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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 47
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
ValueError: Trailing data
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
raise e
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 47
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
builder.download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
self._download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
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Mars It! Classes From The Oscars
August 1, 2022 News
Figuring out the habitability of previous and current martian environments continues to be the main focus of current and future missions to Mars. The lasers convert and focus the complete power of the reactor to create the beams. The lens is the focus. The Superlaser has an enormous lens constructed round an enormous synthetic focusing crystal. The Superlaser can only be fired under direct orders from the station commander or the Emperor himself. This permits the Dying Star to aim the Superlaser within a certain field of fireplace without having to turn the whole station. Sienar had labored on a prototype of a similar house station many years earlier for the CIS, was contracted by Tarkin to do work on the Loss of life Star project. The Dying Star’s hypermatter core is predicated largely on early Sienar Systems hypermatter implosion core that was the power source of the Confederacy of Independent Techniques’ Great Weapon (the early inspiration for the Dying Star — more on this later). The Demise Star’s first check firing destroyed the remote and uninhabited planet Despayre. Relating to the moons of a planet, the next motion would be decided by what occurs to the debris from the planet. The best problem in designing the Demise Star was not making a cannon huge sufficient to hearth a beam that could destroy a planet, nor was it making a battle station the dimensions of a small moon.
When a small group of Rebels infiltrated the first Loss of life Star to rescue Princess Leia, they avoided capture by hiding in a conveniently positioned trash compactor on the detention stage. The development and development of the Death Star had begun lengthy earlier than the first debate ever occurred in regards to the Doctrine of Worry. The first Death Star was in-built orbit round Despayre, making it a perfect choice to test the Superlaser’s power as well as destroy the evidence of the Dying Star’s development. The “layer” closest to the surface is specified by a collection of concentric decks with synthetic gravity generators pointing towards the Dying Star’s core. Has gravity pointing toward the station’s southern pole. The station’s army forces fell underneath the command of Common Tagge (ground forces) and Admiral Motti (naval forces). The governors, who ruled over a number of planetary programs, now answered directly to the Emperor underneath the Doctrine of Worry. The quantity, which was caught someplace, could more likely to be recovered now. The crew manifest of the Loss of life Star was categorised and destroyed with the station, so the truth might by no means be known. Over time, organisms might eventually diverge into totally completely different species and even kingdoms, like people from apes (or, even additional back, where the lineage that gave rise to birds diverged from that of micro organism), but this horizontal switch of genes nonetheless leaves a trail of genetic bread crumbs we are able to observe to hint our origins.
FLOATSUBSCRIPT are nonetheless not explained, although ozone chemistry is very speedy, with a lifetime on the order of days. Tours on the Loss of life Star final at least 180 days and normally for much longer. AE1 has nearly no means to localize these binaries since an occasion positioned at each pixel is indistinguishable from at the least 99% of the remaining region. There are all the time at least 1,161,293 Imperials stationed on the Loss of life Star at any given time. There are signs of liquid water on Mars. However speaking of accuracy, the place are we with HAL? The engine thrusters are primarily lined alongside the equator of the station. To ease the burden of this responsibility the station is outfitted with many civilian amenities. While many believed this to be proof of the existence of a new Loss of life Star in our very personal solar system, it seems that is no space station. Tarkin’s reply to any potential dissonance was the Loss of life Star. However one has the potential to pave the way to something solely imagined in science fiction motion pictures.
All of them worked in a top secret facility, code-named Maw, hidden deep in one of the most inhospitable areas of the galaxy. The inspiration for the Demise Star came from a Separatist tremendous-weapon called the nice Weapon. When the balloon came dangerously near crashing into the English Channel, nonetheless, Jeffries was compelled to toss his gear overboard to lighten the load. However, if you are exposed, it might doubtless be by respiration in radiated aerosols or skin contact. Instead, they’re anticipated to retain the velocity distribution resulting from the ejection course of. As an alternative, Rosetta first launched right into a parking orbit round Earth on an Ariane 5 rocket. Suppose the earth became a cloud of debris with 10 times the radius of the present earth. An extra radius at 0.10.10.10.1 AU is added in the bottom figure for simulation A3W3R01. Despite this, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the unfinished Dying Star II in the Battle of Endor.
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Civil Appeal 11 of 2000
Kenindia assurance Company Limited v Commercial Bank of Africa Limited & 2 others [2006] eKLR
Kenindia assurance Company Limited v Commercial Bank of Africa Limited, Njoroge Mungai & Surender Jethlal Shah
Court of Appeal at Nairobi
Riaga Samuel Cornelius Omolo, Emmanuel Okello O'Kubasu, Erastus Mwaniki Githinji
Advocates:
Mr Satish Gautama assisted by Mr Mogeni for the Appellant Mr Njoroge Regeru assisted by Fellicine Oriri for the 1st Respondent
(Appeal from a decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Ransley, C.A) dated 24th November, 1999 in H.C.C.C. NO. 1347 OF 1998)
Parties Profile:
Insurance Company v Bank
History Docket No:
H.C.C.C. NO. 1347 OF 1998
History Judges:
Philip John Ransley
One party or some parties represented
History County:
Appeal dismissed
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF KENYA
AT NAIROBI
KENINDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED ………………..APPELLANT
COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA LIMITED
NJOROGE MUNGAI
SURENDRA JETHLAL SHAH…..........................…..........…RESPONDENTS
(Appeal from a decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairob (Ransley, C.A) dated 24th November, 1999
H.C.C.C. NO. 1347 OF 1998)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This is an appeal from the ruling of the superior court (P.J. Ransley – Commissioner of Assize – as he then was – “the Commissioner”) delivered on 24th November, 1999 in which the learned Commissioner gave summary judgment in favour of the plaintiff Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd against the 1st Defendant Kenindia Assurance Co. Ltd in the High Court Civil Case No. 1347 of 1998.
By a plaint dated 18th June, 1998 Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd as the plaintiff sued Kenindia Assurance Company Ltd as 1st Defendant, Njoroge Mungai as 2nd Defendant and Surendra Jethalal Shah as the 3rd Defendant. In that plaint the plaintiff sought judgment to be entered against the defendants as follows: -
“(a) As against the 1st Defendant: -
(i) Principal amount under the Financial Guarantees as at the date of first demand namely 13th November, 1997 ………….. Kshs. 20,000,000/=.
(ii) Interest on (i) above at the rate of 31.5% per annum from 13th November, 1997 until 31st May, 1998 ……… Kshs. 3,736,940/=.
Total Kshs. 23,736,940/=”
Pursuant to that plaint the plaintiff took out a notice of notion under Order XXXV Rule 1(i) (a), (2) and 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act seeking the following orders: -
“1. THAT judgment be entered for Plaintiff as follows: -
(a) As against the 1st Defendant the sum of Ksh. 23,736,940.00 due and owing to the Plaintiff as at 31st May, 1998 together with interest accrued on the said outstanding amount at the commercial rates prevailing from time to time (currently 31.5% per annum) from 1st June, 1998 until payment in full.
(b) As against the 2nd and 3rd Defendant, respectively, the sum of Kshs.29,708,782.70 due and owing to the Plaintiff as at 22nd April, 1998 together with interest accrued on the said outstanding amount at the commercial rates prevailing from time to time (currently 31.5% per annum) from 23rd April, 1998 until payment in full.
2. THAT the costs of this suit and this Application be awarded to the Plaintiff against the Defendants jointly and severally.”
It was that notice of motion that came up for determination before the superior court. It was the plaintiff’s contention that the defence by the 1st defendant raised no triable issues and hence the plaintiff sought summary judgment against the 1st defendant as prayed in the plaint. The learned Commissioner considered the rival submissions before him and came to the conclusion that the 1st defendant’s defence disclosed no triable issues. In the course of his ruling the learned Commissioner stated, inter alia: -
“The plaintiff has exhibited correspondence which is marked without prejudice to its affidavit in support in which Messrs. Inamdar & Inamdar for the 1st Defendant accepted that there was liability for Shs.20 million by the 1st Defendant subject only to securing the securities held. Mr. Gautama quite rightly points out that the plaintiff is not seeking judgment on admissions. The correspondence does support Mr. Dhanji’s submissions that the 1st Defendant accepted that its liability was absolute and was not concerned with the terms of borrowing.”
Having so stated the learned Commissioner granted the plaintiff’s application by concluding thus: -
“In the result, I do not think that the First Defendant has shown there are triable issues and I give judgment against it as prayed for in the Notice of Motion.”
Being aggrieved by that ruling the appellant (Kenindia Assurance Company Ltd) filed this appeal citing some eight grounds: -
“1. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in entering summary judgment against the First Defendant (the Appellant herein).
2. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in failing to dismiss the Plaintiff’s application on the ground that the Plaintiff had given no explanation for filing the application for summary judgment four months after the First Defendant had filed its defence.
3. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in failing to hold that the First Defendant had shown, both by its Defence and by the affidavit of Ravinder Kumar Kaul filed on its behalf, that there were triable issues which warranted the granting to it of unconditional leave to defend the action.
4. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in law in failing to consider and rule upon all the matters raised in the said Defence and affidavit.
5. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in holding that the First Defendant was not concerned with the securities given or agreed to be given under the contract between the Plaintiff and the principal debtor, Proost Paper (East Africa) Limited.
6. The Learned Commissioner of Assize erred in law in failing to appreciate that a guarantor’s right to rely on the creditor’s impairment of, or failure to obtain, the securities given or agreed to be given under the latter’s contract with the principal debtor, does not depend on the guarantor’s knowledge of those securities at the time of giving the guarantee.
7. The learned Commissioner of assize erred in law in relying on the alleged “merger” between the Plaintiff and CBA Finco in order to reject the First Defendant’s defence that its guarantee did not extend to or cover the original lending made by the Plaintiff and CBA Finco to Proost paper (E.A. Ltd).
8. The learned Commissioner of Assize erred in relying upon the alleged “admissions” contained in the without prejudice correspondence exchanged between the advocates of the Plaintiff and the advocates of the first Defendant.”
It was this appeal that came up for hearing before this Court commencing on 11th July, 2005 and adjourned to 5th October, 2006 when counsel appearing for the parties concluded their submissions. Mr. Satish Gautama, assisted by Mr. Mogeni, appeared for the appellant while Mr. Njoroge Regeru, assisted by Fellicine Oriri, appeared for the 1st respondent. It should be pointed out that the 2nd and 3rd respondents did not participate in this appeal since they as the 2nd and 3rd defendants in the High Court suit were granted leave to defend the suit. That suit is still pending in the superior court.
This appeal was argued with considerable force by Mr. Gautama who carefully took us through what transpired in the superior court during the hearing of the application for summary judgment. He submitted that in his view there were 14 triable issues. It was Mr. Gautama’s contention that the judgment by the superior court was very superficial having been prepared under great pressure of work. It was argued further that as the borrower renegotiated the terms of lending, that would discharge the surety.
Mr. Gautama then turned on the law as it relates to guarantees. He submitted that as no fresh guarantee was sought from the appellant there was material variation of terms which in his view raised triable issues in law. He complained that the loan of 55 million was increased to 64 million without the appellant’s knowledge or consent.
Mr. Gautama then embarked on enumerating various points which he called triable issues. Although in his opening remarks Mr. Gautama had submitted that there were at least 14 triable issues he was however able to enumerate only four.
Relying on the judgment of Chesoni J. (as he was then) in Richard H. Page & Associates Ltd v. Ashok Kumar Kapoor [1979] KLR 246 Mr. Gautama submitted that the application for summary judgment ought to have been made immediately after the defence had been filed and that since issues had been framed the appellant should have been allowed to defend the suit. In Mr. Gautama’s view, this was not a fit case for summary judgment.
Mr. Gautama complained that in his submissions before the superior court he had relied heavily on the decision in China and South Sea Bank Ltd v Tan [1989] 3 All E.A 838 and yet in the ruling delivered by that court the learned Commissioner never referred to that authority.
As he concluded his long submissions Mr. Gautama reminded us that the issue was whether the learned Commissioner was right in saying that there were no triable issues. He strongly urged us to allow this appeal. In his strong belief that he had a very good appeal Mr. Gautama, perhaps with a light touch, warned us that this appeal would only be dismissed over his dead body! In his view there was no any other option but to allow this appeal.
When he stood to respond to Mr. Gautama’s submissions Mr. Regeru submitted that the parties were engaged in three distinct transactions. There was the borrowing by Proost Paper of Shs.55 million which was increased to Shs.64 million. These amounts were secured by a debenture. The second set of documents related to personal guarantees of the 2nd and 3rd defendants. Lastly, there was the third set which involved two financial guarantees given by the appellant in favour of the 1st respondent. Each guarantee was for Shs.10 million. These were to run from year to year and the appellant kept extending them.
It was Mr. Regeru’s contention that the appellant had no connection with the underlying contract and that it was not even concerned with the goings on between the bank (1st respondent) and the customer. He pointed out that the appellant did not even see the letter of offer. He submitted that the appellant’s liability was fixed at Shs.20 million.
As regards the decision in China and South Sea Bank Ltd (supra) Mr. Regeru submitted that equity would only come in if the contract is oppressive, shocking and unconscionable. But, in the present case Mr. Regeru pointed out that we are dealing with a sound commercial transaction between two equal parties based on a standard form contract.
Lastly, Mr. Regeru submitted that the learned Commissioner was right in his ruling as the 1st respondent was entitled to summary judgment as the defence raised no triable issue. He therefore asked us to dismiss this appeal with costs.
