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How David Templeton may have helped solve the 'Rangers jinx'
As Rangers fans know only too well, there is a curious phenomenon taking place with regards departed players.
In the majority of cases, they are excelling at their new clubs above and beyond what they did at Ibrox.
Ibrox Noise has covered this situation, its bizarre nature causing us to try and look at both sides of the argument, in both explanation of it and confusion about it – probably making us look a touch contradictory.
But what is football if not a bastion of contradiction, paradox and emotion?
And over the past day or so ex-Rangers winger David Templeton has shed significant light indirectly on the whole affair and may just have offered up the most convincing theory, one the site has more than touched on already.
The former Hearts and Raith flanker opened up on his own time at Ibrox, stating the obvious that it probably did not go to plan, but providing a little insight in terms of this new era at Ibrox as to why these departed souls are doing so damn well at other clubs.
"It is a huge change going there, the expectancy, the pressure, everything. When things aren't going well, it is a tough place to play. I wasn't playing as well as I knew I could."
What Temps appears to be getting at is the well-known but hard to quantify theory that the pure pressure of playing at Ibrox, especially when the climate is not the greatest, is enough to reduce even good players to miserably poor, heaping the pressure on them further.
We know us Rangers fans are a hugely demanding lot, and we have nowhere near adjusted to the dichotomy facing us which the site addressed some time ago. Hopefully we never have to accept ‘where we are’ and will soon find ourselves back where we belong in a decent time scale, but while at the same time right now Rangers are a shadow of our former selves we equally do not tolerate it and expect the world.
And that world of expectation makes us try to elevate Templetons to being Baxter, Dodoos to being Super, McKays to being Laudrup. Figuratively of course – no one ever made those comparisons nor am I, but Baxter, Super and Godrup is what Rangers fans expect, and when our more modest incumbents obviously cannot get close to that quality, the pressure mounts.
Temps went on:
"At the time, you could never say no to Rangers and it’s just unfortunate things didn't work out for me. For all I know, things could have gone a totally different way and I could still be there. At the time I didn't perform as well as I wanted to and had a few injuries there as well."
And yet he too seems to have picked his career up at the infinitely less demanding Hamilton who currently sit proudly in the top four.
Rangers is a seriously pressured place, and Templeton’s insight really is valuable – O’Halloran, Garner, Waghorn et al were not all 100% terrible for Rangers, but their quality only came through in glimpses.
The pressure was just too much for them to cope with an SPL Rangers and fans expecting a battle with Celtic.
Super Ally missed tonnes more than he scored, but he had the mental strength to keep on trying and the team was good enough to keep giving him chances – the current one is not, so each missed chance by a Waghorn etc is a lot more noticeable.
We at Ibrox Noise are critical. No getting away from that. We say what we think and we often get dog’s abuse for that honesty. But this kind of insight from Templeton does compel us to urge less demand on the players, including from ourselves.
Until our Rangers are back where they need to be, and we have the calibre of player who can handle a bit of flack when things go bad, we need to give the ones we have our backing and cut them slack when they make a hash of things.
One day we hope to be the Rangers we expect, but until then, Templeton’s words really do strike a chord with us.
We are fans like everyone else though, and when things go wrong we will probably be as outraged, incensed and appalled as everyone else – but that is football, is it not?
Labels: Ally McCoist, Brian Laudrup, David Templeton, Ibrox, Rangers
Admiral 5 September 2017 at 09:39
The expectancy level is far greater as you have stated but week in week out we face teams who just want to sit in and get 10 men behind the ball. These players then move to other clubs, are under less scrutiny and play in more 'open' matches where they can find a bit more space. What we need is players who can adapt - a midfielder and winger who can beat a man and see a pass and a forward who can steal a yard by clever movement. It's not rocket science but with a limited budget they're harder to find. Ped spending £2.5m on Pena as his solution in midfield may be a bad choice - there were rumours of a playboy lifestyle in Mexico and his struggle to gain match fitness does nothimg to quell those. That transfer fee may have been more sensibly spent perhaps on an English speaking player with no fitness/attitude concerns, who could have come into the team immediately and helped to make an impact.
they are NEW to their clubs,very new......wouldnt have a say about their club positioning until season is over. all those players were released cause they didnt show enough to be a high standard,regular Rangers player...right thing was done.....
Hugh1873 5 September 2017 at 17:24
The players in question were all pretty good when they arrived expecilly waghorn but lower divisions suited his ability he wasn't cutting it in spl but the thing is none of them were I think they all fall into a comfort zone and don't work as hard but garner definitely worked hard can't falt him there just couldn't get breaks should have held onto him a little longer Mackay ilthought great we player but to up himself but feel warburton engineered his departure while he was doing his own traitor him and weir take weir of our hall of fame
Give Pena a break. What if a Scottish player went to a Mexican club? Couldn't speak the lingo, different food, culture change and no family with you. EASE up on the guy!
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Supreme Court Has Thrown a Wrench into the Machinery of Free Speech
By Ronald L. Trowbridge
Originally published in The Hill Wed. November 13, 2019 « Show Fewer
The First Amendment, we are told by numerous constitutional scholars, protects hate and racist speech. But the Supreme Court has been inconsistent.
When I was recently a trustee at a college in Texas, two African-American employees got into a heated argument, with one losing her temper and using a racist epithet.
The target asked the administration to fire the offender, and it did. When I asked whether the offender’s epithet was protected by the First Amendment, as racist or hate speech is, the administration said that the Supreme Court supported the firing. In 2006 the court ruled 5-4 in Garcetti v. Ceballos that the administration even at a public institution can control the speech of employees to some extent to maintain an effective workplace.
First Amendment protections apply only to a public employee’s speech in a private context, not in the exercise of his or her duties. Reads Garcetti: “We hold that when public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes, and the Constitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline.”
Think about what this means: public-employee speech can be restricted; the First Amendment does not fully apply in a public workplace; a public institution with conservative-leaning can fire an employee for saying liberal things, and conversely, a liberal-leaning public institution can fire an employee for saying conservative things.
Yet in defense of free speech we read the late Justice Antonin Scalia observing, “If you stop speech that hurts other people’s feelings, the First Amendment will become a dead letter.” And when Justice Samuel Alito was an appellate judge, he opined, “There is no ‘harassment exception’ in the First Amendment’s free speech clause.” In Matal v. Tam, “viewpoint discrimination”—against insensitive viewpoints—was ruled unconstitutional. And Justice William O. Douglas in Terminiello v. Chicago wrote in the majority opinion: “The function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute.... Speech is often provocative.”
Some months ago, I debated a regent from a flagship public university in Texas, who stated that if a student racially offended another student, the offending student would be tossed out of school “by the end of the day.” But if a university takes government money, as his does, it must comply with the First Amendment, which protects offensive speech, even hate and racist speech. But on the other hand, Garcetti would permit the offending student’s dismissal from the university.
Here’s the contradictory crux: what is to triumph in the public domain, the First Amendment or Garcetti? Under Garcetti, a public university with a liberal bent (most of them) could conceivably fire, punish, or deny tenure to a conservative professor for undermining the political philosophy of the university. I considered teaching English composition at a community college in Oakland, Calif., until I read the school’s mission statement, which emphasized that the school promoted “education, diversity, and social justice.” Could I not get fired under Garcetti for not teaching social justice in a composition course?
There is a related problem with offensive speech on public campuses. Student protesters using the so-called hecklers’ veto will not permit certain speakers to appear on campus. I cite the famous case of Charles Murray, whom a large number of screaming students would not permit to speak at Middlebury College. What can be done about this?
Not much, if anything.
In their brilliant book, “The Coddling of the American Mind,” authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt write: “If the sum total of protesters’ actions substantially interferes with the ability of audience members to listen, or the speaker to speak, then those who are responsible for the interference must face some punishment.”
But the authors do not tell us how. What punishment is possible or will work? Toss the student protesters out of school for the rest of the semester? I don’t see college administrators doing this. Have security guards arrest the hecklers? That surely will shut down the lecture event. Have security take the names and addresses of hecklers? Use surveillance cameras to record protesters? Then what? And what if they’re antifa protesters from off campus?
What, then, is the current state of free speech in the public workplace and on public campuses? It’s not healthy. Garcetti can in large measure shut free speech down in public institutions, and hecklers can stop free speech on campus pretty much with impunity.
Ronald L. Trowbridge is a Policy Fellow at the Independent Institute. From 1987 to 1990, he served as Chief of Staff for retired U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger.
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‘South Park’ Fires Back at China After Series Ban: ‘F*ck the Chinese Government’
The Comedy Central animated series celebrated its 300th episode this week with a direct attack at China.
The battle between “South Park” and China escalated October 9 with the airing of the Comedy Central series’ landmark 300th episode. The episode “SHOTS!!!” was the third installment of “South Park” Season 23 and the first installment of the show to air after the series was banned in China. The previous episode, “Band in China,” featured criticisms of Chinese labor camps and of Hollywood’s dependency on China, leading the Chinese government to wipe “South Park” episodes from the internet and and any mention of the show off popular social media websites.
“South Park” co-creator Trey Parker wrote and directed “SHOTS!!” and reacted to the show’s China ban with a blunt attack: “Fuck the Chinese government.” The insult was said by Randy, who in the previous episode traveled to China in order to expand his weed business. Randy looks past human rights atrocities in order to maintain his business relationship with China, forcing his business partner Towelie to step forward and make him cut ties with China. Towelie forces Randy to disown China, prompting him to yell, “Fuck the Chinese government.”
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“Band in China” featured two storylines that led to China banning “South Park.” One story followed a Hollywood producer trying to make a biopic about Stan’s metal band. The group members are told not to mention the Dalai Lama, homosexuality, or Winnie the Pooh so that the movie can make more money in China and not be censored or banned by the Chinese government. “We live in a time when the only movies that us American kids go see are the ones that are approved by China,” Stan is heard saying during the episode.
Randy’s weed business is the subject of the second storyline. As he’s traveling to China, Randy spots NBA players, Marvel superheroes, Google executives, and Disney princesses all on the same plane. Randy is caught with weed after he lands in China and is sent to a Chinese labor camp. Winnie the Pooh is spotted as a prisoner here. China has often censored “Winnie the Pooh” in the past because some people compare Chinese president Xi Jinping to the character.
China reacted to the “South Park” episode by scrubbing the show from existence. “South Park” does not air on Chinese television, but pirated versions of episodes have regularly circulated online. Clearly “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t backing down to the ban so easily, and neither is Comedy Central. The official “South Park” Twitter account posted a gif of the “fuck the Chinese government” moment right after the episode aired.
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— South Park (@SouthPark) October 10, 2019
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Home 1 Faces of Discovery Quantum radar can make stealth aircraft and missles visible
Quantum radar can make stealth aircraft and missles visible
Jonathan Baugh and Francois Sfigakis look at a sample for the dilution refrigerator at the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo.
New $2.7 million project funded by Department of National Defence will develop technology for quantum radar.
Stealth aircraft in the Canadian arctic will be no match for a new quantum radar system.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new technology that promises to help radar operators cut through heavy background noise and isolate objects —including stealth aircraft and missiles— with unparalleled accuracy.
“In the Arctic, space weather such as geomagnetic storms and solar flares interfere with radar operation and make the effective identification of objects more challenging,” said Jonathan Baugh, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and a professor in the Department of Chemistry who is leading the project with three other researchers at IQC and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. “By moving from traditional radar to quantum radar, we hope to not only cut through this noise, but also to identify objects that have been specifically designed to avoid detection.
Stealth aircraft rely on special paint and body design to absorb and deflect radio waves—making them invisible to traditional radar. They also use electronic jamming to swamp detectors with artificial noise. With quantum radar, in theory, these planes will not only be exposed, but also unaware they have been detected.
Technology to improve national defence
Quantum radar uses a sensing technique called quantum illumination to detect and receive information about an object. At its core, it leverages the quantum principle of entanglement, where two photons form a connected, or entangled, pair.
The method works by sending one of the photons to a distant object, while retaining the other member of the pair. Photons in the return signal are checked for telltale signatures of entanglement, allowing photons from the noisy environmental background to be discarded. This can greatly improve the radar signal-to-noise in certain situations.
But in order for quantum radar to work in the field, researchers first need to realize a fast, on-demand source of entangled photons.
“The goal for our project is to create a robust source of entangled photons that can be generated at the press of a button,” said Baugh.
To date, quantum illumination has only been explored in the laboratory. The Government of Canada, under the Department of National Defence’s All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) Science & Technology program, is investing $2.7M to expedite its use in the field.
The 54 North Warning System (NWS) radar stations, based in the Arctic and operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), are nearing the end of their life spans and could need to be replaced as early as 2025.
“This project will allow us to develop the technology to help move quantum radar from the lab to the field,” said Baugh. “It could change the way we think about national security.”
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Blac Chyna Moves On Fast With Mechie, Flaunts New Fling’s Tattoo Of Her Initials
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After a rough couple of weeks for Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian, the curvaceous beauty seems to be moving on quite fast with another man and she’s not ashamed to flaunt it.
On Wednesday, the 29-year-old reality star took to Snapchat for her usual updates about the latest happenings in her life. The Rob & Chyna star, who never failed to make some noise on social media, shared several videos of herself while on the set of Yo Gotti’s “Rake It Up” music video.
Blac Chyna teamed up with famous rapper Nicki Minaj for their sizzling cameos in the upcoming music video. The voluptuous duo posted some behind-the-scenes clip from the shoot.
In one of the videos, Blac Chyna can be seen rocking a sexy purple vinyl dress matched with a long straight blonde wig. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj sported a light blue latex fitted dress accentuating her curves. She also completed her racy look with her super long black hair.
Blac Chyna and Nicki Minaj, who previously worked together on Kanye West’s “Monster” music video, also flaunted their matching diamond watches and jaw-dropping sports cars.
However, what caught the attention of many was another Snapchat video featuring Blac Chyna and her rumored fling Mechie. The Shade Room shared the controversial clip which shows the Lashed Bar owner wearing the same latex dress while sitting next to her new flame.
In the clip, the pair can be seen hanging out in a dark place while posing for the camera. Blac Chyna and Mechie appeared to be enjoying each other’s company, leading many to speculate that they are definitely an item.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWyC1t4lPKe/?taken-by=blacchyna&hl=en
To recall, Mechie was the controversial guy in Rob Kardashian’s first video, which was part of his revenge porn on Instagram on July 5. Apparently, the explicit video was sent to Rob by Blac Chyna herself.
In the steamy video, the vixen can be seen laying on top of Mechie while kissing him. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star immediately went berserk after seeing the clip, resulting in his social media meltdown.
#PressPlay: Looks like #BlacChyna had her rumored boo thang #Mechie in Miami with her as well
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Adding fuel to speculations that she has moved on with Mechie was another video, which Blac Chyna uploaded herself. In her Instagram post, Blac Chyna seemingly flaunted Mechie’s new tattoo of her initials, “BC.”
As it appears, the former stripper’s rumored new boyfriend is so in love with her that he got a tattoo of her initials behind his ears. It looks like the ink was still fresh as Mechie’s skin appeared to be still red from the process.
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Meanwhile, many were quick to notice that Blac Chyna seems proud of her new fling’s daring move to get a tattoo of her initials even in the early stage of their relationship. The reality star even flirtatiously leans on Mechie, which he responded with a smooch.
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Blac Chyna and Mechie have yet to confirm their relationship status. However, their actions speak louder than words. Despite all the dramas and controversies that Blac Chyna is going through, is it safe to say that she finally found the one? Or will it be just another case of short-term relationship?
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Ashford Castle: An Incredible 13th Century Structure with a Magnificent Irish History
Whether you're just hoping for a glimpse of the grand Ashford Castle or you're staying there overnight, you'll find it in Western Ireland north of the city of Galway.
Situated in Mayo County and Connacht Province, the Castle is easy to find thanks to plenty of signposts in the area. From the Dublin Airport, drive for nearly two hours along the M6.
Exit north on the N18 and you should arrive in less than an hour.
Things to Know About Ashford Castle
Here are some fun facts about this amazing Irish landmark. Hopefully they will entice you to pay a visit in person!
But if that is not possible, you can always use them to impress your friends with your knowledge of one of the most-visited attractions in Ireland.
This enormous medieval structure is one of the grandest and most beautiful castles found in Ireland.
Construction on the Castle in County Mayo started all the way back in 1288, and at one point the castle was owned by the Guinness family.
Multiple families and entities have owned the castle over the centuries, enhancing and expanding the overall structure and grounds.
The castle grounds formed the backdrop for many scenes in the 1952 movie The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
If you want to splurge on unforgettable accommodation, Ashford Castle is now an upscale hotel ranked as one of the best in the world.
Stay there for medieval architecture as well as spa treatments, fine dining, fishing and golf.
The enormous medieval stone structure is an incredible landmark, but it's not the only building to have existed on the site. In 1715, a chateau was built to look like a hunting lodge.
The secondary structure is still there, although it has been seriously updated in the centuries since. Look for the building with the double-headed eagles perched on the roof, which signify the Brownes family coat of arms.
In the 19th century, the castle was bought by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness. Yes, of that Guinness family! What could be more Irish than having a connection to Guinness beer?
Guinness' son, Lord Ardilaun, is largely responsible for the stunning gardens on the castle property. Lord Ardilaun was an avid gardener who added in woodlands and made the exterior of the building as beautiful as the interior.
In 1939, the Ashford Castle was given by the Guinness family to the Irish government. Since then, it has not been a private residence. Instead, it's been used as a movie filming location, hotel and golf course.
Even if you've never been to there, you might recognize it from television. The castle is the primary filming location for the TV show Reign, a popular historical drama found on the CW channel.
In 2013, the castle was purchased a major hotel chain. The subsequent renovation was extensive, breathing life into this previously neglected castle.
Today, Ashford Castle is a true luxury resort. Guests will have access to a private cinema, a billiards room, a lavish spa and even a cigar terrace that overlooks the property.
Not a guest of the resort, but still want to visit? Your best bet is to head to Mrs Tea's Boutique and Bakery. This charming shop is a great place to enjoy a drink, shop for castle souvenirs and soak in great views of the castle itself.
You can find more information at the official website here.
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The full name of DBNPA is 2 2-dibromo-3-nitriloproion amide. It is a broad-spectrum and efficient industrial fungicide. DBNPA is used to prevent bacteria and algae from growing in papermaking, industrial circulating cooling water, mechanical lubricants, pulp, wood, paint, and plywood. 2 2 Dibromo 3 Nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) is currently popular at home and abroad. Organic bromine fungicides.
Sterilization mechanism of DBNPA
DBNPA molecules can rapidly penetrate microbial cell membranes. Act on certain protein groups. The cells are normally redox terminated. Its branches can also selectively bromine or oxidize specific enzyme metabolites of microorganisms. Eventually leads to cell death.
1. DBNPA product performance
1.1 Broad spectrum, fast and efficient sterilization performance
DBNPA has a broad spectrum of bactericidal properties. It has a good killing effect on bacteria, fungi, yeast, algae, biological slime and pathogenic microorganisms that threaten human health.
2 2 Dibromo 3 Nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) is characterized by extremely fast sterilization and high efficiency. The sterilization rate can reach over 99% in 5-10 minutes. DBNPA was compared to the other three biocides. The results showed that when the same bactericidal effect was achieved, DBNPA was used at a dose of only 7.5 ppm, which is much lower than the other three fungicides.
1.2 Good inhibition of peeling on biofilms
When DBNPA is added to the system, its active components act rapidly on planktonic microorganisms. Can be quickly sterilized. At the same time, the permeability of organic bromine is good. The active component of the agent rapidly penetrates the metal surface. Acts on smaller microbial communities. It allows rapid depolymerization and prevents the formation of biofilms.
For systems that have formed biofilms, the active components do not react with the slime layers in the biofilm. It quickly penetrates deeper into the biofilm. A microbial community acting at the junction of a biofilm and a metal surface. Destruction of its viscosity causes the biofilm to fall off.
Experimental studies have shown that for the peeling of the biofilm at the age of 7 days, the smaller dosage can achieve the same peeling effect, and the advantage of the peeling effect on the biofilm is very obvious.
1.3 Effectively kill Legionella
The control effect of 2 2 Dibromo 3 Nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) on Legionella is very significant.
Studies have shown that 2-5mg / l DBNPA (effective), can reduce Legionella 5-6log within 3 hours. 2-4 mg/l DBNPA (effective) can reduce Legionella by 6 logs for 2 hours. For Legionella in biofilms. 10mg / l DBNPA (effective), 12 hours can completely kill Legionella. Additional data indicate that low doses of organic bromine and glutaraldehyde are used in combination. Legionella in biofilms can be lowered to undetectable levels.
4. Rapid degradation
DBNPA is rapidly degraded to carbon dioxide, ammonia and bromine salts upon completion of bactericidal action. Does not cause the enrichment of harmful ions in the water. There is no impact on the environment, so emissions are not restricted. This is a distinguishing feature of organic bromine biocides that distinguish them from other non-oxidizing biocides.
The relationship between DBNPA half-life and temperature and pH
pH value 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.9 9.7
Half-life (h) 155.0 37.0 8.8 5.8 2.0 0.34 0.11
Temperature (°C) 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
5. Effectively kill sulfate-reducing bacteria
The oilfield sewage has a high sulfate content, which is very beneficial to the reproduction of sulfate-reducing bacteria. The large-scale reproduction of sulfate-reducing bacteria will lead to an increase in the content of H2S in water. 2 2 Dibromo 3 Nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) acts rapidly on sulfate-reducing bacteria. It can be quickly killed before it reacts with sulfate to form H2S.
Experimental studies have shown that 10 mg / l can effectively control the sulfate-reducing bacteria in the system, so as to completely remove the sulfide in the re-injection system and protect the system from sulfide corrosion.
2. DBNPA application areas and how to use
2.1 DBNPA application area
2 2 Dibromo 3 Nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) is widely used as a disinfectant, bactericide, algicide, slime stripper, and mildew inhibitor in the following aspects.
The circulating cooling water system, oil field water injection system, bactericide, algicide, slime stripper in the paper industry.
Preservatives for paints, waxes, inks, detergents, surfactants, slurries, resins.
Process water, air purifier system in the machinery manufacturing industry, fungicides, and algicides in municipal water landscapes.
2.2 DBNPA usage
When used as a water treatment slime stripper, the DBNPA is added at a concentration of 30-50 mg/l.
Used as a water treatment bactericide for circulating cooling water systems. According to water retention, DBNPA is added at 10-20 mg/l.
(Please consult IRO Professional Service Engineer for other applications)
3. Packaging and storage
Packed in 25kg woven bags. The transportation process prevents exposure and rain. Store in a ventilated, dry place below 40 °C. Avoid freezing, heating or direct sunlight. Product shelf life is six months.
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Morrisons found liable for staff data breach
Thousands of employees are now eligible for compensation
by: Rene Millman
At the hearing of the UK's first data leak class action, the supermarket chain, Morrisons, has been found liable for the information breach caused by former employee, Andrew Skelton, back in 2014.
More than 5,000 employees brought a claim against the company after Skelton, a former auditor for Morrisons, stole their sensitive data, such as names, addresses, salary and bank details, posted the information online, and sent it to newspapers over a "personal grievance" against the company.
While Morrisons had been awarded 170,000 compensation against Skelton, the employees believed the supermarket failed to sufficiently protect their data and they deserved compensation as well.
Although Morrisons had denied liability to the claim, the judge, Mr Justice Langstaff, ruled that Morrisons was in fact liable and added that primary liability had not been established, meaning that all affected employees can claim compensation for the "upset and distress" caused.
"The High Court has ruled that Morrisons was legally responsible for the data leak. We welcome the judgment and believe that it is a landmark decision, being the first data leak class action in the UK," Nick McAleenan of JMW Solicitors said of the ruling, as reported by the BBC.
10/10/2017: More than 5,000 employees of Morrisons supermarket chain are suing their employer for damages following the leaking of their personal data online.
The High Court case accuses the company of failing to adequately protect the data, which was leaked by a former employee, trying to make the company responsible for the leak.
Andrew Skelton, of Water Street in Liverpool, who worked as an auditor for Morrisons, was jailed for eight years in 2015 for fraud after leaking almost 100,000 staff's personal details over a "personal grievance" against the company.
Jonathan Barnes, counsel for 5,518 former and current Morrisons employees, told the court that Morrisons had already been awarded 170,000 compensation against Skelton, according to the BBC.
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Barnes added that staff "were victims too" but that they had received no compensation, calling theirs a "simple complaint" by employees who were required to provide personal data when they joined the supermarket.
"We say that, having entrusted the information to Morrisons, we should now be compensated for the upset and distress caused by what we say was a failure to keep safe that information," Barnes told the judge, the BBC reported.
The High Court will decide on whether Morrison is liable for damages. The supermarket denies liability and the case continues.
David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said that the insider threat represents one of the greatest challenges to businesses trying to stave off a constant barrage of cyber attacks.
"Employees rank at the very top of the list of threats to data and systems. Their motivations are often hard to predict and anticipate, ranging from a desire for financial gain to disaffection, coercion and simple carelessness. When insider-assisted attacks do occur, the impact of such attacks can be devastating as they provide a direct route to the most valuable information in this case, [personnel] data," he said.
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Bridge search ends for day with no luck
MINNEAPOLIS - Divers spent a third fruitless day searching for victims of a deadly bridge collapse, finding no bodies inside a crushed car pulled earlier Saturday from the murky Mississippi River waters. Authorities said they had been unable to check at least one other car lying beneath another vehicle on the river bottom. They planned to return to work Sunday with sonar equipment to scan areas upriver and downriver.
Former Louisville EMT helps rescue bridge victims
Another five seconds, and Jay Reeves figures he might have been a casualty in the Minneapolis bridge collapse that left at least four dead.The former Louisville and Fort Knox paramedic was about 100 yards away from the I-35W bridge, driving on a street that goes underneath the bridge when he saw debris and dust. If I would have been 5 seconds faster at that moment, I would have been underneath it, Reeves said in an interview this morning. Initially you think it s not happening. It s unbelievable.
Communications & Dispatch
Trapped, dying sent word to loved ones
The first moments after the Interstate 35W bridge collapse were harrowing - both for the victims and for those trying desperately to rescue them. "There's people pinned, severely injured. We couldn't move them," said Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan. "It was an obviously dangerous situation, (with) stuff still falling. "The decision was made to leave them." Some were trapped and dying - and little could be done, Dolan said.
Police: More victims in submerged cars
MINNEAPOLIS - Divers checked submerged cars in the Mississippi River Thursday for a count of victims still trapped beneath the twisted steel and concrete slabs of a collapsed bridge. As many as 30 people were reported missing as the rescue effort shifted to recovery.
Survivors, Rescuers Reflect on Bridge Collapse
MINNEAPOLIS - It looked as though an earthquake had hit.From across the Twin Cities and from small towns beyond, rescue workers, doctors, nurses and construction workers flooded into downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday night, making their way past Twins fans at the Metrodome, past thousands of gawkers aiming their cell phone cameras at the crumpled steel frame and a bridge deck sliced into three pieces.
Use of Fire/EMS Property and Personnel for Private Interest
One crew of San Diego firefighters/EMTs has now filed EEOC complaints and intend to file suit against the city for sending them to participate in the city s gay pride parade while on duty. The crew alleges they were forced to participate in the parade, which exposed them to sexual harassment.
Ambulances & Vehicle Ops
Ambulance squad independent and benefiting from technology
Because the Spencer Rescue and Emergency Squad works so closely with the Police and Fire departments and the Spencer Emergency Management Agency, many people assume the ambulance service is a town department supported by taxpayers. Not so, said Gary D. Suter, executive director of the private, nonprofit emergency medical service off Route 9 behind the police and fire stations. Founded in 1959 by a group of businessmen, the squad has always been financially independent of the town, not spending any of the taxpayers' money, Mr. Suter said.
The High-Tech Heart: LVAD emergencies in pre-transplant patients
You and your partner are just finishing up shift change with the off-going shift when you're dispatched to a local golf course for a person down. En route, you're informed that an elderly patient has collapsed on the golf course and appears not to be moving. On arrival, you find the patient lying on his side with his wife kneeling beside him. As you interview the man, he tells you he passed out while preparing to tee off on the eighth hole.
CMS Proposes One Rule & Withdraws Another
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule in the July 12 Federal Register that would require ambulance staff to sign a statement during transport if a Medicare beneficiary is mentally or physically unable to sign a claim form and has no representative available to do so. The proposal appears as part of the proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule, which also includes a proposal that CMS announce the annual Ambulance Inflation Factor on the CMS Web site by mid-July each year, instead of waiting until each November to publish the AIF in the Federal Register.
EMS in race with growth
RALEIGH -- While the Triangle grows at a breakneck clip, the workers tasked with responding to emergencies are not keeping pace. Heads of Triangle EMS agencies are concerned with a population boom not matched by the available Emergency Medical Technicians. "The gap has taken a huge jump in the last couple of years," said Skip Kirkwood, the chief of Wake County's EMS agency. Wake County, Orange and Durham make up the difference by stretching available staff.
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Lauder Campaign Deserved More Coverage
I read in the Dec. 19 Jewish Exponent that Ronald Lauder, philanthropist and president of the World Jewish Congress, has announced a $25 million campaign against political candidates (regardless of party affiliation) who are supportive of anti-Semitism. Furthermore, the article states that Lauder will “take action against institutions and cultural figures who support anti-Semitism.”
I am overwhelmed with gratitude for this courageous and generous commitment.
News of this program should be on the front page of the Exponent instead of being a minor article under “news briefs.” I have watched in pain and despair as anti-Semitism has crept into our culture. Perhaps the people who have shared my frustration and helplessness will be inspired to add their support to these efforts.
Lauder’s commitment deserves front-page headlines and strong, enthusiastic backing from the Jewish community.
Miriam Einhorn | Rydal
Jews Perceived in Many Ways
Gratz College Professor Saul Wachs found it to be troubling that Jews should be offered security on campus as a racial group (“Jews are Not a Race,” Dec. 26).
Indeed, Chabad characterized Jewish identity as a “participatory citizenship” because “common descent” — even when “clustering” genetic markers over the millennia — doesn’t prove Jews are exclusively a “race.”
Thus, Jews are perceived properly in multiple ways depending upon circumstance (racially, members of a nation-state, adherents to a religion, etc.) and, thus, it’s OK for the Trump executive order to have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism over the objection of left-wing Jews to ensure they receive optimal federal protection.
Robert Sklaroff | Abington
Conversation in Play Memorable
I felt compelled to write after reading your review of the article on Theatre Ariel (“Theatre Ariel Presents a Bilingual Rom-Com,” Dec. 5). My husband and I actually saw this play, “Handle with Care,” at the Montgomery Theatre in Souderton a few years ago at this time of the year.
It was memorable because of the female character’s Hebrew conversation, especially with the grandmother. We also enjoyed the fact that the male character’s grandfather had a long-ago relationship with the female’s grandmother when they were young.
The play was very well done then.
Linda Rosenfeld | North Wales
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[Page 189, Volume 1]
The Religious Jewry
From the beginning of the Jewish community in Tarnow,
its rabbis, communal workers, Torah scholars and writers
by Chaim Dov Friedberg
Translated by David Schonberg
The sprouting/development of the Jewish community of Tarnow already began in the mid-fourth century of the present millennium {(i.e.- the fifth- Hebrew date)- from 5350 = 1590}. In the year 5397 (1637) the Jews here received a charter of rights from King Władysław )IV Vasa) and these rights were later affirmed by Prince Radziwiłł. Due to the mass murders of the tyrant Chmielnicki, this community could not develop, and for this reason there has sadly not remained any memory from this first period and closed to us is any image/idea/vision of those days and that generation.
Despite the {different}events and barriers that stood in the path of the community, the community slowly developed. In the year 5425 (1665) there already lived (in the community) approx. 2,300 souls after which there was built a beautiful synagogue {note: Compare Jewish encyclopaedia in English, part 12, p. 64 and also as to the history of Tarnow in Polish [Tarnow 1911]), into which was poured their speech/prayer before their Creator.
In the year 5440 (the text here has 1673- but the Hebrew year, is equivalent to 1680) the community decided to seek out a leader at its head and the choice fell upon Rabbi Samuel Schmelke, the son of Rabbi Yehoshua, from the Horowitz family {note: Compare what I wrote about him in my work The History of the Horowitz Family and the chain of descent, originating from Rabbi Y. Horowitz, Baal ha-Shloh [author of the famous work- Shne Luhot HaBrit {the two tablets of the covenant}- R. Yeshayahu HaLevi Horowitz, 1558-1630]}. He received his instruction as a youth in various Yeshivot in the Krakow area and his good reputation came to be heard by/to Rabbi Moshe, the son of the author of the Sefer (book) Meginei Shlomo and he gave his daughter to him as a wife. Over time he became famous and amongst Torah scholars he was honoured and he merited to be chosen and serve as Rabbi of the Tarnow community. When sitting here upon the seat of the rabbinate he gave a haskama (rabbinical endorsement) in the year 5454 (1694) to the work Va-Yichtov Moshe {Frankfurt on the Oder, 1694) and in the year 5459 (1699) to the work Shem Shmuel (ibid, Frankfurt, 1699) {research- not in piece: this is a work of sermons on the weekly portion by Rabbi Shmuel ben Moshe Maswislawitch}. In addition an opinion is cited in his name in the work Arba'ah Turei Even (Lvov, 5549= 1789) from his son-in-law and he lived long over his realm and died after 40 years in old age in the year 5473 {1713} and upon his tomb- gravestone/ matzeva is inscribed {note: compare- the Annual- Bikkurim, part 2 (5626), p. 11):
Oy- Woe, the crown of our heads has fallen
Our teacher and Rabbi the Rabbi the great light
The Elder-sage who acquired wisdom, our teacher the Rabbi, Shmuel
Schmelke Segal son of the great light, our teacher and Rabbi
Yehoshua Ish Horowitz- who passed away
On the Wednesday, the first of Ellul 5473 {1713}, 'And Samuel judged
the people forty years and died'.
After the death of Rabbi Shmuel Schmelke Horowitz, his position as Rabbi of the town was filled by his son-in-law, the Rabbi, renowned and praised, Rabbi Eleazar Margaliot, the author of the work (Sefer) Ma'aseh Rokeach that is upon the Torah and the Mishnah, and who was at the end of his days the Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Amsterdam, and as to his greatness and his life I wrote at length in my book, Luhot Zikaron (Tablets of memory)- page 71 onwards. And after his leaving his position in Tarnow, in his place was Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac, who was the son of Rabbi Yehuda Leib, the head of the (bes din) court of Shidlov. He was at first for many years the Rabbi of the town Tarnogrodia {note: compare Heilprin, Pinkas Medinat Lita, p. 591}, and from there he was appointed to be Rabbi of Tarnow and to dwell there. In his time he was highly considered and in the year 5496 {1736} he was one of the signatories upon the cherem {ban} against the famous Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto {note: compare Kerem Hemed, 3rd, p. 156, Iggrot Ramhal, p. 327} and he died in old age in the year 5516 {1756} and upon his gravestone/ matzeiva is inscribed {note: compare- the Annual- Bikkurim, above, p. 14):
Here is buried the departed, the glory of the generation,
Our Teacher and Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac
Head of the Beis Din (court) of Tarnow
Son of our teacher and Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Krakow
Who died and was buried on the eve of Sabbath
In the year 5516 {1756}.
On the seat of the Rabbinate of Tarnow there sat afterwards our Rabbi and Teacher Yitzhak, the son of Rabbi Haim, the head of the Beis Din (court) of Lublin {note: compare Daas Kaddishim, p. 69 ff} and the daughter of Rabbi Yitzhak, Feigele, became the wife of Rabbi Hayyim Hochgelernter who spread/expounded Torah in various communities in Poland {note: compare Daas Kidoshim, p. 72}.
Unfortunately I was unable to identify who filled the position of the above Rabbi Yitzhak, though indeed later crowned with the Rabbinate of the Tarnow community was the Rabbi our teacher, Rabbi Abraham Abeli HaCohen Rappoport (a descendant of the Schach) {note: as proved in my work Keter Kehuna} and many of his responsa that he wrote to those who asked him questions on various topics were printed by his son {note: such as part one of Even Haezer, 4, 25; Yoreh Deah 52, 62; Orach Hayyim 37} in two parts of his book Responsa Mahari (Rabbi Yisrael) HaCohen (Lvov, 5629-5635).
Rabbi Abraham Abeli HaCohen Rappoport expounded Torah in Tarnow for many years and when taken upon high his son the above mentioned Rabbi Yisrael was placed upon his seat and after his death there became the Rabbi of the town, Rabbi Abraham Abeli HaCohen Shnor, the great-grandson and grandson of the above Rabbi Abraham Abeli. He was born in the year 5618 {1858}, served at first as the Rabbi of the town Ushpitzin and in the year 5659 {1899} he was placed upon his grandfather's seat, may their memory be for a blessing.
Of the Tarnow community leaders who merited repute/ renown, there cannot be removed/ forgotten Benyamin Wolf Landa. His father Yehezkel was aluf (need check this odd term) and dayan: Rabbinical judge in the town Apta {note: Daas Kedoshim, p. 104; and compare also- my work on the Landa family, Bnei Landa l'mishpehotam} and he merited to raise his son to Torah learning and greatness, and was made a leader of the town of Tarnow and the region/area/vicinity, and he would collect the taxes of the communities for the government, he being in their trust, for many years till his death, and upon his gravestone/ matzeiva is inscribed:
Here is buried, in the borders of Benjamin,
upon which the teller –funeral orator- of his deeds shall be great
as that who orated at Josiah's death in Ramon
A faithful shepherd, champion of shepherds
Faithful friend Binyamin Wolf son of Yehezkel Landa
Fallen is the crown of the head of the speakers,
Community leader, head of state
Oy- Woe is the generation that has lost its leader
Died Wednesday, 7th Iyar 5497 {1737}. {note: Behurim, 2nd year, p. 9}.
And here are its Torah scholars and writers:
R' Shevah Maggid that gave to the public at large hortatory discourses and occasionally went around other towns as was the practise in those times. The wise Rabbi and scholar Simcha Pinsker, his son, who wrote the important work Likutei Kadmoniot (Vienna, 5620) was born here in the year 5563 {=1803} and he was the father Rd. Yehuda Leib Pinsker, one of the initiators/proponents/ of Zionism. After years of work and hardship Rabbi Shevah departed from the land of the living in the year 5576 {=1816} and this is inscribed on his gravestone/ matzeiva:
Shevah, a tower of strength, admonisher at the gate
Speaking words of God to old and young
Took the souls of the wise with sweet words
With his knowledge understood the simple, brought enlightenment
This is Shevah (praise) of the seventh day in which he expounded wisdom and morality and brought back from sin many by his
pleasant discourses in the written and oral Torah. The Rabbi who was famous and learned, knowledgeable in the revealed and the hidden, in the seven wisdoms
Our teacher and Rabbi, Shevah, son of Mordechai HaLevi, may the memory of the righteous one be a for blessing, righteous preacher and teacher, here in the holy community Tarnow and other holy communities, who passed away 9th Av 5576 {=1816}. May his soul be bound up in the bond of life. {note: ibid., p. 11}
R' Zeev Dov Shenkel, the author of the work, (Sefer) Magid Zedek (Krakow, 5654= 1894) that comprises/includes elucidations of the prophetic readings, in the fashion of the Hassidim.
R' Yaakov Shenkel, who was busy in his youth in the book trade, and brought to publication in Vienna (in the year 5624= 1864) a Pesach Haggadah with many commentaries, and at the end of Sefer Tefila LeMoshe (Podgorze, 5660= 1900), printed from it, Tefila LeYaakov, a discourse on attributes.
R' Naphtali Zvi Goldberg, the author of the work Beit Levi on the tractate Gittin (Premishla, 5638=1878) was for many years the head of the Tarnow Beit Din (rabbinical court).
R' Shimon Betzalel Neiman a descendant of R' Yisrael Neiman, the author of Mahane Yisrael who served in Krakow as head of the Beit Din in the period of R' Shimon Sofer, also he was involved in the book trade, and was the chief agent of printers in Vilna for the region/state of Galicia and afterwards he acquired the book business from the heirs of R. Aharon Foist of Krakow. He published in his life many works of halacha, also books of homiletic literature that I brought/referred to in my work, Beit Akad Sefarim.
R' Mordechai Weisman-Hajes, son of R' Yitzhak Yehuda Leib. In his youth he composed a work of explanatory notes and sources in regard to the Yerushalmi Talmud (Krotoshin, 5626= 1866), "and I was very preoccupied all the day in matters of business, long and weary, and in great haste in a short time at night I completed with G-d's help, all this difficult work, from beginning to end". Besides this, he enriched the newspapers HaMaggid, HaNesher and others with many valuable articles, besides a large number of books on various subjects. He was born in Tarnow in the year 5591=1831 and died in Vienna, in the year 5674=1914.
Naphtali Keller born in Tarnow in the year 5594=1834 (16th Shevat) to his father, R' Menachem Mendel, a wine merchant, and already in his youth the spirit of the Enlightenment (Haskalah) breathed in him, and from time to time he published articles in various newspapers, becoming a multifaceted prolific author, raconteur and editor of the annual Bikkurim (Vienna, 5624-5) which in the printing of its second part, he passed away. His son-in-law who married his daughter, R' Hayim Margaliot, who was the Rabbi in Dubnow, published his work Sippurei Naphtali (Warsaw…-).
Mordechai David Brandstetter, raconteur and humourist, one of the pillars of the HaShahar circle, who enriched our literature with his stories of the life of the Hassidim and the Tsaddikim of Galicia, published as Kol Sipurei (Krakow, 5655=1895) and with additions and the details of his life, Warsaw, 5670-80= 1910-20.
Aharon Yehuda Heiman researcher who composed/wrote the work (sefer) HaZikaron veHashichaha (Memory & Forgetfulness), Krakow, 5648= 1888 on the nature of memory and its quality, etc. Also he printed Sedarim veHitrakzut- how to improve the material life of the Jews of Galicia, together with Shem U'Sheerit on the immortality of the soul (Krakow, 5664=1904).
The Jewish Religious in Tarnow
by Rabbi Yehuda Gefen (Ausabel),
Head of the Beit Din [Jewish Supreme court] of Kfar Asa [Israel][1]
Translated by Dena Ressler
Tarnow was one of the most beautiful Jewish towns in Galicia, known in the Jewish world as “a city and mother in Israel” [i.e. an important Jewish city] - as a center of Torah, Yidishkayt, Tzedakah [charity] and Chesed [generosity]. The name Tarnow was exceedingly popular in the Jewish world and was regarded with respect and honor. Tarnow became famous thanks primarily to the unique lifestyle of its population and its exemplary organizations and institutions. The religious Jews in educated a substantial number of people, but also the so-called “free” (non-religious) were, unfortunately, also very far from what we understand today under this designation. These were simple Jews, householders, merchants, tradespeople. With a deep feeling for Torah and Yidishkayt, Jews in large numbers gathered in shuls and Beit midrashim [houses of religious study]. There were almost no atheists or virulently anti-religious people to be found in the great Jewish center, Tarnow.
The jewels and pride of Jewish Tarnow were its shuls, study halls and Hasidic shtiblekh [note: prayer & study rooms] where the voice of Torah and prayer almost never ceased during day and night; they were continually full of life, joy and spiritual elevation. The large prayer hall – or as it was called - the Sandzer Kloyz was the main “fort” of Orthodox Tarnow. Around 500 daveners [people praying] prayed there, outside of the nearby study houses. The cream of the crop, i.e. the finest householders of the city, davened and learned [studied] in the prayer hall which was open 24 hours a day for Torah and prayer. On winter nights, during extreme cold, snow and blizzards, at 2:00 A.M. in the morning, the prayer hall was already active, with a large number of young men and householders
diligently studying [Talmud]. Those who were late and arrived at the large prayer hall around 5:00 A.M. couldn't find a place to sit. The entire day the hall was also full of bachelors, young married men supported by their in-laws and students from the higher classes of the Talmud Torah [a religious grammar school]. Everyone streamed into the large prayer hall. In the evenings it was like a kettle cooking with daveners, among those daveners were Torah scholars [Lamdi Torah] and ordinary Jews who came to warm up by the large ovens and with that opportunity, to catch a word of Torah or a chapter of psalms. This was the scene until late at night when the second shift of scholars arrived.
It is no surprise that the Tarnow study hall produced world-famous geniuses and great Torah scholars.
Those from the town's house of study on Fish Place weren't far behind them. There, at 2:00 A.M., Jews could be found enthusiastically studying and reciting psalms. A few Jews specially occupied themselves with preparing tea and with honoring the continual stream of guests – frozen Jews who came at dawn from far-flung streets. Also, in the evenings, the study hall was packed with daveners and maggidim [preachers] used to give their sermons there – they were received with great interest. This is how Jews prayed in the morning, at Mincha-Maarav [afternoon prayers], Shabbos and Yom Tovim [holidays], reciting psalms and studying Midrash [Torah commentary], Ayn Yaakov [Note: “The Well of Jacob, a collection of non-legal Talmud material], Pirke Avos [Note: meaning “Ethics of the Fathers,” a Mishna (tractate of the Talmud) dealing with morals, values, and ethics] or listened to the sermons of the preacher.
The Old Shul, one of the oldest in Poland, was also located in Tarnow. It was accepted that this shul was 500 years old and that the renowned “Shakh” [abbreviated name of Rabbi Shabsi HaCohen Rapaport], z”l davened there. [Note: He lived 1621-1661, authored the important religious book Shapsi Kohen “The Cohen's Lips” about part of the Perkey Avos] The Old Shul was one of the most historic in Poland, and Rabbis delivered sermons there on official occasions.
The New Shul (synagogue) is considered to be one of the most beautiful in
The ruins of the New Shul
(Photographed in 1946)
Poland due to its brilliant magnificence, artistic architecture and grandeur. Inside, every visitor must have marveled at the beauty and glory of the art. The world-famous Hazonim [cantors] and outstanding choirs davened there. The large shul building could be seen from very distant locations in and around Tarnow.
Tens of shuls, minyanim [small prayer groups] and Hasidic shtiblekh [prayer & study halls] were still found in the city such as Deborah Menke's shul, the Stutshiner Minyan [small prayer group], Reb Yeshayele's Minyan, the Strushiner Shul, the Gravovker Shul, these minyanim: Dzhikover, Pakshevitzer, Belzer, Bobover, Grodushisker, Old Sanzer, Magid, “Lamdi Torah” [literally, “learned in the Torah”] minyan and tens of others.
On Shabbos and Yontif [holiday], Tarnow looked gloriously beautiful. All Jewish businesses were closed. The majesty of Shabbos spread out its reign over streets and neighborhoods where Jews walked around in silk kapotes [caftans] and straymlekh [Note: fur hats worn by many Hasidic men, especially on Shabbos or Yontif] who hurried to a shiur [religious lecture] in the prayer hall or study house, or to the table of his Rebbe. Workers and tradespeople, worn out from the week's work, used Shabbos rest for a walk with family and friends. On holidays like Rosh Hashanah and Shavuot, thousands of Hasidim from all over Poland came to their Rabbis in Tarnow. Also, Jews from other countries (England, Belgium, Holland, and Germany) would come to the Dzhikover Rav, z”l, who lived in Tarnow [Rebbe Yaakov Horowitz ben Yisroel, Melitz-Dzhikover Rebbe of Tarnow].
Marvelous Jewish institutions existed in the city: the Jewish Hospital with hundreds of beds, the most modern facilities and all comforts. The best doctors were active there; and the Talmud Torah [Jewish religious elementary school] owned a large building in which 600 students were educated.
The ruins of the Dzhobner shul
Mostly poor children whose parents could not afford tuition; there was also a broad system of Cheders [religious schools for young boys] the Beis Yaakov [schools for religious girls] shuls and yeshivas, the Jewish Orphanage, and the hospital for the poor where the sick were honorably supported.
Religious Jews in Tarnow were organized in Agudus Yisrael [“unity of Israel”], Tseri [the Youth of] Agudus Israel, and Mizrachi. Just the part of the Orthodox who grouped in the prayer hall wasn't associated with any party, because for them this was a modern phenomenon. In Jewish-religious matters particularly active were: in Agudus Yisroyl - Mr. Aaron Rosenzvayg [Rosenswieg], Mr. Eli Gevertz, Mr. Shimon Aberdam, Mr. Shloyme Meyr [Meir], Mr. Zalman Leyb [Leib] Valakh, Mr. Mordechai [Mordechai] Loyfer and others. At the prayer hall – Mr. Pinches Templer, Mr. Vulf [Wolf] Veksler [Wexler], Mr. Elimelekh Reynhold [Reinholt], Mr. Ruveyn [Ruven] Shtroys, Mr. Khayem [Chaim] Englander and others. From the esteemed householders – Mr. Eli Baron, Mr. Fayvl [Feivel] Blozer, Mr. Abush [diminutive of Abraham] Foyst, Mr. Mayer [Meir] Lev, Mr. Naftuli Elimeylekh Fines and others. From Mizrakh – Mr. Wolf Getzler, Mr. Yekhiel Kurtz, Mr. Yakov Hertzman, Mr. Yitzkhak [Isaac] M. Tzitronenbaum.
Orthodox Tarnow was involved and active in all aspects of Jewish communal life and produced honest, intelligent, faithful activists; upright [e.g. they didn't make money from their activities] community leaders who donated much of their time, money and energy to the interests of the community. Such types of
Mr. Chaim Englander z”l
community leaders are, unfortunately, rarely found today and belong to the glorious past.
Only a few individuals from beautiful Jewish Tarnow survived, spread out and scattered throughout the whole world; on them rests the task to relate to future generations the life, suffering, pain, and destruction of the historic community Tarnow, which was located in the heart of Galicia.
The events during the last, tragic days of Tarnow should not happen to the Jewish people – its memory should not continue among its children.
The Jewish world will always remember the destruction of the great Jewish center, Tarnow.
2 Torah Giants [great Torah scholars] of Tarnow
Tarnow was famous for her world-renowned great and holy men. The first great ones include the Rebbe Rabbi Shmelke Torner, z”l, a grandfather of Rabbi Shmelke [diminuative of Shmuel/Solomon] of Niklshpurg who died around 260 years ago in the year 5456 (1695-96) – as it says on the gravestone: Shmuel judged the people for 40 years and then died [this may be a posek from the Torah; at any rate, it is playing with the fact that the Rabbi was named Shmuel, like King Shmuel (Solomon)] that is, that Rabbi Shmelke was a rabbi in Tarnow for 40 years and he died in 5456/1695-6. It is interesting that over many years, no one was able to find his grave. Recently, the Rabbi Neftali of Ropshitz z”l, pointed his cane to the spot of the grave and ordered people to dig. And the ancient matzeyve [grave stone] was uncovered at that spot and was restored.
