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Politically, it represents a bold stroke with important consequences. Economically, it holds less meaning. That is the conclusion of analysts here about France's decision to withdraw its ambassador from South Africa and suspend all new investment in the country. France also called the UN Security Council into special session Thursday, putting pressure on other, more reticent Western countries to take similar tough measures.
Apart from increasing South Africa's diplomatic isolation, analysts see the moves having several effects on President Franois Mitterrand's Socialist government. At home the actions support the Socialists' effort to rally support around an antiracism platform without taking any controversial measures concerning France's own large immigrant population. Abroad, they promise to solidify France's already strong position in black Africa.
In contrast to these benefits, the economic risks remain minimal. The sanctions touch only new investment in South Africa.
French companies already established there, including carmakers Renault and Peugeot, the oil company Total, and the gas company Air Liquide, are not obliged to withdraw. French banks, which are among South Africa's leading creditors, can continue to offer loans.
French trade with South Africa will not be affected. South Africa supplies France with large amounts of minerals, including uranium, and coal.
In return, France sells South Africa electronic and industrial equipment. In the early 1980s, the French firm Framatome constructed South Africa's first nuclear power plant. And Mirage fighter jets reportedly still are built in South Africa under license from Dassault.
Still, the measures represent an important shift in French policy. In the past, France argued that economic sanctions were ineffective. It refused to contemplate any type of economic sanction against South Africa -- or Poland or the Soviet Union.
In announcing the sanctions, Prime Minister Laurent Fabius expressed the hope that ``many other countries'' would join France. But almost at the same moment, British Foreign Minister Geoffrey Howe told the Royal Commonwealth Society in London that Britain had ruled out sanctions and the recall of its ambassador. Sir Geoffrey termed such measures ineffective and counterproductive.


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GST Advantages and Disadvantages
The GST is a Value added Tax (VAT) is proposed to be a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and State governments. Though GST is considered to be a historical tax reform in India, it also has some demerits. We here would look into GST Taxation and deal with its advantages and disadvantages.
GST Advantages:
GST is a transparent tax and also reduce the number of indirect taxes.
GST will not be a cost to registered retailers, therefore, there will be no hidden taxes and the cost of doing business will be lower.
Benefit people as prices will come down which in turn will help companies as consumption will increase.
There is no doubt that in production and distribution of goods, services are increasingly used or consumed and vice versa.
Separate taxes for goods and services, which is the present taxation system, requires a division of transaction values into the value of goods and services for taxation, leading to greater complications, administration, including compliances costs.
In the GST system, when all the taxes are integrated, it would make possible the taxation burden to be split equitably between manufacturing and services.
GST will be levied only at the final destination of consumption based on VAT principle and not at various points (from manufacturing to retail outlets). This will help in removing economic distortions and bring about the development of a common national market.
GST will also help to build a transparent and corruption free tax administration.
Presently, a tax is levied on when a finished product moves out from a factory, which is paid by the manufacturer, and it is again levied at the retail outlet when sold.
GST is backed by the GSTN, which is a fully integrated tax platform to deal with all aspects of GST.
GST Disadvantages
Some Economist say that GST in India would impact negatively on the real estate market. It would add up to 8 percent to the cost of new homes and reduce demand by about 12 percent.
Some Experts says that CGST(Central GST), SGST(State GST) are nothing but new names for Central Excise/Service Tax, VAT and CST. Hence, there is no major reduction in the number of tax layers.
Some retail products currently have only four percent tax on them. After GST, garments and clothes could become more expensive.
The aviation industry would be affected. Service taxes on airfares currently range from six to nine percent. With GST, this rate will surpass fifteen percent and effectively double the tax rate.
Adoption and migration to the new GST system would involve teething troubles and learn for the entire ecosystem.
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EuropeSmall Group Discoveries
The Monasteries of Armenia and Georgia
The cultural heritage of Armenia and Georgia reaches back to ancient times. Perhaps because of their proximity to the Holy Land, they were the earliest countries to embrace Christianity as the official religion, in the early 4th century. Faith was so central to daily life that dozens upon dozens of monasteries were built amid awe-inspring mountains and valleys, villages and cities. In our small group, we access 8 of these most sacred of places.
In Armenia:
Geghard (4th century). This UNESCO World Heritage Site was partially carved into a rocky mountainside. Gregory the Illuminator, who is credited with converting the country to Christianity, built the monastery where sacred waters sprung from inside a cave. Its original name, Ayrivank, means "Monastery of the Cave," while the current name translates into "Monastery of the Spear," referring to the Crucifixion weapon which wounded Jesus and was later brought here by the Apostle Jude. Seemingly carved from the cliffs, it is an astonishing and inspiring sight.
Khor Virap (7th century). Because of its proximity to Mt. Ararat – the peak on which Noah's Ark is said to have landed after the floods subsided – Khor Virap is one of Armenia's most visited pilgrimage sites. Set on a hill in the Ararat plain with crystal-clear views of Noah's mountain, this is where, centuries before the church was built, Gregory the Illuminator healed the King of Armenia, Tiridates III, who went on to convert his country.
Noravank (13th century). This UNESCO World Heritage Site was built in a narrow gorge carved by the Amaghu River. The gorge's brick-red cliffs create an otherworldly setting for this historic monastery. Soon after its opening, it houses the region's bishops and subsequently became a major gathering place for religious, cultural, and academic pursuits. Noravank's stone carvings and rust-hued architecture feature highly artistic flourishes that take the breath away.
Tatev (9th century). Perched on a rocky outcropping, Tatev has played a vital role in the culture and heritage of Armenia. Here, in the 14th and 15th centuries, the University of Tatev educated students in science, religion, philosophy, and the arts. In those days, visitors had to hike far distances to get here; today, you will reach its heights via the "Wings of Tatev," the world's longest non-stop double-track cable car.
