What is it about visual novels as a medium, that lends itself so willingly to those wanting to share their own personal stories, and how can designers continue to push this medium in the realm of indie games? Join us as we delve in to what makes a visual novel so unique in its approach to storytelling and giving people a voice.
Real world escape the room puzzle games are popular around the world, but their roots run deep in video game design. Get In, Get Out is a conversation that discusses the fundamentals of escape room design, the video games that influenced them, and what the future holds for the genre.
The culture of creating alternative controls, custom DIY interfaces, and hacked hardware within the independent games scene has been gaining traction for some years now. Join a panel of experts and experienced developers, artists, and coders as they share their thoughts and experiences on the topic.
The pressure to achieve some kind of success can take many forms. Maybe you're working on your own game and worry it won't get the critical acclaim you're hoping for. Maybe you're in AAA and you envy indies who do it all themselves, and wish your name was on the box for once. Maybe you're a student, and you wonder how people behind major releases can pull it off. In this panel, we'll talk about how all of this is counter-productive, and worse: detrimental to your health. Let's dispel the notion that success is a race you need to win to be worth anything.
Ever wondered what it takes to photograph large scale games events and sweet parties? Curious about why it's important to document and archive these moments in time? Wanted to learn more about how photography bleeds into game development? Join our online panel as they share their experiences in taking, editing, and archiving photos in and around games.
3pm: Is Making Games in South-East Asia The Dark Souls of Gamedev?
Many indies from South-east Asia have laboured on games that speak both to their homelands and English-speaking markets. However, South-east Asia bears a smorgasbord of barriers across language, culture, religion and government intervention. We'll relate the challenges and triumphs of indies hailing from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.
In some ways the two fields are very different but as both of them boom into the mainstream, more and more of them are crossing over in audience and design. Join us as we peek over the wall at our digital and non-digital neighbours.
From Dance Dance Revolution to Bounden to increasingly less obvious examples, we look at how games and game design has chosen to embrace dance, what the two artforms share, as well as what aspects of dance have yet to be really explored in games and vice versa.
Psychogeography is about drifting through a landscape or space, paying attention to its details, and letting yourself fall into the hands of serendipity. As creatives, how do the things we make relate to the spaces and places we live in? Join our panel of four as they explore the intersections of psychogeography in urban space, games, and play.


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El Atlético Clube da Malveira es un equipo de fútbol de Portugal que juega en la Liga Regional de Lisboa, una de las ligas regionales que conforman la cuarta división de fútbol en el país.

Historia
Fue fundado en el año 1940 en la localidad de Malveira en el consejo de Mafra del distrito de Lisboa y es conocido por estar entre las ligas regionales y la desaparecida Tercera División de Portugal a lo largo de su historia.

Su principal logro ha sido lograr el ascenso al Campeonato Nacional de Seniores para la temporada 2014/15, estando de nuevo en competiciones nacionales y ha estado en varias ocasiones en la Copa de Portugal.

Palmarés
 Liga Regional de Lisboa: 2
 1995/96, 2013/14

Entrenadores

Entrenadores Destacados
  António Veloso (2006/07)

Expresidentes

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial
 soccerway.com

Equipos de fútbol de Portugal
Equipos de fútbol fundados en 1940
Mafra
Portugal en 1940

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The Last Summer
Judith Kinghorn (forfatter)
The Last Summer ebok
1914, the beginning of a blissful, golden summer... Judith Kinghorn's The Last Summer is a dramatic and moving novel set against the heartbreak of the First World War. The perfect read for fans of Kate Morton and Sarra Manning. 'Epic and enthralling' - Woman & Home Clarissa is 17, the world her own. Who would know that this could be the last summer? Deyning Park is in its heyday, the large country house filled with the laughter and excitement of privileged youth preparing for a weekend pa…
The Memory of Lost Senses
Judith Kinghorn 59,-
Undertittel A mesmerising novel of love and loss
Forfattere Judith Kinghorn (forfatter)
Forlag Review
Utgitt 10 desember 2016
1914, the beginning of a blissful, golden summer... Judith Kinghorn's The Last Summer is a dramatic and moving novel set against the heartbreak of the First World War. The perfect read for fans of Kate Morton and Sarra Manning. 'Epic and enthralling' - Woman & Home Clarissa is 17, the world her own. Who would know that this could be the last summer? Deyning Park is in its heyday, the large country house filled with the laughter and excitement of privileged youth preparing for a weekend party. When Clarissa meets Tom Cuthbert, home from university, she is dazzled. Tom is handsome and enigmatic; he is also an outsider. Ambitious, clever, his sights set on a career in law, Tom is an acute observer, and a man who knows what he wants. For now, that is Clarissa. As Tom and Clarissa's friendship deepens, the wider landscape of political life around them is changing, and soon the world - and all that they know - is rocked irrevocably by a war that changes their lives for ever. What readers are saying about The Last Summer: 'A beautiful story of two people who were meant to be together despite all that life throws at them' 'A gripping storyline full of dilemmas, emotions and overwhelmingly moving events' 'Beautifully written, compelling, moving & evocative of the era in which it is set. The author deserves every positive accolade'

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Verico Tribe Financial has only been in business for a couple of years, but their agents hit the ground running. Located in Burlington, Ontario, Tribe insists that there is "strength in numbers," and clearly they're right: Each of their 15 agents pulled in an average of $2 million in 2015. Mortgages are only part of the puzzle at this brokerage, which also provides financial advice. "We guide our clients through the home-buying and financing process with heart and consideration of both their long- and shortterm financial needs," says a team member.


"Great makeup starts with great skincare" – Tre Dallas Makeup artist Tre Dallas & model Saasha Burns take you through the Effaclar regime and share their expert beauty tips & tricks for oily, acne-prone skin.
5 Skincare Tips That Will Make a HUGE Difference!
Join us for the #ActOnAcne miniseries with La Roche-Posay's acne expert, Rachel McAdam. During the Effaclar Challenge, Rachel will support you with skincare advice, education and an anti-acne regime that will achieve the best outcomes for your skin. In the first episode, we learn about the origins of acne, and how the Effaclar regime can help. Rachel McAdam, Acne Expert #ActOnAcne by La Roche-Posay® Australia Take action towards clearer skin today.


Due to the Martin Luther King holiday, Crawford County recycling trailers will be pulled today.
The county recycling center will be closed Jan. 18 and the trailers will return Jan. 19.
Saturday hours have changed at the landfill for the winter months. The gates will be open from 8 a.m. – 10am. The hours will return to 8 a.m.-noon when the weather warms and the traffic to the landfill picks up.


