Svalbard, an Arctic island in the Northern North Atlantic, is predicted to warm considerably more than most of the rest of the earth in many model-based scenarios. See for example the figure to the right, which represents a relatively high-end IPCC Third Assessment Report scenario for the projected surface temperature difference between the period 2071 -2100 and 1961-1990. Svalbard is the island north of Norway at about 80N between 15-30E.
The enhanced warming in this region is related to the issue of polar amplification that we have discussed previously on RC. It also happens that the Svalbard meteorological station is the 2nd station in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) meteorological station list. This means that it tends to get noticed. The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia maintains one prominent version of the global surface temperature data set and as part of its routine quality control, CRU flags any unusual (anomalous warm or cold) new measurements that come in. Svalbard has now been flagged consistently over the past several months, but the values have been confirmed as accurate by the Norwegian Met Service, which operates the Svalbard station.
The numbers are fairly remarkable. April'06 was warmer than any previously recorded May, and January '06 was warmer than any previously recorded April. The previously warmest April was -7.0C (1996) -4.3C (2004). There is currently an absence of sea ice off much of the coast of Svalbard, which is also unprecedented for so early in the year.
The April mean temperature is almost 5 standard deviations above the mean, a "5 sigma event" in statistical parlance. Under the assumption of stationary 'normal' statistics, such an event is considered astronomically improbable (< 1 in 106), and, like the summer heat wave in Europe in 2003 (which was a 5 sigma event in Switzerland, 3 sigma over Europe as a whole), deserves special attention. As we have nonetheless remarked before on RC, particular events, even seasonally-persistent anomalies as unusual as these, do not "prove" anthropogenic warming. But in a statistical sense, large outliers like this make it more probable that the underlying distributions are shifting and give us a glimpse into the types of anomalies we might expect to become more common in the decades ahead.
Quick point, the link "absence of sea ice" gives "404 not found".
That link works for me. Note the target is a .pdf file.
How is the Antarctic sea ice behaving ? Is it also showing Polar Ampification?
Is this pattern linked in some way to the very cold winter that central and eastern Europe experienced this winter?
Mike, please explain again your answer to question 4. I too am interested in the answer.
I think you meant to say that "The *January* mean temperature is almost 5 standard deviations above the mean…", not April. It's also worth noting that apparently the variability in March mean temperatures must be much lower than the variablility in April mean temperatures since a March delta of only +2.7 produced an sd of 3.7, while an April delta of +12.4 produced an sd of only 2.7.
Is there any simple explanation for why models show so much more warming in the northern hemisphere than in the southern?
Since then I have been monitoring the Arctic sea ice on my web pages at http://www.abmcdonald.freeserve.co.uk/north.htm. The maps there are produced by Robert Grumbine of NOAA, and they are not altered by me in any way. They show that the lack of sea ice around Svalbard has been happening for over four weeks, but it also shows that the extent of sea ice in the whole of Barents Sea is unusually low. Moreover, the three maps for the same day of the year, today, three years ago and six years ago show that the concentration of the ice has steadily decreased. That indicates to me that the thinning of the ice has continued, and if another 40% has melted in the last ten years it may have reached a state where it is no longer sustainable.
This early collapse of the Arctic sea ice has not been predicted by the computer models, and it seems obvious to me that therefore the models must be wrong. I very much doubt that they are correctly calculating the effect that will occur when the sea ice suddenly disappears and the planetary albedo is permanently altered.
Of course the fact that much of Europe has had a colder winter is no evidence that GW is slowing. The fact that a small part of the arctic is warmer than it ought to be, is conclusive of the opposite.
Ooops! Please disregard my previous comment. Obviously sd is the variability in degrees C, so the number of standard deviations that the delta value represents is delta / sd; hence April is about 12.4 / 2.7 =~ 4.6 or almost 5 standard deviations above the mean, and March has a somewhat higher variablility than April (3.7 vs. 2.7). Sorry for the confusion on my part.
I believe that a warming skeptic would argue against presenting the mean and variance for the area 1960-1990 as being 'average' or 'normal' and therefore a good basis for comparison.
We already know the Earth has warmed since 1975, so it shouldn't be very surprising that some places have warmed a lot.
Next, a skeptic might make point #9 that a focus on one place is unwarranted. My lack of Bayesian training/understanding leaves me by default a frequentist, and the frequentist inside me cries out for some kind of Bonferroni correction or Fisher's method of combining probabilities over time and/or area to evaluate the result in context. Of course, neither approach is appropriate because results aren't independent in time or space.
, or, since the main point seems to be about variance in sensitivities among places, a comparison to results at other places would be in order (e.g. somewhere with a WMO station that models suggest will not warm very much). Sorry for whining — I'll check the links to see if I can find the context.
A trivial and thoroughly unscientific anecdote; but at an intuitive level it struck home.
Here in the UK the cool recent winter was explained by the North Atlantic Oscillation being weaker between the front in the Azores and the front off Iceland. Is there any evidence of the NAO being effected by GW?
The figure shown in the introduction for this thread are calculated results for the period 2071 – 2100 using the IPCC TAR A2 scenario.
What are the calculated results for December 2005 – April 2006 using the historical record as the scenario?
Using maps of climate model projections of patterns of warming as a priori evidence of the temperature behavior in specific locations is an acceptable practice? Can this technique only be used in the positive sense? Or, since SRES A2 doesn't show a relatively high warming rate for the Antarctic Peninsula (relative to the rest on Antarctica), a location often referred to as having one of the greatest warming rates on the planet, does the behavior of the Peninsula serve as evidence counter to our understanding?
Also, I am confused about comparing Switzerland and Svalbard. How do I interpret the fact that the SRES A2 projection that you showed indicates that Switzerland should only be warming at about half the rate of Svalbard and yet both places recently experienced 5 sigma events? Do the projected patterns of warming matter? Is it the warming rate that matters or the variances or both? Based on the recent events in Switzerland and Svalbard, and using the a priori information from the A2 depiction of projected climate changes that you provided, where are some other places that we should expect to see large positive temperature events? Or, perhaps more importantly, where are some places that we should NOT expect to see them?
Re #11, I followed the global surface temperature data set link and tried to download some temperature data (first time I've ever tried) and got a bunch of missing data (-9999) and a lot of zeros. I wanted to look at the table of data back to 1911, but I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't figure out how to do it.
(which is missing the helpful graphs, btw).
This year, the North Pacific is colder than normal and the North Atlantic / low longitude Arctic is higher than normal. How long is the Atlantic Cycle, and I don't ask this from sheer ignorance. I ask it due to the fact that while ENSO is comparatively well studied, the Atlantic version is less studied. For example, what if there is a 40 plus year supercycle in the Atlantic? There has been lots of debate on this, but no bullet proof conclusions.
Related data point: In this graph one can see that over the arctic as a whole, sea ice extent is currently lower than it was at this time last year. By a related graph one can see that this has been the case for all ~4.5 months of 2006. A similar graph for the Barents Sea is available on the same site.
I'm wondering how arctic climatologists make seasonal forecasts of sea ice extent, and where such forecasts are announced.
Dear Chip (#15), I'm going to try a quick answer before somebody more knowledgable steps in. If you are trying to question whether model projections have more often been supported or refuted by subsequent data, you will no doubt find that the answer is the former (overwhelmingly). If you want to examine the accuracy of model outputs for specific geographic locations in 2071-2100, you'll have to wait for average temperatures to be recorded in the future. I admit that I didn't fully understand this post, but surely you are tilting at windmills. I think the takehome message here is that as average temperatures in time and space rise, some locales (in both time and space) are likely to reach very extreme values. What do your benefactors want you to say with regard to costs borne by those forced to endure those extremes?
because I cannot find it in your archives or with a search.
