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Office of the Chancellor. John Stewart Bryan
Identifier: UA 99.001
This collection contains the correspondence of John Stewart Bryan from 1926 to 1944, including when he served as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary from 1942-1944. Included is correspondence about fraternities on campus; the construction of William Barton Rogers Hall; and the financing and construction of James Monroe Memorial Hall (now Monroe Hall), a men's dormitory.
Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 (Person)
Biographical Information:
John Stewart Bryan was the nineteenth President of the College of William and Mary from 1934 through 1942. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard; lawyer; member of the William and Mary Board of Visitors; publisher of Richmond Times-Dispatch and Richmond News Leader; president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association.
Acc. 1980.038 was received 03/07/1980.
Office of the President, John Stewart Bryan (UA 2.10); University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); University Archives Faculty/Alumni File Collection (UA 10).
Buildings and Grounds--Monroe Hall
Buildings and Grounds--Rogers Hall
Fraternities--Social
Student Organizations--Omicron Delta Kappa
College of William and Mary. Office of the Chancellor (Organization)
Guide to the Office of the Chancellor. John Stewart Bryan
Finding Aid Authors: Wendy Korwin.
Office of the Chancellor, John Stewart Bryan Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/resources/4509 Accessed January 18, 2021.


The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit private property from being taken by the government for private commercial enterprise, economic development or any other private use without the consent of the owner. A similar measure was originally filed in 2005 as a response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows communities to seize private homes and businesses solely for commercial purposes. The ruling also allows states to establish laws prohibiting the practice.
Opponents say the proposal is too strict and ties the hands of the government in an emergency.
Owners need more protection in Massachusetts from eminent domain abuse. Massachusetts is one of the few states that has not reformed eminent domain since the Kelo decision. What is the bill number??
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Originally drafted out of Florida St. by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 39th pick in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft, Von Wafer now shows off his impressive athleticism and deadly shooting nightly for the NBDL's Colorado 14ers. Shooting 52% from behind the arc, and 4th in the D-League in scoring, Von talked with me after his game in Los Angeles against his former NBA team's affiliate squad, the LA D-Fenders.
Richard Walker: You had a pretty good game today: 29 points, 5 of 7 from three.
Von Wafer: I just wanted to come out and have a good game and help my team win. I didn't play in the first half like I wanted to, but I just came back [to the locker room at half time], calmed myself down and prayed a little bit, and came back out and did all right.
Richard Walker: You've always been prone to getting hot, the occasional streak here and there, is consistency something you're working on here in the NBDL?
Von Wafer: Oh yeah, most definitely. You have to be consistent. Try and do the same things every day, the same routine, and hopefully the results will show that.
Richard Walker: You mind if I jump back a little to the Lakers?
Richard Walker: Coming out of Florida St. did you have any feedback? I know you worked out with the Suns and the Lakers, but did you know you were going to get drafted by the Lakers in the second round?
Von Wafer: Yeah, I was pretty sure I was going to get drafted by the Lakers, but I also thought I was going to get drafted by the Suns. Back at Florida St. they called like 10, 20 times that day of the draft, so I was thinking I was going 21, but I ended up with the Lakers.
Richard Walker: During training camp, you were injured a bit [with a bruised heel], you didn't really get any playing time, what was that experience like at the end there?
Von Wafer: It was a terrible experience because I just wanted a chance to play. All I asked was for a chance to play, and if I got out there and didn't do anything, or have [positive] results, then I would have been fine. But I was a little upset because I didn't get a chance to play. But that's how it is. And then when I was getting ready to get a chance to play, I got hurt.
Richard Walker: I imagine the transition is a little tough from the NBA to the NBDL. What's that been like so far?
Von Wafer: I kind of like playing. I just want to play. I mean, I want to be in the NBA, but I'm fine here. I'm getting better. A lot of my weaknesses are being exposed. I need to get a lot better defensively, and I'm going to go back and look at the tape and work on that.
Richard Walker: I watched you in the  summer league and I thought one of your strengths was defense, but it seemed like you let that go a little bit.
Von Wafer: Yeah, I definitely need to go back and get some things tuned up – like moving my feet. I need to stop doing so many offensive drills before and after practice and start doing some defensive drills. I'm going to start doing that.
Richard Walker: Do you get any feedback from NBA personnel on what you need to do to get back to that level?
Von Wafer: No, actually I haven't. I'm just going to keep working hard. Hopefully I'm doing some of the right things. I know I need a lot of improvement, and I love criticism. That means people are watching when they criticize you. But I haven't gotten any feedback.
Richard Walker: It seems like your coach is really enthusiastic. He seems like a good guy.
Von Wafer: I love playing for coach Wolf. As long as you play hard, and play unselfishly, he lets you do whatever you want out there. He lets you be the player you are. He doesn't try to make you into this or that. He just lets you play. I couldn't ask for anything better than that.
Richard Walker: Are you feeling good about not being in the triangle offense anymore?
Von Wafer: I kind of got used to the triangle. I know how to be effective in it, but it is what it is.
Richard Walker: It's about minutes?
Von Wafer: Yes, it's about minutes.
Richard Walker: If you could do the NBA thing over again, what would you do differently?
Von Wafer: I wouldn't do anything differently. I played hard. I worked extremely hard this summer. I feel like I played good in training camp. I learned the triangle. I did everything they asked me. There was nothing much I could do. They just cut me.
Richard Walker: Thanks a lot, you played great tonight.


