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Wood agrees £250m sale of nuclear business, H1 profits rise
by Mark Lammey
Wood nuclear news
Energy service giant Wood will sell its nuclear business to US company Jacobs for £250 million.
Wood, headquartered in Aberdeen, expects the deal to go through before the end of the first quarter of 2020, subject to anti-trust clearance being obtained.
Jacobs will pay £7.5 million to Wood in certain circumstances where the transaction is not cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Wood will use the proceeds to reduce debt and achieve its target leverage policy.
In 2017, the group completed the £2.2 billion takeover of Amec Foster Wheeler, whose portfolio included a large nuclear division.
Wood's nuclear branch designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex nuclear assets for customers primarily in the UK.
Wood chief financial officer David Kemp said: "The sale of our nuclear business follows other recent divestments and marks a significant step towards achieving Wood's target leverage policy.
"Although our nuclear business is a strong UK player and has performed well, we see better opportunities to develop clear global leadership positions across other parts of our business."
Wood also reported an increase in first-half profits before tax and exceptional items to £81m from £68m, despite a 2.6% dip in revenues to £3.9bn.
Total profit for the period totalled £10.7m, a vast improvement on a deficit of £43m in the first half of 2018.
Chief executive Robin Watson said the increase in profits was driven by activities in energy markets in the eastern hemisphere, and Wood's environment and infrastructure operations in North America, together with cost synergies.
Mr Watson said: "With 87% of 2019 revenues delivered or secured we remain confident in our full year outlook and guidance is unchanged.
"Looking further ahead, we remain well positioned for growth across the energy and built environment markets."
Wood's net debt at June 30 was £1.46bn, adversely impacted by two cash receipts totalling £107m anticipated in June but received in early July.
The group had an order book of £7.6bn at the end of June, down 2.3% year-on-year.
David Barclay, head of office at Brewin Dolphin Aberdeen, said: "Debt levels have been the main cause of concern about Wood – today's announcement of the sale of its nuclear division will go some way towards assuaging those fears.
"Overall, it's a positive set of results for the company after a choppy 2019 – Wood has swung back to profit and has good visibility of future earnings.
"Investors will have one eye on the slight fall in revenues and a marginally smaller order book, but the business remains in an encouraging position."
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AFTER the festive break, Bradford Bulldogs returned to action for 2022, the Under-18s back with a two-game weekend in North One, while our Under-10s hosted a four-team cross-ice tournament. The Bulldogs are 18s are doing it tough at the minute, though, their losing streak being extended to eight games when they followed up a 9-3…
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BRADFORD BULLDOGS came close to inflicting a first defeat of the season on Yorkshire rivals Hull Jets, but ultimately ran out of steam on the east coast as they went down 8-5 in the NIHL North Cup. Despite preparations being hampered in midweek through illness, head coach Andy Brown was pleased with the efforts of…
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ANDY BROWN was delighted to see his Bradford Bulldogs team execute their gameplan to perfection as they extended their winning streak to three games with a comprehensive 8-2 victory at Altrincham Aces in the NIHL North Two Cup. The Bulldogs had been made to work hard for their 4-3 win by the same opponents on…
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Rio Grande and Texas Land Company Stock Certificate issued to Catharine L. Webb. One page, 9" x 5" x 7"; New York, 183[4]. Partly printed with an engraved map of the company's holdings in the top left corner. Certificate number 485, entitling the bearer to "one shares in the Estate and Funds of the Rio Grande and Texas Land Company, transferable only on the Books of the Company." Signed by John Charles Beales as Empresario and Isaac Johnson as Trustee.
Condition: Flattened folds and gently toned, being slightly darker at the folds.
Streeter lists this printing as 1153 in his bibliography and notes: "The certificate of stock in my collection which is apparently dated July 11, 1844... The date as late as 1844 in this certificate is puzzling. It is obviously of later date than the scrip certificates of the two previous entries as Edwards is no longer shown as Secretary." Streeter lists Lemuel Sawyer signing as Secretary, but signature is illegible and cannot be verified. The certificate we offer is undated, but likely dates to the same period as Streeter's listing.
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Solomon Islands Parliament House
The Provincial Government Amendment Bill 2017, which changes the time limit for deferring the election of a Provincial Assembly, passed in Parliament.
The amendment to Section 9 of the 2014 Provincial Government (Amendment) Act extends the time limit from 60 days to 12 months.
During the bill's committee stage and third reading in Parliament today before its passage, Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Nestor Giro said the bill is necessary to allow voter registration to take place prior to the provincial elections in Choiseul and Western provinces this year.
In Parliament on Tuesday, Minister Giro said voter registration for the two provinces has not happened due to the development of electoral reforms and the introduction of new electoral systems.
"This should allow the minister and responsible authorities, including the provincial government and the Ministry of Home Affairs, more convenient time to plan properly and prepare for the electoral process," Minister Giro said of the bill.
The Western and Choiseul provincial elections were scheduled for this month.
Efforts are being made to align the dates of all provincial elections, and Mr Giro said the bill will help make that happen.
He said, "This bill represents a major leap towards ensuring the fact that democratic rights of our citizens, in terms of provincial elections, are exercised with minimal or little disturbances, and is managed and ascertained in a more effective and transparent manner."
