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This is the kind of retail crisis which just won't do . . .
EMPTY SHELVES: Shortages in supermarkets across the north are increasing. Picture: Mal McCann
Brendan Mulgrew
LAST weekend was the first of the new post-Brexit rate deal era. It was marked by a litany of complaints, or at least observations, from shoppers who faced empty shelves in some supermarkets and smaller stores. The haulage and distribution sectors have never faced a bigger convergence of issues to overcome and to be fair it is clear that lorry drivers and logistics managers appear to be at the very sharp end of the Brexit / Covid crisis.
BBC Northern Ireland business editor John Campbell, who has been an excellent guide to the everyman throughout the prolonged agony of the Brexit and trade deal process, said on Twitter last week: "It looks as if you unpick and loosely re stitch trading relationships with your major partner at enormous speed there are some consequences."
He can be funny John. And of course there are major consequences, despite the efforts of some to sugar coat the shortage of some foodstuffs as run of the mill issues with nothing to see here. When you see empty shelves for yourself you know there is a problem. The issue cannot be exclusively put down to the fallout from the Northern Ireland protocol either; there are food shortages being reported across the UK.
We are being more impacted than others though with some major retailers halting online deliveries to Northern Ireland for the time being and major retailers being quite upfront in publishing a list of goods which are likely to be scarce. That list now runs to hundreds of items though thankfully for some Percy Pigs are still in plentiful supply.
Of course these issues will settle down, eventually, and the Protocol and the deal with which it is bound up is far better than living with a no deal scenario. The business representative bodies who have been to the fore in negotiating with and cajoling the government are pulling out the stops to ensure as smooth a trading process as possible, but there will be hiccups. Denying that, as the Secretary of State has done, serves no useful purpose and neither does making the avoidance of blame one's main priority as some in the pro Brexit DUP have done this week.
Brandon Lewis spent all of last week claiming to anyone who would listen that there is no Irish sea border. This kind of Trumpian politics is a nonsense, we have eyes to see and we know that additional border and customs posts have been erected, we can see the queues of delivery lorries. In fact, Michael Gove, while Brandon Lewis was doubling down on his claim, was happy to state that the impact of the sea border is likely to get worse before it gets better. How can it get worse if it doesn't exist?
At the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee last week Ian Paisley almost blew his top calling on the freight industry representative to call for the abolition of the NI Protocol, so alarming are its impact. Thankfully industry representative Seamus Leheny had a cooler head and pointed out that to invoke Article 16 and effectively revoke the protocol while there is nothing to take its place would be irresponsible, at best and an act of self harm at worst (another one, but sure who is counting?).
The irony of Paisley taking the high ground on the negative impact of Brexit was added to with Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots seeking to lay the blame for the delays and shortages at the door of the SDLP, Sinn Fein and Alliance parties who he said, supported the protocol. It is a line which Sammy Wilson uses from time to time and even Jim All-star joined in last week.
It doesn't wash, people are not stupid, businesses are not stupid. Even Arlene Foster seemed a bit embarrassed by Ian Paisley's comments. On the day Ian Paisley called the protocol and 'unmitigated disaster', the First Minister was looking at it as a 'gateway to opportunity.' I guess you pay your money and take your pick. Only one party here supported Brexit and the DUP while they held the balance of power in the Commons rejected every form of soft Brexit, indeed every form of Brexit at all, as they sought a hard Brexit and helped eject Theresa May from Downing Street. Of all the local parties they alone are the Brexit champions and they own its effects.
The protocol is in place now and we will be living with it for at least the next four years and most likely for a lot longer than that. The initial issues will be resolved surely and our position with a foot in the EU single market and the UK market does after all give us a unique opportunity to attract new investment and new job opportunities which, post Covid (we will get to a post Covid situation, eventually) we will need all the investment and jobs we can attract. It was encouraging and timely to see Invest NI chief executive Kevin Holland stressing this opportunity last week as he highlighted Northern Ireland's 'unique position.'
We might end up, in the long term, doing quite well out of our unique position, but we will have bumps along the way.
Even John Campbell bought a case of lemonade when he meant to get tonic water last week. That's the kind of retail crisis which just won't do.
:: Brendan Mulgrew is managing partner at MW Advocate (www.mwadvocate.com). Follow him on Twitter at @brendanbelfast
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Apparently it is not only Mikey who wants to hide the truth from the public.
A three-year study by the University of Cincinnati in Carroll and surrounding counties determined hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has no effect on groundwater in the Utica shale region, is not being released to the public.
Dr. Amy Townsend-Small, the lead researcher for the University of Cincinnati Department of Geology, released the results during the Feb. 4 meeting of the Carroll County Concerned Citizens in Carrollton.
A three-year study by the University of Cincinnati in Carroll and surrounding counties determined hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells like the Rex Energy well shown above, does not contaminate ground water.
The study aimed to measure methane and its sources in groundwater before, during and after the onset of fracking. The study corresponded with an increase in active gas wells in Carroll County from three in late 2011 to 354 in 2015. Wells in three counties listed above as well as Stark and Columbiana were tested. Groundwater from 27 private water wells, ranging from 35 to 115 meters in depth three to four times a year over a two-year period from November 2012 to February 2015. A regional field campaign was also conducted in May 2014 in which 95 groundwater wells were sampled within the five counties. One hundred fifteen samples were collected from drinking water wells and two from springs. Participation in the study was voluntary.
A thesis paper submitted by Elizabeth Claire Botner (who participated in the study) as part of the requirements for her master's degree in science, noted a majority of the study took place in Carroll County primarily for two reasons: 1.) a lack of water quality data exists in the region due and 2.) Carroll County has the greatest number of hydraulic fracturing permits in Ohio.
At the onset of the study, 161 wells were permitted in the county and by the time the study concluded in May 2015, over 400 wells were permitted.
Through testing, it was determined that in three of the four sites with elevated levels the source of methane is liked coalbed gas. The other is site is consistent with anaerobic respiration of soil organic carbon.
"While past studies have found evidence for Marcellus Shale-derived natural gas contamination in Pennsylvania drinking water wells due to improper well construction and maintenance, shale gas development firms may be using safer well construction practices in the relatively newer drilling area of the Utica Shale to avoid leakage from the well casings," she wrote.
She noted, as did Townsend-Small, that continual monitoring of groundwater quality, methane concentration and sources is needed to assess the longer-term impacts of hydraulic fracturing.
There was a time when when universities were bastions of free thought and speech. Sadly something has gone badly wrong.
Perhaps Mr Rice might like to comment?
You can imagine the stink that would be kicked up if Exxon were found to be suppressing a report that they'd commissioned.
Usually funded reports get the result their funders are looking for, so I suppose full marks for the researchers integrity !
I can remember when universities only made press releases when something good happened with one of their sports teams.
Given that the results were presented and are on video — what's the issue?
"Dr. Amy Townsend-Small, the lead researcher for the University of Cincinnati Department of Geology, released the results during the Feb. 4 meeting of the Carroll County Concerned Citizens in Carrollton.
In the world of progressive science, where contemporary funding is so often predicated on a grant application that resembles the conclusion of the study, there are no surprises here, save the obvious commendation, that not all people may be bought all of the time, even when harangued by faux-noble cause corruption.
Wrong answer = not wanted.
The truth can go hang.
Side topic Bill McKibben is so anti-fracking he claims that recent research suggests that leaking methane is offsetting the reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
We need a list (pictures, poster; whatever) of folks such as Weepy Bill McKibben, Silly Sciency Nye, Al 'the bore' Gore, … many more … Peter 'the crook' Gleick.
I thought someone had started such a photo gallery, but cannot find it just now.
Why is the reality of fracking been undermined by left wing activists. Surely they want poor people to be able to afford heating and a growing economy. Or do they follow that Communist reality of keeping people poor so they will fear their leaders?
They do not. They want about 6.5 Billion people to be removed from … and so on.
Only true greens are allowed to remain.
"Dr. Amy Townsend-Small, an assistant professor …": poor Amy, there will be no tenure for her. Unless, being a woman, she's pretty much guaranteed to get tenure. Hm.
Maybe that's the great hope for sceptics: encourage women and racial minority people to look at environmental scams.
I think she will do fine. She is well trained, writes, and speaks well.
Her page mentions the study.
We are seeing not only the death of scientific inquiry, but academia. Integrity is the worst nightmare of the left and they will go to any length to stamp it out.
We who oppose fracking don't care about the "Utica Shale Regions". But unless your are a total moron, you know that the ground and the subsurface is not the same in the Western USA where the formerly large numbers of dinosaurs lived and have left bigger deposits.
The problem there (in the Dakotas, Wyoming and down though Nebraska all the way to Texas) is that the deeper subsurface contains the Ogalala Aquifer. This provides the ground water for both drinking and farming. A leak there will kill of the bread basket of wheat, cattle and other food crops. It was pollute the wells of water that farmers and ranchers need.