We have carefully considered the genesis of this appeal and while we appreciate the formidable submission by both Mr. Gautama and Mr. Regeru we are of the view that the issue before us was whether the learned Commissioner was right in entering summary judgment in favour of the 1st respondent (the plaintiff in the superior court). It is important to consider what led to the application for summary judgment. The plaint sets out the nature of the claim against the appellant. This was based on two financial guarantees dated 6th March, 1995 and 27th July, 1995 for Shs.10,000,000/= each. That was set out in paragraph 8 (b) of the plaint. The written statement of defence by the 1st defendant is set out at pages 24 – 28 of the record. We have perused this statement of defence but what is rather interesting is that it does not deal specifically with the issue of two financial guarantees but goes into issues of Shs.55 million being increased to Shs.64 million.
The main document governing the relationship between the appellant and the 1st respondent was the Guarantee and Indemnity Document which, as correctly pointed out by Mr. Regeru, was a commercial transaction between two equal parties. This was a standard form contract. Clauses (k) and (m) of that document provide: -
“(k) The Bank without giving notice to the company may at any time without prejudice to this Guarantee and Indemnity and without discharging or in any way affecting the Company’s liability hereunder: -
(i) determine vary or increase any credit to the Customer;
(ii) grant to the Customer or to any other person any time or indulgence;
(iii) renew any bills notes or other negotiable securities;
(iv) take vary deal with exchange release modify or abstain from perfecting or enforcing any securities or other guarantee or rights which the Bank may now or hereafter have from or against the Customer or any other person;
(v) compound with the Customer or with any other person;
(vi) make any other arrangements with the Customer or any other person.”
“(m) This Guarantee and Indemnity shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Bank for all or any part of the moneys and liabilities hereby guaranteed nor shall such collateral or other security or any lien to which the Bank may be otherwise entitled or the liability of any person or persons not parties hereto for all or any part of the moneys and liabilities hereby secured be in anywise prejudiced or affected by this present Guarantee and Indemnity; and the Bank shall have full power at its discretion to give time for payment to or to make any Guarantee and Indemnity or any liability hereunder, and all moneys received by the Bank from the company or| the Customer or any person or persons liable to pay the same may be applied by the Bank at its sole discretion to any account or item of account or to any transaction to which the same may be applicable; and nothing herein contained shall operate to merge or extinguish the company’s liability under any bill or bills of exchange accepted or endorsed by or on behalf of the Company or the Customer of which the Bank is the drawer or holder in due course and this Guarantee and Indemnity shall not prejudice the Bank’s right or remedies under any such bill or bills.”
In view of the foregoing the submissions as regards variation have no basis. Clearly, the liability of the appellant was fixed at Shs.20 million. This is the amount that the bank (1st respondent) sought to recover. Looking at the defence filed by the appellant, can it be seriously argued that there was a triable issue raised? Perhaps, it may be appropriate to consider on what grounds the application for summary judgment was made. These grounds were set out as follows: -
“(a) At the request of Proost Paper (EA) Limited (the company) the Plaintiff advanced to the Company various credit facilities on specified terms and conditions as more specifically set out in the Letter of Offer dated 27th February, 1995 and the Subsequent letter of Offer dated 26th November, 1996.
(b) As part of the security for the aforesaid lendings by the Plaintiff to the Company, the 1st Defendant duly issued in favour of the Plaintiff two financial Guarantees for Ksh.10,000,000/= each dated 6th March, 1995 and 26th July, 1995 respectively.
(c) As part of the security for the aforesaid lendings by the Plaintiff to the Company, the 2nd and 3rd Defendants, respectively each executed a Personal Guarantee on 7th April 1995 for the principal sum of Kshs.55,000,000.
(d) The aforesaid Financial Guarantees and Personal Guarantees secured due repayment of, inter alia, the respective principal amounts stipulated therein together with such interest as would from time to time be payable thereon.
(e) In accordance with the terms and conditions of the lendings to the Company, the Plaintiff duly advanced the agreed funds, and otherwise granted financial accommodation to the Company.
(f) In breach of its obligations of the terms and conditions of the lendings to it and in violation of its obligations thereunder the Company refused, neglected and/or otherwise failed to make scheduled repayments to the Plaintiff.
(g) Accordingly, the Plaintiff through its Advocates on record wrote to the 1st Defendant on 13th November, 1997 demanding payment of a sum of Kshs.39,634,083.50 due and owing from the Company to the Plaintiff as at 31st October, 1997 together with such interest as would accrue thereon at the rate of 30.5% per annum from 1st November, 1997 until payment in full.
(h) Further the Plaintiff through its Advocates on record wrote to the 2nd and 3rd Defendants respectively on 11th November demanding payment of a sum of Kshs. 39,634,083.50 due and owing from the company to the Plaintiff as at 31st October, 1997 together with such interest as would accrue thereon at the rate of 30.5 per annum form 1st November, 1997 until payment in full.
(i) In addition to the foregoing and in exercise of its rights under the Debenture dated 3rd May, 1995 issued by the Company in favour of the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff duly appointed a Receiver and Manager over the assets of the Company on 29th October, 1997 who subsequently thereto disposed of the said assets and recovered part of the outstandings due and owing from the Company to the Plaintiff. However, a sum of Kshs.29,708,782.70 remained outstanding as at 22nd April, 1998 together with interest accruing thereon at the rate of 31.5% per annum form 23rd April, 1998 until payment in full.
(j) Since the institution of this suit, a further amount of Kshs.941,949.10 realised from the disposal of the assets charged under the Debenture has been appropriated towards the partial liquidation of the amount owing from Company to the Plaintiff, and the claim herein shall be reduced accordingly.
(k) Notwithstanding demand having been made to the 1st Defendant to settle the aforesaid outstanding amount pursuant to the Financial guarantees issued by it in favour of the Plaintiff the 1st Defendant has refused neglected and/or otherwise failed to settle its liability thereunder in an amount of Kshs.23,736,940.00 due and owing as at 31st May, 1998 and on which amount interest continues to accrue at the rate of 31.5% per annum from 1st June, 1998 until payment in full.
(n) The Defendants respectively are justly and truly indebted to the Plaintiff and were so indebted at the commencement of this suit as more particularly set out in the Plaint therein.”
The law on summary judgment procedure is now well settled. This is a procedure to be resorted to in the clearest of cases. In Dhanjal Investments Limited v Shabaha Investments Limited (Civil Appeal No. 232 of 1997 (unreported) this Court stated: -
“ The law on summary judgment procedure has been settled for may years now. It was held as early as in 1952 in the case of Kandnlal Restaurant V Devshi & Co. (1952) EACA 77 and followed by the Court of Appeal for Eastern African in the case of Sonza Figuerido & Co Ltd v Mooring Hotel Limited [1952] EA 425 that, if the defendant shows a bona fide triable issues he must be allowed to defend without conditions…..”.
And in Provincial Insurance Company of East Africa Limited now known as UAP Provincial Insurance Limtied v Lenny M Kivuli Civil Appeal No. 216 of 1996) (unreported), this court again stated: -
“ In an application for summary judgment even one triable issue if bona fide, would entitle the defendant to have unconditional leave to defend.”
Lastly, in Kenya Trade Combine Ltd vs M M Shah (Civil Appeal No 193 of 1999) (unreported), this court said:
“ In a matter of this nature, all a defendant is supposed to show is that a defence on record raises triable issues which ought to go for trial. We should hasten to add that in this respect a defence which raises triable issues does not mean a defence that must succeed.”
The above was cited with approval in the recent decision of this Court in Five Continents Ltd v. Mpata Investments Ltd [2003] KLR 443.
We have now looked at the pleadings, the grounds in support of the application for summary judgment, the submissions by counsel before us and we are of the view that there were indeed three distinct transactions. The transaction relating to Shs.20 million was a separate one comprising two financial guarantees by the appellant. This fixed the appellant’s liability at Shs.20 million, and really had nothing to do with the arrangements between the borrowing company, i.e Proost Paper EA Ltd and the lending Bank.
Mr. Gautama complained that his authority of China and South Sea Bank Ltd v. Tan (supra) was never referred to by the superior court in its ruling. We have taken particular interest in this authority. In that authority the Privy Council held that: -
“The tort of negligence had not supplanted the principles of equity nor did it contradict contractual promises or complement the remedy of judicial review or supplement statutory rights. Since the rights of a surety continued to depend on the principles of equity it followed that unless the security was surrendered, lost, rendered imperfect or altered in condition by reason of what had been done by the creditor the surety remained liable under his contract to pay the creditor if the debtor failed to do so, and the creditor was entitled to sue him instead of pursing his claim against the debtor or selling the mortgaged securities. Moreover, the creditor was not obliged to do anything and was not under a duty to exercise his power of sale over the mortgaged securities at any particular time or at all and did not become a trustee of the mortgaged securities and the power of sale for the surety unless and until he was paid in full. It followed therefore that since the bank did not act injurious to the surety or inconsistent with his rights and did not omit any act which its duty enjoined it to do the surety was liable under the contract of guarantee to repay the bank the principal sum advanced with interest.”
With the greatest respect to Mr. Gautama this authority does not advance his case any further especially in view of clauses (k) and (m) of the Guarantee and Indemnity document which clauses we have already reproduced in this judgment. We have considered all that has been ably submitted to us by way of authorities for which we are most grateful and without dealing with each of them we are of the same view as the superior court that the appellant’s defence did not raise any triable issue and that the 1st respondent was indeed entitled to summary judgment. Accordingly, this appeal must be and is hereby dismissed with costs to the 1st respondent. And it is our sincere hope that the dismissal of this appeal will not inflict any injury, fatal or otherwise, upon Mr. Gautama’s health.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 8th day of December, 2006.
R.S.C. OMOLO
JUDGE OF APPEAL
E.O. O’KUBASU
E.M. GITHINJI
I certify that this is a
true copy of the original.
DEPUTY REGISTRAR
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Home Inspired Young man’s FINAL REQUEST—He wanted his funeral to be a JOYOUS celebration
Young man’s FINAL REQUEST—He wanted his funeral to be a JOYOUS celebration
“Die Beautiful” is a film that deals with the topic of how people want to be remembered after they pass on. The sombre subject has touched the hearts of many young people including this young man, who wanted to be cherished for being someone who lived life to the fullest.
Emmanuel Omañ lived the way he wanted to be remembered. The secondary education student from Bulacan State University in the Philippines passed away on July 2 from Leukemia. As his dying wish, he requested that his loved ones remember his joy.
Emmanual wanted his friends and family to rejoice at his passing with music, singing, and festivities
Emmanuel wanted to “die beautiful”
Emmanual’s family and friends helped make his dying wish come true, inspired by “Die Beautiful.”
With his casket held high, while singing ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” they danced and sang loudly to the sounds of the tambourine during the procession
For his funeral, Emmanuel Omana wanted plenty of flowers, with the sounds choral voices, while he was being buried
Emmanual will be remembered by his friends and family as a joyful human being
A young man whose life was short but happy, he lived life to the fullest
When Emmanuel was still alive, his desire was to be on television. His dear friends have made that wish a reality, as his funeral “parade” was broadcast on national television. Though his life may have been short, he wanted it to be wonderful. His life was celebrated the way he wanted to be remembered.
Emmanuel’s funeral-turned-parade:
Photo credits: Facebook | Emmanuel Omañ
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Time, Space, and Sanctity in the Early South English Legendary
KINSINGER, DENISE,FERN (2016) Time, Space, and Sanctity in the Early South English Legendary. Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
PDF (Thesis) - Accepted Version
This thesis studies one of the earliest extant and most important manuscripts of the extensive and widely circulated Middle English hagiographical collection conventionally known as the South English Legendary. Asserting that the organisational principles of Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108 are no less conscious than later SEL manuscripts and are in fact frequently more complex and involved in MS L than in other SEL manuscripts, this thesis offers a detailed reading of MS L’s structure and compositional templates. Moreover, rather than seeking to force MS L to conform to “normal” SEL patterns, this thesis examines MS L on its own terms. Arguing that MS L is not merely an early, erratic witness to the evolution of the SEL, the thesis demonstrates that MS L is part of a branch of the SEL stemma that includes Winchester College 33A. With special emphasis on the legend of Sancta Crux, a new approach to MS L’s texts is presented based upon the Bakhtinian narrative theories of the chronotope, heteroglossia, and dialogism. In addition, I argue that MS L adheres to liturgical or “horizontal” time far more than scholars previously have suggested and that it also incorporates spiritual or “vertical” time in a number of its texts. Furthermore, the characteristics of “recreation,” “re-creation,” “naming,” and “re-naming” in MS L’s texts are discussed in relation to medieval church dedication practices and modernist literary theory, particularly that of Gertrude Stein. I also conjecture a possible audience for MS L and discuss intrinsic and extrinsic textual communities.
South English Legendary, Oxford Bodleian Library MS Laud Misc. 108, Hagiography, Middle English, Mikhail Bakhtin
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Rattlesnake Acres
I married in 1967 at age 21. Back then an unmarried woman of 21 was almost an old maid, so getting a husband was a great relief to me. Our honeymoon home was in the middle of Tucson, next door to an old couple that had married each other when they were both 14. Used to be when a boy was old enough to ride a horse, punch cattle and draw wages, he was a man.
Ten months after the wedding we had our first baby, a daughter. Three more daughters followed. What with raising kids and our choice of high tech careers, we never lived where horses made sense.
Fast forward through divorce and remarriage to John Bosma.
After the two oldest had grown up and the youngest were in middle school, John and I convinced ourselves we could make a living writing and consulting from our home. We could live anywhere. We traveled New Mexico, dreaming of our writer's paradise. We fell in love with the Estancia Valley.