#20, Steve L., you've run together the statement in #14 (Dan Hughes) — referring to dates in the future — with the following post #15, written by Chip K.
Re #21: The difficulty with abrupt feedbacks is that they're a little tough to incorporate into a model before there are any observations. We saw the same problem with dynamical ice loss. There are plenty of other examples, another Arctic one being methane loss from tundra. It's this sort of thing that makes a lot of people (including most climate scientists, I think) very nervous about even the lower-end IPCC scenarios. But regarding the sea ice, read the story linked in #17 and in particular the last paragraph. Eek, if so.
The processes that can lead to reduction in the mass of ice compared to a reference period include: (1) air temperature above the freezing temperature for longer periods of time, (2) increased water temperature for the case of floating ice, (3) increased rates of sublimation, (4) increases in the ice-air and ice-water surface area (smaller chunks of ice have more surface area than a single chunk having the same mass), (5) decreased precipitation under conditions suitable for freezing, (6) increases in the absorbed radiative flux compared to the reference period, and (7) increases in precipitation under conditions suitable for melting. There are most likely others.
Which of these has been identified by measured data to be the dominant factor in the observed reductions in ice mass.
As we fear about sea level rise, what sort of loss of water do the models see from the global atmosphere to the vacuum of space? Is there actually significantly less available water (as surface water or ice) on the earth now than during past events, and if so would that lower the high-tide mark for a given temperature rise over that at previous events?
Any submariners (US, ex-USSR, or others) reading and able to comment here?
I tried "sea ice" and: search found 63 titles.
The first one is about computer modeling of arctic sea ice.
Further to "Eek", if you put an ice-free Arctic into models with roughly today's level of CO2 (or slightly higher, say ten years worth – what, around 400ppm?), what does that do to the rest of the world?
No, I was writing to Chip (#15) about his questions. He was wondering about recent high temperatures in Switzerland and the Antarctic Penninsula, and whether they should undermine our confidence in model results. I was trying to point out that the model results are for average temperatures a long time into the future. Dan Hughes (#14) asked a more sophisticated question than did Chip (IMO), and I hope somebody will soon be able to provide a retrospective evaluation of near term GCM predictions at local scales. My limited understanding, though, is that precision in the model results is low and that only coarse regional predictions would be precise enough to allow meaningful comparisons to observations.
Re #19: The National Snow and Ice Data Center at http://nsidc.org/ is a much better site for all of this, as UIUC (which is a one-person operation) has data but little explanatory material. For the Antarctic, see the British Antarctic Survey at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/ (although the site seems to down just now). The latter is rumored to employ a part-time sea ice modeler who might be able to contribute a sea ice update post here.
The problem with the negative feedbacks is that if we don't impose them on ourselves, they may only happen long after our civilisation has gone the way of the Maya.
Re my #33: What was #28 became #30, in case that's not obvious.
None of the good sea ice modelers have time to blog!
This may be the basis of the recent press report, though I'm guessing; the author's conclusion is about summertime ice, not year-round ice conditions.
McNamara, Terry P. Determination of changes in the state of the Arctic ice pack using the NPS Pan-Arctic Coupled ice-ocean model.
Ocean by examining the NPS 1/12-degree pan-Arctic coupled ice-ocean model. While many previous studies have analyzed changes in ice extent and concentration, this research focuses on ice thickness as it gives a better indication of ice volume variability.
The skill of the model is examined by comparing its output to sea ice thickness data gathered during the last two decades. The first dataset used is the collection of draft measurements conducted by U.S. Navy submarines between 1986 and 1999. The second is electromagnetic (EM) induction ice thickness measurements gathered using a helicopter by the Alfred Wegener Institute in April 2003. Last, model output is compared with data collected by NASA�s ICESat program using a laser altimeter mounted on a satellite of the same name.
supports this result. This lends credence to the postulation that the Arctic not only might, but is likely to be ice-free during the summer in the near future.
P.S. — why do we have that Navy submarine data available for research? The area first declassified is called the "Gore box" — the thesis noted above mentions it without explanation, and says subsequently a somewhat larger area was allowed declassified.
Most of the glaciers in Svalbard are of the 'surge' type. It is therefore difficult to use the front position of a single glacier as a climate indicator, because the front will shrink and retreat in periods between surges. The front position therefore gives little information on whether the ice mass is growing or shrinking. The dynamics of surging and the relationship of surging to climatic factors are poorly understood.
I assume Professor Ole Humlum of the Norwegian research centre on Svalbard is real. He pointed out that glaciers there typically experience a rapid advance lasting 5 to 7 years, then retreat slowly for the next 80 to 100 years; an entirely natural phenomenon.
"The project also aims to improve current knowledge on Svalbard polythermal glaciers: their hydrothermal properties, drainage and behaviour in the changing climate.
According to GISS April 2004 had a mean of -4.3? March 1996 was -7C?
Whatever, they're still just amazing figures and, fwiw, I think the analysis right.
This must have been covered elsewhere, but what are the factors (as far as we think that we know them) that cool the planet after periods of warming? A related question: how possible is a 'point of no return' Venus scenario? and what do we think about the conditions that need to be met?
The research will be published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Note that "The studies challenge the consensus view of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)", so how much should they be taken seriously?
It will be interesting to see the impact of this warmth on glacier mass balance on Svalbard. Two glaciers Midre LovenBreen and Austre Broggerbreen have mass balance records since 1968 and 1967 respectively. The mean annual balance for the first 25 years of the record was -0.32 m/a and -0.4 m/a. From 1993-2004 the balance has been -0.51 m/a and -0.6 m/a respectively. Averaging the loss of a half meter of ice thickness across the entire glacier each year is not a small change. Is it even going to get worse? Fortuitously a project called SLICES is underway (Changes in Glacier Geometry and Extent in Svalbard: Implications for Sea-Level Rise during the 20th and 21st Centuries) undertaken by the University of Wales, Swansea.
The BBC article names the several research teams involved.
As I understand the last round of IPCC models don't incorporate (because they couldn't quantify) feedbacks from soils releasing added CO2 (nor feedbacks from burps of methane, which no one has modeled yet, right?).
Models incorporating these feedbacks would necessarily challenge the 2001 IPCC conclusions, eh? Presumably the 2006 IPCC conclusions will anyhow, whether they include these particular feedbacks or not.
The whole question of how modelers could possibly include feedbacks we know exist but can't quantify — like CO2 from massive erosion or dieoffs of plants, or methane from clathrates burping — is a bit of a nightmare, I suspect.
"Both researchers emphasize that the large temperature range they predict – 1.6 to 6 degrees Celsius – does not mean that we have an equal chance of ending up with less warming as with greater warming. In other words, it doesn't mean that the uncertainties are symmetric about an average increase of 3.8ºC.
Whoaa! And I thought we warmed up (Canadian Arctic), between +3 to +6 C anomalies all winter, with the spring early by a month, and ice thinning and cracking open earlier as well. Swalbard had it much warmer. Hard to imagine, but so. The big question remains: how fast is this global warming? From a perspective of the NH Polar regions, it is hitting the North at a strong pace, agreeing with those who say that IPCC is too conservative, but the key issue of certainty will not be achieved, given complexities related to this Polar warming, it is therefore imperative to explain these related anomalies, ie Russia winter of 2005-06 without confusing some that GW is nevertheless gaining ground. For those who think that the Polar regions are small, think again, they always had a huge impact on the weather at lower latitudes.
Sorry, I was linking the 2 issues – the estimate of climate sensitivity and the added CO2 released from ecosystems. If the temperature response to CO2 is logarithmic, adding more CO2 will have diminishing effect. I also wonder if the infra-red absorption bands can become saturated?
Gavin, may I suggest a new term — "climate reactivity" — for effects of those factors not well understood, not incorporated into models, and not currently part of climate sensitivity calculation.
The term has analogous uses in chemistry, nuclear physics, and even psychology/psychiatry.
It always means those factors that may not be well understood and can cause unexpected trouble.