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US-Bangla starts Chennai flights from March 31
Bangladesh's leading private airlines US-Bangla Airlines is going to launch its maiden flights to India's Chennai on March 31.
It will be the airline's first flight to a south India city, US-Bangla CEO Imran Ashif announced this at a press briefing held at a city hotel on Wednesday.
Initially three flights will fly from Dhaka to Chennai via Chattogram on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and will return on the same day. The flight will leave Dhaka at 9:10am and reach Chennai at 12:45pm. The departure from Chattogram will be at 10:45am.
The flight will leave Chennai at 1:30pm and reach Dhaka at 6:00pm. The arrival in Chattogram will be at 4:30pm (Bangladesh standard time).
The minimum one-way fare is set for TK 15,043 and return fare Tk 22,000 for Dhaka Chennai route. On the other hand minimum one-way fare Tk 16,045 and return fare Tk 25,000 on Chattogram-Chennai route. The fares include all taxes and surcharges.
The Boeing 737-800 flight which will fly to Chennai has 164 seats — eight in business class and 156 in economy.


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Udinese, a Serie A team, is the latest to announce their intention to sign Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis, according to Italian publication Gazzettino – via Calcio Udinese.
Udinese – who finished 12th in the Italian top flight this past season – are owned by the Pozzo Family, just like the Hornets are, and their connection has seen players move between clubs in years gone by.
They are said to have targeted the 24-year old Nigerian international, who scored 10 points in 33 appearances for Watford during his debut Premier League campaign from 2021-22.
Following the Hertfordshire club's relegation to the Championship though, Dennis is set to depart Vicarage Road, but not before they make a handsome profit on the £3.5 million they paid Club Brugge for his services last summer.
Watford are thought to want between £20 million and £25 million for Dennis, per The AthleticWith West HamFulham and Southampton known to be interested suitors – the Hammers are believed to be willing to offer an initial £18 million fee.
Udinese will join the race with them, though it has already been reportedDennis would prefer a move from the Premier League to play in the 2022-23 seasons.
Although Dennis has been seen moving between Udinese and Watford before, it seems unlikely that he will be heading to the Italian side.
Whilst both clubs have the same ownership, which should in theory make a a deal uncomplicated, the Pozzo's could make a lot more money by selling Dennis to another club.
Premier League interest is rife in the versatile forward, and it's no surprise considering his form last season.
Udinese's interest is probably a non-starter to be honest – it would be a major shock if he's lining up in their colours at the start of the 2022-23 season.
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CCI is proud of the students at Beloit Memorial High School who planned and executed this bookcase building event for literacy. We are also excited that CCI associates, Seth and Justin, could lend their expertise to this wonderful cause. Be sure to join the students at the Beloit Public Library on May 11th for their book give-a-way and bookcase raffle!
Hillary Gavan/Beloit Daily News Beloit Memorial High School National Honor Society student Jorge Jurado-Garcia (right) gets help building from Corporate Contractors Inc. Foreman Seth Nathan. Jurado-Garcia and other students were building bookshelves to be raffled off at an upcoming literacy event for families.
BELOIT – Beloit Memorial High School National Honor Society students have been rounding up books and shelves to help boost early literacy.
Student Gloria Heiss and fellow students will be hosting a book giveaway event from noon – 1 p.m. on May 11 at the Beloit Public Library. The free event will offer games, cookies and tables full of books to peruse. Heiss is expecting around 100 kids and parents. Around 1,000 books will be given away designed for children ages 3 to 12.
"They can grab anywhere from 10 to 15 books per family," Heiss said.
Books such as "Dog Man" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" will be raffled off as well. Heiss said the $1,000 for the books came from the Hendricks Family Foundation and $500 came from Jeffrey Peterson of Geneva Supply in Delavan.
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Although the students were excited to give away books, they said they wanted to do something more and decided to build and paint bookshelves to be raffled off at the end of the event.


