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Douglas, Heron & Company, also known as the Ayr Bank, was a Scottish bank with its head office at Ayr. It opened in November 1769 and folded in 1772 during the crisis of 1772.

History
The nominal capital of the company was £150,000 or £160,000, of which £96,000 was immediately subscribed. However, no more than 80% of the capital was ever subscribed. There were 131 original partners, including Patrick Heron of Kirroughtree, the Earl of Dumfries, the Earl of March, and Sir Adam Fergusson of Kilkerran. Many of the partners were substantial landowners, such as the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Queensberry, and Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas. The bank was established under a contract of co-partnery, so the partners were not protected by limited liability. This made the bank seem very secure, because its deposits were backed by the partners' land as collateral.

The bank granted many loans to favoured customers and soon had to issue bank notes to cover its position. By June 1772 the bank had issued £1.2 million through advances and bills of exchange, around two thirds of the currency of Scotland.

Douglas, Heron & Company relied for credit on the London bank Neal, James, Fordyce and Down, which collapsed in the crisis of 1772. Heavily in debt and unable to meet demands for cash on its banknotes, the bank was forced to close on 25 June 1772. The Dukes of Queensberry and Buccleuch, along with the Earl of Douglas and the Earl of Heron approached the Bank of England to try to secure loans on the security of their lands. The Bank of England offered £300,000, but the terms were considered extortionate. Subsequent approaches to the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland, which had recently lent £22,000 and £10,000 respectively, were rejected. The bank managed to reopen for a brief period between September 1772 and August 1773, but a general meeting of the partners held on 12 August decided to dissolve the Company permanently.

Legacy of collapse
In July 1776, the partners of the Ayr Bank met to form a committee to conduct an inquiry into the Company's failure. Their report, Precipitation and Fall of Messrs Douglas, Heron and Company, Late Bankers in Air with the Causes of their Distress and Ruin, was completed in August 1777 and published in 1778. Key reasons for the Bank's collapse included excessive granting of credit, and a lack of central control. Each branch was effectively independent of head office and had its own board of directors. The report also cited gross misconduct: "open disregard, not only of the principles of the Copartnery, but of the express and positive rules and regulations laid down for the conduct of Managers".

In his History of Banking in Scotland, William Kerr says:
The essential errors of the Ayr Bank were trading beyond their means; divided control by permitting branches to act independently; forcing the circulation of their notes; giving credit too easily; ignorance of the principles of business; and carelessness or iniquity of officers.

The bank took twenty years to be wound up, starting in 1773 (some say it took 60 years). The partners' lands were sold to meet the bank's huge losses. The collapse of the bank was thus a major blow to the great Scottish landowning families. Those who could not cover their debts went to prison. Among the lairds partially or totally ruined were:

 Patrick Douglas of Cumnock
 Hugh Logan of Logan
 William Logan of Camlarg
 Robert Kennedy of Pinmore
 Archibald Craufurd of Ardmillan
 Sir John Whitefoord of Ballochmyle and Blairquhan
 John Christian of Kinning Park
 George McCrae of Pitcon
 David McLure of Shawood
 Mr. Cunningham of Dalfram
 John Carruthers, 12th Laird and 8th Baron Holmains

Adam Smith mentions the failed bank in The Wealth of Nations: "the design was generous, but the execution was imprudent, and the nature and causes of the distress which it meant to relieve were not, perhaps, well understood. This bank was far more liberal than any other had been, both in granting cash accounts, and in discounting bills of exchange" (II.ii.73). The Duke of Buccleuch was Smith's patron and former pupil.

The impacts also filtered to the common people and the disastrous results of the "spirit of overtrading" resulted in widespread poverty which in turn led to civil unrest such as the Tayside Meal Riots of 1772 and 1773.

Records
Once the bank was wound up, its records were transferred to the British Linen Company. They were "still in the vaults" when John Buchanan compiled his list of Scottish banks in 1862, but were later lost.

Bibliography
Brady, Frank, So Fast to Ruin The Ayr Bank Crssh, Ayrshire Archaeological Society, 1973

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Joseph Manuel Montoya (* 24. September 1915 in Pena Blanca, Sandoval County, New Mexico; † 8. Juni 1978 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei), der den Bundesstaat New Mexico in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat.

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Joseph Montoyas Vorfahren waren im 18. Jahrhundert aus Spanien in das Gebiet des heutigen Staates New Mexico eingewandert. Er besuchte als Junge zunächst die öffentlichen Schulen im Sandoval County und machte 1931 seinen Abschluss an der Bernalillo High School; danach setzte er seine Ausbildung am Regis College in Denver fort. 1934 begann er ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Law School der Georgetown University in Washington; vier Jahre später bestand er dort sein Examen. Ab 1939 praktizierte er in Santa Fe. Noch während seiner Studienzeit wurde Montoya 1936 in das Repräsentantenhaus von New Mexico gewählt, womit er der jüngste Abgeordnete in der Geschichte dieser Parlamentskammer war. 1938 erfolgte die Wiederwahl; im folgenden Jahr stieg er zum Vorsitzenden der demokratischen Mehrheitsfraktion (Majority Leader) auf.

1940 wechselte Montoya innerhalb der New Mexico Legislature in den Staatssenat, wobei er auch dort dessen jüngstes Mitglied wurde. Er trat zweimal erfolgreich zur Wiederwahl an, wurde Whip der demokratischen Mehrheitsfraktion und Vorsitzender des Justizausschusses. Von 1947 bis 1951 war er als Vizegouverneur der Stellvertreter von Gouverneur Thomas J. Mabry. Ein erster Versuch, ins Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten gewählt zu werden, schlug 1950 fehl. Stattdessen saß er von 1953 bis 1954 erneut im Senat seines Staates und war von 1955 bis 1957 ein weiteres Mal Vizegouverneur, diesmal unter Gouverneur John F. Simms.

Kongressabgeordneter und Senator
Montoya trat 1957 zur Nachwahl um das Mandat des langjährigen Kongressabgeordneten Antonio M. Fernández an, der zuvor nur einen Tag nach seiner Wiederwahl verstorben war. Er ging als Sieger hervor und nahm ab dem 9. April 1957 den Sitz für den zweiten Wahlbezirk von New Mexico im Repräsentantenhaus ein. In der Folge wurde er dreimal im Amt bestätigt. Im Kongress erwarb sich Montoya einen Ruf als Vertreter der politischen Mitte, der seinen Aufgaben äußerst gewissenhaft nachging. Sein Schwerpunkt lag auf der Bildungspolitik; unter anderem war er der Verfasser eines Gesetzentwurfes zum Berufsschulwesen (Vocational Education Act). Ferner war er 1964 am Wilderness Act beteiligt, der dem Schutz der Wilderness Areas in den Vereinigten Staaten diente.

