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Douglas Stewart Scott fonds, 65 results 65
Hong Kong (China), 33 results 33
Victoria (B.C.), 19 results 19
New Westminster (B.C.), 2 results 2
Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1 results 1
Santos (Brazil), 1 results 1
Hamilton (Bermuda), 1 results 1
Yellowstone National Park (Wyo.), 1 results 1
Shanghai (China), 1 results 1
Boats and ships, 18 results 18
Family recreation, 8 results 8
Flowers, 7 results 7
Airplanes, 6 results 6
Royal visits, 6 results 6
Swimming, 6 results 6
Gardens--Formal and botanical, 5 results 5
Water skiing, 4 results 4
Video, 65 results 65
Douglas Stewart Scott fonds Video
Top-level description Douglas Stewart Scott fonds
1939 - George VI + Wife (Leaving)
AM1591-: 2011-089.52
Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds
Item is a film depicting the departure of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth from Victoria, BC on the ship Prince Robert.
Amateur Cinema League credit roll
Item is an Amateur Cinema League credit roll, indicating the membership of a film's creator in the organization of amateur film makers.
[1939 or after]
Item is an amateur film which captures flowers, gardens, parks, fallen leaves, boats, and a sunset over the water.
Bapco promotional film, Hong Kong footage
Item is an amateur film which begins with what appears to be scenes from an advertisement for the British America Paint Company (BAPCO): a BAPCO building is pictured, followed by the intertitle "For Three Generations Bapco has served the West...
Bellingham regat[ta]
Item is an amateur film which captures a regatta of various sail boats, including schooners, cutters, sloops, ketches, yawls, and catboats. Footage of the Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutter (USGSC) Ingham, a highly decorated Coast Gua...
Building on fire
Item is an amateur film likely shot during Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures an unidentified building by the waterfront on fire in the night. The heads of onlookers and the spray of hoses to fight the fire can be seen in...
China (dogs, horses, people)
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures an expatriate couple jumping horses over low brush fences and coaxing what appear to be fox terriers to jump the fence; slow motion shots of horse riding; do...
China - junks, ships, Shanghai
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong and visiting Shanghai. The film captures Nanking Road Pontoon No. 13, the HSBC Building and clock tower on Bund; various ships, including sampans, junks, paddleboats, and l...
China early, birthday, Mr Wong, Fanling, Happy Valley
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures the Scott family relaxing at their Hong Kong property, including shots of Margaret being held by her mother and children playing in the backyard; a horse rac...
Chinese funeral and surf board riding
Item is an amateur film which captures unidentified men and women waterskiing on large boards which are being towed behind a boat. The child riding in the latter half of the film appears to be Margaret Scott.
D. Scott's travel footage from Bermuda, Brazil, and Argentina
Items is an amateur film which appears to capture some of the places D.S. Scott travelled to in the 1920s. Footage captures streets, men fishing, and children playing in Hamilton (Bermuda); buildings and people playing ping pong in what a sign sug...
Departing China
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in both Hong Kong and Victoria, capturing Japanese costumes for a Hong Kong film; sampans floating down a river as a crowd watches from the shore; shots of the Scott family's dogs;...
F. H. Harrison
Item is an amateur film which captures leisurely family time, including family members lounging and talking on boats and the shore; youths paddling small boats; a sunset over the water; a young woman talking in a garden; and a youth holding a dog.
Far East Aviation Co.
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures various airplanes flying and taxiing.
Flowers, horses, painting Pattullo Bridge
Item is an amateur film which captures flowers, trees, and foliage, with the British Columbia Parliament buildings at times visible in the background; and women riding horses and playing with a dog. The latter half of the film captures labourers p...
Garden tour, ships, ship figureheads, airplanes, family tea
Item is an amateur film which captures a group of people walking among flowers; multiple shots of the windjammer Fantome R.Y.S.; waves rolling against the shore; Margaret by the water; the three-masted ship, Star of Finland; ship figureheads; an a...
Hong Kong - Far East Aviation Co.
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a pilot explaining the features of an Avro type 637 airplane; three Avros flying in formation and performing stunts; and an unidentified Fairey plane being ...
Hong Kong - George V silver jubilee parade, miscellaneous
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a parade which celebrates King George V's Silver Jubilee (as read on banners in the parade). Various groups go down the street, including dragon dances,...
Hong Kong - M.V. Australia
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures several shots of a massive Texaco motor tanker ship, the Australia, of Wilmington, Del.. The film captures black smoke billowing from the Australia's st...
Hong Kong - Margaret, swimming, boats, construction
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong, which captures ships on the water; the Scott family swimming, with Margaret and the family dogs on a raft; Margaret playing with a large dollhouse; Margaret pulling a toy ...
Hong Kong - Margaret, waterskiing, Scott property
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures Margaret posing with her mother, dog, and dolls by a window; Margaret holding a rabbit and pushing it in a baby carriage in a backyard; youths wate...
Hong Kong - airplane
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures an airplane performing loops, banks, and barrel rolls.
Hong Kong - airplane, men playing
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a biplane flying; expatriates in suits and local soldiers in uniform sitting together; and the expatriates playfully tossing a ball around.
Hong Kong - airplanes, Margaret
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures expatriates as they take turns being passengers on a plane. Shots include the plane taking off from a field, onlookers talking, and people embarking and dise...
Hong Kong - boating
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a woman swimming in the open hole of a pontoon-like boat, as well as shots of the Hong Kong shore from the boat.
Hong Kong - children playing, steam ship band
Item is an amateur film which captures children by the Scott's Hong Kong home skipping, playing, and smiling for the camera; children playing Ring Around the Rosie and cartwheeling; a band playing onboard a large steam ship; and shots of pass...
Hong Kong - family, construction, boats
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures Scott family members smiling for the camera; local laborers carrying large loads over their shoulders at a construction site; Margaret in a fine dr...
Hong Kong - golfing, fishing, equestrian, La Estrella Texaco
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures expatriates playing golf; some men fishing from a boat; a horse race; and the christening of La Estrella Texaco (of Manila) from a British and American flag-...
Hong Kong - group shot, Margaret and friend
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a dark group shot of some men; an unidentified family relaxing at the Scott's home; and Margaret with unidentified friend playing with a young puppy. Th...
Hong Kong - harbour, construction, family
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures a large crowd standing on a dock by a large steam ship in a harbour; panning views of junks and sampans on the water; local laborers being served f...
Hong Kong - harbour, ships, construction
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures the shores of the area as boats large and small navigate through one another in a congested harbour, as well as shots of a nearby construction site.
Hong Kong - potters, ships, street vendors
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures buildings; local potters at work; sampans, junks, and ships on the water; an airplane; waterskiing and a slow motion backflip into the water; street vendors ...
Hong Kong - rural tour
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong, which captures a ship, a panning view of a hilly shore, two men in suits approaching the camera, locals walking down the street, a boat being christened, and shots of the ...
Hong Kong - tour
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures scenes of downtown and rural Hong Kong, including the Duke of Connaught statue; rickshaws and cars in Hong Kong streets; locals on sampans and docks shaving,...
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures an automobile being loaded off of a boat by a large pulley; the Scott family enjoying a picnic; a local labourer carrying large bundles of rice and workers h...
Hong Kong - typhoon damage, boats, leisure
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures ships heaving in what appears to be the aftermath of a typhoon. Some ships are damaged, while others have been wrecked. Wreckage of is pulled from the water ...
Hong Kong - waterfront, children playing
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a canopied Texaco ship and junks on the ocean; shots of the sun shining over the ocean and through the trees; a young Margaret being spoon-fed and washing he...
Hong Kong - woman in aviation cap, Margaret
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a woman wearing an aviation cap; Margaret eating breakfast and posing the dog for the camera; Margaret standing among Christmas decorations; and Margaret pos...
Hong Kong : construction site, boats
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a construction site with local labourers hewing stone, shoveling earth, and carrying large loads over their shoulders using yokes, as well as various shots o...
Hong Kong : waterskiing, swimming
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures shots of youths waterskiing (possibly at Tweed Bay) and the family playing in the water; drying off; and an unidentified man juggling a paper ball with his f...
Hong Kong and Victoria - downtown streets, bundling flowers, Hatley Park
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong and Victoria, British Columbia, which captures the streets of Hong Kong; followed by shots of daffodils being picked and bundled by workers; flowers; a sailboat; and Hatley...
Hong Kong and Victoria -miscellaneous
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong and Victoria, British Columbia, which captures the Scott family at their Hong Kong home; boats in a crowded Hong Kong harbour and various ships; a Texaco station; fireworks...
Joshua tree, mountains
Item is an amateur film which captures a man standing next to a Joshua tree in the desert and shots of the water and mountains. The last half of the reel is completely dark.
Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Kamloops, British Columbia, which captures men and women picking apples in an orchard; shots of tractors and trucks; workers taking a break and laughing; panning shots over heaping b...
New Westminster - bridges
Item is an amateur film which captures shots of the New Westminster Bridge (also known as the Frasier River Swing Bridge) and the Pattullo Bridge. In the film, the swing mechanism of the New Westminster Bridge is shown as ships pass through, and t...
Panchromatic demonstration reel
Item is a Kodak commercial reel, demonstrating the capabilities of Kodak Panchromatic black and white film. The demonstration consists of shots of a variety of natural scenes (including waterfalls, rivers, and ponds); animals (including horses, do...
R. Murdock, Felix, Mac
Item is an amateur film which captures what appears to be the so-called "man without a country" George Dibbern and his boat, La Rapunga, with its "citizen of the world" flag. The film also captures Inner Harbour (Victoria, B.C....
Royal Visit to Victoria, Vancouver Island British Columbia
Item is a film depicting the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Victoria, BC. It shows the interior of the royal suite [at the Empress Hotel?], and the King and Queen visiting the city hall and provincial legislature before presentin...
Royal visit #2
Item is a film which contains some of Douglas Scott's footage of the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in May of 1939. The film begins with the intertitle "Departure, May Thirty-first," with shots of the HMCS Prince ...
Royal visit to Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Item is a film shot by Douglas Scott of the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Victoria, British Columbia, in May of 1939. The film features the following intertitles and content: "It is late Spring and Dame Nature has contr...


