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Новина | 04/08/2016 11:49

EEUA in Bolivia

EEUA seminars in Bolivia

April 04-08, 2014, EEUA visited our long-term revered partner in Bolivia - Minerva Education Consultants, namely Mr Oscar del Rio and Mrs Shannon O’Brien who managed to organize a very effective program – an education seminar/presentation for Bolivian students and also 2 visits to the local schools in Santa-Cruz.

The seminar was attended by about 90 prospective students and their parents who were very eager to find out more about Russian education. EEUA representative made a 30 minutes presentation in Spanish highlighting the main advantages of studying in Russia and the requirements the students have to fulfill. The audience listened very carefully making occasional comments and taking notes. The presentation was followed by a detailed Q&A session during which EEUA rep answered all the questions and dispelled doubts about Russian education.

The representative of a Bolivian organization which gives student loans was also present at the event and made a short speech on the conditions of getting a student loan to study in Russia.

Overall the seminar proved to be very effective and clearly showed the interest of Bolivians in studying in Russia.

By visiting the local High schools EEUA and its partners could effectively reach the future potential students who are already taking their decision about studying abroad. As both schools were international the pupils were shown a PPT presentation in English which they greatly enjoyed and asked all sorts of questions concerning the weather conditions in Russia, campus facilities, extracurricular activities etc.  After communication with the pupils EEUA concluded that International school graduates my study in Russia in English medium without any problems.

EEUA would like to express enormous gratitude to Minerva Education Consultants for the perfect organization of successful EEUA visit and all the efforts they’ve put into the marketing campaign.

We believe that more and more Bolivian students will start coming to Russia and share their experience with their peers who will follow their example!


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The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating the geostrategic nature of the agri-food sector and the need to maintain food self-sufficiency in the EU. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) therefore welcomes the new measure proposed by the European Commission to support farms and agri-food SMEs experiencing liquidity problems and to ensure their economic survival during this crisis. However, the EESC thinks that the European Commission should set up a special fund outside of the common agricultural policy budget to implement it.

As Europe slowly emerges from the coronavirus crisis, the climate emergency is starting to regain the place it deserves, coming back to the top of the EU agenda.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), which brings together civil society organisations from all Member States, developed this Opinion in response to a request by the Republic of Croatia's Presidency of the Council of the EU. The protection of the environment and the fight against climate change are the presidency's key issues.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) urges all EU institutions and Member States to continue with a rapid and aligned solidarity-based response to the coronavirus pandemic and to adopt additional measures promoting sustainable investments with a view to the European Green Deal. Member States should swiftly agree on a Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 in line with the Green Deal’s ambitions.

Trade policy in exceptional times: this week's negotiation rounds on the updating of the trade aspect of the EU-Chile Association Agreement are being held remotely. In the run-up to this round, the EU-Chile Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) adopted a joint declaration on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. JCC members flagged up the danger of increased social inequality and supported bilateral and multilateral cooperation as the best way to tackle the crisis.

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The paper titled "Multi-Objective Optimization of Channel Mapping for Fail-Operational Hybrid TDM NoCs" authored by Nguyen Anh Vu Doan, Max Koenen, Thomas Wild and Andreas Herkersdorf has been accepted for publication at the 11th International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Algorithms and Applications (PDAA'19).

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Connecting with other Moodlers

These are lonely times. It’s easy to feel shut-in, isolated, alone. While my state isn’t in lockdown, my family is isolating from the outside world as much as possible right now. I don’t think I’ve been more than 20 km from this desk in a month.

It feels like it’s going to be this way for a while, so we are looking for different ways to connect. My work colleagues and I use Microsoft Teams to hold our morning and afternoon scrums, and anytime we need to virtually hang our heads over the cubical wall and talk through a problem. That’s working pretty well, we’re a well functioning distributed team. My family and I meet every Saturday Night for “family chat” in a Facebook room. It took the pandemic to get everyone to meet weekly, something we should have been doing all this time. And this week coming up, I’m going to attempt virtual game night with a few friends and we’ll figure out if it’s possible to play a party game in Zoom.

But how do I connect with other Moodlers? Well, there is the ElearningWorld monthly open Zoom meeting. Now, I have to admit I have trouble attending because the times don’t exactly line up great for me. I tried hard to get to the July afternoon session, but work got in the way.

