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No More Con Games: Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now! (Part Two)
Posted By N.D. Jayaprakash On June 14, 2017 @ 12:56 am In articles 2015 | Comments Disabled
Nuclear Infrastructure
Another disturbing aspect is the extension of the huge nuclear infrastructure of the P-5 into the territories of the NNWS. Nuclear weapons are only one part of the nuclear infrastructure; an equally important part is the command, control, communication and intelligence (C3I) system. From a study conducted as early as 1985 and published in BAS, it was evident that:
(a) "Command, control, communication and intelligence (C3I) systems – the nervous system of the nuclear arsenals – are what gives the superpowers the confidence that they can fight and win a nuclear war."
(b) "…65 nations and territories house facilities of the nuclear infrastructure: the United States has nuclear related facilities in 40 foreign countries and territories, the Soviet Union in 11, Britain in 12 and France in 9." and
(c) "Every day, through training, reconnaissance, and exercise, the nuclear infrastructure makes dry run of nuclear war. Nuclear-free countries have already begun to realize, however crudely in some instances, that "protection" by this infrastructure entails provocation and high-risk operations." [23]
China is the only P-5 that has not set up C3I facilities on foreign territories so far. With the demise of the Soviet Union, the situation had marginally changed for the better. However, the fact remains that all the NWS, which have set up foreign nuclear infrastructural facilities, are guilty of violating Article – I of the NPT by exercising "control over" nuclear weapons by "transferring" nuclear infrastructure to "recipient" NNWS. Similarly, the NNWS that continue to host such vital facilities on their territories are guilty of violating Article – II of the NPT by "directly or indirectly" helping NWS to exercise "control over" nuclear weapons, which are deployed outside the territories of the P-5.
The discriminatory nature of the NPT also comes out starkly in Article – II of the NPT, which extracts an undertaking from the NNWS "not to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices" while the P-5 are exempted from giving any such undertaking. The consequence of such wholly unjustified exemption to the P-5 has proved to be very costly for humanity at large. Why was it that the stipulation "not to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons", which was applicable to the NNWS not made applicable to the P-5 as well? What were the insurmountable hurdles in the way of making that provision non-discriminatory? A stipulation could have been incorporated in the NPT to freeze testing and production of nuclear weapons. Therefore, it is abundantly clear that in the NPT all responsibilities and obligations were on the NNWS while the P-5 could not only continue to test, produce, stockpile nuclear weapons, and spread their tentacles worldwide but also assert the right to threaten as well as use such weapons on NNWS when it suits them!
No Restraint on Nuclear Tests/Stockpile
In other words, while horizontal proliferation (i.e., testing & acquisition of nuclear weapons) by the NNWS was prohibited under the NPT, there was no prohibition on vertical proliferation (i.e., testing, production, & stockpiling of nuclear weapons) by the P-5. As a result, between 1968 and 1995 (i.e., before signing the CTBT) the P-5 had carried out no less than 1186 nuclear weapon tests as opposed to 858 tests that the P-5 had carried out between 1945 and 1967 (i.e., before signing the NPT).[24]
That the NPT had clearly failed to restrain the aggressive policies of the P-5 is evident from the fact that while the entire stockpile of nuclear weapons (both strategic & as well as tactical ones) in 1968 had totaled 38,974, by 1986 the figure had shot up to 70,481.[25] As far as the strategic component alone was concerned, the U.S. stockpile, which was 4,839 in 1968, had reached a high of 13,002 warheads in 1987, while the Soviet Union's figure was 1,605 in 1968 and 11,320 in 1989 respectively.[26] The total destructive power of this huge nuclear arsenal was about 22,000 megatons of TNT, which was roughly equivalent to over 1,470,000 Hiroshima-type atom bombs.[27] The mind-boggling devastation this huge arsenal could have unleashed may well be imagined! Thus, 20 years after signing the NPT, the world had become a far more dangerous place to live in – all thanks to the framers of the NPT, who were intent on pandering to the whims and fancies of the P-5 and their allies. Can these facts be denied? For whose benefit was unbridled vertical proliferation permitted? Why did the NNWS remain mute spectators to this mindless nuclear arms race? The current stockpile of nuclear weapons is as follows: USA = 7000; Russia = 7290; Britain = 215; France = 300; China = 260; Israel = 80; India = 100-120; Pakistan = 110-130; and North Korea = 10; i.e., a total of 15395 warheads.[28]
Sidelining of Resolution 2028 (XX)
This perilous situation was a testimony to the fact that while formulating Articles – I & II of the NPT, no attempt was made to ensure that the signatories to the NPT would abide by the stipulations set out in Clause 2 of the UNGA Resolution 2028 (XX) of November 19, 1965. Three of the said stipulations were as follows:
(a) "The treaty should be void of any loop-holes which might permit nuclear or non-nuclear Powers to proliferate, directly or indirectly, nuclear weapons in any form.
