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https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106703643118893600
The Price of an Education
Thomas G. Donlan
Updated Oct. 27, 2003 11:59 pm ET / Original Jan. 18, 2020 8:35 pm ET
What's in a Euro?
"COMPARED TO WHAT?" Perhaps this is the most important question in economics. It is certainly one of the simplest, and one too infrequently asked. A gallon of gasoline seems expensive. Compared to what? Compared to the price a few years ago, but not compared to a gallon of milk or a gallon of soda. A year of college seems expensive, too. Compared to what? It's considerably more expensive than it was last year, especially at public colleges, where the average bill for tuition and fees rose 14%, according to the College Board. Some schools, such as the University of Massachusetts and the University of Virginia, raised charges 30%. That's a lot more than inflation, and it's been going on for years. The level of state support for state schools has fallen almost everywhere, and the average public college bill has risen 47% in a decade.
U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick R. Paige says something's "out of whack." So why isn't he asking, "Compared to what?"
Students should ask: Compared to the cost of not going to college? Lifetime incomes of college grads far exceed those of people with high school diplomas. Is tuition an expense or an investment?
Parents might ask: Compared to the cost of private colleges? The average student attending a public university in his home state pays $4,694 for tuition and fees, compared to the $19,710 cost of a year at an average private college or university -- and more than $25,000 at the most selective schools. Is public tuition a burden or a bargain?
To Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, a Republican of California, the rising cost of education is an expense and a burden, plain and simple; costs have little to do with it, and there oughta be a law against excessive tuition increases. McKeon's idea of the right law is to pull federal funds away from any institution that increases tuition at more than twice the inflation rate over a five-year period.
Coming as he does from the home of Proposition 13 -- which capped property taxes -- McKeon's enthusiasm for price controls has a recognizable cultural foundation, and we can't be surprised at his refusal to learn the lessons of economics. But his bill is worrisome because Rep. John Boehner, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, is a co-sponsor. The committee is due to take up reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act, so almost any idea the chairman likes could end up in the bill. The issue, said the Ohio Republican last week, is "whether institutions are accountable enough to parents, students and taxpayers -- and clearly they are not."
We may safely assume that most universities and colleges could operate at lower cost and charge lower fees, just as they could improve the quality of the education they purvey, or raise academic standards. Many have chosen instead to raise tuition and recycle some of the money back to low-income students in the form of scholarships and other aid, increasing the progressivity of the tuition system. We might not operate this way, but we don't run a college. Neither does McKeon. College administrators, trustees, donors and state legislators decide how to position their institutions in the market, and their students respond. Congressmen trying to force choices aren't helpful.
It's disturbing to realize that lawmakers such as McKeon and Boehner would contemplate turning any competitive marketplace into a public utility, but higher education? The marketplace for higher education is one of the most fragmented and most diverse markets in the country, which probably has something to do with the success of American higher education.
From Yale University, scene of almost annual janitors' strikes, to McKeon's alma mater Brigham Young University, where below-average $3,100 annual tuition is supplemented heavily by the Mormon Church, administrators are struggling to make ends meet. If they are wise, they are also struggling to keep the feds from helping. They should know, if lawmakers do not, that a particularly unproductive factor is the cost of complying with federal mandates and reporting requirements.
McKeon's bill would make public and private institutions accountable to the federal Department of Education in a whole new way. They would all file annual reports on their tuition and fees, adjusted somehow for scholarships, loans and other student aid. If an institution's charges increased by more than twice the CPI in any three-year period, it would have to file detailed plans for slowing the tuition growth. If the increases continued for two more years, it would have to file more reports, and if the new words did not soothe the Education Department, the department would eliminate federal funding for the school -- including federal student aid.
Is this progress? Is this good for students? Is it good for higher education? Compared to what?
More value, but also more strife
WE NEVER THOUGHT the euro would get this far. When most of the nations of Europe fixed their exchange rates in 1998, we did not think that the arrangement would last long enough to permit issuance of the new currency. It did, however, and the stability agreement supported the replacement of francs, lira, marks, pesos and other currencies by the euro.
After that, we thought that the small and poor countries of Europe would take advantage of their new strong currency to issue too much debt, weakening the euro across Europe and harming the interests of the big, rich countries. Wrong again, although only in part: Some of the rich countries are issuing too much debt.
The "stability and growth" agreement among the euro countries says they agree to limit deficit spending to less than 3% of GDP, or at least not to violate the agreement three years in a row, unless there's a severe recession. The penalty is a very large fine, payable to the other countries not so self-indulgent.
Next month, if they have the political and economic courage, the countries of euroland will vote to impose the fines -- not on Italy, Greece, Portugal or any of the small or poor countries that were our suspects, but on France, late the home of the franc fort and a progenitor of the currency union.
Yes, it's France that's tearing apart euroland, France that is following the macroeconomic policy of greatest convenience and least responsibility.
Hear the squeaks in the corner of the meeting room? The Dutch and the Portuguese are furious. If they have to play by the rules, why can't the French? Unfortunately, the Germans and others are envious.
We can merely sympathize. The United States is running deficits considerably greater than France's, and we have no stability mechanism or central bank that complains. So the dollar declines against the euro, making U.S. goods more attractively priced all over euroland, not just in the countries with strong, responsible fiscal policies. As the dollar weakens, it also raises the price of all European goods in the U.S. A euro bought a dollar and a nickel at the beginning of the year; now it buys $1.17.
This may look clever, but it actually is not a wise thing for the U.S. to do. It helps manufacturing for exports, and domestic industries facing foreign competition, but cheapening the dollar imposes unnecessary costs on everyone else, including the European countries with tight fiscal policies. And it does not help that Treasury Secretary John Snow denies we are doing it.
With loose fiscal policies and a strong euro, the French are having their gateau and eating it too. Our policies help them, but we will all have to go on a debt diet eventually.
Editorial Page Editor Thomas G. Donlan received e-mail at tg.donlan@barrons.com.
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart is sworn in by Chief Justice O'Connor as the first Black and first Black female elected to that court....O'Connor said that Stewart "has forever earned a place not only in this court's history but in the history of the state of Ohio."....Stewart is a former judge of the 8th District Court of Appeals, which serves Cuyahoga, which includes Cleveland.... Justice Stewart said at her swearing-in that "in being the first Black or African-American woman elected to the supreme court of Ohio I join other historic firsts here, starting with Florence Ellinwood Allen, who, in 1922, was the first woman elected to this court."....Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor is the first female chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black
Justice Melody J. Stewart, an Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals judge out of Cuyahoga County who won one of two open seats on the Ohio Supreme Court in November, was sworn in Jan. 31, becoming the first Black and first Black woman elected to Ohio's high Court Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart is swore in on Jan. 31 at the Moyer Judicial Center in Columbus, the state's capital. Justice Stewart is the first Black and first Black woman elected to the Ohio Supreme Court. To Stewart's far right is Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, who srown in Justice Stewart, and the first female chief justice elected to Ohio's high court. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart (bottom row at second from left)) is saluted before she is sworn in on Jan. 31. Justice Stewart is the first Black and first Black woman elected to the Ohio Supreme Court. Directly behind Justice Stewart in the top row and to her direct left is Chief Justice Maureen O'Con

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A story about vets, facemasks and a gruelling 24 hours of exercise
David Meer, a veteran and cross-fit coach at HR4K London and owner of the Project IronSouls charity organised a virtual community fitness challenge to raise money for PPE.
Project IronSouls is a platform to bring veteran communities together via sport and outdoor adventure activities to help with recovery and to create a military community.
Like so many of us, David was overwhelmed by the events unfolding in the NHS with the covid-19 crisis and was wanting to use his experience and network as a veteran to help. Using his Project IronSouls community and the HR4K London community he joined up with the Scrub and Face Protection Hub and galvanized support for the 24Masks in 24Hours virtual fitness challenge to raise awareness and funds for much needed PPE.
The virtual community fitness challenge was made up of 12 Hero WOD's (workout of the day) that needed to be completed in pairs in a 'You Go I Go' style within a 24-hour period. Much of the event was live streamed with many people catching 20-minute naps before pushing through to complete the challenge in fine style – we applaud you!