Every now and then I try very hard to cut back on the amount of sugar I eat. I find it challenging to find something to stave off the cravings. and I usually turn to seeds to do the job. This week, I started my latest "health-kick" and I found that I had built up quite a collection of different seed varieties from the last time. Many of the seeds are in half-opened bags stored in the fridge and are now coming up to the "best before" date; it seemed the perfect time for a healthy, and very much savoury, baking session. Bursting with nutrition and flavour, and with super crunchy textures, seeds are one of the best foods to snack on without feeling too guilty.
You can use any seeds in this recipe, but a mixture of different sizes works the best. Introduce your own flavourings if you like; I kept mine plain and simple this time, but black pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, chilli, thyme and rosemary are good flavours to try if you like to experiment. I use the thicker milled, porridge (or Scottish Porage) oats, the finer milled varieties seem to go a bit mushy and give a less crisp texture to the final bake. There is a small amount of gram (chickpea) flour added to the mix to help bind the ingredients together but the recipe works fine with other gluten-free blends if you prefer.
These crunchies are very easy to make and will keep for a week or so in an airtight container. Enjoy them broken into large shards as a crispbread, or crumble them on to soups or salads for extra nutty flavour. Here's what to do…….
Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan oven, gas mark 5) Line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Put the oats and seeds in a large bowl and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients until thoroughly combined.
Gradually pour and stir in approx. 100ml warm water to make a clumpy mixture. Leave aside to soak for 15 minutes, then squeeze the ingredients together with your hands to make a ball. Add a little more water if the mixture is still a bit dry.
Put the mix on to the prepared baking tray and flatten with your hands. Place another sheet of parchment on top and roll using a rolling pin to make a rectangle approx. 36 x 25cm minimum. Remove the top layer of parchment.
4. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Place a sheet of parchment on the surface of the bake, lay another baking tray on top and carefully flip the mixture over. Peel away the top parchment and return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes until crisp and lightly golden all over. Cool for 10 minutes then slide on to a wire rack to cool completely.
When cold, transfer to a board and either snap into pieces with your fingers, or break into shards using the tip of a knife.
As an alternative way to bake, you can divide the dough into 10 or 12 portions, flatten each one separately, and roll into thin rounds. Bake in the same way for about 5 minutes less cooking time. The crunchies are delicious with all kinds of savoury spreads, but I prefer mine with crunchy wholenut peanut butter.


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Local Time Asymmetries in Jupiter's Magnetodisc Currents
By Chris Lorch (Lancaster University)
Jupiter's large, rapidly rotating magnetosphere is highly influenced by the presence of a global, centrifugally confined current disk comprised of co-rotating plasma from the volcanic moon Io. Azimuthal and radial currents flow through this current disk closing via magnetic field aligned currents (FACs), which are associated with Jupiter's main auroral emission. These currents arise from dynamical processes within the magnetosphere, driven by the transport and circulation of Iogenic plasma. Characterising the structure and asymmetries in this current system is key to deciphering the dominant drivers of Jupiter's magnetosphere-ionosphere (MI) coupled system and the behaviour of its plasma disk.
Previous work by Khurana [2001] examined the solar wind influence on Jupiter's magnetosphere using equatorial maps of Jupiter's current disk and the results demonstrated clear azimuthal asymmetries fixed with local time (LT). However, the analysis was limited the lack of spacecraft coverage in the dusk – dayside magnetosphere provided by the Galileo spacecraft.
Figure 1: Equatorial maps detailing the structure of Jupiter's current disk with Jupiter located at (0,0). Dashed circles and radial lines represent 20RJ and 1 hr local time boundaries respectively. A compressed bow shock and magnetopause (Joy et al [2002]) are shown as black solid lines. a) The radial height-integrated current density, warmer (cooler) colours are indicative of current flowing radially outwards (inwards). b) The azimuthal height integrated colour density, flowing in the direction of corotation. c) The divergence of the perpendicular height-integrated current density, indicating the location of upward and downward FACs. Warmer (cooler) colours indicate the presence of upward (downward) FACs.
Lorch et al. [2020] determines the structure of the current disk at all LTs by considering magnetometer data at Jupiter from every available spacecraft, including Juno, up to 28 July 2018. We apply an automated identification tool to magnetometer data from Jupiter's current disk in conjunction with updated models of Jupiter's intrinsic magnetic field and current disk geometry. In total, we identify 7382 lobe traversals, calculating the associated height-integrated current density for each crossing. Additional coverage provided by the later half of the Galileo mission and the recent Juno mission allowed us to map all LTs. Asymmetries exist in both the radial (Figure 1a) and azimuthal (Figure 1b) currents into 20 RJ. Furthermore, we quantify the structure of upward and downward FACs in previously unmapped regions of Jupiter's magnetosphere (Figure 1c). We find a positive net current density of 1.87 MA / RJ2, suggesting unmapped currents must close either down-tail or along the magnetopause. Our results demonstrate important asymmetries in Jupiter's current systems that play a crucial role in the MI coupled system. Amalgamating these results into future MI coupling models has the potential to remove discrepancies between model predictions and observations.
For more information, please see the paper:
Lorch, C. T. S., Ray, L. C., Arridge, C. S., Khurana, K. K., Martin, C. J., & Bader, A. (2020). Local time asymmetries in Jupiter's magnetodisc currents. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2019JA027455. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027455

