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When I reached out for help, you stepped up and believed in my daughter (and me). Thank you for your support these last 4 years. I can never sufficiently explain how much you have meant to us. Your strength, kindness, and drive helped us to keep going when it was difficult. Thank you for being supportive, understanding, human, and available. Thank you for helping [my daughter] stand up for herself. Thank you for seeing in [my daughter] what was taken from her, and for fighting to get some of it back. Thank you for helping to make her bright again. Please, express our gratitude to all those people that helped with the case. It takes a team.
Mother of a High School Sexual Assault Survivor, Client of Monica Beck
I shot probably the best interview of my entire series on hazing 'Protect the House' today in L.A. with attorney Douglas Fierberg. We spoke for hours and Doug's knowledge and honesty on the topic [were] not only refreshing but at the same time scary and haunting. No one knows more than Doug on this topic and he is a no-BS type guy. This interview is raw and doesn't sugarcoat this major problem. I'm glad this came together at the last minute and am so thankful to Julie and Gary DeVercelly for connecting me with Doug. This interview has been 3 years in the making. So happy that I came out of my self-imposed 'cocoon' today to do this.
Daniel Catullo III – Director of "Protect the House"
Witnessing Cari take my life into her hands and deeply care for it has been more healing than anything I could possibly imagine. I, of course, can't change what happened and will still be affected by it in a lot of ways but I can at least look back on it and be proud of what I did about it. Again thank you so much for all the support.
College Sexual Assault Survivor, Client of Cari Simon
If you are looking for the best, look no further. You will not do any better than Doug Fierberg. In my deepest darkest depths of despair, Doug Fierberg appeared as a beacon of light bringing me hope and saved my life. His kindness, wisdom, expertise, and availability whenever I needed him, gave me the strength I so desperately needed to fight the biggest battle of my life after the loss of my son Matt Carrington who was killed in a water hazing while pledging a fraternity at Chico State in 2005. I am eternally grateful to Doug for everything he has done for me personally, as well as for my family as we continue to learn to maneuver through our lives without Matt. If you are looking for the best, I promise you will not be disappointed. I am honored to call him friend. Sincerely, Debbie
Debbie Smith, Mother of Matthew Carrington
I wanted to say thank you for all of your compassion, tenacity, and support throughout this tedious, stressful process. The outcome of this case and the remedies received provided us with some justice for what transpired when our criminal justice system otherwise failed us. We cannot adequately express our appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication. We are truly grateful to you and your firm! - Mother of Victim
So Grateful for Everything
You have served your clients so well and at the same time distinguished yourselves as first class, effective, efficient, practical and collaborative attorneys who know how to deal with the big issues. While tough on substance, you were smooth on style. That is a difficult combination to pull off.
John McCammon, Founder of The McCammon Group, Commenting on the Resolution of the Civil Claims from the Virginia Tech Massacre
When my seven-year-old son was sexually assaulted about 20 times on school property by a classmate, I reported to the school what was happening. I also filed a police report, secured a restraining order, and filed a report with social services. The school not only refused to protect my son from the perpetrator, they wanted me to send him back to the same classroom so they could hire "extra eyeballs to observe and document their interactions," essentially asking my traumatized son to act as bait so they could catch the student in the act. Their combined actions and lack of actions further traumatized my son and absolutely violated Title IX law. He was forced to change schools six weeks before the end of the school year and subsequently developed PTSD. My husband and I incurred tens of thousands of dollars in expenses over the next 12 months related to therapists, doctors and time off from work. I soon became aware of three other families in the same school district with eerily similar situations – one at the middle school level and two at the high school level. There was student-on-student sexual harassment or abuse, school administration was aware but refused to do anything to protect the victims or ameliorate their situations and the victims were being further traumatized. This obviously was a systemic problem that needed fixing, and after filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, our family was offered mediation. Typically, mediation functions only to remediate an individual student's situation, but nothing less than a systemic fix was going to be satisfactory for me. Finding a law firm with the expertise needed to advise us in this type of case was nearly impossible because it's a very specialized area of law. Local law firms with expertise in Title IX law refused to take our case because they deemed it not big enough to justify their time. Fortunately, Monica Beck and The Fierberg National Law Group not only became a lifeline for us during an exceptionally trying time in our lives, they were instrumental in achieving a spectacular outcome — all without a lawsuit. The school district reimbursed us for a percentage of our documented out-of-pocket expenses, but more importantly, they agreed to train every principal in the school district and their bosses on how to respond appropriately to reports of sexual harassment and assault. They agreed to let Monica and me review the curriculum before they taught it, and I also got to meet with the district's Title IX coordinator to impress upon him the importance of his role in keeping students safe. After 12 long months of fighting this battle to prevent other families from going through the torture of our experience, I couldn't be happier with the end result. Thank you, Monica!
Parent of 7 Year Old Sexual Assault Survivor, Client of Monica Beck
Glad [Doug]'s my lawyer! And it's an honor to know you Doug! I just wish it was under different circumstances!
Eric Oakes, Father of Adam Oakes
Doug Fierberg and the attorneys at the Fierberg National Law Group are amazing social justice activists; focusing on justice for survivors of violence. As a member of our Board of Directors, Doug has provided exceptional pro-bono guidance and input on a variety of matters. His prompt attention to our needs is always appreciated. This combined with decades of real-time experience have made him a valuable resource to our agency.
Juliette Schultz, Executive Director, Women's Resource Center
If you have a chance to hire Doug Fierberg as your lawyer...grab it with both hands! Any client would and should be honored to have Doug Fierberg representing them. There is no more ethical person -- let alone lawyer -- that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Tireless, fearless, compassionate, well-researched...and funny! Doug checks all the boxes, but he actually and truly cares about the welfare of his clients, long after the filings are done. Doug, [and] Jon, and the rest of the team at the Fierberg National Law Group, do their best to ensure that those who've inflicted loss and harm to their clients are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. In our case, we can never recover from the loss of our child, but those who played active roles in harming him and covering it up, will have to pay a financial price. Everyone should be as lucky as the Braham Family was to be represented by a lawyer like Doug.
Richard Braham, Father of Marquise Braham
Doug and all of the staff we worked with for our son's hazing case were exceptional. We researched extensively before we hired Doug and his firm, but once we met him, we knew he was the most knowledgeable and experienced hazing attorney in the country. He walked us through the toughest of times - always displaying a compassionate heart and the utmost professionalism. We always knew the status of our case, what was next and what was to come further down the road. Not only was Doug there for us during the worst of days, but he continues to support our mission of educating and saving young lives 10 years later.
Mother of Son Who Died from Fraternity Hazing
I am so happy, and relieved with some stress off my back now! Makes me feel really good. Thanks so much for all your hard work and help! I couldn't thank you enough!
Sexual Assault Survivor
Fierberg is a man of obvious and deep intelligence, comfortable—in the way of alpha-male litigators—with sharply correcting a fuzzy thought; with using obscenities; with speaking derisively, even contemptuously, of opponents. He is also the man I would run to as though my hair were on fire if I ever found myself in a legal battle with a fraternity, and so should you.
Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic
Due to you guys being amazing lawyers and giving me the opportunity to get justice, I have been contemplating going to law school!
Jane Doe, Client of Monica Beck
An unorthodox and potentially precedent-setting lawsuit against Louisiana State University alleges officials ignore fraternity hazing but protect sororities...Gentry McCreary, Chief Executive Officer of Dyad Strategies said, "the initial strategy was 'brilliant,' as many institutions would be tempted to settle during this phase in the legal proceedings." Peter Lake, Director of the Center of Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University in Florida said, "Fierberg is leading one of the most significant college discipline lawsuits in higher education."
I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you, Doug, Chris and Karen stuck by my side for two years strong. Such a burden has been lifted off my shoulders once we made the final deal today. To say that I am grateful and so appreciative is an understatement.
You and Jon were amazing! We had them outlawyered today, which gives us a fighting chance of having it acknowledged that our son died from hazing and that steps will be taken to prevent others from being harmed/killed. All because of you, Jon and the Team in Michigan and PA!
Surviving Parent, Client of Douglas Fierberg & Jonathon Fazzola
Thank you for bringing me hope, for swooping in and offering to help when I thought my heart couldn't take any more hurt. Thank you for helping me believe that my heart won't always be broken and that some good may still come from my suffering.
I can't tell you how much of a weight you lifted, to know we have your expertise in helping her make it through this final state. It means the world!
Parent of Sexual Assault Survivor
I am so grateful for your assistance with everything. I am thankful to have this behind me and I am looking forward to moving on with my studies.
Sexual Assault Survivor (Pro Bono)
Doug Fierberg, Cari Simon, and their team are passionate about achieving justice for their clients. They treated me with respect and great reverence for the trauma that I faced. They were genuinely interested in my well being as a survivor. Throughout all steps of the process, they believed in me and encouraged me. They are true advocates for their clients.
John Doe, Client of Cari Simon & Douglas Fierberg


