For those in the Tokyo community who don't know her, know of her or haven't attended one of her celebrated Parties For Peace DJ soirees, Peace Boat International Coordinator and activist Emilie McGlone is motivated and charismatic, a deadly combination when it comes to getting what she wants. Luckily her wish list is not laden with the many luxuries lining Ginza boutiques but rather consists of the altruistic desire to help people. That and party. Party positively, of course. It's a long story, but an interesting one, and she tells it better than I.
HESO Magazine: What exactly is Parties 4 Peace?
Emilie Mclone: It's a non-profit event production group that creates parties to promote peace through music and dance. We do this by bringing people together from all nations, cultures and backgrounds, in the hopes of creating greater international understanding and peace. We work with DJs who volunteer their time and talent by playing P4P events for free, the venues of which are also donated. All profits from the events are donated towards peace promoting NGOs and support projects such as AIDS education in Ghana, environmental awareness in Cambodia, community building in El Salvador and various other peace projects happening around the world today.
HM: How did it start?
EM: I started out as a volunteer Spanish teacher with Peace Boat in 2004. Just after I finished a bike ride from Hokkaido to Okinawa, I got in contact with Peace Boat saying that I was interested in organizing a program in Chile, but I got recruited to go on board for three months, and we went to Patagonia and stopped in Chile which really inspired me to want to do more with Peace Boat in South America. After that trip I became a staff member but went back to Chile in the interim and worked with an environmental NGO called CODEFF (National Committee For The Defense of Flora & Fauna) working with people on environmental protection and education, as well as being heavily involved in the Patagonia project, which would make Patagonia a Unesco World Heritage Site and prevent it from being developed by multi-national corporations that would completely destroy the entire ecosystem. I became involved with CODEFF on after meeting two members on Peace Boat and becoming more aware of what's going on.
HM: How did Peace Boat get started?
EM: Peace Boat's first voyage- Yokohama – Ogasawara – Iwo Jima – Guam – Saipan – Tokyo- was organized in 1983 by a group of Japanese university students as a creative response to government censorship regarding Japan's past military aggression in the Asia-Pacific. They chartered a ship to visit neighboring countries with the aim of learning first-hand about the war from those who experienced it and initiating people-to-people exchange. There was no mention about the aggression which originated in Japan toward Korea, China, the Philippines, etc. They didn't understand why, for example, people in China felt hatred toward them and couldn't grasp the reasoning behind the animosity between Japanese and Koreans. The idea is based upon one-to-one connection and conversation between people as well as trying to understand the culture and the history of each individual country. Each year after that they got more and more people to go with them on their trips and chip in money to rent the boat, all the while expanding the idea to include inviting university professors to give lectures on the boat in order to prepare for each intended port of call. From 1983-1990 they did voyages throughout Asia, making their first voyage to Korea in 1989. From 1990 they went on their first international voyage, which thinking about it now, how expensive it is, I have no idea how they pulled it off. I think Peace Boat was one of the first cruise ships to really go all the way around the world. We are still the one of the only ships to go on global trips four times a year. All this has resulted in writing our own versions of history textbooks, including the Asia Common HIstory textbook – Peace Boat has been deeply involved in the creation of a common history textbook, written in consultation with civil society from Japan, China and Korea.
HM: An NGO version of history.
EM: Yes. Peace Boat is not just about traveling, but about learning while traveling, seeing with your own eyes and meeting people face to face. Hearing about these issues which we are not normally faced with in our daily lives, but that are happening all the time around us without us being aware of them nor our own involvement, i.e. what we buy and where we invest our money. There are so many different ways to learn and explore and find out, so many possible projects, it's really endless, the possibilities of Peace Boat.
HM: What do you do for Peace Boat?
EM: I work for the NGO side of Peace Boat and I'm in charge of making different exchange programs and study courses passengers can choose to participate in in each of the ports we visit. Now I'm working on a website in an effort to tie everything -Peace Boat, CODEFF, the Patagonia project- together, I'm fundraising through Parties For Peace to bring six students on board the next trip – two from Chile, two from Uruguay and two from Argentina, along with a coordinator from Chile and Colombia- who would give lectures and workshops on issues in their home countries, as well as brainstorming how better to protect the common South American environment through greater cooperation in activism and art.
HM: Sounds great. How exactly is Parties For Peace fundraising?
EM: Parties For Peace was created specifically for the purpose of raising money for all these projects. The main fundraising for the Patagonica project is the two-day snowboarding weekend we've done for five years called the Alpine Tech Fest up in Minakami in Gunma near Takaragawa Onsen. The onsen is a series of mixed outdoor hot springs in a river with foot bridges and…oh, it's so nice. Actually we're putting on our last event before DJ Ryo Tsutsui and I "Fly" to Chile for the Patagonica tour in February, hence the name. We've decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from FLY to the disaster relief project to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti as well as to protect nature in Chile, so everyone should come out to Favela in Aoyama on Friday!
A Peace Boat, Parties For Peace & London Calling Collaboration!


From Object To Serpent - A day dream lived. A day dream lived.
From object I become serpent.
Yet there is a persistence as I am called from primitive to rendered form.
I exist in multiple states at the same time.
I am both primitive and render, called and yet incompletely processed.
Though in this image I am completely processed.


Don't take ANYONE's word for what "the law is". If you understand common law you have a TOTALLY different understanding of law than most people including trained lawyers. Legislated Acts are a different form of law.
Why are lawyers misunderstanding the law?
Because lawyers are not generally trained in common law processes or principles. They learn the civil law polices, procedures that the system enforcing the legal games that are designed to trick, trap and manipulate their clients into…. well you know, you're here!
Finding the Acts that appear to be law is easy. Reading Acts is not tough, but there are some tricks to know. We'll look at one right now and maybe more later…..
Any comment…? Leave them below.


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The Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (; United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts; abbreviated PCJSS) is a political party formed to represent the people and indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. Since its inception in 1972, the PCJSS has fought for autonomy and the recognition of the ethnic identity and rights of the indigenous tribes of the Hill Tracts. Its military arm, the Shanti Bahini was used to fight government forces and Bengali settlers in the Hill Tracts. A peace accord was signed in 1997 led to the disarmament of the Shanti Bahini and enabled the PCJSS to return to mainstream politics.

Background
The roots of the PCJSS can be traced to the Hill Tracts Students' Association and the Parbatya Chattagram Upajatiya Kalyan Samiti (United People's Welfare and Development Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) that were organised in the 1960s in what was then-East Pakistan. The organisations agitated on behalf of the 100,000 native peoples displaced by the construction of the Kaptai Dam, seeking rehabilitation and compensation. After the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, representatives of the Chittagong Hill Tracts such as the Chakma politicians Charu Bikash Chakma and Manabendra Narayan Larma sought autonomy and recognition of the rights of the peoples of the region. Larma and others protested the draft of the Constitution of Bangladesh, although the Constitution recognised the ethnic identity but Larma and others wanted full sovereignty and separation from Bangladesh. The government policy of recognised only the Bengali culture and the Bengali language and designating all citizens of Bangladesh as Bengalis. In talks with Hill Tracts delegation led by Manabendra Narayan Larma, the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman insisted that the ethnic groups of the Hill Tracts adopt the Bengali identity. Sheikh Mujib is also reported to have threatened to forcibly settle Bengalis in the Hill Tracts to reduce the native peoples into a minority.The PCJSS held its first national conference on 24 June 1972 at Indrapuri Cinema Hall of Rangamati town. A 60-member Central Committee of PCJSS was constituted with Birendra Kishore Roaza
as President and M N Larma as the General Secretary.

