The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has launched an initiative with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce known as A for Arizona, an effort to rapidly increase the number of A quality public schools in the state.
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce have chosen to lead this initiative for a number of reasons. First and foremost, exceptional public education for all students in Arizona is demonstrably attainable. Let’s review the current status of our state’s public schools: Arizona educates 1.1 million students in 2,023 public schools. About 1,400 of those schools are public district or magnet schools, and 606 are public charter schools. Of those 2,023 public schools, 499 have earned an A grade from the state. Of those A schools, 177 are public charter schools.
Twenty eight of the low-income A-rated schools are public charter schools and 59 are public district or magnet schools.
Two things are clear to us: Lack of income does not mean lack of student ability; and excellence is found in public district schools, public magnet schools and public charter schools.
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber and the Arizona Chamber want to focus our efforts on understanding the work of these A quality schools. We will place particular emphasis on successful schools in low-income communities and in communities with a majority of Hispanic students.
We are not interested in whether these schools are district, charter or magnet public schools. We want to understand their work and if it would be possible for them to expand their impact. By studying the work of schools who are succeeding with their students, we can seek ways to expand their impact through their growth, replication or the creation of other schools like them in Arizona. We would also like to know what supports would be necessary for these leaders to increase their impact by teaching other school leaders who have decided to get their schools to A.
This initiative represents a significant shift in the traditional business community support for education. Business is frequently asked to support programs and policies that serve low performing schools. The thinking has been that A quality schools are “fine” and don’t need support.
They may not need us, but we desperately need them. Arizona needs hundreds of new or improved A quality schools, most urgently in low-income areas of the state. Not only do we not have enough A schools currently, but Arizona will grow by about 20,000 students a year over the next decade, and we must ensure that the new schools built to serve these students will be excellent.
It is important for our chambers of commerce to lead with what we know. Our organizations focus on attracting new members and businesses that will grow the quality of Arizona’s economy. We understand the value of leading with our best teams, and we cannot afford to ignore Arizona’s best schools, teachers and school leaders in the struggle to provide every student in the state with an excellent education. The chamber does not seek to tell these schools what to do; we seek to learn what they do, and how we can help them and others to do more of what works.
We have learned that excellence is a decision; and those leaders, teachers and schools that have decided to seek excellence are achieving it through a high degree of skill and very hard work. Sometimes they get the job done with the support of our state’s laws, and often they do so in spite of them. We want to know how to make this state the best possible environment for the best possible schools. That begins by understanding what the best schools in Arizona want and need in order to do their work.
The A for Arizona initiative will join already powerful statewide efforts to raise public expectations for high achievement by highlighting these schools and leaders. We will seek to prove that A level education is possible in every community, and to redefine Arizona as a state where significant and rapid gains in achievement are a hallmark of public education.


From our sister site The Normandy Park Blog:
An officer-involved shooting in Normandy Park sent one to the hospital early Friday morning, June 22.
The incident happened just before 5 a.m. Friday, when a subject was shot in the shoulder by a Normandy Park Police officer during a traffic stop in the 21600 block of 6th Ave South (map below).
Reports are that there was a confrontation outside the man’s car, and police back-up had to be called.
Read the full story here.


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It happens surprisingly quickly. One moment everything is grey, damp, and dormant. Then suddenly you're seeing the verdant thrust of bulbs, bulging leaf buds, and dangling dusty catkins. We go around again.
Accompanying this sweet spot in the calendar are the pronounced activities of our garden birds. Those that are here are the survivors.
Against all odds, they've managed to dodge the various bullets the winter season throws at them. Those that stayed had to balance their daily energy bills, find food when there wasn't much, and avoid starving or freezing to death when conditions were inclement - all on top of the everyday stresses of staying free of disease and avoiding the attention of predators.
Those who migrated south did so to prevent the famine but at the cost of the perils of long-distance travel, which are many. The lottery of extreme weather, winds, and storms is always a risk in this ever-changing world. As is predation, both human and wild.
Whichever way they did it, the birds you now have in your garden are the survivors. They're the winners of winter. But they don't get a break. As soon as the days start to lengthen, they begin the tireless task of reproduction. Being a parent with feathers is challenging before even a twig has been crossed or an egg is laid.
First, males must stake their claim on an invisible three-dimensional portion of space that we call “territory”. They proclaim this primarily by song. Just this act of singing is hard work. It is mainly the males that do this, which comes with all sorts of challenges. What we perceive as music has purpose over pleasure for the bird.
Just put yourself up there. In the open, on your perch, singing makes you more vulnerable. The mere act of broadcasting your claim to other males and attracting passing females puts you at risk. A singing bird catches the eye and the ear of the neighbourhood cat or sparrowhawk.
Then there is the energetics of singing. Research with captive singing birds suggests that while there isn't much of an increase in metabolism, there is some. Depending on bird species, it can be anywhere from 1-9%. And birds that engage in display flights accompanying their song, such as skylarks and pipits, will run up an even higher metabolic cost.
The presence of us humans can also influence how much energy a singing bird expends. Birds in built-up and urban areas must compete with the noise of our machines. In such situations, it has been seen that songbirds will either raise the pitch of their song or sing louder to be heard. The latter comes with a bigger bill (no pun intended).
Next up is a nest. Finding a suitable site requires house hunting. Then, for most species, collecting suitable material is quite a task, even for those birds like pigeons and doves that make the most basic of structures. Have you ever counted the number of sticks in a wood pigeon nest? I have - 109. That needed 218 trips backwards and forwards, with each twig carefully selected and then carried to the nest, where the mate must approve it. Then it is carefully positioned. It might look feeble, but such a nest can be tossed about in the wind; I've had an empty one on a single branch and been able to turn it upside down and bounce it about without any ill effects. You try building a structure with the same physical integrity - it's not ‘Pick-a-Sticks’.
All this costs energy and effort. Now spare some thought for those birds that make even more complex nests, like the often-quoted 1,500 feathers in a long-tailed tit nest and over a thousand beaks-full of mud in a house martin nest! Here's something to do on a long winter night: collect an old nest, systematically pull it apart, and count the components… you'll be amazed! Some birds, such as the male wren, build more than one nest before they've even met a female…up to 12, according to some sources! All this before even got down to the business of procreating!
The first eggs are laid. This is a massive investment by the pair, particularly the female. As we all know, a lot of stuff is contained in an egg beside the developing embryo. For some smaller species, such as the goldcrest, each egg weighs nearly 20% of the body weight of the bird that laid it. And think of all that calcium that makes up the eggshell? There is more calcium in a house sparrow or blue tit egg clutch than in the parent bird! You can understand why birds need to eat so much food to make babies.