Historically the Hero workouts are dedicated to fallen soldiers but for this event the first and last workout was dedicated to NHS workers to acknowledge the amazing work they are doing across the country.
Running in parallel to this virtual challenge was a 'Battle of the Brands' competition run by HR4K for veteran and police communities who have their own small business they would like to promote on the HR4K online storefront. All brands that entered the event had to engage with Instagram by reaching out to their community and getting as many people to 'like' the Battle of the Brands feeds as possible. The brand that created the most awareness and generated the most 'liked' posts in the 24-hour period was the brand that ultimately won a 3-month residency in HR4K's new London location.
HR4k London owner, Si, is also a veteran and has strong connections with the Tower of London. He managed to get the grenadier guards involved with the fitness challenge with the added intensity of completing the event in 12 hours….and not 24!
David's said "I would never had thought that during a time when the nation is in lockdown we can create a community that has such a positive impact on so many people lives. For me, "24Mask24Hours" wasn't just about then incredible generosity of the people involved but the bringing together of a community that was in need of something special to happen. I feel it came at just the right time for a lot of people myself included. I am very proud to have been part of this journey."
An amazing £4,800 was raised with proceeds going to the Scrub and Face Protection Hub, a collaboration of doctors, artists, designers, film and television industry figures, IT developers, lawyers and others who – together – are using their combined skills and knowledge to help co-ordinate the efforts being made to source, manufacture and distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare/key-workers and their employers during the current pandemic. This donation will generate over 2,300 PPE masks to be delivered to frontline NHS staff.
Ruth Freedman, palliative doctor & co-founder of Scrub and Face Protection Hub says "Not long ago I was pretty distressed about my NHS colleagues not having enough PPE. Hearing about them sitting in hospital car parks panicking whether they were protected from covid-19 left me feeling helpless and stressed. I decided to join people who were already manufacturing visors and making masks and create a hub to co-ordinate funding and distribution to the front line. From this idea Scrub and Face Protection Hub was created and we now have over 100 volunteers helping. It has been
incredible to witness the effort and kindness of people working towards this common goal.
The fundraising event 24Masks in 24hours is a great example of this and made me feel so much better – from a mental health point of view but also being able to do something practical to help make our NHS healthcare and key workers feel safer". About the organiser: David Meer, a veteran and cross-fit coach at HR4K London uses sport to help vets with rehabilitation after injury, for mental health including PTSD, as a coping mechanism to alleviate stress and for all round fitness. His driving mission is to unite vets through sport. He joined HR4K London in 2019 which offers personal and endurance training, tactical training for the military and police as well as promoting an amazing collection of veteran owned lifestyle and product companies e.g. Thirty Seconds Out apparel and the Black Rifle coffee company.
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Mike Conley now serves as Club Car's Strategic Account Manager for Industrial Rentals.
Club Car is showing its commitment to the rental industry by bringing on board employees like Mike, who know the industry from the inside out.
Club Car has hired Mike Conley as a strategic account manager for industrial rentals.
Mr. Conley brings 20 years of rental industry experience to Club Car, largely with ground-engaging equipment. Before accepting the position with Club Car, he served as national accounts manager for rentals at BOMAG Americas.
Mr. Conley's employment expands Club Car's robust rental infrastructure. The company operates the industry's only Dedicated Rental Support Team. The team troubleshoots issues remotely and on site, speeds service and parts delivery, hosts regional and on-site training and acts as a single point of contact.
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package com.google.devtools.build.buildjar;

import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.devtools.build.buildjar.jarhelper.JarCreator;
import com.google.devtools.build.buildjar.javac.JavacRunner;

import com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.Result;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
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public class SimpleJavaLibraryBuilder extends AbstractJavaBuilder {

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These Are The Most Creative Socks In The World
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It really can happen to any sock. You ride the waves a little too hard in the washer and tucker yourself out. Things get a little hazy in the dryer and all of sudden you're like every other lost sock in the world. You're solo, alone and can't go on any more adventures.
That's how my story started, waking up in the dryer without my other half only to wonder if he's been thrown away. Selfishly I worried about myself first. What would happen to me now that I was a solo sock? Would I just be discarded and find myself slowing fading like all the other lost socks. Would my fate be worse
My path seemed to take a positive turn when I was greeted by a long lost friend, Winston who I thought would have been a sock full of holes by now but instead took me under his wing and assured me that he could get me home.
That's where things fell apart. You see, Winston needed a little help but I didn't know that help meant selling soap in the clubs.
I swear, I didn't know! But things got a little out of hand. I started trying some of the soap....and it ended up being a whole new adventure. An adventure that I probably shouldn't have been on but it led to me where I am today. In debt to a sock named Labbit after losing all of my thread at the tables.
I'm writing this letter because I'm finally on a path to recovery and it's important that you understand my story. Not because I want you to feel sorry for me but because MrMi, my other half, won't make it on his own. He needs you to join us on this journey by visiting MrMiSocki.com
Comic Inspired, Mismatched Socks - MrMiSocki (Mr-Mi-Socki) is a sock line for the creatively inclined.
Based on a comic we created about a sock who wakes in the dryer only to realize that he's lost his other half. The only way for him to find his way home is through the underground world of solo socks.
Every volume we release comes with a comic and a pair of mismatched socks that represent characters from the story. Each volume will be sold in limited supply.
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ROUND PEAK Volume 1 'The Field Recorders' Collective - Recordings from the Collection of Ray Alden' FRC-109-CD
Field Recorders Collective has become the foremost vehicle for getting music by master old-time musicians into the hands of listeners. As such, they have become in essence a public archive of recordings made during the old-time revival by exceptional collectors and musicians. Times have changed a lot since our friends were recording the traditional bearers back in the 1960s and 1970s, and they have changed since FRC produced its first CD. FRC, therefore, is now making some of their classic early CDs available as digital downloads.
Tommy Jarrell is the Grateful Dead of traditional fiddle recordings. Everybody seemed to record both, and those recordings seem to be everywhere, but the fans still want more. Even though, like his son Benny, we know what he is going to say and what he is going to play, we eat it up. During the last year of Tommy's life, Paul Brown took him to Massachusetts for the Pinewoods Music Camp. Just like at home, Tommy's "teaching" consisted of him playing and sometimes singing, often expertly accompanied by Paul and Mike Seeger. New Yorker Jerry Epstein captured much of the "classes." Tommy Jarrell, Vol. 2 (FRC212) is the second collection drawn from those tapes. The album collects 30 tunes, which helps it stand out from the field. With the 27 selections on Vol. 1, they form a comprehensive collection of Tommy repertoire. Vol. 2 include the "hits" such as "Breaking Up Christmas" and "Joke on the Puppy" and less heard pieces such as "When Sorrows Encompass Me Around" and "Rochester Schottische."
Albert Hash remains a legend in the old-time world as fiddler, tradition bearer, band leader, and luthier. Unlike the other two projects here, the music on Albert Hash, Vol. 2 (FRC707) comes from multiple sources including Wayne Henderson, the Spencers, and the Augusta Heritage Center. Delightfully, several of the 31, yes, 31 tunes include spoken comments by Hash. He plays plenty of the old familars, his original "My Whitetop Mountain Home," and a cover of the pop song, "Love Letters in the Sand." With the variety and intros, this is essential for any Hash fan.
Less well known, and thus even more important to have been recorded, are the The Kimball and Wagoner Families (FRC-06). Fiddler Taylor Kimble (1892-1979) raised two children who are recorded here with his first wife and then remarried at 76, to banjo player Stella Wagoner, also heard here. Ray Alden began recording them in 1972. This release is derived from a double cassette Ray released from those tapes. The set contains far more singing than the other two sets but is more important is what it tells us about the roles of family, place, and time in traditional music. For example, we find the Oak Ridge Boys' hit "The Baptism of Jesse Taylor" and "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" from Wanda Jackson and Linda Ronstadt in among "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" and "Georgia Buck." Other titles have morphed such as "Duncan and Brady" becoming "Brady Why Didn't You Run" and taking on some aspects of "Otto Wood the Bandit."