Im selben Jahr bewarb Montoya sich um den Sitz des verstorbenen Dennis Chavez im US-Senat. Bei der Nachwahl setzte er sich gegen den republikanischen Ex-Gouverneur Edwin L. Mechem durch, der eigens von seinem Amt zurückgetreten war, um das Senatsmandat kommissarisch zu übernehmen. Mit 54,7 Prozent der Stimmen erzielte Montoya einen sicheren Vorsprung. Er wechselte am 4. November 1964 in den Senat, wo er in zahlreichen Ausschüssen mitarbeitete, darunter der Watergate-Untersuchungsausschuss.

Nachhaltig war seine Mitarbeit im Landwirtschaftsausschuss, wo er sich um Qualitätsstandards bei Inspektion und Reglementierung im Bereich der Fleischverpackungsindustrie bemühte. Mit dem Wholesome Meat Act von 1967, dem Wholesome Poultry Act von 1968 und dem Clean Hot Dog Act von 1974 verfasste er Gesetzesentwürfe zur Beseitigung unhygienischer Zustände auf diesem Industriesektor. Weitere Arbeitsgebiete Montoyas waren die Bürgerrechte und die Gesundheitsversorgung; er unterstützte die Einrichtungen Medicare und Medicaid. Überdies engagierte er sich für den Umweltschutz und Regierungsprogramme für Senioren.

Nachdem er 1970 bestätigt worden war, stellte Montoya sich 1976 erneut zur Wiederwahl, unterlag jedoch mit 16 Prozentpunkten Rückstand dem Republikaner Harrison Schmitt, einem ehemaligen Astronauten, der 1972 als bislang letzter Mensch den Mond betreten hatte. Nach 20 Jahren musste er den Kongress am 3. Januar 1977 verlassen; im folgenden Jahr verstarb Joseph Montoya in der Bundeshauptstadt.

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Sports Editor Dustin Brown had the chance to sit down with former Virginia University of Lynchburg defensive back Corey Felton Jr. this week and discuss what life is like for an NFL UDFA. It's a glimpse into this side of professional sports that proves that not everyone is allowed to fulfill their dreams of playing at the professional level.
For a small percentage of college athletes, the dream of playing for a professional sports team becomes a reality. But, the underlying and somewhat heartbreaking reality is that most of these college athletes will have to find some other form of employment. With the NFL offseason in full swing and the draft having already concluded, there are still several former college football players that find themselves designated as an NFL undrafted free agent (UDFA).
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DB: Leading up to the draft, what steps did you take to prepare yourself for the draft?
I know you went to the NFL Regional Combine, but what mentality and approach did you take?
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DB: How have you dealt with criticism from NFL scouts up to this point?
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Most scouts look at you from coming from a small school and look over you. I pretty much did everything myself leading up to the draft so that people could know who I am.
DB: Are you a guy that would stand outside in front of a stadium with a sign like that gentleman did in New England a couple of weeks ago?
CJ: I'm more of a guy that likes to stay focused and grind; standing in front of a stadium isn't me. I just keep grinding, try to stay positive and be a role model. I know that someone out there is watching, so you have to put in work everyday.
DB: I know that speed is your biggest asset and reading some of the other interviews with you they discuss your nickname "Jet Rabbit," and getting that name by chasing rabbits around. With the speed you've gained, how do you think that translates to the NFL with size being the biggest issue?
CJ: You know, I come in a small statue at 5-8 1/2, and feel like I have the upper hand because I'm fast and quick. You go against a receiver that isn't fast and I can use that speed to my advantage. I might get my hips flipped and out of place, but I can use that speed to recover quickly.
I can also chase guys down in the open field and my speed is an advantage at times.
DB: With the chasing rabbits story, what else do you feel that helped you with as a football player, besides speed?
We chase rabbits in the harvest season and use it as a technique because rabbits are swift; they cut in and out and run with a straight forward pace. Chasing rabbits helped me with a lot, as far as chasing my opponent down and dealing with running backs cuts. If you can catch a rabbit, you can have a really good season.
DB: Having seen a documentary on chasing rabbits, it's an interesting concept that people might overlook. Being able to catch an animal that is made to escape is no small feat and is sure to help in more ways than speed and agility, but also helps you predict your opponents movements in a game.
I give you props for being able to catch those animals!
CJ: It's hard to catch a rabbit, it really is.
DB: It probably helps you deal with a tall receiver, then.
CJ: Haha, it really does.
DB: Have you had any interest from any teams since the NFL Draft?
CJ: There was a couple of CFL teams (Roughriders and Blue Bombers), but I don't have a passport at the moment and the CFL draft has passed and they aren't currently taking any American players.
I've had a couple of scouts hit me up about the German football league, and the World Development Football league is coming up on July 10, so I'll be playing in that.
I have to play somewhere.
DB: Are you willing to take a route to the NFL similar to that of Kurt Warner? Would the Arena Football League further NFL interest in you.
CJ: It wouldn't be a problem to play Arena football, and I know a few guys that play in the league. You get opportunities after the season and you might get offers for a tryout with an NFL team.
I just love football, you know, so I'll play anywhere, it doesn't matter.
DB: How different has your approach been now compared to before the draft and in college?
CJ: Right now I just use motivation. There isn't anyone in your ear yelling at you to get up at 5:30 and start working out. I wake up everyday with a chip on my shoulder because I've been looked over all the time. I keep pushing through it and use it as motivation.
DB: Along those lines, what would you say to sell yourself to a team — in any league — and counter the criticism that you've faced?
CJ: I would tell them that I'm humble, coachable and a team player. I do all the things that coach asks me to do and am willing to play wherever the coach wants me to play. I can play wideout, cornerback, kickoff return, punt return and special teams.
DB: What is the toughest part for you about being overlooked and being an undrafted free agent in the NFL?
CJ: The hardest part is getting the look. Coming from a small school, not many people know where you're from. You've seen me on Twitter, just trying to promote myself and get myself out there and show that I have speed.
Anyone can looked over, but coaches and scouts will look for you, you just gotta keep working hard.
DB: What words of advice do you have for future NFL UDFAs?
CJ: I would tell them that you have to really work hard and nothing is given to you. You can be the best player, but if you aren't disciplined and have a good attitude then you become replaceable.
Work at your craft and be self-motivated. If someone criticizes you, keep pushing. If you want to be great, you have to go through tough times and grind it out.
The biggest thing is to keep working and that is the main thing.
Like many other players trying to make it into the NFL, Felton knows that his hard work will eventually pay off. Until that day comes, he will keep grinding because that is all he knows how to do.


