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AFP May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013
By Edgar Calderón and Henry Morales Arana
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes Friday in a landmark ruling stemming from massacres of indigenous people in his country's long civil war.
Ríos Montt thus became the first Latin American convicted of trying to exterminate an entire group of people, in a brief but particularly gruesome stretch of a war that started in 1960, dragged on for 36 years and left around 200,000 people dead or missing.
The 86-year-old was sentenced to 80 years in prison, although he can appeal. He got 50 years for genocide and 30 years for war crimes.
"The defendant is responsible for masterminding the crime of genocide," Judge Jazmin Barrios said. "The corresponding punishment must be imposed." She said he was also guilty of war crimes.
The court, filled with victims and their relatives, erupted in applause and cheers.
Other Latin American countries, such as Chile, Brazil and Argentina, were also ruled by cruel military despots in the 1970s and '80s and some leaders and officers have been convicted for abuses. But this was the first time an outright genocide conviction was handed down in the region.
Activists say the verdict was also historic because it marked the first time anywhere in the world that a court has found one of its country's citizens guilty of genocide – a systematic attempt to eliminate an entire group of people for racial, religious, political or other reasons.
Other genocide convictions, like those stemming from Rwanda's orgy of ethnic violence in 1994, were handed down by international courts.
Ríos Montt remained stone-faced as the verdict was read. When the judge said his house arrest was being revoked and he would be sent to jail, he nodded.
Later, he told a swarm of journalists that his conscience was clear, as he derided the verdict.
"It is an international political show that is going to hurt the soul of the Guatemalan people, but we are at peace because we never spilled, or stained our hands with, the blood of our brothers," Ríos Montt said, adding he would appeal.
"I am not upset because I abided by the law," he said, insisting he did the right thing for his country by fighting the rebels, which he described as "a national problem."
Ríos Montt seized power in 1982 and ruled until 1983 in what is widely considered one of the darkest periods of the country's agony of civil war between the military and leftist rebels.
Under his rule, the army carried out a scorched earth policy against indigenous peoples, accusing them of backing rebel forces.
In this particular trial, he and his former intelligence chief José Rodríguez were accused of ordering the army to carry out 15 massacres that left 1,771 Maya Ixil Indians dead in Quiché in northern Guatemala. Rodríguez was acquitted.
During the trial, which began in March, more than 100 survivors testified, some of them indigenous women covering their faces with colorful blankets. Some said they had been gang-raped by dozens of soldiers, assaulted over and over until they passed out.
Another witness, Julio Velasco, who was just a boy at the time, testified that at a military camp where he was taken by force, soldiers played soccer with the severed head of an elderly woman.
"I have never forgotten this and will never forget it," Velasco testified.
Ríos Montt took the stand on Thursday and denied ordering any massacres, saying he was too busy being president to micromanage the army or know what each and every military unit was doing.
The intelligence chief had also insisted there was no evidence linking him to any atrocity.
Ríos Montt seized power in March 1982 but was overthrown by his defense minister in August of the following year.
In 1994, he returned to active politics by winning a seat in congress and eventually went on to become its speaker.
In 2001, relatives of war victims accused Ríos Montt of genocide and a decade later, upon losing the immunity that came with being a lawmaker, legal proceedings against him finally began.
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Students will learn to multiply decimals to calculate costs.
Students will review multiplying decimals.
Students will apply multiplying decimals to real life situations.
When working with money, you will notice that money amounts are written in decimal form. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole number or dollar amounts and the numbers to the right of the decimal point represent the parts of a dollar or the change.
This means that we have three dollars and forty- five cents.
You have been working with money for a long time. When we calculate costs, we work with decimals. To understand costs, you must have some facility with decimal operations.
For this lesson, we will be multiplying decimals and whole numbers. Let's look at how we multiply decimals and whole numbers and then we can apply this in some real life situations.
How do we multiply decimals and whole numbers?
To multiply a decimal and a whole number, we can start by multiplying the two numbers as if the decimal point did not exist. Let's look at an example.
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Jupiter Transits in Pisces- April 13, 2022
Jupiter will be making its much-awaited transit into its own sign of Pisces on April 13, 2022. This transit will lead to several changes in our life as Jupiter's 12-year transit across the zodiac is coming to an end. What will this transit do for you? Let's find out.
Understanding Jupiter and Pisces
As you already know, Jupiter is the biggest benefic in the zodiac system. It controls most good things that we can dream of- money, wealth, prosperity, children and in the case of a woman's chart, the love of her husband.
Pisces is the 12th sign of the zodiac and the natural occupant of the 12th house of your kundli or birth chart. Pisces talks about a dreamier state of life. In the lowest manifestation of its energies, Pisces talks about imagination, dreamland and a relaxed state of being. Pisces is a non-confrontational sign. It is mature and has lived many lives which gives it experience.
Pisces is the highest manifestation of water signs. It is ruled by Jupiter and has several deep and esoteric meanings. The only other sign that matches to its level is Aquarius- the highest manifestation of air signs.
We must note that Pisces and Jupiter both connect to the spiritual way of life. This sign understands the futility of life and knows that there are dimensions beyond the world we live in. It can connect with other dimensions, get blessings from ancestors, get premonitions and beautiful dreams.
The transit in Pisces
Jupiter will be transiting in its own sign of Pisces on April 13, 2022 and will stay here throughout this year. Jupiter in Pisces is a beautiful placement because the sign is owned by Jupiter. This means that the biggest benefic of our system will be placed comfortably in its own house.
This will bring great things for people born in Pisces ascendant and Moon Sign. It could bring great life changes for you. You can now get sudden insights about what you want to do in life, how you want to create a life that aligns with your personal goals and values and more.
In general, this transit will be good for most of us. It will help us in getting insights and blessings from our ancestors. We can definitely get more interested in spiritual, occult and esoteric pursuits. Since Pisces also has a habit of escaping from the most confrontational and unpleasant situations in life. These qualities will get highlighted and multiplied.
This means that many people, specially those who have a softer heart, will find it difficult to manage their day-to-day life. They will also want to escape into the world of fantasy. There will be an increase in fantasy novels and movies, a heightened sense of imagination as well. People who can escape the daily routine full of negativity will definitely do so. Others who cannot run away, will want to escape into the world of imagination.
This is one of the few things that most people will not tell you. Jupiter comes to the end of its 12 -year cycle when in Pisces and it ties up many loose ends during this time. It will continue doing this throughout the year.
To check the effects of this transit, check the house placement of Pisces in your chart. For instance, if you have Aries ascendant, this transit will happen in your 12th house. The effects will be visible in that area of your life.
Have you started experiencing the changes yet? Let me know.
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The spiritual and religious planet Jupiter will be conjunct the dreamy planet Neptune on April 12, 2022. This unique conjunction will be triggering dreams and intuition. What else does this event hold

