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By Maranda FlynnJuly 31, 2014
In the event of an emergency, Army combat medics play a critical role by applying first aid and trauma care to wounded Soldiers, but in some situations the first person to assist isn't always a certified medic.Fort Huachuca's U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, or MEDDAC, is now offering a quarterly Combat Lifesaver Course, designed to prepare Soldiers for the actual experience of saving lives in battlefield or other hostile situations.The course is the bridge between the basic lifesaving skills that Soldiers receive during basic training and the more intensive training taught to combat medics, so Soldiers can treat casualties prior to the medic's arrival, according to Sgt. James Atcitty, a combat medic with MEDDAC, Fort Huachuca, and the primary instructor for the recent CLS training July 21 -- 25."Soldiers benefit from being a CLS because it gives them more confidence in potentially dangerous situations," Atcitty said. "You aren't always going to have a medic and if something happens, they have the training to provide those life saving measures. They are basically the first responders." The course is designed around the three stages of Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Care Under Fire, Tactical Field Care, and Casualty Evacuation Care."What they take out of the course is the emergency lifesaving measure like how to apply a tourniquet and how to apply a pressure dressing," Atcitty said. "We teach rapid trauma exams, how to secure the airway and how to open the airway. We also teach them how to communicate with the evacuation platforms like how to call in for ground or air medical support, and how to package and transport the casualty."The five-day course consists of 40 hours of blended classroom and hands-on training given by certified combat medics. On the final day, students take a written exam. After the exam, they are taken outside to perform mock scenarios as a culminating experience.Upon successful completion of the course, the Soldier is certified for one year and an annual recertification is required.The value of a CLS extends beyond their role while in combat. As the Army changes, updates and improvements are made to the Combat Lifesaver Course."The program is geared towards deployments but as deployments slow down, we are trying to incorporate other elements as well," Atcitty explained. "In the recent course, we had non-military, non-deployable students and in looking at that, we focused on other types of injuries that are common to a garrison environment. We focused on things like sports medicine, training, environmental and day-to-day injuries that we would see more of here in the states.""This is a good program, but in the future, I would like to see more," Atcitty said when asked what he would change about the current training. "The goal as a CLS is to put on the tourniquet, stop the bleeding and protect the airway while you wait for medical reinforcement. But there is so much more that Soldiers could be trained to do while they wait."Atcitty, who has been a CLS Course instructor for five years, emphasized the importance of CLS training and getting recertified every year."Being a combat lifesaver is a Soldier's secondary duty -- it is always 'Soldier first.' In any kind of hostile situation, their job is to suppress the enemy and the danger," Atcitty said. "But second to that is being a combat lifesaver."Enrollment is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is open to all Fort Huachuca units. Enrollment forms should be emailed through the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security office, usarmy.huachuca.imcom-central.mbx.huac-watch@mail.mil.
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SEC Defies "DeFi" Market Convention and Advances Chairman Gary Gensler's "Duck Test"
By Michael L. Zuppone
On August 6, 2021, the SEC instituted and settled cease and desist proceedings pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") against Blockchain Credit Partners d/b/a DeFi Money Market ("DMM") and its two founders.[1] This enforcement action defies peer-to-peer DeFi (decentralized finance) market convention which suggests that the decentralization inherent in DeFi applications eliminates SEC jurisdiction and comes just three days after SEC chairman Gary Gensler's widely reported remarks before the Aspen Security Forum, which presaged increased scrutiny of the digital asset marketplace.
In his scripted and unscripted remarks before the Aspen Security Forum on August 3, 2021,[2] SEC chairman Gary Gensler highlighted his regulatory concerns and previewed an enforcement agenda in which he warned that the SEC "will continue to take our authorities as far as they go." He advanced his "duck test," observing "basically, if it quacks like a duck and it walks like a duck, it's a duck," seemingly referring to the Supreme Court's Howey and Reves decisions often relied upon to determine what is a security conferring jurisdiction for federal securities law purposes.
The action taken by the SEC against DMM is not surprising, given the prior enforcement action taken against an early innovator in peer-to-peer lending, Prosper Marketplace, Inc.[3] In 2008, the SEC commenced and settled a cease and desist proceeding with findings that echo its findings with respect DMM's DeFi token product. The SEC found that Prosper's peer-to-peer lending program instruments were securities under Howey and Reves and were offered in an unregistered public offering in violation of the Securities Act.