"Estancia" means "ranch" in Spanish, and the name fits. The valley lies a mile and a quarter above sea level about 50 miles east of Albuquerque. Ten thousand years ago, a sea covered 900 square miles of this valley. Today, at the southern end, only salt pans remain. Across the rest of the valley, a sea of blue gramma and western wheat grass ripples. Antelope, horses and cattle graze this prairie.
To the northwest, the Ortiz Mountains hem the valley. Veins of gold and turquoise streak their slopes. Miners still are extracting gold from the mines in this range.
In June of 1991 we bought ten acres at the skirt of South Mountain, the southernmost peak of the Ortiz Mountains. An old windmill just to the south promised abundant water and sure enough, othe new well we got drilled gave us abundant and sweet water. The grass was tall, and a juniper/pinon forest ended just yards from the west property line.
Back in the 70s, the people who had owned the land had built a two-story home in which they raised seven children -- and without electricity or running water. When the couple split, they all leftt. The neighbors were quick to mine their home and barns for lumber, leaving chaotic ruins.
View of the windmill from the south fence of Rattlesnake Acres.
The neighbors warned us that these ruins harbored prairie rattlers. They said the neighborhood boys would go there to stock up on rattler hides. They claimed that just months ago a pair of teenage boys had killed 104 of them when the rattlers woke from their hibernation and slithered out of the wreckage. So we named our new place Rattlesnake Acres.
Back then the road we lived on - County Road 11B - was a mighty deterrent to suburban types. It was just a dirt track that ran over a cattle guard. Back then, in 1991, the Soviet Union had just collapsed and with it the Cold War. Much of New Mexico's economy depended on the care and feeding of nuclear weapons. We hoped this development meant that growth would halt. Perhaps 11B would forever remain rural.
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Man United News, Man United Rumours
Man United stars still backing David de Gea
February 3, 2013 Admin 4 Comments
The young Man United keeper David De Gea has taken a lot of flak after making a howler against Tottenham last month, and there have been many rumours saying that Ferguson has lined up Asmir Begovic to take his place between the United sticks next season, but Wayne Rooney and Jonny Evans have come out to publicly support the young Spaniard.
“He was superb,” Rooney said. “I think he’s been great for us over the last few weeks as he’s made some great saves.
“I know he got a little bit of criticism after the Tottenham game but he made five or six world-class saves in that game and it wasn’t the biggest mistake I’ve ever seen.
“We’re all behind him and backing him. He’s a great player for us and for the future as well.”
Jonny Evans also praised the young stopper. “He made some outstanding saves, especially the one from Ruiz, which he tipped onto the post,” Evans said. “We’re used to seeing that from him. We didn’t necessarily think, ‘great save’, because we’re used to him doing that. I think people underestimate his shot-stopping ability.”
Even Fergie himself came out after yesterdays game against Fulham to announce that the criticism hadn’t affected De Gea’s game: “It’s not fazed him, for sure,” Ferguson said. “He enjoyed this game tonight.
“We’ve said that to him – (goalkeeping coach) Eric Steele in particular – to enjoy playing here.
“It’s a challenge and it’s not easy for a young goalkeeper, but he’s enjoyed tonight.”
If the rumours about Begovic are true, then it seems that Ferguson will still keep the youngster as backup for the future. He is still only 22 years old after all…..
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tq's says:
let him try if he can
where were the defenders to clear off the ball .
engr umeng says:
it is not the job of the press to judge but that of the players of which goalscoring chances he deny
Quis says:
“… and it wasn’t the biggest mistake I’ve ever seen.” he must be talking about the fact it was his marker that was free to take an unimpeded shot at the open goal.
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why did volkswagen cheat
The EPA didn’t know about this before because they depend on automakers to self-certify their cars . According to Edmund Tie, which is handling the auction, the property is a bank sale. Engineers at any car company could have done the same thing. It indicates the ability to send an email. Volkswagen admitted this past autumn to installing illegal cheat software into the engines of 500,000 U.S. vehicles and 11 million vehicles worldwide. Noting that Volkswagen had suspended nine managers believed to be involved in the deception, Pötsch added that the scandal arose from "a mindset in some areas of the company that tolerated breaches of the rules." "How these components are calibrated and integrated into complete vehicle systems is the responsibility of each automaker," it said. Volkswagen plunged as much as 23 percent to 125.40 euros in Frankfurt, wiping out about 15.6 billion euros ($17.6 billion) in market value. China sets trial date for citizen journalist Zhang ZhanAn Air China official, who declined to be named, said in an interview that “novel coronavirus” and “Covid-19” were acceptable terms for the pathogen and the disease it causes, as used by the World Health Organization (WHO).If a passenger’s test result papers failed to use the correct terminology it “could result in the deprival of the rights of entry”, she said.Wuhan is the central China city in which the coronavirus was first identified at the end of last year, but Beijing has sought to prevent its name becoming indelibly linked to the pathogen.Another of China’s airlines, China Southern, published a similar warning to passengers on its Taiwan-based website on Thursday. Upon its 10th year, the units will be privatised and can then be sold to foreigners, Tan adds. His successor as CEO, Martin Winterkorn, a man cut from the same cloth, wanted the firm to become the world’s biggest carmaker. 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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday to have the “right perception” of China and cooperate with Beijing “to restart dialogue, return bilateral relations to the right track and rebuild mutual trust”.His remarks, which came in a video speech to the US think tank Asia Society Policy Institute, were among the most extensive comments yet by a top Chinese official about the incoming Biden administration in comparison to the departing administration of US President Donald Trump.Wang expressed Beijing’s anger over the China policies taken in recent years by Washington and appealed to the Biden administration, which assumes control on January 20, to manage the two nations’ differences constructively.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China.“We have noted the four priorities laid out by President-elect Joe Biden. "The guy who wrote it could have been some third-party contractor," he says. It lacks punitive and deterrent effects.”The appeal court set a starting point for sentencing of one year in prison – compared to the three-week starting point set by the magistrate – before subtracting five months to reflect the defendant’s timely guilty plea and the fact that he was being sent to jail for a second time over the same case.This article Hong Kong man who barricaded entrance to government headquarters last year sent back to jail after appeal court lengthens sentence first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Thank you for your feedback. Volkswagen hasn't explained exactly why it cheated, but outside analysts have a good guess. When the engineers did find a solution, he said, they chose to keep on cheating, rather than employ it. So why Volkswagen? Not likely, analysts say“[US ships would also] accept calculated tactical risks and adopt a more assertive posture in our day-to-day operations,” it said.The US would also strengthen alliances and partnerships, saying the allies would “provide all-domain fires to help establish sea control and project power”.Additional reporting by Agence France-PresseMore from South China Morning Post: * South China Sea: Beijing ‘ready to work with Asean’, defence chief says * China’s first Type 075 ship to be based in Hainan amid South China Sea tension * South China Sea: how a Spratlys radar system could give the PLA an information edge * Beijing’s South China Sea military bases ‘are vulnerable to attack and will be of little use in a war’This article US-China tension: Pentagon’s 2021 maritime strategy has Beijing’s South China Sea activities in its sights first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Compare that with less than 5 percent of vehicles sold in the U.S. With so much room to grow, Volkswagen sought to crack the U.S. diesel market—and, in the process, become the world's top-selling automaker. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the only way to get a deal is for the 27-nation bloc to compromise since “the U.K. has done a lot to try and help, and we hope that our EU friends will see sense and come to the table with something themselves." New reports are coming up that Volkswagen has set aside 6.5 billion Euros to cater for any fines and penalties slapped on it throughout the world for cheating emission tests. […]The post Top Credit Card Promotions And Deals On SingSaver (December 2020) appeared first on SingSaver Blog - We Compare, You Save. US President-elect Joe Biden has expressed full confidence in his son Hunter, a frequent target of Republican attacks, after it was revealed last week that he was under a federal tax investigation. The EPA didn’t know about this before because they depend on automakers to self-certify their cars . It's impossible for any one of us to look over the whole thing, even if we wanted to." The car manufacturer Volkswagen subverted key air pollution tests, a British court has found, by using special software to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides under test conditions. "It is highly likely that once the code was written, it could easily be installed in millions of cars," he says. There is no debate on the fact that there is a tradeoff in several performance parameters such as * Fuel consumption * Drive ability etc to optimize emissions. When the engineers did find a solution, he said, they chose to keep on cheating, rather than employ it. Bags Under My Eyes: The Louis Vuitton Show in Paris, The Diabetes Drug That Could Be an Anti-Aging Miracle, Trump: The American Stereotype Europeans Love to Hate, The 2015 Newsweek Gift Guide for Everyone, Syria's Cat Calamity: War Is Hell for Pets, Too, America's Abortion Wars (and How to End Them), The Outsourcing of American Marijuana Research. "A single vehicle has around 100 million lines of code," he says . 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Crewmembers on duty also failed to conduct safety checks visually or by radar, it said. Taiwanese visitors to mainland China could face problems if their Covid-19 test certificates carry the words “Wuhan coronavirus”, according to flag carrier Air China.“Regarding passengers who are taking cross-strait flights and need to provide a Covid-19 negative polymerase chain reaction certificate issued within 72 hours, they are reminded to provide the certificates that bear the official term ‘Covid-19’ or ‘novel coronavirus’,” the company said in a notice to Taiwanese travel agents on Wednesday.“If their certificates carry the words ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ they will be deemed void,” Air China said, adding that any missing or invalid paperwork could result in passengers being refused entry on arrival.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. Volkswagen pays bonuses not only for individual performance and company performance but also goes the extra step of rewarding team performance, he says, which creates financial incentive not to offer dissenting opinions. Writing the code could, in theory, have been the work of one person, but making it work with other parts of the engine is a more complicated task that would likely have involved more people. It […]The post Citibank Credit Card Promotions and Deals: December 2020 appeared first on SingSaver Blog - We Compare, You Save. It’s not at all global in its thinking.”’, A cyclist rides past the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany on September 23.Julian Stratenschulte/EPA, Volkswagen’s top brass may never have directly instructed employees to install the cheat software, Dudenhöffer says, but the company’s work environment is well known for eschewing debate and dissent. But the ease with which VW's engineers could have perpetrated the deception doesn't explain why they did it. The offending computer code incorporated sensors that tracked the positioning of the steering wheel and car wheels, as well as numerous emissions controls. For instance, the cheat software that the EPA identified was "very sophisticated," says Christopher Grundler, director of the EPA's office of Transportation and Air Quality. About 50 Volkswagen employees—mostly based in Wolfsburg—have confessed they had knowledge of activities related to the emissions scandal as part of Volkswagen’s warned Volkswagen in 2007 not to use the offending software in real-world driving conditions, which could be illegal, according to the German newspaper Bild Am Sonntag, citing an internal communication it obtained between the two companies. Bookmark this article to stay up to date with the latest credit card promotions on SingSaver. Why China’s hopes for a reset in relations with US may be in vain“To view all Chinese students, experts and scholars in the US as spy suspects actually says more about the mentality of the accusers and their lack of confidence,” he said.“China has no intention to pick a fight with the United States, either in diplomacy, media, or any other field.”The foreign minister also mentioned the South China Sea, a hotspot for potential military conflict where US warships conduct freedom of navigation operations near Chinese-controlled islands and reefs.He suggested that the two sides explore possibilities of cooperation in those areas, engage in positive interactions and avoid misunderstanding and misjudgment.More from South China Morning Post: * Biden may struggle to ‘restore’ US foreign policy to deal with China challenge, experts say * On South China Sea, expect more of the same from US President Joe BidenThis article China’s foreign minister calls on Joe Biden to ‘restart dialogue’ with Beijing first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Diesel cars get more torque, achieve better mileage and hold their long-term value better than most gasoline-burning vehicles, but the exhaust contains more nitrogen dioxide than most gasoline-powered engines. View our special September promos. I don’t see that as any competition at all.”The other co-founders are Li Shan, who serves as chairman, and Chen Jianwen. Copyright 2020. What did Volkswagen do? Then he said he did not know the exact number. A two-week sentence is only symbolic. While Volkswagen has not revealed the exact manner in which third parties may have played a role here, German company Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's biggest automotive supplier, admitted in the early stages of the scandal that it supplied the cheat software used by Volkswagen but denied any wrongdoing in a statement. An assault on the … That's millions of lines of code. On December 10, Volkswagen Chairman Hans-Dieter Pötsch made a public admission: A group of the company's engineers decided to cheat on emissions tests in 2005 because they couldn't find a technical solution within the company's "time frame and budget" to build diesel engines that would meet U.S. emissions standards. Volkswagen cheated because: They were between a rock and a hard place. President Donald Trump Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US government agencies, declaring it "under control" and undercutting the assessment by his own administration that Russia was to blame. “Recruiting members to join a political party is never easy in Hong Kong.”Tam added that the liaison office would not “oppose or support” anyone in forming a local party.His colleague, Leung Che-cheung, said he believed the new group’s influence in direct elections would be limited, and said Beijing would prefer that no single party held sway in Hong Kong in the long run.“Without coordination with the whole bloc, I’m afraid that they can do nothing in direct elections without district connections,” he said.Veteran China watcher Johnny Lau Yui-siu said the question of whether the Bauhinia Party would thrive and replace incumbent players depended on the vision of state leaders.“If Beijing hopes to have a group of liberal patriots in Hong Kong’s political scene, the new Bauhinia Party can potentially walk into the mainstream with high-level coordination from the mainland,” he said. ", You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. As we’ve discussed in our comprehensive […]The post Home Insurance Promotions And Discounts To Protect Your Home appeared first on SingSaver Blog - We Compare, You Save. “If they can’t add value but create cannibalism within the camp, this is meaningless.”The Bauhinia Party’s ambitious goal of registering 250,000 members shocked the political sphere, as the DAB, founded in 1992, is now the largest pro-Beijing party, with only about 40,000 members.Wong said that in many democracies, 40 to 50 per cent of citizens belonged to political parties, but the number was much lower in Hong Kong.“Hong Kong has 7.5 million people. What was this about a recall last year? "At Volkswagen, the management might say, 'Please think again on that, and if you don't find a solution, we may need to find another engineer.' 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Libertarian Socialism : Politics in Black and Red
Jean-Christophe Angaut, membre du collectif de Réfractions, a participé à la rédaction d’un ouvrage collectif (en anglais) cordonné par Dave Berry, Ruth Kinna, Saku Pinta et Alex Prichard
publié par Palgrave Macmillan (décembre 2012), 328 pages, 95.00 $, 74.07 €.
