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Jane Fonda Steps Up Political Activism: Moves to DC for Four Months to Stage Civil Obedience Rallies — “Fire Drill Fridays” — at the Capitol Over Climate Change
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by Roger Friedman - October 11, 2019 9:10 am
Two time Oscar winner Jane Fonda is once again trail-blazing with her legendary political activism. She’s moved to Washington, DC for the next four months to help stage civil disobedience rallies at the Capitol.
The subject is Climate Change, and Jane is not fooling around. The first event will be today at 11am on the Southeast Lawn of the Capitol. The events are called “Fire Drill Fridays.” Fonda is calling on all celebrities and members of communities most affected to join her every Friday through mid-January.
Fonda will turn 82 this December, and she never stops, never backs down, and for four decades has been on the forefront of social activism. This takes courage, because mostly we hear a lot of talk and no action on the subject of Climate Change, and dozens of other subjects as well.
from today’s press release:
Inspired by the growing movement of young climate strikers, Fonda decided to move to the nation’s capital for four months to take up their baton. The effort aims to spur action to avert what the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calls irreversible climate disaster if atmospheric CO2 warms the planet by another 1.5 to 2 degrees Centigrade in the next 11 years.
“Change is coming by design or by disaster. A Green New Deal that transitions off fossil fuels provides the design. They say it’s not realistic, that it’s Socialism. That’s what they said about Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, and we got Social Security and a middle class,” said Fonda.
Speakers at today’s event include:
Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director, US Climate Action Network
Jerome Foster, high school senior and climate striker, Washington, DC
Naomi Klein, activist, filmmaker, award-winning author and Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University
Annie Leonard, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA
Dr. Sarah Steingraber, biologist and award-winning author
Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq., Director of Federal Legislative Affairs, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
From the agenda:
VOTE for the climate in every election up and down the ballot. Vote for candidates who are in favor of a Green New Deal and a bold and responsible transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.
SPEAK to candidates or elected officials. Tell them that climate can’t wait. Call them, sign petitions and go to their town halls. Write letters to the editor of your local paper. Put your money where your mouth is: divest from fossil fuel companies and invest in a sustainable future.
ACT: Join an organization working for real climate solutions. March, protest and recruit your friends to join. Listen and show up for communities most impacted by climate change and, if you can, put your body on the line.
A Green New Deal
· Transform our economy to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030 and phase out all fossil fuel extraction through a just and equitable transition, creating millions of good jobs
· A halt to all leasing and permitting for fossil fuel extraction, processing and infrastructure projects immediately in order to avoid a lock-in of increased emissions as we work together for a responsible transition to clean, renewable energy.
Respect of Indigenous Land and Sovereignty
· Honor the treaties protecting Indigenous lands, waters, and sovereignty by the immediate halt of all construction, leasing and permitting for resource extraction, processing and infrastructure projects affecting or on Indigenous lands
· Recognize the Rights of Nature into law to protect our sacred ecosystems and align human law with natural law to ban resource extraction in defense of our environment and people
· A transition that invests in prosperity for communities on the frontlines of poverty and pollution
· Welcoming those displaced by the cumulative effects of the climate crisis, economic inequality, violence, and lack of opportunity
Protection and Restoration of Biodiversity
· Protection and restoration of at least 30% of the world’s lands and oceans including a halt to all deforestation by 2030
Implementation of Sustainable Agriculture
· Investment in farmers and regenerative agriculture and an end to subsidies for industria
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REVENGE: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere
Sep 29, 2014 | By Give Me My Remote | 0
REVENGE returns tonight! If youre counting down the minutes for the shows return, take a look at photos from tonights season premiere, and an episode tease ABCs description of the premiere: As Emily plans to host her most surprising party ever, Victoria finds a way to turn her greatest setback into a dangerous advantage. Meanwhile, [] //www.givememyremote.com/remote/2014/09/28/revenge-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-season-premiere-2/
'Revenge' Season 4 Preview: "What Goes Around, Comes Around"
Sep 29, 2014 | By Hollywood Reporter | 0
Nick Wechsler, who plays Jack Porter, talks about the big questions ahead of the season four premiere, from Victoria's intensified plot against Emily to the mystery surrounding David Clarke's return Read More... //feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/television/~3/_9_YgYG0_yA/story01.htm
Will Revenge's Fourth Season Be Its Last?
Sep 29, 2014 | By Tv Guide Breaking News | 0
If Emily VanCamp gets her way, this will be one helluva final season for ABC's Revenge . Actually, the actress would have even been satisfied had last May's jaw-dropping finale spelled the end of her vengeful character Emily Thorne's (aka Amanda Clarke) three-year takedown of the conspirators she blamed for her father's false imprisonment and death. In the season ender, Emily's... //www.tvguide.com/News/Revenge-Season-4-Last-1087662.aspx?rss=breakingnews
Revenge Season 4 Premiere 2014 “Renaissance”
Revenge “Renaissance” season 4 episode 1 airs Sunday September 28 2014 at 10pm on ABC. Season Premiere. Synopsis: Revenge Season 4 Episode 1 “Renaissance”- As Emily plans to host her most surprising party ever, Victoria finds a way to turn her greatest setback into a dangerous advantage. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them both, David Clarke plans his next move, on the Season 4 Premiere of “Revenge,” SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2014/09/28/revenge-season-4-premiere-2014-renaissance/
[Video] 'Revenge' Season 4 Trailer: Victoria Tells Her Side of the Story
Sep 18, 2014 | By Buddy TV | 0
The past three season of Revenge was about Emily Thorne (also known as Amanda Clarke) plotting to destroy everyone who played a role in her father's imprisonment and murder but now it looks like the tables have been turned, proving that "what goes around comes around." In the latest promo of the ABC drama, Victoria Grayson vows to seek vengeance from the woman who ruined her life. Read More... //www.buddytv.com/articles/revenge/video-victoria-seeks-revenge-i-54603.aspx
Revenge Trailer: Victoria Turns the Tables on Emily in Season 4 (Video)
Sep 16, 2014 | By The Wrap | 0
Emily Thorne is about to find herself on the wrong side of Revenge as the ABC drama returns for Season 4 this fall. When everything you love has been stolen from you, someone has to pay, Victoria (Madeline Stowe) says in voice-over in a new teaser for the upcoming season, just as Emily did in the first promo to kick off the series. Read More... //www.thewrap.com/abc-revenge-season-4-trailer-victoria-turns-the-tables-on-emily-on-season-4-video/
'Revenge' Season 4 Spoilers: Who Wants Revenge Now?
Sep 4, 2014 | By Buddy TV | 0
Revenge ended last season with massive cliffhangers, including a couple deaths, a resurrection, an arrest, a commitment, and a frame job. When Revenge season 4 premieres, there will be plenty of drama. Read More... //www.buddytv.com/articles/revenge/revenge-season-4-spoilers-who-54492.aspx
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In this photo taken July 31, 2015, passengers aboard a boat watch a pair of orca whales swim past in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Southern resident killer whale died of blunt trauma, likely from ship
J34 was found more than two years ago near Sechelt, but the necropsy findings have now been released
Jul. 23, 2019 3:00 p.m.
A southern resident killer whale found in West Coast waters died of blunt trauma, likely caused by a ship or large boat.
The report, posted on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website Monday, comes more than two years since J34 was found dead near Sechelt in December 2016. The 18-year-old male killer whale, dubbed DoubleStuf, was the first of two calves birthed by J22 (nicknamed Oreo).
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada said that the blunt trauma was sustained on the dorsal side of the whale, located on his top side or back. That injury caused a hematoma, the report found, which means J34 was alive at the time of the injury and would have survived the initial trauma for a period of time prior to his death.
Southern resident pods tend to migrate seasonally from B.C. coastal waters as far south as California, believed to be based on salmon supply. It’s unclear exactly where the male orca was when he was injured.
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Otherwise, J34 was in moderate to good health, the report said.
It’s estimated that the whale was dead for three to five days before it was spotted off B.C. shores, according to reports at the time. Government officials worked with the Sechelt First Nation to bring the body to the mainland for biologists to complete a necropsy.
The report comes as environmentalists and whale advocates have voiced ample concern over how an increase in oil tanker traffic from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could put the remaining whales at risk, specifically from possible oil spills and disrupting noises caused by the vessels.
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The expansion project, recently green-lit for a second time by the federal government, will increase tanker traffic sevenfold where the various pods feed and live.
There are just over 70 of these whales left in the entire world.
Black Press Media has reached out to Environment Minister George Heyman for further comment.
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5 Sanity-Saving Tips for Holiday Shopping
Plowing through cash like nobody's business in a fa-la-la-la frenzy? Presenting five expert strategies for staying smart—and on budget—when the list hits the fan.
By Yelena Moroz Alpert
There's nothing quite like the fun and chaos of a trip to the mall the week before Christmas. But last-minute holiday shopping doesn't have to be stressful! Turn that dreaded trip to the mall into a fun family outing—complete with a visit to Santa, of course.
Dougal Waters
This article originally appeared on Real Simple
1. Buy Multiples.
You know the story: Instead of buying five terrific scarves for five terrific friends from one terrific store, you sprint all over town in search of a special item for each person. This sort of "overindividuation" was looked at in a 2014 study published in Journal of Consumer Research. Focusing on variety, rather than how much the recipient might enjoy the gift, translates into spending more money and expending more time. Research by study coauthor Robyn A. LeBoeuf, a professor of marketing at Washington University, in St. Louis, shows that while people feel that giving different presents is the thoughtful thing to do, recipients are often just as happy (or happier) with less tailored items.
2. Don't Get Pinned Down.
Temporarily swear off Pinterest when you're shopping for holiday gifts. Based on data from the e-commerce technology company RichRelevance, shoppers who land on a retail site from Pinterest spend an average of $199 per session. Even Facebook can be a problem. When people are focused on close friends (say, when they're scrolling through a pal's vacation pics), they tend to spend more, says a 2013 study published in Journal of Consumer Research.
3. Take Care of Yourself Like a Toddler.
You wouldn't expect a little one to do well at the mall without sleep or water. Why should you? Shopping tired is a trigger for mindless purchasing. Exhaustion makes you "react strongly to emotional stressors," says Henry Emmons, an integrative psychiatrist and the author of Staying Sharp. As in, when "White Christmas" plays on the stereo sound system, all bets are off. Hydration also makes a difference, even when you aren't conscious of the fact that you're thirsty. "We don't necessarily think that we need water," says Kit Yarrow, Ph.D., the author of Decoding the New Consumer Mind. "We just understand that we need something. You're looking at a product and you sense want." The next thing you know, you're buying something that you don't need.
4. Split Your Shopping List.
Column A is anything that you can find online; column B, items that require (really require) a trip to the store. Front-load column A. Dragging yourself around too much "can sap your stamina and leave you zoned out," says Yarrow. That's when you overspend. Since kids' gifts tend to be specific, try to order all of them in time and online, where it's easy to comparison-shop for deals. Free Shipping Day is December 16: Many retailers participate and guarantee delivery by December 24 (also the first night of Hanukkah this year). Save the B list for gifts that call for in-store expertise (say, choosing a tech item) or your senses—a perfume purchase.
5. Dress the Part of a Smart Shopper.
Swap "mall Crocs" for a pair with flair, and that ratty sweatshirt for a neat top. Research shows that clothes affect behavior. Says David A. Ellis, Ph.D., who coauthored a study on this topic (which has a name, enclothed cognition): "The physical experience [of wearing certain clothes] can trigger associations." That means wearing a pulled-together outfit can make you a savvier shopper. Bonus: It might even influence salespeople to think twice before pressing for the upsell—something to keep in mind whenever you shop, but especially for big-ticket items (like something to park in the driveway rather than tuck under the tree).
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The United States To Impose Sanctions on Chinese Firm Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited for Purchasing Oil From Iran
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Today, the United States is taking further action as part of our maximum economic pressure campaign against the Iranian regime by imposing sanctions on the Chinese firm Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited and its chief executive for knowingly purchasing or acquiring oil from Iran, contrary to U.S. sanctions. We said we would fully enforce our sanctions, and we are backing this up with real action. The announcement today will help deny the regime critical income to fund terror around the world, engage in foreign conflicts, and advance its ballistic missile development. The Iranian regime must cease these destabilizing activities.
Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited knowingly engaged in a significant transaction for the purchase or acquisition of crude oil from Iran. The transaction in question took place after the expiration of China’s Significant Reduction Exception (SRE) on May 2, 2019, and was not covered by that SRE. Among other things, the imposition of these sanctions blocks all property and interests in property of Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited that are in the United States or within the possession or control of a U.S. person, and provides that such property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. Additionally, the United States is imposing several restrictions as well as a ban on entry into the United States on Youmin Li, a corporate officer and principal executive officer of Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited. To implement my action today, the Department of the Treasury is adding Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited and Youmin Li to its List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
Any entity considering evading our sanctions should take notice of this action today. It underscores our commitment to enforcement and to holding the Iranian regime accountable. The United States will continue to deny funding to this regime, which uses its wealth and tremendous resources to enrich itself, deprive the Iranian people of opportunity, and fuel its destructive foreign policy. All entities must do their diligence and stay well clear of sanctioned Iranian entities and sectors. No company or nation should be willing to expose itself to the possibility of supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the regime’s regional proxies.
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Election results: Voters reject Measure 106, OK with state dollars for abortions
Voting results Tuesday show voters rejected Measure 106, which would have banned the use of public dollars to be used for certain abortions.
Election results: Voters reject Measure 106, OK with state dollars for abortions Voting results Tuesday show voters rejected Measure 106, which would have banned the use of public dollars to be used for certain abortions. Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/voters-appear-support-oregon-state-dollars-being-used-abortions-measure-106/1782260002/
Natalie Pate, Salem Statesman Journal Published 8:15 p.m. PT Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 11:10 p.m. PT Nov. 6, 2018
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A majority of Oregon voters rejected the ban of taxpayer dollars for certain abortions.
According to voting results Tuesday, about 64 percent of Oregon voters opposed Measure 106, while about 36 percent voted in favor.
If passed, Measure 106 — also known as the Oregon Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative — would have prohibited public dollars from being spent on abortions, excluding those that require state funding under federal law, such as cases of rape or incest.
The measure also would have excluded abortions of a clinically-diagnosed ectopic pregnancy — when a fertilized egg becomes implanted outside the uterus, has no chance of proceeding normally to birth and could cause fatal bleeding to the mother.
Nichole Bentz, the chief spokesperson for the 'Yes on Measure 106' campaign, previously said they believed the measure had a good chance of passing because tens of thousands of people — "both pro-life and pro-choice" — signed the petition to get it on the ballot.
She said this was a historic campaign regardless, with nearly a decade of work leading up to Tuesday night.
And no matter the outcome, Bentz said they believed it was important voters had the chance to vote on how their money is spent, especially on something voters have deeply held beliefs about.
Over the decades, Oregon voters have consistently voted in favor of abortion access, including in 2006, when voters defeated a ballot initiative that would have required parental notification before a minor could get an abortion.
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Opponents of the measure feared it would have served as a "backdoor ban on abortion" and disproportionately affected low-income Oregonians.
"No matter how you feel about abortion, no one should be denied health care because they can’t afford it," said Emily McLain, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, in a previous interview. "A right is not a right if you can’t afford to access it."
McLain said they weren't surprised voters rejected the measure, saying there has been a strong energy, especially among communities of color and younger voters, urging people to get out and vote.
"We know we have a lot of work ahead," McLain said, referencing other reproductive health initiatives happening across the country. "Oregon is a very important place because it trusts women."
Oregon is one of 17 states that uses its own money to provide abortions to women eligible for Medicaid, according to the reproductive health research organization, the Guttmacher Institute.
About $1.9 million of public funds were used to pay for about 3,600 abortions via the Oregon Health Plan in the 2017-18 fiscal year, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
The number of procedures has declined over the past three years, with a peak of about 4,180 abortions in 2015-16. Spending is also down from previous years, with a peak of about $2.5 million spent on abortions by the state in the same budget year.
As the number of Oregon Health Plan clients has more than doubled in the last 12 years, the rate of procedures has steadily declined from 20.4 percent of clients in 2005-06 to 7.6 percent of clients in 2017-18.
Bentz said proponents do not have any plans for future action at this time.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 23, 2019
This statistic illustrates the expenditure of the Ministry of External Affairs across India from financial year 2010 to financial year 2016. The expenditure of Ministry of External Affairs was approximately 58.74 billion Indian rupees across the country in financial year 2016, up from around 49.52 billion rupees in financial year 2015.
Expenditure of Ministry of External Affairs across India from FY 2010 to FY 2016 (in billion Indian rupees)
Expenditure in billion Indian rupees
FY 2010 to FY 2016
India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2012 started in April 2011 and ended in March 2012.
Note: One Indian rupee is equal to 0.015 dollars and 0.013 euros (as of August 2018).
*Data for FY 2011, FY 2012 and FY 2013 not provided by source.
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Author Q&A: Erin Entrada Kelly
By Cameron Gillespie
The Newbery-winning author talks about her latest book, You Go First, how reading alleviates loneliness, and why she’s a Hufflepuff!
PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
For Erin Entrada Kelly, every story starts with a character. “Characters are people. And you are never without people, even when you’re alone,” the author says. Her 2017 Newbery-winning novel, Hello, Universe, beautifully articulates the dreams and fears of four misfit characters. In amplifying these overlooked voices, Kelly crafts a poignant examination of isolation, connection, and how we use stories to navigate the world.
In her newest book, You Go First, two middle schoolers use their online Scrabble competition as a refuge from bullying and family issues. Countering bullying with compassion and self-doubt with self-acceptance are common themes in all of Kelly’s novels. Her insight into these themes is inspired by the author’s own experience as a first generation Filipina-American raised in a town that lacked much diversity. “Growing up is hard—kids need to know they aren’t alone, and books are powerful tools to encourage those conversations.”
Q | You have a background in journalism. Does this influence how you approach writing your books?
A | The greatest benefits of having a background in journalism are the ability to write and revise quickly and to accept feedback from editors. [Journalism and novel writing] are two very different worlds, but some of the skill sets work both ways. One of the things I loved most about journalism was the opportunity to encounter people, situations, and places outside my comfort zone. There are no downsides to having a well-rounded worldview, especially when you’re a writer.
Q | What inspired You Go First?
A | I find board games fascinating, and I wanted to write something related to that. Years ago, when I was working as a newspaper reporter, I wrote a feature on chess—its history, the top players in the area, what it means to be a strong chess player. I never forgot that assignment, or the people I met. But I knew I didn’t want to write about chess. Scrabble immediately came to mind, and so did Charlotte [one of the main characters].
Q | In the book, Charlotte and Ben live thousands of miles apart and connect through the Internet. What role would you say distance plays in their friendship?
A | One of the messages I want young readers to take away is that you’re never alone, even when it feels like you are. In this case, Charlotte and Ben suffer similar challenges, even if they don’t know it. They’re on opposite sides of the country, but they share something intangible— not just a Scrabble game, but a lifeline. Loneliness is hard to carry. But we can take comfort knowing that someone out there understands what we’re going through, even people we have never met or have yet to meet.
Q | Like Ben, I see you’re a big fan of the Harry Potter series. What makes you proud to be a Hufflepuff?
A | The sorting hat took a while to decide on me. Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff? I was always on that line. But after numerous scientific surveys from places like Pottermore and Buzzfeed, the overwhelming majority has decided that I am indeed a Hufflepuff. Someone once asked me: “If you had to be described in one word, what would you want that word to be?” My answer was “Kind.” What’s more important than that? Nothing. Hufflepuffs, of course, are known for being kind.
Q | In Hello, Universe, what does Virgil, a Filipino-American protagonist, learn from his grandmother’s stories? How has storytelling influenced your own life?
A | Those stories helped Virgil make sense of his world in the same way that books and stories helped me make sense of mine. I grew up in an environment that I didn’t completely understand. Books and stories allowed me to experience other worlds, time periods, and lifetimes. Judy Blume taught me about bullying. My mother’s stories—usually about Catholic saints—taught me about humility and compassion. When I read Sideways Stories From Wayside School, it was like looking through a funhouse mirror at a carnival; I was far away from south Louisiana and suddenly in this strange and wonderful place where teachers turn kids into apples. And when I read Very Worried Walrus, from the Sweet Pickles collection, I realized I wasn’t the only person who worried over everything.
Q | What do you hope readers take away from Hello, Universe?
A | There are many ways to be strong. And you are never alone.
Q | In your novel Blackbird Fly, Apple, like many of your protagonists, experiences bullying that makes her feel like an outcast. Why are you drawn to characters who don’t “fit in”?
A | Because I never felt like I fit in, either. We all know what it’s like to feel inadequate, uncomfortable, unworthy, or left out. Some of us experience it more than others, but we all experience it. My hope is that young readers understand that no matter how underestimated or alone they feel, there is someone out there who gets it. Sometimes all you need is one person to get you. And sometimes that person is in a book.
Q | What’s your advice for teachers who are striving to support lonely students?
A | As a quiet kid, I was easy to overlook in school. One way teachers can reach kids like me is to recognize and encourage their strengths as much as they can. It can take a little more prodding than usual, and it may seem like the kids are not listening, but trust me—they are.
Q | What are some favorite moments from school visits you’ve gone on?
A | I love doing school visits. I always have a blast, so it’s hard to choose. One of my most memorable visits was to the Iskwelahang Pilipino School outside Boston. It was great to speak to a community that completely related to my personal experiences as a Filipina-American. But I’ve had something memorable happen at every event. I don’t use a canned presentation, because I like to play off the students’ energy—I never quite know what’s going to happen. If the students have read Blackbird Fly, I’ll often ask them to share some of their “interesting facts,” since Apple believes every person has three “I.F.s.” My favorite so far is: “I sleep with worms.”
Q | What’s up next for you?
A | I’m in revisions on my first middle-grade fantasy, which is scheduled to be released in 2019. It’s largely inspired by Filipino folklore, and I’m crazy excited about it!
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A Treasury of Books
Four books Erin Entrada Kelly wishes she’d had as a child:
Everlasting Nora, by Marie Miranda Cruz
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The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
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The Adaptation Challenge: Key issues for crop production and agricultural livelihoods under climate change in the Russian Federation
Climate change has serious implications for global food production and food security. This report uses data on current changes and future scenarios to examine possible impacts on crop production in the Russian Federation. It considers what measures Russia might need to make to achieve its aim of playing a leading role in ensuring global food security. Oxfam carried out interviews with farmers in Russia to research ways in which they are adapting to new climatic conditions and to identify the problems those conditions are posing, particularly to smallholders. This report considers what more should be done to support their efforts to boost their resilience and contribute to national food security.
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Climate change has serious implications for global food production and food security.
Part One of this report uses scientific data on current changes and future scenarios to
examine possible impacts on crop production in the Russian Federation. It considers
what measures Russia might need to implement to achieve its desired aim of playing a
leading role in ensuring global food security. Part Two uses interviews with farmers to
highlight ways in which they are adapting to new climatic conditions, but also the
problems those conditions are posing, particularly to smallholders. It considers what
more should be done to support their efforts to boost their resilience and contribute to
national food security.
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Executive Summary ...................................................................... 3
Main findings of the report ....................................................................................................... 3
Recommended measures to increase the resilience of Russian agriculture for adaptation to
climate change .......................................................................................................................... 5
Part 1 .............................................................................................. 7
1.1 Characteristics of changing climate .................................................................................... 8
1.2 Current and near-future climate change impacts on crop production ............................. 12
1.3 Long-term climate change impacts on crop production ................................................... 17
Part 2 ............................................................................................ 22
2.1 Solitary struggle: farmers facing climate change in the Russian regions .......................... 23
Annex 1: List of participants .................................................................................................... 34
Annex 2: Questionnaire for semi-structured interviews......................................................... 36
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 37
Notes ....................................................................................................................................... 38
2 The Adaptation Challenge: Key issues for crop production and livelihoods under climate change in the
Russia is ready to assume a leading role in addressing yet another global task food security.
We should not allow food shortages or excessive price hikes on world food, which is
something we have witnessed in recent years. Russia, with its vast crop areas, the largest in the
world, has significant capabilities. We invite all investors, all potential partners to cooperate in
this sphere.
Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation at Rio+20, June 2012
Agriculture has simply fallen out of favour. Everyone has rushed to earn money no one thinks
about developing agriculture [any more]. I hope new people will come into farmingThis is what
has happened to nature: social and economic changes go hand in hand with climate changes
Elena, female, 42, self-employed farmer, Altay Republic
In the face of the threat of climate change, can Russia use its resources and play a key role in
ensuring global food security? This research report provides an analysis of the impacts of
current and future climate change on crop production in Russia, and on Russias aspiration to
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The report is comprised of two parts. The first aims at assessing the extent of the actual and
potential impacts of climate changes on crop production in the Russian Federation and also
what potential Russia has to supply agricultural products to the world market under certain
projected climate conditions. The second is an analysis of the results of qualitative research
based on interviews with smallholder farmers from Altay Republic (West Siberia economic
area), Republic of Buryatia (Eastern Siberia economic area) and Krasnodar region (North
Caucasus economic area). The choice of the regions was determined by the role that farming
and agriculture play in the lives of individuals, the community, and the local economy and by the
distinctive patterns of climate change impacts on agriculture of those regions.
MAIN FINDINGS OF THE REPORT
1. It is essential to understand that the climate is changing throughout Russia, but the
changes are highly regionally specific. The enormous extent of Russias territory and the
variety of its environments cause different climate change impacts in different regions.
Climate change effects are observable in European Russia and in Eastern Siberia, but they
differ in many ways. Some impacts are region-wide. For example, a growth of dryness has
been most notable in the southern regions of European Russia.
2. Droughts and floods are increasing in frequency. There is increasingly strong evidence
linking the increasing atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gasses and an increase in
the frequency and/or severity of extreme weather events. Global Climate Models (GCM)
show that Russia and Central Asian States (CAS) will experience warming accompanied by
decreases in the yearly number of frost days (days with surface air temperature below 0C)
and decreases in the duration of extremely low winter temperatures and annual ranges of
extreme temperatures. An increase is projected in the duration of summer temperature high
extremes. The most severe heat waves are projected to occur in West Siberia and CAS.
Besides droughts, climate changes are also expected to cause an increase in other
dangerous meteorological events, such as high waters, hail, sleet, frosts, hard frosts, strong
heavy rains, hurricanes, etc.
The droughts of 2010 and 2012 that in the former case led to imposition of an export
ban and in the latter to decreases in exports of almost 20% showed how vulnerable
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Russian Federation 3
Russia's agriculture will be as global warming intensifies and especially if mitigation efforts
continue to fail. The droughts also highlighted the lack of adequate investment in
mechanisms to help farmers and citizens in general particularly in vulnerable communities
adapt to climate change.
3. As well as increasing extreme events, climate change will exacerbate chronic
problems. In wetter regions an increase in average annual and seasonal temperatures
together with a growth of moisture content as warmer air can hold more moisture creates
favourable conditions for wider distribution of pests, weeds, and plant diseases. It leads to
increased workload for farmers and the need for more chemicals to eliminate pests, the use
of which can be detrimental to the health of workers.
4. Climate change will exacerbate water inequalities. Water resources are distributed
unequally among the regions. A reduction in water resources by 515% is expected at the
same time as an increase in water consumption in many densely populated regions (Central
and Black Soil Zone, the South of Russia, the North Caucasus, the South of Siberia), which
are regions already characterized by water deficiency. Water resources will decrease in
those regions most important for crop production.
5. There is a pressing need for a farsighted and ambitious adaptation policy. According to
the National Report on Climate Change Issues prepared by the Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade of the Russian Federation (2002), one can pick out certain positive
consequences of climate change for crop production, namely:
an increase of areas appropriate for farming;
an increase in the duration of the vegetation growing period;
an increase of hot periods impacting agricultural cultures;
an improvement in winter conditions for field and orchard crops;
an improvement in conditions for some farm operations, including harvesting.
At the same time, the National Report noted that it will not be possible for Russia to attain
advantages over other countries which are food exporters without action to adapt agriculture
to the expected changes in climate and the natural environment. It should be emphasized
that even in those regions where climate change impacts may be more conducive to
agriculture, adaptation is still needed.
Although the agricultural potential of many territories which are not so suitable for agriculture
now may be increased in the future, the main agricultural areas will experience significant
losses in the absence of adequate adaptation measures. Given the growing global demand
for agricultural products, the most important tasks are to implement adaptation policies in key
agricultural regions and increase the efficiency of agricultural production in order to
strengthen the competitiveness of domestic products in the world market. This is especially
important for wheat production.
6. Smallholder producers in particular feel the adverse impacts of climate change and
pay a high price in trying to adapt to changing conditions. Adaptation measures come
at a great financial cost for smallholder farmers. They do not have the required support from
the regional or national authorities. As a result they struggle to pay their loans back, which
forces some of them to leave agriculture altogether. Insurance could be a great help but
currently, bureaucracy makes the insurance process painful and time consuming so many
farmers are unable or reluctant to insure their crops. Therefore, adaptation policies and
practice should have a particular focus on supporting smallholders.
RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO INCREASE THE
RESILIENCE OF RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE FOR
The following measures taken by the relevant actors could help to increase the resilience of
Russian agriculture not only to climate change, but also to other stresses both environmental
and economic.
1. Federal and regional governments should formulate and implement clear and
consistent agricultural adaptation strategies at both federal and regional level. Given the
different scenarios of climate change impacts on crop production in various regions, it is
important to look carefully at these variations and implement appropriate and specifically
tailored adaptation measures. The adaptation policy should also cover the possibility that at
some point there may have to wholesale change to the agrarian specializations of the regions,
their land-use and crop production patterns. Possible measures could include:
In the regions with warmer and more humid climates, expanding plantings of later ripening
and higher yielding varieties of grains and legumes, sunflower, canola, soybean, plus late-
ripening varieties of potatoes and species of fodder crops that can thrive at relatively high
temperatures.
In the arid regions, expanding planting of winter crops, e.g. wheat in the steppe regions of
the Volga and the Urals, barley in the Northern Caucasus.
In the arid region, rehabilitating existing irrigation systems and expanding irrigated
agriculture. However, irrigation can be inefficient and wasteful of water unless it is done very
carefully and scientifically, therefore it must be accompanied by measures to rationalise
water use through the widespread introduction of moisture saving technologies (e.g. snow
retention, reducing unproductive evaporation, drip irrigation).
Investing in reforestation and afforestation and reintroducing these modalities as effective
and traditional adaptive measures for land use stability. Afforestation intertwined with
agriculture not only exerts a favourable influence on soils, moisture regimes and crop
microclimates, but also binds carbon and thus inhibits global warming.
2. Both state and private actors invest in research and development, which would allow
them to formulate and implement evidence-based adaptation strategies. Possible
measures could include:
Development of seeds more resistant to changing climate conditions, especially seeds
resistant to higher temperatures and drought. Farmers already use drought resistant seeds,
self-pollinating seeds, and seeds with shorter maturing periods. Some farmers also choose
to use European seeds because of their higher yielding capacity in comparison with Russian
Selection of cultures adjusted for each specific climate zone. As different regions of Russia
will be impacted differently by climate change, there needs to be information available on the
possible impacts in each zone, as well as cultures suitable for the new climatic conditions.
Modernisation and expansion of observation networks, development of early warning
systems on possible crop losses, as well as adoption of modern methods of data evaluation.
Given that climate change will see an increase in dangerous meteorological events that are
hard to foresee or predict, it will be essential to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts
and particularly, ensure that they can be disseminated very rapidly and efficiently to enable
recipients to take appropriate action in advance of the event.
Development of educational programmes for farmers, managers and employees to
disseminate knowledge on adaptation techniques.
3. Both state and private actors support small and medium-sized farmers to sustain
agricultural production under the changing climatic conditions. Smallholders are already
attempting, but struggling to adapt to these changing climate conditions, and they are not being
properly supported in their struggle. Smallholders are already having to invest a lot of their
limited resources into adaptation measures. These also require an increased workload.
Possible measures could include:
Development of a specific programme aimed at reducing risks caused by climate change,
which would take into account regional differences, as well as difference in socio-economic
situations of farmers. This could be achieved through introduction of climate risk
management tools which are not yet used in Russia, such as, for example, a weather
insurance index or progressive subsidy mechanisms.
Reduction of agricultural loans interest rates. At the moment, the minimum interest rate is
14%, and smallholders whose yields in some regions are in decline due to changing climate
conditions struggle to pay the loans back.
Reducing bureaucratic procedures for farmers trying to obtain subsidies and crop insurance
premiums. They also need prompt and adequate compensation for losses caused by severe
climatic events.
Allowing farmers to use subsidies for both domestic and foreign inputs of production.
Currently, farmers can use loans only towards purchasing Russian-produced inputs, which
many of them find less efficient for climate change adaptation.
Implementation of long-term land rental agreements, which would motivate farmers to invest
in mid- and long-term climate change adaptation measures.
We conclude however that the current situation is that the absence of adaptation and support
for smallholders and agriculture in general which is revealed by our research means that unless
this is addressed, the future of Russian agriculture looks uncertain and with it the potential for
Russia to play a key role in ensuring global food security in the face of current and future
climate change.
SERGEY KISELEV
Professor of Economics, Eurasian Centre for Food Security under Lomonosov
ROMAN ROMASHKIN
Associate Professor of Economics,Eurasian Centre for Food Security under
Lomonosov State University
SERGEY BOBYLEV
Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov State University
SOFIA SOLOVIEVA
Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov State
1.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF CHANGING CLIMATE
According to the majority of Russian scientists, most of the current observed climate changes
are caused by increases in concentrations of anthropogenic greenhouse gases since the middle
of the twentieth century. The links between the two are clear. The continuing increase in
atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases is driving further global temperature increases
the results of which include changes in precipitation patterns, more extreme and abnormal
weather events, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, oceanic acidification and shifting seasons.
It is possible to pick out a number of key parameters of climate change in the Russian
Temperature changes
Observed surface temperatures over land in Russia have increased, on average, at a greater
rate than in the rest of the world. According to Roshydromet, the average temperature in Russia
increased by 1.29 between 1907 and 2006 and it has been accelerating. Looking at the
period 19762006, the average warming was 1.33, while between 1976 and 2010 it was
1.54. This is significantly higher than the 0.74 average global warming between 1907 and
2006. Since the turn of the century, yearly temperatures in Russia have been consistently
warmer than previously. Compared with the 19611990 average rate, the temperature was
higher by 2.06 in 2007 (the warmest year so far), by 1.88 in 2008, by 0.54 in 2009, by
0.65 in 2010, and by 1.66 in 2011.
Temperatures have increased in all seasons but spring and the autumn have got warmer to a
greater extent. The average annual linear temperature trend coefficient over 19762009 is
0.47 per 10 years, but the same coefficient for the spring and the autumn is 0.58 and 0.51
per 10 years respectively.
The growing period for vegetation increases and the agricultural zone extends due to warming.
However there are also negative consequences connected with expansion of areas of
distribution of various plant pests and diseases. The Ministry of Emergency Situations has also
warned that the shift of permafrost borders may open up burials in which smallpox viruses and
anthrax bacteria are still viable.
Warming will increase the number and intensity of forest fires. The Ministry of Emergency
Situations estimates that the duration of the fire-risk period in the middle latitudes of Russia may
increase by 3040% or by 5060 days by the mid 21st century, taking into account the existing
rates of warming. As a result of forest fires, the depth of frost penetration into soils will increase,
surface drainage and water erosion across vast territories will amplify, and these changes, with
plentiful precipitation and faster snow thawing, will increase the probability of floods. These
processes will impact negatively on agricultural production and soil fertility. The current year
2012 has been little better than the drought year 2010 and clearly demonstrates the severity of
the problem. Abnormally hot weather in spring and summer caused forest fires in 11 regions of
Siberia and the Urals. The surface area covered by wildfires was 20% more in 2012 than in
Precipitation changes
The changes observed in rainfall so far and modelled for the future are favourable for Russia.
Annual rainfall increased by 7.2 mm per 10 years over 19762006. This trend remained
unchanged up to 2010, by which time annual rainfall had increased by 8.5 mm per 10 years.
Previous to the increase in rainfall from the mid-1970s, annual rainfall had increased in the
1950s, and was then followed by a drier period from the mid-1960s to 1970s.
However, there are noticeable differences between seasons. There has been a distinct increase
of precipitation in spring, less so in autumn and winter, and the increase in rainfall in summer is
insignificant or even, latterly, negative. Thus the increase of precipitation in the vast territory of
Russia is mainly connected with stronger spring rains, and, as a consequence, high waters and
floods. Moreover, the lack of precipitation in the summer periods combined with the growth of
temperature leads to aridity that has had an adverse effect on summer agricultural production
and increases the risk of drought.
Regional variations
It is essential to examine the regional aspects of climate change in the Russian Federation.
Climate change may impact either broadly positively or broadly negatively owing to the huge
extent of Russia's territory and the variety of its climatic zones.
A positive average annual temperature trend is observed in all regions but particularly in
European Russia and Eastern Siberia.
Eastern Siberia is distinguished by a strong temperature rise in spring, autumn and summer, but
a fall in temperature in winter. This combination and contrast of considerable warming in spring
and in autumn and a negative temperature trend in winter makes Eastern Siberia unique among
Russian regions, and the most disadvantaged from the point of view of temperature.
In rainfall terms, changes occurring in Eastern Siberia are unfavourable as well. Rainfall is
increasing in total and especially in spring. There is a decreasing trend in winter and summer,
although not very large.
Given the large size of certain regions it is also important to consider possible changes within
regions. European Russia, for example, comprises Central, North-West, Volga and South
Federal Districts. European Russia accounts for about 70% of total Russian grain production.
However, South of Russia and Central Black Soil regions are seeing increasing aridity that
impacts negatively on grain production.
Dangerous meteorological events
Figure 1: Annual numbers of dangerous meteorological events in the Russian Federation
(blue all events, red unforeseen events)
Source: The Report on Features of Climate in the Territory of the Russian Federation in 2010, 2011,
Roshydromet, p. 52.
The above are trends, but according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 297 dangerous
meteorological events occurred in 2011. This number exceeds the mean annual number of 262
dangerous meteorological events by 13.3% but is 36% less than the number in 2010 (467) . In
terms of the number of events and the damages caused, 2010 was abnormal. As a rule, the
greatest number of dangerous meteorological events in the Russian Federation occurs during
the period from May to August.
The annual damage from the impact of these events in Russia is estimated to be up to 60 billion
rubles ($2 bln) . With climate change the upward trend is expected to continue into the future
and expand into more territories, and losses from these hydro-meteorological events will
Impacts on water resources
The impacts of climate change upon water resources merit particular attention given the popular
belief that Russia has water in abundance and in the long term can serve as a source of water
for other countries. Lake Baikal is often mentioned in this context. As it is noted in Roshydromet
publications, an increase in renewable water resources by 810% is expected in Russia. Taking
into account decrease in population, water endowment per one inhabitant will increase by 12
However, this water endowment needs to be viewed in the context of very unequal distribution
of water among the regions. An improvement in water endowment will occur in the North and
the Northwest of European Russia, the Volga region, the Non-Black Soil Centre of Russia, the
Urals, and also the majority of Siberia and the Far East. At the present time these regions have
more than 95% of the water resources of the country.
Yet at the same time a reduction in water resources of 515% and an increase in their
consumption is expected in many densely populated regions (Central and Black Soil Zone, the
South of Russia, the North Caucasus, the South of Siberia), which are already characterized by
their deficiency in water. As a result of climate changes, along with demographic shifts, the
current inequality of water resources distribution among regions will increase. Moreover, a
deficiency of water resources will increase in those regions where the most crop production is
located.
It should be noted that in terms of water supply at the present time, Russian agriculture is in a
difficult situation:
about 80% of croplands are located in areas of unstable and insufficient moisture;
about 10% of croplands are located in areas of over-moistening.
Zones of precarious and inadequate moisture are the main arable regions, especially regions of
the South of Russia (Astrakhan, Volgograd , Republic of Kalmykia, etc.), the North Caucasus
(Stavropol, Rostov), the Volga (Saratov, Samara, etc.) the Urals and the Siberia (Chelyabinsk,
Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Orenburg, Altai, Republic of Buryatiya, etc.). Precarious moistening, for
example, is typical for the Central Black Soil region (Voronezh, Tambov, etc.). The most
favourable agricultural region in Russia, Krasnodar, has an average annual rainfall of 400
600mm in the plains. In Iowa, USA, which was often compared with Krasnodar region in Soviet
times, the average annual rainfall is 710970mm.
Reclaimed areas are of special value in these conditions, as their use facilitates production of
stable crops. Nowadays there are only 9m ha of reclaimed areas in Russia, 4.25m ha of which
are irrigated, and 4.75m ha are drained (see Fig. 9).
Reclaimed areas cover 8% of the total area of croplands and produce about 15% of gross crop
production. They produce up to 70% of vegetables, the whole of Russias rice harvest, more
than 20% of succulent feeds, and fodder and other products are also produced there.
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As a result of the socioeconomic crisis about 1.9m ha of irrigated areas were not involved into
agricultural land transactions after 1990 anymore and became fallow lands. Construction of new
irrigation and drainage systems was virtually stopped, while only 510% of the required
reconstruction works on existing systems was carried out. The technical state of reclamation
systems has also become worse; this is especially true in regard to farm-irrigation systems. At
present as a consequence of defects in farm irrigation systems, irrigation is absent on more
than 1.8m ha of previously irrigated areas or on more than one-third of the supposedly
irrigated land.
Under current conditions a federal budget requirement for the hydraulic work reconstruction
constitutes 68bn rubles, while actual financing is only 1.52bn rubles. Demand for the current
repairs comprises 2bn rubles with actual financing of only 0.30.6bn rubles. In these conditions
the restoration of irrigation systems is a priority among the measures that should be
implemented for adaptation to climatic changes.
Figure 2: Evolution of reclaimed areas in Russia (million ha)
Source: Report on the State and Utilization of Agricultural Lands. Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian
Federation, Moscow, 2011, p. 24.
Finally, thus far we have considered trends that, while accelerating, are still spread over several
decades. It should be noted however that it is possible that future climate change will not be so
linear but will instead see very rapid acceleration and the climate jump to a new and more
extreme state. There are mechanisms which might cause this to happen. For example,
according to many scientists, permafrost thawing may cause the release of an additional 85
billion tons of greenhouse gases mainly methane into the atmosphere. Compared with the
13 billion tons which has been released into the atmosphere by all of mankind so far, such
emissions would lead to utter calamity.
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1.2 CURRENT AND NEAR-FUTURE CLIMATE
CHANGE IMPACTS ON CROP PRODUCTION
Regional impacts on grain production
Grain production has a special place in the agrarian sector of the Russian Federation. The
value of grain production accounts for 16% to 20% of gross agricultural production. Grain crops
occupy about 60% of the cultivated areas.
Production of crops depends on complex interactions; including moisture content, warmth
thermal conditions during winter and climate continentality. Changes in all of these over the
period 19752004 were in general positive for the agrarian sector in the Russia's regions which
provide the most significant share of grain production. At the moment climate-related crop
yield increases have occurred in many agricultural regions of Russia. The calculated
parameters for grain crops in the Stavropol Territory have increased by 30% over 20 years, for
example. As we shall see, however, these trends may not remain positive, with increasing
aridity a particular threat.
At the same time there are other regions where climate changes have had negative impacts. A
deterioration in moisture content is observed in the Central Black Soil, Central, East-Siberian,
Far East and Northwestern regions and has had a negative impact on grain crops in the Central
Black Soil and East-Siberian regions. Less warmth has a negative impact on grain production in
Ural region, and a deterioration of conditions for winter-crops on grain production in the West
Siberian region. Grain yields have benefited from the reduction in climate continentality,
consisting in a decrease in amplitude of day and night air temperature.
A significant decrease in minimum temperatures is notable in the most important agricultural
zones of Russia, the Central Black Soil Region, the Volga Region, and the North Caucasus,
which negatively impacts winter crops. Conditions for winter crop cultivation and expansion of
the area under cultivation have improved in the North Caucasus, steppe zones of the Volga
Region, Southern Urals and in some areas of Western Siberia.
In general, changes have led to a more stable regime for crop production. This is most
noticeable in the zone where there is a high risk of winter crops being killed (the Orenburg and
Samara Regions, Republic of Bashkortostan, Republic of Tatarstan). With more favourable
temperature conditions and if there is conservation of sufficient moisture, a rise in the yield of
grain and feed crops is expected in the Northern and North-Western Regions, the Central,
Volga-Vyatka Regions, and in the Far East.
The number of frost-free days has increased by 515 in average in a number of regions (north-
eastern part of the Northwestern Federal District, Central and Volga Federal Districts). The
border of cultivation of mid-season varieties of corn and late-season varieties of sunflower will
move northward to the latitude of Moscow Vladimir Yoshkar-Ola Chelyabinsk in the near
future. Expansion of the cultivation area of sugar beet to the Ivanovo Izhevsk Kurgan line
will become possible. Conditions will be created for farming of subtropical crops in some
southern regions.
An increase in the duration of the growing period and the period without frosts occurs in some
regions (the northeast part of the Northwest Federal District, the Central and Volga Federal
Districts). Those will contribute to better conditions for conducting agricultural work and will
reduce production losses while harvesting.
At the same time, however, warming and an increase in dryness in a number of regions located
in the Asian part of Russia are being associated with reductions in grain crop yields, for
example in Baikal region.
The share of winter wheat in the total wheat crop area has been increasing and this is partly
down to climate factors (see Fig. 3).
Figure 3: Share of winter wheat in the total wheat crop area, %
Source: Rosstat
However the changes in winter wheat cropping areas differ from region to region (see Fig. 4).
The largest growth of cultivation area (more than 200 ths. ha) is shown by the Stavropol
Territory, Rostov, Saratov, and Volgograd Oblasts. The Republic of Tatarstan, the Krasnodar
Territory, Tambov and Lipetsk Oblasts, The Republic of Mordovia, Oryol, Samara, and
Orenburg Oblasts are also characterized by a considerable increase in the winter wheat
cropping area (from 100 ths. ha to 200 ths. ha). On the other hand, a significant reduction in the
winter wheat cropping area (more than 50 ths. ha) has occurred in the Republic of Dagestan,
Kaluga Oblast, the Republic of Kalmykia, Moscow Oblast.
Figure 4: Map of changes in winter wheat cropping area 20072011 compared with 1990
1994, ths. ha
Source: Eurasian Center for Food Security under Lomonosov Moscow State University
This increase in the area cultivated by the largest grain producers, located in the south of
Russia and in the North Caucasus, contributed to a large degree to increasing Russias wheat
production and to Russias occupying second place in the world ranking of leading exporters.
Figure 5: Map of changes of winter wheat yield in 20062010 compared with 19861990,
Source: Eurasian Centre for Food Security under Lomonosov Moscow State University
Changes to agricultural pests and diseases
Climate changes lead to shifts in the distribution areas of agricultural pests and diseases.
Growth of pest populations and the advance of some pests to the North have been observed.
Thus, the area of distribution and acclimatization of Colorado beetle for example has reached
the 62nd parallel of northern latitude (Petrozavodsk Syktyvkar Khanty-Mansiysk). The area
where Colorado beetles now exist extends continuously to the North and the East, consistent
with the potato growing zones.
Locusts are also extending their range northwards and appeared in Bashkiria in 2011.
According to Rosselkhozcenter, the area in which locusts exist in sufficient numbers to cause
economic damage above a certain threshold is constantly growing. It reached 382.8 thousand
ha in 2008, 983.7 thousand ha in 2010, and 1052.4 thousand ha in 2011.
In general it is evident that climate changes an increase in average annual and seasonal
temperatures together with a growth in moisture content can create favorable conditions for
the wider distribution of pests, weeds, and diseases. These matters require detailed study which
is essential for working out adaption measures. The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that timely
measures to combat locusts prevented possible losses of 50 billion rubles ($1.7 bln) in 2011. In
other words, the potential losses caused by locusts would have been comparable to the direct
losses suffered by agricultural producers due to the drought of 2010. This is a good example of
the vital importance of prevention through effective monitoring and rapid action.
Impacts of the 2010 and 2012 droughts
The impacts of the extreme drought of 2010 on grain production have been analyzed in detail
by Roshydromet in the Report on Features of Climate in the Territory of the Russian
Federation (2010). The drought caused the loss of about 44% of grain production (about 50
million tons) in Russia in comparison with 2008, which was a bumper year (see Fig. 6). The
monetary value of losses corresponded to 250 billion rubles in 2011 prices. The losses from the
drought amounted to 37.5 million tons or 48% of grain production in European Russia. At the
same time in the Siberian Federal District gross grain production was reduced by only 4%
compared with 2008, and the share of Siberia in grain production grew to 22%. The drought of
2010 especially affected summer grain production in European Russia, where losses of summer
grain reached 50.9% compared with crop production in 2008. High losses of summer grain were
also observed during droughts in 1972 and 1981. Summer grain losses in European Russia
were balanced to some extent but not completely by an increase of summer grain produced in
Siberia.
The extreme drought in 2010 had a huge impact not only on grain crops. Production of
leguminous crops was reduced by 37%, potato by 32%, sunflower seeds by 17%, sugar beet by
11% and vegetables by 10% compared to the previous year. The drought of 2010 was the most
significant for the last 60 years in terms of losses of agricultural crops. More than 21.5 thousand
farms in 43 of Russias regions suffered from this drought, and the losses of crops occurred
over an area of more than 13.3 million hectares (about 18% of the area cultivated). Farmers
financial losses accounted to 41.8 billion roubles ($1.4 billion) . This is equivalent to 3.5% of
gross crop production. The drought resulted not only in worsening financial and economic
conditions of agricultural production, it also aggravated food security issues due to the rise in
food prices. Additional budgetary funds for agricultural support also needed to be allocated. The
support from the Federal budget was 35 billion roubles ($1.166 billion), from which 25 billion
roubles ($833 million) were granted in the form of the budgetary credits and 10 billion rubles
($333 million) were distributed as subsidies. The support from regional budgets was 11.1 billion
roubles ($370 million).
