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__label__cc	0.709984	0.290016	Home Madrid Open live matches Fabio Fognini vs Dominic Thiem Live Streaming Fabio Fognini vs Dominic Thiem Live Streaming Live streaming for the match Fabio Fognini vs Dominic Thiem is available. Here you will find the complete information on how to catch live Fabio Fognini vs Dominic Thiem. Fognini vs Thiem live streaming info: Fognini vs Thiem Head to Head: 1 Dominic Thiem Fabio Fognini was born on 24 May 1987 in Italy. Fognini plays right-handed (two-handed backhand) and he’s coached by Franco Davín. Fabio Fognini has won 8 titles in his career (0 Grand Slam titles). Fognini height: 1.78 m. Dominic Thiem was born on 3 September 1993 in Austria. Thiem plays right-handed (one-handed backhand) and he’s coached by Gunter Bresnik. Dominic Thiem has won 11 titles in his career (0 Grand Slam titles). Thiem height: 1.85 m. Fabio Fognini is meeting Dominic Thiem in the third round of Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain. The match between Fabio Fognini and Dominic Thiem will take place on outdoor clay courts. You can watch Fognini vs Thiem online, following the instructions mentioned above, or you can follow it on TV. Click here to check Madrid Open TV broadcasting schedule. There are various exciting games during the 3rd stage in the Mutua Madrid Open. Federer will perform against Gael Monfils in what could be a really exciting meet, because the two tennis players are usually extraordinary. A whole lot more, the 2 have not matched ever since some years ago. Every one of the the best seeds inside the Madrid Masters continues to be inside the event, so beginning from round 3 we’ll enjoy quite a lot of fantastic and stunning games inside the event. Dominic Thiem Live Stream Fabio Fognini Live Stream	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2796
__label__wiki	0.924583	0.924583	Results: 1-25 of 33 \| Refined by: Original Format: Map Remove Available Online Remove Language: English Remove Location: United States Remove Part of: Geography and Map Division Remove Online Format: Image Remove Part of: Panoramic Maps Remove Contributor: Ruger, A. Remove East Saginaw, Michigan, 1867 Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. PM3 Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/2 Contributor: Chicago Lithographing Co. - Ruger, A. Adrian, Michigan 1866. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 332 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Grand Rapids, Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 350 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Kalamazoo, Michigan 1874. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 357 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2; 710/3 Contributor: Chicago Lithographing Co. - Stoner, J. J. - Charles Shober & Co. - Ruger, A. Muskegon, Michigan 1874. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 365 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1; 710/2 Contributor: Chicago Lithographing Co. - Charles Shober & Co. - Ruger, A. Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 368 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Saginaw City [Michigan 1867] Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 373 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Michigan. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 380 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 378 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2 Contributor: Glover, E. S. (Eli Sheldon) - Chicago Lithographing Co. - Ruger, A. Hudson, Lenawee Co., Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 352 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2 Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 353 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan 1866. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 362 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan 1867. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 369 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan 1874. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 349 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2; 710/3 Saint Johns, Clinton Co., Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 376 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Bird's eye view of Michigan City, LaPorte County, Ind. 1869. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 199 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Contributor: Merchant's Lithographing Company - Ruger, A. Birds eye view of the city of Jackson, Michigan. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 355 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Panoramic view of the city of Jackson, Michigan 1881. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. "Looking north east." Indexed for points of interest. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 356 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2 Contributor: Beck & Pauli - Stoner, J. J. - Ruger, A. Birds eye view of the city of Lansing, Michigan 1866. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 359 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Bird's eye view of Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana 1869. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 198 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Panoramic view of the city of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan 1880. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 334 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2 Bird's eye view of Bay City, Portsmouth, Wenona & Salzburg, Bay Co., Michigan 1867. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 338 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Birds eye view of the city of Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 341 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Birds eye view of the city of Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., Michigan 1868. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 348 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 710/2 Contributor: Glover, E. S. (Eli Sheldon) - Merchant's Lithographing Company - Ruger, A. Birds eye view of the city of Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 361 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 710/1 Available Online 33 Grand Haven 2 Adrian 1 Geography and Map Division American Memory 33 Cities and Towns 33 Library of Congress Online Catalog 33 Ruger, A. Chicago Lithographing Co 26 Glover, E. S. (Eli Sheldon) 5 Stoner, J. J. 4 Merchant's Lithographing Company 3 Charles Shober & Co 3 Beck & Pauli 2 Aerial Views 33 Battle Creek (Mich.) 2 Jackson (Mich.) 2 Grand Haven (Mich.) 2	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2798
__label__wiki	0.968002	0.968002	Lowestoft Journal Your Lowestoft Lowestoft Sport Lowestoft Events More body cameras pledge as 'unacceptable' attacks on police rise PUBLISHED: 13:12 10 August 2018 Emily Townsend Suffolk police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore. Picture: Suffolk PCC A pledge has been made to invest more in body cameras amid a rise in the number of attacks on officers. Suffolk police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore is pledging to do all he can to protect officers and staff after Home Office figures showed more than 300 assaults were reported in Suffolk last year. At least 82 of the 341 attacks in 2017-18 led to injuries, while 259 were listed as assaults without injury. That figure is up nine per cent on the previous year, 2015-16. “Any attack on any of our police officers is utterly deplorable and there is no excuse for such behaviour,” said Mr Passmore. “My police and crime plan specifically refers to my commitment to officers and staff. “I will do all I can to ensure our frontline officers have the equipment they need to help keep them safe, which includes a significant investment in body worn video cameras.” Darren Harris, chairman of the Suffolk Police Federation, also condemned any attack on an officer. He revealed at least 10 reported being punched, kicked, spat at and bitten in the last week alone. Some of the attacks required hospital treatment, he added, branding the incidents “totally unacceptable”. “An assault on a police officer is an assault on society,” said Mr Harris. “We are there to help and protect. The last four or so weeks have been particularly bad. “Officers are being punched, kicked, spat at and experiencing really quite violent attacks. “If you think about it 341 assaults is almost one officer every day, which is just horrific.” He said a number of factors could be to blame for a recent surge in attacks. “The weather has been absolutely lovely, and although we can’t be completely sure of the reasons I do reckon that’s had an impact,” he added. “More people are out and about, and there’s alcohol involved.” In terms of the year-on-year increase, Mr Harris said this could also be down to a variety of issues. He added: “We have a smaller number of police officers on the streets than we did eight years ago,” he said. “We are also being called out to more and more mental health incidents, and sometimes people in distress can become violent. “In any case, it does have a real effect on my members. They don’t want to be assaulted, and when it happens they often take sick leave. It’s a vicious circle.” Adults only: Pontins Pakefield bans children from resort Man arrested after 50-year-old woman attacked ‘Bright and intelligent boy’ died from overdose in flat End in sight to problems on ‘nightmare’ school run Former school site set for new lease of life Latest from the Lowestoft Journal Kittens abandoned and left for dead near railway line A12 CLOSED after Asda lorry comes off road Council to bring “15-20” sites forward for housing in Suffolk Eastern Daily Press Great Yarmouth Mercury Beccles and Bungay Journal	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2802
__label__wiki	0.820333	0.820333	Real Men Go to Tehran Adam Shatz What Trump doesn’t know about Iran Kaiser Karl V Thomas Penn Social Mobilities Short Cuts: So much for England Nelly Lahoud Ray Strachey C.J. Sansom Malcolm Gaskill At the British Museum: ‘Troy: Myth and Reality’ James Davidson Poem: ‘The Lion Tree’ Jamie McKendrick SurrogacyTM Jenny Turner Boys in Motion ‘Trick Mirror’ Lauren Oyler Diary: What really happened in Yancheng? Long Ling Bloom’s GnovelMarilyn Butler Vol. 2 No. 13 · 3 July 1980 Bloom’s Gnovel Marilyn Butler The Flight to Lucifer: A Gnostic Fantasy by Harold Bloom. Faber, 240 pp., £4.95, May 1980, 0 374 15644 1Show More Harold Bloom of Yale has become strangely hard to avoid. Eloquent, prolific, charismatic, he is unmistakably one of the leading living mandarins of literary criticism. His manner of writing has not endeared him to the professional Establishment – his hyperboles, as he once remarked, have been unacceptable to the scholars of poetic tradition. On the other hand, there has been something in his matter which has made it difficult for non-hyperbolic scholars either to catch him out or to shake him off. One reason has been his splendid timing. Over the last twenty years a series of books which on the face of it dealt with esoteric topics proved, on inspection, to chime with the intellectual fashion. He rose to stardom by writing on Romanticism, and especially with The Visionary Company (1961), an introduction to the six great English Romantic poets which interpreted them all as introverted figures with transcendental aspirations. The Visionary Company was never merely fashionable; it had much more vigour and warmth than almost all rival surveys of its field. But it did manage to keep company with a whole American generation’s outpouring on English Romanticism, most of it profoundly respectable. Bloom, to be sure, in 1970 wrote a new introduction to The Visionary Company which implied that it broke with the past. Eliot, Bloom declared, divided English poets into two traditions, of which the better line of inheritance was the religious (although, Bloom commented, the favoured poets were in practice merely the Anglo-Catholics). Using this yardstick, Eliot came near to omitting Romantic poetry from his canon. Was Bloom’s a move, then, to re-admit a body of poetry that was politically radical, secular, or otherwisenon-conforming with High American altruism? Not so. ‘Though it is a displaced Protestantism,’ Bloom concedes, ‘or a Protestantism astonishingly transformed by different kinds of humanism or naturalism, the poetry of the English Romantics is a kind of religious poetry, and the religion is in the Protestant line.’ This is a bit like Milton’s handling of Satan’s rebellion: it begins with the challenge, and ends with the Almighty firmly in the judgment seat. Bloom’s religiousness has probably been the element in his thinking which has done most to confuse his friends and foes alike. From the start he has peppered his books with esoteric references to the Jewish Kabbalah, the body of doctrine or theosophy which is latent both in Judaism and in Christianity; it emphasises not external authority, the law, the Prophets, the Church, but inward experience and meditation. The religiously orthodox, and with them Eliot’s New England literary Establishment, have no doubt tended to think that Kabbalism encourages superstition, emotionalism and self-indulgence. Much the same could be said of the flower people of the 1960s, who were also hankering after forms of religion with a dash of oriental extravagance about them. It was a suspect strain in Bloom, that his Kabbalism met the emotionalism of the day. And yet he avoided making exaggerated claims for the movement, of the sort other scholars might have enjoyed themselves refuting; his learning was, in fact, also compatible with the highly scholastic accounts of Renaissance neo-Platonism which were pouring out of the academies at the same time. As the formalistic Seventies succeeded the subjective Sixties, Bloom’s talent for keeping abreast or actually ahead began to look like genius. For elaboration and sheer adaptive ingenuity there is not much in recent criticism in English to challenge his series beginning with The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (1973), and continuing with A Map of Misreading (1975), complete with tables and diagrams. Bloom had left behind the emotional atmosphere of the Sixties, and sidestepped the charge of subjectivism, in favour of the rigour and scientific systematising which were now more fashionable in the graduate schools. Or had he? All along, there was something oddly volatile about the elements he combined. The lengthening list of specialised terms and the precise-looking tables were presented in a prose style that sounded more and more intense and vatic. Since the mid-Seventies, while the diverse elements in his work have fused with increasing success into a personal system, Bloom has looked less and less like a member of any club. His contribution to a recent volume on the fashionable topic of Deconstuction and Criticism spells out that he is not a deconstructionist. He feels more at home within the Anglo-American approach to literature, an empirical intellectual tradition, than with French systematising. He has applied himself, after all, to the great mainstream creative writing of the last two centuries; he has contributed essentially to the understanding of Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, as well as Wallace Stevens and still-living American poets. That concern with establishing a canon of great literature, and with the interpretation of all poems within the canon, is traditional to literary scholarship, and generally treated with scorn by theorists. Yet to welcome him back to the fold of orthodoxy would be letting a wolf in among the sheep. The fact is that Bloom was less likely to get under the skin of empiricist critics when he sounded theoretical in A Map of Misreading than he was in Poetry and Repression (1976), a brilliant group of studies of ‘Canonical’ great poems in which theory was smuggled in seriatim, in a number of well-calculated digressions. Arguments that had been resistible when rehearsed at length became fascinating as apercus; what was grandiose and vulnerable as a system now proved capable of supporting clever and imaginative writing about poems. On these terms, the reader could take, for example, the hypothesis that a revolution has occurred in Western experience: since about the end of the 18th century, the perception of the outer world has become clearer, because it is perceived as different from the Self; reality has been internalised, and the history of mankind transferred to the history of the individual. For Bloom, the great interpreters of this intellectual revolution are the 19th-century sages Emerson, Nietzsche and Freud. From Emerson he takes his acutely introverted reading of Romanticism, from Freud his understanding of the inner life as intense, ceaseless activity: the psyche is a battle-ground in which the self’s most identifiable antagonist is the figure of the father. But the Freudian account of generalised inner life becomes with Bloom an analogy for something more specific: the making of poetry. In particular, the Freudian phenomenon, repression, is adapted to become the Bloomian phenomenon, poetic influence. To find his voice, the poet has to rebel successfully against a poetic antagonist, a dominant precursor-poet. Tracing this process barely resembles the old scholastic quest for literary sources. (Bloom somewhere describes the source-hunter as the carrioneater of the profession.) The work of the previous poet has already been absorbed by the id of the new one, so that it is an internalised antagonist who rises up against the ego; the alien concept is felt as a burden and provokes a defence from the consciousness, Bloom’s characteristic dogma of the poet’s misreading of his precursor. Though it rests on brutal simplifications, Bloom’s theory cuts through the intellectual knot of how to make psychology serve the needs of literary criticism: he proposes that we should understand the poet’s devices as psychic defences against previous writing. There is no denying that to the student generation this fundamentalist proposition can have an extraordinary appeal. In Bloom’s scheme, the poet’s task is a model of the struggle to realise the self, which many of them see as the central activity of life. Practising poets are more likely to feel put out, as are orthodox critics. Conscious aspects of poem-making, from craftsmanship to argument to ‘world view’, are discounted, and so, too, is the concept Coleridge believed in, of artistic creativity as beneficent and God-given. For Bloom is at one with the deconstructionists on a crucial issue: he suspects the poet’s tendency to idealise his own activity, and the critic’s tendency to support the poet, in that long literary tradition of mutual flattery or, as Bloom puts it with characteristic politeness, of ‘noble obfuscation’. The author of Poetry and Repression has travelled a long way since the relative safety of The Visionary Company. Indeed, the favourite ideas he adverts on – Romantic Protestantism, the Kabbalah, Freud – have this in common with one another, that they supply images for a self at war with precedent or with orthodoxy. Always as much creative writer as critic, Bloom now looks less like the collector of scattered doctrines, and more like the author of a single complex personal myth. It is an impression confirmed by his novel, The Flight to Lucifer: A Gnostic Fantasy. At its most serious, fantasy becomes a vehicle for an alternative interpretation of reality, and so he uses it here. The interpretation is that of the Gnostics, a group of believers associated primarily with Alexandria in the first centuries AD. Gnosticism was a strong force within Christianity, but its roots were pre-Christian, Greek and Persian as well as Hebraic, and strongly coloured by the dislike of the material world characteristic of the Orient. According to the Gnostics, this world was created by a fallen Deity, the evil Demiurge, who imprisons us in matter and continues to block our ascent to the true, alien God. In Bloom’s allegory, an Aeon, or angel of the true God, descends to Earth and carries the book’s two heroes, Valentinus and Perscors, to another planet, Lucifer, in order to discover or recover the transcendental knowledge that releases the divine spark from its demiurgical prison. It is a learned novel, in more than one sense. As the principal hero, Perscors goes through a series of standard epic trials, including a visit to the Underworld, and these are adjusted with Spenserian niceness to suit the allegory. His grand battle at the end begins with his stumbling alone in a labyrinth, and continues with a contest against wind and rain, since he represents mankind lost in perplexity and ignorance. ‘I have set myself against the invisible.’ Actually, Gnosticism’s preoccupation with the inward struggle presents rather a poser to Bloom as novelist, who has to let on that Perscors can never be in serious danger from any human opponent. Well over half his adventures are mere conversations with the inhabitants of Lucifer, who are re-living the schisms of Earth 1,800 years ago. In a ‘religion-mad’ world, the warring leaders are happy to instruct him on points of dogma before resuming their chief business, which is to slaughter one another. Manichees are thus usefully distinguished from Marcionites, while followers of cults further from the Alexandrian centre, the Mithraic and the Arimanic, walk on, carrying spears. Those of an antiquarian taste will like the discursive turn events take. While nothing outward appears to be going on, interest is sustained by curiosity about where on earth, theologically speaking, Bloom intends to lead us. As fiction, The Flight to Lucifer has practically nothing to recommend it. The plot, so important an element in fantasy, lacks suspense, pace and variety. Bloom’s style is as powerful as ever, but narrative, or at any rate allegorical narrative, gives him no opening for the dazzling insights and asides of his best criticism. Lucifer is not a fictional world for the imagination to linger in: the landscape is repellent, the light poor, and the native inhabitants both nasty and feeble – while the visitor Perscors, angry, murderous, exceedingly male, is about as empathetic as King Kong. And yet, even if he surmises that the novel is unlikely to make the best-seller list, the fair-minded critic can hardly damn it on any of the grounds given, since the allegory has, with unassailable logic, determined them all. The question outstanding is whether this deliberate presentation of his myth adds to Bloom’s stature, or tells us anything which he has not told us better in his formal criticism. As a personal myth, Bloom’s has extraordinary features. The hero’s strange name, which seems to echo that of a pagan hero like Perseus or even Prometheus, is also a near-anagram of Precursor. The Gnostic figure alluded to is the Primal Man, the first of the human race and the original antagonist of the fallen Demiurge. For some Gnostics, Primal Man made war on darkness in repeated incarnations; as he raises himself out of the material world, so may others who retain the spark of the divine being. But Bloom’s myth is not likely to apply primarily to being, to living, or to the religious state of knowing: his concern has always been with writing. Perscors’s discovery of his identity reminds us of an observation Bloom makes in Poetry and Repression, when he is discussing the confrontation between the poet-figure and the Muse Moneta in Keats’s poem ‘The Fall of Hyperion’: ‘Priority perhaps means not being first, but being alone, and is the demonic form of the apocalyptic impulse to be integrated again.’ Bloom has always maintained that the great poet is strong, but this is not a term which means anything precise; to say that Perscors gives it teeth is to put it mildly. Viewed as behaviour, Perscors’s tendency to beat up the female divinities he encounters leaves much to be desired. (Actually it is hard not to speculate, in ordinary Freudian terms, about this character’s obsession with punishing a succession of elderly and uninviting whores.) But for the intended significance of these scenes, it is more illuminating to bear Keats in mind again – Keats, who in his poetry depicts a series of encounters between a human male quester-poet and a divine female Muse-principle. Even in Keats’s decorous version, these meetings are liable to spell danger for the human male. Bloom, with his post-Freudian reading of the inner life, is a great deal less temperate. He renders the classic relationship as either the masochistic ritualised humiliation of the poet, or the brutal overthrow of the Divinity, and in either case, war to the death. The Anxiety of Influence presented itself as ‘a severe poem’ or ‘a grim romance of the critical quest’ on account of the harshness of its portrayal of the poetic process. The Flight to Lucifer has the same subject and matches the description. As a religious allegory, Bloom’s novel, like C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra, manages to make the reader feel admonished but unrepentant. Viewed as an allegory of the artistic life – that sphere conventionally bathed in Arnoldian sweetness and light – it is considerably more agitating. The Devil is come down unto us, having great wrath, and the lamb-like poet of the academies is in his path. Send Letters To: London Review of Books, Please include name, address, and a telephone number. Marilyn Butler is Rector of Exeter College, Oxford. She is the author of Jane Austen and the War of Ideas and of Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries. More by this contributor Simplicity: What Jane Austen Read The Verity of Verity Malvolio’s Story More by Marilyn Butler	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2805
__label__cc	0.525642	0.474358	5 Traces of Windows XP Inside Windows 10 Revealed Joe Keeley November 4, 2015 04-11-2015 4 minutes Windows 10 is an evolution of earlier operating systems and you can find traces of Windows past if you look close enough. As such, we’ve rounded up some of the remnants from Windows XP that still exist in Microsoft’s newest operating system 14 years on. While big features like the Start Menu have undergone drastic changes A Guide to the Windows 10 Start Menu A Guide to the Windows 10 Start Menu Windows 10 fixes the Start Menu dilemma! Getting to grips with the new Start Menu will supercharge your Windows 10 experience. With this handy guide, you'll be an expert in no time. Read More , you can still find pictures of CRT monitors, pixel icons, and retro dialog boxes in certain places. If you’ve found your own examples of Windows XP still living on in Windows 10, be sure to let us all know in the comments section below. Screen Saver Settings Screensavers might now be outdated Should You Turn Your Screensaver Off? History & Modern Use of a Bug Fix Should You Turn Your Screensaver Off? History & Modern Use of a Bug Fix Once an important feature to help prevent screen burn, screensavers are mostly used now to look pretty. How did they come to be and are they still worth using today? Read More , but you can still set one. The trouble is, Microsoft hasn’t made it particularly obvious on how to do so. Previous versions of Windows let you get to it through right-clicking the desktop and the Personalization control panel, but not any more. On Windows 10, it’s buried as a link on the lock screen options. However, the quickest access is to do a system search for change screen saver and choose the relevant result. The selection of screensavers is limited, but it has remained the same since Windows 7 and you can still download retro screensavers online if that takes your fancy. So far, Microsoft hasn’t changed anything about the Screen Saver Settings window. To that extent, the image that’s used to represent your monitor is nearly the same as the one used in Windows XP – back then it had a monitor stand on the bottom too. It’s very unlikely that many people are using Windows 10 on a CRT monitor! Disk Quotas Setting a disk quota is a function that allows system admins to limit the amount of disk space that can be occupied by users. More often used in a business environment than at home, this is a handy setting to stop users filling a drive to its maximum and being warned when that limit is soon to be reached. To access the quota settings, first view your drives under This PC. Then right-click the drive you want to set a quota for and click Properties. You’ll notice that many of the tabs here have modern icons – bear that in mind. Now select the Quota tab and click Show Quota Settings. You’ll be presented with the Quota Settings window, with a lovely retro traffic light icon to go with it. Uninstall Conflict Although the Control Panel may have changed over the years Unlock Windows Potential: Control Panel Demystified Unlock Windows Potential: Control Panel Demystified If you want to be the master of your Windows experience, the Control Panel is where it's at. We untangle the complexity of this power tool. Read More , and now with the Settings app The Windows 10 Settings Guide: How to Do Anything and Everything The Windows 10 Settings Guide: How to Do Anything and Everything Do you know your way around the Settings app in Windows 10? Here's everything you need to know. Read More becoming the more prominent section, there’s still a hint of Windows XP when you’re uninstalling programs. This one is subtle and you might never come across it, but it’s another example of retro iconography being used in Windows 10. The icon of the computer, box and disc was previously used to represent the “Change or Remove Programs” feature. Where you’ll see it now is in the error message above, displayed when you try and uninstall two things at once How To Install & Uninstall Windows Programs In Bulk How To Install & Uninstall Windows Programs In Bulk A mass installer or uninstaller can save you heaps of time. Remember the last time you set up a new computer? We are going to teach you how to do these tasks in a flash. Read More . To see it yourself, do a system search for change or remove a program and select the relevant result. Then, click a program on the list and press Uninstall. Then, with that uninstaller running, go back to the list and do the same thing. Result: the error, complete with a Windows XP style icon. Google Chrome Passwords To see this one, you’ll need to have Google Chrome and a password on your Windows user account 5 Tips for Managing Windows User Accounts Like a Pro 5 Tips for Managing Windows User Accounts Like a Pro Windows user accounts have evolved from isolated local accounts to online accounts with various privacy challenges. We help you sort out your accounts and find the settings that work for you. Read More . Launch Chrome, then input chrome://settings/passwords in the URL bar. This will take you to the area of Chrome where all the passwords you’ve asked the browser to store are kept. Underneath Saved passwords, click Show next to one of your passwords. This dialog box will open, asking for your Windows password. As you can see, the header image it’s using is straight out of Windows XP. The reason for this is because Chrome is calling on an older Windows API for this action. Although a newer API exists with more modern imagery, Google is probably using the Windows XP API in order to better support older systems. Windows Journal Do a system search for journal and you’ll come across Windows Journal, an application you might not even have known existed. This tool first came to life in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, a touch-orientated version of the operating sytem which didn’t sell particularly well, allowing users to create and organize their handwritten notes. You can only save in proprietary file formats OggConvert: Easily Convert Proprietary Formats Like MP3 Into Free Formats Like OGG [Linux] OggConvert: Easily Convert Proprietary Formats Like MP3 Into Free Formats Like OGG [Linux] Sadly enough, the famous MP3 format for music is a proprietary product, and all devices which can play them have (or at least should have) a license to legally play them. In order to make... Read More and OneNote has basically superseded Journal for note taking, but it’s interesting that this application is still included in Windows 10. In fact, apart from some minor iconography changes that came about in Windows Vista, the program still operates exactly as it did back on Windows XP. While it might be odd to see relics from an older operating system appear in Windows 10, it’s still quite fun to get little blasts from the pasts. However, some might argue that it’s poor form from Microsoft to not overhaul everything to bring it up to the modern era. With Windows 10 being an operating system that is set to constantly evolve, we could find that these traces from Windows XP end up getting removed or changed down the line. But for now they remain, reminding of us of an earlier — and bluer! — time. The Latest Windows 10 Version Won't Be the Last One The Latest Windows 10 Version Won't Be the Last One What is the latest Windows 10 version? How long is it supported? And why did Microsoft switch to a service model? Answers within! Read More Have you noticed any of these before? Have you come across any other remnants from Windows XP within Windows 10? Explore more about: Windows 10, Windows XP. You Can Now Download the Chromium-Based Microsoft EdgeHow You Can Try the New Resilient File System for Windows Vincent Yue Chrome one doesn't work anymore. I have Chrome 73.0 Heck it still has DOS key commands that I still use today. Ctrl+Insert = copies highlight content (text or pictures) from document,email, etc. Ctrl+Del = cuts highlight content (text or pictures) from document, email, etc. Shift+Insert = past content (text or pictures) in document, email etc. Alt+Backspace = Undo last action. I'm more interested in the "legacy" Windows 3.1x code that still remains in Windows 7's "MinWin" core...like the 16-bit coded dialog boxes that were apparent when running a stripped-down "server" environment. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/11/inside-minwin-the-windows-7-kernel-slims-down/ It´s a shame Windows 7 and others changed XP file explorer. To keep it would have been the best XP trace...and the best Microsoft's favor could have left for us. AsianDriver Exactly. Classic Shell does an ok job of trying to emulate but the XP Explorer was by far the best. Having a 2 row task bar and quick launch bar was nice too. Ben Stegner Good list, Joe! Many professors at my college use Windows Journal on 7 and above - why, I have no idea. I think it's pretty awful, especially with OneNote as an alternative. One professor sent us graded assignments back last semester in Journal and they always crashed upon opening them. Joe Keeley Cheers, Ben! I'm surprised to hear your professors use Windows Journal. I've actually never come across anyone who uses it. I wonder if they all started using it yonks ago and it's just stuck. The printer test page. Its straight outta xp.... even includes the windows xp logo :p Yeah, I've always got a kick outta that one. Try changing your folder icons, the selection is straight out of Windows 95. That's an excellent one, Luide. That icon selection is full of ancient stuff! Several of the Accessories that ship with Windows have remained change since XP. Do Not Install These Windows 10 Apps and Programs How Do You Fix a Windows 10 Laptop With a Wrong Battery Percentage How to Run Old Games and Software on Windows 10 These Programs Slow Down Your Windows 10 Boot How to Download Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 5 Tips to Reset the Administrator Password in Windows XP Cortana in Windows 10: Everything You Need to Know	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2806
__label__wiki	0.809296	0.809296	Smart TV Hack, Popcorn Time VPN, Turing Test Chatbot, CIA Tweets [Tech News Digest] Dave Parrack June 9, 2014 09-06-2014 4 minutes Today in Tech News Digest, smart TV flaws, a Popcorn Time VPN, the chatbot that beat Alan Turing, the CIA joins Twitter, the first Vine from space, a Street View of the World Cup, and Microsoft’s vision of the present future. Possible Smart TV Hack Exposed A set of flaws in the HbbTV standard (Hybrid broadcast broadband TV) has been discovered that could put the majority of smart television sets What Is a Smart TV? 6 of the Best on the Market Today What Is a Smart TV? 6 of the Best on the Market Today Most televisions you look at now will be smart TVs, but what is a smart TV and which ones are the best on the market right now? Read More at risk of being hijacked. This so-called ‘Red Button attack’ would affect anyone receiving an over-the-air signal within a certain range of the fictional hackers. Depending on your age and level of technical expertise, this is best described as a ‘man-in-the-middle’ attack or the Max Headroom of smart televisions. The most worrying aspect is that attacks on HbbTV would run undetected in the background, with only a minimal chance of catching the culprits. Forbes has a rundown of the issue, which has been discovered by Yossi Oren and Angelos Keromytis at the Columbia University Network Security Lab. The HbbTV standard affected is in widespread use across Europe and nearing mass adoption in North America. Such an attack is seen as unlikely, leading to the HbbTV standards body refusing the opportunity to fix the flaws inherent in HbbTV. And yet with enough motivation and the right equipment hackers could compromise thousands of smart television sets all at once. Which means this decision really isn’t very smart at all. Popcorn Time Gets A Free VPN Built In @Time4Popcorn Any plans to automatically play the next episode of a TV show within a season? It’d be a super awesome feature =D — Nicholas Lansberry (@NJLansberry) June 2, 2014 Time4Popcorn, one of the many Popcorn Time forks available to fans of piracy, has added a built-in VPN to its service. The VPN feature, offered for free by Kebrum, anonymizes your use of Time4Popcorn, with slower streams being the only obvious downside. The Time4Popcorn team has, according to TorrentFreak, acted to counter the threat posed by copyright trolls. German users of another Popcorn Time Is Popcorn Time Safe? How to Torrent Safely Is Popcorn Time Safe? How to Torrent Safely Popcorn Time is illegal. If you're thinking of using it, here are several things you should know before you put yourself at risk. Read More fork have already faced fines, and getting caught using the service is a risk in every country in which piracy is considered a crime What Should Be Done About Online Piracy? [We Ask You] What Should Be Done About Online Piracy? [We Ask You] People are sharing copyrighted files over the Internet every day and in every part of the world. It's a huge problem for record labels, film studios, TV companies, and the creative people behind the albums,... Read More . Which is, rather unsurprisingly, the vast majority. Because piracy is bad, ‘mmmkay. Chatbot Passes Turing Test For First Time A chatbot has passed the Turing Test for the first time ever. That is if you believe the spirit of the Turing Test was retained during this particular event. The University of Reading certainly thinks so, claiming that a computer program named Eugene Goostman beat the decades-old test. The Turing Test is based on a suggestion by the late Alan Turing (one of many geek gods 10 Famous Geeks Who Changed The World (Not Who You Think) 10 Famous Geeks Who Changed The World (Not Who You Think) If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants. So, said the genius called Isaac Newton. What was true of one of the most brilliant minds of history should be... Read More ) that for a machine to be considered as capable of thinking it has to fool people into believing it’s human. Eugene convinced 33 percent of the judges it was human, having adopted the persona of a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy. You can talk to Eugene yourself using this link, but the press coverage of the event means the site may be slow or even down altogether. Thus proving its inherent lack of humanity. CIA Joins Twitter With A Joke We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet. — CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has joined Twitter, and opened with a joke. The first tweet, embedded above, plays on the usual vague line of non-committal government agencies trot out when asked to comment. The second tweet talks of “sharing great #unclassified content,” which could make @CIA well worth following. The First Ever Vine From Space 1st Vine from space! Single Earth orbit. Sun never sets flying parallel w/terminator line #ISS #Exp40 @ast… https://t.co/6TwyNdewCU — Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 6, 2014 American astronaut Reid Wiseman is responsible for the first Vine video sent from space. Wiseman is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and tweeted the short video embedded above showing his view of a full orbit around our home planet. If this doesn’t impress you then I’m not sure even the most creative Vine videos will do so. Google Street View The 2014 World Cup Google has prepared for the 2014 World Cup Soccer Mad? How To Follow The World Cup Soccer Mad? How To Follow The World Cup The following are some cool ways to keep up-to-date with the goings-on in Brazil. You can also use these methods during the regular soccer season to follow your favorite teams. Read More by touring Brazil and capturing the 12 stadiums in glorious 360-degree Street View panoramas Enjoy The Soccer World Cup On Google Street View's Brazil Journey Enjoy The Soccer World Cup On Google Street View's Brazil Journey Not everyone will manage to travel to Brazil and watch the best of football. Google Street View brings you up, close, and personal with the locations that will host the matches. Read More . Colorful painted streets celebrating the huge sporting event have also been captured, which should pique the interest of even the most ardent haters of football. And Americans. Microsoft’s Smart Home From The 1990s And finally, in the 1990s Microsoft imagined how life would be for us all living in our smart homes in the future. The future which is now the present. If that makes any kind of sense. This video reveals the company’s vision. Surprisingly, many of the elements Microsoft predicted would be a part of our smart homes actually now exist, though the user interfaces have evolved to be a lot more pleasing on the eye. Thanks mainly to Apple. Tech News Digest… Breaking News Into Bite-Sized Chunks. Image Credit: Schmilblick via Flickr Explore more about: BitTorrent, Microsoft, Smart TV, Sports, Vine, VPN. You Can Now Download the Chromium-Based Microsoft EdgeE3 2014 News Roundup, Facebook Teases Slingshot, Moto X Offer Ends [Tech News Digest] Marcela Cota Invite me Craig! Please! PlaGeRaN windows 95 lol! Microsoft Launches a News App on Android and iOS Disney Launches ESPN+ for Cord-Cutting Sports Fans The BBC Is Streaming World Cup Games in 4K and VR The Torrent Guide for Everyone Microsoft Nags Users to Upgrade to Windows 10 5 Ways to Unblock a Torrent When It’s Not Working Vine v2 Has Been Postponed Indefinitely Facebook Axes Onavo VPN App After Controversy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2807
__label__cc	0.674206	0.325794	The Inspirationals: David Torr, UCOOK Every other week, we do a short profile of someone who has been successful creating a career out of doing what they love. We call it The Inspirationals and we hope they will inspire you too! What is UCOOK? UCOOK is an online meal kit subscription service that turns the often laborious task of providing dinner each night into something pleasurable. Each week, their customers choose from the featured menu, comprised of nine delicious, chef-crafted recipes separated into 3 dietary categories, which gets delivered every Monday. Their subscribers receive a box containing all the ingredients needed for them to create restaurant-quality meals in the comfort of their own home. Included in every UCOOK box are beautifully designed recipe cards that display easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, allowing even the novice home cook the opportunity to feel like they belong in the kitchen. How was David and the team inspired to start UCOOK? They started UCOOK late last year after David, one of the founding members, experienced the likes of a similar service overseas, Hello Fresh, and found it hugely valuable . Quotable: David on what advice he would give to others looking to start a business doing what they love…… “Make sure that it’s really what you are passionate about, and that you are driven to make the business a success not because of the money, but because of its purpose, for satisfaction is all you will get for quite some time.” How would David describe the team in one word? Persevering. David tells us: “As we are in a business that is hugely challenging to run and operate with the little experience that we possess as a team, we are managing to make it work through sheer perseverance.” Visit the UCOOK website, stay connected with them on their Facebook page or follow them on Instagram and Twitter.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2809
__label__wiki	0.749402	0.749402	Home Arts and Entertainment Singing and strumming the night away with MEC’s “All Acoustic Night’’ Singing and strumming the night away with MEC’s “All Acoustic Night’’ Amy Imdieke Steven Garcia / Manitou Messenger “I write a lot of songs about death and life,” Emma Chambers ’21 said, opening for the Music Entertainment Committee’s (MEC) “All Acoustic Night” on Nov. 23, “and how you can’t have one without the other.” The Lair was packed with students from across campus as Chambers kicked off the night with a beautiful keyboard piece. Her lyrics spoke a message of empowerment to her audiences that transitioned smoothly into local musician Helen Forsythe’s performance. In her many original songs, Chambers covered topics such as belonging, loneliness and dreams. She put into words how easy it is to give to others by taking away from yourself, and she reminded her audience of the dangers of giving away too much. The repeating phrase “my body is a cathedral” in her song “Again” reminded audience members that everyone deserves respect. Her fingers danced over the keys and her foot worked the pedal beneath the piano as she sang. As the night progressed, her soaring lyrics traveled in parallel with the highs and lows of life she described. Chambers performed a cover of a song from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, transforming their rock music into a keyboard piece, layering on darker tones and lower notes until she reached the end of the song. At the event, Chambers also performed an original song for the first time. Propping her phone up on the piano, she told the audience that she wrote the lyrics two days ago. Chambers’ quick notes on the keyboard rose and fell like waves and beautifully matched her singing. She was unafraid of putting new music in front of her audience, and she made it look effortless. The featured artist of the night, bluegrass musician Forsythe, followed Chambers’ performance with some old-time country music on a banjo. Forsythe said that she had started to learn how to play the banjo when she was seven years old, and accordingly began her set with the classic “Angel from Montgomery.” The audience settled back into their seats as Forsythe performed her first song. When she finished the song, she grinned and admitted that she is used to seeing her audiences, not playing for a crowd sitting in the dark. The lights were raised, everyone sat up straighter and the performance began for real. Forsythe’s music created a homey and welcoming atmosphere. Several in the audience had never heard a banjo live before and several knew all of the words to her songs. As Forsythe’s bluegrass groove settled in, everyone was clapping their hands, stomping their feet and singing along to the refrains. Despite the heartache described in many of the lyrics, Forsythe’s performance offered a up-beat message even when looking back on hard times. Everyone smiled through old-time classics such as “Lighthouse Daughter,” “Boxcar” and Forsythe’s performance of her original “Come on Home” offered both hilarious and heartbreaking lyrics that touched the audience’s heart. Forsythe left the audience with an indefinable heartache for horseback riding, sharp shooting and endless wandering. From Chambers’ soaring tunes to Forsythe’s soulful ballads, MEC’s “All Acoustic Night” kept the audience clapping until the very end. imdiek1@stolaf.edu Previous articleCompetition in its purest form: Intramural basketball at St. Olaf Next articleCUBE poetry event provides platform for self-expression More than simple laughter: the therapeutic side of insulting humor Concert examines black holes, figurative and literal CUBE poetry event provides platform for self-expression	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2810
__label__wiki	0.638615	0.638615	Revenues of FESCO dropped in third quarter The revenues of the Russian shipping operator FESCO dropped by 18.6% yoy in Q3 2016 to 138 million USD, due to low freight rates, international sanctions against Russia and delay in world economy growth. The company suffered from political tension, as well as decreasing of Far East trade. However, during the reported period, FESCO maintained its market share and routes, but also expanded its fleet. The shipping company also succeeded to reduce the operating expenses by 16.2% to 98 million USD, which erased part from the revenues gap in EBITDA, reporting 40 million USD earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. However, the increase in interest expenses weightened on EBIT and company reported net loss of 1 million USD, compared to profit of 10 million USD an year ago. Since the beginning of the year, period January-September 2016, revenues of FESCO slid by 27.2% yoy to 396 million USD, while EBITDA decreased by 21.6% yoy to 116 million USD. During the reported period, Russian shipping operator implemented restructuring program and succeeded to reduce significantly the administrative and non-operating expenses, which pushed the EBIT to profit of 59 million USD, representing increase of almost 100%. The Russian logistics operator Far-Eastern Shipping Company Pls (FESCO) is one of the leading public transportation and logistics companies in Russia with operations in ports, rail, integrated logistics and shipping business. FESCO is the leader of container transportation through the Russian Far East via international sea container lines to/from Asian countries, domestic sea container lines and by rail. FESCO is the leading port container operator in the Far East region. A Mysterious Creature ‘Arrived’ On The Coasts of Australia (photo) Mexican Navy Finds 500 kg of Drugs Hidden in Kids Snacks A Five-Meter Shark Drags A Fisherman And His Catch Out To Sea Newer PostOffshore vessels Global Explorer and Vikrant Dolphin robbed by pirates in Gulf of Mexico Older PostHavila Shipping avoided bankruptcy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2814
__label__cc	0.680462	0.319538	Federal ban on e-cigarette flavors imminent; would not affect tobacco and menthol Updated Nov 07, 2019; Posted Nov 07, 2019 By Tanner Stening \| tstening@masslive.com The Trump administration is expected to announce a national ban on flavored e-cigarette products with the exception of tobacco - and menthol-flavored vapes, according to multiple reports. Federal regulators are expected to announce the proposed ban within days, which White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway hinted at after the Office of Management and Budget canceled upcoming meetings with vape industry and consumer interest groups earlier in the week, USA Today reports. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced plans for the ban in September in an effort to curb youth vaping, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Food and Drug Administration Commissioner would promulgate the prohibition. In Massachusetts, the Cannabis Control Commission moved on Thursday to begin rolling out new regulations affecting both adult-use and medical cannabis vaping products, but did not take action to address a judge’s ruling earlier this week that effectively lifts Gov. Charlie Baker’s vape ban on medical marijuana products. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins ruled on Tuesday that Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration are blocked from enforcing their temporary ban on medical marijuana vaping products beginning on Nov. 12. The four-month ban also affects nicotine-based vapes, which remain banned.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2820
__label__wiki	0.697294	0.697294	Jesuit institutions play key role in “Work 4 Progress” Under the title “The Work We Want – Social Innovation in Peru”, the Work 4 Progress initiative, promoted by La Caixa Foundation, was launched with prominent public and private entities involved and interested in innovation, in employment and self-employment to improve the living conditions of the population, with special attention to women and youth. In... View Article From Fe y Alegría No. 32 to Georgetown University Lucía Chuquillanqui is a force of nature. Spend just two hours with her and it’s easy to see how she has already led such an extraordinary life at just 26 years-old. But despite what some may perceive as a fairy tale, from her days at Fe y Alegría No. 32 in San Juan de Lurigancho,... View Article Recently ordained, Fr. Chris Staab SJ shares about how serving at the margins influenced his vocation Nearly 12 years after entering the Society of Jesus, Christopher Staab, SJ, was ordained a Jesuit priest by Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on June 3, 2017, at Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee. Eleven other Jesuits were ordained with Fr. Staab at the Mass. “As I embrace this call to serve God... View Article Dec 6, 12:03pm Mothers Promoting Peace After years of increasing violence in her community, Pernalete, an educator and human rights defender who has worked with Fe y Alegría for over three decades, decided that they had to do something. What were they not doing? What was missing? How would they address this brutal violence in their communities? Mothers who promote peace. Nov 6, 2:03pm The Amazon Synod: Plus Tard Sera Trop Tard It is a Society of Jesus tradition to test the validity of a teaching by the actions that it inspires. While composing Laudato Sí, Jesuit Pope Francis was no doubt already contemplating an action to animate his breakthrough encyclical. The recently-concluded Roman Catholic Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region was just that action. At... View Article Oct 22, 12:06pm Magis Americas joins USAID and the Inter-American Development’s “BetterTogether” Innovation Challenge for Venezuela Magis Americas has joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as they launch the BetterTogether, JuntosEsMejor, Challenge. Under the new partnership, USAID and IDB will provide $13.5 million to crowdsource, fund, and scale innovative solutions that support Venezuelans inside the country, Venezuelans across Latin America and the Caribbean, and... View Article Fe y Alegría Jesuit Schools Network SJPAM /jesuit-institutions-play-key-role-in-work-4-progress/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2821
__label__cc	0.736559	0.263441	Three-D Issue 27: Pawns, chips and showing some humanity About 17% of all teaching and research posts at UK universities are held by non-British EU citizens. About 14% of all research funds for British universities come from the EU. About 5% of all undergraduate students are non-British EU citizens. British universities have benefited enormously from the work of non-British EU citizens and from European funding. As a consequence of the EU referendum result, all of these are threatened. However, an instrumental cost-benefit analysis of the UK’s membership of the EU for universities in the UK should not be the only or even prime consideration. The May government has sought to respond to some of these threats to the quality of UK higher education. In August Philip Hammond guaranteed funding for existing Horizon 2020 projects and for projects awarded up to the UK’s exit from the European Union (presumably in early 2019) that continue beyond lifetime of the UK’s membership. In October it was announced that non-British EU students starting their courses on or before October 2017 would pay the same fess as UK students and be eligible for tuition fee loans for the duration of their studies. Despite this it appears that there has been a 9% drop in applications from non-British EU citizens this year. However, the position of non-British EU colleagues working in universities has not been addressed. Quite the reverse, in fact. They are part of the 2.9 million non-British EU citizens living in the UK who have become ‘pawns’, ‘bargaining chips’ and ‘cards’ in the impending Brexit negotiations. They are being treated as a means to an end and not as ends in themselves and a response based on a cost-benefit analysis misses the moral injury that has been caused. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be appreciated entirely by the University and College Union. Sally Hunt, its General Secretary, called on the government to ‘show some humanity’ and wrote in a Times Higher article: ‘we need a commitment that those EU nationals who are here now can stay. Their economic contribution is enormous and any other message – such as the idea that they could be used as bargaining chips in the Brexit negotiations – will damage the UK’s reputation.’ Indeed it should damage the UK’s reputation but this is not the point. It is not simply a matter of recognising the economic contribution of non-British EU citizens to the UK and beyond or their social, cultural and political contributions to the UK and beyond but recognising them as citizens. Rights to work, live, retire, access to healthcare and welfare, and the right to vote in local elections comes with EU law. International law applies primarily to property and contracts. At the very least, the UK government should announce now that non-British EU citizens will have the same rights post-Brexit as before and should work to relax requirements and fast-track applications for permanent residency and citizenship. Could this help redress the moral injury caused? And the alienation and outrage felt by considerable numbers of EU citizens in the UK, whether British or not, who have lost their country as well as Europe? Instead of which we have the UK’s government’s laughable negotiating model of ‘have one’s cake and eat it’. We need to protest not just on the basis of cost-benefit analysis to UK universities and UK as a whole but on the principle of recognition of rights to citizenship. 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__label__wiki	0.675823	0.675823	Media Referee Man City must go all out to reinforce these 2 key positions in January to challenge Liverpool Dream 11 Football Predictions Chinmay Athreya Two positions Manchester City must strengthen in January The Premier League title race at the end of the 2018-19 season was one for the ages. The title could have gone either way with both teams entering the final matchday with a chance of winning the crown. Pep Guardiola’s men pipped Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool by a solitary point. Fast forward 6 months, the same two teams are fighting it out for the prized title but Liverpool are in the ascendency, as they have a cushion of 11 points over City. While Liverpool are the only unbeaten team in the league, Manchester City have already lost 3 games. City have themselves to blame for the dropped points against Wolves and Norwich. But defending the title for the second straight season was always going to be an uphill task and their quiet transfer window did not help either. Club captain Vincent Kompany departed the club in the summer, as he chose to become the player-manager for Anderlecht and City failed to sign a replacement for the Belgian. Aymeric Laporte damaged the cartilage and lateral meniscus in his right knee during the 4-0 win at home against Brighton and it made matters worse for Guardiola. Kyle Walker and Fernandinho have been employed as makeshift centre-backs and have done well but they sorely miss a central defender. City were linked with Harry Maguire but the defender decided to join Manchester United (h/t The Sun). Maguire, a ball-playing centre-back, would have been the ideal fit for Guardiola and missing out on the former Foxes ace is already proving to be a mistake. As per The Mirror, Manchester City are considering a move for Leicester defender Çağlar Söyüncü. He has been a rock for Leicester in central defence and has been one of the main reasons behind the club’s success this season. Their stunning form has seen them occupy the second spot in the table, 3 points ahead of City. Söyüncü, 23, is good with the ball at his feet and given how wayward their defending has been this season, his signing would be ideal. Çağlar Söyüncü has been linked with a move to Manchester City Another area of concern for Pep Guardiola has been the left-back position. In Benjamin Mendy, Manchester City have one of the best left-backs in world football. While occasionally prone to a mistake, Mendy gives City a new dynamic when he plays with his tireless running down the flanks and ability to swing in pinpoint crosses that often lead to goals. However, injuries and off-field issues have made his life difficult at the club. With Oleksandr Zinchenko undergoing knee surgery, the left-back spot is still up for grabs. Given how instrumental Andy Robertson has been in Liverpool’s success, Pep Guardiola must look for a new left-back in January to help his side challenge the Reds for the title. According to The Sun, Leicester full-back Ben Chilwell is being monitored by City. Chilwell has been a vital cog in Brendan Rodgers’ team and has contributed 1 goal and 3 assists going forward. Manchester City have been hampered by injuries to defenders. And when the January transfer window opens, Pep Guardiola’s top priority should be a centre-back. He should also look to buy an out-and-out attacking left-back, who can contribute to the team going forward. Related Topics:manchester cityPep Guardiola Southampton boosting these 2 key positions would make all the difference for them in the league Norwich City signing this 6ft 2in Italian would be just the midfield addition they direly need [Image] Predicted 4-3-3 Man City XI to face Aston Villa: Can Guardiola’s men bag all 3 points? This 24-year-old Serie A dynamo would be an ideal solution for Man City’s defensive woes – Agreed? Not Maddison – Man Utd simply can’t afford to let this 23-year-old Englishman join Man City These 3 players went downhill after joining PL club – including this £59.7m man signed by Man Utd Top 5 game-changing PL comebacks over the past decade – including this 5-5 Man Utd draw Conte vs Mourinho and more: These top 5 manager rivalries have defined the last PL decade Copyright © 2020 MediaReferee.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2831
__label__wiki	0.848689	0.848689	Health Press Releases A-Z Nurish.Me, a leader in highly advanced rejuvenation products, announces the release of the new and enhanced CogniNurish Pro, based on discoveries from the landmark Alzheimer's study and other clinical trials, for even greater efficacy. Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Clinical Trials News CogniNurish Pro is targeted to help ward off the deleterious effects of aging, including cognitive dysfunction and memory difficulties. LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurish.Me Inc. (Subsidiary - F/K/A Altavoz Entertainment, Inc.; OTC Pink: AVOZ) (the "Company") is an emerging leader in the dietary supplement industry for delivering clinically proven solutions for brain and immune system support. Today, the Company announces the remarkable outcomes of a 12-month clinical trial in Alzheimer's dementia that was conducted by its Founder, John E. Lewis, PhD, during his tenure as a member of the faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As the principal investigator, Lewis was astonished and thrilled to detect clinically and statistically significant improvements in response to a dietary supplement in study participants who had moderate to severe Alzheimer's dementia. "We had discovered something very important and unique without question," Lewis recalls. In fact, it was so important that he shifted his focus to continue research into why certain polysaccharides work so well not only for people with Alzheimer's dementia, but for other significant health challenges as well. Alzheimer's dementia statistics are overwhelming Approximately 5.5 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's dementia, which accounts for about 70 percent of total dementia cases. Risk of dementia doubles every five years after age 60, rising as high as 50 percent for those over age 85. Alzheimer's dementia is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and it is the only one among the top 10 killers of Americans for which no cure or preventive measure exists. Some study participants experienced renewed ability to recall people, places and events Lewis and his team recruited 34 people for their 12-month study, with a mean age of 79.9 years. In addition to the dietary supplement used, two things made this study novel: (1) the intervention period was much longer than most studies on Alzheimer's dementia and (2) study participants had moderate-to-severe disease stage. "Most people at those disease levels are never enrolled in Alzheimer's trials because they are considered too sick to be worth studying," explains Lewis. Participants were given one teaspoon, four times a day, of a dietary supplement with multiple natural ingredients, including a very special form of aloe vera and stabilized rice bran. "Overall, our results showed statistically and clinically significant improvements in cognitive functioning and statistically significant improvements in immune functioning for a disease that otherwise has no efficacious medical treatment," Lewis states. "Many participants had a renewed ability to recall people, places, events and situations, which was remarkable given their disease severity and from what the caregivers reported to us." Perhaps the most extraordinary finding from the study was the change in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), which is the preeminently used and published measure to asses cognitive functioning in dementia studies. A 4-point improvement is considered clinically significant. In this landmark study, the improvement in the ADAS-Cog was greater than 4 points at 9- and 12-months follow-up, and the improvement was even greater in participants who were not taking one of the five FDA-approved drugs for dementia. Experiences of some of the people involved in the study can be viewed by clicking here. The first article from the study was published in 2013 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Additional findings were published in 2017 in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. A third paper has also recently been accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. The latter two publications have demonstrated exciting relationships between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and cognitive and immune functioning, respectively. BDNF plays a key role in neurosynaptic function, plasticity, memory, and executive functioning, among others, and these two articles demonstrate important findings in Alzheimer's patients taking a dietary supplement. Next steps: Create a company and correctly promote the results of the study Lewis explains that it has taken many years to conduct the research, and the course of deciding how to proceed has been ongoing and continuous. "You cannot just go and buy a bunch of aloe vera plants, eat all of the gel, and expect the same results." As a university professor and scientist, he knew he also had to build the right team if he was to successfully promote this product to the consumers who need it. This process has also taken several years, as he searched for the best partners whose goals were aligned with his. The result is a company called Nurish.Me Inc, founded by Lewis and run by some of the world's most respected scientists and business professionals. "When they looked at the body of evidence, they agreed that this dietary supplement may be game changing with respect to brain health," says Lewis, who resigned from his full-time university position in 2017 to pursue his dream. He stayed on as a voluntary professor in his department. CogniNurish was the first Nurish.Me product to be brought to market. This original, proprietary formula contains the key ingredients used in Lewis's groundbreaking study: aloe vera inner leaf powder (BiAloe) and stabilized rice bran. "BiAloe's polysaccharides are more concentrated and more bioavailable than any other aloe vera available. The stabilized rice bran, which has an astounding number of essential nutrients and hundreds of other phytochemicals, creates a broad-spectrum approach to providing the body the raw materials it needs to enable the bioengineering of life. Other ingredients provide additional compounds that are crucial for allowing all of the cells in the body to function optimally. This ingredient combination has been missing in the brain health space." Why didn't Lewis go public about his work previously? "Research is a long and arduous journey. We had and still have many questions to answer that require additional thought, planning, and execution. I have not met anyone in this field who turns around discoveries overnight. Although it has taken me some time to get to the point of selling CogniNurish, I wanted to do it the right way with the right partners. Additionally, we are actually able to go to market with our supportive scientific discoveries much faster than it would take to market a new pharmaceutical," he explains. "We have something very powerful and credible with CogniNurish," he concludes. "We continue to evaluate the data, and we will be publishing additional articles from our line of research into the benefits of key polysaccharides and how they affect health. We are also enhancing the original formula to make it even better, as we continue uncovering exciting new findings." CogniNurish is now available and shipping at www.Amazon.com and at www.Nurish.Me. CogniNurish Pro is scheduled to be available to consumers in Q1 of 2020. ContactJohn E. Lewis, PhD, Founder and Chief Science OfficerTel: +1 (833) 368-7474Email: john@nurish.meWebsite: www.Nurish.Me John E. Lewis, PhD - Biography: click here. Links to Nurish.Me YouTube Video ChannelsJohn E. Lewis, PhD at TEDxMiami - The future of health is here today. View video of 12-month Alzheimer's clinical trial experiences of some of the people involved in the study. View video of Innovations in Medicine as seen on PBS TV - Alzheimer's Dementia and Nutritional Components Identified. 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__label__wiki	0.548946	0.548946	Bird Flu News Bird Flu Virus in a Dead Mallard and a Gull near Budapest, Hungary by Medindia Content Team on March 2, 2006 at 11:19 AM Bird Flu News A government spokesman said that new cases of bird flu in a dead mallard and a gull were found in two different places near Budapest, and in two dead swans in southern Hungary. Previously the government has confirmed eight case of the H5N1 virus detected in swans outside Budapest. The mallard was found in Szentendre, a town north of Budapest, while the gull was found in Szazhalombatta, 30 kilometers south of the capital. One of the dead swans reported on Wednesday was found 100 kilometers south of Budapest in Dunaszentbenedek, while the other in Nagybaracska. Hungarian experts feel that the deadly H5N1 virus would mutate in to a form that can infect humans. The Hungarian government is still waiting to get the confirmation from the Weybridge laboratory in the United Kingdom. The government spokesman Andras Batiz said that the H5N1 virus has not been detected in domestic poultry in Hungary. << Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug curbs the disease in mice Anti-Cancer Treatment Promises Hope in Bird Flu Treatment >> Hearing Loss Calculator Accident and Trauma Care Vent Forte (Theophylline) Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also. Chicken pox is an acute and highly contagious viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus. Shigellosis or Bacillary Dysentery is a common cause of gastro-enteritis worldwide and can cause bloody diarrhea (called dysentery). Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season. Chicken PoxBird FluShigellosisFluSwine Flu Risk of Severe Multiple Sceloris can be Detected Using This Method Nepal Reports First Bird Flu Death H7N4: World's First Case of Bird Flu In China Early Life Exposure To Influenza Virus May Not Assure Immunity South Korea's New Case of Bird Flu More Bird Flu News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2835
__label__wiki	0.915091	0.915091	Specialty: Pathology & Lab Medicine Allergy & Immunology Anesthesiology Business of Medicine Cardiology Critical Care Dermatology Diabetes & Endocrinology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Gastroenterology General Surgery Hematology - Oncology HIV/AIDS Hospital Medicine Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Multispecialty Nephrology Neurology Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Pathology & Lab Medicine Pediatrics Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Public Health Pulmonary Medicine Radiology Rheumatology Transplantation Urology Medical Students Nurses Pharmacists Residents Today on Medscape News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Academy Consult Video News > Kaiser Health News 'Precision Medicine' Often Misses the Target Liz Szabo Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in “precision medicine” — in which doctors try to match patients with drugs that target the genetic mutations in their tumors. She underwent repeated biopsies to identify therapies that might help. “She believed in it wholeheartedly,” said her husband, Scott Primiano of Amityville, N.Y., a flood-insurance broker. “You live on hope for so long, it’s hard to let go.” Around this point in the average news story, readers would learn how DiCanto — mother to a blended family of five — took a chance on an experimental drug that no one expected to work. She would be the scrappy protagonist whose determination to "keep fighting" enabled her to beat the odds — allowing us to celebrate the triumph of modern science and worry a bit less about our own mortality. Although MaryAnne DiCanto benefited from standard cancer treatments, none of the targeted therapies recommended through genetic testing extended her life. Courtesy of Scott M. Primiano But there’s a serious problem with talking about precision medicine for cancer this way. It misleads the public. In spite of DiCanto’s high hopes, none of it helped. DiCanto died last year at age 59. Doctors and hospitals love to talk about the patients they’ve saved with precision medicine, and reporters love to write about them. But the people who die — patients like DiCanto, who succumb to advanced cancer despite the advanced testing — still vastly outnumber the rare successes. "There are very few instances in which we can look at a genomic test and pick a drug off the shelf and say, 'That will work,' " said Dr. Nikhil Wagle, a cancer specialist at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who helped develop precision-medicine tests. "That’s our goal in the long run, but in 2018 we’re not there yet." Reflecting on his family’s experience with "precision" treatment, Primiano said, "You think it’s going to be more precise, like a laser versus a shotgun. But it’s still a shotgun." There has been real progress, of course. Testing for genetic mutations has become the standard of care in lung cancer, melanoma and a handful of other tumor types. But the number of people with advanced cancer eligible for these approaches is just 9 percent to 15 percent, experts estimate. These targeted therapies help about half of patients who try them, said Dr. Vinay Prasad, an associate professor at Oregon Health and Science University. Targeted therapies tend to be less successful in patients like DiCanto, who have exhausted all standard treatments. In a large study published last year in Cancer Discovery, precision medicine failed to help 93 percent of the 1,000 patients who signed up for the study. At the most recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology — the largest cancer meeting in the world — researchers presented four precision-medicine studies. Two were total failures. The other two weren't much better, failing to shrink tumors 92 percent and 95 percent of the time. The studies received almost no news coverage. Some experts, including Dr. David Hyman of New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, say that such testing should be available to everyone with advanced cancer, because no one can predict which individual might have a rare mutation that can be targeted with a new or experimental drug. When patients respond to these drugs, they tend to do very well, and some survive much longer than expected. But Hyman acknowledged that many people who pursue precision medicine will be disappointed, because testing won’t lead to a new treatment. Precision medicine “is not addressing the needs of the majority of cancer patients,” he said. Many of the doctors I interview as a health care reporter are uncomfortable talking about patients who don’t survive. While acknowledging that not all patients are helped by tumor sequencing, they quickly pivot to talking about people they’ve saved. They rush past the disappointing present and fast-forward to a future in which every patient gets the treatment she or he needs. If you don’t listen carefully, you could easily be led to believe those future cures are already here. Hospitals promote their precision-medicine programs by showcasing the stories of long-term survivors. Companies such as Foundation Medicine, Caris Life Sciences and Guardant Health — which sell the tests that look for cancer mutations — highlight only the best-case scenarios on their websites. In drug company marketing, patients are cheerleaders for the latest treatment fad. Against this backdrop of hope and desperation, how are patients supposed to make informed decisions? DiCanto gave precision medicine everything she had, including biopsies from her lungs and liver, where her cancer had spread. Over 2½ years, her doctor sent seven blood and tissue samples to specialized labs for “next-generation sequencing,” which can quickly scan hundreds of genes. The tests aim to locate a cancer's Achilles' heel — a genetic vulnerability that can be targeted with a drug. DiCanto's first genomic test matched her to a newly approved drug she would have tried anyway, Primiano said. When it stopped working, she had another biopsy. That time, tests matched her to a different drug approved for breast cancer. But it proved so toxic that it "nearly killed her," Primiano said. Additional tests matched DiCanto to drugs available only in clinical trials. Eligibility criteria for clinical trials are notoriously strict, however, and often exclude people who’ve been heavily treated with other medications. DiCanto wasn’t eligible for any of them. Even when patients are eligible for trials, many turn them down. They’re just too frail and sick to travel to the metropolitan areas where most trials are run. Although DiCanto benefited from standard cancer treatments, none of the targeted therapies recommended through genetic testing extended her life, Primiano said. "She didn’t give up," Primiano said. "Her body gave up. Her body just couldn't take it anymore." Primiano said patients should remember that precision medicine is in its infancy. Although scientists have identified tens of thousands of genetic "variations" — changes from normal DNA that could play a role in cancer — doctors have only a few dozen drugs with which to target them. In the majority of cases, genetic mutations are of "unknown significance"; they’re essentially useless, because scientists don’t know if they affect how patients respond to drugs. Even when drugs are a good match for a specific mutation, they don't always work. A targeted therapy that works in melanoma, for example, doesn't help people with colorectal cancer — even when patients have the exact same mutation, said Wagle, a member of the medical advisory board for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a patient advocacy group in which DiCanto was active. Paying for tests and treatment poses its own hurdles. Insurers often tell patients that next-generation sequencing is unproven. Even when insurers agree to cover the testing, they won't necessarily cover nonstandard or experimental treatments that sequencing companies recommend. Primiano, a insurance broker, said his family was able to handle the costs: $500,000 out-of-pocket on his wife's cancer care over 13 years. But managing his wife’s cancer "was a full-time job — doing the research, finding the clinical trials, dealing with the insurance companies, managing the money." He worries about people with fewer resources, especially patients tempted to drain their savings account to pay for a treatment with little to no chance of working. The very words "precision medicine" suggest a high rate of success, Primiano said. While its successes should be celebrated, its failures must be acknowledged and tallied, reminding us how much is left to learn. When patients and their families have so much on the line, they deserve to understand what they’re paying for. "Let’s not pretend this is something it isn’t,” Primiano said. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t try it. I just don’t want people to have false hope." KHN’s coverage of these topics is supported by John A. Hartford Foundation andGordon and Betty Moore Foundation Liz Szabo: lszabo@kff.org, @LizSzabo Kaiser Health News © 2018 Cite this: 'Precision Medicine' Often Misses the Target - Medscape - Sep 13, 2018. 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__label__wiki	0.619784	0.619784	SIMMONS: The fight to bring Bo Bichette to the Blue Jays More from Steve Simmons Published on: September 10, 2019 \| Last Updated: September 10, 2019 9:34 PM EDT Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has been impressive in his rookie season. GETTY IMAGES You may not know the name J.B. Woodman, but he is what can happen when process and charts take precedence over old-school scouting in baseball. The Blue Jays’ second pick in the 2016 major league draft is 24 years old and already out of baseball. He was taken 57th overall. Nine picks later, many Jays scouts held their breath on the way to selecting Bo Bichette, whom they badly wanted, with their third pick of the draft. They were that excited, that nervous. They knew they wanted him, but also knew that process was in their way. With the 66th pick in the second round, they selected Bichette, whom general manager Ross Atkins had never seen play. This was Atkins’ first draft with the Jays. This was president Mark Shapiro’s first, too. Having been through much success in Cleveland, they came up with a template of what they wanted to accomplish in that draft. The Jays’ scouting staff was essentially instructed — which happens often in sports — about what kind of player to look for and invest time in. What Shapiro and Atkins didn’t want — and were adamant about it — were high-school players. They especially didn’t want high-school position players. Woodman, a position player, played his ball in the SEC at Ole Miss. Bichette played his baseball at Lakewood High School, a pitch and a putt away from the Jays’ spring training home in Dunedin. Most of the Jays scouts liked Bichette way better than Woodman — but that was a fight they would lose at the time. They had to pick their spots. So here was the problem, especially for those who saw something special in Bichette, a year before he was draft age. The Jays watched him regularly. Area scout Matt Bishoff did much of the background work, as area scouts often do. Those who know this story best call him the star of the Bichette story, other than the player himself. He got to know Bichette. Got to know his habits, his high school, his parents, almost everything you could get to know about the young shortstop. Bishoff watched him play high school games, play in off-season all-star tournaments, watched him work out at times with Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson. The beginning of Bo Bichette as a Blue Jay definitely begins with Matt Bishoff. Then came the national cross-checkers. The more excited they were about Bichette, the more they watched him. The Jays paraded scout after scout to Florida. They never missed an at-bat. Brian Parker, now with the Dodgers, watched. Dana Brown, now with the Braves, watched. Chuck LaMar, the former Tampa Bay GM, watched. Ross Bove, still with the Blue Jays as special-assignment scout, was an influential voice in the process. But, still, there was a problem: How could the scouts convince Atkins that they were going to invest a reasonably high pick in Bichette? And because Bichette had some leverage regarding college, they also had the concern they would have to overpay to get him. This wasn’t an easy conversation. Depending on who you speak to about this, there were levels of contention here. And another perception to get over: Bichette’s older brother, Dante Jr., had been a first-round draft pick of the New York Yankees five years earlier, and that hadn’t turned out well. Dante Jr. has never played beyond double-A. Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is on a 30-homer pace, but it took scouts a lot of convincing to get upper management to agree to draft him out of high school. GETTY IMAGES But the Jays’ scouts had put two full years into watching Bo play. They loved his exaggerated swing and the unlikely plate discipline that accompanied it. They pegged him more as a second baseman back then than the shortstop he has turned out to be. They liked the way he played against the highest level of competition and how his game always got better in those situations. And even though he had a big swing, he was not described a free swinger by the Blue Jays scouts. The 2016 major league draft is not exactly one of the ages. Mickey Moniak went first to Philadelphia. Maybe he’ll play one day, maybe not. The best pick, Pete Alonso, went to the Mets two picks before the Jays nabbed Bichette. He’s got 47 homers and a home-run derby win under his belt as a rookie. The 63 players taken before Alonso have combined for 52 home runs. Bichette has hit 10 in 161 at bats — a 30-plus pace in his first big-league campaign. “We had great information on the kid, his makeup, and his family,” said a scout involved in the process. “Through his dad, he got to know some of our players. And I think we were an attractive team to him because he had worked out with our players and because we were an attractive team because of what we were doing in the big leagues.” On draft day 2016, there was no argument about what to do with Bichette. Those conversations had already taken place. Some of them heated, we’re told. By then, the scouting staff had convinced upper management that Bichette was worth the selection — even if they had to pay him significantly more than the slotted salary for the pick. It took some massaging of upper management to get Atkins to agree to take a high-school player with such a high pick. Now the Jays have two future stars in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. One came via former GM Alex Anthopoulos, now in Atlanta, and with the background work of Ismael Cruz, now with the Dodgers. Outside of Bishoff, most of the others involved in the scouting of Bichette have since moved on. Two months after Bo Bichette was drafted, scouting director Brian Parker, who fought for the selection, was fired. ssimmons@postmedia.com twitter.com/simmonssteve	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2838
__label__cc	0.602917	0.397083	MENOG 17 took place from 19-20 April 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Muscat, Oman. A total of 205 people from 37 countries attended the meeting, with a further 470 following live via webcast. The meeting was hosted by the Domain Names Administration and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. The sponsors for the event were the RIPE NCC, Omantel, the Internet Society, DE-CIX and Netflix. ICANN were DNSSEC Training Partner for the meeting, while Packet Clearing House and Omantel acted as IXP Tutorial Partner and ICT Partner, respectively. MENOG PC Chair, Khalid Samara, opened the meeting by thanking attendees for making the effort to travel to Muscat. After a welcoming speech from Mohammed Al Ismaili, there was a RIPE NCC update from Paul Rendek, Director of External Relations for the RIPE NCC, and an update on projects and initiatives from ISOC from Raul Echeberria, ISOC’s Vice President of Global Engagement. Thomas Volmer, Google, gave an overview of the benefits of peering before the session ended with a round of peering introductions. The session on Peering and Interconnection focused on the need for improved communication regarding data and research in the region. Nishal Goburdhan, from Packet Clearing House, shared the findings of the PCH Survey of Interconnection Agreements. It was particularly interesting that the survey revealed a lack of correlation between IPv6 deployment and GDP, a point that was picked up on again during questions. Alessandro Improta, from the Isolario Project, then gave a talk aimed at encouraging network admins to share their BGP routing data with the research community. First up in the Peering and Content session, the RIPE NCC’s Johan ter Beest discussed Missed Peering Opportunities in the Middle East. A panel discussion came next, led by Marco Brandstaetter, aimed at addressing such issues as the state of roll out and peering, the ratio of local content being held in cache vs. exchange points, and a number of challenges operators are facing in the MENOG region. It was observed that the relevant operators still have a ‘mentality’ of wanting to take the lead, which militates against effective cooperation. While there was optimism that newly adopted initiatives and strategies are changing this, the general view was that such changes are still in their early stages. The final session of the day focused on Research and Interconnection. Yousef Torman of the Arab States Research and Education Network delivered a presentation looking at Research and Education e-Infrastructures in the Arab Region. Ahmad Alsadeh and Abdulsalam Alkholidi, both RACI participants, then gave talks. The former looked at practical methods for ensuring security and usability by integrating privacy extensions into CGA so as to resolve both privacy and security issues for IPv6 addresses. The latter provided a detailed analysis of IPv6 readiness, primarily in connection to Yemen, and ended with a list of recommendations for the RIPE NCC and MENOG that would help improve the Internet sector in the country. At the end of the first day, dinner was held on the grounds of the Crowne Plaza hotel, with attendees gathering to celebrate the 10th anniversary of MENOG. The second day kicked off with the IPv6 session. Elvis Daniel Velea, of V4Escrow, went over various statistics on IPv4 exhaustion, trends in IPv4 transfers, the related situation in Oman and the ongoing decline in the rate of transfers. Questions were raised as to whether legacy space is being taken up, but Elvis pointed out that we do not, at present, see a significant amount of legacy space being given away in the RIPE region. Next up, Marty Strong gave a talk that served to echo the general call for more IPv6 adoption and broader deployment of RIPE Atlas anchors and probes across the Middle East. The final talk of the session came from Jan Zorz who offered an interesting overview of challenges for deployment, as well as some fixes he’d come up with whilst carrying out real life experiments on NAT64/DNS64. The DNS session and the closing session took place in one block. The first included a talk from Eric Ziegast, Farshight Security, on Technologies for Resiliency in relation to DNS, and an overview on plans for the DNSSEC KSK Rollover from Champika Wijayatunga, ICANN. Osama Al Dosary then stepped in to moderate the closing session, the first talk of which came from Aftab Siddiqui, ISOC, on the design and deployment of VXLAN. This was followed by lightning talks from Nelly Baz, ISOC Lebanon, Salam Yamout, ISOC, and three RACI participants, Sufyan Faraj Al-Janabi, Tauqeer Safdar and Ahmed Al Eroud. The sessions having come to an end, Khalid Samara once again took to the podium to thank all present for contributing to what had been a very successful meeting. In closing, he unveiled the new MENOG logo and gave everyone a preview of the design of the new MENOG website, which will go live mid-May 2017. The hosts and sponsors were once again thanked for their support, thus concluding one of the most successful, well-attended, engaging MENOG meetings to date.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2840
__label__cc	0.650456	0.349544	MSP in the EU Mapping Fishing Activities Blue Hub Mapping Fishing Activities (MFA) is the first high-resolution map of fishing intensity covering all EU waters. Sea Basin(s): Eastern Med Type of Issue: Type of practice: Cross-border / trans-national aspect: Coherence with other processes: Marine Strategy Framework Directive transnational approach fishing ground Source / Links: https://bluehub.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Questions this practice may help answer What is the intensity of the fishing activity in one fishing area? What is the performance of fisheries at regional and local level? What are the dependencies of coastal communities on fishing grounds? What is the assessment of impacts on the fishing sector from the establishments of Marine Protected Areas and Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries? Implementation Context The increasing availability of tracking data from the Automatic Identification System (AIS) allows for studying the relations between fishing coastal communities and fishing grounds at an unprecedented level of detail, with respect to the more aggregated figures on fishing effort derived from logbooks and assembled through the Data Collection Framework at EU level. In this project, large AIS dataset are analysed covering one year of activity of the EU fishing vessels above 15 meters of length. With this data JRC produced the first high-resolution map of fishing intensity covering all EU waters and examined the gravitation between ports and the dependencies of coastal communities on fishing grounds. From a socio-economic perspective representing and quantifying where vessels tend to gravitate in ports and their dependencies on the seaside is important to study the performance of fisheries at regional and local level. Other policy support applications include the assessment of impacts on the fishing sector from the establishments of Marine Protected Areas and Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries, and the quantification of indicators of the pressure on the marine environment and the sea floor, as foreseen by Descriptor 6 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Aspects / Objectives This tool is primarily addressed to researchers and policy makers. It allows one to explore in great detail the intensity of fishing activity over all EU waters. After selection of a high intensity fishing area the tool shows the fishing coastal communities that relate to that area. Note that for confidentiality reasons, all information is aggregated from individual vessels to the level of ports and figures of dependency are presented only for ports with more than five vessels in the AIS data set. The data analysed in this study consists of around 150 million positions reports from EU fishing vessels above 15 m of length, operating in FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) areas 27 (Atlantic, Northeast), 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) and 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea), in the period between September 2014 and September 2015. Each AIS (Automatic Identification System) message provides the position of the vessel, its speed and a timestamp, at intervals of five minutes. These messages were classified as either related to fishing or to steaming through a classification algorithm based on the analysis of individual vessels’ speed profiles. This classification approach proved to be sufficiently robust in the case of trawlers, that represent the majority of vessels above 15 m of length. The total number of messages from trawlers classified as fishing was around 60 million. A first layer in the GIS tool presents the frequency of these messages in a grid with a resolution of 1 by 1 km. From this layer, high intensity fishing areas were defined as those including cells with a frequency of messages above the upper quartile of the frequency distribution in each FAO subdivision. The intensity of the relations between coastal communities and these areas was calculated on the basis of the number of messages falling in their respective boundaries. Similarly the main center of gravitation of the vessels on land and the relations between ports were calculated looking at the number of messages in the surroundings of the ports. In the GIS tool additional information is provided for each port, namely, the total number of vessels registered from the fleet register, the estimated employment and Gross Value Added (GVA) and the coverage in terms of the number of fishing vessels for which AIS data was available. A final layer included in the GIS tool presents the level of coverage of the AIS signal in EU waters. The level of coverage was calculated considering the ratio between received and expected tracks of merchant vessels. Contrary to fishing vessels, merchant vessels follow specific routes that can be derived even with incomplete tracks. The coverage map tells where the information is expected to be complete, and therefore where the information is more reliable. Main Outputs / Results https://bluehub.jrc.ec.europa.eu/mspPublic Responsible Entity European Commission – Blue hub – exploiting maritime Big Data Costs / Funding Source The practice was elaborated by the European Commission, however the direct costs of its elaboration are unknown. The European MSP Platform is financed by the European Commission under the EMFF. The European MSP Platform is a result of the 'MSP Assistance Mechanism' implemented by EASME on behalf of DG MARE. Introduction to MSP European Sea basins MSP Projects EC MSP Studies MSP Sectors and Conflicts Practices Database Related Initiatives & Databases MSP Library MSP Platform Conferences & Workshops	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2846
__label__cc	0.597388	0.402612	TM International Logistics Limited (TMILL) moves S/4HANA to Azure… Case Study - Azure, SAP, SAP HANA Logistics enterprises are always seeking newer technological avenues that could help them be nimble in an evolving competitive landscape and deliver the best possible customer service. One such early adopter that has experimented with new technology to simplify its workload is TM International Logistics Limited (TMILL). A joint venture between Tata Steel, NYK, and IQ Martrade, TMILL provides end-to-end logistics solutions for dry bulk, containerized break bulk, and project cargo. In addition, TMILL offers a diverse portfolio of logistics services, including port operations, shipping, freight forwarding, custom housing agency, inland logistics, warehousing, rail logistics, and supply chain management. Headquartered in Kolkata, the company operates from its offices across cities in India and has established its presence overseas in the United Arab Emirates, Germany, and China. Weighing down the growth wave TMILL has been taking advantage of the SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) application for its various services, like port operations, shipping, rail logistics, warehousing, and supply chain management. However, due to its existing on-premises Microsoft Windows operating system and Oracle database, the ECC application ensued in high time on maintenance and monitoring. Standardization of datacenter practices, security, reporting, and integration with other systems continued to pose challenges. The company explored S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure as a possible solution, not only for the immediate business requirement but also for a long-term technology roadmap. Setting sails on the cloud TMILL considered various possibilities of migrating to a cloud platform that would support core features like in-memory computing and faster results, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). The company consulted its partner MSRCosmos LLC for expertise, which conducted a detailed evaluation of the existing infrastructure. MSRCosmos drafted a plan to unify TMILL’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) landscape and charted ways to simplify its business processes. “The challenges that we faced in the process were manifold. In the first phase, the as-is migration from on-premises to Microsoft Azure with Oracle upgrade was homogenous. In the second phase, we went through the full setup of SAP S/4HANA infrastructure on Azure and did the conversion from ECC on Windows/Oracle to S/4HANA without any data latency and with minimum downtime,” explains Abhishek Verma, Chief IT at TMILL. “We were impressed with TMILL’s long-term vision for digital transformation. The migration of the business-critical SAP workloads was just the starting point. The migration allows TMILL to leverage a host of advance Azure services, including Azure PaaS and AI capabilities that add high business value and differentiation,” says Raghavendra Prabhu, Sr. Vice President, Global Sales & Solutions at MSRCosmos LLC. Promising tides, empowering stakeholders TMILL has successfully built a holistic platform for its critical functions on Microsoft Azure. Now, any stakeholder can access real-time data from anywhere, empowering every employee and business partner worldwide. With SAP S/4HANA running on Azure, it’s easy for TMILL to manage its SAP infrastructure footprint with the highest degree of security and compliance controls. The “icing on the cake” is lower software development cost enabled by the frictionless interface of Azure and the user-friendly GUI of SAP Fiori. SAP application developers also benefit from its intuitive user experience and negligible change management efforts. End-users take advantage of the benefits of the seamless workings of the SAP Fiori-based transactions that support functions, such as apps for calculation, self-service, work approvals, and quotations. “Azure not only gives us the benefit of an attractive pay-as-you-go advantage but also helps us strategize for innovation and incorporate necessary measures for long-term viability with advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence,” concludes Verma. “The challenges that we faced in the process were manifold. In the first phase, the as-is migration from on-premises to Microsoft Azure with Oracle upgrade was homogenous. In the second phase, we went through the full setup of SAP S/4HANA infrastructure on Azure and did the conversion from ECC on Windows/Oracle to S/4HANA without any data latency and with minimum downtime.” Abhishek Verma: Chief IT TM International Logistics Limited We were impressed with TMILL’s long-term vision for digital transformation. The migration of the business-critical SAP workloads was just the starting point. The migration allows TMILL to leverage a host of advance Azure services, including Azure PaaS and AI capabilities that add high business value and differentiation. Raghavendra Prabhu: Sr. Vice President, Global Sales & Solutions MSRCosmos LLC Azure not only gives us the benefit of an attractive pay-as-you-go advantage but also helps us strategize for innovation and incorporate necessary measures for long-term viability with advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence. This blog was originally published on Microsoft website: – https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/754613-tmill-travel-and-transportation-azure-india	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2847
__label__wiki	0.788174	0.788174	2017 Proudly Canadian - Pure Silver Glow-in-the-Dark Coin Floating Frame Coin Accessory (130 mm x 130 mm x 34 mm) (80 mm x 80 mm x 34 mm) $11.95 CAD $9.11 USD Hearts Aglow - Glow-in-the-Dark Coin (2018) Mintage: While Supplies Last View the 2017 Canada 150 Coin Collection Celebrating 150 years of shared moments! Order today! For over 150 years, we have shared moments that unite us, moments we'll never forget, and moments that make us proud to be Canadian. Hold the Moment with the Proudly Canadian collector coin from the Royal Canadian Mint. PROUDLY CANADIAN! Your coin comes packaged in a festively designed folder that showcases the coin against a background of bright fireworks with the title "PROUDLY CANADIAN". BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN FLAG! Your coin features a coloured and engraved Canadian flag set against a backdrop of exploding fireworks! A CANADA DAY FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT NEVER FADES! After you expose your coin to light, the fireworks and flag glow like real fireworks! INCLUDES COMMEMORATIVE DATES "1867-2017"! This year marks the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation—Canada's 150th birthday! A MORE AFFORDABLE GLOW-IN-THE-DARK SILVER COIN! Makes a fun gift for friends and family so that they can fondly remember when Canada turned 150. TURN YOUR COIN INTO JEWELRY! Transform your coin into a pendant necklace with the Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace-Making Kit. PURE SILVER! Your coin is crafted from 99.99% pure silver and has no GST/HST. Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, your coin features a coloured and engraved Canadian flag set against a backdrop of exploding fireworks. In the foreground, the dynamically flowing flag, viewed from slightly below, rises high into the sky above. It is engraved and painted in red and white. In the background, vast sprays of fireworks fill the sky. The fireworks are coloured in dazzling colours overlaid with glow-in-the-dark colouring that reveals even more excitement in the dark. The reverse is engraved with the words "CANADA" and "FINE SILVER 9999 ARGENT PUR", the face value of "5 DOLLARS", and the commemorative dates "1867-2017". The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. The idea of Canada Day and official fireworks displays just naturally go hand-in-hand for most Canadians today. But the massive fireworks displays held in all of Canada's major cities on July 1 are actually a relatively new phenomenon—they started in 1981. There have been fireworks on Parliament Hill for many decades, but the official cross-Canada fireworks tradition only began in the 1980s. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been in Canada for two Canada Day celebrations: for Canada's centennial in 1967 and for Canada's 143rd birthday in 2010. Her grandson, Prince William, participated in Canada Day celebrations in 2011. Your coin comes packaged in a festively designed folder that showcases the coin against a background of bright fireworks with the title "PROUDLY CANADIAN". * PST will be charged where applicable. ** Fine silver (99.99% pure). † Free standard ground shipping in Canada only. Shipping and handling charges will apply unless otherwise specified. Purchases delivered in the USA may be subject to USA state sales taxes, where applicable. Products may differ from those shown and are not actual size unless specified. While quantities last. © 2017 Royal Canadian Mint. All rights reserved. Mintage While Supplies Last Finishspecimen Weight (g) 7.96 Certificatenot serialized Face value5 dollars	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2852
__label__wiki	0.8039	0.8039	Follow us for daily updates: Facebook Twitter Shannon Noll Recruits Love Island’s Secret Gamer, An Olympic Icon And A Sydney Socialite Into His Lenovo Legion Esports Team By MKAU Gaming on November 15, 2019 Lenovo, the world’s leading PC and gaming manufacturer has today announced the final line-up of the new Legion esports team, the Motley Squad. The team, led by rocker, Shannon Noll, is set to compete in Lenovo’s Legion of Champions Series IV on Saturday 16 November 2019. To find the perfect Shannon Noll Announces He Is Joining A Esports Team At PAX Australia By MKAU Gaming on October 14, 2019 Announced at PAX gaming expo in Melbourne over the weekend, Shannon Noll was revealed as the captain of new Esports team, the Motley Squad. The team will compete for the first time in Lenovo’s Legion of Champions Series IV competition After dominating the charts for over 15 years, he is Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 To Feature US$500,000 Prize Pool As The First Masters Championship CS:GO Tournament Of The ESL Pro Tour By MKAU Gaming on September 17, 2019 Intel and ESL, the world’s largest esports company, will once again bring the Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) to Katowice, Poland, on February 28 through March 1, 2020. In addition to being part of the Intel® Grand Slam, next year’s IEM Katowice at the iconic Spodek Arena represents the first CS:GO Calling All PUBG Gamers To Squad Up And Load Up For Red Bull Fight Or Flight Powered By OMEN By MKAU Gaming on September 5, 2019 Today registrations have opened for Red Bull Fight or Flight, the biggest PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) esports tournament for amateurs Australia has ever seen. Red Bull Fight or Flight, a first-of-its-kind battle royale esports tournament powered by OMEN (HP’s purpose-built gaming range) and in collaboration with ESL, will challenge 4-person squads ESL Pro Tour: ESL And Dreamhack To Launch World’s Largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Circuit In 2020 ESL and DreamHack, both part of MTG, are today announcing the new ESL Pro Tour, a circuit that links over twenty Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournaments and leagues. The ESL Pro Tour will feature an aggregate prize pool of over $5 million for 2020 from competitions on five different continents, First-Of-Its-Kind Video Gaming Entertainment Venue Coming To Melbourne By Lance Karrasch on September 4, 2019 Fortress Esports Pty Ltd has today announced plans for the largest video gaming and esports entertainment venue in the Southern Hemisphere to be developed at Emporium Melbourne. Fortress Melbourne, located in the heart of the CBD, will span 2,700+ square metres across two floors and is set to open its Record Crowds Attend The Melbourne Esports Open 2019 ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and TEG Live are today celebrating the conclusion of the 2019 Melbourne Esports Open™, presented by JB Hi-Fi, which saw more than 17,000 esports and gaming fans take part in the biggest festival of esports in Australia. The two-day event held over the weekend The SIX MASTERS Returns in 2020, Finalists For The Melbourne Esports Open Confirmed By MKAU Gaming on August 26, 2019 Today, Ubisoft announced that the Six Masters, the national Rainbow Six esports league for the ANZ region, will return in 2020 with the Six Masters 2020 Split 1 to commence early in the new year. The announcement comes in the lead up to the Six Masters 2019 Finals where eight Australia’s Gamers To Compete For The Title Of Lynx Legend The countdown is on to find Australia’s most versatile gamer and crown them the Lynx Legend, in a new tournament series pioneered by Lynx, Xbox and ESL. Created to celebrate the launch of Lynx’ new Lynx Xbox themed products, the tournament invites gamers of all skill levels to lift their Phase 2 Of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports Revenue-Sharing Pilot Program Detailed Today at the Six Major Raleigh, and concluding an all-new in-depth selection process, Ubisoft® revealed the teams that will join Phase 2 of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® esports Pilot Program that will run until May 2020. From over 40 candidates, 14 teams were identified as the new partners for Red Bull Holden Racing Announces Esports Team By Lance Karrasch on August 21, 2019 The Red Bull Holden Racing Team has announced it will be launching an Esport Supercars team, racing for the first time in the 2019 Gfinity Supercars Eseries. In the simulator will be Dayne Warren, three-time iRacing V8 Supercars Official Series Champion, two-time Oceanic Sim Racing V8 Supercars Series Champion and 2019 Call Of Duty World League Championship, Presented By Playstation 4, Takes Over Los Angeles The finale to the thrilling fourth season of the Call of Duty World® League, Presented by PlayStation®4, begins Thursday, August 15 AEST, when the best Call of Duty® Esports players from around the world complete their quest to be crowned the 2019 Call of Duty World League Champion. The five-day ESL’s Major Tournaments Record 90% Growth In Viewership By Increasing Esports Content Worldwide In 2019 ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today reported significant growth across multiple metrics for major ESL tournaments. Over the course of the first seven months of 2019, average minute audience (+90%), hours watched (+190%) and video views (+55%) have all heavily increased as a result of fans tuning into ESL Dare Iced Coffee To be The Drink Of Esports Champions By MKAU Gaming on August 2, 2019 Today ESL Australia, local division of the world’s largest esports company, and Dare Iced Coffee, Australia’s leading Iced Coffee, have announced a partnership to bring Dare on board as official drinks partner of the ESL AU & NZ Championship Season 2 2019. Dare’s activation in the program propels the brand International Overwatch League Superstars To Close Out The Melbourne Esports Open ESL and TEG Live have today announced that Overwatch LeagueTM team, Washington Justice, will become the first team in the League to play an international exhibition match, joining the winners of OverwatchTM Contenders Australia 2019 Season 2 at the Melbourne Esports Open™ on 1 September. Six world-class Overwatch League players Boost Mobile Combines Passion For Motorsport And Esport With Launch Of New Gfinity Supercar E-Series Team By MKAU Gaming on July 30, 2019 BOOST MOBILE, the world’s largest youth-focused telco brand, has today announced that its Boost Mobile Racing brand will now be seen by esports fans across the country with the launch of a dedicated team to take part in this year’s Gfinity Supercar E-Series. Emerging esports drivers Ian Ford and Ethan Intel Extreme Masters Sydney Sets New Record For Australian Esports Viewership By MKAU Gaming on May 30, 2019 Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Sydney, Australia’s biggest esports tournament, is now in the history books, with Team Liquid winning the tournament and taking home the lion’s share of US$250,000 in front of a packed Qudos Bank Arena. In an intense final lasting five maps, Team Liquid took the win over Team Liquid Defeat Fnatic To Take Home The Trophy At IEM Sydney 2019 By MKAU Gaming on May 6, 2019 First Five Cities Revealed For New Call Of Duty Esports League Following the blueprint established and validated with the Overwatch League, Activision Blizzard has started the team sales process for a professional Call of Duty esports league and has already sold five franchises for Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Paris and Toronto. Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard:- “The upcoming launch of The SIX MASTERS Returns In 2019 – Finals At The Melbourne Esports Open Today, Ubisoft announced the Six Masters 2019 – the largest event ever organised in Australia and New Zealand for Rainbow Six esports. The tournament will see 12 of the best teams in the ANZ region compete in a bid to appear at the LAN Final event at Margaret Court Arena Aussie Esports Teams Take Stage Against World’s Best for $US 250,000 By MKAU Gaming on April 23, 2019 ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announced the Australian teams who qualified for this year’s Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Sydney at Qudos Bank Arena, carrying with them the hopes of local fans for Australia’s premier esports live event. The Chiefs Esports Club (Chiefs), winners of last week’s IEM Sydney Melbourne Esports Open To Return This August – Australia’s Biggest Weekend Of Esports ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and TEG Live, a leading promoter of live entertainment, today announced the return of the Melbourne Esports Open across Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 2019, building upon the success of the inaugural event last year. Presale tickets will be available via Telstra World First Opportunity For Australian Esports Stars By MKAU Gaming on April 9, 2019 ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announced for the first time ever, a local championship series will feed into a global Intel® Extreme Masters (“IEM”) competition. The winner of next week’s AU & NZ Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Championship will earn a highly coveted spot to compete in VIDEO: Global Esports Juggernauts Debut at IEM Sydney 2019 By MKAU Gaming on March 12, 2019 ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announced the Australian debut of Team Liquid, who join Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) in the roster of globally renowned esports juggernauts attending Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Sydney from May 3-5. Competing against local and international superstars in Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) live MKAUGAMING Live Streams Alot of the crew here at MKAU Live Stream over on Mixer. Be sure to check them all our via the links below and show your support by Following them. 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__label__wiki	0.893021	0.893021	Timeline highlights include: 1609 Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River 1696 Caleb Heathcote purchases a large tract of land including what is now New Castle from Wampus and other Native American sachems 1730 Quakers begin settling in the northern and western parts of North Castle, which will become New Castle. 1753-4 Quakers build meetinghouse on Quaker Road 1776 Following the Battle of White Plains, the Quaker meetinghouse is used as a hospital for wounded soldiers of Washington's army 1791 New Castle is divided from North Castle and becomes a separate town 1846 The New York and Harlem Railroad, later the Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad, reaches Chappaqua 1853 Horace Greeley begins buying property in what is now downtown Chappaqua 1872 Horace Greeley runs for president against incumbent Ulysses S Grant 1881 The New York and Northern Railroad, later the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad, reaches Merritt's Corners, now Millwood 1902 Opening of the present Chappaqua railroad station, on property donated by Horace Greeley's daughter, Gabrielle Greeley Clendenin 1904 A tornado sweeps across Quaker Road between the Sutton Reynolds house south of Gray Rock Lane and the Dodge house north of Marcourt Drive 1912 The first central water system is installed in Chappaqua 1914 Dedication of the Horace Greeley memorial statue 1918 Dedication of Liberty Ship USS Chappaqua 1929 Opening of the Horace Greeley School, now the Robert E Bell Middle School 1930 Celebration of the Chappaqua bicentennial. Opening of the railroad bridge 1934 The Saw Mill River Parkway reaches Chappaqua 1939 The Reader's Digest moves its headquarters to Chappaqua 1957 Opening of the present Horace Greeley High School 1958 Service ends on the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad 1966 Founding of the New Castle Historical Society 1999 President Bill Clinton and future Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton make their home in Chappaqua 2000 Opening of the restored Horace Greeley House Welcome to the Town of New Castle Census & Statistics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2855
__label__wiki	0.588708	0.588708	MyPeg A Community Indicator system that tracks Winnipeg's progress. What is Peg? Peg measures the health of our community year over year – in ways that count. We report on everything from the health of babies born in Winnipeg right through to how many of them graduate 18 years later. We track how much garbage we take to the landfill, how we move around the city and how we choose to spend our time. It’s through Peg that Winnipeggers can learn how their life, their neighbourhood, and their city is changing. Peg is a starting place for Winnipeg’s citizens, business owners, and policy makers to learn the facts so they can lead change to create a better city. Peg is a community indicator system, tracking measures called ‘indicators’ that reflect and measure our city’s well-being. The indicators, developed by a wide variety of stakeholders, are grouped into seven theme areas: Built Environment, Basic Needs, Economy, Education & Learning, Health, Natural Environment, and Social Vitality & Governance. What is Peg’s Purpose? Peg’s tagline is “Tracking Progress, Inspiring Action.” Peg is a central source for tracking the indicators that matter the most to our city and its well-being. By tracking those indicators, we can celebrate our successes as well as inspire individuals and groups throughout our city to take action where it’s needed most. Who does Peg Collaborate With? As a community-based project, Peg collaborates with a number of like-minded initiatives and organizations whose common objective is to share quality, open data and information to communities to inform decision-making and inspire action. About Community Indicator Systems What is a Community Indicator? Community indicators are measurements that provide information about past and current trends within a community. They show the relationship between social, environmental, and economic factors that affect a community’s well-being. Community indicators provide information on the overall direction of a community, providing data on where it is improving, declining, and/or staying the same. Community indicators are often grouped into category areas or themes. Peg has grouped the community indicators into seven theme areas: Built Environment, Basic Needs, Economy, Education & Learning, Health, Natural Environment, and Social Vitality & Governance. What is a Community Indicator System? Community indicators systems identify and track indicators that speak to a community’s well-being. They look at a web of indicators that relate to the economic, environmental, cultural, social, and other issues that matter most to a community. The system tracks and shares data for each indicator, making the information fully available to members of the community. A community indicator system allows a city or community to look at the inter-relationship between many indicators, seeing whether they interact to enhance a community’s well-being. How Do Community Indicator Systems Benefit their Communities? A community indicator system provides a way for individuals, community groups, and organizations in all sectors to easily access data. It also enhances collaboration, provides tools to encourage progress, improves decision-making, informs research, and increases public knowledge about key economic, environmental, social, and cultural issues. At a more immediate level, a community indicator system benefits all members of a community by providing reliable, credible information. More recently, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has been leading the way in working with communities across Canada and internationally to incorporate the SDGs into their community indicator systems. In so doing, cities are better able to track the impact of their local actions on the indicators related to the SDGs. Peg is IISD’s flagship community indicator system in this expanding area. Peg’s Data How Do I Access The Data? Along the left side of the website you will see seven icons for the seven theme areas in Peg. When you click on an icon, it will provide you with a list of indicators. Clicking an indicator will take you to a page with three different ways of learning about the indicator. The first tab provides background information, such as the source and why the indicator is important. The second provides the data in the form of a graph – where the data is available, we show the data trends over time as well as a comparison of community areas with the most recent data. How Do You Decide What Information Goes on Peg? Peg used an intensive community consultation process with over 800 people from a variety sectors to brainstorm, shortlist, and determine theme areas and indicators. The indicators are monitored and evaluated on an ongoing basis by a cross-sectoral Advisory Group and project team members from IISD and United Way Winnipeg. Where Does Peg Get Its Information and Data? Data for Peg is obtained from reliable and credible external sources. The parameters and limitations of each source are stated with the background information for each indicator. By involving many individuals and groups at every level of development, Peg has provides a non-biased approach. Peg does not collect data but rather communicates data that has been collected externally. Each indicator specifies the data source (e.g., Statistics Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, City of Winnipeg, etc.). The data on Peg is updated at the frequency it becomes available from its sources. IISD conducts an in-depth quality assurance quality control process before entering information on the site. What is the Difference Between a ‘Community Area’ and a ‘Neighbourhood’? The Winnipeg Data Consortium, which includes the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, the City of Winnipeg, various provincial government departments, and a number of community groups, has established a shared definition of boundaries related to different areas of our city. Winnipeg is divided into 236 neighbourhoods, 186 of these neighbourhoods have Census statistics associated with them. The other 50 have a population of less than 100 persons. These neighbourhoods are amalgamated into 12 ‘community characterization areas’, or ‘community areas’, each with a population of approximately 55,000 people. Peg uses data at both the neighbourhood and community area level. The geography used depends on the level of data available. Using Peg Who Might Benefit from Peg? Peg is designed to benefit all Winnipeggers, providing reliable and credible information on key indicators. With the 2018 refresh of the Peg website, it now provides Winnipeggers with a way to track how our city is doing against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Groups who may benefit from Peg include: Government and other decision-makers to inform policy and processes. Businesses to explore connections to their corporate social responsibility plans and SDGs. Students to research projects and take action in the community. Non-profit organizations to gather information, inform proposals and tailor programming to their community’s needs. Community members to learn more about their neighbourhood and their city. Who is in Charge of Peg? Peg is led by two partnering organizations – International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) and United Way Winnipeg. Since community ownership is critical to the development and success of the system, these two organizations actively incorporate the perspectives, wisdom, and advice of Winnipeggers. This includes the Peg Advisory Group, responsible for the overall guidance and oversight of Peg efforts. At the end of the day, Peg belongs to Winnipeggers. Who is on the Advisory Group? Carolee Buckler, Province of Manitoba Brenda Jasper, City of Winnipeg Hannah Moffat, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Sarah Leeson-Klym, Canadian Community Economic Development Network Scott McCullough, Institute of Urban Studies Brendan Reimer, Assiniboine Credit Union Loren Remillard, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Noralou Ross, University of Manitoba – Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Cathy Steven, Health in Common Pam Sveinson, Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council Darren Swanson, Novel Futures Corporation LuAnn Lovlin, The Winnipeg Foundation How is Peg Funded? Peg strives for cross-sectoral funding support. Funding is provided by United Way Winnipeg and The Winnipeg Foundation, along with in-kind support from the International Institute for Sustainable Development and United Way Winnipeg. Founding support to develop and implement Peg came from the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Assiniboine Credit Union, Great-West Life, and Investors Group. Peg also recognizes the financial support of the ECHO Foundation and Natural Resources Canada’s GeoConnections Program for the development of the tracking-progress tool. 