Haghpat (10th century). Located on a green hillside in a mountainous amphitheater, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is hailed as one of the highest expressions of Armenian ecclesiastic architecture. A center of learning in the Middle Ages, its church remains much as it was when it was constructed. The scriptorium still has holes in its floor, used to hide valuable scrolls when marauders and thieves came calling.
In Georgia:
Alaverdi (6th century). Set in an emerald valley against the drama of alpine peaks, Alaverdi boasts the second tallest cathedral in Georgia (the tallest is in the capital, Tbilisi). When the Assyrian monk Joseph Alaverdeli arrived here and founded his monastery, he had to be sure-footed: the village's pagan population worshipped the Moon. Alaverdi is located in the world's oldest wine region; still today the monks who live here make their own.
Ikalto (6th century). Founded by a group of 13 Assyrian missionaries who came to Georgia from Mesopotamia to spread Christianity, Ikalto became a bustling center of culture and learning. All manner of studies took place here in the 12th century, contributing to the Renaissance-like Golden Age of the region – from theology to astronomy, philosophy to geometry, wine making to pharmacology.
Jvari (6th century). Dramatically perched atop a hill, this UNESCO World Heritage Site overlooks the small town of Mtskheta. Its origin seems to rest in the 4th century, when a female evangelist, Saint Nino, raised a large wooden cross on the hilltop where a pagan temple once stood. The cross is said to have performed miracles, which attracted pilgrims from throughout Caucasus.
No matter your beliefs, these ancient monasteries inspire – with their dramatic settings, their innovative architecture, their intricate decoration, and their perseverance over a long and sometimes turbulent past. We know you'll discover some inspiration of your own during our new Armenia & Georgia Discovery small group tour. Join us.
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This lens is the king of the zooms in this focal range. Over the years have owned Canon and Nikon and their versions are inferior to the the Sony in every way.
Sure it's expensive and a bit heavy but in this case you really do get what you pay for.
The SSM is very quiet and focuses quickly on the a77. Another great feature of this lens is the focus limiter allows you to fill the frame on most subjects without going to the full focus setting at 400mm.
Some reviewes complain of zoom creep but my copy is very good in this regard. I don't know if it will loosen over time.
If you need the reach and can afford it buy it.
Will refuse focus lock on occasion.
I was supprised about the size and weight of the lens when I recieved it. It's portable enough to take on hiking trips as opposed to the primes of this focal length.
I like the IQ. Wide open the IQ is great, even on both ends. The lens isn't that fast, which can make the bokeh a bit messy. This can easily be avoided by composing the image different. This can however be a bit of an issue sometimes.
Build quality is good, although a lot of plastic is used. Biggest issue is the placement of the focus hold buttons, which can be pressed accidentally if not careful. After 4 months of use, zoom creep has popped up as a minor issue.
Biggest gripe I have is that it can hunt if used in dimmer light or with a busy background. I need to intervene with MF on a regular basis when shooting in the woods, as the lens keeps hunting or won't lock focus, even when focus limit is set.
Everything about this lens screams quality.
I have read comments before getting this lens with people unhappy with the hood design and the colour.
These issues are trivial and really not worth bothering over (and not true as the hood is a great design and of well made plastics & the colour I personally find to be lovely) when you take into account the quality of photos this lens produces.
It 25 years of photography this is simply the best zoom lens I have ever seen or used and this includes forays into Canikon lenses as well.
If you get a chance to buy one - don't hesitate - you won't regret it.
I bought this lens to replace my precedent 70-300G and I found one brand new just for 1000 EUR even though I had to wait almost a month to put my hands on it. But I'm so happy with it!
SHARPNESS AND IMAGE QUALITY = I can't ask for something better at any aperture or any focal range! I'm extremely satisfied and a step over the fantastic 70-300G.
Generally image quality is at the top and you can't see any chromatic aberration at all. Bokeh is a little harsh, you have to take care to put distance between subject and background to obtain better results.
Vignetting is not an issue on APS sensor camera.
SSM is pretty fast and unnoticeable. I obtained pretty decent photos at motogp.
BUILD = Despite of a well built lens I only give 4 because it's not weather sealed. The hood, a little "light", present a useful window to operate a CPL filter!
FLARE = Well, how could you be able to obtain any flare with that huge hood?
My first Sigma 70-300 died in Iceland because of mist/sulphur vapour entering the lens (it seized) and got binned. The Sigma 70-300 AF DG replacement had its gearbox stripped by my A700 AF motor at minimum focus distance and also went into the bin. Replaced it with a 70-300 G SSM and was very happy with the improved images until I bought the 70-400. Could not believe how much better it is than the 70-300 G SSM. I walk around with this lens but I don't think this is for everybody, it is big and heavy and of no use without tripod or monopod.
It gives you sharp and contrasty images, great colour, no CAs, distortion or flare. If you want great bokeh look for primes, but this one won't let you down IMO. I bought it for reach so use it a lot at 400 F5.6, but is truly amazing at 70 F4. On my A700 it was hard to focus correctly due to back-focus.
I use it now on the A99 where it is a solid performer. Micro focus adjustment made, it is spot on.
I bought this as a refurbished lens for a good price. I had wanted it for a long time and could not pass it up. I am very glad I did. I have used it for motorsports and wildlife and a lot in between.
I don't use it all the time but when I do I am always thrilled to have it. A monopod helps if you are going to be shooting for any length of time.
I really like the opening in the lens hood so you can adjust a polarizing filter.
I'm very impressed with the SAL70400G, it is better than I expected being a long zoom lens which is often a compromise compared to a fix lens telephoto. So far is very sharp at all focal lengths and apertures. I've owned a Nikon 80-400mm VR and used Canon 100-400mm IS lenses which aren't as good as the Sony for build quality and sharpness, its not really possible to shoot wide open like I can with the SAL70400G. If the zoom mechanism was internally in the lens body this lens would be 100%.
