Katharine Gun is a 29 year old English woman who spent a part of her formative years in North-east Asia. As a result, she is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. She used to work as a translator at Britain's super-secret GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), the signals intelligence agency that violates privacy every day by eavesdropping on phone calls, emails and other communications. Katharine exposed US espionage against member delegations at the UN Security Council in the lead-up to the war on Iraq. Espionage at the United Nations is prohibited under the Vienna conventions on diplomatic relations. When charged under the Official Secrets Act, she signalled her intention to argue the defence of "necessity" — the prevention of an illegal war involving the loss of thousands of lives. On Tuesday February 24, 2004, her legal team served documents demanding to see any advice given to ministers about the legality of the war. Two days later, all charges were dropped and Katharine Gun walked free.
It should be noted that the leaks showed a "surge" in US espionage against member delegations. The US engages in such activity every day. What was unusual was the "surge", or increase, in surveillance as the US tried to manipulate the vote and obtain authorisation for its war on Iraq. There are people of goodwill who believe in the sanctity of international law, and who feel disturbed by this event, as they do about the US-led aggression against Iraq without UN authorisation.
This article is for those people. It is written in order to dispel illusions in the United Nations, which was created as an instrument of US foreign policy. Furthermore, the reader should understand that the US began spying on member delegations even before the UN existed.
As early as April 1945, when the United Nations was being constructed in San Francisco, the US conducted comprehensive surveillance against the delegates of all 46 countries that were in town to finalise the structure of the new organisation. Stephen Schlesinger's recent book, Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations (Boulder, 2003), reminds us of how the US controlled the negotiating process from start to finish. In the US Army base known as the Presidio, which was only a few kilometres away from where the negotiations were being held, US military intelligence was intercepting communications by all the visiting delegates to their countries. In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation followed the delegates as they went about their business. The FBI also followed members of pro-democracy and anti-colonial lobby groups operating in San Francisco at the time. The intelligence was passed on to US Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, who had been sent by President Harry Truman to oversee the negotiations.
The archives relating to this episode have never been opened completely; much of the intelligence, which is nearly 60 years old, remains censored. But the episode illustrates the continuity of the US's attitude to the UN.
Turning to the more specific case of post-1991 Iraq, the factual record is unambiguous: the UN has acted throughout as an instrument of US strategic policy. For more than a decade, the UN gave its legal authority to economic sanctions against Iraq, resulting in the deaths of a large number of Iraqis, most of whom were children.
UN Security Council Resolutions requiring Iraq to disarm after the 1991 war were deliberately framed in the negative: inspectors were required to certify that Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction. This meant that the inspections could — and did — go on indefinitely, because there was no way that Iraq could ever satisfy a negative test. Even Australia cannot prove it does not have weapons of mass destruction.
UN inspectors participated in the disarming of Iraq's defences. The Security Council raised no serious objection to the Anglo-American bombing, which lasted for more than a decade. Those few UN officials who objected had no option other than to resign in protest. Several UN inspectors worked actively with the CIA, conducting searches at its behest and passing target data to US military planners. As the build-up to the invasion gained momentum, the UN did not condemn Washington's war preparations. Until the very last minute of the US-led invasion, the UN focused its diplomatic efforts on pressuring Iraq to disarm even more. The US's National Security Strategy, released in September 2002, confirmed what many analysts had been saying all along: that the Bush Doctrine was a "highly voluntarist 'will to power; project, with four key concepts informing it: permanent war, unilateral action, international impunity and multiple war theatres" (Petras 2002). The US's assertion that it would engage in preventive strikes was a clear expression of its intention to violate international law. Had another state issued such a proclamation, the UN Security Council — led by the US — would have condemned it as belligerent. Since it was the US that was acting in this manner, however, any condemnation by the UN was unthinkable. Predictably, the Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1441, stating that Iraq was in material breach of its obligations and warning it of "serious consequences" if it did not comply with an enhanced inspection regime.
The Security Council, ... "welcomes the positive response of the international community to the establishment of the broadly representative Governing Council"; "supports the Governing Council's efforts to mobilise the population of Iraq"; "authorises a multinational force under unified command to take all measures to contribute to the maintenance of security and stability in Iraq"; and "requests the United States on behalf of the multinational force report to the Security Council on the efforts and progress of this force".
There could be no clearer demonstration of the command that the US exerts over the UN.
Or could there? After the first colonial administration (led by retired US general Jay Garner) proved unsuccessful, a new governor was sent in. He was Paul Bremer, the former managing director of Kissinger Associates, a worldwide consulting firm started by Henry Kissinger. Bremer also ran into fierce opposition from a powerful resistance movement. These fighters were hitting back at their British and American occupiers as well as at the local Iraqi collaborators. The UN stepped in to take the heat out of the situation: Kofi Annan dispatched Sergio Vieira de Mello to work with Bremer and provide a figleaf of respectability. De Mello was supposed to install a puppet junta (the so-called "Governing Council") that had no domestic legitimacy or credibility but would do the bidding of the US occupation forces.
De Mello was killed in the bombing of the UN building in Iraq in August 2003. It is obvious why the Iraqi resistance targeted the UN building just as it continues to target the occupying US force – the former institution has acted for more than a decade as an instrument of the latter. There is every reason to expect this situation to continue for the foreseeable future.
After the federal election later this year, the Australian government can be expected to deploy more troops to Iraq as part of the occupying forces. If Labor wins the election, it will come under intense US pressure to contribute even more Australian troops to the ongoing occupation. If its track record is any indication, Labor is sure to agree, but will ask for UN authorisation before it does so.
There are two reasons for this: the first is Labor's diplomatic style. In December 1998, the Clinton administration undertook an operation called Operation Desert Fox. It included the use of cruise missiles and bombs in what the Australian foreign minister later described as "a substantial bombing campaign of Iraq" (Downer 2003). Kofi Annan withdrew the UN inspectors in preparation for the US bombing. While this was going on, the Australian Labor Party raised no objection. Even on the eve of the 2003 invasion, the Labor leadership was concerned with the legality of the issue, not the flagrant imperialism on display. Its opposition was based on the lack of Security Council authorisation. By contrast, the Greens made their opposition to the invasion clear — UN or no UN.
The second reason is the Australian public's opposition to unilateral US action. Labor's calculation is that the public might be willing to acquiesce in a UN-backed deployment. This is because the UN has an aura of global togetherness; its rhetoric stresses the equality of all states and the harmony of all nations. It carries the seductive hint that one day the representatives of all the peoples of the world might interact in a meaningful fashion. The high ideals in the UN Charter inspire people who do not realise that they were the concoction of another member of the US delegation to San Francisco in April 1945, Virginia Gildersleeve. Her soothing platitudes continue to cloak the UN in a garb of goodwill.
This has given the UN an indefinable but benign image: not of international equality – for it operates quite openly as a bludgeon of the powerful; not of planetary justice – for it regularly consigns these issues to the never-never land of review committees, study groups and General Assembly resolutions. Rather, it has an aura of inclusiveness, which is accentuated by its ethnically diverse mix of US marionettes. The public prefers an international framework of order to a world ruled by force. Although understandable, this preference can be highly misleading: it does not take into account the nature of contemporary international law, which is no more than the previous codes and conventions of the dominant states. International law has democratic legitimacy to the extent that it has popular input. As it stands, international law has very little popular input. It should be understood that I am not rejecting international law per se. Instead, I am saying that we need not genuflect before it until it has had popular input into its development. International law as practised by the various foreign and consular services is vastly different to international law (such as environmental legislation) that has arisen as a consequence of public pressure.
