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Climate Talk and Net Zero 2050: New Zealand and Pacific Island Countries
Date: Tuesday August 4, 1000-1230 Seoul time / 1300-1530 Wellington time
Location: Virtual and GGGI Headquarters, 3rd floor, Jeongdong Bldg, 21-15 Jeongdong-gil, Junggu, Seoul
GGGI and the New Zealand Embassy in Seoul would like to cordially invite you to attend an event to raise awareness and understanding in Korea of climate action in New Zealand and the Pacific Island Countries to foster international collaboration and actions on climate change.
The event will share best practices from the Government of New Zealand and the Pacific Island Countries to prepare for, and adapt to, climate change.
Speakers will share information on New Zealand's Zero Carbon Act which provides a framework for the country to develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies, and the progress the Pacific SIDS has made on their 2030 Agenda to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and drive the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway).
Session 1: How New Zealand achieved a Zero Carbon Law and how the country transition to implementation?
In November 2019, the Government of New Zealand passed the Zero Carbon Act, 119 votes to one in the Parliament. The Act provides a framework for the country to develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies that: contribute to the global effort under the Paris Agreement to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels; and allow New Zealand to prepare for, and adapt to, the effects of climate change. Specifically, the Act (a) sets a new domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for New Zealand to: (i) reduce net emissions of all greenhouse gases (except biogenic methane) to zero by 2050; (ii) reduce emissions of biogenic methane to 24–47 per cent below 2017 levels by 2050, including to 10 per cent below 2017 levels by 2030; (b) establishes a system of emissions budgets to act as stepping stones towards the long-term target: (c) requires the Government to develop and implement policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation: and (d) establishes a new, independent Climate Change Commission to provide expert advice and monitoring to help keep successive governments on track to meeting long-term goals.
Session 2: How are Pacific Island Countries transitioning to a model of low emissions climate resilient development
Although they emit a very small amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs), Pacific SIDS are some of the countries hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. They are not only losing biodiversity and ecosystem services, but rising sea levels and more frequent severe weather events threaten economic activities and communities' survival. With communities, agricultural lands, and infrastructure concentrated in low-lying coastal areas, are understandably concerned about impacts on public health, food security, livelihoods, and cultural heritage. Despite these challenges, Pacific SIDS have shown leadership in combating climate change and encouraging world leaders to accelerate climate action and increase availability of technical and financial support for adaptation efforts. Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, Pacific SIDS have led by people example, with their 2030 Agenda to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and driving the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway). Fiji's Presidency of the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany elevated the SIDS agenda even further by putting it on the international stage.
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council of GGGI, and Eighth Secretary General of the United Nations
On February 20, 2018, Mr. Ban Ki-moon was unanimously elected as the President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council by the two respective governance organs of the Global Green Growth Institute. His leadership has been instrumental for the Institute to help its Members adopt the green growth—environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive— model of development.
Previously, he served two terms as the Eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016. He successfully initiated global action to combat climate change that culminated in the adoption and rapid entry into force the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2016. He worked closely with member states to shape the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to establish UN Women, the latter of which advances global gender equality and women's empowerment.
Prior to leading the UN, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea. His 37-year career as a diplomat included, among others, postings in New Delhi, Washington D.C., and Vienna.
Mr. Ban holds a BA degree in International Relations from Seoul National University and MA degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Hon James Shaw
James Shaw joined New Zealand's Green Party in 1990 and was appointed Green Party Co-leader on May 30, 2015, after being elected to Parliament as a list MP in 2014. Prior to becoming an MP, James had a successful career in management consulting, primarily in London, where he lived from 1998 to 2010. While there, he worked with large, multinational companies across Europe and around the world, developing their sustainable business practices. It was while James was in the UK, studying for a Master's degree in sustainable development and business leadership, that he realised that the private sector alone wasn't able to affect change at the speed and scale necessary to meet the great challenges of our time. With that realisation also came a call to action, and James moved back to Wellington, the city where he was born and raised, with the aim of being elected to Parliament.
Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. She assumed her role in May 2017.
Ms. 'Utoikamanu is responsible for monitoring and following up on the implementation of all three Programmes of Action under the purview of UN-OHRLLS. She is also called on to advocate for the issues and concerns of these vulnerable countries as well as to ensure their integration into and coherence with global processes, including those related to the 2030 Agenda and other global development frameworks. Ms. 'Utoikamanu also coordinates advocacy work related to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in forums and platforms outside the United Nations.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Ms. 'Utoikamanu was Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Tonga; Acting Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Council of the University of the South Pacific (2015); Deputy Pro-Chancellor and Deputy Chair of the Council of the University of the South Pacific (2009-2016); Deputy Director General and Director of Education, Training and Human Development of the Secretariat of Pacific Community (2009-2015); Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Government of Tonga to the United Nations, United States of America, Cuba and Venezuela and High Commissioner to Canada (2005-2009); and Secretary for Foreign Affairs and European Commission's National Authorizing Officer for Tonga (2002-2005).
A Tongan national, Ms. 'Utoikamanu speaks Tongan and English. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics (1980) and a Masters in Commerce in Economics (1983) from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Speakers and Moderators
Ms. Lisa Tumahai, Kaiwhakahaere (Chair) Te Runga o Ngāi Tahu and Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Climate Change Commission
Lisa Tumahai is the Kaiwhakahaere (Chair) of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, a corporate tribal entity that represents the interests of Ngāi Tahu, the largest Māori tribe in the South Island of New Zealand. She has held governance roles in the not-for-profit sector and company directorships over the past 18 years, and is currently the deputy chair of the New Zealand Climate Change Committee.
Lisa is passionate about ensuring the sustainability of resources and the wellbeing of future generations of Ngāi Tahu, in keeping with the tribal whakataukī (proverb): mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei (for us and our children after us). She was a strong advocate for the passing of the Zero Carbon Act and is determined to see it implemented effectively to allow Aotearoa New Zealand to move towards a post-carbon economy. Lisa has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Management from the University of Canterbury, and has also completed an Executive Program for Women Leaders at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Craig Weise, Chief Executive, New Zealand Green Investment Finance
Craig Weise has over 25 years of experience in private capital markets, both in the US and NZ, grounded in financial services, law, and investment banking. He most recently held multi-faceted executive roles for the Treasury, managing teams focused on investment stewardship, commercial and investment performance monitoring, and shareholder representation across the New Zealand government's direct investment and managed portfolios, representing over $100b in assets. Immediately prior to his time at Treasury, Craig was a principal at Armillary Private Capital, ultimately active as its Managing Director, Investment Banking. Craig holds an Honours Degree in Economics from Randolph-Macon College, Virginia, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia, USA. He is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, a Certified Investment Fund Director and a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
His Excellency Yoo Yeon-chul, Ambassador for Climate Change, Republic of Korea
Ambassador Yeon-chul Yoo has served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more than 30 years. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador for Climate Change, he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the State of Kuwait and as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Korean Permanent Mission in Geneva, Switzerland. Ambassador Yoo has consistently involved in the environmental issues.
Within the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Director of Environment and Science Division and the Energy and Climate Change Division, and he was the Director-General for International Cooperation within the Ministry of Environment. He became the Ambassador for Climate Change in 2018. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science & Diplomacy at Yonsei University, has completed the Foreign Service Programme at the University of Oxford in the UK, and received his Master's Degree in International Relations at the University of Reading, UK.
His Excellency Philip Turner, New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Philip Turner was appointed New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in March 2018. He is concurrently Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Philip has extensive experience as a diplomat and a business leader in North Asia, with a particular focus on North Asia. With the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, he served on postings to the New Zealand Embassies in Tokyo and Brussels. He then moved to Fonterra where he worked for 18 years in a variety of senior positions in Shanghai, Tokyo, Brussels and Auckland. He managed Fonterra's business in China, and most recently was Director of Global Stakeholder Affairs at Fonterra in Auckland.
Philip attended the University of Auckland in New Zealand where he graduated with a First Class Master of Arts in History. He speaks fluent French and Japanese, conversational Chinese, and is enjoying becoming acquainted with the Korean language.
Philip is joined in Seoul by his partner Hiroshi Ikeda. Philip and Hiroshi are passionate about embracing diversity in our society.
Ruel Yamuna, LLB, Managing Director for Climate Change and Development Authority
Ruel Yamuna is the Managing Director of the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA) in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mr Yamuna has vast expertise on the legal aspects of international climate change negotiations, carbon markets and climate finance.
Mr. Yamuna is currently Technical Chair of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also a member of the National Climate Change Board of CCDA. Mr Yamuna was also one of the core legal team members who drafted the Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 and UN Paris Agreement (Implementation) Act 2016 giving mandate to the establishment of CCDA in PNG.
Prior to joining CCDA, Mr Yamuna worked in the Department of Justice and Attorney General (Office of the State Solicitor) and was part of the state negotiations team on climate change. In this role, he provided legal advice on the draft Paris Agreement text on forests, which led to the successful inclusion of article 5 that was adopted in the final text of the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP 21).
Mr Yamuna graduated from University of Papua New Guinea and holds a Bachelors degree in both Law & Public Policy Management and is currently undertaking a Masters in Economics and Public Policy.
Ms. Christine Reddy, Regional Coordinator, Regional Pacific NDC Hub
Christine Deo-Reddy is the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Hub Coordinator employed by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and is based at Pacific Community (SPC) Nabua Campus in Suva, Fiji. In this role she manages the overall coordination of the planning, day-to-day management, implementation, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of the Regional Pacific NDC Hub activities in 15 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). She coordinates a team of highly qualified professionals supporting PICTS towards achieving their ambition of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius through their ambitious NDCs.
Ms. Deo-Reddy was the Regional Cooperation Manager at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), regional delegation for the Pacific based in Suva, Fiji prior to taking up her current position mid-October 2019. She has over 22 years of leadership and 12 years of international operational experience. She joined ICRC in 2008 managing ICRC's operation and partnerships with Pacific Island Red Cross Societies as well as with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the region.
Prior to joining the ICRC, she worked with Private sector in managerial roles. She also actively voluntarily engages with some organisations for humanitarian aid support. Ms Deo-Reddy is a Fiji citizen with a firm background in Social Policy, Governance, Information System and Accounting. She is married and has one child.
It strongly resonates with Ms Deo-Reddy that as climate change is at the Pacific's doorstep, and as a Pacific Islander herself – she intends to improve the capacity of each Pacific Island Country in order to manage climate risks, build resilience across the region and ultimately achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Ms. Hyoeun Jenny Kim, Deputy Director-General, GGGI
Ms. Hyoeun Jenny Kim is Deputy Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). GGGI is a treaty-based inter-governmental organization supporting developing countries and emerging economies to achieve economic growth and environmental sustainability together through following new pathway of green growth. She is responsible of managing GGGI's in-country relationship which includes projects and programs in more than 30 partner countries.
Before joining GGGI in May 2018, she was the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Senegal and five neighboring countries from May 2016. From August 2013 to April 2016, she was the Director for Strategy, Policy, and Communication at GGGI.
As a career diplomat in Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she has served as Director for Climate Change and Environment Affairs and Director for World Trade Organization (WTO). She led the national team in UN climate change negotiations and WTO DDA negotiations. She also worked for the OECD in Paris and the UN in NY.
She earned her Bachelor's in political science and diplomacy from Yonsei University in Seoul in 1990 and her Master's from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1996.
Mr. Park Jaeshin, Vice President of Strategy and Asia Programs, Korea International Cooperation Agency