Got this lens 4 months after relese so it was pricey. Luv it. 75mm my fave length. The Bokeh is creamy (to my eye) and gentley accurate color rendition. 400mm can almost get macro-like results but it does vignette-be sure the AS is on. What's lost in speed of the 85G is made up for in zoom range with negligable loss of quality.
It's heavy and since your favored hand is controlling the camera it's likely your weak arm will be supporting it. When shooting free-hand, take off the collar mount-its heavy,too. Auxillary function button placement + my hand size means I always have to be wary of activating one accidently, esp. when anticipating a shot, it can throw your timing off. SSM will drain your battery quickly-use manual focus when able.
The cons aren't photographic concerns and you'll get consistant quality images once you manage the physical.
After using 70-400G, I want to shoot everything with this lens even portraits.
This is a very capable lens, sharp throughout the range wide open, the reach and the clarity is great at this price point.
The bokeh can be harsh at times especially for a background of leaves, but quite good and not distracting otherwise.
The hood could have been better but probably made of plastic to cut weight, lens is already quite heavy. Not suitable for walk-around use, a over the shoulder kind of carrying solution is good to have.
Takes some getting used to, some form of support is very helpful. Need to push ISO higher to match the shutter speed required in not very bright conditions towards the long end. The zoom ring is slightly hard to rotate.
There is a very slight wiggle when mounted on the A700, was told at the shop that this is same for the 70-200, do not know how true that is; not a problem for me over 4 months of use, the lens has performed beautifully.
Sharpness, color, build, distortion, & flare is way beyond what I expected when I got this lens.
The only thing that bad about this lens is the weight of it, that all!
I've only had this beauty for a couple of days now. Will update this review soon.
So far, I'm very impressed. It's built solidly, focuses fast and silently in proper lighting. It's very sharp, wide open, throughout it's range. And an added bonus, to me, is that I'm finding very useful as an indoor lens for either portraits or across the room candids.
I hope to get her outside this weekend for some real testing.
Very good IQ even wide open from corner to corner were CA is no issue. The hood is a bit thin but does its work very wel.
The AF is slow compared to the Minolta 300.
Focus is fast an silent, lens is tack sharp. I fell in love with that lens since the first picture I have taken with it. Thought the price is to high and I was not sure, if I should keep this lens.
Comparing the lens with the Tokina and the Sigma (at the lower to middle range of course). Signa is silent to, but has got sometimes blue or green fringe. Tokina is a very old design, makes a lot of noise, some fringing.
The Tokina will be on ebay those days, Sigma will stay but I believe I won't use it that often any more. The 70-400 G SSM is a clear winner.
A few words about the lens-hood: I think the hood is ok, I like the little door for filters. But on this heavy, build-like-a-tank-lens the hood looks very cheap and weak.
Can be used hand held.
Needs bright light to preform or the iso has to go up.
Hade to buy a new bag it won't fit i my old lowepro aw200.
I use a sun snipper with two screws (1 in the body and 1 in the tripod collar).
The load is more on the tripod collar (80%) so the body is not ripped apart by this heavy lens.
I walked for hours and never get tired and the camera is on my hip ready for action.
The silver color realy helps to cool down the lens, in full sun it is not getting warm.
On bright sunny day's its a perfect lens but in the woods or on a cloudy day the iso have to go up if you want sharp pictures.
The first week i almost returned this lens but then i put in al my efforts to realy understand this lens now it's not commimg from my a700.
I use this kind of lenses mainly for airshows. I owned a 300 f/4 that I used with a 1,4 TC. I was fully satisfied for the quality provided by my combo. The only drawback was the fixed focal.
I had the chance to buy a 400 4,5 and so I started to look all possible comparison/test on the web. So I ended up with the 70-400.
I find this lens very special. This can be used more frequently than my 300 ( You can do a bit of macro too!)and the quality is the same all over the range ( I did a lot of comparison shots ).
Last but not least it works with my TC 1,4 ( not original ).
No issues at all on the focusing speed ( I find it better than the 300/4 ).
Hood is filmsy. I say : who cares! Except that it is very easy to lose it( Last time after a photo session someone went to me with the hood in the hands: Is it yours? ). Be careful.
A strap is missing. You should lift it using the camera. I do not like it at all.
* Very sharp - any aperture, any focal length.
* Great color and contrast.
* SSM focus is relatively fast.
* Focus hold and focus limiters improve focus even more.
* Lens hood has a slot which allows for polarizers to be used.
* The hood feels flimsy compared to the rest of the lens (though I'm sure it's to cut down on weight).
* Large and heavy enough to be hard to use without a tripod.
There are a few lenses out there which are perfect - or at least, they're as perfect as you can realistically expect. This is one of them. It's sharp wide open at any aperture. Focus is appropriately fast. Color, contrast, saturation, it's all fantastic. The build quality is professional, and it shows.
This is one of the few expensive lenses where, without hesitation, I can say it's worth the price. I can't say that about the Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM, as the Tamron/KM/Sony variants are almost as good and a whole lot cheaper. I can't say that about the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 SSM G - the Tamron/Minolta/Sigma variants are almost as good and a whole lot cheaper. Am I saying the Zeiss 24-70 and Sony 70-200 lenses are bad? No, not at all, they're excellent lenses. But where they have reasonable competition at a fair price, this lens is in a league of its own. There's just nothing else like it on the market.
Heavy, but this is reasonable for 400mm zoom range.
Is totally different game when u plug in with "G" lens.
Good bokeh, sharp image and fast focus speed.
Attached with image link with 400@f5.6 hand held.
70-300 G SSM, this one is slightly better at 400mm than the 70-300 is at 300mm. At similar FL's and apertures the 70-400 is noticably better.