Il y contribue par un article sur les situationnistes et leur rapport au marxisme et à l’anarchisme :
Beyond Black and Red : The Situationists and the Legacy of the Workers’ Movement.
Editorial Reviews :
’Libertarian Socialism : Politics in Red and Black’ is an invaluable contribution to historical scholarship and libertarian politics. The collection of essays contained in the book has the great virtue of offering both analytical perspectives on ideas, and historical perspectives on movements. The contributions examine classical themes in anarchist politics such as individual liberty, whilst also exploring more neglected thinkers and themes from a libertarian standpoint, such as C.L.R. James and race. There can be little doubt that the volume will be of major interest to historians, theorists, students and activists.’
Darrow Schecter, Reader in Italian, School of History, Art History and Philosophy,University of Sussex.
’Just what we need as we move into a new phase of revolt against the obscenity of capitalism : a recovery of the richness of our different traditions of struggle, with their weavings and bumpings. Time to move on, time to redeem the struggles of the past. A valuable and welcome collection.’
John Holloway, author of Change the World Without Taking Power and professor of sociology, Autonomous University of Puebla.
’This is a welcome and essential collection that is sure to spark debates and support ongoing efforts to build a liberatory movement in which Marxists and Anarchists can find common ground and practice mutual respect and humility. In this period of late-capitalism, survival itself is at stake. Theory and practice, whether Marxism or Anarchism in their many manifestations, lead to dead ends without careful assessment of the world as it is now.’
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, a native of rural Oklahoma is a teacher, historian and writer, and veteran of worker, feminist, and indigenous movements.
’An important, redemptive collection of essays that questions narratives of sectarian difference without resorting to easy answers. In exploring the productive frictions, convergences, agonisms and affinities that have created and re-created the ’black and red,’ the contributors recover the neglected histories of a capacious Left, one that repudiated ideological rigidity and sterile orthodoxies without abandoning its socialist commons. Itself a model of such capaciousness, this is a stimulating and necessary work.’
Raymond B. Craib, Associate Professor, Department of History, Cornell University.
DAVE BERRY is Senior Lecturer in History at Loughborough University, UK,
RUTH KINNA is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Loughborough University, UK,
SAKE PINTA is a postgraduate student at Loughborough University, UK,
ALEX RICHARD is Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
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4 Reasons Why Airspace Link Joined the Small UAV Coalition
By Michael Healander posted 12-04-2019
A Partnership for Safety & Innovation with McGuireWoods Consulting , Amazon Prime Air , Wing , Intel , Kespry , PrecisionHawk , Verizon , Airmap , T-Mobile , AGI , Flirtey , DRONEcourse , Percepto , Aeronyde , Yamaha , Loveland Innovations , Airspace Link . The Small UAV Coalition is a partnership of leading consumer and technology companies who believe that U.S. leadership in the research, development, production, and application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will benefit consumers in all walks of life. The Department of Transportation’s economic report regarding UAS innovation suggests there are hundreds of use cases for such technology. As a group, we support and advocate for a range of law and policy changes that will not only embrace, but encourage, the growth of the UAV industry. These include measures to: Permit the operation of small UAVs beyond visual line-of-sight. Support the development of infrastructure to safely manage the widespread use of low-altitude airspace. Enable broader UAS access to commercial mobile services and unlicensed spectrum vital to the safe and widespread integration of UAS. Embrace the carriage and delivery potential of UAV technology in a wide array of capacities, ranging from humanitarian aid to commercial operations. We believe that in order to realize the vast economic potential and consumer benefits possible through the integration of UAVs around the country, our government must implement thoughtful regulations that reflect and anticipate the rapid growth of the industry. Ultimately, these policies must enable, rather than hinder, its progress. As a Coalition, we are working to resolve existing policy and regulatory barriers that inhibit small UAV development, sales, job creation, and services. Under a new and forward-thinking regulatory framework, these facets of the UAV industry have the potential to revolutionize our economy and benefit consumers across the United States and around the globe. Why we joined: Airspace Link provides UAV solutions for federal agencies (e.g. FAA), state & local governments and drone oriented businesses, all while keeping citizen-voice at the forefront during regulation and ordinance creation processes. While Airspace Link may not agree on every approach and issue, we strongly support the mission of the UAV Coalition. The Coalition is advocating for risk-based regulations which will allow for the safe and expedited integration of small UAVs into the national air space (NAS). The Small UAV Coalition is working with policymakers and regulators to achieve these objectives, ultimately allowing for the safe commercial operation of small UAVs in the foreseeable future. Public Interest Concerns: Perceived safety, privacy, nuisance, and other public interest concerns could derail or delay the work of the Coalition. Legislators and regulators often react unpredictably to new technologies and, all too often, choose political expediency over sound policy. The Coalition works to educate lawmakers, regulators, and public interest groups that safety is always of utmost concern, and that UAS operators and users will respect reasonable expectations of privacy. Finally, the Coalition was an active participant in the NTIA multi-stakeholder process on privacy and expects to continue its work to ensure consumers’ privacy. Roles and Responsibilities of Federal, State and Local Governments: The Coalition advocates for a national ...
Naviator hybrid unmanned vehicle completes first air/water drone inspection of high value assets
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Fortress UAV announces new North American repair service for commercial and consumer UAS
Tweet by AUVSI News On July 10, Fortress UAV, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions, officially announced a new North American repair service for commercial and consumer UAS . With three facilities in the United States, and over 220 employees in repair services, Fortress UAV is in position to be the largest and most comprehensive facility for UAS repair in North America, especially since thus far, UAS repair facilities have mainly been housed at hobby shops, or been a product of drone enthusiasts launching new repair businesses. “We have been eyeing the expansion into drone repair and logistics and preparing for the launch of Fortress UAV for the better part of a year,” says Brendon Mills, president and CEO of Fortress UAV and Fortress Solutions. “We have expanded and trained our staff to address this unique market, and silently launched our services in February. Today, we are excited to officially launch Fortress UAV and aggressively expand our business to fulfill the critical repair and logistics needs for both enthusiasts and commercial operators alike.” As an authorized dealer and repair service center for Yuneec UAS, and an authorized dealer for DJI, Fortress UAV can repair all variants of Yuneec Typhoon and Breeze products, as well as DJI Phantom, DJI Mavic, and DJI Inspire products, and the DJI Matrice 600 commercial UAS. Soon, Fortress UAV will begin repairing the DJI Spark and the Matrice 200/210 products. The company supports out-of-warranty and crash-damage repairs for DJI and Yuneec brand UAS in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and in as little as two days, they can return a repaired unit to a user. A UAS owner can send their drone to Fortress UAV for a free, detailed estimate on how much repairs will cost on their unmanned system. Through the company’s website, which is now live at http://www.fortressuav.com/ , customers can follow their repair process, as well as initiate a new repair order, receive shipping logistics information, and track and pay for the repair process. << Back to the News
Ride sharing a first step to automated vehicles, speakers say
Toyota announces new venture capital fund for technology
Deveron UAS Corp. to fly more farm acres with UAS thanks to partnership with FS PARTNERS
Tweet by AUVSI News Deveron UAS Corp., which provides enterprise drone data services for agriculture, and is a nationally compliant, Transport Canada-licensed UAS operator, has announced a collaboration with FS PARTNERS (FSP), which is a leading agronomy service provider in Ontario, Canada that has six hubs that span across the province. As a result of the partnership, FSP will offer its customers Deveron’s on-demand UAS data service, and Deveron will fly more farm acres with UAS. “This is yet another important relationship for us as it increases our market penetration in Ontario, where there are over 7 million acres of farmland,” says David MacMillan, Deveron’s President & CEO . “It also highlights the value of Deveron’s business model, which is that farming companies don’t want to own drones - they want to focus on making decisions from data that help their customers grow crops more efficiently.” Steve Rongits, Agronomy and Energy Risk Manager at FSP, adds, “our new partnership with Deveron allows for greater efficiency in our operations, and greater coverage by air. This will allow for even more precision agronomy opportunities across our service area, allowing more local growers to optimize their efforts in real time in the field.” << Back to the News
U.S. Coast Guard looking for small UAS to launch from its Legend-class national security cutters
Tweet by AUVSI News The United States Coast Guard is looking for a small UAS to use on its Legend-class national security cutters, to enhance the performance of these already versatile systems. Among many missions, the cutters are used to intercept suspect vessels, patrol coastal waters, and undertake homeland security and counterterrorism missions. “As long as we have been talking about this class of ship, there has always been the expectation that there would be an unmanned system involved,” says Cmdr. Dan Broadhurst, unmanned aircraft systems division chief in the Coast Guard's aviation capabilities office, via C4ISRNET.com . The service will evaluate different platforms under a draft request for proposals (RFP) that was issued in the spring. The hope is that a full RFP, which is asking for “a holistic package, including the people, the antennas, the software,” can be issued by the end of the year. According to C4ISRNET.com, a fiscal 2018 award “would bring advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities along with search-and-rescue enhancements to nine vessels.” Thus far, the service has looked at several systems that are capable of being used, but these UAS have price tags extending into the millions, so the service is looking for cheaper alternatives from the industry. The core of the payload for whatever UAS is chosen will be mainstay electro-optical and infrared systems, but the Coast Guard is also looking for a platform that can offer persistence, or the ability to execute missions for up to 12 hours at a time. The Coast Guard is also looking for a vendor that can supply the platform, as well as the expertise necessary to operate the UAS, since operating UAS requires a certain level of technical proficiency that is not readily available across the service, according to Jeffrey Bishop, program manager for small unmanned aircraft systems. Bishop elaborates on this point by saying, “at this point, the government as the operator is definitely off the table for this piece of the acquisition. We don’t have the people with the needed skill sets to operate these vehicles.” Eventually down the line, the Coast Guard would like to see its UAS fleet incorporate a degree of autonomy, so that it can, among many things, be able to detect other craft and avoid collisions. “These are going to be the keys to the kingdom with unmanned systems,” says Broadhurst. << Back to the News
Lockheed Martin uses Indago UAS to capture footage of 15th Littoral Combat Ship launch
SAIC Motor receives permit to test autonomous vehicles in California
Tweet by AUVSI News The SAIC Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, which in 2015 was established as a subsidiary of China’s state-owned automaker SAIC Motor, has received a permit to test its autonomous vehicles on the roads in California. SAIC Motor is the 35th organization to receive a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its autonomous vehicles in the state. The permit covers two vehicles and one driver, according to an email that was sent to CNBC from a DMV spokesman . Earlier this year, SAIC said its self-driving cars have compiled more than 12,000 miles each in road tests, but it did not say how many self-driving vehicles were in its fleet. << Back to the News
UAS policy expanded in congressional FAA reauthorization bills
Cell phone network takes Delair-Tech beyond line of sight
Humanitarian UAV Testing Corridor launches in Malawi
AkitaBox partners with PrecisionHawk to use UAS technology for facility inspections
Tweet by AUVSI News AkitaBox, which is a facility management software company that automates maintenance, planning and inspections, has announced a partnership with commercial UAS and data company PrecisionHawk, which will result in the two working together to integrate aerial data into the facility management workflow. Through the partnership, AkitaBox’s customers will have access to PrecisionHawk’s UAS packages and services to improve visibility for inspections, surveys and scans of a worksite. AkitaBox is hopeful that by offering better data capture capabilities, it will advance technology in the facility management space, which can ultimately yield better business outcomes for its clients. “AkitaBox understands the facilities process and the gaps that drone data can fill,” says Jeff Freund, VP Construction at PrecisionHawk . “By integrating PrecisionHawk technology they are providing their customers with another layer of information on top of their already robust software platform.” Using PrecisionHawk’s platform, a UAS can be flown to capture data and automatically generate a 3D point cloud, 2D orthographic views and 3D mesh data models. This information can be fed into AkitaBox, and utilized for further analysis and long term planning. “PrecisionHawk brings an easy to use, cost effective and timely platform that gives our clients a complete picture of their external assets that can be used for everything from facility maintenance to cost planning,” says Josh Lowe, Chief Customer Officer at AkitaBox. PrecisionHawk’s Smarter Package includes a UAS equipped with sensors and software that allow for “the automatic, visual assessment of all external areas of a site and places that otherwise would be difficult to see.” Through this process, a project manager no longer needs to physically inspect every aspect of a site. The PrecisionHawk Smarter Package is also extremely supportive of urban property management, as it allows for users to cover a larger area and receive close to real time data without resolution limitations. << Back to the News
Oklahoma State University students and others use UAS to gather data on weather
Tweet by AUVSI News About 60 students and staff from Oklahoma State University (OSU), and the universities of Kentucky, Oklahoma and Nebraska, are spending the week of June 26 flying UAS at OSU’s Unmanned Aircraft Flight Station, to collect data on weather. This is the second year that the universities have come together to test UAS and their ability to improve weather forecasting, and the students seem to enjoy the collaborative environment as they work with students from different universities on a shared challenge. “We look forward to this every year,” says Caleb Canter, a mechanical engineering master’s student at University of Kentucky, via an article from the Stillwater News Press . Canter, who collected data on turbulence, adds, “we get to compare how other schools use drones and learn from it.” Thanks to being accessorized with sensors, approximately 20 UAS of various shapes and sizes were used to collect different types of data, including temperature, wind speed, humidity and pressure. One of the UAS used, named Maggie, made its maiden voyage, and it performed admirably, as it collected data from multiple elevations during its 40 minutes in the air. The research being conducted by the four universities, which is being funded by a four year, six-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation, is a part of the CLOUD MAP project, which stands for Collaboration Leading Operational UAS Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. << Back to the News
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UFC back with a bang
Posted on January 14, 2022 by Michael Morgan
UFC kicks off 2022 with a bang, with this weekend’s headline fight seeing two top-10 featherweights clash at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Knockout specialists face off
The main event sees two of the most fearsome featherweights collide, as Calvin ‘The Boston Finisher’ Kattar faces off against Giga ‘Ninja’ Chikadze.
