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Prof. Jacek Jania, Polish Academy of Science, President of Committee on Polar Research
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Conference: A MORE ACCESSIBLE ARCTIC: MYTHS, FACTS AND ISSUES AHEAD
On 1 March 2011 Embassy of Embassy of Canada to Poland and the Polish Institute of International Affairs organized a conference devoted to Arctic region.
“This half-day conference brought together Polish and Canadian Arctic experts and decision
makers to support and consider the emerging discussion in Poland on this important region.
Poland has been a distinguished member of the Arctic research community and a prominent
Observer State of the Arctic Council since its inception. While to Canadians the Arctic is home,
and to Polish researchers it is a challenging but familiar workplace, to much of the international
community and indeed Polish society it remains relatively unknown or misunderstood. Far from
being a ‘wild west’ frontier as it is sometimes portrayed, the Arctic is a well-governed and
thriving homeland to numerous indigenous communities with enormous development potential.
Canada’s vision for the Arctic is that of a stable region with clearly defined boundaries, dynamic
economic growth and trade, vibrant Northern communities, and healthy and productive
ecosystems. The Arctic Council is for Canada the well-established and principal forum for
international cooperation in these areas. Poland’s vision of the Arctic is similar, as an observer
in the Arctic Council, which convenes and supports sustained dialogue and cooperation.
Canada, like Poland, has made a strong commitment to Arctic science—the foundation for sound
policy- and decision-making on the environment. Canada was the single largest financial
contributor to International Polar Year research activities and has announced the construction
of a state of the art international High Arctic research facility in Cambridge Bay, and Poland
maintains a world-class scientific research base in Spitsbergen. New opportunities and
challenges are emerging across the Arctic, in part as a result of climate change and the pursuit
of resources. While this may well support social and economic development, it may also bring
new environmental threats, search and rescue incidents, civil emergencies and, potentially
even illegal activity*”.
*Quote from conference’s agenda
Bangkok. September 2008.
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Ministry of Justice / Supreme Court Buildings.
Rajadamnoen Nai Road, Bangkok.
( Photographs from 1906 show the prison for Minor Crimes (Kong Lahuthot) occupied the space where the Ministry of Justice has been built. )
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October 15, 2007
The Supreme Court Building has stood on Rattanakosin Island for several decades but not many people know the history behind its construction. The government's decision to demolish the building to make way for a new one means the destruction of not only architectural heritage but also the last symbol of the most important stages of Siamese jurisdiction, said Chatri Prakitnonthakarn, lecturer at Silpakorn University's Faculty of Architecture.
The Supreme Court Building has great historical value as it is the only remaining building of "The Celebration on the Occasion of Thailand Regaining Absolute Jurisdiction" in 1938, said Chatri, the author of "Politics and Society in Architectural Art".
The Association of Siamese Architects this year placed the Ministry of Justice buildings on its list of historical buildings that should be preserved.
But the present government recently approved Bt3.764 million for the construction of a new Supreme Court building, which will take four years to complete.
According Supreme Court president Panya Thanomrod, the building has been in bad condition for decades and the government has spent nearly Bt1 billion on repairs over the years. However, Chatri wondered if the building's condition was really so bad that it needed to be replaced.
"It is younger than many other buildings on Rattanakosin Island. Those buildings were built in the reign of King Rama V and are still well preserved today," he said. The architecture lecturer recently organised a public discussion on the topic "The Supreme Court Building: The value of architectural art of historical buildings of the Justice Ministry in Rattanakosin".
"The historical value of the Supreme Court Building is that it is the only remaining structure that was built to commemorate the occasion of Thailand regaining absolute jurisdiction," Chatri said.
Siam granted extra-territorial jurisdiction to another country for the first time in 1885, when King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Great Britain's envoy, Sir John Bowring, signed the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce, later commonly referred to as "The Bowring Treaty".
The treaty allowed the establishment of a British consulate in Bangkok and guaranteed Britain full extra-territorial powers. Following the Bowring Treaty, many other Western countries forced Siam to grant them the same powers.
In 1938 the Thai government led by the People's Party (Kana Ratsadon), which had carried out the revolution six years earlier that abruptly ended 150 years of absolute monarchy under the Chakri Dynasty and led Siam into an era of the constitutional monarchy, managed after a struggle to finally regain the country's absolute jurisdiction.