(b) The treaty should embody an acceptable balance of mutual responsibilities and obligations of the nuclear and non-nuclear Powers;
(c) The treaty should be a step towards the achievement of general and complete disarmament…." [29]
As is evident, Articles – I & II of the NPT had left enough loopholes to help the P-5 to indulge in unbridled proliferation – both vertical as well as horizontal. Not only did the P-5 recklessly increase the stockpile of nuclear weapons (vertical proliferation) but also they thoughtlessly deployed nuclear weapons abroad – stationary ones at bases in territories of allies as well as occupied territories and mobile ones on submarines. Moreover, as noted in Paras 1-5 above, not only were responsibilities and obligations on the part of P-5 and NNWS different but also the P-5 took no step towards the achievement of nuclear disarmament let alone general and complete disarmament. Thereby, the said stipulations made in clause 2 of the said UNGA Resolution 2028 (XX) were rendered completely meaningless. All that the original signatories to the NPT (USA, USSR & UK) had to do to escape the ambit of these stipulations was to delete clauses 2(a)(b)(c)&(d), from the final text of the NPT, which was signed on July 01, 1968. [However, clause 2(e) was incorporated as Article – VII of the NPT.] Incidentally, UNGA Resolution No.2028 (XX) was titled "A Treaty to Prevent the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" and it was proposed by India and seven other non-aligned countries. It was against the non inclusion of the said stipulations in clause 2, which rendered the NPT not only discriminatory but also meaningless, that India had refused to sign the NPT.
Discriminatory Nature of the NPT
The thoroughly discriminatory nature of the NPT again comes out clearly in Article III(1) of the NPT, which states as follows:
"Each non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept safeguards, as set forth in an agreement to be negotiated and concluded with the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Agency's safeguards system, for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of its obligations assumed under this Treaty with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices…." [30]
As per Article III(1) of the NPT, nuclear facilities of only the NPT-member NNWS were to be placed under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s safeguards system. This was for the exclusive purpose of verifying whether the said NNWS were fulfilling their obligations, which they had assumed under the NPT, i.e., to use nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes and not divert the same for building weapons of mass destruction. While all the nuclear facilities of the said NNWS were to be covered by IAEA's "Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement"[31], the P-5 were "not obliged to conclude safeguards agreements"![32] After making this revelation, the IAEA grudgingly went on to state that: "the five declared nuclear weapon States have agreed that IAEA safeguards may be applied to all or part of their civil nuclear activities"[33], through what is called "Voluntary Safeguards Agreement".[34] This implies that some civilian nuclear facilities and all the military nuclear facilities of the P-5 are wholly exempt from the voluntary safeguards agreement, which amounts to a clear case of discrimination against the NNWS over whom the IAEA has the "right and obligation to ensure", i.e., to compulsorily conclude, a comprehensive safeguards agreement covering all nuclear facilities of the NNWS. Therefore, by definition, the present NPT does not embody an acceptable balance of mutual responsibilities and obligations of the nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states as originally envisaged in Clause 2(b) of the UNGA Resolution 2028 (XX) dated November 19, 1965.[35] As is apparent, Article – III of the NPT sets out conditions & obligations, which are strict and inflexible for the NNWS but lax and flexible for the P-5. Moreover, as shown below, the conditions and obligations set out for the P-5 NWS under Article – VI of the NPT are extremely lax and very flexible.
Lifeless Article – VI
It would appear that Article – VI of the treaty had fulfilled the principle stipulated in Clause 2(c) of the UNGA Resolution 2028 (XX)[36], which was that: "The treaty should be a step towards the achievement of general and complete disarmament and, more particularly, nuclear disarmament". On the contrary, the wording of Article – VI betrays its intent and purpose. It says that: "Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a Treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control."[37] As is apparent, it is a completely vague statement because the issue of nuclear disarmament in the first place should have been addressed solely to the P-5 and not to "Each of the Parties to the Treaty." This is because other than the P-5 no other nation across the world was known to possess nuclear weapons at the time of signing the NPT in 1968.
Instead of placing the onus of nuclear disarmament squarely on the NWS, there was an attempt to obfuscate the issue by making it appear that the NNWS also had an equal role in nuclear disarmament. While NNWS could at best give an undertaking not to acquire nuclear weapons and place all their nuclear facilities, if any, under strict IAEA safeguards, how could they be disarmed of weapons that they did not possess in the first place? What could the NNWS possibly do other than to urge the NWS to end the nuclear arms race and to begin the process of nuclear disarmament? It is impossible to carry out clandestine nuclear weapons programme anywhere on Earth without the knowledge of one or the other P-5 or the governments of the NNWS in whose territory such activity could possibly take place. This is because, the level of scientific & technical know-how, the number of skilled personnel, and the size of infrastructure required for the purpose are significantly high. Considering the advanced level of detection and monitoring mechanisms that were available even at the time of signing the NPT, any possibility of some disgruntled group or organisation carrying out wholly clandestine nuclear weapon programme could have been completely ruled out.