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Message from the CEO: A Personal Perspective
What Sets MCC's Infrastructure Investments Apart?
Highlights of MCC's Infrastructure Investments Around the World
The Future of Infrastructure
I have personally traveled the uneven road on the island of Samar in the Philippines, seen the broken irrigation canals in Armenia and stepped into an outdated health clinic in Lesotho. I have also surveyed the upgraded port in Benin and witnessed the installation of a submarine cable that is bringing dependable electricity to Zanzibar in Tanzania. These experiences in MCC partner countries affirm a shared reality: Infrastructure is critical in the fight against global poverty.
Since assuming my duties as MCC's chief executive officer in 2009, one of my key oversight duties has been assessing progress on major, MCC-funded infrastructure works. For a country to be competitive, it needs roads and airports to provide access to markets, power sources to fuel homes and businesses and reliable water to generate productivity. Investments in these areas are closing the infrastructure gap and providing our partners around the world with a greater ability to compete and prosper.
The majority of MCC-funded projects support infrastructure. This reflects the fact that infrastructure is often a binding constraint to the private-sector investment and growth that are essential for poverty reduction. We know that reliable infrastructure is key for trade and commerce, opening access to markets and stimulating economic development and growth. The entrepreneurs I have met in our partner countries want to invest in their businesses rather than incur the disproportionate costs of transportation or post-harvest losses, so they can boost productivity and create jobs. And when infrastructure is in place, getting to hospitals, schools or government offices for a range of purposes becomes part of the routine of a thriving society.
MCC and our partners understand the benefits of infrastructure for achieving our mission of poverty reduction through economic growth. In Africa, for example, we are enhancing the continent's ability to trade locally, regionally and internationally. This supports Africa's own development agenda. It also positions MCC to contribute in positive and substantial ways to the Obama Administration's strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa through integrated infrastructure projects that advance land security, food security, energy security, and water security.
MCC's efforts to reduce poverty through growth-enhancing investments in infrastructure encompass partnerships not just in Africa but also around the world. I am proud of the work MCC is doing and welcome the meaningful change we are bringing to the lives of people. So, I invite you to explore the pages that follow to discover the depth and breadth of MCC's global infrastructure investments and how we are building a lasting foundation for growth and prosperity.
The importance of MCC's infrastructure investments
When partner countries worldwide work with MCC on identifying binding constraints to growth, the evidence often leads to infrastructure, both physical infrastructure needs and related policy and institutional reforms that enhance infrastructure's contribution to sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Among MCC's diverse portfolio of investments, infrastructure is one of the most visible signs of MCC's evidenced-based approach to development. Reliable roads, airports, seaports, irrigation canals, water and sanitation networks, electrical systems, schools, and health centers therefore become the very foundation for economic growth. Throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America, MCC's partners have directed the majority of their MCC-funded programs to closing the infrastructure gap and creating the means for communities and citizens to meet local market opportunities and compete in a global economy. The efficient and effective movement of goods and services to markets; the pathways to obtain critical inputs, like water and electricity, for agricultural and industrial productivity and household well-being; and the ability to access education, training, health care, and other vital community services make infrastructure an indispensable factor for economic growth.
MCC'S Infrastructure Cumulative Disbursements through Fiscal Year 2013, Second Quarter
Infrastructure at MCC means investing in the following sectors:
Transport $1,845 59%
Agriculture $392 13%
Water and Sanitation $340 11%
Energy $191 6%
Education and Health $190 6%
Community Development $164 5%
TOTAL OF SECTORS: $3,122 100%
Disbursements are actual payments to contractors. The figures above reflect only infrastructure disbursements through March 2013, which are approximately 62 percent of MCC's total disbursements. The total funds budgeted for infrastructure works are approximately $5.6 billion (55 percent of MCC's total portfolio).
Empirical evidence confirms the impact of infrastructure development on economic growth and income distribution. A 2004 World Bank policy research working paper that relies on data from more than 100 countries from 1960 to 2000 reveals two findings:
Growth is positively affected by the stock of infrastructure assets.
Income inequality declines with higher infrastructure quantity and quality.
Recognizing this reality, partner countries have invested their MCC grants in a wide range of infrastructure projects. Thanks in large part to these MCC-funded investments, the United States has emerged as a key donor in global infrastructure construction for the first time in decades. Partner countries understand the importance of infrastructure investments to advancing three key objectives: economic and commercial growth, expanded agricultural productivity and greater social empowerment and inclusion.
Infrastructure is key for business and commercial development to succeed and for regional and international trade to flourish. In Tanzania, MCC invested in more than 300 kilometers of road and airport upgrades focused on commercial expansion and trade development. MCC-financed roads have improved linkages between western Tanzania and the rest of the country, as well as with Zambia. Upgrading the final unpaved road between Dar es Salaam and the Kenyan border created a firm regional link; and improvements to Mafia Island's airport will encourage trade and tourism by allowing larger planes to land.
Infrastructure is essential for food security, providing communities with both pathways to access and distribute crops and dependable linkages from farm to market to table. In Ghana, MCC funded the rehabilitation of a critical 14-kilometer stretch of the N-1 highway that accesses the international airport and port. More than 51,000 vehicles drive across the new stretch of highway daily, up from 27,737 before MCC's investments. This is helping Ghanaian farmers expedite the transport of their perishable, high-value horticultural exports by reducing travel time to shipping centers. Getting produce to market at the peak of quality and freshness maximizes returns.
Infrastructure is also vital for community development, paving reliable ways to access schools, hospitals, land administration offices, and the voting booth and making sure that when citizens get to these locations, the lights turn on and safe water and proper sanitation are available. Georgia's MCC investment funded the infrastructure resources to meet such needs through a road upgrade, regional infrastructure investment facility and critical repairs to the country's natural gas supply system. MCC's investment in Georgia has resulted in reduced travel time to Turkey and the more efficient transport of goods and people within the country, rehabilitated municipal water and sewage systems for clean water supplies and a stabilized natural gas transmission system that provides Georgians with a more reliable source of power for heating and lighting.
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Electrical tower inspection, Zanzibar
A time-bound approach to infrastructure
While many other donors provide funding for infrastructure, what sets MCC apart is its active engagement with a partner country to complete large projects within the five-year compact period, while at the same time building the necessary policy reforms to deliver and sustain infrastructure services. The five-year time constraint on MCC's investments demands immediate attention to reaching milestones and delivering results on schedule, while focusing on appropriate levels of quality and cost effectiveness. In order to meet the challenge of timely implementation with high-quality results, MCC adds project management and oversight resources to its infrastructure programs. MCC also insists on rigorous adherence to international environmental and social standards, while carefully monitoring and evaluating results and integrating social and gender concerns into project design and implementation. On its end, MCC assembles a highly qualified, internal team with private sector experience to meet the diverse challenges of program development and implementation. As a result, MCC's staff brings a commercial orientation and the skills to support effective country-level program implementation.
The principles driving MCC's integrated, time-sensitive approach to infrastructure projects include:
Partnership: MCC does not build infrastructure alone, but rather does so in partnership with country authorities. Infrastructure projects are made possible through a highly focused combination of technical support, collaboration and oversight between MCC and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), a partner country's organization responsible for implementing the MCC compact. The decision to invest in infrastructure is not MCC's alone to make; rather, partner countries must first consult with their citizens to determine if such infrastructure investments are essential for addressing key constraints to growth and jump-starting economic activity. MCC then partners with countries to build not just necessary infrastructure but also their capacity to maintain the assets.
Policy reform, capacity building and coordination: To ensure countries have the capacity to deliver planned infrastructure investments, MCC focuses on establishing effective and highly qualified partner country teams responsible for the design, contracting and oversight of the infrastructure assets. To ensure the sustainability of those assets, MCC provides technical assistance and equipment in areas such as asset management and insists that countries budget for operations and maintenance. For example, to sustain road investments in Honduras, MCC requested that the government adopt legislation, a multi-year maintenance plan and a budget to provide adequate funding for road maintenance on the national level. Prior to this legislation, roads were maintained through a less systematic planning and budgetary process that lacked strong linkages among road conditions, maintenance interventions and funding needs. In Burkina Faso, MCC funded the preparation of a five-year road maintenance plan, required reforms to the road fund and provided capacity building and systems to allow the fund to operate more professionally going forward. MCC also provided incentives and catalyzed funding for long-term maintenance through a road maintenance matching fund.
Enhancing environmental and social performance: MCC recognizes that the development of sustainable infrastructure requires the integration of environmental and social considerations from the project selection and design phase through construction, operations and maintenance. As part of this commitment, MCC recently adopted the industry-leading International Finance Corporation's Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability. For MCC's partner countries, following these standards strengthens government systems for environmental compliance, enhances capacity for implementing responsible resettlement programs, encourages more efficient use and management of natural resources, and contributes to an improved culture of worker health and safety.
Gender integration: MCC understands that gender inequality can be a constraint to economic growth and poverty reduction, and it therefore emphasizes gender integration as a priority in all compacts. Infrastructure investments are no exception. While men typically fill construction jobs and other infrastructure-related activities, there can be meaningful opportunities for involving women as well. Environmental and social impact assessments and feasibility studies are early entry points for incorporating robust gender and social assessments. These help identify potential social risks, such as those related to human trafficking that need to be mitigated and monitored during the construction and subsequent operations of MCC-funded infrastructure projects. The studies also identify proactive engagement opportunities and design considerations to ensure that the infrastructure being funded reflects and responds to gender perspectives. Ensuring gender equity as part of resettlement planning and implementation, including through compensation, is another key consideration. MCC also places a growing emphasis on ensuring proactive economic opportunities for women during the implementation of infrastructure projects. These can include supporting non-traditional jobs for women in construction or complementary income-earning opportunities for female enterprises.
MCC's approach to infrastructure investments is part of a holistic focus on instituting commercial approaches to implementing projects, on breaking the cycle of aid dependence and on empowering partner countries to be leaders of their own economic development and growth while efficiently integrating them into world markets. MCC places as much value on strengthening institutions, policies and practices to make a lasting difference in the lives of the poor as it does on constructing the hard assets of infrastructure that provide near-term, tangible benefits. The pages that follow demonstrate how MCC's worldwide infrastructure investments, fueled by the power of effective partnerships and a distinct operational approach grounded in accountability and sustainability, are building an enduring foundation for poverty reduction, economic growth and inclusive prosperity now and well into the future.
Port of Cotonou, Benin
The Port of Cotonou is a key trading hub for West Africa, including Nigeria and Niger, and is the driver of economic growth in Benin. However, high shipping costs, low efficiency and limited facilities prevented the Port of Cotonou from attracting larger-scale imports and investments, which affected Benin's competitiveness as a springboard to neighboring countries. MCC's $188.5 million Access to Markets Project improved the port's security, expanded its capacity, enhanced intra-port traffic flow, and invested in cost-reduction measures—all of which helped create a more modern facility prepared for increased movement of goods.
MCC financed the addition of 600 meters of ship berthing space to the port's new south wharf to be used in a new container terminal. The compact required that this terminal be tendered in a transparent concession process. The tender resulted in selecting an international terminal operator who committed to invest more than $250 million in equipment and civil works over the life of the concession. In 2013, this transaction was named one of the top 40 public-private partnership projects by the Infrastructure Journal and the International Finance Corporation. The Access to Markets Project also included investments to install more efficient operating facilities, a fire station, expanded interior road and rail systems, security facilities, and an extended sand-stopping jetty.
Zanzibar submarine cable, Tanzania
Before MCC's investments, power demands in Zanzibar far surpassed the electric utility's capacity, subjecting the island to rolling blackouts each day. MCC's Energy Sector Project in Tanzania financed the installation of a 100-megawatt submarine transmission cable that connects the island to the mainland's electric grid. MCC is also installing a new control station and switchyard on Zanzibar, as well as 22 kilometers of distribution lines on the island—all with the aim of providing an improved source of electricity that will benefit the Zanzibari people and attract outside investment.