The government ordered the construction of the Ministry of Justice buildings as part of the celebrations of the event, and as a symbol of the country's absolute jurisdiction.
The first phase of the project was completed in 1941 and the second in 1943, but the last phase - the Supreme Court Building - was delayed for 20 years due to World War II and political changes in Thailand. Construction of the building finally began in 1959 and was completed in 1963.
The Supreme Court Building was designed with similar features to other "modern" architectural styles of the time - primarily the simplification of form and elimination of ornamentation.
Many buildings were seen simply as "boxes".
"The government [led by the People's Party] used the simplicity of the modern architecture as a symbol of its political ideology - representing 'ordinary people' and 'equality' in a democratic system," said Chatri. The Supreme Court Building is one of historical symbols of the People's Party, he said.
Chatri wondered whether the plan to replace the current Supreme Court Building was another effort to remove symbols of the People's Party from Thailand's political history.
The plan was first proposed in 1986, when the building was only 23 years old, and the Cabinet at the time approved a budget of Bt2.2 billion. The idea was discussed again in 1992, soon after a coup d'etat.
Supreme Court president Panya said that due to the country's economic situation and other problems, the project had to be suspended for more than a decade.
The construction plan and the budget for the new building was approved in December last year as part of "The Cele-brations of the Auspicious Occa-sion of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary 5th December 2007".
A schematic drawing of the new building shows a modern architectural style with Thai ornamentation on top.
Ironically, the approval of the construction of the new Supreme Court Building violates the Office of the Prime Minister's regulation on the conservation and development of Rattanakosin City and old towns.
The entire Rattanakosin Island has been declared a "conservation area" that does not allow any new construction.
Chatri said the Rattanakosin Island committee would be accused of double standards if it allowed construction of a new Supreme Court building.
Back in 2002 the committee also allowed the three-storey House of the Privy Councillors to be built in Wang Saranrom Royal Park, which is within the Rattanakosin Island conservation area, he said.
Subhatra Bhumiprabhas
This Image is in a Collection: The Royal / People's Avenue. Rajadamnoen Avenue. Bangkok.
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What other obtions President Obama will take against Iran , if he fails to dominate their nuclear facilities ?
Question by izzo: What other obtions President Obama will take against Iran , if he fails to dominate their nuclear facilities ?
Obama ; Military action against Iran not ideal !
Best answer:
Answer by Anna P
How will he "dominate" their nuclear facilities? Obviously global pressure is the best thing to do right now. We had BETTER NOT invade Iran--more US military for what--the Republicans' weird sense of patriotism??
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Cool Facilities President Articles images
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space Shuttle Enterprise (starboard view)
Image by Chris Devers
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Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Space Shuttle Enterprise:
Manufacturer:
Rockwell International Corporation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 57 ft. tall x 122 ft. long x 78 ft. wing span, 150,000 lb.
(1737.36 x 3718.57 x 2377.44cm, 68039.6kg)
Materials:
Aluminum airframe and body with some fiberglass features; payload bay doors are graphite epoxy composite; thermal tiles are simulated (polyurethane foam) except for test samples of actual tiles and thermal blankets.
The first Space Shuttle orbiter, "Enterprise," is a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and tests on the ground; it is not equipped for spaceflight. Although the airframe and flight control elements are like those of the Shuttles flown in space, this vehicle has no propulsion system and only simulated thermal tiles because these features were not needed for atmospheric and ground tests. "Enterprise" was rolled out at Rockwell International's assembly facility in Palmdale, California, in 1976. In 1977, it entered service for a nine-month-long approach-and-landing test flight program. Thereafter it was used for vibration tests and fit checks at NASA centers, and it also appeared in the 1983 Paris Air Show and the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans. In 1985, NASA transferred "Enterprise" to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• • •
Quoting from Wikipedia | Space Shuttle Enterprise:
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.
Service
Construction began on the first orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. A write-in campaign by Trekkies to President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. Although Ford did not mention the campaign, the president—who during World War II had served on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) that served with USS Enterprise (CV-6)—said that he was "partial to the name" and overrode NASA officials.
The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems—ranging from main engines to radar equipment—were not installed on this vehicle, but the capacity to add them in the future was retained. Instead of a thermal protection system, its surface was primarily fiberglass.