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Городская больница Людвигсхафен () — многопрофильная больница, расположенная в городе Людвигсхафен, земля Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия.

Больница является базой для обучения и специализации студентов из Майнцского университета.

Имеет 980 больничных коек для больных с заболеваниями почти по всем медицинским специальностям. Она насчитывает более 2500 врачей, медицинских сестёр, сотрудников и работников.

Исторические сведения
Больница была создана в 1861 году и с момента своего создания расположена на сегодняшней месте — в северной части города, недалеко от химического концерна BASF. Часть зданий была уничтожена во время Второй мировой войны.

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I've been thinking often lately about vulnerability. All artists know the insecure state when showing new work or trying some new approach. We don't like feeling vulnerable and yet we would accomplish nothing in the creative field if we did not open ourselves up and expose what we've created. The desire to create must be stronger than the judges in our own head or the judges in our professional or even family circle. Sometimes we even carry voices from our past around with us adding to the chatter in our heads, questioning if we are really "good" enough to dare to call ourselves artists or writers, though we may have been painting, writing or sculpting for years.
Many novices get caught in an inner battle with vulnerability, resisting the strong desire to engage in creative work but plagued by false assumptions that we have to be good at something or at least be clearly talented before we even start. Even taking a class might seem like a scarey proposition, because we assume everyone else in the class will know more than we do. Have we forgotten that the class exists so that we might learn? Do we stop to consider how one must practice to get good at anything, such as learning to play a musical instrument? Ironically, and fortunately, one of the rewards of practice is letting go into the process. Being at one with the process allows a meditative state that absorbs and dissipates anxiety about the outcome. Synchronously, we practice feeling vulnerable and over time it becomes a less threatening state.
Give yourself permission to feel vulnerable. Step out of your comfort zone.


