Children's Harbor, near Alexander City, Alabama, is a peaceful, wooded, 66-acre habitat positioned on the banks of beautiful Lake Martin. Each year, we partner and sponsor more than 30 illness-related camps, but also rent our camp facilities to groups of varying sizes for things like weddings, church retreats, board meetings, events and more. Learn more below. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
With a capacity of 125, the chapel is the perfect setting for an intimate group of family and friends to celebrate a couple's beginning a new life as husband and wife, for a quiet and reverent setting during a retreat, or even for creative planning meetings for organization or corporate leaders.
For dining, entertaining or wedding receptions, the adjacent Harbor House offers guests a panoramic view of Lake Martin with its wall of windows and wrap-around porch.
For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor at Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Architecturally based on the look of an early American church.
Backdrop looks over wooded surrounding.
Includes grounds surrounding the Children's Harbor Plymouth Lighthouse.
Children's Chapel and Harbor House include central heat and air conditioning.
Seating for up to 125 people with pew-style seating.
Single aisle (for bride and procession to pass through).
Grand piano available for use.
No installed sound system, but sound systems may be brought in.
Adjacent reception facility (Harbor House) available.
Harbor House is cater friendly.
Harbor House includes small kitchen with microwave, stove, sink and refrigerator.
Corporate and church retreats, clubs, family reunions, as well as brides and grooms, looking for a perfect outdoor venue favor the natural environment — being surrounded by trees with a calming rhythm of waves lapping against the beach.
Positioned near the Kowaliga Bridge and the shore of Lake Martin, the magnificent suspended wood-beam structure includes room for 850 to sit sheltered, while even more people can be seated on the surrounding lawn.
For wedding receptions, the adjacent Harbor House offer guests a panoramic view of Lake Martin with its wall of windows and wrap-around porch.
Artistic focal point for ceremony and faith-based meetings with roughly-hewn cross suspended above.
Backdrop of ceremony looks over Lake Martin.
Covered outdoor seating for up to 850 people with bench-style seating.
Room for 150 more guests on the lawn.
A separate dressing room (for the bride).
Plan your reception at Harbor House.
¹ In order to protect our equipment, our Children's Harbor trained technician must be employed. His fee and contact information is available upon request. If you wish to forgo the fee, you may bring your own sound system. Please note that your system cannot be hooked up to our speaker system.
Often used as a place for luncheons, business meetings, entertaining, reunions and wedding receptions, Harbor House is known for its walls of windows and wrap-around porch giving a panoramic view of Lake Martin.
Wall of windows overlook Lake Martin.
Small kitchen includes microwave, stove, sink and refrigerator.
Linens, china, silver, etc. are not provided.
¹ Tables and chairs are available for use and are kept in a storage area. They require at least 2 persons with average physical strength to move them, so please be sure to have these persons available. The tables and chairs must be returned to storage after the event.
Camps that create more than memories.
Children's Harbor at Lake Martin is happy to be a partner and sponsor for more than 30 illness-related camps each year. Each camp is designed around the needs and abilities of the children and families they host, so much more than memories are made. They provide a place to rest, reconnect and reenergize each other in safe indoor and outdoor environments.
We currently partner with more than 20 organizations representing a wide variety of illnesses and diagnoses each year. See our current camp partners and view all upcoming camps. We're honored to be a part of these groups and organizations.
Grants to make camps possible.
If you're a group focused on hosting an illness camp at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, contact us to discuss receiving a facility grant. Facility grants are awarded based on the funds available to Children's Harbor and cover the costs of renting the campsite and facility amenities.
Contact us for a possible grant.
Take an online tour of our campsites and facility. If our facility meets your needs and you'd like more information, email Myrle Grate or call (334) 857-2014. We would enjoy the opportunity of learning more about your organization and discovering if Children's Harbor can assist you in furthering your mission of serving children and their families.
A popular destination for a good reason.
With accommodations for housing 400 guests across six facilities nestled along the shores of Lake Martin, Children's Harbor on Lake Martin is a popular host to retreats, meetings, reunions and other group functions.
The environment of Children's Harbor on Lake Martin allows guests to step out of the daily hustle and bustle of their lives, laying a solid atmosphere for renewal, fresh ideas, different perspectives and relaxing fun.
We can't wait to share the view with you.
Finding a place to slow down and wrap yourself in nature can, almost by itself, fill your spirit and draw you closer to God.
It's what hundreds of church groups, including men's retreats, women's retreats and youth retreats, have found to be true as our guests. Indoor venues and outdoor activities come together to let walls fall, spirits swell and renewed healing and happiness happen.
It's also important and comforting to know our facilities can be rented individually or together to house groups - large and small. From semi-private sleeping to bunked sleeping quads, equipped kitchens and places to dine and meet - Children's Harbor is ready to welcome your group.
A few of the outdoor activities you'll enjoy are breath-taking sunrise and sunset views, swimming (pool and lake), canoeing, miniature golf, a playground and campfires for night-time fun — and maybe a few too many smores.
We look forward to hosting your church group soon. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Allow your team to step away from the everyday routine. It's an excellent way to recharge and rebuild — for greater success on all levels.
Private cabins, abundant meeting rooms and furnished conference centers, all tucked into a natural environment with lake views, creates an incredible backdrop for successful meetings and retreats to happen.
Our venues offer a time and place to focus, and relax, based on your team's needs - both as a group and individually - and for both indoor and outdoor activities and meetings. As a guest, you'll have access to the same amenities our camp guests have - including miniature golf, canoeing, and swimming.
We look forward to hosting your next corporate meeting or retreat. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Whether for planning, relaxing or team building - our atmosphere is enabling and our venues are well equipped for your next meeting.
Clubs and groups find Children's Harbor on Lake Martin a great place to come together time and time again - partially because of the comfortable and well-equipped facilities ready to accommodate groups of almost any size.
But the things your group may enjoy the most are things like sitting on the porch at night, hearing the lake waves lapping while enjoying star filled skies - all over meaningful conversation with lots of "ahhs" and "wow's" intertwined.
We look forward to hosting your next meeting and hearing about your group's favorite memory. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Your events support our mission.
Although we believe you'll find many reasons to allow Children's Harbor the honor of providing the setting for your event, it's important for you to know that funding received from renting our facilities directly supports the services we provide.
Children's Harbor is a non-profit organization that serves seriously ill children and their families with services including coaching, counseling, education, recreation, respite and other supportive services during and after hospitalization.
During hospitalization, we offer services and activities to children and their families at our Family Center, connected to Children's of Alabama in Birmingham. After hospitalization, we provide camps and other activities at our Lake Martin campus in Alexander City.
Students discover a place and time, between back-to-back exams and unrealistic schedules, to rejuvenate at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin.
For most any-sized group, our campus and facilities are designed and well-equipped for retreats. From semi-private sleeping in rooms and cabins to bunked sleeping quads, as well as kitchens and places to dine and meet, we believe your retreat will be wildly successful with us.
A few of the outdoor activities you're group can enjoy include swimming (pool and lake), canoeing, miniature golf and campfires for morning devotions or night-time star gazing.
We look forward to hosting your college retreat. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Bringing families together under the shaded sun with scents of favorite foods has a way of perfectly blending nostalgia, comfort and hope into a heart.
In that way, families are indescribable. We pass on stories of strength, we inspire each other. We laugh, we rest and we remember.
Children's Harbor enjoys the honor of providing such a place and environment where families can come together for a moment in time to create lifetime bonds and unforgettable memories.
We look forward to hosting your family reunion. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Celebrate a memorable, fun-filled birthday or anniversary on the shores of Lake Martin - inside or outside - any time of the year.
Whether your special day is in the heat of the summer or chill of winter, Children's Harbor on Lake Martin provides a fun and upscale alternative to boring venues.
Equipped to handle nearly any sized birthday celebration - indoors or out - and from self-catered parties to access of one of our kitchens, your next party will be just the way you dreamed it could be.
Children's Harbor enjoys the honor of providing a place to celebrate and honor family achievements - we look forward to hosting your next party. For complete details and to coordinate your event at Children's Harbor on Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
Beautiful weddings start with beautiful settings.
Children's Harbor at Lake Martin provides an incredible backdrop for weddings. Choose from two venues - both nestled in a picturesque environment on Lake Martin in Alex City. Our two facilities, Children's Chapel and Church in the Pines, host various sized weddings and offer a single contact through your wedding day. It's no wonder we're one of the most sought after wedding destinations in the region.
Start life together with a picture perfect reception.
Harbor House, well-known for its panoramic view of Lake Martin, brings your wedding party together to celebrate the beginning of the bride and grooms' life together. Guests can enjoy the outdoor views from inside or find a place on the wrap-around porch to enjoy the breeze and listen to the lapping shores.
Your wedding supports our mission.
Although we believe you'll find many reasons to allow Children's Harbor the honor of providing the setting for your wedding, it's important for you to know that funding received from renting our facilities directly supports the services we provide.
Choose your venue and get in touch.
We hope to have the honor of hosting your wedding and reception soon. You can learn more about Children's Chapel, Church in the Pines and Harbor house under the Venue tab of this page.
For complete details and to coordinate your wedding at Children's Harbor at Lake Martin, email Wanda Coker or call (334) 857-2040.
"The chapel is traditional, absolutely beautiful and I wouldn't change a thing."
"Beautiful location and facility for our daughter's wedding."
"Our Wedding would not have been as beautiful if it had been anywhere else. Children's Harbor is a wonderful place to have a wedding."
"We had a perfect wedding day at the chapel. It was a gorgeous venue! We have received many compliments and would recommend Children's Harbor to anyone!"
Planning a group event takes a lot of coordination and access to information and details. We've included answers to many of the questions we anticipate you'll have when it comes to renting and planning a group event at Children's Harbor at Lake Martin, but also feel free to email us or call (334) 857-2133 for additional information. You can also visit the events page to see the upcoming schedule for various facilities and campsites.