Background on DMM's Tokens and Offerings
According to the SEC's findings, during the period February 2020 to February 2021, the respondents offered and sold $30 million of securities in unregistered securities offering by using smart contracts and DeFi technology to sell digital tokens through DMM. Investors were offered 6.25% interest on digital assets backed by income generating assets sufficient to pay promised interest and generate surplus profits. Two tokens were sold in the offering—mTokens that accrued 6.25% interest, and DMG governance tokens that conferred certain voting rights and offered holders a share of excess profits and the ability to profit from resales of the token in the secondary market. DMM and the two tokens were promoted "at conferences, on podcasts, in conversations with reporters, through paid advertising, and through multiple social media channels, including Twitter, Telegram, Medium, and YouTube." mTokens were sold without regard to geography or accredited investor status, and, as publicly touted by the respondents, were sold without any required "Know Your Customer" (KYC) documentation. DMM's website was publicly available and was not password-protected or geographically restricted, and, according to the SEC, U.S. persons were able to and did purchase mTokens.
In addition, the SEC noted that 250 million DMG governance tokens were originally minted on the Ethereum blockchain, of which, 80 million were allocated to respondents, 20 million were allocated to other parties, and 150 million were to be offered and sold over time. The respondents conducted an initial coin offering of 25 million DMG tokens, first to private investors and then to the general public at auction. They later sold tokens to a market maker and distributed tokens through a Uniswap liquidity pool smart contract enabling anyone to trade into and out of DMG tokens with other digital assets. The SEC observed that no efforts were undertaken to offer and sell DMG tokens to only accredited investors or to take reasonable steps to verify accredited investor status. As with the mToken sales, no KYC documentation was required. In the first stage of the ICO, U.S. persons were expressly invited to participate; however, an effort was made to limit the second stage of the ICO to non-U.S. residents by using an internet protocol (IP) blocker, but that effort failed and ultimately, U.S. persons purchased DMG tokens in both stages of the ICO.
The SEC analyzed the tokens under the Howey investment contract test as well as the Reves family resemblance test used to determine whether a note is a security.[4] In SEC v. W.J. Howey Co.,[5] the Supreme Court held that whether something constitutes an investment contract and, therefore, a "security," depends on "whether the scheme involves an investment of money in a common enterprise with profits to come solely from the efforts of others." In Reves v. Ernst & Young,[6] the Supreme Court held that "[a] note is presumed to be a 'security,' and that presumption may be rebutted only by a showing that the note bears a strong resemblance (in terms of . . . four factors . . .) to one of the enumerated categories of [commercial/consumer] instrument[s]" that are not treated as securities for federal securities law purposes.[7] The four factors to be considered in determining whether a particular "note" bears a "family resemblance" to one of the specified categories of commercial/consumer instruments are: (1) the motivations that would prompt a reasonable seller and buyer to enter into the transaction; (2) the plan of distribution of the instrument; (3) the reasonable expectations of the investing public; and (4) the existence of another regulatory scheme which significantly reduces the risk of the instrument, thereby rendering application of the federal securities laws unnecessary.
"Security" Status Analysis
The SEC concluded that the mTokens were securities because they were notes and also because they were offered and sold as investment contracts. It concluded that the DMG tokens were offered and sold as investment contracts and, thus, were securities as well.
In reaching its conclusions as to the security status of the tokens, the SEC considered various assertions made in the DMM platform's White Paper and website. It noted that the White Paper touted the mTokens as a way for investors to earn a 6.25% consistent return on digital assets "'backed by real-world assets that generate income greater than interest owed . . . .'" To earn this return, as the SEC explained, (1) investors deposit a specified digital asset (such as Ether) to a smart contract in exchange for mTokens, (2) the deposited digital asset are used to acquire income producing assets visible on chain, (3) the assets would pay out interest to DMM, and (4) mTokens "'are freely swapped back'" by their holders in exchange for the original digital assets deposited plus interest.
As noted by the SEC, the White Paper described the DMG tokens as governance tokens, the holders of which would control the profits created by the DMM business and vote on changes to the business and the deployment of profits to purchase and then burn DMM tokens trading in the secondary trading market. The White Paper emphasized that the real-world assets backing the mTokens would generate between 8% and 12% interest, exceeding the 6.25% interest payable to mToken holders. Finally, the SEC noted that "DMG token sale proceeds would be used for purposes[,] including operations, protocol development, business development, funding loans for the introduction of additional asset classes into the mToken ecosystem, and seeding a secondary market."