There are a few Facebook groups you could join. Specifically, the New Zealand Moodle Users group is a good place to drop a line and meet other Moodlers. And they’ve been nice enough to allow non-New Zealanders like me to join.

There’s plenty of other ways we can stay connected, and I’d like you to share in the comments other groups and virtual get togethers that you know about. It’s easy to feel isolated right now, so reach out to each other online. If you have a group of Moodle or EdTech friends, why not organise an online meet-up? It doesn’t have to be big or fancy, just a few colleagues and a cup of coffee and maybe a show-n-tell. Let’s keep our Moodle communities communicating!

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  • 25th July 2020 at 6:15 pm

    Yes, interesting times eh?
    I haven’t felt particularly isolated, but that’s because of personal history that means I’m an independent and quiet person (which most people who meet me in professional life wouldn’t believe! lol)
    But I can remember when my immediate family went to the UK for 6 weeks (my partner and two young daughters), and I cried in the car driving all the way home already missing them so much!
    With Skype, Zoom, BigBlueButton, Facebook, Twitter, etc. etc. we might have assumed that most people would still feel ‘connected’ ?
    But I think COVID-19 and lockdowns have also show, very importantly, that as humans we are social animals, and we like to socialise with groups – family, neighbours, friends, workmates, Moodlers !
    I’ve heard of a few people having ‘quiz nights’ and suchlike virtually – and that seems like such a good idea – having FUN with others, albeit online, seems like something we should naturally be doing with others, and making the effort to organise 🙂

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Driver assistance to represent €9bn market for photonics by 2020, says Tematys

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As cars start to include more onboard smart and safety functionality, the opportunities for photonics in the automotive sector look set to increase, writes Clémentine Bouyé and Jacques Cochard at market research firm Tematys

Automotive is an innovative industry; car manufacturers place innovation as one of their top priorities for strategy [1], with high-performance electric vehicles, laser headlamps and parking assistance systems all examples of innovative technology now available in modern vehicles.

The trend toward innovation is a huge opportunity for photonics companies. Until recently, photonics was integrated into cars only through lighting, but now advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) represent the fastest growing segment for photonics in the automotive sector. The EPIC-Tematys study expects the market for photonics in ADAS to grow from around €2.8 billion in 2014 to almost €9 billion in 2020, with a CAGR 2014-2020 of around 22 per cent [2]. The report outlines the opportunities for photonics in the automotive industry, focused on advanced driver assistance systems.

The core business of photonics in automotive is and will remain exterior lighting: front and rear headlamps, daytime running lights, brake lights, etc. Today, the market represents eight per cent growth and, while automotive lighting is still currently the biggest market for photonics, it is not the most favourable segment for photonics companies wanting to enter the automotive market, as the innovation is undertaken by large and well-established companies like Osram, Philips, Koito Manufacturing, Valeo, and Visteon, leaving little space for newcomers.

Active vehicle safety, on the other hand, is a relatively new domain and car manufacturers are seeking breakthrough technologies to protect drivers and passengers – active safety systems or ADAS include functionality like front and rear collision detection, automatic emergency braking systems, adaptive cruise control, lane assist systems, and blind spot detection.

Photonics market revenue in ADAS from 2013 to 2020 in millions of Euros

Photonic systems are able to fulfil this need for high added-value technologies, and ADAS is the entry point for photonics newcomers in the automotive industry. Sensors like cameras, lidar or night vision systems are or will be used for obstacle detection, while head-up displays (HUD) will be embedded in more cars to give advanced information to the driver.

Among all the photonic-based systems used to enable ADAS functions, the ones that will be widely adopted in the coming years are those offering an immediate value to the driver. This is the case for head-up displays, for instance, and car manufacturers report a high customer demand for this technology. HUD is a field where new photonic players can enter. Indeed, original designs are required to reduce size and increase the display area of next generation HUD. Small photonics companies like Lemoptix (Switzerland) or Two Trees Photonics (UK) have developed new designs based on laser scanning micro-projection or holography, and these companies are now collaborating with automotive industry players.

