. And even if you don't live to 95, it's smart to make sure your retirement income will last a long time, because chances are very good you'll make it into your late 80s or early 90s. You might even reach 100.
If you're currently in your 60s and retired or have plans to retire soon, it'll take a lot of money to be fully retired for 30 years or more. Let's just do one quick reality check to illustrate.
Suppose you spend $50,000 per year on all your living expenses -- housing, food, utilities, medical premiums, medical expenses, entertainment and so on. This isn't a bad assumption, given that the average American household age 65-74 spent $49,477 per year on these expenses in 2015, according to the Consumer Expenditure Survey. If you live 30 years, you're going to need $1.5 million, and we haven't even factored in inflation, which is sure to increase your living expenses.
Do your IRAs and 401(k) accounts total $1.5 million? The good news is, they don't have to because they don't have to cover the cost of all your expenses. You have other sources you can also count on, such as Social Security, employment income or an employer-sponsored pension, if one is coming to you.
But you'll still want to plan your finances carefully to make sure you'll have enough to cover your living expenses until age 95 and beyond.
A smart step is to maximize the sources of retirement income that are paid to you for the rest of your life, no matter how long you live. That means delaying Social Security benefits until age 70, the age at which you'll have maxed out the delayed retirement credits. If you live until age 95, you'll receive the most Social Security income over your lifetime if you start your benefits at age 70.
If you're eligible for a traditional pension that pays you a monthly income for the rest of your life, you'll also want to wait until the normal retirement age, typically age 65, to start benefits. At that age, the retirement plan no longer applies a reduction for early retirement. If your employer offers you a lump sum payment instead of the monthly pension, turn it down -- you'll receive more money over your lifetime by taking the monthly pension.
One good retirement strategy is to cover your basic living expenses with sources of income that are guaranteed for life. This way, you don't need to worry about paying for the roof over your head and food on the table if you live a long time.
Social Security is a good source of such income, which is another valid reason to wait until age 70 to start benefits. Another good source is an immediate annuity that pays you a monthly check for the rest of your life, no matter how long you live. You can use a portion of your retirement savings to buy such an annuity.
For your discretionary living expenses, such as travel and entertainment, it's not quite as critical that the money for them lasts for the rest of your life. Odds are these expenses will go down as you get older and you become less able to travel or participate in all your favorite activities.
So for these expenses, you might consider investing your remaining savings in stocks with the potential for growth. Then you can set up a systematic withdrawal plan to cover your discretionary expenses.
The possibility of living to 95 is a great reason you should work at least until age 70 (you'd still end up being retired for 25 years). You might not need to work full-time -- you could work just enough to cover your living expenses until you retire full-time. This strategy allows you to wait to start Social Security benefits, and by working longer, you'll reduce the number of years you're drawing down your retirement savings.
Finally, you'll want to have a strategy for paying for medical and long-term care expenses. You can remove most of the uncertainty about high medical expenses by participating in Medicare and buying either a Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan to supplement Medicare.
Medicare and medical insurance, however, don't typically cover long-term care expenses. For that, you'll want to buy long-term care insurance, or keep your home equity in reserve to tap in case you need long-term care, or keep an investment account that's dedicated to long-term care expenses or some combination of these strategies.
The bottom line is, it will take some careful planning to support yourself and your spouse or partner until age 95. You'll want to seriously consider working as long as you can, saving as much as you can, carefully managing your living expenses -- and creating a fulfilling and engaging life that makes it all worthwhile.


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Dr. Guy Blaise Nkamleu holds two Ph.D.; One (Doctorat d'Etat) in Macro Economics and a second Ph.D. (Doctorat 3eme cycle) in Agricultural Economics awarded in 1996. He also holds a master's in Econometrics, complemented by much special training, including a certificate in the evaluation of international development from the University of Carleton-Canada, and a certificate in impact assessment from George Washington University. For more than 10 years, he has been working for the African Development Bank and currently serves as Lead Economist and Advisor to the Vice-President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked for 10 years with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in senior research leadership positions, including as West-and-Central Africa program coordinator. For 6 years, he has served as associate professor of Econometrics and Economics at the University of Yaoundé, and guest lecturer/external examiner for various institutions across Africa. He also worked with the WorldBank in Washington and has done consultancy work for many international organizations.
He has published widely on African Development with more than 60 articles in more than 15 different accredited international journals. His last prominent publications include the below books:
PER DIEM, The Petty Corruption That Hurts: How the scramble for daily allowances jeopardizes the development of the African continent (Book - 2015 – published simultaneously in French and English).
Root causes of Food Crisis: Technological Progress and Productivity Growth in African Agriculture. (Book - 2010).
Dr. Nkamleu is a past recipient of the Global Development Network medal for Outstanding Research on Development and a recipient of the IITA-Merit-award in recognition of his contribution to Africa's agricultural development. In 2004, the 'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie' ranked him among the top 5 francophone social scientists who have realized a significant international scientific breakthrough. Dr. Nkamleu is a reviewer for many intellectual and scientific journals and has been associate editor of the African Evaluation Journal (AEJ), and the African Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics (AfJARE).