Figure 6: Cross grain production (ths. tons)
Unfortunately, the summer of 2012 has not been much better: 20 regions of Russia declared an
emergency situation and asked the federal government for financial support. According to the
Russian Ministry of Agriculture, drought caused about 37 billion roubles ($1.2 billion) of
damage. The 2012 drought has destroyed crops, including grains and legumes, on 7.6 percent
of the total sown area. The impacts of the drought of 2012 have not yet been systematically
analysed, but the estimations of the Ministry of Agriculture available at the moment of writing of
this report indicate that the export of grain has decreased by almost 20% in the period between
July and September 2012 when compared with the same period of 2011 , while the overall
grain crop this year has been 17% smaller than that of last year.
1.3 LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON
For the purpose of long-term forecasting of climate changes, Global Climatic Models (GCM) are
used; such models calculate the interactions of physical and chemical processes in the
atmosphere with oceans and land surfaces taking into account various scenarios of greenhouse
gas emissions as a result of human activity. The result of such modelling is an estimate of future
rainfall and temperature changes throughout the world. Figures 7 and 8 are based on different
GCMs using the IPCC A1B greenhouse gases emission scenario. They depict changes up to
2050 in annual average rainfall and maximum temperature over a month (i.e. highest average
daytime temperature).
Simulation results with various GCMs indicate an increase of rainfall amounts for the majority of
Russia's regions up to 2050. For southern regions of Russia all GCMs predict quite small
changes in rainfall. The same situation is typical of the Black Soil area, the Volga Region, the
Southern Urals and the South of Siberia.
All GCMs demonstrate an increase of maximum temperature over a month. The GCM of the
Centre of Systemic Climate Researches (Japan) predicts the largest temperature increase. In
this case the temperature will increase by more than 3.5 C in the western part of country and in
the north, and between 33.5 C in the south, in the Far East and on the south of Siberia.
Hence the climate over the major part of Russia on the base of forecasts up to 2050 will be
more warm and humid. However the increase in maximum temperature may be accompanied
by little change a reduction or only a small increase of rainfall in the south, in the Volga and
Black Earth regions, and in the Southern Urals and South of Siberia. According to Roshydromet
estimations, the frequency of droughts in major grain-producing regions of Russia may increase
by 1.5-2 times. In these circumstances, to adapt to drier conditions, it will be necessary to
change the specialization of the traditional agricultural regions in the direction of more drought-
resistant crops (maize, millet, etc.), to carry out major irrigation works, and to implement
technology in agricultural production to a greater extent.
Figure 7: Changes of annual average rainfall in the Russian Federation between 2000 and
2050 based on the A1B greenhouse gases emission scenario (millimeters)
National Center for Meteorological research (France) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organization (Australia)
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany) Center of Climate System Research of the Univer-
sity of Tokyo (Japan)
Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
In the absence of measures to adapt to the expected increase in aridity in the major grain-
producing regions, grain yields up to 2020 can be estimated using forecasts by Roshydromet on
the basis of the most arid climate change scenario (see Table 1). According to these estimates,
a significant reduction in grain yield in 2020 is expected in the North Caucasus, the Urals and
the Central Black Soil regions, i.e. the most productive areas. Losses in grain yields for the
country as a whole could reach 1012 million tons or about 13% of the gross grain harvest in
Figure 8: Changes of maximum temperature over one month with highest average day-
time temperature in the Russian Federation between 2000 and 2050 based on the A1B
greenhouse gases emission scenario (C)
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimated the effect of various factors
temperature and rainfall, soil quality, fertilizer use, number of sunny days in each month on
the crop yields and cultivation areas of the countrys primary crop products with regard to their
location, varieties, and cultivation technologies. Virtually similar results were achieved within the
scope of scenario analysis using the data on climate changes from all GCMs. Figure 9 shows
maps of changes in the yield of rainfed crops in 2050 compared with 2000 under simulation
scenario A1B based on GCM of the Centre of Climate System Research (Japan). This GCM
was chosen because it estimates the impacts of the most arid climate change scenario, i.e. the
worst-case scenario and assuming no adaptation.
Table 1: Changes of climate-related crop yields and grains harvests under climate
warming: arid scenario.
Regions Total Share of Changes of Changes of
grain region in climate climate related
harvest, in the total related crop crop yields in
average grain yields, % of comparison with
per year, harvest,% average level average harvests
thousands of 20012005 of 20012005,
tons thousands tons
2001-2005 2001-2005 2010 2020. 2010 2020
North 220,3 0,3 4,8 7,1 10,6 15,6
North-West 117,1 0,1 4 7,9 4,7 9,3
Kaliningrad Region 218,6 0,3 2 4 4,4 8,7
Central 5110,5 6,5 -1,9 -0,8 -97,1 -40,9
Volga-Vyatka 3250 4,1 -5,6 -6,8 -182,0 -221,0
Central Black Soil area 8905,9 11,3 -6,9 -14,1 -614,5 -1255,7
Volga Region 15074,4 19,1 -13,3 -13,5 -2004,9 -2035,0
North Caucasus 20503,7 26,0 -22,1 -23,8 -4531,3 -4879,9
Urals 10396,7 13,2 -14,2 -15,9 -1476,3 -1653,1
West Siberia 11751,4 14,9 -7 -12 -822,6 -1410,2
East Siberia 2830,3 3,6 -12 -18 -339,6 -509,5
Far East 387,3 0,5 4 7 15,5 27,1
Total 78766,2 100,0 -12,7 -15,2 -10033,3 -11944,5
Source: Strategic Forecast of Climate Changes of the Russian Federation for the Period 2010-2015 and
Their Impacts on Branches of Russias Economy, Roshydromet, Moscow, 2005, page 53.
The scenario analysis shows that the increase of wheat yield by 5% to 25% by 2050 as
compared with 2000 is observed only on the territories bordering the northern part of
Kazakhstan. The wheat yield in other regions will decrease or changes will be small (about 5%).
An absence of adaptive measures will lead to a significant decrease in wheat yield in the
Krasnodar Territory, which is the main wheat producer and exporter at the moment.
On the other hand, climate changes will favour increases in corn yield in regions where corn is
traditionally cultivated. In addition, new territories for corn cultivation will appear on the south of
Western Siberia.
Figure 9: Yield change map for rainfed crops in 2050 compared with 2000 under climate
change scenario A1B based on GCM of the Center of Climate System Research (Japan).
Baseline area lost
Yield lost more than 25% of baseline
Yield lost 5% to 25% of baseline
Yield change within 5% of baseline
Yield gain 5% to 25% of baseline
Yield gain more than 25% of baseline
New area gained
DARIA UKHOVA
Regional Research Officer, OXFAM
YULIA YEVTUSHOK
Programme Coordinator, Climate Change and Economic Justice, OXFAM
2.1 SOLITARY STRUGGLE: FARMERS FACING
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE RUSSIAN REGIONS
As demonstrated in the previous chapter, climate change could have positive impacts on
agricultural production in some of the Russian regions. However, without proper adaptation
measures, these regions are unlikely to see all of the benefits of this. In addition, climate
change is projected to negatively affect agricultural production in the other regions, including
those with high concentrations of agriculture at present, and adaptation measures are urgently
needed here. These changes will particularly affect people working in agriculture in the latter
regions, especially smallholder farmers, because they depend on agriculture for their livelihoods
and have few or no other means of earning a living.
As Part 1 also shows, the impact of climate change on agriculture is not a matter of the distant
future, and one can already observe the changes taking place, especially in some of the
regions. Moreover, modelling (see page 17) allows us to understand the future direction of
these changes. In this chapter, we focus on the experiences of farmers from three distinct
regions in which, as was shown in the previous chapter, climate change has already affected
agriculture and where projections show its likely to have further impacts on the agricultural
potential of those regions in the future.
First, we look at the Republic of Altay (West Siberia economic area) one of the poorest and
least developed regions of Russia, where large numbers of people are engaged in subsistence
farming, and where so far the impact of climate change has been mixed, but which has resulted
in substantial increases in the productivity of winter crops. Then, we turn to the Republic of
Buryatiya (East Siberia economic area) also a comparatively poor region, where subsistence
farming is highly important, but where, from the agricultural point of view, the climate changes
have been negative and are projected to stay negative in the future. We finish this chapter with
an overview of the farmers' situation in Krasnodar region in the south of Russia (North
Caucasus economic area). Krasnodar is the leading agricultural region, commonly referred to
as the granary of Russia, where agriculture and the food industry are the leading sectors of the
economy, employing a large proportion of the population, and where climate changes represent
a serious threat to agricultural activities.
The main goal of this chapter is to highlight the ways in which climate change impacts on
smallholder farmers in the regions considered, and, furthermore based on the farmers
accounts of their experience of adaptation to provide evidence which could help both local
and regional governments, the business community, and smallholders themselves to develop
tailor-made adaptation strategies.
With the help of its partners, Oxfam conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 farmers in
these regions (see Annex 1 and Annex 2 for details). We took a conscious decision not to focus
exclusively on grain producers, but to include in our sample also those who grow fruit and
vegetables, as well as farmers engaged in livestock breeding, since this would allow us to
account for a wider range of experiences and to triangulate our findings.
2.1.1 Altay Republic, West Siberia economic area
Box 1: The role of agriculture in the Altay Republic
Altay Republic was not industrialised during the Soviet period, and agriculture was the
leading sector of the regions economy. Although in the first post-Soviet years the
agricultural sector contracted, in the last six years it has again become the leading sector
of the economy. Large enterprises have been replaced by middle-sized and small
enterprises in the post-Soviet years. Self-employment in the agricultural sector has
substantially increased. The main types of agricultural production are livestock and the
growing of a variety of plants. Poverty and the low density of population in the region are
the main factors impeding the development of the market. According to the UNDPs index
of human development, this region ranks very low among the Russian regions, i.e. number
77 out of 80 (data from 2009). People's incomes, educational level, and life expectancy in
the Altay Republic are substantially lower than the national average. More than 80% of the
Republic's budget comes in the form of subsidies from the federal budget.
As discussed in Part 1, climate change happening in Western Siberia has rather mixed effects
on agriculture. On the one hand, an increased incidence of droughts in summer has obvious
negative consequences. On the other hand, changing weather conditions in winter means some
parts of Western Siberia are becoming more favourable for cultivation of, for example, winter
grain crops. Productivity of winter wheat crops in Altay Republic has, indeed, increased by 60
70% over the course of fifteen years, which could at least partially be attributed to the changing
climate conditions (see Figure 4 in Part 1).
However, contrary to what might have been expected from the above data, the farmers we
interviewed in Altay Republic painted a rather gloomy picture of what is happening with the
climate in their region, how this affects their work, and what costs they have to pay to adapt to
the new weather conditions. Notably, the farmers observations about the character of the
climate changes and also their effects have been very consistent:
Box 2: Farmers observations of the changing climate in the Altay Republic
Colder winters
Much hotter summers with increased frequency of droughts
Longer spring and autumn periods with increased incidence of ground frost in the first
summer months
Increased diurnal temperature range
Increased frequency of storm winds, which interviewees related to a systematic
Disappearance of ground waters vital for farming, which interviewees also associated
with the deforestation
Table 2: Seasonal climate change effects on agricultural production in the Altay
Season Climate change effects
Winter Farmers who have livestock have to double or even triple the
amount of fodder given to animals in winter, because of the low
Spring Droughts impoverish the soil. In spring, it is now drier than it
used to be, and this impedes development of seeds.
Summer Droughts in the first summer months followed by rainfall in late
summer impede grain ripening. As one of the farmers told us,
because of this year's severe drought there will be no wheat
harvest, as in many farms the decision was taken not to harvest
the crop, since the expenses incurred to do this are likely to
exceed the incomes earned.
Droughts do not allow farmers to stock up with sufficient
amounts of hay for their livestock.
Droughts impede ripening of berries.
Droughts have almost eradicated mushrooms in the forests.
Ground frost in June last year spoiled cucumbers and potato
tops, as well as flowers on the fruit trees. This year ground frost
destroyed flowers on blackcurrant bushes and strawberries.
Heavy rainfall in July and August also cause rot and
phytophthora (moulds) on vegetables.
Strong winds break plants and branches of fruit trees.
Autumn Cold dew causes rot on vegetables, so it is very difficult to
preserve them.
Some farmers also pointed out an increase in the frequency of extreme weather conditions
which negatively affect crops, e.g. hail storms and floods. For example, the fruit garden of
Larisa (female interviewee, 50 years old) was completely destroyed by the flood in 2006.
Box 3: Adaptation measures used by farmers in the Altay Republic
Selecting new sorts of crops and new cultures which are more frost resistant and have
shorter growing periods and at the same time ceasing to sow cultures with long growing
periods, e.g. barley
Using greenhouses to protect vegetables from radical diurnal temperature changes.
Some farmers even install heating systems in greenhouses to protect plants from
extremely low temperatures at night
Cultivating seedlings in the greenhouses. Previously seeds were planted directly into
open ground
Tying up plants such as tomatoes and cucumbers to protect them from rot caused by
heavy rains in late summers
Shadowing (a term used by one of our respondents) plants, e.g. cabbage, eggplants,
peppers, from excessive sunlight. Farmers cover vegetables with materials available at
Intensifying watering during summer droughts
The farmers work hard to adapt to the changing climate conditions, but this requires substantial
additional time and financial investments. For example, smallholders incur significant additional
costs, since they need to invest extra resources in building and maintaining greenhouses, as
well as paying for their heating. When asked how their workload has changed due to changed
weather conditions, the interviewees pointed out that it had substantially increased. In spring,
they need to repair and prepare greenhouses, which are now used as one of the main
adaptation measures. Moreover, at night, greenhouses need to be heated, and this also implies
additional time has to be invested. In summer, the workload has increased, since watering
needs to be done much more frequently. Finally, in late summer and early autumn, the workload
has increased due to the necessity of preserving the harvest, which, as it was pointed out
above, is increasingly affected by rot and phytophthora mould.
Importantly, increases in labour input related to climate change adaptation are also clearly
gendered, especially in subsistence farms. As one of the respondents (Alexandra, female, 58)
pointed out, a gendered division of labour in subsistence farms has always existed men
usually deal with more physically demanding tasks, such as digging soil or constructing, while
women do the rest of the tasks, such as watering, crop weeding, dealing with vermin,
conserving, etc. The kind of adaptation measures that farmers use in this region results in a
disproportionate increase in traditionally female tasks, such as taking care of greenhouses,
planting seedlings, saving crops from illnesses. Galina (female, 61) also pointed out that
changing climate conditions, in particular the very hot summer weather, plus the increased
workload, make farming significantly more difficult for people in the older age group, for whom
work in such weather conditions leads to increased health risks.
However, it is not only the increased amount of work and expenses that the farmers lament.
One of their major concerns is that they see no real support from the state, although, in
their opinion, this support is essential for sustaining agricultural production in their
region under the changing climate conditions. For example, one of the farmers pointed out
that while frost-resistant seed selection is an issue that should be dealt with at the regional
level, it is not happening. And this lack of support is experienced particularly painfully by the
smallholders who need it most.
Its a shame that on TV they say that there is support to the agricultural sector and that so
much money is channelled down while we those who really live in villages dont see any
support! Well... maybe the big agri-complexes do...
Andrey, male, 43
As our interviews have shown, smallholders are not (yet) experiencing the potential benefits of
the changing climate. Macro models which are certainly important for agricultural planning at
the country level and that paint a relatively positive picture of the climate changes and a quite
bright future for farming in this region do not account for the experiences of smallholders who
are struggling with the negative sides of these changes and who are not properly supported in
their struggle. Smallholders need to be supported to make the most of the opportunities
suggested by macro models, as well as to cope with the negative impacts of changing climate.
2.1.2 Republic of Buryatia, East Siberia economic area
Box 4: The role of agriculture in the Republic of Buryatia
Buryatia is located in the zone of high risk and extreme farming. Therefore, volumes of
agricultural production vary greatly from year to year. However, because of low real
incomes and high unemployment, people are increasingly turning to agricultural activities.
The contribution of subsistence farming to the budgets of both urban and rural households
is steadily increasing. Agricultural production in the region is heavily privatised: 90% of
potatoes, 80% of vegetables, 83% of meat, and 90% of milk is produced by private farms.
The main types of agricultural production are livestock and plant growing. As in the
republic of Altay, the poverty of the population impedes the development of the market in
Buryatia. According to the regional index of human development, this region ranks number
66 out of 80 (data from 2009). Despite comparatively high educational levels, the
population of the region has lower than national average income and life expectancy.
Eastern Siberia, which contains the Republic of Buryatia, is the region with the most negative
climate change patterns, which are expected to only get worse in the future (see Part 1 for
details). The climate here is getting increasingly more continental a trend which is the
opposite of the general trend in the country. In addition, precipitation in this region is
decreasing. The forecast for Buryatia is that these trends will continue in the future (see Figures
7 and 8 in Part 1).
The farmers that we interviewed in this region are conscious of, and concerned about, the
climate changes, which are already seriously affecting their work, and they are trying to find
ways to adjust to the new conditions. But adaptation is difficult for numerous reasons. As in the
Altay Republic, the interviewees observations about climate change were very similar.
Box 5: Farmers observations of the changing climate in Buryatia
Somewhat colder, but less snowy winters.
Longer, but less rainy springs, with increased incidence of ground frost in late spring
and early summer.
Hotter and more arid summers. The steppe is not as green as before before it was
blossoming.' (Olga, female, 43 years of age)
Shorter summers with increased incidence of ground frost or snow in late summer/early
Except for the early ground frost, warmer and longer autumns.
Increased diurnal temperature range.
Stronger winds, which farmers consider to be caused by deforestation
Local rivers are drying up and becoming shallower, which farmers relate to
deforestation and construction of hydropower station(s) in Mongolia.
The most important agricultural problem caused by climate change in Buryatia is a shortened
cropping season. As Grygoryi (male, 23) told us, in 2009, when the snow fell on 15
September, his family's farm lost 30% of the harvest, and ever since then they have tried to
reap the harvest earlier. Because of the shortened cropping season some plants do not reach
full maturity, and, overall, the yields have decreased substantially. Moreover, not all the crops
such as cabbage or carrots can be harvested so early, since they would simply rot before
farmers could sell them.
Tamara (female, 56) who started working in agriculture in 1978 indicated: From a hectare of
cabbage we used to get 2225 tons. Now, we get about 15 tons. According to technological
norms, 30 tons of potatoes should be collected from one hectare of land. Its not us who
invented this. And its precisely how it was before, even more. But now we harvest only 1012
tons.
Table 3: Climate change effects on agricultural production by season in Buryatia
Winter Decreased precipitation in winter and spring leads to the soil
getting drier.
Strong cold winds destroy trees and bushes
Spring Sowing happens later because of the risk of late ground frost.
Strong winds blow the fertile topsoil off.
Summer Summer droughts negatively affect yields.
Increased number of pests, such as sod webworms,
grasshoppers, blister beetles, lice, armyworms.
Decreased number of pollinating insects.
Large diurnal temperature changes hamper vegetation and
cause plant sickening (e.g. bacterial blight, etc.). The farmers
also relate diurnal temperature changes to increases in the
number of pests.
Autumn Farmers try to reap the harvest earlier to avoid the risk of losing
it because of early ground frost or snow.
Box 6: Adaptation measures used by farmers in Buryatia
Seed selection: In particular, farmers increasingly use drought resistant seeds, self-
pollinating seeds, and seeds with shorter maturing periods. Some farmers also choose
to use European seeds because of their higher yielding capacity in comparison with
Russian seeds.
Increased use of greenhouses to protect vegetables from ground frosts and
consequences of diurnal temperature changes: As in the Republic of Altay,
greenhouses often have heating systems.
Covering bushes and trees with special materials and/or soil for winter periods to
protect them from cold and wind.
Cultivating vegetable and herb seedlings rather than planting seeds directly in the
open ground to shorten the growing period.
Increased use of organic: e.g. manure for warming up the soil, and mineral
fertilisers.
Increased use of anti-pest chemicals.
Increased watering.
Additional ramming of seed plots during sowing, which is meant to prevent the
fertile topsoil being blown off by the wind and taking the seeds with it.
Use of new equipment: e.g. for raising plant stems flattened by the early snow in
Purchasing energy-efficient equipment to save on fuel in anticipation of possible
losses of harvest
Using weather forecasts.
Adaptation requires additional labour inputs from farmers, and in most cases farmers in
Buryatiya bear this increased burden on their own shoulders. As in the Altay Republic, several
interviewees emphasised that the burden of labour increased unevenly for men and women,
and also that older farmers find it more difficult to adapt to changing climate conditions. For
them it is very hard to bear a more onerous labour burden combined with the increased diurnal
temperature range, which can provoke strokes.
Adaptation measures also imply substantial additional financial investments. Building or
purchasing greenhouses and using more expensive windproof plastic or glass in them, storing
up additional firewood for heating greenhouses, purchasing expensive anti-pest chemicals,
paying for additional water used for intensified watering in summer are all expensive and often
simply unaffordable measures for the famers that we interviewed. Notably, only two of the
interviewees mentioned crop insurance, which is often presented as one of the main policy
recommendations to help people adapt to climate change impacts. Evgenyi (male, 55) said that
for his farm it was unaffordable. Grygoryi (male, 23) said that his farm started insuring small
areas of land, but overall he was rather sceptical about the potential red tape one would
encounter when trying to receive the compensation.
Overall, the farmers that we interviewed in Buryatiya had a rather fatalistic attitude towards the
climate change, which could be explained by the fact that many of them totally depend on
farming for their livelihoods: 'Despite harsh climate conditions we do our work, because we don't
have any other source of income. What else can we live on?' (Tamara, female, 56). However,
the sustainability of this kind of unsupported adaptation was questioned by many farmers.
I think agriculture could dwindle. Because we are people of the old school, we know that it
feeds us, we get something from it, and we get our children habituated to this kind of labour. My
children can still work like this, on the land. But fiddling on this land theyre fed up with this.
And I understand them; I pity them, because I have lived a similar life myself. I understand that
they want to sleep, to go dancing, to travel to the city to buy something. But they dont see any
of that none of that. Willing or not, they have to sweat blood on this land. My children could
still bear with it. But my grandchildren will think differently. And my children will try to give them
education, so that they could go to the city
(Tamara, female, 56)
2.1.3 Krasnodar Krai, North Caucasus economic area
Box 7: The role of agriculture in the Krasnodar Krai
The agricultural sector in the Krasnodar Krai region is the biggest and the most developed
in the country. The region produces 7% of the country's gross agricultural product. The
region produces large amounts of grain and other crops and has a very well developed
and growing food industry, supplied by access to relatively cheap agricultural produce. The
food industry accounts for 50% of industrial production in the region. The majority of the
farms in Krasnodar Krai are large collective farms, many of which also process agricultural
produce. The proportion of smallholders is higher in the peripheral, more arid parts of the
region. Unemployment rates here are much lower than the national average, since the
agricultural sector provides the population with jobs. However, low unemployment rates
may conceal the part-time or seasonal nature of employment. Moreover, people are
considered as self-employed, even if they just own some livestock or land. But, overall,
Krasnodar does rank high in the regional human development index rating 16th out of 80
since its population has life expectancy higher than the Russian average, and
comparatively high income.
Krasnodar Krai has always been one of the key agricultural regions in Russia, and it is often
referred to as the granary of Russia. As shown in Part 1, in the last fifteen years, climate
change has made it possible to expand winter grain production. However, recent trends, such
as an increasing incidence of drought combined with increasing lack of water resources in this
region, as well as an increasing number of extreme weather events, e.g. floods, have already
negatively affected agricultural production. In the absence of adaptation measures, agricultural
production in Krasnodar Krai might radically decrease.
As our interviews have shown, the changes are already affecting agricultural production and,
consequently, the livelihoods of many farmers here. For many of them, the losses incurred due
to changing climate conditions are dramatic.
I havent planted anything this year. Two years ago, I lost my harvest because of the drought.
Then again last year because of the continuous rainfall at the end of the summer. For me, it
was a real disaster tomato bushes were basically washed away together with the soil down
into the river. Imagine a stream of mud mixed with plants and it all goes to hell right in front of
your eyes. After this adversity, I went bankrupt. So, this year I havent planted anything, since I
simply had no money. And the fields are overrun by weeds.
Alexander, male, 56
Just as in the other two regions, the observations of our interviewees in Krasnodar Krai were
highly consistent.
Box 8: Farmers observations of the changing climate in Krasnodar Krai
Weather increasingly unpredictable
Harsher and damper climate, with precipitation now more unevenly distributed
Colder (with longer periods of negative temperatures at night), but less snowy winters
Disappearance of the phenomenon of February windows (very sunny and warm
periods, when temperatures would go up to 2022C)
Longer, colder, and damper springs
Much hotter and more arid summers, with air temperature going up to 40C, and soil
temperature getting up to 60C
Longer, damper, and warmer autumns, but with increased incidence of early ground
frost (already occurring in October)
More radical temperature changes, especially during the seasonal change from spring
to summer. If yesterday it was +10C, tomorrow it could already be +30C. (Vasilyi,
male, 60)
Stronger winds in winters, springs and summers that the farmers relate to
As our interviewees indicated, climate change has already had profound impacts on agricultural
Table 4: Climate change effects on agricultural production by season in Krasnodar Krai
Winter Cold and snowless winters are detrimental for winter grain
crops. Three farmers told us that their farms lost all the winter
grain crops this year. The soil just froze through the
temperature in winter fell to as low as -35C in the complete
absence of snow. Two farms have completely reseeded the
crops in spring.
Disappearance of so-called February windows means that it
has become impossible to seed potatoes so early.
Spring Snowfalls now sometimes occurring in March are another
problem for winter grains while melting during the day, at
night melted snow turns into a thick layer of ice, which basically
causes plants to rot.
Because of the longer and damper springs, the sowing season
now, on average, starts two weeks later than before. Water
stays on the fields for longer than before, so it is impossible to
get machinery onto the fields. Last year, Oxana (female, 32)
said her farm for the first time ever simply did not manage to
sow corn at all.
Radical temperature changes during the seasonal change from
spring to summer inhibit plants' development.
Increased diurnal temperature range is also very damaging for
the harvest. In 2011, Vasilyi (male, 60) lost 70% of his
strawberries because of the night ground frosts in spring
during the day the temperature was 20C, while at night it went
down to 0C.
Strong rainfall damages harvests. This year, in Alexey's (male,
55) farm, 10 hectares of sunflowers were completely damaged
by the rains, and on the other sunflower fields herbicides that
he had applied shortly before the rainfall started were washed
Summer Summer droughts together with dry hot winds (sukhvoei) burn
crops. And because of the later sowing, plants are less
prepared to resist droughts.
Autumn Because of the early rains, farmers have to rush with the
harvesting. Many do not manage to harvest in such a short
time, and plants rot in the fields.
Early ground frost kills plants that have not been reaped yet.
Because of the ground frosts farmers growing vegetables can't
benefit from long warm autumns which climate change has
brought. Otherwise, it would have been possible to have
cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, and potatoes in November.
Long periods of warm weather in late autumn and early winter
negatively affect winter grain crops. In these periods, plants
grow too actively to be able to later resist cold snowless periods
coming in the second half of winter.
Moreover because of these unusually warm periods some
types of vermin, e.g. carabid beetles, are now found on the
fields as late as in December, while previously they survived
only until mid-November. They represent an additional danger
for winter grain crops
Apart from the impact of changing climate, pollution caused by the local industries further
aggravates the situation of the farmers. Evdokiya (female, 86) told us about the pollution
coming from the chemical plant in a town near her village. Emissions happen at night, and in
the morning poisoned dew subsides on the bushes and erodes the leaves. The plants start
sickening.
Box 9: Adaptation measures used by farmers in Krasnodar Krai
Selecting cultures adjusted for specific climate zone. E.g., Vladimir (male, 57) told us
that sugar beet grows very well in Krasnodar Krai region even under the new climate
conditions, and profit from the sugar beet harvest allows his farm to cover financial
losses incurred due to the climate.
Seed selection. Our interviewees prefer to use Russian sorts of grains, vegetables,
berries, etc. Although they yield smaller harvests, they are more frost- and disease-
resistant that the European ones.
Manual cultivation during rainfall
Increased watering during summer droughts
Using systems of drip irrigation
Using dry irrigation techniques
Using no till techniques
Earlier crop harvesting due to the risks of early ground frost in autumn
Increased use of organic and mineral fertilizers
Increased use of anti-stress products to help plants resist droughts and cold weather
Strict adherence to crop rotation
Reseeding of winter crops in spring. The problem is that doing this might disrupt crop
rotations. Vladimir (male, 64) pointed out that this year his farm had to reseed the
damaged fields with corn, although, according to the crop rotation plan, corn should
only be seeded on those fields next year. This means that next year corn crops on
those fields will likely be affected by pests.
Observing weather forecasts
Supplementing agricultural activities with other types of business activities, such as, for
example, agritourism
Covering plants with soil and insulating materials for the winter period
Using greenhouses for vegetable growing
Manual chemical spraying of pests. Farmers have to use this technique which is
rather dangerous for health for eliminating pests appearing on fields of winter crops in
late autumn/early winter (a new phenomenon discussed above). Farmers cant use
technical equipment for this purpose, since it could damage young plants.
Planting seeds deeper (down to 10 cm) to save plants from droughts. This technique is
somewhat risky, since it lowers plants chances to compete with weeds.
Farmers also emphasized the importance of forest belts in protecting the crops.
Like in the other two regions, adaptation measures come at great financial cost for the farmers.
Currently, they incur higher fuel expenses. Because of the damper weather in spring, the soil is
heavier this creates an additional load for tractors, and, consequently, additional expense of
diesel. Reseeding also results in a significant increase in fuel consumption. Reseeding also
causes indirect losses, since the fields of winter wheat are usually reseeded with corn, which
does not require as much fertilizer as wheat does, and, therefore, those fertilizers that had been
already have basically been wasted. Building greenhouses, as well as purchasing special
technical equipment (e.g. fans for blowing snow off the trees, equipment for no till, etc.) are big
investments. Anti-stress products now widely used by the farmers are very expensive, since
only foreign produced products are really effective, from the farmers point of view
The problem of adaptation costs is aggravated because instead of support from the local
authorities and food producers, farmers say they encounter broken promises, the desire to profit
from others adversities, or simple lack of understanding of what kind of assistance programmes
they really need. Food producers often make farmers sell their produce for below the market
prices. For example, Oxana (female, 32) whose farm now reaps sunflowers earlier said that oil
producers give them a take it or leave it low price for the moist seeds, knowing that the farmers
cannot risk hanging on to the seeds and must sell them.
Most of the interviewees pointed out that the local government subsidy programmes cover only
technical equipment and anti-stress products produced in Russia. This, for example, basically
prevents farmers from using no till technique discussed above, since the equipment for it is
produced only abroad.
Red tape holds up crop insurance applications. Previously I insured my crops, but then
stopped. To be honest, doing that (insuring) doesnt make much sense. Insurers just suck
money out of us. To prove the fact that the crops died, to calculate acreage, to prove damage
you have to collect a bunch of papers, to undergo expert visits. Every day I wake up at 56 a.m.
and finish work at 1 a.m., and I dont have either time, or the desire to run to those offices and
collect papers. (Alexey, male, 55)
Getting subsidies also implies sometimes impossible struggles with red tape. When I got
hit by adversity (floods in 2011), they (the local authorities) introduced the programme of
greenhouse development. In the city administration, they advised me to take out a bank loan to
build a greenhouse. I was really tempted by this idea having a greenhouse is a completely
different thing from a risky business of growing tomatoes in open ground. I took a loan for
300,000 roubles (6,000 GBP) and built it. But I have not got the compensation (a grant to pay
back the loan) The city administration told me that I violated some conditions of subsidy
provision. Either they didnt like the business plan, or something else. Now Im totally in debt,
without any operating assets. Most likely I wont use the greenhouse this year. (Alexander,
Local authorities do not hold to their promises when it comes to compensating for
losses. Regional authorities promised to those farmers who had to reseed winter crops this
year to pay compensation of, as far as I remember, three thousand roubles per hectare (approx.
60 GBP per hectare). But in our district department of agriculture I was told that there would be
no money, and I should not even wait for it. The government just let us down this year. (Alexey,
Local authorities continuously fail to repair run-down irrigation systems in the villages.
We dont have a centralized water supply like in suburban dacha communities. Boring
individual wells is very expensive. There is a pond in the village, and it would be possible to
install a pumping station there. But there is a problem sewage from our houses is draining in
there. The thing is that the sewage treatment facilities were broken when there was still a
collective farm, and now nobodys repairing them. The mayor promises to do that before
elections, but then just shrugs his shoulders that theres no money. For some reason, money for
changing paving slabs in the centre of the city is found every year, but for repairing the sewage
in our village no. (Natalia, female, 55)
The situation with land rent has made some farmers unwilling to make investments in
adaptation. For example, Vladimir's (male, 66) farming cooperative that specialises in fruit
growing has decided not to change the cultivated cultures, since they are not sure whether their
rent agreement will be prolonged, and investing in new fruit trees should be a long-term project.
To conclude, the absence of adaptation and support for smallholders and agriculture in general
means that the future of Russian agriculture looks uncertain and with it the potential for
ANNEX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
A number of interviewees expressed their preference for anonymity. Therefore, it was decided
not to indicate the names of the villages where the interviews were collected. Instead, we simply
indicate the geographical location of the villages within the considered regions.
Altay Republic
Location in the Name, gender, Type of employment, farming specialisation
region age
1 South-western Alexander, Director of a farming enterprise, livestock
male, 33 breeding and plant growing
2 South-western Sergey, male, Manager of a farming enterprise, livestock
57 breeding and plant growing
3 South-western Elena, female, Self-employed, subsistence farm, vegetable
42 growing
4 South-western Andrey, male, Self-employed, subsistence farm, livestock
43 breeding and tourism
5 North-western Nadezhda, Pensioner, subsistence farm, vegetable and
female, 57 fruit growing
6 North-western Larisa, female, Self-employed, subsistence farm, vegetable
50 and fruit growing
7 North-western Alexandra, Pensioner, subsistence farm, vegetable and
female, 58 fruit growing, livestock breeding
8 North-western Galina, female, Pensioner, subsistence farm, vegetable and
61 fruit growing
Republic of Buryatiya
1 Central- Grygoryi, male, Head of a family farming enterprise, livestock
southern 23 breeding and plant growing
2 Central- Nadezhda, School teacher, subsistence farm, vegetable
southern female, 52 growing
3 Central- Svetlana, Pensioner, subsistence farm, vegetable
southern female, 63 growing and livestock breeding
4 Central- Svetlana, Self-employed, subsistence farm , vegetable
5 Central- Evgenyi, male, Head of a family farming enterprise, vegetable
southern 55 growing
6 Central- Olga, female, 43 Employee of a farming cooperative, vegetable
southern growing
7 Central- Yuryi, male, 72 Pensioner, subsistence farm, vegetable
8 Central- Elena, female, Accountant, subsistence farm, vegetable and
southern 56 fruit growing
9 Central- Tamara, female, Owner of a farming enterprise, vegetable and
southern 56 plant growing, livestock breeding
Location in Name, gender, Type of employment, farming specialisation
the region age
1 South-eastern Alexander, male, Owner of an individual farming enterprise,
56 vegetable and fruit growing
2 South-eastern Oxana, female, 32 Assistant to the head of a family farming
enterprise, plant growing and livestock breeding
3 North-eastern Vladimir, male, 57 Co-founder and director of a farming enterprise,
aviculture and plant growing
4 South-eastern Vladimir, male, 66 Owner of a subsistence farm and head of a
farming cooperative, fruit growing
5 Central Vasilyi, male, 60 Owners of a subsistence farm, vegetable and
Tatyana, female, fruit growing
6 Central Lyubov, female, Agronomist of a farming enterprise, plant
7 Central Vladimir, male, 64 Chief agronomist of a farming enterprise, plant
8 Central Alexey, male, 55 Owner of an individual farming enterprise, plant
9 Central- Alexander, male, Owner of an individual farming enterprise, plant
eastern 62 growing and livestock breeding
10 South-eastern Natalia, female, Pensioner, owner of a subsistence farm, fruit
55 and vegetable growing
11 South-eastern Evdokiya, female, Pensioner, owner of a subsistence farm, fruit
ANNEX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SEMI-
STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
Would you tell us a little bit about yourself and your family?
When did you start working in agriculture? What were the main stages of your career?
Would you tell us about the farm that you are working at?
In recent years, have you noticed any signs of climate change in your region? If yes, what in
particular? How do you evaluate these changes?
Have these changes influenced your work/work of your farm? If yes, how? (stimulate the
interviewee to provide as many examples as possible)
For each month, could you tell us how have your activities changed due to the climate
How has the distribution of work/responsibilities between men and women in your farm
changed due to the climate change?
How do you adapt to the climate change? (stimulate the interviewee to provide as many
examples as possible) Is it difficult? Why?
How, in your opinion, will climate change affect agricultural production in your farm in the
future?
Assessment Report on Climate Change and Its Consequences on the Territory of the Russian
Federation. General Summary. Federal Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
Service, 2008, page 14.
All-Russia Ecological Portal (http://ecoportal.su/news.php?id=58093)
Daily electronic newspaper Utro.Ru (http://www.utro.ru/articles/2012/04/19/1041773.shtml)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
(http://www.mnr.gov.ru/news/detail.php?ID=14443)
Porfiriev B.N. Climate changes: risks or development factors? Russia in Global Affairs, 3,
2010. (http://www.globalaffairs.ru/number/Atmosfera-i-ekonomika-14886)
Article Demand for inflation in the Vedomosti newspaper 12.03.2012, 43
(http://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/news/1532338/spros_na_inflyaciyu)
Information Department of Audit Chamber of the Russian Federation
(http://www.ach.gov.ru/ru/news/archive/03082011/)
National information group newsinfo (http://www.newsinfo.ru/news/2011-07-
29/merzlota/758586/)
The Report on Features of Climate in the Territory of the Russian Federation in 2010, Federal
Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Service, 2011, page 15.
Assessment Report on Climate Change and Its Consequences on the Territory of the
Russian Federation. General summary, Roshydromet, 2008, page 9.
Global warming in Russia can bring dangerous infections, the News, January 30, 2009
(http://www.izvestia.ru/news/443876)
Information Agency Grain Online (http://www.zol.ru/z-news/showlinks.php?id=79471)
RIA Novosti news agency, Ecology (http://eco.ria.ru/danger/20120116/540611308.html)
Hydrometeorological Safety and Sustainable Development of Russias Economy for the
Service of Consumers: Results of the Statistical Analysis of Dangerous Weather Conditions,
Korshunov A.A., Shaymardanov M.Z., Shaymardanova I.L. Information Technologies of the
State Fund of Data on a Condition of Surrounding Environment, Researches of Public institution
" All-Russian research institute of Hydrometeorological Information the World Center of Data",
release 174, Obninsk, 2010.
The Fifth National Message prepared according to articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol, Moscow, 2010,
Strategic Forecast of Climate Changes of the Russian Federation for the Period 2010-2015
and Their Impacts on Branches of Russias Economy, Roshydromet, Moscow, 2005, page 18.
The Fourth National Message Prepared According to Articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations
Strategic Forecast of Climate Changes of the Russian Federation for the Period 20102015
N.Lemechko and M.Nikolaev. Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in Agriculture
the Situation and State of Art in Russia. Sofia, 1011 March 2008.
According to the parameters used in IMPACT model, the real per capita income in Russia
trebles under the pessimistic scenario (low growth rates of gross domestic product and
population reduction) and increases 7 times at the optimistic scenario (high growth rates of
gross domestic product and population reduction) in comparison with an indicator of 2000.
Despite such indicators, in 2050 gross domestic product per capita in Russia makes only 25 %
from a similar indicator in the USA.
Report on the State and Utilization of Agricultural Lands. Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=341731
http://ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/report/
GCMs refer to mathematical models of the dynamic interactions of physical and chemical processes in
the atmosphere with the oceans and land surfaces. They are used to model different climate change
scenarios under different greenhouse gas emission trajectories.
http://neacc.meteoinfo.ru/research
Federation. General Summary. Federal Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Service,
2008, page 14.
Federation. General summary, Roshydromet, 2008, page 9.
http://www.unep.org/yearbook/2008/report/UNEP_YearBook2008_Full_EN.pdf
http://ria.ru/infografika/20120727/710676168.html By expert estimations, the emission of carbon dioxide
from fires in 2010 may amount to 400 million tons, that is equivalent to 18% of annual anthropogenic
emissions of greenhouse gases in Russia (The Conclusion of the Public Commission on Investigation
of the Reasons and Consequences of Natural Fires in Russia in 2010
(http://www.yabloko.ru/mneniya_i_publikatsii/2010/09/14)).
Hydrometeorological Safety and Sustainable Development of Russias Economy for the Service of
Consumers: Results of the Statistical Analysis of Dangerous Weather Conditions, Korshunov A.A.,
Shaymardanov M.Z., Shaymardanova I.L. Information Technologies of the State Fund of Data on a
Condition of Surrounding Environment, Researches of Public institution " All-Russian research institute
of Hydrometeorological Information the World Center of Data", release 174, Obninsk, 2010.
(http://www.izvestia.ru/news/443876). According to the world's largest reinsurance company Munich
Re, at least 56 thousand people were lost from a heat and air pollution, having made a natural disaster
of 2010 of the largest in Russia's history from the point of view of mortality
(http://kommersant.ru/doc/1566066)
Significant differences between day and night temperatures
The Fifth National Message prepared according to articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol, Moscow, 2010, page 102.
Strategic Forecast of Climate Changes of the Russian Federation for the Period 2010-2015 and Their
Influence on Branches of Russias Economy, Roshydromet, Moscow, 2005, page 18.
The Fourth National Message Prepared According to Articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol, Moscow, 2006, page 79.
Influence on Branches of Russias Economy, Roshydromet, Moscow, 2005, page 18. The Fifth
National Message prepared according to articles 4 and 12 of the United Nations Framework
N.Lemechko and M.Nikolaev. Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in Agriculture the
Situation and State of Art in Russia. Sofia, 10-11 March 2008.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/russia-s-drought-seen-by-ministry-as-destroying-7-6-of-
crops.html
http://latifundist.com/novosti/36239-eksport-zerna-s-rossii-snizilsya-pochti-na-20
http://www.ya-fermer.ru/news/urozhay-2012-rossiya-k-10-sentyabrya-sobrala-zerna-na-13-mln-tonn-
menshe-chem-v-proshlom-godu
1 scenario is described by a balanced use of all energy sources (fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels).
This scenario is characterized by rapid economic growth, increase of world population to 9 billon
people by 2050 with subsequent gradual decrease, quick spreading of new and efficient technologies,
equalization of income and style of life in different regions, broad social and cultural interaction in the
Data taken from Zubarevich http://atlas.socpol.ru/portraits/alt.shtml, the regional web-site
http://www.altai-republic.com
UNDP (2011) Human Developent in the Russian Federation Report 2011: Modernisation and
Development of Human Potential. http://www.undp.ru/documents/nhdr2011rus.pdf The average
subsistence level for all socially-demographic groups of the population across Russia corresponded to
187.4 US dollars in 2010.
Whilst the consequences of deforestation may have consequences for local climate, this is not the same
as climate change. But since the changes caused by deforestation are said by farmers to have such
great impact on agriculture, it was decided to include them in this list. Moreover, it is important to note
that deforestation itself is a contributory factor to climate change in that it reduces the biosequestration
of atmospheric carbon dioxide trees.
Adapted from Zubarevich http://atlas.socpol.ru/portraits/buryat.shtml . The data is for 20072008.
UNDP (2011) op. cit.
See note 21
Data taken from Zubarevich http://atlas.socpol.ru/portraits/k_kray.shtml
E.g. 2012 floods in Krymsk
The report development was a co-operative effort, involving external consultants, Oxfam staff and Oxfam
partner organisations. The first part of the report was written by a group of authors led by Sergey Kiselev.
The second part is based on the analysis of cases provided by Lyudmila Itigilova, Sociological Agency
Eydos (Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia), Dmitriy Shevchenko, Regional non-government organisation
Environmental Watch on North Caucuses (Krasnodar) and Yuriy Kotenev, Altay Regional Non-
Governmental Youth Organization Ecological Club Black Stork (Barnaul, Altay Krai). Daria Ukhova and
Yulia Yevtushok made specific written contributions to the report. Oxfam acknowledges the
assistance of Tim Gore, John Magrath, Richard King, Johnathan Puddifoot, Richard English, Anna
Collins and Fionna Smyth. The text was edited by John Magrath.
For more information, or to comment on this report, email Yulia Yevtushok, Oxfam Programme
Coordinator, at yyevtushok@oxfam.org.uk
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Memoirist Huda Al-Marashi ’98 visited campus to share her experiences and advice with students and the SCU community as this Fall’s “Writing Forward Reading Series” speaker.
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Santa Clara Review Editor-in-Chief Ally O'Connor leads Q&A with memorist Huda Al-Marashi
On November 7, 2019, memoirist and Santa Clara University alumna Huda Al-Marashi ’98 spent the day on campus as the guest speaker for the Fall “Writing Forward Reading Series,” co-hosted by the English Department’s Creative Writing Program, the University Library, and the Santa Clara Review Al-Marashi, who studied history at SCU, published her book, First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story last year, and centered her presentations around its content and creative process.
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Beginning her day with a publishing lecture, Al-Marashi spent time in the Santa Clara Review office sharing with students interested in writing. In her discussion, she explained the joys and challenges of sharing creative work and passed on details about the process of working with agents and publishing companies. After listening to Al-Marashi, Santa Clara Review Fiction Editor Danna D’Esopo ’20 (English) shared that “as a writer who aspires to be published one day, listening to Huda’s talk gave me a lot of perspective and advice for how to navigate the publishing industry.”
Following her first presentation, Al-Marashi attended a dinner with a small group of librarians and Santa Clara Review staff members before the official “Writing Forward Reading Series” evening event. At 7:00 p.m., guests filled the Library’s St. Clare Room and listened to Al-Marashi read from her memoir, discuss her life, and share advice for others in similar religious and familial situations.
Reflecting upon the day, Santa Clara Review Faculty Advisor Dr. Kirk Glaser (English) shares that Al-Marashi “is a delight to spend time with. She's a very engaging conversationalist—full of interesting stories and advice and a great listener.” Moreover, Glaser notes that Al-Marashi “gave of herself generously to our students, first in her talk on publishing that was at once personal and full of great professional advice, then in her evening presentation. Her reading and talk were a wonderful mix of her creative writing and personal process as a writer and Iraqi-American woman, along with nuanced critique about our culture, particularly around questions of relationships and identity.”
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LÖVE vs Moai
When comparing LÖVE vs Moai, the Slant community recommends LÖVE for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D Lua game engines?” LÖVE is ranked 1st while Moai is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose LÖVE is:
The [LÖVE forums][1] are extremely helpful. With people checking the forums every day, it won't take long to receive answer to your questions on the Support board, receive feedback on games you post in the Projects board, as well as have a chat about the LÖVE engine while learning tricks to use in the very active General board. If you need an immediate answer though, or just want to chat, there is a very active and helpful [IRC channel][2]. [1]: https://www.love2d.org/forums/ [2]: http://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=love
Dev platformsWindows Vista+ , macOS 10.7+, Linux, Android
2DYes
3DYes(Love3D libraries)
Desktop targetsWindows, OSX, Linux, HTML5 ( unofficially )
LanguagesLua, C++
Licensezlib / libpng
Mobile targetsAndroid, iOS
Dev platformsMacOS
What are the best 2D Lua game engines?
What are the best 2D game engines?
What are the best free 2D game engines?
What are the best 2D game engines for low end machines/laptops?
What are the best 2D code only game engines?
What are the best 2D game engines for rapid development?
What are the best free game engines for top-down and side-scrolling games?
What are the best 2D engines, with both C++ and Lua as languages?
What are the best 100% free and easy game engines for beginners?
What are the best game engines for pixel graphics?
What are the best game engines?
What are the best 2D game engines for Android?
LÖVE
Active and very friendly community
The LÖVE forums are extremely helpful. With people checking the forums every day, it won't take long to receive answer to your questions on the Support board, receive feedback on games you post in the Projects board, as well as have a chat about the LÖVE engine while learning tricks to use in the very active General board.
If you need an immediate answer though, or just want to chat, there is a very active and helpful IRC channel.
Uses the fantastic Lua for scripting
Lua is an embeddable scripting language designed to be lightweight, fast yet powerful. It is used in major titles such as Civilization as well as a lot of indie games.
Lua is very popular because it provides "meta language" features. You can implement object-oriented structures, or pure procedural functions, etc. It has a very simple C interface, and gives the engine developer a lot of flexibility in the language itself.
Artists tend to love Lua too because it's very approachable, with plain and forgiving syntax.
Lua is free open-source software, distributed under a very liberal license (the well-known MIT license).
Lua2D handles loading the resources, reading input, playing sounds and displaying stuff on the screen. Only the logic is left for the developer to write. It also removes the overhead of having to use and learn a GUI game editor. All you need is a knowledge of Lua and your favourite text editor or IDE.
Great for prototyping
You can learn the basics very quickly and start making simple games in no time, even if you have no previous Lua knowledge. If you're a little experienced with LÖVE, you can prototype a 2D game with it in no time.
Open source and free
The LÖVE engine is licensed under The zlib/libpng License (which is very short and human readable) which allows you to use the source code and even modify it as long as you do not claim that the original source code is yours.
You can obtain the code at this bitbucket repository and even help fix bugs and participate in the development of LÖVE.
Many examples and libraries with source code
There are plenty of open source examples of games or components built by the community that are ready to use or learn from.
Very good documentation
The LÖVE wiki provides full documentation of its easy to use Modules, which are conveniently located on the side bar of the wiki. It only takes seconds to find the module for love.keyboard, which provided a list of all functions along with arguments and examples where the function could be used.
Supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.
Can develop within Android
It is possible to develop games directly on a tablet or cellphone with the Android system by using the experimental Android branch.
Very good for education
That is a great tool for teaching novice programmers. Creating a game on LÖVE, you have to think about developing, not about the syntax of the language.