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Should I sell my bitcoin now? Or should I wait?
Nowadays, bitcoins have become one of the most trending and booming online businesses. Many people have made incredible profits from the business, and many others are highly interested in entering the business. As we've discussed in our previous articles there's a number of methods of buying bitcoins – it can be as easy as buying bitcoin with credit cards, cash, PayPal, you name it. If you're a bitcoin owner then you may wonder, weather can you sell bitcoins or not, and ask yourself, "How do I sell bitcoins?" The answer to these question is here, and you may find out below how to do it.
There's a number of websites that let you sell bitcoins online. See the list of some of the websites, for selling bitcoin – the terms they offer, along with a guide about how to use the website for selling bitcoins.
On cex.io you can buy bitcoins and sell them later. It's convenient, has a decent reputation and good customer support center. It offers four account types with different fees, limitations, and payment methods. The accounts are Basic, Verified, Verified Plus and Corporate.
Visa and MasterCard 2-3 days.
Bank Transfer varies depending on countries, usually the slowest method.
Crypto capital is the fastest.
How to sell bitcoins on cex.io?
LocalBitcoins is a platform available worldwide, where the buyers and sellers deal with each other. As a seller, you set the minimum/maximum amounts of bitcoin trade and decide the payment method for the buyer. You may also decide if you want your buyer to be verified or not.
Available payout methods: cash deposit, cash by mail, MoneyGram, PayPal, Web Money, bank transfers, in-person with cash. LocalBitcoin encourages sellers to avoid credit cards for safety.
How to sell bitcoins on localbitcoins.com?
BitPanda is another popular bitcoin trading website in Europe, where you can sell bitcoins. It has four types of accounts with different verification requirements: Starter, Bronze, Silver (coming soon), and Gold. Here are some details if you are interested in selling bitcoin instantly on BitPanda.
Available payout methods: Visa, MasterCard, Skrill, Sofortüberweisung, Neteller, SEPA, Skrill, Amazon, Giropay and online überweisung.
Handling speed: most payouts are instant. SEPA may take a day.
How to sell bitcoins on bitpanda.com?
Coinbase is a platform for buying and selling bitcoin, available in 32 countries around Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.You can either sell bitcoin on Coinbase website or use the Coinbase app, which is available for iOS and Android gadgets.
How to sell bitcoins on coinbase.com?
Bitcoin trading website known as 247exchange is available worldwide and doesn't require verification in case of trading small amounts.
How to sell bitcoins on 247exchange.com?
Bitcoin.de is a European bitcoin trading website that lets users buy and sell bitcoins around the world. It offers four types of accounts: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platin.
Limitations: maximum quantity per offer for Bronze 2,000 EUR, Silver 25,000 EUR, Gold 100,000 EUR, Platin unlimited.
How to sell bitcoins on bitcoin.de?
LakeBTC is an exchange and a platform for users to trade bitcoins. However, it isn't a dealer neither a reseller who sells/buys coins from users.
Available payout methods: Bank Wire, Western Union, MoneyGram, Cash, OKPAY, Perfect Money, PayPal, Pazya, Skrill, Neteller, Leupay, CHATS, LakePay.
How to sell bitcoins on lakebtc.com?
Wait to receive a confirmation email and in-browser notifications.
The peer-to-peer marketplace is known as Exmo available worldwide in more than 200 countries.
Available payout methods: Debit/credit card, PayPal, crypto capital, AdvCash Perfect Money, OKPAY, BanContact, Payza, Money Polo, Neteller, GiroPay, SEPA, Payeer, EX-CODE, Visa, and MasterCard.
How to sell bitcoins on exmo.com?
If you choose the instant order, the deal will be closed at the current best price.
If you choose the limit order, and if your offer isn't among the best deals in the market, you have to wait for someone to accept it. Otherwise, pick from the order list and the sell form will be automatically filled with the order details.
After the orders are filled in, click on the "Sell" bottom.
Paxful is a bitcoin trading company available around the world. You are able to sell bitcoin on the Paxful platform.
Available payout methods: Debit/credit card, PayPal, Perfect Money, Payoneer, TransferWise, Skrill, bank transfers, GTBank Nigeria, iTunes gift card, cash in person etc.
How to sell bitcoins on paxful.com?
Coincorner is a bitcoin trading website mainly available in Europe and UK. It gives users the tools for trading bitcoin with very little interference.
How to sell bitcoins on coincorner.com?
BitLio is a platform providing different services with bitcoin. Besides buying and selling, you can even pay bills with bitcoins. It's available in 40 countries.
How to sell bitcoins on bitlio.com?
BitQuick is a platform for buying and selling bitcoin in 49 states of the U.S.
How to sell bitcoins on bitquick.co?
"How do I sell bitcoin for cash?" is a question asked by many bitcoin owners. If you want to do it fast – selling bitcoins in person is a good option for you.
To find a buyer you may use some of the websites listed above or through Facebook groups and online forums.
However, you need to be careful and avoid dealing with suspicious people. It's convenient for selling big amounts of bitcoins but can be quite dangerous.
First, you need to think more rationally rather than emotionally and try to evaluate the situation. One of the main pushers of the bitcoin prices has been its high prices itself. You might think that bitcoin is worth much now, but if everything continues with this pace then Bitcoin prices could be around $100,000 by the end of 2018. This year alone the rise in Bitcoin price has been around 1,000%. The consumer protection will definitely increase during the time, which will make you feel more secure as a bitcoin owner. In other words, think twice before hurrying to sell out your bitcoin and learn from the experiences of those who were patient enough and earned a fortune thanks to bitcoins.
As an efficient medium of exchange bitcoin is a good platform for taking advantage and being among the first (from the world population's point of view) in using it. Currently, there are a number of ways and platforms that let you sell bitcoin. We hope this article helped you in deciding how to sell your bitcoin. Thank you for your interest and please check our other articles to learn more about bitcoins along with other cryptocurrencies.
Thanks, Ricardo. We'll check it out.
Coinbase is my go to. Yes they do over do it a little with the security but rather that then be sorry I used a app with no security features. People who use bitcoin are very computer savvy. My advice is just be careful and make that money haha.
Let's not forget Bitcoin is transparent, unlike banks and investments.
Looking for a exchange service that pays fast when you sell to them at very low fees without complex ID verifications? Then CryptoExMart is your best option. I trade with them and I am satisfied.


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Opinion: Flint Water Crisis lessons remain unlearned with attacks on environmental executive orders
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician, scientist and professor in Flint, Mich. (Sean Proctor | MLive.com)Sean Proctor | MLive.com
Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician, scientist and professor in Flint, Michigan. She is the founder and director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative. She is the author of "What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance and Hope in an American City."
It has been almost five years since the Flint water crisis began. In a gross corrosion of democracy, the State of Michigan switched the source of the city's water from pretreated Great Lakes water to untreated water from the Flint River. This led to the most emblematic environmental disaster of our times, one that continues. And one that could easily happen again -- in Flint or elsewhere in Michigan, be it lead levels in the water or PFAS contamination.
From Oscoda to Benton Harbor, residents of Michigan deserve clean water when they turn on their taps. They also deserve to know the leaders they elect will make sure their drinking water is clean and safe. A generation ago, Michigan's leadership in environmental protection was a bipartisan tradition -- and exemplified by Republican Governor Bill Milliken's stewardship. But the ideology of extreme austerity prevailed. Government became too small and pitifully inadequate, starved of resources and talent, factors that led directly to the Flint water crisis. In 2019, Michigan is now returning to its rightful place as a leader in environmental protection. And that doesn't mean big government or small government. It means smart government --- moored in science and intent on public health.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proven that she has learned some valuable lessons from Flint. Her first executive directive was to require state civil servants to immediately report imminent threats to public health and safety, like contaminated drinking water, to their department directors.
On Feb. 4, she signed another executive order that will address some key factors that led to the Flint Water Crisis -- and prevent another such tragedy from occurring. The order will reorganize the Department of Environmental Quality and dissolve industry-led environmental rule review panels.
Gov. Whitmer restructures, renames Department of Environmental Quality
The new Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will replace it.
The executive order Whitmer signed also calls for the creation of the Office of the Clean Water Public Advocate and the Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate. These offices fill a gap in state oversight. While Flint was under emergency management, residents were disenfranchised and democracy usurped. When the citizens of the majority African-American city rose up against the filthy drinking water, their concerns were ignored by an apathetic state government. Each investigation into the crisis, including former Governor Rick Snyder's own task force and the one done by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, pointed to race as a leading factor in the perfect storm of neglect that caused failure on all fronts -- to act, to protect, to fix, to be responsible and accountable -- even after officials clearly saw the scope of the problem.
The new offices proposed by Whitmer will help build a more responsive state government. They should ensure Michiganders have a place to go when there are problems with their drinking water. Safe drinking water is not optional. It is a human right -- a public health and medical necessity that we cannot survive without. Lead exposure has no safe level and can potentially impact the entire life trajectory of an exposed child. That is the tragedy of the Flint Water Crisis, and the reason why so many of us are working day in and day out to mitigate the impact of the population-wide exposure.
So I'm grateful to Gov. Whitmer for beginning to address these issues in her first steps in office. Yes there is much more work to do. The public health culture of these agencies will take many years to revive. But these are necessary first steps that will address problems that have been neglected for too long. The newly fashioned Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy must be responsive to Michigan's water problems. Dumping the bureaucratic industry review panels that second guess decisions made by regulators and scientists is an important move that gets us a lot closer to a smart government all Michiganders strive for.
Public trust in leadership is pitifully low. Right now, residents of Flint and citizens across the state have given up on the idea that state government will fix their drinking water. We can't expect that to change with a few executive orders. And why should we? Some members of the state legislature -- either unable to absorb the lessons of Flint, or overeager to please their industry friends and donors -- have already launched a push to roll-back Whitmer's new executive orders. Sadly, the State House voted to override the executive order two days after it was announced. The profiteering polluters of Michigan are especially excited about making sure their industry review panels are kept in place, public health be damned.
The Synder administration often recycled the line that government should be "run like a business." This failed ideology must be trashed. The only recycling left is the millions of plastic water bottles the residents of Flint, and now in cities all over our state, have been forced to drink from.
We must be smarter. This is the moment for an impassioned call for common-sense bipartisanship. Who doesn't want their kids to drink clean water? Who doesn't believe that it is government's job to protect public safety? It is incumbent on citizens - from all political sides to voice support for the critical steps Whitmer has taken to protect Michigan's environment, and in turn, to protect our most precious Michigan resource, our children.


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Q: Jmeter java -jar ApacheJMeter.jar doesn't pickup -t option If I used java -jar /absolute/path/to/ApacheJMeter.jar -t test.jmx, it just start the GUI without the test.jmx
If I used java -jar ./ApacheJMeter.jar -t test.jmx, it will show the GUI with test.jmx opened.
Thanks

A: If you use the absolute path to the -jar option you'll most likely need to include the absolute path to the test.jmx -t option.  E.x. -t /absolute/path/to/test.jmx, unless test.jmx happens to be in the current directory.