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627-24. Flower heads of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Flower heads of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) composed of disk florets in Washington-on-the-Brazos Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 30, 2008
Woolly-white (Hymenopappus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
White gaura flower in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
White bishops weed-like flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Flower heads of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2019
Tumbling flower beetle and a snout beetle (white-scaled flower weevil, Odontocorynus denticornis) on a black-eyes susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
White prickly poppy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
White prickly poppy flower on field near Old Washington Town Site Loop Trail of Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 2, 2007
Winecup flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Purple thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Parts of paintbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Prickly poppy flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Crab spider on a white flower of bull nettle in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 4, 2009
Black-eyes susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Yellow lemon paintbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Vervain flower in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, near Loop Trail. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Young katydid on paintbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Baby blue eyes flower in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Indian painbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, near Loop Trail. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Squaw-weed flower (Senecio ampullaceus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Stick caterpillar on black-eye susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Prickly poppy flower with immature katydid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Fleabane daisy(?) flower in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, near Loop Trail. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Linum berlandieri (stiff-stem Flax) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Blister beetle in genus Nemognatha on thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Cut-leaved evening primrose flower (Oenothera laciniata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Yellow Linum berlandieri (stiff-stem Flax) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Calyx of winecup flower (Callirhoe involucrata) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, near Loop Trail. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Long, cone-shaped receptacle of Mexican hat flower (Ratibida columnifera) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Bull nettle (Mala mujer, Cnidoscolus texanus) flower with immature katydid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
White magnolia flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 3, 2009
White prickly poppy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 9, 2008
White prickly poppy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 14, 2008
White flower of prickly poppy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2009
White gaura flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 20, 2012
Grasshopper on a white prickly poppy flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 24, 2009
Young katydid on white prickly poppy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 3, 2008
Verbena (vervain) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 31, 2008
Paintbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Bluebonnet flower in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Prairie parsley flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 3, 2008
White flowers of rough-leaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 10, 2008
Thistle flower near Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 3, 2008
Bluebonnet flower in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Paintbrush flower in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Indian paintbrush flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Texas dandelion flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, Texas, April 5, 2008
Mexican hat flower with a bee on Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 9, 2008
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flower with dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 31, 2008
Flower head of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2009
Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Opening flower of white prickly poppy (pricklepoppy, Argemone albiflora) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2009
Close up of a green grasshopper sitting on a white prickly poppy flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 24, 2009
Cut-leaved evening primrose flower (Oenothera laciniata) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 31, 2008
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella, firewheel) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 10, 2008
Squaw-weed flower (Senecio ampullaceus) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2008
Violet ruella (Ruellia nudiflora) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 12, 2008
Stiff-stem flax (Linum berlandieri) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 10, 2008
Green lynx spider on Engelmann s daisy flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 10, 2008
Blister beetles in genus Nemognatha on thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 3, 2008
Hairy stamen filaments of spiderwort flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 28, 2008
White phlox flowers in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 21, 2018
Tiny yellow flower of Melonette (Melothria pendula) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 21, 2008
Late flower of Indian paintbrush near Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 12, 2008
Orange Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) with oval bright-reddish pink flower leaf bracts and cut-off funnel-like red-tipped calyx in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
Meadow with bluebonnet in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Bluebonnet in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Red paintbrush at sunrise in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Ladybird with aphids in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Indian paintbrush in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Spiderwort (tradescantia) flower with bow-tie shaped anthers and the furry filaments in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 28, 2008
Disk florets in a flower head of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) in Big Thicket park, on Pitcher Plant(?) Trail. Texas, April 25, 2009
Disk florets in a flower head of woolly-white (Hymenopappus artemisiaefolius) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 8, 2009
Herbertia flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) with oval bright-reddish pink flower leaf bracts and cut-off funnel-like red-tipped calyx in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, near Loop Trail. Washington, Texas, April 5, 2008
Bluebonnet flowers in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Young leaf of raspberry in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Paintbrush with a spider in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Showy evening primrose in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Lemon Indian paintbrush in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Horse in Barrington farm in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Indian paintbrush plants in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Fleabane daisy(?) flowers in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2008
Red paintbrush at sunrise with a katydid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Katydid on Indian paintbrush in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
Indian paintbrush in morning dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2008
White flowers of bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
Blooming white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
Opening thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
Thistle flower (Cirsium) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 21, 2018
Flower of Small White Morning Glory (Whitestar, Pitted Morningglory, Ipomoea lacunosa) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 25, 2012


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Trump to host "Who Wants To Be A Cabinet Secretary?" to find next secretary of defense
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Legendary recruiter's top-3, can't-miss ways to bag a soldier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House is negotiating a reality television show with producer Mark Burnett to identify the next secretary of defense nominee with President Donald Trump set to host, sources confirmed today.
The show, titled "Who Wants To Be A Defense Secretary?" will pit contestant against each other as they vie for the job of leading the U.S. military. Patrick Shanahan has been acting secretary of defense since January 1, 2019, and the White House must nominate a permanent appointee for Senate approval.
"As President Trump says, a lot of people want to be part of this cabinet," said a senior Defense Department official involved in the show's development. "And he proved on 'The Apprentice' that nobody is better at picking winners from the pack in a way that's both thorough and entertaining."
The Department of Defense is America's largest employer, with over three million uniformed and civilian members. Presidential administrations often nominate appointees who are government or private sector leaders experienced with managing substantial programs or national security issues.
"Selecting a nominee the traditional way would be the opposite of draining the swamp," said a senior White House official. "We want to give the best leaders a chance to compete. They could come from any circle – government, industry, or even television commentators. They have a unique perspective on national defense issues because they talk about them so much and many are retired majors or colonels."
Although the show is in the early development, it will include Burnett's familiar reality show "challenges" where contestants compete to prove their skills. One challenge will require contenders to reallocate funds to another government project while transforming the Defense Department to face peer and near-peer adversaries while simultaneously managing a housing crisis. Another will require withdrawing forces from previous conflict commitments without any discussion with senior commanders, strategic analysis, or military decision-making processes that normally support such planning.
In a challenge tentatively titled "Allies, (Huh, Good God Ya'll) What Are They Good For?," contestants will have to find innovative ways to pursue military cooperation with countries that traditional allies call "pariahs."
"Mil-to-mil cooperation with allies is easy. An innovative leader finds ways to cooperate with so-called despots," said a Defense Department official.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, a past front-runner for defense secretary and an expert on military affairs after a tour in Afghanistan and Iraq, is a contender, according to sources. A second possible challenger is Russia expert and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Q: Working with libpath with java reflection I'm dynamically loading a class and calling a method on it.  This class does JNI.  When I call the class, java attempts to load the library.  This causes an error because the library is not on the libpath.  I'm calling from instead a jar so I can't easily change the libpath (especially since the library is not in the same directory or a sub directory of the jar). I do know the path of the library, but how can I load it before I load the class.
Current code:
public Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
    if(!CLASS_NAME.equals(name))
            return super.loadClass(name);

    try {
        URL myUrl = new URL(classFileUrl);
        URLConnection connection = myUrl.openConnection();
        InputStream input = connection.getInputStream();
        byte[] classData = readConnectionToArray(input);

        return defineClass(CLASS_NAME,
                classData, 0, classData.length);

    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
        throw new UndeclaredThrowableException(e);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        throw new UndeclaredThrowableException(e);
    }
}

Exception:

Can't find library libvcommon.so
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: vcommon (A file or directory in the path name does not exist.)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibraryWithPath(ClassLoader.java:998)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibraryWithClassLoader(ClassLoader.java:962)
        at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:465)
        at vcommon.(vcommon.java:103)
        at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)
        at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:200)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:599)
        at com.fortune500.fin.v.vunit.reflection.ReflectionvProcessor.calculateV(ReflectionvProcessor.java:36)
        at com.fortune500.fin.v.vunit.UTLTestCase.execute(UTLTestCase.java:42)
        at com.fortune500.fin.v.vunit.TestSuite.execute(TestSuite.java:15)
        at com.fortune500.fin.v.vunit.batch.Testvendor.execute(Testvendor.java:101)
        at com.fortune500.fin.v.vunit.batch.Testvendor.main(Testvendor.java:58)

Edit: I'm having a 64bit vs 32bit issue right now.  I'll come back to this when I've sorted that out.