Attempts at reform of the United Nations, while well-intentioned, should not be the primary focus for activists. Plans for UN reform are typically the focus of people who depend on UN-related positions for career purposes, and who see the peace movement as a stepping stone to a posting to New York or Geneva. They can frequently be found in the company of functionaries who trade on their "expertise" in UN procedures. This kind of clerical competence has its place, particularly when searching for scholarships and grants, but it should not be mistaken for progressive politics. A measure of realism about the UN and its assorted hangers-on is long overdue.
The UN has a limited but important role to play as an international forum where grievances can be aired and where disagreements can be discussed and resolved. It also has a limited but important role to play as a means of coordinating humanitarian relief efforts. Beyond that, extreme scepticism should be exercised. The UN is a grouping of the governments of the world, not the people of the world. It therefore ought to focus on accomplishing a limited range of core missions, and on fixing its serious management problems.
As it is actually constituted, the UN structure gives near-absolute power to the five permanent members when they act together. Individually, they have near-absolute power to thwart any security initiative they do not like. In the absence of a democratic structure, the UN lacks a genuinely principled source of authority because it does not represent the various nations of the world, weighted according to population size. Until it does, we can hardly consider the UN to be a morally authoritative body for the formulation of international law.
In a representative global political order, we might accept the official representatives of the various states, regardless of their political content. Governments elected by corporate influence or imposed by dictatorial power might be objectionable, but they are a matter for the domestic forces in the relevant countries to deal with. In a representative global political order, internationalists could and should accept the wishes of the various nations. However, it is clear that the current structure of the UN does not resemble this situation in the slightest.
Reform of the United Nations or the creation of an alternative world institution is not a solution to the problem of US-led imperialism. That is something that might arise after the problem has been solved. But people of good will, who wish to change the world for the better, should not occupy themselves with these procedural blind alleys. For Australians, it is clear that referring an issue to the UN is one way for our governments to avoid dealing with a given issue, and to avoid taking a proper stand on it. The UN serves as a kind of bolthole to which contentious issues can be consigned. One can rail against the UN without having to do anything about a difficult issue.
What we are seeing at the UN today is the post-hoc approval of a war of aggression - what the Nuremberg Judgement called the 'supreme international crime, differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole'. Article 6(a) of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg defined crimes against peace as "planning, preparation, initiation or waging a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing".
Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding [to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war], or will it be irrelevant?
1. Downer, March 20, 2003, Reply to Question Without Notice 2:30pm, House Hansard, Australian Parliament House.
2. J. Petras, ""November-December 2002, 9-11: One Year of Empire Building", Canadian Dimension Magazine.
3. S. Schlesinger, Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 2003.


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No 'Puppy Love' in Sochi
By Steven Ruiz February 2, 2014 5:23 pm
If there's one thing Americans love in their Super Bowl commercials, it's cute animals.
Budweiser seems to have taken note. For Super Bowl XVLIII, the company will once again go back to the cute animal well that has served it so well in the past. You can see the "Puppy Love" ad above.
The marriage of the Super Bowl and dogs makes sense. After all, Super Bowl Sunday is a great day for dogs: It doesn't get much better than laying around all day while every now and then pouncing on the scraps of snacks dropped to the living room floor.
At the same time, the more fortunate pups get to strut their stuff in the ultra-popular Puppy Bowl on the Animal Planet.
MORE: The best of Puppy Bowl
Which makes it hard to think about what's going on at the site of the next major sporting event.
In Sochi, Russia, where the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games will be held at the end of the week, dogs are being rounded up and killed.
A stray dog stands in front Olympic Park as seen from the boardwalk along the Black Sea shore prior to 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Liles-USA TODAY Sports
According to ABC News, Sochi officials have contracted a private company to exterminate the city's stray dogs before the start of the games. This news comes after a pledge from the city to seek alternative means of keeping stray dogs under control.
Alexi Sorokin, the owner of the company charged with keeping strays of the streets, has taken a utilitarian stance on the matter:
"Imagine, if during an Olympic games, a ski jumper landed at 130 kilometres an hour [over 80 mph] and a dog runs into him when he lands. It would be deadly for both a jumper and for the stray dog," he said.
"Dogs must be taken off the streets even if that means putting them to sleep," he added.
Sorokin has denied accusations of animal cruelty, but he showed no remorse for his company's cruel task.
"I am for the right of people to walk the streets without fear of being attacked by packs of dogs," he said.
"Let's call things by their real name. These dogs are biological trash," he said.
Not that the United States has a totally sterling record when it comes to the treatment of animals, but in this case one country's biological trash is another's pre-game obsession.
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Candace Cameron Bure and Lori Loughlin Add Grace and Charm to TV Episodes
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Candace Bure and Lori Loughlin for many years have added grace and charm to TV episodes. Both have been Christian role models in the professional acting careers and in their personal lives as wives and mothers. They are both delightful in person and on screen.
On February 25, E News reports that Candace Cameron Bure does her own stunts on Fuller House. "Of all the things viewers notice while…watching Fuller House this weekend, perhaps the one they'll least expect is this: Candace Cameron Bure (who is totally hilarious while reprising her role as D.J. Tanner) is great at the physical stunts…The show gets surprisingly physical in multiple episodes thanks to both choreographed dances and intense wrestling matches, and Bure did all the stunts herself, regardless of the fact that there was a professional stunt double on hand…."
Candace Cameron Bure reprises her role as D.J. Tanner in the series reboot, 'Fuller House' : photo courtesy It's a Wonderful Movie.
On February 24, US Weekly reports that Fuller House makes its long-awaited Netflix launch on Friday, February 26, with cast members Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler). The series is a reboot of the popular ABC sitcom Full House, which ran for eight seasons. Fuller House, which has landed a 13-episode pickup, focuses on D.J., who is recently widowed and raising three sons. Her sister Stephanie and friend Kimmy move into her San Francisco home to help raise the kids.
The Daily Mail on February 24, quotes Cameron-Bure, who stars as the family's eldest daughter D.J. Tanner, when she exclaimed the chemistry was real on set and said "If you can't tell how close we are and how much we love each other, it's all true and real and I think the show is classic and timeless in the sense that it's about family, and it's about love and those stories carry through to any and every generation."
The 'Fuller House' Netflix series cast : photo courtesy Netflix Entertainment.
The Daily Mail explains that the original sitcom followed widower Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) left to raise his three daughters – DJ (Candace Cameron Bure), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle (played by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen).
In the spinoff series, the Tanner family's adventures that began in 1987 on Full House continue as DJ Tanner-Fuller shares a home with her sister Stephanie and friend Kimmy. Cameron Bure says her character who was always responsible and nurturing continues to be that way. The Daily Mail also says that Bob Saget, John Stamos, and Lori Loughlin from Full House also return for the sequel.
Lori Laughlin plays Jesse and returns to play her character in 'Fuller House' : Photo courtesy The Hallmark Channel.
Like Candace Bure, Lori Loughlin is also very busy on TV with Hallmark television and more. Lori Loughlin can now also be seen on Sunday evenings on Season Three of When Calls the Heart, as the strong, caring, and nurturing Abigail Stanton. When Calls the Heart on the Hallmark Channel is about a Canadian frontier town Coal Valley that becomes renamed Hope Valley after wives and children who have lost their fathers in a coal mining accident learn to survive and even flourish. Hallmark Channel.com provides video recaps, previews, and interviews for this series.
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There are several regular service bus routes that will operate to and from the University of Manitoba before and after the game or special event.
There are seven special event Park & Rides located across the city that provide non-stop service to and from Stadium Station at Investors Group Field.
The Running Back Shuttle will begin operating 90 minutes before game time and will operate every 10 minutes.
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Distance learning, which includes online education, is nothing new. By the end of the 19th century, schools were beginning to offer correspondence courses in which teachers and students communicated about assignments by mail. One of the first private correspondence schools in the U.S. was opened in Boston in 1873. That same year, Illinois Wesleyan University became the first U.S. institution to offer courses by correspondence.