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Susceptibility of N'Dama and Boran cattle to sequential challenges with tsetse-transmitted clones of Trypanosoma congolense
R.W. Paling, S.K. Moloo, J.R. Scott, G. Gettinby, F.A. Mcodimba, M. Murray
The susceptibility of N'Dama cattle (Bos taurus) to four consecutive infections with different tsetse-transmitted clones of Trypanosoma congolense was compared with that of Borans (Bos indicus). All animals were aged 13 months al the start of the study and had been born and raised free from trypanosomiasis under the same management and nutritional conditions, thereby limiting environmental factors that could have influenced susceptibility. While cattle of both breeds were equally susceptible to the establishment of trypanosome infections, the N'Damas exhibited superior resistance. Despite infection with virulent parasites, the N'Damas gained weight at the same rate as uninfected control animals, they did not develop anaemia to the extent that trypanocidal drug treatment was required, and all made a spontaneous recovery to normal hacmatological values within two to four months. In contrast, all the Borans needed treatment during the course of the four infections because of severe anaemia and showed markedly reduced liveweight gains. These clinical differences in the N'Damas were associated with two repcatable characteristics, namely, the ability to control parasitaemia and to'resist' anaemia, processes that did not appear to be linked. Also in contrast to the Borans. the N'Damas were able to mount accelerated haemopoietic responses, resulting in the reduced severity of anaemia following a primary infection. These findings pose the question as to whether the ability to control parasitaemia and to 'resist' anaemia could be used as criteria for identifying resistant or trypanotolerant cattle.
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Paling, R. W., Moloo, S. K., Scott, J. R., Gettinby, G., Mcodimba, F. A., & Murray, M. (1991). Susceptibility of N'Dama and Boran cattle to sequential challenges with tsetse-transmitted clones of Trypanosoma congolense. Parasite Immunology, 13(4), 427-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.1991.tb00295.x
Paling, R.W. ; Moloo, S.K. ; Scott, J.R. ; Gettinby, G. ; Mcodimba, F.A. ; Murray, M. / Susceptibility of N'Dama and Boran cattle to sequential challenges with tsetse-transmitted clones of Trypanosoma congolense. In: Parasite Immunology. 1991 ; Vol. 13, No. 4. pp. 427-445.
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Free the Poor
by Julian Adorney
Does economic freedom alleviate poverty?
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, and many claim that President Johnson's program has lifted millions out of poverty. But if we really want to help the poor, research suggests that economic freedom does more than government aid.
Economic Freedom Within the United States
In "A Dynamic Analysis of Economic Freedom and Income Inequality in the 50 States: Empirical Evidence of a Parabolic Relationship," Daniel L. Bennett and Richard K. Vedder argue that, past a certain point, economic freedom decreases inequality. Increasing economic freedom benefits the poor and middle class more than it helps the wealthy.
Bennett and Vedder analyze the 50 states in terms of their economic freedom and their income inequality over 25 years (from 1979 to 2004). Bennett and Vedder define economic freedom as more or less the degree to which government is limited. They measured and ranked states according to the size of government, the level of taxation, and the level of labor market regulation. They define income inequality using the Gini coefficient. Because different states have radically different levels of economic freedom (compare New York and North Dakota, for instance), the authors were able to draw on a wealth of data about relative economic freedom in 50 distinct economies.
The authors find a parabolic relationship between a state's economic freedom and its income inequality. As states initially become more economically free, most of the gains go to the wealthy. But at a certain inflection point X, which 21 states had already hit by 2004, the relationship shifts: past this point, as states become more free, income inequality declines.
But does income inequality decline because the rich lose wealth (perhaps through fewer opportunities for crony capitalism), or because the gains from increasing economic freedom go primarily to the poor? In "Income Inequality and Economic Freedom in the U.S. States," Nathan J. Ashby and Russell S. Sobel find that it's the latter.
Ashby and Sobel analyze the 48 states of the continental United States in terms of their economic freedom and the incomes of their poor, middle-class, and wealthy residents over 20 years (from the early 1980s to the early 2000s). They use the same measure of economic freedom as Bennett and Vedder.
The authors find a strong positive correlation between a state's economic freedom and the income level of the poorest 20 percent of residents. Freer states did better by their poor than less free ones. In particular, Ashby and Sobel found that increasing the economic freedom of a state by one unit (equivalent to moving from 40th-freest state to 7thfreest-state) increased the incomes of its poorest residents by 11 percent. By contrast, the same change increased the incomes of the richest quintile by just over a third of that (4.3 percent). The middle class also saw increases, greater than the rich but less than the poor. Increasing a state's economic freedom by reducing taxation and regulation creates broadly shared prosperity across all quintiles. Their research helps explain why, as states become more economically free, their income inequality declines: The poor and the middle class see more gains than the wealthy.
But couldn't this be a case of mistaken causality? Maybe some states have less poverty because they have more natural resources. With less poverty, they need less government to help the poor, meaning they're economically freer. But Ashby and Sobel anticipated this claim. They control for about a dozen variables, including education, geography, and median income. The last controlled variable is especially important; it places richer and poorer states on a level playing field, so to speak, for the study. It combats the idea that perhaps wealthier states need less government because they have less poverty, and firmly points the arrow of causality toward economic freedom reducing poverty.