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As was previously noted, the Reformed Presbytery was disorganized by the union of 1782 with the Associate Presbytery. Thus was formed the Associate Reformed Presbytery. A number of the Covenanters remained apart from this union (as did some from the Associate Presbytery). Glasgow notes, with a touch of wry humor, "The consequence was, three bodies were formed instead of one.". The societies were in urgent need of pastoral care. This care was soon provided for in the arrival of several men from Ireland who would be instrumental in the re-organization of a Reformed Presbytery in America, as well as the organization of the first Reformed Presbyterian congregation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gibson/McKinney
Rev. William Gibson, born July 1st, 1753 and raised in County Down, Ireland, he was later a graduate of the University of Glasgow, Scotland. "[ I ]n early life", he left the Presbyterian Church of Ireland (of which his parents were members) and became a Covenanter. After studying theology privately in Edinburgh, he was licensed to preach May 19th, 1781. On April 17th, 1787, Gibson was installed as pastor of the united congregations of Kellswater and Cullybackey, County Antrim, Ireland. The following year he married Miss Rebecca Mitchell of Londonderry County. His steadfastness for Covenanter dissent of British rule without regard for Kingship of Christ won the ire of the local magistrate. This magistrate sought to impose the oath of allegiance upon Rev. Gibson, or else he should forfeit his life. Again, the assumption on the part of local and Imperial rulers was that the Covenanters were in league with the United Irishmen in order to throw off British rule. As has been previously noted, the Covenanters in Ireland were for liberty long before the United Irishmen came on the scene. And because of their violent methods, the Reformed Presbyterians made sure to distance themselves from them. So, with the threat of death hanging over him for his refusal to pledge allegiance to the Crown, Gibson fled Ireland for America in 1797.
James McKinney, (according to Sprague's Annals, cited by Glasgow) was born on November 16th, 1759 in County Tyrone, Ireland. McKinney also studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating 1778. Upon his graduation, he elected to continue his studies, taking "… a full course in medicine and theology, and was licensed by the Reformed Presbytery of Ireland, May 19th, 1783.". He was installed as pastor of Kirkhills or Dervock, County Antrim. Miss Mary Mitchell of Londonderry County and James McKinney were wed in 1784. He too was linked to the United Irishmen and after preaching a sermon on the "Rights of God", was indicted for treason. Soldiers seeking to arrest him at his home, found that he was providentially absent. McKinney did travel a great deal throughout Antrim and Derry in his ministrations. In 1793, under indictment for treason, McKinney made his way to America. In America, McKinney ministered faithfully, tirelessly, to a scattered group of societies from Vermont to the Carolinas. During the course of these ministrations, it became evident to him that the Covenanters in America were in a somewhat different situation than their brethren in Ireland and Scotland.
Under McKinney, therefore, a remnant of the church maintained its position of dissent from the government, but shifted the basis of that dissent from the Solemn League and Covenant and the Revolution Settlement to the secular nature of the new American constitution. This marked a new intellectual beginning for the church and was the answer to the question of the relationship of the Scottish church to the United States that satisfied the remnant of the society people."
Thus the Covenanters in America decried the new Constitution for two reasons: the blatant disregard for the reign of Christ as King over the nations and the way in which it "…trampled underfoot, by express provision, the rights of man.". As they had called for liberty from their oppression by the Crown, so now the Covenanters called for the liberty of African slaves – the oppressed in America. They bore an early and persistent testimony against the evils of slavery in the new nation. These two primary points of dissent found fertile ground and were courageously preached against by McKinney. He would be instrumental in the organization of the First Reformed Presbyterian congregation in Philadelphia.
The earliest beginnings of the Broomall Congregation: Philadelphia 1798
A Mr. Thomas Thompson is believed to be the first Covenanter to make Philadelphia his permanent residence. About the time of the beginning of the American Revolution, he came from County Down, Ireland and settled in Philadelphia. After the war, "probably in 1788 or 1789", after many years without fellowship, he was joined by Mr. John Wallace. In actuality, according to Glasgow, Wallace was preparing to leave Philadelphia, to go to New York and then back to Ireland. He met an acquaintance of Mr. Thompson's, who was instrumental in getting them together. They (Thompson and Wallace) formed a society, which would become the congregation to which the Broomall congregation traces its origin. Not until 1791 would they have the blessing of the preaching of a Covenanter minister. Rev. James Reid, under the auspices of the Reformed Presbytery in Scotland, preached to the society in Philadelphia. There was an influx of members during the following years, due largely to the growing tensions and eventual insurrection in Ireland, which occurred in 1797. Rev. James McKinney arrived from Ireland in 1793 and provided occasional preaching for the society. It was occasional because he was the only Covenanter minister and had many societies to tend to, as has been previously noted. The society flourished under his leadership (not to mention the steady flow of immigrants) and soon construction was begun in 1796 on a church edifice on St. Mary's Street. At about this time, back in Ireland, things were heating up for Rev. William Gibson. He was joined by two young men (Samuel B. Wylie and John Black) who were at the time Students of Theology. Gibson, Wylie and Black – all in God's providence would help to establish the Reformed Presbyterian witness anew in America.
Upon the arrival of Rev. Gibson in Philadelphia, the society was organized into a congregation, having by now several families in their midst. This organization took place on the Lord's Day, January 28th, 1798 at the Gaskill Street schoolhouse in which the society had been meeting. Glasgow further notes that this was the same location in which the Reformed Presbytery was disorganized in 1782. Thomas Thompson and Stephen Young were ordained as ruling elders of the congregation the same day. Gibson presided over the organization and installation, with the assistance of two elders from New York. It is very likely that Wylie and Black were in the midst of the congregation that day. They had both settled in the Philadelphia area. Together they would continue their theological studies, and eventually teach at the University of Pennsylvania for a number of years. Black would be called to serve the Church in the Pittsburgh area, Wylie would remain in Philadelphia. Both became able and renowned scholars.
As previously noted, Gibson, Wylie and Black were travelling companions from Ireland. Glasgow notes that Gibson landed in Philadelphia. How did Wylie and Black come to be in Philadelphia, if they did not land there? The answer to that question is found in Stevenson's account:
In 1797 a young man who had just graduated in the University of Glasgow sailed for the United States. Landing at New Castle, Delaware, with a single companion, he journeyed on foot to Philadelphia. When they arrived at the spot where our Public Buildings now stand, at Broad and Market streets [sic], they inquired for the city of Philadelphia, which was not yet in view, and were told that it lay half a mile distant toward the Delaware river [sic].
More than likely, the ship on which they traveled was destined to Newcastle, Delaware first, then it would go on to Philadelphia. Perhaps, all three companions debarked at Newcastle and funds being limited, only Gibson was able to travel to Philadelphia on onboard either the same vessel, or a different one. (They were all three of a young age at the time.) Possibly they pooled their resources and drew lots. Black and Wylie, both being single at the time, may have given the opportunity to Gibson who was married. This is all speculation. What is clear from the record is that Wylie and a companion (probably Black, because Gibson landed in Philadelphia) traveled to their new residence on foot in the Fall of 1797.
Samuel B. Wylie
Well aware of how far Philadelphia is distant from New Castle, Delaware, Samuel B. Wylie made his entrance into the Covenanter community in Philadelphia. He held the Master of Arts degree from the University of Glasgow – awarded him in 1797. Having begun to teach in Ireland, he soon found employment as a teacher in Cheltenham. By 1798 he would be teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. All the while, he continued to pursue his theological studies. In May of 1798, McKinney and Gibson constituted a Reformed Presbytery in Philadelphia. One of the first orders of business was to formally recognize Alexander McCleod, John Black, S.B. Wylie and Thomas Donelly as Students of Theology. "Pieces of trial for license were assigned them". These four men would continue their studies under care of the new presbytery . On June 24th, 1799, after having been sustained in all of their several trials for licensure since being recognized as Students of Theology, each candidate was then examined in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Rhetoric, Logic, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Divinity, practical religion and views of the Christian religion. "All candidates were licensed to preach." The following year, on June 25th, 1800 the Reformed Presbytery met at Ryegate, Vermont. His former traveling companion, Rev. Gibson was pastor there, having been installed on July 10th, 1799. At that time Samuel Brown Wylie became the first man ordained into the gospel ministry in the Reformed Presbytery of America.
On November 7th, 1800 presbytery considered a call by the united congregations of New York City and Wallkill. Wylie declined the call – he and Alexander McCleod had received an equal number of votes. The vote then completely favored McCleod, who asked for time to consider the call. The reason behind their reluctance was that some of the members of these united congregations were slave holders. McCleod, on conditions, accepted the call. Presbytery enacted a resolution that "no slave holder should be allowed the communion of the Church." Wylie then received his first assignment from presbytery – to be on a committee with McKinney. This committee was assigned the duty of going to the southern congregations, informing them of the resolution of presbytery regarding the sin of slave holding. Together, McKinney and Wylie undertook their duties and God granted great success in removing the sin of slave holding from the midst of the Covenanters.
During this time back in Philadelphia, the work on the church building continued. The congregation continued to grow in members and leadership. Wylie married Miss Margaret Watson on April 5th, 1802. Also in 1802, Wylie was called to be the pastor of the Philadelphia and Baltimore congregations. He accepted the call on condition that he be granted a year in Europe and then a period of two years to serve the congregations jointly, after which time he would choose one or the other, or neither. (As for support, Dr. Carson has a helpful discussion of the practice of subscription which was the common means of supporting a pastor and maintaining church property up to the Civil War era. Carson reports that frequently, those who had subscribed to provide a specific amount towards supporting the pastor, failed to meet their obligation. Thus the pastor was left financially strapped.) Upon his return from Europe, Wylie was installed as agreed on November 20th, 1803. After the agreed upon two year period, he opted to devote himself to the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, which numbered about thirty-five members at the time. By now the work on the church building was finished. Yet, in a short time, the need would arise for a larger edifice.
Apparently, the edifice on St. Mary was not adequate for several reasons. Stevenson describes it as, "…uncomfortable, poorly furnished and poorly situated …". Sufficiently in need, the congregation sold the St. Mary Street property, necessitating temporary meeting arrangements, and began work on a new edifice located at Eleventh Street, below Market Street. This work was completed in June of 1818. A Theological Seminary was organized in Philadelphia, Wylie was chosen as its professor, serving from 1810-1817 and again from 1823-1828. He also continued his affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania, serving there as Professor of Latin and Greek from 1828-1845. (All these undertakings might lead one to conclude that stress had not yet been invented.) At this new location, Wylie would faithfully tend the flock given into his care for a good many years. He also gained a national reputation as a linguistic scholar, having an understanding of fourteen languages. Many regarded Wylie as one of the best scholars the Covenanters ever produced – though his preaching seemed to have left something to be desired. Dr. Wylie served as the moderator of Synod in 1800 and 1801. As such, it is especially unfortunate to see the schism which occurred in 1833 under his leadership.