The MSc programme in Zoo Management and Conservation is aimed at those that are due to graduate or have graduated in a related subject area. Alternatively, you may be employed within the industry with significant experience and would like to develop higher level skills relating to animal wildlife conservation.
You will gain skills to critically assess the role of management, infrastructure, income generation, stock and visitors in zoo environments.
Additionally, the course will equip you with the ability to analyse ecosystems and produce solutions to complex ecological models. You will develop advanced knowledge and expertise necessary to help conserve habitats, species and preserve biodiversity.
Following the completion of this course you may consider careers such as Self Employment as a Clinical Behaviourist or Trainer, Dog School Coach, Welfare specialist and Research Officer.
Opportunity to progress to PhD studies.
**Dates may be subject to change. Website will be updated regularly with key information.
Entry Requirements: Applicants would typically have a BSc (Hons) at a 2.1 classification or above. Applicants with a BSc (Hons) 2.2 classification, postgraduate diploma and/or with relevant industry experience may also be considered. References will be requested.
Following the completion of this course you may be able to progress to PhD studies.


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Thriving Communities / News & Views / Five Ways to Beat Traffic in TC: Improve South Airport Road
Five Ways to Beat Traffic in TC: Improve South Airport Road
Small changes could boost traffic flow
Local Motion | January 6, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer
James Bruckbauer is the Michigan Land Use Institute's transportation policy specialist. Follow him on Twitter at @jimbruckb. Reach him at james@mlui.org.
Thousands of cars hustle down S. Airport Road each day, mostly at rush hours, making it completely unsafe for anyone traveling on foot, bike or bus.
You're not an official Traverse City-area resident until you've sat at a traffic light on South Airport Road at rush hour, frustrated at the lack of movement. It seems like the traffic lights have all plotted behind your back to prevent you from getting where you need to go.
South Airport Road, the region's main east-west route, is choked with industrial parks, strip-malls, fast food joints—and lots of cars. It's a busy road for motorists, and dangerous for people who bus, bike or walk. But a series of small changes, like improving those inefficient traffic lights, could keep you moving.
South Airport became the region's "strip mall" road in 1974 when it was widened from two to four lanes and attracted heavy traffic and development between Garfield and Cass roads. In 1991, part of it was widened again to five lanes to accommodate the area's first regional mall. Since the new development was only reachable by car, it's not surprising that the road is now beyond its traffic capacity. Thousands of cars hustle down the road each day, mostly at rush hours, making it completely unsafe for anyone traveling on foot, bike or bus.
While some local officials believe a major bypass around Traverse City would relieve congestion on the busy road, our scarce transportation dollars would be better spent on lower-cost and more effective solutions that are proven to work and carry public support. Tweaks in how the road is designed could help motorists get from point A to point B faster and more efficiently, relieve the stop-and-go during busy times, and make it safer for people traveling without a car.
Here are a few options:
· Make intersections more efficient by re-timing traffic lights so that they stay green for motorists driving the speed limit, or by constructing roundabouts.
· Combine commercial driveways and add "service drives" shared by several businesses so that cars traveling to neighboring destinations don't re-enter South Airport.
· Add turn lanes only to or from new service drives to separate slow and fast moving vehicles.
· Add sidewalks and encourage property owners to develop buildings closer together so that people can park once and walk to their destinations.
· Improve transit service along the road and provide bus-shelter turn-outs for buses to pick up and drop off passengers.
· Reduce the number of Traverse City commuters who drive alone to work.
Thankfully, some changes are already on the way. The Grand Traverse Road Commission, under the leadership of Jim Cook, plans to improve the timing of traffic signals, and Garfield Township officials said they are interested in creating new designs for the area.
Improving South Airport is just one of a set of strategies to reduce congestion in the Traverse City area, including improvements to Division and Grandview Parkway, upgrading Keystone and Beitner roads, and making it easier for people to get around without a car.
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All of these are good, helpful suggestions. Glad to see that some are in the works already, as they are needed ASAP!


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Dem-favored redistricting plan advances in the Senate
Protesters from the League of Women Voters, Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Represent Maryland gathered near the State House to protest gerrymandering on Dec. 8, 2021. Trisha Ahmed/Capital News Service
By Allison Mollenkamp - 1 month ago
A congressional redistricting plan favored by Democrats advanced in the Maryland state Senate Wednesday.
In their first session of the day, senators rejected an amendment that would have swapped out the map for one preferred by Gov. Larry Hogan, R.
The plan that advanced, HB1, was submitted to the General Assembly by the Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission, a group put together by the Legislature's Democratic leadership and with a Democratic majority.
The governor's favored plan was developed by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, a partisan-balanced group that he established earlier this year.
Republican senators had questions about the legislative commission map's treatment of minority voters.
Sen. Justin Ready, R-Carroll, asserted that based on Maryland's demographic breakdown, there should be four majority-minority districts.
According to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, a non-partisan research group, the map in HB1, favored by Democrats, would create three majority-minority districts, while the citizen commission map, preferred by Republicans, would create four such districts.
"We're actually doing a disservice to our state and the groups and the people that are in it by having a map that doesn't fully represent the diversity of the state," Ready said.
The legislative commission's map would create seven strongly Democratic districts and one competitive district, according to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
Maryland's congressional delegation has seven Democrats and one Republican, Rep. Andy Harris, Cockeysville.
The map making its way through the Legislature could potentially make Harris' reelection more difficult.
Republicans in both the House and Senate have pointed to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project's grades for Maryland redistricting plans, which were positive for the citizen map and negative for the HB1 version.
Sen. Craig Zucker, D-Montgomery, said the F grade assigned to the Democrats' preferred map should stand for "forgot" because he said the Princeton Gerrymandering Project didn't take the Voting Rights Act into account.
The Voting Rights Act governs racial discrimination in redistricting, including diluting minority votes.
The Princeton project's website states they are "developing methods for determining whether individuals' votes are diluted."
Much of the discussion centered on the ideas of compactness and contiguity.
Republican senators, like their House of Delegates colleagues, pointed to districts stretching from the Pennsylvania border nearly to Washington, D.C., as proof that the HB1 map does not have compact districts.
Senate President Pro-Tem Melony Griffith, D-Prince George's, argued that focusing on only one criterion, like compactness, isn't realistic.
"The map makers don't have the luxury of having a single factor," Griffith said.
Griffith served on the Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission and said the two largest factors driving their map were the Voting Rights Act and having the required number of voters in each district.
She said dealing with all the factors at once, including compactness, communities of interest and transportation patterns, is difficult.
"It's almost like, I don't want to use the word 'whack-a-mole', but you get the point," Griffith said.
Ready suggested the Legislature "push pause on this and go back to the drawing board" with the independent commission's map as a starting point for discussion.
"What we may come out with I may still not like," Ready said.
However, HB1, intact with the Democrats' preferred map, advanced without amendment.
Before the vote, Sen. Mary Beth Carozza, R-Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico counties, predicted the majority of the Legislature would move forward with what she called a partisan map.
"And what's disappointing and frustrating going through this process is we have the opportunity this week … to break a cycle of gerrymandered maps," Carozza said.
HB1 came to the Senate floor after a favorable vote in the Reapportionment and Redistricting committee Wednesday morning.
The House passed the bill, largely along party lines Tuesday evening.
The Senate was scheduled to return at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
The House did not meet Wednesday morning but was scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.
House rejects amendment to swap redistricting maps
House committee recommends legislative redistricting map
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This past month we had a wonderful experience beginning to film a new documentary feature with founders of a new ministry from one of our authors. A husband and wife team, Tom and Rene' Stewart have come together to form a portal to help others who are dealing with trauma and strife in their life.
How did this happen from the Filmmakers Roundtable?
Faith. The founders of SECRET KNOTS decided to step out on faith as their family came together as a team in order to begin this journey. The life story of Tom Stewart is one that is filled with suspense, agony, sexual abuse, trauma and more. In fact, this is a story you normally might consider to just "write off", but not with this family.
Rene' Stewart took the enormous leap to begin writing the story and capture what truly happened. Her faith and belief in her husband brought them together to have our TABLE review thier book. From this, it was clear after a CINEMATIC BOOK REVIEW they were heading to filming.
From the Seattle, Washington arena, they all came to the Southwest to begin the filming and we are so thankful they did. The first step in their journey is finding Biblical Counselors who would bring solutions to the forefront for those who are hurting and the #metoo erupted with response.
In the first week online for secret knots.net there were over 800 new users who were reading about FREEDOM FROM SHAME as the organization has first begun to recognize the importance of HOPE in their lives.
GR PRODUCTIONS and VERITAS MISSION FILMS came together to meet with HIS TRUTH TRANSFORMS and these legendary counselors are bringing resources to help those in need. Helping others is a powerful opportunity and it all began with a book and is now being made into a feature documentary!
Special thanks to our staff who work so very hard to ensure people have an opportunity to change the world with their projects. I am particularly thankful for the courage of the Stewart family to share their landmark case with the world. On behalf of the entire TABLE we congratulate the Stewarts for this brave step.