Ashby and Sobel's research is a compelling argument against government poverty programs. Other research, for instance the Mercatus Center's Freedom in the 50 States annual report, notes the positive effects of economic freedom on aggregate economic growth. But because their data is left in the aggregate, it's difficult to determine to whom exactly the economic gains go. But by breaking down their research by quintile, Ashby and Sobel make a case that economic growth especially helps the poor.
Economic Freedom Worldwide
Nor is the connection between economic freedom and bottom-rung prosperity unique to the United States. Recent research in the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) 2013 Annual Report finds the same trend internationally.
The Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) Annual Report, published by the Fraser Institute, analyzes around 150 countries in terms of factors like their economic freedom, closeness to a laissez-faire state, poverty levels, and per capita income. The results are a striking indictment of the idea that more government intervention in the economy can help the poor.
As EFW points out, the shares of a country's GDP going to the bottom 10 percent are pretty consistent regardless of how free the country is. From communist states to progressive countries to almost laissez-faire societies, the poorest 10 percent of citizens receive about 2.5 percent of the country's wealth. No amount of progressive policies has changed that number. But for the poor, life is still much better in an economically free country than in one with more government. More economically free countries have more wealth than less free ones, meaning the poorest 10 percent can end up with thousands of dollars more per year. The poorest citizens of the 25 percent most-free countries earn an average of $10,556 per year. The poorest citizens in the middle 50 percent of countries earn less than a third of that.
So why does more economic freedom mean less poverty? The answers are well-known to libertarians, but worth reviewing. In societies with more economic freedom, decreased taxes and regulation make it easier to accumulate savings and to start or expand a business. Today in the United States, getting permits and navigating the legal maze to start a business can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Getting the permit for a food truck, and complying with the various laws, can cost $15,000 at the high end. Regulations in the United States overall cost about 1.5 percent of the country's income per capita. But in other countries this cost is even higher; in Germany regulations sap 4.7 percent of the nation's income per capita. In Italy it's 14.2 percent.
Some of these regulations drain money from existing corporations, leaving them with fewer funds to expand; others impose hefty costs on anyone wishing to start a business. Both ultimately discourage wealth creation. Countries or states with more economic freedom therefore have more jobs, more innovation, and more goods and services—ultimately more wealth—than societies burdened by a heavy government.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, legislators would do well to bear these data in mind. The cure for poverty is not more well-meaning government programs to make the United States resemble Europe. The solution, as it has always been, is more economic freedom.
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High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws.
The justices ruled unanimously that the company's shipment of a single part of a patented invention for assembly in another country did not violate patent laws.
Life Technologies supplied an enzyme used in DNA analysis kits to a plant in London and combined it with several other components to make kits sold worldwide. Wisconsin-based Promega Corp. sued, arguing that the kits infringed a U.S. patent.
A jury awarded $52 million in damages to Promega. A federal judge set aside the verdict and said the law did not cover export of a single component.
The federal appeals specializing in patent cases reversed and reinstated the verdict.
Patent laws are designed to prevent U.S. companies from mostly copying a competitor's invention and simply completing the final phase overseas to skirt the law. A violation occurs when "all or a substantial portion of the components of a patent invention" are supplied from the United States to a foreign location.
Writing for the high court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the law addresses only the quantity of components, not the quality. That means the law "does not cover the supply of a single component of a multicomponent invention," Sotomayor said.
Only seven justices took part in the ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts heard arguments in the case, but later withdrew after discovering he owned shares in the parent company of Life Technologies.
Supreme Court takes up Cisco patent dispute
Citation: High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws (2017, February 22) retrieved 28 January 2022 from https://phys.org/news/2017-02-high-court-limits-international-patent.html
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import java.util.Set;

import org.hisp.dhis.user.User;

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public interface MessageSender
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Matt, I know I'm not your favorite person in the world, but I read your blog every day.
Thanks for letting me comment on your blog.
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme is doing well.
This is for Ms beauders.
Hello Ms beauders. Hope you're well.
Thought you may be interested Ms beauders. Please follow the link, for there's my people connection to The Charles Manson Family at SPAHN RANCH.
Mario, I've never had an issue with you. Not at all. I'm sorry you got that impression. Glad to see you.
I'm very honored to be able to comment "FREELY" on this GREAT blog you have.
I've always wondered why Lynnette chose to settle in upstate New York after being released. I know that's where her partner lives but considering how nostalgic she waxes about the Haight and Spahn years, I would have thought she'd convince her beau to up sticks and move West.
I thought Squeaky moved to Marcy, NY, because her mother and sister were living there.
Hi Mario. I'm quite new here but I have been doing some back-reading. I understand you picked up CM hitch-hiking. But didn't you drop him at a building site? What is the ranch connection please? I'm intrigued.
Lynette's sister did live in NY when Lyn was released from prison but not in Marcy. The sister lived much closer to NYC, about 200 miles from Marcy. The sister no longer lives in NY.
