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"There are also others who know something" - Severus Sebokht, 662 A.D.
To Cautiously Retread Where the Enterprise Mission has Gone Before.....
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The Face Series: Part 1 / "Predicted" / Cydonia / Mars
The trigger that set so many people looking for possible ruins on Mars was the discovery by the Viking spacecraft in 1976 of the Face at Cydonia. The latest Image of the Day is the first in a series that explores this enigmatic, mile long, Martian feature. It seems appropriate to begin with the front page of The Face on Mars comic story by the legendary Jack Kirby. Published in 1958 this graphic story spookily predates the discovery of the Face at Cydonia by 18 years. For more information click this "stargate" µµµ.
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Introduction: Cydonia Quest's Purpose
My access to the World wide web began in April 1998, just as the first images of Mars began to come back from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft.
This access allowed me to discover through The Enterprise Mission (TEM) web-site that the theories of Richard Hoagland regarding Cydonia, hyper-dimensional physics and cover-ups had developed in weird and wonderful ways in the years since the publication of Hoagland's "The Monuments of Mars". The TEM web-site had enough material on it to fill several books, but with the exception of the articles on hyper-dimensional physics, none of this new work had been drawn together or indexed in any way. This is too formidable a prospect for anyone new visiting the TEM web-site.
Therefore, the objectives of the Cydonia Quest web-site are twofold -
Firstly, to categorise, summarise and analyse the TEM theories.
Secondly, to publish my own and others research into these theories on to the web.
The Enterprise Mission has drawn together all its theories into one grand theory. However, all the contributing theories can stand or fall alone. I have divided them into the themes of Mars, Hyperspace and Conspiracy in the Main Gateway Menu above. But before we go any further I should say a word about.....
.....the issue of Richard C. Hoagland !!
For two decades Mr. Hoagland has been the "evangelist" for the hypothesis that artificial looking formations on Mars are just that - artificial. Many of the sober scientific minds that have been drawn into this research (including members of the Society for Planetary SETI Research) were first introduced to the topic through talks given by Hoagland.
It is therefore unsurprising that many in the Cydonia community have been shocked and dismayed by Hoagland's newer, outlandish theories that rival the "X" Files. It sometimes appears as if Richard Hoagland is asking his readers "to believe six impossible things before breakfast". I do find that the evidence for TEM's more sensational claims is usually more ambiguous than is justified by the conclusions reached by TEM.
Carl Sagan is infamous for declaring that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence". I think that this can be more usefully rephrased as "finding convincing evidence for extraordinary claims is extraordinarily difficult". As TEM sails further into uncharted waters I think that this problem explains much of the hostility that they face.
Personally, I enjoy reading the Enterprise Mission web-site and have discovered many intriguing facts that I wouldn't otherwise have known. I've learnt to view the conclusions from TEM's investigations as thought experiments....and to my surprise some of it is better grounded than one might imagine. In this web-site I will, therefore, consider one or two improbable things before breakfast.
Robert Harrison - June 2000
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The Orange Lantern Corps is a supervillain organization published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 and were created by Geoff Johns and Philip Tan.

Fictional character biography
The Orange Lantern Corps is a faction of the Emotional Spectrum that is associated with greed. Some millennia ago, the Guardians of the Universe fought the Orange Light's keeper Larfleeze which nearly destroyed both sides. They reached a peace treaty which stipulated that the Orange Light was to remain buried and that Okaara would remain outside the Green Lantern Corps' jurisdiction.

The Controllers were searching for the Orange Light in order to create their own Corps.

Following the "Final Crisis" storyline, the Controllers have found Okaara.

The Controllers found the Orange Lantern Battery in a cave. When they tried to take it, they were slaughtered by the Orange Lantern Corps. Because of the Controllers' transgression, Larfleeze contacted the Guardians of the Universe telling them that the treaty is now null and void.

Larfleeze started recruiting different aliens to join his Orange Lantern Corps.

One Orange Lantern Corps devoured a Sinestro Corps member who was fleeing Green Lantern Corps member Stel. The Guardians of the Universe take some Green Lantern Corps to Okaara to make sure the Orange Lantern Battery causes no harm. They meet up with Green Lantern Corps member Gretti. When they confronted Larfleeze, he unleashed Orange Lantern versions of the defeated Controllers on them where they slaughtered Gretti. Both Guardians of the Universe and Manhunters slaughtered each other while Hal Jordan confronted Larfleeze who had his knowledge of Parallax. In addition, the Orange Lantern members present were all constructs. Larfleeze was defeated by Blue Lantern Corps' ring and not destroyed, he later went to the homeworld of the Blue Lantern Corps due to being told about it.

During the "Blackest Night" storyline, Larfleeze and his Orange Lanterns are closing in the Blue Lantern Power Battery when the Black Lantern Corps arrives and reanimate the bodies of those whose identities that Larfleeze has stolen. Larfleeze then flees from the Black Lantern Corps and his reanimated Orange Lanterns when he is saved by Atrocitus. Both of them quarrel over the Orange Lantern battery until Hal Jordan, Carol Ferris, Indigo-1, and Sinestro arrive to recruit them in a plot to destroy the Black Lantern Power Battery. Larfleeze was able to get Lex Luthor to wield the Orange Lantern Ring after he was saved from some Black Lanterns that raided his bunker. Though Larfleeze and Lex Luthor clashed due to their insatiable greed. Once Nekron is defeated, Lex Luthor loses his Orange Lantern abilities and is handed over to Earth's heroes by a disgusted Larfleeze. As part of an agreement, Sayd becomes Larfleeze's personal Guardian of the Universe.

During the "Brightest Day" storyline, Larfleeze sends his Orange Lanterns to steal items so that he can give them to Santa Claus. Hal Jordan's fight with Larfleeze is crashed by Hector Hammond who swallowed the Orange Lantern Power Battery.

During the "War of the Green Lanterns" storyline, Larfleeze's ring and the rings of the Corps members were controlled by Krona who used them against the Green Lantern Corps, but the ring returned to its master after Hal Jordan killed Krona.

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC Universe. Kyle Rayner investigated some Orange Lantern Rings and found the constructs maintained their personalities. Its construct member Glomulus was posing as one of the Orange Lantern Rings. When a Reach assassin fights Kyle Rayner on Earth, he is dispersed by the Reach assassin. Larfleeze regenerates Glomulus with his memories intact, only for Glomulus to show an independent spirit when he acts to protect Kyle from Larfleeze. The side-effect later caused the Orange Lantern Corps' entity Ophidian to roam the universe.

Membership
Aside from the orange light user and those listed as "Former Members", there are not actually individuals who hold membership in the Orange Lantern Corps (in a conventional sense, there is no such Corps, only the orange light user himself/herself), but rather duplicates, referred to as "constructs" formed of orange light energy after the original persons were "consumed" and had their identities (later stated to be their very souls) "stolen". These construct Lanterns were designed by artist Philip Tan, and unlike the mostly-humanoid aliens who are members of the various Lantern Corps, most of them are bizarre and monstrous in shape. The graphic novel collection "Green Lantern: Agent Orange" includes several pages of Tan's original sketches for these creatures, including an unused concept for the Entity powering the Corps, a crocodile-like beast with a skeletal cage on its head. This Entity concept was later replaced by Ophidian (see below).

Leadership
 Larfleeze (of Sector 2828): As Larfleeze is too greedy to share his rings, except for one given to Lex Luthor at Ganthet's insistence during "Blackest Night", he uses his ring's ability to create constructs in order to field an entire army of Orange Lanterns to face his foes for him. His connection to his power battery allows him to maintain the constructs indefinitely, so long as he devotes attention to doing so. In one case, after reclaiming his power battery from Hal Jordan, Larfleeze withdraws the Orange Lantern Corps into his battery and uses the combined power to create a gigantic avatar of himself in order to attack the Green Lantern Corps. He later sends a life-sized avatar of himself to lead the attack against the Blue Lanterns on Odym. Kyle Rayner learns that the constructs apparently retain their original personalities, and it has since been confirmed that Larfleeze literally takes the souls of his Orange Lanterns when he claims them, as a highly spiritual race could not be claimed by Larfleeze as their souls passed on too quickly for him to absorb them. Larfleeze has since been removed from his ring when a New God stole it from him.

