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Culture of Care FAQ updated to include clarifications on amnesty, other general policies
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By Sumin Yoon 10/6/20 10:39pm
The FAQ section of the Culture of Care agreement was updated in September to include further clarifications on student life, including enforcement and student travel policies. The first version of this document was released to all returning students on July 1 to inform them about the Culture of Care and how it will function in residential colleges, dining and social events.
Some notable clarifications in the new FAQ are that students are not required to wear masks when exercising in the outer loop, and amnesty can be granted to Culture of Care violations.
Timothy Hays, a freshman at McMurtry College, said he has mixed feelings about the new clarification regarding exercisers not being mandated to wear masks in the outer loop.
“On one side, if you are on campus and have to have a mask on, then the outer loop is so close to campus and you are running by so many people … so you should probably have a mask on,” Hays said. “On the other hand, running with a mask on is very possible, but much harder.”
Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman said Rice cannot mandate mask usage in the outer loop because it is owned by the City of Houston.
The Rice amnesty policy protects students and those assisting impaired students from disciplinary action for alcohol or drug use, which incentivizes students to prioritize student health. The amnesty policy also applies to students who report being a victim or witness to sexual assault in good faith, which encourages survivors to report the incident without receiving displinary action in relation to the incident.
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According to Johnston French, the chief justice at Sid Richardson College, the updated FAQs clarify that amnesty can be extended to the Culture of Care violations although it was not explicitly stated in the older FAQ.
“It’s very similar to the alcohol amnesty policy and I’m pretty sure it’s just extending amnesty for alcohol incidents to also apply to the Culture of Care agreement,” French, a junior, said. “And I think that was the plan, I just think that it wasn’t totally clear to a lot of people that was the case.”
Although French and many college leaders did send emails that contained the updated FAQ document, he said some students may not be aware of these clarifications since the Culture of Care amnesty policy was first introduced to new students during Orientation Week.
“I think people could find that information if they wanted to, but that doesn’t mean people are aware of it and communication still might be a problem,” French said. “We talked to the administration asking for a more central document because there has been email updates and stuff but it would be nice if everything is in one place.”
Hays said he knew the amnesty policy applied to alcohol, but not to the Culture of Care.
Sahi Puvvala, a public health advisor at Lovett College, shared French’s concerns.
“I don’t think a lot of people read the Culture of Care agreement as carefully as they should so they have a lot of questions about it,” Puvvala, a sophomore, said.
With the announcement of a partially lifted alcohol ban for undergraduate students, Puvvala said that public health advisors are focusing their attention on educating students about alcohol-related social distancing and explaining how the amnesty policy can be applied to the Culture of Care.
Gorman said the updates in the FAQ were meant to clarify some common misconceptions students have about the Culture of Care.
“They were written in response to questions we had received from students,” Gorman said. “The student presidents led the effort, submitting many of the questions listed in the Culture of Care FAQ.”
Gorman said that all FAQs are living documents that will be added with new questions and updates as needed.
Despite the challenges of keeping up with the live clarifications of the Culture of Care, Hays and Puvvala both said they think the administration has been doing a good job in announcing major policy changes and clarifying common misconceptions surrounding the Culture of Care.
“I think the administration is doing a really good job in doing the best that they can,” Hays said.
Gorman said that the administration will continue to edit the FAQ document to clarify existing regulations, but will use other methods to announce new changes in policies.
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Undergraduate students will not be able to return to campus until Feb 15, according to an email from President David Leebron sent out this morning. The email also states that all classes this semester will begin in an online format and that Rice will move to Research Stage 2 in which essential on-campus research will be able to continue but with added safety protocols.
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On Dec. 10, Rice admitted 421 students through the Early Decision program, a 16 percent acceptance rate, according to Vice President of Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva. This year, Rice received its highest ever number of applications for this round of admission, narrowly beating the previous record set in 2018, with 2,635 applying to join the class of 2025.
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ROC NATION SPORTS FARM REPORT: 8/17
Rusney Castillo (AAA-Pawtucket) was named the 2018 PawSox MVP, and is the top hitter in the International League (.325)
D.J. Peterson (AAA-Louisville) leads the Bats in doubles (24) and ranks second in homers (14) and RBI (48)
Dustin Peterson (AAA-Gwinnett) is batting .340 in the month of August
Mike Shawaryn (AAA-Pawtucket) is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts since being promoted to AAA
Braden Shipley (AAA-Reno) has a 2.25 ERA and his holding opponents to a .208 average in his last 4 appearances
Dominic Smith (AAA-Las Vegas) has five extra base hits and a .818 OPS in his last 11 games
Stephen Alemais (AA-Altoona) is batting .333 with a .874 OPS in August
Josh Morgan (AA-Frisco) is batting .357 in his last 12 games
Marcus Wilson (A-Visalia) has 2 doubles, 2 homers and 9 RBI in his last 6 games
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If school reform were only this simple
Roger Ebert September 26, 2012
The failing primary school in "Won't Back Down" succeeds in teaching only seventy percent of its graduates to read. The American public education system seems to be in meltdown, producing high school graduates less literate and numerate than the grade school graduates of a few generations ago."Won't Back Down" blames this failure on teachers' unions and bureaucracy. It embraces a slowly growing movement in which parents vote to take control of their children's own schools, reward gifted teachers, and throw out overpaid, lazy and administrators held in place by seniority. It all sounds so simple--and it is, because the movie makes it simplistic.
In this scenario, based on the proverbial "true story" that isn't even cited in the film's end credits, a heroic working-class mom and a heroic gifted teacher join forces to collect signatures, stage protests and then force a public vote by the school board in which the good guys take over a Pittsburgh grade school. What happens afterward is not very informative; we get one shot of the corridor walls of the new school, papered with student artwork.
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as Jamie Fitzpatrick, a single mom, auto-dealer secretary and night-shift bartender, whose dyslexic third grader Malia (Emily Alyn Lind) is trapped in the classroom of an entrenched teacher (Nancy Bach), who, by common agreement of her colleagues, is the faculty's most overpaid and badly performing member.
Jamie becomes determined to get Malia switched to the classroom of an inspired teacher, Nona Alberts (Viola Davis), but is blocked by the stonewall attitude of the school principal (Bill Nunn). During a heart to heart with Nona, who has been ground down by the system, Jamie asks, "Do you want to start a school with me?" Not without hesitation, Nona agrees.
This launches a formula effort in which the inspirational Jamie energizes an effective opposition, even though the Viola Davis character would seem better suited to that challenge. That's little surprise in a film where typecasting and color-coding makes it easy to predict which characters are good or bad.
The film adds two unnecessary subplots, one involving a romance between Jamie and the heartthrob teacher Michael (Oscar Isaac), and another about Nona's failing marriage with her husband (Lance Reddick), who texts her to say "This isn't working" and leaves for no apparent reason, other than to be an absent dad for their son (Dante Brown), and then to turn up to hug her at the end.
Rosie Perez is utterly misused as Breena, Nona's best pal at school, and Ving Rhames turns up as the principal of a charter school, who presides over a heartbreaking lottery. Both the lottery scene and the anti-union material seem to be fictionalized versions of material in the powerful documentary "Waiting for Superman," which covered similar material with infinitely greater depth.
Sheila O'Malley
The Stand In
Night of the Kings
Won't Back Down (2012)
Rated PG for thematic elements and language
Rosie Perez as Breena
Holly Hunter as Evelyn
Bill Nunn as Principal
Viola Davis as Nona
Oscar Isaac as Michael
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jamie
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AMAZON DONATES $525,000 TO CANADA LEARNING CODE
By Max Greenwood
The biggest e-commerce company in the world has recently announced several new jobs and centres in Canada, and now they are doing their part to support the development of digital literacy in the country as well.
Amazon has announced they are donating $525,000 to Canada Learning Code to help support the organization’s commitment to building a kindergarten-to-grade-12 computer science education framework. This donation will help Canada Learning Code crate 275,000 “learner” experiences over the next three years, helping young Canadians learn the skills needed to adapt to and create with technology.
“We are excited to embark on this new relationship with Amazon to help realize our vision of every child from kindergarten to grade 12 having the opportunity to learn the skills they will need for the future,” said Melissa Sariffodeen, CEO of Canada Learning Code. “This donation by Amazon will have a transformative effect on Canadian skills development needed to prosper in the digital economy.”
Canada Learning Code (recently rebranded from Ladies Learning Code) hosts events across the country such as National Learning Code days to help instill an early knowledge and love of technology in students. They also run coding bootcamps and education programs and even offer a mobile travelling classroom.
“We are proud to support Canada Learning Code on their mission to ensure every Canadian student has access to computer science education,” said Alexandre Gagnon, VP for Amazon Canada and Mexico. “This donation will help provide students the skills they need to excel in one of Canada’s fastest growing job sectors.”
Improving digital literacy of the entire nation has proven to be an incredibly important undertaking and educating children is a major factor in that framework. A Brookfield report published last month showed that while interdiction to things like coding and languages is important, there must be an even more exhaustive approach to digital literacy. Donations like this will help Canada Learning Code keep up with the push to educate K-12 kids on everything they need to stay in tune with shifting technological landscapes. The government of Canada has also made significant contributions in the digital literacy space.
Canada Learning Code has reached over 90,000 learners so far through their tailored in-perosn experiences, and it operates in over 35 communities.
This donation from Amazon is another commitment the e-commerce behemoth is making to Canada. The company recently announced a 3,000-person tech hub in Vancouver, a new fulfillment centre in Caledon, and Toronto was also included as a shortlisted city for Amazon’s new HQ2.
Original article can be found on techvibes.com.
Written July 31, 2018
Tags: Amazon, Canada Learning Code, code, digital era, tech world, technology, techvibes
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2020 SCULPTUREWALK
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Medium: bronze
Price: $ 26,037
Pati Stajcar
After working in the aviation industry for a number of years Golden, Colorado sculptor Pati Stajcar decided it was time to retire from the stresses of her vocation. She began to dabble in various mediums, found encouraging instructors and a supportive artistic community as she learned. Quickly sculpting became a profession and second career.
“I had always sketched and painted,” says the Pennsylvania native, “but after taking a decorative wood carving class, I turned the corner to three-dimensional work.”
She works primarily in wood, bronze and stone, and is now an established, accomplished sculptor whose work is displayed across the United States and beyond.
A member of numerous organizations – the National Sculptor Society, the Academic Artist Association and the Society of Animal Artists, among others – Stajcar’s distinctive animal studies have won multiple awards in all three of the mediums she excels in. Basking was recognized as a Best of Show II winner at the 2018 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sculpturewalk show.
A larger-than-life depiction of her pet red-eared slider turtle named Rabbit, Stajcar sculpted him at a mature, distinguished 31 years of age. It is slightly longer than the average life span for a red-eared slider, which is the most common turtle in the United States and a favourite as a pet.
They are identified by a dab of colour where their middle ear is, and are poikilotherms – meaning they are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently – completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. So Stajcar’s endearing pose, head craned upward, front arms and claws spread widely, is exact and essential to Rabbit’s well being.
Equally, she sculpts the detail of the carapace, splayed back legs and tail with great attentiveness to detail. As a whole, it is a lovely homage to a special friend. Basking reflects her love and fondness for her subject, as do so many animal studies she’s created over the years.
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games Is Ninja Getting Sponsored By Fortnite to play the Game?
Is Ninja Getting Sponsored By Fortnite to play the Game?
Srujan December 27, 2018
Richard Tyler Blevins who is famously known as 'Ninja' which is his online name who is an American Twitch and internet personality who has over 12 million subscribers on Twitch and has an average of 60,000 viewers per stream. Ninja also has over 21 million subscribers on Youtube.
Ninja began his gaming career with Halo 3 in 2009, later he started playing H1Z1 and then later moved to PUBG and won some tournaments. He later started streaming Fortnite in 2017 and in September 2017 he had more than 500,000 followers on Twitch and within no time his channel blew up and started doubling his subscriber base he got so popular playing Fortnite that he hosted games with celebrities like Drake, Travis Scott. Ninja earns more than $700,000 per month from streaming, donations and sponsorships.
Key to Ninja's success is Fortnite and Ninja made the game more popular and he is the key to make Fortnite more popular and many people have wondered whether the developers of the game have paid Ninja to play the game so that more people can play the game.
On December 26th WIRED uploaded a video where Ninja was answering some questions which were regularly regularly searched on Google.
During the interview, there comes a question saying "Does Ninja get paid by Fortnite?"Ninja was happy to address on the topic, stating that he never got paid by Epic Games to promote the game.
He says "I have to be really careful about this and think about this because, I don't want to misspeak", "I don't think that I've been payed by them for doing anything. They've done for everyone like the Support-A-Creator code, and they didn't pay me to promote the game so no, Fortnite hasn't paid me to play the game.
Ninja's appearance on the WIRED interview has got some negativity and backlash, the video has already got more than 169,000 dislikes making the video most disliked video in the series.
Ninja has been getting lot of hate in the recent times because he has been reporting some good players for killing him and the reason he is telling everyone is that those guys are stream sniping, his old videos also got leaked where he makes fun of female Twitch streamers and abuses a kid. Even if someone killed Ninja fair and square, he accused them of stream sniping and he made Fortnite ban their accounts.
If you're a good gamer like Ninja and also a good entertainer at the same time you can start a gaming channel and start uploading videos. If you make good content and people like that content, they would definitely subscribe to you and watch you.
You can watch the interview by clicking the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmKhO_RCd0U
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North Country Girl: Chapter 31 — Goodbye Father, Hello Mr. Chips
For more about Gay Haubner’s life in the North Country, read the other chapters in her serialized memoir. The Post will publish a new segment each week.
That day skiing those pristine slopes was magic. But even when real magic touches us, it is as ephemeral as a snowflake. The clock strikes midnight, the three wishes are gone, the genie put back in the lamp, the heroine awakes from what was only a dream.
Before the four o’clock winter violet had darkened the Lutsen ski slopes, Nancy and I were on the bus headed back home to Duluth. As soon as the door slammed behind me, my mother herded me into the breakfast nook, where Heidi and Lani were waiting. She seemed strangely calm, dead-eyed, like a pod person of herself.
“Your dad called. He’s coming by tomorrow to pick up some things and then he’s moving out to a place of his own.” My parents were breaking up. Lani ran off howling, “I hate you I hate you!” and locked herself in her room for three days. Heidi, who was six, shrugged this off as impossible, a silly story, and went back to watching television. Heedless of everyone else’s feelings, I pondered what this meant for me.
Back then, grown-ups and kids led such separate lives that I had no idea this was coming. My father had always been a shadowy presence, making himself known only when something unpleasant was required, forcing me to go to Sunday mass, mow the lawn, or eat those disgusting Brussels sprouts. I only noticed that my father had lately been absent for a good many evenings because Kentucky Fried Chicken and take-out London Inn cheeseburgers appeared regularly on the menu, when for years they had been a rare, delectable treat.
Encased in my own adolescent self-centeredness, I had given no weight to my mother’s sudden interest in going back to college. I assumed she was bored with delivering toothbrushes to rural schools with the Women’s Dental Auxiliary, cooking that damn meat, potato, and two veg dinner every night, and removing sharp objects from my sister’s hand.
It occurred to me that with one parent gone and the other replaced by her pod person, I would have even less supervision than I already enjoyed. I could stay out later, come home drunker or higher.
By the time I returned from school the next day my dad had come and gone. I don’t know exactly what he took from our house besides clothes and cufflinks; nothing at all was missing. It was as if he had never inhabited that big fancy house.
My dad moved into a crappy, barely furnished apartment in a shoddy building erected practically on top of busy London Avenue. It looked like the kind of place you went to score drugs. My one and only dinner there was punctuated with honking horns and screeching wheels and perfumed with car exhaust. We perched on wobbly folding chairs, eating take-out Chinese from Joe Huie’s off of paper plates. Through the doorway I saw an unmade bed, close enough to toss an egg roll on. I noticed there was no TV and wondered what my dad did when he wasn’t filling teeth.
Joe Huie. (Courtesy Wing Young Huie)
After the “How’s school?” “Fine,” we ate in silence for a few minutes. Then my father began talking, and for once he wasn’t giving me an order. When he was sixteen, the same age I was, he and a buddy had traveled by freighter to Europe, where they spent most of their money on two bicycles, then headed off to explore, sleeping rough, drinking wine, eating at cheap cafes, and having adventures. “I thought my whole life would be like that, traveling, seeing the world,” he sighed. I shoveled in my fried rice, thinking, that does sound great. I felt a new type of longing, wanderlust, which made my feet prickle and my imagination soar: I pictured myself in a miniskirt in London, a beret in Paris, a toga in Athens.
My parents in happier times. (Author’s photo)
My dad was still talking, interrupting my daydream.
“But first there was college and then my dad insisted I go to dental school. That’s where I met your mom.”
Somehow I knew that already, as I knew about the unplanned and unwanted — but back in 1953, the un-abortable — pregnancy that resulted in me. My birth had derailed my mom’s college education and crushed my dad’s dreams of exotic journeys. For the past sixteen years, the most exciting events in his life were madcap dental conventions and family car trips undertaken with no hotel reservations.
After years and years of being stuck in Duluth, staring down people’s mouths, my dad in true 1960s style, was going to drop out. He would cross the Pacific on a schooner, hike the Alps, go spear fishing in the Keys, eat strange spicy food at questionable restaurants in dusty Central American towns.
He had me mesmerized; I too was dying to get out of our tiny insular town and run off to Haight-Ashbury or a commune full of sex and drugs. Maybe, I thought, maybe dad will take me with him to Europe or back to Mexico. My imagination now pictured me in a Parisian beret, dad next to me in a big glittery sombrero.
When my mom came to pick me up, he gave me a fatherly pat on the back, as affectionate as a Minnesotan gets, and for a ridiculous moment I felt everything was going to be fine.
I don’t know whether my dad was lying to me or to himself. The next week my mother took me aside to confide they were definitely getting a divorce, as my father had impregnated his fat nineteen-year-old assistant, Donna. Either even adults were too embarrassed to buy rubbers or Donna was too stupid or too wily to go on the pill.
My dad was not going island-hopping in the Caribbean; he had sentenced himself to more years of diapers, tantrums, and runny noses.
I was still unsure of my filial feelings — did I feel sorry for my dad? Was I mad at him? — when we had an unexpected visitor. My paternal grandfather, who never left Carlton except to shoot an animal or catch a fish, appeared in our living room and asked my younger sisters to leave. “I think you’re old enough to hear this, Gay,” he said. He puffed himself up like a toad as he put on the mantel of patriarchy and laid down the law to my mom: “You cannot divorce Jack.”
My ultra-Catholic grandmother, a regular at daily mass, was so distraught by the idea of her son getting a divorce that she was unable to get out of bed. My grandfather shook his finger at my mother and scolded, “She even missed her bridge game.”
He said he knew about my dad’s girlfriend, and wandered into some claptrap about wild oats, men’s little peccadilloes, chickens coming home to roost, that left my mother looking as bewildered as I felt. He urged her to be patient, patted both our knees, and sat back, satisfied with his work. My mother said, “So you know Donna’s having Jack’s baby?” My grandfather did not know, and rendered speechless, he picked up his homburg and rushed out of the house.
My grandfather’s weird tirade, my parents’ divorce, the looming baby: I wrote all this off as proof of the insanity of the adult world. They were the straights, the squares, responsible for Vietnam, racism, and everything bad. The future was Woodstock, the Age of Aquarius, Haight-Ashbury, the Fillmore East, tune in, turn on, drop out. To hell with them. I had my own world of sex, drugs, friends, and school.
As befogged with love and LSD as my brain would be on Saturday nights with Michael, by Monday I was again the sharp-eyed, clear-headed, serious scholar. I couldn’t smoke a cigarette, I was a terrible dancer and a middling skier, but I could ace a test and write an essay that always came back with a bright red A+ scrawled on the top.
My favorite teacher, everyone’s favorite teacher, was Mr. Burrows, a Hollywood-ready character who had somehow, up in the Northern woods of Duluth, acquired not just an English accent, but a whole British persona. He had the proper squire’s paunch, not quite hidden by his baggy tweed suit. He lectured without notes, hundreds of years of history and literature nestled inside his head, as he almost danced about on his tiny feet, scribbling dates and names on the blackboard.
Mr. Burrows. (Photo courtesy Dean R. Martin)
We smart kids were handed over to Mr. Burrows as sophomores, where we started with the Sumerians. We lucky few memorized many, many facts — ask any former student of Mr. Burrows when Menes united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt and we will automatically spit out: “3400 B.C.” We learned big chunks of the Iliad and the Canterbury Tales by heart, and wrote many, many papers: on the Fertile Crescent, the birth of democracy in Greece, the fall of Rome. In his deep plummy voice, Mr. Burrows acted out his favorite scenes from history, which in his mind ended in 1900.
As juniors we spent two hours each day with Mr. Burrows, as he insisted that American history and American literature must be taught together. Nancy Erman and I sat with three other girls, surrounded by boys, as it seemed to be an ironclad rule that the ratio of smart boys to girls was 5:1. Michael Vlasdic and Needle sat together at the back of the class; in front of them the quartet of smart jocks sprawled loose-limbed at their desks, in all their nonchalant square-jawed handsomeness; awkward nerds in checked shirts and too-short pants made up the rest of the class.
Along with hours of reading a night, thrice weekly papers, and monthly quizzes leading up to a two day final, Mr. Burrows demanded that we retype the works of American authors from Jonathan Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” to Emily Dickinson’s poems (“I heard a fly buzz when I died,” “There is no frigate like a book,” “A bird came down the walk” — all nice and short), ending with Mark Twain and a chapter from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Mr. Burrows believed that retyping all this deathless prose would help us grasp each writer’s style and salient points. By the end of the year, I had an eight-inch pile of paper, American Literature’s Great Hits, interspersed with my essays, all marked with that red A. I took all those typed pages to a print shop where they were bound in fake leather into a pair of two hundred-page books, my name gilded along the spine.
I adored Mr. Burrows even though he was the squarest of the square, the epitome of the conservative old fogey. A devout Christian, he even sang in the Congregationalist church choir, probably the only basso in the bunch. He was untouched by time. The tumultuous arrival of the ‘60s in Duluth did not faze him a bit. He had thirty years of teaching behind him, and behind that, three thousand years of history, which had taught him that this, too, shall pass. He ignored the “Make Love not War” and peace sign buttons Needle, Michael, and I wore, and the five girls wearing minis that barely covered their asses did not perturb him the least. (A decade later, I realized that Mr. Burrows had been the world’s most closeted homosexual.) What offended him was ignorance, stupidity, and ugliness, which was pretty much the entire twentieth century.
When as seniors we finally moved into Modern History, as required by the Duluth School Board, Mr. Burrows’ lectures became less spellbinding; unlike the Crusades or the American Revolution, the horrors of World Wars I and II were still too close to be romanticized. It may have been that Mr. Burrows didn’t care for the subject, or it may have been a brilliant teaching tactic: he actually passed a lot of the instruction over to us. Each student took turns researching a topic in current or recent affairs and presenting to the class. Youth in revolt, I chose the most leftist subjects I could find: the Cuban revolution, the rise of Ho Chi Minh, the election of Salvador Allende. While I spouted my idiotic admiration for these Reds, Mr. Burrows, the most hidebound of Tories, silently sat and stroked his ponderous lower lip.
Mr. Burrows was also the editor of The Open Mind, our high school’s “literary” magazine, filled with the pretentious and god-awful poetry and prose of disaffected, snotty teenagers like me. Supposedly all students at East could submit their work; in reality we never published anything by anyone who was not one of the elites in Mr. Burrows’ class.
The Open Mind Club. (Author’s photo)
The staff of The Open Mind met over tea and cookies at Mr. Burrows’ home, a two-story brick nearly as big as my family’s, which he had inherited from his parents (those were the days). His huge, old-fashioned living room, with scratchy horsehair furniture and ottomans, was clean and neat as a pin except for the books. The walls were lined with floor to ceiling bookcases, yet stacks of books covered every flat surface. We had to remove books from chairs before sitting, and re-pile books on other tables or the floor to make room for Mr. Burrows’ sterling silver tea service. We would pass around the pages that had been submitted that week to The Open Mind drop-box outside Mr. Burrow’s room and pass judgment. The bravest of us read their poems aloud, which we listeners inwardly despised and outwardly praised. Mr. Burrows used these meetings as an opportunity to further mold our impressionable young minds by playing his favorite opera records.
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Helping Achieve Grid Stability A Big Opportunity for Wärtsilä India – Neeraj Sharma
By Prasanna Singh/ Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019
With a total delivery of over 250 power plants and 3500MW of generation capacity, Wartsila India has had a ringside view of the evolving power scenario in India. The Finnish multinational is now making a strong case for its gas based plants, to balance out demand surges, as renewable energy plays a bigger role. Not just that, Wartsila has its own Hybrid solution with storage now, as the firm adapts to the new opportunities. Wartsila India President and Managing Director Neeraj Sharma shares their plans for the future, in this interview with Group Editor Prasanna Singh. Here’re the excerpts from that exclusive interview published in the Saur Energy International Magazine’s June 2019 edition:
Q. Tell us about the latest at Wärtsilä India.
Neeraj Sharma, President and MD, Wartsila India
Wärtsilä is a technology company catering to the marine and energy markets. We are already one of the few multinational energy companies who have a factory locally. We have astate-of-the art factory at Khopoli in Maharashtra. We will belooking at how to utilize the factory for enhancing our business to Make in India and make Wärtsilä more competitive. We are also looking at how we can indigenise more, without dropping the quality of our products. That is apart of the strategy. Another strategy is that if the renewable integration happens, and gas engines play a role in creating the system flexibility, it will open up a big opportunity for us. We are very committed to the India market. Wärtsilä has been in India from the early 1980s, since then we have contributed immensely to the Power segment of the country. We have 30 years of experience in providing complete lifecycle power solutions for the Indian Marine & Energy markets. As a leading solutions provider of rapid and flexible power plants for Utilities, Industry and IPPs, the Wärtsilä name is now synonymous with decentralised energy market.
Wärtsilä has more than 750 employees in India (as of April 2019) and has delivered around 250 power plants to India with total output of over 3500 MW. Wärtsilä takes care of the operation and management on behalf of its customers in over 35 power plants (including Boiler Turbine Generation stations) with a total output of over 1300 MW in India.
In the Marine market, Wärtsilä has delivered engines to vessels belonging to the Navy, Coast Guard, Port Trusts, Merchant Shipping, floating cranes and offshore rigs.
Our factory at Khopoli manufactures auxiliaries/pipe modules and reconditions and upgrades engines, ship propellers and components. It also integrates High speed DG (Diesel Generator) sets for the marine requirements.
Q. As the world transitions to a higher share for renewables, how is Wärtsilä adapting? How’s the feedback been on your Hybrid Solar PV Storage solutions?
It is heartening that India has achieved a certain degree of capacity adequacy at an aggregate level. There is a l s o a visible, determined thrust on meeting the high targets on generation from Renewable Energy sources. However, there are signs, on the horizon, of serious challenges ahead on managing the grid dynamics. Reliable grid management will require system operators to be equipped with a portfolio of supply-and-demandside options. Apart from measures such as widening the transmission network to ensure geographical distribution and demand response management, flexible generation options must be encouraged. Hydro plants are technically the best-suited, but are constrained by site considerations, seasonality and a competing demand from irrigation needs.
To meet this demand for flexible generation, instant-start, fast ramping technologies such as battery storage and gas-powered plants based on IC Engines are growing in popularity in many countries, especially in the context of RE-balancing. And they are proving to be invaluable tools for the system operator to respond rapidly to any contingency. The Indian grid with one of the largest RE content in the world will benefit from such solutions.
We have introduced a new hybrid solar PV and storage solution. It integrates solar PV generation and storage to deliver a true ‘renewables as baseload’ solution that is not only climate-friendly, increases resilience and efficiencies but also can be supported by a power producer’s existing grid infrastructure. As our global energy ecosystem evolves, Hybrid solar represents a ground-breaking approach to electricity production and power generation. Recently, Wärtsilä delivered a 15MW solar PV hybrid power plant – the largest in the world – to Essakane Solar SAS in Burkina Faso, which operates with 55MW Wärtsilä thermal power plant.
Q. India has close to 60GW of captive power capacity, most of it diesel powered. Do you see an opportunity here for the country to convert to renewables? How could that be achieved?
We can see a strong drive for renewables in the energy market, especially solar and wind power. That is predominantly because of the decreasing costs of these technologies. We are welcoming that. We think the energy systems of the world will change dramatically. That is a big change because the energy system will be dependent on the availability of the sun. That puts totally different requirements on other parts of the energy system. This also means that there has to be a balance for the variations in solar and wind.
With renewable energy coming in and coexisting with conventional power generation, you have to be able to integrate renewables with the system. Earlier, when renewable energy’s contribution was small, it could easily be managed. But the government’s targets for wind and solar are of a different order altogether now. Lower prices have also changed the landscape with the price of solar falling by some 80 per cent.
The challenge with renewable energy is the big variations in supply that need to be balanced in real time by the rest of the grid. When solar or wind power peaks, conventional power has to be backed down to absorb it. Integration is a huge challenge because our baseload plants don’t have the flexibility to accommodate these peaks and troughs. Also, since the machinery is not designed to absorb these variations, it causes stresses.
In some markets, renewables are competing neck and neck with traditional power generation and lowering the entry barriers for hybrid solutions. Fast-starting, internal combustion engines, integrated with energy storage, offer considerable potential for fuel and cost savings. With these innovative solutions, existing and future customers will be able to utilise energy storage technology together with traditional engine-based power generation
Q. While generation is one aspect of energy use, energy efficiencies are equally important today. How have Wärtsilä products evolved over the years on this parameter? Do you see a strong market for Greensmith here?
Wärtsilä was established in 1834. For over 180 years we have been at the frontier of engineering innovation. This vision and ingenuity means that we deliver ever smarter solutions that keep our customers one step ahead.The energy landscape is in transition towards more flexible and sustainable energy systems. We envision a 100% renewable energy future.
Wärtsilä is leading the transition as the Energy System Integrator – we understand, design, build and serve optimal power systems for future generations.
Wärtsilä recently acquired Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc., a market leader in grid-scale energy storage software and integrated solutions. This acquisition has enabled us to rapidly expand our footprint in the energy storage market globally and position us as a premier energy system integrator.
We want to grow significantly in the energy storage business and as a systems integrator. Wärtsilä customers will have access to world-class integration platform (GEMS) capability in power generation and energy storage. This in turn will enable our customers to operate their business in a more efficient and profitable way. Energy storage and EMS also enable power generation to reduce emissions.
Q. Energy storage is increasingly becoming a decisive cost in a cost conscious market like India. What’s your view on the price trends, when it comes to storage costs between now and say, 2025?
Energy storage will become an important part of every power system and Wärtsilä’s topmost priority is exactly this. Wärtsilä energy storage solutions significantly improves efficiency by increasing back up capacity and creating new opportunities in electricity markets.
Hybrid power plant and energy storage solutions will utilize storage technology alongside traditional engine-based power generation. Adding energy storage technology to our existing engine based power plants enables our customers to have instant power while saving fuel, maintenance costs and reducing emissions.
The urge of Government to get Electric Vehicles on road is leading to the fall in the battery costs. With the clean energy push in the power sector, the use of RE has also increased which is also contributing to the reduction of costs. With the upsurge in technology, there are many efficient and smaller batteries available.
Q. What are your expectations from India, and your own firm, here, for the next three and five years, respectively? What’s that one policy change or otherwise that could really make growth faster for you?
Renewables are challenging thermal. Thegovernment has ambitious targets for renewables. Onthermal, the plants that are in the pipeline, should expectedlycome up till 2022. Coal usage will become less in India intimes to come but it will remain as solar and wind cannot beavailable all the time. Coal will continue to be the baseloadfor some time to come. At the same time, I will not besurprised if in years to come, renewables too becomebaseload. It is important to understand the means to maximize the use of renewable energy in the system using flexible generation, without compromising system reliability.
More focus is required on renewables, a clear policy on batteries for RE with the exception for solar energy. Earlier, there was a lack of power, but now that India has achieved near adequacy, there is a need to focus on its quality. Batteries can be used in the transmitter for efficient distribution in order to achieve grid stability. They can also be used in another scenario, where say, there is no way to absorb power. Hence, battery manufacturing will definitely play a crucial role going ahead.
We are also in discussion with various States, utilities and regulators regarding the role that renewables can play in meeting future electricity needs and strategies to efficiently integrate renewables in the grid. The industry should holistically look at the net cost of the system and not just at the variable cost.
Q. Does the company have other partners in India for its energy solutions?
Wärtsilä partners with its business stakeholders on a case-tocase and project basis.
Q. Your view on the big policy moves that could support the power sector in general, and the renewables sector in particular going forward ? Does he believe India will reach its 175 GW target for renewable energy by 2022?
India has ambitious targets to have 275 GW of renewable energy installed by 2027. To meet its mid-term target of 175 GW of installations by 2022, the energy ministry plans to accelerate renewable energy reverse auction tenders to up to 30 GW annually for solar and 10 GW annually for wind. It is widely expected that the ambitious target for 2022 would be missed by around 55 GW.
Although there have been Government’s attempts to maximise the contribution of green energy to overall generation, several issues vital to the sector’s growth still remain unresolved. There have been challenges on policy and operational fronts as also issues like low tariff expectations,poor designing of tenders, mandatory BIS standards, amongst others.
Due to over-reliance on coal plants which have a rather inflexible operating profile, the variability of RE generation would need to be tackled either by curtailing it or absorbing it by cycling down coal plants to a technical minimum level with low efficiency. Coal plants are already operating at a poor load factor of 51% and RE addition will only worsen the problem.
A report released by the Ministry of Power on ‘RE integration” in April acknowledges these issues and has, among other things, emphasized the need for more flexible generation in the system. In this context, ‘flexibility’ means a plant’s ability to start and ramp up to desired load within a few minutes (when RE generation falls), stop or reduce generation instantly (to fully absorb RE generation when it picks up), start/stop any number of times without a maintenance penalty and operate efficiently at all loads.
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Prasanna has been a media professional for over 20 years. He is the Group Editor of Saur Energy International
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From rocket testing to rapid transport systems, Felix Grant investigates statistics and data analysis in transport
As a child I lived, for a while, on open plains where (like all my schoolmates) I was fascinated by glimpses of how transport might be in our future. The P1127 (an experimental VSTOL aircraft that would later become the Harrier); the Belvedere (a twin rotor helicopter, already aging and soon to be swept away by the Chinook); and, most exciting of all, something which we heard but never saw.
This gave rise to one of my earliest serious data gathering and analysis projects: a notebook in which I religiously recorded details of everything mechanical that moved and, with particular attention to detail, involved rocket test firings. The date, time and direction for every roaring launch, every thud of a concrete warhead returned to earth, went into my little book.
After a while, though I didn’t know the term ‘data analysis’, I was able to tell my friends with fair accuracy when the next launch was likely to be, how long the flight would take and where the impact would probably be.
These rockets had mysterious names like Honest John, Thor, Thunderbird and Bloodhound. Fifty or so years on, another rocket bears the Bloodhound name, but without the warlike aura. This one aims to transport a human being, not an explosive charge, in an attempt upon both the land and low-level aviation speed records at 1.4 times the sea level speed of sound. At the same time, it is generating data and methods for spin-off into wider scientific and technological theatres, and scientific computing is at its heart.
The Bloodhound missile was, strictly speaking, not a rocket at all. Its flight was powered by two ramjets, but rocket boosters were used to generate the initial airspeed necessary for those ramjets to ignite. The new bloodhound also uses multiple engines, but here the relationship is reversed: the rocket provides the primary propulsion, with a jet engine serving as the initial accelerator. The jet engine is one designed for the Eurofighter; and the rocket is a hybrid design, burning synthetic rubber solid fuel with a liquid HTP (high test peroxide) oxidiser reacting with a fine silver mesh catalyst. There is also a third engine, designed for Formula One racing cars, which serves as a fuel pump delivering the HTP to the rocket at the required pressure (more than five and a half million Pascals).
All of this (even without other components such as a custom-designed gearbox) adds up to what Coorous Mohtadi of MathWorks summarises as an ‘extremely harsh environment with a mixture of technologies in close proximity, which would under any other circumstances probably not be combined.’ Well-known software names are found throughout the Bloodhound SSC literature, and MathWorks is prominent.
A complex set-up means data collection is highly stressed. Every component is operating in unknown conditions, placing existing manufacturer and operator data outside useful bounds – Rolls Royce, for instance, has accumulated plenty of data on the jet engine, but in an aircraft where none of Bloodhound’s complex ground and interactive thrust vibration patterns would have existed.
The data gathering is essential to performance optimisation, but configurability requirements not present in the original roles of the components render normal redundancy insurance measures impossible. Collection is at one millisecond resolution; remember that at maximum car speed that represents roughly half a metre displacement, with everything controlled by a human driver’s reactions. Each component has its own data capture system, but these also have to be able to read and respond to each other’s information flows.
A Matlab and Simulink environment contains design, modelling and implementation, allowing numerous design iterations to be modelled and simulated quickly. Real-time code is automatically generated using model-based design, and xPC Target software performs control and data acquisition from within Simulink. ‘The graphical nature of modelling,’ comments Coorous Mohtadi, ‘allows a multi-disciplinary team approach to design and review that would be impossible with traditional document-based systems.’
Wheels nearly one metre in diameter help to minimise the effect of surface irregularities but, for a car travelling at these velocities, the flattest possible site is needed. Here, again, innovative new data-driven approaches have been used (see box: Finding flatland).
Looking more widely, transport design depends heavily on feedback from test data into the design process. This is increasingly so as vehicle engineering becomes more complex and multidisciplinary, but also becomes more difficult as new methods compress timescales. All too often, insights come too late to be incorporated as fully as the designers would like. Maplesoft, a software publisher with well-known relationships across the transport manufacturing sector, is one of the contributors behind VI-grade’s VI-DriveSim Dynamic simulator, which aims to provide test drivers with an intermediate stage between virtual prototyping and physical testing.
The simulator runs a virtual mathematical model of the vehicle and track linked to a ‘six degrees of freedom’ Ansible Motion platform, with Maplesoft’s MapleSim providing the inverse relationships acquisition which underpins realistic response. Driver actions are the inputs and the platform provides real-time inertial response from the vehicle model, allowing natural interaction between human driver and virtual vehicle. The resulting experience provides data that can be analysed and returned to the design cycle for refinement and validation.
Most of us, of course, are transported at speeds somewhat lower than Bloodhound’s 480m/s, or even a racing car’s 85m/s. On the other hand, we also move around at spatial densities considerably greater than Bloodhound’s one passenger per hundred square kilometres. A great deal of data analysis effort has to do with planning, improving and optimising mass transport infrastructures against one set of criteria or another: safety; efficiency; economy; productivity; volume of throughput; and quality of outcomes. There are statisticians out there studying the problems of motorway traffic, rail scheduling, the mixing of pedestrians with disability scooters, and almost anything else you can imagine.
One study[1] (which I haven’t space to do justice here), for example, analyses the comparative sleep patterns of heavy goods vehicle drivers at home and on the road to develop research on safe driving legislation. At sea, Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) of evaluation of maritime regulations, for instance, is highly dependent upon analysis of accident data, which makes it sensitive to incompleteness in the databases used. Examination of historical data shows[2] that, even in highly developed jurisdictions such as Britain and Norway, true figures suffer dramatically from under reporting with upper bounds in those two being <30 per cent and <41 per cent respectively.
Right down at the opposite extreme of the automotive scale from Bloodhound, one of my students, inspired by a combination of The Straight Story[3] and DARPA’s quadrupedal LS3 robot packhorses to examine low-powered transport options, is conducting a diligent data analytic investigation into the success/failure probability components of riding modified motor mowers and battery powered mobility scooters from Coleraine to Cork. His data capture hardware is, like Bloodhound’s, based on off-the-shelf Intel Atom-based hardware, though his sampling resolution is only five seconds from just over 120 concurrent channels and his analysis is in Maple, R and MiniTab. This is an entirely serious undertaking, designed (like Bloodhound) to generate data and starting points for new lines of thinking.
Perhaps of more immediate impact are the studies (see Box: Walking back to happiness?) of links between healthy lifestyle and the development of infrastructures designed to encourage walking and cycling.
Infrastructures are at least as much a result of transport as shapers of it. While Phillip Pullman painted in The Amber Spyglass[4] an intriguing picture of a world where pre-existing geological flows favoured a symbiotic vegetable and animal evolution leading to natural development of the wheel, in our own world it has been very much the other way around. Natural communications such as rivers decided the initial throw of settlement patterns, but then paths were beaten between them. The wheel required long, flat ribbon roads that were laid as enhancement of, rather than to provide, the routes for transport. This ever-expanded network of flat, wheel-friendly surfaces has progressively shaped the landscape wherever humans are found, in a circular structure of cause and effect, but one driven by transport demand.
This sort of big picture is very easy to see in historical hindsight, but not always as clearly visible as it happens. It has been hypothesised for a long time that transport foci are laying the foundations for new urban structures and defining new transport configurations in their turn. Any hope of influencing or even riding the wave fronts of change relies on attempting to get an overview of development mechanisms from within them, as they happen. In assembling such a big picture on the fly, however rough, data analysis is one of the best tools available.
Airports are a particular focus of interest in this respect, with debate over the posited emergence of ‘airport cities’. A paper[5] in Urban Studies for example, due to appear shortly before this issue of Scientific Computing World, analyses data showing that employment density within a four kilometre radius of large US airports runs at around 50 per cent (and increasing) of that in similar proximity to the commercial and business centres of their associated metropolitan areas and, most interestingly, anchors a considerable level of commercial activity unrelated to the transport function of the airport.
Similar analytic programmes exist elsewhere. A consortium of transport and social science specialists from half a dozen British and German academic institutions, funded by commercial and national development sources, is currently building a generic study model of metropolitan evolution within the catchment areas of European airports. Although generic, the model is being constructed using rules constructed (and allowed to grow in real time) from statistical analyses of real data from real specific locations. The model core is being built in Modelica, as a common platform, though there is much traffic between it and satellite models involving diverse tools including Matlab, Maple and MapleSim or Mathematica. The analytic side is similarly structured: a common basis in R, with subsidiary handling in everything from SigmaPlot to SAS.