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On July 7 2018, truck drivers in Nigeria under the aegis of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO)and Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), embarked on an indefinite strike over the inability of government agencies to manage the Apapa traffic and enable the drivers evacuate thousands of containers trapped in the Lagos ports. There were also allegations of extortion against government agencies such as the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), charged with easing the gridlock. A six-days of a total breakdown of port operations as a result of the strike, it was eventually called off during a peace meeting brokered by the Nigerian Shippers' Council, between the navy, NPA and the truck drivers. Just like the Apapa gridlock, non-functioning cargo scanners are another major challenge of Nigerian seaports that have seemingly defied solution for years. For stakeholders in the haulage/freight industry, this has been a sore point. Cargo scanning refers to a non-invasive method of inspecting and identifying goods in transit to specified destinations. It is frequently sued to scan freight shipping containers and this means that scanners can be mounted on trucks to scan vehicles, containers and other objects, without opening them. This it achieves by producing X-Ray images of the scanned objects. Not only does cargo scanning quicken the cargo clearing process, it is also more efficient than physical inspection because of its ability to detect contraband and other illegal goods, which may escape physical detection. That way, a country protects its sovereignty from the influx of illegal arms and substandard goods. For decades prior to the Federal Government's Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) modernization programme in 2005, 100 percent physical examination was employed in cargo clearance. At this time, Nigerian seaports had acquired a notoriety for its unfriendliness; goods were delayed for weeks and months on end before they could be cleared, cumbersome documentary process and an unwieldly number of government agencies involved in the clearing process. An estimated 40 to 60 containers were being examined physically on a daily basis at the Apapa Port, while 50 to 70 containers were being examined daily at Tin Can Island Port.
To ensure the competitiveness of Nigeria seaports, the government embarked on a modernization program.
In 2006, cargo scanners were acquired by service providers, namely Coctena Destination Inspection Limited (CDIL), SGS Scanning Nigeria and Globalscan System. Each of them were allotted specific customs commands they were to supply the scanners to. The contract, which was based on build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) terms, also provided that the service providers were to provide training services and technical support to the NCS on risk management, valuation and classification. Cotecna, a leading, testing, inspection and certification company with over 40-year experience, was charged with the task of managing the scanners. The contract, which ran for six years, ended in December 2012 but while it lasted, the number of containers scanned daily went up to 150. At the expiration of the initial six-year contract, the Federal Government opened a transition contract agreement with the service providers to ensure a seamless transfer of functional scanners to the NCS. This new contract was extended to November 2013. A Transition Implementation Committee on Destination Inspection Scheme was constituted by the then Coordinating Minister of Finance, Mrs. NgoziOkonjo-Iweala, in July 2013 to oversee the transfer.
By the end of 2013, the transition process was completed and the scanners handed over to the NCS. Unfortunately, this giant leap in modernizing the NCS did not last very long. A year after the handover, the scanners had stopped functioning and Nigerian ports and borders were once again returned to the analog era of 100 percent physical examination. The formerly efficient cargo clearing process was now bogged down by prolonged delays and accumulated rent and demurrage on importer/customs agents. Industry stakeholders frustrated by the setback, accused the customs of sabotaging the system by mishandling the scanners; the allegation was quickly rebutted by the customs. Then Public Relations Officer of Apapa Customs, Emmanuel Ekpa, claimed that the customs had made initial effort to fix the scanners immediately they stopped functioning. When they were unsuccessful, they went a step further to bring in experts from outside the country who were also unable to fix the scanners. The claim was quickly dismissed by Musa Umar, a former employee of the CDIL, who insisted that CDIL and other inspection agents, had handed over fully functional scanners to the Customs. He said the scanners were new, having been purchased in 2010 and handed over in 2013. Umar said, "All the scanners were upgraded to the most current system and certified to be in good condition before the handing over; it was part of the contract stipulation. That was the only way the inspection agents could receive a certificate of delivery; nobody can say we handed over obsolete scanners. The Nigerian government is sorely lacking in the area of maintenance culture; you can't get good result when you have a poor maintenance culture. This is what has affected infrastructural development generally in Nigeria." Another source reportedly claimed that while the scanners were still being managed by the Destination Inspection (DI) agents, they were being periodically maintained by the manufacturer of the machines. DI agents got the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to bring its technicians for the maintenance until the NCS said they were unable to sustain the contract thereby resulting in its termination.
The problem confronting Nigeria's modernization of the cargo examination process obviously has nothing to with our inability to purchase scanners but everything to do with a poor maintenance culture and lack of accountability. The purchase of new scanners without any attempt on the part of the government to reach out to the OEM, in order to ascertain if the old scanners can be salvaged proves this. Purchasing a new set of scanners is not the solution; the problem will most likely repeat itself if no individual or agency is held responsible for their maintenance. To ensure the efficiency of cargo examination and improve competitiveness, nothing prevents the government from engaging the Original Equipment Manufacturers to repair the previous scanners and putthem back in use alongside new ones that may be acquired. As the NCS has proved itself incapable of handling something as sensitive as the operation and maintenance of multi-million scanners, in order to avoid a repeat of history, it is advisable that the scanners are best left in the hands of contracted DI agents who will operate and maintain it. In a country notorious for sabotaging well-meaning efforts geared towards national development, one must not rule out the possibility of sabotage from within the government agencies. This is because physical examination of cargo provides an avenue for officials of the government to extort importers and customs agents for money and other valuable items in their containers.
Nigerian seaports are still operating at a disadvantage to their West African neighbours. This is because there are numerous unsolved problems like the un-motorable port access roads which in turn causes a gridlock that stretches for many kilometres, grounding business and movement. That alone has made 48-hours cargo clearing impossible without factoring other challenges. According to the Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup, more than N20 billion is lost delays, illegal charges, insecurity and traffic jams now prevalent with Nigerian seaports. This amount is a good chunk of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is unfortunate especially at a time Nigeria needs all the foreign exchange it can get due to plummeting oil prices. Until Nigeria modernizes cargo examination in addition to resolving other challenges at its seaports, the loss of huge amounts of revenue to our West African neighbours will remain inevitable.
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For women chiefs and officers who have long complained that their khaki pants were outdated and unflattering, your voice has been heard. about the ill fit of their khaki uniform pants, designed decades ago and considered outdated by many.
The Navy is in the midst of redesigning those much loathed slacks, and is loosening some uniform regulations in the meantime to accommodate the women who can't stand them.
As of Aug. 4, Thursday, women are allowed to wear the men's khakis, if they find them more comfortable. They're also able to wear the khaki overblouse without a belt, for the first time, with either the men's or women's slacks, according to NAVADMIN 174/16, a uniform update that also announced the dumping of the Navy working uniform.
"The intent of this policy change is to prsovide an option for female officers and CPOs to address some of the fit concerns expressed with the current female Service Khaki slacks," according to the NAVADMIN. In addition making better fitting slacks, to the redesigned pants, officials are working on a khaki pencil skirt.
A year ago, uniform officials were toying with the idea of a side zipper or other updates to the pants' details, but those features have since been abandoned in the redesign, according to a chief of naval personnel spokeswoman.
"There are currently no planned design detail changes to khaki slacks for female chiefs and officers," Sharon Anderson told Navy Times in a statement. "However, we are awaiting the results of the fit evaluation feedback before making a final determination. Our primary focus is to improve the patterns for a better fit."
In 2014, women wear-tested new khaki slacks. One version had a side zipper that had a more flattering fit, officials said.
The rules formalize some workarounds that women in the fleet are already doing, according to a female O-5 who spoke to Navy Times on background. Women have been wearing the men's pants with the overblouse or going belt-less under the overblouse, she said.
"The regs say that if your pants have belt loops then you are required to wear a belt," said the officer, who asked for anonymity to discuss uniform rule violations. "I know not many people know this and I know a lot of women that forgo the belt because they make the shirt stick out, but those are the regs."
Still, she added, it might not make a difference for those like herself, who don't wear the overblouse because it's a different color than the khaki slacks. The overblouse was originally designed for the junior enlisted uniform, to be worn with black pants, and as such is manufactured by a different company and is a slightly different shade of tan.
One style faux pas to avoid: Women can't wear their regular button-downs tucked into the men's pants. That would screw up the gig-line — traditionally, women's buttons and zippers are on the right side of their garment, while men's are on the left.
Wearing men's khakis would do away with the dreaded hip pleats, but as the female O-5 pointed out, still wouldn't fit quite right in the hips for a lot of women.
"But for some women that might be better," she added. "I think I wore a set during a ship's skit night or something and I remember them being even higher-waisted than the ones I had."
The Navy has been revamping its more formal uniforms over the past few years, fielding unisex versions based on traditionally male designs, at the urging of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.
The changes have been met with some outrage from some men and many women — chiefs and officers will have to pay for new sets of uniforms, unlike enlisted who receive uniform stipends. not only outrage from some men and many women, but Congress has also gotten involved.
"I guess it's nice to put the option out there but I am not sure, based on the push back of the male cover, how many women would want to wear the male pants — plus they button and zip the opposite direction," the officer said.
New pants are on the horizon, according to the NAVADMIN. Wear-testing is set to begin as soon as October this fall, with a goal to have the design approved and rolled out in fiscal year 2018.
"We are incorporating data from our recent anthropomorphic sizing correlation study into the pattern development to take advantage of the newest information available on Navy body shapes and sizing," Anderson said.
According to the officer, women are hoping for a more modern pants fit and more accurate sizing.
"I wear a six normally," she said, "but in the Navy I am a 14 or 16."