If you love the old music and understand about the fidelity of field recordings, you'll live the Field Recorders Collective catalog.
This CD focuses on what may be viewed as the "big four" of Round Peak music: Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham, Earnest East and Kyle Creed, including a special appearance by Charlie Lowe.
"1968 changed my life when I heard Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham and Oscar Jenkins play at a house concert. The following summer, and for 15 consecutive summers, I traveled south to record, study and spend time with the many musicians of Round Peak. In these two CD volumes, I will try to give you some idea of the treasures I found among my 15 years of recordings. Volume 1 focuses on what may be viewed as the "big four" of Round Peak music: Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham, Earnest East and Kyle Creed, including a special appearance by Charlie Lowe on track 9. All of us who visited these mesmerizing musicians never thought this paradise would end, but Fred Cockerham was first to pass away in 1978 and by January 1985, all of the older generation musicians of Round Peak were gone. I still make the pilgrimage south every summer to Mt. Airy, NC to visit Mac and Nellie Snow. Listen to Volume 2 for more surprises." - Ray Alden
Today Will Be A Lonesome Day (2:45)
Chilly Winds (2:10)
Schaeffer and The Dog Owner (Talk) (0:21)
Big Eyed Rabbit (1:40)
Lonesome Road Blues (3:14)
Step Back Cindy (1:54)
Susanna Gal (3:12)
Polly Put The Kettle On (1:46)
Rockingham Cindy (2:25)
Jimmy Sutton (1:57)
Sinful To Flirt (1:53)
Casey Jones (2:60)
Soldier's Joy (1:52)
Are You Washed In The Blood of The Lamb? (3:15)
John Brown's Dream (2:02)
Sally Goodin (0:59)
School Breakings Peek A Boo Waltz (2:47)
Old Joe Clark (3:09)
Let Me Fall (1:25)
Fall On My Knees (1:13)
John Henry (1:46)
Old Molly Hare (0:56)
Sally Ann (2:05)
Arkansas Traveler (1:32)
Mississippi Sawyer (1:42)
Sugar Hill (1:06)
The Bravest Cowboy (1:06)
Cluck Old Hen (1:24)


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Mamboland partners with Magnum Bookings
Mamboland is pround to announce we are now working with Magnum Bookings, the renowned Madrid based agency that represents a host of well established international DJ´s.
We welcome the following artists who we are now co-representing for worldwide bookings:
From his debuting in 2009 on Diynamic, right up to remixing one of his idols Laurent Garnier in 2015, UNER now boasts a host of releases on some of the best electronic music labels including Cadenza, Cocoon, Visionquest, Cécille and Diynamic.
Summer 2016 is set to be huge as he´s set to play a whole host of dates in Ibiza including Sundays at Space and Carl Cox´s Music Is Revolution as well as Blue Marlin
https://www.facebook.com/unermusic/
https://soundcloud.com/uner
Dosem
For over 10 years now Dosem has been dropping big house and techno bombs on labels such as Suara, Toolroom, Intec, Tronic, Bedrock and more. With a mix of funky techno and soulful house making up his productions, he definitely has a unique style that he can call his own. Releases such as his Suara EP 'Streetout' and his remix for Hot Since 82's "Planes & Trains" demonstrated his capabilities further and garnered him wide support across the electronic spectrum from DJs such as Sasha, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Joris Voorn and Laurent Garnier.
Today his name can be found on billings for clubs and festivals around the world that include Sónar, Ultra Music Festival, We Are Fstvl, Womb, Space Ibiza, Berghain, Fabrik, Ministry of Sound, Ushuaia, Pacha, Sankeys, Rex Club, Awakenings, Loveland and Monegros Desert Festival
https://www.facebook.com/marcdosem/
https://soundcloud.com/dosem
One of the underground's most requested remixers and head of the Clarisse Records label, ever-ready Mendo has well over a 100 tracks to his name released over a 15 year period, stamping his style across some of the best electronic music labels going including Saved, Defected, 8bit, Noir Music, Terminal M, Get Physical, Suara, Viva Music, Rekids, Great Stuff, CR2, Material, Tronic, Circus Recordings and Cadenza.
https://www.facebook.com/MendoOfficial
https://soundcloud.com/mendo-official
Chelina Manuhutu
Dutch born Chelina has already racked up some impressive air miles over the past couple of years and when she´s not rocking dance floors she´s also busy producing.
She first caught our eye when she played the closing party at Café Mambo last year and with dates in Barcelona, Mallorca, Menorca, Budapest and the Netherlands across the summer, we see big things ahead for her this year
https://www.facebook.com/chelinamanuhutu/
https://soundcloud.com/chelinamanuhutu


In– Baby-killing Jew robot games.
Comedy Central's latest attempt at humor involves an openly anti-Semitic website game.
referring to a character who has failed to carry out a mission to destroy other child-like cartoon characters. If this piece of anti-Semitism isn't bad enough, a robot – the Intelligent Smart Robot Animation Eraser Lady – is sent to do the job that the Jew Producer failed to achieve.
The character openly calls the robot by its acronym – ISRAEL – and the association created by those behind this game is unmistakable – Israel the child killer.
The game then involves the robot destroying everything and everyone in its path, including children and animals.


There are somewhere between a thousand and 6,000 Greek islands dotted around the Aegean and Ionian Seas. Although we are not quite sure why no one has managed to count these we do know this provides us with a mind-boggling number of beaches to choose from. It would take a lifetime to visit all these beaches on your own; so whilst that sounds a pretty good way to spend your life we've down some of the donkey work for you.
The good news is, to quote the old cliche, there really is something for everyone. If you want remote coves with weird and wonderful rock formations that are only accessible by boat, we have some of those. On the other hand if you are looking for a safe family beach that doesn't get overly crowded in the summer we've got some of those too.
Crystal clear, azure waters are pretty much a given for most of Greece's beaches so the beaches here all have something special to offer. For many it is their stunning natural beauty alone, for some it is incredible features that set them apart as the best beaches Greece has to offer.
Red beach, so named because of the pinkish hue of the sand, is located just south of the better known beach of Matala. Both were firm favourites on the 1960s and 70s hippy trail and whilst Matala may have gone mainstream, Red beach still retains some of its laid back credentials.
The beach of Lalaria is situated on the remote north coast of Skiathos. It is named after the round, white pebbles that make up the beach and give the waters here their aquamarine hue. There is little shelter from the sun here to which the sheer, sun-bleached limestone cliffs are testimony.
The person who named Paradise beach was probably inspired by the soft golden sand and warm crystalline waters. Straw umbrellas and loungers adorn the waterside and there are plenty of beach-side cafes and bars. Possibly not the best family beach in the area but the nightlife is very lively.


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As we turn on to Interstate 70 and head west we are quietly absorbed by the red desert landscape floating by. Jacob and Elias watch through the windows entertained by their audio books, Ila quietly sleeping, and Michelle and I are planning our next adventure. Once again we are coasting along at high speeds comfortably watching the inhospitable desert screaming by. I look ahead and see the abrupt walls of the San Rafael Swell that our Freeway will float easily through as if there is nothing there and I am floored by how easily we can cruise around this country. How did this all happen.
In the summer of 1919 while the lessons of "The Great War" aka, World War I, were being considered by the United States and its military a transcontinental convoy of over 300 military personnel left Washington D.C. and arrived in San Francisco, California two months later. On duty on that convoy was Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower. It should be no surprise that in 1956 Eisenhower as president was the one with the vision needed to push through the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act – highways reaching coast to coast. Thirty five years and $114 billion after the act was passed the Interstate System was considered complete. Now recognized as one of the engineering marvels of the 20th century the Interstate Building Project is the largest human powered earth moving project on the planet.