Article – VI also did not specify any time-frame within which to end the nuclear arms race or even for initiating the process of nuclear disarmament. Moreover, what do the phrases "negotiations in good faith" and "at an early date" supposed to mean? In fact, they are merely inbuilt 'escape clauses' to assist the P-5 to eschew their obligation to begin negotiations to end the nuclear arms race and eliminate the stockpile of nuclear weapons. Is it not an appalling situation that even 49 years after the signing of the NPT in 1968, the nuclear weapon powers have not been able to find an "early date" for beginning the process of nuclear disarmament?
The worthwhile role that the NNWS could have actively played was by interacting with the NWS to help formulate the necessary policies for advancing the cause of nuclear disarmament and peace. But was it lack of initiative on the part of the NNWS, which failed to curb the nuclear arms race and which was responsible for holding back the process of nuclear disarmament? One of the principles on which the NPT was to be based, as per Clause 2(d) of the UNGA Resolution 2028 (XX), was that: "There should be acceptable and workable provisions to ensure the effectiveness of the treaty"[38] What are the workable provisions in Article – VI that would have made it effective? There was none at all! The reasons are simple: Article – VI was not designed to have either workable or effective provisions. Whereas, the effectiveness of Article – III, as far as the NNWS were concerned, is hardly in doubt since its workable provisions, which the IAEA implements, were very tough and stringent.
Why couldn't the NWS give an unequivocal commitment to cease the nuclear arms race forthwith – by agreeing to freeze all nuclear weapon programmes – pending initiation of the process of nuclear disarmament at the time of signing the NPT? Why was it not appropriate to pursue negotiations on effective measures relating to nuclear disarmament immediately after the NPT entered into force? Was it the NNWS, which were hindering the process of nuclear disarmament? Were prolonged negotiations really necessary for the NWS even to express a commitment to cease the nuclear arms race? Therefore, there is absolutely no doubt that Article – VI of the NPT was merely the carrot at the end of the long stick to lead the peace movement up the garden path! The complete failure during the last five decades to get a firm commitment from the NWS to end the nuclear arms race and begin the process of abolition of nuclear weapons is a testimony to that fact.
Why was an explicit provision not included in the NPT to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons by the NWS especially against NNWS? Who stood to gain from the absence of such a provision – the nuclear weapon states or the non-nuclear weapon states? This was yet another deliberate loophole in the treaty in favour of the NWS. When the NNWS insisted on security assurances from the NWS, they were again hoodwinked into believing that Resolution 255 that was adopted by the UNSC on June 19, 1968[39] would provide such security to the NNWS. The fact was that the security that the said Resolution 255 was supposed to guarantee to the NNWS was a complete sham. It was not worth the scrap of paper it was written on and those who proposed that Resolution knew that very well! Believe it or not, it was called "positive" security assurance to NNWS, i.e., after a NNWS becomes "a victim of an act…in which nuclear weapons are used", the Security Council promises to step in and take measures to maintain international security! Could there have been a more absurd proposition to assuage the fears of the NNWS (that the Security Council will step in to provide security to a NNWS after the latter becomes a victim of a nuclear attack!)?
[To be continued]
Click here to read part one.
N.D. Jayaprakash is Joint Secretary of the Delhi Science Forum and National Coordination Committee Member of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (India). He can be reached at jaypdsf@gmail.com
[23] "Focus on Nuclear Infrastructure", BAS June/July 1985, pp.12, 13 & 15 at: https://books.google.ca/books?id=BgYAAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true
[24] "Known Nuclear Tests Worldwide: 1945-1998", BAS Nov./Dec. 1998, p.66 at: https://books.google.ca/books?id=sgsAAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true
[25] "Global Nuclear Weapon Stockpile 1945-2006", BAS July/August 2006, p.66 at:
file:///C:/Users/admin/Downloads/10.2968-062004017Figure1062004017.pdf
[26] SIPRI Yearbook 1991, p. 25
[27] http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/Peace/E/pNuclear4_1.html
[28] See: https://www.sipri.com/sites/default/files/Nuclear%20Stockpile-2016-SIPRI.pdf. The total destructive power of the world's nuclear weapon stockpile had reduced from the high of 22,000 megaton TNT in 1986 to about 6600 megaton TNT in 2017 (see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/23/without-trump-putin-building-many-nuclear-weapons-world-could/ April 28, 2017), which was nearly one ton of TNT for killing every human-being on Earth. The widespread devastation this magnitude of destructive power could potentially unleash, therefore, continues to be of a very high order. Moreover, considering that a standard hand-grenade contains only about 60 grams of TNT as explosive material, one ton of TNT per human-being would be equivalent to the destructive power (excluding radiation effects) packed in over 16,600 hand-grenades for killing each human-being on Earth! It is to be noted that this huge nuclear explosive power is in addition to the so-called "conventional" explosive power, which is stockpiled in the arsenals of the nations across the world. This apocalyptical scene is an indication of the gravity of the challenge that is still confronting humanity today.