Once the chicks arrive, nest-bound and entirely reliant on their parents, they must be fed. Watch the comings and goings of birds to a nest box. You'll notice that while the chicks are still small and do not require much food, visits by food-baring parent birds are occasional. After a couple of weeks you really begin to feel for them. Great tits, one of the most studied of our garden birds, will bring food 15 to 18 times an hour! We can only guess how far they fly to collect these caterpillars and aphids and how much energy is required to seek them out. On top of this, they have to feed and look after themselves, too.
Then spare a thought for blackbirds and thrushes. These birds will repeat the process at least twice, maybe three times, in one season. Adult birds are often seen feeding fledged offspring from an earlier nest while still supplying a partner or young chicks in another!
No wonder, come the end of the breeding season, every adult bird you see looks run-ragged with faded, missing, and tatty feathers. Only after the last of the fledglings become independent will most of our garden birds go through their post-breeding moult. They become quieter, secretive, and sulkier as they seek food to fuel their recovery and feather re-fit - in time to start the whole process all over again.
Against all odds, they've managed to dodge the various bullets that the winter season throws at them. Those who stayed put had to balance their daily energy bills, find food when there wasn't much, and avoid starving or freezing to death when conditions were inclement. All on top of the everyday stresses of staying free of disease and avoiding the attention of predators. Those who migrated south - did so to prevent the famine but at the cost of the perils of long-distance travel, which are many. The lottery of extreme weather, winds, and storms is always a risk in this ever-changing world, as is predation, both human and wild.
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by Roy Curry
“Fan–Bloody–tastic!” The voice emerged from under a heavy-duty hoodie.
I was close to a figure standing alone. He was leaning into the wind on the exposed passenger deck of the large car and passenger ferry that ran between Newcastle in the UK to Bergen Norway.
I caught the “Fannnn…stic” again as the wind eased slightly, the all-purpose Australian adjective. He had to be another Aussie: just the two of us struggling to maintain our footing as the ferry heaved in the rough North Sea. There was no one else on deck on that early June morning, 1973. Sue and 18-month old Andrew strategically remained horizonal in a tiny cabin far below deck.
We were travelling north parallel to the Norwegian coast. At times an off-shore rocky island protected us from the North Sea. Then settlements, not big enough to be a village, appeared clinging to land where mountains did not drop directly into the sea.
As the ferry pitched and rolled there was more than just this deck that was shaping how well my feet were firmly on any ground.
“Far from home?” I asked
“Yeah, Sydney. Stone’s throw from Bondi Beach. You?
“Brisbane, but living in the UK.”
Were we really true-blue Aussies? Who were we?
“Been to London, bought our VW van there, couldn’t wait to leave. I wouldn’t live in England. There’s no place like Oz.”
I’d heard those words before. “There’s no place like Oz”(Australia), followed by “Best country in the world.”
I wanted to believe this, but not in this no-holds-barred sort of way.
Australia had elected a popular center-left prime minister the year before. He had withdrawn the country from the Viet Nam war on the night of the election, thrown off some of the old British Empire’s shackles, funded the Australian movie industry (hence Crocodile Dundee) and added a zing to the well stablished tradition for young Australians to travel far and wide across the globe before being officially declared adults.
Sue and I believed we were doing our own version of this adventure, albeit with a toddler in tow. But something was changing in us.
New vistas were opening before us. We could live in Oxford for two more years, my research was entering a new area and was not ready to be moved to a new lab 10,000 miles away. Sue was beginning to explore career options that would not involve teaching high school French.
Were we really true-blue Aussies? Who were we? When we took a holiday back to Australia from the UK to visit family, the Qantas audio system played “I Call Australia Home” as our plane parked at the gate of Sydney. Little Andrew asked, “Why’s Daddy crying?”
But not too many days after the initial excitement of arrival, that same little voice asked, “Will I see my friend Daniel soon? I want to go home. “ Where was home? Could we have two homes?
Several weeks later, as I watched Bondi Beach disappearing below from the plane window a hook somehow began to reel me back along a line that landed firmly with friends and colleagues in Oxford. We were learning a new state of mind: to be displaced, yet comfortable in that displacement, energized by the tension. It was to serve us well.
One of those colleagues in Oxford was an American on sabbatical, Dr Gene Renkin. He visited the lab for several months from Duke University and had played a key role helping me design my research project. More than two years later when it was finally time for us to leave Oxford, he invited me to spend time in Davis where he had recently moved as the new Chair of Physiology. We spent the summer of 1975 in Davis. We lived in an apartment on I Street in downtown, right beside the train tracks. At that time the north bound Coastal Starlight rumbled right through our apartment at 2:00 a.m. each morning.
It was easy to love Davis, in many ways so much like parts of Australia.
That stopover delayed our return to Australia. It also set in motion the second stage of our displacement saga. In 1977 we departed Australia for a second time, this time to live (away from the train line) and work in Davis California. US Immigration dictated that our visa was valid for just five years. A green card and dual citizenship were still in the future.
It was easy to love Davis, in many ways so much like parts of Australia. Eucalypts and acacias (wattles) grew on campus, and a short drive took us to the open flat landscape that Sue knew from the Mallee region of Victoria, plus my teaching and research were all I had hoped for. Sue began a business of importing Australian books and selling them by mail. Soccer games, school, and bikes kept our children happy.
Were we now settling? Less displaced? Not really.
These days United Airline’s Dreamliner does not play “l Call Australia Home” as we approach the gate in Sydney, but the old farm house near Brisbane still stands with all the memories of childhood years. But race horses have replaced the dairy cows. My sister always has cocker spaniels in her home, one looking remarkably like Blondie, the dog we shared as children. On the flight from LA to Sydney I need time to adjust, pushing Davis, California and the US a bit further back in my mind and letting the Australian in me be set free. And it is made easier because Australia has changed. The first announcements as we enter Customs and Immigration at the airport include Mandarin, Hindi, and Tagalog. Our Aussie friends no longer ask when we are coming home. Instead they tell us,
“Our son’s wife is from Virginia, they live there now, and we are off to visit them and our grandkids next month. We love being in the US. And when, as a tourist myself traveling with a group of Australians in the Kimberley in Northern Australia, we spy an unusual plant growing wild, some of the Australian in me re-emerges.
“I know that plant from my childhood. It’s a rosella bush. My mother grew these in our vegetable garden on the farm. The calyx of the flowers is used to make a special jam. It’s bloody fantastic.”

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2024 Jeep Wrangler: Is It Worth It?
The much-anticipated 2024 Jeep Wrangler has finally been revealed at the New York Auto Show. With a host of exciting updates and new options, Jeep has enhanced its flagship model, the Wrangler. In this blog post, we will delve into the various changes made to the exterior and interior of the 2024 Jeep Wrangler, exploring the functional and aesthetic improvements that make it an even more impressive vehicle.
The 2024 Jeep Wrangler showcases several notable changes on its exterior. While most of these changes are focused on functionality rather than purely aesthetic enhancements, they significantly improve the overall driving experience. One of the most controversial updates is the redesigned front grille, which features a shorter height and a filler piece below. This alteration aims to accommodate the installation of bumpers with winches and large accessories while preserving the visibility of the grille. Additionally, the Rubicon and some other trims now offer an optional Dana 44 full float rear HD axle, allowing for improved durability and increased towing capacity of up to 5,000 pounds.