-Excellent sharpness all across the range.
-Saturated and vivid colors (typical Sony/Minolta).
-The color of the lens, not because it looks good, but because it does exactly what it's supposed to do: Keep the lens cool. I've been shooting with it for days on end in the scorching african summer-sun, and while the camera body could get really hot the lens was -always- close to cool to the touch.
Size/Weight, but then again the physics demand it. Maybe the hood is a little weak, but mine has never fallen off or anything like that.
Nothing new to add, people have said it all already.
The only lens I've paid full price in a store for, and it was soooo worth it.
It seems like quibbling to ping this lens, it does so much so well.
Sony doesn't make a matching standard zoom in this colour.
Takes the space of 3 other competent lenses in my bag.
I picked this up on ebay for $30 less than my maximum bid, had I known what I was in for I would have easily raised my bid by another 20%.
Like NAD and Marantz do with their senior designers, I want to know the lead designer behind this lens and what they and their team are working on now.
I rented the lens from BorrowLenses.com for about $150 for 10 days for a trip to Florida.
I used this lens almost exclusively in Florida. My 70-200/2.8 sat in the pack back for the whole trip.
The 70-400 is sharp. However, given the longer focal length, smaller aperture, and extension/wiggle of the lens tube at max extension, this is a lens that requires stable hand holding techniques and a very capable tripod.
The lens is heavy. Very heavy. However, after a couple of days, you get used to it. As I got more used to the weight of the lens, I was able to get sharper pictures. It was basically the same story with the 70-200/2.8 lens, when I first started using it.
The zoom is stiff. Very stiff. I ended up holding the zoom and turning the body with my right and, and recomposing. Zoom creep was a big issue with the lens going into and out of my camera bag. This was remedied mostly by taking the lens hood off and just keeping it off.
I did not experience much lens flare, but then again, I wasn't shooting into the light much. I shot the whole trip without a lens hood in fairly bright Florida sunlight. Definitely a plus for the lens.
- love the long focal length and the reach it gives me.
- this lens is definitely designed for folks with cameras with better high ISO handling. I got great shots when shooting at 1600/3200 ISO when in the shade, and ISO 800 in most other situations to get a fast enough shutter speed.
- You WILL get noticed using this lens. I got alot of oohs when I was wielding the 70-200/2.8/G, but with the 70-400/G, I definitely got a lot more folks asking about it.
- The weight is something to get used.
- internal zoom. The extending zoom magnifies camera shake.
- constant f/4 aperture would have been great, but dropping to 5.3 isn't a deal breaker. This lens is a good matchup with low noise high iso shooters like the A900, A580. I think it will absolutely kill on the upcoming A77.
Sharp everywhere. Huge useable range. Works great with my kenko dgx 1.4x.
It was a lot of pennies but definitely worth all of them.
I can repeat the other reviews but what's the point?
I actually really like this lens, though it maybe to slow to use indoors it is a great outdoor lens. On a full frame body it 70-400mm covers a very useful range in my opinion. I find the focusing to be very fast and accurate more so then my Minolta 400mm F4.5 HS APO G. This lens is very sharp, it is considered the best out of the super telephoto zoom lenses (compared to the Canon 100-400 and Nikon 80-400). The bokeh is very nicely rendered though it can be a little harsh at 400mm if the distance between the subject and background isn't far enough. Also this lens has very little distortion compared to the other super telephoto zooms out there. Vignetting on a full frame with a filter on isn't much of an issue either.
Overall I really think this lens is worth the money, it is a great lens that can cover almost all your telephoto bases, and it does it really well.
A truly superb lens. It has provided me with some very nice photos over the last few months.
It is quite weighty but I managed to carry it on and A700 (plus grip) with a 58AM flash on the top (about 3KG) for upwards of 5 hours, so it is pretty good.
I find the layout of the focus hold buttons and AF/MF switch to be very good. Did not take me long to memorise their positions.
AF speed is good enough, though I generally give the ring a bit of a spin to get it close and let AF do the rest.
All in all, I believe that this is an amazing wildlife lens that will not leave many people wanting for more.
several other long range zooms that aren't in the same league.
Incredible piece. Tack sharp, accurate focus, beautiful natural color, lightweight and compact for what it is.
Focus hunts on SLT's a little bit in low light but nothing bad. Supposedly bokeh is too busy at 400 but only when strong highlights for me.
Best zoom I've ever used. Period. Best 1300 bucks I ever spent. Really a must have. Perfect!
People complain about the flimsy hood but I appreciate that they kept any weight off the end of the thing.
Astonishingly great lens. Sell something and buy it.
Update after having this a few years, mount came loose but tightened it up and all is fine. Also had a weird issue on my a77 where the focus hold buttons became a switch between manual focus and something like DMF... If I pushed the buttons, the camera would focus but only while holding them.
Decent open aperture at 70-150mm.
This lens can capture some amazing shots from far away. Or up closer. Let's not forget this lens zooms from 70mm to 400mm, and maintains its sharpness throughout the range - a photograph shot at 70, 250, or 400mm will all be accepted at Alamy (stock photo service) without reservation (assuming the picture's of a sufficient subject). Its main drawback, however, is that the 70-400G is a slow lens in overcast conditions - the 70-400G has difficulty separating the subject from a mono-background - but on a bright day, there's no compare.
AF is slow. It can take eons to shuttle the AF from infinity to MFD. The AF limiter helps some, and there are tricks using the manual focus ring to 'get ready' for the money shot. One way is to manually focus to infinity and settle the focus spot on the subject then let AF take over - chances are the focus will lock rather quickly. Start at the opposite for close-up subjects.
Ultimately, this lens is a keeper, for sure. There's nothing quite like it available for any mount, so they say. I believe it. If you can afford the 70-400G, it's the one you'll have a barrel of fun with.