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Forces against deforestation, continued
Growing problem
For Holly Gibbs, understanding the drivers of deforestation is also critical to solving the problem.
Gibbs was heavily involved with REDD in its early stages, but her research has evolved to take a broader look at the causes of deforestation and how they vary across the tropics and time.
"In the biggest picture, I work to reconcile forest conservation, food security and economic development," she explains. "We're focused on human-environment interactions and how people use land."
Over the last 30 years, developed countries have either stabilized or reduced their total agricultural land, amounting to a four percent net decrease. Tropical countries, however, have seen an 11 percent increase in agricultural land, and the trend is expected to continue.
"We have a world that wants so much more from our land base. When we think about where mounting demands for food, feed and fuel will come from, it will come from tropical countries," Gibbs says.
"When we think about
where mounting demands
for food, feed and fuel will
come from, it will come
from tropical countries."
When agriculture expands in the tropics, it comes at the expense of forest. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gibbs found that from 1980-2000, more than 80 percent of new agricultural land came from clearing tropical forests to make room.
And in the tropics, she says, "forests don't typically become a house or furniture. Trees are often just burned in place, so all that stored carbon is emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide."
Gibbs, who received her Ph.D. in 2008 in Land Resources, now studies these issues through the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment.
She's found that over the last 10 to 15 years, the main driver of agriculture-related deforestation in much of the tropics is no longer poverty, it's profit.
From the 1970s through the 90s, small land holders or family farmers cleared forest to produce food and other crops for local markets and subsistence. But since then, many of these family farmers have been displaced by multinational agribusinesses.
"They're not always literarily cutting the trees down, but they're financing and incentivizing deforestation," Gibbs explains. "So on one hand, we're seeing much larger swaths of forest cleared and much more intensive use of that land. But on the other hand, it opens the door to a whole new type of conservation – what I call demand-side conservation."
Making demands
While REDD uses financial incentives to prevent deforestation, demand-side tools rely on globalization and market pressure.
Gibbs studies demand-side tools that reduce the
drivers of agriculture-related deforestation in the tropics.
For example, Brazil and Indonesia – two critical areas for forest conservation – are now deeply connected to global markets for soy, oil palm and beef and thus responsive to market signals. What this means for conservation, Gibbs explains, is that industry oversight and purchasing power can be leveraged to make operations more sustainable.
One of Gibbs' emerging research projects, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, is examining two specific demand-side conservation tools in which multinational grain traders, large beef processors and other businesses alter their practices to avoid forest clearing.
In the first of these demand-side conservation levers – multi-stakeholder roundtable groups – an industry comes together in coordination with non-governmental organizations, retailers and producers to police and protect itself. Through a safety-in-numbers approach, Gibbs says, the roundtables are transforming how industry operates.
All of the major commodities that are heavily traded from the Amazon – soy, palm oil, beef, sugar, leather and biofuels – have stakeholder groups aimed at governing the industry and developing standards and criteria.
"What my research is showing is these efforts are addressing the drivers of deforestation for the first time," Gibbs says.
A second form of demand-side conservation is zero-deforestation agreements, or trade embargos, in which an industry, retailer or producer agrees to not buy a commodity from newly deforested lands.
Such agreements typically evolve in response to a consumer campaign against a company, often initiated by an activist organization. Large retail brands are sensitive to consumer pressure – something non-governmental organizations, and in particular Greenpeace, have capitalized on.
"These demand-side efforts
are revolutionizing industries
in a remarkably quick way.
We've seen a huge shift."
"Through embarrassing and dramatic ad campaigns, Greenpeace has moved these industrial and retail giants to change their business practices," says Gibbs. "And when they change, it affects the entire supply chain, all the way down to those farmers on the ground clearing forest."
In 2006, for example, all of the major U.S. and Brazilian soy traders came together in response to pressure from McDonald's and Burger King, which were first targeted by Greenpeace, and agreed to have zero deforestation in their soy supply chain in the Amazon. The industry set up a monitoring system to ensure no deforestation was occurring, which now allows for a better understanding of all land use dynamics.
Facing similar pressure, the major cattle producers and meatpackers of Brazil – a major exporter of beef and leather – approved a zero deforestation agreement in 2009 after it was revealed that cattle raised on deforested land were being used for leather by major global retailers and shoe brands, and for beef sold by mainstream grocers. Each participating cattle company now has a monitoring system in place, and Gibbs says rancher and meatpacker behavior has improved "by leaps and bounds."
Direct effect
That these demand-side initiatives address the drivers of deforestation gives them an advantage over REDD, according to Gibbs.
"That's been one of the major criticisms of REDD – that it provides funding that goes through government, which may or may not reach the people that are actually doing the clearing," she explains. "These demand-side efforts are directly going after the companies that control the deforestation dynamics."
"I can talk about the positive sides of REDD – it has the world's attention focused on deforestation and it has evolved science dramatically in terms of our ability to measure carbon stored in trees and understand land use trends and drivers. But it has not changed things thus far in any major way," she continues. "These demand-side efforts are revolutionizing industries in a remarkably quick way. We've seen a huge shift."