[29] http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/2028(XX)
[30] Op cit. (fn.3)
[31] "Under a comprehensive safeguards agreement, the IAEA has the right and obligation to ensure that safeguards are applied on all nuclear material in the territory, jurisdiction or control of the State…" See:https://www.iaea.org/topics/safeguards-agreements
[32] http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/25/070/25070424.pdf, p.2
[34] "The five nuclear-weapon States parties to the NPT have concluded voluntary offer safeguards agreements under which the IAEA applies safeguards to nuclear material in facilities that the State has voluntarily offered and the IAEA has selected for the application of safeguards." See: https://www.iaea.org/topics/safeguards-agreements
[35] Op cit. (fn.28)
[37] Op. cit. (fn.3)
[39] http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/255(1968)
URL to article: https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/14/no-more-con-games-abolish-nuclear-weapons-now-part-two/


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Americans must recognize economic classes
By Bruce T. Boccardy (Posted Jun 04, 2021)
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Class Identification
You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here, you can come and borrow money. What does that get us? A discontented, lazy rabble instead of a thrifty working class.
—Henry Potter, banker commenting on the people who reside in Bedford Falls and were helped by the Building & Loan company instead of crawling to Potter and his predatory bank lending policies.
This was excerpted from the holiday classic film "It's a Wonderful Life." It is one of the few times when the term "working class" was used in a widely seen cultural medium.
There appears to be a reluctance in the United States to wear the mantle of "working class." Its connotation appears to be a relic from the economic revolutions of Europe in the late nineteenth century.
In the United States, the denotation is not worn proudly, but rather as having a slight tinge of being beneath the other more affluent and educated classes above it.
President Biden asserted in his speech to Congress on April 28:
And it recognizes something that I've always said: Wall Street didn't build this country. The middle class built this country. And unions built the middle class.
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Moreover, it was only attained after unions were established by working-class people in epic conflicts with the United States' controlling class.
Regardless, it shows how reluctant politicians are to identify the vast majority of employees in the United States as "working class."
However, they remain the economic class that built the nation's now failing economy.
Conventional Views
Scholars and academics analyze, define, and redefine social classes. There are truckloads of literature that identify the historical development of social, political, and economic groups by income and wealth.
Mainstream sociologists tend to parse and expand social classes from a distinct, controlling economic class.
C. Wright. Mills was an acclaimed social conflict theorist. Mills argued in his classic 1956 book, "The Power Elite" that a small group of individuals within the political, military, and corporate realms actually held the majority of power within the United States.
Mills asserted that a small group of largely males dominated the social, political and economic structure of America. However, he rejected the identifier "ruling class." His description of the demographic that dominated American life was the "power elite."
G. William Domhoff, prominent sociologist presented the case that there was a "power elite" in his 1967 book "Who Rules America."
Oliver C. Cox, esteemed black sociologist, however, did not avoid the distinct economic class dominance in American society in his exhaustive study in 1948, "Caste, Class and Race." Professor Cox emphasized that "economic class" was the basis in determining social classes.
Unquestionably, there exists a comparatively small economic class in the United States that controls the political, social, environmental, and foreign policies of the country.
Their policy views often do not comport with the views of working people on issues that affect the vast majority of Americans and why would they?
Maintaining their economic status drives every important policy issue in the country.
Actual Economic Classes
Controlling Class
The controlling class—aka the "One Percent, the "Ruling Class," the "Power Elite," the "Ruling Elite" and the "Upper Class"—owns most of the income and wealth in our economic model, but that's the cursory view.
What matters is their power.
This class is comprised of owners and boards of directors. They exist at the municipal, state, federal and international levels.
They own or control the primary methods of producing goods and services in the country; they decide the organization and distribution of those goods and services. They control the workplace of those in the working class and "middle class." They are the bulwark against a democratic economic model.
Working Middle Class
The "working middle class" is below the controlling class. In the media and literature this demographic is identified as the "middle class."
This class identification resonates with most Americans.
"Middle class" is often used to promote the existing economic model in the United States implying that everyone existing in the expansive "middle class" is economically comfortable or should be.
However, it is clearly an artificial metric that merely serves to give a measure of false security to working people against the perceived judgements of others. It is promoted by the controlling class to keep working people divided.
