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#MuteRKelly? Nah. His numbers have just increased!
Despite removal from streaming services, R. Kelly's Spotify numbers increased and he's more than pleased...
24 May 2018 - 11:36 By Chrizelda Kekana
Musician R Kelly hit back at his 'haters' with just two words.
Image: Via Instagram
It seemed the momentum that had been building in the long standing attempt to #MuteRKelly has resulted in more people wanting to put his music on full blast and the 51-year-old singer couldn't be happier.
Instead of a decrease in the streams and airplay given to R. Kelly's music as intended by the movement, Fortune has reported that the number of times his songs have been streamed on Spotify has actually increased after the ban.
Needless to say, R. Kelly was more that delighted by these findings. Only quoting two words from a popular Bible scripture, he hit back at his haters.
"No weapon..."
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. - Isaiah 54:17
No weapon... pic.twitter.com/7RBxSVWxQs
— R. Kelly (@rkelly) May 23, 2018
The beginning of May saw many US stars join the #MuteRKelly movement which was reignited by the Times Up campaign, resulting in one of his shows being cancelled.
It seemed that for the first time in ages, the industry was actively doing something against R.Kelly, especially when Apple Music and Pandora followed suit in removing his songs from their playlists.
Although the movement was not new, it gained momentum and had won over other influential people to speak up against R. Kelly's constantly "dodging" sexual cult and sexual assault accusations thrown his way in his over two decades career.
Most recently CNN reported that a 20-year-old woman has filed suit against singer R. Kelly, claiming he unlawfully gave her alcohol, assaulted her and gave her a sexually transmitted disease.
Yet, his numbers are still showing no decrease.
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Report: A Texas Code Violates The Human Rights Of Transgender People With Felonies
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice follows a state code that limits when a person can change their name.
By Joy Diaz & Laura RiceNovember 30, 2020 2:21 pmCrime & Justice, Race & Identity
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT
A new report from the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, the Austin Community Law Center, and Trans Pride Initiative details how the TDCJ’s adherence to the Texas Family Code violates human rights. Human Rights Clinic director Ariel Dulitzky spoke with Texas Standard.
Why researchers say the Texas Family Code causes problems:
“The Texas Family Code bans the possibility of changing the name of any person who was convicted for a felony and after two years of being released from prison.”
How this is a Human Rights violation:
“We are referring first to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was adopted in 1948. In fact, the main draft was done, among others, by Eleanor Roosevelt from the U.S.. It violates also the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that was ratified in 1992. So some are explicitly recognized and others are implicit in these treaties.”
What researchers learned from hundreds of surveys sent to incarcerated people who are transgender in Texas:
“Particularly how the lack of the possibility of changing their names, how that affects the mental health of the person, how it increases the harassment the transgender person’s suffered, how many times it leads to different situations of discrimination, like the case of Maria that one of the guards told her, ‘I don’t give a damn what you want to be called and you have no rights.’ And that seems particularly concerning.”
The next steps:
“There is a federal challenge against the Texas Family Code. We believe that in addition to the litigation, that the Texas Legislature in the next session could amend the Texas Family Code and that will bring Texas in compliance with international human rights law and closer to the vast majority of the states in the country, 31 states do not have any particular restrictions for people with felonies. So we believe that Texas can follow that same trend.”
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It started as an anomaly. An outlier in the noise that's so common in astronomical data. But the truth sends the United States-and the world-careening into what will become humanity's LAST SPACE... RACE. Leading the effort for the United States is one man, Sasha Balodis. A fun-loving tech billionaire turned aerospace titan, Sasha's seemingly perfect life has been gripped by recent tragedy. Building and launching the most expensive, most ambitious and most important project in history-well, it gives him something to live for again. There's only one thing standing in his way: his arch-rival and chief aerospace competitor, Roger Freeman. Written by Peter Calloway (TV's Legion, Cloak & Dagger, Under the Dome) and drawn by Alex Shibao (Independence Day), THE LAST SPACE RACE is an imaginative investigation into wonder, hope and humanity's grandest purpose-a truly original story AfterShock couldn't be more fired up to tell.
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It started as an anomaly. An outlier in the noise that's so common in astronomical data. But the truth sends the United States-and the world-careening into what will become humanity's LAST SPACE RACE. Leading the effort for the United States is one man, Sasha Balodis. A fun-loving tech billionaire turned aerospace titan, Sasha's seemingly perfect life has been gripped by recent tragedy. Building and launching the most expensive, most ambitious and most important project in history-well, it gives him something to live for again. There's only one thing standing in his way: his arch-rival and chief aerospace competitor, Roger Freeman. Written by Peter Calloway (TV's Legion, Cloak & Dagger, Under the Dome) and drawn by Alex Shibao (Independence Day), THE LAST SPACE RACE is an imaginative investigation into wonder, hope and humanity's grandest purpose-a truly original story AfterShock couldn't be more fired up to tell.
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Activists protest against press’s ‘failure to report on the climate & ecological emergency’
More than 100 Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters used vehicles and bamboo lock-ons to block roads outside the Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool on Friday 4 September.
By Saturday morning, police said some 30 people had been arrested.
Under a banner reading “Free the truth”, XR tweeted that it was using the disruption to expose the newspapers’ “failure to report on the climate & ecological emergency, and their consistent manipulation of truth to suit their own agendas”. The group said:
Coverage in many of the newspapers printed here is polluting national debate on climate change, immigration policy, the rights and treatment of minority groups, and on dozens of other issues.
Hertfordshire Police assistant chief constable Owen Weatherill earlier said officers were “working to facilitate the rights of both the protesters and those affected by their presence”. But he said protesters weren’t co-operating. Merseyside Police tweeted on Saturday 5 September that 17 people had been arrested at the Knowsley plant and officers were still in attendance.
XR protesters also held a smaller demonstration near Motherwell aimed at disrupting the distribution of Saturday’s Scottish Sun newspaper.
17 people have been arrested during a protest at the News International at #Knowsley Industrial Park, which began at about 10pm last night. Officers remain at the site where the protest is ongoing pic.twitter.com/rAMQM3YBUM
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let’s not whitewash what he stood for
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) September 5, 2020
MPs not happy
Ministers and MPs have criticised environmental protesters for targeting two News Corporation printing presses and delaying the delivery of Saturday newspapers.
Police and fire service personnel gather around a pair of protesters on top of a van used to block the road outside the Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire (Yui Mok/PA)
The Newsprinters presses publish the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp’s titles, including the Sun, the Times, the Sun on Sunday and the Sunday Times, as well as the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, and the London Evening Standard.
Readers of the Sun and the Times were told on Twitter that the protest action could mean delayed deliveries of papers to newsagents on the morning of Saturday 5 September.
Reacting on Twitter, home secretary Priti Patel said:
This morning people across the country will be prevented from reading their newspaper because of the actions of Extinction Rebellion.
This attack on our free press, society and democracy is completely unacceptable.
Meanwhile, Labour’s shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry told Times Radio on Saturday morning:
This is very worrying and I don’t really know what it is that is expected to be achieved and I know that for many older listeners it’s very much part of their daily life, getting their paper delivered in the morning, and I just think it’s wrong.
Speaking to the same radio station, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood claimed XR had “lost sight … of how to campaign” on a “very important issue”. He also said:
The Government has done much itself but obviously could do more and we need to work with the people to get that message across so we all can be more aware of the carbon footprint that we create.
But what they’re doing here is to alienate more people. I fear the organisation itself has been hijacked.
Climate negligence
The Conservative Party’s approach to the climate in recent years has been described as “more dangerous than one of open denial”. Academic Abby Innes wrote in 2019:
In the light of the recent climate protests the Conservative government insists that the UK is a world leader in climate change policy, but this is no longer true. Conservative governments since 2015 have systematically dismantled the policies put in place under the Climate Change Act of 2008 and increased public spending on fossil fuels.
And also that:
The Extinction Rebellion and School strikers have attended to the science and are striving to act responsibly at a time when we are realistically the last generation that can act to prevent runaway climate change. The burning question for all of us is this: at what point will government join them?
The media has also been described as “failing on climate change”. Other sources have criticised the “statistical shenanigans” of ‘sceptics’ employed in the British media who conduct campaigns to present “readers with a distorted picture of the evidence for climate change”.
Climate change protesters have been warned they risk a large fine if they fail to comply with coronavirus (Covid-19) rules banning gatherings of more than 30 people. The Met Police said risk assessments explaining how XR activists were minimising the possibility of coronavirus transmission at a planned march in Westminster “did not meet the required standard”.
The force said XR’s latest round of demonstrations “pose a risk, not only to those involved, but to the wider public and communities of London”.
On 5 September, a procession of activists that set off from Brighton on foot a week ago is due to march the final stretch to parliament. They have been banned from taking a 20ft model boat named after teenage activist Greta Thunberg to the streets of Westminster.
Hertfordshire Police earlier said delivery lorries had not left the Broxbourne site as of 6am on 5 September, with 17 arrests made.
The force previously said officers were called to Great Eastern Road near the Broxbourne plant around 10pm on 4 September. Upon arrival, they found around 100 protesters who had “secured themselves to structures and one another”. Newsprinters condemned the protests as an “attack on all of the free press” which had affected workers going about their jobs, and others such as newsagents who face a “financial penalty”.
The company said it had transferred printing to other sites. But it said that delays would occur in some deliveries of the Sun, the Times, the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, and the Financial Times.
Police and fire services outside the Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, as protesters use bamboo lock-ons continue to block the road (PA)
xkeyscored says:
6th September 2020 at 8:00 am
How many of these valiant defenders of a free press, like Patel, Thornberry and Ellwood, will celebrate when the Canary comes under attack?
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lanterndude says:
6th September 2020 at 10:02 am
Finally XR gets a mention. No need for a magnifying glass to find mention of them now. Here’s an interesting assessment of our free press
https://off-guardian.org/2020/09/06/%ef%bb%bffabricating-a-pandemic-who-could-organize-it-and-why/
and its concern for freedom of information
darkspeed says:
6th September 2020 at 12:03 pm
Hey Lanterndude, the article you cite is not really about the media. It melds simple assertions about the pandemic (but not the disease) being “fake” with otherwise compelling (and well known) arguments about the modern world.
The super-rich do use the pandemic to get richer, like everything else, but that does not make the pandemic itself “fake”.
It also throws shade in passing on Greta Thunberg and the campaign she fronts on climate change.
It is by a writer on disinformation and could be read imho almost like an exercise in that genre.
Its main contention, that there exists a single world conspiracy united in seeking world domination, but which is not the illuminati, is however a nice alternative to the lizard syfy of David Ike.
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An example of Trainwreck, grown in Colorado. (Ry Prichard, The Cannabist)
Trainwreck (marijuana review)
Published: Nov 12, 2015, 12:37 pm • Updated: Mar 21, 2018, 9:50 am
By Sohum Shah, The Cannabist Staff
In my experience in Colorado circa 2016, meeting friends out for a drink is generally complemented by a smoke.
But it’s also no fun when you just sit there in a daze, silently glancing from person to person because you smoked a heavy indica beforehand. So I knew I needed a nice sativa-dominant hybrid like Blue Dream before meeting up with some friends on a recent Denver evening.
Having recently moved to the Highland neighborhood, I wanted to check out a nearby and new-to-me pot shop. I found the Grass Station about five minutes from my house in an industrial area just north of the ramp onto I-25 south from West 38th Avenue. At first I wasn’t sure I was in the right place, but then I turned the corner and saw the store — bingo.
Trainwreck by the numbers: $20/gram at the Grass Station — Downtown, 4125 Elati St. in Denver
I went inside and was able to shop right away with no line, a total bonus. The store only had a couple of strains available in eighths, but when I told the budtender I was looking to purchase a gram there was a much wider selection. I decided on a gram of the shop’s Kindman-branded Trainwreck. (The Grass Station brands its flower as Kindman, making it easy to recognize at its home shop and others who carry it.) At $20 per gram, it was more than I wanted to spend, but I knew I wouldn’t have time to hit another shop before the city’s mandatory 7 p.m. closing time. I inquired about wholesale while the budtender checked me out and went on my way.
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As with most strain theory, the exact origin of Trainwreck is uncertain. According to Michael Backes’ Cannabis Pharmacy, the first Trainwreck cut was supposedly discovered circa 2000 in Arcata, Calif., by Eric Heimstadt, a well-known breeder and cannabis advocate. Although Heimstadt passed away in 2009, his legacy lives on through Trainwreck and the many crosses it has spawned over the years. While the true genetics behind the strain are shrouded in mystery, it is believed to be a mix of Mexican and Thai landrace varieties, resulting in a sativa-leaning cerebral high.
I went over to the Art District on Santa Fe neighborhood to meet up with my friend Kayvan, who co-owns Colorado pot shop Denver Relief. Fellow Cannabist strain reviewer Jake Browne was also hanging out, and I greeted my friends with some bud and a pipe for a quick pre-beer smoke.
The first thing I noticed about the Trainwreck was the branding and packaging of the product. Both reminded me of the way products are sold in Washington recreational cannabis stores. I opened the cardboard box to find a labeled medicine bottle. This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill push-top bottle, but rather a small white one you would see behind a pharmacy counter. It had the state-required warning labels as well as a the Kindman-branded strain label (in a font that looked like an italicized version of signs at a German hauptbahnhof). I had to navigate a tamper-evident seal and branded tissue paper before I actually found the flower.
I emptied the nugs onto the tissue paper, and they were somewhat stringy — with forest-green leaves of a much darker shade than other Trainwreck varieties I’ve smoked. They were covered in frosty trichomes and a plethora of orange hairs, some so dark they almost appeared to be brown. I gave it a pinch and it decompressed almost immediately, a relief compared to the overly dry flower running rampant through the Colorado cannabis market right now.
A man smokes at a recent 420 rally in Denver’s Civic Center Park. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file)
This Trainwreck weed smelled extremely earthy and piney, with hints of musk and citrus. I broke one of the smaller nugs and loaded a spoon. The first hit was piney and spicy, with a harshness that hit the back of my throat on the inhale. I could feel the smoke in the bridge of my nose on the exhale. I passed the pipe while I took in the planty aftertaste. The second hit was equally harsh — a product of the uniform trichome coverage on the nug. By the time we finished the bowl, I almost sneezed from the sensation in my nose. I emptied the clean white ash from the pipe, signifying a proper flush.
And then the stone set in.
My body warmed up within the first five minutes, as if I had abruptly added another layer of clothing, and I felt a slight increase in my heart rate. Jake and his fiancée, Sam, were ready to hit the road, so we said our good-byes. The bowl had left my mouth dry and prepped for a beer, so Kayvan and I headed to a bar near his house.
As we walked over, we reminisced about how much Denver has changed and how gentrified its neighborhoods have become over the past 10 years. I bought today’s cannabis in chi-chi Highland, but we were smoking it on Santa Fe, a grittier, gallery-dominated ‘hood that has potential to become the stylish bar-and-resto neighborhood of Denver’s future.
By the time we got to the bar and had a seat, my body felt extremely relaxed — but my mind felt stimulated, and my face felt extremely alert. We chatted over a few beers about life, work and the future of the cannabis industry. With thoughts flowing effortlessly off my tongue, I enjoyed the stimulating conversation, making me appreciative of my choice of flower earlier that evening. (Note to self: Trainwreck is a brilliant accompaniment to happy hour.) We finished up our drinks and snacks and headed out.
The proximity and ease of shopping might bring me back to the Grass Station occasionally, but the price was a little steep to make me a regular customer. The Trainwreck was a decent smoke, but with increasing competition among stores, $20 a gram is hard to justify.
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Following on the heels of the Louisa County Water Authority, the town of Louisa plans a public hearing on raising the sewer rate.
Members of town council agreed on Dec. 15 to hold a hearing on a $6.19-per-month rate hike in January. The town is a customer of the water authority, whose board voted in October to raise water and sewer rates effective on Jan. 1, 2021.
If the town raises rates, it would be for the second time in the past three years. The last increase, in 2019, was also in response to a rate hike by the water authority. Previously, the authority had not raised rates since 2014.
The water authority board put off the latest rate hike after a public hearing in August when a number of customers argued that the coronavirus pandemic made it a bad time to raise prices. But the issues driving the rate increase remain the same.
Rates need to go up, the authority says, so it can end the practice of dipping into connection fees to pay for operational costs. The former are supposed to be reserved for repairs or building new infrastructure such as water or wastewater plant upgrades. The authority also wants to stop asking the Louisa County Board of Supervisors for subsidies.
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The water authority may consider another change to rates when it begins talking about a budget for fiscal year 2022, which starts next summer.
The town is soliciting applications from residents and businesses for water bill relief, using a $14,719 grant it received from the state Department of Housing and Community Development. People who are behind on payments as a result of the pandemic are eligible.
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Talon Outdoor’s Ada platform maps movement of UK population during Covid-19 pandemic
By Alexander Bridge-Wilkinson
Talon Outdoor is an independent out-of-home [OOH] media specialist and a significant player in its industry. Using analysis from its data management platform Ada, Talon has been able to trace how the UK population has been moving throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ada receives billions of anonymised location data points each week, which then feed into smart algorithms and create insights into UK audience behaviours. Aggregated on a weekly basis, Ada can identify changes in roadside traffic and footfall to specific points of interest, as well as public transport usage. These insights typically provide information which can then be used to make more informed marketing decisions, but during the pandemic it can be alternatively used to map real people’s movements during these unprecedented times and paint a picture as to how the UK population has responded.
Providing a comprehensive view of the UK across all OOH formats, Talon has sought to share Ada’s insights to support the wider OOH media industry through collaborative working during the crisis.
Unveiling Ada’s findings on its own company website, Talon revealed that the first two weeks in March showed above average movement among the UK population before it dramatically declined in the third week of March [commencing March 16] by 21 per cent nationally. Ada’s findings also indicate that London was ahead of the curve in reduced population movement.
The analysis showed that almost all OOH environments and brick and mortar business premises experienced above average footfall until March 16.
Despite the risk levels for the virus being raised to ‘high’ on March 12, Ada has shown that large volumes of people were still leaving their homes right up until March 22.
By the third week of March, overall UK population movement was down by 21 per cent, with movement in London dropping by 25 per cent.
Roadside audiences in out-of-home media zones across the UK dropped by 11 per cent, with London once again declining faster with a 19 per cent decrease.
Ada also detected a fall in journeys on the London Underground and National Rail Networks in the week commencing March 2. London Underground footfall fell by 11 per cent that week, with National Rail journeys declining by two per cent.
There was, however, an increase in rail usage in the week commencing March 9, which Talon suggests could be fuelled by workers travelling back to work to retrieve equipment needed to begin working from home.
Following the brief increase, for the week commencing March 16, Ada showed that rail footfall decreased by 26 per cent compared to the baseline. London Underground equally saw a sharp decrease in footfall of 45 per cent.
Interestingly, while overall visits to key places of business began falling from the beginning of March, Ada insights show that supermarkets and shopping centres experienced above average footfall for the first two weeks of the month.
Movement in these zones saw their drop-off in the week commencing March 16, where Ada showed that activity in shopping centres had decreased by 31 per cent, while supermarkets saw a 15 per cent drop in footfall over the same period.
Ada's next data review will map out the week commencing March 23, when the UK lockdown began, which is likely to throw up some fascinating results.
Addressing Talon’s use of Ada insights, group strategy director, Sophie Pemberton, said: "This is a time of unprecedented change. Through Ada we are able to create a holistic view of the UK population, analysing data by format to truly understand the impact of Covid-19.
"Sharing these valuable insights with the industry will hopefully help us all to manage these uncertain times. We will continue to analyse the data and publish our findings."
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7 Common Cooking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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Danilo Alfaro
Danilo Alfaro has published more than 800 recipes and tutorials focused on making complicated culinary techniques approachable to home cooks.
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Recipes can be helpful when it comes to cooking times, ingredients, and seasoning quantities. But following one can—surprisingly—also lead to mistakes. Here are the top issues you might encounter in the kitchen and how to avoid them.
Using a Recipe
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That's right, sometimes using a recipe at all can be a mistake! Recipes are great for helping a cook replicate a dish—whether it's their own or someone else's. But unnecessary adherence to a recipe can turn cooking into a science experiment, rather than something we do daily to feed our families.
Not only that, but over-reliance on recipes will ensure you never learn how to cook. It's like only driving with your GPS and then discovering you can't find your way around your own city. Ultimately, cooking isn't about following recipes. It's about learning basic techniques and knowing how to use them to make food taste good. After all, what good is a recipe that says "sauté something for five minutes" if you don't know how to sauté?
Sure, for certain dishes–especially desserts and baked items–you might need very specific measurements, especially if you've never made it before, but ask yourself whether you really need a recipe to make a casserole or pasta or stew.
Substituting Ingredients
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With that said, if you're going to use a recipe, follow it! Whether you got it from a friend or relative or you found it online or in a book, you owe it to that recipe to make it the way it's written. Changing the recipe is like taking your date to a party and then dancing with someone else all night long.
Not Tasting as You Go
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Recipes can have mistakes in them. If you've never used a given recipe before, you should make sure each ingredient, and quantity thereof, passes the common sense test before blindly dumping it in. Humans also make mistakes, and if you misread a recipe, it's better to know about it sooner than later so you can make an adjustment. Mistakes aside, personal preferences can vary, especially when it comes to spiciness and seasoning. Tasting as you go is all about nipping problems in the bud, which is a useful habit for any cook to cultivate.
Starting Too Late
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Something recipes almost never tell you is when to start cooking. A recipe will usually list some sort of estimated prep time, but is that really exactly how long it will take you to prepare that dish in your kitchen? Does it include the 10 minutes you spend rummaging around in your utensil drawer looking for the grater? Or waiting for your eyes to stop tearing while you chop onions?
The point is, you need to know when you want a dish to be finished and then calculate backward from there. Not to mention, if you're serving more than one dish and the two dishes need to be cooking at the same time, there's some coordination involved.
This, by the way, is another reason to follow the recipe. It's true that substituting ingredients can alter the flavor and consistency of a dish, but it can also change the cooking time, which then ends up throwing off all the other components of your meal.
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Taking on Too Much
This brings us to the next common recipe blunder: Trying to cook too many dishes in your kitchen at one time. You know when you order a dish at a restaurant and it comes with a main protein, a vegetable, and perhaps a soup and a salad? It might have taken eight different cooks to prepare all that food.
If you're trying to prepare three different recipes in your little home kitchen and they all need to be done at the same time, you're going to find yourself at your wit's end pretty quickly; imagine cooking with three separate cookbooks open or even worse, using just one cookbook that has all three recipes in it and you're flipping madly through the pages. Don't do this to yourself! That's what potlucks are for.
Making Extra Work for Yourself
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At the opposite end of the spectrum are the folks who can't resist stirring the soup, turning the steaks over (and over and over), opening the oven door to check something, or just generally doing things that the recipe doesn't actually say to do. This is mainly due to nervous energy, feeling like you need to be doing something.
This is not only unnecessary but also counterproductive. Stirring the soup can make it cloudy. Flipping the steaks can prevent them from obtaining a lovely brown sear. Opening the oven door lets out the heat, thus slowing down the cooking. And so on. If you've really got nothing to do, you're probably doing something right. Instead of going around stirring, reward yourself with a drink.
Not Cleaning as You Go
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Another way to occupy yourself while the roast is in the oven is to wash dirty dishes and utensils, wipe down the counters, and generally tidy up. Even better, get in the habit of cleaning dishes and utensils as soon as you're done with it. That way, when dinner comes out of the oven, you have a nice clear space to work with for the final plating, carving, or any other finishing touches.
This is especially helpful if you've serving multiple courses and you're clearing away salad plates to make room for the main course. If the sink is already full of dishes, those salad plates have nowhere to go! Cleaning while you go is bound to make your culinary endeavors far less stressful.
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Proms row conductor ‘heartbroken’ as pals claim she did not decide to axe Rule, Britannia!
Ellie Cambridge
Updated: 27 Aug 2020, 1:38
THE conductor at the centre of the Proms anthems row has been left "heartbroken" as pals claim it wasn't her call to axe Rule, Britannia!
Dalia Staseveska has been hit with personal attacks after it was reported she wanted the songs dropped owing to their links to colonialism and slavery.
Dalia Stasevska will conduct this year's Last Night of the Proms
Organisers of the BBC Proms have scrapped Rule Britannia! and Land of Hope & Glory lyrics from its programme
But her friends have come forward to say BBC bosses were behind the decision.
They told the Telegraph the 35-year-old would not demand a change to the patriotic songs.
One said: "From Dalia’s point of view there has been a lot of unpleasantness and some of the stuff that has been written is heartbreaking.
“It is frightening, unpleasant, scary stuff and she can’t say anything as she can’t be a part of any of that.”
They added conductors do not “have the power to say I want to do this I want to do that”.
The Finnish conductor - said to be a supporter of Black Lives Matter - was pulled into the row after sources suggested she had voiced worries about the lyrics.
It comes after the BBC announced it wouldn't show the singing of Last Night of the Proms over fears over its links to the British Empire.