Related: Dynamic loading a class in java with a different package name

A: If you know the path to the library, you could add the path to the java.library.path environment variable in your custom class loader. A simpler approach is to compute the path and use it in your call to Runtime.loadLibrary.
The code below outlines two approaches, using loadLibrary and setting the java.library.path system property.
 if(CLASS_NAME.equals(name)) {

    // two ways of doing this - either load the library explicitly from the full path
    if (useFullPath) {
      Runtime.getRuntime().loadLibrary("/full/path/to/mylibrary");
    }
    else { // or tweaking the library path
      System.setProperty("java.library.path",
         System.getProperty("java.library.path")
         + System.getProperty("file.separator")
         + "/path/to/lib");
    }
 }
 return super.loadClass(name);

You mention your code is being called from a jar - using a custom class loader is going to be difficult if the ClassLoader is part of the jar as well. Have you verified that your class loader is indeed being used?
A simpler approach is to change the current call to loadLibrary in your native class to use the full path. E.g. fetch from system properties, or compute it, if you know in advance where to find it. This is only an option of course if you have the source to the native class. If you can't modify the native class, then use the loadLibrary call in the classloader.
It's my understanding that calls to load library with the same library name (regardless of path) load the same library. (At least, that's the behaviour on Windows - I haven't verified on Linux.) So, even though the classloader loads the library using the full path, and the native class loads the library using it's simple name, both should resolve to the same library.
(Just for completeness, resolving equivalent libraries happens in the kernel, again, speaking from Win32 experience. Each library internally has a name, and windows only loads one instance of the library with the same internal name per process.)

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Hinge Announces Growth & Expansion With New VR Division & Team Hires
By hellohingeMarch 20, 2017March 23rd, 2017No Comments
Hinge, a boutique 3D visual effects and animation studio based in Portland, OR has hired Amy Hassler Jacobson to handle overall sales and marketing strategy for the company. Hassler Jacobson's background includes a stint as Executive Producer and Head of Sales for Rhythm + Hues in Los Angeles, where she helped shape the advertising division of the Academy award winning VFX/animation studio and provided oversight on campaigns for Geico, Electronic Arts, Mercedes Benz, and other notable brands. She has also worked for animation studios LAIKA and ReelFX/Radium during other points in her career.
"Amy brings a killer one-two punch to new business development, combining her deep animation industry and production knowledge with direct client brand experience. That combo is key to support Hinge's continued growth," states Roland Gauthier, Executive Producer. "She has an uncanny ability to uncover partnership opportunities, matching client needs with Hinge's production capabilities."
"It's an exciting time to be a part of Hinge" adds Hassler Jacobson. "I was impressed with the caliber of their work on projects for Toonami with Adult Swim and with brands like Microsoft, Nike, Bayer and others. The Hinge founders are involved in every production, resulting in strong capabilities in character animation, photo-real visual effects and motion graphics and design. All those things aren't easy to find in one shop. Hinge has also been actively involved in the VR (Virtual Reality) space, a rapidly emerging technology."
The move represents a number of changes Hinge is making to support the studio's continued growth. This year the company will undergo a rebrand, changing the name from "Hinge Digital" to "Hinge" and will be expanding their already existing VR capabilities with the addition of a dedicated VR content development division. The VR division is being established in response to increased client demand and interest in the application of VR for advertising projects, live branded events, consumer education and tradeshows. The studio is also branching into more narrative long form work as well, working on content development with Cartoon Network and other partners.
As part of the new division, Hinge has also welcomed aboard Dimitri Reuse, Senior Director and 3D Designer in VR/AR. Dimitri brings over a decade of experience with design consultancies to the role, as well as a passion for emerging technologies that blend art, science and technology. As Reuse notes, "We make magic in VR. The medium offers an innate playfulness and immersive storytelling capability that is unprecedented. With it, we can create lasting emotional connections, and even new memories. It is very powerful."
"We are only just beginning to scratch the surface and to reveal the true potential for VR in brand identity and communications," Gauthier acknowledged. "Our goal is to bring our team's rich storytelling experience and animation artistry from television, film & commercial production into truly memorable and effective VR experiences."
Hinge celebrates its growth and success along with the studio's 8 year anniversary this March, and will co-host an Open House with 3DV as part of Design Week Portland, on April 26 4-7pm, featuring the studio's VR experiences in VIVE. For more information and for tickets, go to https://www.designweekportland.com/openhouses/hinge
The public is welcome to stop by and meet the new members of the team, experiment hands-on with VR technology and participate in prize giveaways and other events.
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package com.kiran.dao;

import com.kiran.model.entity.UserLogEntity;
import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

/**
 * @author Kiran
 * @since 9/5/17
 */

@Component
public interface UserLogDao  extends CrudRepository<UserLogEntity, Long> {

    Iterable<UserLogEntity> findByUserName(String userName);

}


The youthful cast of "Gloria," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' disturbing comic drama at Asolo Rep, plays a group of brilliant-but-frustrated interns, assistants and fact-checkers at a celebrated magazine.
They snoop, squabble and sabotage one another's first steps toward literary careers.
Jibes tossed across cubicle walls become furious put-downs and inspired rants.
And then, like a shock, everything changes for these office characters.
They face trauma, suffering and grief. They grapple with how to react as writers, as colleagues, as human beings. As the play leaps forward and characters and settings change, they joust over who gets to tell the story that they all share.
Unlike her young castmates, Cormier once worked in a sad cubicle farm.
Aleksandr Krapivken, a third-year student in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, plays Dean, an assistant with a drinking problem, while Delphi Borich plays Kendra, an Asian-American assistant who spars with him in the office.
They mock each other's dreams and probe each other's weaknesses, even as they share the same hopes and fears.
Borich last appeared in a national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella." "Gloria" will be her debut at Asolo Rep.
He admires the writing of Jacobs-Jenkins in plays such as "Appropriate" and "The Octoroon." In "Gloria," he savors the smart dialogue and savage monologues that go on for paragraphs.
Krapivken saw himself playing Dean from the beginning.
Bryce Michael Wood, who plays Miles, a young black intern, had a similar experience. He was a hurdler at Notre Dame who went on to earn a master's degree in acting at the University of Connecticut.
Two other Conservatory students appear in the play. Wes Tolman portrays Lorin, a harried fact-checker in the magazine office, and Jenny Vallancourt plays Ani, a young office assistant.
The production features scenic design by Reid Thompson, costumes by Tracy Dorman and lighting by Michael Pasquini.
Jacobs-Jenkins, a recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" award, is a fellow at the Juilliard School. "Gloria" was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.