The interior of the 2024 Wrangler has undergone substantial updates, providing a more luxurious and technologically advanced driving experience. One of the most impressive improvements is the standard inclusion of the 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 infotainment system across all trims. This large touchscreen display supports wireless CarPlay, wireless Android Auto, and incorporates the Trails off-road mapping feature, along with various other functionalities. The 2024 Wrangler also introduces 12-way power adjustable seats on select models, providing enhanced comfort and customization options. Furthermore, Jeep has introduced new interior color options, including greens, beige, and full red seats for the Rubicon 392.
Other Notable Features
Apart from the major updates mentioned above, there are a few additional features worth highlighting. The 2024 Wrangler has replaced the exterior mast antenna with an integrated antenna in the windshield, which eliminates the risk of catching it on obstacles. However, it should be noted that this design change may increase the cost of windshield replacement in case of damage. Moreover, the reintroduction of the popular Anvil color and the inclusion of forward collision and adaptive safety cruise control as standard on the Sport S and higher trims further enhance the appeal and safety of the 2024 Wrangler.
Is It Worth It?
The 2024 Jeep Wrangler is definitely worth considering if you value rugged off-road capability, advanced technology, and a touch of luxury. With its impressive updates and enhancements, this iconic vehicle continues to deliver an exceptional driving experience for enthusiasts and adventurers alike.


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•Inaugurates N350m medical centre at Offa
•State seeks PPP to develop rural communities
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Finance and Economy, Mrs. Serah Alade at the weekend decried the exodus of medical professionals out of country.
Also, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq at the event lamented that no fewer than 170 medical professionals left the state civil service in the last three months for greener pastures.
Speaking at Offa town in Kwara state at the official inauguration of a N350 million medical center financed by the Offa Metropolitan Club (OMC), Alade who is also the president of the club said: “It is a health facility through which we seek to broaden access to world-class healthcare service delivery to Offa and Kwara state residents.”
She however said: “The indispensability of positive and proactive healthcare and the categorical indication that prioritisation of an efficient healthcare system is no longer optional.”
Alade, a former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) added: “Nigeria’s health sector consistently loses its personnel to foreign lands because of a more conducive atmosphere and service conditions.”
While government must set the pace and bear the touch, Alade explained that, “the fiscal reality may continue to limit speedy transformation in the near term.
“The disappearing public fiscal buffer in developing countries like ours may constrain progress in public spending.
“It follows, therefore, that the mobilization of community participation in crucial growth enablers can no longer be neglected.”
According to her, “The edifice we have gathered to commission today is a landmark statement on the evolving new phase of collaborative development. It is a new regime of growth to which we are committed to stimulating community and overall development.
“OMC Medical Centre is today joining the ranks of successful community-led infrastructure in Kwara state and Nigeria, and its innovative management will hopefully become a model.
“To achieve our aspiration for the provision of quality world-class care and long-term viability, OMC shall partner with Clina Lancet Africa, who shall work with Lily Hospitals.
“Our partners are established and reputable organisations that share our objective, passion, and commitment. They will commence operations in phases, starting with a reference laboratory, and then expanding to other areas of care.
“OMC Medical Centre in partnership with Clina Lancet Africa will bring immense benefit to our people, town and State. The residents of Offa and environ shall access the best medical service using the facility on an inclusive basis.
“The facility management, as we envisage, shall adopt an innovative approach riding on quality government and community collaboration to isolate existing challenges in healthcare service delivery.
“We anticipate providing qualitative and competitive health insurance to boost and foster affordability and non-discriminatory use.”
Also speaking at the event, AbdulRazaq lamented that no fewer than 170 medical professionals left the state civil service in the last three months for greener pastures.
The govenror said, “Over the last three months, we have lost 170 doctors in the state service. That is one of the challenges you have getting qualified doctors and pay them right. The rate we are losing doctors and midwives is hemorrhaging. Most of those medical doctors that are still behind is mostly for family ties.
“The issue of patriotism has gone off the wind. It’s not just Kwara losing doctors. So many states are losing doctors.
“For us in Kwara, we are losing to the federal institutions, teaching hospitals, while others are losing to Lagos, Abuja and Lagos is losing to UK, America, Europe and so on. It’s a huge brain drain. That is one of the key major challenges that you have. Two major challenges here: one, the personnel, two, the equipment,” he said.
The governor, who was visibly excited over the project by the community, said that the state government would support the initiative for benefits of the people.
He also said the project would put pressure on the government facility sort of, saying that, “As government, we cannot come in and see institution like this and see our own dilapidated. It puts pressure on us to also make sure we do well on the government side.”
Meanwhile, AbdulRazaq, at the weekend called for public- private collaboration in order to enhance the socio economic development of Ilorin and other communities in the state.
Speaking at the 57th Annual National Conference of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the governor said: “It is a challenge for all of us. We are all members of the IEDPU and we should support them to achieve the set goals.
“I was in Kwara South yesterday(Saturday) to launch a hospital project by Offa Metropolitan Club.
“Let’s also make Ilorin greater; we should take the lead. By this time next year, IEDPU should be launching another project. It is a challenge for all of us.
“We need to commend the focus of the IEDPU. We used to come annually for the launch of calendar. But this year has changed and we are proud of that.
“The main focus for this year is the ICT centre. I dare say that we must support the IEDPU to make sure that by this time next year the ICT project is completed.”
He narrated how the capital city, Ilorin, was wearing new looks following government’s delivery of new roads and execution of many giant projects that the public could easily relate with.
The governor also commended the traditional ruler and the IEDPU for keeping the flag flying and said a lot needs to be done to make the capital city the number one positive reference point in Nigeria.
“Our administration remains committed to inclusive growth. Our goal is to make Ilorin one of the most celebrated capital cities in Nigeria and beyond. This is what informs the focus of our projects.
“I especially commend the Emir and the leadership of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union for keeping the flag flying every year. We thank you for keeping the legacy of Sheikh Alimi evergreen
“By now we should be pointing to numerous community-sponsored projects in Ilorin. I am glad this has started already.
“On our part, we are trying to change the face of Ilorin. You can see interlocking pavements taking place all over the town under our urban renewal programme.
“We are dualising the Yebumot/Oloje road; we are fixing Adeta/Pakata road; and Pakata/Oja-Oba road project; Old and New Yidi road. We will keep doing our best to make sure we transform Ilorin,” he added.
National President for IEDPU, Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, said the cultural activity was organised to converse, consult and harvest thoughts on issues of local, national and International dimensions for the good of the Ilorin community and the nation at large.