Interstate 70 ends in the rural, remote and scenic mountain valleys of Mormon country, and here we merge on to I 15 South. I ask myself, "Didn't the Mormons want to cut off from the rest of the country?" In popular culture they have been branded as a male dominated polygamous, bigoted religion. What I have found in Utah are very hospitable, friendly people, willing to go way out of their way for you, much more than is common. That said there are certainly sects that practice the old values such as polygamy. The United States government outlawed the practice of polygamy in the Mormon Church in 1890 and The Mormon Church officially abandoned the practice in 1891. Why does that matter so much? I believe that slowly the majority of the Mormons are and have been settling into the positive attributes and motivations of their faith which seems inevitable as they are a part of a larger network like the United States. This could also be attributed to the highways, the infrastructure, and the fact that although many want it differently they are part of something bigger, rather than a secluded radical nation or kingdom in some remote corner of the globe. We rise over another wild mountain pass and through canyons of the Mormon Promised Land and continue our glide towards Zion National Park for our four-day back packing trip.
We have promised the kids another backpacking trip for awhile. The time was now and we needed to craft the perfect trip for our multiaged clan. As Ila is older now she is less interested in being carried for long periods of time and so we needed an itinerary light enough for little feet with opportunities for great adventure. The trip packing was swift and marked a turning point in our family as it was the first backpacking trip in 13 years without diapers – super exciting.
Elias, when reflecting back on the trip explains: "When I first started the backpacking trip I had butterflies in my tummy. It was so fun." We saddled our packs while Ila searched for the perfect "stick hike" (read:. walking stick) and we were off strolling our two miles in to camp on flat ground hiking next to a dry creek. After about a mile we watched in wonder as this dry creek bed gave birth to a running river due to storms higher up in the mountains. Our careful planning to make sure we had enough water suddenly became irrelevant as the previously dry wash was now the key water and entertainment source for the remainder of the trip.
Elias shared about the first and second campsite:
"We had a big pool with a waterfall running into it. It had big tadpoles in it. I mean big. Jacob and I raced as fast as we could through the creek and sometimes I won. The sand felt so good on our feet. At the next camp we made a Giant dam in the creek, it was really awesome. We could actually walk on the dam and the next day tadpoles started coming to our dam."
It was a big adventure that will always rest in my mind as one of the freest wild times of the whole year for my kids. Ila and Elias were in the river and covered in mud almost the entire time. I remember seeing the two of them with an almost permanent look of wild and euphoric glee, bouncing on logs, chasing down rodents and insects. At one point Michelle turned to me "Oh my gosh, I think Elias is going feral." I was reminded of a book I read to Elias at the beginning of the year called Incident on Hawk's Hill where a little boy growing up on the Canadian Prairie runs away with a badger and over several months learns to live and act exactly like a badger. "Don't worry Michelle, I think he'll bounce back" I answer although I wasn't totally sure.
Zion is a playground and adventure capital for some of the most scenic terrain in the United States. Big Wall climbing is popular on the Kayenta formation and Navajo Sandstone giving rise to the highest sandstone cliffs in the world. Canyoneering is famous in the Virgin River Gorge and countless locations around the park. On this visit, the mighty walls just acted as dramatic back drop. For us Zion was where we were able to keep our promise to our kids and ourselves on what this year was all about, connecting with each other, connecting with ourselves and connecting with nature.
When we arrived back at our hot car on the side of the busy road when the trip was through we got to work organizing. I became impressed with the kids. None of us needed to talk; I didn't need to give directions. We all worked to blend our life from the last few days out of our packs and back into our lives of the past year and into our car. We settle back into our seats and Elias lets out a big sigh and says, "That was the best time I've ever had in my life." I look at Michelle and say quietly with a shrug, "Maybe he is feral."
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As we drive out of Colorado into Utah we turn North onto Utah state highway 191. Down, down, down we go back into the layers of the Colorado Plateau. We turn left onto highway 211 towards Canyonlands National Park. The road continues to descend into older sandstone layer bringing us into the tight curves that take us into Indian Creek, a creek that cuts its way through the awesome Windgate sandstone. We wind down the road and my eyes are stuck looking up at the walls. One, two hundred foot uninterrupted, red beautiful walls, "watch, the road!" Michelle bursts forth. "OK, I'll try. but…." The road winds, the canyon widens, the walls get taller. I try and keep my eye on the road. New canyons join Indian Creek and our canyon widens and the walls stand ever so awesomely until they turn to the North and South and we are sailing into a wide open plain looking at an otherworldly landscape. Bizarre red and white rock pinnacles and spires own the horizon. Rock is everywhere.
My friend William, a former college roommate, recently became a Park Ranger at Canyonlands National Park. Impeccable timing. Within moments of arriving at his house Jacob, Elias and I squeeze into his tiny Suzuki Samurai 4×4 with Will at the wheel and sputter down a dirt road leading into a maze of rock. We arrive at a parking lot to what looks like a trailhead. At the trailhead Will puts his machine into four low and up this steep trail we go. All I see in front of me is steep rock before the hood of the car pops up and shares the view with blue sky. As the car rocks like nobody's business I make sure the boys are well buckled and holding on. "Maybe they should have helmets" I think to myself. We stop at what seems to be a dead end and commence a four-point turn in order to continue heading up the switch back that keeps climbing the hill. We're all giggling like kids and for a brief moment I remember the crazed feeling of glee that visits an eight year old on a regular basis.
Back at Wills apartment, nestled most appropriately in rocks, we shower, eat, drink and most importantly plan. Will is a lover of maps. On detailed maps laid out over the kitchen table he points out some areas he's been exploring deep within a forgotten maze of canyons. He highlights a hidden valley where people are not permitted to enter. It's one of the only valleys in the area where cattle have never grazed and is strictly off limits. Then he points to a camp he's reserved for our next adventure out in the middle of a dense maze of canyons for the next three nights.
The following morning we pack up 4 days worth of stuff, water and people into the back of his 4×4 pick up truck. Somehow we all jammed into the cab, Michelle, Elias, Jacob, Ila in the seats behind with me sitting shotgun and of course Will at the wheel. "Can this truck drive those crazy roads?" I enquire with some doubt. "It'll be tricky but we'll take it slower than with the Samurai" he answers.
The first hill, the one that we had driven the evening before is called Elephant Hill. It has a national reputation as a hell of 4×4 track and it's the first named feature that we tackled to get out to our destination. The giddy fanaticism that I had possessed the day before was soon replaced by puckered hope. Jacob, Elias and Will were happy as ever – Michelle and Ila got out and walked when things became questionable. Questionable is a mild term for the road that we traveled…
From the northern end of the mighty Wind River Mountains in Wyoming, Glaciers give birth to an important river called the Green River. From there the Green can only flow southward picking up more water along the way. The Gros Ventre Mountains and the Wyoming mountains contribute generous amounts of water before the Green makes its way across the border where it receives ample amounts of water from both sides of the Uintah Mountains, the highest peaks of Utah. It then continues flowing down onto the Colorado Plateau where it begins cutting deep canyons in the Sandstone. Finally after 730 miles it merges with and becomes the Colorado where it then continues downstream to carve the Grand Canyon before being put to work hydrating 30 million Americans throughout Arizona, Nevada and California.
The Colorado River itself headwaters from the highest of the Rocky Mountains which is fed via water sheds along the entire length of the continental divide through the state of Colorado from its Northern border with Wyoming and its southern border with New Mexico. The journey these rivers take before merging meanders through some of the wildest and most pristine land in the United States. Where the Green and the Colorado rivers meet is at the geographical and spiritual heart of what could be argued as THE wildest place in the United States: The Canyonlands.
This central region of the Colorado Plateau is quite literally a maze of canyons so much so that one of the zones of Canyonlands National Park is called The Maze and is considered one of the most remote and inaccessible places in the country. Something that adds to this maze like structure is that not only are canyons created because of classic water erosion but these layers were cracked and separated with the Colorado plateau uplift. The end products are "canyons" that lack a down-hill or an up-hill or even water flow. They are just corridors of sheer rock that may meet up with another corridor or may dead end. When visiting the Canyonlands it is clear that they have their own set of rules and you had better be careful if you want to make it back out.