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Don Eckelberry: A Personal Profile
By Tony Angell (from Living Bird, Winter 2001)
It was a summer evening on Long Island, in the mid 1960s and I stood on a breezy patio listening to steel drum music mix with the swirl of conversation, raucous laughter, intense discussion and storytelling. I was in the middle of Don and Virginia Eckelberry's annual artists' party that brought together painters, sculptors, musicians, dancers and poets to share their passion for birds, in particular, and everything else in general.
Just out of college and an aspiring painter of birds from the Pacific Northwest, I had come with my meager portfolio in hand, unaware that I would be pitched into a cauldron of creative expression the likes of which I had never imagined existed. In short order, I was putting faces to names I had heard of in the field of natural history painting. Roger Peterson, Guy Coheleach, Al Gilbert, Guy Tudor and Arthur Singer had all brought recent work to be discussed and encouraged, along with mine and the work of others. Elsewhere in the Eckelberry studio, an artist, recently returned from an expedition to Costa Rica, shared drawings, field paintings and photographs of tropical birds. Simultaneously, in a patio corner, a discussion was underway comparing the impressionistic techniques of Monet and Degas with those of the animal painters Bruno Liljefors and Carl Rungius. Now and again someone expressed grave concerns over a building commitment to the war in Vietnam. I wandered from one conversation to another filling up like a sponge on ideas and impressions.
From midday until well after midnight the music and dialogues continued. A parade of food — hams, clams, lobster, crab, breads and fruit, was lined up on a buffet and people scooped up a plateful then re-entered the fray. At the center of it all stood Don Eckelberry in a straw hat with a drink in hand and a cigar in the other. Like a ringmaster, he moved through the swirl of activity. He stopped to raise a question of Arthur Singer about his forthcoming book on European birds, and then moved on to engage Roger Peterson in a discussion over the merits of gouache vs. transparent watercolor. I'd hear him reiterate the importance of working directly from nature, like a mantra, and by nightfall we were inside his studio reviewing his collection of drawings developed from his years in of field experience. When the party began to disperse in the early morning of the next day, it had been non-stop feasting and talking. Don Eckelberry was just hitting his stride.
Many of his pronouncements that I heard that first visit have stayed with me. His encouragement to "work directly with one's subject, alive and in the field," forced me to apply my eye to the world and directly explore what I found. His edict: "It's not what you paint or sculpt, its how you do it," strengthened my resolve to interpret nature and search for unexplored forms and emotions there. When I think of his statement that, "art is structured emotion and it's not what is seen but what is felt in what is seen that counts," I'm reminded that whatever has been most original in my work is more the result of exploring my emotions about the subject than it is demonstrating my mastery of technique.
But there was more than sound advice that Eckelberry provided and within a year of that first visit Don had helped me get in touch with Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology and they would later publish some of my watercolors and research in The Living Bird. A few years later he recommended my work for inclusion in the Royal Ontario Museum show "Animals In Art" held in Toronto. Thanks to Don my sculptures became part of a remarkable collection of historical and contemporary artwork from all over the world.
Born in l921, young Eckelberry found nature just out the door in Sebring, Ohio. However, an injury at birth made walking painfully difficult. Only after a series of operations when he was five was he later able to explore the woods. Initially he was pretty much on his own as he prowled the countryside with an air rifle collecting birds of the region. After a year, however, he put down the gun replaced it with a pair of binoculars and a sketchpad and never looked back.
Drawing, painting and keeping a journal of his field observations became an obsession. On clear days in the fall, Don would forego school to observe the migrants. By fifteen, encouraged and financed by his aunts and uncles, he was taking summer art classes at the Cleveland Institute of Art, had a one person show of his work (sold several paintings) and was writing a column on birds for the local paper.
It was also around this time that Don was, as he says, "dazzled" by the work of Louis Fuertes, which he discovered in Thornton Burgess' Book of Birds. Until he saw Fuertes' work, he didn't realize it was truly possibly for someone to paint a bird's character and capture its personality. In these paintings Don recognized birds as he knew them to be in the wild, full of life and vitality. He also recognized that here was an artist who was making a living painting the subjects that Don found so captivating. Then and there he decided to become a professional bird painter.
After high school, Don continued with his art classes at the Institute, but was helped more by the thoughtful criticism of his paintings given by his artistically accomplished uncle Viktor Schreckengost, and the Chief Preparator of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Arthur B. Fuller. His uncle Vik (who at this writing is well into his nineties and still painting) was someone who gave of his time and as Don says, "magically created form from lines and shading." Fuller, who had been a friend of Fuertes, reviewed Don's paintings for their scientific accuracy. These were critical moments in Eckelberry's formative years. This combination of nurturing both the aesthetic and scientific commitment provided him early on with high standards for judging his work and the work of others.
As the l940s began, Don was off to fresh fields for explorations in Florida and then California. Sketching all the way he laid in the foundation for the thousands of direct from nature drawings that would become, as he says, his "Fort Knox" of information. After Florida he headed to California taking a job in an optics factory and looking for new species of birds to sketch and describe. On one of his field trips he met John Baker, then director of The National Audubon. Baker was so impressed with Don's skills as a field observer and artist that he offered him a job with National Audubon. He took the position and was now in the "bird business," dividing his time between staff artist at Audubon Magazine in New York City and warden for the Society's various sanctuaries.
He explored the Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary in Louisiana, went to Florida to study the Okeechobee country and then came north to patrol Cape May Point in New Jersey for shooters during the hawk migrations. It was also in the early l940's that Eckelberry was sent to the Singer Tract in northern Louisiana and while there observed and sketched what may well have been the last female ivory-billed woodpecker in North America.
Working at Audubon in New York City, Don struck up a friendship with author/ornithologist Richard Pough and the two soon began a collaboration that produced the Society's three-volume set of books on North American Birds, the first of which was published in l946. From the onset of this endeavor, the effort to paint 1250 separate portraits of birds in color required Don's full attention and he left Audubon to begin his freelance career as a full-time artist. Also about this time Eckelberry had been courting Virginia Nepodal, a textile artist/designer he had met in art school. They were married at Dick Pough's home and soon found the carriage house to remodel on Long Island that would become their permanent residence.
By the 1950s Eckelberry had, as he says, "painted his way out of North America" and was taking trips, financed by his freelance work, into Mexico, South and Central America, Trinidad and all the islands of the Greater Antilles as well as most of the Windward Islands. On all of these travels Don kept careful journals sketching birds in the margins and keeping careful descriptions of plumage and tissue colors of the species observed. Equally important were his notes on the habitat where his observations were made and the particular behavior of the species seen. Reading through these journals is an extraordinary experience, as Eckelberry's colorful vocabulary and image-filled notes can transport you to the jungles, put you on a dusty village street in Mexico among the people, or place you at the table of a remote research camp savoring the taste of monkey collected for science and cooked for dinner.