Fighting almost exactly a year on from his last UFC appearance, Kattar is looking to bounce back from defeat at the hands of Max Holloway. Kattar holds a 22-5 record, finishing 13 of those opponents, 11 by knockout and two via submission. He holds an associate degree from college but has always been involved in the MMA scene, working as an MMA promoter before going professional in MMA himself.
Making waves since joining the UFC, Chikadze has won his first seven UFC bouts. He holds an impressive 14-2 record, finishing 10 of his opponents, all bar one finish coming in the first round. The Georgian had a successful kickboxing career (38-6) before transitioning over to MMA. Outside the Octagon, Chikadze founded the Knock Out Cancer charity, which assists individuals fighting cancer with financial support for medical bills, chemotherapy and medical evaluations.
Prototype takes on Vanilla Gorilla
The co main sees an all-American heavyweight clash between Jake ‘The Prototype’ Collier and Chase ‘The Vanilla Gorilla’ Sherman.
Collier has won nine of his last 14, and this will be his third UFC fight at heavyweight. The Prototype holds a 12-6 record, with eight finishes, five by knockout and three via submission. He won the Missouri State title at amateur level and he held a job as the foreman of a welding crew before going professional.
Proving himself as a knockout specialist, Sherman has won 14 of his 15 victories by knockout. 12 of these victories came in the first round, and six of these came in 63 seconds or less. He holds a purple belt under Duke Roufus in kickboxing and a blue belt in BJJ. He took up MMA as a way to stay competitive following finishing his tenure in college football.
Flyweight thriller
Another action-packed bout will see the no.2 and no.4 women’s flyweight contenders go head-to-head as Katlyn ‘Blonde Fighter’ Chookagian takes on Jennifer Maia.
Entering her sixth year in the UFC, Chookagian will be hoping to get herself another title fight. She holds career wins over Sijara Eubanks, Melinda Fabian and in her most recent bout, she defeated Viviane Araujo. She trains at the Renzo Gracie Academy, alongside Edson Barboza, Marlon Moraes and team captain Frankie Edgar. In the last three years, her only defeats have come at the hands of the current champion or No. 1 contender.
Holding a 19-7-1 record, Maia will be looking to build positive momentum from her last bout, in which she defeated Jessica Eye by unanimous decision. The Brazilian has secured nine finishes, four by knockout and five via submission, six of these coming in the first round. Besides competing in the UFC, Maia is only months away from completing a degree in Physical Education.
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Liquid Crystals Shells Have Potential for Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics and Security Technologies
30 May 2018 steve
A team from the University of Luxembourg has discovered the potential of liquid crystal shells in a number of new applications, including autonomous vehicles, anti-counterfeiting technology and a new class of sensors.
Liquid crystals are in a state between a solid and a liquid and are commonly used in television screens. Spherical shells of liquid crystals are tunable from the ultraviolet (UV) to the infrared range, with complex patterns arising when many of them are brought together.
They are only fractions of a millimeter and can easily be applied to surfaces. The shells can highly selectively reflect light and can be arranged into patterns that are readable for machines like a QR code to add coded information to objects. “These patterns could be used to guide autonomous vehicles or to instruct robots when handling workpieces in a factory,” Professor Jan Lagerwall said in a statement. “This could become important especially in indoors applications where GPS devices don’t work.”
According to the study, in order to prevent the shells from collapsing, the researchers added surface‐active stabilizers to the isotropic phases.
Orbital ATK to Bring Two New Weather Satellites Into Play for NOAA
President Trump nominates Geoffrey Starks to FCC
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Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater
For the next few days, we’ll be traveling with a sub-contracted guide service into Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti because the Kiboko Bus-Truck can’t do the roads. So we packed up the tents and consolidated our crucial stuff into one backpack. 4 Land Rover Defenders arrived to cart us and our gear away from Arusha for three days. We also got a safety talk about our campsites. Namely: don’t keep food in our tent, avoid going to the toilet at night and – if we have to go – use a bright torch (flashlight). And most important: if we hear anything outside the tent, STAY IN THE TENT. Then we got a bunch of stories about lions scratching their backs on tents, bush pigs ripping open tents for toothpaste, and hyenas running off with little children.
So. Off we go!
In our truck, we had myself, Jon, Mathilde, Juliette, and Kerry. The four Aussies went with Vladimir the colonel, who didn’t look very pleased with arrangements. They promptly put toilet paper on their heads with a red circle on the forehead, and screamed “Bonsai!” like Kamikazes. At the first stop, Vladimir moved from sitting in the back with the Aussies and sat stoically in the front seat for the rest of the trip.
About 60k of our drive to Ngorongoro was on paved roads. The remaining 90k was completely unpaved and bumpy. But the views were spectacular. This is what one thinks of Africa: plains and plains of brush surrounded by mountains in the distance. There were many Maasai on the plains herding their cattle. The Maasai wear right red cloaks because the color is ominous to enemies, keeps lions away, and doesn’t show dirt easily. Each one of them had a long stick (club) and elaborate earrings, but very few of them waved at us. Along the way, we passed some ostrich, zebras, and donkeys.
I’ve never ridden in a Land Rover before, and I have to say that it’s not “all that”. We stopped in the dusty town of Karatu, where we learned that one of the Land Rovers had lost its suspension and had to go into the shop. So, as luxurious the “Land Rover” name is to us in America, it’s just another car here. But it’s definitely a necessity to getting around the crater.
Ngorongoro Crater is lush with vegetation. The roads are steep, windy, and muddy, and we could easily understand why the Kiboko Bus-Truck couldn’t come. When we finally got to the top and stopped at a viewpoint of the interior of the crater, we were amazed. It’s absolutely HUGE! Isaac (our guide) pointed out some spots in on the floor of the crater as being buffalo.
Jon and me at Ngorongoro Crater
Our campsite is called “Simba A” and has a beautiful view over the crater. It’s very grassy, and there’s evidence that wildlife visits often as we had to watch where we stepped. There was a Marabou Stork walking around that was easily the size of my 4-year-old niece.
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
At 3:15 we descended into the Crater for a game drive. The variety of vegetation is amazing. As we got lower in altitude the grass got drier. Isaac said that it’s a 600m descent, and that the Maasai take the cattle down the crater every morning for water, and bring the cattle back up 600m in the evening. I’ll never complain about my commute ever again. Ngorongoro, by the way, is named for the sound a cow bell makes. The top of the Land rover pops up so we can stand in the truck and see all around us – no windows or obstructions – but we’re still protected by the doors of the truck.
So here’s the list of game we saw:
Wildebeests
Grant Gazelles
Thomson Gazelles
3 Cheetahs! Isaac says that it’s unusual to see cheetahs in the crater as they like to stay on the slopes, and he also said that you almost never see multiple cheetahs together.
2 lions laying in the sun
Kori Bustards (the heaviest flying birds in the world)
Flamingos: They practically covered one side of the lake. I’d never actually seen these before, and was blown away by how beautiful they are!
Egyptian Goose
Cooke’s Hartebeest
Red-billed ducks
A Hyena with a wildebeest leg in its mouth
A black rhino – very, very rare!
Yellow-billed stork
Another black rhino (very rare!)
Half-naked Aussies (not very rare, seen almost as often as impalas)
Simba A Campsite
We got back to the campsite and I took the coldest shower I’ve ever taken in my life. This water definitely came straight from a very deep and cold well. And I chose the shower where the shower-head didn’t work so I had to use the faucet. When I came out of the shower, there were about 4 zebras walking through the campsite.
The gang at sunset
We had a delicious dinner of mushroom soup and chicken with rice. But there was no fire and we were freezing (remember that we were at 1700m elevation). As it got darker, we got even warier of the animals that were on the perimeter on the campsite. Kerry, Mathilde and I went to the bathroom together because of whatever was in the bushes. Later, we were so cold that all 7 of us piled into Matt and Jason’s tent to stay warm and to watch the Aussie Video. An hour later, Paul the Russian came to our tent to warn us that the bush pigs had entered our campsite and were devouring the rubbish bins. So all 7 of us – all at once – clamored to get out of the tent to see. We must have looked like some sort of cartoon as bodies came flying out of the tent, one on top of the other. I didn’t get a good look at the bush pigs because I was laughing too hard, but they looked really ugly and very big. I definitely don’t want to run into one in the middle of the night.
Jon walked me to the bathroom and then we went to bed because we were so cold.
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Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti⟶
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Torture stays in the news internationally
Some in the overseas press ridicule Cheney – and the media for promoting him – but others see him as at least somewhat successful in his jibes at Obama.
By Lauren Drablier
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<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />PARIS—The issue of how America deals now with torture during the Bush administration remains a center of attention in the international press. Coverage ranges from President Obama’s refusal to release photos of abuse of Iraq and Afghanistan detainees, to the media’s staging of Obama v. Cheney, to international security. Some ask what the House and Senate votes against the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo to the U.S. means for Obama’s policy of change. Will he be able to keep his promises or, instead, be unable to change much of anything?
Even little countries are getting in the act. A writer in the Trinidad & Tobago Express writes that the “ugly Bush America is back”, and that the American media are to blame for their presentation of the Obama versus Cheney discourse, which the author calls “an astonishing piece of contrived theater” in President's reversal:
“It's diverting to watch the felons who occupied the White House during the Bush Administration, breaking all manner of US and international law, scrambling now to escape prosecution.
“The ex-vice-president has clearly placed his hope of avoiding prosecution in another successful terrorist attack on US soil: and soon! If that would only happen, Cheney thinks, a newly-terrified US electorate will lose its appetite for the current "carping" about "enhanced interrogation" by Congressional Democrats and the liberal media; and, directed by him, Cheney, will instead blame Obama for having made America vulnerable.
“To this end, the famously uncommunicative Cheney has been appearing on the airwaves to insist that "his" administration kept America safe after 9/11 (never mentioning, of course, that it was also "his" administration that blatantly ignored dire CIA warnings, in the months before 9-/11, that a major terrorist attack on US soil was imminent); and that by dismantling elements of its program, Obama is "putting American lives at risk".
“This should be laughably dismissible: Cheney has a record of consistently lying to the American people and of being dead wrong in his predictions concerning the Iraq war, the latter error at a cost, so far, of over 4,000 real American lives. Instead, strange things have been happening.
“…when the US television media reporting on these speeches resorted to split screens, a fiction crucial to the success of Cheney's gambit was visually established. These were no longer the current elected president of the US and the unelected ex-vice-president of a former regime. These were two men, two voices, on a par!
“Ladies and gentlemen, I give you President Obama on the left, and President Cheney on the right! Now you decide between them! It was an astonishing piece of contrived theatre.
“Even more ominously, Cheney's dogged fear-mongering has been working. Polls show that most Americans now think waterboarding and other forms of torture should be retained by the Obama administration if they will keep America safe.
“It's hard to think of a more depressing proof of how short the shelf-life of America's "new mood of idealism" has turned out to be.
“In a word, Obama has reversed himself and decided to retain so many elements of the lawless Bush-Cheney programs that Republicans have been able both to praise him for "coming to his senses" and, at the same time, jeer at him for being "weak".
“It's hard to resist the conclusion that the dream of restitution of the US to the community of law-abiding nations, a dream which Candidate Obama claimed to embody, is now dead.
“The ugly Bush America is back; and, for all his hi-falutin' words, its new pied piper (pushed into a corner by the Darth Vader of American politics, Dick Cheney!) is none other than the Golden Boy.”
The National of the United Arab Emirates highlights Cheney’s point that Obama has left many questions unanswered in Obama lays security agenda on the line:
“Mr Cheney also questioned the logic behind closing Guantanamo. ‘The administration has found that it’s easy to receive applause in Europe for closing Guantanamo. But it’s tricky to come up with an alternative that will serve the interests of justice and America’s national security,’ he said.
“Many legislators, including Democrats, have echoed such concerns, noting that Mr Obama has not answered key questions about what to do with detainees after the facility closes. Some detainees are deemed too dangerous to release; the prosecution of others may be complicated by allegations of torture.
“Meanwhile, Robert Mueller, director of the FBI, deepened the debate on Wednesday when he told Congress that transferring detainees to US soil – even if they are held in maximum-security prisons – was too risky because they may be able to radicalize other inmates.
“Even as he attempted to articulate a new policy, however, the president left open crucial questions about what to do with the most dangerous Guantanamo detainees who cannot be prosecuted in federal court and who are still “at war” with the United States.