As always, I have (inevitably) only had time to scratch the surface of computerised data analytic involvement in transport. Railway logistics is a big consumer; so are the scheduling, procurement, fare distribution and numerous other operations of the world’s airlines. Rapid transit systems are data-intensive; one underground railway systems analysis team I worked with on a research study referred to their data validation procedures with black humour as ‘The ticking of Pelham: 1, 2, 3’. The space industry, which transports equipment and other commodities into orbit, draws down streams of data for its own consumption is often working in the service of clients for who data collection is the whole point of the mission. Data, data, data, wherever (and however) you go!
For a full list of references and sources, visit www.scientific-computing.com/features/referencesdec12.php
‘This car is a one-off; the time and resources in any other project of this magnitude would require many people and be many times the cost. MathWorks gives us the tools that allow us to rapidly prototype the design with fewer resources. One of the biggest benefits is the fact we can do hardware in loop testing – this is invaluable in the timescale we have got, and it probably would not be possible without it.’
Joe Holsworthy, Bloodhound systems engineer
Finding flatland
Away from the engineering hothouse, Bloodhound Supersonic Car itself, data gathering and analysis have been equally important in selecting a flat site for the speed attempt. A novel progressive elimination method was used.
Endorheic salt pans provide the population from which to sample potential sites, and candidates were initially identified using digital elevation models constructed from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data. At this stage, spatial resolution is about 90 metres and allows elimination of many candidates. Land cover data at kilometre resolution further winnow the selection by revealing those with unsuitable temporal flood patterns.
Likely locations were then analysed by an algorithm that computed elevation variance (using data from LandSat and other sources) at more than one kilometre pixels. Any consecutive series of 20 pixels (reflecting the necessary length of the speed record attempt site) with low variance emerged as sites justifying detailed investigation through hands-on human data gathering.
Walking back to happiness?
It’s generally taken for granted that policies 
favouring the development of environments that make walking and cycling easier, and car driving more difficult, will pay dividends in health and a reduced carbon footprint. A study in the Australian state of Victoria[6] explored attitudes to public health promotion policies, and found that those shaping environmental infrastructure earned approval while those that sought to encourage healthy eating environments did not. There is, however, remarkably little research into how true this assumption of infrastructural benefit might be in practice.
There is currently a major new Sustrans programme, Connect2, seeking to promote the development of walking and cycling routes in the UK through targeted infrastructure projects in 79 communities. This provides an opportunity for study of the extent to which levels of walking and cycling, physical activity in general, and carbon emissions actually follow implementation of infrastructural changes. That study[7] is iConnect, which aims (in partnership with several universities and other academic agencies) to integrate public health and transport research perspectives in the measuring, analysing and evaluating these posited linkages.
Three of the project areas (Cardiff, 
Kenilworth, Southampton) were selected for cohort study, with residents living within a five-kilometre radius of these becoming the experimental subjects. Demographic and socioeconomic data were gathered before and after the new infrastructures were opened, along with specific data on travel, car fuel purchasing and physical activity. Potential psychosocial and environmental correlates and mediators of those behaviours were identified. The iConnect study has its own .ac website, which acts as dissemination hub for results as they emerge.
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Digital technologies drive laboratory transformation
‘Choosing a system that offers flexible configuration to match specific teams’ needs is key to digital transformation,’ says Sharon Williams, Interactive Software’s product director.
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Richard Milne VP and general manager of digital science at Thermo Fisher:
The pandemic has defined the development of laboratory software and technologies, as collaboration and remote working tools become requirements to a productive laboratory.
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School of Music Student Organizations
Student organizations are vital to the successful operation of the School of Music and to the attainment of excellence as an artistic enterprise. The following student organizations have national affiliations, perform many services for the school, and represent student interests.
Membership in one or more of the above organizations is highly recommended. These organizations are important contributors to the vitality of the school. In addition, they can function as an important personal support system, a source of lasting personal and professional friendships, and a significant avenue for growth.
American String Teachers Association/Symphony Association (ASTA/SA)
The organization designed to support string pedagogy on the SHSU campus is the American String Teachers Association/Symphony Association.
Mu Tau Omega (ΜΤΩ)
The local branch of the American Music Therapy Association of Students is known as Mu Tau Omega. Membership is open to interested students committed to the study and/or advancement of Music Therapy in community, educational, and clinical settings.
Advisor: Marcus Hughes, MT-BC
Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ)
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is the world’s oldest and largest secret national fraternal society in music for men that provides valuable service to the School of Music and community.
Advisors: Randy Adams and Bruce Hall
Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ)
Sigma Alpha Iota is an international music fraternity for women that provides valuable service to the School of Music and community.
Advisor: Dr. Peggy DeMers
Sigma Chi Epsilon (ΣΧΕ)
Otherwise known as Sam Choral Educators, Sigma Chi Epsilon is a local, student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association created for the purpose of fostering and promoting choral singing and music education.
Advisor: Dr. Sandy Hinkley
Tau Beta Sigma (ΤΒΣ)
A national band sorority, Tau Beta Sigma promotes band studies and provides valuable support service to instrumental ensembles and the School of Music.
Advisor: Dr. Brian Gibbs
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The Fujifilm X-T30 and Sony A6400 mirrorless cameras have generated a lot of interest from Shutterbug readers. In fact, our reviews of the Fuji X-T30 and of the Sony A6400 are some of our most popular stories in the past few months.
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Hasselblad introduced its latest mirrorless medium format camera this morning, the 50-megapixel X1D II 50C, which is the follow-up to the X1D from a few years ago. After this morning's launch, we got some hands-on time with an early, pre-production version of the X1D II 50C at a special press event at Hasselblad's NY Experience Studio.
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2015 Schedule Shakeup Should Include Moving Southern 500 Back to Labor Day Weekend
Dan Benton
Saturday, Apr 12 1700
It was one of motorsports' premier events. The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was considered by many people a bigger event than the Daytona 500, which modern day fans may be stunned at. Both Cale Yarborough and David Pearson took more pride in winning the Southern 500 at Darlington than they did for the Daytona 500. The Southern 500 was a true test of skill, patience and fearlessness it was NASCAR's greatest event.
Then something changed. Bill France Jr left the sport to his son Brian France who wanted to take the sport to the next level. The younger France decided to try and make the sport more national. France's idea was to bring the historic Labor Day weekend event to the California Speedway in Fontana, California. He did just that and the last Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Labor Day weekend was in 2003 when veteran Terry Labonte won the event. Many fans were skeptical of the move but NASCAR thought it was better for the sport. It back-fired immensely. Five years after the move NASCAR had considered moving the date from California and did just that, giving the Labor Day date to Atlanta Motor Speedway prior to the 2010 season.
Now the Labor Day Weekend event has turned into just another weekend in the eyes of racefans. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a wonderful racetrack with a lot of tire falloff and provides great racing. However, it is not considered a premier event like people look at the race weekends of Daytona, Charlotte and Indianapolis. The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway would've definitely been in that conversation.
There has been speculation that NASCAR will revamp the schedule in the 2015 season. Included in that overhaul should be NASCAR moving the Southern 500 back to Labor Day weekend where it belongs. Many fans in the Carolinas haven't really forgiven NASCAR for moving their favorite date on the schedule. The move never sat right with some southerners and many took it as a personal shot to the location.
However, with NASCAR changing the schedule next year moving the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway back to the Labor Day Weekend date, where it belongs. The move might not make an immediate impact to the fans but eventually the fans who felt betrayed would come back and it would help silicify a fourth premier event for NASCAR, something the sport had in the 1980's that helped made it successful.
If the Southern 500 moves back to Labor Day weekend, NASCAR would benefit greatly. It's the perfect time to move the race and many fans would be thrilled with the traditional race and help create an aura around Darlington Raceway.
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Friedhelm Merz Verlag and the city of Essen award the prize innoSPIEL for special innovations in the world of family and board games.
Winner innoSPIEL 2020
innoSPIEL 2020 goes to ROOT by author Cole Wehrle, published by Leder Games and Quality Beast.
ROOT is a successful asymmetrical game that combines several game genres on one board with excellent equipment and design. It is not only a strategy game but also a majority game, Eurogame, trading and deck building game. ROOT as a game plays completely differently in each guise, but the game designer always interlocks all the mechanisms in a virtually perfect, artistic way.
In ROOT, each player has their own goal, their own rules, uses identical game material in their own special way and interacts with fellow players in different ways. The likes of these completely different playing styles of the individual factions have never been seen before on the gaming table, but nevertheless result in a harmonious whole and a perfect feel to the game.
ROOT – A GAME OF WOODLAND MIGHT AND RIGHT by Cole Wehrle, Leder Games/Quality Beast, 2-4 players, from 10 years, 60-90 minutes duration.
innoSPIEL 2019 goes to AB DURCH DIE MAUER by author Jürgen Adams, published by Zoch Verlag.
AB DURCH DIE MAUER combines a classic memory mechanism with an innovative use of magnetism. Three sliders are embedded under the rotating playing surface, and they sometimes give the ghosts a hold, sometimes they pull them through walls, sometimes they just leave them standing.
This demands spatial imagination from the players, who want to bring their beautiful play figures to the right dressing room.
How AB DURCH DIE MAUER manages to create the illusion that the ghosts really do float through walls – that’s what convinced us.
AB DURCH DIE MAUER, by Jürgen Adams, published by Zoch Verlag, 2-4 players from 7 years and older, ca. 20 minutes duration.
innoSPIEL 2018 goes to COOL RUNNINGS by author Olivier Mahy, published by Ravensburger Spieleverlag.
COOL RUNNINGS impresses above all with its innovative game material, something we have never seen before: The game figures are real ice cubes that are supposed to reach the goal in a race before they are completely thawed out. This is already a challenge at normal temperatures, but in this game the dear fellow players are allowed to sprinkle salt on our frosty game pieces at every opportunity, blow warm air against them or keep them warm in their hands for a few seconds. Whoever melts before the target loses.
How these ice cubes are actually played is incredible fun. It’s creative and innovative and can also become quite a mess. We are thrilled that the ice is not just a gag in the game, but central to the gaming experience and fun.
COOL RUNNINGS appeals to many senses, we feel the cold, the melting ice, and we see how the cubes get smaller and smaller. And not only that: hours before the game, when we prepare the game figures in the freezer, the anticipation of the game begins.
COOL RUNNINGS is a wonderful, ice-cold game, suitable for many different target groups, not only for cool strategists.
COOL RUNNINGS, by Olivier Mahy, published by Ravensburger Spiele, 2-4 players from 8 years and older, ca. 30 minutes duration.
MAGIC MAZE by Kasper Lapp from publisher Pegasus Spiele gathers together an elf, a dwarf, a barbarian and a magician in the “Magic Maze” shopping mall. These four characters need equipment for their next great adventure but they don’t have the money to pay for it. They have no option but to steal the stuff. This is not so easy: the shopping centre is a well-guarded labyrinth and the exits are no easier to find than the equipment needed. Time is short.
MAGIC MAZE is a collaborative real-time game in which all players play together against the game itself. The heroes are controlled by 1 to 8 players. To achieve their goal, they must work hand in hand. They have to overcome escalators to unlock new areas of the shopping mall and turn the hourglass over at just the right moment to win more time for the journey through the mall.
The innovative feature of MAGIC MAZE is that any of the players can move any of the figures at any time but only in certain directions. Special actions are available to individual players, for example teleportation to certain spaces on the board.
Another innovative feature is that the most of the time, players are not allowed to speak to each other. This effectively stops alpha players from assuming command over the whole of the game. A clever rotation principle also ensures that each individual is included and able to use special rules – sometimes to a lesser and sometimes to greater extent.
The rules of the game are introduced progressively, first the basic rules and then additional rules. This means that each group of players develops its own individual speed of learning the game. The versatile base tiles allow a new shopping mall to develop again and again for each new game. This means the challenge remains fresh. With a low entry level MAGIC MAZE nevertheless manages to develop depth and a long-lasting challenge.
Goal of the Danish author Kasper Lapp with his first work MAGIC MAZE, was to publish a co-operative game without alpha players . In this he has succeeded, with much creative energy, incredible attention to detail and with great depth to the game.
MAGIC MAZE by Kasper Lapp, Pegasus Spiele, 1-8 players aged 8 years and above, 3-15 minutes duration.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Nathan Sends a Heartfelt Message to His Newborn Son From “Beyond the Grave”
By Chris Eades May 22, 2018
Ryan Paevey
For a soap called GENERAL HOSPITAL, babies never seem to be born there! Going into labor in the car, Maxie forced Peter to pull over and she gave birth to a baby boy on the side of the road and thankfully there were no complications and her baby was born healthy, if a bit premature. Sadly, Nathan died months ago, and could not be present to welcome his son into the world, but portrayer Ryan Paevey shared some heartfelt words from “beyond the grave” (meaning Twitter!).
“Welcome to the world, little one,” he declared. “It’s a scary place sometimes, and I so wish I could have been there to show you all the good stuff. Your mother loves you and will take care of you and teach you. Watch out for her for me, will ya?”
Maxie had no idea that her son was delivered by his uncle! (Photo Credit: ABC)
With their infant son her only link to Nathan, Maxie was understandably upset to not be able to visit her premature baby in the NICU and hold him tight. She appreciated Kim’s effort to set up a webcam and let her see her boy on a tablet screen, but it was a poor substitute for the real thing. Thankfully, he’s doing well and Maxie will soon be able to take him home and teach him all about what a great man his daddy was.
While Kirsten Storms didn’t respond yet to her Paevey’s tweet, GH castmate Risa Dorken (Amy) couldn’t help but be overcome by her former co-stars beautiful message. “This is the best ‘most heartbreaking’ thing ever,” she tweeted. “Love you.”
Since soaps are always bringing people back from the dead, some fans still hold out hope that Nathan will one day return to Port Charles. While he is currently busy pursuing his career — His new Hallmark movie, Marrying Mr. Darcy, premieres on Saturday, June 2 — Paevey had previously said it was possible he could make an appearance on GH. “Who knows what the future may hold?” he posted to Twitter. “At the very least, there’s always dreams, right?”
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Choiseul Now Has A Quarantine Site
"I would like to thank the health ministry and the disaster management office for taking the lead and initiating the work to make this possible," Walter said.
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By Jeremy Gwao
Monday, 16 November 2020 10:58 AM
Choiseul Province now has a quarantine site, which comes as a huge relief to people in the area.
Supizae Island, a resort close to the provincial capital Taro, was refurbished, and repurposed into a quarantine facility. The quarantine site consists of three bungalows and can accommodate up to six people at any one time.
The quarantine site is prepared as a standalone site in the event of an emergency. Choiseul forms part of the western boarder with Bougainville, who, quite recently, recorded a positive COVID-19 case in their community.
It is difficult to know the current COVID-19 status in Bougainville since testing is not widely conducted within their communities.
The acting health Director for Choiseul province, Walter Timba, told Solomon Times Online that the quarantine site has always been a priority for Choiseul given its proximity to Bougainville.
"I am very pleased that we now have our quarantine site, this is very important in our fight against COVID-19.
Jesse Putan'oe, one of the caretaker managers at the Supizae Beach Lodge said that he is very happy that they can give back to the province and community in its efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay.
"I choose to give this site to be a quarantine site because I care about the health of our people here in Choiseul province. Health of everyone is important and my family is proud to be part of this”, he said.
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Getting High on Mt. Whitney
October 20, 2013 / Rob / 0 Comments
Morning light on Mt. Muir (center) and Mt. Whitney (far right).
By Geoff Forcier
Autumn has arrived in Tahoe and some say it’s the best time of the year. Temperatures are starting to fall and crisp cobalt skies filter abundant sun. Good weather is perhaps the single most important factor in knocking off any alpine objective. Fueled by the seasonal slowdown, a fortunate permit acquisition and an unquenchable thirst for adventure, we packed our gear and studied our maps. We launched a classic Eastern Sierra mission from North Lake Tahoe to the 14,505-foot summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48.
Because of its location in Southern California, Mt. Whitney has no glaciers. Mt. Rainier is only about 100 feet lower than Whitney, but is covered with glaciers due to its northern latitude close to Canada.
Two and half hours after leaving Tahoe City, we set up camp outside Bridgeport, in a broad valley dotted with natural hot springs. We slept under the stars with impressive peaks cresting the western skyline. This type of landscape prevails all the way down US395. Towns like Lee Vining, Bishop and Lone Pine break up long stretches of desert highway and provide ideal starting points for alpine adventures.
Natural hot springs outside of Bridgeport, CA.
As we rolled south toward Lone Pine, we encountered heavy winds that created a massive dust storm across the valley, obstructing our view of the peaks. The bigger concern was how it would affect our summit chances. Would it blow us off the mountain side the next morning?
We took a fascinating side trip to Bristlecone Forest on the opposite side of the valley. At an elevation of 10,000 feet, the ancient forest is a worthy trip. At the top, the wind was virtually non-existent, just a whisper of a breeze. It felt strange to look 6,000 feet down into the valley engulfed in a churning dust storm.
Checking out 4,000 year old trees in the Bristlecone Forest.
As we got closer, we wondered how the 2013 federal government shutdown that had happened a few days prior would affect our trip. Would the mountain be closed? Rumors of law enforcement shutting down trail heads and closing roads loomed. It turned out that the roads and trail heads were open. No one was checking permits, we couldn’t even pick ours up because the office was closed.
Movie Road leads into Alamaba Hills. Whitney Portal Road leads to the Whitney trailhead.
We set up base camp in the Alabama Hills on BLM land west of Lone Pine. The landscape has spires, hoodoos and slabs interwoven with dirt roads and tracks leading to hidden camp sites in every direction. The site of countless western movie productions, Alabama Hills is featured in a Lone Pine museum celebrating its rich film history. It sits 4,000 feet below the Mt Whitney trail head camp site and is considerably warmer at night. With the wind gusting from all directions, we bailed on cooking dinner and took a short drive back to Lone Pine for Chinese at the cozy Merry Go Round Restaurant.
If it feels like your in a western film that’s probably because you’ve seen one of the hundreds of movies that have been filmed here.
The wind kept up all night and we left the campground to began our climb at 2:30 am. When we arrived at the trail head, we were amazed to discover that there was no wind. The weather could not have been better for a summit bid.
First light on the crest leading to Mt. Whitney.
We traveled in darkness for the first three hours, following light from our headlamps, trying not to stumble on rocks, and occasionally stopping to gaze at the perfect starry sky and canyon walls. At 11,000 feet, the sun came up and we found ourselves in a rock amphitheater that comprises the east face of Whitney. We paused for photos and refueled before ascending “99 Switchbacks,” a seemingly endless series of short switchbacks that ascend the steep face to the Trail Crest. At the crest we passed through the saddle and got our first view to the west toward Kings Canyon, Sequoia National Parks and the towering peaks of the southern Sierra Nevada. We snaked our way around towers, or aiguilles, as we made the final traverse to the summit. Above 13,000 feet, we really felt the altitude but the lure of the summit pulled us up.
Ridgeline leading to the summits of Mt. Muir and Mt. Whitney.
Bad weather shelter on the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Approaching from the west, the summit of Mt. Whitney is a broad plateau with a small, historic, stone hut with a rescue cache and a refuge room for hikers stranded in lighting storms. Just past the hut, massive cliffs fall away for thousands of feet. After the obligatory summit glory photos, a rolly, IPA, bacon and eggs we headed down. The decent was long but pleasant as it had warmed up lower on the mountain. It was a little rough on the knees, but we got to check out the intricate rock walls of Thor Peak and the beautiful meadows and creeks that we missed in the dark on the way up.
Looking west toward Mt. Hitchcock.
Below 99 switchbacks it feels like you should be on the home stretch but really still have 3,000 vertical feet to go.
Thor Peak.
Back at the car we toasted to success with some Olys. We decided that although this was a 22-mile, 6,000-vertical-foot, monster day, it was the best overall hiking adventure that any of us had ever had. Back at Alabama Hills more glory photos, high fives and beverages went down with grilled steak and baked potatoes. Getting high on Whitney felt great.
Author Geoff Forcier with SBDC blogger Rob McCormick in the Alabama Hills.
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Swindle all the Way Slots
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Before you can begin playing Swindle All the Way, you need to place your bet. It’s possible to bet as little as $.01 per spin or as much as $6.25 depending on how much you want to risk. That’s across 25 paylines, and when betting the maximum amount the top prizes are very decent.
The game is full of holiday themed symbols. There is a reindeer, there are Santa bandits, and brightly colored card and number symbols to really get you into the spirit of things. With each spin of the reels you’ll be looking for wilds, scatters, and jackpot symbols that help you win big.
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It’s possible to get as much as 82,500 coins with a bit of luck with this slot game. You just need to unlock the top prize win during a high free spin round to get these huge prize. It’s an exciting top win that really makes playing this slot worthwhile.
Find the Robber Bonus Round.
During the bonus round of Swindle All the Way, it’s up to you to pick out the robber from the building. If you’re able to pick out the robber you’ll get a free game and the free game prizes are increased as well. It’s a lucrative bonus that makes the slot game worth playing because it can easily add up to impressive prizes. During the bonus round you’ll have a grid of windows to pick from, and you get to choose from a bunch of windows to try and find as many robbers as you can. It’s possible to get over 30 free games and a multiplier over 10x while playing the bonus round with a bit of luck.
There’s a random progressive jackpot with this slot game that you can unlock at any time. With a bit of luck you’ll win the prize after one of your spins. There are no symbols to set it off, it just unlocks automatically after a spin randomly, giving you one more thing to look forward to.
Swindle All the Way is a fun twist on the standard holiday themed slot games. It looks like a pretty complex slot game with enough features to keep most players very happy over time.
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Open government workshop in McCall draws interested crowd of 80+
Tue., Sept. 22, 2015
Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane addresses a crowd of 80-plus at an open government seminar in McCall on Monday; at right is Attorney General Lawrence Wasden (Betsy Z. Russell)
More than 80 people gathered in McCall on Monday for an open meetings/public records seminar led by Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and put on by Idahoans for Openness in Government; they ranged from city, county and fire district officials to clerks, reporters, citizen watchdogs and more. Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane told the public officials among the crowd that they can call him with open meeting questions, but noted, “Just know that when you call, our most likely advice is going to be to open it up. … The policy is openness.”
Among the points brought out at the workshop: Because two-thirds of a governing body must vote to go into executive session, that means on a five-member board, it takes four votes. Three aren’t enough – they’re just 60 percent. And if just three members of the five-member board have shown up at the meeting, they can’t go into executive session at all – the vote must be two-thirds of the board, not two-thirds of those present. They can still conduct business, though, Kane noted – in the open.
The crowd participated in interactive skits to learn about the open meetings and public records laws, with one casting local citizen watchdog Dennis Stewart as “Helpful, the Deputy City Clerk” and an animated Cascade City Councilor Judy Nissula as “Bluster, the Citizen,” who was initially highly suspicious as she contacted the clerk about a public records request. There were laughs, snacks, lots of questions and answers and lots of learning.
The seminar is the first of a series of three that IDOG is holding in the Treasure Valley area this year; the next will be on Oct. 7 at Nampa City Hall, co-sponsored by the Idaho Press-Tribune and the City of Nampa, and the third Oct. 20 at Boise State Public Radio in Boise, co-sponsored by the radio station and the Idaho Statesman. There’s more info here on the sessions and how to RSVP; they’re free. Similar sessions were conducted last year in Moscow, Lewiston, Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint; next year, they’ll head back to eastern Idaho.
IDOG (full disclosure here: I’m its president) is Idaho’s non-profit coalition for open government; its board members range from retired Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa to prominent attorney-lobbyist Skip Smyser to CWI trustee and citizen activist Emily Walton. There’s more info at IDOG’s website, www.openidaho.org.
Posted Sept. 22, 2015, 2:41 p.m.
By Betsy Z. Russell
betsyr@spokesman.com
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Buccaneers, Chiefs reach conference championship games
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FIRST LOOK: The General Dynamics NGSW Submission Is … a Bullpup?
Partnering with True Velocity and Beretta, the General Dynamics-led team has developed a unique, 6.8mm bullpup design for its Army NGSW submission.
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems recently unveiled its submission for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. If the rifle proves as awesome as its hype video, the other competing companies are in trouble. And yes, that is a bullpup design you’re seeing.
True Velocity 6.8mm Composite-Cased Ammo Selected for Army Next-Gen
General Dynamics Submits Its NGSW Bullpup Design
“Instead of the M16-style layout the Army has been accustomed to since the 1960s, GDOTS took their prototypes in a different direction with the bullpup configuration—the action and magazine located behind the fire control unit of the rifle,” reported militarytimes.com.
And that bullpup design might just give the GDOTS submission an advantage over the rest. The General Dynamics NGSW bullpup enables a longer barrel in a more compact frame; this helps maximize the effective range of the new 6.8mm cartridge, according to militarytimes.com.
Both the GDOT rifle and automatic rifle submission utilize ambidextrous controls. The charging handle can also be swapped to either side for operation. A full-length rail sits in the 12 o’clock position on the upper. Meanwhile, MLOK points adorn the handguard area, according to militarytimes.com. Of course the ejection port sits behind the trigger group. Footage shows the spent casings ejecting forward and away from the operators.
“In contrast to the SIG and Textron entries for the Automatic Rifles, GDOT’s (automatic rifle) feeds from what seems to be a 30-round box magazine, instead of a belt,” reported militarytimes.com. “This would place it in a similar role and level of combat functionality to the M27 IAR that the Marine Corps adopted as a partial replacement for the M249 SAW in its fleet infantry units, which also feeds from a 30-round box mag.”
The “non-belt-fed automatic rifle was to get back to the philosophy of the WWII-era Browning Automatic Rifle, a 30-06 beast that fired from a magazine,” reported militarytimes.com, citing a Beretta official. Beretta makes the guns for the General Dynamics submission, while True Velocity brings its composite-cased ammo design for the 6.8mm requirement. Both guns feature suppressors by Delta P Designs, according to militarytimes.com.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
God-Glorifying, Bible-Centered, Disciple-Making
Family Devotional Guide
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Family Devotional Guide - 6/9/19
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Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
Discussion: What does Luke 24:27 tell us of the focus of all of Scripture? How should that impact our reading of Scripture?
Song: “Show Us Christ” by Bob Kauflin & Doug Plank
Scripture: Isaiah 35; John 10:22-42
Discussion: How are Isaiah 35 & John 10:38 connected? What is the purpose of the mighty works that Jesus did?
Song: “Our God” by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman
Scripture: John 11:17-27
Discussion: In our VBS verse (John 20:31) it states that John wrote his gospel that we might believe and have “life in his name.” In John 11:25, we see that Jesus is “the resurrection and the life.” What are the implications of the fact that Christ Himself is life?
Song: “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” by Charles Wesley
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YRC Freight Proposed Change of Operations
UPDATED June 26, 2014: YRC Freight has submitted a proposed change of operations to the IBT which would re-open distribution centers in Memphis and Houston, and reclassify Seattle as a distribution center.
ABF Road Driver Bret Subsits: 'Supporting Hoffa was The Biggest Mistake of My Life'
June 13, 2014: Bret Subsits is an ABF road driver in Local 710, a truck driver for over 30 years, formerly in Chicago locals 703 and 705. Bret was a Hoffa supporter in 1996 and 1998. He says that was “the biggest mistake of my life.”
Teamsters against HoS restart changes
The accident involving a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. driver and comedian Tracy Morgan’s entourage has yet another industry organization weighing in about potential hours of service changes.
Just Days Before Tracy Morgan Accident, Senate Moved To Weaken Trucker Fatigue Rules
A deadly pileup involving a tractor-trailer early Saturday morning is likely to shine a spotlight on a recent move by the Senate Appropriations Committee to weaken federal truck safety rules.
Road Check 2014 Slated for June 3-5
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
June 2, 2014: Road check inspections will be happening all over North America June 3-5. Expect to see federal, state, local or in Canada, provincial inspectors making thousands of “road checks” over the next few days.
Recruiter looks for drivers for trucking giant YRC Worldwide
The newest hire at trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. is a recruiter whose job is to find drivers.
Feds move to help truckers pressured to violate safety regs
The Department of Transportation (DOT) moved Monday to crack down on trucking firms who press their drivers to skirt safety rules.
Truck drivers at Port of L.A. would like to see a fair shake delivered
It was just after 2 p.m. and two truck drivers were hanging out at a burger joint in Carson, hoping their phones would ring. When a call comes in, they go to work. When the phones are silent, the stress and the bills pile up.
Nonunion truck driver wages to rise
You wouldn't think that the old saw, "Good help is hard to find," had anything left to it, what with last week's unemployment report out of the U.S. Department of Labor showing unemployment in America is still 6.3%. The fact that hourly wages in America grew a measly 1.9% over the past 12 months tends to suggest there's little slack in the jobs market, too. (After all, if it was hard to find good help, wouldn't it stand to reason that employers would be paying through the nose to attract workers?)
Trucking used to be a ticket to the middle class. Now it’s just another low-wage job.
It’s a few minutes into a run carrying a load of scrap copper from the Port of New Jersey to a waste transfer station outside Philadelphia, and Miguel Tigre reaches over the dash of his maroon-and-yellow cab to grab a folder stuffed with the receipts squeezing him dry. He reels off calculations: He gets paid $400. It’s about 150 miles round-trip, and his truck gets 5.2 miles per gallon, so that's $180 in fuel. Tolls are $20. Taxes take about a quarter off the top -- but then there's insurance for the truck, and any repairs, which came to $22,000 last year.
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Singapore's million-dollar playgrounds create a thriving new industry
A life-sized shipwreck of wooden planks and galvanised steel, separated into five fractured pieces at the Sembawang Park playground.PHOTO: PLAYPOINT (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
The playground at Westgate, which includes a 10m-tall tree house and a giant watering can that sprays water and oversized replicas of flora and fauna.PHOTO: ST FILE
The playground at Marine Cove, includes a beach tower with multiple slides, climbing nets, and bridges.PHOTO: ST FILE
The play areas at Waterway Point, which feature an Alice in Wonderland-themed indoor playground. PHOTO: FRASERS CENTREPOINT MALLS
The playground at Admiralty Park, which features 26 slides.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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Fort Victoria Country Park
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Entrance Lobby > The Map Room > Hampshire and the Isle of Wight > Isle of Wight > Fort Victoria Country Park
The Fort Victoria Country Park is a 22 hectare (55 acre) park on the edge of Yarmouth, offering seashore and woodland walks, with fine views across the Solent to Hurst Castle and along the north coast of the island.
The Islandʼs Costal Path runs through the park following the old Military Road that once connected Fort Victoria with Fort Albert.
If nothing else, itʼs a good place to while away a hour or so whilst youʼre waiting to catch the ferry back to Lymington.
Fort Victoria Country Park Gallery
A Wooden Owl
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Hurst Castle from Fort Victoria
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Looking East
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Fort Victoria
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A Cannon
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Fort Victoria was originally built between 1852 and 1855 as a massive gun battery.
However, within ten years of its construction, rapid advances in technology rendered it redundant, and it was replaced by five newer forts around West Wight.
It remained an Army base, however, up until 1962, being used as a searchlight base, as a submarine mining base, and latterly as a training camp.
It is now home to a Marine Aquarium, an Underwater Archaeology Centre, a Planetarium, a Model Railway, a Café and a number of retail outlets. One casemate has been restored to something like its original form and houses a 68-pounder cannon on a replica mount.
The See-Saw Searchlight
Entrance Lobby > The Library > Castles and Forts > Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Remains > The See-Saw Searchlight
The See-Saw Searchlight Emplacement
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A short way away from the main casemates lie the remains of a See-Saw Searchlight Emplacement.
This was a novel arrangement in which the lamp and a mirror were mounted on opposite ends of a girder, pivoted in the middle.
This allowed the lamp to remain protected by the bunker whilst the light was reflected by the mirror.
This old photo held by the Royal Engineers Museum illustrates the set up.
Fort Albert
Entrance Lobby > The Library > Castles and Forts > Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Remains > Fort Albert
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Just outside the park, Fort Albert was completed in 1856, after 4 years of construction. Like Fort Victoria it was quickly rendered obsolete by the introduction of armoured ships.
It remained in Army hands until 1957, being used for some of that time as a base for Brennan torpedos, the worldʼs first practical guided torpedo.
It is now in private ownership, and has been converted into private flats. There is no public access. However you can get a reasonably good view from the far end of the Country Park.
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University of Pittsburgh: Alcala de Henares - Pitt in Spain
PittMAP is a global academic program that offers you a full semester of study with a focus on health, migration, and society. Three countries offering three distinct views on these topics allow you to get a global perspective on modern issues.Beg... read more
PittMAP is a global academic program that offers you a full semester of study with a focus on health, migration, and society. Three countries offering three distinct views on these topics allow you to get a global perspective on modern issues.
Begin the program working your way from Madrid to south Spain. The Alhambra, an ancient Moorish palace, overlooks Granada, where you will sepnd the first portion of the program. With an influx of immigrants from North Africa, Spain is an ideal location to study immigration issues in Europe.
Next, a ferry ride lands you in Morocco, where you will spend nearly two weeks exploring the culture of Northern Africa. Meander the markets of Meknes and experience the beauty of the desert during a two-night camping trip. Local guest lectures and historic site visits help to situate immigration issues from a North African context.
The bustling city of Beijing serves as your final stop on your 'round the world journey. Explore issues of human rights and regional health practices in a dynamic and ever-changing city. Hike the Great Wall and discover the secrets of the Forbidden City, Temple of Heavan, and more.
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DCS: F/A-18C
Minoslas
Pics extracted of the Wags Stream show F/A-18C cockpit on develop
More News to the front.....
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By Wags, about F/A-18C Hornet module develop.
http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?...2&postcount=42
Konichiwa everyone,
We hear you and understand your wish for more news about the Hornet project. Virtually all the work is in code at this time, but I can say that work continues and the electrical, hydraulic, and gear systems are all almost complete. The next step will be to tie these systems into the cockpit. Other systems have been tied to the cockpit and the HUD symbology integration is on-going. Once that task is complete, we can begin work on the flight model prototype.
The cockpit is done though and includes functionality for JHMCS. What weapon systems will be included in the Early Access is TBD.
As mentioned earlier in the year, it’s our hope to release the Hornet into early access by the end of the year. However, that is only a best estimation at the time and many things can alter this. Only a date announced with the start of a pre-purchase should be taken as a date you can bank on. We are quite accurate with such dates.
When there is more information to pass along on this project, we will do so.
On a side note, this is the ONLY official Facebook page for DCS World: https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynamics
Skatezilla show new info about F/A-18C
https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=168861
DCS F/A-18C OFP 13C, Lot 20, ATFLIR
Lot 20.
In FY98, Lot 20 series F/A-18C/D Aircraft were delivered, integrating the Phase II AN/APG-73 RUG, ATARS, Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Joint Stand Off Weapon, and EGI to meet the precision navigation capability that future weapon systems require. EGI provides an all-altitude, worldwide source of navigation and attitude information.
ATFLIR
by Wags.....little update about F/A-18C develop.
https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php...6&postcount=79
I'd love to but I'm neck deep in the Hornet manual and systems implementation with the SMEs (we have two Hornet pilots that also play DCS) and engineers.
Samurai Navy
is there any update if the F-18 includes full carrier operations (full modeled operations on the deck/landing) or is that already clear ?
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Has into the plans, but none new info has coming about that features (has planned new and feature updated carrier as a optional module on the future).
Wags little announcement about F/A-18C develop
https://forums.eagle.ru/announcement.php?f=&a=76
New news on the Hornet project will be made available a few weeks after the release of the Normandy 1944 map. In the meantime, the Hornet is under VERY active development.
"subliminal" pic on the Normandy WW2 video (1:50)
https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynam...8646542255341/
oh no, that looks just so awesome !
ED / Belsimtek F/A-18 Hornet on E3 2017
https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.p...53#post3152953
DCS: F/A-18C HORNET AT E3 2017
Lausanne, Switzerland, May 29th, 2017 - DCS: F/A-18C Hornet to be unveiled at E3 2017!
Eagle Dynamics SA and Belsimtek are excited to announce that DCS: F/A-18C Hornet will have its debut showing at E3 2017 at the Thrustmaster® booth. DCS: F/A-18C will be by far the most authentic PC simulation of a modern fighter to date, and it will use unique CFD engine and aerodynamics developed by Belsimtek. Based on exhaustive research in association with Boeing, current fighter pilots and the development of our new simulation engine, the DCS: F/A-18C Hornet will set a new benchmark.
Eagle Dynamics SA senior producer, Matt Wagner, states, “We are happy to announce the cooperation between Eagle Dynamics SA and Thrustmaster® to create the ultimate F/A-18C Hornet simulation experience”. “After the success of our first collaboration with Eagle Dynamic SA on DCS: A-10C Warthog, that lead to the HOTAS Warthog, we are proud to start a new collaboration on the DCS: F/A-18C Hornet”, says Gilles Raulet, Thrustmaster Development Director.
Please stop by the Thrustmaster® booth South Hall #2813 and experience the next level of combat aviation simulation!
About DCS World
Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World) is a free-to-play digital battlefield game. Our dream is to offer the most authentic and realistic simulation of military aircraft, tanks and ships possible. The free download includes a vast mission area of the Caucasus region and Black Sea that encompasses much of Georgia. It also includes the flyable Russian Sukhoi Su-25T ground attack aircraft and the famous WWII North American TF-51D fighter.
The download comes with the most powerful mission planner ever designed, full network play and more than 145 AI weapons systems, 113 ground vehicles and trains, 16 Ships and 73 AI aircraft permitting you to plan and play highly sophisticated missions. DCS World is massively extensible through additional DCS modules as well as user-made add-ons and mods which you can purchase and download from our site.
DCS is a true "sandbox" simulation that is also designed to cover multiple time periods of interest such as WWII, Vietnam, Gulf War and others. As examples of products progressing to completion for DCS, "Normandy 1944" is in final phase of development and "Persian Gulf" is close behind.
DCS World is fundamentally a deep, authentic and realistic simulation game designed also to offer a more relaxed game play to suit the user and his particular level of experience and training. The ambition is to hand hold users from novice pilot all the way to the most advanced and sophisticated operator of such complex weapons systems as the A-10C or the Mirage 2000C. The only next step is the real thing!
About Thrustmaster HOTAS :
Designed for simmers, by simmers:
The HOTAS WARTHOG™ joystick is the result of an intense collaboration between Thrustmaster's development teams and members of the simmer community. Exchanges and studies were carried out constantly throughout the product's development phase, in order to create a joystick which meets the most specific and precise requirements of the experts. The result is a replica set of the joystick, dual throttle system and dual throttle control panel of the U.S. Air Force A-10C attack aircraft.
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The Rockefeller Foundation Supports Graça Machel Trust Gender Lens Investment Initiative
by Admin Wimn
The Graça Machel Trust is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to support the development of a Pan African investment vehicle to accelerate women’s economic empowerment. The grant will support the design process that allows the Trust to seek partnerships with financial institutions to bring this vision to reality.
Women in Africa face numerous challenges in trying to start businesses, but have among the world’s highest rates of female entrepreneurship. Women entrepreneurs often finance their expansion using their own resources despite nearly 70% admitting that their current mode of financing is inadequate to meet their growth needs. According to research conducted by the Graça Machel Trust, the Growth barriers affecting women entrepreneurs in East Africa, the decision to self-finance is based on a belief that they do not have the requirements to access funding from traditional financial institutions. There are limited options for businesses seeking financing larger than microfinance loans, but smaller than commercial bank small business loans or typical equity investments.
A re-engineering of our financial systems is needed to ensure products and services are more responsive and relevant to the needs of female entrepreneurs. In this spirit, the Graça Machel Trust has been laying the groundwork for a transformative initiative—a woman focused investment fund. It is unique in that it will be partially women owned, designed, managed, and focused on investing with a gender lens. It will reshape the narrative of Africa as a role model that is successful in business, an equal opportunity employer, an impact investor, designing products and services targeted at the female segment, and a knowledge sharer through peer mentoring networks.
Speaking on the need to address the financial disparities, Mrs. Machel said, “My belief is that there is a need to apply a more rigorous gender-lens investing approach in Africa. Gender-lens investing can be a powerful lever in the use of finance as a tool for social and economic transformation, as it requires investments which are mindful of tangible benefits for women. Gender-lens investing has multifaceted entry points to advance women in the formal and informal economies. It gives an opportunity to deploy capital meaningfully in the search of better outcomes for women and girls.”
Mrs Graca Machel. Photo Credit Graca Machel Trust.
“Women around the world are at greater risk of economic insecurity, especially when they lack access to the right tools and financial services. The result of that exclusion is devastating for women, their families, and their communities,” said Christine Heenan, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy with The Rockefeller Foundation. “We are pleased to support the Graça Machel Trust’s efforts to unlock capital and create a results-oriented framework that opens pathways of opportunity for female entrepreneurs in Africa.”
By adopting a gender-focused, socially conscious approach to hard economics, the Trust hopes to generate more innovation in the financial sector that can create more customized solutions for the unserved and under-served marginalized segments and create a new cohort of finance professionals to counter traditional models.
Tags: Graca Machel Trust, Rockefeller Foundation, Pan African investment, women's economic empowerment.
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Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture
During a time when agriculture needs as many voices as possible, the Leadership At Its Best program is helping develop the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Mauricio Garcia of the American Soybean Association expresses his appreciation for an activity at the 2020 Syngenta Leadership At Its Best workshop in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
By Karyn Ostrom / Photography by Alex Maness
When farmer Dave Walton testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business in May 2019, he shared a sobering reality: The crop some farmers were planting at that time might be their last. As Walton outlined challenges facing agriculture, he shared what farming meant to his family, his community and his fellow U.S. farmers.
The @SyngentaUS Leadership At Its Best program is helping develop the leaders of today and tomorrow.
The prospect of sharing his story before Congress was unnerving; but Walton, an American Soybean Association director, embraced the opportunity with confidence and humility, thanks in part to his participation in the 2019 Syngenta Leadership At Its Best (LAIB) program, where he received an education in ag policy, as well as training on message delivery. “I learned that if we, as growers, don’t tell our stories, someone else will — and we may not like how they tell them,” he says.