The extensive field work in Mexico and Argentina brought him together with Dean Amadon, the Curator of Birds for the American Museum of Natural History. This eminent scientist marveled at Eckelberry's "amazing knowledge of birds" and Don's dawn to dark work ethic, which kept him occupied observing, sketching and writing up the descriptions of all he saw. Amadon would later seek Don's artistic skills for the illustration of Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. Yet another trip to the tropics took Don to the jungle retreat of Alexander Skutch in Costa Rica. Skutch, too, sought Eckelberry's illustration talent for his forthcoming volumes on Central American birds.
By the early 70s, Eckelberry had established a remarkable body of work. He had solely or largely painted the illustrations for seventeen books related to birds and natural history. Along with the three classic Audubon Guides are the three volumes of Life Histories of Central American Birds by Alexander F. Skutch; Birds of the West Indies by James Bond; A Distributional Study of the Birds of British Honduras by Stephen M. Russell and two volumes for Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World by Leslie Brown and Dean Amadon. Along with the books were an equal number of articles written and illustrated by Eckelberry for both the scientific and general audience interested in birds. Somehow, with writing and illustration assignments he found time to create numerous miniature images that would become cherished as part of National Wildlife Federation's annual issue of wildlife stamps.
Eckelberry had largely given up illustration work by the mid 70's and recommended others for assignments when approached to do a job. Now he turned his energies to painting, and found more time for conservation work. Using oil and acrylic, he did large canvas images that allowed him more room to give form to his feelings. Some of these works were published as prints by the Frame House Gallery which also published work by Guy Coheleach, Arthur Singer and Ray Harm. Many of these prints were donated to conservation fundraising efforts. Along with his Frame House cohort, Eckelberry was instrumental in raising more than a quarter of a million dollars, all of which went to the acquisition of additional properties for Corkscrew Swamp.
The conservation effort Don is most proud of is his work to establish the Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad. More than any single person, Don is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of this tropical reserve. Initially, he worked with the then owner, Asa Wright, to spread the word to scientists and artists alike of the remarkable tropical natural area existing there. He held painting and field seminars there and recruited other artists to do likewise seeking to expose the area to a wider audience. As the site became more popular however, it was clear that much had to be done to shore up the buildings. Bats had taken up residence near the dining room and assorted reptiles favored the building's hallways. Through energetic appeals, Eckelberry spread the word of what was at stake, held fundraisers and made personal contributions. Before long a financial footing was in place that would restore the facility and secure its preservation. It's safe to say that without Don's efforts the Asa Wright Nature Center would not exist today.
Don's accomplishments in science, art and conservation over the years have not gone unnoticed. An Elected Fellow of the American Ornithologist's Union, he also served a term on the Governing Board of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He was one of the first recipients of the Master Wildlife Artist medal presented by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. The Society of Animal Artists presented him with their Award of Merit - one of two such awards given over its thirty-five year history. For his work on behalf of establishing the Asa Wright Nature Center, The Florida Audubon Society recognized him as their "Conservationist of the Year."
Over the last two decades of his life, Don Eckelberry continued to lead a busy life, although no longer was he able to go into the field or work at the easel. Restricted by illness, he nevertheless continued to share his ideas and insights with others as he maintained communication with artist and scientist friends, old and new, from around the world. On my last visit with Don, we did most of our talking, as is his wont, well after midnight. Poking his finger into the halo of cigar smoke over his head, he punctuated each point he wished to emphasize in our discussion.
Up to the very end of his life (in January 2001), Don was still possessed with the infectious zeal that so impressed me the first time we met nearly thirty five years before. As we talked of Bruno Liljefors, and Francis Lee Jaques and the impact these painters have had on subsequent artists who depict nature, I've wondered if Don appreciated his own impact as a painter, critic and artistic philosopher. Some of the grand old men of American Ornithology recognized his contributions early on. Robert Cushman Murphy, AmaDon's predecessor as Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History, described Don's collection of paintings for the classic Audubon Guides as a "consummate success." Ludlow Griscom, founder of Field Ornithology in America, described Don's work as "superlative"and "one of the rare artists who can capture the bird's personality possessed in life." Jean Delacour, the great French aviculturist, considered Eckelberry the "best bird artist of the day."
His fellow artists also appreciate his uncompromising integrity and skill. George McLean of Ontario, Canada, considers Eckelberry's bird illustrations to be "hands down, the most convincing. He said it all with economy and intelligence." Larry McQueen, a respected and successful painter of birds, feels that "Don's portraits will always be some of the greatest ever achieved. He pioneered relating birds to their environment - all in one well-balanced composition." Roger Peterson, Don's long-time friend, said simply that "Don Eckelberry reigns supreme … the best mastery of bird depiction of any of his peers."
Don's legacy will surely be, in large part, his paintings, drawings and field journals on birds. The best of them radiate with what he so much admired in Fuertes, the essence of the subject portrayed. They convey life, and while information is conveyed, it is the spirit in the painting that brings the observer together with nature in a moment of joy and exhilaration. And beyond the paintings is his gift that so many have received - a helping hand of experience and skill so that others might advance their efforts.
Tony Angell Seattle, WA Oct. 2000
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Return of the Goats
by Voice of San Diego January 8, 2008 March 15, 2022
A few months ago, after I wrote this story about the city's brush management issues, we had some fun over here writing about one rather unusual form of brush management: Goats.
Fred Sainz, the mayor's spokesman, told me at the time that the city wasn't considering, and never had considered, using goats to clear some of the thousands of acres of overgrown city land.
But then Scott Lewis dug out this wonderful old photo of former mayor Dick Murphy, Councilman Jim Madaffer and some goats (We just had to run it again).
And today, the City Council had its second reading of an ordinance that will clear the way for using goats for brush management in the coastal zone of the city.
Back in 2005, the city council OK'd a number of new brush management strategies in the wake of the Cedar Fire. One of the strategies was the use of goats.
But Amanda Lee of the city's Development Services Department told me that the goat policy didn't go into effect in the city's coastal zone. That's because the Coastal Commission had a number of concerns about using goats in coastal areas, Lee said.
Since then, the city and the Coastal Commission have been butting heads over this issue, Lee said, and they recently came to a compromise that is embodied in the ordinance passed by the council today.
The new ordinance will allow the use of goats for brush management in the coastal zone for a trial period of five years.
Let's hear it for the goats.
— WILL CARLESS