Beeb bosses instead announced they would feature — but only as orchestral versions amid fears of a backlash due to lyrical connotations about the British Empire.
'HEARTBREAKING'
Over 30,000 Brits have now called for the lyrics to be reinstated, signing a petition which hopes to reach 15,000 signatures.
The annual Royal Albert Hall concert, beamed around the world, traditionally ends with the flag-waving anthems.
But organisers were said to be concerned about their links to the British Empire, and lyrics including: “Britons never will be slaves.”
A BBC spokesman said: “The programme of Last Night of the Proms was the BBC’s decision. As such Dalia Stasevska should not be held responsible.”
Joshua Weilerstein, the Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, said: "Regardless of views on the issue of programming certain traditional works, which are of course subject of vigorous and necessary debate, the treatment that Dalia is getting is abhorrent and needs to be addressed."
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Their songs are also said to glorify death and suicide. In 2004, the band’s German record label ordered them to drop a track called Hitler.
Yesterday Boris Johnson blasted the "cringing embarrassment" over Britain's history and demanded the nation stop its "culture of wetness" after the BBC banned the words to Rule Britannia.
He said: "I think it's time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stopped this general fight of self-recrimination and wetness, I wanted to get that off my chest."
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'FRANTIC FRIDAY'
Drivers warned of major delays this weekend with an extra 9MILLION cars on the road – here’s how to avoid the rush
Brits are expected to make millions of leisure trips from this Friday to mark the beginning of summer school holidays, causing congestion chaos on UK roads
Dan Elsom
MOTORISTS around the country face hefty delays this weekend as Brits kick off their summer holidays.
Drivers will make an estimated nine million additional leisure trips starting on Friday, a motoring firm has warned.
Drivers have been warned of heavy traffic delays starting this FridayCredit: Getty - Contributor
According to the RAC, getaway traffic will peak on "frantic Friday" as school holidays begin in England and Wales, with more than 3.8million motorists looking to set off early for their break.
Another 3.2million cars will hit the road on Saturday, while congestion on Sunday will be slightly lighter with 2.2million.
Transport data firm Inrix warned that some routes, particularly those popular with holidaymakers, will experience lengthy delays compared with a normal weekend.
On Friday, those drivers heading south on the M5 between Gloucester and Devon should expect hold-ups of about an hour and a quarter, while westbound journeys on the A303 between the M3 in Hampshire and A37 in Somerset could take an extra hour.
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Sections of the M25 between Junctions 16-23 are expected to be slow on both Saturday and Sunday, while the M1 northbound and the M40 southbound are also likely to see gridlock.
And according to the motoring firm, a single breakdown or collision could easily extend delays.
Drivers wanting to avoid the rush should try to leave early in the morning or later in the evening to dodge the busiest period in the middle of the day.
Friday traffic is expected to be at its lightest between 7pm-9pm, while roads will be more free-flowing before 9am for the rest of the weekend.
Tips for avoiding (or dealing with) traffic jams
Travel time: Most traffic queues are caused by too many cars on the same roads at the same time. If you can travel outside the peak times, you can easily miss them.
Be prepared: Make sure you conduct all necessary service checks on your motor before you set off. Many summer breakdowns are avoidable – punctures for instance can be caused by a tyre that is in poor condition or just not inflated properly. And ageing batteries can struggle in lots of stop-start traffic.
Keep it fresh: Hungry, thirsty or tired passengers are recipes for in-car irritability – and ‘carguments’. So when setting out, pack enough food and water to keep your passengers happy, and add in enough breaks along the way.
Potentially adding to the chaos, the Met Office anticipates temperatures will climb towards the weekend, reaching 30C in some locations.
This could see a rise in the number of people taking spontaneous domestic breaks, further adding to the traffic build-up.
Heat can also see a rise in the number of breakdowns, with soaring temperatures taking a hefty toll on your motor.
An estimated 34million leisure journeys by car will take place over the next fortnight, according to Inrix.
RAC traffic spokesman Rod Dennis said: “This weekend tends to be one of the busiest on the roads for leisure journeys, second only to Easter and Christmas.
"On some popular routes, this may well mean gridlock, especially through the second half of Friday when commuters and holidaymakers will be sharing space on the same stretches of the UK’s roads. As a result, it will almost certainly feel like a ‘frantic Friday’ for some.
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INRIX data scientist Joshua Kidd said: “Our data suggests that the UK’s major transport corridors will be worst affected as the country’s schools break for the summer.
"As a result, the shortest routes to popular holiday destinations may not be the quickest. Drivers should ensure they check live traffic reports before setting off and consider using alternative routes to avoid the worst of the congestion.
"If possible, they should also try to leave early morning or in the evening, as the midday and early afternoon periods will be the busiest times to travel.”
Paddy McGuinness posts a hilarious video of him singing to pass the time whilst stuck in bank holiday traffic for at least three hours
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GOT THE HUMPH
John Humphrys reveals he had a foul-mouthed row with Prince Philip in front of The Queen
Joe Kasper
BEEB veteran John Humphrys made the Queen laugh when he had a foul-mouthed row with Prince Philip.
The former news presenter revealed that the spat took place when he was covering the couple’s visit to Mexico in 1975.
John Humphreys has spilled the beans on a row he had with Prince PhilipCredit: EPA
John, 76, said Philip mistakenly accused him of being in the wrong vehicle, raging: “You stole my f***ing car.”
John joked that he told the Duke of Edinburgh, now 98, to “p*** off”.
The Mastermind presenter said: “We did have a falling out. There was a dirt road in Mexico when he leapt out of a police car.
“The Queen was in the front car. He got out and said, ‘You stole my f***ing car.’ I said, ‘P*** off.’
The Duke of Edinburgh is said to have mistakenly believed Humphreys had 'stolen' his carCredit: Reuters
“No, I didn’t! I said, ‘Oh, really sorry, Sir.’
“The Queen got out of her car and was laughing.”
John, who left Radio 4’s Today last month, was speaking to BBC colleague Justin Webb at an event organised by Intelligence Squared.
The retired newshound, famous for his tough grillings, also admitted he twice begged the Queen, 93, to do an interview — but said she replied: “Nope.”
The Queen, who was also present, is said to have found the whole incident amusingCredit: AFP - Getty
She also told him that if she was ever to do such a chat, it would “certainly not be with you”.
John said: “I have wanted to sit there and say, ‘With me this morning is Her Majesty The Queen.’
“She has probably met more powerful people than anyone else. And there’s the gossip, you know what I mean?”
The Queen during her state visit to Mexico in the February-March of 1975Credit: Hulton Archive - Getty
John Humphrys makes an emotional final farewell as he leaves Radio 4 Today programme
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Are Turnstiles Worth Their Cost?
Post date 17 August 2009
30 Comments on Are Turnstiles Worth Their Cost?
As Los Angeles installs its first devices, their value is worth considering.
At four of Los Angeles’ subway stations, Metro has installed turnstiles at entrances in a demonstration project. The gates are intended to ward off fare evaders and enhance the safety of the system, and if they prove valuable, they will be installed elsewhere in the network. Putting in the devices will require a significant expenditure on the part of Metro, but with millions lost annually to non-paying riders on the relatively high-ridership system, the price is right, since the machines will last for decades and the transit agency will save money by reducing the labor cost of fare checking. Whether other cities would benefit similarly from these devices, however, is an open question.
Currently, Los Angeles fines passengers $250 if they’re unable to produce a ticket, but these random checks have not been able to reduce the 6% fare evasion rate, which means that Metro loses roughly $5 million each year in tickets not purchased. If the demonstration program goes right, at a cost of $46 million, 387 turnstiles will be installed by early 2010 at many of the system’s stations. The program will be expanded to encompass all stations on the Red, Purple, and Green Lines, which are entirely grade separated, and some stops on the Blue, Gold, and (future) Expo lines, each of which has some street-running segments. Controlling access to the stations along these light rail lines is difficult because they’re often located within the public right-of-way; Metro doesn’t plan on blocking off access to the Long Beach transit mall, for example.
Los Angeles is saving costs by not installing turnstiles at every station, and it could be argued that by installing them only at high-ridership locales, the agency will be eliminating most of the fare evasion. But doing so may in fact produce a negative effect: it may well increase the rate of passengers choosing not to buy tickets at the stations without fare gates, since they would be more assured of their not being fined by a roving fare checker. In the long term, in other words, a fully fare-controlled system may be a good idea.
Metro argues that one of the advantages of the fare gates is that they will “reduce the threat of terrorism,” a specious claim since terrorists, like everyone else, could easily buy tickets and pass through turnstiles if they wanted to get into stations. Apart from this nonsensical claim, the fare gates would pay for themselves in just over nine years if fare evasion ceased and ridership remained constant. After that, Los Angeles would improve its finances by collecting more fares; in addition, it would benefit from reduced labor costs since it would no longer need to hire people to check train tickets. This in itself is a relatively good reason to put in the devices.
There are several problems with this, however: installing turnstiles doesn’t prevent fare evasion — it will be perfectly possible to jump over the gates Los Angeles is installing. Second, the city’s ridership is likely to suffer at least some decline as a result of the need to pay. Even so, fare collections are probably going to increase and fare evasion will decrease.
How would a similar investment stack up in other cities that might be considering transit gates? Vancouver, which opened its new Canada Line today, will have fare gates put in all its SkyTrain stations by 2012 at a cost of C$100 million.
In relative terms, the installation of turnstiles has a fixed investment cost, so the price increases linearly based on the number of stations in a system, not based on the number of riders or the length of a route. As a result, it makes more sense to install them in cities where each transit station handles a high number of users.
The chart below compares a fare gate installation in Los Angeles at all stations with hypothetical installations in eight cities with rail systems and New York City (which of course already has turnstiles in its subway). The spreadsheet demonstrates that most cities would be unwise to invest in the devices, as it would take at least 30 years to make up their cost in all cities except for L.A. (16 years), Vancouver (9), or New York (7). An average of 5,000 daily riders/station seems like a prudent minimum number of users needed to justify the use of turnstiles. While they are designed to last several decades, they likely would not make it past their 30th anniversary before needing replacement. It might make sense for some systems to install the turnstiles at only a few of their highest-ridership stations.
Los Angeles’ plan, in other words, is at the cusp of justifiability, because turnstiles shouldn’t be installed unless they’ll ultimately save transit systems money in the long run.
How Cost-Effective Are Fare Gates?
Total daily riders
Avg. riders/ station Lost revenue/ station @ $16.4/ rider, 94% paying*
Years to make up cost @ $1.25 m/ station**
Los Angeles (all stations) 62 305 k 4,900 $80 k 16
Charlotte 15 22 k 1,500 $25 k 50
Denver 36 70 k 1,900 $31 k 40
Houston 16 40 k 2,500 $41 k 30
Jersey City 23 38 k 1,700 $28 k 45
New York City 468 5,226 k 11,200 $184 k 7
Phoenix 28 33 k 1,200 $20 k 63
Portland 64 107 k 1,700 $28 k 45
St. Louis 37 62 k 1,700 $28 k 45
Vancouver***
33 271 k 8,200 $134 k 9
* The $16.40 per rider loss comes from the data we have from Los Angeles. The city loses roughly $5 million a year in non-paying customers; it has about 305,000 daily riders. ($5,000,000/305,000 = $16.4). Around 6% of riders are assumed to be non-paying, based on L.A.’s information.
** In Los Angeles, the turnstile installation is costing about $1.25 million per station ($46 million, 40 stations). The assumption in this spreadsheet is that ridership levels remain constant with or without fare gates.
*** Except the Canada Line, because its future ridership is unclear at this point.
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30 replies on “Are Turnstiles Worth Their Cost?”
So those turnstiles will pay for themselves in a decade if they take fare evasion to zero and none of the people currently evading will decrease their use of Metro. Sounds pretty damn unlikely. The turnstiles will, however, set up a real and symbolic barrier that will inconvenience every single person who goes through those stations.
This looks like one of those “tough on crime” approaches that benefits no one. If this were a 25% evasion rate I could understand, but 6% sounds like a very low rate to me, and one that may represent various marginal portions of the community that would not necessarily respond like the average transit rider would.
(Back of the envelope calculation: inconveniencing 305K riders a day for 3 seconds each = about 1 million seconds a day, or about 100,000 hours a year.)
anonymousesays:
I disagree, Michael. Turnstiles will provide a real and symbolic barrier: if you jump over it, you are committing fare evasion. That alone would deter some number of fare evaders, and it would also stop inadvertent fare evaders, for example people who think that LA has free transfers between lines like every other city in the world. And remember, the alternative to faregates is continuing to pay the sheriffs to check fares, which they do rather ineffectively, preferring to stand around and socialize instead. And hey, I for one would prefer a turnstile that tells me I don’t have a valid fare rather than an angry cop writing me a ticket for $250 which can only be paid in person at the county jail.
Also, on cost effectiveness terms: if the MTA just puts in gates on the Red Line, that’s 14 stations with a ridership of 160,000, or about 11,500 daily riders per station.
Use of turnstiles may be one more arrow in the “broken windows” quiver. There are probably some classes of rider that transit systems would be better off without–whether they pay the fare or not.
In a somewhat related development, last week Tri-Met (the transit authority in the Portland, OR metropolitan area) voted to discontinue its downtown free-fare zone (“fareless square”) for busses; only trains would continue to be fareless in the downtown zone (which, despite the name, hardly resembles a square). The stated reason for this is not recapture of fares from short-trip bus riders, but reduction of fare evasion–as the busses run on a pay-as-you-board basis, it is easy for scofflaws to board in the Square and inform the driver that they are making a trip within the fare-free zone, and then simply remain on the bus as it travels outside. Without the requirement that they be in possession of a valid fare instrument; enforcement of this is difficult. The rail lines–MAX and the Streetcar–both operate on a proof-of-payment system; so fare enforcement (using fare inspectors only; no physical barriers to boarding) is not made more problematic by the Square.
Spokkersays:
That $5 million figure is based on Metro’s flawed analysis. Former Metrolink CEO explains it here: http://www.thetransitcoalition.us/largepdffiles/TC-Metro-2008-01-31-01a-FaregatingAnalysisReport-RichardStanger.pdf
“What the analysis has done is take
Metro’s annual rail ridership and multiplied it by 6%, then multiplied the result by the base $1.25
fare (74.3 million annual riders x 6% x $1.25 = $5.6 million). But the average Metro fare is not
$1.25, but 60¢ (from the 2005 National Transit Database) because most riders use monthly, weekly,
day or other type of passes variously discounted from the full fare. The estimated revenue loss
should be $2.67 million, at most.”
These things might not even pay for themselves, and won’t allow connecting transit such as Metrolink to offer seamless transfers at no additional cost. That doesn’t bode well for regional connectivity.
Proof-of-payment is not the honor system, and when fare checkers double as officers, it’s the best system to use on any sized rail transit network.
Kopertowkisays:
People who are not willing to pay for the service are just thieves. And such problem exist in every major city, in every kind of mass transit system. Also buses, trams and inner-city train are flawed with such irresponsibility of people who think that they can get something for free and nothing bad will happen. But it does. Local authorities must spend money to avoid free-riders, and less money is spent on needed repairs and investments. People who are not paying for ride are thieves to us all.
If they’re going to do this they need to implement smart card technology.
tom veilsays:
I’ve never been to LA, so someone please clue me in: what is to stop someone from buying one subway token and just holding on to it for months on end until they’re finally approached by a fare checker?
Stephen Reessays:
There is a basic flaw in the argument about Vancouver. The
installation of turnstiles on the Expo line requires the
reconstruction of the stations in order to meet a basic safety
requirement – evacuation in an emergency. The BC government tried to
avoid that by saying that the Expo stations needed to be rebuilt
anyway so that they could take longer trains – which is specious. They
also tacitly acknowledged that the gates would not pay for themselves
through increased fare revenue by trotting out the “it will make
people feel safer” argument which I notice is missing from this piece.
The claim that “the transit agency will save money by reducing the
labor cost of fare checking” is also false since staff levels are what
provides security, In fact with gates at stations more staff are
needed on SkyTrain because of the need to open a gate manually to deal
with people in wheelchairs, with strollers or heavy baggage: someone
has to be available to do that all the time the station is open. At
present staffing levels for roaming staff are less than what would be
required if turnstiles were installed and all stations manned. The
comparison based simply on capital cost recovery and an assumed rate
of evasion is false and misleading.
Turnstiles do not eliminate fare evasion. Both London and Paris have
completely gated systems and levels of fare evasion comparable to
ungated systems. London also tried that “not all stations need gates”
approach and fare evasion increased significantly.
Ken Rubensays:
You have to have proof of payment, i.e., a TAP Card that you have tapped, an EZ paper pass (either Senior like I havew) or a regular Metro EZ Pass (not yet on TAP),.
The token will get you a paper pass presently issued by the machines; eventually the machine will issue a ticket that will act as a tap card (with this pass-card-ticket, it is only good for one subsway-rail ride (unlike the EZ Pass)..
I welcome other comments and/or correctionss.
TransitCommutersays:
It’s reasonsable to expect fare gates. The random LA Sheriff checks aren’t very effective because frequent riders will pick up on the signs when they are there. People will start taking out their passes, and human traffic to the gates will slow down. The LA Sheriffs only end up catching those fare evaders who don’t ride very often.
Bjsays:
It would be useful in the context of this debate to have some idea on the effectiveness of the current fare inspection system. How many fare-evaders are caught? How much money is collected through fines? Presumably that goes at least some way towards compensating for the estimated losses caused by fare-evasion.
TransitCommuter, they don’t just check at entrances to stations. They check on trains and after people have gotten off trains.
This is a follow-up to my earlier posting and I apologize for the minor typos that crept in.
I met some of my Metro contacts while heading for the Gold Line at Union Station and since I don’t use the ticket machines at Union Station or anywhere else since I have a Senior EZ Pass, I was informed that those machines DON’T take tokens.
So the poster who wanted to use a token can only use it on Metro buses.
One requirement for a robust POP system, turnstiles or no, is reliable ticket vending machines–the MAX system in Portland is frequently plagued with ticket machines that malfunction, run out of paper, etc. Fare inspectors are correspondingly less zealous than they might be otherwise.
John Coandasays:
One thing that is not discussed, is the added cost of staffing stations to handle people in wheelchairs, people with strollers, luggage, etc. Currently the status are unstaffed.
This smells an awful lot like a boondoggle to me.
Robert Changsays:
Spokker, Metro refuted all of Stanger’s points pretty convincingly:
http://boardarchives.metro.net/BoardBox/BB%202008/BB%20020108.pdf
http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2008/02_February/20080228RBMItem36.pdf
It is unfair to show the Stanger letter without discussing Metro’s response.
Tom Rubinsays:
MTA’s analysis of the costs and benefits is fatally flawed for multiple reasons — I highly recommend the outstanding analysis that was done by Richard Stanger that is referenced by “Spokker” in comment 5 above.
Among other things, MTA failed to consider that fare gate systems require attendents at each station (“double-ended” stations, such as at Union Station, you often need more than one). These attendants are required when the gates don’t work and for a variety of other reasons. When you figure that it can take four full-time employees to staff one end of a station, as well as factor in the rest of MTA’s incredibly silly assumptions — such as fare gates will stop ALL fare evastion — and calculations, this idea is a loser from day one.
Except for Cubic Western, which sells (leases, in this case) the fare gates, which managed to convince several MTA Board Members — who have never been known as the starpest knives in the drawer.
I can already see a couple things that are wrong with MTA’s rebuttal.
“Is it clear how the two fare
systems [Metrolink and Metro] will
work together?
UFS was designed to be a regional system
and Metrolink is a TAP participant who
received regional funding to become
compatible. How the systems will work
together is based on business rules and fare
policies.”
Metrolink is not implementing TAP. They have stated that it is cost prohibitive.
“What will be the fare media costs
and passenger inconvenience to
Metrolink riders.
Fare media costs were not considered as part
of the Faregating Analysis since smartcard
fare media will be required regardless of fare
gates. Fare media is not a deterrent to patron
convenience. Metro pass riders transferring to
Muni operators must carry a separate
interagency transfer today, and vice versa.”
Metrolink riders do not have to carry a separate interagency transfer today. All one-way, round-trip, 10-trip and monthly passes are also EZ-Transit passes which allow full use of Metro Rail on the day or month the ticket is good for.
Since Metrolink is not moving to TAP, they have to utilize resources to get customers who transfer to Metro rail and bus lines on TAP. First, transfers for one-way and round-trip riders are being discontinued and this will go into effect once the fare gates are operational. Second, 10-trip and monthly passholders will have to get TAP cards. On their Metrolink pass there will be a coupon code that can be used to load a monthly Metro pass onto their TAP card for “free” (actually, Metrolink riders partially pay for the cost of transfers in the ticket or pass price whether they transfer or not).
From then on monthly and 10-trip ticket holders will have to carry two passes if they intend to transfer to Metro. One-way and round-trip riders will have to purchase separate one-way tickets or day passes to transfer, further increasing the cost and inconvenience of taking public transit. Metrolink has decided that they can only support their bread and butter passengers, which are monthly passholders. This is good for retaining ridership, but is it good for growing ridership?
We should be working toward a system that is as easy to use as possible. We need interagency cooperation, not a system that is even more fragmented than it is now.
Hahaha, wow, I was under the assumption that TAP wasn’t going to be a Big Brother thing. I actually had faith that Metro wasn’t lying to me when they said that information on where and when you TAP was not going to be accessed by anybody.
“Electronic trip data can be retrieved and provides
evidence of where and when the offender entered the system.”
And drivers throw a fit when anyone suggests installing a GPS tracker on their car to figure out how much they drive for the purpose of a VMT tax. Transit riders take this stuff lying down.
But it’s not like proof of payment systems can ever catch criminals…
http://laist.com/2009/08/17/year-long_murder_suspect_caught_dur.php
Yeah, let’s move from police officers checking fares to blind turnstiles. *rolls eyes*
Christopher Parkersays:
You note that there is currently a 6% fare evasion rate right now based on spot check systems. But systems that have turnstiles have a similar fare evasion rate, sometimes worse.
Wadsays:
From a MetroRiderLA post contributed by Spokker, who also posts here:
A 2007 article puts fare evasion higher, though I wonder if the study was somehow skewed to make fare gates look better.
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/26/local/me-evade26
Blue Line weekdays and Saturday: 5%
Blue Line Sunday: 8.2%
Red Line weekday: 4.4%
Red line weekends 6-7%
Green Line weekday: 6%
Green Line weekend: 8%
Gold Line weekday: 3%
Gold Line weekend: 4%
Orange Line weekdays and Sunday: 5%
Orange Line saturday: 6%
At these levels on POP lines right now, the worst fare evasion rate is 8%. For one thing, this is not a critical level. Second, the fare gates are being installed on the Red Line (subway), which has a lower than average fare evasion rate on weekdays and average on weekends.
Also, I’ve been having a hard time finding a study online about which method was better: fare barriers or proof-of-payment? It had surveyed about two dozen North American agencies, including Los Angeles, with a sample of both fare-enforcement methods.
All the agencies reported had more than 90% rates of compliance. No agency reported 100% compliance.
When fare gates and POP were averaged together, the fare gate systems had an advantage of only 1-2 percentage points over POP. The fare gate systems were not uniformly better, as a few POP systems had better compliance rates than some of the worse gated systems.
The report said the 1-2 percent difference was not statistically significant enough to determine conclusively that one system was better than another. Also, the report implied that switching costs are too high, and advised transit agencies to stick with the systems they have.
No system has ever reported 100% compliance, so Metro is basing calculations on assumptions no agency has ever reached. At best, Metro can only hope to reduce subway fare delinquency to 2.4% — which would likely be one of the best rates in North America. It’s an admirable goal, but ludicrous at the same time.
The Green Line can also be sealed off, since it is entirely elevated. It has worse than average delinquency, yet 2% only pushes it to average or above average. The Gold Line has the lowest fare delinquency rates, and only about half of the stations can be gated.
The Blue Line has higher than average rates, yet there are only 6 or so stations that can be plausibly sealed off with gates. Fare barriers can be easily avoided here, so they’d be useless.
If you used Richard Stanger’s calculations of fare recovery and estimated loss of revenue, and figured a $100 million capital investment for the gates, maintenance and fare-card system integration, Metro would need the gates in place for 37 years to recover the costs of the system.
Lisa Schweitzersays:
I think one of MTA’s hopes here is that they will get a better count of ridership in general, not just deal with fare evaders and they may be right. There’s no way to track pass usage, for example. The transit police check, but there’s no count for riders if somebody has a regional pass or an interagency pass. You get data on who purchased the pass, and you can catch these trips on the buses, but you don’t get this data on the trains. So it should help the MTA link up some trips.
Even with TAP cards– I”ve been guilty of this–I hold a monthly pass, but if I am running for the train or being absent-minded that day, I sometimes, don’t bother passing my card over the reader. I will do so on my way out so that the trip is counted somewhere, but it’ll be counted at North Hollywood instead of 7th street. Bad. So the turnstiles will stop me that from happening. Given how many of us wind up running for the train, I have trouble believing I am the only one who does that.