Many tutorials on the internet
Has several tutorials in several languages on the internet, mainly on Youtube.
Cute name
So much love.
C++ and Lua one of the best languages for gamedev
Because all professionals in gamedev use C++, and Lua the fastest scripting lang.
Helpful community
The Moai SDK Forum is active and users will go to great extents to answer queries, post code snippets, beta test, and even purchase and give feedback on each others' games.
Helpful and detailed documentation
Although the Moai SDK is very advanced and uses complicated features, the documentation wiki thoroughly and clearly explains how to use these features, such as the Moai Cloud(a service that provides web services for your game), and multiple ways to build from source.
Not very powerful
The engine has very few modules and only the really required one, you'll have to do almost everything from scratch.
The community seems juvenile
For example, some of the library include names such as HUMP, LUBE, AnAL.
Uses hg to version-control, not git
If the source codes were controlled by git, it would be more convenient for more programmers to contribute to Love2d.
Using hg on bitbucket resulted in loss of tons of users.
Absolutely no GUI (no graphical interface)
This has no graphical interface at all, you have to know how to read script in order to know what you're looking at. After you've written the script for everything, you compile it to see the result. It's a very poor way to create a game, given how even most professional tools out there give you a GUI to work with and debug on the go. The lack of a GUI slows down the work by ten-fold, and it's just an inefficient use of your time.
Documentation is very dry and technical
The site has plenty of tutorials, true, but they all read very technical, and explain very little. This might be too much for beginners, even for coding purposes, because of the fact that the specifics aren't explained well enough to learn effectively. The docs can be found frustrating to understand even the basics, such as tables or the like, because of how poorly they are explained, and how few examples are given before expecting you to be able to use them.
Not for beginning developers
The Moai SDK has very advanced features which allow it to create powerful games. A drawback from this is that it is not very suitable for beginners.
Corona SDK
Cocos2d-x and Cocos Creator
Clickteam Fusion 2.5
AppGameKit 2.0
Gideros
Defold
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Robert Gehrke: If Jon Huntsman returns from Moscow to run for governor, how would another term be different?
Robert Gehrke
By Robert Gehrke
· Published: August 7, 2019
It finally happened.
As The Salt Lake Tribune’s Washington bureau chief Thomas Burr first reported Tuesday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman sent the president his resignation letter as U.S. ambassador to Russia, effective Oct. 3.
It sets in motion the chain of events Utah political circles have been buzzing about for months — the possibility that Huntsman would return to the Beehive State and announce another run for governor.
If he pulls it off, he would be the first governor in Utah history to serve nonconsecutive terms. The consensus among the politically connected I talked to is that he’s seriously considering another run and several said he is almost guaranteed to get into the race.
A poll by the Salt Lake Chamber last week showed Huntsman neck and neck with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox statewide. Though winning the Republican primary is an entirely different challenge and Cox was leading among Republicans.
When the topic of Huntsman returning to run for governor comes up, the question that invariably follows is: Why on earth would he want to do that?
He was asked that question by his supporters when he was in town recently. His answer is this — as he and his wife, Mary Kaye, talked about life after Moscow, they discussed what job they had enjoyed the most and where they had accomplished the most, and that was as governor.
Winning the office is another story. We’ll dig into Huntsman’s vulnerabilities more if and when he announces. (This also seems like a decent place to make something clear: The Tribune is owned by Paul Huntsman, Jon Huntsman’s brother. But that isn’t going to color what I write about the former governor, if he runs or if he wins.)
(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) - In this Oct. 7, 2017 file photo, Jon Huntsman Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Russia, looks on during a ceremonial swearing-in event with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. Huntsman has resigned from his post as the U.S. ambassador to Russia and is planning to move back to Utah in October.
For now, the most interesting discussion is: How might Gov. Huntsman 2.0 be different from the original version we saw from 2001 to 2009? How might the past 10 years as ambassador to China, as a short-lived presidential aspirant, and most recently as ambassador to Russia change him?
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1997 to 1998, told me Tuesday he drew on his experience as ambassador when he was elected governor — a period that overlapped with Huntsman’s tenure.
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“I think being an ambassador is an enormous asset,” Richardson said. “Having been ambassador made me aware of the importance of diplomacy, of working with those you disagree with.”
Honing those skills with foreign adversaries makes it easier to work with political opponents at a statehouse, he said. It could also open the door to foreign trade opportunities, particularly in China, Richardson said.
It’s a role that has become increasingly important over the past two decades for every governor in every state. Gov. Gary Herbert, for example, has led trade missions to Canada and Mexico, Europe, South Korea and Taiwan, Israel and Jordan. He leaves next month for missions to Hong Kong and Tokyo.
The goal is to pair Utah companies with foreign trading partners. In 2018, Utah exported nearly $14.4 billion in goods, a 24 percent increase from the year before. An estimated quarter of Utah jobs are tied to foreign trade.
Huntsman can help there. The question, however, is if Huntsman can rewire himself to the day-to-day issues in Utah. The knock on him last time he was in office was that he wasn’t a details guy, that he wasn’t actively engaged in the administrative aspects of office or some of the mundane issues that work through the Legislature, not to mention campaign events.
After being at the fulcrum of the United States’ most important geopolitical relationship, is he going to be excited about, say, turkey farm regulations? Can he pivot from Moscow to Moroni?
And politically, there are tougher questions. Will GOP voters — the ones who matter if he hopes to emerge from the Republican primary — forgive him for some of his moderate views while in office on topics such as climate change and civil unions (controversial at the time)?
Will he be able to smooth over bailing right after he was re-elected to go work for Barack Obama? And will that be more difficult for him to explain than being willing to carry water for the nearly-as-unpopular Donald Trump?
In that sense, trying to navigate the choppy waters of Utah politics may be a true test of his skill as a diplomat.
Correction: 11:40 a.m., Aug. 7 • An earlier version of this column incorrectly referred to a second poll of Republican gubernatorial candidates that favored Huntsman.
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The Usos have been on the WWE main roster for nearly a decade. They might not stick around much longer
There has been a great deal of talk about All Elite Wrestling recruiting top talents from around the wrestling world. With the benefit of Tony Khan’s deep pockets, Cody Rhodes’s creative vision, and the momentum of All In, AEW is equipped to draw in bigger, better talents than a start up promotion would ordinarily be expected to have access to.
The fledgling promotion has already highlighted a focus on tag team wrestling. The Young Bucks are not only star recruits, but executive vice presidents who are sure to keep tag teams a priority.. Rey Fenix and Pentagon joined the mix at the Double or Nothing Rally in Las Vegas, in addition to Best Friends and SCU having signed on.
Reports suggest that The Revival asked for their WWE release, too, and while their recent push may compel them to stay put, might there be another, even better established WWE tag team that could head to AEW soon?
This article looks at four reasons why The Usos may be AEW bound.
#4 They’ve done all they can in WWE
There isn't much left for the Usos to realistically accomplish in WWE
It’s a testament to The Usos' longevity in WWE that they have worked such a variety of opponents, including The Shield, The Hart Dynasty, The Corre, The Wyatts, and The Real Americans, right up to more contemporary units like New Day, The Bludgeon Brothers, and The Bar.
Along the way, they’ve collected five tag title reigns, starred in a Hell in a Cell match, teamed up with Roman Reigns toward the top of the card, and worked as both faces and heels.
Barring a huge paradigm shift in which WWE features tag teams as main eventers, it’s hard to imagine The Usos really bolstering their resumes at this point. Sure, they might garner sixth, seventh, or eighth tag title reigns and work newer teams, but that doesn’t so much feel like changing their legacy as adding more of the same to it.
AEW presents a fresh slate of opponents in a pro wrestling company that The Usos could help build from its early stages.
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Saints Peter & Paul Parish and School
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Parish volunteers make it possible for us to worship and reflect when we come together to receive God’s grace within the liturgical ministry. Every role is an important responsibility of the baptized to participate in the responses, singing, and listening during the celebration of the liturgy. Some are also called to participate in special liturgical ministries throughout the celebration.
We invite those who may be interested in participating as a liturgical minister – there are many ways to serve. Click here to learn more.
Saints Peter & Paul’s Music Ministry, under the direction of Krys Kozinski-Sansing, is a vivacious ministry of devoted parishioners, both young and the young at heart. At present, there are over 65 active members. Cantors and music ensembles rehearse regularly and participate in weekly services, as well as special liturgies throughout the year. Music is not only extremely important, but integral to worship and liturgy! We hope that our voices, playing of instruments and music selections are meaningful to each and every one of you as you continue to nurture loving and trusting relationships with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Click here to learn more about our Music Ministry.
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Parish life at Saints Peter & Paul involves our ministries as well as other parish-sponsored community groups that center their efforts around building community and offering support to those in need.
These groups allow parishioners to connect with one another on a social, pastoral, and spiritual level, making it a vibrant and active Parish.
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‘SURPRISE!’ – Tech N9ne Presented With ‘Caribou Lou’ Gold Plaque Live On Stage In Kansas City
What started in Kansas City has turned into something bigger than most could have ever imagined.
For Tech N9ne’s KC stop on The Something Else Tour, the adoring hometown crowd witnessed a truly special surprise as Strange Music CEO Travis O’Guin interrupted the show to present an unsuspecting Tech N9ne with his very first RIAA certified gold plaque for the song “Caribou Lou”. The potent blend of Bacardi 151, Malibu Rum, and pineapple juice inspired the Everready party anthem which has over a half million sales and counting.
The event had an added bonus with a visiting Nick Cannon on stage during the plaque presentation. The truly surprised Tech N9ne graciously accepted the plaque and dedicated the success to the crowd, stating wholeheartedly “Kansas City, you made this!”
Raise your cups in the air, Tech N9ne done messed around and went gold.
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Things are a little different for this year’s social in regards to fundraising. Previously we have raised money for RNLI Southsea, Portsmouth Autism Support Network, Feel Yourself and Southsea Skatepark and over the years everyone has helped us to donate almost £10,000 to charities.
This time, as we’re aiming to become a social enterprise dedicated in part to providing access the arts to hard to reach people in Portsmouth, we’re focusing on providing arts funding to four Portsmouth youth clubs: Portsea, Paulsgrove, Buckland and Brook Club in Somerstown.
Money raised on the door/tickets, through the raffle and via donations on the night will be split four ways and will be targeted to support access to the arts in these youth groups, be that buying art materials and supplies, organising visits to galleries/exhibitions, artist workshops, etc. The youth clubs and young people will be choosing what works for them.
Through visits this summer it is clear to us that these clubs provide vital support to young people in the city and sadly access to the arts is getting more and more restricted these days via traditional means…so we hope through your generosity we can help support these young people with options to connect with the arts on their terms.
We’ll see you on Thursday at Southsea Castle! Don’t forget, you can purchase tickets in advance via EventBrite, we’re already 50% sold out so get involved. Tickets are available HERE.
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Úvodní stránka » GREAT BOOK TAIS AWARDS » Selah Sue
Selah Sue — Reason (Deluxe Edition) (April 7, 2015)
Selah Sue — Reason (Deluxe Edition) (April 7, 2015) • Fenomenální zpěvačka. A to jsem teprve na tr. 12/32. Je jemňoulinká tam, kde má být, zároveň však důrazná a naprosto přesná. Nic nepřehrává, pořád je konkrétní, ne zbytečně vznosná. A to nejdůležitější: není spřízněná zlodějinou, tento druh originality si buduje sama a postupnými kroky. První, eponymní album v BEL: 4× Platinum, FRA: 2× Platinum, POL: Platinum, NL: Platinum. Album “Reason” v BEL: Gold. Jak se sama vyjádřila, v rodině nenastalo žádné zametání cestiček. A to se cení obzvlášť. “I grew up in a really little town in Belgium, and none of my family was into music...” Birth name: Sanne Putseys
Born: 3 May 1989, Leefdaal, Belgium
Location: Adinkerke, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
Genre: RnB, Soul, Jazz
Album release: April 7, 2015
Record Label: Because Music
Duration: 124:41
01. Alone 3:28
02. I Won’t Go for More 4:21
03. Reason 3:20
04. Together (feat. Childish Gambino) 3:22
05. Alive 3:42
06. The Light 3:46
07. Fear Nothing 3:25
08. Daddy 4:26
09. Sadness 4:02
10. Feel 3:40
11. Right Where I Want You 3:33
12. Always Home 4:19
13. Falling Out 3:53
14. Gotta Make It Last (Bonus Track) 3:13
15. Stand Back (Bonus Track) 4:11
16. Direction (Bonus Track) 4:01
17. Alone (Acoustic Version) [Bonus Track] 3:39
18. Alive (feat. Kwabs) [Felix Joseph Remix] 3:15
19. Together (feat. Childish Gambino) [Marlin Remix] 3:29
20. Holdin’ On 4:46
21. Falling Out (Pomrad Remix) 4:16
22. High Low (Maverick & Selah Sue) 4:11
23. I Won’T Go For More (Mndsgn Remix) 5:28
24. Alone (FKJ Remix) 3:42
25. Fear Nothing (Daisuke Tanabe Remix) 3:41
26. Always Home (Sörry Remix) 3:48
27. Blame (Live@Giel!) 4:04
28. Speaking Silence 3:56
29. Reason (Live Acoustic Version) 3:55
30. Fear Nothing (Acoustic Version) 3:45
31. Falling Out (Acoustic Version) 3:53
32. Time 4:16 Editorial Reviews
• 2015 release from the Belgian singer/songwriter. Four years have gone by since her debut album and Selah Sue might not be over her demons but she’s at least harnessed them to compose the songs of Reason, gorged with energy, light and emotion. These songs sweep you over from the first bars, coming from an artist who’s at once full of life and full of scars, who always seems to be one with her guitar. • “Success hasn’t healed my wounds”, she says. “Nothing has really changed. It’s a journey, a battle that will last my entire life.” Description:
• Selah Sue is in an exciting and thrilling new phase of her career. After launching her very successful self titled debut album in 2011, the singer is planning the release of new material after years of touring and writing. It is still astonishing to realize that her big, raspy voice comes out of a cute, small, blonde Belgian girl. The contrast between her speaking in between of the songs and her singing is huge, but that is part of the charm watching her. I remember visiting a concert by her in 2011 in Paradiso and it is obvious that she is now even more confident and free on stage. She just shines the whole way through and it is clear that she enjoys every little bit of it and this enthusiasm is contagious, judging by the good vibe in the audience. I for one am waiting for that second album and would love to hear those tracks again live after the release.
» Dec 04 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, Netherlands
» Dec 05 Vorst Nationaal Brussels, Belgium
» Dec 17 Babylon Bomonti Istanbul, Turkey
» Dec 18 Fuzz Club Athens, Greece
• Genre–bending Belgian singer/songwriter Selah Sue was born Sanne Putseys on May 3, 1989 in the city of Leuven, and raised in nearby Leefdaal.
• She began playing acoustic guitar and composing her own songs at the age of 15, and by her late teens had skillfully refined her signature blend of soul, hip–hop, funk, and reggae into a powerful force. Part Adele and part Erykah Badu, Sue honed her craft at home, in studios, and in clubs before gaining momentum through appearances at major festivals and on Flemish television shows. By the age of 20 she had secured a record deal and found herself in the studio with the likes of Farhot and Patrice, Me’Shell Ndegéocello, and Cee–Lo Green (she was even asked by Prince to open up a show in Antwerp). Selah Sue released her eponymous debut album in March of 2011. ~ James Christopher Monger
Website: http://www.selahsue.com/
MySpace: https://myspace.com/selahsuemusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SelahSue
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelahSue
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/selahsue
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/selahsuemusic
Charts in France: http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Selah-Sue/news-75387.html
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We are a board game loving family. Last summer, Mr. J and I played monopoly a lot - I used it to help him improve his math skills. I have been wanting to play scrabble with him as well, to help him with spelling - not to mention it is one of my favourite games, but hubby isn't a fan so I don't have anyone to play it with.
Hasbro wants YOU to get your family game on! From August 1st - August 31 2015, bring in your monopoly money to Toys R Us , and receive 20% off the purchase price of Hasbro board games.
I was sent a Family Game Night package to help facilitate a game night for our family. We started off playing Trouble, and then moved on to The Game of Life. Our next family game night will probably be Scrabble.
To celebrate this promotion, Hasbro is offering my readers the chance to win a prize pack valued at over $100! The prize package includes the following games:
Monopoly (ARV 19.99)
Twister (ARV 19.99)
The Game of Life (ARV 24.99)
Scrabble (ARV 19.99)
Trouble (ARV 16.99)
Total ARV $101.95
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only (excluding Quebec) that are 18+. Full rules can be found in the giveaway tools form below, which you will need to complete to enter.
Posted by Ashley P. at 12:00 AM
I love trouble , so easy to play , but so much fun !
LILLIAN BROWN August 4, 2015 at 6:48 AM
My family like to play UNO
We love hungry hungry hippos.
Because my children are younger we love Hi Ho Cherry, its great it helps them with their math & counting :)
Karen C Hill August 4, 2015 at 7:17 AM
Right now we're on a Monopoly Jr kick
Rachel D. August 4, 2015 at 7:32 AM
We love Trouble!
We like Monopoly.
Cheryl August 4, 2015 at 8:10 AM
We love Monopoly Junior :)
Flo August 4, 2015 at 8:13 AM
We like to play Pictionary.
Monopoly Jr is what we play!
we like to play memory card games
MACFSH August 4, 2015 at 8:46 AM
We love Uno Spin. It's just like Uno but there's a little machine that comes with it. The pickup 2 are push 2's. The machine spits out cards. It's so fun.
Erika Letson August 4, 2015 at 9:05 AM
We love to play UNO. It's something the whole family can play and we have have lots of fun!
loricbrowncow August 4, 2015 at 9:12 AM
we love card games monopoly and hangman
Our favourite game is Charades! The kids love it and it's so much fun - plus hilarious ;)
tanyab79 August 4, 2015 at 9:32 AM
We play many different games but mostly skipbo and uno.
Lynda Cook August 4, 2015 at 9:35 AM
We like playing Sorry or Pictionary!!
Soozle August 4, 2015 at 10:34 AM
Scrabble is a family fav
Audrey August 4, 2015 at 10:49 AM
We still play a lot of Clue and Operation.
kathy d August 4, 2015 at 11:06 AM
We love Jenga
It's always junior monopoly or sorry
nicolthepickle (Nicole Graham) August 4, 2015 at 12:43 PM
My kids love Monopoly.
Hungry hungry hippos. My kids are still pretty young!
Angela M August 4, 2015 at 2:22 PM
Right now we love Dixit.
Rob U August 4, 2015 at 2:37 PM
We like to play Sorry.
elizamatt August 4, 2015 at 2:39 PM
we all love Sequence and dice games :-)
Tamara August 4, 2015 at 2:49 PM
My 4 year old is just getting into board games. The ones we have left over from our youths are pretty beat up from use. This would be awesome! :)
Judy Cowan August 4, 2015 at 3:00 PM
We like to play Sorry and Uno. (Judy Cowan)
Jenny August 4, 2015 at 7:19 PM
Kim D August 4, 2015 at 8:02 PM
We play a lot of games as a family but the number one is Cribbage!
Dianne August 4, 2015 at 8:29 PM
Our family has always enjoyed playing Monopoly. My grandchildren love to play Snakes and Ladders.
Jennifer P. August 4, 2015 at 11:33 PM
We love to play Monopoly on family game night - my daughter received a Disney princess one that she especially likes.
carol denny August 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Jenn August 5, 2015 at 10:47 AM
I had all of these games as a child but none of them now. It would be so much fun to play them with my own family.
flowerchild August 5, 2015 at 11:19 AM
We love playing monopoly and Yahtzee
Shakeia Rieux August 5, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Our favorite is Monopoly
Stephanie LaPlante August 5, 2015 at 2:04 PM
We love Monopoly and Sorry
we love monopoly!
we love playing UNO and Skipbo
Silvia August 5, 2015 at 8:07 PM
We love to play scrabble
lori b August 5, 2015 at 8:44 PM
we enjoy monopoly :)
Amy C August 6, 2015 at 2:25 AM
We love to play UNO
Mel August 6, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Our favourite game is Monopoly.
Bailey Dexter The grandkids sleepover every weekend. We always play a few card games, like crazy 8 & they will each bring a board game with them. Saturday is always the after bath game night!
Sharklady71 August 6, 2015 at 11:54 PM
we like to play Scrabble and frustration.
Jeanette J August 7, 2015 at 8:58 PM
We like to play Clue and Game of Life.
chrissy888 August 7, 2015 at 9:14 PM
My son's favourite is bingo
comfychairs August 7, 2015 at 9:31 PM
We love Dictionary.
JaimeeM August 8, 2015 at 1:12 PM
we like pictionary
Erin August 8, 2015 at 1:25 PM
Right now Candyland is our favourite!
SG August 8, 2015 at 5:09 PM
Scrabble, no question!
we like scrabble
Barb W August 10, 2015 at 12:16 AM
Trouble!
Jonnie (JB) August 10, 2015 at 4:02 AM
Our favorite is the Game of Life
Pat Drouillard August 10, 2015 at 12:48 PM
We LOVE playing Monopoly!!
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Amber August 10, 2015 at 3:49 PM
We've always had a lot of fun with uno and go fish.
Andrea Amy August 10, 2015 at 4:47 PM
The boys love Monopoly JR (Andrea Amy)
we really like Apples to Apples
salexis August 10, 2015 at 6:51 PM
Blokus is our favourite game to play on game night!
We like to play candyland and monopoly.
Nic August 10, 2015 at 10:15 PM
We love to play Sorry
Hide C. August 11, 2015 at 12:59 AM
We like to play Monopoly.
Tina L. August 12, 2015 at 12:09 AM
Laurie P August 12, 2015 at 2:30 PM
Stratego is a new favorite here!
my family loves to play monopoly when we get into family game night
My family's favourite game to play on game night is Clue.
Kellypc August 13, 2015 at 11:49 AM
We love Monopoly & Scrabble!
Ira k August 13, 2015 at 4:40 PM
Scrabble and Monopoly!
Lisa Bolduc August 15, 2015 at 2:35 PM
we love playing twister! great way to laugh
Our family favourite is Monopoly (Cheryl on Giveaway tools)
We play Monopoly a lot, but my favorite game to play is scrabble.
We really do love all games - But scrabble is a great one, since we need to put a little more effort and thought into it!
Alya August 18, 2015 at 8:58 PM
We like playing Memory!
josiefiorda August 20, 2015 at 1:27 PM
monopoly, clue, and scrabble
C McLaren August 20, 2015 at 7:28 PM
We're really enjoying the card game SkipBo.
Tara Jensen August 20, 2015 at 8:22 PM
Monopoly Junior!
Doris Humber August 20, 2015 at 11:30 PM
We love playing Monopoly.
Monica August 22, 2015 at 8:21 PM
We like Yahtzee and Scrabble
Knittinchick August 22, 2015 at 8:48 PM
sequence is a favourite at our house.
We love Sequence!
We like Monopoly or skipbo
Ours is Operation!
Amy M August 23, 2015 at 10:19 AM
Fav game to play is Monopoly
jenness m August 23, 2015 at 1:39 PM
We love pictionary!
Our favourite family game to play is Mad Gab!
Rosanne Robinson August 23, 2015 at 2:54 PM
we love to play memory card games & Monopoly
luminous August 23, 2015 at 3:31 PM
We've been playing Monopoly for years!
Heather Ritz August 23, 2015 at 3:39 PM
robynl August 23, 2015 at 6:09 PM
we love Scrabble;
We loved to play Risk and Sorry
elaine August 24, 2015 at 1:08 AM
Risk is our family's favourite!
stefanie August 24, 2015 at 11:30 AM
doreen lamoureux August 24, 2015 at 12:24 PM
We love Scrabble. But yatzee is nice too.
Amy Heffernan August 24, 2015 at 12:27 PM
We like to play sorry!
Yahtzee!
This would be so much fun!
Cool!!!
Our favorite games on Friday game night are Hungry Hungry Hippo and Kerplunk!
We're quite young here, so it's got to be Candyland or some sort of.memory game.
Lindsay August 24, 2015 at 8:57 PM
We love trouble here.
Sunshine H August 24, 2015 at 8:59 PM
My DD really likes Candyland.
Wanda Tracey August 24, 2015 at 9:06 PM
We love to play Yahtzee,Scrabble and Pictionary!
Andrea HR August 24, 2015 at 9:16 PM
Right now my 5 year old is really (really) into Uno. We play almost every day.
Acneilson87 August 24, 2015 at 9:23 PM
Scrabble!!
J and D August 24, 2015 at 9:27 PM
We love Busytown!
Michelle o August 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM
We love monopoly and trouble!
gene d August 24, 2015 at 10:28 PM
Alexa K August 24, 2015 at 10:31 PM
Erika E August 24, 2015 at 11:39 PM
We like to play Trouble.
Kim G. August 24, 2015 at 11:55 PM
We like Monopoly
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Hillsborough Residents to Vote on $35.4M School Repairs Referendum Dec. 10
Credits: Hillsborough Board of Education
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Voters will be asked to approve a $35.4 million referendum on Tuesday, Dec.10th to pay for repairs at the district's nine school buildings and to retire debt from previous referendums.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Several of the voting districts have been consolidated for the special referendum; a list of the revised polling places can be consulted online at https://www.htps.us/repair_replace_revive. The link is a comprehensive look at the details of the referendum, breaking down specific projects at each of the nine school buildings.
If the referendum is approved, it would mean a $42 reduction in taxes for the average Hillsborough residence with a property value of $350,000, according to Michael Callahan, Human Resources director for Hillsborough Schools.
“The quality of life for our students, staff and the community is key and never before has it been more opportune to invest in that quality of life," said Acting Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lisa M. Antunes.
The nine-member school board approved the referendum unanimously at its Oct. 14th meeting.
The state Department of Education will contribute 40 percent of the cost, approximately $14.1 million, but only if the referendum is approved by voters, according to Callahan.
"The proceeds from the referendum would be utilized to pay for critical infrastructure and capital improvements," Callahan said. "Unlike a previous referendum which failed this past March, Full-Day Kindergarten is not linked to this referendum.
"Additionally there is no consideration for the building of any new school in this referendum," he added.
Officials have been considering construction of a second high school in the township.
All registered voters received a sample ballot in the mail that reads as follows:
THE PROJECTS: In order to ensure a safe, healthy and secure learning environment and provide for facilities infrastructure needs, the Board is seeking to undertake district-wide facility improvements, including, as applicable, heating and ventilation replacement, electrical upgrades and emergency lighting system replacement, masonry improvements, stucco improvements, interior renovations and finishes replacement, roof replacement, asphalt repaving, sidewalk and curbing replacement, air conditioning in certain areas which are currently not air-conditioned, upgrade of security at all schools including secure entry and security vestibule improvements at an aggregate cost not to exceed $35,416,740.
The Board anticipates financing the projects over a 20 year period.
STATE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECTS: The State has agreed to contribute just over $14 million towards the costs of the $35.4 million project. All costs of the projects are available for the highest level of State funding. The State funding will be in the form of debt service aid. The State funding is only available if the Proposal is approved.
Callahan released the following statement on the referendum last week:
"On Tuesday, Dec. 10th, the Hillsborough community will vote on a school referendum focused on addressing critical infrastructure and capital improvements to ensure a safe, healthy, and secure learning environment for the students and staff.
"Projects across the nine schools include roofing, air quality (HVAC), power and lighting upgrades, exterior repairs, and security, etc. This vote comes after the school administration and Board of Education have held over 25 informational meetings across the community to inform about the referendum.
"Additionally, the community has actively used the website that outlines the scope of the projects, tax impact, and addresses frequently asked questions - https://www.htps.us/repair_replace_revive.
"If the referendum passes, the district will finance $35.4 million dollars in a twenty-year bond, however special state aid will cover 40 percent.
"That state aid is not available if the referendum does not pass.
"The district is retiring previous similar debt next year, so after a brief overlap, taxpayers in Hillsborough Township will see a decrease in the debt portion of their taxes.
"Business Administrator, Aiman Mahmoud, noted “If this referendum passes, the taxpayers can take advantage of a 40% off coupon when the state aid kicks in and see that portion of their taxes go down for nineteen out of the next twenty years.
"I’ve said it before and I will say it again, the finances on this just make sense. Also, be reminded that if the referendum does not pass, the district will not receive that 40% coupon”. The polls are open from 6 a,m, to 8 p.m. for the community to cast their votes on Tuesday, December 10th."
A series of public events and forums as well as facility tours have been held over the past several weeks for the benefit of residents to learn more about the planned repairs.
The Board of Education will meet Monday, Dec. 9th at the Auten Road Intermediate School Cafetorium, 281 Auten Road, starting at 7:30 p.m. during which the referendum is expected to be discussed a final time before the vote.
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Security Myths Busted
Nobody really knows where myths come from, often they are based on loose facts that become distorted or outdated over time. This is especially prevalent in the security sector where there is a necessary degree of secrecy due to its very nature.
Whilst discretion is useful when it comes to keeping your security protocols guarded, it is not very helpful when it comes to sharing details between the security community and its clients. At TDSi we want our partners and customers to be clear on the benefits (and potential drawbacks) to their security options – so here we present the ‘TDSi Security Myths Busted’ guide which looks to dispel a few common misconceptions.
Like many popular technologies, MIFARE has caught the attention of criminals as much as security operators and users. Inevitably the legitimate security industry is always shadowed by individuals and groups seeking to exploit any weaknesses for their own gain, be it financial rewards, property theft, deception or fraud. To combat this, MIFARE Plus and DESFire have been developed to address such issues. Research suggests that installing/upgrading and using the MIFARE Plus reader technology can cut the threat from cloned cards by half. In terms of cost the MIFARE Plus cards are also similar in price point to their Classic counterparts – so continue to offer great value for money along with tightened security and the flexibility which made the original technology so popular.
There has never been any doubt that having an integrated security system is an advantage – all the various components working together to give a complete picture of any situation. But traditionally this involved buying all the parts (access control, CCTV, alarms etc.) from one supplier to ensure they would work perfectly together. In a world, before universal standards, this probably meant having very deep pockets indeed.
What a difference IP-revolution and Internet of Things have made to physical security solutions! Not only do we manufacturers offer easily integrated systems, we positively encourage them. Long gone are the days when security producers want to tie customers to a specific and bespoke range of systems.
In terms of installation, integrated systems are ideal as well. In many cases, a new system will simply need to be connected to an IP interface to use online connections for its incorporation into an overall security system. This does away with lots of awkward and expensive additional wiring, which can be disruptive to fit and costly to install.
The idea that a human biometric such as a fingerprint can be used to grant secure access is a compelling one – convenient for users and reassuring to operators. However, even powerful modern fingerprint readers can have their limitations. The perfect environment for a fingerprint reader is an office facility. Users generally have clean, undamaged and uncovered hands. However, think about the situation in a manufacturing plant or building site. Workers are far more likely to have cuts or abrasions on their fingers. In a hot or humid facility (such as a bakery or steel works for example) there may be sweat, oil or dirt involved. All of these can interfere with the image of the fingerprint, causing access problems, frustration and potentially delays to staff movement.
TDSi produces a range of readers that have multiple means of granting access, notably PIN and card access as well as fingerprint technology in the same reader. This gives far more scope for authorised users to pick the best identity solution for their circumstances.
Another excellent alternative also uses biometrics technology – facial recognition. It has the advantage over fingerprint readers in that the user does not need to touch it to be granted access. This is also very useful in a highly clean environment (such as a hospital or research laboratory) were contamination is undesirable or even potentially dangerous.
Security and access control systems have been a favourite plot device for many films and books over the years. The likes of James Bond or Mission Impossible would have it that a plucky intruder can find their way into a secure location by using readily available tools – such as powerful handheld devices, fake fingerprints, special contact lenses or a rubber face disguise to fool sophisticated systems.
Naturally, these are all the stuff of fiction. If security systems were so easy to bypass they would prove to be completely inadequate at their job in the real world. The security industry spends all its time and efforts producing systems that can’t be fooled so easily. With biometrics, for example, the number of parameters used to authorise entry is immense.
We shouldn’t rubbish TV and films too much after all these mediums have helped to bring public awareness to the types of systems available and how they can offer a formidable barrier to intruders and criminals. TDSi’s products have appeared in a number of TV programmes, usually in a discreet but sensitive location, protecting people and property.
Busting the myths for better understanding
Whilst security myths can be misleading, the security industry prides its self on dispelling these and giving honest and accurate accounts of what is possible. Be it over-estimating technology or underestimating potential issues, myths are always interesting to hear when you understand the true state of the technology and the industry.
Interestingly, whilst time can turn a truth into a myth (for example when the limitations of a product are overcome by R&D) it can also turn a myth into a truth – today’s sci-fi technology has a real habit of being science fact in a few years and the security industry will feature some of the most exciting developments!
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The AMD Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core and 2950X 16-Core Review
If you live by the workstation, you die by the performance. When it comes to processing data, throughput is key: the more a user can do, the more projects are accomplished, and the more contracts can be completed. This means that workstation users are often compute bound, and like to throw resources at the problem, be it cores, memory, storage, or graphics acceleration. AMD’s latest foray into the mix is its second generation Threadripper product, also known as Threadripper 2, which breaks the old limit on cores and pricing: the 2990WX gives 32 cores and 64 threads for only $1799. There is also the 2950X, with 16 cores and 32 threads, for a new low of $899. We tested them both.
Ever since AMD launched its first generation Ryzen product, with eight cores up against Intel’s four cores in the mainstream, the discussion has been all about how many cores makes sense. The answer to this question is entirely workload dependent – how many users have a single workload in mind, or how many will use a variety of tools simultaneously. The workstation market encompasses a wide range of distinct power users, and despite the need for speed, there is rarely a one-size fits all solution.
AMD’s first generation of Threadripper, launched in 2017, introduced 16-core processors to the masses. Previously only available on the server platforms, these new parts were priced very competitively against 10-core offerings. AMD had ultimately used its server platform, with a few tweaks, to attack a competitive landscape where Halo products are seen as king-of-the-hill.
Intel’s own workstation products, previously named E5-2687W and relied on dual socket servers, were literally that – servers. After launching its latest high-end desktop platform, with up to 18 cores, Intel then subsequently launched the Xeon W-series, which replaced the E5-W parts from the previous generation. Again, these were up to 18-cores for ~$2500, but required special chipsets and motherboards.
Today AMD is officially putting out for sale its second generation of Threadripper. These new parts attack the market two-fold: firstly by using the improved Zen+ microarchitecture, giving for a 3% IPC increase in core performance, but also using 12nm, driving up frequencies and reducing power. The second attack on the market is core count: while AMD will be replacing the 12 and 16 core processors with new Zen+ models at higher frequencies, AMD also has 24 and 32 core processors for up to $1799. When comparing 32 cores at $1799 against 18 cores at $2500, it seems like a slam dunk, right?
How AMD Enabled 32 Cores
The first generation server processor line from AMD, called EPYC, uses four silicon dies of eight cores each to hit a the full 32 core product. These parts also had eight memory channels and 128 lanes of PCIe 3.0 to play with. In order to make the first generation Threadripper processors, AMD disabled two of those silicon dies, giving only 16 cores, four memory channels, and 60 lanes of PCIe. The end product was sold focused at consumers, not server customers.
For 32 cores, AMD takes the same 32-core EPYC silicon, but upgrades it to Zen+ on 12nm for a higher frequency and lower power. However, to make it socket compatible with the first generation, it is slightly neutered: we have to go back to four memory channels and 60 lanes of PCIe. AMD wants users to think of this as an upgraded first generation product, with more cores, rather than a cut enterprise part. The easy explanation is to do with product segmentation, a tactic both companies have used over time to offer a range of products.
As a result, one way of visioning the new second generation 32-core and 24-core products is bi-modal: half the chip has access to the full resources, similar to the first generation product, while the other half of the chip doubles the same compute resources but has additional memory and PCIe latency compared to the first half. For any user that is entirely compute bound, and not memory or PCIe bound, then AMD has the product for you.
In our review, we’ll see that this bi-modal performance difference can have a significant effect, both good and bad, and is very workload dependent.
AMD’s New Product Stack
The official announcement last week showed that AMD is coming to market with four second generation Threadripper processors. Two of these will directly replace the first generation product: the 16-core 2950X will replace the 16-core 1950X, and the 12-core 2920X will replace the 12-core 1920X. These two new processors will not be bi-modal as explained above, with only two of the four silicon die on the package being active (the 16-core will be a 8+0+8+0 configuration, the 12-core is a 6+0+6+0). Sitting at the bottom of the stack will be the first generation 8-core (4+0+4+0) 1900X that also offers quad-channel memory and 60 PCIe lanes.
- $1799 TR 2990WX
TR 1950X $999 $899 TR 2950X
TR 1900X $549
The two new processors are the 32-core 2990WX and the 24-core 2970WX. They will enable four cores per complex (8+8+8+8) and three cores per complex (6+6+6+6) respectively, and are under the bi-modal nature of the memory and PCIe. The naming changes up to WX, presumably for ‘Workstation eXtreme’, but this puts the product in the same marketing line as the Radeon Pro WX family.
AMD SKUs
Cores/
Threads Base/
Turbo L3 DRAM
1DPC PCIe TDP SRP
TR 2990WX 32/64 3.0/4.2 64 MB 4x2933 60 250 W $1799
TR 2950X 16/32 3.5/4.4 32 MB 4x2933 60 180 W $899
Ryzen 7 2700X 8/16 3.7/4.3 16 MB 2x2933 16 105 W $329
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is the new halo product, with 32 cores and 64 threads coming in with a base frequency of 3.0 GHz and a top turbo frequency of 4.2 GHz. The idle frequency of this processor is 2.0 GHz, and when installed we saw 2.0 GHz on any core without work – it almost becomes the dominating frequency if the CPU isn’t constantly loaded. The 2990WX will be available from today and retail for $1799.
The other member of the WX series is the 2970WX, which disables one core per complex for a total of 24 cores. With similar frequencies as the 2990WX, and the same TDP, PCIe lanes, and memory support, this processor will be launched in October at the $1299 price point. With fewer cores being loaded, one might expect this processor to turbo more often than the bigger 32-core part.
For the X-series, the TR 2950X is our 16-core replacement, taking full advantage of the better frequencies that the new 12nm process can give: a base frequency of 3.5 GHz and a turbo of 4.4 GHz puts the previous generation processor to shame. In fact, the 2950X is set to be the joint highest clocked AMD Ryzen product. With that bump also comes a price drop: instead of $999 users can now get a 16-core processor for $899. The 2950X is due out at the end of the month, on August 31st.
Bringing up the rear is the 2920X, sitting in to replace the 1920X and with a similar trade-off to the other parts. As with the 2950X, the frequencies are nice and high compared to last year, with a base frequency of 3.5 GHz and a turbo of 4.3 GHz. This is all in a thermal design package of 180W. AMD told us that the TDP ratings for Threadripper 2, in general, were fairly conservative, so it will be interesting to see how they hold up. The 2920X is also out in October, going for $649 retail.
In This Review
AMD’s New Product Stack [this page]
Core to Core to Core: Design Trade Offs
Precision Boost 2, Precision Boost Overdrive
Feed Me: Infinity Fabric Requires 6x Power
Test Setup and Comparison Points
Our New Testing Suite for 2018 and 2019
HEDT Benchmarks: System Tests
HEDT Benchmarks: Rendering Tests
HEDT Benchmarks: Office Tests
HEDT Benchmarks: Encoding Tests
HEDT Benchmarks: Web and Legacy Tests
Overclocking: 4.0 GHz for 500W
Thermal Comparisons: Remember to Remove the CPU Cooler Plastic!
Going Up Against EPYC: Frequency vs Memory Channels
Conclusions: Not All Cores Are Made Equal
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood review
Sisters are doin' it for themselves (and their old dad)
by Vikki Blake
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It's hard to take risks with an established franchise, let alone one as sophisticated as Bethesda's fan-favourite, Wolfenstein.
Because of the powerful stories it spins around an alternate timeline, Wolfenstein is content to draw upon unusual – even supernatural – themes that posit a world in which the Nazis won the second world war. Though set in the 1980s, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, just like its predecessors, is full of disturbing Nazi technology, an alternative reality where retro is fused with science-fiction in a world of killer robots and laser-firing behemoths.
In a perfect balance of "back then" and "what-ifs", Youngblood continues to deliver both nostalgia and terrifying soothsaying, but despite its "spin-off" identity, this new approach is likely to be too great a departure for some veteran fans.
A BLOODY, GOOD GAME
While prior Wolfenstein games have been forged on strong narrative foundations, Wolfenstein: Youngblood lacks its predecessors' flair for storytelling, and although we are – tangentially – back with the Blazkowiczs, this spin-off tale lacks the polish and purpose you might expect from a story set within the Wolfenstein universe.
You play as either Soph or Jess Blazkowicz, teen twin daughters of series stalwarts, BJ and Anya. After a quiet life learning the family business of shootin' 'n' stuff in Texas, BJ inexplicably goes missing in Youngblood's stark imagining of a Nazi-occupied Paris.
"Neu-Paris" looks neither new nor particularly Parisian any more, but thanks to Arkane Studios – yes, the same Arkane behind Dishonored – it's a joy to explore. Dunwall taught us to look up when surveying how best to infiltrate enemy premises, and while the tale itself lacks sense cohesion, Little Berlin's environmental storytelling is surprisingly effective, especially when you learn to put that double-jump to good use and explore the open balconies above you.
That said, the sisters' chemistry is simultaneously both cute and cringey, and yes, it's refreshing to play a shooter as a youthful, energetic female lead, but their mid-battle cries of encouragement and groan-inducing antics when standing around in lifts – something the girls do way too much of, incidentally – fall on just the wrong side of entertaining. We're still not entirely sure how a thumbs-up emote can magically regen health or armour points for the sisters, either, but they say twins have special bonds…
Talking of which: Wolfenstein: Youngblood is one of few shooters to offer a full, cooperative campaign. While you can lone wolf it and leave an adequate if unimaginative AI to manage your sibling player, Youngblood is a game that cries out for you to partner up with a pal. That said, the AI isn't very adventurous when it comes to combat, forever defaulting to crap guns with low-DPS, and she can't always be relied upon to revive you if she too is in the middle of a firefight.
HOT-BLOODED
The gameplay itself, too, lacks cohesion. Magpieing ideas from several genres – there are RPG-lite health bars, a skill tree, and live service-esque daily challenges just for starters – Youngblood doesn't seem to know what it is. You're forced to play near your sibling to utilise your "pep" boosts, but this is often easier said than done if you're desperately trying to clear out an expansive space.
The game provides a central "hub" and offers open-world options, but your exploration is gated by grossly overpowered enemies, particularly in the early hours, so venture into new environs before the game thinks you're ready and it'll feel as though a Nazi killing machine can down you by a cold, hard stare alone.
That said, the combat is every bit as meaty as you'd expect a Machine Games' Wolfenstein to be, and whilst you'll see plenty of complaints about the bullet-sponge enemies, it's to the developers credit that whilst limited, there are plenty of ways in which your arsenal can be upgraded and improved, especially when you unlock the ability to hang onto the heavy weapons dropped by your stronger foes.
However, stealth is a bit of a non-starter; only by unlocking three (or four, depending on your choices whilst selecting your load-out) skill points will your cloaking mechanic be any good and even then, get too close and the enemies will see you, anyway.
It's a shame because it feels the game wants you to play creatively, but when a guard sees you even when you're cloaked and a suppressed firearm somehow sets off alarms, you'll learn the hard way that despite a small XP boost for getting through an area unspotted, you might as well just chuck in a grenade and be done with it.
It's unforgivably buggy, too. Not all games are shipped in a perfect condition, granted, and we appreciate Youngblood comes at a budget price, but when you're forced to replay missions because of glitching key items or broken spawns or an inexplicable bug that prevents either sister from opening sewer gates (there's a LOT of co-operative opening sewer gates and lift doors in this), something's amiss.
Playing on a PlayStation 4 Pro the sound continually glitches out, going from hideous static blasts to deathly silence and everything in between. Twice we experienced save issues (we'd complete a mission in co-op only to be forced to replay it when returning to the game later that day), and sometimes the subway fast-travel system wouldn't activate because of phantom enemies that either didn't exist... or did exist but had spawned behind unreachable walls.
There are microtransactions, too. The dismay at their inclusion varies from player to player, but from our perspective, we found they were entirely unnecessary, and it was easy – quick, even – to routinely "rank up" Soph or Jess without spending a penny of your hard-earned IRL cash.
All weapons can be upgraded with in-game currency silver coins, and all but three of the girls' Power Suit skin were, at the time of writing, purchasable with in-game cash, too. No, we can't work out why they're there, either – especially given the thousands of silver coins that regularly spawn, and respawn, throughout the world – but some are intimating publisher Bethesda may have silently withdrawn the more egregious offerings...
WOLFENSTEIN: YOUNGBLOOD VERDICT
While there's a lot that could, and should be improved in Wolfenstein: Youngblood, we couldn't help but enjoy ourselves anyway. Maybe it's the co-operative missions or Arkane's gorgeous, if constrained, world-building, but beyond the humdrum of the side quests and respawning Nazi machines there's a lot to see along the streets of Neu-Paris, with plenty of secrets and collectables stashed away, just aching to be discovered.
No, Jess and Soph won't be to everyone's liking and yes, it's unlikely this'll appeal to hardcore fans of the Wolfenstein brand. But if you're looking for a reasonably inexpensive co-op shooter and don't take yourselves too seriously, you could do a lot worse than invest some time with the next generation of Blazkowiczs in Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
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Doesn't hit the highs of its predecessors, but this is still an enjoyable adventure to shoot your way through
Meaty, satisfying gunplay
Wonderful level design and exploration opportunities
Enjoyable story missions
Bad Stuff
Plot and dialogue pretty much suck
Side missions lack choice and variety
The "dorky" lift scenes
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Home | News Tuesday 15 November 2016
S. Sudan rebels withdraw from Unity state town after capture
November 14, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s armed opposition faction under the leadership of the former vice president, Riek Machar withdrew from a key town in oil-rich Unity state after capturing it, casting doubt on possibilities of resuming oil production in the area.
South Sudanese rebel troops loyal to former vice-president Riek Machar stand on guard in Unity state capital Bentiu on 12 January 2014 after recapturing the strategic town from government troops (Photo: Reuters)
The retreat from Nhialdiu town ended over two days of squabbles between members of the armed opposition movement, some of who support Machar and those currently backing his successor, Taban Deng Gai.
The withdrawal of rebels could signal a new phase in the intra-rebel fighting that pitted more moderate factions against conservatives across Upper Nile region in past months, undermining the wider battle against forces loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.
A senior member of the armed opposition told Sudan Tribune the controversially appointed first vice president uses money to lure some commanders into joining his faction.
“All the fronts in Upper Nile region are falling apart due to this fighting, and the regime is taking advantage of it. This is what Salva Kiir and his lieutenants are trying to accomplish. They are using divide and rule tactics. Now Taban using is trying very hard so that he pleases Salva Kiir but I don’t think they will succeed because there is no way the cause can easily be forgotten”, he remarked.
The official also denied reports that the opposition forces kidnapped humanitarian workers in Nhialdiu, claiming they voluntarily to ran to the rebel controlled areas in search of security and protection.
“It is not our policy to kidnap humanitarian workers and civilians. When happened and this is what I want to clarify to the general public and the international community is that some civilians, including some of the humanitarian workers fled to areas under our control when fighting was taking place. This is because they feel more safe and protected by our forces. They were not kidnapped”, he stressed.
The armed opposition official was reacting to reports in which the state government claimed rebels kidnapped up to 20 humanitarian workers after managing to briefly overrun Nhialdiu town.
“Please this is to inform you that, a big number of humanitarian workers numbering to 20 had been abducted by the Riek Machar supporters yesterday after they briefly and surprisingly captured the town of Nhaildiu and took those people with them however the government of northern recaptured the town after few hours later”, Northern Liech State Information Minister, Lam Tungwar said in a statement.
He said resumption of hostile activities in the area would gravely undermine efforts by humanitarian aid agencies to assist civilians.
“This is very bad for the humanitarian and the general population of northern Liech state particularly Nhaildiu, such characters are what we had earlier warned and inform our partners about such groups who have been incited by Riek Machar”, explained the minister.
The state government strongly condemned the incident, saying measures would be taken to ensure the abducted workers were safely brought back.
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Marvel TV
Hulu Announces the Voice Cast For Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. Animated Series
Sam Richardson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ben Schwartz and Aimee Garcia will join Patton Oswalt in Marvel’s upcoming animated comedy.
by Blair Marnell
Marvel TV Has Been Folded Into Marvel Studios
The two live-action sides of Marvel are now one, as Kevin Feige takes the reigns and Jeph Loeb plans his exit from the company.
Marvel’s Runaways Will End With Season 3 on Hulu
Runaways is reaching its conclusion, and the creative team will have a chance to craft a proper series finale.
Report: Jeph Loeb Will Leave Marvel Television
Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s longtime Head of TV, is reportedly planning his exit after Kevin Feige’s recent ascension.
October 22nd
Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon Will Headline Hulu’s Helstrom
Marvel’s Son of Satan inspired TV series casts Tom Austen as Daimon Helstrom and Sydney Lemmon as his sister, Ana Helstrom.
Former Daredevil Showrunner Buys Matt Murdock’s Costume At Auction
Steven DeKnight reveals that he won the bidding for Daredevil’s costume from the Marvel hero’s three season run on Netflix.
Mike Colter is Open to a Possible Luke Cage Revival
According to Colter, “anything’s possible” for Luke Cage to re-enter the MCU. But it would have to be under the right conditions.
Daredevil Star Charlie Cox Reacts To the Series’ Cancellation
Charlie Cox wasn’t ready to stop playing Marvel’s Man Without Fear, and he’s more than willing to return to Daredevil somewhere down the line.
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WTA NANCHANG:Ying-Ying Duan and Vania King to clash in the final
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Tennis: USA's Vania King reached her first WTA final in three years as she defeated seventh seed Risa Ozaki in straight sets in semifinals of the Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open in Nanchang and will face China's Ying-Ying Duan, who defeated another Japanese Misa Eguchi. It was first meeting between sixth seed King and seventh seed Ozaki.