Peter, I believe that California is off limits for Lyn. If you recall Sandy was paroled to Vermont and she couldn't go to California until after she got off parole.
I'm not certain but I think Lynette will never be off parole. She possibly may always be under a P.O's thumb. I have not been able to conclusively verify that. Anyone?
I think you're correct, Matt. From an ABC article written at the time of her release.
"He said that Fromme will be on parole for the duration of her sentence, which in her case is for the rest of her life."
I do wonder though, if Lyn's parole restrictions might lighten up a bit since Manson has died.
This is quite a photo of you on Twitter.
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"The Voice" contender, Luke Wade, is now touring to introduce his new album and songs.
Soulful singer-songwriter Luke Wade has teamed up with Impose Magazine to premiere his new single "Passenger Side." Wade will be performing January 12 at the Casbah in San Diego.
"Passenger Side" releases on the heels of "On Fire" which premiered on Baeble Music! Luke Wade also recently teamed up with Team Coco to premiere his new video for "Three Days". All three singles singles are taken from Wade's upcoming album, "Only Ghosts," which is set to drop on January 13th. This highly anticipated album boasts melodies reminiscent of soulful crooners and songwriters like Ray LaMontagne, James Bay and Chris Stapleton.
While Wade calls himself a Texas-based musician, he caught the attention of an international audience on Season 7 of NBC's "The Voice," finishing in the Top 8 with Team Pharrell. Wade has headlined more than a thousand live shows, and performed alongside Train, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Rusted Root, Kris Allen, Casey Abrams, Patti LaBelle, Andy Grammer, MKTO, Daughtry, Blue October, Green River Ordinance, Ingrid Michelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, OAR and David Cook.
As the official 2015-16 Komen Artist, Wade recently released a cover of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with fellow Voice contestant Mia Zto benefit Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer. In the few months following, Wade finished off the year with performances for the halftime show of the Denver Broncos game at Mile High Stadium, AT&T Stadium during the Dallas Cowboy game and performed the National Anthem at Texas Motor Speedway, nationally televised on NBC. Wade has also been recognized by the City of Fort Worth for his charitable work with Cook Children's Medical Center.
"Only Ghosts" is set to release on January 13, 2017. For more information, please visit: http://www.lukewademusic.com/.
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Do not throw away the old pillowcases when you can use them to store the stuffed toys. Pillowcases are very suitable for dolls, stuffed animals, clothing equipment and balls. Turning a pillowcase into lovely, usable storage is an easy project, even for the novice craftsman. Just fold a pillowcase in half and cut evenly. Sew the bottom seam and make a casing for a loop on top. Thread the thread or material used through the casing of a cord. These bags look pretty hanging on hooks along a wall or stacked in a tall wicker basket.
Decoupage the shoe boxes and lids for easy and attractive storage. Cut over old calendars, cards, magazine photos and even pieces of cloth to cover the box. Use images and colors that complement your toy room. Place these pretty pictures on a shelf. The storage shoe box is ideal for card games, action figures, toy cars, small games and materials that make by hand. Your children will enjoy making their own personal storage system.


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The tents for the clothing drop-off will open at 1:30 p.m. between the Reichstag and the Chancellor's office (Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße, Platz der Republik). Make sure to get there in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary stress before the race.
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Oh alarm clock, we had big dreams didn't we!? — This is where I have poured some of my heart in soul, in ink!
Oh alarm clock, we had big dreams didn't we!?
I have been up since what feels like the crack of dawn, like the second the light kissed the sky, wide awake. I had been dreaming of having a little girl... oddly.
Anywho, I got up, cleaned up after the 5 teens that were here last night, 3 of which are still sleeping on the couches, had my coffee on the deck with my pup, ate some breakfast, did some laundry... and then my alarm clock went off.
It was a nice thought that I would have had to be woken from a sleeping-beauty like slumber this morning!
Cheers to the weekend y'all!


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Former Nigeria Super Eagles' mid fielder, Thompson Oliha is dead. The midfield maestro who was among the 1994 victorious Super Eagles' squad that won the Nations cup in Tunisia died on Sunday, June 30 at exact 4.05 am at the Yusjib industrial medicare hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Thompson Oliha was born on October 4 1968 in Benin City and he is a retired Nigerian professional football star who played for clubs in Africa and Europe during an injury shortened career.
Confirming his death, Doctor Yusuf Addulraheem revealed that Oliha was brought to the hospital at the time when there was nothing he could do to resuscitate him."I feel so sad to confirm to you that Thompson Oliha is dead and by the time his wife brought him here, his body was completely lifeless. "His wife Irish Oliha told me that he slumped in the toilet before rushing him to hospital and there was nothing we could do to save him," Addulraheem said to supersport.com.
Until his death, Oliha was the head coach of the Kwara Football Academy (KFA) in Ilorin, Kwara State. He was even incharge of KFA's 3-0 friendly win over a team who came from Mali on Saturday evening at the Academy premises.
Good night "Taxi Driver", the man who drove our mid-field like a taxi driver!
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Intro and Outro (remixed):
Hemp is a plant. Hempen culture is forever ingrained in our culture and yet we know so little about it yet all around the world the hardy strains of cannabis sativa have provided the essentials for civilizations.