Empowering growers to be public advocates for agriculture is the central premise of LAIB, an initiative Syngenta launched in 1986. Over the past 34 years, more than 4,600 participants have attended the weeklong workshop, which is designed to help leaders from key agricultural groups improve their ag advocacy skills. Many LAIB alumni are now in leadership roles in their organizations — and some serve as elected or appointed officials in national, state and local government.
“I learned that if we, as growers, don’t tell our stories, someone else will — and we may not like how they tell them.”
Dave Walton
American Soybean Association Director and Leadership At Its Best Participant
The Value of Firsthand Storytelling
In January 2020, nearly 50 ag leaders convened in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., for the 2020 LAIB workshop, which came on the heels of one of the most difficult farming years in recent history. From challenging market conditions to calamitous weather events, the 2019 season is one that this class of LAIB participants will not soon forget.
“Growers throughout the country faced a lot of headwinds in 2019, and there wasn’t a region in the country that didn’t face adversity,” says Andrew Lauver, manager of industry relations at Syngenta. Add to that the negative public perception attached to modern agriculture, and it’s easy to see why growers might shy away from leadership roles.
Lauver, however, has a different — more positive — philosophy. He encourages growers to view the spotlight and the public’s increased interest in farming as opportunities to bring more visibility to the challenges farmers face. “It’s true that agriculture is increasingly under the microscope,” says Lauver, who helped organize the 2020 LAIB program. “But it’s also true that this scrutiny has created a platform for growers to tell their stories.”
And there are no better people to deliver those stories than farmers — like Walton — who can speak firsthand to the benefits of modern agriculture and the challenges facing the industry.
A Shared Passion for Ag
For Michael Crowder and many of his fellow 2020 LAIB participants, there is little distinction between their professions and their advocacy efforts. “My professional activities and volunteer roles almost completely overlap in many forms,” says Crowder, who serves as president-elect of the National Association of Conservation Districts and also manages farming operations in multiple geographic locations, including Illinois, Washington state and Indiana, where he is the third generation on the family farm.
“While traveling around the nation talking to producers and conservation district folks, I can talk about experiences I’ve had and conservation projects I’ve implemented on my own ranch in Washington state and on the Midwestern farms that I manage.”
While the 2020 LAIB participants represented a wide range of crops, geographies and professions that help farmers, they found unity in the challenges that members of their respective organizations face — challenges like trade, immigration, crop technology acceptance and the urban-rural divide.
The urban-rural divide is intensely palpable for Shannon Higginbotham, a New Jersey-based grower who was selected by the American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership program to participate in LAIB. Higginbotham and her family produce more than 50 different types of crops, giving credence to her state’s famous “Garden State” moniker. The roadside produce stand that she and her family operate, located in a sprawling suburb outside Philadelphia, helps bring a face to agriculture to those most removed from it.
For Higginbotham, LAIB helped augment her ag policy knowledge base, and she delighted in having access to experts who discussed some of the most pressing matters of the day. The Syngenta leaders she met at the RTP Innovation Center and Advanced Crop Lab equally impressed her. “Seeing how much energy and passion Syngenta employees have for their jobs was incredible,” she says. “I was able to see how much Syngenta cares about the world, the people in it and the environment. And their views on the future of agriculture are all tethered to that.”
The following organizations participated in the 2020 Leadership At Its Best program:
Agricultural Retailers Association
American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Program
American Soybean Association
Independent Professional Seed Association
National Agricultural Aviation Association
National Association of Conservation Districts
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Corn Growers Association
National Potato Council
National Sorghum Producers
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Nathan Eitzmann (left) with the Ag Retailers Association (ARA) and Clint Carlson (right) with the National Association of Wheat Growers greet each other during a session at the 2020 Syngenta Leadership At Its Best (LAIB) conference in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Josh Wilken with the Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) participates in an LAIB workshop.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Jeff Meints, also with IPSA, poses a question to an LAIB moderator.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Kim LaFleur with the National Association of Conservation Districts looks over LAIB handouts.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Brent O'Bannon (right), an LAIB moderator, takes a question from participant Jane Marshall with American Agri-Women during a StrengthsFinder exercise, designed to uncover participants' top strengths as leaders based on recurring patterns of thought, feeling and behavior.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Nathan Larson with ARA participates in an exercise that will help identify his core strengths.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: An LAIB attendee reviews his personalized StrengthsFinder matrix, a tool he and all other participants can use as a reference to build on their leadership skills following the conference.
Workshop Trains Leaders How to Speak Up for Agriculture: Chad Vanderby (left) with the National Agricultural Aviation Association and Tim Watts (right) with ARA enjoy the camaraderie and collaboration that LAIB fosters.
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Don’t buy an RTX 2060 laptop just yet!
Vineet Washington
Thinking of investing your hard-earned money into a gaming laptop with an RTX graphics card? You might want to read this story before emptying your wallet. Even though there is no difference in the naming convention of the RTX GPUs whether they’re in a laptop or desktop, there is a significant difference in their performance. According to Notebook Check, an RTX 2060 fitted in a laptop performs 20% to 25% slower than its desktop version.
You can check out the full comparison here.
You probably knew that a laptop GPU cannot perform as well as its desktop counterpart but how much of a sacrifice on performance are you willing to make? An RTX 2060 sounds like the best option when it comes to a mid-to-high-end gaming laptop as it delivers great performance in most AAA titles and decent performance in titles that support ray tracing. But, a laptop with an RTX 2060 still costs a lot of money. The cheapest one is around 96K and if you check out our PC build guide for under Rs.1 lac, you can build yourself a desktop with an RTX 2070 Super for a similar price!
Assuming that you absolutely have to buy a gaming laptop, the RTX 2060 will probably not be a great option. As a matter of fact, the 2070 and 2080 also stand out as underwhelming performers when it comes to laptops. Notebook Check also stated that the laptop version RTX 2070 is 14% to 18% slower than the desktop variant while the RTX 2080’s laptop version is 8% to 10% slower than its desktop counterpart. The performance gap does decrease as you move up to the 2080 but then the prices skyrocket.
The interesting part is that this performance gap for the mobile RTX 2060 puts it at about 5% better on average than a mobile 1660ti, which obviously costs less. This just makes an RTX 2060 laptop hard to recommend.
So, would you rather spend more and go in for the latest tech (RTX) or spend less for similar performance without the latest tech?
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Shashi September 18, 2019 At 11:07 pm
Hey what if Nvidia updates driver for rtx 2060 and improves it’s performance drastically….???
Vineet Washington October 5, 2019 At 11:39 am
That is a possibility but even with a driver update the performance is not going to be similar to its desktop variant. Yeah the 20 to 25% gap in performance might be reduced a little but still, looking at how much 2060 laptops cost, you’ll have to decide if its worth it.
Nagbhushan Hanagandi August 29, 2020 At 8:01 pm
Is it better to invest in 1660 ti laptop in 2020 rather than pricey RTX 2060 laptops?
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Google wants Android to be your wearable OS of choice
By JR Bookwalter 10 March 2014
Well, maybe not 'choice'...
Make mine Android!
Just because Google plans to make its own smartwatch doesn't mean developers have to avoid Android when making their own. In fact, it'll be a relative breeze to use the platform in just a few short weeks.
Google is planning to release a software development kit (SDK) later this month that will make it easier for manufacturers to power their future smartwatches with Android.
During a South by Southwest conference speech March 9, Google Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai announced the search giant's intentions to dominate the wearables market much in the same way it has smartphones.
To accomplish this task, Google plans to borrow from its own Android playbook by making a free SDK available to manufacturers and developers, part of the company's "vision" for a wearables market where its mobile OS is on everyone's wrist.
Feedback welcome
Google is reportedly working on its own smartwatch to be manufactured by LG that could debut in June, but Pichai calls the early release of an Android wearable SDK an opportunity to get "plenty of feedback" in advance of the annual Google I/O conference.
But smartwatches may be only the beginning as Pichai teased the possibility of other wearables such as a "smart jacket," which could incorporate sensors for a variety of unspecified uses.
Pichai also told SXSW attendees that Google's Chromecast will soon branch out to countries other than the US after racking up sales "in the millions" there.
The Android, Chrome and apps executive also answered a query about Google's recent Nest acquisition, saying it could deliver a future "mesh layer" of software designed to help devices interact with each other.
Check out our review of the first wearable from Mountain View, Google Glass!
Via The Wall Street Journal
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'Of course we have a chance, but no more than one per cent' - Oxford United hoping for unlikely cup upset against Manchester City
Oxford United are dreaming of Wembley... even with Manchester City lying in wait Credit: Getty Images
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There will be something familiar about the opposition when Jamie Mackie lines up for Oxford United in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday. He knows all about facing Manchester City as he was in the Queens Park Rangers side that played in the critical final game of the 2012 season.
Indeed, he scored that day to put the visitors ahead and temporarily derail City’s title surge, before a fingernail-threatening injury time that saw a City equaliser and then the goal by Sergio Aguero that secured a historic victory and in the process sent the commentator Martin Tyler doolally.
“It sounds odd, but seeing them winning the trophy wasn’t the thing that sticks in my mind,” says Mackie of that game, as he sits in Oxford’s expansive new training centre just behind the city’s car factory where Minis are built.
“It was that we had stayed in the Premier League. The two teams had very different sort of goals within the same game. And both of us achieved them.”
It won’t be like that at the Kassam Stadium on Wednesday. Then there can only be one winner. City will be looking to retain the trophy they won as part of a domestic treble last season, while League One Oxford will be hoping to deliver the most unlikely upset. It was not something they managed in 2018, when the two clubs met in the third round of the competition, and City won 3-0. But Mackie is convinced there is much his team can learn from that experience.
“I didn’t play, I was rested as we had important league games coming up,” he says of that encounter. “The thing I remember is Manchester City were so professional when they came here. They were really on it on the day, they showed their class.”
Mackie was not the only one impressed by City’s approach. Oxford manager Karl Robinson recalls being taken aback by his opposite number Pep Guardiola’s behaviour in the technical area.
Jamie Mackie scored for QPR against Manchester City in the famous final game of the 2012 season Credit: afp
“I’ve never come up against a manager as intense as him, it was like wow,” says Robinson, when he follows Mackie into the training ground’s intimate media room. “I said to him do me a favour, we’ve not touched the ball for 40 minutes and you’re asking for a throw in. Can we have this at least?”
It was after the game, though, that Robinson says he got a full measure of his opponent.
“The way he was, that’s something you remember. The humility these people carry. Our paths crossed going to the press conference. I was with my daughter, he stopped and showed her time.”
Guardiola’s attitude, he points out, was very different from the other Champions League winning boss he has met in the competition. When he was manager at MK Dons, Robinson beat Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United 4-0 and the Dutchman showed him no such respect.
“He was the worst,” he reckons. “We’d just spent 90 minutes standing next to each other and after the game, he walked straight past me like I wasn’t there. With this manager [Guardiola] it was nothing like that. Pep has been at the pinnacle of the game, swept everyone aside, yet he finds time for you. It just shows you being a good person overrides any talent any of us possess.”
Karl Robinson is relishing the chance to meet Pep Guardiola again Credit: David Rose
Robinson, though, was struck by more than Guardiola’s manners. He is a fully paid-up member of the school that believes the Spaniard has had an enduring influence on the English game.
“He intrigues me. You can obviously learn from him. I really enjoy his style, I enjoy watching it, I enjoy coaching it. I have to enjoy the football my team is producing in order to enjoy my job and I’m sure he’s the same. You want people like him in our country. You want the best ones here, it would be a crying shame if he left our shores and went somewhere else.”
There appears to be more than a hint of Guardiola’s philosophy in Oxford’s play. This was particularly demonstrated in an earlier Carabao Cup tie this season when West Ham were demolished 4-0 at the Kassam.
“It’s a great time to be an Oxford United fan,” Robinson reckons. “The celebration on Wednesday night of Jim [Smith, the Oxford manager who took the club into the top flight in the eighties and who died last week] will be a fitting tribute. Hopefully he’ll be looking down and bring us a little bit of luck.”
One thing is certain: Smith would have relished managing some of the young players Robinson has in his side. Such as the Liverpool academy graduate Cameron Brannagan, the local prodigy Shandon Baptiste and the electric-heeled winger Tariqe Fosu. Robinson, who is never shy to recall that he developed the career of Dele Alli at MK Dons, believes several of his squad are capable of advancing up the divisions.
“It’s the greatest coach in our game,” he says of the EFL. “Because it teaches you things no training ground can give you. I do think I have players here who will play at the top level. They know who they are - I won’t publicly reveal their names.”
And in addition to all that youthful potential, he has in his squad the veteran scrapper Mackie, a player likely to be sent from the bench to ruffle expensive City feathers. It is a role the 34-year-old relishes.
“How many more nights are there going to be when I get the opportunity to play against the best players in the world?” he says. “I’m as hungry as I ever have been. That is my motivation now, to try and get some success before it is all over and I have got to do something else.”
This, he adds, is the lesson he is trying to pass on to his young team-mates: enjoy the moment. “My advice to them has been that when you play in games like this come out at the end with no regrets; leave nothing on the pitch.”
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Robinson agrees that is the only spirit in which to enter the game. “That’s in life though. Football only mirrors life,” he says, after asking if the engaging Mackie had told his interviewer that he had scored in that extraordinary game in 2012. As it happens, he had not.
“Really? It’s usually the first thing he tells people,” Robinson grins, before returning to his theme. “When we go out on the pitch on Wednesday, same every week, our goal is to send people away happy; make sure they know we’ve worked our hardest, know we couldn’t have done any more, and that we’ve enjoyed ourselves.”
And the manager is insistent that, despite the odds stacked against them, the attitude permeating the Oxford dressing room, the one which eviscerated West Ham, will be a potent force on Wednesday.
“If anybody walks to that stadium thinking we haven’t got a chance they’re wrong,” he says. “Mind you, if anybody thinks that chance is more than one per cent they’re wrong too.”
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CBS' Jim Nantz hopes NCAA tournament can provide 'joy' as country deals with coronavirus
Steve GardnerUSA TODAY
This year's NCAA men's basketball tournament could look a lot different from previous ones as a result of the nationwide coronavirus outbreak.
The uncertainty was evident Tuesday as Jim Nantz and other CBS/Turner Sports broadcasters discussed the situation on a conference call with reporters.
“Like everyone else, we have no idea where this is going over the next three or four weeks and we’ll adapt to whatever the NCAA decides to do with the tournament,” Nantz said.
Despite concerns about the virus, Nantz expressed optimism that the story lines and buzzer-beaters the NCAA tournament always provides would be a welcome distraction for viewers.
“This comes at a time where the country really needs more than ever a chance to have something that brings some joy/fun into their lives, more of an escapism, if you will."
So far, the NCAA and the networks are proceeding as scheduled, but Nantz did at least acknowledge the possibility of some games being played without spectators present -- as has been done at sporting events around the world.
"The hardest thing to get your mind around is calling a game with so much at stake with no crowd, no excitement in the building," he said. "What would that feel like? What can you think of that you’ve done that ever would be comparable to that?"
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Stevens Point police name 2 suspects in tavern robbery, say a victim was in on crime
Karen Madden
Stevens Point Journal
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the tavern where the armed robbery occurred.
STEVENS POINT - Police have identified two suspects in the Saturday armed robbery of a tavern.
One of the reported victims in the armed robbery at the 13th Floor Canteen, Vicky Ladecki, 39, of Stevens Point, knew about the robbery and was a participant in the crime, according to police. Officers arrested Ladecki on Tuesday morning and she currently is being held on anticipated charges of theft and obstructing an officer.
Two people entered the 13th Floor Canteen, 1109 Park St., Stevens Point, at 6:08 a.m. Saturday after the tavern had opened for the day, according to police. One of the two showed a long gun during the robbery. The two then left with $10,029, according to police.
Police have identified Charles A. Miller, 30, of Wisconsin Rapids, and Taydisa Strassburg, 25, of Stevens Point, as the two suspects in the robbery, according to a police department news release. Police arrested Miller at a Stevens Point Hotel on Tuesday and he is being held on outstanding warrants in the Portage County Jail. Strassburg is being held in the Marathon County Jail for outstanding warrants, according to the news release.
Police anticipate requesting charges of armed robbery against both Miller and Strassburg.
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Your Labour Councillors and MPs
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Together – St Helens Borough Labour Group End of Year Review 2020
Labour publish Economic Recovery Plan for St Helens
Our Economic Recovery Plan will be for the whole borough
St Helens Borough Council’s Labour cabinet has approved plans to kickstart the borough’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Drafted before the third national lockdown was introduced, the St Helens Economic Recovery Plan outlines the scale of the challenges, opportunities that exist in St Helens Borough and the practical projects to address the challenges.
READ THE PLAN: http://moderngov.sthelens.gov.uk/documents/s110412/Appendix%202.pdf
VIEW THE DETAILED ACTION PLAN: http://moderngov.sthelens.gov.uk/documents/s110411/Appendix%201.pdf
The plan focuses on:
Supporting the St Helens business ecosystem to help businesses to survive, identify new opportunities for the existing business base and also attract inward investment opportunities
A people focused recovery – supporting the residents of St Helens to access employment and upskill for new opportunities across the borough and beyond
Ensuring that future growth helps tackle the climate emergency – this outlines how the council and its partners will use land and regeneration opportunities to attract inward investment, tackle climate change and provide opportunities for residents to achieve their aspirations
In response to the pandemic, the council continues to support residents and businesses in the short-term, including:
Promoting and paying out local and national grants to businesses
Assisting more than 400 out-of-work people with advice, with more than 150 going onto find employment
Providing recruitment support and advice to businesses looking to retain and expand their staff
Helping businesses to adapt to new trading conditions and to embrace innovation
Welcoming the report, Labour Councillor Kate Groucutt, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Business says: “As a council, one of our top priorities is to support a strong, diverse and well-connected local economy with an aim to improve economic growth, support businesses to start and grow here in St Helens Borough, and generate good quality jobs for local people.
“The key to the success of the St Helens economy will be our relationships and partnerships at a local level. This economic recovery plan has, at its heart, the intention to work closely with stakeholders within our borough and across the region, including business leaders, education and skills providers, young people, public sector partners, and the community and voluntary sector.
“The council’s role will be to facilitate and enable a range of projects and to deliver an economic recovery plan. Despite the challenges of the last year, we can look forward with optimism at the opportunities facing our Borough, and together rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic with a greener, healthier and stronger economy and a borough we all can be proud of.”
The plan will now be the subject of a six-week consultation with businesses, partners, and residents.
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Stranded whales New Zealand 2017: Babatunde’s dream
Hundreds of whales died during the night on the New Zealand’s shores after a mass stranding considered the largest in decades.
The news is now viral around the world, images are everywhere and so the participation for the tragedy, while the staff of the Department of Conservation and about 500 volunteers are focused on how to save the survived whales until the next high tide.
However, as always, not all react to the news the same way...
At night, in a crowded room, somewhere in Africa...
"Guys, I have a dream for you," says Babatunde,
only five years old, but a lot of crazy ideas, rarely liked by his brothers.
"Another one?" asks with sarcasm one of them, the closest among those who try to fall asleep. "Do you never get tired?"
"This time is a good one."
"So the last time," says another kid. "Then, fortunately, you did understand that building a submarine is science fiction."
"No, this time it's all natural."
"Let him speak," says the oldest brother, "otherwise we won’t sleep tonight."
"Thanks bro."
"Don’t thank me, and hurry up, I want to sleep."
"You know the whales?"
"What? A quiz?" says the one obsessed with riddles. "Come on, I like it."
"It is not a quiz..."
"Let him reach the end, please?" screams the first-born.
"Maybe this time it's a good idea…" speaks the only sister.
"Thank you!"
"Don’t thank me," she says. "I am optimist by nature."
"Okay, I see."
"Don’t see: tell!" orders the primogenital.
"I said... I mean, I was wondering if you remember the whales and let’s assume so."
"Whales or whale sharks?" demands the most meticulous brother. "They’re not the same thing..."
"Do we have genius, here?" cries the eldest brother risking to lose control. "If he wanted to talk about the whale sharks he would say whale sharks, right?"
"So right, thank you... and I understand, I should not thank you."
"Good, let’s finish this."
"Well, I recently knew that when the whales reach the coasts of pink men – even in those lands children used to identify colors more accurately than adults - instead of leaving them to die or even comment on the tragedy with hatred and indifference, they come so many to rescue and help to survive them and everyone is supportive and compassionate."
"What is the dream?" asks the little sister.
"Simple. Tomorrow morning we dive and we let a whale eats us. So we expect to arrive on a more fortunate beach than ours and while the inhabitants are all trying to save it we covertly get out from its... "
"From its?" they ask in chorus.
"From its ears, what did you think?"
"Since when did the whales have ears?" inquires the nearest brother.
"They must have it," replies his sister. "Otherwise, how can they listen to when they sing?"
"Ears or no ears, whales do not eat children," reports the oldest kid. "This dream is stupid."
"But the sea does", replies the young dreamer.
A deep and conscious silence follows the bitter response.
The brothers strive so not to give in to sadness and everyone tries to sleep using the best weapon they have, which is a flaky and irresponsible strange form of imagination.
So, that night, some children sailed from Africa half hammerhead and half dolphin, very fast and capable of breaking every wall.
Octopus children, able to grab all the gifts in the world forgotten in the sea.
Jellyfish children, beautiful and stinging, which no one can hurt.
Light children as the same water of the waves, which may touch the shore everywhere, and no one can prevent it.
Indeed, many will be there to admire them.
Because it would be just another of the endless, wonderful and fragile gifts of nature…
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Fire outbreak razes popular Kugbo furniture market in Abuja
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Traders at the popular Kugbo furniture and building materials market in the nation’s capital, Abuja are counting their losses after an early morning fire outbreak that destroyed their sources of livelihood on Sunday January, 10th 2021.
Reports say that no immediate cause has been given for the outbreak, but some witnesses suggested it may have been as a result of an electrical fault.
Some of the traders lamented that they had lost goods worth millions of naira to the inferno that took place in the market along Nyanya-Mararaba Expressway road in Abuja.
According to them, operatives of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) only arrived the scene about three hours after the fire had started.
The traders, therefore, called on the government to set up a fire service point in the market to forestall future outbreaks.
Meanwhile, the Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya (Dr.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu in a visit to the scene of the incident has sympathized with the traders over the unfortunate incident.
Today, I visited the site where a fire outbreak razed down some shops, ravaging furniture worth millions of naira at the Kugbo furniture market along the Nyanya Mararaba expressway, Abuja.
I sympathized with the traders on behalf of the Federal Capital Territory Administration pic.twitter.com/rAWR8zFatL
— Hajiya (Dr.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu (@DrRamatuAliyu) January 10, 2021
The minister also pledged government’s support to help the traders in rebuilding the market.
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Guide to Small Business Insurance
Choosing a Company
Business Insurance Commercial Property
Ensuing Loss Coverage
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Marianne Bonner, CPCU, ARM, worked in the insurance industry for 30 years. Now she consults and writes about commercial insurance.
Marianne Bonner
Virtually all commercial property insurance policies afford some coverage for ensuing loss. This coverage is easy to overlook because it is provided by exceptions to policy exclusions.
The term ensuing loss means a loss caused by a covered peril that occurs as a consequence of a loss caused by an excluded peril. That is, an excluded peril causes property damage, which triggers a covered peril that causes other property damage. Damage caused by the subsequent (insured) peril is covered.
An example of an ensuing loss is property damage caused by a fire that results from an earthquake. For instance, suppose an earthquake causes a gas main to rupture. The ruptured gas main triggers a fire that damages a building. The precipitating event was the earthquake, an excluded peril under a commercial property policy.
The earthquake caused property damage (the ruptured gas main), which triggered the fire that burned the building. The earthquake exclusion in a typical property policy contains an exception for ensuing loss caused by fire. Thus, the fire damage to the building is covered. Damage caused by the earthquake is excluded.
Most property policies apply on an all-risk basis. That is, they cover loss or damage caused by any peril that is not specifically excluded. The excluded perils are typically described in a section of the policy entitled Causes of Loss. The ensuing loss exceptions are located in this section.
In most commercial property policies, excluded perils are divided into two broad groups. The first group consists of the major perils like a flood, earth movement, and nuclear hazard. A single event caused by one of these perils can affect many policyholders. Thus, these perils are subject to anti-concurrent causation wording. This wording eliminates coverage for any loss caused by a listed peril, even if a second peril contributes to the loss, and that peril is covered.
The anti-concurrent causation language applies only to the first group of perils. All other excluded perils are exempt from this language. Both groups of excluded perils contain exceptions for ensuing loss.
Ensuing Loss Exceptions
A number of the exclusions found in a typical commercial property policy contain an exception for ensuing loss. Three examples are described below. These three exclusions appear in the standard ISO property policy. In the following scenarios, assume that the damaged property is insured under the ISO policy.
Fungus: The fungus exclusion applies to the presence, growth, proliferation, spread or any activity of fungus, wet or dry rot or bacteria. (Mold is a type of fungus.) But if fungus, wet or dry rot or bacteria result in a specified cause of loss, the insurer will pay for the loss or damage caused by that specified cause of loss. The fungus exclusion provides an exception for ensuing loss caused by a specified cause of loss. The latter is a defined term that includes over a dozen separate perils. Examples are fire, lightning; windstorm and hail. Suppose that fungus damages a wall inside an insured building. The fungus also damages electrical wiring inside the wall. The damaged wiring triggers a fire that damages the building. Fire is a specified cause of loss. The damage to the building was caused by a fire that ensued from damage to a wire caused by fungus. Thus, the fire damage is covered. Damage to the building or its wiring caused by the fungus itself is not covered.
Insects, Birds or Rodents: Many property policies exclude damage caused by nesting or infestation of insects, birds or rodents. Also excluded is damage caused by waste products or secretions produced by these animals. However, coverage is provided for damage by a specified cause of loss that results from insect, bird or rodent nesting, infestation, waste products or secretions. For example, pigeons take up residence on the roof of a machine shop. Their droppings accumulate and damage an air conditioning unit located on the roof. The damage causes the unit to leak, and water seeps into the building. The water causes damage to machinery in the shop. Water damage is a specified cause of loss. The water damage resulted from damage to the air conditioner caused by bird droppings. Thus, the damage to the machinery caused by water should be covered. The damage to the air conditioner is not covered because it was caused by an excluded peril (bird waste products).
Mechanical Breakdown: Most commercial property policies exclude coverage for mechanical breakdown, including rupture or bursting caused by centrifugal force. But if mechanical breakdown results in elevator collision, the insurer will pay for the loss or damage caused by elevator collision. Suppose that a freight elevator in a building overheats and suffers a mechanical breakdown. The breakdown causes the elevator to fall from the second floor to the basement. Both the elevator and property contained in it are damaged by the collision. The damage to the elevator and its contents caused by the collision should be covered. Damage to the elevator caused by mechanical breakdown is excluded.
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The Magic of the mandala
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A drawing of a menhir, or sacred stone,
at Ballymenach, Scotland.
It is marked by cupules where powder was ground from the rock for medicine.
IMAGE: CHARLES RAU
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Suzanne Ubick
I often help my father-in-law make compost in the garden. Every time we finish a batch, he takes up a handful and says "I could eat this! Look at it, smell it, it just couldn't be any better!" Indeed, the compost is tempting: chocolate brown and crumbly, it looks like black forest cake and smells sweet and faintly earthy.
In fact, earth-eating, or geophagy, is a well-documented phenomenon. In the animal world, parrots seek out particular clays and deer lick hollows into patches of soil, traveling long distances to reach these tasty spots. Cattle will chew on clods of particular earths; in South Africa, cattle will often be found meditatively licking away at termite nests, hollowing out polished scoops in any weak spots. Termite nests are rich in trace elements, as these "white ants" carry up fragments from as much as a hundred feet down.
It's usually assumed that table salt, sodium chloride, is the big attraction. Often it is; animals need sodium to maintain a proper electrolyte balance, and the chloride ion is a major constituent of stomach acid. Just as often, though, the animals are garnering iron, copper, magnesium, and a host of trace elements-up to 65 ingredients, according to South African research work.
So eating dirt can be almost like taking vitamins. Ranchers provide their livestock with salt and mineral blocks; poultry and pigs have their feed specially enriched; and people turn to mineral pills. Clay is also an excellent vermifuge, attracting and binding internal parasites and packaging them for disposal.
People have been known to eat earth as well. In developed countries this is thought of as a type of medical disorder called pica, in which people have an "abnormal" desire to eat substances not usually regarded as food. But research by many scientists shows that eating mud pies is, well, a natural thing to do. Children, to their mothers' dismay, seem to be instinctively drawn to eating soils. They often return to particular spots but scorn others.
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Kawai Nui Marsh is said to contain a special nutritious mud. Called lepo ai'ia, the mud is described in oral traditions recorded by the Bishop Museum in Honolulu as thick and jelly-like, the cream color of poi but with a texture more like pudding. This mud is said to have been specially brought to a fish pond on Kawai Nui by the eleventh century hero Kaulu-a-Kalana from volcanic pillars off the coast of the Big Island.
A strict taboo, or kapu, was placed on disturbing the pond, a site thought to be a source of spiritual energy. According to legend, when divers went in to harvest lepo ai'ia, not a single word could be spoken by anybody on the banks, or the divers would be smothered by ordinary mud. Hawaiian folklore records a siege here around 1795, in King Kamehameha I's time. When the food ran out, Kamehameha ordered his men to eat lepo ai'ia. The mud gave the troops enough energy to win the war. Nothing is said of the flavor beyond that it was "pleasing.
The legend's details suggest lepo ai'ia might well have been a bacterial culture made with mud, just as yogurt is a bacterial culture made with milk. This theory is strengthened by aquatic biologist Eric. B. Guinther's work in Kiribati, an island nation in the South Pacific.
During famines, he writes, the inhabitants survived on a thick gelatinous layer that forms at the bottom of freshwater pits. The mud was dug to grow babai, a taro-like staple food. These slippery masses are especially common in pits on Christmas Atoll. This jelly is a sludge secreted by blue-green algae to protect themselves against extreme salinity. The cyanobacteria themselves are a relatively small component of the mass, yellowy lumps suspended like cherries in Jell-O.
According to Guinther, although this blue-green alga is typically found in highly saline situations, it also occurs in fresh and brackish water, including California reservoirs and the reflecting pool in front of Honolulu's state capitol, where it's become an unsightly nuisance. "Whether this is the lepo ai'ia of Hawaiian legend," he writes, "we simply do not know. But the material would provide some nutrition and would be collected from the bottom mud." In Peru, the Aymara people of the high Andes have incorporated clays into their daily cuisine. These mountains are the home of the earth-apple, or potato, and the Aymara have thrived for centuries on this reliable food.
Older cookbooks warn that potatoes with even faintly green skins should never be eaten, because of the poisonous glycoalkaloids that develop during germination. Glycoalkaloids can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and neurological disturbances, and can be fatal to humans. Many of the half-wild potato species the Aymara eat contain dangerous levels of poison, even before any greening occurs. The Aymara cook or steep the tubers with certain kinds of clay to detoxify them. When the clay is drained off, the dish is safe to eat.
The clay adsorbs the glycoalkaloids, allowing toxins to pass harmlessly through the body. Luckily, centuries of selective breeding have drastically reduced the amount of poisons produced by the potatoes we eat in the United States. For these potatoes, cooking is sufficient to destroy what little alkaloid remains.
Closer to home, clay is an essential ingredient in some dishes cooked by indigenous Californians. The Pomo tribe mixes clay with acorn flour to make a bread free of the bitter taste of oak tannins and that is easier to digest. The clay particles stick to the tannin molecules and neutralize them. Because of the very small particle size of clays-as fine as talcum powder-the bread is not gritty.
Like the ancient Greeks before them, pregnant women in many African countries eat white clay to alleviate morning sickness. Anthropologists Boyle and Mackey record the use of clay suspensions in treating nausea in Greece in 40 bc, and it was prescribed by the Roman obstetrician, gynecologist, and pediatrician Soranus of Ephesus, who practiced medicine around 100-140 ad.
Clay, in the form of kaolin, is still a common ingredient in western medicines such as Kaopectate, Rolaids and Maalox. In the stomach, the negative electrical charges of tiny clay particles attract positively charged toxins from stomach fluids. This clumping prevents very small particles, such as toxic molecules, from passing through the walls of the intestines and enter the bloodstream.
Clumped together, the poisons pass harmlessly out of the system through the kidneys or bowel. Also, because clays are alkaline, they help neutralize acid poured out by the stomach during digestive disturbances. Once through the stomach and into the intestines, clay particles absorb water and swell. Their presence slows intestinal spasms, easing the symptoms of diarrhea while coating the intestinal walls and protecting against further irritation.
Clay, whether nibbled as a dry tablet or sipped as a drink, also helps in early pregnancy when the mother's body is adjusting to the presence and biochemical activity of the fetus. The bland taste of the clay reduces nausea.
As pregnancy advances, the rapidly growing offspring requires large amounts of nutrients, particularly calcium. Without dietary supplements, this calcium can be quickly drawn from the mother's bones. Not so long ago, women expected to lose teeth during pregnancy. A common adage among English women was "a tooth for every child," as calcium withdrawal caused jawbone erosion. Certain clays supply calcium in a form easily used by the body.
Scientific analyses of clays selected by pregnant women in Nigeria show that eating as little as 500 mg (about the equivalent of two Tylenol capsules) per day can satisfy nearly 80 percent of a pregnant woman's calcium needs. Clay's detoxifying capabilities may also protect the fetus against birth defects that could be caused by plant toxins the mother happens to eat.
But not all dirt is considered equal, so it should be no surprise that dust from sacred places has often been considered good medicine. Evidence of this ancient belief is seen in the rows or clusters of pits found in sacred objects dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period.
These depressions, known as "cupules," are usually about two inches wide and a half-inch deep. Anthropologists describe them as "ritual markings." They're found on petroglyphs, sacred boulders, and on old churches and tombstones in Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, and England. Cupules have been recorded in painted rock shelters in Namibia, on the sides of Easter Island statues, on the Sphinx of Giza and even on the tops of Olmec stone heads in Mexico. A broad survey of the folklore of these places shows a consistent belief that dust from these stones would cure infertility and arthritis.
Kevin L. Callahan, an anthropologist at the University of Minnesota, has studied cupmarked boulders in sacred sites such as at Fort Ransom, North Dakota and Blood Run, Iowa. The sites, he writes, are "predictably composed of granite next to a large chunk of quartz, and are typically situated near natural springs and below hills with burial mounds." He thinks that these areas may have been considered both magical and medical. Native American shamans hammered these rocks and dispensed the powder to women eager to increase their fertility.
Callahan's experiments show that a typical cupule will yield one tablespoonful of powder, which he considers one dose. He writes, "It takes only five to 15 minutes of pounding with a stone hammer to collect this amount."
Modern science confirms that minerals derived directly from the earth can be more effective than supplements synthesized by man. In the 1960s, when NASA was preparing to conquer space, experiments showed that weightlessness induced very rapid bone depletion. They funded a range of pharmaceutical companies to develop calcium supplements. But Benjamin Ershoff of the California Polytechnic Institute found that the most efficacious treatment was the tried-and-true eating of clay.
He reported that "the calcium in clay ...is absorbed more efficiently and that it contains some factor or factors other than calcium which promotes improved calcium utilization and/or bone formation." He added, "Little or no benefit was noted when calcium alone was added to the diet."
A slice of Mississippi Mud Pie, anyone?
Suzanne Ubick is Assistant Editor of California Wild.
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BlackBerry’s odds of survival just got better
In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, file photo, Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research in Motion, which is changing its name to BlackBerry, is seen in Toronto on a video link from New York as he introduces the BlackBerry Z10. As of Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, CEO Thorsten Heins is stepping down and John Chen was appointed chairman of BlackBerry's board of directors and interim CEO.
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Boyd Erman
Published November 4, 2013 Updated November 4, 2013
It's too easy to view BlackBerry Ltd.'s aborted auction as just another failure in a too-long list.
The company fails to make a competitive new phone until it is too late. It fails to launch a tablet that sells. It fails to keep market share. It fails to make money. After all that, it fails to find a buyer.
And since we're talking about failure, there is also Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.'s apparent inability to pull together a buyout proposal for BlackBerry at $9 (U.S.) a share that had been all but promised.
But if you are someone who still cheers for BlackBerry to remain a Canadian success story, the transaction announced Monday is the opposite of a failure.
Shareholders banking on a $9-a-share takeover will no doubt disagree, and Monday's plunge in the stock price reflects their disappointment. But shareholders, as the Supreme Court of Canada said in a 2008 case about BCE Inc., are only part of the puzzle in Canada. Boards are supposed to think about all "stakeholders."
For Canada's technology industry, for the employees of BlackBerry, for the cities where they do their work, Monday's news – no takeover, but $1-billion in fresh capital for the company – is a lower-risk play.
There is no breakup, no sale of patents. The company remains independent, whole, and Canadian and with a relatively clean balance sheet – one that gives the smartphone maker a better chance of survival than if Fairfax had forged ahead with a leveraged buyout.
Fairfax and its partners have used a convertible debt structure that trades some of the potential upside in an LBO for a much less dangerous downside. In the circumstances, it's a perfectly rational decision for Fairfax, and even for BlackBerry.
This Fairfax-led financing leaves BlackBerry a cash-rich company with minimal interest payments, rather than a cash-poor company with much greater interest costs. It also means the new chief executive officer, John Chen, can get to work on a turnaround without waiting for any full takeover to get approved, a process that can run many weeks.
An LBO would have stripped BlackBerry of much of its cash and added something like $2-billion of debt to its balance sheet. All that money would have left the company to pay stockholders their $9 a share. A debt load that size on a company like BlackBerry would have come with high rates and significant covenants. Interest costs of close to $200-million a year wouldn't be out of line.
In the transaction announced Monday, BlackBerry adds $1-billion of debt. But it also gets that $1-billion to help fund its turnaround plan and keeps the cash that is currently on the balance sheet. The interest rate on the debt is low at 6 per cent, or $60-million a year. What's more, the covenants are said to be much friendlier. In other words: A leveraged buyout would likely have left BlackBerry with somewhere between $1-billion and $1.5-billion of cash and $2-billion of high-interest debt. Now it will have more than $3-billion in cash and $1-billion of lower-interest debt. And BlackBerry is burning cash quickly – all the more reason to avoid the LBO.
Which company has a better chance of making it? The answer is easy.
In the longer run, if BlackBerry fails, Fairfax and its partners in the convertible bond are first in line as creditors, giving them more protection. And they get paid interest in the meantime.
For that, the convertible investors give up significant potential gains.The LBO structure would require a much smaller increase in the value of the company to yield big increases in the investors' returns. That's the other side of leverage.
If the turnaround works, the convertible idea also simplifies one other thing for Fairfax. An LBO requires an exit – a willing buyer or an initial public offering being the usual routes. With a convertible note, the exit is much simpler. You swap your debt into shares in a company that is already publicly traded.
There is still work to be done. A strategic partner is one piece of the puzzle that is still missing. BlackBerry still needs to put a better product into the market – the BlackBerry 10 lines of phones aren't selling well. It has lost huge amounts of market share and cachet.
But a low-debt, cashed-up business is a better place to be for everybody still involved with BlackBerry. For everybody, perhaps, except those common shareholders who would be happy to hang up on BlackBerry for $9.
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Shoppers reveal high level of bread price awareness
Over 40% of shoppers interviewed for this week’s Shoppers’ Eye category research recalled the price of the bread they had picked up and a quarter were aware the price had changed.
Eight out of 10 of these said the price had increased.
Visuality’s research for The Grocer into the bread fixture coincides with a rise in the price of bread following the hot summer and a worldwide grain shortage. But when asked whether they had seen or read any media stories in connection with bread or grain only four shoppers said yes.
When told of the reasons for a rise in prices, the vast majority of shoppers were resigned to the increase being passed to them. “You have to pay or go without. I’ll buy it regardless,” said one shopper while another said: “I will look around for better value bread than I currently buy.”
However, a few shoppers felt
it was just an excuse to put prices up. “There is always some reason for an increase,” said one. Another added: “It is lies. There is a mountain of grain.”
According to Visuality MD Nicola Scrafton, the price recall figure was higher than expected. “We believe this is partly because special offers will always make shoppers more price aware and they use the offer price as a reference point, even if they do not buy the product,” she said.
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Rising costs hit margins at Cranswick in the past six months, the pork supplier confirmed yesterday. The Tesco and Sainsbury’s supplier said pre-tax profits for the six months to 30 September were down from £23.8m last year to £18.5m.
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Inside sport blogChelsea
Fifa should be applauded for making a stand on honouring contracts
Chelsea may find appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the principle of honouring a contract tough going
Gaël Kakuta, the Chelsea attacking midfielder, is at the centre of Fifa's ruling against the Stamford Bridge club. Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images
Thu 3 Sep 2009 19.10 EDT
Fifa's stand should be applauded, not derided. The Gaël Kakuta case follows several episodes in which former clubs of talented young players, often in Italy, have howled with outrage that their teenagers have been "poached" or "robbed" by ruthless English clubs waving wads of money.
Chelsea have figured in a few of those accusations, as did Manchester United for signing Federico Macheda at 16; Lazio's president, Claudio Lotito, described the environment then as "a proper cattle market".
Yet the Italian clubs had no rights in those cases; they were vulnerable because of their own regulations, which prohibit young players from signing contracts until they are 18. With Kakuta, it was different. He was playing in France, for Lens, who say they had a contract with him. Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber moved in, to apply clear rules which enforce a solid principle: contracts in football must be honoured. Fifa's regulations set out that any club which signs a player who has a valid contract with another club is considered to have induced that breach of contract. The penalties – fines, suspensions and the one we had barely heard of until this: banning clubs from signing any more players for one or two transfer windows – all have precedents.
While English football reeled in shock and Chelsea, although not denying that Kakuta had a contract, protested that the penalty was "without precedent to this level and totally disproportionate to the alleged offence", the Lens president, Gervais Martel, was taking it calmly.
"We expected this kind of decision," he said. "The player was under contract with us, and they came and stole him away."