Known members

 Blume (of Sector 2751): A giant extraterrestrial head from the planet Blobba that proclaims himself a god of hunger so that he can intimidate the inhabitants of planets into feeding him their valuables. After failing to do the same to Larfleeze, he is made into an Orange Lantern construct and now patrols the Vega system. He consumes the Sinestro Corps member of sector 2825 and brands Green Lantern Stel with the symbol of the Orange Lantern Corps. During the "Blackest Night" storyline, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern.
 Clypta (of Sector 2829): An Orange Lantern from the Thieves' System that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the "Blackest Night" storyline.
 The Controllers: Arrive on Okaara searching for the orange light in order to create their own Corps. Upon finding the orange power battery, they are confronted by Larfleeze and killed by his Orange Lanterns. Later they are also shown to have been assimilated into his army of constructs.
 Glomulus (of Sector 2826): A tavern cleaner on Okaara who, while there, is only allowed out of his cage to eat whatever food falls on the floor. After accidentally getting a taste for blood, Glomulus eats everyone in the tavern. Free, he makes his way into the woods and finds himself at Larfleeze's palace where he is consumed by Blume. His identity is stolen, turning him into an Orange Lantern. During the "Blackest Night" storyline, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern. In promotional art for the new series Green Lantern: New Guardians, Glomulus is shown to be the representative of the Orange Lantern Corps; subsequent information reveals that he was initially a construct posing as an Orange Lantern ring to help Larfleeze determine the reason for an initially-unspecified entity turning Kyle into a 'magnet' for other rings. He shows that he actually has his original personality and intelligence, claiming he's himself after Kyle questions if Larfleeze is just using the construct to keep an eye on them. Although he is dispersed by a Reach assassin during a fight on Earth, Larfleeze regenerates Glomulus with his memories intact, only for Glomulus to show an independent spirit when he acts to protect Kyle from Larfleeze.
 Gretti (former Green Lantern of Sector 2828): A former Green Lantern literally torn limb from limb by Larfleeze's constructs during the Green Lantern attack on Okaara. After his defeat, his identity is stolen, turning him into an Orange Lantern. During the "Blackest Night" storyline, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern.
 Guardian of the Universe: While Larfleeze's thieves guild and the Guardians fought for the orange power battery, the power of the orange light is unleashed, killing one of the Guardians in the process. He is shown as being turned into an Orange Lantern construct. In Green Lantern (vol. 4) #45, a male Guardian is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern on Okaara. However, Sayd has recently stated that Larfleeze cannot convert Guardians into Orange Lanterns, suggesting that the Guardian was a more basic construct rather than the Guardian's actual spirit.
 Nat-Nat (of Sector 228): An Orange Lantern from the planet Limey Rock that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the "Blackest Night" storyline.
 Sound Dancer (of Sector 911): An Orange Lantern from the Obsidian Deeps that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the "Blackest Night" storyline. The Obsidian Deeps make up the lightless sector that Green Lantern (F Sharp Bell) Rot Lop Fan is from.
 Tammal-Tayn (of Sector 2813): An Orange Lantern from the planet Fylip that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the "Blackest Night" storyline.
 Turpa: A member of the same guild of thieves as Larfleeze from the planet Ogatoo. Together the guild steals the Guardians' map to the Orange Power Battery, and upon finding it are so overcome with greed that they fight one another for it. Turpa is killed by the power of the orange light before Larfleeze and Blooch fight to the death for the orange power battery. He is shown as having been turned into an orange light construct.
 Warp Wrap (of Sector 2): An Orange Lantern from the planet Cairo that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the "Blackest Night" storyline.

Former members
 Hal Jordan (of Sector 2814): A Green Lantern officer who, during his first encounter with Larfleeze, has managed to take the orange power battery from him and temporarily is transformed into a member of the Orange Lantern Corps. However, Larfleeze is able to recover the power battery soon after when Hal is overwhelmed by the hunger the Orange Lantern causes him to feel, noting that he feels starved after holding it for a few seconds. Hal later used Larfleeze's ring in conjunction with Sinestro's ring when the rest of the Green Lantern Corps were brought under Krona's control when he used Parallax to infect the Central Power Battery, although the ring was swiftly returned to its owner.
 Lex Luthor (of Sector 2814): During the "Blackest Night" storyline, Lex Luthor is granted membership to the Orange Lantern Corps for a period of 24 hours, becoming the only other living member of the Corps besides Larfleeze himself and Cade who started out living and ended living. In the final issue of Blackest Night, Luthor's power ring and Orange Lantern abilities faded away.
 Hector Hammond (of Sector 2814): A long time enemy of Hal Jordan who, after swallowing the Orange Lantern power battery and freeing Ophidian, becomes possessed by The Tempter. Though not in possession of an orange power ring, as the host of the Avarice Entity, he had no need for one.
 Krona (of Sector 0): During the War of the Green Lanterns, Krona was briefly able to take control of Larfleeze's ring and the other six rings, using them against the Green Lantern Corps, but the ring returned to its master after Hal Jordan killed Krona.
 Kyle Rayner (of Sector 2814): In the early storylines of The New 52, Kyle has apparently become a 'magnet' for other Corps rings, including an Orange Lantern ring, which was later revealed to be Glomulus, set by Larfleeze to discover more about the rings thief and trick the other Corps into doing his work for him; he was briefly in command of rings from all seven Corps, but he was only able to tap into their power briefly before the strain of doing so exhausted him. He has since learned how to wield the power of all seven spectrums individually- mastering Avarice by getting past Larfleeze in a fight and recharging his ring from Larfleeze's battery- altering his appearance to match each, and elevating himself to White Lantern status once he mastered them all.

Entity
The avarice entity is called Ophidian (Larfleeze refers to it as Ophidian the Tempter), and takes the form of a snake. It was born as the first being to eat more than it needed; it had been contained within Larfleeze's power battery and it spoke to Hal Jordan when he briefly gained control of the battery. Ophidian, along with the other emotional entities, are currently being hunted by Krona. The White Entity intones for Hal, Carol, and Sinestro to find the entities before it is too late. According to Atrocitus' divining ritual, Ophidian can be found in the upper midwestern United States. It is sought by Hector Hammond, who in turn is receiving orders from Krona himself. When Larfleeze refuses to release the entity from the power battery, Hammond simply swallows the whole battery and is transformed into the host for Ophidian.

It is implied that Ophidian doesn't like Larfleeze very much (possibly because he kept it trapped in his battery), and Larfleeze seems quite concerned about Ophidian's freedom. Ophidian also implies that it is going to "get even" with Larfleeze.

Ophidian would later join Krona, and with its disruptive powers, help the renegade Guardian of the Universe discover the location of the Butcher. Ophidian was last seen returning with Krona to Ryut where he will begin purging the universe of all emotionally unbalanced beings. Afterwards Ophidian is seen without its host, launching along with the other entities and Krona an attack on Oa, where it possessed a Guardian of the Universe. Ophidian was eventually free from Krona's control, after Hal Jordan defeated and killed the rogue Guardian. Ophidian roams at large in the Universe once again but it soon began suffering from a strange illness, later revealed to be the reservoir of the emotional spectrum was becoming exhausted. After Relic wiped out the Blue Lantern Corps and forcefully drained the green light from Oa's Central Power Battery and destroying the planet in the process, and while Ophidian represents the emotion of greed, the entity willingly sacrifices itself by passing into the Source Wall in order for the reservoir to be refilled.