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Land Tenure, HLP, &
Political economy of
conflict-affected contexts
I am an academic-practitioner who specializes in post-war and post-crisis land tenure reform, housing land and property rights, and political ecology. Above all, I am a researcher, consultant, educator, and advocate dedicated to using rigorous field-data to inform and influence policies and programmes that address:
land-related disputes
return & restitution of displaced populations
rural livelihood security
I am a graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic, Macalester College (BA), and McGill University (MA). I am currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Geography at McGill University, where my research examines the evolution of statutory and 'neo-customary' tenure systems within the complex, legally pluralistic, and highly variable environments of post-conflict contexts.
I currently hold research fellowships at the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Indian Ocean World Research Centre, and Sudd Institute. Additionally, I have worked extensively with multi- and bi-lateral donors, international NGOs, and civil society organizations in conflict-affected environments throughout Africa, the Middle East, and South East Asia.
My passion is the development and implementation of rigorous, data-driven policy research in conflict-affected environments. Although I continue to hold a research position at McGill University, I spend most of my time designing and implementing research-based consulting projects that focus on land tenure reforms, land-related disputes, resettlement and restitution of HLP, and transitional justice in post-conflict and post-crisis contexts.
The main goal of my consulting work is to use rigorous and reproducible qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development and implementation of effective policies and programmes in complex and fluid environments.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
South Sudan Law Society (SSLS)
Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Select Projects
Development and implementation of a 'Community Land Act'
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Land reform, Conflict, Displacement, South Sudan
Political economy analysis of land disputes in the centre-west region of Côte d'Ivoire
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Sustainable returns, Conflict, Côte d'Ivoire
Housing, land, and property disputes in urban and peri-urban settings
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Conflict, Displacement, South Sudan
Mapping information flows, key opinion leaders, and public priorities for peace
Keywords: Conflict, Displacement, Customary authorities, South Sudan
Citizen engagement practices in concessions management and land disputes
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Conflict, Concessions, FDI, Liberia
Public perceptions of truth, justice, reconciliation, and healing
Keywords: Conflict, Displacement, Transitional justice, South Sudan
Transitional justice priorities for IDPs in the Malakal PoC
Setting the agenda for the reparation process
Status of housing, land, and property rights of IDPs in Erbil
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Conflict, Displacement, Transitional justice, Iraq
The role of mobile technology in monitoring HLP and accelerating returns
Information and communication technologies for the prevention and resolution of disputes over land tenure and pastoralism
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Pastoralism, Conflict, Displacement, ICTs, Global
Linkages between large-scale infrastructure development and local conflict dynamics linked to large-scale land acquisitions
Keywords: Land-related disputes, Conflict, Concessions, FDI, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania
Development and implementation of a digital case-management and tracking tool for land-related disputes
Keywords: HLP, Land-related disputes, Conflict, Displacement, Monitoring & evaluation, ICTs, Mali
Development and implementation of a digital multi-sectoral assessment tool
Keywords: Monitoring & evaluation, Displacement, Wash, Shelter, Food Security, Education, Global
Development and implementation of a digital environmental assessment tool.
Keywords: Monitoring & evaluation, Environment, Global
Strengthening post-conflict peacebuilding through effective natural resource management
Keywords: Land-related disputes, Natural resources, Conflict, Displacement, Global
Questions that I am passionate about:
How do rural and urban populations negotiate access to and control over land / land-based resources following conflict and displacement?
