 undertaking research in the Kimberley, would only transit in Broome for essential supplies before travelling into the region,” Mrs Curran said.
The 2016 program includes a line-up of presentations from local, national and international scientists and indigenous people.
Mrs Curran said the first half of the year presentations include, myths and truths about marine stingers, nesting sea turtles and breeding sea snakes, and the highly specialised corals that thrive in the tidal seawaters of the Kimberley.
The second half includes the human story of pearling that weaves together Aboriginal, Asian and European histories, taste aversion training for goannas to help them avoid ingesting cane toads, Kimberley tides with telescopes and crocodiles in the Kimberley.
Inspiring Australia is the principle funder of Science on the Broome Coast, with the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Yawuru Land and Sea Unit, University of Notre Dame Broome, Rangelands NRM through the Federal Government Landcare Programme and the WA Department of Parks and Wildlife as co-sponsors.
“There is so much to discover and understand about the Kimberley coast and this is a unique opportunity for scientists to inform, interact and collaborate with local communities and visitors to the region about their amazing research work,” Mrs Curran said.
The New York Times’s Thomas Friedman wrote an important article in the form of an open letter directed to the Iraqi leadership from American President George W. Bush, written in Friedman’s unique style. The conclusion of the article was that the Iraqis must realize that Washington does not have the capacity to spend one billion dollars on Iraq daily.
Friedman states that the Americans are now more preoccupied with building their economy than building Iraq, indicating that America is now a different country to what it once was. This means that Baghdad is one of the losers of the American and international financial crisis.
The Iraqi leadership − Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish − must mature and understand the gravity of the upcoming days.
The best description of the fear that grips Iraq was given by Friedman in his article: “The Shia are still afraid of the past, the Sunnis are still afraid of the future and the Kurds are still afraid of both.” Of course, the average Iraqi citizen is scared of the Sunnis, Shia and Kurds, and of the past and the future.
In light of the current financial situation, which has coincided with the transition period of the new US administration and the international tug-of-war with Iran, Iraq is at risk of collapsing once again but this time it will sink into the unknown and the worst scenario is that will become similar to Iran.
What the Iraqi leadership doesn’t understand is that its duty today, more so than ever before, is to protect the country in light of the tense circumstances that may destroy the unity of Iraq. It is important that the Shia leadership realizes that Iraq is for all Iraqis, not for one denomination only.
It is crucial that everybody is incorporated in Iraq and the first real test of this concerns the Awakening Council leaders and members who secured Iraq’s safety from “Al Qaeda” and terrorism. The Baathist issue must also be settled decisively especially regarding those who are not embroiled in crimes against Iraq.
The Sunnis, just like the Shia, must realize that an Iraq based on religion cannot be implemented and they must work for an Iraq based on institutions, doctrinal differences and various religions. Moreover, they must understand that the era of Saddam Hussein and Sunni domination is over. Today, control is in the hands of those who serve Iraq alone.
As for the Kurds, they must be aware of the danger that lies in accomplishing their dreams at the expense of Iraqi unity. What they want will turn all Iraqis against them as their dreams would harm the unity of Iraq. They must protect their identity, history and their gains but within a united Iraq.
The Kurdish problem is not exclusive to Iraq; it is a regional problem. The wise amongst the Kurds must realize this and deny others the opportunity to strike a fatal blow against them whether they are Turks or Iranians or even Syrians. Regionally, there is suspicion of a consensus to snap the Kurdish thorn.
The Shia will forfeit a great deal if they do not take a stand against Iranian ambitions in Iraq and work according to a constitutional method rather than in line with a [religious] guide and Iranian cover. The Sunnis will suffer a great deal if they do not realize that today’s Iraq is based upon a constitution and social participation, not the use weapons and boycotting for the sake of boycotting. The Kurds must understand that many parties are waiting for an opportunity to rise against them.
In conclusion, the American financial institutions will find support in Congress whilst Iraq will find nothing but crocodile tears! This is the truth even if it is upsetting.
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In addition, "good" questions can have replies likewise designated as "good" (or "best").Around here we like our stories about George Steinbrenner. Oh, sure, he owned the New York Yankees and all that, but in this town we claim him as one of our own, this man who could seem equal parts mouth and heart.
And so here is a story for the passing of an icon, about a boy and his braces:
Tampa City Council member Charlie Miranda was working at the wonderfully old-fashioned horse racing track called Tampa Bay Downs about 20 years ago. Miranda was a steward, someone who enforces the rules and judges the races, a job he still holds part-time.
And Steinbrenner?
He liked the ponies, owned a few himself, and would show up once or twice a week to eyeball a horse being walked or to catch a race.
"A regular guy," Miranda called him, one who hung out at a regular table or walked the crowd.
"He liked horse racing — he had some very good horses that won some big races," Miranda said. "He talked to everybody. He wasn't shy." This is probably not a surprise, given the legend that is Steinbrenner.
One day, Miranda was headed past the grandstand when Steinbrenner came up and pointed to a kid who was walking along.
"Find out who that is," Steinbrenner said.
The boy, as it turned out, was related to a jockey named Jose Rivera II. He was skinny, maybe 12, with brown hair and, as Miranda recalled it, some exceptionally prominent teeth.
It was the kind of smile fellow adolescents generally do not let slide without comment.
"Like a bunny," his ex-wife later told me of the childhood pictures she witnessed.
"Stuck straight out," Miranda said.
"Nobody should have to go through life like that," Steinbrenner told Miranda that day.
So they tracked down the kid, whose name turned out to be Omar Erazo, and his mother. Soon the boy was walking around with a mouthful of expensive orthodontia the family could not have afforded.
"I saw the before and after," Miranda said. And after, "He looked fantastic."
The boy grew into a man of 32 who drives a town car for a living. He was away visiting family in Puerto Rico this week, but his ex-wife, Missy Mercado, told me she teased him about those childhood pictures. "I said, 'If I met you like that, I probably wouldn't talk to you,' " she said.
They have two young daughters and have remained friends, she said.
"His teeth are perfect," she said. "He's got a beautiful smile."
You heard these things about Steinbrenner over the years, stories different than the philanthropic largesse that was part of The Legend of The Boss. They were quieter stories, rumors that he paid for surgery on an employee's child, that kind of thing. Reporters generally could not get him to talk about it.
He was the blustering caricature on Seinfeld, after all, the legend, the icon, the Boss.
And the kid with the braces?
"That was one of the things nobody knows about," Miranda said on the day of Steinbrenner's passing. "Just a spur of the moment thing when somebody needed help."
"He was a really a gentle guy," Miranda said, as good an ending you could ask for to a story like his.Probably why PD is not changing race C And we just had race B in GT7 so that removes incentive to 'turn back' as well. Race A is 6 slow laps around Tsukaba, not my cup of tea.
Very difficult to like that post...truth hurts.
Operating two different versions isn't sustainable, I get it. Truth be told, I'm still in GTS because I enjoy it and have nothing to motivate me to leave. When it goes away, that's when the plastic comes off the copy of '7. Pretty sure the folks at PD are keenly aware of that demographic and how to deal with us.
Would also be nice to get my 91 wins before they start shoveling dirt into the GTS gravesite...you fast/consistent types are thwarting my efforts, tho. Knock it off. Please.
What’s the general strategy for Race C this week