The Book of Greed
Mainly referred to as "The Book", it is a large tome created by the user of the orange light, in this case Larfleeze, sometime after the War of The Green Lanterns, just because Larfleeze's Avarice led him to desire a tome similar to the Book of Oa that was owned by the Guardians of the Universe. The tome should contain the exploits of the Orange Lanterns and Larfleeze even kidnapped a green-skinned alien by the name of Stargrave to be his chronicler; however, because he is completely consumed by greed, the book is almost blank. This is because knowledge is something Larfleeze jealously guarded as a possession. Larfleeze's possessiveness is the reason why he did not reveal many secrets within the book, despite the directions to the scribe.

Orange Lantern Oath
"What's mine is mine

And mine and mine

And mine and mine and mine

Not yours"
 -Larfleeze, Green Lantern (Volume 5) #20

Other versions
In the universe prior to the current one, groups managed to tap into the wellspring of power created by the Emotional Spectrum. In this universe those who tapped into the orange light were known as the Lightsmiths of the Orange Light of Gluttony.

In other media
 Larfleeze appears in a self-titled episode of the Green Lantern: The Animated Series voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. This version refers to the Orange power battery as his "shiny".
 The Orange Lantern Corps appear in DC Universe Online.

References

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Over the last few years in Britain, and especially recently, there's been a number of 'independent' inquiries, parliamentary investigations (often televised live), police, parliamentary and 'independent' reports into all sorts of scandals and injustices, some of which go back decades. With several major inquiries in progress or just starting up, those that have been pronounced upon or, like the report on the 2003 Iraq War just out, it appears that the state is 'cleaning up its act' and, at last, holding those responsible for unacceptable, immoral or criminal behaviour to account. Senior politicians and top police officers are bought to book and the media, from its right to left wing, as in the Hillsborough case for example, celebrate the 'justice for victims'. But under capitalism there can be no justice for victims and the primary aim of all these inquiries, reports and investigations is to strengthen the ideology of democracy and its 'rule of law' behind which lies the strengthening of the totalitarian state. The bourgeoisie may make scapegoats out of one, two or even more individuals from within its ranks but this itself only serves to reinforce its overall democratic campaign against a presently disorientated and weakened working class. It is only at such times that the ruling class is able to unleash such campaigns because if the working class was struggling in any significant way even the bourgeoisie's 'rule of law' would be lifted and, as with the miners' strike of 84, the state would be confronting it with all the forces and methods available to it however heinous and brutal.
Let's look at some examples of the inquiries and investigations going on within this democratic campaign.
The Chilcot Inquiry into Britain's role in the 2003 war in Iraq. After 7 years and ten million quid, the 2.6 million word Chilcot Report has been released. There's nothing surprising about its conclusions. Tony Blair didn't lie it says but that's not even the point; the whole war was based on a mendacity that's stock-in-trade for the whole ruling class. The intelligence on the threat posed by Saddam was 'flawed' apparently but reading it one can see that it clearly warned that the war would increase the jihadist threat and increase regional instability in the Middle East. In this sense the family of one soldier killed in the war was going in the right direction in labelling Blair (and his clique) as "the world's worst terrorist".
Despite not being accused of lying, Blair does come in for particular criticism in the report, and was the only individual mentioned in the initial oral presentation of it. Everyone denounces Blair but it was the whole of the British bourgeoisie that was overwhelmingly behind supporting the war of the US NeoCons: the cabinet, the civil service, the military, the secret services, politicians of all parties, all faithfully supported by the media as it obediently danced to their lying tunes. The intelligence that was acted upon was what was required and made up by the British ruling class in order to fulfil its imperialist interests[1] covered by its democratic facade. It's not a question of individuals but of the state apparatus. All the individuals involved in fomenting this war, from the civil service, the military, intelligence, the cabinet office, the media, have all been promoted or are doing very well in high-paid positions – including Tony Blair the "Peace Envoy" to the Middle East!
The lawyers arguing about 'who lied' deliberately avoid the point. Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, an admirer of the BBC, hits it on the head: "The essential English leadership secret does not depend on a particular intelligence.... The English follow the principle that when one lies, it should be a big lie and one should stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of looking ridiculous". "Never again", "lessons will be learnt" are just continuations of the democratic lie. After around half-a-million Iraqis had been killed, the country fractured and the rise of an ISIS closely linked to the Iraq War and the role of US and British intelligence, British imperialism then unleashed the 2011 Libyan war with similar lies, similar ruthlessness and similar results.
Chilcot can't teach us anything because the imperialist policies of Blair government are still the policies of the British state as expressed by the current political set-up. Most recently in the British bombing of Syria, the Cameron government had the full support of a significant number of the Labour Party and the majority of the media in the US-led 'War on Terror' (which parts of the Labour Party equated to the 'war against fascism'). And these fantasy politics of British imperialism continue with forces on the ground in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in order to defend its own 'national' interests, i.e., contribute to the war of each against all in the Middle East
One of the aspects of the inquiry and the general discussion, particularly in relation to the families of British servicemen and women, has been the need to beef up British militarism and its equipment so that its imperialist interests can be better managed. In this sense it's similar to the 'Walter Reed scandal' in the US which exposed the atrocious living and medical conditions of Iraqi war veterans which was then linked to a campaign for a better organised military[2].
Finally, Jeremy Corbyn has apologised on behalf of the Labour Party, the same Corbyn that saluted the killers of Hamas and Hezbollah from the same 'Stop the War Coalition' that supported Islamic fundamentalism against US and British interests.
The Hillsborough inquiry, a response to the entirely justified anger and indignation of many to this slaughter (96 crushed to death at a football match in 1989) and its cover-up, has found many elements of the state culpable, including some named individuals. Some of these might, probably will not, go to jail but the state becomes stronger with this result that suggest that 'victims matter'. Police forces are polished up and the constant refrain of 'lessons will be learnt' means absolutely nothing because the police remain a repressive arm of the capitalist state, and the football authorities and the media, who hounded the fans and their families even in death, can now present clean hands.
The result of the Hillsborough inquiry gave rise to demands from the left for an inquiry into South Yorkshire police and its role in the attack on miners at the Orgreave coking plant in 1984. But everyone knows what happened: the police attacked the miners and the BBC and the rest of the media consciously inverted the story to make it look the other way around. There's already been an inquiry into this and the BBC, in order to maintain any credibility, had to admit what it had done and apologise – presumably 'learning lessons'. But this hasn't stopped some, on the left in this case, for calling for more investigations and inquiries, a sort of enquiryitis going around in circles while everything stays the same or rather gets worse.
There have also been various parliamentary select committee inquiries, some televised live, to examine contentious issues and individuals; Philip Green and the now bankrupt BHS, Mike Ashley and Sports Direct (scandal of low wages and aggressive management) for example. These nauseating individuals and their 'interrogators' are all part of the game which, like 'banker-bashing' is going nowhere while the workers of both companies are either losing their jobs or continue to suffer the same conditions. And the daily grind of exploitation continues to deepen for the working class.
There are inquiries into the role of British intelligence in the killing of civilians during the 'troubles' in Ireland, investigations into the role of MI6 in the abuse of young boys at the Kincora home in the North and the role of these agencies in 50 killings related to the British army's IRA agent 'Stakeknife'. Another circular waste of time for the victims aimed at not uncovering the past but covering up the present and the future activities of these self-same agencies with the same aim of presenting a 'clean' democratic state.
There are various investigations into sexual abuse such as the 2014 Goddard inquiry which will also look at the question of the 150,000 children in Britain that were taken from their families by groups including the Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, Church of England, Salvation Army and Barnado's and sent abroad from the 1920s to the 70s, with many suffering sexual and physical abuse. Along with the state, to which they belong, these organisations were running a massive children's ring of sex slaves and cheap labour. The result of the Jimmy Savile inquiry, where those that supported him have been promoted by the BBC while those that flagged up his 'institutionalised ' abuse have been forced out, shows how meaningless are words like 'Sorry' and 'lessons will be learnt' and that will certainly apply in the Goddard attempt at 'closure', i.e., the whitewashing of the state. And apart from anything else these inquiries are a goldmine for the lawyers and other parasitic layers. But the real underlying motive is the strengthening of the state by presenting it as ultimately clean, moral and democratic.
While making a show, in one circus after the other, of its 'clean hands', the British ruling class continues its war against the working class and the war against its rivals, backing torturers and butchers while manipulating various elements of terrorism to its own ends. When they are not facilitating the expression of terrorism they are using it. In this sense the British bourgeoisie are no different from their counterparts everywhere, who also have their own 'clean hands' campaigns.
The bourgeoisie's ideas about ending corruption and the recent London summit to this effect, involving all sorts of professional gangsters and their cliques, was beyond any parody. And London steeped in money from all sorts of 'enterprises', and with its offshore networks, stands as probably the most 'corrupt' of all national capitals.
None of these expressions of capitalism: corruption, 'mistakes', 'bad policing', cover-ups, greed, unemployment and fear at work, increased exploitation, sexual slavery and abuse, none of these are exceptions to capitalism which can be overturned or even altered by any number of inquiries. These are integral expressions of the whole system along with the tendency to increased militarism and war. There can be no fair capitalism just as there can be no 'fair day's pay'. The essence of this system is profit, exploitation and militarism and no inquiry can even begin to attenuate that. Nor can the bourgeoisie, who are increasingly gripped by the irrationality of their system, do anything but follow its devastating course and try to manage its rhythm. For this they have to continually swamp the working class ideologically with all their various campaigns and 'investigations'. For its part, and as weak as it is at the moment, the working class is the only force that is capable of posing a new society but for this it has to fight for its own interests and if it begins to do that we won't be seeing the bourgeoisie setting up inquiries into the excesses of the capitalist state.
Boxer, 7/7/16
[1] For a deeper look at this question see: https://en.internationalism.org/icconline/201601/13764/british-bombs-wil....
[2] The US itself is no stranger to 'scandals' and 'inquiries' and uses them, like Britain, to strengthen the democratic state and settle internal squabbles. 'Watergate' was a famous one and the Iraqi Abu Ghraib scandal and others were used to ease the US Neo-Cons out of office.
‹ July 2016 up Duterte Regime: The lure of the strong man and the weakness of the working class ›