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View from Washington: the great digital game
Image credit: reuters
By Paul Dempsey
Published Monday, February 1, 2021
US President Joe Biden is being advised to urgently build global alliances around AI. The UK is well placed to benefit.
The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) published its final draft report towards the end of January. It makes worrying reading, but nevertheless highlights an opportunity for the UK to align itself with the Biden Administration through technology as it looks to rebuild the post-Brexit 'special relationship'.
The most worrying aspect is that given the report's focus on defence, the commissioners align themselves with warnings from senior military leaders that "if current trend lines are not altered, the US military will lose its military technical superiority within the next five years". There are concerns about Russia's ability to challenge the US in AI, but greater fears inevitably surround China.
It must be said that many of the report's main conclusions reiterate warnings and urgings contained in broader AI analyses already undertaken and published during both the Obama and Trump administrations.
There are identified "pockets of excellence", but the draft says not enough is happening at the whole-of-government level in terms of either interoperability or coordinated research. Far more needs spending on government research: some $63bn (£46bn) by one measure between now and 2026. The US talent pool is thinning while China's is growing (China now accounts for 29 per cent of the global top tier of AI researchers). The Middle Kingdom is then also proving more aggressive when it comes to setting international standards, raising obvious comparisons with 5G.
We've been here before. However, the commission still believes the US can provide the foundations for the West to maintain its edge, technologically and politically, if it moves quickly and decisively. This is where the UK could aim to punch above its weight.
The NSCAI has issued and previewed recommendations several times since beginning work in March 2019. Many have already been adopted, but one group persists into its final draft and these concern internationalism.
The report persuasively argues that while the US can lead, achieving goals in terms of interoperability and research will mean working alongside various alliances.
Harmonising the weapons and defences used across physical or cyber theatres will inevitably require encouraging AI systems adoption and agreement across groups ranging from the Five Eyes (US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) to NATO.
Beyond that, AI still needs to be sold to the public as a benefit rather than seen as either a Skynet-like risk or a tool that enables techo-authoritarianism through large-scale surveillance and profiling. Doing that will require a transparent, democracy-led response, the report argues.
"The United States must also demonstrate how a democracy should use AI to protect the security of its citizens in ways that uphold liberal democratic values," it says, arguing that this task should include forging "a coalition of democracies".
Then, at a technical level but arguably no less important, the report repeatedly raises the challenge of 'TEVV' – test, evaluation, verification and validation – for AI systems. The issue is particularly sensitive when it comes to so-called 'LAWS' (lethal autonomous weapons systems) which not only need to remain under human direction and authorisation, but provide confidence that they will behave as directed when authorised. The US has specifically claimed that its rivals have applied less regard to rigour and fewer ethics when it comes to LAWS' development and deployment.
It is debatable whether the Trump administration would ever have paid that much heed to the inherently international nature of these recommendations – or even if it had, whether its swaggering approach to diplomacy could have wooed political and military allies in the way the commission thinks necessary. President Biden and his officials are likely to be much more outward-looking and measured in their approach (you do wonder whether his victory in November placed the report on a more global path).
Whatever Whitehall is making of all this right now is being left typically opaque, but the UK does seem to be in a good position to take advantage of the US adopting a more internationalist outlook on AI.
Based on the NSCAI's recent open meeting, the commission seems to regard Five Eyes as one good place to start the tasks around interoperability, R&D and global leadership in standards and ethics. The clue is in the name. Getting five countries to align on a course is likely to be easier and quicker than for the 30 in NATO or the 27 in the European Union - and time is short. Moreover, Five Eyes is already a largely digital alliance built upon signals intelligence.
Of the Five Eyes members, the UK is ranked as the most advanced member in AI after the US, albeit just ahead of Canada based on the latest Tortoise AI index, and has long been seen as a world-leader in standards-setting. In that second area, it can now operate more independently of the EU on 'greenfield' issues (though some cross-referencing would seem sensible).
It looks like a chance for the UK to push against an open door. A handful of other issues remain to take account of and it is also worth looking in a little more detail at how the NSCAI thinks the US should address its global alliances and partnerships in AI. More on this to come.
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Morgan Olson Establishing $1million facility in Charleston County, South Carolina, Creating 119 Jobs
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A manufacturer of walk-in van bodies, Morgan Olson, will invest $1 million to build its 100,000-square-foot production plant in Charleston County, South Carolina, with plans to generate 119 new jobs.
Morgan Olson's North Charleston facility, at 7555 Palmetto Commerce Parkway, will strip and retrofit truck chassis built by Mercedes in Ladson, as well as upfit cargo vans with modular interiors for Fed Ex, Ryder and other customers.
"We are excited about locating our new facility in Charleston County. South Carolina offers a business-friendly environment and the skilled workforce we need for our operations. We appreciate all the support we've received from state and local officials," said Dave Halladay, vice president of Operations at Morgan Olson.
"More and more companies are learning the benefits of doing business in South Carolina and putting down roots here. We celebrate Morgan Olson's decision to invest $1 million and create 119 new jobs here in Charleston County," said Gov. Nikki Haley.
"The automotive industry continues to be a real driver in our state's economy and in our manufacturing sector. When companies like Morgan Olson choose to locate here, it not only creates jobs and wealth for South Carolinians, but also increases our reputation in the automotive club," said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.
Teddie Pryor, chairman of Charleston County Council, said "Our automotive sector has led the way out of the recession among area manufacturers, and we are elated to be adding a company of the caliber of Morgan Olson to our corporate family. Their reputation for innovation and quality has preceded them here, and with the ever growing market for the Daimler Sprinter, we believe this facility will become central to their corporate strategy in the years to come. Our world-class Port and our unrivaled workforce will help create the fertile soil conditions for this success, and Morgan Olson can count on Charleston County as its pro-business partner for years to come."
"The City of North Charleston commits to remain business friendly to support Morgan Olson and the expanding automotive sector of our regional economy," said Keith Summey, mayor of North Charleston. "Morgan Olson is providing a welcomed capital investment and increased opportunities for high quality new jobs that will further strengthen our community."
While information on incentives offered the firm was not immediately available, Charleston Regional Development Alliance Chairman Wayne Hall said, "This expansion proves just how competitive we have become. Our three counties offer an incredible combination of assets for global manufacturers, including an established automotive cluster, a skilled workforce and the world-class training programs of readySC."


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Regional Guide to Europe: Benelux
The region is only just behind Europe's three biggest markets amid sharp growth in deal volume.
PDI Staff Writer
In the past few years, the Benelux region has emerged as the solid fourth-place market for European private debt, with a growing deal volume placing it behind only the major markets of UK, France and Germany for deal volume.
Provisional H1 figures from advisory firm Duff & Phelps show the Benelux region accounted for 9 percent of European private debt deals in the first half of 2021, hard on the heels of Germany with 11 percent, France with 17 percent and the UK out in front with 44 percent of the market.
Number of Benelux-based funds in market
$5.52bn
Total amount targeted by funds in market
Jacco Brouwer, leader of the European debt advisory practice at Duff & Phelps, says: "People say that Benelux over the last few years has become more of a funds market, with funds gaining ground and lots of pan-European players hiring teams on the ground. In Benelux, the banks have historically been very strong players."
A recent report published by Pemberton shows a steady stream of private equity deals continued in Benelux through the covid pandemic in 2020 and into the first half of 2021. Boris Harmsen, head of Pemberton's Benelux office, is quoted as saying: "The local Dutch banks' exposure to certain sectors – such as oil and gas and mortgages – have capital requirement implications that make it hard for them to deploy funds for cash lending. That has meant growing scope for direct lending, which has become the first choice for SMEs in the Netherlands."
Tikehau is another pan-European lender with Benelux offices in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Head of private debt, Cécile Mayer-Lévi, says: "Benelux has been quite active for us this year with more unitranche deals. The competition is quite strong but we benefit from this idea that it makes sense to have a relationship approach and access to the local markets makes a big difference."