The polls also reflect Americans' preoccupation with it.
For example, in a 2015 poll by the Pew Research Center, people were asked to self-identify their economic class.
The poll noted that there were at least 12 different definitions of "middle class." When all 12 definitions were considered, over 90 percent of the U.S. population would qualify as "middle class."
T.G. Bottomore, a leading authority on classes wrote about the "middle class" in his 1966 work "Classes in Modern Society." He asserted that the prevailing economic model served to create the "middle class." Bottomore saw it as a social construct that emphasized status rather than economic position.
However, noted economist Michael Zweig, articulated the similarities between the "middle class" and the working class in his 2006 book "America's Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret."
He identified the "middle class" as professionals, small business owners and managers, and supervisors. They share many of the same conditions as working-class people do such as the instability of the market, government overreach, comprehensive healthcare and retirement security.
Also housing purchases, non-healthcare insurance, exorbitant education costs and prescription drug prices are similar conditions for both classes.
He also included college teachers, public defender lawyers, medical professionals, and public school teachers in the demographic.
Indeed, the working middle class shares many of the same associations with the controlling class as working-class people do. They may be compensated better, but the power to control their economic reality is similar to the working class. Their positions depend entirely on the decisions and caprices of the controlling class.
The tiny number of celebrities in entertainment and sports industries must be mentioned. They are often compensated with lucrative contracts. They can live lifestyles that most people only dream about if that's a dream in the first place.
However, they are still employees, no matter how bloated their bank accounts or portfolios. Unless they become owners of entities that employ others, they are merely high paid workers dependent on the controlling class of billionaire owners and boards of directors.
To be sure, some of these individuals must be complimented for using their celebrity platforms to advocate for issues affecting working people. However, their numbers are insignificant to the demographic and they remain as outliers to the rest of the working middle class.
Economists can also muddy up basic, clear definitions of class.
Guy Standing, prominent British economist came up with a novelty in his 2011 book The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class. Standing asserted the an international social class now exists who are in a constant state of precarity without predictability or stability in the workforce. He combined the words "proletariat" and "precarious" to arrive with the identifier "precariot."
With considerable respect to Professor Standing's impressive work, this identifier is gratuitous. The working people described here are still a demographic in the working class. There is no reason to single out these people with a fanciful portmanteau that brings little insight on the composition of the working class. This applies to the "gig" economy as well.
It is consistent with America's narrative that about 62 percent of employees in the workforce are working class.
Zwieg identified the working class as white-collar bank tellers, call-center employees, cashiers, blue-collar machinists, construction workers, assemble line employees, secretaries, nurses, and home healthcare employees.
Also included are the significant numbers of service industry and healthcare employees.
These employees have little control over the content or conditions of their workplace unless they are fortunate enough to be unionized. However, without a robust resurgence of the labor movement, the number of union members today will remain pitifully small.
Power, Not Income or Wealth
The ultimate definition of economic class rests with the identification of power in the economy.
Those with economic power must be identified and how our society strives for democratic ideals.
Political democracy is impossible without economic democracy.
Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, respected economists, wrote a paper in April 2014. They reported that policymaking in the United States is dominated by powerful business organizations.
They concluded that "America's claim to a democratic society is seriously threatened."
This was not a cataclysmic revelation to those who track corporate "crime, fraud and abuse" as Ralph Nader aptly described it.
However, their conclusion was disturbing and prescient in light of recent events as elements of the country veer toward fascism manipulated by oligarchs of the controlling class.
No political movement, however motivated by righteously moral intentions can advance without a blueprint that accurately identifies the demographics involved.
From spiritual progressives relying on faith-based initiatives to secular progressive organizations the participants must be identified accurately by their economic power or lack of it.
A simplified definition of economic classes will allow a better understanding of political machinations that work against economic democracy.
It will also facilitate a plan to address the continuing issues of racism and sexism in our society.
Economic class is the basis of both.
Although the mainstream media painstakingly avoids that view, the F.D.M. crowd (Facts Don't Matter) will eventually figure it out at some level.
Consider that the frustration and venom of Mr. Trump's base would evaporate if they had opportunities for decent, sustainable jobs with healthcare, education, housing, nutrition and a clean environment.
Instead of the relentless and witless indoctrination from the controlling class through its coopted and corporate supported media they might redirect that discontent to the source.
The working middle class and working class are natural allies.
They exist largely in the same power associations controlled by the controlling class. Their numbers approximate 99 percent of working people if defined by economic power.
Subscribing to a concept of democracy demands an acknowledgement of the continuing plague visited on a significant majority of Americans. These people deserve better from an economic model.
George Bailey, said it best, again in "It's a Wonderful Life" when addressing Henry Potter's attempt to take over the Building and Loan company.