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Q: -bash: ./deploy.sh: Permission denied , ERROR: script returned exit code 126 I am trying to implement continuous deployment using Jenkins and that involves sending a jar file to a remote server and start the jar once its on the remote server.

The problem is that i keep getting access denied error and i have tried every account i have on my remote and local server nothing seems to work. I get the same Error.

Jenkins file
pipeline {
    agent any

    stages {

        stage ('Packaging stage') {

            steps {
                withMaven(maven : 'Maven') {
                    sh 'mvn clean install'
                }
            }
        }

        stage ('Deploy To Dev Server') {

             steps {
                sh './deploy.sh'
         }
       }
    }

}

deploy.sh
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
spawn scp -P 10022 /var/lib/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/hector/eureka-naming-server/0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/eureka-naming-server-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
myUserName@myRemoteServer.net:/home/myname/repository/eureka-service-deploy

expect "password: "

send "myPassword\r"

expect "$ "
send "other_command_to_execute_on_remote\r"
expect "$ "
send "exit\r"
echo "Successfully sent file"

A: It looks like your deploy.sh isn't executable, as you can see with the error code 126  "command not executable".
ls -l path/to/

the output should be similar to:
-rw-r--r--    1 user  staff      402 Aug  1 10:55 deploy.sh

If your file hasn't the executable flag, you should change the access right with chmod, something like:
chmod +x path/to/deploy.sh

the result should be then something like (notice the 4th char x):
-rwxr--r--    1 user  staff      402 Aug  1 10:55 deploy.sh

If your script is committed to git, you can also do:
git update-index --chmod=+x path/to/deploy.sh