Four-point manifesto and foundation
On 24 April 1972 Manabendra Narayan Larma presented a four-point manifesto to the constitution drafting committee, which sought:

Autonomy for the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the creation of its own Legislative Assembly.
Inclusion in the constitution of a statute like the Regulation of 1900 that safeguarded the identity and rights of the people of the Hill Tracts.
Preservation of the positions of tribal chiefs and tribal customs and laws.
Prohibition of amendments to the statute enshrining the Regulation of 1900 and the settlement of Bengalis in the Hill Tracts.

The manifesto was summarily rejected by the government, causing resentment and dissatisfaction amongst the people of the Hill Tracts. On 15 February 1973 representatives and activists of the Hill Tracts founded the Parbatya Chhattagram Jana Samhatti Samiti (PCJSS) under Manabendra Narayan Larma's leadership. The party's official aims and objectives included humanism, nationalism, democracy, secularism and the protection of the rights, culture and ethnic identity, and autonomy for the tribes of the Hill Tracts. The PCJSS sought to unify and represent all the tribes of the Hill Tracts and also organised a committee of villages, a students and youth wing and a women's wing of the party.

Insurgency
Dissatisfaction and anger due to government opposition to their demands led the PCJSS to organise the Shanti Bahini (Peace forces) as military force to launch an armed struggle to win autonomy and secure the rights of the people of the Hill Tracts. Many insurgents are believed to have trained, equipped and sheltered in the neighbouring Indian state of Tripura. During the insurgency, the PCJSS strongly opposed the government-driven settlement of Bengalis in the Hill Tracts as a ploy to marginalise the tribes in their home region. The PCJSS also rejected the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board and other government plans for local councils. After an insurgency that lasted for almost two decades, the PCJSS entered into peace talks with the government after the restoration of democracy in 1991. However, little progress was made with the government of prime minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Fresh rounds of talks began in 1996 with the newly elected prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed of the Awami League, the daughter of Sheikh Mujib. The peace accord was finalised and formally signed on 2 December 1997. The peace accord provided for greater autonomy, the return of land to displaced tribals and special status for the ethnic groups and tribes. The accord also created a central ministry of tribal affairs and an elected regional council that would be empowered to govern the Hill Tracts and oversee local tribal councils. The accord also granted official recognition of the ethnic groups and tribes.

After the treaty was signed, Shanti Bahini insurgents formally laid down their arms and more than 50,000 displaced tribals were able to return to their homes. The PCJSS emerged as a mainstream political party.

Recent activities
Since the peace accord, the PCJSS has emerged as a mainstream political party and is currently headed by Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, the younger brother of Manabendra Narayan Larma, who is also the chairman of the CHT regional council. The PCJSS has continued to agitate for the full and proper implementation of the peace accord and has alleged lack of government action and intimidation from security forces. The PCJSS has protested the rise of Islamism and Islamic terrorism in the region from groups based in Bangladesh and neighbouring Burma.
JSS militants are alleged to have killed the first Muslim convert Omar Faruk Tripura, founder and Imam of a Masjid in Bandarban through whose hands 30 families became muslims in his area.He was reported to be threatened by such militants because of preaching Islam and convincing people to be Muslim beforehand.

See also
 Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
 Chittagong Hill Tracts manual
 Santu Larma
 Manabendra Narayan Larma
 Birendra Kishore Roaza
 Ushatan Talukder

References

External links
Official website

Political parties in Bangladesh
Political parties of minorities
Chittagong Division
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
History of Chittagong Division
Indigenist political parties
Members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Political parties established in 1973
1973 establishments in Bangladesh
Separatism in Bangladesh

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A natural park encompassing beaches, dunes, wetlands, coastal cliffs and inland agricultural land, the 766-hectare Parc Natural de Mondragó is a beautiful area for swimming or hiking, but is best known as a birdwatching destination. Only 95 hectares of the park are publicly owned: much of the remainder is still divided into small dry-stone-walled fields known as rotes, bearing almonds, figs, carob and olives.
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As World Mourns Mosque Shooting in New Zealand, Media Ignores Murder of Christians in Nigeria
By Guest Author | March 19, 2019 2:45PM
The deadly mosque shooting in New Zealand last Friday captured the world's attention after 50 innocent people were targeted and killed, seemingly for their religion. Yet, at the same time, Christians are being murdered in Nigeria in great numbers.
Christian Slaughter in Nigeria
"Fulani jihadists racked up a death toll of over 120 Christians over the past three weeks in central Nigeria, employing machetes and gunfire to slaughter men, women, and children, burning down over 140 houses, destroying property, and spreading terror." https://t.co/8634w00Z6n
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) March 18, 2019
Since last month, at least "120 people have been killed in a series of alleged attacks by the Fulani militia on Christian communities…" CBN News reports. According to the nonprofit group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), "The organization reported 52 people were killed and 100 homes were destroyed last Monday in the latest attacks on Inkirimi and Dogonnoma villages in Maro, Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA)," reports CBN News.
"The victims included women and children" the report notes.
How horrific was it? "Survivors of the attack told CSW that their assailants divided into three groups," CBN News notes. "One group shot and killed people, another set fire to homes as people ran away, and the third waited in the bush to intercept fleeing villagers."
This is awful. Like the New Zealand attacks, these people are obviously the victims of terrorists who are seemingly targeting them for their religion.
So, why is this likely the first time you're hearing about it?
There were more than 50 Muslims murdered in New Zealand. A tragedy.
There have been hundreds of Christians murdered in Nigeria. A tragedy.
Only one is reported by the media.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 19, 2019
Why Don't Christian Victims of Terrorism Receive Media Attention?
Faithwire's Carly Hoilman asks the same question: "The global solidarity and stories of heroism that emerged in the wake of the anti-Muslim attacks in New Zealand have showcased the best of humanity. Christians, Muslims, conservatives, and liberals condemned the merciless killing of innocent worshippers in their place of prayer, highlighting the eternal truth that every life has inherent dignity and value."
"This is a narrative that all people of goodwill can get behind," Hoilman notes. "The question that remains, then, is why the media wouldn't choose to cover other instances of gross injustice with the same vigor?"
Good question. One estimate, according to an anonymous source intimately familiar with the situation, is that "roughly 20,000 people — mostly Christians — have been killed since Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari took office in 2015."
20,000? Why isn't this reported more often?
Is it because they are not Westerners?
What you're saying is dead Christians only matter if they're westerners
Because 120 were killed in Nigeria & you didn't say a damn thing https://t.co/fPqIMJ7OFo
— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) March 17, 2019
None of this is meant to undermine the heartfelt and much-needed compassion from around the globe for the needless deaths in New Zealand.
But the innocent Christian men, women, and children who continue to suffer in Nigeria need attention, too.