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The Marsh Ecology Award is a prize awarded annually from 1996 onwards to recognise outstanding recent discovery or development which has had a significant impact on the development of the science of ecology or its application. The Award is an honorarium of £1,000 and is open to ecologists from anywhere in the world. The award is given by the Marsh Charitable Trust and the British Ecological Society in cooperation.

Marsh Ecology Award Laureates
Source: British Ecological Society
1996 John Lawton
1997 J. Philip Grime
1998 Tim H. Clutton-Brock
1999 John L. Harper
2000 William J. Sutherland
2001 Sam Berry
2002 James H. Brown
2003 Andrew Watkinson
2004 Stephen P. Hubbell
2005 Ilkka Hanski
2006 Phil Ineson
2007 Christian Körner
2008 not awarded
2009 Michael Begon
2010 Jeremy Thomas
2011 E.J. Milner-Gulland
2012 Tim Coulson
2013 Kevin J. Gaston
2014 Rosie Woodroffe
2015 Jane Memmott
2016 Lynne Boddy
2017 Sandra Lavorel
2018 Kathy Willis
2019 Andy Purvis
 2020 Teja Tscharntke
 2021 Julia Koricheva

See also
 List of ecology awards

References

External links
 Marsh Christian Trust

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Awards established in 1996
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Critical Questions on Marxian Economics
By Islamic Economics Project on December 2, 2013 • ( 4 Comments )
Marx said that labor creates surplus value in production process which the capitalists extract in exchange. The surplus accumulates and this is exploitation of labor by capitalists. However, we note few observations below.
First, the payoffs to the labor and the capitalists are different. Labor gets fixed wage. Capitalists earn random profits from the sale of goods or services in the exchange process. In statistical sense, if labor gets fixed wage of Rs 10,000 per month and capitalist has 50% chance of earning Rs 20,000 per month and 50% chance of no profit, then, the expected value of the payoffs is the same for both.
Capitalists provide certain important functions to which Marx seemed to have given little importance. Capitalists provide employment to labor. Labor gets fixed wage irrespective of profit to the capitalists which could be negative as well. Tendency of losses at the height of industrial revolution was rare, but that did not suggest that profits are the necessary outcome of every production process for the capitalists.
Capitalists compete among themselves and their competition in theory may bring prices down to the level of marginal cost. If there is allocative efficiency, then the producer price is only as much as the cost of production which only includes normal profit for the entrepreneur.
Looking at data, we see that 75% of the total gross national income goes to the labor. Furthermore, per capita income in the same countries where labor was exploited during the industrial revolution has increased manifold. We also know that most of the new startups fail. So again, all capitalists are not always able to reap greater benefits than labor from the production and exchange process. Capitalists take the risk of random profits, prices and sales fluctuations and they must have an incentive to take the risk. The incentive is the ability to make a profit from the sale of commodities. But, profits can be negative as well. As long as they are earning profits from the sale of goods (with intrinsic value) sold to willing buyers at competitively set market prices, it does not seem to be exploitation.
Also, social relations are not mutually exclusive these days. Employee stock ownership plans, general and limited partnership and joint stock companies have pretty much modified factor relations. In a joint stock company, there is no one big capitalist. There are small shareholders in large numbers. These shareholders are workers in other organizations. So, present day labor-capitalist relations are not as black and white as they used to be. Now, scientists, programmers and artists can have copyrights and patents.
As per Marx, labor has only one thing which he can use to earn income, i.e. labor power. However, why the labor does not become a capitalist? It maybe because he has lack of wealth. In most developed countries, there is much less borrowing constraints. Why then majority of people do not become entrepreneurs by choice? If working class is always greater in number than the capitalists, why then most democracies do not overthrow market system?
Social relations have changed a lot ever since Marx. Nowadays, financial institutions with fractional reserve banking and credit money creation ability can exploit capitalists. These institutions demand compound interest on fiat money lent to businesses. In case of default, they take back the assets of the borrower.
Class tension is definitely there in history. It is between powerful and weaker groups. It may be between powerful nations versus weaker nations. Within nations, it could be between capitalists and labor. It could also be seen as between wealthy and poor. Poor capitalist is also exploited by its financier (bank or any money lender) with exorbitant rate of interest as in micro finance.
Markets create incentives, encourage competition and that allows capital accumulation, technological change, economic growth and transaction of wide range of goods as well as services.
Maybe, the value based approach is not the only way necessary to look at the production processes. People specialize and trade. That trade must be voluntary. The market must be competitive and sufficiently regulated. The income distribution must not be too unequal and that can be dealt with progressive taxes and removing fixed compensation to capitalists in the form of interest on wealth. The endowments inequality (which is primarily responsible for alienation and exploitation in Marxist approach) can also be reduced with tax on wealth.
Almost all of the exploitative practices against labor had either been rectified to a certain extent or can be rectified in current capitalism practice. But, there are two reasons why wealth inequality may still persist in a capitalist society, i.e. 1) interest bearing capital accumulation and 2) incapacitated wealth redistribution mechanisms.
Both the absence of broad based wealth taxes and the legal decree of allowing compound interest on money capital are the prime sources of wealth concentration. If both are corrected, capitalists would not be able to systematically exploit in competitive markets.
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Is Islam the Cause of Underdevelopment
Islamic Perspective on Gender Issues and Development
shabeer says:
There are many problems associated with capitalism, which came in front many times like in ,1930 and 2008 financial crisis. In the time of crisis, Islamic finance showed not only stability but at the same time continued momentum in growth. But still some papers showed that this stability of Islamic finance is not due to its Islamic nature but because of the nature of countries in which Islamic finance is emerging since most of them are closed economies and hence insulated from contagion effects. Yes, theoretically Islamic financial system is more just and welfare based as compared to Capitalism, Socialism or Marxism. But we need to present strong practical examples.
Dr. Sushanta Kumar Bhowmik says:
The world should be convinced with the Islamic Financial system. Then all will consider the strengths and limitations in it. But the world is in long practice of Capitalistic system that could be named capitalist culture. The said explanation of Marxist economy and Capitalist economy is very confusing. I have very limited read about both economic systems. But the present world economy is running fast towards an international war-like situation that is nothing but a Capitalistic-competition only. The modern world has faced two World-wars which were also the result of international Capitalistic competition and the results were in the form of loss-of millions of people. It is also observed that so-called development is boosted, irrespective of economic-loss to resources and the environment. The developed world is enjoying mostly with political and economic power. On the other hand, most Islamic countries are suffering from severe law and order problem and poverty. Islamic countries are major oil-producing countries and some are financially rich. Why the expected egalitarian distribution is absent from common people's reach? So far, Marxism is a science without any discrimination of race, religion or sentiment of culture. Humans may not accept, that is not matter of science. We may die with in-fighting as like Dinosaurs. That will not affect science. It is only a cultural option of power-leaders of this world.
Mustafa says:
The real exploitation exists in the whole interest based system regardless of who are the capitalists and who is labor. They are suffering from unjust exploitation. An African president said on the unfairness caused by the interest: "We have borrowed $5 billion, we paid $15 billion and we owe $18 billion". So, the world would benefit, if it removes the unjust activities. Nowadays, the world is moving to a system, which is just and more equitable i.e. Islamic finance.
Talib Hussain says:
Almost all of the exploitative practices against labour had either been rectified to a certain extent or can be rectified in current capitalism practice. But, there are two reasons why wealth inequality may still persist in a capitalist society, i.e. 1) interest bearing capital accumulation and 2) incapacitated wealth redistribution mechanisms.—-good.