King broke her opponent in the first game of the match and then did not face any break point on her serve in the first set. She got another break in the fifth game to take the first set 6-2. In the second set King raced to 4-0 lead and saved two break points she faced to take the second set 6-2. This will be King's third WTA final of the career as her WTA final was also in China in 2013 when she had lost to Shuai Zhang in Guangzhou whereas her only other final was 10 years back in Thailand when she won her first WTA final.
In the other semifinal, Ying Ying Duan took on Misa Eguchi, as both were looking to reach their first WTA final. Duan had won both of their previous meetings and once again she came out on top as she won 6-4, 7-6(7), after saving a set point in the second set.
It will be first ever meeting between King and Duan in final. SEMIFINALS [6] Vania King (USA) d [7] Risa Ozaki (JPN) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2
Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) d Misa Eguchi (JPN) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (7)
Severin Luthi: I think even Roger Federer doesn't know for how long he will play
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Voice for the Voiceless!
I Asked My Friend to Show Me His Uncircumcised Penis, And…
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by INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST BENJAMIN WEY August 8, 2014, 1:39 pm 1.4k Views 7 Comments
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Benjamin Wey is a financier and a journalist. A graduate of Columbia University, Benjamin Wey has two master’s degrees and almost two decades of operational experience in the fields of marketing and management science. He shares his thoughts and advice with our readers:
They say it takes money to make money. This has never been truer than in currency trading. The international currency market, called the foreign exchange market (“forex” or “FX” for short), is the single largest financial market in the entire world, trumping stocks, bonds, derivatives and anything else you can throw at it with over $4 trillion in activity daily. It was once solely the stomping ground of behemoth financial institutions, but now the average investor can try to grab a piece of that trillion-dollar pie through online trading. Take a look at this intro to trading currency on the foreign exchange market.
Trading in currency is often compared to trading in stocks, except, in a way, you are buying stock in a country. You are buying a country’s currency in the hopes that the country will perform well economically and therefore increase the value of its currency and, in turn, your investment. The value of a currency is based on its relationship to other currencies, so in the forex, currencies are quoted in pairs. This may seem odd, but currency is the standard by which all things measure their value. The market value of a commodity is just based on how much currency it is worth, so the same is true with currency itself.
There are many pairs, but there are four major pairs that account for the majority of trading:
The British Pound and U.S. Dollar (GBP/USD)
The Euro and U.S. Dollar (EUR/USD)
The U.S. Dollar and Swiss Franc (USD/CHF)
The U.S. Dollar and Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)
Let’s take the GBP/USD pair. In this pair, the GBP is what is called the base currency and the USD is the quote currency. The base currency is the first currency listed in a pair. Today you would see a quote that says this:
GBP/USD= 1.66
That means that it would take $1.66 USD to buy a single British Pound. The pair always shows how much of the quote currency it takes to equal a single unit of base currency. If you bought in at this price for a single pound and the quote went up to, say, 1.70 because the British economy went on an upswing, the value in American dollars would go up. So you paid $1.66 and now you have $1.70 in pounds and you can sell that pound back for American money and make a $.04 profit. Of course, you can’t just buy a single unit on the forex.
In order to trade currency, you will have to go through an online broker. These brokers are much different than stock brokers because the forex is much different from the stock market. There is no exchange on which currency is traded, but banks and other financial institutions trade amongst themselves all over the world. Brokers don’t charge commissions like stock brokers, but instead make their money on the spread. The spread is the small difference, measured in fractions called pips, between what they will buy a currency at (bid price) and what they will sell a currency at (ask price).
An example quote would be:
GBPUSD – 1.6671 – 1.6677
This is a spread of six pips. They will buy at 1.6671, but they will sell at 1.6677.
It’s similar to a pawn shop in that you will never be able to sell at the price at which you can buy. That’s how they make their money. Different brokers offer different spreads. They usually get a better spread based on the volume of business they do with a certain financial institution. Once again, it’s not like the stock market. A bank will give Broker 1 a better deal than Broker 2 if Broker 1 brings that bank a great deal more business. Just make sure to go with a reliable broker because regulation is much more lax than the stock market.
Even though it may seem different and confusing, trading in currency is similar to any investment in that you want to buy low and sell high. It can be very risky, but so can many other investments. As I always say: make sure to do your homework before making any investment, currency trading included. But it never hurts to know yet another way you can turn money into more money.
If I, Benjamin Wey, would trade currency on a daily basis, I would strict follow these rules. Good luck trading!
Benjamin Wey is the CEO of New York Global Group and a contributing journalist for TheBlot Magazine.
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Malaysia 2016 | FINANCE | REVIEW: CAPITAL MARKETS
Malaysia is poised to continue its trend as a leader of the global capital market through market reforms and innovation in providing access to capital to fuel its growing economy.
Malaysia now holds the distinction of being the sixth most attractive destination for foreign investors in the world, according to Foreign Policy calculations of its proprietary Baseline Profitability Index (BPI). In addition to several other investment criteria, the BMI is an evaluation of a country's economic growth, exchange rates, financial stability, and capital controls. The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) was also named as one of the top four investment promotion agencies by Site Selection magazine. Datuk Azman Mahmud, CEO of MIDA, hoped that these recognitions of the country's commitment to a proactive approach toward restructuring the capital markets within the context of ongoing economic transformations would help further assure foreign investors of the attractiveness and security of capital investment projects in Malaysia's growing economy.
Malaysia stands out as a country where capital market growth figures are tied to real economic developments covering the full spectrum of scope and sector. There is a strong demand by businesses for new sources of capital, illustrated by the steady YoY increase in loan applications and loan approvals for both large corporate borrowers as well as the burgeoning SME segment. According to the central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), net loans to businesses from financial institutions increased by $1.9 billion during 2Q2015. By end 2Q2015, YoY outstanding business loans had grown by 8.7%. Together with new government policies designed to create a regulatory environment more conducive to new sustainable growth, developments in the private sector fueled high levels of credit extended to areas such as manufacturing, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, agriculture, logistics, ICT, and oil and gas.
The 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) set a target, among many others, of $35 billion in average annual investments. That target has been consistently exceeded since then, and gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) has grown by 12.6% per annum since 2010. At end 1Q2015, YoY GFCF had grown 13.6% to $12 billion. The private sector alone raised $68 billion through Malaysia's financial markets during 2Q2015, a nearly 3.0% increase from the $66 billion raised during 1Q2015. Underscoring the close ties in the trends of Malaysia's capital markets between public initiatives and private sector growth, as of end 2Q2015, MIDA is developing investment projects worth $6 billion.
These promising trends were reflected in the public sector as well, where 2015 outstanding bank loans and public debt securities (PDS) grew at a consistent rate of 8.3% during both 1Q2015 and 2Q2015. Despite continued volatility in the global financial markets, Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) yields remained stable through most of 1H2015. However, MGS yields declined in June 2015 when speculation of a looming increase in interest rates by the Fed led owners of medium and long-term PDS to sell back bonds. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) at a steady 3.25% during 2Q2015, ensuring that monetary conditions were sufficient to support continued economic growth. BNM engaged in somewhat substantial reverse repurchasing of its securities, a move that injected welcome liquidity into the secondary market and eased the rate declines in longer-term securities.
A rapidly growing segment of the global financial system, the market for Sharia-compliant securities and financial services (known as sukuk) accounts for 56% of Malaysia's capital market and has been a major contributor to the country's continued economic and social development. Malaysia holds the claim to many pioneering achievements in the Islamic capital market, such as first global sovereign sukuk ($600 million), first exchangeable sukuk ($750 million), first Islamic residential mortgage-backed securities, first publicly listed Islamic real estate investment trust (REIT), first local currency sukuk issuance by the World Bank (MYR760 million), and both the first and largest Islamic exchange-traded fund (ETF). Sukuk institutions represent not only a method of financial management acceptable for observers of Sharia law, they also offer a differentiated business model for investors attracted to the typical investment profiles of most Islamic financial institutions.
With 65.6% of 2014 global sukuk issuances (40% of which were in the form of equity), Malaysia still holds the largest share of the global Islamic capital market. Malaysia is also a major player in the Islamic fund management industry, the fastest growing segment in the local sukuk market, and accounts for nearly 25% of the world's Islamic assets under management (AUM). Malaysia's overall Islamic capital market was worth $373 billion in 2014 after expanding at a CAGR of 11.3% from 2004, and this figure is projected to surpass $700 billion by 2020. According to Capital Markets Malaysia, 74.2% of all publicly listed companies are Sharia compliant and have a market capitalization of just over MYR1 trillion.
Malaysia's capital market has been an unlikely hotbed of recent developments. The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has broadened private retirement schemes (PRS), created a Fund Disclosure Guide, issued new categories of licenses for trading securities, developed new boutique fund management business models, and established new guidelines for venture capital, private equity-based crowdfunding, and unlisted capital market products. Malaysia is well known in the capital markets for both the traditional Bursa Malaysia stock exchange as well as the innovative Alternative Stock market on Bursa Malaysia. In addition to workshops and roadshows, the SC is hopeful that education and outreach campaigns like its newly launched InvestSmart can leverage digital technology to better access younger demographics.
Anticipating shifts in the makeup of Malaysia's economy in line with the 2020 Vision and the 11MP, the capital markets have been especially supportive of the emerging SME segment, where outstanding SME loans grew by 17.2% in 1H2015. SMEs currently make up about 97% of all registered enterprises in Malaysia and are a major catalyst for job creation and economic growth. To enhance SME growth potential, the SC developed the SME Investment Partners program, which provides access to non-collateralized financing from private investors.
Increasing access to capital to fund new economic development is a central pillar of the government's growth strategy. Public institutions, such as the BNM, SC, Bursa Malaysia, and the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC), are all showing signs of increased commitment to ensuring that the industry adheres to international standards of ethics, transparency, corporate governance, and regulation. This is welcome news for a capital market that, despite its strong performance, has recently seen 63 criminal charges filed by the SC for offenses ranging from insider trading to market manipulation. The SC is broadening the reach of its market surveillance and strengthening oversight for auditors of publicly listed companies to foster compliance of market institutions and better detect systemic risk.
A significant development in market reforms is the implementation of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), which will ensure that financial institutions maintain sufficient high-quality liquid assets to withstand short-term liquidity stress scenarios. The central bank first announced in 2011 its plans to adopt the Basel III reform measures to further strengthen existing capital and liquidity standards, which in addition to the LCR also includes provisions for a net stable funding ratio (NSFR) and various liquidity risk management standards. Effective 1 June, 2015 with a minimum LCR of 60% and increasing annually to 100% in 2019, these new measures will promote greater confidence in the stability of Malaysia's capital market.
As the current chair of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, Malaysia's Securities Commission is in a position to further integrate the country's capital markets into the international financial system. By continually improving compliance with market controls and responding to the evolving needs of both individuals and business in all areas of the economy, Malaysia's capital markets show no sign of faltering amid the country's drive towards achieving the status of a developed nation within the next five years.
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Academia Olaria Atletico Clube
Atletico Paranaense win Copa Sudamericana over Junior on penalties Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense needed extra time and penalties to secure their first ever continental title over Colombian squad.
The Brazil Under-20 international, who has made 23 appearances for Mineiro, will spend the rest of this season on-loan at Real Betis. Fred is in fine form, but a recall would surely make little sense.
(AP/Juan Karita) Bonded by an air crash which killed 71 people in November, Brazilian club Chapecoense and Colombia’s Atletico Nacional said they will play a South American cup final next week. The.
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The 24-year-old international cannot wait to strut his stiff in front of the Academia faithful New Racing Club arrival. had been locked in tense negotiations with Moreno’s former club Atletico.
So why have the 10-time Spanish champions become the first La Liga club to open an academy in Pakistan. Lahore’s Summatus Sports Academy is being rebranded as the Atletico De Madrid Academia in.
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Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive. streak in the league reached 21 games after the setback against Athletic. The promoted club hasn’t won since a game at Eibar in.
A statement published via the club’s Facebook page on Tuesday read: "Sporting Club de Portugal vehemently condemns the events registered today at the Academia Sporting. Europa League exit at the.
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La Academia however may have a better chance of bringing in Colombian Giovanni Moreno as the Atletico Medellin star has been targeted by club officials, and would be far easier to sign than the.
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paid Atletico Nacional in August to secure Moreno’s signature. Directors from the club attended La Academia’s clash against River, where he was man of the match and scored a goal, and afterwards.
Until not very long ago, Fernando Torres was the example to follow for all the young Atletico players, but now there’s another world champion bred in the club’s junior teams: Lucas Hernandez. If.
The very next day he went under the knife and the club’s medical staff estimated that he would be out of action for four months. The Portuguese midfielder’s contract is set to run out on 30th June,
But in the end he has signed for Atlético Madrid, which has a collaboration agreement with the National Club of Uruguay. The agreement gives Atlético first preference to promising talent at the.
The lengthy transfer saga of Atletico Nacional’s Giovanni. scheduled to the Colombian club, meaning Atletico held on to the player’s international playing rights. Now the debt has been fulfilled.
The talented Colombian has said that a move to Argentina interests him, and that he has heard great things about the fans of La Academia. Moreno currently plays for Colombian side Atletico Nacional.
Atletico Madrid’s World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann is nearing. French daily L’Equipe add Barca have already sent the bank transfer to the capital city club. Griezmann failed to show up for his.
Racing Club, Martínez’ current team. Rolando Zárate, the former Vélez Sarsfield striker and Lautaro Martínez’ agent, is currently in Madrid. Negotiations began this week, although ‘El Cholo’.
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First Science Library: Animals & Plants: 10 Easy-to-follow Experiments for Learning Fun. Find out About Nature and How Things Live!
By: Wendy Madgwick
This title features 10 easy-to-follow experiments for learning fun. You can find out about nature and how things live! You can see how worms and snails move about, whether plants eat and drink, how frogs jump, and much more. Lively photographs and illustrations show children carrying out the practical projects in simple stages, making learning accessible and fun. It is ideal for school use by 5- to 7-year-olds, supplementing studies on life processes in the natural world. It contains guidance notes for grown-up helpers using the book to teach children at home. What does an ant's home look like? Why do flowers smell nice? How do birds fly? All these questions and many others are answered in this exciting book, which explores the amazing properties of animals and plants. Germinate seeds to find out what they need in order to grow. Turn off the lights to see which creatures like to come out at night. This series introduces younger readers to science in a structured but interesting way. Each book explores a different aspect of science. Fun activities encourage young children to explore and learn about the world around them, and complement the scientific points outlined in the simple introductory text.
Title: First Science Library: Animals & Plants: 10 Easy-to-follow Experiments for Learning Fun. Find out About Nature and How Things Live!
Author Name: Wendy Madgwick
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Publisher: UK, Armadillo Books: 2014
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CivicAction’s new leaders bode well for the future: James
Tues., June 3, 2014timer3 min. read
Half an hour into a conversation with the new face of CivicAction — the Toronto region’s most important, influential and diverse alliance of activists and civic do-gooders — it’s clear the future is in good hands.
The late David Pecaut, who founded the organization to advocate for the region’s health and prosperity, would approve of Rod Phillips as board chair and Sevaun Palvetzian as CEO.
The befuddling issues are just as imposing, the solutions are equally complex and the political and social obstacles just as challenging as when Pecaut — through force of will and genius — forged the coalition of labour, business, bankers, and grassroots activists to fight for Toronto.
Only now, the next generation is driving the bus, just as Pecaut intended.
Phillips is 48, chair of the board of Postmedia Network, which includes the National Post; just completed a stint as CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. where he failed to win over a city to host a megacasino; and before that was chief of staff for then mayor Mel Lastman in the first term as megacity mayor.
Palvetzian is 38, spent 10 years with several ministries at the provincial government, but more germane to her posting, did a two-year stint at the Presidential Classroom, a Washington-based civic education organization.
Phillips and Palvetzian replace John Tory (running for mayor) and Mitzie Hunter (ran and won as an MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood), who, themselves, replaced Pecaut and Julia Deans.
Those are massive shoes to fill and critical paths to follow.
“Thankfully, they’ve all been heeled,” quips Palvetzian, just in case you forget the importance of the many brilliant women who have led and continue to lead the organic and celebrated forms of civic engagement the organization practices.
Phillips relishes the challenge.
“We’re standing on pretty strong shoulders. I’m quite excited and jazzed about this region. There is nothing more exciting than this city, this region right now. It’s a pleasure to have this opportunity.”
Palvetzian calls it the “best job in the city – marshalling the coalition of well-intentioned and accomplished Torontonians to speak up for the city.
“They are busy, important people. They come. They care. They contribute. They believe in the neutral sandbox,” where everyone puts aside partisan politics to build a city that is prosperous for everyone.
When the group first met they pushed senior governments to treat municipalities more like partners and deliver a new deal for cities. Lastman convened and hosted that first City Summit Alliance. Ironically, Phillips was Lastman’s right hand and had an insider’s view as Pecaut’s organization grew.
CivicAction’s most recent initiative has been aimed at improving transit in the Toronto region. Fatally, at precisely the time it should be most active in putting the fire to the politicians, its two leaders departed to run for political office. Hunter and Tory, falling victims to the very political stagnation they battled, have not pushed for the type of transit funding, for example, that CivicAction has trumpeted.
Phillips’ appointment is to be announced Tuesday. Palvetzian joined the organization in January. They are about to sink their teeth into one of the toughest nuts to crack: youth unemployment.
One in five Toronto youth is unemployed. Worse, some 85,000 of them, aged 15 to 24, are just floating — not in school and not working or engaged in meaningful volunteerism or labour.
Many of these are what Palvetzian calls “barriered youth,” another name for at-risk or disadvantaged or disconnected youth, “potentially a lost generation,” she says.
For them, trying to find their place in this city without job opportunities is like trying to travel without a passport, Palvetzian says.
“The ability to get that first job sets you up for a lifetime,” she says. “It will literally change the trajectory of their lives.”
CivicAction is to launch a strategy in the coming weeks.
It will use its connections to the impressive alliance of well-positioned movers and shakers across the region to address an issue that has stumped politicians and civic groups everywhere.
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The motivation, says Palvetzian, is a U.S. study that shows “the hard cost of inaction.” Failure to get one of those “barriered kids” plugged in the city, usually with a job opportunity, is $1 million each, over a lifetime.
The next generation of civic activists isn’t about to ease into the job. Pecaut would be proud.
Royson James usually appears Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Email: rjames@thestar.ca
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Meghan Markle spotted for first time since Megxit as she visits women’s shelter after boarding seaplane in Canada
Richard Wheatstone
MEGHAN Markle has been spotted for the first time since Megxit - visiting a women's shelter after boarding a seaplane in Canada.
A beaming Duchess of Sussex posed for a photo in North America after she and Prince Harry dropped a bombshell announcement they were quitting as royals.
The Duchess of Sussex was spotted for the first time yesterday, visiting a women's crisis centre in CanadaCredit: Facebook
Meghan was spotted boarding a seaplane on Vancouver IslandCredit: The Sun
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The charity visit only emerged after Charity Downtown Eastside Women's Centre shared a photo of the duchess, writing on social media: "Look who we had tea with today! The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, visited us today to discuss issues affecting women in the community."
Meghan can be seen wearing a white jumper with black trousers and boots, appearing calm and relaxed as she smiles at the camera.
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is characterised by high levels of violence, homelessness, addiction and poverty.
The visit came as Prince Harry was locked in crisis talks with the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William - with Her Majesty accepting the couple's decision to quit and move to Canada.
Meghan was not involved in Monday's summit at Sandringham - having flown back to North America last week after returning to Britain for just three days.
She had been expected to phone in for the crunch talks but the palace later confirmed it "wasn't necessary" for her to join.
And the duchess was last night spotted - dressed in a large parka coat as she boarded a seaplane from Vancouver Island to Vancouver.
There was no sign of nine-month-old son Archie, who is believed to be with a nanny.
She was escorted to the plane by a bodyguard. An airport source said: “She didn’t have to sit and wait with other passengers inside the terminal.”
The former actress had previously been reportedly spotted driving around Vancouver Island - now preparing to welcome Harry back in Canada later this week.
Meghan is expected to greet Prince Harry back in Canada later this weekCredit: The Sun
The Duchess of Sussex returned to Canada after just three days in the UKCredit: The Sun
The visit was only publicised after the charity shared a photo of Meghan
Prince Harry will return to Canada later this week to rejoin Meghan after crunch talks with the QueenCredit: Reuters
Harry and Meghan spent their first Christmas with baby Archie in this Canadian mansionCredit: Goff Photos
The pair spent six weeks on holiday in Canada at the end of last year and want to be based there permanently after securing 'Megxit'.
The 35-year-old is expected to fly to be with her and baby Archie after appearing at the Rugby League World Cup draw on Thursday.
On Monday, Harry met the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William for crunch talks at Sandringham about the couple's exit from the Royal Family.
During Meghan's brief stint back in Britain, she and Prince Harry had dropped a bombshell statement announcing they would be quitting full-time royal duties.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex got their way at the Royal Family’s crisis summit — but the Queen made it plain she is deeply upset they are quitting.
After the Sandringham talks, Her Majesty released a statement saying the couple will be allowed to step down from their duties and spend time in Canada.
But she said: “Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life.”
Harry flew back to the UK for the crisis summit while Meghan waited at the couple's £14m Vancouver mansion during the talks.
They spent their extended Christmas break at the plush Canadian pad - although a riddle over who actually owns it has deepened as a controversial mining tycoon denied it was his.
There is uncertainty over who actually owns the plush property where Harry and Meghan have been stayingCredit: Goff Photos
The mansion was bought in 2014 and registered under a local country club to shield the identity of the ownerCredit: Goff Photos
Meghan waited at the Vancouver mansion during yesterday's Sandringham summitCredit: Goff Photos
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Harry and Meghan are dreaming if they think they'll have a peaceful life now
The news came as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his support to the Sussexes and said most Canadians would welcome the couple making the country their home.
Mr Trudeau said: “I think most Canadians are very supportive of having royals be here, but how that looks and what kind of costs are involved, there are still lots of discussions to have.
“There are still a lot of decisions to be taken by the royal family, by the Sussexes themselves, as to what level of engagement they choose to have."
Justin Trudeau says there are 'many discussions to come' before royals move to Canada
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The great growth gamble
By Jane Padgham
A CONFIDENT Gordon Brown was today set to trumpet a strong economy and insist his fiscal rules will be met by a comfortable margin.
But while the economy is undoubtedly picking up after last year's malaise, City economists warn that the Chancellor's growth forecasts are too optimistic, and tax rises will be needed to get the public finances back onto a firm footing.
In today's Budget, Brown was expected to stick to the growth forecasts he made in December's Pre-Budget Report, which saw the economy expanding by between 2% and 2.5% this year, and by 2.75%-3.25% in 2007 and 2008. Consumer spending, business investment and exports are all seen accelerating.
Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec, said while this year's forecast looked attainable, next year's would prove much harder to meet. 'We remain doubtful over the consumer's ability to post a meaningful rebound over the coming years. We are also more cautious over the outlook for investment,' he said.
Slower tax revenue growth and higher Government spending forced Brown in December to admit that the public finances will plunge deeper into the red. His forecasts for public sector net borrowing of £37bn in 2005-6, £34bn in 2006-7 and £31bn in 2007-8 are expected to be left untouched today, despite worse-than-expected figures for February.
The redating of the economic cycle has enabled the Chancellor to claim that his Golden Rule - to borrow only to invest over the cycle - will be met with £16bn to spare. But David Hillier, chief UK economist at Barclays Capital, argues that taxes still need to rise by £13bn a year, equivalent to nearly 4p on income tax, to hit the Treasury's forecasts.
Hillier said strength in North Sea corporation tax and stamp duty receipts was unlikely to be sustained, and revenue from general corporation tax was disappointing. 'Although the public finances in the current fiscal year might appear to be in good shape, our analysis of mediumterm trends points to a sizable structural deficit,' he added.
John Butler, UK economist at HSBC, said Brown's second fiscal rule, the Sustainable Investment Rule which states that public sector net debt must not rise above 40% of the national income, would be broken by 2008.
With little room for manoeuvre on the public finances, most experts were expecting a fiscally neutral Budget today, with any tax rises offset by targeted handouts. However, Roger Bootle, economic adviser to Deloitte, predicts net tax increases worth £3bn-£4bn, leaving the door open for an interest rate cut later in the year.
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Tag: unfair contracts
How to challenge terms & conditions (even those you’ve agreed)
How to complain about Terms and Conditions
The One Show today covers Terms and Conditions. Who reads them? Would you follow them if told?
There are pages and pages of small print. How many of us tick the box that says “Agree to terms and conditions”, only to fall foul later when we need to complain?
The Government thought so too and there was a call for evidence from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills for consumers to provide feedback regarding their experiences. The open consultation ended on 25 April 2016 but there is still no response. I’ve requested details of when this will be forthcoming but as yet not heard anything.
So what can you do in the meantime if you feel that the terms and conditions you agreed to actually turned out to be unfair? Don’t worry, all is not lost!
Consumer Rights Act 2015 and unfair contracts
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) creates a ‘fairness test’ to stop consumers being put at unfair disadvantage. A term is unfair if it tilts the rights and responsibilities between the consumer and the trader too much in favour of the trader. The test is applied by looking at what words are used and how they could be interpreted. It takes into consideration what is being sold, what the other terms of the contract say and all the circumstances at the time the term was agreed. There is an exemption for the essential obligations of contracts – setting the price and describing the main subject matter – provided the wording used is clear and prominent. There is also an exemption for wording that has to be used by law. If you have been misled into making a decision that you would otherwise not have made then the company is in breach of this law.
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (amended 2014) (CPUTRs)
For a practice to be unfair under these rules, they must harm, or be likely to harm, the economic interests of the average consumer. For example, when a shopper makes a purchasing decision he or she would not have made had he or she been given accurate information or not put under unfair pressure to do so.
The regulations prohibit trading practices that are unfair to consumers. There are four different types of practices covered:
A general ban – on conduct below a level which may be expected towards consumers (honest market practice/good faith).
Misleading practices – a practice misleads through the information it contains, or its deceptive presentation, and causes, or is likely to cause, the average consumer to take a different transactional decision specifically; general misleading information, creating confusion with competitors’ products or failing to honour commitments made in a code of conduct.
Aggressive sales techniques using harassment, coercion or undue influence– significantly impairs, or is likely to significantly impair, the average consumer’s freedom of choice or conduct in relation to the product through the use of harassment, coercion or undue influence – and thereby causes him to take a different transactional decision.
31 specific practices (that would be two long boring pages of post! It is pretty thorough though and all of them are listed in the book ). 🙂
How to use the law to get out of unfair contracts
Say for example, your mobile ‘phone is constantly losing signal and you can’t use it like any customer would want to, that is a breach of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 because it has not supplied you with services carried out with reasonable skill and care and you have every right to terminate the contract. If however, the company tells you that in the terms and conditions of the contract that you signed, you can’t break a contract early under any circumstances, that’s a breach of the above laws, because they have not kept to their side of the bargain! In fact, the telecoms sector is downright awful for customer service so here is some more advice on them. All you need to know about complaining to telecom providers.
Another example. You were told that you could have a free cup of coffee and cake for giving your email address. You signed up. You had your coffee and cake they then tell you that in the terms and conditions you have to clean the floor. You argue that you didn’t know but they say “It’s in the terms and condition”. Tough. For them. Under the CRA it could be an unfair contract, because cleaning the floor could be considered as worth more in payment than the coffee and cake (maybe it would depend how big the floor was?!) But under the CPUTRs it is a big fat breach. You would argue that you were misled into giving your email address.
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Author Helen Dewdney, The Complaining CowPosted on November 9, 2017 July 17, 2019 Categories Complaining about customer service, Complaining about faulty goods, Latest News, Laws, Media, telecomsTags breaching contracts, Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, Consumer Rights Act 2015, Getting out of contracts, mis-sold contracts, Purchasing decisions, Terms and conditions, unfair contracts2 Comments on How to challenge terms & conditions (even those you’ve agreed)
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12:00 AM, December 30, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 11:59 AM, December 30, 2018
Election Day Hoopla
Nadine Shaanta Murshid
Election Day in Bangladesh is usually a festive occasion. The weather is wonderfully crisp. We are in our Friday best. With friends and family, we throng to the polling centres to brave long lines armed with astute political analyses and roving eyes ready to spot ballot-box thieves. And snacks. Sometimes you don't even need to bring your own; they're provided by candidates. The unending lines are locations of euphoria. As each voter comes out with their thumbs splashed with black ink, a sign that they've voted and cannot cast another vote in another location, people often cheer, probably giddy from waiting, and the prospect of a glorious new beginning.
Democracy is a seductive notion, even at its bare minimum, which is voting. Elections are instruments of democracy, after all. It allows us to imagine that we have a role in how the country will unfold in the next few years. Is the idea that our voices will be heard magical in our context?
Magical thinking in the face of violence
Magical thinking makes us believe that everything is fine even when many things aren't, if the recent spate of violence is anything to go by. It doesn't actually matter who is behind the violent attacks on various candidates and party members; it doesn't matter if the violence is self-directed to make rivals look bad, as some might suggest. What matters is that the violence occurs in stark contrast with the shining numbers that herald Bangladesh's imminent transition from being a low-income to a middle-income nation. Indeed, our economic growth rate has been impressively high this past decade, even though it has been accompanied, as often is the case, by deepening income and social inequality. What matters is that these economic growth rates form the backdrop of our magical thinking, while the inequality foments unrest.
What matters more, in my estimation, is that when we see political violence directed at various political campaigns, candidates, and journalists, we feel immune to that violence because we are familiar with the said unrest; we are familiar with what violence does to the human body. We are not fazed by the gore, the maimed bodies; we are mostly glad that we weren't at the wrong place at the wrong time. Because magical thinking allows us to imagine them as isolated incidents.
However, the violence is anything but isolated. Over the last few weeks Dr Kamal Hossain's motorcade was attacked as were Zonayed Saki's party workers, BNP's Habibur Rahman Habib was stabbed a day after BNP's Goyeshwar Chandra Roy was injured with 30 others in Keraniganj, while Shamim Khan, a reporter from Jugantor, went missing after their office was attacked along with the offices of Jamuna TV. There was violence against the ruling party members too, but in a much smaller scale. These are but a handful of the numerous violent incidents which saw campaigns of at least 56 candidates being attacked and around 1,190 individuals being injured this election season.
Paranoia as an instrument of fear
Fear of what? It's not always clear. Sometimes it's a non-AL party that we are told to fear. Sometimes it's the fear of continued violence. Sometimes it's the fear of the return of the burning buses. So insidious is the fear-mongering that it takes on a life of its own, spiralling into more fear-mongering that takes the form of rumours and “inside scoops.”
The violence and the rumours together make paranoia inevitable, perhaps. The paranoia first makes us ponder, then speculate. We concoct theories and become “experts.” Some of us are convinced that we are a playground of superpower politics. Paranoia makes us think we have no agency because they control “everything.” Some of us see the nation as under threat and in need of protection by “all means necessary.” With the same conviction, some of us are convinced that the surveillance state has tapped all our phones and is watching our every move.
Can we step out?
On Election Day, I worry that we will either be paranoid or deep in our magical thinking. While magical thinking prevents us from critically assessing the promises that our political candidates have made to us, paranoia makes us feel like we have no voice. While magical thinking makes us blind as to who we are voting for as we vote for parties, markas, paranoia keeps us away from the polls.
This Election Day, let us step out of both these states—magical thinking and paranoia—because it is time for us to vote for individuals based on their ideals, based on whether they truly represent us and what we want for this nation that we so deeply love.
Let's vote for individuals who are good for us, and not just the party that we are emotionally attached to: individuals whose platform of fear-free Bangladesh must resonate profoundly with those of us who have been exposed to violence; individuals whose main goal is to empower adolescents by educating them; individuals who promise to address income inequality in their constituencies.
This Election Day, let us qualify the phrase “Amar bhot ami dibo, jake khushi taake dibo,” to say that we will not vote for just anyone, but someone who deserves our vote. As we stand in line—presumably soon after the azaan for Fajr prayers, pondering who to vote for—may we do what is best for the collective “us”. In case of a crisis in faith, let us remind ourselves that we have a history of fighting authoritarianism. If needed, we will fight again.
For now, with a hat tip to the activists who brought us democracy, let's head to the polls.
Nadine Shaanta Murshid is Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo.
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Men's basketball forward Adrease Jackson '21 to transfer
by Justin Kramer | 3/29/19 2:05am
Men’s basketball forward Adrease Jackson ’21 will transfer from Dartmouth. Evan Daniels, Director of Basketball Recruiting at 247Sports and a college basketball insider for Fox Sports 1, broke the news on Twitter on Wednesday.
“Source: Sophomore forward Adrease Jackson from Dartmouth is transferring. Averaged 8.3 PPG & 5 RPG last season,” Daniels tweeted.
Jackson was a valuable contributor last season off the bench and took over a starting role this season alongside a young Big Green core. The Southern California native did not start the first game, but got the starting call in the next 17 matchups, including the first two league games against Harvard University.
Jackson posted double digit point totals in his first four games and five times in his first six, but his early success did not last, as he only reached double digits three times after that. His minutes dwindled drastically as well, surpassing 20 minutes only once after netting a career-high nine field goals in a win against Sacred Heart University on Dec. 10. He had played more than 20 minutes in nine of 11 games before then.
The forward went scoreless in his final start at Harvard before transitioning to a reserve role for the rest of Ivy League play. Jackson sat three of the last five games and played only two minutes in his final appearance.
In an email statement, Dartmouth head coach David McLaughlin said the following about Jackson: “We thank Adrease for his time as a part of Dartmouth men’s basketball and wish him nothing but the best of luck with his future endeavors.”
Jackson could not be reached for comment at press time.
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Sabarimala Ayyappa shrine opens on Tuesday for monthly rituals
PATHANAMTHITTA, March 12, 2012 18:51 IST
Updated: March 12, 2012 18:51 IST
The river Pampa that turned dry in the scorching summer heat along the bathing ghats at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala on Monday. Photo: By Special Arrangement
The Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala will be opened on Tuesday afternoon for the five-day monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Medom that begins on Wednesday.
The Devaswom Executive Officer, M.Satishkumar, told The Hindu that the Melsanthi, N.Balamurali, would open the sanctum sanctorum at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. However, the temple will begin only with the Tantri, Kandararu Maheswararu, performing the Ashtadravya Ganapati homom on Wednesday morning, first day in the month of Medom.
Sahasrakalasabhishekom, Kalabhabhishekom, Pushpabhishekom, Udayasthamanapuja, Pusabhishekom and Padipuja will be held on the five days.
The Ayyappa Temple will be closed after the Athazhapuja on March 18 evening, marking the culmination of the five-day monthly rituals.
Pampa turns dry
Water level in river Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala has been drastically reduced, leaving the bathing ghats almost dry, posing problems to the pilgrims for taking the customary holy dip as part of their pilgrimage to the holy hillock.
Even the water level in the close vicinity of the pump house of the Kerala Water Authority at Pampa Triveni too has come down to an alarming situation, official sources said.
Now, with hardly 24 hours left for the opening of the Ayyappa Temple for the monthly rituals, the Kerala State Electricity Board has not taken any step for releasing sufficient water from the Kullar dam or Kochu Pampa dam in the upper reaches so as to maintain an optimum water level in Pampa.
The Executive Officer has alerted the situation at Pampa to the higher authorities in Thiruvananthapuram so that necessary steps could be taken by the KSEB for releasing water to the Pampa bathing ghats before the opening of the Ayyappa Temple on Tuesday.
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DC Cops Pad Salary With Photo Radar Cash
Whistleblower lawsuit reveals hundreds of cops being paid up to an additional $80,000 a year in overtime cash from speed camera program.
Police officers in the nation's capital have been adding as much as $80,000 to their annual salaries with money generated from photo radar. The extra cash helps build good will among the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) members who are paid out of the $100 million in tickets that Washington, DC's cameras issued last year.
The full extent of the monetary incentive was in the spotlight last week as a police sergeant received the green light from a federal judge to pursue his racial discrimination lawsuit against the city. Sergeant Mark E. Robinson claims that even though 213 officers were allowed to pad their salaries by tens of thousands of dollars, he was cut out of the largess in December 2011. Sergeant Robinson poured fuel on the fire in 2013 when he came forward to blow the whistle on the Third Street Tunnel speed camera that racked up over $1.8 million in tickets using an improperly posted speed limit.
In 2008, Sergeant Robinson was the full-time supervisor on photo radar detail. Other officers were only allowed to take photo radar overtime by participating in a lottery system. Those winning a coveted slot in the program earned an average of 468 hours of overtime, paid at the time-and-a-half rate. Before he began raising issues about the way the program was being run, Sergeant Robinson clocked anywhere from 1500 to 2000 hours of photo radar overtime a year -- worth $80,000 annually. That all stopped in 2011, and Sergeant Robinson pointed out that "less qualified" white officers were being given photo radar overtime from 2014 to 2015, while he was denied the same opportunity.
The city argued that the speed camera unit was "civilianized" in 2011, and no full-time employees were dedicated to automated ticketing. The camera program is fully owned and operated by American Traffic Solutions (ATS), which took over from Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) in 2006. ACS created the system in which the private company paid the overtime salaries of officers who drove the fully automated mobile speed camera cars to the ticketing location. As reported in a Weekly Standard series, the duty is highly coveted because, "You come in, set it up, sit back, read a magazine."
"By 2014, MPD was utilizing some civilian technicians to deploy automated traffic devices under the supervision of sworn members," Sergeant Robinson testified in a deposition. "This was consistent with General Order OPS 303.10 which required a 'member' to issue a notice of infraction for a traffic violation in the District of Columbia. A 'member' is defined to include only a sworn officer."
The new system still required officers to click a button to "approve" the violations submitted by ATS so that the Arizona-based company could drop them in the mail. Instead of participating in this, Sergeant Robinson was transferred away to the department's "special events" branch despite his qualifications to continue working on the camera program as his fellow officers were doing.
"Mr. Robinson's supervisors knew that he wanted to work overtime but did not allow him to do so," US District Judge Rudolph Contreras wrote in last week's ruling. "A jury could reasonably find that MPD's decision significantly changed the nature of Mr. Robinson's employment, because he lost the benefits -- financial, professional, and otherwise -- that come along with working in the Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit overtime program."
Judge Contreras has scheduled a status hearing on the case for August 15. In 2008, a former DC police officer admitted she pocketed $178,611 in photo radar cash without working overtime.
A copy of the new decision is available in a 150k PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Robinson v. DC (US District Court, District of Columbia, 8/1/2017)
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Home >Camera Enforcement > Speed Cameras > Ohio Supreme Court Rescues Speed Cameras Once Again
Ohio Supreme Court Rescues Speed Cameras Once Again
A narrow Ohio Supreme Court majority rescues speed cameras from legal challenge by sending case back to a lower court.
A fractured coalition of Ohio Supreme Court justices on Wednesday overruled the General Assembly's attempt at compromise limits on the use of red light cameras and speed cameras in the state. Rather than provide reasoning for their decision, the high court merely referred challenges to camera programs in Springfield and Toledo to the ruling handed down in July regarding a challenge to the photo ticketing program in the city of Dayton (view ruling).
This leaves the matter in the hands of local trial court judges in Springfield and Toledo to decide what this means. Justices William M. O'Neill, Sharon L. Kennedy and R. Patrick DeWine chided their colleagues for punting on this important question.
"The majority was fractured as to the reasoning behind the holding, with no position garnering support from four justices," Justices DeWine and O'Neill wrote in a dissenting opinion. "The lack of a majority view means there is no guidance to be gleaned from Dayton -- the decision adds nothing but more confusion to our general-law jurisprudence. The trial court is in no better position now than when it first heard the case to determine the constitutionality of the provisions it previously addressed that were not addressed by this court in Dayton."
The July ruling held that a number of superficial limitations on the ability of municipalities to use speed cameras (view details) served no legitimate state purpose. So the majority sided with the photo ticketing companies and the cities that wanted to resume issuing tickets without any limitations.
The dissenting justices pointed out that the Dayton decision formally considered just two specific restrictions contained within state law, leaving dozens of additional restrictions commonly found in automated ticketing statutes in other states. For example, for-profit vendors must mail a ticket within thirty days of the alleged offense. There is a limitation on the amount of the fine. There is a requirement for the vendor to maintain and provide maintenance records.
"This court has never addressed these provisions, and Ohio municipalities wait to see whether they must comply with them," Justice DeWine wrote. "Now, they will wait longer -- through another review by the trial court and another review by the appellate court, before coming back here, presumably for this court to determine whether the lower courts correctly applied our nonguidance from Dayton."
Copies of Wednesday's rulings are available in a 150k PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Toledo v. Ohio (Ohio Supreme Court, 12/13/2017)
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Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!
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In 1984, audiences cheered as Karate Kid underdog Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) executed his iconic crane kick to take home the trophy at the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Championship, stealing the title away from despicable Cobra Kai student Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). YouTube Red’s new series Cobra Kai revisits these characters nearly 35 years later, as their bitter rivalry is reignited. Since he won the karate tournament decades earlier, Daniel LaRusso has made quite a great life for himself. He has a loving wife and two children and owns a successful auto shop/dealership franchise. He gives out bonsai trees to every customer (in honor of his late karate master Mr. Miyagi), and uses lots of karate metaphors in his TV ads and billboards. Meanwhile, life hasn’t been so kind to Johnny – he is a far cry from being the popular kid in high school. He works a crummy job as a handyman for thankless rich people, doing odd jobs such as cleaning dead rats out of their gutters. He still drives an old Pontiac Firebird from the 80s, has a teenage daughter he never sees, lives alone in a messy apartment, and doesn’t even get a second glance from the women he tries to hit on.
Today, YouTube Red has released all 10 episodes of the first season of Cobra Kai. I have checked out the first two, and while the acting isn’t likely to win any Emmys, I did find the series to be a lot of fun and filled with nostalgia. The show has this nice mix of humor and drama, with lots of callbacks to the original movie. I had re-watched the film before checking out the series, but there’s really no need to, as the first couple of episodes include a lot of clips to refresh your memory.
The series twists things up a bit in a fun way, changing the roles of the characters from the movie. This time Daniel is more of the villain, and Johnny takes on the Mr. Miyagi role. Johnny blames Daniel for the state of his life, and every time he sees one of his TV ads or billboards, he grows more and more angry. Daniel has become a bit obnoxious in his success, and Johnny wants to take him down. So when his new neighbor, Miguel (Xolo Maridueña, Parenthood), asks him to teach him self-defense, Johnny decides to start his own school and bring back ways of the Cobra Kai. It is a lot of fun to check back in with these iconic characters decades later, and I look forward to seeing how the first season plays out. Will these two always be at odds? Will Johnny teach his students the same dirty tricks his Sensei insisted on? What kind of revenge does Johnny have planned? And is Daniel truly the villain now, or will things go back to more familiar territory?
I’ll also be watching/recording The Goldbergs, Alex, Inc., Modern Family, American Housewife, Designated Survivor, Survivor, The Blacklist, The Americans, Archer, The Expanse, Krypton, and Colony.
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The Division gets an Xbox One bundle to make taking New York easier
Microsoft just announced the official Xbox One bundle with The Division, which includes the game and a 1TB Xbone for a mere $399
By: Jeff Williams from Jan 15, 2016 @ 15:02 CST
The Division is getting its very own Xbox One bundle from Microsoft that gives you a 1TB Xbone combined with the game and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial so you can actually get online and enjoy the cooperative RPG to its fullest.
By pre-ordering the bundle (or the standalone game itself) you'll have guaranteed access to the beta that's going to kick off on January 28th, letting us all band-together (supposedly) to take back New York City in a format that, on the surface, looks very similar to Destiny. The gameplay should be different and hopefully is designed in the spirit of other Tom Clancy games, and of his literary works.
Playing The Division at E3 last year was a treat, though the frozen streets were surprisingly sparse. There's scuttlebut in the community about downgraded graphics from what was initially shown, but the examples that are coming out still do look good even if they aren't up to the pretty visuals of the first official gameplay trailer. This definitely isn't another Watch Dogs debacle, at the very least. If that's any consolation. So pick your poison and pre-order, or do the prudent thing and wait for it to release and be reviewed. Ubisoft has promised us that the PC version won't be just another port, but a game that they'll actually optimize so it runs well and looks spectacular, as it should on high-end PC's
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[EXCLUSIVE] RaceTrac May Be Proposing New Site in Marietta
Atlanta-based RaceTrac recently submitted plans to the City of Marietta for the construction of a new fuel center and convenience store at the corner of Windy Hill Road and Cobb Parkway. The new RaceTrac would replace an existing Folks Southern Kitchen restaurant as well as a Chevron gas station and convenience store.
The new RaceTrac would look similar to this
The parcel, which planning documents indicate is actually the combination of three parcels, is about 1.8 acres, and would be developed into an approximately 5,400 square foot convenience store with 16 fuel pumps and 40 parking spaces.
While preparing this post and after first discovering the proposal late last month, I found that representatives of RaceTrac abruptly pulled the request from review by the City of Marietta and have not yet indicated when or if it will be presented again.
"At this point the Applicant [RaceTrac] is continuing to consider and address developmental concerns and believes it is necessary to take additional time to work toward a a resolution of the same."
"The Applicant asked that their request be tabled from the March hearing dates and to remain tabled until further notice."
When contacted for comment, Liz McIntyre, Communications Manager with RaceTrac, said of the Windy Hill site: "Plans for this site are still to be determined."
The potential new RaceTrac would be less than three miles from RaceTrac's corporate headquarters at 200 Galleria, on Galleria Parkway, behind Cobb Galleria Centre.
There is an existing QuikTrip gas station and convenience store at 2180 Windy Hill Road in Smyrna, about one third of a mile from the potential new RaceTrac.
In 2012, RaceTrac proposed building a similarly sized location nearby on Powers Ferry Road at Windy Ridge Parkway. Many local neighbors voiced strong opposition to the development that would have replaced a vacant onetime TGI Friday's restaurant. RaceTrac never received the rezoning it needed to proceed with the redevelopment and subsequently abandoned the project. The site sits dormant today.
As we have previously reported, RaceTrac has numerous new locations proposed, in the works, under construction, and recently opened.
One of the company's proposed locations would be at the corner of Clairmont and Briarcliff Roads, just off I-85. This location, part of a three tenant redevelopment, has been met with intense community uproar and was recently recommended for denial by the DeKalb County Planning Commission.
Another proposed RaceTrac would be built at the corner of Chamblee Tucker Road and Buford Highway in Chamblee.
RaceTrac locations planned for East Cobb (Roswell Road & Old Canton Road and Atlanta (Bolton Road & Marietta Boulevard), (which represents a relocation,) are also in the planning stages.
RaceTrac also has two other Marietta locations opening, one at 840 Church Street, near Kennestone Hospital, the other at Burnt Hickory Road & Whitlock Avenue. The Church Street location is expected to open next month while the Whitlock location is much farther from opening.
This past December, RaceTrac opened its new Brookhaven location at the corner of Dresden Drive and Clairmont Road, not far from DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK).
Earlier this month, RaceTrac confirmed it plans to open as many as 30 new locations in middle Tennessee by 2023. The expansion marks the chain’s first new market in more than 15 years. The first middle Tennessee store is slated for a 2020 opening on Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro. The company is also said to be looking at real estate in Nashville and the surrounding markets.
Founded in 1934, privately held RaceTrac operates more than 450 convenience store/fuel centers in Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
What are your thoughts on the proposed RaceTrac at Windy Hill and Cobb Parkway? What one product or category of product would you most like to see added to convenience stores? If given the choice and if the price was the same, would you patronize Costco, Kroger, BP, RaceTrac or QuikTrip for your fuel needs?
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Were there previous plans for that Folks location to close?
Atlantans are saying: NO MORE EFFIN GAS STATIONS!! #enoughcarculture
CloseOTP said...
These newer Ractrac's are generally clean and provide lots of convenience options. I do wish they'd upgrade their gas to "Top Tier". If QT can at the price point their gas is at, then RT can. As for Anon @ 3/13 @ 2:35AM, this would replace an existing gas station (Chevron), so it's a net zero gain.
gas station.....no need when you drive electric past 4 years
Brad Sappenfield said...
I am interested in what is happening with that Folks. I remember when that building was something else back in the 1970's, and when it because "Po Folks".
Excellent! Atlantans definitely want and need more gas stations. #neverenoughcarculture
Undocumented Democrats cant afford electric cars. That's what happens when you import massive amounts of poverty in the US. You've told these 3rd world dwellers they don't have to assimilate, much less obey our laws and our environment standards. Your painters, lawn crews, house cleaners, etc, etc, etc demand MORE EFFIN GAS STATIONS! They will never ride mass transit either.
Coolio said...
Anon @ 1:12 PM: Another idiot who can't articulate a point unless there's a political slant. News flash: not only is everything NOT political, but both major parties are what's wrong with us today: a tribal culture.
Folks needs to let us know what their plans are. Are they going to sell out? Do they own the land?
The only positive I see about the RaceTrac play is if they just want to be strategically placed so they can also offer electric charging stations in the future. Everything isn't as it seems on the surface people... I don't think ALL of these CEOs are stupid...
Coolio everything is political, and your "tribe" is the one that made it that way. I doubt you can afford the gas guzzler you rent so no one cares of your option on electric vehicles.
FYI, the Racetrac in E. Cobb has already cleared the ground and started building, so a little past the planning stages! Honestly, I'll go there or QT across the street based strictly on the direction I'm going. I like them both and suspect they will have equal prices and items.
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In the mid 1800s Chester, New Jersey, was the home of the iron ore industry; railroads shipped the ore all over the county. With the end of the industry, however, the rail lines were abandoned, turned...
NJ 2.3 mi Dirt
This trail goes through the Black River Wildlife Management area along streambeds and forest. Equestrians must have a NJ Wildlife Permit, which is available from NJ DEP for a fee. The trail follows...
NJ 4 mi Ballast
This 2.1-mile long paved path runs directly adjacent to (about 30-40 feet off of) the Boulevard in Mountain Lakes, NJ, and follows the exact route of a former trolley line operated by the Morris...
