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Response to UN Special Rapporteur report
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 4:48 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Michael Cullen
4 April 2006	Media Statement
Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen has described the final report of the UN Special Rapporteur for indigenous issues as disappointing, unbalanced and narrow.
"It's hardly surprising that Mr Stavenhagen has come to selective conclusions when he only spent about eight working days consulting in the country all up.
"As a result he has failed to grasp the importance of the special mechanisms we have in place to deal with Maori grievances and the progress successive governments have made," said Dr Cullen.
He is wrong to claim settlements are "coerced".
"New Zealand is one of only a handful of countries with a significant indigenous population that has put in place sophisticated mechanisms, mandated by law, to address historical and contemporary grievances.
"We must have got it right as UN human rights treaty bodies regard our efforts as exemplary.
"It would have been useful if Mr Stavenhagen had given our mechanisms more attention in his report.
"His raft of recommendations is an attempt to tell us how to manage our political system. This may be fine in countries without a proud democratic tradition, but not in New Zealand where we prefer to debate and find solutions to these issues ourselves.
"His suggestion that there needs to be an independent commission to guide and monitor the media shows just how out of touch Mr Stavenhagen is with New Zealand," Dr Cullen concluded.
The government expects to table a formal response at the UN sometime in the next few months.
The following are important areas of disagreement.
Foreshore and seabed-related
- The Special Rapporteur mis-states the effect of the Ngati Apa decision: the Special Rapporteur suggests that the Foreshore and Seabed Act replaces an "inherent right" with a "difficult judicial and administrative procedure" leading possibly to the issuing of a customary rights order. Ngati Apa only allowed groups to test in court whether they had subsisting common law rights or a claim for Maori customary land. The Court of Appeal itself noted this process was unlikely to be straightforward as the common law in this area is particularly difficult. The Act establishes a clear statutory process for groups to seek recognition of their customary rights via the courts which could result in a territorial customary rights finding, a confirmed Recognition Agreement, and/or a customary rights order (paras 16, 52 and 78).
- The Special Rapporteur incorrectly states the pre-Ngati Apa legal position: the Special Rapporteur suggests that until Ngati Apa, Maori customary ownership, occupation and use of the foreshore and seabed were never legally challenged in the courts. That is wrong. As the Special Rapporteur observes later in the paragraph there was existing legislation vesting the foreshore and seabed in the Crown; and the Court of Appeal's 1963 decision in In Re Ninety Mile Beach to name one example (para 45).
- The Special Rapporteur does not recognise the changes made to the Bill as a result of the Waitangi Tribunal report, and public submissions: the Special Rapporteur fails to note that in re-shaping the Bill the government took into account the Waitangi Tribunal's report, the Human Rights Commission's report, and the numerous submissions on the Bill. This is reflected in the Bill by the inclusion of a High Court jurisdiction to consider whether territorial customary rights would have existed but for the Act, and the option to apply for a customary rights order which gives legal protection under the Resource Management Act (so that these activities do not require a resource consent, and so that generally no other activities can be carried out if they have a significant adverse effect on the recognised customary activity).
- The Special Rapporteur mis-states the effect of excluding freehold titles from the Crown vesting: the Special Rapporteur states that by excluding existing freehold interests in the foreshore and seabed from the vesting in Crown ownership, the Human Rights Commission considers that the Act limits the right to freedom from discrimination. While the Act did exclude legal titles in the foreshore and seabed from the Crown vesting this was based on the status of the land itself, not the race of the owner. Legal titles in the foreshore and seabed at the time of enactment of the Foreshore and Seabed Act included Maori Freehold Land and, quite likely, general land owned by Maori (para 51).
- The Report recommends the entrenchment of the MMP electoral system (paragraph 54). As the Government has advised the Special Rapporteur, the electoral system is entrenched, requiring either a 75% majority in Parliament or a referendum to change it.
- The Report recommends that heritage protection ought to be accorded to Maori sacred sites and other sites of particular cultural significance (paragraph 97). As the Government had advised, there are extensive statutory schemes for the protection of such sites.
There are also several issues of balance. Most significant are:
- The report does not recognise that the number of Maori seats in Parliament changes depending on the results of the Maori Electoral Option.
- The report's commentary on the Waitangi Tribunal/Treaty settlement process is generally negative, which is surprising given that other UN bodies have praised it. It is particularly concerning that the Special Rapporteur omits mention of the fact that settlements are voted on by all members of the relevant hapu or iwi, and can be rejected at that stage.


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Rethymnon city
North West Crete
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The city of Rethymnon
one of the best preserved Renaissance cities in the Mediterranean.
Réthymnon (GR: Ρέθυμνον) is the capital of the Prefecture of the same name and it is built between two other large cities of Crete. In the east is Iraklion (80 km) and to the west is Hania (60 km).
It lies along the north coast, having to the east one of the largest sand beaches in Crete (12 km) and to the west a rocky coastline that ends up to another large sand beach after 10 km.
It is the administrative, communications and commercial center of the Prefecture with approximately 25.000 inhabitants.
Today the city's main income is from tourism, many new facilities having been built in the past 20 years. Agriculture is also notable, especially for olive oil and other Mediterranean products. It is also the base of the Philosophical School and the University Library of the University of Crete and the School of Social and Political Sciences having 8.000 students on its university campus "Galos".
There is direct connection all year round from the port of Rethymnon to Piraeus.Tours to Santorini are also organized during the summer.
Rethymnon does not have an airport but the city is served by the airports of Hania and Iraklion.
Public buses can be used for travelling to Hania, Iraklion and most of the towns and villages of the Prefecture of Rethymnon.
Rethymnon Old Town
The town still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hellenic-Roman remains, small Venetian harbor and narrow streets.
The small port of Rethymno
I was of great strategic importance during the Venetian period. It was only able to accommodate small ships. From 1300 until today, the Venetian port has undergone numerous constructions. The 1618 wall that surrounds the port from the east is restored today with some recent interventions and additions. The original lighthouse was constructed during the Turkish period and was later replaced by another one. The building on the southeast part of the port was constructed in 1931 and functioned as a customs office. On the same location it is estimated that there was a quarantine house during the Venetian period. The vaulted spaces on the two or three-floor buildings at the port have been transformed to little and picturesque fish taverns, where visitors can enjoy the secrets of the Cretan cuisine.
The Venetian Loggia
an elegant building of the 16th century, that used to be a Venetian gentlemens's club and today houses the information office of the ministry of culture and a sales point of the archaeological museum.
Rimondi fountain
with rich decoration is situated at Platanos square, the centre of the Venetian town. It was built in 1626, by A.Rimondi, in order to provide the citizens with drinkable water.
Neratzes mosque
formerly the Holy Virgin church, was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. Today it is used as a music conservatory. Outstanding elements of this building are the doorframe and the three domes. Next to the mosque there is the impressive minaret, built in 1890.
Kara Mousa Pasa Mosque also a venetian monastery that was turned into mosque by the Turks. Today it is the house of the Restoration Board.
Porta Guora the entrance to the Venetian town is the only remnant of the defensive wall.
Folklore & history museum
(Vernardou 28-30. Open Monday to Friday 09.30-14.30. Closed Saturday and Sunday.) Housed in a restored Venetian building with an interior courtyard. Eight halls with collections that include textile and basket weaving, embroidery & lace, costumes, ceramics, historic photographs and maps, weapons and coins. Over 5.000 items dating from the 17th to the 20th century are displayed.
The Archaeological museum of Rethymno
(8am to 3pm, closed on Monday), just opposite the entrance of the fortress, exhibits objects from the Neolithic to the Roman period, found at the prefecture of Rethymno (mainly Eleftherna, Monastiraki and Armeni). Clay figurines, funerary coffers, grave offerings, statues, grave steles, red-figure vases, bronze vessels, jewellery and glass vases, are some of the objects on display.
The Fortezza castle
at the top of a low hill named "Palaiokastro" dominates the town. It was built in 1590 to protect the city from the pirates raids and the Turks.
The name "Palaiokastro which means 'The old Castle" was in use even by the Venetians which demonstrates the existance of an even older castle at this place. - Probably the acropolis of the ancient town of Rithymna.
The interior of Fortezza accommodated the following basic buildings: the storeroom of the artillery, where canons and weapons were kept, the residence of the Councillors, where one of the city's two Venetian councillors lived, the residence of the Rector, which represented a luxurious, magnificent building in the central square of the fortress.
Today parts of those buildings, as well as of some others built later, can be seen. The view from up there is magnificent, especially at night.
The municipal theatre "Erofili" stands also at Fortezza's premises. It is an outdoor theatre that hosts almost all the performances during the Renaissance Festival.
The municipal gardens are ideal for those in search of shade and tranquillity.
Throughout the year various activities are organized which draw a large crowd. The Wine Festival is held there annually at the beginning of July. Another festival is held on 7-8th of November, in memory of the destruction of Arkadi Monastery.
Rethimnon is a city that caters to the needs of the visitor.
There are a lot of places to stay ranging from luxury hotels to rent a room, bed and breakfast apartment buildings.
Night life can range from extremely intense on the pubs and bars around the harbor and inside the old city , to relaxed on small bars right on the beach.
There is always fresh fish to be found in the tavernas around the harbor and there are many other restaurants and tavernas outside the city in equally attractive surroundings.
Shopping could also be interesting at Rethimno. There are lots of small shops with attractive merchantise from souvenirs, cards, etc to the most rare kind of sponge.
Apart from enjoying the beaches, excursions into the realm of nature, good food and a drink of raki, the town of Rethymno also offers plenty of entertainment and revelry throughout the year. The most important event constitutes the Renaissance Festival, which is organised each summer since 1987, in order to revive both the Cretan and the European Renaissance. Most of the events take place in the theatre "Erofili", which is situated on the hill of the Fortress. To walk on the path, which is paved with cobblestone, uphill to the "Fortezza" on a summer evening and to live the delightful moments of a theatre, dancing or music performance is a blissful experience.
Rethymno Renaissance Festival Video
In winter the town of Rethymno lives in the rhythm of Carnival. Here, the grandest carnival on the island of Crete is organised. Apart from the great parade on Shrove Sunday, a large number of activities complete the framework of the Carnival festivities. The locals devotedly and cheerfully prepare for this season with creativity, they sacrifice their spare time and become young again while rejoicing and celebrating parties almost on a daily basis. More than 4,000 people have worked feverishly for months in order to present their masks and carriages on the great Carnival parade…The following day, on Shrove Monday people from the countryside play a leading part in the festivities. Unique traditions are revived in the villages and everybody is invited to participate in games, street performances and satires as for example "the kidnapping of the bride", the "Cadi", the "smudging of people". These performances in combination with good wine and the music of the lyre are a successful formula for a unique experience.
Rethymnon Useful Information
Rethymnon Promotion Committee 2831025571-2
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Hospital 2831087100
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Health Center: Spili 2832022222
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Post Office 2831022303
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Olympic Airways 2831022257
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MINOAN LINES 2831022941
Port Authority 2831022276
Tourist Information (EOT) 28310 29148 – 2831056350
City Council 2831088301
Hotel Association of Rethymno 2831055873
Association of Rural Tourism 2831061689
Mountaineering Club 2831057760
Sailing Club 2831050450
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Archaeological Museum of Rethymno 2831054668
Historical & Folk Museum 2831023398
Center of Contemporary Arts 2831052530
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Васи́лий Константи́нович Тычи́нин (23 февраля 1864 — не ранее 1920) — член III Государственной думы от Гродненской губернии.