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There have been some questions about how "Remember me" functions in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Community.
"Remember me" is a browser function, not Passport. When logging in through Passport, each of the three major browsers behaves differently. In addition, different versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox exhibit different behaviors.
All browsers have multiple security settings, which may or may not affect how "Remember me" behaves. And just to complicate things a little more, if you are accessing the Internet through a proxy and/or caching server, or via a virtual private network (VPN), there may be some interaction.
Overall, however most of what "Remember me" will or won't do is controlled by the browser.
I assume you are talking about the "Remember my user ID"?
I've noticed that sometimes it isn't working. Not a problem, my firefox browser remembers the values of that field and I just click on the right one.
Now you are scaring me. I would assume this simply uses a cookie. Where is this info kept and why is this so complicated? Is it based on IP?
Another problem I've noticed recently is that when I refresh a forum page in firefox 22.0, it takes so long that I see the expanded list of all choices from the "Shop for Products & Services" etc menus at the top, before they get converted to the drop down menus.
>most of what "Remember me" will or won't do is controlled by the browser.
Its is depended on your browser security and options which you used first time login.
remove all history than again login with remember ME option. its work.
Recently switched to firefox 27. Not sure if it went away before or just after.
Otherwise it has been working most of the time.
FYI: With the new social signon, there is NO Remember Me checkbox anymore.
The Remember me setting is actually done manually on every browser. The only difference will be the navigation option to check the box for the remember me setting will be different. Here is the settings for the popular browsers like Firefox, IE and chrome.
Firefox will remember passwords by default. You may have disabled this feature, or told Firefox to never remember passwords for a particular site.
If it isn't already check marked, check Remember logins for sites.
To the right of Remember logins for sites, click the Exceptions… button.
Make sure that the site you're trying to log in to isn't shown in the list.
If it is, select the entry and click Remove Site.
Now that you've configured Firefox to remember passwords, try logging in to the site again.
Under "Password and forms," click Manage passwords.
"Remember me" implementation through the application generally requires users to select a checkbox, which in turn saves a special cookie containing a unique authentication token (think of it as a marker) that is unique to the user. When the user returns to the website, the details in the cookie identifies the user as being user so-and-so and logs the user into the application. The information of 192.168.15.1 in the cookie is for the application to understand and should not contain any sensitive information like passwords that other users can read. It's similar to a supermarket handing a membership card. By loading that number, they know it is user so-and-so using the card, since no one else has that number.


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Hummingbird in Underworld: Teaching in a Men's Prison, A Memoir by Deborah Tobola is a book about making a difference and the power of passion. It is 2000 and Deborah is forty-five when she lands her dream job to run Arts in Corrections (the Fine Arts Program at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo). It's the place of her birth and what Oprah had proclaimed to be "the happiest city in America." It is the same prison her father had worked in when he attended Cal Poly. As she sets about her work, she quickly discovers that the prison has remained stuck in the past; no contact with the outside except via telephone, and then there is the drama, the cliques, and the inhumanity of some officers who don't think prisoners deserve programs. Crime can exist in the very heart of prison and it can be a very dangerous place, especially for a woman. Follow her story as she connects with inmates and works hard to help them find their voices. Can she break ground for them with the innumerable challenges and obstacles, especially from unkind officials?
This is a fascinating story that begins with background information about the author's family, the love between her mother and father and how they met. But Deborah doesn't dwell much on the family drama. She immediately takes readers to the heart of her story, a story filled with lessons. First, she offers a powerful image of what prison life looks and feels like, allowing readers to gauge the dynamics that define it. Second, she explores relationships between prisoners and other prisoners, and prisoners with prison officials. Third, she describes a difficult yet fulfilling journey in helping prisoners connect more with themselves through art. The writing is gorgeous and the voice strong and engaging. It is interesting to have a glimpse of men's prison life through the eyes of a woman. Hummingbird in Underworld: Teaching in a Men's Prison, A Memoir is the story of one woman's faith in others and how that faith brought out the best in some of them. It is interesting to discover the hidden beauty in characters who, apparently, are criminals.
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Deborah Tobola takes up inside an all male prison where she teaches creative arts to inmates who are by and large forgotten. Challenging enough as that is, she has to fight a hostile system that views her precense as disruptive. But still she perseveres and is a steady force for good, having a positive effect on many of the men who attended her classes and performed in her plays. Through back story she interspears her personal story, her family life from the time she was little girl to the present, which led her to her life work. However this is not a book about she came to the prison and everyone lived happily ever after. This is a story of struggle, hers, the inmates, and ours...is change possible? Can we make a difference? By books end we can taste the bittersweet, but there's a feeling to keep fighting the good fight.