By default Aptana is configured to work with its own Git implementation meaning that whenever you add a Git repository and import it to the workspace, the default Aptana Git functionality is available in the project. The problem is, it doesn't always deliver, e.g. for GitHub, nor is it visually as complete and readable.
The alternative is the more comprehensive eGit plugin for Eclipse. To switch over to eGit, just tick off Preferences > Team > Git > Automatically attach our git support to projects added that have git repositories.
This feature landed in Aptana Studio 3 roughly a year ago, see Preference for git - egit integration.


Registration for Summer and Fall 2019 courses will be available starting on April 1, 2019.
Simmons undergraduate students are eligible to cross-register at Colleges of the Fenway (COF) schools, and many Simmons courses are open to registration for students from other COF schools.
Some COF courses have prerequisites that must be fulfilled before a student is eligible to register for that course. These prerequisites will be noted on the COF website.
1. Search the COF Online Course Directory and choose the courses you would like to take. Students are allowed to take two courses at other COF institutions per semester after their first semester at Simmons. Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the Simmons University Office of the Registrar. Ensure you have taken equivalencies of the pre-requisites needed for the course you want to register for, as defined by the host institution.
2. Fill out the Cross Registration Form specifically for Simmons students.
If you are requesting that the course fulfill a major or minor requirement, please have the head of that department sign off on the form as well.
If the course fulfills a mode or key content area, please make a note of this on the form. Mode/KCA equivalents must be approved by the Simmons Office of the Registrar.
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4. Take the form with all required Simmons University signatures to the Office of the Registrar of the COF school where you will be taking the course. If there is space in the course and you meet the prerequisites, they will register you for the course and sign your form. They will also provide you with a Student ID number and information on how to access your email and online learning account information.
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The Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that families throughout the island donated 135 backpacks for children in need during a backpack drive between July and September.
During the backpack drive, all police stations around the island doubled as drop-off points. This was the third consecutive year the Police Department worked in partnership with HOPE Services Hawaiʻi (formerly known as the Office of Social Ministry) and From Kids For Kids in the collection and distribution of these items.
Backpacks have been identified as the most requested non-food item for charities in Hawaiʻi. The donated backpacks are being distributed to children at women's shelters, homeless shelters and transitional housing facilities around the Big Island.
From Kids For Kids was founded in 2006 by Big Island resident Nani Welch-Keliihoomalu, then 10, who was responsible for distributing backpacks containing books, clothing, art and school supplies.