Al Roadssays:
The 6% evasion rate is definitely low. All you have to do is stand one of the fare barriers in Union Station and see how many people try to enter without a valid pass. Some didn’t even know you had to pay to ride the system, which says something about the current fare inspection force.
TAP has been available for about a year now. Granted, most people with TAP cards do not tap on a validator, but that should change with gates. The data the agency collects with TAP enforcement has invaluable worth when it comes to route planning, train frequency, future allocation of resources, etc.
RE: the Stanger report, every point was refuted by MTA. Will there be issues/problems with gates as they are introduced to an open system for the first time? Of course. But Los Angeles is the only subway system in the country without a barrier system. I’m glad we’re taking steps to catch up.
Tylersays:
I’m shocked that you didn’t consider a more cost effective system like Toronto’s.
With over 1 million daily riders and only 69 stations… It would only take 5 and a half years to pay that back. If they last 30 years then that is nearly a 6 fold return on investment.
Jakesays:
Untrue, Al Roads, lots of systems use the inspection or “fare-check” method besides LA…Seattle’s one. The barrier method might make people feel better, but it’s worth discussing whether it’s truly effective.
Martinsays:
A big reason for pushing forward on the Metro fare gate project is to allow Metro to impose zone fares on the rail system. You won’t find this in Board report but only by talking to staff.
Madam_Ssays:
Great forum here, with both sides debated. I had read Stanger’s analysis long ago, and thought it was very interesting. I recently read the Metro rebuttal, but was not impressed.
Many points remain:
1. Metro assumes 100% effectiveness of gates;
2. Maintenance and staffing required for gates are ignored, though significant.
3. Metro ignores cost of new tickets (new “fare media”);
4. Fines can be increased.
Also, please stop claiming that LA should do this because other cities do it. This argument is meaningless, since many cities do without it (in N. America and Europe).
It’s interesting that this page says it’ll take 16 years to recoup capital investment, while Metro numbers say 9-10. However, neither accounts for non-capital costs, and neither will be accurate, since these propositions always underestimate costs and overestimate benefits.
Tracysays:
I got my purse caught in a turnstile a few months back and for the life of me, I couldn’t get it out. Took at least 10 mins to get it unhooked and I ended up missing my train.
Percosays:
The article has been written in august 2009. Almost 5 years after it would be curiously to know what the author can say about turnstiles payback in Los-Angeles? Thoughts in the material are right. Is there any information about economic benefit of turnstiles during these 4,5 years?
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Director of drama to leave ITV
ITV director of drama Steve November is set to leave the broadcaster after 16 years. The news is the latest in a string of high-profile departures announced by the broadcaster
By James Groves
ITV director of drama Steve November is set to leave the broadcaster after 16 years.
The news is the latest in a string of high-profile departures announced by the broadcaster, following head of factual Richard Klein and director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.
November, who was appointed to his current position in April 2013, oversaw the likes of Downton Abbey and Broadchurch, as well as forthcoming series such as Brief Encounters and Cold Feet.
November said, “It has been an honour and a privilege to be involved with ITV drama for 16 years and to have worked with so many great people, from runners to writers, through such exciting times for drama.
“ITV is going through a period of change, which affords me the perfect opportunity to move on to new adventures. I wish ITV drama every success in the future.”
Prior to joining the ITV commissioning team, November produced soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
ITV director of television, Kevin Lygo, who is set to unveil a new commissioning team at ITV, said, “I’d like to thank Steve for all his work as director of drama and particularly for the raft of upcoming dramas on ITV which look as strong as ever.
“His contribution to the success of ITV over many years has been huge and I wish him all the best for the future.”
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Preview: Will Varley at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
By Flora Level on October 25, 2018 Live, Previews
On the road folk musician Will Varley is reaching the end of a big solo tour in Europe and the UK and will be heading to The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth today on the 25th of October for a muchly anticipated gig.
Varley’s live performances never fail to deliver a roller-coaster of emotions, with the artist’s ability to switch smoothly from a humorous or fiery protest song to a melancholic or romantic ballad. Indeed, you would see an audience full of laughter and dancing throughout a song and then, absorbing the emotional ambiance in the room, people slowly swaying and taking it all in.
Varley truly embraces the essence and roots of folk music. Indeed, throughout his songs and shows, the artist interacts with the audience with wit and humanity to share stories and invite us to his world and on his journeys. It ultimately creates an intimate atmosphere, no matter the size of the venue.
Knowing he has undergone walking tours in the past to spread his music around, it is easy to guess where his story-telling talents and inspiration have come from. Various societal and political themes are present in his songs as well with clever and poignant lyrics, which, when performed live, have an even deeper impact. His comical political rants from older songs remain relevant today and enable us to connect and exteriorise shared frustration, often by laughing the absurdity away. The artist’s performances are said to get more and more anarchic over the years, with notably unexpected chaotic stunts and experimental music playing.
I attended one of his gigs earlier this year in Southampton, which makes me even more excited to see him perform tomorrow. His performing style makes every show unique, as he masters the art of improvising and adapts to audience receptibility. I am expecting an overall feel-good show with a bit of dancing involved and of course a lot of audience participation. Bring on tonight!
Watch the music video for ‘King For A King’ below and buy your tickets for the gig today here!
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Judge rules for MSA after social media post
January 23, 2020 southcapenetRegular Columns
Brian Joss – South Africa Motorsport South Africa (MSA) welcomes the ruling by Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane in an urgent High Court application to interdict an individual who made numerous false and defamatory posts and statements about MSA and various parties involved in motorsport.
Judge Kathree-Setiloane ordered all posts and statements to be removed within 24 hours and interdicted the respondent from making any further defamatory posts. Those who have been defamed by the respondent’s posts are likely to pursue damages for defamation as well.
MSA was a co-applicant in the urgent application, in which six parties approached the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court after various attempts to persuade the respondent to desist from his conduct on social media failed.
“Motorsport participants and fans are passionate about their sport, and we welcome any interaction they have with our members, many of whom are volunteers. Unfortunately, when people make baseless, derogatory and defamatory statements concerning us, our constituents, members and people associated with the sport, we are compelled to act,” says Adrian Scholtz, CEO of MSA.
Scholtz explains that all South African motorsport formulas are reliant on the support of the government, private sponsors, individuals and volunteers.
False and defamatory allegations, such as those appearing on social media, undermine and jeopardise these relationships, the organisation’s transformation initiatives and the sport as a whole.
MSA embraces the legal system and will enforce its rights lawfully and in the correct manner and forum. MSA does not believe that social media is the appropriate forum to resolve these disputes. The court order is welcomed by MSA’s board of independent directors, who volunteer their time free of charge in support of South African motorsport.
“MSA has a very strong board of professional directors who tirelessly serve the organisation. These directors bring their professional experience to bear on the management of MSA and have ensured the highest levels of corporate governance and compliance at MSA for many years,” says Anton Roux, Chairman of the MSA Board.
Motorsport South Africa is excited about the year ahead and looks forward to bringing about changes that will support and grow the sport across all facets. The organisation also looks forward to working with the various sporting formulas and the many supporters to ensure the long-term survival and growth of motorsport in South Africa.
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Scottish National party (SNP)
SNP conference set to be dominated by race and referendum strategy
Online event takes place amid tensions over independence and lack of BAME candidates
The SNP conference gets under way this weekend with Nicola Sturgeon popular among voters and a bounce in support for independence this year. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell
Despite its pared-down online format, this weekend’s Scottish National party conference will see two areas of significant tension between the leadership and ordinary members, amid anger at the quashing of debate on independence referendum strategy and frustration at the lack of black and minority ethnic candidates for next May’s Holyrood elections.
While the party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, refused to rule out a second referendum next year in pre-conference interviews, this is unlikely to satisfy those within the SNP and the wider independence movement pushing for development of a plan B for holding a referendum if the UK government continues to deny Holyrood the powers to hold one legally.
But senior party sources believe that Sturgeon’s popularity with voters and the bounce in support for independence this year gives them increasing latitude to disappoint these activists, arguing that a second referendum is not a priority for conference.
A senior SNP source said the party leadership believed combating Covid, dealing with Brexit and the combined economic impacts of both those crises had to be prioritised; they had to tread water on the second referendum for now. Recent polling indicates that most voters do not want one in 2021, even if the SNP wins a majority at next spring’s Scottish parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, senior minority ethnic members are planning an emergency intervention after a concerted drive to encourage more candidates of colour to stand for Holyrood resulted in only one new minority ethnic constituency candidate, which the SNP’s only BAME MSP and the justice secretary, Humza Yousaf, has described as “beyond disappointing”.
They will demand that the party agrees to “zip” regional lists – the second way that candidates can win Holyrood seats – to prioritise candidates of colour. Zipping has been used in the past to alternate men and women on candidate lists.
Of 22 prospective minority ethnic candidates, only Kaukab Stewart was selected for Glasgow Kelvin, joining Yousaf as two out of 73 constituency candidates.
Stewart, who has pressed for representation within the party for more than two decades, agreed it was disappointing not to have seen more of a breakthrough, but insisted that progress has been made.
Anum Qaisar-Javed, a teacher who stood for selection in Uddingston and Bellshill, received online abuse during selection, that prompted an intervention from Sturgeon. She warned: “If people who were standing felt they were penalised on race there has to be an open dialogue with the party leadership afterwards. It’s not enough to say ‘we’re not racist’, we have to be actively anti-racist.”
Privately, multiple sources with knowledge of the selection process have expressed frustration at what they described as “window dressing”, “tokenism” and a failure to address structural racism within the SNP, with reports of prospective candidates encountering regular micro-aggressions in person and blatant abuse online.
Describing her experience as “largely positive”, Fatima Zahra Joji, who stood for Aberdeenshire West, was targeted by online trolls who claimed she had only passed vetting because she was from a minority ethnic community. Joji said: “It took years of work and planning to get BAME candidates to stand in record numbers, then we were accused by a small but vocal minority of being parachuted in.”
Osama Bhutta, who stood for the Cunninghame North nomination, formally complained to the party after a leaflet, titled “the Sins of Osama”, which he described as “defamatory, racist and Islamophobic”, was circulated anonymously.
Bhutta said: “Racism doesn’t just appear through people making Nazi salutes. It has always created ‘others’ and found ways to present them as a threat to our way of life. Moreover, I’m also worried what it will mean for other minorities later if the party doesn’t take action against this racist and underhand behaviour.”
An SNP spokesperson said: “More people from BAME backgrounds entered contests than ever before. And now there is a great opportunity for the first woman of colour to be elected to the Scottish parliament. This clearly represents progress, but we accept there is more work to be done”.
Meanwhile, wider calls to democratise party structures are coalescing around moves by the party’s Common Weal group to elect a slate of candidates on to the party’s NEC who want to give ordinary members a greater say in policy and decision-making.
Members are reported to be angry that popular motions on independence strategy, currency options and committing to UN-led nuclear disarmament have been excluded from discussion this weekend.
MP Joanna Cherry, one of the Common Weal-backed candidates, described it as “bizarre” that conference organisers refused an amendment based on her suggestion that the party set up a working group to consider all democratic and legitimate routes to a second independence vote.
“We need proper planning for a second referendum now: I want us to get our governance in order, decide on policy positions and have the answers to those questions that lost us the first referendum.”
But the senior SNP source insisted: “It’s a timing thing really. In my experience, over the last few months the yes movement has come back together and is prepared to let us roll out the strategy that we’ve got, the section 30 route; there’s much less push-back than there was six months ago.”
In early November Ipsos Mori found Scottish voters believed the economy, health and Brexit were more important issues than independence, while a narrow majority of voters did not want a referendum next year, even if the SNP won a majority of seats. Due to her assured approach to Covid, Ipsos Mori put Sturgeon’s popularity rating at +49 in October, with 93% of SNP voters satisfied with her leadership.
A discussion of referendum strategy is now expected to be thrown forward to a national assembly in January.
Chris McEleny, who has faced strong opposition from the party hierarchy as he pushed for discussion of a plan B, should a section 30 order be repeatedly refused, said: “We understand that it is difficult for Nicola Sturgeon to say she is focused on Covid then speak about independence, and that the party doesn’t want to put off the broad coalition of support it needs to win next May, but we are not delivering for the ten of thousands of new members who joined after 2014.”
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Plea seeks redress over Delhi govt.’s failure to prevent Feb. riots
Soibam Rocky Singh
New Delhi, December 01, 2020 01:01 IST
Petitioners demand ₹50 lakh as total compensation; HC issues notice to Delhi govt., directs it to submit counter affidavits
Shops torched by the mob during the riots in north-east Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Delhi High Court has taken cognisance of a petition by a Muslim family seeking compensation from the Delhi government for its failure to prevent the communal violence in north-east Delhi in February.
Justice Navin Chawla issued notice to the Delhi government and directed it to submits its counter affidavits within four weeks. Md. Shahabaj, his wife Angoori Khatoon, and their son Md. Abu Talha in their joint petition said they were living in Khajoori Khas when communal violence erupted in north-east Delhi.
Their plea said that on February 25, a mob of around hundred people attacked their rented house and set it on fire. The plea said their jewellery and other items of livelihood and documents including rent agreement, Aadhaar cards, and certificates of children were either stolen or burnt down with the house.
Severe distress
Mr. Shahabaj said he, his wife, son Talha and four other minor children had to immediately abandon their house in severe distress as the mob had gathered around their house downstairs with bricks, petrol bombs, hockey sticks, iron rods and firearms.
Narrating their ordeal, Mr. Shahabaj said he was sleeping in the house when commotion started outside their house in the morning. His wife Khatoon was praying when one of the rioters threw a stone at them. Two of his children, who were studying in Madarasa at Fatima Masjid, had to jump from the first floor of the building, which was attacked with stones and set on fire by the mob.
The petition claimed that the “complete collapse of the rule of law” reflected the inefficiency of Delhi Police and the government. It contended that “Delhi Police failed to take control of the heinous mobs and at some places, actively supported the members of the mob”.
“Mobs comprising hundreds of people were actively looking for Muslim houses, properties and means of livelihood to loot, burn and destroy. The petitioners’ house also fell victim to this lawlessness, chaos and utter destruction,” the plea said.
Less compensation
Advocate Kawalpreet Kaur, representing the family, stated that Delhi government’s assistance scheme for the victims of communal violence is arbitrary and discriminatory. “The amount of compensation is too little and inadequate when assessed on the basis of the financial losses and trauma suffered by the victims of the communal violence,” the plea said.
“In the case of petitioners, the policy if followed, allows only ₹1 lakh to be paid to the petitioners and their family as the house they were staying was a rented accommodation,” it added.
The petition has sought directions to the authorities to immediately release interim amount of ₹10 lakh as compensation to the family members and ₹50 lakh as total compensation.
Delhi violence 2020
Printable version | Jan 19, 2021 9:44:16 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/plea-seeks-redress-over-delhi-govts-failure-to-prevent-feb-riots/article33216946.ece
5mins Analysis | An inauguration modified by security and public health threats
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By Ken Knutson
Runners scale new heights during relay
Hinsdaleans strengthen endurance and their friendships during the 2019 Ragnar event
Series: Best summer time ever | Story 3
Most of the 11 members on the co-ed 2019 "Absolute Fire" Ragnar Relay team were Hinsdaleans. The women were Beth Folkmann (from left), Carol Wittemann, Amy Cowhey, Claudia Stangle and Alli Mason. Men taking part were Luke Satre, Chris Wittemann, Todd Smalley, Steve Hissong, Charlie Wittemann and Holden Satre. The runners combined to complete a 200-mile course in two days and one night. (photos provided)
Two hundred miles and 24 hours to run it, with 11 sets of legs sharing the task.
Not everyone's idea of an inviting getaway. But that challenge is what drew a co-ed group of Hinsdale residents last June to the majestic Wasatch Range in Utah to take part in the 2019 Ragnar Relay.
Dozens of teams from across the country participate in the event, which spans from Logan to Park City. Each team member must complete three legs over the day-night-day time period. Team vans wait at interchange points for the finishing runner, who passes off the slap bracelet to his or her teammate. The vans serve as mobile crash pads as runners steal some sleep before the next assigned leg.
Hinsdale's Beth Folkmann is an avid runner who embraced the invitation to join from team organizers and neighbors Carol and Chris Wittemann. Running through the night on pitch dark roads required some advance acclimation.
"People do have to train to run at night and at different hours. You do have to prepare to run with a headlamp," Folkmann said.
She recalled one hilly leg that tested her limits but said the inspiring mountain vistas help with motivation.
"The scenery is gorgeous," she remarked.
The purpose of the adventure, as the Ragnar website states, is to "bask in the joy of achieving something together that you could never do alone." And there's no pressure to make a certain time, Folkmann related.
"You're running at your pace. It's just a fun event to bond with the people that you're with," she said.
Teammate and Hinsdalean Alli Mason confessed that timing was a bit of concern for her. Not a fan of running in the dark and with daylight fading, she exhorted the runners before her not to tarry.
"I kept telling everyone that I was scared of the dark," she said. "I would get to start my leg sooner if they ran faster, so we would be texting them and cheering them on the entire time."
Once she hit the ground, Mason told herself that she would encounter other runners along the way.
"I maybe passed like six or seven runners," she said. "There were long stretches where I didn't see another person."
Seven of the 11 members of the "Absolute Fire" team were from Hinsdale. But Mason said participants felt an instant connection, united in tackling the arduous task.
"It felt like this community of runners this entire weekend," she said.
While a few of her teammates were Ragnar veterans, Hinsdale's Claudia Stangle was a first-timer. Leaving the flat Midwest landscape and finding herself running in the mountains within 24 hours was quite an adjustment.
"I did the first leg (of the relay) and another leg in the evening, which was about two miles," she said. "The next morning when I had the 6 a.m. run, I really felt it. There was no gas left in the tank for that one."
Thankfully she could distract herself with the lovely river she rang along, shrouded in a morning mist.
"It was beautiful," she said
The mom of three said her family was worried about what she might encounter out in the wilderness.
"It's something different, especially running at night. They were also nervous that there were bears," she said. "But they were supportive. I'm so glad I did it. It was really fun."
Charlie Wittemann, son of Carol and Chris, was the youngest member of the team as a then-14-year-old.
"I remember just being really excited and thrilled to do something like that at my age," said the Hinsdale Central cross country runner. "It's such a bucket list thing to do."
Charlie said he tried to contain his nerves going into the race but admitted to being somewhat intimidated at the opening ceremony.
"It was kind of an overwhelming experience to see all these intense athletes participating," he remarked.
The team relied on his youthful energy to take on a seven-mile stretch that rose 2,000 feet in elevation - in the dark. He felt his drive waning toward the end, and then he saw the team van waiting up ahead.
"I thought, 'Wow, I did this! I made it out alive!' " he recounted. "It gave me a lot of hope because I was kind of down."
The relay is paradoxically grueling and calming, he said, and the running was often the easy element.
"The toughest part was definitely sleep. I did not get enough sleep," Wittemann said.
Before the participants had decided whether Absolute Fire would reignite for the 2020 edition of Ragnar, the event went virtual due to COVID-19.
Last month the team members divvied up the 200 miles and ran them relay-style on local courses of their choosing.
Wittemann said the effort brought back fond memories of their Wasatch workout.
"Through the process of Ragnar and coming out of it, we have a shared connection and shared experience that's fun to look back on talk about with one another," he said.
Ken Knutson is associate editor of The Hinsdalean
Phone: 630-323-4422, ext 103
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Boucher, senator coalition urges AG to oppose health care reform provision
Jan. 11, 2010 Updated: June 17, 2016 6:10 p.m.
WILTON -- State Sen. Toni Boucher, R-26, joined several other Republican state senators this week in formally urging Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to be ready to oppose pending federal healthcare reform legislation if it passes with special deals for other states.
"Gov. M. Jodi Rell has already asked our attorney general to look into a proposed provision of the federal healthcare bill that would allow Nebraska to receive approximately $100 million in Medicaid expense exemptions in exchange for a 'yes' vote from their Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson," Boucher said in a statement Monday. "Of course, this is wrong and may even be unconstitutional. We want to add our voice to hers. We want to protect Connecticut taxpayers from any requirement that they pick up the tab for special deals given to other states."
Boucher noted that Rell has said that Connecticut could receive more than $260 million annually in federal reimbursement if the same benefit being offered to Nebraska was given to our state. In her letter, Rell asked Blumenthal to pursue legal action to ensure that Connecticut also receives the 100 percent reimbursement rate for Medicaid expenses if federal healthcare reform legislation is passed with the special provision for Nebraska.
"The Connecticut residents I speak to are already worried about how the federal healthcare reform could negatively affect them," said Boucher. "As if that were not cause enough for concern, we learn that votes could be traded to pass this federal bill in a way that would impose an unfair financial burden on some states in order to benefit others. That is appalling, and we must be ready to fight to protect the interests of Connecticut's families and businesses."
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Four charged with trying to steal alcohol from local liquor store, and other Wilton police reports
MATT KIERNAN Villager Staff Writer
Tuesday, Dec. 3
WILTON — A 71-year-old man from Weston was charged with sixth-degree larceny last Tuesday for allegedly stealing $267 in groceries from a River Road supermarket.
Police were called at 2:10 p.m. to Stop & Shop at 5 River Road for the report of a man attempting to steal groceries.
Neil Druks, of 17 Nimrod Farm Road, was seen by the store’s loss prevention employees placing groceries in reusable shopping bags without scanning them, police said.
Police said he was monitored pushing a carriage holding the bags to an exit, walking away for a moment and then pushing the carriage outside.
Security personnel detained Druks until officers could arrive, police said.
He was released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Dec. 13.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
WILTON — Police say items were reported stolen from a vehicle on River Road last Wednesday.
The owner of a 1997 Honda Accord reported at 9:23 p.m. that his unlocked car was broken into while parked in the parking lot of 21 River Road, police said.
A mini-blow horn and flashlight were discovered missing from the car by the owner, police said.
The complainant told investigators he may know of a suspect, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Thursday, Dec. 5
WILTON — A 55-year-old local man was arrested last Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence after he failed to pass field sobriety tests on Danbury Road.
Timothy Plunkett, of 123 Westport Road, was charged with driving under the influence and failing to keep right.
At 10:50 p.m., officers stopped Plunkett in his 2004 Mercedes-Benz 8500 in the northbound lane of Danbury Road near Westport Road for straddling the median line dividing the two northbound lanes, police said.
Police said an odor of alcohol was detected inside Plunkett’s vehicle.
He was issued field sobriety tests, which he failed, police said.
Plunkett refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test, police said.
He was taken into custody and released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Dec. 16.
WILTON — Four people from Stamford were charged last Saturday with conspiring to steal bottles of alcohol from a liquor store.
At 7:30 p.m., staff members of Ancona’s Wines and Liquors at 5 River Road observed two women placing liquor bottles inside their handbags, police said.
Employees followed the two women — Vanity Melendez, 19, of 19 Mayflower Ave. in Stamford, and Elsie Alvarez, 28, of 88 Roosevelt Ave. in Stamford — outside to the parking lot.
Police said the employees saw the women talk to two men inside a 2001 Mercury Villager white minivan.
The group noticed the store’s manager watching them, and the two women ran away while the minivan drove off, police said.
Investigators found the group nearby and interviewed them, police said.
The driver of the minivan, Raymond Martinez, 30, of 88 Roosevelt Ave. in Stamford, and a passenger, Angel Rodriguez, 19, of 19 Mayflower Ave. in Stamford, were seen earlier inside the store talking to the manager.
Rodriguez and Martinez may have been attempting to distract the manager while Melendez and Alvarez stole the liquor, police said.
The items allegedly stolen included four vodka bottles worth $35 each and a tequila bottle valued at $45.
Melendez was charged with sixth-degree larceny, sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny and interfering with police.
Alvarez was charged with sixth-degree larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny.
Martinez was charged with sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, operating a vehicle without a license, driving without insurance, misuse of registration plates and operating an unregistered vehicle.
Rodriguez was charged with sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny.
Melendez provided police with false identification during her processing, police said.
All four were released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Dec. 17.
WILTON — Two local juveniles were charged with possessing marijuana last Saturday during a traffic stop.
At 6:16 p.m., police pulled over the juveniles in a 2010 Honda Fit on Old Belden Hill Road for driving at 44 mph in a posted 25-mph zone.
Police said they detected the smell of marijuana inside the vehicle.
A K-9 dog and his handler were summoned to the scene. The dog alerted officers of the presence of marijuana inside the car, police said.
The car was searched and the female passenger, 17, was found to have a small bag of marijuana on her, police said.
Two containers of malt liquor belonging to the male operator, 17, were also found, police said.
Police charged the male juvenile with possession of alcohol, traveling too fast and violating a license restriction.
The female juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana.
The male was issued an infractions ticket for the violations and the female was referred to her school’s resource officer.
The officer issued a juvenile summons for her to appear in Stamford juvenile court, police said.
WILTON — Police are investigating the theft of $3,300 in guitars from a Mountain Road home last week.
At 11:03 a.m., the owner of the three electric guitar notified police of the alleged burglary, police said.
The incident is estimated to have taken place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, police said.
There are no suspects, and the case remains under investigation.