Do you know how long it takes for a working man to save five thousand dollars? Just remember Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about… They do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community.
They still do.
About Bruce T. Boccardy
Bruce T. Boccardy is economics/labor advisor for the Small Planet Institute in Cambridge. He is former president of Massachusetts Service Employees International Local 888, Public Sector Division; former labor representative of the Massachusetts Joint Labor-Management Committee; and former consultant for the National Association of Government Employees.
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Above: Tower Bridge and the Tower of London seen from Westow Hill.
Inner London has been likened to a saucer because there are hills to be found but, compared to the size of the land, they only rise by a small amount. In fact, the analogy is a good one if you consider a cross-section of Inner London from north to south. Both the cross section of the land and of a saucer are very similar. Of course, working east to west through the centre of London, the land is flat and almost level.
There are a few small hills in Inner London – like Denmark Hill and Herne Hill. However, the highest land is to be found along a ridge to the north of Central London – with place names like Stamford Hill, Highgate and Hampstead. In the south, there is another ridge topped by a long winding road called Sydenham Hill, Crystal Palace Parade and Westow Hill.
The last named road has one of the finest vantage points in Inner London. The turnings off one side of this road 'drop like a stone' due to the steep gradient. On a clear sunny day, when the air across London is not filled with smog, the views are superb, making it possible to see places of interest like the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. The approximate distance from Westow Hill to Tower Bridge is about six miles.
If you know the riverside around Tower Bridge, it may be worth pointing out that the white walls below a grey cupula (in front of Tower Bridge) are the top part of the building that was once Courage Brewery. The building is now luxury apartments. At the same level as the old brewery but further to the right are the tops of more white walls. You may just be able to read the two words Butler's Wharf. The wharf, one of the largest in Inner London has also been converted into luxury apartments with the well-known Pont de la Tour Restaurant at pavement level. If you are wondering about the horizon in the background, it is part of a ridge on which Alexandra Palace stands.
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Tesla has announced it will move its company headquarters to Texas from California.
Chief executive Elon Musk announced the move at the electric carmaker's annual shareholders' meeting in Austin.
Mr Musk had fallen out with local politicians in Alameda county, California, the location of a key Tesla factory, over its Covid response.
He gave several reasons for the move, telling shareholders its Californian factory in Fremont was "jammed".
California was also a difficult place for his employees to find affordable housing, he told shareholders.
"There's a limit to how big you can scale it in the Bay Area. In Austin our factory is like five minutes from the airport, 15 minutes from downtown," he said.
The billionaire technology entrepreneur has had an fractious relationship at times with California.
In May, Musk had a high profile spat with local politicians in California after he was ordered to keep Tesla's Fremont plant closed.
He tweeted: "Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately." However the move had not been confirmed until now.
Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately. The unelected & ignorant "Interim Health Officer" of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense!
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Despite moving its headquarters, Mr Musk also said that the company planned to increase output from its California and Nevada factories by 50%.
"This is not a matter of, sort of, Tesla leaving California," he said.
Tesla is not the first company to move to Texas. In 2020, tech powerhouse Oracle announced it was moving from Silicon Valley to Austin.
Technology firm HP and carmaker Toyota have also moved their US headquarters to Texas from California.
California has stronger labour laws, and higher living costs and taxes than other states, while Texas is known for cheaper labour and less stringent regulation.
Mr Musk moved his home to Texas from California at the end of last year to focus on Tesla's new car manufacturing plant there.
His SpaceX rocket company has a launch site in the southern tip of Texas.
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Magic set to make Bobcats disappear
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By MIKE CRANSTON
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In front of a boisterous, hostile crowd and facing a team in desperation mode, the Orlando Magic showcased their depth, grit and poise when it mattered most.
Imagine how good they could be if their superstar center played more than half the game.
No Dwight Howard, no problem for the Magic, who got 32 points from sudden star Jameer Nelson to overcome another frustrating, foul-filled game by their big man in a 90-86 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats yesterday.
Spoiling Charlotte's return to the playoff stage after an eight-year absence, the Magic took a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round series despite being without Howard for the final 3:32 after he fouled out.
"You've got to admire them with Dwight getting foul trouble and fouling out how they still didn't fold," Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. "They were disciplined and executed. They got a well-deserved win."
For the third straight game and two days after Orlando was assessed $70,000 in fines for complaining about the officiating, Howard played about half the game, finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks.
After Howard was sidelined for good, Nelson had a key bucket and backup center Marcin Gortat hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to put it away.
The defending Eastern Conference champions can clinch a spot in the second round with a win in Game 4 tomorrow.
"I think this is a big test for me, learning how to keep my composure in tough situations," said Howard, who has played in only 83 of 144 minutes in the series because of chronic foul trouble.