The SEC also observed that DMG governance tokens were offered in exchange for an investment of money in the form of U.S. dollars and digital assets, and the proceeds of the DMG token sales were pooled to fund DMM, create profit, and boost the value of the investment. Purchasers had a reasonable expectation that they would earn profits derived from the respondents' essential efforts managing DMM's day-to-day mToken business and creating a trading market for DMG tokens. The SEC downplayed the DMG token voting rights, which conferred the right to vote on some proposals to change DMM's business (such as the digital assets to accept from investors) and underscored that DMG token holders had no role in running DMM's core business identifying, buying, and servicing loans and then using the proceeds to pay mToken holders. The SEC advised that a right to vote on some aspects of the business would not preclude the token from being treated as a security, emphasizing that "[d]etermining whether a transaction involves a security does not turn on labelling – such as characterizing a token as [a] 'governance token' – but instead requires an assessment of 'the economic realities underlying a transaction [citation omitted]."
The SEC applied the Reves four-part analysis for notes and concluded the mToken are securities. Although not stated in its order, the SEC must have concluded that the mToken arrangement was equivalent of note and that the absence of an actual note specifying an obligor and payee did estop the arrangement from treatment as a note under the definition of security in the Securities Act and Exchange Act. Applying Reves, the SEC noted the following:
mTokens were sold to raise fund for general use in the DMM business (namely to purchase income-generating assets to pay interest on redeemed mTokens and excess interest to DMG token holders), and purchasers bought mTokens solely to earn the 6.25% interest on their digital assets.
mTokens were offered and sold to the general public.
mTokens were promoted as an investment, specifically as a way to earn a consistent return of 6.25% on digital assets.
No other regulatory scheme or other risk reducing factors exist with respect to the mTokens.
The SEC also noted that mTokens were offered and sold as investment contracts. The tokens were sold in exchange for an investment of money in the form of digital assets and the respondents pooled proceeds in smart contracts and represented that the proceeds would be used to buy assets that would generate income to be split among the smart contracts and paid out to token holders upon redemption. The respondents claimed their experience, combined with their selection of assets for purchase, would generate sufficient interest to pay 6.25% interest to token holders. The SEC concluded that respondents created a reasonable expectation that purchasers would earn profits derived from their efforts managing the DMM business.
No registration statement was filed or in effect with the SEC for the mToken and DMG token offerings, nor did the offerings qualify for an exemption from registration. As a result, the SEC concluded that the respondents violated Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act when they offered and sold the tokens.
False and Misleading Representations
In addition to the Securities Act registration violations, the SEC order emphasizes that the respondents made materially false and misleading representations concerning the operations and profitability of DMM when marketing the tokens. The DMM website publicly displayed a detailed list of car loans secured by vehicles and the respondents represented to investors that DMM's assets both protected against losses and ensured surplus income. The SEC noted that the respondents disclosed in a YouTube video that "'[t]he underlying value of the ecosystem are hard, realworld assets … [T]hey're overcollateralized [] and we have a first lien, senior-secured position. What that means is if anything goes wrong, we actually get to recover the assets.'" Separately, the respondents failed to disclose a significant roadblock encountered in the business, i.e., they did not account for fluctuations (particularly appreciation) in the digital assets underlying the mTokens. The SEC also pointed out that the respondents falsified lien documentation to conceal the fact that the car loans backing the mTokens had not been transferred to DMM and personally funded payments to redeeming mToken holders to make it appear that DMM assets generated interest.
As a result of the false and misleading representations, the SEC concluded that the respondents violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, which prohibit fraudulent conduct in the offer or sale of securities and in connection with the purchase or sale of securities.
On February 5, 2021, the respondents announced that DMM was shutting down and they voluntarily ceased offering and selling mTokens by disabling the DMM website and redirecting website visitors to a page where they could redeem outstanding mTokens. The respondents took steps to return and/or preserve DMM assets for the benefit of mToken and DMG holders and used personal funds to provide sufficient funding to the mToken smart contracts to enable the redemption of all outstanding mTokens for the original digital asset amount and interest accrued. The respondents also withdrew the DMG tokens from the Ethereum blockchain liquidity pool contract to which they had contributed the tokens.
Despite these remediating efforts, the respondents agreed to sanctions in the settlement with the SEC. The respondents consented to an order cease and desist any future violations, the two founders agreed to an officer and director bar for five years, the respondents agreed to disgorge $12,949,354, plus $258,052 in prejudgment interest, and the two founders each agreed to fines of $125,000.