For the first time in Brazil, forest remained standing while production increased rapidly.
"It's the first time that there were incentives and pressure to increase yields rather than simply expand," she says. "Now there are reasons to invest in fertilizers and in improving the lands to produce more."
Holly Gibbs interviews oil palm plantation owners
in Malaysian Borneo. Producers of the major
commodities traded from the Amazon are now
altering their practices to avoid forest clearing.
From 2004-12, deforestation rates in Brazil dropped by 75 percent, going from the highest ever recorded to the lowest. Credit is due to a confluence of factors, Gibbs says: demand-side conservation agreements, REDD and its perception that land owners will receive money to leave forest standing, and low profitability for soy and cattle during global economic downturns.
But as profits from Brazilian soy and cattle rose to extremely high levels during the recent U.S. drought, the trend remained positive for forest conservation.
"Brazil's cattle ranchers and soy farmers can make more money now than they could in a long time, and they still haven't increased the rates of deforestation," Gibbs says, "indicating that this combination of domestic pressure, outside organization pressure and changing macroeconomics have significantly altered business practices for these two sectors."
Environmentally, Gibbs says, the best-case scenario would be to have much more efficient, optimized use of land to meet global demands while reducing supply chain waste and deforestation. But producers need to be able to sustainably increase yields – something currently lacking in the equation.
"As we push for a reduction in deforestation, we also need to be jumping ahead," she says. "It will be critical that we watch that pathway closely to avoid unintended consequences. If these tools are effective, we transform how the industries operate and how agriculture is occurring."
In the end, Gibbs says, perhaps the closest thing to a perfect solution for tropical deforestation is some combination of carrots and sticks, where the financial incentive of a carbon initiative like REDD provides the added motivation to comply with a demand-side request.
That kind of synergy seems to hold promise. REDD is meant to address the full landscape of deforestation, whereas demand-side efforts target a single industry. Each could potentially reduce the monitoring costs of the other.
And because a carbon market is unlikely to compete with more profitable commodities like soy and oil palm, Gibbs says, demand-side efforts could target those latter markets, "while REDD could come in and capture a much broader swath, fundamentally changing how the whole country plans and manages its agricultural and forest landscapes."
In the meantime, REDD remains in perpetual negotiation and many questions remain. Naughton believes the Nelson Institute is especially well suited to find answers, with researchers working at all scales, from understanding indigenous peoples' rights to examining land use change and global carbon dynamics.
"This kind of issue, where we're trying to make a more effective and more just system of rewarding folks for saving forest, takes the expertise both of someone with local proficiency and someone who can connect the big picture," she says.
Speaking of REDD
To better understand the role of land governance within forest carbon management programs, in October 2011 the Nelson Institute Land Tenure Center (LTC) and Department of Geography hosted a two-day workshop in Madison. Thirty researchers and on-the-ground practitioners from a range of countries prioritized for REDD presented the results of pilot projects and discussed the social and environmental impacts.
View the report produced from the
REDD workshop in Madison (PDF) »
Several Nelson Institute alumni working on the frontlines of tropical forest conservation were part of the workshop: Amy Duchelle (Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development M.S. '03), Margaret Holland (Land Resources M.S. '04, Ph.D. '09), Arlyne Johnson (CBSD M.S. '93, LR Ph.D. '00), and Brian Robinson (Environment and Resources Ph.D. '11).
Case studies from the workshop were compiled into a 112-page report, produced by the UW Cartography Lab, to help guide policy makers in improving the equity and efficacy of REDD. Results were also shared at the 2011 U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, and a set of complementary research papers were prepared for a forthcoming special issue of the peer-reviewed journal World Development.
"The Nelson Institute, in this exercise, is doing what it is so wonderful at – acting like a network," says Lisa Naughton, a professor of geography and past LTC director who helped to lead the workshop and co-edited the resulting publication with Cathy Day, a Ph.D. candidate in geography.
The workshop and publication were funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under a five-year, $5 million grant secured in part by Matt Turner, a professor of geography and former LTC director, and Adrian Treves, associate professor of environmental studies.
Through the grant, LTC is also working with several research partners to study the interface between environment, government and poverty, with REDD becoming a focus of this work.
"Instead of just saying these things almost never work and they usually are really risky for the poor; rather, this cluster of folks and my colleagues said, yes, REDD is complicated and it's risky – here are some lessons and here's why," says Naughton. "So, can this kind of effort be made responsible? What would it look like? What would you do to try to make the money flow to the rightful owners in a more responsible way?"
Remembering Charlotte Zieve and her support of service learning
The legacy of Charlotte Zieve can be seen in the beaming, binocular-cloaked faces of middle schoolers and their mentors, in the student volunteers
Home small home
When Sonya Newenhouse was 11, she dreamed of being a carpenter. As a graduate student, she was determined to launch her own environmental consulting
Urban energy program a triple-win for Milwaukee
For some residents of Milwaukee, winters will not be as cold and drafty as those in recent memory. While the lakefront city is accustomed to harsh
Keep calm and row on
I spent most of my childhood outside. I was attuned to the condition of the streams and lakes as a child, boating on the Great Lakes by summer and
Modeling with impact
Climate models, one could argue, speak in generalities. These powerful computer simulations support confident assertions about future global trends,