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Capturing Osama?
Best of the Web Today disagrees with my take on the Ketchup Queen's statement that Osam woud be caught between now and election day.
From Best of the Web:
"Unlike her husband's use of beheadings as a campaign issue, Heinz Kerry's comments about bin Laden are harmless. But they reveal a lot about the campaign's mindset. To most Americans, maybe Osama will be captured next month is a hopeful statement. To Heinz Kerry, it is an accusation. How dare the Bush administration do something that is in America's national interest when it would be harmful to John Kerry politically?
"We're not saying that Kerry and Heinz Kerry actually hope America will lose the war; our argument is far more nuanced than that. By way of analogy, suppose it's late in the football season. The Steelers have a shot at the playoffs but don't control their destiny. If the Raiders have to beat the Patriots for the Steelers to make the playoffs, Steeler fans will root for the Raiders, not out of loyalty but out of self-interest.
There's no question that Kerry has lost control of his destiny. But someone ought to remind him that war isn't a game."


Rosa Alicia Clemente (born April 18, 1972) is an American community organizer, independent journalist, and hip-hop activist. She was the vice presidential running mate of 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.
Clemente was born and raised in South Bronx, New York. She is a graduate of the University of Albany and Cornell University. She is currently a doctoral student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies of University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Clemente's academic work has focused on research of national liberation struggles within the United States, with a specific focus on the Young Lords Party and the Black Liberation Army. While a student at SUNY Albany, she was President of the Albany State University Black Alliance (ASUBA) and Director of Multicultural Affairs for the Student Association. At Cornell she was a founding member of La Voz Boriken, a social/political organization dedicated to supporting Puerto Rican political prisoners and the independence of Puerto Rico.
Clemente has written for Clamor Magazine, The Ave. magazine, The Black World Today, The Final Call and numerous websites. She has been the subject of articles in the Village Voice, The New York Times, Urban Latino and The Source magazines. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Democracy Now! and Street Soldiers. In 2001, she was a youth representative at the United Nations World Conference against Xenophobia, Racism and Related Intolerance in South Africa and in 2002 was named by Red Eye Magazine as one of the top 50 Hip Hop Activists to look out for.
In 1995, she developed Know Thy Self Productions (KTSP), a full-service speakers bureau, production company and media consulting service.
In July 2008, Clemente was named the running mate of former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Three days later, on July 12, she was confirmed as the Vice Presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States at their annual convention. A month later, Clemente and McKinney appeared at a number of events in Denver, Colorado, which was the site of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. On August 27, Rosa Clemente spoke at a "Open The Debates" rally organized by the Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez presidential campaign.
On Election Day, McKinney/Clemente received 161,797 votes (0.12% of the popular vote).
She attended the 75th Golden Globe Awards in 2018 as a guest of Susan Sarandon.
^ "Rosa Clemente". Rosa Clemente. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ Revear, Eva. "Bigger than Civil Rights: Rosa Clemente talks Black Lives Matter and what we can do to see this fight through". Post Defiance. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip Hop". Democracy Now. July 21, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ CNWN Collection. "Golden Globes 2018: How to Support the Activists' Causes". Allure. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
"Where We Live" Radio Program Co-Hosted by Rosa Clemente on WBAI 99.5 FM 8–9 pm Thursdays in New York City.
Rosa Clemente and Matt Gonzalez respond to Biden-Palin Debate Response to only televised 2008 U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate, Democracy Now! October 3, 2008.
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TheseColorful pots are really amazing! I love that you are diving deeper and deeper into color and ornament! Well done!
For me, December is rarely a time that I work on pots. Almost always I am selling. Part of the issue for me is that my kiln is so big that I can't fire small batches. January is the time I play and that's what I will be doing in the coming weeks!
Thank you, MK! Smaller kiln sounds great!
Wonderful and playful! Can't wait to see them fired! But I laughed at my first thought when I saw the deluxe clover cup w the cherry dots. It was as if the top circle had been filled w red, but some droplets had escaped or leaked out and run down the side of the cup!
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GT Voice: Glasgow climate conference can't be hijacked by the US
By Global Times Published: Sep 06, 2021 09:13 PM
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As the global climate change conference in Glasgow, the UK, draws closer, diplomatic efforts to prepare for the crucial meeting is ramping up. The UK's senior climate change official Alok Sharma is currently on a visit to China for meetings with senior government and business representatives, Reuters reported on Monday. One of his purposes is to discuss how to work together to ensure the successful holding of the Glasgow summit in November.