As the job market developed post-industrialization, the need for convenient and affordable education options became more prominent. Both correspondence courses, and today's modern incarnation of online learning grew out of the same need for flexible, cost-effective general and professional education.
Online distance learning actually began earlier than you might think. In 1983, Nova University in Florida started to use online technology in education, and by 1986, QuantumLink Tutoring Center and Community College became the first entirely online educational institution. As technology developed over the last 20 years, online education programs expanded as well. In fact, according to the 2009 Instructional Technology Council (ITC) survey, now demand for distance learning in some cases is outpacing supply.
In a 2008 ITC survey, community colleges were reporting an increase in enrollment in distance education programs of 22 percent. Enrollments and course offerings have only continued to increase through 2010.
One of the chief concerns regarding distance education has always been quality. This fear is lessening, though, as more and more colleges and universities are offering a variety of accredited online options. The Sloan Consortium, a collection of institutions and organizations committed to quality online education, noted that in 2008, over 4.6 million students were taking at least one course online.
In terms of psychology degrees, a new student can choose from a huge variety of online courses and pursue one of dozens of degree programs. Institutions now offer online associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. According to Sloan's 2008 report, psychology is a popular field for online learning with approximately one in every four psychology-teaching institutions offering a fully online program.
The latest milestone in online psychology programs belongs to Fielding Graduate University, which offers a "blended" curriculum offered for students interested in clinical psychology. This concept includes both face-to-face teaching along with the convenience of a portion of online class sessions. This innovative combination represents the first program with a significant online component to achieve accreditation from the American Psychology Association.
An increasing number of schools are offering online education options. Unlike older methods of distance education, the internet enables real-time, interactive participation, thus more closely approximating the traditional classroom experience than prior correspondence courses. The perception in the past was that online programs were not as closely vetted or as effective as traditional programs; however, as the popularity and breadth of these programs increase, in a way, so does their quality. More organizations are becoming involved in assessing the quality of online education, more programs are becoming accredited, and a greater number of highly regarded schools are beginning to offer online coursework. Moreover, a 2009 US Department of Education study actually found that the most effective learning is a combination of online and face-to-face education.


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RAM 1500 Inventory
Consumers have more choices when it comes to getting a quality modern pickup at an exceptional value. Two of those trucks that are impressing first-time buyers and seasoned pickup owners alike are the RAM 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado.
People are not only praising the list of convenient features that come standard in each but the towing capacity, payload capabilities, engine power, and more. With two great choices, you might think that you can't really go wrong. But before you decide on which new truck is better, we are going to do a side-by-side comparison of each.
Keep reading to learn more on the design, performance, technology, and safety offered in the RAM 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado so you can make an informed decision on which truck is ultimately the best buy.
RAM 1500 Pickup Truck Quick Look
RAM 1500 Pros
Motor Trend's Truck of the Year!*
Base Model has HEMI V8 Engine
Smooth, Quiet Ride
Upscale, Spacious, & Modern Interior
Recently redesigned
RAM 1500 Cons
Common Driver Assist Features are Limited to Higher Trims
Base Model is a Little Pricier than Competition
Chevy Silverado Pickup Truck Quick Look
Chevy Silverado Pros
Several Engine Options for Various Towing Requirements
Lots of Tie-Down Points and Good Bed Size
Chevy Silverado Cons
Despite Re-Design, Interior Controls & Design Seems Old
Some Cabin Materials are Subpar Quality
Base Engine Can't Compete with the RAM's HEMI
Chevy Silverado Work Truck
410 lb-ft Torque 305 lb-ft
5.7L V8 HEMI Engine 4.3L EcoTec3 V6 engine
395HP Horsepower 285HP
5 yr/60,000 mi Power-train Warranty 5 yr/60,000 mi
11,610 lbs Max Towing Capacity 9,800 lbs
2,100 lbs Payload Capacity 2,076 lbs
When it comes to the design of the Silverado, Chevrolet continues to build a solid pickup truck from a high-strength steel frame to a wide stance to large features, this truck exudes strength. Those who are resistant to change will be happy to learn that that there are no major changes to the newest available Silverado models but who says you can't make a great thing even better?
That is the exact mentality RAM took when it comes to the all-new 1500 seeing as this year's edition went on a diet by shaving off a total of 225 pounds from its frame without sacrificing any of its power. This allows the RAM 1500 to be more agile and it also helps a lot when it comes to improved fuel economy. RAM really did its homework when it came to making the newest 1500 a truck built for the modern age without straying too far from its blueprint.
Outside of the improved fuel economy, the RAM 1500 has a lot going for it from a performance perspective. With a Best-in-Class V8 engine towing capable of towing 12,570 pounds or hauling a 2,300-pound payload, there is no doubt that you will have everything you need to get the job done right. Similarly, the Chevrolet Silverado can tow 13,400 pounds and carry a max payload of 2,250 pounds.
The Silverado comes with a choice of engines including an available 6.2-L V8 engine that you will have to upgrade to get. Furthermore, the Silverado fails to live up to the remarkable fuel efficiency of the 1500. For this reason, the 1500 has the edge over the Silverado since both trucks can get heavy-duty jobs done., but only the 1500 is capable of limiting the number of trips you will take to the gas pump.
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Chevrolet does a great job of loading up the Silverado with helpful technology but you have to upgrade to the higher-level trims in order to get it. Still, it might be worth it if you want to take advantage of the available Advanced Trailering System, Heads Up Display, and 4G LTE Hotspot.
The RAM 1500 has similar upgrades available but offers features like a large infotainment screen, push-to-start button, and auxiliary input with the base model. Trucks are notorious for being light when it comes to decking out the cabin with helpful tech but RAM understands that it needs to be included for the sake of modernizing its vehicles. Ultimately, you can outfit each truck with a suite of helpful tech; the RAM 1500 simply offers more at the base level.
While truck manufacturers can take liberties when it comes to including tech features like Apple CarPlay or Android Auto support, they can't skimp on safety technology if they want to be considered elite vehicles. Chevy and RAM each know this so it may come as no surprise that the RAM 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado are packed with driver-friendly tech that helps make every ride a safe one.
Some of these features include lane departure warning, smart cruise control, and a 360-degree surround view camera. As far as examining the safety of each vehicle, the 1500 and Silverado both received high marks from the IIHS in collision testing and crash prevention. When you consider the significant amount of safety features and how both trucks performed in crash tests, drivers should feel secure behind the wheel of either one of these trucks.
Which Pickup Are You Going With?
While both trucks are great, only one was named the 2019 Motor Trend Pickup of the Year - the RAM 1500. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a new truck but the awards don't stop there. Consumer Guide Automotive appointed the RAM 1500 as a "Best Buy" for the eighth consecutive year, continuing a tradition of sustained excellence. And the Detroit Auto Show named the RAM 1500 "Best In Show" considering the new design has "made a great truck even better." Get started right now by shopping the selection of new RAM 1500 models available at River Oaks CDJR. You are welcome to visit any time during normal business hours to take one for a test drive.