Биография
Из духовного сословия.

Учился в Стародубском духовном училище и Черниговской духовной семинарии. В 1890 году окончил Киевскую духовную академию со степенью кандидата богословия.

По окончании академии состоял преподавателем в Черниговском духовном училище, а затем в Екатеринославской и Витебской духовных семинариях. В 1898—1907 годах был инспектором народных училищ Гродненской губернии. Дослужился до чина статского советника (1902). Состоял почетным членом Волковысского православного Петро-Павловского братства и Гродненского епархиального училищного совета.

В 1907 году был избран в члены III Государственной думы от Гродненской губернии 1-м и 2-м съездами городских избирателей. Входил в русскую национальную фракцию. Состоял товарищем секретаря комиссии по народному образованию, а также членом комиссий: бюджетной, по вероисповедальным вопросам, по Наказу, по рабочему вопросу и об исполнении государственной росписи доходов и расходов.

25 июля 1913 года назначен начальником Калишской учебной дирекции, в каковой должности состоял вплоть до революции 1917 года.

На 18 августа 1920 года значился в личном составе Министерства просвещения РСФСР. Дальнейшая судьба неизвестна. Был холост.

Награды
 Орден Святого Станислава 3-й ст.;
 Орден Святой Анны 3-й ст. (1903);
 Орден Святого Станислава 2-й ст. (1910);
 Орден Святой Анны 2-й ст. (1915).

 Медаль «В память царствования императора Александра III»
 Медаль «В память 300-летия царствования дома Романовых»

Примечания

Источники
 Адрес-календарь и Справочная книжка Гродненской губернии на 1914 год. — Гродна, 1913. — СС. 53, 355.
 Список лиц, служащих по ведомству Министерства народного просвещения на 1914 год. — СПб., 1914. — С. 672
 Список лиц, служащих по ведомству Министерства народного просвещения на 1917 год. — Пг., 1917. — С. 675
 3-й созыв Государственной Думы: портреты, биографии, автографы.] — СПб.: издание Н. Н. Ольшанского, 1910.
 Государственная дума Российской империи: 1906—1917. — Москва: РОССПЭН, 2008.

Выпускники Черниговской духовной семинарии
Выпускники Киевской духовной академии
Педагоги Российской империи
Члены Государственной думы Российской империи III созыва
Члены русской национальной фракции

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Chelmsford, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron
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20855911911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 6 — Chelmsford, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron
CHELMSFORD, FREDERIC THESIGER, 1st Baron (1794–1878), lord chancellor of England, was the third son of Charles Thesiger, and was born in London on the 15th of April 1794. His father, collector of customs at St Vincent's, was the son of a Saxon gentleman who had migrated to England and become secretary to Lord Rockingham, and was the brother of Sir Frederic Thesiger, naval A.D.C. to Nelson at Copenhagen. Young Frederic Thesiger was originally destined for a naval career, and he served as a midshipman on board the "Cambrian" frigate in 1807 at the second bombardment of Copenhagen. His only surviving brother, however, died about this time, and he became entitled to succeed to a valuable estate in the West Indies, so it was decided that he should leave the navy and study law, with a view to practising in the West Indies and eventually managing his property in person. Another change of fortune, however, awaited him, for a volcano destroyed the family estate, and he was thrown back upon his prospect of a legal practice in the West Indies. He proceeded to enter at Gray's Inn in 1813, and was called on the 18th of November 1818, another change in his prospects being brought about by the strong advice of Godfrey Sykes, a special pleader in whose chambers he had been a pupil, that he should remain to try his fortune in England. He accordingly joined the home circuit, and soon got into good practice at the Surrey sessions, while he also made a fortunate purchase in buying the right to appear in the old palace court (see Lord Steward). In 1824 he distinguished himself by his defence of Joseph Hunt when on his trial at Hertford with John Thurtell for the murder of Wm. Weare; and eight years later at Chelmsford assizes he won a hard-fought action in an ejectment case after three trials, to which he attributed so much of his subsequent success that when he was raised to the peerage he assumed the title Lord Chelmsford. In 1834 he was made king's counsel, and in 1835 was briefed in the Dublin election inquiry which unseated Daniel O'Connell. In 1840 he was elected M.P. for Woodstock. In 1844 he became solicitor-general, but having ceased to enjoy the favour of the duke of Marlborough, lost his seat for Woodstock and had to find another at Abingdon. In 1845 he became attorney-general, holding the post until the fall of the Peel administration on the 3rd of July 1846. Thus by three days Thesiger missed being chief justice of the common pleas, for on the 6th of July Sir Nicholas Tindal died, and the seat on the bench, which would have been Thesiger's as of right, fell to the Liberal attorney-general, Sir Thomas Wilde. Sir Frederic Thesiger remained in parliament, changing his seat, however, again in 1852, and becoming member for Stamford. During this period he enjoyed a very large practice at the bar, being employed in many causes célèbres. On Lord Derby coming into office for the second time in 1858, Sir Frederic Thesiger was raised straight from the bar to the lord chancellorship (as were Lord Brougham, Lord Selborne and Lord Halsbury). In the following year Lord Derby resigned and his cabinet was broken up. Again in 1866, on Lord Derby coming into office for the third time, Lord Chelmsford became lord chancellor for a short period. In 1868 Lord Derby retired, and Disraeli, who took his place as prime minister, wished for Lord Cairns as lord chancellor. Lord Chelmsford was very sore at his supersession and the manner of it, but, according to Lord Malmesbury he retired under a compact made before he took office. Ten years later Lord Chelmsford died in London on the 5th of October 1878. Lord Chelmsford had married in 1822 Anna Maria Tinling. He left four sons and three daughters, of whom the eldest, Frederick Augustus, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827–1905), earned distinction as a soldier, while the third, Alfred Henry Thesiger (1838–1880) was made a lord justice of appeal and a privy councillor in 1877, at the early age of thirty-nine, but died only three years later.
See Lives of the Chancellors (1908), by J. B. Atlay, who has had the advantage of access to an unpublished autobiography of Lord Chelmsford's.
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George Randal
From Francis Family Website
Born: Died: Married: Lucy Randal Mother: Father: Descendant: Sarah Randall
Census 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921
2 Marriage
Ann Randal, of Nettlebed, Oxon, c. 23 Mar 1814 at Nuffield.
Sally Randal (possibly our Sarah) c. 26 Nov 1815 at Nuffield.
William Randal of Nuffield, c. 27 June 1817 at Nuffield.
Emily Randal of Nuffield, c. 11 Apr 1819 at Nuffield.
George Randal of Nuffield, c. 25 Mar 1821 at Nuffield.
Harriet Randal of Nuffield, c. 15 Dec 1822 at Nuffield.
Caroline Randal of Nuffield, c. 3 April 1825 at Nuffield.
Eliza Randal of Nuffield, b. 18 Feb 1828, b. 16 Mar 1828 at Nuffield.
Charles Randal of Nuffield, b. 24 Sep 1831, b. 20 Nov 1831 at Nuffield.
He died before the 1851 census when his wife had remarried John Lewis.
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A house with a Mezzanine level which is being used as a spare room. PA Photo/Thinkstock.
1. High ceilings are a fantastic feature and can enable you to create an extra room by adding a mezzanine level, something that can be useful day-to-day and add value to your home.
A mezzanine is an internal balcony or platform overlooking the space below, and can be put to all sorts of uses.
2. They're typically used as a den, home office, studio, spare room, bed platform or play area in a child's room - bed platforms are also popular in high-ceilinged studio apartments. However, there are lots of practical considerations. So that you can stand up comfortably in both the mezzanine and the space underneath it, the room should have a ceiling height of around 4.2m (13ft 9in) or more, unless it's a small child's room.
3. Whatever you use the mezzanine for, you'll need something to enclose it. A balustrade or half-height wall are popular choices because you still get a feeling of spaciousness, although you lose privacy. You'll also need a staircase up to the mezzanine. Ladder-style ones are usually fine for kids, but not ideal for adults, while spiral staircases save space. If there's room for a conventional staircase, you may be able to incorporate more than just storage under it, such as a built-in home office, or a toilet or wet room.
4. One thing you don't want to do without is good soundproofing, as this could affect your enjoyment of both the mezzanine level and the room below. And don't forget clever lighting. Depending on where and how tall the room's windows are, the mezzanine could lack daylight, so you may want bright artificial lights that can be operated from both levels of the room.
5. Using an architect to design the mezzanine is a good idea, because they should know how to make the most of the space and may come up with ideas you haven't thought of. The architect should also be able to advise you on whether you need the services of a structural engineer. For smaller projects, a builder may be happy to design and construct the mezzanine for you, or build it to a design you've made yourself. Costs for a mezzanine level vary hugely depending on what's involved, but compared to most types of building work, a mezzanine is a quick and inexpensive way to add a room.