When the six of us pulled into our back country camp we were delighted. The entrance to the camp was through almost a tunnel like corridor into a large chamber flanked on four sides by sandstone and overhanging rock above. Within the first hour the boys found petroglyphs etched into the rock that probably dated several thousand years. We spent the next few days hiking and exploring the canyons, the needles, the wind and the quiet. There seemed to be a petroglyph, pictograph or crazy rock formation around every corner. On the third day we received a forecast that it was going to snow over night – time to leave so we wouldn't be stuck. The following morning at Will's place we woke up to snow on the ground as we enjoyed mellow morning turning our attention to the next adventure in this area, rock climbing at Indian Creek.
Indian Creek is home to the worlds best crack climbing. It's most famous for the consistency in crack width. That width may vary less than a half inch as it shoots up a smooth vertical cliff for over 100 feet. To climb it you need to put your fingers, hand, fist or arm into the crack as well as jam your feet. Then you pull, step up and do it again. Jam, pull, jam, jam, pull, jam, over and over… It's a hell of a work out. It sounds tedious perhaps but it's so much fun. We spent a few days focusing on this area which is only enough time to begin getting accustomed to this type of climbing. In my opinion every day climbing at Indian Creek is a good day. In the end nursing scrapes and scratches on hands and arms it was clear I had not turned Michelle and Elias into lovers of crack climbing, but when talking to Will about coming down for a week next fall Jacob in an insisting tone said "I wanna' go with you dad. Can I go? Can I?" Ah ha mission complete…
Evenings were always fun with lots of wine, good food and peppers, lots of peppers. Will even took out the accordion at times. Our bodies felt healthy and vital and our minds were rested with the silence that comes with the land here and although we had not reached our fill, it was time to move on.
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I have a distinct memory of visiting my great grand parents when I was 7 or 8 years old. They had a tiny farm house that was on what seemed at the time a vast sea of farm country somewhere in the French countryside. During hot summer visits we played on giant jeep like big wheel toys for days upon days throughout their extensive property. One of the most exciting activities came each evening before dinner when we heard the distant toot of the train that passed through the region. We would drop what we were doing and scurry out to the tracks via the old farm trails to hopefully make it on time to watch the trains go screaming by. One of the most distinct single memories from this time and place came during the after dinner activity of watching movies with the family. I remember watching with absolute terror a movie that took place almost entirely on a giant mountain cliff face that did not end well for most of the characters. One by one they fell into an endless abyss and when they fell they would scream a most hysterical scream. To this day I don't know exactly what movie it was. It could have been a French drama, because the French definitely love drama, but I think it was The Eiger Sanction, a classic American mountain climbing movie starring Clint Eastwood. What I realized was that I was not scared because I was afraid of heights or that I was worried that the characters were going to die but I was scared because I was fascinated by it and I knew that mountain faces like those would be in my future.
Flash forward to May of 1999 – I was being considered as a contestant to work as a mountain climbing guide for a company called South West Adventures in South Western Colorado. I remember showing up impossibly nervous to attend the two week guide tryout. I remember stumbling into the office the first day convinced that there was no way they were going to hire me. It was then that I met the boss and owner, Clay Patton and was immediately put at rest. The interminably laid back and relaxed Wyoming native was a man who loved to tell a story that was always fun to listen to. Clay's endlessly humored perspective with just the right amount of off colored language was the perfect recipe to keep everyone's attention. I remember Clay explaining to us new guides how the tips can be quite good if we provide a service above and beyond what is expected, "but then sometimes you get these fricking people that don't know a fricking thing" he would explain in a matter of fact framework.
Michelle and I moved to Durango together straight from Prescott. All of a sudden we were nestled in the big, rugged snowy and wild San Juan Mountains. There was no city, no urban area, no Interstate Freeways. Durango was the only bit of civilization anywhere around. In all directions, up, down east, west there were lifetimes of mountains, cliffs and ice to climb and explore. We had endless expanses of desert and mysterious canyon country to adventure in. I had finally moved to live, work and play in the mountains and we found a fantastic community of people to do just that with. Actually when we lived there we thought we would never leave. Why would we?
Within a year of being there we adopted a dog… a Super Dog. We found Sunder at two months old in the local pound. Sunder is the Hindi word for handsome – he was not just a pretty boy and not just a good dog, he was Sunder the Wonder Dog, our first boy. Sunder was present at each of our children's births and protected and loved them as much as he did Michelle and I. Although, he passed away last July he lived a big full life and we loved him deeply. We have carried his ashes with us on this trip through the whole country up to this point. As we let his ashes fly in the wind on Animas Mountain above Durango all of those sweet moments of his younger years came flooding back. He was a close friend and devoted companion. We love you Sunder.
After Two years in Durango Michelle and I got married and soon after had our first son, Jacob. We were certainly crazy back then. We lived in this tiny A-frame cabin way up in the mountains above town. We were completely set on having Jacob born at home on our own sans midwife. We bought a giant metal cow trough that we filled up with heated water where Michelle was going to give birth. We stayed curled up and watching movies as Michelle labored for one, two, three days. Finally we called our midwife/ birthing coach to come and help us. After much work this crazy alien spilled out of my wife into my hands. I had no idea what the hell was going on, I was waaaay out of my league in this moment. Everything changes in such a short instance when your first child comes into your arms. It's like all of a sudden your decisions and actions and even thoughts affect more than just you. It will never be the same again.
December of 2001 the reality of living in a small community with temper mental seasonal work hit us hard and we left Durango. Now twelve and a half years later we arrive back into town and the realization is clear…. part of me had never left. When I close my eyes and put my head back for a rest I feel it the most. Rest is just better here. Nobody locks their doors in Durango. Actually you don't have to ever worry about losing your keys. Your car keys you just leave in the ignition. House keys you don't need. What would it look like to move back?
As we drive into town to have a busy day of sharing meals with old friends and hiking in the hills I ask Jacob, "Jacob, do you want to see where you were born?"
"Surrre", he replied. We were so excited to show him and we couldn't help but to be wondering what was going on for him.
We drove down Lightner Creek road and soaked in the sights, the memories were tender. Everything looked similar, so picture perfect but wild enough in a rustic sort of way. As we wound down the road Silver Peak came into view of the La Plata Mountains and then there they were up and to the right: The A-frame cabins. They looked the same as before, thankfully: Tiny, simple, brown and all lined up in a row. We wanted so much to share this place with our little boy who is now becoming a man. To share a little piece of who we were back then. Looking at him you couldn't tell that the magnitude of it all was sinking, but it was. This is where his life started. Later when he drew the cabin on a Mother's Day card for Michelle with some sweet words, we could feel his understanding and the significance of the visit.
Showing Clay, "the outcome" of our life, was another important mission of our Durango visit. Clay sold South West Adventures several years ago and now worked at the Crow Canyon Archeological Center. He was super excited to show us around the place after following our adventures this year via the blog. There were so many things to catch up on. I was proud to be sharing my big family with him. We were excited about his invitation to visit the Center with the kids.
As we followed his directions that morning to meet him I had to laugh as I could picture him saying it all as if he were there. It could be that just about everything he said had some undertone of humor mixed in. While summing up very detailed directions he writes "Take road L all the way west and you'll come to the big highway 141. Carefully crossing 141, as it is a major, 4 lane highway. All this will test your guiding skills, but you can always call if you run into troubles."
"We're walking towards the building", I text him after we're parked and walking in.
I walk in and we don't see him so I ask the receptionist. She runs off and after a bit, a very distraught older woman walks out. She has us come outside. "How do you know Clay?" she asks.
This is weird, I think to myself. "We're friends and he invited our family to show us around for the day. I haven't seen him in twelve years."
"I am so sorry", she answered, "He passed away last night."
Clay had suffered a heart attack the night before, quietly, while watching TV. There was a flood of emotion that took me by surprise. It had already been a week of allowing memories to go further in than they do on a day to day basis. I had to walk away for a bit. After being gone more than 12 years he passed away right after sending me directions the night before. He had managed to give me one more thing before moving on. Thank you Clay
Moments later a friendly looking younger woman walked up and introduced herself as Shawn Collins. She said she was going to give us an educational tour in Clay's absence. I think she and the rest of the staff were just as shocked as our little family. It was a crazy moment in time. Everyone was clearly affected by the current circumstance. This was what we had to do. This is what Clay was going to do this morning. Thank you Shawn for a beautiful tour of the Center, we look forward to coming back.