Chelsea have said they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but in recent cases the CAS has encouraged Fifa by upholding its rulings. In January the CAS upheld a Fifa penalty against the Al Kuwait sports club which was very similar to the one imposed on Chelsea. Al Kuwait were found to have sacked an Estonian player, Vjatseslav Zahovaiko, in breach of his valid contract. The club was fined $120,000 (£73,500) and, like Chelsea, banned from signing new players for two transfer windows.
The case being cited to give Chelsea hope was in 2005, when the CAS reduced a Fifa sanction against Roma, who were found guilty of inducing the centre-half Philippe Mexès to breach his contract with Auxerre. Still, the CAS upheld the ban on Roma signing players, reducing the period from two transfer windows to one.
There are several other cases in which the CAS has upheld Fifa rulings over players breaking their contracts, and FC Sion, of Switzerland, are currently appealing to the CAS against a two-transfer-window ban imposed in May.
Fifa has publicly welcomed the CAS when it has backed the sanctions, saying the regulations are dedicated to "defending contractual stability in football".
So Chelsea are on a stickier wicket, and Fifa surer of its ground, than some might have thought when the news first broke and the ban on signing players seemed, on these shores, unheard of.
If Chelsea are to appeal, they may have to argue that they did not do what Fifa found they did – we have been given scant details so far – or that somehow Kakuta's contract with Lens was not valid. It might safely be assumed that the DRC members are not complete fools and will have considered the issues fully, knowing that Chelsea were certain to appeal to the CAS. If the facts are upheld, the appeal will be on the severity of the punishment, and there the Al Kuwait case could stand as a precedent. Where a club has been found guilty of inducing a player to breach a contract, the CAS has upheld a two-transfer-window ban.
The case is not what it seemed at first, that Fifa had finally been able to get tough on rich clubs who poach young talent being nurtured by smaller clubs around Europe and elsewhere in the world. Nor does it have anything to do with that other stain on football's treatment of young people, the trafficking of fledgling talent across continents, by men who hope to make pots of money somewhere along the chain.
This one is more straightforward: Chelsea wanted Kakuta. No great scouting insight was necessary because he was an outstanding young player at European youth level, known to all the clubs. Chelsea signed him at 16, presumably paying him very well to join the multinational hopefuls in Roman Abramovich's academy. Chelsea's only problem, Fifa have found, is that Kakuta already had a contract, and breaking that is not allowed.
Those in English football inclined to a knee-jerk criticism of Fifa, or Sepp Blatter, for supposedly having it in for English football should perhaps think instead about applauding the world governing body for taking a stand.
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Donated Tissue Heals Burns, Bones and Blindness
July 30, 2015 Updated: June 11, 2016 8:23 p.m.
The summer season is filled with many fun activities that unfortunately, can turn deadly in an instant. Burns from fireworks or injuries from a sports or motorcycle accident can require life-saving skin grafts or bone replacement. LifeChoice Donor Services wants to educate Connecticut residents about the lesser known, but vital role that donated tissue plays in healing these types of injuries.
“Donated tissues can be used to heal an incredible variety of injuries,” said Caitlyn Bernabucci, Public Education Specialist for LifeChoice Donor Services in Bloomfield. “From corneas used to restore sight, to bone for joint replacement and tendons to reconstruct torn ACLs and repair Achilles ruptures, the list is practically endless.”
Bernabucci understands that many people associate organ donation with major organs such as the heart and kidney, and few are aware that tissue donations actually help more people. Over 1.5 million people rely on donated tissue each year in the U.S. LifeChoice works with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation,, LifeNet Health, Tissue Banks International and the Connecticut Eye Bank.
“While a single organ donor can save the lives of eight people, a single tissue donor can save and heal over 50,” continues Bernabucci. “Due to the fact that tissue can be sterilized, it does not need to be matched to the recipient. And since it is packaged and stored for up to five years, its healing potential is great.”
Types of donated tissue includes corneas, skin, tendons, heart valves, veins, ligaments, bones and cartilage. Donated tissue is also referred to as an allograft, which means it was recovered from a deceased donor for use in medical procedures. The tissue contains no living cells, so for example, a bone graft used for surgery cannot grow, but provides the scaffolding for the natural bone to heal over after a few months’ time.
For burn victims, donated skin is used as a temporary dressing of burn sites, to prevent dehydration and infection of the wound while it heals underneath.
Other uses for donated tissue include:
Cardiac bypass surgeryBreast reconstructionDental implantsMeniscus replacementSpinal surgeryReplace bone destroyed by cancerVision restoration with corneasHernia repairPelvic floor reconstructionHeart valve replacementLigament reconstruction to allow a patient to walk or run
For those concerned with the appearance of a body after tissue donation, Bernabucci notes, “the utmost care and respect is taken with the donor’s body. Tissue recovery teams are skilled in donor reconstruction. A donor can still have a funeral with an open casket.”
LifeChoice Donor Services, Inc. is the federally designated, non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) for six counties in Connecticut and three counties in Western Massachusetts with a combined population of 2.3 million people. The OPO serves twenty-three acute care hospitals for organ and tissue donation and two organ transplant hospitals, Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.
LifeChoice Donor Services is a member in good standing of the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). For more information about LifeChoice and to join the Donor Registry, please visit www.lifechoiceopo.org or call 1.800.874.5215.
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Shaffer homers in 7th, Rays rally again to beat Mets
McMahon seniors facing third season of canceled sports
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MARK DIDTLERAssociated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Richie Shaffer helped the Tampa Bay Rays finish off another comeback against the New York Mets.
The rookie hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Rays once again rallied from an early three-run deficit, beating the NL East leaders 4-3 Sunday.
"This is a morale booster," Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer said. "These past few games we've played, we've been playing really, really well. As a whole, we're starting to find it."
For the second straight day, the Rays quickly fell behind 3-0.
Shaffer's third hit in three at-bats against Bartolo Colon (10-11) was a solo shot into the left-field seats. Shaffer entered with one hit -- a homer -- in seven at-bats this season.
"It was awesome," Shaffer said. "My dad is from Cleveland. He's a Cleveland Indians fan, and he's a big fan of him. Getting to face him, it's been pretty cool."
John Jaso drove in three runs for the Rays, who reached the .500 mark at 56-56.
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer reacts after getting New York Mets' Lucas Duda to hit into a double play to end the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Rays' Richie Shaffer high fives teammates in the dugout after scoring on a sacrifice fly by John Jaso during the third inning of an interleague baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
New York Mets' Kevin Plawecki, right, shakes hands with Wilmer Flores, center, after they scored on a two-run single by Daniel Murphy off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer during the second inning of an interleague baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mets' Yoenis Cespedes, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
"Overall team wins the past two days," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
Xavier Cedeno (2-1) pitched a scoreless seventh while Jake McGee got three outs to pick up his sixth save.
The Mets have lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak. They did go 4-2 on a road trip that also included a stop in Miami.
"It was a good road trip," Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. "It could have been a great road trip, but this team played us well."
A day after the Mets scored three runs in the first inning, they got three in the second when Archer lost his control.
Curtis Granderson got an RBI by drawing the fourth walk issued in the inning by Archer, and Daniel Murphy followed with a two-run single.
Jaso hit a sacrifice fly in the third and added a two-run double in the fifth that pulled the Rays even at 3.
Archer gave up three runs, four hits, four walks and struck out 10 over six innings. All the walks and eight of his strikeouts came in the first three innings for the All-Star.
New York struck out 28 times over the past two games.
"When you face good pitching, our lineup is going to strike out," New York manager Terry Collins said. "We're designed to hit homers, and guys who hit home runs strike out. I'm a little concerned about (28)."
The Rays are 33-30 in games decided by two or fewer runs this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: 3B David Wright will start a rehab assignment Monday with Class A St. Lucie. ... OF Michael Cuddyer (left knee) is expected back Monday.
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (right thumb) was out of the lineup, but was a pinch-runner in the seventh. "Tried swinging a bat, but didn't have a whole lot of feel," he said. ... C Curt Casali, hit on the left temple Saturday on a back swing by Mets C Travis d'Arnaud, is fine. "It comes with the position," Casali said. D'Arnaud texted an apology to Casali.
Colon is just one of five active players -- joining Alex Rodriguez, LaTroy Hawkins, David Ortiz and Torii Hunter -- who made their major league debuts before the Rays played their first game in 1998. The 42-year old Colon pitched the 18th game at Tropicana Field on May 12, 1998.
Rays SS Asdrubal Cabrera had his 11-game hitting streak and a stretch of six straight mulithit games both end. ... Colon had his majors-best 13th start without giving up a walk. It's the most by an NL pitcher in his team's first 111 games since Atlanta's Greg Maddux in 2001. ... Colon is 0-5 in his last eight starts against Tampa Bay and 9-6 overall.
Mets: LHP Jonathon Niese (6-9) will be at home to face Colorado RHP Jon Gray (0-0) Monday night. It will be Gray's second big league start.
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-4) and Atlanta RHP Williams Perez (4-2) are Tuesday night's starters at Tampa Bay.
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Jets to take off at RC park
Chad Frey
cfrey@thekansan.com
The Harvey County Commission gave its blessing for the operation of a new class of remote control aircraft at the remote control vehicle facility located in East Park on Tuesday.
And these are not your kid’s balsa and paper airplanes.
The commission approved a recommendation by the Harvey County Park Board to allow for gas-powered jets.
“Part of increasing what we can do at the field, just like we got the quad copters and drones out there, we would like to get these aircraft there,” said Taylor Boone, a remote control club member and electric jet pilot. “It is not something that a lot of people are into right now. It is a type of aircraft that there is nowhere else to fly right now.”
The aircraft now approved are fueled by Jet A, propane or diesel fuel and can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour.
Costing as much as $10,000, the aircraft are insured and regulated by the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
“These pilots are certified, and they don’t mess around with it,” said Kass Miller, director of Harvey County Parks.
The certification process includes rigid building codes for aircraft, pilot skill testing, ground training and flight training with an experienced pilot.
“They have to prove their flight capabilities to already certified pilots before they can get authorization to fly these,” said Joe Owen, president of the Harvey County Radio Control Club.
The club has begun taking fire safety precautions — like purchasing a large tank for fire suppression — as it prepares for the possibility of flights by gas-powered turbines.
When completed, the park will consist of two grass runways (a north-south and an east-west), a scale crawler course, a dedicated rock crawler course, a dirt race track with flat oval, stadium, rock racing and a designated drone racing course. Boating opportunities are available at the lake across the road.
In other business, the commission:
• Asked the extension office to rework its budget proposal. The proposed budget, which required an answer to K-State this week, contained a 2% increase, while the commission is requesting a flat budget from all departments. The county will review the extension budget again as it prepares budgets this summer.
• Approved an amendment to a tower co-location agreement with KanOkla Communications, LLC. The agreement will link towers owned by the county and allow the company to expand rural internet access. KanOkla will pay the county for the placing of equipment on the communications towers.
• Reviewed a lease agreement for communications equipment. No final action was taken.
• Reviewed a possible audit of telecommunications to look for ways to save money on phone systems and services.
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US World Cup star Morgan ruled out for rest of 2019 season
MIAMI: United States women´s soccer star Alex Morgan said Monday she would not play again this season as she aims to fix a knee injury that has bothered her since the World Cup.
The 30-year-old Orlando Pride forward, one of the most prominent players on the United States´ World Cup-winning team, made the announcement in a statement on her Instagram account.
"This year has had the highest of highs but along with that comes challenges and sometimes even falling short of my goals I set for myself in 2019," Morgan wrote.
"I´m disappointed I won´t be able to compete with the Pride for the remainder of 2019 due to a knee injury I´ve been managing since the World Cup, and that I can´t be there to help my teammates and my club have more success.
"I have already started physical therapy in LA and am eager to get back on the field doing what I love."
Morgan did not release further details of her injury.
The striker has been nursing the knock since she was substituted during the USA´s group game with Sweden at the World Cup in June.
She returned to feature in the remaining games of the tournament, however, scoring in the semi-final victory over England and playing in the final.
Morgan has had a history of knee injuries, suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament as a teenager in high school at the start of her career, and undergoing keyhole surgery on her right knee in 2015.
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Fawad Chaudhry makes important announcement for gamers
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Ford partners with 3M, GE to make respirators, ventilators and face shields
Breana Noble, The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. is teaming with major medical equipment manufacturers, including the 3M Co. and GE Healthcare, to boost their production and to make face shields and 3-D print respirators.
Concerns over a shortage of ventilators, personal protective equipment for health-care workers and more led President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act, opening the way for the government to call on private business to help. Automakers, including Ford, General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, have shared their intentions to do so.
“This is such a critical time for America and the world," Bill Ford, Ford's executive chairman, said in a statement. "It is a time for action and cooperation. By coming together across multiple industries, we can make a real difference for people in need and for those on the front lines of this crisis. At Ford, we feel a deep obligation to step up and contribute in times of need, just as we always have through the 117-year history of our company.”
Ford will leverage its manufacturing and engineering expertise to assist 3M and GE Healthcare in increasing manufacturing capacity for air-purifying respirators and ventilators respectively. The Dearborn automaker also will help to create a simpler version that may be able to be created in Ford facilities.
“We are encouraged by how quickly companies from across industries have mobilized to address the growing challenge we collectively face from COVID-19,” GE Healthcare CEO Kieran Murphy said in a statement. “We are proud to bring our clinical and technical expertise to this collaboration with Ford, working together to serve unprecedented demand for this life-saving technology and urgently support customers as they meet patient needs.”
Added Mike Roman, 3M chairman and CEO, in a statement: "It’s crucial that we mobilize all resources to protect lives and defeat this disease."
Meanwhile, Ford is testing 1,000 face shields at Detroit Mercy, Henry Ford Health Systems and Detroit medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospitals. It plans to complete roughly 75,000 of these shields this week and produce more than 1000,000 per week at Ford subsidiary Troy Design and Manufacturing in Plymouth. It is working with the United Auto Workers to do so, the company said.
And 3-D printers at the automaker's Advanced Manufacturing Center in Redford will print disposable respirators. Once approved by federal regulators, Ford intends to produce 1,000 respirators per month and grow that production as fast as possible.
Ford also is evaluating a separate effort not involving GE Healthcare with the U.K. government to produce additional ventilators.
GM on Monday said it was looking at the feasibility of making ventilators at its Kokomo Operations in Indiana. It is assisting Washington-based Ventec Life Systems to ramp up production, and its suppliers who have been tapped in the effort say the collaboration is looking to produce up to 200,000 ventilators.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV also intends to make fask masks at a plant in China for first responders and health-care workers in North America in addition to assisting Siare Engineering Italian Group increase ventilator production in Italy.
bnoble@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @BreanaCNoble
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Running Loop Van Vlaanderen 2014
By Marijn Vandevoorde 19 May 2014
Alright! Today was the day: Loop van Vlaanderen. After unexpectedly entering the top 20 last year in 4h12, public ambitions for this year were to do better. Secretly however, I put the bar higher and even though preparations hadn ’t been perfect, I still wanted to go under that 4h barrier.
Running Loop van Vlaanderen 2014 preview
Alright, I just decided to turn doubts into decisions and run the 2nd edition of the “Loop van Vlaanderen” tomorrow.
Running The Marathon: less talk, more run
Marathons. There ’s something legendary about them, which is probably why they appeal fascinating to so many. Of course, there ’s the story of Pheidippides to feed the legend. There are the amazing images of thousands & thousands of people at the start of the big city marathons, not to mention the stories they tell afterwards. But let ’s cut the crap, shall we?
Running Unbreakable – The Western States 100
The Western States 100 is one of those legendary races. Probably the most legendary one on North-american territories. Take that as a starting point, add a battle between 4 of the greatest trail runners at the time during the 2010 edition of the race, and you ’re in for 2 hours of breath-taking cinema
Running Antwerp Marathon – Antwerp 10 miles double club
By Marijn Vandevoorde 27 April 2014
As a preparation for bigger things to come (CCC mostly), I decided to do a special combo this year.
Running The Provence Beast – Running Mont Ventoux
July 21st, 2013. On the day King Albert II (yep, still him back then) got to blow out 183 candles (hurray Belgium!), I decided to run the Mont Ventoux. Or “the Provence beast”. Or “the bald mountain”. Just pick the one that makes me sound the most heroic. The plans were clear and simple: I would run up taking the exact same route the bikers do in the Tour de France, from the centre of Bédouin to the very top. Once there, I ’d take the 50k trail route down, in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, my girlfriend would wait for a few hours and then follow the 50k trail route up until we met. We ’d walk/run the remaining part to Bédoin together and rejoice and what not.
How it all began I think I was about 9 when I did my first competitive running.
Running watchtip
Start2trail
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LEADER GONE
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard quits post ‘with immediate effect’
Jonathan Whitelaw
SCOTTISH Labour leader Richard Leonard has QUIT his role after three years.
The MSP has steppedped down from his position as chief of the party north of the border with immediate effect.
Mr Leonard has stepped down as leader
In a statement, the politician for central Scotland said that speculation about his future had contributed to his decision to quit the role after three years.
And that by resigning it was "the right [decision] for me and for the Party."
Mr Leonard said: “Scotland needs a Labour government now more than ever before. Our National Health Service and public services are at breaking point under the strain of an out-of-control pandemic. Covid is rampant, claiming lives, and striking down so many of our fellow citizens, who are grievously suffering from this awful virus.
"Workers’ incomes are being squeezed like never before, with job losses rife and businesses going bust. Too many employees go to work day-in and day-out, night-in and night-out leaving them vulnerable to the virus.
Scottish Government given permission to use leftover vaccine in vials to give to other patients
“Both Governments have mishandled its response to Covid, with devastating consequences not least in our care homes. It is essential now that we have an accelerated vaccine roll out – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – to ensure that the most vulnerable and frontline workers are protected against Covid, and that the general population is given greater protection as quickly as possible after that.
“I have thought long and hard over the Christmas period about what this crisis means, and the approach Scottish Labour takes to help tackle it. I have also considered what the speculation about my leadership does to our ability to get Labour’s message across. This has become a distraction.
“I have come to the conclusion it is in the best interests of the party that I step aside as leader of Scottish Labour with immediate effect. This was not an easy decision, but after three years I feel it is the right one for me and for the Party.
“I want to thank all those people who placed their hopes in me, and who worked with me in good times and bad. This experience and the great people I have met will live with me forever. I owe a huge debt in particular to all those party members who work tirelessly for the cause of Labour.
“I retain my faith in the Labour Party as the party that offers hope to people and that remains the only vehicle for the realisation of that hope. Whilst I step down from the leadership today, the work goes on, and I will play my constructive part as an MSP in winning support for Labour’s vision of a better future in a democratic economy and a socialist society.”
Political rivals have spoken out following Leonard's resignation.
Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Despite our political differences, I’ve always liked Richard Leonard. He is a decent guy and I wish him well for the future.
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Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie appeared to use the resignation as a chance to bring voters to his party.
The Glasgow MSP said: “I wish Richard Leonard all the best for the future.
“Scottish Labour could now field an entire football team of former leaders and acting leaders. The party has spent almost the entire devolution era fighting among itself, all the while letting down Scotland’s working class communities.
“Many Labour members have understandably become utterly disillusioned with their party’s constant infighting.
"I’d urge those members to take a look at our plans for a Green New Deal for Workers, for public ownership and for tenants rights and consider joining us as we fight to build a better Scotland.”
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Event calls for residents to ‘lay it down’
Phil Beebe
pbeebe@muncie.gannett.com
MUNCIE — Marwin Strong has seen the violence, both in Muncie and in other communities. And he wants it to stop.
Strong, a longtime Muncie resident and activist, wants everyone in Muncie to hear his message, which he will deliver Saturday, Sept. 19, at Price Hall. He will be the keynote speaker, Delaware County Sheriff Ray Dudley also plans to speak and there will be a vigil for all those who have lost loved ones because of violence or drugs.
“We want everyone to come together, and stop the violence,” Strong said.
The event will be from 4-5 p.m. outside of Price Hall. If it rains, the event will be moved inside. The first 100 people to show up will receive free T-shirts.
“Lay it down,” Strong said. “That’s what I want to stress. Lay it down. The guns, the lack of having education, whatever it is. And in laying something down, you have to pick something up. What are you going to pick up?”
Strong said he felt compelled to organize the event after seeing report after report of shootings and other incidents in Muncie, Indianapolis and elsewhere. He has seen the success of many programs for young children to help them stay involved and engaged, up through the elementary ages and to a lesser degree, in junior high ages. The opportunities become less for older kids.
“We lose those kids in grades 9-12,” he said. “There are fewer programs for them.”
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Building Cities, It Turns Out, Is a Partisan Issue
Post date 16 November 2009
19 Comments on Building Cities, It Turns Out, Is a Partisan Issue
» While livable cities advocates might suggest that their cause is a nonpartisan one, reality suggests otherwise.
American politics are quite unique compared to those in other countries because of the practical obsession on the part of members of both parties of achieving “bipartisan” or “nonpartisan” policy objectives. In most countries, when a party wins a landslide election, the winning group pursues its objectives, with little or no consideration of losing parties not taking part in a governing coalition. In the next election, policy differences are clarified and voters can make a choice. In the United States, on the other hand, the winning party immediately turns to the other side of the aisle in order to “work together” to find solutions that can be amenable to all. That, at least, is how Democrats responded when President Bush asked for bipartisan cooperation; President Obama and Senator Max Baucus’ repeated efforts to involve Republicans in the health debate worked on a similar vein. Yet these attempts at bipartisanship do not actually mean that legislators of opposing parties agree; rather, the failure of House Democrats to convince any Republican to vote for the stimulus earlier this year is suggestive of the problem.
It is in this context that advocates of livable communities claim that their side is right and therefore that their ideas should be acceptable to all. As Jeff Wood wrote on The Overhead Wire, “Ultimately building cities shouldn’t be a partisan issue. The road towards transit and walkability is a sustainable one from a fiscal and environmental standpoint.” In other words, Republicans and Democrats should come together and design places that encourage transit and density.
There is no question in my mind that transit and livability should be top priorities for politicians and that policy at the local, state, and federal levels should be transformed to support it. Yet reality suggests that building cities is, in fact, a partisan issue. There are significant gains to be made on both sides by defending differences in policy, and then reaching for the center; that fact goes for both issues like abortion and issues like funding for alternative transportation. Voters have to be able to make a choice.
Indeed, the American public has already been segmented quite clearly in a way that relates directly to questions about transportation and housing stock. The denser the community, the more likely to vote Democratic, as demonstrated below.
2008 Presidential Election Results by Density Quartile
Density Total Votes # of Counties Obama Share
McCain Share
0-141 ppl/sq mi 31 million 2,503 43 % 56 %
142-497 ppl/sq mi 31 million 401 48 % 51 %
498-1,467 ppl/sq mi 31 million 151 55 %
1,468-57,173 ppl/sq mi 31 million 86 66 %
The contrast is even more remarkable in the counties on the limits of typical density; those that are most urban went overwhelmingly for Mr. Obama, while those that are the most rural went to Mr. McCain with a large majority.
2008 Presidential Election Results in Extreme Low and High Density Counties
0-14 ppl/sq mi 2.5 million 667 38 % 60 %
10,002-57,173 ppl/sq mi 3.7 million 8 81 %
Both the Democratic and Republican Parties understand this segmentation and have attempt to angle their policies towards solidifying their bases. In its 2008 political platform, the Democratic Party included the following statements:
“Right now, we are spending less than at any time in recent history and far less than our international competitors on this critical component of our nation’s strength. We will start a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank that can leverage private investment in infrastructure improvements, and create nearly two million new good jobs… We need a national transportation policy, including high-speed rail and light rail. We can invest in our bridges, roads, and public transportation so that people have choices in how they get to work…”
“We believe that strong cities are the building blocks of strong regions, and strong regions are essential for a strong America. To build vibrant and diverse cities and regions, we support equitable development strategies that create opportunities for those traditionally left behind by economic development efforts. For the past eight years, the current Administration has ignored urban areas. We look forward to greater partnership with urban America… Since businesses can only function when workers can get to their place of employment, we will invest in public transportation including rail, expand transportation options for low-income communities, and strengthen core infrastructure like our roads and bridges… Finally, we will work to make cities greener and more livable by training employees to work in skilled clean technologies industries, improving the environmental efficiency of city buildings, and taking smart growth principles into account when designing transportation.”
These ideas, to be expected, hue rather closely to those expressed by livable neighborhood advocates — people who live in the urban communities that are the Democrats’ base. The Republicans, on the other hand, suggest a far more minimal involvement in relevant issues in their own platform:
“We pledge a business-like, cost-effective approach for infrastructure spending, always mindful of the special needs of both rural and urban communities… We support a level of investment in the nation’s transportation system that will promote a healthy economy, sustain jobs, and keep America globally competitive. We need to improve the system’s performance and capacity to deal with congestion, move a massive amount of freight, reduce traffic fatalities, and ensure mobility across both rural and urban areas. We urgently need to preserve the highway, transit, and air facilities built over the last century so they can serve generations to come. At the same time, we are committed to minimizing transportation’s impact on climate change, our local environments, and the nation’s energy use. Careful reforms of environmental reviews and the permitting process should speed projects to completion.”
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans do not suggest investing in high-speed rail, they don’t argue for investment in new transit capacity, and they don’t argue for designing with smart growth in mind. On the other hand, unlike the GOP, the Democrats are unafraid of pushing increased government spending on transportation projects that can only realistically be funded by the government. There are clear differences, and the reason is that the two groups are attempting to stake out different political ground with the goal of attracting votes. There is nothing less likely to win a candidate a vote than stating a policy that his or her opponent agrees with.
As Jarrett Walker argues at Human Transit, the Republicans have lost the cities, and they know they won’t get them back anytime soon, so they have an incentive to promote anti-urban sentiment. This is especially true because the pro-local, pro-rural arguments the GOP often makes to defend under-investment in alternative transportation and dense neighborhoods are exactly what appeals to tens of millions of people living in the often ubiquitous landscape of suburban single-family homes. Though those people would likely benefit from policy that promotes livable communities — there’s no argument on that here — they are attracted to rhetoric that suggests doing just the opposite. From a political standpoint, it then becomes desirable to advocate that point of view.
As transportation and other related issues rise to the forefront, in other words, partisan division seems likely to be exposed, rather than quashed by bipartisan agreement. In many ways, this isn’t a bad thing: it allows voters to understand quite clearly what they’re voting for. That’s the best part of democracy: it allows people to pick which society they want to live in. If Democrats want to represent their inner-city and close suburban constituencies well, and if Republicans want to attract the votes of the exurban and rural electorate, this contrast in policy proposals on urbanism seems inevitable.
Postscript: There is plenty of evidence that Republicans are often supportive of good policy and that Democrats are often willing to promote what livable streets advocates see as the bad, just as some Democrats are pro-life and some Republicans pro-choice. In the recent election for Mayor of New York City, Republican-endorsed Mike Bloomberg was considerably more pro-transit and pro-bicyclists than rival Democrat Bill Thompson. But the overall goals of the two parties will continue to diverge as long as matters like density play a role in determining voting patterns.
Statistics quoted above from the New York Times
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19 replies on “Building Cities, It Turns Out, Is a Partisan Issue”
jfruhsays:
I think trend is exacerbated by a tendency of both parties to accentuate their bases’ fears and misconceptions about other ways of living. Particularly wingnutty GOP congressperson Michelle Bachmann once, in an apparent reference to smart growth policies, told an audience in her exurban district that “Democrats want to force you to live in a high-rise slum by the railroad tracks.” I’m sure that you could find a similarly hyperbolic quote from a Democrat as well…
Cap'n Transitsays:
Just to clarify about New York: the Democratic leadership tends to identify strongly with drivers and see transit riders as people to be pandered to – but as little as they can get away with. Most of the Republicans in the City Council or the State Legislature represent the least walkable and least transit-friendly districts in Eastern Queens or Staten Island, and so are even further to the right than the Democrats.
Bloomberg is an exception as a “Republican” candidate, because he would have run on the Democratic line if it didn’t require kowtowing to the party machine.
The debate is usually between the Democrats who pander a little to drivers and those who pander a lot, with a few brave souls like Krueger, Garodnick and Mark-Viverito who are actually standing up for transit riders.
Yonah, what you say about US politics being unique in bipartisanship is wrong. It’s only correct if your base of comparison is Britain, which is unusual in that the Prime Minister is almost an elected dictator. You can plot democracies on a spectrum from majoritarian, like Britain, where the party that wins the election can do whatever it wants, to consensual, like Switzerland, where the major parties form a coalition together, often with more parties than are necessary for a simple majority. The US is actually more majoritarian than most democracies, by virtue of its two-party system, single-party control of legislative committees, and interest group competition (in Continental Europe they instead have tripartite union/business/government meetings).
NikolasMsays:
The former GOP House rep for Fairfax did all he could to kill a project designed to bring density to the Vienna Metro station because it would just increase the number of Democratic votes in his district.
Mikesays:
For the most part I agree with you, but the one area where I disagree is the provision of bike infrastructure. In the Sacramento region the suburbs have been at the forefront of biking in this region.Lincoln, Rocklin, Davis, Folsom and Roseville each have much more extensive and better bike infrastructure than the City of Sacramento itself.
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/pdfs/bfc_master_list_web.pdf
Extensive off street bikepaths networks are one of the selling points of these new edge cities.
I suspect that tactically if more money was allocated to bike infrastructure improvements, that may be a way of picking up more Republican votes.
To the Republican politician voting for more transit means bringing in stronger transit unions who are going to vote against you and which your consituents might not use much. But voting for more bike bridges is bringing in more pork that isn’t going to vote against you and which your constituents think they will use. Its also really cheap. (Portland doubled it bike share for about the price of several miles of its light rail system)
Republicans like parks and don’t care for transit, but off street bike paths are sort of in between. They function as parks but provide accessibility and permeability improvements to local communities.
Northeastern Republicans aren’t always pro-highway and anti-transit. Glaeser isn’t – he’s enthusiastically pro-density, and pro-any investment in rail that goes to the coasts and not to the Heartland. Mankiw approvingly quotes Glaeser on density. McArdle really likes the NEC – she just opposes giving the same level of service to other people. The Manhattan Institute proposes gutting transit unions, not transit.
Yonah Freemarksays:
Alon –
In reference to bipartisanship, etc: Rarely in other major countries does the best-performing party, running a broader majority coalition regularly involve itself in negotiations with less parties in a minority coalition; this only happens when there is a forced grand coalition between left and right, such as in Germany until this election cycle.
Yes, it is true, most countries don’t have “winner-take-all” (even with less than 50%) systems like Britain (or Canada), but either the left or right are generally able to form majority coalitions in their respective assemblies in most countries. Once the left or right has installed its majority coalition, the idea of bipartisanship with the other side is virtually unimaginable.
What we see in the US is indeed unique: a majority coalition (made up of 58 Democrats + 2 independents in the Senate, and a majority in the House) regularly negotiating with the minority coalition (in this case made up entirely of Republicans). The fact that our parties have majorities without having to form coalitions with other parties is simply a result of the two-party system, another matter altogether.
EngineerScottysays:
Yonah,
While President Obama has reached out to Republicans in various ways–a lot of this has to do with the fact that while Democrats command majorities in both houses of Congress, progressives do not. Many Democrats in Congress are big-business types who simply don’t care much for the reactionary social agenda of the modern GOP, but who aren’t eager to spend lots of money on new infrastructure, especially where said infrastructure might be seen as a transfer of wealth to the poor.
Much of the substantial negotiations, on issues such as healthcare, AREN’T between Democrats and Republicans–the GOP has decided to be obstructionist as possible–but between the progressive and “blue dog” wings of the Democratic Party.
And US political parties are notoriously undisciplined compared to political parties in many parliamentary democracies (where members are frequently compelled to vote the party line), and the Democrats are notoriously undisciplined by even US standards. (Lieberman would have been thrown out of the GOP caucus long ago were he to try the grandstanding that he does on healthcare, for instance.)
No, the idea of bipartisanship is fairly common in those countries, actually. A feature of majoritarianism is that coalitions should be composed of one party if possible, and of as few parties as necessary to have a majority. In consensualism, they do it differently. Either one party will have a minority government, in which case it will form ad hoc alliances with other parties to pass key legislation, or there will be a coalition involving more partners than is necessary for a majority. Minority governments are common in Denmark and, I believe, Belgium; broad coalitions are common in Israel and Switzerland.
In fact, both Israel and Switzerland have grand coalitions often. In Switzerland, the government consisted of all major parties for decades almost continuously; each party would get a share of the ministers about equal to its share of the seats. In Israel, there was a grand coalition from 1984 to 1990, and again from 2005 to today, and even when there wasn’t, often the ruling coalition would include more parties than necessary in order to ensure no single party could bring down the government alone.
Even when there is a well-defined coalition and a well-defined opposition, sometimes governments want to ensure broad support – for example, peace agreements in Israel.
The one feature of consensualism that is unusually strong in the US is the weak executive. The US has one of the most equal executive-legislature power balances; in most other countries, the executive is much stronger.
kylesays:
As long as the debate is framed as one of transport modes (walking/transit/bike/car) and living styles (rural/exurb/suburb/urban) allegiances to left or right are always going to appear. Why not try to get the debate around the total costs to infrastructure layout? Is building suburban developments a cost effective way to build infrastructure? Is highway development the most efficient way to move people and good around? Is the surely large medical cost of America’s obesity relevant to our current lifestyle choices? The bottom line is probably the best way to talk about this stuff, because really, that’s all that’s ever going to make things happen anyhow.
Norman Brownsays:
There are strong minorities in both parties, Reagan Democrats and Rockefeller Republicans, who tend to pull Party policy support in the opposite direction of the prevailing tendency of the party. George Voinevich Republican Senator from Ohio supports higher fuel taxes and Marie Landrieu Democratic Senator from Louisiana never me a yard of concrete she didn’t like.
I wish your equation of the Democratic Party with an urbanist agenda were correct, perhaps if the party elders looked these charts over it would become so. My favorite red/blue electoral map is the county map. Lots of very red states have very blue counties therein.
The Constitution was constructed to settle the frontier and protect the slaveholders. We continue to settle the frontier, though in this case it is really settling the farms that used to grow the food for the cities.
Brewinquakersays:
in Illinois, Rep Kirk (R) is very pro-transit and has sponsored legislation to support employer-based programs to encourage alternatives to driving. He has been awarded by the Association for Commuter Transportation for his efforts. While it may be a trend that Republicans tend to favor lower-density, auto-based development, it is not universal.
Andrew Ssays:
How about Francis Sargent, the governor of Massachussetts who killed the proposed inner belt that would’ve gutted Cambridge and Boston and lobbied for the funds to be made available for public transit? He even deployed a bright young Alan Altshuler to help craft the federal legislation that allowed funds to be transferred from highway trust fund to transit projects, the legacy of which is clearly felt today.
Having a (in my view, ridiculous) two party system means that you get a wide range of people calling themselves republican or democrat. Although the media likes to build up the fact we live in a hyper-partisan era, the truth is many transportation and liveable cities projects exist in a grey area where politicians can act a little more freely. This is not the case on issues that we’re forced to hear about everyday, like gun control or abortion, where interest groups on both sides produce score cards that can be used in election cycles.
Alurinsays:
The reason that American political parties (particularly the Democrats) behave as if they needed to form coalitions is that our parties themselves are more like coalitions than European political parties, which tend to be more sharply defined by ideology. The Republicans sustained two successive electoral defeats precisely because they attempted to define themselves narrowly as an ideological right-wing party, and attempted to govern in a majoritarian fashion on the basis of small majorities. The Democrats expanded their coalition to take power. As a consequence, they need to satisfy constituents who might switch back to the Republicans. If the Democrats act like the Republicans acted for the last ten years, they will quickly find themselves to be a minority party again.
Dan Wentzelsays:
Also, as we have a system with split executives and legislatures, unlike a parliamentary system, a party can have a Presdient/Governor/Mayor and a Congressmember/Assemblymember/Councillor with similar ideologies, but different constituencies and different electoral timetables, with different interests.
Witch hunt much?says:
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans do not suggest investing in high-speed rail, they don’t argue for investment in new transit capacity, and they don’t argue for designing with smart growth in mind.
Are you really this ignorant or just a hyper-partisan Democrat hack?
In CA the GOP gov just attempted to consolidate the state’s pursuit of Fed HSR funds to support their ultra-HSR proposal. Some may question that move, but it can’t honestly be portrayed as not support rail. It is just a difference of opinion on how best to do so.
The GOP-controlled FL legislature and gov are about to call a special session to approve funding for an Orlando rail transit startup and to increase their chances of obtaining HSR funding. For an HSR plan created and refined over a decade while the GOP was in power. Temporarily shelved by a GOP gov, but that was by the public’s vote and cannot be extrapolated into “The GOP doesn’t support rail.”
Texas also has a GOP gov and legislature, and in the last 2 sessions they’ve created and gotten voter approval to establish a rail relocation fund that would facilitate commuter rail startups, created a new rail division for TXDOT, created a statewide rail plan, and the gov ordered TXDOT to develop a HSR master plan. The last bill to establish a new tax for transit failed, but it was sponsored by GOP members and the argument was over how to pay for it, not whether to expand or establish rail transit systems.
I guess you are unaware that GOP-dominated Utah is creating a light-rail and commuter rail system equivalent to Portland’s in half the time it took Oregon? And yes, the voting area that created and funded TRAX is much larger than any Salt Lake liberal enclave, so spare us that myth.
Just 4 states, though there are countless other examples across the country. Maybe bipartisan isn’t as common now because so many loud-mouth liberals with blogs always raise their fists to the sky and damn the GOP whenever it rains or they stub their toe.
Witch hunt much? –
You should note that those comments were made in reference to the platforms of the respective parties; as I suggested in the postscript, there are plenty of Republicans who are pro-transit and livable communities and plenty of Democrats who are against those things.
The idea here was to demonstrate the rather remarkable differences in voting patterns between people living in areas of different densities and to show that the parties have an incentive, usually at the national level, to respond to that fact.
Witch hunt much?: Schwarzenegger is a moderate Republican, who the party base calls a RINO and who would never have won in a straight primary. The Texas plan for the Trans-Texas Corridor isn’t HSR – it’s jumbo infrastructure circling each city, consisting of mega-highways, power lines, and some rail. Anyone who thinks you can run rail in circles like highways instead of into cities needs to have his planning license revoked.
It’s always humorous to hear conservatives complaining about “witch hunts”–it ain’t progressives (and Democrats in general) who regularly like to accuse the other political party and its members of treason.
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Italy faces discrimination rap
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to take new action against Italy over alleged job discrimination against foreign language lecturers.
The commission said it had received representations from lecturers and members of the European Parliament. "However, despite repeated requests from the commission for information the Italian authorities have shown no willingness to cooperate."
The commission said that the denial of open-ended contracts on similar terms to Italian nationals may violate Maastricht Treaty provisions on free movement for workers and warned that the Italian government faces a second action in the European Court of Justice.
In the latest development, 14 foreign lecturers at the University of Salerno have been sacked without notice for refusing to sign a contract downgrading them to technicians. The university also wants to increase teaching hours, cut salaries and carry out more sackings under a law passed in 1995.
The wave of sackings began three years ago when 76 foreign lecturers at the University of Bologna lost their jobs on the expiry of their contracts. In August 1993 the Eurocourt found Italy guilty of discrimination on the basis of nationality, awarding the lecturers the same right to open-ended contracts as their Italian counterparts.
In March 1996, 130 lecturers were sacked at the Oriental University and Federico II University in Naples. The lecturers were reinstated four months later.
Oriental lecturer Victoria Primhak said: "The universities know they are acting illegally, but until individual rectors are made legally and financially responsible, they will continue to bury their heads in the sand in the vain hope that the problem will disappear. It is time that international academia took a stand against such blatant discrimination of colleagues teaching in Italian universities, both in the name of intellectual freedom and education standards."
In another case, 23 Verona University lecturers were last month handed cheques totalling over Pounds 400,000 as a final settlement.
Lecturer David Petrie said: "I regard the Pounds 17,000 I have cashed as money on account of wages and damages due to me for the years of harassment."
In L'Aquila, nine foreign lecturers were last year awarded Pounds 600,000 in salary arrears. When the university refused to pay, the courts began impounding its assets, but this was blocked when the university complained of possible difficulty in recovering money from foreigners if it won an appeal.
It would be hard to find any foreign lecturer out of about 1,500 not engaged in legal action in Italian universities. The University of Verona has admitted having spent Pounds 3 million on legal expenses.
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Israeli delegation appears at UAE’s major Gitex tech summit for the first time
Dubai event draws 200 entrepreneurs and businesspeople from Israel for networking with Gulf counterparts
By Luke Tress 8 December 2020, 11:10 am 0 Edit
Luke Tress is a video journalist and tech reporter for the Times of Israel
People visit an exhibit at the GITEX technology summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Israeli and Emirati business leaders met in Dubai this week for the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex) Technology Week, one of the world’s largest annual tech summits.
It was the first time Israelis participated in the conference, a development that followed the normalization deal signed between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi in September.
Organizers said the conference was hosting the largest official meeting of business, tech and investment leaders from Israel and the UAE, with some 200 Israeli entrepreneurs and businesspeople in attendance.
The event was significantly smaller than previous years due to the pandemic, but Israel’s participation and several events focusing on Israel-UAE collaboration gave this year’s Gitex a boost.
The conference features two events centered on Israel — the inaugural UAE-Israel Future Digital Economy Summit on Monday and the Israel Innovation Discovery Day on Tuesday.
The events are aimed at fostering networking between the two countries for business collaboration, investments and the sharing of ideas, with discussions focused on artificial intelligence, 5G technology, mobility, fintech and cybersecurity. Israeli representatives are also holding one-on-one business meetings with their international counterparts.
An Israeli man films a robot as it makes him a cup of coffee at the GITEX technology summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Israeli representatives at the conference include Adiv Baruch, chairman of the Israel Export Institute; Dov Kotler, CEO of Bank Hapoalim; David Leffler, director of the economy ministry; Zeev Rotstein, head of Hadassah Medical Organization; and Yigal Unna, head of the National Cyber Directorate.
Emirati officials at the event include several government ministers, the UAE government’s head of cybersecurity and the director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.