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Q: Flutter: Scrolling with Nested Widgets I have one page in my flutter app that is basically a big list with multiple nested lists.  No matter what type of widgets I use, the screen won't scroll properly.  It does the scroll where it bounces to the top and doesn't let the user scroll all the way down.  How can I get this to be scrollable?
Here is the code from the main page:
body: CustomScrollView(
    physics: new AlwaysScrollableScrollPhysics(),
    slivers: <Widget>[
      SliverList(
          delegate: SliverChildListDelegate([
        Container(
            margin: EdgeInsets.all(8),
            child:
                Column(mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min, children: <Widget>[
              new AlertItems(ptid: ptid),
            ])),
        Container(
            child:
                Column(mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min, children: <Widget>[
          new OpenAppts(ptid: ptid),
        ])),
        Container(
            child:
                Column(mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min, children: <Widget>[
          new OpenLabs(ptid: ptid),
        ])),
      ])),
    ],
  ),

And then the included AlertItems (as an example) looks like this:
return ListView.builder(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(15.0),
                shrinkWrap: true,
                itemCount: snapshot.data.total,
                itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                  newDate = DateTime.parse(
                      snapshot.data.entry[index].resource.date);
                  if (index == 0) {
                    return new Column(
                      children: <Widget>[
                        ListTile(
                          leading: Icon(
                            Icons.announcement,
                            color: Colors.orange[400],
                          ),
                          title: Text(
                              snapshot.data.total.toString() +
                                  ' Open Items ',
                              style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20)),
                        ),
                        Divider(height: 5.0),
                        ListTile(
                          title: Text(
                              formatDate(newDate, [m, '/', d, '/', yyyy])),
                          subtitle: Text(snapshot.data.entry[index].resource
                                  .messageSubject ??
                              'No Subject'),
                          leading: Image(
                            image: AssetImage('images/messaging.png'),
                            height: 30,
                          ),
                          contentPadding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 50.0),
                        ),
                      ],
                    );
                  }

A: Setting physics: ScrollPhysics() for both the ListView and the CustomScrollViewshould work.

A: use NestedScrollView rather than CustomScrollView  you can get full expanation and example code here NestedScrollView Flutter Doc