The SEC's action against DMM is instructive insofar as it makes clear that decentralization of DeFi token networks does not provide a safe harbor from the treatment of tokens as securities. The two founders who conceptualized the investment product, organized and directed the development of the code used to create the smart contract technology underpinning the tokens, and conducted the token sales were readily determined to be responsible for the securities law violations. The absence of an actual note in an arrangement (tokenized or otherwise) under which digital assets are transferred in exchange for a specified interest or yield will not stop the SEC from examining the arrangement as a note (and an investment contract) within the definition of security. Thus, any product offering an investment yield in exchange for digital assets, irrespective of whether the underlying network is decentralized, will likely be scrutinized by the SEC as a securities offering requiring registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.
The SEC's action against DMM serves as a cautionary reminder that more scrutiny of the digital asset marketplace can be expected from the SEC under Chairman Gensler's leadership, particularly as the agency adheres to his mantra to "take our authorities as far as they go" and as he lobbies Congress for "additional . . . authorities to prevent transactions, products, and platforms from falling between regulatory cracks."
[1] In the Matter of Blockchain Credit Partners d/b/a DeFi Money Market, Gregory Keough, and Derek Acree, SEC Release Nos. 33-10961 and 34-92588 (August 6, 2021).
[2] Gary Gensler Remarks Before the Aspen Security Forum (August 3, 2021) (The American public is buying, selling, and lending crypto on these trading, lending, and DeFi platforms, and there are significant gaps in investor protection); See also Crypto bros stay loyal despite gathering crackdown, CyberBizSource (August 6, 2021) available at https://cyberbizsource.com/2021/08/06/crypto-bros-stay-loyal-despite-gathering-crackdown/.
[3] In the Matter of Prosper Marketplace, Inc., SEC Release No. 8984 (November 24, 2008).
[4] Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act defines a "security" as:
[A]ny note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a 'security', or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.
The definition of "security" in Section 3(a)(10) of Exchange Act is, in all relevant respects, identical to the definition of that term in the Securities Act.
[5] SEC v. W.J. Howey Co., 328 U.S. 293 (1946).
[6] Reves v. Ernst & Young, 494 U.S. 56 (1990).
[7] The list includes: (i) a note delivered in consumer financing, (ii) a note secured by a mortgage on a home, (iii) a short-term note secured by a lien on a small business or some of its assets, (iv) a note evidencing a "character" loan to a bank customer, (v) short-term notes secured by an assignment of accounts receivable,(vi) a note which simply formalizes an open-account debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and (vii) notes evidencing loans by commercial banks for current operations. Id at 66.
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Michael L. Zuppone
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The stories that come out on The Glorious Sons' new album Young Beauties and Fools are independent in their own right but when tied together in a hastily wrapped package, make up the sound of genuine rock n' roll. Over ten tight tracks, The Glorious Sons recount nights of hard partying followed by the hangover aftermath. Relatable and catchy, the album is an easy listen with a whole lot of heart.
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Russell L. Fisher, 84, of Lehighton, PA died Sunday December 24,2006 in his home.
Born in West Weissport, he was a son of the late Ray and Jennie (Campbell) Fisher.
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August 18, 2021 July 5, 2011 by Barbara Weibel
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Mekong River Cruise, Laos
I rubbed the gunk from my eyes and stepped off the overnight sleeping bus in Pakse, Laos. A pack of cutthroat taxi drivers instantly surrounded me, jostling and jockeying. "Where you go?" shouted one. "I give you best price," insisted another. "Sinouk Cafe," I answered groggily. The taxi drivers exchanged a knowing look that should have tipped me off. Fortunately, one use of the filthy, overflowing toilet in the bus during the night had convinced me to wait until morning and I was squirming to find a bathroom. By the time I returned, not a taxi driver was in sight, so I hefted my backpack and asked directions to the cafe where I was supposed to meet up with my fellow passengers for the Vat Phou Cruise to Four Thousand Islands. It was less than two blocks from the bus station, an easy walk that would undoubtedly have cost me dear if I'd hired a taxi.
With two hours to wait, I cracked open my laptop and settled into an easy chair with a Cappuccino and pastry. Other passengers trickled in and gathered in groups, all chatting in French, and it was soon apparent that I would be the only English speaking guest on the cruise. Though languages come easy to me, French is not among my repertoire and I wondered how I would get through the next three days, since none of my fellow passengers seemed to speak English.