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'We Are America' PSA featuring John Cena extends Ad Council's 'Love Has No Labels' campaign
By Doug Zanger-04 July 2016 14:03pm
'Love Has No Labels' has launched its newest video, 'We Are America,' in celebration of not only Independence Day in the US, but the diversity that makes up the country.
WWE mega-star John Cena is featured in the three-and-a-half minute video that celebrates love and acceptance of all communities regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. It is supported by a wide-ranging digital campaign, including an opportunity for people to submit photos to demonstrate the diversity that makes up America.
The campaign is, once again, being led by The Ad Council with significant creative support from R/GA and overall backing from brands including campaign-founding partners the Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and State Farm. Google and Johnson & Johnson joined this campaign, with the former adding greater reach and impact of the PSA.
"I am proud to be part of The Ad Council's 'Love Has No Labels' campaign, 'We Are America'," said WWE Superstar John Cena. "This campaign sends an important message of acceptance that truly embodies the spirit of America."
In February 2015, the first installment of the 'Love Has No Labels' campaign launched, celebrating diverse relationships spanning different backgrounds. It was a smash hit, with over 160m views, making it the second most-viewed video of 2015 — it also made the rounds on the awards circuit, scooping up many well-deserved accolades.
The latest push is designed to encourage Americans to define their love of country as love of all Americans and to challenge the assumptions of what defines an 'average' American — likely different from the person imagined. The spirit of inclusiveness is evident in the labels that Americans use to define themselves — Latino, disabled, lesbian, Muslim, senior citizen, African American and others.
"At a time when it feels hard for our country to find common ground, we need to remind audiences that to celebrate America is to celebrate all Americans. We're so proud to continue the Love Has No Labels message as part of the 4 July holiday and throughout the year," said Lisa Sherman, president and chief executive of The Ad Council.
"'We Are America' illuminates what we already know – that Americans today cover the full spectrum of age, sexuality, ability, race and religion. And this message is just as important now as ever."
To ensure that the PSAs represented the right diverse perspectives and addressed the issue of implicit bias, The Ad Council enlisted The Perception Institute, Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League.
As in previous work, R/GA put the full weight of the agency forward and included several of its highest-level creatives and leaders.
"It's a privilege for us to continue working with The Ad Council. Like last year, the power of the campaign came from its honesty. To celebrate the real America is to celebrate the real people that make up this country," said Nick Law, vice chairman, global chief creative officer, R/GA. "As someone who moved to the US 22 years ago, I've benefited from the openness and generosity of this country. And it's this inclusive spirit that now makes me proud."
Upworthy featured the campaign on its social channels yesterday and the fully-integrated campaign includes support from Facebook, Twitter, Buzzfeed and WWE, driven by the #WeAreAmerica hashtag. In addition to Cena's participation, WWE will leverage its global platforms including WWE Network, television broadcasts, live events, and digital and social media to support the campaign. To date, the campaign has received nearly $27m in donated media.
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Priscilla Natkins, EVP, Director of Client Services
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Trace Danicich, VP, Campaign Director
Jenn Walters, Campaign Director
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Nick Law, Vice Chairman, Global Chief Creative Officer
Eric Jannon, Group Executive Creative Director
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Rene Van Wonderen, Associate Creative Director
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William Morel, Art Producer
Danielle Sessler, Associate Producer
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Director - Rocky Morton
Executive Producer - Emma Wilcockson
Line Producer - Larry Shure
Director of Photography - David Lanzeberg
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CHESHIRE, CT and NEWARK, NJ (August 27, 2018) — IAT Insurance Group announces the hiring of Ken Chapman as Executive Vice President, Surety. Chapman will lead IAT's new surety business, following the closing of IAT's acquisition of IFIC Surety Group, expected to be finalized in 3Q 2018. He will join the company's leadership team and report to CEO Bill Cunningham. "Ken's 30 years of surety experience and strong leadership skills make him an excellent choice to head our new surety business unit," said Cunningham. "The surety sector is an exciting area of growth for us and we are pleased to have someone of Ken's background to take leadership of that division." Dave Smith, who had been serving as Interim CEO for IFIC, remains an integral part of the company's management team, and will lead the company's bail operations.
Ken Chapman joins IAT on August 27, 2018 from Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance where he was a member of the company's senior leadership team. He served as Vice President and Business Unit Head – Financial Institutions for the past eight years and was responsible for national strategy, operations and financial results of the unit. Prior to that role, Chapman was Regional Vice President at Travelers Bond & Specialty, responsible for strategy and financial results. He managed a staff of more than 50 across a six state region comprised of surety, management liability and property casualty businesses.
Prior to his 22-year career with Travelers Bond & Specialty/Reliance Surety Company (Bond), Chapman held positions as a surety underwriter (Northern California and Hawaii) for Continental Insurance Company/CNA and as a branch manager (New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas markets) for Insurance Company of the West. He began his surety career in Dallas with United States Fidelity & Guaranty. Chapman graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Business Administration.
IAT announced it reached a definitive agreement to acquire IFIC Surety Group in April 2018. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018 following customary regulatory approvals. IFIC Surety Group consists of International Fidelity Insurance Company and its subsidiary Allegheny Casualty Company. The group has 220 employees and more than $150 million in gross written premiums. It is the largest independently owned surety writer in the United States, and the country's eighth largest overall.
IAT Insurance Group is a privately owned, specialty insurance company providing property and casualty products for businesses and individuals. The IAT Insurance Group companies are rated A- Excellent by A.M. Best. Connect with IAT Insurance Group on LinkedIn and Facebook, and learn more about the company at www.iatinsurancegroup.com.