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The Comparison of Australia to USA Policies (Comparison Essay Sample)
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My task will involve a discussion of the cultural policies between Australia and the United states. This cultural policy is expected to affect the level and the way for which business will be conducted in the future in these two countries. In carrying out this particular research, the normal form of comparing items will be used as the chosen methodology for which to conduct the research altogether. The assignment will therefore involve itself with the determination of the way through which culture policies of these two distinctive countries will affect the business outcome of the consumers or corporate at large. It should be noted that my future area of academic interest is becoming a business consultant.
Unlike the Australians, the cultural policies in America do not encourage the rightful representation of character standings in the society by using the national flag as an act of cheerfulness. This is because theAmericans perceive this phenomenon as an act of insensitivity as well as inability to comprehend to an individual's way of character to the formation of the part of a group in achieving a common objective altogether. I believe that this cultural policy will inhibit business developments in Australia than it will affect an organization level of production in the United States (Limner, 2003). It is a known fact that the major goal of any business organization in the globe lies with its ability to make profits while minimizing the level of its production costs. One way for which businesses minimize costs is by having there employees form departments whereby resources are allowed for sharing amongst employees rather being replicated. This feature can only be achieved through teamwork thus the coming together of the different employees with a common course and goal. The level of insensitivity towards teamwork, as depicted by majority of Australians, is an indication that this cultural policy will not favor any business developments altogether.
Historically, the two countries developed differently from each other. While in America was established and developed through the pessimistic dreams which explains the strength found on its grouping identification, each and every individual developed the notion of joining hands and be part of the larger groups since they considered it as a better way of protecting oneself from external atrocities. On the other hand, Australians were developed and nurtured through harsh environmental conditions. There immediate colonialist, the British perceived the country to be unworthy and barren and was therefore used as dumping site for American criminals particularly in Sydney. This phenomenon explains the cultural policies existing between the people of these two countries. Australians were made to fetch for themselves since every criminal was expected to protect themselves from the even harsher Australian environment. This facet led to the individuality aspect amongst Australians while there counterparts in America exercised and nurtured the sense of togetherness (Convictcreations.Com, 2009).
The issue of ethnic labeling is another facet which can be used to differentiate the two countries in terms of its established cultural policies. In America, the issue of ethnic labeling develops through color so that people are labeled as either Chinese or African American, in the course of referring to the t citizens of non-white Americans. In Australia, this phenomenon is rarely practiced as there are never distinctions made between the people of color as the whites practice in America. I think that this phenomenon will act positively with Australian trading organizations since there is no indication of racism in terms of color in Australia like it is in the United States. It will be wise to indicate that the citizens in Australia are enlightened and are non-discriminatory in nature. This aspect is well reflected in Australian organizations whereby multi-culturalism carries the order of the order. However this does not overrule United States from the same ,but then it is wise to indicate that the Australian business community is expected to be very positive about the aspect of culture sensitivity in there organizations at large. The aspect of culture sensitivity is considered to be a recent major development in the business fraternity as it depicts the benefits to be expected by organizations in terms of sales revenue as well as unique skills and abilities from the different culture groups.
Unlike Australia, America is culturally portrayed as a country where humility forms the fundamentals of excellence. There is no doubt that America has achieved far too much within a very short period of time. It has been able to send man to the moon as well as providing a multi-featured arena for athletes in general. It is clear to indicate that America pays much tribute to the respective talents and abilities of its citizens. This phenomenon is also depicted by the high standings in the American entertainment industry (Louver, 2004). On the other hand, Australia, as a country, does not pay much tribute to its talents altogether. This facet can affect the economies of these two countries differently. In America, talent as well as exceptional skills as portrayed by a person pays much while Australia is operated by the traditional models of approach whereby people were expected to use there man power in order to become successful altogether. It is therefore wise to indicate that these phenomenon will for instance promote organizations whose dealings are entertainment- based hence an immediate improve on the American economy while, on the other hand, the Australian economy is dependent upon the traditional models of sourcing of resources. In this case, the Australian response towards entertainment and talent at large is portrayed negatively and thus worse for businesses dealing with the trading of entertainment accessories like films and sport shoes companies. It should be noted that these cultural policies will affect my area of interest after graduation. As a business consultant, I perceive this phenomenon to be an immense inhabitance to the growth and establishment ofthe commerce industry.
It is also wise to note the cultural differences which arise in the form of leadership between these two countries. It is a known fact that politics in America is so much developed thus the high level of civil integrity amongst its citizens. On the other hand, Australia's form of leadership is portrayed to be traditional in nature, as a business consultant, I believe that this cultural policy is a negative facet towards the growth and development of business empires. It is a known fact that for businesses to thrive and operate at maximum profits then both the external and internal environments is supposed to be steady and stable. For political stability to take root, then the common citizens are expected to be civilized and positive towards the political environment altogether. For this reason, it will then be easier for any business organization to set there growth prospectus under an American political setting and be successful than it would be when similar growth prospectus is introduced in an Australian business setting. The political structure of any country is portrayed as an external factor which determines either the success or failure of any business organization at large (Australian Politics.Com, 2012).
In conclusion, it is wise to indicate that despite the differences which exist between the cultural policies of the two countries. The diversity and the differences are most of the time channeled to affect and achieve positive results altogether and as a potential business consultant (a profession I will pursue after graduating), it is better to evaluate the facts on the table for effective decision – making process.
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Comparison of two Literary Works
The Recentering and Decentering of Culture
The Influence of Celebrities and Parents
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Glossary | Schirmer Insurance Group, LLC.
A life insurance company contract that pays periodic income benefits for a specific period of time or over the course of the annuitant's lifetime. These payments can be made annually, quarterly or monthly.From a life insurer's viewpoint, an annuity presents the opposite mortality risk from a life insurance policy. Life insurance pays a benefit when the policyholder dies. An annuity pays benefits as long as the annuitant lives. With both products, the insurer's profit or loss depends on whether it made correct assumptions about the policyholder's life expectancy and the company's future investment returns.
The supply of insurance available to meet demand. Capacity depends on the industry's financial ability to accept risk. For an individual insurer, the maximum amount of risk it can underwrite based on its financial condition. The adequacy of an insurer's capital relative to its exposure to loss is an important measure of solvency.A property/casualty insurer must maintain a certain level of capital and policyholder surplus to underwrite risks. This capital is known as capacity. When the industry is hit by high losses, such as after the World Trade Center terrorist attack, capacity is diminished. It can be restored by increases in net income, favorable investment returns, reinsuring more risk and or raising additional capital. When there is excess capacity, usually because of a high return on investments, premiums tend to decline as insurers compete for market share. As premiums decline, underwriting losses are likely to grow, reducing capacity and causing insurers to raise rates and tighten conditions and limits in an effort to increase profitability. Policyholder surplus is sometimes used as a measure of capacity.
Reinsurance (insurance for insurers) for catastrophic losses. The insurance industry is able to absorb the multibillion dollar losses caused by natural and man-made disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist attacks because losses are spread among thousands of companies including catastrophe reinsurers who operate on a global basis. Insurers' ability and willingness to sell insurance fluctuates with the availability and cost of catastrophe reinsurance.After major disasters, such as Hurricane Andrew and the World Trade Center terrorist attack, the availability of catastrophe reinsurance becomes extremely limited. Claims deplete reinsurers' capital and, as a result, companies are more selective in the type and amount of risks they assume. In addition, with available supply limited, prices for reinsurance rise. This contributes to an overall increase in prices for property insurance.
Insurance scores are confidential rankings based on credit information. This includes whether the consumer has made timely payments on loans, the number of open credit card accounts and whether a bankruptcy filing has been made. An insurance score is a measure of how well consumers manage their financial affairs, not of their financial assets. It does not include information about income or race.Studies have shown that people who manage their money well tend also to manage their most important asset, their home, well. And people who manage their money responsibly also tend to handle driving a car responsibly. Some insurance companies use insurance scores as an insurance underwriting and rating tool.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT GLORIA SITTON AT 703-746-4550 April 12, 2019 The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancies on City of Alexandria boards, commissions, and committees. All applicants must complete a Personal Data Record Form electronically via the City's website at www.alexandriava.gov/Boards no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2019.
The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancies on City of Alexandria boards, commissions, and committees. Council will act on these vacancies at the May 14, 2019 City Council meeting. All applicants must complete a Personal Data Record Form electronically via the City's website at www.alexandriava.gov/Boards no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2019. Applications received after this deadline will not be forwarded to City Council. Applicants may only submit an application to one committee at a time.
Alcohol Safety Action Program Policy Board – one vacancy for a Substance abuse treatment center representative, due to an expired term. The Board meets at the call of the Chair.
Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a resignation. The Committee meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Committee members.
Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force – one vacancy for a parent representative, due to an expired term. The Task Force meets quarterly during the weekday evening. Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Task Force members.
Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee – four vacancies: one vacancy for a person designated by, but who need not be a member of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a financial professional with knowledge and experience in the field of finance, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a representative of the City's small business community, including the retail, restaurant, or hospitality sectors, due to a resignation; and one vacancy for a planning and zoning department representative. The Committee meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately four to five hours per month are required of Committee members.
Alexandria Transportation Commission – one vacancy for a member from the Planning Commission, nominated by the Commission, due to an expired term. The Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Approximately two hours per month are required of Commission members.