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Recently, I've been thinking about how important it is to record voices. I don't tape recordings of my kids when they were little. I do have some video tapes so I will be able to hear their voices on when I watch those. I guess I have not been very good at incorporating multi-media into my memory keeping. Frankly, it just wasn't all that easy to do until the last few years. Now there are soooo many tools to capture memories with that it is a bit overwhelming at times. I want to be better about using modern technology in simple ways.
A few weeks ago, my daughter was playing around with voice memo on my new iphone and she recorded a little message that said "I love you Mom" and then she emailed it to me. I was so touched when I opened it up and listened to it. I'll be saving that email for sure!
Both of my kids have build-a-bears that they put their own voice into. You can build your own sound in the store or online. This is a sweet way to preserve a voice message and it would be a special gift for a grandparent or parent to give to a child or vice versa.
I love this little product! It is a talking envelope that is sized just right for a gift card. You just press record and once you are happy with your message just remove the record tab and it is permanent. I like the plain version because you can decorate it yourself with scrapbook or stamp supplies. Or better yet, have your kids draw a picture to jazz it up! They even have talking frames, talking ornaments, and talking paper. What fun! These were announced at CHA this past summer and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a review copy. all of these would make great gifts. You could also incorporate them in to your scrapbooking projects.
Of course you can also use your computer to record your voice. Have you thought about sending actual voice recordings to your loved ones? When is the last time you recorded your voice? How about someone else's voice? What tools do you use? How do you keep these recordings.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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From beginner-friendly introductions to classic books on ethics, this page features book to suit any learning style. It’s important to note that there is no single best book on ethics. The best book for you will depend heavily on your preferred learning style and the amount of time/energy you’re willing to spend reading. For example, if you tend to find classic works of philosophy difficult to understand, you might want to start with a short, beginner-friendly introduction. If you prefer more depth, you can choose a more comprehensive introduction or pick up one of the classics.
It’s also worth noting that it is not a list of personal recommendations. Personal book recommendations tend to be highly subjective, idiosyncratic, and unreliable. This list is part of a collection of over 100 philosophy reading lists which aim to provide a central resource for philosophy book recommendations. These lists were created by searching through hundreds of university course syllabi, internet encyclopedia bibliographies, and community recommendations. Links to the syllabi and other sources used to create this list are at the end of the post. Following these links will help you quickly find a broader range of options if the listed books do not fit what you are looking for.
Here are the best introductory books on ethics in no particular order.
The Elements Of Moral Philosophy – James Rachels & Stuart Rachels
Category: Short Textbook | Length: 224 pages | Published: 2011
Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, James Rachels and Stuart Rachels’ The Elements of Moral Philosophy introduces readers to major moral concepts and theories through eloquent explanations and compelling, thought-provoking discussions.
The Fundamentals of Ethics – Russ Shafer-Landau
Category: Comprehensive Textbook | Length: 400 pages | Published: 2017
Publisher’s description: In The Fundamentals of Ethics, Fourth Edition, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more comprehensive coverage of the good life, normative ethics, and metaethics than any other text of its kind, this book also addresses issues that are often omitted from other texts, such as the doctrine of doing and allowing, the doctrine of double effect, ethical particularism, the desire-satisfaction theory of well-being, moral error theory, and Ross’s theory of prima facie duties. Shafer-Landau carefully reconstructs and analyzes dozens of arguments in depth, at a level that is understandable to students with no prior philosophical background. …
Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues – Steven Cahn & Peter Markie
Category: Anthology | Length: 976 pages | Published: 2015
Publisher’s description: Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues, Sixth Edition, features fifty-nine selections organized into three parts, providing instructors with great flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses in moral philosophy. Spanning 2,500 years of ethical theory, the first part, Historical Sources, ranges from ancient Greece to the twentieth century and now includes the complete text of John Dewey’s Theory of Valuation. The second part, Modern Ethical Theory, includes many of the most important essays of the past century. The discussion of varieties of normative ethics continues in the work of major contemporary philosophers, while landmark selections reflect concern with moral language and the justification of morality. In the third part, Contemporary Moral Problems, the readings present the current debates over abortion, euthanasia, famine relief, environmentalism, and the use of torture in interrogations, as well as essays on the trolley problem, death, and the meaning of life. One-third of the selections are authored by women. Wherever possible, each reading is printed in its entirety.
The Republic – Plato
Category: Classic | Length: 300 pages | Published: 381 BC
Publisher’s description: The revised edition of Grube’s classic translation follows and furthers Grube’s noted success in combining fidelity to Plato’s text with natural readability, while reflecting the fruits of new scholarship and insights into Plato’s thought since publication of the first edition in 1974. A new introduction, index, and bibliography by Professor Reeve are included in this new rendering.
Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle
Category: Classic | Length: 392 pages | Published: 349 BC
Publisher’s description: Building on the strengths of the first edition, the second edition of the Irwin Nicomachean Ethics features a revised translation (with little editorial intervention), expanded notes (including a summary of the argument of each chapter), an expanded Introduction, and a revised glossary.
Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals – Immanuel Kant
Category: Classic | Length: 92 pages | Published: 1785
Publisher’s description: This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.
Utilitarianism – John Stuart Mill
Category: Classic | Length: 88 pages | Published: 1861
Publisher’s description: This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.
Practical Ethics – Peter Singer
Category: Contemporary | Length: 356 pages | Published: 2011
Publisher’s description: For thirty years, Peter Singer’s Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters, and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some of the questions discussed in this book concern our daily lives. Is it ethical to buy luxuries when others do not have enough to eat? Should we buy meat from intensively reared animals? Am I doing something wrong if my carbon footprint is above the global average? Other questions confront us as concerned citizens: equality and discrimination on the grounds of race or sex; abortion, the use of embryos for research, and euthanasia; political violence and terrorism; and the preservation of our planet’s environment. This book’s lucid style and provocative arguments make it an ideal text for university courses and for anyone willing to think about how she or he ought to live.
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A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations – Lennox Johnson
Category: Reference | Length: 145 pages | Published: 2019
Publisher’s Description: A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is a collection of the greatest thoughts from history’s greatest thinkers. Featuring classic quotations by Aristotle, Epicurus, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, Michel Foucault, and many more, A History of Western Philosophy in 500 Essential Quotations is ideal for anyone looking to quickly understand the fundamental ideas that have shaped the modern world.

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AFP Former Maldives president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted of a terrorism charge, a ruling likely to fuel further unrest in the honeymoon islands.
A three-judge criminal court unanimously found Nasheed, the Indian Ocean archipelago's first democratically elected leader, guilty of ordering the arrest of a chief judge when he was president in January 2012.
"Nasheed is found guilty of arresting and illegally detaining judge Abdulla Mohamed," judge Abdulla Didi told the court late Friday. Nasheed was then taken to Dhoonidhoo prison, near the capital island Male.
Nasheed, however, remained defiant and through his office urged supporters to take to the streets and continue the protests they have been holding since his incarceration on February 22.