Other technologies that are expected to enter the car are vision and sensing systems to give information about the car’s environment and detect hazardous situations. Cameras have started to be embedded in cars for a few years now and are expected to be adopted even further due to customer demand and regulations. It is a great opportunity for camera manufacturers that wish to diversify into the automotive field. Due to high costs and maintenance issues, the adoption path for lidar will be longer, but carmakers expect 3D mapping lidar to evolve rapidly and to advance research in autonomous driving. Photonic companies like Velodyne (USA) or Ibeo (Germany) are taking advantage of this trend and are developing lidar to map the car’s surroundings, covering 360° in 3D.

Photonics has a bright future in the automotive sector, especially in ADAS where the strong demand for reliable, high added value and cost-effective technologies will open the road for newcomers from the photonics industry. However, even if carmakers or Tier 1 suppliers are sourcing groundbreaking ideas and concepts among innovative photonics companies, the technology production is still generally undertaken by large companies already involved in the automotive industry that are used to the high volumes and constraints of car manufacturing.

[1] 'The most innovative companies 2013', Boston Consulting Group

[2] Tematys, EPIC, 'Photonics Technologies for ADAS in the Automotive Industry – Needs, Challenges, Market Forecasts', March 2015.

Clémentine Bouyé is an analyst at Tematys and Jacques Cochard a partner at the firm. Tematys conducts market research on optics, photonics and sensor technology. Additional writing by Carlos Lee, director general of the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) - EPIC and Tematys have released a report outlining opportunities for photonics in the automotive industry. The report is focused on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

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HIFU is a highly precise medical procedure that applies high-intensity focused ultrasound energy to deliver the energy into deeper layers of skin (SMAS layer) as well as dermis layer in a non-invasive way. Compared to the lasers and RF that are designed for the immediate effect, HIFU provides a long-lasting effect as well as the immediate effects by affecting the deeper layer of skin.

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HIFU (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound treats at a depth only previously treated via a surgical procedure.  It tightens at a deeper level – a muscular level – hence the amazing results.

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Very obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy baby

Current recommendations should be changed for underweight and very obese women

London, May 14, 2018

Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations, according to a new study in the journal Heliyon. The researchers behind the study, from Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sud Réunion in France, say the current guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be adjusted for better outcomes in underweight and very obese women and their babies.

The new study reveals the optimal weight gain for women that would give them a balanced risk of having a very small or very large baby. The findings will enable healthcare providers to give their patients more personalized recommendations. The team has developed an online calculator that can advise women on their ideal weight gain for the safest birth outcome, based on the research.

“The results of our research provide a solution to the conundrum affecting the 135 million pregnancies per year on this planet,” said lead author Dr. Pierre-Yves Robillard. “Women want to know what their optimal weight gain should be to have their baby as safely as possible, and their maternity care providers want to know what advice they can give women throughout their pregnancy. While our results show the recommendations are fine for women in the normal weight range, we have shown they are not ideal for very underweight and very overweight women.”

There is a strong link between the weight of mother and baby: very underweight mothers tend to have smaller babies – called small for gestational age (SGA) babies – and morbidly obese mothers tend to have more large for gestational age (LGA) babies. These babies are at higher risk of conditions like heart attacks, hypertension, obesity and diabetes as adults than babies born at normal weight.

Graph showing the balanced risk of having an SGA or LGA baby – Maternal Fetal Corpulence Symbiosis (MFCS).

In order to ensure babies have the safest births and healthiest lives possible, there are guidelines recommending the ideal weight gain during pregnancy based on body mass index (BMI). These guidelines, set by the US Institute of Medicine in 2009, have been subject to some controversy: in countries where women are generally smaller, such as Japan and Korea, healthcare providers have suggested the weight gain at the lower end of the spectrum is not sufficient. With the increasing burden of obesity in many countries, it has been suggested that very obese women should in fact lose weight during pregnancy.

To test these claims, Dr. Robillard and the team carried out a 16.5-year observational study. They recorded the pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain, and weight of the baby of 52,092 women who gave birth at full term. The first finding was that only women with a normal BMI had a balanced risk of having an SGA or LGA baby (both 10 percent risk); they call this crossing point the Maternal Fetal Corpulence Symbiosis (MFCS).

They then looked at how this MFCS shifted with BMI and weight gained during pregnancy. They pinpointed for each BMI category what the optimal weight gain should be for a balanced risk of having an SGA and LGA baby. This revealed that although the current recommendations are correct for women with a normal BMI, they are not correct for underweight or obese women.