NJ 2.5 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Since it opened as a railroad spur in the 1800s, this pretty trail has always been about connections. In 1834 the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad launched the spur to carry goods from Bristol,...
The Calhoun Street Bridge spans 1,274 feet across the Delaware River, connecting Trenton, New Jersey, on its east bank with Morrisville, Pennsylvania, on its west bank. Built in 1884, the intricate...
NJ, PA 0.3 mi Concrete
This pleasant, flat rail-trail parallels Capoolong Creek through the Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area for nearly 4 miles. The surface is varied, so the trail is best suited for hiking or...
NJ 3.7 mi Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Columbia Trail has the distinction of being named for a natural gas pipeline that runs beneath it for 15 miles in rural northern New Jersey. The crushed-stone trail rolls along the South Branch of...
NJ 15 mi Crushed Stone
Note: This developing route is not yet fully contiguous; please refer to the interactive maps on the websites in the Related Content section. The D&L Trail runs for more than 140 miles through...
PA 142.2 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
Spanning more than 70 miles, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail is the longest completed multiuse trail in the state and is described by many as the crown jewel of New Jersey trails. A...
NJ 72.8 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Doylestown Bike and Hike Trails system provides a convenient car-free network of paved pathways to get around this eastern Pennsylvania community, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. With more...
Prepare to be whisked into the past when you take the Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway. The paved trail follows a short-line railroad corridor from the coastal city of Manasquan to a village at Allaire...
The Forks Township Recreation Trail follows the an old right-of-way of the former Lehigh & New England Railroad. Starting at the trail's midpoint behind the Riverview Country Club in Easton, you'll...
PA 2 mi Asphalt, Dirt
Freedom Trail Bikeway will eventually be a 10-mile route linking parks and open spaces throughout South Brunswick Township in northern New Jersey. The trail follows a former rail line through...
NJ 2.6 mi Asphalt, Dirt
The Great Valley Trail, built on the former Lehigh & New England Railroad, offers an unpaved, natural experience through quiet woodlands between the townships of Hampton and Frankford. Although...
When complete the Green Brook Multi-Use Trail will meander for 7 miles through the communities of Plainfield and North Plainfield, New Jersey. The trail will connect major regional trails and parks as...
NJ 0.25 mi Asphalt
This trail is in an area rich in geological history. Zinc and Iron Ores were transported along this branch from mines in the area that operated for over 200 years. The trail is scenic with a slight...
NJ 3 mi Ballast, Cinder, Dirt
The tree-lined 22.5-mile Henry Hudson Trail is the definition of scenic variety. Traversing both urban and natural environments, the route passes wetlands, streams, fields, and the Garden State...
NJ 22.5 mi Asphalt, Gravel, Sand
The village of Smithville, upon which the Historic Smithville Park (open 8 a.m.–30 minutes after sunset) sits, has a long and colorful past—and some important connections to the history of bicycles in...
NJ 3.9 mi Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Woodchips
The Johnson Trolley Line has two sections, north and south, which are split by Interstate 95; there is talk of building an overpass to link the two segments. The Trenton-Princeton Traction Company ran...
NJ 3.3 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail runs nearly the length of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River across from New Jersey. The protected...
PA 31.3 mi Crushed Stone
The Karamac Trail is a short walking trail that starts under the Interstate 80 bridge on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. The trail follows an old railroad right-of-way; there is a railroad...
NJ 1.5 mi Cinder, Dirt
The trail winds along the Bushkill Creek connects the old Simon Silk Mill on 13th Street to Third Street at the base of the stone stairs leading up to Lafayette College. The trail is paved and though...
The Kingston Branch Loop Trail is a trip up one side and down the other of the scenic tree-lined Delaware and Raritan Canal. The eastern half of the loop follows the bed of the Rocky Hill Railroad and...
NJ 1.75 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Kinkora Rail Trail will one day span 13 miles between Mansfield and Springfield Township. In 2014, Springfield Township completed a small segment of the rail-trail that connects with the...
This is the first phase of the proposed Lehigh & Hudson River Rail Trail. The second phase will connect Hillside Park to Kittatinny Valley State Park. It is hoped that there will be an eventual...
NJ 1.1 mi Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone
The Landsdown Trail runs 1.8 miles between Lower Landsdown Road and W. Main in Clinton. The trail passes among open fields, woodlands and wetlands and provides access to the South Branch of the...
NJ 1.8 mi Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) offers more than 19 miles of pathway on a developing loop through public and private land in Lawrence and Hopewell Townships, about 5 miles north of Trenton. The...
NJ 19.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The mile-long Lindenfield Parkway Trail is part of Chalfont's burgeoning trail network. It extends down the grassy median of the street for which it is named from Main Street to Micheal Lane, then...
The system of trails in Loantaka Brook Reservation are open to hikers, cyclists and equestrians, although the trails are marked as to which uses are permitted on each segment. Loantaka Brook...
NJ 7 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Grass
The Manasquan Reservoir Trail is located in the Howell Township and provides a great natural destination in the heart of the town. The trail forms a perimeter loop around the 770 acre reservoir...
NJ 4.8 mi Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt
It’s hard to believe that a noisy locomotive once ran through here, given that stillness is a defining characteristic of the Middlesex Greenway. Even when people pour onto the trail from the adjacent...
Although the Neshaminy Creek Greenway is only about a half mile long, big things are in its future. One day, the greenway could span as much as 33 miles, reaching the Delaware River. Currently, the...
The New Springville Greenway stretches just over 3 miles, primarily paralleling Richmond Avenue on New York's Staten Island. A highlight of the paved pathway is its proximity to Freshkills Park, a...
This trail is located in the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation which is a unit of the Morris County Park Commission. The trail follows an abandoned railroad bed through hardwood forests, past ponds, swamps...
NJ 2.7 mi Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Oxford Bikeway is a .9 mile long pave trail constructed on an abandoned railroad right-of-way. The trail can be accessed at three points. To the north the trail ends at Pequest Road, however there...
The Palmer Township Recreation Trail (a.k.a. the Towpath Bike Trail) is a terrific community asset for Palmer and Bethlehem township residents and a great destination for visitors as well. Three modes...
The Patriots' Path covers roughly 35 miles of terrain and is open to mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and hiking. The multi-use trails links parks, open space, recreational...
NJ 35 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Paulinskill Valley Trail follows a creek by the same name through a section of rural New Jersey with a strong German influence. In fact, the word kill is Dutch for “riverbed or stream channel.”...
NJ 27.1 mi Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Grass
The Peace Valley Park Hike & Bike Trail offers 4 miles of blacktop along the shores of Lake Galena, just north of Doylestown in eastern Pennsylvania. The scenic trail travels through woodlands and...
Located about 25 miles east of Philadelphia, the Pemberton Rail-Trail is an excellent example of grassroots activism resulting in the creation of a community-based rail-trail. The Pemberton Rotary...
NJ 1.6 mi Crushed Stone
The Pennypack Trail travels through wooded parks in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties along Pennypack Creek, which derives its name from a local American Indian term for a slow-moving creek....
PA 16 mi Asphalt, Cinder
This trail is much better suited to walking than to biking. It provides excellent access to the Pequest River which is stocked with trout. Not all of the bridges across the river have been decked and...
NJ 4.2 mi Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel
The Perth Amboy Harbor Walk offers scenic views of the Raritan Bay and Raritan River as it hugs the shoreline of the City of Perth Amboy, founded in 1683 and home to one of the nation's oldest ports....
You’ve heard of the Steel Belt and the Sun Belt. The 6.7-mile Plainfield Township Recreation Trail passes through an area known as the Slate Belt. The quantity and quality of local slate made this...
PA 6.7 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Grass, Gravel
With the 32-acre Poquessing Valley Park and the 500 acres of parkland of the Benjamin Rush State Park, it’s easy to feel like far Northeast Philly is fortunate when it comes to green space. But the...
The Randolph Trail system covers 16 miles of pathways through five parks, the Clyde Potts Reservoir watershed and 2,000 acres of pristine open space. The trails link schools and neighborhoods and also...
NJ 16 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Traveling north-south through Wall Township is the Route 18 Bike Path. The northern terminus is the Municipal Compex, which houses the County Library, the Municipal Court and the Police HQ, as well as...
The Sandy Hook Multi-Use Pathway travels 8.7 miles alongside the picturesque beaches and historical monuments of the Sandy Hook peninsula. The pathway begins in the Gateway National Recreation Area...
Over 5 miles in length when all branch paths are counted, the Sellersville/Perkasie & East Rockland Twp. Bicycle & Walking Path System is a ribbon of asphalt that links several parks, open space...
At 2.6 miles, the Staten Island Greenbelt Multi-Purpose Trail offers a nice jaunt for joggers, walkers, and cyclists alike. The crushed-stone path is 6-feet wide and runs from Rockland Avenue to...
NY 2.6 mi Crushed Stone
Even before the a trail was developed, the residents of Stockertown were enthusiastically walking along the former railroad corridor that cut through the borough. Now, 1.1 miles of packed cinder...
PA 1.1 mi Cinder, Dirt, Grass
The corridor now home to the Sussex Branch Trail was originally the narrow-gauge, mule-drawn Sussex Mine Railroad, which opened in 1851 to haul iron ore from mines in Andover to the Morris Canal....
NJ 18 mi Cinder, Dirt, Grass
Tatamy Trail begins in West Easton and heads north to Tatamy Borough, primarily along a former railroad corridor. On its southern end, it meets the Palmer Township Recreation Trail, which connects the...
DESCRIPTION: The Created by Union Forge Heritage Association in 2007,Taylor SteelWorkers Historical Greenway is a 7 mile trail that winds its way through High Bridge criss-crossing a number of...
NJ 7 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The 1.5-mile Thomas F. Hampton Trail was named for a past executive director of the New Jersey Natural Lands Trust. Now an interpretive nature hike, the trail occupies the former rail bed of part of...
NJ 1.5 mi Sand
Running alongside a New Jersey Transit passenger line, the Traction Line Recreation Trail has been around since 1986, when Jersey Central Power & Light donated portions of the land to the Morris...
The Trolley Line Trail is a 2.5 mile paved pathway between Rabbit Hill Road and Penn Lyle Road in West Windsor. The trail is on the right of way of the former Fast Line electric trolley that connected...
Tyler State Park, located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, covers over 1,700 acres on the grounds of an old farm in a charming woodland setting. The park features a network of interconnected trails,...
PA 10.8 mi Asphalt, Gravel
The Union Transportation Trail follows the path of the former Pemberton & Hightstown Railroad, which began operating in 1868. The original purpose of the railroad was to allow local farms and dairies...
The Warrington Township Multi-Use Trail spans nearly 3 miles on the west end of town. The trail is part of an effort to make the community more pedestrian-friendly, connecting major points of...
PA 2.8 mi Asphalt, Dirt
A short rail trail with two covered bridges occupying a portion of the former Mount Hope Mineral Railroad right-of-way in Wharton, NJ. In the future this trail will be linked with the Rockaway...
The Wood Duck Nature Trail, appropriately named for the secretive duck, was made possible through the hard work and dedication of refuge volunteers. This beautiful trail now extends about 1.5 miles on...
NJ 1.5 mi Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
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January, 2020 by churchill.58
I was there yesterday (1/15/20) and most of it was closed due to maintenance activity. Only the length north of Herbert was open. ( about 1 mile). Hope to go back after the work is complete
Good for Cardio
January, 2020 by dcsnyder
Plenty of low grade hills so it's good for a workout.
Trail Closed at Route 34
December, 2019 by flutekam99
Started the trail near Hospital Road with every intention of walking the entire thing, however, the town is doing construction at Route 34 and the trail is closed. I really liked the part the I was able to walk, I just wish that I could've walked the entire trail.
Good Trail
December, 2019 by mansfieldnmorenews
This trail is nice, and i’m glad that i live close to it. It hurt my feet a few times, but is is nice for hiking and biking. It does not go in a full loop at the time though so keep that in mind. 9/10
A Favorite
October, 2019 by rbmrbm744_tl
Very scenic, paved trail. If you go during the weekday not as crowded. My gps had the mileage as 6 not 4 as in trail description.
No skinny tires here.
October, 2019 by huntingr321_tl
Ive been riding this trail since the 90s. The trail is scenic in certain sections, However, Its pretty rustic & you're gonna need at least a 1.7 tire or higher.
For those of you who have the 700c tire, A 42mm or higher will get you going. After rain fall, You will encounter lots of pockets of puddles & some mud.
Lots of wildlife & on weekends you'll bump into equestrians. If you like fishing, You'll pass a few small lakes & creeks to hang out & wet your line & have lunch.
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TV On The Radio 31
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Lists, Treble's Top 10
10 Essential Brooklyn Albums
The best albums from the most populous borough.
TV on the Radio announce Dear Science anniversary concert
Band to play their 2008 album in its entirety.
Run the Jewels perform “Angel Duster” with TV on the Radio on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Colbert: "Tonight's musical guest is so hip, their backup band is TV on the Radio."
Mike Patton, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, and Doseone announce album as Nevermen
Listen to new song, "Tough Towns."
Hopscotch Music Festival 2015 lineup announced
TV on the Radio, Godspeed You! Black Emperor top the lineup.
Lollapalooza schedule revealed
Get ready to solve a set-time conflict puzzle.
Capitol Hill Block Party announces 2015 lineup
Built to Spill, Toro y Moi, Shabazz Palaces, Wye Oak and Deafheaven performing this year.
Best Of, Feature
The best of the best of 2014's long players.
TV on the Radio : Seeds
Art rock outfit's outstanding fifth album feels like both a sincere memorial and a vibrant celebration.
Stream the new TV on the Radio album, Seeds
Hear the album a week before it's officially out.
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10 Essential Debut EPs
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TV on the Radio – “Mercy”
Small cityscapes, planets, stop-motion animation, the works!
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The Breeders, Death Grips, The Locust, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a whole lot more bands from Saturday at FYF Fest 2013.
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Two days of rock, dust and sweat in compact form.
Listen to new TV on the Radio track, “Mercy”
A rocking new jam from TVOTR.
ATP Festival announces full lineups
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No future shock.
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Oval : Scis
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead : X: The Godless Void and Other Stories
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The Duggars
Is Jinger Duggar Pregnant? Watch the ‘Counting On’ Sneak Peek!
By Sierra Marquina
Baby on board? The Duggar sisters confront Jinger Duggar about a possible pregnancy in a sneak peek of the Monday, June 26, episode of Counting On. Watch the teaser above!
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“Since getting married this is the first time that I’ve been able to video chat all my sisters at the same time,” Jinger, 23, tells the camera.
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The TLC star tied the knot with husband Jeremy Vuolo in November 2016 at the Cathedral of the Ozarks at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Since getting married, the couple have relocated to Laredo, Texas
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“I think what I miss most about Arkansas is all my family. Those nights in the girls’ room, staying up late and talking to my sisters,” Jinger adds, before her sisters ask her the big question.
Duggar sisters unite on ‘Counting On’
“So are you pregnant?” Jill, who is pregnant with her second child, asks her younger sister who looks shocked on the other end.
“I told them not to ask!” Jessa, who is also pregnant with her second child, tells the camera. “In my family though, it’s just a question.“
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Watch the sneak peek above to find out Jinger’s response. Counting On airs on TLC on Mondays at 9 p.m.
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Bloomsday
The Irish and the Erie
Craobh Dugan
Soldier’s Joy Brings Civil War Sounds to Life
On a sunny Saturday in June, a fresh summer breeze plays with the heavy maroon drapes hanging on the open windows behind the stage at the Oneida Community Mansion House. The curtains billow and dance behind the two musicians, Amanda Straney and Bill Fahy. They’re members of Craobh Dugan who have created an original program called Soldier’s Joy.
Amanda takes up her fiddle and Bill holds his banjo. Without any electronic amplification they play their first tune, Year of Jubilo. The notes fill this large room built in 1862 by members of the Oneida Community, a religious commune with an appreciation for music and art. The walls and ceiling are decorated with paintings of swirling scrolls and the acoustics amplify better than microphones and speakers.
These tunes of the Civil War era were new when this room was new and I feel myself transported back in time 16 decades.
Between tunes and songs, Bill and Amanda tell us stories about music during the Civil War, including quotes gleaned from well over 100 hours of research into letters written by the people who lived through that time. We hear their own voices over the many years from the letters they wrote to the editors of newspapers in Rome and Utica, and personal notes they sent to friends, sweethearts, and relatives.
Some found humor in their circumstances. In the summer of 1863, one Oneida 4th soldier stationed in Virginia wrote a letter published in the Rome Sentinel that began, “With all the labor, suffering and anxiety we as soldiers have to endure, we often have our fun, and well and right heartily do we enjoy it.” He went on to relate the story of a young sentry, intent on following orders, who shot a farmer’s pig that failed to respond with the right countersign when challenged.
Some wrote heart-wrenching pleas. A member of the 117th New York Volunteers wrote a letter to the Utica Observer begging the residents of Oneida County to aid the wives and children left behind by fighting soldiers as they struggled to survive without their breadwinners. “I ask in the name of all that is good, remember our families at home are in need, in distress. The winter is at hand, or soon will be. Do something for them, for I tell you, my dear sir, on the lonely picket post, in darkest night, our thoughts go home; and oh, the agonizing thought comes to him, "oh, God! what will become of my wife and family?"
And many mentioned music and its profound effects in their letters. Before recorded music, most people learned how to play an instrument. Of course they took their skills with them when they went to war. There were more than 600 regimental bands in the Union Army, which they used for communication, movement coordination, entertainment and morale. Music was a part of the soldiers’ daily life and led to many significant moments like the night the Union and Confederate armies were camped on either side of the Rappahannock River after the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. One band began to play Home Sweet Home and then other bands on both sides joined in. Soon men on both sides were moved to shout and cheer and one solider wrote that he thought the war may have ended there if the two sides hadn’t been separated by the river.
A member of the 97th New York captured the sounds of the battlefield when he wrote, “As I sit writing about 2 miles in front, the pickets are firing & I hear the bang bang constantly. There goes a cannon Boom. So it goes day and night. As it is toward evening brass bands are filling the air with very sweet music. At almost every head Qtrs. sometimes half a dozen are heard at once. A strange commingling of sounds, last night we could hear the singing & playing from camps …a mile away.”
We’re familiar with what the Civil War looked like thanks to the work of early photographers like Matthew Brady, but Bill and Amanda were able to bring to life the sounds of this historic period by reading the words of the people who lived it and by playing the music they listened to. It’s a vivid and touching way to connect with history and appreciate what people lived through and how they felt.
Bill and Amanda have upcoming performances of Soldier’s Joy at the Woodgate Library on July 10 and at the Earlville Library on July 17th. You can also check out the Soldier's Joy Facebook page to find out about future presentations, which will, in a few months, include their new programs revealing their ongoing research into the Southern and Irish perspectives on the war.
The Craobh Dugan blog is written by Sue Romero. Questions? Corrections? Send them on to her at uticairish@gmail.com
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Home » News » Political standoffs will not affect policy continuity in Nigeria — Larbie
Political standoffs will not affect policy continuity in Nigeria — Larbie
On November 12, 2018 6:35 amIn Business, Finance, Newsby vanguard
Michael Larbie is the Chief Executive Officer of Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the South Africa based FirstRand Group. In this interview Labie speaks on the bank’s effort to distinguish itself in the intensely competitive Nigerian banking industry. He also spoke on the forthcoming general election and its impact on the economy.
By Babajide Komolafe
RAND Merchant Bank has been operating in Nigeria since 2013. What hve been the major milestones of the bank during this period?
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Over the years, the bank has developed a core client base of solid local companies, Multi nationals and Financial Sponsors. Our targeted approach has enabled the bank to meaningfully support core clients through different economic cycles and strengthened relationships as a trusted and reliable partner. Although the recession generally slowed down banking activities, especially foreign exchange (FX) and trade related transactions, we were able to leverage the reach and financial strength of the broader FirstRand Group our parent and offshore strategic investors as alternative FX sources to the CBN, allowing us to adequately service our clients.
Emerging out of the economic downturn stronger than when we went in was a milestone. The growth of our balance sheet and profits in each year offered its own milestones. RMBN has been involved in a number of pioneering transactions along the way.
The part funding of Azura Power, a green-fields IPP and advising the sellers on the sale of Ikeja City Mall to Hyprop Investments Limited and Attacq Limited are good examples. RMB Nigeria acting as joint issuing house and bookrunner on the African Development Bank (AFDB)’s seven-year medium Naira term note is a notable capital markets intervention. In 2017, the FirstRand Group added RMBN Stockbrokers to its Nigeria presence. The long-term vision for FirstRand is to be an integrated financial services player in this market.
Apart from banking capabilities and relationships, we pride ourselves on being a good and leading “banking citizen”. The bank’s strong corporate governance and conservative approach to risk management and abiding by regulations and banking best practices has ensured a very measured approach to doing business.
The Nigerian banking industry is fiercely competitive and dominated by commercial banks, especially the five Tier 1 banks which control about 50 percent of total assets. What is the unique proposition that will distinguish RMB and enable it to favourably carve a nitche for itself?
Increased competition is a testament to the resilience of the Nigerian economy and to the potential for future economic growth. We embrace competition as we believe there is room for multiple players to fulfil the needs of the broader market and economy.
RMB is an innovative and solutions-driven bank. We believe in building long-term sustainable relationships with our clients by providing them with innovative ideas and solutions.
We are very proud of our diverse talent pool who do the hard thinking and deliver innovative financing and structuring solutions to our clients.
Our strength is our ability to bring local and international hard and Solutionist thinking to bear. We structure the most appropriate financing solutions to meet the needs of our clients, whether extending project finance, structured lending, forex inflow and forex trading, hedging solutions, advisory services, or a combination thereof.
We actually prefer to partner with other financial services players if it is to the benefit of our clients. To that end, we have local banks as clients to whom we have extended lines of credit. We also see them as partners with whom risks can be shared and deals jointly structured.
RMB have done a number of deals in Nigeria but mostly in financial services, Oil & Gas, ICT. What determines the sectors and the kind of deals the bank engages in?
Our client base cuts across all sectors of the Nigerian economy. Our deal and advisory footprint include FMCG, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Oil & Gas, Agro Processing, Services and Infrastructure. RMBN’s client base also reflects government’s drive to diversify the Nigerian economy from oil and gas. That said, although our primary focus remains the non-oil sector, we will look at bankable oil and gas transactions should the opportunity arise.
What are the kind of deals RMB will like to do but without the opportunities for such deals in Nigeria?
Whilst the Nigerian market has made significant progress in catching up with the international markets, there are quite a fair bit of products that are non-existent in the market currently such products include single stock options, tradeable bank loans, securities lending, bond indexes etc.
Having said that, as a corporate and investment bank which prides itself of being “solutionist” providers, we are constantly creating innovative products to add value and mitigate risks for our clients. For instance, during the FX crisis, it was important that we were able to convince investors of the different risk management solutions available to hedge their exchange rate downside when investing.
Hence, we aggressively marketed the Non-Deliverable Forwards, “NDF” to our clients. Whilst the NDFs do not solve the convertibility risk, it does mitigate devaluation risk. We take pride in the fact that we at RMB facilitated such transactions during the period. We are currently working on a number of interesting structuring products that will also support the participation of professional institutional investors (pension funds, insurance managers and asset managers) in the real sector credit funding (manufacturing, infrastructure, agriculture) through structured debt note issuance. We believe this would further deepen the debt capital markets, and as such are closely working with the respective market regulators and stakeholders to achieve this goal.
Policy continuity
As a corporate and investment bank, we embrace the challenge of finding solutions for our clients that will not only yield value for the client but also meets our philosophy of being a market reformer.
There seems to be much apprehension about Nigeria’s macroeconomic performance vis-a-vis the forthcoming general elections, with some foreign investors exiting the nation’s debt instrument. Do you share the same apprehension?
Despite potential political standoffs, we believe there will be policy continuity. In our view, there has always been policy continuity in Nigeria because the things we require are basic needs such as good basic infrastructure, improved service delivery, better education, healthcare, transportation and power.
The issue is always one of prioritization and efficient execution. We therefore believe that despite the upcoming elections and whoever wins, they have no choice than to deliver on some of these basic needs. That said, from a business standpoint 2019 is likely to be a truncated year with real activity being muted during the election season and only picking up once the election outcome is known and clarity emerges on policy direction.
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What Foods Are OK to Eat After J-Pouch Surgery?
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Diet Directly After Surgery
Caution Foods
The j-pouch procedure (for which the technical name is ileal pouch anal anastomosis, or IPAA) is major surgery and will require a significant recovery time. The surgery is typically done in one, two, or three steps, with the two-step process being most common. During the recovery period after the creation of the j-pouch, a colorectal surgeon may recommend a restricted diet. This diet is necessary to prevent any problems, such as a bowel obstruction, while the bowel is still healing. Obstructions are more common in the period after surgery on the intestines, and this is what the surgical staff and the patient will want to try to prevent.
As it is with ulcerative colitis, every person is different and will have different "good" and "bad" foods. There are, however, some basic guidelines that a person with a j-pouch can follow to help their pouch function better. Most people go on to enjoy a much higher quality of life than they had before their j-pouch surgery, even if the diet is, at times, a bit restricted.
Immediately following surgery the surgeon may provide details on how to eat. This may include instructions on a soft, low-residue diet. It is very important at this time to follow the doctor's advice, as it could help speed recovery and avoid possible complications. After the doc releases you to try new foods, do so one at a time, with caution.
Water is an extremely important part of the diet after j-pouch surgery. After a colectomy (which is one part of j-pouch surgery), the body loses water more easily and dehydration is a greater risk. A j-poucher needs to drink plenty of water each day, especially before, during, and after exercise, and during hot weather.
Some fruit juices may cause diarrhea; carbonated beverages tend to cause gas; drinks with caffeine actually have a dehydrating effect. After surgery, a j-poucher may finally feel well enough to have some beverages that were not possible before the surgery, but should always remember that moderation is important.
After surgery, it may be recommended that a j-poucher eat small, frequent meals to keep some food in the stomach all the time. Having some food in the stomach can also be helpful while taking certain medications, such as painkillers.
After a colectomy, there will be more bile juices moving through the body and out of the rectum. This extra bile can result in some significantly uncomfortable burning sensations during and after defecation. It is important to take care of the perianal skin and to eat properly to avoid irritating the skin further.
Foods that may cause burning stool include:
Foods/drinks with citric acid (such as orange juice and tomato products)
Green or red peppers
Foods That May Cause Diarrhea
A j-poucher's stools are not similar in consistency to a person who has not had a colectomy, but neither should they be loose or watery. Some foods that cause diarrhea in one person will be just fine for someone else. The following foods may cause or contribute to diarrhea in people who have had j-pouch surgery:
Apple juice (or copious amounts of any fruit juice)
Caffeinated beverages (coffee, tea, cola)
Prune juice (a natural laxative)
After recovery and adjustment to the new "plumbing," many j-pouchers can tolerate just about anything they want to eat, within reason. There are some foods that should always be eaten with caution, preferably in small amounts, with copious amounts of water, and never at the same time as any other caution foods.
The following foods are difficult to pass and have the potential to contribute to the development of a bowel obstruction:
There are several foods that are generally easy to digest and may even help to create bulk and firm up stool. If a j-poucher is having a hard time with diarrhea or loose stool, backing down from new or untried foods and adding some of these foods back into the diet may help to firm up the stool.
Hot breakfast cereals
Peanut butter (creamy only)
Plain pasta
Toast (white bread or other types without seeds or nuts as tolerable)
Yogurt (with live cultures)
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Historical Perspectives on Dive Tables and Decompression Models
by Bret Gilliam • June 4, 2012 • 13 Comments
“The reliability of a decompression table or procedure is not determined by any mathematical process, but by what works in practice. What works…is what works!” — John Crea III
“Any passive decompression device can only inform the diver of his or her decompression status. How that information is used is the responsibility of the diver.” — Karl Huggins
DIVE TABLE EVOLUTION
The first research work in decompression physiology was not directed at scuba divers. It was noticed that people working at elevated pressures in either caissons (a caisson is a water-tight box inside which men can do construction work underwater), or construction tunnels beneath rivers would succumb to symptoms of pain and paralysis. These symptoms were first witnessed in 1841 and by the 1880’s were popularly called “the bends” because of the positions the workers took to alleviate the pain. Soon this high pressure disease was referred to as caisson disease. Later, in cases from hardhat divers, decompression sickness was termed “diver’s palsy”.
The DCS research conducted in the 1800’s eventually gave rise to a series of principles as well as a set of decompression tables that were published in 1908 by Boycott, Damant and Haldane. The principles eventually came to be known as Haldane’s Principles of Decompression and, in combination with the decompression tables, formed the basis for current decompression theory including the development of the original U.S Navy Decompression Tables.
For all practical purposes, there are four principles involved:
1) “The progress of saturation follows in general the line of a logarithmic curve . . . The curve of desaturation after decompression is the same as that of saturation, provided no bubbles have formed .”
2) “The time in which an animal or man exposed to compressed air becomes saturated with nitrogen varies in different parts of the body from a few minutes to several hours.”
3) “In decompressing men or animals from high pressure the first part should consist in rapidly halving the absolute pressure: subsequently, the rate of decompression must become slower and slower so that the nitrogen pressure in no part of the body ever becomes more than twice that of air.”
4) “Decompression is not safe if the pressure of nitrogen inside the body becomes much more than twice that of the atmospheric pressure.”
The reader should note that although these four principles provided the earliest basis for decompression Table theory, the latter two principles have been proven flawed and have since been extensively modified.
DIVE TABLES: A COMPARISON
Most divers of yesteryear tended to accept the U.S. NAVY diving tables as gospel and rarely questioned the validation of the model. Some interesting facts need to be considered, however, when we apply those Tables in sport diving applications. Such as: the NAVY tables were designed originally for single dives only. Further, the divers using them were to be closely supervised by a NAVY divemaster who dictated their dive profiles and controlled their decompression, if any, by in-water stages. Most diving operations were supported by on-site recompression chambers and access to a diving medical officer. Even then, an incidence rate of decompression sickness around 3 to 5% was considered acceptable (facilities being available for treatment).
Now consider that the NAVY made a grand total of approximately 120 (!!!) test dives with human subjects before accepting the repetitive dive tables for use. These tables still enjoy the widest use by sport divers who use Tables instead of diving computers, in spite of their apparent drawbacks when considered in the perspective of the average diver’s age and physical condition.
None the less, these tables have proved to be valid and with some sixty years of field use and millions of dives on them by sport divers, their worth must be accepted. Beginning in the early 1990s though, a plethora of new tables have undergone research and testing with an eye to producing tables more appropriate for actual sport diving needs.
All divers need to be aware of their dive exposure (time, depth, ascent rate) and track it to determine decompression status via tables or computers.
In 1908, Haldane conducted extensive studies of decompression on goats while formulating his original “decompression model”. Based on his work with goats in various hyperbaric chambers he derived what he concluded to be logical extrapolations to human physiological responses to pressure and subsequent decompression schedules. Some of his assumptions, of course, were later proved to be not entirely correct. But given the tools of research for his era and the primitive monitoring equipment at his disposal, his pioneering experiments and recommendations would provide the “seed” from which the “oak tree” of decompression science and diving tables would grow.
Originally, he felt that his animal studies had confirmed his hypothesis that if no symptoms of DCS where present post-decompression, then no bubbles were formed in the blood systems. Obviously, with the benefit of today’s technology and Doppler monitors, we know that bubbles do occur in a statistically large percentage of dives made that were previously thought to be “safe” from such development. In assessing the saturation exposure for goats, he applied a time factor of three hours to assume full inert gas loading and later postulated that humans would reach saturation in five hours.
In designating his half-times for his five “tissue” groups (now generally referred to as “compartments”), he selected his slowest group to be the 75 minute tissue. This was selected since it would be 95% saturated after five hours in keeping with his hypothesis on maximum time for humans to reach theoretical saturation loading. Certainly he was on the right track, but most table model experts now allow as much as 24 hours for such saturation to fully take place and current custom table models employ slow “compartments” rated up to 1200 minutes!
Haldane produced three table schedules for air diving:
Schedule One: for all dives requiring less than 30 minutes of decompression time.
Schedule Two: for all dives requiring more than 30 minutes of decompression time.
Schedule Three: for deep air diving to 330 fsw using oxygen decompression.
These schedules were typified by a relatively rapid ascent from depth to the initial decompression stop depths, then followed by markedly slower ascents to the surface. The British Royal Navy adopted these in 1908 and continued to use them with revisions well into the late 1950’s. It should be noted that it was discovered that Schedule One proved to be too conservative for practical use and Schedule Two proved to be too “liberal” with the percentage of DCS hits unacceptable. In 1915, the first tables for the U.S. Navy were produced called the C and R tables (Bureau of Construction and Repair); these were used with success in the salvage operation on the submarine F-4 at a depth of 306 fsw.
Strong currents (exertion) and depth (faster inert gas loading) can increase susceptibilty to decompression sickness and should be factored into any dive exposure model.
In 1912, Sir Leonard Hill offered his “Critical Pressure Hypothesis” wherein he questioned Haldane’s theory of staged decompression. Hill advocated the use of continuous uniform decompression and offered both experimental and theoretical evidence to support his position. Although the validity of his decompression schedules were not substantively disputed, the widespread use of staged decom stops remained in practice.
Other development included the works of Hawkins,Shilling and Hansen in the early 1930’s in which they determined that the allowable supersaturation ratio was a function of the tissue half-time and depth and duration of the dive. Yarborough expanded on their work by recomputing a set of tables for the U.S. Navy based only on the 20, 40 and 75 minute half-time groups. These were adopted by the Navy in 1937 and used until the modified U.S. Navy Standard Air Decompression Tables came into use in 1957. These tables remain in widespread use today although continued research is being conducted by the Naval Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) including recent work with the Navy E-L Algorithm which assumes that nitrogen is absorbed by tissues at an Exponential rate (as in other Haldanian models) but is discharged or “out-gassed” at a slower Linear rate. This predicts slower elimination during surface intervals and resultant higher residual nitrogen levels on repetitive dives.
The British Navy branched off slightly in 1958 to follow the theories of U.K. physiologist Hempleman. “He had observed that over a particular depth range, the first symptom of DCS to appear was usually pain at or near a joint…and assumed that the tissue involved (e.g. tendon) was, therefore, the tissue with the greatest over-pressure of nitrogen for that depth range, and that gas elimination from that tissue must control the decompression. He pictured the body as a single tissue and believed that the quantity of gas absorbed in the body could be calculated by a simple formula which related depth and time. Unlike Haldane, who believed that gas uptake and elimination took identical times, Hempleman assumed that gas elimination was one and a half times slower than uptake. Utilizing the theory that the tissues could tolerate an over-pressure of 30 fsw, (he) constructed a new set of decompression schedules…that are the current Royal Navy schedules.” (Deeper Into Diving, Lippman 1990)
Workman, in 1965, introduced the concept of “delta P” for gas partial pressures which was easier to handle than ratios and fitted the data better. He introduced the concept of “M values”: that each “tissue” or theoretical compartment would have a maximum nitrogen tension that can be safely tolerated at the surface without bubble formation. M is short for maximum and the M-value is the maximum allowable tissue tension at a specific depth.
Attempting to improve the safety of his original tables, Hempleman revised them in 1968 to include using a variable ratio of tissue nitrogen tension to ambient pressure to predict safe decompression. However, the Navy was not happy with the newly restrictive results and refused to implement them. Following more trials and revisions with Hempleman more closely attentive to the Navy’s suggestions for practical work needs, the tables were modified, reproduced metrically, and adopted in 1972.
Long bottom times at intermediate depths (60-90 ft.) have proven to produce the most bends hits in sport divers.
Schreiner changed the accounting from “per gas” to “per compartment” in 1971, thus making it possible to handle different gases and gas mixtures. Table computation then is largely “bookkeeping”: keeping track of the gases in the compartments and comparing them with the “matrix” of M-values. Diving practitioners speak of “half-times” and “M-values” as if they were real entities, but it must not be forgotten that this is only a mathematical model. In fact, it is not really a “model” as that term is normally used, but rather a computational method.
In summation, we note that Haldane’s calculations are inadequate:
Long, deep dives require more decompression than originally provided.
Fixing these tables messes up the short, shallow ones which are working fine.
Various tricks can be used to make the tables match the data using Haldanian calculations.
Other ways to calculate tables have been proposed and any model will work if there are enough variables to adjust and a data base in making the adjustments.
Even today, divers are faced with a diversity of tables and decompression models incorporated into diving computers. Some are simple re-configurations of the basic U.S. Navy tables and others are distinctly different in their approach to decompression management.
New developments in bubble detection equipment prompted Dr. Merrill Spencer to suggest re-evaluation of recommended no-decompression limits with the goal of minimizing bubble development after a dive. His 1976 revisions where extensively tested by Dr. Andrew Pilmanis and Dr. Bruce Bassett and found to significantly decrease detectable bubble formation. In 1981, Karl Huggins, an assistant in Research at the University of Michigan generated a new set of decompression tables based on Spencer’s recommendations. These became known variously as the “Huggins tables”, “Huggins/Spencer tables”, “Michigan Sea Grant tables” etc. and were to be the basic algorithm used in the diving industry’s first practical electronic dive computer produced by ORCA Industries and known as THE EDGE.
Significantly, the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM) in Canada has continued on-going revision to their tables based on ultra-sonic Doppler studies. These tables have gained wide popularity due their unique criteria for development geared to minimal bubble formation. John Crea, a professional consultant in custom table generation and a practicing anesthesiologist, specifically recommends the DCIEM tables for deep divers if a “stock” table reference is acceptable.
Capt. Bret Gilliam, a credentialed hyperbaric medical supervisor, operating recompression chamber during trials for algorithm development for dive tables and computers. (1989)
Other models include the conservative Buhlmann Swiss tables based on the work of Dr. Albert Buhlmann of the Laboratory of Hyperbaric Physiology of the University of Zurich. His algorithms were extensively integrated into popular diving computers of the era such as DACOR’s MicroBrain ProPlus and UWATEC Aladdin Pro as well as use in the form of custom tables.
A group of researchers at the University of Hawaii have come to be known as the “Tiny Bubble Group” after their theory of physical properties of bubble nucleation in aqueous media. Their Varying-Permeability Model indicates that cavitation nuclei, that are thought to “seed” bubble formation are “spherical gas phases that are small enough to remain in solution yet strong enough to resist collapse, their stability being provided by elastic skins or membranes consisting of surface-active molecules” (Hoffman 1985). In comparison of Table models, Huggins observes (1987), “the ascent criteria for this model is based on the volume of bubbles that are formed upon decompression. Growth in size and number of gas bubbles is computer based on the physical properties of the ‘skins’ and the surrounding environment. If the total volume of gas in the bubbles is less than a ‘critical volume’, then the diver is within the safe limits of the model”. Although tables have been produced based on this model, not enough actual human testing has been conducted to be considered statistically relevant. On square profile comparisons with the U.S. Navy tables, the “Tiny Bubble” model is more conservative down to the 140 fsw level.
Further projects in table models include the Maximum Likelihood Statistical Method developed by the Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI). In consideration of a diver’s exposure to depth/time “doses”, they have produced a statistical model that reflects probabilities of DCS occurrence and are expressed as 1% and 5% tables. The diving supervisor would have the option of selecting his risk factor based upon the priority of work to be accomplished.
What tables, then should divers use? It’s really too broad a question to pin down to a single answer as to “this table is the best”. Many experienced diving professionals prefer to work with custom or proprietary tables specifically designed for their application. Crea (1991) makes this observation: “Computations can compare different tables or practices, but cannot determine what is best. As stated before, what works…is what works. Good tables are at the current state of knowledge empirical. The algorithms are good, however, to use yesterday’s experience to predict tomorrow’s dive.”
In the process of table development and validation, several basic and separate steps are employed with feedback on field use:
Concept or “algorithm” for a table, usually based on some experience.
Laboratory trials, with feedback and revision as needed.
Move to provisional operational use at some point.
Provisional use “at sea”.
Acceptance as “operational”.
Results fed back, revisions as necessary.
Judgement needed as to when to take the next step; this should be a responsible body of the developing organization;
This body decides how many trial dives under what conditions etc.
This process, laid out in a workshop by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Society, is more or less what is currently practiced, but there is no set protocol for making the formal judgements.
For a more detailed history of tables and model evolutions I recommend reading “Development of Dive Tables” by Karl Huggins as contained in “Microprocessor Applications to Multi-level Air Decompression Problems” (Michigan Sea Grant publication 1987) and “Deeper Into Diving” by John Lippman (Aqua Quest Publications 1990)
Much debate still centers on what is the “best” table to use, and there clearly is no pat answer to that question. My opinion is that the best possible scenario for safe diving would include the use of a custom table matched to the individual and the dive application but obviously many divers will not utilize this level of technical support. But the reader is urged to make an informed choice in table selection. Don’t just grab the first thing that’s handy and expect it to suit a myriad of dive situations. And in all cases, do not push a model to the edge of its limits.
In all cases, caution and prudence are recommended but the overly conservative “prohibitions” still offered by some academicians may not necessarily be proven in the field.
As has been noted several times in this chapter, “what works is what works”. Tables and determination of “safe” dive profiles are very much an experimental science. Of course, tables, per se, have become something of a lesson in old technology as most divers have transitioned to using the modern diving computer. I was involved directly in the development of the UWATEC models and several other manufacturers. It’s hard for me to believe that any diver is not better off using a computer… if only due to their automatic functions for keeping track of depth, bottom times, ascent rates, and surface intervals. Far too many bends incidents used to occur simply due to poor record keeping. Computers eliminate that human error. But it’s important to appreciate the evolution of decompression models and the era when tables dominated how we conducted dives. I’m a firm advocate of studying history in order to be best informed about future technology and innovations.
The work done by the pioneers of tables and decompression models laid the groundwork for all that followed. We owe a huge debit to those researchers and, especially, to those who served as test subjects during actual human trials. Ask yourself if you’d be willing to subject yourself to such risks… And if you ever bump into Glenn Butler at a dive show (an early brave volunteer for table research with the late Dr. Bill Hamilton), be sure to buy him a drink and maybe a dog biscuit. He’ll be the stooped-over drooling dweeb at the end of the bar blissfully filling his diaper without a care and without notice. As they in the south, “Bless his heart…”
Just kidding, Glenn. Glenn, over here… this way, Glen! Hey, it’s me Bret. No please don’t sit down here… whoops, don’t worry… they’ll clean that up. So… how’ve you been? Any interesting projects you’ve been involved with lately? New dive computer trials? Sounds like fun…
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Question for Brett:
As I have examined the various tables at my disposal (PADI, NAUI, NOAA/Navy1999, and NOAA/Navy2008), the biggest difference from a recreational diver point of view is the very much shorter surface interval in the PADI table. This is a concern for repetitive dives because that is the table that is used in the dive travel industry. If you go on vacation with a dive charter, the dive masters will likely be planning the dives with those short surface intervals. It works for them from an economics point of view, but my question is more about the safety. I have heard of travel divers getting bent on vacation.
Do you have any comment on why PADI has 3x shorter surface intervals than the others? Are the others just that much more conservative? I have used the NAUI table for decades with success, so I am a little concerned about such short surface intervals if forced to go by the PADI table.
ozarkdiver
Oh man, I was really enjoying the tit-for-tat between Bret and Demolant, until Bret’s “older than Keith Richards looks” comment. Now I’m wiping the tears from my eyes.
i am a 65 year old male
the original navy dive tables were designed for young health males.
i only fit one of those criteria now.
demolant
To “Bret Gilliam”
You do not know what it is logarithmic function, which is the exponential function.
Derivation of this equation takes a few minutes a student one year, maybe 15 minutes from the high school student efficient.
The exponential function in the description of the process of change inert gas pressure in the tissues is consistent with the law of Henry.
The log is contrary to the law.
You prescribe the content of a shallow understanding.
rc greet
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To: “demolant”
Look and listen carefully: This is my last chance to try to explain the obvious to you: the quote about Haldane’s Theory was Haldane’s… in 1908… not mine… not Buhlmann… not Elmer Fudd… not Mickey Mouse… not John Wayne… not Bevis and Butthead. It is over one hundred years old. That’s older than Keith Richards looks.
It was Haldane’s theory at the time and precisely as he expressed it. That is what we intellectually refer to as a “historical narrative excerpt”. Try to grasp that… The world of decompression modeling has moved on. I suggest you do the same.
I will not be replying to you again.
1) “The progress of saturation in general follows the line of a logarithmic curve.”
We are talking about off-gassing and saturation function that is not was logarithmic, in that and Buhlmann model.
Describes the exponential function off-gassing and saturation in this class modelers.
Correct the error and did not embarrass himself
To “demolant”:
Your reference from that quote is to the turn-of-the-20th century theory of Haldane’s four basic tenets of decompression modeling. The article notes this and, with specificity to item one, also contains the disclaimer “in general”. The paragraph ends by noting that these were the broad guidelines of Haldane’s Theory and have since been extensively modified. We are talking about a historical reference to a physiological theoretician’s work from over a hundred years ago.
Of course, the principles have evolved… that’s the point of the entire article. Up until the the last 15 years or so, the capability of computer calculative devices also limited algorithmic expansion but most professionals widely considered the work of Albert Buhlmann to be the most enlightened. I knew Buhlmann personally and worked with him on proprietary deco models for UWATEC diving computers. But when he got off on an “in-depth” discussion, almost everyone (including the M.D.s and Ph.D.s) got lost. The man was brilliant… but always tried to keep the narrative on a base line that all could follow without total intellectual confusion due to the mix of expertise from doctors, chamber operators, professional divers, software modelers, technicians building circuit boards, and guys like me that had a little bit of grasp from each segment and had to run a $50 million company effectively. Communication was, and will always be, the key to a successful outcome.
Things change… science evolves… beta-testing expands… field evaluation widely becomes more rigorous…
That’s the entire point of the article. Also, I have tried to put a complicated subject into language that a layperson can reasonably understand. You are needlessly muddling the issue. The best conclusion for all involved is still: buy a modern diving computer!
I guess you are well-intended… but I doubt if you have moved the bar any higher for readers about the subject.
“The progress of saturation in general follows the line of a logarithmic curve.”
” my information in the article is accurate. ”
Desaturation and saturation is not a logarithmic function, is an exponential function, in this class modelers.
Pti(t) = Po + (Pa + Po)(1-exp(-0.693(t/T))
exp is the exponential function.
Check it out in decent publications and correct his mistake.
Model Hempelmana a formula Prt.
Pressure times the square root of time is constant.
It should say specifically.
You may want to say about the contribution to the theory of decompression such authors as Zuntz (1897), Schrötter (1096), Widmark (1919), Haggard (1924), Kety (1949), Copperman (1950), Jones (1951), Riggs (1963).
To “Demolant”,
I assume that English is not your first language… my information in the article is accurate. I’m not exactly certain what you are trying to say but you are not even excerpting the quotes accurately. Perhaps you could have someone more fluent in English give you a hand. What you seem to be commenting on is a combination of original theory and later refined practical usage in decompression models. You may need someone with a strong background in diving physiology to read the article to you and explain each section context. Good luck!
Desaturation and saturation in these models is the exponential function, the other opposed to the logarithmic function.
It do not make school mistakes or consult work.
“Significantly, the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM) in Canada has continued the on-going revision is based on tables Their ultra-sonic Doppler studies.”
You may want to tell that occupied a parallel series models, in which some tissues are saturated by contact with others, which alters the function of saturation and off-gassing.
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Sammy Megs
“The work done by the pioneers of tables and decompression models laid the groundwork for all that followed. We owe a huge debit to those researchers and, especially, to those who served as test subjects during actual human trials.” – Indeed. Thank you for sharing this with us Bret, it’s really informative and a real eye-opener.
Peter Norris
Thank you very much for a nice brief history. I started on tables in the eighties, various computers and programs through the 90s and now mindlessly run my ccr wwith my computer. 🙂 A couple of chamber rides have convinced me to be very carefull. My hat is off to those who paved the way.
As always a well researched and readable piece from someone who was on the sidelines if he wasn’t being a guinea-pig. I love dive-computers and the freedom to to extended dives that traditional square profile tables didn’t. Sure some computers are more/less conservative than others, so one size obviously doesn’t fit all (think of young, disciplined, superfit Navy divers, with fast access to a chamber versus middleaged, unfit recreational guys who may be relaxed about protIocols). I used a 1991 Uwatec till last year, now have a Suunto Viper. In over 800 dives in cold water, mostly in 30-60m range, I got bent once (a shoulder. It hurt, but rest of me was fine, I could walk, had no tingling/numbness anywhere else. I knew why too, we were decompressing in a 3m swell and very strong side currents. The combination made depth control at shallow depths challenging. But a couple of aspirin, 24 hour break, and I was good to go again. Today – 37 years later – I’ve downrated the safety factor on the Viper from 100% to 50% but I do 3 mins at 10-9m, 3 mins 6-5m and 3 mins at 3m. All ascents are hand over hand slow. And so far, so good. My empirical belief that slow lingering ascents in the 0-10m range are very protective – but I’ve no formal data to back this up…Thanks once again for a great article. All the best, Nigel
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World Cup An “Obsession”, India Will Do All To Fulfil That Ambition: Coach Ravi Shastri
Winning a World title is an "obsession" for India coach Ravi Shastri, who says the upcoming six ODIs against New Zealand and South Africa could be used as a platform for his team's preparations for the T20 World Cup in Australia this October. In an exclusive interview to PTI, the head coach spoke on a range of issues including the legacy he wants to create, preparations for the marquee meet, team culture and unfortunate injuries to his players. "That toss will be taken out of the equation, we will play well irrespective of conditions, of opponents and in every country of the world. That's what our aim is and that is what we are chasing. Yes, the World Cup remains an obsession and we will do all to fulfil that ambition," Shastri said ahead of the start of India's tour of New Zealand. … [Read more...] about World Cup An “Obsession”, India Will Do All To Fulfil That Ambition: Coach Ravi Shastri
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Engaging to model and measure impact
Case study by UBS Asset Management
Signatory type: Investment Manager
Operating region: Global
Assets under management: CHF 815 billion as of 31 December 2018
Why engage with companies on the SDGs?