A: you should generally use:

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*jmeter.sh for unix, linux, macosx

*jmeter.bat for windows

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This was my first real year of having to buy my own Halloween candy. I am actually really excited to pass out candy this year to all the kids. Normally I dress up and go trick-or-treating with my sister, but now that she is 14, she is toooooo old to go. So she is coming to my house to pass out candy….JK she just changed her mind….we will see how this plays out.
I am linking up with Taking Steps Home and Gracefully Made for the Sweet Treat Swap! As of Tuesday night I haven't received mine yet but hopefully it will be here tomorrow…er..I mean…today! I am excited to see what I got and I am hoping that the one I sent isn't too lame in comparison….you should go check it all out! But only if you promise not to judge me if mine is super lame.
So I had a whole lot more to say today but I think it is going to have to wait…I pretty much just fell down my stairs…again and now my brain is all scattered. Stupid stairs. You win again.
Don't jump to any conclusions now. This post is not about the upcoming election. It wouldn't, however, make sense to post it after the election. I will be the first to tell you that I am a TERRIBLE American. Honestly, I don't really understand politics that well because, lets face it, they create too much tension. I believe what I believe and as long as it is not election season, you can believe whatever you want. I won't argue anything political though because I honestly don't know enough. You can hate me for how I choose to look at politics, but at least I am honest about it.
Honestly, I am so ready for this election to be over. I have, however, found some awesome youtube videos to explain certain aspects of politics that I haven't really understood since middle school…actually, lets get real…I have never REALLY understood. So, thanks to Cody, I now have an awesome collection of videos explaining it to me like I am 5. It is awesome. And extremely informative. I wish this is how school was taught!
Have you heard about Influenster? Basically, you need an invite to join and once you are a member, you fill out surveys and answer questions and unlock badges and stuff in hopes that you will be picked for a voxbox. If you are chosen, Influenster will send you a box filled with FREE full sized goodies. It is one of those things where the more you do on the site, the better your chances of receiving a voxbox are. the best part about these boxes though, they are completely FREE. It is awesome.
Well, this month, I received my very first Voxbox! It was awesome! I got 3 full sized Palmolive Fresh Infusions dish soaps! It came with a bunch of coupons to give out as well. I was pretty stoked to get them and they smell fantastic! I gave one to my momma though. I am never going to need to buy soap again. Ok, maybe that is a lie but at least not for a little while!
I do have a few invites left if you want to join Influenster. Let me know if you would like them! Also, are you part of Influenster? Is all the work worth it? I think it is, but I don't spend hours on the site.
PS. I got this stuff complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.
This week was filled with wonderful things! It was a totally good week and I am excited to share it with you!
1. Oh hey there CUTEST THING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD (besides Ellie, of course)! Internets, I would like you to meet Minnie (like minnie mouse but because she is a mini horse! HAHA get it!? Do ya?! OMG. Seriously, I can not get over the preciousness of her!
2. My Birchbox FINALLY came. I will go into this later. I am having mixed feelings. But like I said, more on this later.
3. My very first VoxBox from Influenster came! I will tell you all the deets next week. It was pretty awesome.
Side note: I have already recycled the box to send out my Sweet treat swap box. Make sure you check it out on halloween and see what we all got!
How was your week?? Make sure to go check out the other H54Fs of at from my grey desk!
I have this thing with hair. When It it is nice, I want to make it last as long as I can without putting it up. Mostly, I am lazy. I want things that are pretty to stay pretty.
I have always thought it was strange to wear a tank top when it was could out. Even with a jacket. It just never made much sense to me. BUT, I tried it out. I think it came out ok. I would do it again.
Let me tell you how excited I am for this weather!
I must say that as happy I am for this AMAZINGNESS weather, It does not help the fact that I don't want to get out of my super warm and comfy bed in the morning to go volunteer..
Don't make us get out of bed!!!!!
PS. Aren't we pretty sleepers???
A while back I posted a bunch of photos of Ellie to see which ones I should send to my grandma to get her to agree to have Thanksgiving at my house. Well, I didn't need the photos. She said yes before I could even send them. Awesome right?!? Wrong. I have gotten myself into something that I had no idea even existed! AHHHHH! I am pretty sure my my grandparents are expecting Cody and I to announce our engagement (we aren't engaged….yet). Also, my grandma is assuming I am serving dinner on paper plates….Thanks for the confidence, Grandma. I love you too. Oh my oh my, WHAT have I gotten myself into!
I am not sure how I am going to fit 15 people and 4 dogs into our house to have a sit down dinner, or even where we are going to get a table to fit that many people. But no matter what it is going to be fun. This is also going to be an excellent exercise to test my anxiety and my need to please others. OYE. Thankfully, I won't be the only one cooking so that is a relief!
I am SUPER excited to decorate, though. Pinterest, you better not fail me now! I need all the help and ideas I can get.
I bought the stuff to make these!
If nothing else, Thanksgiving is going to be craft central to me. I can't wait!
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions for this first timer? I would love to hear your ideas!
This weekend was exhausting. I seriously could have been in bed and asleep at 8pm this evening. Don't get me wrong, I had an AMAZING weekend. It was just jammed packed full of things. Fun things. But lots of things, none the less. I seriously have too many thoughts that make no connections with each other in my brain right now. <—Like that sentence. I don't really think that makes any sense but I am going to leave it just to prove my point.
I got to try my hand at this, this weekend.
Ok, Ok, I lied. those aren't my nails. Mine weren't even as intense as those. But let me tell you. I will be the first to say that pinterest has given me unrealistic expectations on how easy it is to DIY nail art.
I used normal tape and blue tape and both tape peeled off the original coats of nail polish. SUPER annoying. So I had to start over and I waited for them to dry a full day before I put the tape on thinking that might work. NOPE. Screw it, keep on truckin. I tried to fix it as evenly as I could but it wasn't very smooth.
But the magic of Instagram came to my rescue and made them look AMAZING! The internets will never be the wiser! MUAHAHAHA!
You probably shouldn't scroll any further.
This is what they really looked like. This is the good angle. Lets just say, I won't be doing this again. It is a cool idea, but WAY too much work to be worth it.
Also, my nails felt really heavy with all that polish on them. I had to take them off after 2 days…OOOPS.
Anyone have any suggestions to make this easier?? Who has tried it? Would you do it again? Was it worth it? Is this enough questions?
1. On Monday we took Ellie to the vet to get a check up on her mange situation and she is doing SO.MUCH.BETTER. Her hair is so much fuller. I am so happy. She will be on meds for another month or two, but I am happy to see her getting better! She used to look like this (click me).
2. On Tuesday I got my oil changed (finally) and they didn't charge me for it. I was in shock. I need to find a way to pay this forward!
3. My necklace came in the mail on Wednesday! I totally jumped onto the J.Crew knockoff bandwagon and I am so excited to wear it! It looks kind of purple here but it is more of a grey with a purple-ish hint and the chain is more of a rose gold color. I got it from Caroline G for $15!
4. I finally finished our porch! We went and got our pumpkins and I love how it turned out! PS. If you want a hay bale. go to your local feed store. This puppy was only $6.75 and it is huge. The ones at Michaels are $8 for a little dinky one.
5. I got my Sweet Treat Swap partner today! I am not sure if I am supposed to tell who they are just yet so you will just have to wait for the link up to find out! If you want to sign up for it though, today is the last day to do it! I am super excited to see how it turns out!
How was your week?! Go check out Lauren's blog for other H54Fs and you can link up with us too!
Remember the song you learned in like preschool or kindergarten to learn the days of the week? Well, apparently I don't. I normally wrote posts the day before they are supposed to go up and schedule them for the next day, because, let's get real. I am not waking up at 5am to write a post. Back to my point. Normally, Wednesdays are my days to complain/talk/rant/whatever pertains to my job hunt days. And Thursdays I post a picture of my super awesome outfit that I wore. Well, I have been having a SUPER blonde week. I think when I have these, they are always worse than others because I am a natural blonde and have never dyed my hair to cover that fact up….If you read my blog yesterday, you noticed it was a picture of my clothes. It had nothing to do with my job hunt or anything relating to my unemployed status at all. When I wrote it, I totally thought the next day was thursday, but no, it was wednesday. And the only reason I realized was because I was thinking about all the things I wanted to post for my High 5 For Friday post for the next day and then realizing that Friday was REALLY far away. GO.ME. I had quite a few blonde moments this week, but I am still too embarrassed to admit to them yet. It is just too soon to be telling all my internet BFFs.
Anyways, since there wasn't one for yesterday, here is a little blurb about being jobless.
Tuesday I started volunteering. If you read my post a few weeks ago, I told you that I was scared shitless. Probably in less gruesome words, but hey, thats the night I am having. I don't like change. In fact, I really hate it. It makes my anxiety skyrocket and all I want to do is curl up in a ball and avoid it like the plague. I tried to start off slow, I was just going to to go introduce myself and check it all out. You know, feel it out. Be there without really committing to being there. Ya know? I had 2 schools to go to, EACH of them, when I got there, had NO CLUE who I was or what I was doing there. I was told that people were expecting me. That they would be on a the lookout and to go whenever I could. WRONG. Oh well. Me starting off slow was a lot slower than anticipated but it worked for me! I was happy. I felt like I had gotten an extra day to study for my final. It was great. I left notes for all the speech teachers saying to call me so that we could work it all out. And the ball was in their court. I did my part. I felt great. Until Monday night that is. I had talked to one of the speech teachers and we had set up a time for me to come in on Tuesday at 820 or 9 whichever one worked better for me (naturally I chose 9). Monday night I was freaking (BTW, I am super awesome. Don't judge). My plan to ease my way in hadn't really worked out! I hadn't met anyone, I didn't really know where I was going, NOTHING. AHHH!
I get there and it is fine (Of course it was fine. Why wouldn't it have been fine. The rational part of me knows this). I didn't really do anything. I was kind of bored. It was really nice to get to know the speech teacher though. She was totally nice and we got to know each other a little better and after watching for 2.5 hours I left. Easy peasy! I will be going back every tuesday from 9-1130 and I am excited about it.
Moral of the story: I am awesome. Also, this pizza is awesome. Which if you know me, then you know I really don't care for pizza. But that is a story for another time.
PS: If you read this all the way through, you are a CHAMP too because this was a NOVEL.


