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Brief Chronology of the History of the Frampton Irish
Martial law is lifted in Ireland., the 1798 Irish Rebellion prisoners are released, including Miles Murphy. Miles Murphy is exiled from Ireland and emigrates from County Wexford with his family to Lower Canada. A few other County Wexford families emigrate to Lower Canada as well
The names of Miles Murphy and Peter Murphy appear next to each other on a list of persons making petition for land along the Craig Road in Lower Canada.
10 Jul 1806
Pierre Edouard Desbarats receives 1200 acres in land grants in Frampton Township.
Gilbert Henderson arrives in Lower Canada.
12 Jan 1809
The names of Andrew Murphy and Miles Murphy appear in the Quebec Gazette as having letters remaining at the Quebec City post office. This indicates that they were probably in communication with friends and relatives in County Wexford.
24 May 1809
First Protestant church record of a Frampton Irish progenitor. The marriage of Robert Wright to Mary Murphy (Miles Murphy's daughter) at St. Gabriel's Presbyterian Church in Montreal. However, their children are later baptized at Notre Dame de Quebec Catholic cathedral.
31 Aug 1811
A road to provide access from the Seigneurie of Ste. Marie to the Township of Frampton is drawn up.
10 Feb 1812
Patrick Murphy and Andrew Murphy's names appear on a list published in the Quebec Mercury newspaper of persons having letters remaining at the Quebec City post office. This indicates that they were probably in communication with friends and relatives in County Wexford.
18 Dec 1812
First land conveyance (lease) made for land in lots 4, 5, and 6 of range 3 in Frampton Township from Pierre Edouard Desbarats to James Whilong and Terrance Burns. Although no evidence was found that these persons ever settled in the township.
Frampton Township is opened to settlement.
15 Sep 1815
George Pyke and Pierre Edouard Desbarats agree to build a road from Frampton to the Seigneurie of Jolliet to Route Justienne past Concession St. Thomas and extend a road from Frampton to Cranbourne.
11 Nov 1815
Patrick Byrne of Little St. Charles River makes an initial lease/purchase agreement with Pierre Edouard Desbarats to take up land in Frampton Township before Notaire Charles Huot.
24 Jan 1816
Andrew Murphy and Robert Wright receive the first land concessions in Frampton Township from Pierre Edouard Desbarats before Notaire Jean Belanger.
14 Mar 1816
Patrick Byrne acknowledges his agreement with Pierre Edouard Desbarats to locate on lands in Frampton Township.
23 Jun 1816
First baptism for a resident of Frampton Township made at Ste. Marie. The child was Marie Louise Byrnes, daughter of Patrick Byrnes and Catherine Hastings. Andrew Murphy was the godfather.
27 Sep 1817
First burial of a Frampton resident occurs at Ste. Marie. The burial was Mary Mackay, wife of Andrew Murphy.
6 Oct 1817
Pierre Edouard Desbarats and Edward Pyke acquire the Fief of St. Edouard in the Seigneurie of Jolliet from Jean Thomas Taschereau.
10 Nov 1817
Miles Murphy and his son Patrick purchase an existing farm on the Chaudiere River in the Seigneurie of Ste. Marie from Jean Thomas Taschereau.
1 Oct 1822
James Neville receives a concession for lots #2, 3, 4, and 5 in Concession St. Julie in the Seigneurie of Jolliet and becomes the first Irish resident of the area that would become Ste. Marguerite.
East Frampton is opened to settlement.
Jan 1823 - Apr 1823
Gilbert Henderson purchases numerous relinquishments of entitlements to "wastelands" from original grantees (War of 1812 veterans).
8 Feb 1823
William Henderson issues a contract to build a sawmill on lot 2 of range 8 of Frampton Township.
20 May 1823
First marriage occurs for Frampton residents William Meagher and Mary Murphy.
29 Oct 1823
Timothy Connell is given the first "location ticket" by William Henderson to occupy an East Frampton farm (number 10, lot 4 of range 9) of Frampton Township. James Sheehy was a witness to this and probably received the second "location ticket."
33 residents of Frampton send a petition to the Bishop to request that they be allowed to start a chapel of their own and ask if the Rev. Simon Lawler can visit the township and say the mass in a private residence in the English language. Pierre Edouard Desbarats offers to give the land where the chapel can be built.
Oct / Nov 1825
Land concessions in Frampton Township are made by Edward Pyke before Notaire Jacques Voyer to Charles White, James Scott, Patrick Devereux, Joseph Sutton, Thomas Kell, Miles Duff, Matthew Reid, James Fitzgerald, Martin Murphy, Robert Sample, George Beatty and John Hodgson.
17 Oct 1825
Census of Lower Canada taken. It is the first census for residents of Frampton Township. 35 heads of household are enumerated in Frampton Township; 5 heads of household are enumerated in Ste. Claire (East Frampton); 8 Irish heads of household are enumerated in St. Francois, and 8 Irish heads of household are enumerated in Ste. Marie.
An 1830 article on emigration in the Quebec Gazette reported that the population of Frampton did not exceed 160 persons in 1828.
22 Mar 1828
Pierre Edouard Desbarats leases the grain and sawmills for Frampton to Jean Baptiste Bernard.
1828 to 1830
William Henderson and Gilbert Henderson buy up more entitlements to "waste lands" from original grantees.
Frampton Protestants begin worship services in the home of John Ross.
14 Jun 1829
Edouard Desbarats establishes the first school in the western part of the township. William Wawne, Walter Fitzgerald, John Nicholson, and Andrew Murphy are named as the first school trustees.
Peter Murphy, Andrew Murphy and Walter Fitzgerald were named as marguilliers for St. Edouard de Frampton to assist Edward Brennan
11 Oct 1829
St. Edouard de Frampton parish register begins with the baptism of Catherine Sample, daughter of William Sample and Bridget Mullaly.
14 Nov 1829
Josette Voyer, widow of Pierre Edouard Desbarats leases the grain and sawmill property in Frampton to Alexander Craig.
A petition of 48 former soldiers (commuted pensioners) who served in the Napoleonic Wars request Crown land grants in Cranbourne Township. Many of them will be future residents in Cranbourne Township.
30 Oct 1830
Marguerite Marcoux purchases 18 acres on the northeast corner of the road of Grande Ligne and the Concession of St. Jacques in the Seigneurie of Jolliet from Catherine Crane, widow of James Neville. However the land is directly transferred from Catherine Crane to Fr. Joseph Phillipe Lefrancoise in a document taken before Notaire Charles Edouard Reny. Prior to the construction of the first chapel, services were held in the home of James Neville and Catherine Crane. The new chapel would be called Ste. Marguerite in honor of Marguerite Marcoux.
4 Dec 1830
John Ross donates the southeast ½ of lot 3 in range 3 of Frampton Township for an Anglican church.
9 Dec 1830
Article on emigration in the Quebec Gazette reported that the population of Frampton did not exceed 160 persons in 1828. Yet in 1830 the Frampton population is reported to be at least 900 people. This implies that about 750 people had arrived to settle in Frampton from 1828 to 1830.
Jun - Oct 1831
Census of Lower Canada taken. 178 heads of household were enumerated in Frampton Township, 4 Irish heads of household were enumerated in Ste. Marie, 20 Irish heads of household were enumerated in Ste. Claire (later Ste. Marguerite), and 15 Irish heads of household were enumerated in St. Francois.
Timothy Connell of East Frampton was named as a parish syndic for St. Edouard de Frampton.
Anglican Archdeacon George Jehosophat Mountain makes another visit to Frampton and describes the conditions.
1 Feb 1831
First marriage recorded in the St. Edouard de Frampton parish register, Thomas Glenahan and Margaret Fitzgerald.
9 Feb 1831
William Henderson issues a contract to build a flour mill on lot 3 of range 9 of Frampton Township.
6 Apr 1831
Andrew Murphy received a commission as a Captain of the Militia residing in West Frampton. A Captain of the Militia serves not only in a "military" role but also acts as a constable and ex-officio mayor of the area.
Soldiers who had served in the Napoleonic Wars begin receiving grants of land in Cranbourne Township.
William Henderson buys additional "entitlements" in Frampton Township.
Itinerant Anglican catechist Robert Knight arrives in Frampton. He sides with those Protestants that were opposed to building the Anglican church on the land donated by John Ross.
4 Sep 1832
Josette Voyer, widow of Pierre Edouard Desbarats makes final land sales in Frampton Township to 16 Irish settlers.
26 Oct 1832
Fr. John O'Grady is named as cure of St. Edouard de Frampton.
A request to the Bishop is made by the residents of the Concessions of St. Alexander, St. Edouard, and St. Thomas in the Seigneurie of Jolliet in the new parish of Ste. Marguerite to be annexed to the Parish of St. Edouard de Frampton. The request is signed by M. Connor, S. Connor, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Toole, J. Connor, W. Sample, P. Walsh, and M. St. John. The Bishop approves their request.
9 Feb 1833
Josette Voyer, widow of Pierre Edouard Desbarats: (1) makes final land sales in Frampton Township to Robert Mills, Michael Doran, and Joseph Dempsey; (2) leases the Frampton mill property to Dudley Colclough; and (3) provides "mortgages" to Edward Brennan, Peter Murphy, Andrew Murphy and Kenneth Sutherland.
11 Aug 1834
Cranbourne Township is opened to settlement.
31 Mar 1835
James Voyer makes land concessions to 48 settlers in the "Luce Settlement"
7 Jun 1835
First entry in the Springbrook (Christ Church) Protestant register. It was the baptism of Ann McNeely, daughter of Robert McNeely and Jane Watson. Ten more baptisms are performed that day and two more on the following day.
17 Aug 1835
Gilbert Henderson makes land lease/purchase agreements for land in Frampton Township with Patrick Connolly, Thomas Smith, William Weeks, Patrick Kinsley, Thomas Hall, Timothy Connell, Archibald Smith, Cornelius Lyons, Edmund Ryan, Jr., William Dundon, and Edmund Ryan, Sr.
Aug - Dec 1835
William Henderson makes land lease/purchase agreements for land in Standon and Frampton Townships with George Smith, Joseph Smith, Anthony Comber, Widow Paisley, John Watson, John Kell, William Kell, and George Bagnall.
First mention of Cranbourne residents in the St. Edouard de Frampton parish register, namely John Colgan and Edward Hines.
Frampton Protestants ask the Anglican Bishop to ordain Robert Knight to be the first resident pastor of Frampton. Rev. Knight has Christ Church built on one of his own lots in the fifth range of Frampton Township, commonly known as Springbrook Road.
First land grants to commuted pensioners begins for lands in Cranbourne Township.
1836 - 1840
William Henderson makes land lease/purchase agreements for land in Standon and Frampton Townships with Isaac Holt, William Lanning, Michael Kenny, Edward Anderson, James Gleeson, John Thompson, Henry Joynt, Cornelius Lyons, Robert McAllister, James Hall, Charles Julyan, Michael Rooney, William Dickson, Patrick Rourke, Owen Birds, Robert McNeely, Sr., Robert McNeely, Jr., John McNeely, Michael Butler, and Joseph Humphreys.
Several Irish families leave Frampton. They first go to the area of Simcoe County, Ontario. Then several went on to Holt County, Missouri. The Martin Murphy party proceeded from there to California to be the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1844.
11 May 1841
First mass said in East Frampton by Fr. Dunn in the residence of Timothy Connell. Mass was conducted in the Connell home until 1845 when the first chapel in East Frampton was completed.
4 Oct 1845
The East Frampton chapel is completed on October 4, 1845 and named St. Malachie in honor of the Irish settlers.
29 Oct 1845
The St. Malachie chapel in consecrated.
Bernard Murphy, son of Martin Murphy, returns to Frampton from California in order to transport his sister Johannah Murphy Fitzgerald back to California after the death of her husband. Bernard married Catherine O'Toole. Several families go with the Murphy's to California. This would begin a significant migration to California over the next decade.
First Catholic chapel in Cranbourne is built by John Free under the directions of John Keegan.
17 Sep 1856
The bishop wrote to Fr. Odilon Paradis that he had received his request to consider moving the St. Edouard de Frampton church and that he had also received a counter request. He told Fr. Paradis that it would be better to wait until the parish population was more dense.
50 Frampton residents send a petition to protest the moving the St. Edouard de Frampton church.
First chapel at Cranbourne is finished but burns down in May 1857.
1 Jan 1857
The St. Malachie parish register started. The first entry is the baptism of Margaret Fitzsimmons, daughter of William Fitzsimmons and Helen Brennan.
7 Oct 1857
The bishop issues a decree to change the site of the St. Edouard de Frampton church. Many parishioners in the northern part of the township remained opposed and bar Fr. Paradis from entering the church.
6 Nov 1857
The first burial is made at St. Malachie. It was the burial of Thomas Humphrey, husband of Julia Anderson.
3 Jan 1872
St. Leon de Standon parish register begins. First Irish entry is the burial of Edward Curran, husband of Anastasia Walsh on April 15, 1872.
22 Dec 1873
Canonical decree for the establishment of the Parish of St. Malachie of December 30, 1871 is corrected. The boundaries of the new parish are established.
18 Jul 1874
Ceremony held at St. Malachie for the ordination of Frampton native John O'Farrell as a Catholic priest. John is the son of James O'Farrell and Bridget Clary.
Frampton native, Fr. John O'Farrell becomes cure at St. Edouard de Frampton.
4 Aug 1883
St. Odilon de Cranbourne parish register begins. The first Irish event recorded was the marriage of William Wickens and Martha Helena Cassidy on October 8, 1883.
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Absurd: Union Invokes Martin Luther King In Criticizing American Crystal
Over the weekend, American Cyrstal management and union representatives met at an informal meetings to talk about re-starting negotiations. The union decided to use the occasion for a publicity stunt, introducing a proposal at the meeting (where such proposals weren’t to be made) while simultaneously issuing a press release to the public condemning the company for rejecting the proposal.
And when American Crystal cried foul about the stunt? The union accused them of violating the memory of Martin Luther King.
“We think it is ironic that on this day, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King — one of this nation’s greatest advocates for workers’ rights — the company has once again decided to reject its workers’ sincere attempts to resolve this dispute,” Riskey said. “We are reminded that on the day that Dr. King was assassinated, he was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers in their fight for dignity and justice on the job.”
“The company’s obstinacy only strengthens our resolve,” he said. “We will continue to take our message — our demand for dignity and fairness — to the public, elected officials, to Crystal Sugar customers and to the growers.”
All this stalking strengthening resolve is pretty bold given that, by all appearances, the union ranks are eroding pretty quickly. They’ve been out of work for months, and from what I’m told by sources familiar with the situation a lot of the workers have terminated their employment at American Crystal to take jobs elsewhere, such as the oil patch.
At this point, I’d be interested in a count indicating just how many workers the union still represents. Because I think their ranks are greatly diminished, and who could blame the workers from abandoning this fool’s errand?Tags: american crystal, North Dakota News, unions