Archaeological Commission – two vacancies: one vacancy for a member from the Visit Alexandria Board of Governors, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a member from the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage, due to an expired term. The Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Approximately four to five hours per month are required of Commission members.
Beauregard Design Advisory Committee – one vacancy for a professional member skilled in architecture, planning, landscape architecture and/or urban design, due to a resignation. The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Committee members.
Beautification Commission – three vacancies: two vacancies for citizen members, both due to expired terms; and one vacancy for a member who shall have expertise in the field of architecture or urban planning, or be a historian with architectural knowledge, due to an administrative action (ordinance change). The Commission meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Board of Zoning Appeals – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a resignation. The Board meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Board members.
Building Code Board of Appeals – two vacancies: one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an administrative action (term limit); and one vacancy for an alternate member, due to an administrative action (ordinance change). The Board meets when appeals are filed.
Carlyle/Eisenhower East Design Review Board – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expired term. The Board meets on the third Thursday of every other month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately three hours are required of Board members.
Children, Youth, and Families Collaborative Commission – two vacancies: one vacancy for a community member with experience as a parent, guardian, teacher and/or expertise in early childhood, youth, or general education policy, due to an expired term (approved by the Alexandria School Board); and one vacancy for a member who is a high school student (approved by the youth council), due to an expired term. The Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Approximately eight hours per month are required of commission members.
Citizen Corps Council – eight vacancies: one vacancy for a designee from the Alexandria School Board, due to a resignation; one vacancy for a representative of the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative of the Crime Prevention Council, or an individual with law enforcement or crime prevention experience; one vacancy for a Medical Reserve Corps representative, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a commission on disabilities representative, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative of Alexandria civic associations, due to an expired term; and two vacancies for citizen members, due to expired terms. The Council meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Council members.
Commission for Women – four vacancies for citizen members, three due to expiring term and one due to an administrative action (term limit). The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on Aging – one vacancy for a commission for women representative, due to an expired term. The commission meets on the second Thursday of every month, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Approximately four to six hours of work per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on Employment – two vacancies for business representatives from recognized area businesses including minority-owned and small businesses, two due to expired terms. The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on HIV/AIDS – seven vacancies: four vacancies for citizen members, due to expired terms; one vacancy for a representative from Hospice of Northern Virginia, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a member who is a practicing physician, due to a resignation; and one vacancy for a representative from and representing Alexandria Community Services Board, due to an expiring term. The Commission meets on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Approximately three hours per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on Persons with Disabilities – two vacancies: one vacancy for an at-large representative of the business community, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a Commission on Aging representative, due to a resignation. The Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month. Approximately six to ten hours a month are required of Commission members.
Community Criminal Justice Board – three vacancies: one vacancy for the Chief of Police, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative of local education to be nominated by the Superintendent of Schools; one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a resignation. The Community Criminal Justice Board meets quarterly on the first Thursday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Approximately two hours per month are required of Board members.
Community Services Board – three vacancies: one vacancies for a citizen member, due to an expired term; and two vacancies for a consumers (current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, intellectual disability, or substance abuse treatment rehabilitation services) or family members (immediate family member or the principal caregiver who is not paid) of consumer, due resignations. The Board meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The Board is on recess in July and August. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Board members.
Emergency Medical Services Council – three vacancies: one vacancy for a representative of the Alexandria Red Cross, due to a resignation; one vacancy for a representative of the Alexandria Medical Society who has privileges at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, due to an expired term; and one representative of nursing homes located in the City, due to an expiring term. The Council meets quarterly at the call of the chair.
Environmental Policy Commission – two vacancies: one vacancy for a citizen at-large member, due to an expiring term; and one vacancy for a member from the Alexandria business community, due to an administrative action (term limit). The Commission meets for a work session on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and a regular meeting on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately 15 hours per month are required of Commission members.
George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – four vacancies: one vacancy for a member nominated by the First Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, due to an administrative action (ordinance change); one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a resignation; one vacancy for a citizen member that is a veteran, due to an administrative action (ordinance change); and one vacancy for a member to be nominated the Masonic Fraternity, due to an expiring term. The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately three to five hours per month are require of Committee members.
Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – nine vacancies: one vacancy for a representative of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative from the Visit Alexandria Board of Governors, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a Alexandria Society for Preservation of Black Heritage representative, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative from Planning District I, due to a resignation; one vacancy for a Christ Church representative, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative from Old Presbyterian Meeting House, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a representative from the George Washington Masonic Memorial, due to an expired term; one vacancy for a planning district II representative, due to an expiring term; and one vacancy for a planning district III representative, due to an expiring term. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately two hours per month are required of Commission members. Subcommittee meetings may require additional hours.
Historical Restoration & Preservation Commission – one vacancy for a citizen member appointed by the City Council, due to an expired term. The Commission meets at the call of the Chairperson.
Landlord-Tenant Relations Board – two vacancies: one vacancy for a landlord representative, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a low-income tenant, due to a resignation. The Board meets on first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Approximately five hours per month are required of Board members.
Local Emergency Planning Committee – three vacancies: one vacancy for a representative of broadcast or print media, due to a resignation; and two vacancies for an owner and operator of a facility subject to the federal emergency planning requirements of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), due to a vacancy created by a term limit, and one due to an expiring term. The Committee meets quarterly at the call of the chair. Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Committee members.
Park and Recreation Commission – two vacancies: one vacancy for a member from Park Planning District II, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a member from Park Planning District I, due to an expired term. The Commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee – three vacancies: one vacancy for a business community representative, due to an expired term; one member representing civic associations within Potomac Yard, due to an administrative action (ordinance amendment); one vacancy for a Potomac east area representative, due to an expired term; one Potomac Yard area representative, due to an expiring term. The committee meets at the call of the Chair.
Public Health Advisory Commission – three vacancies: one vacancy for a representative of the Alexandria Community Services Board, nominated by the Board, due to a resignation; one vacancy for a dentist practicing in the City nominated by the Northern Virginia Dental Society, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a physician practicing in the City, nominated by the Medical Society of Northern Virginia, due to an expiring term. The Commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Commission members.
Public Records Advisory Commission – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expired term. The Commission meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately two hours per month are required of Commission members.
Sister Cities Committee – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expired term. The committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., and participates in the Christmas Walk and Scottish Games.
Social Services Advisory Commission – four vacancies: two vacancies for client members, due to expired terms; two vacancies for parent members, due to an expired term and a resignation. The Board meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately six hours per month are required of Commission members.
Towing Advisory Board – three vacancies: one vacancy for a member from Alexandria law-enforcement agencies to be nominated by the head of the agency, due to an ordinance amendment; one vacancy for a citizen at-large with preference given to a citizen who has expertise in property management or who is a business owner, due to an expired term; and one vacancy for a member representing licensed towing and recovery operators doing business in the City of Alexandria, due to an ordinance amendment. The Board meets annual at the call of the Chair.
Visit Alexandria Board of Governors – six vacancies: one vacancy for a restaurant owner/manager (2-year term), due to an expiring term; one vacancy for a national/international association representative (2-year term), due to an expiring term; one vacancy (1of 4) for a representative from one of the following sectors: hotel, retail, restaurant, or association (2-year term), due to an expiring term; one vacancy for hotel owner/manager (one-year term), due to an expiring term; and two vacancies for at-large representatives, due to expiring terms. The applicants will need to be recommended by the Visit Alexandria Board of Governors for approval by City Council in June. The Board meets on the third Monday of the month in July, October, November, January, March, May, and June. Approximately three hours per month is required of Board members.
Waterfront Commission – one vacancy for a citizen representative who resides east of Washington Street and south of King Street, due to an expiring term. The Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 a.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Committee members.
Applicants may only submit an application to one committee at a time.
Please note that the term "expiring term" means the position vacancy is due to a term of an incumbent that is about to expire, and the incumbent may or may not reapply for the position.
All applicants must comply with City Ordinance No. 2452, which states that no appointee shall reside outside of the City of Alexandria unless a residency waiver is granted, and City Ordinance No. 2641, which states that City employees may not apply for vacancies on boards, committee or commissions that relate to the responsibilities of the department in which they are employed.
Members of the Human Rights Commission are available to assist any person or attend any meeting to explain the board and commission application process. To request such assistance, contact Jean Kelleher at 703 746-3140. For further information about the vacancies or responsibilities of these boards and commissions, contact Gloria Sitton in the City Clerk/Clerk of Council Office at 703 746-4550.