“‘There are no neat or easy answers here,’ Mr Obama said. ‘But I can tell you that the wrong answer is to pretend like this problem will go away if we maintain an unsustainable status quo.’”
Christopher Caldwell of the Financial Times (UK) argues that Obama is losing the public battle on terrorism policy in The Gordian knot of Guantánamo Bay:
“Barack Obama is popular and trusted far more than his Republican rivals on all issues, including fighting terrorism. Yet he and Dick Cheney, the former vice-president, are locked in a public battle on terrorism policy and Mr Obama is losing. Sixty per cent of Americans say they are following this battle closely. Mr Obama even scheduled a speech on Thursday morning to vie with one Mr Cheney had scheduled. The former was soaring and idealistic, the latter pragmatic and homespun. Both were dazzling, if partisan. The debate is turning Mr Cheney into the de facto leader of his party.
“Over the eight years in which George W. Bush was the main spokesman for the war on terror, Americans grew used to hearing the case for it made clumsily and incoherently. Mr Cheney is different. The Chicago Tribune used to describe him as “smart, congenial and classy”. He draws much subtler distinctions than Americans are used to hearing Republicans make…
“Americans start to wonder if the Bush administration’s anti-terror policy was as much of an outrage as they were led to believe. It was news to most Americans that the US had “water-boarded” only three people since 9/11 – including Khalid Shaikh Muhammed, the planner of the attacks and the self-professed beheader of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. No one has been subjected to such treatment for at least six years.
“Few politicians have been as honest as Mr Obama in exposing the contradictions of their own policies. But contradictions they are. If you hold people without trial, you violate due process. You have the Bush policy, diluted only by the passage of time.
“The last administration made such a hash of things – particularly the economy and America’s standing abroad – that voters have stopped up their ears against them. It is this, not public gullibility or magnetic leadership, that turned Reagan and Mr Obama into “Teflon” presidents to whom no criticism sticks. But Teflon does not change fundamental public dispositions.
“That is why Mr Cheney’s big push has been successful. It confronts Mr Obama with a Gordian knot that he dare not cut. A constitution that enshrines rights is an asset, but it does not come free. If it did, every country would have one. Eight years ago, Americans reckoned that some rights were worth trading for security. If they want those rights back, they will probably have to trade some security. That is the bargain. Until Mr Obama admits it he will be tangled up in an illogic from which no oratory can extract him.”
In U.S. locked in debate about its past, an editorial, Canada’s Star Phoenix emphasizes the importance of retaining values in the battle against terrorism:
“Deep in the midst of its worst financial crisis in 70 years -- one that threatens to dethrone it from its position as the world's pre-eminent economy -- the United States is increasingly preoccupied by an internal war on its own history.
“The former VP took credit for using ruthless interrogation tactics in order to protect Americans from terror attacks, citing the Sept. 11, 2001, attack as the worst in history and pointing out nothing like it has been repeated.
“Interestingly, Mr. Cheney didn't mention the Canadian and other NATO allied soldiers who died in Afghanistan to secure the area where that worst-case attack originated, in their effort to stop the re-organization of the groups that carried it out.
“But then again -- and perhaps just as important -- at least this time the New York police and politicians have yet to cite Canada as the source of the Newburgh Four, who were arrested Thursday. For some time Americans have had difficulty sorting facts from legends and one should thank one's blessing that this time the domestic nature of the threat seems to be clear.
“To his credit, Mr. Obama appeared to recognize the need to get back to reality when he pointed out that the battle against terror can't be won by setting aside the values spelled out in those documents stored at the archives -- the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence.
“The Obama administration desperately wants to change the channel from reliving past mistakes to dealing with pressing issues, such as the economic crisis, re-organizing financial regulations and building a modern health-care system.
“It's clear, however, many in Washington are too focused on the legend of the U.S.'s past to pay attention to securing its future.”
In an opinion piece in Indonesia’s Jakarta Globe the authors believe that Obama made the right decision by not releasing the torture photos. In US Torture Photos Could Spark Outrage in the Muslim World, they urge that America disavow torture and apologize for it:
“The world was surprised when US President Barack Obama decided not to release photos of terrorists suffering abuse in American-controlled prisons around the world. Obama reasoned that the release of these photos would risk the security of US troops in conflict zones like Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Although Obama’s decision seems to conflict with his stated commitment to improve the way the United States handles terrorists, it contains some wisdom. The release of the photos would possibly fuel hatred against the United States in Muslim countries.
“Taking Indonesia as a case in point, should the photos be released, the images would certainly be used by Indonesian radical groups as propaganda and recruitment material.
“Radical leaders and recruiters would use the photos to reinforce claims that America is hypocritical — that Americans boast about being defenders of human rights, yet they are the very ones violating these rights — and that America is the real terrorist committing barbaric actions by torturing Muslim fighters in prisons.
“President Obama and other key American figures need to publicly apologize and condemn the use of torture. This apology is one more step toward earning the respect of the Muslim world and toward weakening the power of radical propaganda. American security agencies need to improve their interrogation techniques by investigating approaches involving use of roleplay, psychology, culture, ideology and family.
“It is imperative that this be clarified, and that America disavows torture in all circumstances if it is to win hearts and minds — and if it is to prove to the world that it upholds the morals the West is so often criticized for lacking.”
An item in New Zealand’s Gisborne Herald, Cheney's views on torture questioned, argues that Cheney supports torture under the premise that “torture is noble when Americans us it, but evil” when utilized by others:
“Dick Cheney's views seem to have the kind of uneasy fascination often exercised by vicious ideologies - a repulsive allure, one might say.
“Admittedly, he sometimes attempts to justify his endorsement of torture by praising its 'effectiveness" in extorting "useful" information from the victims (many of whom are, of course, completely innocent), but he stops short of supplying any solid corroborative evidence.
“Once the ethical and humanitarian objections have been abandoned, and effectiveness alone put forward as the sole deciding criterion, Cheney could not logically protest if the Taliban, say, captured a high-ranking Americal airforce officer and tortured him to discover plans of future bombing raids.
“As long as the Taliban succeeded in extracting the required information, the means, according to Cheney, are justified. The only retreat open, is for him to assert that torture is noble when Americans use it, but evil and wicked when employed by others.
“Allowed to go on festering in the dark, this deep-seated corruption will continue to poison American society.”
In Dick Cheney: Washington trembles at the return of 'Darth Vader, the Washington correspondent for the UK’s The Guardian believes that Cheney’s reappearance gives demoralized Republicans something to cheer about also believes that the current debate is something that should have taken place after September 11:
“Part of the explanation for the bout of jitters is that Obama is struggling to contain an ever-growing row over the future of Guantánamo Bay and the security apparatus created by the Bush administration as part of its "war on terror". But there is another factor: the return of an opponent the Democrats had thought of as politically dead: Dick Cheney. The sinister, reclusive figure at the heart of the Bush administration, who attracted labels such as Darth Vader and Dr Strangelove, has returned to the heart of Washington and is causing havoc.
“He has forced Obama on the defensive for the first time since becoming president, giving demoralized Republicans something finally to cheer about.
“Obama had been planning to release thousands of pictures showing abuse at US detention centres round the world by the end of the month, but has since decided against. On the campaign trail, he denounced the Bush administration's use of military commissions to try Guantánamo detainees, but has now decided to keep them. He denounced the indefinite detention of people without trial, but is now going to do the same.
“The conservative Weekly Standard is also cheering. Another influential conservative, William Kristol, writing in the current issue, said: "While most senior Bush alumni were in hiding, Dick Cheney - Darth Vader himself, Mr Unpopularity, the last guy you'd supposedly want out there making the case - stepped on to the field. He's made himself the Most Valuable Republican of the first four months of the Obama administration."
“Obama and Cheney provided the debate the US should have had after 9/11. Obama argued that US national security is best protected by respect for international law, by closing Guantánamo and being as transparent as possible. Cheney countered it was not as easy as that to close Guantánamo and that transparency - releasing internal Bush administration memos about interrogation techniques - had demoralised the CIA.
“The Democrats, including Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, argue that having Cheney in such a high-profile role is helpful for them, because he is reminding voters of one of the most disliked administrations in US history.”
Lauren Drablier, based in Paris, has a masters degree in nternational affairs from Sciences Po Paris.
E-mail: laurenmdrablier@gmail.com
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Business Models and Financing Structures for a Rapid Scale-up of Rooftop Solar Power Systems in Thailand
December 15, 2015 Energy Policy and Economics, Energy Policy-Publications, Research
Tongsopit, S., Moungcharoen, S., Aksornkij, A. and Potisat, T. 2016. “Business Models and Financing Options for a Rapid Scale-up of Rooftop Solar Power Systems in Thailand”, Energy Policy 95: 447-457.
Abstract: Diverse solar PV business models and financing options exist in the international landscape, helping expand and accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar PV systems. The conditions for their emergence are context specific, depending on the policies, regulations, incentives, and market conditions of each country. After a review of the international landscape, this paper compiles and analyzes business models and financing options for rooftop solar PV investment in Thailand that have emerged during the period between 2013 and 2015. Despite policy discontinuity for the support of rooftop solar systems, diverse business models and financing options are driving market expansion and expanding solar access to more Thai consumers. Drawing on our policy and regulatory analyses and in-depth interviews with business representatives, we identify four types of business models and one financing option. The business models include Roof Rental, Solar PPA, Solar Leasing, and Community Solar, and the financing option is the solar loan. We analyze the drivers for their emergence, barriers to their success, and the risks from the business owners’ and consumers’ viewpoints. Our policy recommendation is focused on crafting a net-metering regulation with evidence-based studies on the potential costs and benefits to different stakeholders.
Please download file: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421516300234
To buy the system or to buy the service: the emergence of a solar service model in Thailand
Thailand feed-in tariff for residential rooftop solar PV system: Progress so far
Solar PV Business Models in Thailand and Singapore: Key Policy Considerations
Appropriate Financial Measures for the Support of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems in Thailand
Thailand’s Solar PV Roadmap Initiative
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Newsletter #1 – July 2017
Dowload pdf version here.
FLEDGED project started
FLEDGED Project kick-off meeting has been held in Milan on November, 29th 2016. The project combines an innovative sorption-enhanced gasifier (SEG) with a sorption-enhanced DME synthesis process, aiming at improved and efficient production of DME as a fuel for automotive.
In this four year project, different second generation biomass types, sorbents and catalysts will be tested in laboratory and at pilot scale in the facilities of the consortium. Modelling activities will support scale-up and process integration studies aiming at high-efficiency process. Life-cycle, risk and economic analyses will be also performed.
A more detailed descriptive infographic about the project is available here, as well as free downloadable material on project concept and results, presentations and publications.
Input biomass and CO2 sorbent characterized at CSIC-ICB
In the first phase of the project, different analytical techniques were used to characterize the raw materials (biomass and CO2 sorbents) to be used in the gasification process. The composition and the physical properties of wood pellets, pine wood, straw, grape seeds and biomass from municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment are measured. Regarding the sorbents, both natural limestone and dolomite are tested in TGA to determine their CO2 carrying capacity. Possible issues with attrition phenomena will be assessed during the next experimental campaign.
Steam sorbents for the SEDMES process tested at ECN
At ECN, several steam sorbents have been screened in the so-called “Spider” facility. This high-throughput rig allows assessing the performance of mixtures of commercial catalyst and sorbents under SEDMES conditions. Based on a literature review, a list of water sorbents candidates has been drafted.
Some materials exhibit a promising behavior with respect to the adsorbent targets for SEDMES, with water slip levels, cyclic sorbent capacity and regeneration temperatures compatible with the process.
Experimental setup of BFB gasifier built at CSIC-ICB
The construction of the experimental facility at CSIC-ICB in Zaragoza finished in June and is ready for the first experimental campaign. In the bubbling fluidized bed, the two steps of the sorption-enhanced gasification process will be tested with different types of biomass and sorbent and with different operating parameters. Tests at different gasifier temperatures, sorbent quantity and activity, steam and oxygen feeding will validate the models and provide inputs for the design of the dual bed system.
Modeling activities of the indirect gasification process at LUT are ongoing…
Accurate models are needed to support development and scale-up of new processes, such as sorption enhanced gasification (SEG). At LUT, the development of a modelling tool for comprehensive simulation of interconnected CFB reactors for indirect gasification is ongoing. In particular, a three-dimensional semi-empirical model is available, which can be applied to air/oxygen-fired combustion, gasification and calcium looping. The results will be validated on experimental data and used for scale-up.
More details on the initial work performed by LUT can be found in the presentation held at the CFB 12 conference, available here.
… and a preliminary experimental campaign started at USTUTT
Preliminary test on sorption enhanced gasification were performed in the laboratory-scale 20 kWth dual fluidized bed facility at USTUTT, working with wood pellets and limestone. Influence of temperature on syngas composition is evidenced, with syngas carbon content increasing with temperature due to the effect of the CaO-CaCO3-CO2 system equilibrium.
Optimal conditions for downstream DME production are reached at a gasifier temperature of about 715 °C.
Conditions favoring reduced methane content are also explored in a semi-batch experimental setup at different temperatures.
Details on USTUTT experimental campaign can be found in the presentation held at the CFB 12 conference, available here.
FLEDGED website is online…
FLEDGED website is online, with description of the process concept, of the project structure and of the consortium. Publications and informative material are available and will be updated during the project. A project presentation and a poster are freely available here, while an infographic can be downloaded here.
… and Twitter and Facebook profiles will keep the general public aware of project advancement.