The 100-megawatt submarine cable will help eliminate the rolling blackouts and power surges that have become regular occurrences in Zanzibar. The cable includes a fiber-optic component that will improve the island's Internet access.
After MCC's investments, the island's utility will be able to handle up to 250,000 customers—almost double its previous capacity. "With this project, the capacity will be there for the present and for the future," said Thabit Salum, the MCC project coordinator with the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation.
Nacala Dam, Mozambique
Nacala is the epicenter of northern Mozambique's booming economic growth, and businesses looking to expand into the region require a reliable source of water. MCC contributes to this growth by providing access to a more secure water supply network by, among other projects, rehabilitating and expanding the 17-meter dam on the Muecula River.
The MCC-financed dam expansion will raise it to 19 meters. The dam's storage capacity will increase from 4.2 million to 6.6 million cubic meters.
As Nacala grows, so does the demand for water from domestic and commercial customers. As the demand for water grows, MCC's investments will help provide this crucial element for the city's future.
Botsabelo Health Complex, Lesotho
Almost one-fourth of all Basotho adults are HIV positive, one of the highest rates in the world. The population also suffers from poor maternal health, tuberculosis and other diseases—all of which harm the country's productivity and economy.
To address these concerns, MCC built the Botsabelo Health Complex in Lesotho that includes the Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services Center, the National Reference Laboratory, student dormitories, and staff housing. The complex is part of the compact's Health Sector Project that is designed to mitigate the negative economic impacts of poor maternal health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases by substantially strengthening Lesotho's health care infrastructure and human resources for health capacity.
The Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services Center provides a dedicated central facility for collecting and processing blood to supply nearby hospitals. The country's former blood transfusion center was too small; it lacked proper equipment and operated from a rented property in Maseru that was not designed to provide transfusion services.
The National Reference Laboratory's improved facilities will be critical in Lesotho's fight against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
MCC built dormitories for 120 students and six staff residences for the National Health Training College. Before construction, most students sought accommodations in nearby villages—resulting in long commutes and limiting the time they can use library facilities and engage in academic discussions after class.
Secondary national roads, the Philippines
MCC is rehabilitating 220 kilometers of roads in Samar and Eastern Samar provinces in the Philippines—among the country's poorest regions. Without dependable roads, local residents and businesses face high vehicle operating costs and lack quick access to basic community services. The project incorporates enhanced safety measures, including paved shoulders, construction of sidewalks and curbs in areas of high pedestrian traffic and use of road narrowing, median islands and traffic humps to slow traffic speeds. The project also promotes gender equality by jointly compensating spouses within a household in the event that families are resettled, emphasizing economic opportunities for women through jobs in construction and pursuing an anti-human trafficking campaign focused on the communities surrounding the roads.
Roads—like this section in Barangay Pequit, Paranas—are being built to international standards and include measures to protect against extreme rainfall and typhoon-related hazards. Previously, the roads suffered from these climatic conditions, limiting the year-round movement of people and goods.
The Wright-Taft Road is part of a 3,000-kilometer network evaluated by the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) to improve road safety in the Philippines. MCC spearheaded a safety initiative that included the Department of Public Works and Highways, iRAP and the project-design team; this newly constructed section shows the typical roadway clear zone that is part of the safety program.
Wastewater network and treatment, Jordan
Severe water scarcity impacts every aspect of daily life in Jordan. MCC is rehabilitating and upgrading main sewer lines that are nearing full capacity and extending service to households who are not currently connected to the sewer network in Zarqa, the third largest city in Jordan. This will improve wastewater services, prevent potentially harmful overflows of raw sewage and capture additional quantities of wastewater for treatment and eventual reuse in agriculture downstream in the Jordan Valley.
MCC is replacing or rehabilitating up to 29 kilometers of undersized trunk lines and expanding sewers by up to 140 kilometers in the neighborhoods of east Zarqa and west Zarqa, both of which lack proper sewer connections.
Through a public-private partnership, MCC is assisting the expansion of the As-Samra wastewater treatment plant to meet the needs of Amman and Zarqa through 2025. The $223 million As-Samra expansion and refinancing is comprised of $93 million in grant funding from MCC, $20 million from the Government of Jordan and $110 million from private debt and equity sources. The project is financed on a build-operate-transfer basis whereby a private concessionaire will manage and operate the facility for 25 years.
Community infrastructure, the Philippines
MCC's Kalahi-CIDSS Project in the Philippines aims to improve lives in rural areas through small-scale, community-driven development projects, targeting communities where poverty exceeds the national average. This involves directly providing infrastructure and services associated with community-selected and managed projects, strengthening community participation in development and governance activities at the village and municipal levels and improving the local government's responsiveness to community needs.
Health clinics—like this one in the province of Leyte in the Eastern Visayas region—are just one way communities are choosing to invest their project grants. Other communities are building schools, roads, foot bridges, and water supply and drainage systems.
Kalahi-CIDSS benefits from partnerships forged among community members who welcome small-scale infrastructure, like this daycare center in the province of Camarines Sur in the Bicol region, national-level stakeholders like the Department of Social Welfare and Development and development partners like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
Highway and secondary roads, Honduras
In Honduras, MCC upgraded critical road segments on the CA-5 highway, the country's main logistical route running north from the capital of Tegucigalpa to San Pedro Sula and the port of Puerto Cortés. The project also upgraded three secondary roads and improved 33 rural roads. These roads will bring more than 1 million people closer to markets, social services and economic opportunities. They will also lower transportation costs by reducing transportation times and vehicle repair costs, freeing up resources to be productively invested elsewhere in Honduras.
MCC supported efforts by the Government of Honduras to develop legislation to empower Fondo Vial, the national road maintenance authority, to better address road maintenance issues, primarily by making it the responsible entity for weight control. Additionally, the Government of Honduras increased its road maintenance budget from $37 million in 2005 progressively to $64 million in 2010 by the end of the compact, emphasizing the importance of protecting the investments made in the national road network.
Samtskhe-Javakheti roads, Georgia
The Samtskhe–Javakheti region is known for its dairy products and famed potatoes from the black soils of the high mountain plateaus. Although the region is quite close to the capital with a large potential for trading and tourism, travel along the main road had been painfully slow. MCC improved more than 220 kilometers of main roads traversing the region, which is improving access to markets to support economic growth. The construction connected an under-served agricultural corridor in the country's southwest to markets in Armenia, Turkey and central Georgia.
Average travel time along the project's 220 kilometers of roads dropped from more than eight hours to under three hours after MCC's investments.
Irrigation, Armenia
Armenia's agricultural productivity and profitability were constrained by dilapidated irrigation infrastructure and an outdated system characterized by water losses, inefficient operations and high costs of electric pumping. MCC refurbished vital irrigation infrastructure to provide the rural population with a more reliable supply of irrigation water, increase available farmland and reduce the cost of operating irrigation systems. MCC's investments represented the single largest grant investment in the country's irrigation infrastructure in the past 30 years.
The compact's Irrigation Infrastructure Activity improved 780 kilometers of irrigation canals, providing access to reliable irrigation for over 420,000 farmers, 40 percent of the rural population.
Over the next 20 years, irrigation infrastructure improvements will result in 9,000 hectares of newly irrigated land, more reliable water supply for more than 38,000 hectares of currently irrigated land and improved drainage for about 10,000 hectares.
Northern Transnational Highway and community infrastructure, El Salvador
El Salvador's Northern Zone suffered disproportionately during the country's civil war. The Northern Zone was considered a forgotten area, largely cut off from the rest of the country. This changed when MCC invested to construct approximately 223 kilometers of the Northern Transnational Highway (left). Various impressive bridges were constructed to ensure year-round connectivity throughout the region. Among them is the Nombre de Jesus Bridge, which passes 27 meters above the country's Lempa River.
The rural electric grid extension and household connections project increased service coverage in the Northern Zone from 78 percent in 2007 to 90 percent in 2012, connecting more than 36,000 households. This $35 million component was a public-private partnership, with 85 percent funded by MCC and 15 percent by the distributer, a U.S.-based energy conglomerate.
About $17 million of MCC funds were invested to increase access to basic water and sanitation for households in the Northern Zone from 79 percent in 2007 to 86 percent in 2011. A total of about 278 kilometers of pipes were installed, significantly reducing the cost of water for Salvadorans.
About 39 kilometers of community roads and many small bridges were built with about $11.5 million of MCC funds. This reduced transportation time by 60 percent to very poor communities, many of which had been disconnected previously.
Developing countries are becoming increasingly integrated into the global economy. African economies, in particular, are proof of this, as strategic investments in agriculture, health and water, together with policy and trade reforms, are accelerating economic growth and improving the quality of life for millions. One of the main ways economies in Africa and around the world can sustain their growth trajectories is through increased investment in infrastructure. Yet, according to the World Bank, low and middle income countries face a $1 trillion infrastructure gap. Efforts by national governments and donors such as MCC to address this gap will not be enough. Donors will need to draw on past lessons and consider more commercial approaches to how development assistance can support infrastructure needs, including ways of engaging the private sector in building, maintaining and operating infrastructure assets. MCC already plays a leading role in defining how infrastructure is built and sustained. Key considerations looking ahead include:
Private Sector Engagement. To continue to meet the infrastructure financing challenge, MCC and other donors are going beyond public financing and increasing their engagement with private sector investors. MCC integrated private sector investment into its infrastructure development activities in Jordan and Benin, among other countries, and in the future MCC will continue to expand its role as a co-investor alongside private sector partners to develop innovative financial arrangements that support sustainable infrastructure to alleviate poverty and spur growth.
Sound Policies. Policy and institutional reforms are critical to the success, impact and sustainability of investments by MCC and others. In order to attract private capital, countries need predictable policies, enforceable laws and a business-friendly institutional orientation. Across all infrastructure sectors, MCC works to create policy and institutional frameworks that facilitate greater private sector investment. This often entails modernizing legislation and regulations, evaluating tariffs, reducing losses, and ensuring the sector is governed transparently in a participatory manner. For example, MCC is not only increasing generation capacity and expanding access to power through improvements to transmission and distribution infrastructure, but also working with partner countries to create well-functioning energy sectors by strengthening the legal and regulatory environment, building institutional capacity and promoting transparency.
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Increasing Resilience. Infrastructure investments are not only impacted by but also play a role in mitigating the negative consequences of climate change, natural disasters, food crises, and other shocks. With rising sea levels and shifting climatic patterns, infrastructure design needs to take into account climate projections, such as the climate-smart, MCC-funded Philippines road project. Infrastructure design and construction will also need to address and minimize impacts on critical natural resources, like wetlands, forests and mangroves, that increase communities' resilience against natural disasters and food shortages. Through low carbon footprints and sustainable approaches, infrastructure will play an important role in the emerging green economies in poor countries.
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New Technologies. Given the rapid pace of change, a number of developing countries are leap-frogging technologies to take advantage of the latest in materials development, smart metering, data processing, networking, and more efficient construction techniques. Nevertheless, a significant challenge is applying appropriate technology and best practices to maximize the productivity of the countries' existing and new infrastructure facilities. MCC approaches each investment seeking a balance between new technologies' promises and the reality of the current operating environments.
Evaluation and Learning. MCC is committed to using data and rigorous analytical methods to prioritize its investments as well as assess whether or not its investments actually lead to an increase in household incomes. MCC has invested in independent impact and performance evaluations across its infrastructure investment portfolio. There are ongoing independent evaluations of school construction and rehabilitation investments in Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Georgia, and Niger; roads investments in Armenia, Georgia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Vanuatu; health center construction and rehabilitation in Lesotho; and major investments in water and sanitation networks in Jordan and Tanzania. Results from independent evaluations will come in on a rolling basis, with results from education infrastructure investments already available (Niger 2011 and Burkina Faso 2009) and several in roads expected by early 2014. Given MCC's commitment to transparency, these results will be publicly available through the Evaluation Catalog at data.mcc.gov. The diversity of this evaluation portfolio is expected to contribute to MCC's data-driven decision making in order to identify when and where to make smart investments in sustainable infrastructure.