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An external IT service provider in Florida will have free capacities for you, because that's exactly what he lives for. He continues to educate his staff, in a large setting and is ready for the practical experience if you are interested in a new technology.
Every company has limited resources. And the executives also have limited time and attention. Use outsourcing here to avoid overloading your precious employees with things that are not really part of your core business.
Every investment in a company entails certain risks. There are framework conditions that can change quickly: markets, competition, laws, financial conditions, and technologies.
IT outsourcing providers can take these risks for you and also comply with specific industry and security requirements.
By relying on ready-made managed services products, you get the techniques of big companies in the house. Because these products can be used by large and small companies. Here we would like to add the example of Office 365 – even as a startup with only 3 employees, you can nowadays get a full-fledged Exchange Server for only a few dollars per month. The same technology which is used by companies with several thousand employees. Isn't it great?
Is your firewall also updated and secure? Are your virus scanners up-to-date? Did you catalog the software on the PCs and servers? Do you use patch management? Depending on your industry, you may need to follow certain security standards. Here it makes sense to outsource these and pass the implementation on to the IT system house. The provider will then use managed services to provide these services on a regular, professional and cost-saving basis.
Talk to us, we would like to discuss with you which Managed IT Services in Miami services make sense to you. We at Bleuwire™ know the market very well and can recommend services and solutions. Learn more about IT consulting and how we can help your business.