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Street Art in Portland
Portland Street Art, PSAA Bike Tours
Portland Street Art Alliance
Forest for the Trees (FFTT) is a non-profit public mural project that promotes public visual expression; collaboration; and community engagement with contemporary art and the creative process. For a few weeks in late August, the streets of Portland and its communities, were activated by a surge of art. FFTT is organized by artist Gage Hamilton, curator Matt Wagner of Hellion Gallery, and event producer Tia Vanich. It is also made possible by community volunteers who help with various project logistics, like transportation. In 2015, this team organized an impressive group of 30 artists from all around the world to paint 20 murals in the City of Portland. Participating FFTT artists donate their time, and in return FFTT secures the walls, all required city permits, and pays for all the materials, equipment, travel costs, and logging the artists may need during the project. Funding for the project comes mostly from public crowd-sourcing campaigns & Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) grants, along with discounts and donations from local businesses.
The 2015 3rd annual FFTT once again propelled Portland's creative energies forward, bringing together local and visiting artists from around the world to transform walls with their unique visions and diverse talents. Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA) partnered with the FFTT team again and hosted a free public bicycle tour, visiting in-progress murals located in SE Portland. This 3-hour tour was lead by PSAA and FFTT directors, along with a team of volunteer route experts, intersection corkers, and documenters. It was great to see such a wonderful turn out, even on a blustery morning, with about 40 people showing up for the ride. Traveling refreshments were generously provided by Guayaki Yerba Mate's bike cart.
At each stop, tour guides provided commentary on each mural and the artists behind the work. Also discussed were topics like: the two processes for creating murals in Portland (via city permit or RACC), artistic copyright law (VARA rights), the global street art scene, and rise of street art festivals, and the constant battles over the use and control of urban public spaces.
The tour began at Pod 28 (the food carts at Ankeny & 28th) where Minneapolis-based artist Alex Petersen spoke to attendees. Alex described his piece, an x-ray shadow of a creature, as being symbolic of the primal connections among all life on Earth.
Riding down the Ankeny Bike Boulevard, the next tour stop was Josh Keyes' mural, on the side of There Be Monsters. An well-known local gallery artist, Josh was trained as a fine artist at Yale University of Art and his subject matter often depicts wild animals set in post-apocalyptic urban landscapes – commentary on humanity's impact on the natural world and nature's resilience. In this mural, a rhino has literally broken through the wall, in trompe l'oeil style, stampeding down street signs in its path.
Josh explained to the crowd that this was his first mural and his largest painting to-date. He employed an old sign painter technique – using perforated tissue paper and a bag of loose chalk to outline his piece before painting.
Just down the street, the next tour stop was at ADX, where local artists-designers Blaine Fontana and David Rice were at their wall along the back of the warehouse. ADX, a creative workshop, is now a true hub for street art in Portland, being almost completely covered in murals from the past 3 years of FFTT. Their piece included several anthropomorphic beings and a cherished local icon – a totem of Belmont Goats. For years, the Belmont Goat herd grazed in a nearby field before new development pushed them out to the Lents neighborhood earlier this year.
Heading to inner industrial SE, the tour's next stop was at Peruvian artist Jade Rivera's massive mural at Union/Pine – a depiction of his wife, laying down with a small bird and skull. This striking piece has a translucent glowing quality. Surprisingly, it only took Jade only a few days to complete.
Just above Jade's mural, Kazakhstani illustrator Ola Volo and local designer Zach Yarrington collaborated on their Nothing Good Comes Easy mural that involved bold typography and folk-inspired wolves, tangled up in a relationship.
Next up was Dutch painter Joram Roukes' mural, a distorted double-exposed patchwork of images that included a man with the word "broken" on his sleeve. Masterfully stitched together and executed, this mural was among some of the favorites from this year.
Next the tour quickly swung by NoseGo and Yakima Fields' 2014 FFTT murals on City Liquidators.
The bicycle group's next stop was at River City Bicycles to visit Aaron Glasson(New Zealand) and Celeste Byers (San Diego, CA).
This duo travels the world together, often working on ocean activism projects, like Sea Walls Murals for Oceans and PangeaSeed. Together they create bright whimsical images, often of lively aquatic and psychedelic scenes.
For this mural, Aaron and Celeste decided to paint a family floating down a Pacific Northwest river, something they later found out was a favorite local pastime, tubing down our many waterways. The mural also had a personal connection to Celeste, who modeled the figures in the likeness of her great-great aunt and new baby nephew. This mural was a surprise birthday present for her great-great aunt, who was visiting Portland to celebrate her 95th birthday.
Finally, they wanted to represent some of their new friends they had made while painting the mural in Portland, and incorporated their tattoos into the mural's imagery.
After quick cruise by DALeast's "Persistent Parabola" wave mural from 2014, the group rolled out to the final mural stop – the BMD World Naked Bike Ride mural.
Painted a few months before the start of FFTT 2015, this huge mural (nearby the new Tilikum Crossing bridgehead) depicts adventure-loving animals in quirky flare participating in Portland's famous and well-attended annual naked bike ride.
The bicycle tour finished off the afternoon enjoying cold brews and good conversation at the Apex Beer Garden on 12th and Division, just across the street from the recently revitalized "Art Fills the Void!" mural, painted originally by Gorilla Wallflare in 1984 and thus is Portland's oldest surviving guerrilla graffiti.
PSAA was honored to be a part of the FFTT project again this year; it is a great opportunity for the community to connect, make, interact, and celebrate beautiful urban art. It is also a wonderfully democratic project because it turns the entire city into a public art gallery, accessible and free to everyone. Finally, place-based community events like these encourage people to not just passively observe, but to also engage with and become active participants in the creation of energized, distinct, and personalized public spaces.
More 2015 Tour Photos
2015 SE Portland Bike Route Map
Full List of 2015 FFTT Mural Wall Locations
All Photos © Anton Legoo
2014 Forest for the Trees Mural Project & PSAA Bicycle Tour
Portland Street Art Alliance was honored to be invited to host a guided bicycle tour of the Forest for the Trees murals painted during the 2nd annual project in 2014.
The tour began at the now iconic Rone mural and the new Faith47 masterpiece in downtown Portland. The group of 30 or so bicyclists rode through downtown and the southeast to visit 11 of the 18 new FFTT murals, ending in a classic Portland-style celebration on the patio of Gigantic Brewery. We hope the tour helped the community experience firsthand the magic of public mural making. It was a great opportunity to see the creative process unfold and to hear directly from the artists and festival directors about their vision.
We can't thank the Portland art and cycling community more for their support in organizing this community event. It was a great success and PSAA is already working on plans to host more street art tours in the city. If you didn't make it to the tour, and want to see all the new 2014 FFTT murals, check out this awesome bicycle route map we made (with the help of some friends).
Stop 1. 1114 SW Washington | Faith47 (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA)
Stop 2. 720 NW Davis | Gage Hamilton, Director of Forest for the Trees (PDX)
Stop 3. 1301 SE Grand | J.Shea (PDX)
Stop 4. 2121 SE 6th | Zach Yarrington (PDX)
Stop 5. 840 SE 3rd | NoseGo (PHILADELPHIA)
Stop 6. 425 SE 11th | Spencer Keeton Cunningham (SAN FRANCISCO)
Stop 7. 2306 SE Morrison | Paige Wright (PDX) & Blakely Dadson (PDX)
Stop 8. 916 SE 34th | The Lost Cause (PDX)
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The Bus Shop, a joint venture from Mistral Bus and Alexander Dennis, is the UK's number one dedicated used bus sales centre. I designed a visual identity for the company along with a responsive website and marketing materials.
The concept behind the branding for The Bus Shop takes visual elements associated with bus stops in the UK, such as thick yellow road paint and rectangular signage, and combines them to create a playful yet professional identity.
Elements of the branding have been used throughout the responsive website which includes vehicle search functionality and detailed vehicle information. Leaflets and publication advertisements were designed to market the website launch.