"I appeal to all of you today to stay courageous and strong, to confront the dictatorial power of this regime," his office quoted him as saying.
Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the verdict dealt a blow to the young democracy seven years after it embraced multi-party elections following three decades of rule by former strongman Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
"Democracy jailed for 13 years on March 13, 2015," said MDP spokeswoman Shauna Aminath. "Nothing good will come out of this. It's a sad, sad, sad day for the Maldives," she added.
Local media reported that after the ruling police clashed with pro-Nasheed protesters across Male.
The United States said in a statement it was "concerned" at the "apparent lack of appropriate criminal procedures during the trial" against Nasheed.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US called on Male to "restore confidence in its commitment to democracy and the rule of law".
"We urge the government to ensure former president Nasheed's safety and well-being in custody, and we hope all Maldivians will express their views peacefully," she said

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A report of a hazardous situation early Monday morning for motorists along Highway 97, between Lake Country and Vernon, led police to the recovery of three stolen vehicles.
Just before 5:30 a.m., RCMP in Lake Country began to receive reports of a hazardous traffic situation in the northbound lanes of Highway 97, just south of the Oyama Road off-ramp. Police arrived on scene to find that a grey Ford F550 dually truck, hauling a John Deere 60D excavator, loaded on a black dump trailer, had collided with the centre median cement barriers.
“Our investigators have determined that the truck, trailer and excavator had all been reported to police as stolen sometime over the weekend,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP. “Initial findings suggest that the trailer, which had damaged wheels, was not suitable to safely transport the excavator.”
All three vehicles were towed from the scene. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.
“Police are thankful that no other vehicles became involved, and no one sustained any injuries as a result of the careless actions of the auto theft suspect,” said O’Donaghey.
If you witnessed this crash and have not yet spoken to police, or you have any information, you are asked to contact Const. Allison Wanner of the Lake Country RCMP at 250-766-22878. Or remain completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net.


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Double Taxation Relief Manual: Guidance by country: Australia: Underlying Tax
Documents needed to support the underlying tax claim
The balance sheet and the profit and loss account and any relevant notes to the accounts; the pages of the tax return and the pages showing the tax calculation.
Payments of franking deficit tax are admissible for credit. The tax payable may be increased by taxes paid in third countries and other credits: if claimed, details and supporting documentation are needed.
Tax consolidation: Section 803A ICTA 1988
The Australian tax consolidation regime, effective from 1st January 2003, brings groups of companies within the provisions of ICTA88\803A so that the relevant profits are the distributable profits shown by the consolidated accounts. Where consolidated accounts have not been prepared, the relevant profits are the aggregate of the distributable profits and losses shown by the accounts of each company in the tax consolidation. Inter-company dividends are ignored.
Section 803A applies to any dividend paid to the UK after the tax consolidation has come into effect even if sourced from earlier years not covered by the tax consolidation. However, in view of the transitional problems that may arise, companies have the option of using the single company basis for those earlier years. In that case, a dividend received by the Australian holding company in a tax consolidation year paid from a subsidiary’s profits arising before the tax consolidation came into effect should be added to the group relevant profits and the associated underlying tax (calculated on the previous basis of the paying company’s own profits and tax) should be added to the group tax. That will ensure that profits and tax do not fall out of account on the transition from a company to a group basis.
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Two chimneys were repaired for masonry work, the furnace chimney also required new lining and ducts. All work were done very professionally, on time, and cleanly. The workers were friendly, helpful and gave good advice. The project advisor, Eric Anderson, even made a special trip to my house to take down a storage shed days before the masons could start scaffoldings. The project also included free inspections of furnace now and air condition in next spring. I am happy with the quality and cost of the project and do not worry about safety of the furnace this winter.
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composer, pianist, big band
Mike Westbrook has led, and composed for,
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toured extensively throughout Europe and further afield and made 30 albums.
His principal compositions for Jazz Orchestra include Citadel/Room
315 featuring John Surman, On Duke’s Birthday (dedicated
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Works for classical ensembles include a saxophone concerto Bean Rows
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His work for the theatre began with Adrian Mitchell’s Tyger
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His opera Coming Through Slaughter, with libretto by Michael
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Buddy Bolden, was premiered in London in a concert version in 1994.
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AN ASTWOOD Bank landmark which has stood empty for four years is set to re-open.
Businesswoman Olivia Waters has transformed former pub The Coach House into Astwood Smiles Nursery and is set to open in June.
The Feckenham Road building was closed in 2010 and work began on the construction of the nursery in January this year.
Mrs Waters said: “The original Coach House building is over 200 years old, with an extension that was built in the 1980s.
“Having lived in Astwood Bank throughout my childhood I’ve always been familiar with the building and its central location and large car park so, when I decided to start a new venture in the form of Astwood Smiles, I couldn’t think of a better venue for it.”


1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data A football is kicked straight into up into the air; it hits the ground 5.2s later. What was the greatest height reached by the ball? Assume its kicked from ground level. With what speed did it leave the kicker's foot? 2. Relevant equations xf=xi + (vx)i + 1/2Ax(t)^2 3. The attempt at a solution I tried to solve by using the above formula, but had nothing to plug in for velocity, I know that g=9.8m/s, and I believe that that -g would be the acceleration of the object, but I am unsure of how to progress in the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Looking at Stamps a little Differently
Hey everyone, it's Cassie here! I wanted to stop in today to talk about looking at our stamps a little differently. Last week, I used the Tree of Thanks stamp set to make a fun Fall card. It was Fall in color and the tree seemed full after I was done painting it. Today, I decided to use the same set, but I wanted to see if I could make it a bit spooky. So I ink blended all over my panel of watercolor paper, and then stamped my tree using some Raven Detail Ink. I splattered water on the panel and you could even add some Aqua Pigment Pearl to add some shimmer.
The sentiment comes from the Super Sentimental stamp set, and I stamped that using some Embossing Ink and covered it with some Alabaster Embossing Powder. I used a small strip of the Haunted Mansion Paper and mounted everything to my Sidewalk Cardstock card base.
I'm so happy with the result. So, I challenge you to take a look at the stamps you own and see if you can make them work for more than one theme. If you'd like to see how I made it, I do have a video over on my YouTube channel HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!

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Ran out of ideas to write about on your blog?
There are times when it is hard to write about your business. You’ve covered all of your products or services, talked about your company’s history, vision and future, and so on. Well, now you are stuck and don’t know what to write about but you want to create something you think the search engines will like. Well there’s hope and it comes from insight about Google’s latest change.
Fist I’ll cover a quick way to regenerate content. That’s right. But not taking an old story and re-write it as a new one. Rather, take a look at that old article and see if there is room for improvement. Google’s newest changes were Panda 3.5 and Penguin. Now, Penguin has to do with on-page filtering of content that was poorly written while they seek well organized paragraphs, no typos, consistency in context and low over use of optimization. In other words, they now seek those pages that keep it VERY real (there are pages ranking well for certain keywords where the article is a spot on match even though it didn’t use the exact keyword searched).