Several days later was Clays' memorial. It was on a picture perfect, typical sunny early spring day in Durango. The White peaks of the La Plata Mountains cradled us to the West and the Twighlight Peaks were looking wild like always to the North. The Lion's Den, an open air structure atop Fort Lewis College was overflowing with people wanting to share stories about their friend at rest. Chris, David, Bob, Tim, Amos, Marcus all of these faces and people I had spent my time with 12 years ago were there like none of us had ever left. I looked out over the Animas Valley and it really hit me how quick and fleeting it all is. I showed up in this place so long ago with big ambitions to climb all of these crazy walls and mountains throughout the world. In my youth I had thought I was going to devote my life to just that but it turns out the climbing is just a side show after all. What I found in Durango was much better.
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Natural Building in the Four Corners by Jacob Anderson
After driving through the night we came to daddy's friend Andrew's house. It was really late and we drove for a long time down a driveway. We went inside and went to sleep. We stayed at his house for three days but he was not there. When he came in on the third night he told daddy "you have a plethora of Piñatas" in referring to us kids. He was really funny and entertaining.
Andrew lives in Dolores, CO in the middle of nowhere on 6 acres of ponderosa forest in a 2 story straw bale house. The outside walls of the house are plastered to look like waves and you could see the grains of straw in the coating. We got to stay with Andrew for about 2 weeks in early spring. In between great waffles and super fun stories, I asked him why he started working with natural building materials; he told me that when he used to work with conventional materials he would come home sick. He said this happens to other builders as well and is called "sick building syndrome." When he started working with natural materials instead he felt great. Therefore he learned the art of straw bale building and started "Natural Dwelling" his building company. Andrew invited us to visit a house that he was building on the border of Utah and Colorado, this time in the ABSOLUTE middle of nowhere. The funny thing was the homeowners just moved from Bellingham.
It was neat to see the stages of building a straw bale house. The exterior walls were unfinished when we pulled up to the house and you could see the straw bales under the 1st layer of earth plaster that is referred to as "mud". Andrew was waiting for warmer weather to finish these walls. The inside on the other hand was just about finished being mudded and although it was freezing outside the inside was toasty warm. I learned a bunch about earth building during our time we stayed with Andrew. Here is an overview.
Many straw bale homes have a concrete foundation with radiant heat inside the cement. To build the radiant heat system you lay down a metal grid and on top of that lay the pipes that will hold the water. Attach the pipes with plastic ties and then pour the concrete. When the concrete dries the pipes are set and the hot water flows through the pipes. This heats the floor and the heat rises to heat the house.
Straw bale design and Insulation:
Straw bales are used to form the walls. First you make a frame out of wood and then place straw bales within the frame creating thick insulating walls. It is the combination of this insulation, a south facing house design and the radiant heat that keeps the house at a pretty consistent temperature, cool in the summer and warm in the winter. I noticed that in both Andrew's house and in the house that he was building all of the wall edges, doors and window frames where curved and quite thick. It is important to note that they use straw bales not hay bales because hay has seeds which (1) can germinate and (2) attract rodents. In Andrew's case he is able to speak to the farmer before he buys the straw bales to make sure that the straw isn't moldy, didn't have seeds and that the bales were a consistent predetermined size. When designing the straw bale home it is helpful to build the roofs overhanging with the ability for water catchment. You would want to build the roof with metal materials so the water is safe to use.
Earth Plaster:
Earth Plaster is made from a mix of sand, straw pigment and water. Together it makes a great plaster for drier climates although it withstands the snow. The pigments that I saw were made from crushed minerals and different types and colors of clay. There are also synthetic pigments used for less natural colors. The plaster is then "coated" onto the interior and exterior walls at a consistent thickness and left to dry. When I attempted to coat a wall at a consistent thickness, I failed in utter misery. One needs to eat much spinach and have years of experience to master the art. It's all in the Popeye arm strength!
Although these were modern homes, Andrew was not the first person to build with straw in the four corners region. It turns out that the Ancient Ancestral Peubloans built their homes called Pueblos out of straw, mud and stones in the same region as Andrew's houses starting as early as 1,200 BC. When we went to visit Crow Canyon Archeological Center and were given a tour by the awesome Shawn Collins we visited th Center's replica Pueblo and learned about the Ancient Peoples culture and lives. She explained that before this completed Ancient Publoan replica visitors would ask, "Why did they live in these ruins instead of a finished structure." Although this may seem obvious to many of us, the special thing about the replica is that nobody ever gets the opportunity to see what an actual completed ancient Puebloan structure looks like, or make the mistake that they lived in it looking like it does today…in a state of ruin. All of the thousands of structures that remain in the four corners region are only preserved ruins of the past. I noticed that the windows of the short thick walled Pueblo structure were facing south and the doors were roughly 4 ½ feet tall. The attached rooms that were used for living, weaving, sleeping and grinding corn were cool inside even on a mild day. I imagine on a hot day the Puebloans would feel comfortable.
A few days later mom and dad took us to a National Park called Mesa Verde. Mesa Verde is the most intact and largest ancient Puebloan group of villages and they put their villages in cliffs. We walked down a paved trail to the bottom of a canyon to where the most intact cliff dwellings were located. You could walk right up to the walls, you could see the living areas. You could go into this hole in the ground called a Kiva by a wooden ladder into a round room with log ceilings. On the way out we saw this maze that was not a cliff dwelling. It turned out it was another shrine to some god but people lived in it. From a distance we could see many more cliff dwellings. The biggest one could fit 150 people. Another interesting thing is that back when the Ancient Peubloans lived here over 30,000 people lived in the 4 corners regions where nowadays only 25,000 people live in this region.
It is a good thing to note that even though we have all of these modern building more and more people are using older and more traditional ways of building that have obviously worked well for thousands of years, like straw bale because the materials are healthier and better for the environment.
I hope you've enjoyed this unabridged version of Natural Building by Jacob S. Anderson narrated by you, the reader, and brought to you by 5andaRoofRack.com Thank you.
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Pan-Orthodox Synod continues its proceedings
by NAT da Polis
The recognition of the Catholic Church as a true Church will be discussed in the next two days. So far, the meeting has agreed on the Orthodox Church's mission in the world, fasting, impediments to marriage, and Churches' declarations of autonomy. New national bishops' conferences will include bishops from various rites and nations.
Crete (AsiaNews) – As the Pan-Orthodox Synod approaches its final day on Sunday, its proceedings continue at the Orthodox Academy in Crete, a beautiful location that only monks, whatever their religion, could pick, a Catholic representative said.
The initial distrust – due to the absence of some churches – has dissipated, and all the delegates are keenly participating in discussions patiently chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The Bartholomew's role
Discreetly, the patriarch has encouraged all those present to join in the discussions without having to limit themselves to any established time constraint. He has also something good to say about everyone. This highlights what Bartholomew himself had said in his opening address, namely that the essence of the Church is synodal.
In saying this, he noted that this is no "mere repeating a simple canonical tradition that we are preserving, but is a fundamental theological truth, applied by the Church since its apostolic origin."
With some bitterness, the patriarch also mentioned the fact that the Fourth Ecumenical Synod had found offensive the attitude of those who failed to respect their own word. The reference is to the absent Churches, which had previously agreed to take part in the meeting.
Questions of dogma were addressed in the early ecumenical synods. This Pan-Orthodox synod is addressing instead issues on the exercise of faith, and on what answers the Orthodox Church can provide to the problems of contemporary society.
For Patriarch Bartholomew, "Orthodoxy's contribution and answer must be collegial, not individual, by each Church". For this reason, he has gone out of his way to convene this Synod.
"We have to show that we are one Church," said Bartholomew. "Whilst we respect cultural diversity, we are not a confederation of churches. The Church expresses the salvific message of the human person in the world."
Theologian Zizioulas Ioannis, Metropolitan of Pergamon, added that we must not forget "the eschatological meaning of the life of the human person".