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This was another of Pat's shot-in-the-dark planning moves and, as usual, she hit it out of the park almost without realizing it. Hiawassee, the town that encompasses our resort, is a resort area in itself that sprang up from humble beginnings as a logging town when the Tennessee Valley Authority built a hydro dam in 1942 to create Chatuge Lake. Its population is only about 900 people, but the spring and summer vacation crowds triple that number due to the lake's attractions. The dam is in North Carolina, which shares the Chatuge shoreline with Georgia, and the area has become one of the most popular vacation destinations in Georgia. We didn't know any of this before we arrived, but we're always happy to see the infrastructure that tourism brings in because it gives us lots of choices for places to eat and things to do. For our Good Sam discounted price of $31 a night, we got a pull-thru site with full hookups, good internet and cable TV.
On Sunday, we drove up to Brasstown Bald, the tallest mountain in Georgia (4784 ft.) and took a shuttle up to the peak to check out the view. One can see three states from up top, and the visitor center has a lot of info about how the U.S. Forestry Service (yeah, the ones that the GOP wants do away with and sell all their land) did a lot to reforest and restock the area after hunting and logging decimated it in the early 1900's.
The drive up there was impressive enough, and since it's a U.S. national park, Pat flashed her Seniors' card and we both got in for free, redeeming in one instance the $10 cost of the card.
View to the North. Those shadowy hills in the distance beyond the spidery Chatuge Lake are in North Carolina. Further to the left is Tennessee, including Rocky Top, the famous mountain of Bluegrass yore.
The visitor center and observation deck share space with the fire tower. The commanding peak lets the fire wardens see 100 mi. in any direction.
After that we were hungry so we went into Helen, Georgia to find a place that would feed us. Helen is another logging-town-in-decline that reinvented itself as a tourist town, simply by replicating a Bavarian theme, even mandating it in their zoning laws.
On Wednesday we decided to spend the day looking at the sights around Helen. For people like Pat and me, who spent a lot of time in the Austrian and Bavarian Tyrol in our military past, Helen (pop. 510) looked sort of artificial, kind of Disney-German, but they certainly pull in the crowds, as evidenced by the conga line of tourist cars slowly snaking down the main drag. We found a restaurant that some of our fellow campers recommended and had a great lunch, including typical Bavarian fare like kaseschnitzel, wienerschnitzel, spatzle (noodles), sauerkraut, and a pint of Paulaner draft beer.
As we walked around town we noticed that the American mixed with the German pretty well. Next to a restaurant touting Bavarian cooking, there was one offering BBQ and burgers. My Michigan peeps will recognize a lot of similarities here with Frankenmuth, a town that also exploited the Bavarian theme for tourism, but they have it dialed up to a much greater degree here. The Chattahootchee River flows through town, and one of the big tourist draws is tubing on the river.
Since we (especially Pat, who has been walking weird for a couple weeks now) were still recovering from the epic sunburns we got during our Florida kayaking trip, we decided not to add to the sunburn and stayed away from the tubing, but it was fun to watch the tubers float past us. So we walked around town until we got rained out by a thunderstorm and drove home to take a nap during the rain, which has a unique, strangely soporific, sound as it hits the roof of the RV.
Thursday was our last day here, so we spent it wrapping up the sights we hadn't yet seen. We drove up to Anna Ruby Falls, another National Forestry Service park. Once again our Seniors' pass let us in for free, and a quarter-mile walk up to the falls produced some very nice pictures.
Today (Friday) we pulled out about 10AM and left Hiawassee for Crossville, Tennessee, where we are going to meet up with my cousin Jim Dickerson and his family this week. They have a condo where they spend time when they're not renting it out. Jim is a retired teacher and builder, and spends most of his time being Dad-on-call whenever his kids need work done on their houses. When he's not doing that, he's golfing at various places in the eastern U.S. We had another nail-biter of a drive up to Tennessee from Georgia, and actually bumped a low-hanging branch in the middle of TN 68, a road I don't advise anybody to travel in an RV – but that's where our GPS sent us. It punched a hole in the bubble skylight over our shower, so on the way to Crossville I set up an appointment with a local RV doctor to have it fixed. Hopefully he'll be able to get it done next week when the part (he had to order it from Fleetwood) comes in.
Another major thing we need to get done is to get our permanent South Dakota license plates. The RV dealership issued us a 30-day temp tag when we bought the coach, which ran out today, so we're stuck here until our South Dakota mail forwarding service runs our application down to the Pennington County Courthouse and overnights us the plates. So, even though we only booked a week here, if the repairs and the plates take longer than that we'll have to revise our travel schedule and pay for some extra days here.
We rolled into the new campground around 3:30 this afternoon, which actually is not representative of the drive time up from Georgia since Tennessee is on Central Time and we dialed the clocks back when we crossed over from North Carolina. We're still up in the mountains, and the coach is running well despite the up/down/up/down of the roads hereabouts. One moment we're slowing down 10 MPH while pulling up a hill, the next we're going down the other side and trying to keep the coach from running away from us. I'm beginning to wish for the flatlands out west. After a mighty fine Tex Mex dinner at a local cafe, we decided to call it a night. At least it will be when I post this. No alarm clock tomorrow. Bye!