In the Tarnow cemetery rest great men such as the author of Soveve Simokhes [“Satisfaction with Happiness” a book dealing with mourning] by Rabbi Y. HaCohen Rapaport. It's interesting that the famous Tzadik [saintly or righteous person], Rabbi Hersh of Rimanev and the student of Rabbi Mendele of Rimanev (who also hailed from Tarnow), studied tailoring in his youth in Tarnow and later grew up to be one of the greatest tzadikim [righteous men] in his generation. A tremendous miracle man, the world-famous Talmud scholar from recent times, Reb Yosef Engel z”l, author of monumental books of Jewish law – also came from Tarnow. The great Talmud scholar Reb Shmuel Engle, z”l, known in the Hasidic world as the Radomyshler Rav (he lived his last years in Kashau, Czechoslovakia) also came from Tarnow. It is hard to relate all the names of influential Talmud scholars and righteous men who were born in and lived in and were influences in Tarnow. Here, we will have to be satisfied with giving only a short list of the Talmud scholars and righteous men of Israel active in Tarnow in recent times.
The gravestone of Reb Ariah son of Pinchas HaLeyvi z”l, a grandson of the Ropshitzer Rabbi z”l The gravestone of Reb Avraham HaLevi z”l [the stone is hard to read] …man of many deeds…established the Yoke of Toyre [my Hebrew translator thought it might be that he set up yeshivas] …great Rav [Rabbi], hokhem [learned in Talmud]…grandson of ….
Rabbi Reb Meir Arak, z”l
The last “town Rabbi” (“mara de'asra”) in Tarnow was the world-famous genius and righteous man, Meir Arak renowned as the Yazlovitzer Rav, or the Butshatsher Rav. He was “the only one of his generation” – the greatest authority in the realm of Halakha [Jewish law]. People from all over the world turned to him with various complicated and difficult. His word was decisive in the Torah world. He was the author of huge works on the Torah, such as Minchas Keno'os[on tractate Sotah ,“ Minchas Pitim [on Shulchan Aruch], Shiori TaharaTal Toyre ]The Dew of Torah-on Babylonian & Jerusalem Talmuds], and Imrei Yoysher [Words of Justice- on a wide range of legal issues] and as well as many other unpublished treatises. His works became famous in the world as classic books of Halakha/law. He was active in many fields of knowledge and led a large yeshiva. Young Talmud geniuses came from great distances to study with him. Great students from recent times include Rav Mikhel Preminger, Rav Yosef Shepfel, Rav Mikhel Henik, Rav Menakhem-Mendl Hurvitz, Rav Yitzokh Templer, Rav Mekele Hollander, Rav Shloyme Wolf, Rav Moshe Wolf, Rav Chaim-Eliezer Hurvitz [Horowitz], and many others. The abovementioned Jews were murdered by the Nazis. From the surviving students we know of only Rav Yehuda Hurvitz, a son of the Zhikover Rav, presently in Yerushalayim [Jerusalem]. Rav Elkanah Zauberman, the former rabbi in Yordanov, now in America. Rav Ehernberg, the present Rosh Beit Din [head of the Rabbinical court] in Jaffa and Rav Weissblum of Haifa. The last Tarnow Rabbi, Rav Meir Arak zt”l died on the first day of Sukkos (3/10/1925).
Beit Din [Jewish supreme court] of the Holy Congregation of Tarnow
The last gathering of the rabbinical court in Tarnow was the following Rav Chaim Kirshenboym, Rav Yitzokh Rapaprt (the Shidlover Rav's son-in-law), Rav Kalman Arak (a grandson of the abovementioned Mr. Meir Arak z”tz l), Rav Zev Fridman, Rav Yakov Kurtz, Rav Zev Fink, and the young genius and Gemara wonderchild Rav Mikhl Hollander – almost all killed by the Nazis.
The Pokshevitzer Rav, Yekhiel Hurvitz z”l
The oldest rabbi in Tarnow in recent times was the Pokshevitzer Rav z”tz l, a son of Amri Noyem /“Pleasant Sayings” [as was common, the man was named after his sefer/book], z” l, a grandson of Rav Naftuli of Roptshitz, z”tz l, from the greatest rabonishe yikhes [rabbinical pedigree], a great servant of God and lover of Israel [Jews]. He was very beloved and popular by all sorts and circles of people from the city. Hundreds of Hasidim, even from Congress Poland, would come from great distances to the
The gravestone of Rabbi Naftuli ben Yekhiel Av Beit Din [head of the supreme court] Fokshevitz – a grandson of the Roptshitzer Tsaddik [righteous man] z”tz l
Pokshevitzer Rebbe z”l and many were helped by his advice and blessings. He died on 10 Shevet 5688 (1927-8), leaving three sons who continued on his path. His son Rabbi Alter, hi”d, the last Pokshevitzer Rav, was murdered by the Nazis.
The Stutshiner Rav, Yitzkhok Hurvitz z”tz l
The Stutshiner Rav, z”l, a son of the old Rozvadover Rav, Moyshele, z”l, grandson of Rav Naftuli Roptshitz z”tz l, belonged to the old generation of Hasidic Rabbis. A great scholar and righteous person, he separated himself from the world for many years, locked in his room on Szpitalna Street, and occupied himself with Torah and serving Hashem [God]. He was also famous for his musical ability in the tradition of Rozvadov. It was a true pleasure to hear him daven or sing the famous
The Stutshiner Rav, Itzkhok Hurvitz z”tz l – his son, the righteous Rav Yehuda Hurvtiz is standing next to him
Rozvadover nigunim [melodies] which attracted hundreds of Jews. Stutshniner Hasidim built a large house with a chapel across the street from the new Shul that was transformed into a center of Torah and Hasidus. At the beginning of the second World War, in 1939, he was tortured by the Nazis. He died in Sanok in 5700/1939-40. His son, the righteous rabbi Yehuda Hurvitz the Stutshiner Rav in America, who continued the Stutshiner-Rozvadover Hasidus there, The Dshikover Rebbe, Rav Alter Hurvitz hi”d.
The Dzhabner Rav, Eliezer Unger hi”d
One of the most popular Rabbis in Tarnow was the Dshikover Rav - hi”d, a son of the old Dzhikover Rebbe, author of author of Etres Yeshua [Note: “The Crown of Salvation”] and a son-in-law of the Viznitzer Rebbe, Yisroyeltshe z”l (a grandson of Rebbe Naftuli of Ropshitz z”tz l). He lived in Tarnow for many years and belonged to the most respected Rabbis in Galicia in general and Tarnow particularly. He was famous for his true wisdom and scholarliness. Famous as a very clever man in worldly and secular matters. Thousands of people turned to him for advice in an array of complicated matters and he helped everyone with his great wisdom. The Dzhikover Hasidim were some of the finest Jews of Galicia. Talmud scholars, wealth men, aristocrats, and also Jews from far away – England,
Germany, Belgium, Holland, etc. They would come to the Dzhikover Rebbe for yom toyvim [Jewish holidays]. Even today there exist Dzhikover prayer halls in England, Belgium, America, which represent the glorious tradition of the Dzhikover Hasidim. The Dzhikover melodies were known around the world. The Dzhikover Rav was extraordinarily popular and beloved in all circles and social strata. He often spoke about the impending war and almost foresaw its tragic development.
He experienced the entire hell of suffering by the Nazis in the ghettos of Tarnow and Krakow. Killed by the criminal Germans in Krakow on 7 Oder [Adar] 5703 (1942-3). The children who survived were his son, Rav Hatzadik Yehuda (now in Jerusalem) and his daughter Deborah Abramovitch-Hurwitz (in Tel-Aviv). Several grandchildren also live in Israel.
From the right, the Dzikover Reb Alter who should be remembered for the good – from the left, his close follower Reb Shmuel Eder z”l
The Dzikover Rebbe, Rav Alter Harvitz, hi”d
Mr. Leybish Torner z”tz l
Mr. Leybish Torner or Mr. Leybishl, as he was called, was the son of the old Siniver Rav, author of Divri Yekhzkal [“The Words of Yehezkel”], grandson of the holy Sandzer Tzadik [righteous man] the author of Divri khayem [“The Words of Life”] z”tz l. He was the Rebbe of the study hall and from the Sandzer Shiniver Hasidim. The Jews of Tarnow had great respect for him and the same deference for him as a scholar, a religious man, and great aristocrat. He was a severe person, not easily loosening his principles and strictly comported himself according to the Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law]. He died in Tarnow in 1929/30 [Tof, reysh”tzadi]
The Dzhabner Rav, Eliezer Unger, hi”d
The Dzhabner Rav, Eliezer Unger, hi”d, a son of the old Dzhabner Rav Reb Sholom Dovid Unger z”l, a grandson of Reb Naftule of Roptshitz z”tz l and from the Reb Rav Mordechai-Dovid from Dombrove, who also lived in Tarnow and who was active there for many years – was know as a great lamden [scholar]. As a grandson of the Rozvadover on his mother's side, he inherited musical talent from the Rozvadover and was known for his davening and singing. Murdered by the Nazis in the last war.
The Dzhabner Rebi, Rav Eliezer Unger, hi”d
Original footnote
The author – the son of an outstanding Hasidic family in Tarnow studied in the famous Yeshiva in Lublin and was one of the best students of Rabbi Meir Shapiro z”l. Mr. [Reb] Yehuda Ausubel made aliya to Israel after the last world war and for a time ran a yeshiva in Haifa. For a long time he was Rabbi in Kfar Atta. Return
A Survey of Religious Jewry in Tarnow
by Yitzhak Blazer (Haifa)
Translated by Tina Lunson
1. Shabosim un Yom teyvim – Sabbaths and holidays
Our people have special characteristics regarding protecting memories and transmitting them to the future generations. This is a result of studying our Torah, in which we are many times commanded to transmit, to remember and to study: “You should tell it into the ears of your children and children's children”; “Remember what Amalek did to you”; “Do not forget!”, and so on.
When we evoke Jewish Tarnow and its pitiless end, it is necessary for the remaining remnant and their children to also mention the once beautiful, intensively communal life there. It is necessary to mention the God-fearing and observant Hasidic Jews, the proud intellectuals, the artisans and porters, the town of Torah and wisdom, of the tens of study-houses, shuln, prayers rooms and yeshivas where from before dawn until late night one could hear the sound of Torah and prayer. One must also report the thousands of kheyder-boys, the boy- and girl-pupils, the sharp minds, that thirstily drank from the spring of Torah in the shuln, kheyder and yeshivas.
Who can explicate the valuable manuscripts, Torah-creations and books that were murdered along with the congregation that they served in life?
Not many towns in western Galicia had so vivid a Jewish and religious character as Tarnow. One could see from a distance the magnificent, large edifice of the so-called new shul, one of the largest and most beautiful shuln in Europe, with its copper copula in the Jewish Byzantium style. Shabbat in Tarnow, with the shops and the workshops all closed on the central streets in town, the passing of the empty trams (on shabes we called them the “empty goers” because on that day there were only half the passengers traveling as on the weekdays), put a specific Jewish mark on the town. And if one is already speaking of shabbat in Tarnow, it should be mentioned, that all Tarnow Jews, without differentiation of viewpoint and
[political] party, observed the shabbat. Each understood the holiness of the day – whether from a religious or nationalist standpoint. With the folk dressed in their shabes clothes, the wide fur hats and long, fur-lined coats of the Hasidim, the week-day thoughts and worries fell away. Everything contributed to the sanctifying of the shabes and studying Torah.
Hasidic Jews in Tarnow celebrated Shabbat at rabbis' tables, listening to Torah, zmiros and praise songs, sometimes a new melody, and took in a lively Hasidic dance. Most of the Tarnow rabbis were grandsons of the Roftshits dynasty through Naftali Roftshits our leader, teacher and master of blessed memory, who said, that the point for people is the joy that comes out of the heart, because the shkhina [God's presence] cannot rest in a person when there is no joy in his heart. The Hasidic Jews in Tarnow felt the joy of shabbat, the happiness of the day of rest, with all 248 limbs and all 365 blood vessels of their bodies.
Of all the Jewish holidays that were observed in the spirit of
Gedalia Shul-lerer of blessed memory stands before the sukkah that he carved by hand and set up in the yard of his house in Zydowska [Jewish] Street
Tashlikh in Tarnow at the stream “Vontok”
(photographs by Dr. Fayg)
Jewish tradition and celebration, Simchat Torah was especially distinguished, with the great enthusiasm in the dance of the rabbis, and especially the dance in the large courtyard of the Mizrakhi at Lwowska 4, where all the Zionist youth of our town participated: Hanuer Ha'tsioni, Akiva, Gordonia, Beitar, Hashomer Hatzair, and others. It was a splendid coming together of religious and national feelings.
To be mentioned too is the going to tashlikh in Tarnow, the large stream of Jews from all the houses of study and houses of prayer, the Hasidic rabbis with their wide fur hats, Jews in fedoras, shul Jews, everyone gong to the “Vontik”. It was like a religious demonstration of Tarnow Jewry.
2. Rabbis, Hasidic Rabbis and Cantors
As was already stated, Tarnow was famous for its Hasidic rabbis. Many small prayer houses [known as kloyzn] were named for them. So, for example, there was a Dzikover kloyz, where the Dzikover Rebbe, [Rabbi] Alter Horowitz of blessed memory had prayed, he was a son of Rabbi Yehoshua Horowitz who was known as the author of the commentary “Etares Yeshua” and a grandson of the author of “Omrey Noam”. He used to impress others with his patriarchal figure, stately appearance and wisdom. He was also acquainted with secular matters, just like his father Yehoshua of blessed memory. The Dzikover Rabbi was very widely known and much beloved by the entire town, even in the non-Hasidic circles. The Stutshiner Rabbi of blessed memory also had a mass of followers in town and in the area. The same for the Grodzshisker Rabbi of blessed memory; the Zshabner Rabbi of blessed memory; Rov Yisroel Yosele Unger of blessed memory; the son of Rov Leybishl
Halberstam of blessed memory – and many other rabbis who had a large influence on religious life in Tarnow.
In almost all the rabbis' prayer rooms, in the town study-houses, in the large prayer houses, in the Bobover, Beltzer and Bialer prayer rooms, dozens of yeshiva boys studied Torah for its own sake. And in the same way people studied Talmud and the commentators with insight and hairsplitting exactitude, disregarding the fact that the foundations of Chassidism [tenets of the modern Hasidic movement] were against the system of studying with exaggerated shrewdness, because that drinks up the juiciness and inspiration of the Jewish heart. Our Hasidic Yeshiva boys studied with that insight and exactitude and at the same time received Torah and faith in the Hasidic manner. Thus, the Tarnow Talmud scholars combined Hasidism with the methods of the misnagdim [“Enlightened” and anti-Hasidic], the shrewdness matched with the simple literal.
Many of those same students and Yeshiva boys later became well-known in the Jewish world in various areas: Aron Vize; Professor Doctor Leon Kelner, Professor Sholem [Salo] Baron, professor of history in an American university; and many others.
Many of the Tarnow religious youth studied in the Lublin Yeshiva or in the Hildesheimer Yeshiva in Berlin where my younger brother, Rov Doctor Mendel Blazer of blessed memory also studied.
It is worthwhile to also mention the masters of nigunim [melodies or chants] and masters of prayer whose voices lent peace and sweetness to the holy words of the prayers: Abish Faust of blessed memory, whose powerful yisgadal v'yiskadash [kaddish] carried even over the ruins of Jewish Tarnow; Sholom Kirshenboym, and all the other cantors and prayer leaders, including the Hasidic community activist and personalities Voptshe Veksler, Pinkhas Templer, Meylekh Raynhold, Yoshe Hodes, Yisroel Vind, Tuvie Grinbaum, Ziml Moyhl, the Strushin judge Rov Yankele Kurts, Rov Arak, and thousands of families who were driven to the mass graves of Tarnow Jews, to the crematoria in Belzec and whose last confession was “and we are still God's and for God”.
Authors of Religious Books
The Hitlerist murderers also annihilated thousands of holy books that were in the Tarnow study houses and prayer rooms. There were many valuable volumes there, including some published in the first Jewish printing presses. Books are like people and in the book the Talmud scholar and thinker laid out his whole life philosophy and knowledge. Books are
spirits of people, they teach and educate generations. Many fine books were authored under the name “Omrey Meyshe”, Meyshele Rov Yekel's of blessed memory. A valuable book “Beys ha'leyvi” was produced by Naftoli Peysakh's (Goldberg) of blessed memory. The brilliant Rov Yoseyf Ingel of blessed memory who was Head Judge of the beys-din [Jewish court] in Krakow (born and educated in Tarnow, died in Vienna in 1920), authored 101 valuable books in various areas, such as an Talmudic encyclopedia in 30 volumes, 28 books on the wisdom of Kabbalah, 8 books about the Sabbath and the thirty-nine creative activities not allowed thereon; a book on the laws of the Eyruvim [that delineate the area within which one may carry objects on the sabbath]; 5 books of questions posed and their responses; 2 new books on the Shulkhan arekh [code of Jewish law composed by Y. Karo in 1563]; 6 books about the original principles in the Jerusalem Talmud; 8 books of sermons that he used to deliver in the study-houses; 11 books of novel interpretations and fine argumentation in topics in the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud. Mekhele Holender – a pupil of the Butshantsh Rov Mayer Arak of blessed memory who was in his later years head of the Beit-din of the community of Tarnow and an author of several books – authored his own book as well. Rov Alter Shtiglits of blessed memory also wrote several books of questions and answers. The Judge Rov Yosef Khayim Kirshenbaum of blessed memory authored a book about mikvehs [rituals baths]. The teacher Umanski published a book about “Amoyroim” [Third to Fifth century rabbis whose discussions are included in the Talmud] and many others, which it is not possible to account for here. It is worthwhile to mention the book by the Dzshikov Hasid Manye Ekshteyn of blessed memory who used to come to Tarnow for every holiday. I do not recall the exact name of the book, it seems something like “condition of the soul for achieving khsidus” – a deep book, which Tarnow Jews could obtain at the large Zionist library located in the “Safa Berura” school building. It was in that very book that the author established his philosophic teaching of how to conduct oneself to prepare for the level of khisidus and to demonstrate the illumination, wisdom and deep thought that is hidden in the teaching of khsidus.
Agudas Yisroel
The Agudas Yisroel movement was founded in Tarnow in 1927 by the distinguished religious personality Rov Eyli Geverts of blessed memory, Rov Abish Faust of blessed memory, Rov Fayvl Blazer of blessed memory, Rov Nakhman-Leyb Volf, Rov Shleyme Mayer of blessed memory, Rov Motish Kelner of blessed memory, Rov Nakhman Renet of blessed memory, Rov Fayvil Kloyzner of blessed memory, Rov Aron Rozentsvayg of blessed memory and others.
The founders devoted much energy to teaching Torah. Most of the members of the committee had dedicated their time to charity and help for the needy. Their goal was to raise the low material state in which many of the Jews in the town lived. So, for example, Rov Aron Rozentsvayg used the sympathy for his person for the good of the community and simply neglected his own affairs.
The Aguda helped to strengthen the religious and intellectual situation in
Rov Shleyme Mayer of blessed memory
Tarnow, insisted on accurately teaching Talmud, especially the daf yomi [the page of the day].
It also established a girls' school, “Beys yankev”, directed by Rov Shleyme Mayer, who was very popular among the orthodox circles in the town.
Mizrakhi
The strongest and most influential religious organization in Tarnow was Mizrakhi, which included some anti-Hasidic members, Hovevi Zion from the older generation who in their time had fought for Zionism and who dreamed thoughts about settlements in Eretz Yisrael. Among them were some who took part in the first conference of the Hovevi Zion in Katovits in 1884, such as Volf Mints and others. They were the trail-blazers for Mizrakhi in Tarnow.
The actual, respectable leader of the Tarnow Mizrakhi movement was its long-time Yeshive Head Rov Volf Getsler of blessed memory, a man with a big heart, devoted to Zion, who held a sacred belief in the imminent rise of a Jewish land; he was influential in all the Jewish circles in town, a representative of
Mizrakhi, active in the Community Council, delegate to several Zionist Congresses (along with Rov Yekhiel Kurts of blessed memory, a well-known businessman and Talmud scholar). And working alongside him for Mizrakhi was Rov Dovid Leybl of blessed memory, teacher Glass of blessed memory; Trintsher of blessed memory; Avrom Burshtin of blessed memory; Meyshe Vaysman of blessed memory; Henig of blessed memory, Sh. Z. Lefelholts of blessed memory; Kleynhandler of blessed memory; Yosef Geverts of blessed memory; Rov Yisroel Getsler of blessed memory; Gevelb of blessed memory; Kalman Gertner of blessed memory and not to mention the dead and the living together Rov Khone Pesil and others. The Mizrakhi Party was in large part the influence that made our town Tarnow became a fortress of Zionism.
And if there is a significant number of Tarnow Jews in Israel, that is thanks to the influence of Mizrakhi and the personal influence of the Zionist activists Rov Khayim Nayger of blessed memory and to separate the dead from the living Dr. Shmuel Shpan and their pupils, Dr. Avrom Chomet, Dr. Volf Shenkel of blessed memory and others.
Mizrakhi in Tarnow was active in practical work, and all its deeds and efforts were dedicated to the strengthening of the settlement in Eretz-Yisroel [Israel]. It also worked in great friendship with other parties in various situations and conditions, such as the town council, the Jewish community council, Keren Ka'yemet, Keren Ha'yesod and others.
Mizrakhi also did very much work in the cultural area. Enlightened teachers and experts in Jewish Law taught Talmud and its commentators at the local Mizrakhi venue. The Hebrew language was taught by Rov Dovid Leybel and the teacher Glas. Every evening
Rov Volf Getsler of blessed memory
courses in Jewish knowledge were offered, where talented teachers planted the lessons of love for the People Yisroel and for the Land Yisroel from “defender of the faith” Yehuda Haleyvi [tenth-century Hebrew poet in Spain] and his writings. There were also lectures organized by the Hebrew circle.
The Ha'shomer Ha'dati was founded in Tarnow in 1930 and involved hundreds of youth and students of the religious school. The Head of the Yeshiva, Pinye Burshtin of blessed memory dedicated much time and self-sacrifice to the youth movement.
There was also activity around a Mizrakhi-based girls' organization, “Brurya”.
The beautiful building of the Baron Hirsch school was under the oversight of the Mizrakhi for a long time. Hundreds of students received a religious education there. The school was of a high level and taught both religious and secular subjects.
Tarnow, my Jewish Tarnow, who could forget you? Who could erase from memory those light-filled days, full of substance and faith, with purpose and belief in the sincerity of the People of Israel? Who can, my Jewish Tarnow, set up a gravestone for you and etch on it the history of your life and murder? Our language is too poor and the wounds of our orphaning too fresh for us the find the strength in ourselves to be able to convey and relate even a part of what you were!
The few who remain in this land will replace rings of the beautiful chain of Tarnow Jewishness and forge them into the larger chain of the People Yisroel. We will tell from generation to generation the scroll of life and death of the sacred community Tarnow, of her martyrs and pure ones who gave up their souls in kidush ha'shem [sanctifying the Name of God] may God avenge their blood.
The Tarnow Kloyz
(Chapters of a Book)
by Yosef Margoszes
Translated by Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Yosef Margoszes, of blessed memory, (the father of the current editor of the New York daily Yiddish newspaper, Der Tog–Morgn–Zhurnal [The Day – Morning Journal]) published his memoirs, Erinerungen fun Mayn Lebn [Remembrances from My Life]; in New York in 1936. There we learn that Yosef Margoszes, of blessed memory, came from an educated, enlightened family in Lemberg. Because of the death of his father (1881) he came with his mother to Tarnow where his uncle Yehoshua had settled after his marriage to a daughter from rich Hasidic families: Lezer, Aberdam and Weksler. Yosef Margoszes came to Tarnow as a 14–year old boy and continued his studies there, becoming very acquainted with Hasidic life in the city. We provide three chapters from his book (pages 90–98), which provide us with a picture of Hasidic life in Tarnow in the 1880s of the past (19th) century.
The Tarnow Kloyz [small house of prayer] was renowned all over Galicia and the sound of Torah was heard there 24 hours a day. This Kloyz was not a yeshiva [religious secondary school] in which a rabbi studied with his students. Here two or three at most studied together. However, everyone in the city (a large kehile [organized Jewish community] of over 15,000 Jews with many learned men) who more or less could study had a connection to this Kloyz.
It also was a symbol and fortress of Hasidus (mainly Sandzer Hasidus). Every pious Jew in Tarnow, with a few exceptions, was a follower of the Sandzer Rebbe. And, after his death, of his children and grandchildren.
The Orthodox in Tarnow had their place in the Kloyz and people immediately would ask what was being said at the Kloyz about every small and large concern for the Jewish people.
Like every city in Galicia, there also was a great number of poor people in the Kloyz, but also a considerable number of Hasidic rich men. And they, the rich men, ruled the entire “roost” in the Kloyz. They also were, in addition to those mentioned and the very “German” families, the leaders and tone–setters of Jewish Tarnow. Mainly these were the two large, influential and extensive families, the Szifs and the Lezers.
Reb Yosl Szif was a very old Jew when I met him. He ran the largest iron business in Tarnow with his sons and sons–in–law. They were the exclusive representatives for several large foreign and domestic factories and iron foundries. When something in the iron line of business was needed in Tarnow and in the surrounding towns, one had to turn to them.
The old Reb Yosl Szif no longer mixed in the business, but was busy with Hasidus and communal matters. Although he never was a great scholar, several people in the city showed great respect for him and took note of his opinions. He was the oldest, most respected Sandzer Hasid in Tarnow.
(There were no great rich men in the wide–spread family even among a son and several sons–in–law. They always worked with promissory notes and loans like all Tarnow merchants, until after the old one's [Reb Yosl] death they went bankrupt [owing] 200,000 gildn and remained poor people. Only one son–in–law, Reb Yosef Shmuel Erlich, who later left for London, prospered very well. He had a good reputation there among the [London] Jews as a philanthropist and for his hospitality.)
The second truly rich and strongly influential family in Tarnow was the Lezer [family].
The old Reb Wolf Lezer was a son of the famous Strizhover Rebbe, Reb Menakhem Mendl Lezer, author of two important books, both named Soveah Simchos [Satisfaction and Joy] (the first on the Torah according to the way of Hasidus and the second on the tractates of marriages and ketubahs [marriage contracts]).
This Reb Wolf Lezer was not a great scholar. [He was] a bit of a man who spent his time in the house of study and in addition one who devoted all of his time to study [of the Torah]. However, the Lord God favored him with a wife, a very, very capable woman, and with several very capable daughters who operated the largest cloth and silk business in all of Tarnow.
There were always customers and they only wanted to be served by the Bobovska (she came from a shtetl not far from Bobov).
She gathered a fortune, married off all of her children, gave them large dowries (all of her daughters later became very rich) and her husband sat in Sandz with the rebbe… Or here, in Tarnow, in the Kloyz and engaged in Hasidus.
Two of his sons–in–law were very rich: Reb Skharia Mendl Aberdam and Reb Moshe'l Weksler. Both had large offices and promissory note businesses.
One of Reb Lezer's sons, Reb Dovid, was my brother Yehoshua's father–in–law. He was a partner in the office of his brother–in–law, Reb Moshe'l Weksler.
(He died as a young man of barely 40 years of age, right after my brother's wedding, and his widow later married the Baranower Rebbe, Reb Yisroel Horowicz, a son of Rabbi Reb Eliezerl from Dzików, who in turn was a son of the great Ropshitzer, the Rebbe Reb Naftali).
These two families with sons and sons–in–law and a large line of grandsons were the leaders of the Hasidic Kloyz in Tarnow and I was closely linked with all of them through in–laws.
I fell into this environment right after our arrival in Tarnow.
Our reception was a very friendly one. At first they did not fuss with me, a young boy, but all of the women from my sister–in–law's rich family came to visit my mother, a respected rich woman and, in addition, from Lemberg and also invited her to their home.
My mother was a weak woman and a home body, but for the sake of appearances she paid a one–time visit to all of the women who had earlier visited her.
My mother and mainly my sister–in–law were of the opinion that it is always good to maintain friendly relations with a rich family…
The Young Men of the Kloyz
As soon as I arrived in Tarnow, my brother Yehoshua took me with him to the Kloyz and introduced me to his wife's family. Everyone was friendly to me. However, because they were all people much older than I, I had no interest in their society and therefore I had very few contacts with them.
There were several boys of my age among their children, but they were all simple, ignorant [uneducated in Jewish subjects] people and there was no one with whom to talk.
As there were only a few weeks to Passover then and it did not pay to send me to a Gemara melamed [teacher of Talmud], I spent the entire time in the house in addition to going to the Kloyz to pray twice a day.
There was a considerable number of boys of my age there at the Kloyz and I tried to carry on a conversation with them during the first few weeks and “take their pulse” about the Enlightenment and Hebrew language books. However, they did not know what I was talking about and had not even heard that there were such books present in the world…
They never heard the name [Meir or Max] Letteris (his Yona Homiyah [The Plaintive Dove] was then very well–known and sung by all followers of the Enlightenment), [Avraham Dov and Mikhah Yosef] Lebenzon – father and son, [Avraham] Mapu. They never heard of them and never saw their books.
Among these young men were those who could only learn a little and studied with a Gemara teacher or alone in the Kloyz. However, the majority of them were “neither here nor there,” they knew nothing but they had long, curled peyos [side curls]…
I realized that there was no one with whom I could have a serious conversation. In addition, I simply was afraid of a “bad reputation,” that I was occupied with heretical books – I immediately withdrew and no longer was friendly with them during my entire time in Tarnow.
I had only one friend then and he remained dear and beloved by me through all the years of my life.
This was a young man, older than me, but he immediately came over to me when he saw me, and our friendship has not been interrupted since then. This was the friend from my youth, Yehuda Leibush Korec. He was the only one with whom I could talk about Enlightenment books; I also was his rebbe [teacher] and taught him a little grammar, how to write in Hebrew and also lent him the books I had brought with me from Lemberg.
Later, he was a Hebrew writer and one of the first and most important members of Khovevei Tzion [Lovers of Zion] in Galicia and published several interesting brochures about it. After his marriage, he lived in Ropczyce (several miles from his birth city of Tarnow), ran a large bulk grocery business and was a rich man. Now, in his later years, he and his three daughters and sons–in–law live in the colony of Tel Mond in Eretz–
Yisroel (one daughter and her husband, Mr. Shwebel, live in the town of Ozone Park near New York [Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens].
He writes “love letters” to me very often and remembers our pleasant childhood years with great longing.
Reb Pesakh's son Reb Naftali
While I could not hang around for the entire day as an idle one, and as it was in no way appropriate for a rich, young, marriageable man, immediately after Passover my brother Yehosha gave me to the greatest and most important Gemara teacher in Tarnow, Reb Pesakh's son Reb Naftali, the chief religious judge in the city.
Usually, Reb Naftali (his family name was Goldberg) took up to 100 gildn a term from a student, but because I was an orphan and was a young man (we were not supposed to use the word boy here – it should not be thought or mentioned) with a good mind, Reb Naftali agreed to take only 70 gildn from me.
Six or seven young men studied together with him.
We all were not great geniuses; therefore, we studied (or had to be with the rabbi in the courtyard) many hours a day.
Right after Passover we began to study the post–Talmudic commentators, Khosen Mishpat Hilkhot Toen Venitan [Breastplate of Judgment – the Laws of the Plaintiff and the Defendant].
We sat learning before six o'clock in the morning. But in order not to disturb the sleep of the rabbi's household, mainly of the young rebbitizen [wife of the rabbi] (who was his second or even the third wife, a very pretty woman, but only from one side of her face because there was a very ugly birthmark, a mouse with small feet and even with hair, on the other side), we studied in the morning in “Dwoyra Menke's school,” which was just opposite the rabbi's apartment.
After eight o'clock we went to the nearby Kloyz to pray and after 10 we returned and studied Gemara until around two. During the winter, we studied two more hours in the evening.
As far as I know, none of Reb Naftali's students grew up to be a great scholar…
The rabbi himself, though he was a Waśniów scholar (he was the author of a large book, Bet Levi on Masekhet Gittin [the Talmudic tractate regarding Jewish divorce] and a great expert at subtle argumentation, he did not have the characteristics and skill that a teacher must have.
And secondly, he was, as already said, the most important religious judge in the city and his house, which was located in the middle of the suitable Jewish quarter, always was filled with people. They came with din–Torahs [religious law suits], religious divorces, questions about kashrus [dietary laws], so many that we students could almost rule on such questions. And this took place during the hours when we sat over the Gemaras and were in the middle of Talmudic lessons…
Much time was taken up with getn [religious divorces] and mainly the halitzah [ceremonial release from a Levirate marriage – obligation of a surviving brother to marry his brother's widow]. Such things were done so quickly as one can see. First of all, the parties fought and argued (they never came alone, but with several members of the family and good friends) and a get was agreed to and the scribe and the members of religious court sat; first came the splitting of hairs and controversies among them about the names and nicknames of the people who had a connection to the get and similar matters. Such a get often took an entire day or even more. We were not taught on such a day, but we remained with the rabbi in his house and watched everything that was happening… Moreover, if God had helped a man seeking release from a Levirate marriage – it took much longer, often several days.
The laws and customs of halitzah, which does not occur often, are difficult, very complicated and not every rabbi or religious judge – particularly in the small shtetlekh [towns] – knew how to approach this. My rabbi, however, was a great expert in this matter. All halitzahs that took place at that time in Tarnow and in the surrounding shtetlekh were carried out by him. During the year and a half that I studied with him there were a total of four halitzahs and we students knew a great deal about this.
About how to conduct oneself!
First of all, the rabbi or the religious judge thoroughly taught and made the two people understand (in Parshas Ki Teitzei [Torah chapter entitled “When you shall go out…”]) what it says about Yibbum [the laws of halitzah] and halitzah. Therefore, in the evening the rabbi sat with the man and the woman and, just as a Khumish [Torah] teacher, taught them and translated the entire parsha [chapter of the Torah]. This was very difficult, simply very hard work…
Consider, a simple Jew, often a very ignorant one and a more foolish, ignorant and troubled woman – and they must learn all ten verses from the Khumish and, in addition, both must be able to recite before the religious court during halitzah their names, several verses and in proper Hebrew.
That such a Jew must say the words: “I do not wish to take her!” and they must come out of his mouth, clearly, precise and grammatically:
“I do not wish to take her!”
Not said too fast but also not too slow…
However, there were even greater hardships as the woman had to say before the religious court and by heart the entire, long verse:
“My brother–in–law refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel, he did not consent to perform levirate marriage with me.”
It was pitiful to watch how the poor woman seeking halitzah became weary and perspired during this verse…
The rabbi's wife often would help and repeat this verse with the woman seeking halitzah.
In addition [there was] the halitzah shoe!
This was such a large and crude shoe and the community had its own, which was suitable for everyone's foot because of its large size and width. However, it had such a long shrukh (leather shoe strap) and when it was put on the foot of the man granting halitzah and tied in a strange manner the desolate widow had to untie it with only her left hand before the religious court…
This was a difficult bit of work that the rabbi with the help of the rebbitzen had to teach the woman until she could do it…
We, the students, once listened then: watched, helped carry out the ceremony, [supported her] and did not study…
Reb Pesakh's son Rabbi Naftali was always an angry and pensive Jew and had a terrible temper. However, he did not have anyone on whom to relieve his frequent anger.
He could not quarrel too much with his students. All were children of the rich and two already were grooms with gold watches and chains. When he became angry with them, he was very careful not to express his anger at those young men in particular, but at everyone together and he honored us with general nicknames: “fat head, ignoramuses, rascals” and other such titles…
And if he became very angry, he would let out his anger at the chair on which he sat. Suddenly he would stand up, grab the chair by its back. He held it firmly with both hands and began banging it on the floor or dancing around the room…
This would last a few minutes until he calmed down a little; he sighed deeply, sat back down on the chair and again opened the Gemara and studied further with us…
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Majority of Opioid Medications Not Safely Stored in Homes With Children, Survey Finds
Reported rates of safe storage especially low in homes with older children and teens
Nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.
In a national survey of 681 adults who used opioid pain relievers in the past year and had children ages 17 and younger living with them, only 31 percent reported safely storing them away from their children. Among those homes with children 7 to 17 years old, just 12 percent reported safe storage.
The researchers defined safe storage as keeping the medication in a locked or latched place for homes with younger children and a locked place for homes with older children.
The findings appear in the March edition of the journal Pediatrics.
“Our work shines a light on the pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in American homes with children,” says study lead author Eileen McDonald, MS, a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. “Unsafely stored opioids can contribute to accidental ingestions among younger children and pilfering by older children, especially high school students. We know that teens who use these drugs recreationally frequently get them from homes where they are easily accessible, increasing their risk for addiction and overdose.”
Overdose fatalities almost doubled among those 17 and younger between 1999 and 2015. In the last five years, more than 600,000 children of the same age were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for all types of poisoning. The 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health identified opioids as the second most common illicit drug-use category among 12- to 17-year-olds after marijuana.
The study also explored attitudes thought to be linked to medication storage habits. Nearly three-quarters, or 73 percent, agreed that children can overdose on opioids more easily than adults. Yet the survey found that just 13 percent of respondents “worry” about their children accessing their opioid medications, with parents of older children reporting that they were significantly less likely to worry about children accessing medication than parents of younger children.
The researchers say the findings support the need to not only educate families about the importance of storing pills safely but also to develop new technology, such as ‘smart’ packaging that only allows the prescribed person to open the bottle, to prevent older children from accessing the pills.
“Unfortunately, the current child-resistant packaging that was transformative in reducing medication poisoning in young children will not keep older children and teens safe,” says Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM, study senior author and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. “We need new packaging, such as tamper-resistant personalized pill dispensers, to make it easier for parents to keep these potentially dangerous medications inaccessible to older children. In the meantime, parents should keep their medications locked away and dispose of any leftover pills promptly and safely.”
“Our findings should encourage pediatricians to ask patients about the presence of opioids in the home,” McDonald says. “This paper also demonstrates the need to educate parents and children about opioid-related risks and how easily kids can access opioids that aren’t under lock and key.”
For their study, the researchers drew from a nationally representative GfK Group KnowledgePanel sample of nearly 5,000 adults to identify people who had used prescription opioids in the past year and lived in a home with children. The online survey was administered between Feb. 24 and March 16, 2015.
“Pediatrics” was written by Eileen M. McDonald, MS; Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD; Emma E. McGinty, PhD, MS; Wendy C. Shields, MPH; Colleen L. Barry, MPP and Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM.
This study was supported by a grant from American International Group Inc.
Media contact for the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy:
Eric Schulman at 443-287-2947 or eschulm2@jhu.edu.
Media contact for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:
Barbara Benham at 410-614-6029 at bbenham1@jhu.edu.
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Federer stays alive at ATP Finals with Berrettini win
Contributor John Weaver, AFP | Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 06:52
Roger Federer in action against Matteo Berrettini at the ATP Finals
TENNIS NEWS - Roger Federer kept alive his hopes of a seventh ATP Finals crown on Tuesday, beating Italian debutant Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 at London's O2 Arena.
The Swiss third seed put himself under enormous pressure by losing his first match on Sunday in straight sets in Group Bjorn Borg to Dominic Thiem.
The six-time champion was not at his fluent best on Tuesday but ultimately had too much for Berrettini, who won just three games against Novak Djokovic in his opener.
Both players were solid on serve in the first set, with Federer struggling to make inroads against the eighth seed.
The Swiss eventually earned himself the sniff of a chance in the 12th game, winning the first break point of the match but Berrettini snuffed out the danger and held to take it into a tie-break.
Federer upped the level of his game in the shootout, helped by some wayward shots from his opponent plus a Berrettini double-fault and won it comfortably 7-2.
The Swiss, clad in black, broke immediately at the start of the second set to leave the Italian with a mountain to climb.
Berrettini earned a clutch of break points in the eighth game but Federer eventually served himself out of trouble.
Federer, as usual enjoying the lion's share of support from the crowd, broke in the next game to seal the set 6-3.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion said he had remained calm and tried to stay positive after the Thiem defeat.
"There's no reason to be too down on yourself," he said. "We came here to play three matches and give it all we have. It was the big goal of the season to come here and qualify which we did, plus I had a day off."
"Not everything was bad (in the Thiem match) but of course if you over-analyse it, all of a sudden it can be," he added. "I was ready, I was prepared today and that's what matters the most."
Djokovic and Thiem hope to take a major step towards qualifying for the semi-finals when they meet in the later match at the O2 Arena.
Djokovic is hunting a sixth ATP Finals title to pull level with Federer's record and is also seeking to pip Rafael Nadal to the year-end number one ranking.
On Monday, top seed Nadal lost his opener in Group Andre Agassi to defending champion Alexander Zverev while Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Daniil Medvedev.
The top two players from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
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Alex has a background in Electrical and Mechanical engineering as well as Machine Vision. He works in Hi-tech electronic manufacturing, is passionate about solving product issues from prototyping, manufacturing, to customer feedback, and he thrives on providing effective solutions to improve products’ performance. He has joined Kron technologies to look for new experiences and challenges in high speed vision. In his spare time, Alex enjoys reading , music, and likes sports such as table tennis, badminton, and soccer. He has even won several amateur ping-pong tournaments, so he will definitely be a good partner if you want to practice with him!
Chris is busy using his experience in supply chain as a Material Coordinator, Purchaser, and Planner to support and improve processes at Kron Technologies.
His Bachelors of Science in Honours Biophysics helps him to think critically and produce results on a deadline. He enjoys volunteering and taking on lead roles for local conventions to give back to his community.
Chris’s strengths in logic, details, and organization are also used to make puns. Don’t get him started.
Kassidy moved from Saskatoon a few months after graduating high school and asked for a job helping out around the warehouse. She started out with cleaning and building boxes, but now handles most of the shipments, deliveries and inventory. You can usually find headphone, doodles and coffee at her work station. She’s not sure of what she wants to do in the future but hopes to continue to grow with her art.
From an aerospace engineering background, Thomas has already lived in 4 different countries. He worked for the automotive industry as a sales engineer as his first shift. Eager for more invigorating adventures, Thomas got married and moved to Vancouver right before joining the herd as the only non-Canadian citizen. You can definitely find him at social events, conferences and workshops in town during his spare time, where he will share his own business ideas.
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Michael is working toward his BBA at Capilano University. He can often be found crashing drones into stuff, skiing and scuba diving. He is still thinking of a way to combine all three of those things. Until then, check out his drone league that you, (yes you) should totally join! vanwhoop
Kron Technologies is a Canadian high-speed imaging system design and manufacturing company, located in the heart of the Greater Vancouver Area. Kron Tech was founded by David Kronstein on the idea of making high-speed imaging accessible to everyone.
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Actress Susan Kelechi Watson talks "This Is Us"
“This Is Us” is a show that tugs at our heartstrings every Tuesday night. Michelle talks with actress Susan Kelechi Watson, who plays Beth Pearson on the show.
“This Is Us” airs Tuesday nights at 8p.m.
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We operate a fleet of New Generation (NG) Boeing 737s which is maintained to a high standard to ensure a safe and user-friendly environment for our customers.
The 737 NG is not only more fuel efficient, but also less harmful to the environment. In fact, these aeroplanes burn 7% less fuel than the 737 Classic airline fleet which we are in the final stages of phasing out. This aircraft also offers a higher seating capacity, lower operating cost and can be utilised more efficiently.
Our 737 800 Boeing gets her colours
Using technology for better fuel efficiency:
Engine technology is the biggest fuel saver of our latest addition of the 737 to the fleet, which has enabled us to become the leading pioneers in the South African aviation industry, with regards to its carbon footprint from engine technology.
Our scimitar winglets reduce fuel burn; they increase the 737’s wing efficiency by reducing the drag the wing produces and we have been the leader in implementing this technology in South Africa. Various other initiatives have played a role in reducing our fuel burn such as the EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) which has eliminated the need for books on the aircraft and saved weight. An additional benefit EFB provides is enabling pilots to carry less fuel because of quick access to accurate information. Carrying less fuel reduces the weight of the aircraft which also reduces fuel burn. Some of these initiatives only reduce the fuel burn by a small percentage but over a large amount of flights it becomes a large number.
We embarked on the following initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint:
Fuel efficient aircraft
The new generation B737-800 aircraft offer better performance and fuel efficiency, reduced noise on take-off and landing, and lower engine emissions.
Reduced weight for better fuel consumption
A programme to reduce weight onboard the aircraft such as: a paperless cockpit, less weight in the aircraft galleys, and less potable water carried onboard.
Continuous Descent Approach (CDA)
In conjunction with Air Traffic Control, we implemented an optimised method of descent designed to achieve better fuel efficiency and reduce the impact of noise.
As opposed to auxiliary power units at the stands and parking bays, the use of ground power units serve to reduce fuel consumption and noise.
Energy efficient light fittings and globes
Have reduced electricity consumption.
Reduced water consumption
Our Head Office and Operations Building uses borehole water and uncontrol lable water leakages and garden irrigation is monitored.
Our leading green fleet aircraft models
B737-800 (NG New Generation) with the scimitar winglet.with the
B737-400 (Classic). with the scimitar winglet and a few extras.
To view more images and learn more about our green machines, click here.
Watch video footage of our new Boeing being built, as well as images from our air to shoot.
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Japan's Big Four: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka & Hiroshima - 10 Days
This diverse 10-day itinerary focuses on Japan's four major cities. Start in Tokyo, exploring the city's modern and ancient charms, before heading to traditional Kyoto, trendy Osaka, and inspiring Hiroshima. In between, you'll visit magical islands and bamboo forests, sample local cuisine, and experience the culture of four fascinating regions.
Sample sake and sumo wrestling in Tokyo
Step back in time with a traditional boat ride in Kyoto
Savor traditional street food in Osaka
Discover the rebirth of vibrant Hiroshima
Explore the pristine, deer-filled island of Miyajima
Day 1 Welcome to Tokyo! Tokyo
Day 2 Sumo and Sake in Tokyo Tokyo
Day 3 Futuristic Odaiba Tokyo
Day 4 Memoirs of a Geisha in Kyoto Kyoto
Day 5 Bamboo Groves and Temples at Arashiyama Kyoto
Day 6 Day Trip to Nara Kyoto
Days 7-8 Kansai Cuisine in Osaka Osaka
Day 9 Reborn Hiroshima Hiroshima
Day 10 Miyajima Island Hiroshima
Day 1: Welcome to Tokyo!
View across the Sensoji Temple, Tokyo.
After settling into your accommodation, get oriented in the city with a visit to the world’s tallest tower. At 2,080 feet (634 m), the Tokyo Skytree offers spectacular views as far as Mount Fuji from its 360-degree observation deck. If heights aren’t your thing, take a walk through the grounds of Sensoji, the city's oldest and most historically significant temple. Legends say it was founded when two brothers fished a statue of the goddess Kannon out of the Sumida River. The neighboring Asakusa Shrine also highlights the stark differences between Shinto and Buddhist belief systems.
As night falls, head to the Shibuya district for your pick of restaurants, and finish off the evening with a trip to a Japanese izakaya (bar) to sample the different varieties of shochu, sake, and umeshu on offer.
Day 2: Sumo and Sake in Tokyo
Barrels of sake.
Today you'll get a deeper insight into some traditional and spiritual aspects of Japanese culture. Begin at a morning sumo training session on Ryogoku, where you'll witness the skill and power of these skilled athletes. More ceremony than sport, Sumo wrestling began centuries ago as a ritual to entertain the gods.
Afterward, take a short walk to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Here you'll discover what it was like to live in 16th century Japan. Learn about how the residents worked together to build and protect their communities while traversing the halls of a replica Edo-era town.
End the afternoon with a visit to one of Tokyo’s sake tasting centers. Choose from a sampling of over 80 different fermented wines and spirits as you learn the art of food and sake pairing.
Day 3: Futuristic Odaiba
Lanterns at the Mori Building Digital Art Museum, Odaiba.
Explore the artificial island of Odaiba— a center of the city’s futuristic fun. Even traveling to this shopping and entertainment district is enjoyable, whether taking a cruise through Tokyo Bay or crossing colorful the Rainbow Bridge.
Start your day at TeamLab, a permanent interactive art exhibition on the island that gives new meaning to the term 'modern art.' Be prepared to color in, follow art along the walls, gasp in awe, and take loads of photos.
Car enthusiasts can visit the nearby Toyota City Showcase. Check out the latest innovations in the technology zone, reminisce about the old days in the vintage car collection rooms, or test-drive a favorite car on their private track (an international driving license is necessary).
In the evening, experience one of Tokyo's wackiest shows at the Robot Restaurant. Less of a culinary adventure and more of a theatrical one, this 90-minute show is jam-packed with neon lights and vibrant music and is a great way to experience Japan's crazy techno culture.
Afterward, weave in and out of the alleys surrounding the famous Golden Gai district, and enjoy choosing from 200+ bars. Some bars only offer 3-5 seats, making for an intimate and memorable experience.
Day 4: Memoirs of a Geisha in Kyoto
A 'Maiko' walking the streets of Kyoto.
Japan's former capital, Kyoto, is bursting with history and offers a more traditional, laid-back pace compared to Tokyo. Your first stop will be the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine. Featured in the movie Memoirs of a Geisha, this shrine has over 10,000 picturesque red torii gates donated by people and various businesses from all over Japan.
Your next activity is a traditional Japanese performing arts show. As well as offering a chance to see a performance by a Maiko (trainee Geisha), the theatrical experience also introduces you to other various skilled artists such as ikebana flower arrangers, puppeteers, Japanese harp players, and court musicians.
In the evening, take a walk through the bustling streets of Pontocho, an area along the Kamogawa River that’s packed with restaurants and bars.
Day 5: Bamboo Groves and Temples at Arashiyama
Arashiyama's dense bamboo groves.
Just outside Kyoto is the tranquil area of Arashiyama, where you'll start your day with a ride on an open-air train, surrounded by incredible views of the river and surrounding forest. Then, travel down the Hozugawa River on a traditional Japanese boat. Depending on the season, you could be floating past banks lined with white and pink cherry blossoms in March, the deep green leaves of a warm summer in July, or the brilliant and fiery colors of autumn trees in November.