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Tag: Kathleen McCarney
Michael Joseph Clarke married Kathleen McCarney in All Saints Catholic Church at Kempsey in 1930 and celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on 22 January 2000.
In an interview with The Macleay Argus reporter published on 21 January 2000, Michael recalled that he trained as a baker with his brother, working for some time at his Willawarrin bakery before moving with him to Cundletown, Wauchope and finally Long Flat where his brother built another bakery. In Long Flat they made and delivered bread and cakes to the road workers who were building the new Oxley Highway.
The Clarkes lived on the Hastings River for seven years before returning to Willawarrin in 1937, where Michael took over the bakery freehold. In 1949, they moved to Brisbane where Michael became a jack-of-all-trades, working as a tram conductor, packing and checking wholesale groceries and in an electroplating firm, where he stayed until his retirement. He had a clear view of the Eagle Farm racetrack from his verandah.
Even in retirement, Michael received job offers. He worked for fourteen days as tour manager for a trip through Singapore and Hong Kong.
In their later life, Michael and Kathleen lived at Vincent Court. He remembered achieving his career goals with clear determination to succeed.
They received a letter from Queen Elizabeth and a congratulatory note from Governor-General William Dean. Michael dispelled the honour with a shrug. "It's something you have to treasure I suppose, not that I know any of them (the Royal family) personally," he said.
Being the oldest person at the 2001 Clarke Reunion, Michael cut the celebration cake with Kathleen at his side. Michael passed away on 19 February 2001. Kathleen passed away on 10 January 2002.


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Shona Parnell is our Facilities and Allotments Officer who deals with the general running of the allotments and report directly to our Allotments Management Committee.
The average 5 rod plot is approximately 125m² with a current annual rent of £22.00 which includes water. All plots have a £50.00 deposit charge. Alfred Street and Mayfield Road are the two smallest sites which are locked and there is a £5 key deposit if you wish to rent one of these allotments.
We have an Allotment Association which meets three times a year as a forum for tenants to air concerns, ask questions directly to the allotment management committee and to meet with other allotment tenants in Ryde.
Residents of Ryde are welcome to apply for an allotment and their details will be added to the waiting lists. Due to the popularity of the allotments the current wait is approximately 6 to 12 months.
Having an allotment is a great activity for you or all the family. It is a wonderful excuse to get outside, get physical, learn something new and meet other people in your area. It provides low cost local organic fresh fruit and vegetables as well as promoting a sense of achievement and well being.
If you are interested in renting an allotment and to be added to one of your allotment waiting list(s) you can print out an application form and post back to the office or drop it in. You can email our Allotments team on facilities@rydetowncouncil.gov.uk for any further questions.
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We encourage all tenants to have their own first aid kit whilst working on their allotment for their own health and safety. Under no circumstances should anyone give ointments, tablets or medication to anyone else.
We regularly inspect our sites and plots to ensure that the rules contained within the agreement are being adhered to. The process of enforcement is essential to ensure that standards on our allotments are improved to the benefit of current tenants, people who are on the waiting list, the surrounding community and the local environment.
If any of the clauses within the tenancy agreement are breached by the tenant, then we start the enforcement process by sending a notice. We send out a letter explaining the breach that has occurred. We then check back within 14 days we send out a second letter inviting the tenant to make contact. If we do not receive any response to the second letter after another 14 days, we will send out a notice to quit and this gives 28 days for the tenant to remove all personal belongings from the site. Inspections are also important to ensure that the basics on the allotment site, such as fences, gates, trees, bushes and water are maintained.
If you want to give up your plot please write a formal email to shona.parnell@rydetowncouncil.gov.uk or letter and post to Ryde Town Council, 10 Lind Street, PO33 2NQ. Keys for Mayfield and Alfred need to be returned to the office also. We will carry out a final inspection of the plot to ensure that it is handed back to us in a reasonable condition and then this would determine the return of the plot deposit.
Plot holders should report vandalism or other evidence of intruders to the police. We also advise you to let us know via email, so we can keep a record.
Plot holders must acquaint themselves with and adhere strictly to the guidelines regarding storage, usage and disposal of hazardous materials such as glass, fertilizers and fuel. These must be securely stored in the proper containers, and well away from possible reach by children. No toxic or hazardous materials or contaminated waste should be stored or brought on to the site.


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Sanwo-Olu slashes LASU tuition fees
By Samuel Oamen
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved reduced tuition for students of Lagos State University, (LASU) Ojo.
His Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Friday via his official Twitter handle.
The tweet reads: "Flash: Lagos State government reduces tuition fee for students of Lagos."
When contacted, Wahab said the approval was in tandem with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's commitment to providing qualitative education at an affordable to all and sundry, irrespective of class, gender, ethnicity, race, among others.
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"Yes, the Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has graciously approved the reduction in LASU tuition fees. An official statement will be issued in due course," he said.
Wahab, however, explained that the move is in pursuance and fulfillment of the education agenda of the present administration as one of the pillars in the THEMES agenda.
LASU students had protested hike in tuition fees by the institution's authorities.
They also demanded the reversal of the decision within two weeks.
The management of LASU last December increased the tuition fees for fresh students from N25, 000 to N67, 048.50, representing 168 per cent increase.