In mid-1976, the orbiter was used for ground vibration tests, allowing engineers to compare data from an actual flight vehicle with theoretical models.
On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California. In recognition of its fictional namesake, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series of Star Trek were on hand at the dedication ceremony.
Approach and landing tests (ALT)
Main article: Approach and Landing Tests
On January 31, 1977, it was taken by road to Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, to begin operational testing.
While at NASA Dryden, Enterprise was used by NASA for a variety of ground and flight tests intended to validate aspects of the shuttle program. The initial nine-month testing period was referred to by the acronym ALT, for "Approach and Landing Test". These tests included a maiden "flight" on February 18, 1977 atop a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to measure structural loads and ground handling and braking characteristics of the mated system. Ground tests of all orbiter subsystems were carried out to verify functionality prior to atmospheric flight.
The mated Enterprise/SCA combination was then subjected to five test flights with Enterprise unmanned and unactivated. The purpose of these test flights was to measure the flight characteristics of the mated combination. These tests were followed with three test flights with Enterprise manned to test the shuttle flight control systems.
Enterprise underwent five free flights where the craft separated from the SCA and was landed under astronaut control. These tests verified the flight characteristics of the orbiter design and were carried out under several aerodynamic and weight configurations. On the fifth and final glider flight, pilot-induced oscillation problems were revealed, which had to be addressed before the first orbital launch occurred.
On August 12, 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time.
Preparation for STS-1
Following the ALT program, Enterprise was ferried among several NASA facilities to configure the craft for vibration testing. In June 1979, it was mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters (known as a boilerplate configuration) and tested in a launch configuration at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A.
Retirement
With the completion of critical testing, Enterprise was partially disassembled to allow certain components to be reused in other shuttles, then underwent an international tour visiting France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Alabama, and Louisiana (during the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition). It was also used to fit-check the never-used shuttle launch pad at Vandenberg AFB, California. Finally, on November 18, 1985, Enterprise was ferried to Washington, D.C., where it became property of the Smithsonian Institution.
Post-Challenger
After the Challenger disaster, NASA considered using Enterprise as a replacement. However refitting the shuttle with all of the necessary equipment needed for it to be used in space was considered, but instead it was decided to use spares constructed at the same time as Discovery and Atlantis to build Endeavour.
Post-Columbia
In 2003, after the breakup of Columbia during re-entry, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board conducted tests at Southwest Research Institute, which used an air gun to shoot foam blocks of similar size, mass and speed to that which struck Columbia at a test structure which mechanically replicated the orbiter wing leading edge. They removed a fiberglass panel from Enterprise's wing to perform analysis of the material and attached it to the test structure, then shot a foam block at it. While the panel was not broken as a result of the test, the impact was enough to permanently deform a seal. As the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panel on Columbia was 2.5 times weaker, this suggested that the RCC leading edge would have been shattered. Additional tests on the fiberglass were canceled in order not to risk damaging the test apparatus, and a panel from Discovery was tested to determine the effects of the foam on a similarly-aged RCC leading edge. On July 7, 2003, a foam impact test created a hole 41 cm by 42.5 cm (16.1 inches by 16.7 inches) in the protective RCC panel. The tests clearly demonstrated that a foam impact of the type Columbia sustained could seriously breach the protective RCC panels on the wing leading edge.
The board determined that the probable cause of the accident was that the foam impact caused a breach of a reinforced carbon-carbon panel along the leading edge of Columbia's left wing, allowing hot gases generated during re-entry to enter the wing and cause structural collapse. This caused Columbia to spin out of control, breaking up with the loss of the entire crew.
Museum exhibit
Enterprise was stored at the Smithsonian's hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport before it was restored and moved to the newly built Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, where it has been the centerpiece of the space collection. On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that Space Shuttle Discovery, the most traveled orbiter in the fleet, will be added to the collection once the Shuttle fleet is retired. When that happens, Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, to a newly constructed hangar adjacent to the museum. In preparation for the anticipated relocation, engineers evaluated the vehicle in early 2010 and determined that it was safe to fly on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft once again.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space exhibit panorama (Space Shuttle Enterprise)
Image by Chris Devers
See more photos of this, and the Wikipedia article.
Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Space Shuttle Enterprise:
Manufacturer:
Rockwell International Corporation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 57 ft. tall x 122 ft. long x 78 ft. wing span, 150,000 lb.