Decisions taken
The issues discussed include the mission of the Orthodox Church in contemporary society, the Diaspora, the proclamation of autonomy of a Church, fasting, and impediments to marriage.
With respect to the Church's mission in contemporary society, the document approved in Chambesy and signed by 14 Church representatives in January of 2016 was accepted with some minor changes.
The text is very interesting, because it was formulated with input from various non-clerical Orthodox thinkers.
It covers the Diaspora, i.e. the Orthodox ecclesiastic administration outside national borders as a result of migration.
Until now each national Church appointed its own bishops in every foreign country, so that paradoxically the same country could have several Orthodox bishops of different national origins.
This has had the effect of accentuating national distinctiveness over confessional unity. This is a legacy of phyletism, which was condemned at the Synod of Constantinople in 1872, for it confuses religion with patriotism and nationalism.
Although things will stay at they are for now, plans are in the works to set up Bishops' conferences in every foreign country, chaired by a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate or another bishop, respectful of the order of hierarchical canons of the Orthodox Churches.
As for granting autonomy to a church within the tradition of an Orthodox country, the authority will belong to the Church of that country, upholding nevertheless traditional Orthodox principles.
Fasting has been a bone of contention between conservatives and progressives. The former are inspired by a more monastic tradition; the latter moved more by their more pastoral experience. In the end, the traditional orthodox approach to ecclesiastic economy prevailed, so without moving away from established rules, bishops will be allowed to examine specific circumstances and grant exceptions.
The same applies to the issue of impediments to marriage; in particular, that of widowed priests. In principle, existing canons continue to apply – no remarriage – but bishops will have some leeway, based on pastoral experience, to assess individual cases and grant exemptions.
Relations with the Catholic Church
Over the next two days, the relationship between the Orthodox and Catholic Church will be a crucial topic of discussion.
Within the Orthodox Churches some bishops, from various backgrounds, view themselves as the successors of Bishop Mark Eugenicus of Ephesus (1392-1444), who was opposed to unity between Rome and Constantinople. It is likely that they will be against recognising the Church of Rome as a true Church, and this despite the fact that their respective Churches participate in the ecumenical dialogue.
Despite the influence of such individuals, self-centred and fearful of the universal opening of the Christian faith, there is a widespread feeling that this Pan-Orthodox Synod is the beginning of a series of future synods, which, out of strong belief in direct talks, will help overcome entrenched positions based on anachronistic considerations. The thousand-year ice has begun to melt.
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Pope Francis, Bartholomew I and the Archbishop Hieronymos with migrants in Lesbos on 14 or 15 April. Maybe
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2050@2020
Dear 2050 Volunteers,
At 2050@2018 and 2050@2019, volunteers from more than 292 cities around the world got together to share their view on the future of our world and the grand challenges ahead in the way of young minds. Just like everyone of you, I am very much looking forward to the upcoming 2050@2020.
However, the global spreading of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been affected almost every one of us. On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the COVID-19 constituted a global public health emergency. Throughout human history, we have never seen any pandemic that spreads so rapidly around the world and endangers our lives. This is the challenge faced by all humanity.
In the face of such a global pandemic, the preciousness of young people 's responsibility for the future has become even more prominent. In the past year, over 700 volunteers from more than 60 cities around the world participated in the monthly meetups at 2050 camp for the preparation of 2050@2020 only. More than 300 of them chatted through the night at the camp. This is a sincere effort to make 2050@2020 a better time for young people to meet each other. Also, volunteers of the Migratory Bird Program have helped connect nearly 200 young people in more than 60 cities from six continents, striving to make young minds meet and create countless imaginations for the future.
Unfortunately, today's pandemic has prevented 2050@2020 from proceeding on schedule. Instead, 2050@2020 will be merged with 2050@2021 into 2050@2020&2021 and will proceed in April 2021. This is a reality that I am very unwilling to believe but have to admit. Once the pandemic ends, we will inform all of you about the arrangement of the monthly meetups at 2050 camp.
Activities that have been registered on 2050.org website will be moved to 2050@2020&2021 by default. We have also contacted with all volunteers who have purchased 2050 PASS. I am very touched that all of them have chosen moving the registered PASS to 2050@2020&2021. THANK YOU! I greatly appreciate all the efforts from all the volunteers around every part of the world. Every tick of 2050 countdown started from the new year of 2019 urges us to come together again soon!
Young people are all different. They come from different parts of the world, speak different languages, embrace different technologies, and have different dreams. Young people are also the same. They are all like children who don't have umbrellas but like to run in the rain.
I look forward to seeing you at 2050@2020&2021, and believe that there won't be such a pandemic in the future that prevents us from meeting with each other!
Wang Jian
Founder, Hangzhou Yunqi Science and Technology Innovation Foundation; Founder, Alibaba Cloud
April 8th, 2020, Yunqi
Enter 2050@2020&2021!


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Other legislation, policies of the Australian Government and key governance events
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and compliance with finance law
As a corporate Commonwealth entity, in addition to the CEFC Act, the PGPA Act and its subordinate instruments are the main legislation that govern the Corporation's activities. The PGPA Act imposes various duties, responsibilities and accountabilities on the CEFC Board (both as a collective and as individuals) and on employees.
As the main finance law for Government at the Commonwealth level, the PGPA Act sets the standard for the use of public resources and the management of risk. The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2015 specifies further requirements at a more operational level of detail. Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) standards are applied to the Corporation by force of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Performance) Rule 2015, as outlined in Note 1 to the Financial Statements.
There were no significant issues of non-compliance with finance law identified and reported to the responsible Ministers in 2015-16.
Australian Government energy and environmental policies
The most important changes of Australian Government policy for the CEFC in 2015-16 were with respect to the abolition of the CEFC, and policy changes in respect of the Investment Mandate (see discussion on "Enabling Legislation" at page 101).
The 2015-16 year was characterised by a number of other important reviews and policy changes at the intersection of energy and environment policy – i.e. where the CEFC tends to invest as a "clean energy" financier. The major policy reviews and changes impacting the CEFC in the year included:
Passage of legislation just prior to the 2015-16 year to reduce the Renewable Energy Target (RET) impacted the CEFC in two important ways:
Influenced the development of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Investment Mandate) Direction 2015 (No. 2) as evidenced by correspondence from the Hon. Greg Hunt, MP Minister for the Environment, tabled in the Senate debate on the legislation
Provided a level of certainty to the market in pursuing renewable energy developments that were reliant on the RET, increasing demand for CEFC finance to support these developments.
Reduction and re-phasing of funding to ARENA:
The CEFC was directed to create a new Clean Energy Innovation Fund with input from ARENA via the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Investment Mandate) Direction 2016
There was less grant funding available for deployment to the sector generally, impacting those investments that are incapable of supporting CEFC debt or equity investments without a grant.
Additionally, after the 2015-16 year, the bringing together of energy, energy efficiency, climate and environment policy into the one portfolio for the first time also brings significant opportunity for the CEFC to be engaged as part of the Australian Government "toolkit" supporting policy outcomes.
Other Australian Government policy affecting the CEFC
Following the change of Government on 18 September 2013, the CEFC has been notified of several changes to Australian Government policies that have sought to extend their application to the CEFC.
While these are not of legal effect, they have been notified to the CEFC, usually as an interim arrangement to assist in the rapid adoption of Australian Government policy. Some of these could take shape in future as PGPA Act Rules or Government Policy Orders (GPO) made as part of the PGPA Act reforms.
The CEFC has sought to adopt a co-operative approach to engagement with Government and seeks to comply with Government policy wherever possible. Complying in this way may circumscribe the CEFC's scope of operations, despite the formal operational independence prescribed in the CEFC Act.
With respect to the Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy, the CEFC has been in practical compliance. An exemption from the need to commence a process of enterprise bargaining was sought while the Bills to abolish the CEFC remained in the Parliament.
To 30 June 2016, policies informally notified to the CEFC by correspondence are set out in Figure 32.