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Die Saison 2014/15 der Handball-Bundesliga der Frauen war die 30. in ihrer Geschichte. 14 Mannschaften spielten um die deutsche Meisterschaft. Deutscher Meister wurde der Titelverteidiger aus dem Vorjahr, der Thüringer HC. Die letzten beiden Vereine müssen den Gang in die 2. Handball-Bundesliga antreten. Aufsteiger aus der 2. Liga des Vorjahres waren die Füchse Berlin, der SVG Celle und die HSG Bad Wildungen.

Modus
Der Modus ist jeder gegen jeder mit einem Heim- und Auswärtsspiel. Die erstplatzierte Mannschaft der Abschlusstabelle ist deutscher Meister. Die letzten beiden Mannschaften steigen direkt in die 2. Liga ab. Bei Punktgleichheit entscheidet über die Platzierung die bessere Tordifferenz. Bei gleicher Tordifferenz entscheidet der direkte Vergleich der punktgleichen Mannschaften untereinander. Falls dies zu keinem Ergebnis führt, werden Entscheidungsspiele angesetzt.

Abschlusstabelle

Torschützenliste

Vereine und Spielstätten
In der nachfolgenden Tabelle stehen alle Vereine mitsamt den Heimspielstätten und den Kapazitäten.

Die Meistermannschaft

Siehe auch
 Handball-Bundesliga
 2. Handball-Bundesliga 2014/15
 3. Liga 2014/15 der Frauen
 DHB-Pokal der Frauen 2014/15

Weblinks
 Handball-Bundesliga der Frauen
 Bundesligainfo

Einzelnachweise

Handballsaison 2014/15
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Q: Copy worksheet columns with particular header into a different columns on another worksheet I can find the columns on the first worksheet with particular data header.  Then want to copy each of these columns onto another worksheet, different columns.  This ends up skipping much of the data I don't need on the first worksheet.  Data from one experiment to another changes so I need a general macro.
Have search with Stackoverflow and tried several variations of the following:

Sub copy_pressure_columns()
Dim oSWksht     As Excel.Worksheet
Dim oDWksht     As Excel.Worksheet
Dim c As Range, v
Dim k As Range, j
Set oSWksht = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("hscth_exp_50g_wall_jan20")
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j = 3
For Each c In Application.Intersect(oSWksht.Rows(2), oSWksht.UsedRange)
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                 " on '" & c.Parent.Name & "'"
    Debug.Print " from column " & c.Column & _
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     Sheets(oSWksht).Columns(c.Column).Copy Destination:=Sheets(oDWksht).Columns(j.Column)
    j = j + 1
  End If
Next c
End Sub

A: This should work:
c.EntireColumn.Copy Destination:=oDWksht.Cells(1, j)

If it's still skipping data then it would help to provide and example of something which should get copied but doesn't


If you don't like your financial situation, then change it.
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You need something that's going to help you stay in action and keep you focused. The problem is not that you haven't started to better your finances before, the problem is that you stopped.
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On Friday I suggested methods for supplying power to a Moonbase. But what would a Moonbase look like? To do this, I must first define what the requirements are, and what restricts my options.
Firstly, I am considering a "beachhead" Moonbase; that is, a first landing base with no current infrastructure. I am considering the minimum requirement.
Secondly, recall that we are going to site the base inside a lava tube. Because an orbital drop is never going to be able to land inside a lava tube, there's a requirement already: the base must be portable without too much inconvenience.
Thirdly, astronauts will need to get into and out of the base to carry out activities on the Moon's surface. So an airlock will be required.
Although power generation will be farmed out to a separate fuel cell generator (probably a sensible idea for safety's sake) there is still a lot of heavy equipment needed. Atmosphere regeneration, of course, and water management: what happens to water from showering or going to the toilet?
Additionally, a lot of other hardware is required: communications equipment, cooking equipment, furniture, medical kit; the list goes on and on.
According to my scheme, all of the features above must be available in my beachhead Moonbase. Tomorrow I will discuss the problems with some current proposed Moonbase designs.


The Cyber Squad are a group of children who have been trained by a local safeguarding group to support other pupils when using the internet. The 8 children are always available to talk to other children if they have any concerns regarding what they see when online.
If you have any concerns when using the internet, either in school or at home, do not hesitate to talk to one of our Cyber Squad.
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Whether it's their own comfy bed, the best place to smell in the yard, favorite toy or TV show, your pet deserves all the comforts of home while you are away. Making sure they have all those comforts is my mission and I know how important it is for them to feel warm and content until you come back. You can expect your family pet(s) to enjoy their time with me and never have to experience an UNcomfortable situation.


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No name in the annals of the Civil War conjures up a more romantic and awe-inspiring image than that of Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby of Virginia.
The epitome of the Southern cavalier, Colonel Mosby was a charismatic officer whose small band of partisans outwitted and outfought the Union army on the fields and farmlands of northern Virginia. So great was the panic inspired by this one officer's military ingenuity, so prominent was the threat he created to the Union forces, that he came to be known in the north as more of a myth than a man.
Jessica James penned this book as a way to share this real-life soldier's story with fiction fans. John Mosby was the model for the fictional character Colonel Alexander Hunter in the novel NOBLE CAUSE (originally called SHADES OF GRAY).


I wouldn't be surprised if many of you have never heard of Nations Photo Lab. They certainly aren't as big as some of the other print house powerhouses in the industry, but in a way I'm glad they aren't that huge. I can appreciate them, and while working with them I got the feeling I was appreciated. What really matters, though, is price and quality of the product. Nations didn't let me down.
I was originally drawn to Nations Photo Lab because of the wit I noticed from their Twitter feed. Whoever does their tweeting certainly has the humorous voice down, and though they do often talk about sales and whatnot, they do it in a way that doesn't rub me the wrong way. They're funny, and I really like that. Plus they often tweet cool and interesting stories from around the web, and that's always nice.
Rumor that we are having a 20% Off Frames Sale (w/ code FRAMED) starting tomorrow! Although I set the sales, so it is more than a rumor. Ha.
I was expecting to pay an arm and a leg for this, but those three prints (two mounted) cost me about $115. That's not bad at all. What's more, there was no tax charged and the shipping was free.
Free shipping was huge for me. I hate paying for shipping. What's more, the prints shipped to me way faster than I was expecting, taking only three days from when I ordered them. That's pretty swift.
So how is the quality? Well, let's just say I was extremely pleased with the result. The metallic paper that Nations uses gives my images a beautiful shine that makes edges and different colors (or contrast points) real "pop" when viewed from different angles.
It's hard to judge how great these look with images of the prints. The colors are really accurate, and the contrast was exactly what my digital files showed on my monitor. One of my least favorite situations is getting a print done only to find the contrast or color isn't what I wanted. That was not a problem with Nations. The images looked exactly like I was expecting.
Nations prides themselves on knowing what pros are looking for in high quality prints, and I'm inclined to believe them. From what I have seen from the ordering, to the pricing, to the speed of delivery, to the quality of the product, they certainly know what I am looking for in my printing.
Check out their pricing for yourself, and make sure to hit them up on Twitter for info on impending deals.
Good post... How was the black and white print quality? Was it true black and white or did the prints have that purplish tint that some black and white has when it is run through color process?
Good question! Let me scrutinize the prints and get back to you. My memory is telling me it was pretty darn black, but I want to make sure.
So far the only lab that I know that offers "true" B&W prints is Mpix. That means they use a machine dedicated to B&W with print media specifically for B&W. The prints from them would blow away the B&W I was getting from WHCC.
how do you know they were accurate? is your monitor calibrated?
Then why would you order an image 'color corrected'? I would be concerned they would run it through an automated contrast 'enhancement' algorithm, potentially changing what you intended?
Hey! We just started using Nations Photo Lab too. We are trying them out for our specialty products. I can't seem to let go of Miller's yet. Miller's turnaround can't be beat - turnaround time for large size matted prints is only 1 day. How is Nations turnaround for large size matted prints?
They print and ship in one day? Is that shipping free or are you paying for it? The free shipping for Nations got me the product in four days. My buddy got his in three. Not sure if you paid for overnight shipping if they could do it in a day.
I've been using them since 09 and I love them, their customer service and turnaround is awesome especially for me since I'm based out of Delaware and they're right in Maryland. And they definitely keep you in the loop about your purchase. Definitely number one on my list.
I've been using them for a few years and have never been disappointed with anything. I thought I had a good little secret going!
Awesome article. Nations boast they were built by former pro photographers which is a plus in my eyes. We have been using them for about a year now. We used to use WHCC, Miller's (who we still use for certain wedding products), and Bay Photo Lab through the years. I tried Nations (or NPL they call themselves) 5 years ago. They were not as big of a lab as they are now. Recently we got a postcard which brought us back to give them a try-skie again.
Nations Photo Lab has become our go to Lab because they have amazing customer service and ridiculously low pricing. Like ridiculously low!
I am also a fan because they recently came out with a new ordering software. We hated using ROES and other programs that other labs use. Nations has their web shopping cart. I can use my Smugmug account to upload photos my clients picked/liked. Then the best part is we can combine products order types. One thing I hated about ROES was I had to order one paper type at a time or one product category at a time. So rather then place an order for one catalog at a time in ROES, we can combine all paper types and products into one checkout process. Pretty cool. Also drop ship different products to multiple clients.
I am a fan of NPL. Thanks for the article.
I won't use Naitons ever again. I wanted to like them and was looking for a good lab to do my flush mount albums. But...they "color corrected" 2 large albums of mine when the instructions said "Do Not Color Correct" ....the skin tones came out blue-green!!! They told me "we always color correct the deluxe books" Huh?!!! Since when does some lab tech know how I want my skin tones?!!! (and what my clients expect of my skin tones) They did re-do them but it took 2 additional weeks and my clients were not pleased with the delay. I sent a letter FedEx, signature required, to the President of Nations -- Never heard back a word and the customer support people were worthless. There are better labs out there... might be a few dollars more... but when you say "do not color correct" they don't.