WILTON — A 50-year-old woman from Norwalk was transported to the hospital for rib injuries after she was involved in a head-on car collison Sunday on Route 7.
At 7:20 p.m., police were called to Route 7 near Blue Ridge Road for the report of a vehicular accident.
Police said a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 49-year-old man from Norwalk was traveling southbound on Route 7.
A Cos Cob woman, 51, was traveling in a tan colored 1998 Honda Accord northbound on Route 7 when she crossed over the double-yellow lines and into the southbound lane, police said.
The Chevrolet and Honda collided, causing the passenger of the Chevrolet to complain of pain to her ribs, police said.
She and the Honda driver were transported to Norwalk Hospital for medical treatment.
The woman from Cos Cob was charged with failing to keep right.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the case should contact the Wilton Police Department at (203) 834-6260.
Monday, Dec. 9
WILTON — A local man and his 16-year-old son crashed their vehicle into a plow Monday after sliding on an ice covered roadway on Scribner Hill Road.
At 6:30 a.m., police were called to the scene for the report of a vehicular accident.
Police said the 48-year-old driver of a 1999 Toyota Landcruiser and his son were traveling down a hill southbound on Scribner Hill Road.
As the driver attempted to negotiate a curve to the right, their vehicle began to slide on ice, police said.
The car slid sidways into a plow driven by a local man, 29, police said.
The rear drivers side of the car struck the front left plow of the 2013 International 4300, according to police.
Police said the plow slid backwards approximately 80 feet before coming to rest in the southbound lane.
The Toyota slid to into the side of the southbound lane and struck a rock embankment where it came to rest, police said.
The drivers and the juvenile were treated at the scene.
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Archarcharch Wins Arkansas Derby at 25-1
Archarcharch stormed home to win the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. | �Archarcharch stormed home to win the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday.
The 25-1 colt, owned by �Arkansas native Bob Yagos and trained by fellow Arkansan Jinks Fires, trailed with a second group for much of the race before charging hard on the last portion of the 1 1/8-mile race. He overpowered Dance City and Sway Away on the home stretch and held off a late charge by Nehro to earn the win.
The Grade 1 victory is the first for Fires, who along with Yagos, will now make his first Kentucky Derby appearance on May 7.
Ridden by Jon Court, �Archarcharch paid $52.40, $16.80 and $8.20. Nehro paid $9 and $5.60 for finishing second, and Dance City paid $14.20 in third.
Heavy pre-race favorite The Factor entered with three wire-to-wire wins, but he fell behind the early pace of J P's Gusto and Dance City and finished seventh. The Bob Baffert-trained colt won last month's Rebel Stakes by 6� lengths, but had never run more than 1 1/16 miles and was unable to find the needed closing kick on Saturday.
Archarcharch, however, had a finishing kick. Much like he did when he won the Southwest Stakes in February, the colt rode with the pack for much of the race under the guidance of Court.
When he reached the mile mark, Archarcharch began his charge. It proved just enough as he held off a hard-charging Nehro by a neck.
Yagos had agreed to sell the colt to an overseas buyer following the Southwest, but when the signed contract was returned 15 minutes past its deadline he had a change of heart and decided to keep the horse.
Archarcharch finished third at the Rebel last month, but Y�agos and Finks never waivered in their belief in the colt. He proved them correct on Saturday and now will head to Churchill Downs.
Brilliant Speed Takes Blue Grass at Wire
LEXINGTON, Ky. | Brilliant Speed punched his ticket for the Kentucky Derby with a thrilling stretch run to win the $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland.
The 3-year-old colt lagged behind the rest of the 12-horse field until the turn, then exploded over the final quarter-mile to edge Twinspired by a nose.
The $450,000 winner's check gives Brilliant Speed more than enough graded-stakes earnings to earn a spot in next month's Run for the Roses. Ridden by Joel Rosario and trained by Tom Albertrani, Brilliant Speed covered the 1 1-8 miles on Keeneland's Polytrack in 1:50.92 and paid $40.20, $20.80 and $13.
Twinspired and jockey Robby Albarado paid $21.20 and $11.80 for second, while King Congie paid $8.80 for third.
Santiva went off as the solid 2-1 favorite but never threatened despite slow fractions on a cold, wet day more reminiscent of late fall than early spring. He ended up ninth, jeopardizing his chances of making the Derby field.
The Derby is limited to 20 horses, with a spot determined by graded stakes earnings if more than 20 are entered. Santiva began the day 18th on the list.
Meanwhile, Brilliant Speed locked up a spot by looking right at home in his first start on a synthetic surface. He loped lazily along before the turn for home. Rosario got his horse's attention then expertly swung him wide, allowing Brilliant Speed to chase down the leaders with massive strides.
The victory was the latest in a string of improbable results for one of the Derby's final major preps.
Brilliant Speed went off at 19-1 thanks largely to an unimpressive resume that included just one victory, a triumph on the turf in a maiden allowance race at Tampa the day after Christmas.
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Game of Thrones Season 2 Is Coming, Or So This Production Video Says
By Jill PantozziNov 21st, 2011, 11:44 am
The HBO television series Game of Thrones, based on the first book of George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, was picked up for a second season just two days after the premiere episode. Much like the books, it feels like it’s taking forever for Season 2 to get here but thanks to the good folks at HBO, we finally have our first look at the current production. Hit the jump for a sneak peek at what’s to come. The video is spoiler free but I’ll be breaking down what we saw afterwards and that might include a few tidbits you may want to avoid.
A nice little preview of what’s to come right? Fans who haven’t read the book series will recognize the characters from Season 1 but those of us who’ve read Clash of Kings, the second book, will notice some very exciting additions to the cast.
First up, we get a look at Stannis Baratheon, elder descendant of the late King Robert and his mystical advisor, Melisandre (the redhead). These are two very key figures in the second book and will have people very excited by their moves toward the Iron Throne.
Tyrion! And Daenerys! Not in the same frame mind you.
“You know nothing about growing a mustache, Jon Snow,” – Sam
Aww, poor Arya. Hope the actress likes the feel of dirt.
Catelyn Stark with I believe the Knight of Flowers, Loras Tyrell.
Our first look at King Renly and his bride, Margaery Tyrell. I’m so excited to see Natalie Dormer (The Tudors) on another series.
Theon Greyjoy speaking with someone who I’m assuming is Damphair Greyjoy, a priest of the Drowned God.
Ugh, King Joffrey and his crossbow. I shall speak no more of him.
The burning of the Gods. Ooooh!
Daenerys with Ser Jorah. Sigh.
I really love Renly’s crown. And I believe that’s Brienne just behind him. I can’t wait to see her in action.
The Onion Knight! (don’t worry, that will make sense soon)
Poor, poor Sansa. Her trials have only just begun.
And there you have it folks. What did you think of the preview? If you’re anything like me you’ve been aching for a taste of new Game of Thrones so this was a pleasant surprise. Thankfully I’ve kept my self satisfied by reading the books. Pretty soon we’ll all be saying, “April Is Coming.”
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Jill Pantozzi - Editor in Chief
Jill Pantozzi is a pop-culture journalist and host who writes about all things nerdy and beyond! She’s Editor in Chief of the geek girl culture site The Mary Sue (Abrams Media Network), and hosts her own blog “Has Boobs, Reads Comics” (TheNerdyBird.com). She co-hosts the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast along with superhero historian Alan Kistler, contributed to a book of essays titled “Chicks Read Comics,” (Mad Norwegian Press) and had her first comic book story in the IDW anthology, “Womanthology.” In 2012, she was featured on National Geographic’s "Comic Store Heroes," a documentary on the lives of comic book fans and the following year she was one of many Batman fans profiled in the documentary, "Legends of the Knight."
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Beauty of Puerto Rico
The beauty of Puerto Rico spans natural and architectural wonders. Journey through the main island of Puerto Rico, as well as Vieques, Culebra and Mona, for the best beaches, landmarks and more.
Outdoors and Adventure Travel's Best
Explore the windswept ramparts and passageways of this 16th-century fortress. El Morro was built during the reign of King Charles V of Spain to guard San Juan Bay. Today, this cultural treasure of Puerto Rico attracts 2 million visitors a year.
Teatro Tapia
Built in 1824, Teatro Tapia remains the oldest drama stage building still standing (and in use) anywhere in the U.S. or its territories. Visit the historic theater to see plays, ballets and concerts.
Navio Beach
For a great bodysurfing experience, head to Navio Beach on the south coast of Vieques Island. Secluded, with turquoise-colored waters, Navio Beach offers a strong surf, along with the occasional calm waves for a snorkeling adventure.
Mona Island
Enjoy a Caribbean getaway on Mona Island. Just 7 miles long and 4 miles wide, the island -- the third-largest of the archipelago of Puerto Rico -- is home to picture-worthy coral reefs, cliffs and caves.
Culebrita Island Lighthouse
Take a private boat to the small, uninhabited island of Isla Culebrita, off the eastern coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico. That’s where you’ll find this lighthouse -- one of the oldest in the Caribbean.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Puerto Rico has five cathedrals. Among them, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe stands out for its elaborate design. Built in a neoclassical style, the cathedral is shaped like a cross, with a large dome at the point of intersection.
Toro Verde Adventure Park
For an adrenaline rush, head to Toro Verde, a zip line park in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Toro Verde has more zip lines than any other park in Puerto Rico. It’s also home to La Bestia -- at 4,745 feet, one of the longest zip lines in the world.
El Museo Castillo Serralles
Revisit Puerto Rico’s era of wealthy barons. The Serralles family, owners of a rum distillery, called this Spanish Revival mansion home following its completion in 1930. Today, you can explore its intricate architecture and open-central courtyard in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Fort San Cristobal
Covering 27 acres, this fortress is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. With walls that rise more than 150 feet, the fort protected San Juan against invaders coming by sea.
El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. The 28,002 acres see abundant rainfall (in some places, more than 200 inches annually), and include waterfalls, rivers and lush foliage like this.
Take a stroll along the narrow, blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan. As the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico, the city has a palpable sense of history; its flat-roofed brick and stone buildings date as far back as the 1500s.
Desecheo Island
The vibrant reef and clear waters of Puerto Rico’s Desecheo Island make it a prime location for diving. Though visitors are not permitted on the island (it was used as a bombing practice site by the U.S. military), diving is permitted around the island.
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Nick Carter’s Son Odin Adorably Congratulates Him After ‘Masked Singer’ Success: Video
No. 1 fan! Nick Carter’s 4-year-old son, Odin, celebrated his dad’s season 4 Masked Singer success on Wednesday, December 16.
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“Congratulations, Daddy,” the little one said in an Instagram video uploaded by his mom, Lauren Kitt. “We love you.”
The fitness guru, 37, held Odin’s 14-month-old sister, Saoirse, in the footage, adding, “We’re so proud of you. We love you so much.”
Lauren Kitt Carter, Odin, and Saoirse Courtesy of Lauren Kitt Carter/Instagram
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Kitt went on to share a clip on her Instagram Story showing the “reality” of filming the video with her two kids in front of the Christmas tree. Her daughter squirmed out of her arms, while Odin said, “You made the whole show!”
Carter has been competing on the Fox show with a crocodile mask since September and took third in the competition. He called the experience one of the “most memorable” of his entertainment career, writing, “I am extremely grateful to have been a part of something so special.”
The Backstreet Boys member went on to write, “The cherry on top of all of this was being able to do something that I could share with my kids. Seeing how excited they were to see the Croc onstage made this experience 10 times more meaningful. … I’m so lucky this is my job and happy I could bring some joy to you all during such a crazy time [amid the coronavirus pandemic].”
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‘NSync’s Lance Bass commented on the social media upload with heart emojis, while Grown-ish‘s Francia Raísa wrote that she “knew” that Carter was the crocodile.
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Kitt joked that she also “knew” that her husband was competing the whole time.
She and the Dancing With the Stars alum tied the knot in April 2014 in California, welcoming their son two years later. Saoirse was born in October 2019. Us Weekly broke the news of her arrival, and the couple exclusively told Us that the infant was a “great” addition to their family.
The Los Angeles native previously suffered a miscarriage in September 2018. When she and Carter found out Saoirse was on the way the following year, the couple called her conception “the greatest gift” via Instagram.
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Chrissy Teigen Debuts a Totally New, Edgy Hairstyle: ‘The Wig Life Chose Me’
By Emily Rekstis
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Chrissy Teigen is trying out an entirely new hair look that’s the most fun we’ve had on social media in quite some time.
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On Sunday, January 10, the 35-year-old personality showed off her purple wig adventures in a series of Instagram Stories and posts. In the first two clips, she shares a behind-the-scenes look at the application of her wig cap done by celebrity hairdresser Jayy HairStyle.
Once the purple hair piece was secure and in-place, the cookbook author posted a video showing off the final look asking, ”is this hot girl sh-t?” We’d venture to say absolutely.
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“Here’s the deal,” she says in another clip as she shows off her overall appearance in the mirror. “Trying to figure out how to rock this now. It’s confusing.”
She continues, “join us in this journey of trying to figure out who we are.”
In the next video, she seems to have discovered who she is, wearing a cream dress, leather gloves, over-the-knee boots that match her tan trench coat. She posted this look to her feed, captioning it, “The wig life … chose me.”
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Just a week earlier, the Lip Sync Battle alum teased this new hair ‘do in an Instagram post using a filter to change the hue of her strands. “I realize this looks like I’m having a crisis lol. I just wanna start looking the way I’ve always wanted to,” she wrote in the accompanying caption.
After all, it’s not just the purple hair that she’s changed up to her look. Teigen also recently got her nose pierced. Technically she got it pierced twice, after the first one she got done in St. Barts didn’t take.
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On December 29, the chef took to Twitter to show off the new stud. “So I did this today and it immediately fell out and healed the second she left because she did it wrong lmao,” she wrote alongside an up-close picture of her nose piercing.
“Like how do you do it wrong? It’s a hole, through the nose,” she continued in a thread. “It’s like Jerry Seinfeld‘s bobsledding joke. It’s impossible to do wrong.” She then corrected herself on the joke, “Wait actually it was the luge.”
Then on January 3, she posted an Instagram video to show off her successfully re-pierced nose courtesy of Body Electric Tattoo’s Brian Keith Thompson. “I did it,” she says in the quick clip. “Second time’s the charm.”
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EDU8606 Lifelong Career Development
Semester 1, 2012 Online Toowoomba
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Education
School or Department : Education
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Student workload
Assessment details
Important assessment information
Assessment notes
Examiner: Peter McIlveen
Moderator: Catherine Arden
While a career is a significant and integral part of the life of most people, the shape of careers is undergoing considerable change as the world of work moves from an industrial-based model to an information and service-based model. This course focuses on career development as a lifelong process to enable learners (including career development practitioners, educators, counsellors, trainers and other interested professionals) to understand the relevance of career development in education and the contemporary world of work.
This course will introduce students to some of the major theories of career development, particularly those relevant to lifelong adult career development and the changing world-of-work. The course overviews the practices and providers of career development, current international and domestic policy issues, industry trends, and lifespan development and societal issues that relate to career development. In addition to theory, the course entails practical activities for part of the assessment which will require students to complete a set of self-reflective learning tasks that underpin career self-management for lifelong learners.
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On completion of this course students will be able to:
demonstrate an understanding of lifelong career development (Assignment 1 and 2)
demonstrate a critical understanding of selected theories of career development relevant to lifelong career planning (Assignment 1 and 2)
demonstrate an understanding of the career development industry, the major providers of career development services, by reflective practice, within it and a foundation understanding of professional practices (Assignment 2)
demonstrate an in-depth self-understanding with relation to his/her own career development taking a lifelong perspective (Assignment 1)
demonstrate an understanding of the changing nature of the world of work and the need for career development at the level of the individual and society (Assignment 2)
demonstrate an understanding of some of the lifelong development and societal issues and their relationships with career (Assignment 1 and 2)
demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing (Assignment 1 and 2)
Weighting(%)
1. Theories of lifespan career development 20.00
2. Self-managed career development 20.00
3. The providers and practices of career development 5.00
4. Career Development and public policy 20.00
5. Employability and career development 20.00
6. Career and lifespan developmental issues 15.00
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2012&sem=01&subject1=EDU8606)
Please contact us for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/contact/)
Patton, W., & McMahon, M 2006, Career development and systems theory: connecting theory and practice, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam.
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Whether you are on, or off campus, the USQ Library is an excellent source of information //www.usq.edu.au/library..
Student workload requirements
Directed Study 82.00
Independent Study 83.00
Marks out of
Wtg (%)
ASSIGNMENT 1 PART A 10 10 04 Apr 2012
ASSIGNMENT 1 PART B 40 40 04 Apr 2012
ASSIGNMENT 2 50 50 06 Jun 2012
Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this WEB course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item.
Penalties for late submission of required work:
If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted.
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There will be no Deferred or Supplementary examinations in this course.
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.
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Be humble and refrain from arrogance
Verses of the Qur’an revealed in Makkah challenge the intellect and are a wake up call for thinkers whose minds have been buried in the sand of culture, materialism and worldly concerns. The following...
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Allah Almighty commanded Iblis to prostrate to Adam (peace be upon him) but he refused. The first sin was arrogance. Although the worst sin is to believe Allah Almighty has partners, Iblis did not commit...
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Grand opening for student-run Free Store
Student Megan Holz and the Sustainability Club, with assistance from UW-Superior Facilities Management, operate the permanent Free Store.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior will hold a grand opening for its permanent Free Store on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from noon to 5 p.m. in Old Main Room 131.
UW-Superior student Megan Holz and the Sustainability Club, with assistance from UW-Superior Facilities Management, operate the store.
“I feel that it is important for UWS to have a free store because it shows that we are moving toward a more sustainable future,” said Holz, a junior from Burnsville, Minn., majoring in environmental science and a member of the Yellowjacket volleyball team.
Available to both the UW-Superior and Twin Ports community, the Free Store currently has large quantities of apparel, kitchenware and school supplies available. Many of the items were collected last year. Donations will be accepted during operational hours.
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© Youtube / Ashley Graham
New Mother Ashley Graham Says Her Home Birth Made Her Feel “Invincible”
By Alice Cary 4 February 2020
Less than two weeks after giving birth to her first child, Ashley Graham invited her husband of ten years, Justin Ervin, to appear on her YouTube series Pretty Big Deal, to discuss their new arrival, how she prepared for motherhood, and her experience of labour.
2020 was a “year of firsts” for the couple, the most significant being the birth of their son, Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin, who they introduce to the world in Graham’s 30-minute clip, Introducing Our Baby Boy With My Husband Justin. The couple discuss the lead up to and aftermath of the model’s labour, revealing that Graham had a home birth on 18 January and that is was all... pretty casual.
On Isaac’s due date, a week before he actually made his entrance, the couple went on a “due date” – a three-and-a-half hour road trip – on the advice of midwives, who explained that “boys take a little longer to cook”. The model also tells how she took the stairs (sideways) while in labour because “the midwives told me it would open up my hips”.
Graham goes on to gush about the positives of a home birth, explaining how she went from her first contractions at 5am to eating brunch at 9am, before her water ultimately broke during a yoga class. After finally giving birth in a birthing pool, Graham says she felt “invincible”, and that she “wants other women to feel that exact same feeling”.
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Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin welcome their new son, Isaac Melenik Giovanni Ervin
© @ashleygraham
Ervin recalls in the clip how he felt compelled to shower his wife with words of affirmation and support. “I told you right afterward and I told you in the days subsequent that I’m so proud of you,” he says in the clip. “The way you handled that... was just a testament... to how well you prepared in advance,” he adds, pointing out how Graham was, “working out, eating well, staying active, taking the stairs, doing yoga,” while expecting.
Previous guests to “get real” with Graham on her YouTube series include Emily Ratajkowski, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Serena Williams and Karlie Kloss, all of whom have joined the model for frank conversations around culture, beauty, business and more.
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Volvo Bus UK & Ireland has officially confirmed the appointment of Ian Downie as Coach Sales Director and Product Director
Volvo Bus confirms new role for Ian Downie
11/09/13 Volvo Bus United Kingdom and Ireland
Volvo Bus UK & Ireland has officially confirmed the appointment of Ian Downie as Coach Sales Director and Product Director.
Ian Downie takes on the role as Coach Sales Director from Nick Page who was appointed Volvo Bus UK & Ireland Managing Director in January. The new position is a dual role, which also sees Ian retain the title of Product Director, which he has held since 2001.
Commenting on the official announcement, Managing Director Nick Page said, “A key member of our Volvo Bus Executive Team, Ian has been Product Director for 12 years. My appointment as Managing Director was the catalyst for Ian to take over the continued development of the coach side of our business.”
He added, “Already a highly respected figure in the industry, Ian brings his vast experience, enthusiasm and hard work to this new role and is ideally placed to drive our coach sales offering forward for Euro 6 and beyond. In addition, Ian will continue to spearhead our product development.”
Ian Downie commented “I am certainly enjoying the challenge, especially as we have a whole new product range ready to launch for Euro 6 and all of the sales team are fully focused on ensuring it is successfully introduced in the UK and Irish markets.
“It is an extremely exciting time for us at Volvo with lots of new developments both with our own complete coach offering and with our coach building partners.
“There is enormous potential in the coach side of the business and it will be my role to ensure that Volvo Bus continues to drive the market forward with product developments, which can help further improve the efficiency and productivity of our operators.”
Ian Downie has been officially appointed as Coach Sales Director and Product Director Volvo Bus in UK & Ireland
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Tra2020 Leads Way Towards Clean And Inclusive Transport
TRA2020 leads the way towards clean and inclusive transport
12.07.2019 10:58 EEST
The theme of the Transport Research Arena TRA2020 conference to be held in Helsinki on 27-30 April 2020 is 'Rethinking transport - Towards clean and inclusive mobility'. TRA2020 provides a venue for showcasing the latest innovations and research results and gathering together international experts to discuss the future of transport and mobility. Up to 3,000 participants are expected to attend the event, which is Europe's largest transport sector conference.
Transport Research Arena (TRA) is the foremost biennial European transport event that covers all transport modes and all aspects of mobility. TRA provides a venue for researchers, policy makers and industry representatives to discuss innovations, studies and trials that can be used to further develop transport and mobility. The key themes at TRA2020 include the automation, safety and digitisation of mobility solutions.
TRA2020 is organised and hosted by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, which co-organise the event with the European Commission and various transport industry operators. VTT is responsible for the scientific content of the event. "We want TRA to have a multimodal approach, presenting high-quality research and concrete solutions for improving the transport sector as a whole," says the chair of the TRA2020 Programme Committee (PC) Pekka Leviäkangas.
The program of TRA includes many presentations by VTT's experts. VTT will also have its own exhibition area at the event, with illustrative demonstrations and a comprehensive representation of the sectors and modes of transport. The attendees will also have an opportunity to visit VTT's premises in Otaniemi to learn more about its transport industry research infrastructure.
The international conference is a great venue for showcasing Finnish know-how in smart transport. "The global transport market is growing and developing rapidly and the transformation is creating new and exciting business opportunities. At the same time, the deployment of new operating models enables higher service levels while being more environmentally friendly. TRA provides an excellent opportunity to steer this transformation, showcase Finnish innovations globally and build co-operation between businesses, authorities and research institutions," says chair of the Organisation Committee (OC) Heidi Korhonen from VTT.
Further information TRA2020 webpages
Transportation and mobility are changing drastically. The shift will be bigger than when we gave up horses for cars.
It’s not just a question of what kind of vehicle we drive or ride in. It’s a question of transforming everything: fuels, services and modes of transportation.
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5 Fun Things to Do in Amelia Island
- Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau
By Kara Franker
From its beautiful beaches to its historic brick streets, there is a wealth of things to do in Amelia Island. On a recent trip to the island located in Northern Florida, I spent some time exploring the sites and natural beauty.
Kayaking Amelia Island
- www.ameliaisland.com
What to Do in Amelia Island
1. Explore historic downtown Fernandina Beach
Amelia Island is a treasure trove of history and heritage. One of the best things to do in Amelia Island to learn about the more than 4,000 years of history is to walk along the brick streets of historic Fernandina Beach. Many of the buildings are on the National Register and several historic homes are now cozy B&Bs.
Hop on the Amelia Island Trolley for a historical tour of the town.
Stop by the Palace Saloon for a drink; it's Florida longest-operating saloon and was reportedly designed by Adolphus Busch of Anhesuer-Busch fame.
Make a dinner reservation at Joe's 2nd Street Bistro and dine on Chef Ricky's delicious cuisine.
- Lauren Tjaden for VISIT FLORIDA
2. Hunt for seashells and sharks teeth
With a different eco-sytem than most of the Sunshine State, Amelia Island offers a combination of spacious white-sand beaches and natural green marshes. Stroll the sand along the Atlantic Ocean and search for seashell treasures like scallops, moon snail or whelk.
Or better yet, stumble upon a set of pearly whites -- yes, the beach is often littered with shark teeth! Visitors have found teeth belonging to great white, hammerhead and bull sharks. If you find a tooth that looks like a set of stair-stepped cusps (instead of a long sharp tooth), then you may have found a rare fossil from the cow shark. Don't forget to snap a photo and use the hashtag #LoveFL!