The HempenRoad takes us to the Pacific Northwest, a rugged stretch of continent – like many areas the communities here try to balance economics and ecology were off to find is hemp really sustainable, durable and like many regions long dependence on natural resources have left behind battered eco-systems.
Like many plants, cannabis sativa, comes in many varieties. Each type having unique characteristics and uses. People have cultivated and used different strains of Cannabis for thousands of years. Indeed, some say hemp was one reason humans gave up hunting and gathering instead settling down and farming, soon forming communities and history as we know it.
For cultures worldwide, hemp provided the essentials, food, shelter, clothing. As time went on, hemp was turned into , oils, ropes, paper, medicines and sails Providing a renewable resource for a growing civilizations. This plant is forever ingrained in our heritage yet we know so little about it . Somewhere along the way, hemp farming and information "disappeared" as the world entered a new industrial age. Cheap crude oil, old-growth forests, processed foods, patented medicines & synthetic cloth replaced clean growing hemp. How did this happen? Now, the global community faces the filthy legacy of this misguided prohibition. We now realize the world's environment, economy and health isn't really divided by lines on a map. A problem elsewhere might well be cased by a situation somewhere else. It is all the same planet after all. All around the world, people are again looking to hemp as a viable sustainable crop, capable of slowing this pollution and replenishing the earth. Is this possible? Is hemp really that strong, that versatile and ecological?
As we stand on the edge of our future, we have to re-examine the way we do things, all things, and make intelligent decisions based on truth , not hype. What will it take to bring hemp back into the global economy? Where can it grow? What can hemp really produce? Some people aren't waiting for answers, they are leaping into action and finding their own reality. Searching for a new way of doing things. Who are they are these people what motivates them to work so hard against the preconceptions? It is just a plant, just a especially remarkable one. But what exactly is hemp? Well, we 're on the road to find out. The Hempen Road It's more of a path in thinking but a concrete road in our highway reality. Highways now run through area that was only trees, water and rock less than a century and a half ago. It doesn't take long.
On the Dock:
Here we are in Port Angeles WA the top of the Olympic Peninsula. Its a pulp town and this is where a lot of This is the great northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean, Cascadia bioregion. A rugged and majestic stretch of continent. Temperate rainforest, salmon rivers, volcanoes, rain, islands and ocean. Nature feels real and tangible here. Long dependence on natural resources for economic growth has resulted in rivers and forests that once seemed so abundant, now fading into massive clearcuts, polluted waters, damaged ecosystems. This area is historically populated with adventurers, explorers, thinkers. Individuals finding common ground. People here are outdoorsy folks, but thats not enough. To preserve a healthy planet, decisions must be made. This area, like many, struggles to balance sustainability and economy. prosperity and extinction. There must be answers, but what the questions ? Can cleaner industries like tourism, organic agriculture, alternative fibers production and processing support this bioregion? Where does hemp fit into all this?
On the ferry: (voice over)
On ocean going vessels all throughout history, ropes have often been made out of hemp. just up until the end of WW2, when uhh substitutes started being used. the hemp for victory campaign put on by the US Dept of Agriculture during the uhh mid war years ww2 was uhh pretty much to replace the ropes on navy ships with hemp.
Victoria is famous for looking nice and being a nice place to be. It is a nice place to be. flowers, animals, good air and food. this is worth something and people here realize it. Victoria is also the capital city of British Columbia so it sees a lot of political action too. The last few years, the wholesale clearcutting of several of the few remaining ancient rainforests has sparked Vancouver Island and the whole of Canada into a struggle to find a solution to an urgent problem. People here have had to become quite creative in their activism. Many realize there is no time to delay. Gone means gone forever. In the wake of this situation, hemp has moved to the forefront of solutions. Since 1994, fields of hemp grew on Canadian soil. There is still plenty of research to be done but that is just a matter of time. Laws are starting to change and the populous is awaking to address this issue and decide the fate of their island and perhaps provide a working model of sustainability to the world.
Yurt:
This structure is a yurt. Functional, secure, comfortable housing. It looks like something in between Genghis Khan's Mongolian hut and something from a Dr.Suess book. This particular yurt is covered by a poly/cotton/nylon blend canvas but it could be covered with the true hemp cannabis canvas to provide inexpensive, movable living and work space almost anywhere in the world. This particular yurt is in a state park near sand dunes on the rolling Oregon coast.
So on we go, driving past borders, forests and clearcuts, rocks and water. Pulling west, we head towards the open coast. Then, turning south, we cross a long bridge across the delta of the mighty Columbia River, watching as it collides with the immensity of ocean.
The Oregon Coast and hills are known for being a haven for free-thinkers, travellers, homesteaders, artists and writers. Certainly with Eugene's reputation of being a think-tank for alternative action, hemp must be going on in some neat way.
Around Eugene, the fertile Williamette Valley once produced abundant crops of flax and but this is no small town anymore, Cottage industries have re-adjusted to sustain themselves against the onslaught of big corporations. Hempsters here have found ways to involve their activist goals and organic ideals into new business ideas.