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Game of Thrones TV [spoilers]
Thread starter Ramen4ever
Start date April 25, 2011
Saephon
Die young and save yourself
Camera-work plays a large role there, as it's certainly used to emphasize her height at times. During the fight, I think it was a combination of both combatants hunching over and moving/rolling a lot, and also a slightly downward camera angle so as not to make it seem too one sided until she beat him. Her actress Gwendolyn Christie is 6'3" and pretty bulky.
hellrasinbrasin
Future episode listings:
Episode #14: "Garden of Bones"
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 22
Joffrey punishes Sansa for Robb's victories, while Tyrion and Bronn scramble to temper the king's cruelty. Catelyn entreats Stannis and Renly to forego their ambitions and unite against the Lannisters. Dany and her exhausted khalasar arrive at the gates of Qarth, a prosperous city with strong walls and rulers who greet her outside them. Tyrion coerces a queen's man into being his eyes and ears. Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal, where their lives rest in the hands of "The Mountain," Gregor Clegane. Davos must revert to his old ways and smuggle Melisandre into a secret cove. Written by Vanessa Taylor; directed by David Petrarca.
Episode #15: "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King's Landing, Tyrion's source alerts him to Joffrey's flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he's worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H'ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night's Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss; directed by David Petrarca.
Episode #16: "The Old Gods and the New"
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 6
Theon (Alfie Allen) completes his master stroke. In King's Landing, the Lannisters send Myrcella (Aimee Richardson) from harm's way in the nick of time. Arya (Maisie Williams) comes face to face with a surprise visitor; Dany (Emilia Clarke) vows to take what is hers; Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) receive crucial news; Qhorin (Simon Armstrong) gives Jon (Kit Harington) a chance to prove himself. Written by Vanessa Taylor; directed by David Nutter.
Episode #17: "A Man Without Honor"
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 13
Jaime (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) meets a distant relative; Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei (Lena Headey) counsels Sansa (Sophie Turner). Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.
Episode #18: "The Prince of Winterfell"
At Winterfell, Theon receives a visitor and holds down the fort. Arya calls in her final debt with Jaqen (Tom Wlaschiha) in a way that displeases him. Robb is betrayed. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Varys (Conleth Hill) find common ground. Dany ignores Jorah's (Iain Glen) advice. Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Davos (Liam Cunningham) approach their destination, and Davos is offered a reward. Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alan Taylor.
Episode #19: "Blackwater"
Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis' fleet assaults King's Landing. Written by George R.R. Martin; directed by Neil Marshall.
Oburi
All praise Grail
Damn last night was crazy! The most disturbing episode this season for sure (
that rat torture scene, that masochistic Joffrey scene, that shadow birth scene!
). One thing that is really great is the use of the cgi and it's quality. They use it sparingly, only when they need to, but it's always very good, especially for a series. The final scene from last nights episode is a good example of this. I mean think about if it was weak or cheesy like True Blood. Ugh.
I also agree that the episodes feel short. I don't think it's because of the running time necessarily though. I think it just goes by quick. Last night literally felt like the shortest hour of my life. I guess that's to the shows credit though.
frankencowx
Last nights episode was very good. I really like how they designed Qarth and how they pulled off
the shadow vagina baby thing.
Cool preview of next weeks episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM5aNNXzoAU
I'm so ready for
and after watching the preview below so will you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwgOzLG5IGo&list=UUQzdMyuz0Lf4zo4uGcEujFw&index=0&feature=plcp
Yea me too. With only two episodes left I'm ready for a battle.
01.Main Title (1:46)
02.The Throne Is Mine (3:15)
03.What Is Dead May Never Die (2:06)
04.Warrior Of Light (3:03)
05.Valar Morghulis (2:59)
06.Winterfell (2:42)
07.Qarth (2:11)
08.Wildfire (3:39)
09.I Am Hers, She Is Mine (2:17)
10.Pyat Pree (2:12)
11.Don't Die With A Clean Sword (3:22)
12.We Are The Watchers On The Wall (2:37)
13.Pay The Iron Price (2:32)
14.One More Drink Before The War (2:05)
15.House Of The Undying (5:02)
16.Stand And Fight (2:04)
17.The Old Gods And The New (2:38)
18.Mother Of Dragons (2:34)
19.I Will Keep You Safe (2:17)
20.The Rains Of Castomere† Performed by The National (2:23)
21.Three Blasts (2:40)
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Dar_Klink
Last Guardian when? - CyberKlink 20XX before dying
I don't really want to make a long post about this, but I'll just say some of my thoughts. The series is starting to go downhill, both as a series and as an adaptation. They're changing a lot of important moments for certain characters, mostly Arya. She's basically a different character in the show, not doing even a quarter of what she did in the books during her stay in Harrenhal. I liked the interactions with Tywin, but I don't like what they cut out for it. Jon Snow and Robb both seem to be painted as a lot more... retarded than they were in the books. Like Walter said last year, Jon constantly seems to have his mouth hanging open and he's told off by almost every character he meets, while in the book he was almost too perfect. As for Robb, they really mesesd up his motivation for sleeping with another girl. In the books he was both injured and just heard the news of his brothers dying. He was in need of comfort and made a mistake because of it. In the show he just fucked some random medic girl telling a stupid sob story. Robb and Cat not knowing of Bran and Rickon's "deaths" really messed up both of their motivations and makes them seem dumber than they're supposed to be. The same could be said of Tyrion and crew. From the moment he arrived in King's Landing in the books he was preparing defenses. They were still scared shitless of Stannis, but now it makes them look a lot more dumb than in the books, like only Tyrion truly cares about setting up defenses and doesn't know how.
I've heard of dumbing down adaptations to make it easier to digest as a tv series, but they're really just dumbing down every character now.
I think part of the problem is that they don't know how many seasons they're getting past this show and they don't want to set up things that only have pay-off seasons later. It's still sad to see.
I wouldn't go that far but I will say that so far the cast this season has stayed true to the characters they portray. That said it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that Season 3 would be the final season just from a budget standpoint alone.
Dar Klink said:
I don't really want to make a long post about this, but I'll just say some of my thoughts. The series is starting to go downhill, both as a series and as an adaptation.
I think most of this can ultimately be blamed on budget? Not enough money to make more than 10 episodes a season? Maybe thats a standard HBO practice, 10 episodes? I don't know. I do know that 2-4 more episodes could work wonders content wise and solve the problem of the too many missing details you describe. The books only get larger, which becomes increasingly problematic if the number of episodes remains static.
Did anyone catch the after episode snippet of last week? Is the final episode 2 hours in length? Or are there 2 episodes left? I'm confused, as I thought there was only 1 episode left making the total 10??
There are two more episodes left.
Now that is how you do an epic episode...
Yea that shit was intense. I'm still in shock too.
Oburi said:
You'll really be in shock when you see the season finale...
Fantastic episode. I got chills when
Bronn was lighting the arrow to shoot the wildfire.
Proj2501
H.o.l.y. shit. After seeing the preview for this episode, I wasn't expecting it to nearly be as amazing as it turned out to be (for budgetary reasons only). Wonderful.
Peter Dinklage IS this show.
WOW I didn't expect it to be that fucking good. AND WHO ARE YOU, THE PROUD LORD SAID. That everything.
JudeauChop
Great episode, and I was totally blown away by the song by the National during the credits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NTBNHkjTM
Good episode, probably the best in the series. Buuuuut I haven't been a big fan of this show so far, so take that for what you will
This season in particular has felt even more like a soap opera than the books did. But for this particular episode, they were able to rise above the chaff by focusing on a single scenario. To me it was proof positive that a show like this, condensed into 50-ish minute segments, can't divide itself among the various character perspectives and still deliver effective, convincing drama. In this one, they trimmed the fat and focused on one setting, and whattaya know, they knocked it out of the fucking park. The fact that it was so successful made me hate the other episodes even more.
The changes they made to the Battle of Blackwater looked good on screen, however I didn't think it was necessarily an improvement over what happened in the books (
a NUCLEAR explosion versus an unstoppable spreading fire, with the ships trapped in the bay by a chain
). I also thought this episode wasn't very true to the characters—Stannis in particular. Fighting on the front lines, really? He's not a war hero. He's a stodgy bureaucrat with a hard-on for justice. He's the kind of guy who rules from a castle, not the battlefield. Don't get me wrong, he's one of my favorite characters in the series. But portraying him as if he's some war badass is just unfaithful to him.
It also makes his eventual escape from INSIDE the castle once the tide turns utterly implausible.
But not every aspect of the episode worked smoothly. The scenes with Cersei were fast-forward worthy. And Tyrion's speech also fell flat on my ears. And given the scenario, I'm not sure a rousing 30 second speech culminating with: "Let's go kill them," would actually illicit the reaction from the crowd that he got. In the books, as I recall, he won them over with action, not words.
Walter said:
But portraying him as if he's some war badass is just unfaithful to him.
I just finished the last episode and yeah, I was quite shocked to see
him back in his castle safe and sound
Man, I would KILL for one more episode this season. That ending...was pretty fucking awesome. Imo. Then again, I didn't read the books.
Its going to be a long wait till April next year...
frankencowx said:
Its going to be an even longer wait for April of 2014 when
Book III is wrapped up in Season 4
hellrasinbrasin said:
A man can wait.
Hey I'm not waiting 35 Months to buy Season 3.0 + Season 3.5 on Blu-Ray... Might as well start re-reading Books 1 - 5 its going to be a long summer.
JoeZeon
We're Berserk fans, we're used to it