FLEDGED Project has been presented at conferences and events
Project coordinator Matteo Romano (POLIMI) presented the FLEDGED project at EUBCE 2017 (European Biomass Conference & Exhibition). Guy Marlair (INERIS) presented a work titled “Promoting safety in innovative and sustainable biomass value chains” at International Symposium on Green Chemistry 2017. Key issues that needs to be considered towards proactive material hazard characterization or process safety in the sector of biomass have been evidenced, with reference to FLEDGED and other ongoing projects.
Jurriaan Boon (ECN) presented at 5th International Conference on Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass. A novel sorption enhanced dimethyl ether synthesis (SEDMES) process is presented using a solid adsorbent for in-situ water removal. The abstract is available on the website (here).
Two contributions about FLEDGED process have been presented at the 12th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Technology. Selina Hafner (USTUTT) presented a work on the production of tailored syngas for DME synthesis by sorption enhanced gasification, while Kari Myöhänen (LUT) presented a work about the 3D-modelling of the governing phenomena inside indirect gasifiers. Presentations are available in the website download section.
About FLEDGED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEn39Zi_aCg&t=1s
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RUMOR: Zack Snyder wants a young African-American actor for Batman vs Superman and future DC films
February 21st, 2014 by Irwin Fletcher Comments
Latino Review have come through with another casting rumor for Batman vs Superman.
According to LR the producers of the Man of Steel sequel are looking to cast:
“ a black actor in his early 20s who is also physically fit. Here is the kicker though: the part is for a small role in the untitled Batman Vs Superman movie BUT will be recurring in other upcoming DCU films.”
Not only that, but certain sources report that Zack Snyder has apparently met with Fox’s new Johnny Storm, Michael B. Jordan, for a role. Which if true, mean Jordan likely passed on it for Fantastic Four.
Is WB/DC looking to cast Cyborg? Who else could it be, Robin? John Stewart?
Man of Steel star Henry Cavill has publicly stated that he’d like to see the Cyborg show up at some point, and the references to Dr. Emil Hamilton (Richard Schiff) and S.T.A.R. labs are big clues that some iteration of the character could eventually appear. Not to mention Doomday.
In the New 52 reboot, Victor Stone A.K.A. Cyborg is a high school football star who suffers a terrible accident as he visits his father, a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist. Desperate to save his boy, Victor’s father injects him with nanites, and along with other radically experimental technology and metallic implants, turns him into an all-too-confused character – one who could be an interesting addition to the DC cinematic universe, which is still navigating the terrain inhabited by the human and superhuman alike.
Source: Latino Review
Tags: Batman vs superman, cyborg, henry cavill, zack snyder
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I'm an LA journalist who really lives for his profession. I have also published work as Jane Doe in various mags and newspapers across the globe. I normally write articles that can cause trouble but now I write for FTN because Nerds are never angry, so I feel safe.
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Intellectual Property Rights Lecturer Association (APHKI) from Indonesia visited APIC-JIPII
The members of APHKI visited APIC-JIPII on October 31, 2022. In the morning, they took the seminar, and in the afternoon, they visited Japan Patent Office (JPO) and met our chairman, Mr. IWAI at Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC).
About half of members are the former participants of JPO/IPR training courses including IP Collegium member. Among the former participants, there are many persons who were the lecturers of university, IP experts, and now be in the higher position in universities, governments, and law firms, etc. Especially, the lecturers specialized in IP at universities established an organization, APHKI, and keep exchanging the information. In order to continue the result of training in Japan, they planned to visit the related organizations in Japan at their cost, and upgrade their knowledge in this time.
In the morning seminar, Dr. OKUYAMA Shoichi, OKUYAMA & SASAJIMA, former President of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Lecturer of JPO/IPR training courses, gave a lecture “Progress of IP Applications at JPO and its Relation to Japan Economy during Pandemic”. Then, Ms. SUGIMURA Junko, SUGIMURA, TAMURA & PARTNERS International Patent & Trade Mark Office, current President of JPAA, Lecturer of JPO/IPR training course, gave a lecture “IP High Court and Japanese Judge System”. These topics were proposed from APHKI.
The members arrived at APIC earlier than scheduled. So, Dr. Okuyama started his lecture earlier than scheduled, but there were so many questions that the end time was extended beyond the scheduled time. Also, many questions were asked to Ms. SUGIMURA, so she answered to them by extending the time. However, the lecturers were happy to answer such many questions in detail.
In the afternoon, they visited JPO, and met the director of international cooperation division, and some former JICA experts, who stayed in Indonesia. And, they also visited at National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT) and Trial Court. Then, they backed to APIC, and met our chairman, Mr. IWAI Yoshiyuki and exchange opinions with him. He gave a message to encourage their works.
This Japan tour was planned as the memorial of establishment of APHKI. They went to Kansai area next day, and visited the places like university, etc. We are happy that they selected JIPII as one of visited places among many IP related organizations. We hope they were satisfied with this visit, though the time was limited. And also we hope the seminars and visits at JPO and JIPII may help the IP education and for young generation learning IP in Indonesia. We pray for their successes in their careers.
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Kirk Douglas wows Israeli independence concert in L.A. with Hebrew address
Academy Award recipient Kirk Douglas, introduced by L.A. Sinai Temple's Rabbi David Wolpe, addresses the Kodak Theatre audience in Hebrew, recalling the films he made in Israel, including Walter Mirisch's "Cast a Giant Shadow," with John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, and Yul Brenner.
Award-winning, Keshet Chaim, a contemporary L.A.– based Israeli dance company premiered a new work in honor of Israel’s 60th.
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As ambassadors of Zionism, the Keshet Chaim Dance Troupe should be ashamed that the occasion of Israel's 60th Independence is being mourned by one of their Jewish, female dancers, Danielle, who is taking the initiative to organize a "Nakba Gathering"- to mourn the 'Catastrophe' of the establishment of the State of Israel.
Ignorant of Israel's history (and not educated by Keshet Chaim) she has been influenced by her Palestinian girlfriends to absorb the Palestinian narrative against the Jews.
Plagued with guilt, she seeks to beg the Palestinians' forgiveness for her ancestors' establishment of the Jewish sanctuary (in its ancestral homeland as endowed by the Almighty and 2000 years of struggle to return) by organizing a 'Catastrophe Gathering' on Friday, 23rd May at 7:30 to "acknowledge and affirm the narrative of people's voices who have not been justly represented and understood."
Do you feel that this behavior is becoming for a cultural ambassador for Israel? What message do you suppose it conveys about Israel's history and legitimacy to the Arabs, Muslims, and general public?
To get more info (or hopefully to give her more info/education), email Danielle at smad79@aol.com.
If you'd like to inform Keshet Chaim Dancers of your opinion about their dancer's anti-Zionist activism, you can email Genie Benson, Executive Director, at genie@kcdancers.org/.
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The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights by Gary May
Acclaimed historian Gary May is interviewed by Bill Moyers. He puts the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act into historical perspective, noting it's just one moment in a long, ongoing struggle to ensure voting rights for every American. A specialist in American political, diplomatic and social history, May's latest book is Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy.
You may order book from Amazon by clikcing on image or visit your local bookstore. Thank you. Published on Jul 12, 2013
EarthSayer Gary May
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We need to talk about an injustice by Bryan Stevenson
In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness. There is an excellent presentation on Prezi that should also be viewed and shared here.
Bryan is founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.
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I'm Rising Against Violence Against Women by Canadian Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix (born 26 April 1964) is a Canadian politician, serving as the MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He's rising up to stop violence against women and references the missing and murdered women report issues in December 2012 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Three more resources include: Missing Women Blog, Wikipedia entry, and missing indigenous women Website, missing justice.
EarthSayer Adrian Dix
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What is Just Sustainability by Julian Agyeman
Julian Agyeman Keynote from AASHE 2010 Conference. As an ecologist/biogeographer turned environmental social scientist, he has both a science and social science background which helps frame his perspectives, research and scholarship.
Julian Agyeman, professor and chair of urban and environmental policy and planning, holds a a Ph.D in Environmental Education from the University of London, an M.A. in Conservation Policy from Middlesex University, UK and a B.Sc (joint honours) in Geography and Botany from Durham University, UK.
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We have to come to terms with the limits of the planet and that the planet is bascially full. We must deal with the extreme inequality that results in social breakdown. Dr. Korten holds MBA and PhD degrees from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and has served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School.
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The Institute for Historial Justice and Reconciliation by Justice Goldstone
The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, was founded in 2004 at the Salzburg Global Seminar. Here, Justice Goldstone explains what the IHJR is, and gives some background information about the mission and participants.
EarthSayer Richard Goldstone
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Green Commerce at the Green Festival
EarthSayer — June 14, 2010 — Introduction by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of the Green Festival, this is a look around the convention floor at the Green Festival Seattle, June 5/6, 2010 showing attendee interest in green products and services and featuring some of the people who represent companies ranging from the Vegetarian Times to the New York Times and the principles of a more sustainable economy and social justice. Co-sponsored by Global Exchange and Green America, this is the premier sustainability and green commerce event in the country and they are held each year in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Sustainability, sustainable development, green commerce
EarthSayer Kevin Danaher
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Sustainability: EarthDay for All and the Challenge of Inequity: Ron Sims
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ron Sims inspires us to be innovative and committed to change in a talk he gave in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 2010, EarthDay. He talked about what Sustainability means to him; the importance of changing who we are; and how the grand experiment we call the United States of America is one of opportunity, fairness and justice. More information on his accomplishment can be found on his Website.
This public talk by the Deputy Secretary is part of the The 8th Annual Regional Livability Summit sponsored by the Coalition for a Livable Future.
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The Earth Awards 2010
The Earth Awards is a global search for creative solutions designed for the 21st century.
We are now seeking innovation for The 2010 Earth Awards. Submission deadline is May 10, 2010.
We are accepting submissions in six categories: Built Environment, Product, Future, Systems, Fashion, and Social Justice.
For more information visit www.theearthawards.org
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Duke Ellington Coin!
I'm painting Obama's face on the front and selling these on TV for $4.99.. act now!!
Jazz icon Duke Ellington has become the first African American to appear solo on a US coin intended for everyday use, officials at the US Mint said Tuesday after a celebration to mark the quarter-dollar's release.
"He's the first African American to feature solo and the second African American to feature on a circulating coin," Carla Coolman, a spokeswoman for the US Mint, told AFP.
"The first African American on a circulating coin was York, a slave who was depicted on a Missouri quarter alongside explorers Lewis and Clark. There have been other African Americans on commemorative coins," Coolman said.
The Duke Ellington High School Jazz Band played at an event at the National Museum of American History to celebrate the Washington DC quarter with Ellington's image on one side. The coin was released last month.
"Like many great Americans who succeed in what they love doing, Duke Ellington was equal parts talent, hard work, passion and perseverance," US Mint director Ed Moy told the gathering at the museum on the National Mall, which included members of Ellington's family, originally from Washington.
"When Americans look at this coin, they will remember the man and his art, as well as the place where both were born and nurtured - the District of Columbia," Moy said.
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Search Result for "burnt offering":
Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n.
1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.
2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which
is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a
free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.
They are polluted offerings more abhorred
Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak.
3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a
missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal
tithes payable according to custom, either at certain
seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as
marriages or christenings.
[None] to the offering before her should go.
--Chaucer.
Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt.
Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a.
Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with
fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.
Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain.
See Smut.
Burnt offering, something offered and burnt on an altar, as
an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the
Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a
sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of
wheat or barley. Called also burnt sacrifice. --[2 Sam.
xxiv. 22.]
Burnt offering
Hebrew _olah_; i.e., "ascending," the whole being consumed by
fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed.
Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, but this
was wholly burnt, a "whole burnt offering." It was the most
frequent form of sacrifice, and apparently the only one
mentioned in the book of Genesis. Such were the sacrifices
offered by Abel (Gen. 4:3, 4, here called _minhah_; i.e., "a
gift"), Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham (Gen. 22:2, 7, 8, 13), and by
the Hebrews in Egypt (Ex. 10:25).
The law of Moses afterwards prescribed the occasions and the
manner in which burnt sacrifices were to be offered. There were
"the continual burnt offering" (Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:9-13), "the
burnt offering of every sabbath," which was double the daily one
(Num. 28:9, 10), "the burnt offering of every month" (28:11-15),
the offerings at the Passover (19-23), at Pentecost (Lev.
23:16), the feast of Trumpets (23:23-25), and on the day of
Atonement (Lev. 16).
On other occasions special sacrifices were offered, as at the
consecration of Aaron (Ex. 29) and the dedication of the temple
(1 Kings 8:5, 62-64).
Free-will burnt offerings were also permitted (Lev. 1:13), and
were offered at the accession of Solomon to the throne (1 Chr.
29:21), and at the reformation brought about by Hezekiah (2 Chr.
29: 31-35).
These offerings signified the complete dedication of the
offerers unto God. This is referred to in Rom. 12:1. (See ALTAR
�T0000185, SACRIFICE.)
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HomePressReleasesInnominds Chairman and CEO Divakar Tantravahi Recognized as One of India's Best...
Innominds Chairman and CEO Divakar Tantravahi Recognized as One of India’s Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021 by Great Place to Work® India
Business Wire India Divakar Tantravahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innominds, a San Jose-based AI-first digital product engineering company, has been named by Great Place to Work® India as one of India’s Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021.
In a very special study conducted by Great Place to Work® India, 75 leaders have been recognized for their exemplary leadership during this very challenging year. 25 of these leaders are spearheading mid-size organizations (having 100-500 employees), while 50 of them are leaders of large organizations (having more than 500 employees).
This unique study by Great Place to Work® India was conducted to gain insight into the various ways in which organizations dealt with the VUCA environment intensified by the pandemic. Great Place to Work® India then validated the study with employees through a detailed survey.