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Home » 2013 Spotlight On Japan - 2020 Canadian Music Week
2013 Spotlight On Japan
Japan ranks as the second largest music market in the world, just after the US, accounting for 25% of global trade revenues. While digital sales continue to rise, physical formats in Japan still account for over 72% of total recorded music sales there. Audiences in Japan are exposed to western culture and influences through trade, tourism, media and the Internet. Popular genres include everything from Pop, Hip Hop, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, and Jazz to Classical with a large range of them enjoying good sales. Music fans are among the most knowledgeable and sophisticated in the world. They do not tend to follow fads or charts and their demands for music can be met by Canadian artists and repertoire. Japan's well developed and vibrant live music market makes it one of the world's main touring destinations. Indie Canadian acts such as Broken Social Scene and Crystal Castles have enjoyed success in Japan, having toured the country on numerous occasions. Summer music festivals such as Fuji Rock and Summersonic have an average of about 45,000 attendees per day, and are key events in the international circuit. There are hundreds of live houses in Tokyo alone, most with capacities ranging from 50 to 200 people. Some larger ones have seating capacities for about 1,000 with excellent PA and lighting equipment. This thriving live industry is ideal for new and emerging Canadian artists and Canada's independent music sector. In a market where International repertoire physical sales amount to US$548.19 million, Canada can fully benefit from an intimate knowledge of the local music industry and its key players. Through market overview presentations, seminars, business meetings and networking sessions, the Japanese region, including Seoul, will be brought into light for Canadian music companies to find a home for their artists.
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Each year, Canadian Music Week coordinates an International Buyers Program, identifying music professionals from around the world to meet and do reciprocal business with Canadian delegates. As part of 2013's Program, CMW will present an International SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN which will include the following activities: Welcoming Internationals Cocktails (Wednesday March 20) Spotlight Showcases (Wednesday March 20– Saturday March 23) – Showcases featuring some of the hottest new Japanese artists Friday March 22 - 12:30 PM -2:30 PM IMP Pre-arranged INTERNATIONAL meetings – Japan One-on-One pre-arranged meetings between the Japanese delegation & Canadian delegates. (By appointment only) Ontario Investment & Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor (via express elevators in the Eaton Centre) Friday March 22, 2:55 PM –3:45 PM PANEL: Spotlight on Japan A panel of VIPs and music professionals from Japan who will provide an insider's look into the Japanese music market. Marriott -Trinity 4-5 Friday March 22, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Meet the Japanese – VIP Reception Marriott - Adelaide Room - IMP Session: Overview of the Canadian Music Market (Saturday March 23, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Trinity 4-5) - This primer will introduce foreign guests to the Canadian market. *MANDATORY SESSION* Networking Cocktail Reception at the International Marketplace (Friday March 22)
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Ko Enomoto
Hostess Entertainment Unlimited, Japan
@hostessofficial
Steve McClure
Exec Editor,
McClureMusic.com, Japan
Ken Nishikawa
Atelier E.A.U, Japan
Tomoya Ogawa
booking department staff,
Billboard Live (Hanshin Contents Link Corporation), Japan
@billboardlive_t
Aya Ohi
GM/ Int'l Repertoire,
JVC Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan
Laurie Peters
Counsellor and Head of Public Affairs,
Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, Japan, Japan
@LJPinTOKYO
Jonny Thompson
GM International,
Nichion - Music Publisher, Japan
Participating Delegates
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What has become of David Miscavige's Scientology Inc.
Some of you may know Marsha and Steve Friedman, but for those of you who don't, here's a little information about these two new independents.
Marsha became a Scientologist in 1969 and introduced Steve to Scientology in 1973. They are well-known as Scientologists in the Clearwater community, where they moved in 1989. They are also well-known as successful business people who own and operate a national PR agency, founded by Marsha 22 years ago. The firm, headquartered until recently in downtown Clearwater, represents professionals, high-profile individuals and corporations in a wide range of industries. Their staff is comprised mostly of media professionals, and each month they arrange an average of 160 radio interviews, 20 local and national TV appearances and millions of potential readers in offline and online print. As well they market online, with Marsha having 70,000 friends and followers on the various social networking sites. She is also the author of the book, Celebritize Yourself, and is co-host of a recently launched national talk radio show airing weekly on Sirius/XM.
Here's Marsha's story in her own words.
As I don't know where this post will wind up in the wild world of the Internet, consider this an "Open Letter" to friends I know and those I don't, people in the church or on the fence, public and/or staff.
While writing this letter might seem as evidence to those within the church that we have gone "to the dark side," I'm actually writing this for the purpose of telling the truth and filling in the vacuum of data for the friends and family who have chosen to disconnect from me and Steve, and others who might become new friends.
To start, I'd like to share a little of my background. I became a Scientologist in 1969 and joined staff at the Miami Org as Marsha Ulan. I have fond memories of being on staff during that era, and can vividly recall those exciting days when new HCOB's and HCO PL's were released. Whenever this happened, we always stopped whatever we were doing to read LRH's new breakthroughs. The energy and excitement were beyond compare; we knew we were part of a great new movement.
I finished my contract and left staff in March of 1974 to have our first child together. We've now been happily married going on 39 years in May, and are the very proud parents of 2 sons, a daughter, 3 grandchildren and a new great-grandson (whew…even hard for us to believe!).
In 1989 we moved to Clearwater to be close to Flag, and while I never went back on staff, I always volunteered for OSA whenever called upon. Over the years, we did a lot of services at Flag, including auditing on OT 7 until about a year ago when we routed off the level.
Then we were accused of being associated with "friends of LRH." We thought, "How strange, of course we're friends of LRH and, yes, that is who we associate with." And this wasn't said tongue-in-cheek at all, even though it may seem that way. Truly, we were the best of soldiers. We didn't dare read anything on the Internet about Scientology. We were told it was evil, enturbulating and could cause us great harm. While neither Steve nor I believed anything or anyone had that kind of power over us, especially considering we were OT and armed with ethics and PTS tech, we chose to simply follow the rules and do as we were told.
Once I started to look, I anticipated finding a volume of success stories and well publicized good works of the church by independent media coverage. However, the only pro-church coverage I found were press releases the church wrote and paid to have distributed by PR distribution services. But most important was what I found from independent news coverage – the harrowing stories of people who had been on staff, and the violation of their human rights.
After doing a lot of research online, when Debbie Cook's email hit my inbox at the beginning of this year, I found myself in complete agreement with the points she raised. And, for the reasons listed below, on Tuesday, February 28th, I learned the church was planning to issue a declare on me and Steve. This was told to me over lunch by one of my closest Scientology friends of twenty years.
1. On January 2, 2012, I forwarded Debbie Cook's email to 3 people with whom I had a close relationship: my brother and two friends. My brother did not respond to my email nor did he call or try to engage in any conversation. Rather, he sent me a Knowledge Report in the mail and after a 60 plus year relationship, he just disconnected from me. My sister-in-law disconnected shortly thereafter.
The initial response from my two friends was to say that while they didn't agree, they still loved and treasured my friendship and would like to just agree to disagree. However, they have both since disconnected.
3. Around this same time, I got about 5 or 6 messages on Facebook, stating I was Facebook friends with Debbie Cook and requesting I un-friend her. I didn't un-friend Debbie Cook; I un-friended them instead.
The close friend, who over lunch told me of the declare coming down, said he was meeting with OSA's Kathy True that following Saturday to "right this wrong." He said he would contact me after the meeting to let me know what occurred.
I never heard from him again. After a very close 20-year friendship, he has disconnected from me, un-friended me on Facebook and had all of his family do the same.
At that point, I assumed a declare had been issued. Then, a couple weeks ago, I learned about a Facebook posting below, by someone I don't know, which resulted in a lot of FB disconnections from Scientologists.
"Marsha Freidman and her husband Steve Friedman have been Declared Suppressive, I know this as a fact. This Declare can be seen and verified with any MAA or OSA terminal.
"As your Facebook Friend, I would most appreciate your removing them as your Facebook friend ASAP.
1. That the church has been trying to "handle" me for a year but I refused to take any calls, return any calls or speak to anyone.
This is completely false. No one from the church ever called, emailed or even stopped by my office (located until recently a few blocks away from Flag) to talk to me about any problems they had with me.
In fact, it's quite to the contrary. This past Christmas I was very involved as usual in an event the church is associated with. In 1989 I founded a group that I later established as a non-profit called Cherish the Children Foundation, which championed for abused, abandoned and neglected children. For 22 years me and my organization sponsored a Christmas party for these foster children in which the church played a role as a co-sponsor. This past year was no different and one of OSA's staff even attended the event, without one word spoken to me throughout the planning or at the event itself.