According to the study, a woman with a BMI of 17 should gain about 22kg instead of the recommended 12.5-18kg. An obese woman with a BMI of 32 should gain 3.6 kg instead of the recommended 5-9kg. And a very obese women with a BMI of 40 should actually lose 6kg.

“We were surprised to find such a linear connection between BMI, weight gain and MFCS,” said Dr. Robillard. “The results will greatly facilitate an individualized approach when advising women about their optimal weight gain during pregnancy without having to put them into fixed categories – using the equation we uncovered, it’s possible to give specific advice based on the exact BMI of the woman.”

The results have already led to an online calculator in which a woman can enter their height and weight to get a specific recommendation for her optimal weight gain, based on the research results. This could be developed into an app for women and their healthcare providers.

Graph showing MFCS values for each BMI category.

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At some stage, most brand owners will hit a stall point. They’ll have grown, sometimes very quickly, but as their growth rate flattens out, many become unsure how to keep up the momentum they have worked so hard to build. Here are seven ways to help you take your already successful brand to the next level.

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Restoring the Gaff Rigged Sloop REEB

By Chris Maples

The gaff-rigged sloop REEB (Beer spelled backwards) was one of three wooden day sailers built in 1922 for a resort in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. My father purchased it in 1953 and raced and day sailed it for several years along the Door Peninsula. In 1958, he obtained a job at the Defoe Shipyard in Bay City, Michigan; with no means of trailering the REEB, he decided to sail it to Bay City.

The REEB, a typical wood plank construction, was plagued with small leaks. Eventually, my father grew tired of launching the boat, letting it fill with water, waiting for the planks to swell, and then finally pumping the bilge so that he could sail. Not to mention the ongoing task he faced of keeping the bilge dry. So with the aid of his coworkers and one of Defoe’s large cranes, he pulled the boat and turned it over to fiberglass the hull using polyester resin. The metalworkers at Defoe’s also built an aluminum sleeve for the centerboard box, giving the hull additional stiffness as well as preventing further leaks.

With its modifications, my father sailed the REEB in the Saginaw Bay for several years. Then other responsibilities interfered. The sailboat ended up on shore, uncovered, for nearly fifteen years followed by five years in a barn. When the barn was to be demolished, my father asked my brother, Craig, and me if we wanted to restore it; otherwise the REEB would be destroyed. We took the boat.

Mast repairs

Our first work was sporadic, usually done in Craig’s basement. Initial projects included sanding and refinishing the wood mast, gaff and boom. A crack had developed in the mast at the point where the gaff rests when the sail is hoisted. We cleaned out the crack with a chisel and then filled it with WEST SYSTEM® 105/205 until the wood could no longer absorb the epoxy. Then we wrapped the mast with a few layers of 6 oz fiberglass several inches further than the crack in each direction. Finally, we wrapped this with a single piece of 1/32″ copper sheet which not only improved the appearance, but also added abrasion resistance where the gaff meets the mast.

Inspecting and repairing the hull

In the early 90’s, we decided to devote more time and money to the restoration, largely because Delta College Sailing School allowed us to work inside in their new pole barn. First, we removed the deck and cabin and found the majority of the rotted wood was located in the bottom of the hull where water had sat for many years. We removed all of the ribs in that area and removed and sanded away the rotted wood.

In a couple of small areas, the rot was too extensive and we needed to scarf in replacement wood. Since the fiberglass skin on the hull was still in good shape, we were able to remove rotted sections of plank from the inside of the hull, being careful not to disturb the fiberglass. We then scarfed replacement pieces of wood to the existing plank. We wet out these areas with WEST SYSTEM 105/206, then used 105/206 thickened with 404 High-Density Filler to bond in the new plank section.

Many of the ribs that needed to be replaced were located on the very flat portions of the hull so we could use straight pieces of mahogany for rib replacement. To replace a few ribs near the water line, we laminated thin strips of mahogany to the curvature of the hull, building up to the necessary thickness.

Once the ribs were finished, we coated the inside of the hull with WEST SYSTEM 105/206 to provide a good surface for painting. Although this is not a recommended procedure, we wanted to seal the remaining planks that were affected by rot. Time will tell if it was a good idea. After washing and lightly sanding the cured epoxy, we painted with two coats of a gloss white polyurethane.