Engagement with companies is critical, both to unlock value for companies, investors and under-served communities worldwide, and to support the SDGs. Our engagement aims to reduce material sustainability risks and gain further insights as to how the business model links to impact, with the aim of enhancing positive impact.
A multi-year research collaboration that we launched with leading academics in environmental and public health science assesses public companies’ contribution to the SDGs. The academics have developed models to measure the impact per unit of sales for approximately 80 technologies produced by companies in four critical categories: air quality and climate change; water quality; health; food security.
The impact measurement models and metrics can offer insights that provide a starting point for conversations with companies. We can also use the metrics for reporting: directly linking them to specific SDG indicators provides us, our clients and companies with a way to measure contribution to SDG targets.
How we engage for impact
Our engagement programme covers approximately 50 companies. Each company included in our impact fund has an impact investment case. The associated objectives for each company are to:
increase the positive impact associated with its products;
decrease the negative externalities (risks) resulting from its direct operations and supply chain practices.
In some cases, our engagement is also focused on the company’s business model, operational issues and its management capacity to execute its stated strategy. When we were developing the impact measurement models, our focus was to engage companies with advanced sustainability strategies and reporting to sense-check and further develop the models.
We also engage companies on the fundamental importance of disclosing the financially material information that investors need to understand their impacts on the society and environment. Measurement is management and we see disclosure as a critical first step in effectively managing negative impacts and optimising positive impacts.
Impact research, engagement with companies and internal discussions continuously influence the investment case and investment decisions.
Example: Engaging to increase impact against disease
Our engagement with a pharmaceutical company that sells drugs to treat some of the 20 most burdensome diseases[1] began with an educational discussion on our impact measurement methodology to assess the human health benefits of its products (SDG 3; addressing non-communicable and communicable diseases). The immediate need was to provide our academic partners with detailed geographic drug sale data to inform and enhance the impact model. The company agreed to collaborate with the academics and pilot our methodology, to measure its impact based on their detailed data and our impact metrics.
A pharmaceutical company can increase its impact in multiple ways, including:
improving the efficacy of its drugs;
increasing its sales in areas where products create the highest impact, which can include reviewing pricing strategies to ensure affordability and enhance access;
educating patients and investing in local infrastructure to increase drug efficacy and treatment accessibility.
Our baseline for measurement and engagement activity is based on both increasing efficacy relative to an existing alternative treatment, and increasing sales over time of the most impactful treatments (measured in terms of lost work days prevented, hospitalisations prevented and deaths prevented, per the drug-taking patient population). Efficacy is based on US FDA labels, and impact is based on global sales (though future methodology developments can incorporate further regional/country and population characteristics).
In addition to drugs sold via traditional channels, we intend to complement our impact assessment with the impact of drugs distributed for free.
Through engagement on measurement, we aim to encourage companies to adopt objective metrics to measure their contribution to the SDGs and use this to set targets for improvement.
In addition to engagement on modelling and measuring impact, we have engaged the company on more traditional ESG areas including marketing and sales policies, incentive systems for sales, practical training for employees and creating an ethics helpline, due to the lack of disclosure of detailed information.
[1]Including ischemic heart disease, neonatal disorders, stroke, lower respiratory infections, diarrheal disease, road injuries, COPD, HIV/AIDS, congenital birth defects malaria etc.; https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/
SDG case studies
The Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Strategy, launched in December 2017, was established in recognition of the role that investors can play in promoting and supporting sustainable business practices.
TCFD and SDGs: Using existing global frameworks to ensure more resilient investments
This conference which took place in Zurich and Geneva was organised by the PRI and Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF). It provided in-depth knowledge and guidance on TCFD and SDGs, helping participants understand how to apply elements of the frameworks within their investment processes.
Engaging on corporate public policy lobbying
As a long-term shareholder of publicly traded companies, Boston Trust Walden has worked to strengthen company policies, practices and transparency on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through active ownership.
More SDGs
Engaging on green bonds issuers’ contribution to the SDGs
We believe the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can serve as an engagement framework used to map out companies’ strategies and assess whether they are addressing material SDGs through their operations and supply chains or have gaps in their strategies regarding specific SDGs.
Engaging on food systems
At Candriam, engagement activities are integral parts of our fiduciary duty, contributing to a better assessment of the ESG risks and opportunities faced by issuers and prompting them to improve the way they manage these risks.
In 2017, Etica Sgr started linking the issues discussed at AGMs with the SDGs in engagement letters and during dialogue with companies.
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Programme: BSc Environmental and Engineering Geology
02133042 Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Duration of study: 3 years Total credits: 432
In order to register NSC/IEB/Cambridge candidates must comply with the minimum requirements for degree studies as well as the minimum requirements for the relevant study programme.
Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
Grade 11 results are used for the provisional admission of prospective students.
Final admission is based on the Grade 12 results.
Minimum requirements for 2016
Afrikaans or English Mathematics Physical Sciences APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 5 3 C C 5 3 C C 32
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements may be considered for admission to the BSc or the BSc (Four-year Programme) based on the results of the NBT.
Students may enrol for AIM 111 and AIM 121 instead of AIM 102 (the same content presented over 2 semesters).
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Electives can be chosen from the following departments: Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Plant Production and Soil Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and Physics.
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Students who would have registered for any of the degrees BSc in Environmental Sciences, Geography, Geoinformatics, BCom, BCom in Economics/Statistics or BScIT Information and Knowledge Systems prior to 2016, and not successfully completed WTW 114, WTW 126 or WTW 128 will be allowed to register for WTW 134, WTW 146 and WTW 148, respectively.
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Students who registered prior to 2016, and who failed both WTW 126 and WTW 128 will register for WTW 124 in 2016 if they wish to continue with mathematics at 200 level, or if WTW 126 and WTW 128 are required for their respective degree programmes.
Students who do not qualify for WTW 146 and WTW 148 in terms of their degree programmes, and failed one of WTW 126 or WTW 128, will be allowed to register for the respective module in 2016, and will attend the relevant lectures and tutorials of WTW 124. They will write separate semester tests and exams, covering just the relevant material from WTW 124.
Students who registered prior to 2016 and passed WTW 126 but not WTW 128, will be allowed to continue with WTW 211 and COS 344 in 2016.
Students who registered prior to 2016 and passed WTW 128 but not WTW 126, will be allowed to continue with the modules WTW 220, IAS 211 and GLY 265 in 2016, if they also meet the additional entry requirements.
Students who registered prior to 2016, and who failed both WTW 161 and WTW 168 will register for WTW 164 in 2016.
Students who failed one of WTW 161 or WTW 168, will be allowed to register for the respective module in 2016, and will attend the relevant lectures and tutorials of WTW 164. They will write separate semester tests and exams, covering just the relevant material from WTW 164.
A student will be promoted to the following year of study if he or she passed 100 credits of the prescribed credits for a year of study, unless the Dean on the recommendation of the head of department decides otherwise. A student who does not comply with the requirements for promotion to the following year of study, retains the credit for the modules already passed and may be admitted by the Dean, on recommendation of the head of department, to modules of the following year of study to a maximum of 48 credits, provided that it will fit in with both the lecture and examination timetable.
General promotion requirements in the faculty
All students whose academic progress is not acceptable can be suspended from further studies.
A student who is excluded from further studies in terms of the stipulations of the abovementioned regulations, will be notified in writing by the Dean or Admissions Committee at the end of the relevant semester.
A student who has been excluded from further studies may apply in writing to the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences for re-admission.
Should the student be re-admitted by the Admissions Committee, strict conditions will be set which the student must comply with in order to proceed with his/her studies.
Should the student not be re-admitted to further studies by the Admissions Committee, he/she will be informed in writing.
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Any decision taken by the Senior Appeals Committee is final.
A student obtains his or her degree with distinction if all prescribed modules at 300-level (or higher) are passed in one academic year with a weighted average of at least 75%, and obtain at least a subminimum of 65% in each of the relevant modules.
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate technology.
Apply effective search strategies in different technological environments. Demonstrate the ethical and fair use of information resources. Integrate 21st-century communications into the management of academic information.
LST 110
Language and study skills 110
The module aims to equip students with the ability to cope with the reading and writing demands of scientific disciplines.
Academic orientation 102
CMY 117
General chemistry 117
General introduction to inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry. Atomic structure and periodicity. Molecular structure and chemical bonding using the VSEOR model. Nomenclature of iorganic ions and compounds. Classification of reactions: precipitation, acid-base, redox reactions and gas-forming reactions. Mole concept and stoichiometric calculations concerning chemical formulas and chemical reactions. Principles of reactivity: energy and chemical reactions. Physical behaviour gases, liquids, solids and solutions and the role of intermolecular forces. Rate of reactions: Introduction to chemical kinetics.
Theory: General physical-analytical chemistry: Physical behaviour of gases, liquids and solids, intermolecular forces, solutions. Principles of reactivity: energy and chemical reactions, entropy and free energy, electrochemistry. Organic chemistry: Structure (bonding), nomenclature, isomerism, introductory stereochemistry, introduction to chemical reactions and chemical properties of organic compounds and biological compounds, i.e. carbohydrates and amino acids. Practical: Molecular structure (model building), synthesis and properties of simple organic compounds.
GLY 161
Historical geology 161
Principles of stratigraphy and stratigraphic nomenclature; geological dating and international and South African time scales; Africa framework and tectonic elements of South Africa; introduction to depositional environments. Overview of the historical geology of South Africa, from the Archaean to the present: major stratigraphic units, intrusions and tectonicmetamorphic events - their rock types, fossil contents, genesis and economic commodities. Principles of palaeontology and short description of major fossil groups: fossil forms, ecology and geological meaning. Geological maps and profiles; rock samples.
Environmental and hazard geology 162
Hazardous exogenic and endogenic geological processes and their influence on the human environment; impact of human activities on the geological environment; natural resource utilisation including materials for construction; natural and mine-induced seismicity; waste disposal; groundwater and environmental pollution. Geological maps; geological profiles; rock specimens; fossil specimens.
SWK 122
Equivalent force systems, resultants. Newton's laws, units. Forces acting on particles. Rigid bodies: principle of transmissibility, resultant of parallel forces. Vector moments and scalar moments. Relationship between scalar- and vector moments. Couples. Equivalent force systems on rigid bodies. Resultants of forces on rigid bodies. Equilibrium in two and three dimensions. Hooke's law. Trusses and frameworks. Centroids and second moments of area. Beams: distributed forces, shear force, bending moment, method of sections, relationship between load, shear force and bending moment.
WTW 158
Calculus 158
*This module is designed for first-year engineering students. Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree: WTW 158, WTW 114, WTW 134, WTW 165.
Introduction to vector algebra. Functions, limits and continuity. Differential calculus of single variable functions, rate of change, graph sketching, applications. The mean value theorem, the rule of L'Hospital. Indefinite integrals, integration.
Introduction to geology 155
Solar system; structure of solid matter; minerals and rocks; introduction to symmetry and crystallography; important minerals and solid solutions; rock cycle; classification of rocks. External geological processes (gravity, water, wind, sea, ice) and their products (including geomorphology). Internal structure of the earth. The dynamic earth – volcanism, earthquakes, mountain building – the theory of plate tectonics. Geological processes (magmatism, metamorphism, sedimentology, structural geology) in a plate tectonic context. Geological maps and mineral and rock specimens.
First course in physics 114
SI-units. Significant figures. Waves: intensity, superposition, interference, standing waves, resonance, beats, Doppler. Geometrical optics: Reflection, refraction, mirrors, thin lenses, instruments. Physical optics: Young-interference, coherence, diffraction, polarisation. Hydrostatics and dynamics: density, pressure, Archimedes’ principle, continuity, Bernoulli. Heat: temperature, specific heat, expansion, heat transfer. Vectors. Kinematics of a point: Relative, projectile, and circular motion. Dynamics: Newton’s laws, friction. Work: point masses, gasses (ideal gas law), gravitation, spring, power. Kinetic energy: Conservative forces, gravitation, spring. Conservation of energy. Conservation of momentum. Impulse and collisions. System of particles: Centre of mass, Newton’s laws. Rotation: torque, conservation of angular momentum, equilibrium, centre of gravity.
Mathematics 164
*This module is designed for first-year engineering students. Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree: WTW 146, WTW 148 and WTW 124,
Vector algebra with applications to lines and planes in space, matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, determinants, complex numbers, factorisation of polynomials and conic sections. Integration techniques, improper integrals. The definite integral, fundamental theorem of Calculus. Applications of integration. Elementary power series and Taylor’s theorem. Vector functions, space curves and arc lengths. Quadratic surfaces and multivariable functions.
GKD 250
Introductory soil science 250
Origin and development of soil, weathering and soil formation processes. Profile differentiation and morphology. Physical characteristics: texture, structure, soil water, atmosphere and temperature. Chemical characteristics: clay minerals, ion exchange, pH, buffer action, soil acidification and salinisation of soil. Soil fertility and fertilisation. Soil classification. Practical work: Laboratory evaluation of simple soil characteristics. Field practicals on soil formation in the Pretoria area.
Sedimentology 253
Introduction to sedimentology; grain studies; composition and textures of sedimentary rocks; flow dynamics and behaviour of sediment particles in transport systems; description and genesis of sedimentary structures; diagenesis; depositional environments and their deposits, modern and ancient; chemical sedimentary rocks; economic sedimentology; field data acquisition from sedimentary rocks and writing of reports; sieve analysis; Markov analysis; analysis of palaeocurrent trends; interpretation of sedimentary profiles.
Structural geology 254
Integrated theoretical and practical course dealing with the principles of rock deformation and analysis of deformed rocks. Stress, strain and rheology, joints, experimental rock deformation, fault systems and Anderson’s theory of faulting. Folds and interference folding, tectonic fabrics, shear zones, progressive deformation. Stereographic projection and structural analysis.
Igneous petrology 261
Classification and nomenclature of igneous rocks. The nature of silicate melts; physical and chemical factors influencing crystallisation and textures of igneous rocks. Phase diagrams, fractional crystallisation and partial melting. Trace elements and isotopes, and their use in petrogenetic studies. Global distribution of magmatism and its origin. Mid-oceanic ridges, active continental margins, intraplate magmatism.
Metamorphic petrology 262
Classification of metamorphic rocks. Anatexis, migmatite and granite; eclogite. Metamorphic textures. PT-time loops. Metamorphism in various plate tectonic environments.
Groundwater 265
Origin and classification of groundwater; classification of aquifers; groundwater movement; equations for groundwater flow into boreholes; the La Place equation and solutions for pump tests; execution and interpretation of pump tests. Groundwater flow modelling; classification of aquifers in southern Africa; groundwater exploration and management. Mapping techniques.
Strength of materials 210
Stresses, strains and the mechanical properties of materials: Normal stress and shear stress, tension and compression, equilibrium in shear, factor of safety, design, shear strain, stress/strain diagram, Hooke’s Law, Poisson’s Ratio and the shear stress/strain diagram. Axial loads: Elastic deformation, displacements, statically determinate and indeterminate structures and thermal effects. Torsion: Torsion of circular bars and power transmission bending of straight members and composite beams. Transverse shear: Shear in straight members and shear flow. Combined loads: Thin walled pressure vessels and stresses as a result of combined loads. Stress transformation: Plane stress transformation, principle stresses, maximum values and stress variation in prismatic beams. Strain transformation: Plane strain transformation, principle strains, maximum values, strain gauges and rosettes and the relationship between E, G and ?. Design of beams from section characteristics. Deflection of beams: The elastic curve, integration method, Macaulay’s method and superposition.
Fundamental and applied mineralogy 255
Fundamental concepts in mineralogy, and practical applications of mineralogy, including: the basics of crystal structure; the crystallographic groups; the rules of atomic substitution; phase transitions and phase diagrams; the structure and uses of olivine, pyroxene, feldspar, amphibole, mica, aluminosilicates, garnet, cordierite, and more uncommon mineral groups such as oxides, sulphides and carbonates; the calculation of mineral formulae from chemical analyses using various methods. Practical sessions: the basics of optical mineralogy and the use of transmitted light microscopy for thin section examination of minerals and rocks; the practicals will develop mineral identification skills for the minerals covered in the lectures, and cover basic textural identification.
Physical chemistry 282
Theory: Classical chemical thermodynamics, gases, first and second law and applications, physical changes of pure materials and simple compounds. Phase rule: Chemical reactions, chemical kinetics, rates of reactions.
Analytical chemistry 283
Theory: Statistical evaluation of data, gravimetric analysis, aqueous solution chemistry, chemical equilibrium, precipitation-, neutralisation- and complex formation titrations, redox titrations, potentiometric methods, introduction to electrochemistry.
Organic chemistry 284
Theory: Resonance, conjugation and aromaticity. Acidity and basicity. Introduction to 13C NMR spectroscopy. Electrophilic addition: alkenes. Nucleophilic substitution, elimination, addition: alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, epoxides, carbonyl compounds: ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
Inorganic chemistry 285
Theory: Atomic structure, structure of solids (ionic model). Coordination chemistry of transition metals: Oxidation states of transition metals, ligands, stereochemistry, crystal field theory, consequences of d-orbital splitting, chemistry of the main group elements, electrochemical properties of transition metals in aqueous solution, industrial applications of transition metals. Introduction to IR spectroscopy.
GGY 252
Process geomorphology 252
Physical processes that influence the earth’s surface and management. Specific processes and their interaction in themes such as weathering; soil erosion; slope, mass movement and fluvial processes. Practical laboratory exercises are based on the themes covered in the module theory component.
Geomorphology of the built environment 265
*This module is for Architecture and Landscape Architecture students only.
The theory component covers geomorphological aspects of the built environment including landscape identification; weathering or deterioration of natural stone and application to design and preservation of buildings and monuments; slope hydrology and stability conditions; soil erosion processes and construction impacts; drainage modification in urban areas; wetland identification, human impacts and rehabilitation; recreational impacts and management. In addition to the theory a field-based project is undertaken.
GIS 220
Geographic data analysis 220
The nature of geographical data and measurement. Probability, probability distributions and densities, expected values and variances, Central Limit theorem. Sampling techniques. Exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation analysis and regression analysis.
Geographic information systems introduction 221
*The content of this module is the same as GGY 283 and students are not allowed to earn credits for both GGY 283 and GIS 221.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), theoretical concepts and applications of GIS. The focus will be on the GIS process of data input, data analysis, data output and associated technologies.
GMA 220
Remote sensing 220
This module will provide a thorough introduction to the basic scientific principles involved in remote sensing, and some of the applications to studies of the Earth’s surface. This includes examining the basic physics of electromagnetic radiation and the complex interactions of radiation with the surface and atmosphere (i.e. spectral signatures). In addition, basic concepts of photogrammetry will be discussed. The theoretical background laid out in the first half of the module will provide the tools for examining various remote sensing applications using data obtained in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. The applications will include uses of satellite remote sensing data for mapping and monitoring vegetation, soils and minerals, snow and ice, water resources and quality, and urban landscapes. The laboratory section will include hands-on experience with various satellite image data sets.
General physics 263
Classical mechanics (28 lectures)
Fundamental concepts, energy and angular momentum, calculus of variations and Lagrangian mechanics, conservative central forces and two body problems, scattering, mechanics in rotating reference frames, many body systems.
Physical Optics (14 lectures)
Maxwell’s equations, wave equation and plane wave solution, coherence, interference,
diffraction, polarisation.
Physics of Materials (14 lectures)
Classification of materials. Atomic bonding. Crystallography. Defects. Material strength.
Phase diagram's, Ceramics. Polymers. Composites. Fracture. Electrical and
magnetic properties. Semiconductors. Smart materials Nanotechnology.
Experiments (14 sessions)
SUR 210
Surveying 210
Adjustment and use of following instruments: Plane table, level, compass and theodolite. Elementary site surveying and levelling, tachometry. Definition of survey. Co-ordinate systems and bearing. Connections and polars. Methods of determining points. Elevation. Tachometry.
Adjustment and use of following instruments: Plane table, level, compass and theodolite. Elementary site surveying and leveling, tachometry. Definition of survey. Co-ordinate systems and bearing. Connections and polars. Methods of determining points. Elevation. Tachometry.
TRN 213
Site surveying 213
General surveying; instruments, their handling and adjusting; surveying systems and simple calculations; determining of levels; setting out of the works; tacheometry and plotting; scales, planimetry; areas and volumes; construction surveying; aerial photography.
WKD 261
Physical meteorology 261
Conservative forces and conservation laws. Basic thermodynamic laws for dry and humid air. The equation of state. Adiabatic processes and temperature lapse rates. The Clausuis-Claperon equation. Calculation of the wet adiabat.
Linear algebra 211
This is an introduction to linear algebra on Rn. Matrices and linear equations, linear combinations and spans, linear independence, subspaces, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, similarity and diagonalisation of matrices, linear transformations.
Calculus of multivariable functions, directional derivatives. Extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals, polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Analysis 220
Properties of real numbers. Analysis of sequences and series of real numbers. Power series and theorems of convergence. The Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem. The intermediate value theorem and analysis of real-valued functions on an interval. The Riemann integral: Existence and properties of the interval.
Abstract vector spaces, change of basis, matrix representation of linear transformations, orthogonality, diagonalisability of symmetric matrices, some applications.
Differential equations 256
Theory and solution methods for linear differential equations as well as for systems of linear differential equations. Theory and solution methods for first order non-linear differential equations. The Laplace transform with application to differential equations. Application of differential equations to modelling problems.
Calculus of multivariable functions, directional derivatives. Extrema. Multiple integrals, polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Line integrals and the theorem of Green. Surface integrals and the theorems of Gauss and Stokes.
Numerical methods 263
Numerical integration. Numerical methods to approximate the solution of non-linear equations, systems of equations (linear and non-linear), differential equations and systems of differential equations. Direct methods to solve linear systems of equations.
Discrete structures 285
Setting up and solving recurrence relations. Equivalence and partial order relations. Graphs: paths, cycles, trees, isomorphism. Graph algorithms: Kruskal, Prim, Fleury. Finite state automata.
*Students will not be credited for more than one of the modules for their degree: WTW 264, WTW 286
Theory and solution methods for ordinary differential equations and initial value problems: separable and linear first-order equations, linear equations of higher order, systems of linear equations. Application to mathematical models. Numerical methods applied to nonlinear systems.Qualitative analysis of linear systems.
Waves, thermodynamics and modern physics 255
Vibrating systems and waves (14 lectures)
Simple harmonic motion (SHM). Superposition (different frequencies, equal frequencies). Perpendicular vibrations (Lissajous figures). Damped SHM. Forced oscillations. Resonance. Q-value. Transverse wave motion. Plane wave solution using method of separation of variables. Reflection and transmission at a boundary. Normal and eigenmodes. Wave packets. Group velocity.
Modern physics (30 lectures)
Special relativity: Galilean and Lorentz transformations. Postulates. Momentum and energy. 4 vectors and tensors. General relativity. Quantum physics. Failure of classical physics. Bohr model. Particle-wave duality. Schrödinger equation. Piece-wise constant potentials. Tunneling. X-rays. Laser. Nuclear physics: Fission. Fusion. Radioactivity.
Heat and thermodynamics (12 lectures)
Heat. First Law. Kinetic theory of gases. Mean free path. Ideal, Clausius, Van der Waals and virial gases. Entropy. Second Law. Engines and refrigerators. Third Law. Thermodynamic potentials: Enthalpy Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies, Chemical potential. Legendre transformations (Maxwell relations). Phase equilibrium. Gibbs phase rule.
Modelling and simulation (7 practical sessions)
Introduction to programming in a high level system: Concept of an algorithm and the basic logic of a computer programme. Symbolic manipulations, graphics, numerical computations. Applications: Selected illustrative examples.
Error Analysis (7 practical sessions)
Experimental uncertainties. Propagation of uncertainties. Statistical analysis of random uncertainties. Normal distribution. Rejection of data. Least-squares fitting. Covariance and correlation.
City structure, environment and society 266
An urbanising world. Urban structure and land use. Urban processes. The urban environment. Social structure and change in cities. Living in the city. Economy, society and politics in the city. Third-world cities and South African cities. Urban futures.
WDE 253
Basic principles of pasture science 253
The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the productivity of different strata and components of natural and planted pastures. This will enable the student to understand the management, production, appropriate and optimal utilisation as well as the conservation of these pastures. These principles can be used to ensure sustainable animal production and health.
Vector analysis 248
Vectors and geometry. Calculus of vector functions with applications to differential geometry, kinematics and dynamics. Vector analysis, including vector fields, line integrals of scalar and vector fields, conservative vector fields, surfaces and surface integrals, the Theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes with applications.
Introduction to dynamic meteorology 263
Vector algebra, curl of a vector, total and partial derivatives, second law of motion. Spherical coordinates Acceleration in rotating co-ordinates, fundamental forces, momentum equation. Three dimensional flow balance, conservation of mass, heat equation, thermodynamic energy equation. Introduction to finite difference methods. Numerical estimation of the geostrophic wind, vorticity and divergence. Advection of temperature. Development of a two-dimensional temperature advection model.
*Students will not be credited for both WTW 162 and WTW 264 or both WTW 264 and WTW 286 for their degree.
Theory and solution methods for ordinary differential equations and initial value problems: separable and linear first order equations, linear equations of higher order, systems of linear equations. Laplace transform.
Soil chemistry 320
The more exact chemistry of soils systematically explained by understanding the particular chemical principles. Charge origin. Chemical equilibriums. Manifestations of sorption. Ion exchange. Acidic soils, saline soils and the organic fraction of soil. The chemistry of the important plant nutrient elements P, K and N is explained.
Soil classification and surveying 350
A taxonomic system for South Africa. USDA’s Soil Taxonomy. Land suitability evaluation. Optimal resource utilization. The conservation component. Ecological aspects. Ecotype, land types. Soil maps. Practical work: Field practicals and compulsory excursion. Identification of soil horizons, forms and families. Land suitability evaluation. Elementary mapping exercise.
Ore deposits 361
Systematic review of major metallic and non-metallic ore types and examples in South Africa and world-wide; ore type models (grades, tonnages); geometry of ore bodies; mining. Ore samples and ore mineralogy. Mapping techniques.
Geostatistics and ore reserve calculations 362
Review of classical geostatistical methods; problem evaluation; descriptive statistics, normal-, lognormal, three parameter lognormal distributions; confidence intervals; t-test. Sampling; cut-off values; grid generation and trend surface analysis. Semivariogram; error estimation; Kriging (BLUE) techniques. Ore reserve calculations.
Engineering geology 363
Definition and scope of engineering geology; engineering geological properties and problems of rocks and soils within different stratigraphic units and climatic regions in southern Africa.
SGM 311
Soil mechanics 311
Introduction to soil mechanics. Introduction to clay mineralogy. Mass, volume relationships and phases of soil. Groundwater flow and permeability. Effective stress principles. Suction pressures in saturated as well as partially saturated soil. The Mohr circle and stresses at a point. The Mohr-Coulomb strength theory and the stress-strain properties of soil. The Boussinesq theory. Consolidation theory and soil settlement.
Rock mechanics 364
Strength and failure modes of rock material and rock failure criteria. The characteristics of joints in rock. Joint line surveys and interpretation of data. Characteristics of a rock mass, rock mass classification and determination of strength. Slope stability in surface mines. Induced seismicity due to deep mining and rock bursts.
Theory: Molecular quantum mechanics. Introduction: Shortcomings of classical physics, dynamics of microscopic systems, quantum mechanical principles, translational, vibrational and rotational movement. Atomic structure and spectra: Atomic hydrogen, multiple electron systems, spectra of complex atoms, molecular structure, the hydrogen molecule ion, diatomic and polyatomic molecules, structure and properties of molecules. Molecules in motion: Viscosity, diffusion, mobility. Surface chemistry: Physisorption and chemisorption, adsorption isotherms, surface tension, heterogeneous catalytic rate reactions, capillarity.
Theory: Separation methods: Extraction, multiple extraction, chromatographic systems. Spectroscopy: Construction of instruments, atomic absorption and atomic emission spectrometry, surface analysis techniques. Mass spectrometry. Instrumental electrochemistry.
Theory: NMR spectroscopy: applications. Aromatic chemistry, Synthetic methodology in organic chemistry. Carbon-carbon bond formation: alkylation at nucleophilic carbon sites, aldol and related condensations, Wittig and related reactions, acylation of carbanions (Claisen condensation).
Theory: Structure and bonding in inorganic chemistry. Molecular orbital approach, diatomic and polyatomic molecules, three-centre bonds, metal-metal bonds, transition metal complexes, magnetic properties, electronic spectra, reactivity and reaction mechanisms, reaction types, acid-base concepts, non-aqueous solvents, special topics.
Environmental geomorphology 361
*Note: The module is available for BSc (Geography) and BSc (Environmental Sciences) students only. The theory content of this module is the same as GGY 363 and students are not allowed to earn credits for both GGY 361 and GGY 363.
Interactions of geomorphic processes within the physical and built environments; themes such as geomorphology and environmental change, slope processes and the environment, geomorphic risks and hazards, soil erosion and conservation, geomorphology in environmental management, applied weathering. Practicals involve fieldwork including sampling and mapping and subsequent laboratory analysis.
Applied geomorphology 363
*Note: The content of this module is the same as GGY 361 and students are not allowed to earn credits for both GGY 361 and GGY 363.
Interactions of geomorphic processes within the physical and built environments; themes such as geomorphology and environmental change, slope processes and the environment, geomorphic risks and hazards, soil erosion and conservation, geomorphology in environmental management, applied weathering.
Geographic information systems 310
Advanced theory and practice of Geographic Information Systems; GIS applications; design and implementation of GIS applications.
Spatial analysis 320
Construction of Raster Geovisualisations, spatial model construction and use, multi-criteria decision analysis. Factor analysis: Principle component analysis. Geostatistics: Spatial dependence modelling, ordinary kriging. Markov chains and cellular Automata, combined models.
This module aims to provide students with a working knowledge and skills to learn methods and techniques for collecting, processing and analysing remotely sensed data. Throughout the module, emphasis will be placed on image processing, image analysis, image classification, remote sensing and applications of remote sensing in geographical analysis and environmental monitoring. The module is composed of lectures, readings, laboratory exercises and research tasks.
GMC 310
Geometrical and space geodesy 310
Spherical trigonometry. Geometrical Geodesy: Datum surfaces and coordinate systems in Geodesy, Calculations on the ellipsoid, Datum transformations. Map projections: Projection principles, distortion determination, construction of conformal, equivalent and equidistant projections, the Transverse Mercator projection and UTM projection of an ellipsoidal earth, projection transformations. Space Geodesy: Time systems, Celestial and observer coordinate systems, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Satellite orbits and orbital parameters, 3¬ D positioning.
PGW 350
Soil-water relationship and irrigation 350
Quantitative description and measurement of soil water content and potential as well as saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Modelling water flow in soil (Darcy’s law, Richards's equation). Infiltration, redistribution, evaporation, runoff and percolation. Irrigation in South Africa. Modelling and managing the soil water balance. Plant water consumption and the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Irrigation scheduling (soil, plant and atmosphere approaches). Managing poor quality water. Irrigation systems. The module includes a field trip to an irrigation scheme.
Statistical mechanics, solid state physics and modelling 364
Statistical mechanics (28 lectures)
Isolated systems in thermodynamical equilibrium. Systems in equilibrium with a heat bath: the canonical ensemble, Gibbs' entropic formula, classical statistical mechanics, energy equipartition theorem, thermodynamic potentials, paramagnetism.
The classical limit of perfect gases: non-distinguishable character of quantum particles, the equation of state of the classical ideal gas. Quantum perfect gases: Black body radiation, the grand canonical ensemble, Fermi-Dirac distribution, the free electron gas in metals, the Bose-Einstein distribution, Bose-Einstein condensation.
Solid state physics (28 lectures)
Crystal structures, the reciprocal lattice, x-ray diffraction, lattice vibration, the Debye model, characteristics of solids, the free electron model, Pauli paramagnetism, electronic heat capacity, the relaxation time, electrical conduction, the classical Hall effect, thermal conduction in metals, failures of the free electron model, the independent electron model, band theory of solids.
Computational Physics and modelling. Assessment will be done through a portfolio of project reports. The topics for the projects will be selected from various sub-disciplines of Physics.
Principles of veld management 310
The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the productivity of different strata and components of natural pastures. This will enable the student to advise users, with the necessary motivation, on the appropriate use of these strata and components and will form a basis for further research on this system. The principles of veld management s and the influence of management practices on sustainable animal production from natural pastures. This will enable the student to advise users on veld management and veld management principles. It will also form a basis for further research on veld management.
Planted pastures and fodder crops 320
The establishment and use of planted pastures species and fodder crops and the
conservation of fodder. This will enable students to advise users on establishment and utilization of planted pastures species as well as farmers on the production,
conservation and optimum use of fodder. This will also form a basis for further research on planted pastures.
Atmospheric vorticity and divergence 352
Scale analyses and simplification of the basic equations. The geostrophic, thermal and gradient wind. The vorticity equation and divergence.
Quasi-geostrophic analysis 361
Tendency and Omega equations. Model of a boroclinic system. Introduction to numerical models. Application in meteorological display and analysis software.
WST 311
Multivariate analysis 311
Multivariate statistical distributions: Moments of a distribution, moment generating functions, independence. Multivariate normal distribution: Conditional distributions, partial and multiple correlations. Multinomial and multivariate Poisson distributions: Asymptotic normality and estimation of parameters. Distribution of quadratic forms in normal variables. Multivariate normal samples: Estimation of the mean vector and covariance matrix, estimation of correlation coefficients, distribution of the sample mean, sample covariance matrix and sample correlation coefficients. The linear model: Models of full rank, least squares estimators, test of hypotheses. Practical applications: Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages and interpretation of the output.
Stochastic processes 312
Definition of a stochastic process. Stationarity. Covariance stationary. Markov property. Random walk. Brownian motion. Markov chains. Chapman-Kolmogorov equations. Recurrent and transient states. First passage time. Occupation times. Markov jump processes. Poisson process. Birth and death processes. Structures of processes. Structure of the time-homogeneous Markov jump process. Applications in insurance. Practical statistical modelling, analysis and simulation using statistical computer packages and the interpretation of the output.
Time-series analysis 321
Stationary and non-stationary univariate time-series. Properties of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) processes. Identification, estimation and diagnostic testing of a time-series model. Forecasting. Multivariate time-series. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages.
Actuarial statistics 322
Decision theory. Loss distributions. Reinsurance. Risk models. Ruin theory. Credibility theory. Methods to forecast future claim numbers and amounts. The generalised linear model: Exponential family, mean and variance, link functions, deviance and residual analysis, test statistics, log-linear and logit models. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages.
Topology of finite dimensional spaces: Open and closed sets, compactness, connectedness and completeness. Theorems of Bolzano-Weierstrass and Heine-Borel. Properties of continuous functions and applications. Integration theory for functions of one real variable. Sequences of functions.
Complex analysis 320
Series of functions, power series and Taylor series. Complex functions, Cauchy- Riemann equations, Cauchy's theorem and integral formulas. Laurent series, residue theorem and calculation of real integrals using residues.
Financial engineering 354
Mean variance portfolio theory. Market equilibrium models such as the capital asset pricing model. Factor models and arbitrage pricing theory. Measures of investment risk. Efficient market hypothesis. Stochastic models of security prices
Discrete time financial models: Arbitrage and hedging; the binomial model. Continuous time financial models: The Black-Scholes formula; pricing of options and the other derivatives; interest rate models; numerical procedures.
Algebra 381
Group theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, subgroups, permutation groups, isomorphism, order, cyclic groups, homomorphisms, factor groups. Ring theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, ideals, homomorphisms, factor rings, polynomial rings, factorisation of polynomials. Field extensions, applications to straight-edge and compass constructions.
Dynamical systems 382
Matrix exponential function: homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear systems of differential equations. Qualitative analysis of systems: phase portraits, stability, linearisation, energy method and Liapunov's method. Introduction to chaotic systems. Application to real life problems.
Numerical analysis 383
Direct methods for the numerical solution of systems of linear equations, pivoting strategies. Iterative methods for solving systems of linear equations and eigenvalue problems. Iterative methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations. Introduction to optimization. Algorithms for the considered numerical methods are derived and implemented in computer programmes. Complexity of computation is investigated. Error estimates and convergence results are proved.
Partial differential equations 386
Conservation laws and modelling. Fourier analysis. Heat equation, wave equation and Laplace's equation. Solution methods including Fourier series. Energy and other qualitative methods.
Continuum mechanics 387
Kinematics of a continuum: Configurations, spatial and material description of motion. Conservation laws. Analysis of stress, strain and rate of deformation. Linear constitutive equations. Applications: Vibration of beams, equilibrium problems in elasticity and special cases of fluid motion.
Geometry 389
Axiomatic development of neutral, Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry. Using models of geometries to show that the parallel postulate is independent of the other postulates of Euclid.
Electronics, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics 356
Electronics (14 lectures)
Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, superposition principle, RC, LC and LRC circuits. Semiconductor diode. Bipolar transistor. Operational amplifiers. Computer controlled instrumentation.
Electromagnetism (21 lectures)
Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, divergence and curl of E, Gauss’ law, Laplace’s equation, image charge problems, multipole expansion.
Magnetostatics: Lorenz force, Biot-Savart law, divergence and curl of magnetic field strength, Ampère’s law, magnetic vector potential, multipole expansion, boundary conditions.
Electrodynamics: Electromotive force, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations, wave equation.
Electric and magnetic fields in matter: Polarisation, electric displacement and Gauss’s law in dielectrics, linear dielectrics. Magnetisation (diamagnets, paramagnets, ferromagnets), auxiliary field H and Ampère’s law in magnetised materials, linear and nonlinear media.
Quantum mechanics (28 lectures)
The Schrödinger equation, the statistical interpretation of the wave function, momentum, the uncertainty principle, the time-independent Schrödinger equation, stationary states, the infinite square well potential, the harmonic oscillator, the free particle, the Delta-Function potential, the finite square well potential, Hilbert spaces, observables, eigen functions of a Hermitian operator, Dirac notation, the Schrödinger equation in spherical coordinates, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum spin.
Sustainable development 356
The module conceptually integrates environmental, economic, and social components of sustainable development. Other topics covered include changing perceptions on development and environment, development paradigms, challenges of sustainable development, actors and actions in sustainable development, rural and urban livelihoods, and a Third World assessment of sustainable development in the developing world.
Development frameworks 366
Classic development frameworks. Spatial development history and legacy in South Africa. Overview of contemporary environmental legislation in South Africa. Rural development strategy. Rural and agricultural reconstruction. Land reform. Urban development and strategy. Urban spatial reconstruction. National spatial development frameworks.
ENV 301
Human environmental interactions 301
The module focuses on contemporary environmental issues in southern Africa. Recent and future impacts of human pressures on natural resources, the state of the environment in South Africa, management of critical resources, population trends, biodiversity loss, pollution, water scarcity, desertification, climate change, waste accumulation and management, environmental management tools, environmental education and environmental management legislation.
Fundamentals of weather forecasting 366
Meterological observations data codes. Weather applications software and computing environments of meteorological analysis and weather forecasting techniques. Applications of remote sensing in weather forecasting. Aaerological diagrams. Applications of numerical weather prediction, and types of weather forecasts. Integration of information to describe the current state of the atmosphere and to predict a future state of the atmosphere.
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Welding Schools in Wisconsin (Top Programs Listed)
by Scott Miller Last updated Mar. 30, 2019
If you want to become a welder in Wisconsin, you should know that this career has an amazing outlook and there are lots of welding schools in the state.
In other words, it’s an absolutely rewarding job that will provide you with a stable good income.
In this article, you can find a list of the best welding certification schools in Wisconsin.
Also, there is a bunch of useful tips and facts.
1 Average Welder’s Salary in Wisconsin
2 How to Become a Welder in Wisconsin?
3 Top 21 Welding Certification Schools in Wisconsin
4 Popular Degree Programs
5 Welding Career Options in Wisconsin
6 Welding Safety Tips
7 Similar Career Options in Wisconsin
Average Welder’s Salary in Wisconsin
Choosing a future career, it’s important to understand what salary you can earn.
That’s why we’ve prepared some statistics for you.
A medial welder’s salary throughout the country is about $39 390 per year or $18.94 per hour.
At the same time, a medial welder’s salary in Wisconsin is $41,910 per year which is $20.15 per hour.
The top 10% of welders throughout the USA can earn about $62 100 per year while in Wisconsin they make about $53 180 annually.
How to Become a Welder in Wisconsin?
If you want to become a welder, you should begin by getting your certification.
To accomplish this task, you need to enroll in one of the available programs.
During your training, you’ll learn a bunch of skills attending classes and hands-on training courses.
As soon as you complete your training, you’ll be asked to pass the American Welding Society (AWS) certification test to prove your proficiency.
Keep in mind, there are lots of locations where you can take your test.
Nevertheless, in most cases, you can pass it in the school you get your training at.
Top 21 Welding Certification Schools in Wisconsin
This section contains the table with a list of the best welding certification schools in Wisconsin.
There you can find not only the names and locations of these schools but their contact info as well.
Baraboo High School 423 Linn St. Baraboo, WI 53913 United States Aric Hanusa (608) 355-3950
Beloit Memorial High School 1225 Fouth Street Beloit, WI 53511 United States Terry Schindler (608) 361-3000
Blackhawk Technical College 6004 Prarie Road, Janesville, WI 53547 United States Kirke Plank (608) 758-6900
Bonduel High School 400 W. Green Bay St. PO Box 310 Bonduel, WI 54107 United States Travis Schindel (715) 758-4850
Chippewa Valley Technical College 620 west Clairemont Ave Eau Claire, WI 54701 United States Jeff Sullivan (715) 874-4608
Fox Valley Technical College P.O. Box 2277, Appleton, WI 54912 United States Bill Berge (920) 735-5787
Milwaukee Area Tech College 700 W. State St, Milwaukee, WI 53214 United States Mark Koehler (414) 456-5349
Milwaukee Job Corps Center 6665 North 60th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 United States Steve Raguse (414) 616-5700
Milwaukee North Division High School 1011 W Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53206 United States George Taylor (414) 265-1110
Milwaukee Trade & Technical High School 319 W. Virginia, Milwaukee, WI 53204 United States Terry Kostrivas (414) 271-1708
Monroe High School 1600 26TH ST MONROE, WI 53566 United States Daniel Saunders (608) 328-7122
Mukwonago Area School District 605 W School Rd. Mukwonago, WI 53149 United States Mark Blodgett (262) 363-6200
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 2740 West Masson, P.O. BOX 19042, Green Bay, WI 54307 United States Jon Russell (920) 498-5728
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College N11941 US Highway 41 Wausaukee, WI 54177 United States Vicky Oldham (715) 856-5153
Peshtigo Middle High School 380 Green St, Peshtigo, WI 54157 United States Derek Tate (715) 582-3711
Pittsville High School 5459 Elementary Ave. Suite # 2 Pittsville, WI 54466 United States Stephen Hadfield (715) 884-6412
Port Washington-Saukville School District 100 W Monroe St. Port Washington, WI 53074 United States Eric Burke (262) 268-6000
Webster High School 7564 Alder Street West Webster, WI 54893 United States Roy Ward (715) 866-4281
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute 304 N 6th Street G7196204, P.O. Box 0908, LaCrosse, WI 54602 United States Ron Sellnau (608) 785-9175
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College 1900 College Dr, Rice Lake, WI 54868 United States Michael Holtorf (715) 234-7082
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College – Superior Campus 600 N 21st St, Superior, WI 54880 United States Dan Maynard (800) 243-9482
Keep in mind that the information in the table may change so we recommend you to doublecheck it.
Popular Degree Programs
Welding Career Options in Wisconsin
Completing your training, you can start your welding career in a number of spheres such as:
Construction of buildings and bridges;
Aerospace applications;
Gas & oil field power plants and refineries;
Shipbuilding;
Auto & motorcycle fabrication and repair.
Consider the fact that you can look for better career options as soon as you get enough experience and improve your skills.
Welding Safety Tips
Welding is a dangerous job and there are lots of safety rules that welders should follow.
There are some of them:
Read all the instructions properly. There are a number of important warnings in equipment manuals and reading them, you can guarantee your safety and prevent a number of accidents.
Buy high-quality welding gear. It’s important to use the best auto-darkening welding helmet, gloves, glasses, jacket, and shoes. Also, don’t forget to protect your skin from heat properly.
Be mindful of the environment. It means that you should keep the area clean, tidy, and well-ventilated.
Similar Career Options in Wisconsin
Keep in mind, that all schools in the list above provide a bunch of other technical courses.
There is plenty of options that are rather similar to welding.
These options may as well interest you:
Boilermaker;
Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter;
Sheet Metal Worker.
Keep in mind that there are lots of welding schools in Wisconsin.
Just take your time and learn more about the available programs.
Use the info from this article and do your best to achieve your successful career.
Welding Schools by State
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Ann Arbor Volunteer Organizations: Volunteer in Ann Arbor, MI, USA | VolunteerMatch
Find the best places to volunteer in Ann Arbor. Learn more about Ann Arbor volunteer organizations in cause areas like education, crisis support, homeless & housing, and more.
There are 178 organizations in the Ann Arbor area with volunteer opportunities waiting to be filled.
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1. MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center
The views of rolling farmland available around MSU Tollgate are practically unknown elsewhere in present-day Oakland County, making it one of the original historical sites of Novi, Michigan. The... More >
Novi, MI | ( No Reviews)
Interest Areas: Animals, Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy, Environment
Updated: 9/17/19
2. KIWANIS CLUB OF ANN ARBOR
The Kiwanis Thrift Sale has 90,000 square feet of indoor, outdoor, and business furniture, sports & exercise, toys, kitchen & household, recreation, decorating, collecting, seasonal,... (42.29286,-83.85585) More >
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Interest Areas: Children & Youth, Community
Updated: 9/8/19 , Distance: 5.83 miles away
3. Michigan Abilities Center at HERITAGE HILL HAVEN
At Michigan Abilities Center, our therapy and learning programs are customized to achieve meaningful goals for people of all ages and abilities. Farm life is combined with therapy and learning via... (42.22974,-83.87206) More >
Interest Areas: Animals, Children & Youth, Health & Medicine, People with Disabilities, Seniors
4. HomeGrown Festival, Slow Food Huron Valley
The HomeGrown Festival is a grassroots community event showcasing the best of our regions locally grown food, drink, music and fun. More >
Interest Areas: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Community, Environment, Health & Medicine
Updated: 8/26/19 , Distance: 0.36 miles away
5. Children's Literacy Network
Children’s Literacy Network, formerly Family Book Club, and originally called the Baby Book Club, is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) grassroots organization founded in 1991 by a group of educators... (42.25674,-83.73631) More >
Interest Areas: Advocacy & Human Rights, Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy, Women
Updated: 8/21/19 , Distance: 1.7 miles away
6. CORNER HEALTH CENTER
Started in 1981, the Corner Health Center has been a cornerstone for health care among Washtenaw County youth. (42.24197,-83.61343) More >
YPSILANTI, MI | ( No Reviews)
Interest Areas: Children & Youth, Community, Health & Medicine, LGBT
7. The Torch
The Torch exist to bring hope to people who feel they are in hopeless and helpless situations, by offering practical free services to those in need. What sets The Torch a part from most nonprofits... (42.5334,-83.7736) More >
BRIGHTON, MI | ( No Reviews)
Interest Areas: Children & Youth, Crisis Support, Faith-Based, Hunger, Veterans & Military Families
Updated: 7/31/19 , Distance: 17.52 miles away
8. Farmington Family YMCA
HELPING YOU LIVE BETTER. In communities across the nation, the Y is a leading voice on health and well-being. With a mission centered on balance, the Y brings families closer together, encourages... More >
Farmington Hills, MI | ( No Reviews)
Interest Areas: Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy, Sports & Recreation
9. Camp Tall Tree
Camp Tall Tree offers week-long summer camp sessions for kids with unique challenges. We have designed our programs to meet a wide variety of needs because we believe that all kids can benefit from... (42.26939,-83.77047) More >
Interest Areas: Children & Youth, Community, Environment, People with Disabilities
10. CHASING SUMMER INC
Chasing Summer creates programs, enhances existing programs, and creates community awareness, so that more young people can increase their happiness, positive self-concept and skill-set. One of the... More >
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12 000 residents are receiving running water and toilets in their homes for the first time, thanks to this DA-led coalition government. Job creation is another big priority; since taking over from the ANC, the Metro has created 4 000 job opportunities. Together with a concerted effort to root out corruption and grow the economy, the new budget will largely be spent on helping residents in poor communities (over 80%).
This is the Nelson Mandela Bay’s vision for the term:
An Opportunity City
A city that provides for infrastructure investment, sustainable economic development and job creation. We will exploit our huge tourism potential, stimulate our province’s agricultural economy and promote the growth of SMME’s, especially in our neglected townships.
A Safe City
A city where people feel secure. Our newly launched metro police service will work effectively, with well-trained officers, and anti-drug and gang units founded to tackle the scourge of gangsterism head on.
A Caring City
We want to turn NMB into a city where people know that their government cares for them, one that works to make basic services available to ALL residents.
An Inclusive City
We will embrace the politics of redress and reconciliation. All residents deserve good services. We will build proper homes and hand over title deeds in line with a fair and open housing list. We will bring dignified sanitation to informal settlements.
A Well-Run City
We will stretch every tax rand to achieve optimum outputs in the direct interest of every citizen. We will not waste our resources on the glitz and glamour of irrelevant public events, flashy cars and cadre deployment.