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1.)	The age of eBooks is at hand – Authors have claimed that the arrival of eBooks is threatening the life of printed books. whether printed and digital books can live together is yet to be answered. Most of the technology present today, from smartphones to tablets to Kindle, has allowed users to view digital copies of their favorite books.
3.)	The cost of the publication is lower – Publishing your book on Kindle is free, which removes the burden of hiring agents or publishers. However, if you really want to make your book look good, you may want to hire a graphics artist to do the book cover, an editor to check your work, and so on.
4.)	Digital books are not limited to Kindle – Any smartphone or tablet can view PDF and other digital file formats. If one does't have a Kindle but has an iPhone or Android smartphone, he or she can enjoy the luxury of reading your digital book via their phone. It won't even cost you an arm and a leg to format your digital book to suit different devices.
Digital publication is making waves and Internet marketers should take advantage of this skyrocketing growth and demand for digital content. Publishing your content on Kindle is something that you should't ignore.


In March 2015, Daily KOS reporter occupystephanie wrote about a talk she attended that was presented by "Monsanto's Dr. William 'Bill' Moar". The audience was mostly agricultural students. One of the key points Moar talked about was "Monsanto's efforts to educate citizens about the scientific certainty of the safety of their genetically engineered products" (1).
It's no secret that Monsanto fights furiously against anyone or any institution that challenges its GMO crops and star product Roundup, aka glyphosate. Their GMO crops are genetically engineered to withstand the weed killer Roundup. In fact, the company could not afford to lose Roundup sales since it is their cash crop.
So it wasn't a surprise that Monsanto fought back when the World Health Organization's (WHO) scientific arm International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen to humans. In its usual form, Monsanto demanded a retraction.
In July 2015, TSW discussed these findings. "In fact, France has banned all 'glyphosate-based products' from its garden centers" (2).
In December 2015, Reuters reported that Monsanto had assembled its own panel of 16 scientists to dispute the WHO report on Roundup (glyphosate). This panel was "assembled by Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy" and presented its findings during the Society for Risk Analysis's annual meeting with plans to later publish the study. Reuters also pointed out that Intertek was paid by Monsanto for the panel's study (3).
Sass further stated, "What this panel is trying to do is death by a thousand cuts. They're taking a good stack of evidence and starting to hack through it to try to kill it." Food and Ag Policy pointed out that out of the 16 scientists on the Monsanto panel, 10 of them had been consultants to Monsanto. More disturbing, two of them were actually former employees of Monsanto (4).
Reuters reports that Dave Schubert, head of the cellular neurobiology laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California said, "There are a number of independent, published manuscripts that clearly indicate that glyphosate … can promote cancer and tumor growth. It should be banned" (5).
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If you haven't figured it out by now, Selma and I are engaged! On Saturday, I took her out to one of her favorite spots (Walden Pond) and proposed. It was epic. I will post the full story and the details later this week since it's currently 4:00 AM and we are about to head to Jamaica for the week!
And with that, stay tuned for all the details of the engagement and our trip to Jamaica in the coming weeks!


A history in the barber chair can be a extended and interesting one. They have been the web site of political choices and magnificence changes. Although barber shops result since the domain in males, women are increasing employing their services for haircuts. Visit https://thesalonproductstore.com/collections/barber-chairs to know more.
A barber is described as somebody who cuts hair, trims beards, and shaves men's faces. While using advances in disposable and electric electric razors, barbers have a tendency to give consideration to cutting hair in modern occasions. Barbershops have a tendency to give consideration to simple haircuts, although some stylists in salons are master barbers too.
Evidence signifies that barbers were found in ancient occasions. Barbering even features a mention inside the Old Testament in the Bible. In 296 B.C., barbershops were introduced to Rome where they quickly increased to become middle for gossip and talk. People found sit inside the barber chair and consult with others. Lots of people would remain in every single day to get the latest news.
In past occasions, barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, additionally they socialized as doctors and dentists. They removed teeth, transported out blood stream letting, and transported out surgery on wounds. The barber's pole originated from while using blood stream letting service, symbolizing the and also bloody cloths used on the way. Barber surgeons produced their first organization in 1094.
In 1492, barbers produced their particular guild in England. They were aided along inside their business by laws and regulations and rules that taxed individuals who used beards. Many people choose to acquire their faces shaved regularly having a barber instead of having to pay the tax. Other rulers of occasions, for instance Peter the fantastic in Russia, loved the laws and regulations and rules and extended them in their own personal nations. This aided keep the barber chairs full.
With the late 1700s, the professions of barbers and surgeons had separated. Barbers centered on cutting hair and shaving beards, although their shops ongoing to become places of gossip and daily news. In several places, a boy's first haircut and shave was an important event inside their existence and signaled their march toward manhood.
Today, barbershops generally offer simpler haircuts than salons or spas. Growing, women are choosing to utilize barbershops in short or simple haircuts since they cost much under the identical decline in a salon. In small metropolitan areas, the barber can nevertheless function as the site to go to for town gossip and political discussion.
Many important subjects are actually covered in barber chairs as well as the shops are actually an important devote many locations from ancient occasions to today. Although these shops may not be as prominent today, barber chairs will be in no danger of disappearing within the landscape. Many individuals still prefer getting their locks cut carried out a barbershop. Do not forget to visit https://thesalonproductstore.com/ for more information on the best barber equipment to buy.


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TIFF20 REVIEW: Like a House on Fire [2020]
And then I ran out of air. Anxiety is high at the start of Jesse Noah Klein's Like a House on Fire. We hear Dara (Sarah Sutherland) breathing heavily in the bathroom of a train car before finding her seat. From there it's a taxi and the not so confident stroll to a house's front door—the laughter of a child behind its barrier stopping her in her tracks and forcing her to run across the street and hide as her breathing grows heavier yet again. She lowers herself even further…
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REVIEW: Never Steady, Never Still [2018]
I'm full of memories. I'm full of hope. I'm full of regrets. With a riveting central performance by Shirley Henderson as a woman dealing with advanced Parkinson's, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking Kathleen Hepburn's Never Steady, Never Still (adapted from her short of the same name) was simply about the tragedy of the disease. A different version of this story would probably go that route because it's the "flashier" path towards recognition. The Vancouver native, however, decides to go further by delving beneath the surface by exposing the hardships…
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REVIEW: American Animals [2018]
Like what? The more you hear about privileged white kids shooting-up schools because they're under such "debilitating" pressure alienating them from the "cool" kids, turn "alt-right" with a projection of hatred that stems from a hatred in themselves courtesy of a false notion that they're somehow "special," and find themselves acting out of boredom in an attempt to cry for help, the more you have to look at the over-arching issues: community, upbringing, parentage. Too often we hear "He was such a good boy" from family, friends, and pillars of…
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Spectroscopic parallax or main sequence fitting is an astronomical method for measuring the distances to stars.