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__label__wiki	0.816274	0.816274	Midlothian General Election candidate’s TV licence fight Owen Thompson on the campaign trail in Bonnyrigg speaking to voters. Kevin Quinn SNP candidate for Midlothian, Owen Thompson, has vowed to fight to stop free TV licences for over-75s being scrapped under the Tories. New figures released by the SNP, show that 79 per cent of over 75s in Midlothian could lose out under the new BBC TV licence means-testing. Across Scotland, over 240,000 could lose their free TV licence thanks to the change. SNP General Election candidate Mr Thompson said: “Scrapping the free TV licence for over-75s will leave up to 4,160 people right here in Midlothian worse off. “After years of Tory austerity, the last thing our older people need is money being taken out of their pockets. “The extra burden of £154.50 to their household bills could have a serious impact on already stretched finances. It’s clearer than ever that the Tories simply can’t be trusted to deliver for Scotland’s older people. “If elected as your MP next month, I’ll fight alongside my SNP colleagues to ensure that TV licences for over-75s are protected and kept away from the hands of the Tories.” As well as Mr Thompson, the candidates for the Westminster Midlothian seat at the upcoming General Election on December 12 are: Steve Arrundale for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Danielle Rowley for the Scottish Labour Party and Rebecca Fraser for the Scottish Conservatives. For a full preview of the local candidates, see next week’s Midlothian Advertiser. Meanwhile, an election hustings event takes place at Newbattle Abbey College on Tuesday (December 3) 3.30pm-5pm. The hustings is open to all Midlothian constituents and will be chaired by Kayden Charley, president of the students’ representative council at Newbattle Abbey College. Representatives from each of the parties standing for the Midlothian constituency in this year’s General Election will take part in the hustings. The event is free but tickets must be booked in advance at https://ge19hustingsnac.eventbrite.co.uk. For further information you can call the college on 0131 663 1921. Young Midlothian doctor dies in tragic Alps ski accident Penicuik pensioner’s anger at ambulance refusal Five men arrested after Old Dalkeith Colliery incident Dalkeith man cleared of explosives charge Midlothian crimebeat December 30 - January 5	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2863
__label__cc	0.64727	0.35273	Evening Edition Evening Edition - July 30 Part Two of My Baltimore Commentary: The Rat-Free Half The immediate labeling of Trump as a racist shows just much mainstream Democrats and the media are patterning themselves after the far-left freshmen House “Squad,” particularly Reps. AOC, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. I warned at the time that insisting that even Nancy Pelosi had better watch her step before criticizing “women of color” or else be labeled “racist” was not only a tactic to scare their critics into silence, it was also a racist tactic in itself. It implies that a political figure of color has no ideas that can be criticized on their merit or lack of same, but that the only thing that matters about them is the amount of melanin in their skin. That’s more racially demeaning than any honest criticism could be. The worst thing about that attitude, and about this sudden flurry of accusations that everything and everyone is “racist” is that takes away from the gravity of that charge. I’ve written before about my experiences growing up in the South in the 1960s and seeing the evils of racism firsthand. As a pastor, I had to deal with people threatening to leave my church because I welcomed parishioners of all races. I wished them good luck in finding a new church that would look the other way at one of the most reprehensible of sins. We’re all made in the image of God, and to believe that you are better than someone else, simple because of something as meaningless as skin tone is a sin against God. That is how seriously I take racism. I would never support anyone whom I sincerely believed to be a racist. The widespread labeling of Trump as a racist by people who never made such accusations – indeed, who even embraced him, up until the moment he announced he was running for President as a Republican – suggests to me that they do not take that accusation as seriously as they should. Because racism is such a serious sin, it is also sinful to falsely accuse someone of it. It’s not merely slanderous, it harms all of us. Using “racism” as an easy, go-to accusation to hurl at political opponents reduces the gravity of the charge and makes it easier for people to tune it out, when it should only be treated with the utmost seriousness. This editorial cartoon illustrates only too well what the cheapening of the charge of racism is doing to society. https://www.lucianne.com/images/daily_photos/2019/07/27/1f01da2a-88a5-4a34-9e9b-cba522aa3d02.jpeg An accusation of racism should be a wake-up call, not something that we snooze through. Sadly, that’s what it’s becoming because crying “racism” has become the new version of crying “wolf.” Stop it. Just stop it. RELATED READING: Part One of My Baltimore Commentary: The Part With Rats With the second round of Democratic Presidential debates nearly upon us, I wonder if all the candidates will be so eager to raise their hands to back new benefits for illegal immigrants or decriminalizing illegal entry into the US after they see the latest poll numbers. Heritage Action for America released the results of a series of polls. They found that when asked to name their top concern, Americans listed illegal immigration at #1 (21%), with health care a distant second at 7%. Fifty-four percent said illegal immigration affects their own lives, through such avenues as unfair job competition and abuse of social services. Before Democrats dismiss that as a biased conservative poll, Gallup also recently showed concerns about illegal immigration hitting an all-time high. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigration-top-2020-issue-3-to-1-over-health-care-illegals-affect-my-life The polls also found large majorities reject socialism, single-payer government health care and political correctness, and 76% think babies born alive during abortions should receive medical care. And 57% of general election voters think the national Democrats are “becoming increasingly extremist” and moving too far left. This is why, while many conservatives wish the radical leftists would shut up, I hope they just keep talking and talking. I may not agree with what they say, but I will defend to the death their right to say it, preferably on national media outlets, right up until Election Day. What do you know? So it turns out that pursuing money, career and hedonistic physical pleasure rather than a solid relationship and a family can leave women feeling depressed, disappointed and alone? That would have been a good thing to realize before turning the promotion of selfish bad decisions into a major media sensation influencing countless young women. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7295837/Sex-City-writer-admits-regrets-choosing-career-having-children.html Morning Newsletter Signup Get the latest news from Mike Huckabee - every morning. By signing up, you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from Mike Huckabee. You can unsubscribe at any time. Note: Fields marked with an * are required. BBML accepted! Permalink: https://www.mikehuckabee.com/2019/7/evening-edition-july-30 Evening Edition - January 17 News delivered from a conservative point of view... What if they gave a trial and everybody had to recuse himself? Comments 1-12 of 12 Adrian Rehak You have a poll elsewhere about Trump banning Antifa. I don't think Antifa can legally be banned anymore than the Democratic Party or the Baptist Church can be banned. Wouldn't that be banning freedom of speech? Of course, arresting any and all members involved in any illegal activity should be pursued just as arresting Hillary for her thousands of felony emails should be pursued. Most likely neither of these actions will ever occur, arrest of political criminals for their criminal activities, unless the arrestee is a Republican. Arlen Johnson Many of the people calling those they disagree with racist should look in the mirror at themselves. Is that anything like being hypocritical? They yell 'racist' while voting to support an organization that is racist and may be even considered white supremacist. The Pennsylvania representative whose video showed him ranting against a protester as 'an ol' white woman's and calling her racist numerous times would certainly indicate that most of the clients of this clinic were non white. Does trying to save the life of a non white baby make the woman a racist? Who really is the racist in this scenario? rodney burke It would appear that libs are just not mature enough to face the real issues of our time. The word racist should only apply to a racial situation. DT was accused twice when he said nothing about race. Fear is what it is. Feat that others won't conform to YOU. No, no, that is not how it works. Dems have shown they are NOT Americans nor do they support anything that has to DO with America. They want a nation that is NOT America. I think there is a word for that? And possibly a punishment in the USC? Bernadette Dillon Governor Newsome has taken away our right to vote. If a Republican Governor did this to Democrats there would be Holy Heck to pay for this crime of silence forced upon by Republicans. This is not acceptable and he must be removed from office. The California Senate will never do it. I looked it up that it only takes 12% of the vote in California in 5 counties to remove a Governor. Travis Allen had 38% of the vote. We can do this. We can remove him from office. We have to. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE TO DENY THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE THE ABILITY TO VOTE FOR WHO WE WANT! jack macdonald Just finished reading the comments of your first 7 contributors and I am impressed by their thoughtfulness. Your subscribers are well informed rational citizens who care about this country and like me are very, very weary of Trump being called a racist and I one along with him. I am a 79 year old white Navy veteran and retired career IBM'er. I feel I am Mr. Average American. The Racism charges don't register with me and only cause me to have no respect for the idiots who fling this term around at every opportunity. It is only the cheapest of phonies who would think that reparations are the solution to anything. That position would also qualify me as a racist rather than an actual rational person. I don't believe I'm a racist because I think Al Sharpton should be behind bars and that Candace Owens and Ben Carson and many other thinking "persons of color" are wonderful individuals and true Americans. Labeling people as "persons of color" drives me up the wall. So many of the Dems running for President are very weak thinkers and display their real lack of maturity, education and all semblance of being deserving of my attention. They must be products of the Education system they created. Bill Cortesio Just maybe, it is time to promote wellness instead of health care, perhaps with a dumbed down title such as: Don't get Sick, Stupid! What percentage of health care dollars are spent on self-inflicted aliments, as such being overweight, drug or alcohol abuse, smoking, poor nutrition, poor sleep habits, lack of exercise, or lack of preventive care? What percentage of health dollars are spent on terminally ill patients? I am not an expert in the health care field, but I would estimate from my casual observations that over half of the dollars spent in our country are spent on the above mentioned conditions. This could be the best way to drive down health care costs. Perhaps a national conversation needs to begin on Ben Franklins quote, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" -- but it would require a civil dialogue! Is this worthy of a segment on your weekly show on TBN? filmore hennis Dems will get another wake-up call on Trump's re-election. They had a reality check on the last presidential election. Americans are not sleeping, we are paying attention and we will express ourselves in the booth on election day. Larry Fry The defense against being called a racist is non existent. “I am not,” just doesn’t float. All a person can do is to live their life like they know it is intended. ‘Do God’s will and help his other children.’ Baltimore: almost every big city has two parts. Part one the beautiful downtown that the city’s politicians try to glorify as THEIR work. Part two where the people live with much depression, poverty and the part the politicians ignore, administration after administration. And, what party is the administration in most large cities? Roseanne Impellizzeri I wish some way, some how, I could get this message across!!!!! Please.... somebody get this memo.....the best way to refute the charge of racism is to DISARM it!! Every time we defend ourselves against the charge, we give it credence!!! We have to STOP trying to defend ourselves & once & for all invalidate it by coming at them FIRST. For instance, when President Trump made his charge against Baltimore, he needs to end EVERY assertion, whether against the squad or immigration, etc with this: "WATCH... IF THEY CAN'T JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS, THEY'LL FALL ON THEIR DEFAULT ANSWER SUCH AS RACISM, MISOGYNIST etc!!" (And as soon as they hear that.... THEY'RE CORNERED!!!! And there you have it....if they run to that... they're admitting to having no solutions. Waylon Bush I'm dadgum weary of politicians/media trying to pit citizens against citizens. It's old, it's wrong, and it is an attempted form of mind control. It works on some. Maybe too many, for we keep re-electing the fear-mongers. Joseph Arena What is so bad about Trump being impeached. The Republicans have 53 votes in the Senate. You need 67 votes of guilty to oust a President from office. That means 20 Republicans would have to vote along with the Dems. That is never going to happen. Then the issue would be over and done with. Yes, I know the Dems will find something else to yell about. I am truly pessimistic about the future on our country. Audrey Smith Many of the politicians who say "racist".... why don't they look into the background of the founder of ACLU... why she wanted to abort babies. I would think she was considered a racist. Signup to Receive Updates	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2864
__label__wiki	0.596467	0.596467	MILAVIA > Air Shows > Frecce Tricolori 55th Anniversary Last updated: 9 January 2016 Air Show Report : Frecce Tricolori 55th Anniversary Frecce Tricolori 55th Anniversary - Rivolto Air Show 2015 In 2015 Italy's national aerobatic display team, the Frecce Tricolori, celebrated its 55th anniversary, inviting other military formation display teams for a public airshow at Rivolto Air Base, Italy. Report and photos by Valter Marchetti To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) organized a great airshow, held on the 5th and 6th of September 2015, at Rivolto Air Base. During the rehearsal of the airshow on Friday, there was also a Spotter Day. For the two show days, the airshow’s audience reached and exceeded 350,000 people, another manifestation of the love for the popular Frecce Tricolori. The timeline of the airshow was very intense and we had the opportunity to see all aircraft and helicopters of the Italian Air Force during their displays or fly-bys, along with many foreign aircraft. The airshow was attended by no less than nine military aerobatic teams: the Saudi Hawks (Royal Saudi AF) for the first time in Italy; the Patrouille Suisse (Swiss AF); the Midnight Hawks (Finnish AF) for the first time in Italy; the Patrouille de France (French AF) on Saturday only; the Royal Jordanian Falcons (Royal Jordanian AF); the Biało-Czerwone Iskry (Polish AF); the Patrulla Águila (Spanish AF); the Türk Yıldızları or Turkish Stars (Turkish AF); the Red Devils (Belgian AF). Two civilian formation display teams also participated: the Team Paramotoristici Audaci (Audaci Powered Parachute Team) and the We Fly! Team (three ultralight aircraft flown by pilots disadvantaged with reduced mobility).. Another formation premiere was the legacy formation of Italian trainers, consisting of a T-6G Texan, Fiat G-59, MB-326, the current MB-339A, modernized MB-339CD, and the latest Italian Air Force trainer, the T-346A (M-346). Solo displays were flown by the Eurofighter F-2000 – RSV; M-346 Master – RSV; AW-149 – RSV; Tornado 6° Stormo; AMX 51° Stormo; HH-139A CSAR 15° Stormo; KC-767A Tanker 14° Stormo; KC-130J 46^ Brigata Aerea; HH-101 CSAR 15° Stormo; HH-212 CSAR 9° Stormo; Saab 105Ö (Austria); F-16 Solo Display Team (Belgium) on Saturday only; AH-64D Apache Solo Display Team (Netherlands); MIG-29 Solo Display Team (Poland). Other flying displays included the Glider World Champion Luca Bertossio in his Swift S1 glider, the Female Aerobatic Champion Aude Lemordant with her Extra 330SC, the Breitling Wing Walkers, and a SPAD XIII replica. All around the airport there were many different thematic areas with all the present and future aircraft of the Italian Air Force, and the audience could meet all the Italian astronauts that had attended the airshow. The airshow was also attended by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella who arrived in the afternoon flown in by a 31° Stormo Falcon. Concluding this report what else is there to say except that the organization was perfect and that the show was of a high standard. Finally, I would like to thank Captain Testa and all the other Italian Air Force personnel for their support and professionalism. Report and photos by Valter Marchetti ( view portfolio ) Your Feedback Please First Published: 7 January 2016 Last Modified: 9 January 2016 9 January 2016 Fixed captions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2865
__label__wiki	0.988483	0.988483	One-Star Falsely Claimed Flight Hours, Mistreated Subordinates: IG Report U.S. Air Force Col. Brenda Cartier, AFSOC director of operations, speaks during the Air Commando Association heritage symposium women’s panel at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 7, 2018 (U.S. Air Force/Courtesy photo) Military.com \| By Oriana Pawlyk Air Force Brig. Gen. Brenda Cartier, the service's first female air commando, recently received a letter of counseling after an Inspector General investigation found that she had failed to treat her subordinates "with dignity and respect" in her previous job, according to the IG documents. Cartier, who was a colonel when she transitioned from the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to become director of operations at Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters last year, also falsified her flight hours with intent to be credited for those hours, according to the investigation. The news was first reported by Air Force Times last week. Cartier's official promotion ceremony, which was postponed given the investigation, is slated for June 14, spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Military.com on Tuesday. Her promotion to brigadier general was effective in August 2018 and is retroactive to that date for pay purposes, she said. An investigation into Cartier's conduct, spurred by a number of complaints over "toxic leadership," began after she left Kirtland for her new role, according to the redacted report provided to Military.com. Cartier was the wing commander of the 58th from June 2016 to July 2018. RELATED: Air Force to Get First Female Air Commando General The IG interviewed 28 witnesses between July 2018 and February 2019; Cartier was interviewed in November 2018, the document states. The investigation was completed in March. Some airmen interviewed said they regarded Cartier, qualified as a combat systems officer on the MC-130J Commando II, as a mentor, while others called her cruel or "mean and demeaning," saying she often "played favorites." "I don't think she realizes how toxic or how abrasive she can be, despite I have given her feedback," said a former squadron commander, who was unnamed in the documents. The investigating officer found that Cartier referred to one of her subordinates, also unnamed in the report, as a "f---ing idiot" in conversation on multiple occasions in 2017. In another incident, the report noted that an airman was "going through a personal strife with the end of his marriage," but Cartier "failed to treat [the airman] with dignity and respect when she publicly chastised him for giving a bad briefing, telling him to send a human or someone who can brief the [squadron leaders] next time." It was not immediately clear whether this was the same airman she repeatedly called an idiot. During her interview, Cartier denied that she would ever say something to the effect of "send me a human" or that she had called any individuals "f---ing idiot." "Wow, no. I mean, that's not terminology I would use," she stated in her interview with investigators in November. Referring to the presentation briefing, she said, "I mean, I would say send somebody who can brief, that part, yes." She admitted she had "work to do in this area," referring to how she talked with or addressed subordinates overall. The investigation also found that Cartier falsely claimed at least four hours of primary combat systems officer duty (CSO) "with intent to deceive" and thus intended to be "credited with primary time." This allowed her to receive $250 in flight incentive pay as a result, officials said. During a flight to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, from Kirtland, Cartier, wearing the Airman Battle Uniform and not a traditional flight suit, boarded the 4.2-hour flight but did not perform the standard CSO duties. Another CSO crew member was also on board. "I just assumed that she was going to be a passenger," one witness said, explaining that Cartier wasn't in the pre-flight brief or wearing a flight suit. Another witness on the flight heard Cartier mention, "I'm logging four hours of primary time." With the other CSO on board, that meant Cartier took the majority of the paid log time for herself, with the other member able to log only 0.2 hour. Air Force regulations allow for crew members in the same capacity to split time between them. They cannot both take full credit for the flight. A complaint was filed shortly after the flight. Cartier denied stating "mark me down for four" hours, the IG said. "I didn't need time or want the time," she said in her interview. After her IG sit-down at the Pentagon, Cartier contacted the Host Aviation Resource Management (HARM) Office to adjust the flight time. But the IG noted that Cartier should not have noted any flight hours at all because "she performed no primary hours for this mission." Cartier told HARM to put her down for 2.1 primary hours and 2.1 hours marked as "other." "Col. Cartier should have reasonably known she did not perform four primary hours on the 25 Jul 17 mission," the report states. -- Oriana Pawlyk can be reached at oriana.pawlyk@military.com. Follow her on Twitter at @Oriana0214. Military Headlines Air Force Topics Kirtland Air Force Base Military Legal Special Operations Air Force Special Operations Space Force Offers First Peek at Camouflage Uniform The United States Space Force has only one member so far, but it appears the service utility uniform is already well under de... 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__label__wiki	0.940857	0.940857	Dardanes, Ness power Gophers to first place The team had seven wrestlers place in the top five of their weight class. By Danny Chen The Gophers bolted out to a commanding start to this season in early November, and they haven’t looked back. They continued their dominance this weekend, cruising to a first-place finish in Las Vegas at the Cliff Keen Invitational. The Gophers competed against 38 programs and had seven wrestlers place in the top five of their weight class. Head assistant coach Brandon Eggum said his team wrestled strong and gave its best effort. “I think we got a lot accomplished,” Eggum said. “The nice thing was [that] we learned a bit about where each of the guys are at and what they need to work on. And that’s pretty important.” Out of eight wrestlers who advanced to the final session, five went on to wrestle in the semifinals. Redshirt senior Nick Dardanes and senior Logan Storley lost in their semifinal matches, but they eventually placed third and fourth, respectively, in the tournament. Redshirt seniors Scott Schiller, Dylan Ness and Chris Dardanes all advanced to the championship of their weight class. Schiller, who is ranked No. 1 in the 197-pound weight class, wrestled a fairly even match against No. 3 Kyven Gadson of Iowa State. But Schiller came up just short of a victory, losing in a 5-3 decision. Chris Dardanes and Ness, on the other hand, both earned individual titles in their weight classes. Dardanes, ranked No. 2, wrestled against No. 9 Rossi Bruno of Michigan in the 133-pound title match. He only led 4-2 at the end of the second period. But in the first 30 seconds of the third, he had an escape and a takedown, ultimately defeating Bruno in an 8-3 decision. “[The] third period is when I really try to pick up the pace,” Chris Dardanes said. “I want to make sure that I finish the match strong and remain focused.” Ness, ranked No. 1 in the 157-pound weight class, met No. 2 James Green of Nebraska in the final. Heading into the final, Ness won three of his four matches by a pin, while the other victory came from a major decision. Against Green, Ness wrestled his toughest match of the tournament. Ness was winning by only one point for most of the competition, and he managed to maintain that one-point lead until the end of the third period, winning 4-3. “I think I wrestled very well in the tournament, [and] I stayed focused this weekend on winning,” Ness said. “I went 1-1 last season against [James Green]. I had a game plan going in [to the match], executed it well and [ended] up being the champion.” Eggum said his wrestlers did well in the tournament with getting the team bonus points. “If you look back in the past history of the NCAA championships, the [teams] that [do] a great job of getting bonus points are usually the ones contending for a title,” Eggum said. “It’s one thing that we strive [for] as a team. The bonus points make a difference in the end.” No charges for U wrestlers in sexual assault case Gophers' wrestling takes seventh at Cliff Keen Invitational Close losses hurt Gophers against Oklahoma State	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2867
__label__wiki	0.772151	0.772151	Programme to develop bamboo groves in Volta Region takes off Sokode-Gbogame (V/R), Dec. 8, GNA - An integrated programme to sensitise selected groups of people on ways of sustaining bamboo natural groves in the Volta Region has begun at Sokode-Gbogame near Ho. Under the programme being organized by the Bamboo and Rattan Development Programme (BARADEP) of the Ministry of Lands and Forestry, participants would later be trained on the production of items from bamboo for both the local and export market. Mrs Gifty Ohui Allotey, Administrator of BARADEP, said with good management of bamboo plants and the transfer of artful skills, the bamboo could replace timber as wood in the manufacture of furniture among other things. She said the strategy was to train community members on how to grow and sustain bamboo plants before introducing them to manufacturing bamboo products. Mrs Allotey said the Chinese experience was proof that bamboo could be used for the manufacture of many more things than timber. Besides, she said while timber could be harvested only once a bamboo stand could be exploited every five years. Fifty Participants drawn from the Sokode communities are attending the three months training programme, which was arranged by the Alternative Trade Network (ALTRANET) - Ho based nongovernmental organisation - that works in the area of improving economic capacities of rural and marginalised groups. Mr Dan Ofori, a Resource Person, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the programme could help to raise incomes in areas where bamboo thrived as happened in Akyiawkrom, in the Ashanti Region, where the group after training was turned into a viable production unit.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2870
__label__cc	0.660648	0.339352	Home / News / Auto Shows Quail 2010: The Alfa Romeos Nelson Ireson August 14, 2010 Comment Now! The central California coast is in the throes of the run-up to the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and that means we're neck-deep in unbelievable cars. We spent this afternoon milling about the 2010 Quail Lodge Motorsports Gathering to bring you a sampling of the people-moving pulchritude on display. Installment one: the Alfa Romeos. This isn't the full Alfa contingent at the show, but a quick highlight reel of the ones that caught our eyes and captured our hearts. Check out the galleries below for the details on each. 1935 Alfa Romeo 6 C Aerodinamica Spider This car, owned by Georg Gebhard of Germany, is a one-off example of a secret project intended to beat the uber-cars of Daimler Benz and Auto Union during the pre-war bullet-car battles. The project wasn't completed, however, due to the dismissal of the head of development. Instead, Gina and Oscar Jankovitz, partners in the project, finished the car as a sports racer, mounting a 6C 2300 engine rated at 105 horsepower behind the driver. After a brief post-war stint the car lay dormant until 1967, when it was found in England. From there it went back to Italy in 2002 before arriving with its current owner. (hit page two for two more Italian beauties) 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS The Alfa Romeo 1900 bears the distinction of being the first car Alfa built entirely on a production line, and this fine example shows how well the design and styling holds up over 50 years later. Though it was built as a humble family sedan, Alfa had great success campaigning variants of the 1900 in many of the world's classic races, including the Targa Florio. 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Tipo IV This Tipo IV is yet another gracefully aged (and beautifully restored) example of the 1900 family. Owned by Peter and Barbara Fodor of California, the car is a multi-award winner, and features original Borrni wheels and an original exhaust system. Simple, sleek, and stunning. A true classic. High-Res Gallery: 1935 Alfa Romeo 6 C Aerodinamica Spider 2010 Alfa Romeo News Auto Shows Classics Exotics Month Luxury Cars Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Quail Sports Cars Genesis teases sporty coupe, small hatchback, and both could be EVs Luxury Cars January 15, 2020 2021 GMC Yukon SUV revealed: Richer Denali, tougher AT4, and more space... SUVs January 14, 2020 First drive review: 2021 GMC Yukon Denali tacks toward first-class SUV... First Drives January 14, 2020 First drive review: 2020 BMW M340i refuses to compromise First Drives January 9, 2020 First drive review: 2020 BMW Z4 M40i keeps the Sunday drive alive First Drives January 7, 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2877
__label__cc	0.694784	0.305216	Christmas in the Garden, By Edith, Lady Londonderry Edith, Lady Londonderry working in the gardens at Mount Stewart NT/Images As I stepped into the Garden, from the windows of the house, on Christmas Day, it certainly had a Christmas air of Joy and gladness. A brilliant sun was shining on a still clear day- a day on which it was a joy to be alive and drink in the beauty of the green earth. The Garden had not the traditionally English winter garden of sparkling hoar frost, outlining the branches of the deciduous trees, or even a landscape of snow. Everywhere was a restful satisfying greenness around me greenness and a lusciousness which allows no wintry feeling to creep in here: the verdant hue of numerous conifers running the gamut from dark green to grey into tones of blue, largely stately flexes, reminiscent of Italy, many fine upstanding Eucalyptus of several varieties, Embothriums of the Rostrevor type, and Acacias green as in Springtime: tree ferns on 8ft stems from New Zealand, looking down snobbishly on their English counterparts, but all clothed in “Faery Green” with just a silvery touch of diamond dew to make the picture look almost too lovely to be true. By far the best winter effect in the garden, just now, I think, Is the view of the small lake set in the midst of the Garden, surrounded by fine trees. When the slanting rays of the setting sun light up the Salix Britzensis which are grouped around the edge with masses of the deep red Dogwood and companion shrubs of giant Griselinia Litoralis, a most vivid green, and large clumps of green Bamboos, the reflection of these in the still clear waters of a winter’s eve reveals a golden world aflame, set with emerald gems. Mount Stewart, Christmas Day 1939. Discover more at Mount Stewart	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2884
__label__wiki	0.666263	0.666263	Erradii class frigates of the Algerian National Navy Written by D-Mitch El Moudamir (911), MEKO A-200AN of the Algerian National Navy The first MEKO A-200 frigates were ordered from South Africa in 1999. The South African Navy placed an order for four multi-purpose MEKO A-200SAN which are known as the Valour class. The ships were constructed in Germany between 2001-03 and delivered unarmed to S.Africa where the weapons, sensors and combat system were integrated, a process that took 2-3 years per ship. The first vessel, SAS Amatola, was commissioned in February 2006 while the fourth and final ship, SAS Mendi, was handed over in June 2004 and commissioned in March 2007. Two MEKO A-200 AN frigates, a further development of the Valour-class design were built for Algeria by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). TKMS is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005. The group consists of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel, Germany, Atlas Elektronik in Bremen, Germany and Hellenic Shipyards Co. in Skaramangas, Greece (25%). The South African frigates will be analyzed in a future article. SAS Amatola (F145), lead ship of the Valour class frigates Ιn March 2012, the Algerian National Navy ordered two MEKO A-200s, Erradii (910) and El Moudamir (911). Both were built and fully fitted out in Germany before delivery in 2016 – 17. The hulls are almost identical to the South African ships but have been fitted with significantly heavier armament, notably the OTO Melara 127/64 lightweight 127mm naval gun (vs 76mm gun on Valours), 16 Saab RBS 15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles (vs eight less powerful MM40 Block 2 Exocet on Valours) and torpedo launchers (the South African vessels are fitted for but not with). Their secondary armament, decoy and electronic equipment is much different also, and much more powerful on Algerian ships. Algeria has also an option to purchase two further ships. A third country will be the user of A-200s. According to BILD newspaper on 3 April, the German parliament has approved the sale of six MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt, providing guarantees of up to 2.3 billion euros for the transaction. Erradii (910), lead ship of the Eradii class frigates of the Algerian Navy The Mehrzweck-Kombination (MEKO) warship concept (which translates as ‘multi-purpose-combination’) has a proven track record as one the world’s most successful warship export programmes. More than 50 frigates and corvettes have been built since the 1970s for navies across the world. MEKO was developed by Blohm+Voss, its warship business is now a subsidiary of the giant Thyssen Krupp group. The MEKO concept is based on modular and easily interchangeable or upgradable weapons and sensors. Note that the ships in the class combine different weapons and systems from different manufacturers of various countries including South Africa, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. The complete list of ThyssenKrupp frigate and corvette production until today. Note the impressive number of MEKOs. Israel's Sa'ar 6 ships are under construction and are based on the K130 concept. Note also that Poland never built two MEKO 100 corvettes but completed just one as an offshore patrol vessel. The MEKO A-200 follows the famous MEKO 200 series in a long line of general-purpose frigates. A fighting ship capable of full 4-dimensional warfare (AAW, ASW and ASuW, BCW), the MEKO A-200 is also designed for sustained operations across the full spectrum of general missions and tasks: patrol and interdiction, support of special force operations, SAR, and humanitarian operations. The MEKO A-200 is a perfect example of the innovative propulsion, stealth and survivability design, robust sea keeping and all-weather boat and helicopter operability that characterize frigates from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. The innovative propulsion system of MEKO -A200 design The Wärtsilä propulsion jet is the largest water jet ever built Wärtsilä propulsion jet in maximum This frigate features the revolutionary CODAG-WARP (COmbined Diesel And Gas turbine-WAter jet and Refined Propellers) propulsion system: two controllable pitch propellers (CPP) 5C9, each fitted with a LIPS controllable pitch 5-blade 3.4m diameter propeller, driven by cross-connectable diesel engines via a three-stage gearbox (2 x MTU 16V 1163 TB93 of 5920 kW each) plus a center-line, gas turbine-driven LIPS Wärtsilä LJ210E water jet (1 x GE LM 2500 GT of 20,000kw), combining the power of each drive in the water with no need for a combining gearbox. This arrangement allows for extremely quiet acoustic signatures, a high degree of propulsion redundancy, and damage survivability. The water jet can be used alone or combined with the diesel to achieve the maximum speed of over 27 knots. In the diesel-only mode this propulsion arrangement is also an extremely economic solution, as a single engine can drive both shafts for speeds of up to 18 knots. In other words, these frigates will spend most of their service lives running on just one engine. Stern view of the Algerian frigate Erradii Frigate El Moudamir Algerian MEKO A-200 frigate There is also a reverse-thrust bucket fitted that can be raised to redirect the water jet forward. This gives the A-200 the shortest stopping distance of any ship in its class. The ships have also four diesel generators (4 x MTU 12-valve 183 TE52 diesel engines in two power plants) feeding two separate main switchboards. The hull and superstructure are built from steel with extensive use of high tensile material. The hull was subject to extensive tank tests to ensure for low resistance over the whole speed range. There is a sharp-edged, bulbous bow which reduces resistance and noise through the water and maximises the performance of the hull-mounted sonar. Using active fin stabilizers, the ship can sustain up to 24 knots, engage weapons and operate helicopters up to sea state 6. Exhaust gases from both the diesels and gas turbine are cooled with seawater helping to reduce the infrared signature The X form hull of the ships can clearly be seen in the photo Close up of the A-200 stern showing the waterjet and reverse thrust bucket The X form hull of the ships can clearly be seen in this photo The lead ship in the frigate class. Photo by Braker The outstanding sea-keeping and tactical mobility qualities are based on the fast mono-hull design featuring a forefoot skeg for greatly reduced yawing and directional stability in a seaway. The >16 m beam and active fin stabilizers for their part ensure platform stability so that helicopter and boat operations can be conducted in sea state 6. Moreover, the covered forecastle and high freeboard provide for additional buoyancy and reduced deck wetness and slamming to allow high speeds in heavy seas. With a tactical diameter of less than four ship lengths and a stopping distance from full speed of less than two lengths, the MEKO A-200, according to the manufacturer, outperforms all frigates in the same tonnage class. Top view of an Algerian frigate where all the impressive armament can be seen The MEKO A-200 has greatly reduced radar, IR (Infrared), acoustic and magnetic signatures: Hull panels are alternately angled to avoid large flat surfaces, an arrangement called ‘X-form’. Right angle corners are avoided and the decks and superstructure have been decluttered. The bridge wings present on the original MEKO have been eliminated and the bridge is completely enclosed. The X-Form shell design; extensive bulwark screening of exposed equipment; flush-closing shell doors and RCS-net screening of all shell openings, give the vessel very low radar cross section. Without a funnel, and with all combustion engines exhaust horizontally on or below the waterline with active cooling, plus a shell cooling system, this ship has exceptionally low IR signatures. The small, light propellers and the aft-sighting of propulsion machinery allowed by CODAG-WARP combined with a forefoot skeg make for exceptionally quiet signatures. Erradii frigate wwith her powerful 127mm gun on the bow section The X-form of frigate Erradii is clearly visible in this photo The modularity of MEKO warships, a great concept! About the MEKO A-200, Blohm+Voss claim that this class has the radar signature of a vessel one-half her size, 75% less infrared emissions than previous designs, as well as a 20% lower life-cycle cost, 25% lower displacement, and 30% fewer crewmen. The hull subdivided into more than 10 watertight compartments, as well as double bulkheads and box girders running lengthwise – proven to prevent hull break-up. The class also feature an overpressure ventilation system and an armoured radiological, bacterial and chemical-(RBC) resistant citadel (including the bridge, the superstructure and most of the hull) as well as an external sprinkler system for “pre-wetting” ship prior to entering a contaminated zone or washing off RBC fallout or for cooling the hull to reduce its heat signature. The lack of funnels also frees premium space amidships for armament, crew quarters and store rooms. The ships have plenty of space to accommodate new equipment and weapons and was designed to easily allow the removal of outdated technology through easily accessible hatches. The 5in gun on the bow section Another shot from the bow The general characteristics of the class is a displacement of approximately 3,800tons at full load, length of 121m, beam of 16.3m, maximum speed of 29 knots and a range of 7,200n.m. with the speed of 16 knots. The crew is just 120 (!), half the permanent crew compared with classic multi-purpose frigates, thanks to a high level of automation while there are additional accommodations for more people (commando teams, marines, helicopters' crews, squadron's staff) reaching a complement of 150. Video of the Erradii class frigates here. The impressive El Moudamir frigate The 127mm/64cal on the bow section Behind there is the 32-cell VLS Leonardo 127mm LW gun of an Algerian Navy MEKO A-200 frigate The frigates are armed with the latest design in the 5-inch naval gun category. The MEKO A-200AN is one of the only three classes in the world today equipped with the Leonardo (former OTO Melara) 127mm LW, together with the Italian Navy Bergamini (GP) class frigates and the Baden-Württemberg class (F125) frigates of the German Navy. The Leonardo 127mm/64cal Lightweight (LW) is part of the VULCANO system which consists of four key sub-systems: the medium caliber 127/64 LW Gun assembly, the Automated Ammunition Handling System, the Naval Fire Control Support and the VULCANO family of ammunition. The system is intended for surface fire and naval gunfire support as main role and anti-aircraft fire as secondary role. The 127/64 LW - VULCANO is equipped with a modular feeding magazine, composed by 4 drums with 14 ready to fire ammunition each (56 in total), reloadable during firing, and highly flexible in terms of selection of ammunition, independently from their position in the drums. Ammunition flow is reversible as rounds can be downloaded automatically. A Bergamini class frigate using her Leonardo 5-in gun! The X-form is notable The 127mm VULCANO ammunition family, is composed by Ballistic Extended Range (BER) and Guided Long Range (GLR) ammunition with different multifunctional fuses, sensor and final guidance that extend the range of the gun up to 100km. The rate of fire is 32rds per minute and a range of 23km against surface targets and about 9km against airborne targets. There is also the highly Automated Ammunition Handling System for the 127/64 mm gun, which holds 350 127mm shells in addition to the 56 in the four reload drums of the gun turret. MSI Defense Systems 30mm DS30M Mk 2 gun atop the helicopter hangar The rear MSI 30mm gun 30mm gun forward of the bridge Paradoxically instead of two modern close-in weapons systems (CIWS), two MSI Defense Systems 30mm DS30M Mark 2 (Seahawk A2) gun systems complete the gun armament. Each system consists of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on a fully automated mount with an off-mount electro-optical director (EOD) and with below deck control console. The gun has a rate of fire of approximately 650 rounds per minute in a maximum range of less than 3km in anti-aircraft role. Except the main naval gun, the ships are equipped with 2-4 MH2B heavy machine guns. The M2 has a maximum (effective) range of around 1,830m for air targets and 2,800m for surface targets, and a cyclical rate of fire of approximately 600 rounds per minute. Note that there is enough space for the installation of more powerful systems than the two 30mm guns, such as modern CIWS that require no through deck penetration. There are also several mounts on board for light or heavy machine guns. View of the automatic MSI 30mm gun The Algerian ships have a very impressive anti-ship missile armament that consists of 16 (!) Saab RBS15 Mk3 missiles.This is definitely some of the heaviest armament worldwide especially for a 120-meter frigate. Algerian naval power! 16 RBS 15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles amidships The big canisters that carry the RBS-15 Mk3 SSM Saab's RBS15 Mk3 is the latest generation, long range, Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) system. The 4.35-meter RBS15 Mk3 is designed to operate in the naval scenario, from anti-ship engagement in blue to littoral waters as well as land attack missions. The missile has a range of more than 200 km. This can be used to achieve great stand-off, utilizing over the horizon targeting or make tactical use of the extremely flexible trajectory with its large numbers of both horizontal and vertical waypoints. The system is a fire and forget anti-ship, sea-skimming, cruise type missile with an active radar target seeker, enabling all-weather capability. The long flight range and the extremely flexible trajectory enables attack from short distances to ranges well beyond the horizon. The GPS-supported high precision navigation system enables the missile to be used in naval land attack missions engaging stationary targets on land such as buildings, depots, hangars, air defence sites etc. Missile's weight is 660kg (820kg with boosters) with 200 kg HE blast and pre-fragmented warhead. The speed is 0.9 Mach. Sea-skimming RBS-15 Mk3 missiles heading for their targets View of the launchers amidships RBS Mk3 offers the ability to utilize a range of more than 200 km to attack enemies from multiple angles using multiple 3D waypoints. The missile increases its thrust in the terminal phase to defeat missiles, guns and close-in weapon systems (CIWS). The missile engagement planning system (MEPS) provides advanced user interface for generating plans for different scenarios. The missile possesses a high hit probability with outstanding Electronic Counter Counter Measures (ECCM) features, stealthy approach, terminal phase manoeuvres and extremely low sea skimming ability (flight altitude is automatically adapted based on the wave height) contributing to the missile’s high defence penetration capability. The unlimited overland flight capability in combination with the high-resolution radar target seeker enables the operator to engage targets close to land and among islands. The advanced signal processing ensures a high target selection and discrimination capability, even in crowded surface situations. A video of an Algerian MEKO A- 200 frigate testing the RBS15 Mk3 SSM here. The capabilities of the RBS-15 family by Saab Denel Dynamics Umkhonto-IR surface-to-air missile The Umkhonto canister The anti-aircraft missile armament consists of 32 Denel Dynamics Umkhonto-IR Block 2 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) in two 16-cell modules. Umkhonto (Spear) missile is an indigenous product, designed, development and manufactured in South Africa. The design of Umkhonto was inspired by the Zulu military commander King Shaka who introduced to his warriors among other things, the short Spear, the cow horn formation and the element of surprise. Similarly the Umkhonto missile design includes stealth characteristics (passive IR seeker and low smoke rocket motor) and flexibility (multi target engagement and ability to launch from any position). The Umkhonto all-weather-capable vertical launch Surface to Air Missile (SAM) was developed for the SA Navy's Meko A-200 frigates, and has been in service since 2001. The missile is high-velocity and infrared homing, providing all-round defence against simultaneous attacks from missiles and aircrafts. Although, this is a surface to air missile, it is also capable of taking out stationery surface targets. View of an Algerian frigate South African frigate launching Umkhonto SAM The two 16-cell modules of a South African Navy frigate El Moudamir by Stephen Cergi View of the VLS SA frigate launching Umkhonto The Umkhonto was designed with a 23kg warhead for high-kill probability, unlike other SAM missile systems in its class. The system features multiple-target engagement (up to four targets), countermeasure resistance, absence of line-of-sight limitations, ease of maintenance (high BIT coverage) and all-round (360 degree) coverage. The Umkhonto has a set of tail-mounted, aerodynamic control fins, as well as thrust vectoring vanes in the motor nozzle allowing for 40g maneuvering. The maximum range is 20km, ceiling is 8km, speed Mach 2 achieving the time of flight to 8km in just 18 seconds! Modified photo of am Eraddii (MEKO A-200AN) class frigate. For a high resolution image click here. Twin torpedo launcher of an Algerian MEKO frigate For ASW the vessels have two twin 324mm launchers for Leonardo Whitehead MU90/Impact torpedoes. MU90 is a lightweight torpedo with a warhead of 32.7kg, a speed from 29 to maximum 50 knots (!), around 10km with maximum speed and 23km with minimum speed. The torpedo, is of fire-and-forget type and it has been designed to counter any type of nuclear or conventional submarine, acoustically coated, deep and fast-evasive, deploying active or passive anti-torpedo effectors while it has an extreme agility and maneuverability. In the main counter-counter measures are included stationary target detection capability, decoy classification and anti-jammer tactics. The torpedo equips also the Super Lynx helicopters for ASW operations. The torpedo is propelled by an electronically controlled high-RPM brush-less motor driving a skewed multi-blades pumpjet propulsor allowing a continuously variable torpedo speed automatically selected by the tactics of the weapon according to the scenario, the environment and the operational phase. Erradii frigate. Photo by D. Streich. Close-up photo of the torpedo launcher The weapon, of extremely long endurance, operates without any speed degradation and any limitation of salinity and temperature in water depths in excess of 1,000m and as shallow as 25m, retaining navigation capability up to 3m. The advanced acoustic seeker features multi pre-formed transmission and reception beams. Its multi-frequency, parallel processing and simultaneous acoustic modes operation, allow multi-target tracking capability, high engagement distance, high performance in very shallow water providing the weapon with high immunity to the most advanced anti-torpedo countermeasures. Moreover, the very low radiated noise, achieved through the use of the most modern pump-jet technologies combined with an extended selection of torpedo preset parameters and proper tactics, allows a silent approach to the target minimising the alert range of even sophisticated submarine detection systems and increasing the overall killing probability of the weapon. French Lynx helicopter launching an MU90 torpedo Super Lynx 300 ASuW The frigate deal included 6 AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 maritime helicopters. Three of the Lynx helicopters are fitted for ASW operations thus they are equipped with Compact FLASH dipping sonars and carry MU90 torpedoes. The other three helicopters are for ASuW operations carrying eight Denel Mokopa air to surface missiles each in two quad-rail launchers or one quad-rail launcher and one M3M (GAU-21) 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Super Lynx 300 ASuW carrying Denel Mokopa missiles The M3M provides defensive firepower ranging out to nearly 2000 meters with 1,100 rounds per minute cyclic rate of fire. Mokopa (Black mamba) is a long-range, precision-guided missile that utilises the semi-active laser guidance concept. Its high performance, large-calibre tandem warhead will destroy any foreseen armoured threat. It may also be used effectively against other high value ground, air or naval targets. The modular design of the missile allows for different warheads (e.g. penetration, fragmentation or anti-armour), optimised for the type of target. The Mokopa uses a powerful tandem shaped-charge, high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, capable of penetrating over 1,350 mm (almost 4½ ft) of Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA), and also effective against Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA), in a range greater than 10km. Each ship can carry two Super Lynx in its hangar. The large flight deck of El Moudamir Super Lynx 300 ASW Two Super Lynx 300 i nthe hangar Frigate Erradii, lead ship in the Algerian Navy MEKO A-200AN class Seaboat RHIB There are also two boat bays port and starboard. The port bay accomodates one rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) and the starboard bay one seaboat. MASS decoy launcher in action MASS decoy launcher Each ship is protected by four Rheinmetall multi-ammunition softkill systems (MASS). Two MASS decoy launchers are installed on the port side and two one starboard side of the frigate. The automatic decoy system MASS provides a unique level of protection against modern sensor-guided missiles. Programmable and omni-spectral, the system’s innovative ammunition provides protection in all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. The launcher is connected to the ship's sensors and protects ships from attacks by advanced, sensor-guided missiles, by launching decoys, that operate in all relevant wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum (ultra violet, electro-optical, laser, infrared and radar). Frigate Erradii WASS decoy launcher The Leonardo-Finmeccanica WASS anti-torpedo defence countermeasure launching system, in surface version (C310) is formed by a launching network with 8 barrels each. Each barrel is loaded with the relevant effector (Jammers or MTE) and consists of a launch tube, an air bottle and an electro-valve. The system assures the ejection at suitable distance of countermeasures that can both represent dummy mobile targets (MTE) and generate disturbance noise for the acoustic head of the enemy torpedo (Jammers). The combination of mobile decoys and jammers has the purpose of cheating the torpedo, which directs its attacks towards the dummy targets, thus allowing the ship to perform an evasive countermeasure. The definition of optimal reaction results using a elaboration software (ORACOM) that, based on multiple parameters, elaborates the more suitable operation to maximize surviving probabilities, even against last generation torpedoes with high potentials against countermeasures. Note the two WASS launcher boxes The MEKO A-200s are very elegant and powerful ships The launcher is capable to launch the effectors at several hundreds metres from the ship. Two such launching systems equip the Algerian ships. The C310 represent Defence Systems Division' high-performance anti-torpedo countermeasure system. The C310 is designed to cope with current and future generation of active and/or passive torpedoes, wire or non wire-guided, launched alone or in salvo mode. The jammer features a highly efficient transducer, covering the whole receiving bandwidth of any torpedo, with a switching power amplifier and high-energy density thermal battery. It generates a very high amount of energy spread over the entire reception band of the acoustic head of the torpedo. By emitting a high intensity broadband noise for a long time, the jammer masks the target echo as well as the target radiated noise, preventing target acquisition by any torpedo.The jammers are maintained at the operative depth by an air bag, after the flight phase. The MTE must draw any acoustic torpedo away from its real target. To achieve the deception effect the MTE uses a sophisticated transponder to simulate a real target, generating in real time acoustic responses to any multi-frequency coded pulse emitted by the torpedo. The echo structure is identical to the one of areal target (acoustic length, highlights). During its underwater run the MTE also radiates noise, in order to simulate a moving target. The noise radiation is performed independently from the emulation function. MTEs feature, over a wide band, a constant target strength, and are compatible with the jammers presence, even at short distance. After the flight phase, the MTE perform their underwater trajectory at the operative depth. Hard-kill and soft-kill weapon systems of a MEKO A-200AN frigate. High resolution image here. Rigel R-ESM Rigel ECM jammer The electronic warfare suite is Indra RIGEL. The RIGEL Radar EA (Electronic Attack, ECM) system’s family provides a platform with self-protection by means of jamming and deception countermeasure techniques against either single or multiple threats that are active on the whole 6-18 GHz frequency band (optional 0,5-18 GHz range, depending on selected configuration). Two similar jammers equip also the K130 corvettes (Braunschweig class) of the German Navy. The RIGEL Radar-ES (electronic support) system’s family provides high sensitivity detection, analysis, classification and identification of radar signals, as well as high accurate DF measurement within a wide band instantaneous coverage, covering the whole 2-18 GHz frequency range (optional 0,5-40 GHz range, depending on the selected configuration). For more information about the systems capabilities and techniques read Rigel ES and EA Systems. The systems equip also various Spanish warships including the Meteoro class offshore patrol vessels. SATCOM and port-side jammer View of the sensors of a MEKO A-200AN frigate The port-side jammer Saab CEROS 200 fire control system (FCS) Saab CEROS 200 is a radar and optronic tracking fire control director designed for automatic target detection and lock-on, high acquisition speed and great tracking precision combined with the ability to track any target in any weather situation. The versatile CEROS 200 can track multiple supersonic missiles including advanced sea skimming missiles as well as surface targets extremely close to the ship such as asymmetric surface threats in littoral environments, and enables fast target switching. Moreover, CEROS 200 design incorporates many Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM). The CEROS 200 incorporates CHASE, a patented method for processing of the complex radar target return signal from a very low flying target such as sea skimming missiles, to eliminate multi-path effects. A prerequisite for the CHASE algorithm is the very wide RF-bandwidth of the tracking radar on the CEROS 200. The CHASE algorithm has been thoroughly tested in a wide range of sea states. The extensive testing proves that the radar tracking accuracy of the CHASE method against sea skimming targets is better than 0.2 mrad in calm sea and better than 0.4 mrad in rough sea. The rear Saab CEROS 200 fire control system (FCS) View of the two masts CEROS 200 and RBS15 Mk3 launchers Combined with Saab’s gun fire control CEROS 200 provides unparalleled accuracy for gun engagements. The radar design incorporates many Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) features: very low antenna side lobes, very wide bandwidth, a large number of transmit frequencies, random selection of frequency, lock on jam and track on jam. The CEROS has an instrumented range of more than 100km, exceeding the needs of almost any surface-to-air weapon. Two CEROS systems equip each frigate. View of the masts and sensors of a MEKO A-200AN EOS-500 Saab EOS-500 is a lightweight gyro stabilized electro-optical fire control director with high quality stabilization and advanced TV- and IR-cameras and Laser Range Finder (three electro-optical sensors in total) for observation, gun fire, missile laser guidance and target identification. Its total weight is 125kg. The modern modular design allows easy upgrades with new sensors. The inherent video tracker provides automatic detection of up to four concurrent threats, enabling the operator to change target within fractions of a second. EOS-500 is capable of high accuracy 3-D tracking all types of threats, including sea skimming missiles. The advanced Saab video tracker uses simultaneous input from the TV- and the IR- cameras in a data fusion process. The two (2) Saab CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking systems and the EOS 500 optronic tracking system are the core of the frigates fire control capability and are fully integrated with the small and large calibre guns as well as the Surface to Surface (SSM) and Surface to Air (SAM) Missile systems providing unprecedented self defence capabilities against all modern symmetric and asymmetric threats. Ship's superstructure Saab Sea Giraffe AMB multi-function radar The Saab Sea Giraffe AMB is a medium range, multi-role surveillance 3D G-band radar optimized for detecting small air and surface targets with high update rate in all kinds of environments, including the littorals. It will assist the commander in all kind of naval warfare and give the operators maximum time to react to incoming threats. Its roles include: air surveillance and tracking, surface surveillance and tracking, target identification for weapon systems and high-resolution splash spotting. It can detect air and surface targets from the horizon up to a height of 20,000 metres (66,000 ft) at elevations up to 70°, and can simultaneously handle multiple threats approaching from different directions and altitudes, including diving anti-ship missiles. Also, it is specialized for rapidly detecting small, fast moving targets at all altitudes and small surface targets in severe clutter. The radar has an instrumented range of 180km. The forward mast Sperry Marine navigation radar Each ship carries two Sperry Marine (Northrop Grumman) VisionMaster FT X-band and one S-band navigation radars, some of the most advanced radars in this category. The radars offer a user friendly interface, an advanced automatic clutter suppression for outstanding small target detection, target tracking capability of 100 radar targets and 240 AIS targets, integrated route planning and trail maneuver for safe navigation, multi-layer user defined radar maps and clear radar images in extreme weather conditions. Automatic clutter suppression technology makes it easier for watch keepers to identify small, weak targets in the presence of sea or rain clutter without manually adjusting gain or clutter controls. Al lthe navigation radars are visible in this picture The rear Sperry Marine radar The forward Sperry Marien radars VisionMaster FT Radars automatically acquire and track targets at relative speeds up to 150 knots, allowing the watch keeper time to address any other requirements of the bridge rather than manually acquiring targets. Targets can be acquired by either two annular acquisition zones or two operator-configured polygon zones. Digital controlled inter-switching allows the interface of up to six transceivers to up to six displays, resulting in screen redundancy and flexibility in user operations. The Dual-Channel option provides the ability to display data from two independent transceivers onto the same screen and targets can be tracked on both channels. The overlapping of the information from the two radars eliminates any blind spots that may occur when a single radar is restricted providing unsurpassed situational awareness. ATLAS ASO bow-mounted sonar The console ASO sonars The Erradiis are equipped with the Atlas ELEKTRONIK ASO hull-mounted sonar (more likely the 723 type). ASO is designed for active and passive operations in the medium frequency band with the main focus on surveillance of the underwater situation, such as detection, classification and tracking of targets. With the ability of different operational modes and parameter settings, ASO systems are optimised for the detection of targets from littoral (shallow) to blue (deep) waters. Advanced processing methods ensure their efficient use for classic ASW tasks as well as self-protection of the surface combatant. The ASO sonar is capable to detect:„ submarines, midget- and mini-submarines„„, small underwater vehicles, such as AUV, and UUV, Diver Delivery Vehicles„„ (DDV), torpedoes„„, moored mines and underwater obstacles, surface vessels, speed boats, etc. Superior performance is ensured by providing a high source level, high dynamic range and a large bandwidth. Various analysis tools are incorporated to support the target classification. Active operation can be operated in ODT (omni-directional) or RDT (directional) modes with the possibility to limit the transmission and reception to a sector only. The electronic beam stabilisation and a tilt function for transmission compensate the ship‘s movement. Focus has been laid on the sonar‘s detection capability of torpedoes with a „passive while active“ operation capability. The automatic torpedo warning function works continuously in the background and generates torpedo alerts automatically for upcoming torpedoes.For self defence the sonar is capable to detect small moving underwater objects and moored mines. There is option also for a towed sonnar array after stern modifications. Some of the Atlas CMS users The ATLAS CMS consoles The ATLAS group, among other classes, depicts a MEKO A-200 silhouette that is equipped, since 2015, with the company's combat management system (CMS). Thus, the ships do not feature the Thales CMS as the majority of the sources mention but the Atlas ANCS CMS, responsible for the precise, selective and flexible engagement of enemy forces, tactical fire support from sea to land, support for special forces, the combating of asymmetric threats, as well as joint and multinational operations with prolonged availability in operational areas all over the world. Atlas has designed the ANCS user interface together with operators of the German Navy based on a ‘user centric’ approach. Limited human resources and space within the Combat Information Centre and redundancy requirements do not permit the usage of dedicated consoles to support operation of integrated sub-systems and related tactical functions. Instead ANCS uses Multi-Function Consoles capable of running the user interface of any implemented tactical function. Therefore all subsystems are able to be controlled from any of the consoles. View of the bridge's interior LWR atop the bridge. Notice the covered TDS View of the bridge Unidentified laser warning receivers equip the ship, two sets forward and two aft for the total coverage of the platform. This is a threat warning system responsible to detect, classify, identify and give warning of hostile laser threats aiming on the platform. I believe the system is a variant of Saab's naval laser-warning system (NLWS).The ships equip among others tactical data link communication systems (Link 11, Link 16 and possibly Link 22), TACAN, CCTV system, Target Designation Sights (TDS), UWT, IFF system, GPS, LAN, ECDIS/WECDIS, HF/UHF/VHF communication terminals and Integrated Platform Control Monitoring System (IPMS) that integrates the power management system, fire detection system, fire fighting and damage control system, CCTV system and stability control system. To conclude, the ships in the class are equipped with a very heavy armament and rich electronic equipment while the have the potential to be upgraded with more lethal systems (such as CIWS, long-range Ukhmonto, etc.) and more sensors (variable depth sonar). It will be very interesting to see in the future what kind of equipment the Egyptian frigates will carry. I would like to mention that an important number of photos was found at www.forcesdz.com, a great website with plenty of photos and information on Algerian Armed Forces! 