From this information, you’ll want to review your entire website’s content and make sure it’s solid. I love this since optimization to me has always been just that — optimal changes for best practices for search. Make edits where needed but don’t re-write and save as an entirely new document. That could be seen as similar content. I didn’t say duplicate (where it’s an exact match) but similar enough to where search engines find that you’ve already covered this content elsewhere and they won’t use this new similar article for your benefit.
Next, as you are reviewing your articles, see if something was left out or that changed which can be covered on it’s own in a new article. If you think you can cover it in a 300-500 word article, start writing. But if you still find yourself caught without anything to write about, think about creating a writing plan. My mother owned and published a magazine and would have monthly editorial calendar to coincide with each new issue. She’d know what to cover in the “Spring Issue” or the “Holiday Issue”. Your business too can succeed from this. Think of your products or services and how they relate to seasons, times of the year, tax time, spring break, etc. and create an editorial road map to make finding ideas easier.
Here’s a quick list of take-a-ways from this article. See anything you’d add to make writing easier? Leave comments below and like if you found it useful.
- Don’t get caught up in keywords and phrases to use.
- Instead of writing while thinking of keywords, think of a topic.
- Instead of using exact keywords, use your real way of communicating.
- Use parts of existing sentences rather than keywords to link to other pages.
- Describe images to the blind in ALT tags rather than written for search engines.
- Have a plan for your entire year to use for writing articles, news and publications.


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When it comes to creating asset class wealth, real estate investment seems to me the most profitable avenue. Some people like investing in residential whereas savvy investors give preference to commercial properties. Talking about the commercial investment in Delhi-NCR real estate market, it has certain complexities like liquidity issues, high ticket size, maintenance cost, transparency, etc. But many studies reveal the fact in the past few years; commercial market has been witnessing strong demand momentum due to series of benefits.
- Availability of Plethora of Investment Options – Unlike residential investment, plethora of options is available to invest in commercial market. These options range from land parcels, retail shops, virtual and lockable office spaces, among others. Unlike land parcels which demand huge amount of capital, retail and office spaces in small sizes starting from 200-300 sq. ft. are luring the attention of small investors as well.
- Higher Return on Investment – Commercial investing can earn higher return on investment as compared to residential options. As per one of the studies, “commercial properties in India yield 8-10% return as compared to residential properties rental yield which lies between 4-6% year-on-year basis depending upon factors like location, quality of asset, etc”. Thus it is clear that the rental income earned from letting out commercial properties is quite high as compared to apartments. This is quite true in the case in the case of commercial properties of Delhi-NCR. This gives more money in the hand of commercial property investor.
- Easy Financing Options – Residential properties only support traditional methods of financing like private money lenders, banks and NBFC’s. On the other hand, commercial properties in India are easy to finance by contemporary methods like taking help of investment groups, hedge funds, private equity firms along with traditional options.
A fact important to highlight that many builder ventures into commercial property however only a handful of them is able to emerge as a clear winner. Thus, it is advice to investor should invest money in those projects backed by reputed builders having sound reputation in the commercial property market. Moreover, if you are seeking professional assistance from agencies, rely on reputed real estate agencies of Delhi, India. Moreover, do not forget to carry out due diligence process with regard to approvals, location of project, project quality and completion year. For any real estate assistance, InvestoXpert is there to offer all-in-one real estate consultancy services.
Thus, if you have risk appetite for commercial real estate investing and looking forward for handsome return in coming 5-10 years, this is the right time to take a plunge in Delhi-NCR commercial market. Reputed organizations are venturing into Noida- Greater Noida market with impressive commercial projects.

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Excerpted from: Grace Nosek, Re-Imagining Indigenous Peoples' Role in Natural Resource Development Decision Making: Implementing Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Canada through Indigenous Legal Traditions, 50 University of British Columbia Law Review 95 (February 2017) (312 Footnotes) (Full Document)
There is a movement in Canada to ensure Indigenous peoples are fully empowered to participate in natural resource development decision making by requiring the government to obtain the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous peoples before approving any development projects affecting their traditional territories. At the same time, there is a renaissance occurring in Indigenous law, with Indigenous, academic, legal, and professional communities affirming the tremendous value of using and engaging with Indigenous legal traditions. The convergence of these two movements presents a unique opportunity for reconciliation, which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission describes as the establishment and continuance of "a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in [Canada]." These two movements are now unfolding in the shadow of the Supreme Court of Canada's 2014 decision in Tsilhqot'in Nation v British Columbia., which has been described as the best decision on Aboriginal title in the world, and against the backdrop of a flood of proposed major natural resource development projects, many of which would affect Indigenous peoples' traditional territories. This boom in development projects can often be in tension with the recognition and protection of Indigenous peoples' rights and traditional territories. Communities have identified serious issues with how the current government review of natural resource projects includes Indigenous peoples and addresses their concerns. Using the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project as a case study, I will explore the status quo of government review of natural resource projects with the potential to affect Indigenous territories. Drawing on human rights, environmental justice, and economic arguments, I will make the case for the implementation of a Free, Prior and Informed Consent regime in Canada. Then I will detail the resurgence of Indigenous law and the critical benefits of using the tools of the resurgence to allow each Indigenous community to engage with its own legal traditions and define for itself the meaning of Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
Out of Canada's total population of 32.9 million people, more than 1.4 million, or approximately 4 percent of the population, are Indigenous. Within the 1.4 million, about half of the population are registered Indians (First Nations), about 30 percent are Métis, about 15 percent are unregistered First Nations, and about 4 percent are Inuit. Canada's Indigenous peoples are incredibly diverse. There are 11 major Indigenous linguistic groups with a multitude of regional dialects. The country has 617 First Nations from more than 50 cultural groups living in about 1,000 communities. Clearly the views and experiences of Canada's Indigenous peoples are too diverse to be fully represented in this paper. To avoid falling back on pan-Indigenous generalities I will focus largely on the experiences of Indigenous peoples, especially those from British Columbia, involved in the environmental assessment of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project while acknowledging that those views may diverge, sometimes sharply, from those of other Indigenous peoples and that every Indigenous community harbours a diversity of opinions.
Indigenous peoples face unique threats from natural resource development. As explained by the UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, "[w]hile indigenous peoples potentially have much to gain from resource development within their territories, they also face the highest risks to their health, economy and cultural identity from any associated environmental degradation." These unique threats faced by Indigenous peoples are exemplified by Heiltsuk Tribal Councillor Jessie Housty's description of her people: "We are rooted in the landscape. It's a matter of our identity, and it goes back 10,000 years." Housty, a fierce opponent of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, worries the development project will destroy her very way of life.
According to Natural Resources Canada, natural resources account for nearly one-fifth of Canada's nominal GDP and 1.8 million of its jobs. The sector employs around 30,000 Indigenous people. Worldwide, Canada is the fifth largest producer of oil and natural gas. In 2012, Canadian energy exports totalled $110 billion, approximately 25 percent of all exports.