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LSU vs. Clemson, The 2012 Peach Bowl: What to Watch For
LSU puts a bow on the 2012 season while we celebrate wrapping the year itself? Eh, why not.
By Billy Gomila@ATVS_ChefBilly Dec 30, 2012, 7:34pm CST
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We may have our complaints with the 2012 bowl process, but let it not be said that we aren't excited about this matchup. LSU and Clemson have more juice than two of the BCS bowls this postseason. It features two ranked, 10-win squads that are fairly evenly matched with some complementary strengths and weaknesses and coaches known for their..."colorful" personalities.
And besides, New Year's Eve is a party night anyway, we might as well make the best of it with a great football game, right?
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The Georgia Dome fast track could have a whole lot more mileage on it after this one.
Both of these teams can put a whole lot of speed on the field. Clemson's big-play credentials are known. DeAndre Hopkins was one of the best deep-threat wideouts in the country this year, averaging 17.5 yards per catch and find the endzone 16 times. Andre Ellington averaged over five yards per carry, and Sammy Watkins, despite struggling with some injuries and discipline issues this season, is a threat to go long any time he touches the ball.
Tahj Boyd has executed this offense exceptionally well this season, with about 4,000 yards or total offense and 42 combined touchdowns. We've discussed the Chad Morris running game, but the passing game has to be a major concern, especially given how LSU's defense closed out the season. The Tigers allowed 1,144 passing yards in the month of November -- that's just 44 yards less than they allowed in September and October combined.
Morris' passing game relies on a lot of the Air Raid standards we're used to watching now and even got to see LSU employ this season. Vertical, stick and drag concepts and an interesting variant on the "smash" corner-route concept known as the three-man snag. FIGUREFOUR from Shakin' the Southland illustrated it to demonstrate a big play Sammy Watkins made versus Auburn.
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It's a play primarily designed to conflict zone defenders, though it can work just as well versus man coverage with the right matchup. The quarterback can read short-to-deep, starting in the flat then moving on to the curl and corner, depending on his pre-snap coverage read. The corner route is such a great deep throw because it has a low interception probability if the route and throw are executed correctly. As long as the defense doesn't have outside position, the throw should either be completed or have the ball sail out of everybody's reach.
Additionally, I expect a lot of double-moves and other passing misdirections to try and take advantage of LSU's younger corners and the safeties' aggressiveness. Ole Miss had a ton of success with hitch-n-go routes against Jalen Mills and Jalen Collins, and Tharold Simon has shown a tendency to fall asleep versus those short hitch routes as well. Eric Reid will need to break a very bad tendency to jump on playfakes, because Morris, like Malzahn will not only make heavy use of them, but of double-fakes with the tailback and a sweeping slot man.
And of course, once Clemson gets on the move, Morris will try to compound LSU's problems with their fast pace. This isn't anything new for LSU and John Chavis, they just have to be ready and equipped to deal with it.
Luckily, the Clemson secondary should have its hands just as full with Zach Mettenberger and the LSU passing attack. The ACC Tigers have allowed more than 250 yards passing to five opponents this season and ranked 62nd nationally in pass defense efficiency.
Coordinator Brent Venables spent a long time with Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, and like Stoops he favors combination coverages behind a zone-blitzing front. But film study suggests he doesn't quite have the defensive line talent to be as aggressive as he'd like, and the result is that he has to take more chances to generate pressure.
This can play into LSU hands because, frankly, they don't really have to change much of what they do in the passing game to take advantage: flood and vertical concepts on standard downs, with a mix of quick throws and heavier protection schemes for downs where Clemson brings pressure. The key is for Mettenberger and Co. to continue to execute as well as they did through the season's final stretch. Not only to get that 11th win, but to continue to progress towards next season.
Watch for Jarvis Landry to get a lot of looks on stick, curl and comeback routes. Clemson struggled to defend those plays and make the tackle after the catch against South Carolina. Passes to Spencer Ware and Jeremy Hill out of the backfield could be another way to take advantage of this deficiency.
LSU will have its own speed and quickness advantages on that FieldTurf, and remember -- with last year's notable exception, Tiger quarterbacks have excelled when it comes to indoor bowl games under Les Miles. Matt Flynn in '05 and '07, Jamarcus Russell in '06, hell, even [redacted] had two of the best games of his career in the 2008 Peach Bowl and the Cotton Bowl following the 2010 season.
One more potentially explosive X-factor: special teams. Yes, LSU will be without Brad Wing, though honestly, I'm not all that worried about Jamie Keehn. Clemson was in the bottom third nationally in kick return yardage average, and only punted about once or twice a game on average. Odell Beckham Jr. doesn't need much room to make something happen, and the other Tigers only averaged 36 net yards per punt.
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Now, that being said, I'm going to stick with both Poseur's and my own refrain from the end of the season. Don't let this newly competent passing game overshadow the running game. Yes, Clemson's secondary has really struggled, but their run defense allowed 4.5 yards per carry or better in five games this season, and allows some 6.6 per carry in third-down, short-yardage rushing situations (three yards or less). Both of the ACC Tigers' losses came to teams similar to LSU in terms of talent on the line of scrimmage, South Carolina and Florida State, and in general, teams were able to grind up their run defense in the second half -- 54 percent of the team's rushing yards were allowed after halftime, for about 4.5 per carry.
Quoting Dr.B and FIGUREFOUR after the South Carolina game:
"Big games are almost invariably decided up front, and our 5 sissy OL got their asses handed to them, and our starting DL got pushed around. That's it."
"We are a cream puff football team that lacks toughness and gets killed at the point of attack. Period."
That sound like a team you try to pass on? LSU, particularly the Tiger offensive line, need to exert themselves and maul this defensive front, the way we're used to seeing but really didn't in the final three games. Inside zone. Power. Stretch and power-sweep. Use Hill, use Ware and keep Kenny Hilliard and Michael Ford involved in the running game as well to wear these other Tigers down.
Let the passing game complement that, and we know this offense can put up points. This is still an offense that averages over five yards per carry on first down. Not only can the running game set the tone, it keeps the ball in the hands of the offense's best players (truthfully, Hill and Ford are two I could see really taking advantage of the Georgia Dome fast track, along with Russell Shepard), it can wear down a defense that has been soft at times AND it can keep that high-powered Clemson offense on the sidelines and protect LSU's vulnerable secondary.
Truthfully, as Dr.B explained in our Q&A, I kind of expect Clemson to come out and maybe get an early lead with Boyd and those two receivers. A huge key for Greg Studrawa and the Tiger offense is going to be avoiding panic and sticking with their offensive gameplan. It paid off against Bama and in that tight shootout with Ole Miss. With a really good offense, you have to expect a good opening volley, and be ready to respond. But if the Tigers are properly engaged in this game, I don't doubt that they are capable of doing that on the ground or in the air. But remember, the rushing attack is still this team's best weapon.
Likewise, LSU's defense has to stop Clemson inside-out and front to back. The last time LSU saw a scheme this reliant on pulling linemen, it was the Florida Gators, who largely had success due to attrition and wear-and-tear. But Kevin Minter was able to have a field day shooting the A-gaps, and that should continue Monday evening. The return of Kwon Alexander should be a boon in the run-defense department as well. But it would really help if the defensive tackles can get some push. Bennie Logan, Josh Downs and Freak Johnson are the kind of quick, explosive tackles that can knock pulling guards off schedule; they just have to bring a consistent effort, something that's been a problem at times this season. Which brings us to our next point...
Holiday Hangover
This remains the biggest factor in almost any bowl game. Which team is in Atlanta on business, and which one is there to enjoy itself.
With one very notable exception, Les Miles' LSU squads have approached these bowl trips with a loose yet focused mindset. Ready to play and ready to win. And while I have no real reason to believe this team is any different, it always has to be in the back of your mind. Frankly, consistent focus has been a bit of a problem for this team all season. Few major breakdowns, but few truly complete performances either. And as much fun as it is to read about how the team out-ate Clemson at the Brazillian steakhouse to the tune of 600-plus pounds of meat, that's not exactly the type of victory I'm really looking for LSU to come home with. Ticket sales are down and none of us have been quite as enthused about this game as we typically are for bowl games. Now, there's no reason for the team to have that type of attitude, but in the end these are still college students and there isn't a coach in the country that hasn't seen his team enjoy the bowl trip a little too much and not quite show up ready to play.
Clemson has the talent to play with LSU and a scheme that can give any defense trouble. If our Tigers aren't ready to play with a complete effort, they could easily let this one slip away and we all know how much a final loss can set a shitty tone for the offseason. Is this the team that failed to notch a touchdown in Florida, or the one that topped the 35-point mark six times and executed a near-flawless offensive gameplan versus Alabama's defense? The secondary that held the Heisman Trophy winner without a touchdown, or the one that gave up 300 yards of offense to Bo Wallace.
The stage might not be as big as LSU would like, but there should still be plenty of motivation. For players like Mettenberger and Kevin Minter, this is a chance to play in front of friends and family. For Sam Montgomery, it's an opportunity to compete against them. For seniors like Russell Shepard, Chase Clement, P.J. Lonergan and Lavar Edwards, its one last shot to show off for the NFL scouts. Clemson is a top-20 team, and a program that LSU regularly competes against for recruits. Finish the drill, finish this game and let's finish 2012 right.
I, for one, will be enjoying this one with friends, family and fireworks as a part of a New Year's Eve festivities. And there's no better way to put me in the mood to watch whatever sad disappointment they'll be subbing in for Dick Clark when midnight rolls around. Happy New Year to us all, Geaux Tigers and FUCK CLEMSON!