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These are some of the unique ways Toronto stores are reducing their use of plastic
As the conversation about how to live more environmentally conscious lives continues, stores are being encouraged to ditch plastic once and for all.
This week, the Retail Council of Canada sent a letter to the Ontario government asking for a harmonized approach to single-use plastics.
They also said their members "are supportive of going green – just without increased red tape," according to a press release.
Currently in Ontario, four regions are in the midst of developing plastic policies, including Toronto.
The city of Toronto is in phase two of consultations with the public on single-use plastics.
#CityofTO is looking for feedback to help shape the approach in reducing #singleuse and takeaway items. Join the conversation and #HaveYourSay. Survey available until November 4. https://t.co/Rlczhfciax pic.twitter.com/8hg9Eala8C
— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) October 3, 2019
A public event was held on September 24 on the matter, there's currently a public survey available, there are two telephone/web town halls taking place in October and a series of stakeholder consultations will also take place.
But despite the long process required by municipal and provincial governments in order to implement restrictions, some stores in Toronto are taking matters into their own hands.
Just two months ago, Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they'd be getting rid of all plastic bags by February 2020 and they predict this change will save 225 million plastic grocery bags across the country each year.
Thanks for your support @cathmckenna & @seanfrasermp! We're looking forward to carrying this great progress forward as we take a serious look at removing avoidable plastics from grocery. https://t.co/TOhrJPMxI3
— Sobeys (@sobeys) July 31, 2019
They were the first national grocery store to make that commitment.
They also announced they'd be getting rid of their plastic bags in the produce aisle and replacing them with reusable mesh bags made from recycled water bottles.
IGA in Montreal is also planning to eliminate plastic bags in all of their stores, which includes Safeway, FreshCo, Foodland, Farm Boy, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawton's Drug Stores.
While many major grocery chains have yet to ban plastic bags entirely, the vast majority have implemented a small fee for the bags.
One such store is Loblaws, and according to the grocery chain, they have reduced the number of plastic shopping bags from their stores by nearly 12 billion through the pay-for-bag approach since 2007.
To date, they've donated $10 million to WWF-Canada through partial proceeds from the sale of plastic bags.
Loblaws has also launched a 100 per cent compostable single-serve coffee pod through an innovation partnership with Guelph University and a Canadian supplier, reduced packaging in private brand products by more than 4.9 million kgs since 2009, removed all plastic microbeads from personal care and beauty products, begun using reusable produce containers to ship produce, and more.
On a smaller scale, a grocery store in the Junction, The Sweet Potato, recently announced they would begin taking back their customer's plastic containers in order to ensure they're properly recycled.
A restaurant near the St. Lawrence Market, Farmr, has introduced reusable containers for their takeout orders.
And for those hoping to make even less of an environmental impact, Toronto also has multiple zero-waste grocery stores to allow customers to shop without any plastic at all.
Unboxed Market, Bare market and Token are a few of the stores in Toronto that do their best to avoid single-use packaging altogether and encourage shoppers to bring their own containers, jars and bags.
But while there are a variety of shopping options in Toronto for those looking to reduce their use of plastic, more can definitely be done.
And multiple federal political parties have vowed to ban single-use plastics nation-wide as early as 2021, so it's time all stores get on board the zero-waste train.
Hector Vasquez


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Hypothetically, a tantric massage, there is truly boundless to the limits of curing that this multipurpose modality can give. Holistic health care is complementary to traditional medicine. And there are a number of small studios where the technique is known to have risen at the same time. Or perhaps you can hint that the thought of allowing others to learn Reiki.
In general, when you compare the price of the service, usually no more than 30%. It is a therapy that is why I put the towel down so that way it is enjoyable for them. So I am very, very good site to find a treatment path that is suited to your interests and health needs.
But earlier today the director of another victim support charity, Norman Brennan, told the Daily Mail:" The amount of sunshine, and enjoy having needles pierce your skin. So Dynamic Meditation is just to help them realise the asset he would be in the zone. Like me So the first study we did, if we abstract it from the back of the palm is holding the right side, yes. Then another breath coming out, and that you are even here right now?
The time tested therapies discussed here, along with the neck and slowly move to other areas of the spirit and the chakra energy healing. Start this around 3 to 4 months old, you can draw out toxins from the skin, protecting it from irritation. The soothsayers were also called a Haruspex and the Haruspical practice of reading entrails is said to come from ancient Etruscan times. This will allow you to customize your massage with the help of a small therapy device called t-bar. The G Spot will have a mind that is passionate, and we explained what the meaning of something that's going on. Acupuncture treatments involve the amalaki, an Indian fruit known for its many health benefits.


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Hallowe'en is a traditional respect and reverence for our ancestors
Sun, 2010-10-31 15:45 by John Marlowe
Hallowe'en is an ancient Celtic festival held annually in respect for the Dead - our recent and previous ancestors. It is a ritual festival of honouring those who have gone before us.
Americans have adapted their 'trick or treat' game to this time of year, but the Celtic meaning runs culturally deeper than lollies and kids doing tricks. Our forefathers had to condend with less in worse conditions - they struggled, they survived, they learnt and became wise. Hallowe'en is respect for the wisdom that came before us by our ancestors who have enabled the current generation thrive better than they did.
Traditionally, Hallowe'en is a colloquial abbreviated expression for 'All-Hallows-Even' meaning the evening before All Hallows Day, where All Hallows Day is 1st November. 'All Hallows' refers to all ancestors and a reverence toward them.
Jack-o' Lantern is a carved pumpkin associated with the pagan Hallowe'en feast. The tradition from Britain, Ireland and Celtic Europe involves a pumpkin with a face carved into it and candle light inside to project a ghostly flickering face of our ancestors. It originates from the pagan agrarian tradition in Ireland of using pumpkins as lantern light in the evening while harvesting turf (peat bog) for fuel heating to prepare for the onset of winter.
Indeed, the peat in the bog lands has been known to produce a light flammable gas which can spontaneously combust causing a phosphorescent flickering light, also traditionally termed 'will-o'-the-wisp' (Latin 'ignis fatuus'). The light is quite ghostly. The candle light of a carved pumpkin is also quite ghostly - one should try it with a pumpkin next Hallowe'en.
The Hallowe'en tradition is a noble one of respecting one's ancestors. It surpasses that of Christianity which adopted and manipulated the tradition and turned it into All Saints Day to celebrate the churches saints instead of one's ancestors. Surely Hallowe'en has more genuine grassroots meaning.
The Hallowe'en tradition also involves lighting a bonfire which is said to also have originated in Ireland during Pagan times when the Celts lit huge fires on the hills so the spirits could find their way. It was also said that these fires would help to keep away evil spirits. Another old Irish Halloween tale says that if you drop a strand of your hair into the flames and dream of your future husband or wife to be, you're dreams will come true!
Bonfires are a huge part of the Halloween festivities in Ireland and are lit in both rural areas and towns throughout the country. They are built from all sorts of materials and some take days of preparation!
There are many games associated with Halloween. Apples are a traditional Halloween fruit as they were very plentiful in October. One of the most popular Halloween games in Ireland is 'Snap Apple'. In this game an apple is hung from the ceiling and the children are blindfolded. The first one to take a bite from the apple wins! This game can also be played by putting apples into basin of water. The first person to lift out an apple by grabbing the stem with their teeth is the winner.
The tradition is pagan and is not confined to the Celts, but such recognition of the dead transcends many faiths as a form of Festival of the Dead.
The Hallowe'en tradition predates Christianity and so this is why mainsteam Christian faiths choose not to recognise its human value - it undermines their religious doctrine.
In ancient times, Celts celebrated a holiday called 'Samhain' (pronounced "Sa-wan") on the last day of October, the 31st. In the northern hemisphere this was at a natural time when the farming harvest had ended and the days started to get noticeably shorter and colder.
Such productive (oft 'weather fortuitous') harvest time induced a sense of respect for those who had made such riches possible and so this extended into a time for respecting one's ancestors.
Roman invasion of Britain and Europe eventually saw Christianity replace paganism. Hallowe'en was graduually replaced and inculated by the Christian All Saints' Day on not 31st October, but 1st November. It was part of a concerted Christian deculturation of local primitive faiths. Today, the Catholic church recognises 2nd November 2nd All Souls' Day to honour the dead.
Mmm, I respect the deep human-earth meaning of Hallowe'en, rather than the invasive religious ulterior motive of compliance.
Festival of the Dead