After a briefing (in French) I followed the Mekong Cruises representative down to the river where we boarded a longtail boat that would carry us to the Vat Phou cruise ship. Having been reassured that an English speaking guide would join me on the boat, I tuned out the unintelligible French chatter and focused on the scenery. Unlike the mud-churned, rapids-laden Mekong River I had experienced during the Luang Say Cruise in northern Laos, here the river ran glass-smooth and emerald green. Fish jumped, sending concentric circles racing across the mirrored surface, and hawks screeched overhead, putting us on notice that we were intruders in their domain. Rather than jutting rocks, the southern reaches were pierced by innumerable sand islets that appear and disappear as waters rise and fall with the seasons, earning the area its nickname of Four Thousand islands.
Mekong Cruise's Vat Phou boat, a giant teak wedding cake that cruises around the Four Thousand Islands
Around a final bend, the Vat Phou boat came into view. Originally a ferry that carried teak wood between Vientiane and the south of Laos, in 1993 the steel-hulled teak barge was converted into a luxurious floating hotel. As we slid alongside I registered my initial impressions. Frilly. French. Like a giant, top-heavy wedding cake. Could this boat possibly stay upright? I climbed aboard, deposited my shoes on the lower deck for the duration of our cruise, and climbed to the upper deck for another briefing, also in French.
First order of business – removal of shoes while on board
We enjoyed a gourmet lunch as the captain motored toward Champasak township and the Vat Phou Ruins, a majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex regarded as the most important ruin in Laos. Just as we were finishing up he eased the giant vessel out of the main channel and gently bumped the sand embankment, allowing us to disembark and climb aboard tuk-tuks for a 30 minute ride to the ruins. This particular site was chosen because it sits at the base of a curiously shaped mountain topped by a 45-foot high monolith that was revered as a natural lingam (phallic symbol) of the Hindu god Shiva. The Chenla Empire, a great civilization stretching south into Cambodia, north and west into northern Thailand and as far as Burma was responsible for the building of the original temple between the 6th and 12th centuries. Nothing remains of the once great city of the Chenla Empire, since all but religious sites were built of wood.
Between the 11th and 12th centuries, Khmer architects restored and rebuilt many sections of the temples and they now have many features characteristic of the ruins at Angkor Wat in Cambodia – stone causeways, decorative lintels and many carvings. Today, the two large palaces on the valley floor are slowly being repaired and restored through the UNESCO World Heritage project, one by a team of French archeologists and the other by an Indian team, each of which has employed vastly differing restoration techniques. The Indian teams tore the structure down to its foundations and numbered each stone, then rebuilt it from the ground up. French teams left approximately 50% of the structure in place, stabilized the existing masonry, and built up from there. The difference between the two is startling. The French site seems extremely stable, with well-fitted seams between stones, while the blocks of the Indian site are ill-fitted and its unsupported walls seem on the verge of toppling.
Vat Phou palace on the valley floor, highlight of the Four Thousand Islands cruise, is currently being restored by a team of Indian archeologists
Slowly, we ascended the dessicated hill under a sweltering sun, picking a careful path across giant stone slabs that had heaved and jumbled over the centuries. At the top, renewed by baptism from an ancient spring and a magnificent view of the valley floor, we made offerings at a small temple that held a gold-draped sitting Buddha. Following our guide into the surrounding forest, we alternately cringed at stone altars used for human sacrifice and marveled at an intricate carving of Vishnu and Brahma kneeling on either side of Shiva, the destroyer, considered to be the most powerful of the Hindu gods. The image stayed with me through dinner and followed me into my teak-paneled cabin, where I threw open the windows and sank into my heavenly soft bed. I pondered the mystery of the triumvirate, the only known carving of its kind, wondering whether these three most important Hindu gods were precursors of the Christian trinity, until the gentle rocking of the boat and drone of cicadas lulled me to sleep.
The first rays of dawn pierced my window, waking me from a deep and blissful sleep. Eager to savor every moment of the luxurious cruise, I jumped into my clothes and raced to the upper deck for another scrumptious breakfast. My new acquaintances waved me over to their table, where I tested a smattering of French I had learned the previous evening. "Bonjour!" I exclaimed. "Comment allez-vous" – how are you – they replied politely. "Tres bien." Thirty seconds of uncomfortable silence ensued; they were too polite to exclude me and I was exhausted from not being able to understand them. But we quickly found a compromise; I pointed at whatever I wanted and they handed it to me, interrupting their conversation long enough to tell me the French word for whatever I requested.