I use this lens across all its zoom range, and its output will give a "4" prime of the equivalent focal length a run for its life!
could not find anything yet..
Just got this beautiful beast, and all i can say is WOW!
It's large, a little heavy, but after looking into pictures you will forget about that immediately.
My sample (lucky me:) is really, really sharp wide open at full 400mm,seems even sharper at maximum focal lenght than zoomed to 200 or 300mm.
SSM is so quiet, but could be a little faster. Using focus limiter it may get faster also. This lens is absolutely fantastic piece of G(c)lass. Can't wait for improved weather here, to test it further.
Absolutely recommended for anyone who need 400mm or more. Work great with 2x TC added, above all my expectations (but only MF, aperture will be F11),as it stays sharp even at 800mm!
Will post some samples when i catch some time later.


Take a comforting cup of coffee and a sweet ice cream float and mix them up into one jiggly jello treat and you've got Coffee Float Jello! It's a fun new way to enjoy your cuppa joe and it's the perfect way to get a caffeine fix when the weather's warm. If you're feeling a little tired of your regular iced coffee, you've got to give this a try.
This treat is kind of like jello all grown up. First you form the coffee layer and cut it into cubes, and then you melt some ice cream and mix in some gelatin before pouring that around the coffee cubes. It's easy, delicious, and we think it's just so pretty!
In a medium bowl, stir gelatin into cold coffee and let stand 10 minutes until softened. Add hot coffee, sugar, and salt, and stir until completely dissolved.
Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours. Once chilled, cut into cubes and transfer to an 8x8-inch baking dish. Chill while you make the ice cream layer.
Sprinkle 3 packets of gelatin over cold water and let sit until softened. Pour boiling water over and stir until dissolved. Stir in sugar and set aside.
Place the 2 cups of ice cream in a small bowl. Microwave until it's liquid. Stir the melted ice cream into the gelatin mixture, and let it sit until it comes to room temperature.
Pour the ice cream mixture over the coffee cubes in the baking dish and chill in the refrigerator overnight. Cut into cubes and enjoy!


Louise Nicholls was part of the small team that developed Marks and Spencer's groundbreaking Plan A to address a wide range of environmental and social issues. She has worked for Marks and Spencer for more than 20 years, initially as a Food Technologist, and then in IT and HR before developing and managing the company's ethical trade program 10 years ago. In her current role as Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, she is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Marks and Spencer's food sustainability plan. On a day-to-day basis, her team deals with issues as diverse as sustainable raw materials, labor and environmental standards in factories, animal welfare, food miles, genetic modification, fair trade, and climate change. Nicholls was a board member on the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) and has sat on the Sedex board since its inception. A key part of her role is interaction with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers.


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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has taken another shot at Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp., this time over the company's purchase of the Wall Street Journal.
"I am not interested in seeing Rupert Murdoch own every newspaper in America," Edwards said during a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
He said media consolidation was "very damaging" to American democracy and results in a "distorted view" of events, the Boston Globe reported.
Edwards has led efforts to stop Murdoch's Fox News Channel from hosting Democratic debates. In March he announced that he would not participate in an August debate co-hosted by Fox News and the Nevada Democratic Party. His campaign cited the participation of the right-leaning news organization as a reason for snubbing the debate, which was eventually canceled.
Then in April, Edwards said he would forgo a September debate co-hosted by Fox News and the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute. Fellow Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton followed his lead and also announced they would not participate.


Hawaii's Supreme Court has put an injunction on all aquarium fish collection pending an environmental review pursuant of the Hawaii Environmental Policy Act. This effectively means the end of Hawaii fish at fish stores for the foreseeable future.
After an eleven-year campaign by anti-aquarium activists led by Rene Umberger and Bob Wintner, in June 2017, Hawaii state legislators passed bill SB1240 to end the issuance of new aquarium fish permits. Shortly after, the governor of Hawaii, David Ige, vetoed the bill because science does not support the claims used to push through the passage of the bill. The sponsors of the bill were largely fighting an ideological, not scientific, fight.
However, the Hawaii Supreme Court has now ruled to halt all aquarium fish collection until the State carries out an environmental review of the activity "in order to determine whether Petitioners are entitled to declaratory relief and a prohibitory injunction as to recreational aquarium collection permits" in accordance with the Hawaii Environmental Policy Act.
This judicial order effectively means the end of aquarium fish collection from Hawaii until the environmental review is carried out, which could take months or even years. This new action is actually more wide-reaching than the vetoed SB1240 bill, which only ended the issuance of new permits.
Existing data has shown that aquarium fish collection in Hawaii is a sustainable practice, and it is our hope that the environmental review will come to the same conclusion. At the same time, we fear that the increasing politicization of science may result in a biased outcome. Stay tuned.


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We assist our clients in all aspects of the process, from conception to the first seed being planted in the ground.
Agricultural Hemp Solutions is an all-inclusive firm that has a proven track record creating comprehensive industrial hemp programs in both conservative Republican states and states that are predominantly blue.
Our future in agriculture is dependent upon on discovering new agribusiness solutions for the modern-day farmer. Sometimes in creating new solutions you must look to the past. Prior to the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act ,industrial hemp was one of the largest producing cash crops and was grown by 7 United States presidents including George Washington. During World War II farmers were encouraged to grow hemp for cordage, to replace Manilla Hemp.
The USDA produced a film explaining the cultivation and uses of hemp, called Hemp for Victory. This film illustrates that industrial hemp is indeed a viable crop for many purposes.