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Q: Notation: Meaning of brackets with subscript? I came across the following expression: $[m + 2r + 2\sum_{i \in S}{x_i}]_{x_0}$. What does the subscripted bracket notation mean?
Context:
Found in this paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2009/616.pdf.
Page 6, Section 3.1, in description of "Encrypt" function.

A: In section 2, the paper gives this definition:


Thousands of people across the UK are without water after freezing weather conditions last week.
After the cold snap - known as 'the Beast from the East' - a sudden rise in temperature caused frozen pipes to burst.
After three days, homes and businesses across London, Kent, Sussex and Wales still have no supply - and are relying on bottled water.
According to reports, around 1,500 properties in Wales remain without water.
Approximately 5,000 people are still cut off in London, according to supplier Thames Water.
Up to 13,000 homes across Kent and Sussex have no water - with more people in surrounding areas facing low water pressure.
Water suppliers have been criticized for not planning ahead properly, with London Mayor Sadiq Khan saying the shortage is 'unacceptable'.
Industry regulator Ofwat said it would take a 'long, hard look at what has happened' to see why water suppliers fell 'well short'.
Ofwat Chief Executive, Rachel Fletcher, said: "While the recent severe freeze and thaw have undoubtedly had an impact on pipes and infrastructure, this weather was forecast in advance.
"A number of water companies appear to have fallen well short on their forward planning and the quality of support and communication they've been providing, leaving some customers high and dry."


Check fraud costs individuals, businesses and financial institutions as much as $50 billion annually, according to one estimate.
Forged checks have always been a problem, but with inexpensive laser printers and easily accessible paper, check fraud is more of a problem than ever before.
If you receive a bad check, most states have a means to collect or a court action to force payment. The preferred course of action is to try to collect on the check first.
1. Show the check was dishonored.
Some states require further action, so look into whether your state has a special collection statute and whether courts have set out criteria for collecting on bad checks.
Place a notice at the receptionist's desk, the cashier's window, on invoices, or any other conspicuous place stating your policy on bad checks.
Send the customer a notice outlining the penalty to be assessed and the charges to be brought if payment or arrangement for payment is not made within a reasonable time (10 to 21 days is considered a reasonable time). You don't have to send the notice by certified or registered mail, but you should include an affidavit of mailing to prove that the notice was sent to the person's last known address.
Remember: The laws for collecting checks vary from state to state, so check with your professional advisors for guidance.
A significant amount of check fraud is due to counterfeiting through desktop publishing and copying to create or duplicate a document. In some cases chemical alteration is required to remove some or all of the information and changing it for the criminal's purposes.
Victims include financial institutions, businesses who accept and issue checks, and the consumer. In most cases, these crimes begin with the theft of a financial document. The crime can start as simply as stealing a blank check from your business, home or vehicle during a burglary, searching for a canceled or old check in the trash or removing a check from your mailbox.
When your company accepts checks, a little knowledge of the payment system and a good eye can help you distinguish many of the good drafts from the bad ones.
Checks contain a nine-digit routing number in the bottom left-hand corner. The first two digits indicate the Federal Reserve Bank that will handle the check. A favorite trick of forgers is to change the routing number.
By knowing the routing number of your closest Federal Reserve Bank, you can quickly tell if there's a problem with the number on a "local" check.
If the routing number appears to be altered, there's a good chance the check is bad. A quick scan can also tell if there is discoloration, which is an indication of check alteration.
Another sign of a potentially fraudulent check: No perforated edge on one side. The perforation allows users to rip drafts out of their checkbooks. A check made on a home printer doesn't have these edges. Of course, there are people who legitimately print checks themselves, but even those usually have one or more perforations.
Sometimes the checks themselves are legitimate, but the person trying to use them isn't. Payroll and other checks are routinely stolen. That's one reason why the federal government started electronically depositing Social Security checks.
Other forgers pilfer check stock directly from companies that write the drafts.
Your business should have a policy of looking at the signatures on checks, preferably matching them against the signatures on the check writers' driver's licenses or other forms of identification.
Staff members should be instructed not to pay attention to the appearance of the check presenters. They should be concerned about the appearance of the checks.
Companies issuing checks are at risk, as well. Company executives should examine check stock and account balances regularly to look for discrepancies. A system of checks and balances can also help deter internal fraud. For example, make sure the same person doesn't' write checks and reconcile bank accounts. Limiting the number of people authorized to write corporate checks reduces the chances of fraud.
Get professional help: An accounting firm with experience in this area can perform an internal control study and recommend ways to minimize employee fraud and theft.Your financial institution probably offers fraud deterrent programs that include check stock with water marks and other security features. Payroll cards, on which the company loads electronic payments, are also gaining in popularity.
Remember that the best defense against the danger of check fraud is a proactive approach that prevents — rather than detects — the crime.


7 Day Inca Trail + Maras-Moray + Salt Mines | Ultimate Expeditions | The Best Adventures on Earth.
Explore off the beaten path with a trip to Maras-Moray and the Salt Mines before hiking the classic Inca trail to Machu Picchu on this 7 Day Peruvian adventure. Marvel at the region's archaeological and cultural treasures while exploring the beautiful & brilliant Maras-Moray and the fascinating sight of the ancient salt pans. Rich history combined with with stunning landscapes, cloud forests, lush jungles, salt mines and ancient ruins. Our skilled guides, chefs and porters will exceed your expectations on this Inca adventure.
The trip begins and ends in vibrant Cusco, Peru where you can enjoy the intriguing bled of Spanish and Inca culture. The first stop on the tour is Maras, where we explore the bizarre beauty of the salt mines and ancient ruins of Moray. Machu Picchu is sure to captivate you; the 15th-century citadel sits high, stacked on a hillside in terraces amongst rising Andean peaks with the highest point of the trail being "Dead Woman's Pass," situated at 13,769 feet above sea level. This tour is physically demanding, yet rewarding. Accommodations along the way will be at campsites, unless otherwise noted.
Our hand-picked guides are certified multilingual and offer expertise of Machu Picchu's highlights and will ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable hike. In addition, Peru is home to some of the happiest people, the most dramatic landscape on the planet and a variety of cultural traditions that are rich in ancient history. Ready. Set. Escape! The world famous 7 Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu hike awaits you.
An early morning start of 4am will get us into Inti Punku or Sun Gate before daybreak and as the sun begins to rise, the dramatic views of Machu Picchu are revealed. We will spend some time here taking photos and upon completing the final steps of the Inca Trail we will visit Machu Picchu itself with a guided tour (approximately 2 hours). After the tour you are free to explore the mysterious city by yourselves.