Deck and cabin repairs

Once the inside of the hull was complete, we began rebuilding the deck. We built the entire deck framework with dry pressure treated lumber. Then we bonded a treated marine grade plywood deck to the frames with epoxy. We would cover this after completing the cabin repairs.

The curved cabin was in pretty good shape except for some rotted wood where the deck joined the cabin. We coated the cabin with WEST SYSTEM 105/206 and then faired it, thickening the epoxy with 407 Low-Density Filler. To finish the cabin, we chose to bond an oak veneer on the curved vertical surface using the two-step bonding method.

With the deck and cabin removed, we found the majority of the rotted wood was located in the lower part of the hull where water had sat for many years.

The compound curvature of the cabin made applying the new veneer a difficult project. Spiling was necessary to get the veneer to lie flat around the curved front of the cabin. We had purchased veneer in a roll just a few inches wider than the height of the cabin. When we tried to follow the top of the cabin, the veneer would lift off the bottom half of the cabin as we rounded toward the cockpit coaming. We knew we could use pieces of trim to cover both the top and bottom of the cabin. We decided to place another piece of trim vertically at the front of the cabin. This allowed the two sides of the cabin to be bonded separately. There was still a tendency for the veneer to travel downward, away from the cabin top, as it was wrapped around either side. To solve this problem, we simply started the veneer above the top edge of the cabin and by the time we reached the beginning of the cockpit coaming, the veneer was even with the top.

After replacing all of the ribs and much of the planking in the bottom of the hull, we coated the interior with epoxy and two coats of white polyurethane.

To apply, we coated both the veneer and the cabin with WEST SYSTEM 105/206 and then applied a second layer of epoxy thickened with 406 Colloidal Silica Filler, using a notched trowel. The veneer was held in place by clamping thin strips of wood over the outside of the cabin every six inches, starting from the front and working aft. This allowed us to remove trapped air as we moved along the cabin face. Once the epoxy was cured, the excess veneer was trimmed off at the forward part of the cabin. The outside of the veneer was coated with 3 coats of 105/207 Special Clear Hardener since we wanted a clear finish. Then we applied 6 coats of varnish.

Originally, the deck of the REEB was covered with canvas that was repainted every couple of seasons. Craig and I wanted to recapture this look as it had been recorded in photographs of our father sailing the boat years before. However, we wanted something that would require less upkeep. We chose an inexpensive canvas/vinyl decking material with a built in nonskid surface.

Fairing and finishing the hull exterior

The last big project was finishing the exterior of the hull.  As mentioned earlier, my father had covered the hull many years earlier with polyester and fiberglass. This fiberglass shell is essentially what saved the boat and it was still bonded to the planking fairly well. However, at the time the fiber glassing was done, there was little attention paid to fairing the bottom. We decided to leave the fiberglass shell in place and fair it. After sanding off all of the old topside paint and anti-fouling bottom paint, we were faced with an extensive fairing job as well as a few small holes in the fiberglass.

Once the inside of the hull was complete, we rebuilt the deck using pressure treated lumber frames, with treated marine grade plywood bonded to the frames with epoxy.

We covered the deck with a canvas/vinyl material with a built in non-skid surface to recapture the original look of canvas.

We first coated the exterior with four coats of WEST SYSTEM 105/206, washing the cured epoxy with water and an abrasive pad, followed by light sanding. Then we filled and faired using 105/206/407 to achieve a respectably fair hull. We finished with 3 more coats of epoxy. Finally, we painted the bottom with a polyurethane topside finish. We do plan to use bottom paint in the future, but wanted to first allow a season’s growth on the bottom so we can determine where the waterline is.

Launching and Sailing the restored REEB

We finally moved REEB outside, stepped the mast, and began rigging in May of 1999.

We were excited when we finally moved REEB outside, stepped the mast, and began rigging. Since this was the first gaff-rigged sloop Craig and I had worked on, we had to call in our father for help on rigging details.

We launched on Memorial Day, 1999. As we headed out on the Saginaw Bay and raised sail, many heads turned. In this classic gaff-rigged sloop lives a piece of Great Lakes sailing history. We are proud to bring back to life a boat built almost 80 years ago that had been out of the water for over 30 years. The boat is fun to sail. In the future, we hope to build a trailer so we can cruise REEB again in the Door Peninsula and in the North Channel. We want others to see and enjoy this day sailer of another age.

We launched on Memorial Day, headed out to the bay and raised REEB’s sail for the first time in over thirty years.