(1737.36 x 3718.57 x 2377.44cm, 68039.6kg)
Materials:
Aluminum airframe and body with some fiberglass features; payload bay doors are graphite epoxy composite; thermal tiles are simulated (polyurethane foam) except for test samples of actual tiles and thermal blankets.
The first Space Shuttle orbiter, "Enterprise," is a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and tests on the ground; it is not equipped for spaceflight. Although the airframe and flight control elements are like those of the Shuttles flown in space, this vehicle has no propulsion system and only simulated thermal tiles because these features were not needed for atmospheric and ground tests. "Enterprise" was rolled out at Rockwell International's assembly facility in Palmdale, California, in 1976. In 1977, it entered service for a nine-month-long approach-and-landing test flight program. Thereafter it was used for vibration tests and fit checks at NASA centers, and it also appeared in the 1983 Paris Air Show and the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans. In 1985, NASA transferred "Enterprise" to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• • •
Quoting from Wikipedia | Space Shuttle Enterprise:
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.
Service
Construction began on the first orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. A write-in campaign by Trekkies to President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. Although Ford did not mention the campaign, the president—who during World War II had served on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) that served with USS Enterprise (CV-6)—said that he was "partial to the name" and overrode NASA officials.
The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems—ranging from main engines to radar equipment—were not installed on this vehicle, but the capacity to add them in the future was retained. Instead of a thermal protection system, its surface was primarily fiberglass.
In mid-1976, the orbiter was used for ground vibration tests, allowing engineers to compare data from an actual flight vehicle with theoretical models.
On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California. In recognition of its fictional namesake, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series of Star Trek were on hand at the dedication ceremony.
Approach and landing tests (ALT)
Main article: Approach and Landing Tests
On January 31, 1977, it was taken by road to Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, to begin operational testing.
While at NASA Dryden, Enterprise was used by NASA for a variety of ground and flight tests intended to validate aspects of the shuttle program. The initial nine-month testing period was referred to by the acronym ALT, for "Approach and Landing Test". These tests included a maiden "flight" on February 18, 1977 atop a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to measure structural loads and ground handling and braking characteristics of the mated system. Ground tests of all orbiter subsystems were carried out to verify functionality prior to atmospheric flight.
The mated Enterprise/SCA combination was then subjected to five test flights with Enterprise unmanned and unactivated. The purpose of these test flights was to measure the flight characteristics of the mated combination. These tests were followed with three test flights with Enterprise manned to test the shuttle flight control systems.
Enterprise underwent five free flights where the craft separated from the SCA and was landed under astronaut control. These tests verified the flight characteristics of the orbiter design and were carried out under several aerodynamic and weight configurations. On the fifth and final glider flight, pilot-induced oscillation problems were revealed, which had to be addressed before the first orbital launch occurred.
On August 12, 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time.
Preparation for STS-1
Following the ALT program, Enterprise was ferried among several NASA facilities to configure the craft for vibration testing. In June 1979, it was mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters (known as a boilerplate configuration) and tested in a launch configuration at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A.
Retirement
With the completion of critical testing, Enterprise was partially disassembled to allow certain components to be reused in other shuttles, then underwent an international tour visiting France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Alabama, and Louisiana (during the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition). It was also used to fit-check the never-used shuttle launch pad at Vandenberg AFB, California. Finally, on November 18, 1985, Enterprise was ferried to Washington, D.C., where it became property of the Smithsonian Institution.
Post-Challenger
After the Challenger disaster, NASA considered using Enterprise as a replacement. However refitting the shuttle with all of the necessary equipment needed for it to be used in space was considered, but instead it was decided to use spares constructed at the same time as Discovery and Atlantis to build Endeavour.
Post-Columbia
In 2003, after the breakup of Columbia during re-entry, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board conducted tests at Southwest Research Institute, which used an air gun to shoot foam blocks of similar size, mass and speed to that which struck Columbia at a test structure which mechanically replicated the orbiter wing leading edge. They removed a fiberglass panel from Enterprise's wing to perform analysis of the material and attached it to the test structure, then shot a foam block at it. While the panel was not broken as a result of the test, the impact was enough to permanently deform a seal. As the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panel on Columbia was 2.5 times weaker, this suggested that the RCC leading edge would have been shattered. Additional tests on the fiberglass were canceled in order not to risk damaging the test apparatus, and a panel from Discovery was tested to determine the effects of the foam on a similarly-aged RCC leading edge. On July 7, 2003, a foam impact test created a hole 41 cm by 42.5 cm (16.1 inches by 16.7 inches) in the protective RCC panel. The tests clearly demonstrated that a foam impact of the type Columbia sustained could seriously breach the protective RCC panels on the wing leading edge.