I was going to blog about something else today, but then this happened last night.
Faithful blog reader Laura's son Gabe cut a few chunks out of his sister's hair yesterday. Laura was Tweeting about it, and she included pictures. Y'all. It was pretty bad.
"Hot cow"? OH SURE, WHY NOT? I followed up with the corrected version, but of course now I can't stop thinking about HOT COW. I do believe it's going to catch on.
And what's that you say? I should let Laura blog about her own children? NONSENSE.
Oh LORD! Makes me thankful that Aria's hair wasn't that bad either time her brothers cut her hair. And yes, it will happen. It's inevitable. Sorry.
Hot Cow! Bless her heart. One day, she will get him back...at least I hope she does.
Yikes, every momma's fear. I got lucky with my daughter, she never cut her hair. My 17 month old is a different story. I'm sure if he ever finds a pair of scissors, I'm in trouble LOL!


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Why scientists have a tough time combating quackery
More is emerging about tennis player Novak Djokovic's crackpot views.
The tennis star has a track record when it comes to questionable scientific claims.
In his book Serve to Win, Djokovic described how in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, and cited this as evidence of gluten intolerance.
And during an Instagram live, he claimed that positive thought could "cleanse" polluted water, adding that "scientists have proven that molecules in water react to our emotions."
According to Dr David Nunan, a senior researcher at the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, "on the balance of probabilities it is highly unlikely that such claims are true – at least not by current conventions of scientific theory and practice."
One paragraph in that news item however caught my attention because it illustrated a recurring problem that scientists have when asked by the media about nutty views. They just cannot bring themselves to express their views forcefully but instead are cautious.
In his response to Djokovic's weird claims, Nunan speaks about the 'balance of probabilities' which immediately allows believers in bizarre theories to think that there is a good chance that their claims might be true. For them, the saying "Give them an inch and they will take a mile" should be rewritten as "Give them a tiny probability and they will take it to mean 50%". For them, the only alternative to certainty is a 50-50 chance.
I don't blame Nunan. Scientists tend to be rightly cautious in their pronouncements when they speak to the public or the media because they know that there is no certainty. They do not speak of the two extremes of probabilities, 0 or 1. Actually, they often use the word probability or likelihood not in any mathematical sense but to convey their judgment based on the evidence, and since it is a judgment, they are cautious about expressing things in absolute terms, always leaving a window of doubt.
In private, they speak differently. I bet Nunan would have told his friends and colleagues that Djokovic was talking utter rubbish.
Meanwhile Djokovic's supporters, including his parents and the Serbian government, keep saying the he is being held like a prisoner, which is of course nonsense since he can leave at any time provided that he go to the airport and leave the country.
These pampered elites are all the same. The slightest limitation on their ability to do as they like is seen by them as a monstrous deprivation and they begin to whine like crazy.
Politics, Science
I understand the desire to stay prudent when stating scientific opinions but the 2 examples in that quote are as absurd as saying that not only a teapot but a full tea set ready for serving might be orbiting Mars. But I also assume that journalists are happy to keep this ambiguity going.
K says
One problem--when dealing with USA nuts, at least--is that they feel entitled to their own facts. The more whackadoo they are, the firmer they cling to the idea that the Constitution grants them freedom of their own facts.
Marcus Ranum says
It is not simply a matter of ignorance -- there is ample times a million amounts of good information out there -- there is no amount of combating quackery that scientists can do, because the quacks aren't interested in facts and are not concerned about reality.
morsgotha says
re: #2 K says
I think it is more like they confuse freedom of speech is also freedom from consequences.
steve oberski says
@#4 -- And freedom to be given space on any platform at any time, free of any criticism.
mnb0 says
Don't worry. Some scientists are not cautious at all. A fine example is the Flemish scientist Marc van Ranst. He's very amusing.
https://joop.bnnvara.nl/nieuws/viroloog-van-ranst-wast-viruswaanzinnige-dansleraar-engel-de-oren
"Let's call a cat a cat, Willem. You're a nutcase. You can write down all your knowledge of virology, immunology and epidemiology on the backside of a small post stamp. There will be even room left. But as soon as we are confronted with a salsa epidemy all listen to you, dance teacher, with a lot of pleasure. However at this moment I don't give a flying f**k for your gibberish and your home country best shouldn't either."
Breaking news: Australian court as granted Djoko access.
Result: dance teacher WIllem sued him, he received death threats, the dance teacher defended those death threats and Van Ranst had to go in hiding.
Best strategy for scientists is to focus on providing reliable information and leave such combats to amateurs like me.
Intransitive says
What or who is worse than Djokovic? His fans.
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/fans-of-novak-djokovic-send-out-death-threats-and-hate-messages-to-us-open-line-judge-hit-with-ball-2858233.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-10/police-pepper-spray-novak-djokovic-supporters/100748684