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Blockchain technology has emerged as a game-changing innovation, transforming multiple industries and the way people transact and exchange data. With blockchain, users can send money anywhere in the world with no intermediaries, and so much more. However, blockchains aren’t known for their scalability.
For example, Bitcoin blocks can only store ~2MB of data per block, which are mined roughly every 10 minutes, giving the Bitcoin blockchain an average throughput of 7 transactions per second. What does this mean in practice? Waiting ten minutes at a coffee shop for your payment to go through before you can leave to work with a bagel and latte. As you can imagine, that’s a problem if you want to onboard the mainstream. And we are getting closer to that every day.
In 2022, the Ethereum blockchain recorded more than 7.75 million smart contract deployments, of which about 4.6 million contracts were in the last quarter of the year. Bitcoin has nearly 1M daily active addresses. The space is growing quickly, and to meet growing demand, we have to turn to blockchain scalability solutions in order to provide cost-efficient and timely transactions. Without both, the user experience is simply too poor for adoption to succeed.
So how do you scale a blockchain? We thought you’d never ask.
What is Blockchain Scalability?
In the world of Web3, scalability refers to how well a blockchain network can manage a large number of transactions with speed and efficiency. Scalability is closely related to throughput in this context, which measures the volume of transactions that can be processed at a given time, as well as latency, which is how fast an individual transaction is confirmed.
In general, blockchains aren’t very scalable compared to centralized alternatives—that is the nature of a decentralized system. This tradeoff between decentralization and scalability is part of what is known as the blockchain trilemma.
As additional users transact on a network, scalability becomes critical. How do you create a blockchain ecosystem that can support millions, and eventually billions, of users? You can’t just increase block size because then you increase latency: larger blocks means larger files, which means it takes longer for new blocks to propagate throughout the network. You aren’t necessarily increasing scalability. Let’s take a look at the various blockchain scalability solutions that are being explored today.
Layer 1 Solutions for Blockchain Scalability
“Layer 1” is a term to describe base blockchains, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more, and there is a lot of work being done to optimize scalability on these L1 networks. These solutions focus on enhancing the underlying protocol, making it more efficient and capable of handling a larger number of transactions and processing those transactions quickly. That work includes areas like:
Improvements to Blockchain Protocols
Blockchains (and foundational tech in general) ossifies, meaning it becomes more resistant to change over time, but we are still in the early days of crypto, and blockchains are still being upgraded in meaningful ways, including Bitcoin.
For example, the SegWit upgrade in 2017 roughly doubled Bitcoin’s block size, enabling the Bitcoin network to process more transactions, and the upcoming nakamoto release for the Stacks network will offer faster blocks, increasing the scalability of the network.
In fact, Stacks itself is a Bitcoin L2, helping increase Bitcoin scalability and creating a smart contract layer for Bitcoin, but we’ll get back to layers in the next section. For now, note that one area of scalability research is improvements to existing blockchains.
New Blockchain Protocol Designs
Since the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum, many projects have iterated on blockchain design to offer better scalability. In particular, some blockchains have experimented with various consensus mechanisms (the means by which the decentralized network comes to an agreement on the validity, and the order, of transactions).
Some of those consensus mechanisms are faster than others and have been explicitly designed with scalability in mind. For example, Solana leverages a variation of Proof of Stake called Proof of History that offers higher throughput and lower transaction costs for users than most L1 blockchains. Ethereum recently switched from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in “The Merge”, enabling scalability upgrades in the future.
All blockchains have a scalability ceiling: eventually blocks will be full. But there is a design space to create more efficient blockchain networks by researching and building new network architecture.
One architectural design being explored by blockchains like NEAR, Polkadot, and Ethereum, is sharding. Sharding divides the blockchain into smaller parts called shards, each capable of processing transactions independently. Distributing the workload across multiple shards significantly increases transaction throughput because the entire network no longer needs to process and validate every single transaction.
In other words, individual sharding is sort of like parallel processing, and the data/chain state from those shards is circulated around the network to ensure data availability and that all shards are building off the right chain tip. Sound complex? It is, and there are various design approaches within the concept of sharding to address those complexities. It’s also worth noting that sharding is an area of research for Proof of Stake blockchains specifically; that architecture doesn’t work for a Proof of Work blockchain like Bitcoin. Nevertheless, sharding offers several scaling benefits because it is able to divide a blockchain network into subsets that can process transactions in parallel, increasing the efficiency of the overall network.
It sounds simple but is worth articulating here. One way to scale blockchain networks is to simply have more blockchain networks specialized around specific use cases or industries. As one network reaches capacity, you spin another up, whether alongside other blockchains or on top of them…
Layer 2 Solutions for Blockchain Scalability
Layer 2 solutions tackle blockchain scalability challenges by taking scaling off the L1 blockchain altogether. These techniques allow for faster and more efficient transactions and reduce the burden on Layer 1 networks.
At a very high level, L2s are not sovereign, meaning they rely on an underlying L1 to function, and they enable transactions to occur “off-chain” (off the L1 blockchain) and periodically settle back on the L1 for finality. There are numerous approaches to designing L2 scaling solutions, including:
Rollups work by combining numerous transactions on an L2 blockchain into a single batch (rolling them up), which is then sent to the main L1 chain as a single transaction. This bundling process minimizes the number of individual transactions that have to be handled on-chain, resulting in improved scalability.
Users interact with a rollup by depositing assets into a smart contract on the L1, transacting on the L2 rollup, and then withdrawing assets back to the L1 when they are done.
There are two main types of rollups.
- Optimistic Rollups: For this approach, most transaction processing occurs off the L1, with only a summary or proof submitted to the main chain. The main chain acts as a security checkpoint, ensuring the validity of transactions. This technique optimistically assumes that the submitted transactions are correct, and in case of any disputes, they can be challenged and resolved on-chain. Examples include Arbitrum and Optimism.
- ZK-Rollups: ZK-Rollups leverage zero-knowledge proofs to verify the correctness of transactions without revealing any sensitive information. These proofs serve as compact representations of the batched transactions, ensuring their validity and integrity. ZK-Rollups provide strong security guarantees while maintaining scalability. Examples include STARKWARE and Loopring.
State channels enable participants to conduct multiple transactions off-chain, reducing on-chain operations and mitigating scalability challenges. These off-chain interactions occur within a temporary channel established between participants. Here's how state channels typically work:
- Channel Creation. Participants open a state channel by creating a multi-signature wallet on the blockchain, containing the funds for the channel's transactions.
- Off-Chain Transactions. Once established, participants freely interact and conduct transactions off-chain. These transactions are recorded in the channel's state, and executed swiftly at minimal cost, with user balances being updated in the state channel along the way.
- Final Settlement. To finally settle transactions on the state channel, the users agree to close the channel and submit the latest channel state to the blockchain, which verifies and updates user balances on the main chain accordingly.
State channels have diverse applications, including microtransactions, gaming, and decentralized finance (DeFi). An example of a state channel scaling solution is Lightning Network, which facilitates Bitcoin payments. By facilitating multiple off-chain transactions, state channels significantly enhance transaction throughput and reduce fees, making them an appealing scaling solution for blockchain networks.
Appchains operate with multiple interconnected layers. There is a primary blockchain, referred to as the main chain or root chain, which serves as the foundation. Then there are various appchains, which operate independently and interact with the main chain and other appchains as needed. This scalability solution is similar to the concept of introducing more L1 blockchains described above, but in this case the blockchains can be stacked vertically and interact with each other.
Here's how appchains typically function:
- Main chain: The main chain is the backbone, maintaining critical functionalities like consensus and security.
- Appchains: Appchains are built on top of the main chain and operate with their own consensus mechanisms and handle specific sets of transactions, often around a single application.
- Interoperability: These networks rely on interoperability between the main chain and the app chain, as well as between appchain and appchain and often have design requirements that enable that interoperability.
Appchains often go by various names in different ecosystems, but you will see they largely fulfill a similar function, where you have a foundational blockchain providing security, consensus and interoperability, and various appchains built on top. For example:
- Polkadot has a main chain (“the relay chain”) and appchains (“parachains”).
- Cosmos has the “Cosmos Hub” and application-specific blockchains
- Avalanche has its “primary network” and “subnets”
- Stacks has the Stacks blockchain and “subnets”
Each of these projects are pursuing variations of a similar architecture, one that enables blockchains to scale via a modular structure where various blockchains inherit the security of a main chain.
Sidechains operate as separate blockchains that are interoperable with an L1 chain and enable users to leverage an L1 asset off the L1 chain. Typically, sidechains operate independently of an L1, meaning they have their own security, and are connected to that L1 via a 2-way peg. That peg enables users to bridge a particular asset from the L1 to the sidechain.
For example, a Bitcoin sidechain such as Liquid or Rootstock enables users to peg in BTC to that sidechain (by sending BTC to a particular address) and mint a synthetic asset (L-BTC and R-BTC respectively), and they can peg out back to the L1, burn that synthetic asset, and receive the underlying BTC once they are done transacting on the sidechain. Polygon is one of the most popular sidechains in Ethereum.
Layer 2 scaling solutions like sidechains and the others described above offer innovation for blockchains by creating a modular structure: individual blockchains no longer need to offer every functionality and every strength. Developers can combine blockchains for different use cases, creating a more complex ecosystem and one that allows blockchains to specialize (e.g. one blockchain is very secure, one optimizes for data availability, another is very scalable, etc).
Start Building With Blockchain Scalability Solutions
As a Web3 developer, picking where to build is an essential decision. Which L1 do you build on? Do you choose an L2 instead? Scalable blockchain solutions not only unlock your ability to reach millions of users, but sometimes they create new functionality and use cases in Web3 ecosystems altogether. For example, Stacks is a smart contract layer for Bitcoin, enabling you to build Bitcoin apps, including Bitcoin DeFi, Bitcoin games, and more.
Feeling inspired to build after learning about scaling solutions? Check out our free guide to Web3 app development that covers everything you need to know about building a decentralized application:


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Mark Carney's verdict on Northern Ireland housing market under fire
Stormont Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has said it is "harsh" and "unfair" for the Governor of the Bank of England to claim that Northern Ireland house prices are not recovering.
He was speaking after Mark Carney said Northern Ireland is the only region of the UK where house prices are not picking up.
Mr Hamilton said Mr Carney's comments were at odds with analysis carried out by the Executive's Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP).
"When you look at actual transactions, in the last couple of quarters we've seen significant rises, both in house prices and sales," he said.
"Therefore, I was a little shocked by Mr Carney's remark that there was no recovery in the property market in Northern Ireland.
"It is modest, but there is a recovery, nonetheless, and it is sustained – and experts in the sector are optimistic that things are getting better.
"To say there is no recovery is a little harsh and a little unfair, especially when you look at the wealth of evidence that shows things are slowly but surely moving in the right direction."
During a BBC interview yesterday Mr Carney said that "if you look at the UK as a whole, everywhere bar Northern Ireland – we are now seeing house prices begin to recover, so it is a more generalised phenomenon".
However, the most recent official house price statistics for Northern Ireland suggest a modest recovery has begun.
The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price Index, which is produced by Stormont's statistics agency, revealed quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year rises in the third quarter of 2013.
Prices were up 2% quarter-on-quarter, the second consecutive quarterly rise and, while acknowledging it is a small hike, Mr Hamilton said it does represent recovery. Prices were also up by 1% over the year to the end of September 2013, although they remain less than half of the peak value in 2007 and still 9% lower than the start of 2005.
The NI Residential Property Price Index for the last quarter of 2013 is due to be published soon.
Ulster Bank chief economist Richard Ramsey said that while there are challenges ahead, Northern Ireland is faring well in some specific areas.
He said: "We're really lagging behind compared to other parts of the UK but other parts of the UK did not see the 55% peak to trough fall in house prices that Northern Ireland had seen.
"But in many ways, when we look at the housing market in Northern Ireland, there are aspects of it that are actually more favourable than the rest of the UK, in particular we're looking at affordability."
Prof Neil Gibson, from the Northern Ireland Centre for Economic Policy at the University of Ulster, said he expects Northern Ireland's housing market recovery to accelerate in coming months.
"We've seen the transaction levels improving and we've begun to see small increases in prices in certain markets – the greater Belfast area – much stronger than elsewhere," Prof Gibson said.
"We can expect to see that continue during the year and we also have more banks lending and actively seeking new customers, so we should look for quite a positive year in the labour and in the housing market in 2014."
Mark Carney said the UK housing market is recovering everywhere but Northern Ireland, leading Stormont Finance Minister Simon Hamilton to caution against "unnecessary panic". The Office for National Statistics index showed year-on-year rises for October and November 2013. December figures to be released this week may show that house prices in Northern Ireland rose over a calendar year for the first time since 2007.