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Crazy TV is a Mauritian entertainment and comedy show created by Nadeem Varsally. The first season of the show premiered on MBC 2 on 16 October 2012. The season 2, which debuted on 27 October 2014, aired on the same channel from Monday to Friday at 18H50 MUT. Season 4,5 and 6 of the show were available on Facebook and YouTube.

Premise
Crazy TV gathers several genres, sketches, parodies, gags and promotes artists. It is interactive.

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Mauritian television series
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2010s Mauritian television series
2012 Mauritian television series debuts


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The Bold & The Beautiful Update Thursday 4/23/09
Written By Suzanne
Pictures by Suzanne
At Taylor's house (I think), Rick tries to convince Steffy that Ridge provoked him into saying the horrible words on the tape. He begs her not to listen to her parents. He goes on about how they tricked him and acted like spies (recording his conversation). When he claims that he doesn't even remember what he said, she offers to play it for him. He quickly says he doesn't want to hear it. He tries to explain that he is not good at telling her how he feels. Steffy plays the recording where he says that he owns her and that he will take her away from Ridge. They keep arguing about what he said as she plays bits of the recording and he keeps trying to beg her to believe that he didn't mean what he said. Steffy is angry that he didn't try to mend fences with Ridge and that he disrespected both of them. Rick admits that he has issues with Ridge but asks Steffy to help him deal with it. Steffy reminds him that she's been trying to do that, but it hasn't worked. She blasts him for not really wanting to marry her out of love but out of revenge against Ridge. She tells him that he's sick and needs help. She definitely doesn't want to marry him. Rick suggests they go to Hawaii after all, so she knows that he is not even listening to her. She tells him that until he works out his problems, they can't be together. She needs to come first with the man she marries, not just be an object to be used for revenge. She orders him to leave, but he refuses. They discuss how he has tried to change but didn't succeed. She thinks that he has just been manipulating her and never tried to change, including knowing that he wouldn't be accepted into the army. He admits that he has problems and used his charm to win her instead of being honest. He begs her to give him another chance to be a decent person and let him win back her trust. She tells him again that he needs help and she can't be with him. He claims that he is embarrassed about the way he acted and begs her again to forgive him.
Brooke says hi to Katie and Donna at Forrester. She wonders if they've seen Ridge anywhere. Katie says at first that they haven't, but Brooke can tell that she and Donna know something, so they tell her that Ridge and Taylor came by the shower, but Rick and Steffy had gone. Brooke looks worried. Katie wonders if everything is okay between Brooke and Ridge. Brooke confides that Ridge is under a lot of stress. Because Brooke tells them that Rick is coming between them and that it even kept Ridge from being in the mood for sex, Donna thinks that maybe Ridge is having problems in that area, so she suggests that he take Viagra like Eric. Katie rolls her eyes and groans. Brooke and Katie both laugh.
Ridge and Taylor wait for Rick and Steffy to finish arguing. Ridge is worried and wants to intervene- help Steffy out. However, Taylor insists that Steffy can handle it on her own. They hope that Steffy won't fall for Rick's lies again. Taylor admits that it was hard for her to play that recording for Steffy. She is grateful to Ridge for the sacrifices he's made. He says he'd do anything to keep Steffy away from "that jerk". Taylor keeps telling Ridge how grateful she is for all he's done. They hug. They keep hoping that Steffy will not back down from breaking up with Rick.


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What is the Snowberry routine for Dry skin?
For dry skin, choose either Nourishing Rich Day Cream or the Simply Delicious Moisturiser. Both creams are fortified with Ceramides, which are essential components of the skin's lipid layer. Both creams are excellent moisturisers, with hydrating sodium hyaluronate, but the Nourishing Rich Day Cream has a more exotic combination of emollients. Hence the price difference.
Otherwise, choose the So Soft Cleanser or Gentle Cleanse & Tone for morning cleansing and evening also, unless makeup is worn, in which case use the Instant Deep Cleanser.
What is the Snowberry routine for Normal skin?
For normal skin, choose the Nourishing Lite Day Cream although the Nourishing Rich Day Cream may be required if your skin tends to dryness, especially when weather is dehydrating. Both creams are fortified with Ceramides, which are essential components of the skin's lipid layer. Both creams are excellent moisturisers, with hydrating sodium hyaluronate also.
Snowberry is premium, anti-aging skin care, created in New Zealand. Snowberry was conceived by cosmetician, Soraya Hendesi because she wanted for herself and her family, skin care that she could trust. Consequently, Snowberry contains none of the potentially harmful petrochemicals, sulphates, artificial colouring, silicones or glycols found in many skin care products, and nor does Snowberry use parabens for its product preservative system. Snowberry does contain, without compromise, the finest natural oils and clinically proven bio actives at levels where they will most enhance skin renewal and regeneration.
What is premium natural skin care?
Natural skin care comes in a wide range of 'flavours.' It is often very simple and comprising of little more than one or two moisturising oils and of course is very cheap to make. Nor can it make many, if any claims regarding effectiveness. On the other hand, truly anti-ageing skin care can make use of some quite extraordinary natural herbal extracts and oils to target not just moisturising and hydration but also glycation, free radicals and metalloproteinases. And in Snowberry's case, selected serums and creams also make use of one or more of several very beneficial peptides. Among the most expensive ingredients that can be used in anti-aging skin care, peptides are known to stimulate the skin's ability to produce the essential proteins collagen and elastin as well as glycans that improve the skin's natural hydration. Premium natural skin care is characterised as a considerable range of clinically proven ingredients, scientifically combined without compromise in ways that will help to counter the enemies of radiant skin.
How does premium natural compare to the 'big' brands?
Like natural skin care generally, Snowberry does not contain any petrochemicals, silicones or volatile alcohols for example, which we believe are used only because they are cheap and are likely to give a longer shelf-life to the product. What we do know is that some of these ingredients are known to engender skin irritation and with prolonged use may actually contribute to chronic low level inflammation. A premium natural skin care brand such as Snowberry doesn't just avoid these aggressive chemicals; it also includes the finest, clinically proven skin anti-aging ingredients known to dermatological science..
Is Snowberry a certified organic skincare brand?
Snowberry is not certified 'natural' or 'organic.' We believe that our customers want the safety implied by 'natural,' but we know they also want real anti-ageing effectiveness. In order to achieve that very high level of functionality, Snowberry contains, for example, some peptide complexes, enzyme formulations and anti oxidants that are simply not available from organic sources.
Snowberry is located in Auckland, New Zealand, where all Snowberry skin care products are designed, manufactured and packed. However, we also distribute from our logistics centre in the USA.
The Snowberry ethos is to use the finest skin care ingredients from anywhere in the world. For that reason Snowberry contains the purest Neem oil from India, exquisite Cloudberry oil and white peat extracts from the high latitudes, and superb jojoba, pejabaye, suma, acai, and cupuacu from the Amazon. New Zealand rainforest though, is an untapped source of bio actives and other exotic ingredients. For this reason Snowberry has established an extensive plantation to cultivate indigenous trees and plants known to contain resins, oils and seeds with very special properties – many of which will soon augment or replace ingredients procured from faraway places. At this time the oil from the Harakeke seed is included in the superb Snowberry RENEW Body Oil. Over time, we will include more New Zealand rainforest antiaging ingredients.
How important is research for the Snowberry products?
Very! Many skin care products are formulated from standard recipes in cosmetics texts. Many skin care products are developed by enthusiasts at home and some are good moisturising products. However, true anti-ageing skin care requires a considerable degree of scientific expertise. Snowberry products are not off-the-shelf and are scientifically formulated to make best use of the best clinically proven anti-ageing ingredients from around the world. In addition, from six years of original R&D carried out at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, Snowberry has developed the world-first Cu-PEP and eProlex peptide delivery systems that drive the New Radiance and Intensive Renewal Face Serums. This science has been published in the international Journal of Aging Science, and was the reason that Snowberry's New Radiance Face Serum, was the only anti-wrinkle serum in the world, invited to be presented to the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology. Snowberry is also one of the few skin care brands in the world that cultivates plants specifically to find new antiaging extracts. We think of Snowberry as authentic skin care that combines the best of science and Nature. But with a level of proof that few other skin care brands can offer.
Are your product colours artificial?
No – Snowberry's product colours are entirely natural. It should be noted that it is for this reason that the colour of a particular product might vary from batch to batch. There is considerable variation in the colour of natural ingredients depending largely on the season and the timing of their harvest.
Is Snowberry suitable for sensitive skin?
Dermatological tests show Snowberry serums and creams have zero levels of skin irritancy and are deemed to be hypoallergenic. That does not mean that it is not possible for someone to react to Snowberry just as they might to any brand. An ingredient or even part of one ingredient that is completely safe on most people, might be an allergen on one unfortunate person. For this reason we always recommend patch testing the product on the skin of the under arm before application to the face. We also recommend sparing application because Snowberry does contain active ingredients. Remember that if you have been applying a non-active product for a length of time and you switch to an active product, the skin can take a few days to become accustomed. Should you experience any reaction stop using the product for a day or two and when the skin has settled, recommence but using only slight amounts of the product. In the unlikely event of a stronger reaction, please contact us and always quote the batch number on the product you have been using.
Are your products independently tested?
All Snowberry serums and most creams are subject to independent, clinical trials by IDEA, Dermatological Institute in France, Dermatest in Germany and Abich Laboratories in Italy. All products are clinically tested for skin irritancy and safety. At this time, Snowberry may be the only skin care company in the world, that proves the efficacy of its anti-ageing serums through gold standard clinical trial. This is the same standard applied to pharmaceutical products.
Is Snowberry safe for use in pregnancy?
Snowberry products are gentle and are generally suitable for use with sensitive skin. There are no petrochemical ingredients and no Nano ingredients although it is possible that a small proportion of the zinc oxide used in our natural sunscreens is below the threshold for Nano. With the exception of honey and cultured pearl there are no animal ingredients. The ingredients for each Snowberry product are listed on this site. If you have any concerns please consult with your doctor.
Are your skin care products tested on animals?
No, Snowberry does not test on animals. However, all skin care and cosmetic products are tested on animals before registration is granted in China. We were not aware of this requirement when we registered in China in 2010 and assumed that the in vitro testing we had completed to meet EU requirements would be recognised in China as it is elsewhere. This was very disappointing, but we are optimistic that the alternative testing methods approved by the EU, will soon be adopted in China also.