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__label__cc	0.603046	0.396954	14 Killed, 18 Injured After Bus Falls Off Road In Nepal HomeWorld14 Killed, 18 Injured After Bus Falls Off Road In Nepal The bus was heading towards Bhaktapur from Kalinchok in Dolakha district when it skidded off the highway and plunged down from Chha Kilo area, police said. WorldPress Trust of IndiaUpdated: December 15, 2019 13:44 IST The police have suspected overspeeding and rash driving as the reasons behind the accident. Kathmandu: A passenger bus veered off the road and fell some 100 metres along the Araniko Highway in Nepal's Sindhupalchok on Sunday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 18 others. Three children and 11 adults were killed in the accident, the Kathmandu Post reported, quoting police. "Of them, 12 people died on the spot," police said. The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, Police Inspector Nawaraj Neupane said, adding that three of them are in critical condition. The police are yet to ascertain the identity of the victims, the paper said. Meanwhile, a search is underway for the driver of the bus who is on the run following the accident. The police have suspected overspeeding and rash driving on the under-construction road section as the reasons behind the accident. This was the second major road accident in the district within a month. In November, 17 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into the Sunkoshi river in Nepal. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Nepal Bus AccidentSindhupalchok Ukraine Demands Punishment, Compensation For Airliner Downed By Iran What PM Told Ministers Ahead Of Mega Jammu and Kashmir Outreach "Conflict Between Amit Shah, PM": Bhupesh Baghel On Citizenship Law	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2893
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__label__wiki	0.963748	0.963748	Louis Armstrong Statue - Algiers Point Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global Break Ground for Last Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 4:31 PM San Diego Zoo Global Christina Simmons 619.685.3291; Cell- 619.318.3348 csimmons@sandiegozoo.com Audubon Nature Institute Frank Donze 504.378.2693;Cell - 504.232.7461 fdonze@auduboninstitute.org Katie Smith 504.378.2693; Cell - 504.278.0542 ksmith@auduboninstitute.org The Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife: A Conservation Alliance to Enhance the Sustainability of Threatened Animal Populations (New Orleans, La.) - Officials from Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global took the first steps today in building a breeding center for rare and endangered species. Scooping shovels of dirt, dignitaries including New Orleans City Council Members Jackie Clarkson and Kristin Palmer and State Representatives Bryan Adams, Ebony Woodruff and Christopher Leopold joined Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO, Ron Forman and San Diego Global President, Douglas G. Myers to break ground at the site that will house the Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife. The innovative breeding program will devise strategies to ensure sustainable populations of unique and endangered zoo animals. The Alliance will be a haven for more than two dozen endangered and threatened mammal and bird species, including giraffe, okapi, bongos, flamingos, storks and pelicans. "With this partnership, we break new ground - both literally and figuratively," said Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO Ron Forman. "These facilities, which will breed an important collection of declining species, symbolize how the alliance between Audubon Nature Institute and the San Diego Zoo creates a new model for collaboration, accelerating our efforts on behalf of wildlife conservation." Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global will begin construction on the 1,000-acre Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife in the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center on New Orleans' West Bank in March 2014. The Alliance will establish a one-of-a-kind resource for zoos and aquariums to rebuild animal collections that are in danger of disappearing. "We are in a critical era where species are disappearing almost every day." said Douglas G. Myers, President of San Diego Zoo Global. "It is our hope that the leadership we show today in joining together to combat extinction will start a trend that will continue around the world until all species have been preserved for future generations." As currently planned, the project will be built in four phases over the next four years with the first animals arriving in October 2014. Initial construction will largely involve fence installation, road building and new barns for giraffe and okapi. The animals will enjoy room to roam in large open areas designed to showcase the natural setting. The Alliance is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the zoo and aquarium industry by ensuring that the animals that instill a lifelong appreciation for wildlife and conservation today will engage and inspire future generations of visitors. Officials hope to begin moving herds of animals into the site in early Fall 2014. Audubon Nature Institute is a 501(c)3 not for profit that operates a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature. These New Orleans facilities include: Audubon Park, Audubon Zoo, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Entergy IMAX® Theatre, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Audubon Wilderness Park, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and Audubon Nature Institute Foundation. Ron Forman is President and CEO of Audubon Nature Institute. Visit AudubonInstitute.org for more information. San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy The San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy is dedicated to bringing endangered species back from the brink of extinction. The work of the Conservancy includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, and international field programs in more than 35 countries. 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__label__wiki	0.568744	0.568744	Chiwenga eats humble pie Kwekwe magistrate remanded to February Journo acquitted on anti-govt protest charge 77 Mazowe gold panners jailed 2 years Defence ministry accountant denied bail Fueling the fire: corruption and subsidies got us here During a December 20, 2018 appearance before a parliamentary committee, central bank governor John Mangudya was asked if it was sustainable for government to continue subsidising fuel. “Why not let all fuel retailers sell in forex?” one lawmaker asked. Guest Column by newZWire “Subsidies are not sustainable in the long run,” Mangudya said. “But fuel is a sensitive product; we need to look at the implications (of removing the subsidy) and sequencing. The implications, sometimes, are horrendous.” A little under a month later, Zimbabwe exploded in violent protests after government increased the prices of fuel by 150%, to track an exchange rate officials comically refuse to acknowledge. Twelve people are reported to have died, while scores others were injured after security forces violently cracked down on protesters and, in many instances, citizens who had nothing to do with the demonstrations. In December, Mangudya had predicted that, based on the several running fuel facilities the central bank had secured as well as the anticipated lower demand in the traditionally difficult month of January, fuel queues would disappear. The opposite proved true. Queues only got longer, darkening the crisis mood engulfing the country. Virtually, every Zimbabwean Energy minister, including Elias Mudzuri and Elton Mangoma during the power-sharing government, has had to deal with fuel shortages. The episodic crises stretch far back to 2000, when Enos Chikowore resigned as Energy minister, citing his failure to end what was then a three-month fuel shortage. “Having considered the prevailing problems, the honourable thing for me to do is to resign with immediate effect,” Chikowore, in his resignation letter, said. Apart from the shortages which the country experienced between December 2010 and January 2011, Mangoma largely managed to stabilise fuel supplies, thanks to liberalised procurement and the country’s healthy foreign currency holdings at the time. Apart from minor stock-outs experienced in December 2014 — associated with low local ethanol production – fuel supplies remained stable until late 2016. Shortages started to manifest as the foreign currency situation, which had worsened by the time the central bank announced tight controls in May 2016 – leading to the introduction of bond notes that November — further deteriorated. Under the new forex regime, the central bank would run a centralised foreign currency allocation system, mostly funded by punitive ‘surrender requirements’ for exporters, mainly gold, platinum and chrome miners. September 2017 saw another episode of fuel shortages, as money supply really started to take off on the back of unrestrained government expenditure. The total stock of money in the system reached $7,5 billion in September 2017, as annual broad money supply grew 41%. The ‘local currency’ — digital deposits and bond notes — weakened against the United States dollar, reflecting the monetary deluge. The value of the local currency took another sharp dip in October 2018, when the central bank announced plans to separate US dollar deposits from the digital deposits and bond notes — a move the market correctly read to be the first step in impending currency reforms that would end the peg. By then, the total money stock had breached the $10 billion mark. Although the US dollar exchange rate peaked at levels around 1:6, — before settling to the current 1:3,5 — the fuel price, with a huge forex component, remained largely unchanged. Instead, the central bank was shelling out more and more for fuel imports each week. Demand surge By December, Zimbabwe’s monthly fuel consumption had reached 210 million litres, nearly 100% more than the previous year. Thanks to the decline in the ‘local currency’, the fuel price was effectively around US$0,40 per litre, lower than what motorists in oil producer Angola were paying. Some bottled water brands became more expensive than fuel, in one of the many absurd market distortions wrought by the fictitious exchange rate. Inevitably, demand surged, reaching all-time highs. As a consequence, Zimbabwe’s fuel consumption exceeded that of Zambia, a comparative country with a bigger population and larger economy. In fact, Zimbabwe’s per capita oil consumption is one of the highest on the continent, putting the likes of Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda in the shade. Meanwhile, the central bank’s capacity to shell out the US$140 million now required monthly to meet the growing demand was severely diminished. Gold producers, who account for most of the country’s forex earnings, had revolted. Although they were required to receive 30% of their gold sales in forex, with the balance in rapidly devaluing electronic deposits, the reality was many miners were getting far less than this. The golden goose was hurting. RioZim, a major gold producer, shut some of its mines and took the central bank to court, screaming robbery. Government relented as output collapsed 60% between last September and November. From November, the miners could now keep 55% of their forex earnings.Combined with the end of tobacco sales, there was less and less forex for the central bank to spend on fuel. ‘The world’s most expensive fuel’ Something had to give. In its policy advice to government ahead of the 2019 budget speech, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) warned that the fuel subsidy could no longer be sustained. “It will be far preferable to take the bitter medicine in one swallow rather than to sip it slowly over several years, thereby prolonging the agony and delaying the benefits of taking the medicine,” CZI wrote. “We are currently at a point where fuel and basic commodities in Zimbabwe are trading at significant discounts to prices in regional markets.” On January 9, 2019, government finally moved to remedy the situation, ordering a 150% price increase for both petrol and diesel. Nominally, and because government itself insists the domestic currency is at par with the US dollar, Zimbabwe’s new prices have earned the country, yet another unwanted record — the most expensive fuel prices in the world. The reality, however, is different. Zimbabwe has a currency and that currency is not at par with the US dollar. Iranian revolution, lessons for Zimbabwe Govt perpetuating fuel crisis Personal branding: 13 laws to make you stand out Editorial Comment: ED, Chamisa could learn from Mandela’s humility #PressforProgress: The long road to equality . . . Managing the state of being: Corporate wellness programmes TagscorruptionSubsidiesZimbabwe Previous article ‘Security forces not above the law’ Next article NewsDay sees every evil and reports on it ONE of Malawi’s first solar projects has attracted investment volume totalling US$67 million. Related posts: Dawn Properties targets diasporans in new projectNo ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2901
__label__wiki	0.656848	0.656848	Dooley: Final vote and a look ahead Pat Dooley @pat_dooley Another college football season is behind us, the longest one ever after starting when it was hotter than ghost pepper soup and finishing up almost a full five months later in the coldest indoor stadium press box in America. Who says we don't have seasons in the South? The coronation of LSU was majestic and historical. The Bayou Bengals got in the way of what looked like it was going to be a classic final game rendering the fourth quarter uneventful enough to force those of us who had to stay up to start channel flipping. As an Associated Press voter, I had to be up at the end of the game to send in my final ballot of the season and here's what it looked like: 1. LSU; 2. Clemson; 3. Ohio State; 4. Georgia; 5. Oklahoma. I thought I was being bold by putting Georgia ahead of Oklahoma, a College Football Playoff team. It turns out I wasn’t as critical of the Sooners as my colleagues. Oklahoma dropped out of the top five and was replaced by Oregon in the final poll. LSU’s penchant for blowout wins hurt the Sooners, but not the Bulldogs. 6. Florida; 7. Oregon; 8. Alabama; 9. Penn State; 10. Minnesota. Florida-Oregon or Oregon-Florida. You could have gone either way. Oklahoma at No. 7 was a bit of a surprise. 11. Notre Dame; 12. Wisconsin; 13. Baylor; 14. Iowa; 15. Memphis. Auburn finished 14th in the AP poll and Memphis was not in the top 15. Sometimes it’s about your losses more than your wins. Auburn’s losses were to four teams ranked in the top 10 and it had two top-10 wins according to the final AP Poll. 16. Appalachian State; 17. Auburn; 18. Cincinnati; 19. Texas A&M; 20. UCF. I resisted on A&M and UCF in the last month of the regular season and probably gave too much weight to their bowl wins. 21. Michigan; 22. Utah; 23. Air Force; 24. Navy; 25; Florida Atlantic. Maybe I was too harsh on Utah and Boise State, but I wasn’t going to put Texas (No. 25 in the AP) in there with five losses. Anyway, that’s a wrap and we already are starting to look at next year and what the preseason poll will look like. A lot can change between now and the middle of August, but one thing that is consistent about college football hacks is that we love to start out with rankings before we know for sure what every team will look like when the season begins in September. Really, it’s just a bookmark for what we think now. And here is what I think now (subject to change): 1. Clemson; 2. Alabama; 3. Ohio State; 4. LSU; 5. Oklahoma. Yep, the same cast of characters. Everyone wants to talk about the end of the Alabama dynasty, but I think Nick Saban comes back with a vengeance. LSU is a bit of a mystery at quarterback and Oklahoma will try to do it again with another new quarterback. 6. Florida; 7. Georgia; 8. Penn State; 9. Notre Dame; 10. Oregon. This is a big year for Florida with a favorable schedule and a roster that’s easy to like. Dan Mullen talked about the jump from 10 wins to 11 being tougher than the jump from four wins to 10 and he's right. The jump from 11 to 12 wins is even more difficult. 11. Oklahoma State; 12. Iowa State; 13. Auburn; 14. Cincinnati; 15. Wisconsin. Just a gut feeling on the Cowboys with Chuba Hubbard back. Auburn is a team that will be difficult to figure unless Bo Nix takes a massive leap. 16. Texas A&M; 17. Minnesota; 18. Baylor; 19. Iowa; 20. Michigan. Two reasons to like A&M this year — the non-conference schedule is soft and the Aggies trade out Georgia for Vanderbilt. 21. Texas; 22. Arizona State; 23. Boise State; 24. UCF; 25. Florida State. Mike Norvell won’t turn around FSU right away, but he’ll get the Seminoles headed in the right direction. Arizona State has a ton coming back. There it is … for now. And one final salute to the 2019 season. The 2018 season was not great in terms of the usual great games, but this past season delivered. OK, we had one dog semifinal game, but college football was spectacular again this season. The way it is supposed to be. Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at pat.dooley@gvillesun.com. And follow at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2902
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__label__wiki	0.585957	0.585957	Nordic-Humboldt About Nordic Aquafarms Nordic in Humboldt In February of 2019, Nordic Aquafarms Inc., through its subsidiary California Marine Investments, announced plans plans to build a land-based fish farm in Humboldt County, Calif., near Eureka, to serve West Coast markets. Nordic Aquafarms has established a permanent presence in Humboldt County. Representatives are available to meet with stakeholders and community members to provide project information and address questions and concerns. Nordic Aquafarms (www.nordicaquafarms.com) is one of the premier investors and developers in land-based aquaculture internationally, with production facilities in Norway (Fredrikstad Seafood) and Denmark (Sashimi Royal and Maximus), and a project under development in Maine, USA. The company is a trailblazer in the land-based fish farming industry and is supported by strong and well-established financial investors. Nordic Aquafarms is developing sustainable fish farming practices for the future to deliver super fresh high-quality seafood to regional markets and is committed to a low environmental impact and sustainability in every facet of the business, from setting new standards for discharge, to energy efficiency and solar power, to refusing to use GMO fish and feed. In January of 2018, Nordic Aquafarms Inc., the company’s U.S. subsidiary, announced plans for a land-based salmon farm on the Atlantic Coast in Belfast, Maine, to be built in two phases. Construction is expected to start in 2019, with operations commencing in 2020. Erik Heim – founder of Nordic Aquafarms and President of our US operations, Marianne Naess, Commercial Director of Nordic Aquafarms (with responsibility for Communications and Stakeholder outreach Lynette Mullen, Humboldt Community Liaison, coordinates local outreach and communication with local partners and stakeholders Want to meet with Nordic Representatives to learn more? lynette.mullen@gmail.com HUMBOLDT UPDATES SIGN UP AND STAY UPDATED! © 2019 by Nordic Aquafarms. Proudly created with Wix.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2913
__label__wiki	0.971628	0.971628	Japan Will Get Its First Aircraft Carriers Since World War II Home » International » Japan Will Get Its First Aircraft Carriers Since World War II Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a new defence plan approved Tuesday that is intended to counter China’s growing military power. The new five-year defence plan calls for the upgrade of two existing helicopter carriers so that they can launch fighters, and is the latest in a series of steps under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost Japan’s military. Abe’s government argues the efforts are necessary given growing defence challenges in the region, including tensions with North Korea, and particularly “strong concerns” about the expansion of China’s military footprint. But the move is controversial, with critics arguing it shifts Tokyo further away from its commitment to strictly defensive capabilities under Japan’s post-World War II pacifist constitution. “We will secure both the quantity and quality of defence capability that is necessary… to meet the rapidly changing security environment,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular press briefing on Tuesday. “We believe this is within… what is allowed under the constitution.” The five-year plan approved Tuesday assumes record defence spending of 27.47 trillion yen ($244 billion) through March 2024. It calls for the defence ministry to upgrade two flat-top Izumo-class destroyers to enable them to launch fighters with short take-off and vertical landing abilities, like the F-35B stealth fighter. In a separate plan also endorsed by the cabinet Tuesday, Japan said it would buy 42 F-35s over the next decade, with the F-35B variant widely considered the likeliest candidate. It also plans over the same period to buy 105 F-35As, a variant of the advanced jet which performs conventional takeoffs and landings and cannot be used on the retrofitted destroyers. Local media have said the purchases could total more than one trillion yen ($8.8 billion). Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said Japan’s concerns about Beijing’s military are “not conducive to the development and improvement of Sino-Japanese relations”. Beijing has already expressed its “strong dissatisfaction and opposition” and “urges Japan to adhere to a purely defensive policy”, she added at a regular press briefing. Last year, China unveiled its first domestically built aircraft carrier as it continues to assert its vast claims to the South China Sea. Beijing’s first carrier, the Liaoning, is a second-hand Soviet ship built nearly 30 years ago and commissioned in 2012. SOURCE: Times Now Image Credit: CNN Aircraft CarriesJapanSecond World WarWorld War II US indicts five for aiding Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme 0 Microsoft’s Nadella sad with CAA, wants Bangladeshi immigrant to launch unicorn, be Infosys CEO, says Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief 0 US Navy, Pentagon confirm the existence of a ‘TOP SECRET’ video of UFO encounter 0 17-Year-Old Boy Discovers a New Planet on His Third Day of Internship at NASA 0 Thousands of Iraqis take to street in Iraq, demand new govt amid spike in regional tensions 0 Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner ‘unintentionally’ 0	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2914
__label__wiki	0.920865	0.920865	Murphy kills 5-cent plastic bag fee in vetoing of 22 bills The bond act is still expected to go before voters this November after the Legislature rushed Monday to concur with the governor's recommendations. Murphy kills 5-cent plastic bag fee in vetoing of 22 bills The bond act is still expected to go before voters this November after the Legislature rushed Monday to concur with the governor's recommendations. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2BQQYBt Nicholas Pugliese and Dustin Racioppi, Trenton Bureau Published 11:42 a.m. ET Aug. 27, 2018 \| Updated 9:21 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2018 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy(Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com) Gov. Phil Murphy issued a flurry of vetoes and conditional vetoes on Monday morning, cutting a proposed $1 billion bond act in half, blocking a 5-cent fee on plastic grocery bags and asking for further changes to a measure meant to remove onerous licensing requirements on traditional hair braiders. Murphy, a Democrat, took his red pen to 22 bills in all. Facing a Tuesday deadline to get the bond act on November’s ballot, the Senate and Assembly voted immediately to concur with Murphy’s conditional veto of that measure. The governor gave his final signature Monday afternoon. The pared-down measure will now go before voters on Nov. 6. The bond act, as approved by the Legislature last month, came in response to several disparate concerns: the specter of a mass shooting at a New Jersey school in the wake of similar events in other parts of the country; a lack of qualified candidates to fill job openings in the state’s manufacturing sector; and concerns over aging pipes and lead levels in the water systems in many school districts. It envisioned $450 million for school security upgrades, $400 million to expand county vocational schools, $100 million to improve school drinking-water infrastructure and $50 million to enhance technical training at county colleges. Murphy, however, recommended cutting the total amount in half, instead asking voters to approve $350 million for school security and vocational schools combined, $100 million for drinking water projects and $50 million for the training at county colleges. “While I certainly endorse the priorities established in this bill, I also believe that their long-term fiscal implications must be carefully considered,” Murphy said in a veto statement. New Jersey is already burdened by one of the highest levels of tax-supported debt in the nation, Murphy noted, not to mention more than $142 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and more than $80 million in unfunded post-retirement medical liabilities for public workers. “I have made it a priority of my administration to fund budget priorities with sustainable and recurring revenues, rather than resorting to the one-shot gimmicks so often relied upon by previous administrations,” Murphy wrote. “Still,” he added, “I recognize that sound and responsible budgeting can and often will include bonding to cover long-term capital expenses, such as those identified in this bill.” Republican lawmakers, typically vocal about the harm of Murphy's spending, reacted negatively to the governor's suggestion. Sen. Steve Oroho of Sussex County and Sen. Anthony Bucco of Morris County, both of whom sit on the budget committee, expressed concern that the cut to the bond act would mean schools would get less than enough for needed improvements. “A voter-approved bond act directly aids all New Jersey school administrations who are currently in the process of designing safe schools and security operations," Bucco said in a statement. "The governor’s decision to cut the funding we originally proposed could jeopardize all current and future school security and vo-tech projects." Plastic bag fee rejected As expected, Murphy also vetoed a bill that would have added a 5-cent fee on plastic grocery store bags. The bill had been widely criticized during budget negotiations earlier this summer as lawmakers scrambled to find new revenue sources. Some advocacy groups said the measure targeted large businesses, while environmentalists feared that the money collected on the fees would help balance the budget rather than go toward environmental programs. Girl Scouts Rose Silletto, Eliza Silletto, Kieli Nicholls and Amita Anand speak in front of The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee meeting on Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Toms River NJ., to hear testimony from invited guests and the public on the issues of single-use plastics and plastic waste. (Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com) Many New Jersey towns, including Hoboken and Jersey City, have already passed plastic bag bans, and environmentalists are now hoping for a statewide ban. In his veto message, Murphy applauded the intent of the bill sponsors, saying that plastic bags “represent a significant source of the litter that clutters our communities and mars New Jersey’s beautiful shoreline and parks.” But the approach was “incomplete and insufficient,” in his view, because it applied only to certain retailers. “In order to make a real difference, a single-use bag program must be devised and applied more broadly and consistently in a manner that would avoid loopholes that undermine the ultimate purpose of the program,” Murphy wrote in his veto message. Is a ban next?: Phil Murphy to veto bill imposing 5-cent fee on plastic grocery bags Related: Natural hair braiders fight to end New Jersey licensing laws they call burdensome Hair braider relief delayed Murphy also conditionally vetoed a bill that aimed to ease the "potentially burdensome" requirements of aspiring hair braiders, who must attend more than 1,000 hours of training and pay as much as $17,000 for beauty school to obtain a license. In those hundreds of hours of training, there’s no time devoted to traditional hair braiding. Murphy said in his veto message that a “more equitable approach” would be to reduce — rather than remove, as the bill proposed — the hair braiding license requirements. He suggested reducing the number of training hours needed and “appropriately tailoring the scope of the training” to a maximum of 50 hours for those with little or no experience in the field. And instead of adopting the bill’s proposal to create a hair braiding advisory committee under the state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, he suggested that individuals with experience and expertise in the field sit on the regulatory board itself. The Legislature now has the option to concur with Murphy's recommendations. Email: pugliese@northjersey.com and racioppi@northjersey.com Read or Share this story: https://njersy.co/2BQQYBt Alpine mansion built by the Isley Brothers sells for $3M United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Newark Paramus school therapist had sex with student, authorities say Paramus counselor accused of making out with student is freed Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, Jan. 14 Topgolf looking at Bergen County location	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2915
__label__wiki	0.887168	0.887168	Adam Levine is leaving 'The Voice' after 16 seasons After 16 seasons as a coach on "The Voice," Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine has announced he's leaving the show. Carson Daly, the show's host, made the announcement on the Today show Friday morning, saying, "He'll always be a cherished member of 'The Voice' family." A rare moment of tenderness.pic.twitter.com/z6fF7WKuWk — Adam Levine (@adamlevine)May 21, 2019 Levine, 40, has been a part of the show since it debuted in 2012. Musician Gwen Stefani will return to the show and take Levine's place as a coach in season 17, Daly announced. More trending stories from GateHouse Media: Portable speakers being recalled because they could possibly explode Swimming tarantulas? Yes, they’re really a thing You can send your name to Mars on NASA's 2020 rover	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2917
__label__cc	0.649021	0.350979	Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand Dietary Energy Micronutrients & Dietary Fibre Macronutrient Balance NRV Summary Tables Recommendations to Reduce Chronic Disease Risk Table 1. Suggested Dietary Targets (SDT) to reduce chronic disease risk Suggested Dietary Targeta (intake per day on average) Men 1,500 µg Women 1,220 µg Carotenes: The suggested dietary target is equivalent to the 90th centile of intake in the Australian and New Zealand populations, to be attained by replacing nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods and drinks with plenty of red-yellow vegetables and fruits, moderate amounts of reduced-fat dairy foods and small amounts of vegetable oils. Men 220 mg Women 190 mg Equivalent to the 90th centile of intake in the Australian and New Zealand populations, to be attained by replacing nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods and drinks with plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruit. Men 19 mg Women 14 mg Equivalent to the 90th centile of intake in the Australian and New Zealand populations, to be attained by including some poly- or monounsaturated fats and oils and replacing nutrient-poor energy-dense foods and drinks with plenty of vegetables and moderate amounts of lean meat, poultry, fish, reduced-fat dairy foods and wholegrain cereals. No specific figure can be set. There is some evidence of potential benefit for certain cancers but adverse effects for others. There are no available population intake data for Australia. New Zealand is a known low selenium area, thus recommendations based on centiles of population intakes are inappropriate. Selenium-rich foods include seafood, poultry and eggs and to a lesser extent, other muscle meats. The content in plant foods depends on the soil in which they were grown. An additional 100–400 µg DFE over current intakes (ie a total of about 300–600 µg DFE), may be required to optimise homocysteine levels and reduce overall chronic disease risk and DNA damage. Current population intakes are well below the new recommended intakes. Increased consumption through replacement of nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods and drinks with folate-rich foods such as vegetables and fruits and wholegrain cereals is recommended as the primary strategy. Dairy foods can also help with folate absorption but reduced fat varieties should be chosen. It should be noted that fortified foods contain folic acid which has almost twice the potency of naturally occurring food folates. Sodium (revised 2017)/ Sodium (revised 2017): Men 2,000 mg 87 mmol Women 2,000 mg Potassium: 120 mmol Women 4,700mg The Sodium SDT and UL for adults were reviewed in 2017. In this case, the SDT is the average intake of a nutrient that may help in the prevention of chronic disease. ‘Average’ refers to the median intake of the population. The Sodium SDT was revised to 2,000 mg/day for adults. This is based on analysis of data indicating that if sodium intake at a population level were to decrease from the current average of about 3600mg/day to 2000mg/day, reductions in average population blood pressure could be achieved. It also aligns well with dietary modelling underpinning the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG) to support nutritional adequacy in the whole diet. For the review of the sodium UL, the analysis of currently available data failed to determine an identifiable point at which the relationship between increasing sodium intake and increasing blood pressure did not occur in the range of tested data (between 1200 and 3300mg). In other words, increased sodium intake was associated with increased blood pressure at all measured levels of intake. The revised UL is thus ‘not determined’ reflecting the lack of an identifiable low risk level. The 2006 Potassium NRVs have not been reviewed, as potassium was outside the scope of the 2017 review. As potassium can blunt the effect of sodium on blood pressure, intakes at the 90th centile of current population intake may help to mitigate the effects of sodium on blood pressure until intakes of sodium can be lowered. At the level of 4,700 mg/day for potassium there is also evidence of protection against renal stones. Increased potassium intake should be through greater consumption of fruits and vegetables. Men 38 g Women 28 g Upper level at 90th centile of intake for reduction in CHD risk. Increased intakes should be through replacement of nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods and drinks and plenty of vegetables, fruits and wholegrain cereals. LC n-3 fats (DHA:EPA:DPA) The suggested dietary target is equivalent to the 90th centile of intake in the Australian/New Zealand population to be attained by replacing energy-dense, low nutrient foods and drinks with LC n-3-rich foods such as fish such as tuna, salmon and mackerel, lean beef or low energy density, LC n-3-enriched foods. aFor most nutrients, unless otherwise noted, this is based on the 90th centile of current population intake. Average intake may be based on the mean or median depending on the nutrient and available data. Table 2. Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges for macronutrients to reduce chronic disease risk whilst still ensuring adequate micronutrient status Lower end of recommended intake range Upper end of recommended intake range 15% of energy On average, only 10% of energy is required to cover physiological needs, but this level is insufficient to allow for EARs for micronutrients when consuming foods commonly eaten in Australia and New Zealand. Intakes in some highly active communities (eg hunter-gatherers, Arctic, pastoralists) are as high as 30% with no apparent adverse health. No predominantly sedentary western societies have intakes at this level from which to assess potential adverse outcomes. Thus, a prudent UL of 25% of energy has been set. The lower end of the range is determined by the amount required to sustain body weight and to allow for intakes of EARs of micronutrients. Some communities, notably some Asian groups, have average fat intakes below this level, but members of these groups are often smaller in stature and their overall nutrient status is not always known. The upper level was set in relation to risk of obesity and CVD, bearing in mind that high fat diets are often high in saturated fat, a known risk factor for heart disease, and are also often energy dense, increasing a propensity to over-consumption of energy. Saturated and trans fats together should be limited to no more than 10% of energy. Linoleic acid (n-6 fat) As per relevant age/gender AI: Equates to 4-5% dietary energy 90th centile of population intake: Equates to 10% of dietary energy. Based on intakes to help optimise chronic disease risk, notably CHD. There is some animal-based evidence that intakes up to 15% could be acceptable, but human evidence is limited. 10% as energy equates to about the 90th centile of current population intakes. a-linolenic acid Equates to 0.4–0.5% dietary energy Equates to 1% dietary energy. Based on intakes to help optimise chronic disease risk, notably CHD. 45% of energy (predominantly from low energy density and/or low glycaemic index foods) 65%of energy (predominantly from low energy density and/or low glycaemic index food sources). The upper bound carbohydrate recommendations were set so as to accommodate the essential requirements for fat (20%) and protein (15%). It is of importance to note that the types of carbohydrates consumed are of paramount importance in relation to their health effects. Page Updated: 22-09-2017 Email:dietaryguidelines@nhmrc.gov.au or info@health.govt.nz	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2920
__label__wiki	0.954009	0.954009	HomeNews & FeaturesPress Room Please submit media requests via our online form and include specific questions and deadlines. The NSA/CSS Public and Media Affairs Office fosters relationships with media outlets throughout the world responding to requests for information about NSA/CSS and its missions interviews with leadership or experts and filming opportunities. Select a Category Press Releases Public Announcements Statements Recent Oldest Title A > Z Title Z > A NSA Announces New Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer Release No: PA-067-18 Jan. 29, 2014 FORT MEADE, Md. — GEN Keith Alexander, Commander U.S. Cyber Command/Director NSA/Chief CSS, announced today that well-known privacy expert Rebecca Richards will serve as the National Security Agency's new Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer. She most recently worked as the Senior Director for Privacy Compliance at the Department of Homeland Security. Portrait of Rebecca Richards NSA Civil Liberty and Privacy Officer Selected to lead the new NSA Civil Liberties and Privacy Office at the agency's Fort Meade headquarters Ms. Richards' primary job will be to provide expert advice to the Director and oversight of NSA's civil liberties and privacy related activities. She will also develop measures to further strengthen NSA's privacy protections. Last summer in a statement about reforms to NSA's foreign intelligence programs President Obama announced several initiatives to give the public greater confidence in the o versight of these programs. The creation of a full-time Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer at NSA was among the reforms cited. Ms. Richards' efforts will be in addition to the ongoing work of the agency's Office of the General Counsel and its Office of the Director of Compliance. "NSA continues to take positive actions to ensure we protect both civil liberties and national security " GEN Alexander said. "After a rigorous and lengthy interview process I've selected an expert whose background will bring additional perspectives and insight to our foreign intelligence activities. I'm confident that Ms. Richards is the right person with the right experience for the job. She will report directly to me and will advise me and our senior leadership team to ensure privacy and civil liberties considerations remain a vital driver for all our strategic decisions particularly in the areas of technology and processes." The American people he continued "count on the men and women of NSA to do their job to keep us safe at home and abroad. As rules and oversight evolve over time adding a single official who is dedicated to these issues will help us stay on top of changes and bring new perspectives to how we can best consider civil liberties and privacy while conducting our mission. I also expect Ms. Richards will work closely with civil liberties and privacy experts outside of government to bring additional innovative practices to our existing civil liberties and privacy programs." NSA is a foreign intelligence agency that has been in the trenches of protecting the nation for more than 60 years. Unwavering in the commitment to national security and accountability agency officials emphasize that earning the American public's trust is paramount. news 2014 Press Release transparency Richards privacy civil liberties Rebecca Richards privacy officer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2921
__label__cc	0.545264	0.454736	Business Leaders Lecture: Bill Grimsey, Retail Expert and Author Business Leaders Lecture Series - "Preparing Town Centres and High Streets for the 21st Century" Our popular Business Leaders Lecture Series welcomes many renowned business leaders to share their knowledge and expertise. From: Thursday 16 January 2014, 5 pm To: Thursday 16 January 2014, 6.30 pm Location: Newton building, Main Entrance, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU Our popular Business Leaders Lecture Series welcomes many renowned business leaders to share their knowledge and expertise. Great companies have great leaders and learning from their experiences continues to be a tradition at Nottingham Business School Nottingham Business School invites you to attend our first Business Leaders' Lecture of 2014, by Bill Grimsey, renowned retail expert and author. Lecture Title: 'Preparing Town Centres and High Streets for the 21st Century' Bill Grimsey began his retail career at the age of just 15-years old when he became a butcher's boy. His first managerial job was at Bishop’s Food Stores, where he rose to become a director, before joining Tesco in 1986 in the new role of Customer Services Director. In a varied and full retail career, Bill Grimsey went on to be chief executive of store groups both in the UK and abroad in South Africa and Hong Kong and has earned a reputation as a turnaround specialist. He gained particular attention for masterminding the recovery of DIY group Wickes, which had been at the centre of an accounting scandal that resulted in the suspension of its share price and the banks foreclosing. Another of these recovery roles where the banks stepped in to take control and support Bill amidst the discovery of a profits shortfall, the resignation of the auditors and the Chairman. Bill was four years at the helm of Iceland, which was renamed the Big Food Group, and was later successfully sold to the Icelandic investors Baugur Group. Most recently he worked with private equity backers heading the Focus DIY chain for four years. In 2012 Bill published a book called '"Sold Out" Who killed the High Street?' . Working with eight other associates Bill also published 'The Grimsey Review An Alternative Review of the High Street' to all political parties in September 2013 and continues his consultation work with the UK government. Bill Grimsey is an experienced public speaker. 4.45 pm Guest Registration 5.00 pm Welcome & Introduction, Baback Yazdani, Dean Nottingham Business School 5.10 pm Business Leaders Lecture, Bill Grimsey 5.45 pm Questions & Answers 6.00 pm Drinks reception & canapés 6.30 pm Close Our Business Leaders Lectures are free to attend, however places are limited. We recommend booking your place/s at this lecture as early as possible to avoid disappointment. To book your place/s please register online. Alternatively you may contact us by email or telephone + (0)115 848 88732. Tickets are not issued for this event, however a confirmation email will be sent approximately one week prior to the lecture date. Newton building, Main Entrance There is no parking available at the University itself, but there are many car parking facilities within a couple of minutes walking distance. The nearest car park is Talbot Street Car Park. If using this car park please exit onto Chaucer Street. If you are travelling to Nottingham by car the fastest and easiest way to get to the Newton building is by using the city's park and ride tram service. NET Trams depart every ten minutes from the Phoenix Park and Hucknall sites and takes you directly into the city within 20 minutes. The cost of a day travel ticket is £3.50. The tram is also convenient if you are travelling by train. Trams also depart from Nottingham Train Station at ten minute intervals. You can alight at either the Royal Centre or Nottingham Trent University tram stop as they are equidistant to the Newton building.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2922
__label__wiki	0.609834	0.609834	The NWTF helps re-establish open woodland areas in Illinois John D. Burk, NWTF district biologist for Missouri and Illinois, said the NWTF and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have worked to re-establish open woodland areas at Siloam Springs State Park in Adams and Brown counties and Hidden Springs State Park in Shelby County. Once prevalent across the state and throughout the Midwest, few of these critical open woodland areas remain. The initial phase of the project was completed as part of a Habitat Stamp grant. For the second phase, the NWTF Illinois State Chapter approved $30,000 in Super Fund monies for the project, which was matched by an Illinois DNR State Wildlife grant. So far, this project has resulted in timber stand improvements, including thinning, prescribed fire and removal of invasive species, to create open woodland areas on 450 acres. Permanent firebreaks that divided the property into three separate management units were installed, and the state wildlife agency conducted controlled burns on an additional 1,000 acres. Re-establishing open woodland areas is important as we work to Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. These areas not only provide critical nesting and brood-rearing habitat for turkeys, but they are also beneficial to many other species of wildlife, Burk said. — Susan Delk Article State	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2925
__label__wiki	0.919951	0.919951	State of Florida files lawsuit against Walgreens, CVS for playing role 'in creating the opioid crisis' Nov 18, 2018 \| 10:55 AM Walgreens and CVS failed to stop "suspicious orders of opioids" and "dispensed unreasonable quantities of opioids from their pharmacies," according to Attorney General Pam Bondi (Elise Amendola/AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida is suing the nation's two largest drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, alleging they added to the state and national opioid crisis by overselling painkillers and not taking precautions to stop illegal sales. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced late Friday that she has added the companies to a state-court lawsuit filed last spring against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and several opioid distributors. Bondi said in a press release that CVS and Walgreens "played a role in creating the opioid crisis." She said the companies failed to stop "suspicious orders of opioids" and "dispensed unreasonable quantities of opioids from their pharmacies." On average, about 45 people die nationally each day because of opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We will continue to pursue those companies that played a role in creating the opioid crisis," said Bondi, who has been mentioned as a possible replacement by President Donald Trump for recently ousted U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "Thousands of Floridians have suffered as a result of the actions of the defendants." CVS spokesman Mike DeAngelis called the lawsuit "without merit" in a statement Saturday. He said the company trains its pharmacists and their assistants about their responsibilities when dispensing controlled substances and gives them tools to detect potentially illegal sales. [More U.S. News] Trump administration signals rollback of Michelle Obama’s school-lunch standards — on her birthday » "Over the past several years, CVS has taken numerous actions to strengthen our existing safeguards to help address the nation's opioid epidemic," DeAngelis said. Walgreens said Saturday it doesn't comment on pending lawsuits. Until a law enforcement crackdown at the beginning of the decade, Florida was known for its so-called pain mills. Drug dealers from throughout the country would send associates to store-front clinics where unscrupulous doctors would write opioid prescriptions for bogus injuries and illnesses. At one point, 90 of the nation's top 100 opioid prescribers were Florida doctors, according to federal officials. [More U.S. News] Boeing 737 MAX return delayed — again — in fruitless effort to fix troubled plane » After receiving the prescriptions, the phony patients would buy the pills from Florida pharmacies — state law says pharmacists must refuse to fill prescriptions they suspect are not for a valid purpose. Most of the opioids would then be taken out of state to be resold illegally at huge markups, creating a drug crisis in many communities throughout the Eastern United States. According to the lawsuit, Walgreens has dispensed billions of opioid dosages from its Florida pharmacies since 2006. The Illinois-based chain is the nation's largest drugstore chain and has more than 13,200 stores globally. The company distributed 2.2 million opioid tablets from its store in Hudson, a Tampa-area town of 12,000, and in one unidentified town of 3,000, sold 285,000 pills in a month, the lawsuit says. In some stores, its opioid sales jumped six-fold in two years. The company paid $80 million five years ago to resolve a federal investigation that centered on inadequate record keeping of its Florida opioid sales that allowed the pills to reach the black market. Florida's accusations against CVS were more general, saying it sold 700 million opioid dosages between 2006 and 2014, including outsized sales in Hudson and two other nearby towns. The Rhode Island-based chain has more than 9,800 stores. Pam Bondi	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2926
__label__wiki	0.937276	0.937276	NZ shares mixed, Sky TV gains 7 Sep, 2017 5:33pm 4 minutes to read Top Florida home insurer could face big hit from Irma Microsoft, Datacom - and theatre company - sign up to new charter school 7 Sep, 2017 6:53pm Claire Amos and Brett O'Riley, snapped at the opening of Headquarters at the Viaduct in July, want to open a new charter school near Victoria Park in 2019. File photo By: Simon Collins Education reporter, NZ Herald simon.collins@nzherald.co.nz Microsoft, Datacom - and the Auckland Theatre Company - have signed up as partners for New Zealand's newest charter school. The new City Senior School for 300 students near Auckland's Victoria Park will share space with a "Launching Pad" for new business start-ups that will work with students on joint projects. It is one of four new partnership schools announced today by Education Under-Secretary and Act Party leader David Seymour. The others are in Gisborne, Christchurch and Mangere, where an existing charter school run by Labour candidate Willie Jackson's wife Tania Rangiheuea will open a new high school. However all four schools will not open until 2019 and could be torpedoed if Labour wins this month's election. Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said Labour would not go ahead with opening any new charter schools. "The Government should not be entering into new charter school announcements when they know full well that it is a heated and contentious debate during the election campaign," he said. City Senior School Ltd and its parent Launching Pad Charitable Trust have been set up by Hobsonville Point Secondary School deputy principal Claire Amos and Brett O'Riley, who was until recently head of the Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development agency (Ateed). Brett O'Riley is talking to Google, Cisco and other technology companies about partnering with his new charter school. File photo O'Riley's wife Robyne Walker is also a director. It is the first charter school to be approved under new criteria allowing schools to specialise in science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) subjects. All 15 other charter schools set up or announced to date have been approved under the initial criteria requiring them to serve Maori, Pacific and low-income students. The school will take students only in Years 11 to 13, starting with 100 Year 11 students in 2019 and adding Year 12 in 2020 and Year 13 in 2021. Amos said students would work on projects with established technology companies and new start-ups. Four new charter schools announced Charter schools for Rotorua and Taupo 11 Jul, 2017 1:31pm Tension over new Maori charter school 17 Jul, 2017 7:00am "The City Senior School at the Launching Pad will be a hybrid of an innovation senior school combined with a collaborative co-working space for innovative start-up companies," she said. O'Riley said Microsoft, Datacom, Auckland Theatre Company and the Media Design School had agreed to be foundation partners, and he was also talking to Google, IBM, Cisco, engineers Mott MacDonald, architects Warren & Mahoney, the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research (Niwa) and others. "We want to give our students a range of industry project experience, so we'll be looking to work with companies in technology and marine engineering and food technology, and the Auckland Theatre Company is bringing in the arts component of our curriculum," he said. O'Riley and Amos met in 2013 when Education Minister Nikki Kaye, who was then associate minister, appointed them both to a "21st Century Learning Reference Group" to advise her on learning environments and digital literacy in schools. Claire Amos says existing schools don't prepare students well for "exponential changes that are coming our way". File photo Amos said she approached O'Riley with the idea for the new school after attending a SingularityU Summit on "futures thinking" in Christchurch last November. "I was aware that our schools are not currently providing young people with all the skills they need in this day and age, needing to be prepared for exponential changes coming our way," she said. "Brett was aware that the partnership schools had STEM as a category so we put in our application." She said the Ministry of Education would provide funding to lease a property in the Victoria Park area, and would then fund the school on the same basis as a decile 5 school. In a blog post, she has set out a draft school timetable with physical recreation from 9am-10am, "whanau mentoring" from 10am-11am, STEAM subjects, arts tutorials and "green innovation projects" from 11am-1pm, and "self-directed learning" for the rest of the day. The school will be open to students from anywhere in Auckland and has not yet decided on selection criteria if it receives more applications than it can accept. A Jimi Hendrix Experience in London Killer cult chooses one man's pregnant wife and children Toyota RAV4 long term test: Driven says 'hi' to 2019's people's car	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2928
__label__cc	0.590848	0.409152	Academy Life / Safeguarding / At Oasis Academy New Oak we strive to make sure all our students are safe in the Academy, at home, online and in the community. Our staff are here to keep our students safe and secure and to promote their personal safety and well-being. Our commitment to safeguarding encompasses ways how we ensure our students feel secure, confident and independent. The Academy has a duty of care and the right to take reasonable action to ensure the welfare and safety of its students. If a member of staff has cause to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill treatment, neglect or any other form of abuse, the Academy will follow child protection procedures and inform Children’s Services of its concern. Wherever possible we will discuss concerns with families and work with them to support the child. Who is looking after you The Board of Trustees for Oasis Charitable Trust has ultimate responsibility for Safeguarding issues. Operationally, this responsibility is delegated to the Group Chief Executive, who leads on policy issues in relation to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk across the Oasis Group. Within our Academies there are Safeguarding Leads who lead on Safeguarding issues within their locality. They are clear about their role and have sufficient time and receive relevant support, and training, which includes close contact with outside agencies including Children’s Services, the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and relevant health care organisations. At Oasis Academy New Oak our Safeguarding leads are: Sinead Walsh Safeguarding Designated Muriel Wilkins Deputy Safeguarding Designated Mrs Carla Webb Safeguarding Team Member If you have a concern that a child is being harmed, is at risk of harm, or you receive a disclosure (intentionally or unintentionally) you must contact one of the designated safeguarding leads as quickly as possible. Our Safeguarding policy is available on our policies page and is reviewed by staff and the Academy Council on an annual basis. We will ensure all policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding children are up to date and in line with latest DfE legislation. Policies and procedures are also reviewed and revised by the Oasis Board of Trustees on a regular basis. Disclosure & Barring Checks We follow safer recruitment protocols at every turn. Amongst many procedures in place during the recruitment period, all staff wishing to work or volunteer with us must undergo a DBS check. Oasis meets statutory requirements in relation to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with Oasis who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment. All Academy staff and volunteers undertake safeguarding training upon starting in the Academy and receive annual updates as appropriate. Within the Academy we have first aid trained staff who are available during the day to attend to students who become ill or have an accident. Parents are asked to provide a daytime telephone number and an alternative emergency contact so that they can be contacted if necessary. If medicines need to be administered to a student, parents must complete a care plan with our medical officer. All medicines must be stored safely with the medical officer and not be kept on the student. Click here to see our Safeguarding Policy For more information about agencies or places you can go for advice, please select which category you suit best. Printable Resource List Other members of staff are also involved in ensuring that students are safe: Lead First Aider Kelly Lowe Karen Mulholland (TA) Michelle Monks (TA) Mariangela Costa (TA) Bethany Frayling (ARB TA) Sarah Parsons Rose Fry	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2929
__label__cc	0.749831	0.250169	Author: Christine Feehan Review by: Terri Publisher: Penguin Group Dark Series, Book 16 Until Lara Calladine was 8 years old she lived in an ice cave with her great grandfather, two great aunts and her father. Her family life was as cold, if not colder, than the ice she was surrounded by. Her earliest memories were of her father ripping her arm open to drink her blood. Her great grandfather was even more evil and did horrible experiments on her father and killed her mother. Thankfully her aunts were there to give her love, knowledge and the chance to escape. Now, years later, Lara is back to find the cave and try to save her aunts. Lara’s heritage is a rich one. Her mother and great grandfather were mage. She learned at an early age how to cast simple spells. Her father and aunts are Carpathian. This has kept them alive for centuries and her father from turning into a vampire. Carpathians are very similar to vampires. Both drink blood to live and stay out of the sunlight. Both sleep in the ground. The biggest difference is Carpathians hunt vampires and kill them yet all vampires started out as Carpathian. Vampires no longer care about humans and their honor is gone. Nicholas De La Cruz is a centuries old Carpathian. Usually he lives in the Amazon but he has important news to tell the Prince. He has decided that he is tried of fighting and after reporting his news, he will walk into the sun and burn to death, honor in tact. As he goes to enter an inn, he comes in contact with Lara and realizes that he has found his life mate. Thoughts of death are replaced with emotions that Nicholas hasn’t felt in centuries. The first thing out of his mouth is the Carpathian binding ritual, which binds Lara to Nicholas. Lara has no say in this and isn’t too sure she wants much to do with Nicholas. Nicholas and Lara have many problems to overcome before they can truly be life mates. Lara doesn’t want Nicholas to drink her blood, which would further cement their bond. Lara doesn’t even want to know when he drinks someone else’s blood as it makes her sick. Nicholas wants Lara to obey and trust him in all things and isn’t sure what to do when she exerts her will. He also wants Lara to drink enough of his blood to completely become Carpathian and she’s not having anything to do with that idea! A problem that the Carpathians as a people are facing is extinction. Their women seem to have problems carrying a pregnancy to term. Babies have major difficulties surviving the first few years and most children that are born are male. Currently, the Prince’s wife and daughter are expecting. Both are having problems keeping the babies from miscarrying. Lara has dim memories that might have the answer but finding the solution may be more than she can endure. Plus Lara still wants to find and free her great aunts. To do this she must not only find the ice cave she was born into but also not alert her great grandfather that she is there. This ice cave is full of hidden traps and shadow warriors waiting to kill those that they can. This is another excellent addition to Ms Feehan’s Carpathian series. Though each character must take the same steps in claiming their life mate, each couple does so a bit differently keeping this series interesting and full of life. All of the characters are brought to life with depth and feeling. Several characters have been in the series since the first book like the Prince while others like Lara are new to it. Still, Ms Feehan is able to give you the feeling that you know each one and would recognize them if you meet them in town. Because you travel with each life mate into their mate’s mind, you get their history and their impressions on everything. When the Prince’s mate, Raven, expresses the wish to follow her unborn child in death, her pain and anguish are realized as is the horror of the other Carpathians who hear it. The scenes are not described to the smallest detail; you get enough to be able to visualize your surroundings. The ice is described as having blue streaks and clear areas letting you know that all is not white. The ground is rich in minerals with some sparkling in the moonlight. She uses her words well and doesn’t have extras cluttering up the story. The story is compelling. Lara was mentally and physically abused for her first 8 years, To reenter that world and to help the Carpathians figure out why they have problems with pregnancy, she has to face memories that have been blocked. What comes out is hope, understanding and the will to survive. As a subplot, there is a movement on the male Carpathian’s part to ban the few women who hunt vampires from hunting them. Both sides have strong feelings and views on this issue. Will they be able to come up with a compromise? Book Blurb for Dark Curse Lara Calladine is haunted by childhood memories of being held prisoner in an ice cave and kept sane by the whispered stories told to her by her imprisoned aunts. They instilled mage and Carpathian magic deep within her and then helped her escape. She has spent years searching for the cave in hopes of finding the answers to the riddle of her past as well as finding her aunts who may have given their lives saving her. Nicolas De La Cruz has returned to the Carpathian Mountains--his homeland--on orders from his eldest brother, Zacarias, to bring news of a conspiracy to the prince of their people. He is weary of his long existence and plans to end it away from his brothers where they will be unable to stop him once he has fulfilled his duty. Lara and Nicolas paths collide in an explosive adventure that rocks the Carpathian world. Hardback Price: $24.95 Mass Market Price: $7.99 Night Owl Reviews Aug, 2008 5.00	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2939
__label__cc	0.605307	0.394693	Magpie Recommends: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Saint Motel, Jamie Lidell and more! There are loads of amazing new albums hitting the musicMagpie Store over the next few months. Here are a few of the records we recommend you check out this week; come back next Wednesday for even more! Dissociation – The Dillinger Escape Plan Dissociation is the final album by mathcore legends The Dillinger Escape Plan and, if the tracks released so far are anything to go by, it’s a hell of a goodbye. As you’d expect from TDEP, Dissociation is packed with frantic riffs and odd time signatures, like a metal track disassembled and put back together in an angular fashion. Tracks like Limerent Death will slot perfectly into TDEP’s infamous live show, which usually involves a lot of stagediving and often ends with at least one member of the band covered in blood. TDEP’s more melodic side is on full display on Dissociation too, with Symptom of Terminal Illness boasting the kind of chorus that made Farewell, Mona Lisa and One of Us is the Killer so popular. Vocalist Greg Puciato is at the top of his game too, displaying his full range from manic screams to smooth singing that wouldn’t sound out of place on a top 40 pop records. All in all, Dissociation is The Dillinger Escape Plan at their finest and a fitting farewell to one of rock and metal’s most innovative bands. Make sure you go check them out on their upcoming UK tour! Dissociation is out this Friday on Party Smasher Inc. Keep an eye out for a more in-depth look on the blog later this week! Pre-order Dissociation by The Dillinger Escape Plan on CD Pre-order Dissociation by The Dillinger Escape Plan on Vinyl Saintmotelelevision – Saint Motel Even if you’ve never heard of Saint Motel, you’ve undoubtedly heard their megahit My Type; as well as featuring in FIFA 15, it was the soundtrack to a fair few adverts too. The lead single from Saint Motel’s debut, Move, harks back to My Type with similarly cheery trumpets and an equally infectious chorus that’ll get stuck in your head for days. Don’t be surprised if you hear it a lot in the coming months! However, Saintmotelevision also displays a more experimental side to the band, with second single You Can Be You a prime example. With a litany of sound effects and a wonderful guitar solo, it veers onto the ‘indie’ side of Saint Motel’s ‘indie pop’ sound and even ventures towards prog. Fans of bands like Portugal. The Man and MGMT may enjoy it. Saint Motel have also released two ‘360 Virtualizer’ videos for Move and You Can Be You, which combine elements of visualizers, lyrics videos, live performance and animation into a VR-like experience. They’re well worth checking out! Saintmotelevision is out this Friday on Atlantic Records Pre-order Saintmotelevision by Saint Motel on CD Building a Beginning – Jamie Lidell Jamie Lidell’s Building a Beginning is a soul album with a modern twist, like a Stevie Wonder record if Stevie made it in 2016 and had a background in techno. The result is an interesting, hugely enjoyable on pop-soul, with tracks like Walk Right Back practically pushing you to dance and sing along while tracks like Julian are a little more laid back. The electronica embellishments Lidell adds throughout the album give it a unique vibe too. Building a Beginning is a brilliant modern soul record; if you like Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan or anything of that ilk, check it out! Building a Beginning is out this Friday on Jajulin Records Pre-order Building a Beginning by Jamie Lidell on CD Pre-order Building a Beginning by Jamie Lidell on Vinyl Chemical Miracle – Trophy Eyes The melodic punk scene is in rude health at the moment, with bands like Neck Deep and Knuckle Puck achieving mainstream popularity with their big choruses and infectious riffs. Chemical Miracle could catapult Australia’s Trophy Eyes to similar heights too. It’s huge melodic punk with some pop elements thrown in for good measure, with tracks like Breathe You In demonstrating the band’s ear for a catchy hook and an epic chorus. Trophy Eyes have a strong hardcore influence too, with Chlorine and Heaven Sent balancing their more melodic moments with some furious and powerful screaming. Chemical Miracle is out this Friday on Hopeless Records Pre-order Chemical Miracle by Trophy Eyes on CD Pre-order Chemical Miracle by Trophy Eyes on Vinyl Voices – Wormrot Grindcore isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but if you’re partial to some of the fastest, heaviest and loudest music around, we heartily recommend checking out Voices, the latest album from Singaporean cult favourites Wormrot. Like all good grindcore, the songs on Voices are short but unrelentingly brutal. Most clock in at under 2 minutes but pack in relentless blastbeats, pit-worthy riffs and guttural vocals that sound like they’re coming from a particularly angry demon. If you like Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death, Magrudergrind or extreme music in general, Voices will be right up your alley. If you’re not into that kind of thing… well, give it a listen anyway. You might be surprised! Voices is out this Friday on Earache Records Pre-order Voices by Wormrot on Vinyl You can find even more CD and Vinyl on the musicMagpie Store right now, with prices starting from £1.19 + FREE delivery. We’ve got some great offers on at the moment too, including 2 for £5 and Buy One, Get One FREE! This week’s new CD releases: De La Soul and more! Magpie Recommends: new music from Nao, Local Natives and more! Magpie Recommends: Bon Iver, Alter Bridge, Goat and more! Magpie Recommends: Pixies, The Shires and more! Magpie Recommends, New CD Releases, New Releases ← How Drive made movie soundtracks cool again With the Release of ‘Dissociation’, Get To Know The Dillinger Escape Plan →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2941
__label__wiki	0.621787	0.621787	My Guide to Auckland Weather in Auckland: {{#total}} {{#results}} {{#data}} {{title}}{{#count}} ({{.}}){{/count}}{{/data}} {{/results}} {{/total}} {{^total}} {{#query}} {{/query}} {{/total}} Things To Do in Auckland Culinary & Nightlife Day Trips To Historical and Heritage Hop-on Hop-off Tours Scenic Railways Sightseeing Attraction Tickets Wine Tours and Wineries Zoo & Aquarium Auckland Central Auckland East Auckland South Auckland West Gardens and Parks in Auckland Gardens and Parks in Auckland are magnets for the chilled out people who live here. Join the locals, sunbathing on weekends, or use the open spaces to jog off the extra calories you'll accumulate while you're here. Auckland Parks and Gardens are everywhere. Even when it feels like you're in the heart of a busy, bustling city, you can turn a corner and walk into a green oasis of peace and quiet. The various parks (known as Domains) are spread evenly throughout the city. In the CBD, just off the waterfront, are Albert Park and Victoria Park. Auckland Domain is a large area of parkland a little further south, and home to the War Memorial Museum. Mount Eden Domain and Cornwall Park are two of the most popular leisure destinations at weekends. Auckland Botanic Gardens are beautiful and instantly relaxing. To the west, Western Springs (and the Zoo) are very popular with walkers and animal lovers. North Shore has dozens of parks and green spaces, especially around the University's North Shore campus. Many parks will allow barbecues in nice weather, but do check beforehand. Summer activities in Auckland's Parks and Gardens can include outdoor movies, kids activities, festivals, fairs and sporting events. Eden Garden Mount Eden, Auckland Relax in Eden Garden, a quiet idyll nestled in New Zealand's biggest city................ Long Bay Regional Park Auckland North, Auckland Long Bay Regional Park is situated adjacent to the 970 hectare Okura Marine Reserve on Auckland's North Shore................ Karekare Beach Auckland West, Auckland Karekare Beach gained wider attention with its starring role in the 1993 film The Piano. The secluded black sandy beach is situated on the west coast of Auckland, 35 kilo...... Selwyn Domain Situated in the heart of Mission Bay, a popular seaside suburb of Auckland, Selwyn Domain is best know for its much photographed water fountain feature................ Roberta Reserve Auckland Central, Auckland Located in Glendowie, Roberta Reserve is grassy area overlooking the Tamaki Estuary................ Auckland Wintergarden In Auckland's oldest park, the Auckland Domain, is the charming Winter Garden, where visitors can admire colourful flowers all year long................ Western Springs Park West Springs Park is a haven for wildlife and people wanting to escape the Auckland city life. The park encompasses a natural spring fed lake and features water gardens, ...... Newmarket Park Newmarket Park is set on 6 hectares and tucked between Newmarket, Remuera and Parnell. The park includes a picnic area, playground, pond and parking area................ One Tree Hill Domain Large reserve in Epsom, Auckland, with 183m volcano and historically important Maori connections, once the largest 'pa' in the city. Fantastic views from the top............... Silo Park Silo Park, on Auckland's waterfront, is not just a great park - it's also host to amazing events and exhibitions. Stop by and see what's on................... 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Best Things To Do with Kids in Auckland Local Expert · 9 items Best Beaches in Auckland Local Expert · 10 items Popular Tourist Attractions in Auckland Local Expert · 12 items Best Auckland Parks To Visit Local Expert · 10 items Free Things To Do In Auckland Local Expert · 10 items Breathtaking Locations in Auckland Local Expert · 10 items Best Bars in Auckland Local Expert · 8 items Auckland Restaurants With A View Local Expert · 10 items Thrilling Auckland Activities Local Expert · 5 items Top 5 Auckland Islands To Visit Local Expert · 5 items Best Pizza Restaurants In Auckland Local Expert · 7 items Best Things To Do with Kids in Auckland SNOWPLANET Company Rainbow's End Company Auckland Zoo Company Spookers Company Stardome Observatory and Planetarium Company Silo Park Company Kelly Tarlton's SEA LIFE Aquarium Company MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) Company Magic Broomstick Tours Company SNOWPLANET Enjoy snow sports all year round. Spend a fun family day at New Zealand's only indoor snow resort....... Family-friendly theme park in Manukau City, Auckland. With over 20 rides and attractions,special events, night rides, amazing on stage entertainment and café there truly... Auckland Zoo Auckland Zoo is one of the world's premier nature parks and conservation centres with over 750 animals and 120 different species...... Spookers Prepare to be scared at the Spookers haunted house and fearsome forest. This theatrically themed entertainment venue is designed to scare the yell out of you......... Stardome Observatory and Planetarium Experience the glory of the night skies from the comfort of your own seat. Using the special effects of a planetarium, Stardome Observatory lets you observe the wonders o... Silo Park, on Auckland's waterfront, is not just a great park - it's also host to amazing events and exhibitions. Stop by and see what's on............. Kelly Tarlton's SEA LIFE Aquarium Kelly Tarlton's is a thrilling underwater world, taking you on a journey to experience incredible sea creatures that we rarely see. It's a chance to get close to penguins... MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) Inspiring and comprehensive story of New Zealand's transport and technology history, incorporating a state of the art Aviation Display Hall and plenty of interactivity fo... Magic Broomstick Tours Unique tour of Devonport using Segway vehicles. Glide effortlessly around beaches, parks and up the side of extinct volcanoes. Easy to control machines, no exertion requi... This guide has been created by a Auckland Local Expert. Owner: Local Expert · 9 items Best Beaches in Auckland Muriwai Beach Company Karekare Beach Company Tawharanui Regional Park Company St Heliers Bay Company Orewa Beach Company Piha Beach Company Mission Bay Beach Company Narrow Neck Beach Company Oneroa Beach Company Long Bay Regional Park Company Muriwai Beach is one of the great beaches in the Auckland region. Situated on the wild and untamed West Coast of Auckland, the large flat and black sandy beach is an impr... Karekare Beach gained wider attention with its starring role in the 1993 film The Piano. The secluded black sandy beach is situated on the west coast of Auckland, 35 kilo... Tawharanui Regional Park 80 minutes drive north of the city, Tāwharanui Regional Park is a 588 hectare park featuring rolling green pastures, wetlands and one of Auckland's best beaches.......... St Heliers Bay St Heliers Bay is just a few minutes drive from Mission Bay. The upmarket suburb has a number of quality restaurants and cafes that take advantage of the seaside setting.... Orewa Beach Orewa is a popular beach resort 40 kilometres north of Auckland. The impressive sandy beach is three kilometres long and a favourite with families, kite surfers and a gre... Piha Beach Piha is Auckland' s most famous beach. Situated on Auckland's west coast , this wild and untamed black sandy beach is a favourite with surfers and tourists captivated by ... Mission Bay Beach Mission Bay is a popular seaside suburb of Auckland with the beach a focal point of activity. The stretch of golden sand enjoys prominent views of Rangitoto Island.......... Narrow Neck Beach Situated within walking distance of the pretty seaside town of Devonport, Narrow Neck Beach is lovely stretch of golden sand with wonderful views of Rangitoto Island........ Oneroa Beach The town of Oneroa also offers stunning views of the white sandy beach below and on clear days views of the Coromandel Peninsula in the far distance.......... Long Bay Regional Park is situated adjacent to the 970 hectare Okura Marine Reserve on Auckland's North Shore.......... Owner: Local Expert · 10 items Popular Tourist Attractions in Auckland SkyJump Company Auckland Art Gallery Company Sky Tower Company New Zealand Maritime Museum Company Auckland War Memorial Museum Company Auckland Botanic Gardens Company Auckland Bridge Climb and Bungy Company SkyJump SkyJump is a unique and thrilling attraction. How often do you get to admire the views from New Zealand's tallest structure then jump off it? Fun, excitement and a test o... Auckland Art Gallery See thousands of works of art housed in a listed heritage building. Explore the work of national and international artists from the 12th century to contemporary pieces...... Situated in central Auckland, the Sky Tower is the tallest man-made structure in the country. The tower stands at 328 metres and has stunning views across the Auckland sk... New Zealand Maritime Museum The New Zealand Maritime Museum at the heart of Auckland's waterfront takes visitors on a journey through New Zealand's maritime heritage.......... Auckland War Memorial Museum The Auckland War Memorial Museum presents the history of New Zealand, its people and culture. The museum is home to millions of objects and interactive displays and is an... Auckland Botanic Gardens Spanning 64 hectares, Auckland Botanic Gardens is a beautiful and tranquil setting that's home to well over 10,000 plants from across the world.......... Auckland Bridge Climb and Bungy Ultimate city adventure, including bungy and bridge climb over Auckland Harbour. Home of the world's first Harbour Bridge Bungy Jump, and operating since 2003. The jump o... Best Auckland Parks To Visit Shakespear Regional Park Company Waitakere Ranges Regional Park Company Hunua Ranges Regional Park Company Duder Regional Park Company One Tree Hill Domain Company Muriwai Regional Park Company Wenderholm Regional Park Company Albert Park Company Ambury Regional Park Company Shakespear Regional Park Shakespear Regional Park is located 50 kilometres from downtown Auckland. The park is situated on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.......... Waitakere Ranges Regional Park Regional parkland within easy reach of Auckland CBD. Lush forests, abundant wildlife, walking tracks galore and stunning scenery. Very popular Auckland attraction.......... Hunua Ranges Regional Park Hunua Ranges Regional Park comprises of 14,000 hectares of native forest, making it Auckland's largest forested terrain. The park features the Hunua Falls, a much photogr... Duder Regional Park Duder Regional Park is a 148 hectare park situated on the Whakakaiwhara Peninsula that overlooks the Tamaki Strait. This is a regional park that's big on stunning views o... Large reserve in Epsom, Auckland, with 183m volcano and historically important Maori connections, once the largest 'pa' in the city. Fantastic views from the top.......... Muriwai Regional Park This popular regional park extends from Maori Bay (Maukatia), in the south, up Muriwai beach for 8km.......... Wenderholm Regional Park Situated just past Orewa on Auckland's North Shore, Wenderholm is one of the most beautiful regional parks in the area. Located between Puhoi and Waiwera Rivers, the park... Albert Park is centrally located in Auckland's Central Business District. Midday attracts the workers and students from the nearby university to enjoy lunch in this tranq... Ambury Regional Park Ambury Regional Park is a working farm and popular family park, situated 15 kilometres south of Auckland city on the shore of Manukau Harbour.......... Free Things To Do In Auckland Mt Eden Company Torpedo Bay Navy Museum Company Muriwai Gannet Colony Company North Head Historic Reserve Company Mount Victoria Company Mount Wellington Domain Company Housing the highest volcano in Auckland, this large park is an icon of the city, offering superb views of the city skyline and a fantastic 50-metre deep crater to explore... Torpedo Bay Navy Museum See a unique collection of historical objects that range from functional to ceremonial, representing a full spectrum of Royal NZ Navy experiences............. Muriwai Gannet Colony Muriwai Gannet Colony is situated in Muriwai Regional Park, a 40 minute drive west of downtown Auckland.......... North Head Historic Reserve North Head Mount is an enjoyable 20 minute walk from the Ferry Terminal. The Mount is full of history and gorgeous views of Chelthenham beach, Waitemata Harbour, Aucklan... Mount Victoria Mount Victoria offers panoramic views of Auckland City, Rangitoto Island, the North Shore and the Hauraki Gulf.......... Mount Wellington Domain Standing at 135 metres, Mount Wellington is the youngest of Auckland's volcanic peaks having last erupted just over 10,000 years ago.......... Breathtaking Locations in Auckland Best Bars in Auckland Brew on Quay Company Xuxu Company Harbourside Company Bungalow 8 Company Fukuko Company Housebar Company Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co Company Try some of the best of New Zealand craft beers, or choose an international favourite, from the extensive beer list at Brew on Quay.......... Xuxu is a French Vietnamese influenced cocktail bar and restaurant situtated in the vibrant Britomart area of downtown Auckland............. Located in Quay Street in central Auckland, Harbourside Ocean bar and grill boasts an outside dining deck with retractable roof allowing diners to eat alfresco whatever t... This bamboo-chic bar is located on Auckland's viaduct harbour and boasts a wide array of New Zealand wines, local beers and champagne............. Fukuko Fukuko is a Japanese styled bar in the Britomart area of Downtown Auckland that specialises in cocktails based on shochu, the traditional Japanese spirit............. Housebar Housebar is located on the upstairs floors of Hotel DeBrett in the central shopping district of Auckland............. Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co enjoys one of the best locations in the city. Situated on the third floor, the rooftop restaurant and bar offers glorious views of Viaduct Ha... Headquarters is a pop-up bar in it for the long-haul...... Auckland Restaurants With A View Orbit 360 Dining Company The Sugar Club Company Ostro Company Soul Bar & Bistro Company Eurobar Company Fish Company White and Wongs Company Botswana Butchery Company Orbit 360 Dining Situated at the top of the Sky Tower, Orbit 360 Dining offers an extensive menu together with a backdrop of incredible 360 degree panoramic views of Auckland....... The Sugar Club Chic and innovative dining with fabulous panoramic views over the city and the Hauraki Gulf. The Sugar Club comprises a stylish cocktail bar and gorgeous art deco inspire... Meaning 'southerly wind' in Italian, Ostro is a kiwi interpretation of an international style brasserie, with an upmarket, yet relaxed atmosphere............. Soul Bar & Bistro Award-winning bar/ bistro in the heart of Viaduct Harbour, overlooking the water. Variety of menus to cater for all tastes, including vegetarian. Cuisine is modern Austra... Led by celebrity chef and Masterchef judge Simon Gault, Euro offers fine food made from local and imported ingredients, created by chefs who are always trying the latest ... Fish as the name suggests, delivers creative fish dishes served to a backdrop of eye catching harbour views............. White and Wongs Whites and Wongs offers a modern take on Asian dining with a mix of traditional dishes and new twists on old favourites in the bustling surroundings of Auckland's harbouf... Botswana Butchery With a number of locations right across the Central Otago region of South Island, the Botswana Butchery has become a well-respected name on the country's gastronomic line... Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co enjoys one of the best location in the city. Situated on the third floor, the rooftop restaurant and bar offers glorious views of Viaduct Har... Thrilling Auckland Activities Auckland Adventure Jet Company America's Cup Sailing & Match Racing Company Auckland Adventure Jet Experience the beauty and sights of Auckland whilst aboard our jet boat that twists, spins and hurtles across Auckland's Waitemata Harbour............. America's Cup Sailing & Match Racing Be part of the crew on an actual America's Cup yacht. Take the helm, exert energy on the grinders or just take it easy and enjoy the experience as you sail the beautiful ... Top 5 Auckland Islands To Visit Waiheke Island Article Rangitoto Island Article Great Barrier Island Article Tiritiri Matangi Island Article Kawau Island Article Our local guide to Waiheke Island, the second largest island in the Hauraki Gulf and only 35 minutes from Auckland by ferry. ... Rangitoto Island Rangitoto is always visible from the mainland and its iconic shape represents Auckland in the minds of locals and visitors alike. A mere eight kilometres northeast of the... Great Barrier Island is the largest of the Gulf islands. It's a 30 minute plane ride from Auckland or you can choose one of the fast ferry services from Auckland's ferry ... Tiritiri Matangi Island Tirtiri Matangi Island is a picturesque wildlife sanctuary and conservation project in the Hauraki Gulf, 30 kilometres north of Auckland. See New Zealand's oldest working... Kawau Island Kawau Island is a scenic island 50km north of Auckland in the Hauraki Gulf. The island includes plenty of sandy beaches, walking trails and wallaby-spotting! ... Best Pizza Restaurants In Auckland Sal's Authentic New York Pizza Company Dante's Pizzeria Napoletana Company That's Amore Company Andrea Restaurant Company The Conservatory Company Abruzzi Company Gusto Italiano Company Sal's Authentic New York Pizza Sal's Authentic New York Pizza has three separate locations in Auckland alone, making it one of the most ubiquitous eateries in the entire city and a genuine classic in i... Dante's Pizzeria Napoletana Dante's are dedicated to Authentic pizzas. The chefs are passionate and highly experienced, having worked for years in Italy and abroad. They bring Creating the perfect pizza is all about the dough. To serve pizzas authentic, tasty and crispy you need the perfect dough. Andrea Restaurant Traditional Trattoria very close to the beach. Impressive a la carte menu, focusing on seafood and pasta. Chef Andrea even holds "Do Your Own Dinner" cookery sessions for... Open, airy, spacious, chilled-out and wholly welcoming: These are just some of the adjectives one could use to describe the Conservatory; a classic Auckland eatery....... Abruzzo is an Italian restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine in Auckland's North Shore. The menu features a wide selection of Italian wood-fired pizza, fresh, house made pasta and Abruzzo’s authentic signature dishes. 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__label__wiki	0.575986	0.575986	Fulham player ratings as Aleksandar Mitrovic nets sixth and seventh goals at Preston His seventh goal in five games made sure Fulham took away three points from a battle at Deepdale Ryan O'DonovanFulham FC Reporter Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his sixth and seventh goals in five games as Fulham beat Preston North End in a battle at at Deepdale. Mitrovic went closest after Fulham struggled in the opening 20 minutes with Preston's intensity, but the Serbian's effort was cleared off the line by Ben Pearson. The away side ended the first half strongly and had a few chances with Ryan Sessegnon coming to within inches of connecting to a Ryan Fredericks cross, while Mitrovic had another effort saved. And it was that man who got the goal again after Cyrus Christie was introduced - he got his second assist in as many games for the Whites as Mitrovic smashed home the ball from the six-yard box. But Preston got back into the tie when Marcus Bettinelli made a hash of what should've been a routine save from Maguire's header to make it 1-1. But Mitrovic scored again when Cairney floated the ball into the middle for the Serbian to nod home. Here's how we rated the side: Bettinelli 6: Made some important stops in the first half. Horrible mistake to allow Maguire's header to squeeze by him. Fredericks 7: Made good use of the wings and looked the man that was going to provide today. Jokanovic decided to use the attacking threat of Christie with 20 mins left. Ream 7: Another solid performance. Was comfortable in the middle and dealt with the threat of Maguire and Barkhuizen well. Odoi 7: A few mistime jumps meant Sean Maguire was throw on goal a few times. Really good performance in the second half. Targett 7: His usual performance - solid at the back and showed up front, although his final ball into the box could've been better. McDonald 8: A really good showing in front of the back four once again. Was always in the right place at the right to mop up the second balls. Cairney 6: Pearson allowed him no time on the ball but he started to dictate play more as the game went on. Johansen 6: Didn't have the best of performances and wasn't his usual bullish self. Looked better in the second half but it wasn't the performances we've seen in recent weeks. Sessegnon 7: Was unlucky not to get his boot to the ball and score in the first half but it was another fairly quiet game from the youngster. Ayite 6: Looked better in the second half and got on the ball more, causing problems. He gave the ball away sloppily a few times and was taken off with half hour left. Mitrovic 8: Wasn't as involved in the game as he has been in previous matches in the first half. Much better in the second half with his hold-up play and got the two goals. Subs - Piazon 6: Did well in between the lines and gave Fulham an extra outlet when going forward. Christie 7: Came on and provided a lovely assist down the right for Mitrovic's goal. A really inspired sub by Jokanovic. Ojo N/A: Didn't have enough time to affect proceedings. You can even set it to receive push notifications for all the breaking news in your area Available to download from the App Store or Google Play for Android now.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2949
__label__wiki	0.993602	0.993602	Rebecca Loebe is not just another talent. She’s a sophisticated, mature writer with a relevant point of view and an assured, nuanced voice that’s both elegant and earthy, powerful and delicate, with a range and depth she hints at more than flashes. When the moment’s right, however, she’ll glide up a scale like Norah Jones, or drop right into a crag in Fiona Apple’s sidewalk. But timing and delivery alone don’t make an artist. There’s got to be substance as well, and Loebe fearlessly probes the rawest corners of her psyche to find it. “There’s a lot of me talking to myself,” she says. “I’m writing a lot of empowerment jams these days, and I think it’s because it’s what I need. I’ve written albums full of what I needed to say, but this album is full of songs I need to hear.” And now she’s on a guerrilla mission to share messages others need to hear as well. “I like to write catchy songs about topics that are meaningful to me, but use fun hooks to put words in people’s mouths,” Loebe admits. “My favorite thing is to get people singing along before they even realize they’re singing about women’s equality or their own self-worth.” Before signing her first record deal last year, Loebe had made her national television debut on the first season of The Voice (her version of Nirvana’s “Come as You Are” charted worldwide and landed on the show’s first compilation album) and been declared a winner at the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition. Catch this award-winning songwriter and internationally recognized singer in concert with her full band this spring, as she celebrates the release of her fifth studio album Give Up Your Ghosts across the US and Europe. Connor Garvey Connor Garvey is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller. Garvey leaves audiences uplifted and inspired through a positive message delivered in a way The Portland Press Herald says proves you can be optimistic and self-aware without being boring. His unique sandy tenor and masterful blend of rhythm and melody draw comparison to Paul Simon and contemporaries Josh Ritter and Jason Mraz. He wins song competitions. He fills rooms. But most of all he moves people. Garvey’s combination of songwriting and performance strength has earned him numerous awards including being named winner of the Kerrville New Folk, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, SolarFest, Wildflower Art and Music Festival and Maine Songwriters Association songwriting competitions, voted as Most Wanted artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, nominated for Best Male Performer in the New England Music Awards, and a top new singer songwriter by Sirius XM’s The Coffeehouse. On his latest release, Meteors and Beating Hearts, Garvey shows further maturity as a songwriter, addressing personal and universal themes through a series of lyrical stories. Other Performances You Might Like Sun Jan 19th at 7PM Billy, Jimmy, & Dave $25 / Members $23Tickets Wed Jan 22nd at 8PM Hayley JaneGiovanina Bucci opens Thu Jan 23rd at 8PM Taarka Our KitchenDinner at PassimOffering a variety of burgers, salads, and dessertsSee Dinner MenuThe Listening RoomExperience PassimLearn what makes Passim unlike any venue in the countryExperience Passim Interested in sponsoring? Write to info@passim.org.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2952
__label__cc	0.564176	0.435824	Da Silva Polishes Off His Woodbine Career With Pumpkin Rumble In Valedictory Jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva put the finishing touches on his distinguished career during Woodbine Racetrack’s 16-race season finale on Sunday, adding one more stakes win and a sixth meet title to his achievements. In a fitting final stakes ride, Da Silva guided defending champion Pumpkin Rumble to a 5-1/4 length triumph in the featured […] Hightail, Real Solution Return To Calumet Farm Stallion Roster For 2020 Returning to the Calumet Farm stallion roster for 2020 are Hightail and Real Solution. Hightail, by Mineshaft out of Stormy Renee (by Storm Cat out of Seattle Slew’s multiple Grade 1-winning daughter Fleet Renee) has proved himself on a limited sample size. In his first two crops to race he has sired 50 percent stakes winners including […] Grade 1 Winner Voodoo Song Transferred To Richard Mandella Grade 1 winner Voodoo Song has been transferred from trainer Linda Rice in New York to the barn of Richard Mandella in Southern California, reports drf.com. The 5-year-old son of English Channel is a homebred for owner Barry Schwartz, who also has a home in Santa Barbara. Voodoo Song first made noise with four consecutive victories […] Pumpkin Rumble Will Add Local Spice To Canadian International Woodbine-based Pumpkin Rumble, a 10-time winner from 45 starts, goes for his second straight stakes score in Saturday’s Grade 1 $800,000 Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine. Owned by Al and Bill Ulwelling, and trained by Kevin Attard, the eight-year-old gelded son of English Channel heads into the 1 ½-mile turf classic off an impressive win […] Channel Maker Going For Unprecedented Second Straight Win In Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Wachtel Stables, R. A. Hill Stables, Gary Barber and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Channel Maker will attempt to repeat his 2018 victory when taking on a field of seven assembled for Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at 12 furlongs over the Widener turf course at Belmont Park. The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic is […] Pumpkin Rumble Eclipses Course Record In Alphabet Soup Handicap Canadian shipper Pumpkin Rumble surged from off the pace to win the $104,850 Alphabet Soup Handicap by a half-length in course-record time under Luis Saez Saturday at Parx Racing. The 8-year-old gelding by English Channel, making his first start in the U.S. for trainer Kevin Allard in the first of seven stakes on the Pennsylvania […] Select Sales Agency Presents American Graded Stakes Standings: Taylor Made, Calumet Head Into Fall On Top With three-quarters of the calendar in the books and the marquee Keeneland September Yearling Sale in progress, Taylor Made Sales Agency and Calumet Farm sit atop their respective divisions as the year’s leading consignor and breeder of North American graded stakes winners through the end of August. Taylor Made, a perennial leader in the sale […] Encoder Up In Time To Win Del Mar Juvenile Turf Encoder, the 3-5 favorite owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler, overhauled a game Billy Batts in the final strides to win the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Sunday at Del Mar. Encoder, a Kentucky-bred son of English Channel who won his career debut impressively August 7, rallied in the stretch under leading […] English Bee’s Virginia Derby Triumph Erases Sting Of Previous Losses For Motion English Bee, who races in the colors of Calumet Farm, stalked a pedestrian pace before overtaking front-running Credit Swap in mid-stretch, and held off a late rally from Jais’s Solitude to win the Grade 3, $250,000 New Kent Virginia Derby by a head at Colonial Downs in Virginia. Jorge Vargas, Jr. was aboard the Graham Motion-trained […] Motion Duo Headed For Saturday’s New Kent County Virginia Derby The 17th running of the $250,000 New Kent County Virginia Derby (Gr. 3) on the Secretariat Turf Course at Colonial Downs, scheduled for this Saturday August 31, could feature a pair of Graham Motion trained three-year-olds in the field and another pair in under card stakes. “I’m inclined to enter both English Bee and Shootin […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2957
__label__wiki	0.58233	0.58233	Tim Kaine: Democrats and Religious Outreach On August 23, Democratic US Senate candidate in Virginia and former Virginia governor Tim Kaine spoke at Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia about issues of faith and public policy. Listen to Kaine, a Roman Catholic, describe working with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, presiding over executions despite his faith-based opposition to the death penalty, and practicing faith-based environmental stewardship. In an interview with R&E, Kaine also explains why Democrats only seem to be less adept than Republicans at religious outreach. Bring a Friend to Mosque Robert Gorman Extended Interview Kristina Peterson Extended Interview Lonnie Ellis Extended Interview Marc Morano Extended Interview Death Penalty and All-White Juries Tags: Death Penalty, Democrats, Global Warming, Pro-life, Religious Voters, Tim Kaine, Virginia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2960
__label__cc	0.555291	0.444709	NEWS COMMENTARIES Too talkative TO THE QUICK - Jerry Tundag (The Freeman) - November 13, 2019 - 12:00am Now that he has retired, some people have taken to calling former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio as the best Chief Justice the Philippines never had. The best probably, but not Chief Justice. To be Chief Justice requires more than just the superior intelligence of an Antonio Carpio. Even more than superior intelligence, a Chief Justice must be prudent, circumspect, and disciplined. Sorry to those who think so highly of Carpio, but I think he just did not have the three above-mentioned qualities that, with superior intelligence, would have made him what they say he is --the best Chief Justice the Philippines never had. In fact, I think the Philippines is extremely lucky it never got around to having Carpio appointed to the highest position in the judiciary. To me Carpio was too talkative, too opinionated, to even be an ordinary judge. He cannot keep his thoughts to himself. A judge, much less a Supreme Court justice, before whom important issues affecting individuals and larger societies are brought for resolution, need to be prudent, circumspect, and disciplined. They cannot retail their views at the drop of a hat. And that is the way Carpio was, especially with his views on South China Sea issues, issues that involve foreign policy and national security, issues that he cannot and must not publicly dissect unless formally brought to him as a case for judicial resolution. Carpio cannot invoke free speech or personal privilege without compromising the sanctity of a decision he might be asked at some later time to render. If Carpio had been bypassed for appointment as Chief Justice several times, he does not need to look far for a reason. He only has himself to blame. And if he says he never aspired for the position anyway, then I would say he is either not telling the whole truth, or he is not normal. It has always been the nature of humans to be able to climb the ladder of success. For what the heck do we work so hard for and try to excel in what we do? Now do not get me wrong. I salute Carpio for his superior intelligence and I, as a journalist, would be the last person to deny him his right to speak his mind. But then again, there is no such thing as absolute freedom, only an appropriate time for everything. As a justice of the Supreme Court, Carpio cannot just speak his mind anytime he wishes to speak it. Prudence, circumspection, and discipline are not impediments to one's enjoyment of rights and freedoms. They are merely definitions of character. And it is he of great character that knows whereof to speak and when not to open his mouth. And for someone not to get something as elementary as that is, to me, the single biggest drawback to appointment to something as sensitive as a Chief Justice. But now that he is retired, Carpio can now cry himself hoarse about anything he fancies discussing. He can talk as frequently and as lengthily as he pleases about anything, but most especially about his pet concern, the South China Sea. He can even run for president in 2022 on a platform consisting of nothing else but maritime entitlements for the Philippines. The drug app THE EAR - \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am During a recent operation by police in the capital, it was revealed that some drug dealers wanted to make it easier for their regular customers to reach them; therefore they designed an app to make it easier to order... A nation of disasters and calamities within the Ring of Fire WHAT MATTERS MOST - By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am The term "Ring of Fire" refers to this part of the planet where 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the strongest quakes that have killed thousands occur. It’s also the home of 452 volcanoes, 75% of the... Sinulog not for sale VERBAL VARIETY - By Annie Fe Perez \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am The Sinulog Foundation Inc. is currently under hot water after certain exclusive contracts came to the surface. First was the on-air rights which were sold to MyTV, a cable network. Reaction to “Modern day slavery” READERS' VIEWS - \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am The following is an email written in response to one of the articles of our columnist Atty. Josephus Jimenez. Lifting to you, Señor Santo Niño PERSPECTIVE - By Cherry Piquero-Ballescas \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am Like previous Sinulog celebrations, many, including us, will lift to you prayers ranging from personal to concerns about our family and others. Keep the Santo Niño devotion strong HINTS AND TRACES - By Fr. Roy Cimagala \| January 18, 2020 - 12:00am We should consider ourselves lucky and blessed that we still have a vibrant spirit of popular piety as evidenced by the tremendous outpouring of devotees during the feasts of the Black Nazarene and Santo Ni&nti... Philippines, China discuss possible joint maritime drill The Philippine and Chinese coast guards will be discussing the possibility of conducting joint exercises on maritime security. PHILIPPINES-CHINA TIESSOUTH CHINA SEAWEST PHILIPPINE SEA Chinese Coast Guard to visit Philippine next week There will be no discussion of the sensitive South China Sea issue with the Chinese Coast Guard chief who is scheduled to arrive in Manila tomorrow. CHINESE COAST GUARD PHILIPPINES-CHINA TIES SOUTH CHINA SEA WEST PHILIPPINE SEA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2964
__label__wiki	0.746409	0.746409	Theunchosen1 About Theunchosen1 Theunchosen1 replied to Reserves's topic in South of Scotland League Anyone know much about Uppers this season? Disappointing start it seems losing to Lochmaben and Heston and scraping past Saints Predictions this weekend ? Theunchosen1 replied to StarStriker9's topic in South of Scotland League No real shocks from first games apart from Newton picking up a point v Bonnyton, although by the sounds of it they played well. Mids delivered a thumping by Threave but their Facebook was quick to highlight how many boys they were missing due to holidays, wonder how good they will be this season. Friendly's Theunchosen1 replied to Southobserver's topic in South of Scotland League Agnew and McColm away to Kilwinning, Baxter and Robbie Murray away to Irvine Vics. Reserves played Dailly Tuesday and all of them played and play Cumnock Juniors Saturday so imagine just resting them and playing young boys v Wigtown Where’s DoDo away to? Lochar posted when they signed another GK to say he was still no1 I think any team would miss 3 players who scored 80 odd goals between them but all 3 deserve to play in a better league. Chance for some new talent to step up for them. Theunchosen1 replied to south fan 5's topic in South of Scotland League I can’t see many takers for the Saints job personally, poor team whenever I seen them last year and can imagine boys will leave if no manager there for pre season. I seen Newton have signed that boy this year so not Stranraer’s problem Billy! This thread seems to suggest Middleton has signed again for Newton. I’d have thought that they’ll bring youth through from their u16’s/17’s, certainly the ones that are good enough. Not heard too many rumours of south signings so far but still early days Point of a reserve team surely, for boys to sign for the first team and the 3 boys who have signed for the first team will do a lot of learning in the junior leagues. Good luck to them. Still be a decent squad but maybe won’t be fancied as much now. Expect this season will be closer than last. Expect Threave, Bonnyton to be up the top end of the table while Lochar look like they’ve made some good signings. Although Stranraer have lost 3 players to the first team still expect them to be very competitive, if rumours on other threads are true signing an out and out striker in Robert Middleton and experience in Jenkins and Lowe will help. I think Vale could kick on if they keep a hold of Goss up front, although there was rumours earlier in post season that he was off to Annan first team Still waiting on Mids to announce their big name striker, not like clubs to wait a few days to announce a signing Theunchosen1 replied to Andy88's topic in South of Scotland League I have no affiliation with Stranraer so unfortunately I cannot however from my understanding, you have to be registered to play in the league and then the cup games which is done by the clubs. I’ve no idea how many forms boys sign when they’re signing at the start of the season and don’t know whether you have to sign 2 forms when signing for a club, however if that is the case it seems absurd. As previously commented, the whole thing is a shambles and I don’t think anyone knows what the hells gone on. And if there was a repercussion for the league it would have been handed out after 5 games, not at the end of the season. Not disagreeing with this at all my friend, the SSFL say the players unregistered then he’s unregistered. All I’m trying to say is there’s nothing been mentioned to say that he wasn’t registered for league games, hence (I imagine) why no action has been taken. I think if there was to be any punishment in terms of the league it would have been dished out at the same time as the punishment in the cup, the common sense thing to do. Mind you there’s not a lot of common sense about this league some times I can’t see there being another decision after Stranraer have already been banned from the cups and I agree with you Billy that’s it’s obviously a huge admin error somewhere along the line and I doubt the young lad feels great about it (although it’s in no way his fault).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2967
__label__wiki	0.582892	0.582892	Rayleigh scattering in an optical nanofiber as a probe of higher-order mode propagation Jonathan E. Hoffman, Fredrik K. Fatemi, Guy Beadie, Steven L. Rolston, and Luis A. Orozco Jonathan E. Hoffman,1 Fredrik K. Fatemi,2,* Guy Beadie,2 Steven L. Rolston,1 and Luis A. Orozco1 1Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics, University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards and Technology, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA 2Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA *Corresponding author: fredrik.fatemi@nrl.navy.mil J Hoffman F Fatemi G Beadie S Rolston L Orozco Jonathan E. Hoffman, Fredrik K. Fatemi, Guy Beadie, Steven L. Rolston, and Luis A. Orozco, "Rayleigh scattering in an optical nanofiber as a probe of higher-order mode propagation," Optica 2, 416-423 (2015) Cylindrical vector beams Rayleigh scattering Scattering measurement Fiber characterization (060.2270) Fiber optics (060.2310) Waveguides (230.7370) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals (350.4238) Scattering, Rayleigh (290.5870) Original Manuscript: February 9, 2015 Revised Manuscript: March 29, 2015 Manuscript Accepted: March 30, 2015 Optical nanofibers (ONFs) provide a rich platform for exploring atomic and optical phenomena even when they support only a single spatial mode. Nanofibers supporting higher-order modes (HOMs) provide additional degrees of freedom to enable complex evanescent field profiles for interaction with the surrounding medium, but local control of these profiles requires nondestructive evaluation of the propagating fields. Here, we use Rayleigh scattering for rapid measurement of the propagation of light in few-mode ONFs. 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Takeuchi, S. Thiele, T. Toubaru, K. Truong, V. G. Vetsch, E. Warken, F. Wiedemann, U. Wong-Campos, J. D. Wu, Y. Yalla, R. Zhao, H.-Q. Adv. Opt. Photon. (1) AIP Adv. (1) Electron. Lett (1) J. Opt. Soc. Am. A (1) New J. Phys (1) New J. Phys. (1) New. J. Phys. (1) Phys. Rev. Lett (1) Rev. Sci. Instrum. (1) Fig. 1. Geometry of an optical nanofiber. The camera viewing direction is along y ^ , and light propagates from left to right along z ^ . E ^ is the scattered field. The tapered core is negligible in the fiber waist. Fig. 2. Effective index of refraction for the lowest lying modes in a nanofiber versus V -number (bottom axis) and radius (top axis). (b) Vector profile inside a 450 nm radius fiber for the transverse components of the TE 01 , TM 01 , and HE 21 o modes, respectively. The HE 21 e mode is not shown, but is orthogonal at all points with the HE 21 o mode. (c) HE 21 e and TM 01 modes interfering. (d) HE 21 o and TE 01 modes interfering. These images are representative of the transverse fields on the ONF waist. The solid black circle marks the cladding–air interface at a radius of 450 nm. The refractive indices are chosen to be 1.45 and 1 for the cladding and air, respectively. Fig. 3. Experimental setup to measure the Rayleigh scattering from an ONF. Fig. 4. High-resolution RS images of an ONF. Light is propagating from left to right. (a) Propagation through the entire ONF, beginning and ending in unmodified fiber. Ω = 0.75 mrad , a w = 1.5 μm . (b) Magnification of the input taper showing the transition from core to cladding near a radius of 13.5 μm. (c) Simulation of the propagation region shown in (b). Colors in the images have been adjusted to highlight structure in the taper. Fig. 5. Calculated inverse beat frequency for a w = 360 nm with Ω = 1 mrad and L w = 5 mm as a function of (a) propagation distance and (b) ONF radius. Fig. 6. (a) Detected (blue) and smoothed (red) transverse-polarized RS power along the ONF waist. (b) Spectrogram of concatenated images displaying the HE 21 mode beating with the TM 01 mode in arbitrary false color for the intensity. The dashed black line corresponds to values expected from a fiber profile calculated by the pulling software using a w = 360 nm . Fig. 7. (a) Detected (blue) and smoothed (red) transverse-polarized RS power along the ONF waist after summing over the transverse scattered power. (b) Spectrogram of aligned concatenated images displaying the HE 21 mode beating with the TE 01 mode in arbitrary false color for the intensity. The dashed black line corresponds to an overlapped exponential fiber profile. The overlap results in a fiber radius of 370 ± 10 nm . Note this is for a different sample than the fiber displayed in Fig. 6. Fig. 8. Conversion from the HE 21 e and TM 01 modes interfering to HE 21 o and TE 01 . (a) Each column corresponds to a FFT at a given HWP angle. (b) Absolute value of the FFT along the rows in (a) for HE 21 e and TM 01 beating together (blue squares) and HE 21 o and TE 01 modes beating together (red circles). Fits to the expected sin 2 2 α are shown as solid lines. Fig. 9. Launching a superposition of HOMs into a fiber with Ω = 1 mrad , a w = 300 nm , and L w = 10 mm , marked with a thin, dashed black line. The three panels correspond to scattering collected with (a) longitudinal polarization, (b) transverse polarization, and (c) total scatter as a function of length, respectively. The long, thick dashed black line denotes the HE 21 cutoff, and from that point we observe only the propagation of the TE 01 mode. The short dashed red lines show the power loss from the HE 21 mode ejecting from the ONF. The continuous black lines designate the ONF waist. The power scattered from 0 to 25 mm corresponds to the input taper, and the scattered power from 35 to 50 mm corresponds to the output taper. For clarity, the detected RS signal (solid blue) is smoothed (solid red) in each panel. (1) V = a k n 1 2 − n 2 2 , (2) z b ( a ) = 2 π β 1 ( a ) − β 2 ( a ) = λ n eff , 1 ( a ) − n eff , 2 ( a ) .	