If you're using the Zuver cPanel web hosting nameservers, you may wish to add additional CNAME, MX, A or TXT records to your DNS zone. To do this, you'll just want to follow the step-by-step process below.
Login to your cPanel service.
You can do this by logging into MyZuver and going to 'Hosting Management' >> Manage >> Login.
Once in cPanel, navigate to and click on the Zone Editor.
In here you can quickly add CNAME, A or MX records. For more options click Manage to the right of the domain you wish to edit.
At the top of the page there will be an Add Record button. The white arrow on this button can be used to select which record to add.
In the Valid Zone Name field enter your domain name or subdomain you want to create the record on.
Set your TTL and record type as required. Usually the TTL can be left at 14400 unless otherwise specified.
Enter the destination IP address/CNAME/TXT accordingly.
Once you've typed in the record, click Add Record.
You can add as many records as required; existing records may be edited or deleted on this page as well.
Please be aware that DNS records edited in here only work if the Zuver cPanel web hosting nameservers are being used; if any other nameservers (meaning your DNS is pointing elsewhere) are being used on the domain name these records will not be applicable and you would need to adjust those records with your DNS provider.
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Biodiversity is essential for ecosystems – and humanity – to survive
These maps show the diversity of biodiversity itself: the hotspots are all over the place
Compounding U.S. biodiversity data produces a list of 9 'Recommended Priority Areas', most in need of protection
In urgent need of protection
Bridal Veil Falls in Nantahala National Forest (NC), located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the nine biodiversity hotspots in the U.S. in urgent need of protection.
Image: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Thanks to pioneers like John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. has a long and proud tradition of nature conservation. But it could do a lot better. Intricate mapping of America's unique species shows that its biodiversity hotspots match up poorly with the areas already under protection.
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1), identifies nine such hotspots in the U.S. outside current conservation areas that most urgently need protection.
Fish species richness is particularly great in the southeast.
The best way to prevent extinction is to protect the habitat of vulnerable species. On the face of it, the U.S. is not doing too bad in that department: it counts more than 25,000 protected areas, which cover more than 14% of the nation's total land area. They make up around 10% of the entire protected land area worldwide.
But size isn't everything. "Although the total area protected (in the U.S.) is substantial, its geographic configuration is nearly the opposite of patterns of endemism (2) within the country", the paper's authors write.
U.S. scores lower than global average
Endemic mammal species in the U.S. are concentrated in the Deep South, with significant presence in the West.
When it comes to specific biodiversity protection, the U.S. scores lower than the global average. Only 7.8% of the Lower 48 is within an area categorised as protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Worldwide, the figure is 10.3%. However, in stricter IUCN categories (I to IV), the share in the U.S. and worldwide is approximately the same, at around 6%.
Most of America's protected lands are in the West, whereas most vulnerable species are in the Southeast. The mismatch has historical roots: America's conservation pioneers set out to protect landscapes, not biodiversity.
Over 12,000 endemic species
Bird diversity is mainly a coastal thing.
The paper is a first attempt to remedy that problem. By comparing the geographies of biodiversity and conservancy in the continental United States and factoring in species vulnerability, the paper identifies nine priority areas for conservation.
There are over 1,200 endemic species in the continental U.S. and the authors devised a priority score for each of them, based on the size of their range and the proportion that is unprotected.
Nine Priority Areas
A map of high-priority areas for expansion of conservation in the U.S. to protect the nation's unique species. It is based on an analysis of multiple groups of endemic species (amphibians, mammals, birds, freshwater fish, reptiles, and trees).
"The highest-priority areas are mostly in the Southeast, California and Texas. (They) cover a relatively small portion of the country but are inordinately important for biodiversity," the paper says. They are:
Blue Ridge Mountains (esp. the middle to southern sections, including the Cherokee, Nantahala, Pisgah, and Jefferson National Forests): a major priority for amphibians, mainly due to salamanders, as well as for fish and trees.
Sierra Nevada Mountains (esp. the southern section): a priority mainly due to amphibians and trees.
California Coast Ranges: a priority mainly due to trees, amphibians, and mammals.
Tennessee, Alabama, northern Georgia watersheds: a priority mainly due to its exceptional fish diversity, for which it is globally significant. There is also substantial reptile and amphibian diversity in some areas.
Florida panhandle: a priority mainly due to trees, fish, and reptiles.
Florida Keys: a priority mostly due to trees.
Klamath Mountains (esp. along the border of Oregon and California): a priority mainly due to trees, and somewhat to amphibians, and fish.
South-Central Texas around Austin and San Antonio: this cluster of sites is a priority mainly due to amphibians, but also fish and reptiles.
California's Channel Islands: a priority mainly due to trees, reptiles, and mammals.
Global salamander hotspot
Macon, NC is "in the center of global salamander diversity."
The conservation priority map is one of many biodiversity maps on BiodiversityMapping.org, a website maintained by Clinton Jenkins, one of the authors of the paper. The site also features more detailed biodiversity maps of the United States, Brazil and the world.
"The original inspiration for this site came during the writing of a scientific paper (…) in 2013. (I saw) a need for more widely accessible maps of where the many species on our planet live," writes Mr Jenkins. "The first maps were for salamanders and other amphibians, created while sitting in the Macon County Public Library in Franklin, NC. That also happens to be in the center of global salamander diversity!"
The maps on the site have been developed by Mr Jenkins, now with the Institute de Pesquisas Ecologicas (IPE) in Brazil, and others.
New Zealand and surrounding waters are a global hotspot for seabird biodiversity.
Maps reproduced with kind permission of Clinton Jenkins. For more, check out BiodiversityMapping.org.
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(1) 'U.S. protected lands mismatch biodiversity priorities', by Clinton N. Jenkins, Kyle S. Van Houtan, Stuart L. Pimm, and Joseph O. Sexton. Published April 6, 2015, in PNAS.