How are 'customary' tenure systems and forms of authority (re)negotiated following conflict and forced migration?
How do 'neo-customary' and statutory tenure systems evolve in post-conflict / crisis settings? How do these changes impact tenure and livelihood security?
What impacts do regularization and registration of 'customary' rights have on land access and use?
How can information and communication technologies (ICTs) improve rural tenure security, mass claims procedures, and sustainable return of displaced populations?
How are concepts of 'nature', 'identity', and 'territory' mobilized by actors with different power to achieve socio-political and economic goals?
General research interests
Land tenure reform, Land tenure regularization, Housing land and property rights, Forced migration, Post-conflict / crisis development, Mass claims procedures, Natural resource management, Large-scale land acquisitions, Critical institutionalism, Political economy, Political ecology
The Development and Implementation of South Sudan's Community Land Act.
Pritchard, M.F. 2018. Forthcoming.
(Re)Drawing and (Re)Administering the Upper Nile: Historical precedent and territorial disputes between the Shilluk and Dinka Padang.
Pritchard, M.F. 2017. Forthcoming
Linkages Between Large-Scale Infrastructure Development and Conflict Dynamics in East Africa.
Unruh, J.D., M. Frilander, M.F. Pritchard, E. Savage, C. Wade, P. Nair, A. Adenwala, L.Lee, M. Mally, and I.Tanner.
A Digital Upgrade for Housing, Land and Property Restitution in War-Affected States: Leveraging smart migration.
Unruh, J.D., E. Frank, and M.F. Pritchard. 2017. Stability: International Journal of Security & Development. 6(1): 15.
Trauma and Inter-Communal Amongst a Captive Population: Preliminary findings from the Malakal PoC, South Sudan.
Deng, D.K., M.F. Pritchard, M. Sharma. Forthcoming.
Reparations for Conflict-Related Abuses in South Sudan: A preliminary assessment of public priorities.
Pritchard, M.F. 2017. Norwegian People's Aid and the South Sudan Law Society: Juba, South Sudan.
Disputing Access, Discouraging Returns: A rapid assessment of land-related disputes in urban and peri-urban areas of South Sudan.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Trauma, and Reconciliation in South Sudan.
Ng., L.C., D.K. Deng, B. Lopez, and M.F. Pritchard. 2017. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 52(6): 705-714.
Contesting Land Rights in a Post-Conflict Environment: Tenure reform and dispute resolution in the centre-West region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Pritchard, M.F. 2016. Land Use Policy. 54: 264-275.
A War Within: Perceptions of truth, justice, reconciliation and healing in the Malakal PoC.
Deng, D.K., M.F. Pritchard, and M. Sharma. 2015. United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Washington, D.C.
Search For a New Beginning: Perceptions of truth, justice, reconciliation and healing in South Sudan.
Deng, D.K., B. Lopez, M.F. Pritchard, and L.C. Ng. 2015. United Nations Development Programme: Juba, South Sudan.
Strengthening Citizen Engagement in Natural Resource Management for Conflict Mitigation and Shared Prosperity in Liberia.
Isser, D., M.F. Pritchard, C. Anderson, J. Schott. 2015. The World Bank: Washington, D.C.
From Soldiers to Park Rangers: Post-conflict natural resource management in Gorongosa National Park.
Pritchard, M.F. 2015. In Goldman, L., and H. Young (Eds). Livelihoods, Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. Earthscan.
Land Tenure Reforms for Food Security in South Sudan.
Pritchard, M.F. 2014. Institute for the Study of International Development: Montreal, Q.C.
Impacts of Forest Related Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in the Indian Ocean World.
Unruh, J.D., J. Stanfield, M.F. Pritchard, A. Corriveau-Bourque, and I. Nelson. 2013. Journal of the Indian Ocean Region. 9(2): 208-226.
Recording and Communicating Complexity: Information and Communication Technologies for the Prevention and Resolution of Land Tenure Disputes.
Pritchard, M.F. 2013. The World Bank: Washington, D.C.
Contested Rights and Classified Cacao: Land tenure, dispute resolution and displacement in the centre-west region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Pritchard, M.F. 2013. Norwegian Refugee Council and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Abidjan and Geneva.
(Re)Inserting and (Re)Politicizing Nature: The resource curse and human-environment relations.
Pritchard, M.F. 2013. Journal of Political Ecology. 20: 361-375.
Land, Power, and Peace: Tenure formalization, agricultural reform, and livelihood security in rural Rwanda.
Pritchard, M.F. 2013. Land Use Policy. 30(1): 186-196.