"I welcome China's commitment to climate neutrality by 2060 and look forward to discussing China's policy proposals towards this goal, its plans for submitting an enhanced 2030 emissions reduction target, as well as how we work towards a successful multilateral outcome at COP26," the Reuters report cited Sharma as saying.
To a certain extent, the relatively positive statement underlined the UK's genuine efforts to create a cooperative atmosphere for discussing climate issues with China. If the UK can maintain such a positive attitude, there will be sufficient room for cooperation between the two countries in tackling climate change.
The UK's preparation for the upcoming Glasgow climate change conference is laudable, but the summit also faces some uncertainties and risks posed primarily by the US. It should be pointed out that if the UK and the global community seek to achieve some tangible results from the meeting, they cannot allow Washington to hijack the summit for its ill geopolitical intentions.
Compared with the Trump administration, the Biden administration appears to be more interested in at least talking about tackling climate issues. However, it has also become increasingly clear that Washington may want to use climate issues as another excuse to crack down on others and advance its own geopolitical agenda.
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's visit to China last week offered sufficient indication as to whether the US is seeking pragmatic cooperation or exerting pressure on others when it comes to climate issues.
Even before Kerry's visit to China, US media reports already suggested that his main purpose would be to press China to stop financing coal-fired energy projects. That is a perfect example of how the US adopts double standards when it comes to tackling climate change.
By emphasizing China's coal-fired power plants, the US selectively ignores the country's clean energy efforts. The US has achieved some progress in renewable energy-related technologies, but China has invested far more in clean energy than the US.
After meetings with senior Chinese officials, Kerry warned that China's plans for new coal plants could "undo the capacity of the world to reach net-zero by 2050," according to media reports.
But the irony is that the US per capita emission is almost twice the level in China. The complete lack of objectivity and candor is a telling indication that when Kerry said that the climate issue is not geopolitical, Washington elites can't resist but to turn every issue into a geopolitical game.
China has not only adopted an open attitude toward global cooperation in tackling climate change but also actively promoted such cooperation. However, it should also be clear that any attempt to use the climate issue to extend other geopolitical goals will not work on China. China has already announced its own climate road map and will stick to its own pace.
But uncertainties and risks remain for multilateral platforms such as the Glasgow summit due to Washington's toxic approaches and it is imperative for the UK and the global community to avoid the global climate conference being held hostage by US political ideologues.
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This stock market trading tip is one of my personal stock trading secrets. It's based on several years of active trading. I discovered it when I did my regular analysis of my history of online trades using my journal software.
I would like to share this online advice about trade exit with you as I think that it is important to know how to trade stocks when this situation appears on price chart. This is one of online trading tips that uses candlestick chart patterns and their analysis on the graph. The usage of this online trading advice about trade exit is especially for short term market strategies. But a self directed investor could use this trade exit advice based on my trade history too. It can serve for his positions that he holds for mid term time period like few months.
This stock market trading tip can be used if you're entering a breakout trade. The breakout could hold, but sometimes breakouts will fail. Such a failure is demonstrated by a single reversal of a candlestick. The price during a day is trying to move above the resistance level, but it fails. The closing price is again below this resistance level.
A single candlestick with this shape is known as a shooting star (for breakout failure) or a hammer (for breakdown failure).
Do not wait, and if you see a negative candlestick, which provides information about a failed break of resistance or support, exit trade immediately.
Do not wait for your stop-loss exit. Based on my market knowledge, 95% of such reversals will reach your stop. So, it's much better to leave a trade with a smaller loss than to wait for your stop-loss to be triggered.
Similar principle can be also used when analyzing possible opportunities for next opportunities in breakout strategy. I regularly produce list of good candidates for such trades using my breakout market screener and then I go through list manually and check every single ticker and its technical price chart. Sometime I spot similar situation like is this one on the chart of TRAK.
The candlestick stock chart of this exchange symbol looks quite bullish and I would consider it for possible bullish breakout stock market trade. But there is one negative issue that is like red sign for me.
It is bearish single candlestick accompanied with above average volume level. Although price has not dropped too much yet I see it as real warning sign and I delete this ticker from the list of possible candidates for bullish breakout trades.