(2) Endemic species are unique to a defined geographic location.
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Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector
M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, D. Bakari, A. Baldini, G. C. Barbarino, B. C. Barish, G. Battistoni, R. Bellotti, C. Bemporad, P. Bernardini, H. Bilokon, V. Bisi, C. Bloise, C. Bower, M. Brigida, S. Bussino, F. Cafagna, M. Calicchio, D. CampanaM. Carboni, S. Cecchini, F. Cei, V. Chiarella, B. C. Choudhary, S. Coutu, G. De Cataldo, H. Dekhissi, C. De Marzo, I. De Mitri, J. Derkaoui, M. De Vincenzi, A. Di Credico, O. Erriquez, C. Favuzzi, C. Forti, P. Fusco, G. Giacomelli, G. Giannini, N. Giglietto, M. Giorgini, M. Grassi, L. Gray, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, C. Gustavino, A. Habig, K. Hanson, R. Heinz, E. Iarocci, E. Katsavounidis, I. Katsavounidis, E. Kearns, H. Kim, S. Kyriazopoulou, E. Lamanna, C. Lane, D. S. Levin, P. Lipari, N. P. Longley, M. J. Longo, F. Loparco, F. Maaroufi, G. Mancarella, G. Mandrioli, A. Margiotta, A. Marini, D. Martello, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. N. Mazziotta, D. G. Michael, S. Mikheyev, L. Miller, P. Monacelli, T. Montaruli, M. Monteno, S. Mufson, J. Musser, D. Nicolò, R. Nolty, C. Orth, C. Okada, G. Osteria, M. Ouchrif, O. Palamara, V. Patera, L. Patrizii, R. Pazzi, C. W. Peck, L. Perrone, S. Petrera, P. Pistilli, V. Popa, A. Rainò, J. Reynoldson, F. Ronga, C. Satriano, L. Satta, E. Scapparone, K. Scholberg, A. Sciubba, P. Serra, M. Sioli, M. Sitta, P. Spinelli, M. Spinetti, M. Spurio, R. Steinberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, A. Surdo, G. Tarlè, V. Togo, M. Vakili, E. Vilela, C. W. Walter, R. Webb
Physics & Astronomy (Duluth)
A search for lightly ionizing particles has been performed with the MACRO detector. This search was sensitive to particles with charges between 1/5 e and close to the charge of an electron, with β between approximately 0.25 and 1.0. Unlike previous searches both single track events and tracks buried within high multiplicity muon showers were examined. In a period of approximately one year no candidates were observed. Assuming an isotropic flux, for the single track sample this corresponds to a 90% C.L. upper flux limit Φ ≤9.2×10-15 cm-2 s-1 sr-1.
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Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Bakari, D., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., Barish, B. C., Battistoni, G., Bellotti, R., Bemporad, C., Bernardini, P., Bilokon, H., Bisi, V., Bloise, C., Bower, C., Brigida, M., Bussino, S., Cafagna, F., Calicchio, M., ... Webb, R. (2000). Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 62(5), 1-9. [052003]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.052003
Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector. / Ambrosio, M.; Antolini, R.; Auriemma, G. et al.
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, GC, Barish, BC, Battistoni, G, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, S, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, BC, Coutu, S, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, DS, Lipari, P, Longley, NP, Longo, MJ, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari-Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, MN, Michael, DG, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolò, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Okada, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, CW, Perrone, L, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Rainò, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Surdo, A, Tarlè, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Vilela, E, Walter, CW & Webb, R 2000, 'Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 62, no. 5, 052003, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.052003
Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC et al. Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1-9. 052003. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.62.052003
Ambrosio, M. ; Antolini, R. ; Auriemma, G. et al. / Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector. In: Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2000 ; Vol. 62, No. 5. pp. 1-9.
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UPDATE 1-Cengage, Bain, Apollo eye McGraw-Hill unit-sources
Published 3:55 PM ET Sun, 11 Nov 2012
(Adds details about company, bidders)
By Soyoung Kim and Nadia Damouni and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - McGraw-Hill Companies Inc's
education unit is expected to draw final bids from private equity firms Bain Capital and Apollo Global Management
as well as rival Cengage Learning Inc, in a deal that could fetch around $3 billion, several people familiar with the matter said.
Cengage, the No. 2 U.S. college textbook publisher, and the two private equity firms are working on final offers for McGraw-Hill Education, the world's second-largest education company by sales, with the bids due later in October, the people said.
McGraw-Hill, which is running the auction as an alternative to its planned spin-off of the business, wants to get more than $3 billion and could still decide against a sale if the bids fail to meet its price expectations, the people said this week.
Other private equity firms that submitted initial bids this summer, such as Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Providence Equity Partners, dropped out because they felt the asking price was too high, according to the people familiar with the matter.
McGraw-Hill, Cengage, Apollo, THL and Providence declined to comment. Bain did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
McGraw-Hill Education, which had revenue of $2.3 billion and operating income of $260 million in 2011, distributes its textbooks in 65 languages across 157 countries. About 18 percent of the revenue is international, with digital-related solutions accounting for over 20 percent.
Cengage was acquired by Apax Partners LLP and OMERS Capital Partners from Thomson Reuters Corp , the parent company of Reuters News, for about $7.75 billion in cash in 2007.
The sale or spinoff of the education unit comes more than a year after minority shareholders JANA Partners LLC and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan publicly urged McGraw-Hill to restructure.
McGraw-Hill, which has since streamlined its portfolio and made management changes, has said it would split into two publicly traded companies - McGraw-Hill Financial and McGraw-Hill Education.
The financial company will include credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's, S&P stock indexes, Platts commodity information and S&P Capital IQ. The company also accelerated stock buybacks and announced a drive to cut $100 million of annual costs from its nearly $5 billion of expenses.
(Reporting by Soyoung Kim, Nadia Damouni and Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Richard Chang)
((soyoung.kim@thomsonreuters.com)(+1 646 223 6033))
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Am i mistaken?
Requirement:
r = max(0, r-1);