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Saint Vincent made the decision in February of 2017 to add the sport of women's bowling. They were able to put together a team for the fall, starting competition just over nine months later. The 2017 team was the school's first-ever women's bowling team for the Bearcats. They began competition in November of 2017, compiling a first-year record of 25-26.
Head coach Jeff Zidek looks forward to a young, energetic team for the upcoming year, as he will be leading three sophomores and seven freshmen. The Bearcats, who will be bowling at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg for their home matches, will be led by sophomore Dani Koehler who took first place in two tournaments last year and led the team in average.
The AMCC is proud to be the first and only NCAA Divison III bowling conference in the country, and expects to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA association-wide tournament in 2019. Other AMCC bowling programs include Hilbert College, Medaille College, Mount Aloysius College, New Jersey City University, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Behrend, and Pitt-Bradford. The Bearcats will be a familiar face to most AMCC members, as they competed against all conference schools, with the exception of Penn State Altoona and Mount Aloysius, last season.
"We are very excited to welcome Saint Vincent College bowling to the AMCC family," stated AMCC Commissioner Donna Ledwin. "In just one year they have established themselves as a very solid program and will no doubt prove to be competitive with our teams from the get-go."


WASHINGTON (AP) - The truce in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China should boost rattled financial markets, at least likely through year's end, experts say. But the stock market's wild gyrations of recent months likely will persist as the two countries strain to reach a permanent accord.
"I think the market will probably respond quite favorably," Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist for CFRA, said in reference to the temporary trade accord. "I do think that a Santa Claus rally is in the making.
Stocks soared, with the S& P 500 rising nearly 5 percent for the week. The closely watched index is now up 3.2 for the year and, with the U.S.-China tentative agreement now in hand, some analysts expect it could post a gain for the year in the mid-single digits.
Volatility has been a hallmark of the market recently. According to S& P Dow Jones Indices, the S& P 500 closed with a gain or loss of 1 percent or more on 18 of 44 trading days in October and November. There were eight such days in all of 2017.
That means even with the encouraging results of the Group of 20 summit, "There will still be a cloud hanging over the market," ETrade's Loewengart said.


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Being diagnosed with a chronic condition brings up a lot of questions. Some of them include: What's my life going to be like? How will my relationships be affected? Will I be normal? And the ultimate question: Why me?
Did any of these questions come up for you? Along with a few of your own?
And then there's the steps forward followed by steps back that are part of getting through the first year.
Most likely, you've had your share of emotional ups and downs. Like anger, sadness, and fear. Those are the big ones.
I grew up in Michigan where we used to have a saying that went something like: if you don't like the weather in Michigan just wait awhile because it's sure to change. It's been my experience in working with my clients that this might also be a good way to describe the emotional impact of being newly diagnosed.
The First Year Can Be Rough. But You Can Learn to Cope.
My clients talk to me about how the initial shock of receiving an unexpected diagnosis at some point gives way to feelings that can be unfamiliar, scary, and at times overwhelming. Experiencing all those emotions, as difficult as that can be, is a big part of learning to live with your chronic condition.
Let yourself feel. Putting a lid on your emotions doesn't make them go away. Actually it does the opposite. It makes them stronger. Feelings are just feelings, so let them bubble up and release them into the light of day. Go off to a quiet place and do it on your own, if that works best for you, or with a willing listener. Have a good cry if you need to.
Be kind and patient! Show yourself the compassion you would show to someone else in your shoes. You're doing the best you can.
Find a safe place to talk. Find someone who can listen without making you feel judged, and who won't get caught up in trying to "fix" you because of their own feelings of helplessness. You may have a family member of or a friend who can help, but if you don't, consider talking to a mental health professional who is experienced in working with clients who are facing chronic conditions.
Confront the fear factor. Fear is only a feeling. Struggling against it can keep you frozen in place. Acknowledge your fear, and you take a lot of its power away, even if it comes back to visit once in awhile.
Consider this perspective: You're going through a grief process. A chronic condition most likely means that life isn't going to be the way you thought it would be. With that realization comes a feeling of loss. And like any other loss, it is only human to grieve. Through grief, we learn to accept, and prepare ourselves to move forward in life.
Make a spiritual connection. Embracing a Higher Power can mean a lot of things. Being part of a religious denomination. Incorporating spiritual practices like meditation. Spending time with people you care about. Reading books or listening to music that inspires you. Spirituality, as you define it, can help you to get through a difficult time.
Accept the "new normal." Why me? Go ahead and ask that question. A diagnosis is another reminder that life isn't fair. And it's left you at a fork in the road. You can fall into hopelessness or you can be hopeful. Sure, life may be different. And no, you didn't choose this. But look at it this way: when you admit to what you don't have control over, you free yourself up to focus on what you can control.