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My Deal Was Approved By High-Ranking Government Officials How Can I Not Have a Binding Contract?
Parties entering into contracts with corporations, limited liability companies, and other legal entities often require proof, in the form of resolutions by the board of directors or members authorizing an identified officer to sign the contract on behalf of the entity, that a contract signed by that officer will bind the entity. In the absence of such evidence of actual authority, if one of the parties disputes the validity of the contract, the concept of the "apparent authority" of a high ranking officer to bind the entity may save the day for the party seeking to enforce the contract.
When the party disputing the validity of the contract is a government agency, however, apparent authority will not cut it. No matter how impressive the title of the person who signed the disputed contract on behalf of the government may be, if he or she did not have actual authority to bind the government, there is no enforceable contract. A real estate developer learned that hard lesson in a May 1, 2020 decision issued by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in The Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace v. K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland, LLC.
The developer, K Hovnanian Homes, purchased property in the City of Havre de Grace, Maryland on which it intended to develop a residential subdivision. The developer proposed to enter into a "Recoupment Agreement" with the City. Under that agreement, the developer would build the infrastructure needed for the development, roads and water and sewer lines. The City would reimburse the developer for the infrastructure costs later when the developed lots were sold to homeowners and the homeowners paid to use the roads, water services, and sewer services.
The agreement was presented to the City Council which approved it by unanimous vote. The agreement was modified to provide in the last section that "The City Council of Havre de Grace has approved this Recoupment Agreement, and authorized the Mayor to sign the Agreement, by affirmative vote at the meeting of the City Council on October 4, 2010." The Mayor, however, never signed the agreement.
The developer proceeded to construct the roads and water and sewer lines, develop the property, and sell lots to homeowners. However, when lots were sold, the City did not pay the fees provided for in the recoupment agreement. Because the Mayor had not signed it, the City contended that the agreement was not binding on the City.
The developer sued the City to enforce the recoupment agreement. The trial court ruled in favor of the developer. The City appealed to the Court of Special Appeals.
The Court of Special Appeals reversed. The Court devoted eight pages of its opinion to analyzing the Charter of the City of Havre de Grace and the structure of the City's government. The Court noted that if the City Council had enacted an ordinance and the Mayor had neither signed it nor vetoed it within 14 days, the ordinance would be deemed approved by the Mayor under the Charter. However, the procedures for enactment of an ordinance, including that it be considered by the City Council at meetings on two separate days absent a suspension of the procedural rules, and that the ordinance be certified to the Mayor by the Director of Administration, had not been followed with respect to the recoupment agreement. If the recoupment agreement was not an ordinance, it could only be enforceable as a contract of the City. The Charter required contracts to be signed by the Mayor.
The Court said that "[e]very person is presumed to know the nature and extent of the power of municipal officers, and therefore cannot be deemed to have been deceived or misled by acts done without legal authority." The reason for this rule, the Court said, is to protect to public. "[I]t seems more reasonable that an individual should occasionally suffer from the mistakes of public agents or officials, than to adopt a rule, which through proper combinations and collusion, might be turned to the detriment and injury of the public." In other words, government officials have no apparent authority to bind the government. Because the Mayor had not signed the recoupment agreement, the City was not bound by it despite unanimous approval by the City Council.
The Court of Special Appeals' decision is not an anomaly. Many courts follow the rule that government agencies are not bound by contracts if the contracts have not been approved properly because actual authority can be ascertained from statutes and regulations. However, the fact that it took the Court of Special Appeals eight pages of analysis of Charter provisions to determine whether the recoupment agreement had been properly approved, however, calls into question that reasonableness of the presumption that those who deal with the government can readily "know the nature and extent of the power of municipal officers."
By William L. Hallam
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Punctually, at 11 AM on Thursday February 22, 2012, Martin Fragoso, a UAP student and editor of the blog Las Patillas de Asimov, arrived to the hotel where I was staying, in México City, and he began interviewing me for an hour and a half.
Martin posed very relevant and well thinked questions, and for me it was a pleasure to meet him.
Hopefully the interview is going to be published soon, either as a written text or as a sound-track.
This kind of contacts between UAPSG-GEFAI Members are quite important for the very existence of the Group and to reinforce our vision of the whole Unusual Aerial Phenomena subject.
I wish good luck to my friend Martin, and I hope that next time I would be interviewing him about his activities in Mexico and how he sees the whole UAP subject.
Regretfully it was not possible a meeting already arranged with Engineer Luis Ruiz Noguez, for the same day at 8PM.
It is my hope that next time I travel to Mexico city, this meeting will take place.


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Based on advice from infectious disease experts in California, our clinic recommends converting to a once a year protocol for vaccination against West Nile Virus beginning in 2010. This recommendation is based on the level of vaccine and natural immunity in California horses and the limited season for infection in Northern California. Since the appearance of the disease in Northern California in 2004, all cases have been confined to the months of July-October.
While the vaccines currently licensed for West Nile protection in horses claim one year of efficacy, it appears that a small number of horses may be protected for less than 12 months. However, if the vaccine is administered in late March or early April, optimal protection should be on board during the peak West Nile season. If the length of the season in Northern California were to expand in the future, we might again recommend twice yearly vaccination. There are areas in the United States, including Southern California, where West Nile cases have occurred outside our rather abbreviated window.
Our clinic will continue to use the Fort Dodge brand West Nile vaccine because of its low reactivity, ease of use, and the convenience of its combination with Tetanus and Seeping Sickness.
Converting your horse to this schedule may result in a lapse in the Rabies coverage (should be done annually). For those owners desiring no lapse, the Rabies can be given in the spring and repeated 6 months later with no adverse effects.
Foal vaccination programs are complicated because of the need for frequent boosters, the number of diseases against which foals should be protected, and the fact that no one likes to stick needles into these cute youngsters. Our program starts at 5 months of age. The antigens included in foal vaccines are: Tetanus, Sleeping sickness, West Nile, Rhinopneumonitis, Influenza, and Rabies. Where there is potential exposure, Strangles protection should be added.
Under the LBEMC protocol, a foal should be seen for vaccinations at 5, 6, 7 and 8 months of age.


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Stephen M.H. Braitman is a former writer for The Los Angeles Times and other publications, and a music appraiser who works with companies such as Gracenote.
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The Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bobby Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Neil Young: The Band's "Last Waltz": Winterland, San Francisco CA
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Phonograph Record, December 1976
WHEN THE announcement came, 5,000 tickets at $25 each were sold out almost immediately. This was the final show, "The Last Waltz." The Band — ...
Blood Sweat & Tears: Blood Sweat and Tears: Rock Group Performs at Troubadour
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 10 January 1969
BLOOD, SWEAT and Tears, musical rock group, opened a return stint Tuesday night at Doug Weston's Troubadour in Los Angeles. ...
Tim Buckley, Mary McCaslin: Tim Buckley/Mary McCaslin: The Troubadour, Los Angeles
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, May 1968
The electric-haired Tim Buckley returned to Doug
Weston's Troubadour Tuesday night with his wild, wide spectrum of musical style, which in his record albums reflect ...
Judy Collins' Fans Greet Her Return at Hollywood Spot
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 25 June 1969
JUDY COLLINS returned Thursday to Doug Weston's Troubadour singing, or rather, celebrating the virtues of love and goodness for her ecstatic followers. ...
Judy Collins: Troubadour, Los Angeles CA
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 13 February 1968
Folk-Singer Judy Collins Dazzles in Nitery Stint ...
Crazy Horse, Neil Young: Neil Young's Crazy Horse In Club Bow
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 14 March 1969
THE TROUBADOUR in Hollywood just may acquire the reputation as the showcase for new groups emanating from the ashes of the now defunct Buffalo Springfield. ...
Doug Legacy, Van Dyke Parks: Picture Sleeve Archive: The legacy of Doug Legacy and his L.A. Legends
Retrospective and Interview by Stephen M H Braitman, Goldmine, 20 April 2010
Doug Legacy & The Legends Of The West: 'Christmas In Prison' b/w 'Christmas On The Range' (Some Pun'kins Records, 1978) ...
Melanie, Mason Williams: Mason Williams, Melanie: Troubadour, Los Angeles
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 25 April 1969
AGAINST THE backdrop of the giant life-size poster of a greyhound bus, Mason Williams and Melanie provided an easygoing evening's entertainment at Doug Weston's Troubadour ...
Joni Mitchell Starring at Troubadour
THE CROWD was larger, more expectant this time, as they waited for Joni Mitchell to mount the Troubadour stage Tuesday night and begin her return ...
Joni Mitchell Sings Own Songs In Debut At Troubadour Nitery
Live Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Van Nuys Valley News, 7 June 1968
MANY OF THE current crop of popular folk singers today have used the songs of Joni Mitchell in their rise to the top. Now, young ...
Ravi Shankar: Pop Sounds from India Rock Greek: Ravi Shankar, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
THREE GREAT MUSICIANS from India, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan and Alla Rakha, rocked the foundations of the Greek Theatre last week as their "Festival ...
List of genre pieces
Waiting For The Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and the Sound of Los Angeles by Barney Hoskyns (St Martin's Press: $27.50; 370pp.)
Book Review by Stephen M H Braitman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 1996
Sex, Drugs, Rock'n'Roll ...