Portland:
Portland is a kind of strange name for a city thats not really a Port, but the early 1990s, it was here that the first shipments of hempen cloth arrived on american shores in almost 50 years. As it goes, after the enthusiastic ww2 hemp for victory campaign, hemp cultivation and tax licenses were just no longer issued by many governments. Hempen agriculture faded away under an avalanche of postwar industry, slick new products and a barrage government disinformation.
As powerful governments spread their political and financial influence beyond national borders, Hemp growth was eradicated from many, then most countries in the western-influenced world. Like In the US, trade was halted, all strains were banned and declared A harmful narcotic. In the past decade, West coast activists and researchers pried open files, films, rumors and fields to discover this missing chapter of world history. As the cold war stumbled, global citizens opened up new channels of information & trade, importing hemp fibers and cloth from formerly distant, closed lands and developing exchange with Eastern Europe, South and Central Asia and from the cradle of hemp, China. From China, the first load of hemp cloth and fiber arrived in Portland creating an unparalleled opportunity for economies, artists and the environment. But first, some laws have to change and this takes a lot of work.
Olympia:
Folks from a variety of backgrounds realize that current cannabis restrictions are misguided and unjust. Many people face difficult questions like "when a loved one is sick, shouldn't they have the medicine they need?" Well, it seems so but in most places, the authorities routinely arrest and imprison patients, treating the terminally ill like criminals.
Yet, before the over-proliferation of costly patented medicines and synthetic drugs, cannabis was a common ingredient in the world's pharmacology. Even Queen Victoria used weed to soothe her ailing cramps. Well, in some states, compassion and common sense are winning as voters have empowered doctors to act in the best interest of their patients and prescribe cannabis as needed. Now, patients afflicted with cancers, glaucoma, HIV & Aids, MS and others ailments can be treated with respect. This is a beginning and a legitimate relief for the thousands of ill people who rely on the soothing, healing properties of this non-toxic herb. making their body, and human rights stronger.
Here in Olympia, people from many walks of life have envisioned what hemp can do for their families and leapt into action. Unlikely citizens running for political office, opening shops, sponsoring local teams, promoting events, challenging the courts, outreaching to the community. After all, if you knew about something that could help the planet and sick people, wouldn't you tell someone about it?
For decades, hemp information was passed on like folk tales and rumors. Later people began educating themselves from a few books, periodicals and leaflets. These days the wide reach and accessibility of the Internet has made legitimate, verifiable facts available around the globe. Further use of the world wide web and email provide an effective means for far-flung activist groups, researchers and businesses to compare notes and strategies, promote projects, publish reports and even make films.
Seattle has grown up from a North-Western outpost known for rain, salmon and airplanes into a big-league home to a unique combination of digital high-tech, adventure sports & rough and real pop culture. Underground is real life here. This juxtaposition creates an ideal location for the dozens of hemp companies & stores based here. Companies that reflect Seattle's personalities and hemp's versatility.
Port Townsend:
Rushing towards the future of planet earth, we humans have implemented engineering works & technologies to provide for our perceived energy & consumer needs. Giant dams for power, off-shore oil wells, vast clearcuts for paper pulp, broken promises to the land, to workers, to ourselves. Nuclear reactors too spread across the world under a smokescreen of safety.
Only decades later do we begin to realize the environmental catastrophe of radioactive waste. Is the energy really worth the tradeoff of filthy rivers & barren land. Which really scares you more? Hemp plants or nuclear plants?
Our health and legacy are worth a wise decisions. Certainly the prospect of producing energy and fuel from a renewable robust plant like hemp deserves attention and research. Hemp fuels and oils are working, now. Port Townsend faded after the timber & pulp industry slowed but it again flourishes, this time with a sustainable mix of creative arts, tourism and wooden boats. Hemp fit right in with the local aesthetic and is already a common sight around town.
Somewhere around here is a line that chops the land into two separate countries and two different sets of rules. There are laws now about free trade between these nations but it doesn't seem that open to me. These borders are drawn with little regard to bioregions, habitat, or even transport practicalities, aspects worth considering as we define the future trends of industry and trade.
Vancouver is a prosperous city on the vibrant Pacific Rim. Long renowned for it's fine harbors, clean, safe streets and majestic peaks, in the last decade or so, Vancouver has grown into a international, multi-cultural metropolis, poised to become a positive example to urban centers worldwide.
The cannabis industry is flourishing here, but it's not industrial hemp that's growing. In this city alone, there are an estimated 3,000 grow houses producing abundant crops of THC-laden marijuana. Vancouver chooses to handle this with tolerance, education and harm reduction, placing marijuana arrests as a low priority. While Industrial hemp production currently lags behind, retailing and manufacturing of hemp products is taking off as inventive new business hit the market almost daily. In this atmosphere of commerce, tolerance, ecology and optimism, the Commercial and Industrial Hemp Symposium convened to find balance between these aspects and catapult the industry into the next century.