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2968
__label__cc	0.70715	0.29285	DOE PAGES Journal Article: KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars Title: KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars ImagesFigures / Tables (7) In the late stages of nuclear burning for massive stars (M > 8 M ⊙), the production of neutrino-antineutrino pairs through various processes becomes the dominant stellar cooling mechanism. Furthermore, as the star evolves, the energy of these neutrinos increases and in the days preceding the supernova a significant fraction of emitted electron anti-neutrinos exceeds the energy threshold for inverse beta decay on free hydrogen. This is the golden channel for liquid scintillator detectors because the coincidence signature allows for significant reductions in background signals. Here, we find that the kiloton-scale liquid scintillator detector KamLAND can detect these pre-supernova neutrinos from a star with a mass of 25 M ⊙ at a distance less than 690 pc with 3σ significance before the supernova. This limit is dependent on the neutrino mass ordering and background levels. KamLAND takes data continuously and can provide a supernova alert to the community. Asakura, K.; Gando, A.; Gando, Y.; Hachiya, T.; Hayashida, S.; Ikeda, H.; Inoue, K.; Ishidoshiro, K.; Ishikawa, T.; Ishio, S.; Koga, M.; Matsuda, S.; Mitsui, T.; Motoki, D.; Nakamura, K.; Obara, S.; Oura, T.; Shimizu, I.; Shirahata, Y.; Shirai, J. more »; Suzuki, A.; Tachibana, H.; Tamae, K.; Ueshima, K.; Watanabe, H.; Xu, B. D.; Kozlov, A.; Takemoto, Y.; Yoshida, S.; Fushimi, K.; Piepke, A.; Banks, T. I.; Berger, B. E.; Fujikawa, B. K.; O’Donnell, T.; Learned, J. G.; Maricic, J.; Matsuno, S.; Sakai, M.; Winslow, L. A.; Efremenko, Y.; Karwowski, H. J.; Markoff, D. M.; Tornow, W.; Detwiler, J. A.; Enomoto, S.; Decowski, M. P. « less Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26); Nuclear Science Division Contributing Org.: The KamLAND Collaboration Alternate Identifier(s): OSTI ID: 1469138 LBNL-1004322 Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357; ark:/13030/qt8gq4z5tf AC02-05CH11231; FG03-00ER41138; FG02-01ER41166 The Astrophysical Journal (Online) Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online); Journal Volume: 818; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357 Institute of Physics (IOP) 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; neutrinos; supernovae: general Asakura, K., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Hachiya, T., Hayashida, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Ishikawa, T., Ishio, S., Koga, M., Matsuda, S., Mitsui, T., Motoki, D., Nakamura, K., Obara, S., Oura, T., Shimizu, I., Shirahata, Y., Shirai, J., Suzuki, A., Tachibana, H., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Watanabe, H., Xu, B. D., Kozlov, A., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Fushimi, K., Piepke, A., Banks, T. I., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., O’Donnell, T., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Matsuno, S., Sakai, M., Winslow, L. A., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., and Decowski, M. P. KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/91. Asakura, K., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Hachiya, T., Hayashida, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Ishikawa, T., Ishio, S., Koga, M., Matsuda, S., Mitsui, T., Motoki, D., Nakamura, K., Obara, S., Oura, T., Shimizu, I., Shirahata, Y., Shirai, J., Suzuki, A., Tachibana, H., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Watanabe, H., Xu, B. D., Kozlov, A., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Fushimi, K., Piepke, A., Banks, T. I., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., O’Donnell, T., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Matsuno, S., Sakai, M., Winslow, L. A., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., & Decowski, M. P. KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars. United States. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/91. Asakura, K., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Hachiya, T., Hayashida, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Ishikawa, T., Ishio, S., Koga, M., Matsuda, S., Mitsui, T., Motoki, D., Nakamura, K., Obara, S., Oura, T., Shimizu, I., Shirahata, Y., Shirai, J., Suzuki, A., Tachibana, H., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Watanabe, H., Xu, B. D., Kozlov, A., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Fushimi, K., Piepke, A., Banks, T. I., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., O’Donnell, T., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Matsuno, S., Sakai, M., Winslow, L. A., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., and Decowski, M. P. Wed . "KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars". United States. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/91. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1379082. title = {KamLAND Sensitivity to Neutrinos from Pre-Supernova Stars}, author = {Asakura, K. and Gando, A. and Gando, Y. and Hachiya, T. and Hayashida, S. and Ikeda, H. and Inoue, K. and Ishidoshiro, K. and Ishikawa, T. and Ishio, S. and Koga, M. and Matsuda, S. and Mitsui, T. and Motoki, D. and Nakamura, K. and Obara, S. and Oura, T. and Shimizu, I. and Shirahata, Y. and Shirai, J. and Suzuki, A. and Tachibana, H. and Tamae, K. and Ueshima, K. and Watanabe, H. and Xu, B. D. and Kozlov, A. and Takemoto, Y. and Yoshida, S. and Fushimi, K. and Piepke, A. and Banks, T. I. and Berger, B. E. and Fujikawa, B. K. and O’Donnell, T. and Learned, J. G. and Maricic, J. and Matsuno, S. and Sakai, M. and Winslow, L. A. and Efremenko, Y. and Karwowski, H. J. and Markoff, D. M. and Tornow, W. and Detwiler, J. A. and Enomoto, S. and Decowski, M. P.}, abstractNote = {In the late stages of nuclear burning for massive stars (M > 8 M⊙), the production of neutrino-antineutrino pairs through various processes becomes the dominant stellar cooling mechanism. Furthermore, as the star evolves, the energy of these neutrinos increases and in the days preceding the supernova a significant fraction of emitted electron anti-neutrinos exceeds the energy threshold for inverse beta decay on free hydrogen. This is the golden channel for liquid scintillator detectors because the coincidence signature allows for significant reductions in background signals. Here, we find that the kiloton-scale liquid scintillator detector KamLAND can detect these pre-supernova neutrinos from a star with a mass of 25 M⊙ at a distance less than 690 pc with 3σ significance before the supernova. This limit is dependent on the neutrino mass ordering and background levels. KamLAND takes data continuously and can provide a supernova alert to the community.}, doi = {10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/91}, journal = {The Astrophysical Journal (Online)}, DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/818/1/91 Cited by: 13 works Figures / Tables: Figure 1: Time evolution of the $\bar{v}_e$ luminosity of pre-SN just before collapse(Odrzywolek & Heger 2010) and of SN after collapse(Nakazato et al. 2013). Note the timescale of the horizontal axis, which is linear after the collapse but logarithmic before collapse. All figures and tables (7 total) Works referenced in this record: Observing the next Galactic Supernova journal, November 2013 Adams, Scott M.; Kochanek, C. S.; Beacom, John F. The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 778, Issue 2 DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/778/2/164 Implication for the Core-Collapse Supernova rate from 21 Years of data of the Large Volume Detector journal, March 2015 Agafonova, N. Y.; Aglietta, M.; Antonioli, P. 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DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/697/2/L127 Comparative analysis of SN1987A antineutrino fluence Vissani, Francesco Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Vol. 42, Issue 1 DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/42/1/013001 The next-generation liquid-scintillator neutrino observatory LENA Wurm, Michael; Beacom, John F.; Bezrukov, Leonid B. Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 35, Issue 11 [ × clear filter / sort ] Figures / Tables found in this record: Figure 1(p. 2)figure Table 1(p. 6)table Sort by figure / table title Sort by page order Figures/Tables have been extracted from DOE-funded journal article accepted manuscripts. KamLAND SENSITIVITY TO NEUTRINOS FROM PRE-SUPERNOVA STARS Journal Article Asakura, K. ; Gando, A. ; Gando, Y. ; ... - Astrophysical Journal In the late stages of nuclear burning for massive stars (M > 8 M{sub ⊙}), the production of neutrino–antineutrino pairs through various processes becomes the dominant stellar cooling mechanism. As the star evolves, the energy of these neutrinos increases and in the days preceding the supernova a significant fraction of emitted electron anti-neutrinos exceeds the energy threshold for inverse beta decay on free hydrogen. This is the golden channel for liquid scintillator detectors because the coincidence signature allows for significant reductions in background signals. We find that the kiloton-scale liquid scintillator detector KamLAND can detect these pre-supernova neutrinos from a star with amore » mass of 25 M{sub ⊙} at a distance less than 690 pc with 3σ significance before the supernova. This limit is dependent on the neutrino mass ordering and background levels. KamLAND takes data continuously and can provide a supernova alert to the community.« less Neutrino physics with JUNO Journal Article An, Fengpeng ; An, Guangpeng ; An, Qi ; ... - Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a 20 kton multi-purpose underground liquid scintillator detector, was proposed with the determination of the neutrino mass hierarchy (MH) as a primary physics goal. The excellent energy resolution and the large fiducial volume anticipated for the JUNO detector offer exciting opportunities for addressing many important topics in neutrino and astro-particle physics. In this document, we present the physics motivations and the anticipated performance of the JUNO detector for various proposed measurements. Following an introduction summarizing the current status and open issues in neutrino physics, we discuss how the detection of antineutrinos generated by a cluster of nuclear power plants allows the determination of the neutrino MH at a 3–4σ significance with six years of running of JUNO. The measurement of antineutrino spectrum with excellent energy resolution will also lead to the precise determination of the neutrino oscillation parametersmore » $${\mathrm{sin}}^{2}{\theta }_{12}$$, $${\rm{\Delta }}{m}_{21}^{2}$$, and $$\| {\rm{\Delta }}{m}_{{ee}}^{2}\| $$ to an accuracy of better than 1%, which will play a crucial role in the future unitarity test of the MNSP matrix. The JUNO detector is capable of observing not only antineutrinos from the power plants, but also neutrinos/antineutrinos from terrestrial and extra-terrestrial sources, including supernova burst neutrinos, diffuse supernova neutrino background, geoneutrinos, atmospheric neutrinos, and solar neutrinos. As a result of JUNO's large size, excellent energy resolution, and vertex reconstruction capability, interesting new data on these topics can be collected. For example, a neutrino burst from a typical core-collapse supernova at a distance of 10 kpc would lead to ~5000 inverse-beta-decay events and ~2000 all-flavor neutrino–proton ES events in JUNO, which are of crucial importance for understanding the mechanism of supernova explosion and for exploring novel phenomena such as collective neutrino oscillations. Detection of neutrinos from all past core-collapse supernova explosions in the visible universe with JUNO would further provide valuable information on the cosmic star-formation rate and the average core-collapse neutrino energy spectrum. Antineutrinos originating from the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium in the Earth can be detected in JUNO with a rate of ~400 events per year, significantly improving the statistics of existing geoneutrino event samples. Atmospheric neutrino events collected in JUNO can provide independent inputs for determining the MH and the octant of the $${\theta }_{23}$$ mixing angle. Detection of the 7Be and 8B solar neutrino events at JUNO would shed new light on the solar metallicity problem and examine the transition region between the vacuum and matter dominated neutrino oscillations. Regarding light sterile neutrino topics, sterile neutrinos with $${10}^{-5}\;{{\rm{eV}}}^{2}\lt {\rm{\Delta }}{m}_{41}^{2}\lt {10}^{-2}\;{{\rm{eV}}}^{2}$$ and a sufficiently large mixing angle $${\theta }_{14}$$ could be identified through a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino energy spectrum. Meanwhile, JUNO can also provide us excellent opportunities to test the eV-scale sterile neutrino hypothesis, using either the radioactive neutrino sources or a cyclotron-produced neutrino beam. The JUNO detector is also sensitive to several other beyondthe-standard-model physics. Examples include the search for proton decay via the $$p\to {K}^{+}+\bar{\nu }$$ decay channel, search for neutrinos resulting from dark-matter annihilation in the Sun, search for violation of Lorentz invariance via the sidereal modulation of the reactor neutrino event rate, and search for the effects of non-standard interactions. The proposed construction of the JUNO detector will provide a unique facility to address many outstanding crucial questions in particle and astrophysics in a timely and cost-effective fashion. Furthermore, it holds the great potential for further advancing our quest to understanding the fundamental properties of neutrinos, one of the building blocks of our Universe.« less Cited by 102 Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with KamLAND Thesis/Dissertation O'Donnell, Thomas This dissertation describes a measurement of the neutrino oscillation parameters m 2 21, θ 12 and constraints on θ 13 based on a study of reactor antineutrinos at a baseline of ~ 180 km with the KamLAND detector. The data presented here was collected between April 2002 and November 2009, and amounts to a total exposure of 2.64 ± 0.07 × 10 32 proton-years. For this exposure we expect 2140 ± 74(syst) antineutrino candidates from reactors, assuming standard model neutrino behavior, and 350±88(syst) candidates from background. The number observed is 1614. The ratio of background-subtracted candidates observed to expectedmore » is (N Obs - N Bkg)/ (N Exp) = 0.59 ± 0.02(stat) ± 0.045(syst) which confirms reactor neutrino disappearance at greater than 5σ significance. Interpreting this deficit as being due to neutrino oscillation, the best-fit oscillation parameters from a three-flavor analysis are m 2 21= 7.60 +0.20 -0.19×10 -5eV 2, θ 12 = 32.5 ± 2.9 degrees and sin 2 θ 13 = 0.025 +0.035 -0.035, the 95% confidence-level upper limit on sin 2 θ 13 is sin 2 θ 13 < 0.083. Assuming CPT invariance, a combined analysis of KamLAND and solar neutrino data yields best-fit values: m 2 21 = 7.60 +0.20 -0.20 × 10 -5eV 2, θ 12 = 33.5 +1.0 -1.1 degrees, and sin 2 θ 13 = 0.013 ± 0.028 or sin 2 θ 13 < 0.06 at the 95% confidence level.« less Constraining absolute neutrino masses via detection of galactic supernova neutrinos at JUNO Journal Article Lu, Jia-Shu ; Cao, Jun ; Li, Yu-Feng ; ... - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics A high-statistics measurement of the neutrinos from a galactic core-collapse supernova is extremely important for understanding the explosion mechanism, and studying the intrinsic properties of neutrinos themselves. In this paper, we explore the possibility to constrain the absolute scale of neutrino masses m{sub ν} via the detection of galactic supernova neutrinos at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) with a 20 kiloton liquid-scintillator detector. In assumption of a nearly-degenerate neutrino mass spectrum and a normal mass ordering, the upper bound on the absolute neutrino mass is found to be m{sub ν}<(0.83±0.24) eV at the 95% confidence level for a typicalmore » galactic supernova at a distance of 10 kpc, where the mean value and standard deviation are shown to account for statistical fluctuations. For comparison, we find that the bound in the Super-Kamiokande experiment is m{sub ν}<(0.94±0.28) eV at the same confidence level. However, the upper bound will be relaxed when the model parameters characterizing the time structure of supernova neutrino fluxes are not exactly known, and when the neutrino mass ordering is inverted.« less DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2015/05/044 A high-statistics measurement of the neutrinos from a galactic core-collapse supernova is extremely important for understanding the explosion mechanism, and studying the intrinsic properties of neutrinos themselves. In this paper, we explore the possibility to constrain the absolute scale of neutrino masses m{sub ν} via the detection of galactic supernova neutrinos at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) with a 20 kiloton liquid-scintillator detector. In assumption of a nearly-degenerate neutrino mass spectrum and a normal mass ordering, the upper bound on the absolute neutrino mass is found to be m{sub ν} < (0.83 ± 0.24) eV at the 95% confidence level for a typical galacticmore » supernova at a distance of 10 kpc, where the mean value and standard deviation are shown to account for statistical fluctuations. For comparison, we find that the bound in the Super-Kamiokande experiment is m{sub ν} < (0.94 ± 0.28) eV at the same confidence level. However, the upper bound will be relaxed when the model parameters characterizing the time structure of supernova neutrino fluxes are not exactly known, and when the neutrino mass ordering is inverted.« less	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2969
__label__wiki	0.567345	0.567345	Freak Fish Mangar, 271 pounds, Turkey The male fish was caught at night by commercial fishermen. Unfortunately the reporting in the Middle East about this species are not as extensive and professional as for the Indian Mahseer species. Marmorata, 49 pounds, Slovenia This fantastic fish was caught with a Streamer above the Most reservoir and confirmed by the Fishing Association of Slovenia. Hybridization with foreign trout stocked for angling was the main threat for this wonderful species. Tolmin Angler's Society launched a reintroduction programm from the last genetically pure populations in remote creeks of the Soca basin. The largest specimens of Salmo marmoratus were found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. In this countries the main problem is habitat destruction due to dam building. Common Carp, 99 pounds, France Two specimens, "Steve Brigg's Fish" from Rainbow Lake and "Scarfish" from Les Graviers Lake alternate in breaking the record for many years. In the meantime this crazy hunt for the carp world record is boring, but some other facts are really interesting for scientists: One of these fish will reach the 100-pound mark within the next two years. In former times an unbelievable weight for Cyprinus carpio. "Scarfish" has been caught over 25 times in the last eight years. Nile Perch, 249 pounds, Uganda The heaviest Nile Perch of the last years was attacked by a Crocodile during the fight, therefore it couldn't be released. Tim Smith had to jump into the chest-deep water, hook the dying fish on his stringer, tie it to a tree and rush back to the lodge to bring help. The fish, accurately weighed on certified scales had a girth of 60 inches. Freshwater Whipray, 584 pounds, Thailand This is the largest freshwater fish ever landed on rod and reel. The giant ray was caught while filming a documentary with National Geographic Channel about this species. After an epic ninety minute battle it was examined by the well known fish biologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Zeb Hogan. The spawning fish was released unharmed. Northern Pike, 63 pounds, Poland This could be one of the largest Northern Pikes in the last decades. But we got no confirmation from local experts till now. It seems, that it was caught in an illegal way or with a net, so it is not a new official record in Poland. Probably no fake, simply a scanned photo in bad quality. Altai Osman, 12 pounds, Mongolia Due to new destinations offered by angling tour operators species like this predatory carp-like species are "discovered" by Sportfishing. With 10 kg maximum weight an attractive fish beside the Taimen. www.fishing-worldrecords.com is an online database that collects information on the largest freshwater fish from all over the world. It is less stringent than the International Game Fish Association when it comes to angling rules, and it also counts more freshwater species than the IGFA.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2972
__label__wiki	0.588985	0.588985	Search Oxfam Search Section All Online Shop Sourced by Oxfam Women's clothing Men's clothing Vintage Kids' clothing Books Household Music, films & video games Film Stamps & coins Art & photography Memorabilia & ephemera Toys & games Bridal Education Policy & Practice Shop Finder Search Term Shop Shop > Music, films & video games > Film > Casino - 18 Casino - 18 1995 crime thriller, starring Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein, the mob's frontman for a billion dollar Las Vegas casino. The story begins in 1973; Ace falls for hooker Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), while boyhood companion Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) is appointed as his muscle at the club. Over the years various jealousies surface and erupt in a series of violent betrayals and, ultimately, the destruction of Rothstein's empire. Discs and case in very good condition. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci Display format: Oxfam Bookshop Carlisle We are a specialist Oxfam books and music shop. We stock a wide range of books from modern paperback and hardback fiction to specialist non-fiction including travel, biography, sport, art, craft, gardening, cookery and photography, religion and natural history, a range of children's books and many local interest books. We also have a wide variety of old and interesting publications including some rare and collectible items. We stock music in vinyl and CD, together with some DVD and videos. We have modern pop, rock and contemporary music and a large selection of classical vinyl and sheet music. We also accept and sell donations of musical instruments. In store, we also stock greetings cards and the full range of Oxfam Unwrapped gifts.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2973
__label__cc	0.505653	0.494347	November 1 2017 Contributor Features, Joint Ventures and Promoted Content CapitalRise, CapitalRise Innovative Finance ISA, Uma Rajah Uma Rajah, co-founder and chief executive of online property finance marketplace CapitalRise, explains the importance of quality when considering real estate investments “It might sound cliché, but the number one thing you have to look at with property is location, location, location,” affirms Uma Rajah, co-founder and chief executive of online property finance marketplace CapitalRise. With members having access to investment opportunities in prestigious London addresses such as Eaton Square, Grosvenor Square and Yeoman’s Row, this is clearly a rule that CapitalRise lives by. “Our members benefit from the select and impressive calibre of properties we offer,” says Rajah. “We only consider prime and super-prime locations and our expert team conducts stringent due diligence on every project.” As well as feeling assured of the quality of the properties, investors can feel confident in the experience of the team. Two of the co-founders – Alex Michelin and Andrew Dunn – are veteran property professionals who also founded the successful luxury property firm Finchatton in 2001 and have a billion dollars’ worth of projects under their belt. Rajah, who has a strong background in fintech and engineering, was brought in by Michelin and Dunn in December 2015 to launch the CapitalRise platform, as “they had an incredibly deep property knowledge but wanted a fintech expert to help bring their ideas to fruition,” she explains. With the team in place, CapitalRise has set about connecting institutional and individual investors with what it describes as institutional-grade property. To date CapitalRise has funded projects with a total gross development value of £160m, and this is expected to continue to rise rapidly over the next twelve months. Loan-to-value ratios on developments have so far fallen in the conservative range of 61 per cent to 67 per cent. The proposition for investors is incredibly appealing, particularly in an era of historically low interest rates. They do not have to pay any fees and investors are currently earning returns between 10 and 11.5 per cent per year, with loan terms typically one-and-a-half years long. “Demand on the investor side has been really amazing with very little marketing – it’s mostly been through referrals and word of mouth,” says Rajah. “We believe this is due to the unique calibre of our investments, coupled with the attractive risk adjusted returns. We have a priority list of individuals and organisations who have pre-registered with us so they can be first to hear about our next opportunity.” Furthermore, investors can benefit from tax-free earnings as CapitalRise launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) in March. “If you’re offering the sort of returns we are, as well as being able to offer them tax free, that makes them incredibly attractive,” Rajah explains. “An added benefit of our IFISA is that our investments are asset backed. Having worked in the unsecured consumer and small business lending space, I think what makes property investment platforms particularly appealing is that the investment is secured against a physical asset.” Unsurprisingly, CapitalRise’s IFISA has seen strong uptake so far. 65 per cent of its investors were using the tax-free wrapper on the platform’s last project, with a third of those using CapitalRise’s transfer-in facility that takes the hassle of administration away from investors. “The IFISA has been incredibly popular, bearing in mind that public awareness of the product is still relatively low,” comments Rajah. “We’ve had so many people transferring in cash ISAs or stocks and shares ISAs where they were getting mid-single-digit returns at most, who are now getting 10 per cent returns or more tax-free.” With enviably high returns on enviably prestigious properties, investor interest in CapitalRise looks set to continue. “There’s a huge opportunity here for alternative lenders and a great appeal for investors looking for yield,” adds Rajah. “It’s an enticing proposition for many people.” Read more about the CapitalRise Innovative Finance ISA here. RateSetter: BoE rate hike will have limited benefits for savers British Business Bank’s EFG scheme hits £3bn lending milestone Features, Top 3 Educating the adviser community Features, IFISA, Top 3 Advisers and ISAs Features, Joint Ventures and Promoted Content, Top 3 Investing in the North West property market via P2P	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2975
__label__wiki	0.924311	0.924311	Junior hockey update: Grizz split after two with Kings; Royals sweep home-and-home from Silvertips; Cougars in Cyclone Taylor Cup The Victoria Cougars will make its second straight appearance in the Fred "Cyclone" Taylor Cup provincial Junior B championship Travis Paterson The Victoria Cougars will make a second straight appearance in the Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup provincial Junior B championship when the Comox Valley Glacier Kings host it next month. As the host team, the Glacier Kings have an automatic berth into the Cyclone Cup, April 11 to 14, versus the winners of the Pacific (Aldergrove Kodiaks vs. Delta Ice Hawks/Richmond Sockeyes) and Kootenay (Golden Rockets/Castlegar Rebels vs. Osoyoos Coyotes/North Okanagan Knights) junior B leagues. On Saturday the Glacier Kings eliminated the upstart Nanaimo Buccaneers 6-3 to win the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s North division final in six games. The Cougars were previously victorious in the South final over the Saanich Braves, winning that series in five games. Though the Cougars are the favourite to win the VIJHL’s Brent Patterson Memorial Cup championship final, they already have a spot in the Cyclone Cup as VIJHL finalists. Grizzlies split first two games with Powell River Kings The Powell River Kings struck back on Saturday to defeat the Victoria Grizzlies a 3-1 and even the Island division BCHL playoff series at one win each. It shortens the best-of-five series to a best-of-three. The Grizz opened the series with a 5-2 win at Bear Mountain Arena on Friday. Leo Fitzgerald scored a goal and three assists, Myles Fitzgerald scored a goal and two assists, and David Mazurek scored a goal as the top line paced the Grizz in Game 1. Call-up Josh Adkins and defenceman Nolan De Jong also scored on Friday. Goalie Brady Rouleau stopped 19 of 21 shots for the win. Captain Zach Urban scored first on Saturday for the Grizz but the Kings responded with goals from Luke Nogard, Evan Richardson and Tegan Waugh to win 3-1. Rouleau stopped 21 of 24, while Kings netminder Jonah Imoo stopped 24 of 25 for the win. Royals stop skid, mark 2012-13 as best franchise season yet The Victoria Royals swept a home-and-home series against the Everett Silvertips to end the Western Hockey League regular season and set a franchise record for wins and points. On Friday the Royals won 4-1 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and 4-3 in overtime in Everett on Saturday. The sweep puts the Royals on an upward trend going into the playoffs, having dropped 14 of the previous 15 games. The Royals set the franchise record of 77 points and wins of 35-30-2-5. This week the sixth-place Royals prepare for Round 1 of the WHL playoffs versus the third-place Kamloops Blazers. Games 1 and 2 are Friday (March 22) and Saturday in Kamloops. The series returns to the Island, but not Victoria, for Games 3 and 4, Tuesday (March 26) and Thursday at Bear Mountain Arena. Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, which is managed by the Royals ownership, is booked for the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. The curling set up means the hockey ice is melted out, and new curling sheets are frozen in. Rink of Dreams 24-hour hockey game comes back to Bear Mountain Arena Gogolev the Royals MVP at team awards ceremony	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2978
__label__wiki	0.84734	0.84734	Transparency and Public Files NWS Forecasters Still Tracking Storms Amid Government Shutdown By Eric Stock • Jan 17, 2019 NWS Lincoln Lead Meteorologist Ed Shimon analyzes forecast information and satellite data at its Lincoln offices. NOAA/National Weather Service We all know weather forecasters never get the forecast right, except for the 90 percent of the time when they do. Forecasters who work for the National Weather Service now face a more tangible concern than claims of unreliable prognostications, as they are caught up in a federal government shutdown, now the longest in history at close to four weeks. National Weather Service offices, including the one in Lincoln, are still running as the government has deemed them as "excepted status," which means their work is considered essential. Chris Miller is the warning coordination meteorologist at the Lincoln office. “We are trying to do mission-essential things, giving people information so they can make decisions to protect their property or to make decisions about whether or not they are going to travel,” Miller said. “It could be life-saving information.” Miller added the offices’ forecasters not only provide weather alerts to the general public, its data also helps air travel. “A lot of people aren’t aware also we do forecasting for all of the larger airports in Central Illinois, including the Central Illinois Regional Airport,” Miller said. “We update that every six hours for pilots and for flights coming in and out.” The weather office in Lincoln has 23 employees, including 17 meteorologists. They are all due back pay once the shutdown ends. Miller said the recent spate of extreme weather in Central Illinois, high temperatures approaching 60 degrees five days before a major snowstorm, is another example of the impact of climate change. He said these dramatic weather changes are evidence that climate change goes far beyond global warming. He said even if Central Illinois temperatures don’t deviate far from historical norms, he said extreme weather elsewhere around the globe makes its impact felt here. “Climate change doesn’t just mean warming, it can also mean extreme cold. It can also mean extreme rainfall and extreme snowfall,” Miller said. “We are experiencing that and there’s probably a connection there.” Miller said another example of climate change is that tornadoes are no longer just a spring event. He noted tornadoes are becoming more common in February, March and December. Forecasting Accuracy Miller said because of technology improvements, five-day outlooks are as accurate as two-day forecasts were in the 1980s. He said claims of weather inaccuracy are fueled by the fact that many people get their weather from multiple, sometimes conflicting sources and many forecasts used by the media are geographically broad to cover their entire audience. “If it doesn’t occur in my backyard, then that was a bad forecast,” Miller quipped. “Nevermind that it occurred a half-mile away.” He said there's an ongoing debate among meteorologists about how far in advance they should post snowfall projections in the forecasts. He suggests don't trust any projections more than a few days out. NWS is keeping its eye on the likelihood of a snowstorm for Central Illinois this weekend, but Miller said it’s too early to determine its potential severity. An excerpt of GLT's interview GLT's full story WGLT depends on financial support from users to bring you stories and interviews like this one. As someone who values experienced, knowledgeable, and award-winning journalists covering meaningful stories in Central Illinois, please consider making a contribution. Copyright 2019 WGLT. To see more, visit WGLT.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2979
__label__wiki	0.518213	0.518213	 Call us now: 020-7371-1113 China Trips If the Great Wall is visible from space then you really ought to see it here on Planet Earth! You can do just that and far more on our selection of tours to China, from Beijing to Shanghai and beyond. Expert local guides Lots of authentic experiences Expert advice from our well-travelled team Budget Group Tours Overland Adventures More Trips: Tour Add-onsPrivate ToursShort StaysTailor-made HolidaysDay Tours Discover China's star attractions from the imperial cities of the north to the karst-studded landscapes of the south with pandas, temples and giant buddhas thrown in for good measure. Plan your tailor-made holiday Plan your Chinese adventure with our handy resources that cover everything from health and money to visas and when best to visit. Discover the top spots worth visiting, make the most of your visit to the Great Wall and see where's best to meet China's black and white emblem - the giant panda. View Our Travel Guide 1 GBP = 8.98 CNY GMT +08:00 Best Places to Visit China Video Lounge Visiting the Great Wall Seeing Pandas in China Where to go when About Overlanding  / China / Best Places To Visit / Pingyao Trips and Tours to Pingyao About Pingyao Possibly the best-preserved ancient walled city in China, charming Pingyao is a city of beauty where red lanterns sway against grey brick walls and cobbled streets lead you to imperial residences and ancient temples. Mostly off-limits to cars, the city resembles a movie-set with its buildings almost entirely from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Founded in the 14th century the city displays the evolution of architectural styles and town planning in Imperial China over five centuries yet remains off the radar of most foreign tourists. Wandering the city streets is an attraction in itself though the UNESCO-listed city holds 30 or so specially designated attractions. The City Wall encircles Pingyao and is shaped like a tortoise, a symbol of longevity in China, with the south and north gate representing the head and tail respectively and the east and west gates representing the feet. Visitors can still walk the 6km long road atop the ramparts past 3,000 different openings in the wall once used for shooting. Other notable attractions include the Rishengchang Exchange House, one of the first ‘banks’ in Chinese history where traders and merchants placed deposits and asked for loans. Pingyao became the centre of the nation’s banking industry and the Rishengchang Exchange House had branches throughout China, Japan, Singapore and Russia until its demise in 1932. The Temple of the City God consists of several courtyards, halls and a magnificent three-gate wood archway. It also retains a main hall very much in its original state. 020-7371-1113 \| info@onthegotours.com Drop in and see us at our office on 3 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London W6 8DA, UK. Or call us on 020-7371-1113	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2984
__label__cc	0.586058	0.413942	General News 12/10/2019 at 16:26:18 H3'ed 12/10/19 Federal government wasted millions of dollars on charter schools that never opened; Valerie Strauss Quicklink Submitted By Susan Lee Schwartz (View How Many People Read This) 2 comments, 13 series (23 fans) (Image by Got Credit) Details DMCA Alert! 'More than 35 % of charter schools funded by the federal Charter School Program either never opened or were shut down, costing taxpayers more than half a billion dollars, according to a new report, titled “Still Asleep at the Wheel,” which reviewed records of nearly 5,000 schools.' ' The disbursement of over one billion dollars during the program’s first decade was never monitored for its impact or results. There is no record of which schools received the funds. '537 'ghost schools' never opened but received more than $45.5 million in federal start-up funding--which is 11% of all the schools.' An excerpt: 'How the Federal Charter Schools Program Results in a Pileup of Fraud and Waste,' takes up where our first report left off; it provides detailed information, state by state, on how federal dollars were doled out to schools that no longer exist or never existed at all.' Read the rest of the story HERE: At www.washingtonpost.com Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...) Related Topic(s): Education Funding; Education Laws; Educational Crisis; For-profit Education; Fraud; Public Education; Secretary Of Education, Add Tags Series: "Access: the POWER of MONEY" How To Avoid Swallowing War Propaganda ; cutting through lies and euphemisms to see things as they really are (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 01/11/2020 Mike Bloomberg Announces Centerpiece of His Education Agenda: Charter Schools Galore! (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 01/07/2020 North Carolina: A Cash Cow for Investors, a Headache for Taxpayers (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 01/07/2020 View All 838 Articles in "Access: the POWER of MONEY" Series: "Charlatans & Liars" Providence: First, Fire All the Teachers; curious news story of the week, written byGoLocalProv News Team." (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 01/05/2020 View All 688 Articles in "Charlatans & Liars" Series: "Crisis in America" It's an Old and Insidious Hatred. And New Yorkers Can't Stand for It. (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 01/03/2020 How Trump Is Warping the Military's Place in the Constitutional Order (Quicklink) ((View How Many People Read This)) 12/29/2019 View All 294 Articles in "Crisis in America" Other Series: View All 629 Articles in "DON'T MISS THIS!" Other Series: View All 218 Articles in "Ending democracy: end the institution of public schools" Other Series: View All 408 Articles in "FRAUD & Mendacity." Other Series: View All 23 Articles in "Grand Theft" Other Series: View All 449 Articles in "PRIVITIZATION." Other Series: View All 938 Articles in "Public ignorance & those who use this" Other Series: View All 748 Articles in "Shameful" Other Series: View All 216 Articles in "War on teachers and the profession" Other Series: View All 506 Articles in "wrecking Ball" Other Series: View All 160 Articles in "wWonderful writing ....must reads" "Rob Kall's Bottom Up is a revaluation of values, not the empty mouthing of the word 'democracy' that is so common, but the application of belief in popular wisdom to every aspect of life. Actually believing that the views of more people is better, means a new way of thinking about the world that is democratic, feminist, localist, populist, and radically richer than the elitist perspectives that are more common even in the parts of the world that shout the word 'democracy' the most. Here we come to understand both the power of small groups and the upsides to internet crowd sourcing, the potential of nonviolent movements and ways in which the past has not been what we supposed. Don't just read this book; get lots of people to read and talk about it." David Swanson, host, Talk Nation Radio, author of War No More: The Case for Abolition.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2985
__label__wiki	0.713323	0.713323	'Clean territory': urbicide in the West Bank In his openDemocracy project, the politics of verticality, Eyal Weizman demonstrates graphically just how central the construction of Jewish settlements and access roads are to Israels strategy for attaining three-dimensional control over the geopolitical spaces below, within and above the occupied territories. But this strategy does not rest alone. It is combined with an equally important, and increasingly violent, parallel denial of the existential rights of the Palestinians to their own city-based modernity. This strategy is fuelled by the fears of Israels far-right military and political elite that the Zionist project is being swamped by uncontrolled demographic and urban growth amongst Palestinians (both within and outside Israel proper). To invoke a term used by both Marshall Berman (on the collapse of the Bronx) and the architect Bogdan Bogdanovitch (on the deliberate cultural annihilation of Sarajevo and other Balkan cities), Sharons war is a strategy of urbicide; that is, the deliberate denial or killing of the city the systematic destruction of the modern urban home. The deliberate and systematic destruction of Palestinian urban settlements closely accompanies the construction of the gleaming spaces and networks of modernity of the settlements. It parallels the appropriation of land, water and airspace resources and the deepening structures and vistas of surveillance, which Eyal Weizman anatomises. And it is intricately linked to the maintenance of biased planning, infrastructure and building policies and laws. These ensure that virtually all new Palestinian housing is constructed illegally in cramped and poorly serviced conditions (which Israeli ultra-right-wing politicians, such as Effi Eitam, then proceed to revile as a Jihad of buildings creating uncivilised and uncultured terrorists nests). So, as well as pouring billions of dollars into creating the facts on the ground of over 160 strategic Jewish settlements, a whole range of techniques from planning and building law discrimination to forced demolition are being coordinated to prevent facts on the ground being created by Palestinian urban growth. This is despite the fact that the Palestinian population growth rate is the highest in the world. House and city demolitions are linked to a broader strategy of destroying the landscape in the creation of settlements and mobility spaces that are supposedly less vulnerable to Palestinian attack. What is most striking in Palestine now is the violence wrought against the land, the terrain, writes Christian Salmon of the Autodafe writers collective (Sabreen, or patience, accessed 18 April 2002). This process is now being further intensified with the construction, from June 2002, of a massive 110-kilometre fence along a large part of the 1967 Green Line, on land forcibly taken from Palestinians. The fence will have a buffer zone of several kilometres on the western side to be forcibly bulldozed of Palestinian settlements, structures and vegetation. As Salmon continues, such policies mean that houses are destroyed, olive trees uprooted, orange groves laid wasteto improvevisibility []. The bulldozer one runs across at every roadside seems as much a part of the strategy in the ongoing war as the tank. Never has such an inoffensive machine struck me as being more of a harbinger of silent violence. The brutality of war. Geography, it is said, determines war. In Palestine it is war that has achieved the upper hand over geography. Warfare as urbicide: Jenin, April 2002 The most visible and notorious example of urbicide by bulldozer occurred in the centre of the Jenin refugee camp during the battle there in April 2002. This systematic bulldozing made a mockery of Ariel Sharons repeated claims over the previous month that Israels invasion of the occupied territories was aimed to destroy the terrorist infrastructure behind recent Palestinian suicide attacks. Sharons real purpose in the re-invasion of the occupied territories (which is ongoing) is to destroy the urban, civil and infrastructural foundations of the proto-Palestinian state. Urbicide is Sharons war strategy; his main purpose is to deny the Palestinian people their collective, individual and cultural rights to the city-based modernity long enjoyed by Israelis. As suggested by the Israeli minister for Labor, Shaloumo Bin Azri, in May 2001, the objective is to convert the life of Palestinians into hell through the ongoing destruction of infrastructure, the building of fences and buffer zones, and the strengthening of curfews and checkpoint controls to the point of closure. Sharons war is thus a deliberate strategy to compel Palestinians to indefinite poverty. And it is succeeding. The World Bank recently found that 70% of Palestinians live below the poverty line of $2 a day and 30% of Palestinian children are chronically malnourished. The politics of urbicide and demodernisation The Israelis made dramatic efforts during the invasion of the West Bank cities of Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem and Jenin to undermine the already slow modernisation of these cities (which today house the vast majority of the Palestinian people). Water tanks were systematically riddled with bullets. Electronic communications were bombed and jammed. Roads were dug up and ruined. Electricity transformers were destroyed. Computers were smashed, their hard disks stolen. Any cultural or bureaucratic symbol of the proto-Palestinian state was ransacked. Houses were bulldozed some with their occupants still inside. Financial damage to infrastructure from the first major offensive alone has been estimated by donors at $361 million. (Giacaman, R. and Husseini, A., Life and health during the Israeli invasion of the West Bank: The Town of Jenin, 29 May 2002.) In addition, hospitals were bombed and medical equipment looted and wrecked. During the attacks, ambulances were prevented from entering the war zones, condemning many to a slow, avoidable death, as their blood, literally, seeped away. Those medical staff getting through were, in some cases, deliberately attacked and at least five were killed. Numbers of civilian casualties are difficult to estimate, especially in Jenin. At the time of writing (6 August 2002) most reports estimate that at least 52 Palestinians were directly killed in Israels first Jenin attacks at least 22 of these were civilians, including children and disabled people (see a Human Rights Watch report). In the Jenin operation, Israeli bulldozers levelled a 200 by 250 metre area, burying some civilians alive, and leaving over 4000 people homeless. The destruction is captured graphically in the photograph shown here. Reports of the battle tell of Israeli soldiers carefully marking houses for demolition with blue markers from detailed maps. It is clear that the objective was the deliberate and wholesale removal of the core of the Jenin refugee camp, long seen by Israeli military leaders as one of the main areas for producing and equipping suicide bombers. Since the demolitions, all attempts at rebuilding and removing unexploded ordinance have been blocked by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). As Jonathan Cook reported in the Guardian newspaper on 3 June 2002, keeping the heart of the camp in ruins will make Jenin more accessible next time the tanks rumble in. Even since this was written, there have been many instances of such re-invasion. The context: broader infrastructural warfare The April invasion followed earlier efforts by Israel to destroy the developing infrastructure of the Palestinians much of it financed, since the Oslo accord, by aid from Europe and the United Nations. In January 2002, Josep Pique, President of the EU Council of Ministers, complained that Israel had systematically bombed Gaza international airport, Gaza port and Palestinian television and radio transmitters, which together had received around $20 million in EU support. Under the guise of destroying sniper hiding places the IDF have also destroyed many fields, olive groves, factories and greenhouses, adding to the economic effects of the bombings and tightening checkpoints. Such destruction has occurred against a broader context of systematic infrastructural and planning biases, which have prevented the modernisation of Palestinian settlements in Israel and the occupied territories over the decades since 1967. At the same time, Israel has poured billions of dollars into building over 160 new Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. These have been equipped with lavish, dedicated highways and electricity, water and telephone links that literally bypass the Palestinian neighbourhoods around them. Such policies have been deliberately designed to fragment and undermine the contiguity and coherence of Palestinian territory. The destruction of the Gaza radio station by IDF D-9 bulldozers in 2001. (Click for bigger images) Only when the lack of infrastructure threatens to produce wider problems for Jewish populations has the Israeli state invested systematically in modernising occupied Palestinian communities. On retiring, Teddy Kollek, mayor of Jerusalem between 1967 and 1993, made a startling admission: For Jewish Jerusalem I did something in the past 25 years, he reflected. For East (Palestinian) Jerusalem? Nothing! Sidewalks? Nothing! Cultural institutions? Not one! Yes, we installed a sewerage system for them and improved the water supply. Do you know why? Do you think it was for their good, for their welfare? Forget it! There were some cases of cholera there, and the Jews were afraid that they would catch it! (IsraelPalestinian Peacebuilding Program, Jerusalem: Planning and Development, 4 March 2002.) For them there is nothing more important than their house: the wider history of mass demolition The deliberate destruction of settlements by Israel in 2002 is not entirely new. Sharon, who is nicknamed the Bulldozer, has a long association with its use as a weapon of war and intimidation. In 1953, forces commanded by Sharon levelled homes in the West Bank village of Kibya, killing 69 Palestinians, in retaliation for the slaying of a Jewish woman and her two children. Sharon revealed the philosophy behind urbicide by bulldozer in an interview in the Haaretz newspaper on 26 January 2001. When asked what he would do about persistent Palestinian shooting into the new Jewish settlements at Gilo, south of Jerusalem, he replied: I would eliminate the first row of houses in Beit Jela. And if the shooting persisted? I would eliminate the second row of houses, and so on. I know the Arabs. They are not impressed by helicopters and missiles. For them, there is nothing more important than their house. So, under me you will not see a child shot next to his father [as was the case with Mohamed Al-Dorra]. It is better to level the entire village with bulldozers, row after row. (Jansen, 2001, 2.) The current war, however, marks a shift from occasional and sporadic demolitions to the systematic and planned destruction of carefully targeted settlements for political and military reasons. An Israeli Chief of Staff claimed recently that the Caterpillar D-9 [armoured] bulldozer [that is invariably used to do the destruction] is a strategic weapon here. (Harel, A., This time, the chief of staff keeps his lips sealed, Haaretz, 28 December 2000; Stein, Y., Policy of Destruction: House Demolitions and Destruction of Agricultural Land in the Gaza Strip, report by BTselem, 2002.) Since 1967, over 7000 Palestinian homes have been bulldozed in the occupied territories, usually for building without a permit. Given that biased planning decisions ensure that almost all applications for a permit are refused, this illegality is easily constructed. More recently, large numbers of houses have been bulldozed in acts that are, in many cases, technically war crimes to improve IDF surveillance over Palestinian spaces (from checkpoints and Jewish settlements), to create buffer zones which reduce the exposure of Jewish areas and roads from attack, and as a form of collective punishment after Palestinian violence. Most recently, the policy has extended to the demolition of the homes of relatives of suicide bombers. Such bulldozing is also far from random. It is closely integrated into the politics of verticality and the wider geopolitical strategy. Demolitions, confiscations and occupations overwhelmingly occur in strategic areas, and back up the wider use of settlements and access roads to undermine any contiguity in Palestinian territory. Jad Isaac, Director General of the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, argues that, it is important to see where the [bulldozed] houses are located and why. Its not arbitrary. These sites are meticulously selected. They are for the bypass roads or new zoning for the settlements, to increase Israeli control. (Smith, C., Under the Guise of Security: House Demolitions in Gaza, Middle East Report Press Information Note 63, 2001.) Cleaning territory by erasure: the bulldozer as existential denial Above all, the shift to urbicide by bulldozer reveals an Israeli denial of the facts of the inevitability and necessity of Palestinian urbanisation. It represents a collective denial of the existential rights of Palestinians to living space. And it is the end result of a widespread series of discourses that demonise Palestinian urban and demographic growth. Interviews with IDF personnel involved in the bulldozing reveal a striking obsession with uncluttered, unbuilt geographical territory (that lends itself to surveillance, Jewish occupation and military control). In 1998, for example, David Bar El, deputy head of Israels civil administration, said, if we dont keep this territory clean, at the end of the day there will be an irreversible facts on the ground that will reduce our manoeuvring space. In this equation, Jewish and IDF-surveilled equals clean; Palestinian occupation, presumably, equals unclean. Fuelling urbicide: wider Zionist fears of Palestinian urban and demographic growth The Israeli shift to deliberate urbicide by bulldozer must be understood as one result of a deepening antagonism amongst Israels right-wing military and political elites against the natural demographic and urban growth of the Palestinian people. They see rapid and spontaneous Palestinian urbanisation and demographic growth, within both Israel and the occupied territories, as the Palestinians major long-term strategic weapon in shifting the demographic, geopolitical and military balance against Israel. Nowhere else in the world are two populations with such contrasting demographic and fertility profiles found so intermingled. Israeli Jews born in Europe are barely replacing their population (at 2.13 babies per family); Palestinians in Gaza have the highest demographic growth in the world (7.73 babies per family). (Fargues, P., Fertility as a political weapon in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Population and Development Review, 26/3, 2000.) Some forecasts suggest that by 2020 Jews will constitute just 42% of the population to the west of the river Jordan. By 2050, the population of the West Bank and Gaza is projected to almost quadruple to nearly 12 million. Sharon and his military leaders worry that such Palestinian urbanisation and demographic growth largely unplanned and poorly serviced by infrastructure is now undermining the viability of the Zionist state itself. Such growth overwhelms efforts by Israel to support the in-migration of Jews both into Israel itself and the new settlements (a balance further tipped by growing out-migration of Jews from Israel because of the growing incidence of suicide bombs). The fast-growing, labyrinthine Palestinian cities of the West Bank and Gaza also challenge Israels military omnipotence. Such places help Palestinian fighters avoid surveillance, detection and capture even when Apache helicopter gunships buzz overhead, occasionally killing alleged Palestinian fighters (with those unlucky enough to be in the vicinity succumbing as collateral damage). Places such as the Jenin refugee camp are commonly dehumanised as terrorist nests in the right-wing Israeli media. As we saw with the death of 13 Israeli soldiers in Jenin on 9 April 2002, as fighting terrain, such places tend, to some extent, to negate the superiority of high-tech Israeli over low-tech Palestinian forces. Whilst new Israeli tactics have, again, allowed them to continuously occupy Palestinian cities with fewer casualties, Palestinian cities expose Israeli soldiers to the risks of snipers, ambushes, booby traps and homemade bombs. They also inhibit the traditional military tactics of invasion and occupation because tanks, when they can get in at all, are very vulnerable to attack. Hence the shift to mass demolition as Israels preferred strategy of getting tanks into the centre of the Jenin refugee camp a place they could not otherwise enter. The demolitions were the brutal reaction by Israeli politicians and military planners to the deaths of the Israeli soldiers. But they were also a response to the fact that many Palestinian fighters sought refuge within a built environment whose very existence implicitly challenged Israels military omnipotence over the whole geopolitical space of Greater Israel.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2986
__label__wiki	0.8757	0.8757	On Arab Awakening: a response Can the mass uprisings that happened across the Arab world in 2011 accurately be called an awakening? The editors of Arab Awakening defend the title of their section, while admitting that it may be time to move on. Mariam Ali Rana Magdy Ricardo Nuno/Demotix. All rights reserved. A revolutionary moment? Of course the countries of the Arab Spring—among numerous others—have a rich history of struggle. For decades if not centuries, they have fought in civil wars, uprisings, and revolutions with varying degrees of success for their freedoms and rights against despotic, unjust rulers and governments, both local and international. It’s also true that this awakening did not arise out of a vacuum. It was built on the continuous hard (and mostly dangerous) efforts of workers and activists of various political stripes, tirelessly calling for justice; take the build-up in Egypt, for example, which had been happening since at least 2006. The Arab Spring also echoed movements across the rest of the world against neoliberal injustices, such as the Occupy movement. To say this, however, is not to deny the sheer power of this premonitory upheaval, which can be seen as a “psychological and epistemological rupture” with the political and discursive past for various reasons. Anyone taking part even peripherally in protests and demonstrations for justice and rights in Egypt in the decade preceding the uprisings of the Arab Spring, can tell you that going from groups of at most a few hundred, abused by police and ignored by passers-by, to being joined seemingly out of nowhere by tens if not hundreds of thousands, definitely feels like an awakening. Many who took part in the uprisings across the Arab world will tell you how, up until that point in our lifetimes, political engagement or expression of any kind had been minimal, non-existent, or co-opted by the state (with their ‘opposition’ parties). Critical masses The demonstrations enjoyed remarkable mass support and participation, from the full spectrum of political and social backgrounds, and critically, the urban and rural poor. Worsening socioeconomic conditions through corruption and mismanagement, increasingly limited opportunities for youth, and a rapidly inflating gap between rich and poor provided the necessary conditions. A much larger audience opened up to calls for dissent, as they found they had more to gain and less to lose. The protests were already groundbreaking in each of these countries in terms of scale and inclusiveness, but together as a trans-Arab call for social justice and political freedom, framed in nationalist narratives of civic engagement and ownership, they were surely unprecedented. As Fawaz Gerges describes: Millions of Arabs revolted against al-istibdad (repression), defying fear and bullets and daring to call for effective citizenship and more representative and egalitarian political and economic systems. Arabs across national boundaries united in their opposition to social injustice and political authoritarianism. Taking ownership of public space, symbols of liberation from colonial rule, Arabs from different ideological persuasions, imaginations, and sensibilities ‘performed the nation’ as united citizens, in a quest for political emancipation and civil and economic empowerment. The will of the people and electoral legitimacy echoed as a call for action, a marked departure from previous waves of social protests and discontent in Arab states. How old is your dictator? The speed at which these triggers and calls for revolt spread at the end of 2010 through Tunisia, then Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain Yemen and further, is also unprecedented. The internet meant the possibility of engaging countless others as supporters for a cause or witnesses to an event (that can then rally support). One wake-up call for thousands of budding civilian journalists all over the Arab world, was the realisation that they could turn the tables on the state’s Orwellian use of surveillance, monitoring and censorship. By turning their cameras and internet connections on the oppressor, they could force it to work harder to hide or explain (if not stop) its actions. The primary users of the internet are young people, and it is no coincidence that despite the participation of all ages in the protests, young people made up the vast majority and led the rallying call. Most of these youth had lived under the rule of the same aging dictators since before their births, and to them the mass strikes and uprisings of Arab history were distant anecdotes, and any kind of mass opposition to these regimes unimaginable. In 2011, however, conditions unique to each country but sharing a conflation of unbearable economic pressure, brutal repression, and pervasive media, came to a head. A new power in numbers and a new consciousness gave hope, a sense of ‘now or never’. The ‘barrier of fear’ was broken. The biggest difference in 2011 was that the movements, at least at first, were not hijacked or crushed; they were successful in toppling their respective regimes. As Gerges says: It is critical to recognize the significance of this revolutionary chapter in the modern history of the Middle East and the creative conceptions and articulations of resistance that shattered the system of domination, particularly the popular roots of these uprisings. The greatest proof that there was an awakening, however brief, is the extraordinary lengths to which our counterrevolutionary regimes are going to repair the breaches in the barriers of fear, shore them up, and raise them by several metres. Look at the investment in repression, foreigner and minority-baiting, propaganda and PR, and distractions for the masses (often involving social taboos) – not to mention the steady erasure of everything from opposition forces to graffiti. Their sense of complacency, of assuredness in the complicity and compliance of the citizenry, has been shaken. We cannot learn from or build on that brief moment of determination, plurality and hope if we deny it ever happened; fail to see what made this particular confluence of conditions and events spill over and spread so fast between countries so different; or even worse, ignore its reappearances through the fissures in the carapace, wherever they may occur. But what else is Demirtas’ call if not that meme at work again, through Tahrir, Sol, Wall Street and Taksim and beyond: “You are not only Turkish, Kurdish; not solely Armenian, Arab, Circassian, Georgian or Bosniak… Alevi, Sunni, Syriac, or Yazidi… Jewish, Hebrew, or Christian. You are all of them.” Will the counter-revolutionary movement be successful in erasing what unfolded in 2011 from collective memory? As we frame it in our ‘about’ section: How will this generation—close to 200 million of the Arab world’s 340 million people are under 30-years old—meet the myriad socio-economic challenges they face on a daily basis across the region? On Arab Awakening we wish to capture the emerging plurality in social views, political positions, economic approaches, social and national identities and frames of reference this awakening has inspired—and use it to help us read a rapidly changing world. The 'awakening' is taking new forms and the question that remains is ‘what's next?’ Saeed Rahnema is right (though for slightly different reasons) – our change of name is overdue. But let us be sure to change it to Arab Futures. On 'Arab Awakening' Written by: Saeed Rahnema All articles by: Saeed Rahnema The Arab Spring popular uprisings – myth and reality Written by: Fawaz A Gerges All articles by: Fawaz A Gerges Interview: bread, freedom and social justice Written by: Mariam Ali All articles by: Mariam Ali Written by: Anne Alexander All articles by: Anne Alexander Written by: Mostafa Bassiouny All articles by: Mostafa Bassiouny Egypt, Bahrain, London, Spain - Tahrir Square as a meme Written by: Deterritorial Support All articles by: Deterritorial Support Three-way conversation in Istanbul Written by: Foti Benlisoy All articles by: Foti Benlisoy Written by: Annalena di Giovanni All articles by: Annalena di Giovanni Written by: Souheil Idoudi All articles by: Souheil Idoudi Written by: Sameh Naguib All articles by: Sameh Naguib Taming Tahrir (Part One) Written by: Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei All articles by: Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei Arab Awakening gems Arab Awakening	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2987
__label__wiki	0.702573	0.702573	_Wini Dashboard __Check your Points __Withdraw Points __wallet _WiNi Payout List _Run Ads on WiNi Learn How WiNi Works WiNi Dashboard 2 _Referral Link _My Earned Money Nigerian Officials, South African Police Take Action Over Fresh Xenophobic Attacks Orizu Kelechi 10/22/2019 01:01:00 pm igeria Consul General in South Africa is locked in a meeting with the Police Command over the fresh xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. A report monitored on The Nation newspaper, quoted reliable sources to have said that the attacks took place in Mpumalanga, eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique. The report said the leadership of Nigerian Citizens South Africa (NICASA) and the Nigeria Consular General to South Africa are gathering information on the fresh attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. we reports that the fresh xenophobic attack on Nigerians is coming three weeks after President Buhari visited South Africa over the September attacks on Nigerians in the country. This online news platform recalls that Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa were hit by a surge of attacks against businesses owned by Nigerians and other foreigners in September, leaving at least 10 people dead and prompting protests from several African countries. Reacting to the attacks then, a South African Bishop, who is the archbishop of the Southern African Catholic bishops’ conference office for migrants and refugees, Buti Tlhagale, had said that the recent attack on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa is an act of xenophobia, not criminality. The South African Bishop said there were clear indications that foreigners were the target. Bishop Tlhagale, who faulted the response of security operatives in South Africa asked why South Africans who were involved in drug peddling were not affected in the attacks. “Once again we received reports of the authorities doing very little to protect the victims. We received reports of police standing by idly in Pretoria while shops were being looted and people attacked. Not a single arrest was made on that day,” the South African Bishop had said. “Once again the authorities resort to the old explanation: that this is not xenophobia, but the work of criminal elements. Let us be absolutely clear – this is not an attempt by concerned South Africans to rid our cities of drug dealers. And this is not the work of a few criminal elements. It is xenophobia, plain and simple,” the Bishop had said in September. Watch How To Start Earning on WiNi you can follow or contact me using below social com @wini.ng_ Orizu Kelechi Copyright © OrizuBlog.com ▷ Make Over ₦5k Daily Reading News 100% Legit	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2991
__label__cc	0.674177	0.325823	How Santiago found his confidence Do you remember when you found confidence as a kid? Fifteen-year-old Santiago from Aileu District in Timor-Leste has just found his. This week is National Youth Week in Australia, so we’re celebrating examples of young people around the world stepping up to make a change, just like Santiago. Santiago is The President at his school, but he didn’t always have the confidence to speak in front of his class and lead. “I am actually a person who not have confident self,” he says. But thanks to Supporters of Change, he’s picked up new skills like public speaking. Life skills are helping him and students throughout Timor-Leste excel at school, and lift themselves out of poverty. “After I attend the life skill training, I felt more confident and now I can be a leader in my school.” Plan International provides life skills training to more than 300 young people in Timor-Leste. Scroll through the images below to find out more about Santiago. Santiago takes pride in delivering school updates and information on how to keep the yard clean. Santiago studying at home. Behind him are his parents. Santiago playing football with his neighbours Santiago doing a presentation for his classmates Santiago has big dreams for his future. “The good things I’ve done for my school since becoming the president are organising football games and volleyball games. And making sure the school yard is clean.” “I want to travel the country,” he says. “But that is all in the future. Right now I will just stick to being The President.” Help children like Santiago develop the skills and confidence to take life on. Be a Change for Girls. “I want to travel the country.” Isabel Dunstan \| 11th April 2016 It’s back-to-school time Aussie kids are back to school this week – that means new pencils, a few nerves, big smiles and growing up. We love back-to-school week at Plan International. Good morning, Vai Wide-eyed and intensely focused, Vai holds onto every word as a local Plan staff member reads a letter from her sponsor.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2997
__label__wiki	0.964057	0.964057	Playbook Plus By Ryan Heath \| Send tips to: playbook@politico.eu Follow @PoliticoRyan European Parliament's top civil servant Klaus Welle \| ILLUSTRATION BY RYAN McAMIS FOR POLITICO Klaus Welle’s new Parliament dream team revealed By Ryan Heath 2/7/17, 3:12 AM CET Updated 2/7/17, 12:00 PM CET European Parliament Secretary General Klaus Welle’s new team is a safe, no-surprises line-up, according to a freshly minted organization chart obtained by POLITICO. Marie-Jeanne Smeets, already a member of Welle’s team, sits at the top of the staff chart, as head of Welle’s private office. Under her is Christian Mangold as director of cabinet, tasked with the mission of ensuring the Parliament’s bureau, or executive committee, and conference of political party presidents run smoothly. Parliament insiders had tipped Mangold for President Antonio Tajani’s team instead. The two deputy heads of cabinet are Franck Debie and Lars Sørensen. Debie has worked with Welle for the past six years on long-term planning issues. As a sideline, Debie is deputy head of the geography department at Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. Sørensen has worked for Welle since 2011. Ana Maria Fernández Perles, five years into her stint working for the secretary general, is Welle’s head of policy. Before joining Welle’s team, she worked for the European People’s Party and the EPP’s former Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering. Susanne Altenberg, a former interpreter, will be Welle’s liaison with the Parliament’s communication staff, and responsible for “succeeding 2019” — which appears to be a reference to the 2019 European elections. Andrea Mraz-Androvicova, a lawyer educated in Bratislava and Paris, will be in charge of personnel matters. The appropriately named Stanislas de Finance will be the adviser responsible for economic policy matters. Brussels bubble Klaus Welle European Commission fears frenemy infiltration Officials with close ties to governments and parties set off alarm bells.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3005
__label__wiki	0.981743	0.981743	Boris Johnson burqa comments ‘led to surge in anti-Muslim attacks’ Alain Tolhurst Boris Johnson’s comments about the burqa led to a “significant spike” in Islamophobic incidents, according to an anti-racism organisation. Boris Johnson made the comments in a newspaper column in 2018 Tory chairman James Cleverly confirms party will hold Islamophobia inquiry Most Tory members believe Islam is 'a threat to British way of life', poll finds Classics charity distances itself from Boris Johnson over burqa remarks Tell MAMA said there was a 375% week-on-week increase after the Prime Minister compared women who wear a full face veil to “letterboxes” and “bank robbers” in a newspaper column. The organisation say 38 incidents were reported to police, and of those 22 involved “visibly Muslim women who wore the face veil”. Mr Johnson had called the face coverings “oppressive” in a controversial article for the Telegraph in August 2018. He said they should not be banned, but it was “absolutely ridiculous” women chose to “go around looking like letterboxes”. After heavy criticism from senior Tories and demands for an apology from the-then party chairman, Brandon Lewis, Mr Johnson insisted the backlash was nothing more than “confected indignation”. But Tell MAMA said between 5 August and 29 August last year, 42% of the street-based incidents reported to them directly referenced Mr Johnson and the language used in his column. The statistics come from its report on Islamophobia in 2018, which also says there was rise in activity after ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters inciting violence were sent out. Overall they recorded 2,963 anti-Muslim hate incidents in 2018, saying there had been an 11% reduction in incidents carried out in public from 2017. A spokesperson for Tell Mama said: “The rising instances of discrimination, hate speech, and anti-Muslim literature indicate that a more general intolerance and hatred is growing. “These typologies are seldom prosecutable by law and have proven more difficult to achieve satisfactory outcomes and solutions for victims.” In response to the report the Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick said: “I am utterly appalled by hatred aimed at Muslims in Britain or at those of any faith, and I am determined to tackle it. “We have put millions into protecting all places of worship and we continue to fund education courses to tackle this scourge at its root. While it is welcome to see that reported incidents of abuse online and on our streets has fallen, it’s clear that there is more to do. “Muslims, and people of all faiths, must feel safe in Britain. As Communities Secretary, I will do everything in my power to stamp out hatred in all its forms, wherever it appears.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3006
__label__wiki	0.894803	0.894803	Three sales reps, accountant docked for allegedly stealing employer’s N85 million July 12, 2017 Agency Report Court symbol used to illustrate the story. Three female sales representatives and an accountant on Wednesday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with defrauding their employer of N85 million. The accused, all residents of Mushin in Lagos are: Juliana Enwerem, 45; Prisca Alisi, 34; Priscilla Obinna, 32; and the accountant, Gibson Okene, 58. They pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, breach of peace and stealing. The prosecutor, Romanus Unuigbe, told the court that the accused committed the offences between 2013 and May 2014 at No 4, Palm Avenue, Mushin. He said the accused, workers of Full of Grace Global Services, conspired and sold MDF and HDF plywood valued at N85 million and converted the money to personal use. Mr. Unuigbe also said the first accused (Ms. Enwerem) conducted herself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace when she was caught issuing receipts at a lower price after she sold them at a higher price. He alleged that the second accused (Ms. Alisi) had started selling plywoods at a warehouse she opened at No. 111, Palm Avenue, Mushin, with the proceeds from the company’s goods. The offences contravened Sections 168 (d), 286, 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015 (Revised). The Chief Magistrate, P. A. Ojo, granted bail to each of the accused in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum. He said sureties must be blood relations of the accused from the father’s side and should produce evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government. The case has been until July 26 for substantive trial. Former world’s shortest man dies at 28 Trafficked Nigerian woman returns from Lebanon, handed over to NAPTIP Court jails NDDC official seven years for N4 million contract fraud Buhari departs Abuja for London ahead of UK-Africa Investment Summit Govt not addressing ‘what makes Nigerians unhappy, poorer’ – Oyegun Osinbajo hosts U.S. ambassador, speaks on curbing extremism in Sahel region	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3010
__label__cc	0.571927	0.428073	Festival favourite Pull up a stump and be entertained at the Gympie Muster. This visit was our first foray into the world of the Gympie Music Muster, which is held each year in Amamoor State Forest, so we really didn’t know what to expect. But for many years, it’s been one of Queensland’s major music events (it started in 1982) and, like Tamworth, an annual ‘must do’ for many country music fans. The site is about a two-hour drive north of Brisbane and about 40km south-west of Gympie. The quickest way to get there is straight up the Bruce Highway, exiting to the Mary Valley Link road and on to the village of Amamoor. The road from there into the site is unsealed but suitable for all vehicles, though care needs to be taken in wet weather. We thought we would simplify things and get ourselves a 4-night walk-in/walk-out rent-a-tent in Banjo’s, (a separate camping area with pre-erected touring tents) which included camp bed, mattress, pillows and an optional linen package. A table and chairs were supplied for sitting outdoors, perfect for that morning cuppa and a book in the warming morning sunshine, or ‘sundowners’ in the afternoon. Hot showers and toilets for the exclusive use of Banjo’s patrons was a nice bonus, as was having security onsite. Banjo’s operated a marquee canteen, staffed by the wonderful volunteers from the Rotary Club, where you could get a cooked breakfast each day as part of the deal. We were pleasantly surprised to find that they also offered modest lunches and tasty dinners for a small fee if you were sticking around camp. DIY tea and coffee were available around the clock. There were several power boards for charging-up devices and it was quite amusing to see the jumble of leads and chargers each morning. The main food vendors were not operating until the event’s official Thursday start, which meant that many of the early arrivals who didn’t self-cater, were hard pressed to find a meal on the Wednesday evening. Luckily, an enterprising pizza vendor set up shop early and he was popular. There was no entertainment scheduled for Wednesday evening, but we enjoyed watching talented musos Greta Ziller and Andrew Swift in a great ‘pop-up’ show near the main bar. Our first night was a freezing -3°C and we were glad we had thrown in plenty of warm clothes, as well as our own sleeping bags that could be opened out as doonas. A few of our less-prepared neighbours scuttled off to Gympie in the morning to buy extra warm bedding. Once proceedings were ‘officially’ underway on the Thursday, two free shuttle buses driven by the troupe of volunteers were on constant rotation to take Banjo’s guests to and from the venue entrance gates. This was welcomed after a long day or late at night. If you wanted to enjoy a walk, it was only a kilometre from Banjo’s to the gates. The ‘tent city’ in the general camping areas soon filled up and became a forest-within-the-forest. Some people went to a lot of trouble, with one even bringing their poddy calf. Cashless armbands made life easier for patrons and the stall holders. You simply loaded funds onto the chip in the band with card or cash, and if you ran low there were adequate top-up stations throughout the venue. At the end of the event, anything left could be credited back to your card. EFTPOS was available at most stalls and bars. Internet and phone coverage were excellent, especially given that you were in the middle of a forest. Before setting off each morning, we checked the program and the Muster app to plan our day. This event had something for everyone - country, bush ballads, blues, rockabilly, rock and roll, bush poetry recitals, and both rock and roll dancing and line dancing lessons (if you could be out of bed early enough). You could pick up a few pointers in the guitar masterclasses or try out the ukulele workshop (bring your own instruments). There were five stages set amongst the gum trees and shows were on from 8.30am until the wee small hours. Each stage had its own dedicated bar area, which was convenient. We didn’t encounter any bad crowd behaviour, even though drinks were flowing freely. There were the well-known artists that you’d expect to headline an event like this, such as Lee Kernaghan, John Williamson, Troy Cassar-Daley, Beccy Cole and Ian Moss to mention a few; all of whom were great and drew big crowds. But there were so many ‘lesser known’ acts who had come together to entertain us all in this great venue. We were struck by the amount of talent that is out there that you never hear of, and how polished and professional were all the entertainers. We discovered a local Brissie band, PC (Pete Cullen) and the Biffs, by chance. They were playing as we alighted from the shuttle bus one evening and we just had to follow the sound until we found them - what a fun show and a real crowd pleaser. Other excellent acts were blues men, Ian Collard and Buddy Knox. There was never a problem finding a meal, the prices were quite reasonable, and the variety was amazing. During our time we dined from a great little Tibetan stall a couple of times, along with Thai, Mexican and Greek fare on other occasions. The days were warm, and it was great to see large water stations throughout the venue for free water bottle fills. There were plenty of stalls for shopaholics, with some big brand names selling clothing, hats and boots, along with a wide variety of other outlets. Not surprisingly, jeans, Akubras, boots (RM Williams or the full-on cowboy jobs), and Driza-Bones are the fashion staples for attendees. Warm clothes are a must for the evenings too. We were blessed with fine weather until the last day of the festival when the rain came down overnight turning the dusty venue to mud. We jumped the bus and went to see what was on, but the weather (and several late nights) had put a dampener on people’s enthusiasm, literally, and it was very quiet. Showers persisted and with only a few acts that interested us on the Sunday program, we decided to head off. We had a very enjoyable time at the Muster listening to great music surrounded by the Aussie bush and would certainly recommend it. This charity-supporting event is a tribute to the organisers and, most importantly, the 1700 hard-working community volunteers that contribute around 15,000 hours to make it work. And it offers much more than music for ‘Country & Western’ followers. This year. The Muster raised some $153,000 for the worthy causes of Prostate Cancer Research and drought aid for our struggling farmers. By Trich Ewing Entertainment country music Music Queensland Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary Film review: Bohemian Rhapsody Film review: Bird Box	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3028
__label__wiki	0.768617	0.768617	Siemens focuses on traffic management and high speed at Railtex SIEMENS: Speaking to Railway Gazette at the Railtex show in Birmingham on May 15, Siemens Mobility’s Director of Control Systems Mike Lewis said that he expects the company to start commissioning its dynamic route setting system at its Derby site next month. This would be followed by the plan/re-plan traffic management system, which integrates traffic management into work stations. Managing Director of Rolling Stock, Will Wilson, gave an overview of the Velaro Novo high speed train concept, which the company sees as having potential for use in the UK and Thailand, among other markets. Siemens reveals Velaro Novo 360 km/h train concept GERMANY: Siemens unveiled its Velaro Novo concept for the next generation of high speed train on June 13, saying the first sets could be in service in 2023.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3029
__label__wiki	0.587878	0.587878	Carlos Calvo Hernandez William H. Waggy II >Susanne Hempel Susanne Hempel Codirector, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center; Affiliated Adjunct Off Site Office Ph.D. in psychology, University of Halle-Wittenberg One Page Bio Susanne Hempel is an affiliated adjunct at the RAND Corporation. She is the codirector of the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), leading contracts for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE), and other federal agencies, and she holds an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) to provide the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with evidence maps, topic briefs, and topic refinement. She carries out systematic reviews in healthcare research and methodological projects aiming to improve evidence syntheses. She teaches systematic review methodology and applied psychometrics. Prior to joining RAND, she worked at the Center for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), University of York, in the United Kingdom. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Evidence Based Health Practice; Health Care Organization and Administration; Health Care Quality Measurement; Pardee RAND Graduate School Courses Concurrent Non-RAND Positions Professor of Research Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California; Faculty Member Gehr Center for Health Systems Science Hempel S, Newberry S, Wang Z, Booth M, Shanman R, Johnsen B, Shier V, Saliba D, Spector WD & Ganz DA, "Hospital fall prevention: A systematic review of implementation, components, adherence, and effectiveness," Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 6(14), 2013 Hempel S, Miles JN, Booth MJ, Wang Z, Morton SC, Shekelle PG, "Risk of bias: a simulation study of power to detect study-level moderator effects in meta-analysis," Systematic Reviews, 28(2), 2013 Hempel S, Newberry S, Maher A, Wang Z, Miles J, Shanman R, Johnsen B & Shekelle P., "Probiotics for the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis," JAMA, 307(18), 2012 Hempel S, Rubenstein L, Shaman R, Foy R, Danz M, Golder S & Shekelle P, "Identifying quality improvement intervention publications - A comparison of electronic search strategies," Implementation Science, 6, 2011 Hempel S, Norman G, Golder S, Aguiar-Ibáñez R, Eastwood A., "Psychosocial interventions for non-professional carers of people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic scoping review.," J Adv Nurs, 64(3), 2008 Hempel S, Chambers D, Bagnall AM, Forbes C., "Risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a systematic scoping review of multiple predictor studies.," Psychol Med., 38(7), 2008 Hempel S, Maggard-Gibbons M, Nguyen D, Dawes A, Miake-Lye I, Beroes J, Booth M, Miles J, Shanman R, Shekelle P, "Surgical Never Events: A Systematic Review of Wrong-Site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires," JAMA Surgery, 150(8), 2015 Gender Differences in Response to Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review If men and women respond differently to treatments for alcohol use disorder, this would be important to consider in treatment selection. The authors of this systematic review sought to synthesize evidence for gender differences in treatment effects. The Use of Technology to Augment Clinical Care in Depression and Anxiety Disorders: An Evidence Map This evidence map provides an overview of the existing research evaluating technology in depression and anxiety care and documents upcoming research to evaluate the role of technology to support clinical care. Obesity Prevention Interventions and Implications for Energy Balance in the United States and Mexico: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Meta-Analysis Obesity is preventable and yet continues to be a major risk factor for chronic disease. This review searched the vast literature on obesity prevention interventions to assess their effects on daily energy consumed and energy expended. Elusive Search for Effective Provider Interventions: A Systematic Review of Provider Interventions to Increase Adherence to Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression Low quality of evidence and lack of replication of specific intervention strategies across studies limit conclusions that can be drawn from the existing research about the effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence to antidepressant medications. Effects of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder on Functional Outcomes: A Systematic Review This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the effects of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder on functional outcomes, including cognitive, physical, occupational, social/behavioral, and neurological function. Provider Interventions to Increase Uptake of Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review This systematic review synthesizes evidence of health care provider interventions to promote evidence-based treatment of depression across provider groups, care settings, and patient health. Access Management in Primary Care: Perspectives from an Expert Panel This report outlines evidence-based access management priorities for health care organizations as they undertake initiatives to improve access to primary care. The Use of Technology in the Clinical Care of Depression: An Evidence Map This evidence map provides a broad overview of the existing research evaluating technology in depression care. Computer applications are most common. Almost all applications yield symptom improvement. Further research on these applications is needed. Effects of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder on Functional Outcomes: A Systematic Review A weak evidence base prevents strong conclusions about the effects of Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder on functional outcomes. Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Summary of Findings (SoF) Tables to Improve Understanding in the Presentation of Systematic Review Results: A Three-Arm, Randomised, Controlled, Non-Inferiority Trial This study is an important first step in understanding how to present complex information to the multitude of systematic reviews users in an understandable and accessible way. A Systematic Review in Support of the National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, Fourth Edition A substantial body of evidence exists to support clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care but the quality of evidence is limited. AHRQ Series on Complex Intervention Systematic Reviews: Adapting Frameworks to Develop Protocols Systematic reviews of complex interventions must acknowledge the context within which the interventions are researched and implemented. Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Across studies, our analyses did not indicate that MBRP has beneficial clinical effects beyond comparator interventions (such as relapse prevention, health education, CBT, andTAU) on substance use relapse. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis A systematic review found little support for promoting acupuncture as an evidence-based treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. A Systematic Review of Modifiable Risk Factors in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis MS progression was associated with low vitamin D levels, and smoking was associated with a more rapid decline in MS disability. Needle Acupuncture for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of needle acupuncture to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating posttraumatic stress disorder. Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of meditation interventions to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in treating adults diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. Mindfulness Meditation for the Treatment of Tobacco Use: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of mindfulness meditation interventions to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety for treating tobacco use. Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis This review synthesizes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of mindfulness meditation (MM) interventions for smoking cessation. Recruiting Rural Healthcare Providers Today: A Systematic Review of Training Program Success and Determinants of Geographic Choices Exposing medical students and residents to rural practice during their training is a promising approach to addressing the shortfall of providers in rural communities. Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Chronic pain patients increasingly seek treatment through mindfulness meditation. This study aims to synthesize evidence on efficacy and safety of mindfulness meditation interventions for the treatment of chronic pain in adults. Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of mindfulness meditation interventions to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in alleviating chronic pain. A Systematic Review of St. John's Wort for Major Depressive Disorder A systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John's wort (SJW) in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to placebo and active comparator and whether the effects vary by severity of MDD. An Evidence Map of the Effect of Tai Chi on Health Outcomes An evidence map based on 107 systematic reviews shows the focus and distribution of research on Tai Chi and its effects on health outcomes. EPC Methods: AHRQ End-User Perspectives of Rapid Reviews Provides insight into the perspectives of AHRQ evidence synthesis end-users, highlighting as important: the credibility of the review producer, relevance of key questions, and close working relationship between the end-user and review producer. Systematic Reviews for Occupational Safety and Health Questions: Resources for Evidence Synthesis This report provides practical guidance to execute a systematic review and considerations and available resources specific to evidence synthesis for occupational safety and health questions. Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis This systematic review aims to estimate the effects of acupuncture for adults with substance use disorders (SUDs). What Is an Evidence Map? A Systematic Review of Published Evidence Maps and Their Definitions, Methods, and Products We conducted a systematic review of publications that presented results with a process termed "evidence mapping" or included a figure called an "evidence map." Development of the Quality Improvement Minimum Quality Criteria Set (QI-MQCS): A Tool for Critical Appraisal of Quality Improvement Intervention Publications Valid, reliable critical appraisal tools advance quality improvement (QI) intervention impacts by helping stakeholders identify higher quality studies. The Minimum Quality Criteria Set (QI-MQCS) for Critical Appraisal: Advancing the Science of Quality Improvement This meeting abstract documents expert panel deliberations intended to develop a critical appraisal instrument to promote identification, dissemination and implementation of findings from high quality improvement initiative evaluations. Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of omega-3 fatty acids to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder. St. John's Wort for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of St. Johns wort to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder. Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating substance use disorders. Needle Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of needle acupuncture to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating substance use disorders. Wrong-site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires: A Systematic Review of Surgical Never Events Serious, preventable surgical events, termed never events, continue to occur despite considerable patient safety efforts. A Scoping Review of Classification Schemes of Interventions to Promote and Integrate Evidence Into Practice in Healthcare Many models and frameworks are currently used to classify or describe knowledge translation interventions to promote and integrate evidence into practice in healthcare. Towards a Common Terminology: A Simplified Framework of Interventions to Promote and Integrate Evidence Into Health Practices, Systems and Policies In 2012, we convened an international working group to explore the idea of developing a common terminology and an overarching framework for knowledge translation interventions. Probiotics for Diarrhoea In order to be of informational value, the effectiveness of probiotics needs to be demonstrated in strong research designs, such as randomized controlled trials, that hold up to scientific scrutiny. Evidence Map of Acupuncture Given the VA's desire to promote evidence-based practice, this evidence mapping project will help provide guidance to VA leadership about the distribution of evidence to inform policy and clinical decision making. Evidence Map of Mindfulness Many Veterans desire complementary and alternative medicine or integrative medicine modalities, both for treatment and for the promotion of wellness. Evidence Map of Tai Chi This evidence map provides an overview of Tai Chi research and describes its volume and focus. How Can We Recognize Continuous Quality Improvement? Continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods are foundational approaches to improving healthcare delivery. Guidance for Research-Practice Partnerships (R-PPs) and Collaborative Research The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence based guidance to researchers and practice personnel about forming and carrying out effective research partnerships. Risk of Bias: A Simulation Study of Power to Detect Study-Level Moderator Effects in Meta-Analysis Although study characteristics, such as trial quality, may explain some proportion of heterogeneity across study results in meta-analyses, residual heterogeneity is a crucial factor in determining when associations between moderator variables and effect sizes can be statistically detected. A Surveillance System to Assess the Need for Updating Systematic Reviews This report describes the development and initial results of a surveillance system to assess produced by the Agency for Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program. Inpatient Fall Prevention Programs as a Patient Safety Strategy: A Systematic Review The purpose of this updated review is to reassess the benefits and harms of fall prevention programs in acute care settings and to identify factors associated with successful implementation of these programs. A Pilot Study Using Machine Learning and Domain Knowledge to Facilitate Comparative Effectiveness Review Updating Comparative effectiveness and systematic reviews require frequent and time-consuming updating. Results of earlier screening should be useful in reducing the effort needed to screen relevant articles. Prevention of Wrong Site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires: A Systematic Review The VA National Center for Patient Safety has requested an evidence review to examine the prevalence and the root causes of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires. Surveillance and Identification of Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews: Implementation and Early Experience The question of how to determine when a systematic review needs to be updated is of considerable importance. Developing and implementing a surveillance process for quickly identifying Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (CERs) in need of updating. Testing the Risk of Bias Tool Showed Low Reliability Between Individual Reviewers and Across Consensus Assessments of Reviewer Pairs To assess the reliability of the Cochrane Risk of Bias (ROB) tool between individual raters and across consensus agreements of pairs of reviewers and examine the impact of study-level factors on reliability. Hospital Fall Prevention: A Systematic Review of Implementation, Components, Adherence, and Effectiveness Better reporting of outcomes, implementation, adherence, intervention components, and comparison group information is necessary to establish evidence on how hospitals can successfully prevent falls. Incorporating Evidence Review Into Quality Improvement: Meeting the Needs of Innovators Achieving quality improvement (QI) aims often requires local innovation. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations Electronic searches typically yield far more citations than are relevant, and reviewers spend a substantial amount of time screening titles and abstracts to identify potential studies eligible for inclusion in a review. Comparative effectiveness reviews need to be updated frequently to maintain their relevance. Probiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evidence suggests that probiotics are associated with a reduction in antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Review of the Evidence on Falls Prevention in Hospitals: Task 4 Final Report Reviews and documents the existing evidence base for interventions to prevent falls in hospitals, provides an overview of the performance of existing tools with known measurement properties, and compiles available online resources. Validity and Inter-Rater Reliability Testing of Quality Assessment Instruments Numerous tools exist to assess methodological quality, or risk of bias in systematic reviews; however, few have undergone extensive reliability or validity testing. Detection of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Sizes The amount of additional heterogeneity in effect sizes is a crucial factor in determining when associations between quality and effect sizes can be detected. Conducting Online Expert Panels: A Feasibility and Experimental Replicability Study It is feasible to conduct online expert panels intended to facilitate consensus finding among geographically distributed participants. The online approach may be practical for engaging large and diverse groups of stakeholders around a range of health services research topics and can help conduct multiple parallel panels to test for the reproducibility of panel conclusions. Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Publications - a Comparison of Electronic Search Strategies This review of search strategies for quality improvement interventions found that consensus development for QI medical subject headings is urgently needed. What Context Features Might Be Important Determinants of the Effectiveness of Patient Safety Practice Interventions? Four domains of contextual features seem important for implementing patient safety practices: safety culture and teamwork, structural organization, external factors such as regulation, and availability of implementation and management tools. Empirical Evidence of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Size Examines the empirical evidence for associations between a set of proposed quality criteria and estimates of effect sizes in randomized controlled trials across a variety of clinical fields and to explore variables potentially influencing the association. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Nurse-Focused Quality Improvement Interventions This article describes results of a systematic literature review focused on which interventions can be integrated into routine care to prevent pressure ulcers. The Role of Theory in Research to Develop and Evaluate the Implementation of Patient Safety Practices Describing the theoretical basis for understanding why a given patient safety intervention works would help efforts to generalize evaluation results from one context to another. Review of the Current Literature on Outcome Measures Applicable to the Medicare Population for Use in a Quality Improvement Program: Project Deliverable 2a, 2b Reviews measures that have been used to assess quality improvement programs in Medicare or equivalent populations. Advancing the Science of Patient Safety This article describes findings from a group of experts assembled to help improve the science of patient safety. A Framework for Classifying Patient Safety Practices: Results from an Expert Consensus Process This article describes a theoretical framework, derived from the literature, for classifying diverse patient safety practices. How Does Context Affect Interventions to Improve Patient Safety? An Assessment of Evidence from Studies of Five Patient Safety Practices and Proposals for Research This study concluded that little evidence exists about the influence of context on patient safety interventions, but found significant gaps in the research that should be addressed by future work. Identifying Continuous Quality Improvement Publications: What Makes an Improvement Intervention 'CQI'? Continuous quality improvement (CQI) refers to a method for improving care, but no consensus definition exists. As a step toward improving CQI evidence reviews, this study identified CQI definitional features and tested an instrument for identifying articles with key features. Safety of Probiotics to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease The existing scientific literature does not adequately address questions about the safety of probiotics. Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive Effectiveness and Safety of Patient Safety Practices: Developing Criteria This report addresses the need for clearer understanding of the evidence base regarding the effectiveness and context-sensitivity of patient safety practices and presents recommendations for future research on this topic. Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations: Is Consensus Achievable? The variety of quality improvement interventions has impeded the use of evidence review to advance quality improvement activities. Addressing this problem will require development of a generalizable framework for identifying evaluations of quality improvement initiatives. Guide to Designing, Conducting, Publishing, and Communicating Results of Clinical Studies Involving Probiotic Applications in Human Participants Probiotics is the use of microorganisms in complementary and alternative medicine to prevent and treat certain illnesses. This review outlines the challenges associated with the design, implementation, data analysis, and interpretation of clinical trials in humans involving probiotics. Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists Assesses the effects of interactive communication between collaborating primary care physicians and key specialists on outcomes for patients receiving ambulatory care. Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Systematic Scoping Review of Multiple Predictor Studies The aetiology of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is still unknown. The identification of risk factors for CFS/ME is of great importance to practitioners. Finding Order in Heterogeneity: Types of Quality-Improvement Intervention Publications Explores the heterogeneity in clinical quality improvement intervention publications. A classification framework was developed, and experts discussed unique issues and established standards relevant to each category to work toward synthesis. Psychosocial Interventions for Non-Professional Careers of People with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Scoping Review Reviews evidence on psychosocial interventions for non-professional careers of people with Parkinson's disease. Most studies were not designed to assess the clinical- or cost-effectiveness of the intervention for the careers. Diagnostic Tests Used in the Investigation of Adult Haematuria: A Systematic Review Haematuria can be a symptom of serious underlying pathology (e.g. urological malignancy), but also has many benign causes (e.g. vigorous exercise). Interventions for the Treatment, Management and Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: An Updated Systematic Review The authors determine whether any particular intervention or combination of interventions is effective in the treatment, management and rehabilitation of adults and children with a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Diagnostic Value of Systematic Biopsy Methods in the Investigation of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review Comparison of cancer detection rates and complications of different extended prostate biopsy schemes (greater than 6 cores) proposed for diagnostic evaluation in men scheduled for biopsy to identify the optimal scheme. Criticizing and Reassuring Oneself: An Exploration of Forms, Styles and Reasons in Female Students This study developed two self-report scales to measure forms and functions of self-criticism and self-reassurance and explore their relationship to depression. It indicates a need for more detailed research into the variations of self-criticism and the mechanisms for developing self-reassurance. Perceived Parenting Styles, Depersonalisation, Anxiety and Coping Behaviour in Adolescents The present study investigated the relationship between perceived parenting styles, depersonalisation, anxiety and coping behaviour in a normal high school student sample (N=276). Personality and Attitudes Towards Current Political Topics The authors presented a representative list of 162 political issues currently discussed in Germany and the German NEO-FFI to 184 subjects (45% university students). Rural health care today is not the same as it was 50 or even 15 years ago. Telehealth approaches provide new possibilities for patients as well as physicians through increased options for virtual collaboration and distant support. Evidence Based Health Practice Health Care Organization and Administration Health Care Quality Measurement Related RAND Programs Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center Related RAND Resources All Policy Experts Public Policy Experts Guide	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3031
__label__wiki	0.808696	0.808696	The latest news and updates from the RAND Alumni Association Issue 62 September 2014 It is with tremendous appreciation that I watched our inaugural Alumni Impact Fund meet and surpass its $100,000 goal earlier this year. More than 200 alumni made a gift, and the success of our first official campaign demonstrates that gifts of all sizes really do matter when we work together. Read more » Building on a Legacy October 2014 marks the 10-year anniversary of RAND's move to its newly built headquarters campus at 1776 Main Street in Santa Monica, California. Read more » Alumni Reunite As a lead-in to the 10th anniversary of 1776 Main Street, the "new" Santa Monica building, RAND is hosting six alumni reunions — one per decade at the "old" building. See Reunion photos from the 1950s \| 1960s \| 1970s » Save the Date for Upcoming Reunions 1980s: October 2 \| 1990s: October 9 \| 2000s: October 14 News and Views » Including highlights on: Latest Briefs Remembering Don Stevens Crawford Receives USAF Commander's Public Service Award Remembering WWII Vet Clyde East Follow the RAA on Facebook » Download the RAND App » You are receiving this email because you are a member of the RAND Alumni Association. Privacy statement \| Email alumni@rand.org to unsubscribe. RAND Corporation. 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3208. RAND® is a registered trademark.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3032
__label__cc	0.727453	0.272547	Graham Andrews >P-4544 The Impact of Income Maintenance Programs on Hours of Work and Incomes of the Working Poor : Some Empirical Results. by David H. Greenberg, Marvin H. Kosters Occupations, Purchase Print Copy Add to Cart Paperback13 pages $20.00 $16.00 20% Web Discount Most welfare reform programs incorporate negative income tax principles. However, if a program reduces the work incentive and therefore the hours of work of its new participants, projected income increases will be lower and subsidy costs higher than expected, unless the labor reduction is offset by increased work by those under current welfare programs. A simulation of alternative assistance plans indicates that about one-third of the subsidy under the Administration's proposed Family Assistance Plan and Food Stamp Program (FAP-FSP) would be devoted to the purchase of increased leisure by the male heads of participating families among the working poor. These male heads would reduce their hours of work by about 20 percent, though labor's contribution to national output would be reduced by only 0.03 percent. For families eligible for FSP but not for FAP, the subsidy would bring no net increase in family income. State supplements would affect total FAP-FSP program costs negatively. 13 pp. This report is part of the RAND Corporation paper series. The paper was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1948 to 2003 that captured speeches, memorials, and derivative research, usually prepared on authors' own time and meant to be the scholarly or scientific contribution of individual authors to their professional fields. Papers were less formal than reports and did not require rigorous peer review. Copyright: RAND Corporation Print Format: Paperback Paperback Pages: 13 Paperback Price: $16.00 Document Number: P-4544 Series: Papers RAND Corporation Style Manual Greenberg, David H. and Marvin H. Kosters, The Impact of Income Maintenance Programs on Hours of Work and Incomes of the Working Poor : Some Empirical Results.. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1970. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4544.html. Also available in print form. Greenberg, David H. and Marvin H. Kosters, The Impact of Income Maintenance Programs on Hours of Work and Incomes of the Working Poor : Some Empirical Results., Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, P-4544, 1970. As of January 14, 2020: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4544.html	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3033
__label__cc	0.613924	0.386076	The Queensland Speaks Symposium, held on 3 November 2011 at the University of Queensland, gathered together about 30 thinkers and practitioners involved in Queensland’s political history. Part 2 The Pattern of Government Spending In this session Peter Ellis and Ross Rolfe, two former directors general of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and Joan Sheldon, former Treasurer, speak about their experiences of government spending, including the major sources of expenditure, fiscal constraints and the perceptions of Treasury. Following presentations, discussion turns to the politicisation of the public service. Note that due to the symposium format, on occasion part of a question or comment from the audience may be temporarily inaudible and that the audio has been recorded through a single microphone. Roger Scott introduces the session on government spending. Peter Ellis discusses his experience of government spending from when he was Director General of Premiers and the strategic planning approach to budgeting that he worked with. budget process, Peter Ellis, Premier's Department Ross Rolfe discusses his experience of government spending in his various Director General roles. budget process, Premier's Department, Ross Rolfe Joan Sheldon discusses government spending from her perspective as Treasurer during the Borbidge Government. Borbidge Government 1996-98, budget process, Joan Sheldon, Treasury Roger Scott and Joan Sheldon discuss the appointment of under-treasurer and senior public service appointments more generally. Ross Rolfe comments on Doug McTaggart and the politicisation of the public service. Peter Ellis discusses the politicisation of the public service during the Borbidge era. Borbidge Government 1996-98, Doug McTaggart, Joan Sheldon, Peter Ellis, Roger Scott, Ross Rolfe, Treasury Session ends. Copyright © Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland, 2012.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3035
__label__cc	0.520859	0.479141	© 2016 by Girl Viking Ltd. Children's Sci Fi Series WEB SERIES - SEASON 1 ABOUT RESET RESET started as a thought… what if aliens came and did NOT land on the White House lawn for a change? What if they landed in New Zealand? That thought expanded and took on a life of its own and was a simple concept that grabbed the imagination. A bunch of film makers jumped on board as volunteers to make the labour-of-love pilot, in order to apply for funding from NZ on AIR. The Girl Viking production office was the writer’s house. The local school, Upper Harbour Primary School, came on board and the Principal spent her whole weekend on site to enable us to film. Casting started close to home too, with the characters of Xander and Pearl being played by the series creators’ children. Friends came on board to play Grant, Lydia, Mrs Jenkins and all the extras. Our director, Darren Simmonds, flew himself up from Wanaka to join the team. A great crew of volunteers gave up their time and this web series pilot was the result. The RESET vision was shared by NZ on AIR who generously funded the web series in October 2015, amidst stiff competition. NZOA received 109 applications that year and was only able to fund eight digital projects. RESET was lucky enough to be one of them.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3038
__label__cc	0.634275	0.365725	Help us investigate the Trump administration’s business connections By Reveal staff / July 7, 2017 Credit: Aude Guerrucci/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Since Donald Trump became president in January, he and more than 400 of his appointees together have filed thousands of pages worth of information concerning their assets, income, business ties – and potential conflicts of interest. The Center for Public Integrity and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting today are asking you to help us tell the stories hidden in these records by becoming a #CitizenSleuth. Scour our searchable, sortable database of Trump administration financial disclosures to, for example, provide tips about mysterious companies contained within. Or perhaps you have a hint about how a key Trump administration official’s friends or colleagues stand to benefit from knowing a presidential confidant. Maybe you’ll simply spot something that looks strange – missing data, possible errors, a business listing that doesn’t actually exist. We’ve worked hard to make these complex records as easy to understand as possible. And we’re here to investigate your tips and answer your questions. Read this primer to know what to look for. And once you begin your sleuthing, these are the best ways to contact us: Leave a public comment within our database. Start at the first tab, on the lower left, and work your way across from left to right. If you see something interesting, make a note in the “Comments” section available for every cell in the spreadsheet. Email tips to newstips@publicintegrity.org. Reach out to us on Twitter using the hashtag #CitizenSleuth, first employed earlier this year as part of a successful effort to unmask donors to Trump’s inaugural committee. Some people you’ll find in the #CitizenSleuth database are household names, such as Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Trump chief strategist Stephen Bannon and Trump himself. (Trump administration officials are listed in alphabetical order.) But you’ll find hundreds of other Trump administration officials who serve in critical capacities with minimal fanfare and news coverage. These under-the-radar hires are no less important. Already, they’re helping shape U.S. policy on matters ranging from military affairs to environmental protection and student debt relief. One way to better understand the Trump administration is to understand the vested interests of the president’s lieutenants, whose salaries are paid by U.S. taxpayers. After all, you can learn a lot about a person by knowing who they’ve worked for, or who owes them money or, for that matter, to whom they owe money. We know this much: Taken together, Trump appointees reported affiliations with at least 950 limited liability companies/partnerships and at least 350 corporations at the time they accepted federal government jobs. The #CitizenSleuth project evolved from an earlier Center for Public Integrity collaboration with ProPublica which has been obtaining the Trump administration disclosures from government sources and has been making them available as PDFs. Here’s the database. Let’s get sleuthing. By Reveal staff Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting July 7, 2017 Leave a public comment within our database. Start at the first tab, on the lower left, and work your way across from left to right. If you see something interesting, make a note in the “Comments” section available for every cell in the spreadsheet. Email tips to newstips@publicintegrity.org. Reach out to us on Twitter using the hashtag #CitizenSleuth, first employed earlier this year as part of a successful effort to unmask donors to Trump’s inaugural committee.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3040
__label__cc	0.740199	0.259801	Do we really need to double food production by 2050? If you’ve been attending agricultural and food conferences over the last decade you’ve likely heard countless references to “feed the 9 billion” or to double production by 2050 to meet the appetite of a growing global population. Is it time we revisited this oft-cited food prediction? Penn State University’s Mitch Hunter thinks so. Hunter and his colleagues have taken a critical look at the studies used to calculate the 2050 demand estimate. Based on updated analysis they believe the world will need only 25 to 70 percent more crop output in 2050 than was produced in 2014. If they are correct, that means agriculture should be able to meet the needs of the growing population if it continues to expand at roughly historical rates. Last month, Hunter told farmers attending the FarmSmart conference in Guelph how he and his colleagues developed the revised prediction after updating the two most widely cited projections of food demand, one by U.S. scholars and the other from the United Nations, using the most recent available data. In this interview with RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin, Hunter explains that a lot has changed since 2005 – the baseline for the initial projections. Global cereal production has already increased by 25 percent “so we’ve already taken a bite out of that projection,” he says. (story continues below) “When you look at how fast the economy is growing and how fast the population is growing, there’s a lot of uncertainty,” notes Hunter. There are “some indications that we may not be increasing demand as rapidly as we once thought.” Hunter and his colleagues have also taken a critical look at the concepts of food ‘demand’ versus food ‘need.’ He argues that not everybody needs a steak. Much of the world’s population can eat lower on the food chain – beans and rice will do. But that doesn’t mean farmers can ease off the throttle when it comes to pushing for higher yields. Hunter is concerned that production increases could be more difficult to sustain in the years ahead, “It may become a case of running to stand still,” he adds. Increasing production may become more challenging, especially in the U.S. and Canada where we already produce at the top range of the yield potential, says Hunter. “Getting more bushels off our land is just going to get harder and harder. On top of that we’re facing new challenges with variable weather, changes in perception patterns and higher temperatures. “It’s not going to be trivial to keep this production increase going, especially when we want to do it in a way where we are protecting the water, making sure we are keeping carbon in our soil and really benefitting the environment at the same time.” Categories: Ag Business / Ag Policy / audio / Crop Production / Eastern Canada / Food / Livestock / Podcasts / Uncategorized / Western Canada Tags: Mitch Hunter Renewable Fuels Association Gets New Name The challenge of representing all farmers’ interests at a national level Maizex Seeds announces partnership with BrettYoung Living Your Values — What Farm Managers Can Glean from Disney Success 4 thoughts on “Do we really need to double food production by 2050?” Gord Butcher says: Thank goodness someone has finally admitted that we don’t need to double food production by 2050. It is my belief the agriculture community will have no problem feeding the world population given the right financial incentives – too much production will only drive prices lower and discourage maximum production. Witheld says: 25-70% more!! That’s a huge variance. 