The district’s centerpiece is the sprawling Tenryuji Temple, a World Heritage Site that includes picturesque and ancient landscape gardens. Its gorgeous and otherworldly bamboo grove is the star attraction of Arashiyama, and it's easy to devote hours to exploring the meandering trails. Nearby, you'll find Nonomiya Shrine and the Iwatayama Monkey Park, where macaques roam freely.
If you're up for a walk, head to Otagi Nenbutsu-ji , a unique temple that houses hundreds of statues, all carved by different people. Look closely, and you'll find some of these Buddhist statues sporting glasses and carrying cellphones.
Day 6: Day Trip to Nara
Deer among ancient stone lanterns at Nara.
Today you'll journey to the compact city of Nara, famous for its traditional sites and resident herds of tame deer. With scenic gardens, parks, temples, and shrines, you’ll spend the day exploring at your own pace. The Todaiji Temple, home to the giant Daibutsu Buddha statue, is a must-see before you head back to Kyoto for the evening.
Days 7-8: Kansai Cuisine in Osaka
Street food vendors in Osaka.
Osaka gives Tokyo a run for its money when it comes to delicious cuisine. Today you'll experience its delights with a street food tour. Enjoy being tantalized with mouthwatering smells and tastes as you traverse the city streets, sampling the specialties of the Kansai area. Savor the best rice wine in the region at a nearby sake brewery, and for those who prefer whiskey, tour and taste at the nearby whiskey distillery.
Afterward, head to Osaka's famous castle for panoramic views of the city before ending your night in the trendy Dotonbori district. Full of fantastic restaurants, clubs, and karaoke bars, its the city's go-to area for a great night out.
Day 9: Reborn Hiroshima
Hiroshima skyline and the monument of the Atomic Dome Museum.
Day nine takes you to Hiroshima, a place of sobering history and inspiring regeneration. Start at the Atomic Dome Museum and Hiroshima Peace Park, where you'll learn about the events of WWII and the city's slow process of rebirth and rebuilding.
Next, head to Hiroshima Castle, a magnificent landmark overlooking the Otawaga River. A principal seat of power in the 16th century, the original castle was destroyed during the war. An excellent recreation now stands in its place, offering panoramic views of the city from its top floor.
Finish your evening with a meal of okonomiyaki, a regional savory pancake topped with shredded cabbage, noodles, and pork belly.
Day 10: Miyajima Island
Red torii gates in the waters of Miyajima.
Today you'll visit the magical island of Miyajima. Travel via a short ferry ride and be sure to stand on the deck to get a good view of the giant red torii gate rising out of the sea upon your arrival.
Miyajima holds the rare distinction in Japan of having never experienced an earthquake; because of this, many of its temples are entirely original and centuries-old. Be sure to visit Daisho Temple, Itsukushima Shrine, and Mount Misen via its scenic ropeway. The view from the top of the mountain is superb, looking out across the inland sea. The island is also populated with friendly deer, which adds to the fairytale-like setting.
Map of Japan's Big Four: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka & Hiroshima - 10 Days
Written by Gibwa Cole, updated Nov 16, 2019
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Revenge of the Ninja
Directed by Sam Firstenberg
Genres: Martial Arts, Action & Adventure
Sho Kosugi
Keith Vitali
Ashley Ferrare
Professor Toru Tanaka
Payback is deadly! The Ninjas are back! Brandishing swords and fists, leaping and kicking, wielding blow darts and explosives, they know a thousand ways to kill. Martial arts legend Sho Kosugi (Enter the Ninja) delivers a heart-pounding display of strength, speed and lethal Ninja know-how in this action-packed thriller that takes us back to the good old days of the Kung Fu extravaganza. When a band of Ninja assassins slaughters the family of Cho Osaki (Kosugi), he flees to America in the hope of building a new life. A former Ninja himself, Osaki tries to escape his deadly past but soon discovers he has become the pawn of a ruthless drug trafficker - an American Ninja intent on killing anyone who crosses his path... including Osaki! Action veteran Sam Firstenberg (Avenging Force) directed this entertaining martial arts actioner, featuring top-notch action scenes and mind-blowing stunts. Co-starring legendary villain, Professor Toru Tanaka (An Eye For An Eye) and produced by Cannon legends, Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan.
Interested in bringing Revenge of the Ninja to your school or library? If you'd like to have an in-class viewing, on-campus screening, or purchase the DVD for your library's collection, please contact Estelle Grosso at EDU@kinolorber.com or call (212) 629-6880 with your request.
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Who is Harry Kellerman and Why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me
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Interested in bringing Who is Harry Kellerman and Why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me to your school or library? If you'd like to have an in-class viewing, on-campus screening, or purchase the DVD for your library's collection, please contact Estelle Grosso at EDU@kinolorber.com or call (212) 629-6880 with your request.
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2020 Ford Explorer for Sale in Seneca, SC, Near Anderson, Clemson, Easley & Greenville
The 2020 Ford Explorer for sale at Lake Keowee Ford in Seneca, SC - close to Greenville, Anderson, Easley, Clemson, and Pickens, SC, and Lavonia, GA - provides the versatility you need in a boldly-styled SUV. It's powered by a capable 2.3L turbocharged EcoBoost® I-4 engine and a 10-speed automatic transmission. When you're headed out of town for a fun weekend at the lake, you'll be grateful for a remarkable maximum towing capacity of up to 5,300 lbs1 so you can bring along your boat or other recreational vehicle. If you have smaller gear that needs to come with, simply utilize the second- and third-row 50/50 fold-flat rear seatbacks to accommodate your items, which is made even easier when you take advantage of helpful cargo hooks and an available cargo management system with an underfloor storage area and reversible load floor. Wherever your journey takes you, heads will turn each time you hit the road, thanks to striking exterior elements like the body color liftgate spoiler, LED signature lighting, 18-inch 5-spoke sparkle silver painted aluminum wheels, and black mesh insert front grille with chrome bars. Up top, you can add on an optional twin-panel moonroof to bring the sunshine and fresh air inside with you on every adventure.
Today is a great day to buy a new Ford! We have an extensive lineup of new models and plenty of financing options to get you a great deal. Take your test drive with Lake Keowee Ford when you visit us at 859 By-Pass 123 in Seneca, SC.
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Built for Life's Adventures.
The all-new 2020 Explorer has been completely redesigned - inside, outside and under the hood. In addition to new capability enhancing features like rear-wheel drive, there are also two new available trims. Explorer now offers a commanding, no-compromise hybrid as well as the most powerful Explorer to date, the all-new Explorer ST. With 400 horsepower, 415 lb.-ft. of torque and top speed of 143 mph, an ST brings the adventure to you.*
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As part of the redesign, Explorer now offers two all-new high-powered trims. The Explorer ST has an athletic look that's matched by a powerful 400-hp engine* and driving dynamics engineered by the Ford Performance team. The Explorer Hybrid packs a similar punch, it is a no-compromise hybrid SUV that's engineered for big adventures. Not only is it the only hybrid in its class that can tow 5,000 pounds, it's also fully off-road capable. The rear-wheel-drive model also offers an EPA-estimated range of more than 500 miles between fill-ups.**
Intelligent 4WD with Terrain Management System
The all-new Terrain Management System can help you tackle any adventure with up to seven Selectable Drive Modes through a single easy-to-use dial in the center console. This includes normal, trail, deep snow/sand, slippery, sport, tow/haul and new eco mode that each come with special 3D animated graphics in the new-available 12.3-inch digital cluster.
Auto High-Beam Headlamps
Auto High-Beam Headlamps can sense poor lighting conditions and switch on to light your path ahead. They can even sense oncoming headlights and dim automatically so you don't have to worry about distracting other drivers. So you can keep your focus -- and both hands on the wheel.+
*Horsepower and torque ratings based on premium fuel per SAEJ1349 standard. Your results may vary.
**2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid RWD is projected to have an EPA-estimated range of at least 500 miles per tank. Actual range will vary. Final EPA-estimated ratings available in the 2019 calendar year.
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New service from Switzerland to Sri Lanka
Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure airline and sister company of Swiss International Air Lines, is further expanding its route network to Asia.
From 3rd November 2018 the airline will offer direct seasonal flights between Zurich and Colombo.
An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 will fly twice weekly. Every Thursday and Saturday between Zurich and Colombo connecting the two cities directly. Flight time will be 10 hours.
Saturdays 21:05 11:30 (the next day)
Thursdays 17:55
08:20 (the next day)
The new connection allows Swiss and other European tourists to reach Sri Lanka with ease and in comfort.
“Sri Lanka and its countless leisure activities are very popular among Swiss tourists” says Bernd Bauer, CEO of Edelweiss. “Swiss vacationers tend to spend more time and money than visitors from other countries. Our flights will bring approximately 11,000 visitors to Colombo each year, generating an annual economic impact of more than $ 32million.”
As well as opening Sri Lanka to Swiss and other European visitors, the new route offers a convenient direct flight for travellers from around Colombo to the heart of Europe, with many onward flight options from Zurich to other European cities and world-wide destinations with Swiss International Air Lines.
The route will be operated with an Airbus A340-300 seating 314 passengers. Edelweiss Business Class is equipped with 27 fully lie-flat seats and a state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system with HD touchscreens. Economy Max encompasses 76 comfortable seats with six inches more legroom, more recline and many other amenities.
The 211 seats in Economy Class provide for a relaxing flight and offer an inflight entertainment system that also features HD touchscreens. For more information regarding the Edelweiss product visit
To book your flights with Edelweiss or any other airline to / from Asia please click HERE
Christmas in Sri Lanka IndiGo to fly from Chennai & Bangalore to Colombo
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Doing Business in Brazil: Political and economic landscape
Brazil sets a new chapter in its public health policy
During a seminar hosted by the Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Research Industry (INTERFARMA) last week in Brasilia, the Minister of Health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, said the country should never compulsory license drug patents, since this practice harms both the inventiveness and the investments made in R&D by private companies. This sets a new tone on the government’s position towards intellectual property for pharmaceutical products.
Brazil’s involvement in international organizations strengthened after votes by Senate
The Senate Plenary approved on May 30th the international agreement on Brazil’s greater involvement in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Brazilian Senate approves Regulatory Agencies’ Legal Framework
The bill intents to regulate “the management, the organization, the decision process and the social control” of the federal regulatory agencies in Brazil.
The Brazilian Senate’s floor approved on May 30, 2019 the text of the General Law of Regulatory Agencies (Bill S. 52 of 2013 or PLS 52/2013), which establishes a variety of measures that aim to guarantee the transparency and autonomy of these institutions, as well as to avoid the interference of private sector interests on regulatory requirements. The bill also deals with the interaction between regulatory agencies and competition agencies, as well as the operational interaction between regulatory agencies and federal, state, and municipal regulatory bodies.
Sergio Moro's Anti-Crime Package
A central talking point of Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign was to market himself as the only one who could free Brazil from the ills of corruption.
Bolsonaro and the future of Mercosul
During the visit of Argentina’s President, Mauricio Macri, to Brazil mid-January 2019, Jair Bolsonaro stated his government would work towards a more efficient and depoliticized Mercosul, taking distance from earlier statements that the bloc would not be a priority.
Bolsonaro gives keynote address at the World Economic Forum
On his first international trip since he became President, Jair Bolsonaro delivered, this Tuesday 22nd January, the keynote speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
Prospects on Bolsonaro's foreign policy
The election of Jair Bolsonaro (Social Liberal Party, PSL) on October 28th, 2018 as Brazil’s next President signals a departure from the foreign policy conducted by Head of States affiliated to the Workers’ Party (PT) in the past decade and a half. In fact, Bolsonaro has constructed his political identity on a narrative of radical change [Link].
Federal Agencies will have until March to create anti-corruption programs
Almost 100 federal agencies will have to prepare their respective integrity plans in the next three months. The measure was published by the Comptroller General of the Union – CGU, as Resolution # n. 57/2019, amending Resolution # n. 1.089/2018, which established the Federal government’s Integrity programs.
Brazil's Pension Reform
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), just over 10% of the Brazilian population is 60 years old or above.
Licks’ Blog provides regular and insightful updates on Brazil’s political and economic landscape. The posts are authored by our Government Affairs & International Relations group, which is composed of experienced professionals from different backgrounds with multiple policy perspectives.
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About the “Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust”
The Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust benefits sick, disabled or distressed people in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. It helps in the field of education as well. Aid is given by means of a grant or loan to Lions Clubs, other organisations or individuals.
The Trust has been able to assist with many appeals and projects, a major one being grant assistance toward the establishment of the New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit. Grants and loans continue to be made in support of all manner of Lions humanitarian projects. The Trust needs your continued support to enable it to reach its full potential. Please help us to help you to help others.
Request a Grant Application
Lloyd Morgan
Lloyd Morgan was introduced to Lionism in 1960, when a friend took him to a meeting of the Wellington (Host) Lions Club, where he was impressed with the fellowship that existed among the members. Soon after the Club sponsored a new Lions Club in Lower Hutt, and Lloyd was asked to join. He accepted, and proudly became the new Club’s Charter First Vice President.
Over the next sixteen years Lloyd followed a path of accepting steadily increasing responsibilities, culminating in his election as International President at the International Convention in Montreal, Canada, in July 1979.
His rise in Lions was rapid, but Lloyd was more than happy to attribute this success to his wife Ngaire, whom he married in 1953. “It is because of her encouragement that I have come as far as I have in Lionism” he once asserted. “She loves people, and truly enjoys witnessing the happiness Lions bring to others.
Lloyd was a true “people person” with an engaging personality, who sadly passed away in August 2001. He was an inspiration to all who knew him, and thoroughly deserved the high degree of respect and admiration accorded him by members of the Lions Family and at all levels of our International Association.
The beginnings of the “Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust”
It had been the custom, at the end of an International President’s year, for his Multiple District to present him with the keys of a new car. International President Lloyd Morgan had always made it very clear that he did not want a gift.
While driving to the Multiple District Convention in Dunedin, PCC Chairman David Gault suggested to Alex Grieve and PDG John Armstrong that a Charitable Trust in Lloyd’s name would more appropriate.
The two Lions who convened the fund raising efforts were PDG John Armstrong (North Island) and PDG Ray Carter (South Island). Clubs donated the initial capital of over $36,000 and the Trust was duly presented to Lloyd Morgan by Council Chairman (1980-1981) Pat Ryan at the final plenary session of the International Convention in Chicago in 1980.
There are a number of ways you can support your Trust, by personal contribution, through Club contribution, by obtaining Benefactor Support or by remembrance contributions to honour former Club members now deceased. Clubs donating a minimum of $10 per member are awarded Club Patches/Year Tabs in recognition of their support of the Trust.
Categories of Honours
This is the highest honour and is available to all Lions and member of their families and, at the discretion of the Trustees, such other persons whose contributions to Lions deserves special recognition. Framed Certificate & Lapel Pin.
Donation $600
Honoured
Honoured recognition is available for award to Lions and to other members of the community, to include posthumous award, to recognise outstanding service to Lions or the community at large. Framed Certificate & Lapel Pin.
Benefactor recognition is available to any organisation, family or individual that has supported the principals, ideals and objectives of the Lloyd Morgan Trust. A Framed Certificate is issued.
Company Benefactor donation $600
Club wishing to recognise an individual, family or company - donation $300
Friend of the Trust
Available to all Lions and partners or those who wish to show their belief in the value of the Trust. Lapel pin is issued.
The Honour Roll is available on this website and also displayed at District and Multiple District Conventions. The roll is open to all those who have been Lions, Lionesses or members of their families. The Roll of Honour perpetuates the memory of those who gave so much of themselves to their Club and the welfare of others. When requested a framed certificate is presented.
Contributions for entry to the Honour Roll are left to the Clubs discretion but should be of an amount that will reflect the deceased members value and contribution to his or her Club.
Request to Make a Donation
If you would like to make a donation, please complete the below form and we'll be in touch with further details.
Club Required
District Required
I would like to make the following donation: Required ** NoneLife - $600Honoured - $300Benefactor - $300-$600Friend of the Trust - $100Honour Roll
The Board meets twice per year, in February and August.
Day two of the August meeting is the Trust AGM.
All Lions and visitors are welcome but please advise our Trust Chairman of your intention to attend (email kenderkb(at)xtra.co.nz)
10/11 August 2019
8/9 August 2020
District Trustees
202D PCC Joyce Raven
202E Paul O'Connor
202F PCC Graeme Wilson
202J PCC Graham Edge
202K Peter Burch
202L Peter Knox
202M Richard Maddren
THE OPERATION OF THE TRUST
Donations to our Trust go to building our Capital Fund. The Capital Fund cannot be touched so it grows each year. Already our Capital Fund exceeds $4 million. The larger we can grow our Capital Fund the greater the income available for Lions Clubs projects.
Income fund
Income generated from our Capital Fund is available for clubs to use to assist with funding projects by way of grants or loans.
Managed fund
Where Lions Clubs have funds set aside for charitable purposes in an incorporated entity that has been registered under the Charities Act, the Trust is prepared to provide banking and investment services in respect of such funds. It is important to note that there will be no intermingling of the funds of such a trust with the assets of the LMLCCT. Simply stated, the LMLCCT would act as banker managing the funds on instructions from the entity that established the fund in the first place.
If any Lions Club wishes to make application for the management of such fund, the Club should in the first instance request the prescribed application form from the LMLCCT Treasurer.
Special Trusts
These are monies that have been raised for a specific charitable purpose and are kept separate from the LMLCCT’s main Capital Fund. The ownership of these funds is vested in the LMLCCT. This is by way of a formal legal vesting agreement with the Special Trust which includes details of the fund. Where a request is made for use of any of these funds the application is considered by Trustees of The Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust (LMLCCT) in the same way as they would when dealing with Grant or Loan Applications from our general Income Fund. In some cases both the capital and interest of the Special Trust fund is able to be disbursed to meet such requests while there are some instances where only the income is available.
The investment of these Special Trusts is undertaken by the Finance & Investment Committee of the LMLCCT.
Lions Clubs contemplating the use of this service should, in the first instance, discuss their intentions with the LMLCCT Legal Counsel
LMLCCT has a policy of offering these services without cost to itself. That being so, it would charge a fee equivalent to 8% of the income derived from the invested money or such additional amount to cover the cost of providing the service.
If the purposes and objects for which the funds were raised by such a registered trust have been satisfied or if the objects of that trust fail for any reason, then subject to agreement between the parties or in pursuance of any Court order, the surplus funds of that trust can be transferred into the Capital Fund of the LMLCCT.
Applications by clubs for grants or loans must be made on the approved Trust Application Form which is available from all District Trustees.
Clubs must demonstrate commitment to their project by careful financial planning and be able to show why a loan or grant is necessary to complete their project.
The Trust has charitable status under all Tax Acts. A receipt is issues for all donations upon request.
Application forms for grants or loans, or to deposit special funds, are available from your trustees on request.
All Grants and Loans Applications MUST be forwarded to your District Trustee who will pass on the same to the appropriate committee of the Trust Board.
Individuals can claim a tax credit (formerly a rebate) of 1/3rd of qualifying cash donations they make to LMLCCT, up to the level of their taxable income.
Companies can claim a deduction for cash donations they make to LMLCCT, up to the level of their net income (previously the maximum a company could deduct was 5% of its net income).
Note: If you are claiming a donation tax credit you must have a receipt from the Trust Treasurer.
Publications/Downloads
Download: A Guide to the Trust
Annual Accounts 2019.pdf 801.18 KB
Grants and Loans Register
Grants Register 1981 to 2019.pdf 412.13 KB
Grants Loans Register 1991 to 2015.pdf 70.75 KB
MEMO June 2019.pdf 4,096.29 KB
MEMO March 2018.pdf 4,948.68 KB
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Michiko Gupta
Senior Digital Strategist
How to Game the Facebook Algorithm
By sticking to just one golden rule
Facebook started the year of 2018 by announcing a major algorithm change in their history: reducing news and brand posts and highlighting more posts from friends and family. This news took many of us who rely on Facebook pages by surprise and left us scrambling to figure out the best strategy to mitigate the impact.
“It's a simple formula: play nicely in the Facebook sandbox–stay on top of Facebook’s feature updates.”
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Of course, before we delve into the matter of Facebook’s recent algorithm change, let’s address the elephant in the room. Many marketers may be feeling a little squeamish about using Facebook given the recent firestorm of security and privacy controversies. However, the reality is that for many organizations, the platform remains a critical tool in efficiently getting content and messages out to a wide audience.
Now, regarding Facebook’s announcement of the major algorithm change–Do we all need to panic and toss out our current content plan, or ask for a budget increase to boost every Facebook post?
Many of the articles that talk about this algorithm change seem to emphasize having “authentic” and “shareable” content. But those of us who work in the higher education or non-profit space already feel that we are doing that—we always have a great story to tell. So while we all wish we had a secret ingredient to create such content, there is one simple rule that we should all keep in mind while we maneuver through the ever-changing Facebook algorithm:
Play nicely in the Facebook sandbox—stay on top of Facebook’s feature updates and experiment to keep a healthy organic reach.
It’s a pretty simple formula, but not something that a lot of us follow as we tend to revert to our favorite content type, which is sharing a new link. But it’s important to keep an eye out for Facebook’s product rollout and make sure it fits into your content plan.
So what does this exactly mean? Do you remember when Facebook released their native video feature to compete with YouTube in 2015? How about their Facebook Live release? 360 Camera?
Any time Facebook launches a product, they give out a tremendous amount of organic reach. At the end of the day, Facebook also has a business to run. They are competing with YouTube and Snapchat and need their products to be successful.
So what’s currently on top of their mind (after making the platform a more secure space, of course)? Here are some features that we are tracking:
1. Facebook Live
Facebook Live seemingly does not command as much love from Facebook as it did last year, but they still think that it brings strong engagement––6x more than regular videos to be precise––and more engagement means more reach.
Facebook Stories is a feature that works almost identical to Instagram’s Stories feature (and now you can cross-post from Instagram Stories to Facebook Stories), allowing you to tell short, real-time updates. Generation Z is used to consuming information this way thanks to Snapchat. Since Stories are prominently highlighted above the news feed, the feature lets your content immediately cut through the clutter. It’s also a feature that is not widely used (yet) among Pages. We feel that it’s a be-where-no-one-else-is opportunity.
Events is not a new feature but it’s an ever-evolving one, and it is one of the very few features that will show up in people’s notification section. You want to make sure that the event you are creating has a physical address, as it will only show up in the notification section based on the user’s proximity to the event. The Notifications feed is prime real estate to have your page content show up, so we suggest taking advantage of this feature for relevant events.
Although these tools won’t compete with paid content in reaching new audiences, they are excellent solutions to stay visible to your current followers.
Has your institution’s Facebook page experienced a decline in organic reach? What are some of the things you have been trying to adapt to their change? Let me know at mgupta@lipmanhearne.com.
Categories: Civic Good, Education, Membership Organizations Tags: Colleges, Communications, Digital, Education, Facebook, Higher Education, Institution, Lipman Hearne, Marketing, Multichannel Communications, Nonprofit, Social Media, Strategy, Universities
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Pixowl case study
Headquartered in San Francisco, with development studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pixowl, Inc. is a leading mobile game company with games like The Sandbox, Garfield: Survival of the Fattest, and Grub. Pixowl’s secret sauce is the skillful blend of exciting gameplay, comic book art, and character-driven storylines that appeal to anyone who appreciates cartoons with entertaining play.
Sébastien Borget, COO and co-founder at Pixowl, believes the challenge for indie game developers is not only to get a...
Sébastien Borget, COO and co-founder at Pixowl, believes the challenge for indie game developers is not only to get a lot of players at the launch of their game but mainly to retain them and keep them engaged.
The Sandbox app
Since launching their top 2D world-builder pixel game “The Sandbox” on iOS and Android, the Pixowl team has been continuously leveraging the power of community management as their main growth strategy and have now built a community of over 650,000 fans on Facebook, promoted dozens of creativity contests in their game which generated over 1.5 million user-created worlds, and over 500,000 player videos shared.
Engagement tools
Pixowl relied on Leanplum to share messages when the time was right – by queueing up push notifications by timezone. And this worked great. But for Pixowl, sending at a specific time of day still wasn’t enough because everyone has different personal habits – do they like using The Sandbox before school, during their lunch break, or on the commute home?
To engage customers, he put in place several tools to communicate with the players of The Sandbox, and Targeted Push...
To engage customers, he put in place several tools to communicate with the players of The Sandbox, and Targeted Push Notifications is one of the primary ones – used for announcing new updates, in-game promotions, new contests, and special events.
Pixowl was an early-adopter of Leanplum to support the game backend of The Sandbox and run their Push Notifications delivery service with precise analytics. They ran tests to optimize the performance of one of their weekly push messages, the “Mana Day” promotion.
Pixowl’s team designed an A/B Test to compare the new “Optimal Time” push delivery mechanism against a control group of customers who would receive the Push Notification at the regular time messages had been sent. Behind the scenes, Optimal Time uses an algorithm that looks at each user’s individual history of using the app and predicts the best time to send a notification to boost engagement.
Pixowl’s team saw that their players were much more engaged with Optimal Time.
In fact, the company saw that Optimal Time push delivered substantially better results:
+16% average increases in opens
+2% average revenue per purchase
+17% revenue for users in the Optimal Time group
Pixowl is now deploying this more customized way of reaching out to their users for their promotions and contests. With Leanplum, Pixowl game players can worry less about annoying notifications popping up at inopportune moments, and engage with games and promotions at the best time.
Why Pixowl trusts Leanplum
“We’ve been using Leanplum for a long time to gather better intelligence on how to maximize engagement and fun for our players. Leanplum has delivered constant improvements and new features that help us boost revenues without taking away from great player experiences.” — Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO at Pixowl
How Pixowl lifted app retention by 47%
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A A B C D E G I J L M P R U V W View all
Android Push Notifications
App Analytics
App Conversions
App Engagement
App Experience
App Inbox
App Personalization
App User Segmentation
App UX
A/B Testing A/B Testing Android Push Notifications App Analytics App Conversions App Engagement App Experience App Inbox App Monetization App Personalization App User Segmentation App UX
What Is A/B Testing?
A/B testing is a type of test in which users are separated into groups (variants) and each group is served a different content experience. The control group is served the default experience while the variant is served the alternate experience. The variant is then compared against the control with metrics/goals to establish the winner.
How Does Mobile A/B Testing Work?
Mobile A/B testing can either test a single variable, for example the position of a CTA button, or multiple variables at the same time. The latter is known as multivariate testing. Marketers should be cautious when testing multiple variables because these tests take longer to reach statistically significant conclusions.
A/B testing can be used not only to improve customer conversion and retention rates, but also to ensure that any changes made to an app have not made it worse. Mobile A/B testing can be used to test both in-app and external variables, from buttons and images to emails and push notifications.
Campaigns are set up so that two different audiences are served different versions of these variables at the same time for a specific time period. Using an intuitive A/B testing dashboard, marketers can see the most significant results at a glance. The group that achieves the most goals will determine what changes will be made to the app in the future.
For a successful mobile A/B testing campaign, marketers should consider:
Testing everything, from message campaigns to user interfaces. Leanplum’s solution allows for comprehensive testing without code changes.
Using multiple variables. There are no limits to how many different variants of a variable you can try, so marketers should try many different scenarios to gain sufficient user data.
Segmentation and targeting. For each campaign, marketers should define specific audience groups based on events or behaviors.
Tracking metrics. Analytics are the most valuable part of an A/B testing campaign. Leanplum makes analytics easy by surfacing the most significant changes, like a 47 percent hike in average daily user revenue, in the dashboard.
What Does Mobile A/B Testing Mean for Marketers?
Mobile A/B testing means that marketers can make changes to their apps and campaigns with confidence. Update your app without fear of losing customers to poor user experiences. Even the most superficial of changes can make a huge difference to ROI.
In a broad sense, marketers benefit from a deeper knowledge of their customers and their behaviors. Leanplum’s testing system can track a huge variety of in-app and external variables, helping to create optimized, relevant campaigns.
For more information, read our 6 Minute Guide to Mobile A/B Testing.
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A file photo of the BSE. Singapore Exchange Ltd and Deutsche Boerse AG currently hold 4.9% each in BSE Ltd. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint
Union budget 2016-17: Single foreign investor can hold upto 15% in stock exchanges
2 min read . Updated: 29 Feb 2016, 10:19 PM IST Jayshree P. Upadhyay
Investment limit for foreign entities enhanced from the current cap of 5%, aimed at spurring adoption of best-in-class technology and global market practices
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Mumbai: The government has allowed an individual foreign investor to hold up to 15% in an exchange, up from the current 5%, according to changes announced as part of the Union budget.
“Investment limit for foreign entities in Indian stock exchanges will be enhanced from 5% to 15% on par with domestic institutions. This will enhance global competitiveness of Indian stock exchanges and accelerate adoption of best-in-class technology and global market practices," the budget documents read.
According to Prithvi Haldea, managing director, Prime Database, a primary market tracker, 15% is a considerable stake for a foreign investor to be strategically invested in an exchange.
“The current threshold of 5% was allowing the foreign shareholder to be just a trading investor without any strategic alliance and without a say in the operations and development of the exchange. In my view, any investor who wants to be invested strategically in an exchange should be allowed to hold even higher stake, say at 26%," said Haldea.
“This is expected to improve the functioning of Indian stock exchanges and bring them on par with the best exchanges in the world. This will also help attract more investments in India by creating stronger links with the best foreign exchanges," said Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE.
“NSE has always aligned with the Govt policies. In any case, the exchange is always for implementation of global best practices and technology. We will evaluate accordingly, whenever such proposals come," said an NSE spokesperson.
The proposal was first mooted by capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in 2012, but was turned down by the Bimal Jalan committee set up for amendments to Stock Exchange and Clearing Corporations (SECC) regulations.
In June 2014, Sebi once again proposed this to the ministry, arguing that the exchange space is now mature enough to handle higher participation from a single foreign investor.
In November last year, the finance ministry wrote to the market watchdog for its feedback on allowing an individual foreign shareholder to hold up to 15% in an exchange. As per an Economic Times report on 31 December, Sebi informed the ministry that there were no regulatory concerns on allowing a single foreign investor to have a higher stake in stock exchanges.
The change in rules may pave the way for foreign exchanges to increase their stake in Indian counterparts.
Singapore Exchange Ltd and Deutsche Boerse AG currently hold 4.9% each in BSE Ltd. In the NSE, the top foreign shareholders include Gagil FDI Ltd (Cyprus), GS Strategic Investments Ltd, SAIF II SE Investments Mauritius Ltd and Aranda Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd. They hold 5% each.
Mint reported on 26 February that the Sebi board on 12 March will take up for discussion the proposal to increase foreign shareholding in stock exchanges. With the government giving the proposal a nod, Sebi will likely finalize guidelines for the same at its board meeting.
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Pumpkin Seeds & Testosterone
By Brian Willett
Brian Willett
Brian Willett began writing in 2005. He has been published in the "Buffalo News," the "Daytona Times" and "Natural Muscle Magazine." Willett also writes for Bloginity.com and Bodybuilding.com. He is an American Council on Exercise-certified personal trainer and earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of North Carolina.
Pumpkin seeds may not be as common as sesame seeds and sunflower seeds, but if you're trying to increase your testosterone levels, it may be worth your while to track them down. Pumpkin seeds are rich in unsaturated fat and provide a number of nutrients that may help enhance your testosterone levels. Despite the potential benefits, you should not use pumpkin seeds to address any medical conditions.
A large pile of pumpkin seeds.
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Among the nutrients pumpkin seeds provide is magnesium. This mineral helps to regulate levels of a number of other nutrients in your body and supports the action of enzymes. Additionally, research published in the April 2011 edition of "Biological Trace Element Research" indicates that magnesium can promote increased testosterone levels.
Pumpkin sees contain leucine, an amino acid that can help promote fat oxidation and endurance, so it's a popular sports nutrition supplement. Strength-training athletes may find it particularly beneficial, as June 1997 research from "The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness" indicates that consumption of leucine can support increased levels of testosterone.
Pumpkin seeds are similar to sesame and sunflower seeds in that they are rich in fat. Each 1-oz. serving of pumpkin seeds provides about 14 g of fat, which can be detrimental for a low-fat diet but beneficial for boosting testosterone. A study from the December 1996 issue of "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" found that increased fat intake promoted increased testosterone levels.
Pumpkin seeds are low in fiber, with each 1-oz. serving containing less than 2 g. While dietary fiber is beneficial for overall health, research published in the December 1996 edition of "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" found that reductions in fiber intake promoted increased testosterone levels.
USDA National Nutrient Database: Seeds, Pumpkin and Squash Seed Kernels, Dried
University of Maryland Medical Center; Magnesium; June 2009
"Biological Trace Element Research"; Effects of Magnesium Supplementation on Testosterone Levels of Athletes and Sedentary Subjects at Rest and After Exhaustion; V. Cinar et al.; April 2011
"The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness"; Leucine Supplementation and Serum Amino Acids, Testosterone, Cortisol and Growth Hormone in Male Power Athletes During Training; A. Mero et al.; June 1997
"The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition"; Effects of Dietary Fat and Fiber on Plasma and Urine Androgens and Estrogens in Men: A Controlled Feeding Study; J.F. Dorgan et al.; December 1996
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Festival and Events
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Top picks: festivals of light from around the world
by Supriya Sehgal (Lonely Planet Author) Feb 2016
Taiwan’s Lantern Festival (also known as the Yuan Xiao Festival) has become an annual feature on the country’s cultural calendar
Image courtesy: Flickr/Alias 0591/CC BY 2.0
Standing feet astride on the railway line in the village of Pingxi in Taiwan, I was nothing short of transfixed. Craning my neck to follow the massive red lantern floating up in the air with my personalized message to the Taiwanese Gods, I had forgotten all about the awkward pose for a good ten minutes. The lantern finally transformed into a black dot that I could only trace with a squint.
“Grant me a pot of gold,’ I had scribbled inartistically with a paint brush. Of course, the pantheon of divinity didn’t lead me to any treasures in 2015, but certainly offered me a glimpse of one of the most heartwarming festivals across the seas.
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Taiwan’s Lantern Festival (also known as the Yuan Xiao Festival) has become an annual feature on the country’s cultural calendar. This year, the festival venue will be the city of Taoyuan, between 22 Feb and 6 March, 2016. Though major cities and venues offer the vibrant atmosphere and sprawling fairgrounds, it is the unassuming tradition of launching lanterns in the Pingxi skies that is more memorable.
Lights and lanterns are not experienced in the South East Asian countries alone. There are other festivals of light that illuminate cities around the world. Here are some of our top picks.
Full Moon Lantern Festival, Hoi An
A UNESCO world heritage site, Hoi An is not only a window into Vietnam’s rich history, but also the venue to one of the most eclectic light festivals of the world. Since the festival takes place on the 14th day of each lunar month, there is ample opportunity every month to coincide your travels with this. The festival takes place in the Old Town where vehicular traffic is banned. Stand anywhere between the Japanese Covered Bridge and the Cau An Hoi Bridge, which connects Hoi An with An Hoi and take a peek into a magical sea of lanterns over the river.
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Las Fallas, Valencia
Valencia during Las Fallas 2012
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Spain never ceases to astonish and excite the travellers with its list of thrilling festivals. Though Valencia is one of the more sedate places in the country, a five-day festival during 15 March to 19 March, 2016 sets the city ablaze – quite literally. The smell of gunpowder and a misty haze hangs in the air for the entire period as fireworks light up the sky each night. The festival is celebrated as a tribute to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. Over the years it has taken shape of a resounding tourist attraction. The festival reaches a crescendo with the burning of large papier-mache figures (ninots) displayed around the streets of the city.
Vivid Sydney
Sydney Opera House projection, Vivid 2014
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A convergence of musicians, artists, designers and all things creative makes for the harbour festival in Sydney. The Sydney Opera House and places around become the cynosure of all activities and as the daylight melts away, the area is brimming with light installations, grand projections and innovative light sculptures. A brilliant way for people to engage with urban spaces in an ingenious way, Vivid Sydney will return this year between 27 May and 13 June.
Festival of Lights, Berlin
Brandenburg Gate during Berlin's Festival of Lights
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The square at Potsdamer Platz can be deceptive in October – one almost thinks it’s Christmas. Iconic buildings like the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower, the Berlin Cathedral and the Funkturm radio tower are bathed in lights, transforming the city into a resplendent dream-like scene. Walk from Checkpoint Charlie, criss-crossing between perpendicular streets to reach the square. Colourful light projections, interesting patterns on the streets and a feeling of joie de vivre fills the air.
AUTHOR'S BIO: Willingly lost in off the beaten track villages in India, sharing a million cups of tea with strangers and surviving on a healthy dose of anecdotes from locals, fills up at least 200 days of the year for Supriya. Her vagabondish travels have ended up in contribution to more than 20 Lonely Planet Guidebooks. Her experiences on the road end up as features in leading national and international magazines and newspapers. Follow her on @supsonthemove. More on: www.supriyasehgal.com
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Oversized murals at O.C. Fair pay homage to agricultural icons
Cowboy Frank Fitzpatrick is shown representing 5 Bar Beef, one of three large murals featured in the “Bounty of the County” series at the Orange County Fair.
(Photo by Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
By Ben Brazil
Cowboy Frank Fitzpatrick believes it’s important to remind local residents of Orange County’s agricultural roots.
The O.C. Fair is doing just that with three new murals in the “Bounty of the County” exhibition that depicts the people behind some of the area’s enduring farms and ranches.
One image is of Fitzpatrick, owner of the 5 Bar Beef ranch in Trabuco Canyon.
“I’ve seen the mural, and I think it’s amazing,” he said.
The other works are of the Tanaka family, which runs Tanaka Farms in Irvine, and Martin Almanza, manager at Neff Ranch in Yorba Linda and Tustin.
Salinas artist John Cerney, 64, who is known for larger-than-life cut-outs, painted the pieces, which tower over each of the fair’s entrances.
The fair commissioned Cerney about a year ago. Working from photos of his subjects, he crafted the images in his workshop between April and June. The three murals cost $19,750 and are planned to be on display year-round.
The pieces share a common trait with Cerney’s other work: scale.
The Fitzpatrick and Neff pieces stand 14 feet, the Tanaka, 16 feet.
The faces of Glenn Tanaka and his son, Kenny, of Tanaka Farms, greet fairgoers at the main entrance as part of the “Bounty of the County” series of 16-foot murals.
Fitzpatrick runs a booth next to the Millennium Barn. He said fairgoers have flocked to it to learn more about his business, which sells grass-fed beef raised on some of Orange County’s last undeveloped land.
Attending the fair daily is particularly special for Fitzpatrick, who showed cattle, pigs and sheep at the fair in the infancy of his cowboy days. He began raising cattle in 1963.
Family-run Tanaka Farms began operations in 1940. Located on 30 acres in Irvine, the farm, which features strawberries, watermelon and other fruits and vegetables, allows visitors to pick their own produce.
Neff Ranch stands as one of the county’s last vestiges of its orange-growing days. Aside from a 20-acre orchard, the ranch has an avocado farm in Tustin.
The face of Neff Farm manager Martin Almanza greets visitors as part of the Bounty of the County series painted by Salinas artist John Cerney.
Cerney’s work can be found about anywhere — just not in museums. It tends to look better in the light of day, on farms, along highways, on the outskirts of small towns.
Not all of his subjects are agricultural in nature. Last year, he painted a mural of George Harrison for the city of Benton, Ill. to commemorate the first visit of a Beatle — Harrison made a stop there to see his sister in 1963 — to the United States.
On a highway about 70 miles north of Roswell, N.M., Cerney’s painted images of two, 18-foot-tall cowboys arguing can be seen from across the road.
“I like the thought of entertaining people as they drive down the highway,” Cerney said. “People are just driving down the road, and their mind is on whatever; then you see this art out of nowhere. They think, ‘What does it mean? Does it make any sense?’ ”
Salinas artist John Cerney works on a mural of Frank Fitzpatrick for the Orange County Fair.
(Courtesy of John Cerney)
Cerney’s style developed over the years. At first, he would ask farmers if he could paint large murals on their barns — for free.
“Eventually, I realized I could just do them in a field,” Cerney said. “But then I knew that I needed them to be bigger so people could notice them while driving fast down the highway.”
Cerney doesn’t just do commissioned work. He donates murals a few times a year. He estimates that he’s completed and installed more than 300 cut-out pieces nationwide.
He tries to keep track of his work, though it’s not easy. Cerney estimates there’s probably about 100 pieces still standing.
“Most of the time, they die a slow death — 12 to 15 years,” Cerney said.
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The recently created Fairview Developmental Center ad hoc committee will present its vision to provide integrated veteran and permanent supportive housing for people of all income levels on the 114-acre, state-owned property at 2501 Harbor Blvd.
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A number of notable names gathered for a ceremony in honor of Sue Graham, who has been with the Macy’s for 47 years.
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The city of Newport Beach and the Channel Reef Community Assn. are partnering on a precision hydraulic dredging project that will suck 5,000 cubic yards of sand out of the clogged Channel Reef marina through a hose and deposit it on the public pocket beaches just to the south.
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Christa Johnson, an assistant city manager in Laguna Beach since 2011, has been hired as the next city manager of Del Mar in San Diego County. Her first day on the job will be Feb. 12.
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H.B. council to consider prohibiting items that could be used as weapons from rallies and demonstrations
Proposed amendment to a municipal code ordinance prohibits weapons and items that could be used as weapons at pubic events and expand its applications to protests, rallies and pubic assemblies.
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“We’ll gradually transition from the Huntington Beach facility this year and move entirely to Long Beach,” Rocket Lab spokeswoman Morgan Bailey said. The existing facility at 14520 Delta Lane employs about 100 people.
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Solicitors not capped by pledge to honour original costs budget
By John Hyde2019-08-13T09:52:00+01:00
Solicitors were not bound to a lower costs figure by a partner’s email to clients promising to ‘honour’ a costs budget, the High Court has ruled.
Claimants in Blyth & Anor v Nelsons Solicitors Ltd had sought to cap the fees owed by them to the Midlands firm for work in a contentious probate dispute, but Mr Justice Stewart, sitting in the Queen’s Bench Division, rejected their appeal and said there was no binding agreement to limit costs.
The parties had agreed a conditional fee agreement in November 2013, which estimated costs of a contested trial to be around £150,000 plus VAT, disbursements and expenses.
The appeal, as well as Master Whalan’s original decision, referred in part to a meeting from June 2014 between the claimants and Nelsons partner Jonathan Roberts, during which they maintained an agreement was reached to cap their costs liability to the sums set out in the budget. The court also heard that Roberts had emailed the claimants saying he would ‘honour’ the original budget. After the probate litigation settled at mediation in March 2015, the firm served the claimants an invoice for £400,000 in costs.
The Master said the claimants had showed a 'fundamental confusion' as to the terms of the alleged funding agreement. They were thus unable to explain accurately or consistently the meaning of 'original budget', flitting between it referring to the estimate cited in the CFA between the parties and the sums set out in a Precedent H form of May 2014.
The Master also concluded that no binding, enforceable contract was concluded orally in June 2014.
Mr Justice Stewart upheld the Master's judgment. As to the word 'honour', Stewart J said in the appeal, this was 'capable of bearing the meaning that the original budget would not be exceeded by fulfilling a previous agreement'.
'It is, however, also capable of the meaning that, apart from the revisions necessary because of the possible increase in trial length, the Precedent H would be respected in the sense that, as the Master said: "the solicitors intended to work within a budget they expected to be adequate".'
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An October Surprise #tcot
An October Surprise
by Phyllis Schlafly | October 24, 2012
Political pundits have been warning about an October Surprise that could affect the outcome of the presidential election. But this year’s October Surprise may have been the 9/11 murder of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens plus three other Americans, and President Obama’s deceitful, cowardly response.
The fallout is the collapse of the false narrative that the assassination of Bin Laden brought finality to Muslim threats, the proof of the failure of President Obama’s Middle East policy, and the coverup. A coverup is a bad act or false statement followed by an effort to conceal or mislead public knowledge.
Obama got away with his war on Libya without congressional approval because no Americans were killed. Now four Americans have been killed.
The 9/11 attack in Benghazi, Libya was a preplanned, calculated, organized, military-style assault on U.S. territory and personnel. But the Obama Administration persisted for two weeks in spinning the fairy tale that it was just the spontaneous outburst of a mob angry about an anti-Muslim video.
On Sept. 16, the Obama Administration sent UN Ambassador Susan Rice onto five Sunday TV programs to redundantly present the party line that the torching of the consulate and murder of the U.S. Ambassador were merely an angry mob reaction to an anti-Islam video made in the U.S. Rice called the event “spontaneous, not a premeditated response” that seemed “to have been hijacked” by “extremists who came with heavier weapons.”
White House spokesman Jay Carney insisted on Sept. 14 that the attack was all about an anti-Muslim video, saying, “We have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack.” He spent eight days denying the obvious before he admitted that the label of terrorism was “self-evident.”
When Obama spoke to the United Nations on Sept. 25, he announced “the vision we will support.” Expressing “outrage” at the anti-Islam video (which he mentioned six times), but not at the terrorists or violent enemies of the United States, Obama proclaimed that “the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.”
In an emotional pitch to the UN, Obama announced that it’s the world’s duty to condemn the video. Obama and Administration spokesmen almost sounded like they were empathizing with the rioters, and that it must be our fault for allowing a video to be shown that hurt the rioter’s feelings.
Mitt Romney challenged Obama on the Libyan attack in the second presidential debate on Oct. 16. Obama responded by claiming he had called it a “terror” event the day after it happened, after which moderator Candy Crowley showed her bias by immediately backing up his statement.
Fact checkers emphatically pointed out Obama had made a vague reference to unspecified “acts of terror” in his Sept. 12 Rose Garden remarks, but he absolutely did not apply the “T” word to the fatal Benghazi attack. It took Obama two weeks to admit that we had suffered another deliberate enemy attack, meanwhile whining that suggestions that he would “mislead is offensive.”
Obama spent more time discussing the evils of the video than castigating any particular violent attack from the Muslim world. He said Ambassador Stevens was “killed” in Benghazi without mentioning who murdered him, much less labeling them as terrorists.
Obama is deeply committed to the myth of a liberating “Arab Spring” and “the forces of change” to bring about democracy in the Middle East. He seems oblivious to the reality of how his policy of dislodging dictators friendly to the United States, such as in Egypt and Libya, has resulted in rule by Islamist forces who attack and kill Americans.
The evidence is overwhelming that Ambassador Stevens and his tiny security staff had made repeated requests to the Obama Administration for enhanced security and more security staff. Fox News reported 230 prior security incidents in Libya.
Assistant Secretary of State Charlene Lamb, who was in charge of diplomatic security, testified on Oct. 10 that she had placed “the correct number of assets in Benghazi at the time of 9/11 for what had been agreed upon.” That doesn’t square with the denials of repeated requests for enhanced security measures and staff.
Obama revealed his messianic self-importance in this interview given on New Hampshire Public Radio on Nov. 21, 2007: “The day I’m inaugurated, not only the country looks at itself differently, but the world looks at America differently…. If I’m reaching out to the Muslim world, they understand that I’ve lived in a Muslim country, and I may be a Christian, but I also understand their point of view.”
We hope congressional investigations will keep digging. We still want to know, what did Obama and other Administration officials know and when did they know it.
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iPhone 8 vs Sony Xperia XZ3 and its magnificent display: Who wins?
Sony Xperia XZ3 vs iPhone 8
Sony and Apple go head-to-head with their high-end smartphones in our Xperia XZ3 vs iPhone 8 comparison review
by Martyn Casserly | 07 Sep 18
4.7in
IPS True Tone display
A11 Bionic six-core CPU
64/256GB storage
Main camera: 12Mp
f/1.8 with OIS
Selfie camera: 7Mp
802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi
NFC (for Apple Pay)
Wireless charging (works with Qi chargers)
67x138x7.3mm
IP67 water resistance
Should I buy the Apple iPhone 8?
With both devices currently selling for around the same price, it's hard not to hanker after the modern, curvy Xperia XZ3. The display is a huge differentiator, with lush colours and pin-sharp rendering.
iPhone fans will find much to enjoy with the 8, but a year after release it does seem dated when compared to the Sony. Reliable? Yes. Solid performer? Yes. Exciting? Well… not quite. Of course, there's always the iPhone X to remedy that.
Apple iPhone 8 full review
Sony has always been a brand known for high-quality products. With the announcement of its 2018 smartphone lineup, the new Xperia XZ3 will be expected to pit this fine heritage against the all-conquering iPhone 8.
We compare the two to see which one is worth (quite a lot of) your hard-earned money.
The Xperia XZ3 was announced at the IFA 2018 show in September but won't be available until 5 October in the UK, with the US date not yet confirmed.
It will come in a solitary 64GB version, which can be expanded up to 512GB through its microSD slot. Prices are set at £699, while the US model is expected to be around $799.
You can pre-order the Xperia XZ3 directly from the Sony website, and should start to see deals appearing on the usual mobile carriers in the weeks ahead.
The iPhone 8 made its debut in September 2017, and is sure to be superseded by the incoming 2018 release that Apple is set to announce at its upcoming event.
As is traditional with the iPhone catalogue, this should mean a price reduction for the iPhone 8 once the newer model is available.
For the time being, Apple sells the model in two variants:
64GB SIM free costs £699
256GB SIM free costs £849
But you should keep an eye on our Best iPhone 8 deals page for any reduced offers that appear.
With the iPhone 8 design barely changing since the arrival of the iPhone 6, it cuts a very familiar cloth in terms of aesthetics and construction.
The 4.7in display is now small by modern standards, and the prominent bezels at the top and bottom also give away its ageing origins. That being said, it's comfortable to hold in the hand and lightweight, and the Home button still includes a fingerprint sensor, which we like.
One real change is the glass back, which was introduced to allow wireless charging for the first time on an iPhone, but you'll need to purchase said charger as one isn't included in the box.
Read our Best iPhone wireless chargers roundup to see which are the current favourites.
Sony has been upgrading its designs in recent years, and the result is a device that shares many of the features we've seen on the likes of HTC and Samsung handsets.
The tall display adopts the now almost obligatory 18:9 aspect ratio, with the 6in panel curving at the edges to eliminate the bezels. Top and bottom ones do exist, but only as slim strips, and the fingerprint sensor is housed on the rear to allow the almost edge-to-edge display.