Choose to get moving. Update your life strategy based on what's realistic and what's possible. Seize the day, each and every day.
Just diagnosed? Take good care of yourself. Body, mind, and spirit.


The floodwaters are slowly going down. The relentless destruction of the Bow and Elbow Rivers is dissipating. But now, the reality of the tragedy is setting in. Some of your people are devastated. Some of your people are scared. Some of your people are tired. Some of your people need hope. Your people need leadership; your people need you.
What will you do today to embody hope? What will you do today to show leadership and compassion to each of your people? How will you show them you, the real you?


Crystalline lakes and spectacular sunsets provide an ideal setting for solitude, relaxation and recreation any time of the year. The lands of the Adirondack Forest Preserve surround Lapland Lake with its hundreds of carefully managed private acres. In this secluded mountain setting, cozy, comfortable surroundings and warm hospitality are reminiscent of Finland.
Founded more than 38 years ago by U.S. Olympian Olavi Hirvonen and currently owned and operated by Paul and Kathy Zahray, this complete four-season Lapland Lake resort is the ultimate relaxation destination. In spring, summer and fall, Lapland Lake's facilities are available exclusively to overnight guests, preserving the serene atmosphere our customers savor.
Adirondack lodging is offered in ten immaculate and private tupas, housekeeping cottages, each with a fully-equipped kitchen containing a full size refrigerator-freezer, stove-oven-broiler, microwave, electric coffeemaker, toaster and all utensils, pots, pans and dishware. Each tupa has its own barbecue grill and fire pit and contains a living room, two, three or four bedrooms perfect for singles, couples or families, screened porch, bath with shower, electric heat, and cozy woodstove with complimentary wood and linens supplied.
Secluded, pristine Woods Lake is a pleasant walk or bike ride from the tupas along a gentle gravel pathway that winds through the resort's woodlands. Children delight in the private, sandy beach, and parents take comfort in knowing there is a softly sloping lake bottom – a swimmer's paradise! This virtually untouched 70-acre wilderness lake provides the perfect setting for lounging and soaking up the sun's warmth. The absence of motorboats and jet skis ensures a completely tranquil environment – perfect for whiling away the hours with a good book or napping in our lakeside hammock.
Hiking opportunities abound on our private 30+-mile trail system, 3-mile nature trail and adjacent protected state forestland. Sightings of white-tail deer, the majestic blue heron and hearing the haunting calls of our loons create unforgettable memories. The Benson Trailhead of the famed 133+ mile marked and mapped Northville-Lake Placid Trail is just off our property and offers an amazing wilderness experience for hikers.
Canoe, kayak or row lazily, and perhaps fish for smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, bullhead, perch, pickerel, and brook trout. Enjoy a scenic bike ride, play a lawn game, indulge yourself with a visit to our Finnish woodburning sauna or with massage therapy. Enjoy an evening campfire – every tupa is provided with an outdoor fire pit. Take this opportunity to delight in quality time with one another.
For those wishing to partake of motorized watercraft activities, there are several marinas on the nearby Great Sacandaga Lake that rent motorboats and pontoon boats. For those with their own power boats, the public boat launch on the Great Sacandaga Lake is a mere 9-mile drive. Fishing guides may be hired here – the Sacandaga Lake once held the world record for pike!
We are fortunate to be within a 20-30 minute drive from several excellent restaurants, two of which offer lakefront dining on the Great Sacandaga Lake and another of which is located in the charming Village of Northville. Others, located within a 30-45 minute drive, offer options to enjoy splendid mountain views, a village setting or a 1700's tavern rich in history. Two of these are owned and operated by graduates of the renowned Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
Nearby attractions include horseback riding, river rafting, golfing, tennis and the lovely Lake George and Saratoga regions. Check out our regional calendar of events for wonderful activities!
Enjoy the splendor of the Adirondacks enhanced by warm Finnish hospitality every season of the year at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center!


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Radiometrics is the world's leading manufacturer of Wind and Thermodynamic Profiling Systems for operational forecasting and atmospheric research. Our SkyCast™ total profiler system delivers continuous wind, temperature and humidity profiles from the surface to the stratosphere™. This new, highly adaptable instrumentation suite includes Radiometrics' MP-Series microwave temperature, humidity and liquid profilers, RAPTOR™ radar wind profilers, boundary layer acoustic wind profilers...
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R.P.O. ATTEX is a scientific company which specializes in remote sensing technologies and its utilization in both fundamental and applied investigation areas. Main company Product is the modificated Meteorological Temperature Profiler MTP-5. MTP-5 is an instrument for measurement temperature profiles up to 1000 meters height. This unique device has next features: all weather operation, self-calibrating system, continuous work and user-friendly software. Since 1992 about 85 devices in 14 countrie...
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