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Rochester Astronomy Club
Bylaws (4/07)
I) Name and Purpose:
The name of this organization will be the Rochester Astronomy Club. In these bylaws the acronym "RAC" will refer to the Rochester Astronomy Club.
This organization does not contemplate financial gain or profit by any members thereof, and is organized solely for nonprofit purposes. The RAC is a volunteer organization dedicated to promote the enjoyment and education of astronomy and related sciences to members and the general public. The RAC shall encourage affiliation with other local and national societies at the discretion of the membership.
II) Bylaws:
A) Membership and Dues
Any person with an interest in the science of astronomy will gain membership to the RAC on payment and maintenance of dues, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap or disability. Beginners through professionals are welcome.
Annual membership dues shall be set as recommended by the Executive Committee [see II) B) 1)] and approved by the membership. Each membership entitles one vote in club activities and elections. Anyone in a member's household will be eligible for other membership benefits. Members of legal age may run for office.
Membership dues for the current calendar year (January 1st to December 31st) will be paid by the Spring Equinox. Delinquent dues are those not received by the end of April and will result in loss of membership privileges. New membership dues received during the year will be prorated as determined by the Executive Committee.
B) Officers
The Executive Committee shall consist of the following officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, and Webmaster. The Executive Committee will meet at least biannually. An official board meeting may be called by the President or 3 of the other executive committee members and requires a 2 week notice to all committee members. A quorum for the Executive Committee will require at least 3 officers. Except for amendments to the bylaws, or expulsion of members [see II) E) and II) F)], all issues to be voted on shall be decided by a simple majority of those present at the meeting in which the vote takes place.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the club. The president may call meetings, appoint committees, and appoint members to standing appointments. The president shall be second signatory on the club's bank accounts. The president shall perform all the duties normally required of this office.
The Vice President shall assist the president in carrying out the functions of the club, and assume the duties of the president during his/her absence.
The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the club. The secretary shall prepare meeting agendas in cooperation with the President and notify members of upcoming meetings. The secretary shall be responsible for all correspondence, and shall keep copies of all correspondence. The secretary shall be responsible for running the annual election of officers.
The Treasurer shall keep account of all financial transactions of the club. The treasurer shall receive and receipt all moneys of the club and correctly disburse all authorized expenditures. Expenditure requests over $150 shall be approved by a vote at the subsequent monthly meeting. The treasurer shall maintain a ledger of income and expenses and report this at the monthly club meetings. The treasurer shall be the primary signatory on the club's bank account. The treasurer shall keep the roster of club members.
The Newsletter Editor shall construct, compile, and distribute a regular newsletter which contains news of Club activities, club contact information, articles of astronomical interest, etc., and which shall be made available to all regular members. The name of this newsletter is Rochester Skies.
The Webmaster shall develop and maintain the club's website as an active tool of current information for use by the general public and members. The name of this website is http://rochesterskies.org.
C) Meetings and Management
Meetings shall refer to regularly scheduled club meetings each month at a date and location designated by the executive committee. A quorum will consist of a minimum of 8 voting members and 2 officers of the club. Except for amendments to the bylaws, all issues to be voted on shall be decided by a simple majority of those present at the meeting in which the vote takes place.
The affairs and business of the club shall be conducted and managed by the Executive Committee.
Meetings of the RAC shall follow the rules of parliamentary procedure set forth in the current Robert's Rules of Order, or such other rules as may be adopted by the voting members.
A special club meeting may be called at any time at the direction of either the President, three members of the Executive Committee, or upon the written request of at least 5 members, who shall state the reason or explain the reasons therefore. Thereupon, it shall be the duty of the secretary to notify members of the meeting at least 2 weeks in advance.
D) Elections
The election of Officers shall take place during the last month of the calendar year at the annual meeting using standard rules for conducting the election including asking for nominations from the assembled membership. Officers will be elected by a simple majority vote of members present or members who have sent in a handwritten proxy vote. The term of office is one year.
If a vacancy occurs in an elected office, the unexpired term of such officer shall be filled by a person selected by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
E) Amendments
Bylaws may be established, amended or changed if approved by the executive committee and passed by a 2/3rds majority vote of the members. All proposed bylaw amendments and changes must be distributed to the membership at least 1 month prior to the meeting in which the vote is taken.
F) Expulsions of Members
Any member may be removed for cause including, but not limited to, the following reasons: non-payment of dues, willful misuse of club property, negligence of club bylaws, willful disregard for her/his owns safety or the safety of others while on organization sponsored activities, or conduct unbecoming of a member of the RAC. A resolution to dismiss a member must be passed by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the Executive Committee. The club member involved shall be given at least a 10 day notice of such action and shall be offered a meeting to appeal to the Executive Committee.
G) Dissolution