Students in the School of Engineering will be testing their mettle as they compete for the first time at the Baja SAE, an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
Teams of students from universities all over the world design and build small off-road vehicles that are then put to the test to see which one can withstand the off-road race's tough terrain. Based off the Baja 1000, an off-road race that takes place in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, Baja SAE is both challenging and fun for mechanical engineering students or anyone with an interest in cars.
25 Stags have joined Fairfield's Baja team and will spend this semester building the vehicle in preparation for the race, which takes place June 9-12 in Rochester, New York. Yale, Dennis Turano '17 and Karim Kharbouch '17 lead the team and are advised by Professor Bob Wojna.
All teams are given a specific engine for the competition as well as a list of parameters and restrictions that they must meet for the race. Students on the Fairfield team have been working on this project since the summer and spent last semester designing, planning their budget and picking out components for their vehicle.
"Last semester we looked at past top-ranking teams and watched videos so we could analyze their designs. We're not looking to reinvent the wheel, so we looked to see what information was out there, dissected it and incorporated it into our design," Yale explained.
This semester the Baja team will be building in the lower level of the Bannow Science Center. Yale reports that the team plans to be done building in April after which they will begin testing their vehicle for the June race (stay tuned for that!).
Stay tuned for more updates as the June race approaches. Any students interested in joining the team should contact Emily Yale at eyale@student.fairfield.edu.
Pictured: L-R: Emily Yale '18, Raymond Sanchez '19, and Dennis Turano '17 at the Student Activities Fair with the engine they will use for their Baja SAE vehicle.
Pictured: Close up of engine plus digital design of their Baja vehicle's frame.


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Titan 80-300 Cubed is the Most Badass of All Microscopes
Ed Grabianowski
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You are looking at the most powerful electron microscope on Earth. Housed at MacMaster University in Ontario, Canada, the Titan 80-300 Cubed will allow researchers to peer into the workings of molecules and atoms on a scale never before possible. What they find with the ultra microscope could revolutionize material science, medicine and energy production.
A transmission electron microscope like the Titan doesn't produce a visual image directly. Instead, it fires a focused electron beam through the viewing material. Some electrons pass through, some are deflected. Sensors on the other side detect the electrons and can produce a spatial image, like the image of a surgical mesh above. The Titan achieves amazingly high resolution by using devices that correct spherical aberration and can produce an extremely narrow wavelength electron beam. It's so sensitive that the building will be isolated from sound and vibration, and the operator can't even be in the same room as the microscope. Seeing the molecular structure of objects with such fine detail will be a boon to nanotech. MacMaster reports that the Titan will be used for research in a variety of fields:
The microscope will be used to help produce more efficient lighting and better solar cells, study proteins and drug-delivery materials to target cancers. It will assess atmospheric particulates, and help create lighter and stronger automotive materials, more effective cosmetics, and higher density memory storage for faster electronic and telecommunication devices.
Image by: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. McMaster University unveils world's most advanced microscope. [EurekAlerts!]