Nelson Mandela Bay's Success Stories
Meet the Mayor & Mayoral Committee Running Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Athol Trollip
Executive Mayor Athol Trollip comes from a politically active family in an Eastern Cape farming community. The former leader of the official opposition in Parliament has been the provincial leader of the DA since 2002 and still serves in this capacity alongside his new role. Born in 1964 in Bedford, Athol was the fifth generation…
News from Nelson Mandela Bay
Aspen makes mega investment – reaffirming its confidence in Metro
May 7, 2018 in Where We Govern
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality welcomes Aspen Pharmaceuticals mega investment to the value of one billion rands, as it reaffirms the city’s status as a strategic and preferred investment destination. On Monday, 07 May 2018, the company officially unveiled its recently completed billion rand high containment facility in Nelson Mandela Bay. The commissioning of this…
Outstanding 16/17 grant spending performance sees Metro receive millions
March 27, 2018 in Where We Govern
The NMB Coalition Government is delighted to announce that our exceptional performance in utilising 100% of our Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG) has resulted in us being rewarded with a R178 million windfall. The new National Treasury policy of punishing under-expenditure of grant funding and rewarding compliant and prudent utilisation thereof is a move that…
Metro launches much awaited IPTS
Today marked an important milestone for Nelson Mandela Bay with the official launch of the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) and opening of the newly constructed bus depot in Cleary Park. This ends a decade of maladministration, corruption and fraud by our predecessors, which had prevented the buses from rolling. Residents will no longer be…
Popular business precinct in New Brighton set for major upgrade
January 31, 2018 in Where We Govern
A groundbreaking plan to uplift the aesthetic value of the popular Embizweni Square in New Brighton has been mooted by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality during a meeting with local businesses as part of unlocking economic opportunities in the area. The area is a popular business and entertainment hub which offers an array of businesses…
Metro to revitalise holiday resorts through new management models
A new policy change is set to revitalise the ailing holiday resorts across Nelson Mandela Bay as the City is working on new management models to maximise the potential of these neglected facilities. Over the years, all the six holiday resorts in the Metro have been neglected and left in a state of ruin by…
Intern Programme Launched in Mayor’s Office
After a grueling selection process, four previously unemployed graduates are now staff members in the Office of the Executive Mayor. Anelisa Mabece, Lutho Dzedze, Bajabulile Makhaye, and Vuyo Ngqondela, all Bay residents, have been selected for a 6 month internship programme recently launched in the Mayor’s Office. With a range of qualifications from a Bachelor…
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A once in a lifetime cultural and learning experience
A group of ten Bachelor of Information Technology students has returned from a short term study tour in Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) in China accompanied by their lecturers Anne Venables and Grace Tan. Funded by DEEWR grant, the trip proved to be a resounding success. Students described the tour as a "once in a lifetime cultural and learning experience".
The learning experience involved collaborative work with Chinese student buddies on an assessment task in a professional development unit on Security, Privacy & Ethics. Over the course of a week, five buddy teams composed of 2 students from each university (VU and SMU) worked on an IT privacy or security scenario and developed a team presentation on how the situation would be resolved in Australia and in China, drawing together commonalities and differences in approaches. Their presentations elicited many questions and comments from the audience, which further enriched the learning experience for all about the role of IT in our societies. The standard of all presentations was exceptionally high as judged by members of the assessment panel, academics from both VU and SMU.
For our students, living on campus and eating local food whilst enjoying the genuine friendship of their Chinese buddies was as much of a learning experience as that prescribed by their assessment.
VU students with team mates from
Shanghai Maritime University
While on-campus at SMU, students had quite a different experience to their campus life in Australia. SMU is a specialist Chinese university devoted to studying marine logistics and technologies. Our students were impressed by the vast SMU campus and its facilities, including its own container ship with port crane facilities for training. Our students thoroughly enjoyed their visit to SMU and China, and the many lessons learnt through their experience. The impact on the Chinese students was evidenced by the tears shed at Shanghai Pudong airport when our students departed. "The trip was very awesome" a VU student said.
The accompanying lecturers, Anne Venables and Grace Tan, praised the students for their exemplary behaviour and their cohesive team spirit. In their final display of thoughtfulness, the students bought small gifts from Shanghai for their classmates back in Melbourne.
Our students have done our School and Victoria University proud!
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Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City
Visit Québec City
Quebec City became a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the battle in 1759 that saw Britain gain rule of Canada. General James Wolfe led the British to victory over the French on the Plains of Abraham just outside the city's walls. Now the Fortifications de Québec and the Parc des Champs-de-Bataille are just two of the fascinating historic sites that should feature on your Québec itinerary.
Meander through the cobbled streets to find a city that remains distinctly French in culture and architecture. Your eyes will be drawn to Château Frontenac set on a hill in the centre of the city overlooking the St Lawrence River. From here stroll along Terrace Dufferin to look over at the rural island of Ile d'Orleans and end up in La Citadelle. Watch the Changing of the Guard at this working military barrack and delve deeper into Québec's history.
The city is accessible by foot with most attractions clustered in Lower Town. Pay a visit to Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Québec, take a break along the way in the number of shops and restaurants or enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride around Place D'Armes. Or find the bust of Louis XIV at Place Royale on your walk to Vieux Port. From here you can enjoy a boat trip to visit the waterfalls at Parc de la Chute Montmorency.
Special offers in Québec City
Best of Ontario & Quebec Fly-Drive
Free car hire – Save up to £240pp
Explore the very best of Canada's vibrant and varied eastern provinces, driving from Toronto to Montréal via Niagara Falls, Algonquin's national-park wonders and UNESCO-listed Québec City.
Quebec’s Fall Colours Self-Drive
With an unusually high number of spring maple trees, yellow birch and American beech, Quebec is one of Canada's top destinations for fall foliage and this self drive combines the vibrant cities of Montreal and Quebec City with the charms of the Laurentian Mountains.
Highlights of Quebec
9-day tailor-made self-drive from £1,755 pp incl. flights
Free car hire offer – Save up to £95pp
Québec's east coast is just a six-hour flight from the UK, meaning it's perfect for a summer escape. Explore the urban delights of Montréal before heading to the tranquil, lakeside retreat of the Hotel Sacacomie, tucked deep into the forest. End your Quebec journey in beautiful Quebec City.
Harvest In Halifax on Regent Seven Seas
13-day cruise from £5,145 pp incl. flights
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Exclusive - Receive $500 Spa or shipboard credit per suite
Book by: 29 February 2020
Take advantage of special fares and on board credit for you to use in the spa, gift shop or that special vintage bottle of wine.
Top itineraries in Québec City
A Quebec Winter Escape
9-day tailor-made journey from £2,640 pp incl. flights
Combine a stay in historic Québec City with a night in North America's only ice hotel. You'll then transfer out to Hotel Sacacomie for three days of action and adventure in the frozen Québec wilderness.
Quebec City & Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge
Explore French-colonial Quebec City, before heading to the spectacular Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge, nestled within dense fir forests. Spend days biking and kayaking in the spectacular surrounds, coming back to all-inclusive meals and an outdoor hot tub.
Highlights of Eastern Canada fly-drive
Explore the provinces of Ontario and Québec on this tailor-made self-drive holiday through Eastern Canada. Combine the unique history of Québec City and the awesome power of Niagara Falls with city stays in cutting-edge Montréal and Toronto.
Québec City & Hôtel De Glace
4-day tailor-made tour from £1,140 pp incl. flights
This short winter break combines a visit to World Heritage-listed Québec City with a memorable overnight stay at Hôtel De Glace. - North America's only ice hotel.
See all itinerary ideas
Top places to stay in Québec City
Hotel Sacacomie
Traditional lodge
Perfectly positioned almost midway between Montreal and Quebec City, this perfect relaxation and wilderness retreat could is secluded from the buzz of city life.
Auberge St Antoine
Parts of the historic hotel Auberge Saint Antoine date back to the 17th Century and commands a prime location in the very centre of the Old Port, making it a delightful place to spend a few days in Quebec City.
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac
For more than a century this iconic hotel has welcomed film stars, politicians and royalty. The Hotel is set atop a cliff looking out over the St. Lawrence River and the historic architecture of Old Quebec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Québec City articles
Best of Canada's Winter Destinations
Winter is Canada's longest season. However, rather than shut down the country comes alive with opportunities for activities and festivities. Essentially the country is one big winter playground.
Meet our Québec City experts
Alison Nicolle
Rachel Mostyn
Rui Ribeiro
Patrick Griffin
Tim Tan
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2020 WhatVan? Awards Categories
Entries are now closed
MANUFACTURER AWARDS
Small Van of the Year
Light Van of the Year
Medium Van of the Year
Large Van of the Year
Pick-up of the Year
4x4 LCV of the Year
Used Van of the Year
NEW Minibus of the Year
Green Manufacturer of the Year
Safety Award
Editor's Choice Award
LCV of the Year
Fleet Manager of the Year
We would like to invite you to nominate candidates who you consider to be the most deserving recipient of an award now in its third year – Fleet Manager of the Year. Fleet Managers are also more than welcome to submit entries on behalf of themselves. Please describe how you or your nominee has excelled in areas such as improving efficiencies, safety, driver wellbeing, environmental footprint and in introducing innovations to boost the performance of the business.
Green Fleet of the Year
Environmental concerns have raced to the top of the agenda for LCV operators and to reflect this we would once more like you to nominate your outstanding contenders for the Green Fleet of the Year. Fleets are also more than welcome to submit entries on behalf of themselves. Outline how the fleet has improved its environmental performance through decisions covering vehicle choice, fuel choice, route planning, telematics and driver training.
Aftermarket Accessories Award
One of the most vital considerations for operators having made an initial purchasing decision is how to enhance or maintain their light commercial vehicles once they have left the showroom.
This category is open to companies who supply the most practical or attractive products, services or accessories that business owners can add post acquisition. Nominations could cover security systems or visual styling enhancements, for example.
Please describe your product or accessory and the benefits to an LCV owner / driver in up to 750 words and include additional testimonials or information demonstrating the benefit of your product if necessary.
Converter of the Year
Previously reader-voted, this award recognises the increasingly vital service contributed to LCV operators by conversion specialists, whether this be in supplying blue light conversions, large bodies, such as tippers, dropsides or Lutons, bespoke orders made to measure for individual requirements or innovative storage systems for load bays.
The innovation award is for businesses who can clearly demonstrate their product, service or initiative has improved the efficiency and performance of its operation or the wellbeing of its users. This could be through cost savings, increasing profits or enhancing safety standards in its sector. The criteria is wide but the winner will be the shortlisted nomination the judges decide has given the most significant boost to its business, either as a new addition or in comparison with the function, product or service it has replaced.
Insurer of the Year
Judges will be looking for insurance companies and brokers that deliver specific policies for LCV operators, and demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of van-using businesses such as frequent stop deliveries, punishing wear and tear, higher mileages and carrying high-value goods in a van. A recognition of the benefits of telematics/dashcams and security measures as well as flexibility to different business needs and provision of like-for-like replacement vans will also be rewarded.
Leasing Company of the Year
What sets your company apart from the rest? In this category the judges will be looking for a company that delivered exceptional service, customer retention and introduced services/applications/processes that helped make life easier for operators and assisted them in running a cost-effective and efficient light commercial vehicle fleet in 2019.
Rental Company of the Year
Each submission for this increasingly significant category should include the entrant’s key successes in 2019, retention and growth figures, and case studies from customers as well as key initiatives that have been introduced and details of how they benefit businesses using LCVs. Judges will be particularly looking for customer service initiatives and new technology that make life easier for light commercial vehicle operators.
Risk Management Award
In this category the judges will be looking for companies or organisations that have driven up safety procedures and gone the extra mile to ensure their light commercial vehicles are always operating on the right side of the law. The product / service nominated must demonstrate it has excelled in protecting its assets and, most importantly, its workforce by raising best-practice standards beyond the bare minimum of checking employees’ driving licences and ensuring vehicles are taxed and have a valid MOT certificate.
Service, Maintenance & Repair Award
Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs are one of the most important factors that contribute to whole life costs.
It therefore makes sense to minimise annual SMR spend and downtime by selecting the most cost-effective and reliable provider.
Fleet managers must decide if they are going to have their vehicles serviced and repaired by franchised dealers, a local independent garage, an external fleet management service, a fast-fit or a mobile workshop. The list of options is vast and competition is high.
NEW Remarketing Company of the Year
The second hand market is crucial for fleets, small businesses and owner/drivers whether in facilitating the most efficient and cost-effective disposal of used stock or in providing the most convenient, speedy and best value for money route for acquiring used LCVs. Judges will reward entrants that provide the best support to operators and demonstrate an innovative approach and broad range of services.
NEW Van Dealer of the Year
This new category for 2020 will reward the business that can demonstrate it delivers the most comprehensive service tailored to the requirements of LCV customers. This could include offering a wide range of vehicles, including approved conversions, competitive finance deals, outstanding aftersales support or in always making available an LCV specialist on site.
Manufacturer Awards:
There is no requirement to submit an entry for this category, all manufacturers’ vehicles will be judged by an independent panel of carefully selected judges from a number of recognised bodies.
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SA-born entrepreneur Elon Musk, visionary Tesla and SpaceX founder
Image: AP
Tesla founder Elon Musk will only be paid if automaker meets goals
Tesla falls short on Model 3 but overall sales rise in 2017
San Francisco - From cars to rockets, Elon Musk dreams big.
On Tuesday, the South African-born entrepreneur combined both of those passions, blasting one of his Tesla electric cars into space aboard his own rocket.
It was the latest feat for the 46-year-old Silicon Valley billionaire who has been hailed as a leading innovator and visionary.
Born in Pretoria, on June 28, 1971, the son of an engineer father and a Canadian-born model mother, Musk left South Africa in his late teens to attend Queen's University in Ontario.
He transferred to the University of Pennsylvania after two years and earned bachelor's degrees in physics and business.
After graduating from the prestigious Ivy League school, Musk abandoned plans to pursue further studies at Stanford University.
Instead, he dropped out of school and started Zip2, a company that made online publishing software for the media industry.
He banked his first millions before the age of 30 when he sold Zip2 to US computer maker Compaq for more than $300-million in 1999.
Musk's next company, X.com, eventually merged with PayPal, the online payments firm bought by internet auction giant eBay for $1.5-billion in 2002.
After leaving PayPal, Musk embarked on a series of ever more ambitious ventures.
He became the chairman of electric carmaker Tesla in 2004 and it was a Tesla roadster that was sent into orbit on Tuesday from a Cape Canaveral launchpad.
SpaceX's webcast showed Musk's cherry red car soaring into space, as David Bowie's "Space Oddity" played in the background -- with the words "DON'T PANIC" visible on the dashboard, in an apparent nod to the sci-fi classic the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Powering the car on its journey towards an orbit near Mars was a massive Falcon Heavy rocket built by Musk's space exploration company SpaceX, founded in 2002.
SolarCity and Hyperloop
Musk serves as chief executive officer and chief technology officer of SpaceX, which has become a leading supplier of private space launches.
In 2012, SpaceX sent its Dragon cargo ship to the orbiting International Space Station.
After some early crashes and near-misses, SpaceX has also perfected the art of landing booster engines on solid ground and on ocean platforms, rendering them reusable.
SpaceX recently announced that two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the Moon in what would be the farthest humans have ever traveled to deep space since the 1970s.
Besides being the head of SpaceX and Tesla, Musk is the chairman of SolarCity, a solar panel installer recently bought by Tesla.
Musk has also promoted research into an ultra-fast "Hyperloop" rail transport system that would transport people at near supersonic speeds.
View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth. pic.twitter.com/QljN2VnL1O
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2018
Musk's jokingly-named The Boring Company aims to potentially build tunnels for the Hyperloop One super-high-speed transport project.
"He is a visionary who has some key passions which he pursues with vigor," Jackdaw Research chief analyst Jan Dawson said of Musk.
"He doesn't sit around and wait for people to do something about them; he goes out and does it himself."
Some of his ideas have prompted questions and he has raised eyebrows with a theory that the world as it is known may be a computer simulation.
Musk has also said he wants to make humans an "interplanetary species" by establishing a colony of people living on the Mars.
The first tests of a massive rocket that could reach Mars may come as early 2019, with orbital tests in 2020.
Musk lives in Los Angeles and holds US, Canadian and South African citizenship.
Married and divorced three times, he has five children. A sixth child died in infancy.
Forbes estimates Musk's current net worth at $20.3-billion.
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Equus Beds ASR Ribbon Cutting Postponed
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The ribbon cutting for the City of Wichita’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) program scheduled for Sept. 6 has been postponed to a future date.
“The weather has not cooperated in enabling the contractor to fully prove out the facility,” explained Alan King, the City’s director of public works. “We will celebrate the opening of ASR when it is complete and completely tested. Unfortunately, that won’t happen as soon as we thought.”
Recent rainfall ended the prolonged local drought, and allowed ASR testing to begin. However, it was insufficient to complete the process, King said. Announcement of a new date will be made once the facility testing has been fully completed.
The ASR program is a key component in the City's long-range plan to assure citizens' water needs are met through 2050, and is vital for restoration of the depleted Equus Beds aquifer.
The ASR facility will take flood water from the Little Arkansas River, clean it to drinking water quality, and recharge the water into the aquifer. In an extended drought, or if increased water demands occur, the City will withdraw the recharged water to avoid shortages.
ASR facilities and infrastructure are spread over 82 square miles in northern Sedgwick and central Harvey Counties.
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Fifth annual Invasive Species Week promotes simple steps to stop the spread of invasive species which threaten Britain’s plants and animals.
American skunk cabbage is a colourful plant posing a difficult challenge at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, where it is now blocking drainage channels.
Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner visited the area yesterday (Tuesday, 14 May) to see first-hand how this plant has had an impact on the woodlands. He then assisted Forestry England and volunteers in digging out this invasive non-native plant.
Woodlands are a crucial part of our landscape and cultural heritage and home to some of the country’s rarest wildlife, but the biodiversity they support is threatened by a number of invasive species.
Recent reports on international nature have put the issue of species loss high on the nation’s agenda. Last week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report showed nearly a million species are in danger of extinction and tackling invasive non-native species can make a difference for the UK’s native fauna and flora.
Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner yesterday said:
The government is taking strong measures to ensure non-native invasive species are not allowed to become established in the UK and stopping the spread of those already here – this is critical to tackling wider environmental threats such as biodiversity loss, climate change, food security and our resilience to flooding.
Tackling invasive non-native species is important for protecting our country’s native plants and animals and is vital for safeguarding our environment, economy and health. Meeting this threat will help us to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it.
The work here at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest by Forestry England staff and volunteers is making a vital difference to remove a non-native invasive species. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved.
American skunk cabbage was first recorded in the wild in 1947 in Surrey and was originally introduced to the UK from Western North America as an ornamental plant in 1901. Since then it has spread across Britain, particularly in southern and western areas.
Once established the plant can spread quickly. Infestations can dominate large areas and crowd out native species in important habitats such as wet woodlands. Its name is fitting as this plant has a characteristic pungent scent.
In 2016, American skunk cabbage was banned from sale in the UK. Now gardeners are being urged to make sure that they Be Plant Wise, dispose of plants correctly and ensure they do not discard this species in the natural environment.
Forestry England have been working hard to remove the plant from Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest over the last few years, and the Kent High Weald Partnership have volunteered to lend a hand during Invasive Species Week.
Dr Niall Moore, Head of the GB Non-Native Secretariat, yesterday said:
Invasive Species Week highlights the importance of this issue and the role of the Be Plant Wise and Check, Clean, Dry campaigns that help boaters, anglers, gardeners and those travelling abroad to ensure they take the right biosecurity action and prevent any visitors from hitching a lift to the UK.
Advice to gardeners is to Be Plant Wise when planning a clear out of your garden, pond or aquarium, dispose of plants responsibly and don’t dump them in the wild.
If you’re an angler, canoeist, boater or similar, Check Clean Dry your kit after leaving the water to avoid spreading invasive species between waterbodies. It’s even more important if you’re abroad as you could bring back new plants and animals.
Take care of pets, never release them or allow them to escape into the wild. It’s cruel and could harm other wildlife.
Asian hornet
Last year there were nine confirmed sightings of Asian hornets - an individual hornet in Lancashire (April) and Hull, three in Cornwall, two in Hampshire, one in Surrey (all September) and the latest in Kent (October).
It is important to remember: The Asian hornet is smaller than our native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees.
These incursions to the UK were successfully contained by government action. However Defra remains vigilant, working closely with the National Bee Unit and their nationwide network of bee inspectors, as well as partners APHA and Fera, to monitor the situation.
The latest updates about Asian hornet sightings in the UK can be found here on Gov.uk
Government has launched an innovative free app - called Asian hornet watch – to enable people to quickly and easily report possible sightings of the invasive species and send pictures of suspect insects to experts at the National Bee Unit.
If you suspect you have seen an Asian hornet you should report this using the ‘Asian Hornet Watch’ app:
Asian Hornet Watch app for iPhone
Asian Hornet Watch app for android
Lord Gardiner’s visit comes as part of a wider push by government to promote Invasive Species Week, an annual awareness-raising campaign led by the GB Non-Native
Species Secretariat (NNSS) and Defra to get members of the public thinking about simple steps they can take to stop the spread of invasive species which threaten Britain’s plants and animals. Find out more on the website: Invasive Species Week.
Invasive Species – Why it matters for the UK?
Biodiversity loss: Invasive species are one of the biggest causes of global nature loss and species extinctions. For example, floating pennywort, originally introduced as a pond plant, rapidly forms dense mats which reduce oxygen levels in the water, crowd out and kill off native wildlife and damage habitats.
Climate change: Through warmer temperatures, climate change may allow the spread of invasive species and turn previously benign plants and animals into invasive species. For example, Argentine ant is occasionally recorded in warmer parts of UK cities but climate change could help it establish more widely, disrupting ecosystems of plants and insects, and cause problems in households.
Food security: Invasive species are estimated to cost British agriculture and horticulture over £1 billion per year. For example, the most destructive species of slug pests to UK agriculture are three non-native: Spanish slug, Sicilian slug and Budapest slug.
Resilience to flooding: Invasive species can increase the risk of flooding by clogging waterways, undermining flood defences and impeding drainage. For example, Signal crayfish erodes banks by digging burrows which can be up to two metres deep, with interconnecting tunnels.
What can I do? Be Plant Wise when planning a clear out of your garden, pond or aquarium, dispose of plants responsibly and don’t dump them in the wild. If you’re an angler, canoeist, boater or similar, Check Clean Dryyour kit after leaving the water to avoid spreading invasive species between waterbodies.
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Transport Minister Ken Skates has visited Llanrwst to see the repair work taking place to the damaged Conwy Valley line.
The damage to the railway which was caused by a combination of high tide and a low pressure system following storm Gareth in March has affected 6 miles of track.
The Minister also heard there are 40 individual defects with 8 user crossings and 2 stations impacted.
Contractors are currently repairing all sections and rebuilding damaged embankments and culverts.
Network Rail are working to reopen the line ahead of this summer’s National Eisteddfod which is taking place in Llanrwst.
Much of the washed out material has now been removed to be recycled at Penmaenmawr Quarry.
Transport Minister Ken Skates recently said:
I have seen first-hand how the extreme weather conditions we experienced in March have caused extensive damage to the Conwy Valley line.
This is a vital railway line and although it is the responsibility UK government to carry out repairs, I know Network Rail and Transport for Wales are working closely and doing their upmost to keep passengers moving whilst significant restorations take place.
Network Rail are also working closely with Natural Resources Wales to ensure the line is more resilient to any future flood events.
I am pleased regular community meetings are taking place to keep residents and passengers up-to-date with progress and work continues at pace to open the line before this year’s National Eisteddfod.
I’d like to thank everyone, including contractors, who are working to re-open the line and progress restoration.
James Price, Transport for Wales CEO recently said:
We are glad to see that our partners in Network Rail are progressing with restoration work on the Conwy Valley line.
We understand the importance of this line and are committed to keep the people of Wales moving with rail replacement buses during the closure.
We apologise to those affected and recommend that all our customers check for online updates before travelling.
Bill Kelly, route managing director, Network Rail Wales and Borders recently said:
We recognise the importance of this railway to passengers and the local community and apologise to those who have been affected by the closure.
We have made good progress on site and we are continuing to work hard to re-open the section between Llandudno and Llanrwst in early summer, ahead of the Eisteddfod to ensure we can move passengers to this very important event.
We are working closely with our partners, Transport for Wales, to keep passengers moving with rail replacement buses during the closure and are collaborating with Natural Resources Wales to incorporate as much additional resilience as possible to the repaired railway.
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Construction Kicks off for Foghorn Therapeutics Kendall Square Headquarters
Foghorn® Therapeutics has selected Wise Construction to build its new Kendall Square headquarters. On January 10th the entire project team gathered to celebrate the occasion with a “groundbreaking” ceremony.
Foghorn, a Flagship Pioneering® company, was founded in 2016 by Cigall Kadoch, Ph.D., Gerald Crabtree, M.D., and Doug Cole, M.D., of Flagship Pioneering. The new headquarters will aid in the growth of Foghorn Therapeutics, who is advancing a new class of medicines targeting diseases with genetically determined dependencies in the chromatin regulatory system. The Company is rapidly advancing over 10 programs across a wide range of cancers and preparing to enter the clinic this year.
Located at 500 Technology Square, the new headquarters will span more than 60,000 SF over three floors starting 2020, with further expansion planned over time. The project is being completed in two phases on a fast-track schedule. The updated space will include biology labs, chemistry labs as well as open-space offices, huddle rooms, conference rooms and an employee café.
To help with the challenges of a fast-track schedule, Wise was brought in early for preconstruction and developed a 3D model of the space using our in-house BIM modeling team. The model reveals existing conditions and the current building systems. This information helps the entire team including key subcontractors to understand the entirety of the space from the inside out before construction even begins. Ceiling height is a critical point on this project due to the lab requirements. By having knowledge of the preexisting conditions before design was completed, the team has been able to maximize ceiling heights aligning mechanicals with the existing systems. Additionally, the team was able to plan for prefabrication of the mechanical systems. By incorporating the prefabricated mechanical systems Wise is able to build efficiencies into the schedule ensuring on time completion.
The Foghorn Therapeutics Team Includes:
Building Owner: Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Property Manager: CBRE
Construction Manager: Wise Construction
Architect: Tria
Engineer: R.W. Sullivan
Code Consultant: Code Red Consultants
About Foghorn Therapeutics
Through its Gene Traffic Control™ Product Platform, Foghorn® Therapeutics is discovering and developing an unprecedented class of medicines targeting diseases with genetically determined dependencies in the chromatin regulatory system. The Company, currently pre-clinical stage, is rapidly advancing over 10 programs across a wide range of cancers and is beginning to explore other diseases.
The chromatin regulatory system orchestrates the movement of molecules that turn genes on and off. Disease dependencies associated with chromatin dysregulation are estimated to impact over 2.5 million cancer patients in G7 countries and chromatin dysregulation is further implicated in neurological, autoimmune, and other serious diseases. Foghorn’s proprietary Gene Traffic Control Product Platform is based on the Company’s unique insights into the chromatin regulatory system and enables highly scalable drug discovery and development efforts.
About Wise Construction
As specialists in the occupied space projects that make up 95% of our work, we at Wise Construction are experts at doing our job without interfering in yours. Our focus on biotech, healthcare and higher-education construction has inspired strategies adopted to each of these industries that keep their daily operations a priority through all phases of work. The success of these projects has been bolstered by the local knowledge and relationships Wise has earned through more than three decades of service to our Greater Boston clients. We honor our continued commitment to putting the needs of every Wise customer first with this pledge: WE WORK AROUND YOU.
Above: Fanny Cavalié, VP of Business & Operations breaks ground on the Kendall Square project.
Top Left: Mary Beth Brown, Fanny Cavalié, Chris Maciejczak, Alex Main, Ron Ashton, Tim White, Bill Olson, Leanne Smith, Marc Consalvi, Matthew Walfield, John Wise
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Murphy, Sarah (fl. 1802-)
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Wood, Samuel (1760-1844)
Title: Injured Humanity; Being A Representation of What the Unhappy Children of Africa Endure from Those Who Call Themselves Christians
Printed broadside on terrible conditions of slavery and the slave trade in the West Indies. Wood, a prolific Quaker-reformist publisher, printed and sold the broadside out of his office at 362 Pearl Street in New York. Describes the sale, horrendous working conditions, and punishments of the slaves. Seven graphic vinettes depict slaves being whipped, sold, and tortured. There is no date of creation on the broadside, but the printing date was discovered as 1805 through research.
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Contains account books, numerous receipts, and letters related to the Murphy family of Missouri. David Murphy's signature appears on many of the receipts, and the collection includes his will and materials related to a local election.
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Title: Massacre of the American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison...
Diagram in perspective. War of 1812 depiction of the Somersetshire Militia attack upon American P.O.W.'s on April 6, 1815. Engraving with handcoloring added to the uniforms of the Americans and British. Artist W. Carnes; Engraved by G.G. Smith
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Title: to Andrew Jackson
A brigadier general in the Seminole War, Glascock tells Jackson of his return to Fort Early during the first Seminole War and gives an account of the Chehaw Affair. Discusses the misunderstandings that lead Captain Obediah Wright, who was in the Georgia militia and under the authority of the Governor of Georgia William Rabun, to kill ten Chehaws and destroy their village. The Chehaw were allies of the United States during the first Seminole War.
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
Title: to William Rabun
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Author Chat with Heather Cumiskey (I Love You Like That), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway!
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Today we're excited to chat with Heather Cumiskey author of
I Love You Like That.
Read on for more about Heather and her book, plus an excerpt and an giveaway!
Meet Heather Cumiskey!
Originally from Garden City, New York, Heather Cumiskey is the daughter of a television veteran and a fearless homemaker. With three older brothers, she often turned to the teen book section in her town library in search of the answers when it came to girl stuff, boys, and coping with parents.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in English at State University of New York at Albany where she also studied dance and choreography. For more than two decades, she has worked as an advertising and marketing copywriter.
When she’s not writing, she lends her legs, lungs, and heart in helping special needs athletes compete in mainstream races. I Like You Like This and I Love You Like That is her first duology for young adults.
Her essays have appeared in Kids’ BookBuzz and Germ Magazine. She lives in Maryland with her husband and three sons.
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Meet I Love You Like That!
Perfect for fans of If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout, What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum, and All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, I Love You Like That is the second book in a poignant young adult duology about addiction, sexuality, peer pressure, and first love.
Reeling from the recent "death" of Deacon, her dark and mysterious former boyfriend and first love, sixteen-year-old Hannah Zandana lets herself fall into the arms of the wrong boys―even as her mother’s growing addiction continues to pull her family apart. With her mother hardly functional and her father in full-blown denial, Hannah and her little sister are left to their own devices―and no adult support―in their lives.
After waking up in a strange hospital outside of town, meanwhile, Deacon learns that his convenient “death” has placed him in the middle of a federal undercover sting operation. He’s soon thrown into the dangerous world of Miami drug cartels.
Will a cruel deception and a family’s unresolved grief forever change Deacon and Hannah, or can a love that once was, reignite and lead them back to one another?
Amazon * B & N * Indiebound
~ Author Chat ~
***THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS***
YABC: What gave you the inspiration to write this book?
I needed to continue the journey of Hannah and Deacon separately in order for both of them to learn a few things along the way before the universe brings them back together. I often felt like I was writing two books simultaneously. Rereading it now, I still experience a sense of relief when they finally wind up in the same state. Like most things in life and relationships, things are still messy between them.
YABC: Who is your favorite character in the book?
That’s a tough one. I love Hannah and Deacon for different reasons. Outwardly, Hannah appears as the misfit who I can most associate with having shared some of the same feelings growing up. And Deacon the handsome, popular boy from the wealthy, prominent family is a character I understand as well. A surprise for me was how Toby’s character grows into himself by the end of book two. I’d hang out with him now.
YABC: Which came first, the title or the novel?
The novel. The title plays off book one’s title of the duology: I Like You Like This, which is a line in the book when Deacon sees Hannah without makeup for the first time. For so long, makeup had become her mask because of her acne and he lifts that weight. In book two, Deacon says to her, I love you like that, Hannah. It’s the first time he ever uses the L word. So, I guess Deacon’s moments of realization inspire both titles in the duology.
YABC: What scene in the book are you most proud of, and why?
Deacon’s humbling scene when he reveals to Hannah what happened to him during his childhood. It’s not a pretty story and it’s a huge moment for his character to come clean for the first time to her.
YABC: Thinking way back to the beginning, what’s the most important thing you've learned as a writer from then to now?
I used to worry about what my family and friends were going to think after reading the books. Would they judge me or see me differently? The duology deals with some very serious subject matter and social issues that are still happening today. My fears were immediately put to rest by the amazing amount of support I received.
YABC: What do you like most about the cover of the book?
It took a few tries to find the right couple for the cover. I had a vision of Deacon that I couldn’t shake. I think my publisher’s creative team did a great job. I like the final product, especially the unspoken look on their faces. It’s straight out of the final scene in the duology.
YABC: What new release book are you looking most forward to in 2019?
I’m dying to read Angie Thomas’s new one, On the Come Up, Julie Buxbaum’s Hope and Other Punchlines, and The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo. I’m also curious about Shout, the memoir from Laurie Halse Anderson.
YABC: What was your favorite book in 2018?
There were a few! Leah on the OffBeat (Becky Albertalli), The Cheerleaders (Kara Thomas), My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh), and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman) was also amazing.
YABC: What’s up next for you?
I’m working on my third novel, a YA love story set in present-day NYC. Stay tuned!
YABC: Is there anything that you would like to add?
I’ve said this before and it still rings true for me and the young writers I meet. Forget about being unique or original with your writing. Just be genuine.
YABC: Which was the most difficult or emotional scene to narrate?
The scene where Hannah finally calls her mother out on her relapse and what it’s doing to their family. There’s a moment where Hannah wants to console her mom by touching her but she’s afraid of getting rejected. That was all too real for me.
YABC: Which character gave you the most trouble when writing your latest book?
Hannah’s mother. I didn’t grow up around addiction and I really wanted to be accurate in my portrayal. I gathered a lot of research, watched YouTube videos of addicts, and interviewed friends who grew up around substance abuse.
YABC: Which part of the writing process do you enjoy more: Drafting or Revising?
I love it all. For me, the first draft is the hardest, however it’s also the most carefree and adventurous part of the process. I try to focus on playing rather than getting the words right.
YABC: What would you say is your superpower?
Intuitiveness and a headful of hair, lots of it.
YABC: Is there an organization or cause that is close to your heart?
I race with Athletes Serving Athletes, a non-profit organization that helps special needs athletes compete in mainstream road races. Helping them with their mission along with the friends I’ve made have been a life changer.
~ Excerpt ~
DARIEN, CONNECTICUT
(six months after that night)
A SIREN PIERCED THROUGH HANNAH’S BRAIN, CATAPULTING her straight up in bed. Her cheeks were wet. No, no, I want to go back. The jarring noise came from outside her window then stopped. She pulled on both sides of her scalp and squinted at the shadows sitting around her room. She jumped when the noise cut through the air again, vibrating from the floor. Shoot. She fumbled for the phone. She reeled it up by its cord and grabbed the receiver.
“H-hello?” she croaked, clearing her throat at the same time.
A shiver slid down her back into her damp sheets. This one felt more real than the others. His phantom scent of spicy vanilla and leather hung in the air. Her head whipped around. Wait, he was just here.
In her dream she’d bolted out the front of her house when she saw Deacon’s car from her bedroom window, not giving a flip if she got caught.
Standing before her, he’d gently moved her hair off her eyes. His deepening gaze had summoned her heart to crack open . . . for him and only him.
He’d tugged her shoulders toward him. “You look incredible. God, let me kiss you.”
She’d almost forgotten the sweeping angles of his face, how beautiful he was, dressed in his clothes from that night, the bloodstain from where the bullet entered his shoulder somehow gone.
She’d searched those soft chocolate brown eyes of his, the ones that spoke more to her than his words ever had. She’d known what she wanted, what she’d always wanted. “Will you stay this time?”
He’d swooped down as if to kiss her, stopping inches from her lips, and whispered, “Forever, Hannah.”
She cut off her breath, straining to hear anything at all as she pressed the receiver tighter to her ear.
“Hello . . . ? Peter?”
A sharp click, and the phone went dead.
It was always the same. Stupid kids, she thought. She changed her clammy tank top and dove back into bed with her eyes still closed.
“IS HE GOING TO BE OKAY?” JADE ASKED, WISHING SHE were still high, her body already jonesing for another hit.
“The bullet went through the right side of your brother’s chest and out the back of his shoulder. Luckily, though, it didn’t pierce any vital organs. It appears he hit the back of his head pretty hard and bit his tongue . . . see here?” explained the bobble-headed guy with the pencil neck and oversized white coat who kept pulling Deacon’s mouth open for her to see. Deacon didn’t wake—he didn’t even flinch.
It hadn’t been hard to convince this alarmingly young doctor, who seemed incapable of knowing much about medicine aside from maybe having earned a merit badge in first aid, that she was family and not Deacon’s drug-dealing associate.
Jade rolled her eyes, watching how he held the clipboard annoyingly close to his shiny face, squinting over the information as he spoke. If it weren’t for the smell of antiseptic keeping her awake, she’d have blown out of here hours ago. Just tell me when he can get out of here.
“From the trauma to the head and chest, his body went into shock and lapsed into a coma. Was he coherent for long after he got shot?”
“No idea, I wasn’t there when it happened . . . two others were, in addition to his, I mean, our half-brother . . . th-the shooter. I heard that his girlfriend applied pressure to his chest, trying to stop the bleeding. Then he passed out. I got there when those two cops were loading him into the back of their car. I followed them here.”
The young doctor swiveled his head to either side while poking the bottom of Deacon’s feet with one of his shiny instruments. “He’s not responding to any of my tests. It may be a few days before he comes out of it. Well, best case, that is. Then we’ll know if any oxygen was cut off to the brain.”
“Geez. So he may be a vegetable?”
“Hmm,” he answered, jotting something down on Deacon’s chart.
“Doc, do you know why those cops put him in that body bag? He’s clearly alive.”
“Giroux . . . Giroux?” a woman’s voice bellowed from down the corridor.
“Fifth door on the left,” someone called out from the nurses’ station.
Jade shrank back into the room and away from the lights streaming over Deacon’s bed. Shit, shit. She shouldn’t be here. Her chance to escape vanished at the appearance of a woman’s shapely silhouette in the doorway, her hands resting elegantly on either side of the frame. Babette Giroux sauntered in wearing a red fitted suit and gobs of pearls circling her neck, her head held high like a lioness. The young doctor’s jaw scraped the floor.
Babette took a couple of small steps toward her son, her brow hardening in a severe line as she fiddled with her wedding ring like it was a rosary, her lips mouthing something no one could hear.
“Is he . . . ?”
“Lucky . . . yes, very lucky,” the young doctor beamed as if he’d singlehandedly saved Deacon from having the bedsheet pulled over his head.
“Oh . . .” Babette replied, the corners of her mouth dipping slightly.
Jade had seen his mother before, but never this intimately. Her eyes began watering from her heavy Giorgio perfume. She knew some stories about Babette Giroux, but was unprepared for the prickly sensation running through the center of her back from being in the woman’s presence.
Babette smiled sweetly. “Doctor . . . ?”
He quickly cleared his throat and plastered on a horsey smile that Jade hadn’t seen until then. “Klondike, Dr. Adam Klondike, madame.”
“Doctor . . . Adam, I’d appreciate if you let me tell his father about our son’s medical state. He’s not in town at the moment. And there’s already some reporter skulking around outside. We need to keep this incident quiet, if we can, so the family can have some privacy before the tabloids get ahold of this . . . you understand, don’t you?”
Babette leaned over the bed, pushing her breasts forward in her suit jacket, her bejeweled, red-manicured fingers forming pop tents next to Deacon’s body. Her violet eyes lured in the young doctor while her backside wiggled ever so slightly, as if she were purring.
“O-of course,” he stammered, his face blooming pink blotches while the rest of him jittered like a pubescent sixth grader. He was clearly enjoying the show.
“Thank you, Adam,” Babette said tenderly, straightening herself up, her boobs leading the way. She kept her gaze on the doctor’s widening eyes and her back arched as she skimmed her hands along her hips, ensuring nothing was missed.
Wow. Jade tried to stifle a cough from the post-nasal drip she was experiencing, which was now part coke, part Babette’s perfume.
“Now . . . Adam, can you give me a moment with my son?”
“Of course,” the doctor replied, his lips gleaming with saliva. He bowed his head awkwardly, sending his glasses down his nose, before ducking out the door.
Jade backed away to exit behind the doctor. She sensed a plan percolating inside the older woman’s head and wished Deacon would wake up already. She’d have to come back later—maybe then, she hoped, he’d be talking.
“Young lady?” Babette’s voice lost its sugarcoating and sounded more like a car’s tires on gravel.
Jade froze. She reluctantly faced her, folding her arms tight across her chest, her shoulders up around her ears. She hadn’t realized how chilled she was until now.
“You’re not to speak of this. As far as you know, he’s dead . . . can you remember that?”
Jade’s eyes fell to the ground.
“Do you understand English? He’s dead.”
“B-but . . .”
“I’ll take this pillow and smother him right here,” Babette snarled, exposing her side canine and twisting the bed pillow in front of her.
Jade flinched. “G-g-got it . . . he’s dead. Totally.” Oh my god, oh my god.
“Now leave us.”
As she backed away, Jade’s foot caught a chair leg near the corner of the room, sending her stumbling toward the door. Ignoring the screams inside her head, she looked back. Seconds strung together, holding her afloat, as she took in the sight of his mother still gripping the pillow. Finally, she fled.
I Love You Like That
By: Heather Cumiskey
Release Date: August 20th, 2019
Publisher: She Writes Press
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Blue Lagoon (Grindavik, Iceland)
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Off to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland? See our insider advice for a queue-free visit as well as opening times and phone numbers!
Make sure to buy your skip-the-line tickets online before your visit!
Estimated Attendance
Low Estimated wait until 16:00
Best time to visit the Blue Lagoon
The blue lagoon is open daily, all year round, though early closing hours may be applied on public holidays. We advise you therefore to check the opening hours on the official website when planning your visit.
Peak hours are in the morning, from 10am to about 2pm, with lunchtime being the busiest period of the day. If you arrive at this time, it’s very probable there will be a queue to enter. To guarantee a queue-free visit, you may prefer to book your tickets online. That will give you priority access with little or no waiting.
In the afternoon the crowds get smaller, and you’ll have a quieter experience. People often plan the visit for half a day combining a couple of hours at the lagoon and a dinner in the restaurant on site.
Evenings are generally the best time to visit Blue Lagoon if you want to avoid crowds. There are few visitors left in the evening even during the busiest periods of the year. That could be a great option to visit the site, especially in summer months, with longer opening hours.
Blue Lagoon is more crowded during the summer months (May - September) than during the winter months. The peak period falls in July-August (the biggest crowds & the highest rates are to be expected). Winter months are the calmest, especially December (excluding the holiday period) and January.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays tend to be the least crowded days of the week throughout the year. If you have a flexible schedule, arriving in the afternoon and staying until closing time would most likely be the best solution to completely avoid crowds and get some privacy while relaxing at the most visited site in Iceland.
The average time most visitors spend is 3-4 hours with about 2 hours at the lagoon itself. There’s a restaurant, a cafe and a bar in case you get hungry, but it’s highly recommended you book the restaurant in advance if you arrive in high season.
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1 January to 31 May: 10:00 - 20:00.
1 June to 30 June: 9:00 - 21:00.
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Gun found in a baby shower present bought at Valparaiso Goodwill
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Dec 3, 2019 at 10:56 AM Dec 3, 2019 at 3:56 PM
The gun, a Mossberg 715T semi-automatic rifle, had live ammo in it, Alvarez- Rodriguez said.
CRESTVIEW— A military wife who thought she was buying a Baby Einstein’s bouncer at a local thrift store was surprised to find something else in the box.
Veronica Alvarez-Rodriguez said she and her husband were heading to a baby shower Sunday when she stopped at the Goodwill store in Valparaiso.
"It was like the perfect gift for the baby shower," Alvarez-Rodriguez said.
She said the item, which cost $9.99, was unopened and appeared to be new. After purchasing the gift, the couple went to the shower in Crestview.
Alvarez-Rodriguez said when the father-to-be opened the box, he was very excited.
He shouted, "You guys got me a gun!" Alvarez-Rodriguez said.
Alvarez-Rodriguez said some of the guests were laughing, but she and her husband were shocked.
The gun, a Mossberg 715T semi-automatic rifle, had live ammo in it, Alvarez-Rodriguez said.
After realizing what had happened, the Crestview Police Department was called.
An officer came to the shower and checked the couple’s IDs to make to ensure they were not convicted felons, according to Maj. Andrew Schneider, public information officer for the Crestview PD.
The responding officer initially allowed the father-to-be to keep the gun while the incident was under investigation. But the next day, police asked him to turn the gun over to the Crestview Police Department.
The incident remains under investigation, Schneider said.
On Monday, a Goodwill employee said she couldn’t comment on the matter.
"Goodwill has the best treasures for $9.99," Veronica Alvarez-Rodriguez said.
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By Liarna La Porta|July 5, 2017|In Mobile Data Policy|14 Minutes
Facebook’s community has just reached two billion people. What better time to do an analysis of Facebook mobile data usage to find out how the world is using it. Shockingly, the results suggest we really are addicted.
The evolution of Facebook’s mission statement is a sign that the social platform is maturing and ready to focus on using its colossal impact on society for good.
“Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.”
This is important given the pressure on Facebook to better regulate and address online issues like cyberbullying, “fake news” and the live streaming of suicides and other disturbing content.
Not to mention the claims that social media apps like Facebook use ‘brain hacking’ techniques that leave us all addicted.
So what’s next for Facebook and how should we adjust to its addictive nature and dynamic role in our lives?
Facebook is a social media plat…. wait, no it’s not
Undeniably, Facebook is no longer just a place to share funny cat videos and holiday snaps, it’s a huge corporation. Facebook has been busy gobbling up online innovators like Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus.
It has opened a hardware lab and entered the world of VR and drones. It has taken on the e-commerce world with its Marketplace offering. It’s bolstering its advertising and marketing solutions for businesses.
It’s a news service, a gaming hub, oh, and it’s still a place to connect with friends.
So if Facebook is no longer a social media platform then what is it?
While Facebook goes through its identity crisis, it is wise for businesses to start paying more attention to this service. Especially since this Facebook mobile data analysis reveals it is the most used app on corporate devices after the browser.
At the moment, it’s more likely to drain employee productivity than enable it. But will it always be this way?
Soon it might not be as simple as blocking employee access to Facebook altogether. It might eventually enable productivity or it might be essential to doing business in various ways.
In any case, we took a look at Facebook mobile data consumption and user behavior as it stands, so our customers can make informed decisions around managing access to the service, now and into the future.
Employees now use Facebook more than email
Facebook has long held a strong lead among popular social media and communication services based on monthly users.
When you narrow the sample to corporate mobile users, it appears Facebook is the most popular app used on employee mobile devices. Even more heavily used than the Mail app, which is surprising since the primary purpose of corporate mobile devices is to access email.
This further demonstrates that Facebook really is ubiquitous and is no longer just capturing a targeted demographic.
It also suggests that Facebook’s so-called ‘brain hacking’ techniques are working on employees and perhaps interfering with their ability to focus on work – a negative impact that most addictions have.
Facebook more popular on mobile than desktop
In November 2016, mobile traffic surpassed desktop for the first time, representing a marked shift in how people access the web.
This is also reflected in Facebook mobile data usage, too. A stunning 54% of all Facebook users exclusively use the mobile version of the … erm, platform … and this number is growing every quarter.
Even as this growth slows, the revenue share coming from mobile is still growing. In fact, in Q1 2016, Facebook’s mobile ads already accounted for 79 percent of all revenue.
A more feature-rich mobile service
Facebook’s success doesn’t come without effort. The company has been busy updating its service to keep its users happy.
Facebook Messenger has enjoyed some fancy new updates in the past year including Instant Video, Group Video Chat, Instant Games and Live Location.
Then Facebook Live arrived in April 2016 and over the past year, daily watch time for broadcasts has grown four-fold. In this time, more engaging features were added like Live With and Live Chat With Friends.
Add to that the huge number of videos now appearing on your newsfeed. Not only do they autoplay if you don’t opt out, but they also minimise and continue to play while you scroll down your newsfeed.
A larger userbase, more mobile-only access, plus more exciting features equals big data cost problems, especially for businesses that struggle to control user behavior on mobile.
We heard from some of our customers that the Facebook app updates alone were getting larger and larger. Unless they have been configured, apps auto update without warning. If this happens when a user is abroad, the cost can be shocking.
Why is Facebook mobile data consumption now dropping?
This analysis looks at our database of corporate mobile users across more than 500 enterprises in the US and UK to find out how Facebook is being used.
We analyzed the usage trends on Facebook’s mobile website, Facebook app and Facebook Messenger app on both iOS and Android devices.
We discovered a steady increase in Facebook mobile data usage throughout last year before it started to dip in March.
At first, this doesn’t seem to make sense when you consider Facebook’s mobile user base, feature complexity and frequency of use are all increasing.
According to a recent article on TechCrunch, 66 percent of Facebook’s monthly users return each day now compared to 55 percent when it hit 1 billion.
In addition to this, its user count is growing as fast or faster than any year since 2012.
Though we can’t be sure, here are three reasons why we think this downward trend is happening?
1. Accommodating for the developing world
The growth in Facebook’s user base has largely been fueled by the developing world. It’s added 746 million users in Asia and the Rest of World region since hitting 1 billion users total. Meanwhile, it only added 41 million in the U.S. and Canada.
It may be a reflection of Facebook making its service lighter to accommodate for its growing user base in the developing world where cheap Android smartphones and low-bandwidth connections are prevalent.
2. Facebook fatigue in Western countries
Since our research sample only includes data from EMEA and North America, perhaps Facebook mobile data usage in the western world is slowing down. Since the user base in this region has matured and more competing services have challenged Facebook’s strong-hold, sessions have become less intensive.
3. Businesses are blocking access
This trend could also be a reflection of IT administrators becoming more strict with mobile usage policies to block access to services like Facebook proactively.
What time are employees feeding their Facebook addiction?
Facebook might be chewing up less data for various reasons, but it’s still useful to look at what time of day employees are scrolling through their feeds. It could be distracting them during the hours when they are supposed to be the most productive.
The good news for businesses is we discovered that usage begins to decrease at 10am and increase again at 4pm suggesting employees are focusing on work and not their newsfeed for the most of the day.