Why was hemp banned for production in the United States then you ask? Some surmise that when the decorticator was invented in the 1910's it would pose a huge threat to the timber and cotton industries and some have likened the crop being lumped into marijuana at that time due to the threat that hemp fibers would have become a cheaper substitute in textile production. No matter what happened in history we know that hemp today is a 600-million-dollar industry in the U.S. and until just recently that industry was solely supported by overseas importation of hemp. Hemp in many countries was never made illegal unlike in the U.S. Fortunately in 2014 Congress enacted the Federal Farm bill which authorized the cultivation of hemp in the United States under specific State ran Agricultural Pilot Programs. These programs have proven to be successful for farmers when, consistent with the Farm Bill, they allow for research into the marketability of this crop. Our team has been at the forefront of the passage and implementation of several state ran programs that allow farmers the opportunity to profit from cultivating industrial hemp.
The AGHS team combined has over 20 years of experience in the industrial hemp industry. They have been at the forefront in the drafting and passage of several state laws and the implementation of multiple comprehensive industrial hemp programs that protect the American farmer, establish hemp as an agricultural commodity, and allow for research into the marketability of industrial hemp.
The team at Agricultural Hemp Solutions has the most extensive across the isle relationships with Federal Legislators.
Through honest education and testimony, they change the minds of politically influential people who are traditionally misguided regarding hemp. The AGHS team represents the American farmer's interest in industrial hemp and what this crop can do for the future of the American farming industry. They will support and advocate for your farming interest in your state and in Washington D.C.
Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. founding principal of EARTH Law, LLC and chief legislative strategist for AGHS, is the leading expert on industrial hemp law championing legal policy for sustainable Cannabis hemp agribusiness development. Courtney's article, Industrial Hemp: Canada Exports, United States Imports was published by the Fordham Environmental Law Review. She participated in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem in April 2016. In October 2016, Courtney testified before the Senado de la República in Mexico City, Mexico. She successfully lobbies on behalf of the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers Association and has passed HB 4060 (2016) (H. 54-4, S. unanimous), SB 1015 (2017) (H. unanimous, S. 26-3) and HB 4089 (2018) (H. 58-1, S. unanimous) bills that protect Oregon industrial hemp agricultural interests. She authored H 3559 (2017) (H. unanimous, S. 35-1 ), the legislation that establishes the South Carolina industrial hemp program. Courtney provided foundational language for SB 119 (2017) (unanimous), establishing the Wisconsin hemp program. Courtney strategically guided the drafting of Alaska industrial hemp legislation SB 6 (2017-2018) (unanimous). She also provided pivotal strategy in drafting pending Missouri industrial hemp legislation SB 547 and HB 2034 (H. 141-4). . Courtney is also co-petitioner of the Re-legalizing Industrial Hemp Project, a formal administrative rule-making petition to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency that will remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. Courtney currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Oregon State Bar Cannabis Law Section. She also serves as Second Vice Chair on the National NORML Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Directors for Verified Life Cycle, Friends of Hemp, the South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association and the Oregon Organic Hemp Association. Courtney is the appointed NORML Hemp Liaison and the national Hemp Industries Association Legislative Review Committee Chairwoman.
Janel Ralph is the founder of Palmetto Synergistic Research, Palmetto Harmony, South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association and American Hemp Seed. She was the single driving force behind organizing the passage of South Carolina's comprehensive hemp legislation, House Bill 3559. Janel was able to pass this monumental legislation in one of the most conservative republican southern states in the first year of a two year session. Her background as a photojournalist gives her a unique Public Relations perspective when approaching any piece of legislation. Her contacts within the PR community and grass roots is extensive and adds a unique layer that allows Agricultural Hemp Solutions a leg up from the opposition. She has many ongoing working relationships with several congressman and congresswomen along with multiple state legisltors on both sides of the isle. Her specialty is a conservative republican approach through education and honesty.
Agricultural Hemp Solutions, LLC is proud to announce the 2018 Farm Bill Policy Guide and Model Hemp Production Plan. This was a collaborative effort between the American Hemp Campaign, a project of Vote Hemp, with support from VS Strategies, the Vicente Sederberg law firm, and Agricultural Hemp Solutions, LLC. The Policy Guide and Model Plan is intended to assist Legislators, Agency Personnel, and Tribal Governments in the development of State and Tribal Plans governing hemp production that meets minimum federal requirements.
Agricultural Hemp Solutions founder and Legislative Director, Courtney Moran LL.M., spent the last two days in Washington D.C. working on important hemp issues that surround the implementation of the 2018 Farming Act. She testified yesterday in front of the USDA on the need for proper and timely implementation of regulations by the department, which would enable US farmers to benefit from this planting season. Those advantages include crop insurance as well as clarity to the banking institutions allowing farmers to access traditional banking just as any other crop that is sold as a commodity. Courtney Moran, who was intimately involved in the drafting of the Farming Act of 2018 and who worked closely with McConnell and Wyden's office, emphasized the intent of the law around the felony clause and requested guidance on organic certifications for farmers. Please click here to see her full testimony.
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So, a note on terminology. "Mobian" refers to the anthropomorphic animal people living on Earth. Now, that word comes from the name "Mobius", which was the name of Sonic's world in many of the various Sonic fictions up until around about 2013, when the last holdout, the Archie Sonic comic was forced to reboot its continuity and drop that name. Now, Sonic Adventure 2 repeatedly refers to the planet Sonic lives on as Earth, and I ran with that in Eon's Comic and subsequently in Eon's World, too. I feel, at this point, that even if I'd called the planet Mobius, it would just be Earth in the distant future (like in the Archie comics). Now, while Mobius was dropped from the Archie comics, the word "Mobian", where it refers to anthropomorphic animals like Sonic wasn't, and it's that use of the word I'm going for here, primarily. That said, the word "Mobius" is also be an alternate name for Earth, too; indeed, it was the name that Mobians knew their planet by thousands of years ago before humans came to dominate civilization there.