Our client, Screen Siren Pictures Inc. is looking for a senior-level, certified accounting professional to join their Vancouver based-office on a part time basis. Film industry accounting experience is a must!
The position offers flexible hours at around 24-30 hours per week. The role is not solely a work-from-home opportunity as some office time is required.
Experience using EP, Eaze, Cast and Crew softwares is a strong asset.
Compensation: $60/hr range depending on skills and experience.
Please submit resumes to the attention of Kristel Rundmann.


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  /**
   * Generate time : 2009-05-26 11:17:19
   * Version : 1.0.1.V20070717
   */
package com.baosight.sts.st.cg.domain;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import com.baosight.iplat4j.util.NumberUtils;
import java.util.Date;
import com.baosight.iplat4j.util.DateUtils;
import com.baosight.iplat4j.core.ei.EiColumn;
import com.baosight.iplat4j.ep.DaoEPBase;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import com.baosight.iplat4j.util.StringUtils;
/**
 * STCG0801
 *
 */
public class STCG0801 extends DaoEPBase {

	private String billId = " ";		// 采购合同号
	private String billSubid = " ";     //采购合同子项号
	private String providerId = " ";		// 供应商代码
	private String providerName = " ";		// 供应商名称
	private BigDecimal planQty = new BigDecimal("0"); //件数
	private BigDecimal planNetWeight = new BigDecimal("0");		//重量
	private Date signDate;	// 签订日期
	private BigDecimal transQty = new BigDecimal("0"); //已委托件数
	private BigDecimal transWeight = new BigDecimal("0");		//已委托重量
	private String prodTypeDesc = " ";  //品种名称
	private String shopsign = " ";  //牌号
	private String spec = " ";  //规格
	private String producingAreaName = " ";  //产地名称
	private String techStandard = " ";  //技术标准
	private String qualityName = " ";  //质量等级
	private String productId = " ";  //资源号

	public String getProdTypeDesc() {
		return prodTypeDesc;
	}

	public void setProdTypeDesc(String prodTypeDesc) {
		this.prodTypeDesc = prodTypeDesc;
	}

	public String getProducingAreaName() {
		return producingAreaName;
	}

	public void setProducingAreaName(String producingAreaName) {
		this.producingAreaName = producingAreaName;
	}

	public String getQualityName() {
		return qualityName;
	}

	public void setQualityName(String qualityName) {
		this.qualityName = qualityName;
	}

	public String getShopsign() {
		return shopsign;
	}

	public void setShopsign(String shopsign) {
		this.shopsign = shopsign;
	}

	public String getSpec() {
		return spec;
	}

	public void setSpec(String spec) {
		this.spec = spec;
	}

	public String getTechStandard() {
		return techStandard;
	}

	public void setTechStandard(String techStandard) {
		this.techStandard = techStandard;
	}

	/**
	 * initialize the metadata
	 */
	public void initMetaData() {
		EiColumn eiColumn;

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("billId");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("采购合同号");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("billSubid");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("采购合同子项号");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("providerId");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(10);
	eiColumn.setDescName("供应商代码");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("providerName");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(100);
	eiColumn.setDescName("供应商名称");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("planQty");
	eiColumn.setType("N");
	eiColumn.setScaleLength(6);
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(18);
	eiColumn.setDescName("件数");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("planNetWeight");
	eiColumn.setType("N");
	eiColumn.setScaleLength(6);
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(18);
	eiColumn.setDescName("重量");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("signDate");
	eiColumn.setDescName("签订日期");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("transQty");
	eiColumn.setType("N");
	eiColumn.setScaleLength(6);
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(18);
	eiColumn.setDescName("已委托件数");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("transWeight");
	eiColumn.setType("N");
	eiColumn.setScaleLength(6);
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(18);
	eiColumn.setDescName("已委托重量");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("prodTypeDesc");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(100);
	eiColumn.setDescName("品种名称");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("shopsign");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("牌号");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("spec");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("规格");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("producingAreaName");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(100);
	eiColumn.setDescName("产地名称");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("techStandard");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("技术标准");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("qualityName");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("质量等级");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	eiColumn = new EiColumn("productId");
	eiColumn.setFieldLength(20);
	eiColumn.setDescName("资源号");
	eiMetadata.addMeta(eiColumn);

	}

	/**
	 * the constructor
	 */
	public STCG0801() {
		initMetaData();
	}

	/**
	 * get the value from Map
	 */
	public void fromMap(Map map) {

		setBillId(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("billId")), billId));
		setBillSubid(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("billSubid")), billSubid));
		setProviderId(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("providerId")), providerId));
		setProviderName(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("providerName")), providerName));
		setPlanQty(NumberUtils.toBigDecimal(((String)map.get("planQty")), planQty));
		setPlanNetWeight(NumberUtils.toBigDecimal(((String)map.get("planNetWeight")), planNetWeight));
		setSignDate(DateUtils.toDate((String)map.get("signDate")));
		setTransQty(NumberUtils.toBigDecimal(((String)map.get("transQty")), transQty));
		setTransWeight(NumberUtils.toBigDecimal(((String)map.get("transWeight")), transWeight));
		setProdTypeDesc(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("prodTypeDesc")), prodTypeDesc));
		setShopsign(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("shopsign")), shopsign));
		setSpec(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("spec")), spec));
		setProducingAreaName(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("producingAreaName")), producingAreaName));
		setTechStandard(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("techStandard")), techStandard));
		setQualityName(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("qualityName")), qualityName));
		setProductId(StringUtils.defaultIfEmpty(((String)map.get("productId")), productId));
	}