Chattanooga, TN (November 16, 2016) – As the smoke from wildfires in the Tennessee Valley continues to degrade air quality, EPB is recommending several ways customers can improve air quality inside their homes while ensuring that HVAC systems continue to perform efficiently.
First, EPB recommends that all customers check and seriously consider replacing their HVAC air filters because smoky conditions will likely degrade filter effectiveness more quickly than normal. In addition to air quality concerns, clogged air filters cause HVAC systems to perform at less than peak energy efficiency. Even if the wildfire smoke is no longer evident, residents should strongly consider changing air filters that may have become clogged during the previous smoky days.
Because higher efficiency air filters may reduce the amount of airflow through an HVAC system, Watts suggested that homeowners consult their HVAC contractor for recommendations on air filters that are compatible with their system.


When light strikes beer, the beer can become skunked. This flavor and aroma is described as tasting like onion and smelling like the nasty stuff that shoots out of a pissed-off striped mammal. The skunky flavor comes from the compound 3-methylbut-2-ene-1-thiol, or MBT for short. MBT is formed by the degradation of iso-α-acids in the presence of a photosensitizer (like riboflavin) and some source of sulphur. Simply put if you expose your beer to light, a photochemical reaction happens and produces the skunky stuff. It doesn't take much MBT either. Sensory tests demonstrate the olfactory threshold for MBT is only a few parts per billion. So how do brewers prevent MBT formation?
The simplest way to stop the reaction is keep out the light, hence brown bottles. So why brown and not green bottles?
Glass is made from silica (sand) and other substances. The other substances added during the glass production determines the color of the glass. To make a green bottle, you add metals such as iron, chromium or copper to the molten glass during production. Brown bottles are made adding nickel, sulfur and carbon. The other substances "block" different light wavelengths. Green bottles are more effective at blocking certain wavelengths, while brown bottles work better for other wavelengths.
Does it matter what kind of glass the beer bottle is made of?
Bottles obviously do not block out all light. If the bottle did reflect all light, the bottles would be solid white and you could not see the beer inside the bottle. The bottle could also be another color and completely opaque to block all incoming light. Beer makers do not use opaque bottles due to cost, although some brewers are experimenting with aluminum "bottles". The question here is: which wavelengths of light do you want to block from your beer?
Light with more energy accelerates the reaction which forms MBT and thus causes more damage to beer. Lower wavelength light has more energy, so a bottle which is more effective at blocking lower wavelength would be better at protecting beer. As you've probably guessed, brown glass is more effective at blocking lower wavelengths. Brown glass is better than olive glass which is better than green glass which is better than clear glass. Clear glass offers no protection at all. That's why many brewers use brown glass for their beers.
Why would you use green or clear beer bottles?
Many beers still use clear or green glass. The knee-jerk response for an explanation from many beer lovers is "only the crappy macro swill comes in clear glass, it ships skunked". Well yes, but there are many good beers in clear glass too – Newcastle Brown Ale and Old Speckled Hen are notable examples. There are many good beers in green bottles too. So why are these beers not light struck?
Blocking light is the easiest way to prevent skunking beer, but it's not the only method nor is it the best method. Remember MBT forms from the degradation of iso-α-acids in the presence of a photosensitizer. Brown bottles remove the light, but you could also remove the unstable iso-α-acids. Many larger breweries use a hop extract which is modified so it cannot become light struck. This process is costly, but it works and it's more reliable because even beer in brown glasses will form MBT within a few hours if exposed to direct sunlight. Another method patented by Busch adds 1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol) to the beer to prevent MBT from forming. Using these techniques, it doesn't matter what color bottle is used for the beer.
The best package for beer is cans. In the past there was some resistance to cans, again because "only the crappy macro swill comes in cans". Now that many craft brewers are discovering cans will keep their product safer much longer, this resistance is quickly disappearing. Unfortunately, canning beer is still out of reach for the homebrewer.
Cans are the perfect beer container!
If you're planning on bringing your homebrew beer to the pool or beach, your best option is to use a keg. It's as close to a can as you can reasonably get. If you are stuck with bottles, make sure to use a beer cozy and drink fast.