Gitex is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre and features over 1,200 exhibitors from over 60 countries. It is the only major global tech show in 2020 that is happening in-person due to the pandemic. Last year, some 4,500 businesses and over 100,000 visitors from 140 countries attended.
Other countries participating in this year’s conference include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the US, Russia, Japan and Brazil.
The inaugural UAE-Israel Future Digital Economy Summit presented vast opportunities for business collaborations, investor networking, sharing of ideas and experiencing mind-boggling innovations of two of the world’s most future-driven nations! Right here at #GITEX2020! pic.twitter.com/bbS1CRP6P9
— GITEX Technology Week (@GITEXTechWeek) December 7, 2020
Also in the UAE on Monday, in parallel to Gitex, 200 business leaders from Israel and the UAE took part in the joint “Beyond Business” conference in Dubai.
The Israeli delegation was led by Bank Hapoalim and the Israel Export Institute.
The normalization of ties between Israel and the UAE in September sparked a flurry of activity on both sides, with businesses, investors and startups working to pave the way to strong and open ties between the nations.
The UAE state news agency WAM said Monday that a large number of Israeli exhibitors are expected in Dubai in May for the first time at the Arabian Travel Market, a major annual event focused on the business of tourism in the Middle East.
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BRIBrain Uses AI to Speed Up Loan Approvals, Helps More MSMEs Survive Pandemic
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Jan. 14, 2021 Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 6 a.m.
After launching its own in-house AI platform called BRIBrain in late 2020, Indonesia's BRI Group has reduced the loan approval process for MSMEs in Southeast Asia from two weeks down to two minutes. The move comes at a critical moment when millions of businesses in the region are struggling to survive amidst the pandemic-driven economic recession.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (PRWEB) January 13, 2021
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) -- the world’s largest microfinance institution and Indonesia’s biggest bank -- launched its own in-house artificial intelligence (AI) platform called BRIBrain in late 2020.
Powered by the group’s proprietary machine learning technologies, BRIBrain stores, consolidates, and analyzes information from various data streams across BRI Group and partner ecosystems to improve credit scoring and loan approvals processes.
BRIBrain was launched because Indonesia has more than 64 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that employ 97% of the workforce, or 117 million people. However, only 12% of these MSMEs have access to bank loans.
This situation has been exacerbated in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic, as more than half of Indonesia’s MSMEs have been forced to close temporarily and lay off workers due to lower demand.
In addition, the safety concerns related to in-person transactions means there is increased pressure on MSMEs to not only get quick access to funding to stay afloat during an economic downturn, but also operate in a safe, fully-online manner.
BRI President Director Sunarso said: “Indonesia’s MSMEs need working capital to survive during difficult times but also to thrive afterward, and they need it now. As the world’s largest microfinance institution, we have a responsibility to answer this call. Our credit portfolio is worth more than US$66 billion and MSMEs represent 80% of it. As such, BRI Group is answering this call with BRIBrain.”
He added, “With BRIBrain, we have accelerated underwriting and loan disbursement so that now MSMEs can get their loans approved in just two minutes. This is significant compared to a two-week period previously. This process is also now fully online, where it was only semi-digital before.”
“Even Bank BRI’s first-time MSME customers can take advantage of faster loan approvals, as they can open a BRI account online in a safe and socially-distanced way, without even needing to visit a branch office,” said the President Director. According to Sunarso, through digitalization, BRI Group is on a mission to accelerate financial inclusion throughout Indonesia and contribute to the National Economic Recovery program set by the Indonesian government.
Enhanced risk management framework
BRIBrain has been implemented across the four pillars of BRI Group’s risk management framework: Credit Scoring (BRIScore), BRILink Score for agent banking, Customer Profiling, and Internal Fraud Score. Cutting the average credit approval time from two weeks to two minutes is unthinkable for most institutional lenders around the world.
BRI Group is one of the few that has actually done it with tech. Using a large swathe of historical credit and transactional data, BRIBrain has vastly improved the credit scoring process to build more precise BRIScores for potential borrowers, while dramatically shortening the loan approval process.
BRIBrain provides what the company calls an ‘augmented brain’ to loan officers so they can make instant decisions to improve their sales pipelines in the field. They can easily open a webview portal of BRIBrain and find their sales pipeline with its scoring, product recommendations, and churn analysis.
On the agent banking side, Agen BRILink is a nationwide network of “branchless agents” designed to reach rural customers. BRIBrain enhances Agen BRILink’s real-time evaluation system by creating quick and precise BRILink Scores. The AI platform also helps BRI Group identify suitable customers who can be onboarded as BRILink agents. It’s also worth noting that these BRILink agents are playing a significant role in distributing government and social aid to communities affected by Covid-19 across the archipelago.
With regards to customer profiling, BRIBrain draws on a trove of data to furnish customers with relevant information and product recommendations. Internally, BRIBrain also ensures real-time updates to customers’ Internal Fraud Scores by analyzing fraudulent practices and predicting fraud potential based on transaction anomalies.
Bank BRI managing director of digital, IT, and operations Indra Utoyo said, “As Indonesia’s biggest digital bank, AI plays a pivotal role in BRI's digital transformation. BRI is the first bank in Indonesia that utilizes AI in its risk management framework, across credit scoring, product recommendation, merchant assessment, and fraud detection systems.”
“We are also the first bank in Indonesia to be certified internationally for Big Data. With BRIBrain, the nation’s largest lender is now also the fastest and most innovative,” he added, sharing the ISO number (ISO:27001).
Augmenting the digital ecosystem
Indra Utoyo, BRI Group’s Managing Director of Digital, IT, and Operations, said BRIBrain helps the group improve its risk management features across all of its digital products, including digital lending app Ceria and open banking initiative BRIAPI. “BRIBrain’s tech has augmented our Ceria app, which targets e-commerce transactions and millennial consumers. Since its launch in the first quarter of 2020, Ceria has seen loan portfolio growth of 6x year-on-year,” said Utoyo.
Using fast verification times, facial recognition technology, and in-app credit plans, Ceria is leveraging the growth potential of Indonesia’s e-commerce sector, which is set to reach US$82 billion in total value by 2025. Meanwhile, BRIAPI is an application programming interface (API) that allows integration between third party applications and BRI services. Since its inception in 2018, BRIAPI has handled more than US$2.5 billion worth of transactions from more than 200 partners throughout the country.
Utoyo said, “With a cheap, fast, and secure transactional API that is now enhanced by BRIBrain’s AI and machine learning capabilities, BRI Group sits at the forefront of open banking in Indonesia.”
About BRI Group
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI Group) is the largest microfinance institution in the world and Indonesia’s biggest digital bank. It is one of the nation’s leading commercial banks and the country’s largest lender by assets. Bank BRI is the longest-standing bank in the country, first established in 1895, now with more than 9,400 branches throughout the country. Digital Centers of Excellence Division of BRI is committed to providing customers with innovative services and solutions for modern banking needs.
For more information or to arrange interviews, please use the contact information below.
Email: Digital.media@work.bri.co.id
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Droid Turbo 2 Review: Breakthrough Durability
The Droid Turbo 2's impressive shatterproof display and very fast charging make this Android phone stand out, but it needs less bloatware.
By Mark Spoonauer 02 November 2015
Shatterproof display
Rich quad-HD AMOLED screen
Customizable design
Fast charging and long battery life
Speedy performance
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A bit thick and wide
Camera struggles in very bright light
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The Droid Turbo 2 is the first smartphone I've ever used that turns what used to be panic into borderline glee. A Verizon exclusive, this handset ($624, or $26 per month) boasts a shatterproof display with five layers of protection. So when the Droid Turbo 2 slips out your hand and slams onto the street, tile or concrete, you'll just laugh it off instead of cringe.
The Turbo 2 has some other things going for it, too, including a design you can customize online and the fastest battery charging we've seen yet. We just wished that Verizon didn't include so much bloatware.
Shatterproof Screen: Oops, Let's Do It Again!
A cracked display has become something of a badge of honor among smartphone owners, but that's not why so few people bother to get it fixed. It's time-consuming and expensive. The Droid Turbo 2 promises to make that dilemma a thing of the past — and it delivers.
Three years in development, Moto ShatterShield technology consists of five elements, including a flexible AMOLED display that's sandwiched by an aluminum chassis on the bottom and a dual touch layer, clear protective layer and yet another layer above that with a unique hard coat.
To test out the Droid Turbo's shatterproof display, I dropped it — with the screen facing down —from a height of around 5 feet on tile, wood and concrete. Each time, the front of the Droid Turbo 2 emerged without a scratch. Not so much for the rest of the body. I noticed a small divot in the aluminum frame, along with some dents in the white plastic framing the screen. ShatterShield will definitely save butterfingers money, but that doesn't mean you should skip a case altogether.
The Droid Turbo 2 sustained some damage to its body after multiple drops, but the screen didn't have a nick.
The phone also has a nano-coating technology to repel water; the Droid Turbo should not be submerged, but it should be able to survive splashes, spills or light rain.
Design: Customizable But A Bit Bulky
If I were using the Moto Maker website, I would design a Droid Turbo 2 with a black-and-dark- gray metal body and an oxford-blue ballistic nylon back. It would look much better than the winter-white, soft-grip back and white front with silver frame on my review unit. The white in front only accentuates how thick the bezel is around the 5.4-inch display relative to phones like the Galaxy Note 5. I'm assuming that's the price you pay for added protection.
When you add in the leather back options, multiple accent colors, engravings and even a personal greeting for the Droid Turbo 2, you have more than 1,000 design combos from which to choose. You can even turn in your phone for a fresh redesign one time within two years of purchase (although you have to spring for the pricier 64GB model when ordering through Moto Maker). Unfortunately, you can't design out the huge Verizon checkmark logo beneath the display — and it's the old Verizon logo, too.
The Droid Turbo 2 (top) is a little thicker than the Galaxy Note 5 (below).
At 6 ounces and 5.9 x 3.1 x 0.3-0.36 inches, the Moto Turbo 2 is slightly wider and thicker than other phones with a similar size display. In a wise design decision, Motorola placed both the power button and volume bar on the right side of the handset, so you don't have to stretch your fingers across the device.
Display and Audio: Audio-Visual Treat
While not the brightest screen, the Droid Turbo 2's quad HD AMOLED display (2560 x 1440 pixels) is very sharp and colorful. I could make out nearly every crevice in Darth Vader's burned-out helmet on the screen during the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, and the gunmetal- gray outfit of an Empire bad guy looked menacingly shiny.
The Turbo 2's screen notched a so-so 300 nits of brightness using our instruments. That's below the 337 on the Nexus 6P and far behind the iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy Note 5.
The Turbo 2's 100 percent sRGB color gamut reading is close to ideal, especially if you don't like oversaturated hues. The Note 5 hit a much higher 193 percent, the Nexus 6P, 187 percent, and the iPhone 6s Plus, 105.1 percent.
The Turbo 2's Delta-E color accuracy rating of 2.37 (0 is best) is good but not the best in its class. The Nexus 6P and Note 5 scored a worse 2.5 and 2.7, respectively, but the iPhone 6s Plus is a nearly perfect 0.4.
Typing on the Droid Turbo 2 was more awkward than I'd like. Because the speakers are beneath the display, it forces the screen up higher on the design. Having the Home, Back and Recent app buttons visible when you're typing beneath the layout adds additional unnecessary padding. Another annoyance is that there's no dedicated number row on the keyboard.
The payoff, though, is that the front-facing speakers sound amazing. In fact, when I blasted Papa Roach's "Last Resort" on the Turbo 2 and the iPhone 6s Plus, Motorola's phone made Apple's sound like a bad transistor radio. Luke Skywalker's voice on the Star Wars: Force Awakens trailer was so powerful I felt like John Williams' orchestra was in my home office. The Droid Turbo 2 also delivered loud and clear GPS directions and speakerphone calls.
What you won't find on this design is a fingerprint sensor, which means if you want to use Android Pay for mobile payments, you'll have to enter a pin.
Software: Beware of Bloat
Between Verizon's apps, a handful from Amazon and Motorola's own stuff, there's just too much loaded on this Android Lollipop handset. Motorola says an update to the newer Android Marshmallow is on the way, but the bloat will stay. The interface uses Motorola'' skin, which is fairly light and includes flourishes like a circle clock widget that also gives you the weather and remaining charge and Moto Display for periodically showing notifications on the screen while the phone is locked.
Verizon went overboard with the bloatware, stuffing the Droid Turbo 2 with 21 apps.
Most people can do without Verizon’s Caller Name ID, Verizon Cloud backup and the Message+ app. VZ Navigator is an absolute rip-off at $4.99 per month when you can get Google Maps directions for free. I could have really done without the pre-loaded Panda Pop, Cookie Jam and Sugar Smash games. What am I, 4 years old? You can delete some of these apps, like the games, but others can only be disabled (like Slacker and IMDB), which hides them on the app menu though they still hog storage on the phone.
The Droid Turbo 2 comes with 18.06 of available storage out of 32GB total. The Android OS takes up 7.94GB, and the apps take up 3.54GB. You can add up to 2TB of additional storage via the microSD card slot.
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I found some of the bundled apps and features compelling, such as Moto Voice, Moto Display and Moto Actions. Moto Voice is a powerful voice assistant that lets you perform all sorts of actions, from taking a selfie and posting to Facebook to viewing your plan usage. The software cleverly ties into Verizon's services. The assistant also ties into apps, so you can say things like "Play Batman v Superman trailer on YouTube" or "Play Nirvana on Spotify."
Moto Display shows notifications at a glance on your screen while using very little power, and if you drag your finger up you can see more info. For instance, you might see an email icon on the display, and when you touch it you'll see who the message is from. Moto Actions is pretty convenient, allowing you to twist the phone to launch the camera or chop it twice in the air to turn the flashlight on and off.
I'm not a fan of the stock Android settings menu on this phone, which forces you to drag down with two fingers to adjust the screen brightness and use one to see notifications. Samsung's TouchWiz combines all this in one menu.
Performance: Excellent
Equipped with a 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, the Droid Turbo 2 lives up to its name in everyday use. This Android phone proved speedy, opening apps a bit faster than the Galaxy Note 5 and returning to the home screen quicker when I tested them side-by-side.
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The handset also delivered smooth performance when playing the Sniper shooting game (starring none other than Jason Statham); a bullet from my sniper rifle flew in slow-motion and exploded through its target without a hint of lag. The only time I noticed a delay was when I swiped through photos in the gallery; it would sometimes take a second for the image to fully render.
On the multi-core portion of the Geekbench test, which measures overall performance, the Turbo 2 scored 4,261, which is on a par with the Google Nexus 6P (4,289) and ahead of the One Plus 2 (3,894) but behind the iPhone 6s Plus (4,405) and the Galaxy Note 5 (5,053).
The Droid Turbo 2 fared even better in the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited graphics benchmark. Its score of 25,192 beats the Galaxy Note 5 (22,536) and Nexus 6P (17,674). Only the iPhone 6s Plus notched a higher score.
Camera: Sharp and Fast, But Not The Best
The Droid Turbo 2's camera certainly isn't lacking in resolution. It uses a 21-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture. This shooter is definitely fast, too. Any time I touched the display, the Turbo 2 fired instantly. I got mixed results in terms of photo quality, though.
One shot I took on an overcast day of a tree with a funny-looking stone face on it appeared quite detailed when I zoomed in on its lips and eyebrows. The Turbo 2 also did a nice job capturing the reddish leaves in the background.
However, the camera had trouble with very bright sunlight. A picture of pink and gold mums looked a bit blown out on the pink flowers. Another shot of my son in a Halloween parade overexposed the side of his face facing the sun.
Indoors, in fairly low light, the Droid Turbo 2 couldn't keep up with the iPhone 6s Plus when I snapped an image of a crackling fireplace. While Apple's camera captured the different shades of brown in the wood and made the fire look warm, the Moto's shot looked flat and a little cold.
I had no qualms about the 5-MP front camera. A selfie I took in my not very well-lit home office faithfully captured my skin tone and the folds in my blue button-down shirt.
The camera app is stock Android and therefore very bare-bones. All the settings are accessed via a radial dial on the left, including touch to focus and panorama.
Strong Battery Life, Very Fast Charging
Most smartphones with ultra-sharp quad HD displays trade high pixel density for short endurance, but not the Droid Turbo 2. This device’s high-capacity, non-removable 3760 mAh battery lasted a fairly impressive 8 hours and 52 minutes on the Tom's Guide battery test, which involved continuous Web surfing over Verizon’s LTE network. The iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy Note 5 lasted a shorter 8:16 and 7:58, respectively. The Nexus 6P lasted a much longer 12:25 on Google's Project Fi service, which combines T-Mobile and Sprint coverage.
Thanks to its included TurboPower charger, the Droid Turbo 2 is the fastest-charging phone we've tested yet. It took the device just 15 minutes to get to 32 percent and hit 60 percent at 30 minutes. The former class-leading Asus Zenfone 2 also reached 32 percent in 15 minutes, but was at just 53 percent after half an hour. It took the Turbo 2 1 hour and 17 minutes to reach 100 percent, beating the Galaxy S6 (the former champ) by 5 minutes.
Overall, the Droid Turbo 2 ($624) represents a breakthrough for smartphone design. With its shatterproof screen, we're one step closer to an indestructible handset. Just keep in mind that the rest of this phone isn't nearly as tough as the display. The Turbo 2 also impresses with its loud speakers, fastest-ever recharging capability and speedy overall performance. Being able to customize your own phone online is yet another plus.
What holds this phone back from a higher rating is Verizon's insistence on pre-loading too much bloatware. It's pretty out of control. The Droid Turbo is also thicker than competing phones, which is a trade-off for its toughness. Among competing phones, the iPhone 6s Plus ($749) has a better camera, and the Nexus 6P offers longer battery life for a much lower price ($499). But if you don't want to worry about a cracked screen, the Droid Turbo 2 will satisfy.
tion45 03 November 2015 13:35
So if you had to choose between the turbo 2 or a moto x pure what would it be? Im going to be a new verizon costumer since that is the best coverage in my area so i can get the $300 my phone so actually the moto x pure would be the more expensive buy for me.
Mark Spoonauer 03 November 2015 14:06
Good question. So long as you don't mind some bloatware the Droid 2 Turbo seems like better option. Longer battery life, faster performance and shatterproof screen.
Spydie007 03 November 2015 16:48
Actually, MARK SPOONER, Verizon's Message+ is the best SMS/MMS feature-rich texting app available anywhere, and I've tried them all. ON my LG G4, there was no decent SMS app from LG, so I started using the Verizon one and loved it. Then when I got my MXPE, I downloaded and used it again, and the nice part is, it brings all your past messages to your new phone automatically. No more "lose all my text messages when switching phones" syndrome.
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Neal Morse is set to release ‘Sola Gratia’, his new solo progressive rock concept album, on the 11th September 2020. Originating from a seed planted in his mind about writing a record based on the apostle Paul, ‘Sola Gratia’ quickly came together at the beginning of 2020. The album sees Neal working with long-time collaborators Mike Portnoy, Randy George, Eric Gillette, Bill Hubauer and Gideon Klein.
Watch the video for the albums second single ‘Seemingly Sincere’ here: https://youtu.be/BXDMMsIkEBo
Neal comments: “Seemingly Sincere is one of the last songs I wrote for Sola Gratia. Having a song about the stoning of Stephen seemed appropriate and when I started writing it, I immediately felt the drama and intensity. I wasn’t really expecting for it to have a really long instrumental section with keyboard and drum solos, but that actually turned into one of my favorite parts of the album.
I think Christian Rios has done amazingly well on this video as it is so difficult to create good music videos remotely during Covid. I think he did a fabulous job and I hope you all enjoy it.”
The title ‘Sola Gratia’ of course has echoes of Morse’s 2007 epic ‘Sola Scriptura’, about the life of Martin Luther, but was in fact originally the result of a simple marital misunderstanding: “I was talking to my wife Cherie about debuting this new piece at Morsefest 2020 (Morse’s annual fan convention in Nashville) and she said she thought it would be good for me to do a solo album. However, I thought she said ‘Sola album’ and – because some of the new ideas involved Paul’s aggressive pursuit of the early Christians, I could see a link to some of the themes of persecution in ‘Sola Scriptura’.”
The music was recorded ‘virtually’ in April 2020 at the height of the Coronavirus lockdown with long term collaborators Mike Portnoy (drums) and Randy George (bass): “It’s the first album we have ever made remotely: I sent them the basic tracks and asked if they wanted to rearrange things, but they just said ‘No, it’s great!’, so they just played to it and sent their parts back over. It wasn’t an easy way to make an album, but creating always has its challenges, no matter how you do it.”
As Morse explains, it was this process that decided that ‘Sola Gratia’ was to be a Neal Morse album, rather than being credited to The Neal Morse Band: “With the Neal Morse Band, the whole band works together on the writing, and while Eric Gillette plays some guitar and Bill Hubauer has added some keyboards on this one, neither of them wrote – or is singing – on this album.”
Watch the video for the first single ‘In The Name Of The Lord’ here: https://youtu.be/ZsYgGN_HQ-A
‘Sola Gratia’ will be released as a limited CD/DVD Digipak (featuring a ‘Making-Of’ documentary), Gatefold 2LP + CD, Standard CD Jewel Case and as a Digital Album. The cover art was created by another longtime collaborator, Thomas Ewerhard. Pre-order now here: https://nealmorse.lnk.to/SolaGratia/
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<p> Gwendolyn "Gwen" Coey, 69, of New London, OH passed away unexpectedly late Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020, at her home.<br /> Born on February 3, 1951, in New London, OH the daughter of Blaine and Magalene (Hall) Hall. She was a 1969 graduate of New London High School. She was a hairdresser, and had owned and operated "the Mane Place" in New London for several years, before retiring.<br /> Gwen enjoyed visiting the local library, reading, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She also loved researching genealogy and crafts, including quilting and knitting.<br /> She is survived by two daughters, Courtney (Gregory McDowell) Born of Wakeman and Kelly (Barron) Sopchak of Willamsburg, VA; two grandchildren, Ryleigh Born and Alexander Sopchak; two sisters, Carol Hunter and Amy (Robert) Howard; and two brothers, Danny (Donna) Kidd and Kim Hall; three sister-in-laws, Joanne Coey, Jeanne Coey and Karen (Randy) Ruggles; and nieces and nephews<br /> Gwen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49 years, Garry E. Coey on May 29, 2018; two sisters, Linda Crabbs and Vivian Perkins; and a brother-in-law, Ted Coey.<br /> It was her wishes to be cremated. Services will be held at a later date with burial in the Grove Street Cemetery, New London, OH.<br /> The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the New London Public Library, 67 S. Main Street, New London, OH 44851.<br /> Arrangements are entrusted to the David F. Koch Funeral and Cremation Services, 520 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH. <br /> Your memories and words of comfort may be shared with Gwen's family at davidfkoch.com.<br /> </p> Sandusky, Ohio
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It is a legal requirement from for all early years services proposing to operate from the 30th June 2016 to make application under section 58D(2) of The Child and Family Agency Act 2013, at least 3 months before it is intended to commence operation. ( except in the case of a Temporary early years service in which case at least 21 days notice must be given) Application can be made via the Tusla TEYIS Service Portal.. Click here for more information.
From the 30th June 2016 each application for registration of a Preschool service must be accompanied by the appropriate fee as detailed in schedule 1 application Fees. Click here for more information.
Notification of change in circumstances form
A registered provider (except temporary services) must notify the Early Years Registration Office of any change in circumstances as detailed on the change in circumstances form. Click here for more information.
Notification of Incidents form
A registered provider must notify the Early Years Registration office of any of the incidents listed here using the Notification of Incidents form. Click here for more information.
Support and guidance for early years services in developing their Child Safeguarding Statement and Accompanying Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures. Click here for details.
Critical Incident Plan Toolkit
The purpose of the toolkit is to address basic emergency planning and response for a range of childcare emergencies. Click here for details.
Policies, Procedures and Statements in Early Childhood Education and Care Services
The guidebook, policy samples/templates and other documents provided in this section have been developed by Barnardos in collaboration with Tusla to support you, as an early years provider, to develop your own set of policies, procedures and statements to meet the requirements of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016. Click here for details.
Regulatory Inspection Tool, Regulatory Inspection Report, Factual Accuracy Form, Corrective and Preventive Plan (CAPA)
The Report on the Quality of Pre-school Services (Hanafin, 2014) identified significant levels of ‘non-compliance ‘ in relation to a number of thematic areas within the Pre-School Regulations (2006). Early Years Services are encouraged to review the Regulatory Inspection Tool and evaluate their performance within these thematic areas. Click here for more information
Register of Early Years Services by County
Click here for contact information for Pre-school services by County.
Early Years/Pre School Inspectors
Contact information for Early Years/Pre-school Inspectors is available here.
The Child and Family Agency publishes Inspection Reports on Early Years Services on an ongoing basis. Where available the providers responses are also published online. Click here to view.
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Posts for Tag: final fantasy 8
From Final Fantasy VIII - Best Video Game Opening Scene Ever
The song is Liberi Fatali by Nobuo Uematsu.
tags: music video games final fantasy final fantasy 8 liberi fatali nobuo uematsu orchestra
Trip to Chicago Part 2 - Bulls and Distant Worlds
So what did we do when we were in Chicago. Without any planning on this whatsoever, we happened to be in town when the Bulls were playing the Warriors. Of course, I couldn't miss the opportunity to watch the W's play and watch my first Bulls game at the United Center. We were able to grab a couple of decent seats off Craigslist and then drove over to the venue. Took the obligatory shots underneath the Jordan Statue and here are some shots from our seats. The arena itself is somewhat par for the course but the surprise was how cheap the food was. We had a couple of dogs, nachos, and drinks. Total price was about $20. At a Warrior's game, that would probably be closer to $30. We had a great time - aside from the outcome, of course.
The main reason we made the trip was to attend the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert and see Nobuo Uematsu. His music has graced our home for years, albeit coming from my PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and now Nintendo DS. For a few years now, Nobuo has been touring the world performing before packed venues of video game enthusiasts who grew up playing the games which he has composed the scores for. My first encounter with his music was in Final Fantasy 8 which has led me to play every installment since then (minus Final Fantasy 11 which is a MMORPG and not my cup of tea) and nearly every installment before (3 thru 7). Though each major installment is its own story with new characters, Nobuo's music is an amazing constant. I thrice missed the opportunity to see him perform and wasn't going to let this one slip by. Suffice it to say, the entire trip was worth it. Not only were we treated to an amazing show but we also were able to meet the man and conductor Arnie Roth after the show for pictures and autographs. For those in the SF Bay Area, the tour will be returning in July of 2010 for two shows at the Davies Symphony Hall. You can bet, I'll be at those performances. For the hard core fans, I have a very nicely shot video of the encore performance of One-Winged Angel performed by Nobuo and the Chicago Mages. Contact me directly for a copy as I won't be posting it up anywhere.
tags: video games food concert playstation chicago chicago bulls golden state warriors nintendo ds final fantasy final fantasy 8 nobuo uematsu orchestra arnie roth davies symphony hall final fantasy 7 final fantasy distant worlds one winged angel playstation 2
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Find Trails > Pennsylvania > Emmaus > Emmaus Atv Trails
Emmaus, PA Atv Trails and Maps
Looking for the best Atv trails around Emmaus?
Find the top rated atv trails in Emmaus, whether you're looking for an easy short atv trail or a long atv trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a atv trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
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Liberty Bell Trail
Any trail exclusively for cyclists and pedestrians is a good trail
January, 2021 by dpv5034
I use a section of this trail when I travel to Lansdale by bike, it is a wonderful trail that offers a safe route away from cars for part of my ride. I am glad that Lansdale and Hatfield townships are working toward providing people with safe, protected trails for cycling, walking, running, and scooting. Please keep this up and bring more things like this to our Montgomery County communities!
Enola Low Grade Trail
Cold and Windy but fun
January, 2021 by sandymo
Great 29 mile out and back from Route 372 trailhead. Introduced a friend to the trail. Sorely need a big sign for the trailhead and an actual address. Still, it was a great day to be out, nice and sunny. Nice frozen trail on the way out and a little softer on the return. There were a few rock climbers along the river. I thought both bridges were being repaired but the first one didn’t appear to started yet. The trail has so much potential. I can’t wait for the bridges to be repaired. Highly recommend the trail even if it’s a little bumpy high now.
Chester Valley Trail
little loud
January, 2021 by cassini56
Started at the North Gulf road. Nice trail. Little loud since your close to the interstate. My recommendation would be to drive further down (3-4 miles in the trail, around Penn medicine) and it’s getting quieter. Overall nice trail to bike and be out of the house.
Chester Creek Trail
December, 2020 by clintoncw_ww
Great trail parking a little hard if you come at a busy time
Great trail in great shape
December, 2020 by richardsj1
Flat and paved is always a welcome reprieve from crushed stone or otherwise. The drawbacks (frequent road crossings and occasional visual proximity to rte 202) are easily outweighed by the quality of the trail. Signage makes the trail easy to follow, and the quarter mile markers are an improvement over the usual half mile markers. The crossings are well designed to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.
Saucon Rail Trail
Jewel of Eastern PA
December, 2020 by jmcginnis12@gmail.com
Stretching nearly 7 miles from Bachman Street in Hellertown south through the picturesque Saucon Valley to East Station Ave. in Coopersburg, the Saucon Rail Trail could easily be considered the Jewel of Eastern PA when it comes to multi-use greenways.
The trail is built along the route of the former North Penn RR, which once hauled iron, steel and coal from the mines of Northeastern PA and mills of the Allentown-Bethlehem metropolitan area south to Philadelphia. The line also doubled as a SEPTA commuter line until abandonment in 1984. The RR itself may be long gone, but numerous vestiges, including old telegraph poles and signal towers, one of which has been refurbished, rock cuts and several bridges that have since been repurposed for trail use, attest to the line's original purpose. The fact that the crushed stone trail is wide enough to easily accommodate two or more cyclists or hikers passing each other simultaneously is made possible by the fact that the line was double tracked for most of its length.
Other highlights along the trail include historical stone buildings and homes that are visible along the northern segment of the trail in Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township, palatial mansions of more recent vintage in Upper Saucon Township, quaint barns north of Coopersburg and the Hellertown wetlands.
The trail also passes several parks on its route, including Water Street and Grist Mill parks in Hellertown, Upper Saucon Township Community Park, located just west of the campus of DeSales University and South Lehigh Living Memorial Park in Coopersburg. In addition to providing opportunities for the kids to play or families to eat picnic lunches, these parks also provide convenient points to access the trail and feature their own, internal trail networks.
In addition to being a great, stand alone trail, the Saucon Rail Trail is also envisioned to become a vital link in an intercity greenway that will eventually connect the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton-Phillipsburg conurbation with the Philly metropolitan area. The Upper Bucks Rail Trail now extends from the southern terminus in Coopersburg south to Veterans Park outside Quakertown, and there are also plans to extend the trail north to Saucon Park in Bethlehem, where it will link to the South Bethlehem Greenway.
Red Clay Creek Trail
running here is great
December, 2020 by lucelytapi
run here daily, short but peaceful trail
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail
Amazing Ride
December, 2020 by c44ynwb7e4
Took my bike for 30 miles on this trail. What a relaxing, scenic experience. You want to get out there early if your biking, as the foot traffic increases around 11am. I enjoyed the different surfaces, the natural areas. A lot of deer and chipmunks. Definitely worth the experience. Whether you are on foot or wheels, pack plenty of water and a light snack. You will need it on this trail!
372 to Fairview Rd
November, 2020 by kobayan
We were a bit strapped for time but we were able to ride our bikes from the route 372 trailhead to the Fairview trailhead. The gravel path is in good shape and the new bridge over route 222 was in place. A easy ride and we are looking forward to going further on the trail the next time we are in the area.
Perkiomen Trail
Gorgeous trail
November, 2020 by dee.zduniak
This is one of my favorite rides, which we do every year in the fall when the leaves are turning. Spectacular. Superb trail, gorgeous & varied scenery. We do an up & back ride from Betzwood to Green Lane Park over two separate days, with Central Perkiomen Valley Park as our mid-point. All three endpoints offer welcoming amenities - restrooms, water, picnic tables, beautiful surroundings. The trail is not for road bikes/tires - trail is rough in many places for extended stretches. There are several hills besides the infamous 12% grade going up Spring Mountain. They are currently doing some township work - a sewage pipe project I think - that is large & visible for about 1/2 mile along the trail, with a black barrier along the trail. Unsightly, but temporary until the project is over. Does not affect the trail except for aesthetics over that 1/2 mile stretch.
Manor Township trail segment is currently under construction
November, 2020 by bikerbabe69
Users should note that the 5+ mile section from River Rd access to Safe Harbor dam is currently under construction due to the much-awaited reconstruction of the Safe Harbor trestle bridge. While the trail is open/accessible to almost the 5 mile mark, the trail is bisected by a chainlink fence and there is equipment activity on and around the trail. Completion is expected by 2021. The Martic trestle bridge (lost to fire several years ago) is set to be rehabbed and reopened as well, making an almost uninterrupted trail from Washington Boro to Atglen.
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Top Pick! Review of Jane the Quene by Janet Wertman
by Amy R. Biddle
It’s 1535 and Jane Seymour is fully aware that the only way she will have a place in England’s society is to find a respectable suitor. Any suitor would do, but Jane’s sister is the one who gets all the attention, and nasty Anne Boleyn is out to ruin her life with nasty back-handed gossip. Jane hopes that if she keeps her head down and works hard for her family, that her brother will help her find a husband. But it feels as though no one is rooting for her. Until, that is, she catches the eye of the king.
Before she has time to think about the consequences, Jane is pulled into the drama of the court where she finds herself the center of attention – and jealousy. Her youth and innocence, which attracted the King’s attention in the first place, makes it difficult to navigate her new position. Jane tries to keep her head high and do the right thing, but she quickly finds herself acting in ways she once found despicable, in order to survive.
Now the most powerful woman in England, Jane is full of fear and remorse. She is expected to produce an heir, something the last two queens failed at. The King may be a gentleman to her now, but if she cannot fulfill her duties, she fears she may be tossed aside, exiled or even murdered. While the rest of the world envies her, Jane must wrestle, alone, with her conscience and the uncertainty of her future.
Well executed and thoroughly researched, Jane the Quene is for romance lovers and history buffs alike. One part romantic drama and two parts historic fiction, Jane the Quene follows innocent Jane Seymour as she goes from the plain girl who keeps her head down to the center of of attention and power. Janet Wertman delivers pages of beautiful prose in a well-researched first book. And it doesn’t stop here! Readers can expect to gobble up more courtly intrigue as the saga continues.
Top Pick! 5 Stars (out of five): Freaking amazing. Any agent or publishing house that passed this one up made a big mistake. It was selected by our reviewer as a personal favorite. This is also a nomination for our Novel of the Year award.
The Pros & Cons
Pros: Believable, Plot, Strong World-Building
Cons: Character Developement
Amazon e-book: $6.99
Amazon hard copy: $11.99
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Well executed and thoroughly researched, Jane the Quene is for romance lovers and history buffs alike. One part romantic drama and two parts historic fiction, Jane the Quene follows innocent Jane Seymour as she goes from the plain girl who keeps her head down to the center of of attention and power. Janet Wertman delivers pages of beautiful prose in a well-researched first book. And it doesn't stop here! Readers can expect to gobble up more courtly intrigue as the saga continues.
Read Jane the Quene
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Ice sculptures are seen at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province.
A man carries bricks at a brickfield in Saver on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Motorists line up to take a coronavirus test in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium, Jan. 4, 2021, in Los Angeles.
A bus drives through London's financial district on the first morning of Britain entering a third national lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Rescue workers continue their efforts at the site of a major landslide that occurred in Ask, Gjerdrum, Norway, Jan. 4, 2021. (Credit: NTB/Fredrik Hagen)
A woman clings to a lamp post during flooding caused by heavy rains in Sucre, Bolivia, Jan. 4, 2021. (Credit: Correo del Sur/Carlos Rodriguez)
An Orthodox Church believer lights candles before the liturgy, on Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Prechistensky, the Cathedral Palace, in Vilnius, Lithuania.
People cast their shadows on a snow-covered field while taking a walk at a park in Chuncheon, South Korea. (Credit: Yonhap)
An eruption from Mount Etna lights up the sky after nightfall, as seen from Catania, Italy, Jan. 4, 2021.
A worker at a coffin manufacturing company waits for clients in Harare, as Zimbabwe begins a 30-day lockdown in a bid to rein in the spike in COVID -19 infections threatening to overwhelm health services.
This aerial photo shows plastic bottles, wooden planks, rusty barrels and other garbage clogging the Drina River, near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad, Bosnia.
World Bids Farewell to Year 2020
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Dishonored 2 Release Date Set To November 11 2016
PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One / By VGFAQ
Although Dishonored 2 was announced at E3 2015, little was known until yesterday, when Bethesda confirmed that the sequel to Dishonored will be released on November 11, 2016 for PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.
For the world premiere of Dishonored 2 gameplay we will have to wait until June 12 (7pm PST) when Bethesda will hold their E3 2016 Showcase.
So far, it is well known that we will be able to play as Corvo Attano, the protagonist of the first game, or as Empress Emily Kaldwin, his daughter.
It is also known that the action will take place in Karnaca, Corvo’s birth place, instead of Dunwall.
Unlike Corvo, who is able to blink, his daughter can use tendrils to grapple around. She can also wield swords and crossbows.
Fans who wish to test Dishonored 2 before the release, can join Bethesda’s E3 2016 event (aka BE3+), which includes an after party where a secret band will perform.
Furthermore, they can play the Dishonored 2 demo; however, there will be no travel arrangements provided by Bethesda.
The whole event was also streamed online on Twitch and YouTube, on June 12 at 6:15 PM PDT.
Source: kotaku.com
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Mining: let’s change the conversation
In an age of disruption, shareholder activism and a breakdown in corporate trust, leaders across the mining industry need to work together to re-write a positive narrative about the value of mining to Australia.
In a report launched by Deloitte at the 2019 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum; Mining: what story are we telling?, Australia’s former Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO explores the critical role of leadership and culture to drive change and improvements across the image of mining.
Nicki Ivory, Deloitte’s Western Australia Mining Leader, says mining and the military share a core part of Australia’s identity and much can be learned from the profession. “After serving as a soldier for 30 years, David Morrison spearheaded a gender equality, diversity, and inclusion initiative with the Army designed to attract more female recruits. It required a shift in culture and leadership to change the image of the Army.”
Lieutenant General David Morrison AO, says: “I define culture as the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. In the military, the stories we told about ourselves were masculine. The stories you tell the soldiers or miners of the future cannot be represented by one gender or one ethnic demographic.
“Leaders in militaries – and in mining – must realise there are now opportunities they may be missing because they’ve appealed to a largely male demographic. As societal expectations change, and technology creates a more level playing field, people of all genders now have unprecedented opportunities to excel.
“Leaders must live permanently in three time zones. They always live in the past because they have responsibility for the history and heritage of the organisations they lead. They live in the present, like we all do, but most of all they need to live in the future because that is where their legacy is realised.”
Mining: what story are we telling? outlines practical actions mining leaders can take to help reset the Australian public’s perception of mining:
Lead cultural change within your organisation – to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
Make a personal pledge to advocate for our wonderful industry – proactively talk to your kids and their friends, to your co-workers and partners.
Talk about the significant role that mining plays across our daily lives.
Collaborate across the mining industry with other organisations and networks, to amplify powerful and inspiring messages about mining.
Use corporate storytelling and personal storytelling to demonstrate the positive impact the sector is having across the local and global landscape.
Take an active role in creating a dialogue that builds a culture that is forward-thinking, innovative and game-changing.
Be a leader – through your words – to inspire your teams and colleagues in shaping the image of mining.
A picture is worth a thousand words. It’s time to change the images we use across the industry – in order to inspire conversation, collaboration and pride.
The Deloitte paper also compares the current perceptions of mining to a desired future state of how we want to be seen.
“Social licence to operate is fundamental when it comes to the image of mining,” says Nicki Ivory.
“Across four key pillars, from who our workers are and how we care for the environment, to working with local communities and our value to society as a whole, it’s time for every leader and mining organisation to think through what the current state of mining looks like and where we need to be. Moving the dial across each of these areas will be vital in changing the conversation.”
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Blockchain stirs in ad tech
NEW YORK: Advertising and publishing executives have met to discuss how blockchain technology can bring increased transparency and data security to the ad tech supply chain.
The first meeting of the AdLedger Consortium – whose members include IBM, MadHive, Integral Ad Science, and TEGNA – was held in New York yesterday.
IBM iX Executive Partner of Global Marketing, Babs Rangaiah, said: "We at IBM believe that blockchain will do for transactions what the internet did for communications.
"We are particularly interested in blockchain's potential to solve many of the issues facing programmatic buying today," he added.
The overarching goal of AdLedger, the consortium said in a release, is "to harness the potential of a real-time, blockchain-based, peer-to-peer network to lower costs for publishers while increasing transparency and ROI for advertisers".
Specifically, it added, "the network will validate placements and transactions to ensure brand safety through greater transparency, enable data-portability using multi-signature wallets and cryptographic keys for unduplicated campaign execution and measurement".
By removing layers of inefficiency in technology stacks, the consortium also hopes to tackle what a recent ANA study described as a "technology tax" that effectively accounts for more than 40% of advertisers' programmatic spend.
The move comes a week after Comcast Advanced Advertising Group announced in Cannes that it intends to launch a blockchain-powered tool next year.
The Blockchain Insights Platform, Ad Exchanger reported, will allow data owners to share their assets without handing these over to a third party.
"Why you would put the most valuable thing [you have] in someone else's hands is a hard argument to understand," said Marcien Jenckes, advertising president at Comcast Cable.
With blockchain technology, however, "You never make anything available that you can't, or that you don't want to. It's always in your control, and that's the most important thing."
And, he added, it's more secure than a blind match of data, which offers potential for reverse-engineering of data and the stealing of an audience.
Data sourced from AdLedger, Ad Exchanger; additional content by WARC staff
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It's Betty White's 97th birthday
Everyone's favorite Golden Girl turns 97 today.