Anger is a universal experience. Dogs get angry, bees get angry, and so do humans. You don't have to be a psychologist to know that managing anger productively is something few individuals, organizations, and societies do well. Yet research tells us that those who do manage their anger at work are much more successful than those who don't.The co-worker who can productively confront his teammate about his negative attitude increases his team's chance of success as well as minimizes destructive conflicts.
The customer service agent who can defuse the angry customer not only keeps her customers loyal but makes her own day less troublesome. This course is designed to help give you and your organization that edge.
•	Recognize how anger affects your body, your mind, and your behavior.
•	Use the five-step method to break old patterns and replace them with a model for assertive anger.
•	Use an anger log to identify your hot buttons and triggers.
•	Control your own emotions when faced with other peoples' anger.
•	Identify ways to help other people safely manage some of their repressed or expressed anger.
•	Communicate with others in a constructive, assertive manner.


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Chapter 11- Shadows Chasing Shadows
The funeral took place on a Wednesday morning. It was in a drizzling rain. A cold breeze ruffled through the trees and caused the mourners to wish that they had worn a coat or something warmer. The rain was unexpected; the skies had been blue and clear, and the weather had been warm for the several days. Now the skies were more like ash gray, and the people were huddled together around the gravesite shivering.
All the old families from the south side of Concord were represented; so it was easy to tell that the deceased had been a well regarded member of their community. Old Man Lee stood by a tree talking to Bobby Munoz, Sixto Garcia, and Hill O'Lowry. If were still running the plains of Africa, these old men would be the village elders.The whole Carter family stood together behind and to the right of the podium where the Reverend Rob Martin was riffling through his notes.
Glen and his friends Crazy Joe, Bones, Lucero, and Devil were talking among themselves. Occasionally his dad Ford Wilson would give them the stink eye about the noise they were making, and they would lower it to a whisper. Ford's wife Mary Jean Wilson looked back nervously then rolled her eyes at her husband after he had turned back around. Occasionally, she would touch a tissue to her cheek to catch a fleeing tear.
Reverend Rob was finally ready and began to speak, " Friends and Family, we are gathered on this solemn occasion to bury one of our own." All the younger members of the Holy Savior Baptist Church hated the Reverend. First of all, he was never considered to be "one of our own". He drove sixty miles twice every week to preach a sermon twice on Sunday and to conduct bible study on Wednesday night. Other than that, no one ever saw him, or cared to see him.
Secondly, he had no real passion for the Cloth. The kids could see it easily. They were living in confusing times and most of them were wrestling with temptations the likes of which they believed their parents had never known. What they needed from the church was sincerity above all things. They got enough judgement at home at the dinner table. They needed truths to tie them to the ground, and bread crumbs, so that when they did cross the boundary lines, they could find their way home. None of them believed that Reverend Ron was the slightest bit sincere. His words never measure up as guide posts either. He chattered like squirrel in a walnut tree, gossiping about every one and everything in sight.
The older members of the church didn't seem too mind much. They had their own ways of keeping faithful, and they relied on each other when things were tough. After most the mourners went home and took off their go-to-meeting clothes, it would be the old ones who would keep and eye and his siblings.
They had a hard time keeping preachers though. The pay was modest and the complaints were many. They figured they would wear him out sooner or latter, or he would change for the better, and they would at least get a respite from having to dig up nuther un for a while.
Danny, still on crutches, stood behind Dean. Dean sat at the end of the row of chairs staring stoically ahead while clasping his little sister's hand. When Dean's shoulders quietly began to shake, Danny placed his hands there till the shaking stopped.
After all the droning ended and the final prayer said, Dean stood up and turned to make sure it was Danny that shook his hand first. Danny embraced his friend and Dean spoke lowly, "I don't think that cocksucker ever did like my old man. Not since Pop tossed him out in the yard.
Danny smiled. He knew the story well. When he had first came to Concord, Reverend Rob had decided to a put on show by visiting the strays. He arrived at Dean's house one night right after Jack had splashed on some Aqua Velva and was heading out the door. Jack made it plain that a poker game awaited, but the good reverend was being forceful and managed to get a foot in the door. Jack had good raising, and he abided, and abided, and abided until the preacher said something disrespectful about Leroy Young, the black man who helped maintain the church grounds.
What the preacher didn't know was that Jack and Leroy had grown up living next door to each other in the farm labor camps, and Leroy was Jack's best friend ever since they were old enough to walk. What the preacher also didn't know was that his bigger city notions didn't carry much weight on the south side of Concord where most of the older folks had grown up working elbow to elbow in cotton fields and had shared life in farm labor camps where a man was measured by the strength of his truth, the goodness in his heart, and his willingness to pick up a hammer when someone needed a fence rebuilt.
The Reverend was in mid shit-eating grin when Jack lurched across the living room floor grabbed him by both arms, lifted him to his feet and tossed him out the door, across the porch and onto the front grass.
Reverend Rob bounced right up and tried to smooth his ruffled feathers, trying to look worthy of his position but spitting out anger all the same, "You, sir are a perfect heathen! I am here trying to save your mortal soul, so you don't have to burn in that lake of fire! And what about your kids."
If Jack Lowell was mad before, he was Moses coming down the mountain mad after those last words. He stood on the porch with legs apart and hands on hips looking like Charleston Heston losing his shit over the golden calf. He was as insanely focused and enraged as Captain Ahab was when he sinking with that whale. "You stay the fuck away from my kids, or you'll wish you hadda!"
Dean told Danny later that his dad had won a thousand dollars playing cards that night. Jack came home drunker than hell, tossed the money on the red checkered kitchen tablecloth, and said, "Maybe I oughta toss a preacher out more often." He laughed a laugh soaked in nicotine and whiskey, crushed out his cigarette in the ashtray that Dean had made for him in the sixth grade and stumbled off to sleep. The church came near to firing the preacher and made him apologize to Leroy. Leroy shook his hand because he was a forgiving man who believed in the power of the Word.
There was a gathering after the funeral at the Church. Dean, Danny, Billy Gillespie and few of the boys sat around in back of the dining hall where there was picnic table set up in the shade of a couple of old ash trees. They could smoke back there and pass Jack's flask around without being noticed. Dean had filled it with Four Roses for the occasion.
The friends were mainly there to hear about Danny getting jumped and what he planned to do about it, but Danny was being kind tight lipped on the subject. He explained the particulars but didn't appear over enthusiastic about the revenge part.
He sat a few feet apart from the others in a old director's chair because of his leg. His hair was in a pony tail, and he was wearing a white shirt and narrow black tie. There was a few stitches above his right eye and a cut on his lip. He grimaced and grunted when he leaned forward to take the flask.
"Them sumabitches were waiting the whole time. I was love blind; I admit it. I was in a fucking trance and didn't see nuthing till they came out from behind my car. Rigo was in the front, crouched down real low, and when he lurched at me, he was still in a crouch with that big fucking chin just hanging there. I kicked that mutha fucka so hard it knocked him clean out. When he fail, No Neck flew over the top of him and tackled me, but my knee was right where his balls were, so I made him pay dearly for the tackle. He might not have any kids which would at least make the beating worth while. It was Mickey who turned my lights out. He hit me with something, something hard. I heard a big THUD, and it got dark in a hurry." Danny fingered the gash over his eye. "After that, I don't remember much till I was laying on my back and staring at the lights in the Emergency Room.
Dean took the flask from Dumbass Earl Brier and added, "They must have kicked you a shit ton while you was out too! You don't crack a rib with no love tap. I wish I got there earlier; I'd cut that sorry mutha fucka's head clean off with that machete."
"You coulda been, if you hadn't been bumping uglies with Sylvia Longoria." Danny acted aggrieved.
Dean turned away and mumbled, "Sorry, man. No excuse for that shit."
Danny laughed and toasted Dean, "As long as it was for the higher good. I'd probably done the same thing if I was in your shoes. You saved my life, fool. You even got my car home that night. That's above and beyond."
Dumbass was curious, "Where you rustle up four good tires up that late at night?"
"Handsome Bobby. It pays to have friend with a gas station."
The guys went silent as they remembered the reason they were there. No one talked, they just brushed away flies and look around nervously as if to say I don't want to think about Jack.
Finally, Dean broke the silence. His eyes were dry but his face was flushed, " My dad's dead, Danny. Wha I'm supposed to do?"
The others looked at Danny like those ancient Greek dudes probably looked at Socrates. Danny felt like letting a fart to shatter their expectations, but didn't, "What you mean what you sposed to do? You go on living. Jack ain't wholly gone as long you, your brother, and your sister are still alive."
He paused to measure the power of his words. The others thought about what he said then nodded in agreement. "My advice to you, is to find yourself a girl who can stand your sorry self more than a minute, settle down, and have yourself a passel of kids."
It took a second for the words to sink in; then Dean cried. He lowered his head and sobbed. Danny felt his friend's pain but was also thinking how glad he was that it wasn't his dad that they had buried. The other two guys silently fought over who got the last of the Four Roses.
Dean finally stopped sobbing and raised his watery eyes to Danny's. "But who though? " He was having a hard times getting the words out, "Where I gonna find a girl like that? Most of these fillies here bout afraid to make eye contact with me." He wiped his nose with the back of his hand.
Danny thought for a moment and then laughed out loud. "Fuck, Dude you gotta quit mauling them when they get in your car!"
Dean thought about it for a moment then laughed too. "Can't hep myself. I think that it might be the last time I get laid, and I go crazy."
"Well, you better learn. I told ya before, people gotta change. They got to get shed of their old skin, put on a new skin."
Dean smiled a crooked smile, "I use a rubber, man, does that count?" Danny laughed. Dumbass, Billy G. and the other dudes were fucking clueless.
It was Dumbass who asked the question of the day. He didn't want to step on Danny's toes or anything, but his curiosity was killing him. He scratched his nuts, flicked a cigarette beneath the picnic table and blurted, "Well, hell man, we gonna do something to get those fuckers or not?"