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So when a routine university function turns into a black tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that they'll join an online dating service to find plus-ones for the event. There's only one hitch: after making the pact, Millie and one of the guys, Reid Campbell, secretly spend the sexiest half-night of their lives together, but mutually decide the friendship would be better off strictly platonic.
But online dating isn't for the faint of heart. While the guys are inundated with quality matches and potential dates, Millie's first profile attempt garners nothing but dick pics and creepers. Enter "Catherine"—Millie's fictional profile persona, in whose make-believe shoes she can be more vulnerable than she's ever been in person. Soon "Catherine" and Reid strike up a digital pen-pal-ship…but Millie can't resist temptation in real life, either. Soon, Millie will have to face her worst fear—intimacy—or risk losing her best friend, forever.
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The actual autoloader part looks as though they are exactly the same, the only difference appears to be the internal tape drives.
I found this forum post that suggests it was possible with an LTO-3 upgrade to LTO-4, and it retained the autoloader HP support and tape drive HP support.
Does anyone have experience with this process? Is it just as simple as swapping out the internal drive?

A: I'd call HP.
But think of it this way: The auto-loader mechanism isn't the bulk of the price of the unit. The drive modules are. You can probably upgrade, but is it necessary? If you feel the desire to reuse old equipment, why not keep it as LTO-6? If that's not enough capacity, then your requirements are different and really dictate that should buy another full unit.


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Law Society still wary of MoJ's digital court reforms
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The Law Society has described the Ministry of Justice's response to a consultation on transforming the justice system as 'woolly' and called for more detail on its proposals.
Last September, the ministry published a 'vision paper' on its plans to 'go digital', which included automatic online convictions for minor crimes such as fines for TV license evasion and dodging transport fares.
Chancery Lane was one of 790 respondents to a consultation on the ministry's planned reforms and, together with other legal stakeholders, voiced concerns on a host of issues.
The president of the Law Society, Robert Bourns, said: 'While there are some positive indications in parts of the MoJ's response to the consultation there simply isn't enough information and as always, the devil is in the detail.'
One of the concerns raised by respondents was the difficulties users may face online. In response, the MoJ said the online procedure was 'entirely voluntary' and the use of digital channels would not be mandated. Rather, a range of options would be available for those who did wish to engage such as the telephone or web chat.
Elsewhere respondents were receptive to the principle of a statutory standard penalty process that would bring better efficiency. However, some raised concerns over the lack of judicial involvement in the procedure and the possibility of 'sentencing by algorithm'.
The MoJ rejected this notion and said primary legislation will limit online convictions to specified summary, non-imprisonable offences only. These would be specified in secondary legislation. Only defendants who choose to plead guilty, offer no mitigating circumstances, and opt in to the automated process could be prosecuted through this procedure.
Bourns also condemned the proposal that government should have the power to add offences that can be dealt with in this way via secondary legislation. 'We believe that this is an inadequate safeguard for what could be a fundamental change in the nature of cases put through this process.'
The ministry pledged to develop the assisted digital approach iteratively, with extensive input from service users. 'We will carry out piloting, user research and testing across the digital skills spectrum to make sure that our services meet the needs of our users, and continue to be improved following their launch.'
The Law Society said it had no objection in principle to the concept of online convictions but is concerned that the offences recommended for an online pilot programme will be few in number and not provide an adequate test for the system's robustness.
The MoJ also had to rebuff concerns that digitising HMCTS systems could reduce users' access to legal advice or representation, stating that 'assisted digital' would help unrepresented appellants and litigants in person. Users would still have the same opportunities to seek legal help but would not be provided with legal assistance, the ministry added.
On a similar note, issue was taken over the risk to some vulnerable users who may fear the prospect of attending court and so plead guilty, even if they are innocent or have mitigating circumstances.
The MoJ said its system will safeguard vulnerable people by presenting all the relevant evidence against them provided by the prosecutor when considering whether to choose the automatic online conviction procedure. The potential consequences of a criminal conviction, such as the disclosure regime, will be clearly explained.
'While the MoJ has said the system will be designed to prevent users pleading guilty without a full understanding of their decision and potential consequences, we will need to see more information about these vital safeguards,' said Bourns. 'It depends on how the information is presented to the defendant and how they can exit the process if they decide they want their case heard in court.'
Matthew Rogers is a reporter at Solicitors Journal
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Feds Seek Ways to Combat Overpopulation of Wild Horses
July 10, 2019 July 11, 2019 CARSON McCULLOUGH
BLM, Drought, Env3, horses, wildlife
Wild horses drink from a watering hole outside Salt Lake City on June 29, 2018. Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and forcing extreme measures to protect them. Federal land managers have begun emergency roundups in the deserts of western Utah and central Nevada. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
BOISE, Idaho (CN) – The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board and the Bureau of Land Management met Wednesday in Boise to discuss some of the challenges currently facing public land management, most notably the issue of horse and burro overpopulation.
The Bureau of Land Management accepts recommendations from the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board on how to best navigate land management issues. Representatives from both entities, including animal and wildlife experts, were in attendance during Wednesday's meeting.
The main item of the agenda was to discuss the ever-growing issue of horse and burro overpopulation on both public and private lands. The BLM reported that close to 100,000 wild horses and burros populate the ranges and wilds of the United States, a number that is over triple the population size experts consider to be sustainable.
With another 45,000 horses and burros under the direct care of the BLM, care that taxpayers fund with tens of millions of dollars per year, this kind of overpopulation is an issue that is both pressing and costly.
"There exist no easy solutions to this challenge," said John Ruhs, Idaho State Director of the BLM. "Right now, sustaining these lands and populations for future generations is a top priority for the BLM."
The board and the BLM discussed several strategies officials are employing to combat overpopulation. The foremost strategy was that of supporting adoption of horses and burros under the BLM's care by suitable private citizens.
Heather Tiel-Nelson, a public affairs and horse specialist, spoke on the importance of supporting such programs.
"Getting horses adopted by private owners is crucial, and is a meaningful step forward on this issue," she told the board.
The BLM reported that while horse adoption programs were first introduced in 1978, the past decade has seen a tremendous refocusing on this strategy, with many viewing it as the most significant tool that can be used to manage population sizes. The past five years alone has seen a significant increase in private individuals adopting from BLM facilities.
Bruce Rittenhouse, acting Wild Horse and Burro Division Chief, stressed to the board how improved marketing and revamped programs have helped to make adoption a successful strategy.
"I think better marketing has certainly played a part in getting those numbers up," Rittenhouse said to the board. "There was also some great community engagement with our Horse Adopting Incentive programs, where certain people could be eligible to receive $1,000 for adopting an animal at a BLM adoption event."
Rittenhouse also highlighted a new online horse adopting website, where individuals could preview and adopt BLM horses directly online.
The board also covered the issue of horse training programs and the partnerships that keep them active. Most notably, they discussed a program that allows inmates in federal penitentiaries to help train wild horses. This training, Rittenhouse says, helps increase adoption rates.
"Untrained animals are always less likely to be adopted compared to trained animals," Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse and the board also discussed the ongoing work on creating humane and safe sterilization procedures.
"Fertility control is very much the big stallion in the room," Rittenhouse told the board. Rittenhouse said investing in both surgical and nonsurgical procedures that limit fertility in horses shows much promise in keeping future population growth in check.
The board recommends the BLM receives an increase in funding so that it can continue to invest in these kinds of adoption programs and overpopulation strategies. The BLM, however, said their budget is allocated and directed solely by Congress.
Both the board and the BLM say that the conversation on overpopulation is ongoing, and that it will continue to be a top priority until meaningful progress has been made.
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However, there is a more sinister aspect to the current global trade wars, which were launched by the United States under the Trump administration with a round of tariffs aimed at adversaries such as China, as well as allies like Canada. While it is true that China has a lopsided balance of trade with the US, the American economy had been thriving under the former system. US companies depend on Chinese-made components, and American consumers enjoy low-cost Chinese products. In light of the latest US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, valued at US$ 200 billion, economists wondered why the heavy-handed approach of ever-increasing tariffs was necessary while negotiations may possibly be carried out to address balance of trade issues.
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Resistance to the Zambian government's huge Chinese debt load is considerably vocal in Lusaka. However, through such trade alliances as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) development group, China has positioned itself as a partner in Africa against the West's economic hegemony. The US trade wars and heavy-handed trade tactics in Africa go a long way to give credence to the "us versus them" rhetoric that originated with Mr Trump. Less confrontationally, the disharmony caused by the global trade wars should allow African governments to reassess their trade practices and priorities, and strategise ways to get the best deals from the type of customers they want.
A second-hand clothing market in Kigali losing out in Rwanda's second-hand clothes war, as the government hikes import duties on US used clothes.
Africa can turn US trade demands to its benefit by expanding inter-African trade and pursue other foreign trade partnerships through skillful trade negotiations in natural resources.
The China-Africa Summit in Beijing in August 2018 displayed a paradigm shift toward better trade relations with Beijing, even as worries rise about neo-Colonialism in the form of massive state indebtedness to China.