Obviously it's bigger than the iPhone 8, but the gently tapered sides and curved glass back belie its physical size.
iPhone 8: 138.4mm x 67.3mm x 7.3mm; 148g
Sony Xperia XZ3: 158 x 73 x 9.9mm; 193g
Apple offer the iPhone 8 in Silver, Gold, Space Grey, and the special (Product) Red liveries. Sony also comes in four flavours: Black, White Silver, Forest Green and Bordeaux Red.
iPhone 8 in pictures
Sony Xperia XZ3 in pictures
Specs and Features
Perhaps the main selling point of the Xperia XZ3 is its acronym endowed 6in OLED QHD+ HDR display. This utilises Sony's Bravia technology that previously appeared in the company's TV range.
In a recent review, our sister site TechAdvisor had this to say of the panel:
"In our hands-on time with the phone it was incredibly impressive, outshining an iPhone X for colour and clarity on video playback. Not only does the XZ3 benefit from OLED, it automatically upscales standard definition content closer to HD, with noticeably excellent results."
Not too shabby, then.
The bezels that adorn the top and bottom of the display also house twin forward-facing speakers, which again impressed in early tests.
Internally Sony has equipped the XZ3 with the current premium Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip and 4GB of RAM, so performance should also be top-notch.
While the iPhone 8 might lack the bells and whistles of the XZ3, its has proven itself to be a very capable and reliable device. Apple's A11 Bionic chip is the same one you'll find in the iPhone X, and although it has only half the amount of RAM as the Sony device, Apple works wonders to get consistently fast performance from the handset.
The XZ3 sports the same main camera as the XZ2, which wasn't a world beater even though it can record 4K video. Software tweaks could improve this, but the iPhone 8 has a tried and tested shooter that is always ready to go and produces excellent results.
Both units feature water and dust resistance, plus wireless charging.
iPhone 8 specs
A11 Bionic processor with 64-bit architecture
64GB or 256GB storage
4.7in Retina HD LCD screen, 1334 x 750 at 326ppi, True Tone, 3D Touch
12Mp rear-facing camera, f/1.8, 4K video recording at up to 60 fps
7Mp front-facing camera, f/2.2
802.11ac Wi‑Fi
Fingerprint scanner (in Home button)
IP67-rated water-resistant
138.4mm x 67.3mm x 7.3mm; 148g
Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs
6.0In OLED QHD+ HDR
64GB storage, microSD up to 512GB
19Mp f/2.0 main camera, 4K HDR recording
13Mp f/1.9 front camera
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Nano-SIM (single or dual)
3300mAh battery
158 x 73 x 9.9mm
Many people will opt for the smartphone that supports the operating system they already know, so this makes software a straightforward choice. If you want the latest version of Android, albeit with a Sony flavour, then Xperia XZ3 arrives with 9.0 Pie as standard.
iOS fans will of course prefer the Apple device, which will receive the expected iOS 12 update when it's released in September.
Both are mature, highly-polished platforms that share many of the same apps and ways of doing things. Android gives its users more freedom to customise their device - changing default apps, loading new interfaces, and using widgets on screen rather than having to load apps - while iOS is a tailored suit that has a particular focus on stability, security and simplicity.
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A garnishment is a proceeding against a third party ("the garnishee"). The garnishee has money or other property belonging to the judgment debtor-defendant. Garnishment is the term of the legal process by which the garnishee pays into court the money, or property, that the garnishee owes to the judgment debtor.
Glossary of important Garnishment terms
Collateral - Property that guarantees payment of a secured debt.
Default - A failure to perform a legal duty.
Garnishee - A person or business entity, such as a corporation or bank which holds or owe monies or property to the judgment debtor.
Garnishment - A court-ordered process that takes property from a person to satisfy a debt.
Judgment Debtor - A person or entity (such as a bank) that owes money.
Plaintiff - In a garnishment action, the plaintiff is the judgment creditor who is seeking to collect a judgment wherein the judgment debtor owes money to the judgment creditor.
A garnishment is a proceeding against a third party ("the garnishee"). The garnishee has money or other property belonging to the judgment debtor-defendant. Garnishment is the term of the legal process by which the garnishee pays into court the money, or property, that the garnishee owes to the judgment debtor. (NOTE: Garnishments may be filed only after a judgment has been obtained against the debtor.)
The Magistrate Court has jurisdiction to handle garnishments where the value judgment is $15,000 or less.
Is appropriate in the county where the garnishee (employer or bank) is located.
Filing Fee
The filing fee is $60 for one defendant and $8 for each additional defendant per case. The Marshal charges $13 to serve one defendant and $6 for each additional service. Business checks should be made payable to Magistrate Court.
Procedures for Filing a Garnishment
The Clerk of Magistrate Court provides forms required for filing and serving of Continuing Garnishment (PDF) or Regular Garnishment (PDF). An applicant may appear in person in the office of the office of Magistrate Court at the Central location (185 Central Ave. SW, Suite TG-100, Atlanta, GA 30303).
In order to file a garnishment in the Magistrate Court of Fulton County, you must have a certified copy of the judgment upon which you are filing.
Confirm the service address is in Fulton County. Plaintiff(s) must confirm the address for service is in Fulton County. The Marshal's Department will not issue a refund of a service fee if the Marshal's Department determines the address for service is in Fulton County. Below are websites that may be used to confirm an address is in Fulton County. The Marshal's Department assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided by these websites.
USPS https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
Fulton County Tax Assessor https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/
A business which has been served with a garnishment affidavit has thirty (30) days to file an answer. If an answer is not filed within thirty (30) days, the garnishee (employer or bank) will be in default. All answers must be received in our office by 5 p.m. on the 30th day after service. For instructions on how to answer a garnishment, please refer to the Instructions in the appropriate Garnishment Packet.
If an answer is not filed within 30 days, the garnishee is in default and the plaintiff may file a default (PDF) against the garnishee (employer or bank).
Magistrate Courts Free Forms Generator
This program is provided free by the Council of Magistrate Court Judges for the p ublic to use and print forms. The program guides the user by questions and providing background information and definitions. At the end, the user may print off a form to take the Magistrate Court and file. If a county has E filing available, that option will be available at the end of the program. Users may incur a fee for using E filing rather than filing in person.
Are there different types of garnishment?
How do I file a garnishment?
How do I prove service?
How long does a garnishment last?
How long does the garnishee have to file an answer with the court?
What amount can I file a garnishment for?
What are the service (notice) requirements?
What forms do I need?
What happens if the garnishee fails to file an answer?
What is a traverse?
What properties are subject to a garnishment?
Application for Disbursement (PDF)
Change of Address (PDF)
Entry of Appearance (PDF)
Garnishment Marshal Entry of Service (PDF)
Modify Default Judgment (PDF)
Packet for Continuing Garnishment (PDF)
Packet for Regular Garnishment (PDF)
Plaintiffs Certificate of Service on Defendant (PDF)
Request For Continuance (PDF)
Request for Default Against Garnishee
Satisfaction of Judgment (PDF)
Standing Order on Garnishments (PDF)
Summons of Continuing Garnishment (PDF)
Summons of Regular Garnishment (PDF)
Third Party Claim Form (PDF)
If you do not see the form you need, please access additional Magistrate Court forms and procedures from the Council of Magistrate Court Judges.
Dispossessory (Landlord-Tenant)
Post-Judgment Interrogatories
Writs of Fieri Facias (FiFa)
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Licence plates explained - what do all those letters and numbers mean? Featured
Written by Malmesbury Gazette & Herald
Every car on the road has a licence plate - but what's the logic behind what they say? Ryan Hirons explains.
If you've ever looked at a car, you will know what a licence plate is. They exist for each individual car on the road to have a unique identity, allowing information on the car to be pulled up for a huge number of reasons.
To the untrained eye, a licence plate may seem like nothing more than a random combination of characters - but there is in fact logic and reasoning to its format. Looking to learn what the meaning behind a UK plate is? Read on...
How is a licence plate formatted?
Here, we'll be focusing on the licence plate format introduced in 2001. Made up of seven characters split into two sections (except for NI), the UK licence plate is pretty simple. Two letters start the registration, immediately followed by two numbers with a space separating this sequence from the final three characters.
What do the first two letters mean?
Though the two letters at the start of the licence plate may seem a bit like gibberish, there's actually a method to them. These indicate where in the UK a car is first registered. The very first letter indicates the region - for example, Y represents Yorkshire, L represents London and S represents Scotland. Following that, the second letter indicates which DVLA office within the region the registration is made.
What about the numbers?
Up next, the numbers on a licence plate indicate when a car is first registered - with this identifier changing every six months.
Cars registered between March and August use the last two digits of the year itself. For example, a 17 plate car will have first come onto UK roads in that period in 2017. When it comes to new cars registered between September and February, 50 is added to that value preceding it - meaning a car coming onto the roads in that period for 2017/18 would be designated with a 67 plate.
And the final three letters?
So, we've established the first four characters on a licence plate are more than just gibberish, but what about the final three? Well, those are in fact random.
This is to distinguish cars from those registered in the same time period at the same DVLA office and can be any combination of letters from 24 of the alphabet's 26 - with I and Q excluded. Some combinations are also manually prevented from circulation in order to prevent any that may appear as offensive.
Read this article on the Gazette and Herald here...
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Hospital Medical Negligence
Clinical Malpractice
HSE Issues Apology for Negligence Resulting in Woman’s Death
At the High Court, the HSE has issued an apology for negligence at a hospital which resulted in a woman dying of dehydration.
In January 2010, Eileen Brady was referred to the Cavan General Hospital by her GP after she had been diagnosed with a poor fluid intake which was manifesting in mouth ulcers. Eileen was admitted to hospital, but died a day later. It was revealed that her death was due to dehydration, which caused many of her organs to fail.
An investigation was launched into Eileen’s death, and it was reported that the treatment that Eileen had received for her dehydrated stated was ineffective in helping her, as her veins had collapsed due to the chemotherapy treatment that she was undergoing in a Dublin hospital to treat her stomach cancer.
It was also revealed that the death was entirely preventable had Eileen’s medical charts been examined more closely. If senior, more experienced physicians had been consulted as Eileen’s condition deteriorated further and further, or if Cavan General Hospital had leased with the Dublin hospital that was treating Eileen for her cancer, the condition of her veins could have been revealed and her death could have been prevented.
Martin Brady of Crosskeys, County Cavan-Eileen’s son-sought legal counsel and sued the Cavan General Hospital and the Health Service Executive (HSE) on behalf of his entire family. He claimed that Eileen’s death had been avoidable if the above measures were taken, and that Eileen’s death had caused the family mental distress. The HSE admitted liability for Eileen’s death, and a compensation settlement was agreed out of court, subject to the family receiving a public apology.
Ms Justice Mary Irvine oversaw the hearing at the High Court. A representative of the HSE read out a statement in which the hospital and the HSE both apologised for the negligence care which resulted in Eileen’s death, and the subsequent grief and stress that had been suffered by her friends and family.
Responding on behalf of the family, Aidan Brady said he hoped that both Cavan General Hospital and the HSE had learned from “the grave mistakes” made in the care of his mother “and that no other family would have to go through the trauma and distress that we have suffered”.
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Home GCC UAE Abu Dhabi Ahmed Mubarak al-Mazrouei
Ahmed Mubarak al-Mazrouei
05 January 2011 12:00 AM By Meed
A key figure for the Middle East in 2011
Company: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (Adwea)
Position: Chairman
Biography: Ahmed Mubarak al-Mazrouei became chairman of state utility Adwea in December 2010.
He was previously chairman and CEO of Health Authority Abu Dhabi, the body responsible for regulating the emirate’s healthcare sector. Al-Mazrouei took over from Sheikh Diab bin Zayed al-Nahyan as head of Adwea. Sheikh Diab played a central role in the development of private power and water projects in Abu Dhabi.
The most recent is the Shuweihat 3 project, which is expected in reach financial close in 2011. It remains to be seen if Al-Mazrouei, a trained physician, will continue the same privatisation strategies as Sheikh Diab. Al-Mazrouei is also deputy secretary-general of Abu Dhabi’s Executive Council, the emirate’s main decision-making body.
In October 2009, he was appointed as chairman of the board of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, the body regulating the UAE’s nuclear power programme.
Contact: www.adwea.ae/
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The trouble with cheap chargers
Have you ever noticed that your smartphone loses charge over a long car journey, even when you’ve had it plugged in to the cigarette lighter? Or that your phone charges way slower than it should? This happens when you’re using the wrong charger – one that provides too little power to your device.
In this article, we’ll reveal how you can find the right charger for your device, and two more things you can do to ensure that your device charges as quickly as possible.
Let’s explain some terms
An amp is a measure of how much electrical charge is passing through a point in a given time. The higher the number, the faster your device can charge.
Amps are appreviated as ‘A’, while milliamps are ‘mA’. 1A = 1000 mA.
The amount of amps supported by a given device is called its amperage.
Got it? Right, on we go.
Make sure you’re using the right charger
A charger* is a device that re-energises your mobile device’s battery. For simplicity’s sake, at Mobile Fun we use the term to encompass both the charging cable and the charger itself (which sits between the cable and the power source), as these are typically sold as a one piece item.
Chargers usually come with one of three standard connectors – USB-C, Micro USB or Lightning. Other connectors, like Mini USB and Apple 30 Pin, are only seen on older devices.
USB-C is also called USB Type-C. This ovaloid connector can be inserted either way up, and is found on Android and Windows mobile devices made after 2015. You can also find USB-C on some modern Mac and Windows computers.
Micro USB was the most popular connector for non-Apple mobile devices and accessories made between 2008 and 2016. One side is wider than the other, making it look like a squashed semicircle.
Lightning is a connector used by Apple’s mobile devices. It sports prominent gold lines on either side of its slim plug, and it can be inserted either way up.
Mini USB was found on older devices like sat navs, cameras and phones produced before 2008. Its connector is shaped a bit like a trapezoid.
Apple 30 Pin was used for Apple’s mobile devices between 2003 and 2012. Its shape is a thin rectangle, about seven times wider than it is tall.
When you’re buying a charger, it’s important to get the right kind of connector for your device.
Charging Rates
Charge rate of common gadgets
The important thing to realise is that different chargers can charge at very different rates, despite having the same connector. Bigger and more powerful devices will require chargers that operate at a higher amount of milliamps.
For example, an iPhone will require 1.1A, while an iPad will require 2.1A. If you try to charge an iPad using an iPhone charger, you will find that it charges much more slowly or doesn’t charge at all!
The other way around isn’t as much of a problem. If you try to charge an iPhone (1.1A) using an iPad charger (2.1A), then the iPhone will just charge at 1.1A, although it might get a little hotter than normal. Even if you charge an iPod Nano (0.5A) with an iPad charger (2.1A), nothing bad will happen.
If you buy a new charger, it’s important to ensure that you get one that provides at least as much amperage as your device needs. On Mobile Fun, this information should be in the title of each product.
Some devices use proprietary ‘fast charging’ standards in order to charge your phone faster when using certain accessories. The most common is Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, which has multiple versions and is used by many Android phone makers including Samsung, Sony and Huawei. For more information about this, check out our guide to Quick Charge. In general though, if your phone has Quick Charge support, you can get a matching Quick Charge charger and get much faster recharge times.
Maximum power available from each source
Once you’ve got the right charger for your gadget, the next consideration is the power source. While most outputs provide enough power, some — like a USB 2.0 port on a computer — won’t provide enough, even if you’re using the perfect charger.
If you’re using a wall socket, there’s more than enough power on tap to charge any mobile device – up to 13A. It’s a similar situation in a car’s cigarette lighter socket, which typically provides up to 12A.
USB ports that you’d find on a computer are a little more complicated. Standard USB ports will only provide 500 mA, but there are also special high power USB ports that provide up to 1500 mA. However, it’s difficult to know which is which at a glance.
Generally, the most important thing to remember is to use wall outlets and cigarette sockets when you can, and USB as a last resort.
There’s one last little thing that can put a hamper on full power charging is using a dodgy or cheap cable. While the USB cables that come with modern smartphones are good enough, some cheap cables can’t tell the difference between a wall socket (AC power) and a USB port. If you’re plugging in your smartphone to the wall or a car charger and it still reads as USB, you’ll be limited to just 500 mAh – about half of the power that you should be getting. Other times, cables with insufficient shielding or other components will cause noticeable declines in charging speed, which may be signified by your device not stating ‘Fast charging’ as it should.
If this happens, you need to replace your cable or charger with a better one. You can test USB-C cables with this Satechi Power Meter; for other cables you may need to take charging time measurements yourself or use an app on your phone to estimate it for you. However, hardware meters like the one above is the most accurate way to do this!
To ensure that your device charges at the fastest possible rate, there are two things you should do:
Use a charger that provides at least the maximum amperage your device supports
If your device supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 and other standards, get a compatible charger for the fastest charging speeds
Use mains and car cigarette outlets over computer USB ports
Recommended Chargers
Universal High Power Mains Charger
This UK mains charger provides up to 2.1A, enough to quickly charge even the most demanding smartphones and tablets. You can buy this as a Micro USB cable version for Android and Windows Phone, or a Lightning cable version that suits iPhones and iPads.
Shop Micro USB version > Shop Lightning version >
Olixar Dual USB Fast Car Charger
This car charger provides two USB ports: one at 1A, good for smartphones, and one at 2.1A, which can handle smartphones or tablets. Just pick up your USB-C, Micro USB or Lightning cables, plug in and enjoy rapid charging.
Olixar Ultimate Mains Fast Charger & Travel Adapter
This charger supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 and Samsung’s Adaptive Fast Charging standards, ensuring compatible phones are charged as fast as possible — up to 3A. As a bonus, this mains charger comes with four plugs that allow it to be used in more than 150 countries around the world.
Kit Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Car Charger
This car charger supports the Quick Charge 2.0 standard, ensuring you can get a really fast charge while driving if you have a compatible phone. It’s also small, discrete and inexpensive.
Olixar 6 Port Charger
This charger is designed to work with up to six USB devices at once, charging phones, tablets, power banks, Bluetooth speakers and more. It provides up to 2.5A per port to ensure rapid charging, and intelligently delivers the maximum charge rate your device supports. Great for use at home or while travelling.
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Tim Tebow Named Bronco's Starting QB Just In Time For Dolphins to Honor Him
Tim Tebow has been named the new starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos according to several reports, and now he'll be looking forward to the opposing team hosting a celebration partially in his honor during his first starting game. As if the Dolphins' plan to honor the 2009 University of Florida football team wasn't stupid to begin with, it looks downright pathetic now.
According to several reports, Broncos head coach John Fox has told his players Tebow will take the reigns after Kyle Orton to a 1-4 start. (Yeah angry Dolfans, remember when ya'll were chanting "We Want Orton?") The Broncos have a bye this week, and there next game will be in Miami.
And Miami will welcome Tebow with open arms. In a stunt designed to attracted rabid Gators fans (and right about now those fans could use some reminder of a time when their team didn't suck), the team will welcome 20 former members of the '09 Gators, former coach Urban Meyer, and the UF marching band. Of course, as it was in 2009, all eyes will be on Tebow.
Besides the fact Hurricanes fans are angry that the Dolphins are celebrating an arch-rival on their home turf, this also means that there'll be tons of Tebow-maniacs in the fields rooting for the Broncos.
The Broncos match had looked like one of the most winnable games on the Dolphin's upcoming schedule, so maybe we shouldn't be so angry. It does help the team's chances of staying in the lead of the Suck for Luck sweepstakes.
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Zachary Fagenson
Zachary Fagenson | September 13, 2016 | 9:21am
Since July, City of Miami Beach officials and Ocean Drive property owners have been working on a plan to tidy up the iconic art deco thoroughfare into something better than a neon-lit vomit-and-drug-baggie receptacle.
Yet in order for there be any hope for the laundry list of changes — which includes a self-taxing business improvement district — to become law, the city and Mayor Philip Levine must first back off their effort to pare back closing times from 5 to 2 a.m., some business owners say.
"We could all be put out of business, so that needs to be taken off the table," said Mango's Tropical Cafe owner David Wallack. "If they're going to cut us to the bone, why would we vote to enact a tax?"
The 13-page plan began in July when the city asked Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola to work with Ocean Drive property owners to devise a way to fix the problems that have long plagued the street. "It's become a scene of chaos and crime, from prostitution and drug dealing to muggings," Levine told New Times in August. "The story goes out all over the world. How do you quantify the cost of negative advertising that is for the brand of Miami Beach?" In 2015, robberies climbed 13 percent, and burglaries jumped 39 percent over the previous year.
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The slew of new regulations, which had been slated to go before commissioners Thursday but will be delayed until October because of the Zika outbreak, include a lengthy gathering of changes for Ocean Drive restaurants, which are often and deservedly the county's most derided.
Among the changes:
Restaurants must move furniture to the west side of the sidewalk to "remove the 'gauntlet' or 'tunnel' effect that currently exists on the street."
Roll-down tarps would be allowed to come down only when it's raining.
Chain restaurants would be prohibited on Ocean Drive, although existing ones would be grandfathered in.
"Real and artificial food and beverage displays, including 'ghost drinks' placed on tables to attract attention of patrons, will be prohibited on public property and will be prohibited on private property to the extent such displays are visible from a public sidewalk or street."
Food and drink prices must be listed clearly on every restaurant's menu.
Customers must be alerted to any automatic gratuity or service charge that will appear on their bill. It must be noted in a conspicuous manner on the menu, the bill, and the credit card charge slip. "Patrons also must be notified verbally by restaurant staff prior to or simultaneously with the provision of the bill."
"Ocean Drive cafe workers would also be required to undergo third-party hospitality training within thirty (30) days of commencing work at any sidewalk cafe venue on Ocean Drive and to undergo refresher third-party training annually. The company or person providing the training must be approved by the Ocean Drive Association."
The plan also outlaws adult-entertainment venues attached to any cafés while drastically increasing the fines for those restaurants that hire hawkers to stand outside with their menus and try to entice passersby in to enjoy an endless happy hour. The $50 first offense would be increased to a whopping $1,000, a second offense would cost $2,000, and a third $3,000.
Street vendors and promoters would also see their end of days. "They clog the sidewalks, harass tourists, deal drugs, litter the streets, and block entrances to businesses," Arriola's plan said. "Accordingly, they should be banned from Ocean Drive."
Mayor Levine wouldn't say outright whether he plans to back off his ordinance that would reduce Ocean Drive businesses' operating hours in exchange for this plan. He did, however, agree to push a vote on it back to October while the city tries to manage the growing spread of Zika that for the moment seems to have overshadowed Ocean Drive's problems.
"We want to see Ocean Drive be reformed aggressively and immediately, and I think that decision is going to be up to the Commission," Levine said. "I have an open mind."
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Zachary Fagenson became the New Times Broward-Palm Beach restaurant critic in 2012 before taking up the post for Miami in 2014. He also works as a correspondent for Reuters.
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Trial Date Rescheduled for 2014 for Bay City Man Accused of Sexual Assault
by Scott Grabel
In June of this year, 47-year-old William P. Reehl of Bay City allegedly raped a woman after the two, who had met a couple of days earlier, went to a Monitor Township motel to get high on crack. The alleged victim said that she had been “clean” for several months, and that she did not consent to having sex with Reehl. The defendant is facing several charges including unlawful imprisonment, possession of a narcotic or cocaine fewer than 25 grams, and four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct causing injury.
The 34-year-old woman testified in court that she met up with Reehl at his home on June 5.. The two then went to a motel, where she said that Reehl began smoking crack rock from a pipe. She alleges that he then became aggressive, and that he would not let her leave. She also alleged that Reehl forced her to smoke the cocaine, and that she suffered injuries. Eventually the victim ran from the room after grabbing her clothes and began walking in the direction of her home. A woman picked her up and drover the victim to her home, then called 911 after Reehl allegedly called her house phone. She was taken to McLaren By Region Hospital and claimed to have multiple bruises.
News articles at Mlive.com state that the defendant was shaking his head in disagreement throughout the woman’s testimony.
Reehl was scheduled to go on trial October 22, however Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran adjourned the trial date, rescheduling it for March of next year. In the meantime, Reehl will submit to drug testing and will wear an electronic monitoring device after the judge released him on a personal recognizance bond.
First-degree criminal sexual conduct is the most serious of all sex-related offenses, leaving the accused to potentially face life in prison if convicted. In this situation, it is difficult to know what really happened considering the alleged victim had been a drug addict and went to the motel room with the defendant willingly. Perhaps if Reehl has been falsely accused his attorney will be able to dig through to the truth and have his client found not guilty of the charges.
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MIDIRS Midwifery Digest: The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding
By Rosie Dodds
In view of the economic and environmental costs of low breastfeeding rates and the ability of relatively low cost interventions to enable women to breastfeed for longer, it makes a convincing case for governments and civil society to improve investment in breastfeeding.
The first paper considers: health outcomes; potential lives saved; recent understanding of some of effects on immunity and the microbiome; and estimates trends in breastfeeding rates globally. The second examines factors that influence breastfeeding rates and the effectiveness of promotion interventions (Rollins et al 2016). The changing understanding of breastfeeding in HIV transmission, marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS), and environmental and economic aspects are also summarised. This leads to the deduction that, as ‘potentially one of the top interventions for reducing under-5 mortality’, breastfeeding has a substantial contribution to make to future global development (Victora et al 2016:487).
Meta-analysis of studies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) found a strongly protective effect on mortality, with exclusively breastfed infants under six months having only 12% of the risk of death compared with those who were not breastfed. Any breastfeeding was associated with a 50% reduction in deaths among children aged 6–23 months. In high-income countries (HICs), breastfeeding was associated with a 36% reduction in sudden infant deaths and, for premature babies, 58% lower risk of necrotising enterocolitis.
The Lives Saved Tool was used to calculate the mortality associated with not breastfeeding in 75 LMICs in 2015. If breastfeeding was increased to near universal levels, this was equivalent to 13.8% of the deaths of children under two years of age; an estimated 823,000 child deaths. Considering only breast cancer mortality, 22,216 mothers’ lives would be saved by increasing breastfeeding duration to 12 months per child in HICs and two years per child in LMICs every year.
Breastfeeding was associated with lower risks of infectious diseases, including gastroenteritis, respiratory infections and otitis media. Approximately half of diarrhoea episodes and a third of respiratory infections would be avoided by breastfeeding, with greater reductions in hospital admissions of 72% for diarrhoea and 57% for respiratory infections. Breastfeeding is also associated with a 19% lower risk of childhood leukaemia.
No clear evidence of protection against allergic disorders, including eczema or food allergies was detected, although there was some evidence of a reduction in allergic rhinitis in pre-school children. A statistically significant reduction in asthma of 9% was indicated with breastfeeding in analysis of 29 studies. However, this was not significant when analysis was limited to 16 studies with tighter control of confounding.
Oral health outcomes demonstrated a reduction of 68% in malocclusions with breastfeeding. In contrast, breastfeeding for longer than 12 months and nocturnal feeding were associated with 2–3 times more dental caries in deciduous teeth, which the authors note is possibly due to inadequate oral hygiene after feeds.
Most studies of links between breastfeeding and outcomes related to non-communicable diseases are from HICs. Longer periods of breastfeeding were associated with a 26% lower risk of overweight or obesity which was consistent across different income groups. Considering only large, high-quality studies reduced this to 13%. In line with this there was a 35% reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, but high-quality studies indicated a potentially important, but not statistically significant, reduction of 24%.
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If I were Satan....
And I wanted to create a One World Government with me as the ultimate ruler, and while I'm doing that, take as many human souls to hell as I can.... I would
Hate that Christianity was taking off like wildfire in the first century, and that people were being saved by the thousands! Grrr. Hence my first order of business would be to put a stop to that immediately and .....
1. Make Christianity legal
Move believers out of homes and into formal churches
Incorporate rituals not specified in the Bible
Centralize power of the church in a small group of people at the top
Make Bible unavailable to the common man
Instill as many false doctrines as possible
Make the church about power and money, not about Jesus
Incorporate Pagan rituals in place of God's Holy feast days
And hence we entered the Dark Ages.
But God had a plan. It was called the Reformation. Yet, Satan did not give up on his ultimate plan!
2. Create Satanic Secret Societies and fill them with powerful and rich people that would do his bidding.
Freemasons, Order of Skull and Bones, German Thule Society, Illuminati, Bilderbergs,
The Order of 9 angels, Ku Klux Klan, Assassins...etc.
Some of these societies have been around since the Middle ages. They have been running things since then....Managing the world's money, starting wars, developing nations and destroying others. Don't believe me? Do you homework! Many members of these societies don't realize how evil they are. Only those at the top of the pyramid in these groups know who they are working for and who they are worshiping. Satan. He promises power and wealth. The same thing he offered Jesus during His temptation. Satan has no new tricks.
Their goal? A one world order with them in charge. Sound familiar? This is what Satan wants too.
Next step? To
3. Create a new religion that worships Satan. But keep that fact hidden in layers of history and myth.
This religion will be one of extreme violence and terror and intolerant of all other religions (especially Christianity and Judaism) to the point of killing as many of them as they can find. After all, those religions worship God, the Creator, and He is Satan's only enemy.
4. Start an age of Enlightenment in which Science takes precedence over Faith. Make Scientists and their work more important and credible to believe than anything about God, and label anyone who doesn't agree with Science an idiot.
5. Start the false theory of Evolution which explains how people weren't created but evolved from amoebas in mud who turned into fish, who crawled on land, turned into birds, and eventually apes and man. This theory has actually been refuted today, but most scientists won't admit it because they might have to admit there was a Creator.
Yet, much to Satan's frustration, the church grew. Especially in America where many came to escape religious persecution.
So, now, if I were Satan, what would I do?
6. If I couldn't stop the church from growing, I'd take away its power.
I'd make pastors believe that all the Holy Spirit gifts of power in the Bible were only for the time of the Apostles, and I'd give them a verse to prove it. I'd make sure they didn't believe in tongues, healings, demons and demon deliverance, prophecy, and miracles. I'd make Christians focus more on the natural and not the spiritual, on this world and not the next.
7. Put people from my Secret Societies in high positions of Government so they will enact laws that I want. 20 out of our 45 US Presidents have belonged to one of these Secret Societies... that we know of. I would have my millionaires fund groups that promote a "New World Order", Socialism, Open Borders, etc, and I'd promote violent protest mobs against anything conservative and Biblically traditional.
Place people in high places who will promote my agenda of same-sex marriage and abortion.
8. Start a "Free Love" movement where it's acceptable to have sex with anyone you want at any time. This has a two-fold purpose. One to keep people sinning and hence away from God, and two, destroy the God-ordained family unit in which Godly children can be raised. Toss off all religious restraints and restrictions, and don't worry about all those unwanted pregnancies, broken hears, sexual diseases, and the break up of the traditional family.
Create dysfunctional families without fathers so kids grow up without authority in the home
Make divorce easy and acceptable
Make marriage about selfishness instead of commitment and service to each other.
8. Pervert the Education System in order to create an ignorant and deceived population
Use my people in the government to take over the school system and....
Take God out of the Schools
Change History books to alter the truth about our past
Raise up a generation who believe America is not a good country, but the racist bully of the world
Teach students that Capitalism is evil and Socialism is good
Further promote the insidious lie of Evolution even though it's been disproved
Dumb down the population by not teaching them higher topics so they will be more pliable
Disallow free thought or any ideas which counter the progressive agenda
Teach by memorization and not critical thinking
Don't teach kids to do research and investigative reporting on their own
Hire only Extreme progressives as college professors and give them life long tenure
9. Hide the fact that there are still Nephilim on earth by either hiding them in Antarctica or diluting their genes with human reproduction to produce beings which look completely human. The Bible tells us that Nephilim remained after the flood. It also tells us that at the end of time, these fallen angel descendants would be in great abundance. "As in the days of Noah" .
10. Advance ideas of socialism and communism as "Cool" and "humane" and a kind system for social justice, when in fact these systems strip people of their rights and subjugate them.
And still the church grew, despite it's lack of power, despite it's secular attitudes.... What should Satan do? If he can't stop these annoying Christians, well, the next best thing is to deceive them by....
11. Infiltrating the church with false doctrines that will send many so-called believers to hell.
Once saved always saved - Just receive Jesus, say a prayer, and you're good to go. You can live your life anyway you want.
Hyper grace. - It's all about you and how much God loves you and His grace covers all your sins. You can keep on living like the devil and still be saved. God wants you to be happy first and foremost.
There is no Devil and no hell. A loving God wouldn't send people to Hell
Heaven is boring... a place where we sit around and sing songs and play harps all day
End times prophecy causes too much controversy and should be avoided, so don't be watching for Jesus to come back. He's not coming for thousands of years.
12. Since Evolution "theory" is waning, order Nephilim to appear in the sky and kidnap people occasionally to introduce the idea that there are beings from other planets visiting ours. Then when aliens do come (but they are really Nephilim or demons), and tell people that they are our creators and have come back to help us, everyone will believe them! I've met people who actually already believe this!
13. Legalize marijuana and keep the drugs coming!
The more comatose we keep people, the less they will realize what's going on
14. Strip people of their rights, but do it slowly, and in the name of equality and social justice!
Create Social media platforms that ban opinions that oppose those of the people who run them. Silence alternate opinions by labeling them racists, haters, homophobes, and zenaphobes.
15, Make homosexuality and transgender acceptable and normal and even "cool"!
Insist that it is natural and part of a person's DNA (though they can't find a gene for this)
Label those who speak against it as haters and homophones and bad people.
Fill these homosexuals with demons that make them act the way they do and that also get violent when confronted.
Get as many young people to turn gay or trans by infiltrating the schools as early as Kindergarten, ensuring that more and more people end up in hell
16. Create technology that will keep everyone entertained and create a society of people who have the attention span of a gnat.
Keep people distracted so they won't care what's going on in the world
Fill the technology with pornography to keep men distracted and urge them to commit sexual sin and to pollute the minds of our young.
Through the use of cameras and cell phones and TV, collect data on people and house it at the NSA, things such as their buying habits, places they visit, what they say in conversations.. all to catalogue those who oppose me
Tell people that soon they can become human-machine hybrids and live forever. Man is god!
Create the inserted chip that will become my Mark!
17 Take over the Media and Entertainment Industries
Fill them with my followers (or those who are deceived into following me but most don't know it) and have them fill people's minds and hearts with lies.
Put "trustworthy" looking and acting people in news so people will believe everything they say
Create Sexual and Satanic music videos that will mesmerize young people and lead them to me.
Create sexually stimulating commercials
Create movies that glorify violence and satanism
Create children's books and movies that do the same. If I can get the hearts and minds of the young, I've won! (Harry Potter, Disney)
18. Create Civil unrest and Violence.
Pay people to go out and violently protest any opinion that goes against Satan's agenda. Use the media, entertainment and politicians to deceive people and stir them up toward violence and harassment. (Satan loves hate and he smiles when humans hate each other and are violent toward each other) This also paves the way for more Governmental control
19. Give the people the moral high road so that anything goes.
Tell people who follow my philosophies that they are in the right. That what they believe is good and moral and that those who don't believe as they do are evil. Hence, the means justifies the end. It's okay to attack verbally and physically anyone who opposes your viewpoint. In the words of Hillary Clinton, it's okay to not be civil with people who oppose everything you believe in.
Despite Satan's efforts, the church still existed... though he'd managed to convince many who attend that they are saved, when in reality they will go to hell. Still there were pockets of revival and growth, so...
20. Continue to make the church impotent
Don't let pastors talk about homosexuality, the holy spirit, or anything about end times.
Make pastors afraid to lose their tax exempt status.
Don't let Christians actually believe in Demons and certainly do not allow pastors to teach on spiritual warfare. Make demon deliverance an archaic idea and instill the false doctrine in the church that Christians can't have demons.
Give pastors the idea to be "relevant" and "seeker friendly" to get more members
Keep pastors more concerned about membership and attendance than saving souls
Keep pastors talking about nice topics, and certainly nothing about hell or sin or judgement
Tell pastors that talking about end times is too confusing, frightening, and controversial. If they actually warn people, some might wake up. God forbid!
Never ever allow pastors to talk about eternity. Keep them focused on "Your Best Life Now"
21. Dissolve national borders in the guise of kindness and generosity and call anyone opposed a racist and bigot.
Without national borders, countries that are successful will soon become third-world countries
Without borders it will be much easier for me to set up my global government
22. Urge Governments and other ideological mobs to persecute, imprison, and kill any and all true Christians they can find
The World watches while Christians are butchered
Christians the most persecuted group in the world
23. Make witchcraft and satanism cool and interesting and acceptable by glorifying it through stories such as Harry Potter, movies, TV shows, and America's favorite holiday, Halloween. Make it seem "harmless".
Satanism on the rise in America
That's what I would do if I were Satan..... and I would increase these things when I realized my time was growing short. But those pesky believers in Jesus keep thwarting my plans! I'll be glad when they are taken away and I can finally set up my world empire and rule as I was intended to do! Then I can torture and kill as many of these humans as possible! I HATE them because they are made in the image of God. I will implant the "seed" of my fallen angels in these humans and make them forever unredeemable. Then I will make them worship me!! I will be worshiped!
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.
“Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
“All the kings of the nations,
All of them, sleep in glory,
Everyone in his own house;
But you are cast out of your grave
Like an abominable branch,
Like the garment of those who are slain,
Thrust through with a sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit,
Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
English Lady October 22, 2018 at 4:36 AM
I have researched some of these Secret Societies, and found the 'evidence' that they were started in the Middle Ages unsatisfactory and thoroughly unconvincing.
There is no credible evidence linking the Templars to Freemasons, for example, except confessions extracted under torture. Which would not be admissible in court even today, for example.
I would also srtongly recommend the books The Babylon Connection by Ralph Woodrow and Mystery Babylon by Joel Richardson. Both have done a considerable amount of research, and found that much of the work of men like Alexander Hislop, who is the main source for the theory that most Catholic/Medieval practices were pagan/Satanic is essentially bunk.
Both authors, one might add, are Evangelicals and have no affiliation with the Catholic church.
One is a Missionary to the Islamic world.
MaryLu Tyndall October 22, 2018 at 5:47 PM
Thanks for the info, English Lady. Blessings!
Patricia Lockhart October 22, 2018 at 10:29 AM
Great take on things. I look forward to your post.
Thank you, Patricia!! :-)
Elsie upton October 22, 2018 at 9:56 PM
What a message today! A daily planner of the evil one---and reading through it --one can see each plan of his--has taken place and still is. From the beginning to the end-- the evil one is still pushing. The world is blind and insensitive -- the people on top --have sold their soul for more- --while those of us who believe in God and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died so we who believe Will have Eternal life and dwell in presence Of Our Heavenly Father. We will see the lies and do see them now and shake our heads in the knowledge that we are seeing and living in the times that was written about in God's Word. Pray for your family, friends and for those you do not know. Pray for the protection of our young ones. Pray that we--you and I and all who are believers may be a light to others. Blessings to you and yours. Keep posting God's Word and and telling of His Love.
Blessings, Elsie!!! Yes, Indeed.. it is time for God's people to fast and pray. We don't know how much more time we have
Pat Iacuzzi October 22, 2018 at 10:03 PM
Hi MaryLu--
Have you ever read "Hidden Danger of the Rainbow", by Constance Cumbey? (She's a Christian attorney & has a site) In late 80's my son was hanging with friends from his church crowd (he was about 13-14 then) and they were all excited about investigating the New Age Movement (not joining), and this was one of the first books to come out about it. I was blown away! She'd done SO MUCH research, (many people thought she'd been anointed to do this as her books almost come across as prophecy) but she claims it was a lot of hard legal work, interviews. She mentions the Clintons, how they were pushing for socialism, global world gov. etc.
In any case, just a heads-up on it...you will be astounded. In agreement with what you've said. (Have read Mystery Babylon). I also read the Israeli Times and call for blessings upon the Hebrews, though I know that will be a site of turmoil as well.
Watched "Knightfall" on Netflix; here's the thing: produced by Jews about Christian Knights (Templars), with help & backing of Czech companies (country has always ADORED the U.S.) Putting aside the idea of secret societies for a moment-- the Knights were Christian,(from early Holy Roman Empire under Constantine) and became a separate entity apart from Pope Boniface (whom they supposedly did not like because of his political maneuvers & divisions--sounds familiar). They did help protect the Jews. At least this is what the Israeli producers stressed--and I'd never heard before. 2) The Knights Hospitalers did establish the first hospitals. So,this is just from other countries' pts. of view (?) p.s. need to check on a headline tonight about G. Soros getting a bomb in his mailbox...also, he has set his sons to working on his behalf. The guy never quits! :( Blessings for a peaceful weekend, MaryLu.
I've never read that, Pat. I'll check it out! Hubby and I also watched Knightfall on Netflix and we wondered how much of it was historically accurate. I know the Templars and the Pope didn't get along. In fact, the Pope ended up trying to assassinate all of them.
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BeWild: Andrew Mclean, Skiing the 'Alaska Family' - Sept 20
Join us on September 20, 2018 to hear Andrew Mclean's stories from ski mountaineering the Alaska Family of peaks Father Denali, Mother Sultanan, and child Mt. Hunter.
Join us September 20, 2018 to hear from Andrew Mclean, the first person to summit and ski the 'Alaska Family' of peaks Father Denali, Mother Sultanan, and child Mt. Hunter.
September 20 | Andrew Mclean
Skiing The Alaska Family
Andrew Mclean is a Black Diamond athlete, proud father, skimo racer, and the first person to ski all three peaks in the 'Alaska Family': Father Denali, Mother Sultana (Foraker), and child Mt. Hunter. Join us on September 20, 2018 to hear his stories of backcountry mountaineering!
Andrew's interest in steep skiing has spanned more than 20 ski mountaineering expeditions, including to Baffin Island, Iran, and Antarctica. Somewhere along the way, Andrew got into kite skiing, spent a year as an avalanche forecaster, and also helped bring skimo racing to the United States. Still, his favorite area remains the Wrangell-St.Elias Range of Alaska. For the last few years, Andrew's skiing interests have refocused toward guiding and introducing his two little girls to the sport he loves, while working toward conservation for the environment where we play.
Andrew McLean worked as a Product Designer for Black Diamond Equipment where he designed the Hotwire Carabiner, Single Stem Camalots and his favorite product, the Whippet Self Arrest Pole. He is currently a Ski Ambassador, Mountain Guide, and father of two little girls.
The event will be moderated by local Seattle author, mountain guide and adventurer, Charlotte Austin. When she's not writing, Charlotte works for International Mountain Guides, where she leads climbing, mountaineering, and hiking expeditions around the world. She is also a Wilderness EMT, Leave No Trace trainer, and holds a Level 2 certification with the American Institute for Avalanche Training and Education.
Event Tickets & Info
$10 Mountaineers member | $12 non-member | $12 at the door (when available)
All events are at The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Doors open at 6pm, presentation starts at 7pm
Presented by Black Diamond:
BEWILD SPEAKER SERIES
The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series, putting passion and adventure on the stage! Come to these talks to unlock inspiration to seek adventure, connect with nature, and work to protect the wild places we cherish.
The Mountaineers is deeply grateful for our presenting and supporting sponsors of our 2018 BeWild Speaker Series, particularly our presenting sponsors adidas outdoor, Black Diamond, and Braided River. We’re also thankful for our supporting sponsors Petzl, Uncruise Adventures, Carter Subaru, and the George B. Storer Foundation. Without your generous support, this exciting series would not be possible.
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Living Northwest History: Reflections on the past and future of northwest Mountaineering
The Pacific Northwest has a rich heritage of mountain exploration, activism, literature, and art. Lowell Skoog was introduced to this heritage as a Seattle youngster more than 50 years ago. In this multimedia presentation, Lowell will discuss how the threads of history continue to weave through the Northwest outdoor community to create a present that is just as rich and inspiring as our storied past.
As a skier, climber, flyer, writer and photographer, Lowell has been a participant and keen observer of Northwest mountaineering since the 1960s. He is the creator of the Alpenglow Gallery and founder of the Northwest Mountaineering Journal, websites that celebrate local mountain culture. He was a key member of the team that launched the Washington State Ski and Snowboard Museum in 2015. For over a decade he has been a member and is now chairman of the Mountaineers History and Library committee, a group of volunteers that works to preserve and share our living history.
February 20 | Kai Lightner
Climbing With Resilience
Kai Lightner is a rock climbing phenom, whose passion for the sport started at the age of 6. Since then, he has earned 12 National Championship Titles and is a five-time youth world championship medalist. Outside of competitions, Kai has managed to excel on rock as well, sending many routes in the 5.14 spectrum, including his first 5.14a route at age 13, and his first 5.14d route only two years later. All of these accomplishments were achieved with his mom Connie Lightner by his side, whose unending support has enabled Kai to chase his vertical dreams. http://www.kai-lightner.com/
March 20 | Joe Riis
Joe Riis: Photographing the Primordial Yellowstone Migrations
Join us March 20, 2018 to experience the images, video, and stories of National Geographic photojournalist Joe Riis as he takes us on an epic visual journey of recently discovered wild animal migrations in Yellowstone’s expansive landscape—within, and outside, the protection of the park.
A book signing will follow of Yellowstone Migrations, published by Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books.
Joe Riis is a wildlife biologist turned photojournalist and filmmaker on the cutting edge of explorations of heretofore unknown animal migrations in Yellowstone’s expansive landscapes—within, and outside, the protection of the park. He is a Photography Fellow at the National Geographic Society and has worked on assignment in five continents. His first book Yellowstone Migrations was recently published by Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books. His images have been used extensively to support maintaining wild, free, and open wildlife corridors. In 2015, he was the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Learn more at http://www.joeriis.com/
With support from the George B. Storer Foundation.
MAY 22 | HIKING THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL PANEL DISCUSSION
SECTION HIKING THE PCT: AN EPIC ADVENTURE AT YOUR OWN PACE
Join us May 22 to welcome four guidebook authors for a discussion about section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. From the northern Canadian border to the southern tip of California, Tami Asars, Eli Boschetto, Philip Kramer, and Shawnté Salabert each scouted out the trail for your next adventure in our Mountaineers Books’ Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail section guides.
During the panel discussion, these authors will share their love for wild places and discuss the challenges, the rewards, and the future of section hiking the 2,650-mile PCT. Brian Lewis, a Foothills Branch long distance backpacking instructor, will moderate the conversation. We’ve saved 30 minutes at the end for an open question and answer session to get you answers to your burning PCT questions. Stay after for a book signing! Whether you’re an aspiring thru-hiker, passionate PCT section hiker, or just someone who loves to get outdoors, we hope you’ll join us to find your own outdoor inspiration!
Tami Asars is a three-generation Washingtonian who calls the North Cascades home. Tami is an avid hiker and backpacker, and author of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington, and two other titles from Mountaineers Books. Tami grew up in western Washington playing in the North Cascades. She teaches classes on backpacking basics, lightweight backpacking, and more. www.tamiasars.com
Eli Boschetto, in addition to being the author of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon, also founded the website PCT: Oregon to supplement his guide and offer even more resources for PCT hikers. He is currently working on two new Oregon guidebooks, Urban Trails: Portland and Day Hiking: Mount Hood. Eli lives with his wife Mitzi in Portland. www.pctoregon.com
Philip Kramer is a Seattle-based adventure and travel photographer. Born in Olympia, WA, and raised in nearby Montesano, WA, he began photographing rural landscapes around his home as a teenager. He is the author of the brand new guide, Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California.
Shawnté Salabert is a freelance writer with a taste for wild spaces. Her work has appeared in Backpacker, Alpinist, Outside Online, Adventure Journal, Modern Hiker, REI Co-op Journal, Land+People, and other outlets. Her debut book is Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California.
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June 19 | Heather Hansen
Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Wildland Fire Fighters
This June we welcome the Heather Hansen, the author of Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Station 8 published by Mountaineers Books. With a more complex wildfire environment, wildfires in the West continue to get larger, more destructive and costlier. Today’s fire management strategies are more aggressive and sophisticated than ever as we combat longer wildfire seasons. So why are an unacceptably high numbers of lives and homes lost and ecosystems damaged?
Heather will take us on a journey through her experience embedding with Boulder, CO wildland firefighters as well as her research on wildfire science, history, and policy. Along the way, we’ll learn how the way we live, work and play in western landscapes has drastically changed in recent years and what actions are needed to adapt to this new reality. For anyone who cares about public lands in the West, this talk is not to be missed.
Heather Hansen is an award-winning reporter, specializing in environmental and travel journalism. Her work has appeared in Men’s Journal, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, and other publications. Her book, Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bison and Bears: 100 Years of the National Park Service, published by Mountaineers Books, won the Colorado Authors’ League General Nonfiction award and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. Heather lives in Boulder.
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Weekend Movie Preview: September 5, 2014
by Joel D Amos at September 5, 2014 3:48 pm . Updated at September 5, 2014 4:40 pm . Comments
This first Weekend Movie Preview of September is actually surprisingly quiet.
There are no wide release movies opening today, so let's take a look at some of the recent offerings from Hollywood studios that are sure to entertain.
As Above/So Below: The found footage genre gets a shot in the arm of originality with this story of a group of explorers who venture down below the streets of Paris to the famed catacombs and find much more than they bargained for.
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As we stated in our As Above/So Below review, the film is whip smart and is not simply a scare-fest as there's a bit of history and science to add to your terror.
If I Stay: Chloe Grace Moretz makes an announcement in this terrific adaptation of the bestselling YA book, our If I Stay review pointed out.
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Moretz plays a young girl who appears to have it all. She is on the verge of heading off to the best music college in the country and has a boyfriend who is the stuff of dreams. Then, she has a car crash and winds up in a coma, where she must re-evaluate her life and decide whether to stay... or let go.
Life of Crime: Elmore Leonard fans, rejoice! Jennifer Aniston and John Hawkes put on a clinic in the latest Leonard crime novel to make it to the big screen.
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Sure, it's been over a month since this Marvel movie came out, but honestly, there is no better film out in cinemas right now.
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Elite Development Squad - Fixture Announcement
The opening Under 16 EDS fixture of 2018 has now been confirmed - The Silkmen will face Morecambe FC U16s at the Moss Rose on Tuesday 20th November with a 7.30pm Kick off.
This opening match against The Shrimps, the first of several showpiece games, should prove to be a memorable occasion - bursting with the first wave of local young talent on display.
The visitors bring a wealth of academy experience, featuring weekly in the EFL academy games programme against fellow professional club academies. The Lancashire based outfit have proved an excellent breeding ground for young players - with many academy graduates making it to first team level, including in the past Silkmen Youth Development Manager Paul McGuire.
The match is free entry, McIlroy Suite doors open at 6pm and we’d like to encourage supporters to come along to see the young players make their Elite Development Squad debuts.
Paul McGuire commented:
“It’s exciting times, this is the first of many matches where we’ll blood the young players and see what we have in our local area.
"It’s important for me that we play good quality opposition like Morecambe FC so that we can really see what our lads are made of.
"We’ll learn much more in these types of tough matches than we would taking on lesser opposition.