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the District Court in and for Olmsted County, Minnesota, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized an operated exclusively for such purposes.
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Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 9.8 days after New Moon, planets Venus, Mercury, Mars, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Moon on Friday May 21st evening Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Moon first quarter Fridays: 1/22, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/13, 9/10, 10/15, 11/12, 12/10. [...]
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European Sovereign Debt Crisis – Does More Regulation Really Make Sense?
by Remberto Latorre-Artus
Einstein once said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Last night the new Troika meeting honored the great physicist and approved another round of financial aid for Greece, which raises the question: why should there be any different outcome this time and bring the expected results?
Moreover, the growing narrative in Brussels suggests that the financial stress we have to endure today is nothing other than the inevitable consequence of massive deregulation. The free-market revolution fueled by the economic union allowed financial excess and encouraged irresponsible credit expansion across all member States resulting in several unsustainable booms and bubbles.
All around Europe the political class is dancing to the same beat. The old discourse against unregulated markets and institutions has been sold in a very coherent and attractive way, making it quite appealing to the lay taxpayer. Therefore, stealing from their pockets is naively accepted as a necessary "solidarity" action, or else, aliens will come and destroy the entire economic union.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Any serious inquiry to the nature and causes of the sovereign-debt crisis will provide a very rich source of market interventions and soaring regulatory planning.
Be that as it may, the concrete proposal put forward by our good old Keynesian Nobel laureate is to step in and add even more sugar: "…aggressive monetary and fiscal intervention in the core" inflating our sovereign debts away. The objective? Saving irresponsible member States who, by the same token, decided to scratch the backs of their fat crony friends in the private sector. But the most harmful and regressive consequence of this interventionist Keynesian paradigm has been the rolling back of the financial-freedom "insanity."
Somehow, they sold us the story of Armageddon, had we dared to leave the market to correct itself and liquidate malinvestments. So, with all due respect, allow me to share a dose of common sense into the pie.
First of all, a fractional-reserve banking system where bailouts are implicitly guaranteed has allowed several institutions to privatize the profits and socialize the losses. Humankind has never witnessed any greater Ponzi scheme and moral hazard working together in one big, fat and magic melting pot. This deadly combination is clearly not the byproduct of unregulated markets.
The Eurozone crisis cannot be understood as the consequence of free-markets since, by definition, losses in a free-market system must always be accounted for. What we have in Europe instead is a socialist market system where the establishment draws upon "forced-solidarity" from the poor taxpayers to bailout financial friends in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus, and even Germany. Socializing the losses is not free-market capitalism; this is a clear-cut all-around socialist scheme.
Second, a full-reserve banking system based on sound money will never trigger such rapid credit expansion as the one we witnessed all across EU Member States. Why? This new system would require banks to keep the full amount of depositors' funds in cash. Basically, it means the funds must be ready for immediate withdrawal on demand. It goes without saying why such system would completely eradicate the financial risks associated with bank runs (something that has become quite common in the old continent nowadays).
If we draw upon Mises' praxeology, a full-reserve banking system should function as a natural "constraint" or framework for human action. Therefore, with such a sound banking system there is no need for more regulations and interventions from Brussels and the ECB.
In "The Mistery of Banking," Austrian Economist Murray Rothbard asserted that fractional-reserve banking is fraudulent and inflationary. In "Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles" Professor Huerta de Soto makes a very compelling case to describe why and how a fractional-reserve banking system mirrors that of a Ponzi scheme. Moreover, if we dig deeper into the EU supra-State structure greasing the wheels for monetary (and fiscal) expansion, we will uncover a much larger-scale pattern, which suggests that the Eurozone crisis should rather be dissected as a Madoff scheme.
In any case, an honest scrutiny into the dynamics behind the multiplier effect of fractional-reserve banking can help us understand why Huerta de Soto's thesis makes perfect sense. A full-reserve banking system leaves no room for a fraudulent expansion to take place.
Moreover, provided the evidence of the past decade and the importance given to tradition and spontaneous order, I dare to suggest that Professor Hayek would have agreed utterly on the claim that if let alone, a new system based on full-reserve banking would have evolved as a natural post-recession phase.
What I'm trying to say is that a full-reserve banking system should never be confused with more regulations, but rather be understood as part of an organic bottom-up process mirroring the tradition of the common law. In other words, if properly contrasted against a fractional-reserve human design, full-reserve banking should be dissected as the basic rules for a fair game and the baseline structure for a prosperous society based on responsible human action.
To conclude, a full-reserve banking system is not a move towards more regulation because Banks would be free to do as they please, provided that they back any credit expansion with capital reserves. Full-reserve banking is a complete new paradigm that Brussels could really use to their advantage.
Let us hope that the ongoing sovereign-debt crisis becomes the turning point in history that will allow some political elites to return to a system of sound money, where nobody is too big to fail and where everyone is free and responsible for their actions.