I'm reluctant to use the ternary operator because it's time-critical
and I can't be sure the compiler will use registers appropriately
(to avoid recalculating r-1).

A: I know this is an older post, but in NDK-r7b I was able to compile max by changing it to MAX. Hope this helps somebody-

A: Why not just write if (r < 1) r = 0; else r -= 1;? That performs about as few operations as necessary.
If you have atomicity requirements, I suppose one would have to think a bit harder and use temporaries.

A: It's in the Math package.
Try:
r = Math.max(0, r-1);

A: If you're in C, why not just use a macro:
#define MAX(a,b)   (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
r = MAX(0,r-1);
it's probably there anyway (it's in gcc)


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Russ Feingold
stated on May 9, 2016 in a news conference:
Says Ron Johnson justifies his support of trade agreements by saying the U.S. has the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for displaced workers, but then he "voted to eliminate it."
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, left, a Democrat, is facing Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in the 2016 election.
By Jonathan Anderson July 6, 2016
Testing Russ Feingold claim about opponent Ron Johnson's views on trade, help for workers
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson tells viewers in a new television ad, "I respect you enough to tell you the truth."
But his Democratic challenger has suggested otherwise.
At a Milwaukee campaign event in May 2016, Russ Feingold said Johnson touted a worker protection program called Trade Adjustment Assistance to justify his support for free trade agreements — even though Johnson had sought to eliminate the program.
Feingold said: "Let's be very clear. Senator Johnson says — to excuse his position on trade agreements — he says, well, we have the TAA. Guess who voted to eliminate it."
When Feingold was asked by reporters to elaborate, he said Johnson voted at least once against providing three-year grants to technical colleges to train displaced workers who were eligible for the program.
Is Feingold right?
The Trade Adjustment Assistance program dates to the 1970s and was created to help workers who lost their jobs -- or whose wages or hours have been cut -- because of foreign competition. The program, in part, offers displaced workers temporary benefits and pays to train them with new skills so they can find a new job.
In Wisconsin, the federal government has spent nearly $220 million in the last six years for worker benefits and training, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That includes money for enhanced vocational training through the state's technical colleges in programs such as information technology, healthcare and manufacturing.
Proponents of the TAA program say it can lessen the blow of job losses that occur when companies move operations overseas to reduce labor costs — a practice that critics contend is facilitated by free trade agreements the United States has struck with other countries.
Johnson has voiced general support for free trade, while Feingold voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement when he was a U.S. senator and has opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Feingold's claim has two parts:
Did Johnson specifically cite the Trade Adjustment Assistance program as a defense of trade agreements?
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When we asked Feingold's campaign for backup, officials pointed to a statement Johnson made in a May 2015 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article: "Free trade does help all economies. And there are dislocations. There are protections against those dislocations. We all support being able to help workers that have been displaced."
Despite what Feingold said, Johnson did not explicitly refer to the TAA in that statement. Rather he voiced general support for helping displaced workers.
Indeed, Johnson campaign spokesman Brian Reisinger told us the TAA is "ineffective and duplicative" and in need of "major reforms."
Johnson's campaign also pointed to a House Budget Committee report that said the federal government has other forms of aid, including at least 35 job training programs among eight departments and agencies.
There are "dozens of programs to help people who need assistance," Reisinger said.
Did Johnson vote to eliminate the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Johnson voted in September 2011 against a bill to reauthorize the program, although the measure passed despite his opposition.
Feingold also noted that Johnson voted at least once against providing three-year grants to technical colleges to train displaced workers eligible for TAA help.
Those grants were part of the 2009 economic stimulus package, which was approved before Johnson was in office. But Johnson voted for legislation in 2011 that would have reduced TAA spending to pre-2009 levels; that proposal also failed.
At the time, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said he offered the measure because of concerns with TAA's effectiveness and because stimulus spending was supposed to be temporary.
Feingold said Johnson had referred to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program to defend his position on trade agreements — but had voted against the TAA.
However, Johnson referred only generally to worker "protections," not to the TAA specifically. He did vote against reauthorizing the program in 2011 and also voted around the same time to pare down funding, which would have had the effect of cutting a career training program.
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Is Israel Taking Advantage of a Longtime Strategic Partner for Russia?
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In February, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. In what can only be described as a bravado attempt to flaunt the strength of the ties between the two countries, Netanyahu pointed out that, "tourism is at an all-time high, with 400,000 Russians visiting Israel every year and about 200,000 Israelis visiting Moscow every year," adding that, "(he has) the honor to contribute somewhat to this statistic." The first part of that statement is accurate; yet, the latter part is far from the truth. Russo-Israeli relations had been improving for decades before Netanyahu entered the Israeli political scene.
But now the ball is in Israel's court. It must decide if it wants better relations with Russia or not. For the moment, the Russian policy class desires this; there is no doubt. However, at some point, Russian patience might run out. With the United States slowly leaving the scene, Israel would be wise to move closer to Russia. However, for that to happen, it needs to seriously consider changing its policy towards the Palestinians and cease its military excursions in the region. Israel should not test Russia's resolve like it has done in the past, because the consequences for the Zionist entity could prove to be existentially dire.
Primakov's Mission: Laying the Foundations for Russo-Israeli Relations
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The "founder" of improving Russo-Israeli relations, Yevgeny Primakov, made a point (almost a mission) of maintaining some type of relationship between the two countries. Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War all the way up to the latter years of Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership, Moscow officially considered Israel a "pariah state." However, in the 1970s, during the "Brezhnev Years," Primakov, a Jewish-born Soviet, was a key member of Soviet delegations that held several rounds of secret talks with the Israelis (usually in hotel rooms from Vienna to Tel Aviv) despite Moscow breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel.
Following Brezhnev's death, Primakov continued his "mission" by maintaining correspondence with his Israeli counterparts while serving in various capacities within the Soviet establishment in order to preserve communications between the two countries. When Gorbachev began his perestroika and glasnost policy, relations between the Soviet Union and Israel slowly began to improve. Gorbachev's policies allowed Soviet Jewish "refuseniks" to immigrate to Israel, which eventually led to the resumption of diplomatic relations with Israel in October of 1991—two months before the breakup of the Soviet Union. In December of that same year, Gorbachev announced the breakup of the Soviet Union but relations between the newly formed Russian Federation and Israel continued.
The 1990s were a tough decade for the newly formed Russia. The breakup of the Soviet Union saw the end of a social, cultural, economic, and political lineage that lasted for roughly seventy years dissolve overnight, thereby sending the citizens into dearth and poverty at unimaginable levels. As a result, Russia was a very weak state and did not have much leverage in the international arena. It did not help that the Yeltsin government implemented an American-backed "shock therapy" economic policy that de-modernized the country several decades and left the vast majority of the state in calamitous conditions.
Under the Yeltsin presidency, Russia was destabilized to a high degree (some would argue that it was worse than the years of the Great Depression in the 1930s), crushing their economy. Russians often term the "Yeltsin years" or the decade following the breakup of the Soviet Union as smutnoe vremya (time of troubles), or smutnoe for short, in reference to political crises caused by tumultuous transition periods. The term was most notably used following the demise of the Rurik dynasty, which eventually saw the establishment of the Romanov dynasty. It was also used, to a lesser extent, during the years of the Russian Revolution—the transition from the Russian Empire to Soviet Russia.
Similar to the "Brezhnev years" of stagnation in the 1970s, Israel proved to be a sanctuary for many Russian Jews during this chaotic period. Russian Jews (and other Jewish citizens from former Soviet satellite states) were no exception to this smutnoe of the 1990s, and as a result, Soviet and Russian Jews chose to immigrate to Israel in large numbers.
Despite the tough economic times in Russia, the Russian political elite, which included the then-Russian Foreign Minister (and eventual Prime Minister) Yevgeny Primakov, did its best to preserve its relations with Israel, while maintaining its longstanding foreign policy principle of a two-state solution regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Despite the tough economic times in Russia, the Russian political elite, which included the then-Russian Foreign Minister (and eventual Prime Minister) Yevgeny Primakov, did its best to preserve its relations with Israel, while maintaining its longstanding foreign policy principle of a two-state solution regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This was consistent with its overall foreign policy of stability in the region. In the 1990s, Russia (similar to the Gorbachev era of the Soviet Union) maintained a balanced approach when it came to the Middle East, ensuring its national interests were preserved.
The Putin Era: Advancing Interactions, Strategic Engagement, and Navigating the Palestinian Question