3. Dine at SALT at The Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island
While you're in town, you absolutely must make a reservation to dine at SALT. Not only is it one of the only five-diamond restaurants in Florida, Chef de Cuisine Richard Laughlin will blow you away with his creative and artful dishes. I recommend booking either the "Dine with the Chef" experience where you get to nosh on dish after dish after dish at the chef's table in the kitchen, or try the "Chef’s Adventure Tasting Menu," showcasing seasonal plates. You will thank me later.
4. Set out on a sunset sail
Set sail from Fernandina's historic waterfront and cruise along salt marshes and secluded beaches. It's not uncommon to spot dolphins, sea turtles, manatees and herons along the way. Some cruises offer incredible views of wild horses roaming free on Cumberland Island. The guides with Amelia River Cruises & Charters will enlighten you with local history as well as info about the eco-sytem.
5. Listen to live music or attend a special event
Amelia Island offers a number of entertaining events throughout the year. The Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance brings together automobile enthusiasts and collectors from all over the world each March. Other events include the Amelia Island Blues Festival in September, Jazz Festival in October, B&B Cookie Tour in November and the Holiday Home Tour in December.
Or plan your own island event! The Ocean Club of Amelia offers a beautiful dining room that overlooks the sand dunes and Atlantic Ocean. Whether you're planning a wedding, brunch or some other kind of special event, you'll love the beautiful views and excellent food options.
Golfing at Omni Resort on Amelia Island
- Frank Fenton for VISIT FLORIDA
Where to Stay in Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
Omni Amelia Island Resort
Elizabeth Pointe Lodge
If You Go... Need help planning your trip? Check out AmeliaIsland.com.
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Interview by Vladyvid What got you into the total war series, and what is/are your favourite total war game/s?
I feel that my answer here will be standard enough. I started playing Total War games when my cousin installed Medieval II on my PC, and from the concept of gameplay where you are ruler of your kingdom combined with large battles was amazing for me. In the same time I also played Battle for the Middle-Earth where the scale of battles was disappointing for me (okay, mods can fix it, but I didn’t know about mods back then) and Total War games gave me what I wanted. My favourite Total War games are definitely Medieval II and Shogun 2.
Can you tell us a bit about how you joined the TWC?
The answer here isn’t surprising - I was looking for mods in LotR setting. Precisely it was the Lord of the Rings: Total War for first Rome. I also heard about the Third Age, but I had Medieval II without Kingdoms expansion so I couldn’t install it. And to this day, mods are reason to visit the forum, because I usually never join other conversations there.
What got you into modding? How it started?
It’s a bit funny, because I started browsing game files, because I wanted to use some UI elements in thumbnails for my videos from Total War games on my YouTube channel. Next I read more about it, mostly about modding of campaign map in Shogun 2, because the lack of mods changing campaign map hurts me in Total War on warscape engine (except Shogun 2, but even in Shogun 2 there's small amount of such mods). I did some tiny mods myself, next I did submod for Morning Sun mod with custom shroud (campaign fog of war, which in Shogun 2 is in form painted map), and then I started to work on LotR mod for Shogun 2.
Modding requires a lot of dedication. What drives you forward? What aspect of modding do you enjoy the most?
I just wanted a LotR mod for Shogun 2, because nobody has done it before… it’s probably my main motivation. What aspect of modding do I enjoy the most? When everything works, haha. Well, generally I like to design things, I'm an artist (not a programmer, like many people think) so I enjoy working on the models, some 2D things etc. It’s worse when I have to do repeatable things like prepare 190 textures for ability buttons in UI or completing tables to make every faction have start diplomatic relations to each other – these things are annoying.
Can you tell us about your mod, The Last Alliance - what is the most recent version of the mod and what can we find in it? What to expect in terms of factions or heroes?
For people, who haven't heard about my mod – this project moves Shogun 2 to the end of the Second Age of Middle-Earth, so over 3000 years earlier than events from The Lord of the Rings.
Current version of the mod is alpha v0.1.6, but even in this version there's quite a lot of new content. In opposite to other modders I decided it's not worth it to publish version of mod with only custom battles, and it's better to publish campaign in the first version which will be expanded. This led to the idea of creating a prologue campaign Akkalabeth, which in concept was only a placeholder before publishing grand campaign in Last Alliance War time. But this prologue began to transform into a second grand campaign, next to the one originally planned.
So, in mods there's a quite big campaign map, two playable cultures: Numenoreans (divided into two party) and Haradrim – this maybe doesn't sound too impressively, but I split it that you can play different campaigns as one culture. If you play as the Kingdom of Numenor then a civil war awaits you (which is not too lore friendly, because we don’t have any script, but I hope that in the future I will make it more lore friendly), but you can also start a campaign as a colony in Pelargir and try to build Gondor on wild lands. So I’m trying to diversify gameplay.
There are also some heroes, that have their own armors and weapons (but temporarily it duplicates to random characters, but I hope to fix it) and bodyguards. There are characters from the books, like the Numenorean Queen Miriel, but also new, like the Haradrim shah Nizar.
Besides this there were added new animations (mostly done by CherJair), new music (by Filip Olejka + in the next patch you will probably hear music by Stan Lockfield too), changed voices, new building tree, new technologies, new UI and many bigger or smaller changes.Things lacking for now are mainly scripts, custom events, random missions, etc.
I imagine you must be a big Tolkien fan - can you tell us what got you into his work? What is so special about the Second Age that you are focusing your mod on it?
Well, it started from when as a child I watched Jackson's movie trilogy and from the beginning I fell in love with this world. I love Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas and other characters. I love the Dunedain, elves and dwarves. When I learned to read I reached for the Lord of the Rings (it was the second book, after Harry Potter series, that I've read) which I loved even more than the movies.
Why I chose the Second Age for my mod? Huh, before I started this project, I did many sketches of LotR themed mods. Fall of Arnor, Last Alliance War, time of power of Numenor. History of the Middle-Earth is long enough to put there many campaigns. Finally the Last Alliance War was chosen accidentally, because another modder started such project on Shogun (which got removed). Initially I wanted to help him, but we had different visions about this mod (he wanted something like Warhammer from CA, where heroes would not have bodyguards on battlefield - for me something like this wouldn't work well in the Total War battle system), so I left this project before it really started. But in the meantime I prepared a plan of campaign map in Second Age and I started working on it, so I thought that I can continue to work in this setting (even if later both, campaign map plan and pre-alpha campaign map were cut out and remade).
You have a custom campaign map in your mod. Can you tell us something more about creating a custom campaign map in Shogun 2?
The creation of a campaign map involves two separate sections. Technical section, so information for the game where are regions located, settlements, where armies can make an ambush etc. And visual section, so land relief, tree models, settlement models etc. Basic tool for edititng first section is Assembly Kit for Shogun 2 - you can find there RAW files of campaign map (which you can edit in 3DS Max), which next BOB convert to game files. So, in 3DS Max I set in what place new settlements will be, I add them to database of Shogun 2 and then convert all to add them to game.
In case of visual section then partly its possible to edit this via Assembly Kit (you can use it to convert prepared by you heightmap to game format), but for many elements (e.g. to edit trees coordinate) its required to use fan tools, e.g. the ones created by taw. Therefore, creation of campaign map isn't too hard but it's time-consuming.
How to edit campaign map I learned from tutorials by uanime, and to this day these tutorials are base if you want to edit campaign map. But I'm thinking about writing my own tutorials. By the way, because removing vanilla campaign map was very, very time-consuming, I published RAW files with almost empty campaign map (it's possible that I will update these files soon), which should be great base for people, who want to create fully new campaign map, not focusing on Japan.
What are the future plans for The Last Alliance?
First of all - add all factions and lands. In the upcoming update you will see elves from Lindon together with new part of campaign map in Eriador. Later it will be time for Mordor, dwarves, Lothlorien and Woodland Realm, Nothmen, Easterlings, etc. A lot of things to do. When all factions will be playable, it will be time to polish the mod. Add things on which I don't work at this moment, because it takes too much time without any visible progress (e.g. looking for a way to add custom walls to the game). I have also many ideas on scripts and some things in Shogun that need to be repaired from technical side - but I don't know anything about it, and I don't know which things are possible and which are not. So, I need help with these things.
Is there anything else you are working on (as far as modding is concerned), other than The Last Alliance, that you could tell us about?
There are some things which I would like to do for Rome II, but we will see. I also help a bit in the Rise of Mordor project for Attila, so some models that you can see in this mod are my work. For Shogun 2 last time I increased amount of playable factions in singleplayer campaign - to use it in Last Alliance, but I also published a version for the vanilla campaign. Probably I will publish also some other, smaller mods.
Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of making their own mod?
I don't know whether I'm a good person to give advice, when I'm this kind of a mad modder who as her first project, without any experience in modding, started to work on a Lord of the Rings mod for Shogun 2, haha. Well, for sure I can say that if you want to do such large scale mod, it would be good for you if you were stubborn. Ahh, and prepare some books to read, to chill out when something in the mod doesn't work.
And remember that when you’re working on a large project, your mod does not have to be perfect and finished from the first release. You can publish an alpha of your mod, with basic campaign which shows your idea. I noticed that many people are distrustful of new mod projects because there were many mods with great ideas which were never released. So, give people playable teaser of your mod. In the first release of the LA there was only a small map with 28 regions and one culture – but this small campaign gave people imagination how mod may look like in full release. You could do something similar.
If you want practical advice how to start modding, then primarily check tutorials. Here, on TWCenter is a lot of useful information from other modders. Some tutorials are also on Youtube and in other place. If you can’t find how to do something then ask other modders. But here remember that if you will hear that something is "hardcoded" it does not necessarily mean that something is really hardcoded. In many cases it is just that nobody discovered how to mod something before. As example I can give playable factions in Shogun 2 – everyone though that it’s hardcoded, but thanks for help from taw side (he on my request updated his ui_converter) I needed only some patience to learn how to change it (to be honest I'm surprised that nobody has done it before). And on end small advice, but very important – just have fun from modding.
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Lusitanio - November 22, 2020, 08:49 AM
Fantastic interview!
Sara mod will be the reason why I will buy Shogun 2 next year, just to try this campaign and experience the wars on Middle Earth.
alhoon - November 22, 2020, 06:25 PM
Excellent. Sara is a very very talented modder of S2TW. Frankly, the work Sara has done for that game is superb and went well above my expectations.
From my few short discussions with Sara in Patreon, she has a very good understanding of what S2TW has to offer and she has been giving out help, advice and tools in the S2TW modding forums because on top of talent she doesn't mind helping others.
Sara is a humble person as you can see from this interview that severely understates her prowess in modding S2TW.
I will focus on just one line of the interview: "I don't know whether I'm a good person to give advice, when I'm this kind of a mad modder who as her first project, without any experience in modding, started to work on a Lord of the Rings mod for Shogun 2, haha. "
Well, my friends, look at the images and look at the map and take a look at the mod's page and you will see what this "first project without any experience" looks like!!!! This woman is a treasure.
S2TW has insanely high modding capabilities, more than any other Total War game and Sara knows well how to utilize those. I can wholeheartedly say that Sara makes Shogun2 (the game) and Total war Center (the forum) better.
PS. I would like to give another shoutout to Izzy, who is also an excellent S2TW modder people should have an eye on.
Flinn - November 23, 2020, 04:47 AM
Great interview and awesome mod
Sara Temer - November 25, 2020, 11:20 AM
Thanks for inviting me to interview ^^
@alhoon Maybe not humble person, but for sure critical of my work ^^'
z3n - November 25, 2020, 06:51 PM
By far one of the greatest mods out there. Glad you're pursuing your dream and hope to see your vision become fully realized!
izzi - November 25, 2020, 07:57 PM
Well done interview. She deserves it. One of the best (or just the best) modders on Shogun2. This will like the new Lotr mod that will be like the Third Age mod foe MedII but with the Warscape engine.
Jake Armitage - November 29, 2020, 05:38 PM
keep it up Sara
LordLurch - December 01, 2020, 08:14 PM
Excellent interview. Very impressive what you've managed to do here.
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54 optimism, 54 faith, and 50 logic!
The skeptic constantly lives in a state of denial - everything is false until proven otherwise. Skeptics refuse to follow religion, since it relies on theories that cannot be proven true or false. Likewise, they refuse to believe in most scientific research, since logic is viewed as an inadequate measure of truth (Just because A = B, and B = C, there's no proof that A = C). Although they can sometimes be depressing to talk to, skeptics are vital to scientific advancements, since they constantly look for problems with new theories.
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Regressionist - 54 optimism, 21 faith and 79 logic. Asking why to regress back to a point of questions being posed which can be answered. I guess that is sort of me, going down the rabbit hole from the top down to the murkiest depths of the quantum haze.
The problem with the test is that my viewpoints were either a) not included in the test or b) a combination of two answers. One which comes to mind (Q12 I believe) is that I believe you should be proud of success but also understand that it is ultimately meaningless as its legacy would come undone. My perspective would be akin to islands in a lake or planets in space - perhaps it is of value and worth in its immediate context but outside of its context it is meaningless and without worth.
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Regressionists believe that every question must have an answer, and anything that cannot be answered must not be true. Thus, their search for truth is based around asking the question "Why?" rather than "How?". They're also the most annoying type to have a conversation with. "It's hot today." "Why?" "Because there's no clouds blocking the sun, and no wind to create a breeze." "Why?" "Because the vapors in the air haven't condensed enough to form clouds, and the wind patterns haven't shifted to our region." "Why?" And so on. Famous regressionists include: Paul Feyerabend. The opposite of Regressionism is Spiritualism.
I like how the test creator couldn't spell the plural form of phenomenon. Said a lot about this test. I really think I'm more of a nihilist.
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Spiritualists rely on faith more than anything else. They will always believe in a supernatural power over scientific reasoning. Although they may worship different deities (God, Allah, Buddah, Zeus, and so on), the underlying philosophy is the same. Most spiritualists will seek higher answers in religious works, rather than philosophical reflection, and they tend to be fiercely devoted to their beliefs, even when all evidence points against it.
Famous spiritualists include: Blaise Pascal.
The opposite of Spiritualism is Regressionism.
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BANGI, 1 July 2015 – The Goods and Services Tax (GST) aims to increase revenue to improve services and provide the best infrastructure for the people which will bring the country closer to the level of developed nation status.
The public also need to realise that the GST is not intended deliberately to cause hardship because no government in its right mind would shoot itself in the foot, according to participants at the Scholars’ Advocacy Programme economic forum held in The National University of Malaysia (UKM) here on 30 June.
The forum titled GST: Crisis and the Way Forward, agreed that there should be a large-scale effort to explain to citizens how the GST is implemented and its benefits to the public.
One of the panelist, Prof Dr Md Kamil Idris believes GST was introduced to replace the sales and service tax (SST) which involved changes in the structure of the collection and distribution of taxes to deter tax avoidance.
“Under the old system (SST), people were allowed to assess their own business tax, so you can determine how much tax is due. But some people cheated by paying less tax, so there came to be the existence of a ‘Hidden Economy’ or ‘Black Economy’ which amounted to RM60 billion, “said Prof. Kamil from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM).
He said the GST was generally fair, because the tax is charged more for those who spend more, and proceeds will go to the less fortunate.
“In the SST system leakages occurred between manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers. But with GST even illegal businesses also have to pay GST.
“So tax dodgers must also pay 6% GST, including those in the hidden economy. From RM60 billion we can collect RM32 billion,” explained Prof. Kamil.
Another participant UKM economist Prof Dr Jamal Othman said GST is a more comprehensive tax system that will increase government revenue.
However, panel members acknowledged there are inherent weaknesses in the implementation of the GST, such as the prevailing confusion concerning goods which are GST-exempt and how to record the business transactions.
Commenting on this, Prof Jamal proposed that the best way is for GST to be implemented across-the-board, that is on all goods and services as in most developed countries.
“All price tags should show how much GST is imposed, not merely stated ‘GST not included’.
“There are other problems, like when dealers raise prices, they don’t come down again. Therefore consumers be more pro-active, while the NGOs should be on the look-out for greedy traders.
According to him, since being enforced on April 1st, there were still many weaknesses in the GST.
Prof. Dr. Asan Ali Gholam Hassan from the office of the Director General of Higher Education also stressed the role of consumers to monitor the prices of goods and services.
“Consumer associations should play a greater role and not only expect the government to control prices.
“In a lot of cases and issues, businesses were seen to get the upper hand over consumer organisations,” he explained.
Senior Assistant Director of Customs II, Mohammad Sabri Saad expressed concern about people doubting the validity of the prices charged after GST.
“When the SST system was used, taxes were not collected in a transparent and comprehensive, resulting in the low levels of revenue. Now with the GST, we should be able to collect RM220 billion. We target RM2 to 3 billion more than the target by April, said Sabri.
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Broerstraat bursting with bikes
Students struggle to find a study spot in the University Library even when exams aren’t on. But there’s an even bigger problem: outside the UB, overflowing bike racks means bikes end up parked on the streets.
By Joas de Jong / Translation by Sarah van Steenderen
It’s Wednesday, just around dinnertime. Patrick Beijk, owner of the Mr. Mofongo café on the corner of the Broerstraat and the Oude Boteringestraat, is removing bikes from the café patio. ‘It’s just awful. As soon as I’ve removed one bike, someone else parks theirs in the empty spot’, says Beijk.
The sign that forbids bike parking on his patio is completely ignored, according to Beijk. He estimates that he and his staff remove a few hundred bicycles a day. ‘It’s like we’ve got a second business in bike removal’, he says.
One look at the Broerplein makes it clear that it’s extremely busy. Overflowing bicycle racks mean students resort to parking their bikes wherever they please. Beijk is annoyed: they bikes don’t just blocking his garbage containers and the back entrance for suppliers, but also the staff entrance and the door to his wine bar. Even his patio is turning into a bicycle parking facility. ‘As soon as one bicycle has been parked there it’s like a signal to everyone else.’
Student party Lijst Calimero asked the RUG board whether they are working on a solution. ‘De Broerstraat is a throughway for motorised traffic’, says faction member Reinier Alberts. ‘Bicycles parked on the street can be dangerous.’
Jouke de Vries, president of the university board, is aware of the issue. He blames the cyclists. ‘People barely make use of the bicycle parking facility underneath the Harmony complex. People just want to quickly park their bike and be on their way. We need a behavioural change, and that’s hard to enforce.’
Extra parking facilities
The RUG will be talking to the city about enforcing parking policies, says Jan de Jeu, RUG board vice president. There are also plans to create a bicycle parking facility underneath the UB. The basement is currently used for book storage, but that needs to change as quickly as possible. ‘As soon as we’ve emptied out the basement, it can be used as parking space’, says De Jeu.
There is also a bicycle parking facility underneath the Public Library at the Oude Boteringestraat. Once that library moves to the Groninger Forum at the Grote Markt, the law faculty will move into the building. De Jeu: ‘Then that bicycle facility will be available for students as well.’
Whether the RUG will have exclusive access to the new parking facility isn’t yet clear. ‘The bicycles aren’t just a university issue, but a city-wide issue’, says De Jeu. ‘So we can’t just decide that the facility is only available to our students and staff without discussing it with the city first.’
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Award Winning Entrepreneurship & Robotics Learning Center for Kids Opens on the UWS
Posted on August 1, 2019 at 10:38 am by West Sider
Elon Musk was only 12-years-old when he created and sold his first business – a sci-fi space game called Blastar. The coding of that game helped shape young Musk to become one of the most prolific innovators of the modern age.
Interestingly, many self-made entrepreneurs all share a striking similarity — they started young. The one regret often heard from adult entrepreneurs is that they wish they had started sooner.
Even Kevin O’Leary, star of ABC’s Shark Tank agrees: “People ask me what’s the right age to teach entrepreneur you know what I say? Any age! I think it’s fantastic that kids get involved in business as early as possible and that’s why I want to give a huge shout out to the Rocket Club members. This rocket club is a fantastic idea.”
Rocket Club, a new award-winning after school program that teaches kids (9 -14 years old) entrepreneurship, coding, and robotics, just opened a second center in the Upper West Side (by Lincoln Center). The program is created with the unique goal of molding kids into becoming tech business owners and serial entrepreneurs.
Within the first few months of opening Rocket Club’s first location in Hoboken (the waiting list for this location is full until Winter 2020), the kids were able to grow their ideas to colossal heights. Its members developed model autonomous cars, Mars Rovers, The World’s First Robotic Lemonade Stand, and all launched their own real businesses – 17 in total.
The true X-factor of the program is the entrepreneurship curriculum. Kids build and program robots to automate each of their semester-end businesses. Once the community heard what the kids were up to — executives’ doors of major companies flew open.
11-year-old Rocket Club member, Kayden built Grow-In-Low, a hydroponic farm from his knowledge of his family’s vegan lifestyle. After his dad had a health scare, Kayden was inspired to teach his peers about healthy food alternatives. Since building his company, he’s met the Co-Founder and C.E.O. of Square Roots and pitched his basil to Celebrity chef Dan Kluger.
Another Rocket Club member, Katherine developed robotics for her organic lipstick line, Beauty In Berries, after her family decided to use natural products around the house. Executives at Estée Lauder heard about her interest in creating a new lipstick line and invited her to their Long Island plant for an exclusive tour to see how the company mixes, packages, and distributes its products.
All of Rocket Club’s leaders and partners are accomplished business owners or engineers who also started young. RC’s founder, Alex Hodara, is a “Forbes 30 Under 30” serial-entrepreneur and real estate developer who built and owns more than 200 buildings along the East Coast. He started his first business when he was a teen in New Jersey. Hodara has sponsored numerous FIRST robotics teams and high school Hackathons throughout N.J. He has self-funded Rocket Club to help enterprising kids to become the next Elon Musk, Meg Whitman or Jeff Bezos and takes zero equity stake in the members’ companies.
Rocket Club’s Lincoln Center location is accepting a total of 21 memberships for their inaugural Fall 2019 semester which starts in September. To book a tour for the remaining few spots visit: https://www.officialrocketclub.com/contact-us
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In Clerk's Race, Both Sides Stretch The Truth on Early Voting Delay
By Ryan Denham • Oct 2, 2018
McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael, right, faces a challenge from Democrat Nikita Richards in the Nov. 6 election.
Democrat Nikita Richards says Republican McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael “broke the law” when she delayed the start of early voting last spring. Republicans say that’s a “bold lie that cannot be allowed to stand.”
So which is it? Turns out, both sides are exaggerating.
What’s Alleged?
Richards has repeatedly criticized Michael for delaying the start of early voting ahead of the March 20 primary election. Instead of starting Feb. 8, early voting began Feb. 20.
"It was a very, very tough decision for all of us, because we were within days of knowing whether this person would be on the ballot."
The Bloomington Election Commission oversees elections for Bloomington voters; Michael’s office handles the rest of McLean County. Both Michael and the BEC decided to delay the start of early voting because of a pending court challenge in the attorney general’s race.
Michael said starting early voting as originally scheduled could have disenfranchised some voters.
"How could we have some voters voting for someone and then two weeks later have a different ballot?" said Michael.
Richards was critical last spring and again recently, when she told a local church congregation: “And by starting it late, Kathy Michael broke the law.”
Richards made similar comments to GLT in September.
“The state statute gives us 40 days (before the election to start early voting). That is not discretionary. That is law,” she said.
McLean County Republican Party chair Connie Beard issued a statement Monday criticizing Richards for her comments about Michael. She wants Richards to apologize.
“Ms. Richard’s statement is a bold lie that cannot be allowed to stand,” Beard said. “To casually toss out accusations of criminal conduct without proof, or anything at all to substantiate the claims, is the worst kind of campaign practice.”
What’s The Law?
State law says “the period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through the end of the day before election day.”
State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich told GLT that his agency advised local election authorities to consult with their legal advisors (typically the state’s attorney’s office) if they planned to delay early voting. Early voting should begin 40 days out unless a court order says otherwise, he said.
“Our stance on that was, we go by Illinois election code. And Illinois election code says early voting begins 40 days out from the election,” Dietrich said.
But the State Board of Elections has no authority to tell local election authorities what to do.
Was It Just McLean County?
The McLean County clerk’s office wasn’t alone in delaying the start of early voting.
The Bloomington Election Commission made the same decision, said Executive Director Paul Shannon. The clerk and BEC wanted to open early voting on the same days to avoid confusion, he said. The BEC consulted with its own attorney about the decision, Shannon said.
“This issue has happened before and it will happen again,” Shannon said via email. “The state changed the start of early voting but did not change the date of filing. With the shortened amount of time between filing and the start of early voting, there is no time to allow for court challenges to get completely done. The election jurisdictions are going to be put in the spot to make this call.”
It’s unclear how much consultation took place between Michael’s office and the McLean County state’s attorney office. Jessica Woods, McLean County first assistant state’s attorney in the civil division, declined to comment on specific communications between the two offices, citing attorney-client privilege. But Woods said it “would be odd” for the State Board of Elections, based on past behavior, to “give us a definitive directive to get a court order,” as Dietrich described to GLT.