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Government policies and regulations, such as tax incentives for homeownership and changes in lending standards, were also on experts’ radars. These could have a profound impact on the market’s direction. In conclusion, while real estate market predictions should be taken with a grain of caution due to the inherent complexity and unpredictability of the market, experts’ insights up to suggested a cautious optimism regarding the market’s future visit https://www.bluesailrealty.com/getting-to-know-cabarete/. Factors such as low mortgage rates, shifting demographic trends, and location-specific dynamics were all considered essential drivers. However, the ongoing influence of the pandemic and potential changes in government policies meant that market conditions remained subject to change. It is essential for investors and homebuyers to stay informed and seek up-to-date guidance when making real estate decisions in an ever-evolving market.

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FADS is proud to announce the first amateur production of Dance Derby, a musical drama written by Kally Lloyd-Jones with music arranged by Kennedy Aitchison. It was first performed to critical acclaim by Company Chordelia Dance Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival in 2013 as a co production with Scottish Opera..
Dance Derby tells the story of the dance marathons of the depression era in America. Lasting for weeks, the competitive dancers danced all day and all night, and ate whilst they danced with only 10 minutes rest every 2 hours. The $1000 prize went to the survivors who endured the strict rules, extreme conditions and ferocious competition. The Dance Marathons of depression-era America attracted huge audiences and would last for weeks. They were the Reality Shows of their day.
With dancers, actors and a 6-piece band, Dance Derby contrasts the exuberance of the 1930s music with the desperation of the dancers. This first amateur production, featuring much of the original set, props and costumes, promises to be an exciting experience for everyone who appreciates drama, dance, and music.


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- Release Date 2017-05-01
- Label Kore Music
- Catalog KRM183
This EP contains tracks with very good rhythm and full of good melodies for that all listeners enjoy it as much on the dance floor and in a quieter environment.
This release is a copy of Monnrom Records, label of our friend and artist Hands Elegant.
Distributed by Triplepoint - www.triplepointmusic.com

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Oasy dry dog puppy medium is a complete food for puppies of medium-sized dogs based on chicken.
These kibbles promote the optimal growth of your medium-sized puppy, contributing to the well-being of the intestine and its developing immune system.
Composition: fresh chicken 20%, dehydrated poultry 18% (of which chicken 6%), wheat, rice, poultry fat, corn, barley, beet pulp 3%, hydrolyzed poultry liver 2.5%, brewer's yeast, dehydrated fish 1%, whole dehydrated eggs 0.5%, minerals, chicory 0.5%, Yucca schidigera 170 mg / kg, mannanoligosaccharides 75 mg / kg.
Analytical components: crude protein 29%, crude fats 17%, omega-6 fatty acids 4%, omega-3 fatty acids 0.4%, crude fibers 2.7%, crude ash 8%, calcium 1.7%, phosphorus 1.2%, humidity 9%.
NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES: Vitamin A 17,000 IU / kg, Vitamin D3 2,000 IU / kg, Vitamin E 140 mg / kg, iron (iron (II) sulfate monohydrate) 75 mg / kg, iodine (potassium iodide) 3,5 mg / kg, copper (copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate) 10 mg / kg, manganese (manganous sulphate, monohydrate) 7.5 mg / kg, zinc (zinc oxide) 120 mg / kg, selenium (sodium selenite) 0, 12 mg / kg, L-carnitine 30 mg / kg. TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES: antioxidants.
WITHOUT ADDED FLAVORING OR ARTIFICIAL COLORANTS.
METABOLISABLE ENERGY 3850 Kcal / Kg
Keep in a cold and dry place.

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A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing. Alternatively plastic beads may be molded onto a Thread during manufacturing. Beads range in size from under a millimeter to over a centimeter in diameter. Glass, plastic, and stone are probably the most common materials, but beads are also made from bone, horn, ivory, metal, shell, pearl, coral, gemstones, polymer clay, metal clay, resin, synthetic minerals, wood, ceramic, fiber, paper, and the seeds of the Bead tree.
A pair of beads made from Nassarius shells that are approximately 100,000 years old are thought to be the first known examples of jewellery. Beaded jewelry refers to the jewelry made by using one or more of the different types of beads. They may woven together by a string or adhered to surfaces depending on the designed that one wishes to create. Exquisite beaded jewelry is to be found on the market.
Treasures of handmade Beaded Jewelry culled from different corners of the world abound. We find different regions; cultures and ages have had their own distinctive style of making beaded jewelry. From simple grace to ornate brilliance ? the diversity of beaded jewelry is endless. An array of elegant beaded jewelry, handcrafted from glass, shells, plastic, metal, in fascinating colors, are available allover the world. Beads can be strung together in any number of combinations to create different objects. Most of the times we create ornamental items like bracelets, earrings, and so on.
Accomplished beaders are known to create highly complex bead items like multi-strand necklaces and complete ornament sets. Beads come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes and styles. Some well known types include: Delica beads (cylindrical and very symmetric), opaque beads (non-transparent, single color), donut beads (donut-shaped beads in various colors), Aurora Borealis beads (multicolored, also clear or opaque), galvanized beads (with a metal coating), seed beads (small beads that make the body of the ornament or that fill the spaces between the bigger beads), transparent beads, lampwork beads, silver lined or gold lined beads, matte finish (dull coating) beads and more. Beads are made from almost any possible material including stone, glass, metal, wood, semi-precious and precious stones.
Select the materials based upon the design and the item that you are planning to make. When selecting beads, look for uniformity in the finishing and the ease of stringing them together as the main factors in your purchase.
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The Philadelphia 76ers are contributing to the City of Brotherly Love through the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the primary time for the reason that shutdown, NBA All-Star Ben Simmons addressed followers on Monday sharing how a lot he missed life within the metropolis and the way the Sixers will help the wants of town.
Simmons and the Mayor of Philadelphia thanked the Sixers for the multi-million greenback donations to supply the medical and academic provides, together with supporting assist and starvation aid.
The Sixers’ contributions present gloves and sanitizer to native hospitals, 10,000 laptops for Philly college students, and practically 200okay meals benefitting tens of 1000’s of households through the PHL COVID-19 Fund for coronavirus aid and Philabundance, a company supporting hunger-relief. The Philly Pledge, launched by Simmons, encourages donations to the PHL COVID-19 Fund and Philabundance in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Continuing ahead with the efforts to assist cities impacted through the pandemic. Josh Harris and David Blitzer made a big donation to New Jersey’s RWJBarnabas Health to safe funds for ventilators and surgical masks together with hand sanitizer, gloves, robes, cleansing provides and eye safety for the 35,000-plus workers.
The six-figure contribution from the crew will help within the shift to e-learning by offering 10,000 laptops, practically 200okay meals for greater than 150,000 households and gloves and sanitizer to native hospitals through the PHL COVID-19 Fund and Philabundance.

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BORIS Johnson is set to install a team of top Brexiteers at the heart of Government as he overhauls No10.
The next PM has hired a string of Leave veterans from inside and outside the Commons to run his operation.
He is adamant that Brexit must be steered by true believers after three years of rule by Remain voters.
Although Boris won't have a total clearout of Remainers, with the likes of Matt Hancock and Amber Rudd set to get top jobs, he is certain to install a new team to handle Brexit.
Mr Johnson's campaign chair in the Tory leadership election was ex-leader Iain Duncan Smith.
He could take a Government role such as Cabinet Office Minister allowing him to co-ordinate between departments.
Boris was also strongly supported by Jacob Rees-Mogg, now tipped for a senior job.
Other well-known MPs on Team BoJo include Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom - all possible Cabinet ministers under the new PM.
Among Mr Johnson's backroom team are a number of advisers who worked on the Vote Leave campaign in 2016.
Lee Cain, the likely director of communications, was a key member of the campaign who went on to work for BoJo in the Foreign Office.
Other members of the No10 media team will include Rob Oxley and James Starkie, two more Vote Leave veterans.
Mr Johnson's relations with Parliament will be masterminded by Nikki da Costa, known as a guru of legislative detail.
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She quit her previous job at No10 in protest against Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Jeremy Hunt today admitted he was unlikely to beat Boris because the Tory party doesn't want another Remainer in charge.
Brexiteers have accused Mrs May and her team of bottling Britain's EU exit because they never truly believed in it.