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To Battle by Dr. D. A. C. McNeil
Published by admin on Thu, 2015-08-27 16:00
To anyone reading this epic who has aspirations to become a rally driver, let me recommend the road running south from Heather towards Shackerstone. If you can drive this bit of road well at any speed at all, you may make it. If not, you are in the same boat as me.
Shackerstone? To any preserved railway enthusiast the title "The Battlefield Line" immediately springs to mind. It is that length of the old Midland and London North Western joint railway which runs through Market Bosworth and is so associated with the battle of Bosworth in which King Richard III died. As said king's second funeral, which was clearly much more elaborate than his first, took place recently I thought I should give this remarkable line a visit.
Remarkable? On the face of it one could say that it is little more nor less like many other secondary lines which were victims of the Beeching axe. It is the history which gives it that title. In the normal run of preserved railways, a group of enthusiasts find a bit of line they want to save, raise the money and buy it, then look round for things to run on it. In this case the preservation group already had an industrial tank engine, housed in a siding at Market Bosworth, and were looking round for some railway to run it on. At that time, 1969 to 1970, British Railways were lifting the last track in the area of Market Bosworth, so the society decided to purchase the length between Shackerstone and Shenton which included Market Bosworth. Sadly the rails no longer went from Market Bosworth to Shenton – this section was re-opened in 1992 by a train hauled by an industrial tank locomotive appropriately named Richard III.
So, how did the line come into being in the first place? It was a joint venture. The main London North Western Railway line north from London to (ultimately) Glasgow ran through Nuneaton. The Midland Railway had a line connecting Nuneaton to Leicester, and, with a bit of timetable jiggling you could get to Moira and other places thereabouts. It would be nice to have a line which cut out the jiggling. The London North Western had its ideas set on the Midland Main line at Loughborough and the COAL traffic. COAL was the in fuel in the 19th century. To do that it needed a branch at Shackerstone through to Coalville and beyond. It never got to the Midland main line. The line never reached its ambition, despite "through carriages" running to London twice daily between 1900 and 1914, and King Edward VII using it in 1902. The L.M.S. closed it to passengers on 13th April 1931; the coal traffic lasted until about 1964, and it was lifted in 1969.
So it was that on May bank holiday Monday I settled into a seat on the train from Shackerstone to Shenton, pulled by a Great Western goods engine – class 38xx, 3803, 2-8-0 for the enthusiast. It was clearly the toddlers' special. Every so often a toddler would rush past followed by its desperate father. My carriage was one of those open ones with 4 window seats instead of the compartmental 2, and I was sharing my side with a push chair. Opposite me was a family of 4, the little lad bent on denting his mother's bangles by hammering them against the table, and his elder sister demanding to know, a) why aren't we moving? and b) are we going home? Her greatest discovery was two ladybirds, which she related to her mother at length.
Despite the speed limit on one coach in a siding of 125 miles an hour, most of the line had limits of about 10 and even slower. We started out between two steep banks well mown and covered in yellow cowslips and dandelion, with bluebells, forget-me-nots, red campion and white jack-by-the-hedge scattered colourfully over them. Soon this opened out to the view of bright yellow oilseed rape alternating with high hedges. Market Bosworth station is sad – the main buildings and the goods shed are not part of the line and are decrepit. It is sad to see the platform covered in derelict cars. The other platform makes up for it, but the view of old rusting wagons on the far line is not a good one. And so to Humberstone Road...sorry, Shenton. The place is Shenton; the buildings are those from the old Humberstone Road station in Leicester.
Apart from the stations the railway is single track throughout. This can be dangerous, clearly, if two trains meet head on. To avoid this, railways had two general options; to run a token system, in which the train holding the token is the only one allowed on that line; a one engine in steam policy, clearly a very safe arrangement for it is not possible to run two trains at the same time with the same engine; or, as in this case a one engine policy, with no other engines. True there were decaying diesels in sidings, and the one diesel unit I saw may be able to run. But, I am told, there was only one steam engine on the line.
By the way, all trains must have a red lamp on the tail end by law. Just as the girl was asking "Why aren't we moving yet?" a man came passed .... carrying the red lamp.
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ICYMI: "Greg Abbott's border stunts show the GOP doesn't want to fix immigration"
by AV Press Releases on April 18, 2022
Democrats Should Learn to Stand Up and Push Back on GOP So Called " Solutions"
Washington, DC – In a recent piece for the Washington Post, Paul Waldman argues that Texas Governor Greg Abbott's border stunts are representative of how the GOP does not want to work to actually fix immigration problems. In his piece, Waldman outlines how Abbott's contrived border inspection stunt was designed to advance his political standing even as his actions created chaos and undermined the economy of Texas and the nation in the process.
Below, find excerpts of the Washington Post piece found here, followed by our take.
"Last week Abbott implemented a policy of secondary inspections for trucks crossing the border from Mexico, so that after they pass through the regular inspection by Customs and Border Protection, they have to be inspected again by Texas state authorities. The supposed justification was a search for drugs and undocumented immigrants.
The result has been a nightmarish backup slowing the enormous commercial traffic that crosses the border every day to a crawl, with produce going bad in trucks as they wait in the traffic jam.
… As governor, Abbott could actually implement substantive immigration reforms. In practice, he leans toward the same kind of playacting, posturing and feigned outrage that characterize all Republicans' approach to immigration, whether they're right at the border or thousands of miles away.
It's all driven by twin fantasies Republicans want to propagate. First, they want everyone convinced that there's always a 'crisis' at the border, where America is overrun with migrants who are coming to destroy the country. Second, they tell everyone that Biden has an 'open borders' policy, that he's just allowing unlimited numbers of undocumented immigrants to stroll in so they can take your job, assault your family and vote in the next election.
In fact, in most ways Biden's border policies are pretty much what was in place when Donald Trump left office. Apprehensions at the Southwest border — i.e., people trying to come but being caught — even rose dramatically from 2020 to 2021.
… So could it be that Republicans don't actually want a solution to the challenges of immigration policy?
If you haven't seen a lot of news about the hard work congressional Republicans are putting in trying to solve this complex problem, that's because they aren't doing much of anything. They've had plenty of opportunities to pass immigration reform, and every time, they've killed it.
The basic outline of a deal has always been clear: Republicans would get beefed-up border enforcement, and Democrats would get a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Both are extremely popular with the public. But Republicans won't even try anymore.
Instead, they prefer to chant 'build the wall' and pull ludicrous stunts like putting migrants on buses, meant to appeal to their nativist base without accomplishing anything. Remember that the next time you hear them complain that it's all Biden's fault."
According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Deputy Director of America's Voice:
Gov. Abbot is a prime example of Republicans being more interested in public stunts and Fox viewership than in real solutions. He is more than willing to use people to play politics – whether it is consumers finding empty store shelves because of his redundant truck 'inspections' and the resulting border commerce shutdown, or new refugees seeking out their families so they can prepare their legal cases seeking asylum. People are hurt when Republicans play politics with people's lives.
Fortunately, here in Washington, DC, a coalition of community organizations demonstrate the 'American can do' attitude that we should embrace. They have welcomed those escaping violence and political persecution and have helped these asylum-seekers continue their journeys to reunite with their families. By putting refugees on buses to DC, Abbot wanted to show chaos and distrust, instead he is now seeing a community coming together to help those in need.
The United States is more than able to handle people coming to our borders. We can process them and let them go through our asylum process – as the law requires. That is the solution-oriented approach and the kind of leadership we need, not opportunistic politicians using people as political pawns.


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Students may receive letters in academic areas such as band, choir, clubs, journalism, etc.
The school newspaper is called the "Knight Line." Students in the Journalism class serve as the newspaper staff.
The yearbook, called the "Knight Life," is compiled and composed by students as part of the Journalism class. Each year's book is available on a prepaid basis.
Several Interim courses are available. For more information, visit the ACADEMICS PAGE.
This group is open to freshmen through seniors who enjoy sharing their writing and listening to others. The club meets weekly, mostly after school for about an hour. Students may come whenever able and new members are always welcome.
WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science & Engineering)
The WYSE Academic Challenge is a battery of tests created by Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering. These tests are offered to high school students throughout the nation. The subject matter tested is drawn from senior high and freshman level college curricula in the areas of mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, English, engineering graphics, and computer science. Teams of up to fourteen students (usually juniors and seniors) compete at the regional level in February. Following that, they move on to sectionals and state competition in the spring.
A play or musical presentation is offered in the fall and spring of the year. Parts are assigned based on tryouts. Students have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of a drama production based on interest and ability.
Band & Choir
The music department of Lutheran High School offers a number of opportunities for interested students. Knight Band performs at many of the sports activities. Jazz band is a group of students who rehearse after school hours and is available to entertain at functions. The Fine Arts department also offers choral and instrumental ensembles as well as opportunity for students to participate in state music competition.
Class Government
Each class will elect a set of officers to conduct its class business. An advisor or advisors supervise the class and their activities.
The fellowship of Christian Athletes is an organization that seeks to promote Christian living in athletic competition and daily living. Students who enjoy, support or participate in athletics are eligible for membership. The organization is student led with a faculty sponsor. Students organize meetings, activities and Bible studies, many of which take place in the homes of group members. The FCA members have the opportunity to meet from one to two times per month and during the summer.
Students are elected to the National Honor Society on the basis of established criteria. Sophomore, junior or senior students who qualify on the basis of academic standing (GPA of 3.4) become candidates. Candidates are then elected by the faculty on the basis of established character qualities.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD is an organization which all students who are seeking to make good health and safety choices may join. The group participates in educational opportunities by hosting speakers, attending seminars, having a booth at the YMCA health fair, and speaking to area eighth grade students. SADD has also been involved in celebrating the national Red Ribbon Week and plans fund-raisers and fun activities as the group desires.
The Student Council is the organization established to afford students input into some aspects of the school's organization. The membership is comprised of the following: Each class is entitled to elect two members to the council for its first 30 class members and one additional member for each l5 additional students. Each class is also entitled to elect/appoint one of its officers as an additional council member to serve as liaison for the class. The designated class officer may not serve as a student council officer.
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For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.