The start of early voting was also delayed in other jurisdictions, such as Chicago and Peoria, for the same reasons—unsettled ballot challenges. So if Michael broke the law by delaying the start of early voting without a court order, she wasn’t alone in doing so.
The Peoria Election Commission’s members are appointed by the chief judge, and its legal advisor is the Peoria County state’s attorney, said Executive Director Tom Bride.
“The state’s attorney understood what we were doing. The chief judge—I tried to keep him informed about what was going on. They both agreed we were trying to be prudent about it and that a delay of a week at the beginning of the 40 days was probably a better solution than the confusion of having people vote on a ballot and then having to change those ballots later.”
Bride added: “We want to start on time, all the time, obviously, and the statutes are clear. But we determined it would be better off for the voter to knock that first week off as opposed to the confusion of, ‘I got a ballot in the mail. And now I got a second ballot in the mail.’”
In an editorial, the Chicago Sun-Times said the “law demands the impossible.” It calls on lawmakers to “fix the problem by changing the early voting schedule for primary and consolidated local elections.”
Who Started On Time?
Early voting started on time in Tazewell and Sangamon counties.
In Tazewell County, Clerk Christie Webb said she consulted with her state’s attorney before making her decision to start on time Feb. 8.
“We were one of a few,” said Webb, a Democrat. “It was a very, very tough decision for all of us, because we were within days of knowing whether this person would be on the ballot. And it made it a very hard decision for us. I just decided we were gonna go for it and deal with whatever happens later.
“In hindsight, it worked out for us, but it could’ve just been totally wrong,” Webb said. “I just opted on the side of, ‘I’m gonna do what the statute says and let the chips fall where they may.’”
Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray, a Republican, also started on time.
Ultimately, Democratic attorney general candidate state Rep. Scott Drury won his appeal and appeared on the primary ballot. He ultimately lost to Democratic nominee Kwame Raoul.
Michael and Richards will appear at a debate at 6 p.m. Thursday, hosted by GLT and the League of Women Voters of McLean County. It will be held at Heartland Community College.
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Early voting for the March 20 primary will not begin this week in McLean County as scheduled because of an ongoing legal fight over who’s on the ballot.
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What's on Netflix > What To Watch on Netflix > Top 5 Most Heartbreaking Scenes in Cable Girls
Top 5 Most Heartbreaking Scenes in Cable Girls
by Alice Willis @reflectivelexis on May 23, 2017, 9:00 am EST
Cable Girls is the story of four women who are hired as operators by a phone company. They all have different backgrounds, different stories and different lives but its their job that keeps them together. The strong female characters prove that they deserve a place in a society where women didn’t have much power.
However, not everything has a happy ending in 1920s Madrid and each character has her own complications. Here’s our top five most heartbreaking scenes from Cable Girls.
Mario’s brutal attack on Ángeles
The saddest thing about this scene, other than the fact that abusing someone is wrong, is that Mario doesn’t know about his unborn child. When he repeatedly hits Ángeles, he is effectively killing his own baby. Ángeles didn’t deserve to be beaten. She is honest about how hurt she feels over Mario cheating on her over and over again. The women are powerless over men and this scene really portrays the hurt that they went through in that time period. It is so visual and that’s what makes it real and hard to watch.
Francisco watching Carlos propose to Lidia
Francisco and Lidia (Alba) were lovers ten years before and it’s obvious throughout the series that there’s a part of Francisco that cannot forget the past. You’d expect long lost lovers to be the ones to get together, but within those eight episodes currently available on Netflix we see them on a rollercoaster ride and Lidia eventually falls in love with Carlos, Francisco’s best friend. The camera shots make it seem like Lidia is making an important decision, with her looking back and forth between the two men. It’s clear that Francisco finds this difficult to watch, as we see from his gloomy face.
Carlos finding out Lidia’s true identity
At the end of episode eight, when Carlos has shown his great invention to everyone, he witnesses Francisco calling Lidia by her real name. The show ends with Carlos asking: “Alba? Why did he call you Alba?”. It’s sad because we can see how Lidia has changed Carlos as a man and how happy he is with her but everything changes for him at that moment. Many of us viewers will want Alba to finally be happy but her continuous lies create an inevitable chaotic ending.
Carlota gives up her freedom to go home
Women are ‘owned’ by their fathers or by their husbands. The men are in control. In Carlota’s case, she runs away for freedom and the right to have a job. Unfortunately, her father doesn’t agree with this. After several attempts to get her back home, the only way he could was by doing Carlota a favour. She gives up her freedom to get her friend out of jail but now she’s the one imprisoned.
Alba betrayed by Victoria
Early on in the series, we see a young Alba who is imprisoned for stealing. Only problem is, she wasn’t the thief. Someone had stolen her possessions and she was only trying to get them back. After being in prison for a while, a wise Victoria bails her out and helps her grow up as an independent young woman. She isn’t the best influence, though. Later in the series we learn that Francisco had come looking for her all that time ago but Victoria told him she didn’t know her. Frustrating complications, eh?
There you have it – our top five most heartbreaking scenes from the series. We’re looking forward to when the next lot of episodes come to Netflix later on in the year! Do you agree?
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I May Destroy You on BBC1 – Start date, cast, plot and everything you need to know
Lucy Buglass Tue, May 12 10:57am
This new BBC1 series explores the 'modern landscape of dating and relationships'
I May Destroy You is created by and starring BAFTA-winning Michaela Coel.
It follows the story of one woman’s journey following a sexual assault.
Here’s everything you need to know about series and check out our BBC dramas 2020 guide for more shows to enjoy on iPlayer.
What is I May Destroy You about?
It follows Arabella Essiuedu (Coel), who triumphs after a piece of her writing receives online acclaim.
As a result she lands an agent and a book commission, as well as the pressures that come with both.
Despite being highly talented, she’s also easily distracted and finds it hard to write her second novel.
However, Arabella’s life changes after being sexually assaulted, and she soon embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Arabella reassesses her life as she struggles to come to terms with what happened.
This includes her career, friends and even family members as she tries to move on.
Controller Patrick Holland said the drama, “promises fearless, provocative and gripping storytelling exploring one of the defining issues of our times.”
Will Arabella be able to move on? (Picture: BBC)
Who stars in the series?
Michaela Coel is joined by a great cast for this new series.
Inside No. 9’s Weuche Opia stars as Arabella’s “fun-loving caring best friend” Terry Pratchard.
Terry is described as having a disappointing career and an erratic love life.
Joining them are Adam James (Belgravia, Doctor Foster), Sarah Niles (Catastrophe, Rocks) and Ann Akin (Career Of Evil).
Other cast members include Harriet Webb (White Gold, Plebs), Ellie James (Giri/Haji, C.B Strike), Franc Ashman (Peep Show, Apple Tree Yard), Karan Gill (Flesh & Blood), Natalie Walter (Horrible Histories, Jonathan Creek).
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Is there a trailer?
Yes. The trailer is available on YouTube and gives you a taste of what to expect.
Where can we watch I May Destroy You?
I May Destory You is available on iPlayer. For more shows to watch, check out our TV Guide.
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Trump science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job
By Associated Press | November 30, 2020 at 11:01 PM EST - Updated November 30 at 11:01 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Scott Atlas, a science adviser to President Donald Trump who was skeptical of measures to control the coronavirus outbreak, is leaving his White House post.
A White House official confirmed that the Stanford University neuroradiologist, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, resigned at the end of his temporary government assignment. Atlas confirmed the news in a Monday evening tweet.
Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 267,000 Americans.
Atlas has broken with government experts and the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community to criticize efforts to encourage face covering to slow the spread of the virus. Just weeks ago on Twitter he responded to Michigan’s latest virus restrictions by encouraging people to “rise up” against the state’s policies.
His views also prompted Stanford to issue a statement distancing itself from the faculty member, saying Atlas “has expressed views that are inconsistent with the university’s approach in response to the pandemic.”
“We support using masks, social distancing, and conducting surveillance and diagnostic testing,” the university said Nov. 16. “We also believe in the importance of strictly following the guidance of local and state health authorities.”
Atlas defended his role in his resignation letter, saying, “I cannot think of a time where safeguarding science and the scientific debate is more urgent.”
Atlas was hired as a “special government employee,” which limited his service to government to 130 days in a calendar year — a deadline he reached this week.
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Deputy Cardiff council leader's opposition to Nato summit sparks row
Coun Sue Lent is backing plans to hold an 'alternative peace summit' in Cardiff council premises as a way of opposing the summit
Martin ShiptonPolitical editor-at-large
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Welsh Conservatives have said the left wing deputy leader of Cardiff council’s decision to protest against the Nato summit in South Wales is an “embarrassment” for First Minister Carwyn Jones.
Coun Sue Lent, who was recently elected deputy leader of the council by colleagues in the controlling Labour group, is backing plans to hold an “alternative peace summit” in Cardiff council premises as a way of opposing the summit, to be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport in September.
President Obama, David Cameron and other world leaders will attend the event, whose agenda will be topped by the situation in Ukraine.
The alternative event has provisionally been booked for County Hall in Cardiff, and one of the organisers is Coun Lent.
The deputy council leader is a signatory to a statement issued by the No Nato Group, which says: “At this year’s summit the US will be pressuring European governments to increase their already huge military budgets at a time when poverty and inequality are soaring. Nato expansion has contributed to a dangerous crisis in Ukraine threatening a regional war.
“Wales could see its biggest protests in a generation as 60 world leaders meet... to plan their war on the world.”
A spokesman for the Welsh Conservatives said: “The Nato summit is a phenomenal opportunity to showcase Wales on the world stage.
“It is extraordinary then that the Labour deputy leader of the nation’s capital is working hard to wreck it.
“This is an embarrassment for Labour’s First Minister, who has publicly supported the Conservative-led coalition’s decision to bring the summit to Wales.
“Cardiff council is even playing a key role by hosting events at the City Hall.
“Unbeknownst to all, its deputy leader is working behind the scene to undermine those efforts. It is hypocrisy of the highest order and Carwyn Jones should condemn these actions immediately.”
A spokesman for Welsh Labour said: “Sue Lent, in common with a number of other Cardiff councillors of different stripes, is a long-standing peace activist whose views are widely known.
“Her stance does not detract from the determination of the Welsh Government and Cardiff council to make the summit a success.”
Coun Lent did not return our calls.
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Paedophile jailed for leading secret life filming children on the street, in gardens and on holiday
Dennis Proctor will spend at least nine years in prison after police making a routine inquiry found pictures of child porn decorating his home
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A paedophile led a secret life filming children on the street, in gardens and on holiday while at the same time keeping thousands of images of child rape, a court has heard.
Dennis Proctor, 61, hid cameras around South Wales and abroad to catch children undressing and had also filmed himself with two young girls.
He told police he’d always liked photography but his hobby “got out of hand”.
Employed at Aberthaw Power Station for 40 years, divorced and with children of his own, Proctor committed offences for 20 years while hiding behind a mask of respectability, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
His secret was uncovered when police making routine inquiries about a missing man, knocked on his front door – and it ended with a 13-year jail sentence on Friday when a judge told him: “You are a predatory paedophile, have been preoccupied with child sex and your desires appear not to have diminished as you have aged.”
He said the only thing in Proctor’s favour was the fact he had pleaded guilty to 16 charges, saving victims the ordeal of having to given evidence against him.
Police said they found the case one of the most distressing they had ever had to deal when they had to trawl through more than 2,000 films and photographs and approach the families of victims who could be recognised.
Prosecutor Michael Jones said the police officers who walked into Proctor’s home in Cwm Barry Way, Barry on March 2 had been confronted by laminated pictures of child porn decorating bedroom walls. There were more pictures strewn around the floor and displayed in a picture frame cube, he said.
Mr Jones said: “Mr Proctor came out of one the rooms, naked. They saw the pictures, asked what they were and he shrugged.
“In a second room there was a computer, printer and laminating machine.”
When CDs, DVDs and his computer were examined, the found more than 2,000 images – 1,450 were of children and babies being raped by adults.
Some of the other material, at the most serious level, involved children being bound and gagged.
He was said over the years to have hidden his camera and police had to ask their parents to identify the children.
He labelled some pictures “memories” and admitted he got sexual gratification from watching them later.
“I’ve always done photography” he said. “But obviously it’s just got out of hand”.
Handing down the 13-year term with nine years custody and the rest on licence, Judge Tom Crowther QC told him: “Police officers who went to your house found a glut of child pornography of the most distressing kind – every image a real child being abused.
“And you were obsessed with secret filming.
“You may have a good 40-year work record but for a lengthy part of that respectable life you were targeting and abusing other people’s children.
“For almost 20 years you have been a predatory paedophile but kept it under wraps. You led a secret life.”
The officer in the case DC David Rich said six officers had taken several days to trawl through all the pornography and it had been distressing for them and the families they had to approach.
“Dennis Proctor was not someone on our radar but thankfully was caught and the successful end of this case today, just three months after we first spoke to him, is a result of close cooperation between us and the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Proctor admitted charges of indecent assault, taking and possessing indecent images, and downloading indecent pictures from the internet. He will be on the sex offenders’ register and subject to a restrictions for life.
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Sorting out the future of mixed paper
Amid the current focus on plastics, market issues for fiber tend to get overshadowed. What does the future hold for all the mail, magazines and small shipping boxes still inundating MRFs?
By Mary Catherine O'Connor
Paper is a foundational material not only to modern recycling systems, but to the concept of recycling. Today, in municipal recycling systems, mixed paper is taking a beating.
Mixed paper accounts for at least 40% of the residential curbside recycling stream, according to research from The Recycling Partnership, and is often an even higher percentage of the volume processed at some MRFs. Yet the tsunami of recent price and market changes that has led to landfilling or incineration of this highly recyclable material is often overshadowed by stories focused on single-use plastics.
Succumbing to the bleak price outlook, Lexington, Kentucky is among the latest cities to drop mixed paper collection. It wasn't the first and may not be the last. From Maine to Hawaii, municipalities are struggling with how to handle their newspaper, junk mail, cartons, small cardboard and more.
Beyond budgets, the bigger effect of tumult in the mixed paper market may be in forcing municipalities to consider the social responsibility of curbside collection. What is sometimes viewed as just as an economic engine is actually a vital means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and resource extraction related to products and packaging.
Environmental advocates and consumer groups have honed that link around plastics, but have not shone a similar spotlight on the loss of paper recycling around the country. That may change as the reverberations of China's import ban on mixed paper continue to be felt — unless domestic mill infrastructure grows quickly enough to meet growing demand for recycling.
Swinging prices, moving markets
Several experts told Waste Dive that losing China and other foreign markets as primary export destinations will strengthen the domestic fiber market in the long-term.
In fact, the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) found domestic mills consumed more mixed paper in 2018 than in 2017. But pundits also say that municipalities will be grappling with the crashed paper market for years to come, as U.S. mills work to improve capacity.
"Everyone is trying to hang on. ... We will feel the ripple effects for years."
Brad Kelley
GBB senior project engineer
Because mixed paper is the largest category of material MRFs receive, price swings pack a bigger punch for fiber than other commodities, explains Brad Kelley, senior project engineer at consulting firm GBB.
"Everyone is trying to hang on" at the MRF level, he said — especially when prices for mixed paper fall into negative territory. The larger MRFs have more financial resources to buffer the effects – due to economies of scale – but Kelley said it's been tough across the board. When factoring in broader effects from plastic restrictions and quality standards, he said, "We will feel the ripple effects for years."
Bill Moore, president of Moore & Associates, estimates half a million metric tons of mixed paper collected for recycling ended up in U.S. landfills or incinerators last year.
India, Indonesia and other countries have absorbed some of the glut in supply, but total U.S. recovered fiber exports fell by 8.1% in the first-quarter of 2019 compared to 2017, reports PPI Pulp & Paper Week.
The barriers to increasing domestic capacity for mixed paper are largely technical. Over the past 20 years, as single-stream recycling became more commonplace, Chinese mills installed the sortation technology needed to handle many grades of paper (and increased contaminants). U.S. mills that didn’t shutter failed to keep up with the latest technology — but that's changing.
At the onset of China's import bans, some had predicted they would spur investment in U.S. infrastructure — and "that indeed is happening," according to Moore. A recently updated report from the Northeast Recycling Council tracked new or expanded capacity at 18 sites across North America.
Paper to package to purpose
Before this disruption, the makeup of residential mixed paper was already changing. Newspapers are slowly evolving into an artifact of the media; the volume of junk mail — direct marketing, in the parlance — has been declining. In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service delivered 80.4 billion pieces of marketing. Last year, that was down to 77.3 billion piece.
Because of the rise of Amazon and online shopping, OCC is a growing piece of the pie — particularly in MRFs that sort it as mixed paper. At the same time, demand for fiber for OCC production is also stoking demand for mixed paper. That's reflected in a 68.1% U.S. paper recovery rate for 2018 — a record high since AF&PA started tracking it in 1990.
While the mixed paper bale is changing and infrastructure for recovery is slowly improving, the economics are still very poor for MRFs. But Dylan de Thomas, vice president of industry collaboration at The Recycling Partnership, says the idea of municipal recycling programs as being free — or even a money-maker — is a myth.
"So you pay more to make recycling happen well, because it has a greater value to the economy and because it has a greater value to the environment."
Dylan de Thomas
The Recycling Partnership, collaboration vp
"That was never the case," he said. "But the key is that recycling has value, and it has much greater value than disposal. So you pay more to make recycling happen well, because it has a greater value to the economy and because it has a greater value to the environment."
Perhaps because the environmental effects of mismanaged plastics are more visible and visceral to consumers — particularly in the form of ocean and freshwater pollution — advocacy groups haven't responded vocally to cuts in collection programs.
Instead, some groups are focusing their energies on reducing production of non-essential paper products and advocating for more post-consumer fiber in categories where the percent of recycled content is still very low — such as printing and office office paper.
Green America, a nonprofit that advocates for environmentally sustainable business practices, is targeting paper receipts — particularly those coated with Bisphenol-A (BPA) or Bisphenol-S (BPS) — as well as long receipts (sometimes multiple feet) of the CVS or Walgreens ilk. Earlier this year, the group worked on a new bill in California that would require retailers to issue digital receipts as a default and provide paper copies only upon request.
Beth Porter, Green America’s climate and recycling director and author of Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System, says the campaign is aimed at reducing wasteful and unnecessary paper consumption.
Despite the fact that receipts make up less than half a percent of all U.S. paper consumption, Porter sees them as a powerful symbol. "This campaign is similar to straws and bags," Porter added. "We're trying to interrupt this culture of disposables we have in the U.S."
The paper industry is offering a different narrative, framing the plastic pollution crisis as an opportunity to gain market share.
The Paper and Packaging Board, an industry check-off program, recently published a blog extolling the use of paper straws as an alternative to reusable straws (such as those made of steel or silicon). "There is no doubt paper and paper-based packaging will be called on even more in the weeks and months ahead," it said.
Still, de Thomas says he has not seen any indication that consumer brands, such as those that fund The Recycling Partnership, want to move wholesale from plastic to paper packaging because of consumer sentiment or market conditions.
He also believes that, despite the disruptions from China's policy changes, paper recycling is still going strong. Mixed paper may currently be the most challenging part of the recycling stream, but in terms of economics, mills across the country are still taking as much as they can.
"At the core of all of these recycling headlines is mixed paper. But that mixed paper is also a key component of the circular economy as it exists today — not some future, theoretical circular economy," said de Thomas. "At this very moment, when you're in Chattanooga and your curbside cart gets sorted out and goes to a WestRock mill, they are turning it into a cardboard box that then goes to the Amazon distribution center right down the road.”
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated mixed paper's percentage of total volume at various points in the recycling chain.
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Recycled content, plastics policy, climate connections and racial justice are among top priorities heading into 2021. The event also marked the latest sign of a revived National Recycling Coalition.
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Color accuracy in lighting: artificial and natural lighting
Home / Blog / Tech & Color Science / Color accuracy in lighting: artificial and natural lighting
In our various discussions about color rendering and lighting quality, we oftentimes reference color accuracy. But what does it mean to be "accurate" and why do we care?
We discuss this question in detail below.
The transition from natural to artificial lighting
Our discussion of color accuracy must begin with clarification on natural vs artificial lighting.
Human vision has primarily evolved and developed under natural light sources - the sun during the day, and fire at night.
Over time, however, as humans invented a range of artificial lighting technologies that allowed for illumination in both dark locations as well as evening hours, it became evident that some are more similar to natural light sources than others.
The invention of gas lamps and incandescent lighting may put us in "artificial lighting" territory, but in terms of color and spectrum, we are still not too far off from natural daylight and fire.
In incandescent and halogen lighting, light is generated by heating an object (the filament) to an extreme temperature such that it begins to emit heat. This is why incandescent light bulbs are so inefficient - its filament needs to be warmed to a sufficient temperature before it begins to emit enough light.
This temperature, commonly known as color temperature, happens to be 2700 Kelvin for incandescent lighting, and 3000K for halogen. On the other hand, the temperature of the sun is approximately 5500 Kelvin (about twice as hot as the filament in a light bulb) and therefore takes on a bluer tint.
The mechanism behind incandescent light bulbs and the sun are similar in that they both emit light as a result of an object being warmed to extreme temperatures.
They exhibit different colors because of the difference in physical temperature, but because of the similarity in mechanism, we perceive incandescent lighting to also be "ideal" the same way we consider daylight to be "ideal" despite having a different color.
With the advent of fluorescent and LED lighting, however, we take a big step into "artifical lighting" territory. The main reason for this is that the mechanism behind generating light is completely different.
Why would a light source be inaccurate?
The first type of color accuracy asks: how similar is this light's emitted color to a natural light source? Our answer here uses chromaticity coordinates (CCT & Duv) to analyze.
The second type of color accuracy asks: how similar do objects' colors appear under this light compared to a natural light source? Our answer here uses CRI and other color quality metrics to analyze.
The questions are a bit nuanced, so it can be a bit tricky. The first type is concerned with the light coming out of the light. The second type is concerned with the color reflected off of the object it illuminates.
Accuracy type 1: emitted light color accuracy
The first type of color accuracy is concerned with whether the emitted light color is accurate when compared to a natural light source.
But before we can ask this question meaningfully, we need to determine what "natural light source" we want to reference.
If you're working on a painting at night, and want it to appear the same under natural daylight, you will need a light bulb with emitted color that matches that of natural daylight.
On the other hand, if you're working on a painting and care about how it appears in an art gallery with halogen lighting, you will want to use a light bulb with emitted color that matches halogen lighting.
We use CIE 1931 xy coordinate chart to define the color points of our natural light source, and the color of the light emitted from the artificial light source.
By comparing the proximity between the natural light source and our artificial light source, we can determine how similar, or accurate, the two light sources are in their emitted color.
Accuracy type 2: reflected color accuracy
We describe the second type of accuracy as the ability of a light source to reveal an object's colors the same as under natural lighting. This is the core definition of the color rendering index.
Under this definition, we assume that the artificial light source's emitted light color is already deemed "accurate" and is what we are looking for.
However, that is not to say that the colors of the object will appear "accurate."
To extend our painting example above, we may have already determined that our light bulb's emitted white light is satisfactorily similar to natural daylight or halogen.
But once we shine the artificial light source onto the painting, do the colors look accurate? Do they look the same as under our natural light source?
In order to determine the CRI, various standards and procedures have been developed. Specifically, the CIE has developed what is called the Illuminant D series to simulate daylight.
These daylight standards are used so that we can ask ourselves, "how accurate is this light source when compared to daylight?"
Similarly, black body radiation can be used to simulate warmer color temperatures less than 5000K.
Why do some artificial light sources have low color rendering accuracy?
When artificial light sources emit light, they may be missing significant portions of the visible spectrum, even if the light appears white.
Instead of emitting light as a result of heating, LEDs emit light as a result of electrons being converted to photons - a significantly different process compared to daylight and incandescent lights.
Therefore, the emitted light tends to be of a very specific color, such as blue, red or green, rather than a combination of colors.
Chemicals called phosphors are applied to these devices in order to tweak the spectrum in a way that the resulting light appears white. Unfortunately, this resulting spectrum is oftentimes far different from the natural light sources we are used to.
The light emitted from the light source might appear bright and white, but once you shine it onto an object, the reflected color may appear inaccurate.
This is where CRI will help explain the likelihood that a light source shining on an object will allow it object to appear accurate.
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9 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Spec’ing Liftgates for Medium Duty Trucks
Under-spec'ing the weight capacity diminishes the life of the liftgate and puts crew safety at risk.
The best option for lifting heavy cargo (150 lbs. or more) from the ground onto the bed of a medium-duty work truck is a liftgate, a platform that raises and lowers (from the rear and/or side of the truck) using an electric hydraulic system.
The challenge, however, is specifying the right liftgate for each application. There are myriad specs to consider, with cost ranging from $2,000-$9,000, depending on the type of gate, platform size and material, power supply, and lifting capacity.
What can go wrong? Consider these real-world examples:
The gate doesn't lower all the way, hovering 4 inches above the ground, making it impossible to roll a pallet jack or handcart onto the lift platform - essentially rendering the gate useless.