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His mother is from an ashkenazi jewish family, while his father has cajun (french) ancestry.
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The Pacific Coast: Trails & Shores Tour
The best views of Pacific coast are in Altos de Campana, Panama’s first National Park and part of the Panama Canal watershed basin. A great example of premontane humid tropical rainforest. Elevated at 945 m. (3,100 ft.), you’ll have a picnic breakfast in a cloud forest with views of the estuaries of the Punta Chame Bay Mangroves.
Temperatures range 24.C (75.F) to 20.C (68.F). The main trail attraction is “Sendero La Cruz”. This Park also covers an extraordinary diverse number of species with over 39 mammal species, 267 bird species and 62 amphibians among others. After our hike, we’ll follow the coastline to Santa Clara, in Coclé to Tortugas Beach Bar & Grill for lunch and beach activities, like paddle boarding, snorkeling, fishing and visiting Farallon Island.
Panama is not just the Canal, its TRAILS that lead to landscapes and sunny SHORES where fun and relaxing is guaranteed, more than a tour it’s a getaway adventure.
Pick-ups start at 5:00 am and return time is 3:00 pm approx.
per adult from
8 to 9 hours
Hotel pickup available
What's included :
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Snacks (Granola & Chips)
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- Trekking Poles
- Entry/Admission - Altos De Campana National Park
What's excluded :
- Beach Activities
- Alcoholic Beverages
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Altos De Campana National Park, Panama City Panama
This full day tour starts with pick-ups at 5:00 am.
Elevated at 945 m. (3,100 ft.) above sea level, you’ll have a sunrise picnic breakfast in a cloud forest with amazing views of the estuaries of the Punta Chame Bay Mangroves (Sajalices River and Salado River). Altos de Campana is Panama’s first National Park established in 1966 and part of The Panama Canal watershed basin. A great example of a lush premontane humid tropical rainforest where temperatures range between 24.C (75.F) and 20.C (68.F). There are TRAILS like “El Sendero La Cruz” or “The Cross Trail”, which offers the best experience and views.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Playa Punta Chame, Punta Chame Panama
Playa Punta Chame
Stop At: Tortugas Beach Bar & Grill, 0101, Rio Hato, Panama
After the hike, we’ll follow the coastline to the SHORES of Santa Clara in the Coclé Province to Tortugas Beach Bar & Grill to enjoy lunch and beach activities, like paddle boarding, snorkeling, fishing and visiting Farallon Island (Lunch and beach activities not included)*.
Return time is 3:00 pm approx.
Duration: 3 hours
Departure Point :Traveler pickup is offered
Pick-ups start at 5:00 am and exact pick-up time will be coordinated with clients.Pick-ups & Drop-offs from centrally located Panama City hotels in the following areas:El CangrejoObarrioPunta PacificaSan FranciscoPunta PaitillaAvenida BalboaBella VistaCasco AntiguoMarbellaFinancial DistrictEl DoradoBethania
Departure Time :5:00 AM
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.


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Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) president František Dohnal stands accused of misusing public funds by renting unjustifiably expensive apartments since taking up the post in 2005. The state prosecution claims that Dohnal has caused material damage to the state amounting to Kč 1.1 million.
If found guilty, Dohnal — who claims the case is political — could face up to five years in prison. On Monday, hearings were adjourned until Friday, when the court hopes to deliver a verdict.
According to public prosecutor Pavel Polák, following Dohnal’s appointment in 2005 the NKÚ chief rented a five-room apartment in Americká Street in Prague, which he later changed for two apartments in Chrudimská in Prague 3. The NKÚ paid almost Kč 76,000 a month for the properties. The public prosecution claims that the rent exceeded a reasonable level and thus amounted to abuse of public funds by Dohnal.
Dohnal claims that the NKÚ collegiate agreed on the respective accommodation budget before he took up the post, and that the office’s budget was consequently approved by the lower house of parliament. He says that it was the NKÚ’s financial department that actually chose the apartments and that the only criteria he specified was for a residence large enough for his five-member family.
Dohnal has reportedly rented accommodation from his salary since August 2009; he says the case against him is politically motivated to force him to resign and that the charges were made after he refused to admit members of the Social Democrats (ČSSD) and Communist Party (KSČM) to the NKÚ collegiate.
The law on the NKÚ states that if found guilty of a criminal offence the mandate of the president of the office is terminated automatically.
An NKÚ president can also be dismissed by the President of the Republic — i.e., Václav Klaus — upon the recommendation of the lower house of parliament, or by the lower house independently if the government’s penal disciplinary committee supports the motion.
All previous articles on the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) are available here

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My wife and I spent 5 nights at this Bed and Breakfast...and we are huge fans. Anna and Jim provided a great b&b experience to frame our trip to Acadia. The Inn is so neat...great history and neat building. But they provide such a neat package. Their breakfasts are absolutely off the charts, and they bake snacks and leave out each afternoon. But, the best part is just getting to know them! They are truly delightful. Spending time here has made us want to go back and visit Maine again!
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- Chef Owned/Operated Coach Stop Inn bed & breakfast built c.1804 is Bar Harbor’s oldest inn, originally a stagecoach stop and tavern. Our convenient location makes it easy to get to all that Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park have to offer. You’ll be sure to remember Deborah's attention to detail and glorious breakfasts and snacks. Come see why "Down East" magazine says Coach Stop Inn is "Where to Stay in Bar Harbor". As seen on Emeril Live. ... more less
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Audiences and consumers alike are taking more notice of women’s football, and in doing so presenting key business opportunities, according to a new survey. A study by Footy.com has shown that sports fans are becoming more and more engaged with the women’s game off the back of the ongoing UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 – particularly from a commercial and retail perspective. Notably, 83% of surveyed fans said they ‘would consider’ buying a football shirt with a female player’s name on the back, with an additional 84% stating that they would be more likely to make a purchase following the tournament.
The increase in consumer interest in the sport is unsurprising when attendance levels and viewing figures are considered, and in the UK even less so when the roaring success of England’s lionesses throughout the tournament is factored in. A total of 68,781 fans attended England’s opening 1-0 victory over Austria at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium – a record for the sport – and turnout continued to remain high for subsequent fixtures in Southampton, Brighton and Sheffield.
Meanwhile, UEFA has since revealed that the competition has become the most watched in women’s football history, with viewership increasing by 58%. This has been reflected in Footy.com’s findings, with 91% of fans noting increased ‘coverage and noise’ around the tournament.


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Following weeks of scrutiny over their handling of the case, police said Tuesday they're opening a criminal investigation into the death of a 23-year-old Black woman whose body was found in her home last month after she'd gone on a date with a man she met on an app.
The new probe comes a day after the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released the autopsy results for Lauren Smith-Fields. The office concluded that the 23-year-old died from an overdose of fentanyl combined with prescription medication and alcohol, according to police. Her death was ruled an accident, the autopsy found.
But the circumstances that led to the accidental overdose are now under criminal investigation. The Bridgeport Police Department will be assisted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration as it shifts its query to "the factors that lead to her untimely death," Police Chief Rebeca Garcia said in a statement.
"Once again, we offer our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Lauren Smith-Fields and ask that anyone with information to please contact 203 576-TIPS," Garcia said.
For weeks, Smith-Fields’ family has criticized the department’s investigation into her death, saying that officers failed to collect key evidence and did not even notify them that she had died. According to WTNH, police said Smith-Fields died “unexpectedly” on Dec. 12, but her parents didn’t learn about her death until two days later after they drove to her home and found a note on the door.
"When I got there, there was a note on the door saying, 'If you're looking for Lauren, call this number,'" her mother Shantell Fields told CBS News.
Citing an incident report, WTNH wrote that a man Smith-Fields had met on Bumble informed police of her death. The man told officers that when he woke up next to the 23-year-old he saw that “blood was coming out of her right nostril” and “she was not breathing.” The report said the man told police he had only known Smith-Fields for a few days and that she became sick while they were drinking the night before, according to WTNH. He also said that she went to the bathroom at one point and was there for 10 to 15 minutes before coming out and falling asleep.
A detective later told Smith-Fields’ family that they didn’t feel the need to reach out to them because “we had her passport and her ID, so we knew who she was,” her brother Tavar Gray-Smith recalled in an interview with CBS Mornings.
In their effort to get information about what happened to Smith-Fields, the family said they’ve been hung up on and told by police to stop calling. The family has said they plan to sue the city.
“No one is going to discard my daughter like she is rubbish,” Shantell Fields said during a rally in Bridgeport on Sunday.
The family’s attorney, Darnell Crosland, did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment on the new investigation Tuesday. In a statement shared on Twitter before the city's announcement, Crosland said the medical examiner's findings don't "cure any of Bridgeport Police Department lack of process, in fact it makes it worse."
"As a result of a botched investigation this morning we are left with more questions than answers," Crosland wrote.
In a notice of claim to sue filed Friday, Crosland said investigators failed to collect possible physical evidence from Smith-Fields’ home, including bloodied sheets, a pill, and a used condom, according to multiple outlets. The notice also says that police have refused to interview the man who reported her death.
“When we asked about this guy, [the detective said] ‘he was a nice guy, there was no need to investigate,'” Lauren's father, Everett Smith, told WTNH.
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim announced on Monday that the department’s Office of Internal Affairs will be investigating police’s interactions with the family. Ganim said he was also working with the police chief to make changes to department policies on notifying family members of a loved one’s death.
“There is no tolerance for anything less than respect and sensitivity for family members and their loss,” Ganim said in a statement.
The case has sparked an outcry on social media, particularly on TikTok and Instagram, with people calling for justice for Smith-Fields. Amateur true crime sleuths and other TikTok creators have been posting about the case for weeks, sharing local news stories about the family's struggle to get answers and posting photos of the man she went on a date with before her death. Even celebrities like Cardi B are drawing attention to her death.
“This is sooo scary!!!” the rapper tweeted. “A fictional murderer character but in real life!! Justice for Lauren.Connecticut you have failed that young lady!!!”
Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, the dating app where Smith-Fields connected with the man who reported her death, said in a statement posted to Instagram that she was "eager for her family and friends to get the answers they seek."
"Every parent deserves to know what has happened to their child, and Lauren deserves nothing less than our collective attention and a thorough and serious investigation," Wolfe Herd said. She noted that Bumble has offered its "full support" to Smith-Fields' family and to the police department in their investigation.