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Families celebrate with Christmas carols in sing-along at Vivint Arena
By Ben Lockhart Dec 12, 2016, 10:10pm MST
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Children scream for the Jazz Bear at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Women wave during the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Sterling S. Poulson conducts the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
The crowd joins in for the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Music Director Donny Gilbert conducts the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Gail Miller and her husband, Kim Wilson, sit under falling confetti at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Maya Miller sips on a drink at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Jenny Oaks Barker performs at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Santa makes his entrance at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Members of the crowd sing along at the 32nd annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along, hosted by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Families poured into the Vivint Smart Home Arena, many of them donning Santa Claus hats, ready to belt out some of the most beloved holiday classics Monday at the annual Christmas Carol Sing-along.
Thousands of children, their parents and other carolers joined in to sing "Deck The Halls," "Jingle Bells" and "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" along with several more favorite tunes.
"The kids love it, it's just fun to see your kids enjoy the holiday spirit," said Chelsey King, who was in town from Colorado to visit family but has attended the production in the past. "My 2-year-old danced to the entire thing."
Young and old alike waved the flashlights on their phones back and forth to "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Dancing children filled the aisles as the West Valley Symphony of Utah played "A Sleigh Ride Together" at the free event.
"It was really fun watching the kids dance up and down the aisle (to the stage)," said Teresa Howe, of Kaysville, who came with her grandkids as part of a nearly decade-old family tradition. "It's a good, free gift."
Jenny Oaks Baker, a Grammy-nominated violinist who hails from Salt Lake City, was the night's featured performer. Baker performed some Christmas carols alongside her four children, who are also known as the Family Four music group, including a rendition of "Ding Dong Merrily On High."
The West Valley Symphony of Utah also treated the crowd to more hymn-like songs such as "I Saw Three Ships" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful." By far the biggest cheer of the night, though, was when Santa Claus himself stepped into the arena, suited up in his red garb. A throng of children mobbed Jolly ol' Saint Nick as he made his way to the stage.
"Her favorite part was definitely Santa coming in," said Howe of her toddler granddaughter, adding her other grandkids were most excited to dance their hardest for a chance at being shown on the Jumbotron.
The Christmas Carol Sing-a-long has been ongoing for 32 years, including the last 17 at the home of the Utah Jazz. The 20,000-person capacity Vivint Arena was at least half full for Monday's celebration, put on by Gail Miller, owner and CE0 of the Jazz, and her family.
"There are many miracles that happen this time of the year. ... My Christmas wish this year for your family is for you to see those Christmas miracles and share them with everyone you know," Miller told the crowd.
Megan and Adam Leafty have made it a family tradition for the past three years to make their way down from Ogden to visit the Christmas Carol Sing-along. Two of their young boys have autism, they said, and they love to move around to music.
"Our family loves sing-alongs," Adam Leafty said. "It's a really great way to get our family out."
Others tried the sing-along for the first time this year, hoping to add an extra measure of Christmas spirit to their holiday season.
"(It was a good experience), especially seeing other people, the whole community, say 'Hey, we're excited about Christmas too,'" said Nate Behunin, who came from Bountiful with his wife, Kylee, and their two children.


On February 12, 2016, Thinking through the Museum team members Angela Failler, Heather Igloliorte, Sylvia Dreaver (Dueck), and Lauren Bosc participated in a workshop with UWinnipeg faculty members, MA students, and staff from the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG). The workshop, which featured a lecture by Dr. Igloliorte, a tour of the WAG Inuit art vaults with Curator Darlene Wight, a discussion facilitated by Dr. Failler, and a presentation by WAG Director and CEO Dr. Stephen Borys, functioned as a productive space to think about how to "think through" Inuit art and curatorial practices.
A large part of the discussion also involved "thinking through" the WAG's vision for an Inuit Art Centre. This Centre, which would house and display the WAG's 13,000 Inuit art pieces, will include programming for people of all ages to celebrate and learn about Inuit art through exhibitions, research, education, and art making.
Coming soon: SnapThoughts by participants of the workshop on the idea of an Inuit Art Centre!