The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities named two new members and re-elected a member to its governing board. Board members serve three-year terms with the opportunity to be re-elected for a second term.
Current officers of the board are chair Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, president of Queens College, CUNY; vice chair Monte E. Pérez, president of Los Angeles Mission College; treasurer Beatriz T. Espinoza, president of Coastal Bend College; secretary Sue Henderson, president of New Jersey City University; and past chair Tomás D. Morales, president of California State University, San Bernardino.
Juan Sánchez Muñoz, president, University of Houston - Downtown. Prior to becoming president in March 2017, Muñoz served as a senior vice president and vice provost for undergraduate education and student affairs at Texas Tech University. He earned a bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Barbara, and after serving in the Marines he earned his doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles.
Garnett S. Stokes, University of New Mexico. Stokes became the 23rd president of the University of New Mexico in March 2018. She is the first female president in UNM's 129-year history. A first-generation college graduate, she earned a bachelor's from Carson-Newman College and master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Georgia.
Mike Flores, chancellor, Alamo Colleges District. Flores became chancellor of Alamo Colleges District in October 2018 after serving as president of Palo Alto College for six years. Flores, an alumnus of HACU's National Internship Program, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, a master's from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.
HACU is thankful to Franklyn M. Casale, president emeritus, St. Thomas University, Miami, Fla., as he completes his service to the board.
For a complete list of 2018-19 HACU's Governing Board, click here.


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Ed Palattella: Different spotlight on Erie's Bishop Trautman
National religion writer defends retired bishop in a parsing of the Pennsylvania grand jury report.
Peter Steinfels remains a notable name among journalists who cover religion. When Steinfels, a former senior religion writer for the New York Times, produced a lengthy examination of the Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse, I took notice.
So did a number of readers of the Erie Times-News.
They sent me copies of Steinfels' 11,000-word analysis of the grand jury report, published online Jan. 14 and in the Jan. 25 print edition of Commonweal, an American Catholic magazine.
"Vehemently misleading," reads the headline of the article's print version. "The Pennsylvania grand-jury report is not what it seems."
One reader dropped off the article for me twice. And, in a friendly telephone call, the reader urged me to look at the piece, mainly because much of it focuses on a person whom, in the context of the clergy abuse scandal, I have written about extensively: retired Bishop Donald W. Trautman, who led the Catholic Diocese of Erie from 1990 to 2012.
I had read Steinfels' piece before readers alerted me to it. Steinfels' conclusion, regarding the grand jury's treatment of Trautman and the Catholic Diocese of Erie, is as pointed as the allegations in the grand jury report, which is critical of Trautman.
Steinfels defends Trautman and exonerates him.
Steinfels writes: "Did church leaders in the Erie diocese ignore complaints or accusations? Did they reassign priests without regard to the dangers to minors? Were victims 'brushed aside,' deterred or pressured from going to the police and not offered help? Was this all done to 'protect the abusers and their institutions'?"
"A careful review of the report's own evidence from Erie ... shows that the answers to those questions are, overwhelmingly, 'no.'"
Steinfels' findings are likely to find supporters and critics.
In my view, the article, for all its heft, raises interesting points but fails to explore some significant cases in the Catholic Diocese of Erie that involved Trautman.
They include the case of the Rev. David L. Poulson, who in October pleaded guilty to molesting two boys between 2002 and 2010. He was sentenced in Jefferson County Court to two and a half to 14 years in state prison on Jan. 11.
Trautman has said he handled claims against Poulson appropriately. But Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, whose office ran the grand jury investigation, has said evidence showed Trautman knew of allegations against Poulson in 2010 but allowed him to remain in ministry.
Steinfels' take on the Poulson case could be compelling.
And yet, for anyone concerned about the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Diocese of Erie, Steinfels' article merits a read. Whether or not you agree with Steinfels, he at least offers a different interpretation of the grand jury report — a document that led even the pope to react with dismay.
Erie Times-News staff writers share their views from behind the scenes, stories and bylines. Ed Palattella can be reached at 870-1813. Send email to ed.palattella@timesnews.com.


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Coldplay has repeatedly adapted their new guitar to Charlie Brown, a song that is iconic within the fans because of its glow-in-the-dark nature. As the North America leg of their A Head Full Of Dreams World Tour continues, Jonny keeps lighting up his guitar and inspiring millions of people.
About Jonny Buckland and Coldplay - Jonny Buckland is the lead guitarist for Coldplay, one of the most prominent rock bands of our time. Alongside lead singer Chris Martin, Jonny started the band on 1996 at University College in London. Soon after, Guy Berryman, bassist, and Will Champion, drummer, were added to the band. Some of Colplay's most popular songs include: Yellow, Fix You, Viva la Vida, Paradise, Charlie Brown and Adventure of A Lifetime.
Coldplay just released their Kaleidoscope EP on August 4th and is currently on the finishing stages of their A Head Full of Dreams World Tour, which is ranked as one of the Top 5 largest-selling tours in history.
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Q: PhoneGap - how native can apps created with PhoneGap be? I've done plenty of searching around, looking into PhoneGap, but I'm still none the wiser as to whether I can achieve what I want to achieve with it.
Basically, my requirements for an app I want to create include the following:

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*Required for Blackberry and iphone

*Once installed, the app needs to be started every time the phone is switched on and run in the background.

*Regular call to a web service to check for content to download.

*A desktop icon for the application, which will show some kind of alert when the the web service has indicated that content is waiting to be downloaded (highlighted, or flashing or something).

*Clicking the icon then allows the user to download the content.

I guess the thing that I'm not sure about is the stuff related to running the application in the background and having the desktop icon etc. I keep reading conflicting comments about whether PhoneGap applications are actually native or web applications...
My question is simple ... can I achieve what I have outlined above with PhoneGap, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Thanks in advance for any help/useful pointers.

A: I know you can do what you want for Android. I have no idea whether Blackberry and iOS have a concept of a background service. This is irrespective of how you develop the app. If the platform has support for background services then you can do it with PhoneGap.
However you have to ask yourself what are your reasons for using PhoneGap? Based on what you have said your app has very little UI element. So you will need to write native code for your main functionality which is the background service. This will obviously be different for each platform.
So you need to decide whether PhoneGap actually gives you any benefit.

A: The basic idea behind PhoneGap is that one can use the existing Web Technologies to write native application which can be installed on user phone. In a way PhoneGap is a combination of Web application and Native application.
Answer to your points:

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*PhoneGap has support for both BlackBerry and iPhone. Although there will be difference in functionality support

*Running the application in background is more of a platform specific part which you need to look into further. Android supports Background processes, BlackBerry also has some support for background processes, however iOS does not fully support background processes but all three devices support push notifications which can be used for such scenarios

*Possible

*Possible (local notifications), but there will be visual/functional differences depending on the device platform

*Possible, although this is purely an application feature

All major devices has their own standard UI presentation due to which you might not find certain things visually/functionally similar on all.
Also major cross-development frameworks has good support for Android/iOS due to similarities in hardware/software features but lacks support for BlackBerry or WinMo (like local storage) due to various reasons. So if you are targeting for specific devices please also go through the feature supported list for each device/platform.