Who knew that forest thinning would be a profitable investment? Leigh Madeira, Chad Reed, Nick Wobbrock and Zach Knight, all second-year MBA students at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, earned first prize at the the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge with their pitch, “Blue Forest: Monetizing the shared benefits of forest management in the United States.” The team was selected as the winner out of 250 teams from business schools around the nation. Even before the results were announced, Madeira commented that she felt “privileged to be a part of the 10 (finalists) … and honored to be representing Haas.”
All the team members praised Haas for providing them impeccable resources within the social impact field. Madeira stated she was drawn to Haas because it is “a leading institution for social impact investing.” Wobbrock then chimed in that at Haas, “We are able to be innovative and creative” because “Haas is a leader in this (social impact) space.” Knight echoed, “Haas is the intersection between business, finance, environment and sustainability, but ultimately it was the culture that drew me in.”
Additionally, the team referenced various professors who were supportive of their work and initiative, whether listening to their pitches or tweeting about them. Haas professor Severin Borenstein was extremely influential on all of the team members, as all of them took a class taught by him. Wobbrock commented, “He is a phenomenal teacher and researcher, and I get to hear him on NPR every once in a while.” Other influential professors were Robert Strand, Bill Reifeiss and Laura Tyson.
The competition aims to “create a positive impact in a world of perpetual resource scarcity,” allowing MBA students such as Knight access to “innovative financial instruments.” After working on Wall Street for a number of years, he appreciates the opportunity to “bring structured investing and net impact together.” On the other hand, Madeira who previously worked in investment banking and recently participated in a Kiva fellowship in Ecuador volunteering with a local microfinance institution, suggested that the competition allowed her to “combine [her] interest for investing with [her] passion for social and environmental impact.”
Wobbrock, deemed by his teammates as a “resident expert,” came to Haas with a strong background in environmental engineering and experience serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. He previously was an intern at the Nature Conservancy in San Francisco, where he was asked to use “business and engineering hats” to find “sustainable, technological and business solutions to solve problems.” He continued, asking, “What if investing in the environment would be more cost effective than other solutions we have thought about?”
Upon arriving at Haas, Wobbrock found Knight, Madeira and Reed, as they realized that “engaging stakeholders who might not usually be paying for environmental services could make improvements in environmental infrastructure.”
In fact, most forests in the United States, especially in California, are overgrown. In fighting every forest fire, forests become even more overgrown. Having a small fire every ten years allows for forest thinning to prevent large fires. After the Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park in 2013 — the biggest wildfire on record in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the third-largest wildfire in California history — the team members realized that investing in forest thinning would potentially both prevent forest fires and be profitable for investors. Madeira commented, “The question isn’t ‘is this going to work?’ but rather ‘how are we going to pay for this?’ ”
“There is a vicious cycle in forest management,” Knight stressed. “Whenever the forest service fights these large fires, it directly drains the forest-thinning budget.” Therefore, by asking investors to provide money up front and fund forest thinning — the program of cutting down smaller trees and brush that soak up a lot of water — more water trickles down to the water and hydro-electric utilities. Thus, water costs are greatly decreased, so investors can make a return.
The Blue Forest “product will manage forests and their returns, which will be based on additional water supply, which is generated by the forests and then bought by utilities while simultaneously helping the forest service suppress forest fires.” This extra water is a direct result of the “snowpack accumulating at a greater depth” because of the proactive thinning. Because the ladder fuels will be eliminated because of investor money, there will not be a “risk of having crown or canopy fires,” which would harm the environment even more. Ultimately, it is a “win-win situation for the environment,” as it is “sustainable forest management while reducing fires and generating water,” says Knight. This way, the investors take on the risk, and are paid for the resultant benefits.
Cynthia Wong, a San Francisco-based vice president with the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, stated that the campus Haas School of Business made the Berkeley team stand out as the “team’s approach … maintains a high level of financial rigor and innovative thinking, while seeking to generate environmental impact and a return for investors.”
The elephant in the room is: “Why hasn’t Morgan Stanley used or implemented any of the winning ideas that have been pitched?” Overall, Wong comments that the challenge is to “identify the the next generation of sustainable finance practitioners” and “connect them with an unparalleled level of industry of experience and expertise.”
Now all we have to do is wait and see if this idea receives the investment it requires.
A previous version of this article misspelled the name of Leigh Madeira.
Contact Daniella Wenger at [email protected].
A previous version of this article misspelled San Francisco.


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GENESEE COUNTY — The Genesee District Library (GDL) is seeking a millage renewal from voters on August 2.
The millage renewal rate is .9981 mills, which costs taxpayers approximately $1 per $1,000 of taxable value. In other words, a home with taxable value of $50,000 will pay approximately $50 in taxes a year to support the library, according to a press release.
The duration of this millage renewal is 10 years and covers GDL’s service area, which is all of Genesee County except the City of Flint, which is served by Flint Public Library. GDL has two sites in Flint Township. One is located in the Sears wing at Genesee Valley Center shopping mall and the other is adjacent to the Senior Citizens Center on Graham Road.
“Library services are critical to our community,” said David Conklin, Director of the Genesee District Library. “In 2015, 1,141,492 people visited our 19 branches in person, and we had 490,983 virtual visits.”
The Genesee District Library is primarily funded through local millage. The rest is through gifts, fines, state aid, penal fines and grants.
“Taxpayers really get a bang for their buck at the GDL,” said Eileen Button, Community Relations Manager at the Genesee District Library. “With a library card they have access to millions of items including ebooks, emusic and emagazines, 579,000 books, 125,000 DVD and Bluray titles, computer use and Wi-Fi access, computer and career training, and 900 free programs such as concerts, yoga and story times.”
According to Conklin, the library is a good investment for taxpayers. For every $1 the library receives, it provides $5.61 in services.
“Our services provide a large savings for patrons and their families,” said Darwin McGuire, Manager of Technical Services at the Genesee District Library.
For questions about the millage call the Headquarters Administration Office at 810-732-5570.

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Winter Solstice 2015
Our Winter Solstice Festival was a huge event this year, marking 25 years of Chrysalis Montessori School.
What an amazing day! A celebration of the people and milestones that have created such a vibrant community school.
With lots of photos, stories and memories shared, it couldn't have happened without the enormous support of staff, students, parents and the wider Chrysalis community.
Thanks to everyone involved for a special and memorable day!