	/**
	 * set the value to Map
	 */
	public Map toMap() {

		Map map = new HashMap();
			map.put("billId",StringUtils.toString(billId, eiMetadata.getMeta("billId").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("billId").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("billSubid",StringUtils.toString(billSubid, eiMetadata.getMeta("billSubid").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("billSubid").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("providerId",StringUtils.toString(providerId, eiMetadata.getMeta("providerId").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("providerId").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("providerName",StringUtils.toString(providerName, eiMetadata.getMeta("providerName").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("providerName").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("planQty",StringUtils.toString(planQty, eiMetadata.getMeta("planQty").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("planQty").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("planNetWeight",StringUtils.toString(planNetWeight, eiMetadata.getMeta("planNetWeight").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("planNetWeight").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("signDate",StringUtils.toString(signDate, eiMetadata.getMeta("signDate").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("signDate").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("transQty",StringUtils.toString(transQty, eiMetadata.getMeta("transQty").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("transQty").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("transWeight",StringUtils.toString(transWeight, eiMetadata.getMeta("transWeight").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("transWeight").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("prodTypeDesc",StringUtils.toString(prodTypeDesc, eiMetadata.getMeta("prodTypeDesc").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("prodTypeDesc").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("shopsign",StringUtils.toString(shopsign, eiMetadata.getMeta("shopsign").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("shopsign").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("spec",StringUtils.toString(spec, eiMetadata.getMeta("spec").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("spec").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("producingAreaName",StringUtils.toString(producingAreaName, eiMetadata.getMeta("producingAreaName").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("producingAreaName").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("techStandard",StringUtils.toString(techStandard, eiMetadata.getMeta("techStandard").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("techStandard").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("qualityName",StringUtils.toString(qualityName, eiMetadata.getMeta("qualityName").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("qualityName").getScaleLength()));
			map.put("productId",StringUtils.toString(productId, eiMetadata.getMeta("productId").getFieldLength(), eiMetadata.getMeta("productId").getScaleLength()));
		return map;

	}
	public String getProviderName() {
		return providerName;
	}
	public void setProviderName(String providerName) {
		this.providerName = providerName;
	}

	public String getBillId() {
		return billId;
	}

	public void setBillId(String billId) {
		this.billId = billId;
	}

	public String getBillSubid() {
		return billSubid;
	}

	public void setBillSubid(String billSubid) {
		this.billSubid = billSubid;
	}

	public String getProviderId() {
		return providerId;
	}

	public void setProviderId(String providerId) {
		this.providerId = providerId;
	}

	public BigDecimal getPlanQty() {
		return planQty;
	}

	public void setPlanQty(BigDecimal planQty) {
		this.planQty = planQty;
	}

	public Date getSignDate() {
		return signDate;
	}

	public void setSignDate(Date signDate) {
		this.signDate = signDate;
	}

	public BigDecimal getPlanNetWeight() {
		return planNetWeight;
	}

	public void setPlanNetWeight(BigDecimal planNetWeight) {
		this.planNetWeight = planNetWeight;
	}

	public BigDecimal getTransQty() {
		return transQty;
	}

	public void setTransQty(BigDecimal transQty) {
		this.transQty = transQty;
	}

	public BigDecimal getTransWeight() {
		return transWeight;
	}

	public void setTransWeight(BigDecimal transWeight) {
		this.transWeight = transWeight;
	}

	public String getProductId() {
		return productId;
	}

	public void setProductId(String productId) {
		this.productId = productId;
	}
}

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This Auction of Indian & Asian Antiquities, Books and Modern & Contemporary Art is a path breaking event in the sense that it is a fundamental move for cultural restitution as it provides Indians to avail of a unique opportunity to bid for cultural heritage from a collection in London. In a larger sense it is a landmark event marking the beginning of a process to make our priceless heritage part of our everyday contemporary life; such artifacts could now openly displayed with pride at home and bought and sold in the open within India.
The Auction brings together many rare Indian and Persian Miniatures to the 10th century sculpture of Durga from Java along with a rare book copy of Daniell�s aquatints. Besides it will also comprise incredible range of masterpieces of Modern & Contemporary Art by India�s finest practitioners of the palette like Husain, Souza, Paniker, Biren De, Bakre, Broota and Bhupen Khakhar.


Here are some questions/answers that we are frequently asked. If you have additional questions that aren't covered here, please feel free to give us a call at 716.634.0344.
Our hospital is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. On Saturdays we are open from 7:30 am until noon. The clinic is closed on Sunday.
Procedures involving sutures require them to be removed 14 days following the surgery.
We offer boarding only for special needs pets of our clients such as dogs or cats that require daily insulin injections. We have boarding space for both dogs and cats. We also can board birds and other small animals, but you will be required to bring your own cage and food for your pet.


Our 4-in-1 tinted makeup is a sheer foundation, nourishing moisturizer, sunscreen, and anti-aging treatment that makes skin look healthy and luminous. Light reflecting minerals diminish discolorations, wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and flaws. Non-chemical mineral SPF 20 protects from harmful UVA/UVB rays. Antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E revitalize dull skin, boost elasticity, and help prevent free radical damage. Long wear formula is oil-free, and fragrance free.
Smooth Barely Base evenly over face, neck and décolleté using fingers, sponge, or the Foundation 39 Brush. If desired, set with Secret Set® Finishing Powder. Warnings: For external use only. Do not use on damaged or broken skin. Stop use and ask a doctor if rash occurs. When using this product keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Directions: Apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure. Use a water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating. Reapply at least every 2 hours. Children under 6 months: Ask a doctor.
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 5%, Zinc Oxide 5%. Inactive Ingredients: Aluminum Hydroxide, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Boron Nitride, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dextrin Palmitate, Dimethicone, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lysine, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Magnesium Chloride, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Palmitic Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Phytantriol, Potassium Chloride, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Stearic Acid, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water/Aqua, Zinc Chloride. May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides CI 77491 CI 77492 CI 77499, Mica CI 77019, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891.
I tried this on a whim, and I'm SO glad I did. Something about this foundation makes my face look smooth where other foundations (both drugstore and department store) accentuate texture issues. I've got dry skin, and it's moisturizing as well. It's less coverage than I'm used to, so I spot-conceal where I need to. The look is better than anything I've tried in a long time. Fresh and glowing!
I'm 76 and fortunately not too many wrinkles but I do have skin discoloration, which Barely Base covers completely. I like that it looks natural, not too heavy, and gives a brightness to my skin. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that it is very shiny (some call this new look in foundations from many companies "glowy" but I disagree with that. After applying I pat my face all over with a tissue to remove some of the oil and also apply a light powder. The best part is that it lasts all day with just a little touchup if I go out in the evening.
Best Base, can't live without it!
This is the foundation for ladies that have never worn foundation or hate foundation. It's is light, gives a lovely glow and evens out over all color/tone. I often mix with a little of my spf face lotion. I once tried to switch when I ran out of my barely base and never will again. This is my #1 most important product in my make up bag now, coming from a girl that never wore foundation before. I get so many compliments specifically asking about my foundation.


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1001 Nights flies to Vme Kids
The animated series from Big Bag Boo Studios is landing on the Spanish-language network in the US next month.
Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios is sending its animated series 1001 Nights to Vme Kids, a Spanish-language network in the US, starting in December.
The toon has already been picked up in more than 120 countries and 15 languages worldwide by broadcasters like Cartoon Network, CBC, Disney Channel, Al Jazeera Children's Channel, PBS and more.
Targeted at six- to nine years-olds, the series is based on the original Middle Eastern folk tales by various authors. There are different versions throughout the world but the most common include the story of a ruler and his wife when she begins to tell him a story that goes on for 1001 nights. It is accompanied by an educational curriculum for schools and refugee camps through a partnership with UNICEF. The brand includes comic books as well as licensing and merchandising in multiple territories.
Big Bad Boo is currently in production on the third season. Recently the studio has been branching out with other projects working with CBC Kids to develop Judge Jodhi and producing a second season of Lili & Lola for its bilingual VOD service Oznoz.
1001 Nights, Big Bad Boo, Vme Kids
Alexandra Whyte is Kidscreen's News & Social Media Editor. Contact her at awhyte@brunico.com
Big Bad Boo & UNICEF partner for Syrian refugee initiative
Big Bad Boo sends 1001 Nights to China
Vme Kids secures exclusive Spanish-language rights to UMIGO
CBC Kids developing Big Bad Boo's Judge Jodhi


How did you know you'd got the role?
I met director Walter Salles – weirdly – in Cannes, the year after 'Control', which was there in 2007. My wife [Alexandra Maria Lara] was on the jury. We had breakfast together, he'd seen 'Control' and he said that he was doing On The Road, that he'd like to meet me, and he was meeting a lot of people. Later that year, nearer Christmas, I went to New York and auditioned with Garrett [Hedlund], who'd already been signed up for quite a while, a least a year or so. Kristen [Stewart] was as well. And we went out for the evening, Garrett and I, and we hit it off really well, then we auditioned together the next day. I thought it went well – I mean, you can usually tell whether they are interested or not. But, like anyone else. I thought it would be an unusual choice to hire in a six-foot blond Yorkshireman to play a stocky, Quebecois, Boston-American icon.
Do you feel that you lived this journey?
Walter would have liked it to have been more chronological, but we had to shoot Kristen first, then we had to go back and do it again. But, I mean, there weren't any stunt drivers. And when we were walking through the snow, we were always wondering when he'd call cut. He used tricks like that, because he wanted it to be as real and spontaneous as possible. I mean, we could have tried to fit every scene of the book into the film, but that wouldn't have made for a very watchable film. So he tried to capture with us the spirit of it, if not the running order. There were hours and hours of footage. I remember we were halfway through the shoot and we thought, We've got three hours of footage now, and there's still three and a half months to go.