Vancouver: HempenRoad Production Journal
Hemp Lobby launches Chronicles blog
Green Blog » Blog Archive » The New Generation of Hemp
Hemp for Victory with Author Kenyon Gibson – Choogle on #52
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FBI Special Agent Eugenia Elaine Sommers not only didn't mind when people underestimated her, she deeply appreciated it. People watching was Ginny's favorite activity even at a young age, and it was best accomplished the least conspicuous the observer was. She had a sleep shirt when she was little that read 'Harriet the Spy was framed' and at least a dozen packed to the margins journals by the time she entered high-school. As an adult, Ginny always endeavored to make herself as forgettable as possible. It helped in surveillance, in being perceived as nonthreatening in the workplace, and in making otherwise smart informants feel safe enough to let their guard down and slip up.
Her only deviation from bland was her shoes, but they weren't a weakness (not that she didn't love a nice new pair of stilettos as much as the next girl) they were a carefully calculated move designed to say 'These are not the droids you're looking for'. She found that men in particular, but sadly women too, judged a person's mental worth by the ratio of practicality to sexuality in their manner of dress. And Ginny didn't mind exploiting this human foible. The end result being that the bad guy routinely miscalculated with her, and her coworkers routinely saw her as pleasantly feminine, yet benign, minimizing their resentment if she outshined them with her casework. Not that she was arrogant, mind you; she just took great pride in her work.
In fact, ninety-eight percent of the time, in the three years she had been an agent with the FBI, this strategy combined with her superior research skills (if she did say so herself), had worked to her advantage. Sadly, she was currently having one of those two percent moments. Five days spent in close proximity to one of the most fascinating human subjects she had met, and he thought she was a joke. Well, maybe not a joke, but certainly dismissible, a non-factor. Which was, as previously mentioned, a feeling she normally cultivated. But in this particular situation, she actually wanted Detective Gates to notice her, not dismiss her, as that clearly wasn't helping him open up to her.
True, maybe she was overanalyzing the thing; that did seem to be the most often used phrase in her evaluations, that and 'too verbose' in her reports.
Really, as far as faults go, shouldn't one err on the side of over-explaining something versus under-explaining? Ginny thought.
Though these descriptors weren't nearly as insulting as when in her senior year of high-school she got voted 'Most likely to pull a Professor Binns and show up to the library dead'. That wasn't even a real category. They had made it up just for her. Just because she loved libraries and investigating things and had a penchant for getting passionately and somewhat myopically involved in a subject didn't mean she didn't, you know, have a real life. Well, not lately, but that was beside the point.
The point was, she loved studying people. Bad people, good people, and all the delicious grey in between. She felt it made her a better Federal Agent. She had thought about sticking with being a profiler, but she liked the newly discovered thrill of field work. She had dual majored in Anthropology and Criminal Justice, graduated in three years, and applied as an Intelligence Analyst with the FBI before the ink was even dry. As soon as the age requirement allowed, she applied for Special Agent just so she could be a professional people watcher who was also one of the top cops in the nation.
Just because she went out of her way to go unnoticed didn't mean that everything she did, every part of her, didn't go into being the very best she could be. Her aunt always called it 'steer from the rear' behavior. Ginny was reasonably certain this was meant as a censure, but she rather thought it a compliment because the ability to manipulate situations to your advantage without being the fall guy was just good strategy.
But tailing Tommy Gates on his last day in DC, she felt like her carefully constructed world was for the first time ever failing to perform as expected. He didn't seem to fit any molds. He was a very young detective – newly made detective he had said – just a tad younger than her, but he seemed very knowledgeable about organized crime in an innate way some of her co-workers still struggled to master. They had in common being young and ambitious, both kept up a façade to keep people at bay, and both were passionate about racket-busting. The major difference was she wasn't related to a known crime figure.
Oh, be real, Ginny, she thought.
She'd been trying to solve the puzzle of Detective Tommy Gates long before she knew that particular piece. Yes, that was the uncomfortable truth. There was something about him, and she knew that Agent Hoffman agreed if their unspoken teamwork was any indication, that didn't quite add up. He acted overly defensive for someone with nothing to hide, yet had the endorsement of extremely discerning and respected federal agents. After the big revelation of his paternity the day before, she had gone to Agent Pitney's desk and asked if she could do surveillance. Pitney had seemed surprised but didn't object when she said she just wanted to check out what her new colleague was up to since Downey was in town. Not that she thought Tommy was on the take. She didn't. Of course, she had run his accounts and arrest record just in case. Who wouldn't? There was just… something… that was challenging about him. He was a fresh mystery… with really dreamy green eyes.
The very same black glossy limo they'd seen yesterday rolled up to Detective Gates' hotel. Mickey Downey exited the vehicle with a young, teenaged boy who had curly brown hair and a ROTC uniform on. She was reasonably certain this was Downey's youngest son Giovanni, known as Joe. The boy looked nervous, darting glances left and right.
Ginny waited until they entered the hotel, holstered her Colt .45, and stuffed her surveillance gear in her jacket pockets. She gambled they would be headed to Tommy's room, so she took a different route to make sure she wasn't spotted. At the hallway, she checked around the corner and did her best to hide behind a scrawny ficus tree at the end of the hall. Downey was talking to the boy in a low voice outside Gates' room, then patted him on the back and knocked on the door. Downey stood to the side of the peep hole and nudged Joe in front of it.
"Tommy, it's Joe… and… and Dad," Joe said.
"Can we come in?" Joe asked, unperturbed.