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection transmitted by a tick. Without prompt treatment, Rocky Mountain spotted fever can cause serious damage to internal organs, such as your kidneys and heart.Although it was first identified in the Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain spotted fever is most commonly found in the southeastern part of the United States. It also occurs in parts of Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America.Early signs and symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever...
Although many people become ill within the first week after infection, signs and symptoms may not appear for up to 14 days. Initial signs and symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever often are nonspecific and can mimic those of other illnesses: 1. High fever 2. Chills 3. Severe headache 4. Muscle aches 5. Nausea and vomiting 6. Confusion or other neurological changes
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by infection with the organism Rickettsia rickettsii. Ticks carrying R. rickettsii are the most common source of infection.If an infected tick attaches itself to your skin and feeds on your blood for six to 10 hours, you may pick up the infection. But you may never see the tick on you.Rocky Mountain spotted fever primarily occurs when ticks are most active and during warm weather when people tend to spend more time outdoors. Rocky Mountain spotted fever...
Factors that may increase your risk of contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever include: 1. Living in an area where the disease is common 2. The time of year — infections are more common in the spring and early summer 3. How much time you spend in grassy or wooded areas 4. Whether you have a dog or spend time with dogsIf an infected tick attaches to your skin, you can contract Rocky Mountain spotted fever when you remove it, as fluid from the tick can enter your body through an opening such a...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever damages the lining of your smallest blood vessels, causing the vessels to leak or form clots. This may cause: 1. Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). In addition to severe headaches, Rocky Mountain spotted fever can cause inflammation of the brain, which can cause confusion, seizures and delirium. 2. Inflammation of the heart or lungs. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can cause inflammation in areas of the heart and lungs. This can lead to heart failure or lung f...
You can decrease your chances of contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever by taking some simple precautions: 1. Wear long pants and sleeves. When walking in wooded or grassy areas, wear shoes, long pants tucked into socks and long-sleeved shirts. Try to stick to trails and avoid walking through low bushes and long grass. 2. Use insect repellents. Products containing DEET (Off! Deep Woods, Repel) often repel ticks. Be sure to follow the instructions on the label. Clothing that has permethrin i...
Fever remains the most common concern prompting parents to present their child to the emergency department. Fever has traditionally been defined as a rectal temperature over 100.4 F or 38 C. Temperatures measured at other body sites are usually lower.
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Feb 18, 2020 · Three to four out of every 10 parents of children aged less than 5 years say their child has had a fever in the past year. It is probably the most common reason for a child to be taken to the doctor. Fever is also the second most common reason for a child being admitted to hospital and it can be a cause of great anxiety in parents.
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Early signs and symptoms are not specific to RMSF (including fever and headache). However, the disease can rapidly progress to a serious and life-threatening illness. See your healthcare provider if you become ill after having been bitten by a tick or having been in the woods or in areas with high brush where ticks commonly live.
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Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness that develops in some people who have strep throat. Also known as scarlatina, scarlet fever features a bright red rash that covers most of the body. Scarlet fever is almost always accompanied by a sore throat and a high fever.Scarlet fever is most common in children 5 to 15 years of age. Although scarlet fever was once considered a serious childhood illness, antibiotic treatments have made it less threatening. Still, if left untreated, scarlet fever can re...
The signs and symptoms that give scarlet fever its name include: 1. Red rash. The rash looks like a sunburn and feels like sandpaper. It typically begins on the face or neck and spreads to the trunk, arms and legs. If pressure is applied to the reddened skin, it will turn pale. 2. Red lines. The folds of skin around the groin, armpits, elbows, knees and neck usually become a deeper red than the surrounding rash. 3. Flushed face. The face may appear flushed with a pale ring around the mouth. 4...
Scarlet fever is caused by the same type of bacteria that cause strep throat. In scarlet fever, the bacteria release a toxin that produces the rash and red tongue.The infection spreads from person to person via droplets expelled when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The incubation period — the time between exposure and illness — is usually two to four days.
Children 5 to 15 years of age are more likely than are other people to get scarlet fever. Scarlet fever germs spread more easily among people in close contact, such as family members or classmates.
If scarlet fever goes untreated, the bacteria may spread to the: 1. Tonsils 2. Lungs 3. Skin 4. Kidneys 5. Blood 6. Middle earRarely, scarlet fever can lead to rheumatic fever, a serious condition that can affect the: 1. Heart 2. Joints 3. Nervous system 4. Skin
There is no vaccine to prevent scarlet fever. The best prevention strategies for scarlet fever are the same as the standard precautions against infections: 1. Wash your hands. Show your child how to wash his or her hands thoroughly with warm soapy water. 2. Don't share dining utensils or food. As a rule, your child shouldn't share drinking glasses or eating utensils with friends or classmates. This rule applies to sharing food, too. 3. Cover your mouth and nose. Tell your child to cover his o...
Valley fever’s symptoms start out much like those of the flu. But this illness comes from a fungus that lives in the soil, and a few cases are serious.
A child of any age has repeated fevers over 104 degrees F; A child under 2 has a fever of 100.4 that lasts for more than 24 hours; A child 2 or older has a fever of 100.4 lasting more than 72 hours; Your baby cries or fusses and can't be soothed
Valley Fever Risk Factors . Anyone can contract Valley Fever. Once infected, however, certain groups seem to have more instances of it spreading to other parts of their bodies; as far as gender is concerned, men are more likely than women, and, when considering race, African Americans and Filipinos are more likely to have the disease spread.
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Good Morning All; For this series of four letters, I am going giving you some exact steps that will help you tremendously if you have the technical knowledge, but cannot seem to turn the corner on making good profits. There are going to be four things that you can do that I feel will 'dramatically change your trading career'. The results will be immediate, every week. It should be stated again, that if you do not have the technical expertise, you are not at the level that these comments will help. If you don't know how to look at a chart, no amount of refining will help you. Where do you get this expertise? There is no better place than Pristine's Trading the Pristine Method Seminars. Talk to your counselors about the end of the year deal that will be gone, not to be repeated, after the holidays. After a long time of working with many traders, one discovers that there are certain truths that cannot be denied. There are four things that are done so consistently wrong by new, and even fairly experienced traders, that each of these mistakes results in bad trades 90% of the time for most traders. If traders would simply follow these four rules, they would eliminate most of their losing trades. The fourth rule does not really fall into this "90%" category, but is perhaps the most important. Four Things That Will Change Your Trading Career: Part Two of Four Here is the second rule, and the subject of this lesson. Traders should ONLY take trades that exactly fit the parameters outlined in their trading plan. It sounds simple, but again the facts behind this are staggering. Of the four 'secrets', this one is the easiest to describe, and really requires no technical expertise, just discipline. However, it is arguably the one that costs most traders the most money. Having a trading plan is simply the most important step to trading. It is the only concept that has a 100% correlation with success. 100% of successful traders use trading plans. 100% of traders who do not have plans fail. What more needs to be said? Unfortunately, there is still great aversion to having a trading plan. Here is the pattern that usually happens. First, traders simply leave a seminar or training course and sit in front of the market with the intention of 'developing' a plan over the first few days. The trials and tribulations of trading, combined with the huge dislike for the 'work' of writing a plan keeps 80% of the traders from ever beginning to write one. Of those that begin to write one, 80% never finish, or they do finish a plan that is so poor and vague it cannot be used. Of those that do finish a reasonable plan, as bizarre as it sound, 80% of those never use it. Of those that use it, 80% never follow up properly to see if they are truly following them, or if they are effective. Where are you in this process? No. Stop. Really; go back and answer that honestly. WHERE are you in this process? The purpose of this article is picking the one most important concept to follow up on to eliminate losers. When traders are asked to go back and review their records, it is found that when they go back and pick out the trades that were not really in their plan, an amazing 80-90% of trades taken outside the plan fail. 80-90%. Does that get your interest? Don't believe it? Check for yourself. While it would be interesting to see your results (feel free to send them to firstname.lastname@example.org), experience tells me that few will send them, because few will REALLY do it. Stop and take these lessons seriously. These four 'secrets' will change you career, if you are not doing well now, and if you actually do what they say. Here is what you should be doing to check this. The results below are typical of what you might see. The worst category will be the strategy that is 'no strategy', and you will likely be worse than this example. Closing Comments The point of this lesson is simple. The glory of this does not come from a chart; it comes from the discipline to follow a plan, and more importantly, the discipline to check to see if you are following that plan. By following up in this one area, you may be able to stop the majority of your losing trades. So you ask, "But I don't have a trading plan, or I don't have strategies outlined in my plan, what do I do?" The answer is simple, develop a detailed trading plan that has one or two specific strategies, and follow them. In the next issue of this letter we will look at the third 'secret' that will change your trading. Paul Lange Vice President of Services Pristine Capital Holdings, Inc.


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The Social Security Administration and the Treasury Department's Financial Management Service have developed a system to deliver Social Security benefits electronically to U.S. expatriates.
Designed to reach retirees in developing countries with unreliable post offices, the electronic benefits transfer system utilizes the Cirrus and Citibank automated teller machine networks.
Federal officials characterized the arrangement, now entering a pilot phase in Argentina, as the first cross-border EBT system for recurring consumer payments. The framework is similar to a Social Security delivery system using debit cards and automated teller machines that Citibank operates in Texas.
Michael Johnson, the Social Security Administration's director of payments and recovery policy, said EBT can eliminate the fraud and delivery costs of paper checks sent overseas.
"Every month a bag of mail containing our Social Security checks gets stolen and literally ends up being cashed all over Europe or Asia," Mr. Johnson said. "We think EBT gets around that."
In the pilot, Social Security recipients can voluntary sign up to have debit-only transaction accounts. Treasury will disburse monthly payments into the accounts via the automated clearing house network.
Beneficiaries can get their funds at ATMs in U.S. dollars or Argentine pesos.
The program will run under existing contracts between the Financial Management Service, the arm of the U.S. Treasury that provides cash management services to various agencies, and New York-based Citibank, the program's servicing bank.
The Social Security Administration delivers monthly payments via direct deposit to beneficiaries in 32 countries, mostly to developed nations in Europe, and the Americas.
Direct deposits into local bank accounts - accepted by a majority of Social Security recipients in the U.S. - are not feasible to countries with small numbers of recipients.
With the debit card, officials said they hope to attract up to 90,000 beneficiaries in nations with less developed banking or postal systems.
John Simeone, director of product management at Citicorp, characterized the Argentine pilot as an extension of the Texas EBT program run by the bank since 1992. The pilot will indicate "if this delivery mechanism works well outside the U.S.," Mr. Simeone said.
Social Security officials said they believe all its 2,500 Argentine beneficiaries will sign up. Checks are currently delivered via a system of private couriers that, Mr. Johnson said, charge a Social Security recipient $5 to $8 each time a check is delivered.
Depending on the success of the Argentine pilot, the administration would extend direct deposit to other countries. Next would likely come the Philippines, where there are 16,000 recipients, and Mexico, with 60,000.
Mr. Johnson laid out the plan last week during the National Automated Clearing House Association's annual conference in New Orleans. Other cross- border initiatives under the national association's aegis are expected to follow.
The clearing house group's Cross Border Council and Canadian officials will vote later this month on a set of rules for international ACH payments.
The rules will be simple at first - a bare-bones approach based on the systems' commonalities and limited to relatively simple consumer credits.
Eventually, Nacha hopes the cross-border system evolves to include other payment types and more countries.
Thomas J. Stecher, executive vice president of Hawkeye Bank of Dubuque, Iowa, and chairman of Nacha, said an international payments mechanism for recurring, low-value payments will facilitate global trade.
"We want to develop standards to ease financial transactions between countries," Mr. Stecher said. "We are very anxious to work with various departments and agencies and governments to help develop these standards."
To achieve a true cross-border system, Nacha has been touting a "gateway operator" concept. Banks in each participating country would send and receive payments using a single standard corresponding with gateway banks in other countries.
These operators would perform the necessary foreign exchange conversions, translations, processing and settlements.