On the stroke of nine our boat pulled up to Huei Thamo where the locals welcomed us with broad smiles and posed for photos. Just beyond the village we entered a grove of towering ancient trees and thick vegetation that had all but consumed the small Oum Moung temple. Built toward the end of the 9th century, these ruins paid homage to god Rudani, consort of Shiva. We continued cruising south toward the Cambodian border, stopping at Duatai, a village so small that it is not even shown on area maps. Mekong Cruises has adopted this unspoiled community, providing assistance for its 600 residents in return for providing passengers with an up-close look at their lives. We wandered along footpaths that criss-crossed the community, through backyards where fishermen mended nets and women sat on the ground, weaving bundles of palm fronds into thatch roofing. On the single sand road, another group made charcoal over an open fire, while further down the road a lone motorcycle waited for a fill-up next to the community's gas station – a wooden shack with a hand pump and a 50-gallon drum of fuel.
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On the third morning, as we approached the Cambodian border, our boat cruised at a noticeably slower speed. Now deep within the area known as 4,000 islands, the river broadens behind Pha Pheng Waterfalls, a one kilometer long ledge that drops around 90 feet into the lower basin, separating the upper Mekong from the lower Mekong and completely sealing off the two sections for navigation and transport of goods.
When France annexed Laos into its Indo-China colony in the late 19th century, they hoped to transport valuable goods from Yunnan, in southern China, to Vietnam, for export. The falls of Khone Pha Pheng, and other similar, smaller ones at this point in the river, made that dream impossible to fulfill. The French solved the problem with a railroad that bypassed the falls. It operated until 1949, when a road along the left bank of the river allowed for the faster transport of goods. Gradually the railroad fell into disrepair, although the old stone bridge over which the steam locomotives pulled their loads is now used by autos.
Pha Pheng Waterfall
Finally, with the river broadening and becoming shallower, we reached the limits of navigable water. Disembarking at Don Det Island, we again hopped into tuk-tuks for a short ride over the historic railroad bridge and onto Don Khone Island, where we poked among the remains of an old steam locomotive rusting away in the tropical humidity, and ended our tour at the impressive Pha Pheng Waterfall. Back in Pakse there were hugs all around, with admonitions to remember the French I had learned. "Au revoir," I said, waving goodbye. All the way back to the hotel I reviewed my new French vocabulary: c'est bonne (it's good), bonne nuit (good night), avoir une bonne journée (have a good day), c'est delicius (it's delicious), gelée verte (mint jelly)…just don't ask.
Mekong Cruises kindly hosted the author on the Vat Phou Cruise. However, the receipt and acceptance of complimentary items/services received will never influence the content, topics, or posts in this blog. I write the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth and in this case, Mekong Cruises is one of the best tour operators I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Their administrative staff was well organized, their boat crew was highly trained to meet every need of the passengers, and I simply cannot say enough about the skills of the captain, who expertly docked the boat against sandy shores that I would have thought impossible to approach.
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Hello Barbara,
I am considering booking on the Vat Phou. It looks stunning, but I am concerned it may be the wrong demographic for me. I am 39yo – will I be surrounded by older couples and families, or were there some other solo travellers on your trip (albeit French?!).
If the Vat Phou would not be suitable, is it possible for you to recommend any cruises down the Mekong to 4000 islands that may be in the 35 – 50 age bracket please? (not backpacker party boats though!)
Many thanks – and congratulations on your fabulous blog!
Barbara Weibel
Hi Rebecca: So glad you enjoy my blog! I absolutely encourage you to book the Vat Phou cruise. The one I happened to take had been was booked by a French group; I was the sole English-speaking passenger and the only one not part of the group, so I don't think it was representative of the normal demographic mix. I also sailed with the company on their route from northern Laos to Luang Prabang, and the passengers on that cruise were a mix of all ages, right down to families with young children and other solo travelers. I believe this is probably the norm, rather than an older group. However, because of the higher price point, I can assure you that you will see very few budget backpacker types on their trips – they all take the bare-bones boats. I can't recommend Mekong Cruises highly enough. They really know what they're doing.
Elmer Cruz
I did a Mekong river cruise but its not as extensive as this one. Mine was just the market places and farms in Cai Be and Can Tho. We did the home stay option and it was wild and interesting. I'd love to do a Vietnam to Laos river cruise soon though!
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Shery Ott
Not sure if I missed it or not – but did the English speaking guide ever appear?! Sounds like a lovely yet isolating cruise! Then again – that's sort of the norm in solo travel! The boat did look lovely!!
Hi Sherry – Yes, the English speaking guide did appear and he was a
wonderful young man. Had him all to myself for the entire three days so I
learned so ,much more than I normally would have.
TinkR Bell
The photo of the Pha Pheng waterfall is my favorite from this set – it looks like a painting!