"It’s going to be a really tough, but exciting test for us".
Several more EDS games are in the pipeline including a visit from up and coming Salford City FC and near neighbours Crewe Alexandra FC.
We will update you on these as soon as we can.
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What’s so special about the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook
Addie Broyles, Austin American-Statesman
The rings are gone, but the plaid is here to stay.
After nearly 90 years as one of America’s most loved cookbooks, the newest edition of Better Homes and Gardens’ “New Cook Book” just got a refresh. The iconic red plaid is still there, and so is the recipe for chocolate chip cookies, but for the first time, the book doesn’t have its signature ring binder.
To publish a new edition is such an overhaul that they’ve done it only 17 times since 1930. “We pull the book apart, every chapter, every recipe,” says Jan Miller, the book’s editor, who is based in Iowa with the rest of the Meredith Corporation.
“Those classics aren’t a gimme. If the chocolate chip cookie recipe is going to survive, what do we need to do to make this feel like the classic of today?”
While they were putting together this edition, they knew every recipe had to have a photo, but they weren’t convinced that readers still needed the binder, which was one of the major innovations when the book first published.
The ring binder allowed cooks to add pages, and to encourage subscriptions, the magazine printed additional cookbook pages that readers could tear out and punch holes in.
As home printers became available, cooks printed out their own recipes to add to the binder. Miller said the company’s research suggested that this generation of cookbook buyers didn’t need to store recipes in the same way their grandparents did, so they designed the book with a red-plaid spine that would still lie flat when opened.
Ultimately, the no-ring decision had to go through Mell Meredith, one of the founders of the Iowa-based publishing company; she gave her blessing. “They know that we have to keep moving ahead, and that’s why Meredith has been successful,” Miller says. “You have to meet your consumer where they are at.”
The “New Cook Book” has a new look, but there are a handful of recipes that have been there since the early years and continue to earn their place, including those classic chocolate chip cookies, orange-glazed “bowknots” and a “busy day cake” that is now called a one bowl butter cake.
The magazine, which launched in 1922 as “Fruit, Garden and Home,” has been in the recipe business for nearly 100 years. By 1924, the publishing company was already hosting recipe contests with a $5 prize, and it built a test kitchen in 1928.
When the book debuted in 1930, the magazine claimed that “never before has there been a cookbook like this,” a promise it quickly lived up to. The book became a bestseller in three months, and by 1938, it had sold a million copies. Today, there are nearly 35 million copies stored on shelves, stashed in boxes and maybe sitting on your kitchen countertop as you read this.
Some editions included blank pages at the back for cooks to write notes and recipes, or an envelope or folder to hold clippings, and countless cooks simply tucked handwritten notes, clipped stories and handout materials within the pages.
In many editions, you’ll find tabs separating the chapters. The tabs made it look like file folders or a mini filing cabinet, Miller says, and in the business of keeping a home, more room for recipes in a single place was the modern equivalent of getting expanded storage on your phone.
This ephemera — and the system in which to store them — is why cooks came to treasure this specific book over others, including “The Joy of Cooking.” Each book became a time capsule, a scrapbook and a pre-Internet encyclopedia for a cook’s entire cooking life.
In the past 20 years, Americans have been finding that balance between fast and from scratch, low calorie and high flavor, hands-on or hands-off. The book begins with a detailed primer about kitchen basics that everyone needs to know, from the different spices to keep in a pantry to how long to cook various kinds of rice, beans, fruits and vegetables.
“There’s so much of an emotional tug tied to this book because so many women, mothers pass it on to their daughters, grandmothers,” Miller says. “When people lose these treasured books through hurricanes or a fire, they ask for their specific edition as a replacement.”
Her staff will send out replacements, and they also accept donations from sentimental owners.
“I have cabinets filled with plaid,” Miller says. “People want to keep them for as long as they can, but if they don’t feel like someone will love and treasure them, they’ll send them to us,” even if the covers are falling off. “I’m happy to be the keeper.”
Last week, I became the keeper of Elizabeth Whitlow’s mother’s 1940 edition, whose tan cover has browned over the years. It’s a well-loved and beautiful book stuffed with a flurry of booklets, newspaper advertisements and other scraps of paper about rationing sugar and cooking with Jell-O.
Whitlow was one of nearly a dozen readers who shared their Better Homes & Gardens stories with me. Her mother, Marjorie N. Whitlow, wasn’t an instinctive or creative cook, and her copy helped her put dinner on the table to the best of her abilities, Whitlow says.
When Whitlow was in seventh grade, she realized that if they were going to eat before 7:30 p.m., she was going to have to make dinner. She’d make weeknight dinners with ground meat, pork chops or fish, along with two kinds of frozen vegetables or a vegetable and a salad.
“No bread, and no deserts, unless boxed pudding or Jell-O or fruit was in season,” she says.
On Saturdays, they’d make hamburgers, and Sundays were reserved for roast beef, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, “or a meat loaf I still make.”
She has her own 1968 edition of “The New Cook Book,” and as she has started paring down her book collection, she considered passing along her mother’s copy. Whitlow’s mother had been a Statesman reader from 1940 until her death in 1996, so she felt like we could be the trustee of her most trusted cooking resource.
I’m not the only food writer with a particular love of Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks.
Tucker Shaw, editor of America’s Test Kitchen, keeps a copy of the 1962 edition on his desk at work for inspiration. “I love the kind of real-life point of view in it, like how to remove stains,” he says. “It offers a cool window into the kinds of things that home cooks were thinking about at the time and are still thinking about.”
The holistic experience of running a home kitchen is an important part of running a good kitchen, he says, and the book addresses all of that, from planning and shopping to storage and cleanup.
Shaw also pointed out that this particular edition has a sense of humor. “Not (author) Peg Bracken-level humor, but a certain levity that is welcoming,” he says, including a photo of a woman holding dishes with five arms extending from her body.
I keep a copy on my desk, too. When readers donate cookbooks to our ongoing cookbook drive, sometimes I’ll get a copy of “The New Cook Book,” and a recent donation included a copy of the book with math homework, dated 1977, from a then seventh-grader named Timothy Sunstrom.
Cookbook author Kate McDermott also has a first edition of the cookbook in her collection, which she turns to for inspiration when she’s developing new recipes or wanting to connect with the generations of cooks who came before her.
Austinite Jane Hellinger made a donation to the cookbook drive a few years ago but couldn’t part with her 1960s-era Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. She also still has her mother’s light blue edition, which she got for her wedding in 1939. Both copies have been “a steadfast presence in our lives” and are well used.
Judy Warren uses her copy of the cookbook to make peanut butter cookies and ginger crinkles to share with her friends at a senior apartment complex. “I have several other cookbooks even though I had to downsize my collection when I moved,” she says. “The Better Homes and Gardens is still my favorite and the one most often used.”
My aunt, Betsy Cook, emailed photos from her 1976 edition that her sister, Patti, gave her when she married my uncle, Chris, in 1981.
“It was my only cookbook at the time, and while I have never been much for following recipes to the letter, it has been an amazing reference over the years when I was in need of inspiration, reassurance or step-by-step hand-holding,” she says.
Patti had written on the first page of each chapter. At the beginning of the section on vegetables, she wrote, “Betsy, I love you and I can’t think of a thing to say about veggies.”
“What a delight to flip through the pages and find sisterly encouragement and her special brand of humor,” she says. “It brings a smile to my face as I read them again, 37 years later.”
Kay Pinckney Braziel has a five-ring copy of “The New Cook Book” that she thinks is probably a gift from her wedding 56 years ago. Her husband, John, a gardener at Sunshine Community Garden, is the primary cook in the family, and for more than 20 years, has cooked them breakfast in the mornings, but “I still refer to it for deviled eggs, peach pies, gravy and the weights and measures section on the inside back cover,” she says. “I am very happy that I still have it as a basic cookbook, even though I have other cookbooks that I have probably used more over the years. I would never part with it.”
Orange Bowknots
“This is one of the longest-running recipes,” cookbook editor Jan Miller says. “It’s been in the book since 1946.” You’ll need three oranges total (one is for the glaze) for these citrus-y tarts.
5 1/2 to 6 cups all‑purpose flour
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup butter or shortening
To make the orange icing:
1 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice
Remove 2 tablespoons zest and squeeze 1/4 cup juice from oranges. In a large bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. In a 2-quart. saucepan heat and stir milk, butter, granulated sugar and salt just until warm (120 to 130 degrees) and butter almost melts. Add milk mixture and eggs to flour mixture. Beat with a mixer on low 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high 3 minutes. Stir in orange zest and juice and as much of the remaining flour as you can.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic, using a dough scraper as needed (dough will be slightly sticky). Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning to grease surface of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (1 hour).
Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, lightly grease two large baking sheets. Roll each dough half into a 12-inch-by-7‑inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle crosswise into twelve 7‑inch strips. Tie each strip in a loose knot. Start by folding each strip into a loose loop. Tuck one end under the loop and ease it up through the hole of the loop. Readjust dough to make an even knot. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size, about 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. Remove from baking sheets; cool on wire racks.
While rolls are cooling, in a medium bowl stir together orange zest and powdered sugar. Stir in enough of the orange juice to reach drizzling consistency. Drizzle the rolls with orange icing and serve. Makes 24 rolls.
— From “Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book, 17th Edition” by Meredith Corporation (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $29.99)
One-Bowl Butter Cake
“Although renamed several times through the years, the one-bowl butter cake recipe formula in the 17th edition is similar to the favorite butter cake recipe in the very first edition of the cookbook published in 1930. It was described as a ‘good plain cake batter.’ Over the years we changed the fat from shortening to butter, and opted out of the cake flour to all purpose to accommodate today’s home cook, and added a bit more milk,” Miller says. The quick mix‑and‑pour method and common pantry ingredients create a moist, tender everyday cake. Customize it with ice cream, curd, fudge, honey, caramel, jam, toasted nuts, grilled fruit, such as pineapples, or berries.
1 1/3 cups all‑purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups assorted fresh berries
Sweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour an 8‑inch round cake pan.
In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on low until combined. Beat on medium 1 minute more. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Loosen sides of cake; invert onto a plate. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm with berries and, if desired, sweetened whipped cream and honey. Serves 8.
Best-Ever Dill Pickles
Every edition of “The New Cook Book” has had a recipe for pickles, and the editions that were published during the Depression and World War II had even more preserves than the editions that followed. The newest edition calls for using Kirby, Persian and gherkin varieties and says that the best pickling cucumbers will be at your local farmers market in early to midsummer. Choose those that are firm and bright-colored with no soft spots. If pickling cucumbers aren’t available, use regular-size cucumbers from the garden. Do not use waxed cucumbers that are sold in the supermarket.
3 to 3 1/4 pounds (4-inch) pickling cucumbers
4 cups white vinegar
1/3 cup pickling salt
6 tablespoons dill seeds
Thoroughly scrub cucumbers with a soft vegetable brush in plenty of cold running water. Remove stems and blossoms; slice off blossom ends. Cut cucumbers lengthwise into quarters.
In a 4- to 5-qt. nonreactive heavy pot combine the water, vinegar, sugar, and pickling salt. Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Pack cucumber spears loosely into six, hot sterilized pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Add 1 tablespoon dill seeds to each jar. Pour hot vinegar mixture into jars, maintaining the 1/2-inch headspace. Discard any remaining vinegar mixture. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids and screw bands.
Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner 10 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling). Remove jars from canner; cool on a wire rack. Let stand at room temperature 1 week before serving. Makes 6 pints.
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Wisconsin GOP’s (Koch-Led?) Plan to Hijack the Presidential Election
Last month, Pennsylvania Republicans launched a plan to change the way the state votes for president. Badger State GOPers are following their lead.
Nick Baumann
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Last month, Pennsylvania Republicans attracted national attention—and faced a local backlash—after Mother Jones noted their plan to change how the Keystone State awards electoral votes in a way that could make it much harder for President Barack Obama to win reelection. The plan has since stalled in the Pennsylvania Legislature, but that doesn’t seem to matter to Wisconsin GOPers, who recently decided to try the exact same move.
Also read: The Koch brothers’ secret war plan to take down Obama—plus a list of their million-dollar donors.
As I reported last month, the rules of the electoral college provide Republicans with an opportunity to undermine Obama’s reelection plans. In the presidential election, each state is worth a number of electoral votes equal to the size of the state’s congressional delegation. Each determines how its electoral votes are allocated, and all but two states use a winner-take-all system in which the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all of its electoral votes. Under the Republicans’ plan for Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, the states would change from this system to one in which each congressional district gets its own electoral vote. (Two electoral votes—one for each of the state’s two senators—would go to the statewide winner.)
As in Pennsylvania, the GOP controls both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature plus the governor’s mansion—the so-called “redistricting trifecta.” Congressional district maps are adjusted after every census, and the last one was completed in 2010. In states where they control the trifecta, Republicans will get to draw the boundaries of the congressional districts without any input from Democrats. Pennsylvania is likely to have 12 safe GOP seats compared to just 6 safe Democratic seats; Wisconsin is expected to have a 5-3 R-D split.
Under the Republican plan, if the GOP presidential nominee carries the GOP-leaning districts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin but Obama wins both states, the GOP nominee would get 17 electoral votes. Obama would only get 11—9 for winning the blue districts, and 4 (representing each state’s two senators) for winning the two states. Obama would lose 17 electoral votes relative to the winner-take-all baseline—a larger effect than flipping Michigan, which has 16 electoral votes—from blue to red.
In Wisconsin, the electoral college change is being pushed by Rep. Dan LeMahieu, whose office told Slate‘s Dave Weigel that his bill has two cosponsors so far. The state’s Democrats are wise to LeMahieu’s plan—Kelda Roys, the chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus, sent an email to her colleagues slamming the bill soon after LeMahieu started looking for cosponsors—but that doesn’t mean it’s doomed. Unlike the Pennsylvania Republicans, Wisconsin’s GOPers have been remarkably good at sticking together on tough votes (like Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial, union-busting “budget repair” bill). They hold a one-vote majority in the state Senate—not a lot, but enough to win in a pinch.
[UPDATE, 6:20pm EST Wednesday: The Wisconsin Democratic party has just issued a statement alleging that LeMahieu’s bill was “written by a Koch Brothers corporate front group.” They probably mean the American Legislative Exchange Council, but there’s no publicly available evidence at this point (other than similar bills cropping up in two different states) that ALEC is involved. Here’s the Dems’ full statement:
MADISON—Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate in response to the Republican plot to split Wisconsin’s electoral votes.
“The plot to split Wisconsin’s electoral votes, written by a Koch Brothers corporate front group, is another bald-faced power grab by Scott Walker’s Republican Party. They have sought to suppress votes and bring Jim Crow to the North, they have shut down hearings to the public, they have prevented elected representatives from making votes, they have disregarded the norms and traditions of our Legislature, they have run phony candidates, they have forged signatures, they have coordinated illegally with the corporations that fund them and now this.
Splitting Wisconsin’s electoral votes is part of a Tea Party fantasy that seeks power above all. This is offensive to Wisconsin’s traditions and it must be denounced.”
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.]
Carolyn Fiddler, the communications director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to elect Dems in state-level races, thinks LeMahieu’s bill is a sign that Republicans haven’t learned the lessons of this summer’s recall elections, which ousted two Republican state senators. “Just when we thought the Democratic successes in the Wisconsin recalls put the brakes on extreme Republican power grabs there, a GOPer proves us wrong,” she says.
Nebraska and Maine already have the system that the Wisconsin is trying to implement, but as I explained last month, the two states’ small electoral vote values mean it’s mathematically impossible for a candidate to win the popular vote there but lose the electoral vote. (It’s theoretically possible in Wisconsin, but unlikely; if the bill passed, the worst Obama could probably do there is an electoral college split.)
The GOP going this direction wasn’t entirely unexpected. Weigel calls it “inevitable,” and I predicted it might happen:
It doesn’t necessarily end there. After their epic sweep of state legislative and gubernatorial races in 2010, Republicans also have total political control of Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, three other big states that traditionally go Democratic and went for Obama in 2008. Implementing a Pennsylvania-style system in those three places—in Ohio, for example, Democrats anticipate controlling just 4 or 5 of the state’s 16 congressional districts—could offset Obama wins in states where he has expanded the electoral map, like Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina, or Virginia. “If all these Rust Belt folks get together and make this happen, that could be really dramatic,” says Carolyn Fiddler, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), which coordinates state political races for the Dems.
Democrats would not be able to retaliate. The only states that John McCain won where Dems control both houses of the state legislature are Arkansas and West Virginia. West Virginia is too small for splitting the electoral votes to have much effect. That leaves Arkansas, another small state—and one where McCain won every district handily in 2008.
What the GOP is trying may be odd, but it’s not illegal or unconstitutional:
“The Constitution is pretty silent on how the electors are chosen in each state,” says Karl Manheim, a law professor at Loyola University in Los Angeles. The GOP plan “would certainly increase the political advantage of politically gerrymandering your districts,” he adds.
Here’s LeMahieu’s bill:
Mother Jones reporter Andy Kroll contributed reporting to this story.
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Getting the most from your social media game
The average small businesses are spending nearly $5000 a year in social media. Want to make your dollar go further?
According to the 2018 Sensis Social Media Report [PDF], small businesses are planning to spend nearly 42 percent more on social media marketing than they did in 2017 – which is staggering!
But how much of that spend is wasted?
Want to avoid the waste and get the best value for every dollar you’re spending on promoting your business?
The key is to plan, and think smart.
Start at the beginning
You didn’t start your business without a plan, so why would it be any different when it comes to promoting it on social media? Start simple:
Audit the social media plans that you currently have, even if that’s just profiles that you’ve created.
Take time to look at how your audience is currently interacting with your brand, and how that’s stacking up against your competitors.
Once you understand this, you can build goals and objectives. When you’re thinking about your goals it’s important to:
Avoid settling for likes or retweets (the vanity metrics)
Dig deeper and really think about what you want your audiences next action to be when they engage with your content
That’s where the leads and revenue come from.
Oh, and make sure that your setting realistic targets based on your budget and audience. We’d all love 20,000 leads but it might not be attainable!
Know who your target audience is
Social media covers many different platforms.
If one works for some, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s going to work for you. Each option has a varied and unique audience and by finding which of these will work best for your business is key.
READ: Do I need to be on all the social media channels?
Below are the some of the key areas to look at:
For reach alone, look no further than Facebook. There are estimates that half of all Australians and 2.6 million Kiwis use Facebook. It’s an incredible number and Facebook have made sure that they offer a strong platform to help small businesses promote themselves.
Although Facebook started out as a young person’s hideaway from boring adults, it exploded into so much more and now hosts strong audience across all demographics. I mean, who hasn’t had their Nan leave an embarrassing comment on their profile pic?!
Instagram uses a focus on the visual to differentiate from other channels and because of this must be looked at if you’re selling a visually appealing product. There’s a strong engagement rate with content on this platform and you can push yours out to far reaching areas of the app via hashtags.
It’s also important to remember that a whopping 85 percent of users are younger than 45.
A platform to build relationships and network. There’s a distinctly conversational and communal feel to Twitter.
Although in recent times there has been an extension of the word count, it’s still a place for quick updates like breaking news and event promotion whether it be in the run up, during or wrap up.
While LinkedIn doesn’t have anywhere near the number of users as Facebook, it does bring a professional option to the social media realm. The audience that you’ll come across in here are career-first. This means they want to see content relevant to their industry or business.
It’s a great place to promote achievements, awards and developments, alongside the Linkedin Pulse area where you can easily publish article content of your own.
What do small business owners want?
Easy! More time to do what they love.
Stepping out into the world of social media may feel like something that’s going to eat away at your day.
But as social media has grown, companies have created a range of platform integration options to make your life easier.
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These platforms allow you to have all your social profiles on one easy-to-use dashboard.
You can curate content, and on top of that, you can schedule posts to go out at selected times. This means that you can use a block of time each week (or however often works for you) to complete of your social media work and increase efficiency.
You can also engage with clients’ responses to your posts without needing to jump to each of your profiles.
The secret to social media success
By investing a little more time and energy into the early stages of your social media debut, you’ll find that the road after is much, much smoother.
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Situated at The Crags, right next door to Monkeyland, is Birds of Eden. Spanning 2,3 hectares of indigenous forest, it is reputedly the largest single, free-flight aviary in the world. It is home to more than 3 000 birds from 220 African and exotic species freed from cages to once again feel the exhilaration of flying in the forest canopy.
While wandering along 1,2 kilometres of walkways, some elevated, the darting streaks of coloured feathers and cacophonic squawks will keep you enthralled. There’s a mist system to add to the rainforest feel, and a small man-made waterfall you can walk behind.
It’s not hardcore birding but the collection of species is amazing and it makes for a great family outing. It’s an opportunity to get close to local species such as the Knysna turaco (previously loerie), and exotics such as scarlet ibis, toucans, macaws, parrots, and parakeets.
Set aside a minimum of two hours, preferably more, and take a breather or have a meal at the restaurant or snack bar along the way. It’s worthwhile going for a full-day outing to both Birds of Eden and its sister attraction, Monkeyland, in which case you can buy a reduced price combo ticket that gets you into both.
The sanctuary is wheelchair friendly and open from 8am to 5pm daily.
Ocean Odyssey Marine Eco Tour
In Knysna
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Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary
The Garden Route encompasses a large section of the Southern Cape coast, bookended by Witsand in the west and Nature’s Valley in the east. In-between are the large towns of Mossel Bay and George, and the smaller, more touristy destinations of Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Wilderness and Sedgefield.
The region is a narrow zone wedged between the Indian Ocean and the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains; and is one of great natural beauty. Despite massive development in recent years, it remains the country’s Garden of Eden. There are gloriously long beaches, lush and mysterious forests, rugged coastlines, amber rivers, and tranquil lagoons. All overlooked by hazy mountain peaks.
The region has been a favourite with locals and overseas visitors for decades. The temperate climate makes it idyllic to visit at almost any time of the year.
Although the beaches are promoted as the main attraction, the forests are equally important. In fact, they are the gardens of the Garden Route.
With their magnificent giant Outeniqua yellowwoods (podocarpus falcatus), unfathomable gorges and areas of impenetrable trees, vines, and ferns, the forests have long been a passion for those with a love of nature. Much of their depths remain unexplored and, thankfully, unexploited. Perhaps their greatest treasure is that they are home to a handful of Knysna elephants.
Rivers tumbling from the mountain slopes have carved the landscape into deep gorges and twisting valleys, shaded by steep slopes and plunging cliffs. The Keurbooms and Knysna rivers flow into tidal lagoons at Plettenberg Bay and Knysna respectively. Sedgefield Lagoon, which is also open to the sea, is fed by Swartvlei, the biggest body of water in an area known as South Africa’s lake district. This chain of 5 lakes stretches from Sedgefield to Wilderness.
A large swathe of the region is protected within the Garden Route National Park. The park is made up of disjointed patches of land and therefore has no fixed beginning or end.
The Wilderness National Park, the Tsitsikamma National Park and the Knysna National Lakes area are sections within the greater park
Thanks to the habitats of forest, fynbos, coastline and wetlands, there is a plethora of wildlife, birdlife and marine life. Visitors can also enjoy a vast number of activities and attractions (adrenalin, adventure or relaxation). The innumerable accommodation establishments offer everything from 5-star luxury to basic camping facilities. In recent years, the Garden Route has become something of a gourmet route that will satisfy even the most discerning epicure.
National Parks – the Wilderness National Park makes up the western section of the recently formed Garden Route National Park. Situated in the vicinity of Wilderness it protects patches of indigenous forest and fynbos, long stretches of unspoilt coastline and pristine beaches, coastal dunes, rivers and estuaries. It has a series of 5 lakes – something unique in South Africa. The park is renowned for its diversity of activities, which include canoeing, mountain biking, abseiling and kloofing.
Hiking includes the 7km-long Half-Collared Kingfisher Trail; the 5km-long Brown Hooded Kingfisher Trail; the Cape Dune Molerat Trail between Rondevlei and Swartvlei (3km- or 6km-long routes); and the Pied Kingfisher Trail, the longest at 10km.
Birdwatching is popular, with 230 species to be seen, and part of the park is a designated RAMSAR site. There are 3 bird hides - at Rondevlei, Langvlei, and on the Touw River. Accommodation at the Ebb and Flow Rest Camp on the banks of the Touw River takes the form of caravan and camping sites, rondavels and cottages.
Hiking – the Garden Route is well-known for its large variety of short and multi-day hiking trails. Probably the most popular is the 48km-long 5-day Otter Trail from Storms River Mouth along the coast to Nature’s Valley. The Outeniqua Trail is the longest hike on the Garden Route. It commences at Beervlei hut at an old forestry station just off the Seven Passes Road inland from Sedgefield. From here it traverses 108km of forest and fynbos covering the slopes and foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains. It finishes 7 days later at Harkerville between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
The Harkerville Hiking Trail is a 24km-long, 2-day circular trail aimed at fit hikers that don’t have a fear of heights. It starts and ends at the Harkerville Forest Station.
Kranshoek Coastal Walk is a spectacular 9km-long circular route covering a section of the Harkerville coastline.
The 61km-long Tsitsikamma Trail starts at the Nature’s Valley Rest camp and heads for the slopes of the Tsitsikamma mountains, away from the coast. It finishes at either Storms River Bridge or Storms River Village.
There are also some beautiful slack packing options the 65km-long, 5-day, Garden Route Trail between Wilderness and Knysna; the 48km-long, 5-day Oyster Catcher Trail between Mossel Bay and Gourits River Mouth; and the 17km-long, 2-day Dolphin Trail from Storms River Mouth east along the coast to the Fernery.
Nature Reserves – there are 4 nature reserves in the region. These are the Outeniqua Nature Reserve at George, the Goukamma Nature Reserve between Sedgefield and Buffalo Bay, the Robberg Nature Reserve at Plettenberg Bay, and the Keurbooms Nature Reserve, also at Plettenberg Bay.
All offer good birding and each has a network of hiking trails - except Keurbooms, which has river-based activities instead.
Forests – these thickly-wooded areas are alive with unique life forms, birdsong, fungi, ferns, frogs and feathered creatures. The towering Outeniqua yellowwoods, some 800 years old, are the pillars of the forests and magnificent in stature. From George through to Nature’s Valley there are several sections of forest where visitors can walk or picnic beneath the canopy. These include the Groeneweide Nature Walk, at Groenkop Farleigh Indigenous Forest near George.
Around Knysna, there are 3 main forest areas. Goudveld lies north-west of town and is accessed via the rural area of Rheenendal. It is home to the locals’ favourite picnic spot of Jubilee Creek, the worked-out Bendigo gold mine, and the isolated gorge known as Drupkelders. Gouna is north of town and links up with Diepwalle, which lies to the east. The Garden of Eden is a small patch of forest alongside the N2, accessed along boardwalks between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. Also here is the Harkerville Forest. In the east of the region, around Nature’s Valley, the forests of the Tsitsikamma National Park virtually spill onto the beaches and rocky headlands.
Beaches and lagoons – for many the wide, sweeping stretches of beach that glint like a string of pearls along the coastline are what the Garden Route is all about. These are found throughout the region and most are accessible via minor roads off the N2. If the rough and tumble of surf isn’t quite your thing then the more tranquil waters of the Knysna Lagoon, the Keurbooms Lagoon at Plettenberg Bay, and the Sedgefield Lagoon are popular options.
The Maritime Museum – visitors who enjoy a good museum should head to Mossel Bay. Here the maritime history of the area can be explored at the Dias Museum Complex where you can board a replica of Bartolomeu Dias’s caravel. There’s also a collection of ancient maps from those days and a good shipwreck display. Here too stands the 500+-year-old Post Office Tree. The museum complex houses a Shell Museum, said to be the largest in South Africa. There is also an aquarium. The complex is open from 09h00-16h45, Monday to Friday, and from 09h00-15h45 on weekends and public holidays.
Golf – for those who consider golf to be a large part of a holiday, there are premier golf courses along virtually the entire Garden Route. These include the 18-hole championship course at Pinnacle Point near Mossel Bay; the 3 courses of Fancourt at George; the Knysna Golf Club; Simola Golf & Country Estate (Knysna); Pezula Championship Course (Knysna); Plettenberg Bay Country Club; and Goose Valley Golf Club (Plettenberg Bay).
Plett Blue Flag Beaches
Valda 5:52pm 30 Dec
Pics by Willie Dalgleish & Brendon Morris
The International Blue Flag Jury meeting took place earlier in September 2018, the awards were presented to 137 sites in the Southern Hemisphere for the 2018-2019 Blue Flag season, including 96 beaches, 19 marinas and 22 boats. As of 2018, the Blue Flag flies over 3,783 beaches, 698 marinas and 77 boats around the world.
In South Africa, 66 Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 46 beaches, 8 marinas and by 12 sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2018/19 South African Blue Flag season, which opens...
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Quenching Thirst in Kammanassie
Valda 9:55pm 24 Apr
CapeNature’s Kammanassie Nature Reserve(KNR) in the Klein Karoo, between Uniondale and Oudtshoorn have been very concerned about the possibility of animals dying of thirst. Fountains, rivers and streams have dried up due to the severe drought caused inter alia by climate change.
Many farmers have been left with no other choice but to accept water from neighbouring farms to assist.
Amongst the animals in dire need is the precious herd of 42 Cape mountain zebras in the reserve. The small population in Kammanassie Nature Reserve is one of three relict Cape mountain zebra...
Valda 9:55pm 16 Oct
Words Jade Cooke, Pics Alfred Lor, Gallo/Getty images
Gondwana Game Reserve may be less than a decade old, but careful rehabilitation and conservation measures have sent this precious slice of the Garden Route back through the years to when hide and hair ruled the landscape.
‘Just ring for an escort if you come to dinner after dark,’ says Linda, who’s showing us around Gondwana’s Kwena Lodge. ‘A few weeks ago, we had lions sitting over there.’ She gestures to the long grass disturbingly close to the footpath.
‘Don’t we need an escort during the day...
Garden Route Roadtrip
Nightjar Travel 9:30am 9 Oct
It was the best season to travel the N2 east. Spring. Farm stalls and distant coastlines are too numerous to count on this stretch just before the Garden Route, but what caught my eye was simpler than that. Like an expertly made sandwich, the country is spread with greens and yellow and brown only shows itself now and again. Or a sea of greens with yellow sun reflecting off of it… except the land is still and the only waves are far-off blue mountains. The canola fields are mature during the first weeks of Spring and their bright yellow flowers...
Cloete’s Pass
Nightjar Travel 6:30am 19 Jun
Cloete’s Pass is not as spectacular as some of the other passes in the southern Cape, but still well worth the trouble. The real reason for taking this route is to connect to the dirt road that runs along the foothills at the back of the Langeberge Mountains. This road veers off to the right to Van Wyksdorp about 50km after Herbertsdale, or you can continue along the foot of the Langeberge to the top of Garcia pass. A descent down Garcia, or Gysmanshoek for the more adventurous, takes you back to the N2. This detour will take about 3 to 4 hours, and is...
Langkloof
Nightjar Travel 10:30am 27 Jan
Langkloof behind the Langeberge, top of Garcia Pass in the Western Cape.
Elephant Spotted in Knysna Forest
Press Releases 10:30am 17 Jan
An elephant was recently photographed by a trap camera, placed in the Knysna forest, by the Landmark Foundation, set-up for leopard research. The Foundation’s exciting leopard research involves determining the leopard population status in the Garden Route.
The footage includes photographs of an elephant whose tusks, trunk and legs are visible but unfortunately the forehead shape as well as sex organs and ear-notch patterns are not visible, for identification purposes.
SANParks’ scientists have, in recent years,...
Wild Card Magazine 11:55am 18 Nov
No, it’s not a mirage! These flamingos were spotted one afternoon on Wilderness Beach along the Garden Route. Photographer Johanna Hedderwick says the birds have been seen on the beach for several weeks. Flamingo feathers get their rosy colour from pigments in the food the birds eat. These pigments are known as carotenoids and may be blue or green in the original organism, but once digested turn coral, rose and pale pink. You can see the same effect in prawns when they change colour during cooking. Flamingos are colonial breeders so it is customary to see groups together – a flock of these...
Walking with elephants
Little MMI 10:08am 12 Oct
Plettenberg Bay, "Bahia Formosa" (Beautiful Bay) is situated approximately 27km from Knysna and is a popular tourist destination along the Garden Route. The views of the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains encompass the landscape with its golden beaches, indigenous forests and wine route.
About 16km from Plett is The Crags, Animal Alley situated near Natures Valley where I would be fulfilling one of my biggest dreams on my water tower list- Walking with African Elephants!
Walking towards Marula, Jabo and Thandi, I suddenly felt a sense of vulnerability. Here I was, this tiny...
Nosy Ostrich
Nightjar Travel 1:27pm 15 Sep
There's nothing quite like being given the hairy eyeball by a beady-eyed ostrich. Normally one has to approach wildlife - even farmed birds, as in this case - reasonably cautiously, but this guy, photographed from the roadside on the road to Witsand a few weeks ago, was part of a very inquisitive flock of birds that just kept getting closer and closer, until there were about 30 of them lined up at the fence. With our personal sprinting record at considerably less than their 70kph, we were happy about the fence.
Visiting the Knysna Heads
Little MMI 11:55am 24 Aug
Just 64km from George is a coastal paradise along the Garden Route that has been named one of the Top 100 destinations in the World. Knysna is a picturesque town with the surrounding Outeniqua Mountains, indigenous rain forests, rivers, lakes, breathtaking coastlines and the home to spectacular wildlife including elephants. Located on the banks of a ‘Featherbed’ estuary, Knysna is an ecological delight for any holidaymaker or traveller.
Travelling to the Knysna Heads, I was shadowed by the sun that was slowly setting whilst the...
Nightjar Travel 11:40am 2 Dec
So I heard on the grape vine that Gondwana Game Reserve, situated in the Garden Route, is celebrating the birth of two free roaming lion cubs - which are believed to be the first wild lion cubs born in the Southern Cape for the last 150 years..!
We are so proud of this milestone in your conservation effort... Well done!
Disclaimer: This pic is from my personal collection. For photos of the actual cubs, and more info, check their blog:
http://www.gondwanagr.co.za/news-blog
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SWAT Swarms Streets of Northern New Jersey Town
A report of a shot fired prompted the response
By Pat Battle • Published January 15, 2020 • Updated at 10:07 pm on January 15, 2020
Multiple SWAT teams and police descended on the northern New Jersey town of Garfield Wednesday, Chopper 4 images show -- apparently all due to a report of gunshots
The report also caused two schools in Garfield and three more in neighboring Lodi to be placed on lockdown as police went door-to-door, with guns drawn, looking for whoever fired that alleged shots
Chopper 4 was over the scene when a number of SWAT officers with long firearms swarmed and entered the white apartment building situated on a street corner around 12:30 p.m.
Multiple SWAT teams and police descended on the northern New Jersey town of Garfield Wednesday -- and it was apparently all due to a report of gunshots.
Authorities swarmed the area of the intersection of Pierre Avenue and Maple Street, with the report prompting a response from no fewer than three tactical units: two from the Bergen County regional swat team backing up Garfield’s own emergency service unit as they locked down the block in search of a suspect.
"It was a big "pow" -- just one gunshot, that was it," a resident told News 4 New York.
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However, the report was enough to, not only cause a huge law enforcement response, but lock down two schools in Garfield and three more in neighboring Lodi as police went door-to-door, with guns drawn, looking for whoever fired that alleged shot.
According to the Garfield Police Department, local police, the Garfield ESU Team, Bergen County Regional SWAT/Negotiators Team, Bergen County Sheriffs K-9 responded to the scene.
Police say the area was ultimately cleared and the schools were taken off "shelter in place."
Residents were ordered not to leave their homes as police focused their attention on a three-story apartment building at Pier Avenue, questioning residents inside.
Marvin Cordero, told News 4, he received a frantic call from his 15-year-old daughter who was inside the building.
She call me and say daddy come home, come home somethings wrong," he said.
Terrified neighbors flocked to the police barricades anxious to find out what was happening and whether their own friends and loved ones were in danger.
Additionally, images from above the scene showed police tape and a multitude of police vehicles in the region.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Garfield Police Department at 973-478-8500.
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Maryland Athletics | February 26, 2017
Top-ranked Maryland weathers storm against No. 8 Yale
Maryland took out Yale, 12-11, on Saturday despite two rain delays that totaled nearly two hours.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Colin Heacock matched his career-high with five points and Tim Muller caused three turnovers as the No. 1 Maryland men’s lacrosse team overcame two rain delays to defeat No. 8 Yale, 12-11, at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium Saturday.
All in all the rain delays totaled 1 hour and 58 minutes, with the latter delay coming with just 37 seconds to play and the Terps clinging to a 12-11 lead. The Maryland defense held strong though, preventing Yale from a quality game-winning attempt to close out the game.
The game marked the 10th consecutive home victory for the Terrapins, which advanced to 4-0 on the season.
No. 1 Maryland escapes No. 8 Yale, 12-11, after weather-delayed contest. #ncaaLAX
UMD - Colin Heacock pic.twitter.com/HKUzkXL6Fz
— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAA_Lax) February 25, 2017
Yale (1-1) opened the scoring 1:15 into the game, but Maryland quickly countered as the All-American defenseman Muller unleashed a cannon for his first career goal. Freshman Jared Bernhardt followed with a man-up goal to give the Terps a 2-1 lead.
Following a Bulldog goal, senior Matt Rambo tallied back-to-back goals and Heacock added another as the Terps extended their lead to 5-2.
Heacock completed his hat trick in the second quarter with two more strikes and Bernhardt added his second of the game as Maryland entered the halftime break with an 8-4 advantage. Heacock’s five points gave him 100 for his career.
Check out the early highlights from yesterday's win over #8 Yale! https://t.co/TBADr0bmf4
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 26, 2017
Maryland continued to roll after the halftime break, as the Terps scored three of the next four goals for a hefty six-goal lead, 11-5. Nick Brozowski and Austin Henningsen both scored during the run.
The Terps won 14 of the last 17 faceoffs to close the game, which helped fuel the run. Yale scored six of the last seven goals in the game, but its comeback effort ultimately fell short.
Rambo tallied three points in the game to move into a tie for seventh in Maryland history with Roger Goss (1958-60) at 192 points.
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J Comp Physiol A. 2001 Mar;187(2):155-69.
Pharmacological brain stimulation releases elaborate stridulatory behaviour in gomphocerine grasshoppers--conclusions for the organization of the central nervous control.
Heinrich R1, Wenzel B, Elsner N.
Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Germany. rheinri1@gwdg.de
Grasshoppers produce a variety of sounds generated by complex movements of the hindlegs. Stridulation, performed in the context of partner finding, mating and rivalry, can be released by pressure injection of cholinergic agonists into the protocerebrum. Particularly stimulation with muscarinic agonists induced long-lasting stridulation that resembled the natural behaviour to an astonishing degree, not only with respect to their temporal structure and right/left coordination, but also to changes in the song sequences according to the progress of courtship stridulation, even including accessory movements of other parts of the body. According to the complexity of their stridulatory behaviour ten gomphocerine species were chosen for this comparative study. The results indicate that the protocerebrum fulfils two important tasks in the control of stridulation: (1) it integrates sensory input relevant to stridulation that represents a certain behavioural situation and internal state of arousal, and (2) it selectively activates and deactivates the thoracic networks that generate the appropriate movement and sound patterns. With the knowledge of the natural behaviour and the accessibility to pharmacological and electrophysiological studies, the cephalic control system for stridulation in grasshoppers appears to be a suitable model for how the brain selects and controls appropriate behaviours for a given situation.
Central Nervous System/drug effects
Central Nervous System/physiology*
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Acta Physiol Scand. 1988 Nov;134(3):341-6.
Do the fibre-type proportion and the angular velocity influence the mean power frequency of the electromyogram?
Gerdle B1, Wretling ML, Henriksson-Larsén K.
National Institute of Occupational Health, Work Physiology Unit, Umeå, Sweden.
The dependence of the mean-power frequency and the signal amplitude of the electromyogram (EMG) on the angular velocity and the fiber-type proportion were investigated in nine female volunteers. The subjects were required to perform maximum knee extensions using an isokinetic dynamometer at different angular velocities; 0.57, 1.05, 1.57, 2.09 and 3.14 rad s-1. Electromyographic signals were obtained from the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and the rectus femoris muscles. The angle and the torque signals were recorded simultaneously with the three EMG signals on a tape-recorder. From the EMG recordings the mean power frequency (MPF) and the signal amplitude were determined. Muscle biopsies were later obtained from the right vastus lateralis and stained for alkaline and acid mATPase for the determination of fibre-type proportions and areas. Neither the signal amplitude nor the MPF of the EMG of the three muscles were dependent on the angular velocity. The MPF of the vastus lateralis correlated significantly (r = -0.93) with the type 1 fibre proportion at 1.57 rad s-1. However, there was no significant correlation between the areas of the fibre types, alone or together, and the MPF. In conclusion the fibre-type proportion was the major factor behind the MPF irrespective of angular velocity.
Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism
Muscle Contraction*
Muscles/anatomy & histology*
Muscles/enzymology
Adenosine Triphosphatases
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Love Island Australia's Cassie auditions for The X-Factor UK
Back in 2013, a then 20-year-old Cassie appeared in the audition rounds of The X-Factor UK.
Cass was part of a singing duo named 'Duplex' with her friend Katrina, and the pair hoped to make it through into the talent competition - and to go "worldwide".
"We're called Duplex because we're literally a duplicate of one another," Cassie proudly declared as they made their way in front of the judges.
Cassie appeared on The X-Factor UK in 2013
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But there was one problem - the duo couldn't sing.
In the recently uncovered clip (above), Cass and her pal passionately performed a song by Cheryl Cole.
However, the judging panel, which was made up of Australia's Got Talent judge Nicole Scherzinger, Osborne family matriarch, Sharon Osborne, Take That's Gary Barlow and music producer, Louis Walsh, were visibly pained by the performance.
Take That's Gary Barlow called the girls' singing "awful"
Cassie, who looked very different to how she does in the villa, with platinum blonde hair and a perpetual grin, had the smile wiped from her face when Gary Barlow branded the performance "woeful".
"You really are one in the same person in that you both can't sing," said Take That singer Gary.
"Really awful singing, woeful."
Love Island isn't Cassie's first time on TV
"It's probably just the nerves," Katrina replied, but Gary wasn't convinced.
"No, no it's not the nerves you just really can't sing," he said.
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Cassie keepin' 'em coming back like 🔥 #LoveIslandAU #TeamCassie
Cassie, who is currently coupled up with Luke Packham on Love Island has tried her hand at reality TV a number of times.
According to The Daily Mail, the bubbly Brit made an appearance on Made in Chelsea as an extra, and has also applied for The Bachelor in the past.
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Gay student heckled after declaring his support for ‘No’ campaign
A GAY man voting ‘No’ was heckled during a university protest against marriage reform. He says there are thousands like him.
news.com.auSeptember 19, 20171:56am
A gay man has joined a university protest against marriage reform, claiming thousands of voices like his are being 'drowned out'. Picture Facebook/Our Voice Our VoteSource:Facebook
A GAY man campaigning against same-sex marriage has claimed there are thousands of homosexual Australians like him whose views are being “drowned out” by the “yes” campaign.
The Queensland university student is seen proclaiming his views to a heckling crowd in a video shared online by former prime minister Tony Abbott.
“We’re here today because we support marriage as it has always been, between one man and one woman,” the man says at the demonstrated at the University of Queensland.
“I am here, specifically, because I’m gay and I am standing up against them.
“They want to drown us out. They want to drown me out. They want to speak for me. They want to speak for me because I’m gay and I am standing up against them.”
The man goes on to claim there ae “thousands” of gay Australians who are against same-sex marriage, and says they are being vilified for their views.
“There are thousands of gay people in this country who are against same-sex marriage, who see the effects that it will have on the famil, on schools, on politics, on churches,” he says.
Referring to supporters of changes to Australian marriage laws, he says: “These people hate us. They call us Nazis, bigots, homophobes. Where is the real hatred?”
Sharing the video with his followers, Mr Abbott, who has become a leading voice in the campaign against marriage reform, inferred the clip was a “case in point” that supporters of same-sex marriage were “responsible for bullying and hate speech”.
The former Liberal leader shared a second clip from the event in which it could be seen same-sex marriage campaigners had attempted to take over the demonstration, chanting “yes” over the top of the man’s words.
So far it’s supporters of change, not opponents, who are responsible for bullying and hate speech: https://t.co/jzjiOS30do @VoicingOurVote
— Tony Abbott (@TonyAbbottMHR) September 18, 2017
The demonstration, held on Monday, comes as the electoral watchdog has received complaints about the “Vote No” skywriting over Sydney on the weekend not being properly authorised.
The words “vote no” appeared four times over the city on Sunday morning, a day after the Coalition for Marriage launched its campaign against same-sex marriage.
A grassroots campaigner against same-sex marriage crowd-funded more than $2500 on GoFundMe to pay the pilot to write the message in the sky. One woman donated $1000 to the cause.
Picture: InstagramSource:Instagram
The anonymous author of the GoFundMe page declared it was “time for traditional Australian’s (sic) to take a stand”.
“It’s time we all sent a clear message that we will not put up with our way of life been (sic) deconstructed any further,” the page said.
The author later announced the money had been frozen by the website “until we give our names and locations”.
The page was inundated with messages of condemnation.
“I feel sorry for all of you,” one woman wrote.
“What an awful way to live your lives. I can’t imagine being so hateful.” Organisers said they were “keen to stay fairly anonymous” and defended their actions.
According to the Daily Mail, flight tracking information confirms a Cessna owned by Skywriting Australia left the message in the sky. The company’s charges start from $3990. Social media users began to circulate the company’s contact information and posted the abusive messages they’d sent.
One message called the business owner an “a***hole” while another post said it was “probably the end of your business”.
One text message to the business owner read “usually fighting hate with hate isn’t my style, but you really are a sh** human. You’re definitely the biggest piece of sh** in Australia today. Probably tomorrow too. Hope you’re proud of yourself. Don’t be surprised by the hate coming for you. Titt for tatt, it’s only fair, right? You stupid, ignorant, remorseless, pathetic, old, LOSER”.
Another read “I hope the weather gets hotter this week. It might help to warm your cold black heart #loveislove”.
The company has not responded to requests for comment.
The Australian Electoral Commission has received a number of official complaints regarding the skywriting.
But an AEC spokesman told AAP on Monday the “safeguards” laws passed by parliament did not apply to this type of communication.
“It is only material that is capable of containing authorisation details that is regulated by the Act,” the spokesman said.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who is encouraging a “yes” vote, told reporters people were entitled to express their views.
“If you want people to respect your point of view you’ve got to be prepared to respect theirs,” Mr Turnbull said.
The Coalition for Marriage updated its website over the weekend to comply with the need for authorisation under the safeguards laws, but won’t face any penalty.
“As the legislation only came into operation late last week and the website is now compliant, the AEC does not propose to take any action,” the AEC spokesman said.
The response to the skywriting on social media on Sunday was swift and (largely) scathing:
What an absolutely hilarious and characteristically evil baby boomer way of promoting the No vote. pic.twitter.com/ljWp9ds1aW
— Michael Beveridge (@mickyb273) September 17, 2017
'Vote no' plastered all over the Sydney sky. Shouldn't you guys be at church anyway?#jesuslovesgays pic.twitter.com/mZKBQ1ilfd
— ash london (@ash_london) September 17, 2017
Thankfully this Vote No sign is being swept away by a righteous wind. #VoteYes Aussies 🌈🌈🌈 pic.twitter.com/qkQbCufbej
— Annie Parker 🌈 (@annie_parker) September 17, 2017
'Vote No' sky writer spotted above Sydney. #YoteYes #marriageequality pic.twitter.com/QuhezqjDsX
— David Alexander (@davidFalexander) September 17, 2017
Ugh. "Vote no" skywriting above Sydney. Thanks for ruining my Sunday morning pic.twitter.com/nuxqiH5brX
— Shane Bazzi (@shanebazzi) September 17, 2017
Ballot papers for the same sex marriage survey are being posted out to Australians and are due back by October 27, with the absolute deadline on November 7.
A result is expected on November 15.
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Ashley Izbicki
Ashley anchors News On 6 at 4 p.m. and News on 6 at 9 p.m. on the Tulsa CW. Since moving to Tulsa in 2017, she’s enjoyed exploring Green Country with her husband and son, Grayson, and their adopted dog, Jax.
Ashley was just 8-years-old when she dreamed of doing exactly what she does every day; tell stories. Even after eight years as a journalist, she says it still feels surreal. While working at Tulsa’s #1 news station, she’s reported live at State Capitol during the historic teacher walkout, investigated Oklahoma’s poor-ranking nursing homes, covered Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Tulsa, and produced in-depth reports on various topics like bullying and embryo adoption.
Prior to joining News On 6, Ashley anchored weekday mornings at WLTX, the CBS station in Columbia, S.C.. She also spent time anchoring and reporting at WBIR in Knoxville, Tenn, ABC 57 News in South Bend, Ind., and WBKB in Alpena, Mich., where she often filled-in for weather and sports.
Ashley says it’s important to embrace where you live, so she enjoys serving the community by helping nonprofits with their missions. News On 6 at 4 p.m. features a nonprofit of the month. Ashley has also helped promote the American Red Cross’s efforts and is serving on the board for the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction.
When she’s not working or volunteering, she enjoys adventuring with her family. She has a passion for fitness, fashion, and football, particularly the Notre Dame Fighting Irish! Ashley also loves coffee, traveling, and trying anything new.
If you have a story to share, or an adventure Ashley and her family should try, you can connect with her on Facebook or send her an email.
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Ashley's Stories
Tulsa County Medical Reserve Corps Sets Standard For Animal Rescue
Out of a thousand emergency response teams across the country, Tulsa County's Medical Reserve Corps is one of just seven selected for a national pilot program.
Men Arrested In Pawhuska Say They Were Not Transporting Marijuana
Two men charged after police say they busted a semi hauling 1,800 pounds of marijuana have bonded out and are telling News on 6 their side of the story.
Therapy Dog Retires After Helping Children Testify In Tulsa Court
A Tulsa court therapy dog that has spent the last five years helping kids testify against their abusers in court is retiring.
Tulsa Mayor: City Employees Working In Unacceptable Conditions
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been touring the city’s parks, police and fire departments, and other facilities to get a first hand look at how badly infrastructure needs repaired or replaced.
Studies Say Gum Disease May Be Linked To Alzheimer's
A new study showed the cause of Alzheimer’s disease could be linked to gum disease.