Despite its name, it does not rely on the geometric parallax effect. The spectroscopic parallax technique can be applied to any main sequence star for which a spectrum can be recorded. The method depends on the star being sufficiently bright to provide a measurable spectrum, which as of 2013 limits its range to about 10,000 parsecs.

To apply this method, one must measure the apparent magnitude of the star and know the spectral type of the star. The spectral type can be determined by observing the star's spectrum. If the star lies on the main sequence, as determined by its luminosity class, the spectral type of the star provides a good estimate of the star's absolute magnitude. Knowing the apparent magnitude (m) and absolute magnitude (M) of the star, one can calculate the distance (d, in parsecs) of the star using   (see distance modulus). The true distance to the star may be different than the one calculated due to interstellar extinction.

The method ultimately derives from the spectroscopic studies of sunspots and stars by Walter Sydney Adams and Ernst Arnold Kohlschütter.

The method is an important step on the cosmic distance ladder.

See also
Parallax in astronomy
Photometric parallax method
Dynamical parallax
Distance modulus

References

Astrometry


ARSENAL 4, BOLTON 1. ARSENAL celebrated their 1,000th Premier League goal under the reign of manager Arsene Wenger with another masterly and beguiling display of attacking football.
Alex Song chipped in the landmark goal as the crowd chanted with delight on an afternoon when the Gunners could have hit double figures.
Any quibbles? Well, maybe some of the happy Arsenal fans went home wondering how many more goals there might have been in Wenger's time in charge if his players didn't so often over-elaborate and try to walk the ball into the net. Yesterday was a superb victory, but also one of those wasteful days in the opposition penalty area.
striker Kevin Davies didn't see red as well.
So it did. And it was encouraging that among those who prevailed were two high-class English youngsters, full-back Kieran Gibbs, 20, and teenage midfi elder Jack Wilshere. They are the future of the England national team – and the more signifi cant Premier League experience they can get at this early stage of their careers the better.
Wilshere was at the heart of Arsenal's silky dominance that should have delivered a cascade of fi rst-half goals, but produced only one. It came from an intelligently angled cross from Wilshere that picked out a run from Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas. He fl icked the ball across goal and defender Laurent Koscielny stabbed home from close range. Bolton had already tried and failed to bully Wilshere out of his stride. Veteran striker Davies left the 18-year-old writhing on the ground with a nasty lunge that brought an obvious yellow card.
Davies could think himself fortunate still to be on the fi eld. A few minutes earlier he had caught Tomas Rosicky with a poor challenge, but the ball didn't go out of play and the moment passed for action by the referee. With Andrei Arshavin missing chance after chance, the door was open to Bolton for an equaliser, and they took it just before half-time when a poor back header from Koscielny let in Chung-Yong Lee to cross for Johan Elmander to equalise with a header.
Arsneal keeper Manuel Almunia had to make a point-blank save just after the break to deny Stuart Holden before the Gunners restored their lead in the 58th minute when new striker Marouane Chamakh headed home a cross by Fabregas. Bolton's response was yet more physicality that left the crowd enraged.
Diaby, but the French midfi elder didn't last long – the victim of a studs-fi rst tackle by Bolton left-back Paul Robinson that the ref didn't even whistle as a foul. Never mind, 10-man Wanderers could not cope in the fi nal quarter of the game. Song chipped in the historic third from an acute angle and substitute Carlos Vela slotted home the fourth to show Chelsea will have competition at the top this season.