How does a Hollywood icon like Betty White celebrate her big day?
Welll, according to US Weekly, she plays poker with friends and is "waiting for Robert Redford to call."
Ahead of her birthday last year, White told Parade the secret to her long life is "vodka and hot dogs," in that order, in case you need some 2019 inspiration on how to live well.
Her other secrets? "Enjoy life," she told Parade. "Accentuate the positive, not the negative. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than say, 'Hey, that was great!' It’s not hard to find great stuff if you look.'
White shares her birthday with two other big names -- James Earl Jones, who turned 88 Thursday, and Michelle Obama, who turned 55.
In honor of White's birthday, here's an adorable GIF of her hugging a stuffed sloth:
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Vimeo Definition & Meaning
Abby Dykes
Vimeo is an online video hosting, sharing, and services platform that allows users to upload and promote videos on an ad-free basis. Revenue is instead driven by providing subscription plans for businesses and content producers. The plans offer varying software as a service (SaaS) capabilities for video creation, editing, broadcasting, and enterprise software tools. Users can connect with other video professionals or clients through the platform. High-quality videos can be customized with advanced features within the platform and shared with an audience. Monthly Vimeo viewers total approximately 170 million.
Vimeo was created by filmmakers Jake Lodwick and Zach Klien in 2004, with the name being a spin off on the words video and me. IAC, an American media company, acquired Vimeo in 2006. After Google acquired YouTube that same year, IAC put more effort into Vimeo in an attempt to compete against YouTube. Vimeo shifted their focus to providing curated content and high-definition video.
Vimeo vs. YouTube
When choosing a video-sharing platform, YouTube and Vimeo are two worth considering. The main difference between the two is video quality. Vimeo allows its users to upload and share high-quality videos, creating a better overall user experience. In contrast, YouTube houses many low-quality videos. YouTube is free to use and drives revenue by showing ads to viewers. Vimeo charges for its video hosting services, but it does not show ads to viewers. Since Vimeo has a much smaller user base, YouTube has the advantage with audience size and reach.
Both YouTube and Vimeo allow their users to make money from their videos. YouTube allows content creators to use Google Adsense to monetize their videos. Creators will need to accumulate at least 10,000 views to use Google Adsense. Vimeo does not have advertisements, but creators can make money by selling videos directly to viewers sort of like a Vimeo version of Netflix. Vimeo allows users to mention sponsors in their videos, as does YouTube.
Vimeo features
The features and accessible viewers Vimeo offers depends on membership level:
Basic (free): Best for those who are just starting out with content creation. Users get 500 MB of storage per week toward uploading videos and can make video uploads password protected.
Plus: Members are granted 5 GB of storage per week and unlimited bandwidth in the Vimeo player. Customization is offered.
Pro: Members have 20 GB of storage per week and comes with unlimited access to stock photos, videos, and licensed music. Users can add their logo and video chapters, and control playback speed for viewers.
Business: There are no weekly storage limits and up to 10 members are allowed. Custom branding and lead generation features are added.
Premium: Also no weekly storage limits, Premium allows users unlimited live streaming and features such as audience chat and live Q & A.
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Workforce and Employment
Automation is not the end of the world. Here’s why
Robots probably will take our jobs. That doesn’t have to be bad news
Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Leonardo Quattrucci Global Shaper, Brussels Hub, Amazon Web Services Institute
Forum in focus
We are helping platform companies improve working standards in the gig economy
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For many people worldwide, the answer is unemployment. Work is not just what allows us to sustain ourselves and our families: it expands our possibilities to be and do what we aspire to; it gives meaning and rhythm to our endeavours as part of a broader social contract. This is why in times of “polycrisis” and broader economic transformations, we dread losing what we hold so dear to a presumed automation apocalypse.
What are people most worried about?
Image: Global Advisor
Note: Representative sample of adults aged 16-64. September 2016: 18,014; August 2016: 18,042.
It is true: if a routine task can be performed cheaper, faster and better by a robot, there is a chance it will be. What is also true – and even more certain – is that machines push us to specialize in our competitive advantages: more “human” work, creative and social intelligence, interpersonal and non-routine tasks are what makes us resilient and adaptive to change.
The future of work is about much more than automation. It is about equitable access to opportunities and accessibility. It is as much about finding employment as being entrepreneurial.
The future of work is about new ways to better preserve, share, spread and generate economic and social value. Advances in knowledge and technology have already empowered us with novel skills and solutions. They come down to three “Cs”: circular, collaborative and connective.
A look into the future of work
In the 21st century, progress is about circling the economic and social square. As we reach planetary boundaries and unemployment tops our hierarchy of concerns, we can no longer afford to waste our capital – whether natural or human. A circular economy can help put an end to that.
Investing to make buildings more sustainable, for example, means more energy-efficient houses that curb pollution and help families save more on their energy bill. At the same time, making apartments smarter brings construction workers – who were hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis – back into the labour market, and equips them with new technical skills.
In the same way, projects like Last Mile Works turn inmates – who are generally considered economically passive members of society – into digital entrepreneurs, making them economically active while they are incarcerated and preparing them for reintegration when they are out.
Trends in Routine and Non-Routine Tasks in Occupations, United States
Image: OECD Skills Outlook 2013, OECD
Preserving and uncovering value is not enough. It must be shared and accessible. This is ever more possible in an increasingly collaborative economy. Communities in Brooklyn, New York are creating a shared economy for peer-to-peer energy exchange to be more resilient and take neighbours out of energy poverty. So if a house’s solar panels produce excess electricity that would generally go to waste, that surplus can be transferred to another, immediately and at a locally determined price. Similarly, as cars are on average parked 92% of the time, why not share them with those who face obstacles to mobility and maximize everyone’s benefits?
Finally, circular and collaborative innovations would not run as efficiently – if at all – had we not entered the connective economy. Thanks to connectivity, drones can be activated with one click to deliver medicines to rural areas, saving lives that an ambulance would have never reached. The most expensive part of that drone – which can be built in 15 minutes – was probably the result of a worldwide hackathon that made it openly accessible and brought its cost down to $8. Connectivity has extended our imagination, allowing us to engineer solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems, and invent new professions that not long ago only belonged to science fiction.
Connectivity also means that we can invite more talent – all talent – into the future workplace. Initiatives like Stevens use virtual exchanges to build cross-cultural skills and facilitate the integration of today’s immigrant children into tomorrow’s ever more diverse workforce. The elderly and people with disabilities can overcome physical limits and enter digital workplaces. Women can tear down the last barriers of gender discrimination.
Image: European Commission
When we look at the future of work with circular, collaborative and connective lenses, it stops looking like the automation apocalypse. These “three Cs” are not just attributes of an economy that may well yield minimum waste and maximum benefits for a larger number of people. They are qualities of a networked society in which we become individually stronger when we act collectively. They are critical skills that allow us to turn specific problems into systemic possibilities, and shape the future of work we want. They are the demonstration that, in the 21st century, solidarity is not just an ethical quality, but it makes social and economic sense. A robot cannot see and seize that.
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The author is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, a network of young people between 20 and 30 years of age, who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a positive contribution to their communities.
Leonardo Quattrucci, Global Shaper, Brussels Hub, Amazon Web Services Institute
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Press Releases AARP Wisconsin: Governor, State Treasurer to receive ‘Super Saver” awards
AARP Wisconsin: Governor, State Treasurer to receive ‘Super Saver” awards
MADISON, WISCONSIN – To recognize state elected officials who play an
integral role in helping Wisconsinites and all Americans to save and retire with
confidence, AARP today announces that Governor Tony Evers and State
Treasurer Sarah Godlewski have been named to AARP’s 2019 national class of
Super Savers – which includes 18 elected officials in eight states.
The governor and treasurer received their awards from AARP Wisconsin during a
presentation today in the Governor’s conference room at the State Capitol.
“In 2019, Governor Evers created the Governor’s Task Force on Retirement
Security, which is charged with developing solutions to help hardworking
Wisconsinites save for retirement,” said AARP Wisconsin State Director Sam
Wilson.
“Chaired by Treasurer Godlewski, the task force will help Wisconsin workers
grow retirement savings so they can take control of their own future. AARP
thanks the governor and treasurer for creating and spearheading this important
task force.”
Wilson said both the governor and treasurer showed bold and visionary
leadership not only by understanding the importance of this issue, but by
appointing knowledgeable members to this task force who are exploring many
ways Wisconsin can help its residents better prepare for their financial future.
“In 2020 and beyond, AARP will continue to work with Wisconsin’s elected
officials, business leaders, and community stakeholders to expand opportunities
for Wisconsinites to grow the personal savings they need to take control of their
finances as they age.”
AARP created the Super Saver awards to recognize state elected officials who
are focused on issues that Americans face in their daily lives. There are nearly
930,000 Wisconsinites who are unable to save for retirement out of their regular
paycheck.
“These are hardworking folks who should be able to retire and live independently
as they age,” Wilson said. “The governor and treasurer are champions for
Wisconsinites and we applaud their bold leadership to make savings easier for all
workers.”
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of more than 37 million, that helps people turn their goals and
dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare,
employment security and retirement planning. We advocate for consumers in the marketplace by selecting products and services of
high quality and value to carry the AARP name as well as help our members obtain discounts on a wide range of products, travel, and
services. A trusted source for lifestyle tips, news and educational information, AARP produces AARP The Magazine, the world's
largest circulation magazine; AARP Bulletin; www. aarp.org; AARP TV & Radio; AARP Books; and AARP VIVA, a bilingual news
source. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates. The AARP
Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from
thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. AARP has staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more at www.aarp.org .
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environment fuel economy standards donald trump andrew wheeler epa environmental protection agency barack obama clean air act auto industry supreme court climate change global warming gas guzzlers auto safety federalism catalytic converters anti-trust investigation department of justice national automobile dealers association energy policy and conservation act gavin newsom xavier becerra environmental policy
Trump To MAKE CALIFORNIA SMOGGY AGAIN!
Donald Trump presents: The Freeway of Tomorrow!
The Trump administration is expected to announce today that it's revoking California's ability to set tougher fuel efficiency standards than the federal government, because sweet Jesus that man hates California and he really wants to own the libs. The move is part of the administration's wider rollback of any vestige of federal action aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, because Fox News told Donald Trump science is a hoax, and that eliminating Barack Obama's regulations on CO2 will bring American industry roaring back to life. Get ready for a raft of lawsuits, since California's authority to set its own air quality standards was built right into the 1970 Clean Air Act, and has been repeatedly renewed by Congress.
Oh, yes, and the move will add an extra frisson of uncertainty to the auto market, as vehicle makers are already coping with Trump's trade war with China and his repeated threats to impose tariffs on Mexico, both major sources of parts for US automakers. No big, it's only a major economic sector, why should that worry anyone? Blame Democrats for failing to give up their silly obsession with "doing something" about global warming.
Trump has been gunning for California's stronger standards since last summer, when EPA Director Andrew Wheeler announced the revocation would be part of a wider rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. The New York Times reports that effort "has become plagued with delays as staff members struggled to prepare legal, technical or scientific justifications for it," so the administration decided to rush forward with just the California part first. For one thing, the administration wants to try to get the inevitable lawsuits to the Supreme Court while Trump is still in office, since any new Democratic administration would simply roll back the rollback.
But far more importantly, Trump was super-pissed off last month when four big automakers -- Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW North America -- agreed with California to keep building vehicles to its tougher standards regardless of what the administration does. That prompted an "anti-trust" investigation from the Department of Justice, because apparently an agreement to make cleaner vehicles constitutes price-fixing or something. And it also sent President Barstool to the toilet for some Twitter time, where he insisted that if automakers would merely start building gas guzzlers like Dok Zoom's 1973 Chevy, Vlad the Impala, again, they could sell cheaper, safer cars, because everyone knows all that antipollution stuff just makes cars run like crap and cost thousands of dollars more. And as every Archie Bunker knows, big cars save lives! (They don't, really, but they certainly kill more people in other cars, and that's what life is all about.)
My proposal to the politically correct Automobile Companies would lower the average price of a car to consumers by… https://t.co/WIUy5xauO7
— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump)1566394705.0
Speaking Tuesday to the National Automobile Dealers Association, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, who regularly lies about "clean air," explained the planet needs a lot more CO2 in the atmosphere for the sake of efficiency:
We embrace federalism and the role of the states, but federalism does not mean that one state can dictate standards for the nation.
See? States' rights are good, but not if they make decisions that really piss off Donald Trump. And in a perverse sense, Wheeler is right, in that California has led the way in improving air quality and pollution control standards, although crazy environmental kooks would call that leadership, not a dictatorship. California has often been the first to require things like catalytic converters, regulations on nitrogen oxides, and "check engine" systems to promote cleaner air, all of which piss off the great automotive experts like President Grampa. Too many doodads just mean more things to break down! Never mind that modern cars have actually become far more reliable than in the glory days Trump dreams of bringing back. Or that 13 other states have agreed to adopt California's standards.
The San Jose Mercury-News touches on the real reason for Trump's war on California's higher standards.
The state's "advanced clean car" standards require new vehicles to emit 40% fewer greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, by 2025, compared to 2016 levels. They have been copied by 13 other states.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which come from the burning of fossil fuels, has had the effect of forcing automakers to increase gas mileage. Obama adopted California's standard as the federal standard in 2012, which he said at the time would require an average fleet fuel economy of 54 miles per gallon on new vehicles sold in 2025.
Clearly, that standard has to go, because it combines the two things Trump hates most: Obama, and California acting like he's not the boss of them. And sure, the Obama standard would keep 6 billion tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere, but the administration insists a 1975 law, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, actually prohibits states from setting independent fuel efficiency standards, so for 45 years, Congress and all other presidents have actually been letting California act illegally, shame on them.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Xavier Becerra are already planning to sue over the rule as soon as it's published, and European automakers are already required to meet the higher standards, so Trump's new rules seem pretty pointless. But they'll appeal to Fox News viewers who insist their '87 Continentals were the acme of comfort and efficiency, so Trump has already won their enduring loyalty, the end.
And if nothing else, Trump has certainly added to the motivation for Friday's nationwide Climate Strikes aimed at calling attention to the need to clean up our act.
[WaPo / NYT / Mercury-News / Image: "Hollywood Freeway," 1970, US EPA]
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13 Ways Reality TV Contestants Really Make Their Money
Often an appearance on a reality show unlocks the door to a universe of lucrative opportunities.
Hosts, judges and personalities vital to popular reality shows can earn big bucks. The contestants themselves? They typically don’t make a ton of cash per episode – if anything at all.
Reality contestants and cast members generally earn a small amount for their time and energy, somewhere between a couple hundred and a couple thousand dollars per episode. Some shows offer signing bonuses to participants to offset the costs of putting real life on hold , but offers are somewhat rare.
Paychecks can grow the longer contestants stay on the show or in the competition. And if they win the show it can be lucrative.
The financial opportunities of a reality TV show experience as a contestant, though, go well beyond a cash stipend or major prize. Many contestants take advantage of their fifteen minutes of fame and are able to turn their reality show gig into something bigger and more lucrative.
Here’s a look at 13 ways many successful reality show contestants really make their money.
1) Become a Talk Show Host or TV Personality
Personalities like Elisabeth Hasselbeck (“Survivor”) or Nene Leakes (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) can use their no-filter approach to their advantage.
Whether reality show contestants land a regular gig on a daytime talk show or simply make a cameo appearance in a movie, if they were able to build a fanbase from their reality show appearance, plenty of media outlets will happily pay them to join their shows in a temporary or ongoing basis.
2) Write a Book
One of the most popular ways to capitalize on a big, new fanbase is to write a book.
A benefit of breaking into the public eye on reality TV is that, at least to most of the world until that point, their story is relatively unknown. Viewers are smart enough, too, to understand that what they see onscreen is only really a portion of the “real” person, and will often be hungry to learn more.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of "Jersey Shore" dropped her first book, which people went crazy for, at the height of her popularity in 2011. She’s since written a total of five books, including recent ones featuring a total makeover and transformation, which her die-hard fans continue to support.
3) Make In-Person Appearances
If a reality show personality and/or their fellow cast members have enough popularity, night clubs may pay them just to show up. Same with people throwing special events.
The cast of “Jersey Shore” found themselves getting paid pretty handsomely — up to $25,000 for an appearance, according to the Daily Beast — by all sorts of clubs after they became famous for loving to party (at least on the show).
4) Create More Content
Those that appear on a reality TV show competition involving some sort of talent – say a comedy routine or singing ability – can use their newfound popularity to create more content.
Suddenly, millions of people know who they are. Even if they don’t win, the fact that they’re now known in the world for being a person who creates something that other people may want to watch, catch or follow makes them immediately viable to create more of that stuff.
Then they can sell it.
5) Go on Tour
Similar to continuing to create content to feed their newly hungry fanbase, they can also go on tour. Or continue to go on tour for as long as people keep buying tickets.
Chris Daughtry, who placed fourth in the fifth season of “American Idol” is a great example of someone who didn’t win but made the most of his experience as a contestant and the popularity he gained on the show.
He continues to have a thriving career on the road long after his time on the show ended.
6) Sell Merchandise
Beyond general content creation, reality TV contestants can develop all sorts of merchandise that they may bring with them on tour or simply sell on their website.
If there’s something they were known for or a look they made iconic, they can slap it on all sorts of products.
7) Try Another Skill or Business
Many people who first make their appearance in one style of reality TV show have unrelated skills they can tap into.
Take Julianne Hough. She was a well-loved dancer on “Dancing with the Stars.” She’s now trying her hand at acting.
Lisa Vanderpump of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” is a restaurateur whose popularity undoubtedly helps Pump, her latest restaurant. Plus, she helps produce another reality show involving people who work at her restaurant, “Vanderpump Rules.”
8) Create Clothing Lines, Product Collections or Lifestyle Brands
This is one of the major ways celebrities are currently creating new income streams.
From Carrie Underwood’s activewear clothing line to Jennifer Hudson’s QVC collection, there’s much money to be had helping customers find new ways of dressing and accessorizing.
The most potentially lucrative opportunity: creating a community and brand, like “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Bethenny Frankel did with her popular lifestyle brand, Skinnygirl.
9) Take Speaking Engagements
Great professional and motivational speakers are always in demand. And people who have the notoriety that can come from a reality TV show experience often find themselves in the lucky position where people will pay to hear their perspective on the experience.
Or, maybe they just created enough of an onscreen personality that people want to hear more about their story in a live and engaging way.
Plenty of specialty agencies hire former and current reality TV show contestants to come speak. Sometimes they volunteer their time. When they get paid, their speaking fees are often pretty good, from the low five figures to the low six figures, according to All American Speakers.
10) Become a Reality Show Judge (or Just Make a Cameo)
Who better to judge or weigh in on how current reality TV contestants are doing than former ones?
Nicole Scherzinger first appeared on a singing competition called “Popstars,” which in many ways helped launch her career. And, outside of singing, she participated on “The X Factor” UK as a judge who got to decide the fate of young new singers.
Kelly Clarkson, who won the first season of “American Idol,” has been a coach on another singing competition show, “The Voice.”
11) Leverage Related Partnerships
Like creating collections or clothing partnerships, sometimes a reality TV contestant can find another outlet or a brand partner that they link up with to create a new career with, as was the case with the “American Ninja Warrior” contestant Kacy Catanzaro. She moved to the WWE.
“Warrior” woman Jessie Graff created a partnership and collection with Under Armor, which is completely in line with working out and spectacular athletic success, the very things that made her famous.
12) Leverage Unrelated Partnerships
Sometimes, partnerships may not make as much sense on the surface but can still pay dividends.
Jennifer Hudson (“American Idol”) became famous for her incredible singing voice and acting skills. But one of her major partners shortly thereafter was Weight Watchers, who she became a spokesperson for over many years after losing a lot of weight on the program.
13) Pitch on Social Media
Anyone who’s been paying attention to social media opportunities over the past decade knows there’s serious money in the market.
Assuming a contestant can harness reality TV fame into an active and interested social following, companies will pay big bucks to have pictures with their brands featured on their Instagram page or elsewhere.
Companies love reality TV contestants and participants because they’re seen as usually more “real” or “relatable” than their other entertainment counterparts, so their product placement is even more believable (even though they do need to denote when something is an #ad).
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These Disneyland Collectibles Are Worth a Combined $3.2 Million
A legion of fanatical collectors goes crazy — and spends a ton of money — on artifacts from Walt’s original Magic Kingdom.
When Walt Disney opened his visionary Anaheim, California theme park in 1955, little did he know Disneyland would forever transform the amusement park business. And later foster a legion of fanatical memorabilia collectors who don't bat an eye at popping $240 for an empty box of Magic Kingdom popcorn. Or more than $30,000 for a Disneyland sign — we see you, John Stamos. Welcome to the wild, often insanely expensive Disneyana sub-genre of collecting Disneyland artifacts.
In this round-up of Disneyland goodies, we've chosen to focus solely on items related to Walt's original Magic Kingdom and ignore the Disneyland Resort's other theme park, Disney California Adventure. Though we have made one exception for the Disneyland Hotel.
The dominant player on today's Disneyland memorabilia scene is Sherman Oaks, California-based Van Eaton Galleries, which has held a dozen big-ticket Disneyland collectibles auctions since 2015. The gallery's highest-profile sale came in 2018 when uber-collector Richard Kraft unloaded his entire collection, including a number of original attraction vehicles and props. Browsing this list, you'll see these items noted as coming from the "2018 Kraft auction."
And now, with apologies to Uncle Walt, here's hoping this nostalgic trip will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
Disneyland Marquee Sign
While actress Lori Loughlin allegedly spends her "Full House" money on bribing the USC admissions department, Aunt Becky's former TV co-star and Disneyland superfan John Stamos blows his cash on Magic Kingdom memorabilia. And Stamos likes the big stuff.
In a 2000 eBay auction, he outbid Michael Jackson by paying $30,700 for the humongous Disneyland marquee that stood next to the park's Harbor Boulevard entrance from 1989 to '99. Today, the sign's 14-foot-tall letter "D" sits in the yard of Stamos' Beverly Hills home and is visible from Mulholland Drive.
'Skyway' Bucket
A dark day in Disneyland history, November 9, 1994, marked the final voyage of the Skyway to Fantasyland/Tomorrowland. For more than 38 years, the aerial gondola ferried more than 150 million visitors across the park while earning a notorious rep as the go-to ride for teens and assorted rebels looking to smoke weed, sip smuggled booze and play kissy face. Apparently, our memories are as fond as those of the winning bidder who ponied up $621,000 for this Skyway bucket at the 2018 Kraft auction.
Disneyland Mickey Mouse Propeller Beanie
Anyone who pays more than half-a-million bucks for a Skyway bucket should be forced to wear this silly Mickey propeller beanie, every day for life. In decent shape, these 1960s-vintage caps sell on eBay and at auction houses for about $300.
Disneyland Popcorn Box
Proving vintage Disneyland devotees will buy anything, a 2019 auction saw this circa-1958 popcorn box fetch $240 — for a cardboard container that likely cost a dime, hot-buttered popcorn included! How much does Disneyland gouge for popcorn today? A regular bucket runs about $5, while a plastic souvenir "droid" bucket from the new "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" adds $15 to the tab. Such a deal!
'Pirates of the Caribbean' Attraction Prop
Enduring a hot-and-sweaty marathon day at Disneyland, who among us hasn't wanted to trade places with this sword-wielding, wine-guzzling skeleton in the cool confines of the "Pirates" ride? The skeletal marauder — original to the attraction's 1967 debut and still in working order — hauled in a $130,000 booty at auction in 2015.
'Tomorrowland' Conceptual Art
In 1954, flying by the seat of his pants, Walt Disney scrambled to entice viewers of his "Disneyland" TV show with images previewing the yet-to-be-built Magic Kingdom. Talking up Tomorrowland, Uncle Walt flashed this charcoal sketch by Imagineer Bruce Bucham. Looking more like something out of a 1930s' Flash Gordon serial than the finished theme park, this conceptual art piece spurred a Disney freak to fork over $55,500 at a 2015 auction.
Disneyland Playset
Among the rarest of old-school Disneyland toys, this playset by Louis Marx and Company (aka Marx toys) was first sold by Sears stores for the 1961 Christmas season. Over-excited brats lucky enough to find it under the tree often ripped open the box (a sin among collectors) to discover 95 plastic playset pieces, including Main Street, U.S.A. buildings and "vacu-formed" mountains for Frontierland/Adventureland and the Matterhorn. Acquiring one of these beauties, complete in its undamaged box, will run ya' $1,000 and up.
'Autopia' Attraction Poster
For decades, wide-eyed patrons entering the park through the tunnels beneath the Disneyland Railroad saw big, colorful posters touting attractions ranging from the Matterhorn to Space Mountain. The striking graphics — often rendered by Disney Imagineers — recalled the romance of vintage travel advertising. Original posters dating to the 1950s and '60s routinely fetch a few thousand bucks at auction. But leaving them in the dust is this ultra-rare 1956 poster for Tomorrowland's Autopia — driven away for a high-octane $287,500 at the 2018 Kraft auction.
'Pirates of the Caribbean' Plastic Model Kits
"Yo ho, yo ho, a plastic pirate's life for me!" From the old TWA "Moonliner" rocket ship to The Haunted Mansion, plastic models of Disneyland attractions have been a hobby shop mainstay since the 1950s. In 1972, the MPC company released a series of seven, movable "zap-action" Pirates-themed models that rank among the most collectible. In their original box, the kits routinely snag between $200 and $500 at auction.
'Disneyland the Nickel Tour' Book
No Disneyland nerd's bookshelf is complete without this definitive history of the park, originally self-published in 1995 by authors and former Disney Imagineers Bruce Gordon and David Mumford.
A hefty tome, it traces the Magic Kingdom's history through all 1,514 souvenir postcards ever sold in the park (many originally costing 5 cents, hence the title) up to '95. Out of print since 2000, the book sells for between $300 and $1,000 on eBay, depending on the edition and condition. Lack that kind of scratch? Get your Disneyland nostalgia fix at the excellent Yesterland website; it's free and just a mouse click away.
'The ‘E’ Ticket' Fanzine, Complete Set
In 1986, Southern California brothers Leon and Jack Janzen launched this beloved fanzine with the goal of "Collecting theme park memories" via interviews with Imagineers and other Disney insiders. Cover stories focused on a specific park attraction or themed land — from the Monorail to Tom Sawyer Island — and were illustrated with historical photos and Disney conceptual art.
After 46 issues, in 2009 "The "E" Ticket" ride came to a halt, and its back stock was acquired by San Francisco's Walt Disney Family Museum, which sells select back issues and CD compilations in its gift shop and online. On eBay, original copies go for between $15 and $150 each, with the first three issues known to command as high as $800 per. Putting together a complete set would cost an estimated $4,500.
Disneyland Hotel Neon Letter ‘D’
Offered in the Kraft auction, this 16-foot-tall neon letter "D" blazed bright atop the Disneyland Hotel tower from 1963 to '99. Smashing a pre-auction valuation of $30,000, magician David Copperfield snapped up the restored, neon-functional "D" for $86,250. Copperfield says the "D" has great sentimental value because, as a kid, the Magic Kingdom and its hotel inspired him to become a magician. Unlike David, Disneyland has only served to make our money disappear.
Disneyland Opening Day Press Ticket
Tales of Disneyland's opening day fiasco on July 17, 1955, are the stuff of legend. Construction of the park was so rushed, some rides had yet to open and ladies' heels got stuck in still-sticky asphalt. Reporters eager to cover what was then-dubbed "Walt's folly" were comped this opening day ticket. In crisp condition, they've won up to $5,000 at auction.
Disneyland Ticket Booth
While opening day passes and vintage, unused Disneyland ticket books can command high dollar, they can't touch the $56,000 "E-Ticket" price paid at the 2018 Kraft auction for this Victorian-style ticket booth that stood outside the Disneyland gates in the 1980s and '90s. Ah, remember the days when you could get into the joint for less than $40 bucks? Today, adult general admission during the park's peak-visitation periods will strip you of $149. Bob Iger, have mercy!
1958 Disneyland Map
To this day, all who enter Walt's "happy place" receive a free guidemap/brochure of the Magic Kingdom. Decent eBay dollars lie in 1950s- and '60s-era brochures. But Disneyland cartography collectors (yes, there is such a dorky thing) know the full-size souvenir maps sold in the park from the late 1950s to 2008 are where the serious coin is at. Scarcest of the bunch are the first 1958 maps by Imagineer/artist Sam McKim. In cherry, rolled condition (rather than folded), they've sold at auction for up to $6,500.
'The Haunted Mansion' Stretch Portrait
"Is this haunted room actually stretching, or is it your imagination? Hmm?"
These chilling words spoken by the mansion's unseen "Ghost Host" (the rich voice of the legendary Paul Frees) echo in the octagonal "stretching room" as painted portraits on four of its walls begin to "stretch" vertically (actually, a slowly descending elevator). On this particular 10-foot-tall canvas — brushed by animator/Imagineer Marc Davis — the portrait of a gent in a bowler hat is ultimately revealed as a trio of panicked men sitting on each other's shoulders, sinking in quicksand. At the 2018 Kraft auction, a collector sunk $402,500 into this piece that hung in the attraction from 1969 to '72.
'Dumbo the Flying Elephant' Attraction Vehicle
The 2018 Kraft auction saw a handful of Fantasyland attraction vehicles change hands for pie-in-the-sky prices. A Mr. Toad's Wild Ride car raked in $161,000, while an original 1955 Peter Pan pirate ship was procured for $253,000. Topping them both was this 1960s' Dumbo vehicle that soared to a gavel price of $483,000.
Disneyland TV Tray
In the '50s, network TV shows like "Disneyland" and "Walt Disney Presents" played a vital role in early promotion of the park. And what better way to feast on a frozen Salisbury steak and watch Uncle Walt on the tube than with your own Disneyland TV tray? This circa-1955 tin-litho tray features a map of the park and nets between $250 and $500 on eBay.
Disneyland 'Main Street, U.S.A.' Miniature Models
Rarely do products designed and marketed as "limited-edition collector's items" wind up being especially valuable. But artist Robert Olszewski's incredibly detailed miniatures depicting Disneyland attractions are an exception. Since 2002, Olszewski's replicas of icons like the Mad Tea Party and Mark Twain Riverboat have retailed for a few hundred dollars, then later sold for hundreds more on eBay. Most coveted is a complete assemblage of the miniatures comprising Main Street, U.S.A. At the 2018 Kraft auction, a set sold for $29,500. Currently, an eBay seller is offering another for $35,000.
Rand McNally Globe Game: 'Disneyland: A World In Itself'
The rarest and most unique of vintage Disneyland board games, this 1955 Rand McNally tin-litho globe features early renderings of park attractions and is played with magnetic game pieces depicting Disney characters (Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pluto).
Featured in a 2014 episode of the TV show "Pawn Stars," the globes typically sell at auction for $300 to $600, but usually lack one or more of the game pieces and/or playing cards. A complete specimen sold at the 2018 Kraft auction for $3,200.
'The Haunted Mansion' SHAG Mouse Ears
Quintessential souvenir headgear, your general-issue mouse ears have been selling like hotcakes since the 1950s' Mouseketeer days. In recent decades, Disneyland capitalizes on superfan fervor with designer, limited-edition ears commemorating special events and attraction anniversaries. Celebrating The Haunted Mansion's 40th birthday in 2009, this groovy pair by Southern California artist Josh Agle (aka SHAG) sells in the $300 to $400 range on eBay.
'PeopleMover' Attraction Vehicle
For nearly thirty years (1967-1995), the slow-moving, futuristic PeopleMover ferried riders on a grand tour of Tomorrowland — including the ride's very own "Superspeed Tunnel" (replaced in the '80s by "The World of TRON"). The best part? Unlike other Tomorrowland attractions with their torturous queues (looking at you, Space Mountain), you never waited more than a few minutes to hop aboard a PeopleMover vehicle — a pair of which sold at a 2015 auction for $471,500.
'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' Opening Day Merch
Only time will tell if the memorabilia Force grows strong with the limited-edition t-shirts, baseball caps, pins and other swag commemorating the May 31, 2019 opening of the Magic Kingdom's newest land, Galaxy's Edge. So far, t-shirts that retailed for $35 and sold out at light speed are appearing on eBay for asking prices that double their original cost.
'It's a Small World' Audio-Animatronic Doll
For some, Disneyland's creepiest ride is not The Haunted Mansion, but rather this 1966 Fantasyland classic brimming with an international cast of singing, dancing animatronic children representing the countries of the world. This pint-sized Scandinavian dancer, once featured in the ride's grand finale, kicked up $80,500 at auction in 2016.
'Enchanted Tiki Room' Audio-Animatronic Parrot José
Giving "It's a Small World" a run for its most-annoying-Disneyland-song money is the Enchanted Tiki Room's "Tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room" ditty, sung by the attraction's cast of audio-animatronic tropical birds (for the love of Uncle Walt's frozen head, make it stop!).
At the 2018 Kraft auction, a fully-functional animatronic prop of the Tiki Room's feathered-host José flew away for $425,500.
Disneyland Rocket Ship Control Board
Get your Atomic Age kicks with this 1957 Tomorrowland-inspired toy that requires a healthy imagination as the molded-plastic "control board" springs to life with lights and buzzers, yet doesn't come with flying rocket ships of any kind. Still, it's a neat, nostalgic piece that, in tip-top working condition, has sold at auction for as high as $2,650. Occasionally, lesser examples turn up on eBay with asking prices in the $500 ballpark.
'Rivers of America' Mike Fink Keel Boat
On the "Rivers of America" encircling Tom Sawyer Island, playing third banana to the Mark Twain Riverboat and Sailing Ship Columbia were the Mike Fink Keel Boats. Though the boats (the "Gullywhumper" and "Bertha Mae") had sentimental appeal to graying fans of Disney's 1950s' "Davy Crockett" TV series, later generations of park-goers never gave them the love they deserved.
Sealing their ultimate doom was a 1997 accident that saw the "Gullywhumper" capsize and dump a boat-load of visitors into the drink. The "Bertha Mae" was decommission and later acquired by rabid collector Robert Kraft, who unmoored it at auction in 2018 for $27,000 — motor not included.
'Matterhorn Bobsleds' Tin-Litho Bank
Disney has never been shy about stuffing its coffers, evidenced by the original backing card for this Matterhorn piggy bank that encourages youngsters to "Save Your Pennies For Disneyland." A nifty souvenir cherished by collectors, the tin-and-plastic bank was released in 1959 to promote the then-new Matterhorn Bobsleds and Submarine Voyage attractions. At auction, they've gaveled for between $1,000 and $2,400.
'Adventure Thru Inner Space' Attraction Prop
Any kid who visited Disneyland from the late '60s through mid-'80s recalls having their young mind blown by Tomorrowland's long-gone "Adventure Thru Inner Space" attraction — a dark ride in which you entered the "Monsanto Mighty Microscope" and were supposedly shrunk down for a journey into an atom.
Waiting in line to board an "Atommobile" (a favorite of teenage make-out artists) you saw other miniaturized riders passing through the microscope's glass tube. The cheesy-yet-awesome effect was achieved with scale Atommobile models that've sold at auction for as much as $41,300.
Disneyland Matchbooks
With the 2019 opening of "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," Disneyland entirely banned smoking (including vapes) from a park that Walt Disney himself often strolled with a cigarette in hand. In fact, back in the day, the Main Street Tobacco Shop sold cigarettes, cigars and Disneyland-branded smoking accessories until it shuttered in 1990.
A favorite among collectors craving a bit of nicotine-stained nostalgia on the cheap, retro-cool Disneyland matchbooks usually sell for about $8 to $10 each on eBay.
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Earthquakes in Haiti
In Haiti there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes occur above average, but not excessively often.
Since 1950 more than 316000 people died by direct consequences of earthquakes. 1 earthquakes also caused a subsequent tsunami, which claimed further lifes and damages.
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Earthquakes in Haiti since 1950
The strongest earthquake in Haiti happened on 01/12/2010 in the region Port-Au-Prince with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 10 km resulted in 316000 deaths. The earthquake also triggered a tsunami with further victims and destructions.
Total damage
10/07/2018 Port-Dex-Paix 49 km 5.9 18
01/12/2010 Port-Au-Prince 10 km 7.0 316000
03/02/1994 Saint-Louis Du Nord 3 km 5.4 4
01/25/1953 Haiti 5.7 2
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated. Foto taken from National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC, public domain).
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London, 4 November 2015: WorldRemit, the global money transfer app, today launches remittances to Egypt. Customers in 52 countries can now send money transfers from the WorldRemit app direct to any bank account in Egypt.
Remittances to Egypt totaled more than $19bn in 2014, according to the World Bank.[1] Money transfers sent by Egyptians abroad are a major source of national income, far exceeding revenues generated from the Suez Canal.[2]
Described as “changing the world of remittances” by the BBC, WorldRemit empowers customers to send money overseas using its award-winning iOS and Android mobile apps.[3] Egypt marks its most recent geographical expansion with the service already sending to more than 125 countries worldwide.
WorldRemit’s CEO & founder Ismail Ahmed, comments: “Remittances play an important role for prosperity and development in Egypt. Yet more than that, they provide a vital link with Egyptians in the diaspora – hard-working migrants dedicated to supporting the lives of friends and family at home. Today, Egyptians abroad can skip the queues at high-street transfer agents and use the WorldRemit app to send money home with just a few taps on their smartphone.”
In February 2015 WorldRemit received a $100m investment round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), early investors in Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox.
[1] World Bank - Annual Remittances Data 2014
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[2] Daily News Egypt – Suez Canal revenues fall by $21m YoY in September, 26 October 2015
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/10/26/suez-canal-revenues-fall-by-21m-yoy-in-september/
[3] BBC - The man changing the world of remittances, 1 December 2014
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Saints’ game at Leeds called off so they can play FA Cup tie with Shrewsbury
Southampton will now host Shrewsbury in the FA Cup on Tuesday
Southampton’s postponed FA Cup third-round tie against Shrewsbury has been rescheduled for January 19, with next week’s Premier League fixture at Leeds called off.
The cup game had been set for January 9, but was postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak at the Sky Bet League One club.
A tweet on the official Emirates FA Cup Twitter account said: “The #EmiratesFACup third round fixture between @SouthamptonFC and @shrewsweb has been rescheduled following a decision by @FA’s Professional Game Board.
“The tie will now take place at St Mary’s Stadium at 8pm on Tuesday 19 January and broadcast live in the UK on @btsport.”
#SaintsFC’s third-round tie against @shrewsweb in the #EmiratesFACup will now take place on Tuesday 19th January.
Next week’s trip to #LUFC will be given a new date as a result.
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) January 13, 2021
Southampton added on their website: “This also means that Saints’ scheduled visit to Leeds United for a Premier League fixture on Wednesday 20th January will be moved as a result. A new date will be confirmed in due course.
“The winner of the Shrewsbury game will advance to host Arsenal in the fourth round, with ties due to take place on the weekend of January 23rd/24th.”
The FA tweeted: “We would like to thank the @premierleague, @EFL, @btsport, @SouthamptonFC, @shrewsweb and @LUFC for helping to make the rescheduling of this @EmiratesFACup tie possible.”
Elsewhere, Sheffield Wednesday’s next two Championship games have been suspended due to a Covid-19 outbreak.
⚠️ Our next two Sky Bet Championship fixtures have been suspended
🆚@Coventry_City (Saturday 16 January) 🆚@wwfcofficial (Tuesday 19 January) #swfc
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) January 13, 2021
The Owls reported a “significant number” of club personnel returned positive results for coronavirus last week.
Wednesday managed to play Exeter in the FA Cup last weekend, but will not be able to face Coventry and Wycombe, on January 16 and 19 respectively, in the league.
“The club informed the EFL that we would be unable to fulfil the fixtures following recent positive Covid-19 tests and the requirement for players and staff to self-isolate as per EFL and Government guidance in order to mitigate against the risk of further infection,” a statement from the Owls read.
The news of further fixture disruption comes as Premier League referees will warn captains “the eyes of the world are on us” in a bid to stamp out goal celebrations amid tighter coronavirus restrictions.
Chief executive Richard Masters has warned Premier League clubs to stick to tighter coronavirus protocols (Mike Egerton/PA)
Match officials will specifically remind Premier League players of their responsibilities through pre-match meetings with skippers, PA understands.
Chief executive Richard Masters wrote to all the Premier League clubs on Tuesday, reiterating the importance of adhering to new, stricter coronavirus protocols.
Players still celebrated goals in Tuesday night’s three fixtures, but Premier League bosses are understood to expect their latest warnings to have an impact across the next round of matches.
Masters’ letter would only have been received by clubs late on Tuesday afternoon, so the six teams preparing for matches might not have been brought up to speed before kick-off.
Players still celebrated goals in Tuesday night’s three fixtures (Tim Keeton/PA)
Players have been told to avoid hugging, handshakes and swapping shirts as the coronavirus protocols are raised in the wake of several outbreaks at clubs and a clutch of postponed matches.
Manchester City host Brighton and Tottenham entertain Fulham on Wednesday night, and Premier League chiefs hope their latest directives will now start to sink in.
Referees are understood to have been told by Premier League bosses to remind players that Government support for football to continue is based around compliance with the strict protocols that were enhanced still further last week.
Officials have been told to tell captains “the eyes of the world are on us and we need to set an example”.
Everyone in the country has had to change the way they interact with people and ways of working. Footballers are no exception.
Covid secure guidelines exist for football. Footballers must follow them and football authorities enforce them – strictly.https://t.co/wDbzQunHy1 pic.twitter.com/W3S30m85LH
— Nigel Huddleston MP #StayAtHome (@HuddlestonNigel) January 13, 2021
On Wednesday morning, Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston threw his support behind Masters’ warning to Premier League clubs, issuing his own direct message.
“Everyone in the country has had to change the way they interact with people and ways of working,” the Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire tweeted.
“Footballers are no exception. Covid secure guidelines exist for football. Footballers must follow them and football authorities enforce them – strictly.”
The Premier League’s Covid-19 officers have been granted extra powers to check dressing rooms and team buses to ensure compliance with social distancing measures.
