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__label__cc	0.516008	0.483992	Split Rock Lighthouse Remaining Closed Until July 1, Some Staff Furloughed Split Rock Lighthouse and other historical sites around Minnesota will remain closed through June 30, according to a news release from the Minnesota Historical Society. In the release, MHS officials say "The health and safety of our guests, staff, volunteers, interns, and community is our highest priority. In response to ongoing concerns over social distancing in public, we have decided to keep our historic sites and museums closed and cancel all in-person events, field trips, and rentals through June 30." It was also announced on the Split Rock Lighthouse Facebook Page that a number of staff members would also be furloughed starting May 1, through June 30. While MHS facilities around the state remain closed, the organization does offer some online resources to learn and explore via their website during the shutdown. You can learn more about those opportunities on the MHS website's COVID-19 update page. While the lighthouse will be closed until at least July 1, the state park that the lighthouse is in remains open. In a statement from the DNR at the end of March, state parks remain open for day use with camping not allowed at this time and group shelters, visitor centers, and some other amenities are closed for a time. State parks can still be used as a place to get outdoors, with the guidance of visiting parks near home and maintaining proper social distancing guidelines. You can see the latest from the DNR about state parks here. Pick Up Lines Only Twin Ports Residents Will Appreciate Filed Under: Split Rock Lighthouse Categories: Duluth / Superior News, Featured, Minnesota News	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2822
__label__wiki	0.537147	0.537147	HomeBlogUncategorizedHow Are High-End Bags Professionally Restored? How Are High-End Bags Professionally Restored? Handbag lovers, beware: the product can potentially become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic if not properly taken care of, at least according to Judy Bass, the Technical Director at The Handbag Spa, a cleaning and repair service in the UK. “We’ve seen a lot of damage just recently with hand sanitizer,” she explains. “Hand sanitizers are usually alcohol-based and they do an awful lot of damage to the leather surface of the handbag, and that has been on the increase.” Although shifting habits and behaviors as spurred by the spread of a global virus have clearly resulted in increased business for the leather specialist, damages to handbags are not an entirely new phenomenon. After all, the more we use something, the more worn out it becomes. Enter the likes of Bass’ The Handbag Spa and a slew of other repair shops all around the world, each seeking to restore a bag’s glory and, sometimes, even adding some value to the product in the process. Most Common Handbag Damage But before we get into the increased selling potential of a restored bag, let’s start from the beginning: what are some of the most common damages that experts like Bass have made a business out of? “We see a lot of corner repairs,” reveals Bass. “Particularly on Mulberrys, where the corner piping has worn through and got damaged.” The Handbag Spa in specific prefers not to take bags apart (“we feel that’s interfering with [its] authenticity,” says Bass), opting to repair rather than replace. “The corner repairs depend on whether the piping is still there,” she explains. “If it is not, we would replace it. If [some of it is], we use special fillers.” Bass also mentions dyeing is a popular request. “We do lots of changing of color. People get fed up with last season’s color,” she says. “So they bring [the bag] in to match […] next season’s color. We often change bags to darker [hues] for the winter.” Lainey Molnar, a Hungarian former fashion stylist and current digital business strategist who happens to restore handbags on her own time, echoes Bass’ observations. “Seventy-five percent of the time, I’m dyeing the bags either black or navy or a darker color,” she says. “Lighter bags are hard to restore because you’d have to paint white over faded gray. So [the majority] of what I do is dyeing them and fixing the little tears and surface scruff.” Other issues are endemic to specific brands. Take Michael Kors, for example, whose bags almost always boast a unique etching on a strap. “It’s quite a specialist job to re-etch straps and it just isn’t [worth doing] given the value of the bag,” explains Bass, mentioning that a majority of customers forego the repair given its high estimated cost. “It’s an obvious problem that Michael Kors has that they haven’t fixed [yet],” she says. More examples: Mulberry bags are particularly prone to corner damages; Fendi Baguettes, according to Molnar, tend to rip more often than other favorites given the fact that most are made with non-leather materials; the coated canvas on plenty of Louis Vuitton offerings often cracks if not taken care of properly. Other brands that both repair gurus see a lot of include Prada, Chanel, Hermès, Tod’s, Celine, and Chloé. Whether any brand employee would recognize a restored bag over a pure original is debatable. “They might,” says Molnar. “I use different finishes, I’m not trying to really emulate the originals.” Bass is a bit more confident in the other direction. “We just had a Mulberry bag and I’d actually defy anybody to say that anything had been done to it,” she recounts. “It had become very faded and scratched and the woman thought we sent her a new handbag.” As a general statement, brands do not provide repair companies with a slew of “official” materials to use at work. Instead, restorers seek out special products that could be applied across the board, from fillers to dyes. “[You build] up a starter kit boasting the right tools [to be used again and again],” explains Molnar. As for whether high-end companies ever direct consumers to repair shops, Bass mentions that authorized sellers are more likely to do so over official company personnel. The most logical branch-out for a company born to fix broken bags involves care products that promise to extend the “health” of a handbag and minimize the need for repairs. The Handbag Spa, for example, sells a full range of cleaners, protectors (“protecting the leather from the start and cleaning it on a regular basis keeps the bag in the best condition,” says Bass), repair pens that allow for quick-fixes when noticing minor scratches and—this is 2020 for you—alcohol-free antibacterial cleansers that promise to avoid the damages caused by hand sanitizers. Speaking of related ventures: although it is hard to estimate how much value a restoration project adds to any given bag, thoughts naturally drift to the potential success of a bag flipping business. When asked about the topic, Bass is a bit cagey. “Handbags only keep their values if they’re in very good conditions,” she says. “So if it has gotten to the point where it needs to be sent to be refurbished, particularly if it’s in a bad state, it’s lost its value anyway. Whether we increase that value, I don’t know.” About bag flipping in specific, she says: “It’s always been a possibility but we’re so busy [already] with what we’re doing.” Molnar, on the other hand, reveals that, out of the 20-25 bags that she restores yearly, she keeps half for herself while trying to sell the other half. She finds Prada and Dior as the easiest brands to sell but the hardest to come by. In terms of how much money she can actually make when flipping, she estimates a 20%-30% profit on bags she buys for $200-$500. “It’s not a crazy good business, to be honest,” she says. “It’s at least 10, 20, 25 hours of work to actually restore these bags when it comes down to it.” It should be noted that Molnar doesn’t take on direct requests, opting instead to stick to the bags she buys on eBay, Vestiaire Collective and The RealReal for personal use or re-sell. Of course, at the heart of the value of a handbag lays its authenticity. Bass is careful to note The Handbag Spa’s policy: “We don’t authenticate bags,” she says. “We actually don’t mind if a customer wants his bag restored and it isn’t authentic. Sometimes it is obvious to us that [the product] is not authentic but you don’t bring it up to the client.” Molnar, in contrast, makes full use of her fashion background when inspecting for authenticity. In addition to her own knowledge, she trusts in eBay’s instructions and even sometimes reaches out to a friend who is an importer of second-hand designer bags from Asia. Her expert researching skills haven’t always been as honed as they are today, though. The hobbyist recalls a pink Dior saddle bag that she found online for the incredibly low price of 5 Euros. “I authenticated it but this was before I was doing the refurbishments and I thought I’d never wear a pink bag,” she reminisces. Not yet adept at dyeing the valuable product and turning it into something she’d use, Molnar ended up selling it “for, like, 30 Euros.” Needless to say, she learned from her mistake. The Cinderella Solution Honest Review!- The Alarming Secrets uncovered In 3 Minutes 15 Best Water Bottles To Run With The Best Ways to Meditate at Home Introducing Dior Tie-Dye Creations One of the breakout style trends to come from quarantine was tie-dye. 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__label__wiki	0.593387	0.593387	Balliol JCR Alternative Prospectus JCR Life Entz The Lindsay Bar Ethnic Minorities & International Students Suspending your status JCR/MCR Code of Practice Standing Policy Drama Society Constitution Writing a Motion Hall Menus Airbed Booking Home » Welfare » LGBTQ Balliol is one of the friendliest colleges in Oxford, so as you'd expect, everyone here is really accepting of people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer or Questioning. In college, there are two elected LGBTQ officers to represent the views of LGBTQ people in the JCR. These officers will always be available to talk and support anyone with any issues, whether or not these relate to gender or sexuality. They also put on social events throughout the year. These include drinks events, bops and crew dates; which are good ways to meet LGBTQ people both within Balliol and from other colleges. We're constantly looking to improve the range of events we have on offer, and your ideas will always be welcome. Balliol is a college where you can feel safe and free from prejudice, whatever your gender or sexuality. (If you're wondering what Trans* stands for, have a look at this link) Oxford University LGBTQ society: http://www.oulgbtsoc.org.uk/ Oxford Sexual Health Clinic: http://www.sexualhealthoxfordshire.nhs.uk/ The Lesbian & Gay Foundation: http://www.lgf.org.uk/ The Beaumont Society: http://www.beaumontsociety.org.uk/ The Gender Trust: http://gendertrust.org.uk/ Stonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Disclaimer: Stonewall is an LGB charity so does not deal with any trans* issues. It has also faced controversy over transphobia in the past. Both The Beaumont Society and The Gender Trust are better for anyone looking for information about gender identity. Copyright © 2021, Balliol JCR. Site by Richard May. Theme by Devsaran	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2826
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__label__cc	0.621716	0.378284	Home Bernett Penka Rare Books LLC L'oeuvre Demi-Séculaire de la Societé… L'oeuvre Demi-Séculaire de la Societé de Littérature Finnoise et Le Mouvement National en Finlande de 1831 a 1881 [The Semi-Secular Work of the Finnish Literature Society and the Finnish National Movement 1831-1881] by Palmén, E[rnst] G[ustaf] Helsinki: Société de literature finnoise, 1882. Octavo (22 × 14 cm). Original printed wrappers; 127 pp. Small tape repair to head of spine; else about very good. A history of the Finnish nationalist movement during the relatively liberal reign of Alexander II over the Grand Duchy of Finland, written by the historian Ernst Gustaf Palmén (1849-1919). While officially a part of the Russian Empire since 1808, Finland was autonomous and able to maintain cultural and linguistic independence, which developed into a nationalist revival. The text was published in French for political reasons soon after the ascent of reactionary Alexander III to the Russian throne in 1881, which started a period of rampant Russification of Finland and the Baltic states. As of June 2020 KVK and OCLC show copies at the Austrian National Likbrary, Basel, Herder Institute (Marburg), the British Library, the Danish National Library, the Swedish National Library. Palmén, E[rnst] G[ustaf] russia, russian, helsinki, finnland, finland, empire, law, legal, politics Countries & Cultures Europe Scandinavia Who Shall be the Emperor of Russia ["Union of Russian Legitimist Monarchists;" H.I.H. the Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich] Jan Hus: historické dejství o… Kotomkin, Aleksandr Efimovich (Savinskii) Tainy Imperatora Aleksandra I [The secrets of Emperor… Zyzykin, Prof. M. V. Russkaia revoliutsiia i nezavisimost' Pol'shi.… Kozlovskii, L.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2837
__label__cc	0.62142	0.37858	Engineering Reference — EnergyPlus 8.2 << Prev \| Table of Contents \| Next >> All 8.2 Docs \| Docs Home \| EPx Home Engineering Reference Radiant System Models Low Temperature Radiant System Model One Dimensional Heat Transfer Through Multilayered Slabs Time Series Solutions: Conduction Transfer Functions Laplace Transform Formulation State Space Formulation Extension of Time Series Solutions to Include Heat Sources and Obtain Internal Temperatures Determination of Internal Temperatures Low Temperature Radiant System Controls Heat Exchanger Formulation for Hydronic Systems High Temperature Radiant Heater Model Radiant System Models[LINK] Low Temperature Radiant System Model[LINK] The input objects ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:ConstantFlow, ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:VariableFlow, and ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:Electric provide models for low temperature radiant heating and cooling systems that appear, on the surface, to be relatively simple systems. The system circulates hot or cold fluid through tubes embedded in a wall, ceiling, or floor or runs current through electric resistance wires embedded in a surface or a panel. Energy is thus either added to or removed from the space, and zone occupants are conditioned by both radiation exchange with the system and convection from the surrounding air that is also affected by the system. Unless specifically required for indoor air quality considerations, fans, ductwork, dampers, etc. are not needed. Despite the relative simplicity of the low temperature radiant systems, the integration of such a system within an energy analysis program requires one to overcome several challenges. First, for systems with significant thermal mass, the conduction transfer function method for modeling transient conduction must be extended to include embedded heat sources or sinks. Second, one must integrate this formulation within an energy analysis program like EnergyPlus. Finally, one must overcome the fact that the radiant system is both a zone heat balance element and a conditioning system. Each of these issues will be addressed in the next several subsections. One Dimensional Heat Transfer Through Multilayered Slabs[LINK] One of the most important forms of heat transfer in energy analysis is heat conduction through building elements such as walls, floors, and roofs. While some thermally lightweight structures can be approximated by steady state heat conduction, a method that applies to all structures must account for the presence of thermal mass within the building elements. Transient one dimensional heat conduction through a homogeneous layer with constant thermal properties such as the one shown in Figure 266 is governed by the following equation: ∂2T∂x2=1α∂T∂t where: T is the temperature as a function of position and time, x is the position, t is the time, α=kρcp is the thermal diffusivity of the layer material, k is its thermal conductivity, ρ is its density, and cp is its specific heat. This equation is typically coupled with Fourier’s law of conduction that relates the heat flux at any position and time to temperature as follows: q′′(x,t)=−k∂T(x,t)∂x Single Layered Building Element While analytical solutions exist for the single homogeneous layer shown in Figure 266, the solution becomes extremely tedious for the multiple layered slab shown in Figure 267. Multilayered Building Element Time Series Solutions: Conduction Transfer Functions[LINK] Equations and can be solved numerically in a variety of ways. As mentioned in the previous section, other models have used control theory and numerical methods such as finite difference and finite element. However, each of these methods have drawbacks which render them inappropriate for use within an energy analysis program which requires both accuracy and efficiency from the simulation. Another possible modeling method is a time series solution. Several of the detailed energy analysis programs such as EnergyPlus use a time series solution to transient heat conduction. The most basic time series solution is the response factor equation which relates the flux at one surface of an element to an infinite series of temperature histories at both sides as shown by: q′′i,t=∞∑m=1XmTi,t−m+1−∞∑m=1YmTo,t−m+1 where q" is heat flux, T is temperature, i signifies the inside of the building element, o signifies the outside of the building element, and t represents the current time step. While in most cases the terms in the series decay fairly rapidly, the infinite number of terms needed for an exact response factor solution makes it less than desirable. Fortunately, the similarity of higher order terms can be used to replace them with flux history terms. The new solution contains elements that are called conduction transfer functions (CTFs). The basic form of a conduction transfer function solution is shown by the following equation: q′′i,t=M∑m=1XmTi,t−m+1−M∑m=1YmTo,t−m+1+k∑m=1Fmq′′i,t−m where k is the order of the conduction transfer functions, M is a finite number defined by the order of the conduction transfer functions, and X, Y, and F are the conduction transfer functions. This equation states that the heat flux at the interior surface of any generic building element for which the assumption of one dimensional conduction heat transfer is valid is linearly related to the current and some of the previous temperatures at both the interior and exterior surface as well as some of the previous flux values at the interior surface. A similar equation holds for the heat flux at the exterior surface. The final CTF solution form reveals why it is so elegant and powerful. With a single, relatively simple equation, the conduction heat transfer through an element can be calculated. The coefficients (CTFs) in the equation are constants that only need to be determined once. The only storage of data required is the CTFs themselves and a limited number of temperature and flux terms. The formulation is valid for any surface type and does not require the calculation or storage of element interior temperatures. As the next several sections will detail, there are two main methods for calculating conduction transfer functions: the Laplace Transform method and the State Space method. Both methods are well suited for the main focus of this research, the extension of conduction transfer functions to include heat sources or sinks. Laplace Transform Formulation[LINK] The traditional method for calculating conduction transfer functions is described in detail by Hittle (1981). Beginning with the transient one dimensional heat conduction equation {Equation } and Fourier’s law of conduction {Equation }, the Laplace transform method is used to convert the governing equations into the s-domain for a single layer such as the one shown in Figure 266. d2T(x,s)dx2=sαT(x,s) q′′(x,s)=−kdT(x,s)dx The transformed equations are solved and then put in matrix form as shown below: [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)][T2(s)q2(s)] where: T1(s), T2(s), q1(s), and q2(s) are the temperature and flux terms in the Laplace domain, A1(s)=cosh(ℓ1√s/α1) , B1(s)=(1/k1√s/α1)sinh(ℓ1√s/α1) , C1(s)=k1√s/α1sinh(ℓ1√s/α1) , D1(s)=cosh(ℓ1√s/α1) , k1 is the thermal conductivity of the layer, α1 is the thermal diffusivity of the layer, and ℓ1 is the thickness of the layer. The 2 x 2 matrix consisting of A1(s), B1(s), C1(s), and D1(s) is called the transmission matrix and contains all of the thermophysical properties of the layer necessary to calculate transient conduction heat transfer through it. It can easily be shown that a second layer could be characterized in a similar way as: where A2(s), B2(s), C2(s), and D2(s) are calculated using the properties of the second layer. This can be substituted into Equation to provide insight how the extension to multilayered slabs is achieved. [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)][A2(s)B2(s)C2(s)D2(s)][T3(s)q3(s)] Thus, for a multilayered element as shown in Figure 267, each separate layer has a transmission matrix of Ai(s), Bi(s), Ci(s), and Di(s) associated with it. The form of the matrix equation for the multilayered element is the same as the equation for a single layer: [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A(s)B(s)C(s)D(s)][Tn+1(s)qn+1(s)] but the transmission matrix is replaced by: [A(s)B(s)C(s)D(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)][A2(s)B2(s)C2(s)D2(s)]⋯[An(s)Bn(s)Cn(s)Dn(s)] Equation is typically rearranged as follows: [q1(s)qn+1(s)]=⎡⎢ ⎢⎣D(s)B(s)−1B(s)1B(s)−A(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[T1(s)Tn+1(s)] which relates the flux at either surface of the element to the temperature histories at both surfaces. When the temperature histories are formulated as triangular pulses made up of simple ramp functions, the roots of this equation can be found and result in response factors. The response factors can be simplified as described above through the introduction of flux history terms to form conduction transfer functions. A simplified method of finding the roots of the Laplace domain equations is described by Hittle and Bishop (1983) and is used by the current version of BLAST. State Space Formulation[LINK] Recently, another method of finding conduction transfer functions starting from a state space representation has begun receiving increased attention (Ceylan and Myers 1980; Seem 1987; Ouyang and Haghighat 1991). The basic state space system is defined by the following linear matrix equations: d[x]dt=[A][x]+[B][u] [y]=[C][x]+[D][u] where x is a vector of state variables, u is a vector of inputs, y is the output vector, t is time, and A, B, C, and D are coefficient matrices. Through the use of matrix algebra, the vector of state variables (x) can be eliminated from the system of equations, and the output vector (y) can be related directly to the input vector (u) and time histories of the input and output vectors. This formulation can be used to solve the transient heat conduction equation by enforcing a finite difference grid over the various layers in the building element being analyzed. In this case, the state variables are the nodal temperatures, the environmental temperatures (interior and exterior) are the inputs, and the resulting heat fluxes at both surfaces are the outputs. Thus, the state space representation with finite difference variables would take the following form: d⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦dt=[A]⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦+[B][TiTo] [q′′iq′′o]=[C]⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦+[D][TiTo] where T1, T2, …, Tn-1, Tn are the finite difference nodal temperatures, n is the number of nodes, Ti and To are the interior and exterior environmental temperatures, and q′′i and q′′o are the heat fluxes (desired output). Seem (1987) shows that for a simple one layer slab with two interior nodes as in Figure 268 and convection at both sides the resulting finite difference equations are given by: CdT1dt=hA(To−T1)+T2−T1R CdT2dt=hA(Ti−T2)+T1−T2R q′′i=h(Ti−T2) q′′o=h(T1−To) where: R=ℓkA, thermal resistance C=ρcpℓA2, thermal capacitance To = outside temperature Ti = inside temperature T1 =temperature of node 1 A is the area of the surface exposed to the environmental temperatures. In matrix format: ⎡⎢⎣dT1dtdT2dt⎤⎥⎦=⎡⎣−1RC−hAC1RC1RC−1RC−hAC⎤⎦[T1T2]+⎡⎣hAC00hAC⎤⎦[ToTi] [q′′iq′′o]=[0−hh0][T1T2]+[0h−h0][ToTi] Two Node State Space Example The important aspect of the state space technique is that through the use of relatively simple matrix algebra the state space variables (nodal temperatures) can be eliminated to arrive at a matrix equation that gives the outputs (heat fluxes) as a function of the inputs (environmental temperatures) only. This eliminates the need to solve for roots in the Laplace domain. In addition, the resulting matrix form has more physical meaning than complex functions required by the Laplace transform method. The current version of EnergyPlus uses the state space method for computing CTFs. The accuracy of the state space method of calculating CTFs has been addressed in the literature. Ceylan and Myers (1980) compared the response predicted by the state space method to various other solution techniques including an analytical solution. Their results showed that for an adequate number of nodes the state space method computed a heat flux at the surface of a simple one layer slab within 1% of the analytical solution. Ouyang and Haghighat (1991) made a direct comparison between the Laplace and state space methods. For a wall composed of insulation between two layers of concrete, they found almost no difference in the response factors calculated by each method. Extension of Time Series Solutions to Include Heat Sources and Obtain Internal Temperatures[LINK] Degiovanni (1988) proposed two methodologies for including sources or sinks in the Laplace Transform Formulation. The first method shows how a source that varies as a function of time and location can be incorporated. The resulting equations involve some fairly complicated terms including spatial derivatives. The second method that will be analyzed in more detail involves the addition of a source or sink at the interface between two layers. The derivation of the necessary equations is begun by analyzing the simple two layer element shown in Figure 269. Two Layer Example for Deriving the Laplace Transform Extension to Include Sources and Sinks For the first layer, it was determined that in the Laplace domain For the second layer: To link the two layers and include the heat source between them, the following substitution is made: [T2(s)q2(s)]=[T2+(s)q2+(s)]+[0qsource(s)] which results in: [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)]{[T2+(s)q2+(s)]+[0qsource(s)]} [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)]{[A2(s)B2(s)C2(s)D2(s)][T3(s)q3(s)]+[0qsource(s)]} [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)][A2(s)B2(s)C2(s)D2(s)][T3(s)q3(s)]+[A1(s)B1(s)C1(s)D1(s)][0qsource(s)] While Degiovanni concludes with this formula, some insight into what the generic equation for an element that has n layers might look like is gained by working with Equation . If a layer is added to the left of the first layer, the entire right hand side of Equation is multiplied by the transmission matrix of the new layer. Conversely, if a layer is added to the right of the second layer in Figure 269, the vector containing the Laplace transform of the temperature and heat flux at interface 3 is replaced by the product of the transmission matrix of the new layer and the vector for temperature and heat flux at the next interface, and the term dealing with the heat source is not affected. The general equation for a building element with n layers and m layers between the left hand surface and the heat source can be derived as: [T1(s)q1(s)]=(n∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)])[Tn+1(s)qn+1(s)]+(m∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)])[0qsource(s)] or in more compact form: [T1(s)q1(s)]=[A(s)B(s)C(s)D(s)][Tn+1(s)qn+1(s)]+[a(s)b(s)c(s)d(s)][0qsource(s)] (649) where: [A(s)B(s)C(s)D(s)]=n∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)] and [a(s)b(s)c(s)d(s)]=m∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)]. Next, Equation (649) must be rearranged to match the form of Equation (631), which relates the heat flux at both sides of the element to the temperature at each side. The matrix equation that is obtained shows that: [q1(s)qn+1(s)]=⎡⎢ ⎢⎣D(s)B(s)−1B(s)1B(s)−A(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[T1(s)Tn+1(s)]+⎡⎢ ⎢⎣d(s)−D(s)b(s)B(s)b(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[qsource(s)] This equation bears a striking resemblance to Equation (631). If the source term in Equation (650) is dropped, then the equation is identical to Equation (631). This result conforms with the superposition principle which was used to develop the conduction transfer functions from the summation of a series of triangular pulses or ramp sets. Now, the effect of the heat source is simply added to the response to the temperature inputs. While Equation (650) is correct for any single or multilayered element, the first term in the heat source transmission matrix does not appear to match the compactness of the other terms in the matrix equation. It can be shown (see Strand 1995: equations 32 through 42 which detail this derivation) that the heat source transmission term for a two-layer problem reduces to [q1(s)q3(s)]=⎡⎢ ⎢⎣D(s)B(s)−1B(s)1B(s)−A(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[T1(s)T3(s)]+⎡⎢ ⎢⎣B2(s)B(s)B1(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[qsource(s)] If this is extended to a slab with n layers and a source between the m and m+1 layers, the general matrix equation for obtaining heat source transfer functions using the Laplace transform method is: [q1(s)qn+1(s)]=⎡⎢ ⎢⎣D(s)B(s)−1B(s)1B(s)−A(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[T1(s)Tn+1(s)]+⎡⎢ ⎢⎣¯b(s)B(s)b(s)B(s)⎤⎥ ⎥⎦[qsource(s)] where: [A(s)B(s)C(s)D(s)]=n∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)], [a(s)b(s)c(s)d(s)]=m∏i=1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)], and [¯a(s)¯b(s)¯c(s)¯d(s)]=n∏i=m+1[Ai(s)Bi(s)Ci(s)Di(s)]. At first glance, the terms in the heat source transmission matrix may appear to be reversed. It is expected that only the layers to the left of the source will affect q1(s), but the presence of ¯b(s) in the element multiplied by qsource(s) to obtain q1(s) seems to be contradictory. In fact, the entire term, ¯b(s)/B(s), must be analyzed to determine the effect of qsource(s) on q1(s). In essence, the appearance of ¯b(s) removes the effects of the layers to the right of the source from B(s) leaving only the influence of the layers to the left of the source. The form displayed by Equation (652) is, however, extremely convenient because the terms in the heat source transmission matrix have the same denominators, and thus roots, as the terms in the temperature transmission matrix. Thus, the same roots that are calculated for the CTFs can be used for the QTFs, saving a considerable amount of computer time during the calculation of the transfer functions. Once Equation (652) is inverted from the Laplace domain back into the time domain, the combined CTF-QTF solution takes the following form: q′′i,t=M∑m=1XmTi,t−m+1−M∑m=1YmTo,t−m+1+k∑m=1Fmq′′i,t−m+M∑m=1Wmqsource,t−m+1 (653) This relation is identical to Equation (623) except for the presence of the QTF series that takes the heat source or sink into account. The two-node example introduced by Seem (1987) can be utilized to examine the extension of the state space method to include heat sources or sinks. Figure 270 shows the simple two node network with a heat source added at node 1. The nodal equations for the finite difference network shown in Figure 270 are: CdT1dt=hA(To−T1)+T2−T1R+qsourceA Two Node State Space Example with a Heat Source In obtaining the matrix equivalent for this set of equations, it should be noted that the source term is not a constant but rather an input that varies with time. Thus, it must be grouped with the environmental temperatures as inputs. The resulting matrix equations take the following form: ⎡⎢⎣dT1dtdT2dt⎤⎥⎦=⎡⎣−1RC−hAC1RC1RC−1RC−hAC⎤⎦[T1T2]+⎡⎣hAC0AC0hAC0⎤⎦⎡⎢⎣ToTiqsource⎤⎥⎦ [q′′1q′′2]=[0−hh0][T1T2]+[0h0−h00]⎡⎢⎣ToTiqsource⎤⎥⎦ Equation (659) appears to suggest that the source term has no direct effect on the heat flux at either side of the element because its coefficients are zero. This is not the case. Equation only relates variables that have a direct influence on heat flux. So, while Ti has no direct influence on q′′o , it does have an indirect influence through the nodal network. The same would hold for the influence of qsource. If this analysis is extended to a finite difference network with n nodes, the corresponding matrix equations can be shown to be: d⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦dt=[A]⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦+[B]⎡⎢⎣ToTiqsource⎤⎥⎦ (660) [q′′iq′′o]=[C]⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦+[D]⎡⎢⎣ToTiqsource⎤⎥⎦ (661) The influence of the heat source is also confirmed by the final solution form, which is identical to the Laplace transform result shown in Equation (653). As with the Laplace solution method, the state space method results in a set of QTFs that relate the heat source at the current time step and several previous time steps to the current heat flux at the surface of the element. Other similarities between the two solution methods are evident. It is interesting to note that as with the Laplace method there is no alteration of the CTFs calculated by the state space method. Thus, the principle of superposition is still valid. Furthermore, the introduction of the source term did not substantially increase the computing effort required to calculate the additional transfer functions. In the Laplace method, this was shown by the common roots, B(s), shared by both the CTFs and the QTFs. In the state space method, it can be noted that the A matrices in Equations (640) and (658) are identical. Since the state space method requires the inversion and the exponentiation of the A matrix only, the additional QTF terms will not require a substantial amount of additional computing time for their calculation. Determination of Internal Temperatures[LINK] One aspect of low temperature radiant systems that has not been addressed to this point is the appropriateness of specifying the effect of the system on slab response via a heat source term. For a heating system that employs electrical resistance heating, the use of a heat source as the input variable is logical. The heat produced by such a system can easily be related to the current passing through the heating wire. However, for a hydronic heating or cooling system, the known quantity is not heat but rather the temperature of the water being sent to the building element. The use of a temperature to simulate the presence of a heating or cooling system presents one major obstacle. When fluid is not being circulated, there is no readily available temperature value available for use as an input variable. In a hydronic system, a link between the fluid temperature being sent to the slab and the heat delivered to the slab exist. The most effective way of relating these two variables is to consider the slab to be a heat exchanger. Using heat exchanger relationships, an equation could then be formulated to obtain the heat delivered to the slab based on the inlet fluid temperature. Most heat exchangers are used to thermally link two fluids. In the case of a hydronic radiant system, there is only one fluid and a stationary solid. Presumably, if the inlet fluid temperature, the system geometry, and the solid temperature are known, then the outlet temperature and thus the heat transfer to the building element can be computed. This leads to an interesting question: what is the solid temperature? By definition, for one dimensional conduction heat transfer, the solid temperature is the temperature of the building element at the depth where the hydronic loop is located. Typically, this temperature is not known because it is not needed. The goal of both methods of calculating CTFs was the elimination of internal temperatures that were not needed for the simulation. For a hydronic system, it is necessary to extract this information to solve for the heat source term. Two methods of accomplishing this are described below. Returning to the two layer example shown in Figure 269, it can be shown that the final solution form in the time domain for the slab with a source at the interface between the two layers is: q′′1,t=M∑m=1Xk,mT1,t−m+1−M∑m=1Yk,mT3,t−m+1+k∑m=1Fmq′′1,t−m+M∑m=1Wmqsource,t−m+1 A similar equation could be written for the response of the first layer in absence of any source term and is given by: q′′1,t=M∑m=1xk,mT1,t−m+1−M∑m=1yk,mT2,t−m+1+k∑m=1fmq′′1,t−m While the current temperature at the interface is not known, presumably the previous values of this parameter will be known. In addition, the temperatures and the flux histories at surface 1 are also know. The unknowns in Equation are the current heat flux at surface 1 and the temperature at surface 2. However, Equation does define the current value of the heat flux at surface 1 based on temperature, heat flux, and heat source histories. Thus, if this value is used in Equation , the only remaining unknown in this equation is the current temperature at surface 2, the surface where the heat source or sink is present. Rearranging Equation provides an equation from which the temperature at the source location may be calculated: T2,t=M∑m=1¯Xk,mT1,t−m+1−M−1∑m=1¯Yk,mT2,t−m+k+1∑m=1¯Fmq′′1,t−m+1 where the new coefficients are obtained from the standard conduction transfer functions for the first layer via the following equations: ¯Xk,m=xk,my1(m=1,⋯,M) ¯Yk,m=yk,m+1y1(m=1,⋯,M−1) ¯F1=1y1 ¯Fm=fm−1y1(m=2,⋯,k+1) This system for backing out an internal temperature through the use of a second, rearranged CTF equation is valid regardless of whether the Laplace transform or state space method is utilized to calculate the CTFs and QTFs. The state space method, however, offers a more direct method of obtaining an internal temperature through its definition as an additional output variable. Consider again the state space example shown in Figure 270. Two output variables were defined for this example: q′′i and q′′o . The temperature of the node where the source is present can also be defined as an output variable through the identity equation: T1=T1 When this equation for T1 is added to Equation (659), the resulting output matrix equation for the heat flux at both surfaces and the internal temperature is: ⎡⎢⎣q′′iq′′oT1⎤⎥⎦=⎡⎢⎣0−hh010⎤⎥⎦[T1T2]+⎡⎢⎣0h0−h00000⎤⎥⎦⎡⎢⎣TiToqsource⎤⎥⎦ The only difference between this relation and Equation is the presence of T1 on both the right and left hand side of the equation. The dual role of T1 as a state variable and an output parameter may seem to contradict the goal of the state space method of eliminating the state variables. However, due to the flexibility of the formulation, nodal temperatures can be extracted in the same manner that any other output quantity would be obtained. For an element with n layers, Equation becomes: ⎡⎢⎣q′′iq′′oTs⎤⎥⎦=[C]⎡⎢ ⎢⎣T1⋮Tn⎤⎥ ⎥⎦+[D]⎡⎢⎣TiToqsource⎤⎥⎦ where Ts is the temperature of the node where the heat source or sink is present. The transfer function equation for the calculation of Ts that results from Equation is identical in form to Equation : Ts,t=M∑m=1xk,mTi,t−m+1−M∑m=1yk,mTo,t−m+1+k∑m=1fmTs,t−m+M∑m=1wmqsource,t−m+1 Instead of the flux at either side of the element characterized as a function of temperature, flux, and source history terms, the temperature at the source location is related to source and temperature histories including histories of Ts. The validity of these internal temperature calculation methods as well as heat source transfer functions in general will be discussed in the next chapter. Low Temperature Radiant System Controls[LINK] The use of this equation allows the low temperature radiant system to be handled like any other surface within the heat balance framework. Heat balances at the inside and outside surfaces take on the same form as other surfaces, and the participation of the radiant system in the radiation balance within the space and thermal comfort models is automatically included. Thus, the radiant system model is fully integrated into the heat balance, and any improvements that are made in areas such as convection coefficients, shading models, etc. are immediately available to the radiant system as part of the overall heat balance solution. Once the transient nature of the system is accounted for, one must then turn to the next difficult issue: controls. Controls are problematic for almost any simulation program. The problem is not whether something can be simulated because typically a simulation program offers the ability to experiment with many different control strategies. Rather, the problem is typically the diversity of controls that are implemented and keeping the controls that can be simulated up to date. EnergyPlus offers two different control schemes: variable flow (ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:VariableFlow) and variable temperature (ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:ConstantFlow). The control strategies are different enough that they were developed as separate system types. More details of the controls are described below. The controls for variable flow low temperature radiant systems within EnergyPlus are fairly simple though there is some flexibility through the use of schedules. The program user is allowed to define a setpoint temperature as well as a throttling range through which the system varies the flow rate of water (or current) to the system from zero to the user defined maximum flow rate. The flow rate is varied linearly with the flow reaching 50% of the maximum when the controlling temperature reaches the setpoint temperature. Setpoint temperatures can be varied on an hourly basis throughout the year if desired. The controlling temperature can be the mean air temperature, the mean radiant temperature, or the operative temperature of the zone, and this choice is also left to the user’s discretion. (Operative temperature for radiant system controls is the average of MAT and MRT.) Since flow rate is varied, there is no explicit control on the inlet water temperature or mixing to achieve some inlet water temperature in a hydronic system. However, the user does have the ability to specify on an hourly basis through a schedule the temperature of the water that would be supplied to the radiant system. Graphical descriptions of the controls for the low temperature radiant system model in EnergyPlus are shown in Figure 271 for a hydronic system. In a system that uses electric resistance heating, the power or heat addition to the system varies in a manner similar to mass flow rate variation shown in Figure 271. In the constant flow-variable temperature systems, the controls are also considered piecewise linear functions, but in this case the user selects both the control temperatures and the water temperatures via schedules. This offers greater flexibility for defining how the radiant system operates though it may not model every situation. Figure 272 shows how the “desired” inlet water temperature is controlled based on user schedules. The user has the ability to specify the high and low water and control temperature schedules for heating and cooling (separately; a total of eight temperature schedules). Note that this inlet temperature is a “desired” inlet temperature in that there is no guarantee that the system will provide water to the system at that temperature. The model includes a local loop that attempts to meet this demand temperature through mixing and recirculation. Variable Flow Low Temperature Radiant System Controls Variable Temperature Low Temperature Radiant System Controls The constant flow (variable temperature) low temperature radiant system model is actually a combination of mixing valves, a pump (constant speed, but the maximum flow can be modified by a schedule), and the radiant system (surface, panel, or group of surfaces/panels). This is connected to the main loop through the standard inlet connections as shown in Figure 273. The system controls determine the desired inlet temperature and system flow rate while loop controls determine the flow rate and temperature of the loop. Note that pump heat also factors into the model through a simple constant speed pump model and user input. There are four possible conditions (separate for heating and cooling). First, if the loop has adequate temperature and flow to meet system requests, then the model sets the radiant system inlet temperature and controls to the desired values based on the controls and simulates. This is the best condition and recirculation and bypass amounts are adjusted accordingly based on radiant system outlet temperatures. Second, if the loop temperature is adequate but the loop flow rate is less than the radiant system flow rate, we may or may not be able to meet the desired inlet temperature since recirculation might lower the temperature below the desired temperature. In this second case, the model first simulates the radiant system with the desired conditions and then resimulates it to solve for the actual inlet temperature (see later in this section) if it cannot achieve the desired inlet temperature. Third, if the loop flow is greater than the radiant flow but the temperature of the loop is not adequate, then there is no amount of mixing that will solve this problem. All of the radiant flow comes from the loop and the loop temperature (after pump heat addition) becomes the radiant system inlet regardless of the temperature controls. Finally, if both the temperature and the flow of the loop are inadequate, then the model simply solves for the actual radiant system inlet temperature and does not try to meet the controls (merely tries to get as close as physically possible given the loop conditions). Variable Temperature Low Temperature Radiant System Component Details One remaining challenge is the merging of the low temperature radiant system model with an integrated building simulation program. In the past, most simulation programs have simulated the building envelope, the space conditioning systems, and the central plant equipment in three separate steps. While this had some advantages and was partly due to a lack of computing capacity, the large drawback for this arrangement is that there is no feedback from the space conditioning system or central plant response to the building conditions. Thus, if the system or plant was undersized, it was reported as an “unmet load” and does not affect the temperatures experienced within the building. IBLAST, a predecessor (Taylor 1991) to EnergyPlus, resolved this issue by integrating all three major components of a building simulation and thus allowing feedback between the equipment and the building envelope. This integration was not a trivial task and required that the systems be simulated at shorter time steps in some cases to maintain solution stability. In essence, the system simulation will shorten its time step whenever it senses that conditions are changing too rapidly. While this is effective in maintaining solution stability, it can present problems for a radiant system. The radiant system has either a direct or an indirect impact on the surfaces within a building. So, it must be simulated with the building envelope. Yet, it is also a space conditioning system that must act on the space like any other system and thus must also be simulated at the system time step, which can be less than the building time step and can also vary within EnergyPlus. This issue was handled using a multi-step approach. In EnergyPlus, the heat balance is always simulated first. When this happens, the radiant system is temporarily shut-off to find how the building would respond if there was no heat source/sink. Then, as the system and plant are simulated at multiple shorter time steps, the radiant system is allowed to operate per the controls specified by the user. Flow rate is allowed to vary at each system time step, and the radiant system model is simulated at each time step as if the current flow rate was being used throughout the entire zone time step. This means that each time the heat source/sink in the radiant system is varied during the system simulation the zone heat balance must be recomputed to see what the reaction of the rest of the zone is to this change in the conditions of one (or more) of the surfaces. In reality, this is not physically correct because each change in the flow rate throughout the system simulation will have an impact on the system time steps remaining before the heat balance is simulated during the next zone time step. Yet, other approaches to solving the mismatch between the system and the zone response of radiant systems are not feasible. One could force the system to run at the same time step as the zone, but this could result in instabilities in other types of systems that might be present in the simulation. On the other hand, one could try to force the zone to run at the shorter time steps of the system, but this could lead to instability within the heat balance due to limits on the precision of the conduction transfer function coefficients. Despite the fact that the simulation algorithm described above may either over- or under-predict system response dependent on how the system has been controlled in previous system time steps, it is reasonable to expect that the effect of these variations will balance out over time even though it might lead to slightly inaccurate results at any particular system time step. The long-term approach is also in view in the final simulation step at each zone time step. After the system has simulated through enough system time steps to equal a zone time step, the radiant system will rerun the heat balance using the average heat source/sink over all of the system time steps during the past zone time step. This maintains the conservation of energy within the heat balance simulation over the zone time steps and defines more appropriate temperature and flux histories at each surface that are critical to the success of a conduction transfer function based solution. A graphical picture of this somewhat complex multiple step simulation is shown in the figure below. Resolution of Radiant System Response at Varying Time Steps Heat Exchanger Formulation for Hydronic Systems[LINK] As has been mentioned previously, the actual heat transferred between the building element and the hydronic loop is related to the temperature of the building element at the source location as well as the water system inlet and outlet temperatures. In EnergyPlus, it is assumed that the inlet temperature to the slab (defined by a user schedule and the plant simulation) and the mass flow rate (determined by the control algorithm) are known and that the remaining parameters must be calculated. However, the heat balance equations require the heat transferred to the building element from the water loop in order to calculate the heat transferred from the element to the building environment. Even though systems defined by this model can vary somewhat, the same characteristic link between the system variables exist. For modeling purposes, the overall water/slab system can be thought of as a heat exchanger. While in principle there are two alternative heat exchanger methodologies, it is more convenient to use the effectiveness-NTU method in this case. Several assumptions will be incorporated into the heat exchanger analysis. It is assumed that the building element that contains the hydronic loop is stationary and that its temperature along the length of the tubing is constant. The latter part of this assumption stems from assumptions made in both the one and two dimensional heat source transfer function derivations. In either case, the source was added at a single node that was characterized by a single temperature. For consistency, this assumption must be made again in the heat exchanger analysis. Another assumption for the current EnergyPlus model is that the fluid in the tubing is water. Additionally, it is assumed that the thermal properties of the water do not vary significantly over the length of the tubing and that the water flows at a constant flow rate. Finally, the temperature at the inside surface of the water tubing is assumed to be equal to the temperature at the source location. In other words, it is assumed that the water tubing itself has no appreciable effect on the heat transfer process being modeled. Using these assumptions and the effectiveness-NTU heat exchanger algorithm, several equations can be defined which establish the relationship between the heat source and the water temperatures. First, a heat balance on the water loop results in: q=(˙mcp)water(Twi−Two) where q is the energy transferred between the water loop and the building element, ˙m is the mass flow rate of the water, cp is the specific heat of the water, Twi is the inlet water temperature, and Two is the outlet water temperature. The maximum amount of heat transfer that is possible according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics is: qmax=(˙mcp)water(Twi−Ts) where qmax is the maximum amount of energy transfer that is possible and Ts is the temperature at the source location. The effectiveness of the heat exchanger, ε, is defined as the ratio of the actual energy transfer to the maximum possible, or: ε≡qqmax For a heat exchanger where one fluid is stationary, the effectiveness can be related to NTU, the number of transfer units, by the following equation (Incropera and DeWitt 1985): ε=1−e−NTU where NTU is defined by: NTU≡UA(˙mcp)water Since the water tubes were assumed to have no effect on the heat transfer process, the only term present in the overall heat transfer coefficient, UA, is a convection term. Thus, the equation for UA is: UA=h(πDL) where h is the convection coefficient, D is the interior tube diameter, and L is the total length of the tube. The convection coefficient can be obtained from internal flow correlations that relate the Nusselt dimensionless number to other flow properties. For laminar flow in a tube of constant surface temperature, the Nusselt number is defined by: NuD=hDk=3.66 where k is the thermal conductivity of the water. For turbulent internal flow, the Colburn equation can be used to define the Nusselt number: NuD=hDk=0.023Re4/5D1/3Pr where Pr is the Prandtl number of water and ReD is the Reynolds number which is defined by: ReD=4˙mπμD The parameter μ is the absolute viscosity of water. For internal pipe flow, the flow is assumed to be turbulent for ReD ≥ 2300. Knowledge of the flow conditions allows Equations (675) through (681) to be calculated. This essentially eliminates ε as an unknown in Equation (674). The controls and the plant define the water mass flow rate and the inlet water temperature, leaving two equations (Equations (673) and (674)) and three unknowns. The third equation that can be used in conjunction with Equations (673) and (674) is Equation (672), which is the CTF/QTF equation for the temperature at the source location. Knowing the inlet water temperature and water mass flow rate, the calculation procedure is somewhat involved and requires, in addition to Equations (672), (673), and (674), the use of a modified form of Equation (653). Equation (653) is the standard conduction transfer function formula for a building element with an embedded source/sink of heat. In EnergyPlus, the surface flux on the left hand side of the equation is replaced with a surface heat balance: ⎡⎢⎣SurfaceHeatBalance⎤⎥⎦=M∑m=1Xk,mT1,t−m+1−M∑m=1Yk,mT3,t−m+1+k∑m=1Fmq′′1,t−m+M∑m=1Wmqsource,t−m+1 The surface heat balance includes terms for incident solar energy, radiation heat transfer from internal heat sources such as lights and electrical equipment, radiation between surfaces using Hottel’s Gray Interchange concept, and convection to the surrounding air. The presence of the surface temperature in the heat balance does not pose any problems since Equation will be rearranged to solve for this temperature. Since the radiation heat balance is dependent on conditions at the other surfaces, an iteration loop is required to provide a more accurate estimate of the radiative exchange within the building. This is not the case with the mean air temperature. An assumption of the heat balance is that the mean temperature of the surrounding air is equal to the final air temperature of the previous time step. Using this estimate in the heat balance avoids a second iterative loop around the radiative iteration loop. Thus, the terms of the heat balance on the left hand side of the equation have been set with the only unknown quantity being Ti, the inside surface temperature at the current time step. On the right hand side of Equation , most of the terms are already defined since they depend on known values from previous time steps (temperature, flux, and source histories). The only terms which are not defined are the inside surface temperature (Ti), outside surface temperature (To), and internal heat source/sink (qsource) of the current time step. The outside surface temperature will depend on the type of environment to which it is exposed. For example, if the surface is a slab on grade floor, the outside surface temperature is defined as ground temperature and does not require an outside surface heat balance. If the element is an interior surface which has both surfaces exposed to the same air space, the outside surface temperature is redefined to be equal to the inside surface temperature. In cases where the outside surface temperature is not simply defined such as a surface exposed to the exterior environment, a heat balance similar to Equation is required to define the outside surface temperature. However, to again avoid iteration, the heat balance equation for the outside surface assumes that conditions at the inside surface were the same as the previous time step. In most cases, since the influence of the current inside surface temperature on the outside surface temperature is very small, this is a valid assumption. In cases were the inside surface temperature has a significant effect, an approximate inside surface heat balance which defines the inside surface temperature is used. This approximate inside balance uses mean air and radiant temperatures from the previous time step. At this point in the simulation algorithm then, all of the terms in Equation have been defined except the value at the current time step of the inside surface temperature and the heat source/sink. Thus, Equation can be rewritten in a simpler form: Ti,t=C1+C2qsource,t where the variable C1 includes surface heat balance and past history terms as well as the influence of the current outside temperature. The term C2 will depend on the heat source transfer function term and the coefficients of terms linked directly to Ti,t. Equation , which was the CTF/QTF equation for the temperature at the source location, can be simplified in a similar manner. Grouping the temperature and source history terms which are known quantities together with the effect of the outside surface temperature which is defined as described above, the original equation can be reduced to: Ts=C3+C4qsource,t+C5Ti,t where C3 includes all of the history terms and the effect of the current outside temperature, C4 is the heat source transfer function for the current time step, and C5 is the conduction transfer function for the inside surface temperature at the current time step. Substituting Equation into Equation and noting that qsource,t is the same quantity as q in Equations and results in: Ts=C3+C4q+C5(C1+C2q) When this equation is combined with Equation , the heat source, which results from a known water inlet temperature, can be shown to be: q=Twi−C3−C1C51ε(˙mcp)water+C4+C2C5 With both q and Twi known, it is a trivial matter to calculate Two and Ts from Equations and , respectively. Even though the coefficients in Equation are fairly complex, the final equation relating the heat source directly to inlet water temperature is compact and does not require any iteration. As with flux control, once the heat source/sink is defined, the inside surface heat balance can be performed to determine the surface temperatures. It should be noted that Equations through are a slight simplification of the actual implementation in EnergyPlus. The development shown above follows the heat balance conventions that assume previous values of the inside temperature to calculate the outside temperature. This, in reality, is not necessary and since the radiant system can be significantly influenced by the delay that such an assumption might cause, the initial implementation of radiant systems in EnergyPlus used a development (shown below) that does not lag either the inside or the outside surface temperature. In effect, we can establish three basic equations for the temperature at the inside and outside surface as well as at the location of the heat source/sink: Tinside=Ca+CbToutside+CCq′′ Toutside=Cd+CeTinside+Cfq′′ Tsource=Cg+Chq′′+CiTinside+CjToutside where: Tinside is the temperature at the inside surface Toutside is the temperature at the outside surface Tsource is the temperature within the radiant system at the location of the source/sink Ca is all of the other terms in the inside heat balance (solar, LW exchange, conduction history terms, etc.) Cb is the current cross CTF term Cc is the QTF inside term for the current heat source/sink Cd is all of the other terms in the outside heat balance (solar, LW exchange, conduction history terms, etc.) Ce is the current cross CTF term (should be equal to Cb) Cf is the QTF outside term for the current heat source/sink Cg is the summation of all temperature and source history terms at the source/sink location Ch is the QTF term at the source/sink location for the current heat source/sink Ci is the CTF inside term for the current inside surface temperature Cj is the CTF outside term for the current outside surface temperature Equations and above can be solved to remove the other surface temperature. Substituting the new equations for Tinside and Toutside as a function of C and q" into the equation for Tsource and simplifying results in the following equation: Tsource=Ck+Clq′′ where: Ck=Cg+Ci(Ca+CbCd)+Cj(Cd+CeCa)1−CeCb Cl=Ch+Ci(Cc+CbCf	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2838
__label__cc	0.741213	0.258787	« 2018 Baseball Season Starts Feb. 15th The World Series Ring Count » HOF Inductees TBA Jan. 24th Doubleday Field Cooperstown, New York Who Makes to the Baseball HOF as New Inductees in 2018? “In the last four years, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and the Hall of Fame’s Eras Committees have added 17 new names to the game’s greatest team. “And the near-record run doesn’t look to be done anytime soon. “On Jan. 24, the BBWAA will announce the results of its 2018 Hall of Fame balloting. Any electees will be inducted on Sunday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m. at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.” And here’s the linked page bearing that introductory comment to the 2018 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot https://baseballhall.org/hof/2018-bbwaa-ballot The Candidate Field Here’s an even easier link for a display of the candidates that shows their stats, and their percentage of support from the BBWAA voters last time for multiple year candidates. Remember, a candidate must receive a 75% vote of support in 2018 to qualify for induction: https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2018.shtml Who gets into the HOF this year? (Please note: We didn’t ask who deserves induction. We asked, “Who gets in?”) Will this year be the one in which the all time home run producer gets past his steroid association and get inducted for his between the lines HR and other power numbers? How many generations will have to pass before the HOF and the American cultural ethos that condemns Pete Rose for gambling in favor of his own team as a manager will no longer ban his name as a candidate for the Hall? Or will that ever happen? And how about Roger Clemens? Does he get into the HOF anytime soon? Based upon his records and the passage of time, who else from the ‘roids-stain era looks like either a soon to be or eventual HOF addition? How does Pete Rose clearly differ from Barry Bonds? Both hold all time career hitting marks that cry out for acknowledgement, but only Rose broke a baseball law that is printed and posted in every clubhouse in MLB: Baseball players are forbidden from gambling on baseball games, even if they only bet for their own teams. To our knowledge, there were no posted differential prohibitions against the use of certain HGH substances during the halcyon days of Barry Bonds. How does the backbone of MLB go from praising Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998 for saving baseball from the stench of the 1994 lost World Series year into condemning them as candidates for the HOF ten years later and forgetting all about them twenty years later in 2018? In the meanwhile, the HOF uses the BBWAA voting process to induct Bud Selig into the HOF in 2017, even though he was one of the early cheerleaders for McGwire and Sosa as saviors of the game? Then, in 2018, we see that candidates like Bonds and Clemens are creeping back up in the polls and may come close to induction this year. What does that mean? Have they each exhibited a tone of contrition that has been missing in McGwire and Sosa all these years? Or does it more simply mean that voters are tired of being asked the same questions every year – and by voting some of those with the most ardent supporters into the HOF – and permanently out of the annual nuisance category they occupy with the BBWAA – that their job as writer/electors gets easier in 2019? Like just about everything else, history will have the last word in this matter. So, maybe we should simply acknowledge the fact and let our survivors watch what happens with the Hall of Fame and dubious cases of inductee character over the next half century. In the meanwhile, the situation reminds me a lot of that old story about Groucho Marx. When asked why he had not applied for membership at a country club in Hollywood that he seemed to enjoy as a guest, he explained his disinterest in doing so in these words: “I wouldn’t have any respect for a club that accepted me as a member.” Tags: HOF Inductees TBA Jan. 24th This entry was posted on January 3, 2018 at 12:58 pm and is filed under Baseball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. One Response to “HOF Inductees TBA Jan. 24th” Tom Hunter Says: Pete Rose committed the cardinal sin of baseball: betting. The 1919 Chicago White Sox threw the World Series and nearly destroyed the game. Even if Rose only bet on his own team, what message did it send to the bookmakers on the days he didn’t place a bet?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2840
__label__cc	0.721777	0.278223	Seven Essential Ingredients for Change Management vi) Creative Mind A creative mind involves - breaking new ground - has a capacity to put forth new ideas, poses unfamiliar questions, conjures up fresh ways of thinking - uncovers and clarifies new problems, questions and phenomena with unexpected answers - goes beyond existing knowledge and syntheses to pose new questions, offer new solutions, fashion works that challenge existing genre or configure new ones - builds on one or more established disciplines and requires an informed field to make judgments of quality and acceptability - thinking outside the box - putting forth recommendations for new practices and products, explicating them, seeking endorsement and enactment - for a leader, this means formulating and issuing new visions NB Informed challenges to orthodoxy require at least partial mastery of discipline and synthesizing thinking. In fact, "...aspiring creator needs a generous supply of intelligence(s), skill and discipline...... a baseline of literacy and discipline..." Howard Gardner, 2006a The main differences between synthesizing and creating minds are "... the synthesizer's goal is to place what has already known into the best, useful and illuminating a form as possible. The creator's goal......is to extend knowledge, to ruffle the contours of a genre, to guide a set of practices along new and hitherto unanticipated directions. The synthesizer seeks order, equilibrium, closure: the creator is motivated by uncertainty, surprise, continual challenge, and disequilibrium..." Generally we look to leaders rather than managers for inspiration and examples of creativity Throughout history, creativity has had a tough time "...just as human beings have a conservative bent, one that militates against educational innovation and interdisciplinary leaps, human society also strives to maintain the current form..." Need to be careful of "...Offering apparent innovations that are either superficial variations of long-existing knowledge or sharp departures that may be novel but are not accepted ultimately by the knowledgeable field..." Knowledge Base Index Home \| Knowledge Base \| Centre of Excellence \| About Us \| Login Bill Synnot is one of Australia's leading specialists in organisational change management, executive coaching, facilitation, team development, creative thinking and organisational reviews. He has 30+ years experience in management and consulting, both in Australia and internationally, in the public, private, co-operative, professional, educational and not-for-profit sectors. In addition to acting as a consultant/trainer, Bill's experience comes from his senior management positions as a change catalyst. His approach is very practical and is based on hands-on experience. Bill Synnot and Associates 10th Floor, 12 Creek Street Brisbane, Queensland 4000 designed by: bluetinweb © 2008 - 2021 Bill Synnot and Associates Registered - All Rights Reserved. Contact Us \| Webmaster \| Site Map We use cookies to provide you with a better service. By continuing to use our site, you are agreeing to the use of cookies as set in our policy. I understand	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2842
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__label__cc	0.686915	0.313085	Linux Mint 17.1 'Rebecca' Xfce finally available -- download now for old computers By Brian Fagioli Linux Mint is on a roll lately; last year saw the official release of 17.1 'Rebecca', with the Mate and Cinnamon desktop environments (DEs). Both of the aforementioned environments are wonderful, but not everyone likes them. With Linux, there are many DEs to choose from, and each has its own fans. A few days ago, the Mint Team released a KDE flavored version of 17.1, which made many people -- mostly with modern PCs -- happy. You see, as great as KDE is, it is not designed for older machines. Sure, Mate is arguably appropriate for a less-powerful machine, but there is yet another desktop environment that can better breathe new life into older computers -- Xfce. It is now available for Mint 17.1, featuring "Xfce 4.10, MDM 1.8, a Linux kernel 3.13 and an Ubuntu 14.04 package base". "Linux Mint 17.1 Xfce Edition comes with two window managers installed and configured by default. Xfwm (Xfce's very own window manager, simple, fast and very stable). Compiz (an advanced compositing window manager which can do wonders if your hardware supports it)", says Clement Lefebvre. What does this mean? Well, you know how I say Xfce is great for older computers? While that is true, it does not mean that you can't use it on a modern PC as well. For example, with decent hardware, Compiz will allow you to enable effects like wobbly windows and the infamous rotating cube workspace switcher. In other words, Xfce can be customized quite beautifully on high-end machines. Clem lists the following improvements to Xfce: Xfburn received Blu-Ray support In the application menu, categories are now placed on the left and react to mouse hover by default (these options are configurable) Moving a window towards the edge of the screen now tiles the window by default rather than switching to another workspace Quick launchers for Firefox and the terminal were added by default in the Xfce panel The panel clock applet is now used by default so you can see the current date by placing your mouse over it So, if you have an old computer on which you want to run Linux Mint 17.1, I would recommend the Xfce version. With that said, if you have a powerful machine and want to run the distro, there is no reason why you can't use Xfce too. Still, I would suggest giving KDE or Cinnamon a try first. You can download the operating system here. Photo Credit: Elnur / Shutterstock 8 Responses to Linux Mint 17.1 'Rebecca' Xfce finally available -- download now for old computers Cryptojacking malware increases as Bitcoin hits new highs	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2849
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__label__wiki	0.69831	0.69831	Tag Archives: The Long Tail BlogTalkRadio Feeding The Long Tail Looking back at April 2008 shows us we’re still growing strong. In addition to all the conversations we’ve facilitated, we continue to add content to The Long Tail and provide a breadth and depth of content you’d be hard pressed to find housed on any other site. With over 70 categories and thousands of hosts, BlogTalkRadio is feeding the beast in record numbers. Take a look at these stats, for April: 11,000 shows broadcast and archived A total of 2.99 million listeners in April 2,700 different hosts completed at least one show 67,000 unique shows listened to in April 87,000 unique shows in long tail I find it interesting that 77% of the shows produced since we launched BlogTalkRadio were listened to at least one time in April. Chris Anderson‘s Long Tail theory, for example, predicts that demand for products not available in traditional bricks and mortar stores is potentially as big as for those that are. Take a look at the graph from Anderson’s site below. The red part are the big hits, the top sellers. The orange part of the graph is the Long Tail, the niches, which the theory says is where the new growth is coming from now and will continue in the future. BlogTalkRadio and its hosts continue to add powerful, fresh content to those niche audiences. BlogTalkRadio is out to prove the Long Tail theory, that demand for content not available in your traditional media channels will be as big or bigger than what you can find on them. Our continued progress in this arena should be of interest to potential business partners and advertisers who want to capitalize on this growing demand for niche content – as well as our audiences who want that relevant information. We’d love to hear from you; join the conversation. Alan Levy, CEO This entry was posted in Advertising, BlogTalkRadio, Business, Community, Internet, Journalism, New Media Tools, Podcasting, Site News & Updates, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology and tagged Chris Anderson, citizen broadcasting, Internet Radio, Internet Talk, talk radio, The Long Tail on May 2, 2008 by Georgia Grey. Chris Anderson of Wired and The Long Tail on BlogTalkRadio The editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine talks transparency on Media 2.Open today. Chris Anderson, author of the book and blog The Long Tail, joins John C. Havens on Media 2.Open today at 2:30pm ET to discuss transparency in the business world. Oversimplified, The Long Tail theory says: When consumers are offered infinite choice, the true shape of demand is revealed. And it turns out to be less hit-centric than we thought. People gravitate towards niches because they satisfy narrow interests better, and in one aspect of our life or another we all have some narrow interest (whether we think of it that way or not). BlogTalkRadio understands and adds content to The Long Tail every day, to the tune of three to four-hundred shows a day produced by citizen broadcasters to satisfy those underrepresented niches. Photo by uncleweed This entry was posted in Blogging, Blogosphere, Blogs, BlogTalkRadio, Books, Business, Internet, Journalism, New Media Tools, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology and tagged Chris Anderson, John C. Havens, Media 2.Open, The Long Tail, Wired Magazine on February 14, 2008 by Oussama Saoudi.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2861
__label__cc	0.605995	0.394005	AMC Theaters risk never reopening after credit score downgraded by S&P That’s All, Folks: AMC Theaters In Danger Of Never Re-Opening After Coronavirus As Credit Score Tanks Posted on April 6, 2020 - By Bossip Staff Source: Ben Gabbe / Getty Coronavirus is affecting our health in ways that could be fatal, but the disease is also likely to be the death of many of our favorite businesses. According to The Wrap, AMC movie theaters are in serious danger of never reopening after the S&P Global downgraded the company’s credit rating to CCC- from B which means “Highly speculative” to “Default imminent, with little prospect for recovery” in credit terms. Unlike restaurants, there is no “take-out only” for theaters. AMC has been forced to close every single theater and studios have either moved their movies to later in the year or taken them off the 2020 schedule all together. “While there is a high degree of uncertainty about the rate of the coronavirus’ spread and when the pandemic will peak, some government authorities estimate that the peak will occur between June and August,” S&P analysts wrote in a note on Thursday. “We expect AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s (AMC) theaters will remain closed beyond June due to the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. We do not believe AMC has sufficient sources of liquidity to cover its expected negative cash flows past mid-summer, and we believe the company will likely breach its 6x net senior secured leverage covenant when tested on Sept. 30, 2020, absent a waiver from its lenders.” Source: Bruce Bennett / Getty AMC was already in bad financial shape as they reported over $5 billion in deficit at the end of 2019 and losses of $149 million. 600 employees were furloughed last week including the CEO Adam Aron. AMC is the largest chain of theaters in America. If they were to close it could spell the end of “going to the movies” for quite some time. That’s trash. Categories: For Your Information, News, SMH	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2866
__label__cc	0.713706	0.286294	About Boulder Art Association Meetings & Newsletters Art Venues & Shows BAA Art Venues Boulder Art Galleries Boulder Art Museums Become A BAA Volunteer Get Your Own Member Page Lynn LiCalsi On February 25, 2020 - Member Page lynnlicalsi@gmail.com My art is a means of expression for me, whether I am writing, painting, cutting glass, or creating scarfs. I become absorbed in the process and even obsessed by it. Each piece takes me somewhere else, away from this world. My greatest gift is that of childlike imagination—no thinking, plotting, planning—just doing. Whatever happens, happens. I love experimenting with color and shape. I overcame hard times in my life by immersing myself in art. Art allows me to make space for intuition and linger there for a while. Lynn LiCalsi grew up in New York and now lives in Boulder, Colorado. Her studio reflects her energy, as there are several projects in progress at a time: painting, glass, or textiles. Shows include Naropa: Faces, where she interviewed and painted a portrait of a homeless man. The purpose of that show was to put a face on people who live differently. She is a member of the Boulder Arts Association, and both her glass and paintings have been shown at several Colorado Juried Art Shows. Lynn was the album artist for the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble’s albums/CDs Live in Gouvvy, (for which she painted portraits of all the musicians, capturing their energy and spontaneity) and Break Thru, where her glass was featured. Lynn loves teaching Latin during the day and gets great joy and inspiration from her students. Her energy is matchless. Lynn’s favorite Latin author is Vergil because of his ability to paint a scene, and her favorite artists are Modigliani, Chagall, and Monet. Lynn’s work includes Glass, Painting, and Textiles. Lynn often works on commission, creating special glass pieces or paintings for individuals who want something unique—something that expresses their ideas and reflects their passions. Ars Gratia Artis – Art for the sake of Art is her mantra. Her work is whimsical and happy. Copyright Boulder Art Association, PO BOX 20185 Boulder, Colorado 80308-3185	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2868
__label__cc	0.747785	0.252215	Inside Look: Is Kroger Rush Delivering on 30-Minute Delivery? [Video] Jul 25, 2019 \| Field Agent Mobile Research, Omnichannel, Grocery, Customer Experience Kroger is rushin' to get the upper hand in the delivery arms-race. Through its new Kroger Rush app, the retailer is daring to go where no grocery store has gone before: 30-minute delivery. That's fast. As Field Agent has reported, Kroger is making innovation a priority, from implementing digital shelves in select stores, to partnering with Walgreens to broaden pickup options for some of their shoppers. Clearly, Kroger is working to establish itself as a pioneer in the industry. Still, 30-minute delivery is an extremely tall order for a grocery store. Can Kroger make good on the goal? Let's find out. Real Shoppers Try Kroger Rush Retail-audit and insights firm Field Agent asked real shoppers to try Kroger's new service and to answer several questions about it. At the time of the study, all six participants were living or working within a 3-mile radius of the two participating Kroger stores, one in Newport, Kentucky and the other in Cincinnati, Ohio. Each participant used the Kroger Rush app to shop for and purchase groceries, including one hot and one cold item. They were then instructed to time the delivery to see whether Kroger's performance stacked up to its ambitious 30-minute goal. See this innovative service for yourself in the video below, then scroll down to see if Kroger actually delivered on its 30-minute delivery goal. Insights on Kroger Rush Delivery Did Kroger deliver on its 30-minute goal? For the most part, yes. The six deliveries in our study were tightly grouped around the 30-minute mark, as follows: One order was delivered in 16-20 minutes Two orders were delivered in 26-30 minutes Participants timed deliveries from the moment they placed their order in-app, to the moment the order arrived at their door. Although two orders went at least one minute over the 30-minute goal, every participant rated delivery punctuality as "excellent." As one shopper said, "The food got here quickly, which I was impressed with...If I'm ever in a pinch and I need something right away, I would probably use [Kroger Rush] again." Altogether, this early look at the service suggests 30-minute delivery is feasible for the retailer, at least during the pilot phase. Here are some additional insights, based on responses from 5 Rush orders: More than one participant specifically described Kroger Rush as "easy" and "fast." Asked to rate the quality, temperature, and freshness of their orders, four of five chose "excellent" and the other chose "good." Three agents rated the in-app shopping experience as "excellent," one as "very good," and one as "good." The professionalism and friendliness of delivery personnel were rated as "excellent" by four agents, and "very good" by one. All agents rated the overall Kroger Rush experience as "excellent," except for one who rated it "very good." Agents praised the speed, convenience, and user-friendliness (of the app) as their favorite aspects of the experience. Criticisms of the service focused on features absent from the app, including a lack of nutritional information, the inability to order some items (such as meat) by weight, and a limited selection of products available for delivery. Ultimately, all agents in Field Agent's study said they were at least moderately likely to use Kroger's Rush service again in the future. Indeed, 3 of 5 said they'd be "completely likely." And while much remains to be seen about Kroger's new service and how shoppers will respond to it, participants were overwhelmingly positive about Rush delivery. In fact, all agents said they were more likely to shop with Kroger overall now that they offer the Rush service. Of course, Kroger's Rush delivery is just one manifestation of the growing trend toward digital grocery-retail. Field Agent's free report, Groceries 2.0, Vol. III (see below), will take you even deeper into the world of online grocery-shopping. Free Report Looks at Digital Grocery-Retail Based on surveys and studies with approximately 4,500 everyday shoppers, Groceries 2.0, Vol. III is a fun and informative look at “the rise of online grocery-shopping.” Spanning almost 30 pages, the free report explores questions like: How many U.S. households purchase groceries online for store pickup, package delivery, and “fresh” delivery? Which retailers are leading the way in the digital-grocery era? What are shoppers' top concerns about buying groceries online? The free report also includes several "digital-grocery spotlights," with up-close looks at the Aldi-Instacart pickup partnership, pickup operations among regional grocers, and more. Download Groceries 2.0, Vol. III today…and get up to speed on all things digital-grocery. Mobile Research, Omnichannel, Grocery, Customer Experience	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2871
__label__cc	0.613051	0.386949	Back to IIICorp homepage AVR Vidyuth looking for foreign investors for developing 225MW gas-based power plant AVR Vidyuth Private Limited is planning to start discussions with foreign investors to raise funds for developing a 225MW gas-based power plant at Adavipolam in Yanam district of Puducherry, said Vishnu Vardhan Rao, MD, AVR Vidyut. The company is also looking for a foreign EPC contractor to invest in the project, he added. Rao said that the proposed project has been approved by the government of Puducherry. Land required for the project has also been procured. Once a foreign investor and an EPC contractor is finalized, AVR Vidyuth will approach the government of Puducherry for allocation of gas required for the project, he added. The total cost of developing 1MW of gas-based power will be about USD 750,000 (Rs. 5 crore), said Ashok Kumar, Administrator, AVR Vidyuth. Based on this metric, the total project investment (TPI) of the 225MW power unit will be around USD 168.7m (Rs. 1125.8 crore). Project equipment would typically include air compressors, gas turbines, steam generators, combustion chambers, condensers, fuel burners, jet pipes and propelling nozzles, fuel valves, and synchronous generators, among other equipment. To find out more about this and other opportunities, contact us at https://www.iiicorp.com/ Posted in finance, IIICorp Exclusives, Opportunities, Uncategorized and tagged Competitive Intelligence, deal origination, Development, Emerging Markets, finance, IIICorp, India, Industrial, proprietary, trade finance on August 5, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment IIICorp Opportunity of the Week: Sonnedix gets loan approval from Green Climate Fund for 143MW solar project in Chile worth USD 265m The South Korea-based Green Climate Fund recently approved a loan worth USD 49m to a large-scale solar PV project coming up in the Atacama desert in northern Chile implemented by US-based independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix. Sonnedix, founded in 2010, has raised over USD 554m in equity to date from founders, management, private, and institutional investors. Sonnedix is a JV owned and controlled by Sonnedix Global Holdings Ltd and IIF Solar Investment Ltd (JPM IIF), an entity controlled by the Infrastructure Investment Fund. The project will have an installed capacity of 143MW (likely AC-rated, while DC-rated capacity will be around 170MW). The project will have the capacity for expansion up to 250MW. The project is expected to require a total investment of USD 265m, with the USD 49m loan being disbursed through the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). The project will start selling electricity at USD 4.4 per kWh from 2017 onward. This tariff is however expected to increase gradually to reach USD 8 per kWh by 2035. The EPC and operation and maintenance (O&M) for the project is by Biosar Energy SA, which was acquired in 2012 by the Greece-based AKTOR S.A. To connect the Atacama solar PV plant power substation, 45.5km of transmission lines and grid connection equipment at the Lagunas substation will be developed by Transelec SA under a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) contract and repaid under a 25-year lease with fixed payments and repurchase option of USD 1. Recently, the Chile government approved legislation that will create a new interconnected transmission network to be established alongside a new independent operator. This will ensure that power generated from renewable energy projects located in remote regions of the country is supplied to population centers. Deal origination, competitive intelligence, industry insight— With over two decades of expertise and innovcation in the global M&A, capital markets, and business news and intelligence fields, IIICorp provides unparalleled insight on opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing markets. Visit our website for more information and access to a selection of industry reports and analytics. For subscription inquiries, please contact us here. Posted in finance, IIICorp Exclusives, Opportunities and tagged Competitive Intelligence, deal origination, Development, emerging, finance, IIICorp, Industrial, Intelligence, investment, opportunity, proprietary, trade finance on July 29, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment IIICorp Opportunity of the Week: Unitel’s two-pronged strategy gains momentum in Southeast Asia, lands PT Pertamina catalyst systems deal Unitel Technologies is supplying Indonesian state-owned oil firm PT Pertamina with its proprietary Octave catalyst research system under the terms of a deal signed recently, according to CEO Serge Randhava. Meanwhile, the company is laying the groundwork to capitalize on a major natural gas-related opportunity in the region. The deal with PT Pertamina is likely to be worth about USD 2m for the Matawan, New Jersey-based specialty process engineering firm that designs and builds pilot- and full-scale oil and natural gas processing facilities. In March, the CEO told this news service that his firm was in talks to supply Octave systems to multiple oil companies in Southeast Asia. Unitel’s revenues typically do not exceed USD 15m annualy because it’s primarily a technology firm and sub-contracts much of the engineering work required for its projects to other companies. Regional LNG opportunities Randhava said that the opportunity to sell catalyst research systems in Indonesia, and Southeast Asia at large, pales in comparison to opportunities to sell its process engineering services and technologies to the region’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. Unitel was selected earlier this year by the Korea Gas Technology Corporation (KOGAS) to conduct the front end engineering and design work needed to commercialize a “small-scale LNG business opportunity,” according to a press release from January. KOGAS, the world’s largest importer of LNG, is aiming to design, build and operate multiple 200 TPD LNG mini-plants that will create a virtual pipeline to supply product for local transportation fuel and power generation applications, Randhava said. Eventually, the Korean company would like to build the small-scale plants in countries in need of critical natural gas infrastructure, he said. “The opportunities to develop small-scale LNG plants should be of great interest to countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia,” Randhava said. “I’m excited about that; [KOGAS] is aggressive.” One application for the small-scale LNG technology KOGAS is developing might be at the Vietnam Block B development, Randhava said. PetroVietnam is aiming to produce 107bn cubic meters of gas and 12.65 million barrels of condensate from offshore Block B, of which 5.06bcm are expected to be brought onshore per year from 2020 to 2040. The fuel is expected to be used to power plants in the Kien Giang and O Mon district of Can Tho city. The initiative entails an investment of about USD 6.08bn. Randhava noted that the company plans to move onshore only about half of the gas it is producing from Block B. He said that it is likely planning ot either make LNG in small-scale plants onshore for distribution throughout the country, or convert it into dimethyl ether for use in Vietnam and neighboring countries. Opportunity Size: 15m USD IIICorp’s database contains thousands of past and upcoming project and trade finance opportunities and reports. Our subscribers have direct access to country-focused and sector-focused transaction flow, based on the model pioneered by our founder, Charlie Welsh, when he created Mergermarket. To sign up for a trial and to find out more about access to our full database, contact us here. Posted in finance, IIICorp Exclusives, Opportunities and tagged Competitive Intelligence, Development, finance, IIICorp, inside international industrials, Intelligence, opportunity, origination, proprietary, trade finance on July 22, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment IIICorp opportunity of the week: GMH seeks funding for proposed USD 800m Tamil Nadu-based TPP General Mediterranean Holding (GMH) is looking for financiers for its proposed 1030MW merchant thermal power plant at Kattuppalli Village in Thirvallur district in Tamil Nadu (TN), according to Justin Paul, the President Technical at Chennai Power Generation Limited (CPGL), the Indian subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based company. “The project is awaiting environment clearance, land acquisition, and fuel-supply agreement for the power plant and we will look at financial closure of the plant in the first quarter of 2018,” Paul told this news service. The company president did not provide a timeline when the EPC tenders would be invited but said that the bids would be invited soon after the environment clearances and fuel supply agreements are in place. The 1030MW power project had experienced difficulties when North Chennai Power Company Limited refused to spare 70 acres of land to CPGL for the plant due to a reported overlap in location of the two companies’ power plants. The terms of reference (ToR) for the project were initially issued in 2009, however these expired in 2013 due to the inability to resolve the land issue. A fresh application to issue the ToR was submitted in September 2015, which was approved in early June this year. The total project investment (TPI) comprises USD 788.5m (Rs. 5245.6 crore) and the facility will source coal from Indonesia and Australia. It will consist of two 515MW steam turbine generator (STG) sets and two pulverized coal-fired subcritical boilers. The balance of plant (BoP) package will comprise the coal and ash handling plant, water treatment plant, desalination plant, compressed air system, electrical controls, instrumentation and control, and chimney, all of which cost USD 639.3m. The total plant area will cover about 319 acres of land, including an ash pond area, along with 23 acres within Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area that will be utilized as corridor for sea water pipeline and for coal conveying at a total cost of USD 27.5m. There will also be a requirement for the installation of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) and flue gahis weeks desulfurization (FGD) systems however these will be decided based on the fuel supply agreement signed. “If required, we will invite separate bids for the construction of the FGD plant,” said Paul. This week’s featured opportunity is just one example of thousands of projects, deals and opportunities IIICorp is reporting on before anyone else. Our model of early-stage actionable intelligence means our subscribers have access to the deal flow before it hits the public tender. Visit http://www.iiicorp.com for more information on our solution for your company or financial institution. Posted in finance, IIICorp Exclusives, Opportunities and tagged business, competition, data, Development, finance, Information, Intelligence, investment, origination, proprietary on July 8, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment IIICorp Featured Opportunity of the Week – China Three Gorges, SGCC in the frame to buy stakes in Brazil’s Santo Antônio do Jari hydropower project Odebrecht Energia, a unit of Brazilian construction major Odebrecht SA, Grupo Cemig, and Construtora Andrade Gutierrez could be negotiating the sale of their respective stakes [totaling 51% at about USD 2.6bn (CNY 17bn)], in the Santo Antônio do Jari hydropower project.China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) and State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) are two of the candidates to pick up the stakes. The Santo Antônio do Jari project is built on the Madeira River in Rondônia. It has an installed capacity of 3568MW, when all the turbines will be installed, which is estimated to be around November 2016. “The Brazilian entities reach out to CTG and SGCC, and expect to sell the stakes to Chinese corporations. They are also in talks with the companies from other countries,” said Li Chang, a source from China’s Economic and Commercial Counsellor in Brazil, a part of the People’s Republic’s Ministry of Commerce. “This deal is in process. But they decline to share more information with us,” Li added. IIICorp subscribers have access to nearly 20,000 opportunities, deals and projects like the one above. Our network gives us access to the project managers, design firms and advisors who provide the proprietary information that sets us apart– enabling our subscribers to access upcoming projects, deals, opportunities and regulatory changes that ICorp reports on before any other source. For more information on IIICorp, contact us here. Posted in IIICorp Exclusives, Opportunities and tagged brazil, China, deal, deal origination, Development, emerging, icorp, IIICorp, Industrial, markets, opportunity, origination, proprietary on June 24, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment IIICorp joins in the discussion at 19th Annual AFTA Conference in Miami Discussion and debate at an Association of Trade & Forfaiting in the Americas event in Miami last week touched upon the latest developments facing the trade finance and credit insurance industries. Conference attendees addressed the global economic outlook, the unique challenges facing the credit insurance industry today, newly-emerging forms of trade receivables securitization, new platforms for exchange between corporates and financial institutions, the difficulties facing commodity companies and traders, the changing trade finance legal landscape in the Americas, and the expanding global roles of development finance institutions Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex). The event attendees list included trade insurers, receivables finance creditors, development finance institution members, export credit agencies such as the Export Development Bank of Canada (EDC), legal advisers to companies engaged in international trade and data services companies offering trade players the power to make informed decisions. For more information on IIICorp’s origination intelligence for Trade Finance, visit https://www.iiicorp.com/TradeFinance Posted in finance, III Corp Team and tagged IIICorp, Intelligence, investment, opportunity, origination, proprietary, trade, trade finance on May 31, 2016 by iiicorpblog. Leave a comment About IIICorp Inside International Industrials (IIICorp) is a business intelligence product created by Charlie Welsh based on the highly-successful formula he pioneered as founder and Chief Editor of Mergermarket, a global M&A and capital markets news and intelligence service. We offer a comprehensive database of forward-looking energy, water & waste, and industrial technology intelligence, dedicated to bringing our subscribers ahead of the curve in the world's fastest-growing markets.