Relations between Israel and Russia significantly improved under Russia's current leader, Vladimir Putin. Throughout his nineteen years in office, since being elected in 2000, President (and Prime Minister) Putin has often received many Israeli Prime Ministers along with other Israeli officials. Putin and others have also visited Israel on many occasions. Both Israeli and Russian officials often cite the size of the Jewish community in Russia and the Russian diaspora in Israel as proof of warming relations. In fact, today the Russian Jewry often claim that the community has it better under the current leader than at any other point in Russian history. And, there is a reason for that. The extent of anti-Semitism in Russia is minimal in comparison to the past. This increased acceptance is reinforced by President Putin. The Kremlin often speaks kindly of the Jewish community in Russia, and Putin has even taken it a step further by stating that Israel and Russia have common histories – namely that the two despise fascism and Nazism of any kind. In addition, the Russian Jewry now has the freedom to practice its religion with no fear of retribution today and can travel to Israel freely—a right greatly curtailed in the Soviet Union.
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Despite being political rivals, President Putin, like others, sought Primakov's advice when it came to the Middle East. Being an Arabist and an expert on the Middle East, Primakov felt (and wrote extensively) that Russia's main challenge in the 21st century was to fight international terrorism—something that the new President agreed with (and still agrees with to this day). The President has long sought better relations with the Zionist entity as a result of his belief that one of Russia's main national interests in the region is reducing international terrorism. President Putin believes, for better or worse, that Israel can be a strategic partner in fighting international terrorism. However, President Putin and the entire policy class also believe in a two-state solution along the 1967 borders (in reference to the land Israel captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War) to allow for a future Palestinian state to exist alongside Israel. Furthermore, the Russian policy class believes that state sovereignty must be respected. On the former, Israel has made little to no effort and, on the latter, Israel has consistently overstepped its bounds with regards to state sovereignty, often pushing hard enough to destabilize the region.
A policy reversal by the Israelis on the Palestinian question – that is to disengage from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as fully withdrawing from Gaza – seems highly unlikely. Moreover, it also seems unlikely that Israel will cease its illegal excursions in other countries, such as what it is doing in the Syrian arena. This begs some fundamental questions: is Israel's belligerence putting its citizens in harm's way and, more importantly, is it risking losing Russia as a national security partner, with its fifty years of unofficial relations and twenty-plus years of official relations? If this is the case, then Israel will be putting itself in a very dangerous conundrum.
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It is true that Israel, for decades, has relied on the United States for military aid and moral support in the international community in times of war. However, since the fallout of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the United States has been slowly (but surely) leaving the scene. American citizens do not want their country to be extensively engaged in the Middle East or elsewhere. They would rather the exorbitant amount of money spent on these commitments abroad be invested in improving lives of American citizens through domestic programs, like healthcare, education, and increased job security. The direct lineage between the elections of candidates Barack Obama and Donald Trump (not John McCain, Mitt Romney, or Hillary Clinton) proves this to be the case. We are seeing further evidence of this as politicians vie for control of the Democratic Party. Voices within the party are justifiably asking questions out loud that have been asked behind closed doors for years. Questions like: why is it that a foreign country receives so much financial support from the United States when many of its own citizens still struggle to survive? As a result, support for Israel in the American political scene is waning, despite the Israeli lobby's claim. Today, only a certain portion of the Republican Party blindly supports Israel wholeheartedly. At some point, those voices will grow quieter and quieter or, at the very least, become less influential.
When America leaves the scene and becomes less influential on the international stage, Israel will be left alone. Yet, Israel can move eastward in pursuit of securing its national interests, creating a new alliance with Russia, a country that is more invested in the region today. This can be beneficial to Israel's national security but, for that to happen, Israel will need to change its course on both the Palestinian question and its excursions in the region. The decision is a "no-brainer" given that the current course is creating an outcome where Israeli citizens are endangered from rockets as well as stabbings, shootings, and car-ramming attacks.
As a result, support for Israel in the American political scene is waning, despite the Israeli lobby's claim. Today, only a certain portion of the Republican Party blindly supports Israel wholeheartedly. At some point, those voices will grow quieter and quieter or, at the very least, become less influential.
Russia, who seems to be invested in the region for the long haul, has been a willing partner thus far. Most recently this was evident when Russia –– in coordination with its military and the Syrians –– cooperated with Israel to help return the body of the fallen Israeli soldier, Zachary Baumel, who was killed in the 1982 "Lebanon War." However, the Israeli establishment cannot take its Russian counterparts for granted forever. While the vast majority of the Russian policy class and President Putin still seem to want better relations with Israel and are willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, this is not guaranteed going forward. The policy class is not homogenous and some within it can override the Russian President when they deem Russia's national interests are being jeopardized, as we saw when Russia finally decided to deliver its S300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria. Thus, if Israel continues its confrontational activity in the region and prolongs its actions towards the Palestinians, Russia has cards at its disposal that will be unfavorable to Israel—leaving Israel isolated and weaker.
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In 1988, nearly a decade after Iran's Islamic revolution, the country's leader-in-waiting faced a decision.
He could stay silent as Iran stepped up a campaign of mass executions, torture and gulag-style imprisonment against perceived internal opponents. Or he could follow his conscience and speak out.
Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri chose to take a stand.
It came at a high cost. Montazeri was dumped as the hand-picked successor to the revolution's leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. He would be declared a foe of the state and placed under house arrest for six years.
Its importance derives mostly from historical conjecture. Had Montazeri been elevated to power, Iran could have taken a very different course.
Montazeri was an unwavering critic of the ambitious reach of Iran's theocratic state. In broad terms, he felt the spirit of the revolution was betrayed as Khomeini and other clerics consolidated control after the Western-backed shah was ousted in 1979. The clerics, Montazeri believed, should stay on the sidelines as advisers and guides to the nation, while elected officials and hired-on-merit technocrats took the helm.
It came to a head in the final months of the country's 1980-1988 war with Iraq. Worn down by conflict and nearly bankrupt, Iran lashed back hard at those it deemed domestic enemies. They included Western-leaning students, ethnic minorities and opposition factions including the Mujahideen-e Khalq, or MEK, which had launched a failed guerrilla offensive.
A full accounting of what's called the "death commission" created by Khomeini has yet to be carried out. But thousands died — by hanging or firing squad or in places such as Tehran's Evin prison. According to an Amnesty report in 1990, "Thousands of people were executed between 1987 and 1990 including more than 2,000 political prisoners between July 1988 and January 1989." The MEK and other groups place the overall death toll much higher.
"Beware of 50 years from now, when people will pass judgment on the leader [Khomeini] and will say he was a bloodthirsty, brutal and murderous leader. ... I do not want history to remember him like that," added Montazeri, who was one of Khomeini's most trusted allies for decades before they parted ways.
A translation of the 40-minute recording was provided by an opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which has offices in Washington and other cities. Similar translations were made by various outlets, including the BBC's Persian Service.
The authenticity of the recording could not be independently verified. Montazeri's son, Ahmad, a moderate cleric, said Iranian intelligence officials ordered him Wednesday to remove the audio from the website, news reports said.
Maryam Rajavi, head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran opposition group, urged international prosecutors to use the tape as further evidence that can be used to press charges for the political slayings of the late 1980s. She noted that some of the officials who helped carry out the purges — such as Pourmohammadi and the others who met with Montazeri -- "have, from the beginning of this regime to the present day, held posts at the highest levels of the judicial, political and intelligence apparatuses."
Montazeri was placed under house arrest from 1997 until early 2003, leaving him effectively silenced during most of the term of reform-minded President Mohammad Khatami. But Montazeri had one more run left.
Iran's state-controlled media also got in one last shot. Reports of Montazeri's death ignored his central role in the Islamic revolution, referring to him dismissively as the "rioters' cleric."


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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 lung damage could lead to a transplant
Severe lung damage has been a serious outcome for COVID-19 patients who survive and face recovery from the disease.
"As we know, lungs are one of the major organs that are involved with COVID infection," says Dr. Sadia Shah, a Mayo Clinic transplant pulmonologist and critical care physician. "In severe cases, the patient's lungs can be significantly inflamed from the disease, leading to pneumonia and scarring of the lungs, also known as pulmonary fibrosis." She says that these are the patients who may need a lung transplant in the future.
In this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Shah talks about COVID-19 lung damage, speculation that there will be an increased need for lung transplants, and what improvements are being made in the field of lung transplantation.
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