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With sequestration having an impact on these industries from both a budget and merger & acquisition (M&A) perspective, the economics of cloud computing are becoming even more attractive.
Teri Takai, CIO of the Department of Defense (DoD) published the DoD Cloud Computing Strategy in July of last year and many of its findings are reflected in the current state of cloud adoption in A&D. She recently published the presentation DoD CIO's 10-Point Plan for IT Modernization, which is available for download from the department's website. The following is a summary of key DoD IT Modernization initiatives.
It's ironic that two industries who are highly reliant on collaboration often have the most siloed legacy systems, processes and IT infrastructures.
As one aerospace executive told me recently, the industry sees cloud computing as solution to what many call "silos of excellence" that slow down progress. Aerospace executives also speak of security concerns, especially in the area of globally-based defense support and logistics platforms.
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Director Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr. was recently interviewed by Defense News, and his comments reflect what is often heard from aerospace and defense companies as well. He says a more enterprise-wide approach to managing information systems is needed to break down functional and service-unique barriers of the past to increase collaboration.
He's also leading the DISA in partnership with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to attain a 20% cost reduction in his agency, relying in part on cloud computing to reduce costs. Consolidating down to one e-mail system, virtualizing applications in a hosted environment, and moving capabilities to the cloud are integral to achieving the 20% cost reduction. Ultimately he sees the DISA becoming a cloud service broker.
Lt. General Ronnie Hawkins' comments reflect the concerns defense agencies and their supply chains have regarding cloud security. He highlights the need for close coordination with the commercial, private sector cloud computing vendors to ensure the cloud security architecture requirements of the DISA are reflected in future product designs.
DISA requirements apparently outpace those available from commercial, private sector vendors. This is encouraging, because it means A&D's requirements are a catalyst of continued improvement in cloud computing security.