As hummingbirds start their fall migration going south, what is the right time to remove the feeders? If we keep them up, will this delay their journey? We know sugar water gives extra energy but is there a time we should stop feeding them?
This is part of series on these well-loved birds. This shows how to make any size batch of sugar water.
Hummingbird Feeders During Fall Migration
Keeping sugar water feeders up in fall is not a problem for the hummingbirds. They migrate when the time is right.
To prevent feeders from damage, remove them before freezing temperatures set in.
For those of us in North America with hummingbirds in our summer gardens, it’s always a little sad as they gradually disappear in fall to make their great journey south to warmer winter locations. You can read more about the fall hummingbird migration here.
Here in Ontario, Canada, we see ruby-throated hummingbirds. Other species found in Canada and the United States include black chinned hummingbirds, anna’s hummingbirds, rufous hummingbirds, and calliope hummingbirds.
They start arriving in spring—you can see the spring migration map here—and we’re now at the time of year where they will be leaving us, migrating to warmer climates and staying there over the winter before returning next spring.
I did see one in the garden today, but they won’t be around too much longer.
The question we wonder is, should I keep feeding hummingbirds in fall or could this interfere with their migration? In other words, will they stay because there is food when they should be travelling south to avoid the cold temperatures on the way?
When should I take down my hummingbird feeder?
With hummingbirds, you can leave the feeders up.
The only reason to remove them is to prevent any cold weather from damaging the feeder. The hummingbirds will be fine.
The consensus seems to be that sugar water for hummingbirds, if prepared in the ratio shown in the recipe, provides much-welcome extra energy.
The main diet for hummingbirds is insects—lots of them—and nectar from flowering plants. Any sugar water we provide is just dessert. Their natural diet is what sustains them which is why avoiding any pesticides and herbicides and growing a diverse ecosystem of plants suited to your location is the best thing you can do to support them.
As fall sets in, their natural food sources slowly become less abundant and numerous natural cues (all part of phenology) that tell them it’s soon time to go.
One prominent factor in their timing is the shortening of the days and less intense sunlight we get once summer starts winding down.
If our feeders or anything else somehow tricked them into staying in a cold climate or delaying their journey, it would indeed be perilous.
But we have no indications that this happens.
When the time is right, they go.
This has been coded into hummingbirds over millennia and it’s what they do every year. As lovely as your garden and your feeders are, they aren’t going to override what’s in the hummingbirds’ genes. They will still migrate at the right time, with or without your feeders.
Provide Food for Migrations
So, your feeders will not ruin their migration.
If anything, if you’re on a migration route, they may appreciate having some supplementary food sources available as they make their journey.
But they will just refuel and move on.
Once you’ve gone a couple of weeks without seeing a hummingbird, then you can bring in your feeder for the winter, clean it thoroughly, and have it ready to go again in the spring.
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"Carte des Variations de la Boussole et des Vents Generaux que l'on Trouve dans les Mers les Plus Frequentees...", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: World, Oceans
Period: 1765 (dated)
Publication: Hydrographie Francoise
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This handsome, large-scale map on Mercator's projection stretches from California to Japan and focuses on the French spheres of influence in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The emphasis of the map is on magnetic variations and wind directions, which are depicted with tiny windheads scattered throughout the map. The continents are shown without political information, and the northwest coast of North America and the southeastern coast of Australia are incomplete. Includes a large decorative title cartouche featuring the French crown surmounting a globe that occupies the Asian continent, and an explanatory cartouche fills the South Pacific. Contains the Seal of the Depot de la Marine, indicating a later issue. The price is below the neatline at right: "Prix Cinquante Sols."
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A nice impression with light soiling, a couple of short tears along the edges of the sheet, and marginal toning.

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Summer Holidays at the Cervosa Alm
High Above the Roofs of SerfausThe Cervosa Alm is the perfect place to stay for your Summer Activity Holiday in Serfaus, Austria. The "Cervosa Alm" is a traditional Alpine lodge, located in the Serfaus Mountains.
Start your hikes right at your front door, take an exciting mountain bike tour or simply enjoy the view of the valley and the peace and quiet of the mountains. At 2000m above sea level, you really see things from a different perspective!


According to a recent report by Re/Code, September will not only witness the launch of iPhone 6 but also an introduction to Apple’s wearable device. Re/Code’s previous report had indicated October as the launch month for the watch, but the recent report says Apple has changed its plans.
Remember back in June when I said Apple hoped to schedule a special event in October to show off a new wearable device? Remember how I also said this: “Could things change between now and fall? That’s certainly possible.” Turns out that was a prescient hedge, because things have changed. Apple now plans to unveil a new wearable alongside the two next-generation iPhones we told you the company will debut on September 9th.
Apple has yet not released any design specifications for the device, but designers from various fields have depicted multiple designs based on rumoured data. The most common designs floating in the market suggest a wrist worn device like a watch with a flexible AMOLED display.


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On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, National Independence Day, the Liberian nation was greeted with terrifying reports of bloody violence and lawlessness when a peaceful protest by students of the state-owned University of Liberia campus-based Students Unification Party (SUP), was later countered, according to multiple eyewitnesses, by a purported pro-regime group, styled: “CDC- Council of Patriots (CDC-COP).
The melee subsequently led to the injuries of several students of the state-owned University of Liberia including the broad-day and macabre brutalization of SUP member, Christopher Water Sisulu Sivili, by individuals alleged to be members of the CDC-COP.
Amidst rousing public outcries and vehement condemnations relative to the mayhem and disorder, the National Chairman of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah K. Morlu, called on the Liberia National Police (LNP), to conduct a “holistic” investigation.
Mr. Morlu said the investigation should be carried out “in response to strong allegations that members of the CDC (who are being treated in different hospitals) sustained injuries meted out by anti-government protestors in different occasions.”
For us, at THE INDEPENDENT, we consider violence in any form and manner including the July 26 attack that led to the injuries of others including students of the University of Liberia as not only unacceptable, reprehensible, barbaric but also inimical to sustaining Liberia’s hard-won peace and democracy.
That the Liberian nation was awash by bloody violence at the time its 175th Independence was being celebrated and when chains of foreign guests and other dignitaries including the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, ECOWAS Representatives, American Ambassador accredited near Monrovia, among others graced the occasion, is not only a serious and grave national embarrassment but speaks volumes as it relates to how divided we remain as a nation.
In other words, the ‘26’ bout which victimized other Liberians whether students of the University of Liberia or not, was, to say the least, unwarranted, unjustifiable, unholy and callously disappointing.
Even to gather that some members of the national security forces including the Liberia National Police (LNP), were at the violence scene but opted not to intervene as it is depicted in multiple videos circulating on social media platforms leaves much to be desired in our strive for good governance, rule of law, national healing and reconciliation.
This is why, we are calling on the Liberian government, which is the custodian of state power including ensuring the firm and indiscriminate protection and safeguarding of its citizenry to promptly investigate the ‘bloody 26’ Independence Day violent outbreak and bring to book, sooner than later, all those suspected to be its ‘white-collar’ masterminds, bankrollers and implementers.
In post-war Liberia, we, as a nation and government must never allowed our differences, whether political, religious or socio-economic, to drive our dear country towards another path of anarchy and bloodletting at the behest of handful of self-serving politicians and their lackeys and apologists.
This is also why we, at THE INDEPENDENT, are calling on President George Manneh Weah, who is also former ‘Peace Ambassador’ and now FATHER of the Liberian Nation, to Step Up To The Plate by ensuring that the July 26 obnoxious violence is independently investigated and the outcome of the investigation is not only duly publicized but all those responsible are brought before the altar of justice to account for their ugly deeds and the unwarranted disgrace they caused Liberia during its 175th Independence anniversary.
Otherwise, we, as a government and people, will have ourselves to blame sooner than later. This is not a threat but a caveat.


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