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2874
__label__cc	0.692849	0.307151	protobuf-net: large data, and the future protobuf-net was born into a different world On Jul 17, 2008 I pushed the first commits of protobuf-net. It is easy to forget, but back then, most machines had access to a lot less memory than they do today, with x86 still being a common choice, meaning that 2GB user space (or maybe a little more if you fancied fighting with /3GB+LAA) was a hard upper limit. In reality, your usable memory was much less. Processors were much less powerful - user desktops were doing well if their single core had hyper-threading support (dual and quad cores existed, but were much rarer). Thanks for the 2GB memories It is in this context that protobuf-net was born, and in which many of the early design decisions were made. Although to be fair, even Google (who designed the thing) suggested an upper bound in the low hundreds of MB. Here's the original author (Kenton Varda) saying on Stack Overflow that 10MB is "pushing it" - although he does also note that 1GB works, but that 2GB is a hard limit. protobuf-net took these limitations on board, and many aspects of the code could only work inside these borders. In particular, one of the key design questions in protobuf-net was how, when serializing general purpose objects, to handle the length prefix. protobuf strings Protobuf is actually a relatively simple binary format; it has few primitives, one of which is the length-prefixed string (where "string" means "arbitrary payload", not just text). The encoding of this is a variable length "varint" that tells it how many bytes are involved, then that many bytes of the payload: [field x, "string"] [n, 1-10 bytes] [payload, n bytes] The requirement to know the length in advance is fine for the Google implementation - as I understand it, the "builder" approach means that the length is calculated when the "builder" creates the actual object, which is long before serialization happens (note: I'm happy to be corrected here if I've misunderstood). But protobuf-net doesn't work with "builder" types; it works against gereral every-day POCOs - usually written without any DSL schema ("code-first"). We can't rely on any construction-time calculations. So: how to write the length? Essentially, there's two ways of doing this: serialize the data first (perhaps hoping that the length prefix will fit in a single byte, and leaving a space for it); when you've finished serializing, you know the length - so now backfill that into the original space, which might mean nudging the data over a bit if the prefix took more space than expected compute the actual required length, write the prefix, then serialize the data Both have advantages and disadvantages. The first requires you to buffer all the data in the payload (you can't flush something that you might need to update later), and might need us to move a lot of data. The second requires us to do more thinking without actually writing anything - which might mean doing a lot of work twice. At the current time, protobuf-net chooses the first approach. For quite a lot of small leaf types, this doesn't actually mean much more than backfilling a single byte of length data, but it becomes progressively more expensive as the payload size increases. I hate limits Over the time since then, I have seen many, many requests from people asking for protobuf-net to support larger data sizes - at least an order of magnitude above what has previously been usable, tens of GB or more, which makes perfect sense when you consider the data that some apps load into the plentiful RAM available on even a mid-range server. In principle this is simple (mostly making sure that the reader and writer use 64-bit tracking internally), but there are 2 stumbling blocks: the need to buffer vast quantities of data would demand excessive amounts of RAM the current buffer implementation woud be prohibitively hard to refactor to go above 2GB even if we did, it would then take a loooong time to output the buffered data after backfilling I've recently pushed some commits intended to address the 64-bit reader/writer issue - unblocking some users, but the other factors are much harder to solve in the current implementation. Wait... how does that unblock anyone? Good catch; indeed, simply enabling 64-bit readers and writers doesn't fix the buffering problem - but: there is a workaround. A long time in protobuf's past, there were two ways of encoding sub-messages. One was the length-prefixed string that we've discussed; the other was the "group". At the binary level, the difference is that "groups" don't have a length prefix - instead a sentinel value suffix is used to denote the end of the message: [field x, "start group"] [payload] [field x, "end group"] (the protocol itself means that "end group" could not occur as an immediate child of the payload, so this is unambiguous) As with most things, this has various advantages and disadvantages - but most significantly in our case here, it means we don't need to know the length in advance. And if we don't need to know the length, then we don't need to buffer anything - we can write the data in a purely forwards direction without any need to backfill data. There's just one problem: it is out of favor with the protobuf specification owners - it was marked as deprecated but supported in the proto2 DSL, and there is no syntax for it at all in the proto3 DSL (these all just describe data against the same binary format). But: I really, really like groups, at least at the binary format level. Essentially, the current 2GB+ unblocking in an upcoming deploy of protobuf-net is limited to scenarios where it is possible to use groups extensively. The closer something is to being a leaf, the more it'll be OK to use length-prefixed strings; the closer something is to the root object, the more it will benefit from being treated as a "group". With this removing the need to buffer+backfill, arbitrarily large files can be produced. The cost, however, is that you won't be able to interop with data that is expressed as proto3 schemas. Historically, you have been able to indicate that a member should be treated as a group via: // for field number "n" [ProtoMember(n, DataFormat = DataFormat.Group)] public SomeType MemberName { get; set; } However, this is hard to express in some cases (such as dictionaries), so this has been extended to allow declaration at the type-level: [ProtoContract(IsGroup = true)] public class SomeType {...} (both of which can also be expressed via the RuntimeTypeModel API for runtime configuration) These changes move us forward, at least - but are mainly appropriate when using protobuf-net as the only piece of the puzzle, since it simply cannot be expressed in the proto3 DSL. This is all great, but isn't ideal. So in parallel with that, I have some work-in-progress early-stages work that is taking a much more aggressive look at the future of protobuf-net and what it needs to move forward. I have many lofty aims on the list: true 2GB+ support including length-prefix, achieved by a redesign of the writer API, including switching to precalculation of lengths as required optimized support for heterogeneous backend targets, including in-memory serialization, Streams, "Channels" (the experimental redesign of the .NET IO stack), memory-mapped-files, etc making use of new concepts like Utf8String, Span<T> where appropriate full support for async backend targets, making optimal use of ValueTask<T> as appropriate so that performance is retained in the case where it is possible to complete entirely synchronously rework of the codegen / meta-programming layer, reducing or removing the dependency on IL-emit, and moving more towards compile-time code-gen (ideally fully automated and silent) using Roslyn in doing so, greatly improve the experience for AOT scenarios, where meta-programming is restricted or impossible improve the performance of a range of common scenarios by every mechanism imaginable and maybe, just maybe: getting around to implementing updated DSL parsing tooling (but realistically: that isn't the key selling-point of protobuf-net) As counterpoints, I also imagine that I'll be dropping support for everything that isn't either ".NET Framework recent-enough to build via dotnet build" (4.0 and avove, IIRC) or ".NET Standard (something)". The reality is that I'm not in a position to support some obscure PCL configuration or an ancient version of Silverlight. If you can make it compile: great! I'm also entirely open to including targets for things like Xamarin or Unity as long as somebody else can make them work in the build - I'm simply not a user of those tools, and it would be artificial to say that I've seen it work. I'm also moving away from my historic aim of being able to compile on down-level compiler versions. These days, with NuGet as the de-facto package manager, and dotnet build readily available, and the free Visual Studio Community edition, I'm not sure it makes sense to worry about old compilers. As you can see, there's a lot in the planning. I've been experimenting with various pieces of it to see how it fits together, and I'm confident that I see a viable route forward. Now all I need is to make it happen. The first step there is to get the "longification" changes shipped; this has now seen real-world usage, so it is just some packaging work to do. I hope to have that available on NuGet before next week. Fun times!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2880
__label__cc	0.657042	0.342958	« Civilization and dysgenesis Clinton’s Booby Trap » Natsocs are center left Socialism is left. If Natsocs are not socialist, need a new name. One might argue that socialism is only left if demotic. Socialism on das Führerprinzip is the way every well run corporation works internally. But every well run corporation, as for example Apple under Steve Jobs, works by delegating everything except its core competence to the market place, and it then operates its core competence on das Führerprinzip. Steve Jobs decided what sort of glass the Iphone, and thus all smart phones, would have, but he then sourced the glass he wanted in the marketplace – where not only Iphones, but also every android phone, now uses glass made to the specifications originally issued by Steve Jobs. The sovereign has to grant property rights to his subjects in themselves and in their stuff, or he gets overwhelmed, as depicted in every critique of socialism, I Pencil , Atlas Shrugged by Rand, Ayn (1999) Paperback , Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis , and The Road to Serfdom , and winds up being puppeteered by ministers and bureaucrats, as depicted in “Yes Minister” and “Atlas Shrugged”, leading to anarcho tyranny. The Soviet Union wound up depending on criminals, because the criminals, who like the sovereign had primary property rights established by their own violence, were alone able to be productive. When natsocs propose Kristallnacht, they succumb to the secret stash theory of economics, that smashing up Jewish pawnshops and vodka stills will make non Jews rich. Similarly Venezuela cannot develop its gold mines because thugs from the government keep coming around expecting to find a pile of gold. Jews are a problem, but Jewish professors of social studies and the Hollywood Jews who produced “The Kingdom of Heaven” are a problem. Jewish pawnshops are not a problem. And implying that they are is pandering to the kind of short time preference people who borrow from pawnshops, who think if usury is forbidden they will be able to borrow for free, who think that if they smash up the pawnshop, they will be as well off as the people who run the pawnshop. It has been said that antisemitism is the socialism of the stupid – implying that the peopile running Venezuela are very smart when they smash up every pawnshop instead of only Jewish pawnshops. Nah. Socialism is stupid, and it becomes less stupid when it fused with racism because the result is less socialist. Antisemitism is the socialism of the marginally less stupid. Obama’s socialism, as for example Obamacare and Obamaphones, the socialism of the supposedly terribly clever people, that is stupid. Natsocs are right about nationalism. And their socialism, socialism on das Führerprinzip, does not suck nearly as badly as demotic socialism. Notice that it murdered far fewer people than demotic socialism. Not only did the Nazis only murder a handful of Nazis, while the communists murdered enormous numbers of communists, the nazis murdered fewer communists than the communists murdered communists. If you are a communist, the sensible thing to do would have been to vote nazi, vote for people promising to kill you and against the people promising to put you in power. Commmies, such as Obama’s biological parents and mentor, are enormously more evil than nazis. This entry was posted on Thursday, August 25th, 2016 at 01:32 and is filed under politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 76 Responses to “Natsocs are center left” Axel Mckibbin says: You took the words right out of my mouth on antisemitism. Mister Grumpus says: > The Soviet Union wound up depending > on criminals, because the criminals, > who like the sovereign had primary > property rights established by their > own violence, were alone able to be > productive. Dude I freaking love you man. That makes so much sense. Thank you. JRM says: jim said: “George Soros is socialism, not unrestrained capitalism. By and large he buys up debt of insolvent third world nations at well below face value, then World Bank and/or the IMF, which is to say rich taxpayers in rich countries, bails out the third world nation, and he sells the debt for full face value.” “…he buys up debt…” “…he sells the debt for full face value.” Is that not still Capitalism, as least the actions Soros is taking? “… then World Bank and/or the IMF, which is to say rich taxpayers in rich countries, bails out the third world nation…” This looks like the Socialism part. And even it may not be, if the true goals of this pseudo-benevolent process were fully known. You can bet the IMF is transferring wealth to some pockets during this re-organizational dance. (Look at how real resources were traded for statistical debt in the case of Greece recently.) I also suspect this process (the IMF part), described as Socialism, is Capitalism in disguise. What Soros does with his money, funding BLM and other subversive actors, now that is something other than Capitalism. What Russia did when it through Soros out, now that was Socialism, or at least Protectionism, in that the body politic was being quarantined from destructive forces. Correction: “threw” Soros out, not “through”. Oliver Cromwell says: The US government is responsible for all your problems. The more power you give it to fix your problems the more it will use this power to create more problems for you. A libertarian US would see inferior races largely relegated to Malthusian banlieues in places no one wants to visit or live. If it is a libertarian US, how do you stop the inferior races from block busting, driving out the whites from nice places and taking them over? They can’t afford to live in nice places unless the government pays their rent. They can’t survive in nice places illegally unless the government cops protect them. When security in the US was provided by Pinkertons or the militia, it was white rioters who terrorised blacks. The Great Migrations began when Pinkertons started to be displaced by government cops, decades after the Civil War. You tend to get a nice place and a shitty place separated by a railway line or a freeway, as for example East Palo Alto and West Palo Alto. From time to time they go into nearby parts of the nice place to rob, rape, torture, murder, and burn. This depressess property values in the nearby part of the nice place, and we get … we have no word for it, for the words are forbidden. We get what happened to the inner city, to Detroit, what is now happening to Milwaukee. It is not section eighters that are ethnically cleansing the whites out of Milwaukee. Cloudswrest says: Well in the “nearby” parts of the “nice” West Palo Alto you have (temporarily) poor Stanford graduate students that serve as a buffer to the nicer parts of nice West Palo Alto where the likes of Zuckerberg, etc. live. > It is not section eighters that are > ethnically cleansing the whites out > of Milwaukee. No? Once-removed Section-8’ers? Could you elaborate? By the way, Leo Frank hired the Pinkertons to help him blame the rape and murder of Mary Phagan on some nigger or other, but they figured out that he was responsible for it. Government cops would have been ordered by the governor who commuted Leo Frank’s sentence after the trial to help him cover it up. “George Soros is socialism, not unrestrained capitalism. By and large he buys up debt of insolvent third world nations at well below face value, then World Bank and/or the IMF, which is to say rich taxpayers in rich countries, bails out the third world nation, and he sells the debt for full face value.” Since he is, in effect, selling the debt to taxpayers in advanced countries who do not want to buy it, socialism, not capitalism. If they wanted to buy it, would be capitalism. Since they don’t want to buy it at face value, no more capitalism than when Venezuela sets the price of milk and toilet paper in a nominally private supermarket selling to a nominally private customer. “Since he is, in effect, selling the debt to taxpayers in advanced countries who do not want to buy it, socialism, not capitalism. If they wanted to buy it, would be capitalism.” Very good point. We can see however, in machinations like this, how the smart Capitalists, namely (((bankers))) use Socialism (and socialistic measures) put in place by bureaucrats, to enhance their own financial empires. Conversely, there are many examples of Capitalism being used to undergird socialist movements (as when Soros takes some of his spare money and uses it on BLM-type groups). Well, yes, and this is, as Ayn Rand points out at considerable length, a one of the big problems of socialism. It tends to wind up leaking money with alarming rapidity to too clever by half capitalists. The socialists try to solve this problem with more socialism, which has the results depicted by Ayn Rand. What Russia did when it threw Soros out, now that was Socialism Russia did nothing to the business activities of Soros. It shut down his political organizations. That is not socialism. Neither is the Ford Foundation capitalism. jim: “Russia did nothing to the business activities of Soros. It shut down his political organizations. That is not socialism.” No, it is a form of authoritarianism or protectionism; also probably a half-measure in this case. I wouldn’t trust Soros traipsing about in my country for a minute, were I in power. Soros is probably pulling strings for a war of some kind with Russia as we speak. ” Neither is the Ford Foundation capitalism.” “In most cases, “mixed economy” refers to market economies with strong regulatory oversight and governmental provision of public goods, although some mixed economies also feature a number of state-run enterprises.” How you gonna have nationalism, without checking up on the capitalists to make sure they’re not profiting at the expense of the nation? Venezuela seems to do a fairly vigorous effort to check up on capitalists to make sure they are not profiting at the expense of the nation. How is that working out for them? pdimov says: Yeah, “profiting at the expense of the nation” is socialist language apt to wreck the economy. It’s also generally wrong. Harming the nation usually entails spending money, not making money. Focusing on profit is misguided even without taking the wrecked economy into account. Unrestrained capitalism does not always benefit the nation. It may benefit the nation some of the time,or most of the time, but not always. Sometimes, a capitalist goes full Zuckerberg or Soros. Nationalism says that when a capitalist steps out of line and goes full Zuckerberg, he can be stopped. If you want capitalists to have free reign to flood the country with cheap labor or sell our secrets to China, with no restraint or no oversight, you’re not a Nationalist, you’re just a libertarian. Maybe not, but I don’t see any nations in trouble because of unrestrained capitalism, while I see lots of nations in trouble because of their disastrous efforts to restrain capitalism. For the reasons explained in “I pencil”, competently interfering in other people’s business is hard. Unrestrained laissez faire capitalism doesn’t exist, never will. Propaganda about laissez faire capitalism is used to legitimize the actions of crony capitalists. “It’s the free market goy, nothing you can do”, while the capitalists happily get in bed with the government and use that combined power to fuck you over. Unrestrained crony capitalism has absolutely devastated the united states (that’s what the Trump campaign is about) and laissez faire advocates have been useful idiot foot soldiers for the crony capitalists. Until a laissez faire utopia magically arises, we have crony capitalism. And we need to watch these crony capitalists like hawks and punish them when they start fucking us over. They’re the biggest enemy that has yet emerged. You are arguing that because socialism fails horribly, we should have more socialism. And as for Zuckerberg, the most objectionable thing he is doing is implementing government doctrine on his customers. You don’t have to be a capitalist in order to harm the nation. If you only focus on capitalists that harm the nation, you’ll miss everyone else. Again, http://www.city-journal.org/html/billions-dollars-made-things-worse-12159.html The Ford Foundation is not managed by capitalists and is not motivated by profit. And of course, wrecking the economy is harmful to the nation, so you might need to include yourself in those who need to be stopped. You have to be very careful, when stopping capitalists harming the nation, to explicitly do so because of the harming the nation part and not because of the capitalist (or merely rich person) part, because otherwise, you pretty soon end up stopping all capitalists or all rich people. Modern economies are all mixed economies. That is to say, partially socialist, partially capitalist. Nazi Germany, no exception. Do you actually want to change this? Fully privatize the armaments industry? We’ll get into the incoherence of NATCAP later on. That is to say, partially socialist, partially capitalist. What you mean is partially fucked up and failing horribly, partially capitalist. Question: What is socialist in the American economy? Answer: Banking, education, and health. Which should tell you everything about socialism that you failed to learn from the twentieth century. Socialism is a 20th century idea filled with cuckoldry and eschatology/utopianism, and the original NatSocs did various disgusting things like state-sponsored cuckoldry because they were a 20th century movement, which today’s chantards routinely condemn. Kristallnacht was a false flag. How do we know we aren’t living in a NatSoc state in the USA right now? The first objection will be that our rulers are globalists not Nationalists. True, but perhaps a distinction of scope not ethos. When only about three to four countries in the world are not essentially vassals or clients playing by the Pax Americana rules, you have Nationalist-Globalism of a kind. Our economy has enough State sponsored entities, re-distribution of wealth, and picking of winners and losers to easily qualify for the “Socialist” piece. But a NatSoc State has a favored race and a vilified race, no? Yes, we have that. Blacks and Browns are favored. Whites are targeted, vilified, and persecuted. NatSoc Germany built roads, and financed a war machine, as our Gov does also. NatSoc Germany had a set of ideologies and a mythos. So do we; the ideology is Social Justice. The mythos is Equality. Feminism and LGBTQ Rights are sacred doctrine. Similar to NatSoc Germany, established Christianity is barely tolerated, and only suffered to exist when it doesn’t openly challenge State-sponsored sacredness. NatSoc Germany had a pervasive propaganda machine; we once had a semi-independent press, but no more. CNN is virtually an arm of the Democratic Party. Hollywood and Wash D.C. are very conversant with one another, existing in a symbiotic “Progressive” relationship. The Leader Principle is a bit weak in comparison; our President is far from the mythic Fuhrer of NatSoc Germany. Yet we drifted closer recently; with the Obama candidacy and Presidency, an argument could be made that “Barack Obama Is Victory”, to paraphrase. There are so many similarities, that I’m having trouble finding differences. (1) Which race is favored in university and government, and which is excluded? NS is Aryan and Jew, US is Jew and Aryan. (2) The USSR also had an ideology, and was more nationalistic than the US, therefore the USSR was Nazi. (3) How dare you compare Hitler to Obama peppermint : Of course the favored groups and the scapegoated groups are different. It’s the dynamic I’m getting at. Jews are the elite; blacks are the sacred cows. Whites are scapegoated and born suspects (inherent racism). It’s clearly a system that treats people differently based on ethnicity and race. Just as a Jew couldn’t do anything “right enough” for redemption in 3rd Reich, Whites cannot truly be redeemed in this country at this period. We are called upon to disappear. But the ideology of the USSR was originally intent on full-scale, world-wide Proletarian Revolution. It was purely economic. Nations and races were viewed as mere illusions, intended to keep working class people of all races and countries from recognizing common interests. Later, esp. after Germany invaded, it fell back on patriotism, in part or whole to motivate the troops against German invaders. There are similarities between the USSR, NatSoc Germany, and modern US. But the economic controls of Communism are markedly different than the managed economies of NatSoc Germany and modern US. The latter two are much closer in means and aims. Yes, well, BHO is a piece of shit. Hitler wasn’t; Hitler did some great things, eventually over-reaching and unfortunately bringing about a horrendous reaction we’re still buffeted by today. You’re right, no comparison between the men. My point was, there is a cult of personality behind Obama. Again, I’m driving at dynamics, not resemblances. We have a system with sacred and protected races and demographics. We have a system with a scapegoated race (us). We have a system where the Dept. of Justice is anything but, rather resembling an ideological body that punishes those who lack sufficient faith in the official sacredness hierarchy. We have a system where the media isn’t outright owned by the Gov, but is in lockstep with one political party. Recall, for example that UFA Studios weren’t owned by the NatSoc party, but were required to coordinate and censor through their approval. Much more like Hollywood today isn’t owned by the FEDGOV but does coordinate with the same set of values. We live in a system where if the primary means of production aren’t owned by the State, they are nevertheless dependent upon State sanction to function, and can be destroyed by the State acting through agencies like the EPA and Justice. I posit that we are essentially living in a NatSoc State. It’s values are revalued, they are essentially the opposite of NatSoc Germany; but the similarities in dynamics of operation can be recognized. Especially after monarchial Prussia. 1930s and 40s Germany was the Napoleonic warlord surfacing after removal of the monarch, comparable to aftermath of the overthrow of France’s Louis XVI. Then again, I don’t really embrace “Right vs. Left” paradigm as one legitimises the other. Perhaps the better view is Hereditary vs. Revolutionary, which does risk legitimisation of the opponent, but at least, the difference is not as arbitrary as directional definitions… The important political axis is cuck vs racist. All other axes are misdirections, especially left vs right that left Whites increasingly angrily voting cuck for the past 20 years and not getting the racist policies they thought they were voting for. Epimetheus says: Ie. loyalty vs. “virtue.” Mike in Boston says: Typo, I think: para 5 sentence 3 only makes sense if you meant to say “Jews are not a problem, but […]” Jack Highlands says: First a White ethnostate for racially conscious Whites, then we’ll see what develops. My guess is that with White pride and without the (((Aschers))) and the (((Bonniers))) and their co-ethnics, even Swedish socialism would have turned out very differently than it has. We have been trying socialism from time to time for over two thousand years. It always turns out pretty much the same. Shakespeare ridiculed socialism by implying that setting prices by decree was going to fail in the way that it always has failed. socialism is cuckoldry communism is eschatology the idea that people will never have to work again, in this world or after they die, is utterly retarded @Jim and pep: what I’m saying is that Socialism for the West was basically a softer version of what Bolshevism was for Russia: a mostly unconscious expression of a certain people’s desire to sow class discord and gain power: divide and conquer. I’m saying that Sweden would never have gone so far into socialism without that influence. But ultimately I cannot even blame (((them))) much – they are just acting out their traditional role of the parasite/scavenger. Civilizations that have attained extreme prosperity are prone to a variety of something-for-nothing schemes, from slave labor and Visigoth mercs to imported care aides. Clearly we must work to eat. TheDividualist says: Is this even real that NS exists in 2016? I mean, I get it, as a channish trolling, rustling liberal jimmies. But for teh realz? Why would anyone seriously and not trollingly adopt an ideology that was specific to a given time, place and stupid enough to start unwinnable wars? Beyond that part of being evil like fuck – maybe some people don’t believe in the ovens, but do those people also don’t believe what they wanted to do with Poland and partially did, kill all the elites, enslave the rest while expressly forbidding medical care etc. ? If people seriously want to adopt something far-right from that period, Salazar is the best bet, the closest to Carlylean government. His books e.g. How To Reerect A State, are long overdue for an English translation. I know little about his stuff, as I can’t speak Portuguese, but that little is impressive. Another good one is Pinochet a bit later. Maybe Franco could teach a trick or two as well. Maybe even Peron, but I doubt that. But all those guys were intelligent enough to not start gigantic wars fueled by crazy ass imperial dreams and occult esoterism kill off or drive away some of their most productive citizens. As a general rule, the sane ones you can learn from tend to be isolationists, not imperialist. This rule of thumb is extremely helpful for evaluating a period of a nation. Do they manage to mind their own business while giving the finger to anyone who butts into their business? viking says: I hope the for real natsoc are confined to the lads at stormfront and are only trying to improve their brand by pledging fidelity to the altright.The problem is anyone not redpilled cant see a whit of difference between alt right and storm front or for that matter NRX.And the implications of certain knowledge to many of who are not even quite alt right sympathetic to ethnonationalism and arguments against Jews. I might want to assimilate and salvage the jew I like the jew except for certain bits, but when I have to imagine all sorts of convoluted strategies to safely handle him one has to wonder. So wheres that leave you. Oh no Im not a natsoc because im not a soc and i dont hate the other i just fear him. sure to me theres a huge distinction but to the left im a nazi and to the right im a cuck. This is what happened in germany you were given a choice between extremes because one side was surely going to annihilate the other.Yes youre right a lot of the early chan stuff was just neckbeard fun and games they morphed into newfag reactionaries but as the libs tumbled to the game and attacked reaction a schism developed and alt right came to mean ethnat reactionary which inspired the lads at stormfront to claim an intellectual caste and emulate the chan war. And of course Trump came along and BLM and the muslim invasion and joe sixpack starts getting existential angst and some in the far reaches of the conservative right like Breitbart Coulter Buchanan and later guys like Fernandez et al start noticing something new is happening. Noonan is now on the trail its hard not to see the ethnic implications of globalism. Maybe the answer is we are all NAZIs now. Left (for 50 years): “Everyone on the right is a Hitler-loving Nazi!” Right (in 2016): “OK, fine.” Left: “Wait, what?” thats we hope is it though the idiot trump has been cucked http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/25/politics/trump-no-legal-status-for-undocumented-immigrants/index.html Deutscher says: please don’t attempt to impress the impressionable by peppering your posts with German nouns if you don’t know the language well enough. First, it is “DAS Fuehrerprinzip” (DAS Prinzip, DER Fuehrer), second, it is “Kristallnacht”, or, more correctly, “Reichskristallnacht” as the reference is normally to one particular incident during the Nazi regime. thanks for the correction. DW says: Your daily reminder that America has more or less obliterated the good aspects of German culture, but couldn’t manage to kill off the self-righteous pedants. “When natsocs propose Krystalnacht, they succumb to the secret stash theory of economics” They don’t, and you know it. Secure property that allows capitalism and markets to thrive is a collectively maintained public good, a commons. Smashing the Jew’s property without recourse is simply to deny the Jew the privilege of property secured by the host, to deny access to the commons to an overgrazer. If NatSocs prosper after smashing windows, it is not by having gained access to any “secret stash”. It is by getting to enjoy the unspoiled fruits of the public goods they maintain. Maybe we should call it Ethnic Capitalism. I will happily support Ethnic Capitalism. Public goods need to be maintained, and need to be protected against the tragedy of the commons. However, Ethnic capitalism needs to start by securing the property rights of ethnics, not start by attacking the property rights of non ethnics. If Jews instigate a black mob against Korean private property, as they recently did, and the mob gets turned back by Korean sharpshooters sniping from rooftops, as recently happened, the sniping is ethnic capitalism. Instigating the mob against a competing ethnicity is not ethnic capitalism. Jews notoriously attack the institution of private property on which they depend, like a man sawing off the branch on which he sits. The 1905 anti Jewish pogroms in Russia started off as anti private property riots instigated in substantial part by Jews, which, like today’s Black Lives matter Movement, also initially Jewish instigated but now massively anti semitic, got out of hand and out of Jewish control, as their mascots started displaying alarming independence. Not going to support National Socialism. Because socialism is stupid. After the twentieth century, should have figured this out. You may be aware that there is no secret stash, but a lot of my natsoc commenters seem to believe that there is a secret stash, which they can obtain by lighting fires and smashing windows. Yes NatCap is the play. I would only add that euros seem to have a low threshold for suffering and like a certain amount of what we think of as socialism to solve it.While it might be true very northern euros might actually be able to sustain socialism this should never be allowed because its evil and can spread. However there are perfectly capitalist solutions to spread risk that in a highly productive white world do the job with reasonable cost and room for profit. Its when you load up the system with niggers, allow commies to politically target it and then subsidize it when it can no longer operate profitably that spreading risk loses the feedback. Churchill demanded to avoid war that Hitler be killed and Germany return to international finance capitalism with the gold standard. Socialism is remarkable for being even stupider than letting Jews run your money supply. jsmith says: please delete entire comment….as I didn’t realize it would be moderated Or at least please delete everything after the sentence: “and we’ll call it even…” Apologies……Thanks! “When natsocs propose Krystalnacht, they succumb to the secret stash theory of economics, that smashing up Jewish pawnshops and vodka stills will make non Jews rich.” There’s no reason to smash up Jewish pawnshops. Just give us back the TRILLIONS of dollars that was lost to bankers (Bernanke, Greenspan Hank Paulson, Lloyd Blankfein, Robert Rubin, Jamie Dimon, etc) during the financial collapse of Wall Street… ….and the trillions (not to mention lives) LOST during the collapse of the US military from neocon wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc… brought to us by Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, Robert Kagan, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, etc And we’ll call it even… Jews are in controlling positions in every segment of our lives, from the financial collapse of Wall Street, to the collapse of our currency by the Federal Reserve Corporation, the collapse of the US military from Jewish wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a de facto Jewish war against Pakistan and a threatened Jewish war against Iran. Trillions of tax dollars have been lost to the pockets of Jewish bankers and speculators. But it was not lost to bankers. It was lost to borrowers, mainly “Hispanics” – Mexican mestizos with no income, no job, and no assets buying million dollar houses. The biggest villains in the recent financial collapse were Angelo Mozillo (white “Hispanic”, a beneficiary of affirmative action intended for people with darker skins than his), and Jon Corzine (rootless cosmopolitan, but not Jewish) “capitalism” in America now means socializing losses and privatizing profits generated by State and Central Bank intervention. Imagine for a moment the “beauty” of this system for owners of private banks: in a truly socialized banking system, the taxpayers would absorb any losses, but the State would also benefit from any future bank-sector profits. In the U.S. system, the losses are socialized but the people draw no benefit; the profits flow to the top 1/10th of 1% private financiers. This is the perfection of State-financier crony capitalism. In a nation in which rule of law existed in more than name, here’s what should have happened: 1. The scam known as MERS, the mortgage industry’s placeholder of fictitious mortgage notes, would be summarily shut down. 2. All mortgages in all instruments and portfolios, and all derivatives based on mortgages, would be instantly marked-to-market. 3. All losses would be declared immediately, and any institution that was deemed insolvent would be shuttered and its assets auctioned off in an orderly fashion. 4. Regardless of the cost to owners of mortgages, every deed, lien and note would be painstakingly delineated or reconstructed on every mortgage in the U.S., and the deed and note properly filed in each county as per U.S. law. That none of this has happened is proof-positive that the rule of law no longer exists in America. The term is phony, a travesty of a mockery of a sham, nothing but pure propaganda. Anyone claiming otherwise: get the above done. If you can’t or won’t, then the rule of law is merely a useful illusion of a rapacious, corrupt, extractive, predatory neofeudal Status Quo. The essence of money-laundering is that fraudulent or illegally derived assets and income are recycled into legitimate enterprises. That is the entire (((Federal Reserve))) project in a nutshell. Dodgy mortgages, phantom claims and phantom assets, are recycled via Fed purchase and “retired” to its opaque balance sheet. In exchange, the Fed gives cash to the owners of the phantom assets, cash which is fundamentally a claim on the future earnings and productivity of American citizens. Here’s the (((Federal Reserve’s))) policy in plain English: Debt-serfdom is good because it enriches the (((bankers))). All hail debt-serfdom, our goal and our god! http://www.oftwominds.com/blogoct12/Fed-money-laundering10-12.html I dont think MERS was nefarious by intent it served a function that was later distorted however i think a better solution should have been found in the information age. I could [did ] even get behind the bailout on the understanding it was to avoid the innocent suffering and that the guilty would be punished. alas how naive no liars were charged with mortgage fraud, no mortgage brokers or banks, of course to prosecute anyone they would have to admit that starting with the redline laws then acorn and the crt then clinton and worse bush and obamas history as acorn council all strong armed the banks into this. and the banks just collected the fees administering the plan. yes but jim who was behind the the entire concept of redistribution undercover of crap like anti redlining who filed the lawsuits who organized the communities who whispered in the ears of the presidents.No doubt many had a hand in it and while by no means a nazi or even jew hater i cant help thinking they have been the key ingrediant all along. I don’t think Acorn is particularly Jewish. in about 1950 Lionel Trilling states that progressivism isnt just the dominant ideology but the only ideology in america currently. How did that happen.From the 20s-60s A lot of bright young WASPS and Catholics from the heartland moved to the cities to make their mark in the and became influenced by anarcho commie jewish intellectuals. By the 60s well we know what happened.I dont even think it was a conspiracy I even think they had good points but here we are. easy times make soft men by allowing them to get into these retarded ideologies that allow them to avoid being men. Soft men create hard times by ruining everything. Hard times create hard men (you are here). Hard men create good times, and this time we will record all the articles from Gawker and show them to anyone who thinks cuckoldry is a good idea in the future. isnt Paulson a christian scientist It was Ezra Pound who launched upon a study of Byzantine civilization, and who reminded the world of this happily non-Jewish land. From the Byzantines, Pound derived his non-violent formula for controlling the Jews. “The answer to the Jewish problem is simple,” he said. “Keep them out of banking, out of education, out of government.” And this is how simple it is. There is no need to kill the Jews. In fact, every pogrom in history has played into their hands, and has in many instances been cleverly instigated by them. Get the Jews out of banking and they cannot control the economic life of the community. Get the Jews out of education and they can not pervert the minds of the young to their subversive cultural marxist doctrines. Get the Jews out of government and they cannot betray the nation. @Viking the comment above was not meant to be a reply but yes, Hank Paulson was some kind of Christian scientist, or something. Or he practised some form of Judaism lite…. Ive said as much myself many times keep them from the levers of power we would have to add media in todays world. But they are going to aquire great wealth some other way which might again be used against our interests. They are so fucking stupid to keep bring this shit on themselves if they would stop seeing themselves as the other we would too but they anticipate the worst and bring it on thelselves @ Viking Yes, now Ezra Pound would have to add Hollywood & Media to his list. Here’s a partial list of Hollywood/media (((chieftains)))….not sure if the list is exactly up to date, but I doubt anything has changed Fox News President Peter Chernin Paramount Pictures Chairman Brad Grey Walt Disney CEO Robert Igor Sony Pictures Chairman Michael Lynton Warner Brothers Chairman Barry Meyer CBS CEO Leslie Moonves MGM Chairman Harry Sloan and NBC/Universal Studios CEO Jeff Zucker. And that just the tip of the iceberg!! There’s also Charles Krauthammer, Thomas Friedman, and David Brooks. All three are ardent Zionist whack-jobs who who demand that the U.S. attack Iran, provide billions more in foreign aid to favored nation Israel, and so forth. so yeah, in an ideal world you’d have to keep them out of the media as well… Great wealth (such as f.ex. the Ford Foundation) destroying the country is a serious problem that is not limited to Jews. And I’m not sure whether this problem has a solution in a capitalist framework. If it has, I can’t think of it. its a very tough question not simply because theres a lot of money and its tempting, but because capitalists have perspective worth listening to and probably a right to be heard if paying taxes. Where i think its worth poking around is first are we talking about actual capitalists or corporatists.Next should a distinction be made or offered to businesses as to whether they want national status or international status. I say this because one of the things that strikes me is the value of the US patches communications transportation infrastructure, its civil and criminal legal and police/penal system and military that protect. the value of its labor force and consumer markets and the its education and core science and R/D infrastructure all have tremendous value to businesses that want to do business with the owners of all that. If the owners were another corporation the terms would be substantial but we not only give it away we allow them to take massive shits on us besides like bypassing our labor while having us welfare subsidize their imported or outsourced labor but taking our consumers.And yes think about it we even subsidize the labor when they outsource it. So if youre a molbuggian and the US were a patch would you let the patches you trade with have all that free shit not in my patch. I think the US patch is rightfully owned by the productive citizens that built the US In fact i would deny the vote to non net tax payers. and pass a balanced budget law and then see how many basic human rights the liberals want to trade at the budget talks for police officers judges or teachers in their own neighborhoods. Liberalism is based on the lie that there is unlimited money or that it can be stolen from someone else as soon as its limited money and their money all liberalism dries up. The US ought to be run as patch owned bu its taxpayers non taxpayers will soon be shown the door. I have to add another thought thats always misinterpreted. It never works but for what its worth ill again preface it by saying ive alway been an extreme capitalist galts gulch let them eat cake austrian school etc. that said why do we love capitalism? Because it serves us so well. You can admire its elegant emulation of evolution its self adjusting feedback loop just love its design. But if you lose sight of the fact that that is all in service of us and like some start to dream of capitalists robots doing away with humanity as a good thing then youre no better than soros. My point is there are things we have to be willing to look at people are not as rational as we supposed capitalist will sometimes go for short money knowing it wrecks the market in the end, people if allowed will make economic decisions that will first wreck their lives then wreck civilization in aggregate.etc etc while keeping in mind the disastrous unintended consequences that messing with capitalism has so often triggered we also have to carefully be willing to make adjustments at times.This is not anti capitalist capitalism is not interchangeable with state, perhaps in the distant future we may be able to develop a stateless world thats largely organized around capitalism and culture but for now they both must be subordinated to the state I don’t think the pogroms were “cleverly” instigated by them. Rather, Jews, and in particular and especially, Jewish leftists, are notoriously self destructive. They did stupid stuff that was bound to get them killed, and then were astonished when they were unable to control their mascots. And promptly blamed the government and the Christians for their inability to accurately target the mob violence that they had incited. George Soros wants Palestinians to get Israeli citizenship and the Israeli vote. He works for policies that are likely to result in the murder of every white man if implemented, but are certain to result in the murder of every Jew in the middle east if implemented. Is he being clever? About as clever as Obama with Arab spring. That a great many pogroms against Jews resulted from too-clever-by-half Jewish plots does not mean that Jews intended that outcome, any more than Obama intended Arab spring to turn out the way that it did. I am sure George Soros thinks that if you allow unlimited Muslim immigration into Israel and give them the vote, they will all turn into progressives like George Soros and come together singing Kumbaya. George Soros thinks that Israel policies generate anti-Semitism, which is bad for George Soros because it generates opposition to his activities in pro-Palestine Europe. https://atlanticcenturion.wordpress.com/2016/08/21/the-protocols-without-zion/ The reason conmen wear expensive suits is to make you think the money still exists and at any point you can call the cops and garnish their capital assets to get it back. There are exactly two ways for a government to hold onto money: it can buy gold to sell later for foreign goods, or it can invest in the infrastructure and economy. Instead, 30-50% taxes plus 10% Social Security was extracted, and infrastructure crumbled. GenXers normalized childlessness and “marriage” and divorce. There is nothing to pay for these people’s retirement and I wish someone had given their journalists and ministers and professors what is due to communists – enslavement – 50 years ago, but I will laugh as the oldfags are taxed out of their houses and their houses are turned into Section 8 homes for minority families. Salger says: Nazi Germany was by all accounts another example of Socialist failure. Adam Tooze tackles this in his book The Wages of Destruction. The Greeks were nazis, but the nazis pissed them off by starving them. Economic failure. Not enough butter to feed all your loyalists – rapid loss of loyalists. Pseudo-chrysostom says: >the secret stash theory of economics, that smashing up Jewish pawnshops and vodka stills will make non Jews rich. In this schema I’d say the depiction is more like jews as ‘wreckers’. Basically what I’m saying is jews are less productive than Whites. Well, one might doubt that lawyers are productive, but if you are going to hire a lawyer, you will probably prefer to hire a Jewish lawyer and pay extra for the privilege. Jews do tend to be overrepresented in activities of doubtful productivity, such as professors and lawyers, and I rather doubt they make good professors, but they do make good lawyers. Leave a Reply for pdimov	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2885
__label__wiki	0.729157	0.729157	Valley Talent Showcase, Northfire Recording Reach Agreement By BusinessWest Staff April 20, 2016 897 No comment HOLYOKE — Valley Talent Showcase, a monthly talent show staged at Gateway City Arts, announced today that Northfire Recording Studio in Amherst has agreed to become a major new sponsor. As part of the arrangement, Northfire will be providing the overall showcase winner with two full 10-hour days in their studio working with one of their world-class recording engineers to create a professional CD. The Talent Showcase competitions, held the first Friday of each month, utilize celebrity judges to help choose first and second place winners. The winners of each month’s contest are entered in a “Super-Playoff” held on Sept. 9 where the year’s overall winner is chosen. The overall winner will receive: The 2 two free recording days at Northfire Recording Studio; A $500 cash prize provided by the Eastern States Exposition (another major Valley Talent Showcase sponsor); A headline gig at this year’s BIG E on Sept. 24 (traditionally the day of the largest attendance of the fair — more than 160,000.) “We want to provide the opportunity for talented new performers to actually produce a real product,” said Jay Metcalf, owner and director of Operations at Northfire Studios. “That’s why we suggested providing them with two days in the studio.” Said Valley Talent Showcase producer Mark Sherry, “we’re thrilled to have Northfire Studios as a partner in helping us to give a real boost to the careers of exciting up-and coming local musicians.” The Valley Talent Showcase started in 2015 and has had five monthly events to date. Celebrity judges have included elected officials (several mayors, state representatives, and senators), well-known musicians, DJs, and other celebrities. Mass. State Senate President Stan Rosenberg will be a judge at one of the upcoming talent showcases. The next showcase will be on May 6 at 8 p.m. at Gateway City Arts, 92 Race St, Holyoke. There is a suggested donation of $5-$10 at the door. Potential contestants can send an e-mail with their name, address, email, photo/video or audio sample (or web link) of the suggested performance to [email protected] or call (413) 374-7671. Tags: Events Professional Women’s Chamber Announces Arlene Rodriguez as 2016 Woman of the Year Upgrades to 3 Hydropower Projects Announced GCC Foundation Annual Fund Campaign Surpasses Goal By BusinessWest Staff July 25, 2019 Enchanted Circle Names Andrea Spak Director of Development By BusinessWest Staff December 11, 2017 Country Bank Awards $30,000 in Scholarships to Local Students By BusinessWest Staff June 7, 2017	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2888
__label__cc	0.666554	0.333446	Home News & Updates Peshwa Bajirao’s kin mocks Sanjay Leela Bhansali in an open letter! Peshwa Bajirao’s kin mocks Sanjay Leela Bhansali in an open letter! Kritika Murari Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s much-awaited film Bajirao Mastani is all set to hit the theaters on 18 December. The trailer of the movie and the songs released so far have been well received by the audience, specially Pinga. But not everyone is happy with the film! Mohini Karkarey, who is Peshwa Bajirao’s kin, seems not at all satisfied with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s portrayal of Bajirao, Mastani and Kashibai. Here’s the open letter she wrote- Mr. Bhansali, The time has now come to speak out, to speak out against the picturization in the song and certain scenes from your movie, Bajirao Mastani. The latest song Pinga and the dance sequence which you have promoted have a lot of undesirable elements. This is not fiction, Mr. Bhansali. You have portrayed real people who have been recorded in history. The Peshwas ruled for more than 100 years. Did you do any research at all? Did you, for instance, understand the life and times of people in the 1700s? Do you know and understand their behavioural pattern? Here are a few recorded facts for your perusal: Fact 1: Kashibai Saheb was suffering from tuberculosis and had arthritis. Due to this she had a limp. Fact 2: Kashibai would never get into a dance routine even if she was healthy because that was not in the culture. Fact 3: The costumes shown in the song Pinga were never worn by royal families or even normal women. The way the nauvari was draped did not show even an ounce of skin. Fact 4: Kashibai and Mastani met only once in their lifetime and that too formally. Fact 5: Kashibai was the daughter of Mahadji Krishna Joshi from Chaas and was known as Chaskar Joshi. Her descendants are still alive. Fact 6: Mastani was not a courtesan or dancer. She was the daughter of Raja Chatrasaal of Bundelkhand. She was married to Bajirao and was his second wife. Mastani’s descendants, the Nawabs of Banda, will give you enough proof of this. Proof of all the facts is available on Peshwe Gharanyacha Itihas by Mr. Pramod Oak and you will find plenty more proof here in Peshwe Daptar. Bajirao was a great warrior second only to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. With this so called love story, you have made a mockery of him. You have insulted the very essence of Maharashtrian families. This will definitely create a flawed image about such a great personality and his family. Mohini Karkarey We are still waiting for Bhansali’s response. Previous articleSunny Leone and Nawazuddin Siddiqui opposite each other! Next articleHere’s what Deepika has to say to her & Ranbir’s jodi being compared to SRK-Kajol https://www.facebook.com/kritika.murari.3 Kritika just loves writing about Bollywood. Reading is like oxygen and writing is food for her. She also loves to travel and explore. Best Ranveer Singh Movies On Prime, Netflix, Hotstar & Zee5	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2902
__label__cc	0.580581	0.419419	Amazing Grace - Acknowledgements and Introduction Chapter One: The Face at The Window Chapter Two: The Lost Boys and Girls Chapter Three: Another Window Opens on Strange Connections Chapter Four: Dead Babies and Iron Skillets Chapter Five: Jane Eyre Redux Chapter Six: Violets and Bulls in the Graveyard Chapter Seven: Trapezes and Dog Days Chapter Eight: The Farm Chapter Nine: The Stand Off Chapter Ten: Shrinks and Rebels or Being Fifteen is an Awkward State Chapter Eleven: Graveyards, Psychopaths, Psychics, and Meetings on the Bridge Chapter Twelve: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chapter Thirteen: Oysters on the Half Shell Chapter Fourteen: Pearls in the Oyster Chapter Fifteen: Blitzkrieg Chapter Sixteen: Dances with Sunlight Chapter Seventeen: Mirror! Mirror! On the Wall... Chapter Eighteen: The Wolf and the Dove Chapter Nineteen: The World's Most Beautiful Baby Chapter Twenty: Minks and Turkey Basters Chapter Twenty-one: Parties, Mosquitoes, Hives, Hypnosis and Fishing Boats Chapter Twenty-two: The Devil in the Details Chapter Twenty-three: In The Forest Chapter Twenty-four: The Poisoned Apple Chapter Twenty-five: The Boat Ride to Damascus Chapter Twenty-six: Another Face at the Window Chapter Twenty-seven: The Noah Syndrome or The Lost Love Chapter Twenty-eight: The Ark in Montana Chapter Twenty-nine: The Dream Chapter Thirty: A Knight in Armor Chapter Thirty-one: The Cleft in the Rock Chapter Thirty-two: Moving to Montana Chapter Thirty-three: Synchronicity City Chapter Thirty-four: That's Hollywood! Chapter Thirty-five: The Crane Dance Chapter Thirty-six: Hailing the Universe Chapter Thirty-seven: Missing Child, Missing Time Chapter Thirty-eight: Flying Black Boomerangs Chapter Thirty-nine: Flying Black Boomerangs Redux Chapter Forty: Aliens, Demons and Vampires Chapter Forty-one: Aunt Clara Chapter Forty-two: Green Slime Chapter Forty-three: Hungry Aliens, Stinky Demons, and the Return of Keith Chapter Forty-four: Comets and Cassiopaeans Comets and Catastrophes Fire And Ice: The Day After Tomorrow Climate Change Swindlers and the Political Agenda Forget About Global Warming: We're One Step From Extinction! The Younger Dryas Impact Event and the Cycles of Cosmic Catastrophes - Climate Scientists Awakening Majesterium and the Tipping Point The Golden Age, Psychopathy and the Sixth Extinction New Light on the Black Death: The Cosmic Connection The Hazard to Civilization from Fireballs and Comets Wars, Pestilence and Witches Thirty Years of Cults and Comets Comet Biela and Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Tunguska, the Horns of the Moon and Evolution Letters From the Edge Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls Cosmic Turkey Shoot Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth? Cosmic COINTELPRO Timeline Cosmic COINTELPRO Timeline - Introduction JFK: The Debris of History The Gladiator: John Fitzgerald Kennedy The Bushes and the Lost King Sim City and John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy and All Those "isms" John F. Kennedy, J. Edgar Hoover, Organized Crime and the Global Village John F. Kennedy and the Psychopathology of Politics John F. 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The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part IV: Machiavelli and the ETs The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part V: The Chalice and the Blade The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part VI: A View of History from Us in the Future The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part VII: The Nordic Covenant and the Coral Castle The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part VIII: Oak Island and the Shepherds of Arcadia The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part IX: Alchemy and St. Germain The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part X: The Fulcanelli Phenomenon The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XI: Rennes-le-chateau and the Accursed Treasure The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XII: The Priory of Sion The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XIII: Visa to Magonia The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XIV: The Shepherds of Arcadia Reprise The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XV: Jesus: The Man and the Myth The Grail Quest and The Destiny of Man: Part XVI: The Crucifixion: The Big Lie The Wave Volume 1 The Wave Chapter 1: Riding The Wave The Wave Chapter 2: Multi-Dimensional Soul Essences The Wave Chapter 3: Dorothy and The Frog Prince Meet Flight 19 in Oz or, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" The Wave Chapter 4: The Cassiopaeans Get Taken Out of the Closet and Go for a "Test Drive" The Wave Chapter 5: Perpendicular Realities, Tesseracts, and Other Odd Phenomena The Wave Chapter 6: Animal Psychology or That which was A, will be A. That which was not-A, will be not-A. Everything was and will be either A or not-A. The Wave Chapter 7: Balloons, Anti-balloons and Fireworks or Laura Falls Into the Pit and Ark Comes to the Rescue The Wave Chapter 8: Everywhere You Look, There Is the Face of God The Wave Chapter 9: The Beast of Gévaudan, Spring-Heeled Jack, Mothman, And Other Dimensional Window Fallers The Wave Chapter 10: The Truth Is Out There, But Trust No One! The Wave Chapter 11: Roses Grow Best In Manure The Wave Chapter 12: All There Is Is Lessons The Wave Chapter 13: All There Is Is Lessons (Some Further Remarks) The Wave Chapter 14: All There Is Is Lessons, or Candy Will Ruin Your Teeth The Wave Chapter 15: All There Is Is Lessons, or He Hideth My Soul in the Cleft of the Rock The Wave Chapter 16: All There Is Is Lessons, or Laura Finds Reiki and Ends Up in the Soup... 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Jessup and Stefan Marinov The Wave Chapter 56 : Intolerance, Cruelty, and the Economics of Intelligence The Wave Chapter 57: It's Just Economics The Wave Chapter 58: Alien Reaction Machines The Wave Chapter 59: An Encounter with the Unicorn The Wave Chapter 60: The Unicorn's Closet The Wave Chapter 61: Ira's Inner Cesspool The Wave Chapter 62: Secret Games at Princeton The Wave Chapter 63: Murdering the Feminine The Wave Chapter 64: Crossing the Threshold The Wave Chapter 65: The Way of the Fool The Wave Chapter 66: The Zelator The Wave Chapter 67: Food for the Moon and the Burning House The Wave Chapter 68: As Above, So Below The Wave Chapter 69: The Whirlpool of Charybdis, the Sirens and the Navigator The Wave Chapter 70: You Take the High Road and I’ll Take the Low Road and I’ll Be in Scotland Afore Ye! 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Fear is only useful to teach us something and once we have the knowledge about that which is fearful, it becomes less so wouldn’t you say? Yes, a poisonous serpent is a very frightening thing, but we can learn about them and thereby lessen our chances of being bitten. We can learn to wear protective clothing and boots, and also to avoid their habitat. This is equivalent to gaining knowledge about the true nature of the reality in which we live. As to your questions: The Cassiopaeans, in their repeated urgings for us to use our most valuable commodity, our brains, would suggest that you research all sides of the question before deciding what YOU think about the contrails/chemtrails. This would include writing letters or calling various authorities who might be able to provide information to you and others if only asked. Yes, they could be lying to cover up some nefarious activity, but it may not be what is thought by the various rumor-mongers who so actively seek to keep us all confused and off-balance. We did recently ask a question about it: Q: (L) There are a lot of rumors flying around about contrails being a dumping of chemicals or bacterial agents or something otherwise detrimental into the atmosphere, and that this is what is making everybody sick. Is there any truth to this rumor? A: Not much, but in isolated instances, yes. Now, this answer doesn’t make the rumor-mongers happy. BUT, when you consider it logically, it makes sense. For example: I know of a number of people in the private sector who are chemists and have access to laboratory facilities in their jobs. It would be a simple matter of collecting air samples and submitting them to chemical or other analysis, the results of which could be broadcast with definite sources, and which would either indict the perpetrators of such activity, or clear them from blame. But, have you found anything of this nature? I haven’t. I have searched and written inquiries, and there does not seem to be anything but anecdotal evidence, for the most part. Now, there do seem to be some rare instances, as the Cassiopaeans note above, where illness is directly related to some sort of atmospheric dump and even deliberate “poisoning” of the atmosphere, but I think that it is going too far to attribute the many contrails around the world to this type of activity as a general declaration. To do so is absolutely irresponsible! There are other possible scenarios. And, yes, I have witnessed this activity – particularly in the spring of 1998 – and noted seeming weather anomalies that followed as well as hearing a lot of people relating their flu or other respiratory problems to these. The only thing is: the spread of flu or other respiratory problems is not statistically any more significant in relation to contrails than it has been at other times. Your other question relates to this question of “rumor mongering” in a significant way: Sheldon Nidle and his well publicized information which could be said to have been enormously contributory to the Heaven’s Gate Suicides. Let me paste in some remarks by the Cassiopaeans that relate specifically to this type of thing, though neither I nor the Cassiopaeans would pass a judgment or opinion of Mr. Nidle himself: Session date: January 26, 1996: Q: (L) Sheldon Nidle has written a book called “Becoming a Galactic Human.” He has said that the Earth is going to go into a photon belt sometime this summer, that there is going to be 3 days of darkness, and the poo is going to hit the fan, so to speak, the aliens are going to land in the late summer or the fall, and they are all coming here to help us. Could you comment on these predictions? Is a fleet of aliens going to land on Earth and be announced by the media in 1996? A: No. Q: (P) In 1997? Q: (L) Could you comment on the source of this book: “Three days of Darkness,” by Divine Mercy which also says there is going to be 3 days of darkness in 1998? A: Why does this continue to be such a popular notion? And, why is everyone so obsessed with, are you ready for this, trivia…? Does it matter if there is three days of darkness?!? Do you think that is the “be all and end all?” What about the reasons for such a thing?… at all levels, the ramifications? It’s like describing an atomic war in prophecy by saying: “Oh my, oh my, there is going to be three hours of a lot of big bangs, oh my!!” Q: (L) Well, you didn’t say it wasn’t going to happen in the fall of 1998. Is it? A: First of all, as we have warned you repeatedly, it is literally impossible to attach artificially conceived calendar dates to any sort of prophecy or prediction for the many reasons that we have detailed for you numerous times. [Note: the ‘fluid’ nature of the future. Probability, etc.] And we have not said that this was going to happen. Q: (L) I know that you are saying that this 3 days of darkness is trivial considering the stupendous things that are involved in realm crossings and the transition to 4th density. But, a lot of these people are interpreting this as just 3 days of darkness.. then wake up in paradise. I would like to have some sort of response to this question. A: You should already know that to attempt apply 3rd density study and interpretations to 4th density events and realities is useless in the extreme… This is why UFO researchers keep getting 3 new questions for every 1 answer they seek with their “research.” Q: (P) What about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Conyers, GA, as well as this book “Mary’s Message to the World” and all the other messages about the End Times that are coming out all over? A: The forces at work here are far too clever to be accurately anticipated so easily. You never know what twists and turns will follow, and they are aware of prophetic and philosophcval patternings and usually shift course to fool and discourage those who believe in fixed futures. Q: (L) The question on my mind is: who is giving information to Sheldon Nidle about the photon belt and the mass landings that are supposed to take place on the 31st of December and the 1st of January? A: Sheldon Nidle. Q: (L) There are a lot of people who are convinced by Sheldon Nidle that there is going to be a photon belt and a mass landing of UFOs in the fall of this year. Is this, in fact, going to occur? A: People are very convinced by Bo and Peep. Q: (L) So, I don’t really need to go on because all of this is nonsense. Now, this guy here who channels this being called K____ writes an article about the metaphysical Christ. I read this article and really liked it. It says here that the Milky Way galaxy is part of a system of loosely 20 other galaxies. Is this true? A: Too vague, all systems can be measured thusly if desired. Also a system of every conceivable combination. Q: (L) In any event, it says that all of these universes expand at the rate of 90% of the speed of light. The ultimate central sun of it all is what we vaguely call God. A: We have already covered these areas and “God” is “Everything,” not a central sun. Q: (L) Well, he is talking about this 25 thousand year cycle where the earth passes into a photon belt that circles the Pleiadean system, and, when this photon belt hits us it is going to make all kinds of changes and it one of the small cycles, and the harmonic convergence is… A: Fragmented channel. Q: (L) Is there such a thing as the harmonic convergence? A: If you wish to converge harmonically, you may. Q: (L) So there is no photon belt circling around the Pleiades that hits us every 25,000 years? A: If this was true, don’t you think we would have informed you by now? Q: (L) Well, if it is “fragmented,” that means that it can be partially accurate. Could you talk to us a little bit about the origins of this idea of a purported “Photon Belt?” A: The key issue remains one of interpretation. The messages are genuine; interpretations are variable in their accuracy. So, when one speaks of the “Photon Belt,” one may really be thinking of a concept and giving it a name. Q: (L) So, you mean that various persons are seeing something and only describing it within the limits of their knowledge? A: At one level, yes. Q: (L) Was there a harmonic convergence as was advertised within the metaphysical community? A: For those who believed there was a harmonic convergence, indeed there was a harmonic convergence. Q: (L) Did anything of a material nature happen on or to the planet to enhance or change the energy? A: Did you notice any changes? Q: (L) No. Except that it seems that things have gotten worse, if anything. A: Did you notice any clear, obvious, material changes? Q: (L) No. But that could just be me. I could just be a stubborn and skeptical person. A: Did anyone else in the room notice any clear or obvious changes? Q: (S) What date was it? (L) 8/8/88, I believe. (S) I thought it had something to do with 11/11 ninety- something… A: Well, obviously if the recollection of the calendar date was difficult, one would suppose that material changes did not take place. For, if they had, would you not remember the calendar date ascribed to them? Q: (L) Yes. The claim has further been made that, for a month, following the harmonic convergence that no abductions were taking place. Is this true? A: No. There has been no cessation in what you term to be abduction in quite some time as you measure it. From session 03-23-96: A: Now, for the remainder of this session, we wish to address the so called earth changes for your benefit, as you are stuck here. Those present need to be equipped to stop buying into popular deceptions once and for all! Reread Bramley. All such changes are caused by three things and three things only! 1) Human endeavors. 2) Cosmic objects falling upon or too near earth. 3) Planetary orbital aberrations. Don’t believe any of the nonsense you hear from other sources. It is designed to facilitate mass programming and deception. Just as your bible says; “You will know not the day, nor the hour.” This means there is no warning. None. No clue. No prophecy. And these events are of the “past” as well. Q: (L) Well, since you put ‘human endeavors” at the top of the list, am I to infer that perhaps some of the activities of the consortium, the secret government, are going to precipitate some of these events? Q: (L) Well, you’ve said that there’s a comet cluster that’s coming this way. Is that still correct? Q: (L) Is this body that has been called Hale-Bopp, is this that comet cluster? Q: (L) Is this comet cluster that’s coming, still supposed to arrive anywhere between now and 18 years, something like that, is that correct? A: Maybe. Q: (L) Now, is this something that can be seen from a great way off? Q: (L) Is this something that’s going to impact our particular immediate location, and appear suddenly, as this comet that has flown overhead just did? Nobody saw it until a very short time ago, and all of a sudden everybody sees it? A: The cluster is a symptom, not the focus. Q: (V) What is the focus? A: Wave, remember, is “realm border” crossing… what does this imply? Consult your knowledge base for Latin roots and proceed. Q: (L) So, the Latin root of realm is regimen, which means a domain or rulership or a system for the improvement of health. Does this mean that, and as I assume we are now moving into the STO realm, now, out of the STS realm? A: Partly. Q: (L) And also, can I infer from this, that the comet cluster exists in the other realm? Q: (L)Well, previously, you had said that the comet cluster would come before the realm border. Which indicated that the comet… Q: (L) Well, the comet cluster. That comet cluster, is, I am assuming, a real body, in third density experience, right? A part of a real cluster of bodies in third density experience. Is that correct? A: Cluster can approach from all directions. Q: (L) So, can I infer from what has been said, that we are going to move into this comet cluster, as into a realm? A: Border changes rules. Q: (L) But if we run into the comet cluster before we cross the border, then, I mean, I would understand if we were going into the realm border first… A: Part in part out. Q: (L) OK, is this so-called HAARP project instrumental in any of these realm border changes, these realm changes? A: All is interconnected, as usual. From session 11-26-1994: A: Now would be a good “time” for you folks to begin to reexamine some of the extremely popular “Earth Changes” prophecies. Why, you ask. Because, remember, you are third density beings, so real prophecies are being presented to you in terms you will understand, I.E. physical realm, I.E. Earth changes. This “may” be symbolism. Would most students of the subject understand if prophecies were told directly in fourth density terms? Q: (L) Is this comparable to my idea about dream symbolism. For example, the dream I had about the curling cloud which I saw in a distance and knew it was death dealing and I interpreted it to be a tornado, but it was, in fact, a dream of the Challenger disaster. I understood it to be a tornado, but in fact, what I saw was what I got, a death dealing force in the sky, a vortex, in the distance. I guess my dream was a fourth density representation but I tried to interpret it in terms I was familiar with. Is this what you mean? A: Close. But it is easy for most to get bogged down by interpreting prophecies in literal terms. Q: (L) In terms of these Earth Changes, Edgar Cayce is one of the most famous prognosticators of recent note, a large number of the prophecies he made seemingly were erroneous in terms of their fulfillment. For example, he prophesied that Atlantis would rise in 1969, but it did not though certain structures were discovered off the coast of Bimini which are thought by many to be remnants of Atlantis. These did, apparently, emerge from the sand at that time. A: Example of one form of symbolism. Q: (L) Well, in terms of this symbolism, is it that you were read the event from 3rd density into sixth density terms and then transmit it back into 3rd, and while the ideation is deeply and symbolically correct, the exact specifics, in 3rd density terms, can be askew depending upon the “spin” given to it by the receiver? . Is that what we are dealing with here? A: 99.9 per cent would not understand that concept. Most are always looking for literal translations of data. Analogy is novice who attends art gallery, looks at abstract painting and says “I don’t get it.” Q: (L) Well, let’s not denigrate literal translations or at least attempts to get things into literal terms. I like realistic art work. I am a realist in my art preferences. I want trees to look like trees and people to have only two arms and legs. Therefore, I also like some literalness in my prognostications. A: Some is okay, but, beware or else “California falls into the ocean” will always be interpreted as California falling into the ocean. Q: [General uproar] (F) Wait a minute, what was the question? (L) I just said I liked literalness in my prophecies. (F) Oh, I know what they are saying. People believe that California is just going to go splat and that Phoenix is going to be on the seacoast, never mind that it’s at 1800 feet elevation, it’s just going to drop down to sea level, or the sea level is going to rise, but it’s not going to affect Virginia Beach even though that’s at sea level. I mean… somehow Phoenix is just going to drop down and none of the buildings are going to be damaged, even though its going to fall 1800 feet… (T) Slowly. It’s going to settle. (F) Slowly?! It would have to be so slowly it’s unbelievable how slowly it would have to be. (T) It’s been settling for the last five million years, we’ve got a ways to go in the next year and a half! (F) Right! That’s my point. (T) In other words, when people like Scallion and Sun Bear and others say California is going to fall into the ocean, they are not saying that the whole state, right along the border is going to fall into the ocean, they are using the term California to indicate that the ocean ledge along the fault line has a probability of breaking off and sinking on the water side, because it is a major fracture. We understand that that is not literal. Are you telling us that there is more involved here as far as the way we are hearing what these predictions say? Q: (T) So, when we talk about California falling into the ocean, we are not talking about the whole state literally falling into the ocean? A: In any case, even if it does, how long will it take to do this? Q: (LM) It could take three minutes or three hundred years. (T) Yes. That is “open” as you would say. A: Yes. But most of your prophets think it is not open. Q: (T) So, when we are talking: “California will fall into the ocean, which is just the analogy we are using, we are talking about, as far as earth changes, is the possibility that several seismic events along the fault line, which no one really knows the extent of… A: Or it all may be symbolic of something else. Q: (L) Such as? Symbolic of what? A: Up to you to examine and learn. Q: (L) Now, wait a minute here! That’s like sending us out to translate a book in Latin without even giving us a Latin dictionary. A: No it is not. We asked you to consider a reexamination. Q: (L) You have told us through this source, that there is a cluster of comets connected in some interactive way with our solar system, and that this cluster of comets comes into the plane of the ecliptic every 3600 years. Is this correct? A: Yes. But, this time it is riding realm border wave to 4th level, where all realities are different. Q: (L) Okay, so the cluster of comets is riding the realm border wave. Does this mean that when it comes into the solar system, that its effect on the solar system, or the planets within the solar system, (Jan or us), may or may not be mitigated by the fact of this transition? Is this a mitigating factor? A: Will be mitigated. Q: (L) Does any of this mean that the earth changes that have been predicted, may not, in fact, occur in physical reality as we understand it? A: You betcha. Q: (L) Does this mean that all of this running around and hopping and jumping to go here and go there and do this and do that is… A: That is strictly 3rd level thinking. Q: (L) Now, if that is 3rd level thinking, and if a lot of these things are symbolic, I am assuming they are symbolic of movement or changes in energy. Q: (L) And, if these changes in energy occur does this mean that the population of the planet are, perhaps, in groups or special masses of groups, are they defined as the energies that are changing in these descriptions of events and happenings of great cataclysm. Is it like a cataclysm of the soul on an individual and or collective basis? A: Close. Q: (L) When the energy changes to 4th density, and you have already told us that people who are moving to 4th density when the transition occurs, that they will move into 4th density, go through some kind of rejuvenation process, grow new teeth, or whatever, what happens to those people who are not moving to 4th density, and who are totally unaware of it? Are they taken along on the wave by, in other words, piggy-backed by the ones who are aware and already changing in frequency, or are they going to be somewhere else doing something else? A: Step by step. Q: (T) In other words, we are looking at the fact that what’s coming this time is a wave that’s going to allow the human race to move to 4th density? A: And the planet and your entire sector of space/time. Q: (T) Is that what this whole plan is about, then, if I may be so bold as to include all of us here in this. We, of the beings of light who have come here into human form, to anchor the frequency, is this what we are anchoring it for, for this wave, so that when it comes enough of us will be ready, the frequency will be set, so that the change in the planet can take place as it has been planned? Q: (T) Okay, when the people are talking about the earth changes, when they talk in literal terms about the survivors, and those who are not going to survive, and the destruction and so forth and so on, in 3rd, 4th, 5th level reality we are not talking about the destruction of the planet on 3rd level physical terms, or the loss of 90 per cent of the population on the 3rd level because they died, but because they are going to move to 4th level? A: Whoa! You are getting “warm.” Q: (T) Okay. So, we are anchoring this. So, when they talk about 90 per cent of the population not surviving, it is not that they are going to die, but that they are going to transform. We are going to go up a level. This is what the whole light thing is all about? A: Or another possibility is that the physical cataclysms will occur only for those “left behind” on the remaining 3rd level density earth. Q: (T) Okay, what you are saying, then, is that we are anchoring the frequency, so that when the wave comes, we move to 4th level density as many people as possible, in order to break the hold the “Lizzies” have got on this planet, those who remain behind will not have enough energy left for the “Lizzies” to bother with the planet any longer. There will be less of them so the planet will be able to refresh and they will be able to move on in their lessons without interference? Q: (L) Are we anchoring frequency to create a split of realities like cellular replication? A: One developing conduit. Q: (L) We are developing a conduit? A: Yes. One. Q: (J) How many conduits does the planet need? A: Open. Q: (T) What is the conduit for? A: You and those who will follow you to 4th density. Q: (L) This conduit. Is this a conduit through which an entire planet will transition? A: You are one. There are others developing at this point. Q: (J) So, at this point we are developing a conduit? Q: (T) There are other groups on this planet developing their own conduits? A: Yes. Knowledge is the key to developing a conduit. Q: (T) We’re developing a conduit to move us from 3rd density to 4th density. Once we have moved through the conduit does that mean we have completed what we came here to do, and that is anchor the frequency? Q: (T) Is the conduit kind of like an escape hatch for us? Q: (L) Let me get this straight. When we move through this conduit, are the other… A: You will be on the 4th level earth as opposed to 3rd level earth. Q: (L) What I am trying to get here, once again, old practical Laura, is trying to get a handle on practical terms here. Does this mean that a 4th density earth and a 3rd density earth will coexist side by side… A: Not side by side, totally different realms. Q: (L) Do these realms interpenetrate one another but in different dimensions… Q: (L) So, in other words, a being from say, 6th density, could look at this planet we call the earth and see it spinning through space and see several dimensions of earth, and yet the point of space/time occupation is the same, in other words, simultaneous. (J) They can look down but we can’t look up. Q: (L) So, in other words, while all of this cataclysmic activity is happening on the 3rd dimensional earth, we will be just on our 4th dimensional earth and this sort of thing won’t be there, and we won’t see the 3rd dimensional people and they won’t see us because we will be in different densities which are not “en rapport”, so to speak? A: You understand concept, now you must decide if it is factual. And, in the end, we must ALL decide what to believe or accept as “probable.” Any teaching that suggests a “backlash” for NOT doing something, or for not believing, is depriving you of your free will choice. Supplement to the St. Pete Times Article: “The Exorcist in Love” Reader’s Comments on “Adventures with Cassiopaeans” Tags: Cassiopaeans, chemtrails, COINTELPRO, contrails, High Strangeness, Laura Knight-Jadczyk, prophecy Posted in Answers to Questions From Readers, Articles © 1994-2021 Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Cassiopaea.org. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2911
__label__wiki	0.865695	0.865695	Celebrities Major Home » TV & Movies » Nicole Kidman Had a '100% Stunt-Free' Entrance in 'Moulin Rouge!', According To Director Baz Luhrmann 07/01/2021 TV & Movies It’s been 20 years since Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! first hit theaters and it still has a firm place in pop culture. The movie musical stars Nicole Kidman as Satine, a courtesan who falls in love with Christian, a poet played by actor Ewan McGregor. With elaborate sets, dazzling costumes, and mashups of modern songs, Satine’s entrance had to be just as unique as the rest of the film. Kidman performed “Sparkling Diamond” featuring “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.” From a swing high above the main dance floor at the Moulin Rouge. Her character, Satine, got Christian’s attention and the moment has since become a hallmark of the film. A physically demanding scene, Kidman did all of the stunts herself. Nicole Kidman trained for 2 weeks before filming Satine’s entrance Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes in 2019 about the scene, Luhrmann opened up about what happened behind the scenes to make it come together on screen. He recalled suggesting a trapeze and a stunt person who would perform the moves. As he remembered, Kidman dismissed the idea of having someone else do it and spent the next few weeks training. “I thought, wouldn’t it be great if we put her in a circus trapeze and we did a trapeze number, but we’ll have to have a stunt person,” he said. “But Nicole being Nicole was like, ‘No way.’ So she trained with a circus person for a good, I would say, two weeks to do that number.” “When you see her swing around that’s her,” he added. “It’s her all the way through that footage. She’s on the trapeze, she’s being swung around, she comes down, she falls into all those guys. So she was 100% stunt-free on that moment.” He continued, saying they made the swing “as simple as possible” so all the focus would on Kidman. “I think what’s great about it is that it’s almost not there. It’s all about Nicole and Nicole’s entrance and her spectacular physical confidence,” he said. Baz Luhrmann once called the scene ‘quite technical’ to film In the same interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Luhrmann remarked on the camera movements. He described it as a “very slow curtain reveal” that became technical to shoot. “You see ka-bang! and then you see the flitter, and then you see the silhouette of her, and then you see her body, and then you see the hat, and then the very, very last thing you see is the eyes and the face under the hat,” he said. “So it’s a very slow curtain reveal: Then it’s like, the sparkling diamond. It’s quite technical.” Kidman didn’t get injured filming her character’s entrance but she didn’t end Moulin Rouge! unscathed. She broke a rib twice during filming and fell in what the movie’s costume designer referred to as her “pink diamond” costume. Nicole Kidman won a Golden Globe for her performance Kidman’s dedication to the role paid off big time. Moulin Rouge! didn’t just get nominated for major awards but it won a handful of them. Kidman walked away from the project with an Oscar nomination and, according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, her second Golden Globe win. Moulin Rouge! Took home the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture but ultimately didn’t clinch the same title at the Academy Awards. At the time of publication, Moulin Rouge! isn’t on any of the major streamers. However, it’s available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube. ActorsMoviesNicole Ki Previous Post:Towie's Yazmin Oukhellou had 'secret bum lift and liposuction' – despite fronting 'healthy lifestyle' wellness retreat Next Post:Man Utd have 'problem' with Carabao Cup piling pressure on Solskjaer and Liverpool defeat could be vital, says Neville Who is Dr Rachel Levine’s ex-wife Martha Levine? Pregnant gun-toting vigilantes patrol in homemade tank defending families from brutal Jalisco New Generation cartel Female chef arrested after making cupcakes with penis decorations for Egyptian sports club Why People Are Saying The Women On The Bachelor Finally Went Too Far Katie Price’s boyfriend Carl Woods opens up on his sweet relationship with Harvey revealing they FaceTime when apart Ben Shephard left in hysterics as Tipping Point player suffers series of gaffes Jodie Turner-Smith Found a Winter Coat That's Both Ridiculously Warm and Cute as Hell Hugh Grant Jokingly Offers Ex-Girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley a Role in ‘Paddington 3′ Foo Fighters Drop New Single From Upcoming Album ‘Waiting On A War’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2921
__label__cc	0.743056	0.256944	Todorović, Jelena Jelena Todorović Credentials: Associate Professor of Italian, Undergraduate Advisor - Department of French and Italian Email: jtodorovic@wisc.edu 642 Van Hise Research Interests: Medieval Italian literature, material philology, codicology, and paleography, textual criticism, Old Occitan, classical and medieval Latin literary traditions in relation to the Italian literature of the origins, the book in the Renaissance, Counter-Reformation, Inquisition, and censorship, lyric poetry in the sixteenth century, Dante, Petrarca, and Boccaccio. Education: Ph.D., Indiana-Bloomington. Departments: Department of French and Italian (departmental profile here). Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange: Authorship, Manuscript Culture, and the Making of the ‘Vita Nova’ (also available here). New York, NY: Fordham University Press (2016). Petrarch and Petrarchism(s). Co-edited with Ernesto Livorni. Tempe, AZ: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (forthcoming). Textual Editing From Authority to Authenticity and Back (in progress). “Bartolomeo Panciatichi: Behind the Scenes of Textual Editing” (in progress). “Boccaccio the Author in the ‘Cornice’ of the Decameron” (in progress). “Revisiting the Trespiano Fragment” (in progress). “How to Satisfy the Desire of the Author: the Case of Giovanni Boccaccio.” In Medioevo letterario d’Italia (forthcoming). “Guido Cavalcanti in Boccaccio’s Argomenti.” In Heliotropia 11.1-2 (2014), pp. 1-15. “Who Read the Vita Nova in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century?” In Dante Studies CXXXI, pp. 197-218. “The Tale of Fra Puccio.” In Lectura Boccaccii, Day Three, ed. by Pier Massimo Forni and Francesco Ciabattoni, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2014, pp. 68-89. “‘Un’operetta del famosissimo Poeta, e Teologo Dante Allighieri’: the editio princeps of the Vita Nova.” In Studi danteschi 77 (2012), Florence, pp. 293-310. “Nota sulla Vita Nova di Giovanni Boccaccio.” In Boccaccio in America. Selected Proceedings of the 2010 International Boccaccio Conference at The University of Massachusetts Amherst, ed. by Michael Papio and Elsa Filosa, Ravenna, Longo, 2011, pp. 105-112.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2923
__label__cc	0.558096	0.441904	CChAMSEA About SEARCA Climate Change Indicators Experts and Practitioners E-communiqué KC3 News Harvested News Learning Events Welcome to SEARCA Knowledge Center on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia (KC3) WOTR's Crop System Intensification for Climate Change Adaptation Source: WOTR Climate change film by children in Xa Thuan This participatory video (PV) is developed by ethnic minority children in Quang Tri, Vietnam. In this video, they introduced their daily lives as well as presented their memory about the last disaster - typhoon #9 (Ketsana typhoon) affecting their Science for A Hungry World This is a six-part series produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This video discusses "How Climate Change will impact agriculture" [Music begins] Narrator: Climate change is already affe Sting of Climate Change By comparing bee data to satellite imagery, NASA research scientist Wayne Esaias uses honey bees as tiny data collectors to understand how climate change is affecting pollination and plants. Earthbook - Project Earth: Our Future 2.0 If Planet Earth has a Facebook account, what would her posts be? Source: Project Earth: Our Future 2.0 Every drop counts What drove Mr Lee Kuan Yew to pursue water security so relentlessly? More at http://sg.sg/everydropcounts1 Source: Gov.sg Climate change: Earth's giant game of Tetris - Joss Fong There's a game of Tetris happening on a global scale: The playing space is planet Earth, and all those pesky, stacking blocks represent carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas that is piling up ever more rapidly as we burn the fossil fuels that run our ADSS: Agricultural Innovation Studies and Climate Change: A Systematic Review of Evidence A SEARCA Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS) with Mr. Winifredo B. Dagli, Assistant Professor of the College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños as the speaker. Iceland's Christmas ad was brave and necessary. It shouldn't be banned The advert shone a light on the devastation caused by palm oil producers, a story TV viewers have a right to know about. Source: Greenpeace \| 9 November 2018 Rappler's #TalkThursday with Lucille Sering MANILA, Philippines - Rappler speaks with Secretary Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission. A long time environmental advocate, Sering entered government in 2007 as a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) undersec Weather-Resistant Rice The Philippines Produce Extreme Weather-Resistant Rice Millions of people around the world depend on rice for their survival. But climate change is beginning to take a toll on traditional crops, forcing scientists Indonesia farmers go green with charcoal Farmers in Indonesia are using a new method to fight the effects of climate change, and also improve their harvest. This new method, which should more than double their production, uses charcoal - not a very environmentally friendly product.& Greening the dry zone of Myanmar UNDP Myanmar video looks at a project that the organization is working on in collaboration with the country's government in the driest region in We Know Enough about Climate Change The film focuses on the process of adaptation to climate change from a development perspective. We developed it for training programs and conferences in the target countries including Indonesia, Tunisia and Mexico. It premiered in 2011 at the UN-C Mermaids hate plastic A sea of plastic was interesting and sad, but it needed something unique and beautiful to truly standout. What more unique and beautiful to represent the ocean than a mermaid? Source: Von Wong ADSS: Modeling and Simulation in Agriculture Dr. Apollo C. Arquiza, Balik Scientist Awardee from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), delivers seminar on Modeling and Simulation Climate Change Adaptation Partners Knowledge Center on Climate Change (KC3) c/o Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) College, Los Baños 4031, Laguna, Philippines +63 49 554 9330 to 39 +63 49 536 2290 +63 49 572 3743 +63 2 8657 1300 to 02 local 3200 to 3204 kc3[at]searca[dot]org © 2010-2021 SEARCA KC3, All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2927
__label__cc	0.562801	0.437199	Tag Archives: MICROSOFT Sarah Bajc Was Director for Tescom in Tel Aviv Israel, Business Director of Microsoft China! By thomasmantell • Posted in Israel, MALAYSIA, USA • Tagged DIEGO GARCIA, MH370, MICROSOFT, Phillip Woods, Sarah Bjac, Tescom The All Seeing Eye On Top Of The Television By Thomas Dishaw, Govtslaves.info According to recent Nielsen statistics 56% of the households in the US own a video game console. Unbeknownst to many Americans this can be an open invitation to let big brother into your house. Disguised as a video game add-on, Microsoft’s Kinect is the all seeing eye that sits on top of your TV watching your every move, listening to every conversation and even monitoring vital health information. Now imagine if the Government went door to door and wanted to put a black box on top of your TV (and I’m not talking about your cable box) that did the same things, hopefully you would tell them hell no and immediately get out of your house. But since the Kinect is disguised as entertainment most people will gladly accept it. Below are some eye opening facts and quotes to think about before you make that purchase this fall. Kinect will monitor the number of viewers in a room and check to see if the number of occupants exceeded a certain threshold set by the content provider. If there are too many warm bodies present, the device owner would be prompted to purchase a license for a greater number of viewers. Coupled with the Xbox One, Kinect will now be able to hear and understand two people talking at once,, even detecting whether mouths are open in a dark room. Inside the new Kinect 2 will be a high-resolution camera and a high-fidelity microphone, and gamers have already trashed Microsoft for the potential Kinect 2 has for peering into homes. The new Kinect can see in the dark, pick out human voices in a noisy living room and read your heart rate just by looking at your face. It was unveiled by Microsoft last week as a fixture of the fall-releasing Xbox One. The thing has to be plugged in for the console to work, and is in some way already checking out what’s going on in the room it’s in. Microsoft is actually trying to integrate Kinect into the classroom, sold as a learning tool Kinect will continue to spy on your child all day in school and at home. Developed by PrimeSense, Kinect can interpret specific gestures – allowing for true hands-free control using infrared sensors, a camera and microchip to track the movement of individuals in a 3D space. While not confirmed, some experts suggest PrimeSense’s technology was used to train soldiers. The new capabilities work alongside improvements to Kinect that allow it to track thumbs, 25 joints of up to six people, and heart rates by scanning a face. While the multiplayer gaming applications for multiple voice processing are obvious, Microsoft is also aiming its Xbox One console firmly for TV and entertainment. After reading all the capabilities the Kinect has we all know this personal information would never be accessed by our loving Government without a warrant, or be passed on to the FBI, CIA or DEA to be scrutinized in America’s secret courts. By thomasmantell • Posted in USA • Tagged INTRUSION, KINECT, MICROSOFT, POLICE STATE, Privacy, VIOLATION, XBOX How NSA access was built into Windows [EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in 1999. It created a big controversy at the time and despite Microsoft denials, they never came clean on the subject. At the end the Presstitutes and the Puppy Press presented it as another “Conspiracy Theory”. And today it seems that nobody cares to continue using Bill Gates’s Operating System: Microsoft Windows.] Careless mistake reveals subversion of Windows by NSA. By Duncan Campbell, TELEPOLIS The first discovery of the new NSA access system was made two years ago by British researcher Dr Nicko van Someren. But it was only a few weeks ago when a second researcher rediscovered the access system. With it, he found the evidence linking it to NSA. Computer security specialists have been aware for two years that unusual features are contained inside a standard Windows software “driver” used for security and encryption functions. The driver, called ADVAPI.DLL, enables and controls a range of security functions. If you use Windows, you will find it in the C:\Windows\system directory of your computer. ADVAPI.DLL works closely with Microsoft Internet Explorer, but will only run cryptographic functions that the US governments allows Microsoft to export. That information is bad enough news, from a European point of view. Now, it turns out that ADVAPI will run special programmes inserted and controlled by NSA. As yet, no-one knows what these programmes are, or what they do. Dr Nicko van Someren reported at last year’s Crypto 98 conference that he had disassembled the ADVADPI driver. He found it contained two different keys. One was used by Microsoft to control the cryptographic functions enabled in Windows, in compliance with US export regulations. But the reason for building in a second key, or who owned it, remained a mystery. A second key Two weeks ago, a US security company came up with conclusive evidence that the second key belongs to NSA. Like Dr van Someren, Andrew Fernandez, chief scientist with Cryptonym of Morrisville, North Carolina, had been probing the presence and significance of the two keys. Then he checked the latest Service Pack release for Windows NT4, Service Pack 5. He found that Microsoft’s developers had failed to remove or “strip” the debugging symbols used to test this software before they released it. Inside the code were the labels for the two keys. One was called “KEY”. The other was called “NSAKEY”. Fernandes reported his re-discovery of the two CAPI keys, and their secret meaning, to “Advances in Cryptology, Crypto’99” conference held in Santa Barbara. According to those present at the conference, Windows developers attending the conference did not deny that the “NSA” key was built into their software. But they refused to talk about what the key did, or why it had been put there without users’ knowledge. A third key?! But according to two witnesses attending the conference, even Microsoft’s top crypto programmers were astonished to learn that the version of ADVAPI.DLL shipping with Windows 2000 contains not two, but three keys. By thomasmantell • Posted in Europe, France, USA • Tagged BiG Brother, Bill Gates, MICROSOFT, NSA, NSAKEY, obama, SPYING INCORPORATED, WINDOWS	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2935
__label__cc	0.664813	0.335187	Treasury OFR Releases Financial Stability Report; MMFs Minor Concern The U.S. Treasury's Office of Financial Research released its first annual "Financial Stability Report yesterday, which contains less on money market funds than last year's annual report, but which broadens out its scope to encompass liquidity pools. "Overall, threats to U.S. financial stability remain moderate, in other words, in a medium range, but they edged higher within that range over the past year," says OFR Director Richard Berner in a press release. He adds, "We see elevated and rising credit risks in U.S. nonfinancial business and in emerging‐market economies, the continued reach for yield in a climate of persistently low interest rates, and the uneven resilience of the financial system." Money market funds are cited a number of times in relation to repo, Fed RRP, stress-testing, and data collection. The 138-page "Financial Stability Report 2015 comments on Repo and RRP. Under "Managing Short-Term Rates," it says, "The bifurcation between GCF repo rates and triparty repo rates is only one aspect of the way that post-crisis changes in money markets may add to the challenge of managing money market rates. This dynamic increases uncertainty about the trajectory for other market rates once the Federal Reserve raises the target range for the policy rate.... Strong demand may depress short-term rates on short-term government securities. The Federal Reserve has indicated that it will expand its reverse repo facility sufficiently to firm up the floor under short-term market rates once policy tightening commences, while avoiding a persistent and too-large footprint from that facility in financial markets that could affect financial stability." It continues, "In 2013, the Federal Reserve expanded its list of authorized counterparties for its reverse repo operations beyond primary dealers to include selected money market funds, banks, and government-sponsored enterprises. As a result, the Federal Reserve has since become one of the largest repo counterparties for money market funds and its role is likely to remain substantial, subject to the current cap.... Money market fund reform, which requires prime institutional funds to shift to a floating rate net asset value structure, is expected to drive a substantial amount of assets from prime funds to government funds, according to market sources. Given the limited supply of short-term government securities, government money market funds are likely to increase their investments in the Federal Reserve's reverse repo operations." On "Cash and Liquidity Management in Money Markets," OFR says, "Since the financial crisis, regulators have improved data availability on the management of cash and liquidity in short-term U.S. markets. The SEC introduced Form N-MFP in 2010 to collect data about money market mutual funds after regulators were unable to fully identify and respond to money market fund vulnerabilities during the crisis. Form N-MFP data are designed to analyze the portfolio holdings and risk characteristics of individual money market funds and industry trends." They add, "The SEC adopted Form PF in 2011 to assess the potential systemic risk presented by large private fund advisors, a group that includes private liquidity funds. The SEC recently finalized amendments to Form PF to align the frequency and granularity of portfolio data required from private liquidity funds with those of money market funds. The change will be effective in April 2016 and will make it possible for the OFR to link the Form PF data with Form N-MFP data. A third dataset, collected by the OCC for banking supervision, requires national banks ... managing short-term investment funds to disclose monthly information about the funds.... The two data sources could be linked together." The OFR report points out that MMFs are by far the largest cash management vehicle, with $3.0 trillion, followed by: "Parallel Managed Accounts" associated with Liquidity Funds ($359B), Liquidity Funds ($288B), State Banks short-term investment funds ($150B), and National Banks S-T investment funds ($135B). It adds, "At the international level, no European regulator collects granular portfolio holdings data needed for market monitoring. Data for European money market funds, which have about $1.2 trillion of assets under management, would enhance the OFR's analysis of the global allocation of short-term capital." The report continues, "Form N-MFP data provide high visibility into the repurchase agreement (repo) market even though Form N-MFP was not specifically intended for this purpose. Money market mutual funds are among the most active investors in the repo markets and are required to report granular information on their repo holdings, including names of counterparties and collateral securities. No other financial firms report the same level of detail about repo activities as money market funds do on Form N-MFP." It adds, "We are exploring linking the SEC's data on money market mutual funds and on private liquidity funds with the OCC's data on short-term investment funds in a prototype Money Market Fund Monitor to produce a more comprehensive analysis that could be shared with other regulators. This linking is made possible by the alignment of these three data sets by the SEC and OCC -- SEC's Form N-MFP, SEC's Form PF, and OCC's data on short-term investment funds." The report also cites money funds in the section called "Asset Management Stress Tests." It says, "We focus primarily on money market funds, for which the SEC introduced a stress testing requirement in 2010 and an enhanced requirement in 2014.... For money market funds that allow investors to buy and sell shares at a fixed $1 share price, stress testing helps ensure that funds can meet the commitment to redeem shares at a fixed price.... The SEC's 2010 and 2014 rules for stress testing of money market funds require that results be presented to each fund’s board of directors at regular intervals. The rules do not, however, require reporting the results to regulators or the public." OFR also comments on monitoring private "Liquidity Funds," "Form PF is not only a valuable tool for hedge fund analysis at the OFR, but also for analysis of liquidity funds. These private funds seek to generate income by investing in a portfolio of short-term obligations to maintain a stable net asset value per unit or minimize principal volatility for investors. Unlike money market funds, liquidity funds are available only to accredited investors. Liquidity funds are not subject to regulations imposed by the 1940 Investor Company Act and Rule 2a-7, including restrictions on portfolio maturity, liquidity, and concentration.... Given the recent speculation that institutional investors could move assets from prime money market funds to liquidity funds to avoid SEC amendments on floating NAV and redemption gates and suspensions, these funds will be important to continue to monitor." The report also states, "A recently published OFR working paper shows evidence that U.S. broker-dealers owned by foreign banks engage in quarter-end "window dressing" of their U.S. triparty repo borrowing, which may help their overseas parent appear safer to foreign regulators. This activity leaves U.S. money market mutual funds with excess uninvested cash in the last days of the quarter. `Since late 2013, this excess cash has been placed into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Reverse Repurchase Program each quarter-end, providing money market funds with a de facto deposit account at the Fed, even though they are not banks.... This additional and predictable illiquidity, induced by window dressing, may have systemic implications, including an increased likelihood of fire-sale sell-offs or liquidity spirals." Finally, OFR mentions a "Money Market Fund Monitor." They write, "To examine further risks in funding and liquidity, for example, we expect to make public our Money Market Fund Monitor, which we previewed at a public meeting of our external advisory committee in February 2015. The monitor employs monthly data provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-MFP by money market funds registered under the SEC's Rule 2a7. Using this framework, we can examine portfolio statistics and holdings for individual funds and the industry as a whole on the basis of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Over time, we expect to expand the fund monitor by incorporating aggregate data from non-2a7 funds with similar characteristics."	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2940
__label__wiki	0.500102	0.500102	Noni's Neighborhood Trattoria PHOTO CREDIT: James Camp Call: (404) 343-1808 or visit www.nonisdeli.com Though Noni's is a respectable place for Italian food during the week, it transforms into Edgewood Avenue's de facto dance party on the weekends. Come prepared to shake your ass and sweat it up. This place gets packed. The Calamity: A Pop Up Comedy Showcase Sunday June 23, 2019 05:00 pm EDT 06/23/2019 5:00 pm "The Calamity" A Pop Up Comedy Showcase is a Sunday Funday dream! Featuring some of Atlanta's best up and coming comedians; The Calamity is produced by LA based pop up event curators Skewed Orbit Productions in collaboration with Noni's Deli on Edgewood and Dragon's Milk Stout. Doors open at 5pm + S... Cost: Free (Donations Accepted) Drunks and Dragons at Noni's Wednesday January 2, 2019 06:00 pm EST 01/02/2019 6:00 pm Beginner-friendly drop-in games of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition every Wednesday at Noni's! 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Silent Disco Day Party A silent disco is a cool event where people dance to music listening on wireless LED color headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. Each participant can choose ... Cost: Free Cover/$20 Headphone Rental Corks and Forks Brunch Party Friday February 19, 2016 07:00 pm EST 02/19/2016 7:00 pm Noni's is kicking off their biweekly brunch party with a live DJ, signature brunch items, and specialty cocktails. SPRING JAMBOREE w/Vicki Powell, Robert Ansley, & Mike Bradley Friday May 8, 2015 08:00 pm EDT 05/08/2015 8:00 pm Soul Sundries (w/ Trey West, Jeremy Avalon, & Ree De La Vega) Tuesday March 3, 2015 07:00 pm EST 03/03/2015 7:00 pm Your weekly midweek groove lounge kicks off March with two immensely capable DJs - Ree de la Vega & Jeremy Avalon. Rumor has it that Jeremy likes a Prince song or two, and Ree has been known to play an occasional track from the early 80s. Who better, then, to invite out as we celebrate our love of e... Soul Sundries (Midweek Groove Lounge) Tuesday February 17, 2015 07:00 pm EST 02/17/2015 7:00 pm Join us at Noni's as we kick off our February installment of Soul Sundries, a casual midweek event featuring deep & relaxed selections across the soul spectrum. Selections by: DJ Trey WestMike Djflemingo LoweryMarc Smooch B Booker Soul Sundries Tuesday January 20, 2015 07:00 pm EST 01/20/2015 7:00 pm Soul Sundries is a midweek soulful alternative to the turn up" lifestyle. Laid-back selections by Trey West from house to hip hop. No cover." Soul Sundries (DJ Trey West) Tuesday December 16, 2014 07:00 pm EST 12/16/2014 7:00 pm Midweek soulful vibes from house to hip hop, disco to downtempo. Wednesdays in December. Get Lost with Will Fussel of Mood Rings Tuesday September 23, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 09/23/2014 8:00 pm Saturday September 20, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 09/20/2014 8:00 pm Mimosas, Bloodys, Omelets...good decisions. Rene Dellefont spins awesome! Mimosas, Bloodys, Omelets and a thick NY Times Bitter Heroes with Brian Parris Wednesday September 10, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 09/10/2014 8:00 pm A night devoted to the charmingly morose side of 80s music FEATURING $3 amaro - Italian for bitter! Â This includes Fernet Branca, Braulio, Campari, Aperol, Casini and many more. Â It's classy stuff. SIX SIX SIX - our 6 year anniversary party Friday July 25, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 07/25/2014 8:00 pm Noni's turns 6 soon and we'll be taking time to relish in 6 years of our flirtation with EVIL. Imagine floating down the River Styx dressed in goth with Marie Osmond gnawing at your flesh. Except really fun! Of course we'll pump your gluttonous souls full of drink and food specials and your blac... All Vinyl Everything Saturday July 19, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 07/19/2014 8:00 pm Wednesday June 18, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 06/18/2014 8:00 pm Tuesday June 17, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 06/17/2014 8:00 pm Rene will show you the true meaning of hump day. All Vinyl Everything w/ DJ DiBiase Saturday April 19, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 04/19/2014 8:00 pm Dinner and a Show O4W Style Thursday March 20, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 03/20/2014 8:00 pm Italian dinner and an improv-comedy show to benefit the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood Noniâ€™s restaurant and the Village Theatre team up to benefit the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood on Friday March 21, 2014. The evening begins at Noniâ€™s, located at 357 Edgewood Avenue, 6:30pm with a sit down fami... Saturday March 15, 2014 08:00 pm EDT 03/15/2014 8:00 pm Celebrate the relaunch of Sunday day-jamjam and St. Patrick's Day at Noni's Bar and Deli. The day event starts at 2 p.m. with DJs Ryan Baker and Marcus Hurst. Rene Dellefont spins awesome sh*t! NYE at Noni's with SONEN AND FREE CHAMP Monday December 30, 2013 07:00 pm EST 12/30/2013 7:00 pm That's right! Â Because we're crazy generous we're throwing a massive countdown party for FREE with FREE CHAMPAGNE. Â Join our hosts SONEN, with additional music by EDGEWOOD NASTY, HEY ALLIGATOR and the LBK DJs. It's gonna be wild. BRUNCH!!!! Saturday December 28, 2013 07:00 pm EST 12/28/2013 7:00 pm Bloody Mary's a la Vicki, with house-pickled vegetables, pirouettes by Ryan, food by the Chicken Lady. Â mmmmm! Wednesday December 25, 2013 07:00 pm EST 12/25/2013 7:00 pm OCCUPY EDGEWOOD Rene Dellefont & Brian Parris A night of Smiths and Cure plus others in the morose genre. Â You must hear it to believe it. Tiki Disco ATL Friday September 6, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 09/06/2013 8:00 pm Tiki Disco is coming to ATL by way of Brooklyn for one day. Rated No. 1 Summer Party in NYC, the all-day dance session will take place at Noni's Bar & Deli on Sept. 7. Sounds provided by the Tiki Disco residents from New York: Lloydski, Andy Pry, Eli Escobar and Treasure Fingers, and Martina McFlyy ... Tantrum, Carnivores, Hello Ocho Wednesday August 14, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 08/14/2013 8:00 pm Living Walls Tour of Edgewood Avenue Living Walls partners with the Historic District Development Corporation (HDDC) to off five guided tours of the historic thoroughfare. Noni's 5 year anniversary ft. DJ William Roman, Nonsense, FreeByrd, Edgewood Nasty, Rrest, Sonen Saturday May 18, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 05/18/2013 8:00 pm Nonsense Dance Party Friday May 17, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 05/17/2013 8:00 pm Every other Saturday it's time for some Nonesense at Noni's! Hosted by DJ Kimber, Doppelganger & special guests with brand-new indie and dancefloor faves, here's what you need to know... - Indie/electro dance party - Every second Saturday night after 11pm at Noniâ€™s - Drinking - Dancing - Debau... Revolving DJ Series: Co-Defendants, Ree Vega, Ryan Baker, Chris Devoe... Thursday May 16, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 05/16/2013 8:00 pm Dance and Drink and Dance and Drink Wednesday May 15, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 05/15/2013 8:00 pm Common Sense Dance Party Every other week it's time to get some Common Sense at Noni's! Hosted by Tom, Rusty & special guests with indie rock, retro faves and omfg surprises - Indie/electro dance party - Every second Saturday night after 11pm at Noniâ€™s - Drinking - Dancing - Debauchery Red Sea, Carmen, Ulysses Hellier Sunday May 5, 2013 08:00 pm EDT 05/05/2013 8:00 pm Monday March 4, 2013 07:00 pm EST 03/04/2013 7:00 pm Tossed Salad is the latest drag show to surface on the Atlanta scene. Brigitte Bidet brings back your favorite girls from all over town. On Tuesday, March 5, Noni's will host an entertainment extravaganza. The show starts at 10 p.m. with a special Salad Bowl Contest for new entertainers looking for ... Tree Torch Bring your Christmas trees to Noni's as they ignite each tree one by one. Enjoy marshmallows and music from DJ Brian Parris. Trees can be dropped off any time between now and then. Please throw them at the base of the brick pile in the back parking lot. Bootie ATL Mashup Dance Party The Worldwide mashup party comes to ATL with DJ BC (The Beastles, Wu Orleans, Santastic, Big D And The Kids Table), DJ KAL, and on 8/9 guest DJ CORPORATION from Miami. Guillermo Sexo 357 Edgewood Ave S.E. nonisdeli.com Restaurant, Deli/Sandwiches 7 excuses to let dog be your copilot	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2942
__label__cc	0.7058	0.2942	Anti-White Antifa Leftists Auburn is Already a Success: We Must Have a Public Presence by Any Means Necessary April 25, 2017 Staff 4322 Views 1 Comment Update: Due to the efforts of Atty. Sam Dickson (whose writing for TOO is referenced below), Auburn was forced to hold the event. A video of the event is posted in the TOO video corner. It’s really great that the Alt Right, led by Richard Spencer, will held an event at Auburn, even after getting canceled by the university. Having a public presence is absolutely critical to any political movement that intends to become mainstream. There is a fairly long history of the left shutting down public events by intimidating hotels, as happened several times with American Renaissance and recently with a proposed VDARE.com conference in Yosemite. And recently we have had the Antifa rioting in Berkeley, shutting down the Milo talk, and Antifa violence against Trump supporters in several places, most notably at the Trump inauguration and last weekend in Berkeley. Too often antifa violence and intimidation have been successful. The forces of intolerance, intellectual conformity and hostility to Whites and their interests have succeeded. A sure sign that the left is in an impenetrable bubble is that we read about “Alt Right thugs” on blogs and Twitter feeds. No violence would have happened apart from antifa attacks. The antifa is all about shutting down free speech, Trump supporters, and the Alt Right “by any means necessary.” Can anyone explain why this type of force wasn't used against the alt right, Neo Nazi Trump thugs today in #Berkeley? pic.twitter.com/z5rUO9FZmI — Dem Texas Girls (@TexDem16) April 16, 2017 And the fact is that, until last weekend in Berkeley, the antifa had been winning consistently. Police typically stood by and did nothing even as antifa were assaulting their victims and burning down stores. When arrests were made, little or nothing has come of it (see Sam Dickson’s “The assault on Richard Spencer: No punishment for crimes against White activists“). They are, indeed, pillars of the establishment. Or perhaps Storm Troopers of the establishment would be a better label. I vividly remember how the antifa tried, and to a considerable extent, succeeded in intimidating people at the last NPI conference at the Reagan Building in Washington, recounted in Sam Dickson’s “NPI Washington, 2016: Antifa violence, police indifference, and the inevitable media assault“). After running around all afternoon trying to get a restaurant to host us (the scheduled venue canceled under pressure), we finally got a place, albeit under false pretences (there was no other way). Then, realizing that someone in our group was feeding information to the antifa, we met and walked to a subway station without being told where the dinner would be held. So we were already being forced to act like secret agents, furtively and in secret. But as a result of all this subterfuge, we got into the restaurant safely. No antifa in sight. But of course, it didn’t take long for the antifa to attack. There we were at dinner on Friday night, enjoying ourselves with like-minded people, dressed for conviviality, not violence (men in coats and ties), when suddenly we are told that antifa had stormed the restaurant, fought with restaurant staff and managed to spray Spencer. So we trooped out, dinner unfinished (that dessert looked good, too), down the back stairs, through storage areas, and on to the street, nervously looking to see if the antifa would attack us there. They didn’t, and the next day, they didn’t get to the venue in time to prevent people from entering. But they massed outside, assaulting cameraman Bryan Christopher Sawyer and spraying Emily Youcis with foul-smelling liquid as she was attempting to interview antifa (see Bryan’s account here). We had a break from the talks for an hour or two in the afternoon, but we were stuck in the building, knowing full well what would happen if we went outside. Intimidation indeed. The antifa did not succeed in shutting down the event, but the entire weekend sent a clear message that such public meetings were problematic at best. That’s why what happened last weekend in Berkeley is so good. Trump supporters, with many Alt Right in attendance, managed to hold a demonstration and they withstood the antifa violence. Many came dressed appropriately — with helmets, gas masks and even baseball bats, fully anticipating violence. Indeed, the antifa were quite open about their intentions to shut down a demonstration intended to support the president of the United States. One would think that given that Trump won the election, this would be an entirely mainstream point of view and that public demonstrations of support would be at least tolerated. But not in the present polarized climate. Antifa violence was clearly advertised in advance: The fact that the Trump/Alt Right supporters held their ground and drove off the antifa is huge. We are finally fighting back, and after what I experienced in Washington, it was deeply gratifying to me personally. So just by showing up at Auburn and coming prepared for a street fight is already a victory. We have to suppose that the antifa, realizing that their ability to keep the Alt Right out of public places is in danger, will respond with yet larger numbers and more violence. But this is a fight that we must have. Even if the antifa win the street fight this time, they will realize that they will take some casualties too and that we are determined to take up public space “by any means necessary.” Neither side is likely to back down at this point. The left, whether on the streets or in the universities, is absolutely determined to shut down free speech on race, immigration, and White identity. As we near the tipping point demographically — a tipping point where Whites will be unable to elect a government that supports their interests — the left has redoubled their efforts to keep these issues out of mainstream public discussion. (I think a lot of the frustration at Trump’s victory is that a Clinton win would have put a complete victory in sight — a surge in Democrat immigrant voters and domination of the Supreme Court.) And, until very recently, they have largely succeeded. We can’t let them win this battle. But given the commitment of the violent, intolerant left, this means that these battles will only escalate in scale and violence. If clubs and pepper spray don’t succeed, the next step is guns. There has already been some bloodshed, but still relatively minor. It’s going to get worse — far worse. It’s only a matter of time. Weimerica: coming to a place near you. ← NY Times: What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech Emergency Ordinance Passed Due to Upcoming Rally in Pikeville → One thought on “Auburn is Already a Success: We Must Have a Public Presence by Any Means Necessary” Earl P. Holt III Violence by any leftist is condoned and “spiked” by our Bolshevik news media. That’s why this trash often get away with it, and how they get away with labeling everyone on the right as “Nazis” or “Fascists,” when THEY are the ones who universally employ “Brown Shirt” tactics. 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__label__cc	0.577086	0.422914	2014 Toronto International Film Festival is this month - Here is my Top 25 list of who I hope to get at TIFF this year Sam Worthington on the red carpet in 2010 for "The Debt" at TIFF will be back this year for "Cake" The 2014 Toronto International Film Festival is almost upon us, and I am putting the final touches on my trip there as we speak (or in this case, as you read... or if you are reading this after I have completed it.... a while ago). Although this years roster is widely regarded as the worst in a long time, perhaps ever, there are still names to be found this year, and as usual, I have compiled my list of MY Top 25 (not always the top 25 names...but the top 25 I am hopeful to get). This years list consists of a bit of everything. From comedy icons like Bill Murray & Adam Sandler, to super hero action stars like Chris Evans, Andrew Garfield & Robert Downey Jr. There is even some true legends like Denzel Washington, Al Pacino & Morgan Freeman. Of course, a bunch of up & comers like Hailee Steinfeld, Chloe Grace Moretz & Ansel Elgort will be there as well. As well fan favorites like Robert Pattinson, musical icon Roger Waters, TV stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Jon Stewart and almost every variation in between. There is also a tonne of names you likely have never even heard of yet, and even I haven't...but in 2 or 3 or 5 years, you will know them. Here is MY top 25 list. You can tell me in the poll below, or in my comments who you hope I will find there. 1 JON STEWART - I have a 4 year streak of getting my top choice in tact. So there will be a lot of pressure on me to track down the host of The Daily Show for me. I have got Stephen Colbert & Conon O'Brien in the past few years. They are my 2nd & 3rd favorite active talk show hosts. Jon Stewart is my 1st, so this was a really exciting addition to the fest for me. 2 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH - Although I got Sherlock last year, after the original joy of getting him wore off some, and I looked at the "autograph" he gave me, I realized, it was not a very good one. So I am going back this year hoping to upgrade on the dreadful "B.C. 2013" he handed out to me last year. 3 PETER SARSGAARD - Plain & simple. He was AMAZING in The Killing season 3 (if you have never watched it, do it), and the fact he didn't win, or was even nominated for the Emmy this year is still 1 of the largest crimes the Emmy Awards have had in the last few years. 4 JANE FONDA - Went to a premiere for the 2X Oscar Winner a couple years ago, but she didn't show. Since then, I have become a big fan of her work on The Newsroom. So eager to get her this time... please don't no show again Jane. 5 DENZEL WASHINGTON - His resume speaks for its self. If you don't consider him in your top 10, your doing it wrong. 6 ADAM SANDLER - I have not seen Mr. Sandler since we were in a movie together almost 20 years ago. Cant wait to see my Happy Gilmore co-star again (I was in it for less than 2 seconds.. don't blink or you'll miss me both times) 7 ANDREW SCOTT - Cant pass on a chance to get probably the best Sherlock nemesis there's been, Jim Moriarty. 8 LAURA HARRIS - She would be in m6y top 2 if I knew for sure she was coming. One of 2 people on my list who is not confirmed yet. Fingers crossed on this one. Have still only ever managed 1 of the main 5 cast from Dead Like Me. 9 KATE WINSLET - One of the very few female audience heavy movies I really liked was Titanic. An Oscar, 3 Golden Globes and even a Primetime Emmy for good measure. She is more than just Rose Dewitt Bukater. 10 ANDREW GARFIELD - Spider Man, Spider Man hopefully will sign my stuff better than a spider can. Like his version of the character far more than Tobey Maguires. 11 AMANDA SEYFRIED - This will be a redemption get if I get her. Missed her while she was in Vancouver for several weeks filming. 12 CHLOE GRACE MORETZ - Only celeb I can think of that I have gotten in 3 different cities, and in 3 different situations. Too bad I already crossed off Toronto as a place. 13 ROSARIO DAWSON - It saddens me that I somehow still only have autographs from 3 people from Grindhouse. Gotta nab a 4th hopefully. 14 SAM WORTHINGTON - The nicest celeb I have ever met (if you are familiar with my Best & Worst Celebs list you know this). Haven't seen him in 4 years. Hoping to see he still holds that honour. 15 CHRIS EVANS - Captain America has to be on a top 20 list for everyone. Met him briefly in Vancouver last year. As well in Toronto for TIFF a couple years ago. Will be happy to get him again though. 16 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. - Iron Man. Sort of all I should have to say really. 17 MORGAN FREEMAN - Pretty hard to imagine making a top 25 list for this year and it doesn't have Morgan Freeman on it. 18 JOHN TRAVOLTA - Got his autograph about 20 years ago in a random encounter. Sadly it was on the back of a hockey poster because I had nothing of his. This time, I'll be prepared to see him. 19 TOM HARDY - Since I got him while he was here shooting This Means War, his star has risen sharply. Excited to finally get a chance to get him again. 20 ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL - All his 80s movies roles aside, its his work in 3 episodes of Psych last season that really put him on my list. 21 VIGGO MORTENSEN - Got him at my 1st ever TIFF. At the time I didn't really know him from a lot of things. Now, I do and am actually looking forward to getting him now. 22 HAILEE STEINFELD - A redemption get hopefully for not getting her last TIFF when she no showed. 23 JENNIFER ANISTON - I opted to not go to her premiere last year. Hopefully I will get a 2nd chance this year. 24 ROBERT DUVALL - I got him a couple years ago for a friend at a TIFF premiere. This time around, I will have my own stuff to get done. 25 ROGER WATERS - Despite getting him multiple times in the past few years here in Vancouver, and no joke, passing on him the last time he was in Toronto while I was there, its hard to not put him on my top 25 list. Honourable mention - Ansel Elgort, Tobey Maguire, Robert Pattinson, Bill Nighy, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Marsay, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Simon Pegg, Christopher Plummer, Rosamund Pike, Tina Fey, Rose Byrne, John Cusack, Anna Kendrick., Mark Ruffalo, Steve Carell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Keira Knightley, Hayden Christiansen & Alan Rickman Of course there are even more that I HOPE will go that are so far, unconfirmed besides Mr. Hardy & Ms. Harris from my top 25 list. Stanley Tucci, Josh Hutcherson, Steve Buscemi, Martin Scorsese, Natalie Dormer, Seth Rogen, Cary Elwes, Neil Young, Ray Liotta, Gillian Jacobs, Carrie Fisher, Zoe Saldana, Tuppence Middleton, Marion Cotillard, Moly Ringwald, Dolph Lundrgren, Kate Beckinsale, Thomas Sadoski, Bo Derek, Sienna Miller, Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy, Adam Driver, Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Naomi Watts, James Caan, Danny Trejo, Kathy Bates, James Marsden, Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Tudyk. The Toronto International Film Festival will take place from September 4-14, 2014 this year & includes films like THE EQUALIZER (Antoine Fuqua) Denzel Washington, Chloe Moretz, Marton Csokas THE JUDGE (director - David Dubkin) starring Al Pacino & Robert Downey Jr. A LITTLE CHAOS (Alan Rickman) Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci MAPS TO THE STARS (David Cronenberg) Robert Pattinson, Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Sarah Gadon THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU (Shawn Levy) Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, jane Fonda FOXCATCHER (Bennett Miller) Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum ROSEWATER (Jon Stewart) Gael Garcia Bernal, Jason Jones Plus 100s more. I will try to have blogs on each days adventures like I did past years. But due to the intense schedule of the event, they likely will not go up every day. My 2013 TIFF saw me go 14/25 (got my technical #1 Benedict Cumberbatch... my original #1 Melissa Rauch did not come) My 2012 TIFF saw me go 10/25 (got my #1 Johnny Depp) My 2011 TIFF saw me go 9/30 (got my #1 Chloe Moretz though) My 2010 TIFF saw me go 8/20 (got my #1 Michael C. Hall) Who do YOU hope I will get at TIFF? Vote here, leave comments below if your choice is not there. Who do you hope I get at TIFF 2014? TIFF 13 - Day 2 - Meeting Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Susan Sarandon & More Day 2 started for me at the previously impossible Princess Of Wales Theatre. A venue everyone loathed, dreaded & hated with an utter passion for its lack of space for people to stand. Well, shocker of the festival. The 1 thing TIFF seemed to do better this year than previously... they closed down Kings St & made the whole street an area to stand. This made it MUCH MUCH MUCH better. I'll someday have to thank Tom Hanks, who the rumour goes, is the one who complained about the old POW set up & said it was not fan friendly. The 1st premiere of the day for me was a a film with Kristen Wiig, Sami Gayle & unfortunate no-show Hailee Steinfeld. "Hateship Loveship" The new set up was appealing to the stars, both of whom walked over & signed for a good portion of the crowd. I got 1 from each of them After an extended lunch break, my friends & I went back to POW to stake out a good spot for the next premiere. "12 Years A Slave" had lots of name appeal with Benedict Cumberbatch & Michael Fassbender starring in it. But it was 1 of the people who had a very small role in the film, and was a producer on it that drew the crowds out. Brad Pitt. I will say it right now. Brad was a champ. He got out of his car about 100 feet before the planned drop off area the TIFF personnel had set up so he could get out of his car & start signing. He signed for almost everyone that was in the 1st or 2nd row who could get an item near him.... of course, problem was, you couldnt move to save your life, as the street was at times, 10 people deep. So the hope of getting him & quickly moving to another spot was a fruitless venture. I managed 1, after he skipped me & I told him "c'mon I've been here 2 & 1/2 hours" which he stopped what he was doing, and said "wheres the guy whos been here 2 & 1/2 hrs" at the sae time I was saying to him "Brad, please" he clearly recognized the voice, and happily signed for me before going back to his stroll down the line. He must have signed for 20+ minutes. Michael Fassbender was also a champ on the carpet. Maybe not to the extent of Brad, but everyone that wanted 1 from him seemingly got him.. Oddly, the movies star Chiwetel Ejiofor not only didnt come over, but didnt even acknowledge the 1000s of people waiting. From there, I rushed over to the Nicole Kidman premiere just as she was working her way down the carpet. I chose a spot that had a nice 3-4 foot space between two morons on ladders in row 2 (yes, row 2.). The photogretards cried "hes pushing" to the security, then the 2 or 3 people in the row infront of him (you know, 2-3 feet away from him...enough room for 5 people to squeeze in, parroted his whining) & before I knew it, the security people were all standing around that area looking thru the crowd to see what was going on. Of course, there was going to be no time to explain why the 2 guys standing 4 feet from the carpet on 3+ ft ladders were in the wrong, so I just moved 3 feet over, but it was too late, as that space filled quickly with others & I never got near Kidman. From there I went & checked out the back of the POW for the Pitt movie leaving. I managed another Fassbender, but was disappointed when Benedict Cumberbatch, who must have arrived super late showed, and signed on 1 side, but didnt come over to our side. I, like several fans followed him. Great thing about T.O. downtown is, traffic doesnt go too fast sometimes. My friend & I caught up to him at a light 2 blocks away, he asked him if he could sign while they waited for the very long light. he declined saying "not on the street". We then attempted to find where he was going, but eventually our foot speed couldnt keep up with his SUV speed. Walking back, we stumbled across Hugh Jackman & Jake Gyllenhaal having dinner before their film "Prisoners". A good crowd was already there, but with no one on high alert I found myself a nice row 2 spot behind a photographer right near the rear SUV door. In front was a little girl with just a notepad, so I asked her mom if she wanted a photo instead & gave them a photo of Hugh & Jake to get signed. Jake did his best Jake Gyllenhaal impression & left without even lifting his head. But Hugh came out, and while the autographs were nothing even close to what I got 15 years ago, he signed a good 10-15 autographs on both sides of the exit. On my side, he of course stopped, signed for the little girl which made her & her moms night. Then signed for me. Before he was about to get into the car I yelled at him about a girl standing behind me who was literally on her moms shoulders trying to get him. He turned, looked up & signed her magazine, then bent down, trying to look thru the crowd to say hi to the girls mom. Classy thing to do for someone who had a premiere to get to. I had a string of not so much luck for awhile. Getting to the Parkland premiere too late to find a good spot for Tom Welling and then got a spot for Zac Efron, but he skipped over me & stopped signing shortly afterwards. I ended my night going all the way up to Isabelle Bader theatre for the "Last Robin Hood" premiere with Susan Sarandon, Kevin Kline & Dakota Fanning. I missed Dakota & Susan going in, but saw Kevin. The Oscar award winner happily signed for those who asked. On the way out, Susan, another Oscar Winner came over to the whole TWO of us that were there & signed. However, the diva Dakota Fanning, who USED TO BE nice, snubbed us. Two people, and she didnt even muster a "no" or even a turn of her head to acknowledge someone was there. Well, guess whose film I WONT be going to see. Wonder how the production companies Big Indie Pictures & Killer Films would feel knowing her ONLY job there, promote their film, alienated people instead of promoted it. Dakota Fanning should really take lessons from the two Academy Award Winning castmates she had in this film. Her turn to the dark side was 1 of the larger shocks to me of the festival. Day 2 - 7 autographs, 27 total A+ Brad Pitt A Michael Fassbender A Hugh Jackman A Susan Sarandon B+ Sami Gayle B Kristen Wiig B- Nicole Kidman C+ Benedict Cumberbatch F Jake Gyllenhaal F- Dakota Fanning You can find my "day 0" report HERE TIFF13 - Day 0 of The Toronto International Film Festival - Meeting Daniel Bruhl & Tom Hiddletston The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival is off & running. My TIFF started on "day 0", aka - the day before. With stars from around the globe coming in to Toronto, I waited out at the airport for awhile, and just like the year before, the results were pretty underwhelming. I arrived from Vancouver at 2:15 PM & by about 3 PM was already on the board. Daniel Bruhl, from Inglourious Basterds, had arrived to promote The Fifth Estate & Rush at the festival. He was nice enough & I probably should have gotten more from him, but his publicist was a grade A bitch. Using the absurd excuse "he'll be here all week" which I replied "yeah, but hes HERE, RIGHT NOW, in front of me" which she didnt have a reply for. Luckily Daniel was nice enough to still sign a few more times while he waited 5+ minutes for his car. But the publicist made it so awkward. I can just imagine the conversation later with Daniel, his girfriend & the publicist. Daniel "Why didnt you just let me sign them all & they would have been gone in 2 minutes" Publicist "uhh... Uhh, I'm a publicist. Its my job to make things inconvenient & awkward" Daniel "Oh, I thought your job was to tell me my schedule" Publicist "chuckles haha, no silly. I am here to constantly tell you that you are in an urgent hurry to get anywhere but where you are when fans or professionals are within ear shot of you...and if that doesnt work, I have 39,492 other excuses pre-planned into my database" Daniel "so basically, your job is to annoy people, and at times, me?" Publicist "nods head in agreement" Daniel facepalms, shakes head" Quite awhile would pass before my next chance at anyone. Tom Hiddletston, of course best known as "Loki" in The Avengers movie franchise came thru. He was making fans left & right. His handler would at times try to stop people by saying "you already got one" which was adorable, considering no one left there with less than a couple each, and at least 1 person I talked to, got 12. Note to all publicists. If your star WANTS to sign, stfu, stand in a corner & wait till he looks at you with a "ok, can you get me out of here" look. I "missed" Jake Gyllenhaal, but since I had little interest in him, I wasnt too disappointed. My day ended earlier than usual because the last couple flights I would have been waiting for were deayed till well after I could have waited. So I took off & got the rare treat of leaving Toronto early. I headed to Hamilton to relax & prepare for the real festival. DAY 0 - total autographs 6 A+ TOM HIDDLESTON B DANIEL BRUHL 2013 Toronto International Film Festival is days away - and here is who I hope to track down at this years TIFF Johnny Depp on the red carpet at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. September is a monumental month for autograph hounds in Canada. Its the start of the NHL pre-season, our most popular sport across the country, as well, the Toronto International Film Festival takes TIFF 2013, the 38th annual festival, takes place from Sept 5-15 & as usual, I'll be there taking in the opportunities to get autographs from some of the largest names of TV & movies. As always, there is a lengthy list of notable names with films there. Academy Award winners like Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Jessica Lange, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Kate Winslet, Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage, William Hurt, Adrien Brody, Colin Firth, Kevin Kline, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, George Clooney, Juliet Binoche, Judi Dench, Marcia Gay Harden & Tilda Swinton are all in 1 or more films at this years festival. Popular stars of this generation like Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Emilia Clarke, Ralph Fiennes & Dakota Fanning also have films at the festival. Theres then an even longer list of "hey, I know them from something" names. With so many names, so many shows going on over only 10 days, you need to prioritize if you are planning to catch celebs...and that means picking & chosing who is most important to you. Whether as a fan, or a seller, you need to generate a list of who you want to get the most, because you simply cant get everyone. (please vote on the poll below for who you most want me to see at TIFF) So here is my list of my top 20 for TIFF 13. Its a mixture of who I want to get for myself, or just want to get to say I got them or for financial benefits. (note - not all names are guaranteed to be at the festival, so please dont take my list as a guarantee of their arrival... it is merely who I would like to get if they are there) 1- Melissa Rauch (The last 3 years in a row I have gotten my #1 on my list. Johnny Depp, Michael C. Hall & Chloe Moretz. This year, I am picking someone that was not on the initial guest list... so theres a good chance getting my #1 wont even be an option. ) 2- Benedict Cumberbatch (If Ms. Rauch doesnt show, Benedict, the man who brings Sherlock Holmes to life, will be my #1) 3- Michael C. Hall (Former #1 target of 2011 is still high on my list since the last season of Dexter is under way) 4- Emilia Clarke (Hot girl who walks around naked 1/3 of the time on Game Of Thrones? Yeah, like I wasnt going to have her on the list) 5- Chris Hemsworth (As Thor, hes become a household name.) 6- Jessica Chastain (back-to-back Academy Award Nominations. Shes gonna win 1 sometime in the next 5 years) 7- Brad Pitt (If he comes, he will be sought after target for no other reason than to right the fact I haven't gotten him the 1st 2 times I saw him) 8- Hailee Steinfeld (Always some newcomers to my list every year, this year, Hailey has grabbed my attention as someone to nab, 2010 Academy Award nominated actress) 9- Meg Tilly (This Golden Globe winning recluse was most recently on the hit Bomb Girls. She is making a rare public appearance this festival for the 30th anniversary of The Big Chill) 10- Magda Apanowicz (My crush of her character on Hellcats not withstanding, I've quite liked her work on everything I have seen her in, most recently the Canadian sci-fi hit Continuum) 11- Lorenzo Izzo (Saw her a couple years ago at TIFF & was so taken aback by how gorgeous she was, I had to find out who she was. Now that I know, time to get her autograph.) 12- Karen Gillan ( I may not watch Doctor Who, but I know enough to know I'd be a fool not to go for her) 13- Scarlett Johansson (A household name now adays. ScarJo will be on most peoples list, regardless if they ae fans of her work or not.) 14- Kurt Russell (Grindhouse & Miracle. Thats all) 14- Julia Roberts (Academy Award Winner should be enough to make the list...but I just want to get her really because of Pretty Woman) 15- Joel Edgerton (I've met Tom Hardy, I've met Jennifer Morrison, I've met Nick Nolte. So obviously I need to meet the final piece of the "Warrior" main cast) 16- Brendan Gleeson (Huge In Bruges fan, so excited that 2 of the 3 are at the fest) 17- Ralph Fiennes (see Brendan Gleeson) 18- Meryl Streep (when a legend this big is at any event, even if you dont care for them...you go for them) 19- Jennifer Aniston (met her once many many years ago & had nothing of note to get signed, now I will.) 20- Hugo Weaving (V For Vendetta, that about says it all) 21- Liam Neeson (even though hes a prick, still love most of his work) 22- Marcia Gay Harden (kind of an off the map 1. Really only want to meet her because of the amazing job shes done this year on The Newsroom) 23- Mke Myers (met him several times, but still always excited to meet him again) 24- Kate Winslet (Titanic is all I really know her from. But isn't that enough reason to go for her?) 25- Daniel Radcliffe (I loathe the Harry Potter franchise. But that said, I like money. So I will go for this stiff) Honourable mention - Nicole Kidman, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, Judi Dench, Tom Welling, Keanu Reeves, Tobey Maguire, Pierce Brosnan, Jude Law, Katheryn Winnick, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, James Van Der Beek, Metallica, Alice Cooper, Hugh Jackman, Sandra Bullock Notables not on my list - Reese Witherspoon ( she isnt going to sign more than 2 or 3 autographs anyways...just long enough for the cameras to get pictures of her interacting with the "common folk" so why waste my time. Shes a bitch, thats the nicest thing anyone who has ever met her can say about her) - Glenn Close (got her 2 years ago. I really am not impressed enough by her work to care to chase this fairly elusive signer) - Jake Gyllenhaal (the lesser talented of the Gyllenhaal siblings, hes a douchebag. I'd rather ask homeless people for their autograph than giving him the satisfaction of ignoring me) - Zack Galifinakis (outside of the Hangover, has he done ANYTHING to warrant such a big ego? No? Thats what I thought. When he comes back down to reality, maybe I'll care. Till then, his self importance of himself makes him irrelevant to me) - Owen Wilson (really untalented, terribly unfunny, and a bit of a prick. Cant be bothered) - Keira Knightley (I got her last year & was really underwhelmed by her. Maybe once her ego comes down to reality I'll place more value on her. For now, shes a mediocre actress with too much of an ego & an abysmal autograph.) How will TIFF 2013 go? Who will I get? Who will I miss? Will Ms. Rauch show up? Will my 3 year streak of getting my #1 continue to 4 years? I will update this blog as the festival goes on. I will TRY to do it everyday, but as those of you who read my previous years blogs know, it will probably be more of every 2-3 days. TIFF 2012 - Days 6, 7 & 8 of the Toronto International Film Festival Day 6 for me started in the evening at Roy Thompson again. This time, the premiere of "Inescapable". My goal was Marisa Tomei. Oded Fehr showed up 1st, shockingly, I dont recall him coming over to the fans at all (or for a very short time). Alexander Siddig arrived next, and he was quite good with meeting fans. He signed for several minutes, and was doing his best to make sure everyone got him. Next to show up was "Fringe" star Joshua Jackson, along with his girlfriend Diane Kruger. both of the stars signed autographs along the carpet, of course, I was not in need of Mr. Jackson as I see him all the time in Vancouver. However, I was shocked to learn from those there that he seemed to avoid signing 8x10 photos all together there. A little while after that, Marisa Tomei showed up, and while she did sign some, she didnt sign too much, and I went away shut out by the "My Cousin Vinny" star. As soon as that ended, I rushed across the street to POW to try & Jason Bateman & Paula Patton at the premiere of "Disconnected". I failed with Bateman, as the massive crowds were once again, impossible to navigate, but managed to find a good spot for Patton & got an autograph from her before she went in for her premiere. I went back across the street to wait on In Bruges star Ralph Fiennes at the premiere of "Great expectations". Also there were co-stars Jeremy Irvine & Holliday Grainger. Grainger was 1st to arrive & didnt spend much time interacting with fans, and was booed by many for her lack of interaction despite being the 1st to get there. Jeremy Irvine was a bit better, signing for most of the people who wanted him, I managed 1. Next up was Ralph. I was in a good spot, and just like Will Smith a couple days earlier, I got burned despite having an amazing spot. Ralph signed off to 1 side of me, but never got as far as where I was, he then moved 40 ft in the other direction, completely bypassing me & several others. A group of fans from Venezuela in front of me called out to him several times "Ralph, Ralph" but he didnt acknowledge them. They then yelled at him "Voldemort, Voldemort" (some character he played in a movie I wont watch) and sure enough it got the stars attention and he came over, signed for them, and a couple others, missed me, and moved on. After Fiennes went in, Grainger came back out & signed for most everyone there, the boo birds had again coerced someone into signing. Funny part is, fans scolded those that booed, yet, fact is, it more often than not, works... and at a fest where so many celebs were ignoring the fans, it certainly was not unjust. After my Fiennes disappointment, I went over to Ryerson for Midnight Madness premiere of "Aftershock". Immediately upon his arrival, i got Eli Roth, and a few minutes later I got the last 2 photos I had for him done. I was out, they a guy I had met at previous fests from Hamilton showed up, I told him Eli already had signed for the fairly small crowd but "probably will come over again" and then proceeded in watching eli deny him & 1 other guy, not once, or twice, but 3 or 4 times saying things like "I got to get inside for the movie" despite me reminding him it still didnt start for 11 minutes. Hard to believe a guy went from an A+ to an F attitude in literally 3 minutes. I also snapped a couple pics of his co-star in the movie, the incredibly gorgeous Lorenza Izzo, who I previously had not heard of, but now know of. She happily signed for the few people that had TIFF books. Day 6 total - 7 autographs (51 total) A Alexander Siddig A Paula Patton A Lorenza Izzo A- Holliday Grainger B+ Jeremy Irvine B Joshua Jackson B Diane Kruger C+ Ralph Fiennes C Eli Roth C Marisa Tomei E Oded Fehr Day 7 was a short one. My day started with the press conference for "Rhino Season" with Monica Bellucci. I managed 1 autograph from her going in, and another leaving the press junket. I headed over then to the premiere at Ryerson for "Smashed" featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul & Nick Offerman. Unfortunately the latter 2 did not show, only Winstead showed of the 3 I wanted, along with Oscar award winning actress Octavia Spencer. Mary signed up a storm, despite the fact some of her autographs looked more like random short road maps, I still managed 5 or 6 decent enough autographs from the Death Proof star. My very short day ended with me getting a photo with the star. Day 7 total - 10 autographs (61 total) A+ Mary Elizabeth Winstead B- Monica Bellucci My final day of the fest started with the early afternoon premiere of "Son Of The Clouds" with Javier Bardem. The Oscar winning actor started off signing several out on the street before he got moderately annoyed by the same several people asking him over & over again. I did manage to get 1 from the star later on the carpet, but he really did seem disinterested in signing for awhile & was not terribly generous with his autographs. After a long lunch break, I spent a little time around the Ritz Carlton Hotel. I wasnt expecting autographs there, but was more there just to kill time. While I was there I saw Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton & Javier Bardem returning from various places. Next up was "Jayne Mansfields Car" premiere at RTH. I was hoping Kevin Bacon & his wife Kyra Sedgwick might come, but instead it was Robert Duvall & Billy Bob Thornton were the only stars to come. I managed 1 autograph from each of the stars, as well as a quite unjust accusation of "pushing" from the very rude fans who all too often make these claims simply based on whether or not you have an 8x10 or not. In this particular instance, the visually impaired idiot was telling the TIFF security "we got 5 of them right here" and felt the need to lump me in with others who may or may not have pushed. Since I wasnt pushing & frankly, cant even recall the others he fingered for being excessively pushy, I didnt take his claim seriously.... this didnt stop the TIFF people however from deciding to take it seriously. Later on after Mr. Thornton finished his press, 1 of the security people came over to talk to me, and we both discussed each others points of view, and I felt that he at least listened with an open mind to my point of view...even if if walked away going "whatever" in his head, he at least was professional enough to listen & acknowledge that the person making the claim may have been wrong. EVERY TIFF it seems theres at least 1 person who over reacts to the seemingly over aggressive hounds there, and somehow I get lumped in by association with them for no other reason than having 8x10s & a binder. Unfortunately, thats just part of TIFF that isnt ever going to change...dealing with the inexperienced public who are under some impression if you have a binder or a photo, you must be the 1 who pushed you. The amount of times I am pushed by NON-pros grossly outweighs being pushed by pros, but you dont hear me whining about it. The entitlement that some fans feel they have at these things is absurd. After that idiocy, I went and met up for dinner with my buddy from www.outlaw-autographs.com and another Vancouver hound. I ended my TIFF with 1 last autograph, again with an over reaction from the bored TIFF security people, as Zac Efron came thru & signed 1 each for the whopping 3 of us that the 6+ security & volunteers encircled. making a calm enough situation, into a mildly annoying & hectic situation of course. B- Billy Bob Thornton C+ Robert Duvall C+ Javier Bardem C Zac Efron TIFF 2012 Day 4 & 5 - Toronto International Film Festival Day 4 started for me a bit late. I wanted to be in Toronto 1/2 hr earlier than I was, but luckily it didnt really cost me. I 1st went to Roy Thompson Hall for the premiere of "Free Angela Davis & All Political Prisoners". Despite getting there later than I had hoped, I managed a pretty decent spot in row "1A" (thats what I call it when you are partially in the front row, but not completely there). The big draw at this showing was Men In Black star Will Smith & his family. The Smith family was invited as guests to the premiere & graced the carpet with their presence. First to show up was "Lethal Weapon" star Danny glover. After some fumbling by me to get out a photo on no notice, I got him to sign for me on a very unique photo, a still from his episode on the TV show "Psych". A bit later, I was in prime spot, and sure enough Will got out right in front of where I was. He even came right to me. However, instead of taking the sharpie & photo I had outstretched, he simply grabbed the hand my sharpie was in & shook it, then moved on. He proceeded to sign about 10 ft further away, then came back & signed about 3 ft to the other side of me. Completely missing me on both sides. I was pissed. A short while later he signed again, further down the line, and I again was shut out. It simply was just not meant to be I guess. All the regulars took off right after Will went into the tent with Jada, Willow & Jaden. I decideed "what do I have to lose at this point" & tried on the end of the tent area, a space about 5 ft wide that you can (generally without success) yell out at the celeb as they leave the press area to go into the theatre. Its about a 50 ft walk from the tent to the area the fans can wait at, and MOST celebs dont bother. But, we saw Will come, made the plea for him to come over, and he actually did. Signed about 5 or so autographs for the 10-15 fans waiting there & I managed to get 1. Righting the wrong of earlier, Will Smith managed to help be go 3 for 3 on my top 3 of TIFF 12. My next target was the impossible. I foolishly went for crotchety miserable "House" star Hugh Laurie. As expected, the grumpy notorious non-signer stiffed everyone, despite literally being 2 ft from items & taking about a minute to stand there, look at them & then casually walk over to the carpet. Next up was the premiere of "Writers" at Ryerson. This was a duo redemption premiere for me. I had printed for Liana Liberato 2 years earlier, but failed to go for her, then last year she was a no show. 3rd time the charm? Her castmate Lily Collins, recently had snubbed me at the set of her recent film project "The Mortal Instruments : City Of Bones". First to show up was the TMI star Lily, with her boyfriend, former Twilight Saga star Jamie Campbell-Bower, JCB hid behind the photo-op drop while Lily posed for photographers. There was 3 people there who noticed him hiding back there. A girl who was VERY aware who he was, kept asking him to look up & he eventually did, a boy of maybe 11 or 12 who only had an autograph book & a pen & me. When the woman standing on the planter finally got JCB's attention, the boy with the book asked him for his autograph. Jamie came over to him, was about to sign, then said to the boy "do you even know who I am?" and the boy with confusion & shock didnt answer immediately & Jamie denied the boys request about 1 second later & moved on. I managed an autograph from Lily FINALLY. A short time later Liana Liberato arrived and I managed 2 autographs from her, but felt I should have got more...but the publicists (as they have done all too often in recent years) rushed them into the theatre instead of acknowledging all the fans as they should. In typical diva style, the last person to show up for the premiere was the incredibly rude & cocky Logan Lerman. I have had the displeasure of dealing with this little twerp in recent months when he was filming the follow up to his only leading role, the box office flop "Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief". For someone who seems on the fast track to being an unemployed adult actor soon, he sure acts like he has 7 Academy Awards already. He hurried past the group of fans that waited to meet him giving them barely a half assed attempt at a wave as he speed walked down the carpet, past the press and into the theatre. He also ignored the fans leaving...no shock. That being said, so did all the cast. A bit later another Ryerson premiere for "Byzantium" saw another up & coming young actress. Oscar nominated Saoirse Ronan arroved & signed quite a few out on the street for people before she was hurried in to do press. A short time later Gemma Arterton arrived. I managed 1 autograph from each of them, but there should have been more as again, as often was the case, the publicists disrespected the fans, the actual paying public who can make or break films, in favour of media who all ask the same 8 questions over & over again. Gemma promised the fans she would come over and sign, but OF COURSE, was led away from the fans into the theatre by the overzealous career damaging publicists that TIFF used this year. Her dispresect of the fans angered many, just like earlier in the fest when Greta Gerwig did a similar thing. After the premiere, Saoirse signed a handful again, barefoot, while Gemma hurried along signing only a few. I rushed to the car door after she skipped my area & pleaded with her, reminding her of her promise on the red carpet, which was met with a very large, unenthused sigh & a quick scribble before she hopped in her car. More than once this festival I made tweets similar to this https://twitter.com/canadagraphs/status/245009927108706304 as my frustration with people who have nothing to lose tell those who do what to do. Day 4 - 8 autographs (31 total) A Danny Glover B+ Saoirse Ronan B+ Will Smith B- Liana Liberato C+ Lily Collins C- Gemma Arterton D Jamie Campbell-Bower F- Hugh Laurie F- Logan Lerman Day 5 started at the Elgin Theatre for the premiere of "Arthur Newman". Emily Blunt was 1st to show up & signed ONE total autograph & it was for a person who snuck inside the secured area. So basically, she would have signed NOTHING if someone hadnt got right up to her. Shortly after, celebrating his 52nd birthday that afternoon was Oscar Award winner Colin Firth. As a bagpiper played "happy birthday" out in front, Colin happily came down the line & signed for everyone. In 5 seconds, I got more autographs (2) from Mr. Firth than Ms. Blunt signed for everyone total. All class Colin. My next venture was my 1st crack at the press conference circuit this fest. I went for "The Iceman" press conference. Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Winona "the thief" Ryder & Ray Liotta arrived for it. None of them signed on the way in, but promises were made by Evans & Shannon for departures. Chris Evans came out 1st and the "Captain America" star was terrific, going down the whole line. Shortly after Michael Shannon came out & signed so many that most people left there with nothing left for the "Man Of Steel" star. Winona Ryder of course snubbed everyone, she really is 1 of the most classless bitches in Hollywood. I mean hey, your career is in shambles, your constantly mocked for being a shoplifter, you have basically 0 pull with directors, producers or casting directors now... so why not alienate the public too while you are at it. Seems smart. I dont recall when Liotta came out, but I did manage to get a couple pics of him going in, waving to the fans. Shortly after that I tried the premiere of "To The Wonder" in front of the incredibly tough Princess Of Wales theatre (the hardest event to get autographs at IMO). Hometown star Rachel McAdams did what she does best now, snubbed everyone. How can someone in their hometown be so disrespectful of fans? I dont get it. Her co-star Olga Kurylenko stopped however & the "Quantum Of Solace" hottie signed several autographs before going in. I then waited for the premiere to end, and on the way out, I managed 2 more autographs from Olga. Rachel did sign SOME when leaving, but not many & was being pretty picky on when & what she signed. More disrespectful was the fact she opted to ignore the people people who waited the longest & went across the street and signed for the people who just showed up. My next try was back at Ryerson for another Toronto actress, Sarah Gadon. With only THREE people waiting for the actress to leave the premiere of "AntiViral" she signed, but seemed sincerely unimpressed to be doing it, and refused to do more than 1 each despite the practically non-existent crowd. A year ago when I saw her at TIFF she was overjoyed to be asked, now, she acted like its a chore....what has she done again in the past year that won her an Oscar? I ended my night at the Midnight Madness premiere of "The Lords Of Salem". I managed multiple autographs from both Rob & Sheri Moon Zombie. For how small the crowd was there,, they were quite loud & boisterous. Day 5 - 13 autographs (44 total) A Colin Firth A Sheri Moon Zombie B+ Rob Zombie B+ Olga Kurylenko B+ Chris Evans C Sarah Gadon D- Ray Liotta D- Rachel McAdams F Emily Blunt F- Winona Ryder TIFF 12 - Day 2 & 3 of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival - includes Johnny Depp The 2nd day of TIFF started off great. Within 15 minutes of getting into Toronto I had 3 autographs. Granted they were all from Ezra Miller, but I was feeling like it was going to be a good day. As it turned out...it wasnt going to be THAT great, Ezra was walking out of a press conference for his film "Perks Of Being A Wallflower" & I had hopes Emma Watson would also be there....but never saw her. After that I ventured over to my next target, Jude Law & Keira Knightley. Their film "Anna Karenina" was showing at the Elgin Theatre, a place that has not been great for autographs the last couple of years as the volunteers keep trying to make it an non-fan friendly environment there. Luckily, my patience paid off as Keira Knightley signed 1 for me. Shortly after Jude Law arrived & I managed to get 1 from him too, despite having a camera chord wrapped around my neck choking me for about 15 seconds from from a photographer. Shockingly, Aaron Taylor Johnson also arrived & signed nothing. What a change from a couple days earlier. I made a serious effort to go get over to the "Argo" premiere, as I still wanted to get Cranston, but was too late. For whatever reason, they were there over an hour before the film...something I cant recall happening before. I went back to Ryerson. When I got there, I was welcomed by a massive tidal wave of people outside the back door (like nothing I had seen at that venue before). They were all there for the cast of Spring Breakers. Ashley Benson was the 1st one out & willingly signed for the few people who knew who she was, easily the sweetest of the girls in the cast. Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens came out at the same time & signed some autographs, but very few. They were only slightly better than they were when they arrived at the airport the day previous. I then went to the front of Ryerson to get Greta Gerwig & Mickey Sumner. Finally, an easy premiere. I will certaily get all 5 of my photos that I had for the pair signed there.... 0 autographs. The publicist for them said they would come right back out....but of course they didnt. Despite Gerwig promising to sign for people along the rail, MOST got nothing, as Gerwig only signed maybe 3-5 autographs before her publicist ruined her image by hurrying her away to do a few interviews for stations that all are going to ask the same fucking questions. Key point for ALL publicists - fans, with the power of the internet now at their finger tips on twitter, facebook & tumblr, can ruin a celeb far easier than TV stations. Remember that when you gamble with their careers. I heard several people going away calling Gerwig a "bitch" & a "fucking liar", which frankly, doesnt shock me. I understand that Greta was being coerced to avoid people by her publicist, a person who does not care what is best for Greta or her career, but is only concerned with her own agenda...usually involving getting celebs somewhere b a pre-determined time. I see it all the time. But most fans dont get this. To THEM, it was Greta Gerwig, and ONLY Greta Gerwig that lied to them. They arent wrong, Greta did lie to them....she just didnt know she was going to be lying. Her rep took a beating in the eyes of the 20-40 people that waited patiently for her only to get snubbed. If Greta ever reads this, FIRE your incompetent publicist before she really does damage to your PR. The horrible start I had at Ryerson was trumped by the disaster that Seven Psychopaths Midnight premiere entailed. The crowd was considerably large for a midnight madness screening, something I had never encountered before. The stupidity of the crowd with chairs, bags & more cluttering up space that could be more efficiently used led to the predictable crashing in by some people, making a small condensed space, even more condensed. When people learn to not leave their bags, stools, chairs, milk cartons & more laying on the ground, the overly aggressive actions of those who crash these premieres might minimize a little. There was literally people in ROW FUCKING ONE this year using stools & chairs. Thats not needed. In fact, you are making the problem worse....because all that does is make people MORE aggressive. I got snubbed by Olga Kurylenko & Abbie Cornish there more than once, as the crush of fans & pros overwhelmed most of the stars. Colin Farrell did sign for me, but again, for the effort I put in, getting only 1 autograph total from this premiere was a massive epic failure. I actually went away from there feeling sick to my stomach. It was day 2, and I was sick of the festival. Of the fans. Of the other pros. Of the people working for the festival. Everything. If it had been JUST my $ invested in it, and not some of my buddies who partially bankrolled my trip, I might have just cut my losses there & quit. Probably for the best I didnt....or else I wouldnt have got some of the names I got later on. Also seen there were Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken. Woody obviously signed nothing & pretty much ignored the crowd. Sam & Christopher were sparingly signing for those asking. I am frankly shocked no one at the premiere got hurt. The chair problem that has overwhelmed Ryerson for the last 2 or more years was at close to epidemic levels this year, and Seven Psychopaths was 1 of the worst examples. Day 2 - total autographs 6 (festival total 16) A+ Ezra Miller A Colin Farrell A- Ashley Benson B Jude Law B- Olga Kurylenko C+ Keira Knightley C+ Abbie Cornish C Selena Gomez C- Vanessa Hudgens D+ Greta Gerwig D+ Christopher Walken D Sam Rockwell D- Mickey Sumner F Aaron Taylor Johnson F- Woody Harrelson Day 3 started with the biggest name at the fest, and my #1 target for the festival. Johnny Depp. The iconic star was at the festival to show support for a project called "West Of Memphis" that followed the fight of 3 men convicted of brutal murders who were eventually freed. Depp was nothing sort of amazing in signing autographs, however, didnt do many photos with fans because of the sheer mass of people there to see him. At times, the crowd was 10 people deep along the rail. I actually managed 2 autographs from the Pirates Of The Caribbean star, but it was not easy, nor fun trying to get them. Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks also attended the premiere to show support for the project. Below I have a couple photos of the Johnny & Natalie 1st noticing each other at the premiere. A couple great pics of the stars hugging from Johnny's side, something the media didnt get. I tried to go for "Cloud Atlas" premiere, but the crowd was so absurdly thick. With Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving & Halle Berry expected, the chance for autographs from where I was seemed bleak. Tom arrived & signed a few autographs on the opposite side of where I was, shortly after Halle Berry did the same, finally, it wasnt Hugo Weaving who arrived, but Hugh Grant, he also signed a handful before going in. As I expected, 0 autographs total. I went over to the premiere of "Silver Linings Playbook". With "The Hangover" star Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence from the "Hunger Games" & the iconic Robert De Niro all in attendance, the crowds were large. Cooper showed up 1st, and after a couple failed attempts to get in near him, I managed to finally find a spot and seemed poised to get 1, until I noticed Jennifer Lawrence show up. She was a higher priority obviously, so I abandoned my probable Cooper autograph for a chance at Lawrence. It took a couple tries, but I managed to finally get 1 from her, and after she did another bunch later down the line, I nabbed 2 more from the hottie. Finally, Robert showed up. two years in a row I had gotten right up to him, had my item right in front of him and had him sign above me and beside me and skip my item. This year, I didnt have that problem...as I simply was unable to get close enough to even try. I then waited on the next Roy Thompson Hall premiere of "The reluctant fundamentalist" with Keifer Sutherland from "24", Liev Schreiber & Kate Hudson. As it turned out, Liev didnt show. this left me with just Sutherland and Hudson. Of course, the often miserable Hudson didnt even spend a minute meeting fans, while Sutherland signed quite a few. I managed 1 from the star. I went away from there clearly feeling like my Depp & Lawrence highs had faded right out. I took a different path for the evening from there. For the 1st time in the fest I tried doing some restaurant/hotel hounding. I chose to camp out at the "new" SoHo House. it had changed locations, right beside the Shang ri-La Hotel in Toronto now. I saw several stars go in, Andy Samberg, who took a few seconds to greet fans was 1st. Then Jennifer Lawrence showed up & avoided any interactions with people. Shortly after Adrian Grenier arrived. A plethora of others showed up on the other sides of the 3 entrance venue. Kristen Stewart & Emma Watson were also seen there & both hurried inside without so much as a wave for the fans that were there. The only autograph I managed there was right as I was leaving, from "21" star Jim Sturgess. I was tipped off by an observant celeb watcher he was in the vehicle, and so I put my photo up for him to see. He acknowledged thru the window that he saw it & sure enough, when he got out, he made the effort to make sure he signed it. Full marks to him for recognizing who asked him while he was still in the vehicle. While I was there, I saw the swarm of hounds rush to the Shang once, and I followed to see who they saw. It turned otu to be Tom Hanks. Unfortunately, not being prepared for him, I didnt even manage to get an item out to TRY and get done before the Forrest Gump star was inside the hotel. A+ Johnny Depp A Jim Sturgess B+ Tom Hanks B+ Bradley Cooper B Keifer Sutherland B Jennifer Lawrence (at the premiere) C+ Halle Berry (yes, I am as shocked typing this as you are reading it...she actually signed some) C Hugh Grant C Robert De Niro C Andy Samberg F Jennifer Lawrence (at the restaurant) F Kate Hudson F Emma Watson F- Kristen Stewart	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2951
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Zoot Cannabis Law News COVID19: Cannabis, Hemp and CBD Updates Glen Johnson – Marketing / Matters Hanson Bridgett Lane Powell Lighting Up With Heather Allman UK / EU Cannabis Compliance Smoking Stork – Press Releases Medical Cannabis News One-Hit Wonders Patrick McKnight – Cannabis Law & Updates From THe North East Psychedelics Business and Law News Teri Buhl – Regulated Cannabis & Hemp Industry Investigative Journalism Tax Intel Cannabis Law Report Payments Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – November 2019 #2 In this week’s edition: Federal e-cigarette ban on flavored products may be in the offing California makes strides to curb black market, bring legal companies in line CDC announces breakthrough in finding possible cause of deadly vaping illness States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA Dentons partner Eric Berlin teaches at Northwestern, speaks at Aon conference The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs. The bill now proceeds to the House floor, where it is expected to pass, but faces a more uncertain future in the Senate. Either HHS or President Trump himself is expected to make an announcement relaying details of a federal ban on flavored e-cigarettes soon, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said, adding that menthol will not be included in the ban and vape shops may be exempted. Confusingly, the White House appears to be distinguishing vapes from e-cigarettes: “…HHS and FDA have jurisdiction over cigarettes and e-cigarettes under the Tobacco Control Act. They do not have jurisdiction over vaping and vape shops, for example.” Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. Neil Young, singer-songwriter, says his US dual citizenship application stalled because of cannabis use. Young says he passed a test in which he was asked many questions and answered truthfully, but was recently told by US Citizenship and Immigration Services that he must do another test due to his use of cannabis. Alaska regulators are investigating “credible information” regarding the potential use of a dangerous pesticide (specifically, Eagle 20, which contains myclobutanil) by a cannabis cultivation business. The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office has asked retailers to pull products grown by Houston cultivator Calm N Collective from shelves, and put them in quarantine pending further information. Myclobutanil can remain inside the cannabis leaf tissue up to 12 weeks, according to some estimates. Calm N Collective co-owner Ronald Bass claims that the tip is baseless and originated from a disgruntled former employee. Arizona regulators will stop issuing physical medical cannabis patient cards as of December 1 and will instead issue documents via email, that can be presented on a mobile phone or printed out. Also, new cards will be good for two years, twice their current life span. California regulators temporarily suspended the licenses of over 400 cannabis businesses (or roughly 5 percent of the state’s legal cannabis supply chain) until those businesses implement track-and-trace system training and credentialing. Regulators estimate it takes three hours to complete the requirements to get a suspension lifted and expect that all the suspended companies will comply. California’s Attorney General announced that the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting program eradicated 953,459 cannabis plants from 345 raided grow sites across the state over the past year. The Kern County, California, Sheriff’s Office eradicated approximately 10 million cannabis plants from 11 fields (total value: more than approximately $1 billion) that were allegedly being “grown under the guise of legitimate hemp production.” The county banned commercial cannabis activity in 2017. The announcement states that the plants investigated were “well over the legal limit for industrial hemp production,” but the investigation is ongoing. The Sacramento, California, City Council is considering a 120-day ban on cannabis dispensary ownership changes and a cap on the number of shops people can own. The change comes amid concerns that monopolies have formed in the city through ownership changes. Additionally, the City Council discussed a moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation and manufacturing. Activists in California filed a proposed ballot measure last week that seeks to legalize the possession, cultivation and retail sale of psilocybin mushrooms. The latest version of the California Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative “advances cognitive liberty and implements a comprehensive, statewide scheme authorizing and regulating the cultivation, processing and distribution of Psilocybin Mushrooms and the chemical compounds contained therein for personal, spiritual, religious, dietary, therapeutic, and medical use,” the measure says. Florida’s House of Representatives filed a brief urging the state Supreme Court rule that a citizen petition to legalize adult use cannabis is an improper use of the petition process that “attempts to legislate through the ballot box.” The lawsuit is directed toward the group, called Sensible Florida, that has collected more than 83,000 signatures to put a constitutional legalization amendment on a state ballot. The state’s Constitution restricts citizen-led constitutional amendments to things that either change the state government’s structure or impact fundamental rights, the House argued. This is one of a few ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis in Florida. The Make It Legal Florida initiative, backed by Surterra and Medmen, has gathered 57,000 signatures, not enough yet to trigger judicial review. The Chicago, Illinois, Housing Authority sent a notice reminding residents that cannabis use is illegal under federal law and is therefore prohibited in subsidized housing despite the state’s legalization law. Such policies seem unavoidable but affect the most marginalized groups who need subsidized housing and are living with a disability or illness that is benefitted by cannabis use. Maine finalized its regulations for adult-use cannabis and announced that regulators will begin accepting applications for cannabis testing labs starting on November 18, and then open up the process for cultivation, manufacturing and retail business licenses on December 5. Individual applicants for Maine cannabis licenses must have been residents of the state for at least each of the past four years (or hold a majority ownership interest in an entity applicant) and have clean criminal records, though cannabis-related convictions for offenses that are now legal would not be disqualifying. The state licenses are unlimited, although municipalities can establish a cap or outright ban on dispensaries. Medical cannabis users in Massachusetts are on track to regain access to vaping products starting Tuesday, November 12, after the Cannabis Control Commission did not uphold the Baker administration’s ban, though that permission could be short-lived amid ongoing legal challenges and potential future regulations from the commission. A federal grand jury convened by the US Attorney, District of Massachusetts, is investigating agreements and payments between the state’s municipalities and the cannabis businesses located in those areas. These agreements have been criticized because local officials often demand more money than allowed under state law. Michigan regulators have begun accepting recreational cannabis business license applications, receiving 52 on the first day. The state expects to issue its first license by the end of November and sales to begin by the end of the first quarter 2020. Missouri regulators filed an emergency rule saying that medical cannabis businesses can pay fees, penalties and taxes “via any payment method normally acceptable to those agencies other than cash.” New Mexico’s medical cannabis program generated $93.6 million in revenue for the first nine months of the year, and now has 77,168 patients enrolled. Enrollees are expected to top 80,000 patients by the end of the year. New York regulators filed a rule that would allow medical cannabis dispensaries to sell hemp-derived products such as CBD. Under the proposed rule, registered organizations will be allowed to use hemp, or extracts derived from hemp, grown and processed under the authority of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in the manufacturing of medical cannabis products. Ohio regulators are investigating two more medical cannabis businesses over potentially improper ownership changes. As states continue to focus on social equity, we expect more states to audit ownership changes to ensure the goals of their programs are being met. An Ohio judge ruled that a law requiring that 15 percent of medical cannabis licenses be owned by “economically disadvantaged groups” is unconstitutional. Judge Eamon Costello wrote that the section of Ohio cannabis law allowing quotas needs to be more narrowly tailored. The Oklahoma State Treasurer reported that medical cannabis sales have generated $41.3 million in revenue over the past 12 months, bringing total cannabis sales for that period to $259.1 million. A Rhode Island court upheld the state’s ban on flavored vapes. The judge found that Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) had not exceeded her constitutional authority and that the state’s Department of Health had largely followed legal administrative procedures in implementing the ban. South Dakota activists turned in what should be more than enough signatures to qualify separate cannabis legalization and medical cannabis initiatives for the state’s 2020 ballot. Constitutional initiatives require 33,921 valid signatures, while statutory measures need 16,961, so the reform campaigns collected significantly more than needed, bolstering the chances that they will qualify for the 2020 ballot even if a sizable portion end up getting thrown out. In a surprise to no one, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) says she opposes proposed cannabis legalization and medical cannabis ballot measures. Washington State announced that it has simplified its patient renewal process for medical cannabis. Patients renewing will no longer have to submit a photo. Georgia’s Agriculture Department plans to submit hemp regulations to the federal government by the end of the year. The US Department of Agriculture intends to authorize state plans within 60 days of submission. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is hosting a hemp summit next month to discuss the 2019 growing season, best practices, lessons learned and the future of the hemp industry in Illinois. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said that proposed federal hemp guidelines don’t change her opposition to legalizing the crop. The USDA’s rules do not preempt a state’s ability to adopt stronger requirements or prohibit production of hemp. Select 7-Eleven stores in Colorado will house CBD dispensing machines from Greenbox Robotics. A spokesperson from 7-Eleven Corporate said the company “does not support or promote the sale of ingestible cannabis-based products.” A small pilot study published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology finds that vaping CBD products might lead to a positive urine test for cannabis. The study tested people after use of CBD samples, some containing tiny amounts of THC (up to 0.39% THC). One-third of those who vaped CBD-dominant cannabis had positive urine tests for THC, according to the report. India’s Delhi High Court is considering a case challenging the constitutional validity of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) which criminalizes cannabis and industrial hemp. Petitioners argue that the government, when enacting the NDPS Act, failed to consider the potential medicinal benefits of the drug. Italy’s minister of health announced that one of the three lots that Aurora Cannabis won has been canceled, citing as the reason noncompliance with European Union Good Manufacturing Practice standards. Malaysia’s health minister approved the cultivation of hemp for research purposes. The health minister relied on Section 6B(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which gives him the authority to allow the cultivation of hemp for the production of fiber and seeds solely for non-commercial purposes. Malta’s economy minister said his country will be one of the first to offer high-grade medical cannabis in Europe. Member of the European Parliament Miriam Dali urged the European Commission to start seriously investing in research and development in medical cannabis. Paraguay’s minister of health announced that regulators will issue five medical cannabis business licenses. Eighteen companies have applied to be among the five. (Source in Spanish) The United Kingdom’s House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee issued a report endorsing drug decriminalization and the opening of safe consumption facilities for illegal substances. This is the second House of Commons committee to embrace decriminalization in as many weeks. A separate panel, the Health and Social Care Committee, said last month that drugs should not be a criminal justice matter and voiced support for decriminalization, safe consumption sites and expanded access to the anti-overdose medication naloxone. New data from the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shows that the number of banks working with cannabis businesses leveled off during the last quarter—to 563 banks and 160 credit unions. The cannabis industry is “scrambling for cash” amid drops in stock prices, the Wall Street Journal reports. The amount of capital raised in the industry during the week ended October 25 plummeted to $27 million compared to $708 million for the same period a year earlier, based on data from Viridian Capital Advisors. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company reported 38 percent growth in quarterly sales for its cannabis-focused arm Hawthorne. The increase at Hawthorne was across nearly all product categories and growth was strong in both legacy and emerging markets. Global medical cannabis company Columbia Care Inc. has acquired The Green Solution, Colorado’s largest vertically integrated cannabis operator, through a transaction initially valued at about $140 million. Columbia Care also reported quarterly revenue of $22.1 million, an increase of 123 percent from a year ago, along with a net loss of $19.9 million, compared to $5.3 million from last year. Cresco Labs launched an incubator program to provide cannabis social equity applicants with training and resources. The incubator is designed to provide qualifying social equity applicants with the resources, knowledge and guidance needed to successfully apply for dispensary licenses in the Illinois cannabis program. Production is ramping up for the Illinois adult use market, according to a PharmaCann representative. Legal sales are set to begin on January 1, 2020, although so far, only 14 dispensaries have been approved for adult use. Rapper Drake launched a new cannabis line in partnership with Canopy Growth Corporation. The joint venture, dubbed More Life Growth Co., will be 60 percent owned by Drake and 40 percent owned by Canopy Growth Corp. Industry players have surmised that the announced partnership cleverly circumvents Canada’s rules against celebrity endorsements. “The structure of setting up the joint venture between Canopy and Drake’s new company is a very clever way around the general sponsorship prohibition because he’s not technically being paid by Canopy to promote cannabis,” said Chris Bolivar, vice-president of strategic growth at cannabis retail chain Fire & Flower. Vireo Health International, Inc., a leading physician-led, science-focused, multi-state cannabis company, announced that it has brought on as executive chairman former Canopy Growth Corp. CEO Bruce Linton. Multiple cannabis hotel projects are underway throughout the US, including two in Southern California’s Coachella Valley—veteran hotelier Roger Bloss’s Coachill Inn Resort (and amphitheater) in Desert Hot Springs, and The Grape House, a luxury boutique hotel in Palm Springs created by restauranteur Chris Santos with business partner Neran Dhas. Several large wealth-management firms, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are allowing financial advisers to invest in Canadian cannabis stocks on their clients’ behalf. Others continue to be more conservative. A New York federal judge named Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP lead counsel in a consolidated investor lawsuit against Curaleaf. The lead plaintiff claims he lost more than $55,000 because Curaleaf failed to disclose it was illegally marketing CBD products as new drugs without approval from the FDA. A legally blind man in New York has filed a proposed class action alleging that Medterra CBD LLC’s website lacks full functionality with the screen reading software that the plaintiff uses to surf the web, depriving him and other blind people of full access to the company’s website, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Web accessibility class actions have taken off in recent years and were given a lift by a Ninth Circuit opinion in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC earlier this year, when the court held that the pizza chain’s website and mobile app are “public accommodations” subject to the ADA. Sundial Growers Inc. is facing a second class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to disclose that Zenabis Global Inc. returned 554 kilograms of its cannabis containing mold and bits of rubber gloves. The Alberta-based defendant believes these claims are without merit. The CDC says it’s made a breakthrough in finding the possible cause of deadly vaping illness. The new suspect is the old suspect: vitamin E acetate, which was detected in all 29 lung tissue samples from patients that health officials tested. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has announced a new FDA-approved medical cannabis study. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are working with CTPharma to study the effects and uses of a cannabis pill, launching an investigational new drug (IND) clinical study. The study will use Connecticut-grown cannabis in a pill form to explore its effects on pain and stress-related conditions. According to CTPharma, the study will be the first of its type on human subjects using medical cannabis with an FDA-approved clinical protocol. A preclinical research report published by Scientific Reports demonstrated that co-exposure to cannabinoids and alcohol increased the likelihood of birth defects involving the face and brain. PTSD patients may benefit from cannabis use. The Journal of Psychopharmacology analyzed nationally representative health data from Statistics Canada’s 2012 Community Health Survey and found that people with PTSD who have not reported past-year cannabis use are much more likely to have suicidal thoughts and go through depressive phases. Research from Japan published in Frontiers of Psychology found that CBD “reverses anxiety-like behavior.” Thirty-seven 18- and 19-year-old Japanese teenagers with SAD and avoidant personality disorder received, in a double-blind study, cannabis oil (n = 17) containing 300 mg CBD or placebo (n = 20) daily during 4 weeks. Researchers developed the “first fully annotated publicly available genome for Cannabis plants.” The NCBI Cannabis sativa Annotation Release 100 is now live and publicly available. The annotated genome allows the use of classical genetics and proteomics tools for the interrogation of these plants. The UK’s Royal College of Psychiatrists is conducting a trial on the effects of medical cannabis on a host of non-qualifying conditions, including chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, anxiety disorder or who have had a history of substance misuse. Although medical cannabis was legalized in the UK a year ago, it remains unobtainable for many patients, according to campaigners. Up to 20,000 UK patients will participate in the study. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are launching a study on using psilocybin to treat anorexia nervosa. Though this is the first study that will examine psilocybin as a treatment for this emotional disorder, early research involving other psychedelics has suggested promise. A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence found that cannabis use disorder diagnoses among people who consume cannabis every day are declining. “Among those with past-year daily/almost daily cannabis use, there were reductions in the prevalence of DSM-IV cannabis abuse across all age groups, with reductions observed for all individual abuse items in adolescents and young adults,” the study states. Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a study comparing young adults’ exclusive use of cannabis vs. smoked tobacco, reported that, among young adults overall, exclusive cannabis use is increasing, whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use is decreasing. The journal also found that exclusive cannabis use is higher among college students and exclusive smoked tobacco use is higher among non-college individuals. Dentons Speaks On November 8 and 9, partner Eric Berlin taught a course at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, joined by Charlie Bachtell from Cresco and Jeremy Unruh from PharmaCann. On Tuesday, November 12, Berlin spoke at insurer Aon plc’s Conference on Cannabis and Employment Law. 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__label__wiki	0.635203	0.635203	Cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in a cohort of 57,946 patients with type 2 diabetes: associations with renal function and cardiovascular risk factors Lucia Cea Soriano1, Saga Johansson2, Bergur Stefansson2 & Luis A García Rodríguez1 Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independent predictors of death and cardiovascular events and their concomitant prevalence has increased in recent years. The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and other factors on the risk of death and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. A cohort of 57,946 patients with type 2 diabetes who were aged 20–89 years in 2000–2005 was identified from The Health Improvement Network, a UK primary care database. Incidence rates of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (IS/TIA) were calculated overall and by eGFR category at baseline. eGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study equation. Death, MI and IS/TIA cases were detected using an automatic computer search and IS/TIA cases were further ascertained by manual review of medical records. Hazard ratios (HRs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for death, MI, and IS/TIA associated with eGFR category and other factors were estimated using Cox regression models adjusted for potential confounders. Overall incidence rates of death (mean follow-up time of 6.76 years), MI (6.64 years) and IS/TIA (6.56 years) were 43.65, 9.26 and 10.39 cases per 1000 person-years, respectively. A low eGFR (15–29 mL/min) was associated with an increased risk of death (HR: 2.79; 95% CI: 2.57–3.03), MI (HR: 2.33; 95% CI: 1.89–2.87) and IS/TIA (HR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.43–2.18) relative to eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min. Other predictors of death, MI and IS/TIA included age, longer duration of diabetes, poor control of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking and a history of cardiovascular events. In patients with type 2 diabetes, management of cardiovascular risk factors and careful monitoring of eGFR may represent opportunities to reduce the risks of death, MI and IS/TIA. Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independent predictors of death and cardiovascular events [1-3]. The prevalence of CKD in individuals with diabetes has increased in recent years and studies have estimated that about 25–30% of patients with type 2 diabetes have CKD stages 3–5 in the UK [4,5]. Additionally, type 2 diabetes is the most common reason for renal replacement therapy in the Western world [6]. The potential association between impaired renal function (as measured by the estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]) and all-cause mortality and/or incidence of cardiovascular events has been thoroughly studied in the general population [1,7-11], in patients with cardiovascular diseases [12-16] and in those with impaired renal function [17,18]. Although the association between decreased renal function and death in individuals with type 2 diabetes has been studied to some extent [19-24], data on cardiovascular mortality and morbidity remain scarce in this patient population [19,20,24-28]. The aim of this study was to determine the incidences of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (IS/TIA) in a population of individuals with prevalent type 2 diabetes, overall and according to eGFR calculated from baseline measurement of creatinine. Risks of death, MI and IS/TIA adjusted for potential confounders (including cardiovascular risk factors) and associated with eGFR baseline measurement was also estimated. Other predictors of death and cardiovascular outcomes were also identified overall and for each CKD stage. A retrospective cohort study was performed using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a computerized primary care database containing anonymized records for individuals currently registered with participating primary care practices in the UK. THIN is age, sex and geographically representative of the UK population [29] and has been extensively validated for epidemiological studies [30,31]. Anonymized data on patients are systematically recorded by participating primary care physicians (PCPs) as part of their routine patient care and regularly delivered to THIN for use in research projects. The computerized information includes demographics, details of PCP visits, diagnoses, referrals to specialists and hospital admissions, and a free-text section. Participating practices are required to record prescriptions and new courses of therapy. THIN also provides a standardized system for the reliable and comprehensive recording of additional health data such as results of laboratory tests (including serum creatinine concentration, when appropriate). The Read classification is used to code specific diagnoses [32], and a drug dictionary based on data from the Multilex classification is used to record prescriptions [33]. The collection of data in THIN database was approved by a Multicentre Research Ethics Committee in the UK (MREC reference number: 08/H0305/49). A cohort of patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes who were aged 20–89 years between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005 was identified from THIN (n = 64,755). The wide age range was chosen to include the general adult population with prevalent type 2 diabetes. Eligible individuals were required to be registered for at least 3 years with their PCP, to have had at least one visit recorded in the past 3 years, and to have a recorded prescription history of 3 years or more. Patients were included in the study cohort if they had at least one creatinine measurement of 10–250 μmol/L recorded between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2005. Patients with a record of hemodialysis (n = 109) or renal transplant (n = 60) before their start date were excluded, and patients with a recorded incidence of hemodialysis or renal transplant during follow-up were censored from the analysis (n = 108 for hemodialysis and n = 5 for renal transplant). Among all individuals with type 2 diabetes meeting these criteria (n = 57,957), 56,693 (97.8%) had a first recorded creatinine measurement of 10–250 μmol/L. The date of this first recorded creatinine measurement was defined as their start date. The remaining 1264 individuals (2.2%) had a first creatinine measurement < 10 μmol/L (n = 1161) or > 250 μmol/L (n = 103), and a subsequent measurement within the range 10–250 μmol/L. The date of their first serum creatinine measurement between 10 and 250 μmol/L was defined as their start date. The mean and median times from their first recorded measurement to their start date were 341 days and 202 days, respectively. All patients were followed up from their start date to the first occurrence of either of the following endpoints in three different analyses based on the studied outcome: outcome of interest (death, MI or IS/TIA), reaching the age of 90 years, or end of the study period (December 31, 2010). It should be noted that 11 patients were excluded from the final cohort (seven individuals who had died at start date, and four who had no visits during follow-up), resulting in a final cohort of 57,946 patients. Ascertainment and duration of type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes diagnosis was based on the Read classification codes assigned by the PCP or use of hypoglycemic drugs or insulin. For the majority of cases, the type of diabetes was specifically reported by the physician. If the physician used an unspecific diagnostic code (e.g., diabetes mellitus), we reviewed the patient’s medical record back to one year before the diagnosis including any referral letters and physicians’ free-text comments to assign the type of diabetes. If the age of onset was ≤ 35 years and the patient had one or more prescriptions for insulin and less than one year of oral hypoglycemic treatment, the case was classified as type 1 diabetes. Conversely, if the age of onset was ≥ 50 years and the patient used oral hypoglycemic treatment for at least 1 year, the case was classified as type 2 diabetes. A previous THIN study with a similar diabetes ascertainment algorithm estimated a diabetes prevalence that closely matched the prevalence in the Health Survey of England, which is a national population survey [34,35]. Duration of diabetes was defined as the time interval between the first ever recorded entry for type 2 diabetes in the database (including treatment for diabetes) and the start date (date of the first ever valid recorded serum creatinine measurement). Duration of diabetes was categorized into five groups: < 1 year, 1–4 years, 5–9 years, 10–14 years and ≥ 15 years. Estimated glomerular filtration rate The modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) study formula and the Cockcroft–Gault formula are routinely used to calculate eGFR from serum creatinine concentration. In this study, the eGFR at baseline was calculated using the MDRD study formula (eGFR = 186 × Cr–1.154 × age–0.203 × 1.212 [if black] × 0.742 [if female], where Cr is the serum creatinine concentration in mg/dL). Ethnicity is not recorded in THIN, hence the same formula was used for all patients (eGFR = 186 × Cr–1.154 × age–0.203 × 0.742 [if female]) to classify them into five subgroups according to their baseline eGFR: < 15 mL/min (CDK stage 5), 15–29 mL/min (CKD stage 4), 30–44 mL/min (CKD stage 3B), 45–59 mL/min (CKD stage 3A) and ≥ 60 mL/min (CKD stages 1 and 2, or no CKD). Myocardial infarction ascertainment An automatic computer search for specific Read codes was used for the ascertainment of MI cases. Previous studies using this method have shown a very high specificity for MI, resulting in a confirmation rate greater than 90% when validated with the PCP via a questionnaire [36]. Therefore, additional steps of validation of the ascertainment of MI cases, such as manual review of patients’ profiles or validation with a questionnaire, were not carried out in the present study. A total of 3435 cases of MI were identified. Ischemic stroke ascertainment The predictive value of computer-detected IS/TIA is lower than that for other outcomes such as MI owing to the level of misclassification of diagnoses using Read codes. Therefore, we used a multistep approach to ascertain IS/TIA cases (see Additional file 1 for a detailed description). Briefly, a computer search using Read codes suggestive of IS/TIA identified 4799 potential cases. Among these cases, 902 were matched to patients reviewed in other projects in which we looked at a diagnosis of IS/TIA in THIN [37,38]; 653 were classified as non-cases and 249 as cases. For the remaining 3897 patients, the cases of IS/TIA were ascertained in a stepwise fashion by first searching for indicators of hospitalization or referral and then searching for indicators of symptoms, diagnostic procedures and new treatment related to stroke in the 30 days before and after the date of the computer-detected IS/TIA. Finally, the profiles (including free text) of sample patients from different subgroups were manually reviewed to validate the ascertainment of cases. Overall, we identified 3785 cases of IS/TIA. Data on demographic variables including sex, age, smoking status, alcohol use, body mass index (BMI) and Townsend deprivation index (a measure of material deprivation within a population that takes into account four main variables: unemployment rate, car ownership, home ownership and household overcrowding) [39] were collected any time before the start date. Exposure to drugs was collected before the start date and categorized as follows: current use, when the supply of the most recent prescription lasted until the start date or ended in the 90 days before the start date; recent use, when supply of the most recent prescription ended more than 90 days before the start date; and non-use, when there was no recorded use any time before the start date. Data on healthcare service use (PCP visits, referrals and hospitalizations) were collected for the year before the start date. Information on comorbidities was collected any time before the start date. Data on levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were collected for the year before the start date. Patients were classified into subgroups according to the HbA1c data recorded closest to their start date: < 7.00%, 7.00–7.99%, 8.00–8.99%, 9.00–9.99%, 10.00–10.99% and ≥ 11.00%. Individuals without a recorded level of HbA1c in the year before their start date were included in the ‘missing’ category. Incidence rates of death, MI and IS/TIA were calculated overall and by eGFR categories. Kaplan–Meier survival curves for all-cause mortality, MI and IS/TIA were calculated overall and according to eGFR category. Hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for sex, age, BMI, smoking status, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, history of MI, history of IS/TIA, history of ischemic heart disease (excluding MI), eGFR category, duration of diabetes, HbA1c category, and polypharmacy (in the month before the start date). A two-sided p value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Statistical analyses were performed using the Stata package version 12.0 (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX, USA). Baseline characteristics and comorbidities Table 1 shows the main baseline characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes included in this study, according to their eGFR category. Almost 70% of patients had an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min and about 9% had an eGFR of 15–44 mL/min (CKD stages 3B and 4). Overall, the mean age at start date was 65.7 years and there were more men than women in the study cohort (55.4% and 44.6%, respectively). However, there were more women than men in the subgroup of patients with an eGFR < 60 mL/min (58.7% and 41.3%, respectively). Over 75% of patients were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) and over 65% were using 2–9 drugs in the month before their start date. About 70% of patients had had diabetes for 1–9 years at their start date, whereas about 5% had had diabetes for < 1 year. Among patients with a record of HbA1c level, about 60% (29,476/48,858) had an HbA1c level ≥ 7%. Table 1 Baseline characteristics, overall and according to estimated glomerular filtration rate category Among the comorbidities we assessed (Table 2), hypertension was the most prevalent; over 55% of patients had hypertension. The proportion was highest among individuals with an eGFR of 15–29 mL/min (68.3%). A history of MI or IS/TIA was recorded in 9.6% and 9.8% of patients, respectively. Other frequent comorbidities included cancer (9.1%), hyperlipidemia (6.9%), heart failure (6.9%), peripheral artery disease (6.4%), atrial fibrillation (6.0%) and deep vein thrombosis (5.9%). The prevalence of comorbidities tended to be higher in patients with lower eGFRs; about a third of those with an eGFR of 15–29 mL/min (CKD stage 4) had hyperlipidemia. Table 2 Comorbidities recorded any time before the start date, overall and according to eGFR category Incidences of death, myocardial infarction and stroke Incidence rates of death, MI, IS/TIA and combined outcomes stratified by eGFR category and overall are shown in Figure 1. Incidence rates of death, myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS)/transient ischemic attack (TIA). Incidence rates are shown both overall and according to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) category. Black vertical lines represent 95% confidence intervals. A total of 16,578 (28.6%) patients died during the study period. The person-time contribution was 379,833 person-years over a median follow-up time of 6.76 years. The overall mortality was 43.65 deaths per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 42.99–44.31). There was a marked increase in all-cause mortality with decreasing values of eGFR. Patients with an eGFR of 15–29 mL/min (CDK stage 4) showed the highest mortality (210.01 deaths per 1000 person-years [95% CI: 149.91–226.28]), whereas those with an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min showed the lowest mortality (31.99 deaths per 1000 person-years [95% CI: 31.33–32.66]). Kaplan–Meier curves of cumulative incidence of death are shown in Figure 2A. Kaplan–Meier survival estimates. Cumulative incidence of (A) death, (B) myocardial infarction and (C) ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack according to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) category. Incidence of myocardial infarction The overall incidence rate of MI was 9.26 cases per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 8.96–9.58) over a median follow-up time of 6.64 years. As for mortality, the incidence rate of MI increased with decreasing values of eGFR. The incidence rates of MI for patients with an eGFR of 15–29 mL/min (CKD stage 4) and ≥ 60 mL/min were 31.65 (95% CI: 26.02–38.51) and 7.44 (95% CI: 7.12–7.77) cases per 1000 person-years, respectively. Kaplan–Meier curves of cumulative incidence of MI are shown in Figure 2B. Incidence of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack The overall incidence rate of IS/TIA was 10.39 cases per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 10.07–10.73) with a median follow-up time of 6.56 years and a person-time contribution of 364,258 person-years. An increased incidence rate of IS/TIA was observed with declining renal function. The incidence rates of IS/TIA were 32.48 cases per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 26.70–39.51) in patients with CKD stage 4 (eGFRs of 15–29 mL/min) and 8.65 cases per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 8.30–9.00) in patients with an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min. Kaplan–Meier curves of cumulative incidence of IS/TIA are shown in Figure 2C. Cox regression analyses Risks of death, MI and IS/TIA increased significantly with decreasing values of eGFR (Table 3). For patients with eGFR 15–29 mL/min (CKD stage 4), the adjusted HRs relative to patients with an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min were 2.79 (95% CI: 2.57–3.03) for death, 2.33 (95% CI: 1.89–2.87) for MI and 1.77 (95% CI: 1.43–2.18) for IS/TIA. Corresponding estimates for patients with eGFRs of 45–59 mL/min were 1.25 (95% CI: 1.20–1.30), 1.27 (95% CI: 1.17–1.38) and 1.09 (95% CI: 1.01–1.18). Table 3 HRs of death, MI and IS/TIA associated with eGFR category HRs for death, MI and IS/TIA associated with other potential risk factors are shown in Tables 4, 5 and 6. Overall, women had a lower risk of death and of MI than men (HR: 0.80 [95% CI: 0.77–0.82] and HR: 0.71 [95% CI: 0.66–0.77], respectively) and the risk of IS/TIA was similar for men and women. For each outcome, a longer duration of diabetes was generally associated with a greater risk. Overall, the HRs associated with diabetes diagnosed more than 15 years before the start date relative to diabetes diagnosed less than 5 years before the start date were 1.50 (95% CI: 1.43–1.57) for death, 1.54 (95% CI: 1.39–1.71) for MI and 1.27 (95% CI: 1.15–1.41) for IS/TIA. Age was a strong predictor of death, MI and IS/TIA. The HRs for patients aged 75 years or older relative to patients aged 20–49 years were 11.24 (95% CI: 9.97–12.67), 2.99 (95% CI: 2.49–3.59) and 5.33 (95% CI: 4.35–6.54) for death, MI and IS/TIA, respectively. BMI did not affect the risk of MI or IS/TIA significantly. The risk of death, however, was significantly lower for overweight patients (BMI of 25–29 kg/m2) and obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) than for individuals with a BMI of 20–24 kg/m2 (HR: 0.78 [95% CI: 0.75–0.82] and HR 0.82 [95% CI: 0.78–0.85], respectively). Conversely, underweight patients (BMI of 15–19 kg/m2) were at higher risk of death than individuals with a BMI of 20–24 kg/m2 (HR: 1.51 [95% CI: 1.36–1.66]). Table 4 HRs of death associated with potential risk factors, overall and stratified by eGFR category Table 5 HRs of MI associated with potential risk factors, overall and stratified by eGFR category Table 6 HRs of IS or TIA associated with potential risk factors, overall and stratified by eGFR category Patients with a history of MI had a greater risk of MI (HR: 1.94 [95% CI: 1.77–2.12]) than patients without such a history. Similarly, a history of IS/TIA was a strong predictor of recurrent IS/TIA (HR: 3.27 [95% CI: 3.03–3.53]). Hyperlipidemia was associated with an increased risk of death (HR: 2.03 [95% CI: 1.94–2.13]), MI (HR: 1.39 [95% CI: 1.25–1.56]) and IS/TIA (HR: 1.23 [95% CI: 1.09–1.38]), but hypertension was not. A general trend for increased risk of death, MI and IS/TIA associated with increasing HbA1c levels was observed. For patients with HbA1c levels ≥ 11%, the adjusted HRs relative to patients with HbA1c levels < 7% were 1.43 (95% CI: 1.33–1.55) for death, 1.63 (95% CI: 1.37–1.93) for MI and 1.66 (95% CI: 1.42–1.94) for IS/TIA. In a large population of patients with type 2 diabetes, incidence rates of death and cardiovascular events for each eGFR category were higher than those reported for patients with CKD in the general population [1], suggesting that diabetes adds to the burden of CKD. This may be explained in part by the higher prevalence of known risk factors for death and cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes and impaired renal function, including obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and history of cardiovascular events. In the present study, a reduced eGFR was a strong and independent risk factor for death and cardiovascular events. The association between lower eGFRs and increased all-cause mortality was consistent with observations from previous studies in various populations of patients with diabetes [1,20-26]. An association between renal impairment and increased risk of cardiovascular events was also observed in an observational study from the Swedish National Diabetes Register [25]. This study, however, excluded patients with CKD stages 4 and 5 (eGFR < 30 mL/min). Reduced eGFR was also identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular events in a small US population of patients with type 2 diabetes [26]. These observations may be explained by common features in the pathophysiologies of CKD and type 2 diabetes. Risk factors for cardiovascular events such as increased levels of procoagulant biomarkers, anemia and endothelial dysfunction have been shown to be associated with both reduced kidney function [40-42] and type 2 diabetes [43-45]. These factors may act synergistically to increase the risk of cardiovascular events compared with CKD or type 2 diabetes alone. The association of renal disease with hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes is also linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular events [46]. Our study also showed that age and duration of diabetes were predictors of all-cause mortality and incidence of cardiovascular events, irrespective of eGFR. This is in line with results from others [47] and suggests that, as the population ages and survival of patients with diabetes increases, further efforts will be required to complement ongoing measures to reduce all-cause mortality and risk of cardiovascular complications and in patients with type 2 diabetes. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking, hyperlipidemia and a history of cardiovascular events, were also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and a higher mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. These findings echoed results from other population-based studies [48,49]. In contrast, overweight and obese people (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) had a lower mortality than individuals with a BMI of 20–24 kg/m2. Although counterintuitive and controversial, this ‘obesity paradox’ has been observed in several cohort studies, patient registries and clinical trial populations [50]. Overall, our results support the current UK guidelines [51], which recommend monitoring renal function annually in all individuals with type 2 diabetes, regardless of the presence or absence of nephropathy. The guidelines also recommend addressing traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as hyperlipidemia and smoking, which we found to be associated with higher risks of death, MI and IS/TIA in this population. The present study has several strengths. THIN is a large database representative of the UK population and has been validated for use in epidemiological studies [29,30]. It has previously been used to study individuals with diabetes [3,52-54] and patients with CKD [31]. The suitability of THIN for this study is reinforced by the fact that laboratory test results are reliably and routinely recorded in the database; 90% of patients in our large and diverse cohort had a valid serum creatinine measurement. Our results from a primary care database may also be more generalizable than studies from selected populations such as referred patients, recruited cohorts or clinical trial participants. Other strengths of our study include a long follow-up period and careful ascertainment of MI and IS/TIA cases. This was deemed particularly important for IS/TIA in order to mitigate the observed tendency of Read codes to overestimate the number of IS/TIA cases. In common with all observational studies, however, ours may suffer from uncontrolled confounding. Although we tried to minimize this by adjusting results for several potential risk factors, residual confounding cannot be ruled out. It should also be noted that the levels of urine albumin were not systematically reported in THIN during the study period and it was therefore impossible to adjust analyses for this potential confounder [55,56]. NICE guidelines on the management of CKD were updated in January 2015 and now recommend the use of the CKD-EPI equation for the calculation of eGFR from serum creatinine concentration [57]. During the study period (2000–2005), however, the MDRD and the Cockcroft–Gault equations were routinely used; the MDRD equation was used in THIN and recommended by NICE and was therefore selected for the present study. Additionally, the MDRD equation has been shown to be more accurate than the Cockcroft–Gault formula in patients with CKD and diabetes [58]. The MDRD equation has also previously been used in a study of CKD in THIN [31]. It should be noted, however, that eGFR was calculated from a single serum creatinine measurement. To estimate the extent of eGFR misclassification, patients with a valid serum creatinine concentration recorded between 91 and 366 days after their start date were identified (n = 47,022, 81% of the study population). Among those patients, 14,528 had an eGFR < 60 mL/min on their start date, and the diagnosis of impaired renal function was confirmed by subsequent creatinine measurement in 12,055 individuals (83%). Conversely, 90% of patients (n = 29,240) who had an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min on their start date and who had a valid creatinine measurement in the 91–366-day period following their start date remained in the same eGFR category. The fact that ethnicity is not recorded in THIN may also have led to misclassification; eGFR may have been underestimated in black people. In conclusion, this retrospective study based on a UK primary care database confirms the high prevalence of impaired renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our findings show that all-cause mortality and the risk of cardiovascular events increase significantly with decreasing values of eGFR. In line with current UK guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, our results suggest that physicians should closely monitor renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes and initiate lifestyle changes and/or medication to delay progression of CKD and prevent end-stage renal disease. Management of associated cardiovascular risks such as hyperlipidemia and smoking should also be adequately addressed, given the very high risk of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with both type 2 diabetes and impaired renal function. Ethics, consent and permissions We used The Health Improvement Network (THIN) primary care data for this study. The company that owns THIN (Cegedim Strategic Data Medical Research) has received ethical approval from the South East Research Ethics Committee (REC) to supply anonymized, pre-collected primary care data for scientific research. 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__label__wiki	0.539388	0.539388	Common medications used by patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: what are their effects on the lipid profile? Paul D. Rosenblit1,2 Dyslipidemia is the most fundamental risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). In clinical practice, many commonly prescribed medications can alter the patient’s lipid profile and, potentially, the risk for ASCVD—either favorably or unfavorably. The dyslipidemia observed in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be characterized as both ominous and cryptic, in terms of unrecognized, disproportionately elevated atherogenic cholesterol particle concentrations, in spite of deceptively and relatively lower levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Several factors, most notably insulin resistance, associated with the unfavorable discordance of elevated triglyceride (TG) levels and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), have been shown to correlate with an increased risk/number of ASCVD events in patients with T2DM. This review focuses on known changes in the routine lipid profile (LDL-C, TGs, and HDL-C) observed with commonly prescribed medications for patients with T2DM, including antihyperglycemic agents, antihypertensive agents, weight loss medications, antibiotics, analgesics, oral contraceptives, and hormone replacement therapies. Given that the risk of ASCVD is already elevated for patients with T2DM, the use of polypharmacy may warrant close observation of overall alterations through ongoing lipid-panel monitoring. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce levels of atherogenic cholesterol particles and thus the patient’s absolute risk. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of premature death worldwide, accounting for 37 % of the 16 million annual deaths caused by non-communicable diseases in those younger than 70 years of age [1]. Atherosclerosis is a process that begins early in life and its progression is dependent on the presence and magnitude of risks [2, 3]. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [4] for both men [5] and women [6]. In 2013, the worldwide, multidisciplinary, academic Residual Risk Reduction Initiative identified atherogenic dyslipidemia as a key contributor to lipid-related cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with insulin resistance [7]. In patients with either type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or T2DM, all-cause mortality and ASCVD mortality increase with worsening glycemic control. However, even with good glycemic control (i.e. glycated hemoglobin [A1C] <7.0 %), these patients have twice the mortality risk compared to the general population [8, 9]. Analyses of large databases demonstrate that mortality associated with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or diabetes (without MI or stroke) is equivalent, and patients with diabetes plus a history of MI and/or stroke have multiplicative (extreme) risk [10]. MI and cerebrovascular incidents are most commonly triggered by the rupture of an unstable/vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque [11]. Atherosclerosis is a lipid-driven inflammatory disorder of the arterial wall caused by cholesterol deposition in the intima-media of vessels supplying cardiac or brain tissue [12]. Elevated concentrations of atherogenic lipid particles that carry cholesterol in the blood represent the fundamental risk factor for ASCVD [3, 13, 14]. This is especially true in the diabetes population, which is enriched with dyslipidemia of insulin resistance [15, 16]. The cholesterol contained within apolipoprotein B (apo B) particles, also referred to as non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), is strongly associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis [3]. Non-HDL-C is calculated as total cholesterol minus HDL-C, and includes very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), VLDL remnants, intermediate-density lipoprotein, chylomicrons, chylomicron remnants, lipoprotein(a), and the predominant cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Elevated levels of atherogenic lipoprotein particles containing both cholesterol and triglycerides (TGs) can be attributed to a number of genetic disorders, common diseases, and altered metabolic states (e.g. hypothyroidism, pregnancy, menopause, diabetes, chronic kidney disease [CKD], nephrotic syndrome, and human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection). Furthermore, risks such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, and obesity, as well as lifestyle factors (e.g. tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive use of alcohol) can accelerate the lipid-driven atherosclerosis process [1, 3]. Importantly, many non-lipid-specific medications commonly prescribed in primary care can also have off-target, unintended, or pleiotropic effects on the lipid profile and may, therefore, potentially positively or negatively influence the risk of ASCVD [17–20]. The implications of changes in lipid levels might become a particularly important issue in patients with T2DM if one assumes stability of lipids on current therapies. The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been shown to increase with the duration and an earlier onset of T2DM [21]. Additionally, many patients with T2DM will not only experience atherogenic dyslipidemia [4, 16, 22], but usually will also experience one or a combination of additional accelerating risk factors associated with ASCVD, including hypertension, CKD, obesity, and insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia [23, 24]. Insulin resistance, prediabetes, DM, and CKD are frequently associated with varying degrees of dyslipidemia (i.e. elevated TG levels, decreased HDL-C levels, and low or below-normal LDL-C levels). These common, often subtle, lipid profile findings are highly atherogenic because of the presence of elevated apo B particles of small, dense LDL particles (LDL-P) and TG-rich VLDL and their remnants, even when LDL-C or non-HDL-C are at relatively lower or even normal levels; this combination is often referred to as unfavorable discordance. Unlike the general population, in this setting, where the population (i.e. insulin resistance, obesity, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, high TG levels, low HDL-C levels, T2DM) is enriched with unfavorable discordance, apo B or LDL-P concentrations are much more predictive as biomarkers of ASCVD risk [4, 13, 14, 16, 24, 25]. Dyslipidemia associated with insulin resistance is often exacerbated if glucose levels are not well controlled [25]. Although absolute risk varies as a spectrum among a group of individuals, the National Lipid Association (NLA) currently defines only two risk categories for patients with diabetes: very high risk and high risk [3]. The very-high-risk category for diabetes includes not only secondary prevention patients (i.e. those with prior clinical ASCVD events) but also primary prevention patients with ≥2 other major risk factors: low HDL-C (<40 mg/dL [<1.04 mmol/L]), hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) or on antihypertensive medication, smoking, family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) in a male first-degree relative <55 years of age or in a female first-degree relative <65 years of age, age (men ≥45 years of age; women ≥55 years of age), or evidence of end-organ damage (albumin-to-creatinine ratio >30 mg/g [>3.39 mg/mmol], CKD [estimated glomerular filtration rate >60 mL/min/1.73 m2], or retinopathy). The high-risk category for diabetes includes primary prevention patients (i.e. no recognized prior clinical ASCVD events) with ≤1 other major ASCVD risk factor and no evidence of end-organ damage. While not defining lower limits for atherogenic cholesterol goals, for very-high-risk patients with diabetes, the specific lipid targets of non-HDL-C, LDL-C, and apo B, have treatment goals of <100 mg/dL [<2.59 mmol/L], <70 mg/dL [<1.81 mmol/L], and <80 mg/dL [<0.80 g/L], respectively. For high-risk patients with diabetes, the specific lipid targets of non-HDL-C, LDL-C, and apo B have treatment goals of <130 mg/dL [<3.37 mmol/L], <100 mg/dL [<2.59 mmol/L], and <90 mg/dL [<0.90 g/L], respectively [3]. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) currently also describes only two categories of risk for patients with diabetes. Targeted atherogenic cholesterol particle goals (i.e. non-HDL-C, LDL-C, apo B) are similar to those of the NLA, with the added targeted LDL-P goal of <1000 nmol/L for very-high-risk and <1200 nmol/L for high-risk patients, consistent with the population percentile cut-points [26] and equivalent to apo B <80 mg/dL [<0.80 g/L] and <90 mg/dL [0.9 g/L], respectively (Table 1) [27]. Recommendations for dyslipidemia management in diabetes, utilizing lifestyle changes and lipid-lowering agents (e.g. statins, possibly in combination with a fibrate, niacin, omega-3 fatty acids, or ezetimibe) that target atherogenic cholesterol particles to specific goals determined by absolute risk, have recently been published [3, 7, 27, 28]. Table 1 AACE lipid targets for patients with T2DM This review aims to provide a simplified qualitative overview of selected commonly prescribed medications for patients with T2DM and their effects on the routine lipid profile (i.e. TGs, HDL-C, and LDL-C). This review does not address the use of standard lipid-lowering agents in T2DM, since these agents have been discussed in detail in recent guidelines [7, 28]. Rather, this review focuses on drugs indicated for the management of hyperglycemia (i.e. antidiabetic agents), as well as other commonly used medications in patients with T2DM, including antihypertensive agents, weight loss medications, antibiotics, analgesics, oral contraceptives, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Effects of polypharmacy on the routine lipid profile Many non-lipid-specific medications widely used in clinical practice have been associated with changes in the lipid profile [17–19]. These changes are summarized in Table 2. Table 2 Effects of commonly used medications on the lipid profile To clarify, no studies have clearly demonstrated that raising the cholesterol content of HDL-C particles or lowering TG levels translate to a reduction in ASCVD risk. Furthermore, to demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in ASCVD risk, clinical trials investigating the effects of lowering LDL-C levels have shown that a threshold between-group difference in LDL-C levels, usually exceeding 25 mg/dL [0.65 mmol/L], is required in the typical 3- to 5-year studies. Therefore, it should be remembered that, despite significant clinical effects of some medications on the lipid profile, little is known about the clinical relevance of these changes. However, effects on the lipid profile, whether significant or nominal for any single agent, should not be considered in isolation, since most patients will be taking multiple medications from various classes to treat multiple comorbidities. For this reason, it is important to observe the overall changes governing the ultimate management of dyslipidemia to reduce the ASCVD risk. Antihyperglycemic agents Guidelines and algorithms for the treatment of hyperglycemia recommend monotherapy and/or combinations of available agents to achieve or maintain blood glucose at levels that are as close to normal as possible, without increasing the patient’s risk of hypoglycemia [29–31]. These agents may have direct or indirect effects on a patient’s lipid profile. An overview of the qualitative effects of the hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic agents described in the AACE algorithm [27] on the lipid profile is provided in Table 2. Current guidelines list metformin, a biguanide, as a first-line oral antihyperglycemic therapy, unless it is contraindicated or not tolerated [29–31]. While its mechanism of action is not well understood, metformin clearly has an inhibitory effect on gluconeogenesis and hepatic glucose output and, contrary to previous opinions, appears not to have any substantial insulin-sensitizing effect in muscle [32]. Metformin has been associated with small increases in HDL-C levels [33] that may be more pronounced in Whites and African Americans than in Hispanic populations [34]. Metformin is also associated with decreases in TG, total cholesterol, and LDL-C levels [33]. The TG-lowering effect was associated with its glycemic control outcomes. Some reductions in total cholesterol and LDL-C levels were observed independent of glycemic control, but these nominal changes are not considered clinically relevant to ASCVD endpoints. In the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), metformin reduced the risk of MI more than sulfonylureas (SUs) or insulin in a small cohort of obese patients with T2DM [35]. The Study on the Prognosis and Effect of Antidiabetic Drugs on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Coronary Artery Disease (SPREAD-DIMCAD) reported that 3 years of metformin treatment was associated with significantly lower CVD risk after an additional 2 years of post-drug follow-up compared to glipizide in 304 patients with T2DM and coronary artery disease [36]. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), such as pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, stimulate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and have differential effects on the basic constituents of the lipid profile. Both pioglitazone and rosiglitazone increase LDL-C, non-HDL-C, and HDL-C levels, whereas TG levels are reduced with pioglitazone and increased with rosiglitazone [37, 38]. In addition, the increase in LDL-C levels has been shown to be smaller, and the increase in HDL-C greater, with pioglitazone than with rosiglitazone [38]. However, careful analysis of associated changes in lipoproteins, particle numbers, and size highlights that the effects of TZDs are more complex than simply affecting the TG or cholesterol content of HDL-C or LDL-C [39, 40]. Pioglitazone has been shown to decrease LDL-P numbers and to cause more favorable shifts from a predominance of smaller, denser LDL to a larger, more buoyant LDL subtype than rosiglitazone [38], suggesting an overall reduction in the atherogenic phenotype of the lipid profile [41–44]. TZDs have been associated with favorable changes in inflammatory marker levels (i.e. C-reactive protein) and a reduction in visceral fat, but a potentially unfavorable increase in total body weight, partially due to a disproportionate increase in subcutaneous adiposity and fluid retention; the latter carries an increased risk of congestive heart failure in susceptible individuals (i.e. those who already have cardiac dysfunction) [23, 44, 45]. The Prospective Pioglitazone Clinical Trial in Macrovascular Events (PROactive) study (N = 5238 patients enrolled at 321 sites across 19 European countries), the only randomized CV study of pioglitazone, demonstrated a favorable but nonsignificant 10 % risk reduction trend (P = 0.095) in its primary composite outcome and a significant 16 % decrease (P = 0.027) in a secondary composite major adverse cardiac events (MACE) endpoint analysis [46]. The single 5.5-year duration, randomized CV study with rosiglitazone showed no ASCVD benefit [47]. The hypoglycemic agents SUs (e.g. glibenclamide, gliclazide, and glimepiride) are commonly used as therapy for patients with T2DM. Several studies have shown no significant effects on plasma lipids; a slight decrease in TG levels has been observed, while both HDL-C and LDL-C levels remain unchanged [44]. However, a recent meta-analysis of data from placebo-controlled trials found that SUs were associated with significant reductions in total cholesterol and decreases in HDL-C levels [37]. Since chronic insulin production leads to increases in weight and an increased risk of hypoglycemia, SUs have been discouraged as early-use agents. However, when used with shorter-acting insulin secretagogues, the glinides (repaglinide and nateglinide) are favored by the AACE algorithm [27]. The dose-dependent hypoglycemic risk of SUs makes them unsuitable for patients with hepatic impairments or moderate to severe renal impairments, especially in elderly patients, as their catabolism and clearance involving the liver and kidney, respectively, are reduced [23, 44]. Analyses of datasets comparing SUs to metformin, which may itself have cardioprotective properties, have raised concerns regarding the CV safety of this drug class [48]. Analyses of other datasets did not show a CV safety concern regarding the use of SUs [49]. Incretin therapies The incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, stimulate insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent fashion. GLP-1 suppresses α-cell secretion of glucagon via an unknown mechanism. Patients with T2DM have incretin resistance that can be overcome by enhancing incretin levels [50]. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, such as sitagliptin, saxagliptin, linagliptin, alogliptin, and vildagliptin, nominally enhance endogenous incretin levels, which results in a moderate reduction (0.6–0.9 %) in A1C. DPP-4 inhibitors are considered weight neutral with modest effects on lipid parameters, including reduction in total cholesterol and TG levels [37]. Sitagliptin has been found to have modest effects on serum lipid levels in general populations of patients with T2DM and to reduce total cholesterol and LDL-C levels in patients with elevated baseline TG levels [23, 51, 52]. Vildagliptin has been shown to decrease total cholesterol and TG levels to a greater extent than sitagliptin [51]. In a 1-year retrospective observational study of alogliptin in Japanese patients with T2DM, total cholesterol and LDL-C levels decreased significantly from baseline to 12 months. There was a trend toward lower TG levels over time (P = 0.151 at 9 months and P = 0.730 at 12 months) [53]. In studies in normoglycemic subjects, vildagliptin and alogliptin have been shown to decrease postprandial TG, apo B, and remnant lipoprotein cholesterol levels [54, 55]. Similarly, short-term (4 or 6 weeks) treatment with vildagliptin and sitagliptin has been shown to reduce postprandial TG and apo B levels, possibly by increasing incretin hormone levels and reducing levels of circulating free fatty acids [56, 57]. Furthermore, in a randomized controlled trial in patients with T2DM, Derosa and colleagues observed that, compared with the SU glimepiride, vildagliptin was associated with significantly lower total cholesterol, LDL-C, and TG levels following an oral fat load test [58]. Meta-analysis of studies of dual therapy with a DPP-4 inhibitor plus metformin showed that this combination is associated with small but favorable effects on LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, and total cholesterol levels [59]. Safety studies, which have been of relatively short duration, have failed to demonstrate special ASCVD benefits by DPP-4 inhibitors [60–62]. GLP-1 receptor agonists GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) are analogs of the naturally occurring incretin GLP-1 that have a prolonged half-life and, therefore, prolonged action. At pharmacologic doses, GLP-1 RAs increase glucose-dependent insulin secretion, decrease glucose-dependent glucagon secretion, and slow gastric emptying, thereby reducing A1C by 0.8–1.5 %. GLP-1 RAs are understood to have minor beneficial effects on CVD risk, which may be related to their effects to promote weight loss and blood pressure reduction [63, 64]. These effects are maintained when GLP-1 RAs are used as part of dual therapy with metformin [59]. GLP-1 RAs, such as exenatide and liraglutide, are more potent inhibitors of postprandial hyperlipidemia through reduced TG absorption than DPP-4 inhibitors. They also can cause moderate decreases in TG and LDL-C, and increases in HDL-C levels [23, 65, 66]. In an analysis of pooled data from 8 studies of exenatide once weekly, Blonde and colleagues found that patients who lost the most weight with exenatide (quartiles 1 and 2) experienced the greatest reductions in LDL-C, total cholesterol, and TGs, and the greatest increases in HDL-C [67]. The first placebo-controlled, GLP-1 RA, CV safety trial with lixisenatide (Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome [ELIXA] trial) showed no specific ASCVD benefit (i.e. neutral effects) [68]. Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors The sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin are the newest class of antihyperglycemic agents. They lower blood glucose levels by reducing renal glucose reabsorption, resulting in increased urinary glucose excretion. In addition, SGLT2 inhibitors are associated with reductions in body weight and total fat mass (i.e. visceral more than subcutaneous adiposity) and reductions in blood pressure [69, 70]. Placebo-controlled studies suggest that the SGLT2 inhibitors mediate small (<8 %) increases in LDL-C [71–74] and HDL-C levels [23, 71–74] and small reductions in TG levels [71, 73, 74]. The clinical relevance of such small changes affecting CVD risk has not yet been shown. The first CV safety trial of this drug class, with a relatively short median duration of 3.1 years, has been completed and has revealed significant reductions in mortality from CV deaths, hospitalization for heart failure, and death from any cause, compared with placebo [75]. The glucuretic effect associated with SGLT2 inhibitors contributed to their real clinical benefits, rather than between-group differences in A1C (−0.54 %) or nominal lipid effects (≤2 mg/dL [≤0.05 mmol/L] difference in HDL-C and ≤4 mg/dL [≤0.10 mmol/L] difference in LDL-C levels) [75]. As a highly selective bile acid sequestrant (BAS), colesevelam was first indicated as monotherapy and combination therapy to lower LDL-C levels and CVD risk, and was later indicated for decreasing blood glucose. Its effects on bile acid pool composition, farnesoid X receptor-mediated alterations in hepatic glucose production and intestinal glucose absorption, influences on peripheral insulin sensitivity, incretin effects, and energy use may all contribute to glucose regulation, with a modest reduction in A1C of 0.5 % [76]. There is no increased risk of hypoglycemia with colesevelam, and therapy results in a reduction in LDL-C levels of 11–18 %, a mild increase in TG levels, and a slight increase in HDL-C levels [77–79]. Colesevelam can cause a more marked hypertriglyceridemia in susceptible individuals (usually individuals with baseline moderate hypertriglyceridemia [TG >200 mg/dL; TG >2.26 mmol/L]) and is best utilized with concomitant statin to improve compensatory VLDL cholesterol (and TG) synthesis. BAS agents have been utilized as monotherapy in the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (LRC-CPPT), resulting in a reduction of 9 % in total cholesterol and 11 % in LDL-C levels, and a significant (19 %) risk reduction in CHD death and/or nonfatal MI. The CHD risk reduction varied with compliance to the 24 g/day regimen, with a 28 % reduction in LDL-C levels and a 39 % CHD risk reduction observed with the highest compliance [80]. At the maximum dose indicated for colesevelam, reductions in LDL-C levels of 13–18 % can be expected [77–79]. Therefore, combination therapies are recommended since clinically significant reduction of ASCVD risk is not likely to be achieved using monotherapy. Bromocriptine-QR Bromocriptine-QR is a quick-release formulation of bromocriptine mesylate. When added to antihyperglycemic therapy, bromocriptine-QR can provide significant improvement in glycemic control relative to placebo (0.5–0.8 % lowering of A1C) [81, 82]. Bromocriptine-QR simultaneously and significantly reduces fasting and postprandial free fatty acids by 19 % and TG levels by 29 %, with no changes in LDL-C or HDL-C levels [83, 84]. In a 52-week safety trial of bromocriptine-QR versus placebo, bromocriptine-QR treatment resulted in a 39 % relative risk reduction in a prespecified composite CV endpoint (P = 0.0346) and a 52 % relative risk reduction in the MACE endpoint (P < 0.05) [85]. α-Glucosidase inhibitors α-Glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) slow the rate of polysaccharide digestion in the proximal small intestine by inhibiting the gut enzyme that breaks down complex carbohydrates (α-glucosidase), thus delaying polysaccharide absorption. This inhibition dramatically reduces the postprandial glycemic peaks and overall postprandial blood glucose levels, resulting in a moderate (0.5–0.8 %) reduction in A1C post-load insulin levels, but not plasma lipids [86]. In a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials, acarbose did not significantly alter total cholesterol levels, but was associated with reductions in TG and increases in HDL-C levels [37]. In a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial of acarbose compared with nateglinide in Chinese patients with T2DM, neither drug had significant effects on total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, or non-HDL-C levels; however, acarbose was associated with significantly greater reductions in fasting and postprandial TG levels compared with nateglinide [87]. In a multicenter, randomized clinical trial, patients with impaired glucose tolerance (a key component of prediabetes) who received acarbose had a 49 % relative risk reduction in the development of CV events, and a 91 % relative risk reduction in MI compared to controls [88]. Studies suggest that such reductions in CV risk are related to improvements in postprandial endothelial function [89, 90]. Many patients with T2DM are often treated with insulin early in the disease process, in spite of the availability of multiple classes of antidiabetic agents with extremely low risks of hypoglycemia. Furthermore, with longer durations of diabetes and progressive β-cell deterioration, most patients with T2DM will eventually require insulin to control glucose levels effectively, and prevent diabetes-related complications. Direct insulin-related positive effects on the lipid profile include reductions in TG levels, most apparent with more dramatic improvement of glycemic control, along with increases in HDL-C levels; LDL-C levels remain typically unaffected [44, 91]. The latest guidelines from the US Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) recommend the use of thiazide diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), or calcium antagonists as first-line treatment of patients with hypertension, including those with diabetes [92]. The JNC 8 guidelines do not include β-blockers as first-line treatment, but these agents have been widely used in the past, particularly in hypertensive patients with heart failure or with an increased risk of CHD [93]. Thiazide diuretics and calcium antagonists Thiazide diuretics lead to dose-dependent increases in cholesterol levels without altering HDL-C levels [94, 95]. Despite this increase in cholesterol levels, diuretic-based antihypertensive treatment effectively reduced the risk of stroke, MI, and CHD in patients with diabetes in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) [96, 97]. Calcium antagonists do not appear to affect the lipid profile [94, 98], although some evidence suggests that they might enhance TG removal [99]. Results of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) showed a greater decrease of serum cholesterol in patients treated with calcium antagonists compared with diuretics [100]. The available data on the effect of ACE inhibitors on lipid profiles are inconsistent. In the past, it was believed that ACE inhibitors had no effects on the lipid profile [101, 102]; however, newer data suggest that some ACE inhibitors could have favorable effects on the lipid profile and atherosclerotic changes [103], significantly lowering serum LDL-C and TG levels, and increasing HDL-C levels [101, 104]. ARBs have been shown to significantly increase HDL-C levels and decrease LDL-C levels. In general, ARBs also tend to lower apo B levels, while only losartan and valsartan have been shown to significantly decrease TG levels [95]. Treatment with ARBs may therefore positively impact CVD risk through blood pressure reduction and positive effects on the plasma lipid profile [105]. ß-blockers Adverse effects associated with early β-blockers, such as negative effects on glycemic control, dyslipidemia, and masking of hypoglycemia, have long contributed to controversy around their use [93]. However, as β-blockers have evolved, some of these effects have changed. The first-generation β1- and β2-nonselective adrenergic receptor blockers, such as propranolol and nadolol, have negligible effects on LDL-C levels, but increase TG levels and decrease HDL-C levels [17, 106]; their use results in a shift to more atherogenic, smaller, denser LDL-P [41]. In the case of propranolol, none of the associated lipid changes were considered to be strongly predictive of coronary events or mortality [106]. Use of second-generation β1-selective agents, such as atenolol and metoprolol, has been found to be associated with the development of fewer atherogenic particles [93]. Third-generation β-blockers, such as nebivolol and carvedilol, have beneficial vasodilatory properties [93]. Nebivolol, a β1-selective blocker, stimulates endothelium-derived nitric oxide release [107] and has been shown to significantly reduce total cholesterol and LDL-C levels, and improve the LDL-C:HDL-C ratio, albeit with no significant changes in HDL-C or TG levels [108]. Carvedilol, a nonselective β- and α1-blocker, has shown no meaningful effects on the lipid profile, only slightly decreasing TG levels [107, 109]. In studies, use of the gastrointestinal lipase inhibitor orlistat has consistently been associated with reductions in LDL-C levels, while TG and HDL-C levels have either been reduced or not significantly changed when compared with placebo [110–113]. No consistent changes have been observed with the use of the selective serotonin-2C RA lorcaserin; TG and LDL-C levels remained unchanged or showed a slight reduction, whereas HDL-C levels increased slightly in some cases [114–117]. The two weight loss combination therapies phentermine/topiramate and naltrexone/bupropion have shown similar effects on lipid levels. Both therapies have been associated with significant reductions in TG levels and increases in HDL-C levels. Phentermine/topiramate has also been shown to reduce LDL-C levels, while naltrexone/bupropion has been linked to a reduction or no change in LDL-C levels [118–128]. Relatively few data exist on the effects of antibiotics on lipid levels, although some changes have been observed in small studies. Metronidazole has been associated with a significant reduction in LDL-C levels, while ciprofloxacin has been linked to an increase in HDL-C levels [129, 130]. In both cases, these effects were attributed to changes in the gastrointestinal flora as a result of antibiotic use. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, inhibit the activity of both cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and -2 (COX-2) [131], whereas acetaminophen has been associated with selective COX-2 inhibition [132]. Although little information is available on the effects of these analgesics on the lipid profile, frequent use of NSAIDs or acetaminophen has been associated with a significantly increased risk of CV events [133], with nonaspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) NSAIDs increasing the chance of a heart attack or stroke. Aspirin is a more selective COX-1 inhibitor that has been shown to slightly decrease TG levels [131, 134] and have moderate benefits on CVD-related factors, reducing the risk of stroke but not CHD [131]. Excessive use of NSAIDs has been linked to acute CKD [135, 136]. Furthermore, CKD is associated with dyslipidemia, which can, in some settings, be profound [137]. According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and The Alliance for Rational Use of NSAIDs, NSAIDs should not be used if there is decreased kidney function because they reduce the blood flow to the kidneys. Also, long-term NSAID use with higher doses may harm healthy kidneys. Kidney disease caused by NSAID use is preventable [138]. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have mandated regulatory language and strongly recommend that all NSAIDs should be administered at the lowest effective dose for the shortest period of time while taking into account patient-specific risk factors and clinical needs [139]. Oral contraceptives and HRT According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), more than 10 million women in the United States are affected by diabetes [140]. Many oral contraceptives are associated with a negative impact on the lipid profile. Second-generation oral progestogen contraceptives (e.g. levonorgestrel) have been shown to increase LDL-C and TG levels (the latter sometimes profoundly), while decreasing HDL-C levels [17]. In contrast, third-generation progestogens (e.g. desogestrel) have no associated increase in ASCVD risk factors [17]. Although these contraceptives significantly increase TG levels, they also lead to a decrease in LDL-C levels and an increase in HDL-C levels due to slowing of HDL-C transport to the liver [17, 141]. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) increases LDL-C, decreases HDL-C, and has no effect on TG levels [142]. In combined oral contraceptive pills, the estrogen component typically mediates a decrease in LDL-C levels and an increase in HDL-C and TG levels, whereas the progestogen component increases LDL-C and decreases HDL-C and TG levels. The overall effect on the lipid profile leads to reduced levels of LDL-C and increased levels of HDL-C and TG [142]. In postmenopausal women with normal or elevated baseline lipid levels, oral estrogen monotherapy as HRT reduces LDL-C levels and increases HDL-C levels. In contrast, transdermal administration of 17β-estradiol has been found to have no effect on lipoprotein levels [143]. In women taking oral conjugated estrogen combined with DMPA, no CV benefit has been observed in large randomized clinical trials of primary [144] or secondary prevention [145, 146]. The expected ASCVD benefit of oral combination HRT may have been offset by other effects, such as an increase in clotting factors and consequent elevated risk of thromboembolism. Other common medications Glucocorticoids, such as prednisone, are key therapies in the treatment of asthma and other inflammatory conditions. These drugs have been shown to increase LDL-C, HDL-C, and TG levels, and potentially cause hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance. Thus, prolonged use of these medications can negatively impact the lipid profile and ASCVD risk factors [95, 147]. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an unfavorable lipid profile in cross-sectional analyses, but correcting for a deficiency does not translate into clinically meaningful changes in lipid concentrations [148]. Vitamin B12 deficiency is also associated with unfavorable TG and cholesterol/HDL-C ratio in patients with T2DM, and such deficiency has been shown to increase the risk of comorbid coronary artery disease [149]. Ascorbic acid, a form of vitamin C, has been shown to decrease LDL-C levels, but has no effect on HDL-C or TG levels [150]. Dietary supplementation with oils high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) has been shown to have favorable effects on serum lipid profiles in patients with T2DM or metabolic syndrome [151]. Many medications widely prescribed for patients with T2DM influence, to varying degrees, selected components of the routine lipid profile (i.e. LDL-C, HDL-C, and TG levels) and, consequently, potentially the risk for ASCVD. While some effects may be significant, many medications are associated with relatively small changes in the lipid profile and are therefore unlikely to affect ASCVD risk by themselves. However, the cumulative effect in patients taking multiple medications may be significant and should not be overlooked. The net effects of these medications on the lipid profile, in addition to effects on other factors related to CV health, should be anticipated, and their overall potential impact on ASCVD risk should be considered. Therefore, clinicians can help to ensure optimal care and avoid putting patients at unnecessary risk by performing ongoing lipid-panel monitoring, taking into account potential effects of commonly prescribed medications. Ultimately, lifestyle recommendations and lipid-lowering agents are required to target atherogenic cholesterol and achieve the appropriate goals determined by the absolute risk for an individual, especially those with a relatively higher absolute risk (i.e. patients with diabetes). A1C: AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme AGI: α-glucosidase inhibitor ALLHAT: Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial apo B: ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease BAS: bile acid sequestrant CHD: COX: CVD: DMPA: depot medroxyprogesterone acetate DPP-4: dipeptidyl peptidase-4 ELIXA: Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome EMA: FDA: GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1 HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol HIV: HRT: IDF: JNC 8: Eighth Joint National Committee LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-P: low-density lipoprotein particle LRC-CPPT: Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial major adverse cardiac events NKF: NLA: National Lipid Association NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug PROactive: Prospective Pioglitazone Clinical Trial in Macrovascular Events PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid QR: RA: receptor agonist SHEP: Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program SGLT2: sodium glucose co-transporter 2 SPREAD-DIMCAD: Study on the Prognosis and Effect of Antidiabetic Drugs on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Coronary Artery Disease T1DM: TZD: UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study VLDL: very-low-density lipoprotein World Health Organization. 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__label__cc	0.502835	0.497165	Payments Company Square Open-Sources Its Bitcoin Cold Storage Tool U.S. payments processing company Square has open-sourced the code for its Bitcoin cold storage solution used for crypto users of its Cash App. U.S. payments processing company Square has announced that it is open-sourcing its Bitcoin (BTC) cold storage solution in an official blog post published today, Oct. 23. Cold storage refers to a method of keeping cryptocurrency holdings and users’ private keys offline in order to safeguard against theft via a remote attack. According to the post, Square’s solution, dubbed “Subzero,” uses a Hardware Security Module (HSM)-backed cold wallet for which the company has now released the code, documentation, and tools. Today’s post outlines that an HSM is a specialized hardware device that is used across the payments industry to “store sensitive cryptographic key material and perform operations with those keys.” A HSMs’ security benefits reportedly include robust protection against physical tampering, strong access control and the option to replicate keys for backup or recovery purposes, which Square says makes them a “natural fit” for crypto cold storage. Subzero, for its part, is a customizable enterprise-grade offline Bitcoin wallet, which Square says it has programmed so that its cold wallets can only send funds to a Square-owned hot wallet, thereby adding another layer of “defense.” The firm has also reportedly added multi-signature protection for its wallet, in which “participants [must] use a combination of smart cards and passwords” to authenticate transfers. Moreover, the post continues, “QR codes are used to exchange the minimal amount of data needed between the offline and online world.” The post extensively outlines the multiple layers of protection involved in a “signing ceremony”: “A signing ceremony starts by having an online server generate a QR code. The QR code contains the minimal amount of information necessary to sign a transaction [...] The people performing the signing ceremony interact with servers. The servers are located in undisclosed secure locations.” The company also says it has leveraged industry stalwart crypto wallet Trezor’s “open source projects (such as trezor-crypto) as much as possible.” As reported yesterday, Oct. 22, Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation ING has also recently released the open source code for its blockchain privacy improvement mechanism dubbed “Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM),” which aims to provide validation of specific data without compromising that data’s overall security. #Payments #Trezor #Square #Cold Storage Exchanges are Risky, Where to Store Your Bitcoin? Practical Tips Friendly Fraud and the Failure of Chargeback Protections Jack Dorsey’s Square Awarded Patent for Real-Time Crypto-to-Fiat Swaps	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2964