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Q: Best browser to embed an interpreter in I have a decision to make. A few of them actually, and as the stack overflow community has never failed me before I am going to trust it once more.
I've always found the idea of running another scripting language in the browser fascinating. To be more specific: python or ruby. To be even more specific: python. I am aware of the fact that nothing could replace JavaScript due to the inertia that JavaScript has, especially recently. I'm also aware that python can not be sandboxed properly in a lifetime worth of coding. But still if I could just see one simple script execute on a browser, running a native interpreter(no Silverlight) I could die in piece.
My true quest is to find the best solution for integrating a python interpreter into a browser.
I assume that would be to take a really lightweight or/and modular open-source browser, take the CPython interpreter and just start integrating.
And since stack overflow is about specific questions, based on my assumptions, here is the question: Is there a lightweight open-source browser, that is modular enough to make my goal easier?

A: First:

Is there a lightweight open-source browser, that is modular enough to make my goal easier?

Not really, no. WebKit is about as close as you're going to get, but it's not very lightweight, and much of the functionality you want isn't exposed through the simple interfaces. (Plus, the DOM that WebKit exposes is the strict W3C DOM; all the stuff that Safari and Chrome do to render not-quite-standard real-world pages isn't accessible this way.) Looking at how Chromium ripped out the JS engine and replaced it with another might help, at which point you might be able to build the same API as a wrapper around CPython, but it's not going to be easy.
Gecko is very modular, and used to be easy to plug things into, but that's no longer true in recent versions. Unless you're willing to use XULRunner 1.9.2, you'll have a lot of work cut out for you.
Everything else open source is just way too weak to display modern web pages, unless you want a text-only browser… and in that case, lynx and links are both monolithic, so the only option I can think of is emacs w3-mode.

However, there's a much easier way to go about this: just plug a Python engine into a ready-made browser.
NPAPI (everything but IE) and ActiveX (IE) are both powerful enough to do what you want: expose custom objects to the browser as <object>s, and access the DOM from your code. And embedding CPython isn't that hard. Using FireBreath instead of direct NPAPI and ActiveX is even easier. I believe there are at least two projects that let you write FireBreath plugins in Python and/or embed a generic CPython interpreter into a FireBreath plugin, which may be all you need, out of the box.
For Gecko, there's also PyXPCOM. You can build a XUL extension with an embedded CPython interpreter, and access the browser via XPCOM, then use PyDOM to build JS-style DOM globals on top of that XPCOM interface. And I know this one has already been done; I'm pretty sure PyXPCOMExt is a dead project, and it probably won't even build against anything newer than XULRunner 1.9.2, but it should serve as an example (assuming you know all the many and intricate ways that modern XPCOM differs from the old days…).

Another option is to just embed a browser engine as-is, and use its embedding APIs together with some JS proxy/stub code to fake running embedded Python scripts on the page. PyQt, the Cocoa WebKit bindings, etc. can all do this; Apple has examples of the kind of code you'd need to get started their ObjC WebKit documentation.

Meanwhile, if you don't need the browser to be open source, IE has hooks to embed different scripting engines, and a default IronPython install hooks into it, and knows how to act inside a DOM. So, a local page with <script type="text/python" language="python"> just works.

Finally, although you didn't want Silverlight… it's also not that hard to build a Python interpreter in Python, compile it to Silverlight, and have a full interpreter in the browser that way. The only hard part is getting the IronPython stdlib in there somewhere. Or… there are at least two commercial products that do all of this for you so you don't have to.

See WebBrowserProgramming on the Python Wiki for more, although much of it is probably out of date.

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Go and play online poker, McCain – your time is over.
September 8, 2013 11:35 am at 11:35 am |
Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!
The two party system in America is a joke.
Romney campaigned on giving military aid to the Syrian rebels the moment that he was elected.
You think the Republican McCain would issue the same warning to Romney?
Pure politics.
Looks like McCain has delusions of having been elected president. He has no standing on this issue since he still can't explain who our allies are in the Syrian civil war, and that after a recent trip to the country. Unfortunately McCain has become somewhat of a joke and should probably seriously contemplate retirement. He sure hasn't helped approval ratings for congress.
The John McCain that ran against "W" in the republican primary was interesting and admirable. I actually gave a passing thought of voting for the "other side" for him because I liked that he was independent and did not seem to bow to the "right' as the republicans do.
After his last state election when he swallowed the ultra right agenda I feel he has become irrelevant.
I think we should stay out of there and let them deal with their own problmes. We do not need to support every country that do not appriceate our support and take care of our own country.UN needs to step up and make sure we don't have another Saddam Hussein, al-Qaeda survivor. Get the picture.....
I am not proud of our president and do respect Cain opinion. We need to make sure the bad guys do not take advantage of the good guys, if you know what I mean.....
Take a good look at what happened to religion, media, schools, society, healthcare, guns, employment, union bankrupting amerca, freedom and our prisons are overloaded for free food. I am concerned about whole situation, but have no respect for any crazy people killing inecent people for no reason.
1alien1
same old angry and ignorant mccain. still has not gotten over losing the elction. and to a black guy yet.
Senator McCain is still fighting the Vietnam War. A War his full Admiral father directed from off-shore.
"You watch out, Obama, or I'll sic Sarah Palin or Joe the Plumber on you."
McCain has been screaming for war, and now that it might happen, he throws impeachment in the air. John, we are tired of you behavior. go home, please stay.
liberal hypocrite = redundancy
There should've been an impeachment already for this abomination of a faux leader. Destroyed this country while kicking back playing spades and smoking. Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Tomato ToMAto.
McCain is the poster child for term limits! Too bad he didn't raise the same issue for Iraq!
Tari Torch Sweeney
Is he SERIOUS? WHAT? Impeachment? Is McCain nuts? This whole thing has been SO blown out of proportion that it's actually frightening. IMPEACHMENT? Get a life, McCain. He must have really chosen Sarah Palin...he talks like her.
Joe Biden promised to impeach a sitting president if he ever took the nation to war without congressional approval.
Dan Bruce
McCain's erratic behavior indicates to me a man with serious psychological problems. I do hope he gets help. Thank goodness the people of America were intelligent enough to reject him as president in 2008.
chiro2010
Just a matter of time in my opinion. How amazing is it that the moment Obama's 2nd term started, he's had nothing but scandals and problems. It's almost as if now that he's got what he wants (the 2nd term) he doesn't feel as though he's accountable for anything.
Hmmm... seems kinda familiar.... almost like as if his carelessness and/or going against the grain was predicted in a movie or something. Nahhh... I must have dreamt that.
You get to be in charge of these things WHEN you are the POTUS, Sen. McCain.. NOT BEFORE!
Threatening the POTUS with impeachment if he doesn't do exactly as you say? Go back to Arizona where the people don't listen to you there either! Congress doesn't have the power to force the Executive Branch to do it's will in matters of Defense or Military Action. Read up on it, McCain.
Total joke... Thought that he's the pro-war and pro-Poker supporter..
There will not be an impeachment of the President just because McCain says so. He is not the final word for all things. He's sensationalizing a possible outcome. He speaks however as if he is the law giver and the law taker. His brash arrogance is what lost him his own personal run for the White House.
God bless America ... No wonder we're a world laughting stock. how can this guy hold his possition ?
Coming from the King of Bungle that's pretty rich. You bungled in the jungle, on Iraq, the economy and especially choosing that backwoods bimbo.
This man is senile. First, he supports boots on the ground and now he raises impeachment... get out of here McCain
Just a matter of time in my opinion... that is Obama getting impeached. How odd that all of a sudden the moment Obama's 2nd term started, it's been filled with nothing but scandal and policies that go against the grain of pretty much the entire country.
I wanna say I had a dream about him doing this sort of thing... it's so familiar. Almost as if it was predicted in a movie about him. Nahhhh... I must have been dreaming.
Repeal Obamacare... Repeal Obama...
wut!?!
McPain talks out of both ides of his mouth . . . if anyone's a war mongerer here it's him.
Wag the dog...
bobrimac
Wait. What? First McCain wants to start a war in Syria, but wants to impeach Obama for doing it. Typical Republican lunacy.


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