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Here we go … again.

Another “fight fer freedom” … I’ve lost count at this point.

We just can’t get our fill, can we?

It’s not enough that we’re already bogged down in two Middle Eastern wars/occupations – and tottering on the edge of a currency default and possibly a complete collapse of our economy here in the Homeland. We need to jump into a third Middle Eastern war.

Halliburton, Kellog Root & Brown require it. Obama – the latest sock puppet/front man for the corporate state – is implementing it.

America the Psychotic ought to be our new national anthem. We’d go ape if some other country decided to “intervene” in our affairs after, say, Katrina. But we can just dive right on into other countries’ internal paroxysms at our whim – attacking whomever we wish – just because we can. So long as they’re low-rent enough that we can attack them with relative impunity, that is. We never hit anyone who can hit back. I suspect that is going to change. And we will have deserved every bit of it.

Or maybe the new anthem ought to be America the stupid. Because we just never learn. The poltroons (a great word; look it up) and other species of Chickenhawkus Americanus now orchestrating the bombing of Libya are the same know-it-all donkeys who turgidly demanded that “we” (that is, cannon fodder 19-year-olds from StumpJump, West Virginia) clear out Saddam because there was an Islamic Thomas Jefferson – hell, a whole slew of Iraqi founding fathers, faithful democrats all- waiting to take his place.

Just like in Afghanistan. They love freedom, you see. Democracy, too.

Except when they don’t and we find out we have to prop up another puppet, usually as brutal as the one just deposed – with the billy stick of “the troops” – endlessly, forever.

There’s no money for America’s falling apart roads; none to help the millions of regular people egregiously and deliberately, criminally screwed over by Wall Street shysters – looking at a home note that’s 40 percent higher than the current market value of their place. But there’s no end to the money available to fund the fights for freedom, wherever they may be – even though they’re as much about “freedom” as being a Republican these days means you are conservative. We’ll fight ’em anyhow because after all, who gives a damn about the rugheads – or (let’s be even more honest) the Cannon Fodder Kids from StumpJump West by God Virginia whom we like to call “the troops” because it has a nice saccharine ring to it and also because it’s easier to think in general terms instead of individually maimed for life or just plain dead soldiers.

The premise offered up by the American Jihadis (cough, “world community”) now attacking Libya is that we’re helping the good guys. Really?  What the heck do we actually know about what’s going on in Libya? Who the people on either side really are? It’s like Iraq, where we naively thought – more accurately, were told – the anti-Saddam guys were good guys with almost cartoon-like childish propaganda when it turns out they are really just a different type of bad guy. We had to pay them off – are still paying them off – to keep them from shooting our “troops” through the heay-ud.  The formerly secular Iraq is now a seething cauldron of radical Islamic thuggishness. But they do have electricity – sometimes. And other freedoms besides, too.

Or how about when we helped the (cough) “freedom fighters” in Afghanistan against the Russians back in the ’80s? Those “freedom fighters” used us – and hated us as much as the Russians. Because, in their eyes we both were interlopers in their affairs, messing with their countries for our own greedy economic and geopolitical purposes. Which of course is 100 proof Troof. Which is why we don’t like to think about it much. Just wave the flag and feel good about the “freedom” that (cough) “we” are fighting for…

But have you ever wondered why we never fight fer freedom where there’s no oil? Or other strategic interest?

You may recall that among the “freedom fighters” in Afghanistan back in The Day  could be found a young Saudi prince named Osama. His “freedom fighters” became the germ cell for what became al Qaeda and eventually, 9/11. To a very great extent, we made Osama – and created al Qaeda.

Chalmers Johnsom – a genuinely smart guy who therefore is universally ignored – calls the result of all this, of our almost fetishistic need to bat at hornet’s nests like a retarded teenager, blowback.

His point (and mine too) is simply this: We don’t know what’s going on in these countries; not really – and besides, we have no more business involving ourselves in these distant lands, trying to regiment the societies of foreign peoples, than foreign peoples have business in our land, force-feeding us whatever it is they think is the right way to organize our society. We’d resent the hell out of it – and them – yet we can’t imagine that they might just resent us for precisely the same reason.

America is not The Messiah and its deeply flawed, deeply hypocritical  – and now, nearly broke – government needs to quit looking for (supposed) dragons to slay abroad.