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Commentary: Reflections on resilience in the Karamoja Cluster over 40 years
Darlington Akabwai1
Dr. Darlington Akabwai has worked with Tufts University for 25 years on issues of pastoralism in East Africa. A veterinarian by training, he accepted his first appointment as a government veterinary officer in 1972 and was based in Moroto covering Central and South Karamoja Districts. He was promoted to District Veterinary Officer in North Karamoja in 1973. In 1975, he became the Officer in Charge at the Mbarara Government Dairy Farm. In 1977, he undertook a year-long course of study at the International Agricultural Center in The Netherlands. He returned to the Karamoja Cluster in 1978 (see discussion and Figure 1 in Catley et al. 2021 this Issue) with a job on a livestock improvement project with the Kakuma Catholic Mission Parish in Kenya. In 1980, he began to work with the European Economic Commission Rehabilitation Project, which became the Turkana Rehabilitation Project (TRP) and was designed to help the Turkana region in Kenya recover from the drought and famine of 1980. He worked with the TRP until 1987, focusing on assisting local herders to learn techniques of improved livestock management and disease control. Dr. Akabwai began working with American universities in 1992 on projects funded by Organization of African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (OAU/IBAR). In 1995, he started his long tenure at Tufts University and has spearheaded much of the Feinstein International Center's work in the region. These remarks are an edited version of his keynote speech at the "Pathways to Resilience" event.
I have worked in the Karamoja Cluster for over 40 years. There is a lot to say, but I will highlight a few activities that I felt worked positively for the resilience of the inhabitants of the Karamoja Cluster. I will then list what has changed over time and offer some recommendations for improving resilience in the Karamoja Cluster.
Strategies for improving resilience among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the Karamoja Cluster
Much of the Karamoja Cluster is characterized by arid and semi-arid conditions and receives 300 mm or less rain per annum. Precipitation is seasonal but very highly erratic in timing, volume, and distribution. The livestock-keeping communities living in the Karamoja Cluster are careful resource managers and have evolved a range of strategies to adapt to, rather than change or damage, the environment in which they live. These strategies include seasonal mobility, splitting herds, keeping several livestock species, and supplementing food and income with small-scale rain-fed cultivation, fishing, trading, and collection of wild foods.
Shared and designated corridors and migratory routes
A corridor can be defined as a geographical point of entry between any two tribal or ethnic groups, for example the area of land between the Dodoth of Uganda and the Turkana of Kenya (Kalapata- Camion on the Uganda side and Oropoi- Nawonitos on the Kenya side). These corridors have existed for centuries and allow for successful sharing of pasture, water, salt links, and other resources. Such a corridor is a critical zone which communities may be able to deliberately reserve as a place to fall back to when drought becomes severe, although such cooperation is only possible when groups are at peace. When peace does prevail, these corridors also often serve as places where the neighbouring communities can come together to share pasture and water, gather fruits, perform rituals, and engage in trade. In regard to pastoral livelihoods, these are vital passages where the livestock of one community can safely transit after having been granted grazing rights on the neighbour's side of the border. This shared system is supervised by the elders and the seers from both sides who seek to ensure peaceful sharing of natural resources, although periods of both sporadic and protracted conflict also characterize these locations. Elders often place the blame for such outbreaks upon young men whom they view as being inclined to break the peace by stealing animals. I have personally located myself along these various corridors of the Karamoja Cluster, vaccinating cattle of these communities, and we have conducted cross-border peace meetings and women's peace crusades since1972.
The ethnic groups in Karamoja (Uganda) strive to manage dry season access to resources by following designated migratory routes. These routes are group-specific, which means that there is a route for the Bokora to Teso, for the Matheniko to Teso, for the Pian to Teso and Bugisu, for the Jie to Acholi and Lango, and, finally, for the Dodoth to Acholi and Didinga. Aside from the Dodoth routes, the Karamojong routes mainly follow riverbeds that start at the Karamoja escarpment and flow down to the plains of Teso and Acholi. Hence the statement from the Karamojong that "they follow their waters".
During the colonial period and the first two decades of independence, the Karamojong migrations were generally amicably received by their neighbours, in part because these neighbours received official protection from the government. The Karamojong and hosts shared resources, including the labour of female Karamojong in exchange for food provided by their Teso, Langi, and Acholi hosts. However, this relationship turned sour in 1980s when the security vacuum allowed the Karamojong to pillage the livestock of communities to the west (Knighton 2005). Raids in the 1980s drove the estimated cattle population in the raided areas from 685,000 in 1980 to only 72,000 in 1989. At the same time, cattle numbers in Karamoja increased by an estimated 692,000 animals (Office of District Veterinary Officer 1989). Coming myself from Teso region, I remember our people in particular losing a large number of cattle to Karamojong raids, and we viewed the lack of effective government security as making this issue become a driving factor in the Teso rebellion against the central government, which ended in 1993. The experiences of insecurity by neighbouring regions led to political pressure on the central government and the eventual resumption of disarmament campaigns that started in the early 2000s. However, uneven disarmament contributed to widespread internal insecurity in the Karamoja region in the 2000s and raids exacerbated inequity of livestock ownership. Today, nearly 10 years after the government declared the successful removal of guns from the region, many Karamojong face severe livelihood challenges and poverty (Stites and Akabwai 2009).
Livestock disease control
The livestock corridors described above are where I focused on rinderpest vaccination, contributing to its eradication in 2010. In these unique areas, I met my target clients: pastoralists in Turkana, Toposa, and Nyangtom and agro-pastoralists from Karamoja. As it is also along the corridors that cattle raiding occurs, we had to conduct cross-border peace meetings and women's peace crusades to reconcile the warring parties and give us a conducive environment to treat their livestock. The peace building and vaccination work are in fact the two activities that I am most proud of since they contributed to the improvement of resilience of my clients.
The conventional approach to rinderpest vaccination involving qualified veterinary and livestock production staff proved challenging in Karamoja due to the harsh environment, difficult terrain, limited roads, and mobile herds. Rampant raids and civil wars in Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia made the situation worse and accounted for many of the delays in controlling rinderpest. Meanwhile, our medical colleagues were celebrating the eradication of smallpox globally in1980.This ignited our determination as veterinarians to work harder to make sure we vaccinated as many cattle as possible so as to improve the chances of control and eventual eradication of rinderpest.
Due to the difficult situation in the Karamoja Cluster, we were forced to think outside the box. We decided to introduce the livestock owners themselves into the vaccination programme and to join the few veterinary doctors who could reach the region. In 1992–1993 our team was comprised of veterinarians under the Organization of African Union/Interafrican Bureau of Animal Resources (OAU/IBAR) who were working closely with the government veterinary services of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. We operated a small unit called the Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology Unit CAPE (Feinstein International Center 2019). This unit targeted and involved the herders in the treatment of their animals. We were further blessed by the discovery of a thermostable rinderpest vaccine, which solved the challenge of maintaining a cold chain in a poor terrain without access roads. Thermostable rinderpest vaccines were manufactured in commercial quantities in Botswana, and so the combination of community-based animal health workers (CAHWs) and the vaccine helped us to vaccinate thousands and thousands of cattle across the Karamoja Cluster.
While my expatriate colleagues were operating from Nairobi, I and other African veterinarians were stationed in Lokichogio, Kenya. From there, we would regularly fly to the interior of southern Sudan and use Land Cruisers to transport vaccines and staff. We were working on the frontline of the ongoing civil war at the time. My specific role in southern Sudan was to train the herders to help in the vaccination of their own herds. These trained herders were the paraprofessional staff who later became called CAHWs. We asked elders to select disciplined sons and daughters to be given intensive 3 to 4 weeks of training on rinderpest vaccinations. These young people turned out to be key staff in knocking out rinderpest in the remote and inaccessible areas of the Karamoja Cluster, because they know their ecosystem so well. Using this approach, we vaccinated hundreds of thousands of cattle in southern Sudan, such that reported cases of rinderpest reduced drastically even in conflict-affected areas.