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Columbia University's Department of History kicked off the academic year with an "air-clearing" conversation about the Brexit vote on Friday, September 9. Sam Wetherell, Lecturer in British History, and Susan Pedersen, Gouverneur Morris Professor of History at Columbia offered introductions that detailed both the vote and its immediate aftermath, as well as an exploration of how the results, rhetoric, and party lines in this campaign differed from previous contentious votes on the relationship between Europe and Britain—especially the lead-up to the 1975 vote on Britain joining the European Economic Community. Faculty and graduate students from a wide range of fields offered insight into an enormous number of ways of getting at "what happened," a question historians spend a lot of time answering.
The Council for European Studies' forthcoming conference on themes of Sustainability and Transformation are particularly germane to the conversation, especially as participants start to push back against a strict focus on the UK. Will the EU change, and, if so, how? Will it become smaller and more invested in its administrative apparatus at Brussels? Because calls for other countries to shift their relationship to the EU (Nexit, Dexit) seem increasingly unlikely to yield fruit, will very little change at the institutional level? Alternatively, even though "crises" have not forced much change, could Brexit be the "antidote to austerity" that some EU members have sought? How can histories help us to understand not just the vote in Britain, but to consider the kinds of transformations that might take place—and ought those to be local, institutional, national, or transnational histories?
In her introduction, Susan emphasized some of the key similarities and differences between the 1975 and the 2016 referenda. The 2016 Leave campaign seems to have borrowed its playbook directly from the 1975 No campaign, including an emphasis on UK citizens' right to create their own laws and taxes, to have the cheapest foods possible, and to pursue employment.
Sam's introduction stepped back to provide a meta-overview of interpretations of the Brexit vote, since there there is something like a period of calm following the massive political "bloodletting" among conservatives. He identified two primary readings of the vote. First, some commentators had seen in Leave's success a revolt by communities left behind in the UK's shift towards a service economy reoriented around London, as well as the poverty, isolation, and austerity politics that it had begat. The second approach was a nativist revolt against a lost idea of Britishness. Neither explanation is totally sufficient—if the economic interpretation is correct, why did lower income workers of color vote to remain, or wealthy rural communities to leave? Sam said the key to figuring out how to address the Brexit vote requires understanding exactly how these different strands intertwine. He also described some recent political Brexit-related activity, such as the unveiling of Brexit Minister David Davis' not-entirely-specific Brexit plan, Japan's threat at G20 to withdraw from Britain economically if they leave European markets. He also noted, concurring with Susan's point about Remain's inward focus, that the Left had articulated Remain as a key to maintaining Britain's cosmopolitan status, not as any kind of international project—where as Conservatives did have an outward-looking approach, urging other countries to also leave the EU.
Even in a room full of historians, there was little consensus about when and where a historical approach, or a specifically modern British historical approach, could help illuminate the results and explain what would happen next. Many discussants emphasized the different ways in which a historicized cultural focus was clearly appropriate. An idea of national sovereignty (often articulated as "taking back control") that could bridge normal demographic divides of class and appeal to different people to different reasons was one of these elements, while others asked about the continuing reverberations of loss of empire. Other historians insisted that future outcomes would be in large part determined by jockeying for power and influence within and among UK institutions—noting in particular that the UK Independence Party had not yet played its cards for what a future of UK might look like. Others were careful not to reach for historical explanations that were too nebulous. When one participant asked about the extent to which old Catholic/Protestant tensions or the lingering specter of "Little England" affected outcomes in Northern Ireland, Susan pushed back and said that demographics and the massive expansion of higher education were clearer causes.
Other historians pulled back constantly from a narrowly British or English focus, shifting the perspective instead to Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, America, or Brussles. There seemed to be real frustrations that neither campaign discussed the effect that leaving might have on the EU, and the Remain campaign's lack of critique somehow seemed to tie it even more closely to an all-powerful austerity bloc, at least from the perspective of some people in Southern Europe. One historian suggested that Brexit cannot be understood at all with a purely British lens, and needs to be understood as part of a European or Global "recession moment" in which EU policies have been damaging to all peripheries, broadly construed. The vote itself, she argued, reflects shifting lines of class and intellectual affiliations that are taking place across Europe as a result of decisions made at the EU-level in a way that a strictly national focus cannot capture. Other historians of the Continent generally agreed, but noted that England and the EU had always had a particular relationship tinged with isolationism that was difficult to generalize. A third historian of southern Europe suggested that comparing the UK with, for example, Italy might provide a way of testing, or at least adding detail to, the idea that leaving the EU would provide greater sovereignty for the nation or autonomy for individual citizens.
If any consensus emerged, it was the unsurprising one that dissecting Brexit and its potential future impact requires an enormous amount of context (demographic, political-historical, cultural) on different scales (local, national, European, and global). For all of the commentary that Brexit has generated, there is a lot of important, research-based work left to be done to help answer the questions the vote raised about Europe and its future.


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Geert Wilders on trial for comments about Moroccans
Dutch far-right leader back in court for vowing he will make sure fewer Moroccans will live in the Netherlands.
18 Mar 2016 07:35 GMT
France's Marine Le Pen, left, is an important ally of Geert Wilders in European politics [Alessandro Garofalo/[Reuters]
Geert Wilders, the Dutch right-wing politician who was acquitted five years ago of making anti-Islam remarks, is going on trial in the Netherlands again for allegedly inciting hatred against the country's Moroccan minority.
The case on Friday comes as Wilders and other populist politicians - including Donald Trump in the United States and Marine le Pen in France - have stepped up calls for a ban on Muslim immigration.
State prosecutors say Wilders asked a crowd of supporters in March 2014 whether they wanted more or fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands, triggering the chant: "Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!" - to which a smiling Wilders responded: "We'll take care of that."
The lawmaker faces one charge of discrimination and a second for inciting hatred of Moroccans, who make up about 2 percent of the population of roughly 17 million.
Dutch politician Wilders sued over 'fewer Moroccans' vow
In addition to the "fewer" comment, Wilders referred to Moroccans as "scum" in a television broadcast. He may go to jail for as long as a year and could be fined a maximum of 7,400 euros ($8,400).
Wilders, whose decade-old Freedom Party holds a commanding lead in Dutch popular opinion polls but has never been in power, denies any wrongdoing.
On my way to court in police escort. No one will silence me. No terrorist, no prime minister and no court either.
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) March 18, 2016
Wilders has lived under 24-hour protection since the 2004 murder of Theo van Gogh, who - like Wilders - made films criticising Islam.
In a previous case, Wilders was acquitted in 2011 after calling for a "towel-head" tax and equating the Koran with Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. He had said at the time that "Muslim criminals" should be stripped of their Dutch nationality and deported.
Judges concluded that Wilders' remarks may have been rude, but he was let off because they targeted a religion, not a race.
"That is the difference now," prosecution spokeswoman Ilse de Heer said.
'Targeting specific race'
Friday's prosecution is different because his remarks "targeted a specific race, which is considered a crime".
Wilders had called on Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Deputy Prime Lodewijk Asscher to be interrogated in court, but the judge rejected that, according to the Dutch daily newspaper AD.
The AD also reported that two of Wilders' witness experts pulled out for fear for their safety or of being drawn into his camp.
The hearing at a high-security courtroom next to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is frequently used for cases involving organised crime.
In France in December, Le Pen was acquitted of charges of inciting hatred against French Muslims for comparing Muslims praying in the street to the German occupation of France during World War Two.
SOURCE: Al Jazeera And Reuters