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Ciara fucks her son’s nerdy best friend
Ciara copulates her son’s nerdy foremost friend
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Josie Ray fucks her daughter’s BBC booty call
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Pipe bomb in parliament
Senator Bill Heffernan has taken a fake homemade pipe bomb into Parliament.
Rachel Tyler Jones Writer
Yesterday Senator Bill Heffernan brought a homemade pipe bomb into Parliament. It was a fake, but he presented it to the Parliament in order to make the point that the new security screening arrangements at Parliament House are flawed. A week ago the arrangements were changed to allow most staff, including politicians, to enter Parliament House without first going through a security screening.
The justification is that senators and their staff have already undergone police checks, however, Senator Heffernan is arguing that any one of those staff members could potentially be blackmailed into brining something dangerous, such as explosives, into Parliament, with security now none the wiser.
Police commissioner Tony Negus said he was warned about the stunt beforehand, and admitted to being unhappy with the new security arrangements.
The controversial security trial has partly been caused by budget pressures on the Department of Parliamentary Services, which funds the security at Parliament House. Senate clerk Rosemary Laing expressed her frustration this morning at the funding cuts. “You know, you cannot let the national Parliament dwindle into insignificance by starving it of funding. It’s simply an unsustainable and impossible situation. The Parliament is an arm of Government, established under the Constitution along with the Executive Government and the Judiciary. I mean, to think that any of those arms of government is effectively crippled through starvation of funds is unacceptable.”
To find out more, visit the ABC News website.
Opinion: It only takes one
No, it wasn’t an unhappy student taking the protests a step too far. It wasn’t a pensioner facing a future of reduced pension payments, or a single mother of four whose taxes could go up by as much as 10 per cent because of the budget. It was a senator who brought a pipe bomb into Parliament yesterday, along with some homemade dynamite and some frightening suggestions on what could be brought into Parliament through the new security arrangements if someone had the patience to transport weapons components in over a few weeks.
All of the explosives he produced were fake (and it’s difficult not to picture Senator Heffernan sitting in his loungeroom gluing what appears to be a telephone cord to a metal pipe while watching MasterChef), but they still served to make a very strong point. It’s not that he, or those unhappy with the new security arrangements, expect everyone to start bringing weapons into Parliament House. The warning is simply this: it only takes one. No matter how upstanding an institution may be, there will always be pockets of corruption and people who do the wrong thing. No institution is immune – the Government has seen its fair share of scandal in the past year alone, the church is undergoing a major inquiry and a former police detective is on the run right now.
These instances show us that no matter how much we trust an institution to do the right thing, we should not trust a person simply because of their association with that institution. In past terrorist attacks, it is individuals who have done the wrong thing, and while they may be few and far between, it only takes one to wreak havoc on the lives of innocent bystanders.
Choosing not to perform a simple security scan on senators and their staff as a way to cut costs is not only unnecessary, it is downright dangerous. But perhaps it shows how little even the Government feels we need our national leaders if they are prepared to put the lives of everyone in the Parliament at risk just to save a few bucks. Remember, it only takes one, and with how angry Australians are over the latest budget it seems crazy that the Government is reducing security, rather than increasing it.
What do you think? Do you agree with the way Senator Heffernan made his point? Should the Government seriously reconsider cutting security costs, or are security scans at Parliament House just a waste of taxpayer money?
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Does anyone remember the saying “Who was the only honest man to enter parliament in England”? Answer Guy Fawkes.
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I miss Cracker Night !!
lasaboy
now that’s funny
Well I guess a Senator taking a ‘bomb’ in is better than a terrorist and if it does highlight holes in security then action is necessary. Don’t agree with Guy Fawkes being the only honest man to enter Englands parliament. He was a religious terrorist who was part of a plot to remove a protestant King and replace him with a catholic one – same sort of thing islamic terrorists are trying to do nowadays
Methinks you are missing the point, politicians (of any political persuasion) who tell lies are not honest and consequently are misleading the general public of Australia.
But thanks for the history lesson.
WHO CARES Once Again ?? The Place Needs a Clean out Anyhow !!!..
THIS WHOLE THING IS ONE BIG STUNT & NOTHING MORE.
“Oh, look we have had the budget cuts inflicted upon us also,” – “We are now in danger”
Security has not changed one bit – as if !
Remember the chemical factory fire within sight of Parliament House during the Gillard Government –
There was all sorts of speculation –
It was said that it was deliberate –
That it was set within the sight if Parliament House –
That it was to send a strong message to Canberra & the Gillard Government.
THEY WERE ALL RUNNING AROUND LIKE CHOOKS WITH THEIR HEADS CUT OFF.
JUST WHAT MESSAGE “THEY” WERE SENDING WE DON’T KNOW.
In fact it was just the usual run of the mill fire due to carelessness etc.
Or are we being PREPED for something like a America –
How Are We Going To Demolish 3 Towers Riddled with Asbestos That At about To Fall Down Due To Shonky Building In The Cheapest & Easiest Way –
book :- BLUR MURDER
author :- our very own BEN HILLS, who did a lot of leg work & research to get this book together.
BLUE MURDER sorry 1
I take Deadly Nightshade Seriously too I read about it in a Hemlock Holmes Novel !!
everyone is missing the point made here, if someone wanted to destroy our government and create a major problem, giving others free reign to do whatever they wanted, they simply need to do this and this senator has proven a point, although no-one likes the boy who cried wolf, if they listen the wolf is at the door
Is that so
I say STUNT
I say CRYING POOR
I say I WANT TO BE ON TV
What they should install is those body scanners that they have at the airport.
EVERY ONE MUST BE SCANNED especially the Greens – just in case they turn feral
They say that they give you nose bleeds, diarrhea, vomiting, disorientation, irregular heart beat, …………………
STREWTH !! That sounds like all the things the Present Government are giving the Australian Public at the Moment !!.. I think they ate something Funny from the Speakers Lounge ??
Helen-gran
If you even breathe the word “bomb” or “gun” at an airport you are immediately arrested – joke or not! Again, it seems our pollies don’t have to obey the rules of the land!
And also You are being Monitored on here Too FBI & AFP !!!!..So don’t put a word out of place or You will end up with a Long Misunderstood Sentence !! A bit like some of the Waffle I’ve read on here this week !!..
Polly Esther
Ah Guy Fawkes, yes we remember him well. And please don’t anyone say “I was there at the time”.
What terrible Plot !! And now He’s in one !!
I say it was a stunt but the main thing is that it could have been very real and no stunt it is no worries about blowing up the building or the people in it (politicians who made the rules} ) more the fact that it could happen with our loved ones in there. And all for the sake of a few dollars saving.
My relies wouldn’t be seen in there !! They are Fussy what Pantomime they go to !!
mine are fussy as to who they congregate with
buby
Well yeh I reckon that was fair enough he was making a good point!
Unless they want a good clean out, then they should ignore him!
Wstaton
If a member of the public had done the same thing they would have been charged and most likely spend time in clink. How come a poly doesn’t’ get this.
So much for security.
I will give you another example. My Mum and I visited Parliament House twice on one coach tour. She always carries nail scissors in her handbag as she has brittle nails and they snag on clothing when touched. The first time Security missed them. The second time they came ou on scans, she handed them in, she was given a numbered slip and was able to get them back as we left.
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The Push and Shove album pre-order is now available for iTunes worldwide!
Vote in our poll for your favorite song!
Push and Shove is now available to pre-order on iTunes Australlia and a 1:30 preview of each song is up! Madness! The standard edition has no extras, but the deluxe version is the exact same as the Target exclusive edition plus the “Settle Down” Bauer remix you get for pre-ordering.
If you’re outside Australia and want to listen to the album teases, simply change your iTunes store to the Australian one and you should be able to listen!
We also want to mention that as we get closer to the release date, we will NOT be sharing any leaks (or illegal streams) of the new music on the fansite with respect for the band and all of their hard work leading up to the album’s release.
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Sooooo gooood!
How do you change stores??
Getting some 70’s classic rock vibes off of “Undone”, just great.
Liz, go down to the bottom of the iTunes main page and it has a change country tab.
Okay I got it, thanks!
Romy says:
LOVE IT!! How amazing is Sparkle???
Im suprised by how mellow one more summer is, sadly im expecting when someone says a “hit” for everything to be uptempo club stuff in this day and age. I love the entire album!
Under Done: 70’s Rock Vibe
Sparkle: TK Era Sound
Dreaming The Same Dream: 80’s New Wave
Heaven:90’s Pop Rock
Under Cover:90’s Pop Rock
Gravity: late 80’s /Early 90’s Pop Rock/New Wave
Easy: kinda trip hop/country
One More Summer: Blondie/90’s vibe
Looking Hot:80’s Synth Pop
zeek says:
Wow… Umm……. Most of this sounds A LOT like Gwen solo stuff to me honestly… I don’t know what to think right now. It’s all very mellow too. I’m also really confused about the previous description of One More Summer and it’s “pounding dance beats, arena-size guitars”… That doesn’t sound like it at all. So far the only songs I’m really feeling are Sparkle, Push and Shove, and sort of One More Summer and Looking Hot.
Sparkle is sooo good. I love that Looking Hot remix too.
Whittney says:
Honestly, I think these reviewers were on drugs, because not a single review matched up to what the song actually sounds like. It sounds a lot like Gwen’s solo work, which I just don’t know how to feel about that at this point. Part of me is very happy that it’s not as bad as what the reviewers were describing, another is very disappointed that it’s like L.A.M.B. pt II. You can hardly hear the unique riffs that Tom creates, or the wicked bass lines that Tony is capable of, it’s like The Gwen and Adrian Show, as you the only two things you hear on most of the songs, besides synthesizers, are vocals and drums. I am a lot more impressed than I thought I would be though, which is a good thing, and only listening to the full record will tell the truth, so I await that before I completely give up hope.
Amazing! They really know how to tease us 😀 Can’t wait to hear all the songs in full. Only 3 more weeks! This is torture. 😀
how do you guys do ? i changed my apple store to the australian one and then i type in the “search” bar no doubt push and shove and there is no result found –‘
Gwen, it is available on iTunes worldwide now. Just search “No Doubt Push and Shove” and that’s how I was able to find it.
I’m disappointed it doesn’t have more of a ska/ reggae vibe to it (throughout). Sounds super poppy but I’m sure it’ll grow in me when I’ve heard it all the way through 🙂
I agree with everyone saying it sounds a lot like Gwen’s solo work and I’m a bit disappointed about it… Although I loved Sparkle, Undone, Push and Shove and Settle Down.
Jessica C. says:
Just noticed that itunes does not have stand and deliver in the deluxe version
What’s so bad about it sounding like Gwen’s solo work? Gwen’s solo work rocked!! And of course you can hear the band’s instruments in all of these, it seems you’re not hearing well! It’s just a whole lot more produced, that’s all.
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Blackface in Fantastic Four
The new Fantastic Four movie is coming up quick. I’m a nerd girl and ordinarily I would be excited for this. We aren’t going to get into t he fact that I don’t believe the movie needed to be rebooted; this is about the casting of Michael B. Jordan. Let me say this, I am thrilled that Michael is working and I am over the moon for him. He is a great actor and I see him going far in Hollywood. So this is not about me dumping on him or calling him a horrible actor. I think he is a great actor and I wish him nothing but the best, but I have a problem with the coloring of Johnny Storm.
I believe that Hollywood is just being lazy. Instead of creating movies featuring black superheroes or movies with a majority black cast, they are giving us token blacks.
My bone of contention is that we didn’t need the Human torch to be black! We didn’t need for Michael to be cast in a role for a white actor. He could have been Static Shock, Black Panther, Firestorm, Panther, or even Patriot. There are hundreds of black superheroes Jordan could have been. Hundreds of other movies Marvel could have made with black superheroes.
There are thousands of out of work and looking for work writers in Hollywood that could have written a superhero movie about black or minority superheroes. I’m a looking for work writer that could have given them that movie.
We as POC have become so used to the table scraps from Massa’s table that we aren’t questioning why we can’t get a seat at the table. We aren’t wondering why in 2015 this is still a conversation. We aren’t scratching our heads as to why the first black president has to have his Twitter account flooding with “nigger” and “monkey” tweets. We are so used to not seeing ourselves reflected in popular culture that we will take any bone that is throw our way without question. We are so used to seeing TV shows with all white casts that we immediately attack the shows with all black casts as not being uplifting or doing nothing more than portraying stereotypes. We are conditioned to be crabs in a barrel. So that way when anything is dangled over the barrel we are grateful.
Well I’m sorry that is not good enough and I’m not buying it. I am not going to rejoice over this “victory” I am not just going to sit back and take it and be glad for this bit of toast. This casting is hush money. This casting is to make us forget that Hollywood since its inception has kept black actors and actresses at the back of the bus. This is make us forget that in the 87 year history of the Academy Awards only 12 black men or women have won and only 32 have been nominated. This is to make us forget that a light skinned black woman on one of the highest rated black shows, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, replaced a dark skinned woman. Blackface Human Torch is to make us forget the only Oscar nominations that black actors and actress get is when they are portraying offensive stereotypes about black people. The maid, the whore, the crooked police detective, or the magical negro. This is to make us forget that the first Disney prince spent three quarters of the movie as a frog. This is to make us forget that the promos for the animated movie Home featured a purple alien on the posters in mixed and majority white neighbourhoods, but the black kid was slapped on the posters in the majority black neighbourhoods.
Having a problem with this blackface Human Torch doesn’t make me any less black than any other black person on the planet. I am allowed to be black and have a problem with token black characters.
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2015 To Watch List
These are the movies that I am eagerly anticipating for in 2015. This will be expanded as trailers catch my eye.
Tomorrowland (in 3D)
Jurassic World (in 3D)
Minions (in 3D)
Mr. Holmes (Limited)
A LEGO Brickumentary (Limited)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend (IMAX Only)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (in 3D)
Labels: to watch list 2015
Spooks - The Greater Good
I will admit I had high hopes for this film. Ok wait let me back up for a minute. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a rabid Game of Thrones fan. A massive fan and consumer and I am a proud House of Stark supporter, Kit Harington is my new love affair. The boy is gorgeous with a capital G. I mean that silent smoulder and dark curly hair, excuse me while I find a fire extinguisher for my ovaries. Glued to my TV every Sunday at 9pm (yes I’m an American) I watched him grow from the awkward bastard son of the Warden of the North, to the Lord Commander of the Nights Watch. It’s been a glorious five seasons I have to say. I went into Spooks expecting the Harington touch. I waited for it; I yearned for it. Finally I had to give up hope and just pray for a quick death. Death evaded me for 104 minutes.
The United Kingdom for the better part of my life has been dominating the box office with spy movies. There is no movie icon dead or alive that does spy like James Bond. The man revolutionized a cocktail with a cocky smile for Pete’s sake. When I go to see a spy movie in the United Kingdom I am expecting the Earth to move. I am expecting the sky to crack and God caress me gently on the face. I am not expecting the main character to blunder around from one disaster to another because of daddy issues.
This movie started circling the bowl almost at the onset. MI5 is coordinating the handoff of a high profile terrorist to the CIA. While sitting in traffic, central command for the operation notices several fast moving motorcycles heading toward the caravan. Now I might just be a trigger happy American, but the last time I checked when officers feel threatened they are trained to protect themselves and the mission, but these highly trained operative just sit in their cars whistling Dixie and waiting for traffic to let up. Forgive me but I didn’t know this movie was a one-way ticket to Wonderland. I thought this was a spy movie, not a fantasy thriller. It didn’t get better from there. If anything I wished it was one of those movies that’s so bad its actually good if you watch it long enough. Spooks is not Big Trouble in Little China. It’s more like Glitter and Waterworld. A mistake for everyone involved.
Since the War on Terrorism commenced scriptwriters and directors have found an untapped villain resource. I can’t fault them for falling into that trap, but I can call them on their BS with lazy writing. Elyes Gabel put in a command performance as the villain, but I just didn’t believe his motivation. I will give him kudos for shooting an unarmed and bound woman in the stomach. I believed that.
Kit’s character was like a newly birthed baby horse. Stumbling around the world hoping someone will take pity and point you in the direction of your mother’s teat. He believed everything everyone told him. HE IS A SPY!! PEOPLE LIE! After the fourth time he got burned by a person that was supposed to be a friend I gave up. Bella Swan in Twilight had more of a backbone and she was going to jump off a cliff because her boyfriend dumped her.
If this movie is any indication of the sort of operatives MI5 churns out I’m going to need Sean Connery to show them a thing or two about spying, and great one-liners. This movie was in desperate need of a great tagline.
Spook had no idea what sort of movie it wanted to be. Did Spooks want to be a proper spy movie, a straight thriller, or just a plain action movie? It was more confused than a virgin on their wedding night. Nothing it did worked out and in the end the audience was left wondering how the hell this movie went from concept to screen time.
Save your money on this one folks and be content to drool over Kit on Game of Thrones
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We are all painfully aware that a series starts to lose its touch after the first movie is out. Though I had always manged to see my way to see the sequels. If for nothing else than to placate my morbid curiosity.
this weekend I had the pleasure of taking my nephew and my cousin to see Despicable Me 2. Was I scared it wasn't going to be a good? Of course I was. Anyone who subjecting themselves to The Matrix Reloaded would be.
Was I pleasantly surprised? Oh hell yeah! Despicable Me 2 more than lived up to the promise of its predecessor. This movie managed to incorporate every cast member without making the movie seem cluttered.
If the Minions did not receive Oscars for their performance in this film I will shun Hollywood for three weeks.
Some parts were predictable like the addition of Lucy to the film, we could all see where that was going, and I find myself convinced that he filmmakers wanted that to be the case. I mean after all predicable can still be surprising. They weren't trying to reinvent the wheel like so many of their squeal compatriots. They simple set out to make a great film.
I say bravo!!
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All Hail The Bitch!
Why does no one ever celebrate the Bitch in films? She drives the action forward and usually has a few good laughs for us; often, the Bitch gets the best one-liners, completely overshadowing the main characters of the film.
But the audience rarely gives the Bitch her cinematic due - it's always the sweet girl next door that gets the applause and sympathy. It's always the nerdy math geek being shoved into the locker that we cheer for. Well I say no more! Little girls aren't always made of sugar and spice; sometimes you get a few girls made of mace and malice. So here I stand ready to salute the Bitch. If you are brave enough to admit you find the Bitch funny, join me in giving the Bitch her proper due. No longer will she be relegated to the sidekick supporting role! All hail the Bitch!
7. Regina George in Mean Girls
Regina was the Bitch we all loved to hate, and hated ourselves for wanting to be her. Regina commanded boys and girls alike and was the undisputed queen bee in her little hive. She was such a Bitch she inspired a nickname for herself and her group of wanna-bes: The Plastics. She would have ranked higher but in the end she got taken down a few notches by a backwater math geek (with the help of a bus), and after the Revenge of the Nerds, stuff like that just shouldn't be happening.
Best Bitch Quote: "I gave him everything. I was half a virgin when I met him!"
6. Baroness Rodmilla DeGhent in EverAfter
The Baroness actually started off capturing our sympathy. Her brand-new husband dropped dead right before her eyes on her second day in her new home. However, our sympathy quickly turned as she demoted her step-daughter from family-member to servant. We might have been able to forgive her - I mean who among us wouldn't want a servant that doesn't make waves and sleeps in the fireplace? Plus, the Baroness had enough on her plate, trying to marry off her snotty twit of a daughter to the Prince of France. Rodmilla - in true Bitch form - used her womanly wiles of seduction and manipulation to further her plans; but made the equally fatal mistakes of lying to the Queen and underestimating her step daughter.
Best Bitch Quote: "Darling, nothing is final 'til you're dead, and even then, I'm sure God negotiates."
5. Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct
Catherine Tramell redefined the phrase 'sex pistol', and she did it with an ice pick, no less! She was an ice-cold killer in the sexed-up body of a mystery-thriller writer. Catherine knew exactly what she was doing as she played with the emotions of a homicide detective and the entire police department; before sending her girlfriend on the side on a murderous rampage and setting up her college girlfriend to take the fall for another set of murders. Then, of course, there was the infamous interrogation room scene; any woman who could manipulate an entire room full of hard-boiled policemen with a shift of her shift dress is bound to be labeled a bitch. Any woman that can inspire utter, uninhibited craziness in others is a first-class Bitch, and that Bitch is a dying breed.
Best Bitch Quote: "Killing isn't like smoking. You can stop."
4. Madison Lee in Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle
The 'fallen angel' Madison Lee was once an ass-kicking member of the Angels, but a mission gone wrong left her shot up and bitter. (A cautionary tale: always wear your bulletproof push-up bra.) Did Madison Lee sit around and get fat like many of us would have done? Hell no! She waited patiently, kept in amazing shape and hit those overly sweet Angels like a ton of bricks. Madison rocked a string bikini with her 41-year-old self. With a pair of gold plated 9mm, in a pair of killer heels she shot her partner in crime and tried to have a cute little kid murdered. She was a cold-hearted bitch in a beach bunny body.
Best Bitch Quote: "Why be an Angel when I can play God?"
3. O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill Vol. 1
What could be worse than a so-called friend who turns up at your wedding rehearsal to kick your behind and then kill your entire wedding party? (Watching Avatar the Last Airbender comes to mind, but that is another article entirely.) At first glance O-Ren inspired our sympathy: she saw both her parents brutally murdered; driven and shaped by that brutality, she launched herself into the world of murder as a premier assassin and killed the man responsible. You don't get any more badass then that, but no, she was a Bitch with dreams and the Tokyo underworld was in her crosshairs. She assumed control of the Yakuza, and when one of the bosses protested, she jumped on the table, and cut off his head with a single blow. O-Ren was the epitome of one of our favorite Bitch qualities: assertiveness.
Best Bitch Quote: "Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the fucking time!" (beat) "I didn't think so."
2. Queen Jadis, White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Obviously, any woman who calls herself queen has got to be a bitch and Jadis does not disappoint. Jadis manipulates and lies to children and the sentient creatures of Narnia, turns enemies to stone, kills Aslan in cold blood, and causes a world of never-ending winter without Christmas. Who the hell stops Christmas? A queen Bitch, that's who.
Best Bitch Quote: "The great cat is dead!"
1. Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada
Miranda Priestly is the top Bitch because she ruled her kingdom with a silver bob and a curl of her lip, manifesting all of the essential bitch qualities: she was brilliant, manipulative, uncaring and used her razor-sharp wit to the detriment of everyone who crossed her path. Never once did she raise her voice over the decibel of a whisper, a brilliant show of power. Miranda Priestly is the Head Bitch in charge of an entire industry. No one makes a move without seeking her blessing, even people as highly regarded in their world as Miranda is in hers. With a single facial expression she can send a designer back to the drawing board to recreate an entire collection. Who does that! The Bitch in Prada.
Best Bitch Quote: "I thought you would be different. I said to myself, go ahead. Take a chance. Hire the smart, fat girl. I had hope. My God. I live on it. Anyway, you ended up disappointing me more than, um- more than any of the other silly girls."
As my favorite #1 Bitch once said: "That’s all."
Cowboys and Aliens
The title of this movie promised the perfect marriage between John Wayne and his six shooter and Will Smith and his deatomizer. I thought this movie was going to give the king of the summer a run for his money.
However the combined acting chops of an aging Harrison Ford and a smoldering Daniel Craig couldn't keep this western from dying of thirst.
The opening sequence was fantastic. A lone man awakes in the desert with the sun beating down on his face. A posse of scalpers surrounds him and threatens to take him to town for a reward. The audience scoots the edge of their seats waiting to see how the man handles himself. And before our grubby hands can get to the bottom of the popcorn button the man has killed all three scalpers, stripped the shoes off one and ran off with their hunting dog.
Wow, we were sucked right in. Well I know I was. I mean how can you go wrong with a sun bathed Daniel Craig?
Well I will tell you how wrong it can go.
YOU HAVE NO STORY!
The premis of this movie is that alien gold hunters land on Earth and start killing people just to find out the best way to kill us? So wait you are telling me these aliens that can suck liquid gold from the very bowels of Earth and vaporize people with the flashy light thing can't figure out how to kill us without killing us first?
Forgive me if I have a little trouble suspending disbelief right now.
And don't get me started on the unnecessary casting of House's 13 in this movie. I mean what would a Western be without the saloon girl turned "gun slinger" Except this chick didn't even sling a gun. She fainted, she ran, she died, and then turned out to be another alien.
Cowboy and Aliens couldn't figure out just how to give the aliens a plausible reason for being on earth. They couldn't go with a take over plot. Independence Day already did that. They couldn't go with the alien refugee camp, Men in Black took care of that....So wait, two of the best alien movies in the recent cinema history starred Will Smith. So maybe Jon Favreau should have cast Will instead of Olivia Wilde.
The mini story plots simmering under the surface didn't add anything to the movie. They were mere distractions that weren't even that distracting they were so bland. The boy looking for his courage. The father finally seeing his son. The son learning responsibility. The husband finally appreciating his wife. It was all as dry as a English muffin straight from Sonya Morgan's toaster oven.
I was sorely disappointed in this movie.
I give it 2 1/2 stars only because of Craig and Ford.
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Not Bruce Lee's Game of Death
In my house there was a picture on the wall of Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr, and Bruce Lee. My father was a huge fan and so was I. So to hear Game of Death was akin to finding out there were Krispy Kreme in the UK. Pure heaven. Game of Death hinted at being a remake of the Bruce Lee movie as it was mostly set in a near empty hospital with Wesley Snipes battling it out with jaded assassins and former CIA agents in the Motor City. I was excited to see this movie. I got all
my Kung Fu movie watching paraphernalia ready. A quart of House Fried Rice with sweet and sour chicken, a liter of sprite and my Bruce Lee action figure that my dad got for me on my first day of Karate class. Don't judge me.
I thought I was in for a beautifully acted and written movie that pay homage to the
unfinished film by the late and the very great Bruce Lee.
I was sadly and very rudely mistaken. I've seen conspiracy movies done, and done well. I've seen Wesley Snipes movies done and done well. Who could forget the swagger that was Nino Brown? To this day the name Nino Brown is shouted from every rap song from Chris Brown to Guccie Mane, and we all know how hard it is to get a mention in a rap song without paying out the nose. And Blade. Need I say more? Unfortunately for all who spent that dollar at the Redbox, Game of Death wasn't done well. Not even the barest hint of a well made movie. I wonder if I can get that
dollar back.
If Snipes needed to get back into the acting business to pay off that IRS debt this was the wrong movie for that comeback. Snipes plays Marcus Jones, a CIA agent running his own team under the watchful eye of his mentor. He is apparently the top dog in the CIA agent food chain. So he has to be good. His latest mission is to play bodyguard for slimy arms dealer Frank Smith played by Robert Davi. Smith is on his way to a meeting with a 100 million dollar payoff. Jones has his team ready to take Smith into custody. His team of sidekicks consists of Zander played by Gary
Daniels and Floria played by Zoe Bell. En route to the meeting, Smith suffers a heart attack, forcing Jones to take Smith to the hospital. This is where the double cross begins, and the sharks start circling.
The plot does hint at something running afoul when the mission that Snipes was charged by his mentor takes a turn for the worse. So you sit back and await to be sucked deep into the spy world. With twists and turns at every corner. The ex CIA ops surround the hospital and you just know you're in for some great shoot out scenes and even some nice hand to hand combat. After all Wesley is a kick ass martial artist. He brought the Daywalker to life for Merlin's sake. He should
know his way around a fight scene, but for the love of all things Depp that is not what Game of Death nor Wesley delivers. Instead you get slow, dim witted combat scenes that the could have been the graduation project for a film school student.
It is a lazily written, sloppily produced and slow acted movie. Its almost as if the actors themselves weren't convinced of their lines and characters. The writers seemed to run out of things to say. So the great revelations in the movie that are meant to be the cliffhangers, are just some hastily spat one liners that leave you on the edge of that climax and then fall's asleep on top of you, without a promise of the orgasm.
The oddball casting of Ernie Hudson is worth pondering. Hudson has played some great
roles. Most notable is Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters and Warden Leo Glynn in the HBO series OZ. Hudson has shown he has the acting chops, so its just a wonder why he choices to act in these B-rated movies all the time. He should really rethink who his agent is. Though Hudson as a soul saving priest is as laughable as Christina Aguilera singing the National Anthem during the Superbowl. And that was pretty funny if you missed it.
Gary Daniels was cast to play opposite Snipes as the leader of the rouge CIA operatives. His bad guy is just an abomination. Hermione Granger punching Draco in the nose during Prisoner of Azkaban frightened me more than Daniels' Zander character. If you are going to play a bad guy with a funny accent and you can't bring it like Alan Rickman did in Die Hard, then you just need to go back to Evil High School with Dr. Evil and the kids from Sky High and take good notes. Or
maybe just pick a different role to play.
Zoe Bell, stunt woman, turned actress should stick to her day job. A woman wielding a gun, killing innocents and threatening the good guy has got to be bad ass. She has to bring it on her worst day and Bell fell flat. Though her fight scene in the vault was the best fight scene in the movie. She took a whooping and kept on ticking, and she came out on top. Dropping both men with a single gun shot and a expertly thrown knife. Bell proved she can be deadly but the jury is still out on her acting abilities.
The closing fight scene on the rooftop between Snipes and Daniels was maybe the biggest letdown of the movie. We've seen Snipes in better fight scenes. Hell the shootout scene in New Jack City offered more of a nail biting, edge of your seat experience than this dance of the nimrods Snipes and Daniels offered in their three minute fight scene. It was just too long for the lethargic fight they were having. Believe me you will feel every stinking, dragging minute of that scene and
when its over you will thank your lucky stars this movie was only 98 minutes of your life.
I pose to repeat a question William McKenzie asked his fellow Inbetweeners in season two before they ran off to go clubbing in London, “Is it possible to unsee something?” That's how I feel after watching Game of Death.
Tommeh Bell
Fantasy writer, TARDIS lover, rabid bibliophile, blogger babe, and political crackpot, black nerd girl, writing rebel, feminist snark
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BASED ON: Life on the Cross in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
by Father Vince Kuna
Our producer-at-large Father Vince Kuna, C.S.C., a USC film-school grad, does a regular feature here called BASED ON, looking at literary works adapted into TV or movies.
If Beale Street Could Talk, written and directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), based on a James Baldwin novel of the same title. (Warning: rated R. Even more graphic content in the novel.)
The works of James Baldwin have seen a resurgence in recent years. I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary told solely through the words of Baldwin: his essays, interviews, lectures and other non-fiction works. Both the film and the primary sources pack a great deal of political power.
I was unaware of his fictional writings until the release of the critically claimed and awards nominated film, If Beale Street Could Talk. Upon reading the book, I realized the story was unique in that it was essentially a story devoid of a structure. By non-structure, I mean that it did not follow typical Western literature rules such as act structure and character arcs.
In the briefest of summaries, the first half of the book deals with a young African-American couple falling in love … much to the chagrin of the young man’s devout mother. What follows is a graphic description of the consummation of that lust. The second half of the novel commences after a corrupt policeman frames the young man for a sexual assault. The families attempt to exact some justice, hiring a well-intentioned lawyer, and going so far as taking an out-of-country trip to find the alleged female victim, but they’re ultimately trapped in limbo. The young woman and her son long for a husband and father unjustly separated from them. A third act never materializes.
A novelist, essayist, activist and playwright, Baldwin’s words posses more of a stark and objective reality. Barry Jenkins’ big screen adaptation provides more artful fine strokes. His cinematography captures some of the more beautiful compositions in a film from last year. The principal characters, after all are themselves beautiful. Even in the prison scenes that conclude the film, the young man is shown weary, but his good looks are retained, only assuming a more rugged quality.
The editing as well, reinforces the non-story structure. The incident of police corruption and brutality fractures the two families’ worlds. The resulting non-linear flashback style, then serves its dramatic purpose. Jenkins improves upon the Baldwin work, a novel written almost exclusively in temporal order.
Thematically, the book and film achieve their greatest feat. Beale Street avoids the path (pun intended) that another period film, The Favourite, unfortunately takes. Even if ahistorical, the three female characters in The Favourite behave badly in their ruling of Great Britain, given license, I suppose because men did the same in the dynasties prior. Women acting like men, I would venture, hardly constitutes a feminist story ,as nothing really pertaining to womanhood is depicted.
Jenkins’ story and its underlying lack of traditional structure however, capture the minority experience of America. In many cases, the director posits, African-Americans are deprived the opportunity to pursue life, liberty and happiness. The key lies in the title, Beale Street, a familiar cultural marker in the black community. Jenkins phrases the title as a question: “If” blacks didn’t have the system rigged against them, maybe the “talking” of the stories could display complete, three-act, happily-ever-afters.
Alas, for now, it seems such stories will remain akin to something a wise priest once told me in seminary. Especially, in the developing world, some people don’t experience a resurrection in this lifetime. They’re born suffering and die in suffering. Perhaps, too with Jenkins’ sobering film, we see a birth of the two-act structure: stories that begin and end on the cross.
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Poll says Ozzie should go
Cayman News | 23/12/2014
(CNS): The premier’s decision to swap around areas of responsibility to accommodate his party colleague, Osbourne Bodden, and not remove him from Cabinet is unlikely to put an end to the 'Ozziegate' issue. Over 600 votes were cast in the CNS straw poll during the last five days and more than three quarters called for Bodden’s resignation. The outrage about the minister’s behaviour towards his chief officer, Jennifer Ahearn, has not abated and the shuffling of ministries and chief officers by Premier Alden McLaughlin has done nothing to appease the public outcry and calls for the former health minister to resign. A second poll on CNS indicated that almost half of the voters want to see him replaced by Alva Suckoo.
When asked if Bodden should resign, 78% said that he should go. In a related poll asking who should replace him, 49% backed Suckoo, with Roy McTaggart emerging as the second most popular choice with 19% of the vote. Although not scientific, the online poll gives a snapshot of publicopinion.
During the last week since the revelations that Bodden had publicly and loudly cursed at his chief officer in front of dozens of civil servants, it is the alleged nationalist slur that has caused the most concern. Bodden has not yet denied making the alleged comments deriding Ahearn’s Caymanian status, suggesting she was no more Caymanian than an “f^*#ing piece of driftwood”.
Following a number of stories on this website relating to the incident, there have been almost 1,000 comments posted to CNS, with the vast majority calling for Bodden to go.
Given the ongoing tensions in the community at present between the different expatriate groups, local people are feeling squeezed out of the job market at both ends. They see professional permit holders taking the top jobs in the finance ad related sectors, while cheap imported labour is taking the traditional posts held in construction and allied manual trades at the bottom.
So the stirring of nationalist sentiments, with the popular perception that the PPM is less welcoming to ex-pats than its former political rivals, the UDP, is fuelling further concerns. The public seems to think that the premier should have acted quickly and decisively to remove Bodden, demonstrating an intolerance in his government of such sentiments.
However, the complete silence from all government members about the outburst, coupled with the decision not to force Bodden’s resignation, has not proved popular with the broader public.
The premier has now taken on Bodden’s major ministerial responsibilities and now has direct responsibility for heath as well as environmental health and the controversial dump issue. Meanwhile, Bodden keeps responsibility for youth and sports with the addition from the premier’s portfolio of community affairs but has lost culture to the premier as well.
Not only has McLaughlin now taken on the more controversial portfolio, he has expanded the size of his ministry and is in danger of facing the criticisms that he hurled at the previous premier, McKeeva Bush, for taking on too many major ministries.
When he was opposition leader, the current premier derided Bush as “minister for everything” after he took on finance, development, tourism and financial services as leader of the UDP administration.
McLaughlin has retained his home affairs ministry, which includes the prisons, police and immigration, and has now taken on two more politically sensitive areas in order to protect his Cabinet colleague.
This is a decision that many commenters, not just on CNS but across the local media, say the premier will come to regret. McLaughlin could have turned to several of his backbench MLAs to take on Bodden’s ministry intact, in particular Suckoo, who won the support of the majority of CNS readers.
But the decision has been made, and while the premier may be hoping the matter will go away during the holidays, the populist outcry is unlikely to die down that quickly. The continued silence from Bodden himself as well as the rest of Cabinet about the alleged derogatory comments is not helping.
CNS is still waiting for the gender affairs and labour minister, Tara Rivers, to comment, given that this is a workplace issue involving gender.
Cabinet shuffled for Ozzie
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The DriftWood Party is a rising force
04:10.Due to your acceptance of the term Driftwood,I take it that you agree with Mr Bodden,s use of the term.(maybe without the cursing).
Bless, a man living without any concept of sarcasm.
I hope this lady is seeking legal advice …. in fact lawyers should be running after her fighting with each other to represent her. This may be the only way she gets any justice.
Skewed says:
How about taking a poll from registered voters only? Or at least registered BT voters. Anything else means diluted results and extremely skewed "so called" public opinion.
Whodatis says:
Still waiting to see even a fraction of a response from the CNS readership as it concerns daily abuse and ridicule of Caymanians on this local medium.
In all seriousness, some of ya'll are full of absolute crap with this ongoing outrage over the angry moment of one individual. Especially when we have some of the most callous and constructive dismissal of all things Caymanians via what are clearly highly educated and well-positioned people in the working community.
Of the tens of thousands of comments posted on CNS, I can recall maybe 3 or 4 occasions where someone who was clearly not local checked another poster for their blatantly biased words against Caymanians or Caymanian culture. The rest of the time it tends to be overwhelming thumbs ups and egging on of the perp.
The only person who receives my empathy in this situation is Ahearn.
Quit the hypocrisy people. Of all off-putting qualities, surely that one tops the list.
Well said, Whodatis.
Of all the times you post a comment, I am struggling to think of even one in which you didnt feel that any inappropriate conduct by a local official or institution locally could be excused because, in your view, worse conduct had been committed by foreign officials or governments. particularly the UK. Even when it was completely irrelevant or disproportionate. Oh a certain politician may be corrupt, but at least he is not a war criminal like Tony Blair, for example So I would be a little reticent about calling people hypocrites. You like to clothe yourself in the robes of righteousness, but you have the same difficulty in looking beyond your particular prejudices as some of the posters you despise. Try saying something honest, like what OB did was completely unacceptable, but that is no reason to say all Caymanians think that way, and those that criticise him should take a hard look at thier own viewpoints, and you may be a little more credible.
My friend, nothing you have said, even your clear disdain for all things Whodatis, negates or trumps the issues raised in my post.
Granted this is my personal opinion, to which I am entitled, and you yours, of course.
So … yeah.
Arrogant, moi?
Whodatis, I believe that all the outrage that you speak about has very little to do with the incident involving the Minister and the CO,but rather is rather a tool being used by some individual or group for political purposes.There seems to be a serious effort to start a political party made up of persons who received status by grant,and they are using this story to push their agenda. See comment by ",Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/01/2015 – 04:10 'The DriftWood Party is a rising force." . Also this one by Mo Money (not verified) on Mon, 29/12/2014 – 09:42 "I wonder does the Driftwood vote now out number the True Caymanian vote? What does it take to be a True Caymanian as at some point someone in the family must have come from somwhere else unless Caymanians are a decendant of either a Turtle or a Mosquito?Time for Driftwood to come together and build 1 big ship and steer this country in the right direction.". There are a lot of other similar opinions expressed by commenters on this article ,as well as a Viewpoint by 101 .One has to wonder as to what is the true intent of the people pushing this.I do not believe that is in the best interest of the locals,judging from the tone of the majority of comments on here by people identifying themselses as driftwood.
If Ozzie can't manage his personal affairs, including his Health issues, how can he manage the coutry's issues, including those of the Ministry of Health? Ozzie, it's a disgrace when you have a government cell phone and you try to submit a claim to have your own cell phone bill paid. And for a government that promoted honesty and transparency, how could you try to bully Ms. Ahearn when she was only doing her job to make sure that what was claimed was proper. If you were foolish enough to use your own cell phone for government business, then be smart enough to pay it yourself. As someone who is an Accountant by profession, you should know better yourself. Your behavior was unjustified, and uncalled for and my boy, you should resign. We have lost respect for you disrespecting Ms. Ahearn in such a way. Mark my word, you will either do so now, or be embarrassed when we step you down in 2017.
Is it true that ministers earn a full pension for serving just one term? If so then that is disgusting and shouldn't happen! Civil servants have to work decades to earn their pension and some of these useless ministers and MLA's get it in no time. Just not right!
I predicted that when the resaon for this adolecent behaviour came out, people would be pissed. Yes, in spite of having a phone issued to him by the Ministry, he wanted them to pay 1/2 his personal phone bill. That's lijke giving him an official car and paying for gas for his personal one. Madness.
What I didn't predict – but could have – was that Cassanova would simply dig deeper into his hole and chill. What a juvenile.
I just learn that orders are now being taking for 'Driftwood' Tee-Shirts. So far the count is 40,000 and you can only place your order with your ID and Cayman Papers.
Unfortunately no matter what the people of Cayman want, we aren't going to get!! Ozzie will stay, collect his salary and and…and thats it…
Ozzie is a disgrace – but what of the chill-axing premier? Less chill and more axe, Alden.
The ability to manage personal differences and assimilate culturally is the latchkey to success in this new era. While boardroom behaviour is one topic, the more blatant issue that has arisen here is the pathetic attempt to tar and feather an entire gender, party, race and nationality — all for some selfish reason.
Few countries were as culturally isolated and pristine as Cayman was a few decades ago. that is what attracted the masses.
Fewer countries still have allowed their First Peoples tobe overshadowed and outnumbered by newcomers (not attaching any judgement ot that, for much good has come with this).
However, the attack on local culture in these "Ozzie" blogs are almost laughable..and all over a Phone Bill?
Come on people – this seems more like an attempt to completely usurp the local culture, instead or assimilating.
Eg. the Canadian experience has been a notable example: http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/c2
Its First Peoples! You mean the Jamaicans, scottish, english, irish. Its supposed "First Peoples" were the melting pot.
Leave Jamaicans out. No Caribs or Arawaks settled here.
Tank God fi dat
But they did.
Loads of countries have left their"first people be out numbered", inlcuding USA, Canada, Mexico, nearly all the Caribbean islands as first people were Caribs and Arowak, the Aztecs and Malayans of central america, the Incas and all the tribes of the Amazon. Even England where us Celts were outnumbered by the Saxons, then the Normans and the Vikings.