For Indigenous peoples, this natural resource project boom can often be in tension with the recognition and protection of their rights and traditional territories. As previously mentioned, resource development can pose outsized risks to Indigenous peoples, while also offering disproportionately fewer benefits to them. Although many communities are not against natural resource development projects in general, there are serious concerns with the way governments engage with Indigenous peoples before making decisions about the fate of projects. Some projects are approved over the forceful objection of affected Indigenous peoples. Recent examples include the Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River and the North Montney Mainline Pipeline project in Northern British Columbia. When projects are approved over the objection of affected Indigenous peoples, their right to self-determination and other substantive human rights are threatened. This can also result in a protracted, expensive, and divisive conflict, effectively gridlocking the development of natural resource projects.
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Project (Northern Gateway Project or Project) is a key example of a development project that has raised serious and sustained opposition from Indigenous communities. It is a project that some Indigenous peoples say threatens their very way of being, and many have provided evidence that the Project will have serious consequences on the mental, physical, cultural, spiritual, and financial well-being of their communities. Despite this opposition, the federal government approved the Project after a lengthy environmental assessment process. It is now mired in legal challenges from First Nations and others. The Project illustrates why it is imperative to re-imagine the role of Indigenous peoples in natural resource development decision making.
In this article I argue the international human rights principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) should be implemented in Canada, necessitating the government's good faith cooperation with Indigenous peoples to obtain such consent before approving development projects that might affect Indigenous peoples' traditional territories. I also argue Indigenous communities should be empowered to use their own legal traditions to structure decision-making processes when implementing an FPIC regime.
I begin by exploring the status quo of government review of major natural resource development projects--including both the environmental assessment process and the consultation and accommodation process--and documenting complaints that the current system is not sufficiently inclusive of Indigenous peoples nor protective of their rights. I introduce the Northern Gateway Project, which will be used as a case study of the status quo throughout the paper, providing a brief outline of its physical and geographic scope, its history of Indigenous opposition, and its environmental assessment report
Then I introduce the principle of FPIC, detailing its current momentum in Canada and describing how it might improve upon the status quo of government review of natural resource projects. Moving through human rights, environmental justice, and economic arguments, I argue for FPIC's implementation in Canada. I discuss its current legal status, the implications of the Tsilhqot'in decision on its potential implementation, and what implementation might look like in practice.
Finally, I outline the revitalization of Indigenous law occurring across Canada and detail three arguments for why it is imperative to use Indigenous legal traditions when implementing FPIC or any consent regime.
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At first glance, it may appear to be a long and resource-intensive process to implement FPIC for major natural resource development projects and to support Indigenous communities as they utilize their laws to define what FPIC means for themselves. However, research suggests that the cost of securing community consent is often dwarfed by the overall costs of a project. Moreover, the current government decision-making process for development projects is already long and resource-intensive, with the Crown and industry engaging in consultation and accommodation and environmental assessment over many years. Given the flaws and misaligned incentives of the status quo, this process can often fail to address Indigenous peoples' concerns or resolve opposition to projects that have the potential to affect their traditional territories. The result is eroded relationships between Indigenous peoples and state governments, divisive political and legal resistance, and financial uncertainty for project proponents. The Northern Gateway Project provides a prime example of these consequences. The alternative, an FPIC regime implemented through Indigenous legal traditions, could be long, complicated, and contentious at points. However, it would cement Canada on a path towards reconciliation, one that the current system and its power dynamics can never achieve.
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Do you ever actually read the Terms & Conditions? How many of your passwords are the same? Haven’t we all been guilty of these at some point? ‘It is hard to think of our daily routine without the support of digital tools such as mobile devices, the internet, or social networks, but each has created […]
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Fourth-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan sent Talladega home in the Tornadoes' first NAIA National Tournament game on Tuesday as TWC came away with an 11-9 win as both teams combined for 27 hits and five errors. The Bulldogs (34-23-1) advanced to play LSU Alexandria in the 6 p.m. game Tuesday night.
The Tornadoes, as they had done on Monday against Embry-Riddle, jumped out to an early lead with a two-run first, but after the Bulldogs answered with three runs in the first and another in the second, the Tornadoes found themselves trailing 4-2.
Brent Adheen saw his 4-2 lead disappear in the third when TC plated four runs to retake a 5-4 advantage and pushed it to 7-4 with another two runs in the fourth frame. However, the Bulldogs answered with two runs of their own off of starter Luis Benitez, cutting the lead to 7-6.
A single run in the fifth pushed the Tornadoes' lead to 8-6, and both teams' offenses went quiet until a four-run seventh by TWC, starting with a two-run homer from Matt Malloy to knot the game before the Bulldogs took the lead for good and held on, 11-9.
In the best game of the first two days in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round Daytona Beach Bracket, the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs (35-23-1) outlasted LSU Alexandria (35-25), 2-1 in 11 innings to eliminate the Generals and move to Wednesday. The Bulldogs will take on Embry-Riddle in an elimination contest at 12 p.m. on Wednesday for the right to play Southern Poly at 4 p.m.
The game was a pitcher's duel for nine innings as Tyler Patterson (TWC) matched Rynn Touchet (LSUA) for three innings before LSUA finally got a run when Chance Schmidt drove in Mike Fredeboeling to give the Generals a 1-0 lead.
Touchet was untouchable through 6.2 innings, not giving up a hit until Josh McCray doubled in the seventh. Touchet kept the Bulldogs from scoring, but was removed in the eighth for Hunter Wallace.
Wallace got in trouble in the ninth and Tim Kiene kept TWC's season alive with two outs in the top of the ninth with an RBI single to right center, scoring Josh McCray from second to tie the game at 1-1.
Tyler Wilson pitched the final 2.2 innings for the Bulldogs, allowing no hits with three walks and four Ks and the Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead in the 11th on a K.J. Hockaday single that plated Logan Longwith.


A project that China’s government envisioned in 1992 will soon become a reality: the launch of the Chinese Space Station.
Scientific American reports that the culmination of the long-envisioned project will enter its construction phase when the core module of the CSS lifts off at the end of April.
China will add its own station to the list of 11 such facilities that have been inhabited by humans in Earth orbit, the report said. The first space station, Salyut, was launched 50 years ago by the Soviet Union.
Following the core modules entry into space, China has planned at least 10 more launches of other major modules. Reportedly, by the end of 2022, crewed and cargo missions will have completed the station’s assembly, making the CSS and the International Space Station “the only fully operational space stations in orbit.”
What is the size of the CSS?
Scientific American cited Gu Yidong, chief scientist of the China Manned Space program, who said, “We did not intend to compete with the ISS in terms of scale.” The station’s three-module configuration is “based on China’s needs for scientific experiments” and “what we consider a reasonable size for the sake of cost-effectiveness,” a size less than one fourth the mass of the ISS.