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When will cow-calf producers stop shrinking?
August 29, 2014 Beef Cattle
We want to market more beef
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By Gren Winslow
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What will it take for cow-calf producers to start expanding the herd?
That was the question that kept popping into my head as I read through the recently released 2013-14 results report of the Canadian Cattlemen Market Development Council.
If that name doesn't ring a bell, I'm not surprised. It isn't well known outside of the power circles within the cattle industry. It is the industry- (read producer) run body set up by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association to administer the $80-million Legacy Fund. That name is probably more familiar. The fund was established in 2005 when Ottawa kicked in $50 million and Alberta another $30 million in matching funds to backstop a 10-year marketing program to help the industry dig its way out of the beef glut caused by the discovery of BSE in 2003.
This government money, matched by money from producer checkoffs and industry partners should add up to a $120-million investment in marketing Canadian beef by the time the fund wraps up in March 2015.
Most of the money as you might expect went to fund the activities of the Beef Information Centre and Canada Beef Export Federation and more recently their replacement, Canada Beef Inc. Some also went to support the marketing of Canadian beef genetics by the Canadian Beef Breeds Council.
The results as you can imagine have been mixed, although there is no denying that we've gotten rid of the glut of unwanted cows that populated the herd after BSE was discovered. Cattle inventories have now reached the point where Canada Beef's marketing plans must of necessity be targeted at getting the most value from a diminishing beef supply rather than simply moving volume.
One interesting chart in the report tracks some of the indicators of the industry's progress from 2006 to 2013 and in some cases compares it to 2002, the last year of the pre-BSE period.
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On the genetics end, live breeding cattle exports initially jumped from 4,803 to 16,606 in 2008, when borders opened and prices were low, but they've settled into an annual range between 4,900 and 3,600 head since then. Semen sales started out with 553,306 lots worth $8 million in '06 but have bounced around since then. In 2012 the volume jumped to 917,738 but the total return sank to $6.64 million. 2013 wasn't much better.
On the beef side, Canadians came through and kept eating beef in the years after BSE. Total Canadian beef consumption jumped from 958,000 tonnes in 2002 to 972,000 tonnes in 2006, and one billion tonnes in 2007. Most of it was Canadian beef too, with domestic disappearance running over the 800,000-tonne mark up to 2008.
Our exports, of course, were down in those early years: 372,000 tonnes in 2006 compared to 521,000 tonnes in 2003. In fact total beef exports have still not regained that pre-BSE level. Just the reverse, the numbers have been dropping steadily since peaking at 407,000 tonnes in 2010, down to less than 280,000 tonnes in each of the last two full years.
Beef demand looking forward
Consumption of Canadian beef at home has been slipping as well over time, although it has stabilized around the 690,000-tonne mark over the past three years.
It seems like we've been talking about tight cattle numbers for years now but these numbers really drove it home for me. We are shrinking, and that brings me back to my original question. When will we see some heifer retention?
This is a question of some urgency for Canada, according to a recent agri-benchmark analysis of our competitive position in the world. Agri-benchmarking is the bright idea of ag economists in 29 countries who are attempting to realistically rank the competitiveness of their various countries in the international beef market. CanFax publishes the Canadian version of the analysis.
Worldwide demand is growing, especially in China and Middle East and tight supplies have doubled global beef prices in the past decade. Unfortunately most of the growth in this market has been going to the countries set up to produce cheaper grass-fed beef. The time looks ripe for Canada to expand. As a bonus we are still small enough that any increased production here won't have any impact on world markets, but is bound to have positive implications for Canada.
"Cow-calf margins in 2014 are projected to surpass anything seen during the expansion phase of the 1990s," says the CanFax report. Whether this will tempt many cow-calf producers is still to be seen.
The evidence so far isn't persuasive. Heifer slaughter to date is up 10 per cent, and to mid-July feeder exports were up 41 per cent, as well, with heifers now making up 70 per cent of the total.
The Americans can smell the way of the future.
Gren Winslow
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We all grew up learning how to monitor our behavior, but few of us were taught how to guard our heart. The prophet Jeremiah says the heart is deceitful above all things, so as people we should learn how to guard and control what is in our heart. In this series, we will examine biblical principles for guarding our heart. We will highlight four rivals that wage war in our heart, seeking to destroy us from the inside out, and above all, we will learn to develop the habit to check our heart.