If perhaps this statement was referring to "handling" my husband, the situation there is that when he turned in his confidential materials and said he would no longer be auditing, both his auditor and FSM (at different times) visited him at our office. His auditor was furious about his decision, yelling at him in the driveway with accusations that he's been "influenced" by enemies. His communication was nasty enough that he called Steve back later that same day to apologize. Then, two MAA's called Steve (on the phone at the same time) yelling and threatening him about what would happen if he didn't come into the Org to see them. Well, if you knew Steve, you'd know he doesn't take kindly to being threatened. Without raising his voice, but with tons of intention he told them their threats were meaningless and they wouldn't be seeing him. They hung up the phone on him and he has never heard from anyone at the church since then. So, if no longer wanting to audit on OT 7 is a suppressive act, he's guilty.
2. That I broadly spread Debbie Cook's email.
Completely untrue. I sent Debbie Cook's email to three people.
3. That my FSM came to my house to talk to me but my husband slammed the door in her face.
Completely untrue. My last home in Clearwater that we lived in for two years was very close to Flag and my FSM had never seen it. It's a high security condo building. No one can even enter the building to get to our unit to have the door slammed in their face.
What did occur was our FSM stopped by one day at the office while we were working. She arrived unannounced and went into Steve's office. He was not happy about a prior conversation where she called him an "a-hole." He told her that she didn't have an appointment and asked her to leave. He never left his desk to close the door or slam it in her face. She got up and walked out and it was apparent she was upset. Right or wrong, I asked him to call her afterwards to apologize. He did and she accepted his apology.
To date, Steve and I have still have not heard from anyone from the church about a formal declare. Nor do we know what other untruths have been said about us in a goldenrod, which we understand is apparently available at Flag.
So, after being an upstat, loyal and dedicated Scientologist for 43 years, my journey has led me here.
It's been very difficult at times to confront the lies I believed for so many years and the aberrations that exist within the church at the most senior level.
During this journey, I was so careful not to speak to my friends in any great depth of what I found. I was concerned it would enturbulate them and I didn't want to create that effect. While I was being so careful to protect those I loved, they disconnected from me without any thought or reason when they were told the church had declared me a suppressive person.
If any one of those people were asked what they thought of me a few months ago, they would have declared me not suppressive, but rather their sister and friend, whom they loved and cherished. Yet with nary a question, they have disconnected because they were told we have gone to the "dark side" and are now suppressive people.
As I didn't take the opportunity to speak candidly with friends before our declare, and had I known they would have disconnected from me so easily without even a question, let me say, here and now, what I should have said to them when we were still speaking.
To them I would say, honestly and truly, the only "dark side" that exists is at the senior level of management of the C of S and OSA. The entheta embroiled in the activities of disconnection and declares becomes very apparent when one is on the other side and subjected to disconnection and being declared.
But, like an auditing session – where you blow chunks of charge and see the world as bright and shining – that's what it's like to be on the other side, where suppression is non-existent. I'm talking of the suppression of being told who you can and can't talk to, what you can and can't read, what you can and can't think, what you can and can't do, where and how you spend your time and your money. Now that we're on the other side, that suppression doesn't exist anymore. It's the most wonderful freedom Steve and I have experienced in a long time. The sad part is that until the suppression came off, we didn't even realize how other-determined we had agreed to be.
We have personally experienced the off-policy regime that currently exists within the church. The following are just a few specifics that speak for themselves.
1. Steve and I have been declared but we never received any communication from the church about this status. Instead, we have heard only rumors that we have been declared – with NO prior ethics or justice actions, or Committee of Evidence held as clearly defined in policy.
2. Parishioners have disconnected from us, some who are directly in comm with the MAAs office, even though the policy on disconnection was cancelled in Ron's Journal '68, (an LRH lecture of 1968). The existence of this LRH reference is completely ignored by the church. At the same time they have reported to the media that disconnection is not practiced. Is it really okay for any person or entity to force you to disconnect from those you love, be it family or friend? What kind of a church does this?
3. We have been "crush-regged" for the IAS and for fundraising for Ideal Orgs. Yet there are numerous LRH policy references against fundraising, many of which can be found on http://www.friendsoflrh.org/COBvsLRH/. Can anyone truly deny that crush regging exists? We've all experienced it. On many occasions I have been regged by my auditor after finishing up at the examiner, by my D of P, Board I/C and examiner. Finishing a checksheet cycle in qual was usually accompanied by a reg cycle with the Cram Officer, Qual Consultant or MLO. And, the bigger reg cycles usually included the D/ED and MAA, and oftentimes an FSM (other than our own) or an OL in town.
By no stretch of the imagination could we be considered wealthy. But we gave when we could – $100k to the IAS and thousands more to library donations in addition to the hundreds of thousands for bridge cycles over the years.
But the reg cycle that took place in the last quarter of 2010 turned the corner for us. After being detained for over 3 hours with a host of people, some using verbal force to try and close us to take out a $100k second mortgage on our home (to no avail), we realized we were no longer giving because we wanted to; it was now being demanded of us. I was told the donations were necessary because the church was building a "war chest." The irony is that while one of LRH's stated aims for Scientology is "a civilization without war," money is being accumulated for a war, which flies in the face of LRH's intention. When I finally got to look at this, I asked myself, "What war is the church fighting?" I know what I was told by the Church powers that be, but I didn't feel I had enough data to really understand what I was told. When I started looking, I saw the evidence to support the fact that, yes, this church IS at war. But unfortunately, I found that the war is against anyone who dares to expose the off-policy injustices and crimes being perpetrated.
Debbie Cook is just one example. There are many, many other individuals who have come forth with similar or worse stories of their own. And these very well documented stories all live online.
The question you have to ask yourself is, "What if? What if any of these reports of abuse at the highest level of the Church are true?" When I asked myself that question, I realized I could never stand proudly and look myself in the eye, if I didn't do something to expose the dirty secrets that are very well-known to the rest of the world, but unknown to those on the inside who choose not to look.
To those still in the church, think of LRH's essay on Personal Integrity.
If anything I've said resonates even to the slightest degree, then you owe it to yourself to do as LRH says, "Look, don't listen." Even if you decide the data you find is not true for you, at least you've taken responsibility to "know." The other side of the coin is to not know, and that's when you mess with your integrity.
Personal integrity is the one thing no one can ever take from you. Only you can give it away.
While our SP declare was intended to negatively impact us, it's actually been a very freeing action for both of us.
Our lives are good. Steve and I feel very fortunate that we've never been solely dependent on Scientologists for friends, employees and clients. We have a successful business with a wonderful staff and a great stable of clients. And, thankfully our business is doing well.
I know many people who have experienced disconnection from the church are not as fortunate as we are in this way. But, just as we have created close friendships and business relationships with people outside the church, from all walks of life, we know others can do this too in time.
At the end of the day, Steve and I have chosen to maintain our Code of Honor and our personal integrity. We're able to freely enjoy our family and friends, to keep our business flourishing and prospering, our clients happy and to live our lives to the fullest, all while contributing to the happiness and survival of others.
In summary, due to all that has happened and the off-policy regime that exists, we're happy to announce our formal resignation and disconnection from the current C of S.
In the mid 1980's a Class VIII Auditor named Ian Waxler headed a group called The Council for Spiritual Integrity. He recently sent me an April 1985 newsletter The Free Spirit that the council published. A copy of it can be accessed at the end of this post.
I highly recommend people giving it a thorough read. After having done so myself I recognized a couple of important things.