__label__wiki	0.787975	0.787975	HPE highlights innovation in software-defined IT, security at Discover At its Discover conference this week, HPE reveals 'silicon root of trust,' advances in software defined infrastructure Marc Ferranti (IDG News Service) 06 June, 2017 07:12 Mia Distribution At its Discover conference this week, HPE is pulling back the curtains on firmware security and advances in software-defined IT aimed to reduce costs and increase system flexibility for its users and help it stay ahead of competitors in next-generation infrastructure. There is plenty of competition in the market for converged and hyperconverged data center systems, but at the moment HPE has the lead in composable infrastructure, a term gaining currency in the system management world. Composable infrastructure allows data center managers to deploy infrastructure resources using software commands, notes Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights and Strategy. Initially deployed as a feature on HPE's Synergy family, the idea is that by treating hardware and storage infrastructure as fluid pools of resources that can be deployed at will, enterprises can reduce data center costs and the time it takes to spin up new applications. "This is an area where HPE has the lead," Moorhead says. "I see this as a continuum where there's converged, hyperconverged and then composable infrastructure." But the competition, notably Dell-EMC, is closing in on composable IT technology, notes Moorhead. So this week in Las Vegas, HPE is showing off innovations meant to keep it a step ahead. Essential to HPE software-defined infrastructure enhancements is HPE OneView 3.1, which will support the company's Gen 10 servers. "OneView is a huge enabler of our composablity; that’s really the software behind how we take pieces of server storage networking as a fluid resource that can be composed," said Doug Strain, server management product manager at HPE. Among enhancements to OneView is intelligent system tuning, which allows systems to boost processor performance for certain workloads while also modulating frequency using a technique known as jitter smoothing. Jitter smoothing helps ensure that data is not lost while boosting core performance. This enables trading systems in which trade data can not be lost, for example, to take advantage of core boosting when high performance is required. The new version of OneView also offers more than a dozen preset workload settings to make it easier for customers to tune systems for certain types of applications. The feature includes presets for low latency, graphics processing, web e-commerce and virtualized power-efficient workloads. HPE is also pushing the boundaries on persistent memory technology, which brings together the performance of DRAM with the persistence of flash. The company essentially has combined a layer of DRAM, a layer of flash and an integrated power source -- a Smart Storage Battery that sits behind the drive cage and plugs into the motherboard through memory slots. Up to now, HPE has been offering persistent memory in the form of NVDIMM modules, which fit into standard server DIMM slots. Applications in NVDIMM can run much faster in persistent memory than they do in standard block storage devices since data doesn't have to move back and forth between the CPU and the hard drive, for example. Data is also retained if a server crashes. HPE is announcing at Discover that capacity on NVDIMM modules will be expanded from 8GB to 16GB. But the big advance, also set to be demonstrated this week, will come with terabyte-scalable persistent memory that resides right on the memory bus. "When you start getting up into terabyte level persistent memory you are starting to open the door for different use cases," says Bret Gibbs, HPE's persistent memory product manager. While NVDIMMS can handle smaller databases, transaction logs and index files, scalable persistent memory can handle large-scale, high-performance systems such as the Hekaton in-memory database for OLTP workloads built into Microsoft SQL server and the systems used by, for example, high-frequency traders. While NVDIMMs cost more than, say, DRAM modules, persistent memory can lower overall system costs, Gibbs said. Users can get better performance out of their servers using persistent memory, reducing the number of core pairs needed in servers, and since server pricing is often based on the number of cores, overall costs can come down, he noted. HPE is also touting enhancements to server security at the firmware level via what it calls a "silicon root of trust." Although firmware attacks are on the rise, it's a topic that needs a higher profile, according to industry association ISACA. "Many vulnerabilities are present in an area not frequently addressed within the infrastructure of almost all organizations: firmware," ISACA reported in a recent security survey. HPE is fusing cryptographic algorithms and custom code into the silicon for the iLO firmware chips it builds at its own factories, creating what company officials call a digital "fingerprint." Malware would change the bits in the firmware and create a mismatch with the fingerprint embedded in the silicon, which would then prevent the server from booting up until a recovery process is completed. It's a twist on the hardware root of trust already in place in other systems and mobile devices. The difference is that the silicon root of trust not only protects the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) -- the modern BIOS -- but all aspects of the firmware management processor and logic that drives the voltage and regulation to get systems up and running, according to Mark Potter, HPE's CTO. In addition, since the silicon root of trust is essentially burned into the silicon at HPE's own plants, the company can protect firmware along the whole supply chain up to the users' facilities, Potter added. The technology will be available on any HPE server running iLO 5.0. With the Gen 10 platform, HPE is also offering behavior-analytics security technology it acquired with the purchase of Niara earlier this year, which the company is integrating with Aruba’s ClearPass Policy Manager access control platform. Niara uses machine learning and big data analytics to detect anomalous user behavior, among other things. The Gen 10 platform also offers the Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite (CSNA) promoted by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as well as Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, which the government uses to approve cryptographic modules. Anyone hoping to go to Las Vegas to get the latest speeds, feeds and pricing information on HPE's updated server lines will be disappointed, though, since the company's new Gen 10 servers are not being officially launched yet. Details on processors, for example, will have to wait until Intel launches its latest generation Xeon chips with Skylake architecture, likely sometime in the third quarter. HPE did, however, say that the following servers will be released in the third quarter: the ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade; the ProLiant DL360, DL380 and DL560 Gen10 servers; and the Synergy 480 and 660 Gen10 Compute Modules. Slated for delivery in the fourth quarter are ProLiant Gen10 models ML110, ML350, DL120, DL160, DL180 and DL580 servers. OneView will eventually rolled out across the breadth of HPE's server system portfolio. More from Westcon-Comstor All the tools you need to become the go-to technology partner for Cloud and HCI	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2973
__label__wiki	0.586487	0.586487	Artikel 1 bis 32 von 32 auf Seite 1 von 1 anzeigen David BOWIE/THE WHO I Can't Explain (limited numbered red vinyl 7") Cat: COVER 5. Rel: 27 Jan 20 David Bowie - "I Can't Explain" (Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada, 13th July, 1983 FM radio Broacast) (2:52) The Who - "I Can't Explain" (Shindig (US TV Show) Recorded In London 3rd August 1965) (2:07) I Can't Explain (limited 7" picture disc) Philadelphia Vol 1 (2xLP) Cat: PARA 416LP. Rel: 12 Feb 21 Philadelphia Vol 2 (LP) Live In Amsterdam (limited hand-numbered gatefold 180 gram red vinyl 2xLP) Cat: LC2LPC 5059. Rel: 01 Jan 90 Heaven & Hell (4:01) I Can’t Explain (2:28) Fortune Teller (5:52) Tattoo (7:16) Young Man Blues (5:16) A Quick One, While He’s Away (Fade) (5:15) A Quick One, While He’s Away (Cont) (2:21) Substitute (4:24) Happy Jack (3:07) I’m A Boy (5:36) Overture (3:02) It’s A Boy (2:19) 1921 (2:46) Amazing Journey (2:33) Sparks (1:24) Eye Sight To The Blind (The Hawker) (0:31) Christmas (Fade) (1:48) Christmas (Cont) (1:44) The Acid Queen (3:41) Pinball Wizard (2:39) Do You Think It’s Alright (1:42) Fiddle About (1:12) Tommy Can You Here Me (3:41) There’s A Doctor (1:11) Go To The Mirror (4:30) Smash The Mirror (2:01) Miracle Cure (1:27) Sally Simpson (1:52) I’m Free (1:37) Tommy’s Holiday Camp (0:44) Were Not Gonna Take It (1:52) Were Not Gonna Take It (Cont) (6:12) Summertime Blues (8:53) Shakin’ All Over (6:54) My Generation (7:45) Who (limited numbered 6x7" box + CD) Cat: 351295 6. Rel: 04 Dec 20 All This Music Must Fade (3:21) Ball & Chain (4:27) I Don't Wanna Get Wise (3:55) Detour (3:46) Beads On One String (3:38) Hero Ground Zero (4:51) Street Song (4:45) I'll Be Back (5:01) Break The News (4:26) Rockin' In Rage (3:59) She Rocked My World (3:22) Beads On One String (Yaggerdang remix) (3:37) Intro (CD: live At Kingston) Squeeze Box Break The News She Rocked My World Odds & Sods (half speed remastered) (Record Store Day 2020) (limited gatefold red & yellow vinyl 2xLP + inserts with obi-strip in die-cut sleeve) Cat: 771246 2. Rel: 05 Nov 20 Postcard (3:32) Now I'm A Farmer (4:07) Put The Money Down (4:01) Little Billy (2:16) Too Much Of Anything (4:22) Glow Girl (2:12) Pure & Easy (5:22) Faith In Something Bigger (3:04) I'm The Face (2:37) Naked Eye (5:17) Long Live Rock (4:01) Zoot Suit (2:08) Here 'Tis (2:10) Leaving Here (2:15) Baby Don't You Do It (2:28) Dogs Part Two (2:27) Here For More (2:26) The Seeker (4:02) I Don't Even Know Myself (4:05) When I Was A Boy (3:31) Waspman (3:05) We Close Tonight (3:01) Water (4:34) Who/Live At Kingston (Deluxe Edition) (2xCD) Cat: 351294 3. Rel: 30 Oct 20 All This Music Must Fade (CD1: Who) Ball & Chain I Don't Wanna Get Wise Beads On One String Hero Ground Zero Street Song Rockin' In Rage Beads On One String (Yaggerdang remix) Intro (CD2: live At Kingston) Substitute (acoustic) Squeeze Box (acoustic) Tattoo (acoustic) The Kids Are Alright (acoustic) Break The News (acoustic) She Rocked My World (acoustic) Won't Get Fooled Again (acoustic) A Quick Live One (LP) The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation Cat: MIPF 19676. A Quick One (While He's Away) The Essential The Who (3xCD) Anyway, Anywhere, Anyhow The Good's Gone Much Too Much Whiskey Man So Sad About Us Armenia City In The Sky Call Me Lightning Rael (part 1 & 2) I'm Free Here For More Getting In Tune Pure & Easy I'm One However Much I Booze Slip Kid Trick Of The Light It's Not Enough Old Red Wine Won't Get Fooled Again (live) Amazing Journey/Sparks (live) Magic Bus (live) Summertime Blues (live) Shakin' All Over (live) Naked Eye (live) Bargain (live) Pinball Wizard (live) I'm Free (live) Go To The Mirror! (live) See Me, Feel Me (live) Young Man Blues (live) Relay (live) My Generation In Washington 1969 (CD) Laser Media Cat: 114926 2. Rel: 24 Aug 20 Eyesight To The Blind Shakin' All Over The Archives Of The Who: Legendary Songs From The Early Days (white vinyl LP) Cat: 114846 1. Rel: 08 Jun 20 We're Not Gonna Take It (2:22) See Me, Feel Me (6:26) Join Together (5:07) Roadrunner (1:56) My Generation Blues (3:38) Won't Get Fooled Again (8:34) Live In Hyde Park (gatefold 180 gram blue & red & white vinyl 3xLP) Cat: 881 442. Rel: 05 Jun 20 I Can't Explain (3:19) Who Are You? (8:11) The Kids Are Alright (3:15) Pictures Of Lily (4:54) I Can See For Miles (5:00) Behind Blue Eyes (3:52) Bargain (6:38) You Better You Bet (5:49) I'm One (4:20) Love Reign O'er Me (7:32) Eminence Front (5:47) Amazing Journey/Overture/Sparks (9:11) See Me Feel Me/Listening To You (4:20) Baba O'Riley (7:44) Won't Get Fooled Again (13:35) Transmission Impossible (3xCD) Eat To The Beat Cat: ETTB 118. Rel: 15 Apr 20 Baby You Don't Do It See Me, Feel Me Intro/Heaven & Hell Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) Christmas (Tommy Can You Hear Me) The Acid Queen Abbie Hoffman Incident Do You Think It's Alright There's A Doctor Go To The Mirror (See Me, Feel Me) Smash The Mirror Tommy's Holiday Camp Go To The Mirror (See Me, Feel Me) (take 2) My Generation/Naked Eye Man With Money Barbara Ann I Can't Reach You I'm A Boy Tommy: Live In Amsterdam 1969 (LP) Cat: RANDB 53LP. Rel: 14 Apr 20 It's A Boy (0:45) Eyesight To The Blind (1:58) Christmas (3:24) Do You Think It's Alright? (0:23) Tommy Can You Hear Me? (1:11) There's A Doctor (0:20) I'm Free (2:36) Tommy's Holiday Camp (0:55) Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Rock/Indie Quadrophenia (Soundtrack) (gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP) Cat: 776875 0. Rel: 06 Mar 20 I Am The Sea (2:11) The Real Me (3:23) 5.15 (4:50) Bell Boy (4:54) I've Had Enough (6:15) Helpless Dancer (0:20) Doctor Jimmy (7:31) The High Numbers - "Zoot Suit" (2:02) Cross Section - "Hi Heel Sneakers" (2:48) Get Out & Stay Out (2:29) Four Faces (3:20) Joker James (3:14) The Punk & The Godfather (5:17) James Brown - "Night Train" (3:40) The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" (2:43) Booker T & The MGs - "Green Onions" (2:47) The Cascades - "Rhythm Of The Rain" (2:30) The Chiffons - "He's So Fine" (1:54) The Ronettes - "Be My Baby" (2:32) The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron" (2:10) The Kids Are Alright (Soundtrack) (heavyweight vinyl 2xLP) Cat: 776874 4. Rel: 28 Feb 20 Magic Bus (3:26) Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (2:50) My Wife (5:46) A Quick One (7:28) Tommy, Can You Hear Me? (1:52) Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues (Medley) (9:54) Philadelphia (2xCD) Left Field Media Cat: LFM2CD 634. Rel: 17 Feb 20 I Am The Sea The Punk & The Godfather Sea & The Sand Bell Boy Doctor Jimmy Loud Vibration Land: Amsterdam Broadcast 1969 (2xCD) Cat: SHOCK 11CD. Rel: 04 Feb 20 House Announcment A Quick One While He's Away Do You Think It's Alright? Tommy Can You Hear Me? Go To The Mirror Miracle Cure Live In Amsterdam 1969 (LP) Cat: RANDB 52LP. Rel: 07 Feb 20 A Quick One While He's Away (5:03) I'm A Boy (7:04) WHO (180 gram vinyl LP) (1 per customer) The Moon Years (CD + magazine) Coda Publishing Cat: MLMCD 004. Rel: 11 Dec 19 I Can't Explain (The Tanglewood music Center, Lenox 7th July 1970) Pinball Wizard (The Tanglewood music Center, Lenox 7th July 1970) My Generation (The Tanglewood music Center, Lenox 7th July 1970) Won't Get Fooled Again (The Spectrum, Philadelphia 4th December 1973) See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You (The Spectrum, Philadelphia 4th December 1973) Behind Blue Eyes (Watch Tower, Houston 20th November 1975) Substitute (Watch Tower, Houston 20th November 1975) Baba O'Riley (Watch Tower, Houston 20th November 1975) Summertime Blues (Watch Tower, Houston 20th November 1975) Naked Eye (The Spectrum, Philadelphia 4th December 1973) WHO (picture disc LP + MP3 download code) Cat: 83040 2. Rel: 06 Dec 19 WHO (CD) All This Music Must Fade WHO (Deluxe Edition) (CD) Cat: 826465. Rel: 06 Dec 19 This Gun Will Misfire (bonus track) Got Nothing To Prove (bonus track) Danny & My Ponies (bonus track) Woodstock Festival 1969: The Full Broadcast (gatefold clear vinyl 2xLP) Cat: DET 005. Rel: 29 Oct 19 Intro/Heaven & Hell (3:49) Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) (1:59) Christmas (Tommy Can You Hear Me) (3:16) Abbie Hoffman Incident (0:34) Do You Think It's Alright (0:46) Go To The Mirror (See Me, Feel Me) (3:20) Smash The Mirror (1:05) Shakin' All Over (4:40) My Generation/Naked Eye Riff (7:20) Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (limited gatefold numbered 3xLP + 2xCD) Ear Music Cat: 0212942 EMX. Rel: 23 Oct 19 Water (11:57) Go To The Mirror! (3:32) Shakin' All Over/Spoonful/Twist & Shout (6:30) I Don't Even Know Myself Go To The Mirror! Shakin' All Over/Spoonful/Twist & Shout Subsitute I Can't Explain (Live) (10" picture disc) unknown label Italy Cat: WH 115. Rel: 01 Jan 90 Fortune Teiler (2:40) Substitude (2:11) Pete's Solo (2:19) Live At Leeds (Deluxe Edition) (half speed remastered) (trifold heavyweight vinyl 3xLP + insert with obi strip) A Quick One, While He's Away (14:12) Overtrue (6:40) Pinball, Wizard (2:47) Smash The Mirror! (1:18) My Generation (16:36) Tommy (trifold 2xLP) Cat: 371574 9. Rel: 01 Jan 90 Eyesight For The Blind Cousin Kevin Underture Do You Thing It's Alright? My Generation (heavyweight vinyl LP) I Don't Mind La-La-La-La-Lies It's Not True A Legal Matter The Who Sell Out (reissue with 10 bonus tracks) (gatefold 180 gram vinyl 2xLP) Heinz Baked Beans Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand Odorono Our Love Was Medac Silas Stingy Rael 1 Glittering Girl Someone's Coming Early Morning Cold Taxi Girl's Eye Glow Girl Review: The Who's legendary third album, "The Who Sell Out', released in 1967, was a concept album of songs made into advertisements, with the cover art featuring members of the band pretending to endorse various products. The band actually was doing a few commercials at the time, so this album was intended to poke fun at that. This was the first pop album ever not to list the song titles on its cover. Featuring 10 bonus tracks from the deluxe edition. a quick live one i can't explain (live) live at leeds (deluxe edition) (half speed remastered) live at the isle of wight festival 1970 live in amsterdam	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2982
__label__wiki	0.874857	0.874857	U.S. May Drop Death Penalty to Obtain Evidence on British ISIS Detainees Attorney General William Barr has promised victims’ family members that, in exchange for information necessary to bring two British ISIS detainees believed responsible for the murders of four Americans, two British aid workers, and more than twenty others to trial in the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not seek the death penalty against them. The Washington Post reported on July 31, 2020 that Barr told “senior administration officials” at a July 29 White House meeting that he would provide assurances to the United Kingdom that DOJ would not capitally prosecute Shafee El Sheikh and Alexanda Koteybe — two of four British-born ISIS members — if the British government agreed to provide important intelligence information about them. NBC News then reported that, during phone calls on August 6 with victims’ family members, Barr had promised to forego the death penalty to ensure that British intelligence information could be used in U.S. prosecutions against the men. Kotay and El Sheikh are two of four ISIS members who intelligence authorities say were involved in 27 killings, including the videotaped beheadings of kidnapped American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid worker Peter Kassig and the sexual assault and murder of aid worker Kayla Mueller. The four ISIS members were dubbed “the Beatles” because of their British accents. Kotay and El Sheikh are currently in U.S. military custody in Iraq. A third, Aine Lesley Davis, is in prison in Turkey serving a 7½-year sentence. Mohammed Emwazi, whom intelligence officials say was the leader of the group and is believed to have actually carried out the killings, was killed in a CIA drone attack in 2015. On March 25, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously issued a landmark decision under its telecommunications privacy act requiring British authorities to withhold from the United States any evidence that the U.S. could use to prosecute El Sheikh and Kotey because U.S. officials had refused to rule out seeking the death penalty against them. The Court declared that “[n]o further assistance should be given for the purpose of any proceedings” against the men “in the United States of America without the appropriate death penalty assurances.” The families of the murdered Americans have been adamant about their desire to have Kotey and El Sheikh tried in the United States. Marsha Mueller, the mother of Kayla Mueller, noted that “they did so much horror to so many people. They need to be brought here. They need to be prosecuted. The other thing that’s really important to me about this is I need information about Kayla. We know so little about what happened to her.” Once the Department of Justice makes a formal declaration that it will not seek the death penalty, it is up to the United Kingdom to decide whether to provide the intelligence information. “The ball will be in the UK’s court,” said Shirley Sotloff, the mother of Steven. “If we take the death penalty off the table — and we all agree on that — then it’s up to the Brits.“ El Sheikh is identified in the U.S. media as El Shafee Elsheikh. DPIC has used the spelling that appears in the lawsuit brought by his mother to block the use of British intelligence in any U.S. capital trial. Anna Schecter and Ken Dilanian, AG Barr promises to rule out death penalty for ISIS ‘Beatles’, victims’ families say, NBC News, August 6, 2020; Ellen Nakashima, Rachel Weiner, Souad Mekhennet, and Missy Ryan, AG Barr willing to consider forgoing death penalty to secure prosecution of ISIS detainees allegedly involved in beheadings of American hostages, Washington Post, July 31, 2020; Ken Dilanian, Anna Schechter, and Richard Engel, Two of the ISIS terrorists dubbed the Beatles admit involvement in captivity of Kayla Mueller, James Foley, NBC News, July 23, 2020.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2985
__label__wiki	0.716298	0.716298	Access+ AccessJustice AccessInfo Hong Kong joins the Global Mosquito Alert fight using Open Data citizen science, environment, health, open data, open science By civicsightadmin Open Science is a key part of Open Data ecosystem, listed by Open Knowledge as one of its eight different types of Open Data. Citizen Science is one of the beneficial side-effects of this open and collaborative ways of doing research. Crowdsourcing amateur scientists to carry out science, harnessing untapped resources to tackle problems in new and innovative ways. ODHK members have been involved in a number of such projects, such as BauhiniaGenome, Human Genome Hackathons, and last years ZikaHack. This final project has now been recognised internationally, with members of the team getting invited to UN Environment meeting in Geneva last month. From this meeting new “Global Mosquito Alert” alliance of citizen-science organisations and UN Environment is being launched, in an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, responsible for killing close to 2.7 million people annually. Off the back of this, the team in Hong Kong is also launching a network of its own: CitizenScience.Asia – bringing together Citizen Science projects and practitioners in Hong Kong and across Asia. The goal of the community is to promote the concept of citizen science and to facilitate dialogues between researchers, citizens and communicators across different projects in the region. Hong Kong has been a perfect testbed for these citizen-driven efforts against mosquito borne diseases, with some of the highest smartphone usage and coverage in the world, and with increasing incidence of dengue. With the last year seeing local transmission of dengue in the mid-levels and recent imported cases of Zika. Less than 2% of the territory is covered by FEHD mosquito screening programs, making harnessing citizen power a particularly attractive weapon against the disease. Coming out of our Zika-hackathon a Cantonese version of the Mosquito Alert app was developed and promoted, getting us interviewed on the TVB Pearl Report. Working with schools, the Chinese Foundation Secondary School has done an amazing job testing the app with their students, presenting their efforts at the HK SciFest 2017 at the Hong Kong Science Museum. The new global initiative, launched under the name ‘Global Mosquito Alert’, brings together thousands of volunteers from around the world to track and control mosquito borne viruses, including Zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue, malaria and the West Nile virus. All diseases that threaten Hong Kong as mosquito species that can carry many of them are being increasingly detected. It is the first global platform dedicated to citizen science techniques to tackle the monitoring of mosquito populations. Agreement to launch the initiative was reached at a two-day workshop that took place in Geneva last month, organized by UN Environment, the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP), and the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), as well as our developing citizen science community in Hong Kong, who were the only Asian representatives. Director of Science at UN Environment, Jacqueline McGlade, said, “The Global Mosquito Alert will offer for the first time a shared platform to leverage citizen science for the global surveillance and control of disease-carrying mosquitoes. It is a unique infrastructure that is open for all to use and may be augmented with modular components and implemented on a range of scales to meet local and global research and management needs.” She added, “The programme will offer the benefit of the millions spent in developing existing mosquito monitoring projects to local citizen science groups around the world. Opportunities to keep these citizen-led initiatives at the cutting edge of science will now depend on securing major funding to support the ongoing programme development and its promotion to millions of people world-wide.” The Global Mosquito Alert will be supported by a consortium of data and information providers, coordinated through Environment Live, the dynamic UN knowledge platform, designed to collect, process and share the world’s best environmental science and research. Built and maintained by UN Environment, the platform provides real-time open data access to policy makers and the general public, using distributed networks, cloud computing, big data and improved search functions. The consortium includes: Mosquito Alert, Spain and Hong Kong; MosquitoWEB Portugal; Zanzamapp in Italy; Muggenradar in the Netherlands; the Globe Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper, USA/International and the Invasive Mosquito Project USA. The information displayed on Environment Live will allow managers to mitigate risk and reduce health threats while opening up an opportunity for concerned citizens to contribute their mosquito observations and possible solutions. Citizen data will augment information already available from Government public health sources. Of which in Hong Kong there is very little. The new consortium has agreed to share current approaches to monitor the spread of key mosquito species and their breeding sites, and to measure the nuisance value of the citizen mosquito experience to support health risk management. Follow Global Mosquito Alert from the ECSA website, and CitizenScience.Asia from its facebook page. Participating projects from in this new network include DIYbio Hong Kong and their Hong Kong Barcode project, the crowdfunded BauhiniaGenome project, and the continuing efforts of Mosquito Alert in Hong Kong. There will be a meetup next week (17th May) on where these Global Mosquito Alert and CitizenScience.Asia efforts are going next. See more in the MakerBay blog and the Facebook event. Time: May 17th, 19:00 – 21:00 Location: MakerBay Yau Tong or Central – TBC Facebook event: Link Price: Free, BYOB © 2020 CivicSight. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2992
__label__cc	0.608668	0.391332	A Semantic Loss Function for Deep Learning with Symbolic Knowledge 11/29/2017 ∙ by Jingyi Xu, et al. ∙ Peking University ∙ 0 ∙ share This paper develops a novel methodology for using symbolic knowledge in deep learning. From first principles, we derive a semantic loss function that bridges between neural output vectors and logical constraints. This loss function captures how close the neural network is to satisfying the constraints on its output. An experimental evaluation shows that our semantic loss function effectively guides the learner to achieve (near-)state-of-the-art results on semi-supervised multi-class classification. Moreover, it significantly increases the ability of the neural network to predict structured objects, such as rankings and paths. These discrete concepts are tremendously difficult to learn, and benefit from a tight integration of deep learning and symbolic reasoning methods. 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The widespread success of representation learning raises the question of which AI tasks are amenable to deep learning, which tasks require classical model-based symbolic reasoning, and whether we can benefit from a tighter integration of both approaches. In recent years, significant effort has gone towards various ways of using representation learning to solve tasks that were previously tackled by symbolic methods. Such efforts include neural computers or differentiable programming (Weston et al., 2014; Reed & De Freitas, 2015; Graves et al., 2016; Riedel et al., 2016) , relational embeddings or deep learning for graph data (Yang et al., 2014; Lin et al., 2015; Bordes et al., 2013; Neelakantan et al., 2015; Duvenaud et al., 2015; Niepert et al., 2016) , neural theorem proving, and learning with constraints (Hu et al., 2016; Stewart & Ermon, 2017; Minervini et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2017) . This paper considers learning in domains where we have symbolic knowledge connecting the different outputs of a neural network. This knowledge takes the form of a constraint (or sentence) in Boolean logic. It can be as simple as an exactly-one constraint for one-hot output encodings, or as complex as a structured output prediction constraint for intricate combinatorial objects such as rankings, subgraphs, or paths. Our goal is to augment neural networks with the ability to learn how to make predictions subject to these constraints, and use the symbolic knowledge to improve the learning performance. Most neuro-symbolic approaches aim to simulate or learn symbolic reasoning in an end-to-end deep neural network, or capture symbolic knowledge in a vector-space embedding. This choice is partly motivated by the need for smooth differentiable models; adding symbolic reasoning code (e.g., SAT solvers) to a deep learning pipeline destroys this property. Unfortunately, while making reasoning differentiable, the precise logical meaning of the knowledge is often lost. In this paper, we take a distinctly unique approach, and tackle the problem of differentiable but sound logical reasoning from first principles. Starting from a set of intuitive axioms, we derive the differentiable semantic loss which captures how well the outputs of a neural network match a given constraint. This function precisely captures the meaning of the constraint, and is independent of its syntax. Next, we show how semantic loss gives significant practical improvements in semi-supervised classification. In this setting, semantic loss for the exactly-one constraint permits us to obtain a learning signal from vast amounts of unlabeled data. The key idea is that semantic loss helps us improve how confidently we are able to classify the unlabeled data. This simple addition to the loss function of standard deep learning architectures yields (near-)state-of-the-art performance in semi-supervised classification on MNIST, FASHION, and CIFAR-10 datasets. Outputs of a neural network feed into semantic loss functions for constraints representing a one-hot encoding, a total ranking of preferences, and paths in a grid graph. Our final set of experiments study the benefits of semantic loss for learning tasks with highly structured output, such as preference learning and path prediction in a graph (Daumé et al., 2009; Chang et al., 2013; Choi et al., 2015; Graves et al., 2016) . In these scenarios, the task is two-fold: learn both the structure of the output space, and the actual classification function within that space. By capturing the structure of the output space with logical constraints, and minimizing semantic loss for this constraint during learning, we are able to learn networks that are much more likely to correctly predict structured objects. 2 Background and Notation To formally define semantic loss, we make use of concepts in propositional logic. We write uppercase letters (X,Y) for Boolean variables and lowercase letters (x,y) for their instantiation (X=0 or X=1). Sets of variables are written in bold uppercase (X,Y), and their joint instantiation in bold lowercase (x,y). A literal is a variable (X) or its negation (¬X). A logical sentence (α or β) is constructed in the usual way, from variables and logical connectives (∧, ∨, etc.), and is also called a formula or constraint. A state or world x is an instantiation to all variables X. A state x satisfies a sentence α, denoted x⊨α, if the sentence evaluates to be true in that world, as defined in the usual way. A sentence α entails another sentence β, denoted α⊨β if all worlds that satisfy α also satisfy β. A sentence α is logically equivalent to sentence β, denoted α≡β, if both α⊨β and β⊨α. The output row vector of a neural net is denoted p. Each value in p represents the probability of an output and falls in . We use both softmax and sigmoid units for our output activation functions. The notation for states x is used to refer the an assignment, the logical sentence enforcing that assignment, or the binary output vector capturing that same assignment, as these are all equivalent notions. Figure 1 illustrates the three different concrete output constraints of varying difficulty that are studied in our experiments. First, we examine the exactly-one or one-hot constraint capturing the encoding used in multi-class classification. It states that for a set of indicators X={X1,…,Xn}, one and exactly one of those indicators must be true, with the rest being false. This is enforced through a logical constraint α by conjoining sentences of the form ¬X1∨¬X2 for all pairs of variables (at most one variable is true), and a single sentence X1∨⋯∨Xn (at least one variable is true). Our experiments further examine the valid simple path constraint. It states for a given source-destination pair and edge indicators that the edge indicators set to true must form a valid simple path from source to destination. Finally, we explore the ordering constraint, which requires that a set of n2 indicator variables represent a total ordering over n variables, effectively encoding a permutation matrix. For a full description of the path and ordering constraints, we refer to Section 5. 3 Semantic Loss In this section, we formally introduce semantic loss. We begin by giving the definition and our intuition behind it. This definition itself provides all of the necessary mechanics for enforcing constraints, and is sufficient for the understanding of our experiments in Sections 4 and 5. We also show that semantic loss is not just an arbitrary definition, but rather is defined uniquely by a set of intuitive assumptions. After stating the assumptions formally, we then provide an axiomatic proof of the uniqueness of semantic loss in satisfying these assumptions. The semantic loss Ls(α,p) is a function of a sentence α in propositional logic, defined over variables X={X1,…,Xn}, and a vector of probabilities p for the same variables X. Element pi denotes the predicted probability of variable Xi, and corresponds to a single output of the neural net. For example, the semantic loss between the one-hot constraint from the previous section, and a neural net output vector p, is intended to capture how close the prediction p is to having exactly one output set to true (i.e. 1), and all others set to false (i.e. 0), regardless of which output is correct. The formal definition of this is as follows: Definition 1 (Semantic Loss). Let p be a vector of probabilities, one for each variable in X, and let α be a sentence over X. The semantic loss between α and p is Intuitively, the semantic loss is proportional to a negative logarithm of the probability of generating a state that satisfies the constraint, when sampling values according to p. Hence, it is the self-information (or “surprise”) of obtaining an assignment that satisfies the constraint (Jones, 1979) . 3.2 Derivation from First Principles In this section, we begin with a theorem stating the uniqueness of semantic loss, as fixed by a series of axioms. The full set of axioms and the derivation of the precise semantic loss function is described in Appendix A111Appendices are included in the supplementary material.. Theorem 1 (Uniqueness). The semantic loss function in Definition 1 satisfies all axioms in Appendix A and is the only function that does so, up to a multiplicative constant. In the remainder of this section, we provide a selection of the most intuitive axioms from Appendix A, as well as some key properties. First, to retain logical meaning, we postulate that semantic loss is monotone in the order of implication. Axiom 1 (Monotonicity). If α⊨β, then the semantic loss Ls(α,p)≥Ls(β,p) for any vector p. Intuitively, as we add stricter requirements to the logical constraint, going from β to α and making it harder to satisfy, the semantic loss cannot decrease. For example, when β enforces the output of an neural network to encode a subtree of a graph, and we tighten that requirement in α to be a path, the semantic loss cannot decrease. Every path is also a tree and any solution to α is a solution to β. A direct consequence following the monotonicity axiom is that logically equivalent sentences must incur an identical semantic loss for the same probability vector p. Hence, the semantic loss is indeed a semantic property of the logical sentence, and does not depend on its syntax. Proposition 2 (Semantic Equivalence). If α≡β, then the semantic loss Ls(α,p)=Ls(β,p) for any vector p. Another consequence is that semantic loss must be non-negative if we want the loss to be 0 for a true sentence. Next, we state axioms establishing a correspondence between logical constraints and data. A state x can be equivalently represented as both a binary data vector, as well as a logical constraint that enforces a value for every variable in X. When both the constraint and the predicted vector represent the same state (for example, X1∧¬X2∧X3 vs. [101]), there should be no semantic loss. Axiom 2 (Identity). For any state x, there is zero semantic loss between its representation as a sentence, and its representation as a deterministic vector: ∀x,Ls(x,x)=0. The axiom above together with the monotonicity axiom imply that any vector satisfying the constraint must incur zero loss. For example, when our constraint α requires that the output vector encodes an arbitrary total ranking, and the vector x correctly represents a single specific total ranking, there is no semantic loss. Proposition 3 (Satisfaction). If x⊨α, then the semantic loss Ls(α,x)=0. As a special case, logical literals (X or ¬X) constrain a single variable to take on a value, and thus play a role similar to the labels used in supervised learning. Such constraints require an even tighter correspondence: the semantic loss must act like a classical loss function (i.e., cross entropy). Axiom 3 (Label-Literal Correspondence). The semantic loss of a single literal is proportionate to the cross-entropy loss for the equivalent data label: Ls(X,p)∝−log(p) and Ls(¬X,p)∝−log(1−p). Appendix A states additional axioms that allow us to prove the following form of the semantic loss for a state x. Lemma 4. For state x and vector p, we have Ls(x,p)∝−∑i:x⊨Xilogpi−∑i:x⊨¬Xilog(1−pi). Lemma 4 falls short as a full definition of semantic loss for arbitrary sentences. One can define additional axioms to pin down Ls. For example, the following axiom is satisfied by Definition 1, and is highly desirable for learning. Axiom 4 (Differentiability). For any fixed α, the semantic loss Ls(α,p) is monotone in each probability in p, continuous and differentiable. Appendix A makes the notion of semantic loss precise by stating one additional axiom. It is based on the observation that the state loss of Lemma 4 is proportionate to a log-probability. In particular, it corresponds to the probability of obtaining state x after independently sampling each Xi with probability pi. We have now derived the semantic loss function from first principles, and arrived at Definition 1. Moreover, we can show that Theorem 1 holds - that it is the only choice of such a loss function. 4 Semi-Supervised Classification The most straightforward constraint that is ubiquitous in classification is mutual exclusion over one-hot-encoded outputs. That is, for a given example, exactly one class and therefore exactly one binary indicator must be true. The machine learning community has made great strides on this task, due to the invention of assorted deep learning representations and their associated regularization terms (Krizhevsky et al., 2012; He et al., 2016) . Many of these models take large amounts of labeled data for granted, and big data is indispensable for discovering accurate representations (Hastie et al., 2009) . To sustain this progress, and alleviate the need for more labeled data, there is a growing interest into utilizing unlabeled data to augment the predictive power of classifiers (Stewart & Ermon, 2017; Bilenko et al., 2004) . This section shows why semantic loss naturally qualifies for this task. (a) Trained w/o semantic loss (b) Trained with semantic loss Figure 2: Binary classification toy example: a linear classifier without and with semantic loss. Illustrative Example To illustrate the benefit of semantic loss in the semi-supervised setting, we begin our discussion with a small toy example. Consider a binary classification task; see Figure 2. Ignoring the unlabeled examples, a simple linear classifier learns to distinguish the two classes by separating the labeled examples (Figure 1(a)). However, the unlabeled examples are also informative, as they must carry some properties that give them a particular label. This is the crux of semantic loss for semi-supervised learning: a model must confidently assign a consistent class even to unlabeled data. Encouraging the model to do so results in a more accurate decision boundary (Figure 1(b)). Our proposed method intends to be generally applicable and compatible with any feedforward neural net. Semantic loss is simply another regularization term that can directly be plugged into an existing loss function. More specifically, with some weight w, the new overall loss becomes existing loss+w⋅semantic loss. When the constraint over the output space is simple (for example, there is a small number of solutions x⊨α), semantic loss can be directly computed using Definition 1. Concretely, for the exactly-one constraint used in n-class classification, semantic loss reduces to Ls(exactly-one,p)∝−logn∑i=1pin∏j=1,j≠i(1−pj), where values pi denote the probability of class i as predicted by the neural net. Semantic loss for the exactly-one constraint is efficient and causes no noticeable computational overhead in our experiments. In general, for arbitrary constraints α, semantic loss is not efficient to compute using Definition 1 , and more advanced automated reasoning is required. Section 5 discusses this issue in more detail. For example, using automated reasoning can reduce the time complexity to compute semantic loss for the exactly-one constraint from O(n2) (as shown above), to O(n). 4.2 Experimental Evaluation In this section, we evaluate semantic loss in the semi-supervised setting by comparing it with several competitive models.222The code to reproduce all the experiments in this paper can be found at https://github.com/UCLA-StarAI/Semantic-Loss/. As most semi-supervised learners build on a supervised learner, changing the underlying model significantly affects the semi-supervised learner’s performance. For comparison, we add semantic loss to the same base models used in ladder nets (Rasmus et al., 2015) , which currently achieves state-of-the-art results on semi-supervised MNIST and CIFAR-10 (Krizhevsky, 2009) . Specifically, the MNIST base model is a fully-connected multilayer perceptron (MLP), with layers of size 784-1000-500-250-250-250-10. On CIFAR-10, it is a 10-layer convolutional neural network (CNN) with 3-by-3 padded filters. After every 3 layers, features are subject to a 2-by-2 max-pool layer with strides of 2. Furthermore, we use ReLu (Nair & Hinton, 2010) , batch normalization (Ioffe & Szegedy, 2015) , and Adam optimization (Kingma & Ba, 2015) with a learning rate of 0.002. We refer to Appendix B and C for a specification of the CNN model and additional details about hyper-parameter tuning. For all semi-supervised experiments, we use the standard 10,000 held-out test examples provided in the original datasets and randomly pick 10,000 from the standard 60,000 training examples (50,000 for CIFAR-10) as validation set. For values of N that depend on the experiment, we retain N randomly chosen labeled examples from the training set, and remove labels from the rest. We balance classes in the labeled samples to ensure no particular class is over-represented. Images are preprocessed for standardization and Gaussian noise is added to every pixel (σ=0.3). The permutation invariant MNIST classification task is commonly used as a test-bed for general semi-supervised learning algorithms. This setting does not use any prior information about the spatial arrangement of the input pixels. Therefore, it excludes many data augmentation techniques that involve geometric distortion of images, as well as convolutional neural networks. Accuracy % with # of used labels 100 1000 ALL AtlasRBF (Pitelis et al., 2014) 91.9 (±0.95) 96.32 (±0.12) 98.69 Deep Generative (Kingma et al., 2014) 96.67(±0.14) 97.60 (±0.02) 99.04 Virtual Adversarial (Miyato et al., 2016) 97.67 98.64 99.36 Ladder Net (Rasmus et al., 2015) 98.94 (±0.37 ) 99.16 (±0.08) 99.43 (±0.02) Baseline: MLP, Gaussian Noise 78.46 (±1.94) 94.26 (±0.31) 99.34 (±0.08) Baseline: Self-Training 72.55 (±4.21) 87.43 (±3.07) Baseline: MLP with Entropy Regularizer 96.27 (±0.64) 98.32 (±0.34) 99.37 (±0.12) MLP with Semantic Loss 98.38 (±0.51) 98.78 (±0.17) 99.36 (±0.02) Table 1: MNIST. Previously reported test accuracies followed by baselines and semantic loss results (± stddev) Accuracy % with # of used labels Ladder Net (Rasmus et al., 2015) 81.46 (±0.64 ) 85.18 (±0.27) 86.48 (±0.15) 90.46 Baseline: MLP, Gaussian Noise 69.45 (±2.03) 78.12 (±1.41) 80.94 (±0.84) 89.87 MLP with Semantic Loss 86.74 (±0.71) 89.49 (±0.24) 89.67 (±0.09) 89.81 Table 2: FASHION. Test accuracy comparison between MLP with semantic loss and ladder nets. When evaluating on MNIST, we run experiments for 20 epochs, with a batch size of 10. Experiments are repeated 10 times with different random seeds. Table 1 compares semantic loss to three baselines and state-of-the-art results from the literature. The first baseline is a purely supervised MLP, which makes no use of unlabeled data. The second is the classic self-training method for semi-supervised learning, which operates as follows. After every 1000 iterations, the unlabeled examples that are predicted by the MLP to have more than 95% probability of belonging to a single class, are assigned a pseudo-label and become labeled data. Additionally, we constructed a third baseline by replacing the semantic loss term with the entropy regularizor described in Grandvalet & Bengio (2005) as a direct comparison for semantic loss. With the same amount of parameter tuning, we found that using entropy achieves an accuracy of 96.27% with 100 labeled examples, and 98.32% with 1000 labelled examples, both are slightly worse than the accuracies reached by semantic loss. Furthermore, to our best knowledge, there is no straightforward method to generalize entropy loss to the settings of complex constraints, where semantic loss is clearly defined and can be easily deployed. We will discuss this more in Section 5. Lastly, We attempted to create a fourth baseline by constructing a constraint-sensitive loss term in the style of Hu et al. (2016) , using a simple extension of Probabilistic Soft Logic (PSL) (Kimmig et al., 2012) . PSL translates logic into continuous domains by using soft truth values, and defines functions in the real domain corresponding to each Boolean function. This is normally done for Horn clauses, but since they are not sufficiently expressive for our constraints, we apply fuzzy operators to arbitrary sentences instead. We are forced to deal with a key difference between semantic loss and PSL: encodings in fuzzy logic are highly sensitive to the syntax used for the constraint (and therefore violate Proposition 2). We selected two reasonable encodings detailed in Appendix E. The first encoding results in a constant value of 1, and thus could not be used for semi-supervised learning. The second encoding empirically deviates from 1 by <0.01, and since we add Gaussian noise to the pixels, no amount of tuning was able to extract meaningful supervision. Thus, we do not report these results. When given 100 labeled examples (N=100), MLP with semantic loss gains around 20% improvement over the purely supervised baseline. The improvement is even larger (25%) compared to self-training. Considering the only change is an additional loss term, this result is very encouraging. Comparing to the state of the art, ladder nets slightly outperform semantic loss by 0.5% accuracy. This difference may be an artifact of the excessive tuning of architectures, hyper-parameters and learning rates that the MNIST dataset has been subject to. In the coming experiments, we extend our work to more challenging datasets, in order to provide a clearer comparison with ladder nets. Before that, we want to share a few more thoughts on how semantic loss works. A classical softmax layer interprets its output as representing a categorical distribution. Hence, by normalizing its outputs, softmax enforces the same mutual exclusion constraint enforced in our semantic loss function. However, there does not exist a natural way to extend softmax loss to unlabeled samples. In contrast, semantic loss does provide a learning signal on unlabeled samples, by forcing the underlying classifier to make an decision and construct a confident hypothesis for all data. However, for the fully supervised case ( N=all), semantic loss does not significantly affect accuracy. Because the MLP has enough capacity to almost perfectly fit the training data, where the constraint is always satisfied, semantic loss is almost always zero. This is a direct consequence of Proposition 3. The FASHION (Xiao et al., 2017) dataset consists of Zalando’s article images, aiming to serve as a more challenging drop-in replacement for MNIST. Arguably, it has not been overused and requires more advanced techniques to achieve good performance. As in the previous experiment, we run our method for 20 epochs, whereas ladder nets need 100 epochs to converge. Again, experiments are repeated 10 times and Table 2 reports the classification accuracy and its standard deviation (except for N=all where it is close to 0 and omitted for space). Experiments show that utilizing semantic loss results in a very large 17% improvement over the baseline when only 100 labels are provided. Moreover, our method compares favorably to ladder nets, except when the setting degrades to be fully supervised. Note that our method already nearly reaches its maximum accuracy with 500 labeled examples, which is only 1% of the training dataset. CNN Baseline in Ladder Net 76.67 (±0.61) 90.73 Ladder Net (Rasmus et al., 2015) 79.60 (±0.47) Baseline: CNN, Whitening, Cropping 77.13 90.96 CNN with Semantic Loss 81.79 90.92 Table 3: CIFAR. Test accuracy comparison between CNN with Semantic Loss and ladder nets. To show the general applicability of semantic loss, we evaluate it on CIFAR-10. This dataset consisting of 32-by-32 RGB images in 10 classes. A simple MLP would not have enough representation power to capture the huge variance across objects within the same class. To cope with this spike in difficulty, we switch our underlying model to a 10-layer CNN as described earlier. We use a batch size of 100 samples of which half are unlabeled. Experiments are run for 100 epochs. However, due to our limited computational resources, we report on a single trial. Note that we make slight modifications to the underlying model used in ladder nets to reproduce similar baseline performance. Please refer to Appendix B for further details. As shown in Table 3, our method compares favorably to ladder nets. However, due to the slight difference in performance between the supervised base models, a direct comparison would be methodologically flawed. Instead, we compare the net improvements over baselines. In terms of this measure, our method scores a gain of 4.66% whereas ladder nets gain 2.93%. The experiments so far have demonstrated the competitiveness and general applicability of our proposed method on semi-supervised learning tasks. It surpassed the previous state of the art (ladder nets) on FASHION and CIFAR-10, while being close on MNIST. Considering the simplicity of our method, such results are encouraging. Indeed, a key advantage of semantic loss is that it only requires a simple additional loss term, and thus incurs almost no computational overhead. Conversely, this property makes our method sensitive to the underlying model’s performance. Without the underlying predictive power of a strong supervised learning model, we do not expect to see the same benefits we observe here. Recently, we became aware that Miyato et al. (2016) extended their work to CIFAR-10 and achieved state-of-the-art results (Miyato et al., 2017) , surpassing our performance by 5%. In future work, we plan to investigate whether applying semantic loss on their architecture would yield an even stronger performance. Figure 5 in the appendix illustrates the effect of semantic loss on FASHION pictures whose correct label was hidden from the learner. Pictures 4(a) and 4(b) are correctly classified by the supervised base model, and on the first set it is confident about this prediction (pi>0.8). Semantic loss rarely diverts the model from these initially correct labels. However, it bootstraps these unlabeled examples to achieve higher confidence in the learned concepts. With this additional learning signal, the model changes its beliefs about Pictures 4(c), which it was previously uncertain about. Finally, even on confidently misclassified Pictures 4(d), semantic loss is able to remedy the mistakes of the base model. 5 Learning with Complex Constraints While much of current machine learning research is focused on problems such as multi-class classification, there remain a multitude of difficult problems involving highly constrained output domains. As mentioned in the previous section, semantic loss has little effect on the fully-supervised exactly-one classification problem. This leads us to seek out more difficult problems to illustrate that semantic loss can also be highly informative in the supervised case, provided the output domain is a sufficiently complex space. Because semantic loss is defined by a Boolean formula, it can be used on any output domain that can be fully described in this manner. Here, we develop a framework for making semantic loss tractable on highly complex constraints, and evaluate it on some difficult examples. ¬x2 Figure 3: A compiled decomposable and deterministic circuit for the exactly-one constraint with 3 variables. Pr(x1) Pr(¬x2) Figure 4: The corresponding arithmetic circuit for the exactly-one constraint with 3 variables. 5.1 Tractability of Semantic Loss Our goal here is to develop a general method for computing both semantic loss and its gradient in a tractable manner. Examining Definition 1 of semantic loss, we see that the right-hand side is a well-known automated reasoning task called weighted model counting (WMC) (Chavira & Darwiche, 2008; Sang et al., 2005) . Furthermore, we know of circuit languages that compute WMCs, and that are amenable to backpropagation (Darwiche, 2003) . We use the circuit compilation techniques in Darwiche (2011) to build a Boolean circuit representing semantic loss. We refer to the literature for details of this compilation approach. Due to certain properties of this circuit form, we can use it to compute both the values and the gradients of semantic loss in time linear in the size of the circuit (Darwiche & Marquis, 2002) . Once constructed, we can add it to our standard loss function as described in Section 4.1. Figure 3 shows an example Boolean circuit for the exactly-one constraint with 3 variables. We begin with the standard logical encoding for the exactly-one constraint (x1∨x2∨x3)∧(¬x1∨¬x2)∧(¬x1∧¬x3)∧(¬x2∧¬x3), and then compile it into a circuit that can perform WMC efficiently (Chavira & Darwiche, 2008) . The cost of this step depends on the type of the constraint: for bounded-treewidth constraints it can be done efficiently, and for some constraints exact compilation is theoretically hard. In that case, we have to rely on advanced knowledge compilation algorithms to still perform this step efficiently in practice. Our semantic loss framework can be applied regardless of how the circuit gets compiled. On our example, following the circuit bottom up, the logical function can be read as (x1∧¬x2∧¬x3)∨(¬x1∧x2∧¬x3)∨(¬x1∧¬x2∧x3). Once this Boolean circuit is built, we can convert it to an arithmetic circuit, by simply changing AND gates into ∗, and OR gates into +, as shown in Figure 4. Now, by pushing the probabilities up through the arithmetic circuit, evaluating the root gives the probability of the logical formula described by the Boolean circuit – this is precisely the exponentiated semantic loss. Notice that this computation was not possible with the Boolean formula we began with: it is a direct result of our circuit having two key properties called determinism and decomposability. Finally, we can similarly do another pass down on the circuit to compute partial derivatives (Darwiche & Marquis, 2002) . Our ambition when evaluating semantic loss’ performance on complex constraints is not to achieve state-of-the-art performance on any particular problem, but rather to highlight its effect. To this end, we evaluate our method on problems with a difficult output space, where the model could no longer be fit directly from data, and purposefully use simple MLPs for evaluation. We want to emphasize that the constraints used in this evaluation are intentionally designed to be very difficult; much more so than the simple implications that are usually studied (e.g., Hu et al. (2016) ). Hyper-parameter tuning details are again in Appendix C. We begin with a classic algorithmic problem: finding the shortest path in a graph. Specifically, we use a 4-by-4 grid G=(V,E) with uniform edge weights. We randomly remove edges for each example to increase difficulty. Formally, our input is a binary vector of length \|V\|+\|E\|, with the first \|V\| variables indicating sources and destinations, and the next \|E\| which edges are removed. Similarly, each label is a binary vector of length \|E\| indicating which edges are in the shortest path. Finally, we require through our constraint α that the output form a valid simple path between the desired source and destination. To compile this constraint, we use the method of Nishino et al. (2017) to encode pairwise simple paths, and enforce the correct source and destination. For more details on the constraint and data generation process, see Appendix D. To evaluate, we use a dataset of 1600 examples, with a 60/20/20 train/validation/test split. Table 4 compares test accuracy between a 5-layer MLP baseline, and the same model augmented with semantic loss. We report three different accuracies that illustrate the effect of semantic loss: “Coherent” indicates the percentage of examples for which the classifier gets the entire configuration right, while “Incoherent” measures the percentage of individually correct binary labels, which as a whole may not constitute a valid path at all. Finally, “Constraint” describes the percentage of predictions given by the model that satisfy the constraint associated with the problem. In the case of incoherent accuracy, semantic loss has little effect, and in fact slightly reduces the accuracy as it combats the standard sigmoid cross entropy. In regard to coherent accuracy however, semantic loss has a very large effect in guiding the network to jointly learn true paths, rather than optimizing each binary output individually. We further see this by observing the large increase in the percentage of predictions that really are paths between the desired nodes in the graph. Test accuracy % Incoherent 5-layer MLP 5.62 85.91 6.99 + Semantic loss 28.51 83.14 69.89 Table 4: Grid shortest path test results: coherent, incoherent and constraint accuracy. Table 5: Preference prediction test results: coherent, incoherent and constraint accuracy. Preference Learning The next problem is that of predicting a complete order of preferences. That is, for a given set of user features, we want to predict how the user ranks their preference over a fixed set of items. We encode a preference ordering over n items as a flattened binary matrix {Xij}, where for each i,j∈{1,…,n}, Xij denotes that item i is at position j (Choi et al., 2015) . Clearly, not all configurations of outputs correspond to a valid ordering, so our constraint allows only for those that are. We use preference ranking data over 10 types of sushi for 5000 individuals, taken from PrefLib (Mattei & Walsh, 2013) . We take the ordering over 6 types of sushi as input features to predict the ordering over the remaining 4 types, with splits identical to those in Shen et al. (2017) . We again split the data 60/20/20 into train/test/split, and employ a 3-layer MLP as our baseline. Table 5 compares the baseline to the same MLP augmented with semantic loss for valid total orderings. Again, we see that semantic loss has a marginal effect on incoherent accuracy, but significantly improves the network’s ability to predict valid, correct orderings. Remarkably, without semantic loss, the network is only able to output a valid ordering on 1% of examples. 6 Related Work Incorporating symbolic background knowledge into machine learning is a long-standing challenge (Srinivasan et al., 1995) . It has received considerable attention for structured prediction in natural language processing, in both supervised and semi-supervised settings. For example, constrained conditional models extend linear models with constraints that are enforced through integer linear programming (Chang et al., 2008, 2013) . Constraints have also been studied in the context of probabilistic graphical models (Mateescu & Dechter, 2008; Ganchev et al., 2010) . Kisa et al. (2014) utilize a circuit language called the probabilistic sentential decision diagram to induce distributions over arbitrary logical formulas. They learn generative models that satisfy preference and path constraints (Choi et al., 2015, 2016) , which we study in a discriminative setting. Various deep learning techniques have been proposed to enforce either arithmetic constraints (Pathak et al., 2015; Márquez-Neila et al., 2017) or logical constraints (Rocktäschel et al., 2015; Hu et al., 2016; Demeester et al., 2016; Stewart & Ermon, 2017; Minervini et al., 2017; Diligenti et al., 2017; Donadello et al., 2017) on the output of a neural network. The common approach is to reduce logical constraints into differentiable arithmetic objectives by replacing logical operators with their fuzzy t-norms and logical implications with simple inequalities. A downside of this fuzzy relaxation is that the logical sentences lose their precise meaning. The learning objective becomes a function of the syntax rather than the semantics (see Section 4). Moreover, these relaxations are often only applied to Horn clauses. One alternative is to encode the logic into a factor graph and perform loopy belief propagation to compute a loss function (Naradowsky & Riedel, 2017) , which is known to have issues in the presence of complex logical constraints (Smith & Gogate, 2014) . Several specialized techniques have been proposed to exploit the rich structure of real-world labels. Deng et al. (2014) propose hierarchy and exclusion graphs that jointly model hierarchical categories. It is a method invented to address examples whose labels are not provided at the most specific level. Finally, the objective of semantic loss to increase the confidence of predictions on unlabeled data is related to information-theoretic approaches to semi-supervised learning (Grandvalet & Bengio, 2005; Erkan & Altun, 2010) , and approaches that increase robustness to output perturbation (Miyato et al., 2016) . A key difference between semantic loss and these information-theoretic losses is that semantic loss generalizes to arbitrary logical output constraints that are much more complex. 7 Conclusions & Future Work Both reasoning and semi-supervised learning are often identified as key challenges for deep learning going forward. In this paper, we developed a principled way of combining automated reasoning for propositional logic with existing deep learning architectures. 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Joint relational embeddings for knowledge-based question answering. In EMNLP, 2014. Appendix A Axiomatization of Semantic Loss: Details This appendix provides further details on our axiomatization of semantic loss. We detail here a complete axiomatization of semantic loss, which will involve restating some axioms and propositions from the main paper. The first axiom says that there is no loss when the logical constraint α is always true (it is a logical tautology), independent of the predicted probabilities p. Axiom 5 (Truth). The semantic loss of a true sentence is zero: ∀p,Ls(true,p)=0. Next, when enforcing two constraints on disjoint sets of variables, we want the ability to compute semantic loss for the two constraints separately, and sum the results for their joint semantic loss. Axiom 6 (Additive Independence). Let α be a sentence over X with probabilities p. Let β be a sentence over Y disjoint from X with probabilities q. The semantic loss between sentence α∧β and the joint probability vector [pq] decomposes additively: Ls(α∧β,[pq])=Ls(α,p)+Ls(β,q). It directly follows from Axioms 5 and 6 that the probabilities of variables that are not used on the constraint do not affect the semantic loss. Proposition 5 formalizes this intuition. Proposition 5 (Locality). Let α be a sentence over X with probabilities p. For any Y disjoint from X with probabilities q, the semantic loss Ls(α,[pq])=Ls(α,p). Follows from the additive independence and truth axioms. Set β=true in the additive independence axiom, and observe that this sets Ls(β,q)=0 because of the truth axiom. ∎ To maintain logical meaning, we postulate that semantic loss is monotone in the order of implication. Intuitively, as we add stricter requirements to the logical constraint, going from β to α and making it harder to satisfy, semantic loss cannot decrease. For example, when β enforces the output of an neural network to encode a subtree of a graph, and we tighten that requirement in α to be a path, semantic loss cannot decrease. Every path is also a tree and any solution to α is a solution to β. A first consequence following the monotonicity axiom is that logically equivalent sentences must incur an identical semantic loss for the same probability vector p. Hence, the semantic loss is indeed a semantic property of the logical sentence, and does not depend on the syntax of the sentence. Proposition 6. A second consequence is that semantic loss must be non-negative. Proposition 7 (Non-Negativity). Semantic loss is non-negative. Because α⊨true for all α, the monotonicity axiom implies that ∀p,Ls(α,p)≥Ls(true,p). By the truth axiom, Ls(true,p)=0, and therefore Ls(α,p)≥0 for all choices of α and p. ∎ A state x is equivalently represented as a data vector, as well as a logical constraint that enforces a value for every variable in X. When both the constraint and the predicted vector represent the same state (for example, X1∧¬X2∧X3 vs. [101]), there should be no semantic loss. The axioms above together imply that any vector satisfying the constraint must incur zero loss. For example, when our constraint α requires that the output vector encodes an arbitrary total ranking, and the vector x correctly represents a single specific total ranking, there is no semantic loss. Proof of Proposition 8. The monotonicity axiom specializes to say that if x⊨α, we have that ∀p,Ls(x,p)≥Ls(α,p). By choosing p to be x, this implies Ls(x,x)≥Ls(α,x). From the identity axiom, Ls(x,x)=0, and therefore 0≥Ls(α,x). Proposition 7 bounds the loss from below as Ls(α,x)≥0. ∎ As a special case, logical literals (x or ¬x) constrain a single variable to take on a single value, and thus play a role similar to the labels used in supervised learning. Such constraints require an even tighter correspondence: semantic loss must act like a classical loss function (i.e., cross entropy). Next, we have the symmetry axioms. Axiom 10 (Value Symmetry). For all p and α, we have that Ls(α,p)=Ls(¯α,1−p) where ¯α replaces every variable in α by its negation. Axiom 11 (Variable Symmetry). Let α be a sentence over X with probabilities p. Let π be a permutation of the variables X, let π(α) be the sentence obtained by replacing variables x by π(x), and let π(p) be the corresponding permuted vector of probabilities. Then, Ls(α,p)=Ls(π(α),π(p)). The value and variable symmetry axioms together imply the equality of the multiplicative constants in the label-literal duality axiom for all literals. There exists a single constant K such that Ls(X,p)=−Klog(p) and Ls(¬X,p)=−Klog(1−p) for any literal x. Value symmetry implies that Ls(Xi,p)=Ls(¬Xi,1−p). Using label-literal correspondence, this implies K1log(pi) = K2log(1−(1−pi)) for the multiplicative constants K1 and K2 that are left unspecified by that axiom. This implies that the constants are identical. A similar argument based on variable symmetry proves equality between the multiplicative constants for different i. ∎ Finally, this allows us to prove the following form of semantic loss for a state x. Lemma 10. Proof of Lemma 10. A state x is a conjunction of independent literals, and therefore subject to the additive independence axiom. Each literal’s loss in this sum is defined by Lemma 9. ∎ The following and final axiom requires that semantic loss is proportionate to the logarithm of a function that is additive for mutually exclusive sentences. Axiom 12 (Exponential Additivity). Let α and β be mutually exclusive sentences (i.e., α∧β is unsatisfiable), and let fs(K,α,p)=K−Ls(α,p). Then, there exists a positive constant K such that fs(K,α∨β,p)=fs(K,α,p)+fs(K,β,p). We are now able to state and prove the main uniqueness theorem. Theorem 11 (Uniqueness). Proof of Theorem 11. The truth axiom states that ∀p,fs(K,true,p)=1 for all positive constants K. This is the first Kolmogorov axiom of probability. The second Kolmogorov axiom for fs(K,.,p) follows from the additive independence axiom of semantic loss. The third Kolmogorov axiom (for the finite discrete case) is given by the exponential additivity axiom of semantic loss. Hence, fs(K,.,p) is a probability distribution for some choice of K, which implies the definition up to a multiplicative constant. ∎ (a) Confidently Correct (b) Unconfidently Correct (c) Unconfidently Incorrect (d) Confidently Incorrect Figure 5: FASHION pictures grouped by how confidently the supervised base model classifies them correctly. With semantic loss, the final semi-supervised model predicts all correctly and confidently. Appendix B Specification of the Convolutional Neural Network Model Table 6 shows the slight architectural difference between the CNN used in ladder nets and ours. The major difference lies in the choice of ReLu. Note we add standard padded cropping to preprocess images and an additional fully connected layer at the end of the model, neither is used in ladder nets. We only make those slight modification so that the baseline performance reported by Rasmus et al. (2015) can be reproduced. CNN in Ladder Net CNN in this paper Input 32×32 RGB image Resizing to 36×36 with padding Cropping Back Contrast Normalization Gaussian Noise with std. of 0.3 3×3 conv. 96 BN LeakyReLU 3×3 conv. 96 BN ReLU 2×2 max-pooling stride 2 BN 3×3 conv. 192 BN LeakyReLU 3×3 conv. 192 BN ReLU Global meanpool BN Fully connected BN 10-way softmax Table 6: Specifications of CNNs in Ladder Net and our proposed method. Appendix C Hyper-parameter Tuning Details Validation sets are used for tuning the weight associated with semantic loss, the only hyper-parameter that causes noticeable difference in performance for our method. For our semi-supervised classification experiments, we perform a grid search over {0.001,0.005,0.01,0.05,0.1} to find the optimal value. Empirically, 0.005 always gives the best or nearly the best results and we report its results on all experiments. For the FASHION dataset specifically, because MNIST and FASHION share the same image size and structure, methods developed in MNIST should be able to directly perform on FASHION without heavy modifications. Because of this, we use the same hyper-parameters when evaluating our method. However, for the sake of fairness, we subject ladder nets to a small-scale parameter tuning in case its performance is more volatile. For the grids experiment, the only hyper parameter that needed to be tuned was again the weight given to semantic loss, which after trying {0.001,0.005,0.01,0.05,0.1,0.5,1} was selected to be 0.5 based on validation results. For the preference learning experiment, we initially chose the semantic loss weight from {0.001,0.005,0.01,0.05,0.1,0.5,1} to be 0.1 based on validation, and then further tuned the weight to 0.25. Appendix D Specification of Complex Constraint Models To compile our grid constraint, we first use Nishino et al. (2017) to generate a constraint for each source destination pair. Then, we conjoin each of these with indicators specifying which source and destination pair must be used, and finally we disjoin all of these together to form our constraint. To generate the data, we begin by randomly removing one third of edges. We then filter out connected components with fewer than 5 nodes to reduce degenerate cases, and proceed with randomly selecting pairs of nodes to create data points. The predictive model we employ as our baseline is a 5 layer MLP with 50 hidden sigmoid units per layer. It is trained using Adam Optimizer, with full data batches (Kingma & Ba, 2015) . Early stopping with respect to validation loss is used as a regularizer. We split each user’s ordering into their ordering over sushis 1,2,3,5,7,8, which we use as the features, and their ordering over 4,6,9,10 which are the labels we predict. The constraint is compiled directly from logic, as this can be done in a straightforward manner for an n-item ordering. The predictive model we use here is a 3 layer MLP with 25 hidden sigmoid units per layer. It is trained using Adam Optimizer with full data batches (Kingma & Ba, 2015) . Early stopping with respect to validation loss is used as a regularizer. Appendix E Probabilistic Soft Logic Encodings We here give both encodings on the exactly-one constraint over three x1,x2,x3. The first encoding is: (¬x1∧x2∧x3)∨(x1∧¬x2∧x3)∨(x1∧x2∧¬x3) The second encoding is: (x1∨x2∨x3)∧(¬x1∨¬x2)∧(¬x1∨¬x3)∧(¬x2∨¬x3) Both encodings extend to cases whether the number of variables is arbitrary. The norm functions used for these experiments are as described in Kimmig et al. (2012) , with the loss for an interpretation I being defined as follows: x1∧x2 =max{0,I(x1)+I(x2)−1} x1∨x2 =min{I(x1)+I(x2),1} ¬x1 =1−I(x1) Sign up for DeepAI Join one of the world's largest A.I. communities Signup with Google Signup with GitHub Signup with LinkedIn Login to DeepAI Don't have an account? Signup here team@deepai.org © 2019 Deep AI, Inc. \| San Francisco Bay Area \| All rights reserved	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line2999
__label__wiki	0.632559	0.632559	Delaware beach-area bars lose seating options as virus spikes among 18- to 34-year-olds Jun 30th, 2020 · by Glenn Rolfe · Comments: 0 The city of Rehoboth will require facial coverings in all public spaces as of 5 p.m. July 1. Photo by Chuck Snyder DOVER — Delaware will remain in Phase 2 of COVID-19 reopening plans indefinitely and bar seating will be banned in the state’s beach restaurants starting Friday after an alarming uptick in coronavirus cases there. Gov. John Carney made the announcement at his weekly press conference, saying Delaware does not want to follow the path of Texas, Florida, Georgia, California and other states that have seen a sharp rise in the spread of the virus. “We are concerned about the phenomena we’re seeing here in our state since early to mid-June to where we are today, and just the complacency that we see, mostly in younger folks, particularly those who are enjoying our beaches and social activities,” he said. “That is a concern and the main reason we are going to stay in Phase 2 so that we can really make sure that we are stamping down this increase. “I don’t want to be like these other states. We can stop it if we follow the rules; wear face masks and observe appropriate social distancing,” said Gov. Carney. Positive tests results, predominantly among 18- to 34-year-olds in the beach communities, have risen and the state said the majority of cases have been at ZIP codes in Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Dewey and communities south and west toward Route 30. “We’re identifying those ZIP codes as areas where we will be closing the bars,” Gov. Carney said. “So, we’re going to delay Phase 3 across the state and close the bars indefinitely … effective on Friday, July 3.” Additionally, Delaware State Parks will reduce capacity at its beach areas to 60% of parking capacity in an effort to reduce virus transmission. The chart shows the average number of positives tests by day in the orange line. The blue bars represent an average of five values (date shown and two days before and after). The dotted line shows the trend. Source: Delaware Division of Public Health The city of Rehoboth Beach, as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, will require facial coverings in all public spaces, including streets, sidewalks, parks, the boardwalk and the beach. Delaware Department of Public Health spokeswoman Jen Brestel elaborated on the governor’s directive for bars. “Restaurants will be allowed to operate and continue to offer alcohol, but patrons will not be permitted to order or congregate at the bar. They can prepare drinks for take-out or delivery to tables. Socially distanced tables can be set up in the bar area, but patrons will not be able to stand at the bar,” she said. Under Gov. Carney’s state of emergency modification, effective Friday at 8 a.m., the following additional restrictions shall apply to taprooms and bar service in restaurants in the towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Long Neck, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, Fenwick Island, West Fenwick Island, Ocean View, Millville and/or the following ZIP codes: 19966 east of routes 24 and 5; 19945 east of Route 17; 19975 east of the intersection of SR 20 and SR 54, and the entirety of 19944, 19967, 19970, 19930, 19971, and 19958: • Taprooms, brew pubs and restaurants may not permit patrons to sit or stand at a bar but may open the bar to prepare drinks to be brought to diners seated at tables; • Taprooms, brewpubs and restaurants that choose to use designated bar space for seating patrons must arrange tables consistent with the Phase 2 Reopen Plan to allow for minimum social distancing, including the following; tables and booths must be arranged in a way that ensures seated patrons at one table are at least six feet apart from seated customers at another table. For booths, this typically will mean seating patrons at every other booth; for freestanding tables (with pull-out chairs), there should be eight feet apart to ensure that a seated patron is six feet from seated guests at other tables. Inside and outside seating must both comply with these standards; • Tables must be disinfected in between each party; • Patrons from different households may sit at a table together as long as they are socially distanced. Patrons must all have seats. Orders should be placed from a table and received at a table unless an alternative exists that ensures patrons who are not of the same household are socially distanced at all times while placing and receiving an order. All patrons must wear face coverings upon entering and exiting and when getting up from the table to use the restrooms, as required by under a previous modification; • Patrons must have a reservation unless the establishment has a system for ensuring that patrons without a reservation do not gather while waiting to be seated. Takeout can still continue under pre-Phase 1 guidelines, but should be done without those ordering entering the dining facility when picking up the order; • Any common areas where people would typically stand or engage in other activities must be off limits if not otherwise occupied by tables with seated patrons. This includes dance floors, arcade/bar game areas, pool tables and similar areas. The order comes just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, typically one of the busiest of the summer season. Bottle and Cork in Dewey Beach, in a social media posting Tuesday afternoon said “all Dewey Beach bars will be open this week and weekend. The only change is the governor ordered us to take the stools away from the bars — therefore all drinks will be delivered to you at your table.” Phase 1 of governor’s reopening plan permitted 30% fire marshal occupancy for restaurants and bars. It went to 60% under Phase 2. With increasing numbers of positive virus cases in the beach area, several restaurants in Dewey Beach voluntarily reduced their service to curbside takeout only or closed altogether. Public testing events were scheduled and Beebe Healthcare is working with the Delaware Restaurant Association to test employees as needed. Face masks in Rehoboth Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted during a special meeting Tuesday to expand their facial covering regulation to all public areas unless people are actively bathing in the ocean. “As we are seeing right now, without these precautions, the community spread is real,” said City Manager Sharon Lynn. “The city has crowded streets and people who are not wearing masks and ignoring social distancing.” Everyone over the age of 12 must wear a face covering over their nose and mouth in public places in Rehoboth. The order applies to all persons and includes bicyclists. “We cannot afford another shutdown of our city, our businesses or restaurants,” said Rehoboth Mayor Paul Kuhns. “So, we need each individual to make responsible decisions for the sake of our entire community – wear your mask when out in public.” Gov. Carney said, “We don’t want it to get out control. Too many people have sacrificed too much for us to see another really dramatic uptick. And the only we that we are going to control that is if people follow the guidance. The virus isn’t going to go away. There is no vaccine. There is no way to chase it away. We’ve got to stamp it down ourselves by our own behavior. Do it for your family members, grandparents, your neighbor.” Delaware Division of Public Health Director Dr. Karryl Rattay pointed to testing and contact tracing as another way to stem the virus spread. “So testing is key for us getting on top of this and really understanding the incidence of COVID 19 in the beach area right now. We know we have a problem but the more testing we can do the better we can understand it. Also, the better we can isolate those who are positive and quarantine those who are contacts,” she said. “We began to talk about the beach situation a couple of weeks ago when we learned of several clusters of cases related to senior week, since then we’ve actually seen a spike in cases among 17- and 18-year-olds. We also learned of several lifeguards and restaurant and bar employees who have become positive.” Data shows there are cases among residents of the beach community which often are not the same as those who have visited, who are working in the beach community, Dr. Rattay said. Gov. Carney said testing results show a significant a shift in the average age of those testing positive to COVID-19 from somewhere in the 40s to 50 demographics to 18- to 25-year-olds. Dr. Rattray said testing in the Dewey Beach/Rehoboth Beach ZIP code 19971 shows a significant increase in the percent positive cases recently. Thursday, of the more than 1,000 persons tested, 102 tested positive, a majority were younger people with mild symptoms or no symptoms, “which is common for your adults or kids who are positive for COVID-19. “There are a lot of restaurants and bars who are really trying to do the right thing,” said Dr. Rattay. “It is hard for these establishments to control these crowds and to get people to do the right think quite frankly. So, it is up to everybody to do the right thing.” Facial coverings and six-foot social distancing remain the protocol in limiting the spread of the virus, which has claimed 507 lives in Delaware. Dr. Rattay said beefed-up enforcement will entail inspections, follow-up inspections and “certain establishments may be reverted to Phase 1 restrictions. Fines could be levied at $1,000 per violation, and all out closure could take place or referral to law enforcement depending on the circumstances,” she said. Gov. Carney said, “We’ve come into a bit of a crossroads here on the pandemic trajectory. There has been a lot of pain and sacrifice, mostly from businesses that were forced to close. And we did great. “Now, we’ve hit a bump in the road. And it’s really time for all of us to roll up our sleeves and to do what we have to do. We’re way better prepared today than we were March 15 to address whatever comes at us. I’m confident that Delawareans will seize the day and seize the moment and do what we have to do to put out that little fire. If we don’t, if we get complacent, if we listen to the nay-sayers then we’re going to end up like some of those other states.” “We could shut everything down and then we’d have our economy fall apart, and that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Now, there are certain areas that just are more risky than others that we have to pay a lot more attention to,” he said. 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__label__cc	0.680387	0.319613	»Amendment SA12-AB56 AB56-SA12,14,2117 30.681 (1) (d) 2. In an action under par. (b) 1g. or (bn) 2. that is based on the 18defendant allegedly having a prohibited tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, the 19defendant has a defense if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that 20at the time of the incident or occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for 21tetrahydrocannabinol or he or she was a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 50.80 (6). AB56-SA12,56 22Section 56. 30.681 (2) (b) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,14,2423 30.681 (2) (b) (title) Causing injury after using a controlled substance or, 24alcohol, or tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,57 25Section 57. 30.681 (2) (b) 1g. of the statutes is created to read: AB56-SA12,15,2 130.681 (2) (b) 1g. No person who has a tetrahydrocannabinols concentration 2of 5.0 or more may cause injury to another person by the operation of a motorboat. AB56-SA12,58 3Section 58. 