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Author and Feminist Press Adviser Tillie Olsen Dies at 94
From Tillie Olsen's obituary in The New York Times, written by Julie Bosman:
A daughter of immigrants and a working mother starved for time to write, Ms. Olsen drew from her personal experiences to create a small but influential body of work. Her first published book, "Tell Me a Riddle" (1961), contained a short story, "I Stand Here Ironing," in which the narrator painfully recounts her difficult relationship with her daughter and the frustrations of motherhood and poverty.
At the time of the book's publication Ms. Olsen was heralded by critics as a short story writer of immense talent. The title story was made into a film in 1980 starring Melvyn Douglas and Lila Kedrova.
Ms. Olsen returned to issues of feminism and social struggle throughout her work, publishing a nonfiction book, "Silences," in 1978, an examination of the impediments that writers face because of sex, race or social class. Reviewing the book in The New York Times Book Review, Margaret Atwood attributed Ms. Olsen's relatively small output to her full life as a wife and mother, a "grueling obstacle course" experienced by many writers.
"It begins with an account, first drafted in 1962, of her own long, circumstantially enforced silence," Ms. Atwood wrote. "She did not write for a very simple reason: A day has 24 hours. For 20 years she had no time, no energy and none of the money that would have bought both."
Olsen won a Ford Foundation grant in 1959, the first year it was awarded; a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975; and a citation for Distinguished Contribution to American Literature from the American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1976, according to the Times.
Less than two months ago, the author Scot Turow discussed on NPR his great admiration for Tillie and why "Tell Me a Riddle" remains one of his favorite stories: "[A] revelation on two levels: because of its insight and evocation of lives I knew, and because it demonstrated to me how a subject near-at-hand could be elevated to great art." An excerpt of "Tell Me a Riddle" follows Turow's piece.