The parallels between what was happening in the field in the mid eighties and now are remarkable. The newsletter reads much like this blog in terms of issues the field was contending with. Though many doubt it, I had very little exposure to the "Independent" movement of the eighties. As will be made very clear in my book between 81 and 85 I was thoroughly consumed in dealing with dozens of lawsuits and a number of criminal investigations targeting L Ron Hubbard. It was not till November of 1984 that I was thrust into the Mayo/Advanced Ability Center lawsuit, in my position as Legal Executive Author Services Inc, as it was perceived that then-RTC honchos had thoroughly screwed it up. Even then, it was only one of dozens of disrelated lawsuits I remained involved in. By the time I got into RTC, March 1987, there was little to nothing going on overtly in the Independent field, at least nothing that effected the church very greatly. I give this brief history to make the point how remarkable I find it that Moving on Up A Little Higher so parallels The Free Spirit. Uncanny in some respects, like choosing July 4th for an annual Independents' get-together.
Having been accused of all manner of skullduggery – there was plenty I was involved in, just not so much in this sector – by folks on the receiving end from the eighties, I batted back a lot of nasty comm I've received from that sector for three reasons. First, it was full of false accusations and arguing facts seemed to go nowhere. Second, and more importantly, it didn't open the door to any handlings – their presumptive why for the past Independent movement having nothing whatsoever to with anything they did or didn't do (the why is God). The comm only reinforced the conclusion I had already drawn about the ebbing of the "squirrels" (from my church perspective) that they had suffered the fate LRH had suggested they would if they did two things : a) squirreled, and b) denigrated Hubbard and his technology. Third, I found both "a" and "b" to be rampant within the current Freezone.
However, reading the Waxler CSI newsletter caused me to re-think this historical era. It has prompted me to conduct a thorough investigation and evaluation of the 1980's Independent movement for purposes of learning from its strengths and weaknesses.
I am interested in receiving hard facts from the perspective of pioneer Independents on what went right and what went wrong from their points of view. I do understand the impact of the Mayo/AAC going down. I was most definitely involved in that. But, there are certainly other factors. There must be more useful facts for pure evaluation, that is, what did the Independents do or not do to lose their momentum, cohesion, and effectiveness.
While this process can certainly lead to important connections being made by various sectors of the Independent field, I am quite certain a bunch of comm attempting to "enlighten" me on the virtues of "a" and "b" above is going to be counter-productive. Because of the volume of traffic on my lines on a lot of productive fronts, this is a word of warning that I am not going to devote any time to such origins. If that is the bulk of what I receive, I'll understand my initial conclusions – though omitting pluspoints like Waxler produced – were probably right in the first place.
If you have such facts and are willing to share them, please forward me reports at rathbunmark@yahoo.com.
Latest from Tampa Bay Times: Video of Miscavige Surrender, attorney Ray Jeffrey and Debbie Cook.
Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.
Miscavige told the audience that Black America was considered hip, that ghetto Blacks were the trend setters in music, fashion and more. He said that made investment in the ghetto very much worth Scientology's while. It would make Scientology hip. My stomach ached as I heard him cherry-pick Isaac's (Hayes) secret pitch to a profit motivated management and have the arrogance to announce it to the "elite", well-heeled followers he had carefully cultivated.
He had unilaterally decided to take on the situation in the most audacious possible manner. He announced that the Church was working on two new magnificent, "showcase" Churches: one in Harlem and the other in South Central Los Angeles. He showed the audience grandiose design plans for both. I uneasily imagined how Isaac felt about seeing Miscavige take his report, and have the temerity to talk about Black America like a thing that need be conquered for Scientology's aggrandizement.
Miscavige withheld from the audience that he had spent the past five years personally blocking efforts by Scientology management to implement a Hubbard advised finance system that would make the subject affordable to common folk. He continues to do so to this day.
Eight years later, Miscavige finally got around to opening the Inglewood org, announced at the 2011 IAS event. The lag in delivering what he promised alone demonstrates his lack of sense of urgency about doing anything for Inglewood – or as he put it in 2003 and again in 2011 for "Blacks". Multiple countries were opened from scratch and expanded into dozens of orgs in every eight year period prior to Miscavige's coporatization and bastardization of Scientology.
What is more mind-boggling is that eight years later, and a year after I called him out on his creepy, exploition attitude toward African Americans, his 2011 announcement is – despite his best efforts to sound propitiative – as racist, arrogant and condescending as he was in 2003. It was inappropriate for Miscavige to speak of African Americans as "them" in 2003. To continue to do so in 2011 exposes a person who is something far more sinister than clueless.
As far as the over-the-top shrine-to-his-God-the-physical-universe Inglewood org goes, it is a brazen slap in the face of those it purports to serve. What could have been done in that community for the price of Miscavige's $15 dollar museum over the past eight years? Who in the community it purports to serve can afford to train or be audited there? Who in that community would trust a "church" dressed up like a Wall Street firm drunk with stolen billions?
So, talk about a pervasive culture. Talk about a permeating and penetrating culture. Or to put it another way, most white folks wouldn't have a clue what it means to be cool if it weren't for Black America.
Why is he even having to justify the opening of the org there for a segment of society he clearly refers to as "them" in the first place?
Make no mistake, that multi-million dollar community center serves one purpose for Miscavige, and one purpose alone. Lure a bunch of African Americans in for free events so that they can be video taped for some future event; with an over-dub by Miscavige himself talking about overwhelming acts of kindness to salvage the inner cities. Mark my words.
If he cared about Urban Los Angeles, with the money he has spent on this glitz center he could have opened a couple hundred missions across LA over the past eight years. As for the Idle Morgue – beyond serving as a free-service, free-fall facility for his buddy Farrakhan's Nation of Islam followers (designed of course as a loss leader to drive more unsuspecting African Americans in to serve as extras for his event videos) it will die on the vine just like virtually every other ostentatious, gaudy Idle Morgue he has wasted parishioner donations on to date.
Those are my views. I'd love to hear yours.


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Many streets across Israel are named in memory of righteous gentiles who were sympathetic to the plight of Jews and stood up to anti-Semitism or supported the establishment of the State of Israel.
Some streets are named for world leaders who supported the creation of a Jewish homeland, such as Czechoslovakian president Tomas Masaryk, South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts, and British Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
Other streets are named for individuals from the private sector, most notably Oskar Schindler, who saved 1,200 Jews from the Nazis by employing them in his factories. His activities were chronicled in the novel Schindler's Ark and the subsequent film adaptation Schindler's List.
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I recently attended the screening of a fascinating documentary called "A Voice Among the Silent: The Legacy of James G. McDonald." Let's focus on this hero who was honored by the city of Netanya with a street named after him in recognition of his lifelong advocacy of the Jews.
In 1933, McDonald was appointed the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees from Germany. McDonald quickly became aware of the German Jews' plight and informed President Roosevelt of Hitler's open threats to destroy the Jews. Unfortunately, his clarion call failed to sway Roosevelt and his policies toward Germany. Roosevelt was not alone in ignoring McDonald's protestations, as many world leaders turned a blind eye to his alarming predictions regarding the impending demise of German's Jews. McDonald dejectedly resigned from his post in 1935 to protest the international community's indifference to the plight of German Jewry.
In 1938, McDonald was appointed chairman of a new commission called the President's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees. Again, Roosevelt paid him lip service but did not heed McDonald's advice. Despite FDR's strict immigration policy, McDonald was able to bring 2,000 Jewish refugees into the United States on the eve of the Holocaust.
After the war, McDonald served on the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine and, in that role, he pressured the British to open then-Palestine to Holocaust survivors.
Upon the establishment of the State of Israel, President Truman picked McDonald to serve as the United States' first ambassador to the nascent state, where he continued advocating for the Jewish people. One little known but major example: McDonald played an important role in helping Israel retain possession of the Negev when the British, trying to protect its interests in the Suez Canal, attempted to wrestle control of the large southern region from Israel to Trans-Jordan.