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Les Kasepuhan sont une communauté coutumière d'Indonésie d'environ  qui vit dans la partie sud du parc national Halimun Salak, situé dans la province de Java occidental en Indonésie. Le parc est situé à cheval sur les kabupaten de Bogor et Sukabumi dans Java occidental, et de Lebak dans la province de Banten. Leur territoire inclut les villages de :
 Bayah,
 Cibedug,
 Cicarucub,
 Ciptagelar, qui lui-même est divisé en Ciptamulya et Sirnaresmi,
 Cisitu,
 Cisungsang,
 Citorek,
 Urug.

D'après la tradition, les Kasepuhan vivent là depuis 1430. Jusque-là, leurs ancêtres vivaient dans la région de Bogor. À cette époque, la région était le siège du royaume de Pajajaran, dont les rois étaient hindouistes.

Les Kasepuhan affirment être apparentés aux Baduy, une autre communauté traditionnelle de Java occidental.

Aujourd'hui, les Kasepuhan se disent musulmans. Toutefois, ils n'observent pas strictement toutes les règles de l'islam. Tout comme leurs ancêtres, ils ont combiné plusieurs des traditions et des religions avec leur propre tradition Kasepuhan, c'est qu'ils sont influencés par l'islam, soundanais traditions, Pajajaran traditions et, par conséquent, l'hindouisme et l'animisme également.

Les Kasepuhan sont presque autosuffisants pour leur alimentation. Ils vivent principalement de l'agriculture. Les activités agricoles peuvent être divisées en trois catégories : sawah (rizière irriguée), ladang (riziculture sèche) et kebun (vergers). Environ 85 % des terres agricoles des Kasepuhan sont en sawah, 10 % en ladang et 5 % en kebun.

Notes et références
Bas Bolman (2006). Wet rice cultivation in Indonesia - A comparative research on differences in modernisation trends. Major Thesis, Wageningen University.