Figure 32: Policies informally notified to the CEFC by correspondence
Co-operation with Parliamentary Budget Office
The Australian Government published Australian Government Protocols Governing the Engagement Between Commonwealth Bodies and the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Requests that the CEFC comply with the APSC's Interim Recruitment Arrangements for non-APS Agencies (effective until 1 July 2015)
Employment Framework
Requests that the CEFC conduct bargaining under the Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy; replaced on 2 November 2015 by the Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015
Application of the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy
Other statutory requirements affecting the CEFC
As a corporate Commonwealth authority which acts actively and commercially in the finance sector, the CEFC complies with a range of other statutory reporting requirements. These are outlined below. An index to reporting requirements can be found in Appendix A.
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987
Under the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987 (EEO Act), the timing of the annual reporting requirement depends on when the entity first gained 40 employees or more.
The CEFC was formed as a Corporation on 3 August 2012, and the CEFC first attracted obligations under the EEO Act on 17 April 2014. In previous reporting periods the CEFC separately reported annually based on this anniversary. In order to bring the reporting period into line with the CEFC Annual Report (i.e. this document), the 2016 report covers the period 17 April 2015 to 30 June 2016 and is contained in Appendix B.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The CEFC is required to report annually under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). A full report can be found in Appendix C.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
The CEFC is required to report annually under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), and a full report can be found in Appendix D.
Judicial decisions and parliamentary committees
The CEFC is not aware of any judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals that have had, or may have, a significant effect on the operations of the CEFC in 2015-16. There were also no reports about the CEFC made by the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. There were no reports about the CEFC from the Auditor‑General other than the 2014-15 annual audit report accompanying the financial statements (as reproduced in the CEFC's 2014-15 Annual Report).
As far as the CEFC is aware, the only Parliamentary Committee reports which substantially involved the CEFC during
2015-2016 were as follows:
The Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines, which issued its Final Report (August 2015)
The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, which reported on Additional Estimates 2015-16 (March 2016).
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Nico Lazaridi was founded in 1987 at Agora in Drama region and together with Pavlidis, Costa Lazaridi, Wine Art and Oenogenesis, are the powerof the Drama vineyards. Occupying more than 800 acres and with a state-of-the-art winery, it produces modern wines with emphasis on the international varieties. More specifically, the whites Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano), Chardonnay, Moschato of Alexandria and the reds Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Grenache Rouge and Sangiovese are cultivated.
Undoubtedly the most emblematic wines of the estate are the two Magic Mountains, white and red, which have written and continue to write their own chapters in the history of Greek wine.
Deep rose color and low intensity aromas with ripe plums, pepper and violet. Mouthfeel with discreet sourness, light and balanced. Fruity aftertaste that lasts. ..
Bright color of intense green and yellow highlights, with fine, intense, fruity aromas. Impressive evolution in the mouth with a distinctive pleasant acidity and clean, fruity aftertaste. ..
Dark color, with a spicy aromatic bouquet, harmoniously tied with the scents of evolution and the fruit freshness. In the mouth it is characterized by complexity and vigor, ripe tannins giving style a..
Dark red color, and sharp, fresh aromas of pepper, blackberry, violet, bitter almond, morello, vanilla, carnation, thyme and ham. Light mouth-feel with acidity and protruding tannins. ..
Dense red color, rich aromatic bouquet on a mix of spices, ripe red fruits and barrel. Mouth with volume, greasiness with angles, quite fruity and with clear stability in time. ..
Deep ruby color and aromas of red berries with hints of oak, dried fruits, sweet spices and ink. Wine with a quite good volume, well-structured, with a strong personality ..
Pale yellow color, floral aromas on the nose, with intense and long lasting hints of Muscat. Freshness and aromatic character in the mouth, with good acidity. ..


Today, when you order "Oil Over Troubled Water (DVD and Gimmick) by Kim Wist and Christian Engblom", you'll instantly be emailed a Penguin Magic gift certificate. You can spend it on anything you like at Penguin, just like cash. Just complete your order as normal, and within seconds you'll get an email with your gift certificate.
This is a show-stopping performance piece suitable for both extreme close-up and TV appearances. The visual quality of this trick and the dramatic build make it ideal for "special" performances or as a set close-up piece.
You show an intriguing deck of cards: some have red backs and some have blue backs. You clearly show the whole deck missed in this fasion. This you remove three red backed cards and three blue backed cards and proceed to preform a two phase oil and water routine with an additional climax. These phases look amazing and culminate by separating the colors in the spectator's hands! You then reveal that you have separated the entire deck by color.
THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE MOST BIABOLICAL OIL AND WATER EVER CONVEIVED.
Why? Here are three reasons!
1. It's a full routine with inherent resetting properties, making it practical for street magic, or as a theater piece. It not only gives you great phases with a small packet, but also a full-deck ending.
2. You are supplied with everything you need; the special deck and instructional DVD.
3. It's within the range of every per-former and easy to learn!
I love the Oil and Water principle. I have done many different versions of the effect. This is a fantastic one two punch with an amazing final kicker. Mr. wist and Mr. Engblom do a wonderful job teaching the effect (which is very easy). I can not rave about this enough. Sure it is a single effect deck but it is a great effect for this deck. You can make it a short performance or you can make it lengthy. I love it!


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Blender Documentation Volume I - User Guide: Last modified September 01 2004 S68
YafRay
by Alejandro Conty Estevez, Chris Williamson, Johnny Matthews.
Relevant to Blender v2.31
by Alejandro Conty Estevez,
By the time I started working with YafRay, I was checking out some blender exporters like BMRT and Lightflow. While I was writing some exporting and shading code, I began to be interested in how a raytracer could be written. So when the exams season was in full swing, I became bored (as weird as it may sound) and began to write the main program structure. Once I got a few test renders, I put it off for a year, till the next summer. Then, I wrote the XML loader and YafRay, called "noname" by that moment, began to be an usable program.
Alfredo joined the development almost at the same time. That was of great help. A month later a lot of necessary stuff, like acceleration, were finished and Alfredo ported a lot of his code to YafRay. As the famous hemilight.
Then Luis Fernando Ruiz, a friend of mine and classmate joined to give us a good web site. So we said good bye to that boring plain text web site. We also had the chance to see YafRay rendering on several computers concurrently when Luciano Campal wrote his hack to make YafRay able to work in a distributed way thanks to mosix. It was very exciting when we got access to a 20 computers room for testing. Things started to look very promising when Andrea came with Yable. An experimental export script for an experimental renderer that resulted in a very long thread of cool images at elYsiun. We saw the first nice images done with blender and rendered with YafRay thanks to him.
We didn't expect that boom. Neither Alfredo nor me. Of course it was the cool export script what was catching people, exporting easily from blender to a raytracer. We got very excited with all that support from the community. I still get impressed by what people can do with a simple tool like this.
Now more people are getting involved and helping. We begin to have a good documentation section and resources, most of which have been written by Chris Williamson. Basically, it's what you'll see in this chapter. But he is not the only one. YafRay is also getting very easy to use from blender thanks to Johnny Matthews. I think he spends almost every minute writing Extractor: a new export script for blender. It makes the exporting much more easy by getting all the data directly from blender with nearly no user interaction.
The current power of Extractor and its fast development point out that this could be the future official export scheme for exporting from blender. Anyway, efforts are being made to write a built-in exporter in blender. Alfredo contributed with a lot of shading compatibility code and did some experiments. So it seems we will be able to compare both python and built-in solutions at some point.
YafRay started as an experiment and still is. It's not finished and lacks a lot of features if you compare it with other render engines. I always think is not good enough and that it is hard to imagine what do people see in it. Since people like it for some reason, we now want to really convert it into a full rendering engine that deserves to be called "renderer". This will take some time to have fun coding. We want to add what YafRay lacks (particles, effects, etc...) and to improve global illumination. But only Alfredo De Greef and me are coding YafRay right now, so in order to keep the development up to an acceptable rate, we should get more people to code, more developers. I hope this happens sooner or later.
Finally, I want to thank all the blender community that supported this project. All those beautiful pictures are what really bring people to YafRay. Likewise, thanks to all the people who give ideas and thoughts on the forums to improve YafRay, and to Juan David G. Cobas for his very appreciated math support.
Yable Juicy example Up Installation