Oklahoma Ranks 2nd In Nation For Hepatitis C
According to the report, Hepatitis C increased dramatically in younger Americans aged 18 to 29, by 400%. Admission for opioid injection increased by 622% for the same age group.
Police Arrest Burglars Targeting Cars In Downtown Tulsa
Tulsa police arrested two men accused of breaking into cars downtown, crimes officers say could have been prevented in people would lock their vehicles.
OSBI Expands Task Force For Internet Crimes Against Children
The OSBI is training 15 new investigators who will be part of the is Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force this week on how to track down offenders.
Glenpool Grower Auctions Medical Marijuana Online
The first ever medical marijuana auctioned online in Oklahoma sold to a dispensary in Oklahoma City that bid $2,200 for a half-pound.
Tulsa Chamber Says 2018 Was Huge For Economic Development
The numbers are in, and it's been a record-breaking year of capital investments in Green Country.
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857 Volunteer Teachers Appointments Regularised – Enugu State Government
Domestic, Education, News, Policy
Enugu State Government said it had regularised the appointment of 857 volunteer teachers in the state, five years after they were recruited.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr Ogbuagu Anikwe, made the disclosure in Enugu on Thursday while addressing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council Meeting.
Anikwe said that the council gave the approval due to the resolve of the state government to strengthen and improve learning outcome in the state.
Reports say that the state government had in 2012 engaged the services of 1,000 volunteer teachers as a stop-gap measure to the noticeable educational crisis in public schools.
The volunteers were then made up of retired teachers as well as graduate teachers.
Anikwe said that prior to the approval to regularise the appointments, the state government did an audit of the volunteer teachers and discovered that some of them were no longer fit to continue with the job.
“An assessment was done by the current administration and we discovered that the retired ones were too old to be useful and they were laid off.
“Council decided to confirm the remaining ones as permanent teachers under the Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB),’’ he said.
He said that the regularisation would take effect any time the bureaucratic exercises associated with such approval were completed.
Anikwe said that there was another proposal to employ additional 1,000 teachers in the state.
“To further democratise quality education in our rural areas, the governor had written to the military establishment to bring two more command science boarding schools to the state.
“This request has been approved by the military authorities and we have identified two sites for the location of the schools.”
The commissioner said that one of the schools would be located in Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu West Senatorial zone while the other would be sited in Udenu Local Government Area of the state.
“Because we already have a command school in Enugu East Zone, we have selected Boys High School, Orba in Udenu council and Mpu Youth Centre in Aninri council as location of the schools.
“The sum of N243 million was approved to upgrade facilities at Boys High School, Orba for immediate take-off of the schools.”
Anikwe said that the state government was focused on delivering dividends of democracy in the rural areas.
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Cops seize bikes without bells at 4/20 event
By Catherina Gioino and Clayton Guse
Apr 22, 2019 | 2:37 PM
Bikes were seized for not having bells at recent ride and bake event in Tompkins Square Park. (sergeyryzhov/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The NYPD intended to stop cyclists from riding bikes if they were stoned on Saturday — instead they confiscated a bunch of bikes for not having bells.
Several dozen cops showed up at the annual 4/20 Race and Bake, a cycling event that celebrates the cannabis-friendly date. Four-twenty is a slang expression for consuming and smoking marijuana.
NYPD spokeswoman Detective Denise Moroney said police were assigned to the event because it was advertised as “smoking marijuana and traveling on New York City roadways to various locations.”
When event organizer Shardy Nieves arrived at Tompkins Square Park, the starting point for the race, more than 50 cops were waiting for him with a folder containing print-outs of his social media posts promoting it.
They promptly arrested Nieves, 38, on a 2015 warrant stemming from an open container violation, which generally pertains to alcoholic beverages. Nieves told the Daily News that police searched his bag but found none of the Devil’s Lettuce.
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Nieves was taken to a Bronx police station, and four bikes were confiscated for not having bells.
Moroney said the bikes were returned within 24 hours once bells were put on them. The riders were given summonses. He said under the state’s Vehicle Traffic Law all bikes are required to be equipped with bells.
Nieves told The News that he runs six biking events a year and had never been arrested at any of them. He went before a judge hours after his arrest, and was dismissed without charges.
He said he later ran into other cyclists who told him their bikes had been seized for not having bells. “They weren’t even riding, they were sitting on them,” Nieves said.
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Taxing Wages in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016
Income tax plus employee social security contributions less cash benefits, income deciles 6-10, 2013
This new high profile report provides details of taxes paid on wages in twenty economies in Latin America and the Caribbean. It covers: personal income taxes and social security contributions paid by employees; social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by employers; cash benefits received by in-work families.
It illustrates how these taxes and benefits are calculated in each member country and examines how they impact on household incomes. The results also enable quantitative cross-country comparisons of labour cost levels and the overall tax and benefit position of single persons and families on different levels of earnings.
The publication shows the amounts of taxes and social security contributions levied and cash benefits received for eight different family types which vary by a combination of household composition and household type. It also presents the resulting average and marginal tax rates (i.e. the tax burden). Average tax rates show that part of gross wage earnings or total labour costs which is taken in tax and social security contributions (both before and after cash benefits). Marginal tax rates show the part of a small increase of gross earnings or total labour costs that is paid in these levies.
The data presented can be used in academic research and to analyse tax, social and economic policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
From Chapter: 2013 tax burdens
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As % of gross wage earnings, by family-type and income decile
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FULL PRODUCER (CERTIFICATE PROGRAM)
39 Hours of Hands on Instruction
This extensive program is centered on the entire process of being an artist by discovering your own sound and developing your instincts through a series of sketches and experimentation. You will be exposed to a variety of approaches to arrangement and composition, storytelling techniques, ways of creating tension and release in your music. Through a series of challenges designed to help you master the steps involved in making your own music you will learn the ins and outs of Ableton Live. After a level of getting familiar with the tools that Ableton has to offer, you will then develop your sonic ideas into full length songs. This course will give you the experience of actually completing tracks to add to your portfolio. Your choices as an artist in combination with your technical know how will be paramount in defining your sound and making you stand out from the crowd.
The above podcast features songs created by graduates of the Full Producer Certificate Program
SEE DATES & REGISTER
ABLETON LIVE 1: INTRO TO PRODUCING
Release your studio and performance potential with our Ableton Live Foundation Course. Start making your own tracks by learning the basics of the software that has revolutionized electronic music creation and performance. Get comfortable navigating Live's unique interface, learn to trigger multiple tracks on the fly, and build your own song from scratch. At the end of this 6 week section you'll be on your way to making your 1st of many production pieces.
Also offered as part of Off Centre's Full DJ / Producer - and ONLINE Programs
ABLETON LIVE 2: COMPOSITION & PRODUCTION ESSENTIALS
Polish your beats & instrumentation by narrowing in on two crucial aspects of your sonic identity: Choice of sounds and song structure. With a focus on sampling, midi instruments, effects, and leveling we'll focus on refining your sound to give it clear definition. Through a series of sketches and experimentation we'll hone in on structural aspects of a variety of genres and breakdown the techniques used to seamlessly transition from one section of your song to the next. You'll be exposed to a variety of approaches to arrangement and composition, storytelling techniques, ways of creating tension and drama in your music. Whether hiphop, dubstep, house, ambient or anything in between here you'll expand your sonic ideas into full length songs.
Offered as part of Off Centre's Full DJ / Producer Program
ABLETON LIVE 3: THE REMIX SUITE
With our Ableton Remix Workshop we take your foundation & composition knowledge to the next level by specifically focusing the software’s innovative interface towards the intricacies of warping and details of arrangement within the context of the remix. Here you'll learn to pair your favourite vocal tracks with instrumentals and build your own arrangement from scratch.
Offered as part of Off Centre's Full DJ / Producer Program
ABLETON LIVE 4: MIXING
Mixing is a precise and technical craft that plays an incredibly important role in bringing the most out of your compositions by intricately balancing out all of its elements. In this module we'll start polishing your rough mixes by examining the essentials of Volume, Panning, EQing, Compressions, and important FX such as Reverb, Auto Pan, Delays and several micro details that will enhance your creative vision and prepare you for Mastering.
ABLETON 5: MASTERING
Bring the most out of your tracks with an Introduction to the fundamentals of arguably the most important finishing touch. The artistry in your tracks has been captured, your sounds are nicely mixed, but now you need that extra bump and final polish. In this introductory workshop you'll discover essentials of basic mastering. We'll explore the difference between correcting mixing mistakes and enhancing specific frequencies for target environments. Whether you're prepping for the club, an intimate theatre show, or releasing a mixtape we'll use Ozone's powerful Paragraphic EQ to bring warmth and character to your tracks by intelligently matching your mix to reference tracks. We'll also touch on the ins and outs of other Ozone mastering tools including: Loudness Maximizer, Multiband Dynamics, Multiband Stereo Imaging, Harmonic Exciter, Dithering, and Mastering Reverb.
Also offered as part of Off Centre's Full DJ / Producer & Advanced 1 on 1 Programs
ABLETON PUSH: INTRO TO CONTROLLERS
The Push is an invaluable controller for producers and performers. It's ability to seamlessly control Ableton with the touch of a pad or twist of a knob is unmatched by any other controller. You can trigger samples on the fly, play notes, and even sequence live drum patterns, the Push can make you studio experience come to life. Much like the MPC we can bang out ideas on touch sensitive pads, but the software component far exceeds the display and processing limitations of conventional hardware. Push inspires movement and interaction both of which are key components in successful electronic music performance and creation.
This component of the Full Producer Program offers a quick glance at some of the potential uses of Push as a standalone device and more importantly as a powerful controller that can be used to get the most out of Ableton.
Also offered as part of Off Centre's Full DJ / Producer & Advanced 1 on 1 Programs
Please note that this is NOT a certificate issued by the manufacturers of the software or hardware. The certificate is issued by Off Centre acknowledging the successful completion of your personal enrichment course.
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Columbia River LNG terminal plan hits Oregon DEQ permit obstacle
Updated Jan 10, 2019; Posted Feb 20, 2010
By Ted Sickinger| The Oregonian/OregonLive
Oregon environmental regulators have told the developer of a proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal on the Columbia River that they will likely deny the project's water quality permit in May in the absence of substantially more data on potential impacts to the river.
The demands highlight an ongoing regulatory showdown between the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, federal fisheries regulators and NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. The Houston-based company has proposed building an LNG terminal at an abandoned mill site on the lower Columbia River, 25 miles east of Astoria.
Bradwood Landing
project and two other LNG terminal proposals have prompted a firestorm of protest from community members, environmentalists and landowners along the pipelines proposed to serve them. Opponents say the terminals and pipelines are unnecessary and pose significant environmental, property rights and public safety problems.
Project developers, backed by trade unions, say that they've proposed adequate mitigation measures and that the terminals would diversify the region's gas supply and bring much needed jobs and tax revenue to rural communities.
The DEQ has consistently said it doesn't have enough information to make the call, only to be rebuffed by the company. This week, the agency wrote NorthernStar, asking it to provide more detailed information about how the construction and operation of the terminal would change the Columbia's water velocity, turbidity and temperature during spring and late summer, when salmon are migrating.
Capturing and analyzing the data could be a time-consuming and expensive process at a point when competing LNG proposals in Warrenton and Coos Bay are nipping at Bradwood's heels in the race for full regulatory approval.
NorthernStar also has no assurance that the data won't show significant impacts on the river or turn up new biological wrinkles that need to be studied. The process has already consumed four years and tens of millions of dollars from the company's investors. And it is playing out against an industry backdrop that makes the project's economics uncertain, including burgeoning domestic gas supplies and a volatile supply of LNG in the Pacific basin to supply a West Coast terminal.
LNG is natural gas that has been superchilled to a dense liquid for transportation on ocean-going tankers. The liquid is offloaded and stored in tanks at import terminals, then reheated and piped to market or underground storage.
NorthernStar officials did not return calls Friday seeking comment. But DEQ director Dick Pedersen said in his letter that the company has made a series of "demands," principally to see the agency either drop its request for three-dimensional modeling of the river or approve a conditional certificate, with additional studies to come later.
The DEQ, however, is sticking to its guns. The agency says the scope and complexity of the LNG project is unique and it needs the best possible data upfront.
"We have to do this ahead of time," said Nina DeConcini, the agency's Northwest region administrator. "We've never done one of these projects. ... We don't have any idea what it will do. We have some information, but we know we need more."
Bradwood has already withdrawn and resubmitted its application for a water quality certificate twice. In one instance, the DEQ was approaching its one-year statutory deadline for a decision without the data it needed to make a decision.
The DEQ's letter this week said the company has submitted some information responsive to its request but it has included "large amounts of unrequested information that is generally not relevant" to the water quality analysis.
This time, the DEQ is supposed to make a decision by May 7. The agency told NorthernStar that it could withdraw and resubmit again. Otherwise, the absence of information "will likely lead to a denial of certification."
The DEQ is also waiting for the
National Marine Fisheries Service
's opinion on whether the terminal jeopardizes endangered species. NMFS had requested the same data as the DEQ. But the
effectively twisted the fisheries agency's arm in December to get on with its process, with or without the information. Bradwood hailed that decision as a major milestone.
"FERC does not oversee the state in that realm," DeConcini said Friday. "It is our determination to make."
The DEQ said NorthernStar controls the clock. Data gathering and analysis could take until late fall. If NorthernStar then resubmits its application, the DEQ has a year to decide.
NorthernStar hoped to receive state approvals and begin construction of Bradwood this year. The project faces other hurdles, including the state of Oregon's challenge of the terminal's license, pending in federal court. The state says FERC erred by licensing the terminal before state agencies issued their permits.
The DEQ will hold a public meeting on the Bradwood project at 6 p.m. March 3 at the
Knappa High School
gymnasium in Astoria. The agency will share information and seek public input.
Ted Sickinger
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Nature of Azerbaijan
Country of Nine Climates
Azerbaijan is situated on the Western Caspian coast, in the South Caucasus's east. It is an incredibly beautiful area of unique natural contrasts: 9 of 11 main climatic types of the Earth, from subtropics to alpine meadows, are represented there; the four seasons can be watched simultaneously; there is the splendid flora of humid sub-tropics and everlasting snow and glaciers of Shahdagh and Murovdagh, Gabala forests, full of spring flavors, and hot steppes of Mil, Mugan, and Shirvan, and mist and rains over tea and citrus plantations in the foothills of the Talish Mountain Range and warm"Moryana"(a shore-to-sea breeze) and the Absheron Peninsula's gusty"Khazri"( the Caspian north wind), all neighboring each other.
Highland and lowland are the dominating reliefs of there. Lowland gets expanded towards the East. The largest one is that between Rivers Kura and Araks, consisting of Plains Ganjah, Karabakh, Mil, Shirvan, Mugan, Salyan and South-Eastem Shirvan. The Caucasus-Major (Bazarduzu Mountain, 4,466 m), Side (Shahdag Mountain, 4,450 m), Niyaldag, Govdag and Gaytar-Haji Ranges stretch across the Azerbaijan part of the Caucasus Major. Through the Caucasus Minor, Heights Shahdag (Mountain Shahdag, 2,901 m), Murovdag (Gyamishdag Mountain, 3,724 m) and Karabakh (Ghizgalasi Mountain, 2,843 m) dominate as the Caucasus Minor's relief.
In the South-West, the Talish Mountains neighbor the Talish Mountain Range, which Mountains Ghizyurdu (2,483 m) and Ghemurchay (2,477 m) rise in the watershed of.
The Azerbaijan land is densely cut through by numerous, mainly highland, rivers, most of which have noisy mountain-echoing waterfalls such as Afurji (River Velvelichay), Ghirintov and Sariguney (River Gurmuhchay), Mighi (River Damiraparanchay) etc.
Azerbaijan's nature, represented by deserts and, in contrast, by relict woods, endlessly astonishes a traveller. Azerbaijan's flora is rich and versatile; its brightness and colorfulness resemble an enormous national carpet. There are more than 4,100 plant species including endemics (Talish Lily, Garabakh Tulip, Caspian Saffron, Iris Camillae etc.).
Highland and plain lakes, whose total number approximately equals 250, such as Tufan (the Caucasus Major), Alagellar, Gey-Gel, Maralgel, Zeligel, Karagel (the Caucasus Minor) truly adorn the Azerbaijan land.
Azerbaijan's fauna is notable for the same richness and variety: more than 12,000 species populate the country. Goitered gazelles, wild boars, wolves, foxes, hares, coypu rats, pheasants, ducks, bald-coots ("kashkaldak"), and Sultan chickens inhabit the area. Deer, roe deer, wild boars, brown Caucasian bears, lynxes, wolves and, somewhere, leopards are typical for lowland and midland. The Bezoar, mouflon, ibex and others populate the highland, the birds being represented by pheasants, partridges, stone partridges, francolins, Caspian snow cocks and Caucasian blackcocks.
The country appears to decline towards the Caspian Sea, where all rivers of Azerbaijan flow. Some of them enter the Kura, the country's main one, while others do into the Araks, which is the Kura's largest tributary. The largest lake in the world (about 400 square km of water surface), the Caspian Sea is unique in terms of its origins and biological resources.
The sturgeon, stellate sturgeon, beluga, salmon, kutum, shemaya, herring, lamprey, sheatfish, pike, chub, and others populate in the Caspian Sea and deltas of rivers inflowing.
Not only is Azerbaijan a country of ancient history and culture, but also of popular traditions, their roots into the deep of past centuries. Along with traditions of carpet-weaving, stone-carving, copper-engraving, silk-cloth production and embroidery, traditions of sport contests have been maintained and passed from generation to generation such as those of gulesh (Azeri wrestling), chovgan (horse polo), and chidir (horse racing). It is the same ancient past where traditions of hunting and fishing have reached our days from, closely connected to features of Azerbaijan's climate, flora and fauna and the Azerbaijan hunter's mentality and moral code.
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1999 Annual FOIA Report
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A Report on Administration of the Freedom of Information Act by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (1999)
Pursuant to section 3(e)(1) of §552, Title 5, United States Code, the following report for fiscal year 1999 is submitted:
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The agency's current regulations, which include its fee schedule are attached in the paper format of this report; the agency's FOIA regulations can be found at 29 C.F.R. §2201; updated FOIA regulations will be at the agency Website, http://www.oshrc.gov, in the coming weeks; this report is at the above named Website under the "FOIA" section.
Basic Information Regarding Report
Linda A. Whitsett, Freedom of Information Act Officer, 202-606-5398, is the person to be contacted with questions about this report.
The agency address on the World Wide Web is http//www.oshrc.gov; this report can be found at the "FOIA" section of this site.
To obtain a paper copy of the report requesters can write the OSHRC FOIA Officer; 1120 20th St., N.W., 9th Floor; Washington, D.C. 20036.
How to Make a FOIA Request
Persons wishing to make FOIA requests should write Linda A. Whitsett, FOIA Officer; 1120 20th St., N.W., 9th Floor; Washington, D.C. 20036. Letters should be clearly identified as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on the envelope or cover enclosing or covering the request. The letter should reasonably describe the records sought, including, if at all possible, the OSHRC docket number, when requesting decisions, case files or documents from case files. FOIA requests should also include language stating that the requester is willing to pay search and copying costs associated with the request unless the requester is seeking a fee waiver.
FOIA requests should be sent to Linda A. Whitsett, Freedom of Information Act Officer; 1120 20th St., N.W., 9th Floor; Washington, D.C. 20036. The office telephone number is 202-606-5398.
The agency responds to FOIA requests within 10 to 20 working days.
Some requests are not granted because the writer wrote the wrong agency or sought information that was not in a system of records at this agency.
The only agency-specific acronym that may be used in this report is the agency name, OSHRC, for Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Basic terms, expressed in common terminology.
FOIA/PA request -- Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is generally a request for access to records concerning a third party, an organization, or a particular topic of interest. A Privacy Act request is a request for records concerning oneself; such requests are also treated as FOIA requests.
(All requests for access to records, regardless of which law is cited by the requester, are included in this report.)
Initial Request -- a request to a federal agency for access to records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Appeal -- a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a full denial or partial denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Act, or any other FOIA determination such as a matter pertaining to fees.
Processed Request or Appeal -- a request or appeal for which an agency has taken a final action on the request or the appeal in all respects.
Multi-track processing -- a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests in each track are processed on a first-in/first-out basis. A requester who has an urgent need for records may request expedited processing (see below).
Expedited processing -- an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester has shown an exceptional need or urgency for the records which warrants prioritization of his or her request over other requests that were made earlier.
Simple request -- a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (nonexpedited) track based on the volume and/or simplicity of records requested.
Complex request -- a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the volume and/or complexity of records requested.
Grant -- an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
Partial grant -- an agency decision to disclose a record in part in response to a FOIA request, deleting information determined to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions; or a decision to disclose some records in their entireties, but to withhold others in whole or in part.
Denial -- an agency decision not to release any part of a record or records in response to a FOIA request because all the information in the requested records is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions, or for some procedural reason (such as because no record is located in response to a FOIA request.)
Time limits -- the time period in the Freedom of Information Act for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days from proper receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request).
"Perfected" request -- a FOIA request for records which adequately describes the records sought, which has been received by the FOIA office of the agency or agency component in possession of the records, and for which there is no remaining question about the payment of applicable fees.
Exemption 3 statute -- a separate federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain type of information and authorizing its withholding under FOIA subsection (b)(3).
Median number -- the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
Average number -- the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.
Exemption 3 Statutes
There were 0 instances in fiscal year 1999 of the agency's reliance on Exemption 3 statues.
Initial FOIA/PA Access Requests
Number of initial requests.
The number of requests pending at the end of the previous fiscal year was 0.
In fiscal year 1999, the agency received 58 FOIA requests.
In fiscal year 1999, the agency processed 58 FOIA requests.
There were 0 FOIA requests pending at the end of fiscal year 1999.
Disposition of initial requests.
The number of total grants in fiscal year 1999 was 24.
The number of partial grants in fiscal year 1999 was 0.
There were 0 denials in fiscal year 1999.
therefore, the number of times each FOIA exemption below was used this fiscal year was:
(1) Exemption 1: 0
(7) Exemption 7(A): 0
(8) Exemption 7(B): 0
(9) Exemption 7(C): 0
(10) Exemption 7(D): 0
(11) Exemption 7(E): 0
(12) Exemption 7(F): 0
(13) Exemption 8: 0
Other reasons for nondisclosure: 34
no records: 19
request withdrawn: 0
fee-related reason: 0
records not reasonably described: 0
not a proper FOIA request for some other reason: 0
not an agency record: 0
duplicate record: 0
Appeals of Initial Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
Number of appeals.
Number of appeals received during fiscal year: 0
Number of appeals processed during fiscal year: 0
Disposition of appeals.
Number completely upheld: not applicable, as agency received no appeals
Number partially reversed: not applicable, as agency received no appeals
Number completely reversed: not applicable, as agency received no appeals
Number of times each FOIA exemption used (counting each exemption once per appeal)
Other reasons for nondisclosure: no issues of nondisclosure on appeal, as agency received no appeals
Compliance with Time Limits/Status of Pending Requests
Median processing time for requests processed during the year.
As multi-track processing system not used, this reporting is for all requests
number of requests processed: 58
median number of days to process: 18
Status of pending requests.
Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal year: 0
Median number of days that such requests were pending as of that date: 0
Comparisons with Previous Year(s) (Optional)
Costs/FOIA Staffing
Staffing levels.
Number of full-time FOIA personnel: 0
Number of personnel with part-time or occasional FOIA duties: 2
Total number of personnel (in total work years): 2/3 work years
Total costs.
FOIA processing: $37,000
Litigation related activities: $0
Total costs: $37,000
Comparison with previous year (optional): $14, 000 increase due to inclusion of support staff cost.
Statement of additional resources needed for FOIA compliance (optional): not applicable
Total amount of fees collected by agency for processing requests: $2034.38
Percentage of total costs: 5.0%
FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule)
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National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, explained
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By Deepika
| Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2018, 9:51 [IST]
New Delhi, July 28: Health care services at several private hospitals across the country are likely to be hit as the IMA has called for suspension of all non-emergency services, including OPD for 12 hours, to protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill today.
The NMC bill seeks to replace the apex medical education regulator, the Medical Council of India (MCI), with a new body National Medical Commission (NMC). It is against this bill that doctors have decided to go on strike, leaving the fate of patients requiring urgent treatment hanging in the balance.
Here is what National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill is:
The bill seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with National Medical Commission as top regulator of medical education in India.
The bill also seeks to put in place a common entrance exam and licentiate exam, which all medical graduates will have to clear to get practising licences.
It would also put in place a four-tier structure for the regulation of medical education. The 20 members National Medical Commission will be at the top of this structure.
NMC will be a 20 member body comprising a Chairperson, a member secretary, eight ex-officio members and 10 part-time members.
Out of the 8 ex-officio members, four shall be presidents of the boards constituted under the act and remaining four shall be nominees from three ministries viz. Health, Pharmaceuticals, HRD and one from Director General of Health Services.
The bill also has a provision for a common entrance exam and licentiate (exit) exam that medical graduates have to pass before practising or pursuing PG courses. For MBBS, students have to clear NEET, and before they step into practice, they must pass the exit exam.
The NMC can permit a medical professional to perform surgery or practise medicine without qualifying the National Licentiate Examination, in circumstances that may be specified in regulations.
According to the NMC Bill, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board can maintain a separate national register that would have the names of licensed AYUSH practitioners. The names of graduates of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery and Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery are already registered with their respective councils and on taking the bridge course they would be incorporated in a separate register maintained by the NMC, resulting in dual registration with two councils, which is neither open nor permissible.
The government, under the National Medical Commission (NMC), can dictate guidelines for fees up to 40% of seats in private medical colleges. This is aimed at giving students relief from the exorbitant fees charged by these colleges and is a standout feature of the bill.
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Czardas - (Eb/Bb tuba and piano)
Composer: Monti, Vittorio Arranger: Baadsvik, Øystein
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Piano, Tuba
Genre: Classical, Entertainment
Monti's famous virtuosic piece in a version for Eb or Bb tuba and piano.
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Vittorio Monti (1868-1922) is one of those composers who have become famous for a single piece of music – in his case, the Csárdás. He was a well-educated man, however, who studied the violin and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella. At the age of just eighteen he moved to Paris to perfect his violin playing, and for many years he was the leader of the Lamoureux Orchestra. His ballet Il giardino incantato was produced in Naples in 1891, and the following year Parisian audiences could hear his operetta En pleine lune. As time went by, several of his operettas enjoyed great success in Paris, but everything he wrote has fallen into oblivion with the exception of the Csárdás, which is hugely popular. Even though it was originally written for the violin, this display piece has tempted numerous performers on other instruments as well – including the tuba.
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Set containing both parts of Quentin Tarantino's hugely popular martial arts homage. In 'Kill Bill - Volume 1', Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, one-fifth of a team of assassins called DiVAS. When she decides to get married and leave the outfit her boss, Bill (David Carradine), is not a happy man and gets her former colleagues to show up at the wedding; leaving behind a blood bath and The Bride shot in the head. Four years later, The Bride sets out on a journey of revenge which is ultimately to kill her former boss, Bill. In 'Kill Bill - Volume 2' (2004), having dispensed with former colleagues O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green in the first volume, The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest for justice in this second installment of Tarantino's jaw-droppingly violent homage to action films from both East and West. The Bride now has two remaining foes on her 'Death List', Budd (Michael Madsen) and Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) - before she moves on to her ultimate goal - to kill Bill (David Carradine).
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Ibâḍism: Origins and Early Development in Oman
John C. Wilkinson
Maps and Table
Geographical Note
A Preliminary Note on Omani and Ibâḍi Sources
1 The Pre‐Islamic Heritage: Yaman and Nizâr
2 The Pre‐Islamic Heritage: Mazûn and the Arabization of Arabia
3 The Conversion to Islam
4 The Omani Tribes in Basra
5 The Origins of Ibâḍism
6 The Early Ibâḍis
7 The Propagation of Ibâḍism from Basra
8 The Establishment of the Imamate in Oman
9 Law and Order
10 The Ibâḍi Ethos
11 Civil War and Aftermath
12 Consequences
13 The 6/12th Century
14 Madhhabization
Index of Arabic Terminology
13 The 6/12<sup>th</sup> Century
(p.269) 9 Law and Order
Ibâḍism
This chapter describes the establishment of the new Imamate state order, and in particular the role of Abû 'Abdullah, son of the last Basran leader, Abu Sufyân. The confrontation with the conservative Omani ‘ulama’ is characterized by the acrimonious theological debate over the Creation of the Qur'ân and the suspect nature of Mu'tazili influence. Abû 'Abdullâh's role in developing the principles for selecting an Imam, the issue of wuqûf (suspending judgment), advising other Ibâḍi communities, but above all in harmonizing Islamic principles with the pragmatic needs of daily life in Oman are illustrated. The establishment of a maritime legal code commensurate with expanding maritime trade is described, including discussion of the re-conquest of Socotra as a base on the African coast, whose interest in the Muslim world at this time was as a source of slaves from both Abyssinia and increasingly Bilâd al–Zanj. An attempt is also made to reconstruct the early history of the Imamate in Hadramawt.
Keywords: Abu 'Abdullâh Muhammad b. Mahbûb, Wuqûf, Qur'ân, Mu'tazili influence, maritime law, Hadramawt, Imamate, Oman
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Dennis started his triathlon career in the sprint distance in the spring of 2009 and made quick work of moving up into the Olympic distance triathlon.
Dennis will represent the United States at the 2017 World Triathlon Age Group Championships in Rotterdam in September, 2017. Dennis qualified for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Age Group National Championships for the Olympic distance triathlon that were held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in Nebraska.
Dennis' main Discipline distance has been Olympic distance triathlons - (1500m swim, 25 mile bike, 10k run)
He competed in his first ever Draft Legal Sprint triathlon, (750m swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run) which was also a World Qualifier race and came in 2nd place. He will be going to Rotterdam Netherlands in September 2017 to represent Team USA Age Group division.
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He is also an avid short and long distance runner having either won or been in the top 3 finishers of several 5, 10k and half marathons. He has competed in his local Albany, Ga Snickers Marathon the past 3 years. He qualified for the 2017 Boston marathon with his 2016 marathon.
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KEEP POUNDING
Grill Bill
Television/Radio
Thursday, Apr 26, 2018 06:43 PM
Why the Panthers picked DJ Moore over Calvin Ridley
Bill Voth
CHARLOTTE – The Panthers had a good problem Thursday night.
When they went on the clock with the 24th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, two players they feared wouldn't still be on the board were.
"We loved them both," wide receivers coach Lance Taylor said of DJ Moore and Calvin Ridley. "I didn't think there was any dream scenario that both of them would be there available. I don't know if there would have been a wrong choice."
But they did make a choice. So why was it Moore?
"He's 210 pounds," general manager Marty Hurney began to explain.
That's 20 more than Ridley, whose slighter build could make durability a concern. But it's how Moore uses his 6-foot frame that mostly intrigues the Panthers. According to Pro Football Focus, Moore averaged 9.9 yards after the catch on crossing routes and screen passes last season at Maryland while forcing 20 missed tackles.
"He's a little bigger (than Ridley). He's still very explosive," Hurney continued. "They're two excellent receivers, so it's very close but we just thought his athleticism, and his run after the catch, is elite."
Added Taylor: "You put the ball in (Moore's) hands, and he's an elite playmaker. He can run around you, he can run by you, he can run through you. He's powerful in his lower body, and he's just built to withstand the game of football."
That build has led some to assume Moore will be stuck in the slot. But you know what they say when people assume.
"That was what we loved about him - he can play any position," Taylor said. "I think he can play inside or outside."
Ridley did rate above Moore in the speed department and as a route runner. But unlike Ridley, Moore has experience as both a kickoff and punt returner. He was also highly productive – totaling at least 75 receiving yards in all but two games last season – despite catching passes from four quarterbacks.
"He's a very smart young man, very bright, picks things up very quickly and can regurgitate those things right back to you," head coach Ron Rivera said.
"It's interesting because afterwards, we got a lot of positive responses from coaches and people throughout the league that I know that think he was a good pick for us."
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Links 12/2/17
New York City Has Genetically Distinct ‘Uptown’ and ‘Downtown’ Rats Atlantic (Pat)
Truffle the puppy from York sees snow for the first time BBC
Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates PhysOrg (Chuck L)
Germany removes Tesla from subsidies list as too pricey Reuters
Controversial Study Claims ‘Smartphone Addiction’ Alters the Brain Inverse. A junk study trying to confirm a popular hypothesis. Sample size too small on top of the other problems noted in the write up.
Bitcoin loses over a fifth of its value in less than 24 hours Reuters (furzy)
Bitcoin: an investment mania for the fake news era Financial Times
Short Sellers May Be Fueling China’s Worst Bond Rout in Four Years Bloomberg
The US Opium Wars: China, Burma and the CIA Counterpunch
Assessing ‘the China factor’ in Kenya and Zimbabwe Asia Times
Trump administration escalates threat to “utterly destroy” North Korea Defend Democracy
EU holds hard line as Brexit talks enter frenzied weekend Politico
Tusk vows Irish border veto The Times
Syraqistan
151 UN states vote to disavow Israeli ties to Jerusalem Jerusalem Post (Kevin W)
Putin Is a Force in the Syria Talks, With Trump on the Sidelines Bloomberg
Exclusive: Mideast nuclear plan backers bragged of support of top Trump aide Flynn Reuters (furzy)
Cheap dignity of the Ukrainian revolution Oriental Review (Chuck L). Important. Summarizes an Italian documentary that challenges the US/orthodox narrative about the snipings in Maidan.
Western Nuke Nations to Boycott Nobel Ceremony Defend Democracy
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
The Underground Uber Networks Driven by Russian Hackers Daily Beast (Chuck L)
Apple is sharing your face with apps, and you should be worried Sydney Morning Herald (Kevin W)
US ‘orchestrated’ Russian spies scandal, says Kaspersky founder Guardian (Chuck L)
This Interview Was Conducted on an Anonymous, DIY Cell Phone Network Motherboard. I don’t see how you can regard any phone service that uses smart phones as anonymous or secure. The Android OS spies on you and I assume Apple’s does too.
Who Was the NSA Contractor Arrested for Leaking the ‘Shadow Brokers’ Hacking Tools? Brian Krebs (Bill B)
L’affaire Flynn
The Scalp-Taking of Gen. Flynn Consortium News (Chuck L, furzy). Important. Key section:
What is arguably most disturbing about this case is that then-National Security Adviser Flynn was pushed into a perjury trap by Obama administration holdovers at the Justice Department who concocted an unorthodox legal rationale for subjecting Flynn to an FBI interrogation four days after he took office, testing Flynn’s recollection of the conversations while the FBI agents had transcripts of the calls intercepted by the National Security Agency.
Flynn plea brings Mueller closer to the White House The Hill
Flynn’s Devastating Confessions: Trump Colluded With Israel, Tried To Fulfill Campaign Promises Moon of Alabama
Analysis: Despite Flynn, Trump not done yet DW
Here's the full "clarification" @BrianRoss read on-air on "World News" tonight pic.twitter.com/bY2dE7QUmr
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 2, 2017
Tax “Reform”. I am bummed that the Senate passed this garbage barge. If you are a voter in a state of one of the Senators that was on the iffy list, like Susan Collins, call or write their office and give them hell for not sticking to their guns. The bill still has to go through reconciliation. The other hope, which is looking thin, is that Doug Jones wins in Alabama.
Senate passes tax overhaul, securing major GOP victory The Hill
GOP’s List of Economists Backing Tax Cut Includes Ghosts, Office Assistants, Ex-Felons, and a Sprinkling of Real Economists Intercept
Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate The Hill
History Suggests Democrats Unlikely To Repeal Unpopular Tax Bill If It Passes Shadowproof (Darius)
Lambert calls this “beta whinging”:
It is getting nasty on the floor of the senate. Democrats hammering on provision of Trump/GOP bill that gives windfall to Hillsdale College (just Hillsdale College), which is funded by Devos (huge Republican donors) family.
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) December 2, 2017
But we have this (hat tip JohnnyGL):
Here's the exchange where @SenSanders takes on @marcorubio and @pattoomey on the Senate floor and the Republicans "let the cat out of the box" on cutting Social Security.
Tell your Senators to vote NO on the #TrumpTaxScam! 888-516-5820 #NotOnePenny #FightFor15 #GOPTaxPlan pic.twitter.com/V5L4ewi8qJ
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) December 1, 2017
A Capitol Hill Scorekeeper Eviscerates the G.O.P.’s Tax Math New Yorker (furzy)
It would be interesting to see the numbers, but I'm guessing the last time corporations got a bailout this big with so little accountability was probably at the beginning of Obama's administration with his Wall Street bailout. https://t.co/UiEWrKpGEl
— M.P. (@OmanReagan) December 2, 2017
‘Abused’ Tillerson loses clout on world stage, diplomats say Politico
Dasvidaniya, Donna Brazile, the Dismal Dollar Democrat Counterpunch
Sex in Politics…Not!
She Says She Quit Her Campaign Job After He Harassed Her. Now He’s In Congress. BuzzFeed
Democrats Call For Rep. Ruben Kihuen To Resign After Sexual Harassment Claim Huffington Post
Why women fear a backlash over #MeToo BBC. See the discussion of the “Pence rule”. Lambert, when he was working in Corporate America and became a manager (late 1990s), adopted an even more stringent version: never be alone with a female staff member at his firm.
Pittsburgh’s Water System Is Why We Shouldn’t Run America Like a Business Nation (furzy)
Only in Suburbia. Bob recommends the comments too:
Today in Questions People Ask Extension Agents: "Is there a way to neuter a walnut tree so it stops producing nuts?"
— Peter "Yes, like the drink" Coffey (@petercoffey) November 28, 2017
Global manufacturing hits multiyear high Financial Times
Will Uber Ever Stop The Bleeding? Bloomberg. More than a year after Hubert Horan’s series, is Uber’s top reporter finally coming around?
Uber legal chief warns staff not to spy on rivals Financial Times
The 92-Year-Old Woman Who Is Still Shaking Up Wall Street Wall Street Journal
How the upper middle class keeps everyone else out YouTube PBS (Kevin W). From August, still germane.
Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world’s richest nation Guardian
Work Halts at NYC Condo Tower After Council Rules It’s Too Tall Bloomberg
Inadequate Equilibria Slate Star Codex (UserFriendly)
Antidote du jour (Stephen L):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
This entry was posted in Links on December 2, 2017 by Yves Smith.
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timotheus December 2, 2017 at 7:26 am
Re Pence rule: As a medical interpreter, I was taught never to be in a room alone with a patient as the only way to guarantee no he said/she said accusations. We were not to engage in small talk of any sort either. Medical staff didn’t get it at first but eventually saw the logic. Of course, this is a highly sensitive setting (patients are undressed, vulnerable, worried, etc.) Nonetheless, it clarified boundaries and kept everyone focused.
The Rev Kev December 2, 2017 at 7:38 am
I was reading a sequel to the famous book “Doctor in the House” and in it he said, and this was decades ago in the UK, that if he was with a woman patient and she so much as lowered her voice that it would be wise to call in the nurse/receptionist to attend.
ambrit December 2, 2017 at 7:56 am
It’s funny that the underpinnings of the ‘Pence Rule’ look a lot like the Middle Eastern cultural idea that men and women, when left alone together must always be assumed to be “up to no good.”
It brings to mind some of My Lord of Rochesters’ more salacious verses. An updated version of “Sodom…” would be very appropriate for todays’ Court and Times.
WobblyTelomeres December 2, 2017 at 8:23 am
FWIW, my eldest son (ex Marine NCO) said they had the same policy wrt female enlisted marines, for the same reasons (he said/she said).
Enquiring Mind December 2, 2017 at 9:40 am
The battle of the sexes, with more or less fraternizing with the enemy, takes on aspects of Wall Street finance. There is an element in the country that looks at divorce as a type of call option to be exercised at will to grab half or more of some spouse’s stuff. That options model (stocks, bonds, calls, puts) concept may be applied after the fact to describe employability, starting in the media business, where you let them grab your career. Think of it as putz-call parity. ;p
Bill December 2, 2017 at 11:06 am
It’s always good to have a witness
E B December 2, 2017 at 11:51 am
I already have heard from someone I know in the entrepreneurial/VC/investment sphere to the effect of him just not being willing to do business with any women at this point. In terms of hiring, even partnering with someone. Says “too much downside – if I hit big on idea X am I going to get shook down 15 years from now?”
It’s unfortunate. I think all harassment is abominable and should be punished appropriately and never tolerated. I just put this dynamic down to “human behaviour doing what human behaviour will do.”
The guy I know also always keeps his hiring activities small so that none of the quota police ever come sniffing so there is that.
Funny thing is – in the 90s when Lambert was a manager I knew an attorney who defended sexual harassers. She said the number of variations of “boss calls secretary into office/secretary sees junk hanging out” was utterly mind-blowing. Like you’d expect to see this happen once in a great while but she had a whole portfolio of active case files at all times dealing with exactly this fact pattern.
Kurt Sperry December 2, 2017 at 2:12 pm
The ‘not doing any business with/hiring women’ seems almost reasonable given the current climate and the potential risks for a ‘he said-she said’ shakedown down the road. I suppose if one were an exclusively gay man, it might make sense to only do business with or hire women too. If accusers are presumptively to be believed, there’s almost no safe defense possible against potential false accusations.
jrs December 2, 2017 at 2:26 pm
So rich white males don’t want to play with anyone who isn’t the same. Same as it ever was, but I suppose we are supposed to think it’s new as the rationalizations have changed. But then we remember the term “good old boys club” has been in the cultural vocabulary for a very long time. Same as it ever was.
JTFaraday December 2, 2017 at 10:45 pm
Yeah, we see demonstrated right here (and not for the first time) why so very many women think that they need other women to be in managerial positions and other positions of authority, why they are willing to make that their number one political priority– bar none, and why they don’t care to take on today’s (so-called) left’s morally self righteous class war against said “elite” women, why it’s not “economics first” and gender issues never because that’s just an “unimportant distraction” even though all these man-babies with their victimization fantasies– project much?!!– show how central an *economic* issue gender really is, etc, etc.
Darn December 4, 2017 at 9:00 am
How many women really do have promoting women as their number one priority though? I think those women who voted Hillary in the 2008 primaries and McCain in the general would only be partly like that, for example. Hmm, now I wonder if we have a gender breakdown for Hillary-to-McCain voters. And there was a 10 point difference in male and female support for Trump in 2016, but that’ll be a combo of the policy issues, female revulsion at Trump’s sexism, female desire to get a woman into office, male approval of Trump’s sexism, etc etc.
DJG December 2, 2017 at 1:28 pm
BBC article. The Pence rule. And how anyone can have a career, especially a woman, without one-to-one meetings.
I would also point out that Yves Smith has posted several articles on the breakdown of social trust. It is as if we are seeing the complete atomization of what passes for society.
At the same time, I will admit that I haven’t worked in an office in some 25 years. I went free lance after working for a toxic organization where every kind of discrimination and harassment was on technicolor display. Yet, and this is mentioned in the BBC article, everything was hushed up. So that major crimes had no consequences–this is one of the goals of the whole white-color “ethos” these days. (Witness the behavior of the DNC or of Amazon or of Well Fargo: complete impunity.)
So women have no recourse because there is no rule of law (as we know from the treatment banksters). Many of the charges that we have read about are actionable (in the true sense of the term: you have a legal case). Yet when does Harvey Weinstein go to jail?
And at a more practical level, considering that I have worked in publishing for years, and in most of those years, the heads of the departments or imprints where I have worked have been women. Women are very powerful in book publishing. How can you do a performance review? (I certainly want confidentiality.) How can you plan a project without snooping from competitors and from those not part of a project? And with publishing houses being so thinly staff, how do keep around a witness? Is that what some poor editorial assitant is for? (Instead of being taught the business and cultivated–and given counseling and encouragement privately)?
We are indeed in that Gramscian interregnum in which many morbid symptoms appear.
Wukchumni December 2, 2017 at 1:37 pm
Of course there’s no chance the $metoo types won’t want their 15 minutes of fame and/or 30 pieces of silver, and reveal doctored exposes that must be real, because we saw them on the internet.
What a tangled web, and all that.
HotFlash December 2, 2017 at 1:59 pm
If only there really were Fair Witnesses.
Wukchumni December 2, 2017 at 7:34 am
I felt as if I was watching an old Perry Mason episode in the Senate, as Bernie confirmed my future fade accompli in terms of what’ll happen to my ‘entitlement’, you know that thing you get yearly that tells that $xxx,xxx.xx was taken out of your earnings over the course of your working years, and you can expect $x,xxx.xx per month in three score and two.
A few days ago i’d mentioned the potential of a new Bonus March, triggered by those needing their SS payments, and if I know this particular breed of white elephants makings habit, i’m the 55 year old waiting out my sentence that Sanders is talking about, to be able to get back what I put in, and i’m not counting the days till i’m 62, but a good many are counting on the money being there, and the GOP will deliver a lesser-later package i’d suspect, 80% of what we were promised, starting @ 65.
But, thankfully Rubio’s mom will not be effected~
Pat December 2, 2017 at 8:45 am
Oh she will be affected. There are always more Medicare cuts. And ever more means to make sure current beneficiaries ‘ benefits don’t begin to keep pace with inflation. Sure it is better then you or I or any body younger than 66 years old is going to see. But it is a nice piece of misdirection. The only people who will not be screwed in coming days are those who don’t need SS or Medicare for anything and those who don’t make it past another year.
And yes I blame Clinton and Obama and a whole lot of other representatives of both Parties who talked about protecting these programs while working hard to make them vulnerable.
JTMcPhee December 2, 2017 at 9:31 am
Rubio’ mom will be affected? What, the little brat has disowned her and will not share any of the gelt that is raining down on his little patch of perfectness?
I expect that Rubio’s mom is going to be just fine, get all the medical care (“medicare”) she wants or needs, and will never have to choose between food, fuel, shelter and medications…
Do the frogs jump out of the kettle with weapons in hand?
MyLessThanPrimeBeef December 2, 2017 at 12:21 pm
It seems to be a law of nature that when an animal has its way with another animal, the former will always go back to have its way, again and again, with the latter.
…the celebrated jumping fraud of cavalier accounting?
Pat December 2, 2017 at 1:32 pm
I should have said Rubio’s mother will be affected if Marco doesn’t take up the slack left by the continuing back door and even front door cuts to her benefits. My bad.
Although I will lay odds that unless Mrs Rubio is sheltered from others her age she will still find out how much her spawn has s*() all over them. The real question is whether his portrayal of her was in any way accurate or more bull. In reality she may not care about her fellow seniors, etc.
JTMcPhee December 2, 2017 at 4:00 pm
She may care about fellow seniors *of her class*. I doubt it goes beyond that. Any more than does Barbara Bush.
LD December 3, 2017 at 11:54 am
Depends on how long she lives. The initial play is to make cuts for those entering the system. Eventually, the new entrants will be big enough in number to return the favor on benefit cuts at a time when they’re most needed (to really, really old people).
Divide and conquer. Killed the unions. Now it looks like they’ll get Social Security and Medicare.
johnnygl December 2, 2017 at 7:36 am
I really enjoyed the ‘how to neuter a walnut tree’ tweet. That cracked me up.
Please, find a way to stop nature from showering me with a regular supply of nutritious food!!!
For whatever reason, Visalia, the big city of 130,000 to the west of us, is awash in walnut orchards, and unlike all other nut trees around these parts in that they have high canopies combined with trees 20 feet apart and presto-shaded urban forest. A friend that has a cabin in the NP has an orchard of some 1400 odd trees, and I asked her how much she got per pound, and she told me 85 cents a pound in the shell, and I mentioned that was chump change compared to the glamour nut being planted all over the place-almonds @ $3 a pound, and she laughed and told me that if you have the wrong walnut type, it’s 35 cents a pound. There are 3 or 4 different varieties, and all of the orchards are mature, and nobody is planting new ones.
Oh well, that’s nuts for you. Almost all of the almonds end up in the far east, and it wasn’t so long ago before overseas markets opened up the demand for then, that the almond industry was pleading with us to eat a can a week via tv commercials, as they had more supply than demand domestically 20 years ago, and production has tripled since then.
It seems like pistachios are in oversupply, lately. The supermarkets shelves seem to be packed with them all year round. Which hints at the real usefulness of nuts….stable shelf life!
Luckily for me, I enjoy pistachios!
I too love pistachios, and @ $10 for 2 pounds of roasted & salted goodness-yum.
From what i’ve read, pistachio trees are going to have problems as temps go up, as they need so many chill hours to produce nuts. This link is from 2006, and worldwide temp averages have gone up since then…
http://www.westernfarmpress.com/pistachios-short-chilling-hours
What was dying pistachios red all about? Your hands would be a mess after eating a little bag of them when I was a yout.
Brucie A. December 2, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Red sells.
Lona December 2, 2017 at 4:15 pm
Nowadays the nuts are mechanically harvested and never touch the ground and shells stay nice and pretty. In the old days the red dye concealed discolorations on the shells.
A friend’s mom used to bring back pistachios from Iran flavored with salt and lemon juice. Fabulous.
bob December 2, 2017 at 4:24 pm
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/07/oligarch-valley-how-beverly-hills-billionaire-farmers-lynda-and-stewart-resnick-profit-from-the-iran-sanctions-they-lobbied-for/
Sanctions for nut protection
I’ve read that almonds are an intensely water requiring crop to grow. So, from an ecological standpoint, how much water does an average walnut tree need to make a crop versus an almond tree. Even better, how much water per pound of walnut meat versus per pound of almond meat.
In a perverse way, I’m glad no new walnut orchards are being planted now. Heaven forbid we get a GMO walnut tree! Those tennis balls could end up as cannon balls.
The leaves of the walnut tree, in pictures, look exactly like the leaves on our pecan trees here Down South. (Does walnut fed squirrel taste as good as does pecan fed squirrel?)
Walnuts are the one tree perfect for automation as it turns out, and worry not, as no human shaker jobs were replaced by the hydraulic arm on a vehicle that shakes the trunk of the tree just so, that the bounty mutinies the mast overhead and surrenders to the ground below…
During the drought, almost 100% of all fruit/nut trees were watered with groundwater from down under, usually it’s 40-50% in average years. We’re exporting fossil water to the far east via almonds faster than the aquifer can replenish it, in essence robbing the future for payment now. It’s nuts.
Most people only see the central valley via the 5 or 99, and it’s a good drive-by @ 75 mph, but when you drive the backroads aimlessly, it’s a never ending food forest that stretches into the far reaches, on just the other side of nowhere.
roady December 2, 2017 at 6:08 pm
“It’s nuts.”