Voir aussi
Ciptagelar
Seren Taun

Groupe ethnique à Java
Coutume en Indonésie
Droit de l'environnement en Indonésie
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Julia B. Handmade for Life
Where does style begin? For many, it begins from the moment you step out of the front door — what you wear, where you go shopping, restaurants and clubs you go to. For Julia Berger and her selected global clienteles, it all begins before that — Style begins on the bed!
Julia Berger is a charming woman, the kind you don't often meet. According to personal experience, there is a greater chance to find such a person in a neighbourhood full of galleries and antique shops, Via Dei Fossi in Florence for example, where we first met.
I walked into a boutique at Via Dei Fossi, it was the type of boutique that you can't help looking in the window when passing by, inside you see nothing you need immediately, yet you know that one day you'd step in. When it comes to boutique, I don't know how many of them still exist today that are worthy of this euphonic name. For, nowadays, you see the same thing everywhere: same brands, similar designs, sometimes, to give a gloss to this embarrassment, shops come up with the idea of city limited, like those city limited cups launched by Starbucks, although what you drink is still of little after taste.
That day, Julia was in a pale blue floral-printed dress, effortlessly chic. A few days later I saw her again in that dress, receiving compliments from a French tourist. I hardly doubt that she is never in short of compliments. Almost no one would leave the door without telling her how beautiful her boutique is or how wonderful she is. And she, as usual, respond with gratitudes. No one would really get tired of compliments, right? She told me she really likes the artistic ambient on Via Dei Fossi, the illustrious tailoring shop Liverano & Liverano is also on this street. As the result, she moved all the way from San Francisco to open a boutique here!
"What time did you opened"? I asked.
"From 10 am to 7 pm."
"I mean, when did you establish this boutique?" I'm waiting for a vintage year.
"Oh, just last month". Julia replied blithely.
In 2020, when the raging pandemic swept Europe, Julia decided to move to Italy from North California. I asked her where does this decision derive from, and she told me explicitly about her disappointment about the politics: "America really changed, and not for the better". Some times, people come to new places as the old ones, although full of memories, no longer appeal to them. But don't feel sorry for that, it usually means a beautiful beginning, you'll see what I mean when stepping into Julia B.'s boutique.
"I can live in your shop!" A young lady said to her with amazement. Looking around, everything is about life: about 40% of the products are beddings, 40% tabletops, and the rest 20% goes to gifts, baby's and stationaries — you can even find curve designed Pineider envelopes that Elizabeth Taylor once used as her personal stationery.
We can sense how the world has been changed by Covid from the elongated queues in the airports, the sky-high energy price on trading screens. But how people changed in the pandemic is intuitive, we starts to pay more attention to the inside rather than outside. I've met a lawyer from Rome becoming a leather craftswoman; a New York violinist, who know Bach probably more than anyone else on earth, planning to change his career path; And for Julia, she decided to open the first brick-and-mortar boutique in her life:
I felt that, with Covid, I really wanted to give people a different type of shopping experience. It's not just about clothes, handbags and shoes. It's about giving them a space to wonder, to dream, and to think about how they want to live.
Julia Berger
Those delicate and gorgeous handmade sheets, towels, and napkins all together pictured a wonderful lifestyle that Julia suggested. Leaving such a dreamland with empty hands is barely possible. However, as for all the second-best things in life, it comes with a considerable price. Luckily, Julia has a group of sophisticated clientele around the globe who would be more than happy to pay for the fully customisable and beautifully curated products that combine traditional craftsmanship with a refined aesthetic. From European royals to American socialites, together with connoisseurs in Hong Kong and Singapore, they couldn't find a similar experience anywhere else that can parallel to what Julia offers.
Since everything is made by hand, everything, including crystals, silverware, linen, and even ceramics, can be customised. Julia believes it is the perfect time to return to the old way of shopping: "taking the time to be thoughtful about our decision-making". She explained, "it's not just 'oh, I like it and then I buy it,' but more like 'I love this, but I want to do it in my colours and wait.'" She's already got over 13,000 monograms in her brand library for different clients. Besides over a hundred monograms, Julia also designed the font for the alphabet, which she considered the harder part. Compare with the flourish cursive typefaces, Julia prefer those simple art-deco styles. She can be feminine, yet masculine at the same time. It usually takes 6 to 8 weeks from placing the order to finishing the final product. Based on clients' tastes and the interior design of their homes, they can make their homes one of a kind by personalising almost every detail.
Way before opening the boutique in Florence, Julia was already a very well known figure in American society. Just think about those luxury villas by the coast of California, after the owner spent a fortune on architecture and interior design, it really needs a touch of "home, sweet home" atmosphere for an attractive photograph on the homepage of AD, right? That's when Julia would be receiving calls from some star designers.
Julia was passionate about making home beautiful since her childhood. Growing up in both Tokyo and San Francisco, she was influenced by her Japanese mother deeply. When she was little, her mother told cooking classes, and she would help her mom setting up the table. Thanks to her parents, Julia's upbringing was surrounded by artistic environments. She learned the appreciation of pottery and various fabric, including Kimono fabrics and indigo, from her mother. Her home in Japan was in Scandinavian style, those simple and smooth contours formed her personal taste for the years to come. She also loves the wooden structured traditional Japanese architecture and tea ceremony rooms, everything taking place on the tatami is the art of less. She said to me: "I have a very ornate style", looking around the boutique, "but I have to say that personally, I love modern, I love simplicity".