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The nun who left France to create special homes for the elderly poor in the U.S.
Emmy Potter
Grace Emily Stark | Aug 30, 2018
Sr. Maria of the Trinity founded the Gospel of Life Dwellings, bringing GOLD to the forgotten.
In 2009, Sister Maria of the Trinity was happily living in a religious community in France, when a spiritual experience led her to believe she was meant to move to Oklahoma and start a ministry of caring for the elderly.
"This might sound crazy," says Sister Maria, an American by birth, "but I had a spiritual experience of my grandmother. She had grown up on a small farm in Oklahoma, and so I began feeling the call to go there. I had never thought I'd leave my community in France — I was very happy there! So, after much discernment to make sure this experience and this calling was from God, I came to Oklahoma."
When Sister Maria arrived in Oklahoma City, she joined St. James the Greater Catholic Church. With the help of its pastor, Father Bill Pruett, Sister Maria felt called to set up the first Gospel of Life Dwelling in a property owned by the parish across the street. There, Sister Maria began receiving elderly residents from all walks of life, to live together in dignity and love as a "Gospel family." The entire Gospel of Life Disciples (GOLD) ministry, which now includes four homes in Oklahoma City and one in Texas, among other projects, is entirely volunteer-funded and run. Sister Maria describes GOLD as an "emerging contemplative community actively accompanying life at its most vulnerable moments, and in the Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, the Gospel of Life Disciples foster simplicity, solidarity, stewardship and service to the poor."
The model for the GOLD dwellings is inspired in part by L'Arche, a network of communities in the United States that provides "homes and workplaces where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together as peers," but with a preferential option for the elderly at the end of their lives — especially those without family, resources, or difficult life circumstances. Just like L'Arche, Sister Maria says that the GOLD ethos is built on fostering relationships between the residents and their community, welcoming new members "one person, and one heart at a time," and living as a true family.
Residents of the GOLD dwellings, live-in GOLD LifeGuards (so named because "we are entrusted with each others' lives," says Sister Maria), and other volunteers from the local community spend time as families do — preparing and eating meals, praying together, caring for one another, playing games together, and simply living together. Although live-in GOLD LifeGuards and volunteers receive training, and many of the local volunteers are credentialed caregivers, the ministry of the LifeGuards is chiefly one of presence — of being there as members of the GOLD family. As Sister Maria quips, "You don't need a degree to make someone an ice-cream sundae."
Although not all of the residents and volunteers of GOLD are Catholic, Sister Maria says GOLD does not shy away from its Catholic identity, and especially its pro-life ethos. In fact, Sister Maria sees the ministry of GOLD as a vital way of protecting the dignity of life, promoting a consistent ethic of life, and hopefully stemming the tide against the culture of death — in particular, the practices of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia. She likens the ministry of GOLD to the work that crisis pregnancy clinics do in order to provide life-affirming alternatives to abortion. Sister Maria, the live-in volunteers and residents even spend time praying a Rosary outside of a local abortion clinic each day.
Many of the residents come to the dwelling from shelters, or are discharged from hospital stays with nowhere to go, or are living as shut-ins alone and forgotten. "I have never gone looking for anyone," says Sister Maria, "they have all come to us, many via social workers, Catholic Charities, or local hospitals."
Unfortunately, Sister Maria has had to turn potential residents away when dwellings have become full. But this is part of the reason why she hopes to make the GOLD dwelling model replicable so that more dwellings can be set-up across the country, filling the need of providing a "pilgrim stop" for our elderly brothers and sisters on their journey at the end of life.
Additionally, GOLD's recent acquisition of a new property in Moore, Oklahoma — to be called the St. John Paul II Farmhouse — will welcome, accompany, and care for five persons at the end of life's journey, with a preferential option for the very old and the homeless. The JPII Farmhouse will be part of the Omega Home Network and, in the spirit of all of GOLD's enterprises, will be sustained by God's Providence through volunteers and community support, and will provide care at no charge for needy persons during the last few months (weeks or days) of their life. The Archbishop of Oklahoma City, the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, recently visited the site and gave his blessing for this new GOLD effort to continue moving forward.
The ministry is still very much in its infancy, but is growing and adding new projects — like the plans for the JPII Farmhouse, a GOLD hermitage and farm in Norman, Oklahoma. Help is needed in the form of resources and volunteers for all of the dwellings, the hermitage project, the Farmhouse project, an initiative to start a Gospel of Life School for LifeGuards, and in helping Sister Maria organize the GOLD ministry and making it a replicable model for others to follow.
But just as the Lord called on St. Francis to rebuild the Church, Sister Maria feels that God has called her — and everyone involved with GOLD in one way or another — to rebuild the Church "one heart at a time" through this special ministry, and she is hopeful and excited about its future. "It's a miracle to me how day by day, God has given us our daily bread. We are living each day by His Providence."
If you are interested in furthering the ministry of GOLD through your time, talent, or treasure, contact Sister Maria here.
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Navy's Kendall Knorr shoots during Saturday afternoons game against Bucknell at Alumni Hall at the United States Naval Academy.
Bucknell's Nana Foulland covers Navy's Shawn Anderson as he drives to the net during Saturday afternoons game at Alumni Hall at the United States Naval Academy.
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Q: Why four roots to this equation: $(7x+1)^{1 \over 3}+(8+x-x^2)^{1 \over 3}+(x^2-8x-1)^{1 \over 3}=2$
$$(7x+1)^{1 \over 3}+(8+x-x^2)^{1 \over 3}+(x^2-8x-1)^{1 \over 3}=2$$

I figured the roots are $0$, $1$, $-1$, and $9$. But why?

A: Consider this system of polynomial equations:
$$\begin{align}
a+b+c &= 2 \\
a^3 &= 7x + 1 \\
b^3 &= 8 + x - x^2 \\
c^3 &= x^2 - 8 x - 1
\end{align}$$
Using the method of resultants (via the oh-so-convenient Resultant[] function in Mathematica), we can eliminate $a$, $b$, $c$ to get
$$x^3\;(x-1)^6\;(x+1)^3\;(x - 9 )^3 \;=\; 0$$
Therefore, the only candidate values for $x$ are, as you have previously determined, $0$, $1$, $-1$, and $9$. Sometimes the method of resultants introduces extraneous factors, so we should double-check. As it turns out (assuming the $1/3$ power indicates the real cube root of a real number), each of the four candidates is in fact a valid solution. $\square$

A: Why does this equation has $4$ roots? The short answer is it is an accident.
For similar problem like
$$(7x-6)^{1/3}+(8+x-x^2)^{1/3}+(x^2-8x-1)^{1/3}=1
$$
You can get $5$ instead of $4$ solutions.
Define $a,b,c$ like Blue's answer.
$$\begin{cases}
a^3 &= 7x + 1 \\
b^3 &= 8 + x - x^2 \\
c^3 &= x^2 - 8 x - 1
\end{cases}
$$
The key of the whole thing is $a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 8$ which is independent of $x$
and $8 = 2^3$.
If $a + b + c = 2$, we will have
$$0 = (a+b+c)^3 - (a^3+b^3+c^3) = 3(a+b)(b+c)(c+a) = 3(2-c)(2-a)(2-b)$$
This implies one of $a, b, c$ is equal to $2$ and hence one of $a^3, b^3, c^3$ is $8$.

*

*$a^3 = 8 \implies x = 1$,

*$b^3 = 8 \implies x - x^2 = 0 \iff x(x-1) = 0 \implies x = 0 \text{ or } 1$.

*$c^3 = 8 \implies x^2 - 8x = 9  \iff (x-9)(x+1) = 0 \implies x = -1\text{ or } 9$.

As you can see, the first case is a linear equation, it give you one possible solution.
The remaining two cases are quadratic equation, each of them given you two possible solutions. This means in principle, you can have $5$ possible solutions.
However, one of the solution $x = 1$ has been duplicated, so you are left with $4$ distinct possible solutions.
It remains to check the above 4 possible choice of $x$ are indeed solutions of the
original problem. Instead of plugging in the values of $x$ to check it is a solution, let me
use $x = 0$ as an example to illustrate the general pattern. In that case $b^3 = 8$ and we have
$$a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 8 \implies a^3 + c^3 = (a+c)(a^2 - ac + c^2) = 0$$
Notice $a, c$ are real numbers, this means
$a^2 - ac + c^2 = (a-\frac{c}{2})^2 + \frac34 c^2 \ne 0$ whenever $(a,c) \ne 0$.
This implies $ a+c = 0$ and hence
$$(a + b + c)^3 = a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 8 \implies a + b + c = 2$$
As a result, $x = 0$ is indeed a solution. By a similar argument, the other $3$ choices of $x$ are also solutions of the problem.

A: Let: $(7x+1)^{1/3} = a,(x^2-8x-1)^{1/3} = b, (8+x-x^2)^{1/3} = c.$
You have: $$\begin{cases} a+b+c = 2 \\ a^3+b^3+c^3 = 8 \end{cases} \Rightarrow a^3+b^3+c^3 = (a+b+c)^3$$
$$ \Leftrightarrow a^3+b^3 = (a+b+c)^3-c^3 = (a+b)[(a+b+c)^2+c(a+b+c)+c^2)]$$
$$ \Leftrightarrow a+b = 0 \text{ or }a^2-ab+b^2 = (a+b+c)^2+c(a+b+c)+c^2 $$
The first case is easy: $a = -b \Leftrightarrow a^3 = -b^3 \Leftrightarrow 7x+1 = x^2-8x-1 \Leftrightarrow ... $
The second case is equivalent to:
$$ab+c(a+b)+c^2 = 0 \Leftrightarrow (a+c)(b+c) = 0$$
I guess you can finish the rest.


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