Our team in Nairobi realized that although we had scored very well working in the battle fronts of southern Sudan, other parts of Eastern Africa were still reporting outbreaks of rinderpest. In 1997, we decided to move on to Moroto, Lodwar, and Kapenguria (in or near the Cluster), where we trained CAHWs. The vaccination campaign against rinderpest improved fantastically in these difficult regions through the use of our community-based system. In 1999, the Commissioner of OAU/IBAR was so happy with my contribution to rinderpest control that he gave me a certificate of recognition.
Cross-border peace meetings in the Karamoja Cluster
The enduring efforts on rinderpest were happening against a backdrop of cattle raids. This prompted a Turkana seer called Ekeno Loirabok to request me to help him to meet with his counterpart from the neighbouring Toposa grazing area. Ekeno told me, "Longechel (man with a gap in the upper teeth), you will only control rinderpest disease if you bring to me the elders of Toposa so that we can meet and talk about peace". I discussed in detail the situation with my colleagues at CAPE Unit and we went ahead to facilitate the first cross-border meeting between Toposa elders and warriors and Turkana elders and warriors. The meeting took place in Lodwar, Kenya, from March 30 to April 1, 1999, and was opened by the Turkana District Commissioner. The two ethnic groups were happy that they had at last agreed to live in harmony along their Lokichogio-Nadapal corridor and many saw Toposa dancing together with Turkana for the first time (Organization of African Unity/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources 1999). A month later, we brought the same participants to Lokichogio to follow up on the points of agreements from the Lodwar Peace Meeting. Apart from minor mistakes of theft by the youth of either side, the elders reported that the peace had remained intact in the interim period.
Given that the acts by the youth had the potential to threaten the peace, the elders requested that even their stubborn sons be brought to Lokichogio to learn from these meetings. Hence, we mobilized the youth in each corridor and organized the first youth cross-border peace meeting. This was a unique peace meeting because we discovered that the two groups of participants already knew each other very well. They started by quarrelling to the point of fighting. The episode shocked us as facilitators, but the presence of the security officers gave us the confidence to watch the interactions in silence. After expressing their anger with abuses and fist-shaking, the youth then turned to be very friendly and started narrating their past stories with joy! They were then given goats to roast and share together and that evening engaged in their traditional dancing, which helped to remind them that the Toposa and Turkana have a shared culture and language. Unlike their elders, they made very honest and practical recommendations for sustaining the peace. One of the most important suggestions was to involve their mothers in peace-making, as they said it was their mothers—more than their fathers—who were inciting them to raid. The young men said that their mothers wanted them to raid cattle to raise bride wealth: "that is what sends us to go and raid and get bridewealth or get killed! All is the same to them!"
This suggestion led to the first cross-border peace meeting between Toposa and Turkana women from the Lokichogio-Nadapal Corridor, and the meeting proved to be the most dramatic meeting I have ever facilitated in my conflict resolution work. The 40 women in attendance started by pelting me with questions. "Longechel (meaning me), why did you bring us here to Lokichogio?" When I replied that it was their sons who recommended that they attend this meeting, the mothers went wild, blaming the Ngorokonyang (Toposa raiding youth) and Ngigumakeri (Turkana raiding youth) for creating insecurity in the grazing areas. The women said:
They rape us when they get us collecting wild fruits; they molest us when they get us collecting firewood or water. And yet they are the ones who have made such recommendations about their mothers!...Since when did these youth see us with guns?...Longechel,(meaning Dr.Akabwai) if you are the one who has brought us here, please change this venue. We would like to take our Alokita [pressure group for the pastoralist women] to the grazing areas and watering points of Toposa, and Turkana, We want to take our Alokita to the tree of men where their fathers are regularly meeting. We would like to talk and sing our songs of sorrow to the elders and the chiefs of Toposa and Turkana and we have messages for the Ngorokonyang (Toposa raiding youth) and the Ngigumakeri (meaning the raiding Turkana raiding youth) and their Toposa and Turkana mothers.
This unique request turned out to be very expensive. It would require multiple vehicles to transport the women, a mobile kitchen, and 2 weeks of time to cover all the grazing areas and watering points. It was a relief when the CAPE Unit agreed to fund the first women's crusade in July 2001 (Akabwai 2001). The crusade was successful in its mission: the youth heard the messages from their mothers, the elders got it clearly from the mothers of their sons, and the seers on both sides heard their message, as did the chiefs and other administrators. Even the women themselves were told to be content with whatever cattle they had: "Stop sending your sons to die because of cattle. The few that you have now will multiply", said the crusaders.
Despite the high cost of the peace crusade approach, the CAPE Unit managed to fund a series of crusades from 2001 to 2004 and covered all the corridors of the Karamoja Cluster, including up to East Pokot. The impact of the peace crusades was to lower tensions, which allowed for concentrating on rinderpest vaccination, facilitating the eventual rinderpest eradication in 2010.
In general, the cross-border peace-building activities which were conducted along the corridors of the Karamoja Cluster improved sharing of resources and made rinderpest vaccinations possible. In Karamoja (Uganda), these events, when added to the removal of guns through disarmament, have helped to expand development sector activities and trade. For example, the now-peaceful corridor around Lokiriama, Kenya, is now booming due to the Moroto-Lodwar beer trade. The livestock market in Kotido is used by traders from across the region and has boosted trade in livestock. These and other improvements have positively impacted the resilience of the people of Karamoja.
However, there are also factors that have had negative impacts on resilience. These include the occasional lack of supportive involvement in peace-building by local politicians, human rights abuses in the name of disarmament and particularly the torture of male youth, widespread loss of livestock due to the protected kraal policy during which security forces openly steal recovered animals, on-going theft, increased inequity, lack of access to adequate veterinary care, environmental destruction due to the heavy tree cutting and charcoal burning, and efforts by district and national authorities to promote sedentarization of mobile pastoralists.
I have at times heard external actors and people of Karamoja comment that the international community has had no impact in the sub-region. My experience definitely contradicts this perspective. Rinderpest was eradicated, with great improvements for livelihoods. Cattle raids largely stopped due to the removal of the guns—I hope they do not resume. There is a much greater emphasis on education of children, and there is a growing Karamojong elite. Access to modern health care is also much improved. Tarmac roads from Soroti to Moroto and from Moroto to Nakapiripirit have opened the region to trade. Mineral wealth in the region is generating income, though it is unclear if common people will benefit from this or be cursed by it.
Lastly, some recommendations are based on my experience in the Karamoja Cluster. Restocking programmes should be run by civilians, not the military. The government should embrace rather than shun nomadic pastoralism and introduce pro-pastoral policies. Karamoja's regional neighbours to the west should be encouraged to accept the mobility of Karamojong herds. Cross-border trade, including in livestock, should continue to be encouraged. Mobility corridors for people and herds should be promoted and protected. Efforts should be put in place to limit the charcoal trade. While many other challenges remain for the populations of the region, the population and scholars from the Karamoja Cluster may be able to solve them with support!
Darlington Akabwai
The paper is a commentary and uses no data.
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The Pathways to Resilience in Karamoja conference and this Special Issue of Pastoralism were funded by USAID/Uganda, UKaid, and Irish Aid under USAID contract 617-15-000014 to Tufts University for the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit.
USAID/Uganda, UKaid, and Irish Aid under USAID contract 617-15-000014 to Tufts University for the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit.
Lodwar, Kenya
Sole authorship. The author read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Darlington Akabwai.
The research did not involve human subjects.
The paper contains no individual's personal data.
There are no competing interests.
Akabwai, D. Commentary: Reflections on resilience in the Karamoja Cluster over 40 years. Pastoralism 11, 29 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-021-00216-2