We can’t afford it, we don’t have any right to do it – and we have no clue what we are doing in these pestholes anyhow.

We really should have re-elected The Chimp to a third term.

The latest Decider is no different – and much less entertaining.

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  1. Funny. Republicans get all worked up about Benghazi but could care less about the murderous massacre that led to it. this article was written 8 ears ago and Libya is still a complete disaster. Unleashed millions of stone age neandrethals on Europe. Which likely was the whole point. I remember Anthony Bourdain had a fairly recent tv show there. Basically praised the whole intervention. Said it was great while talking to paid shucksters no doubt. Also while driving around in an armored convoy of course. Lost all respect for him then. His choice in a girlfriend proved that as well of course.

    • Bourdain seemed to have sold out when he moved to CNN. Previously he seemed to have a clue and often challenged the status quo.

      The Libya episode was where it became very obvious he was spouting official propaganda.

  2. Mr. Peters: Your essay of May 7 on LRC was truly oustanding. You
    pose a thoughtful question: what does Juy 4 mean nowadays? What
    should we be celebrating? Certainly not our gov’t: increasingly
    omnipotent, out of control financially, an international menace, despised the world over and fighting unwinnable wars of choice on four fronts, wars based on lies and half-truths. (We have a long history doing that!)
    Our gov’t pounces on the law-abiding and productive, yet is strangely easy on murderers, muggers, and thugs. Our cities have
    large swaths of cesspools of vice, criminality and squalor. And that must never be mentioned. Our minorities are always angry and dissatisfied, yet on average lag in every measure of achievement except sports/entertainment. Our popular music is mostly grotesque.Our nation’s public schools are exorbitantly expensive yet yield meager results, and are often unsafe. Our health-care system is hugely expensive as well as economically insupportable. Our govt and business elites
    have taken the bread out of our mouths by exporting over 25 million jobs, de-indusrtializing us over-night and permanently.
    Countless lobbyists corrupt our politicians for the sake of the
    the very few at the top. And when Paul Ryan tells Obama, “our debt will bury us; we need entitlement give-backs,” Obama says he is ‘un-American.’ Coming froma dyed-in-the-wool Marxist, that is rich! Wonder why there’s no action on the invasion of illegals? The elites are busy bringing all the joys of the Mexican economy to us, right here. The next thing they will also bring is the Gulags.
    Welcome to the New World Order, brought to you by Bush I and II,
    the Clintons, and Obama. In 1866,it was defeated Gen’l Robert E. Lee who proved to be dead right: he saw the future of America as tyranny at home, imperialism abroad. And it is here now, and to me is mighty ugly. As Edmund Burke said, “In order for people to love their country, it must be lovely.” Is America lovely? What say you?

    • Thanks, Alan… I wish it were otherwise but when you examine the everyday reality of what we can and cannot do in America (and what the government now does, routinely and brazenly) it is hard to be excited about “our freedoms” let alone worried about “the terrorists.” 9/11 was a tragedy but the fact of the matter is that al Qaeda didn’t take away a single freedom we once enjoyed; our own government did that. Lee – a gentleman soldier – rightly foresaw what would arise when government by consent died, as it did in 1865.

  3. Again Eric, I think your whole outlook will be improved, if you do just one thing: Quit associating yourself with this idea of a country. You use the term “we,” “our,” throughout the whole article. BUT you have nothing to do with THEIR decision making. What you do have a choice in is if YOU are going to support THEIR decisions. And this is the essence of why problems continue to exist here and elswhere around the world. Because people have to root for the home team, THEIR team goddammit! WHY? Just because you were born between some latitude and longitudinal lines that say you’re an American? Grow up. Go back and reread your last twenty articles. They are all complaining about the stupid things America does for power. Ok? They only get this power because people figure oh well, i have to support them with taxes and other things. What has America ever done for you? Come on Eric. Where the fuck are your balls at bro?

  4. Amen. Right or wrong, when you meddle in the affairs of other countries, I think you tend to accumulate a growing list of enemies.

    If you bomb my house, I will not think well of you. I will not care if you say you were trying to get rid of a my bad leader. As bad as you say he is he did not destroy my house.