Since Julia first established her linen business in early 2000, the idea was "to have a vintage point of view, to return to the past, and to stick with handmade (for machine-made goods lacks innovation to her)". Reiterating traditional craft from a contemporary perspective can be a platitude in the world of design. Yet it is the execution that differentiates distinction from banality. Julia studied vintage monogram and linen since her 20s, in order to find ateliers and artisans who can do traditional embroidery, she has been visiting Italy for thirty years. Some people collect shoes, some collect handbags, Julia collects countless metres of linens. In her boutique, you will find the giant lamp in the mid-hall made of fabric from a vintage dress, the same for the rectangular lamp in the baby's room. Many beddings and tablewares she designed embed techniques dates back to the 1800s, or even earlier. By combining vintage monogram and vintage linens in a fresh and contemporary way, Julia revived those old embroideries with a modern glow.
Lightness, that's the word to describe Julia's work. Not "beautiful", not "mesmerising", of course, they are, but beyond all is the lightness that draws my attention.
To understand the lightness I'm talking about, we must first look at its opposite side — heaviness. In this well preserved medieval town, Florentines are proud of their rich history. Reversely, the way things always are can be a heavy burden for generations-old businesses to carry on in our time. Like the inexorable gaze of Medusa's, it can petrify objects into stones. As an "outsider", Julia's point of view about traditional Tuscany crafts is fresh. Like Perseus, she looks at Medusa through the reflection of the bronze shield, which gives her an edge to deal with the Gorgon, in this case, the tradition. And from Medusa's blood, the Pegasus, the winged horse, was born. So the heaviness of stone is transformed into the lightness of wind. That's the sense of lightness you feel when comparing the work Julia's with traditional local brand's.
Julia is a woman with vision. In July 2020, when she just arrived in Florence with her husband, she barely know that she's going to make a significant decision in her life. It was not until February the next year when she discovered the space on Via Dei Fossi, where was once an art gallery: "When I first see the space, I could see everything", she told me, "I could see it (the boutique) here…"
When driving to Milan from Florence, she looked outside the car window and said to her husband:
"You know what, people are going to come to Italy, first before any other places, and when they come to Florence, they're going to want this type of experience."
That moment, she decided: "This is the time to open! Let's do it, now!"
In September, when I was standing in the boutique with her, everything seem to have been there always.
Julia B. official website: juliab.com
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Newmont to acquire Fronteer Gold in $2.3-billion deal
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Published February 3, 2011 Updated April 30, 2018
Gold giant Newmont Mining Corp. is sticking close to home for future production growth by acquiring Nevada-focused explorer Fronteer Gold Inc. in a deal valued at $2.3-billion.
Newmont is offering $14 per share for Vancouver-based Fronteer, whose flagship asset is the Long Canyon development project located near Newmont's existing operations in the prolific gold-producing state of Nevada. Newmont, based in Denver, will spin off Fronteer's lesser-known exploration assets into a public company called Pilot Gold.
Newmont, one of the world's biggest gold producers, is paying a rich 37-per-cent premium for Fronteer, showing the steep prices gold companies are willing to pay as they scramble to find growth amid a shrinking global supply of known reserves. The acquisition is the latest in a string of mining deals announced in recent weeks as companies rush to deploy cash built up from soaring commodity prices to buy new assets.
Among the top-tier producers, Newmont has been singled out by some analysts as the company most in need of finding future growth, especially after rival Goldcorp Inc.'s acquisition spree over the past year.
But Newmont said the acquisition is driven by Fronteer's strong potential for further discoveries, rather than pressure to show growth at any cost.
"We don't have a gun to our head to do an acquisition," Newmont chief executive officer Richard O'Brien said in an interview. Newmont noted it saw more value in buying development assets in today's market rather than mines already in production.
"We will look for current production when we can find it for value and we will add incremental acquisitions which will add long-term prospectivity," Mr. O'Brien said. "I think that is what you can continue to see from Newmont."
As for the premium, he said: "We feel like we paid a fair value for the company." By comparison, Goldcorp paid a 35-per-cent premium for its $3.6-billion acquisition of Andean Resources Ltd. last fall.
The offer for Fronteer comes as gold prices hover around $1,350 (U.S.) an ounce, well off the record $1,430 an ounce reached in December. Still, many investors, and gold miners in particular, believe bullion will continue its steady climb, which will keep producers pumping out healthy profits.
Newmont believes that, with further exploration on the Long Canyon site, the project has more potential than has so far been identified. Fronteer said it has currently identified 4.2 million ounces of "measured and indicated" gold resources at its three main projects in Nevada. Production at the key Long Canyon project is still about six years away.
Buying Fronteer will help Newmont revitalize future growth plans in Nevada, where it has been producing gold for more than 50 years.
"We are willing to go almost anywhere in the world, but we always like to go where we can realize a higher return," Mr. O'Brien said of his company's decision to buy an asset close to it core production base. Newmont also has operations in Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico.
Fronteer and Newmont are also joint-venture partners in the Sandman project in Nevada, which is how the relationship between the two companies first developed.
Fronteer has been restructuring itself into a pure gold player over the past year. Last summer, it bought the half of the Long Canyon project it didn't own, and earlier this week it closed a deal to sell its Aurora Energy Resources Inc. uranium assets to Paladin Energy Ltd.
Pilot Gold, the new company to be spun out of the Newmont-Fronteer deal, will hold Fronteer Gold's exploration properties in Nevada, Turkey, and Peru. Newmont will provide $10-million in cash and will hold a 20-per-cent stake in Pilot, while Fronteer shareholders will hold the remaining 80 per cent.
Fronteer president and CEO Mark O'Dea will become chairman of Pilot Gold.
The deal needs the support of 66.6 per cent of Fronteer shareholders, as well as court and regulatory approvals. The agreement includes an $85-million break fee and gives Newmont a right to match any competing offers that may arise.
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