The tuckaway liftgate functions OK when the truck is empty, but sits too low underneath the body when the truck is loaded, impeding the liftgate platform from being able to properly lower and unfold.
The liftgate runs out of battery power at a delivery halfway through the truck's route, forcing the crew to regularly stop work and run the engine to recharge the battery, resulting in costly delays and diminishing productivity.
No fleet manager wants to deal with the headaches (and expenses) that come with a liftgate spec gone awry. Ensure the right liftgate is spec'd for the job by avoiding these common mistakes.
1. Selecting a Liftgate Incompatible with Truck Bed Height
"The biggest area you run into problems with is when somebody specs the truck and tries to hang a tuckaway liftgate underneath a truck that doesn't have enough of a loaded bed height clearance to allow that gate to be put on," said Doug Greve, sales coordinator for Thieman Tailgates Inc., which markets a full line of hydraulic liftgates for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks and trailers. "We get calls all the time when somebody has hung a liftgate on a truck where they can't get it open or it won't touch the ground. That's what creates the most headaches."
Two key terms to learn when it comes to bed height and liftgate installation are laden and unladen.
"Laden" refers to the bed height when the truck is at full load, causing the chassis' rear suspension to depress, representing the lowest point the body should drop. "Unladen" is when the bed is completely empty, denoting the highest point the body should sit.
Each liftgate spec needs to account for both the lowest point (which determines the minimum clearance requirements) and highest point (dictating the maximum distance the platform will need to lower to reach and lay flat on the ground).
Work closely with the body manufacturer to select the liftgate type most compatible for the specific truck. The manufacturer should have laden and unladen height dimensions specific to the truck, based on its chassis and body specifications, available as a reference to guide decision making.
2. Underestimating Weight Capacity Requirements
"A common mistake is when you don't consider the weight of everything that will be on the liftgate at any given moment - the driver, the pallet jack, the pallet," advised Anton Griessner, vice president of marketing and business development at Maxon Lift Corp., a single brand manufacturer of liftgates. "There could be 500 lbs. with an electric pallet jack alone. If you don't spec for it, you'll overload the gate."
Under-spec'ing the weight capacity diminishes the life of the liftgate and puts crew safety at risk. Take into account everything that will be placed on the platform at maximum load. Use the following checklist as a guide.
Weight of cargo and container or package (pallet, box, barrel, etc.).
Weight of loading device (cart, pallet jack, hand truck). Manual pallet jacks, for example, weigh approximately 120-150 lbs. Electric pallet jacks range from 350-500 lbs. Determine exact weight of equipment.
Weight of driver. Griessner recommends factoring in 250 lbs. per driver on the platform.
"You cannot go by average load weight when you're estimating capacity requirements. You really have to go with your worst-case scenario," Griessner said. "It doesn't help you if you're transporting chips during the week and then construction material over the weekend. You have to spec for the heavier material."
RELATED: Spec'ing Trucks to Maximize Productivity
3. Spec'ing Inadequate Platform Depth
If spec'ing liftgates is unfamiliar territory, you may be concentrating on having sufficient weight capacity, but overlooking the total platform dimensions needed to lift that load.
For instance, the lower cost or convenience of a tuckaway gate may be preferable, but if a platform depth greater than, for example, 40 inches is needed, this liftgate won't provide enough space, even though it can safely handle the weight requirements.
"With a tuckaway, you're limited by the platform depth," said Greve. "Everybody wants a very deep platform, but there simply isn't enough room under the chassis."
For larger platform applications, Greve recommends a rail-style gate, which offers a folding platform that accomodates up to 84 inches in depth.
How do you determine platform requirements to ensure the right size has been spec'd? Use this checklist:
What are the precise dimensions of the cargo, including packaging?
How will the cargo be loaded on?
Have a handcart or pallet jack been accounted for?
Is sufficient space available for a driver to stand on the platform with the load?[PAGEBREAK]
4. Mismatching Liftgate Type with Rear Door Spec
You've decided to go with the rail-style gate for the large platform depth. The problem, however, is the swing-open rear door has been spec'd for the body.
Usually the least expensive rear-door option is a swing-open door, which offers 6-8 inches more height clearance inside the body than a roll-up rear door and is a common spec in refrigerated bodies.
However, it's incompatible with a rail-style gate, which mounts on the outside corner posts of the body, the same place where the hinges on a swing-open door are attached.
"There's virtually no place to attach the rails to the rail-style gate because of the hinges, and the door swings through that area and latches onto the side of the body," said Griessner.
What large platform gates are compatible with swing-open doors? Greve recommends looking into cantilever or slider gates. (See sidebar above, "Choosing the Right Liftgate.")
The challenge is specifying the right liftgate for each application. There are myriad specs to consider, with cost ranging from $2,000-$9,000, depending on the type of gate, platform size and material, power supply, and lifting capacity.
Photo courtesy of Morgan Corp.
5. Under-Specifying Power Requirements
"In this case, the issue is less about the gate itself and more about the energy supply," Griessner posed. "With the anti-idling laws, the time spent recharging batteries gets shorter and shorter. If only two stops per day are made and the liftgate is operated for five cycles or so, nobody cares. Just use your truck batteries. However, if the customer tells me, 'We do at least 10-15 stops per day, and we go from one 7-Eleven to the next one, and we have maybe 5 minutes in between stops,' then the truck batteries won't be able to recharge and run the 15 times with so many loads with so little charging time in between."
Greve agrees. "Depending on the number of [liftgate] cycles a customer tends to do per stop and the amount of driving they do in between stops - that can become a real big issue. If the gate runs out of power, it will stop, forcing the driver to turn on the engine and recharge the system before they can continue on."
The solution: "The first thing we would specify is an auxiliary truck packet - a separate box underneath the truck with a dedicated battery box which only supplies energy to the liftgate," Griessner advised.
Another issue with power supply, according to Griessner, is whether the truck is operated in extreme cold climates. "If you're based in the Northeast with four months of severe weather climate and you have several stops with heavy liftgate usage, spec a third-party charging mechanism that returns power to the liftgate system."
6. Forgetting to Account for Ground Surface
"The upside of a level-ride liftgate is the platform never tilts, which helps ensure stability for top-heavy loads, like tall bread carts," said Griessner. "The downside is when you have deliveries in, for instance, San Francisco, with extreme uphill and downhill surfaces, because the level-ride does not automatically level with the ground. You need a gate that allows you to adjust the level of the platform to accommodate different inclines and other ground specifications."
Griessner recommended a cantilever gate for extremely hilly delivery surfaces. "[A cantilever] is a gate where you can adjust it any way you need. The truck can tilt at 10 degrees, for instance, and the liftgate will still be level with the ground."
7. Overlooking Trailer Requirements
"If you specify a slider gate but need a hitch to pull a trailer," Griessner said, "you're out of luck because the platform is in the way. If you specify the wrong tuckaway, which does not have a hitch option (because there are only dedicated models that can accommodate a hitch), you have to be careful about those things. It's expensive to fix after the fact."
If you plan to pull a trailer, don't make the hitch an afterthought - include it in the liftgate requirements from the get-go.
8. Neglecting to Consider Retention Systems Upfront
"When you're settled on a model, then you need to consider whether you need a retention ramp or cart stop. Or do you specifically not need them?" Griessner advised. "Ask yourself: 'What do we transport? How do we deliver? Do we need a single or dual cart stop? If so, where do we need those cart stops located on the platform? Should they be at the outer edge or inner edge?' "
Is it difficult to add the cart stop or other retention systems after the fact? "Yes, it's a very costly and painful mistake at the point," said Griessner.
9. Selecting a Liftgate that Interferes Configurations
"Chassis with rear fuel tanks may cause clearance issues, especially with tuckaway and cantilever gates," Greve warned.
The danger here is the chassis is ordered, without considering the fuel tanks, and is delivered to the upfitter. Then the upfitter calls and says the rear fuel tanks are in the way.
"Installers can often modify the chassis to get the liftgate to fit, but it's not cheap," Greve said.
Eliminate surprises - and the added cost - by addressing this issue up-front.
A fleet manager's nightmare is to take delivery of a truck with a liftgate that's incompatible with the chassis or simply fails to do the job. Cover all bases up-front to avoid these mistakes by spec'ing a liftgate that performs just right, improving crew productivity and providing peace of mind.
RELATED: How to Spec a Truck for the Application
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Political thuggery from HHS.
Updated Sept. 13, 2010 12:01 am ET
'As a consequence of us getting 30 million additional people health care, at the margins that's going to increase our costs—we knew that," President Obama said at his press conference Friday in response to a question about rising health spending.
That wasn't how he sold the plan, but, anyway, that's a truism. Here's another: The White House was always going to blame insurance companies for any cost increases, even when its own policies cause them.
Witness Kathleen Sebelius's Thursday letter to America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry trade group—a thuggish message even by her standards. The Health and Human Services secretary wrote that some insurers have been attributing part of their 2011 premium increases to ObamaCare and warned that "there will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases."
Zero tolerance for expressing an opinion, or offering an explanation to policyholders? They're more subtle than this in Caracas.
What Ms. Sebelius really means is that the government will prohibit insurers from doing business if reality is not politically convenient for Democrats. ObamaCare includes a slew of mandated benefits for next year, such as allowing children to remain on their parents' plans until age 26 and "free" preventative care (i.e., no direct out-of-pocket cost sharing for consumers). The tone of Ms. Sebelius's letter suggests that she doesn't understand that money is exchanged for goods and services, and that if Congress mandates new benefits, premiums will rise.
The Administration estimates that these regulations should increase all premiums by 1% to 2% on average. Even if that turns out to be right—on average—that isn't what insurers are finding in practice in the local, price-sensitive individual and small business insurance markets, where coverage is typically less comprehensive to hold down costs. For some current policies in some states, the one-year increase jumps as much as 9%.
ObamaCare gives Ms. Sebelius's regulators the power to define "unreasonable" premium hikes, which will mean whatever they decide it will mean later this fall. She promised to keep a list of insurers "with a record of unjustified rate increases" and then to bar them from ObamaCare's subsidized "exchanges" when they come on line in 2014. In other words, insurers must accept price controls now or face the retribution of a de facto ban on selling their products to consumers four years from now.
This is nasty stuff and an obvious attempt to shift political blame for rising insurance costs before the election. It's also an early sign of life under ObamaCare, when all health-care decisions are political and the bureaucrats decide who can charge how much for a service or product.
Democrats built this system and they now own it politically. The least they could do is take credit for its consequences.
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U.S. Charges Eight With Online-Ad Fraud
Two alleged schemes involved fake websites and infected computers across the world
The Justice Department charged eight people in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
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Updated Nov. 27, 2018 6:51 pm ET
The Justice Department charged eight people, most of them in Eastern Europe, with operating two alleged advertising schemes involving scores of faked websites and infected computers across the world, costing advertisers tens of millions of dollars.
In an indictment unsealed Tuesday in New York’s Eastern District, prosecutors said the alleged schemes had been going on since at least 2014.
Law enforcement conducted coordinated raids across Europe to take out the networks, followed by successive takedowns of the fake websites. Three of the eight alleged perpetrators were arrested overseas on charges including wire fraud, computer intrusion and money laundering. The others remain at large.
“The defendants in this case used sophisticated computer programming and infrastructure around the world to exploit the digital advertising industry through fraud,” said Richard Donoghue, the U.S. Attorney for the district.
One of the operations, named 3ve, was first identified last year by Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., which lost millions of dollars in the scam, and ad-fraud-detection firm White Ops. Both companies said they turned their findings over to law enforcement.
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Peptidoglycan
Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of eubacteria. The sugar component consists of alternating residues of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid residues. Attached to the N-acetylmuramic acid is a peptide chain of three to five amino acids. The peptide chain can be cross-linked to the peptide chain of another strand forming the 3D mesh-like layer. Some Archaea have a similar layer of pseudopeptidoglycan. Peptidoglycan serves a structural role in the bacterial cell wall, giving structural strength, as well as counteracting the osmotic pressure of the cytoplasm. A common misconception is that peptidoglycan gives the cell its shape; however, whereas peptidoglycan helps maintain the structure of the cell, it is actually the MreB protein that facilitates cell shape. Peptidoglycan is also involved in binary fission during bacterial cell reproduction.[1]
The peptidoglycan layer is substantially thicker in Gram-positive bacteria (20 to 80 nm) than in Gram-negative bacteria (7 to 8 nm), with the attachment of the S-layer. Peptidoglycan forms around 90% of the dry weight of Gram-positive bacteria but only 10% of Gram-negative strains. In Gram-positive strains, it is important in attachment roles and sterotyping purposes.[2]
1 Antibiotic inhibition
Antibiotic inhibition
Some antibacterial drugs such as penicillin interfere with the production of peptidoglycan by binding to bacterial enzymes known as penicillin-binding proteins or transpeptidases[2]. Penicillin-binding proteins form the bonds between oligopeptide crosslinks in peptidoglycan. For a bacterial cell to reproduce through binary fission, more than a million peptidoglycan subunits (NAM-NAG+oligopeptide) must be attached to existing subunits.[3] Mutations in transpeptidases that lead to reduced interactions with an antibiotic are a significant source of emerging antibiotic resistance.[4]
Considered the human body's own antibiotic, lysozymes found in tears work by breaking the β-(1,4)-glycosidic bonds in peptidoglycan (see below) and thereby destroying many bacterial cells. Antibiotics such as penicillin commonly target bacterial cell wall formation (of which peptidoglycan is an important component) because animal cells do not have cell walls.
The structure of peptidoglycan
The peptidoglycan layer in the bacterial cell wall is a crystal lattice structure formed from linear chains of two alternating amino sugars, namely N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc or NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc or NAM). The alternating sugars are connected by a β-(1,4)-glycosidic bond. Each MurNAc is attached to a short (4- to 5-residue) amino acid chain, normally containing D-alanine, D-glutamic acid, and mesodiaminopimelic acid. These three amino acids do not occur in proteins and are thought to help protect against attacks by most peptidases. Cross-linking between amino acids in different linear amino sugar chains by an enzyme known as transpeptidase result in a 3-dimensional structure that is strong and rigid. The specific amino acid sequence and molecular structure vary with the bacterial species.[5]
Pseudopeptidoglycan
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Energy Savings through Power Transformers – beyond the ‘low hanging fruit’
Often, when the topic of energy efficiency emerges, people usually think about what’s occurring inside a premises, as a way to save energy. Aspects such as LED lighting, insulation and building management systems are always at the fore. However, what very few realise is that a lot of energy waste occurs before it even enters a building.
Where does energy wastage occur?
The main offender of such energy losses, or wastage, is your supply transformer. In fact the EU estimates that nearly three percent of all electricity generated in the EU in 2008 was wasted through transformer losses. To put that into perspective, across the EU27 (2008), losses amounted to 93.4 TWh, and if you base that on 2012 consumption figures, that’s enough energy to power Denmark for three years!
Why are transformers ignored as an energy saving solution?
Despite these facts, transformers are all too often ignored and completely overlooked as an energy saving solution. This is more than likely because they are out of sight, and therefore out of mind. What’s more, if you do know where one exists, it’ll be surrounded by fierce metal fencing and signage alluding to danger and death.
Beyond such warning signs there are energy saving opportunities, however. To fully appreciate how we can save energy from transformers, firstly, it’s important to understand the way they operate.
How do transformers work?
A transformer works on the principle of electromagnetic induction. So, if an alternating flux produced by an alternating current in one coil links with a secondary coil, then an electro-motive force (e.m.f.) is induced in the second coil, the magnitude of which is given by Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction
The ratio of voltage between the primary and secondary coils is the same as the ratio of turns in the windings. In a step up transformer, there are more windings on the secondary coil, the reverse is true for a step down transformer. So, looking at the schematic drawing of a transformer here, you can see that this is a step up transformer more windings on the secondary side).
What are the types of losses in a transformer?
There are two types of losses in a transformer: no load losses and load losses.
No load losses, also known as core, or sometimes iron losses, are present present from the moment the transformer has been energised. Essentially, that’s 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
Load losses, or winding losses, are a product of the load current; their magnitude depends on the loading of the transformer.
How can we prevent energy waste in transformers?
The solution we’re pioneering is Amorphous Core Technology. It is prepared by cooling molten alloy steel so fast that crystals do not form.
In basic terms, amorphous core material is far more easily magnetised than standard core steel, due to its random molecular structure. This means less friction is created during that magnetisation process, and therefore less heat it produced, resulting in lower hysteresis losses.
In addition, the resistivity of core material is proportional to the square of the thickness of its laminations. Due to the lower thickness of the amorphous laminations (approximately 1/10th of conventional CRGO core), eddy current losses are also reduced. This is illustrated in the infrared imagery shown, were the crgo core shows far greater heat (orange colour) than the amorphous product.
Switching to super low-loss amorphous transformers can immediately impact upon your energy efficiency, especially as the units we’ve developed are already ahead of the game.
Why are amorphous transformers considered to be better?
Our super low-loss amorphous transformers already exceed Eco Design Directive requirements (Tier 2) for 2021, making it them a desirable and sustainable option.
The EU Eco Design Directive for transformers was introduced to bring in tougher design specifications for transformer losses. The directive aims to prevent the installation of the worst performing transformer models across the UK and Europe, and applies to transformers’ placed in the market, or put into service, anywhere within the EU.
In essence, what the directive required in 2015 (Tier 1 ) was that combined losses needed to be reduced by nearly 20%, when compared with a standard loss unit. This was a huge shift in the market for all manufacturers.
As you can see, the Wilson e2 not just meets the 2021 (Tier 2) loss requirements but already exceeds them, with reduced overall combined losses of 28% (when compared with a modern Tier 1 compliant model), making the Wilson e2 the most energy efficient transformer product in the UK.
In monetary terms, considering a load factor of 70 percent, and paying eleven pence per kilowatt an hour, your establishment would be saving over £1,600 pounds worth of electricity every year, when running a super low loss amorphous transformer.
In addition you would reduce associated CO2 emissions by nearly 8t per annum – that’s the equivalent of avoiding 66,666 kilometres driven in an average modern car (according to emits 120.1g /km).
Ultimately, updating, or replacing, your current supply transformer with a more efficient amorphous transformer will allow you to become more sustainable over time, saving you both energy and money.
How much energy is wasted through old transformers?
We made a freedom of information request from Ofgem, to find out how old the transformers on the UK’s networks actually are. Surprisingly, we learnt that the average age of a ground mounted distribution transformer in the UK is 64.
Whilst continuing to keep your old transformer running, you are wasting energy. For example, if you are operating a 1MVA unit that is from the 1970s, chances are that the transformer is wasting over £3650 on transformer losses each year. However, depending on the age of your unit, these losses and costs could be much higher still.
Fast-tracking a replacement transformer would not only be an easy way to reduce your site’s operating costs but it would make perfect commercial sense too. To uncover more evidence on the energy savings associated to updating or replacing your old transformer, visit our case study page on our website.
End Users Could Benefit from Avoiding £80m of Wasted Energy
2.9% of all energy generated in Europe gets wasted through transformer losses. That’s enough to power Denmark for three years. In the UK, network losses account for 1.5% of the CO2 emissions. 25% of which are caused by distribution transformers. This raises two questions, who pays for this wasted energy and what can we […]
What should come first solar PV or replacing transformers?
Comparing solar Photovoltaic systems to distribution transformers is not exactly straightforward, the former is used for generating electricity and the latter for transmitting and distributing it. Does that make it a case of apples and oranges comparison then? Not quite. Eng. Ayah Alfawaris elaborates below. The shift to renewable energy surged exponentially after the prices […]
Wilson Power at the Forefront of Nationwide Energy Saving Solutions After Hitting 1,000 Amorphous Transformers Sales
For over 70 years, Wilson Power Solutions have focused their family based business on developing responsible engineering solutions for others. After pioneering amorphous technology in the UK, the company has gone on to gain nationwide recognition for their innovative Wilson e2 and e3 low loss transformer range. The use of amorphous metals as a core […]
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Gamesa ties up its future in China
22 October 2010 by Jianxiang Yang
CHINA: Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has signed a long-term agreement with two Chinese state-owned enterprises to consolidate its position in, and expand its share of, the Chinese wind turbine market.
Last month, Gamesa's chairman and CEO, Jorge Calvet, announced the company had signed a strategic agreement with Guangdong Nuclear Wind and Datang Renewable Power, both of which are among the top five energy companies in China.
Under the terms of the CNY 6.6 billion ($983 million) deal, Gamesa will supply 1.3GW of turbines (the G8X-2.0MW and G5X-850kW models) to the two Chinese companies by 2014, which amounts to nearly half of its total installed capacity in China.
Gamesa's deal with Guangdong Nuclear Wind exceeds 1GW and comprises 576MW of generation in Liaoning Province and 450MW in Heilongjiang Province, north-east China. Gamesa will also supply 290MW of generation to Datang in Liaoning Province.
The deal is not confined to turbine sales, however. Gamesa will team up with the Chinese companies to jointly invest in, develop and construct wind farms, as well as send its staff to construction sites to train Chinese engineers. This relationship is a departure from the usual turbine supplier-developer model and, if successful, could help Gamesa reclaim its position in the market.
According to Zou Hui, a research fellow at financial advisory company Orient Securities: "Gamesa is cooperating with state-owned power companies for two purposes: first, to maintain its position in the Chinese wind power market; second, to lay a solid foundation to win wind farm concessions in the future."
The deal comes at a time when Gamesa is losing market share in China. Last year, it had 4% of the total cumulative Chinese wind turbine market, compared with 33% in 2006. By contrast, Sinovel Wind Group, China's largest wind turbine producer, enjoyed a 23% market share in 2009, up from just 1% in 2006.
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This shift in fortunes is linked to a number of measures introduced by the Chinese government designed to boost local wind turbine production. These included the requirement that wind farms should source 70% of materials from the domestic market in order to get permission to go ahead.
The domestic content requirement, introduced in 2005 and abolished four years later, had a dramatic effect on China's wind power market. In 2006, foreign developers made up more than 55% of China's wind turbine installed capacity but, a year later, it was Chinese companies that supplied 55%.
In 2008, Chinese and Sino-foreign joint ventures held 76% of the newly increased market share and 62% of cumulative market share with China's top three wind turbine producers - Sinovel, Goldwind and Dongfang Electric - alone grabbing a 55% market share. By 2009, foreign wind turbine producers made up just 20.9% of the market, compared with 59.7% for the top three Chinese wind-turbine producers.
Paulo Fernando Soares, while he was in the position of Suzlon China's CEO earlier this year, said that the policy had made it impossible for foreign companies to compete with their Chinese counterparts for wind power projects in the country.
Its abolition should make it easier for foreign companies to compete. Shi Lishan, deputy director of the new and renewable energy department at the National Energy Bureau of the PRC, says the abolition of the 70% localisation requirement now puts Chinese and foreign wind turbine producers on an equal footing.
Gamesa is currently investing heavily in China. Last month, it announced it would invest EUR90 million by 2012, double its current total investment in the country. It has also started constructing its sixth manufacturing plant in the country, in Inner Mongolia, for the production of G8X-2MW turbines.
The plant will be operational in 2011 and, together with the other five plants, will increase Gamesa's production capacity in China to 1.5GW a year.
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What is a Gas Meter?
Gas Meter Reading
Natural Gas Meter
Jessica Ellis
A gas meter is a device that monitors how much of a fuel, such as propane or natural gas, flows through a specific pipe. Utility companies that provide gas service use meters to determine usage and charge users accordingly. Some industrial plants use gas meters as a means of monitoring flow, usage, and judging the performance of a pipe system. There are many different types of gas meters, each using a separate mechanism to measure usage.
A gas meter is a device that monitors how much of a fuel, such as propane or natural gas, flows through a specific pipe.
Gas is quite different than other measurable liquids. Highly susceptible to heat changes and pressure, the volume of gas may be difficult to measure accurately. Meters must be customized to accommodate for factors like heat and pressure in order to give accurate readings.
Gas meters allows for the monitoring of gas as it flows through pipes.
Most residential homes are supplied with gas by utility companies that use a form of measurement called a diaphragm gas meter. These meters have special moving parts — diaphragms — that expand or contract as gas flows through them. Each time they expand or contract, it pushes the usage measurement dial or bar slightly higher. These meters are quick and easy to read, and are usually checked once a month or every two months by gas company employees.
Rotary meters are somewhat similar to diaphragm gas meters but have a different mechanism for measurement. Instead of using expanding or contracting parts, they allow gas to flow through a chamber with spinning rotors. As the rotary spins, the data is transmitted to a counter. The measurement given by a rotary gas meter is actually based on the amount of spins completed by the rotors.
Though not always accurate, an orifice gas meter is preferred by many industrial companies because it is simple to replace and has only one basic part. The device consists of a straight pipe where gas is directed around a carefully designed flow disturbance, almost like a rock in a stream. The pressure of the gas over the disturbance is used to create the usage readout.