    [i]”His point (and mine too) is simply this: We don’t know what’s going on in these countries; not really – and besides, we have no more business involving ourselves in these distant lands, trying to regiment the societies of foreign peoples, than foreign peoples have business in our land, force-feeding us whatever it is they think is the right way to organize our society.”[/i]


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Talking with Jarrod Croker the criminally underrated Raiders legend

Jarrod Croker is undoubtedly one of the game's greatest enigmas, with the 29-year-old Canberra Raiders captain considered by many to be criminally underrated.

Already with 265 games, 128 tries, 767 goals and 2046 points to his name in his 12-year career in the lime green, Croker should be remembered as one the game's elite players and a Raiders legend when he decides to hang up the boots - statistically, at least.

He's already the Raiders' all-time leading try scorer and is on track to become the club's most-capped player when he surpasses the great Jason Croker (318 games).

At his current trajectory, the Canberra centre is also on pace to overtake Cameron Smith as the NRL's all-time leading point scorer.

And yet, Croker is yet to taste NSW or Australian representative honours and may well never get the chance to do so.

With his scoring prowess speaking for itself, he's turned his focus toward the defensive side of the game, for which he's received criticism aplenty.

"I still cop it," Croker laughed when speaking to the Talking with TK podcast, "but I believe I've improved.

"A lot of it is game awareness and concentration to be honest... I've never doubted my ability to tackle.

"It's the decision making and making it for 80 minutes and for 26 rounds of the year.

"It's being able to come up with the right decision as much as possible and not make the wrong one."

Ever the humble leader, Croker credits much of his defensive improvements on the talent that surrounds him.

"Having Elliott Whitehead as the four-man inside me - the backrower - and certainly Jack Wighton [has helped].

"Having him defend next to you makes the world of difference... he just hits like a front-rower, he just hammers blokes.

Croker is undoubtedly held in high regard by the Raiders and is heralded for his leadership abilities, having captained the Canberra side since 2014 and taking home Dally M Captain of the Year honours in 2016.

He insists, however, that longtime coach and Raiders legend Ricky Stuart deserves a great deal of praise for his success in that regard.

"He's the one who threw faith in me as a 24-year-old to be a captain," he said.

"We're still doing leadership work - we've got a leadership coach who comes in now and he's been with us for the past 18 months.

"But there's been a lot of people [to influence my leadership] so I can't really narrow it down to one.

"I'm still learning as a leader, and for someone like 'Sticky' to still want to be learning as a coach, it shows how much I've still got to be learning as a leader."

Given everything he has achieved to date - and all that he is a near certainty to achieve in the future - Croker's attitude towards football will ensure he reaches great things before his career's close.

Regardless of whether he does get the chance to pull on the famous sky blue jersey of NSW, he will certainly leave behind an incredible legacy with the Raiders and indeed the NRL.


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Tottenham boss Pochettino handed two-match ban for Mike Dean meltdown

Pochettino lets rip at Mike Dean after Spurs beaten (0:46)

Following Tottenham's surprise loss at Burnley, their manager Maurcio Pochettino marched on to the field at full time to confront referee Mike Dean (0:46)

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been handed a two-match touchline ban for improper conduct at the end of the 2-1 Premier League defeat at Burnley, the Football Association has announced.

Defeat dented third-placed Tottenham's title hopes and Pochettino appeared to vent his frustration at referee Mike Dean in a furious confrontation.

A statement read: "Mauricio Pochettino has been fined £10,000 and will serve a two-match touchline ban following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing. The Tottenham Hotspur manager accepted an improper conduct charge from The FA, which resulted from his language and/or behaviour -- both on the pitch and in or around the tunnel area -- at the end of the game against Burnley on 23 February."

The Spurs boss will be absent from the touchline for the upcoming Premier League games against Southampton this Saturday and the trip to Liverpool on Sunday, March 31.

Pochettino, who apologised to Dean and said he would learn from the experience, was charged for two breaches of the FA's Rule E3 which concerns general behaviour.

"Watching after on the video, my behaviour, I think I need to accept the charge from the FA. I'm not going to ask [for a personal hearing]," Pochettino said after the incident. "At the same time I need to apologise to Mike Dean. Right or wrong in the way that I wanted to complain, I cannot behave in that way. My behaviour was public and now I want to apologise in a public way too.

"I think it's going to help me and I hope I don't repeat this type of situation. It's not going to help my team, my club, the job of the referees and of course myself. I think I'm a very smart person who cannot repeat the same mistake."