"The works of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are the most perfect expositions of the Christian faith of modern times" (Anatoli Kuznetsov).
Ultimately I found a key to understanding the Sermon on the Mount, not in the writing of great theologians but in a more unlikely place: the writings of two 19-th century Russian novelists, from whom I gained my own view - a mosaic of law and grace - one-half Tolstoy and one-half Dostoevsky.
From Tolstoy I learned a deep respect for God's inflexible, absolute Ideal. The etical ideals Tolstoy encounted in the Gospels atracted him like a flame, though his failure to live up to those ideals ultimately consumed him. Like the Anabaptists, Tolstoy strove to follow the Sermon on the Mount literally, and his intensity soon caused his family to feel like victims of his quest for holiness. After reading Jesus' command to the rich man to give away everything, Tolstoy decided to free serfs, give away his copyrights, and dispose of his vast estate. He wore peasant cloths, made his own shoes, and began working in the fields. His wife, Sonya, seeing the family's financial security about to vaporiae, protested until he made some concessions. He gave up hunting, smoking, drinking, and meat. He drafted "Rules for developing the emotional will. Rules for developing lofty feelings and eliminating base ones". Yet he could never achive the self-discipline necessary to keep the rules.
His phylosophy of nonviolence, lifted directly from the Sermon on the Mount, had an impact that long outlived him, in ideological descendants like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Tolstoy's ardent strides toward perfection never resulted in any semblance of peace or serenity; he was a deeply unhappy man. He fulminated against the corrupt Russian Orthodox Church of his day and earned their excommunication.I have learned that, contrary to those who say the gospel solves our problems, in many ways - justice, money issues, race issues - the gospels actually adds to our burdens.
To his critics Tolstoy replied: 'Don't judge God's holy ideals by my inability to meet them. Don't judge Christ by those of us who imperfectly bear his name'.
The x-ray vision into the human heart that made him a great novelist also made him a tortured Christian. Like a spawning salmon, he faught upstream all his life, in the end collapsing from moral exhaustion. He made Good as believable and appealing as Evil... With crystalline clarity Tolstoy could see his own inadequacy in the light of God's Ideal. But he could not take the further step of trusting God's grace to overcome that inadequacy.
Dostoevsky got many things wrong, but he got one thing right: His novels communicate grace and forgiveness with a Tolstoyan force. Early in his life, Dostoevske underwent a virtual resurrection - arrested for belonging to a group judged treasonous by Tsar, was sentenced to death under a mock execution. He never recovered from this experience. He had peered into the jaws of death, and from that moment life became for him precious beyond all calculation. In prison had a liberal view of the inhernt goodness in humanity shattered in collision with the granitic evil he found in his cellmates. Yet over time he also glimpsed the image of God in even the lowest prisoners. He came to believe that only through being loved is a human being capable of love.
I encounted grace in the novels of Dostoevsky.
"Crime and Punishment" portrays a dispicable human being who commits a despicable crime. Yet grace enters Raskolnikov's life as well through converted prostitute Sonia.
"The Brothers Karamazov" draws a contrast between Ivan the briliant agnostic and his devout brother Alyosha. Alyosha has no solutions for he intellectual problems Ivan raises, but he has a solution for humanity : love. "I do not know the answer to the problem of evil, but I do know love".
Tolstoy and Dostoevsky helped me come to terms with a central paradox of the Chritian life.
But from Dostoevsky I learned the full extent of grace. Not only the kingdom of God is within me; Christ himself dwells there. "Where sin increased, grace increased all the more" ( Romans).
Jesus never lowered God's Ideal: "Be perfect !"
Yet the same Jesus tenderly offered absolute grace - he forgave an adulteress, a thief on the cross, a disciple who had denied ever knowing him (Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew).


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package com.steven.sports.home.add_sport;

import com.steven.sports.util.HttpConstant;
import com.steven.sports.home.model.Sport;
import com.steven.sports.util.OkHttpUtil;
import com.steven.sports.util.Zlog;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

class AddSportPresenter implements AddSportContract.Presenter {

    private AddSportContract.View mView;

    AddSportPresenter(AddSportContract.View mView) {
        this.mView = mView;
    }

    @Override
    public void uploadSport(String sportJsonStr, String sportImagePath, String sportScaleImagePath) {
        List<OkHttpUtil.Param> params = new ArrayList<>();
        params.add(new OkHttpUtil.Param(Sport.KEY_JSON_STR, sportJsonStr));
        List<OkHttpUtil.ImageParam> imageParams = new ArrayList<>();
        if (sportImagePath != null && sportScaleImagePath != null) {
            imageParams.add(new OkHttpUtil.ImageParam(sportImagePath, Sport.FILE_NAME_SPORT_IMAGE));
            imageParams.add(new OkHttpUtil.ImageParam(sportScaleImagePath, Sport.FILE_NAME_SPORT_SCALE_IMAGE));
        }
        mView.showProgressBar();
        OkHttpUtil.postWithFile(HttpConstant.URL_UPLOAD_SPORT, params, imageParams, new OkHttpUtil.ResultCallback<String>() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Exception e) {
                Zlog.e("AddSportPresenter", "onFailure: " + e);
                mView.hideProgressBar();
                mView.uploadFailed();
            }

            @Override
            public void onSuccess(String response) {
                mView.hideProgressBar();
                int result = Integer.valueOf(response);
                if (result == AddSportContract.RESULT_SUCCEED) {
                    mView.uploadSucceed();
                } else {
                    mView.uploadFailed();
                }
            }
        });
    }
}


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A Paradox of U.S. Middle East Policy: The Friend Who Acts like an Enemy is an Enemy
by Barry Rubin
The expression, "With friends like you who needs enemies?" is an apt summary of a major problem for U.S. foreign policy during Obama's second term.
Here's the issue: a number of supposed allies of the United States don't act as friends. In fact, they are major headaches, often subverting U.S. goals and interests. But to avoid conflict and, for Obama, to look successful to the domestic audience, Washington pretends that everything is fine.
Consider, for example, Pakistan. The United States has given billions of dollars to that country in exchange for supposedly helping keeping the lid on Afghanistan—and especially to ensure the Taliban does not return to power—and to fight terrorism, especially al-Qaida.
In reality, Pakistan supports the Taliban, wages a terrorist war on India, and hasn't been all that helpful in fighting al-Qaida. It would be interesting to see the U.S. intelligence document evaluating how high up in Pakistan's government was their knowledge that Usama bin Ladin was "hiding out" a few blocks from a Pakistani military complex. The fact that Pakistan threw into prison a local doctor whose work helped find bin Ladin indicates which side that regime is on.
Moreover, Pakistan's regime is ferociously oppressing the Christian minority, becoming more Islamist, and giving women the usual treatment existing in such societies. Obama claims to be protecting women and religious minorities yet lifts not a finger in Pakistan. And rather than be a force against terrorism, the Pakistani government has been sponsoring a terrorist war against India.
After the horrible massacre of civilians in Mumbai, it became clear that the attack was sponsored and planned by Pakistan using terrorists trained and enjoying safe haven in Pakistan. India was left helpless as Pakistan simply refused to cooperate with the investigation or to turn over terrorists from the group responsible. In short, the United States is massively subsidizing a major sponsor of international terrorism.
Yet for the U.S. government to admit that the Pakistani government is more enemy than friend would make it even more uncooperative and might lead to attacks on the U.S. embassy and diplomats. Pretending that a regime like Pakistan's is helpful–and continuing to fork over U.S. taxpayer money to it–is a huge temptation. Only if the regime in question does something obviously horrible, and even the bin Ladin case wasn't sufficient to sour the White House on Pakistan, will the situation change.
Of course, some measures have been taken but basically Pakistan isn't paying for its behavior. Consequently, it will continue acting in a hostile way, subsidized by the United States to do so.
The scope of this problem becomes clearly visible if you add to this list such places as Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey, Venezuela, Bolivia, and several other countries being in a similar situation.
Take Egypt for example. The country is now governed by a radical, anti-American, antisemitic government dedicated to spreading jihad, imposing Sharia law, and driving U.S. influence from the region. It could be argued that a mix of carrots and sticks from the United States would moderate the regime's behavior. But what if that doesn't work? The temptation is to continue with the carrots and forget about the sticks.
Obama says that the "red lines" are that the Cairo regime must adhere to the peace treaty with Israel; treat women and religious minorities (that is, Christians) well; and help fight terrorism. But what if it doesn't? Suppose the Salafist burn down churches and massacre Christians and the government does not protect the minority? Suppose a Sharia regime reduces women's rights to a minimum? Suppose Egypt declares itself no longer bound by the peace treaty with Israel or pretty openly arms Hamas in the Gaza Strip for an attack on Israel?
Will Obama be prepared for a conflict, even a confrontation, with the Arabic-speaking world's largest country? Would even a President Mitt Romney do so?
In other words, the argument would be made that it is better to keep giving money, selling weapons, and shutting up about criticism than to make a break. Moreover, the president who did so could be accused of getting the United States into an unnecessary battle and making more enemies. To some extent, that's what happened with President George W. Bush.
The possible difference between the two current candidates could end up looking like this:
Obama version: Although you act as enemies we will believe you are friends.
Romney version: We know you aren't really friends but we don't have a choice.
In practice, the difference would be that Romney would have a lower threshold for acting against betrayal than would Obama.
Of course, a large part of the problem with Obama's policy is that he not only treated enemies as friends and did not pressure supposed friends that acted like enemies, he joined them. Thus, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are arming anti-American Islamist forces in Syria with U.S. intelligence officers supervising the weapons' supplying. The only restriction is that the guns don't go to groups affiliated with al-Qaida. Otherwise, it doesn't matter how extremist they are. In Libya, one of the groups—treated as "good guys"– supplied with guns by the United States during the civil war there went on to kill the U.S. ambassador.
Yet given the current situation, especially in the Middle East, a realistic policy would make the enemies' list seem too long and discouraging. In political and diplomatic terms that means the truth will be covered up. The important question is: How far does a country have to go, how futile and even counterproductive do the pay-offs have to be, before it is no longer treated as a friend.
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That settles it. I need to get my Baby Bea to the zoo. Oh, and those photos are fantastic!
Farah -- thank you so much!
JJ -- If only we lived near and could go together!
Oh my goodness! Those chubby cheeks are adorable.