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Kendo.Mvc.Extensions;
using Kendo.Mvc.UI;
using BoardGames.Models;
using BoardGames.Data;
using BoardGames.Data.Common.Repository;
using BoardGames.Web.Areas.Administration.ViewModels;
using AutoMapper.QueryableExtensions;

namespace BoardGames.Web.Areas.Administration.Controllers
{
    public class UserController : Controller
    {
        IDeletableEntityRepository<User> users;

        public UserController(IDeletableEntityRepository<User> users)
        {
            this.users = users;
        }

        private BoardGamesDbContext db = new BoardGamesDbContext();

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult Users_Read([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request)
        {
            DataSourceResult result = this.users.All()
                .Project().To<UserViewModel>()
                .ToDataSourceResult(request);

            return Json(result, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
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Weende-Jipsinghuizen is een voormalig kanaalwaterschap in de provincie Groningen.

Het waterschap had als doel het graven van een kanaal van de weg van Weende naar Jipsinghuizen naar in het Mussel-Aa-kanaal en zorg voor de afwatering op dat kanaal. Toen in het begin van de 20e eeuwde kanalisatie van Westerwolde startte, wilde men er in het gebied graag van mee profiteren. In 1905 werd al over de aanleg van het kanaal gepraat, maar pas in 1916 werd met de aanleg hiervan gestart.

Waterstaatkundig gezien ligt het gebied sinds 2000 binnen dat van het waterschap Hunze en Aa's.

Voormalig waterschap in Groningen
Geschiedenis van Westerwolde


The move of the Jackson City Zoo is much needed. Changes of the zoo's administration is not the answer. The Jackson City Zoo is surrounded by blight and Ellis Avenue and Capital Street are in desperate need of resurfacing. One drive on those streets and your car is in need of a front end alignment or a tire.
The plight has gone unaddressed for years. Structures are in need of demolition. When addressing the city regarding demolition of structures or boarding abandon properties, or even picking up garbage, the first thing that is said is "there is a process." Well, the process is not working. Let's change the process.
Don't say It can't be done because of property owners rights. The government takes property all the time through eminent domain. The area surrounding the Jackson City Zoo is much like other areas in Jackson: in need of garbage pickup routinely on a schedule, grass cutting and weed eating.
The Lefleur's Bluff location would provide easy access from the interstate to the Natural Science Museum, Children Museum, and Agriculture Museum as well as the City Zoo. I'm sure that the McClain Petting Zoo in Brandon is just waiting for an expansion.
In the words of Kenny Roger, "you need to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run." It's time for the city of Jackson to run.
Remember good, old-fashioned Bible-based morality?
Someone once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. David Harvey's belief that the alarming rise in sexually transmitted diseases would stop if we just throw enough money at it could be correct. More likely, however, it is just another example of insanity.
Perhaps, rather than drowning the problem in more federal funds and bureaucracy, it would be a good idea to require the public schools, and at the same time, strongly encourage parents, to once again begin instilling in the younger generation a great big dose of good, old fashion Bible-based Christian morality and discipline.
Unfortunately, given today's political environment, it is highly unlikely that either is likely to happen.
This is a very important election coming up. I think you are wrong if you are not supporting Chris McDaniel in this election. Cindy Hyde-Smith is still going to vote Democratic no matter what she says.
Her ads were being paid for by the U S Commerce and everyone knows they are against closing the border. Chris McDaniel will stand behind what he says he will do. As to his behavior in the last election, he was right about what happened. The Republican party made a lot of phone calls and knocking on doors urging Democratic voters to come out and vote against McDaniels. The Republican party went to a lot of effort to get a lot of Democrats to vote against Chris in the runoff. This was very wrong. That was why he challenged the votes.
I feel like this was unfair to him and they did take the votes from him. What do you think he should have done? I still think we need him and I know he will back President Trump.
Tax day: Where does our hard-earned money go?
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In this article, I explicate the philosophical and pedagogical theory underlying one college art appreciation instructor's approach to teaching and nurturing critical thinking as a seedbed for diversity appreciation and multicultural understanding in art. Discussion focuses on critical thinking, its foundations in constructivist theory, and its role in fostering multilogical reasoning in art. Inextricably intertwined with critical thinking, a tripartite conception of context as it relates to multicultural reasoning is defined, i. e., the interpretive context of students and teacher, the context of artist and artwork, and the cognitive and affective contexts that define thinking in a critical mode. The goal is to explain how these contexts operate synergistically in the art appreciation classroom, ultimately contributing to the complex nature of multicultural reasoning in art.
A short time ago, I visited a college art appreciation class, one that pulled me right to its center and held me there with curiosity and hopeful expectation. The focus was on understanding and appreciating art from a multicultural point of view. It was the beginning of the semester and students were talking about (of all things!) Victorian Era nonsense verse. Among their readings were Alice in Wonderland and The Jumblies, part of a genre of humorous prose and poetry that often combines the ridiculous with the truth. In The Jumblies, poet and painter Edward Lear led these students down a zany path through the humor and rhythm of his words, only to leave them at the end, on the brink of a satirical truth. For woven within the amusement of his lines is an insightfully candid look at a painfully perennial human failing: the inability, worse yet, the unwillingness to think things through. In this nonsense poem, we follow a fatuous party of wayfarers in search of the lands of the greenheaded Jumblies, far in the Western sea. In spite of all their friends' advice, in a matter-of-fact way, on a storm-filled day, "They went to sea in a sieve, they did..." and when everyone shouted, "You'll be drowned," they laughed and lurched away (Lear, 1871, p. 1060).
All of this the students found mildly funny and totally absurd. Talk centered around the nonsense of the nonsense verse and the silliness of sailors in a sieve: "How could they...?" "Why didn't they...?" "Didn't they think...?" The class had taken the hook and discussion pressed on to the heart of the lesson: Is there any sense in Lear's nonsense verse? They probed and found a theme, identifying Lear's voyagers as "thoughtless" and "shallow-minded." They had gotten at least one of Lear's points: Often people just don't think, assess problems, or analyze situations. They neglect to weigh alternatives and to consider all sides of a matter before they form opinions, make decisions, and act. In essence, people can be rash or wrong yet never think themselves so. One student found a visual parallel, describing an MTV video that, on first glance, seemed ridiculous, but on deeper consideration made a point. From this, students inferred that art of many kinds-videos, poems, paintings-has the capacity to tell a truth, but we have to work to find it. Often a first reading, observation, or listening reveals only the surface; deeper meaning comes from closer scrutiny. This was precisely what the teacher was after. Finally, a screen was raised and there, red-chalked on the board, were the words of Bertrand Russell: "Many people would sooner die than think. In fact, they do" (1993, p. 329). It was the climax of the lesson and a clue for just about everyone that thinking would be an integral theme in this freshman art class.