Detective Gates opened the door. He smiled at Joe and grabbed him into a bear hug, eliciting a delighted laugh from the boy. The corner of Downey's mouth turned up in a half smirk, and he walked past them into the hotel room. Gates looked annoyed, but not surprised at this presumptuousness. Joe shrugged his shoulders, grin still in place, and followed Downey inside.
Huh…'barely knew the guy'… riiight, Ginny thought. And seriously, it was amazing the Bureau didn't have a huge red flag on this guy's background check. She made a mental note not to underestimate Agent Underwood's clout. Or was it Downey's clout?
She waited until Tommy had shut the door, took her shoes off and crept down the hall trying to fish out her Mini Mic and ear buds from her inside coat pocket. She silently prayed no one would come down the hall and wonder what the crazy lady was doing sitting on the floor listening to music.
"What do you mean, we have a situation?" Tommy was saying.
"Don't get mad at Dad, Tommy, it's all my fault," Joe said.
"You mean your sister's fault," Downey interjected.
"Never mind who's to blame! You're saying you concocted this hair-brained scheme just to trap me and him into some sort of father-son bonding session?" Tommy asked, outrage pulsing in his tone.
"Can we get back to the part where you've been talking to drug pushers? What are their names?" Tommy interrupted.
Someone (Downey?) made an impatient sound and there was silence for a couple beats. Tommy sighed (or at least she thought it was Tommy).
"No, what you're saying is that our Dad should just continue to – continue to want to be in your life, to love you, when you have no intention of ever letting him in? In the same town even? You want to be a part of our lives but deliberately shut him out when, without him, you wouldn't even be our brother! How is that fair, Tommy?" Joe asked.
"I know it sounds selfish. But is it any more selfish than what he's asking me to do? He is asking me to put aside my principles, to risk my reputation and job and act like it's no big deal this immoral, corrupt world he lives in—" Tommy cut off as Downey interrupted him.
"That's not what I'm asking! I'm asking to be a part of your life, however small. To love you and earn the right to be loved by you in return. And as for my so-called immoral life, how immoral is it to put family above all, to protect one's own? Maybe some of my actions in the past – well that's the past. I've moved heaven and earth, put that all aside, just to have a chance with you," Downey roared.
"You think because you're retired, whatever the hell that actually means, that it erases a lifetime of pain you've inflicted on others? That your crimes don't matter? Why should you get to live a life of leisure surrounded by your loved ones, when you have taken that from so many people through your actions?" Tommy yelled back.
She could hear Joe making some calming noises, but the two men drowned him out, continuing their shouting match.
"No better, no worse. You can all sit next to each other in Hell then. Maybe what they do isn't right either, but none of them are asking me for a relationship," Tommy spit out.
"None of those other guys are your father, Tommy. Whether you like it or not, we are family. Dad has made changes, to the risk of his own life, and has always tried to respect your wishes, and your mother's wishes, always. You want to dictate the terms, the boundaries, fine. You can even continue to put time and distance between all of us but the one thing you cannot do is dictate how Dad thinks or feels! How we all feel about you," Joe finished softly.
"Tommy, I have loved you from the very moment I felt you move in your mother's womb and I have never stopped loving you. Never. Why is it so hard to accept this love?" Mickey asked.
Geeze, these two… pour it on, why don't you? Ginny thought.
Man, this kid did not fall far from the manipulative tree, Ginny thought.
She also didn't appreciate being called a 'Fed' by Tommy – Detective Gates – even if that was what she was. It was the way he said it, just like before at headquarters, like they weren't on the same team. And yet his words to his father indicated that he wasn't on the Other Team. The room remained silent and she was wishing she had brought a visual feed when she finally heard Tommy's voice again.
"I'm not trying to change the subject. I just want to know if you saw a blond woman in that SUV when you arrived?" Tommy countered.
Oh crap, Ginny thought and yanked her Mini Mic out. She hustled down the hall before she could get caught spying on her own team member. When she got back, she was going to put in a travel request for Chicago.
No way was she letting Agent Hoffman get all the goods.
Read on… Chapter Seven, "Tommy".


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Promoting Work at Older Ages: The Role of Hybrid Pension Plans in an Aging Population
Eugene Steuerle
Employers are beginning to search for ways to elicit more labor supply from older adults as the population ages, the ability to work in later life increases, and younger workers become relatively scarce. Many employers are turning to hybrid pension plans, such as cash balance plans and pension equity plans. Whereas traditional defined benefit plans often subsidize workers who retire early and penalize those who remain at work beyond the plan's retirement age, most hybrid plans reward work at older ages. This paper documents the impact of population aging on the labor market and changes over time in work capacity at older ages. It then shows how movement toward hybrid pension plans, among other types of private and public retirement plan reforms and redesigns, can be used to increase work incentives for older adults.
© 2003 Richard W. Johnson and Eugene Steuerle
Support for this research was provided by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. The authors are grateful to Watson Wyatt Worldwide for financial support, and to Adam Carasso and Meghan Bishop of the Urban Institute for updating the estimates presented in Figure 11. Opinions and errors are solely those of the authors and not of the institutions with whom the authors are affiliated.
Date Posted: 04 September 2019


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