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Alexander Aaronsohn () a fost un activist sionist și scriitor evreu palestinian

Acesta a făcut parte din influenta familie Aaronsohn, figuri importante în mișcarea sionistă: fratele său a fost botanistul Aaron Aaronsohn, iar sora sa a fost Sarah Aaronsohn, figură importantă a spionajului britanic în Palestina otomană. Părinții săi au făcut parte dintr-un grup de sioniști care au emigrat din România, fondând localitatea Zihron Yaakov.

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Nașteri în 1888
Decese în 1948
Evrei din Palestina
Activiști evrei
Scriitori evrei
Sionism

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New Holland celebrates 50 years of skid steer loaders
The skid steer loader has become an essential tool and necessary investment for everyday chores for many US farms, landscapers, and construction operations. It is also a key part of New Holland's brand DNA, and this year the company has recognized 50 years of innovation and leadership in skid steer loaders.
The birth of the New Holland skid steer took place in haytools design, when an engineer discovered that his mower design could be turned on its side to achieve an upward- and forward-reaching motion – the foundation of what would become New Holland's industry-exclusive, Super Boom® vertical lift loader design.
In 1971, New Holland built first its production skid steer loader, the L35, which introduced many industry firsts to the market. Its vertical lift design allowed for greater reach and improved clearance for loading, and its longer wheelbase provided a smooth, steady ride for operators. New Holland also took the leader position in operator safety with the L35, being the first manufacturer to introduce roll-over and falling-object protection.
Over the past five decades, New Holland has improved the design and functionality of the original L35, increasing reach and load capacity, reducing cycle times, and extending the skid steer line up to include compact track loaders. The latest 300 Series is offered in 9 new models ranging from 60 to 90 gross HP and rated operating capacity from 815 – 2,045 kg. The redesigned 300 Series provides superior visibility, greater height and reach, and a simpler operator interface compared.
The 300 Series was designed with the operator in mind. New features like maintenance tracking, engine protection and ignition time-out to ensure maximum uptime and productivity. The 8-inch LCD multifunction display with backup camera conveniently shows machine performance engine data. Along with the easy-to-navigate features, the display offers the versatility of electro-hydraulic control settings, allowing the operator to customize and adjust the machine's settings to individual preferences and needs.
To commemorate the 50th-anniversary milestone, New Holland is celebrating with its new and existing customer base. For customers who purchase a skid steer during the anniversary celebration, a "50 Years Edition" decal will be added to the rear left-hand side of all skid steers from mid-June.
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Cass County, Minn., engineer David Enblom has approximately 377 miles of gravel roads to maintain. Cass County is like many other rural counties in the U.S. that are facing higher costs for maintenance of these roads. From grading to the availability of good aggregate materials, maintenance costs continue to rise.
One product the county uses is Base One , which is developed and manufactured by Team Laboratory Chemical Corp. in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Enblom said the product stabilizes gravel surfaces and strengthens gravel road bases. This effectively enhances the efficiency and performance of the aggregate used in surfacing and base applications.
"The results have been outstanding," Enblom said.
A case in point: In 1999, the county applied Base One on a 1-mile section of County No. 103. It was applied to 3 in. of new gravel surfacing material, and since then, it has not been necessary to re-gravel this section of road.
Typically, similar roads would have been re-graveled twice to ensure an adequate gravel-wearing surface. These savings have been approximately $8,000 per cycle, or a total savings of $16,000. This is in addition to the reduced grading costs associated with a stabilized aggregate surface.
Another area of success with the product is the addition of it under thin oil/aggregate (chip seal) surfaces, Enblom said. The added stability to the base course aggregates provides for a stable platform for applying thin surface coats. This added stability has also shown promise to extend the life of these surfaces, Enblom added.
Cass County has used Base One on approximately 30 miles of gravel roads, with additional projects scheduled every year. Enblom said the successes using the product will ensure that it will be part of the county's maintenance toolbox for some time to come.