You know it. I know it. Now let's go back to ignoring each other.
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Portland's Classical Chinese Garden
Garden of Awakening Orchids
Peter Kendall
The Portland Classical Chinese Garden was borne of an idea and collaboration that arose some twenty years ago. At that juncture, Portland approached the city of Suzhou, located approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Shanghai in the delta of the Yangtze River, to become its partner in creating a garden of classical distinction (it became a sister city in 1988). Suzhou is situated in an ideally temperate area and fortuitously endowed with water and rock resources. Backed by these circumstances and beginning in the 10th century (during the Song dynasty from 960 AD to 1279 AD), this city of noted cultural sophistication and elegant grace began its move toward gardens of the highest renown. Although Portland's Chinese garden represents a traditional intimate garden (only one city block in extent) found later during the Ming dynasty from 1368 AD-1644 AD, it nonetheless embodies all that the Song dynasty presaged some four centuries earlier.
Reflected scene near Pavilion showing typical upturned
roof and phantasmagoric rock from Lake Tai Hu.
Photo by Peter Kendall
It was in the 10th century, also, that the second of the prevailing Chinese philosophical constructs came to the fore. This concept, Taoism, proved markedly different from Confucianism, which had long held sway throughout China. Where Confucianism was highly orderly and hierarchal with the idea of fostering a cohesive social fabric, Taoism became an enterprise of free flowing thought with naturalistic impulses. Painting, literature, poetry, drama, music and other arts had long been integral to Chinese culture. Painting (principally a water based black ink applied with exquisite nuance) in particular had attained the highest levels of accomplishment and appreciation. The advent of Taoism, with its emphasis on the free interplay of opposites (yin-yang) and a harking back to nature, came to engender a dimension of which Confucianism had not allowed. These forces propelled the culture in the most imaginative ways.
Gardens were conceived and constructed that embodied the tenets of Taoism with its elegant restraint while accommodating the basic axioms of Confucianism. As space was limited in urban areas, gardens were created which conceptually miniaturized nature while providing a dynamic leitmotif. The art of penjing (the potted landscape and the forerunner of bonsai in Japan) became an icon. Plentiful rock and stone was scrupulously assembled and built, on the one hand, into hills and mountains and, on the other hand (in the form of elaborately eroded limestone specimens from Lake Tai Hu - the Grand Lake), into natural sculpture for close-up viewing.
Example of upturned roof and elaborately
eroded stone from Lake Tai Hu.
This surrounded and interspersed a predominant architecture that put a living habitat at the forefront of objectives. As space was limited, certain devices were conceived to create the illusion of space within narrow confines. Structures were erected with up-curved roofs to produce a floating effect and delicacy otherwise unattainable. Unobtrusive corridors or strolling areas with whitewashed stucco walls as foils for objects and their shadows were used to connect the various buildings. These same corridors were frequently paved in elaborate mosaic tile. Along these corridors and within the buildings, fenestrations or windows were provided for captivating views in the manner of elegant landscape paintings. The moon-viewing entrance portico was part of this tradition.
Moongate.
The transition from static to mobile viewing (hide and reveal) became an outcome of this device. Undulation of the walking area and numerous curvilinear pathways added to this feeling of spaciousness in abbreviated areas. Water became an indispensable element in setting the stage for a suspension of disbelief. A placid pond and slow flowing stream became perfect mirrors of what surrounded them and multiplied the space accordingly. Bridges became vehicles for close-up viewing as one meandered from place to place. The ubiquitous pavilion with its proximity to the placid pond became the center point of all activity.
With architecture, stone and water firmly in place, plants were introduced to add texture and transitional features to a fundamental structure. Plants with an open structure and broadleaved evergreens were most sought after. (Rhododendrons comprise the largest plant group in Portland's garden.) The "four virtuous gentlemen" - plum blossom trees, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemum, each accenting the other - were used for contrasting texture and the color of leaves and flowers. Plants of limited growth were favored with trimming and root pruning to accentuate the natural; no topiary was permitted. Plants were selected to provide a scale from the large (banana leaves) to the small (the smallest perennials) to inject life into the surroundings. The overall scale was exquisitely compatible with the overall scene.
Literature, poetry, calligraphy and wood carving of the highest stature were features that offered an added degree of refinement as one negotiated the layout of the garden. Beyond the garden, scenery was borrowed (where possible or deleted where deemed deleterious) to enhance the prevailing experience.
The five senses and the four seasons became the basis for changing experiential settings within an overreaching concept of expanding the imagination within a limited area. Plants, in particular, contributed to this moving focus of sense in a seasonal world. The senses of sight (spring flowers, winter traceries, exfoliating bark, fall color, etc.), sound (the fluttering or rustling of leaves, the patter of rain), smell (the sweet fragrances of innumerable flowers), couch (throughout the year), and taste (at various times) were each masterfully introduced and manipulated to elucidate the heightened response of the garden stroller.
Rhododendron sinogrande
Photo by Peter Kendall Paeonia
Magnolia x soulangeana
Portland's Chinese garden offers a most succinct and delightful example of the many aspects of a truly classical garden Constructed on site with Suzhou artisans of the highest caliber and stocked with native Chinese flora most suitable to the particular locale, this garden beckons among outstanding gardens of the world.
Peter Kendall, a member of the Portland Chapter, is a landscape designer.
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Gone From the School, Not From the Heart
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Sacred Heart welcomes a new publication
Sarah Jackmauh '15
The month of November marks not only the debut of Convent of the Sacred Heart's fall production of It's A Wonderful Life, but also the launch of its newest publication: an Arabic newspaper, Ahlan wa Sahlan.
The purposes of the publication, which is written by the Arabic classes, are for students to practice the language and different styles of writing, and to "ahlan wa sahlan,"or welcome, Middle Eastern culture to the Sacred Heart community.
The first edition will cover news from both the school and Arab communities.
"I am thrilled to share things with the community like poetry, translations, and Arabic Writing. I want to let the school know that Arabic exists," Mrs. Souad Malih, Upper School Arabic and French Teacher, and adviser to the newspaper, said.
It will also include interactive topics such as a "Did You Know…" column and an editorial section featuring student opinions.
"We will have a section of arts like calligraphy, poetry, and pictures. Maybe we will have an Arabian recipe for fun," Mrs. Malih said.
Despite their heavy work loads, Arabic students are ready to embrace the challenge of creating the newspaper. They hope the paper will follow in the footsteps of Sacred Heart's other foreign language publications, such as Tête-à-Tête and Voices.
Sophomore Anna-Luisa Brackman, a student of both Chinese and Arabic, is eager to begin work on the newspaper. She is excited to publish in another language, and to educate others about the Arabic language and culture.
"I love learning languages because you learn a lot about the culture through the language," Anna- Luisa said. "I think the newspaper will be really cool to work on because we will get to be published in another language."