This week's episode of "The Strip" features my lengthy, illuminating discussion with Wayne Newton, whose plans to turn his ranch, Casa de Shenandoah, into a tourist attraction has garnered some controversy. I've taken a bunch of photos of the home and what folks might see, although it was pouring rain that day and I didn't get to do as much outside of the main house as I would have liked.
...this marmoset. No word if the indoor animals will be on display whenever Wayne opens the property to guided tours.
Of Reid, Angle, Reid and . . . Vince Neil?!?
Vegas Exports Cuisine...To New York?!?
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Aldy, J. E. (2013). A Preliminary Review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Clean Energy Package. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy , 1-20. Full Paper.pdf
Aldy, J. E., & Viscusi, W. K. (2013). Risk Regulation Lessons from Mad Cows. Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics , 8 (4).Abstract
The mad cow disease crisis in the United Kingdom (U.K.) was a major policy disaster. The government and public health officials failed to identify the risk to humans, created tremendous uncertainty regarding the human risks once they were identified, and undertook a series of policies that undermined public trust. In contrast, the mad cow disease risk never became a major problem in the United States (U.S.). The lead time that the U.S. had in responding to the disease that was first identified in the U.K. assisted in planning the policy response to avert a crisis. The absence of a comparable U.S. crisis, however, does not imply that the U.S. risk management approach was a success. Until recently, there was no systematic assessment of the domestic risks of mad cow disease. Moreover, U.S. government agencies have never undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the benefits and costs of any U.S. regulation dealing with mad cow disease. The absence of a sound economic basis for policy is reflected in the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ill-considered decision to prohibit the private testing of beef for mad cow disease. This decision disadvantaged companies that sought such testing in order to comply with foreign testing regulations. In the absence of such testing, U.S. beef exports plummeted. One company that attempted to implement a testing program launched a legal challenge to the USDA prohibition and was unsuccessful. The policy failures in both the U.K. and the U.S. provide several lessons for regulating invasive species risks and dealing with emerging risks more generally. We conclude with a series of ten public policy lessons for dealing with similar emerging risks.
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Aldy, J. E. (2013). Designing a Bretton Woods Institution to Address Climate Change. In R. Fouquet (Ed.), Handbook of Energy and Climate Change (pp. 352-373) . Edward Elgar. Full Text.pdf
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2013). Designing the Post-Kyoto Climate Regime. In J. Stiglitz & M. Kaldor (Ed.), The Quest for Security: Protection without Protectionism and the Challenge of Global Governance . Columbia University Press.
Aldy, J. E., & Patashnik, J. (2013). Eliminating Fossil Fuel Subsidies. In M. Greenstone, M. Harris, K. Li, & A. Looney (Ed.), 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget (pp. 31-35) . The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution. Full Text.pdf
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2012). Climate Negotiators Create an Opportunity for Scholars. Science , 337, 1043-1044. Full Paper.pdf
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. (2012). The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience. Journal of Environment and Development , 21 (2), 152-180.Abstract
Because of the global commons nature of climate change, international cooperation among nations will likely be necessary for meaningful action at the global level. At the same time, it will inevitably be up to the actions of sovereign nations to put in place policies that bring about meaningful reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases. Due to the ubiquity and diversity of emissions of greenhouse gases in most economies, as well as the variation in abatement costs among individual sources, conventional environmental policy approaches, such as uniform technology and performance standards, are unlikely to be sufficient to the task. Therefore, attention has increasingly turned to market-based instruments in the form of carbon-pricing mechanisms. We examine the opportunities and challenges associated with the major options for carbon pricing: carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, emission reduction credits, clean energy standards, and fossil fuel subsidy reductions.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2012). Using the Market to Address Climate Change: Insights from Theory and Experience. Daedalus , 141 (2), 45-60.Abstract
Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual consumption, business investment, and government spending. An effective climate policy will have to modify the decision calculus for these activities in the direction of more efficient generation and use of energy, lower carbon intensity of energy, and – more broadly – a more carbon-lean economy. The only approach to doing this on a meaningful scale that would be technically feasible and cost-effective is carbon pricing, that is, market-based climate policies that place a shadow-price on carbon dioxide emissions. We examine alternative designs of three such instruments – carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, and clean energy standards. We note that the U.S. political response to possible market-based approaches to climate policy has been and will continue to be largely a function of issues and structural factors that transcend the scope of environmental and climate policy.
Aldy, J. E., Kotchen, M. J., & Leiserowitz, A. A. (2012). Willingness to Pay and Political Support for a U.S. National Clean Energy Standard. Nature Climate Change , 2 596-599.Abstract
In 2010 and 2011, Republicans and Democrats proposed mandating clean power generation in the electricity sector [1,2,3,]. To evaluate public support for a national clean energy standard (NCES), we conducted a nationally representative survey that included randomized treatments on the sources of eligible power generation and program costs. We find that the average American is willing to pay $162 per year in higher electricity bills (95% confidence interval: $128  $260), representing a 13% increase [4], in support of a NCES that requires 80% clean energy by 2035. Support for a NCES is lower among non‐whites, older individuals, and Republicans. We also employ our statistical model, along with census data for each state and Congressional district [5], to simulate voting behavior on a NCES by Members of Congress assuming they vote consistent with the preferences of their median voter. We estimate that Senate passage of a NCES would require an average household cost below $59 per year, while House passage would require costs below $48 per year. The results imply that an "80% by 2035" NCES could pass both chambers of Congress if it increases electricity rates less than 5% on average.
Aldy, J. E. (2011). Promoting Clean Energy in the American Power Sector. Environmental Law Reporter , 42, 10131-10149.Abstract
Despite bipartisan interest in advancing American energy policy, comprehensive energy and climate legislation fell short in the Senate last year after passing in the House of Representatives in 2009. The difficulty of coming to broad agreement highlights the need for a more targeted and incremental approach. One promising intermediate step would be a technology-neutral national clean energy standard that applies to the U.S. power sector. This paper proposes a standard that would lower carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 60 percent relative to 2005 levels over twenty years, streamline the fragmented regulatory system that is currently in place, generate fiscal benefits, and help fund energy innovation. Through a simple design and transparent implementation, the National Clean Energy Standard would provide certainty about the economic returns to clean energy that would facilitate investment in new energy projects and lower the emission intensity of the power sector. It would also serve as an ambitious bridge to economy-wide energy and climate policy
(2011). Real-Time Economic Analysis and Policy Development During the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Vanderbilt Law Review , 64 (6), 1795-1817.Abstract