30.681 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,15,134 30.681 (2) (c) Related charges. A person may be charged with and a prosecutor 5may proceed upon a complaint based upon a violation of any combination of par. (a) 6or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2. for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence. If the 7person is charged with violating any combination of par. (a) or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2. 8in the complaint, the crimes shall be joined under s. 971.12. If the person is found 9guilty of any combination of par. (a) or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2. for acts arising out of the 10same incident or occurrence, there shall be a single conviction for purposes of 11sentencing and for purposes of counting convictions under s. 30.80 (6) (a) 2. and 3. 12Paragraphs (a) and (b) 1., 1g., 1m., and 2. each require proof of a fact for conviction 13which the others do not require. AB56-SA12,59 14Section 59. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,15,2215 30.681 (2) (d) 1. a. In an action under this subsection for a violation of the 16intoxicated boating law where the defendant was operating a motorboat that is not 17a commercial motorboat, the defendant has a defense if he or she proves by a 18preponderance of the evidence that the injury would have occurred even if he or she 19had been exercising due care and he or she had not been under the influence of an 20intoxicant or did not have an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or a 21tetrahydrocannabinols concentration of 5.0 or more or a detectable amount of a 22restricted controlled substance in his or her blood. AB56-SA12,60 23Section 60. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,16,524 30.681 (2) (d) 1. b. In an action under par. (b) 1m. that is based on the defendant 25allegedly having a detectable amount of methamphetamine, or 1gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his or her blood, 2the defendant has a defense if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence 3that at the time of the incident or occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for 4methamphetamine or one of its metabolic precursors, or gamma-hydroxybutyric 5acid, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. AB56-SA12,61 6Section 61. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read: AB56-SA12,16,117 30.681 (2) (d) 1. c. In an action under par. (b) 1g. that is based on the defendant 8allegedly having a prohibited tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, the defendant 9has a defense if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time 10of the incident or occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for AB56-SA12,62 12Section 62. 30.684 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,16,2213 30.684 (4) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results 14of a chemical test required or administered under sub. (1), (2) or (3) are admissible 15in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a 16person alleged to have violated the intoxicated boating law on the issue of whether 17the person was under the influence of an intoxicant or the issue of whether the person 18had alcohol concentrations or tetrahydrocannabinols concentrations at or above 19specified levels or a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or 20her blood. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under s. 21885.235. This section does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to obtain 22evidence by any other lawful means. AB56-SA12,63 23Section 63. 30.80 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,17,724 30.80 (6) (d) Alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or 25tetrahydrocannabinols; examination. In addition to any other penalty or order, a 1person who violates s. 30.681 (1) or (2) or 30.684 (5) or who violates s. 940.09 or 940.25 2if the violation involves the operation of a motorboat, shall be ordered by the court 3to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public treatment facility 4for an examination of the person's use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled 5substance analogs, or tetrahydrocannabinols. Intentional failure to comply with an 6assessment ordered under this paragraph constitutes contempt of court, punishable 7under ch. 785. AB56-SA12,64 8Section 64. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,17,239 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in 10a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was 11convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession, 12use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled 13substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the 14Wisconsin works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for 15that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the 16remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service job or 17transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the 18individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement 19and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the 20test are negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction 21under this paragraph. In this subsection, “controlled substance” does not include 22tetrahydrocannabinols in any form including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in 23marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized. AB56-SA12,65 24Section 65. 49.45 (23) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 149.45 (23) (g) 5. Require, as a condition of eligibility, that an applicant or 2enrollee submit to a drug screening assessment and, if indicated, a drug test, as 3specified by the department in the waiver amendment. The department may not test 4under this subdivision for tetrahydrocannabinols in any form including 5tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or 6chemically synthesized. AB56-SA12,66 7Section 66. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,18,118 49.79 (1) (b) “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6), 9except “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form 10including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, 11or chemically synthesized. AB56-SA12,67 12Section 67. 50.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: AB56-SA12,18,1613 50.56 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), insofar as a conflict exists between this 14subchapter, or the rules promulgated under this subchapter, and subch. I, II or VI 15VII, or the rules promulgated under subch. I, II or VI VII, the provisions of this 16subchapter and the rules promulgated under this subchapter control. AB56-SA12,68 17Section 68. Subchapter VI of chapter 50 [precedes 50.80] of the statutes is 18created to read: AB56-SA12,18,1919 chapter 50 AB56-SA12,18,2020 subchapter VI AB56-SA12,18,2221 distribution and 22 testing centers AB56-SA12,18,23 2350.80 Definitions. In this subchapter: AB56-SA12,18,25 24(1) “Compassion center" means a licensed organization that grows, sells, 25distributes, or delivers marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. 1(2) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment" means any of the following: AB56-SA12,19,72 (a) Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for 3the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV; 4inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease; a 5hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail 6patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the 7treatment of these conditions. AB56-SA12,19,118 (b) A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of 9such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea, 10seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle 11spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis. AB56-SA12,19,1412 (c) Any other medical condition or any other treatment for a medical condition 13designated as a debilitating medical condition or treatment in rules promulgated by 14the department under s. 50.81 (2). AB56-SA12,19,15 15(2m) “Department" means the department of health services. AB56-SA12,19,17 16(3) “Maximum medicinal amount" means 6 live marijuana plants and 3 ounces 17of usable marijuana. AB56-SA12,19,18 18(4) “Medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols" means any of the following: AB56-SA12,19,2119 (a) The use of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a qualifying patient to 20alleviate the symptoms or effects of the qualifying patient's debilitating medical 21condition or treatment. AB56-SA12,19,2422 (b) The acquisition, possession, cultivation, or transportation of 23tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a qualifying patient if done to facilitate his or 24her use of tetrahydrocannabinols under par. (a). 1(c) The acquisition, possession, cultivation, or transportation of 2tetrahydrocannabinols in any form by a primary caregiver of a qualifying patient, 3the transfer of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form between a qualifying patient and 4his or her primary caregiver, or the transfer of tetrahydrocannabinols in any form 5between persons who are primary caregivers for the same qualifying patient if all of 6the following apply: AB56-SA12,20,97 1. The acquisition, possession, cultivation, or transportation of 8tetrahydrocannabinols is done to facilitate the qualifying patient's use of 9tetrahydrocannabinols under par. (a) or (b). AB56-SA12,20,1210 2. It is not practicable for the qualifying patient to acquire, possess, cultivate, 11or transport tetrahydrocannabinols independently, or the qualifying patient is under 1218 years of age. AB56-SA12,20,13 13(4m) “Physician” means a person licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a). AB56-SA12,20,16 14(5) “Primary caregiver" means a person who is at least 18 years of age and who 15has agreed to help a qualifying patient in his or her medical use of 16tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,20,19 17(6) “Qualifying patient" means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician 18as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not 19include a person under the age of 18 years unless all of the following apply: AB56-SA12,20,2220 (a) The person's physician has explained the potential risks and benefits of the 21medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols to the person and to a parent, guardian, or 22individual who has legal custody of the person. AB56-SA12,20,2423 (b) The parent, guardian, or individual who has legal custody of the person 24provides the physician a written statement consenting to do all of the following: AB56-SA12,20,2525 1. Allow the person's medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. 12. Serve as a primary caregiver for the person. AB56-SA12,21,22 3. Manage the person's medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,21,3 3(7) “Registry identification card" has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h). AB56-SA12,21,5 4(8) “Treatment team" means a qualifying patient and his or her primary 5caregivers. AB56-SA12,21,6 6(9) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13). AB56-SA12,21,8 7(10) “Written certification" means a statement made by a person's physician 8if all of the following apply: AB56-SA12,21,129 (a) The statement indicates that, in the physician's professional opinion, the 10person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the 11potential benefits of the person's use of tetrahydrocannabinols under sub. (4) (a) 12would likely outweigh the health risks for the person. AB56-SA12,21,1613 (b) The statement indicates that the opinion described in par. (a) was formed 14after a full assessment, conducted no more than 6 months prior to making the 15statement and made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, of 16the person's medical history and current medical condition. AB56-SA12,21,1817 (c) The statement is signed by the physician or is contained in the person's 18medical records. AB56-SA12,21,2019 (d) The statement contains an expiration date that is no more than 48 months 20after issuance and the statement has not expired. AB56-SA12,21,22 2150.81 Departmental powers and duties. (1) The department shall provide 22licensing, regulation, record keeping, and security for compassion centers. AB56-SA12,22,5 23(2) Notwithstanding s. 227.12 (1), any person may petition the department to 24promulgate a rule to designate a medical condition or treatment as a debilitating 25medical condition or treatment. The department shall promulgate rules providing 1for public notice of and a public hearing regarding any such petition, with the public 2hearing providing persons an opportunity to comment upon the petition. After the 3hearing, but no later than 180 days after the submission of the petition, the 4department shall approve or deny the petition. The department's decision to approve 5or deny a petition is subject to judicial review under s. 227.52. AB56-SA12,22,8 650.82 Licensing. The department shall issue licenses to a pharmacist or a 7pharmacy to operate as a compassion center and shall decide which and how many 8applicants for a license receive a license based on all of the following: AB56-SA12,22,10 9(1) The ability of an applicant to provide to treatment teams a sufficient 10amount of medical marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,22,11 11(2) The experience the applicant has running an organization or a business. AB56-SA12,22,13 12(3) The preferences of the governing bodies with jurisdiction over the area in 13which the applicants are located. AB56-SA12,22,15 14(4) The ability of the applicant to keep records confidential and maintain a safe 15and secure facility. AB56-SA12,22,16 16(5) The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under s. 50.83. AB56-SA12,22,19 1750.83 Prohibitions. The department may not issue a license to operate as a 18compassion center to, and must revoke a license of, any organization to which any 19of the following applies: AB56-SA12,22,21 20(1) The organization is located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary 21or secondary school, including a charter school. AB56-SA12,22,24 22(2) The compassion center distributes to a treatment team a number of plants 23or an amount in ounces of usable marijuana that, in the period of distribution, results 24in the treatment team possessing more than the maximum medicinal amount. 1(3) The compassion center possesses a number of plants or an amount in ounces 2of usable marijuana that exceeds the combined maximum medicinal amount for all 3of the treatment teams that are estimated to use the organization by a number or an 4amount determined by the department by rule to be unacceptable. AB56-SA12,23,7 550.84 Licensing procedure. (1) The application for a license must be in 6writing on a form provided by the department and include the licensing application 7fee under sub. (2) (a). AB56-SA12,23,8 8(2) (a) A licensing application fee is $250. AB56-SA12,23,99 (b) The annual fee for a compassion center is $5,000. AB56-SA12,23,12 10(3) A compassion center license is valid until revoked. Each license shall be 11issued only for the applicant named in the application and may not be transferred 12or assigned. AB56-SA12,23,17 1350.85 Distribution of medical marijuana. (1) A compassion center may 14sell, distribute, or deliver tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia intended for 15the storage or use of usable marijuana to a member of a treatment team if the 16compassion center receives a copy of the qualifying patient's written certification or 17registry identification card. AB56-SA12,23,19 18(2) A compassion center may possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols 19or drug paraphernalia with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver under sub. (1). AB56-SA12,23,21 20(3) A compassion center may have 2 locations, one for cultivation and one for 21sales, distribution, or delivery. AB56-SA12,24,2 22(4) A compassion center shall have all tetrahydrocannabinols tested for mold, 23fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants and may not sell, distribute, or deliver 24tetrahydrocannabinols that test positive for mold, fungus, pesticides, or other 25contaminants if the contaminants, or level of contaminants, are identified by the 1testing laboratories under s. 50.86 (2) to be potentially unsafe to a qualifying 2patient's health. AB56-SA12,24,3 3(5) A compassion center may cultivate marijuana outdoors. AB56-SA12,24,7 450.86 Testing laboratories. The department shall register entities as 5tetrahydrocannabinols testing laboratories. The laboratories may possess or 6manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia and shall perform the 7following services: AB56-SA12,24,9 8(1) Test marijuana produced for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols for 9potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants. AB56-SA12,24,12 10(2) Collect information on research findings and conduct research related to 11the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols, including research that identifies 12potentially unsafe levels of contaminants. AB56-SA12,24,15 13(3) Provide training to persons who hold registry identification cards or written 14certifications, to treatment teams, and to persons employed by compassion centers 15on the following: AB56-SA12,24,1716 (a) The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and 17distribution of marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,24,1818 (b) Security and inventory accountability procedures. AB56-SA12,24,1919 (c) The most recent research on the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. AB56-SA12,69 20Section 69. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 50 [precedes 50.90] of the statutes 21is renumbered subchapter VII (title) of chapter 50 [precedes 50.90]. /2019/related/amendments/ab56/sa12_ab56 true amends /2019/related/amendments/ab56/sa12_ab56/68/_4 amends/2019/REG/AB56-SA12,18,23 amends/2019/REG/AB56-SA12,18,23 section true	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3005
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Rioters face criminal charges, Capitol Police chief resigns Mesan Byfield-Williams WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — Federal investigators are looking to bring criminal charges on everyone involved in the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol and they are also looking at the role President Trump had in inviting his supporters to interrupt the certification of President-Elect Joe Biden’s win. 15 criminal cases have already been filed, including one against one man who brought a military semi-automatic rifle and 11 Molotov cocktails. Capitol Police are also under fire for how the building was breached in the first place, leading to the resignation of their police chief. The House & Senate Sergeant at Arms are also being replaced. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are leading the calls for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against President Trump. 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__label__cc	0.590933	0.409067	12,000 Plastic Bottles About to Reach Sydney Lori Brown Jul 13, 2010 2 Comments The recycled (and 100 percent recyclable) vessel has been dubbed the Plastiki, after the well-known Kon-Tiki, the raft Thor Heyerdahl used in his 1947 Pacific crossing. Photo: ThePlastiki.com Made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic soda bottles, the Plastiki sailboat is about to reach Sydney on the final leg of its 11,000 nautical mile trans-Pacific voyage. Having sailed 115 days and more than 2,700 hours to date, the 60-foot catamaran set out from San Francisco on March 20 in an effort to raise awareness about the health of oceans, heavily polluted by plastic debris and at risk from over-fishing, and to showcase waste as a resource and demonstrate real world solutions through design and construction. The plastic bottles provide 68 percent of the boat’s buoyancy, with the super structure being comprised of a unique recyclable plastic material made from self reinforcing PET. The mast is made of reclaimed aluminum irrigation pipe and the sail is hand-made from recycled PET cloth. The boat also utilizes secondary bonding made from a newly developed cashew nut and sugar cane organic glue and features renewable energy systems including solar panels, wind and trailing propeller turbines, bicycle generators, a urine to water recovery and rain water catchment system and a hydroponic rotating cylinder garden. The Plastiki project began more than four years ago, dreamed up by British adventurer and ecologist David de Rothschild, heir to the Rothschild family banking fortune. The idea was spawned from David’s reading of a UNEP report called “Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Deep Waters and High Seas” and was inspired by Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 expedition, The Kon-Tiki. The Plastiki expedition began with the question: “could a fully recyclable performing vessel be engineered almost entirely out of reclaimed plastic bottles, cross the Pacific whilst demonstrating real world solutions?” If the team reaches Sydney as expected, it appears the answer is “yes.” Don’t let the fact the boat is made of reclaimed plastic materials lead you to thinking it’s not a sturdy, sea-worthy vessel. During testing, the plastic bottles were stress tested to ensure their strength under pressure. They held up even when ran over by a car! The boat has crossed through the North Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating trash pile estimated to be twice the size of Texas, and has made a stop on the island of Kiribati on the way to Sydney. Actual Size of Great Pacific Garbage Patch Shocks Scientists Trash Pile Up In Oceans May Go Beyond Pacific Adventures of the ‘Plastiki’ Jul 14, 2010 Log in to Reply Linda Derkacs I’ve been searching for something to do with all my coffee containers. Thinking about building a storage structure or playhouse. Along with awareness, is there anything that can be done about the North Pacific Garbage Patch?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3018
__label__wiki	0.561525	0.561525	You are here: Home / Community Organizing / Re-launching Mangrove Radio Re-launching Mangrove Radio May 13, 2013 by Marianella Aguirre 6 Comments “Relaunch of Mangrove Radio! Welcome!” Photo by Jose Maria Argueta by Marianella Aguirre, International Fellow “Un pueblo mal informado es un pueblo desarmado,” “A misinformed community is an unarmed community, “ David Rivas, Secretary of Communications On Friday, May 3, 2013 I had the privilege of joining the communities of La Coordinadora of the Bajo Lempa and Bahía de Jiquilisco in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of World Press Freedom Day with the Relaunching of Mangrove Community Radio at La Coordinadora Headquarters in Ciudad Romero. This year’s WPFD theme was Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in all Media. According to UNESCO a precondition for press freedom is a free, independent and pluralistic media environment, absent of media monopolies and inclusive of community media, where pluralism means providing maximum choice and participation in news and views. On my way to Ciudad Romero I had a conversation with an elderly community member from La Limonera who recalled a time during his youth when owning a radio was a privilege of the wealthy. “Before, there was only one family who owned a radio—the wealthiest family in our community. Now, everyone has a radio, even TV’s, and what an honor it is to be celebrating, in my 80s, the inauguration of our own community radio station.” The celebration began with a small orientation of 100 community members lead by the Mangrove Association Board of Directors in the inner hallway, followed by a welcome video recorded speech given by Nathan Weller, EcoViva’s Program and Policy Director, all the way from D.C., played in the outdoor patio where the rest of the 300 community members who attended the inauguration congregated. Leonel Herrera, Executive Director of ARPAS Radio and David Rivas, Secretary of Communications, were among the attendees. “Un pueblo mal informado es un pueblo desarmado,” “A misinformed community is an unarmed community, “ said David Rivas who has played a huge role in helping Mangrove Community Radio obtain a new frequency. He and Leonel Herrera both joined Carmen Argueta and Amilcar Cruz of the Mangrove Association Board of Directors and Magda Lanuza, Kenoli Foundation Latin America Coordinator at the table of honor. “Owning our very own frequency has been a battle that the communities of the Bajo Lempa have persevered in winning for over a decade,” said Amilcar Cruz in his opening speech. He shared that after Hurricane Mitch devastated the region in 1998, the communities saw the need for an early ALERT communication strategy. Thus, thanks to an agreement signed in 2001, Radio Mangle was born as a segment of Radio Maya Visión on 106.9. Since the beginning, youth have played an important role in the development of Mangle Community Radio. Between 2001 and 2002, 35 youth began a volunteer-based radio management training process. Fifteen youth completed the training, five of which ran the radio station on a volunteer basis for the next 8 years it was on the air. In 2010, however, the radio transmission equipment suffered irreparable damages that left Radio Mangle off the air. By the time equipment was recovered, Maya Visión had decided to cancel Radio Mangle’s segment on the frequency. When Radio Mangle attempted to obtain a new frequency through the General Superintendence of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), they were notified that they would have to participate in a public auction with a minimum quota of $7,000.00, a price that was way out of reach. In 2011 they tried to obtain a frequency through Jiquilisco’s Mayor’s Office, since municipalities don’t have to pay for frequencies. However, SIGET once again requested outrageous requirements, and Radio Mangle was left off the air. It was not until December of 2012 that Radio Mangle was able to obtain its new frequency, 106.1, with the support of the Association of Participatory Radios of El Salvador (ARPAS), and the Secretary of Communications through an agreement made by both organizations. Noe Argueta, a youth coordinator at the Mangrove Association addressing the crowd. The radio announcers of Mangrove Radio stand behind him. Photo by Jose Maria Argueta “The re-launching of Mangrove Radio represents the re-birth of our community radio station and thus, the rebirth of the voice of our communities,” voiced Tulio Moya Maravilla, youth leader and radio announcer for Mangrove Community Radio. Youth are still the driving force behind Mangrove Community Radio in this new chapter of the station. Mario Martinez, Radio Program Director, was among the founding team of youth that ran the station from 2002 until 2010. “ Working in programming has been a great learning experience and opportunity to gain new skills and work with the community,” said Ada Ortíz Ventura, Mangrove Community Radio announcer. David Rivas, Secretary of Communications said that he felt excited for the future of community radio stations throughout the entire country and stressed the need for an official law that protected community radio stations. He shared that he is currently working on a bill with President Mauricio Funes to take a small step toward this goal. After Rivas declared Mangrove radio officially inaugurated the celebration ended with the table of honor and members of the community taking a tour of the radio cabin. Filed Under: Community Organizing, Viva Fund, Youth Empowerment Tagged With: community radio, youth leadership jeffhaas says Very nice piece by Marianella! To whom has it been circulated? Jeff Jeff HaasJeffhhaas@aol.com jeffhhaas@aol.com EcoViva says Thank you Jeff! In addition to here on our blog, we have shared the post on our facebook and will be sending an eBlast out next week. The Viva Fund: Growing El Salvador’s Youth Movement \| EcoViva :: Community-led Initiatives for a Sustainable Future says: […] After 18 months of concerted advocacy, in December the Salvadoran government finally granted Mangrove Radio its own dedicated frequency. The signal now reaches over 200 communities from the lowlands to the […] Viva Fund: Youth Leading the Way in Community Radio \| EcoViva :: Community-led Initiatives for a Sustainable Future says: […] of community organizing in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador for many years and continues to be since coming back on the air. Mangrove Radio shares local and national news and raises awareness about environmental issues. In […] Viva Fund: Youth Leading the Way in Community Radio says: The Viva Fund: Growing El Salvador’s Youth Movement says:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3021
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__label__cc	0.525179	0.474821	The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues V. L. Schuster, R. Lu, M. Coca-Prados Prostaglandins (PGs) play important physiological and therapeutic roles in the eye. Our laboratory recently identified a novel PG transporter in the rat that we call 'PGT' (Science 268:866, 1995). We have also recently cloned the human PGT cDNA (J Clin Invest 98:1142, 1996). To determine whether PGT might play a role in human ocular tissues, we performed Northern blot analysis of RNA obtained from human ocular tissues and from the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium cell line 'ODM-2.' PGT transcripts were clearly evident in all ocular tissues. Given that the functional profile PGT expressed in vitro strongly suggests a role in PG uptake and degradation, the present results suggest that PGT may function in various regions of the human eye for purposes of terminating the signal(s) produced by locally-synthesized PGs. Survey of Ophthalmology biological transport molecular cloning Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Prostaglandins Medicine & Life Sciences Northern Blotting Medicine & Life Sciences Complementary DNA Medicine & Life Sciences Epithelium Medicine & Life Sciences Cell Line Medicine & Life Sciences In Vitro Techniques Medicine & Life Sciences Schuster, V. L., Lu, R., & Coca-Prados, M. (1997). The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. Survey of Ophthalmology, 41(SUPPL. 2), S41-S45. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80006-9 The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. / Schuster, V. L.; Lu, R.; Coca-Prados, M. In: Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol. 41, No. SUPPL. 2, 1997, p. S41-S45. Schuster, VL, Lu, R & Coca-Prados, M 1997, 'The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues', Survey of Ophthalmology, vol. 41, no. SUPPL. 2, pp. S41-S45. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80006-9 Schuster VL, Lu R, Coca-Prados M. The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. Survey of Ophthalmology. 1997;41(SUPPL. 2):S41-S45. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80006-9 Schuster, V. L. ; Lu, R. ; Coca-Prados, M. / The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. In: Survey of Ophthalmology. 1997 ; Vol. 41, No. SUPPL. 2. pp. S41-S45. @article{0f200fc7957245999aba9f4829548594, title = "The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues", abstract = "Prostaglandins (PGs) play important physiological and therapeutic roles in the eye. Our laboratory recently identified a novel PG transporter in the rat that we call 'PGT' (Science 268:866, 1995). 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__label__wiki	0.782107	0.782107	Body-Worn Camera Footage Police Pursuits Police Dogs In Action Assaulted on Duty Rewards & Discounts About ESN Man Who Has Assaulted Emergency Workers Five Times In Five Years Avoids Jail After Threatening Officers With A Knife by John Johnson in Emergency Services News, Police Service A man who has assaulted members of the emergency services five times in five years has avoided being sent to prison after he threatened officers with a knife after confronting them as they dealt with a separate domestic incident. Callum Shaw, 22, of Greenwood Gardens, Molescroft, Beverley, wielded a blade at police officers as he told them that he had COVID-19 while also threatening to spit on them. Officers tasered Shaw after he refused to put down the knife that he was waving above his head outside his property. Hull Crown Court heard that on 22nd April this year, Shaw left his house in the early hours of the morning to confront response team officers who were dealing with a domestic incident at another property. Shaw was not involved in the incident but decided to confront officers as they tried to resolve the domestic dispute having been called to the address. Prosecuting, Ayman Chokhar told the court that this offence was Shaw’s fifth assault on emergency workers within five years. The court also heard how Shaw already has seven convictions for 12 other crimes. Shaw also committed the most recent offences while he was on a community after he assaulted two emergency workers in January this year. Mr Chokhar explained to the court that: “The defendant came out of his home and [the police officer] saw that he was unsteady on his feet and slurring, so escorted him back into the property. “Around one minute later, he came back out wielding an eight-inch kitchen knife. “The defendant did not threaten anyone but ignored repeated requests from police to put the knife down, and he then raised his right arm with the knife in it and began to walk towards to the police. “The police officers feared for their safety and had to deploy a taser three times and then arrested him. “He then swore and attempted to kick the officers and said that he had coronavirus and threatened to spit at them. “He said ‘let go of me right now, I have coronavirus and will spit at you’, but luckily he did not spit at them”. Presiding Judge Ahmed Nadim took pity on Shaw after his solicitor told that court that Shaw’s actions were a “cry for help”. Instead of putting Shaw behind bars, the Judge released him home and told him to stay out of trouble for six months under a deferred sentence. Shaw’s sister had also written a letter to the Judge, asking him to give Shaw “a second chance”. “The easy thing for me to do would be to send you to prison, and many might argue that that is what I ought to do,” said Judge Nadim. He added: “But I bear in mind that you are a young man and that you’ve had a troubled history. “I give you credit for entering a guilty plea, and I bear in mind the very moving and helpful letter that has been written by your sister on your behalf. “You are a young man with potential. You have a caring and loving support system. “You have difficulties, but the responsibility lies with you to take advantage of the help that has been given to you by the court. You have spurned that offer by behaving in the way you have. “But I’m going to invest faith and trust in you, and I’m going to give you one final opportunity to demonstrate you can live in a law-abiding manner”. TODAY’S TOP VIDEO We need your help. As former emergency services & armed forces personnel, we pride ourselves on bringing you important, fast-moving and breaking news stories which are free from the negative bias which is often directed at the emergency services by some sections of the mainstream media. One of the reasons we started 'Emergency Services News' was because we became tired of reading badly informed stories about the emergency services which seemed only ever to highlight negative aspects of the job. We want to be the unheard voice of the remarkable men and women who serve in the emergency services, NHS and armed forces. And with around 500k page views each month, we are getting there! 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__label__cc	0.662873	0.337127	Donald Art Company Collection Offering original paintings from the Donald Art Company collection Donald Art Company About Donald Art History of the Donald Art Company (DAC) Product categories Select a category Antiques (141) Art (639) Asian artifacts (8) Big Eyes (34) Books (8) Brass (7) Bronzes (3) Cameras (4) cars (1) Collectibles (90) Country & Primitives (39) Decoys (3) Donald Art Company Collection (601) Ephemera (6) Fashion (66) Featured (12) Folk Art (21) Furniture (6) Gasolinia (1) Glass & Bottles (14) Hardware (6) Housewares (11) Military General (10) Numismatic (1) Orientalia (7) Paintings (600) Paper (34) Photography (1) Pop Art (2) Pottery & Porcelain (17) Ceramics (8) Porcelain (1) Pottery (7) Stoneware (6) Primitives (12) Prints (45) Prints & Photos (35) Purses, Bags, Pocketbooks (3) Records (5) Scales & Coffee Grinders (6) Silver (3) Space Travel (3) Wood (25) Works on Paper (218) Home / Art / Original Barges on the Seine by Maurice Martin from DAC Collection Original Barges on the Seine by Maurice Martin from DAC Collection SKU: 1100 Categories: Art, Donald Art Company Collection, Featured, Paintings This original oil from the Donald Art Co. Collection measures 25″ x 30″. Maurice Martin was born in 1894 and died in 1978. A member of the Moret School of Painting at Moret sur Loing, not far from the Barbizon School in the Seine et Marne district of France. Martin became a specialist in the open air or “plain air” painting and the use of pure color. The technique used by Martin demanded a free and spontaneous style of painting in order to catch the rapid changes in outdoor light. An artist of these schools he attempted to extract the colors and shapes as well as the fragrances of nature, putting the total ambiance and experience directly onto the canvas. As a general rule, artists from prior schools of classical training chose to absorb the experience of nature into mental and emotional images or perhaps even sketches and then return to the silent studio where they organized their thoughts and interpreted them onto canvas. The primary motivation for Martin born out of the teachings of the Moret School was to go through the woods with his paints and canvasses capturing a piece of nature at an exact prescribed time, thus eliminating the intellectual character of landscape painting. He believed that a landscape should be viewed purely as a moment of beauty. Among the fine landscape painters, Maurice Martin is one of the most renowned in the world. He was a member of the board and commission of examiners at the Salon des Artistes and also Vice President of the Society of French Landscape Painters. In addition, Martin became a member of the Board of Examiners at the School of Moret sur Loing, where Alfred Sisley, throughout his life had painted. There he had come to be affectionately called, one of the “Four Musketeers of Impressionism”, next to Monet, Renoir and Pissarro. Martin was a tall man and in his words, “saw from high up”. Yet his paintings are always impeccable in their perception, well lit and full of grace. His many landscapes include studies of Picardy, the Isle of France, Brittany and Provence. He also painted in Spain, especially Grenada and Malaga, capturing with the tip of his brush the dances of sunlight he so much loved. The Foundation Taylor, to which he belonged, has created a prize”Maurice Martin” which is awarded every year during the “Salon de Moret”. MAURICE MARTIN ou la fidelite à la nature 1894-1978, published 1992 by M.J. Roosendaal-Theoullier. – See more at: http://scohenfineart.com/biographies/m/martin-maurice/#sthash.bI3Jr83h.dpuf Buyer pays for shipping. Complete set of 6 Morris and Bendien Fashion Lithos C. M. Perret, Mexican Dancers, Donald Art Co. Collection Two Color Engravings by Mote, 1803-1871 Pair of Clowns signed Rico Tomaso, DAC Collection Regis Bouvier de Cachard Original Oil, Venice, DAC Collection © Donald Art Company Collection 2021 You're viewing: Original Barges on the Seine by Maurice Martin from DAC Collection $945.00	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3037
__label__cc	0.538887	0.461113	Donna R. Gore LadyJustice Victim Impact Statement Assistance September 20, 2020 ImaginePublicity The Intersection of Life and Death-The Murder of Melissa Millan When I endeavor to tell a true account of a homicide, I try to look behind, under and around what has already been reported. What is it that is so intriguing? What is the human side of the story? Although I do not “blame the victim,” there is always a certain level of responsibility all victims carry, in the final scenes of their lives.. I always endeavor to showcase the victim more than the perpetrator. (a rare event in 2020). Melissa’s Background and her Passion for Running There is no doubt that Melissa Millan, at age 54, was a renaissance woman in the true sense in which her life pursuits harnessed talents embodying all things mind, body and spirit. Chamber orchestra, cross country, hiking skiing, biking, a mentor to others, caring and compassionate family member and tremendous business leader. Melissa rose to the top of the corporate executive ladder in the insurance industry. She was previously married and had two children. It was noted that the divorce was fairly amicable, although she was ordered to pay her ex-husband $8,000 per month in alimony. Her murder occurred on a typical fall night on November 20, 2014. At that time, she had a 13 year tenure as the Senior Vice President for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company in the Retirement Services Division – just 30 miles from her Simsbury, CT home. As an avid runner, Mellisa used the Simsbury Greenway-a paved strip parallel along Ironhorse Blvd, separated from traffic by a low wooden fence and intermittent street lamps. It is an interconnected series of bike trails spanning from Southwick, Mass to Collisnville, CT – filled with history, maintaining the character of New England with splendid scenery. In fact, Simsbury was designated the first bicycle friendly community in Connecticut, holding their first event in 2011- a 48 mile trek. The section in Simsbury is 9 miles long, paved, “easy terrain” and takes about an hour by bike. It officially closes at sunset. On the evening of November 20, 2014, at 7:36 p.m; Melissa had her usual gear with her- a headlamp and bright reflective clothing. But, little did she realize a predator was lurking in the dark and he had a plan to kill after he decided without any real interaction with Melissa, that “she was out of his league.” The perpetrator didn’t stalk her in the sense of having a personal history and a well thought out plan. This was a crime of opportunity- one solely cooked up in his warped mind in a matter of a minute or two. Although Melissa was extremely physically fit, she was not prepared. She was not safe, as we have seen in other examples such as experienced hikers. You can plan and have experience, but it may not save you in a crisis. (See this blog – https://donnagore.com/2016/11/29/taking-a-wrong-turn-too-many-times-the-tragic-death-of-an-appalachian-hiker-gone-missing/) The hard truth was quoted as by an expert fitness trainer- “The Only Way to Guarantee You Won’t be Attacked While Running is to Not Go Running.” On this sober note, I can only speculate that Melissa Millan had a false sense of security. She had probably run this route many, many times. With the severity of her wounds and the fact that she actually removed the weapon- a knife from her chest, her chances of survival were slim without stopping the bleeding and the extent of internal bleeding. The Circumstances of the Deadly Encounter; and the Perpetrator- This was not ‘just another attack’” on that dark fall night in Simsbury. Yes, the victim was clearly an exceptional woman who never deserved her fate. But the history, actions and behavior of perpetrator William Winters Leverett and his family serve to make this story incredulous! William Leverett was 23 at the time of the crime and initially lived with his grandparents in Windsor Locks, CT; He had a prior conviction as a sex offender in Colorado -an 11 year old girl- a family friend whom he molested several times. He “got off” with probation, a $438 fine and registed as a sex offender; His grandfather, a poet, wrote a letter to the surrounding neighbors, in an effort for “transparency” saying his grandson’s past offenses “were only a misunderstanding;” (Hardly!) The perpetrator came to Simbury,Connecticut in 2011, registered as a sex offender in CT and started his own produce stand. He was then hired by the Fresh Market in Avon as an Assistant Manger where he had a clean record for the intervening five years. However, co-workers described his affect as “weird” while others said he was “child-like.” Leverett’s routine was to attend sex offender therapy sessions in Harford as well as a church based in Windsor Locks called OpenGate Ministeries. ( Apparently a very conservative congregation based on information from their Facebook content). Meetings were held in congregant’s homes in different towns in a kind of “round robin fashion.” Leverett had been a member for approximately 3.5 years On the night of the crime, the lexicon Leverett used regarding his state of mind was “lonely,” ‘seeking human contact” after arriving home from his sex offender support group. Even his dog was not there… Therefore, we went prowling. He drove to the Simsbury Post Office after dark- A nondescript one story brick building with entry on the right, flanked by four windows and a driveway on the right side. Only two small lantern lights are visible on either side of the entrance. (Many post offices in smaller towns in Connecticut have the same exact architecture). The perpetrator’s “faulty thinking” would have been so obvious to the rest of us. Why would he go to a post office around 7 pm for human contact? Initially, he parked at the post office, and actually rejected the opportunity to speak to a man walking his dog. Why? I think, he in fact, really wanted a woman… At 23 years old, it isn’t known whether he had ever had an intimate relationship to that point. Supposedly he was put off by the cold night air…or was it something else? A Murder Plan Was Perculating for the Love of a Woman and a Very Misguided Suitor- Motive & Irrational Thought Process– Months earlier, several publications report he had a lot on his mind. Among his concerns, he had met a woman named Kerri, perhaps at church or at work. Leverett supposedly was “worried and embarrassed about his sex offender status and she learning about it” and thus rejecting him. He explained to Simsbury police during his in person confession, “If I just killed somebody, it would make all that (previous sex offenses) go away and I wouldn’t have to explain myself.” So, I suspect that this woman Kerri was the motive for murder and a potentially a future love in his sick mind, in the months leading up to Melissa Milan’s murder.Oh, what a heavy burden for this poor woman! A Crime of Opportunity- Leverett returned to his car, drove further down the road and stopped at an intersection. At that moment, Melissa Milan appeared in his view, running in front of his car. Dare I say it? Had it been any other woman, there is no doubt, that person would have been a murder victim. This moment was pivotal, as various accounts have described his reaction as “frenzied”, “getting mentally aroused.” Frenzy-Definition- a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior. Do not forget, it was dark, although Melissa wore a headlamp and bright pink outerwear. It must have been only a glance. She was 54; He was 23. How could he have “selected her” and in an instant grew very angry, deciding that she was “way out of his league” and “he couldn’t have her?” I suggest that it was more than “mental arousal.” Had his years of pent-up frustrations “just reached a point of no return?” He overtook Melissa with his car, excitedly and intentionally went to an unlit portion of the trail, “while in his frenzy”. When she approached, he purposeful\y ran into her, plunging a knife into her chest, whereafter she pushed him, causing the knife to be removed while he was still holding onto it. She exclaimed, “Oh,my God, Oh my God, Oh, My God.” She then fell over the wooden guardrail onto Iron Horse Blvd. The bloodied perpetrator then ran away- for nearly 4 years! Luckily a passer by found Melissa, in minutes, called 911. She was transported to Trauma Center in Hartford, but she could not be saved. It is a curious sidenote, that this sexual offender chose not to attack sexually, but instead chose to murder. An on line review of literature did not lend any information about an offender who violates children and then,as an adult, choses to murder without the sexual component; After exhaustive investigative efforts by multiple agencies, this case remained cold with no true suspects, no direct evidence. Six months later, with a “tempting infusion of cash”, someone from the community anonymously donated $40,000. However, this valiant effort did not help to bring resolution. Unheard of- A Perpetrator Reveals his Crime Buried in his Psyche for Almost 4 years! After three and a half years, a confidant at Leverett’s church was witness to his horrifying confession; The person immediately went to OpenGate Church co-pastors Michael & Collette Trazinski of Windsor Locks, CT, who were shocked and stunned to the core and told Everett “You know what you need to do.” Everyone was crying after his initial confession. The three church members then accompanied Leverett to the Simsbury Police to confess. This event is remarkable for so many reasons – Confessing, “growing a conscience” after nearly 4 years; Trustiing church members, and actually walking into the police department to “do the deed.” Had he not confessed, he would most likely have gotten away with murder, as there were no leads or probable cause for any arrests. Alternately, this perpetrator may have committed suicide, perhaps. Confession Letters Never Sent– Sometime in the intervening nearly 4 years, the perpetrator reported and the police verified by search, that he wrote confession letters to family and friends. HOWEVER, they were very generic, and only referred to “a serious crime,” in addition to never sending the letters! SEGUE- How Common are Confessions to the Police…. In the Aftermath of the Crime? To date, no one has addressed this interesting question. I sought answers both nationally and in Connecticut. I could find no apparent data addressing this issue nationally from the DOJ or any other entity. Confessions- After the Fact in Connecticut- Most Connecticut residents are familiar with Joseph “MadDog” Taborsky, for this heinous robber and murderer altered the drinking habits of CT for decades after he robbed and killed Louis Wolfson, a liquor, ”package store” owner. The crime was committed on Joe’s 25th birthday with his brother, Albert. Police were stymied until his brother contacted the police and confessed to the March 23,1950 killing.As a consequence, Albert had a breakdown, and was confined to a psychiatric unit. His confession was then thrown out, essentially freeing “MadDog” from death row. (The first of his two times on death row.) Carreer criminal – In November 2019, While serving time on another crime, vicious murderer and serial sexual offender, Willie McFarland, 52, of New Haven confessed to the murder of father and son Fred-59 and Greg Harris 29 – after 32 years. The crime occurred August 21, 1987 in which he approached them at their home, asked to borrow a knife, forced his way in, tied them up, stabbed them. slit their throats and sexually assaulted (either the father or the son). Motive – looking for money and a gun. Advances in DNA played a role. Wow! These incidents are very rare indeed when only two can be found in 60 years in one state! There may be others nationally, but not easily located. Unfortunately, William Winters Leverett may be known for this fact alone rather than taking the life of Melissa Millan. The Police Investigation and Unburying Evidence- It is not a writer’s job to unnecessarily point fingers Although Simbury is a small very affluent town, they encounter very few murders. Police reportedly worked in concert with the FBI and handed the case over to the State’s Attorney Cold Case Unit at some point in 2017 when no leads were found. Knowing the demeanor of Leverett, his “child like nature”, lack of sophistication and mental instability, I have to wonder how he kept law enforcement at bay for so long? Some publications have stated that the arrest hinged solely on his confession, knowing Melissa’s specific clothing and one glove with danming DNA. However there was more evidence as Leverett recounted The Evidence – Knife – He threw it out the car window on a side street and went back to retrieve it a few days later… and then discarded it in a trash compactor at work. Hmmm. No mention of the trash compactor testing . [Blood residue has even been recovered from 100,000-year-old stone tools. … The antigens that allow blood group testing, however, deteriorate with age or improper storage.] His Bloodied Clothing – He reported that he washed his bloody clothing; Bloodied Boots – Held and then donated to Goodwill Several months later. (No way to trace?) It makes one think about Goodwill donations… Bloodied Gloves – Hidden in a relative’s barn and then the property was sold; One glove fell behind a cabinet that he could not reach. However, the OTHER glove was located with the assistance of police in the rafters of the barn. Leverett was arrested, charged with murder on Sunday, September 23, 2018. He was arraigned on Monday, September 25, 2018 in Enfield , CT. Judge Sheila Prats kept Leverett’s bail at $2 million and transferred his case to Hartford Superior Court, which deals with more serious crimes. His case has yet to come to trial. Leverett’s mother, residing in Colorado Springs, cried and was unaware of this crime and his confession. Pastor Trazinski “became a father figure to him” because Leverett had a “very poor upbringing.” Melissa Millan’s family responded with class, saying the arrest and arraignment of Leverett brought “renewed grief, heartache and the knowledge that justice can never be served for the senseless act that robbed them of her beautiful presence.” Running Safety- Running safety tips are plentiful- Running against traffic, ditch the music, bring a dog, have a charged cell phone, use a self defense tool, or use safety companion apps that locate where you are and send alerts, sirens if not respond to. (Ex- ReactMobile, Kitestring, bSafe, RoadID) However with some, you need to have a set up contact list in your phone should you not respond or not reach your destination. ***However apps may locate your location but not how to access you immediately. The bottom line- Self-defense and fitness experts stress the fact that ‘safety tools” need to be practiced, and may fail, so they always recommend having a “plan B.” The Final Word- Ironically, in 1972, Alfred Hitchcock wrote and produced a film called “Frenzy,” taking place in London about a serial killer terrorizing the public by killing each victim with a necktie. I dare say, Mr. Hitchcock could not have imagined or written a more horrible crime than that of William Winters Leverett. [Rest in peace, Melissa Milan, you are truly missed!] References- https://criminaldiscoursepodcast.com/melissa-millan/; October 2019; –https://bikepathsct.weebly.com/simsbury.html; https://www.runnersworld.com/beginner/a27559884/running-safety/; Safety through training beats false security https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenzy https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM112TX_Simsbury_CT_06070 https://www.masslive.com/news/erry-2018/09/2a43cec9697081/what-we-know-about-william-lev.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/28/i-cant-have-her-a-slain-joggers-case-went-cold-then-a-sex-offender-went-to-see-his-pastor/ https://www.journalinquirer.com/crime_and_courts/light-shed-on-murder-wl-man-s-confession-provides-details-on-2014-slaying-of-simsbury/article_374d3122-c0d7-11e8-a2ca-8b7e3aecf966.html; https://connecticuthistory.org/joseph-taborsky-and-the-mad-dog-killings/; https://donnagore.com/2016/08/03/relentless-killers-in-connecticut-history-two-decades-apart/; Suspect in 32-Year-Old Murder of Father and Son in Hamden Arrested Judicial System Survivors of Homicide Murder of Melissa Milan Murder Victims Published by ImaginePublicity marketing.promotions.publicity ImaginePublicity View all posts by ImaginePublicity Previous Reflections of the Importance of Parents in the Midst of a Pandemic Mary Lee Claflin says: Thanks Donna. 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__label__wiki	0.851119	0.851119	Highest-paid musician in the world in 2021 Mick Fleetwood Highest-Paid Musician in the World By Carol Kearney Mick Fleetwood led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid musicians” released on Tuesday. Mick Fleetwood » Mick Fleetwood goes ‘Gangnam Style’ Music January 2021 Mick Fleetwood: New Album and 2021 World Tour? Is Mick Fleetwood secretly gay and hiding in the closet? It's been a rough year for the musician, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 73-year-old Mick Fleetwood has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid musicians for 2021 with an estimated $46 million in combined earnings. Mick Fleetwood tops annual list of highest-paid musicians In 2018 it looked like the musician’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Tuesday (January 19) that Fleetwood is the highest-paid musician in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between December 2019 and December 2020, a nearly $20 million lead over his closest competition. People With Money’s factors In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work. The British musician has an estimated net worth of $145 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Fleetwood Burger” chain) in London, a Football Team (the “Redruth Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderfleetwood - UK), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Mick) and a fashion line called “Mick Fleetwood Seduction”. The ranking is significant for many Mick fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime. Mick Fleetwood: Recent News Mick Fleetwood to announce retirement at age 73 Babies January 18, 2021 Mick Fleetwood to Be a Dad? Mick Fleetwood Named Sexiest Musician Alive	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3047
__label__wiki	0.960762	0.960762	Household incomes fell by 20pc due to COVID-19: BBS survey Prothom Alo English Desk Published: 6 October 2020, 20:53 Although the average household income declined by 20 per cent due to COVID-19 fallout, the resumption of economic activities helped bring down the unemployment rate, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), UNB reports. The average monthly income of each household was Tk 19,425 in March which came down to Tk 15,492 in August, the Perception Survey on Livelihood 2020 found. Household expenditure fell by 6.14 per cent during the period. The average expenditures of a family were Tk 15,403 in March which came down to Tk 14,119 in August. The report titled ‘COVID-19 Bangladesh: Perception Survey over Impacts on Livelihood’ was revealed at the meeting the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held virtually with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday. The prime minister and planning minister MA Mannan joined the meeting from Ganobhaban, while other ECNEC members were connected from the NEC Bhaban. BBS carried out the telephone-based survey on randomly selected 2,040 mobile numbers of four mobile operators. Some 48.48 per cent (989 persons) responded to the survey questions during the weeklong survey conducted from 13 to 19 September. “This perception survey was carried out in a very scientific and modern way,” the planning minister said while briefing reporters after the Ecnec meeting. He said that although COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on different sectors of the country, the agriculture sector was not affected due to the pandemic. After Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on 7 March, the government took prompt measures to contain the virus’ spread by imposing restrictions on movement and shut down all non-essential businesses. This put millions out of job. After months-long shutdown, the government gradually eased the restrictions and helped resume economic activities. The survey findings showed that some two-thirds (68.39 pc) of the families went through financial problems from April to July 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak. One-fifth households (21.33 per cent) received government reliefs and assistance during the time. The monthly income of the families who received reliefs and assistance was Tk 20,000 or below, the study found. The day labourers were 8 per cent in March, which came down to 4 per cent in July and again jumped to 7.5 per cent in September, but the per centage of the agriculture-dependent households remained unchanged at 10 per cent between March and July. According to the survey, the unemployment rate went up ten times due to the fallout of the COVID-19. It was 2.3 per cent in March, which soared to 22.39 per cent in July but again came down to 4 per cent in September. The per centage of businessmen declined 10 per cent in July from 17 per cent in March. But it increased to 17 per cent in September, according to the survey. BBS carried out the telephone interview-based survey for the first time. Replying to a question, Statistics and Informatics division secretary Md Yamin Chowdhury said the country is gradually overcoming the shocks of COVID-19 due to resumption of economic activities.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3049
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__label__wiki	0.68406	0.68406	Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields Matthew F. Lapa, Taylor L. Hughes Materials Research Lab We study the semiclassical theory of wave packet dynamics in crystalline solids extended to include the effects of a nonuniform electric field. In particular, we derive a correction to the semiclassical equations of motion (EOMs) for the dynamics of the wave packet center that depends on the gradient of the electric field and on the quantum metric (also called the Fubini-Study, Bures, or Bloch metric) on the Brillouin zone. We show that the physical origin of this term is a contribution to the total energy of the wave packet that depends on its electric quadrupole moment and on the electric-field gradient. We also derive an equation relating the electric quadrupole moment of a sharply peaked wave packet to the quantum metric evaluated at the wave packet center in reciprocal space. Finally, we explore the physical consequences of this correction to the semiclassical EOMs. We show that in a metal with broken time-reversal and inversion symmetry, an electric-field gradient can generate a longitudinal current which is linear in the electric-field gradient, and which depends on the quantum metric at the Fermi surface. We then give two examples of concrete lattice models in which this effect occurs. Our results show that nonuniform electric fields can be used to probe the quantum geometry of the electronic bands in metals and open the door to further studies of the effects of nonuniform electric fields in solids. Physical Review B https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 Published - Mar 22 2019 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Wave packets Chemical Compounds wave packets Physics & Astronomy electric fields Physics & Astronomy Fermi surface Chemical Compounds Equations of motion Chemical Compounds Metals Chemical Compounds Lapa, M. F., & Hughes, T. L. (2019). Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields. Physical Review B, 99(12), [121111]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields. / Lapa, Matthew F.; Hughes, Taylor L. In: Physical Review B, Vol. 99, No. 12, 121111, 22.03.2019. Lapa, MF & Hughes, TL 2019, 'Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields', Physical Review B, vol. 99, no. 12, 121111. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 Lapa MF, Hughes TL. Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields. Physical Review B. 2019 Mar 22;99(12). 121111. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 Lapa, Matthew F. ; Hughes, Taylor L. / Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields. In: Physical Review B. 2019 ; Vol. 99, No. 12. @article{98fcdba32f2b485797a1a8239de07522, title = "Semiclassical wave packet dynamics in nonuniform electric fields", abstract = "We study the semiclassical theory of wave packet dynamics in crystalline solids extended to include the effects of a nonuniform electric field. In particular, we derive a correction to the semiclassical equations of motion (EOMs) for the dynamics of the wave packet center that depends on the gradient of the electric field and on the quantum metric (also called the Fubini-Study, Bures, or Bloch metric) on the Brillouin zone. We show that the physical origin of this term is a contribution to the total energy of the wave packet that depends on its electric quadrupole moment and on the electric-field gradient. We also derive an equation relating the electric quadrupole moment of a sharply peaked wave packet to the quantum metric evaluated at the wave packet center in reciprocal space. Finally, we explore the physical consequences of this correction to the semiclassical EOMs. We show that in a metal with broken time-reversal and inversion symmetry, an electric-field gradient can generate a longitudinal current which is linear in the electric-field gradient, and which depends on the quantum metric at the Fermi surface. We then give two examples of concrete lattice models in which this effect occurs. 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We show that the physical origin of this term is a contribution to the total energy of the wave packet that depends on its electric quadrupole moment and on the electric-field gradient. We also derive an equation relating the electric quadrupole moment of a sharply peaked wave packet to the quantum metric evaluated at the wave packet center in reciprocal space. Finally, we explore the physical consequences of this correction to the semiclassical EOMs. We show that in a metal with broken time-reversal and inversion symmetry, an electric-field gradient can generate a longitudinal current which is linear in the electric-field gradient, and which depends on the quantum metric at the Fermi surface. We then give two examples of concrete lattice models in which this effect occurs. Our results show that nonuniform electric fields can be used to probe the quantum geometry of the electronic bands in metals and open the door to further studies of the effects of nonuniform electric fields in solids. AB - We study the semiclassical theory of wave packet dynamics in crystalline solids extended to include the effects of a nonuniform electric field. In particular, we derive a correction to the semiclassical equations of motion (EOMs) for the dynamics of the wave packet center that depends on the gradient of the electric field and on the quantum metric (also called the Fubini-Study, Bures, or Bloch metric) on the Brillouin zone. We show that the physical origin of this term is a contribution to the total energy of the wave packet that depends on its electric quadrupole moment and on the electric-field gradient. We also derive an equation relating the electric quadrupole moment of a sharply peaked wave packet to the quantum metric evaluated at the wave packet center in reciprocal space. Finally, we explore the physical consequences of this correction to the semiclassical EOMs. We show that in a metal with broken time-reversal and inversion symmetry, an electric-field gradient can generate a longitudinal current which is linear in the electric-field gradient, and which depends on the quantum metric at the Fermi surface. We then give two examples of concrete lattice models in which this effect occurs. Our results show that nonuniform electric fields can be used to probe the quantum geometry of the electronic bands in metals and open the door to further studies of the effects of nonuniform electric fields in solids. U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.121111 JO - Physical Review B JF - Physical Review B	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3065
__label__wiki	0.701815	0.701815	Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats Shang Tang Chang, Che Se Tung, Yu-Lung Lin, Chia Hsin Chuang, An Rong Lee, Yia Ping Liu Repeated exposure to psychostimulant drugs has been known to produce behavioral sensitization, a phenomenon explicitly indexed by locomotion (LM) and stereotyped movements (SM). So far, no evidence has demonstrated that this phenomenon can be displayed following the administration of modafinil (MOD) in animal study. We, therefore, assessed the possibility of behavioral sensitization of MOD and a direct dopamine agonist, apomorphine (APO), and cross-sensitization of these two drugs with one other. Pretreatment with MOD (64 mg/kg) or APO (0.5 mg/kg or 1.0 mg/kg) for 10 consecutive days was followed by a short-term (3 days) or long-term (21 days) withdrawal. Rats were then challenged with the drug and reciprocally re-challenged with the counterpart drug. The results showed that following short-term and long-term washout periods, both MOD and APO successfully induced sensitization in LM and SM. There was no cross-sensitization; an even lesser magnitude in LM when MOD-sensitized rats were challenged with APO was observed. However, after both the short-term and long-term withdrawal periods, APO (1.0 mg/kg)-sensitized rats showed cross-sensitization in LM and SM to MOD (64 mg/kg) challenge. The magnitude of APO-MOD cross-sensitization was lesser than the behavioral sensitization induced by APO alone. Our results indicated behavioral sensitization could be induced in rats exposed to MOD. In addition, changes in dopaminergic receptor activities could be involved in cross-sensitization of APO to MOD but not vice versa. Chinese Journal of Physiology https://doi.org/10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067 Behavioral sensitization Cross-sensitization 10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Modafinil Medicine & Life Sciences Apomorphine Medicine & Life Sciences Locomotion Medicine & Life Sciences Pharmaceutical Preparations Medicine & Life Sciences Dopamine Agonists Medicine & Life Sciences Chang, S. T., Tung, C. S., Lin, Y-L., Chuang, C. H., Lee, A. R., & Liu, Y. P. (2010). Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats. Chinese Journal of Physiology, 53(5), 318-327. https://doi.org/10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067 Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats. / Chang, Shang Tang; Tung, Che Se; Lin, Yu-Lung; Chuang, Chia Hsin; Lee, An Rong; Liu, Yia Ping. In: Chinese Journal of Physiology, Vol. 53, No. 5, 01.01.2010, p. 318-327. Chang, ST, Tung, CS, Lin, Y-L, Chuang, CH, Lee, AR & Liu, YP 2010, 'Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats', Chinese Journal of Physiology, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 318-327. https://doi.org/10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067 Chang ST, Tung CS, Lin Y-L, Chuang CH, Lee AR, Liu YP. Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats. Chinese Journal of Physiology. 2010 Jan 1;53(5):318-327. https://doi.org/10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067 Chang, Shang Tang ; Tung, Che Se ; Lin, Yu-Lung ; Chuang, Chia Hsin ; Lee, An Rong ; Liu, Yia Ping. / Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats. In: Chinese Journal of Physiology. 2010 ; Vol. 53, No. 5. pp. 318-327. @article{9c71385ce72642aeaf98aeb995fc458b, title = "Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats", abstract = "Repeated exposure to psychostimulant drugs has been known to produce behavioral sensitization, a phenomenon explicitly indexed by locomotion (LM) and stereotyped movements (SM). So far, no evidence has demonstrated that this phenomenon can be displayed following the administration of modafinil (MOD) in animal study. We, therefore, assessed the possibility of behavioral sensitization of MOD and a direct dopamine agonist, apomorphine (APO), and cross-sensitization of these two drugs with one other. Pretreatment with MOD (64 mg/kg) or APO (0.5 mg/kg or 1.0 mg/kg) for 10 consecutive days was followed by a short-term (3 days) or long-term (21 days) withdrawal. Rats were then challenged with the drug and reciprocally re-challenged with the counterpart drug. The results showed that following short-term and long-term washout periods, both MOD and APO successfully induced sensitization in LM and SM. There was no cross-sensitization; an even lesser magnitude in LM when MOD-sensitized rats were challenged with APO was observed. However, after both the short-term and long-term withdrawal periods, APO (1.0 mg/kg)-sensitized rats showed cross-sensitization in LM and SM to MOD (64 mg/kg) challenge. The magnitude of APO-MOD cross-sensitization was lesser than the behavioral sensitization induced by APO alone. Our results indicated behavioral sensitization could be induced in rats exposed to MOD. In addition, changes in dopaminergic receptor activities could be involved in cross-sensitization of APO to MOD but not vice versa.", keywords = "APO, Behavioral sensitization, Cross-sensitization, Dopamine, MOD", author = "Chang, {Shang Tang} and Tung, {Che Se} and Yu-Lung Lin and Chuang, {Chia Hsin} and Lee, {An Rong} and Liu, {Yia Ping}", doi = "10.4077/CJP.2010.AMK067", journal = "Chinese Journal of Physiology", publisher = "Chinese Physiological Society", T1 - Behavioral and cross sensitization after repeated exposure to modafinil and apomorphine in rats AU - Chang, Shang Tang AU - Tung, Che Se AU - Lin, Yu-Lung AU - Chuang, Chia Hsin AU - Lee, An Rong AU - Liu, Yia Ping N2 - Repeated exposure to psychostimulant drugs has been known to produce behavioral sensitization, a phenomenon explicitly indexed by locomotion (LM) and stereotyped movements (SM). So far, no evidence has demonstrated that this phenomenon can be displayed following the administration of modafinil (MOD) in animal study. We, therefore, assessed the possibility of behavioral sensitization of MOD and a direct dopamine agonist, apomorphine (APO), and cross-sensitization of these two drugs with one other. Pretreatment with MOD (64 mg/kg) or APO (0.5 mg/kg or 1.0 mg/kg) for 10 consecutive days was followed by a short-term (3 days) or long-term (21 days) withdrawal. Rats were then challenged with the drug and reciprocally re-challenged with the counterpart drug. The results showed that following short-term and long-term washout periods, both MOD and APO successfully induced sensitization in LM and SM. There was no cross-sensitization; an even lesser magnitude in LM when MOD-sensitized rats were challenged with APO was observed. However, after both the short-term and long-term withdrawal periods, APO (1.0 mg/kg)-sensitized rats showed cross-sensitization in LM and SM to MOD (64 mg/kg) challenge. The magnitude of APO-MOD cross-sensitization was lesser than the behavioral sensitization induced by APO alone. Our results indicated behavioral sensitization could be induced in rats exposed to MOD. In addition, changes in dopaminergic receptor activities could be involved in cross-sensitization of APO to MOD but not vice versa. AB - Repeated exposure to psychostimulant drugs has been known to produce behavioral sensitization, a phenomenon explicitly indexed by locomotion (LM) and stereotyped movements (SM). So far, no evidence has demonstrated that this phenomenon can be displayed following the administration of modafinil (MOD) in animal study. We, therefore, assessed the possibility of behavioral sensitization of MOD and a direct dopamine agonist, apomorphine (APO), and cross-sensitization of these two drugs with one other. Pretreatment with MOD (64 mg/kg) or APO (0.5 mg/kg or 1.0 mg/kg) for 10 consecutive days was followed by a short-term (3 days) or long-term (21 days) withdrawal. Rats were then challenged with the drug and reciprocally re-challenged with the counterpart drug. The results showed that following short-term and long-term washout periods, both MOD and APO successfully induced sensitization in LM and SM. There was no cross-sensitization; an even lesser magnitude in LM when MOD-sensitized rats were challenged with APO was observed. However, after both the short-term and long-term withdrawal periods, APO (1.0 mg/kg)-sensitized rats showed cross-sensitization in LM and SM to MOD (64 mg/kg) challenge. The magnitude of APO-MOD cross-sensitization was lesser than the behavioral sensitization induced by APO alone. 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__label__cc	0.718784	0.281216	Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle Joseph M Autry, Christine B Karim, Sudeep Perumbakkam, Carrie J. Finno, Erica C. McKenzie, David D. Thomas, Stephanie J Valberg Chemical and Structural Biology (TMED) Ca2+ regulation in equine muscle is important for horse performance, yet little is known about this species-specific regulation. We reported recently that horse encode unique gene and protein sequences for the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-transporting ATPase (SERCA) and the regulatory subunit sarcolipin (SLN). Here we quantified gene transcription and protein expression of SERCA and its inhibitory peptides in horse gluteus, as compared to commonly-studied rabbit skeletal muscle. RNA sequencing and protein immunoblotting determined that horse gluteus expresses the ATP2A1 gene (SERCA1) as the predominant SR Ca2+-ATPase isoform and the SLN gene as the most-abundant SERCA inhibitory peptide, as also found in rabbit skeletal muscle. Equine muscle expresses an insignificant level of phospholamban (PLN), another key SERCA inhibitory peptide expressed commonly in a variety of mammalian striated muscles. Surprisingly in horse, the RNA transcript ratio of SLN-to-ATP2A1 is an order of magnitude higher than in rabbit, while the corresponding protein expression ratio is an order of magnitude lower than in rabbit. Thus, SLN is not efficiently translated or maintained as a stable protein in horse muscle, suggesting a non-coding role for supra-abundant SLN mRNA. We propose that the lack of SLN and PLN inhibition of SERCA activity in equine muscle is an evolutionary adaptation that potentiates Ca2+ cycling and muscle contractility in a prey species domestically selected for speed. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040178 Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the Morris Animal Foundation under award number D16EQ-004 to S.J.V., J.M.A., and D.D.T., plus award number D14EQ-021 to E.C.M. and S.J.V. Morris Animal Foundation is the global leader in supporting science that advances animal health. Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01GM027906, R01HL139065, and R37AG026160 to D.D.T. The content of this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation, or decision to publish. Equidae Gene expression profiling Intracellular membranes Long noncoding RNA Protein subunits Sarcolipin Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-transporting ATPases 10.3390/vetsci7040178 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. sarcolipin Medicine & Life Sciences horses Agriculture & Biology protein synthesis Agriculture & Biology muscles Agriculture & Biology Muscles Medicine & Life Sciences Proteins Medicine & Life Sciences Autry, J. M., Karim, C. B., Perumbakkam, S., Finno, C. J., McKenzie, E. C., Thomas, D. D., & Valberg, S. J. (2020). Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle. Veterinary Sciences, 7(4), 1-23. [178]. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040178 Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle. / Autry, Joseph M; Karim, Christine B; Perumbakkam, Sudeep; Finno, Carrie J.; McKenzie, Erica C.; Thomas, David D.; Valberg, Stephanie J. In: Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 4, 178, 12.2020, p. 1-23. Autry, JM, Karim, CB, Perumbakkam, S, Finno, CJ, McKenzie, EC, Thomas, DD & Valberg, SJ 2020, 'Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle', Veterinary Sciences, vol. 7, no. 4, 178, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040178 Autry JM, Karim CB, Perumbakkam S, Finno CJ, McKenzie EC, Thomas DD et al. Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle. Veterinary Sciences. 2020 Dec;7(4):1-23. 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040178 Autry, Joseph M ; Karim, Christine B ; Perumbakkam, Sudeep ; Finno, Carrie J. ; McKenzie, Erica C. ; Thomas, David D. ; Valberg, Stephanie J. / Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle. In: Veterinary Sciences. 2020 ; Vol. 7, No. 4. pp. 1-23. @article{c2adb1214fa04c7ab52857b32acce7e1, title = "Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle", abstract = "Ca2+ regulation in equine muscle is important for horse performance, yet little is known about this species-specific regulation. We reported recently that horse encode unique gene and protein sequences for the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-transporting ATPase (SERCA) and the regulatory subunit sarcolipin (SLN). Here we quantified gene transcription and protein expression of SERCA and its inhibitory peptides in horse gluteus, as compared to commonly-studied rabbit skeletal muscle. RNA sequencing and protein immunoblotting determined that horse gluteus expresses the ATP2A1 gene (SERCA1) as the predominant SR Ca2+-ATPase isoform and the SLN gene as the most-abundant SERCA inhibitory peptide, as also found in rabbit skeletal muscle. Equine muscle expresses an insignificant level of phospholamban (PLN), another key SERCA inhibitory peptide expressed commonly in a variety of mammalian striated muscles. Surprisingly in horse, the RNA transcript ratio of SLN-to-ATP2A1 is an order of magnitude higher than in rabbit, while the corresponding protein expression ratio is an order of magnitude lower than in rabbit. Thus, SLN is not efficiently translated or maintained as a stable protein in horse muscle, suggesting a non-coding role for supra-abundant SLN mRNA. We propose that the lack of SLN and PLN inhibition of SERCA activity in equine muscle is an evolutionary adaptation that potentiates Ca2+ cycling and muscle contractility in a prey species domestically selected for speed.", keywords = "Equidae, Gene expression profiling, Intracellular membranes, Long noncoding RNA, Peptides, Protein subunits, Rhabdomyolysis, Sarcolipin, Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-transporting ATPases, Western blotting", author = "Autry, {Joseph M} and Karim, {Christine B} and Sudeep Perumbakkam and Finno, {Carrie J.} and McKenzie, {Erica C.} and Thomas, {David D.} and Valberg, {Stephanie J}", note = "Funding Information: Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the Morris Animal Foundation under award number D16EQ-004 to S.J.V., J.M.A., and D.D.T., plus award number D14EQ-021 to E.C.M. and S.J.V. Morris Animal Foundation is the global leader in supporting science that advances animal health. Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01GM027906, R01HL139065, and R37AG026160 to D.D.T. The content of this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation, or decision to publish.", doi = "10.3390/vetsci7040178", journal = "Veterinary Sciences", T1 - Sarcolipin exhibits abundant RNA transcription and minimal protein expression in horse gluteal muscle AU - Autry, Joseph M AU - Karim, Christine B AU - Perumbakkam, Sudeep AU - Finno, Carrie J. AU - McKenzie, Erica C. AU - Thomas, David D. AU - Valberg, Stephanie J N1 - Funding Information: Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the Morris Animal Foundation under award number D16EQ-004 to S.J.V., J.M.A., and D.D.T., plus award number D14EQ-021 to E.C.M. and S.J.V. Morris Animal Foundation is the global leader in supporting science that advances animal health. Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01GM027906, R01HL139065, and R37AG026160 to D.D.T. The content of this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation, or decision to publish. N2 - Ca2+ regulation in equine muscle is important for horse performance, yet little is known about this species-specific regulation. We reported recently that horse encode unique gene and protein sequences for the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-transporting ATPase (SERCA) and the regulatory subunit sarcolipin (SLN). Here we quantified gene transcription and protein expression of SERCA and its inhibitory peptides in horse gluteus, as compared to commonly-studied rabbit skeletal muscle. RNA sequencing and protein immunoblotting determined that horse gluteus expresses the ATP2A1 gene (SERCA1) as the predominant SR Ca2+-ATPase isoform and the SLN gene as the most-abundant SERCA inhibitory peptide, as also found in rabbit skeletal muscle. Equine muscle expresses an insignificant level of phospholamban (PLN), another key SERCA inhibitory peptide expressed commonly in a variety of mammalian striated muscles. Surprisingly in horse, the RNA transcript ratio of SLN-to-ATP2A1 is an order of magnitude higher than in rabbit, while the corresponding protein expression ratio is an order of magnitude lower than in rabbit. Thus, SLN is not efficiently translated or maintained as a stable protein in horse muscle, suggesting a non-coding role for supra-abundant SLN mRNA. We propose that the lack of SLN and PLN inhibition of SERCA activity in equine muscle is an evolutionary adaptation that potentiates Ca2+ cycling and muscle contractility in a prey species domestically selected for speed. AB - Ca2+ regulation in equine muscle is important for horse performance, yet little is known about this species-specific regulation. We reported recently that horse encode unique gene and protein sequences for the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-transporting ATPase (SERCA) and the regulatory subunit sarcolipin (SLN). Here we quantified gene transcription and protein expression of SERCA and its inhibitory peptides in horse gluteus, as compared to commonly-studied rabbit skeletal muscle. RNA sequencing and protein immunoblotting determined that horse gluteus expresses the ATP2A1 gene (SERCA1) as the predominant SR Ca2+-ATPase isoform and the SLN gene as the most-abundant SERCA inhibitory peptide, as also found in rabbit skeletal muscle. Equine muscle expresses an insignificant level of phospholamban (PLN), another key SERCA inhibitory peptide expressed commonly in a variety of mammalian striated muscles. Surprisingly in horse, the RNA transcript ratio of SLN-to-ATP2A1 is an order of magnitude higher than in rabbit, while the corresponding protein expression ratio is an order of magnitude lower than in rabbit. Thus, SLN is not efficiently translated or maintained as a stable protein in horse muscle, suggesting a non-coding role for supra-abundant SLN mRNA. We propose that the lack of SLN and PLN inhibition of SERCA activity in equine muscle is an evolutionary adaptation that potentiates Ca2+ cycling and muscle contractility in a prey species domestically selected for speed. KW - Equidae KW - Gene expression profiling KW - Intracellular membranes KW - Long noncoding RNA KW - Peptides KW - Protein subunits KW - Rhabdomyolysis KW - Sarcolipin KW - Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-transporting ATPases KW - Western blotting U2 - 10.3390/vetsci7040178 DO - 10.3390/vetsci7040178 JO - Veterinary Sciences JF - Veterinary Sciences	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3067
__label__cc	0.57929	0.42071	Bangladesh: Anti-Corruption Commission sues five on graft charges The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed two cases against five people, including managing director of Regency Packaging Ltd and Regency Trims Ld Yogesh Kakar, over money laundering and tax evasion. ACC Deputy Director Muhammad Shihab Salam filed the cases. Of the cases, one was filed with Dhanmondi Police […] Click here to view original web page at thefinancialexpress.com.bd Rich As F*ck: More Money Than You Know What to Do With Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter South Korea's highest court has upheld former President Park Geun-hye's 20-year prison sentence for her 2018 bribery conviction, ending a corruption scandal that has...