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'Arab Solidarity with Palestine': In Name Only?
Will the Arab Spring serve the cause of Palestine?' is a question that has been repeatedly asked, in various ways, over the last year and a half. Many media discussions have been formulated around this very inquiry, although the answer is far from a simple "yes" or "no."
Why should the question be asked in the first place? Hasn't the Arab link to the Palestinian struggle been consistently strong, regardless of the prevalent form of government in any single Arab country? Rhetorically, at least, the Arab bond to Palestine remained incessantly strong at every significant historical turn.
True, disparity between rhetoric and reality are as old as the Arab-Israeli conflict. But the relatively small divide between words and actions widened enormously following the Arab defeat in the 1967 war, which cemented US-Israeli ties like never before.
The war brought an end to the dilemma of independent Palestinian action. It shifted the focus to the West Bank and Gaza, and allowed the still dominant Fatah party to fortify its position in light of Arab defeat and subsequent division.
The division was highlighted most starkly in the August 1967 Khartoum summit in Sudan, where Arab leaders clashed over priorities and definitions. Should Israel's territorial gains redefine the status quo? Should Arabs focus on returning to a pre-1948 or pre-1967 situation?
The PLO insisted that the 1967 defeat should not compromise the integrity of the struggle. It also stressed that Palestine – all of Palestine – was still the pressing issue. Then-Egyptian President Jamal Abdel Nasser's messages seemed, for once, befuddled, although he continued to advocate conventional military confrontation with Israel. Syria, on the other hand, didn't attend the summit.
International response to the war was not promising either. The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 242 on Nov. 22, 1967, reflecting the US' wish to capitalize on the new status quo (Israeli withdrawal "from occupied territories" in exchange for normalization with Israel). The new language of the immediate post-1967 period alarmed Palestinians, who realized that any future political settlement was likely to ignore the situation that had existed prior to the war, and would only attempt to remedy current grievances. Then, the boundaries of the conflict permanently changed. For some, Palestine and its conflict became more of a burden than a shared responsibility. Official Arab solidarity with Palestinians become a form of everyday politics – essential to claim relevance to greater Arab causes, but extraneous in terms of substance and application.
Present-day Palestinian leaderships – since there are several bodies that claim to represent Palestinians "everywhere" – also learned how to stage-manage official Arab manipulation of Palestine. They often did so out of desperation, as they urgently needed a physical base and sources of financial support.
Over time, it became clear that official Arab solidarity with Palestine was mostly – although not entirely – a farce. The solidarity they speak of is either entirely nonexistent, or grossly misrepresented. Palestinian communities in various Arab countries are treated with suspicion at best. Those who never tired of publicly calling for freedom for Jerusalem failed to treat Palestinian refugees with respect. They refused entry to stateless Palestinians and denied Palestinians work and permanent residence. Many Palestinians surely concluded that one must learn to differentiate between Arab peoples and Arab governments. Since the latter mostly dominate the former without legitimate mandate, it was foolish to expect official Arab institutions to lead any substantive action to end the subjugation of Palestinians.
That is, until several Arab nations revolted. The more genuine and inclusive the revolt, the more representative the outcome has been. A sudden surge in popular solidarity with Palestine in Tunisia replaced bashful but real attempts by the former Tunisian regime to normalize relations with Israel.
Per Israeli calculations, Arab peoples are dismissible. They are a non-entity. But now Israel is forced to revisit that old calculation. Its fears that Egypt's new president, Muhammad Mursi will shun, or at least revisit the Camp David peace treaty – signed between Egypt and Israel in 1979, with the ultimate aim of sidelining Egypt from a conflict that remains essentially "Arab" – are well-founded. But Mursi is not the one that is truly feared, and nor is his Muslim Brotherhood. The trepidation stems from the fact that a truly democratic Egypt is unlikely to work in tandem with US-Israel to further pressure and isolate Palestinians – or sideline Egypt from its Arab context. Israel and its allies fear genuine Egyptian democracy.
With the notable shifts that may redefine Palestine's position within Arab priorities, one cannot ignore the fact that several Arab countries continue to normalize with Israel, oblivious to any seasonable political changes in the region. They do so as if there are hidden hands that wish to balance the possible losses in Tunisia and Egypt, with gains elsewhere. Palestinians in Gaza, as elsewhere, still speak of Arab solidarity with passion, but also with obvious bitterness. They still pray for their brethren to come to the rescue. The older generation speaks of the bravery and sacrifices of many Arabs who fought alongside Palestinians. But the generational expectations have also been altered. Palestinians simply want real solidarity. They want to see Palestinian communities treated with respect and a complete end to Arab normalization with Israel.
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Palestinian-American journalist, author and former Al-Jazeera producer, Ramzy Baroud taught Mass Communication at Australia's Curtin University of Technology, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Chronicle. Baroud's work has been published in The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and is regularly published in newspapers across the Middle East.
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A-Day notebook: Alabama's spry Saban announces he'll address 'bothersome' hip issue this summer
Notebook: Permanent captains enjoy their Denny Chimes moment; freshman WR Metchie continues to impress; Tide kicking situation remains unresolved.
A-Day notebook: Alabama's spry Saban announces he'll address 'bothersome' hip issue this summer Notebook: Permanent captains enjoy their Denny Chimes moment; freshman WR Metchie continues to impress; Tide kicking situation remains unresolved. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/2019/04/13/a-day-notebook-alabamas-saban-address-bothersome-hip-issue/3457171002/
Alex Byington, Montgomery Advertiser Published 5:41 p.m. CT April 13, 2019 | Updated 6:16 p.m. CT April 13, 2019
A-Day 2019: A look at the Alabama football spring game on April 13
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Brian Robinson Jr. (24) is tackled by Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Ale Kaho (10) during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) is tackled by Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Josh Jobe (28) during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Miller Forristal (87) looks back at Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dylan Moses (32) as he carries the ball in the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jerome Ford (27) is tackled during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Mac Jones (10) during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (4) carries the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide defense at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jerome Ford (27) is tackled from behind by Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dylan Moses (32) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Brian Robinson Jr. (24) carries the ball as is grabbed from behind by Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Christopher Allen (4) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) carries the ball during the Spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tualia Tagovailoa (5) looks down field during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Paul Tyson (15) looks to pass during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) celebrates with Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Xavier Williams (9) after Waddle scored a touchdown in the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (4) carries the ball during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Najee Harris (22) carries the ball during the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (4) is tackled by Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Jared Mayden (21) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) talks with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
TUSCALOOSA — Nick Saban spent much of Saturday's A-Day spring game in his usual spot standing about 10-15 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
In fact, Alabama's spry 67-year-old head coach never left his feet throughout the entirety of Saturday's 2-hour and 16-minute intersquad scrimmage, during which the White team upended the Crimson team, 31-17, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
But at the conclusion of the post-scrimmage news conference, Saban announced he could be sidelined for several weeks this summer after doctors address a nagging hip issue that has been bothering him for some time.
"I've been struggling a little bit with one of my hips," Saban said. "And even though they don't make them like they used to and most players would not be able to perform in spring practice like I did if they had a similar situation, because nobody could even tell, but … we're going to do an evaluation of this at the end of spring, but they say even if it's the worst-case scenario, it may be six or eight weeks."
Apr 13, 2019; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Marvin Gentry, Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports)
Saban, who maintains an active and vice-like grip all aspects of the Crimson Tide program entering his 13th season at the helm, appeared in relatively good spirits while revealing the news, jokingly telling reporters he'd still be able to go one-on-one with speedy Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III in practice or, to a lesser degree, play golf while he recovers from whatever the doctors ultimately do to address his hip condition.
"I can still cover Ruggs and cut him off, I can do whatever I need to do — I can still play golf," Saban joked. "But this has been a little bothersome and I don't want to go into the fall with this being a problem. I want to get it fixed because, you know, I don't one to coach for one more year, I want to coach for a lot more years.
"So whenever things like this come up, I want to be aggressive and proactive to try and get it take care of. We'll certainly do that and we've got really good people to do it, and I don't think it's going to be a big deal. You know I've been keeping this a little bit of a secret, but because I have so much respect for this group (media), I wanted you to be the first to know."
Permanent captains enjoy Denny Chimes moment
Christian Miller laughed after accidentally stepping in wet concrete during the Alabama football team captain ceremony at Denny Chimes on the Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday April 13, 2019. (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser)
Christian Miller was so excited to cement his hand and footprints in concrete beneath the famous Denny Chimes clock tower Saturday that he couldn't even wait his turn.
The former Alabama outside linebacker, who was one of four permanent captains from last season on hand to be immortalized as part of the annual A-Day tradition, accidentally stepped into the wet cement cordoned off for him prior to the actual ceremony taking place.
"I think I was overexcited, I was just walking not even looking and I went ahead and put my shoe print in there," Miller said. "Luckily those (attendants) took care of it and cleaned it up. Yeah, that's something I would definitely do."
Miller was joined by fellow permanent captains in running back Damien Harris, tight end Hale Hentges and offensive lineman Ross Pierschbacher as each was honored during the annual Walk of Fame ceremony beneath the Denny Chimes tower in the center of campus.
"Growing up and coming through the program, you see all the older guys do this and you're just (thinking) hopefully that can be you, and now for it to be happening is just very surreal," Pierschbacher said Saturday. "It's just kind of capping off a great career and a great time at this university, so it's awesome."
Early enrollee WR Metchie continues to shine
Alabama wide receiver John Metchie (3) catches a pass during first half action in the Alabama A-Day spring football scrimmage game at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday April 13, 2019. (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser)
Alabama's receiving corps entered spring as one of the team's unquestioned strengths with its top four pass catchers from a year ago returning.
It turns out the Crimson Tide's Big Four at receiver might need to add another name to its boy band the way freshman early enrollee John Metchie continues to impress in his first spring on campus.
Metchie, the 6-foot former four-star signee from Canada by way of Maryland, led all Alabama players Saturday with 133 yards on five receptions. That included hauling in a 49-yard completion from White team quarterback Mac Jones through double-coverage in the first quarter, and a quick slant pass over the middle from fellow freshman early enrollee Taulia Tagovailoa that he turned into a 30-yard gain early in the second quarter.
Saturday's performance came as no surprise to many of the four-star Canadian product's new teammates.
"In practice, he pretty much goes off every day," said junior safety Xavier McKinney, a member of Metchie's White squad as a first-team defensive player. "To me, he's like another (Jaylen) Waddle. I definitely expected that to happen. I talked to him before the game and I told him I needed at least two touchdowns. He definitely goes out there and he plays hard and makes plays."
Kicking situation remains unsettled after A-Day
Alabama placekicker Will Reichard (16) punts during first half action in the Alabama A-Day spring football scrimmage game at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday April 13, 2019. (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser)
Freshman early enrollee Will Reichard drew rave reviews from the assembled crowd when he nailed a 43-yard field goal with 1:10 remaining in the first quarter. He also turned heads averaging 42.2 yards on six punts in his dual-role for the White team Saturday,
Meanwhile, Joseph Bulovas heard a couple of familiar groans as the sophomore went 1-for-3 on field goals, including missing a 49-yard attempt late in the second quarter and a 41-yarder midway through the third. His lone make was a 34-yard try early in the first quarter.
Of course, neither performance did much to resolve Alabama's questionable kicking situation at the conclusion of spring practice, meaning it will inevitably be a source of concern entering next season.
But arguably the most impressive special teams performance Saturday came from sophomore punter Skyler DeLong, who was benched midway through last season for ineffectiveness and replaced by walk-on Mike Bernier. Punting for the Crimson team, DeLong averaged 47.5 yards on four punts with a long of 54, including two that fell inside the opposing 20-yard line.
It was a noticeable improvement from last season's performance when DeLong averaged just 34.4 yards on 16 punts.
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Foreign policy experts discuss the key events in the US president's first 100 days.
By design or by necessity, Barack Obama, the US president, has crammed more into his first 100 days in office than most US presidents.
While the economic crisis has been his number one priority, he has also worked to undo most of what George Bush, the former US president, set in motion.
Within hours of taking office, he ordered the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to be closed by next year.
Over the past 100 days he has also announced a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, formally banned torture in interrogations, sent a videotaped message to the Iranian people, and visited a Muslim country.
On Wednesday, Riz speaks with Flynt Leverett, who served as a senior Middle East analyst in the White House, State Department and CIA before quitting the Bush administration in 2003 due to disagreements on Middle East policy, especially toward Iran.
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Introduce picture books about money and its uses.
As you read aloud, invite children to discuss what they know about how people use money. Point out concepts and vocabulary such as trade, buy, save, coin, currency, cash, change, goods and services, and merchandise.
Help children study some of the ways people use money.
Find a vending machine with relatively healthy foods (juice, crackers). Show how the machine gives something back when you insert enough money.
Take children on site visits to retail shops and other businesses. Help them make up interview questions and create simple surveys to find out how people who work in the businesses use and keep track of money. What goods or services does each business provide? What are the prices? What machines and methods help workers count, store, and dispense money?
Give children time to sketch what they see on their visits.
Turn the dramatic play area into a business, using information the children have collected.
Invite children to decide what their business will be—restaurant, hair salon, pet shop? Ask them to list props they will need, such as receipt books, order forms, a toy cash register, a real adding machine, "merchandise," and play money.
Ask some children to make price tags or advertisements.
Talk with the children about food as a resource that people want and need. Invite a group to set up a "store" to sell food and drinks to classmates at snack time. Help them draw a menu of available snack items with prices, for example: Apple Slice, 2¢. Granola Bar, 3¢. Juice, 2¢. Children should be able to buy at least two items for 5¢.
Give 5 pennies apiece to any child who wants to visit the Snack Shop. Help each child decide what to buy. Children can take turns working in the Snack Shop.