16:13. Mr. McTaggart respects himself and expats. So we gonna keep him. Remember he still learning the job and he is a very happy politician with his nose out f the sky. He treats all nationals with the same amount of respect and just naturally pleasant. Nothing has flown to his head. One more term and you will know what he can do. He will be stronger next election.
I am disgusted by Mr. Bodden's tirade which I fear gives the appearance to the outside world that this supposedly sophisticated fincancial centre is run and represented by uncivilized and prejudiced boors. I understand he may have been frustrated by the unresponsiveness of Ms Ahearn (I'm sure we have all felt this before) however this does not come close to justifying his behaviour. Having said that I believe we are better led by this government then the last (even with the excpetion of this decidedly unsophisticated gorilla). There really are some great people now in government. Don't forget the nefarious ways of the jetsetters previously leading this country….Nation Building slush Fund…..Expat Tax….CHEC port….Cohen debt/jet…conflicted government property deals…and in general the continuous evasiveness and blatant lies. I am sorry for what Ms Ahearn had to deal with but in truth she was probably not totally surprised at how low this person could behave. We still have some dinosaurs in the political pool.
Sweet sop says:
Can't believe that the Premier has given Ozzie Ministry in charge of Youth. What a role model for our youth. God help us, thought we should be setting good examples. Do the right thing Ozzie and resign.
Has Ozzie been told in no uncertain terms that the government does not pay for calls from his private phones when he has a perfectly working government one? Will Ozzies next Chief Officer be treated in the same way when this issue arises again?
Has Ozzie been told that the fu##39 drift wood is more professional than him . Ozzie should have given Cayman the biggest Christmas present ever stepping down, since you have given us the most embarrassing present ever.
When this issue comes up again, I am positive a Caymanian will handle this is an amicable, ethical and passionate way – "I still have doubts of this story" Personally as a long standing employee of government and working in Ministries it caused no problems when the calls were identified personal or work related, no matter which phone was used, A separation was made and the bills were paid in accordance of their identity no problems.
My opinion was that both parties stepped on each other toes, and one was more agressive than the other. These matters are so petty, why did it have to come to this brawl. I hope both can heal and rekindle the nonsense. Telelphone bills are paid by Government and the person concerned. By golly, if we were to retract the many other nationals that owes telephone bills and left the Service High and Dry – of course, leaving for there next destination.
But it was a discussion between two Caymanians, unless of course you are a racist Ossie sympathizer.
Honestly no poll needed here, we voters we be at the polls in 2017 and out you go PPM. My advice to Al is jump ship as soon as you can!!!
I think we need to hear from the PPM community on their thoughts, I thought they had a council who decided who is eligible to run, surely as their bylaws state, they can go to a vote and insist the premier sacks this racist donkey (sorry to insult a donkey)…
Mind you in saying this we still have to deal with our caymanian memory loss problem as I am sure in a few weeks this discussion will unfortunately be forgotten. .
18:19.And you really believe that you are setting a good example.God help us.
I'm waiting to see what Barefoot has to sing.
There should be a whole album about driftwood.
As he is a piece he cant offend anyone!
I'm now a member of the Driftwood Party – A movement is born… Finally
15:21.Caymanians Unite,and fight this with all your might.I hope all our MLAs are reading this and realize that if they do not unite "Dog eat ouva suppa".
Did you come from the nearby war zones where they riot and burn? The “driftwood ” title is not for you. You already have a title and it wont change. Stop trying to be included where you’re not warned.
Ossie at the trough wants half his personal cell bills paid on top of his inflated salary. Classy.
At least he's not asking for a second pension…yet. Lord help the Cayman Islands.
So it seems Ozzie was trying to get half his personal phone bill paid by the people – and Ms Ahearne queried this – as she should. This was wha cause the disguin behaviour
Ozzie pay your damn phone bill with your wages like everyone else has to.
C'Mon Now! says:
He needed the money before "Chmas" to buy presents. His non-apology apology also brings into question his fitness to remain in office is his personal matters including health issues make him unstable he should step down.
"The premier’s decision to swap around areas of responsibility to accommodate his party colleague, Osbourne Bodden…"
This article is riddled with bias starting from the 1st sentence. It is providing the writer's own biassed opinon in what is supposed to be a news article. It is not fair comment. Transferring responsibilities for Health to the Premier is obviously a demotion for Ozzie while retaining Jennifer for that Ministry so she can continue to carry on her work without what appears to be a toxic relationship with the Minister she reports to.
Under the previous government she may have been simply been put on paid leave.
Why is Compass says:
publishing emails with a student's name unredacted?
I am a Caymanian having lived here for 29 years and my son is of Caymanian parentage and heritage. What I have always taught him is that we never make excuses for bad behaviour. NEVER. When we do that, we create criminals because we make our children feel that what they do is right when it is clearly downright wrong. That is the case with the Ozziegate. While some may be glad that he made the comment that most are thinking and which is his right to express, the language used, the threatening tone and attitude, plus the THREAT to make her life a living hell, are all wrong and for these alone he should be fired or resign. So forget that he hates foreigners being here, forget that he said it out loud but DO NOT tolerate violent and aggressive verbal assault of a person. That is illegal and unprofessional. If we condone that then we can only expect worse in future because we would have given our stamp of approval to assault others because we are mad at them!!!!!
Good bye Ozzie
09:03.Plaese note that you are not allowed to change the facts to suit your point of view.Mr Bodden is alleged to have used insulting remarks to one expat .There is no mention of him including anyone other than the CO that he was addressing,so please do not change that and substitute your version which says "he hates foreigners being here", it is not supported by any reports so far.
calling a Caymanian an expat really does shows your bias, or are you changing the facts to suit your purposes, hypocrite
17:31.Unless Ms Ahearn has renounced her foreign citizenship,she is still an expat; an expat with Caymanian status,but still an expat.
Another political party was created and it is called, Fuc#@king Driftwood. It is made up of all paper Caymanians who drifted to these shores and made it home. We have provided you with jobs, teach your children, nursed and doctored you, set up strong businesses in the community, build condominiums, served in your accounting, legal and HR organizations, picked up your garbage, wash your vehicles, care for your kds, 99.9% Blue Collar and White Collar workers providing a valuable service to you. Your florist, morticians, Partners at various firms, Bakers and the list goes on and on. It is thousands of us here who are Paper Caymanians and which equates and become one of you at the polls. The FUC#@ng Driftwoods are not idiots. We supported you last election not knowing, that the Progressive government viewed us as FUC#@ing Driftwoods. Well guess what, these expats from all over the world who drifted to your country will be going to the polls to demonstrate our democratic rights which is NOT TO vote for a government who has insulted us and our intelligence. No wonder, we are ignored by the government whenever we send emails or try to make an appointment with the sitting government. Well, we going out at the polls and all of you will know and feel the power of FUC#@ing Driftwoods. A few of you will be spared, like Mr. Eden, Mr. Archer, Mr. Suckoo and Mr. McTaggart.
AnnaMouse says:
Why spare anyone, the silence is deafening. The only problem I see is that there is no other viable option. I hope & pray we see some other candidates emerge.
Respectfully, I put it to you that the usage and distinctions of "us", "yours" and "we" throughout your post speaks to the issue at hand today.
I am the child of a "paper Caymanian", and that individual only and always speaks of Cayman and Caymanians as a single unit. In fact, most (Caymanian) people are shocked to learn that they were not born and raised in this country – and that is all their doing.
They arrived here, realized quickly they wanted to make Cayman their home, so went about their daily life integrating and socializing as if they were in their country of birth. I.e., No creation of exclusive sub-groups, social circles, housing developments, gated communities and the like based on criteria of nationality, language, and most interestingly, the colour of one's skin.
The concerns and interests of this individual flows from the perspective of a "Caymanian" and generally caters to the welfare of "Caymanians". During this time of year, this individual has a wide array of people from various backgrounds in their home to share the festive season.
Throughout my lifetime Cayman has always attracted people from all over the world, so as a community this is nothing new. However, the point that as of late, the caliber of emigrated individual and their efforts to integrate within the community pales in comparison to those before them. Might I remind the room that it was outsiders / foreigners / expats / "driftwood" that labelled us as "a warm and friendly people" – not us ourselves.
Interestingly, just recently I happened to attend a Christmas social gathering at a particular "development", and was stunned to find myself as the only Caymanian in the room. Mind you, some of the people there were going into their 10th and 20th year living in Cayman – and from a gathering of maybe 40 friendly and well-acquainted adults, couples and children, I was the only Caymanian. Does this type fo thing just "happen" or is it by way of design, purposeful or subconscious? (Btw, it appears as if many in attendance were as shocked to learn I was a Caymanian as I was to realize I was the only Caymanian, lol. Figure that one out!)
To the fellow "driftwoods" that may be reading this post, please do the community a favor. Look around your home this holiday season, analyse your friends and most importantly, the friends of your kids and rate the diversity against the backdrop of years living in the Cayman Islands. If you are honestly satisfied that your particular circumstances are reasonable for an emigrated person or family living in another country, then good on you. If otherwise, then that may be something to work on for next Christmas.
To my fellow Caymanians, I also encourage you to uphold the morals and values that have remained as part of our culture and identity for generations, because truth be told, I have heard some alarming utterings from some of my people recently.
At the end of the day, the base nationality and identity is Caymanian in the Cayman Islands. When one emigrates to the USA or the UK one should respect and appreciate those cultures for what they are and adapt accordingly. Naturally, the same principles apply to these Beloved Isles Cayman.
All the best for the holidays to each and every one of you. Please be safe this festive season and remember – do not drink and drive.
– Whodatis
WTF… Happy Christmas! Will shoot you down once I have digested fully. Cannot stomach you any other way!
Diogenes says:
If the people in the room had been here for 10 to 20 years, how come they were not Caymanian? Surely they would have status by now, or would have been rolled? Or do you think they have to be born here to be Caymanian? Don't understand.
You do understand, unless of course you had difficulty with paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of my post.
Interestingly, one could argue that it is many of our newcomers that believe "they have to be born here to be Caymanian".
Unfortunately, many people today are seeking the "Caymanian" label for selfish and superficial reasons only. Rest assured, this will not end well if the status quo remains going forward.
Equally, many people do not seek the cayman in label or have since changed their mind. Let's keep it in perspective.
100 thumbs up to you Whodatis, i noticed even your adversary agrees.
what a sweeping observation. Many more Caymanians may have been invited but for various reasons were unable to attend. I regularly invite Caymanians to my home and for various reasons many decline or just don't show. Note in the five years in Cayman I have never been invited to a Caymanian home. I try not to draw any inference from this but you on the other hand would judge me because of the numbers of expats attending.
They know where they are really welcome.
08:11.I see that you are resorting to political threats to reach your goal,whatever that is..You also seem to be twisting this story for political gain,makes me wonder what is really behind your so called outrage. Is it simply the fact that Caymanians are in charge and you want to be.Ozzie apparently made insulting comments to one expat/Caymanian ,yet you are attempting to turn all status holders against the locals ,why.It is obvious that someone is using this situation to create further division in the Cayman community,and it should stop.One more thing ,why do you insist on using the insulting language that was allegedly used by Mr Bodden,is it that you hold simslar sentiments ,or do you think that it is ok for you to do so but not Mr Bodden.
Please remind what Mr. McTaggart has accomplished so far.
You came here to make money not to help Caymanians. You have an entitlement mentality so the Handouts Parties are your choice.
It's not an entitlement if you get paid for the labour you provide, it's called earning money. Remember Cayman Islands does not have many saleable natural resources. The pillar of its economy is money passing through the jurisdiction from money generated elsewhere eg USA, UK, Canada Why shouldn't the labour providers do the same,?
How ridiculous is this poster!!! to say they have done so many things for Caymanians, I for one have not received their courtesies. they never associate with the Caymanians, and if so it is only a temporary situationuntil they have wings. A good suggestion is to raise the Status Grants to CI$100,000.00, We need to stop a brokening system where we depend on the revenue from Work Permit, Residency and Status Grants fees from the Immigration Department, Our government requires innovation to find ways and means to seek revenue, so the Driftwoods can stay out. If life was wrapped in a gold barrel where they came from they would still be there. To elevate in there country they compete 1 -20,000 and making just a few dollars a forthnight or month. The motto is "pilfridge and Plunder" the cayman society.
The REAL Truth says:
I think you are really saying that Caymanians need to raise their own money (like driftwood countries do) off of their own labor and recources and not have to depend on the Driftwoods to survive like they do now. Even the Driftwoods wish this could happen. As for the "Pilfridge and Plunder" motto, in case you haven't had the news read to you lately here is a basic synopsis. Bush XXXXX gambles. 2 ministries (at least) steals and plunders 1 billion so far. The others have no idea where the money went. The airport and harbor and Turtle farms are pilfridge and Plundered out and still going strong. Your right about the motto. I am not sure why you think the drifwoods (who you get all your money from) get the blame of stealing that money from you. I now however understand why your Caymanian leadership gets away with it.
Gut Check says:
You are both painting with a very broad brush; what is the point or value of such sweeping generalisations?
How about we recognise that the very economy of these islands depends upon expats, regardless of their motives for being here? How about that? How many businesses would not (apparently) be able to stay in business without employing a majority of low-wage expats?
People tend to congregate with those similar with themselves, whether it is nationality, religious affiliation or other variables; that tendancy isn't unique to the Cayman Islands.
Why don't we endeavor to treat others how we'd like to be treated, regardless of their differences. How would that be?
It should be obvious, however I'll spell it out for you. I speak only for myself and notfor my demographic. Just like you.
So what you are saying is you want Caymanians to be self sufficient and to pay their own way without outside help, I can't possibly imagine why someone hasn't thought of that before!
Can Buzzrd call for a vote of no confidence in a less tha honourable minister?
Dreadlock Holmes says:
Does Cayman have an ambassador to North Korea? This is something the Premier should consider.
RP says:
Isn't that what the politicos did when joey Ebanks got into trouble at CTF? Move him to a better post, the ERA. Now we take an abusive personality and move him to handle our aggressive and troubled youth. You can't make this stuff up! Unreal.
According to the Compass this entire uproar is over a phone bill. So our BT rep and Misiter destroys his political career over a phone bill. I certainly was expecting more than that for a major uproar of this caliber.
He obviously thought he was above the law and accountability and one should just take his word. If he had nothing to hide , why did he get so furious? “A hat is burning on the thief!” That’s his guilty conscience speaking.
Is Cayman to blame for the crime infested world?
Those who know Alden know what he is good at, and has been good at for a long time. It is not 'leadership' and so his failure in this matter is no surprise.
Hopefully those who don't know him and erroneously assumed that he was capable of leading the country have learned the lesson that he has so ably taught us.
This should be his final term in any public office – IF he can survive until May 2017.
If he doesn't publicly admit his wrongs and quit, he will be looked down upon. This country is very small,one can't hide. It will be hard to carry such a load of contempt for the rest of ones life. Once you lose your reputation it is impossible to restore it. It will ruin ones health and joy of living.
But if he admits his sins and repents,sincerely of course, people might forgive.
Ozzie is the poster child for Caymankind…..
It's people like you that fuel the rift with your pointless comments. I'm not defending the man by any means, but in my opinion, the above comment is just as bad as Ozzie's rant. It has the same effect.
You are completely right of course. Most expats on here only seem to get it when they are on the receiving end but are happy to dish it out.
Ozzie, you are a disgrace to BT voters, but I hope you know we na like West Bayers. We gave you a chance once and then a break and we gave you a chance again, but you are too arrogant for your own good. Goodbye Ozzie. We will never vote for you in 2017, so do yourself a favour and fade away.
Fa'real says:
If Ossie has to go, so does Baines.
The Gov says Baines aint going.
BT says Ossie aint going.
Plain, clear and simply………no discrimination here.
Interesting arbitrary line of thought
FloMos says:
Yup. Almost as arbirtary+pedantic as calling a social media “poll” by amonymous bloggers+trolls, to call for the removal of a democratically-elected Minister.
Foreign Devil. says:
Ijut
MEN IN BLACK says:
Racism is alive and well on both sides…Local speaks out and boom…crucified!
He said what many of us feel. Many of us a foreigners in our own land and treated as such. If he vented in such an angry manner, yes it was wrong, but obviously he does feel it as Caymanian.
Like it or not- doesn't matter. Fact and truth remains RACISM is alive on both sides!
I think lots of people of all origins would like Baines to go. We were better off before they ran Kernahan out of town. It is interesting that crime appeared to be under control and going down before he was investigated and we wasted a tonne of time & money on the investigation that resulted in ernhan being paid off by the CIG to drop his wrongful dismissal case.
May, but this was about a man wanting to charge the government to make private calls. No accountability needed he thought, I am Caymanian, how dare you CO question me a born Caymanian with a right to pilfer the public purse.
Miss Rivers will not touch this issue with a long stick neither will Juliana or any women in high position. Government knows this. Don't hold your breath.
Miss Rivers would not touch this outreagous subject of behavior by Bodden , to a woman . Her silence on this subject really shows who she is protecting .
It's a shame that those who ought to be forthright, know better, and in a position to offer an example to young wonen, choose to deliberately lay silent, and feather their political nests with these contemptuous characters.
BOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Rivers Razor – if there are two options, Tara wil always pick the less impressive one.
Yep she is not impressive but really would you expect her to speak out on this issue knowing that The CO was threatened that her life would be made a living hell. On this issue I understand why she cannot speak out.
Expat Andy says:
This has evolved into a game of Chicken, Alden & Ozzie are not goign to say anything. They just want Christmas and New Year's to pass and hope that CNS & other media outlets will stop running stories. Eventually something else will come along and attention will move on. This being Cayman Ozzie will run again and has a good shot of being re-elected. However none of the Driftwood and guest workers here on the Island need to be happy about it.
Anonymous1 says:
I think this just shows the depth of contempt for all the MLAs following scandal after scandal after scandal and never a hint of accountability. Not to detract from the contempt felt for Osbourne Bodden specifically but you'd probably get a similar response to the same question about any almost MLA.
I don't know if anyone has compiled afull list but here's some of the recent scandals I can recall off of the top of my head:
– the missing $1b and lack of public accounts
– misuse of government credit cards
– the nation building fund
– the dump tender (and ensuing court case against CIG)
– the dart deal (and ensuing court case against CIG)
– the cruise terminal (can't remember if there was a court case against CIG)
– the unbelievably excessive travel by MLAs as highlighted by the AG
– Mac spending $250k of government money in casinos
– the "Stan Thomas" affair
– millions worth of duty waivers handed out aby MLAs without explanation
– Juliana OCC spending thousands and thousands at Brac hotels without explanation
– the illegal paving of private (voters only, of course) homes in the Brac
– the bailout of homeowners (voters only, of course) who were behind in their mortgages on obscenely favourable terms that they mostly failed to honor
– Joey Ebanks and how he came to be in charge of the ERA
– the disgraceful expat tax proposal
Can anyone think of some more?
– Rolston getting DUIs
– other miscellaneous bribery for votes
– and let's not forget how McKeeva talks to women as well. Recall a certain public speaking when he belittled a woman for asking a question
– the list goes on…
Status grants seemingly on the basis of choice of realtor.
Ah Good Times! Good Times! There are a few more but they all blend together at this point. A two term lifetim limit on Cabinet membership would help. These should not be lifetime careers.
Christian heritage park.
the civil servants on full-pay "required leave" for years
abuse of the "gasboy" cards
abuse at CINICO
MLAs refusing to properly disclose their interests
the goings on at the CIAA board
Joey Ebanks. He deserves to be on the list twice – once for when he ripped off the Turtle Farm and paid it back with a sack full of cash, and again for how he got appointed to the ERA after that.
Emergency prayers in response to a spate of murders.
Private jets and entourage
Mac's proposed oil terminal
Who da hell caressss… zzzzzzzzzz
we f@@ing care! they have sold us out!
The silence from women on this issue is deafening.
They are intimidated. "I can make your life a living hell" is not something to take lightly.
Maybe some are but some may not be intimidated, simply just fed up with slackness from both sides Ministers and CO's and simply choosing to not make comments.
Digging deeper may expose what really transpired leading up to the nasty tirade of Min OB. There could be 2 even 3 sides to the story. Without a doubt Minister Bodden should never ever… have addressed his CO in that manner. No matter how frustrated he was, by what he felt she should have done, or had not done.
Something is not adding up and is possibly being kept on the downlow. Sad thing is that this type of unsavoury behaviour, even if not exact thing, happens day in and day out with many of our politicians from both sides and nothing is ever done.
We keep voting them in, grinning with them, and swapping parties every election. So why would we expect any different now? few of the very politicians we voted in who are doing their jobs are making no comments because it seems they can't think for themselvesand dont wish to go against their leader.
When they were out campaiging comments were made referring to UDP, about how the politicians in that party were all scared of Mackeeva and wouldnt go against him. Why don't these speak out now and and let us know what really took place. I am sure they all know exactly what happened and what led up to it.
Still no matter what transpired, no one should ever be spoken to in such a disrespectful manner. Whatever the issue, it should have been handled in a professional manner. Until consequences are dished out and faced by the perpetrators for this type of action nothing will ever change.
Politicians, Civil Servants and all Caymanians, born and paper, and residents all have to be the change we want to see. Other wise nothing will ever change.
and I would say that was the most alarming thing said.
A mistake that was. He should have said “I can see your life IS a living Hell”.
Also the way he spoke. Is not a gender issue. No one should be subjected to that type of verbal abuse and threatening words either male or female. Some of us have spoken here because yes we are afraid for ourselves, our children and families.
Married to a Caymanian- hear my voice says:
As a woman who is married to a Caymanian, I think this is a shameful display of xenophobic racist madness!
My spouse was not born in Cayman, yet his heriticage goes back to Pedro St. James. We both are treated like expats and people are shocked to learn that we have a long family tree in Cayman.
The problem is the polticians dividing us like Ossie did. Disgraceful. Paper or blood we all cling to this little rock and should respect people on permits or permanent residents or born Caymanians all the same.
I have been here 25 years and can honestly say that I embraced this country and give back to the community. There are so many expats that truly act better than most of our elected poltiicians, it is only a shame that 50% of the people are NOT represented. That would be a game changer.
Our elected officials are a disgrace, but as voters we are also to blame if we keep electing these "party" fools.
Ya get what ya vote for folks…..
futurethoughts says:
We need leaders, who will lead for the sake of the country and not for their friends. Mr. Mclaughlin and Mr. Bodden, go back a long ways. It will be hard to dismiss his friend on such a small technicality, hoping the voters will forget what happened!! Well, I think it is about time that we put the country first and foremost. Mr. Bodden should resign humbly and ask for the forgiveness of the Caymanian people, both born and paper!! We have to be able to control these emotions, before it is too late. If Mr. Bodden does not resign and Mr. McLaughlin does not dismiss him, then they should both go!! Imagine if he was representing us overseas and had one of his little temper outbursts!!
It is too late for Ozzie, any apology at this point is not going to be genuie but it would be nice if he thought about what he is going to do going forward. At this point one resonably expects a statement from him and others etc.
The quality of what passes for leaders here is truly underwhelming.
Someone new could run inBodden Town on the basis of "Hope & Change" We all hope for it but know we will just get more of the same.
Ozzie, give us a Christmas present and just quit.
If Mr. Bodden had went off on another Caymanian male…or the average bloke on the street, would we be thowing hissy fits and taking polls?….please…the most damaging lies we tell are the ones we tell to ourselves…get over it Cayman….
Are you serious. Let's not lower our expectations too much!
CNS, please do a poll on whether or not Baines should go too!
Why do a CNS Poll??
The Queen appointed CoP Paines, so the locals can’t ‘fire’ him.
Why do a CNS poll of any sort? It is a matter for the Premier and the Governor.
Cns – it would also be interesting to see how many people here want Independence from the United Kingdom and how many peoplebelieve that they should get it regardless of any vote.
I believe there should be a provision in the constitution to deal with bad behavior. If you leave it for the Premier to do the necessary, then don't expect anything to be done. We need to get rid of the party systems. It is always party first and not country first.
I just hate the fact that these jumped up, uncouth rude and ignorant bullies are collecting a huge wage for their carry on. And its not just Ozzie I am referring to!
Ozzie needs to be reminded that it was the majority of "driftwoods" who voted and allowed PPM standings. So let's say the driftwoods chose not to vote in 2017, this would ultimately mean that the PPM party – DONE!!!
Old people say…. you never know whats in ants belly, until you mash him.
The dump will still be there in 2017 then.
What is the point of the Public Service Code of Conduct which goverment thought so essential just a couple of years ago to prevent exactly the type of behavior the Minister exhibited? Will all public servants now be allowed to behave in a similar manner without consequence?
Sorry friend. Elected Ministers or MLAs aren’t considered public servants under this code of conduct. CNS went to some lengths to explain this yesterday I believe.
ANYONE who supports or believes that what Ozzie Bodden did was right- is just as sick, disgraceful and arrogant as Bodden himself. The time will come though where his tirade is not condoned and some innocent person clobbers him in the mouth- (bet they would get arrested) for his irrational behavior. As a suggestion to the Civil Service- do a sit in and demand his removal; you would be supporting your fellow CS colleagues in his Mimistry and showing collective disapproval for his stupidity.
Not the best reccomendation but hey I would tend to agree with you- a sit in would speak volumes to the lack of confidence that government employees, specifically in Bodden's Ministry have with working with this kind of loose canon. And to put icing on the cake, as per todays Compass, his reasons for 'blowing his top' has been revelaed that he wanted to be reimbursed for cell phone charges- on his PERSONAL BILL without quantifying the charges is ludicrous. It is simple, you have a CIG cell phone issued to you Osbourne Bodden- use that for government work and not your personal phone. If you use your personal phone, then you and you alone are responsible for charges, no matter how, where and why the charges were incurred.
I agree 8:08. and he was having personal issues…who don't???? The Civil Servants are being blamed and called lazy for not doing their jobs. Jennifer was doing her job. Eveything comes into question with the Audtor General and a few months down the line the Civil Servant will get the blame for this reimbursement if not properly documents. The email apology sounded far from genuine in my opinion.
ThIs WrItInG Is VeRy IrRiTaTiNg says:
The "driftwood" voters are also waiting for a sensible response from other MLAs, the Governor, Deputy Governor, and the police. It is hard to believe this is not a criminal matter.
If McKeeva had erupted like this would the reaction from any of the people mentioned above been different?
PPM NEED STEP OUT TOO
PPM will pay for this typical Alden arrogance in 2017 elections
I can't believe some ignorant called on a morning talk show today to say that Ozzie had been set up. Really???? Did someone force Ozzie to be himself and act like he did? These fool fool people are our downfall.
CNS is doing a good job,but sesspool of despicable men is ust too deep for anyone to handle.
CNS is doing great job, but cesspool of despicable men is just too deep for anyone to handle. Another option is to show them how disgusted you are next time you encounter them.
The female voters are also waiting to hear from Minister Rivers on this now public denegration of a longstanding civil servant.
Who is worse Tara or Ossie as minister?
Tara Rivers has proven to be a disaster as Minister of Education, Labour & Gender Affairs. Her silence says everything about her leadership abilities.
Boy, you “Tara haters” jump on anything to try to attack Minister Rivers. UDP agent are you? This isn’t about her Ministry. This is a matter for the Premier and Deputy Governor.
This should lhave been an ANTS NEST where they poked their noses – I am not a fan of Tara but I believe she was not in the midst of this – and knows the result of the ants nest.
The Business and Professional women’s club have also yet to utter a word.
drWes says:
Who else ya want to hear from?
The Pink ladies? The Girls Brigade?
Quit stirring sh#t or somebody gonna take yo stick and break it off
Pathetic cheap reverse-psychology!
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BBP Dance Parties Start This Thursday With Booker T. Jones
By Claude Scales on May 7, 2012 3:43 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Dance, Events, Food, Fun, Music
BRIC Arts Media Bklyn, in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park, is presenting a series of free dance parties at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park the next three Thursday evenings starting at 7:00. The opening event, this Thursday, May 10, features legendary funk keyboardist Booker T. Jones, whose group, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, provided the backbone for Stax Records’ classic Memphis soul sound. Also on the bill is DJ Rich Medina.
The following Thursday, May 17, there will be a Brazilian dance party featuring Nation Beat, Brooklyn’s own Maracatu New York, and DJ Greg Caz. The final dance party, on May 24, will be a Cajun/Zydeco fais do-do with Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience and Jesse Lége & Bayou Brew.
Food and beverages will be available from these food trucks during all the dance parties: Morris Grilled Cheese, Kumquat Cupcakery, Rickshaw Dumplings, Kimchi Taco, and Pizza Moto.
11201, booker t and the mg's, booker t. jones, BRIC arts media, dj greg caz, jesse lege & bayou brew, kimchi taco, Kumquat Cupcakery, maracatu new york, morris grilled cheese, nation beat, pier 1, pizza moto, rich medina, rickshaw dumplings, stax records, terrance simien & the zydeco experience
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These events are fantastic and I “Celebrate Brooklyn” and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation for providing free concerts of such high quality for all Brooklynites.
Here is a clip from last year’s Funk concert at Pier 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMBJVWJC1Pk
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July 23, 2019 July 23, 2019 Dan MacyEnergy & Agriculture, Financial Markets
Refiners Queuing Up Lawsuits Against EPA over Exemption Inaction
Washington, D.C. — July 23, 2019
A number of small refineries said they are getting ready to sue EPA over the agency’s inaction on their economic hardship petitions for relief under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Two refineries have identified themselves in letters seen by this reporter but not made public. A third notice of intent came from a law firm that represents “numerous” small refinery owners that are only named in an appendix to the legal notice cover letter filed with the agency. The cover letter was made public, but not the appendix.
Ergon-West Virginia, Inc., filed a letter June 25, stating its intent to sue EPA, while Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern Oil & Refining Co. filed its notice on July 15. The other refiners are represented by LeAnn Johnson of law firm Perkins & Coie, who signed the cover letter, dated July 16.
All three letters said the agency failed to act on their petitions within the 90 days allotted by the Clean Air Act. The law requires EPA to consult with the U.S. Department of Energy on the petitions. EPA, and not the DOE, has the final authority to act on the requests.
“EPA’s delay in issuing decisions on the 2018 petitions is compounding rather than relieving the harm to small refineries,” Johnson wrote in the July 16 letter. “The uncertainty over whether or not hardship relief will be granted has tied up small refineries’ precious working capital and prevented them from investing in their refineries to make efficiency improvements to remain competitive and profitable.”
Johnson said the refineries she represents were forced to either retire their RINs, the compliance credits known as Renewable Identification Numbers under the RFS, or carry forward a deficit and, “in the meantime, buy more RINs for 2019 compliance that will not be needed if 2018 relief is granted.”
Johnson also accused the Secretary of Agriculture of “attempting to influence the decision whether to grant small refinery hardship relief,” a claim she made in an earlier letter that said the U.S. Department of Agriculture was attempting to acquire confidential business information about the refineries. The USDA, through a spokesperson, denied that the agency was trying to obtain confidential information. But President Donald Trump directed USDA and EPA to review the SRE decision process and report back to him.
Reuters reported last February that Kern Oil & Refining in that same month threatened to sue EPA in federal District Court over its 2017 SRE petitions if EPA did not respond within 60 days of its notice. A search of federal court cases did not turn up any lawsuits filed by Kern Oil & Refining after one was closed in 2007.
Kern, in its latest notice, requested that if EPA grants its petition, the agency provide Kern with “current-year vintage RINs to address the disproportionate economic hardship that it suffered, and continues to suffer, as a result of compliance with the RFS.”
According to information maintained by the U.S. Energy Information Agency, Kern’s Bakersfield, Calif. refinery meets the RFS definition of “small refinery” — that is, its throughput is under 75,000 bbl./day.
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Refining Interests, Oil State Senators Want USDA’s Nose Out of SRE Petition Reviews
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Tag: Roberta McDonald
Candidate nominations continue with weeks or days left until an election call in Alberta
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With an election call expected within the next few weeks, or days, Alberta’s political parties are continuing to nominate candidates to run for the upcoming vote. As of this afternoon, the United Conservative Party has nominated 83 candidates in 87 districts, the New Democratic Party has nominated 80 candidates, the Alberta Party has nominated 73 candidates, the Liberal Party has nominated 35 candidates, the Green Party has nominated 19 candidates, the Freedom Conservative Party has nominated 15 candidates, and the Alberta Advantage Party has nominated 11 candidates.
Here are the latest updates to the list of candidates running in Alberta’s upcoming provincial general election:
The New Democratic Party are expected to nominated Heather Eddy in Calgary-South East and Paula Cackett in West Yellowhead on March 16 and Shannon Dunfield in Grande Prairie-Wapiti on March 17.
Message from Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has withdrawn as the New Democratic Party candidate in Cardston-Siksika. In a post on Facebook, Dr. Tailfeathers described her reason for withdrawing from the race. The NDP have scheduled a new nomination meeting in Cardston-Siksika on March 18, 2019 and a candidate nomination meeting in Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright on March 16, 2019.
Avinash Khangura has been nominated as the Alberta Party candidate in Calgary-McCall. Khangura was the Liberal Party candidate in this district in the 2015 election, where he earned 17.4 per cent of the vote. Khangura is also listed as the Riding Chair for the federal Liberal Party in Calgary-Skyview district, which is currently represented by former Liberal and now Independent Member of Parliament Darshan Kang, who represented Calgary-McCall as a Liberal MLA from 2008 to 2015. The district is currently represented by New Democratic Party MLA Irfan Sabir.
Daniel Ejumabone has withdrawn from the Liberal Party nomination in Calgary-West and is now running in Calgary-Bow, and Ben Midgely is the new candidate in Calgary-West. The Liberals have also nominated John Roggeveen in Calgary-Fish Creek, Prerna Mahtani in Calgary-North West, Michael McGowan in Edmonton-Ellerslie, Inderjeet Randhawa in Edmonton-Riverview, Sharon Howe in Chestermere-Strathmore, Anwar Kamaran in Cypress-Medicine Hat.
Tanya Herbert is running for the Green Party in Edmonton-Gold Bar and past city council candidate Taz Bouchier is running in Edmonton-Highands-Norwood.
The Freedom Conservative Party has nominated Kari Pomerlau in Calgary-Foothills and Matthew Chapin in Red Deer-North. Chapin had previously announced his intentions to seek the UCP nominations in Red Deer-North and Red Deer-South but withdrew from both races. He ran for the PC nomination in Red Deer-North in 2015 and has run for Red Deer City Council numerous times over the past decade.
Shawn Tylke has been nominated as the Alberta Advantage Party candidate in Lacombe-Ponoka.
Eight additional candidates affiliated with the Alberta Independence Party have registered as Independent candidates in the upcoming election: Timothy Shanks in Edmonton-North West, Roberta McDonald in Calgary-North West, Vincent Loyer in Edmonton-Gold Bar, Dave Bjorkman in Edmonton-West Henday, Don Dubitz in Camrose, Mark Grinder in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, Michael Keller in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, and Michael Neufeld in Red Deer-North.
If you know any candidates who have announced their intentions to stand for party nominations, please send me an email at david.cournoyer@gmail.com. I will add them to the list. Thank you!
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“Happy Birthday, U.S. Marines!”
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By xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx news
The United States Marine Corps was founded as the “Continental Marines” on November 10, 1775, two hundred forty-five years ago.
I became a United States Marine on November 4, 1959, when I graduated from San Diego’s MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot); Private First Class Raoul Lowery (Contreras) reporting as ordered, sir!
The new Marines of 1775 started fighting on foreign shores with a landing on March 3, 1776, in the Bahamas. Disbanded after the War of Independence, the Marines were reconstituted as the United States Marine Corps by the Navy Act of 1794; six officers and 310 enlisted men were authorized.
“To the shores of Tripoli…” are words in the Marine Corps Hymn that honor one Marine officer, Presley O’Bannon. He and seven enlisted Marines and some Arab and Greek mercenaries on April 27, 1805, attacked a Barbary Coast fort in North Africa. LT. O’Bannon’s group marched 600 miles across the North African desert in the longest Marine march in history until the war on Iraq in 2003.
70,000 Marines served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Exactly 16 years ago this week, 6500 Marines supported by British and U.S. Army detachments fought the bloodiest battle in Iraqi, in the Second Battle of Fallujah, November 7-16, 2004.
Of note: Two Mexican American Marines were awarded Navy Crosses, the second highest military award of the United States for what they did in the Second Battle of Fallujah: LCpl Dominc Esquibel of New Mexico and Mexican citizen Sgt. Rafael Peralta (who was granted U.S. citizenship posthumously). The United States Navy named a new destroyer – The USS Rafel Peralta, the first United States Ship named for a Mexican citizen.
Fallujah is the last major battle the U.S. Marines have fought.
Seventy-five years ago, World War Two ended when Japan surrendered. The defeat of Japan started on August 7, 1942, when 6000 U.S. Marines landed on an island — Guadalcanal — few had ever heard of in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
The Marines landed unopposed. They were abandoned by the U.S. Navy as a Japanese fleet approached. The U.S. ships were loaded with artillery, food, vehicles and bulldozers the Marines needed to finish the Japanese airfield the Marines needed. The Marines had no food, no big guns, little ammunition and no naval guns to provide help and cover.
The Marines ate Japanese food.
The Americans won the six-month long battle; the Japanese lost 24,000 dead; U.S. casualties were 1600 killed in combat, 4200 wounded and several thousand killed by malaria and other tropical diseases.
The U.S. Marines grew from 14,000 in 1940 to over 485,833 in 1945. During those years, names like Bougainville, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Peleliu were names of islands unheard of before Marines landed to defeat the Japanese Empire, island by island. 24,479 Marines died between Guadalcanal and Okinawa.
Then came Korea where 17,000 Marines of the 1st Marine Division were surrounded by over 100,000 Chinese Communist troops in December 1950 at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. Hour by hour, mile by mile, Marines fought their way out of the mountains to the port of Hungnam, killing 30-40,000 Chinese; casualties and dead so high, the Chinese withdrew from combat for a year. Two of my three Boot Camp Drill Instructors were there.
Vietnam War – a total of 294,000 Marines served there between 1955 and 1975. 66,227 were killed or wounded, 22.5% of Marines who served, one in four.
And, then, there is the War to End All Wars, World War I, the war that introduced the 20th Century to the United States Marines. America was reminded of that war because 1800 U.S. Marines are buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France, that were killed in the Battle of Beaulieu Wood in June 1918. It was a visit to that cemetery that President Trump refused to make (because of rain), to honor those Marines because, he allegedly said, they were “losers” and “suckers.” Slurs corroborated by Fox News and the AP.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels reported in 1918: “The marines fought strictly according to American methods – a rush, a halt, a rush again, in four-wave formation, the rear waves taking over the work of those who had fallen before them, passing over the bodies of their dead comrades and plunging ahead, until they, too, should be torn to bits. But behind those waves were more waves, and the attack went on…In all the history of the Marine Corps there is no such battle as… Belleau Wood. Fighting day and night without relief, without sleep, often without water, and for days without hot rations, the marines met and defeated the best divisions that Germany could throw into the line.”
“The heroism and doggedness of that battle are unparalleled… officers… seeing their men so dog tired that they even fell asleep under shellfire, hearing their wounded calling for the water they were unable to supply, seeing men fight on after they had been wounded and until they dropped unconscious; officers seeing these things, believing that the very limit of human endurance had been reached, would send back messages…that their men were exhausted.”
The United States Marines won that battle; it lasted almost 30 days. They killed thousands of Germans. Four months later, after four years of fighting, Germany surrendered. The Marines returned to the fight in 1941 to do to the Japanese what they did to the Germans in the Battle of Beaulieu Wood 102 years ago. Marines, Happy birthday…Semper Fi!
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Constitution is banned? In Hlybokaye rally to Constitution Day banned
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The Executive Committee’s reasons for the ban is lack of contracts with communal services, medical institutions and militia. “Meanwhile, neither medics nor the utility did respond to our request to sign contracts,” – says one of the applicants of the campaign Zmitser Lupach.
He said that the appeal was sent to the Executive Committee on the same day as the letter to the responsible services:
“The Executive Committee was in a hurry to respond in 10 days. Following the letter of the prohibition of the action, there came the reply from militia department. From this letter it followed that the militia deliberately was waiting until our fail. After all, the general meaning of the letter was as follows: your action was banned, hence, we believe the contract with our services to be inappropriate. Communal and medical services keep silent until now, they do not tell us any “yes” or “no”. If the answers arrive on time, up to March 15and they are positive, we would manage to appeal to the Executive Committee once again about the picket to the Constitution Day”.
Applicants of the action in Hlybokaye, activists Jaraslau Bernikovich and Zmitser Lupach believe that the picketing to Constitution Day should be the proof of respect of the state to main public document where basic rights of citizens are registered.
Today, however, there are obvious problems with the realization of the right to public expression, opinion and the right to peaceful assembly in Hlybokaye. Neither picket on Constitution Day, nor previous action – a picket of solidarity with political prisoners, which did not take place in Hlybokaye on November 23 of the last year, were approved.
Hlybokaye Executive Committee based its refusal on the same basis – refered to the lack of contracts with communal services which must be signed in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee № 167 “On the determination of locations for holding rallies and picketings”. But it is impossible do it in advance, – because the responsible services purposely wait until the local authorities ban actions.
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Netanyahu NATO Visit Cancelled over ‘Logistical Problems’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won’t attend the NATO summit that will be held in London starting Tuesday, despite plans to meet with US State Secretary Miko Pompeo, Israeli media reported.
Netanyahu’s visit was canceled over “logistical problems,” Haaretz quoted officials involved in the planning of the Israeli PM’s visit as saying.
Many heads of states are set to attend the summit, and Netanyahu’s team gave organizers only a short notice, the officials added.
Other officials said German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hadn’t responded to diplomatic attempts to arrange meetings with Netanyahu on the summit’s sidelines, the daily said.
Netanyahu now hopes to arrange a meeting with Pompeo in Lisbon later this week, according to Haaretz.
The two-day summit comes at a critical moment for the 29-member military alliance, which has been fraying in the face of US President Donald Trump’s complaints that too many NATO members are spending too little on defense.
The White House said Trump is expected to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on the summit’s sidelines. Trump, however, has no meeting scheduled, as of now, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the summit host.
Source: Israeli media
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