The board determined that the probable cause of the accident was that the foam impact caused a breach of a reinforced carbon-carbon panel along the leading edge of Columbia's left wing, allowing hot gases generated during re-entry to enter the wing and cause structural collapse. This caused Columbia to spin out of control, breaking up with the loss of the entire crew.
Museum exhibit
Enterprise was stored at the Smithsonian's hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport before it was restored and moved to the newly built Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, where it has been the centerpiece of the space collection. On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that Space Shuttle Discovery, the most traveled orbiter in the fleet, will be added to the collection once the Shuttle fleet is retired. When that happens, Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, to a newly constructed hangar adjacent to the museum. In preparation for the anticipated relocation, engineers evaluated the vehicle in early 2010 and determined that it was safe to fly on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft once again.
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Open Letter to National Urban League President Mark Morial
Open Letter to National Urban League President Mark Morial
The Minneapolis Urban League to immediately be put into Affiliate Receivership.
An open election for the Board of Directors.
An election for President of the MUL drawn from a pool of local candidates, or the immediate appointment of Pamela Coxaum (Tucker) as President.
An audit of the Social Wellness Cluster.
The immediate re-hiring of Cheryl Morgan Spenser as outreach liaison.
Dear Mr. Morial,
I'm sure you already aware of the Minneapolis Urban League's attempt to establish a training program, as written about in the Minnesota Public Radio story, "MnDOT grant to help minorities get construction work." The community has been told that the model will be one similar to a model followed in Milwaukee, WI. Still today, we have no published action plan on how one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in a sympathy grant can get Black residents of Minneapolis to work.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has found the "weak link" in the community and granted the Minneapolis Urban League .00015% of two billion dollars they have received over the last two years to maintain roads, bridges and highways in the state of Minnesota.
The problem created by the Minneapolis Urban League accepting 0,000 is one of bad management and a lack of vision and business acumen. A training program in the Twin Cities, in addition to already-established programs, would be a million dollar operation, including certified instructors, administrative staff and a curriculum that has been tried, tested, adjusted and modified to meet the changing demands for Highway Heavy, Green Construction and support needed to compete in the marketplace. This task is too big for the Minneapolis Urban League. Secondly, the amount of grant money is not enough to meet the demands of a community were the jobless ratio is 3-1.
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The Minneapolis Urban League, in reality cannot hire staff to create this mystical program, nor do they have the confidence of the community, which it has neglected for far too long. The most important thing that those of us that are on the inside know, is that the MUL is in need of funding, but its very hard to collaborate with the local powers-that-be. As a fine example of this, for the first time in over 40 years, the MUL will not be a place where the community can go and cast their votes in November. Sources have confirmed that there are no plans to set up polling places at the agency in 2010.
The catastrophic breakdown of local Urban League chapters is well underway. The Saint Paul Urban League offices are in fact shut down. The people of Saint Paul have complained to Mr. Herman Lessard, your Affiliate Director for some time - but again, they have received no response.
For the Minneapolis Urban League to "bow-down" and accept "token Negro-ship" money is an embarrassment to Black Minnesota. It seems like every program "created" by the National Urban League, leans heavily on an existing government program. The government has never been able to solve Black people's problems. Yet neither the local or national Urban League chapters have done their homework and called upon local experts to help create and implement innovative, effective, fund re-capturing programming.
Mr. Morial, you're a businessman, politician, advocate for Black business and a strong leader for civil rights. You understand the process of putting a plan together and implementing that plan for success. This is evident by reading your own story, "Urban League: Racial equality gap persists." What we have is a situation of benign neglect on the part of the organizations that we depend on to make sure the poor, homeless and suffering can live to see another day. While the National Urban League staff stay in the nicest hotels, eat the best food, play with the best of the "players," the Black people of the United States suffer a fate in some cases worse than death - "abandonment by their spokespersons."