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South Congregational Church, Newport // 1823
January 10, 2021 January 2, 2021 Buildings of New EnglandLeave a comment
The South Congregational Church in Newport, NH, is located (as its name suggests) south of the commercial and civic heart of downtown Newport. The church congregation was founded in 1779 and grew substantially in the early 19th century. The church's location, outside the present downtown, is the result of a long-running dispute within the town of where its civic heart should be located, to the north or south of the Sugar River. The consequence of this disagreement resulted in the placement of the Baptist church at the town common (north of the present-day commercial downtown), and the placement of this church here. The resulting development to the north of the river left this massive, brick Federal style church towering over the small working-class homes, with a majority of the town's other significant Federal buildings built years later, like the Eagle Hotel and Old County Courthouse to the north of the river. The 1823 church is thought to have been designed by Elias Carter, who designed many Federal-era churches in the New England area.
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Old Sullivan County Courthouse // 1826
January 9, 2021 January 2, 2021 Buildings of New England1 Comment
In December 1824, a law was passed by the New Hampshire Legislature removing the of the Supreme Court of Judicature from Charlestown, New Hampshire to Newport, which was located at the convergence of multiple stagecoach lines along the Sugar River. Soon after, Sullivan County was formed from the northern part of Cheshire County. At a meeting held January 13, 1825 the town of Newport voted to raise $2,000.00 to assist in building a courthouse and town hall, in the center of town. The building was erected in 1826 with the Newport Town Hall on the first floor and County Courthouse on the second. The building continued to be used as a court as well as social purposes until 1872, when it was deeded to the Town of Newport. Since then, the structure was used as a school and grange hall, and it now is home to a restaurant, appropriately called "The Old Courthouse". The 1826 building is an excellent example of vernacular Federal style architecture.
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Richards Free Library // 1899
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Designed by Boston architect, James Templeton Kelley, the Richards Free Library (originally the Seth Richards House) is an outstanding example of the Colonial Revival style, in a region where such expressions of opulence are relatively rare. Located on Main Street in Newport, NH, the house was built during a period of great prosperity by one of Newport's wealthiest citizens. Richards was one of the few in the area able to afford the services of a metropolitan architect for his own home. The family occupied the home until the 1960s when Louise Richards Rollins, offered the family home on Main Street for the to the town for use as a library in 1962. The first floor rooms were renovated and equipped as a library and Ms. Rollins continued to live on the second floor of the library until her death.
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Eagle Hotel // 1826
Built in 1826 as the Eagle Hotel, this stunning federal structure is representative of the transition from the 18th century tavern, with its domestic scale and features, to a larger-scale 19th century hotel. The town of Newport was situated at the convergence of two stagecoach turnpikes, which transported people through the town regularly. Due to this, James Breck and Josiah Forsaith built the Eagle Hotel to meet that demand. By 1856, additional hotels were built and then owner, S.H. Edes converted the building into a business block. The upper floors were later occupied as apartments and porches were added to the front facade on each floor (since removed). The building is now home to Salt Hill Pub.
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Nettleton House // c.1835
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Located just off Main Street in Newport, NH, this stunning 1830s brick house shows an elegant blending of Federal and Greek Revival styles prominent at the time. The home was built for Joel Nettleton, a local hotel and stage coach owner, either by Nettleton himself, or by Samuel George, a local cabinetmaker and painter. The home is a great vernacular example of early-mid 19th century architecture in developing parts of inland New Hampshire and showcases a modest design, though with a use of brick showcasing some wealth. The town acquired the home in 2011 and it has since been occupied and preserved by the Newport Historical Society.
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Newport Opera House // 1886
The architectural focal-point on Main Street in Newport, NH is the Newport Opera House, with its solid massing and prominent central tower. The town was growing after the American Civil War and its position as County Seat solidified that growth. A new large civic building was erected in 1872 which housed a new courthouse and town hall. A fire destroyed much of the buildings on Main Street in 1885, and destroyed the courthouse and town hall building. As a response to the loss of the building, a fire-proof structure was erected from designs by Hiram Beckwith, a regionally prominent architect from Claremont. The structure featured space for the county, town, and even an opera house! The jewel of the new building was the Opera House located on the second floor that housed a stage considered the largest north of Boston. The Newport Opera House soon became the center of entertainment in Sullivan County and patrons came from far away to enjoy the large variety of programs presented. The large hall played host to dances, boxing matches, weddings, political rallies, plays, school graduations and more! After a period of severe decline, a group of artists and residents of town worked together to restore the building and use the space as a performance center. It remains one of the finest buildings in this part of the state.
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DeWolf Block // 1893
Located next door to the Lewis Block (last post) on Main Street in Newport, NH, the DeWolf Block showcases late Victorian design before the more generic 20th century main street architecture took hold. The DeWolf Block was built in 1893 by Samuel DeWolf Lewis, who also erected the Lewis Block, both named after himself. As was traditional with many business blocks, fraternal organizations occupied the upper floor of the building, and retail uses were located on the ground floor. In the case of the DeWolf Block, it was the Knights of Pythias. By the 1950's the DeWolf Block was home to J. S. Hirsch Department Store, operated by Joshua & Sally Hirsch, until it was purchased by the Hubert family in the 1970's. The Huberts operated a clothing store
there until the building was purchased by Sullivan County and has since housed the county offices. The DeWolf Block is a modest Romanesque Revival style building with large, round arched windows at the third story.
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Lewis Block // 1886
January 5, 2021 December 29, 2020 Buildings of New England1 Comment
Following the granting of the royal charter in 1761, Newport, NH was incorporated and named after Henry Newport, a distinguished English soldier and statesman. With excellent soil for farming, and abundant water power from the Sugar River to run mills, Newport grew prosperous. The main street developed, leading to a proliferation of hotels and taverns that were soon situated along the length of Main Street to service the many travelers who stopped along the route, many such structures were wood frame construction. A fire devastated much of Main Street in Newport in 1885, leading to a massive rebuilding campaign by the town's richest citizens. One of the earliest buildings constructed after the fire was the Lewis Block, developed by Frederick Lewis, who lived a block away, and his son Samuel DeWolf Lewis, who designed the block. The two-story building is broken up by brick pilasters with recessed corbelled detailing which give rise to buttresses capped by gablets (yes its a word), punctuating the flat roof profile.
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Wear your blazer with light grey slim jeans. Complete the look with a black or dark grey or charcoal T-shirt/shirt.
The first option: you should combine the blazer and the pants with the white T-shirt/ Shirt. The second option: Complete the outfit with the grey T-shirt/Shirt.
Try to combine your items to create color harmonies. I suggest you style your blazer with ripped slim jeans, the white shirt, and camel ankle boots.
The clothing color combination here is: blue jeans, the black top, and the black blazer.
You can also style your blazer with white cropped pants and a deep V-neck T-shirt in black.
Combine the blazer with the white pants and the grey V-neck T-shirt.
Wear your blazer with yellow slim pants and the white shirt.
For a stylish and classy look, you can style your favorite blazer with a light orange T-shirt and the yellow pants.
The last pants I recommend is the light blue pants. Style the pants with the white T-shirt and the blazer.