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Lebanon's Financial Crisis: Where Did the Money Go?
An interview with Mike Azar, finance professional
Although people have not been able to access their deposits, the Central Bank Governor and the President of the Banking Association have repeatedly reassured people that their deposits are safe.
Why can't people access their deposits?
People have limited access to their deposits because banks have no dollar liquidity. The banks' dollars are tied up in impaired assets, which are assets that have lost a significant amount of their value, such as deposits with Banque du Liban (BdL), as well as loans to the Lebanese government and to the private sector. Analysis by myself and economist Andy Khalil indicates that the gap between the total amount of dollar deposits—resident and non-resident customer deposits—and dollars remaining in the system is currently between 70 and 80%. In other words, dollar depositors, in the aggregate, are facing losses of more than 70% of their funds. This is a dynamic calculation that is likely to increase over time as BdL's reserves are drawn down to fund imports, among other factors.
People are also unable to retrieve their Lebanese pound (LBP) deposits because, if they were given unrestricted access, many would run to the exchange houses and sell them for dollars, further weakening the LBP. As a result, when dollar withdrawals were restricted, LBP withdrawals were also restricted to avoid a collapse in the LBP/dollar exchange rate.
What have the deposits been used for?
Using the consolidated balance sheet of Lebanese banks, we can estimate that the banks' total dollar assets (approximately $126 billion) are tied up as follows:
1. BdL: Approximately $70 billion (56%) have been deposited at BdL, though this figure is likely greater than $80 billion today
2. Government Eurobonds: $12.7 billion (10%) are Lebanese government dollar debt
3. Resident private sector: $28.7 billion (23%) are loans to individuals and business in Lebanon, referred to as claims against the resident private sector
As indicated above, approximately 66% of the banks' foreign assets are in the form of claims against the "Sovereign", which are BdL and the government. This is essentially where most of depositors' dollars went.
Most of the money deposited at BdL was spent to maintain the LBP/dollar exchange rate and, to a lesser extent, to finance the government's fiscal deficit through the direct purchase of Eurobonds. To put it simply, BdL "sold" most of these dollars (i.e., banks' deposits at BdL and, by extension, depositor's deposits in banks) at a rate of LBP 1,500 per $1, to fund imports into the country.
Looking into data from the Lebanese Customs administration, Central Administration of Statistics, and BdL suggests that, since 2010, approximately $55 billion has left the country in the form of "transfers and remittances" (such as non-Lebanese employees in Lebanon sending money to their home country, parents paying for their children's college tuition abroad, other personal transfers abroad, among others), $45 billion on petroleum products (such as fuel for Electricité du Liban and for the transportation sector), $40 billion on personal travel, $30 billion on various food imports, and $18 billion on vehicles imports. These alone comprise approximately $188 billion spent from 2010 to 2018, partly funded using the Lebanese diaspora's dollar deposits, remittances, foreign currency debt issued by the Lebanese government (Eurobonds), and Lebanon's modest export receipts and foreign direct investment.
Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni recently announced that BdL has $22 billion left in liquid reserves (1), which are needed to fund imports into the country until another source of dollar funding is found. It is therefore highly unlikely that BdL will be able to repay the banks their deposits.
The banks also hold approximately $12.7 billion of government debt which are held in dollars. These funds were used to finance the government's fiscal deficit, a large proportion related to Electricité du Liban's fuel costs. The government recently announced its intention to restructure its Eurobond debt, which will result in further losses to the banks. Though it would be more accurate to describe this as the realization of existing losses as the repayment of Eurobonds is made from the same $22 billion of BdL's foreign currency reserves. As a result, every dollar paid to repurchase a Eurobond is a dollar that is not available to return the banks' deposits with BdL.
About 23% ($28.7 billion) of the banks' dollar assets are loans to the resident private sector. A growing number of these loans will be classified as "non-performing" as the economy contracts, unemployment increases, and the private sector struggles to keep businesses going, adding another significant strain on the banks' dollar liquidity and ability to meet depositors' demands. Banks will face even greater liquidity problems if two things continue to happen: (i) the repayment of dollar loans in LBP, which would mean that the dollar assets that banks would have used to meet their dollar deposit liabilities will be converted to LBP assets; and (ii) conversion of consumers' LBP deposits into dollars, which would result in growth in banks' dollar liabilities without a corresponding new dollar asset.
Who is responsible for their mismanagement?
In any society, responsibility ultimately lies with political decisionmakers who are responsible for managing the economy. The Lebanese political system precludes accountability and, as a result, reforms were never implemented. International bailouts since the 1990s—and a large, relatively wealthy diaspora that is emotionally connected to its home country—enabled the system to limp on without reforms.
For example, the inability of the political leadership to reform the electricity sector over the last several decades has had catastrophic consequences. More recently, delays in facing the current crisis in a transparent and effective manner may yet prove to be extremely costly.
In 2008, during the height of the global financial crisis, billions of dollars flowed into Lebanon, considered to be a safe-haven at the time. The country had a remarkable opportunity to reform its electricity sector, develop its economy, build an export industry, and remove the LBP/dollar exchange rate peg. This artificially strong exchange rate made the Lebanon's goods and services too expensive compared to foreign goods, and therefore, uncompetitive. As a result, the country does not have a serious export industry. Instead, poor economic policy resulted in having these inflows channeled into excess import consumption, unproductive real estate projects, and wasteful government spending.
The responsibility also lies with BdL's decisionmakers for their mismanagement of the country's monetary policy, their lack of transparency and data availability, and their willingness to oversee the hallowing out of the Lebanese economy by refusing to publicly raise the alarm bells about the excessive costs of maintaining the exchange rate peg. The "financial engineering" operations over the last five years were simply an attempt to kick the can down the road at tremendous cost. BdL offered exorbitant interest rates on new dollar deposits, even though it had very little dollar earnings itself and, therefore, incurring huge losses on these deposits. The interest paid on dollar deposits was thus paid by attracting new dollar deposits at even higher interest rates, resulting in an explosion in the size and scale of the problem. This was carried out with little transparency to the Lebanese people.
The responsibility also lies with certain bank executives and shareholders who made tremendous profits from the unsustainable financial and economic system at the expense of depositors and taxpayers. The banks attracted depositor dollars by offering exorbitant interest rates and depositing such funds with BdL, without disclosing to customers the risks involved. At the same time, banks and their executives made outsized profits. They were in a position to blow the whistle, but most of them did not. Today, the same banks are attempting to make-up their losses at the expense of depositors by convincing customers to freeze their deposits or to subordinate their position by converting their dollar deposits into bank capital (which almost certainly has no value and is, in any case, subordinate to deposits in the event of an insolvency).
The responsibility also lies with any person in a position of authority or influence who could have blown the whistle on corruption, mismanagement, and the unsustainable financial and economic system over the last many decades but chose to remain silent.
How can deposits be made available again?
It is unlikely that unrestricted withdrawals will be available again for quite some time. The "dollar gap" (the difference between resident private sector deposits in dollars and the net foreign assets of banks and BdL) is estimated by economist Andy Khalil using BdL data to be greater than $80 billion, without taking into account several other areas of potential dollar loss (non-performing loans, further dollarization, repayment of existing dollars loans in LBP, etc.). This means that there is a need to recapitalize the banking sector, including BdL, which is the source of a majority of the loss. It is unclear yet how this gap will be filled and/or the banks and BdL restructured.
In general, there are three ways to execute such a restructuring. Banks' liabilities are mostly the deposits that customers keep with them and interest on such deposits. Banks meet those liabilities using their assets (e.g., loans to the private sector or government, other investments). In Lebanon's case, the banks' assets are impaired and, as a result, the banks are no longer able to meet their liabilities. So how is such a banking crisis resolved so that depositors can withdraw their money again?
1. Raise capital: Raise fresh capital by selling equity shares or other financial instruments or assets. By raising fresh capital, banks would benefit from an increase in good, liquid assets with which to meet their liabilities. Last November, BdL instructed banks to undertake a 20% capital raise. It is unclear whether most of the banks will be able to raise such capital (particularly given the current global economic climate in light of the COVID-19 pandemic) and, in any case, the amounts are insufficient relative to the scale of the banks' losses. Given the size of the existing losses and the high possibility of a depositor bail-in (described in point 4 below), there is little incentive for bank shareholders to raise new capital at this time as they would, in effect, be putting new money into a bank that is on the cusp of insolvency, in which case this new capital would be wiped out.
2. Replace bad assets with good assets. During the global financial crisis, the US Federal Reserve purchased US banks' bad assets: It gave them good assets/cash in exchange for their bad mortgages, which allowed banks to then meet their liabilities (i.e., customer deposits). Neither the Lebanese government nor BdL, however, have sufficient dollars to purchase Lebanese banks' bad assets or to provide dollar injections. In fact, most of the banks' bad assets are loans to the government and BdL in the first place.
3. Lirafication. Convert BdL/banks' dollar liabilities into LBP, which BdL/the government has the ability to fund as it can simply create more of the local currency. In other words, convert dollar deposits into LBP deposits, which can then be created by BdL. This could have catastrophic consequences on domestic price inflation if lirafication is done so extensively that the money supply grows rapidly relative to the size of the economy. Therefore, under such an approach, it is likely that strict capital controls on LBP withdrawals will have to be maintained for a long period of time to limit the impact on the LBP exchange rate and price inflation.
4. Reduce banks' liabilities. Banks' liabilities can be reduced, generally speaking, in two ways: Using bail-ins (converting deposits into bank equity) or by freezing deposits for a long period of time so that banks don't have to meet such liabilities for a while.
As we have heard recently from Prime Minister Hassan Diab and Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni, the Lebanese government is studying the third and fourth approaches. The prime minister had indicated that the government will work on protecting at least 90% of depositors. Aside from these general statements from government officials, no other details have been provided around the cabinet's plan. We may yet see a combination of the third and fourth approaches. The first and second approaches are, unfortunately, the only ones that allow depositors to avoid taking a loss.
Given the size of the "dollar gap" identified at the beginning of this article (i.e., the scale of the losses being estimated to be greater than 70-80% of total deposits and growing), it is unclear how the government will be able to protected 90% of depositors. In either case, LBP depositors will likely see a loss in the real value of their deposits as a result of the depreciation of the LBP against the dollar and rising price inflation even if they are not directly implicated in the bank restructuring. In fact, this would affect all Lebanese, whether or not they have banks accounts. This is why it is critical that the bank recapitalization be undertaken with a view toward limiting the impact on most Lebanese people, whether or not they have dollar bank accounts.
Regardless of the form of bank recapitalization, the economy is in dire need of fresh dollar liquidity or it will contract even more severely than it otherwise would. Lebanon is a small, open, and import-dependent economy. A dollar shortage means reduced economic activity and fewer imports—even "productive" imports such as capital investments, which are necessary for future economic growth. The result will be catastrophic for our ability to recover in the long term, as some of the potential consequences, such a brain drain from the country and reduced capital investment will cut the country's future economic potential.
(1) This is based on Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni's appearance on a show on LBC. See: "Vision 2030 - Episode 26," LBC, March 9, 2020, https://www.lbcgroup.tv/watch/49727/episode-26-after-the-9th-of-march/en