Why is the Minneapolis Urban League able to run "rouge" and accept such a small grant for a task that would require more than million plus dollars a year with the technical and educational assistance? "If this is an example of a "pimping win" against MnDOT, I'm here to tell you, there has no been Pimps since 1974." [is this your point? The money received is far too little to do the job at hand? This is far from clear. You need to make this point at the top]
In 2009, our Black president, Barack Obama made sure the Minnesota Department of Transportation received over 0 million dollars to work on the roads in the great state of Minnesota. Black and other minority-ethnic contractors received less than 0K of that money. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is a state agency that a more than 15 year documented history of discrimination against Black contractors, despite federal regulations telling them to "Make it happen by any means necessary." But the Minneapolis Urban League remains silent.
The MnDOT released several Requests for Proposals (RFP's) to address the issue of building a better "widget" to attract minority-ethnic contractors as DBE's.
The Minneapolis Urban League remained silent.
On a related issue, there have been over 30 homicides of Black youth in Minneapolis this year. The best idea the Minneapolis Urban League can come up with is a "sleep in" for the youth. You and I both know that people who commit homicides are not looking to participate in a "sleep in."
Most recently, the MUL cancelled the Family Day Celebration, and event that has taken place for more than two decades in the Twin Cities. What are the people appointed to run the MUL really doing?
The Minneapolis Urban League continues to be silent about what their plan is, constituting an abandonment of their mission statement and bylaws.
The people of Minneapolis, not just me, are fed up with the lack of critical thinking and positive action from the Minneapolis Urban League.
This "open letter" will be released nationally. If you would like to respond (unedited), please sent your words to ibnnnews@gmail.com.
Best in Success,
Donald W.R. Allen, II –Editor in Chief
The Independent Business News Network
USA Radical Black
Donald is the Editor in Chief of the Independent Business News Network and USA Radical Black.com.
President Rajapaksa has issued instructions to accelerate construction work on the Southern Expressway. The President chaired the meeting to review progress of the Highways Ministry at Temple Trees yesterday. Representatives of contractors and Construction Associations involved in the Expressway Project were summoned for this meeting. The President drew attention to the recommendations on the dismantling of bridges which are not up to the standard and the building of new bridges. He said proper attention was not drawn to the matter at Ministerial level despite the functioning of advisory and construction establishments. The President instructed Chairman of the Gama Neguma Institute Jaliya Kulasekera to concrete all regional roads to be built in future. A colossal sum is expended annually on road maintenance. As such, he opined that priority should be accorded to the quality of constructions. He clarified that expenditure can be curtailed to a considerable extent with more community contribution to road development. Highest grants in the countrys history had been allocated for road development this year. Officials intimated to the President that vast development was witnessed in road development and construction of bridges within three years. Minister TB Ekanayake, Deputy Minister WB Ekanayake, Presidents Additional Secretary Gamini Senarath, Finance Secretary Sumith Abeysinghe and Highways Secretary Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda were among those present at this meeting.
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Joe Barlow. (2003 Top 40 Under 40). Joe Barlow, 39, is President and CEO of Barlow Construction in Ridgeland.(Biography): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal
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President Obama – Tell Congress to Pass a Construction Bill
8/11/11
The Presidents of Belarus and Venezuela visited a housing complex under construction in the city of Maracay on 16 March. Maracay is located in the north of Venezuela, 80 kilometers away from Caracas. One of the most important industrial centers of Venezuela, Maracay produces textiles, paper and tobacco. The main agricultural products grown in the surroundings of Maracay include cocoa, coffee and tobacco. The heads of state laid the foundation stone at the site where 5000 new houses/ apartments will soon spring up. Alexander Lukashenko and Hugo Chavez were informed about a series of promising construction projects and the joint projects that are now in progress. The heads of state talked to the local dwellers, Belarusian and Venezuelan builders, looked around the site under the future construction. President Hugo Chavez presented 200 Belarus tractors to Venezuelan farmers. Housing construction and social projects in Venezuela were top on the agenda during the Maracay visit. The heads of state agreed to launch the construction of houses for the Venezuelan military on the territory of the air force base in Maracay beginning 1 January 2010. Apart from that, Hugo Chavez suggested that Belarusian specialists take part in the redevelopment of Maracay residential districts. All the matters related to the construction projects were settled right there, at the future construction site. The relevant instructions were given to the governors of Maracay and the Minsk Oblast and other ...
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