Anyway, all that aside, yes, more talk of the mysterious precursors. Obviously it's not just something Horatio is aware of; it's common knowledge that an ancient, technologically advanced civilization predates the civilizations of recorded history, but vanishingly little is known about them. Needless to say, conspiracy theories abound attributing so many unexplained things to them, and a lot of that is nonsense. But it's not necessarily unreasonable to suppose that the precursors are responsible for there being Mobians happily living on a faraway planet, when no civilization on Earth since the precursors has had the means to go there.


The Pitch, Hit, and Run Program (PHR) is the official skills event of the Major League Baseball which offers a free sports program to after school sites and youth organizations interested in hosting local competitions to engage students in physical activity. The program provides participating programs with the administrative materials and resources for facilitating competitions designed to fit within any type of after school programming. Incorporating four levels of competition, the Pitch, Hit, and Run program is a great opportunity to encourage students to participate in a community-wide event.
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At age 13, Xavier was facing obstacles that would be difficult for anyone at any age or life stage. His parents had recently divorced, and he lost all of his possessions in a house fire. With few goals and low self-esteem, Xavier never really stood out among his peers. He was not overly popular or athletic, and he did not excel academically. His mother recognized that he needed something else in his life, so she signed him up with Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters.
After going through the enrollment process, Xavier met and was matched with his new Big Brother, Air Force Maj. Joe Hunt, who was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The pair very quickly bonded over a number of things, including their love of sports cars, action movies and working out.
Over time, Xavier and Joe continued to grow close. As they did, Xavier's grades even began to improve. Joe gave Xavier one piece of simple, steadfast advice: "Do your very best in every endeavor, and you will be fine."
After getting an introduction to what it was like to be a military officer, Xavier decided that was what he wanted to do with his life. With Joe's encouragement, he signed up for JROTC at his school. It was in JROTC that Xavier finally felt like he had found his niche. He quickly rose to the top of his JROTC class, and he earned an ROTC scholarship to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School, among other honors.
"Without my Big Joe, I never would have taken my first step of joining JROTC; I would have never received a scholarship to the Air Force Academy, and, most importantly, I would never have become the man I am today," Xavier said.
Today, having retired from service as a U.S. Air Force officer, Xavier works as a civil engineer and project manager for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Xavier's story exemplifies the level of impact and positive influence that having a Big Brother or Big Sister can have in terms of helping support and provide direction, increase self-esteem and improve academic performance.
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Spain recognises the Banyoles-based company for the second time in four years for its business success model
INOXPA is leader in the manufacture of process components and fluid handling equipment in the food-processing, cosmetic and pharmaceutical sectors.
In the last four years, the company has had its entrepreneurial achievements recognised with two prestigious accolades. In 2009, the Spanish Ministry of Industry bestowed INOXPA with the Prince Felipe Special Award for Business Competitiveness in the SMEs category, the company was also a finalist for the Prince Felipe Award for Business Excellence in the category of Internationalisation. This year, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness awarded the 2013 National Award for Innovation and Design in the Internationalisation category to both INOXPA and the transport infrastructure company, Ferrovial.
Сandi Granés, Managing Director of the company group, will collect the prize in Valladolid on the 1st of July.
A key to INOXPA's success has been its strategy to act as a global company while maintaining its headquarters in Banyoles.
Under the current structure, INOXPA is divided into four complementary divisions:
The management, coordination and logistical and technical assistance services are centred in Banyoles.
The research and development of the process skids is carried out in France (pharmaceutical sector), Portugal and Spain (food-processing sector).
The manufacture of components is carried out in India and China while skids are manufactured in Europe (France, Portugal and Spain).
In all continents, there is an extensive sales network for the marketing of all products and services.
INOXPA constantly invests in adapting its products to approved guidelines which guarantee the quality and suitability of the products for use in the food-processing, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
In Banyoles, INOXPA is currently in the process of constructing a smart warehouse which will ensure the quick supply of all its components. The company is also developing a pilot plant aimed at providing added value to its skids, which are designed as solutions to particular food processes.
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Q: Compact operator on invariant subspace (not necessarily closed) is compact I am looking at a problem in Conway's functional analysis text. It is problem II.5.7, which states: "If $T$ is compact and $\mathscr{M}$ is an invariant subspace for $T$, show that $T|_{\mathscr{M}}$ is compact."  I take this to mean that for every bounded sequence ${x_m}_{m\in\mathbb{N}}$ in $\mathscr{M}$, we need to show that there is a subsequence ${x_{m_k}}_{k\in\mathbb{N}}$ such that $T|_{\mathscr{M}}x_{m_k} = Tx_{m_k}$ converges to some element $y$, and $y$ must be in $\mathscr{M}$.  If $\mathscr{M}$ is closed, this is pretty much trivial.  However, I am confused as to how to handle it when $\mathscr{M}$ is not closed.
Now there are seemingly various answers to this problem on StackExchange, but they all seem to ignore this fact that $y$ must be in $\mathscr{M}$. My question is: am I misunderstanding the problem, or is it stated incorrectly?  Thanks.

A: Indeed, the claim is false in general if the invariant subspace is not assumed to be closed.
Consider $T : \ell^2 \to \ell^2$ given by $T(x_n)_n = \left(\frac{x_n}n\right)_n$. Then $T$ is compact and $c_{00}$, the space of all finitely-supported sequences, is $T$-invariant.
Consider the sequence given by $y_n = \left(\frac12, \frac14, \ldots, \frac1{2^n}, 0, 0, \ldots\right) \in c_{00}$. Then $(y_n)_n$ converges to the vector $\left(\frac1{2^n}\right)_n \in \ell^2$ (in particular it is bounded) so $(Ty_n)_n$ converges to the vector $\left(\frac1{n2^n}\right)_n \in \ell^2 \setminus c_{00}$.
Hence there isn't a subsequence of $(Ty_n)_n$ which converges to a vector in $c_{00}$.