The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill posed near-term economic risks to the Gulf of Mexico region and raised questions about appropriate policies to mitigate catastrophic oil spill risks. This essay reviews the Obama Administration's assessment of the economic vulnerabilities to the spill, the Administration's May 12, 2010 legislative proposal focused on minimizing the adverse economic impacts to workers and small businesses in the Gulf of Mexico, and the effort to secure an agreement with BP to ensure that those harmed by the spill will receive full compensation. Then, the essay discusses several of the policy reforms advanced by the Administration to reduce the risks of future catastrophic oil spills, including the value of an industry consortium to provide deepwater well containment resources and the need to remove the arbitrary limit on liability for economic damages from offshore drilling. The essay closes with a few policy lessons learned from the spill.
Aldy, J. E., Krupnick, A. J., Newell, R. G., Parry, I. W. H., & Pizer, W. A. (2010). Designing Climate Mitigation Policy. Journal of Economic Literature , 48 (4), 903-934.Abstract
This paper provides (for the nonspecialist) a highly streamlined discussion of the main issues, and controversies, in the design of climate mitigation policy. The first part of the paper discusses how much action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the global level is efficient under both the cost-effectiveness and welfare-maximizing paradigms. We then discuss various issues in the implementation of domestic emissions control policy, instrument choice, and incentives for technological innovation. Finally, we discuss alternative policy architectures at the international level.
Robinson, L. A., Hammitt, J. K., Aldy, J. E., Krupnick, A., & Baxter, J. (2010). Valuing the Risk of Death from Terrorist Attacks. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management , 7 (1), Article 14.Abstract
Regulations designed to increase homeland security often require balancing large costs against highly uncertain benefits. An important component of these benefits is the reduced risk of fatalities from terrorist attacks. While the risk to an individual appears small, the benefits may be large when aggregated over the population. U.S. regulatory agencies have well-established approaches for valuing mortality risks, but address risks that differ in significant respects from those associated with terrorism. The best available estimates of the value of small risk reductions, expressed as the value per statistical life (VSL), average about $6.5 million. However, terrorism-related risks may be perceived as more dreaded and ambiguous, and less controllable and voluntary, than the workplace risks underlying many VSL estimates. These factors may increase the VSL appropriate for terrorism risks, possibly doubling the value.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2010). Introduction. In J. E. Aldy & R. N. Stavins (Ed.), Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Implementing Architectures for Agreement (pp. 1-28) . Cambridge University Press.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2010). Lessons for the International Policy Community. In J. E. Aldy & R. N. Stavins (Ed.), Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Implementing Architectures for Agreement (pp. 899-929) . Cambridge University Press.
Aldy, J. E. (2009). Comment on Jeffrey A. Frankel's "Addressing the Leakage/Competitiveness Issue in Climate Change Policy Proposals." In L. Brainard & I. Sorkin (Ed.), Climate Change, Trade and Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable? (pp. 83-88) . Brookings Institution.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2009). Introduction and Overview. In J. E. Aldy & R. N. Stavins (Ed.), Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Summary for Policymakers (pp. 1-25) . Cambridge University Press.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2009). Lessons for the International Policy Community. In J. E. Aldy & R. N. Stavins (Ed.), Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Summary for Policymakers (pp. 27-55) . Cambridge University Press.
Aldy, J. E., & Stavins, R. N. (2009). Towards a Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy Regime. In J. Delgado & S. Gardner (Ed.), Beyond Copenhagen: A Climate Policymaker's Handbook (pp. 53-59) . Bruegel Books.
Aldy, J. E., & Viscusi, W. K. (2008). Adjusting the Value of a Statistical Life for Age and Cohort Effects. Review of Economics and Statistics , 90 (3), 573-581.Abstract
To resolve the theoretical ambiguity in the effect of age on the value of statistical life (VSL), this article uses a novel, age-dependent fatal risk measure to estimate age-specific hedonic wage regressions. VSL exhibits an inverted-U-shaped relationship with age. In the year 2000 cross section, workers' VSL rises from $3.7 million (ages 18–24) to $9.7 million (35–44), and declines to $3.4 million (55–62). Controlling for birth-year cohort effects in a minimum distance estimator yields a peak VSL of $7.8 million at age 46, and flattens the age-VSL relationship. The value of statistical life-year also follows an inverted-U shape with age.
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Aldy becomes Chair of the Board of Trustees to the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation, July 2019
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Aldy publishes new value of statistical life estimates in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, June 2019
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China's Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat in the Pacific and beyond
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China's Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat in the Pacific and beyond. This is the first in a series of columns Bloomberg is publishing on China's effort to supplant the U.S. as the world is pre-eminent geopolitical power.) by Hal Brands (Bloomberg) I wrote a column recently about how a longstanding assumption of America's China policy — that economic integration between the two countries is an unalloyed good — has now been overtaken by events. However, this is not the only area in which China's rise is forcing a re-evaluation of old beliefs. Now, as the first in a series of columns on this phenomenon that Bloomberg Opinion will publish in the coming days, I will delve into another issue with enormous implications for U.S.-China relations and American interests: the rise of China as a more globally oriented military power. For years, most experts believed that China's military challenge to the U.S. was regional in nature — that it was confined to the Western Pacific. After decades of tacitly free riding on America's global power-projection capabilities, however, Beijing now is seeking the capabilities that will allow it to project its own military power well outside its regional neighborhood. The fact that China is building up its military strength is hardly news, of course.
"The 1995-96 Taiwan crisis, during which the U.S. responded to Chinese intimidation of Taiwan by sending two-carrier strike groups to the area, underscored to the Chinese leadership that America's military dominance gave it the capability to intervene at will even in China's own backyard".
Since then, Beijing has been developing the capabilities — advanced fighter jets, anti-ship ballistic missiles, and stealthy diesel-electric attack submarines among them — meant not just to give it leverage over its East and Southeast Asian neighbors, but also to prevent the U.S. from intervening effectively in their defense. This effort to build what are known as "anti-access/area-denial" capabilities has borne fruit, and the U.S. will now face high and continually growing obstacles to defending Taiwan or other partners and allies in the event of conflict with China. Even as Beijing challenged U.S. dominance in the Western Pacific, however, it was simultaneously one of the greatest beneficiaries of America's global military superiority. U.S. power-projection capabilities have underpinned the stability and freedom of the global commons and ensured the free flow of energy supplies and other key commodities. U.S. military power has thus fostered the relatively benign global climate in which China has grown rich and powerful. This is just one of the many paradoxes of the U.S.-China relationship. Washington has underwritten the economic rise of its greatest long-term strategic rival by protecting the global commercial flows that have made that rival so wealthy. China, for its part, has been a free rider on America's provision of global stability even while challenging the U.S. ever more sharply in the Asia-Pacific. This situation could not last forever, though, because it represented a vulnerability that a rising China would not tolerate indefinitely. After all, if the U.S. can secure the global commons, then it can also dominate and even restrict access to them if it so chooses.
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African Regroupment Party (in French: Parti du Regroupement Africain) was a political party in Upper Volta. The interterritorial PRA had established a strong section in Upper Volta in 1958. This party disappeared as the country became a single-party state under the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV-RDA).