Joe posted about his sister's blog Zig Zag in comments the other day so I went to visit her site and found the most amazing post entitled Bagging It. I don't know how to describe it. My overall impression is to describe it as "the entrepreneur's guide to manufacturing anything". Anyway, Anne is a quilter and home sewer but she's gotten into "volunteer manufacturing". She and some of her friends have gotten together to solve social problems through sewing. Now, I know a lot of you make baby blankets for donation and believe me, I'm not slamming that, not at all. But Anne and her friends are doing something entirely different -with an entirely different approach- and I hope that more people will consider doing the same (hence this post).
There is a clear mission statement (even if it's only actuated by practice).
The "company" is determined to provide a product that is needed in the marketplace.
There is no ego here. They want to be "successful" and "manufacture" what their "customers" need, rather than making cute pretty stuff nobody really needs.
They researched their market. Consequently, they had to change their product idea.
They consulted with their "customer" to develop a prototype.
Based on the sample, they "took orders".
Based on the number of orders, they acquired the inputs.
Then they delivered their products.
Now you tell me, how is this not manufacturing? And Lean Manufacturing at that? What you have here is product development by enthusiasts serving real needs. It's "volunteer" manufacturing and I love it. I really have to hand it to these ladies. They ended up making a very practical item rather than something that satisfied their creative needs. How many of you can do that? That is selflessness. That is the real definition of putting your customer first. A manufacturer of integrity -even if that definition includes home sewing volunteers- responds to consumers wants and needs rather than their own internal ones. If someone is attracted to your style, then great, build on it. However, these ladies have very methodically determined to meet needs first rather than to satisfy their own creative egos. In real life -if the definition of "real life" meant they were profit minded- I have no doubt they'd become very successful. In my opinion, these home sewers can teach DEs a whole lot. Think about it.
If any of my enthusiast sewing visitors are involved in ventures such as the one described on Anne's website, do speak up. Your participation may be the encouragement that someone else needs to get involved. Also, if there were an organized group of you, it'd be easier for the manufacturers on this site to donate inputs that you're likely to need. All of us have end cuts of fabric, zippers, thread etc that need new homes. If you're involved in an organized unit, I'm sure plenty of DEs would be happy to ship you stuff. I have tons of stuff. I just need an address to ship it to. Also, if there were a group in my area, I'd happily donate the use of my shop. I have a 20 foot cutting table, that's got to be handy. And I'd bet I wouldn't be the only person who could donate space and materials. Let's hear about it. Comments are open.
I am humbled and inspired. I have a friend on the board of the ONLY homeless shelter in the county, and I have a very strong feeling that this type of project would be extremely useful to them. Wow. I'm on it. Thanks to Joe, his sister, and you, Kathleen, for bringing this up.
Also, I second the comment that most of us manufacturers would be very happy to send along supplies, if only given an address. I'm looking at a stack of fabric ends right now that just need a loving home.
I can say that the greatest need in volunteer manufacturing is not obvious. A volunteer group that could manage donations would be an enormous help because manufacturers have stuff they could donate but they'll hesitate to do it and for mostly two reasons. One, they know their excess couldn't possibly be used for a group's given project so they're not going to offer it. What needs to happen is that a "supplier" volunteer group should be set up to handle any kind of sewn product type donation. For example, the group could sell the stuff that's not needed, either on ebay or at the local American Sewing Guild meeting, a flea market or whatever. In my case, I have boxes of good clean thread and zippers that I'll never go to the bother of selling on ebay but a vounteer group could and use the proceeds to buy the inputs they did need. Also, donations-wise, it'd be best if the group were not for profit although I think a lot of small producers would donate anyway.
I'm all for charity sewing. I belong to the American Sewing Guild and we've made duffel bags for foster kids, so they have something to tote their belongings in, and most recently we made heart-shaped pillows for mastectomy patients (I heard they use them under their arm as a comfort aid). One bullet you could add to your list is to to divy up the duties during construction, just as is done for manufacturing. When we made the pillows, each person didn't make an entire pillow. But it wasn't hard to find people who gladly took on one task of cutting, sewing, stuffing, or handsewing. I hate cutting, but love handsewing, for example.
Your second bullet is so, so valid. While it's heartwarming to put one's efforts into sewing quilts for Katrina victims or knitting hats for Mongolian children, in some cases it may be better to instead send money to charity organizations. Unless your "customer" is local, you have to realize your last bullet too: delivery. And your third bullet is so important also. I remember my sister once telling me how she bagged up individual Thanksgiving dinners to give to her local food shelter. She imagined how each carefully packed bag of food would be received by each hungry family. I didn't have the heart to tell her that, based on my experience volunteering at a food shelter, the bags would be emptied into bins and the food sorted accordingly. I let her keep her fantasy.
Producing handmade items certainly does have its place – as Kathleen mentioned above, the elderly may appreciate the workmanship and aesthetics, not to mention what a handmade item represents. But also these handmade items can fulfill unique, custom needs on a small scale. I imagine that it's cost prohibitive for a hospital to purchase catheter bag covers, and the resulting item would probably be rather bland.
If anyone is looking for a volunteer group, in addition to the sewing guild, there are also quilting guilds and knitting guilds and, yes, there are still some high school home econmonics classes, who'd appreciate donated materials as well as suggestions for projects.
Nancy Zieman host a public television sewing program, Sewing with Nancy. A portion of each program is devoted to Creative Kindness. On her website there are 2 pages full of groups who are sewing and needing donations of materials and time for all kinds of charity.
Go to https://www.nancysnotions.com or use this link to get to Creative Kindness. Scroll for the resource listings.
Kathleen, what a wonderful post. You have seen both the heart and the method Anne and her pals in upstate New York have used. You analogy to a manufacturing system is right on the money. In particular, setting aside ego to produce what the customer wants, rather than what the producer wants to make. Fundamental. And oft' ignored.
Wow! I was under the mistaken impression that home sewers were stepchildren on this site:) When I lived in the SF Bay area I organized a group of quilting friends online to make quilts for the AIDS hospice. These patients were in hospice to die alone because their family had no desire to be in contact with them. Way too sad. Anyway, we had a theme every month for the quilts…animals, houses, hearts, etc. which was really fun beyond the traditional nine patch.
A couple of years ago I posted an open invitation to make "crusade" quilts to give away. I called them crusades because I was on a mission to use up scraps and do something for the community at the same time. No takers, but I'm up to #38 and most went to the Department of Health Services locally. If you'd like to see some pictures just ask. I'm not religious but most of them have a cross theme like the original crusaders. I just like crosses, as does Dior and other hotsy totsy designers!
There is a group in my area that makes quilts for the firemen to give away on their emergency calls. They have so much fabric donated that it's kept in a storage place at no charge. I liked the concept but they mass produce them from kits assembled from the fabric. This generates a quilt that is functional but doesn't have much excitement and has robbed the maker of creative decisions. The thing that really bothered me was distribution. These quilts are stored in the truck or at the fire station until needed and even then the firemen confess that not just anybody gets a quilt. They favor children (naturally)and seem to be stingy about giving them out. I want to make quilts that are not going to sit in waiting but are to be used NOW. I make them lap size generally 43″ wide (good use of 45″ fabric as backing) by 65″ or 70″ because this size is manageble under the head of my Bernina. Now that I have an industrial Pfaff with more space between the head and needle, I can probably make them larger.
As for donating materials I would suggest posting up on the Freecycle board. I got rid of many bags of yarn this way and gave it to the first person who responded which is usually how it works. Afer it was promised, I received an email from a knitter who makes things for charity (along with her group)and is still looking for materials.
Doing charity work is really good for the soul and such a fantastic way to work out new ideas. The freedom of making quilts for charity allows the maker to try things outside the box because it won't be judged and someone somewhere will appreciate the effort.
Bravo to Anne K and her team of volunteers. You rock!
With more on that subject, IMHO, quilters in general are generous of their time and frequently extend their talent to produce quilts for charitable works. Quilting guilds will often rotate through a list of recipients: donating quilts for charity raffles, quilts for sick babies, victims of fire, abuse, the homeless etc. Our guild regularly receives surplus scraps and samples from fabric houses, and often shops will donate their space for some manufacturing gigs. Please keep spreading the word. It's a win-win for all.
My local sewing guild "takes orders" for items, like laundry bags for a battered women's shelter, pajamas for a foster children's group, mittens for Head Start kids to keep at school (otherwise they go home and never return.) Also lap robes for the county nursing home.
There's a group here that specializes in sewing for babies in need, and they take all donations of fabric, etc., and they swap with a group that sews for nursing homes. Usually one group can use whatever is unsuitable for the other. It's quite inspiring.
I never thought of it as lean manufacturing, but it's wonderful to get a new angle on things.
Interesting thoughts on charity work! The ASG is making baby layette items this year. Anyone carrying around extra knit, find a local chapter and I'm sure they will put it to good use. I think the point of asking what is needed is so important. I know a group of women that donate items to the local NICU and the staff in the NICU have specific requirements for baby gowns because of the wires and tubes coming in and out of a preemie. I used up some donated upholstery fabric to make zippered bags for Katrina victims. They were quick and easy but I did have to buy zippers. What would be nice is if there was a website that managed the extras manufacturers had on hand, the needs of local charities, and a list of volunteers that could spring into action. I know as a local chapter of the guild we get people wanting to donate fabric to us all the time. Problem is, it's usually really old polyester that wouldn't be appropriate for a lot of the sewn items we donate. So then what do you do with 20 yards of black polyester doubleknit??? And who gets the dreaded job of storing it and getting it to people that would use it?
Hi! I hope one of more of you can help me. My mother, 79 years old, sewed all our clothing when we were children. There are five of us. She continued sewing for her grandchildren. She made each of us quilts and many more besides. Recently she had to give up her part time position as an R.N. at a nursing home. It was important to her to feel useful and competent and this position fulfilled that need for her. She has always strongly identified as a nurse. In any case, she has macular degeneration, slow and progressive variety and really hasn't been able to see well enough to thread a needle for a long long time now. She can see though and is very independent and gets around well. I would like to find an extremely user friendly sewing machine that would enable her to sew again. Having the ability to make quilts for family and friends and special projects for new babies coming, weddings, etc. would really motivate her. But she needs an automatic needle threader that does not take a lot of vision ability. I'm thinking there is some type of magnifier we could find to help her see while she sews also. I am not a seamstress and would appreciate any and all suggestions! Thank you so much.
be at my sewing machine at 2:00 in the morning.
I came across this sight and love it!!! I need some help. I live in a small town. I "add" ruffles and ribbons to my daughters clothes. I also do pillow case dresses. This is pretty much the extent of my sewing. Basically straight lines…Hhahahahahah! I enjoy it so much, but I am very slow. People always ask me about my daughters clothes…the are unique. I have a boutique wanting me to put in a clothing line. There is only one big problem….I am very slow. I am looking for someone that can add ruffles to pants, make A-line tops, simple straight leg pants with and without ruffles…also would like to know where I could by t-shirt type cotton shirts in bulk…..?????????????/ Any one know of any sewing contractors or manufactures? Where do I start.
i was wondering if you could answer some of my questions because i am doing a school project on dior and was wondering where are the products made, why is the product made there and how do you use technology.
I find so much joy and relaxation quilting,sewing,painting,jewelry handmade. I love to do charity work. It makes my heart full of joy and happiness.