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Sand Springs is an unincorporated rural hamlet in southwestern Garfield County, Montana, United States. It lies along the northern side of Highway 200, southwest of the town of Jordan, the county seat of Garfield County. Its elevation is 3,192 feet (973 m).
It has a population of approximately nine people.

The hamlet has a post office serving ZIP code 59077, which opened on March 1, 1911 and which now shares building space with a small store, with gas pump. There is also a church that has a service every other Sunday. It is the location of the annual Christmas program put on by the school. Sand Springs School is a one-room schoolhouse that serves kindergarten through eighth grade. There are also three residences.

Sand Springs is over 100 years old, founded at the turn of the 20th century by sheep, cattle, and horse ranchers.  It takes its name from the wide expanse of sandy soil and life-giving springs in the area. Most people served by the town make a living as ranchers and farmers. The arable acres in this area are some of the richest, most productive soils in the county; however, much of the land is suitable only for grazing due to the terrain. Near the town, there is a family-owned reservoir that is open to the public for fishing. The economy is also supported by recreation - there is excellent hunting, fishing, and camping opportunities available all year round; the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks station is located in the center of town. The football team of the school won the state championship in 2017.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sand Springs has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

References

Unincorporated communities in Garfield County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana

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By Timothy V. Kelly
VoIP — which stands for voice over Internet protocol and often pronounced "voyp" — is a new technology that will improve the way we communicate. VoIP basically means voice transmitted over a digital network. The Internet, however, isn't strictly necessary for VoIP. What is necessary for VoIP technology is the use of the same protocols that the Internet uses. (A protocol is a set of rules used to allow orderly communication.) Thus, voice over Internet protocol means voice that travels by way of the same protocols used on the Internet.
VoIP is often referred to as IP telephony (IPT) because it uses Internet protocols to make possible enhanced voice communications. The Internet protocols are the basis of IP networking, which supports corporate, private, public, cable, and even wireless networks. VoIP unites an organization's many locations — including mobile workers — into a single converged communications network and provides an unparalleled range of telephony support services and features .
In the beginning, there was POTS
Before digital networking took off, everyone had to use the one and only POTS (or plain old telephone service — honestly!). POTS runs over a network called the PSTN, or public switched telephone network. These POTS telephone systems use the tried-and-true method of telephone service known as circuit-switched.
For customers, the costs related to the regulated circuit-switched PSTN remain much higher than they need to be. Consumers and companies that rely daily on POTS know what the POTS way of telephony means to the bottom line. The good news is that VoIP is an alternative that can greatly reduce or eliminate POTS-related costs. VoIP also enhances productivity, leaving a bigger budget for things other than paying telephone bills.
From POTS to packets
VoIP technology enables traditional telephony services to operate over computer networks using packet-switched protocols. Packet-switched VoIP puts voice signals into packets, similar to an electronic envelope. Along with the voice signals, the VoIP packet includes both the caller's and the receiver's network addresses. VoIP packets can traverse any VoIP-compatible network. Because VoIP uses packets, much more information can be carried over the network to support and enhance your communication needs when compared to traditional telephony methods.
In a circuit-switched network such as POTS, routing is less dynamic than with a packet-switched network. In the POTS world, if a line is down, the call can't go through. In a packet-switched network, multiple routes can be established, and packets can travel any of the available routes. If one of the lines supporting the network is down, the packet can switch to another working route to keep the call up.
With VoIP, voice signals can travel the same packet-switched network infrastructure that companies already use for their computer data.
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VoIP also makes possible other services that older telephony systems can't provide. VoIP telephony services are interoperable, meaning that they work well over all kinds of networks. They are also highly portable, which means they will work with any IP-enabled device such as an IP telephone, a computer, or even a personal digital assistant (PDA).
IP telephony works by taking traditional voice signals and converting them to a form that can be transmitted easily over a local area network. Thus, the heart of IP telephony is the same as traditional data networking with computers. IP-enabled phones handle the voice-to-data conversion well, but don't be misled — implementing VoIP doesn't mean everyone has to use IP-enabled phones. The best VoIP providers implement IP telephony in a manner that protects your investment in existing telephone equipment, even if you have analog telephone stations.
All IP phones have one important thing in common: a built-in network interface card (NIC), just like a computer uses. The NIC is critical for any network device because it provides the device with a standardized physical, or MAC, address and a way to communicate over the network. (MAC stands for media access control.)
To support IP telephony, a server is typically dedicated to run the software used to manage calls. Servers are just like PCs, except they have more memory, speed, and capacity. The server stores the database that contains all the MAC addresses corresponding to all the IP telephone extensions assigned to users. Depending on the size of the LAN and the number of users, you may use more than one server.
Depending on the size of the LAN, one or more switches are installed. These switches are boxes that have a series of ports into which all LAN-addressable devices (such as computers, printers, and gateways) ultimately connect. Usually, the switches are set up in the communications closets around the LAN, and they operate 24/7. All the switches are interconnected, often with fiber-optic cable.
In a nutshell, all network devices, including your IP telephone, must physically connect to the LAN through a port on a switch.