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TechnologicalDeterminism
Technological Determinism, while not an official theory, is a concept that purports that not only is technology development on an inevitable path of progress--independent of society--but additionally states that these advancements have a major effect on the shape of society. It is an essentialist position that finds there are inherent qualities of specific technolgies which bring about definite outcomes in society.
Often technological determinism is accused of abdicating responsibility for the scientists who develop technologies, as if these advances were inevitable and predetermined. It also proposes that technologies specifically bring about definite social and societal outcomes. For example, that the printing press brought about a sea-change in society by its inherent characteristics; rather than seeing the printing press coming out of or developed as a results of a wave of social change.
See: [Technological Determinism Revisited] Review of Merritt Roe Smith and Leo Marx, eds., Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1994. Pp. xv + 280. US$16.95 PB.
Social contructivists see it from the exact opposite: that social contexts give meaning to technologies. A popular debate between TechnologicalDeterminism and SocialConstructivism? is guns and roses. As social constructivists, Grint and Woolgar defended their seemingly relativist position against determinism, when a critic (Kling) accused social constructivism of saying a gun didn't have the power to kill someone. See, Grint & Woolgar. The machine at work. Technology, work and organization. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1997 (see "what's social about being shot?")
The SocialConstructionOfScience makes a better argument about the history of science and technology (renamed technoscience in that jargon) because it takes into consideration the actions that transition between stable points in the history--the controversies--rather than focusing on only what has been decided, settled, and stabilized like determinist stances. Determinism then appears as only a simplified history, building links between the easy and obvious parts of history rather than accounting for the large parts of real history (history in the making) that get forgotten and left behind once no longer relevant to explain the future. That last sentence seems almost tautological, but that's because it is an accurate description of the methodology of determinism, and why it is mythologizing (focuses only on the successes) rather than accounting (which would require focusing on the process).
Example against determinism
A good example against determinism was put forward by Ian Hutchby (Conversation and Technology, 2001) who looked to the concept of affordances (see: WhatIsAffordance?) For example, the telephone originally was not meant for one on one communication, but the form of telephone communication afforded intimate person-to-person communication. ConversationalAnalysis? reveals that the telephone does not bring about unique or isolated social interactions--it merely shapes existing social mores and rituals by the limitations or affordances of the form. Looking to the work of Goffman, Hutchby explained that certain self presentation rituals and norms could be observed in telephone conversations.
"The term 'deterministic' tends to be a negative one for many social scientists, and modern sociologists in particular often use the word as a term of abuse." [Technological or Media Determinism Daniel Chandler]
There are possibly no researchers of society, science, and technology studies who would say they subscribe to the ideas of TechnologicalDeterminism. Rather this term is used as an accusation--as if the language of TechnologicalDeterminism creeps into our discussions when we are not careful. Notably, Marshall McLuhan?'s ideas are seen as technological determinist. He observed changes in society, and ascribed these to the changes in communication media.
"McLuhan? saw changes in the dominant medium of communication as the main determinant of major changes in society, culture and the individual. For instance, print created individualism, privacy, specialization, detachment, mass production, nationalism, militarism, the dissociation of sensibility (a split between head and heart), and so on." [Determinist Language]
Popular science books about the futures of technology and society, like AlvinToffler?'s work, are full of such elaborations.
In contrast, the anti-essentialists
CommunityWiki:WhatIsAffordance
SocialContructivism?, for example the Actor-Network theory of BrunoLatour?... who is a popular and important anti-essentialist. [Here] he write about terrorism, and actually begins to question not only his stance, but the agenda of anti-essentialist theory
CommunityWiki:CommunityTiedToOneTechnology (this refers to technological determinism when considering the effects of a technology in an online community)
Comparing different online community techologies (like chat, forum, wiki) it seems obvious that technology shapes interactions and decides about possible experiences and products of online communities. While one can use a wiki for slomo chat, it's even impossible to collaboratively write a book using a chat system. From experience we know that people are more important than the tools. An office doesn't create a company, a wiki system doesn't create a community. People have to use the tools acoording to their inherent potentials and laws. I'd say technology shapes 80% of what can be done. People shape 80% of what is actually done within the framework of technology or reality. Maybe 20% is construction unbound to reality, just as e. g. a unrealistic vision or hope may drive you forward (and so becomes effective). But if one chooses to disentangle too much from reality towards a constructivist view (communists neglecting market mechanisms, politicians marketing the success of their decisions in favour of heeding feedback), one is bound to fail (you do not fail if you are in entertainment or in the new area of entertaining science). Some of the most difficult persons in OCs are extreme constructivists (RA: "I'm 99.9% right in my judgements" EG: "your senses harvest the sowings of your convictions"). On the other hand: a strict TechnologicalDeterminism seems equally unbalanced, because this would imply a predictability of human behaviour within technological constraints that we simply can't observe. Social "water" runs in a technological "canyon": where it can and how it wants, highly dynamic and unpredictable in detail, (only) slowly shaping it over time. A constructivist is like a water drop talking to a canyon wall "I can shape you" - no, he can't. A determinist is like a canyon wall talking to the river "you will always run my way" - no, it won't. -- HelmutLeitner
Marx' historic materialism takes a similar stance on history, arguing that the development of the superstructure (culture, society, politics) is determined solely by the development of the basic (production capacity). He explains how technological changes led to the replacement of the primitive communal society with slave-ownership society, with feudal society, with capitalist society and will eventually led to its replacement with communist society (today we can also foresee its eventual replacement with posthuman non-society).
It seems that Marx's historic materialism is not so simplistic as to assert that the shape of society is determined soley by production capacity. He acknowledges the effect of culture, but offers historical materialism as a lens through which to take another look at history.
Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel seems to reinforce Marx's idea that material circumstances have had a lot more to do with shaping history than many would like to believe. -- PaulGaskin


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