Facebook mobile data usage peaks at about 8pm which is not a surprise as people wind down for the day and pick up their phones to catch up on all the day’s news and entertainment that Facebook now has to offer.
The lowest dip in Facebook usage occurs at 4am.
If you’re going to take away anything from this analysis, take this.
Facebook is evolving rapidly and so is the way we consume it. While Facebook is essential for some businesses and not for others. Likewise, Facebook is essential to certain departments (like marketing for example) while it is not for others.
If you want to manage Facebook mobile data drain and associated productivity drain and security risk, you need a solution that can monitor how much data it is using and allow you to control who accesses it, how much they can use it and from where. This principle can be applied, not just to Facebook but to all apps that straddle the business and personal boundary.
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Born in Berlin, the Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt spent his childhood and youth in Graz, where he grew up in the Meran Palace. His father was a scion of the de la Fontaine-d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt family, Counts of Luxembourg and Lorraine, his mother the great-granddaughter of Archduke J
Born in Berlin, the Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt spent his childhood and youth in Graz, where he grew up in the Meran Palace. His father was a scion of the de la Fontaine-d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt family, Counts of Luxembourg and Lorraine, his mother the great-granddaughter of Archduke Johann of Styria.
He ultimately preferred to study cello at the Vienna Academy of Music. He joined the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as a cellist in 1952.A year later he founded the Concentus Musicus Wien together with his wife Alice, to provide a forum for his increasingly intensive work with period instruments and Renaissance and baroque musical performance tradition. Nikolaus Harnoncourt collected historical instruments and, in addition to his performing and conducting activities, devoted his time to his philosophical analyses of “Musik als Klangrede” (“music as speech”), which have to date remained the seminal works on the performance of early music, the key to an entire universe of forgotten works and musical experiences buried under the sands of time.
From 1972 Nikolaus Harnoncourt taught performance practice and the study of historical instruments at the Mozarteum University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Salzburg, while at the same time enjoying growing success as an opera conductor. His debut at the Theater an der Wien with Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria in 1971 was followed by the now legendary cycle of Monteverdi operas, which he developed in collaboration with Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, director at the Zurich Opera House, and which was universally acclaimed as a sensational breakthrough. (It was recorded and is available in a boxed set from Warner Classics.) This cycle was followed by an equally exemplary and ground-breaking cycle of Mozart operas, again at the Zurich Opera House and again in partnership with Ponnelle.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s career as a conductor of both orchestral works and opera encompassed Viennese Classicism, the Romantic repertoire and works from the 20th century. Some milestones are a Mozart cycle at the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Festival with Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea and Mozar’s Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and La clemenza di Tito. In between, he repeatedly returned to Zurich with Weber’s Der Freischütz, Schubert’s Des Teufels Lustschloss and Alfonso und Estrella, Offenbach’s La belle Hélène, La Périchole and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, or Verdi's Aida.
With the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, Nikolaus Harnoncourt constantly reinterpreted and rediscovered the grand orchestral repertoire: the concertos and symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Dvorák and Bruckner, but also the works of Bela Bartók and Alban Berg. A central venue for many of these projects has been the Styriarte Festival, founded in 1985 to establish a closer link between Nikolaus Harnoncourt and his home city of Graz. This is also where he first conducted Schuman’s Genoveva, the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde and, in 2001, Verdi’s Requiem. In 2003 these were followed by the first scenic production of an opera with Offenbach’s La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and by Bizet’s Carmen in the year 2005. In 2008 Nikolaus Harnoncourt not only conducted but also directed an opera in Graz: Mozart’s Idomeneo, which was highly acclaimed by national and international media (“once-in-a-hundred-years event”, Frankfurter Rundschau).
In 2009, he proved he had not only the Baroque but “the blues running through his veins” (Die Welt) with a highly acclaimed production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. In 2011 he conducted in Graz a sensational production of The Bartered Bride (Smetana), followed by Offenbach’s Barbe-Bleue (Bluebeard)” in 2013. The following year he returned to the Baroque with a scenic production of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
Right up until his death in March 2016, Nikolaus Harnoncourt remained one of the few true stars among conductors worldwide. Performances like the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra enabled him to reach an audience of millions, displaying the characteristic passion and fiery intensity that identify him, first and foremost, as a true servant of his art.
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The Seybold electronic publishing exhbibiton is coming to Europe.
By Martin Veitch | August 1, 1996 -- 16:08 GMT (09:08 PDT) | Topic: Networking
Seybold Seminars has been a regular fixture for DTP and graphics specialists in the US since the 1970's but when the three-day show lands in Frankfurt, Germany on November 19-21, it will be the first time it has appeared on the continent from the same organiser. The show organiser is Softbank Expos, owner of Comdex, Interop+NetWorld and Ziff-Davis, publisher of PC Daily News.
A blend of products, conferences and seminars, Seybold will cover digital imaging, pre-press, Internet publishing and data management. About 130 exhibitors and 10,000 visitors are expected.
"Seybold Europe will be a big benefit to the European audience," said Gerhard Fleischer, marketing communications manager, Softbank Expos, Germany. "We won't just transfer US stuff; we'll look at the trends in Europe and act accordingly. For example, Web publishing is much more developed in the US. We can inform the European audience so they can plan their budgets accordingly."
Fleischer said Seybold Europe shouldn't be confused with the Paris show that was licensed under the Seybold name. "It wasn't good. It was a small regional show." He added that Germany will remain the home for Seybold Europe and there won't be additional shows in individual countries.
Adobe chairman John Warnock has been penciled in as a keynote speaker.
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Seybold is a widely respected show and UK publishing experts should be grateful to save the price and time that was a result of having the show in the US. Add Comdex in the UK and we could even be talking about the beginnings of a decent European show schedule instead of the horrid porridge endured over the last five years.
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The man behind the financing for China’s tech unicorns: Bao Fan founder and CEO of China Renaissance
Private equity firms usually prefer to operate behind the scenes. So it was a surprise when Blackstone Group, one of the sector’s most influential players, put itself in the spotlight by going public in May 2007.
The $4 billion initial public offering also had an unexpected component: the Chinese government. Its newly established sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) splashed $3 billion for a roughly 10% stake in Stephen Schwarzman’s investment house.
The deal was lauded as a defining moment in China’s efforts to diversify its foreign exchange reserves beyond US government bonds. But the Blackstone offering turned out to be troublesome: at one point CIC’s maiden investment lost nearly 80% of its value, as the 2008 global credit crisis saw markets plunge.
Critics fumed at the decision to buy a non-voting stake in the Wall Street operator at a toppish price. “The lesson must be learned,” the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News lamented in early 2008. “CIC’s first investment was the shares of a private equity firm, whose value is more or less a proxy of the bullishness of the stock market. In a way CIC is betting on a financial market derivative, and that is completely against the prudent investment strategy that it should adhere to.”
CIC finally exited its Blackstone position in March this year with a profit that over the holding period amounted to about a 7% annual return. That proved marginally better than parking the cash in Alibaba’s money market fund Yu’eBao – but there were other benefits from the investment given Blackstone became a key M&A dealmaker for China Inc (see WiC369).
But is history now repeating itself almost a decade after the Blackstone IPO? That is a question being asked as a renowned local rainmaker looks to take his private equity holdings public via a Hong Kong IPO. The concern: the smart money is selling at the top, ahead of another more turbulent period for financial markets. Adding to the worries: other savvy private equity firms are driving to market a host of other large Chinese IPOs as they likewise seek an exit.
Step up China Renaissance…
China Renaissance, one of the most active private equity investors in China’s tech industry, filed a listing application in Hong Kong last week. The company positions itself as an investment bank-cum-fund and is said to be looking to raise up to $800 million.
China Renaissance has certainly got the perfect name: on an almost daily basis the state media trumpets “the renaissance of the nation”. It is the creation of Bao Fan, now 47, who founded it in 2005.
This Chinese Schwarzman studied English literature at Fudan University before obtaining a master’s degree at the BI Norwegian Business School in 1995. Prior to founding his own investment firm, Bao had worked as an associate at a couple of American investment banks and he also held the position of chief strategy officer at Asiainfo Holdings, one of the earliest Chinese IT counters to go public in New York.
(Bao made his debut in WiC’s pages last November, when he turned up at Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative as one of the speakers, and talked up how the Chinese approach to regulating its tech industries could work for the Saudi government too – see WiC386.)
Keeping things private…
As the saying goes in China’s venture capital circle: if you are a tech entrepreneur but have never heard of Bao Fan, or indeed if Bao has never heard of you, then your business isn’t successful enough yet.
China Renaissance’s private equity business is one of the biggest selling points of its upcoming IPO. It ranks itself among the top 10 funds focused on unlisted Chinese tech firms, with assets under management that amounted to $4.1 billion by the end of March. According to CBN, Bao has been the ‘renaissance man’ for many of the country’s tech tycoons. “China Renaissance was one of the earliest private sector financial advisors. Its client portfolio has basically covered 90% of the smartphone apps [in China],” the newspaper notes.
China Renaissance has backed some of the biggest fundraisings and M&A deals in the internet sector, CBN suggests. These include the groundbreaking merger of ride-hailing apps Didi and Kuaidi, and the combination of food delivery firms Meituan and Dianping – forging two of the components of the TMD triumvirate (see WiC396 for more on this junior rival to Chinese tech’s BAT).
More recently, Bao was involved with Momo’s purchase of dating site Tantan, and another of his star clients is JD.com. In its prospectus, China Renaissance said it had advised the country’s second biggest e-commerce firm on almost every major deal since 2011, including a strategic investment from Tencent in 2014 and JD.com’s New York listing a year later (China Renaissance was the only Chinese house included in JD.com’s underwriting team). Last year there was the spinoff of JD Finance, as well as another private placement for the company’s logistics unit in February.
According to China Economic Weekly, Bao established a close working relationship with JD.com’s founder Richard Liu as far back as 2007 and the New York Times reckons that Bao’s biggest asset could be his personal network across China’s start-up community. “I’m not one of the princelings,” he told the same newspaper in 2014, referring to his parents, both of whom were junior officials in the Shanghai government. “The vision of China Renaissance is really to identify top entrepreneurs and build a relationship with them early on and grow with them.”
Is the IPO a good deal?
“When I was founding my own start-up and telling people that I wanted to set up an investment bank for the Chinese people, they all said I was crazy: a private sector firm cannot become a successful investment bank. We don’t have the money nor the guanxi [connections],” Bao told a forum five years ago.
Bao’s achievement has been in sourcing capital from China’s wealthy elite at a time when investment in the stock market and real estate has lost some of its allure. He then redirected the capital through his influential network of tech plays.
He’s come a long way. When China Renaissance was pitching hard for deals in 2005, Levin Zhu, son of former Premier Zhu Rongji, was chief executive of CICC – unrivalled at the time as the country’s leading state-backed investment bank. CICC was the rainmaker behind China’s biggest IPOs, including the privatisation of the state banking heavyweights. Now Bao seems to have established the same reputation among the tech firms.
His firm serves as “the full-service butler to Chinese unicorns”, Sina Finance noted last week, citing the $10 billion valuation that China Renaissance has been flaunting in the market. International financial media has opted for a lower value, however, with Reuters suggesting that Bao’s boutique advisory firm could reap a market capitalisation of around $5 billion.
In comparison, Hong Kong-listed CICC had a market value of about $7 billion as of this week.
Can we expect other mega IPOs from China in 2018?
Similar to many of the start-ups that it has been supporting, China Renaissance doesn’t have much of a profit record. It was barely in the black last year and a $5 billion price tag would equate to a multiple of 125 times its 2016 earnings of $32 million (by comparison, CICC is trading at 14 times trailing earnings).
China Renaissance’s most promising business is its private equity arm, which has invested in at least 90 tech start-ups. And China Renaissance’s financials could soon look a lot rosier as a number of its portfolio firms look set to go public as well.
“Meituan-Dianping and China Renaissance are such good friends that they filed for a listing application on the same day [to the Hong Kong stock exchange],” Bao’s wife wrote on her WeChat account last week, and China’s dominant food delivery and restaurant review app is one of the star O2O (online-to-offline) unicorns in China Renaissance’s portfolio.
According to a regulatory disclosure in Hong Kong, the company’s private equity unit put money into Meituan and Dianping in 2012 and 2014 respectively. It then acted as the financial advisor for both sides when the fierce rivals opted to merge in 2015 (the same pattern was repeated with Didi and Kuaidi in creating Didi Chuxing).
Named by Bloomberg last week as the world’s fourth most valuable start-up, Meituan-Dianping is targeting a $6 billion fundraising at a valuation of about $60 billion in Hong Kong IPO scheduled for later this year.
Meituan and China Renaissance are both joining the herd of other Chinese unicorns heading for the primary market. The eight year-old smartphone maker Xiaomi is first to test the water. Having slashed its valuation from a much-hyped $100 billion by half, Xiaomi’s trading debut next Monday will say a lot about investor appetite for tech plays. But more companies will follow, including another pair of China Renaissance’s portfolio firms: Uxin, a sales platform for second-hand cars, is raising $225 million ahead of a Nasdaq listing (it cut the targeted amount for its IPO by half as well) and Zhaogang.com, an internet-based steel exchange, is planning to go public in Hong Kong.
Another contender is Pinduoduo, which has applied for a public offering in the US. The emerging e-commerce rival to Alibaba and JD.com is said to be planning to raise up to $1 billion. In fact, China Money Network says that 14 Chinese firms have filed for major overseas IPOs during the past two months, aiming to raise more than $18 billion.
Why the rush to get to market?
The queue of IPO applications looks mistimed, given the market correction of the past two months. Hong Kong’s benchmark index has dropped more than 10% during the period (although the Nasdaq is still on a bull run, having climbed more than 20% so far this year).
Of course, the slump in the Chinese stock markets over the last few weeks is hardly ideal for Bao, whose portfolio is premised on rising valuations. China Renaissance could also be exposed to revenue declines from its investment banking unit if the government calls a halt to domestic IPOs, like it did during the stock market upheaval of 2015.
Nonetheless Bao and his team have established a lucrative niche as an ‘investment’ bank. Chinese start-ups take an average of four years to reach a $1 billion valuation, compared to seven in the US, says Bloomberg, and China accounts for half of the top 10 unicorns globally.
According to Xjbmaker, a zimeiti who focuses on private equity activity (see WiC413 for more on the zimeiti media phenomenon), many of the unicorns are under pressure to go public because their investors want to exit. More than 721 venture capital firms were set up in 2015 alone and they have raised more than Rmb220 billion ($33 billion) and taken part in more than 5,500 fundraising deals. “2018 is a testing time for most of these new asset management firms,” a private equity partner told Xjbmaker. “Good or bad, many of them are entering a reporting period [to the very rich clients they serve] this year.”
Investorcn.com, another financial zimeiti, notes that the private equity firms have also been finding it more difficult to raise funds this year and some are facing redemption pressures.
Signalling some of these liquidity challenges, Japanese automaker Nissan scrapped a $1 billion sale of its rechargeable battery business to GSR Capital this week, after the Chinese private equity group (see WiC396) didn’t come up with the funds to close the deal, reported the Financial Times. (Insiders then assured the FT the deal’s failure wasn’t due to a shortage of capital.)
Not all private equity investors are looking for an exit, however. Sequoia Capital upped the ante by raising $6 billion last week of what will be an $8 billion global fund. All the capital is coming from investors with no previous relationship with Sequoia and much of it seems likely to head for China. Neil Shen, founder of Sequoia China, was notably the man who spoke to the FT and said more of the new funds would provide late-stage capital to firms closer to their IPOs. Shen is another of the top rainmakers in China’s private equity world and Sequoia China has invested in almost all the start-ups mentioned in this article. Indeed, it even has a minority stake in China Renaissance…
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Has This School Gone Too Far To Enforce Its Dress Code?
High School Photoshops Yearbook Pictures Of Girls
Much ado has been made over what high schoolers are wearing to school these days. A Utah school has taken dress code concerns to a new level by Photoshopping the yearbook photos of some of its students. Female students.
According to an article in Think Progress, photos were digitally altered to extend necklines and cover bare shoulders. The worst part—the teens in question weren't consulted about the proposed changes to their images.
Curiously, the Photoshopping appeared to be random—some of the images of similarly dressed girls went untouched, while others were altered. School admins claim the editing was done in keeping with its stringent dress code policy, and have no qualms about the manipulation.
“We only apologize in the sense that we want to be more consistent with what we’re trying to do in that sense we can help kids better prepare for their future by knowing how to dress appropriately for things,” said Wasatch County School District superintendent, Terry E. Shoemaker.
Prohibited under the school's dress code are clothes that “cause an actual and/or perceived disruption of the educational environment or activities.”
In the interests of modesty, "shoulders, midriff, back, underwear, and cleavage" must be covered at all times. Nix the short skirts, spaghetti straps, crop tops, as well as anything deemed too tight or revealing.
Wasatch is just one of a slew of schools policing what girls wear as a means to protect their male counterparts from "distraction." Says a lot about the culture we are creating for our kids, doesn't it?
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Study: Brain Changes Detected In Homosexual Fathers
Fathers' brains are very plastic
A fascinating study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found that gay men experience similar brain changes in response to their infants to that of mothers.
According to an article in the New York Daily, homosexual men who have adopted infants through surrogacy show heightened brain activity in the amygdala similar to that of mothers.
In other words, the brains of the former become more responsive emotionally to the cues of their babies—a phenomenon previously believed to have its origins in hormonal and biological changes.
Conducted by neuropsychologist Ruth Feldman of Israel's Bar-Ilan University, the research sheds light on the debate surrounding gay adoption, which is prohibited in some U.S. states.
Under MRI scanning, both heterosexual men and mothers exhibited increased cognitive function in response to their infants, whereas gay dads who were the primary caregivers reflected the brain patterns of both mom and dad, with integrated "emotional and cognitive structures."
"Fathers' brains are very plastic," said Feldman. "When there are two fathers, their brains must recruit both networks, the emotional and cognitive, for optimal parenting."
Let's hope this study and others to come pave the way for equal parenting rights. Beginning with this famous actor, who publicly dissed gay parenting . . .
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Far Better: From ‘A Song of Sighs’ by Susannah Spurgeon (3/3)
By Kim Nolywaika on October 5, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )
by Susannah Spurgeon,
On the death of her husband, C. H. Spurgeon, (Excerpts)
Part Three – Parting Company
I can see two pilgrims treading this highway of life together, hand in hand—heart linked to heart. True, they have had rivers to ford, and mountains to cross, and fierce enemies to fight, and many dangers to go through; but their Guide was watchful, their Deliverer unfailing, and of them it might truly be said, “In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.”
But, at last, they came to a place on the road where two ways met; and here, amidst the terrors of a storm such as they had never before encountered, they parted company—the one being caught up to the invisible glory—the other, battered and bruised by the awful tempest, henceforth toiling along the road—alone.
But the “goodness and mercy” which, for so many years, had followed the two travelers, did not leave the solitary one; rather did the tenderness of the Lord “lead on softly,” and choose green pastures for the tired feet, and still waters for the solace and refreshment of His trembling child. He gave, moreover, into her hands a solemn charge—to help fellow-pilgrims along the road, filling her life with blessed interest, and healing her own deep sorrow by giving her power to relieve and comfort others.
“With Christ—which is far better!” Philippians 1:23.
Ever since the solemn midnight hour when God took to Himself my most precious treasure, “the desire of my eyes,” my loving and dearly-beloved husband—the above inspired words have been a wellspring of solace and comfort to my desolate heart. In the first anguish of my grief, I wrote them on the “farewell” card, and the palm-branches, which waved over his dead body in token of everlasting victory, bore their grand message of consolation to the thousands of weeping mourners.
Now, as the days go by, and the sense of loss deepens, and is still more acutely realized, the blessed fact set forth by these words comes again with Divine power of healing to my sorrowing soul. It is because it is far better for him to be with Christ—that I can patiently and even cheerfully endure my lonely life. I can sometimes dwell with such joy on the thought of his eternal glory “with Christ,” that I forget to sorrow over my own great and unspeakable loss.
A dear friend wrote thus to me, the other day—”Oh, when I think of him, as able to praise his Savior, and preach without fatigue or pain—no longer limping, or leaning on his staff—with no cough, no faintness—no swollen fingers or ankles—away from the fogs and mists; where no heresies distress his heart; when I think of him thus, my heart fairly leaps for joy!”
Yes, faith can truly exult in our beloved’s glory.
After his translation, I had time and opportunity further to realize the consolation enfolded in my text, and to prove the comforting power of the assurance that, even though my precious husband had bidden adieu to the best that earth could give, his being “with Christ” was “far better.”
Sometimes, my thoughts would recall those glorious drives up the mountains, which we had so lately enjoyed together; when every turn in the road revealed some new beauty of prospect, and a perfect climax of delight was reached when, after long, steady climbing, the horses drew the carriage triumphantly into the “place” of the quaint mountain village or town where we were bound. Here, some eight or nine hundred feet above the level of the sea, the houses were crowded together among the rocks like swallows’ nests, and the view before us was enchanting beyond description; and my beloved would, with childlike eagerness, turn to me, and say, “There, wifey, isn’t that worth coming all the way to see?” Yes, truly; and if there had been nothing else to see than his exultant happiness at my long-desired presence with him, this would have well repaid any effort of love on my part.
But, good and precious as all that was—and, oh! how sweet is the memory now!—my heart understands that it was only a poor earthly joy—fading and shadowy; and again I have to say, “He is with Christ, which is far better!”
Mr. Hanbury’s “marble halls” were full of all art-treasures and riches collected from many lands. Everything that the most perfect taste could desire was there in lavish abundance, and the rooms were filled with all the choice and precious things that earth and wealth could furnish. I made discoveries, every day, of something more rare and costly, or more beautiful than I had seen before; and my first impulse was to go and tell my husband about it, or bring him to share my pleasure and admiration.
But, alas! he was gone, and my heart would bleed afresh, and my grief awaken to a terrible intensity, until, in soft accents within my soul, the blessed Spirit would whisper, “He is with Christ—which is far better!”
Down by the sea-shore, with the clear blue waters kissing the shingle at my feet, and making even the stones to sing a constant song of joy, I used to sit and think of my beloved’s eternal bliss, until I could almost join in the universal melody around me, though the tears were blinding my eyes, and my heart ached with an unspeakable grief. I could not see to the other side of the bright Mediterranean waters—the light was too dazzling, and my vision was bounded; but I knew that, beyond the horizon, there lay a beautiful summer-land, where the rigors of winter are unknown, and the icy winds of the North never blow.
Even so, I could not, with my bodily eyes, see to the other shore of that separating sea which my precious husband had so lately crossed; but faith knew that the Celestial City was there, and that he was even then walking the golden streets, rejoicing in the fullness of joy at God’s right hand! Better, ay, far better, to be with Christ—than to be with me! With me remained tears, and grief, and pain, and sin; but there, God Himself had wiped all his tears away; and neither sorrow, nor sin, nor evil of any kind, could ever again hurt his gentle spirit, or vex his loving heart!
Many such ponderings were in my heart during those sad and sacred days; but the conclusion to them all was this—that there was no earthly bliss, no ravishing prospect, no precious ties of wedded love, no “best” that this world or its relationships could give, which was not silenced, and surpassed, and beyond measure outweighed—by the blessed fact that to be “with Christ was far better!”
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Michael G. Wilson
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Bruce Feirstein
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth Eon Productions spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 secret agent James Bond 007. The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli, to which the movie pays tribute in the end credits.
MI6 sends James Bond, agent 007, into the field to spy on a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Via television, MI6 and the British military identify several wanted men, including American "techno-terrorist" Henry Gupta, who is buying a GPS encoder made by the American military. Despite M's insistence to let 007 finish his reconnaissance, British Admiral Roebuck launches a missile attack on the arms bazaar. Bond then discovers two Soviet nuclear torpedoes mounted on an L-39 Albatros, and as the missile is too far along to be aborted, 007 hijacks the L-39 and flies away before the weapons bazaar is struck. In the confusion, Gupta escapes with the encoder.
Media baron Elliot Carver, head of the Carver Media Group Network (CMGN), begins his plans to use the encoder to provoke war between China and the United Kingdom, which would replace the current Chinese government with one more supportive to Carver's plans of exclusive broadcast rights. Meaconing the GPS signal using the encoder, Gupta sends the British frigate HMS Devonshire off-course into Chinese-held waters in the South China Sea, where Carver's stealth ship, commanded by Mr. Stamper, sinks the frigate with a sea drill and steals one of its missiles. Afterwards, Stamper's men shoot down a Chinese J-7 fighter jet sent to investigate the British presence, and kill the Devonshire's survivors with Chinese weaponry. After reading a CMGN report of the incident as a Chinese attack, Roebuck deploys the British Fleet to recover the frigate, and possibly retaliate, leaving M only forty-eight hours to investigate its sinking.
M sends Bond to investigate Carver after Carver Media releases news with critical details hours before these events have become known, and MI6 noticed a spurious signal from one of his CMGN communications satellites when the frigate was sunk. Bond travels to Hamburg and seduces Carver's wife, Paris, an ex-girlfriend, to get information that would help him enter Carver's newspaper headquarters. After Bond steals back the GPS encoder, Carver orders Paris and Bond killed. Paris is killed by Dr. Kaufman, but Bond kills Kaufman and escapes in his BMW 750i. Bond then goes to the South China Sea to investigate the wreck, discovering one of the missiles missing. He and Wai Lin, a Chinese spy on the same case, are captured by Stamper and taken to the CMGN tower in Saigon, but they escape and then collaborate on the investigation.
They contact the Royal Navy and the People's Liberation Army Air Force to explain Carver's scheme. They find Carver's stealth ship in Ha Long Bay and board it to prevent him firing the stolen British cruise missile at Beijing. During the battle, Wai Lin is captured. Bond captures Gupta to use as his own hostage, but Carver kills Gupta, claiming he has "outlived his contract". Bond detonates an explosive, damaging the ship and making it visible to radar, and vulnerable to a subsequent Royal Navy attack. While Wai Lin disables the engines, Bond goes after the missile. He kills Carver with his own sea drill. As Bond attempts to destroy the warhead, Stamper appears and fights him. Bond traps Stamper in the missile firing mechanism and dives to save Wai Lin as the missile explodes, destroying the ship and killing Stamper. Bond and Wai Lin survive amidst the wreckage as HMS Bedford searches for them.
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And he claims that this project has come to fruition, with America setting records for prosperity under his leadership and guidance. “Obama bad; Trump good” is pretty much his analysis in all areas and measurement of U.S. activity, especially economically. Even if this were true, it would reflect poorly on Trump’s character, but it has the added problem of being false, a big lie made up of many small ones. Personally, I don’t assume that all economic measurements directly reflect the leadership of whoever occupies the Oval Office, nor am I smart enough to figure out what causes what in the economy. But the idea that presidents get the credit or the blame for the economy during their tenure is a political fact of life. Trump, in his adorable, immodest mendacity, not only claims credit for everything good that happens in the economy, but tells people, literally and specifically, that they have to vote for him even if they hate him, because without his guidance, their 401(k) accounts “will go down the tubes.” That would be offensive even if it were true, but it is utterly false. The stock market has been on a 10-year run of steady gains that began in 2009, the year Barack Obama was inaugurated. But why would anyone care about that? It’s only an unarguable, stubborn fact. Still, speaking of facts, there are so many measurements and indicators of how the economy is doing, that those not committed to an honest investigation can find evidence for whatever they want to believe. Trump and his most committed followers want to believe that everything was terrible under Barack Obama and great under Trump. That’s baloney. Anyone who believes that believes something false. And a series of charts and graphs published Monday in the Washington Post and explained by Economics Correspondent Heather Long provides the data that tells the tale. The details are complicated. Click through to the link above and you’ll learn much. But the overview is pretty simply this: The U.S. economy had a major meltdown in the last year of the George W. Bush presidency. Again, I’m not smart enough to know how much of this was Bush’s “fault.” But he had been in office for six years when the trouble started. So, if it’s ever reasonable to hold a president accountable for the performance of the economy, the timeline is bad for Bush. GDP growth went negative. Job growth fell sharply and then went negative. Median household income shrank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 5,000 points! U.S. manufacturing output plunged, as did average home values, as did average hourly wages, as did measures of consumer confidence and most other indicators of economic health. (Backup for that is contained in the Post piece I linked to above.) Barack Obama inherited that mess of falling numbers, which continued during his first year in office, 2009, as he put in place policies designed to turn it around. By 2010, Obama’s second year, pretty much all of the negative numbers had turned positive. By the time Obama was up for reelection in 2012, all of them were headed in the right direction, which is certainly among the reasons voters gave him a second term by a solid (not landslide) margin. Basically, all of those good numbers continued throughout the second Obama term. The U.S. GDP, probably the single best measure of how the economy is doing, grew by 2.9 percent in 2015, which was Obama’s seventh year in office and was the best GDP growth number since before the crash of the late Bush years. GDP growth slowed to 1.6 percent in 2016, which may have been among the indicators that supported Trump’s campaign-year argument that everything was going to hell and only he could fix it. During the first year of Trump, GDP growth grew to 2.4 percent, which is decent but not great and anyway, a reasonable person would acknowledge that — to the degree that economic performance is to the credit or blame of the president — the performance in the first year of a new president is a mixture of the old and new policies. In Trump’s second year, 2018, the GDP grew 2.9 percent, equaling Obama’s best year, and so far in 2019, the growth rate has fallen to 2.1 percent, a mediocre number and a decline for which Trump presumably accepts no responsibility and blames either Nancy Pelosi, Ilhan Omar or, if he can swing it, Barack Obama. I suppose it’s natural for a president to want to take credit for everything good that happens on his (or someday her) watch, but not the blame for anything bad. Trump is more blatant about this than most. If we judge by his bad but remarkably steady approval ratings (today, according to the average maintained by 538.com, it’s 41.9 approval/ 53.7 disapproval) the pretty-good economy is not winning him new supporters, nor is his constant exaggeration of his accomplishments costing him many old ones). I already offered it above, but the full Washington Post workup of these numbers, and commentary/explanation by economics correspondent Heather Long, are here. On a related matter, if you care about what used to be called fiscal conservatism, which is the belief that federal debt and deficit matter, here’s a New York Times analysis, based on Congressional Budget Office data, suggesting that the annual budget deficit (that’s the amount the government borrows every year reflecting that amount by which federal spending exceeds revenues) which fell steadily during the Obama years, from a peak of $1.4 trillion at the beginning of the Obama administration, to $585 billion in 2016 (Obama’s last year in office), will be back up to $960 billion this fiscal year, and back over $1 trillion in 2020. (Here’s the New York Times piece detailing those numbers.) Trump is currently floating various tax cuts for the rich and the poor that will presumably worsen those projections, if passed. As the Times piece reported:
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Cops pursue leads in Tomawis case
by Rudolph Ian G. Alama
Davao City (4 December) -- The Philippine National Police is closely following up major leads in trying to resolve the slaying of Barira, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Alexander Tomawis.
Tomawis was gunned down last November 28 inside his home in Buhangin District, Davao City by an unidentified assailant.
PNP's Task Force Tomawis head Police Senior Superintendent Pedro Cabatingan Jr. said that based on the manner Tomawis was killed, the assailant was a professional hitman.
The Task Force said that they had interviewed the victim's brother, PO1 Harold Tomawis who recalled the chronological events leading to the death of his brother.
Basing on his brother's accounts, the Vice-Mayor had been increasingly receiving a number of death threats shortly before the killing.
PO1 Tomawis however did not disclose to the Task Force the source of the threats.
One angle being investigated is a complaint in the Ombudsman filed by the Vice-Mayor against a military official. They are also looking at a conflict emanating from the fact that the victim was the primemover of an Iranun Development Council.
They are also looking at a family feud or a deep personal grudge against the victim.
Cabatingan, who is also the regional head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, said that they are cross matching the slugs and spent shells from the crime scene with other slugs and shells in the ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.)
They have also digitally recreated a composite sketch of the gunman as cited by the key witnesses.
Cabatingan said that the Task Force is recommending the provisions of reward money to those who can pinpoint the suspects in the case.
Undersecretary Ricardo Puno of the Interior and Local Government recently visited the city to monitor the case. He urged the police to hasten if possible the resolution of the case and of the other political killings.
"There was no deadline given, but we will do our best to solve the case," Cabatingan assured the public. (PIA-XI) [top]
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Vol. 13, Issue 224 - Monday, August 11, 2008
M | T | W | T | F | S | S
UH WARRIOR FOOTBALL
MIKE BURLEY / MBURLEY@STARBULLETIN.COM
Hawaii receiver Greg Salas, a backup to Jason Rivers a year ago, is the likely starter at the "X" wide receiver spot.
UH’s Salas all geared up
» Manu commits to UH
By Brian McInnis
bmcinnis@starbulletin.com
Greg Salas searched frantically.
It was the second half of Hawaii's tight contest with Nevada in Reno last year, and Jason Rivers, the starter at "X" receiver (left wideout) got hurt and needed to come out of the game.
Salas, Rivers' backup, was in disbelief - he couldn't find his helmet, when at last an opportunity had arisen. Hawaii was forced to call a timeout to get the harried second-year freshman in the game.
Only after the Warriors escaped with a 28-26 victory by virtue of a Dan Kelly field goal could Salas breathe a sigh of relief.
"I got yelled at and everything," said Salas, now a sophomore and the front-runner to start at X receiver. "I was pretty bummed out, I thought it might have cost us the game."
He swears to this day that one of the linemen must have knocked his helmet back onto the track around the Mackay Stadium field.
Meanwhile, during the game, backup quarterback Inoke Funaki couldn't stop laughing. He and Salas shared a bond as reserves as part of the "sideline crew," as the QB put it, and the two also connected for their first career touchdowns on a 24-yarder against Northern Colorado earlier that year.
"We would always fake-call like he was going to go in. It was like the boy who cried wolf," Funaki said with a wide grin.
Salas sighed.
"Hopefully this year I won't have to do that again," he said.
Likely not. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver will likely be a major part of the Warriors' next-generation run-and-shoot attack after catching just three passes for 35 total yards in limited duty behind Rivers last year.
Salas went home to Chino, Calif., over the summer and trained with his old Chino High School quarterback, AJ Gracia, focusing on improving his speed and strength.
His coaches and teammates noticed the shift in work ethic immediately from the sometimes-passive Salas upon his return.
"I think he was a little too laid-back (last year), which is kinda his personality," offensive coordinator Ron Lee said. "I think he's beginning to understand what it's all about as far as practice, preparation.
"As far as understanding, the route-running, he's so far along," Lee added. "He's gonna have a huge year - I really feel this will be a breakout year for him."
The results have been laid bare for all to see during the Warriors' first week of fall camp in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. Salas handled a low grab in stride for a would-be touchdown on Friday, then managed extra efforts for two more possible scores Saturday.
Salas explained he's conducting his business with the mind-set that he's still playing second fiddle - even when it's apparent to everyone else that he no longer is.
"I'm still approaching it as everybody still has the same shot, which everybody does," he said. "I'm just trying to act like I'm second, still. I'm just trying to push myself. Definitely I knew I'd have an opportunity this year, and knew I'd have to work for it."
Funaki, in a battle of his own for the starting signal-caller job, brightened immediately after practice last week when asked about Salas.
In the Kahuku graduate's mind, the receiver's persona is a big part of what's allowed him to find his comfort zone in the Hawaii offense, and Hawaii itself.
"He has kind of a, I'd say, local-boy mentality," Funaki said. "That's how I kind of see him being. If I didn't know he was from California I could easily mistake him for being one of the boys from around here."
Salas agreed.
"I'm just a fun guy who likes being friendly with everybody," he said. "It doesn't surprise me much (for him to say that)."
Still, Funaki couldn't resist one final parting shot at The Helmet That Could Not Be Found.
"This year he'll have his helmet on his head, not under the bench," Funaki said.
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“I love working on location because it changes all the time and it’s new and exciting and you get to see so many cool new places and immerse yourself into the environment. But it also means that, yeah, you’re away from home and you aren’t in the same space. And especially working in Mexico, too, there’s a lot of differences. Like the language barrier or food, which were all amazing at the same time.”
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Natural and Synthetic Mulching Materials for Weed Control in Immature Rubber Plantations
Ruwani Kalpana Jayawardana, Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Agalawatta, Sri Lanka
Rasika Hettiarachchi, Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Agalawatta, Sri Lanka
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Weed control is important during immature stage of rubber plantations particularly, before fertilizer application. Most of the chemicals are being restricted due to health and environmental concerns thus investigations on chemical free weed control methods are important. The effect of different natural and synthetic mulching materials on weed control was studied compared to manual weeding. Oil palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) was used as natural mulch and shade net and polythene were used as synthetic mulch. Labor requirement in each treatment was evaluated. Effect of mulching on soil nitrogen content, pH, organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity was also measured at three months and one year after treatment application. All the mulching treatments showed significant weed control compared to the control. Since, weed regeneration was observed in oil palm EFB treatment from ten weeks of its application, it was applied again in three months intervals. There were no weeds observed in both in shade net and polythene mulch treatments from four weeks of their application up to one year period. All the mulching treatments reduced labor requirement compared to the control. Organic carbon content was significantly improved by mulching while other soil parameters were not affected compared to the control. Shade net and polythene could be effectively used for weed management and they will be beneficial under labor shortage. Oil palm EFB is effective for weed control with labor saving and it has to be applied in three months intervals. However, there will be no environmental pollution with Oil palm EFB mulch as it is a natural waste material.
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It was early. Pre dawn. I had recently learned of the underlying cause of my long struggle with a chronic illness. It had been one of those good news/bad news things. However, I hadn’t really grasped that, in the beginning. Initially, it had felt as though blazing floodlights had been thrown over a darkened sports arena, temporarily blinding me with the brilliance of hope -that I finally had a decent shot of winning the big game. But this morning, the reality of how this particular game would unfold had come into clear focus.
Toxic mold can wreak unbelievable havoc on people, who are genetically prone (which includes a whopping 25% of the population). That was my deal. Extreme inflammation, from exposure, had severely disrupted the part of my brain (Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis), which controls the balance of the central nervous and endocrine systems. Disruption of the HPA is a common effect of toxic mold exposure, and when those systems become compromised, serious health consequences occur. I had, like most people with this problem, suffered for years before uncovering the cause. So, I had been elated to both uncover the source of trouble and also learn that the cure was simple -avoid toxic mold exposure and then detox the circulating mycotoxins from my body. Slam. Dunk. Score!
I had moved out of my house, which was an older home built over a damp crawl space. The decision was painful but straightforward. When I weighed my house vs my life, it was a no-brainer. Houses can be replaced.
But, that was only the beginning. The more I learned, about how to truly avoid mold, the more difficult (and smaller) my world had continued to become.
I owned a house full of possessions that were now toxic to me. And a closet full of beautiful clothes. And priceless family heirlooms. Antiques. Family photo albums. Hand scribbled notes from my toddlers. Letters from my beloved father, whom I had recently lost. My artwork. A massive collection of music books and sheet music, some of which had come from my grandmother. Most buildings, in my world, had become ‘off limits’ to me, due to their age or water damaged status, severely limiting my ability to enjoy the normal pleasures of social life. Relationships were compromised, because it was so hard for some to understand. I couldn’t blame them; it was hard for me to grasp the complexities. There was not one corner, in my life, that had gone untouched by the greedy fingers of this malady.
Somehow, I had walked through the floodlights of hope into a bizarre world that I could never have imagined. It was as if everything in my life had died, and yet somehow I had survived.
That morning, in the pre-dawn hours, the weight of the on-going difficulty bore down like an anvil. I wanted to run from the reality, so I grabbed my keys and drove…away.
It was January, in the dead of winter. The backlight of pre-dawn cast a gray hue across the endless, lifeless landscape. It seemed fitting that my surroundings appeared desolate.
Barren.
A picture of my life, it felt.
Tormented cries for mercy pierced the silence, as I drove across the barren landscape. My eyes, swollen from the torrent, barely managed to remain open as the miles passed. But then, just as the first rays of dawn burst from behind the horizon, I crested a hill.
And it took my breath away.
Beyond me lay the wide-open prairie below, bathed in purest, golden light. A distant windmill, poised behind a perfectly azure body of water, quietly stood. The scene was mesmerizing. In one instant, God had cast His golden light onto a barren landscape and transformed it into the most exquisite picture of perfection.
I pulled over, drinking in the magnificence while pondering the deep meaning. On the side of a lonely, rural, highway, Stillness spoke while I listened.
Life is gray and barren -and- it is golden with plenty. There is not one without the other. Elements of each are intermingled, woven in and out, under and through, like the threads of a tapestry. Ever changing, moving toward new patterns in time, old steps will merge into new rhythms, and the gray places of void will be filled with golden opportunities. The gray and the gold threads of circumstance are constantly, masterfully woven into the complex pattern of life -and we can trust the process.
My circumstance had not changed, in those moments. The difficulties had not disappeared. The only difference was that a new light had been cast over the landscape. The dramatic change had presented a different perspective, helping me realize that, in the grand scheme of things, it all fit together and I would find my way through these days of difficulty, as I had done with the other challenges of my life.
On that morning, as the golden light faded into ordinary, I was left with the feeling that one day, I would stand from a distance and marvel that the interwoven threads of each challenge and victory were necessary to the whole.
And I would declare it to be a masterpiece!
To read more about my journey with mold illness:
Through the Valley
How I Changed My Mind and Opened Up New Possibilities for Healing
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Cowabunga, dudes!
The 80s was a funky time to grow up in, when kids have a wide, and I mean really wide selection of cartoons to watch, and not to mention the toys tied in to make billions. I can rattle off the toons like Mask, Silverhawks, BraveStarr, and the earlier GI Joes and He-Man, etc. It was a period of time where I celebrated in my shorts, but I vividly remember that growing up phase when somehow, the toons didn't start to appeal anymore. Probably I was maturing (ahem), and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was caught in this transition stage I was in.
Not that I didn't enjoy the episodes on television, but they looked kiddy-ish. If you've read the original comic books by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, you'll know what I mean. Gone were the dark, gritty tones, replaced by smiling turtles who for reasons of getting the nod for acceptable screen violence, do not use their weapons. You wonder why they're outfitted with deadly katanas, nunchuks and sais, but decide to use things like dustbin lids, manhole covers and the likes to fend off The Foot. That's bullshit.
Then again, the demographics for the cartoon series were different, and mainly to feed the demand for the merchandise, and the toys were created with infinite number of permutations and combinations. Things got sillier when they're dressed with strange disguises, just to make that extra buck on a toy.
Don't get me started on the earlier movies too. While Jim Henson's puppet house created almost life-like ninja turtles, the story stank, and again, to cater to the target audience, the weapons once again became white elephants. Shredder and The Foot Clan were chief villains, together with Bebop and Rocksteady, but it all played out rather childishly, reminiscent of the cartoon series. It drifted far away from the original source material, and the sequel, which featured a Vanilla Ice cameo, made it all the worse.
I'm glad to say that this animated TMNT met expectations, thankfully, giving mature audiences beautiful animation to gawk at, coupled with a decent story. Decent, not fantastic, as it had rehashed certain plot elements from the first movie, and the usual Leonardo-Raphael feud. Set in an era post-Shredder, where our heroes in a half-shell are taking it easy and living their own lives, it added a hokey mythological dimension to introduce some new villains, and given its short runtime, made it seem all like a rush job, given that a montage was slapped to move things along.
Then again, this movie probably was never about the villains, but a celebration of the return of the once beloved characters. It put the spotlight firmly on Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, together with their master Splinter, ex-newscaster April O'Neil, and vigilante Casey Jones. The villains serve their purpose of being turtle fodder, and an excuse to see our heroes utilize their weapons for once (though again, no blood is spilled, but they used their weapons, so I'm a happy camper). Central to the theme of getting together back again is that of Brotherhood, and our heroes grit and show their teeth just like in the comics, rather than the red tongue in the cartoons.
Michelangelo still remained my favourite turtle of them all, and I think he's the best animated character in the movie, given his many goofy expressions, and his larger than usual eyes. The voice talents are something to marvel at too - Chris Evans (Casey Jones), Sarah Michelle Gellar (April), the late Mako Iwamatsu (Splinter, and also starring in Cages), Patrick Stewart (Max Winters), Laurence Fishburne (Narrator), Zhang Ziyi (Karai), and Kevin Smith as an anonymous diner.
Writer-director Kevin Munroe got his formula and played his cards right for this movie, and his next film is Gatchaman, yet another piece of animation I grew up with. Looking at the preview stills, it might look like a hit, and given his adequately entertaining take on TMNT, with a sequel suggested, I can't wait. I'd say again, the animation is great, and the soundtrack rocked too. Thank goodness it didn't contain any cheesy lines or tune from the cartoon's theme song.
Heroes in a half-shell
Turtle power!
They're the world's most fearsome fighting team (We're really hip!)
They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green (Hey get a grip!)
When the evil Shredder attacks
These Turtle boys don't cut him no slack!
Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (He's a radical rat!)
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact Jack!)
Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!)
Michelangelo is a party dude (Party!)
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[SIFF] Bloody Tie (Sasaeng Gyeoldan)
[SIFF] Aachi and Ssipak (Achi-wa Ssipak)
[SIFF] Things We Do When We Fall In Love
[SIFF] Black Gold
Retribution (Sakebi)
Provoked: A True Story
[SIFF] FUCK
[SIFF] Aki Ra's Boys (Asian Premiere)
[SIFF] The Changi Murals (World Premiere)
The Last Mimzy
[SIFF] Feet Unbound (Asian Premiere)
The Last King of Scotland DVD
The Hills Have Eyes II
[SIFF] Before We Fall in Love Again
[SIFF] Match Made
Love and Honor (Bushi No Ichibun)
The Letters of Death
Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei)
[DVD] PTU (2003)
200 Pounds Beauty (Minyeo-Neun Goerowo)
[SIFF] F. (World Premiere)
[DVD] The Mission (Cheung Fo) (1999)
I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (Hei Yan Quan)
The Namesake
Conversations with Other Women
The Reaping
Nada Sô Sô (Tears For You)
Mr Bean's Holiday
[HKIFF] Undercover (危險人物) (World Premiere)
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Russell Young. Kate Moss: Superstar (All Saints Pink).
September 9 – 12, 2015
Axiom Contemporary is excited to be joining the Houston Fine Art Fair next weekend for an exhibition in International Modern and Contemporary Art. The Houston Fine Art Fair is a celebrated fine art fair in the South for contemporary art enthusiasts, and prides itself on reflecting Houston’s sophisticated and diverse collecting practices.
At the Houston Fine Art Fair, Axiom is overjoyed and honored to be showing the work of world-renowned, British-American contemporary pop artist, Russell Young. We will be showing three screen print works from his series Kate Moss Superstar. Each brightly colored, alluring screen print is finished with a layer of diamond dust, emphasizing Kate Moss’s beauty and celebrity status.
In addition to the Russell Young pieces, Axiom Contemporary will be presenting art by Colombian contemporary photographer Max Steven Grossman, Venice Beach painter and collage artist Jay Kelly, British X-ray photographer Nick Veasey, vibrant and chaotic painter Michael Gorman, hyper-realistic wood sculptor Chris Hedrick, and pop sculptor Matthew LaPenta.
Jay Kelly. Simply Charming
Matthew LaPenta. Angel (Emoji)
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Welcome to HHS Career Center
Career Exploration Opportunities
Empowering and preparing Harrisburg Tigers to pursue meaningful careers and lives.
Harrisburg’s Career Center is a resource center designed to engage students as active participants in their career development from freshman through senior year. The central purpose of Harrisburg Career Center is to help students prepare for academic and career success. We strive to serve the needs of the individual and create career-related programs and services that are responsive and accessible to our students and community.
The Harrisburg Career Center’s mission is to promote the career development and related life planning skills of Harrisburg students and to provide access to internships, job shadows, and employment opportunities so students may explore career choices and nurture career goals.
Harrisburg Career Center is dedicated to education and empowering of Harrisburg students in the career development process by:
Facilitating self-assessment and career exploration to develop a clear career objective
Promoting avenues for experiential learning
Providing assistance in job search and transition to professional life
Cultivating and maintaining partnerships with employers
Serving as a resource to staff, faculty and community
Career Opportunity Notifications
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Municipal Profile
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For and in behalf of the Local Government Unit of Casiguran, Aurora, I would like to express my sincerest and warmest greetings to all of you. Welcome to the Website of the Local Government Unit of Casiguran. Through this Advance Technology, the different plans, projects, programs and services of this Municipal Government can be easily conveyed to the people. This also serves as a window in engaging proper dissemination of all activities, works, plans, and programs delivered to different barangays in order for them to aspire and inspire in participating and collaborating with these undertakings.
The fast changing mode of lifestyle nowadays is not solely dependent on the growing engagement to different social media site, though we must be responsible enough that giving credible information is vital for the balance integration that will realize the freedom of expression mandated by the Philippine Constitution. Let us bind and work together as a team for the sake of progress and prosperity.
May this WEBSITE be the portal to facilitate the spirit of transparency of the Local Government Unit of Casiguran.
LGU Casiguran launches Business One-Stop Shop
The Local Government Unit of Casiguran, Aurora opens a business one-stop shop (BOSS) to encourage business owners and those who are planning to open up a business to process their business registrations and renewals early.
With this, all the departments and agencies concerned-such as Mayor’s Office, Municipal Treasury Office, Bureau of Fire Protection, Engineering Office, Municipal Health Office, MENRO, MPDC, PNP, and BIR – gathered to ensure the efficient processing of documents for business licenses and permits.
The Business one-stop shop is located at Casiguran Multi-purpose hall, it will be open on Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm until January 31, 2020.
Byahe Ni Drew @ Casiguran Aurora
Libreng Bakuna kontra FLU para sa mga Senior Citizen
Flu vaccination and FBS for senior citizen
Barangay Calabgan Casiguran Aurora
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-MHOCasiguran
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Reference within this site to any specific commercial or non-commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Casiguran Municipal Government. The views and opinions of the authors of content published at www.casiguran-isabela.gov.ph do not necessarily state or reflect the opinion of the Casiguran Municipal Government, and cannot be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. .. . .continue reading
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