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JohnnyGL December 2, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Almonds requiring a lot of water….sure, in a poorly designed and managed orchard.
Mark Shepard shows us how to do commercial nut production the right way. He’s not doing almonds, since he’s up in Wisconsin, but you get the idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RePJ3rJa1Wg
visitor December 2, 2017 at 12:25 pm
The almond is a typical tree in the mediterranean region, where it has been grown for thousands of years precisely because it is frugal in its water requirements (contrarily to, say oranges).
The Californian plantations are located in what constitute desert or subdesert areas, and manage to thrive only because of massive watering.
Wukchumni December 2, 2017 at 12:46 pm
Another thing about almonds is they must be continually watered throughout the year, no dormancy period where just a little water is all you need-as is for most other bare root trees.
visitor December 2, 2017 at 2:49 pm
The traditional (pre-industrial) almond orchards in the mediterranean were watered only by rain — which falls in Autumn and Winter. No rain at all in Summer and rare showers in Spring. Almond trees had no problem with that pattern — and this is why they were appreciated.
The watering requirements of almond trees in California are due to the unsuitable nature of the environment for such plantations. In the same manner, the Saudi managed to force a substantial agriculture (in the desert!) by depleting their aquifers.
You are quite rigth. Almond culture has traditionally been without watering and almond trees can produce in the mediterranean with as little as 300 mm rain annually. Unfortunately there is a tendency now to grow them in more intensive culture. Higher tree density and watering up to 600 mm annually to increase productivity. Not sustainable in Spain, specially in drougth years like this.
drumlin woodchuckles December 3, 2017 at 2:52 am
Black walnut and the other walnuts are in genus Juglans. Pecan and the hickories are in the genus Carya. One could technically think of pecan as being one of the hickories, though it sure doesn’t seem like it. Both genera are in the family Juglandaceae. So it would make sense that they all have similar leaf-systems, basically similar-concept nuts, etc.
About the water needed, most of the water “used” in growing the nuts evaporates right back into the same environment from which it came to begin with. And that water then resumes moving all around the Water Cycle. As long as a crop in a particular place does not demand more water in that particular place then is available as needed in that particular place, then there is not a water-overdraft problem for that crop in that place. The water does not disappear from existence. It goes right back into the water cycle by which it was delivered to the crop in the first place.
Now . . . if California almonds demand more water than California can supply, California has a problem. And so do the almonds. And so do the customers. If dwindling water supplies in California force almond reductions in California, almond customers will have to get used to regarding the almond as a rare delicacy. The beluga caviar of the nut world.
Suburban homedwellers can sidestep that problem their own personal selves by growing the type of northern-hardy almonds which have been developed by tree breeders in Ukraine.
https://www.jungseed.com/P/22456/Oracle+Ukrainian+Almonds
Stephen V December 2, 2017 at 9:36 am
I have a friend near Chico with Olive orchards who tells me entire groves are being pulled up to replant with…walnuts! For the China market. He has replanted a number of trees at significant labor and expense. Insane.
Wukchumni December 2, 2017 at 10:03 am
The citrus belt is right below me, and dominates the perfect growing area for navels & valencias where the foothills end and the valley begins stretching out often flat as a board. Most citrus only last 40 years, and during the drought a good many older orchards were pulled out mechanically, one day 15 foot trees were there, a week later there were piles of orange wood ready for the torch, a week after all evidence was gone that an orchard ever existed, aside from black scorch marks on the ground.
They wasted little time putting in new citrus trees and it made sense from the timing of the drought, and the idea a young tree needs little water in comparison to a fully grown tree, but it trots around the threat that Hunaglongbing (HLB) has laid waste to citrus orchards in Florida, Mexico and Brazil, and they keep finding HLB psyllids in traps around here, and so far nothing has happened, but it’s just a matter of time before they do their thing, and an orchard takes 10 years to be productive, so it seems like they are rolling the dice putting in anything citrus.
It’s partly, or even mostly a labor issue. Almonds are mechanically harvested and olives are picked by hand.
ddt December 2, 2017 at 6:38 pm
There’s varieties of olive that can be mechanically harvested much like grapes or even walnuts (the latter being a trunk shaker).
JohnM December 2, 2017 at 1:47 pm
You might not feel this way if you were familiar with black walnuts. Yes they are edible but the work involved in extracting the meat is significant. I have a friend who spent hundreds for a specialized hydraulic press for opening the nuts, which only comes after you’ve spread them in your driveway and smashed the outer husk off and washed them.
I’m an avid forager, even having spent hours collecting the lowly winkle, but even i won’t waste my time with black walnuts. This year we had a bumper crop in central NY and we’ll be glad when the squirrels have gotten to the last of those nasty ankle twisters.
Wukchumnij December 2, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Like all orcharding around here on a large scale, it takes an amazing amount of upkeep by mostly Mexican immigrants to keep them in fine fiddle, and seeing as young trees are akin to children in that you can’t expect much out of them early on, they’re teachers whose progeny pays off as they mature into productive upright members of soilciety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut
“The black walnut is of high flavor, but due to its hard shell and poor hulling characteristics it is not grown commercially for nut production.”
As is common in the anglo-saxon ruled world of the west, English nuts are the most productive, and the only commercially viable nut-
“Numerous walnut cultivars have been developed commercially, which are nearly all hybrids of the English walnut.”
Not the biggest nuts, but the best
skippy December 2, 2017 at 4:41 pm
Always enjoyed the black walnuts on my grandparents farm. Old tree out front of the original farm house, not to mention the pear, cherry, and the never to be forgotten grandfather joke of the green persimmon.
Never had any dramas with opening them, 5lb persuader and walnut pick. Half the fun was learning how to give them just the right whack without smashing them to smithereens.
A walk from the new farm house down to the barn and older buildings was always a movable feast, quarter acer garden and then what the trees had on offer.
disheveled… in a pinch one could always nibble the ends of the sweet clover….
Oh, but walnut ink.
The description of the nuts by Mr. Coffey, the nut expert, is pretty good-
Tennis ball sized, won’t let anything grow within 50 feet
Not a fan of the trees, per se. But, the humor — pure adolescent joy
How do I keep my neighbors nuts off my deck?
Another use, from the link above-
Uses in Chinese culture
In China, pairs of walnuts have traditionally been rotated and played with in the palm of the hand, both as a means to stimulate blood circulation and as a status symbol. Individual and pairs of large, old, symmetrically shaped
MyLessThanPrimeBeef December 2, 2017 at 4:12 pm
There are some beautifully and intricately carved walnuts. It’s a traditional art in China.
You maybe find them at many Chinese antique auctions all over the wold.
blennylips December 2, 2017 at 4:23 pm
Thank you bob…that cued a memory from a few years ago…the Chinese equivalent of the Dutch Tulip Mania:
Money grows on trees with great walnuts of China
Li once sold a prized pair for 160,000 yuan, but added: “Even a relatively ordinary pair of walnuts can be more expensive than gold, in terms of weight.”
Nuts! The Bursting of the Chinese Walnut Bubble
The price of walnuts in China exploded between 2008 and 2013, driven by demand not for the edible meat, but the outer shell. Big, symmetrical, colorful shells became prized items.
Humans! They crack me up sometimes.
The black walnut is indeed a tough nut to crack. Different people at different times have tried inventing and devising black walnut crackers. One can search the web and find various things advertised as black walnut crackers. I haven’t tried them and just don’t know. Each one of them that I see advertised has the weakness that it cracks one nut at a time and then the next nut must be carefully placed and positioned and adjusted within the cracker before one can then crack that next nut. And then the third nut must be carefully placed and positioned and adjusted within the cracker before one can then crack that third nut. And then off we go with wild abandon to crack that fourth, fifth, sixth and even seventh nut! And then time and patience run short.
Here is a website which offers what it hopes are helpful hints for happy walnutting.
https://blackwalnutcrackers.com/
In hospitals, nurses have available something called the Silent Knight Pill Crusher. Just watch it crush them pills! And imagine it scaled up to the size of crushing ( or just cracking) walnuts!
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=sfp&p=silent+knight+pill+crusher+videos#id=2&vid=83494e232d87bf919355d95bd527c5b8&action=click
Maybe if anyone from the Silent Knight company is reading this comment, they could look into upsizing their pill crusher into being a walnut cracker. The Silent Knight Walnut Cracker! A whole new market area for their thing-crushing expertise.
They’re black walnuts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_nigra
“My neighbors nuts are being stolen by the squirrels. They bring them to my house, to eat them on my deck. They are staining my deck. How do I keep the nuts off my deck?”
Stephen V December 2, 2017 at 3:30 pm
And then there’s this::
https://theava.com/04/0107-treetheft.html
They are can be very valuable trees. Black walnut especially. Notice how they describe the thieves as driving out into a field?
Their commercial value is all about where they are grown. If they are anywhere near houses and humans, most mills won’t buy them. Too high a chance that there is metal in them, which could break the sawmill blade, as well as ruining the veneer quality of the wood. The cost of replacing the blade can be many times that of the very high value trees.
Without a buyer, they’re not “worth” anything.
I didn’t see the trees in question, but the value of 150k a piece is highly questionable. If they were all veneer quality trees, the milled end product may have sold for that, but it’s extremely unlikely. That value would include the trucking and handling, as well very specialized milling equipment and marketing.
Lots of people see these numbers and believe their yard trees are a retirement plan. They aren’t, and will most likely cost you a few thousand dollars, at least, to get rid of them, if it comes down to that.
“Veneer” blades are different that normal saw blades. Veneer logs are turned, against a fixed, very sharp blade. They “peel” the log, into very thin strips that can be “unrolled” into lengths that are tens, if not hundreds of feet long.
1 nail, from 30 years ago means it’s not veneer quality anymore. Even if the blade survived, there would be a hole, and a rust stain, that would repeat itself on every turn.
allan December 2, 2017 at 7:58 am
“How the upper middle class keeps everyone else out ”
An even-the-liberal-Brookings fellow talks his book.
In the last year there has been a wave of pieces like this (David Brooks was on the case as well).
Focusing on the top 20% distracts from who actually runs the country, as we saw last night.
Aggregating economic stats for the 80-89, 90-94, or even 95-99 percentiles, with the top 1%,
or even the 99.0-99.9 percentiles with the top 0.1%, is public policy three card monte.
Any charts or factoids based on economic quintiles are agitprop intended to avoid the real issues.
During the long, deeply deliberative run-up (say a week) to last night’s vote on the tax cut churn,
I posted several third party analyses of its effects.
Being at the 80 percentile ($117,000) means you – along with everybody below you – are roadkill.
To think that these are the people running the country is fantasy.
To think that alienating them from the lower 80% while trying to gain political power is self-defeating.
Unless your last name is Koch, Mercer or Adelson.
Quanka December 2, 2017 at 8:42 am
+1. Stats used to mislead.
Yeah, that segment was iffy. How much agency to the 20%ers have? Enough to defend their class position, but not a heckuva lot more than that.
As you point out….it’s the oligarchs that call the shots and make the decision to shrink the size of the lobster tank so that we’re stuck climbing all over each other.
They may not have been gored as much as others in the current tax bill, but if you don’t think a huge segment of the 20%ers are going to get hit by the loss of property tax, state &local tax deductions and loss of mortgage deduction…well.
They may do damage trying to protect what they have but they are not running the show.
Yes, I thought the CNN debate the other day was telling. There was a 20%er from NJ on there who appeared to be hopping mad with Ted Cruz having the audacity to raise his taxes in order to pay off his donor class, and then lie to his face about it.
Lots of people on this site ask if the Dems really want to ‘win’ elections. It’s worth asking the same of Republicans, since they’re clearly putting their own base right in the crosshairs with this tax bill. Both parties look like they favor ‘scorched earth’ strategies, at this point.
The Dems are probably going to make some real progress on their dream of swinging those educated white suburbanites (at least for this election cycle). If for no other reason than, “throw the bums out”
The real question is how this blue wave shapes up. It’s clear there are going to be a lot more Dems in office…but of course….what KIND of Dems are they going to be???
lyman alpha blob December 2, 2017 at 11:43 am
…what KIND of Dems are they going to be???
They will be right wingers who realize the Republican “brand” is past its sell date.
jrs December 2, 2017 at 12:46 pm
yes they might be hit, the top 20% are at this point the ONLY ones that can afford property in blue states and they will miss that deduction. Meanwhile for the bottom percentages frank homelessness just keeps on increasing.
OpenThePodBayDoorsHAL December 2, 2017 at 3:03 pm
Fear not, the wholesale looting of everyone else by the .01% will continue apace. Why would they stop? It’s not as though people are complaining. At all. Last time I looked there was not a single person in the street with a placard or a brick in their hands.
People falling over themselves to make the world’s richest man even richer by borrowing to get their hands on more useless sh*t they don’t need. Good times.
LD December 2, 2017 at 9:04 am
53.1% of Americans spend at least one year in the top 20% income bracket. If they’re trying to keep people out, they’re not doing a very good job of it.
And this means exactly what, again? That there is “mobility” in the system? Really? https://www.alternet.org/economy/myth-upward-mobility-america
Or did the /sarc tag get omitted somehow?
Hah! Being in the ‘income bracket’ is not the same as being in the class. Temporary riches are just that, a temporary boost. Slow and steady wealth accumulation does the trick. That or defending what you inherit from Grandad Deep Pockets from the Wealth Redistribution Fairy will work nicely. Notice how we don’t hear much, if anything about raising the Estate Tax?
(Some of us pine for the Eisenhower Tax System. Back when Republicans really were lower case ‘c’ conservatives.)
Sid_finster December 2, 2017 at 9:47 am
Most likely, usually as the result of selling a house, I suspect.
Anyway to say that barely half of all Americans reach that income level at least once probably isn’t all that impressive, although I don’t know how many standard deviations that is from the median.
This, probably.
As for whether it’s impressive or not, the statement, 51% spending a year in the top 20%, is a statement that can be check against any society at any income/capita level, and the its distribution curve.
Any wealth-distributed nation will still have its top 20%, top 10%, top 1%.
The problem is with how much the top 1% or 20% own.
We might say, a well distributed economy the difference in wealth between those in the 20th percentile is not too much than those in the 50th percentile, such that, with annual fluctuation, one can end up on either end.
and if they reach it at least once and spend at least a year unemployed at another point in their life (what are the statistics for the number of Americans who have spend at least a year unemployed anyway?), it will average out in terms of any possible savings as well. Average out to frankly very little net gain, job insecurity will do that.
Summer December 2, 2017 at 2:14 pm
Or a small inheritance, job that doesn’t last long, contract deal that doesn’t last…this isn’t surprising many have stories of their big or lucky moment: the one-hit wonder.
OwenFinn December 2, 2017 at 10:00 am
60% of Americans will experience poverty for at least one year https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/money/3966403/six-in-ten-americans-will-experience-poverty
Boom and bust, pump and dump economy.
53% at least one year in the top 20% and 60% at least one year in poverty.
That’s the reason for the safety nets.
However, it also shows how economists’ focus on numbers in model environments are so often political narrative manipulations.
SpringTexan December 2, 2017 at 12:47 pm
ONE YEAR? So what? That means nothing.
clinical wasteman December 2, 2017 at 4:16 pm
One year in the upper bracket means nothing, but one year in poverty means a lot, because it’s not like you have a guaranteed release date at any moment during that year. (Nor, for that matter is there any reason to assume that the hypothetical “one year” happens all at once.) One cumulative year — maybe spread over many years — of the desperation, overwork, strain on personal relationships and all-round constant fear generally associated with poverty is easily enough to wreck one or several lives. Now multiply that by many millions, then by many millions again when the rest of with reference to the whole world.
As long as the top 20 identify with the One Per Cent against the bottom 80, the top 20 will be a problem for us.
The top 10 and the next 10 will have to lose and lose and lose some more before they identify with us against the One Per Cent. If we see them suffering so much that they question their loyalty to their Social Class Betters, then we can be ready to lay out our terms for accepting their co-operation with us on our social class agenda pursuits.
So I think I figured out where the jobs are in the Republican tax bill, they are in the Alaskan wilderness where they will now be drilling. Maybe a few more teachers sides in religious private schools.
If I were a better analyst and had an outlet I might opine how much everyone in the bottom 99% is going to be paying in increased taxes per job And how many private jets and yachts for the 0.1% and top corporate management.
Meanwhile the Democrats whing about process and Russia as per Lambert. And I would add fail to notice this was possible because of huge Democratic losses under the same party leadership they fought to keep in place.
David, by the lake December 2, 2017 at 9:11 am
Re entitlement cuts
At least as far as SS goes, I’m fully expecting cuts. When the trust fund runs out (currently projected 2032 IIRC), we are all going to take a ~25% haircut. I’m assuming from the get-go that I’m getting no more than 75% of what my statements indicate, and probably less than that. Plan ahead — there will be no Congressional fixing of the problem.
Jim Haygood December 2, 2017 at 9:57 am
Think like a criminal Kongress Klown: politicians loathe hard default, because it would cost the party in charge their majority — maybe for a generation, as in 1932-1952.
Social Security can be rescued by simply borrowing its now-eternal annual deficit. But by the early 2030s, unconstrained borrowing is likely to prove inflationary.
A truly diabolical bipartisan deal would be tie Soc Sec’s rescue to capping COLAs, so that beneficiaries would be slowly pauperized by a rising cost of living even as benefit promises are nominally honored.
As in the former Soviet Union — where ruble-denominated pensions were duly paid, though they would barely purchase a packet of smokes — the soft default of the American empire will be financed through depreciation of the dollar.
JTMcPhee December 2, 2017 at 10:45 am
My recollection is that the meme about the 2030 or 2025 or 2015, or whatever scary year one cares to pick, demise of the SS “Trust Fund” has been repeatedly debunked, not only in this space, https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2015/01/removing-social-security-tax-cap-benefit-workers.html, but elsewhere.
Of course “economists” have different standards of proof. But IIRC, simply removing the deductions cap on SS WAGES, would ensure the SS guarantee on into the foreseeable future.
And yaas, if only the mandatory withholdings we wage-earning mopes have to pay, how many billions would that involve again, would be stuck “at the right time” into “the casino market,” for sure the wealth of all of us would now be comfortably assured, “going forward,” less fees and costs and effects of “redeeming” any of those “investments” to pay current beneficiaries… It’s all about timing, eh wot? Or riding the wave of death and decimation of the “undeserving poor” and “useless eaters” up onto the beach of privilege and ownership, neh?
Brian December 2, 2017 at 11:57 am
Isn’t it time to wonder with incredulity on the issue of borrowing? The debt has gone up 3/4’s of a trillion since they settled the debt negotiations a month ago. Is it still within the realm of beggaring disbelief that there is any money left at all until it is printed?
Is it reasonable to believe what is told you when you know it is bunk. Is it reasonable to eat what is fed you when you know it is poison? Compare and contrast is not much help when the data is corrupt. One walnut tree feeding many creatures is reality but its so icky dropping free food like that. We have lost our way, and our minds.
Jim Haygood December 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm
The “meme” about Social Security Trust Fund depletion in 2034 comes from the Trustees report, page 3:
‘The combined trust fund reserves decline until reserves become depleted in 2034.‘
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/tr/2017/tr2017.pdf
They forgot the /sarc tag. :-0
That, of course, assumes a lot. Like that the Reds don’t strip out and default on the SS “promise” and just steal all the wages deposited into that prepaid retirement fund (that as you so repeatedly point out, does not pay any “interest” on the forced savings. And also that if the New Robber Barons don’t manage to get away with that looting right soon, that nothing is done to address the “drawdown,” like by removing the cap on wages beyond which SS withholding is now required. And the other approaches that have even made it into draft legislation that prior to the Grand Victory of the Kochians in the passage of the current “tax and jobs” wealth transfer bills, have been introduced with “bipartisan” support. On the Red side, of course, that’s probably just eyewash and gaslight for the voting mopes back home.
But it’s likely that you know all that. Maybe the missing /sarc tag is in your comment? Since of course the NC link I gave and so many others on the subject cover the reality that SS works pretty well, is vastly safer than the stock market, and can be “fixed” at a cost that is puny relative to just one War Machine program — F-35, sinkable aircraft carriers, take your pick.
The Trust Fund Reserves are suPPOSED to be depleted by 2034. The whole point of those reserves is that they are being built up by double-taxing the boomers in advance now for their own Social Security paybacks later was the whole point of the Great Reagan Rescue of 1983. And that Trust Surplus is what is being embezzled against by the Upper Classes through their officeholder supporters. And the Upper Classes don’t want to have to pay back later what they have been stealing up till now. Hence talk of ” bankruptcy” and “unsustainability” and “the disappearing surplus.”
The surplus is supposed to be disappeared just as the last boomer dies. Then SS goes back to pay-go.
I notice that Jim Haygood is free to restate this fake talking point over and over and over again, even though it has been debunked over and over and over again.
voteforno6 December 2, 2017 at 11:50 am
They’re already trying something like that with chained CPI.
MyLessThanPrimeBeef December 2, 2017 at 11:46 am
Another way is to push back the eligibility age.
“One’s 70 to 80 age years are too precious to waste on retirement.’
Yea we plan, goddess laughs, and so it goes. A mark of really quite extreme privilege is being able to plan entirely. For all else sure some may try to plan the best they can, and meanwhile fate has a will of it’s own, and goddess laughs her head off at the best laid plans of mice and men, and the wheel in the sky keeps on turning.
Basically this is why a SOCIAL SAFETY NET exists period, not just to help those who have always been poor (although it is certainly unjust not to do so) and certainly not just to help the “irresponsible” as right wing nutcases would have it, but because perfect planning is not actually possible for anyone in the modern world.
So no planning is not a replacement for the social safety net, the social safety net is the only thing that makes anything work. When it’s gone, there is nothing. Pretending there is an alternative is about like trying to build an alternative to top soil when it’s gone or the ozone layer when it’s gone. No there is nothing. This is it.
For the first time they’ve chipped away @ something previously sacrosanct-Social Security, and the debasement of the disbursement. It’ll be a raze to the bottom.
Cheap dignity of the Ukrainian revolution
In one way it is strange that it has taken all these years for this story to start to enter main stream reporting, though we are talking about Italian main stream reporting here. I was heavily following the Ukrainian putsch back in 2014 and the subsequent Russian retaking of Crimea as well as the brutal attacks on the Donetsk & Luhansk Republics by the Ukrainians. One of my main sources of information at the time was that of a Russian military blogger named Colonel Cassad (self proclaimed ‘Bullhorn of Totalitarian Propaganda) and it gave me a view of events there that was in stark contrast to what I was seeing in local news.
I remember some of the analysis that was featured on his and other English versions of Russian articles. It was pointed out that at the Maiden that rifle fire came from just one building that was under the control of the rioters. Another interesting fact that after the fight was over, great care was taken to ‘sanitize’ the area of any bullet marks that would give forensic clues which even included trees there as well. The Russian reporting included the interesting fact that those Maiden rioters were not just enthusiastic amateurs but had been transported previously in batches to a Polish police training facility to do a course in rioting, fighting, barricade building, weapons, etc and that they were paid at the riots (I think that it was $100 a day and $500 for leaders but don’t quote me).
Could I have been deceived by Russian propaganda? Perhaps, but they made a damn compelling case that was liberally littered with photos. Can I prove it 100%? Not with western sources which hardly covered this at all. In the end, when I saw how we in the west were treating the whole thing, I was reminded about a three minute clip that I saw at the time which included quite a valid question. If you want to see it, it is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRU
Sid_finster December 2, 2017 at 11:37 am
I lived most of my professional life in Ukraine, or at least longer there than anywhere else, I know personally some of the politicians involved and people who fought and died on both sides.
I moved to Ukraine a more or less orthodox member of Team R. Now I can say that I near 100% endorse the Russian position.
Jeremy Grimm December 2, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Please write more about the Ukraine — your on-the-ground impressions from the times you lived there.
Merf56 December 2, 2017 at 12:56 pm
I would very much like to here more information on this as well!
Juliania December 2, 2017 at 1:58 pm
Soon after the event a German newspaper (Der Spiegel?) had an excellent in-depth analysis of the angles of trajectory and statements from the caregivers on the scene that the bullets of many victims came from the same type guns. I was convinced by that article back then.
The rest of the world’s news media did not want to know.
Good piece, this. Thanks, Yves.
There was also a report on German TV about it several months after the events.
The German reporters interviewed the new Ukrainian minister of justice who was supposed to investigate what happened and determine who were the culprits. Nothing had been done. There was a suspiciously high number of policemen who had been wounded or killed by bullets during the events, but nothing was done to determine who shot at them. They also remarked that trees that had been impacted by bullets showed a firing direction coming from the hotel Ukrainia (they were subsequently cut down). Everything had the look of a cover-up.
All in all, the information is there, but it is presented so discreetly that this cannot overturn the official “narrative”.
Meher Baba Fan December 2, 2017 at 9:47 am
Australian news the other week had story about US court declaring Big Tobacco had to pay for advertisments in print and TV in prime time, every day for a year, declaring their bproducts were designed to be evil. This ruling took about 8 years to reach. No comment on NC ?
They should do that for a lot of products.
My house was built in 1989, but I had mine tested for asbestos, as I am doing repiping (the test came back clean). In many houses, even those built in the 90s and 2000’s, it’s still there, and as long as you con’t cut into the walls, the government has not requireed any action.
But many don’t know that, not even contractors.
This is one area, for example, crying out for paid publicity.
I doubt your claim. I think anything built after 1979 or so is OK on asbestos. Or that’s my understanding. Now on earlier houses, yes. Especially on ceilings and some forms of siding.
Here in Southern California, the cut off is if you disturb less than 100 square feet of surface material.
The Cal/Osha rule says not to expose workers to more than 1.0% fiber per cubic cm for 8 hours, and 0.1% fiber per cubic cm for 30 min. (California title 8, section 1529).
Most people probably refer to the AQMD rule. But unless you work on it yourself, you have meet Cal/Osha regulations.
Here, according to the Southern California AQMD (Air Quality Management District), the cut off is if you disturb less than 100 square feet of surface material (per their rule 1403).
Doing it yourself – only if it’s your own residence and you live in it.
You put renters at risk, if you do it yourself, whether it’s your house or your apartment. Don’t chance it, even if your family members
It’s written (the section 1529) so that it’s up to the employer of the workers to make sure those two criteria are met.
Basically, you have to test…even for less that 100 square feet of surface area…for building of any age.
The only exception I see if if the workers are there for less than 30 minutes.
And as you’re in Texas, you should check Texas/OSHA, as the rules may be different.
And many people are not aware of it; that’s why I think the public should be informed via paid publicity.
By the way, that 30 minute exception is my own interpretation. Anyone should do their own research.
During the course of my research, I found that asbestos is still not banned in the US. It was in 1989, and but a court struck that down.
Joint compounds containing it have been banned since the late 70s, among some other products. But most of us don’t see it more often simply due to the threat of the law suits, insurance, etc. (private sector, and not government, doing it).
But with globalization, anything (bad) is possible. We have seen drywall panels from other countries not up to par.
That’s a good reason why the age of a building doesn’t matter.
The Star Trek crew had those marvelous “tricorders,” sensor gadgets that could detect and measure practically anything — all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, chemical analyses, apparently even the various constituents and functions and state of health or disease of the human (or non-human) body.
I wonder: Will the Techies come up with a Trekkie gadget that will let one sniff one’s foods and fluids for poisons, check for asbestos in our linoleum flooring and other ‘consumer products,” and tell us how many tiny particles of amosite and crhysotile asbestos and less-than-10-micron bits of diesel soot and fly ash are in our ambient air, stuff like that? Could be useful, if one is actually well enough off to “buy a house” in the future, and since such a gadget is likely to be costly, it of course would be marketed to those who could afford it. Since Star Trek economics sure are not going to come to a USS Enterprise or planet near you or me, any time soon…
But if one had access to such a gadget, one might have a prayer of avoiding and averting all those nascent and ongoing disasters of exposure to profit-generating externalities? Maybe even an app to sum up the exposures by corporate source, print off a bill of particulars, and send it to said corporation for a payment of blood money in lieu of litigation? Since the Rentiers are billing us for breathing “their” air over “all your planet belong to us…”
Inspectors could add such a tricorder to their battery of inspection tools. Then tricorder inspections would be available to us, even if tricorders won’t be. Once tricorders have been invented.
Enquiring Mind December 2, 2017 at 3:50 pm
Asbestos building supplies were still being used by unscrupulous contractors into the mid-1980s. Some were borrowers of a bank where I worked at the time. Double down with T1-11 siding that rotted away for real fun. The only silver lining, at a stretch, was that at least there wasn’t a lead paint problem. We had to test for everything.
beth December 2, 2017 at 2:23 pm
Meher Baba Fan
We would all like to go to only one website to get all of our news. You could go to the NYT for your news & get
All the News that is Fit to Print
Yves has been very clear that Readers do not get the right to tell her what more she should do on this site.
It is not possible with only a very small # of people, but that is where Readers come in.
Now you go and read all the articles about this issue, chose the best, then come back and post it here for us. And thanks for doing this.
We all will appreciate it.
human December 2, 2017 at 10:51 am
Correct link for “Western Nuke Nations to Boycott Nobel Ceremony”
https://news.antiwar.com/2017/11/30/western-nuke-nations-to-boycott-nobel-ceremony/
Lynne December 2, 2017 at 11:02 am
Query, how many abc employees and Mueller minions bought stock yesterday before abc got around last night to making its “clarification”?
And it might been mentioned here before that it’s likely that one day, billionaire (and trillionaire) humans are genetically different from the rest of us (or our descendants).
If it hadn’t been mentioned before, I, for one, had that idea-object penetrated the brain part of my body involuntarily some time ago.
Marco December 2, 2017 at 4:33 pm
I’m gonna try for an uptown RAT
She’s been living in her white bread FLAT
I give up
Specific, traceable DNA isn’t different *species*. Perhaps different races would b e closer, different ethnic groups or even different tribes/families. Or even paternity, as in paternity test. It’s not so much to be wondered at — rats don’t travel that far if they don’t have to.
rjs December 2, 2017 at 11:46 am
re: The 92-Year-Old Woman Who Is Still Shaking Up Wall Street
how is this genre not sexist? where’s the article about the 92 year old man who’s still shaking up wall street?
Ageist as well.
What about the 12 year old math wizard shaking up Wall Street?
ambrit December 2, 2017 at 2:03 pm
Speciesist as well. Where’s the article about the 92 year old Zeta Reticulan who’s shaking up the human genome?
John k December 2, 2017 at 12:21 pm
Seems like what I’ve read of medieval societies… lords of high finance have total power, not just above the law, they write them… or dictate to the eager scribes that nominally represent the people… as if…
Yes, trump is a con man… but the only one even willing to speak to the deplorables… his jet even briefly stopped in flyover… noblesse oblige from one candidate… gulling just enough of the deplorable masses…
Who might now be regretting… or not, would she have been any better? Don’t forget Tpp, or confront Russia… F35’s showing their skills in dog fights over Syria… or lack thereof…
Dem party regrets re Bernie? Absolutely not, granted though, donor money has slowed… a puzzle, that… they did their main job, kept progressives out of power… donors don’t see the need for dems because reps doing such a great job? Careful now, Bernie lives…
that problem has a solution, hope Bernie is careful…
“F35’s showing their skills in dog fights over Syria… or lack thereof…”
One of the cheap thrills of Saline hot springs in Death Valley NP, is the flyovers by F-something jets at about 500 mph coming from Edwards or Miramar. Last year we had 21 overflights 700 feet or lower over us in 3 days, the lowest being 200 feet overhead, as we were soaking.
This year was disappointing, in the same 3 day stretch we had 3 low fliers, and there was traffic and dogfighting 2-5k feet up, but not as much on the deck.
It’s a hot springs with an airshow. You feel almost as if the MIC is earning it’s keep when you’re there, being entertained aloft.
This would have replicated our lowest pass 10 days ago…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrnVPfmMjv4
yes but can they do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvT5pLp0yXg
I was waiting for it to crash forever it seemed like, and then it dashed off into the ether, ha!
Best Saline encounter was on the way in one time when my wife was driving and said “look at those big birds” which were a couple of F-18’s coming at us and broke over our car 100 feet above us splitting away in opposite 45 degree angles, wheeeee!
Dem party regrets re Bernie? No. I think the Dem party resents Bernie for not being dead yet. Bernie Sanders is every Macbethocrat’s “Banquo’s Ghost”.
Craig H. December 2, 2017 at 1:03 pm
The hardest border (BBC on the Ireland-Northern Ireland-border-Brexit issue; not happy news.)
Oliver Darcy tweet.
It is naughty to ‘find ways to repair relations with Russia and other world hot spots?’
You can’t say that during a political campaign?
And also bad, every bad, ‘to contact Russia on issue including working together working together to fight ISIS.’ Here, it’s bit more murky, since the incoming administration was not in charge yet. Perhaps, the full context is, ‘to contact Russia, with the consent of the current administration,’ or perhaps not. Who knows or recollects, for even those personally there, if it was verbal?
I know any candidate can go to the Vatican and meet foreigners, even foreign officials, and if possible, the Pope, the head of that state, and have no issues at all these day (but perhaps not, during some of the more anti-papacy days in the past).
Altandmain December 2, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Re: How the upper middle class keeps everyone else out.
The question of the top 10%ers is often discussed here on NC.
I think that we may find that the top 10%ers are as big a barrier as the 0.1%ers that hoard enormous amounts of wealth, much of it in offshore tax havens like the Caymans, Bahamas, etc.
The issue is that even they are kicking down the ladder for us at work. They seen to be socially liberal and economically very conservative (Ex: these liberal types have more in common with right wing libertarians than anything else).
– They both oppose Sanders and economic egalitarianism
– They oppose any reforms or programs that might close the lower middle class/working class to upper middle class income gap
– Seem to see their “globalism” and cosmopolitanism as a source of superiority
– They also see their degrees from prestigious schools and professional credentials as making them superior
– Indifferent to problems like gentrification
– Indifferent to the decline of manufacturing and may very well have benefited by it
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/01/the_upper_middle_class_is_ruining_all_that_is_great_about_america.html
The great writer Thomas Frank in his book Listen Liberal captured the problems very well. Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton voters are very much two faces of the same coin. As Frank notes, the 10%ers largely accept the ultra rich arguments about meritocracy. They also have some of the capital gains feeding inequality.
This demographic, although not super rich, is still very guilty. Economically their outlook is oriented towards the 0.1% versus the rest of us, whose interests are shared with the poor.
Comrade December 2, 2017 at 1:46 pm
Can we just dispense with using the term ‘donor’ or ‘donor class’ unless we’re talking about organ donations? These people are Rulers and they are the Ruling Class, high priests of Capitalism.
These people don’t donate anything, even to charity, because they always get something in return such as tax deductions, credits, exemptions, and policy. The duopolist Ruling Class can’t control our votes outright, so they work around it by tallying votes with electronic voting machines and stacking the deck with yet more superdelegate lobbyists. They lost control during this last election, NOT due to alleged Russian hacking but to widespread public disgust with the status quo. However, you can take it to the bank that they aren’t about to let that happen again, ever. No more wild/Trump cards being slipped into the deck. At Casino Capitalism Royale, the Ruling Class house must always win.
They now they own all 3 branches of government while the rest of us are stuck with taxation without representation. Truth be told, the Rulers did buy it fair and square through decades, no, centuries, of grooming, funding, and advancing the careers of their ‘public’ servants; by rigging the rules, and by building on 200 years of case law and precedents to finally breathing the spark of Life into the legal fiction called corporations to transform them into persons with rights. And we thought only God could do that!
It’s been a patient winning strategy taking far less time than the eons it took to make flesh and blood humans. When the midwife U.S. Chamber of Commerce helped deliver that Rosemary Baby 100+ years ago after nearly 100 years of labor, it was just a matter of time before that baby would grow up to become the adult monster that would swallow us up.
Oh well. Water over the damned. We do still have some political power. So which political flavor do you prefer to cast your vote for in the next election? Classic War and Money Vanilla? Or Money and War Vanilla Bean Vanilla? It’s so hard to choose.
The sooner people realize this is a Class War the better. From now on chez moi the term is Ruling Class
As you say, the term “donor” is waaaay too generous and that is something these smug feudal hyper-tyrants most certainly are not
Centuries ago, would-be Kings, Dukes, Barons and variations thereon did not get to their positions by being the shy, retiring types. There was not-infrequent combat or other ordeal to survive, somewhat beyond being tutored for the SAT or ACT. Why expect that much change in human nature over a few centuries?
JBird December 2, 2017 at 5:33 pm
There has always been some class warfare, and geed and stupidly.
Still the current bunch of elites is special.
Some of the highest causality rates in the First World War was among the nobility especially British. Since being given all the wealth, privilege, and authority come at the cost of noblesse oblige which meant serving.
The usually most dangerous rank in a war is that of lieutenant which are usually held by young men often of a society’s upper classes…
If you read about the elites, even Americans, it was not uncommon to see that they served, or at least some of their close relatives. Plenty of exceptions but still common. Even with the Old Gilded Age, the Robber Barons often had some small sense of paying back. Self preservation also got people like the Germany Chancellor von Bismarck, or Presidents like FDR or TR to make it better for the lower classes. I am not seeing that now in the New Gilded Age. It’s steal everything and burn the rest as I get mine!
oh December 2, 2017 at 9:20 pm
Agree that there is no donor class only briber class. The electorate has been divided every which way by the two crooked parties who block the emergence any independent third party. It’s a waste of time to vote because one’s only endorsing one of these two fraudulent parties.
The only way out is to end the duopoly that is the electoral system – while there are still remnants of an electoral system. And no – that won’t be through the military. Much of the reason the country is in this state is due to going down the rabbit hole of war culture, with all its militarism..
The military is an 0-16 team since 9/11, but they know what’s best for us.
Don’t be silly. They are doing exactly what they are supposed to, which is to enrich the MIC and their patrons, and it is not to actually win as that would interfere with the revenue stream.
(The older I get, the more cynical, conservative, and economically socialist I become. I’m just about ready to bring out the tumbrels)
a different chris December 2, 2017 at 8:50 pm
Yeah I finally woke up to that “we’re the good guys!! we kill the bad guys and then support democracy!!”…
No. You wreck the f’ing place and then build a ginormous base and hide in it. If you were Real Men/Women, you would at least have the guts to literally take over the government. 51st state, 52nd state… would that be worse for Iraq, Afghanistan, etc than the nightmare they are living in now? Don’t think so. Alex the Great is rolling over in his grave.
Oh — hmmm, Puerto Rico is on my phone. They want to talk to me…hold that thought.
Democrats unlikely vs. the Democratic Party unlike.
The key is, even if you take over the party, those Democrats are still there. It’s an eternal struggle (where nothing gets done…that kind of struggle…internal struggle)….that will drain all your energy, dissipating it into nothingness.
It’s not like Mao’s party or the one in the USSR where you can purge or expel members, easily or not easily.
jo6pac December 2, 2017 at 4:05 pm
https://shadowproof.com/2017/12/01/history-suggests-democrats-unlikely-to-repeal-unpopular-tax-bill-if-it-passes/
Yes and the comments here are amazing, it’s like they haven’t been paying attention to the demodogs.
Vatch December 2, 2017 at 7:02 pm
The only way out is to end the duopoly that is the electoral system . . .
I respectfully suggest that this won’t happen in the near future. I understand and concur with your sentiments on this issue, but realistically, our only chance for change in the next few years is to support and elect good candidates in the Democratic primaries, and then support and elect them in the general election. Here are some candidates worth considering (there’s a lot of overlap between the two lists):
https://now.justicedemocrats.com/candidates
http://brandnewcongress.org/candidates/
If there isn’t a candidate for your Congressional district or your state on the lists, ask the Democratic candidate(s) in your district/state for their position on issues. Some candidates might already have taken good positions, even though they aren’t on the lists that I provided. Ask them there positions on important issues. Here are some sample issues:
1. Pass a constitutional amendment ending corporate personhood.
2. Prohibit the routine use of antibiotics in agriculture.
3. Pass Medicare for all.
4. Eliminate the carried interest loophole. (I don’t what effect the pending tax changes will have on this)
5. Separate investment banking and speculation from savings banking. That is, pass a 21st century Glass Steagall Act.
6. [Choose your own issue.]
“their positions”, not “there positions”. Typo fever strikes again.
WobblyTelomeres December 2, 2017 at 7:54 pm
6. Institute a 99% inheritance tax for estates over $5,000,000.
51-49 roll call vote:
Sen. Bob Corker is the only Republican who voted against the tax bill, and he will not run for reelection.
Jason Boxman December 2, 2017 at 2:30 pm
“Newt: My mommy always said there were no monsters – no real ones – but there are.” – Newt, Aliens
And predictably, Republicans are talking about whacking social spending now. And plenty of the Democrat party wanted to be a willing participate when Obama was president, as you all know.
Pelham December 2, 2017 at 2:50 pm
Sanders is impressive in that little video clip.
It will be fascinating to see how the Dems maneuver to sweep him out of the picture next time round. Although judging from a TRNN clip linked here a few days ago, I’d say they’ve already laid the groundwork for doing so by expelling every Sanders supporter from the party structure.
Elizabeth Warren, unfortunately, backtracked from her flat-out statement that the 2016 primaries were rigged. They were. Then she went on to say that it’s up to the party to ensure a fair process in 2020. But this was just days after Perez conducted his purge, ensuring no such possibility.
In other words, 2020 is already rigged. From a Clintonite perspective, this is really smart — rig before most folks are paying attention. But some of us are paying attention. So what do we do now?
Step 1.: Pick up one of these:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Brick.jpg/1200px-Brick.jpg
Step 2.: Fling it through a window, while yelling at the top of your lungs.
It’s the only thing that will work.
JBird December 2, 2017 at 11:45 pm
You do realize, you anarchist brick thrower, that some algorithm/AI/Agent in the Department of Homeland Security (somewhere in the Stasi-Didn’t-Go-Far-Enough Bureau) you’re now marked as a terrorist?
You’re probably on some checklist for a DHS SWAT team.
I am joking.
If enough people throw enough bricks through enough windows, the window industry will invent the Playtex Living Window.
“Behold the incredible Playtex Living Window! Bricks bounce right off!”
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/rats-of-new-york/546959/
“At the end of our conversation, he launched into an appreciation of rats—their ability to thrive on nearly anything, their prodigious reproduction, and their complex social structure, in which female rats will give birth all at the same time and raise their offspring in one nest…”
Guess that’s how they can live in large numbers and not kill each other. One rat isn’t killing the other rat to feed their special rat.
Probably should re-think the term “rat race.”
dcblogger December 2, 2017 at 3:49 pm
Slavery in the 21st century | DW Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J6gvITQGXE
John Zelnicker December 2, 2017 at 4:02 pm
@Yves – Bad link: The Defend Democracy link on boycotting the Nobel ceremony goes to the Moon of Alabama post on Flynn’s confessions linked further down the page.
WJ December 2, 2017 at 6:47 pm
The Nation article on Pittsburgh comes up blank for me on this link and on the link via Google search. Anybody have a live link? (I can load and read other Nation pieces just fine, but not this one.)
D December 2, 2017 at 10:07 pm
Re: Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world’s richest nation
I’d love to see the Investigation blueprint (such as manpower, detailed itinerary, time schedules), and just prior US Poverty Policy Wonk {1] conversation and recommendations for the Tour which stemmed from s) and prior for this investigation which kicked off on Friday morning [yesterday – D], will make stops in four states [only – D] as well as Washington DC and the US territory of Puerto Rico; of which Philip Alston’s findings [of fourteen days only – D] will be announced in preliminary form in Washington on 15 December. Seems to me they could spend at least two weeks on Puerto Rico’s nightmare alone; especially given the destroyed infrastructure there.
Wonder if they plan to visit the massive new San Diego hepatitis A Outbreak Homeless ‘Tent’ – which resembles an utterly windowless prison more than it does a shelter for 350 people – which will be followed by two more massive tents. The orange worker clothing theme, amidst an utterly sterile , windowless backdrop certainly don’t help, since it’s the same color as prison jumpsuits; I suspect that prison whiff is a feature and not a bug.
[1] was it only David Grusky, director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Stanford, (which, do a search on and he Mentors: Ending Poverty with The same Technocracy which created itTechnology).
My second paragraph above should have read:
I’d love to see the Investigation blueprint (such as manpower, detailed itinerary, time schedules), and just prior US Poverty Policy Wonk [1] conversation[s] and recommendations for the Tour …which kicked off on Friday morning [yesterday – D], will make stops in four states [only – D] as well as Washington DC and the US territory of Puerto Rico; of which Philip Alston’s findings [of fourteen days only – D] will be announced in preliminary form in Washington on 15 December. Seems to me they could spend at least two weeks on Puerto Rico’s nightmare alone; especially given the destroyed infrastructure there.
mk December 3, 2017 at 10:27 am
Why should Kihuen resign if Franken, Conyers and Trump have not and will not?
In the late 1980s, early 1990s I worked for an oil company, those male execs (and they were all male) were sexually harassing all the time and the HR department knew how to protect their male execs. I think good looking women were hired as execs to improve their stats with the gov’t, but they didn’t last long, less long the more good looking they were. The execs received porn catalogs at work and organized sex workers for themselves and clients when they were traveling. No Pence rule here.
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Mossy Point
Mossy Point features high ridges interspersed with sandy ravines and views of Sugar Creek.
Dedicated as a State Nature Preserve in 2005, Mossy Point in Parke County is an ecologically-varied landscape characterized by high-and-dry ridges, deep ravines covered by lush canopy and views of beautiful Sugar Creek. Measuring nearly a mile, the extensive Sugar Creek frontage provides excellent habitat along the riparian corridor for edge-sensitive forest interior species as the site is completely wooded with an unbroken forest canopy. By some accounts, this area is the most ecological varied land between the Wabash River and Turkey Run.
What The Nature Conservancy is Doing/has Done
The Nature Conservancy along with a coalition of organizations worked hard to protect the land from 1976 through 2004. Around 2005, The Nature Conservancy acquired additional tracts of land and transferred the land to the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR continues stewardship work that will increase the ecological diversity of the preserve.
Mossy Point is owned and managed by Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. Work is done in partnership with Indiana Heritage Trust, Sycamore Trails Resources Conservation and Development Council, and The Lilly Co. Employee Fund.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
The moderate to rugged terrain and lack of established trails will make for an adventuresome hike!
From Turkey Run State Park, travel south on U.S. 41 to C.R. 625 N and turn right (west). After traveling through Annapolis, continue 1.7 miles on Annapolis Road (gravel) to the sharp left turn (south). Immediately after the turn, make a right at the first driveway on the west side of the road. Continue traveling through the gate, past a small house and to the parking lot roughly 150 feet ahead.
What to See: Plants and Animals
Completed wooded with an unbroken forest canopy of mixed ravine species including American beech, white ash, sugar maple, tulip tree, and red oak. Soft maples, black walnut, and green ash can be seen on the floodplain forest. White oak and shagbark hickory on the high and mature stands of eastern hemlock shade unusual plant species like partridgeberry, witch hazel, and ginseng.
Several vulnerable species of breeding birds can be seen at Mossy Point. Worm-eating Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Kentucky Warbler all make their home here. Bald Eagles can be found roosting along the creek while Spotted Sandpipers may be been tail-bobbing their way down over the flats.
The moderate to rugged terrain and lack of established trails will make for an adventuresome hike but the sights will make the work all worth it.
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A. As a condition of service to the League, all Managers, Coaches, Board of Directors and any other persons, volunteers, or hired workers, who provide regular service to the League and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with players or teams and must complete and submit an official “Little League Volunteer Application” to the President of the League. Annual background screenings must be completed prior to the applicant assuming his/her duties for the current season. Refusal to annually submit a fully completed “Little League Volunteer Application” will result in immediate dismissal of the person(s) from the League.
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D. Score keeping: The Minor “Mini” Division does not keep score.
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C. Coaching: An adult member of the coaching staff of the team on defense will run the pitching machine and assist with the proper placement of the infield defensive players. A second member of the coaching staff of the team on defense may also be on the field to assist with player positioning. There must be an adult member of the coaching staff in the dugout at all times. The coaches shall be as unobtrusive as possible.
D. Score keeping: The Minor “Mini” Division does not keep score. No score book is to be kept in the dugout.
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Many people receive pets as gifts during the holidays. In the past, shelters and animal rescues have been against this practice. Their concern was that people who receive a pet as a gift are more likely to relinquish their pet to the shelter because they were not prepared for the responsibilities of pet ownership. The good news is this long held belief may not actually be true. Recently, the ASPCA surveyed pet owners and reported that 96% of people who received their pet as a gift believed it either increased or had no impact on their love or attachment to the pet. In addition, 86% of these animals were still in their homes.
Similarly, studies have found that animals received as gifts were not any more likely to be returned than other pets. The ASPCA’s website highlights a study by New et al. It identified the source of approximately 2600 dogs and 2300 cats from 12 shelters across the United States. They found that dogs and cats received as pets were less likely to be relinquished. Likewise, “Scarlett et al. identified 71 reasons given for relinquishment. ‘Unwanted gift’ was listed only 0.3% for dogs and 0.4% for cats entering the shelters surveyed.” These studies suggest that the concerns about giving pets as gifts may not be supported. Nevertheless, while there is no doubt that pets bring joy, love and friendship, animals require a significant investment of time, money and emotion. So before you go out and get pets as holiday gifts for your friends and family, there are a few things you should know first.
What to think about before giving a pet as a gift
The decision to give someone a pet for a gift should never be taken lightly. Remember, cats can live up to 20 years, and dogs can live between 10 and 20 years depending on the breed. Considering how much time, money and care pets require, that’s quite a commitment. So before you decide to give someone a pet for the holidays, ask yourself these questions:
Do these people really want a pet?
Are they allergic to pets?
Do they have time for a dog? Or a cat?
Are they allowed to have a pet in their residence?
Can they afford to care for a pet, including veterinary expenses?
Do they have time to train a dog?
Do they have a yard and enough space in their home for a dog?
If they don’t, will they be able to walk their dog 3 to 4 times daily?
Do they have a pet-friendly home?
Are they prepared for the responsibility of pet ownership?
[The ASPCA adds this: "The ASPCA recommends the giving of pets as gifts only to people who have expressed a sustained interest in owning one, and the ability to care for it responsibly. We also recommend that pets be obtained from animal shelters, rescue organizations, friends, family or responsible breeders -- not from places where the source of the animal is unknown or untrusted. Read more here.]