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Play Date: February 15 & 16/20 - 4:00 pm
Violence, Coarse Language
Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King, Gerran Howell, Luke Doyle, Misha Handley, Stanley Townsend, Magdalena Cielecka
Lyse Lafontaine, Nick Hirschkorn, Robert Lantos
In the 1940s, a British youngster named Martin is struggling to learn piano. He meets Dovidl, a Polish violin prodigy who became orphaned when his sisters and parents were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Dovidl helps Martin improve his piano playing, and the two become the best of friends. However, when Dovidl is scheduled to make first public performance on the international stage, he disappears that very night.
Forty years later, while tirelessly searching for his friend, Martin (Tim Roth) finally finds a major clue to the disappearance.
Canadian Connection Canadian Connection : Partly filmed in Montreal. Some cast members, including Saul Rubinek and Amy Sloan, are Canadian.
Play Date: January 18 & 19/20 - 4:00 pm
Sexual Content, Violence
Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson
Jay Van Hoy, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Robert Eggers, Rodrigo Teixeira, Youree Henley
Robert Eggers, Max Eggers
Aging lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and his young assistant Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) arrive on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s, for a four-week stint.
Thomas, who says his last assistant went crazy, treats Ephraim like a slave. Ephraim takes the verbal abuse with as much calm as he can muster, and works hard at the physically demanding tasks Tom gives him, including scrubbing the floors, carrying heavy barrels of oil, gathering firewood, whitewashing the lighthouse, and shoveling coal, while Tom, who has a leg injury, does nothing but tend to the lantern. The two form a sort of camaraderie, especially after Tom finally convinces Ephraim to share a drink with him. But Tom's refusal to allow Ephraim access to the top of the lighthouse causes the younger man to believe that he has a secret.
Canadian Connection Canadian Connection : Filmed in Cape Forchu, on the western tip of Nova Scotia.
Play Date: November 16 & 17, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Tyler Nilson, Kitao Sakurai
Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Zack Gottsagen, Thomas Haden Church, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal, Jake Roberts
Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger, Christopher Lemole, Tim Zajaros, Lije Sarki, David Thies
Tyler NIlson, Mike Schwartz
Zak (Zack Gottsgagen), a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home with the help of his crochety roommate (Bruce Dern), to follow his dream of attending a professional wrestling school run by his idol, Clint (Thomas Hayden Church), a.k.a. The Salt Water Redneck. Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), the volunteer who was in charge of Zak, goes after him to bring him back. However, Zak meets up with a drifter named Tyler (Shia Labeouf) and convinces him to let him tag along, and soon, the two become friends. Tyler, who just lost his brother, decides to help Zak, and teaches him essentials such as how to swim and shoot. He also promises to drop Zak off at The Salt Water Redneck's wrestling school. The two build a raft and set off on their way.
Play Date: October 19 & 20, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
Kenneth Branagh, Ted Gagliano, Tamar Thomas
The year is 1613, and William Shakespeare (Kenneth Branagh) has been acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters. In doing so, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. His very personal search for the truth uncovers secrets and lies within a family at war.
Play Date: September 21 & 22, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Mature Theme, Tobacco Use
Lulu Wang
Awkwafina , Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo
Chris Weitz, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Andrew Miano, Anita Gou, Daniele Tate Melia, Jane Zheng
After learning their beloved matriarch Nai-Nai has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China. Headstrong and emotional writer Billi (Awkafina) rebels against her parents' directive to stay in New York and joins the family as they awkwardly attempt to rekindle old bonds, throw together a wedding that only grandma is actually looking forward to, and surreptitiously say their goodbyes.
Play Date: August 24 & 25, 2019
Language May Offend
Brian Grazer, Michael Rosenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Ron Howard, Jeanne Elfant Festa
Mark Monroe
PAVAROTTI is a riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people. Academy Award winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of The Voice...The Man...The Legend. Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world. This cinematic event features history-making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage and cutting-edge Dolby Atmos technology.
Fall Series: (2019)
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