Mrs. Renée Rodriguez, Upper School World Languages Chair and Spanish Teacher, also believes that writing in a foreign language, outside of class assignments, is beneficial for students.
"I think when you write in a second language, you get the time to think about the structure. This helps you develop the language and use richer vocabulary," Mrs. Rodriguez said.
Mrs. Rodriguez is supportive of this new opportunity for the Arabic students.
"We have Voices for all of the languages, as well as Tête-à-Tête for French, so this will give the Arabic students a real chance to express themselves as well," Mrs. Rodriguez said.
– Elizabeth Bachmann, Staff Writer
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Victoria Allen, Archivist on October 16th, 2014 10:06 am
Very interesting article. It would be great to print out an issue for the School Archives.
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Cliff Taylor: Why the new Central Bank governor will need sharp elbows
'We are told that the executive search spanned all the major continents with the exception of South America'
Sat, Sep 5, 2015, 01:00
Cliff Taylor
'The crisis may be over, but there are huge problems to be faced in the banking and financial sector and a big job to be done in managing relationships with Frankfurt.' Above, the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Photograph: EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN
A boffin or a bureaucrat? A banker or a bean counter? The debate is on about what kind of person is needed as the new governor of the Central Bank, to succeed Patrick Honohan. Forgive me for suggesting another quality required – the new Central Bank governor will need sharp elbows and a willingness to use them. The governor will need to be prepared to kick around the banks, say no to the government and to fight Ireland's corner in the intensely political climate of the European Central Bank. It is not a job for an administrator or a consensus builder – it is a job for someone with a big and independent brain who can win respect and isn't afraid to fight their corner.
Applications for the job closed during the week and interviews will start shortly. We are told that the executive search spanned all the major continents with the exception of South America. No doubt it has, and no doubt the interview panel will appreciate the importance of the position to be filled. Yet ultimately this is a political appointment, decided by the Cabinet.
Any hint of a return to the "muggins's turn" of yesteryear, when one of the Department of Finance bosses was anointed as governor seemingly by right, has to be avoided at all costs. This does not mean a senior civil servant should be ruled out. That would be ridiculous. One of the bookies' favourites has been Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Public Spending, surely a strong contender, if interested. Other senior public servants may also be in the frame.
If one of them wins the race, it must be on the basis of clear and demonstrable qualities, not because the Government feels they will "do the right thing" by the political system. This job is simply too important for it to be the outcome of a political negotiation between Fine Gael and Labour. The crisis may be over, but there are huge problems to be faced in the banking and financial sector and a big job to be done in managing relationships with Frankfurt. This job matters and its independence from government should be accepted across the political spectrum.
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Given the need to be able to bat convincingly in Frankfurt, a strong economic background will surely be a requirement. How else do you participate in the high- level discussions on interest rates, monetary policy and banking supervision?
Frankfurt is where interest rates are set and, now, where our banks are supervised from. If, for example, the Government wants to start selling down its AIB stake, the banking supervisor in Frankfurt will have to sign off on what this means for the bank. If a bank gets in trouble, Frankfurt will be the place it is sorted out. And it is Frankfurt which will try to dictate the unwinding of the Central Bank bond holdings taken on after Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's liquidation, a matter of significant financial interest to the State.
This is likely to put a few candidates with experience of working in Frankfurt in the frame, alongside some of the home contenders – civil servants, academics and possibly a few former central bankers – and perhaps some international names. It will be a fascinating contest.
The new governor will also face battles on the home front. The banking system is still a long way from normality. Total credit outstanding to households and businesses continues to fall year on year, though it is showing some signs of stabilising. Demand for loans – or the lack of it – is one reason, but the banking system is still not functioning as it should. Overseeing its return to normality is a big job.
This, too, will require a lot of battles. This Government, and no doubts its successor, will demand lower interest rates for borrowers, while at the same time arguing for a softly-softly approach on dealing with mortgage arrears. And without any recognition of the contradiction in these two positions. The banks will try to get profits up as quickly as possible, using "the need to rebuild capital" as an excuse for profiteering. And from credit unions to the insurance sector and the International Financial Services Centre there is the potential for unexploded bombs which need to be defused, or some crisis to be dealt with. The ability to say "no" will be very important.
Picking a governor will not be easy. No one will tick every box. But moving into its final months, this is a key appointment for the Government. Former minister for finance Brian Lenihan broke the mould when he chose Honohan. The new incumbent will, let's hope, not face the same kind of existential financial crisis as did Honohan, who was a key figure in rescuing and restructuring the sector, as well as finally persuading the European Central Bank to allow the promissory notes to be torn up. He was also conscious of his independence, as famously shown in the phone call to Morning Ireland to call the then government's bailout bluff.
The outgoing governor, when retiring, said he was more of an "ideas man" than an implementer, indicating that the latter skill was important for the next phase of Central Bank leadership. He may be right. But ideas and vision are important, too and the clout to go with them. And, of course, those sharp elbows. Twitter: @CliffTaylorIT
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Shocking footage has emerged showing a horrific glassing attack on a doorman by a racist thug.
Philip Kenny was jailed for six years at Mold Crown Court on Friday , after telling Sarjo Manneh, a British citizen who was black African to "go back to the jungle", before hitting him in the face with a glass.
The footage shows that when Mr Manneh turned his back to put down the hot drink he was holding, he was attacked by Kenny with the glass.
The 42-year-old, of Charlton Street, Llandudno , had denied the charge.
Judge Niclas Parry told him: "You are clearly a violent and aggressive man and a danger to the public, including males and females." The judge said Kenny had used "vile racial abuse" in the cowardly attack which could be seen "as clear as day" on CCTV footage.
But he said he took into account that Kenny himself suffered serious injuries "by way of summary justice" at the bar.
In 2007, he had received an indeterminate sentence for GBH upon his then girlfriend, which meant that he was effectively "on life licence" and had been recalled.
On April 14, 2018, Mr Manneh was working at Fountains and Kenny was there with a friend of his and the friend's wife, having been out drinking since mid-afternoon.
After Mr Manneh tried to stop Kenny's friend from leaving the bar with a glass in his hand the man told him that he couldn't tell him what to do and racially abused him.
Kenny then joined in, saying "f*** you", and used the N-word.
He told Mr Manneh: "You can't f***ing come to my country and tell us what to do. Go back to the jungle."
Mr Manneh sustained cuts to his left cheek and his left ear.
Kenny was later arrested and taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, where he was said to be extremely abusive to hospital staff and police.