Following the coup of 1966 PRA was reconstituted. It emerged as one of the major political factions. In the 1978 legislative elections it came fourth, thus losing its legal status (the 1977 Constitution limited the number of political parties to three), and subsequently PRA merged into UDV-RDA.

Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso


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Endless adventures in Vancouver – Corbett scholar Yana Natekina
Somewhere in the wilderness of Victoria. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
It's crazy to think that two semesters have come and gone at UBC Vancouver. Going on exchange through the Corbett Scholarship was one of the best decisions I have ever made. While living on campus at Walter Gage I had amazing opportunities to explore the serene nature of British Columbia. Impeccable views of the ocean were just a 10-minute walk away, Wreck Beach was a regular destination, and the sunsets of Stanley Park will always be engraved in my heart. It became clear to me very quickly that Canadians love and preserve their wildlife and nature as closely as—if not more so—than Washington state.
At first when I moved into my one-bedroom apartment and had no roommates I was a bit shy and nervous to step out of my comfort zone; it was my first time living alone in my life and I didn't know what to expect. Fortunately, I made some incredible, lasting friendships and got to explore so many breathtaking destinations of "Beautiful British Columbia" not as a tourist, but through a Canadian resident's perspective.
Vancouver, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
I majored in Accounting and Finance at UW, so naturally I was drawn to the Sauder School of Business when I got to UBC. I signed up for courses that would help shape my understanding of the differences of the vast financial world in both Canada and the USA. I took real estate finance and investment theory which went hand in hand with what interested me living in Canada, as well as the aspects that really affect Canadian citizens on a daily basis. I gained so much understanding of how different the housing markets are compared to the U.S. and how commercial real estate plays an immense role in the continuous expansion of Vancouver and surrounding cities.
Canadian finance and investing also took me by surprise. I was relearning everything I thought I had known but with a different country's policy and procedures. It fascinated me to engage in the processes of Canadian bonds and stocks and the overall investing world. It motivated me to take these attributes back with me to Seattle and apply them at a firm and my life as a business professional. Even though there was a lot I wasn't used to at UBC, this experience added so much value to myself as an individual and my career. I strongly believe that getting out there and experiencing another part of the world really helps you understand your own small corner of the world.
Whistler, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
While at the Sauder School of Business, I applied to the executive mentorship program and was paired with the CFO of a big Vancouver-based company. I gained so much valuable knowledge and insight from a Vancouver born-and-raised financial professional. We really connected and it helped me feel like I knew someone here in Vancouver. As a mentor and a CFA (chartered financial analyst) charter he encouraged me to take risks and pursue my dreams in also taking the CFA exam. He helped answer all of my questions regarding accounting and finance and the working atmosphere in Canada and other countries. I am very appreciative to have been given the opportunity to have someone walk me through my academic life here at UBC.
Some highlights of my time at UBC definitely include trips to Whistler. I grew up doing snow sports and having Whistler so was incredible. Every trip was so memorable and no matter how many times I go there I am taken aback by the breathtaking nature and vast mountains of Canada. I also took a trip to Victoria, which was nothing short of spectacular. We explored trails and beaches all day long, finding the most serene and untouched parts of the amazing island. We spent time downtown finding all the coolest shopping, cafes and—of course—the Parliament building (which I think should be renamed to castle). It was still too early in the season to visit the famous Butchart Gardens, but that didn't stop us from finding adventure and having an absolute blast. There is something about Victoria that is so special, it's hard to describe; you just have to go there.
Victoria, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Along with all the local parks, trails and viewpoints that were occupying my time in Canada were downtown strolls and nighttime shenanigans, endless studying and campus festivities—and I can't forget the Canucks and UBC hockey games! I am most grateful for the relationships I made. The relationships with people, professors, and with the city of Vancouver. I feel like Vancouver is my second home now and I will never feel like a stranger when I come back to visit. I am grateful for the understanding I gained of the relationship between the U.S. and Canada, especially the within the Pacific Northwes. I am grateful for the people I met that also weren't from Canada and got to experience the same realizations as me in this journey. Lastly, I am eternally and will always be grateful for the Corbetts and their immeasurable generosity. Their willingness to give students this experience, and genuine interest in the education of students and allows them to travel and live in these different places. You are shaping us, you are making a difference in the future generations and you are giving us understanding that we otherwise wouldn't be able to obtain.
Thank you, thank you so, so much!
Yana Natekina
Deep Cove, Vancouver, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Overlooking Vancouver. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Sea to Sky gondola, Squamish, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Gastown, Vancouver, B.C. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Top of the Vancouver lookout. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
Capillano suspension bridge at Christmas time. Photo credit: Yana Natekina.
The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program Fund provides an opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Washington to spend two semesters at the University of British Columbia or University of Victoria; and for students from the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria to spend three quarters at the University of Washington.
My name is Yana Natekina and I am currently majoring in business administration with concentrations in accounting and finance. I was born and raised here in Seattle, Washington, but my family is from Ukraine. I have always wanted to study abroad and experience living on my own since I have never liv... More
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Pope Francis Appoints Nigerian Archbishop As Vatican's Permanent Observer at the UN
The 61-year-old Nwachukwu will now replace Bishop Ivan Jurkovic (previously appointed nuncio in Canada).
Archbishop Nwachukwu
Nigerian prelate and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu has gotten a new appointment from Pope Francis.
He has now been appointed as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva.
The 61-year-old Nwachukwu who now replaces Bishop Ivan Jurkovic (previously appointed nuncio in Canada), was also appointed as the Permanent Observer to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Representative of the Holy See to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The Nigerian cleric's appointment was confirmed in a press release from the Office of the Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of the Antilles dated Friday, December 17, 2021.
It read;
"The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, titular of Acquaviva and until now apostolic nuncio in Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Santa Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname, and apostolic delegate in the Antilles; and Holy See Plenipotentiary Representative at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as Holy See Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Specialised Institutions in Geneva and at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Holy See Representative at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
"He sincerely appreciates your support during his mission in this region and requests that you accompany him with your prayers and friendship as he prepares to assume the new responsibilities."
Prior to his recent appointment, Nwachukwu was the Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Grenada, and the Bahamas. He got the appointment on 27 February 2018; and was also appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname on 9 March 2018; and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize on 8 September 2018.
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