The street in Netanya which is named after this modern-day hero houses a synagogue which the community has amusingly renamed "McDonald's." Notwithstanding the gentle humor, it is fitting that a house of prayer bears his name, as McDonald was a brave voice of moral clarity and ethical principles during history's darkest hour.
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Post-eruptive inflation of Okmok Volcano, Alaska, from InSAR, 2008–2014
By: Feifei Qu, Zhong Lu, Michael P. Poland, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Qin Zhang, and Hyung-Sup Jung
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs71215839
Open Access Version: Publisher Index Page
Okmok, a ~10-km wide caldera that occupies most of the northeastern end of Umnak Island, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc. The most recent eruption at Okmok during July-August 2008 was by far its largest and most explosive since at least the early 19th century. We investigate post-eruptive magma supply and storage at the volcano during 2008–2014 by analyzing all available synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of Okmok acquired during that time period using the multi-temporal InSAR technique. Data from the C-band Envisat and X-band TerraSAR-X satellites indicate that Okmok started inflating very soon after the end of 2008 eruption at a time-variable rate of 48-130 mm/y, consistent with GPS measurements. The "model-assisted" phase unwrapping method is applied to improve the phase unwrapping operation for long temporal baseline pairs. The InSAR time-series is used as input for deformation source modeling, which suggests magma accumulating at variable rates in a shallow storage zone at ~3.9 km below sea level beneath the summit caldera, consistent with previous studies. The modeled volume accumulation in the 6 years following the 2008 eruption is ~75% of the 1997 eruption volume and ~25% of the 2008 eruption volume.
10.3390/rs71215839
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Volcano Science Center
Other Geospatial
Okmok Volcano


Are you one of the many Michiganders looking for steady work? Well, Rick Snyder has the job for you! The catch? You'll have to hold your horses for the next 25 years. In the meantime, you and your kids can survive on broken promises and empty rhetoric.
Talking to the 2013 Mackinac Policy Conference, Gov. Snyder suggested an interesting thought experiment: "if you want a really sweet job, run for governor in 2038." For Michigan's sake, let's ignore Snyder's implicit argument – that he shouldn't be held accountable for his policies until 2038 – and imagine what effects eight (8) of his current policies would have in 25 years.
Gov. Snyder has spent two years making a lot of promises to Michiganders, but his $2.5 billion in corporate tax cuts have failed to create more and better jobs. In fact, Michigan's unemployment rate is still higher than it was during Jennifer Granholm's first term.
In short: they're fewer in number and pay bottom dollar. You just have to respect that.
2. LGBT community still doesn't count.
In a meeting with the Detroit Free Press editorial board, Speaker Bolger claimed to "completely oppose" Agema's comments, but refused to call on him to resign. Sen. Richardville took it a half-step further, saying that Dave Agema's comments don't speak for himself or the Republican caucus, all while refusing to call on him to resign. Needless to say, Dave Agema's resolution was unanimously passed and his position confirmed.
3. Terrible (but cheap!) K12 for-profit public schools and absurd costs for a college education.
If you've been following the travails of the for-profit charter school cottage industry in Michigan, you know you really will have to "shop around" for a quality education. Because of the perverse incentives of a market where there is little oversight, guaranteed demand, and the overriding corporate prerogative to meet quarterly projections, Michigan's for-profit charter school utopia has failed. Simply put: why invest in providing a quality education when you can focus on advertising, count more "heads," and beat market expectations?
4. A permanent Tea Party majority.
How is it that Michigan Democrats garnered 200,000+ more votes than the MIGOP, but Republicans still retained their majority in the state House (and U.S. House) and Senate? Simple: After the 2010 census, they gerrymandered Michigan's (and 22 other state's) districts to solidify their advantage among reliable partisan voters. Based on a database of voter histories, Michigan Republicans redrew the state House and Senate district boundaries – and Congressional Districts – to favor their own party. Now, they want to award electoral votes based on who wins more votes in the districts they drew.
Under this plan, while Romney lost Michigan by nine points he would have won more electoral votes.
5. Core functions of government are privatized.
The arguments being made in support of privatizing Michigan's education system are the same ones that were made in favor of privatizing Michigan's prison system. Privatization will force both industries to compete in the free market they say, which will drive down costs while delivering an equal or better product.
Much like Michigan's failed for-profit charter school utopia. In spite of Michigan's failed experiments in prison and education privatization, conservatives still cling to it as the solution to all of life's ills.
6. Public policy will be decided behind closed doors, your entry to Michigan's Capitol will be blockaded by MSP, and Speaker Jase Bolger will still be allowed to do whatever he wants.
Right to Work passes in spite of open meetings act.
Jase Bolger (or, Speaker Jase Bolger's history of lying).
7. For Michiganders struggling to make ends meet: you're guilty until proven innocent.
Florida tried this, and it ended up costing more than it saved. Why? Because it's a stupid idea and sets a dangerous precedent for future policies.
8. Not wearing a helmet is a lot like not buckling your seatbelt: dangerous.
Bottom line: Wearing a helmet may be uncomfortable, but it's good for your health and your wallet. Not to mention your neighbor's wallet.
No one ever explains how numerous, separate, for-profit corporations can or will do anything more efficiently than a collective government entity. In comparison to a single officeholder, each corporation has an exec and a many-tiered system of management, each of whom duplicate services of the others and take a cut of the proceeds.
Let's talk about the environment: State lands leased for fracking, our water given freely to the fracking industry, and a bunch of lies from the DEQ about how safe fracking is. This is even worse than the privatization legacy Snyder will leave, because our water is increasingly valuable and these practices are causing it to disappear, only to reappear later as it seeps into our aquifers.
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Isac "Acougueiro" Chaves began training Jiu-Jitsu with Professor Josef "Ze Cobra" Manuel in February of 2006. He is a very active, dedicated & decorated competitor who also has won various tournaments throughout the tri-state area notably the 2010 No-Gi Panamericans of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Following his instructor's footsteps, Isac is constantly challenging & preparing himself on the battle field of competition to become a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion. On March 19, 2009, along side of his instructor Isac had the pleasure of training soldiers from the United States Army where he was awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Army Combatives Level 1. After extensive testing, certification and elite level competition under Professor Manuel's supervision, Isac has qualified and been approved to run beginner, intermediate & advanced classes at CEBJJ where he shares and teaches techniques that have made him a such a successful champion.


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>Kingship, Legislation and Power in Anglo-Saxon England
>Ine 70.1 and Royal Provision in Anglo-Saxon Wessex
Kingship, Legislation and Power in Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon Royal Archives: Their Nature, Extent, Survival and Loss
Naming and Royal Authority in Anglo-Saxon Law
Witnessing Kingship: Royal Power and the Legal Subject in the Old English Laws
The Burial of Kings in Anglo-Saxon England
Ine 70.1 and Royal Provision in Anglo-Saxon Wessex
Being Everywhere at Once: Delegation and Royal Authority in Late Anglo-Saxon England
Index of persons and places
6 - Ine 70.1 and Royal Provision in Anglo-Saxon Wessex
from PART II
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2013
Gale R. Owen-Crocker and
Brian W. Schneider
With contributions by
Ann Williams ,
Alexander R. Rumble ,
Carole Hough ,
Andrew Rabin ,
Barbara Yorke ,
Ryan Lavelle and
Alaric Trousdale
Gale R. Owen-Crocker
Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester
Since the publication of John Mitchell Kemble's Saxons in England in 1848, the concept of the itinerant ruler has been long acknowledged, if not always fully appreciated, as a major feature of Anglo-Saxon kingship. A practice which was hardly unique amongst their European contemporaries and arguably emergent from notions of what was practicable in the post-Roman West for the victualling of the king and his followers, in Anglo-Saxon England this took the shape of feorm, a term which referred to the render of goods and entertainment. Proximity and the ability of the king to be seen at known times was an important corollary – if not the indeed the function – of this practice.