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Oregon Community Foundation (OCF)'s Community Grants Program 2021 (U.S.)
Expires on July 31, 2021
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The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) is inviting applications for its 2021 Community Grants Program to support communities with a sharpened focus on the most pressing challenges Oregon is facing today:
> the impact of COVID-19,
> systemic racism and racial injustice,
> wildfires and the underinvestment and
> lack of infrastructure in under-resourced rural and marginalized communities across the state.
Foundation will prioritize funding in support of the following populations disproportionately impacted by inequities exacerbated by racial and social injustice, COVID-19 and/or wildfires:
• Black, Indigenous, Latinx and people of color;
• Immigrants and / or refugees;
• People experiencing disabilities;
• People living on low incomes;
• People living in under-resourced communities and / or communities lacking critical infrastructure;
• People who are homeless / unsheltered;
• People who identify as LGBTQIA+;
• Survivors of domestic violence and/or child abuse.
1) 501(c)(3) organizations, Tribal entities and government entities;
2) Additionally, organizations may work with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor to submit an application. Applicants then must submit formal paperwork confirming the fiscal sponsor relationship.
Three types of funding will be offered:
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> CAPACITY BUILDING;
> PROJECT/PROGRAM GRANTS.
Because community conditions are in a state of significant transition, all grants will be one year in duration.
Spring Cycle – Accepting applications until February 1, 2021 at 5 p.m., with decisions by early May 2021.
Fall Cycle – Timeline TBA (deadline summer 2021 with decisions by early November 2021).
Please review the Program Guidelines, FAQ and application questions prior to preparing and submitting an application.
For more information, please visit https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/community-grant-prog...
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COVID-19 Advisory #2 - Clarification to Self-Monitoring Notice in Advisory #1
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COVID-19 ADVISORY #2
The following is a clarification to information included in COVID-19 Advisory #1:
The window of concern on this advisory is limited to potential contacts yesterday and today only.
A person who within the past two days worked in Judge Miguel de la O's Courtroom 4-7, and Judge Gina Beovides' Courtroom 2-2 at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, 1351 NW 12 Street, has self-isolated and sought medical care for flu-like symptoms. Medical professionals have advised that they will test for coronavirus COVID-19 if symptoms persist for more than 48 hours.
Persons who have been in either of these two court rooms or in the judicial chambers of Judge de la O (Room 413) or Judge Beovides (Room 214) within the past two days should follow the self-monitoring steps outlined in the Centers for Disease Control website at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/risk-assessment.html for the next 14 days:
Remain alert for subjective fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.
If they feel feverish or develop cough or difficulty breathing during the self-observation period, they should take their temperature, self-isolate, limit contact with others, and seek advice by telephone from a healthcare provider or their local health department to determine whether medical evaluation is needed.
Self-monitoring means people should monitor themselves for fever by taking their temperatures twice a day and remain alert for cough or difficulty breathing. If they feel feverish or develop measured fever, cough, or difficulty breathing during the self-monitoring period, they should self-isolate, limit contact with others, and seek advice by telephone from a healthcare provider or their local health department to determine whether medical evaluation is needed.
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Need to bring down GST rates on auto sector: Revenue Secretary Bajaj
Responding to the fact that India's tax-GDP ratio has remained constant, he said the government is focused on widening the tax base for which it is not increasing taxes for existing categories of taxpayers to raise revenue.
On the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, Bajaj said it is government policy to give a stable and predictable tax regime to facilitate corporate planning.
New Delhi: Higher taxes on automotive sector have a negative impact and the government needs to look at the solution, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Wednesday.
"I quite agree with automotive sector. Two-wheelers and four-wheelers were not only charged 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) but we also charged cess, which is much more and as I see it will continue for two more years," he said while addressing the annual session of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
"So all that has a negative impact on the industry. I acknowledge that, but I do not know how to solve that issue."
However, said Bajaj, transparency has been brought into the indirect tax system and the revenue neutral rate has come down significantly from 15.3 per cent to 11.6 per cent.
"The government is looking at unconventional measures such as matching GST returns with income tax returns to bring the informal and the non-salaried class in the tax net," he said.
Bajaj said the Coivd-19 pandemic has resulted in formalisation of Indian economy. This is evident from impressive rise in tax revenue from the sector which has helped the government to desist from making calls to tax-payers for payment of advance tax.
The corporate sector posted an excellent performance despite the pandemic which was beyond expectations, he said.
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The government has this morning postponed the next business rates revaluation which was due to introduce new rateable values from 1 April 2021. The Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said "We have listened to businesses and their concerns about the timing of the 2021 business rates revaluation and have acted to end that uncertainty by postponing the change. Now is the time for us to continue to focus on supporting businesses affected by the pandemic, including through our unprecedented package of almost £10 billion in business rates relief".
The government had committed to more frequent revaluations to ensure that business rates receive bills more accurately reflect up-to-date property rental values and legislation had previously been introduced to bring the planned revaluation forward from 2022 to 2021. This would have been be based on rental levels at 1 April 2019. The original plan to accelerate the revaluation to 2021 was driven by substantial pressure from retailers concerned that the changing face of the high street where rents are now considerably lower than rateable values.
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Tenet Gets the Bum's Rush | Village Voice
Tenet Gets the Bum's Rush
by James Ridgeway
New York—Yesterday's disposal of CIA director George Tenet occurred hours before Bush flew off to Rome, which is blocked off and braced to protect the President from thousands of anti-war protesters and possible violent attacks from the Black Bloc anarchists.
The Italian security services fear that the anarchists will try to lure them to skirmishes in the suburbs, leaving the center of the city open to attack. A video of Italian hostages on Al Jazeera has only heightened the mood of anger and resentment, putting people on edge for tomorrow's meeting.
Bush's visit is another of his harebrained schemes to cobble together the Coalition of the Willing—this time with nostalgic glances to World War II: the June 4 anniversary of the liberation of Rome, and June 6 D-Day.
Tenet had done yeoman's work for Bush, falling on his sword countless times to protect the president. So many times, in fact, that in Washington, no one will be impressed, let alone surprised, that he is leaving just in time for a nice summer vacation.
Now the White House can sit back and see whether getting rid of Tenet will do any good.
His departure is opportune because now the Bush White House can try to blame the outing of Valerie Plame, the CIA undercover agent exposed by Bob Novak, as another failure of the CIA. That gets Karl Rove and the White House staff off the hook, leaving them unhindered in executing the Bush re-election strategy.
Will dumping the CIA director provide a sufficient apology for knowingly telling the American public there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, when the administration knew there were none? Probably not, because everyone now knows, thanks to Richard Clarke, that Bush was going to war against Iraq from the moment of his inauguration. The idea of "weapons of mass destruction" was just a Bush PR ploy.
Can Tenet take the blame for falling for Ahmed Chalabi, who has long-time connections with American intelligence? Not likely, because Chalabi was also the Pentagon's boy. (As for the new head of the interim Iraq government, Ayad Allawi, he also is a former exile who has lengthy ties to U.S. intelligence.)
Will dumping Tenet appease the furious survivor families of 9-11 who are tired of being diddled by Bush and who increasingly think the government had foreknowledge of 9-11 threats? Maybe. But so far, the fault traces to the FBI's counterterrorism agents, who let probable al Qaeda operatives slip through their fingers-most notably in downtown New York during June 2001, but also at the Newark field office in 2000. Not to mention the episode in April 2001, when FBI agents sent to their superiors the reports of a debriefing of a long time FBI asset in Afghanistan that Osama bin Laden was preparing a large attack using airplanes on one or another of five big American cities, including New York.
But one thing the dumping of Tenet will accomplish, at least temporarily, is to take the heat off Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld, who mounted his own intelligence apparatus to compete with the CIA's in promoting the war on Iraq. The neocon cadre embedded in the upper echelons of the Pentagon can breathe a little easier. And Rumsfeld's virtual government across the river can move on to new challenges, such as the toppling of Saudi Arabia and a wider role for American combat troops.
As for Dick Cheney, who together with Rumsfeld wields the real clout in the Bush government, everything's coming up roses.
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If you lived in Netherlands instead of Italy, you would:
make 41.1% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,200 as of 2017, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $53,900 as of 2017.
In Italy, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Netherlands, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 70.6% less likely to be live below the poverty line
In Italy, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Netherlands, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2015.
have 31.0% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
In Italy, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Netherlands, about 94.7% do as of 2018.
Italy spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Netherlands spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
see 94.1% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Netherlands: At a glance
Netherlands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 33,893 sq km. The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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