The ISS reportedly was built by 15 nations, and is the “largest and most expensive human-made structure in space.”
How will the CSS be used?
Reportedly, the CSS will accommodate both domestic and international experiments.
The station will house experiment racks on the inside and docking points outside the station for experiments involving space exposure with reserved space and resources for a number of international experiments.
Gu says that at this point, “about 100 experiments have been selected from more than 800 domestic proposals,” adding that data collection for some of them could start as early as next year, the report cited. The science, both inside and out, will include “space physiology, life science, fluid physics, materials science, astronomy and Earth observation.”
A year or two following the completion of the CSS, China reportedly plans to launch a “Hubble-size telescope” offering “300 times Hubble’s field of view.” It will operate in the same orbit, a few hundred kilometers away from the CSS, with the ability to dock with the space station for servicing if necessary.
China welcomes collaboration.
Gu stresses that China welcomes collaboration on the CSS “from scientists all over the world.” However, the report said the level of international collaboration the CSS will receive is unclear, due to “geopolitical hurdles,” noting that U.S. law places heavy restrictions on NASA scientists with regards to direct collaboration with China.
An expanded version of this report can be read via Scientific American.
- Wreckage found after helicopter crashes in northeastern Pennsylvania
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VALHALLA, N.Y. - Surprise, surprise. A new study shows defined benefit plans now might be cheaper than defined contribution plans for companies with overfunded plans.
The study, by Towers Perrin, the large Valhalla-based employee benefits consulting firm, found the booming stock market and low interest rates have swelled some companies' defined benefit plan coffers far beyond expectations, letting them skip making contributions for years. Yet year in and year out, many of these same companies contribute tens of millions - and even hundreds of millions - annually to their 401(k) plans.
Moreover, the overfunded status of some of these big corporate pension plans has allowed some companies to book a pension credit, instead of a pension expense, in their financial statements. That's because current accounting rules let companies include pension income as part of operating income.
The Towers Perrin study found pension income boosted the operating income of nine companies with overfunded pension plans in the Dow Jones industrial average by just less than 5% on average.
"Companies that have stayed with defined benefit plans are actually reaping the benefits of the good returns on the stock market," said Adam Reese, a consulting actuary with Towers Perrin in Arlington, Va.
By contrast, defined contribution plans are dragging down companies' earnings because most large companies match some of their employees' contributions and must contribute money to the plans each year.
And in most 401(k) plans, any benefits of good investment returns accrue to plan participants. In a defined benefit plan, investment performance is part of a plan's cash flow and when good, can offset some of the employer contribution.
The Towers Perrin study also helps to explain why some of the nation's largest corporations have revamped their pension plans, converting them into more flexible, hybrid structures such as cash balance plans - instead of jettisoning them in favor of 401(k) plans.
The study of the 28 companies in the Dow Jones industrial average that have defined benefit plans found that total defined benefit expenses for the group had fallen by almost two-thirds - to $1 billion in 1998 from $2.6 billion in 1997. (Those costs exclude special one-time costs associated with severance or early retirement programs.)
That translates into median expenses of a mere 0.3% as a percentage of corporate revenue or 1.2% of pension assets. On average, the 28 companies had pension expenses of only $40 million.
And while the cost of promised pension benefits in 1999 is $7 billion, or more than seven times the expense charged for these benefits in 1998, that increase is attributable to the drop in interest rates between 1997 and 1998. That's because the present value of accrued future benefits rises when interest rates drop.
In fact, nine of the 28 DJIA companies recorded pension income in 1998, up from only six the previous year, the Towers Perrin study notes.
Pensions & Investments identified most of those companies: Allied-Signal (which since has merged with Honeywell Inc.); Boeing Co.; Chevron Corp.; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; General Electric Co.; IBM Corp.; and International Paper Co.
"Companies are able to continue to provide significant (pension) benefits to employees and not have to incur the true cost of them because they are able to offset some of that cost by returns," Mr. Reese said.
And because accounting rules allow companies to spread out such gains over a number of years, pension costs could continue to fall for the foreseeable future, the Towers Perrin report states.
For example, International Paper logged $85 million in pension income in fiscal 1998, up from $75 million the year before, while shelling out $46 million for the defined contribution plan in 1997 and $47 million in 1998.
"The degree to which a pension department can perform above market averages or peers, it is adding value to the company's bottom line," said Robert Hunkeler, vice president and director of investments at International Paper.
But Mr. Hunkeler warned the fat returns companies have seen on their pension fund assets could evaporate if stocks take a downturn.
Meanwhile, Boeing reported defined benefit pension expenses of $65 million in 1997, but logged $121 million in pension income in its 1998 financial statements. It contributed $361 million to its defined contribution plan in 1997 and $417 million in 1998. The company's pension plan was overfunded to the tune of 112.8% of projected benefit obligations in 1998, and 128.1% in 1997, according to an analysis of its 1998 annual report.
Boeing can thank the "prolonged positive return from the market" for that, a company spokesman noted.
Boeing's pension income could go up even more in 1999 because the company switched to a cash balance plan at the beginning of this year - which would show up in its 1999 annual report next year.
Honeywell Inc., Morristown, N.J., had a $22 million pension expense in 1997, but a year later, it reported pension income of $10 million. The reason: the stock market's performance, said Edward T. Tokar, vice president of investments. He declined to say how much the company contributes to its 401(k).
IBM booked pension income of $420 million in fiscal 1997 - but paid in $236 million into its defined contribution plan that year. The company's pension income rose to $454 million in fiscal 1998, while it shelled out $258 million for its defined contribution plan.
IBM, which switched to a cash balance plan in July, could see its pension income increase even more as a result.
General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn., reported pension income of $1 billion in 1998. That's up about one-third from the $743 million pre-tax contribution of its pension income - including $412 million savings from its early retirement program - made to its operating income in 1997. After taxes, pension income contributed $660 million in 1998 and $483 million in 1997 to the company's net income, according to a company spokesman.
GE's pension surplus jumped to 157.5% of projected benefit liabilities up from 149.7% in 1997.
"Smart investing" and an exuberant stock market helped, a GE spokesman said.


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In Bhopal, the state-run telecom operator BSNL is the leading violator of call drop rate benchmark of two percent, set by telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI).
TRAI carried out audit and assessment of quality of service being provided by service providers in the city from May 3 to May 5. The results revealed that BSNL has the call drop rate at 12.38 percent on its 2G network and 22.17 percent on its 3G network. The report was published on June 13.
Other service providers except Airtel and Vodafone GSM, also lagged behind on maintaining call drop rate within the permissible limit.
Among other major violators is private-run Idea that had call drop rate going up to 9.85 percent on 2G network and 14.29 percent on 3G network. RCOM, a reliance communications network, had call drop up to 10.65 percent on its 3G network and 8.58 percent on 2G network.
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