Sounds beautiful. I love the character-filled appearance of the vessel and the way that the folks on board adopted you despite the language issues. A bit of patience and most things work out well with language.
Nomadic Samuel
Barbara, that trip would have been absolutely stunning! 4000 islands in Laos is one of my favorite destinations but I never experienced a trip quite like this to get there. I find the southern part of Laos a very under-rated area in South East Asia.
Hi Samuel: I totally agree with you. Many parts of Laos, which was a
virtually unknown tourist destination 15 years ago, are already overrun with
tourists. But the southern area, especially the islands in the 4,000 Islands
area, are still pretty sleepy. Don Khone was absolutely lovely!
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National, Ethnic, and Creole Identities in Contemporary Upper Guinea Coast Societies
Christian Højbjerg, Jacqueline Knörr, Christoph Kohl, Markus Rudolf, Anita Schroven, Wilson Trajano Filho
This working paper analyses the social dynamics and meanings of national, ethnic, and creole identities in contemporary Upper Guinea Coast societies where national identities are constructed within an overall context of ethnic heterogeneity and within nation-states that cut across ethnic boundaries. The relationship between ethnic and national identifications is crucial for the conceptualisation of nationhood at the different levels of society. In much of the Upper Guinea Coast region there seems to be a pronounced discrepancy between national identities, on the one hand, and the identification of the nation with the state (its representatives, institutions, and borders), on the other. Social and cultural interaction has been extensive in this part of West Africa for hundreds of years and engendered identities characterised by fluidity and ambiguous means of self-ascription and assigning identity to others. Particular interests of different groups and sections of the society are often explained and justified by historical narratives which at the same time serve as models for the future and inhabit ideological discourses produced by state and non-state actors. Interaction and mixture has also led to new social formations which include creole and settler groups. Depending on their position and function in society at large and on their interaction with indigenous populations and the given colonial power, they played different roles in the construction of transethnic identities and (postcolonial) nationhood.
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Its getting hot in here...literally. The past few weeks have been lovely outside, with a nice heat wave that has been accompanied by a breeze. Everything is green and the bees have started their pollen duties. I have been dressing the boys in shorts and whipped out all of our sandals and flip flops. Spring is in full rise with summer around the corner. I just love this time of year, before it gets too hot. But even then the heat doesn't bother me too bad. Only when I'm pregnant does the heat really bother me, and that's probably due to the fact that both boys were conceived in the spring and then I had morning sickness all summer.
We leave for the Gulf at the end of next month! Everything is all set to go. The resort and rental car are both paid for (thank you young living) and I have bought the boys new swim shoes and beach towels. We are leaving June 27th, driving thru the night, and getting to Ft. Walton Beach around noonish the next day. It about a 17 hour drive and I'm hoping that the boys just sleep thru the night. Its tough for kids to be in a car that long. So we figured we would leave after dinner time, drive thru the night, stop for breakfast and to let the kids run around, the get to the resort. We will then be there Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday night. Our plans really are to just kick back and relax around the pools/ocean, do a little eating out at the awesome Crab Trap restaurant right next-door to us, and a few mini cruises. When we went to FWB in 2012, we drove to Destin which is about 15 minutes East, went on a jet boat cruise to see dolphins, and went to Big Kahoonas water park. We have decided to skip the watermark this year, since it was geared towards older children, but we are going to still be going on the jet cruise, The Sea Blaster.
On Wednesday July 2nd we will head to Jackson's Gap, AL to stay with my grandmother and aunt until Sunday morning. Its about a 4 hour drive from the gulf to my grandmas.
Now me and and Tony are planning another getaway in August, in celebration of my upcoming graduation. I went and talked with our Travel agent Jen yesterday. We are considering Mexico. At first I had my heart set on Cozumel, but Jen talked me into Riviera Maya. I guess Cozumel can be a pain in the but to get to, and more expensive. We don't have all the fine details worked out yet, but we hopefully will be putting our down payment down on Monday.
And I am so excited to be on summer break. Just about 6.5 months until graduation, but I sure do need this break. I'm intentionally taking everything I can from this summer! I have said NO to many people wanting to book sessions this summer. I am not going to be busy this summer. I want to just hang out with my family and enjoy this break!


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Ervia's multi-utility project to provide gas, water and wastewater services to Nenagh continues to make significant progress, offering major social and economic benefits for local residents and businesses.
The €17 million project, which will see over 40km of gas pipelines laid, alongside 4.2km of water mains and 1.7km of wastewater mains, remains on target to be finished by late summer.