Some advanced types of gas meter actually require computer programming to work correctly. Ultrasonic gas meters do not measure the amount of gas used, but instead get information on usage by measuring the sound waves in the pipes. Sound speed alters depending on volume, so accurate readings of flow and amount, as well as pressure readings, can be taken using this type of metering. Ultrasonic gas meters are often attached to computers rather than having manual readouts, as the necessary computations are quite elaborate.
With a B.A. in theater from UCLA and a graduate degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute, Jessica is passionate about drama and film. She has many other interests, and enjoys learning and writing about a wide range of topics in her role as a wiseGEEK writer.
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Threats, racist tirades increasing against SC Sen. Tim Scott as spotlight on police reform grows
Among the many racist voicemails left at the South Carolina Republican senator's office, one caller said "Tim Scott, my crosshairs on my rifle are going to be pointed right at your forehead and blow your black (inaudible) dumbass away."
Updated: 8:35 AM EDT Jun 26, 2020
Good morning. Thank you for coming out this morning. Let me just say toe Leader McConnell. Thank you for the opportunity to have this conversation. Heart of the ever South Carolinian has transformed over the years I've been alive. When I was running for County Council in 1994 I used to have people that would flow the inward on my paint in one on my yard signs and thrown my volunteers in Congress when I was sitting in Congress in 2011 way We get so many racially offensive calls that we literally unplugged the phone lines because my staff is crying. So what I'm seeing firsthand is at discrimination on aggression happens from both sides on the guy that X has the experience. And so I've heard a lot of negative press about me being chosen because I'm the token in the Senate. On the Republican side, well, I hate to tell people there's only one African American senator who happens to be a Democrat on the other side. I've been on this journey for most of my life. Certainly hasn't dollars of driver being stopped a za a person driving while black more than 18 times. I'm thinking to myself how blessed and lucky I am to have had 18 different encounters and to have walked away from each encounter when I think about the mother of victims of police brutality that lost her child, Esther, 4 14 cents for such a time as this. So I think it is important that in the history of eternity that I had the good fortune of being born in the place where the Civil War started being elected in the seat that strong Thurman used toe hold. To be in a position to have this serious conversation that confronts racial comes in this nation. I think it's a blessing from God. I would never leave that there is a racial outcome that we could make better, and I'm gonna make sure that we get there.
Above video: Seeking reform, SC Sen. Tim Scott weighs racismGOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has seen an uptick in racist and profanity-laced voicemails at his office since becoming the lead Republican on police reform legislation, including from one person who called him "Uncle Tim," according to his staff and a CNN review of several of the messages.Scott, the only African American Republican in the chamber, played two of the messages for his GOP colleagues during a policy lunch Tuesday, according to his spokesman Sean Smith.The caller who described Scott as "Uncle Tim" also said he was a "sellout" and "the lowest piece of sh*t this country ever produced." That caller also made unflattering remarks about South Carolina's other Republican senator, Lindsey Graham, and the two GOP senators from Florida, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.In a second message, the caller said, "all Republicans are nasty."TRENDING STORIES:CORONAVIRUS IN GEORGIA: Statewide cases now surpass 71,000, nearly 50 deaths in the past dayGBI seizes nearly $2 million in meth, says widespread drug ring originated from Georgia prisonBrunswick African American Cultural Center searching for community donations"Most don't mention any legislation, but it's clear they're related to police reform," Smith said about the threatening messages to Scott. "The volume has increased greatly the past two weeks since it became known he was leading police reform efforts."Smith said the US Capitol Police are investigating the threats and provided CNN with other examples of racist and threatening voicemails his office has received in recent days."Tim Scott, my crosshairs on my rifle are going to be pointed right at your forehead and blow your black (inaudible) dumbass away," said one caller.Another referenced the "stimulus package" and the "KKK" and warned Scott was "going to die" because people from the South "just don't like Blacks."When CNN asked Scott about the personal toll the threats were taking on him, he said it was "very little," and then turned to his police reform bill that was just blocked by Democrats on a procedural vote."I think 2015 and the church shooting had more impact on me than the failure of this legislation. What is frustrating to me and what makes me emotional is not the toll that it has on me -- I'm a pretty resilient guy, and I'm going to be great tomorrow and the next day and next day. It's those people that we're talking about that we almost make caricatures of them. That's the toll. Toll's not on me. Toll's on communities that continue to see, like, they are walking in quicksand," Scott said.Scott also said he is comfortable with the security measures he has in place and doesn't need to enhance them despite the increase in threats."I carry everywhere I go in South Carolina and I have security almost everywhere I go," he said.Below video: Senate Republicans Propose Changes to Police Procedures, Accountability With New ‘Justice Act’
Above video: Seeking reform, SC Sen. Tim Scott weighs racism
GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has seen an uptick in racist and profanity-laced voicemails at his office since becoming the lead Republican on police reform legislation, including from one person who called him "Uncle Tim," according to his staff and a CNN review of several of the messages.
Scott, the only African American Republican in the chamber, played two of the messages for his GOP colleagues during a policy lunch Tuesday, according to his spokesman Sean Smith.
The caller who described Scott as "Uncle Tim" also said he was a "sellout" and "the lowest piece of sh*t this country ever produced." That caller also made unflattering remarks about South Carolina's other Republican senator, Lindsey Graham, and the two GOP senators from Florida, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.
In a second message, the caller said, "all Republicans are nasty."
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"Most don't mention any legislation, but it's clear they're related to police reform," Smith said about the threatening messages to Scott. "The volume has increased greatly the past two weeks since it became known he was leading police reform efforts."
Smith said the US Capitol Police are investigating the threats and provided CNN with other examples of racist and threatening voicemails his office has received in recent days.
"Tim Scott, my crosshairs on my rifle are going to be pointed right at your forehead and blow your black (inaudible) dumbass away," said one caller.
Another referenced the "stimulus package" and the "KKK" and warned Scott was "going to die" because people from the South "just don't like Blacks."
When CNN asked Scott about the personal toll the threats were taking on him, he said it was "very little," and then turned to his police reform bill that was just blocked by Democrats on a procedural vote.
"I think 2015 and the church shooting had more impact on me than the failure of this legislation. What is frustrating to me and what makes me emotional is not the toll that it has on me -- I'm a pretty resilient guy, and I'm going to be great tomorrow and the next day and next day. It's those people that we're talking about that we almost make caricatures of them. That's the toll. Toll's not on me. Toll's on communities that continue to see, like, they are walking in quicksand," Scott said.
Scott also said he is comfortable with the security measures he has in place and doesn't need to enhance them despite the increase in threats.
"I carry everywhere I go in South Carolina and I have security almost everywhere I go," he said.
Below video: Senate Republicans Propose Changes to Police Procedures, Accountability With New ‘Justice Act’
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5 IL Prison Facilities Could End Up Short on Payroll
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State records show at least five Illinois prisons don’t appear to have enough money to pay workers through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports prisons that may run short of cash include facilities in Jacksonville, Mount Sterling, Sumner, Taylorville and Vandalia. According to the records, nearly 5,000 prison workers could be affected.
Department of Corrections spokeswoman Nicole Wilson says it needs $117 million to keep up operations through the end of June, with $70.8 million of that for payroll needs. She says another 4,000 workers at 11 facilities and general office staff could see effects by early May.
The current fiscal year budget for Illinois is about $1.6 billion short.
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In South Florida, where the Everglades meet the bays, environmental challenges abound. Sea level rise threatens homes and real estate. Invasive species imperil native plants and animals. Pesticides reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, but at what cost? WLRN's award-winning environment reporting strives to capture the color and complexity of human interaction with one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet.
What Would Biden Rejoining The Paris Agreement Mean For Florida?
WLRN 91.3 FM | By Zachary T. Sampson
Malena Carollo
Published January 13, 2021 at 3:15 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden has vowed that one of his first priorities after taking office Jan. 20 will be to get the United States back in the Paris Agreement, a global pact to slow climate change.
Practically speaking, the move is little more than a signal of collaboration to the rest of the world after President Donald Trump left the accord. But its message should guide the nation’s energy policy, environmental advocates say, potentially spurring investments in technology like electric cars and solar power. In Florida, that could mean key changes for a state imperiled by rising heat and seas but that has been slow to act on those threats.
“Any national policy that is going to help mitigate the worst possible climate impacts is going to have measurable benefits,” said Bradley Marshall, a staff attorney in Florida for the advocacy group Earthjustice.
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The Paris Agreement is aspirational. It does not prescribe exact methods for eliminating emissions behind global warming but establishes targets for avoiding worrisome temperature thresholds. It encourages more environmentally-friendly technologies and financial support from wealthier countries to help developing nations adapt.
Biden has pledged to put the United States on a course for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Though he was not the first pick of many climate change activists in the Democratic primary, Biden’s staff built a platform in consultation with progressive leaders on the issue. The President-elect’s plan for lowering emissions includes targeting methane pollution from oil and gas companies, funding research on new fuels and requiring managers behind federal infrastructure projects to consider climate change in planning.
Ultimately, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement will require overhauling the American energy economy, experts say, moving away from gas-burning power plants and cars.
That will mean significant shifts in Florida, which is full of busy highways and natural gas plants. The state government for years avoided any serious discussion of climate change. Recently, elected leaders have started to talk about the issue, focusing on how to adapt to rising seas but not how to cut down on human causes of warming. Critics say the politicians are concerned with offending power companies, which are big political donors.
The state, the third most populous in the country, holds a major role in U.S. energy consumption. Florida used more gasoline than all but two other states in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration; it consumes more energy than all but three.
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Cars drive on Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg in June 2020.
Despite its moniker, the Sunshine State produces only about 3 percent of its energy by solar power, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
“Obviously we’ve got a long way to go and a lot of headroom to do that,” said Katie Chiles Ottenweller, southeast director for the advocacy group Vote Solar.
While several large-scale projects are already in development for three of Florida’s investor-owned power companies, solar will make up less than 15 percent of each utility’s energy mix when they are completed.
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Environmentalists say a Biden administration could provide incentives to boost solar production, as well as the development of batteries that support renewable energy. The field might offer an attractive policy option for Biden early in his term, Ottenweller said, because it has backing on both sides of the political aisle.
Tax credits and government incentives could similarly encourage the production and use of electric vehicles, advocates said. The same would go for energy efficiency, with strategies like installing modern windows and roofs to limit wasted heat and air conditioning from homes.
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“A lot of these things are going to happen without Paris,” and some with bipartisan approval, said Shi-Ling Hsu, an environmental law professor at Florida State University. “That said, an international agreement could still be really important. If we actually made some progress in the next two or four years, it would still make it easier to do other things.”
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Miami.
One proposal on the wish list of clean energy proponents is carbon pricing.
A bill to create a carbon fee has been introduced in Congress before, by Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, with other Florida backers including Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, and the recently retired Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Naples. It failed to gain traction.
If reintroduced, the law would charge importers and producers of the energy resources that result in planet-warming emissions. The idea is that businesses will only move away from fossil fuels when it hurts their profits. The government would steer money from fees to the American people through a dividend.
“No one should be able to pollute a planet without cost,” said Bill Marshall, co-leader of the Pinellas chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby. “We’re all basically using the planet’s atmosphere as a sewer.”
Many Florida power companies are already preparing for that eventuality. In annual filings with regulators, some include not only the expected cost of natural gas, but the potential cost of carbon emissions when looking at plans for the next decade.
Biden’s campaign previously told the Washington Post that the President-elect supports putting a price on carbon, and his pick to lead the Treasury Department signaled that could come through a tax.
Short of a fee, the federal government might toughen standards for emissions at power plants through laws like the Clean Air Act, said Marshall, of Earthjustice. Biden has said he will advise both the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department to pursue polluters who do not follow federal rules. Because such policies apply across states, they could have particular impact in areas like Florida, where state regulators have continued to approve gas-burning power plants.
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Florida, unlike most states, has not established targets for how much of its power will come from renewable technology, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Emissions pledges here have instead been adopted sporadically at the local level. When Trump announced his intent to ditch the Paris Agreement early in his presidency, hundreds of U.S. mayors, including St. Petersburg’s Rick Kriseman and, at the time, Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn — both Democrats — promised to uphold its goals in their cities.
In the upper reaches of Florida’s power structure, though, the compact has continued to draw critics.
Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Republicans, have said it will cause job losses and create higher energy costs for Americans. Opponents also take aim at the U.S. paying into a fund meant to help developing countries afford climate adaptation.
“The United States should never sign an unfair agreement with any other country that will hurt American jobs,” Scott’s spokesman McKinley Lewis wrote in a statement.
Susan Glickman, Florida director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, said improving solar power and energy efficiency could support local jobs. Throughout his campaign, Biden tried to frame his climate policies through the idea of growing new industries.
“You cannot export a job putting in a new air conditioner, a new roof, insulation, caulking,” Glickman said.
Any changes that occur will likely come slowly, said Erik Milito, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents the offshore oil and wind businesses. Crude oil and gas will still flow from rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico for years to come. It will take time to build more solar panels and electric cars.
“Whatever happens to our energy mix,” Milito said, “it will be a transition.”
The Biden effect in Florida is an ongoing series that looks at what the Biden Administration means for Florida.
This story was produced in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media and the Tampa Bay Times.
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Facebook considers supporting online gambling in the UK (rumor)
Facebook is considering opening up the Facebook Platform to online gambling in the UK, according to a new rumor. This is to supposedly be an exchange of real money, not Facebook Credits.
By Emil Protalinski for Friending Facebook | November 30, 2011 -- 13:29 GMT (05:29 PST) | Topic: Social Enterprise
Facebook already offers a virtual currency option known as Facebook Credits, which is used extensively in Facebook apps like social games, but the social networking giant is also reportedly interested in supporting the exchange of real money in the online gambling market. The company wants to open up the Facebook Platform to online gambling, possibly as soon as in Q1 2012. This past summer, Palo Alto held exploratory talks with approximately 20 online gaming experts, consultants, and social gaming entrepreneurs, and now it's moving forward.
More specifically, Facebook is looking at handing out eight licenses, two per vertical, to the online gambling operators in regulated markets such as the UK, according to EGR. The company has drawn up initial licenses for different gambling operators: Gamesys, which has some 1.7 million monthly Facebook users and 888 are reportedly first in line. You read that right: gambling apps could soon start appearing on the Facebook Platform.
The talks appear to be limited to the UK since many states in the US ban online gambling. While Facebook will likely never support the US (unless the laws change), if the UK deal goes through, it will likely be run as a trial for other countries.
When exactly Facebook would allow gambling companies to launch such apps is unknown. It's also unclear how Facebook will verify the age and identity of players (beyond believing they aren't lying on their Facebook account), which payment solutions will be used to handle the money (again, Facebook Credits is apparently not playing a part), and what percentage Facebook will be taking from gambling operators.
Facebook takes a 30 percent cut of all revenue earned through Facebook Credits, leaving developers with the remaining 70 percent. Since it is still private, Facebook does not disclose how much revenue the company makes from the virtual currency, but it appears to be a growing percentage of its overall revenue. The social networking giant is currently testing Facebook Credits for websites.
Facebook used to be very strict when it came to advertising online gambling businesses on its platform. The company has since relaxed those rules - the Facebook Advertising Guidelines webpage has a specific online gambling clause under the Gambling and Lotteries subsection of the Ad Content section: "Ads that promote or facilitate online gambling, games of skill or lotteries, including online casino, sports books, bingo, or poker, are only allowed in specific countries with prior authorization from Facebook."
I have contacted Facebook and will update this article if I hear back.
Update: "We're always in discussions with companies about lots of different ideas, but we don't comment on future plans or speculation," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.
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Inside this Special Feature
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The emergence and popularity of cloud technology has led many companies to develop industry-specific cloud applications. Here are the vertical clouds that are drawing the biggest VC investments.
By Conner Forrest | April 1, 2015 -- 16:33 GMT (09:33 PDT) | Topic: The Industry Cloud: Why It's Next
As the cloud continues to settle in the enterprise, it's becoming increasingly apparent that the majority of the public cloud options are not one-size-fits-all solutions for certain industries.
As such, vertical-specific solutions have emerged to address specific needs and adhere to regulations. These 'industry clouds' are giving enterprises an alternative to the big vendors and their more monolithic solutions.
Christian Jensen, a partner at Accel, said that it's natural for software companies in an emerging market to first address the horizontal needs before stepping into niche markets.
As more and more companies address specific needs, we will see more investments in these industry clouds as well. According to Jensen, the industries to watch out for are the ones that exist in a big vertical with differentiated workflows, that are highly regulated, and can benefit from the insights gleaned by new data.
Additionally, industries with high dissatisfaction with incumbent service providers are also ripe for the change that can come from a verticalized cloud offering. Here are the top five industries seeing the biggest investments in vertical cloud solutions.
1. Healthcare
Healthcare is an industry that's ripe for the change that could come from a secure, compliant cloud system. This is especially true when it comes to accessing patient charts and records.
"The concept of being able to to scan everything and have it waiting for you in a secure location that doesn't violate HIPAA protocols and things like that for doctors, that's going to be huge," said angel investor Peter Shankman.
If startups can build an effective healthcare cloud solution, patient care and efficiency could be improved, but it could also lead to a more data-driven healthcare system. And, that data will have to be protected under the same strict security as the patient records.
"Data sovereignty is another important driver for healthcare," said Ariel Tseitlin, a partner at Scale Venture Partners.
When it comes to insurance, not much has changed over the years. Insurors basically only have access to a limited amount of data.
"Insurance has been underwritten using actuarial tables and not much data for a long time," said Accel's Jensen. "When you buy car insurance, they basically look up your zip code, your age, the car you drive. There's not much else that goes into it."
A proper industry cloud system, though, would give insurance agents and underwriters access to even more data, such as how often you drive, your driving habits, and other data that may not be obvious, Jensen said, but could affect the bottom line.
Of course, this will take a big investment in IoT as well, since gathering and analyzing that data will require sensors and connected cars to work well together. Jensen said that it could also help insurance companies mitigate risk by allowing them to do things such as alert people to prepare for inclement weather.
3. Financial services
The financial services industry is the king of pen-and-paper transactions. Notoriously slow to adopt new technologies, it's an industry that stands to gain a lot from a cloud application by digitizing a lot more of its processes.
As far as regulations go, Scale Venture Partners' Tseitlin said that PCI and SOX lead the charge, so startups need to be wary of compliance when stepping in to this industry. However, with legacy leader Oracle recently launching its own cloud offering for financial services, the clock is ticking for young companies to move in and capture a piece of the market.
4. Field services
When it comes to employees in specialized roles who don't really work at a desk, often referred to as 'field services', there aren't many advanced technology options available that cater for their workflows.
This is especially true for the cloud. In many cases, the unique workflows of the field services industry don't properly fit into a normal, horizontal solution.
"If you're examining an oil rig, or if you're determining where drainage pipes should be drilled in a municipality, those are unique workflows that can benefit from a different tool," Jensen said.
The combination of cloud services optimized for mobile devices could obviously have powerful effect in this industry.
5. Agricultural technology
Steps have been made in the AgTech industry to modernize, but they have been piecemeal so far. Companies like John Deere have started working with IoT and big data to help farmers better understand their crop yields, but much could be done with the cloud to improve the process.
Better access to historical weather data or soil analysis data could help farmers prepare for planting season and track crop diseases and parasites. Additionally, 2014 was a record-breaking year in terms of AgTech investment, according to AgFunder. For more on the progress in this sector, read the TechRepublic cover story How big data is going to help feed nine billion people by 2050.
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Milliman STAR Solutions - VEGA® brings together real-world, hands-on Solvency II migration experience with rock-solid, state-of-the-art IT to create a robust, powerful analysis and reporting solution.
Milliman STAR Solutions - VEGA helps address the extent and scope of the impact of the Solvency II directive. Solvency II affects many of the operations and reporting at the heart of the insurance business: capital management, pricing, underwriting, risk management, asset management, internal and external reporting, and more.
VEGA is a multi-user, multi-site tool for the production of the Standard Formula SCR and quantitative reporting templates (QRTs). More than a regulatory software tool, VEGA is a decision-making solution that facilitates internal reporting and relevant analysis.
VEGA’s functionality includes the calculation, reporting, and workflow essential for secure production of the Standard Formula SCR and regulatory reporting. A web-based interface allows all stakeholders involved in the production, analysis, and validation (risk department, actuarial department, finance department, and management) to get a detailed and/or global vision of the whole operation.
In addition, VEGA:
Strongly limits the operational risk associated with using spreadsheet software by securing data flows, calculations, the audit trail, and the production of internal and regulatory reporting. VEGA replaces spreadsheet solutions, including EIOPA helper tabs and has ongoing regulatory updates.
Offers multiple and user-defined analysis dimensions to permit analysis and reporting at different levels within the company.
Includes the latest generation of graphics functionalities and produces all QRTs as well as customised reports.
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Facilitates governance, control, and transparency in the production of new regulatory returns and capital requirement thanks to a centralised and secure process.
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Allows downloading of QRTs and related tables/charts into narrative submissions (i.e., the public and private regulatory documents) and management information slide decks.
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Emtee: "Don't Bewitch Me Please!"
The rapper is gearing up for the release of his much-anticipated album.
By | Oct 13, 2020, 03:32 PM | Emtee | Top of the
Multi-award winning SA rapper Emtee, is gearing up for the release of his much-anticipated album Logan, and he has pleaded with the masses to not bewitch him.
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The rapper recently announced that his upcoming album is done and dusted, and many are already on the edge of their seats. Taking to Twitter today, Emtee shared a beautiful cover of the album, which has his son.
It’s almost #LOGAN time. Submitted for mixing and mastering. Ningandi loyi please.
— LOGAN (@emteerecords) October 7, 2020
My son. My album. My city pic.twitter.com/JPnK4PLJKd
— LOGAN (@emteerecords) October 13, 2020
It is no secret that the rapper has endured a lot of misfortunes in the industry lately, following his alleged toxic working relationship with his former estranged former record label Ambitiouz Entertainment.
This follows after the record label was accused of exploiting him for the longest time. Emtee recently took to Twitter to ask fans if he should remove his Mercedes Benz monogram tattoo, after he revealed that the record label took his cars and his awards were taken.
Before he left the label, Ambitiouz ruffled the feathers of many of Emtee's fans, who initiated the #FreeEmtee in a bid to call on the label to end its relationship with him. Emtee then released a shocking statement announcing his departure from the label.
Parts of the statement read, "Following a long and in-depth reflection on my career as an artist, where I am now and where I see myself in the next few years, I have made a decision that the time has come for me to now part ways with Ambitiouz Entertainment,
"This is a decision I did not make lightly and without due consideration. As a matter of fact, once the idea took root in my mind, my first reaction was to seek legal advice on my contractual obligations to the label if at all and secondly, the steps that needed to be taken to do this, in the swiftest and amicable way possible," he continued.
Emtee is not the only one who parted ways with the label. Sjava also recently announced his departure also, in a statement he said "I will forever be grateful for everything that they have done by giving me an opportunity and platform when no one did nanokuthi through them ngikwazile nokwakhela umama umuzi ekhaya,"
"The reason for partying ways iyaziwa yimana and the label for now and I hope that this process of parting will be done in a way that reflects mutual respect. That is my hope," said Sjava
Emtee's announcement on the release of his album comes hot on the heels of A-Reece's announcement that he will be dropping his album soon and he named it Paradise 2.
Image Cred: Instagram @Emteethehustla
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Extreme low temperature required to store Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine big challenge for India: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
The extreme low temperature required for storing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine poses a challenge for its delivery in India.
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said maintaining such cold chain facilities would be very difficult in India.
The extreme low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius required for storing a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer poses a big challenge for its delivery in a developing nation like India, especially in its smaller towns and rural areas where maintaining such cold chain facilities would be very difficult, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Wednesday.
Most vaccines in India need to be stored at a temperature of two to eight degrees Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature at which vaccines can be kept to maintain the cold chain in most areas in the country is minus 25 degrees Celsius, Guleria said. He, however, said the first set of results announced by Pfizer Inc. And BioNTech SE from the Phase 3 vaccine trial, showing a 90-per cent efficacy in preventing the coronavirus infection, is quite encouraging.
"The extreme low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius required for the potential anti-coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer poses a big challenge for its delivery in a developing nation like India. Storing vaccines at such a low temperature and maintaining such cold chains in smaller towns and cities is going to be very difficult," Guleria said.
He stressed that the data released by the firms developing vaccines have to be studied and it has to be seen how long the immunity would last.?
About the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Guleria said festivities or heavily crowded marketplaces may have acted as "superspreader spots" and stressed on the need to remain vigilant and follow COVID-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing, respiratory etiquette and hang hygiene diligently.
Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 8,593 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday that took its infection tally to over 4.59 lakh, while 85 new fatalities pushed the national capital's death toll to 7,228, authorities said. The total number of cases in the city stands at 4,59,975, according to the latest health department bulletin.
Pfizer Inc. And BioNTech SE on Monday said their vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19. "Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine's ability to prevent COVID-19," Pfizer Chairman and CEO," Albert Bourla said.
Asked if India was considering a tie-up with Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine and whether the country has the infrastructure for the specialised cold chain requirement for this vaccine, the health ministry on Tuesday said the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 is in talks with all the vaccine manufacturers, including domestic and foreign ones.
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