If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may consider giving a friend or family member a shelter pet this holiday. By doing so, you are giving a best friend for life, and giving a deserving shelter animal a new lease on life.
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Glee Live in Manila.
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WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT
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Save all beds in raigmore
At the moment the hospital bosses are threatining to close beds through out the hospital. For those of you who have seen the papers you know that they plan to send realitives to Glasgow and Aberdeen for treatment if you feel this is unfair please sign this. We all know that when we are not well we want our loved ones around us.
New Purpose Built MTB Trails at Alice Holt Forest
The Forestry Commission at Alice Holt Forest has offered to host some new trail development, providing the local MTB community support and get involved in the project. This is a great opportunity to have a legitimate trail centre that cannot be trashed ,removed or fenced off.It would involve fund raising for some proper purpose built, all weather trail based on the best of Scottish blue trails and designed by the Seven Stanes builders. Those of you who have ridden those trails know just how much
Citizens Opposed to the Toll Road
The undersigned citizens oppose a compromise by the City of Golden that would drop opposition to the toll road.
BF3 Commander
BF3 need the 'Commander' position as seen in BF2 and BF2142 As inspirated by this forum thread because of the many votes. any name and country I don't find believable will be removed. http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3-pc/1390040-commander-yes-no-11.html
ACT Now: end the annual kangaroo slaughter
The government of the ACT has a lamentable record of kangaroo killing. The killing is unnecessary and cruel. Under the official Code of Practice, baby kangaroos in the pouch are to be battered to death by contracted shooters. In some quarters, a myth is perpetrated: kangaroos are incorrectly regarded as pests which destroy native grasslands and the habitats of ground dwelling creatures. Each year scientifically-based lobby groups or farmers demand more and more Eastern Grey kangaroos be destroye
Kaichou wa Maid Sama 2nd season!
Well, everyone here probably are fans of the anime Kaichou wa Maid Sama. The anime has only one season. And all the fans want a second season, although aware that this is kinda hard, since the anime hadn't a good audience in Japan. It was with this intention that this petition was created. But the fans will fight for a second season! We want a second season for Kaichou wa Maid Sama! So if you agree with this petition, sign it. This is really important to us. I think we probably need at least 10
Petition against uranium mining in Kuusamo, Finland
No uranium mining in Kuusamo! There are plans to build several uranium-gold-mines in Kuusamo, southeast of Finnish Lapland. Uranium mining causes radioactive contamination of air, water and soil. The rivers, which have flown thousands of years with potable water, are in danger of getting poisoned by radioactive mining waste. We all, the undersigned, do not and will not agree to any kind of mining or building that directly or indirectly are involved in uranium production within and in the surroun
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Microbiology and Immunology, Ph.D.
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OFW Bank to start operations after appointment of board members
MANILA The proposed bank for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will start operations as soon as all appointments of the board of directors are made, MalacaAang said on Tuesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the assurance after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III raised concerns during Monday night's Cabinet meeting that no appointment has been made in the bank's board of directors.
As soon as there is an appointment with the three members of the board, operations na kaagad 'yan (it can start operating), Panelo said in a Palace briefing. He, however, did not elaborate which positions needed to be filled.
The board will be chaired by the Landbank president. Other members are Landbank-designated OFW president as vice chairperson; four Landbank-designated directors or officers as members; a member representing the Department of Labor and Employment; a member representing the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration; and a private sector member representing overseas Filipinos.
Panelo said the OFW Bank has remained non-operational for more than a year since President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 44 on its establishment because board members have yet to be appointed.
Ang explanation yata ni Secretary Bello, kasi wala pang naa-appoint na tatlong members ng board. (The explanation given by Secretary Bello is that they have yet to appoint three more members of the board), he said.
Panelo said Duterte has already instructed the Department of Finance (DOF) to speed up the review of the appointments.
Si Presidente (ang mag-a-appoint) pero vini-vet siya nila Secretary of Finance. Pinapamadali niya yung vetting (The President will appoint but it is being vetted by the Secretary of Finance. He already asked him to speed up the vetting), he said.
As soon as the recommendation of the Secretary of Finance is there, makaka-appoint agad si Presidente (the President can already appoint), he added.
Panelo shrugged off remarks that the appointment of board members is taking too long, noting that this is natural, considering there is so much work to do in government.
He, however, assured that the Duterte administration continues to prioritize all problems concerning OFWs.
Meanwhile, Panelo said the DOF is also trying to make the bank digital to make it easier for OFWs to use their smartphones in all of their transactions.
In September 2017, Duterte signed EO 44 directing the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhilPost) and the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) to transfer their Postalbank shares to the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) at zero value.
Under the EO, Landbank was ordered to ensure the capitalization of the Overseas Filipino Bank. (PNA)
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IDEN VILLAGE
The village of Iden, which sits on a hill overlooking the Rother Levels, and has a local community owned convenience store providing with everything from dry cleaning to lottery tickets, porridge to wrapping paper, and not forgetting the Post Office, bowls club, Norman church with castellated bell tower, village hall, cricket ground and public house.
There are many clubs and societies and a real community spirit in Iden.
From the village there are numerous footpaths and lanes leading across the surrounding countryside and down to the Royal Military Canal.
At the far end of the village stands a lovely fifteenth century hall house ’Oxenbridge’ and is by far the oldest building. There are many detached typical weather board and brick ‘Kentish’ style buildings branching off from the main road through Iden.
Two miles to the south is the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye with famed period Citadel, cobbled ways, medieval fortifications, range of local independent shops, leisure centre with swimming pool, popular restaurants, weekly market, schools for all ages and railway station on the Brighton to Ashford branch line with connections to the Continent via Eurostar and a high speed rail service to London, St. Pancras in 37 minutes. The attractive Wealden town of Tenterden, with wide tree lined High Street, is 9 miles and offers Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets together with Homewood Secondary School and a more comprehensive range of shops. In Peasmarsh village (2 miles) there is a large independently run supermarket. The coast is nearby with the spectacular dunes and sandy beach at Camber 6 miles.
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Silver Medallion Steps Away from Rap Toward EDM Gloss
Chris Piel | August 23, 2012 | 5:00am
See also: Carnegie of Silver Medallion Killed in Car Accident See also: Driver In Accident That Killed Silver Medallion's Carnegie Indicted for Manslaughter See also: Silver Medallion's Oren J. Struggles to Create a Fitting Legacy for His Late Partner Carnegie
Silver Medallion was very different four years ago.
Back then duo, Oren J (Oren J. Schauble) and Carnegie (Abay Lattin) made party music about the ladies of Scottsdale. The two hip-hop heads mined electro sources like Chromeo, Spank Rock, and Santigold. Their first single, "Scottsdale," was as cynical as it was fun, a biting account over clubby beats of the city's club scene (trashed Barbies, fake tits/cocaine, collagen lips/trust funds, SL6/Catholic school, sucks dick).
It's all changed. After stirring interest from the Scottsdale club scene and local radio stations, they relocated to New York City. Then, Carnegie was killed in 2010 by a drunk driver on University Drive in Tempe after returning to the Valley for a series of shows. Surviving member Schauble forged ahead, shedding the group's hip-hop origins in favor of pop flex. The upcoming album Road to Wonderland is Silver Medallion's first as a solo act.
"I think the goal of this CD is to give you the whole spectrum, like it's everything from trap music to house music to pop to R&B, but it all ties together with the sounds and the themes," Schauble says over the phone from Brooklyn.
Aside from a guest verse from Shwayze, the record is sans rap. Schauble's lyrics are epicurean as ever, repeatedly relaying tales of driving fast and partying until your body physically surrenders to toxins or about how the fatigue from hooking up turns your lips numb.
In many ways, Silver Medallion's development -- from hip-hop to genre-less EDM party pop -- mirrors the evolution of America's musical taste.
The signs are everywhere, from Skrillex's winning a Grammy to the appeal of Identity Festival to back-to-school ads for retail giants like Target featuring grimy-ass dubstep tracks. The jump from underground rave culture to mainstream has been fast and bassy.
The soundtrack of today's young revelers is no longer hip-hop, but EDM.
"Two years ago, when I was on a fraternity tour, we were playing mad hip-hop and some club music or whatever like Dev or LMFAO," Schauble says. "Now we do those same shows and we're playing Rusko and Skrillex and it's going over like a dream."
We've even witnessed the rise of a new type of raver, especially in Scottsdale -- the Raver Bro -- spawned in the frothy wake of fraternity parties bumping EDM acts like Girl Talk, LMFAO, and Flux Pavilion.
"Three years ago, the bro in the tank top [saying,] 'Play dubstep!' did not exist," Schauble says. "And now they're everywhere."
While some EDM and dubstep fans loathe the scene's latecomers, Schauble doesn't mind: "It's cool for me because I've been doing electro for four years now, so it's, like, 'Great, more fans!'"
The Internet is playing a big part in this evolution. It's now easier to produce, share, and consume EDM. When Napster first arrived, the main problems facing young music seekers were scarcity and slow downloads.
Today, they are inundated with so many artists and free songs that their biggest problem is finding the relatable stuff floating amid the sea of crap lapping at their keyboards. The result of this increased awareness and free download model has been a greater demand for live music. Artists need shows to make money, and fans' taste for live music begets their taste for live music, begets . . . well, you get it.
If you like live music and you like to have fun, there's no better party than at an EDM show.
"It's way more conducive to having a good time than the previous pop music was," Schauble says. "It's like, 'Yeah, cool, we're gonna go to a party that's gonna play Lil' Wayne?' That's like, 'Okay, cool, we'll dance with some girls or whatever.' But when you're at a fuckin' house-music rave, that could be like the best night of your life. I think kids have really gravitated toward that, and it's just a funner culture."
Silver Medallion is scheduled to perform Thursday, August 23, at Suite 301 in Tempe.
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What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Politics Jun 12, 2018 12:01 PM EST
Voters will head to the polls in five states Tuesday as the 2018 primary season continues. The contests — in Nevada, Maine, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia — include key Senate seats held by vulnerable incumbents from both parties.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., does not have a primary challenger, and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is expected to win his primary easily. But their general election bids this fall will likely be among the most closely watched Senate races of the 2018 midterms.
Here’s a guide of things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries.
Can Heitkamp hang on this fall?
Heitkamp is one of 10 Senate Democrats up for re-election this year in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. They include important presidential-year swing states such as Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania that helped seal Trump’s victory two years ago. Democrats need to defend these seats and gain a few others in order to regain control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a slim 51-49 majority.
North Dakota is a deeply conservative state; it hasn’t voted for the Democratic presidential nominee since 1964. But Heitkamp, who is seeking her second term, is popular with North Dakotans, thanks in large part to her strong advocacy in Washington for the state’s agriculture and energy industries. She has also established herself as a moderate Democrat with a reputation for working with Trump and Republicans — something that could be seen as an asset by voters in a state that Trump carried by 35 points in 2016.
Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., with his wife Kris and sons Abel and Beau, cheer after the party endorsed Cramer for the U.S. Senate race against Heitkamp, at the 2018 North Dakota Republican Party Convention in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on April 7, 2018. REUTERS/Dan Koeck/File Photo
The fact that Heitkamp is running unopposed this year speaks to her strong standing with the state’s Democratic Party. Still, she’ll face a difficult general election against Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., the likely GOP Senate nominee. Cramer has already attacked Heitkamp for not doing enough to support Trump’s agenda, previewing his strategy this fall.
Battleground Nevada
Nevada is crucial to the Democrats’ chances of winning back the Senate. Demographic changes have made the state increasingly liberal in the past decade; former President Barack Obama won Nevada twice, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton edged out Trump by two points there in 2016. Democrats have long eyed Heller’s seat, making him one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents this cycle.
Nevada is crucial to the Democrats’ chances of winning back the Senate.
Heller faced a potentially strong primary challenger in Danny Tarkanian, a businessman who has run unsuccessfully for the House and Senate in Nevada before. But Tarkanian announced in March that he would run for a House seat after Trump urged him on Twitter not to take on Heller. The tweet cleared the way for Heller, who is expected to cruise to victory over four other GOP challengers Tuesday. Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is the favorite in a crowded Democratic primary field.
Democrats have targeted Sen. Dean Heller’s (R-Nev.) seat as a possible pick up in November. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Trump’s support for Heller in the primaries was a significant development, given the Nevada Republican’s lukewarm public support for Trump during the 2016 election. If Trump continues backing Heller in the general election, it will likely boost his odds of winning re-election.
Trump’s takeover of the GOP
A GOP primary for a House seat in South Carolina has highlighted Trump’s growing grip on the Republican Party. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., a vocal Trump critic, is facing a serious challenge from Republican state Rep. Katie Arrington, a Trump supporter who has attacked the state’s former governor for being too critical of the president.
Sanford is one of several Republican candidates in 2018 who have faced criticism from the right for speaking out against Trump. If Sanford wins, it would signal that there’s some room left in the party for lawmakers who occasionally oppose the president’s rhetoric and policies. If he loses, it would be a warning to other incumbent Republicans who have criticized Trump in the past.
Kaine and the Democratic Party divide
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton in 2016. Kaine is up for reelection this year, in a race that will test the left’s enthusiasm for moderate Democrats. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is not facing a primary challenge Tuesday, a sign of his longtime dominance among Democrats in Virginia, where he served as governor from 2006 to 2010. But the primary remains important because the turnout for Kaine will provide clues about enthusiasm on the left headed into the general election this fall.
Kaine touted his liberal voting record as well as his fluency in Spanish as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016, a nod to the party’s increasing reliance on Hispanic voters. But he was widely viewed as a safe choice when Clinton added him to the ticket. The pick disappointed liberal voters who had hoped Clinton might choose a more progressive running mate.
That divide on the left never went away. Two years later, the party’s progressive base is still clamoring for politicians like Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to lead the Democrats’ fight against Trump. Establishment Democrats like Kaine are still figuring out where they fit in the party’s Trump-era ecosystem. Kaine’s primary Tuesday will test how much enthusiasm moderate Democrats can drum up in 2018.
Left: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., is one of 10 Senate Democrats up for reelection in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Received: 29 September, 2015; Accepted: 28 October, 2015; Published: 29 October, 2015
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Nandy UK, Nandy S, Nandy A (2015) Chemistry in Civil Engineering-New Products and Applications. J Civ Eng Environ Sci 1(1): 021-027. 10.17352/2455-2976.000005
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The field of civil engineering is ever expanding where technology grows and advances at a very fast pace. Newer constructional materials are introduced every year to cater to these needs. There are certain naturally occurring cement types that have been found to bear many useful properties such as increased strength and workability and/or reduction in bleeding, segregation and heat of hydration. Examples of such naturally occurring cement include hydraulic lime and powdered surkhi. The paper delves on the various products and technologies that have been developed recently in the area of Civil Engineering. It consists of a discussion on the naturally occurring materials such as low cost paper bricks, bamboo, hydraulic lime and powdered surkhi. Furthermore, there are a host of industrial products with environment-friendly properties such as bamboo, insulated concrete, FRC, RPC, cellular reinforced concrete, diagrid, alternative materials of asbestos, insulated panels, engineered lumber and so on. With such bountiful gifts provide to mankind, it is essential to become more aware of their uses and applications. A detailed study on all of the above materials will facilitate the development of the various practical ways of their applications in the construction industry thus opening a plethora of opportunities. The paper delves on such products and technologies that have been developed recently in the area of Civil Engineering focussing primarily on the naturally occurring materials.
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Naturally Occurring Materials
There are certain naturally occurring cement types that have been found to bear many useful properties such as increased strength and workability and/or reduction in bleeding, segregation and the heat of hydration. Examples of such naturally occurring cement include hydraulic lime and powdered surkhi.
Another construction material is the bamboo that is amongst the fastest growing plants in the world. It belongs to the grass family and is easy to cultivate. Moreover, it is easy to give designs on bamboo products thereby making it a cost-effective choice. It is also durable and lost lasting. Furthermore, it has been observed that the maximum tensile strength of certain varieties of bamboo is comparable to mild steel. Thus, it offers a good amount of resistance to tensile forces. Also, the energy released due to earthquakes gets absorbed in the joints of the bamboo products. It is due to this reason itself that the susceptibility of bamboo to fail in seismic zones is considerably low.
There are plenty of products that can be successfully developed from the industrial refuse as a product such as the paper bricks (Figure 1).
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Paper bricks [1].
Paper bricks that are prepared from a mixture of cement and recycled paper mill waste in a proportion of 10% and 90% respectively. Thereafter, the mixture is blended and molded into various shapes followed by exposure to sunlight. The normal bricks are about double in cost and carry more weight as compared to the bricks which is made out of the recycled materials [1].
In such regions of the world that have deficiency in supply of materials it is extremely beneficial to use these economical and efficient bricks. Research is being carried out to develop a waterproof coating for the bricks. Once developed, it will enhance the workability and efficiency of the bricks since they can be used on exteriors of housing and deceiving the materials effectiveness in disaster prone areas [1].
Hydraulic Lime and Cement Varieties
In ancient times, lime (Calcium Oxide) was used as an adhesive or binding medium for masonry. Under the application of water, it is the property of lime to hydrate, set and eventually harden. Therefore, it is known as water lime or hydraulic lime. It is resistant to saltiness and frost and bears adequate compressive and a good degree of flexural strength. Hydraulic limes bear a range of setting times and strength development. Therefore, in accordance to the situation the selection has to be custom-made.
Depending upon the composition and make-up of the cements, they acquire different properties. Certain cement varieties with special properties that are used for enhanced functionality includes the Rapid hardening or high early strength cement, Low heat cement, High alumina cement, Quick setting cement, Expanding cement, Super sulphated cement and Sulphate resisting cement. Not only this, when additional materials such as fibres are introduced in concrete its properties get improved sharply (Figure 2).
Diagrammatic representation of the Lime Spectrum (Brocklebank, 2006).
Latest Developments in Concrete and its Applications
Certain latest advancements in technology that enhance the construction of a building affecting its strength and durability have been discussed below.
Insulated concrete forms
The Insulated Concrete Forms are lightweight, stackable and interlocking forms. It also incorporates interior and exterior insulation. ICFs can be used successfully for almost all exterior wall applications.
Reactive powder concrete (Rpc)
Special design techniques are employed by the modern time civil engineers to ensure stability and durability of a structure. Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is a technique that aims to facilitate optimal material utilization at the concrete manufacturing and production stage. It is a composite matter developed quite recently. The prime component of the reactive powder concrete is silica.
The compressive strength of the reactive powder concrete varies from two hundred MPa to eight hundred MPa. Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is a cost-effective replacement of the High-Performance Concrete (HPC) which is a simple mix with water and cement as the primary component. RPC consists of a blend of certain unique mineral components and some chemical admixtures. Due to this, the mixture gets several precise characteristics. Like the way the uniqueness of HPC imparts a definite property to concrete similarly RPC gains distinct characters to its unique composition. With the help of a series of laboratory tests it has been proved that the performance of the Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) outshines that of High-Performance Concrete (HPC). The components used to manufacture RPC includes very fine powders of silica, sand, cement, steel fibres, fume, quartz powder and super plasticizer. The coarse packing of the fine powder once it gets dried out is optimized to derive a very solid equation and matrix providing enhanced durability to the structure [2].
Fibre reinforced concrete (Frc)
The concrete type comprising of fibrous materials is said to be as the Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC). The purpose behind adding fibres is to enhance the structural integrity of the structure. In their crystalline structural packing, these fibres are short, discrete, uniformly distributed and have random orientations in space. There are numerous benefits of these fibres. For example, steel fibres have the ability to increase the structural strength of the structure thereby reducing the requirement of steel reinforcement. Besides this, it also brings improvements in the freeze thaw resistance of the concrete [3].
Other types of fibres that are used industrially include glass fibres, natural fibres and synthetic fibres. The fibres show distinct characteristics within the concrete [3].
It has been observed that the properties of FRC changes with the variations in concrete, its geometrical pattern as well as orientation. In the event of plastic shrinkage, there can be development of cracks in the structure. The function of these fibres embedded in concrete is to minimize and mitigate these cracking. They enhance the durability of the concrete by decreasing the width of the cracks [4].
To enhance the impact resistance of concrete Polypropylene and Nylon fibres are used. Also, the fibres can reduce the bleeding of the water since they possess the ability to decrease the permeability of the concrete and hence its strength. With time much advancement has taken place resulting in the development of newer varieties of fibre reinforced concrete. Cellulose fibres and waste carpet fibres are some examples [3].
Cellular lightweight concrete
Cellular Lightweight Concrete which is also termed as Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (ACC) or porous concrete is a precast construction material which has considerably low weight. Cellular Lightweight Concrete evolved in the mid-1920s by the Swedish architect and scientist Johan Axel Eriksson. It serves a variety of functions such as resistance towards fire and insulation from electricity and heat. Furthermore, another advantage of cellular lightweight concrete is that it can be installed with adequate ease and speed. It can be used for building both interior as well as exterior structural members [5].
Carbon-steel tubes are used to cut and separate the material into sections of required shapes after it has been appropriately sanded. Thin bed mortar used by cellular concrete materials has a thickness of about 0.125 inches which is lesser than that used by the regular mortar [5].
Due to the enhanced thermal-efficiency provided by the cellular concrete, the overall consumption of electricity on heating and cooling of the house gets reduced sufficiently. Moreover, owing to the light weight of the concrete it becomes a material of choice for building structures that fall under the seismic zones. Besides this, it is for the same reason that using cellular concrete helps to reduce the costs incurred for transportation and labour. The convenience offered to the workers reduces wastage during construction further leading to cost efficiency in the construction. However, the most significant advantage of the cellular lightweight concrete is that its production is entirely eco-friendly [5].
For the manufacture of cellular concrete natural aggregates such as quartz, sand, lime and trace elements of aluminium along with water is used. Manufacture of cellular concrete is on a rapid rise in the Asian countries like India and China. Whereas owing to sluggish growth and recession its growth in the European countries has slowed down [5].
Shotcrete Technology
Concrete or mortar is a primary ingredient used for building construction. Concrete is manually prepared on the site by mixing cement, sand, aggregates and water in suitable proportions and is used right after being made. Concrete is used for building walls, roofs, bridges, culverts, high rise structures and so on. A latest development in modern civil engineering is the advent of Shotcrete which is a special type of mortar used for building construction [6].
The advantage of shotcrete is that they bring out simultaneous processes of compaction and placement. Shotcrete is passed through a pipe and is then projected with a help of powerful nozzle onto the desired surface or floor pneumatically and at a very high speed. The nozzle can deposit the mortar on horizontal overhead as well as vertical structures. Therefore, as it has been pointed out earlier that both compaction as well as placement processes takes place simultaneously. The term shotcrete is used represent both wet as well dry mixing mortar editions [6].
Diagrid
Diagrid or diagonal grid is a structural steel structure comprising of a series of triangles that combine and lateral supports as one unit. This in turn brings stiffness and efficiency and makes the building lighter than a traditional high-rise building. The triangular crisscrossing steel members are connected at specially jointed nodes which act as mutual reinforcement. “They create an integral network across a building surface that braces against the floors, the wind, and the members above. With this exoskeleton in place, the designer can cut down on internal supports, saving on space and building materials, allowing naturally broad apertures, and providing greater flexibility for systems installation” (Portmanteau) (Figure 3).
Exterior of the Swiss Re Building, Foster & Partners [7].
Some notable examples where the diagrid system has been implemented include the Swiss Re Building, Lotte Super Tower, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Hearst Tower and so on. Diagrids can be made using either steel or concrete. Durability of the concrete that is used for building construction can be achieved through a well proportionate mix of cement-water ratio, careful design of cement matrix and its microstructure which would also lead to the development of strength. Durable concrete with strengths in the range of 30-80 M Pa is appropriate for practical applications. This would ensure that the structures are durable, long-lived and eco-friendly [7].
High strength concrete comprising of higher cement and reduced water content develops strength at a rapid rate. However, these are unsuitable for structures materials since they develop cracks easily. It has been observed that there is a certain critical threshold level of water. On falling below this level, it becomes necessary to use high range water reducing agents (HRWR) which is an undesirable effect since it decreases the durability of the concrete [7]. The synergistic interaction between Portland cement, slag and chemical admixtures formed by a careful mixing of slag fineness, water-adhesive ratio, cement level and a high range water reducing agent promote the development of durability in cement concrete. This concrete gives rise to a homogeneous, dense and crack-free microstructure [7]. Furthermore, it results in reduced heat of hydration, extremely less bleeding rate and nominal changes to setting time compared to the ordinary Portland cement. Also, it has been proved that such concretes can be designed to possess highly refined pore structure containing very low diffusivity and very high resistance to water and chloride ion penetration [7].
Smart homes are modern residential systems that cater to the needs and requirements of the occupants and variations in the environment in an adaptive manner. Smart homes offer intelligent ambiance that are readily responsive and interactive dynamically [8].
To build a smart home it is a requisite to borrow the technological advancements from a variety of fields i.e. an integration of developments and technologies from various fields. However there are also certain challenges imposed here such as that faced when designing the smart home while taking into consideration the mannerisms and conditions of human interactions and requirements. Also it has to be given due consideration that the interaction among the different components of the smart home takes place in a reliable, safe and seamless manner. To satisfy all these requirements it becomes a necessity to imbibe knowledge and guidance from a host of subjects ranging from technology to social sciences. Social sciences and humanity subjects will help understand the human nature, needs and requirements. Therefore, it can be seen that the nature of research and development efforts needed to realize smart homes takes a multi-disciplinary approach in order to render it suitability for the general public [8].
There are numerous applications served by the smart homes such as monitoring and control of appliances and devices, security, tele-medicine, recreation of the inhabitants, location based services, care for children and the elder member of family etc. There are a variety of services that can be offered by the smart homes and their degree of complexity and sophistication depends upon the technology used and its advancement [8].
Asbestos and its Eco-Friendly Alternatives
Asbestos finds its major application in the cement and building construction sector. Building engineers, building material products manufacturers, cement plant production workers, construction workers including insulators, boilermakers, laborers, steel/ironworkers, plumbers, steam fitters, plasterers, dry-wallers, cement and masonry workers, roofers, tile or linoleum installers, carpenters, High Voltage Alternating Current(HVAC) mechanics and welders all use asbestos products in everyday life.
Chemically, asbestos minerals are silicate compounds i.e. they contain atoms of silicon and oxygen in their molecular structure [9]. Asbestos is a useful and popular material owing to its strength, durability and non-combustibility making it fit for wide usage in the construction industry. Also it is fire proof and has good electrical resistivity. Asbestos may be present in floor tiles. However in such a tightly bound state it poses no serious health risk. Asbestos is hazardous in case fibres are present in granular form in the air that people breathe (Figure 4).
Asbestos. (Image credit: www.mesotheliomatreatmentcenters.org).
However, asbestos exposure can pose serious health hazards to the users. It is a cause for asbestosis, mesothelioma, pleural plaques and lung cancer. Due to such a dangerous nature of asbestos, it has been banned in many states such as Australia, France, and Brazil, etc.
A necessary requirement for Amended Asbestos Regulations [10], is the inclusion of information to customers (downstream users) about health risks and proper procedures pertaining to asbestos usage. Despite providing information on proper procedures, dangerous unhealthy practices like high speed dry cutting and sanding do take place in asbestos firms. Hence sheet breakage and abrasion between sheets during manual unloading results in asbestos exposure.
One major safety improvement is the installation of ‘automated asbestos bag openers' that led to dramatic reduction in fibre levels in the raw material area of the plant. Also engineering solutions are more expensive than PPE.
Chrysotile consumption by manufacturers from all around the world has come down drastically due to substitution programmes and plant closures.
An ideal substitute to chrysolite asbestos fibre would have equivalent mechanical and chemical strength. But that might share its toxicity criteria as well.
Extensive researches have been done at leading United States universities upon the issue of carcinogenicity of synthetic fibres and the availability of safer substitutes.
Health risks have always been borne by labourers and building occupants, not those who take ultimate purchasing or production decision. So even though asbestos costs low, the actual risks incurred can't be left out. The full cost includes the expense of mitigating health risks due to asbestos inhalation. In order to encourage leading producers to switch over to non-asbestos products, the social costs need to be internalized.
Asbestos is of high degree utility and banning its manufacture was not possible before the alternatives of asbestos are found. Hence companies before closing manufacturing plants did extensive research on the substitute products, costs of production and associated hazards.
Alternatives to asbestos for a-c water pipe
• Ductile iron pipe
• High density polyethylene(HDPE) pipe
• Metal wire reinforced concrete pipe
• Clay pipe for low pressure areas.
For interior building walls and ceilings, a no. of A-C sheet substitutes have been identified: fiber cement, brick etc.
Fiber cement sheet products: Asbestos is replaced by polyvinyl alcohol fibers or cellulose fibres or a mixture of both. These may also be combined with mica or wollastonite so as to develop or augment fire resistance.
Asbestos is also a known roofing material. To replace asbestos, lightweight concrete tiles can be used. Interestingly, such concrete tiles can be made in the farthest locations with the help of plant fibres and biomass like jute, hemp, sisal, palm nut, coconut oil and wood pulp.
Asbestos in plaster [11]
The asbestos fibres are quite strong and about 100-200 times thinner than human hair. Asbestos in plaster can be of 2 types- loosely bound fibre, firmly bound fibre. Experts agree that asbestos in plaster is harmless unless it is disturbed because upon exposure the fibres can be inhaled.
In 1970's asbestos products which were firmly bound were used for domestic applications. But times have changed and cellulose fibres have replaced them.
Loosely bound asbestos fibres are termed friable and found major uses for insulation within heater and stoves. However asbestos has been off the market and in that duration glass fibres replaced asbestos products.
Some eco-friendly products have been recently found which are expected to have equivalent performance standards as asbestos with minimal unfavorable environmental effects. Green alternatives to asbestos include the use of lcynene foam, cotton fiber and cellulose. It is expected that implementation of eco-friendly products can bring down annual energy costs in the American households by 25 %.
1. Cotton fiber is made from recycled batted material and treated to be fireproof.
2. A water based spray polyurethane foam, lcynene features no toxic components.
Researchers noted that cellulose fibres have been used in several industries without “significant concern” [12] (Figure 5).
Cellulose fibres.
These fibres have worked successfully in
• Stuccos/plasters
• Tile adhesives
• Joint fillers for plasterboards
• Emulsion paints
Bituminous products (Industrial Raw materials)
If these green alternatives function satisfactory and are cost effective from consumer's point of view we can expect usage of asbestos to further drop down in the building sector. This can be explained by a theory in micro-economics-‘cross price elasticity of demand' (Figure 6).
Graph for cross-elasticity of demand (Image credit: tutor2u).
New Materials for Panelling and Lamination
Structural insulated panels
Structural insulated panels are the high quality foam core panels that have lots of strength and are energy-efficient. Moreover, they are suitable for several building applications due to a high degree of compatibility (Figure 7).
Structured Insulated Panels on the exterior of a residence (Image credits-Murus Structural Insulating Panels).
Panellized construction
In this approach, the pre-engineered wall sections for a new residence are prepared in industrial conditions. It is then transported directly to the construction site and planted onto the required areas. It develops resistance to the weather conditions within a few days of construction. Panelized home manufacturers produce structural members of varying design and sizes (Figure 8).
Panellized house (Image credits-Prefab Friday).
Engineered wood or lumber structural members have considerably high performance. Furthermore, they are consistent, reliable and eco-friendly (Figure 9).
Large self-supporting wooden roof in Hannover, Germany (Bischoff, 2006).
To imitate the feel and effect of the red wood, certain synthetic materials are blended with the natural ones resulting in the formation of the laminate flooring surfaces. This artificial material is cheaper than the natural hard wood floors. Laminate flooring can be installed with sufficient ease and convenience. It is manufactured from a wooden composite base and carries a photographic image of wood grain atop that imparts it the appearance of an actual hard wood floor [13] (Figure 10).
Laminate flooring (http://www.designiv.com).
Other Technological Advancements in Civil Engineering
Recycling of scrap metals such as steel and aluminium
Steel is a widely used construction materials that has multifarious uses and applications in building construction. Latest innovations such as the Siemens-Martin or open hearth furnace have enabled successful and high quality recycling of the scrap metals. This was an improved technique that was developed from the Bessemer process and allowed greater control of the chemical compositions of the metal. Some of the most popular modern day methods of recycling steel include the use of a Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) and the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF).
Despite the fact that numerous sustainability technologies have been developed in the recent past, the absence of effective implementation hinder the success. Technology that makes sole usage of the renewable energy resources must be stressed upon. Buildings that are environmentally sensitive and function with minimum usage of energy are the key elements to sustainable living.
Determination of the construction quality
In the modern days there are numerous methods to determine the quality of construction that have been developed. For example, in the simple case of pavement engineering Ride Quality Parameter (RQP), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Falling Weight Deflect meters (FWD) are the three ways to adjudge the construction quality. The Ride Quality Parameter (RQP) calculates and determines the quality if ride on the pavement. Other techniques such as GPR and FWD are the non-destructive testing techniques that have the same aim [14].
Nano-technology in civil engineering
The technology that focuses on the development of products with new or improved properties is known as the Nano-technology. Nano-technology is used to develop newer and better quality of concrete, steel, glass, paints and so on [15].
Nanotechnology offers vast amounts of improvements in the civil engineering field. It has helped improve the quality of and solved many issues with building materials such as concrete and steel. The use of nanotechnology has also helped created more efficient and sustainable materials such as self-cleaning and self-repairing concrete and windows. The use of coatings made from nanotechnology helps improve fire-resistance, corrosion protection, insulation, and countless other applications. Nanotechnology can even help improve the quality and availability of water.
Civil engineering is the oldest branch among all engineering branches. Its origin dates back to several centuries ago. Some of the earliest structures that were built include the pyramid, temples, houses and irrigation projects. From then to the present times, there have been immense changes in the techniques and materials that are used for the construction of buildings and structures. Also the diversity of construction projects have increased manifold and the time allotted for the construction process has decreased to degrees, the complexities of the process have increased.
The field of civil engineering is ever expanding where technology grows and advances at a very fast pace. As the requirements of man rise, the means and methods to realize those needs are developed at an equal rate if not higher. Newer constructional materials are introduced every year to cater to these needs. To carry out better and timely management of the construction processes, computers play an important role. The designs of the structure are carried out on very sophisticated software such as CAD, Catia, and Revit etc. Further, many new software with enhanced features and detail are being developed to serve the similar aim.
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Make yourself at home in the exceptionally clean and comfortable beach house nestled in mature hardwoods and pines with a spectacular view of Garden, Squaw and Whiskey Islands.
Play Outside has a welcoming layout as you enter the large great room with a fantastic view of your beach! There are two bedrooms, with queen size beds, and two full bathrooms upstairs. There's a third bedroom on the lower level with one full size and two twin beds. Play Outside sleeps a maximum of eight people. Fall asleep to the sound of the waves!
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The Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Law 2011 ("the Law") governs residential tenancies (leases).
Which agreements are affected?
The Law applies to tenancies of self-contained dwellings under agreements ("Agreements") which are for value and have a term of less than nine years, or no specified term, and which are made after Article 3 of the Law came into force on the 1 May 2013. Any amendments or renewals of Agreements will be subject to the same requirements.
The distinction between a tenant and a licensee or lodger is maintained, so licences will be unaffected. However it remains important to remember that the Court will look to the substance of an agreement, rather than its label, when determining whether any particular agreement is a lease or a licence.
Will standard leases need to change?
All Agreements must be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the parties, and the tenant must be given at least one working day to read the Agreement before having to sign it. A copy of the document must also be provided to the tenant as soon as possible after execution.
The Law provides that certain details, terms and provisions must be included in every agreement, and every variation and renewal thereof, and certain terms will be implied in to Agreements where they are omitted.
Schedule 1 of the Law provides that the details to be included are:
A description sufficient to identify the unit
The commencement date and termination date. If there is no fixed termination date, this must be made clear
The name of the landlord and business address of the landlord or managing agent
The rent and frequency of payment
The name of the person receiving the rent
Details of any deposit or guarantee
Rent review dates and terms (if any)
An inventory of the landlord's contents
All Agreements must also include provision to the effect that:
The tenant can remove anything he has affixed to the unit, but subject to his making good any damage caused by such removal
Where the landlord's consent is required under the Agreement, such consent must not be unreasonably delayed or withheld
The tenant is not required to purchase any fixtures, fittings or movable property in the unit
The tenant is not required to pay any premium or key money in respect of the unit
These provisions will be deemed to form part of the Agreement even if not included, and they cannot be excluded. Any contractual provisions that are inconsistent with any provision will be void and it is an offence to attempt to defeat, evade or prevent the operation of the Law.
The Court has a discretion to vary or terminate an Agreement that is not in writing or does not contain the details required by Schedule 1. This discretion may also be exercised where the tenant was not given one working day to read the agreement.
The Law allows the Housing Minister to pass Orders on a variety of procedural details, including the use of a standard form of Agreement.
Will procedures need to change?
The Law provides for new procedures around receipts for deposits, the tenant's opportunity to review the agreement before signing, suspension of rent where the property is uninhabitable, and landlords will be liable for an offence if they prevent the tenant peacefully enjoying any part of the dwelling.
Where deposits are paid, landlords must provide receipts as soon as possible after payment is received. Although this is significantly less pro-tenant than the terms which had been sought by campaigners for tenants' rights, provision has been made for subordinate legislation to be passed to regulate deposit holding procedures more closely.
Will landlords still be able to terminate agreements or evict difficult tenants?
The Law replaces previous rules relating to termination of periodic leases (i.e. where no fixed end date is agreed or where it has passed but the tenant remains in occupation). Landlords have to give not less than three months' written notice of termination and tenants must give not less than one months' written notice. If both parties agree to end the tenancy there is no need to serve notice, but the decision is probably best covered in writing.
Termination on the basis of the tenant's breach can be ordered by the Court, but the landlord must serve notice of the breach on the tenant and give an opportunity to remedy that breach. The Court may not order termination if the breach is not sufficiently serious.
The Law also provides that the Court must consider certain points when considering a stay of eviction:
Whether any rent is outstanding
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Where the balance of hardship would lie as between the landlord and the tenant if a stay of eviction were ordered
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The Petty Debts Court has jurisdiction to deal with all disputes in relation to residential tenancy agreements, and may adjust the rights of the parties to an Agreement, terminate or otherwise vary an Agreement or associated contract.
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Australian potato wholesaler fined for using unfair contracts
One of Australia’s largest potato wholesalers, Mitolo Group, has been fined for entering into unfair contracts with growers. (Courtesy: Produce Plus)
Australian potato wholesaler Mitolo Group has been fined A$240,000 (US$162,000) for infringements relating to its contracts with potato growers.
In proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Federal Court declared that certain terms of contracts were unfair and therefore void.
The contracts which were declared to be unfair included terms that allowed Mitolo to unilaterally determine or vary the price Mitolo paid farmers for potatoes, unilaterally vary other contractual terms, declare potatoes as ‘wastage’ without a mechanism for proper review, and prevent farmers from selling potatoes to alternative purchasers.
The court also declared that terms in Mitolo’s contracts preventing farmers from selling their own property unless the prospective purchaser entered into an exclusive potato farming agreement with Mitolo as unfair contract terms.
Mick Keogh, deputy chair of the ACCC, said this was the first time a court had imposed a penalty for contravention of the new Horticulture Code of Conduct, which came into effect on 1 April 2018:
“This is an important case for the ACCC as it goes to the heart of fairness issues the ACCC is seeking to address in agriculture.
Since the ACCC’s Agriculture Unit was set up, a key concern raised by farmers relates to the degree of risk they carry and detriment they suffer as a result of imbalanced contracts.”
“The new Mitolo contract terms are intended to provide potato growers with greater transparency and certainty over pricing and allow them to sell potatoes to other parties if they are not satisfied with the price received from Mitolo,”
“We take these matters very seriously, and the court’s ruling confirms that both the Horticulture Code and the unfair contract terms law provide farmers with important protections against companies that seek to impose and enforce unfair terms.”
In addition to the orders made by the court, Mitolo provided the ACCC with a court-enforceable undertaking which contains a revised form of contract.
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The Mitolo Group - formerly known as Comit Farm Produce - is the leading potato and onion packing company based in South Australia.
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Emefiele Tasks Varsities on Research; Lists Policy Options for Economic Growth
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has challenged tertiary institutions in the country to focus on research that will boost economic development, just as he assured that the CBN will work with relevant stakeholders in the educational sector to stimulate research for the overall good of Nigeria.
He gave the charge while delivering a lecture entitled: “The Dilemma of Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Management in a Recession: Potential Options for Nigeria” at the second Homecoming Series of the Economics Department of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Saturday, July 22, 2017.
Mr. Emefiele, who is also an alumnus of the institution, expressed concern that the educational sector in the country had lost its glory, noting that any country desirous of making tremendous growth should focus on its health and educational sectors.
While recalling with nostalgia the glorious past of education in Nigeria, particularly at the UNN, when students on campus were fed with poultry products and bread produced in the school, he stressed the need to for all stakeholders in the educational sector to contribute their quota to restoring Nigeria to its pride of place in education.
According to him, the CBN, as part of its contribution, had contributed to education through the provision of Centres of Excellence in some universities across Nigeria, to encourage world class research and stimulate growth.
Speaking on developments in the Nigerian economy, Mr. Emefiele traced the current economic challenges to external factors such as slide in the prices of crude oil as well as internal factors such as under-investment in domestic productive capacity, decayed infrastructure and the challenge of persuading deposit money banks in the country to channel credit to the real sector. These challenges, according to him, prompted the CBN to fashion out an appropriate exchange rate strategy to achieve price and financial system stability and restart growth.
To address observed challenges, he noted that the CBN introduced policies at both the management and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) levels targeted at stabilizing the economy. He made particular reference to efforts made by the Bank in checking the further depletion of Nigeria’s external reserves in the face of dwindling accretions and increased demand for foreign exchange.
Mr. Emefiele disclosed that the CBN had to make the foreign exchange market flexible as well as prioritize the most critical needs for foreign exchange. According to him, the apex Bank had to restrict access to the Forex market for a category of 41 commodities, which he said the Bank saw as being unnecessary drains to the country’s reserves.
Noting that the CBN had been unjustly castigated for taking actions in the best interest of the economy, the Governor said the Bank would not be deterred from its objective of setting the economy on the path of sustainable development in the medium to long-term.
Continuing, he frowned at the consumption preference of many Nigerians, cautioning that Nigerians could not continue to rely on other countries for products that could be produced locally in Nigeria.
As a way out of the current situation, he emphasized the need for the country to invest in basic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, airports, railways and information technology, adding that the country also needed to explore opportunities for Public Private Partnerships for opportunities in infrastructure projects that could offer lucrative returns to investors and help drive economic growth across Nigeria.
Mr. Emefiele also stressed the need for fiscal policy to target improved productivity of labour and increase disposal incomes for workers. He suggested that fiscal policy could consider ways of stimulating household consumption and business investments.
Citing agriculture as the largest employer of labour in Nigeria, he said the CBN, working with relevant Ministries and agencies, had contributed greatly to the revamp of the sector through its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and other agricultural interventions. Particularly, he said the Bank had committed about N29 billion to the ABP with active participation of 24 States of the federation.
Other policy options listed by the CBN Governor include: exploration for more revenue, pursuit of non-oil exports, and enactment of import-reducing policies that will encourage Nigerians to look inwards and discourage the importation of items that can be produced in Nigeria.
With the inflation rate still hovering above 16 per cent, Mr. Emefiele said the CBN would be failing in one of its key mandates if it cuts interest rates at this time. He disagreed with argument of those pushing for a rate cut as a path to growth, noting that high inflation was inimical to economic growth.
“Interest rates reflect not just the cost of capital but also the cost of doing business, and so we need to also look at interest rates from the perspective of the lender. Given that most banks have to individually provide security, power, and other infrastructure, it is not surprising that some of these costs are passed on to customers in the form of high interest rates,” he explained.
However, he assured that the CBN would continue to rely on moral suasion to encourage Deposit Money Banks in the country to be more considerate in interest charges on customers.
1. Reviewing the Effect of Our Monetarist Play Book So Far
2. MPC Holds Rate as Members Pivot towards Easing
3. CBN Communiqué No. 114 of the MPC Meeting – July 24-25, 2017
4. MPC Again Leaves Policy Rates Unchanged
5. 257th CBN MPC Meeting: Nigeria's Key Economic Indicators
6. No Change Expected in Monetary Policy
11 Plc Reports Q2 2017 Results – Q2 Sales Up 13% YoY to N31bn
Nestle Nigeria Reports Q2 2017 Results; Records Net FX Loss of N4.1bn
NESTLE Declares N16.55 bln PAT in Q2'17 Result,(SP:955.50k)
SOVRENINS Declares N588.52 million PAT in Q2'17 Results,(SP:N0.50k)
Ignoring LIBOR Cessation May Raise US Leveraged Loan Credit Risk
The MPC Members In One Accord; Verdict Of The Committee Was Unanimous
Personal Statements By The MPC Members At The 127 MPC Meeting Of Nov 25-26, 2019
CBN's Regulatory Measures To Improve Lending To The Real Sector: Impact And Challenges
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Medicare ACO
Providence Archives
Voices of Advocacy
Providence is an enduring advocate for important health and social programs that contribute to the health of our communities. Our special focus on serving those who are poor and vulnerable compels us to work for a better and more just health care delivery system.
Together, as a family of organizations, we use our voice to advocate for needed reforms and advances in health care and coverage.
Welcome to the Action Center
Our diverse family of organizations is driven by the belief that health care is a human right. Sometimes that means speaking up as advocates for those who are poor and vulnerable and for needed reforms in health care. Together, we can be a strong voice for those we serve.
Here in the action center you can learn about opportunities for direct advocacy. To find out what is happening in your area, click on the state where you live.
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Texas and New Mexico
Washington – Swedish
Washington – Providence and other partners
Participation by our caregivers and boards is always voluntary.
Contact government and public affairs.
Every caregiver at Providence St. Joseph Health has the power to be an advocate. In the video above, Ali Santore, vice president, government and public affairs, says that caregivers can be the catalyst for real change in their communities.
Together we can create health for a better world
Providence is a leading advocate for important health and social programs that contribute to the health of our communities. Embedded in our mission is a call to serve those who are poor and vulnerable, and to be steadfast on their behalf.
Inspired by our belief that health is a human right, our family of organizations is ready to partner with lawmakers on policies that will improve the health and well-being of those we serve.
Download a copy of our 2019-2020 agenda
Read a blog post by Ali Santore about our agenda
Learn more about our priorities:
Ensure affordable access and coverage
Sustain Medicaid and Medicare coverage: Preserve gains in health insurance coverage, especially for those who depend on Medicaid and Medicare. Support the growth of Medicare Advantage.
Expand commercial coverage: Support expansion of affordable commercial coverage and stabilization of state health insurance markets.
Support integrated care at every stage of life
Enable whole person care: Expand seamless health care across all services, with a special emphasis on palliative and end-of-life care.
Create price transparency: Support reasonable policy to help health care consumers understand their costs.
Reduce medication costs: Help lower the cost of prescriptions and increase visibility into pricing. Protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Fill provider gaps: Address provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Advance new care models
Reduce cost, help patients: Pave the way for innovative care models, including telehealth, to reduce cost and increase flexibility in the best interests of patients.
Adopt the best care models: Promote the creation and adoption of value‐based payment models. Support them by reducing administrative burden and increasing integration between payers and providers.
Improve access to mental health care
Place support in the community: Increase appropriate access to mental health and substance use care with focused, community-based solutions.
Give hope to the suffering: Respond to the growing opioid crisis and reduce suffering from addiction.
Promote social justice and common good
Preserve tailored community benefit: Ensure reasonable charity care and community benefit policies to respond to the unique needs of communities.
Go upstream to improve health: Increase focus on social determinants of health, including expanding access to affordable, stable housing and to education.
Be a voice for the vulnerable: Seek justice for those most vulnerable among us, especially immigrants and victims of human trafficking.
Care for the earth: Support policies that improve stewardship of our environment.
Advance global health: Promote and strengthen international development to improve health outcomes.
Improve public health: Support common-sense gun safety measures to reduce injuries and deaths.
Encourage charitable giving: Create incentives for those who want to support nonprofit health care.
Why Medicaid is Important
Many Faces of Medicaid - Nathasha's Story
Our Advocacy Priorities
Many Faces of Medicaid - Sylvia's story
Always Lead with the Mission
Caregivers as Advocates
The government and public affairs team at Providence serves as a voice for the voiceless, speaking up to support social justice and create health for a better world. Our work has a special focus on serving those who are poor and vulnerable. Together, our team leads all advocacy on behalf of our seven-state family of organizations.
Ali Santore, Group Vice President, Government Affairs and Social Responsibility
Jacquelyn Bombard, Director, Federal Relations
Sarabeth Zemel, Manager, Federal Regulatory and Engagement
Emily Ford, State Advocacy Program Manager - Alaska
Michael Tou, Executive Director, Government and Public Affairs - California
Jessica Adamson, Director, Government Relations - Oregon
Kristen Downey, Senior Manager, Digital Advoacay and Government Affairs - Oregon
Steve Beck, Vice President, Administration, Covenant Health - Texas/New Mexico
Emily Ford, State Advocacy Program Manager - Texas/New Mexico
Kristen Federici, Director, Government Relations - Washington/Montana
About Providence St. Joseph Health
Being Agents of Change for Health
Why We Speak Up
The Many Faces of Medicaid
At Providence, we believe that health care is a basic human right. More than 20 million people across the seven western U.S. states we serve have Medicaid coverage.They are part of our human family and each one deserves access to care.
Leadership perspectives
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
Miranda Paul, illus. by Elizabeth Zunon. Lerner/Millbrook, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4677-1608-6
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One woman’s efforts to rid her Gambian village of trash sparks a recycling movement in this uplifting tale inspired by true events. As a girl, Isatou admired the colors and myriad uses of the plastic bags that began to proliferate in her community. But years later, the same plastic bags, festering in trash heaps or floating through the air, have become a menace to humans and animals. Compelled to make her home beautiful, Isatou gathers the bags, cleans them, and crochets them into purses. She teaches other women to do the same, and an ecologically-minded enterprise is born. Notes of hope, determination, and empowerment suffuse Paul’s story, which the author explains was informed by her volunteer work as a teacher in the Gambia. Incorporating real plastic bags into her mixed-media collages, Zunon, who grew up in West Africa, juxtaposes the brown, dusty landscape against splashes of color and vibrant printed dresses and head coverings worn by the village women. A glossary and list of suggested reading are included. Ages 5–9. Author’s agent: Karen Grencik, Red Fox Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Lori Nowicki, Painted Words. (Feb.)
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