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Contribution to GTI Roundtable How to Ban the Bomb
An exchange on the essay Nuclear Abolition: The Road from Armageddon to Transformation
David Barash
It is a pleasure to thank David Krieger for his brilliant and timely essay, for hitting nuclear weapons right on the head, and for adroitly managing both suitable emotion and needed intellectual rigor. And it is with a sense of appreciation and hope that I urge all readers of this marvelous compilation to disseminate the original essay and the comments as widely as possible. Everything—literally everything—is at stake!
Rather than iterate my enthusiastic concurrence, I will first take this opportunity to register an observation: One problem with achieving denuclearization is manifested, paradoxically, by the fact that all of the comments so far have been positive and supportive! No one has yet disagreed, and in a sense, this is unfortunate, because it reflects the reality that we anti-nuclear activists have been preaching to the choir. Somehow, we need to get outside the silo of those who already agree with us, and motivate the great majority of Americans for whom the nuclear issue barely registers, if at all. I wish I knew how to do this, how to evoke the sense of anxiety mixed with can-do desperation that characterized the antinuclear movement during the Reagan years.
Those of us committed to nuclear zero would be well advised to confront the widespread but fallacious argument that we need these weapons in the interest of deterrence.1
The fact that the Cold War never went hot might have been due to deterrence, or to the fact that the US and USSR had nothing worth warring about. And, of course, correlation is different from causation. In ancient China, it was widely believed that solar eclipses were caused by a dragon swallowing the sun, so people responded to sudden darkening by making as much noise as possible: banging pots and gongs, yelling loudly—and guess what? It worked! Every time. If, for some reason, the villagers had refrained from all that noise-making and the eclipse resolved anyhow, the worst outcome would have been a loss of confidence in the role of dragons. But if nuclear deterrence had failed, I likely wouldn't be around to write this, or you to read it, so neither of us would be congratulating ourselves on the efficacy of deterrence.
In some cases, it only takes one failure for an entire scaffolding, previously thought to be safe, to come crashing down. The Concorde Supersonic Transport entered service in 1976 and flew flawlessly throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. In fact, it was lauded as not only the fastest but the safest passenger plane of all, having a zero accident and fatality rate. Then, in 1990, one of them crashed on a runway in Paris, killing all 109 people on board and ultimately grounding the entire fleet, which was subsequently abandoned. Its safety record instantly jumped from the safest to the most dangerous (because only a handful of the planes were ever built and flown). Failure of the Chinese dragon myth wouldn't have been catastrophic; failure of the Concorde was, but "only" for the passengers (and the plane's investors); failure of deterrence—just once—would be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands, more likely millions and perhaps billions, not to mention the rest of the innocent natural world. Such considerations should mitigate the celebratory confidence as to the reliability of deterrence, and the fact that it has always worked…thus far.
Moreover, you cannot prove a counterfactual: why something has not happened. Maybe there was no US-Soviet nuclear war because of the Howdy Doody show, or the invention of air conditioning. To be sure, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962—when, by most accounts, we were closest to nuclear Armageddon—is sometimes cited as an example of successful deterrence. But, in fact, this crisis was caused by nuclear weapons, specifically the Soviet attempt to base nuclear missiles in Cuba. And according to many historians, the major reason Khrushchev backed down was that the Soviets were greatly inferior to the US in conventional military forces in the Caribbean. In any event, it is not unlikely that the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved short of nuclear war not because of nuclear deterrence, but despite it. It may seem a truism that, absent nuclear weapons, there wouldn't have been any crisis, but that is precisely the point: Khrushchev's move to install nukes in Cuba in 1962 was a direct consequence of the Soviet perception that such weaponry was needed. Why? To deter the US, which had deployed intermediate-range Thor missiles in the UK in 1959, and Jupiter missiles in Turkey in 1961. And why had the US done that? To deter the Soviet Union. (An initially unpublicized part of the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis was for these Soviet and US missiles—i.e., mutual provocations—to be removed. In that limited sense, deterrence was successful: as a prod toward giving up on one aspect of itself.)
But haven't nuclear weapons and their deterrent threats enabled nuclear armed countries to get their way in the world? Hardly. The US wasn't able to bend North Vietnam to its will, or the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Our atomic arsenal didn't benefit us in Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, or against ISIS, nor did the Soviets gain similarly in Afghanistan, or in keeping control of its East European satellites, or even in maintaining its territorial integrity. France's nukes didn't help them keep Algeria. And when it comes to protecting them from attack by non-nuclear aggressors, forget it. In 1951, China's non-nuclear status didn't inhibit Mao from sending hundreds of thousands of soldiers against a nuclear-armed US in Korea, nor was non-nuclear Argentina inhibited from invading nuclear Britain's Falkland Islands in 1982. There are many other examples, to which the following must be added: nukes didn't deter terrorist attacks against the US on 9/11, or subsequently against the UK or France, attacks that in the future are far more likely to be conducted with nuclear weapons than deterred by them.
In short, deterrence is a sham, a shibboleth evoked by those seeking to justify the unjustifiable. Will the positive future envisaged by David Krieger ever come to pass? Maybe. Or maybe not. But in any event, we might want to internalize the ancient Jewish wisdom that "It is not for you to finish the task; but neither is it for you to refrain from it."
1. The following is based on the author's "Deterrence and Its Discontents," Skeptic (March 2018), https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/nuclear-deterrence-discontents/.
David Barash is an evolutionary biologist, peace activist, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. His recent research has focused on understanding the underlying evolutionary factors influencing human behavior. He has written, co-authored, or edited forty books, most recently Strength through Peace: Happiness and Demilitarization in Costa Rica, and What the World Can Learn from a Tiny Central American Country (with Judith Lipton).
Cite as David Barash, contribution to GTI Roundtable "How to Ban the Bomb," Great Transition Initiative (August 2018), www.greattransition.org/roundtable/nuclear-abolition-david-barash.
Read all contributions to the Roundtable:
How to Ban the Bomb
Nuclear Abolition: The Road from Armageddon to Transformation
David Krieger


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Grand Rapids native Morgan Tuck selected third overall in WNBA Draft
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Photo: Grand Rapids native Morgan Tuck, right, meets with WNBA president Lisa Borders after being selected by the Connecticut Sun in Thursday's 2016 draft. Tuck was the overall third pick. (NBA/Getty Images) (NBAE/Getty Images)
By Steve Kaminski
on April 14, 2016 at 8:45 PM,
Updated April 15, 2016 at 11:19 AM
Morgan Tuck's Women's National Basketball Association career is about to take flight, although the Grand Rapids native won't have far to go.
Maybe about 40 minutes down the road, and that's it.
Tuck, a 6-foot-2 forward who helped the University of Connecticut win its fourth consecutive NCAA championship this spring, was drafted Thursday night by the Connecticut Sun.
The draft was televised live on ESPN2 from Uncasville, Conn., and Tuck was chosen third overall.
"I was really hoping they would pick me up, and they did," Tuck said. "There are going to be a lot of adjustments, but I don't necessarily have to adjust to a whole new environment. It will be a 40-minute drive from campus. It will be great that all I have to do is drive down the road. The adjustment for me is going to be more on the court."
Tuck lived in Grand Rapids until she was five years old. That's when her family relocated to Illinois due to her father's job. Tuck's mother, Lydia Tuck, is from Grand Rapids and graduated from Creston High School, while her father, David, is from Covert and played at Ferris State University.
Tuck's selection completed a top-three sweep for the University of Connecticut because her teammates Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson were drafted first and second, respectively, with Seattle taking Stewart and Jefferson going to San Antonio. It marked the first time in draft history that the top three players were taken from the same school.
"It was really great to see them take that next step in living the dream," Tuck said. "I was glad I was able to be out there and see that. For us to go top three, it was the best possible way we could end our time together."
Tuck averaged 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds this season, which were both second for the Huskies behind Stewart's 19.4 points and 8.7 rebounds. Tuck shined in the Final Four. She scored 21 points in Connecticut's 80-51 victory over Oregon State in the national semifinals. Tuck then netted 19 in Connecticut's 82-51 win over Syracuse in the finals, enabling the Huskies to cap a 38-0 season.
Next up is the Connecticut Sun, which tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference in 2015. The Sun will have a first-year coach in Curt Miller, who was hired in December.
"I think the biggest challenges will be the pace of play, the physicality and knowing that every team has really, really great players," Tuck said. "In college, we got used to winning our games by a lot of points every night, but that's not going to happen in the league. So the way the game is played will be a big adjustment, and it will take some time to get used to that."
Tuck starred at Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Ill., where she earned Ms. Basketball honors her freshman season, making her the youngest player in Illinois history to earn the award.
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