70% is very close to double. 25% is much lower. Sounds like this article is a “cover your bases” paper Wow, sure hope the taxpayers did not pay for this study. Thankfully for the entire world farmers deal with reality, not fancy papers. J MacDonald says: I won’t speak on the validity of the document as it cites little and produces less facts but from what I have been reading elsewhere, major changes in production and management along with a major change in societal lifestyles will go along way of taking the burden off of agriculture by reducing waste. This could speak alot to such a range. Either way, the point is, changes are needed or production will not sustain our growth. Hanmant Jadhav says: Another aspect to look at the food need and supply is… FOCUS on reducing waste, especially in developing countries which are going to be food suppliers in coming years.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3053
__label__cc	0.676141	0.323859	From Crack Addict to Top Shelf Chef Crack addicts are seldom synonymous with cooking. Unless, of course, it’s cooking up crack. But this crack addict not only became a top shelf chef, but he also co-helms a restaurant mini empire. How’d he do it? Crack Addict The year was 2008. Chef Michael Solomonov was at the helm of Zahav, a fledgling Philadelphia [...] Adderall to Meth: It’s No Way to Graduate The kids call it Graduation Day. There are no caps and gowns though. There are no diplomas either, let alone degrees. And there are certainly no proud parents or beaming teachers or relieved principals. But it’s still a very special day. It’s the day when a student graduates from Adderall to Meth. Adderall to Meth [...] Criminal Charges for Opioid Drug Distributor The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges against executives of a Rochester-based opioid drug distributor. 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__label__cc	0.568639	0.431361	Home Articles Four C's When shopping for a diamond online, no matter where you look, you'll find this term. But what does it really mean? It means that when evaluating a diamond’s quality and value, 4 main factors should be considered: Diamond carat (weight) Diamond color (both white and fancy color) Diamond cut (finish/proportion) These are known as the "4 Cs". The 4 Cs provide industry-wide standards to evaluate a diamond's quality and therefore its market value. While clarity sometimes is assumed to be the most important factor of the 4 Cs, color and cut are actually more influential when considering a diamond's form. While a diamond cut is 'artificially' determined by those who handle the stone (and naturally affect its carat size value – according to its final form), its color and clarity are determined by nature and the subterranean forces (and time) which have created this most precious of all gemstones. The first of the 4 Cs is diamond carat. Carat is the weight unit used for all gemstone evaluation. One carat equals exactly 0.2 grams and is divided into 100 points (0.01 carat each), in which one carat equals 100 points. Therefore, each point weighs 2 milligrams. The word carat originates with carob tree seeds, which were used for the weighing of precious stones on simple scales in ancient times due to their weight uniformity. Remember! A diamond's carat is a measurement of its weight and not its size, as the form and cut of the diamond might affect its overall measurements (width, length, depth) making diamonds of similar carat weight sometimes appear different in size. Also the term is not to be confused with Karat, used for determining the purity of gold. What does it mean in terms of value? In the diamond exchange trade, a diamond’s price is usually quoted in USD per carat. For instance a 2 carat fancy yellow diamond might be quoted at 6000$ per carat, making its overall price 12000$. In both white diamonds and fancy color diamonds, the higher the carat weight, the higher the price per carat. That's mainly due to the fact that it's much rarer to recover large gem quality rough diamonds than small ones. In rare fancy colors such as pink, blue and green a diamond's price per carat is significantly higher when it weighs over one carat because finding one of that weight and above is very rare. The second of the 4 Cs is diamond clarity. A diamond's clarity is determined by the number, nature, location, size and color of its internal characteristics called "inclusions," and its surface features called "blemishes." These flaws, or effects, originate in the liquid magma (volcanic rock) within which the diamond was created. A diamond's clarity is measured on a scale ranging from completely pure (flawless) to heavily included (I-3). The clarity of a diamond is graded by using 10X magnification under good lighting by an experienced grader. The final clarity grade is usually determined by how easily the inclusions and blemishes are seen by the grader. The types of internal inclusions that affect a diamond's clarity include feathers (fractures that resemble feathers), clouds (internal crystals appearing like dust) or needles (inclusions that resemble tiny needles). Typical external blemishes include chips (damage to a diamond's facet), bruising (caused by an external impact) or knots (caused by inclusions penetrating the diamond's surface). Dark inclusions found in diamonds tend to have the greatest effect on a diamond's clarity grading, causing it to drop significantly. Lighter inclusions in both white and fancy colored diamonds are sometimes even transparent and undetected by the naked eye. There's a key term, 'eye clean,' which is used to describe borderline diamonds such as those graded with mediocre clarity as VS2 or SI1. When we state a diamond is 'eye clean,' it means the diamond's inclusions cannot be detected by the naked human eye. The third of the 4 Cs is diamond color. A diamond's color is a result of varying quantities of nitrogen and other trace elements present in all diamonds, displacing the carbon atoms within the crystal’s structure. In traditional white diamonds, as a principle, the ideal situation is a diamond which is completely colorless. Yet, diamonds of vivid color, called Fancy Color Diamonds, are extremely valuable. Increasing degrees of a diamond's body color are measured on a scale ranging from no color at all (D) to visible saturated color (Z). Beyond "Z" is the range where the diamond's color is rich, both in hue and in its distribution, and the diamond is then considered to be a fancy color diamond, which is graded on an intensity level between very light to fancy deep or fancy vivid. To learn more about intensity levels and fancy color diamonds read more here. In essence, the process of diamond color grading is as follows. Diamonds of known color are used as comparison stones for color grading. Grading is done by comparing the diamond to be graded against these "master stones" under either artificial or natural daylight. A machine called the "Colorimeter" can be used for color grading but there is no substitute for the trained human eye. The fourth of the 4 Cs is diamond cut. A diamond cut's grade describes the polished stone's degree of quality. The intensity of brilliance, luster and fire embodied in the diamond are revealed through the expert work of a skilled diamond cutter. Ideal proportions, finish and symmetry of a cut are the cutter's goals, as well as the shape of the stone. The final shape of a polished diamond is divided into Round Brilliant Cut, which refers to a round shape, and Fancy Cuts, which refer to all other shapes. A diamond's cut grade is not the same as its shape. Shape means the outward look of the diamond (such as round, square, oval, pear and so on). Cut grade refers to the reflective qualities of the diamond and some gemologists claim that this is the most important of the 4 Cs. A stone’s cut quality grade ranges between an ideal cut to a poor cut. The wrong proportions, meaning a poor cut, might cause the diamond to lose its brilliance, scintillation and fire and look like an imitation diamond. You will see a cut grade only for traditional shapes such as Round Brilliant Cut and Emerald Cut. Other fancy shapes (such as pear, cushion, oval etc.) will have only polish and symmetry grades. A diamond's polish grade refers to the degree of smoothness of the diamond’s outer facets, its surface. A diamond's symmetry grade refers to not only the ratio between its width and its length, but also to many other relationships between various areas and facets of the polished diamond. It measures how well these faces align and intersect as this is crucial to the way light travels within the diamond. Diamond Certification (the 5th c) Wait a minute...weren't there only 4cs? That's correct, but in recent years, it has become very popular to refer to diamond certification as a key attribute. That is mainly due to the strong effect it has on a diamond’s market value. Diamonds with GIA certificates are almost always more expensive than diamonds with no certificate at all, because it is easier to find a buyer for GIA graded stones. Therefore, they have more liquidity as an asset. On the other hand, people who are already trained and knowledgeable about diamonds and trust themselves to identify a fake diamond when seeing one can save a lot of money by buying ungraded diamonds from a trusted supplier. Trusted suppliers should be official and certified members of the diamond industry, not just someone you meet on the street... To read more about diamond certification and the various leading labs go to this article.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3062
__label__cc	0.674588	0.325412	We will provide the personal attention you deserve and will guide you through the legal process. Free Case Review - Home » Vaccines » Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) More on Vaccines SIRVA – Shoulder Injury Resulting from Vaccine Administration Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura Intussusception & Rotavirus Vaccine Neuromyelitis Optica or Optic Neuritis Dermatomyositis or JDM Brachial Neuritis Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Meningitis Vaccine Hib Vaccine Diphtheria, Tetanus & Whooping Cough Vaccines Hepatitis Vaccine Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a rare but serious side effect that may be associated with certain vaccines. Contact a Vaccine Injury Lawyer to Learn More About Filing a Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Lawsuit The nationwide law firm of Bernstein Liebhard LLP is now investigating potential Guillain-Barre Syndrome lawsuits involving certain vaccines, including: Seasonal flu vaccine HPV vaccine (Gardasil) If you or someone you love developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome and you believe a vaccine could be to blame, please contact our office today by calling (888) 994-5118. What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome? Guillain-Barre syndrome, or GBS, is a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves. Though GBS is diagnosed in thousands of people every year, only a few hundred cases are associated with vaccines. Signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome include: Pins and needles sensations in the fingers, toes, ankles. or wrists Weakness in the legs that eventually spreads to the upper body Unsteady walking or inability to walk or climb stairs Difficulty with eye or facial movements, including speaking, chewing, or swallowing Severe achy or cramp-like pain that may worsen at night Difficulty with bladder control or bowel function Rapid heart rate Low or high blood pressure There is no known cure for GBS. While the vast majority survive the illness, about 30% of GBS victims will continue to experience residual symptoms 3 years after their diagnosis. Types of Guillain-Barre Syndrome There are three types of GBS: Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP): AIDP is the most common type of GBS. It is characterized by muscle weakness that begins in the lower part of the body and eventually spreads upward. Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS): MFS occurs in about 5% of Americans who develop GBS. MFS is characterized by paralysis that starts in the eye, as well as an unsteady gait. Acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN): These forms of GBS are seen most frequently in Japan, China, and Mexico. Guillain-Barre Syndrome Complications Complications that may be associated with GBS include: Breathing problems: About 30% of those diagnosed with GBS will require temporary help from a machine to breathe when they’re hospitalized for treatment. Residual numbness, tingling, or weakness. Heart and blood pressure problems, including arrythmias (irregular heart rhythms). Severe nerve pain Bowel and bladder function problems. Pressure sores (bed sores) Relapse: About 3% of those with GBS will experience a relapse. Obtain a Free, No-Obligation Review of Your Case Our firm is offering free, no-obligation legal reviews to individuals who developed symptoms of GBS following vaccination. To discuss filing a Guillain-Barre syndrome lawsuit with a member of our legal team, please call (888) 994-5118. CDC (2018) “Guillain-Barre Syndrome” https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/guillain-barre-syndrome.html Mayo Clinic (2018) “Guillain-Barre Syndrome” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793 CDC (2017) “Guillain-Barre Syndrome and the Flu Vaccine” https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm FDA (2009) “Gardasil Vaccine Safety” https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/ucm179549.htm Parties Propose Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits for Bellwether Trials 3M Company Faces Mounting Lawsuits Over PFAS, Chemical Firefighting Foams Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuit Trials to Begin November 2021 Breast Implant Cancer Lawsuits Progress, as Court Convenes First Case Management Conference FDA Warning Alert: Belviq Weight Loss Drug May Increase Cancer Risk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3068
__label__wiki	0.781842	0.781842	Japan contributes to Explosive Hazard Management in Somalia Explosive hazards continue to have a detrimental impact on peacebuilding and state building in Somalia. Over the past years, extremist groups have used improvised explosive devices (IED) as their preferred weapon against the Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union Mission to Somalia. In addition to the IED threat, indirect fire, explosive remnants of war (ERW), and mines left behind from the civil war continue to endanger the lives of the civilian population. The Government of Japan has renewed its commitment to promote human security and stability in Somalia by contributing USD one million to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action. This important contribution will enable the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to reduce the threat posed by explosive hazards and support the establishing of a safe, secure and peaceful Somalia. Over the past five years, Japan contributed USD 7.3 million to mine action in Somalia. The generous contribution from the People of Japan will strengthen humanitarian mine action by supporting risk education programmes and by providing additional training to the Somali Police Force to clear and manage explosive devices. According to a spokesperson at the Embassy of Japan in Kenya, “Japan has supported the Somali people through mine action activities in partnership with UNMAS. This assistance demonstrates our strong and faithful commitment to contribute to the social stabilization and security of Somalia”. “We are very grateful to the People of Japan for their on-going support to our work in Somalia”, explained Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain Sadozai, the UNMAS Programme Manager in the country. “UNMAS appreciates Japan’s continuous commitment to support humanitarian mine action in Somalia. The contribution will certainly help reduce the explosive hazard threat in the country”. St. Cloud man among victims of Ethiopian Airlines plane crash This Somali Refugee Was Teased For Her Weight. Now She’s A Title-Winning Champion. BBC News Somali Young Female Poet 2018 Award Revealed WARKA 20 09 2017 Baarlamaanka oo ka dooday heshiiska isdhaafsiga maxaabiista Soomaaliya & India. WARKA 15 01 2019 Al shabaab oo sheegatay hotel magaalda Nairobi ku yaal oo qaraxyo… Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stalker gets 60 days in jail UN says 1.7 million Somalis will face major food insecurity Kenya Offers Amnesty To Al-Shabaab Defectors	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3070
__label__cc	0.548431	0.451569	About Our Customers Data On the Fly: SFU’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Team Students from Simon Fraser University are battling it out to build the best UAV for real-world competition scenarios. Robyn Jones Students from Simon Fraser University are battling it out to build the best UAV for real-world competition scenarios. Safe Software is excited to sponsor these up-and-coming software developers, designers, and engineers. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is revolutionizing the way we capture imagery and data. Because UAVs do not require pilots, they can be flown in hazardous situations without endangering human lives. This has huge implications for search and rescue missions, remote sensing, and the environmental, agriculture, mining, transportation, and oil & gas sectors. Not to mention cinematography and ‘dronies’ (drone + selfies). Team Guardian is a UAV competition team at Simon Fraser University. Thirty students from multiple faculties work together to build UAVs, write autopilot and image processing software, and enter annual competitions in Canada and the United States. We first heard about Team Guardian at Safe Software in 2015 when one of the team captains, Josh Vazquez, approached us about using a free FME licence through the FME Grant Program. A university student looking to advance his skills and do technology research with FME? Donating the licence was a no brainer. And when Josh, now a Safe Software Developer as part of our co-op program, asked us about sponsoring Team Guardian to help them get their hands on the latest UAV tech, that was an easy decision too. UAV competition teams are given their challenges in advance. Mission objectives are based on real-world situations, like disaster assessment or agriculture identification. Teams have about 5 months to build a UAV system with the best hardware and software modifications to solve the task in person. This involves constructing and customizing the vision, autopilot, and electrical systems, as well as the mechanical airframe. Team Guardian’s tech doesn’t come cheap. If it even exists! So the students work to develop the most cost-efficient solutions possible. Josh gives us the scoop on their UAV system’s leading-edge technology. “The most interesting part of the system is its ability to generate a map of the search area during flight,” he explains. The system sends JPG images wirelessly from the on-board camera to the ground. The images are tagged with the GPS location of the plane and its orientation (attitude). This enables the images to be automatically corrected for perspective distortion, which occurs when the camera takes photos at different angles during flight. After correction, the images are stitched together to create a highly accurate composite map for analysis. “Using the tagged location, orientation, and some information about the visible area of the image calculated based on the camera lens, we can determine the physical coordinates of each corner of the image — or any other pixel,” says Josh. These locations can be used as ground control points, and allow the team to georeference and warp the image using GDAL. The imaging system also automatically detects and analyzes areas of interest in photos (the targets) and reports their GPS locations to the team. Team Guardian heads to Southport, Manitoba to compete at the Unmanned System Canada Competition at the end of April. They’ll have 45 minutes of flight time followed by 60 minutes of intense data processing and report writing to determine the simulated health of a local farmer’s crops. They’ll be identifying symbols and structures via airborne sensors, performing complex trajectory calculations mid-flight, and processing and compositing imagery to map the area. We’ll be cheering them on, and can’t wait to learn more about their competition preparation updates in the coming weeks. P.S. – Want to be like Josh and do cool things with FME? Get a free FME licence for university projects, teaching, or non-profit research with the FME Grant Program. Learn more about Safe’s Co-op Program. About Our Customers Co-op Program FME Grant Program Uav Building a Career with the FME Grant Program Tiana Warner • April 23, 2018 • 3 min read Finding your dream job is tough. Becoming an FME expert is, well, a learning curve.... Automating the Migration of 5 Million Documents into SharePoint with FME Riley Greene • February 19, 2018 • 4 min read One of the more stressful tasks in life is moving everything you own from one place to another. I have often wished there was a button I could press and everything could be magically moved to exactly the right place in my new home so I could immediately find it.... Syncing SaaS with FME Riley Greene • January 24, 2018 • 3 min read Small businesses have gotten SaaS-y! And with good reason.... In the Nick of Time: Automating Wildfire Threat Assessments Erin Lemky • October 3, 2017 • 7 min read FortisBC uses FME to automate the ongoing integration of BC Wildfire Service wildfire data into their Smallworld GIS environment, enabling their Operations Managers to accurately assess the current wildfire threats to its buildings, transmission and distribution assets, and customers. As summer came to a close here in British Columbia, Canada, you could hear a collective […]...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3072
__label__wiki	0.946462	0.946462	THE SWORD Announce New Leg Of ‘Used Future’ U.S. Tour w/ UME; New Official Video (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) THE SWORD have announced the fourth leg of the U.S. tour for their latest album release, “Used Future“.… THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX Joins THE SWORD On June Tour; Debuts ‘Hippie Speedball’ Official Video (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) New Jersey speed rock trio THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX announces an upcoming North American tour with The Sword. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All… KING BUFFALO ‘Repeater’ EP Review & Stream; Currently Supporting THE SWORD On Tour (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) KING BUFFALO, the Rochester, New York-based psychedelic trio behind the recent “Repeater” EP release, are out in the… THE SWORD To Live-Stream Concert Launch On YouTube March 21st; N.A. Tour Dates March 15, 2018 August 14, 2019 (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) U.S. heavy stoner rock band The Sword will release their sixth studio album, “Used Future“, via Razor &… DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON Issue ‘Encore’ EP; Official Video For ‘Have A Cigar’ Unveiled (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Late 2017 saw the release of The Sword guitarist Kyle Shutt‘s ambitious homage to Pink Floyd’s classic Dark… THE SWORD Commences Recording ‘Used Future’ Studio Album (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) After a busy two years that saw The Sword release High Country, followed by the acoustic album Low… Kyle Shutt (The Sword) To Release ‘Doom Side Of The Moon’ Pink Floyd Tribute; ‘Money’ Streaming (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Guitarist Kyle Shutt of The Sword will release an upcoming tribute album to Pink Floyd‘s legendary 1973 opus “The… THE SWORD – ‘Greetings From…’ Live Release Info, Official Video & Tour Dates April 9, 2017 July 3, 2017 The Sword have officially announced the release of their new live album, “Greetings From…“, on Razor & Tie. Riff Relevant has details on pre-orders, the new official video… THE SWORD To Release ‘Greetings From…’ Live Album Although details are sparse at this time, it seems that The Sword are readying the release of a live album, “Greetings From…“. Evidently it will…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3076
__label__wiki	0.906948	0.906948	New Zealand Regional Wool mill closure bad for Milton economy 5:17 pm on 23 November 2011 Businesses in the South Otago town of Milton say the laying off of 28 workers at a yarn factory will hurt the local economy. Qualityarns is making its workers redundant on Thursday but is in talks to save some parts of the factory. The company has been making specialist weaving yarns since it restarted the old wool mill 11 years ago. The original mill had employed up to 400 people at its peak. Managing director Mike Barra says the business has become uneconomic. Mr Barra says it has become impossible to compete with imported yarns from China because of the high cost of the emissions trading scheme, resource management conditions and ACC. "They don't really care about small people like us, 28 people in Milton, and they'd rather have these so-called free trade agreements with low cost countries," he says. Milton antiques dealer Kevin Whiteman says he is very disappointed by the closure. "When you lose a business it affects everyone because they all spend money everywhere. So we mightn't lose money directly but it will affect everyone in the town," he said. Mr Barra says he is still meeting with his main customers to see if some sections of the factory can be saved. He says a number of workers could be re-employed on a casual basis until the future becomes clearer. Motorcycle gang abandons Chch headquarters Four men sought over death at Auckland address Pākehā needed to lead hikoi - councillor Regional RSS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3078
__label__cc	0.740161	0.259839	A Perfect Crime Peter Abrahams Sharon Williams, Published by Brilliance Audio \| Language - English \| Binding - Audio CD / DVD Sorry, out of stock. The unfaithful wife. With her no-nonsense business savvy and exquisite eye for acquisition, Francie is a rising star in the Boston art world. But her personal life is about to take a decidedly dark turn. . . The cheating lover: A virile and charismatic radio psychologist, Ned hosts a popular show poised on the brink of syndication. Though married and successful, he has one fatal weakness. . . The loyal friend. Anne, a vulnerable and trusting wife and mother, desperately needs to confide in someone. Unfortunately, some secrets aren't meant to be shared. . . The jealous husband. Exeter, first in his class, Harvard, summa in economics. Now out of work and falling fast, Roger conceives a brilliant, violent plan that could put him back on top. . . Book: A Perfect Crime Author: Peter Abrahams, Sharon Williams, Binding: Audio, CD, DVD, MP3, MP4 A Perfect Crime Peter Abrahams,Sharo ` 12135	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3084
__label__wiki	0.550268	0.550268	VR horror walks a creepy line between VR movies and VR games VR can make you feel like you’re clinging to the edge of a mountain, swooping like a bird across the rooftops of Paris, or plunging down a 100-foot drop in a roller coaster. The best VR apps make your stomach lurch and your nerves jangle, even though you never leave your seat. Surely VR horror is a perfect fit? After all, the horror genre relies heavily on atmosphere and immersion, tapping into our darkest primal fears. The best movie moments are a combination of tense visuals and creepy audio, a slow build-up with a creeping fear that usually pays off with a shocking jump and a splatter of gore. Imagine experiencing that up close with a Oculus Rift or an HTC Vive, the screen filling your view, earphones delivering immersive sound. If you can’t handle watching Lights Out at the cinema, then VR horror videos, games and experiences might be too much for you. Just like it was for the poor girl playing The Brookhaven Experiment in the video below. Don’t go into the cellar… While horror movies are undoubtedly scary, VR horror has the potential to be truly in-your-face terrifying. The immersion is so much greater; your proximity to the screen so much closer. There are already a number of 360-degree VR horror videos you can try, giving you the ability to look around as the action unfolds. The Ring and A Chair In A Room are good places to start. A step up from VR video is the VR horror game. We’ve mentioned The Brookhaven Experiment on the HTC Vive above, while you can already play Dreadhalls on the Rift, which casts you into a deep, dark dungeon stalked by unseen horrors. There are more horror games in the works. We’re hearing good things about creepy survival-horror-in-space Routine, P.T.-Inspired haunted house game Visage, plus Capcom’s forthcoming blockbuster Resident Evil 7, which can be played onscreen or entirely in hair-raising VR. VR horror isn’t for the faint-hearted Then there’s the VR horror experience — VR adventures that are more interactive than a 360-degree VR horror video, but with less freedom than a VR horror game. For horror fans who like nothing better than exploring a dark house with only a torch, Affected by Fallen Planet can be genuinely scary. While short film Abe VR for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive traps you in a room with a sweet-talking (but psychopathic) robot torturer. At this year’s Comic-Con, TV show American Horror Story teased its next season with a ‘Fearless VR Experience’ where participants found themselves strapped to a hospital trolley in an old insane asylum. The experience was one of many, translating small- and big-screen properties (including The Man in the High Castle, Suicide Squad and X-Men: Apocalypse), into interactive, immersive content showcases. Giving you the heebie jeebies Like any horror movie, VR videos, games and experiences work best when they tap into our darkest fears and phobias — fear of the dark, death, sharks, spiders, ghosts, heights, or getting buried alive. Sit-down experiences that give the impression that someone or something has trapped us or has control over us, can be particularly effective (and don’t require room-scale VR to give you the heebie jeebies). Which begs the question: are you brave enough to try VR horror? Get the best VR horror thrills and scares with a SAPPHIRE VR-Ready graphics card.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3085
__label__wiki	0.966854	0.966854	Here's Why Liam Payne Isn't Really Into Harry Styles' Music No shade, okay? By Noelle Devoe The boys of One Direction have different tastes in music — we all know that. It was pretty apparent just based on the eclectic range of songs they co-wrote on their One Direction albums. And it's never been more clear where their musical tastes lie than now when they're all releasing solo work. Right now, Liam is gearing up to drop what looks to be an RnB/hip hop track tomorrow called "Strip That Down." When Liam was asked during a an interview with Music Choice Now to talk about how he feels about his former bandmates' songs, he got pretty honest — especially about Harry's music. "I heard the rest of the boys' debut songs," he shared. "Obviously Niall had 'Slow Hands' out and he had 'This Town,' which is great. Niall's gone down the singer/songwriter route which is really cool." When it comes to Harry's song, Liam didn't try to pretend he has it on repeat. "Harry's song, I heard. And I'll be honest with you — it's not my sort of music so it's not something I'd listen to," he said. But he still managed to compliment Harry's new single, praising him for pursuing the style of music he loves. "I think he did a great job of doing what he wanted to do. That's the way I'd put it best." And for the record: no shade, 'kay? He thinks Harry will probably feel the same way about his music. "And I think the funny thing is he'd say the same thing about me," Liam mused. "He doesn't really listen to hip hop music. My song's more 'Rack City' and his song's more of a different era to something I'd listen to, I guess." Check out his answer below: His answer pretty much echos his original tweet about Harry's song when it dropped. He praised Harry for doing his own thing, but didn't pretend it was gonna be the most played song on his playlist. @Harry_Styles proud of you H. Glad you're getting to do your own thing 🎶 — Liam (@LiamPayne) April 7, 2017 Liam's always been able to address awkward questions diplomatically. And he just proved you don't have to love the same music to be friends! Noelle Devoe Entertainment Editor When I'm not holed up in my room going on a completely unproductive Netflix binge or Tumblr stalking Timothée Chalomet, I'm searching for awesome celeb news stories that Seventeen readers will love! More From Celebs & Entertainment 5 New Love Songs of 2020 to Send to Your Crush All the "Diary of a Future President" S2 Details! 10 Best Pop Songs of 2020 You Need to Check Out Ashley Tisdale Remade High School Musical TikTok Everything We Know About "Sex Education" Season 3 "The Circle" Runner-ups Talk Their Final Rankings Demi Lovato’s Next Album Might Be About Sobriety 12 Places Shawn Mendes Loves to Vacation Go Behind the Scenes of "Zombies 2"'s New Song Here's 15 Seconds of Liam Payne Recording His New Solo Music 1D Posts Tributes to Harry's Stepfather 1D Sing The ABCs! Precisely Why Liam Payne Appears Solo on This New Mag Cover 5 Totally Unscientific Theories Why Liam Payne Is ~Sad~ Liam Payne Says One Direction Needs a Break	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3090
__label__wiki	0.874287	0.874287	Video \| Agriculture \| Confidence \| Economy \| Energy \| Employment \| Finance \| Media \| Property \| RBNZ \| Science \| SOEs \| Tax \| Technology \| Telecoms \| Tourism \| Transport \| Search Scoop  Business Jodie King answers the call as Vodafone NZ’s new CPO Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 12:00 pm Press Release: Vodafone Vodafone New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Jodie King to the role of Chief People Officer. King joins Vodafone following six years at Air New Zealand, where she has played a key role in further building the company’s iconic culture and customer focus. Vodafone CEO Jason Paris says he is incredibly excited to have someone of King’s calibre onboard. “Jodie is a remarkable people leader with a wealth of knowledge in building a customer centric culture, proven expertise in talent development, and brilliant commercial acumen. “She is also a great New Zealander who embodies the energy, innovation and kindness evident in the Vodafone NZ culture and I’m looking forward to Jodie joining us in the coming months. “Jodie’s appointment will add even more clout to my new leadership team as we focus on delivering exceptional results for our people, customers and shareholders.” King joined Air New Zealand in 2013, initially as General Manager – People Function, before being promoted to Chief People Officer in 2016, and believes she is in a great position to take Vodafone’s team and business to the next level. “Vodafone is going through an exciting transformation and I’m looking forward to working with the team to build a better digital future for all New Zealanders.” Prior to returning to Auckland, King worked at KPMG in London for 16 years and holds a double degree in Commerce (Human Resource Management) and Arts (History) from the University of Otago. King replaces Antony Welton, who has recently been appointed Customer Operations Director. Head of HR, Katie Williams, will continue to act as HR Director until King joins later this year. Find more from Vodafone on InfoPages.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3092
__label__wiki	0.873305	0.873305	Ruiz, Clark to get first Backup assistance By Patrick Frater2002-06-06T04:05:00+01:00 A project by Raoul Ruiz and another executive produced by Larry Clark are the first pictures to be assisted by one of Europe's newest producer's representatives Backup Films. The company, founded earlier this year, sees itself as a financial specialist that can put together packages of funding solutions on behalf of creative producers. Producer's reps are relatively scarce in Europe compared with the US where they are a common feature of the film-making landscape. "So many countries are currently tightening up conditions attached to the traditional funding sources that the financing of every film is becoming more complicated. Every one is forced to look further and wider to put its budget together," said Joel Thibout, one of Backup's four principals. "Equity and tax schemes are becoming especially interesting right now, even for US producers who want or need to work in Europe. In those instances we can work with them on a case by case basis or as their long term representative in Europe," said Thibout, a former sales executive at France's Films Distribution Backup is also headed by production specialist Olivier Aknin, former Gaumont TV executive David Atlan-Jackson and international media lawyer Jean-Baptiste Babin. "Our role normally stops when a sales agent gets involved. That's where we expect to be soon with the Ruiz picture," said Thibout. The film Le Livre A Rendre is produced by France's Elzevir Films and will star Johnny Hallyday. A $3.2m story of criss-cross destinies it will shoot from January 2003. Moving ahead first will be Asbury Park, a first feature by Beata Heinrichs, starring Vincent Gallo, executive produced by Larry Clark and produced by the UK's Riverchild Films on a $1.5m budget.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3093
__label__wiki	0.592032	0.592032	Two albums by Sabina now available to Spotify listeners Two albums by Dr. Les Sabina, professor of music and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, are now available to non-industry, general listening audiences. Sabina's production music library publisher, U.K.-based Gothic Storm (Harmony Music Libraries/BMG Production Music) recently made Sabina's "Zen Pop" and "Future Soul Pop" albums from the Future Pop label available on Spotify. Non-Spotify users may listen directly at the Harmony Music website. Links to both are included below. Sabina's production music was recently used on TV and cable shows in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States. Listen to "Future Soul Pop:" On Spotify On Harmony Music Listen to "Zen Pop:"	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3101
__label__cc	0.74458	0.25542	By Kevin Yank Interview – PHP’s Creator, Rasmus Lerdorf The membership of the SitePoint community forums recently got together and produced a bunch of questions for PHP’s original creator, Rasmus Lerdorf. In reviewing his responses, I was pleased to discover that the man who originally put the PHP machine in motion maintains an unclouded vision of what the open source movement is all about. He is quick to play down his contribution to what PHP is today, instead attributing most of PHP’s success to the vast community of developers that have signed on to the project over the years. In a sense, Rasmus today is simply PHP’s biggest fan. But enough from me; let’s hear what Rasmus had to say! SP: What was your first contact with the Open Source movement, and what is it about Open Source that got you hooked? RL: Well, back in the early and mid-90’s the term "Open Source" did not exist. "Free Software" existed, of course, and I had been playing with Linux almost since the very first release in 1991. Previously I was using QNX and Xenix and then started to fiddle with Minix until Linux rescued me. I don’t think I was ever really "hooked" by a "movement". When you don’t have the money to buy SCO Unix and you can download something that works and even find people who can help you get it up and running, how can you beat that? Religion never really played a part. SP: What led you to develop PHP? And what do you think this language has to offer that others don’t? RL: The first version of PHP was a simple set of tools that I put together for my Website and for a couple of projects. One tool did some fancy hit logging to an mSQL database, another acted as a form data interpreter. I ended up with about 30 different little CGI programs written in C before I got sick of it, and combined all of them into a single C library. I then wrote a very simple parser that would pick tags out of HTML files and replace them with the output of the corresponding functions in the C library. The simple parser slowly grew to include conditional tags, then loop tags, functions, etc. At no point did I think I was writing a scripting language. I was simply adding a little bit of functionality to the macro replacement parser. I was still writing all my real business logic in C. In the end, what I think set PHP apart in the early days, and still does today, is that it always tries to find the shortest path to solving the Web problem. It does not try to be a general-purpose scripting language and anybody who’s looking to solve a Web problem will usually find a very direct solution through PHP. Many of the alternatives that claim to solve the Web problem are just too complex. When you need something up and working by Friday so you don’t have to spend all weekend leafing through 800-page manuals, PHP starts to look pretty good. SP: Looking at the usage figures, there are now over 9 million domains using PHP. Did you have any idea that PHP was going to become this big? How does it feel to know that your product is probably the best alternative to Microsoft’s solutions for the Web? RL: First, to be clear, I did not develop the PHP we know today. Dozens, if not hundreds of people, developed PHP. I was simply the first developer. PHP is very much a collaborative project. Think of it this way: you have a Web problem. You can either go to the store and buy an expensive shrink-wrapped product that may or may not solve most of your problem. Or you can get together with a couple of thousand people who have the exact same problem as you, and work out a solution that works for all of you. Not only will you get a solution that addresses your exact problem, you’ll also become part of a like-minded community where ideas and experiences flow freely. That beats any commercial product you can go buy at a store, and to me is the best way to develop this type of software. So when people ask me what it feels like to have developed something that millions of people use, it doesn’t really fit with how I view things. In the end, I am simply the first member of a community that has arisen around one approach to solving the Web problem. SP: Who would you call your hero? Which people in or outside of IT have inspired you? RL: I don’t really get inspired by people in the metaphysical sense. But I definitely appreciate and respect a slick solution to a tough problem. SP: During your years of PHP development, what do you think was the most important decision you had to make? Are there any decisions you made that you now wish you had decided differently? It is tough to ask me to second-guess decisions that were made 6 or 7 years ago when PHP was used by a grand total of 1 person. Don’t forget that I did not sit down to write a scripting language that would be used by 9 million domains: I sat down to solve a problem. Solving the problem by 5pm so you can go to a movie with your girlfriend leads to some aspects that aren’t ideal 7 years later, when thousands of people have to work around that late-night hack you added. The most important decision I made along the way was probably to give up control. To open up the project and give just about anybody who asked full access to the PHP sources. This brought in a lot of excellent talent, and people tended to feel a real sense of ownership. The PHP project is probably one of the biggest out there when it comes to the number of people with commit access to the CVS repository where the code and documentation lives. The Open Source movement SP: The Open Source movement is still portrayed by many as "anarchistic" and some kind of "threat to society". Do you feel it will ever gain mainstream acceptance? If it does, how will the Open Source community deal with that? RL: I guess there are two parts to this question. As far as being mainstream, the product of this "movement" is most definitely mainstream. The "movement" built the Internet as we know it today. It built the TCP/IP stacks used in most of the operating systems people use (yes, even Windows). It built the most popular Web server in the world, along with the DNS and MTA systems that make the Internet tick. Heck, if you go back a bit, it built the entire industry. The first operating systems were all open source, because that was the only sane way to do things. You could not sell someone a big mainframe without providing the source to the brains of the thing. It was only later on that the concept of not providing the source code was introduced. But I guess your real question is what I think of Microsoft’s attempt to convince the world that large groups of people collaborating to solve problems somehow threatens the very fabric of the society we live in. And I don’t think there are "many" people making this claim, as it is complete crap — I would like to think that the world is a good place and not full of people who would propagate such a ridiculous idea. Let’s put an end to all meetings of large groups of people while we are at it. They might be evil anarchists out to destroy the world. In the end, mainstream acceptance is not the goal. The goal for most people who work on free software and open source projects is the technology itself. It is building a tool that solves the problem. It is not about ideology for most of us, and as such, mainstream acceptance only involves mainstream use of the technology. This has been achieved on many fronts already, with many more still to come. SP: PHP gets very little mention in the mainstream IT press. Do you feel that PHP is being deliberately ignored outside of Open Source circles? RL: PHP is not very exciting and there isn’t actually much to it. It is a thin glue layer between your Web server and all the various things you might want your web server to talk to. In the old tradition of UNIX, we rely on small specialized add-on libraries to do all the heavy lifting with as little interference from PHP as possible. ASP, JSP and Cold Fusion all have large companies with large advertising budgets behind them and the products themselves get bigger and more complex with every release so that customers will feel they got their money’s worth. Who is going to spend $10,000 for a floppy and a 2-page manual? That floppy and the 2-page manual might actually be exactly what they need to solve their problem, and as such it might very well be worth spending $10,000 on a small targeted solution like that. Small targeted solutions are of little interest to large software companies. The concept doesn’t scale. Small targeted solutions with no advertising budget are of little interest to the trade rags. So no, I don’t think it is deliberate that PHP gets very little press. PHP is about as exciting as your toothbrush. You use it every day, it does the job, it is a simple tool, so what? Who would want to read about toothbrushes? SP: The move away from GNU public license from PHP v3.0 to v4.0 has caused a stir among the Open Source community. Do you feel the new licensing model has now been accepted and understood as the best direction for PHP to take? RL: PHP 3 was dual licensed actually. So we didn’t actually move from the GPL to something else, we simply dropped the GPL part. I don’t really see the point of dual-licensing, and it causes a lot of confusion. By putting PHP solely under the Apache-style license it is under today, a lot of this confusion was resolved. Dual-licensing doesn’t really work as far as I am concerned — the less restrictive of the 2 licenses is what people are going to use anyway. The various protections that the GPL offers are quite pointless when people can simply choose to use the software under the less restrictive Apache-style license. So it made sense to just go with the less restrictive of the two licenses. If you take a look around, there are no significant scripting languages that are GPLed. And by GPLed I mean strictly GPLed in the single license sense. Perl is dual-licensed with the completely unrestrictive artistic license. Python has its own license. Ruby is dual-licensed with its own license. Tcl is under a BSD-style license. I don’t see why PHP not being under the GPL would upset anybody. Like the other scripting languages probably realized somewhere along the line, the GPL is not really needed. I would have no problems with Microsoft abandoning ASP and moving completely to PHP. They might embrace and extend it, sure, but at that point we would be in a purely technical race with them. That’s a fight we can win, and in the end, having PHP everywhere would be a cool thing for the PHP community. PHP today SP: To what would you attribute PHP’s success? Do you feel that PHP has any major weaknesses (in comparison to other languages)? RL: People like PHP because it solves their Web problem. As such, I don’t see any weaknesses. It does the job it was designed to do. Some people might argue that certain aspects of PHP are not as mature as those in other languages. The OOP support in PHP is an example. But in the end this has very little to do with solving the Web problem and more to do with aesthetics and language purism. SP: Are you still actively involved in PHP development today? I am still quite involved. I don’t spend 20 hours a day on it like I did in the first couple of years, but I still fix bugs, argue with the other developers about features, and occasionally jump in and add the odd new bit here and there. SP: Which Web server runs PHP the best? Apache – or something else? And which platform runs PHP the best? Linux/Intel, Solaris/SPARC, or another? RL: This all comes down to what gets the most attention, I think. Most people use Linux/Intel with Apache. This means that bugs on that platform are discovered by the developers themselves early on, and the end-user is unlikely to hit something that the developers haven’t run into already. Other mainstream UNIX platforms such as Solaris/SPARC and FreeBSD/Intel with Apache are right up there as well. SP: PHP is usually paired with MySQL. How much co-operation is there between the two teams in terms of development? RL: We know the MySQL folks very well. The first database code in PHP was written for the MySQL predecessor called mSQL. The MySQL API was completely compatible with mSQL’s when it came out, so right from the early days of MySQL, PHP had good support for it. The pairing works because PHP and MySQL tend to take a minimalistic and very direct approach to solving problems. In terms of cooperation at the development level, there isn’t that much actually. But not much is needed. PHP provides a thin layer that simply exposes the MySQL API to the PHP user. We bundle the MySQL client library with PHP, but that library is completely maintained by the MySQL team with little involvement from us — except when they break the build, of course. SP: Do you think PHP is becoming a replacement for Perl? No, Perl is a general-purpose scripting language. PHP is specifically geared to the Web problem. SP: What are your views on Magic Quotes and Register Globals? RL: Register Globals is one of the features that brought people to PHP. The simplicity of creating Web applications when form and other variables were automatically available could not be beaten. I was personally not in favour of turning Register Globals off by default. It adds very little to the overall security of an application. If people do not check data coming from the user then with or without Register Globals enabled that application is going to be insecure. The only time having Register Globals off helps is when you forget to initialize a variable before you use it and someone who knows your code exploits that. By changing the error reporting level you can have PHP find these cases for you automatically. So in the end, all I think turning Register Globals off has done is make writing PHP apps more complicated. And it has of course also generated 10-20 questions/bug reports per day from users who are confused about this change. Magic Quotes stems from the days when PHP was used almost exclusively for database-driven applications. These applications would take form input and stick it into a database. Even today, a large chunk of the PHP scripts out there do little more than this. You always have to escape quotes before you can insert a string into a database. If you don’t, you get an ugly SQL error and your application doesn’t work. After explaining this simple fact to people for the 50th time one day I finally got fed up and had PHP do the escaping on the fly. This way the applications would work and the worst that would happen is that someone would see an extra on the screen when they output the data directly instead of sticking it into the database. Often people didn’t even notice this extra since it did not cause any fatal SQL errors and thus I wouldn’t get confused emails asking me what was going on. This was a very good thing. Even today you still see the odd site where it is obvious that the author didn’t realize that data needed to be escaped before being inserted into a DB, and you see the odd extra here and there. Each of those is a support message we didn’t have to answer. The clueful who don’t like this feature can simply turn it off and handle all escaping themselves. And the clueful who write portable apps can simply check the setting using get_magic_quotes_gpc() and add an addslashes() call when appropriate. SP: Do you think there is a successful balance between the commercial and open source elements of the PHP community? RL: I think it works out ok. The various commercial entities pay individuals to work on parts of PHP — and that benefits everybody. SP: What’s been the most surprising or innovative use of PHP you’ve seen on the Internet? RL: I keep seeing new and weird things, the latest being Wez Furlong’s ActiveScript SAPI module, which lets you do client-side PHP like this: <script language="ActivePHP"> function clickit() { $GLOBALS["window"]->open("http://www.php.net"); <img src="..." onclick="clickit();" /> Alan Knowles’ PHPMole IDE for PHP written in PHP-GTK is quite impressive as well. There are plenty of other cool PHP things out there, but these are probably the furthest from what I started out doing. The Future of PHP SP: Are there any plans for server-side, stateful variables in PHP? It would be useful to place instantiated objects in shared memory so that users didn’t have to incur large overhead due to class instantiation. RL: The Alternative PHP Cache (APC) project can already stick instantiated classes in shared memory, so that one has been solved by APC and others. Personally I think if you really have performance issues, you should either simplify your code a bit or have a look at writing the critical parts in C. Extending PHP at the C level is actually much easier than most people think. SP: Current ‘session’ variables use disk space (e.g. /tmp) which is no good for high-traffic sites. Are there plans to remedy this? RL: Right from day one of the session support in PHP, we provided a shared memory backend session handler. Just set your handler to mm instead of files in php.ini. However, for high-traffic sites this is not the solution. The real solution is to load-balance the site across multiple servers. Having session data in memory on a single machine doesn’t solve anything. For this, you write yourself a session save handler and stick your session data into a central database of some sort. See http://php.net/session_set_save_handler. SP: What about database connection pooling? Persistent connections are not nearly good enough – are there plans to implement connection pooling in the future? RL: A pool of connections has to be owned by a single process. Since most people use the Apache Web server, which is a multi-process pre-forking server, there is simply no way that PHP can do this connection pooling. It has to be done by a dedicated standalone process and is quite outside the scope of PHP itself. Both SQLRelay and SRM can be used to solve this problem. If/when the common architecture for PHP is a single-process multithreaded Web server, we might consider putting this functionality into PHP itself, but until that day it really doesn’t make much sense. Even Apache 2 is still going to be a multi-process server with each process being able to carry multiple threads. So we could potentially have a pool of connections in each process. SP: Are there plans to improve OOP? Users feel there should be less overhead in instantiating classes; and the provision of encapsulation so that they can keep member variables hidden (promotes better programming). Are there any plans to this effect in the pipeline? RL: Yes. SP: Sybase and MS SQL Server provide support for multiple result sets returned from SQL stored procedures. PHP does not support this! When can users expect it? RL: When someone contributes the code to do it. SP: Database queries are currently buffered in memory before being available to the client. Can PHP programmers expect this behaviour to change so that queries are available immediately as rows are being sent from the server, so they do not have to wait? RL: When the various database API’s support this, sure they can. We already support this with MySQL through the mysql_unbuffered_query() call and have for quite a while. SP: ZendEngine2 has plans for a number of exciting new features, such as Exception handling and mature OOP support. Can you give us a rough estimate as to when PHP users can expect a release – at least in terms of months or years? RL: Nope. It will be released when it is ready. SP: Do you see a future in PHP-GTK, with popular desktop applications being written in PHP? RL: I see PHP-GTK mainly being used in cases where you need to provide both a Web interface and a GUI interface to the same application. Being able to use the same backend code for both is a big win. SP: Is development of PHP and Apache now running in parallel? And is it likely that the two projects will merge in some way, in the future? RL: PHP and Apache have always been quite closely linked since they are both pieces of the puzzle that solves the Web problem. As such there are a number of developers who work on both projects. But no, the projects will definitely not merge. That wouldn’t make much sense. SP: Do you think major corporations will use PHP in their environments instead of J2EE and .NET in the future? RL: Some do, so yes. SP: What would you say to young developers who are considering starting an Open Source project themselves? RL: I am not sure it is possible in that sense. Sort of like sitting around watching your phone, trying to will it to ring. It always rings when you are in the shower or at some other inconvenient time. I don’t think you really sit down and decide to start an open source project. This "movement" is a bit of a myth that people like to glamorize and assign all sorts of unrealistic characteristics to. Nobody is going to join your project if all you have is a cool idea. Everyone has cool ideas. People will pool around your efforts if you build something that is useful enough that they find it easier to take your code and extend it a little bit to solve their problem. If your stuff is half-baked then people are likely to dismiss what you have done, and just solve their problem themselves or by using something else out there. So to start an open source project, first assume that you are completely on your own and solve some problem that has been bugging you for a while. That means months and months of work to get something that actually works and solves the problem. At that point you can start considering whether you might want to give up control and let others join your effort. The key phrase here is "give up control". Starting an open source project does not mean you suddenly get a staff of programmers you can boss around. In fact, to get it off the ground you will have to be very receptive to suggestions from early adopters and do everything you can to make your tool more useful to a broader audience. And then you give it all away and let people do just about whatever they want with your code. Now you have started an open source project. SP: What other open source initiatives have you got planned? Given infinite time (and 100 extra pairs of hands) what would you love do? RL: Well, I didn’t plan PHP. I think in terms of solving problems, not in terms of software projects. I actually hate programming, but I love solving problems. So what problems would I like to solve if I had lots of time and resources? Having recently become a father I had grand plans to build a smart-crib. Live video, audio and various other gadgets that could be viewed and controlled remotely to let remote friends and family interact with the kid. Of course, once the baby actually arrived finding enough time to just sit and read a book is nearly impossible, never mind building a smart-crib! Another really cool project would be the ultimate distribution building system. One where I could specify that I had a device with an 80486 processor, a certain type of NIC, and whatever other hardware specifics along with the type of media and ram, and this thing would crank out a small Linux distribution tailored exactly for my device. Then, to extend that, be able to say that I want it to act as a firewall, mp3 server, browsing station or whatever. Basically get to the point where you can take almost any hardware device and stick Linux on it and have it be useful. I have a lot of devices around the house that I know I can put to better use simply by putting more powerful software on them, and I’d like to find a way to do this without having to spend 6 months on each one. The SitePoint community and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rasmus for his time and detailed answers to the inquiring minds in our community. He may no longer be the controlling force behind PHP, but he definitely shines as a member of the team that is working together all over the world to take PHP to the next level. Kevin Yank Kevin Yank is an accomplished web developer, speaker, trainer and author of Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL and Co-Author of Simply JavaScript and Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong! Kevin loves to share his wealth of knowledge and it didn't stop at books, he's also the course instructor to 3 online courses in web development. Currently Kevin is the Director of Front End Engineering at Culture Amp.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3112

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