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3070
__label__cc	0.654438	0.345562	FGRLS CLUB Your Feminist Content Destination GRL Talk Lily Niu February 23, 2017 Feminism The Man in the High Castle: Hating on Juliana Alexa Davalos as Juliana Crain in Amazon’s original series The Man in the High Castle Fans of Amazon original series The Man in the High Castle can forgive certain Nazis and members of the Kempeitai for some truly horrendous shit but why can’t they cut the show’s female lead, Juliana Crain, any slack whatsoever? If you’re a fan of the show but haven’t yet finished the second series, note that there are SPOILERS ahead. The truth is, Juliana’s been getting a lot of hate on social media ever since season 1. I’d call myself a pretty tough critic when it comes to characters but I really didn’t think a lot of the crap this poor woman (real or not) was getting in the socialsphere was deserved at all. Juliana doesn’t murder people’s loved ones. Juliana doesn’t destroy people’s livelihoods. Juliana’s just going about her business and trying to figure out what really happened to her dead sister, okay? Sure, I get that Obergruppenfuhrer Smith is a family man who will do anything to protect his son from being euthanised because he has “Landouzy-Dejurine syndrome.” I get that Inspector Kido takes his job seriously, is willing to commit Seppuku if he dishonours his superiors, and isn’t a hooker-loving drunk. We’re ALLOWED to feel stabs of sympathy for them here and there- that’s what the writers want- but to insist that Juliana’s the worst out of the entire bunch is insane. I decided to go searching for answers as to why people dislike her so much on Reddit (It was during the Christmas holidays and I simply NEEDED to discuss the show with someone). Here, you’ll discover some surprising and not-so-surprising reasons why fans of the show dislike Juliana so much… A genuine question about Juliana Crain; why does she get so much hate online? I’ve watched both seasons now and don’t understand. Can someone please give me examples of why they don’t like Juliana? You may need to refresh my memory when it comes to some events in Season 1. Thanks in advance! from maninthehighcastle Wearing A Mask Has Been Liberating, For … Why We Must Stop Idolising Our Teenage … GRL, Uninterrupted: I’m finally saying it … It’s Time To Celebrate Silver Vixens alexa davalos, amazon, drama, entertainment, juliana crain, science fiction, sexism, the man in the high castle, tv Previous Post Why My New Mantra is”Be Kind Not Nice” Next Post Feminist Poets Of Instagram December 26, 2020 / 4:12 pm What to me is frustrating about Juliana is the amount of bullshit situations she (and not only she, Frank and Joe as well) gets into with no discernible logic behind what she is doing and still seems to get her way out of. She should’ve been dead a hundreds of time within the first and second season. Also, she leaves burned ground everywhere she passes, having actually valuable resistance people who try to protect her (no idea what for, except for her pretty face) killed one after another. She is the most selfish character I have ever seen, she ruins everyone’s life in every episode, she never learns from her countless mistakes and never grows up from her naivete and trusting nature the level of which would only be justifiable in somebody half her age. The incompetence and thoughtlessness of her, Joe and Frank are to me an insult to viewers’ intellect and make for characters that are far less likable than the actual show’s villains . Now if you fail to see it, then perhaps a TV show the kind of “The Big Bang Theory” would be more appropriate to your comprehensive skills. I worry for the future of a feminist movement, if it’s going to have fighters with this level of insight. Because they are going to be the best unaware allies to people who want it to fail. Tweets by fgrlsclub © 2021 FGRLS CLUB	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3074
__label__cc	0.502037	0.497963	New Haven (CT) Site Launch Press Release Contact: Alison Sherman asherman@communityplates.org CONNECTICUT BASED COMMUNITY PLATES LAUNCHES IN NEW HAVEN ESTABLISHED FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION APPOINTS SITE DIRECTOR Group anticipates rescuing meals for New Haven’s food insecure by month’s end Community Plates has rescued more than a million meals utilizing technology-fueled, volunteer driven, direct-transfer model April 10, 2013 (Fairfield County, CT) – Community Plates, the Connecticut based food rescue organization, has announced their launch, and appointment of a Site Director, in New Haven, CT. This marks the opening of the fourth location, nationwide, for the innovative hunger relief group and they expect to begin rescuing food by month’s end. Albuquerque, NM, Columbus, OH and Fairfield, CT are already community based sites in the fight against food insecurity in the United States where Community Plates is leading the charge. The organization’s proprietary, groundbreaking technology, the GoRescue App, has allowed them to rescue over one million meals in under two years, all of it directly transferred by over 300 volunteer drivers nationwide, for immediate use, to over 40 receiving agencies. Kala Cuerington, the new Site Director, comes to Community Plates with extensive experience in the New Haven nutrition and education fields: she is a service member with Food Corps, works with Common Ground’s School Resource Center and is Chair of the Hew Haven Food Policy Council’s School Food Working Group. On joining Community Plates, Ms. Cuerington recently stated, “I look forward to leading the Community Plates team in New Haven, focused on getting healthy food to those who need it, in an innovative way.” When asked why New Haven was chosen as the new site, in light of the many inquiries Community Plates has had from locations across the country, Executive Director Kevin Mullins replied, “We selected New Haven as our next launch site due to the high incidence of food insecurity and proximity to our headquarters in Fairfield County, but those were not the only reasons. We are about communities helping their own communities, and New Haven has a rich tradition in grass roots organizations which is critical in this first phase as we sign up volunteer food runners, food donors and receiving agencies. We just knew this was the right place.” Founded in January 2011, Community Plates is committed to ending American food-insecurity through direct-transfer food rescue. Established as a 501(c)3 non-profit food-rescue platform, Community Plates is focused on transferring healthy, usable foods to where it can help feed those in need. This volunteer-driven, technology fueled process coordinates with restaurants, grocers, bakeries, caterers and other food-service organizations who have foods destined to be thrown away and delivers the food to soup-kitchens, food-pantries and other hunger relief organizations who serve food-insecure individuals and families. April 10, 2013Posted by kmullinsIn Uncategorized	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3083
__label__cc	0.71537	0.28463	WINTER TRADITIONS IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD November 2020 in The potting shed Does your town, village, region have any tradition that is special to it alone? Where I grew up, in a village outside Sheffield, carol singing began in mid November and lasted until New Year’s Day. These carols weren’t sung in churches or chapels. They had been officially banned by the Church of England, often because they used dialect words or had been written by simple people rather than university educated ones. Although they were not included in official hymn books, they were much loved by the local people because they had been written by local people. They could not be sung in church so they were taken over the road to the pub and sung there instead. The tradition of singing in pubs or in private continues to the present day in the Sheffield and North Derbyshire area. Some villages in Cornwall and Kent have also managed to maintain their local carol singing traditions. Here is one from a part of the south west of Sheffield, now a suburb but when it was written in the 1830s it was a village, called Dore. Written by a man called Richard Furness who was the village schoolteacher, registrar, surgeon and poet. A busy man. https://soundcloud.com/user-807146348/on-the-dew-besprinkled-lawn-dore On the dew besprinkled lawn Watchful till the rosy dawn Shepherds favoured from above Trembling, heard these words of love Go to Bethlem, you will find There the saviour of mankind In a manger with the kine Lowly lies the babe divine Glory be to god whose grace Favoured thus our guilty race Men and angels shout for joy Whilst the morning stars reply Whilst the morning stars reply. Let us know if you have something special to share. pitter-patter Posts: 1,109 One of the main traditions in Romania around the New Year is The Plough and the Dance of the Goat. People dress up in traditional clothes and go around the village to spread good wishes for the new year. This is an ancient agrarian tradition and it’s very much related to the cycle of the seasons, death and rebirth and fertility. The “carollers” perform round dances to cast away any evil and the plough is used to make a symbolic cut in the soil. Here is a clip to watch if you’re interested. The dances start at about 7:00 into the film. I haven’t watched it all as it made me cry... I can only see it with the eyes of the child that used to be a part of all this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tWpOY7m57Bc Warning: Extremely loud trousers! 🙂 🐾 East Midlands 🐾 Ah pitter patter, that is wonderful. Fantastic. What a marvellous tradition and to have kept it alive so well. Romania is just the place for me. I love anything like that. The noisy trousers remind me of Morris dancers in this country. And the Christmas trees/deer/dragons remind me of a Sheffield dance that is also linked to rebirth in the new year where St George fights the dragon, is mortally wounded and brought back to life by an old doctor with a bottle of magic liquid. Can you explain the different characters? The tree/deer? The soldiers with feather dusters? The noisy trouser men? The old men? Thank you so much for putting that on here. A real eye opener. The exact origin of these traditions are lost in history, I suppose, but it’s all to do with agrarian and pastoral rhythms intertwined with ancient beliefs. You’ll probably like our version of Morris dancing called “Călușarii”. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bUvCtXJxHCs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Călușari Oh boy, I don’t know what those people eat for their lunch but I could do with some. What energy.😁 josusa47 Posts: 3,531 Here in Llandudno, we have sponsored sea swimming on Boxing Day for charity. JoeX Posts: 1,368 No local traditions that Im aware of Aaaaghhh, josusa, that sounds like torture. I’d give the charity the money to just not have to do the swim. 😬 Our village has a tradition, if I can call it that because it was only initiated three years ago, which I think is brilliant and I’ve not heard of it done in other places - Final Friday. When the village pub closed, inherited incidentally by Harry Styles’s dad who decided to sell it as a private house, we chose to have a regular social gathering in the church on the last Friday of the month. You take your own drinks and snacks and there is a rota for putting out the tables and chairs and tidying up afterwards. Typically about 40 people gather and there is an understanding that newcomers to the village will be brought into conversations. A charge of £1 is made to cover heating costs During lockdowns Final Friday is one of the things I have missed most. That sounds like a great idea, Ben. It sounds a bit like what a Quaker friend described to me once as one of their “meetings”, but without the paperwork.😁 It can be very difficult getting to know people when you move into a village, especially if you don’t play golf or bridge or have some shareable interest. Here’s another carol, this time from Eyam in north Derbyshire. Eyam (pronounced Eem) was the famous plague village and was the birthplace of Richard Furness (see previous carol). Eyam’s carol singing tradition consists of one village traipse in December, visiting notable houses or those with links to earlier carol singers, finishing off in the Miner’s Arms for a sit down sing and a warm up. A collection is made at each house for the Children's Hospital in Sheffield. Along the way, some houses offer us glasses of whisky (not for me thanks) or hot homemade mince pies (ditto) and one of the carol singers always has a big vat of mulled wine in his camper van, which he doles out at half time. The date of the traipse is always known weeks in advance. We were much amused one year to find that the vicar’s house was in total darkness. We sang anyway, imagining the family hiding until we had moved on. 😁 As this is the time of year when many of you will be busy twining your festive garlands, here is the carol. https://soundcloud.com/user-807146348/we-twine-our-festive-garlands-eyam?in=user-807146348/sets/the-derbyshire-carol-workshop	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3089
__label__cc	0.679357	0.320643	Aussie dollar dips as Wall Street worries about Trump's trade dispute Australian shares look set to open lower on the back of a fall on Wall Street overnight sparked by concerns the European Union could slap retaliatory tariffs on goods imported from the United States. In futures trading, the SPI200 futures contract was down 11 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 6,201 points at 0700 AEST, pointing to a lower open for the Australian stock market on Friday. On Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 134.79 points, or 0.53 per cent at 25,064 points The Australian dollar is buying 73.55 US cents, down from 73.98 US cents on Thursday. READ MORE: The Aussie mum making thousands selling on Amazon READ MORE: The 40 property hotspots where affordable homes sell fastest (AAP) US stocks have dropped after earnings disappointed and trade jitters escalated over worries that the European Union could slap retaliatory tariffs on goods imported from the United States. Officials from the EU Trade Commission, due in Washington next week for trade talks, are said to be preparing a list of tit-for-tat actions in response to proposed US tariffs on EU cars. Car-makers said tariffs on US cars and car parts could increase vehicle prices by $US83 billion annually. Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co were down 0.5 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report showed manufacturers in all 12 districts of the US central bank are worried about the impact of the trade dispute. "If this ends up being a protracted war, it's going to be bad news," said Stephen Massocca, senior vice president at Wedbush Securities in San Francisco. "Unless this thing starts to show significant progress prior to the midterms, it's going to be a black mark, because the economy will start to slow down," he said, referring to congressional elections on November 6. Aussie dollar More From Personal finance 'Relief for home buyers': Australia's falling house prices open door for young investors Coles lashed over plastic toy giveaways	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3092
__label__cc	0.742369	0.257631	The Pen Commandments A Carrot by Any Other Name Shakespeare’s eternal question didn’t concern carrots, beets and green beans. Yet the labels we apply to things can have a huge impact on their appeal. That’s not news. What’s more intriguing is the way in which labels can actually alter experiences. Consider a study at the Stanford University cafeteria. It tested whether using the types of descriptive words and phrases typically associated with less healthy foods would increase vegetable consumption. Every day for a semester each of the vegetables was labeled in one of four ways: Basic: carrots, beets, green beans. Healthy restrictive: “carrots with sugar-free citrus dressing”; “lighter-choice beets with no added sugar”; “light ‘n’ low-carb green beans and shallots”. Healthy positive: “smart-choice vitamin C citrus carrots”; “high-antioxidant beets”, “healthy energy-boosting green beans and shallots”. Indulgent: “twisted citrus-glazed carrots”, “dynamite chili and tangy lime-seasoned beets”, “sweet sizzlin’ green beans and crispy shallots”. The vegetables were prepared and served the exact same way each day; only the label changed. The students were unaware of the experiment. Researchers simply recorded the number of people who picked the veggies, and the weight of the veggies served. The results, reported by JAMA Internal Medicine in 2017, showed the power of the labels. Indulgent labeling led to 41% more people selecting the vegetable compared with healthy restrictive labeling, 35% more than with the healthy positive labeling, and 25% more compared with basic labeling. The indulgent label also triggered a 33% increase in the mass of vegetables consumed compared with the healthy restrictive label, a 23% increase compared with basic label, and a 16% increase compared with the healthy positive label. Expectations shape our reality Hector Macdonald mentions the cafeteria study in a new book called Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape our Reality. He says that persuading people to like what’s good for them is often a matter of simple but smart marketing. “When we expect to enjoy something, we are more likely to enjoy it,” writes Macdonald. He describes another experiment at Stanford and Caltech where researchers gave subjects two glasses of wine, and told them that one was more expensive. In fact, the wine was identical. While drinking the wine, the subjects went through an fMRI scanner. The subjects reported that they liked the supposedly expensive wine more. Moreover, they showed greater neural activity in the region of the brain linked to pleasure. As Macdonald notes, they truly perceived the taste differently. All because of labelling. We know that marketing influences choice. These simple mind games show that. Perceived value can also have a very real effect on how we function. Baba Shiv, who co-authored the wine study, is a marketing professor at Stanford and an expert in neuroeconomics. He did another study where he gave subjects Red Bull. Some were asked to pay full price, others got a discount. Then they were asked to work on word puzzles. Same drink, different price. But the full-price energy drinks “worked” better. In what can be described as a you-get-what-you-pay-for phenomenon, the people who spent more for a Red Bull actually solved more of the puzzles. It shouldn’t be puzzling at all. Shakespeare may have concluded “That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”. But that which we call a carrot or wine can sure seem like it tastes better depending on the label or the price. Stuart Foxman is a Toronto-based freelance writer, who helps clients’ products, services, ideas and organizations to come alive. Follow me on Twitter @StuartFoxman, connect with me here on LinkedIn, or check me out at foxmancommunications.com. I would love to hear from you. More articles like this coming, with original posts every week about communications, writing, branding, creativity, media, marketing, persuasion, messages, etc., etc. Did Ikea Kill the Catalogue? Why Swearing is Good for You Why Do People Believe Conspiracy Theories? Mining for a New Name © Foxman Communications 2007 - 2021. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3115
__label__wiki	0.802676	0.802676	November 4, 2018 ross Gus In London Dissects The Inheritance Part 1 & 2 The cast of The Inheritance Part 1. Photo by Marc Brenner. The Review: The Inheritance Part 1 & 2 By Gus Subero in London Not many plays can be as divisive and as polar as the two parts that constitute Matthew Lopez’s new two-part, gay play The Inheritance. The play follows the lives of a group of late twenty something, gay men in New York City around of the time of the last US election. Focusing on the lives and tangent stories of two men; Toby an aspiring playwright and his boyfriend Eric who works as a committed social entrepreneur, the plays tries to dissect what it is to be a gay man in the US nowadays. The author has us think that these stories (and the actual lives they occupy) are in a constant process of writing and rewriting, as the actions are -especially in Part 1- mainly choreographed and reworked with the constant help and guidance by Howard End’s novelist E. M. Forster. Unfortunately, here is where the play starts to falter. Lopez’s homage to the novelist seem at times unnecessary and contrived. It’s almost as if he wants us to know and drum home that he knows his gay writing icons and we should admire him for doing so. This excess of self-referentiality is what makes Part 1 a rather tedious exercise on canonic gay literature. Although the play is supposedly set in very recent years ( references to Obama and the last US election abound throughout), Lopez still sees the need to provide a kind of non-revisionist gay history that continues to see homosexuality and AIDS as intrinsically linked and, the latter, as a force that continues to shape the identity of gay men and of the worldview when it comes to them. As an HIV positive writer myself, I feel exasperated to see that almost no references are made to HIV positive men living long and fulfilled lives due to retroviral treatment or of gay men enjoying unprotected sex due to PReP. Instead, he falls back into prejudices tropes and commonplaces that see gay sex as dirty and inexplicably conducive to a certain death. Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance Part 1. Photo by Marc Brenner. What is worst is that Part 1 of the play tries to elicit cheap tears/reactions from its audience by exploiting AIDS as “the gay plague” and those who died during the advent of the crisis in the 1980s and 90s as gay martyrs. I understand the importance of not forgetting our queer history and bringing this to younger audiences who don’t recall what it was like to be gay at the time. However, such historical episodes shouldn’t be used as cheap bait to move audiences to tears – special mention to the end of Part 1 that feels far too gimmicky and hagiographical, so as to convey the notion of a kind of last gay supper. Such was my disappointment of Part 1 that I seriously considered to not go back for Part 2 the next day; and what a mistake that would have been! Part 2 most definitely redeems the whole play; it is poignant, well calibrated and for the most part avoids all the cheap tropes that make its predecessor feel like the work of an inexperienced playwright. Whereas Part 1 focused on AIDS as the fate of all gay men, Part 2 acknowledges some of the current generational nuances that may be experienced in the current gay scene. That is an older generation of gay men whose lives were and are shaped by the issues caused by the disease whose approach to sex and live diverges vastly from those of a PReP generation (although the play fails to make any direct references to the latter in a way that continues to reinforce negative stereotypes about gay men and sex). Yet, Part 2 has a much clearer direction for its narrative where the plight of gay millennials is much more concise and the play finally feels fresh and original. From providing a voice to republican gay men, to dealing with the struggle of gay men from ethnic minorities in Trump’s America, this second part balances rather well the political and the personal. The story of Eric and Toby is further advanced but this time from a very personal perspective that avoids the clichés found in the previous part. Hubert Burton and Hugo Bolton in The Inheritance Part 2 . Photo by Marc Brenner. What we get in Part 2 is a balanced portrayal of our “lifestyles” (not that we ever chose them as such) in ways that try to make sense of our sense of being and the way we lead our lives when torn between the hedonistic lifestyle of most gay men in the 90s and a younger generation that enjoys much greater social and civil liberties (and the right they encompass) but who have never been told how to love as a gay man, how to establish meaningful relationships as gay men, how to express your desires as a gay man (when such desires aren’t associated with promiscuity), how to be a gay family, how to be a gay lover or partner or husband. Thus this is where Part 2 thrives – by humanizing gay men and the queer culture in which we live. Granted, there are still references to canonic queer texts and figures, but this time they flow with the story rather than being self-conscious. Lopez has in his hands the potential to make this play a magnificent example of on-stage storytelling, but one that would greatly benefit from heavy editing and less self-referentiality. Kyle Soller, Vanessa Redgrave, Samuel H Levine in The Inheritance Part 2. Photo by Marc Brenner. Gus in London says: Andrew Burnap Kyle Soller Matthew Lopez Samuel H. Levin Vanessa Regrave Previous Fireflies Light Up the Atlantic Dynamically Next The Book of Merman Comes Knocking, But No Knockout	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3121
__label__wiki	0.875374	0.875374	Greece cruises on: the long journey back to normal Greece reopened six of its ports to cruise ships in August, becoming one of the first countries to ease restrictions using the standards outlined in the EU’s Health Gateways. Frances Marcellin talks to some of the cruise companies running operations in Greece and finds out if there’s evidence here of hope for the wider cruise industry’s future. While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to decimate the cruise industry, some of Europe’s ports opened to cruise ships during the summer. In an announcement at the end of July, Greece’s Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis announced that from 1 August cruise ships could visit six ports in Greece providing the industry followed EU Healthy Gateway guidelines. “The ports of Piraeus, Rhodes, Heraklion, Volos, Corfu and Katakolo are open and cruise ships are permitted to visit any or all of the ports,” said Andy Harmer, Director at Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland. “After completing clearance at the first Greek port, the cruise ships will be able to proceed to any of the other ports.” The cruise lines and ships that are or will be planning to cruise in Greece are Variety Cruises with Galileo; Costa Cruises with Costa Diadema and Costa Deliziosa; MSC Cruises with MSC Magnifica; and TUI Cruises with Mein Schiff 6. Cruises in a bubble with TUI Cruises At the end of July, TUI Cruises started up operations in and out of German ports without shore excursions. On 13 September, the cruise line started cruising in Greece with Mein Schiff 6. “Within our itineraries in Greece, our homeport is Heraklion in Crete and we have stops in the ports of Piraeus and Corfu where we offer shore excursions, all offered by TUI Cruises and organised in groups,” says Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises. “The concept for our cruises to Greece is ‘cruises in a bubble’, meaning that we chartered aircraft for our guests only, taking the guests from the airport directly to the ship and only offering shore leave in organised groups.” Existing structures and already very strict measures to prevent the spread of viral diseases have been further tightened The company is offering seven-day-cruises to Greece until November and December 2020 but there will be an itinerary change with the ship calling at Rhodes instead of Corfu. Heraklion is the capital of Crete and, under usual circumstances, the port can handle more than 10,000 passengers and crew members each day. At the moment, health requirements at the terminal include digital and staggered check-ins, distancing and hygiene measures, a mandatory health questionnaire, a pre-cruise PCR test and daily temperature checks for guests and crew. Mein Schiff. Image: TUI Cruises The company has also reduced capacity on board to 60%, with only balcony cabins and suites being used. Meier says that each ship has always had its own onboard hospital with trained personnel, but adds that current measures have been checked to meet the medical standards of “renowned institutions”, such as the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Greek authorities’ guidelines. “Existing structures and already very strict measures to prevent the spread of viral diseases have been further tightened and adapted to the current situation,” she adds. Mein Schiff in Corfu. Image: TUI Cruises Costa Cruises: from Italy to Greece Costa Cruises started cruising in Italy from 6 September – after reworking its itineraries to March 2021 – but from 10 October Costa Deliziosa started one-week cruises from Trieste to Greece. The ship will stop at the ports of Pireus, Katakolon and Heraklion. “We are continuously monitoring the overall epidemiological situation development in order to plan our cruises and our itineraries to ensure a rigorous, coordinated and complete application of health protocols,” says a spokesperson for Costa Cruises. We are continuously monitoring the overall epidemiological situation development in order to plan our cruises The Costa Cruises team has stressed that guests’ embarkation is aligned with the “Costa Safety Protocol which contains new operational measures in response to the Covid-19 situation”, and that it is, in some cases, even stricter than the protocols defined by the Italian and European authorities. Guests will have to go through the following before they would be allowed to step on board: “Staggered entrance times by virtue of online check-in, temperature checks for guests, a health questionnaire and antigen rapid swab test, with the possibility of an additional molecular swab test for any suspected cases.” If all goes according to plan, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Diadema, Costa Luminosa and Costa Magica will all offer itineraries in the East Mediterranean in 2021, which will also include calls at Greek ports. Celestyal Cruises reminds of Greece’s need for air travel services Celestyal Cruises – which is based in Greece and specialises in Greek island and East Med itineraries – suspended operations earlier on in the year. The cruise line is planning a start date of March 2021. CEO Chris Theophilides explains that this was also related to the impact of coronavirus on the company’s key long-haul markets, such as North and South America and Australia. “While we have suspended our operations, all of our ships are docked in the port of Piraeus and are under safe manning operation,” says Theophilides, adding that the crew were mostly repatriated ahead of airport shutdowns. It will take time to return to normality and for cruise lines to return to homeporting in Greece During this time, the company has acquired a new ship, Celestyal Experience, which Theophilides says will be instrumental in helping the company rebound from next year. Although Celestyal is not cruising yet, Theophilides feels optimistic that the successful restart of summer operations in Greece is a hopeful sign for the cruise industry. Celestyal Crystal and Celestyal Olympia Image: Celestyal Cruises “A handful of cruise operators that primarily embark in Italy are successfully calling in Greek ports and this is a very positive sign for the future,” he says. “However, it will take time to return to normality and for cruise lines to return to homeporting in Greece, which is largely dependent on airlift.” MSC Magnifica to start cruising in Greece Recently, MSC Cruises announced that MSC Magnifica will be cruising in Greece from 19 October. The ship will homeport in Genoa and, after calling at various ports in Italy and Malta, it will stop in Piraeus and Katakolon. The cruise line doesn’t typically call at East Mediterranean ports in the winter. Piraeus and Katakolon are usually part of the company’s summer operations, but the East and West Med itinerary was specifically designed for the pandemic period. MSC Cruises has implemented many new protocols to maintain a Covid-free environment on board The cruise line also has MSC Grandiosa currently operating seven-night cruises in Italy at Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples and Palermo, as well as in Valletta, Malta. MSC Magnifica. Image: MSC Cruises MSC Cruises has implemented many new protocols to maintain a Covid-free environment on board. These include testing and screening of guests and crew before embarkation, improved sanitation and cleaning procedures, face masks in public areas, ventilation with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), track and trace technology on board, and accompanied excursions only, which maintains a “social bubble” for guests. Vago says testing is key to the future of cruising While speaking at the recent virtual G20 Summit, Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises, stressed that he felt the core element of the plan was the testing. This followed a statement from CLIA on 6 October that declared its ocean cruise line members carrying more than 250 passengers would require a negative test for embarkation. “Throughout, we have been rigorous in the implementation of our protocol and have had to deny embarkation to well over 100 guests for testing positive, travelling with someone who tested positive, not having the correct medical paperwork or for infractions of our protocol.” There can be no doubt that testing is the key Citing data that showed 80% of people infected with Covid are mild or asymptomatic, Vago stressed that “there can be no doubt that testing is the key”. In fact, a recent study from Mundy Cruising showed that, at least in the luxury sector, cruise customers want that too, with 56% of respondents responding positively to the idea of pre-embarkation testing. Vago went on to express how he believes that, if testing and similar protocols are maintained, cruise ships could be considered “possibly amongst the safest holidays anywhere in the world”. Home \| Throwing Cruise Workers a Lifeline Continental Company Insight Covid-19 executive briefing by GlobalData The Briefing on Cruise C.C. Jensen Windows LEDS C4 Company Insight Q&A: Finding new cruise revenue sources with IBS Software Protect and serve: are new Covid-19 protocols enough to keep cruise workers Cruise trends: Covid-19 leads Twitter mentions in Q3 2020 SOTEXPRO SleepAngel Company Insight SleepAngel Cruise ships on the block: who is selling and who is buying? Cybersecurity: is the cruise industry prepared? Kids clubs: making cruise ships appealing for a new generation The return of Swan Hellenic Muster 2.0: a new kind of safety drill Global markets and indices Macro-economic indicators Macro-economic indicators (page 2)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3124
__label__cc	0.536181	0.463819	Reel Fish Fish Tales™ Lures Of Legend™ Mammals Of Myth™ Gill's Gnarly Crew The McFinn Family History Chattahoochee Bass Ladies T-Shirt SKU: 48R42-5000L-WHT-S-SHGMF ● Orders Over $35 ● ● Use code FREE SHIPPING ● Along with the trout, the bass is one of those iconic American fish. Bass fishing is so popular, that it’s become its own form of fishing, complete with its own special equipment. The Chattahoochee Bass is part of the black bass family, which are considered the most sought-after in bass fishing. Why? Because they put up a good fight and have firm, tasty meat. Mmm. Delicious. We know the satisfaction of reeling in that huge one, and have made an awesome Ladies T Shirt to show our love of the sport. Don't be afraid to express yourself and set sail on this fun design from Gill McFinns! Anglers and fisherman will love to spend their day fishing equipped with this design. Heavy Cotton Ladies T-Shirt 100% Cotton Preshrunk Jersey Knit Side-seamed with slightly tapered women's fit Print Size Varies By Garment Size Machine Washable Inside Out Brook Trout Fish T-Shirt The brook trout is one of those classic fresh-water American fish; it’s the state fish for nine states. The brook trout is one of the most popular fish amongst fly fishermen, but they’re on conservation status and many anglers use catch-and-release tactics to preserve the current population. That being said, they’re raised commercially in large numbers for food production in... Rio Grande Trout T-Shirt It may sound like a type of Spanish bandit, but the Rio Grande cutthroat trout is actually a pretty normal trout. At first, our imaginations were filled with images of fish holding tiny little cutlasses. This fish isn’t as cool as that, but it’s still moderately cool. You know why? Because we can catch them and eat them. The Rio... Freshwater Drum Long Sleeve T-Shirt You have to be ready for a fight if you try and reel in a Freshwater Drum. Sure, it makes for a tasty meal, but they will go down swinging. At least they are widely distributed in many freshwater habitats from the Hudson Bay all the way down to Guatemala. That’s around 2,500 miles of prime fishing. Whether grey or... Black Crappie Fishing T-Shirt We don’t know why it’s called a black crappie, but it’s certainly a quirky name. We’ll refrain from the poop jokes here. All you need to know is that crappies are very popular sport fish because they’re easy to catch during their feeding times. Because they’re so popular, we’ve made a T Shirt out of them because catching on to... Rainbow Darter Long Sleeve T-Shirt The rainbow darter isn’t a fish that you’ll be mounting on your wall, with its miniscule size of three inches but its’s nonetheless alluring with a beautiful color scheme. You also won’t be finding one in a muddy lake anytime soon, as they prefer clean, running waters. We’ve made a Long Sleeve T Shirt after the rainbow darter for all... White Crappie T-Shirt All throughout North America’s fresh waters systems, anglers are able to fish for these sunfish year round! The Central US states are the best bet to find both species of Crappie. This T Shirt celebrates one of them: the White Crappie. Both Black and White Crappies are similar in their 8 inch length and less than a pound weight. It... Orangethroat Darter Long Sleeve T-Shirt Not all names are the perfect description of their owner. That’s not the case for the Orangethroat Darter. Averaging less than 2 inches in length, this orange and turquoise fish darts around many shallow waters in the Central US river basins. They make for a great tank fish and their prevalence would make you think it’s an easy catch. Best... Longear Sunfish T-Shirt If your local fly fishing waters are anywhere in the Eastern US, you have probably hooked one of these little fighters. Who would have thought a 6 inch freshwater fish that feeds off of zooplankton would wage such a battle? With this T Shirt, you can give the Longear Sunfish its due. It’s quite a colorful little fighter with a... Our First Glimpse of The Molokanaki Islands How to Troll the Pacific for a Starry Flounder BRISCO BRANDS Address: 637 Patterson Grove Road, Ramseur NC 27316 E-mail: info@gillmcfinns.com A Brisco Brands Company © 2018. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3125
__label__wiki	0.790752	0.790752	Why GIVEN? GIVEN Forum GIVEN Academy Discover the Gift GIVEN Network GIVEN Alumnae Women on Mission GIVEN Blog Alumnae Action Plansgiveninstitute2020-11-30T21:42:51+00:00 “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” Mt. 10:8 GIVEN alumnae take what they have learned at the leadership forum and leave with an Action Plan in hand. That plan is meant to put their gifts in service of the Gospel within a particular community. The Action Plan can be large- or small-scale, but all Action Plans are new initiatives that benefit others. Through their attendance at the Forum and participation in GIVEN’s year-long leadership training program, cohort members each learn how to activate the gifts that God has given them and offer the gift that only they can give. Here are a few samples of GIVEN Forum Action Plans. “My action plan was to do a 5-week program on praying with art, particularly on the theme of the feminine genius. I found praying with art transforming in my own journey with God and wanted to share that with others. Since GIVEN, my action plan has turned into a full-time mission. I founded an organization called Behold, which has published a guide to the practice of “visio divina” and provide workshops in parishes and in our online community.” Katie woltornist, given '16 BEHOLD < > "My Action Plan was to begin a nonprofit dedicated to empowering mentally ill individuals to seek support by providing financial assistance while mobilizing Catholics to respond to mental health needs. I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, and I firmly believe that mentally ill people have a special place in the Church and in God’s plan. Catholic Mental Health is truly the fruit of a struggle blessed by our Lord." Sophia Swinford, given '19 CATHOLIC MENTAL HEALTH < > “The Catholic Woman nonprofit organization is a storytelling platform with the mission to illustrate the many faces and vocations of women in the Church by publishing stories from Catholic women of all walks of life to show millennial Catholic women that there is a place for them in the Church. Our reach is over 70,000.” corynne Staresinic, given '16 THE CATHOLIC WOMAN < > “More than a ministry, Eden Invitation is a movement. We provide community & formation for young adult Catholics who experience same sex desires or gender discordance and are striving to be disciples of Christ. So many people on the LGBTQ spectrum don’t feel they have a home in the Catholic Church. We hope the witness of Eden Invitation shows otherwise!” ANNA CARTER, GIVEN '16 & SHANNON OCHOA, GIVEN '19 EDEN INVITATION < > “My GIVEN action plan was to create a platform to reconcile the messages of empowerment in feminism with the truth of Catholic teaching. 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__label__wiki	0.658284	0.658284	ScienceAnimals 1/10/21 Newborn Megalodons Were Larger Than Adult Humans and Probably Ate Their Siblings Isaac Schultz Picture this: It’s about 20 million years ago, and you’re inside the giant womb of an extremely pregnant Otodus… MoviesHorror 8/21/20 Director Renny Harlin's Essential Genre Films, Ranked These days, Finland-born director Renny Harlin is mostly known as Geena Davis’ ex-husband who directed her in the… Animals 6/30/20 Whale Sharks Have Eyeballs Covered in Tiny Teeth George Dvorsky Marine biologists from Japan say whale sharks have eyeballs coated in tiny teeth, in a discovery unique to this… Ranking the Shark Smarts of Horror’s Most Pernicious Predators and Max Jean-Louis Sharks have been terrorizing big screen beaches for decades—way more than they do in real life, actually. But in… Jaws at 45: The Scenes, the Sounds, the Shark Germain Lussier Going in the water hasn’t been comfortable for 45 years. That’s how long it’s been since director Steven Spielberg fi… Jaw of 330-Million-Year-Old Shark Found in Kentucky Cave Sharks typically don’t come to mind when you think about landlocked Kentucky, but as fossil evidence from the… 'Walking Sharks' Confirmed as the Newest Addition to the Shark Family Tree Sharks have been around for a long time, emerging over 400 million years ago. New research shows that tropical… Conservation 1/13/20 Fish Hooks Are Injuring a Shocking Number of Sharks Observations of sharks swimming off the coast of Tahiti show the alarming degree to which fishing hooks remain… Dead Alligators Dropped to the Bottom of the Sea Make for a Rare and Delicious Meal An experiment to see how deep-sea creatures might react to the presence of an uncommon food source—alligator… Conservation 11/27/19 'It’s Pathetic:' World Fails to Protect One of the Most Eaten Sharks David Shiffman Disbelief and disappointment are some of the more PG-rated reactions coming from the ocean conservation community on… One of the Most Eaten Sharks in the World Is Now in Greater Danger [UPDATED] This week, conservation experts from around the world are meeting in Geneva for the triennial Convention on… Fossil Hunters Found Bones From an Ancient Whale... and Then They Saw the Bite Marks Jeanne Timmons There was tremendous turmoil at the top of the water’s surface. An island of flesh, once living and swimming… Toys and Collectibles 7/29/19 You're Gonna Need a Bigger Wallet for All This Great New Jaws Mondo Merch This year, Shark Week isn’t only on the Discovery Channel. The team at Mondo is in a munching mood too with a ton of… Conservation 7/9/19 ‘Ghost’ Fishing Gear Is a Bigger Threat to Sharks Than We Realized Jake Buehler Not even the oceans’ top predators can escape the ruinous embrace of humanity’s plastic waste, suggests new… MoviesHorror 7/4/19 The 5 Best Worst Jaws Rip-Offs Fourth of July classic Jaws was released back in 1975, and we’re still feeling its effects. It helped launch both… Animals 7/3/19 Shark Bite Mystery Solved 25 Years Later Thanks to Tooth Tweezed From Foot A Florida man’s long shark bite saga is finally over. Thanks to scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History,… How Are Doves and Sparrows Ending Up Inside Baby Sharks? Ryan F. Mandelbaum Back in 2010, scientists were monitoring a shark population on the Mississippi-Alabama border. They had hauled up a… Atlantic Shipwreck Graveyard May Be Key Habitat for Imperiled Sharks Photographs taken by citizen scientist scuba divers show that female sand tiger sharks develop an affinity to… Great White Sharks Appear Perfectly Healthy Despite Lead, Arsenic, and Mercury Coursing Through Their Veins Great white sharks aren’t the unstoppable killing machines of Hollywood’s imagination, but studies have continuously… Genetics 2/19/19 Newly Decoded Great White Shark Genome Hints at Why They're So Indestructible The great white shark is impressively terrifying (though not actually much of a threat to humans). But a new study…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3129
__label__wiki	0.929392	0.929392	Home US/World News New York City shutters schools amid COVID-19 surge New York City shutters schools amid COVID-19 surge Source: CDC Nov. 18 (UPI) — New York City Public Schools, the nation’s largest school district, will shut down, officials announced Wednesday, after the city reached a 3% COVID-19 testing positivity rate. The decision comes as coronavirus cases in the United States surged to record highs in recent weeks, with the country reporting 162,000 new cases and 1,700 deaths for Tuesday. “As of November 19, 2020, all school buildings are closed until further notice, and all students are learning remotely five days a week,” the district announced. The schools will remain closed for at least two weeks. The district’s policy was to shutter schools if the New York City’s coronavirus testing positivity rate equals or exceeds 3% using a seven-day rolling average. The city has been teetering on the edge of that threshold for days. Though schools will be closed, all families can continue to pick up three free meals per person between 9 a.m. and noon at any school building, the school district said. Additionally, the district said it will continue its free childcare program for children between age 3 and eighth grade with priority given to the children of essential workers. New York City first shuttered its schools in March at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Shortly after, the city became the world’s epicenter of the disease, reaching a peak of 815 confirmed and probable deaths in a single day on April 7. The city recorded six deaths, 1,113 cases and 54 hospitalizations Sunday, the most recent day on the city’s COVID-19 tracking dashboard. New York schools Previous articleBallet West canceling live ‘Nutcracker’ performances this winter Next articleEphraim Police Department office temporarily closes due to COVID-19 exposure Population dips in N.Y., Calif., other states could cost them House seats U.S. reports 196,000 new COVID-19 cases, Cuomo calls for British travel ban Heavy snow in Northeast grounds hundreds of flights	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3135
__label__wiki	0.851071	0.851071	Your Own Backyard - Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers (CD, Album) Gagis 19.12.2019 19.12.2019 Label: Atlantic (2) - 8304-2 • Format: CD Album, Unofficial Release • Country: Russia • Genre: Rock • Style: Hard Rock Fake - Korn - Korn (CD, Album), Fats Domino - Cookin With Fats (Vinyl, LP), Ca Va Pas Changer Le Monde - Joe Dassin - Greatest Hits (CD), Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 (CD, Album), Begin The Beguine - The Orchestra* And Singers Of The Swiss/Italian Radio* - Sweet Latin Sounds (Vin, Liar - Out Standing (2), Alabama Roadstars, Jimmy Dinamite - LMNT03 FIRE (CD), You Cant Fight It, Various - Ohoi! Promo CD 001 (CD), You Do Something To Me - Yuzuru Sera - Recital ;The Days Of Wine And Women; (Vinyl, LP, Album), Solar Wind - Stu Goldberg with Larry Coryell L. Subramaniam - Solos-Duos-Trio (Vinyl, LP, Album), Great Balls Of Fire - Johnny Winter And - Live Johnny Winter And (Vinyl, LP, Album), Abused But Not Forsaken - Deophobic Necrosis - Persecution (File) 9 thoughts on “ Your Own Backyard - Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers (CD, Album) ” Tumi says: View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Brain Capers on Discogs. Label: Atlantic - • Format: CD Album • Country: US • Genre: Rock • Style: Hard Rock Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers (, CD) \| Discogs/5(17). "Brain Capers" (featuring the Brain Caper Kids) as the album became known, had an amazing atmosphere with last gasp energy capturing Mott in a wild and manic mood, predating punk rock, the overall feel of Brain Capers was barely controlled chaos, but it remains a brilliant and crucial album/5(20). Goltizragore says: May 07, · Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers at Discogs. Complete your Mott The Hoople collection. Country: UK • Genre: Rock • Style: Hard Rock Mott The Hoople: Brain Capers ‎ (CD, Album fairly faithful versions on Dion’s drug-addiction number “Your Own Backyard” and the 4/5(). AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [+] Re-teaming with producer Guy Stevens, Mott the Hoople delivered the great forgotten British hard rock album with their fourth outing, Brain Capers. Stevens was a legendary rock & roll wildman and he kept Mott careening through their performances; they sound harder than ever, even dangerous at times.9/ Re-teaming with producer Guy Stevens, Mott the Hoople delivered the great forgotten British hard rock album with their fourth outing, Brain Capers. Stevens was a legendary rock & roll wildman and he kept Mott careening through their performances; they sound harder than ever, even dangerous at times. Yojinn says: In this case you get Mott The Hoople and Brain Capers, it's an album made by a band that was all but finished, so all caution was thrown to the wind. Guy Stevens had returned and finally they made an album that was closer to their live sound and what they were known for at the time. Zuzilkree says: Martin Hayman at Sounds thought that the album was a return to ‘the real Mott The Hoople form’ and that the band had’ established themselves with more musical confidence. Looking back Ian Hunter has warmed to the album over the years. “You know ‘Brain Capers’ to me was five days of chaos. JoJosho says: Now comes album number four, Brain Capers (“dedicated to James Dean”), and I like it. It features two more resuscitations, Dion’s “Your Own Backyard” and Jesse Colin Young’s “Darkness, Darkness,”. Tojakora says:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3137
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__label__cc	0.631836	0.368164	A west African honeymoon, 1913 Andrew Green • April 19, 2015 • 4 Comments SS Mendi Our honeymoon (1980) was spent on two bicycles in north Norfolk. Laughable by today’s standards, but also, maybe, by those of a hundred years ago. My brother recently gave me a copy of a family document I’d never seen before. It’s a four page leaflet, printed in 1938 ‘on the occasion of her Silver Wedding’, that reproduces a daily diary kept by our maternal grandmother, May Allan, née Kennedy. It describes part of her honeymoon, a sea voyage from England to Koko in southern Nigeria, in September 1913. Her husband was Robert Allan, also from Ayrshire, who worked in the family timber importing business, and the journey seems to have doubled up as a commercial trip. The diary begins as their ship, the SS Mendi, sets out from Liverpool: Mr Cowan and Mr M’Neil were on board and took goodbye with us. Mr Cowan warned me to take care of my husband. We set sail at 12.15, passed a vessel that had been collided with, was being broken up. Went for a walk round boat, and went down to lunch, and saw all our fellow-passengers. Sat next to a lady who is going out to Lagos. Opposite was another lady who seemed to be feeling very lonely. She also was going out to the Lagos part. Have only seen other five ladies; all the rest are the male sex. After lunch, went down and sorted up things a bit in cabin, and then went up on deck, where I am writing this. At present my dear hubby is sitting beside me, finding out mistakes, but will send him away for a walk next time. British and African Steam Navigation Company plate For the bride shipboard life is dominated by sleeping, eating, knitting, writing letters and walking on deck. In addition her husband Bob smokes, and plays cards and bridge. The Bay of Biscay brings its proverbial bad weather (‘both of us not feeling up to the mark’), but on the sixth day they reach Tenerife, where coal is taken on board and where two of them land briefly for a carriage ride. The heat increases as the ship passes Cape Verde (‘it has been very trying – I suppose about 90 degrees in the shade’) and two days later it reaches Sierra Leone. Going ashore is a shock, for a couple brought up in rural Scotland: Arriving at the pier we found it alive with black people of both sexes dressed in their Sunday best. Any amount of little nigger boys wanted to guide us through the town, but we did not need them, as Mr Fyfe knew his way about. And we only wanted to the factory for helmets, as one dared not go without them between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. What dirty streets they have; their red, dirty clay streets with the grass growing on the side. Sheep and Goats going about the streets. The only difference between them is that the sheep’s tails grow downwards, while the goats’ grow upwards. Some of the bigger buildings are of stone, such as churches, banks, and factories. But down in the town are the native quarters, as the Europeans mostly have their houses built up on a hill. We had quite a procession going through the streets, with half a dozen or more little boys all following us. Mr Fyfe turned round and told one that if he didn’t leave off he would kill them. And we heard one saying, “No allowed to kill man here.” Arrived at the factory, to find them stocktaking, but the English fellow in charge said he would stretch a point and give us the helmets. So we tried them on, with the admiring contingent of niggers at the door, where more had joined them. Sierra Leone gets the name of Freetown as well, as all kinds of nationalities may come here. The natives are very civilized, but everyone says that makes them more unbearable. It is a very unhealthy place, but it looks very pretty from the ship, standing out in the bay. CWS visit to Sierra Leone 1913 Back on the ship the couple are able to see more African people: Getting back to the “Mendi”, we found the natives buying provisions from the stewards, but they did not get them anyway till they paid the money down for them. The poor fellows get spoken to very harshly sometimes, but they don’t seem to mind. Set sail about noon again. A black lady and little black girl are travelling with us from Sierre Leone – a doctor’s sister there – and, of course, a lot of niggers, too, but they are down in the lower part of the boat. Their clothes consist of a singlet and fancy-patterned pants. One of the black crew that went from Liverpool plays the melodeon very well. He has all the latest, from the rag-time ditties to Harry Lauder’s songs and “God Save the King”. The boat sails eastwards, skirting the coastline, and calls at ‘Axine’ (modern Axim) in Ghana, where ‘some natives got on’: They seemed to be very sick after coming over in the surf-boats, as they lay huddled up on mats on one of the lower decks. They wore very picturesque dresses of all shades, and big, high turbans. They carry their little children on their backs, wound round and secured to them with a piece of coloured cloth. Seccondee 1913 The next stop in Ghana is ‘Seccundee’ (now Sekondi-Takoradi), where again the natives approach the ship in their surf-boats. Then the pandemonium indeed began, natives being hauled on deck by the derricks with sort of wooden boxes, viz., manny chairs which hold four or five of them. Quite a number of the men scrambled up by ropes and rope ladders. While this was taking place, a big quantity of palm nuts in crates and cocoa nuts were also hoisted on deck, until there was a huddled mass of niggers, their belongings, and cargo out in the after hatch. At Accra, more natives are to be observed: The natives are so much alike – they just look as if the ones at the last place had followed us to this one. It was so amusing watching them paddling their surf-boats, four of them on either side sitting on the gunwale of the boat, diving their paddles in the water and singing a kind of “war song” all the time. Then no sooner do they come within talking or yelling distance of the boat than the row begins. And it is the men who make the most noise and do the most talking – just the same as in Scotland and Ayrshire. There were some of them diving for money, too. They seem to be as much at home in the water as out of it. The next day the ship reaches Lagos in the ‘Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria’, where it receives a visit by the Governor of Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard (‘he seems a very quiet, insignificant-looking man’), before leaving for Forcados and Bruton (Burutu?). Then the newly married couple leave the SS Mendi and transfer to a river boat for the journey up the Benin river to their destination, the town of Koko: It is very flat here. See nothing but the mangroves dipping down to the water’s edge with their roots all twining round each other in a hopeless tangle. The only signs of habitation are little mud huts with roofs; fishing huts, I suppose. We are meeting many native boats. The canoes are very frail, looking just like a piece of wood scooped out like a shell, with a nigger sitting right at the back. You would think he was almost in the water, paddling away quite unconcernedly. There are at present two black boys on the same part of the boat as we are, steering, and they take quite an interest in anything we do. If the case is opened for anything we want they are all eyes, and they are watching the camera with great interest. We have come now on a fishing fleet, great long rows of nets. They catch catfish. One of our boys says he show us a net he is making. I may learn of him and make some bags. The same scenery all the way up till we came in sight of Koko, which lies at the bend in the river, and is quite nicely situated. And so ended our journey of eighteen day’s duration. It would be good to know what happened next, but no other diary seems to survive. My grandmother lived into her eighties, and for years we would go and stay with her each summer in her home in Corsehill Park, Ayr. I remember her as a formidable woman, who could recite many poems by Robert Burns from memory and who for some reason would tear the innards from the fresh bread rolls my father bought from McCalls the Bakers each morning before eating them. My grandparents were not to know that within a year of their extraordinary honeymoon the world would be engulfed in war. The SS Mendi was contracted to the British Government for war service. It was used to transport Nigerians to Dar es Salaam to fight German forces in East Africa. On 21 February 1917 it was accidentally rammed by another boat, the mailship Darro, in thick fog off the Isle of Wight and sank almost immediately, with the loss of 650 men. They were black members of the South African Native Labour Corps, recruited to aid the war effort, and were on their way from Cape Town via Plymouth to France. It was the second worst disaster involving South African forces in the First World War. May Allan (née Kennedy) Filed in: history • Tags: 1913, Ghana, honeymoon, May Allan, May Kennedy, Nigeria, Robert Allan, ships, Sierra Leone, SS Mendi, west Africa rita tait says: I really enjoyed reading this. So evocative of another world. Julia edwards says: A wonderful piece , thanks. This diary would have made a wonderful ‘contribution’ to a recent course I did about Empire & Colonialism . Gill Lewis says: What a wonderful journal. Chris Edwards says: Fascinating! I thought this line quite revealing: “The natives are very civilized, but everyone says that makes them more unbearable.” « Wales Coast Path, day 23: Carmarthen to Llansteffan Wales Coast Path, day 25: St Clears to Laugharne »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3141
__label__cc	0.618312	0.381688	NFL Going Against VPN Sites For ‘Promoting’ Illegal Streaming by@andy NFL Going Against VPN Sites For ‘Promoting’ Illegal Streaming @andyAndy Dedicated to bringing the latest file-sharing and copyright news to your desktop, 365 Several takedown notices, reportedly sent on behalf of the NFL, are asking Google to remove VPN-related URLs. According to a recent request, these sites promote the use of VPN services "to illegally stream NFL games." While many of the pages show how VPNs can bypass geographical restrictions, Google has left most URLs in its search results. VPN services are the go-to tools for people who are looking for some extra privacy and security on the Internet. However, there are other use cases for these services as well. Bypassing geographical restrictions is a widely advertised feature, with VPNs enabling people to access content that’s not available in their own country. As a result, people using VPNs can access the American Netflix library in another country, or catch up on the BBC iPlayer while abroad. While this wasn’t much of a problem years ago, today more and more content providers are actively banning VPN users to block these ‘unauthorized’ viewers. The American football league NFL is not a fan of this type of VPN use either, it appears. However, its enforcement strategy goes further than those displayed by other companies. This week we stumbled upon a DMCA takedown notice that was sent to Google on behalf of the NFL. The complaint in question didn’t list any pirated copies of NFL games but instead requested the removal of several VPN-related URLs. According to the notice, the VPN sites “promote the use of their software to illegally stream NFL games.” Looking at the targeted URLs they do indeed mention the NFL. More specifically, most describe how people can use a VPN to access NFL content through official and authorized channels. A VPN can provide access to a broader range of content in some cases, as it looks like the user is coming from another country. As a result, VPNs ‘bypass’ the NFL’s technical protection measures, which are used to enforce its licenses. That will likely violate its terms of service, even if people have a legitimate subscription. The targeted URLs include VPN service ExpressVPN, as well as several dedicated VPN review sites and tech publications such as bestvpn.org, vpnspblog.com, vpnmentor.com, vpnfan.com, tomsguide.com, howtogeek.com, and technadu.com. Whether DMCA takedown notices are the right instrument to deal with this issue is up for debate. It appears that Google is not yet convinced, as it has decided not to remove the vast majority of the links. The only three pages that were deleted from Google’s search results are from thevpn.guru and flashrouters.com. It’s not immediately clear to us why these are different from the rest. We were only able to spot a few VPN oriented notices from the NFL, so it could be that this is just incidental. Also, with an increasing number of imposters sending takedown requests we can never be 100% sure that the NFL is indeed behind these notices. We reached out to the listed anti-piracy partner for more information, but at the time of writing we have yet to hear back Looking through other NFL notices sent by the same outfit we do see more that target NFL-related sites and URLs. In addition to the VPN complaints, these also target a long list of domains that claim to offer cheap or free NFL access, including nfltvpro.com and nflgptv.com. Originally published as “NFL Targets VPN Sites that ‘Promote’ Illegal Streaming" with the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) license Dedicated to bringing the latest file-sharing and copyright news to your desktop, 365. Popular eBook Platform eBookee Losing Control Of Its Main Domain How To Configure an Azure DevOps Pipeline #microsoft-azure @adamtheautomatorAdam Bertram #vpn#online-piracy#streaming#live-streaming#dmca#torrent-freak-series#hackernoon-top-story#news	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3143
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__label__cc	0.554917	0.445083	Fidel and Raul Castro’s youngest sister, Agustina, passes away March 27, 2017 March 30, 2017 Circles Robinson 3 Comments By Cafe Fuerte Retrato de familia: de izquierda a derecha, Agustina, Angelita, Enma y Fidel Castro Ruz. HAVANA TIMES — Agustina del Carmen Castro Ruz, the youngest of Fidel and Raul Castro’s siblings, passed away this Sunday in Havana aged 78 years old, close family sources have confirmed. Agustina’s death took place at about 7 a.m., the result of a bout of pneumonia. She had suffered from Alzheimers and her disease had got worse in recent months, to the point that she could no longer identify family members. Fulfilling her last wish, her remains were cremated. The family is waiting for their sister Enma Castro Ruz, who is living in Mexico, to arrive in order to hold the private funeral. A mass of remembrance was offered this Sunday at a church in Havana. Three siblings still alive With Agustina’s death, only three out of the seven Castro Ruz siblings continue to live: Enma, 82 years old; Raul, 85 years old; and Juanita, 83 years old, who lives in Miami. Angela, the eldest, died in 2012 aged 88 years old; Ramon, at 91 years old, and Fidel, aged 90 years, passed away last year. Agustina was the last daughter of the Angel Castro and Lina Ruz marriage. She was born in Biran, the old province of Oriente, on August 28th 1938, and according to her own personal account, she was “the most spoiled out of all seven siblings.” “My parents spoiled me to death,” Agustina said in some statements published in Fidel and Raul, my brothers, Juanita Castro’s memoir which was published in 2009. Practicing Catholic Of firm Catholic faith, Agustina was sent to Europe by her parents, to study opera in the 1950s. She was never in the public eye nor she did she ever hold any government role or position under the regime which her brother Fidel Castro led since 1959. She married the concert pianist Silvio Rodriguez Cardenas, who died in Orlando, Florida, in 2009. Their marriage gave birth to three children: Silvio and Angel, both living in Orlando, Florida, and Lina, who repatriated back to Cuba after having lived in the United States. Her two sons are currently in Havana to attend their mother’s funeral rites. Up until now, official Cuban media hasn’t said anything about Agustina Castro’s death. ← A Brief Example of Institutionalized Racism in Cuba The Golden Mile of Old Havana → 3 thoughts on “Fidel and Raul Castro’s youngest sister, Agustina, passes away” Its funny whenever a castro passes on the net is quick to respond twiter’ facebook ect CErmle She was a true Christian and a wonderful comrade of all who struggled for justice in the Revolution. Her memory is honoured by all Fidelistas. May she Live Forever! Moses Patterson Raúl has got to be thinking. ….who’s next? Willie Rosario – Song of the Day Contrasts of My Havana – Photo of the Day Cuban Women Don’t Really Like Foreign Men The Chicken Line, Holguin – Photo of the Day Latin America News SOS for Journalist Colombian Journalist Andres Guevara Murdered Havana Weather for January 14-20 Nicaraguans Wanting to Travel “Pay Through the Nose” What’s to Learn in Cuba from Poland’s Example The Many Challenges Awaiting Cubans in 2021 Stroll by the Lake – Photo of the Day	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3151
__label__cc	0.725607	0.274393	Leadership, Structure, Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 1 – Rationale by Shawn CrowleyOctober 8, 2020no comment In 2019, Mike Marsiglia and I took the jobs of co-CEOs at Atomic Object when Atomic’s founder Carl Erickson stepped down from the role after leading Atomic for eighteen years. The three of us worked closely together on this transition and the rationale for moving to a co-CEO model. Having co-CEOs isn’t common, and I’ve found that people are interested to learn more about why we did it. This post shares the context and our rationale for taking the co-CEO approach. In future posts, I’ll share details on how we structured the job and how we work together. History & Context One of Atomic’s values is Think Long Term. We have a goal to be a 100-year-old company and stay privately held by employees. Mike and I have been with Atomic since 2001 and 2004, respectively, and have worked closely with Carl since 2009, eventually becoming Managing Partners. Carl did a great job of getting an unusually early start on broad employee ownership and equity succession. We also knew we had to work on a succession plan for key people. Founder and CEO succession is risky. Doing it wrong can ruin or destroy a company. We started talking about Carl’s future succession around 2012. The three of us worked closely together on company-level work. Over the years, we talked about the co-CEO approach at times. We also talked about more conventional alternatives like a CEO and COO model. It was valuable to start these conversations early and have time on our side. In 2019, we moved forward with a CEO succession plan and structure that will hopefully serve Atomic well into the future. Being relentlessly dissatisfied with the status quo is one of Atomic’s traits, and we’ve never shied away from unconventional approaches to our work. We decided to move forward with the co-CEO job structure, and Carl moved into an executive chairman position. We plan to add others to a governing board in the future. Our Rationale Our model includes accountability between co-CEOs, between the co-CEOs and executive chairman, and between the co-CEOs and company. Our accountability structure provides a healthy context for us to plan, align, execute, and report in a disciplined fashion. Perspective & Feedback The co-CEO model creates a peer relationship with safety for healthy debate and feedback. Mike and I can discuss and debate various sides of key decisions in the early stages of getting aligned as peers. We have checks and balances built into our peer relationship. We bring complementary skills and perspectives to our discussions. We can safely give each other feedback and help each other grow. As co-CEOs, Mike and I have the ability to relate to a broader set of people than we would individually. This helps us translate the perspectives of others into our work as peers and allows us to better communicate and work with others across the organization. Ongoing Mentorship The co-CEOs and executive chairman relationships provide much more than accountability. This relationship also provides organizational performance enhancement through mentorship, wisdom, and critical review from an experienced perspective. Mike and I continue to work with Carl on long-term, strategic considerations. Carl contributes to our work from a perspective deeply rooted in Atomic and a broad business perspective that isn’t wholly consumed by running Atomic. I want Atomic to continue this model into the future and have previous co-CEOs serve on the board so they may continue to provide continuity and wisdom to Atomic. It just seems wasteful to have previous leaders walk away with all of their knowledge, experience, and capacity to continue driving success. Personal Resilience A business is a dynamic organism integrating into the environment of a dynamic market. Leading a company comes with a large weight of responsibility and the need to navigate into the future through uncertainty. The co-CEO model helps make the job more sustainable. CEOs have emotions and can feel fatigued just like everybody else. The co-CEO model: Removes the compounded stress of feeling isolated while carrying a high-level of responsibility. Allows for sharing the psychological weight of responsibility and stress, and it provides additional stamina to do the job. Creates a peer relationship to safely admit feelings of fatigue, doubt, etc., provides someone who fully understands, and helps us move forward. Benefits from one person bringing new energy and positivity when the other is fatigued. Organizational Resilience We believe the co-CEO approach and the executive chairman position will reduce future succession risk and make the organization more resilient. This structure creates continuity for many scenarios including: One co-CEO stays constant, the other co-CEO retires, and a new co-CEO starts. There’s a gap period while a single co-CEO is recruiting or training a second co-CEO. (This could come from an unplanned transition caused by a serious accident, death, etc.) The executive chairman becomes more active in operations to get through unusual circumstances (like a single co-CEO gap period). A co-CEO takes on the executive chairman position to continue serving the company in a part-time fashion. (This offers the value of mentorship and checks and balances with a historical perspective, experience, and cultural alignment.) The above scenarios all sound better than trying to replace a single leader with another individual. Job Structure & the Mechanics of Working Together Carl, Mike, and I have been working within this model for over sixteen months, and it’s going well. I continue to believe in our rationale and the benefits of the structure. Of course, the structure alone isn’t sufficient for success. I believe the devil is in the details of how to organize responsibilities, share work, and stay aligned. I share more about how we organize and do the job in the rest of the series: Atomic’s Co-CEO Model Communication Flow Lived Experience About Shawn Crowley Atomic Object Co-CEO. Focused on Atomic’s continuous learning and growth. Connects clients with Atomic’s teams to create delightful and valuable products. Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 4 – The Lived Experience - December 3, 2020 Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 3 – Communication Flow - November 5, 2020 Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 2 – Structure - October 22, 2020 Atomic’s Co-CEO Model, Part 1 – Rationale - October 8, 2020 Keeping Sight of True North During a Crisis - May 4, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3159
__label__wiki	0.835859	0.835859	News Financials Displaying items by tag: Financials Taiwan Cement extends plant suspensions China: On 9 February 2020 Taiwan Cement announced the extended suspension of operations at some of its Chinese plants closed due to the coronavirus outbreak to 16 February 2020. Taiwan Cement acknowledged the possibility of ‘some effects on financial figures this year,’ but said that it had adopted the measures to minimise the effect of the outbreak on operations. Financial irregularities raised at Calcom Cement India: The Oriental Bank of Commerce has raised allegations of ‘mismanagement and siphoning of public money’ at Calcom Cement in a letter sent to its lenders, according to Business Line. The bank was quoting allegations made by Bawri Group. Together Bawri Group and Dalmia Bharat Group run Calcom Cement, a 2.1Mt/yr cement plant in Assam, as a joint venture. Dalmia Bharat owns a 76% stake in Calcom through its subsidiary Dalmia Cement Bharat. The letter, dated 14 January 2016, was addressed to Axis Bank, lead lender in a consortium of lenders to Calcom. It stated that, “affairs at CCIL (Calcom) are not being managed in a prudent manner and (there have been) several financial irregularities including fund diversion through circular transactions.” Axis Bank declined to comment on an individual account. Dalmia Bharat said it would not speak to the media, pending arbitration proceedings with the Bawri group. Tasek Corp suffers third quarter earnings drop Malaysia: Tasek Corp reported a 7.1% drop in earnings to US$6.4m in the third quarter of 2014 amid stiff competition. Earnings declined despite a 3.3% rise in revenue to US$44.4m during the three month period. Tasek said that it suffered lower margins from the cement segment due to intense price competition on the market. For the nine months to the end of September 2014, earning were 16.3% higher at US$23.2m, with revenue climbing by 14.5% to US$144m. Tasek said that the outlook for the fourth quarter of 2014 was expected to remain positive.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3164
__label__wiki	0.980819	0.980819	Tim Truzy Tim Truzy, M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling, East Carolina University, is an alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill as well. The author has completed coursework and an internship in teaching. Tim Truzy has studied journalism, working as a reporter and columnist at newspapers. He has written nine books available for download from Google, Amazon, and many other vendors. Currently, Tim Truzy is a consultant and writer in his home state involved in activities he will write about for this blog. 7 Steps to Reduce Falls for the Elderly Plus More By Tim Truzy 8 Human Guide Techniques for People With Visual Impairments 7 Use for Canes for People With Disabilities and More 9 Shopping Tips for All People With Disabilities Facts About Low Vision and How to Live With It 7 Things to Expect From Rehabilitation Counselors and Programs What You Need to Know About Deaf-Blindness Common Myths and Facts About Vision Loss 7 Warnings Signs of Vision Loss and What to Do Vision Loss and Laundry: 7 Techniques for Everyone to Know How to Be Polite to People With Vision Loss: 8 Strategies	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3169
__label__wiki	0.816503	0.816503	☰Idol Persona Home / net-worth / Kamala Harris Net Worth - The Complete Breakdown! Kamala Harris Net Worth - The Complete Breakdown! Heisenberg Published On Sun Oct 11 2020 Modified On Sun Oct 11 2020 Grab all the details on the net worth of the American politician and 2020 vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Last Wednesday's vice presidential debate saw the two candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, argue over the topic of the coronavirus pandemic. The debate was the only one ahead of the 2020 presidential election next month, and they made the coronavirus the focal point of their debate, evident how the current situation has made the issue more relevant than ever. Democratic party contender Kamala Harris labeled President Donald Trump's coronavirus approach 'the greatest failure of any presidential administration in history.' In opposition, the Republican Vice President Mike Pence said the Democratic Party's pandemic plan amounted to 'plagiarism.' Both are running for the presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who are vying for the White House on November 3. If Joe Biden wins the election, Kamala Harris is going to make history by becoming the first female vice president. Having worked in several prominent positions throughout the years, the former prosecutor has come a long way in her political career. Below, we take a look at her net worth and learn how much money she's made over the years. What is Kamala Harris' Net Worth? According to a wealth-breakdown report by Forbes, Kamala Harris holds an estimated net worth of about $6 million at present. The report pointed out that the vice-presidential candidate shares this amount of net worth with her husband, Douglas Emhoff. Throughout her adult life, Kamala worked as an attorney and a US Senator, the earnings from which are the sources of her incredible fortune. Kamala Harris holds an estimated net worth of about $6 million at present. Source: Las Vegas Review Kamala Harris began her career soon after her graduation from UC Hastings College of Law in 1989, a job in the Alameda County district attorney's office. She worked there for nine years before she switched jobs to work at the San Francisco district attorney's office. During her time there, she reportedly bought a condo for about $300,000 in the city's SoMa neighborhood, which is now worth $900,000. In 2003, Kamala Harris got elected as district attorney of San Francisco, and according to her tax returns, she earned more than $140,000 that year. The job also made her worth about $250,000 today. She later ran for the position of California attorney general and won, which made her first black woman to hold such a position. Kamala Harris married the public relations consultant and fellow attorney Douglas Emhoff in 2014. At the time, Douglas was working as an entertainment litigator for the Venable firm in Los Angeles. Currently, he is a partner at DLA Piper Law Firm. The marriage meant the two shared their wealth with each other. It is reported that the couple made about $8.2 million over the course of the last five years. Also See: Charles Haeger Net Worth - How Rich was the Former Dodgers Pitcher? When Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff filed taxes jointly in 2014, they reported combined earnings of $1.3 million, which was considerably more than $129,000 Harris made on her own the previous year. When Kamala filed a financial disclosure form with the federal government while running for the US Senate, the report read her and her husband's net worth between $1.5 million and $4 million. In the 2019 disclosure form, the two reported assets worth$2.5 million to $6 million and roughly $3 million worth of liabilities, mostly in the form of mortgages. Kamala Harris Also Made Some Significant Earnings From Her Books Kamala Harris is also a best-selling author, with a total of $556,000 earnings from her three books: 'Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer,' 'The Truths We Hold: An American Journey,' and a children's picture book called 'Superheroes Are Everywhere.' The amount was the advance payment she received from publisher Penguin Random House. Kamala Harris has made $556,000 so far from her books. Source: Wall Street Journal Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' published in 2019, sold more than 50,000 copies, according to the book sales tracking firm NPD Bookscan. According to her tax returns, she made $320,125 from writing the book. 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__label__cc	0.716704	0.283296	All codes assigned to: Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals First Coders Codes Second Coders Codes Titl.1 CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC SEALS TITL TITL Src.1 Source: Unofficial http://www.oceanlaw.net/texts/seals.htm SRC SRC Pre.1 The Contracting Parties DESC GOAL DESC GOAL Pre.2 RECALLING the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora, adopted under the Antarctic Treaty signed at Washington on 1 December 1959; RELA RELA Pre.3 RECOGNIZING the general concern about the vulnerability of Antarctic seals to commercial exploitation and the consequent need for effective conservation measures; Pre.4 RECOGNIZING that the stocks of Antarctic seals are an important living resource in the marine environment which requires an international agreement for its effective conservation; Pre.5 RECOGNIZING that this resource should not be depleted by over-exploitation, and hence that any harvesting should be regulated so as not to exceed the levels of the optimum sustainable yield; Pre.6 RECOGNIZING that in order to improve scientific knowledge and so place exploitation on a rational basis, every effort should be made both to encourage biological and other research on Antarctic seal populations and to gain information from such research and from the statistics of future sealing operations, so that further suitable regulations may be formulated; SCIR SCIR Pre.7 NOTING that the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research of the International Council of Scientific Unions (SCAR) is willing to carry out the tasks requested of it in this Convention; RELA RELA Pre.8 DESIRING to promote and achieve the objectives of protection, scientific study and rational use of Antarctic seals, and to maintain a satisfactory balance with the ecological system, SCIR SCIR Pre.9 HAVE AGREED as follows: Art.1 Article 1 Scope SCOP SCOP Art.1.1 1. This Convention applies to the seas south of 60o South Latitude, in respect of which the Contracting Parties affirm the provisions of Article IV of the Antarctic Treaty. RELA RELA Art.1.2 2. This Convention may be applicable to any or all of the following species: Art.1.2.ax Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina, Art.1.2.bx Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx, Art.1.2.cx Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli, Art.1.2.dx Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus, Art.1.2.ex Ross seal Ommatophoca rossi, Art.1.2.fx Southern fur seals Arctocephalus sp. Art.1.3 3. The Annex to this Convention forms an integral part thereof. ATTACH ATTACH Art.2 Article 2 Implementation SUBS IMPL SUBS IMPL Art.2.1 1. The Contracting Parties agree that the species of seals enumerated in Article 1 shall not be killed or captured within the Convention area by their nationals or vessels under their respective flags except in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. Art.2.2 2. Each Contracting Party shall adopt for its nationals and for vessels under its flag such laws, regulations and other measures, including a permit system as appropriate, as may be necessary to implement this Convention. Art.3 Article 3 Annexed measures SUBS AMND SUBS AMND Art.3.1 1. This Convention includes an Annex specifying measures which the Contracting Parties hereby adopt. Contracting Parties may from time to time in the future adopt other measures with respect to the conservation, scientific study and rational and humane use of seal resources, prescribing inter alia: ATTACH SCIR ATTACH SCIR Art.3.1.a a) permissible catch; Art.3.1.b b) protected and unprotected species; Art.3.1.c c) open and closed seasons; Art.3.1.d d) open and closed areas, including the designation of reserves; Art.3.1.e e) the designation of special areas where there shall be no disturbance of seals; Art.3.1.f f) limits relating to sex, size, or age for each species; Art.3.1.g g) restrictions relating to time of day and duration, limitations of effort and methods of sealing; Art.3.1.h h) types and specifications of gear and apparatus and appliances which may be used; Art.3.1.i i) catch returns and other statistical and biological records; SCIR Art.3.1.j j) procedures for facilitating the review and assessment of scientific information; SCIR Art.3.1.k k) other regulatory measures including an effective system of inspection. Art.3.2 2. The measures adopted under paragraph (1) of this Article shall be based upon the best scientific and technical evidence available. SCIR SCIR Art.3.3 3. The Annex may from time to time be amended in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 9. ATTACH ATTACH Art.4 Article 4 Special permits IMPL IMPL Art.4.1 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Convention, any Contracting Party may issue permits to kill or capture seals in limited quantities and in conformity with the objectives and principles of this Convention for the following purposes: Art.4.1.a a) to provide indispensable food for men or dogs; Art.4.1.b b) to provide for scientific research; or SCIR SCIR Art.4.1.c c) to provide specimens for museums, educational or cultural institutions. INFO Art.4.2 2. Each Contracting Party shall, as soon as possible, inform the other Contracting Parties and SCAR of the purpose and content of all permits issued under paragraph (1) of this Article and subsequently of the numbers of seals killed or captured under these permits. INFO RELA INFO RELA Art.5 Article 5 Exchange of information and scientific advice SUBS SUBS Art.5.1 1. Each Contracting Party shall provide to the other Contracting Parties and to SCAR the information specified in the Annex within the period indicated therein. RELA INFO ATTACH RELA ATTACH INFO Art.5.2 2. Each Contracting Party shall also provide to the other Contracting Parties and to SCAR before 31 October each year information on any steps it has taken in accordance with Article 2 of this Convention during the preceding period 1 July to 30 June. RELA INFO RELA INFO Art.5.3 3. Contracting Parties which have no information to report under the two preceding paragraphs shall indicate this formally before 31 October each year. INFO Art.5.4 4. SCAR is invited: RELA RELA Art.5.4.a a) to assess information received pursuant to this Article; encourage exchange of scientific data and information among the Contracting Parties; recommended programmes for scientific research; recommended statistical and biological data to be collected by sealing expeditions within the Convention area; and suggest amendments to the Annex; and SCIR INFO ATTACH SCIR ATTACH Art.5.4.b b) to report on the basis of the statistical, biological and other evidence available when the harvest of any species of seal in the Convention area is having a significantly harmful effect on the total stocks of such species or on the ecological system in any particular locality. INFO SCIR INFO SCIR Art.5.5 5. SCAR is invited to notify the Depositary which shall report to the Contracting Parties when SCAR estimates in any sealing season that the permissible catch limits for any species are likely to be exceeded and, in that case, to provide an estimate of the date upon which the permissible catch limits will be reached. Each Contracting Party shall then take appropriate measures to prevent its nationals and vessels under its flag from killing or capturing seals of that species after the estimated date until the Contracting Parties decided otherwise. RELA RELA Art.5.6 6. SCAR may if necessary seek the technical assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in making its assessment. RELA SCIR RELA SCIR Art.5.7 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 1 the Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with their internal law, report to each other and to SCAR, for consideration, statistics relating to the Antarctic seals listed in paragraph (2) of Article 1 which have been killed or captured by their nationals and vessels under their respective flags in the area of floating sea ice north of 60o South Latitude. INFO RELA RELA INFO SCIR Art.6 Article 6 Consultation between Contracting Parties HOBS HOBF SBS SBF HOBS HOBF SBS Art.6.1 1. At any time after commercial sealing has begun a Contracting Party may propose through the Depositary that a meeting of Contracting Parties be convened with a view to: Art.6.1.a a) establishing by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties, including the concurring votes of all States signatory to this Convention present at the meeting, an effective system of control, including inspection, over the implementation of the provisions of this Convention; Art.6.1.b b) establishing a commission to perform such functions under this Convention as the Contracting Parties may deem necessary; or Art.6.1.c c) considering other proposals, including: Art.6.1.c.i (i) the provision of independent scientific advice; SCIR SCIR Art.6.1.c.ii (ii) the establishment, by a two-thirds majority, of a scientific advisory committee which may be assigned some or all of the functions requested of SCAR under this Convention, if commercial sealing reaches significant proportions; RELA RELA Art.6.1.c.iii (iii) the carrying out of scientific programmes with the participation of the Contracting Parties; and SCIR SCIR Art.6.1.c.iv (iv) the provision of further regulatory measures, including moratoria. Art.6.2 2. If one-third of the Contracting Parties indicate agreement the Depositary shall convene such a meeting, as soon as possible. Art.6.3 3. A meeting shall be held at the request of any Contracting Party, if SCAR reports that the harvest of any species of Antarctic seal in the area to which this Convention applies is having a significantly harmful effect on the total stocks or the ecological system in any particular locality. RELA RELA Art.7 Article 7 Review of operations HOBS HOBF REVW REVW Art.7.1x The Contracting Parties shall meet within five years after the entry into force of this Convention and at least every five years thereafter to review the operation of the Convention. Art.8 Article 8 Amendments to the Convention AMND DEPO EIF AMND DEPO EIF Art.8.1 1. This Convention may be amended at any time. The text of any amendment proposed by a Contracting Party shall be submitted to the Depositary, which shall transmit it to all the Contracting Parties. Art.8.2 2. If one-third of the Contracting Parties request a meeting to discuss the proposed amendment the Depositary shall call such a meeting. Art.8.3 3. An amendment shall enter into force when the Depositary has received instruments of ratification or acceptance thereof from all the Contracting Parties. Art.9 Article 9 Amendments to the Annex AMND DEPO EIF RESV AMND DEPO EIF Art.9.1 1. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to the Annex to this Convention. The text of any such proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Depositary which shall transmit it to all Contracting Parties. ATTACH ATTACH Art.9.2 2. Each such proposed amendment shall become effective for all Contracting Parties six months after the date appearing on the notification from the Depositary to the Contracting Parties, if within 120 days of the notification date, no objection has been received and two-thirds of the Contracting Parties have notified the Depositary in writing of their approval. Art.9.3 3. If an objection is received from any Contracting Party within 120 days of the notification date, the matter shall be considered by the Contracting Parties at their next meeting. If unanimity on the matter is not reached at the meeting, the Contracting Parties shall notify the Depositary within 120 days from the date of closure of the meeting of their approval or rejection of the original amendment or of any new amendment proposed by the meeting. If, by the end of this period, two-thirds of the Contracting Parties have approved such amendment, it shall become effective six months from the date of the closure of the meeting for those Contracting Parties which have by then notified their approval. Art.9.4 4. Any Contracting Party which has objected to a proposed amendment may at any time withdraw that objection, and the proposed amendment shall become effective with respect to such Party immediately if the amendment is already in effect, or at such time as it becomes effective under the terms of this Article. Art.9.5 5. The Depositary shall notify each Contracting Party immediately upon receipt of each approval or objection, of each withdrawal of objection, and of the entry into force of any amendment. Art.9.6 6. Any State which becomes a party to this Convention after an amendment to the Annex has entered into force shall be bound by the Annex as so amended. Any State which become a Party to this Convention during the period when a proposed amendment is pending may approve or object to such amendment within the time limits applicable to other Contracting Parties. ATTACH ATTACH Art.10 Article 10 Signature MEMB MEMB Art.10.1x This Convention shall be open for signature at London from 1 June to 31 December 1972 by States participating in the Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals held at London from 3 to 11 February 1972. RELA RELA Art.11 Article 11 Ratification MEMB DEPO MEMB DEPO Art.11.1x This Convention is subject to ratification or acceptance. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, hereby designated as the Depositary. Art.12 Article 12 Accession MEMB MEMB Art.12.1x This Convention shall be open for accession by any State which may be invited to accede to this Convention with the consent of all the Contracting Parties. Art.13 Article 13 Entry into force EIF DEPO EIF Art.13.1 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the seventh instrument of ratification or acceptance. Art.13.2 2. Thereafter this Convention shall enter into force for each ratifying, accepting or acceding State on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession. Art.14 Article 14 Withdrawal RESV RESV Art.14.1x Any Contracting Party may withdraw from this Convention on 30 June of any year by giving notice on or before 1 January of the same year to the Depositary, which upon receipt of such a notice shall at once communicate it to the other Contracting Parties. Any other Contracting Party may, in like manner, within one month of the receipt of a copy of such a notice from the Depositary, give notice of withdrawal, so that the Convention shall cease to be in force on 30 June of the same year with respect to the Contracting Party giving such notice. Art.15 Article 15 Notifications by the Depositary DEPO DEPO Art.15.1x The Depositary shall notify all signatory and acceding States of the following: Art.15.1x.a a) signatures of this Convention, the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or accession and notices of withdrawal; Art.15.1x.b b) the date of entry into force of this Convention and of any amendments to it or its Annex. ATTACH ATTACH Art.16 Article 16 Certified copies and registration TEXT DEPO TEXT DEPO Art.16.1 1. This Convention, done in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each version being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which shall transmit duly certified copies thereof to all signatory and acceding States. Art.16.2 2. This Convention shall be registered by the Depositary pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. RELA RELA Conc.1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention. CONC CONC Conc.2 DONE at London this first day of June 1972. Conc.3 [Signatures not reproduced here.]	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3187
__label__wiki	0.95179	0.95179	IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. A rally outside the Saudi diplomatic mission in Tehran in protest at sexual harassment by Saudi police of two Iranian teenagers dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers. Comments by Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani about Yemen were also on the covers of the dailies. Arman-e Emrooz: “They let out shouts of protest because they can no longer line their pockets.” Akbar Torkan, an adviser to President Rouhani said, as he took a swipe at those who reap financial benefits from continued sanctions. Arman-e Emrooz: “Expect a major shift in the makeup of the 10th parliament.” Saeed Hajarian, a reformist strategist, said in an exclusive interview with the daily. Asrar: The first vice-president has said that any price hike without coordination with the government in advance is illegal. Asrar: “Police seized more than 490 tons of illicit drugs in the 12 months to March 21, 2015.” Brigadier General Ali Moayedi, who leads the anti-drugs division of the Law Enforcement Force, made the announcement at a news conference. Asrar: “Pakistan has turned into a nest of terrorists,” said the spokesman of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Ebtekar: General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has urged a filmmaker who wants to direct a biopic on him to scrap his plans. In a letter, the top general has said that he does not deserve to be at the center of The General. Emtiaz: Flights taking Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage have been called off. Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to Iranian pilgrims. Emtiaz: In Iran, the duration of maternity leave has increased to nine months. Etemad: Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz is likely to remain at the helm of Iran’s national football team. Ettela’at: The environment chief has called for formation of a chain to protect the green ecosystem. Kar va Kargar: “Aggressors will be bogged down in Yemen,” said the chairman of the Expediency Council. Mardomsalari: “We can’t pin much hope on Canada to extradite [Mahmoud Reza] Khavari.” Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said of the former managing director of Bank Melli, who is wanted by Iranian officials for massive fraud and corruption. Nasl-e Farda: A matchmaking website will be launched on April 21. Resalat: “Construction of the capital’s Grand Prayer Ground will be complete by yearend [March 2016],” said Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Roozan: Ayatollah Rafsanjani has urged the Saudi wise men to prevent green politicians from fanning the flames of tension. Shahrvand: Iranians in Tehran protested Saudi indecency in Jeddah	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3189
__label__wiki	0.507222	0.507222	HFVS Black History Month Episode (Radio Show/Podcast) Posted on February 21, 2016 By Hilltown Families Listen to Podcast: Black History Month Show Saturday from 9-10am & Sunday from 7-8am WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Featured Video: Ella Jenkins, the First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song, performs “I Know a City Called Okeechobee.” Archived Podcasts ♦ Radio ♦ Facebook ♦ Twitter Booker T. & The MG’s — “Green Onions Ella Jenkins — “Black Royalty” [A Life of Song] Count Basie & Tony Bennett — “Jeepers Creeper” Duke Ellington — “Merry Go Round” Earl “Fatha” Hines — “Stoway” Nat King Cole — “Kee-Mo Ky-Mo” Queen Latifah — “Walk the Dinosaur” Bessie Smith — “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” Little Richard — “Good Golly Miss Molly” Aretha Franklin — “Respect” Diana Ross — “When We Grow Up” Mahalia Jackson — “I’m On My Way” Ella Fitzgerald— “Chew-Chew-Chew” James Brown — “Give It Up or Turnit A Loose” Taj Mahal — “Brown Girl in the Ring” Michael Jackson — “The Girl is Mine” Rufus Thomas — “Walking the Dog” ← Recap Map: Western MA Weekend Summary & Family Guide for February 20th & 21st, 2016 Learning Ahead: February 22nd-28th, 2016 → Category: Hilltown Family Variety Show, podcast, Video Tags: African American Music, Black History Month, Music History, podcast, Radio Show	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3190
__label__cc	0.699614	0.300386	58. Your 112, April 11, 6 p.m. Export-Import Bank is prepared to make acceptance credits available promptly on receipt of advices re allocation of total amount $19,200,000 among commercial banks which are to conduct actual operations. In this connection Export-Import Bank has been awaiting reply to Mr. Pierson’s54 letter of March 16th55 to Dr, Souza Dantas56 and cablegram of March 2155 to Banco do Brasil (Satelgeral). Upon receipt of such advices the Export-Import Bank will notify the agent commercial banks, which will in turn transmit individually by airmail to the Banco do Brasil the final details of the arrangement. Terms of arrangement are substantially as follows: Banco do Brasil is to draw on designated banks within amounts separately allotted drafts of a tenor not exceeding three months sight signed by duly authorized officers and for individual amounts to be specified by the drawees. Said drafts are to be accepted by the drawees and thereafter discounted by them at the rate of 3.6% per annum proceeds being held at disposal of Banco do Brasil. One day prior to maturity of acceptances Banco do Brasil to pay not less than 10% of face amount in cash and present a renewal draft for balance for acceptance and discount. One day before maturity of renewal acceptance Banco do Brasil is to pay a further 10% or more of amount of original draft in cash and present another renewal draft for balance for acceptance and discount. And so on except that the cash payment at time of seventh renewal is to be not less than 20% of amount of original draft, leaving assuming no augmentation of payments 20% for the final draft. Thus all drafts would be liquidated in full within 2 years. No original draft may be presented for acceptance after June 30 of this year and no renewal draft after March 30, 1941 it being understood and agreed that all acceptances shall be retired on or before June 30, 1941. The proceeds of these acceptance credits are, of course, to be used by the Banco do Brasil only for the purposes envisaged in the exchanges of letters with Aranha at Washington. Warren L. Pierson, President, Export-Import Bank of Washington.↩ Not found in Department files.↩ Marco de Souza Dantas, official of the Bank of Brazil.↩	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3191
__label__cc	0.652641	0.347359	August 31st, 2013 / 3:43 pm Jimmy Chen I Hope You Feel Better Studies have shown that the internet makes people feel bad. That these studies are almost always read online would make, you would think, one feel better. But the internet—where delusion and projection join hands in violent democracy—is also a reprieve from the horrible real world. It’s a viscous cycle. As an idle masochist, I often visit Dwell to “keep up” with all the confidently sparse modernist homes lived in by well-adjusted designer type-A people. Europeans, vegetarians, zombies of good fortune. We assume the owners are at a party, symphony, gala, or fundraising, letting light fall upon their absence in the quiet glory of their restrained taste. I also habitually visit J. Crew, at times to browse the Mens’ section for items that won’t make me taller, but mainly to check out all the beautiful women I have no chance dating. The Abercrombie & Fitch girls seem inbred, and the Prada models look anemic, ridden with some disease. J. Crew does a great job at consolidating the yuppie, bougie, slightly artsy and bohemian looks very well, with a touch of polite hipster, into the perfect interesting-but-not-crazy woman. They are dream girlfriends. I’m talking a handjob at a Philip Glass concert. I’m talking photoshop. Technology / 15 Comments August 30th, 2013 / 7:24 pm Rauan Klassnik— “Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I’ll dig with it.” (Seamus Heaney) Cassandra Gillig AIRY BABY: AN EQUAL TO THE ATE NIPPLE?//I worry/I don’t/Believe in Books/or do owly/// by Debbie Hu Perfect Lovers Press, 2013 Edition of 100 / $5 Buy from Perfect Lovers Press Debbie Hu wants you to think about baby, but all I can think about is what baby means for poetry. Mac Low starts off his 17th dance with the realization/instruction, “Someone has a baby or seems to have one.” Yes, obviously, we are always having some kind of baby. Notley—to whom Hu gives a much necessary shout out—once questioned, “Do you think women & men have kids in order to become immortal?” Why baby and why now? Are we making baby or is baby making us? Is it baby or the process of baby? Poets used to have babies now they have the Internet. Poets today let their babies do unfathomable things and leave their tiny baby lives in shambles. Contemporary Poet Jennifer Pieroni’s baby is primarily unlucky. In “Unlucky Babies,” she locks her baby out of the car and does not even allow for it to learn to type. Contemporary Poet Chelsey Minnis puts her baby on secret trial: “A baby on 9/11 was definitely in love with me and the parents did not know.” Hu’s baby lives in a similar place. It is part voyeur, part chauffeur, and part Gucci waiting in the wings. She writes: Baby has no laundry machine, only a writing conceit. The baby thoughts of the baby writing machine, uploading a picture of herself on the internet, looking suburban. Baby tries hacking her relationships with words like love letters like the write combination will crack the chains & change a mind & minor upheval. But the effects are weird on the heart. So baby goes back to writing words for baby eyes only. Hu’s baby has been taught to type because Hu’s baby is sometimes herself. Most often, though, baby is more of a symbolic bystander than a conduit. Baby is not always the most important thing but this book seems to be baby’s own creation. Perhaps it would be best to say that Airy Baby, is a kind of intertextual baby book; for the gentle omnipresent-omniscient baby, there is Ke$ha. There is charming organizational risk AKA formal chaos. There is the political as it battles with the personal. There is Cantonese then New Zealand. There are penises or shame. The narrative voice is distinctly cohesive yet polyvocal in a very necessary way. Hu switches between the hyper casual and the “large idea” casual. She goes from “I wore a candy stripe dress / To the General Assembly and my pleaseface until I / Become a pop star my pleaseface is a dontrapeme pleaseface becuz / stay away my cunt smells terrible” to “it wounds me to read that she craves solitude and no / accountability, I feel like I am all despicable money” in just one page. She is sometimes Gurlesque transgressive in a blunt way like Ariana Reines, but most often a very idealistic type of gross-delicate, something that makes me think of Jenny Zhang’s first collection. Feng Sun Chen, from whom Hu quotes extensively, also comes to mind. While very much composing a “poetry” book, the pieces are sometimes epistolary fragments and other times stolen bits from the pages of some tangentially yet brilliantly related thing. Airy Baby has titled sections, but they’re largely irrelevant; demarcations and page numbers become nobody’s business. Pieces start and stop wherever they’d like—pick back up then quit again. Baby, itself, operates similarly, waiting in the background for its opportunity to be the savior or the disgrace. To be the distraction. Baby is present for pages then not at all; it vanishes. There are epiphanies laced throughout but, much like the emotional content of the book, these realizations are muted. The writing is laced with a certain sense of overwhelming comic unhappiness—the kind of thing that surfaces with any period of introspection. Hu jokingly alludes to David Foster Wallace in the book’s preface, and, like Wallace, uses footnotes to distract and “confuse” the reader. Here, though, it would seem that Hu employs these asides to soften the intensely emotional or personal. We are always returning to humor because humor is the only way to comprehend humanity. Comments Off on AIRY BABY: AN EQUAL TO THE ATE NIPPLE?//I worry/I don’t/Believe in Books/or do owly/// August 30th, 2013 / 11:05 am Tessa Mellas The Era of Not Quite by Douglas Watson The Era of Not Quite by Douglas Watson BOA Editions, May 2013 160 pages / $14 Buy from Amazon or BOA Editions What’s the point of reading a book when, regardless of the book’s brilliance, you’ll still eventually end up dead? In his award-winning debut collection of twenty-three fabulist fictions, The Era of Not Quite, Douglas Watson takes up this question by knocking off characters left and right. In one story, Watson tosses a luckless schmuck into the void. In another, he flattens a thoughtful library patron with a dump truck while the patron’s daughter contemplates wonder. In the penultimate tale, a seven-year-old girl, poor dear, is bucked from a newly invented breed of miniature horse. Deaths stack up, morbidity becoming its own joke as nihilism loops back on itself again and again. The result is absurdity, hilarity, heady contemplation, and killer prose. Of course, there’s nothing like a good literary offing to cleanse the palate, and this book offers deaths galore. But Watson’s stories run deeper than clever premises and guillotine giddiness. In this first book, winner of the BOA Short Fiction Prize, Watson adds his unique voice to postmodernism, joining the ranks of Barthelme, Beckett, and Calvino and holding his own. With playful experimentation and linguistic prowess, Watson mocks the conventions of fiction, making us wonder what stories really are for in this post-literate era when the masses can read but literacy fails to deliver us from unexceptional lives. Before you can lose hope, though, Watson shifts away from farce, showering us with moments of linguistic sublimity that remind us why fiction endures. Watson drops us into folkloric lands of kings, wolves, and dragons as readily as he places us in nondescript contemporary landscapes of billboards, busses and, yes, libraries of all things. Then there are stories where Watson muddles time, inserting props from commercial culture into the sparse world of the fable. Take the story “When the World Broke,” where a golden-haired peasant boy living in a remote village on the edge of a forbidding forest fills a water bottle—ubiquitous thing—before slinging a bag of oats over his shoulder and venturing off through valleys lit by thousands of electric lights on a quest to save his beloved ailing mother and the world. It’s as though Watson is saying, hey, this is the realm of fiction, an artificial space, no? Fairy tale setting? Depressingly realist small town complete with Unitarian church? What’s the difference when neither really exists in a book? Into these confused and anachronistic settings, Watson focuses his gaze on down-and-out characters, friendless, discouraged, but not without hope. Take Hal Walker from Watson’s title story “The Era of Not Quite”: […] It was a fine day on which to risk everything. / Everything, in Hal’s case, was not much. Although he had a bungalow and a great many books, Hal had no friends, family, lovers, admirers, or even detractors. Also, he no longer had the first half of his life. He did, though, have a job with the local telephone company, deleting from the telephone directory the names and phone numbers of people who had died. It was not a very demanding job (25). Elias Tezapsidis THIS SEPTEMBER ISSUE: TWELVE REASONS TO CHOOSE HARPER’S THE BRIEF HISTORY OF HARPER’S CLUB Six days ago I received an email with the subject: “HARPER’S MAGAZINE RENEWAL.” The line of argumentation the email included was constructed by the magazine’s “Circulation Director.” I never read it, because I believe everything it said: I didn’t need to be persuaded in regards to the absolute necessity of my continued subscription. [1] The motive that initially made me subscribe to Harper’s was my desire to intellectually engage on a more personal level with a friend from college, Dan. We both agreed that the depth of our homosocial rapports was not adequately profound, and because we enjoyed discussing with one another we eventually came up with the idea of what we jocularly referred to as “Harper’s Club.” [2] Dan’s academic interests were very different than mine, but we both enjoyed challenging various points of view in our pursuit of forming an informed opinion. The planning of The Club’s meetings became impossible and our friendship never deepened. Regardless of this failure I could not be happier for the epiphenomenal ramifications of our failed initiative. By encouraging me to think about familiar subjects in different ways, “Harper’s Club” regularly challenged me as a thinker. This held true even when I was the solitary member of the Club, and continues to be valid to this day. Every time a new issue arrives in my mailbox I expect to encounter articles that serve this mission. My expectations are pleasantly surpassed consistently. THOUGHTS ON ADS (ATTN: MIGHT BE FEELINGS!) Craft Notes & Random / 8 Comments who, amongst us writers, is the greatest Tweeter ?? Mark Leidner, Blake Butler, Melissa Broder, Patricia Lockwood, and Rauan Klassnik (ha ha) are all GREAT Tweeters– but if I had to name just one it would be Russel Swensen (Scribbly Mouse)– whatcha say ??? Quincy Rhoads 25 Points: The Rifle by Gary Paulsen Laurel-Leaf Books, 1995 105 pages / $6.29 buy from Amazon 1. For my fifth grade class, Gary Paulsen was considered the pinnacle of literary merit. Second only to R. L. Stine. 2. Most people I talk to remember reading Paulsen’s novel Hatchet pretty well, but I’ve yet to meet anyone who remembers The Rifle. 3. The Rifle is about a man who carves a muzzle-loaded rifle out of a tree branch and spends a long time on it. He then sells it to a Revolutionary War soldier who dies of dysentery after killing a lot of British officers. Then an old man buys the rifle. He’s lonely and his life sucks, and the boy who lives across the street’s life is lonely, too. The boy’s dad is a trucker and doesn’t care about him. Then the man’s gun accidentally fires and kills the boy. 4. I lied about that. 5. I think in my memory I joined this novel with another novel that I read that same Summer as a kid. I dreamed an entire subplot about the little boy and his relationship with his trucker dad, writing him postcards and eating ice cream. 6. I think that book was written by Beverly Cleary. 7. She was pretty well liked in my grade school, too. 8. Here’s the real plot of The Rifle: 9. The book is even sadder than I remembered. 10. The muzzle-loaded rifle was made by a dedicated gunsmith and he did sell it to a sharpshooting soldier, but after the soldier dies of dysentery, the gun is stuck in an attic until a guy finds it and sells it to a dude at a gun show. The gun show dude is your stereotypical stand-yer-ground-pry-em-out-of-my-cold-dead-hands- lives-in-a-van-off-the-grid-type dude. This gun guy drinks a lot of beer and the omniscient narrator tells us that later he gets stomach cancer and dies. This stomach cancer guy’s van breaks down and he trades the rifle and an Elvis painting on velvet to a mechanic for van parts. The mechanic takes both the gun and the painting home and places them on his mantel. Then one day, he’s lighting a fire in the fireplace and a spark from the fire lights some old powder in the gun and it goes off and the bullet flies through the house and kills a little boy who lives across the street. Then the novel discusses how the loss of the little boy’s life ruins everyone else’s lives. READ MORE > Scott McClanahan’s Hill William book trailer is here, lit world. YOUR MOVE, JOYCE CAROL OATES. Author News / 3 Comments Shane Jones The Strange and Dirty Beauty of Hudson NY Swallow, a coffee shop located on Warren Street, has either the feel of just opening or just burglarized. It’s a disarming effect – the space is wide open with minimal furniture, the walls a fresh coat of white paint, and there’s a record player swamped in trash at the back playing soft noise, like fire crawling across the floor and around your feet. They serve Stumptown Coffee and the workers act like they don’t give a fuck. On a recent day trip from our home thirty minutes north, my wife got into line and Malcolm Gladwell was three people behind her. Before we left, I asked her if she saw Malcolm Gladwell and she said yes, and asked me if I saw the guy from Grey’s Anatomy, and I said no, was it McDreamy?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3199
__label__wiki	0.722777	0.722777	The stories that matter to you, told by you, to millions of readers. No spin. No agendas. Just news by you, for you. Join iPatriot as a featured writer below. Join iPatriot Like Follow Plus Rev Michael There is little doubt that President Trump knows that nuclear weapons are not the only serious problem with the leader of North Korea. Even with the difficulty of getting news, pictures and first hand testimony out of the rogue nation, enough information is available from secret sources, defectors and those who have escaped from NK to compile a clear picture of the worst human rights violating nation in the region. Many of those detained, incarcerated, beaten and regularly tortured have as their only crime the fact that they are Bible believing Christians. Kim Jong Un, is indeed, the modern eastern version of Emperor Nero. Christianity a serious threat? Trending: Why are openly Seditious Democrats NOT being Charged with Sedition? In its annual International Religious Freedom Report issued this Tuesday May 29, 2018 the U.S. State Department issued a condemning report against the North Korean regime. The communist state considers Christianity a “serious threat.” Completing this poll grants you access to updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To Kim Jong Un, those who kneel to pray and try to love their neighbors as themselves are a threat to his rule and his nation. Reports indicate that there have been 119 killings, 87 disappearances recently, and as many as 50,000 to 200,000 Christians remain in concentration camps which in every way are similar to those of Nazi Germany. None of the camps are open to inspections by the Red Cross or any other humanitarian organization. What are their crimes? Many North Koreans are arrested and shuffled off to the camps for almost nothing. Breitbart said, “The report also suggested that persecution of individuals suspected of being Christians increased recently, targeting North Korean citizens for “crimes” ranging from being found in possession of religious material to simply loitering near a church too long for police to be comfortable with their presence, or driving by a church too many times.” What do North Korean defectors say about the camps? Breitbart also quoted Thae Yong-ho, the highest ranking NK official to ever defect from the regime. Thae said Kim needs to allow Christianity and the spread of churches to build trust among the North Korean people. Thae said to leaders of the west, “You must insist that North Korea builds churches for both South Koreans and foreigners,” Thae said, addressing South Koreans. “You must convince the North that allowing religious freedom will instill trust. Seeing churches with the crucifix will move North Koreans.” North Korean camps worse than Nazi concentration camps? According to Justice Thomas Buergenthal, a former Nazi concentration camp survivor; North Korea’s camps are not only worse than Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen, but NK’s political prisons and camps should be labeled as ongoing “crimes against humanity.” Murder, infanticide and torture are carried out on a regular basis. Buergenthal, who served on the International Court of Justice, was one of three jurists to conclude that the NK camps are practicing crimes against nature, rape, forced labor, starvation, child abuse, murder and enslavement. Attempted escapes are met with a firing squad One camp survivor said “a doctor, caught trying to escape to China, said he was stripped, hung upside down, bashed and tortured with fire or water. Water mixed with pepper was poured into his nose and mouth,” according to writer Debbie Shipp in an Australian news outlet. God and the civilized world have only one demand to make of Kim Jong Un. The term appears 9 times in the Bible and is commonly associated with the Exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egypt. The demand was made by Moses who represented the will of God to the Pharaoh. It was a straight up demand, no mincing of words. “Let my people go.” (Ex 5: 1) All oppressors, dictators and despots have the same demand made on them. It Is God’s nature and a direct command to all those who would oppress others. When they are oppressed for their faith in God the anger of God is invoked. The hermit kingdom of Kim Jong Un is already under the judgment of God with the worst economic conditions of any country in the east. Why not shine the light so both the Korean people and those in the internment camps are finally relieved of their desperate condition. What light? Kim Jong Un – consider these clear calls on exactly what you should do for the people of your nation. “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” (Isa 58: 6) “And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day.” (Isa 58: 10) Michael Bresciani is the editor of American Prophet.org since 2005. The website features the articles and reports of Bresciani along with some of America’s best writers and journalists. Millions have read his timely reports and articles in online journals and print publications across the nation and the globe. Visit https://socialcross.org/amprophet also follow us on Twitter and Facebook The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author and are not not necessarily either shared or endorsed by iPatriot.com. Turmoil in the “Washington Cesspool” – Part 2!Only the Ignorant and the Gullible believe Leftist Fairytales iPatriot Trending on iPatriot Obama: The Most Corrupt and America-Hating President in U.S. History Democrats: The Party of Hate, Violence, and Division George Soros Can Be Charged With Treason and Sedition Why are openly Seditious Democrats NOT being Charged with Sedition? Search News by State Subscribe and Get News by you. For you. Need help, have a question, or a comment? Send us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Copyright © 2021 iPatriot.com. All Rights Reserved. Terms & Conditions \| Privacy Policy \| About iPatriot \| Contact iPatriot	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3204
__label__wiki	0.909843	0.909843	Feds reach tentative deal with PSAC By Marco Vigliotti. Published on Jul 10, 2020 11:10am A demonstration against the Phoenix pay system organized by the Public Service Alliance of Canada union. iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood Ottawa says it has reached a tentative deal with the union that represents the largest number of federal civil servants. The Treasury Board Secretariat, the employer of the federal public service, says the new three-year deal with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) covers close to 84,000 employees in the program and administrative services bargaining group. Employees in the group work in program administration, information services, communications, secretarial services, office equipment, administrative services, welfare programs, clerical functions and data processing. READ MORE: PSAC wants feds to provide childcare assistance to ‘critical’ public servants The agreement, announced Friday, offers general and group specific salary increases that work out to 6.6 per cent over its span, a retroactive deal that runs until July 2021. The lowest increase is in the final year. It also includes new provisions for caregiver leave, extended parental leave, and up to 10 days of domestic violence leave. The deal comes as public servants worked to develop and administer some of the most expansive federal programs in recent memory to help Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Business Account. This was all done as huge sections of the federal public service worked remotely and amid a historic increase in the number of employment insurance applications. READ MORE: Shared Services to enhance ‘network readiness;’ ESDC hiring more staff amid outbreak If the agreement is ratified, the federal government said it will have reached agreements covering close to 60 percent of public servants for the current round of bargaining. The Treasury Board also announced Friday that it reached a tentative agreement with the PSAC to compensate employees for damages incurred by the problematic Phoenix pay system and the late implementation of the 2014 collective agreements. It includes measures to help those who faced financial hardship and lost investment income because of issues with Phoenix and details general damages compensation for current and former PSAC employees. If approved, the agreement would cover PSAC’s 140,000 members that are paid through Phoenix. Since its start in 2016, Phoenix has created problems for tens of thousands of federal public servants, including underpaying and overpaying employees, as well as missing payments entirely. In the 2018 budget, the Liberals announced that the government would begin transitioning away from Phoenix toward an entirely new pay system. Earlier in 2020, the Treasury Board named SAP, Workday and Ceridian as finalists to win the contract to replace the problematic pay system, though the department opted for a more fluid approach, setting no timeline for a rollout or specific budgetary requirements. SAP was ultimately selected by the government in March as its vendor for the next system. READ MORE: SAP to lead development of government’s new HR and pay system	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3205
__label__wiki	0.562174	0.562174	Current ResidentsPast ResidentsResidency ProgramsResidents MapApplySponsors Current and Upcoming EventsPast EventsPublic Programs Make a Donation2019 Supporters Resident Type Residents Map Selected Recent Press Coverage Research and Archives Jane Farver Library at ISCP Past Residents Residency Sponsors Design by Other Means Development by Corey Tegeler International Studio & Curatorial Program 1040 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Current Resident: Sep 1, 2020–Feb 28, 2021 Vision Fund Lauren Kelley Lauren Kelley is a storyteller employing a wry wit when surveying notions of emotional excess. Her approach to animation combines clay-mation with a collection of tan, plastic toys to stylistically evoke the children’s television programs of the artist’s youth. Her jittery, low-tech ideas take place amongst Technicolor dioramas; a plush backdrop in contrast to the flaccid storylines of a discontented cast of innocent characters. Lauren Kelley has exhibited work at Centre Pompidou, Paris; Women and Their Work, Austin; and The Kitchen, New York, among others laurenkelleystudio.com 2020 Fall Open Studios November 17–November 18, 2020 Lauren Kelley, Pickin', 1999, C-print, 24 × 24 in. (60.96 × 60.96 cm). Lauren Kelley, Froufrou Conclusions, 2011, single-channel video, 1:22 min. Lauren Kelley, Video Still-Pink Heads, 2011, multi-channel video, 22 sec. Lauren Kelley, Storyboard Image - Prototypical Oppression/ Obsession, 2009, digital C-Print, 11 × 81/2 in. (27.94 × 21.59 cm). Lauren Kelley, Video Still-Telephone, 2014, multi-channel video, 17 sec. Residents from United States Francesco Simeti Italy, United States Tommy Kha Celebrate the Studio Daniel Ramos The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. Current Resident: Jul 1, 2020–Jun 30, 2021 Toby Devan Lewis Pamela Council Pamela Council is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist creating fountains for Black joy. Guided by material, cultural, and metaphysical quests, Council’s practice embodies a darkly humorous and inventive Afro-Americana camp aesthetic she refers to as BLAXIDERMY. Through this lens, Council uses sculpture, architecture, writing, and performance to shed light on under-examined and under-valued narratives. Pamela Council has exhibited work at Studio Museum in Harlem; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; and African American Museum in Philadelphia; among others. pamelacouncil.com 2020 Summer Open Studios August 25–August 26, 2020 Pamela Council, Red Drink: A BLAXIDERMY Juneteenth Offering, 2018, concrete, fiberglass, and Big Red Soda, 144 × 120 × 120 in. (365.76 × 304.8 × 304.8 cm). Pamela Council, BLAXIDERMY Pink, 2019, Lusters Pink Lotion, spinning oral sex toy, chocolate fondue fountain, rhinestones, paint, runner rug, carpet, and framed silicone on panel. Pamela Council, wtf is juice/gw smile, 2016, sugar, water, purple, Listerine, George Washington's raggedy ass slaves' teeth dentures, gold party foil, Grapeade cans, lights, fountain, and silk velvet with surface devoured by the artist, 65 × 100 × 48 in. (165.1 × 254 × 121.92 cm). Pamela Council, Swag Surf (Suite), ongoing. Pamela Council, Fountain of Your Youth, 2017, plastic pony beads, motor, plastic, fabric, optic yellow tennis ball felt, pool noodles, nylon, and sneaker rubber. Current Resident: Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2021 Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council District 34, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Hartfield Foundation Alison Nguyen Alison Nguyen’s work explores the ways in which images are produced, disseminated, and consumed within the current media landscape, exposing the socio-political conditions from which they arise. Creating strategies for dissent, she re-articulates mainstream visual language in video, installation, and new media works. Alison Nguyen received her B.A. from Brown University. She has presented work at Ann Arbor Film Festival; CROSSROADS presented by San Francisco Cinematheque and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Channels Festival International Biennial of Video Art, Melbourne; Microscope Gallery, New York and AC Gallery, Beijing, and OK Corral, Copenhagen, among others. Nguyen has participated in residencies and/or been awarded fellowships from The Institute of Electronic Arts, Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center, and BRIC. She has been awarded grants from The Foundation for Contemporary Art, NYSCA and The New York Community Trust. In 2018, Nguyen was featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. alisonnguyen.com Artists at Work with Alison Nguyen: ‘my favorite software is being here,’ a lecture performance on Instagram Live May 12, 2020, 4–5pm Ungrounded October 8–December 6, 2019 Alison Nguyen, Dessert-Disaster, 2017-18, HD double-channel video installation, color, and sound, 3:54 min., loop. Alison Nguyen , Andra8: my favorite software is being here, 2020, HD single-channel video, 10 min, loop. Alison Nguyen, every dog has its day, single channel installation documentation, HD video, 54 x 96 x 15 in. MDF projection screen, 8’x10’ carpet, stereo sound, 6 minutes 39 second loop, 2019. Alison Nguyen, you can't plan a perfect day sometimes it just happens, 2017, HD single-channel video on wood and muslin screen, 8:24 min, loop, 66 x 120 x 15 in. Ground Floor Residents Bundith Phunsombatlert Thailand, United States Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council District 34, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Hartfield Foundation, Joseph Robert Foundation Svetlana Bailey Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Council District 34, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Hartfield Foundation, Joseph Robert Foundation Wieteke Heldens United States, The Netherlands Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council District 34, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Hartfield Foundation, Mondriaan Fund	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3208
__label__wiki	0.767605	0.767605	HUB Eco Series launch 5 February 2013 - Impact Hub A brighter, cleaner, community owned energy future IS possible By Anders Lorenzen & Kirstie Wielandt, HUB Eco Series Coordinators Photos by Simon Scarfe Tuesday 29th of January saw the launch of the HUB Eco Series; an event series hosted by HUB Islington with the intention of creating positive debate around the key national and international environmental issues of our time. Our launch event was devoted to the subject of the UK potential of green community energy cooperatives and featured a distinguished speaker panel consisting of Agamemnon Otero, Founder of Repowering South London and Co-Director of Brixton Energy, Howard Johns, Founder of Ovesco and Southern Solar, Claire Hierons, CEO of Carbon Leapfrog and Nigel Farren, Founder of Energise Barnet. HUB Islington, on the fourth floor of a converted Victorian warehouse behind Angel tube station, was packed to the rafters with 70 guests from across the London HUB networks, local Transition Town groups, NGOs, renewables industry experts and environmental activists. Full to the HUB rafters Agamemnon Otero of Repowering South London, opened the presentations with an overview of the success story of Repowering South London and Brixton Energy, two highly successful pioneering initiatives which have firmly placed community energy on the map of London. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits of saved carbon emissions, Aga was keen to highlight that green energy co-ops have a massive social impact; profits from Brixton Energy’s solar panels on the rooftops of one of London’s most deprived council estates have resulted in the establishment of a popular local ‘energy efficiency fund’ which has helped the community save on their bills. Howard Johns of Southern Solar (Brixton Energy’s installer), reiterated that community energy initiatives were absolutely central to creating the energy revolution we so badly need, highlighting that while Germany has over 600 energy co-ops (more than 50% of Germany’s renewable energy is community owned), only 23 such initiatives exist in the UK. Howard Johns of Southern Solar taking questions from the floor Claire Hierons of Carbon Leapfrog, praised the success of all the panelists initiatives and posed the poignant question whether there were simply more people interested in energy co-ops in Germany or whether the lack of uptake in the UK was symptomatic of a UK awareness blockage of sorts. She encouraged everyone to reach out beyond our established green networks and engage more people in discussions around the extensive economic and social benefits of community energy, appealing to anyone interested in even exploring ideas to contact Carbon Leapfrog for advice and help with resourcing. Claire Hierons with Hubber Richard Schunemann Nigel Farren of Energise Barnet, who also sits on the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) community energy board, rounded up the presentations by explaining how he set up Energise Barnet as his local council was not doing enough to improve energy efficiency at a local level. He believes that community energy groups needs to be run with a business mentality, highlighting that initiatives are often started by well meaning volunteers who will need the energy to plough through the bureaucracy and become full time members of staff in the long run. A discussion and Q&A followed the presentations, after which people mobilised and mingled in local groups to discuss how to enable local energy group start ups, indicating that there is a definite hunger for future community energy initiatives in London and across the UK. We look forward to seeing how this exciting sector develops in the coming months and years. We’re hugely grateful to HUB Islington and its wonderful hosts for hosting the first HUB Eco Series event and look forward to announcing the second event in due course. For regular HUB Eco Series updates follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Contact the coordinators any time via [email protected]. Mingling Hubbers	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3209
__label__cc	0.709094	0.290906	TRU empowers faculty to lower costs for students Deadline to apply: Oct. 15, 2019 at 9 a.m. Ever-increasing tuition and textbook costs are creating educational blockades. As a result, only those in upper economic echelons are able to easily access post-secondary education. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is responding, taking action to cut student costs and thus support learning and engagement while contributing to an innovative tool that is becoming essential to higher education: Open Educational Resources (OER). TRU faculty (both on campus and Open Learning) are being empowered to contribute to the global OER movement and help reduce economic barriers faced by students through TRU’s third iteration of the Open Education Development Grant (OERDG). “These grants and, more importantly, the work that faculty put into the development of Open Educational Resources, benefit students in multiple ways,” OER Development Grant Co-ordinator Joe Dobson said. “The reduction or elimination of textbook costs in courses where an instructor uses OERs is a huge benefit for many students who struggle with the cost of textbooks, which is often a barrier to student success. This is something faculty themselves can do to directly lower the cost of education.” Developed in part as a response to student needs as outlined in TRUSU’s Open Textbook Grants Program proposal and approved in April 2018, the OERDG program has been extended for 2019/2020 after awarding grants to eight recipients in 2018 and seven more in spring of 2019. Program funding, established by the Strategic Initiative Fund, continues into 2020/21. Faculty interested in integrating OER into their TRU courses can apply for the OERDG before the deadline of Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. Application criteria: Must be current limited-term, tenure-track, or tenured TRUFA or TRUOLFA members. Note, faculty members, individually or jointly, as well as course teams may submit grant proposals. Complete the application form in full. TRUFA members must secure letters of support from both their dean and department chair. TRUOLFA members must secure a letter of support from the Director of Curriculum Development and Delivery, Paul Martin. Two grants are available for fall 2019. Each recipient may receive up to $6,500 to use for things such as a course release or to hire research assistants to adopt, adapt, create and/or integrate open textbooks and other OER as their primary course materials. An additional $500 may be available for travel costs required for the circulation and publication of their final OERs. OER support Open Education Librarian Brenda Smith is encouraging faculty to apply for the OERDG despite perceived barriers within the realm of OER. “Some of the main obstacles for faculty using OER are difficulties locating suitable resources, concerns about their quality, and even finding time to look for them in the first place,” Smith said. “As an open education librarian, I work with faculty to overcome these challenges. My job is to recommend places to find OER, give tips on assessing their quality, help navigate Creative Commons licences, facilitate open textbook sprints to write or adapt OER, and/or find a selection of existing OER that faculty could choose from. In short, I’m here to support and inspire faculty to engage with OER.” Further support in locating, evaluating and adapting high-quality open resources is being offered to OERDG recipients by the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Open Learning and the University Library. Specifically, instructional designers and support staff from Open Learning are available to assist with digital formats, text editing and layout requirements. Renée Anderson, a faculty member in the School of Nursing, experienced firsthand, how support from the TRU community can actualize the development and enhancement of OER. Anderson, a 2018 recipient of the OERDG, explained that many colleagues assisted her in adapting the Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care textbook for use as an OER. “Initially I intended to adapt a portion of the existing textbook for my course (a BScN psychomotor skills) but quickly realized there would be greater benefit to students if the resource could be used for all of their nursing psychomotor skills courses (four in total),” Anderson said. “Many of my colleagues helped in creating a number of educational videos, reviewing content and collecting student feedback. This was huge for me and reduced the amount of time I would have spent attending to those important details.” As a result of Anderson’s OER project, it is estimated that students save approximately $200 on textbooks over the course of their BScN program; a savings that translates into about $48,000 with this year’s cohort of 240 students. “My satisfaction comes from knowing students are benefiting from this resource. The cost savings to them is important but more important is for them to have a resource that is relevant to the context in which they are learning to be nurses.” — Renée Anderson, School of Nursing Faculty with questions about the grant can contact OER Development Grant Coordinator Joe Dobson. TRU Library’s OER guide Find recommendations to source OER (textbooks, images, videos, etc.). Discover tips on assessing the quality of OER. Find Pressbooks help. Access Creative Commons information. TRU OER Moodle Support Find support in creating, adapting and/or adopting OERs. Access a number of resources and links. Use as a communication platform to share your ideas. TRU Intellectual Property Office Find support with Copyright including analysis, licensing and clearance. Guidance with third party content guidance and records. Access Open Learning editors for support with structural and stylistic editing, copyediting and proofreading. BCcampus OpenEd Search for quality open textbooks offered in a variety of digital formats; the first step in adopting open educational resources. Search by subject and download them to your computer. Access openly licensed resources available for legal use, sharing, repurposing and remixing. Includes photos, videos, writing, music and other creative content. Read more posts by: efenwick Category: Faculty & Staff, Featured, Open Learning Tags: achievements, faculty research, funding, library Law professor finds success in Supreme Court of Canada	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3211
__label__wiki	0.572001	0.572001	Mentoring matters: what makes a good one 1000th company registers with “Uber of international freight” 1000th company registers with ‘Uber of international freight’ Online freight marketplace CargoHound has received an overwhelming response since it launched in 2015 with over 1000 importers and exporters now using the service to “sniff out” the best international freight rates. The brainchild of freight industry veteran Ms Kim Mauch, CargoHound was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as the “Uber” of international freight and disrupts one of the oldest industries in the world. It connects importers and exporters with “community rated” freight forwarders thereby reducing the time, cost and risk of shipping products internationally. The success of the company’s start-up phase had provided a solid platform for expansion. CargoHound has received extremely positive support from SME importers and exporters across the board as it allows them to compare the market on price, service and transit time, thereby reducing the “smoke and mirrors” of international freight. We regularly hear of members saving up to 50 per cent on freight costs but more importantly they are matched with reliable service providers who are kept “in line” by our rating system. Let me be quick to point out that CargoHound is not just a website. It is a managed marketplace and has become known as providing “technology with a human face.” Its staff members have combined experience of over 120 years and are on hand to provide free and unbiased advice to members about shipping anything, anywhere no matter how big or small. Some of the major milestones achieved by CargoHound in its first year of operation include: More than 2000 freight quote requests have now been lodged on the platform to which 6500 responses have been received The sum of the average quote value received on jobs to date is over $5 million CargoHound won the national Super New Startup category at the 2015 Cool Company Awards, out of 700 entrants In a recent survey of CargoHound members 100 per cent of respondents who have used the platform to book international freight would use the platform again, which bodes well for the continued success of the Hound into 2017 and beyond. For more information and to register for FREE go to www.cargohound.com or call 1300 883 243. Brought to you by Ian Smith, CEO, CargoHound It’s our time: how you can support “Australian Made”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3213
__label__cc	0.522568	0.477432	Integration Controls understands the intersection of technology and design. Home technology and AV solutions must blend seamlessly into your clients' homes and not be an afterthought. We work closely with architects, home builders, and interior design professionals to integrate technology thoughtfully and keep with the client's aesthetic desires. Ideally, we look forward to working with trade partners as early as possible in a project so that all the required infrastructure is built in to ensure the perfect blend of form and function in a home. From motorized window treatments to whole-home audio and video to smart automation, we work with you to enable modern technology solutions that fully support and enhance your projects. Technology for Her \| The Lodge and Cabins \| Under the Sea Technology for Her For this technology upgrade, the client wanted to add many new amenities that she had bypassed on previous remodels. This included hidden wires and boxes, quick access to music, streamlined light switch locations, and an easy-to-use system that worked for her busy, traveling lifestyle. As the project went on, the scope expanded to include expanded smart home lighting control and distributing a DVD changer while planning for digital distribution in the future. Aesthetics were a part of nearly every decision in this project, leaving intact what the Missouri homeowner wanted to see and hiding wires and black boxes where possible. For example, careful consideration was given to the living room TV as it was surrounded by moldings and trim and needed to look as if it was a part of the design. Working with the onsite carpenters ensured a nice finished look for the client while providing the support needed for the TV. In addition, the client did not see the need for an HDMI-matrix solution when she had a working system in place, but she did not want to skimp on the wiring needed for this feature in the future, so additional wiring was included throughout for this future consideration. My experience with Integration Controls has been fantastic… I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone! They did a great job of listening to us, evaluating our needs, recommending the right equipment, completing the installation and - most importantly - explaining everything to us in terms that we understood. The best in the area by far! -Homeowner Multi-room Music Multi-room Video The Lodge and Cabins This time, our job was to turn two remote rural cabins into a technological haven for the owners who, wanted a retreat, but didn’t want to sacrifice their favorite creature comforts like music, television, and security. The first step was security. We leveraged a fiber backbone that was the foundation of the original lodge to create a full network infrastructure that opened up a world of possibilities. We installed cameras around each individual cabin, that were able to record on the DVR in the lodge. Additionally, each cabin was also outfitted with its own alarm system that could be accessed remotely. We also worked with the local wireless Internet service provider to enhance the bandwidth needed to support our creation. Then came the focus on entertainment. AMX handheld MIO R4 remotes were used in each TV area for easy control. Dedicated satellite receivers fed each viewing area, as well as a dedicated Blu-ray in the master suite and shared Blu-ray in the living area. All of these sources switch through an HDMI distribution matrix and an audio matrix switcher. Audio was made available in several other areas using a Sonos Connect, one of the satellites, or the shared Blu-ray player. The crown jewel was an iPad using AMX app that allowed for whole-house control of any area, as well as “party modes” for presets to listen to several rooms at once. In my experience, there is not a more knowledgeable group in this industry. From Integration Controls being the only one of three companies that could figure out our Vantage lighting system issues, to being able to provide high speed internet to our remote farm where there is no high speed internet service! You all have an attention to detail that is second to none. Not only in terms of installation, where there is not even a single wire out of place, but also in regards to design and layout. Everything from the placement of light switches to the intracacies of the whole house operating system is extremely well executed. Having systems with this level of complexity will bring with it changes and tweaks a customer will want to make. Your team is always available to address those needs regardless of how small the request. If an issue does come up with one of our systems, you are immediately responsive. I have worked with several companies over the years on various projects and feel lucky to have met Integration Controls. What you all have accomplished for our family is terrific. - Homeowner Our client was building a new home and wanted to integrate a home theater experience that would trump that of traditional commercial movie megaplex. There’s just one problem, there is an underwater mural in the entertainment room that absolutely cannot be changed. We worked with the room’s overall design to facilitate the best acoustic properties possible. Sidewalls were angled in toward the screen and an asymmetrical ceiling was built to reduce standing waves and add an aesthetic element to the room, while the thick-pile carpet and pad were used to absorb errant sound energy. The screen floats on three custom-made quarter inch steal brackets attached to the back wall, creating a floating screen effect and furthering the ocean theme. The audio system features drivers with high sensitivity, allowing them to play with clean precision at any volume level. And the video system includes a massive 160-inch, 2.40:1, high-gain screen and anamorphic lens. Accent lighting radiates behind the screen and spills from the ceiling to the walls from dimmable LED strip lights, all controlled from the theater’s handheld remote.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3215
__label__cc	0.738063	0.261937	Dobble – Review and Giveaway July 27, 2013 By In The Playroom in Competitions, Toy Reviews 111 Comments Tags: addictive card games, award winning toys and games, card games, dobble, esdevium games, family fun, family games, quick witted games Dobble is an award winning card game from Esdevium games, or I should say it is five games as it is 5 in 1! I first saw Dobble at the Evolution Christmas in July event at the start of the month, and I loved how small and compact it is compared to most games. To fit 5 games into a hand-sized tin is brilliant and I can see this coming in really handy when travelling and needing something to entertain the kids while away. I was really keen to try this out with Mr Z. Although it is labelled 6+, I felt quite confident that he would be okay with it at 5 years old, and he was. He managed to grasp the idea quite quickly. All 5 versions of the game involve spotting the matching pictures on the cards as fast as you can and naming the matching picture out loud – then either taking the card of getting rid of the card depending on the version you are playing. For the moment we stuck to the towering inferno game play which is one of the more simple versions, where you want to collect the most cards. Mr Z and I both really enjoyed playing this. It really sharpens up your powers of quick observation and it can be quite addictive – he keeps asking to play it again and again! It is one of those simple yet brilliant concepts which just works really well. There is quite a good variety in the pictures and symbols on the cards, which is great with younger players as it helps to expand their vocabulary. The size of each pictures varies from card to card so it is not as easy as it may sound! Have a look if you can spot the matching pictures among these cards! How quickly can you spot them?? I really like that this is a game which can be enjoyed by both adults and children. You can have up to 8 players, so as the other kids get older then it is something that we would all join in and play together as a family. You can also now play Dobble on your phone as there is an app version available from the Apple App Store, which I will definitely be having a look out for! If you would like to win a copy of Dobble for yourself then you could be in luck, as I have one to give away here on the blog 😀 Just enter via the Rafflecopter below: You can enter as many or few of the options as you like but the more you do, the better your chances! Win a Pass to Chessington World of Adventure May 2, 2013 By intheplayroom in Competitions, Days Out & Holidays 30 Comments Tags: cheese, chessington, competitions, days out, family fun, theme parks Win a One Day Family Pass to Chessington World of Adventure One Lucky Winner will win a One Day Family Pass to Chessington World of Adventure (RRP £150) This amazing giveaway has been brought to you by familiy favourites MuCheese and Merlin Entertainment Open to UK residents Ending on 26th May 2013 at 11.59pm EST Explore Chessington World of Adventures – a wild adventure for all the It’s a whole world of Wild Adventures all in one place. Discover the Serengeti in Surrey; go on the exciting new safari; or explore the ancient ruins of Wild Asia, a mythical land where families can take on the KOBRA, an awesome spinning disc ride! Go truly wild on an expedition through the Lorikeet Lagoon in amongst the exotic colourful birds. With exciting rides and rollercoasters, amazing animals and a SEA LIFE Centre – Chessington really is Britain’s wildest adventure! Chessington’s amazing new ride for 2013 The amazing new safari ride is now open. Initial investigations have unearthed a new land called “ZUFARI”. The only signs of civilisation are some mysterious African carvings that we believe are warnings. Journey through the extreme terrain in our off-road trucks and encounter many species including giraffes and white rhino. About the Sponsors MuCheese MU’s delicious, rich flavour is a winner for the whole family, making it easier than ever for mums to get creative in the kitchen and keep everyone happy. MU has been exclusively sourced from Ireland, from well fed cows to fully ensure a delicious taste that will soon have your family moo-ing for more. Available in six exciting varieties from Tesco, MU’s eye catching packaging will be loved by kids and adults alike. Why is Mu good for you? Plays a vital role in vision, bone growth, cell division and the immune system. Crucial for blood and cell formation, maintaining the nervous system and protein metabolism. Helps build strong bones and teeth. Eating 20g of cheddar cheese is the equivalent to a 200ml glass of milk. Needed to facilitate the absorption of calcium and assist in the formation of strong bones. Protein – Essential for forming the building blocks of the body. Merlin Entertainment The No 1 visitor attraction operator in Europe, No 2 in the world, Merlin Entertainments’ (Merlin) headquarters are in Poole, Dorset (UK). Merlin operates an international portfolio of 94 global and local attractions, among them many of the world’s best known brand names – Madame Tussauds, The Dungeons, Alton Towers Resort, LEGOLAND, SEA LIFE, Gardaland, The EDF Energy London Eye and many more as well as 7 hotels and 2 holiday villages! ARE YOUR READY FOR A FANTASTIC DAY OUT? ENTER TO WIN BELOW AND GOOD LUCK !! The family pass consists of 2 adults and 2 children under 12 and is valid for any one day of the season to 7th November 2013 excluding special events and concerts. The pass is for entry into the theme park only and does not include food or drink. Tickets are non transferable. ThePrizeFinder – UK Competitions	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3217
__label__wiki	0.564438	0.564438	Ben Deneweth Utente dal 15 anni fa Lingua English (USA) Squawks 14 Squawk Comments 126 Gulfstream Flying Away from Shoals Gulfstream International Airlines has informed the U.S. Department of Transportation that it is withdrawing its plan to provide commercial air service to the Shoals. (www.timesdaily.com) Altro... United Airlines Announces New Routes from Chicago Hub United Airlines today announced plans to launch new nonstop service from its Chicago hub at O'Hare International Airport to Elmira, N.Y., and State College, Pa. The airline also plans to begin new service from Chicago to Topeka, Kan., subject to government approval. ExpressJet Airlines will operate the United Express flights using 50-seat regional jet aircraft. The State College and Topeka flights will begin on Jan. 7, 2014, and the Elmira service will begin on Feb. 13, 2014. (finance.yahoo.com) Altro... Lakeland's First Direct Air Takes Off Smoothly The first commercial flight in 23 years from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport was nearly everything a passenger would want: Only a few minutes late and a smooth takeoff. The Direct Air MD-88 plane with 62 passengers took off at 7:10 a.m. This morning for Myrtle Beach, S.C. It will return today at 2:45 p.m. from Hagerstown, Md. (www.theledger.com) Altro... 2 commenti dei membri Skywest secures US DoT EAS contract for Pueblo - Denver service Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City) has won a US Department of Transportation (DoT) Essential Air Service contract to operate 12x weekly Pueblo to Denver Int'l flights effective from February 1, 2014, through to January 31, 2016. (www.ch-aviation.ch) Altro... Study: Commercial flights out of Keene would be bust The cost of flying out of a local airport doesn’t add up, a new study concludes. Reintroducing passenger air service at Dillant-Hopkins Airport is not economically viable, representatives of Boyd Group International of Colorado, which recently performed a grant-funded feasibility study on air service at the airport, told the Keene City Council last week. (www.sentinelsource.com) Altro... [Bullhead City] Airport authority makes another bid at landing Frontier Funny story about Bullhead City (KIFP) trying to get scheduled service on Frontier. (www.mohavedailynews.com) Altro... Sun Air to start Lancaster flights Nov. 1 Florida-based Sun Air will begin serving Lancaster Airport on Nov. 1, airport Executive Director David Eberly said this morning. Sun Air plans a "soft start," with two daily round-trip flights between Lancaster and Dulles International Airport, which serves Washington, D.C., Eberly said. (www.centralpennbusiness.com) Altro... Delta will end Atlanta service to Muscle Shoals, fly to Memphis MUSCLE SHOALS - Delta Airlines is switching commuter air service from Atlanta to Memphis and will begin serving the Shoals with 50-seat commuter jets by Sept. 1. (www.timesdaily.com) Altro... Great Lakes Airlines ending flights from Clovis After nearly nine years, Great Lakes Airlines is breaking up with Clovis and its municipal airport. The airline filed a termination notice this week to end its federally-subsidized flights between Clovis and Denver International Airport, with a stop at Santa Fe. (www.abqjournal.com) Altro... SeaPort Airlines favored to provide service at Athens-Ben Epps Airport A Portland, Ore.-based airline has emerged as the favorite to continue service out of Athens-Ben Epps Airport when the current Essential Air Service contract with GeorgiaSkies expires next month. (onlineathens.com) Altro... Squawks Voted On Copa Airlines to Add New Service to Canada, Guyana, Florida submitted on 23/01/2014 by JakeWythe The DC-9: A Flying Legend submitted on 17/01/2014 by avgeekryan Southwest Airlines struggles with being on time submitted on 27/12/2013 by umritter submitted on 14/12/2013 by drdisque New airline to provide passenger service to Canyonlands Field Sandy victims send 747 filled with Christmas gift to Philippines submitted on 12/12/2013 by PhotoFinish PSA Airlines to hire 900 with American Airlines jet order submitted on 12/12/2013 by tomhuck Possible Boeing Move Worries Washington State submitted on 10/12/2013 by kwu20001 Corny soft rock theme song for Frankfurt Airport AIR SHOW: United Airlines To Add 35 Airbus A350-1000 Jetliners To Fleet submitted on 20/06/2013 by isardriver United Airlines Amends and Grows A350 XWB Order to Specify 35 A350-1000s submitted on 20/06/2013 by AerospaceAirAviation Spirit Airlines Orders 20 A321s and Re-Specifies 10 A320s as Larger Model United offers peek at new gate agent display submitted on 11/06/2013 by dbaker Alaska Airlines Launches Seasonal Fairbanks-Portland Service submitted on 11/06/2013 by VRitz Rwanda Air starts service to Accra, Ghana submitted on 04/06/2013 by rayksaintange United to Fly Planes Using Renewable Biofuel Lakeshore Express will offer air service from Oakland County to Chicago Midway	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3219
__label__cc	0.617229	0.382771	IUCLID (International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database) is a software application to record, store, maintain and exchange data on intrinsic and hazard properties of chemical substances. It is a key software application for both regulatory bodies and the chemical industry where it is used in the implementation of various regulatory programmes. Examples include the OECD Cooperative Chemicals Assessment Programme (CoCAP) and the EU legislation Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). IUCLID implements the OECD Harmonised Templates and, since its version 6, is built as a platform meant to provide regulatory authorities and industry with a set of tools to manage information on chemicals, using a common format, facilitating the reuse and exchange of the data. More information on the use of IUCLID by regulatory authorities can be found on the OECD website, including the report 'Customisation Opportunities of IUCLID for the Management of Chemical Data'. For m You can also consult the IUCLID Wikipedia page in order to find more about the historical background of IUCLID. Use of IUCLID by Regulatory Authorities IUCLID usages and future developments are discussed at the level of the OECD IUCLID User Group Expert Panel. In this forum, Regulatory Authorities have reported how they use IUCLID and the available information is shared below. You can also click on the picture below to see an overview of the use of IUCLID by Regulatory Authorities. More information on the context in which IUCLID is used can be found by following the links below: Australia (AU) AICS: the Australian Government's Department of Health is administering the Industrial Chemicals Law under which IUCLID is used Existing chemicals: environment and health New chemicals: environment and health Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR): IUCLID is used for the European Union Biocidal Products Regulation Classification, Labelling and Packaging regulation (CLP): IUCLID is used for the european Union CLP Regulation. It also contains the Poison Centres Notification (PCN) format specifications. For more information on the PCN format, please refer to the Poison Centres website Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH): IUCLID is used for the European Union REACH Regulation Waste Framework Directive (SCIP): IUCLID supports the database which will contain the submitted information on Substances of Concern In articles, as such or in complex objects (Products) - SCIP. More information is available here Plant Protection Products (PPP): IUCLID is used to support Plant Protection Products and active substances dossiers in a project conducted in collaboration between ECHA and EFSA Joint Research Centre (JRC): EASIS database OECD: existing chemicals database New Zealand (NZ) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO): IUCLID is planned to be used as the future hazardous substance database of the New Zealand EPA. Switzerland (CH): biocidal products and new substance notifications. More information available here. United States (US): OCSPP, CCTE, RAD Embora a ECHA disponibilize muito material em linha na sua língua, uma parte desta página está disponível apenas em inglês. Mais informações sobreas práticas de multilinguismo da ECHA. Não mostrar novamente esta mensagem. Bem-vindo ao sítio Web da ECHA O navegador Internet Explorer 7 (e versões anteriores) não é totalmente suportado por este sítio Web. Por favor atualize o seu Internet Explorer para uma versão mais recente. Este sítio Web utiliza cookies a fim de garantir a melhor experiência possível nos nossos sítios Web. Saiba mais sobre como utilizar cookies.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3220
__label__wiki	0.51827	0.51827	Aaand we’re back. I had a lot of fun featuring some dope African ladies a few months ago so I thought I’d do another round. These women are from all over the continent, across a variety of styles so I hope you can find something to groove to. Check out my much longer playlist on Soundcloud of my favorite women of the afro/diaspora and this one of women of color from all over. Enjoy. 1.“Stay” Wavy The Creator Wavythecreator is part of the new wave of Nigerian artists challenging the dominating power that is the standard Afrobeats format. Perhaps one of the most experimental of the bunch, Wavy’s sonic forays into house and trap-esque production stay true to the descriptor in her name. Like a wave, her style flows into the pool of elements that make naija-pop songs pop – yet not for long as she pulls us into something different, whether it’s with indie-rock vocals or pulsing dance beats. “Stay” is no exception with angsty vocals over heavy 808s guaranteed to get you into that screw-face, hands-up bop. 2.“poison beloved, i’m lost without you ” ida’aye ida’aye is an Ethiopian-American vocalist based in California. I first discovered her through this song which literally soundtracked a solid month for me. In this track her soulful and emotive vocals really compliment the lo-fi sample-based production to create a really nice vibe. She’s definitely on the rise, so make sure to follow her! 3.“Psiu” Nidia Nidia is Bordeaux-based producer of Cape Verdian and Guinea-Bissauan descent. Signed to Principe Discos of Lisbon, her beats pull heavily from the electronic and Angolan kuduro mashup sound that has taken over the Portuguese capital. Nidia, however, has a particular penchant for melodic samples that make her music much more full-bodied for me than a lot of other similar electronic music. The nostalgic R&B chords in the middle of this record get me every time and her transitions between each section make this such a fun tune. 4.“Vanity” Davina x Preyé I stumbled upon this song on Soundcloud and I’m so happy I did! Davina and Preyé are two Nigerian power vocalists who bounce off of each other perfectly in this track. And it has a message! If you know me, you know I’m really bad at listening to lyrics and when they are super in your face like, “LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE,” I’m really not into it. But in this song, they strike the perfect balance between groove and a soft, “hey, listen up,” which I really appreciate, so check it out. 5.“Bahia Dreamin’ Freestyle” Runka This is a freestyle over a Karriem Riggins track by Kenyan alt/soul/indie vocalist and producer Runka. I first discovered her through Camp Mulla, a Nairobi-based group she used to be a part. An early member of Nairobi’s alt scene, Runka seemed to be on hiatus for a while so I was very happy to stumble upon this recent track. Her cool, floaty vocals are a beautiful match to all the amazing beat switches in Karriem Riggins’ production. One thought on “Not all African artists are: Men (Vol. II)” Pingback: Not all African artists are: Men (Vol. III) – DIASPORY	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3221
__label__cc	0.73529	0.26471	azmedic Wingy said: "It's just a sign of the times, Going forward in reverse" It’s just a hand in the bush Reactions: Wingy MT said: New class started on January 27th and yes they are furloughed. They have already been furloughed? manniax Well-met in the Ka-tet Frenchie said: Effective October 1st. Man, this is all so scary to me... I've only started myself but a few months ago. ASADispatch No involuntary furloughs at Alaska. Reactions: jose1337, RocketMan22, womanpilot73 and 10 others derriko ASADispatch said: Yep...great day for a lot of us. Enough people took all the different leaves, voluntary furloughs, and job shares to save everyone (including me at the bottom.) 31 warn letters went out to the 88 dispatchers, and yesterday before everyone bid for the leave options, the companies number to furlough was 18, but the group collectively saved everyone without a pay cut to boot. Reactions: Sam I Am, Delta Echo, Pancake and 14 others derriko said: Great job Alaska! Reactions: bimmerphile and Delta Echo Flagship_dxer Legacy Airline Dispatcher The big picture question remains why does Alaska, Delta, Southwest, Jetblue, Spirit all want or need payroll protection money after they have all found ways to keep from furloughing most if not all their employees? It is essentially a form of defrauding the taxpayers for them to be claiming publicly that they need the money to keep everyone employed when they have all done enough to keep most if not everyone employed. Flagship_dxer said: I would imagine every little bit helps right now to make it through the winter and hopefully a vaccine being developed and some traffic rebounding next year. Although you do have a good point. I know Southwest decided not to pursue a secured government loan, I believe because they felt they could get better terms if they needed to borrow the money - and they are in a relatively strong cash position since they had a lot of cash earmarked to purchase the 737 MAX aircraft that are still in limbo. Reactions: ghostjet Allegiant avoiding dispatch furloughs with voluntary short term leave. Reactions: derriko and manniax Delta Echo said: Voluntary leaves of absence, job sharing, and whatever other initiatives have been taken, do not solve the basic problem of a drastic and unforeseen loss of revenue. If passenger traffic does not rebound, there WILL be layoffs, company downsizing, and closures. The loss of revenue was caused, at least in part, by the ongoing draconian, and ever-tightening, restrictions imposed by Big Government, aided and abetted by the Big Media's constant drumbeat of Chinavirus fear-mongering and doom-saying. So while I agree there is taxpayer defrauding going on, I'm not convinced it's being done by the airlines. Reactions: RocketMan22, TJ94, Wonderlic and 1 other person Reactions: Sam I Am, Luigi, bimmerphile and 2 others A320guy The big Picture question is why AA and UA are the only major airlines furloughing. Don't knock DL SW B6 AS for finding ways to save Money their employees. AA and UA had the opportunity to take paycuts and save their fellow dispatchers but choose not to. A320guy said: I wouldn't put everything on the remaining dispatchers at AA/UA. In order to save everyone from being furloughed at UA, it would have required everyone to take a 45% pay cut. Obviously that's kind of an extreme amount to expect people to volunteer for. Certainly, if there had been more retirements or participation in volunteering for reduced hours by the AA/UA dispatchers, more positions could have been saved, but in my opinion a bigger question is why those particular companies felt the need to furlough so many people, and why they didn't offer more generous early out/hourly reduction plans. Last edited: Sep 6, 2020 manniax said: I wouldn't put everything on the remaining dispatchers at AA/UA. In order to save everyone from being furloughed at UA, it would have required everyone to take a 45% pay cut. Obviously that's kind of an extreme amount to expect people to volunteer for. Certainly, if there had been more participation in volunteering for reduced hours, more positions could have been saved, but in my opinion a bigger question is why those particular companies felt the need to furlough so many people, and why they didn't offer a more generous early out/retirement plan. Can’t speak to Spirit (or really to B6, either) but the ones that got enough leaves, retirements, concessions, etc are also the ones that actually seem to give a damn about their employees beyond their productivity on a spreadsheet. For me this has been the perfect example of why you should care about your employees, they’re going to be more willing to work with you when times are bad, compared to bitter, abused employees. Reactions: kalan31, digitalvcr, derriko and 1 other person Hard to disagree with that. I’d say it’s pretty common knowledge that those two majors are at the bottom of the barrel in a lot of categories for employees and customers alike. There’s a reason the Costco’s and Google’s of the world are where they are, and a lot of it is how they take care of their own. AA’s vloa options shortest length was over a year. Had to be at step 6 before any partial pay came into play, and it was hilariously low. It’s been pretty grim. Reactions: derriko, paincorp, manniax and 1 other person ADXnewbie I have heard some at AA are already salivating about all the OT that starts Oct 2nd...sad. ADXnewbie said:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3223
__label__wiki	0.799858	0.799858	Review: Pixies February 15, 2014 May 22, 2014 by thedailyrecord, posted in Concert review, review The Kansas City Star For the first time in more than 20 years, the Pixies rolled into town in support of new material. The influential college rock quartet has now been around longer as a reunion act than in their initial stint. Reunited contemporaries like Dinosaur Jr. have released multiple new albums, making the paucity of new Pixies material – two songs – even more glaring. That changed late last year when lead singer/songwriter Black Francis dropped four new songs on an EP and followed it up with four more last month. All but one of those songs were played when the band performed at the Midland Theater on Tuesday night. Toss in the single “Bagboy” and the as-yet unrecorded “Silver Snail” and new material comprised nearly a third of the band’s setlist. The new recordings received a mix reception online, but for the most part they worked in concert. The appropriately noisy “What Goes Boom” blended seamlessly with the band’s cover of the Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On.” Later, in a quieter moment, Francis segued from “In Heaven (Lady in Radiator)” to “Andro Queen.” The songs were recorded 26 years apart, but sounded onstage like they were pulled from the same session. “Bone Machine” announced the band’s presence, and although the thumping bassline that introduced the song was familiar the musician wasn’t. Paz Lenchantin, a veteran of A Perfect Circle and Billy Corgan’s Zwan, filled the gaping hole left when founding member Kim Deal departed last June. Lenchantin didn’t have any problems replicating Deal’s basslines, but her thin voice was often buried in the mix.The band arrived as if shot out of a cannon, blasting through the first eleven songs in less than 30 minutes. Doing their best Ramones impression, the band rarely paused between songs and hardly acknowledged the near-capacity crowd before barreling into the next number. The songs were never rushed, but they were definitely urgent. Some of the best moments were the demented rockabilly of “Brick is Red” and the surf guitar intro to “Ana.” Guitarist Joey Santiago got plenty of time to play with feedback during “Vamos,” one of the few times the band deviated from the recorded arrangement. A medley of “Nimrod’s Son” and “Holiday Song” started with“Nimrod” at full speed before bouncing into “Holiday Song.” A slowed-down arrangement of “Nimrod” closed the medley. At 33 songs and 100 minutes, the band devoted plenty of time to exhume some deep cuts from its catalog, and deliver most of its biggest songs (including both versions of “Wave of Mutilation”). Francis let the crowd take over the choruses on “Where is My Mind?” and “Here Comes Your Man.” Given the band’s underground legacy, it was odd to see fists pumping in the air with every “chien” on the chorus of “Debaser,” but the quartet definitely knew how to work the theater crowd. The Pixies first reunion concert in Kansas City was a victory lap. The second concert was a celebration of their greatest album. This third visit was a view of the Pixies as a working band, trying to prove they still have plenty to say. They do. Setlist: Bone Machine; Wave of Mutilation; U-Mass > Head On (Jesus and Mary Chain cover); What Goes Boom; Distance Equals Rate Times Time; Ilsa de Encanto; Monkey Gone to Heaven; Ana; Brick is Red; I’ve Been Tired; Magdalena; Cactus; Gouge Away; Bagboy; Blue Eyed Hext; Crackity Jones; unknown song; Veloria; Havalena; Snakes; Silver Snail; In Heaven (Lady in Radiator); Andro Queen, Indie Cindy; Greens and Blues; Where is My Mind?; Here Comes Your Man; Vamos; Nimrod’s Son/Holiday Song (medley); Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf). Encore: Debaser; Planet of Sound. The Man in (Frank) Black Review: Dinosaur Jr Review: Pavement Tagged A Perfect Circle, alternative rock, Billy Corgan, Black Francis, Bone Machine, college rock, Debaser, Dinosaur Jr, Frank Black, Head On, Indie Cindy, Jesus and Mary Chain, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, Midland Theater, Paz Lenchantin, Pixies, Ramones, reunion band, Zwan Previous postTop ten albums of 2013 (in haiku) Next postReview: Diana Ross	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3232
__label__cc	0.580694	0.419306	Extract of a letter from Port Glasgow 27th April 1778 Last night Capt. Crawford, of the Cumbraes Wherry, arrived in town from cruising, confirms all the newspaper intelligence concerning the rebel privateer on the coast, and further adds that, on Friday last, the same rebel privateer of 24 nine-pounders, and 140 stout men, intending some mischief in Belfast loch, went in; but, finding the Drake sloop of war there, stood out again. The Drake, not knowing what she was, sent her boat and gang to press her hands, which the Revenge took and carried along with them, and the Drake followed her, and on that evening engaged, but night coming on, nothing was done till Saturday morning, when they again engaged, and after a very hot fight for one hour and five minutes, the Drake was obliged to strike: the captain and the first lieutenant killed, 22 men killed and wounded ; she had also one of her topmasts carried away. They were so close on the Galloway coast that Captain Crawford, lying in Lochgair, heard the firing, made loose, and stood out; but before she got in sight, the Drake was going away with the privateer. She had taken some fishing boats on the coast of Ireland, whose crews were all put in irons during the engagement, but when it was over they were all put on boats again and sent away, and on their passage to the shore Captain Crawford intercepted them and got all the intelligence. The fishermen also told Captain Crawford that the privateer was wishing much to fall in with him and Campbell’s cutter. Captain Crawford made all sail he could for Clyde, and on Sunday morning fell in with the Thetis frigate off Pladda, went on board, and gave Captain Gillies all the intelligence, pointed out the course, and he, after giving Captain Crawford an express for the Admirality, crowded all sail for them. Captain Crawford thinks the Thetis may fall in with them, as the privateer seemed not in a hurry leaving the coast, and as if she intended more mischief. A report is also current here that she also took a brig, the Elizabeth of Glasgow, after she had taken the Drake. I hope she will not get away unpunished.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3233
__label__wiki	0.638212	0.638212	Time of contact and step length: the effect of limb length, running speed, load carrying and incline D.F. Hoyt, S.J. Wickler, E.A. Cogger Journal of Experimental Biology 2000 203: 221-227; D.F. Hoyt S.J. Wickler E.A. Cogger Using published values for twelve species of birds and mammals, we investigated the effects of limb length and running speed on time of contact and step length. In addition, we measured the time of contact in horses trotting up a 10 % incline and when carrying a load averaging 19 % of their body mass. From these values, we calculated stride period and step length. Our analysis of the interspecific data yielded the following relationship between time of contact (t(c) in s) and leg length (L in m) and running speed (v in m s(−)(1)): t(c)=0.80L(0.84)/v(0.87) (r(2)=0.97). Both exponents in this relationship are significantly different from 1.0, indicating that step length increases with speed and that small species use a step length that, relative to their leg length, is longer than the relative step length used by larger species. Time of contact increased when a horse carried a load but not when it trotted up an incline. © 2000 by Company of Biologists Davies, C. T. M. (1980). Metabolic cost of exercise and physical performance in children with some observations on external loading. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol 45, 95–. Farley, C. T., Glasheen, J. and McMahon, T. A. (1993). Running springs, speed and animal size. J. Exp. Biol 185, 71–. Farley, C. T. and Taylor, C. R. (1991). A mechanical trigger for the trot—gallop transition in horses. Science 253, 306–. Kram, R. and (1990). Energetics of running: a new perspective. Nature 346, 265–. Roberts, T. J., Kram, R., Weyand, P. G. and (1998). Energetics of bipedal running. I. Metabolic cost of generating force. J. Exp. Biol 201, 2745–. Steudel, K. and Beattie, J. (1993). Scaling of cursoriality in mammals. J. Morph 217, 55–. (1994). Relating mechanics and energetics during exercise. Adv. Vet. Sci. Comp. Med 38, 181–. OpenUrlWeb of Science Taylor, C. R., Heglund, N. C., McMahon, T. A. and Looney, T. R. (1980). Energetic cost of generating muscular force during running: a comparison of large and small animals. J. Exp. Biol 86, 9–. Thorstensson, A. (1986). Effects of moderate external loading on the aerobic demand of submaximal running in men and 10 year-old boys. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol 55, 569–. Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Experimental Biology. You are going to email the following Time of contact and step length: the effect of limb length, running speed, load carrying and incline Message Subject (Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Experimental Biology Message Body (Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Experimental Biology web site. Transport of bile acids in hepatic and non-hepatic tissues The anisotropic Young's modulus of equine secondary osteones and interstitial bone determined by nanoindentation A novel mechanism of body mass regulation Show more Journal Articles Other journals from The Company of Biologists Meet the Editors at SICB Virtual 2021 Reserve your place to join some of the journal editors, including Editor-in-Chief Craig Franklin, at our Meet the Editor session on 17 February at 2pm (EST). Don’t forget to view our SICB Subject Collection, featuring relevant JEB papers relating to some of the symposia sessions. 2020 at The Company of Biologists Despite 2020's challenges, we were able to bring a number of long-term projects and new ventures to fruition. As we enter a new year, join us as we reflect on the triumphs of the last 12 months. Critical temperature window sends migratory black-headed buntings on their travels The spring rise in temperature at black-headed bunting overwintering sites is essential for triggering the physical changes that they undergo before embarking on their spring migration – read more. Developmental and reproductive physiology of small mammals at high altitude Cayleih Robertson and Kathryn Wilsterman focus on high-altitude populations of the North American deer mouse in their review of the challenges and evolutionary innovations of pregnant and nursing small mammals at high altitude. Read & Publish participation extends worldwide “Being able to publish Open Access articles free of charge means that my article gets maximum exposure and has maximum impact, and that all my peers can read it regardless of the agreements that their universities have with publishers.” Professor Roi Holzman (Tel Aviv University) shares his experience of publishing Open Access as part of our growing Read & Publish initiative. We now have over 60 institutions in 12 countries taking part – find out more and view our full list of participating institutions.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line3237

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