The end of financial year is approaching rapidly. Here at Tailored Accounts, we are already planning our payment summaries for the end of year reconciliation! However, we also know that April through to July is the period when we are generally flooded with enquiries concerning moving from existing accounting system to new system like Xero, so we are ready for this surge of interest too!
We are exciting to announce that over the next three months, we are going to transition one of our largest-staffed client companies from their existing system to Xero. We will use this client as an example, to show you how much customers can save by moving from a large corporate accounting method to a more de-centralized system like Xero and its add-ons.
The client in question was previously using Attaché, for which they were paying around $40,000 per year plus around $5,000 extra for upgrades and general support. However, the highest costs were felt in the inefficiency of recording transactions using this clumsy software. Large investments of time from the payroll and accounting team meant serious losses to the company!
Improvements in financial data that help Managers & the Board to make right decision at the right time including: Identifying waste or overspending budget cost items (including salary); Pressuring sale team to meet KPI; Retaining recurring income and customer. The estimated annual saving will be a minimum of $100,000 per year for a business of this size.
Overall, that's a saving of almost $200,000 per year for a business turning over around $10 millions. Over 10 years, our client will end up saving over $2 millions!
If you want us to review your system and produce a business plan to show you how much your business would save, we can get it done for NO upfront cost! So what are you waiting for?