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Life of pi in no danger - Experts cold-shoulder campaign to replace with tau
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By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi, June 29: The reign of pi is in no imminent danger in the world of mathematics.
Experts appear to have ignored a proposal from within their own ranks to retire the circle constant that is taught in schools and appears throughout mathematics and replace it with 2pi, or tau.
Proponents of the proposal to reject pi and embrace tau — whose value is twice that of pi, or 6.283 — celebrated tau day on June 28, arguing that tau is the natural circle constant as it links a circle's circumference to its radius, and not, as pi does, to its diameter.
University of Utah mathematician Bob Palais had pitched the idea that 2pi may be a better choice for a circle constant than pi in a publication Mathematical Intelligencer nearly 10 years ago. Palais wanted to name 2pi "1-turn".
However, others who share his views have campaigned for assigning the Greek letter tau.
But leading mathematicians in India, the UK and the US appeared oblivious to this campaign today and asserted that there has been no debate or even discussion over replacing 2pi with tau in serious mathematical circles.
"This has not been part of any serious mathematical discourse," said Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan, professor emeritus at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. "The only benefit I see is that you could write one symbol (tau) instead of two symbols (2pi) and save on ink — nothing more than that," Raghunathan told The Telegraph.
Some senior mathematicians caution that moves to do away with pi and introduce 2pi may be counterproductive.
"The inconvenience and confusion that would ensue in the transition phase (from pi to 2pi) would far outweigh benefits if any," a University of California Berkeley-educated mathematician, who is now a faculty member at an institution in Bengal, said.
A US-based physicist, educator and tau proponent, Michael Hartl, has in a document he calls The Tau Manifesto, argued that tau, or 2pi, appears with "astonishing frequency throughout mathematics" and that tau is superior to pi which he describes as "a confusing and unnatural choice for the inner circle".
But mathematicians say there's no need for any change. "Yes, 2pi does come up in extremely natural ways across mathematics, but a shift from pi to tau will be utterly inconsequential for the way mathematics is practised," said Gautam Bharali, a mathematician at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
"This isn't a mathematical debate," said Tom Coates, a reader in pure mathematics at Imperial College, London.
Across the Atlantic, mathematician Alexandru Ionescu at Princeton University also appeared unimpressed by tau. "Pi or 2pi — either one is just fine, it won't make any difference to mathematics," Ionescu said.
"The whole notion of replacing pi by 2pi is silly since we all are very comfortable with pi and multiplication by two," said Siddhartha Gadgil, a mathematician at the IISc. "And one of the most remarkable formula found in mathematics is based on pi, not 2pi," Gadgil said.
Palais himself on his website has said "it is apparent that we can't eliminate pi, but it seems helpful to be aware of its pitfalls, and introduce an alternative for those who might wish to use one".
Citing one of its pitfalls, Palais says the area of a circle is described using pi and the radius, but the circumference is described using pi and the diameter.
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Order of the Government of the Russian Federation "About Approval of Rules of Fixing, including Video Fixing, in Real Time Actions..."
1. Approve the enclosed Rules of fixing, including video fixing, in real time actions, failure to act of participants of contractual system in the field of purchases in unified information system in the field of purchases, on electronic platform.
1. These rules establish procedure for fixing, including video fixing, in real time actions, failure to act of participants of contractual system in the field of purchases in unified information system in the field of purchases (further - unified information system), on electronic platform.
2. Fixing, including video fixing, in real time actions, failure to act of participants of contractual system in the field of purchases in unified information system, on electronic platform is performed by program technical means of the state information system specified in part 13 of article 4 of the Federal law "About Contractual System in the field of Purchases of Goods, Works, Services for Ensuring the State and Municipal Needs" (further - the information system "Independent Logger").
b) about placement, the direction, change and removal of documents and data in unified information system, on electronic platform, including notifications and documentation on carrying out purchases, protocols constituted during electronic procedures of purchases, explanations of provisions of notifications on implementation of purchases and documentation on purchases, requests for procurement action of agreements (contracts) signed when implementing purchases.
4. Video fixing represents implementation by the procurement participant, customer, authorized body, authorized institution, specialized organization (further - person performing video fixing) records of actions, failure to act of the procurement participant, the customer, authorized body, authorized institution, the specialized organization in unified information system, on electronic platform.
5. For the purposes of these rules the mode of real time is understood as such mode of information processing in case of which actions, failure to act of participants of contractual system in the field of purchases in unified information system, on electronic platform are fixed in the information system "Independent Logger" no more than 2 hours from the moment of their origin in time.
6. Video fixing is performed by means of software module of the information system "Independent Logger", the person performing video fixing identified on the automated workplace by record function activation. These video fixings are transferred to the information system "Independent Logger" by person performing video fixing by record transfer (several records at its choice), using functionality of software module of the information system "Independent Logger".


A quicky image that was originally going to be mostly 2D, but ended up mainly 3D with some 2d postprocessing and a few paint touchups. Rendered in Brazil, post processing in Photoshop. This was mainly an exercise in thick atmosphere and backlit silhouettes. Version B (seen here) is the same as version A, except it has a slightly different spacecraft design.


The Superman dynasty, an extension of the House of El, is a lineage of DC Comics superheroes. The term is used for the descendants of Kal-El, the original Superman, who continue to uphold his legacy of heroism well into the 853rd century, as depicted in the DC One Million crossover .
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EURUSD is still being corrected; it has formed a continuation pattern around 1.1240. Possibly, today the pair may break it upwards and continue growing to reach 1.1301. Later, the market may continue trading inside the downtrend with the target at 1.1100.
GBPUSD has formed a correctional continuation pattern around 1.3116; it has reached the target of the first structure. Today, the pair may start a new decline with the target at 1.3096.
USDCHF has completed another ascending structure; right now, it is being corrected. The target is at 1.0086. Later, the market may resume moving upwards to reach 1.0140.
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AUDUSD is being corrected with the target at 0.7083. After that, the instrument may start a new decline with the short-term target at 0.6967.
USDRUB has completed the descending impulse; right now, it is consolidating near the lows. Possibly, today the pair may break the range downwards and reach 65.87. However, if the instrument breaks the range to the upside, the market may resume trading inside the downtrend with the target at 65.55.
Gold is being corrected towards 1305.11. Later, the market may form one more descending structure with the first target at 1276.81.
Brent has formed the consolidation range around 66.34; right now, it is trading upwards. Possibly, the pair may break 66.85 and then continue growing to reach the key upside target at 68.40.


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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by T-hug, Aug 9, 2003.
I can't see an in-game shot apart from a cut scene, unless it's a cut scene based game?
Naw its just it was taking ages to get to the ingame part, plus it's JAP and probably unplayable to most, also I thought the anime screens look nice, theres many more after this and they all look great.
Hope this is an RPG.
why oh why cant they make an english zoids game.
Maybe they'll release it in english later on...or maybe they will release a patch for it...or maybe for those with a GBA, they'll actually release one in the US!!!
it seem somewhat a strategical rpg and for some strange reason it work only on the 1.6 beta!
The game will not work on emulators < VBA 1.6 (Beta) or with Bios. On Hardware you shall not notice any problems.
i dont know there is a realy cool game cube zoids game also. but most zoids games arnt being ported... not sure why.
I've just played it, and I must admit it's pretty bad.
Thats like a tactic game. I like tactics game.
It's a very instinctive and playable tactics. The menu are clear and simple. It takes two minutes to arrive to scenario 1. The hero is wandering in the forest and then meet with the zoids you have chosen in previous screen. 3 monsters led by a guy appear and then you take the control of the zoid.
The first menu is composed by 3 sub menus, target : to choose an ennemy to kill, a second menu i haven't explore but it's probably to check your status (you don't need to check anything as the first scenario is easy) the last is called system, agan i haven't explored it but it's probably to save and load.
Ok, the game is technically average and even "null" for the battle maps but all is given in the battle scenes with pseudo polygonal monsters and to the beautiful cutscenes. I think the game is really interessant.
I believe this game is also compatible with the RC Zoids. As in you can control them with this game. Dunno how that works exactly, however.


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The U.S. Department of Justice investigation marks the first time the 1994 law, which historically has been used against police departments, is being directed at a prosecution agency for constitutional rights violations in criminal cases.


First Time Reader - First Time Author!
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Of Emerald Cities & Mad Hatters; Catching Up Etc.!
I had an idea for my novel, "Carrot Field", to have a logo instead of simple title text. A friend is working on the concept with me. This is a really rough concept sketch. But it gives you the "feel". I'm hoping to have a next-stage version end of this week to pitch to my publishers (part of the contractual agreement was my involvement on the cover & interior book design). Like it? I just finished "Stedding Tsofu ", my second favorite chapter so far. I love everything to do with Ogiers!
Here's a promotional image a friend put together for me last summer. Before I found a publisher for "Carrot Field" last October, I was thinking of doing a Kickstarter campaign. My friend took some old artwork someone had done and cooked this up for me. Some of the character designs are definitely out of date, this art is from 2006, and I rewrote the novel from the ground up 2010-211. But it's a nice image & gives an idea of what the book is like. Enjoy!