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What is a Grand Slam in Tennis?
Emma Leavitt-Morgan is an American tennis player of the end of the 19th Century.
With Mabel Cahill, she notably won, in 1891, the third women's doubles of the American National Championships, what is now the US Open.
Jack Brasington (born 9 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Before he turned professional, Brasington played collegiate tennis for the University of Texas at Austin. He attained a best ranking of seventh in the nation and holds the university record for most wins, 121.


The City reacted coolly to Lloyds TSB's rescue takeover of HBOS today with several analysts questioning the strength of the so-called superbank's balance sheet and ability to raise funds.
One analyst, James Hamilton of Numis, went so far as to suggest that if the deal did not inject confidence into the market the hedge funds and shortsellers 'will just move their short interest to the merged Lloyds/HBOS'.
That was emphasised when the enlarged bank said that it would follow most of its rivals in paying its next dividend in shares rather than cash.
Lloyds said that in order to attain its 'desired capital ratios and financing the growth of the business' its final dividend this year will be paid in shares.
That will save it almost £1.4bn because last year it paid a final dividend of 24.7p a share in cash.
But Lloyds went further, saying in future it will pay out only 40% of its earnings in dividends that, according to most analysts, means a cut in the full-year payout from 35.9p in 2007 to between 20p and 21p in 2009.
Lloyds today said that it expects the takeover to boost its earnings by a fifth from 2011 onwards.
It said it had identified cost cuts and synergies 'significantly in excess of £1bn a year' by the same date.
Lloyds chief executive Eric Daniels admitted that it would have been almost impossible for this deal to have happened a year ago, but at the same time he denied reports it was either a forced or 'a Government-brokered marriage'.
Daniels said that immediately after the deal - which is expected to complete early - next year the bank would have core tier 1 capital ratio, the measure most used by analysts for balance sheet strength, of 5.9%.
That is marginally below its target of a ratio of between 6% and 7%, and less than the 6.2% it reported at the halfyear stage. At its half-year stage HBOS's core tier 1 ratio was even better at 6.5%.
Daniels said Lloyds was prudent to seek to accelerate achievement of his target, but he did not expect to hit it until 2010. Analysts said that indicates how weak HBOS's balance sheet may have become.
The deal needs the backing of 75% of HBOS shareholders in a vote and there are already signs some major institutions are unhappy about today's deal.


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"The New Cyber Threat of Disinformation" at the Cyber Security & Content Protection Summit at NAB Show, April 8
LAS VEGAS — Cyber-disinformation threats are now moving from government to the private sector, and media & entertainment is a prime target, according to the keynoter at the upcoming, Cyber Security & Content Protection Summit , at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 8.
This half-day, inaugural event will provide technology and business updates on cybersecurity and anti-piracy initiatives in both film and television. It is being produced by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), in cooperation with the NAB. Continue reading
NAB Show 2018: Cyber Security & Content Protection Summit Hits Las Vegas April 8
The Cyber Security & Content Protection Summit, produced by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), comes to the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 8, at the Westgate Hotel, with a half-day event providing technology and business updates on cybersecurity and anti-piracy initiatives in both the film and TV industries.
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Q: Cannot set Angular scope variable from within ajax call var req = {
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            "RequestDate": new Date(),
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$scope.req_result = "test";

$.ajax({
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            error: function (xhr) {
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The scope variable $scope.req_result does not get set so when I attempt to display it on the html view page:
<span>{{req_result}}</span>

it displays the default value. Somehow what ajax is doing is not known to angular

A: You forgot to initiate the digest cycle by calling $scope.$apply() after you modify the scope variable from non-angular context.
success: function (data, status, xhr) {
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Angular does the magical view updates by creating something called "watchers". When you do {{ someScopeVariable }}, Angular is creating watcher for that scope variable. Just as when you programmatically create a watcher by doing
$scope.$watch('someScopeVariable', function myListenerFunction() {
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});

Watchers go hand-in-hand with something called digest cycle. From different places within Angular, e.g. $timeout callback, or $http.then() callback etc., Angular invokes the digest cycle from the $rootScope. This is basically going through all the watchers in the scope and if the value being watched has changed, invoke the listener function like the myListenerFunction above.
Important thing is Angular is triggering this digest cycle internally. So, when you use $.ajax() from jQuery, you are missing this. You change the scope variable that are being watched because you did
{{req_result}}
but, no watchers know about it. $scope.$apply() makes sure all the watchers know about this change by initiating a digest cycle from the root scope.
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A better solution to your issue would be to use Angular's internal $http service which can be used to make XHR request and Angular automatically triggers digest cycle when you callback functions are invoked.
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$scope.req_result = "test";

$http
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