First off, I would like to thank the hair salon one block over from my favorite Orange County shabu shabu restaurant for having a building, not to mention landscaping, that perfectly matched my outfit today! I was seriously not expecting that, I swear! However, I love it when an outfit and a background come together in perfect harmony!
Second, my inspiration from this skirt came from the Instagram account LIKEtoKNOW.it. Somehow I ended up subscribing to it and it has been addictive ever since. If you don't already know about it, the account features bloggers, but they deviously don't tell you any of the details of the outfits featured unless you "Like" the photo. "Liking" the photo then sends an email "straight to your inbox" with all the relevant details of where each piece of the blogger's outfit can be found. I occasionally see things I like, such as this skirt, which I thought was going to be much more expensive than it was. It turns out that it was from Forever 21 and that meant it was cheap, cheap, cheap, which is always a plus. Also, the scuba-like fabric of the skirt was perfect for shabu shabu today, because you can easily just wipe up anything that splashes or spills. All in all it was a win, win situation!
Bag: Louis Vuitton Marly bb in "Pistache"
Another wonderful skirt Katie :) And all the better that it was an unexpected steal. Those often turn out to become my favorite pieces. Also love the fresh color of the bag.
What a fun, fun skirt and bag. Your white top and necklace are so pretty and classy, too. And the metallic pumps are just stunning. I cannot believe such a gorgeous skirt is from F21. It looks like from your usual - J.Crew.
Oh my goodness! I LOVE this outfit. You look gorgeous. What a great find at Forever 21! I shop online often - amazing prices. The bright neon bag is perfect!
That skirt is fabulous and I love your white peplum top!
That skirt is so pretty and I love your gold shiny heels! I have seen other bloggers with the Like to Know It and I haven't had a chance to sign up yet... I need to, so I can find out what they are all wearing!
OMG I'm crazy about that skirt!
LOVE this palm printed skirt!
That is the perfect backdrop and the perfect summer look too! Beautiful, Katie! Thanks for sharing with Fun Fashion Friday!
Great skirt and I agree that liketoknowit usually feature some more expensive items from bloggers so it's a treat when it's very reasonably priced. Where is this Shabu Shabu place, we are always looking for yummy places to eat in OC.


This command "purges" the cell buffers - this essentially means the "cells" (parts of the map) that are no longer being used but are still stored in the game's memory (buffer) are removed and deleted (purged).
This is the only way the PurgeCellBuffers command can be executed.
PCB is an alias of the PurgeCellBuffers command - it has the same function but it shorter and easier to remember.


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Middleborough Officer Shoots and Kills Fox After Reported Attacks
Taylor Cormier
Middleborough Police Department
MIDDLEBOROUGH — A fox that officials believe was responsible for two attacks earlier this week has been found and killed.
Middleborough Police say a resident spotted the fox shortly after 12 a.m. on Tuesday on Plymouth Street, just north of the Kampground of America entrance where a woman was bitten by a fox Monday morning.
The animal was found in a ditch on the side of the road and appeared sick and agitated. Police determined that the fox presented an immediate threat to public safety and, in accordance with standard procedure, shot and killed the animal.
"Given that the animal had attacked two people, it was considered to be threat to the public and had to be killed in order for it to be tested for rabies and other diseases," Chief Perkins said in a statement. "I want to thank the many residents who reached out yesterday in helping us locate the fox."
The Middleborough Animal Control Officer has taken custody of the fox which will be taken to a state lab where it will be tested for rabies.
A woman reported being bitten repeatedly by a fox on Muttock Lane at about 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, with another woman reporting a fox attack on Monday morning at the KOA campground, less than half a mile away from the first attack, on Plymouth Street. Both woman were transported to area hospitals to be treated for their injuries.
Because of the proximity and timing of the attacks, police believed the same animal was responsible. The attacks sparked a search Monday involving Middleborough Police, Middleborough Animal Control, Massachusetts Environmental Police, and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Multiple traps were set up in the area of Route 44 near Plymouth Street.
Police say anyone who may have come into contact with a fox or anyone who may have been attacked or bitten by a fox should seek medical treatment.
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London [February 9, 2016] – woolley pau gyro, the London-based healthcare specialist agency within gyro, has announced the promotions of David Gilchrist and Gareth Williams.
Effective immediately, David Gilchrist is Creative Director and Gareth Williams, Client Services Director.
Joining the agency in 2014 as Deputy Creative Director – the title he held in his previous role at TBWA Paling Walters – Gilchrist rapidly became a popular and influential leader within the woolley pau gyro creative department.
As Client Services Director, Williams is responsible for ensuring the agency is constantly aligned to the needs and challenges of its clients at the highest level. During the past six years, he has succeeded at every level. He has worked his way up from Account Director to Senior Account Director to Business Director and now to Client Services Director.
As a global ideas shop, our mission is to create ideas that are humanly relevant. gyro is Advertising Age's 2016 B-to-B Agency of the Year and the BMA's 2015 and 2014 Global B-to-B Agency of the Year. Our 600 creative minds in 14 offices work with top companies including BlackBerry, Danone, eBay, FedEx, Google, HP, Jabra, John Deere, Tate & Lyle, TD Ameritrade, Time Inc., USG and Vodafone. The healthcare clients of woolley pau gyro include Astellas, Lundbeck, Napp, Otsuka, Roche and Teva.


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China pledges further efforts to support self-employed businesses
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese officials on Tuesday pledged more efforts to support self-employed businesses amid difficulties as the country unveiled a new regulation on advancing the development of self-employed businesses.
Guo Qimin, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission, said more will be done to enhance macro policy implementation, improve the business environment, and promote employment and entrepreneurship.
Efforts will also be made to lower burdens on small firms and self-employed businesses, help them with financing, and stimulate consumer demand, Guo told a press conference on the new regulation.
The regulation, which came into effect Tuesday, has set out specific preferential policies in areas including optimizing the business environment and protecting the lawful rights and interests of self-employed businesses.
Pu Chun, deputy head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said the regulation has given full consideration to the concerns of self-employed businesses and put forward practical and effective measures.
For instance, he said, local governments should, according to the new regulation, provide more business sites while reducing the cost of using such sites. They should fully consider the needs and difficulties of self-employed businesses in decision-making.
"To advance the development of self-employed businesses is to support the real economy," said Pu.
To cushion the epidemic impact and other difficulties, China has made constant efforts to reduce burdens on self-employed businesses. From 2020 to the end of September this year, tax and fee cuts for self-employed businesses reached nearly 1.03 trillion yuan (about 142.9 billion U.S. dollars).
Currently, over 80 percent of China's self-employed businesses are free from taxes, according to Dai Shiyou, an official with the State Taxation Administration.
By the end of September, China had 111 million registered self-employed businesses, accounting for two-thirds of the country's market entities, official data showed. Nearly 90 percent of these are in the service sector, while over 30 percent have engaged in new businesses like online streaming and e-commerce. ■