I have argued elsewhere that the landholdings recorded in Domesday Book as providing the 'farm of one night' are a significant feature of royal provision in the West Saxon landscape. Like others. I am of the opinion that there is evidence in Domesday Book for continuity of provision in kind for a royal court. However, it is not the intention of this paper to revisit the details of this system but rather to explore the wider implications of the royal usage of landholdings in Wessex, considering the development of the king's feorm on a broader canvas.
Kingship, Legislation and Power in Anglo-Saxon England , pp. 259 - 274
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Edited by Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester, Brian W. Schneider
Book: Kingship, Legislation and Power in Anglo-Saxon England
Online publication: 05 December 2013


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Posts Tagged ' flexible '
The COMB Construct Bench.
It's difficult to believe that a design as beautiful as this is composed almost entirely of recycled materials. Named after the shape that makes up its two flexible seating points, COMB is constructed from blown out bike inner tubes and plywood leftovers. The bike tubes form the stretchy surface for the honeycomb-shaped sections that sink in to create a comfy, form-fitting seat when one drops down. When they stand, it pops back up to form a planar surface with the rest of the bench again. It's the softer side of wood seating.
"Dras"tic Cell Phone Changes May Be In Our Future.
The Drasphone tries to combine two undeniably massive trends in cellular phone design. The clamshell trend of the 90s, and the present touchscreen display trend. Pioneering flexible display technology, this conceptual smartphone bends at not one, not two, but at three points. This allows you to make the Drasphone compact in two ways. Do a half fold, and you have a Squarish MiniDras, or a complete fold, and you get a MicroDras.
If you haven't noticed, a small section of the display is exposed when in MicroDras mode. This nifty feature allows you to have all your notifications and relevant data visible to you even when your phone is in sleep mode. Now while I strongly believe that large moving parts in a smartphone can result in major wear and tear (remember how easy it was to snap a clamshell phone?), I'd love to see a working prototype before I can make any promises.
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Yanko
Curved Cell Phone Screen
The US patent, No. 8,603,574, is for a manufacturing process that would enable a screen to remain responsive to touch despite the effects of curving or shaping. Although Samsung has been the only one so far to create a live demonstration, Apple is the one that actually owns the technology. As part of the initial filing made in 2010, Apple specifically provides examples of its use in displays, touch pads and even mice. It also explains that current methods for curving a display result in a less sensitive and responsive screen; the process creates 'dead' areas. Apple's approach uses a film that is applied to a screen or surface before it is shaped, which would ensure that its whole surface remains touch-sensitive once curved. The filing also gives examples of more complex shapes, like waves as well as simple curves, that would be possible thanks to the process that Apple is patenting. Whether or not the patent is a signal of Apple's future intent remains to be seen but there is little doubt that curved and flexible displays are set to play a huge role in the future of mobile device design. Samsung and LG, two of Apple's biggest competitors in the smartphone and tablet space, have already launched smartphones with curved, flexible displays as showcases for their own display capabilities.
Nike Flyknit Air Max
For the first time ever Nike have paired innovative Flyknit technology with the ultra-cushioned ride of the classic Air Max. Working alongside runners at the Nike Sports Research Lab, the designers were able to produce a lighter and more flexible shoe, using a redesign Waffle outsole for better traction, unique flex grooves to encourage a smoother transition, and integrated Flywire technology for additional support throughout the upper. The Nike Flyknit Air Max comes in two colourways – red/green for men and pink/orange for woman.
Flyknit Air Max
Flyknit technology
Nike Sports Research Lab
Nike Free Trainer 3.0 is a blend of advanced technology and articulated design. Weighting less than 9 ounces, Nike Free Trainer features flexible, breathable, supportive, strong material and as light as air. Expected to launch in January 1, 2013.
Nike Free Trainer


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The Gilbert's Skink is a medium-sized, heavy-bodied lizard endemic to a limited region in five different local subspecies, viz., the Arizona skink, the variegated skink, the greater brown skink, the northern brown skink, and the western red-tailed skink.
Diet/Food Insect and non-insect arthropods, species of small lizards, etc.
Published on January 14th 2019 by staff under Skinks. Article was last reviewed on 10th January 2019.


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A Fulfilled Life through Volunteering at ALRP
In 2006, Cathy Blackstone had her hands full at work, but it wasn't enough to keep her satisfied. She wanted to volunteer in her spare time, and she wanted to make a difference with an organization that served the LGBT community and advanced civil rights. When she went online and started looking for opportunities to serve on a nonprofit board, ALRP became the beneficiary of her boundless energy.
"I wanted to volunteer because I wanted a more balanced and fulfilling life," she said. "And I realized that the more you give, the more you get back. Volunteering makes your life fuller." During her search, ALRP's name came up. "I've known a couple of people who have been HIV positive and I've lost one friend to AIDS," she said. "I decided to approach ALRP. And I have been totally amazed at this organization. I'm just in awe of the staff attorneys' dedication and commitment. They could go anywhere and make more money, and they choose to stay at ALRP and serve people with HIV."
Cathy is currently the only non-attorney on the ALRP board. (While non-attorneys are welcome on the board, they tend to be rare and special!) She is a senior compliance consultant with Kaiser Permanente, which represents a recent career departure. Although she has worked for many years in the health care field, her area of expertise has always been in contracting, which she'd enjoyed. She even considered attending law school, but decided that compliance work would be a better fit. It allows her to be involved in legal issues while staying involved in health care.
Although this is the first board Cathy has served on, she says she gets the sense "it's not your typical board" due to the commitment and involvement of the board members. She's a great example of that commitment. Cathy has been involved with ALRP fundraising events, collected auction items, taken staff photos, secured event sponsorships and major donor gifts, worked on strategic planning efforts, and made calls to thank donors and pro bono attorneys. "Making the thank-you calls has been really nice," she said. "People usually tell me I've made their day. They really appreciate being acknowledged and thank me for doing it.
Cathy chose to join the board because she wanted to feel more vested in ALRP than she had in her previous volunteer experiences. "I wanted to feel more committed than just showing up for a volunteer event for three hours on a Saturday," she said. "And it's been a great experience. ALRP is making a huge difference in the lives of so many. The number of people that call for help is tremendous. There are so many people who are being discriminated against because they have HIV or AIDS. There's still a great need for our services."
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Moon Cuba by Christopher P Baker is certainly one of the more exhaustive guides to Cuba with 775 pages chock full of detailed travel information. Start your browsing of this book with one of their several suggested itineraries including trips by bicycle, for beach lovers, for cigar and car lovers as well as a description of the most scenic drives. For those with at least 3 weeks, the 21-day "Best of Cuba" itinerary is a must read. Excellent maps are provided for each section of the country described as well as a number of photos.
Also of mention are the detailed sections on Cuban history and background including information about the Revolution in 1959. Invariably you will start your trip in Havana and will spend some time here; approximately 20% of this book is devoted to Havana. From the turquoise waters off of Cuba's premiere beach resort, Varadero to the spectacular sights of the limestone formations in the western part of the island to Pico Turquino (Cuba's highest peak), this book has you covered.


By Rachel Gilker / March 27, 2013 / Comments Off on Where have all the bees gone?
This blog post describes some of the unintended consequences of treating seeds with pesticides. The minute coating on seeds seems to have a much larger effect than intended. Researchers are examining the impacts of treating seeds with neonicotinoids, or neonics. Meanwhile, environmentalists are pressing the EPA to move for an outright ban.
Can farmers and suppliers self regulate to protect bees? Should the EPA step in? Listen to the post, and let us know what you think.