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Fritz Hartmann (* 31. Dezember 1878; † 9. März 1961 Wuppertal) war ein deutscher Maler und Radierer, der der Düsseldorfer Malerschule zugeordnet wird.

Fritz Hartmann wurde im heutigen Wuppertal geboren. Er absolvierte eine Lehre als Kupferdrucker in Berlin, 1903 erlernte er die Radiertechnik in England. 1923 ging er an die Kunstakademie Düsseldorf und war dort bis 1933 als  Lehrer tätig. Dann arbeitete er als Maler und Radierer im Kunstatelier "Getreidehaus" in Düsseldorf. Seine Werke tauchen öfter im Handel auf; hauptsächlich sind es Radierungen mit Landschafts- und Stadtansichten, zuweilen auch Porträts.

Fritz Hartmann unterhielt Freundschaften zu seinen Künstlerkollegen Richard Bloos, Max Clarenbach und Carl Plückebaum.

Literatur
 Dresslers Kunsthandbuch, Band 1, Bild, Kunst und Tonkunst. Halle (Saale), 1923–1934, ISBN 0-01-548221-9.
 Dieter Roos: Rees – seine Zeichner, Maler und Bildhauer. Emmerich 2005.

Weblinks
 Personeneintrag im Portal eArt.de

Einzelnachweise

Maler (Wuppertal)
Maler (Düsseldorfer Malerschule)
Landschaftsmaler
Porträtmaler
Radierer (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1878
Gestorben 1961
Mann


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package org.apache.whirr.service.accumulo;

import static org.apache.whirr.RolePredicates.role;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.whirr.service.FirewallManager;
import org.apache.whirr.service.FirewallManager.Rule;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class AccumuloMasterClusterActionHandler extends AccumuloClusterActionHandler {
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AccumuloMasterClusterActionHandler.class);

    public static final String ROLE = "accumulo-master";

    @Override
    public String getRole() {
        return ROLE;
    }

    @Override
    protected void configureFirewallRules(FirewallManager firewallManager, Configuration conf) throws IOException {
        // open port for master (9999 by default)
        firewallManager.addRule(Rule
                .create()
                .destination(role(AccumuloMasterClusterActionHandler.ROLE))
                .port(conf.getInt(AccumuloConstants.PROP_ACCUMULO_PORT_MASTER,
                        AccumuloConstants.DEFAULT_ACCUMULO_PORT_MASTER)));
    }
}

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