Since last May, significant work has taken place to upgrade the wastewater system in the town, as well as the installation of new gas and water mains. Much of the wastewater work to date has taken place around the town centre, requiring careful management of traffic and other issues to ensure that the impact on local businesses and residents is minimised.
The main town centre element of the works is due to be completed shortly with the road excavation works having been completed on Martyr's Road, Abbey Street and Friar Street. All these are now fully reopened to traffic.
As Martyr's Road is a significant link around the town centre, work taking place there had led to some additional traffic congestion in recent weeks. Ervia would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result of this essential work and wish to thank the businesses in the area for their co-operation and support during this time. In response to concerns raised by Tipperary County Council and the business community, works were suspended in the Summerhill area pending the completion of the work on Martyr's Road. Ervia will continue to engage with local businesses to address any concerns they may have.
The next phase of the work will involve up to a 4m deep excavations on the Dublin Road to enable the laying of 400m of gas and wastewater mains. This work is due to get underway later this month and will involve the closure of two sections of the road for a nine week period from April 24 to June 23. Section 1 is from the Abbey Court Hotel northern entrance to the Lidl Access Rd and Section 2 is from Lidl Access Rd to Casement's Terrace. Traffic management plans will be put in place for these works which will see traffic travelling in both directions. Diversion routes will be clearly signposted and notices posted in local media to advise road users of alternative routes as the work progresses.
"We are approaching a very significant milestone in this project, with the main bulk of work around the town centre now completed. The Dublin Road work is the last major excavation element of the project to be carried out. We acknowledge that the scale of the works has resulted in disruption to businesses and road users in the town to date and would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result. However, we would also like to thank local residents and the business community for their patience and co-operation as we work to deliver this project which will have significant long term economic and social benefits for Nenagh."
"As we move onto the next phase of the project, along the Dublin Road, we will continue to work closely with the Chamber of Commerce, the local community and Tipperary County Council to keep disruption to a minimum. Again we would like thank the people of Nenagh, the Nenagh businesses and especially the Abbey Court Hotel for their cooperation and support as we aim to complete the final element of the wastewater works."
To date the ERVIA project has installed 3 km of the planned 4.2 km of water main within the town environs. Over the coming months, it is planned to complete the installation of the remaining 1.2 km of water main while also completing the services connections to residential properties and businesses.
The ERVIA project team has installed 1.3 km of the planned 1.7 km of wastewater main in the town, all of which is serving residential properties and businesses. The remaining 400m to complete is along the Dublin Road link.
There has been over 9kms of gas mains laid in and around Nenagh Town since the start of 2016 providing residents and businesses in these areas with the opportunity to connect to the gas network.


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/**
 * Support and FAQ: visit Atmel Support
 */

#include "board.h"
#include "gpio.h"
#include "controller.h"

/* The keys in keyboard to control the demo */
#define KEY_w 0x57
#define KEY_W 0x77
#define KEY_d 0x44
#define KEY_D 0x64
#define KEY_a 0x41
#define KEY_A 0x61
#define KEY_s 0x53
#define KEY_S 0x73

/*! flag set when key inputs. */
bool c_inquiry, c_select, c_connect, c_send;
static bool any_key_input = false;

void check_key_input()
{
	any_key_input = true;
}

/*!
 * \brief function to configure output.
 */
void controller_init(U32 fcpu_hz, U32 fhsb_hz, U32 fpbb_hz, U32 fpba_hz)
{

}

/*! \brief Refresh the controller.
 */
void controller_task()
{
	uint8_t ch;
	c_inquiry = false;
	c_select  = false;
	c_connect = false;
	c_send    = false;
        if(any_key_input){
		ch = getchar();   // get one input character
        	any_key_input = false;

		if((ch==KEY_w)||(ch==KEY_W)) {
			c_inquiry = true;
 		}
		else if ((ch==KEY_d)||(ch==KEY_D)) {
			c_select = true;
		}
		else if ((ch==KEY_a)||(ch==KEY_A)) {
			c_connect = true;
		}
		else if ((ch==KEY_s)||(ch==KEY_S)) {
                 	 c_send = true;
		}
        }
}

/* Check the input request for inquiry */
bool controller_inquiry(void)
{
	return     c_inquiry;
}
/* Check the input request for selecting */
bool controller_select(void)
{
	return     c_select;
}
/* Check the input request for connecting */
bool controller_connect(void)
{
	return     c_connect;
}
/* Check the input request for sending */
bool controller_send(void)
{
	return     c_send;
}

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