The list of India’s Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021 is published here:
Leadership in Times of Crisis
The Covid-19 Pandemic challenged old paradigms of working and thrust the new normal on businesses and the workforce. While organizations have found ways to cope with the VUCA world, current times placed tremendous pressure on the leadership team to be agile, decisive, and adaptable. There have been many examples of exemplary behavior on the part of senior leadership, be it redefining business models, redesigning workplaces to suit the current needs, or ensuring the wellbeing of the workforce. The ‘India’s Best Leaders in Time of Crisis 2021’ Study was a Great Place to Work® India initiative to identify leaders who have demonstrated exceptional ability in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
The study captured history as it happened by enabling organizations to update actions and initiatives regularly, while a short impact survey was conducted on cross-sections of employees to understand their experience during these challenging times.
“I am honored and humbled to receive this award on behalf of everyone at Innominds”, said Divakar Tantravahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Innominds.
“We were all in it together. All our employees, customers, and the management team showed commitment and courage in collectively managing the uncertainty and minimizing the human pain. I dedicate this recognition to all the Innominds stakeholders who made this happen, empathizing with each other and surviving these moments of crisis,” added Mr. Divakar.
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ADLFRINGE 2021 – The Greatest Magic Show – The Flamingo @ Gluttony – 3.5K
THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE – State Theatre – Royalty Theatre – 3.5K
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL – Playhouse – 4K
By Peter in Theatre
By Peter Maddern
Paul Keating has been a constant in the Australian political landscape for 40 years and his many current and often unsolicited intrusions into public discourse seem likely to keep him there. As such his persona, complete with its extraordinary contradictions, is ripe for satire and review.
Jonathan Biggins has made a study of the man over many years and this is the culmination of that work – 90 minutes with the stage to himself – no doubt as Keating would have preferred too in his heyday.
While staying away from the former Prime Minister’s private life, what we get is a potted history of the Australian Labor Party since the war and indeed the national politic generally. Biggins, as writer and performer, has a great time; delivering great line after line, mannerism after mannerism, even song after song, all with pinpoint timing. As such this is a faultless performance even if his staging, of a plush study replete with the occasional clock and 18th century portrait, seemed under-developed as material he exploits.
The query in the mind of this reviewer is this play’s relevance in the context of a State Theatre’s program. For sure it would make great viewing during the Festival or the Fringe but, at the end of The Gospel, it is not as if one feels weighed down by Keating’s great human insights. For the woke, of course, this is a night out for constant retelling – what wouldn’t they enjoy by their hero wishing Peter Dutton or Pauline Hanson dead? – but for others much of the material may have seemed a touch clichéd.
Still, it will get the turnstiles ticking and as we emerge from the pandemic, albeit still in silly masks, that may be its chosen purpose and a good one at that.
Kryztoff Rating 4K
Biggins, Gospel accoring to Paul, Playhouse, State Theatre Company of SA
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Two Russian Project 21631 Buyan-M Class Corvettes Deploy to Mediterranean Sea
Naval Forces News - Russia
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Project 21631 Buyan-M class small missile ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol armed with Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles will join the Navy’s permanent grouping in the Mediterranean Sea, fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said.
Project 21631 Buyan-M-class small missile ship (corvette) Zelyony Dol (hull number 602)
"The ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol are planned to join the Russian Navy’s permanent grouping in the distant maritime zone in the Mediterranean Sea in accordance with the force rotation plan," the spokesman said.
The ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol that left Sevastopol on October 4 are currently passing through the Black Sea straits and will enter "the Mediterranean Sea" in the evening, Voskresensky said.
In mid-August, the small missile ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol took part in Russia’s anti-terror operation in Syria. They launched three 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missiles to destroy ground facilities of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia).
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Navy Recognition Comment:
The Project 21631 small missile ship is armed with the Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile system containing missiles in the 3S14 vertical launcher with eight launch tubes. The Kalibr missile system delivers strikes on naval and ground targets using 3M-54 and 3M-14 cruise missiles, respectively. The Project 21631 small missile ship is equipped with the A-190 100mm gun, the AK-630-2 Duet small-caliber antiaircraft artillery system and 3M-47 Gibka launchers. The Project 21631 small missile ship has a length of 75 meters, a displacement of 949 tons, a speed of 25 knots and endurance of 2,500 miles. The ship’s crew totals 52. Its cruising capacity is up to ten days.
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Search for Daniel McCoy Moses Goes Unsolved – NC CERT Joins Search
March 30, 2014 UncategorizedNCCERT
RICH SQUARE NC— A search for a man missing since 2011 and involving cadaver dogs turned up nothing Friday, but police say they will continue looking.
Daniel Moses missing since 2011 from rich square NC
Capt. Chuck Hasty, head of investigations for the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, said the search of the area near W.J. Duke Service Road in Rich Square Friday, brought about at the request of the family of Daniel McCoy Moses, turned up no new evidence in the case.
Moses, 62, disappeared June 16, 2011. The house in which Moses was living burned down the following day, with no remains found in the fire. Moses’ sister Shelia previously told The Daily Herald the last call from her brother’s cell phone was made June 12, 2011.
The search was conducted by dogs trained to detect human remains, Hasty said, some coming from as far away as South Carolina. Authorities were at the location from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Wendell-based North Carolina Canine Emergency Response Team staged the search for Moses’ remains, Hasty said. The group, a nonprofit organization which conducts search operations for missing persons and uses dogs, sonar and ground personnel, is all-volunteer and is driven by the desire to help families find their missing loved ones.
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Partial Repost of Article By Roger Bell rogerb@rrdailyherald.com
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Latest News on Wildlife
» Blue Duke (Bassarona durga) declared as State Butterfly of Sikkim (June 5, 2022)
» Copper Mahseer (locally known as 'Katley') declared as State Fish of Sikkim (Gazette date 02/09/2021)
» Sikkim hosted National Workshop on "Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation and Human-wildlife Conflict - Identifying the problems and possible soultion"
» Snow Leopard sighted by camera trap in Sikkim
» Royal Bengal Tiger sighted by camera trap in Sikkim
» Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) has been added to UNESCO's list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve
» Significant findings in Wildlife Survey (Out of 262 camera traps, 189 locations spot 37 species)
» Human Wildlife Conflict in Sikkim
» State-wide estimation of Widlife Population underway in Sikkim | » See reports (1st and 2nd Phase)
» Widlife Week (Oct 2-8) Celebrated
» Khangchendzonga National Park inscribed into the UNESCo's World Heritage Site
» Guidelines for Dispensing Compensation for Life, Property Losses during Human Wildlife Conflict - Sikkim
» Management Plan of Khangchendzonga National Park (Updated 2014)
» Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones in Sikkim
» Environment Clearance of Development Projects in Sikkim
India has at present four categories of protected area (PAs), these are National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves which are provided legal sanctity by the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. However, there are six categories specified by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and different countries have different categories of PAs as per their requirements and norms laid by their Governments.
Current Figure of Protected Areas in India ( As on December 2021)
PA Category Nos Area (in sq.km) % Coverage
National Parks 106 44,372.42 1.35
Wildlife Sanctuaries 564 1,22,509.33 3.73
Conservation Reserves 99 4,726.24 0.14
Community Reserves 218 1,445.71 0.04
Total Protected Areas 987 1,73,053.69 5.26
Geographical Area of India = 32,87,263 km2 (Source: http://knowindia.gov.in)
India has a network of 987 Protected Areas extending over 1,73,053.69 km2 (5.26 % of total geographic area), comprising 106 National Parks, 564 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 99 Conservation Reserves and 218 Community Reserves. UNESCO has designated 6 Protected Areas as World Heritage Sites. Read More on WII ENVIS Website
Source: WII, Dehradun
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Wildlife Protected Areas of Sikkim
In Sikkim we have, presently, 9 Protected Areas which comprises of 1 National Park, 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 1 conservation Reserve that covers 30.77 per cent of the total geographical area of the state.
SN Name Area (sq. km) District Bio-geographic Province Altitude (m) Notification No. & Date Co-ordinates
Long (East) Lat (North)
Khangchendzonga National Park
(World Heritage Site - declared on 17/07/2016)
1784.00 North/ West 1 B & 2 C 1400 - 8585 95/KNP dt: 26.08.07 88º 03' to 88º 39' 27º 27' to 27º 53'
1 Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary 104.00 West 2 C 2110 - 4100 50/WL/F/95/269/F & WL dt: 08.06.96 88º 02' to 88 11' 27º 10' to 27 13'
2 Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary 51.76 East 2 C 1524 - 2749 34/WL/82 dt: 02.04.84 88º 29' to 88º 35' 27º 10' to 27º 23'
3 Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary 31.00 East 2 C 3292 - 4116 45/WL/83/625 dt: 29.08.84 Extended vide 45/WL/F/92/1585/F & WL dt: 05.12.1992 88º 44' to 88º 45' 27º 22' to 27º 24'
4 Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary 35.34 South 2 C 2000 - 3263 63/WL//F/86 dt: 09.03.87 88º 21' to 88º 25' 27º 21' to 27º 25'
5 Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary 128.00 East 2 C 1760 - 4390 26/WL/F/89 dt: 07.11.00 88º 35' to 88º 51' 27º 09' to 27º 22'
6 Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary 43.00 North 2 C 3048 - 4575 46/WL/F/92/1585/F&WL dt: 05.12.92 88º 43' to 88º 46' 27 43' to 27 48'
7 Kitam Bird Sanctuary 6.00 South 320 - 875 39/FEWM/2005 dt: 03.02.05 88º 20' to 88º 22' 27º 06' to 27º 07
1 Sling Dong Fairrieanum
Orchid Conservation
Reserve 0.60 South Not. No. 24/CWLW/GOS/
FEWMD/308/WLC/08 dated
Total area (A) 2183.70 - - - - -
KNP Buffer zone 835.92 North/ West - - - - -
KNP Transition Zone 311.20 North/ West - - - - -
Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KNP+Buffer+Transition =1784+836)
(KBR listed in UNESCO's list of World World Network of Biosphere Reserve on July 2018)
2931.12 North/ West 1 B & 2 C 2725 - 5537 1/KNP/WL/27 dt: 17.05.1997 88º 27' to 88º 33' 27º 33' to 27º 40'
Total Geographic area ( Sikkim) 7096.00 - - - - - -
1. Protected Area Network including KBR = 3330.28 Sq Km i.e 46.93% of States Geographical Area.
2. Total area under administration by Forests, Environment & Wildlife Management Department
(RF i/c PAs) + Khasmals + Gaucharan =5452+285+104=5841 Sq km)
3. Territorial Sector [RF + Khasmals + Gaucharan = 3268.90 + 285 +104 = 3657.90 Sq. km] i.e. 51.55% of State's Geographical area
4. Wildlife Sector [KNP + Sanctuaries + Conservation Reserve = 2183.70 Sq. km] i.e. 30.77 % of State's Geographical Area.
Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones in Sikkim
In order to conserve and protect the area around the Protected Areas of the State, and to propagate the improvement and development of the wildlife therein and to prohibit industries, operations or processes around the boundary of 8 PAs of the State, the Central Government in consultation with Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has declared certain areas around the 8 PAs of the State as Eco-Sensitives zones through Notification mentioned below;
Notification# S. O. 2166 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 200 meters around the boundary of the Khangchendzonga National Park as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 3rd February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2167 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 25 meters around the boundary of the Kitam Bird Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 25th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2168 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 200 meters around the boundary of the Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 4th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2169 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 50 meters around the boundary of the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 6th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2170 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 50 meters around the boundary of the Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 25th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2171 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 25 meters around the boundary of the Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 4th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2172 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 50 meters around the boundary of the Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 25th February 2014.
Notification# S. O. 2173 dated 27th August 2014, notifies an area up to 50 meters around the boundary of the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary as the Eco-sensitive Zone. The draft of the Notification was published on 6th February 2014.
Conservation Zones
Areylungchok Musk Deer Conservation Zone
Blue Sheep Conservation
Yongzokdrak Blue Sheep Conservation Zone
Tholung-Kishong Conservation Zonation [Gazette Dated: 11/12/06]
Narsing Conservation Zonation [Gazette Dated: 11/12/06]
No Change in the Boundaries of Kitam Bird Sanctuary Notification: dt:16/02/05
Kitam Bird Sanctuary [Gazette: dt-16/02/05]
Phangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary [Gazette: dt-05/09/02]
Prespective Management Strategies of WPAs of Sikkim
The term wildlife encompasses all uncultivated flora and undomesticated fauna. Every species has the right to live and every threatened species must be protected to prevent extinction. Water, wilderness and wildlife are irrevocably interlinked. With mounting industrial and demographic pressures, wilderness areas, which are the richest repositories of wildlife and biodiversity have either shrunk or disappeared their continued existence is crucial for the long term survival of the biodiversity and the ecosystems supporting them. Effective ecosystem conservation is the foundation of long-term ecological and economic stability. Conservation of biodiversity is directly linked with conservation of ecosystems and thus with water and food security. Habitat loss caused by developmental infrastructural developmental projects for short term economic gains undermining ecological security. Read More
Sikkim Himalayan Zoological Park
Situated in the magnificence of Gangtok’s picturesque hill crest, Bulbulay, at altitudes ranging between 6,545-8,152 feet, the Himalayan Zoological Park sprawls over the expanse of a lush virgin forest reserve with an impressive total area of 230 hectares overlooking the majestic beauty of the Khangchendzonga range. It’s varied terrain ranging from steep rocky surfaces to gentle grassy slopes complemented by varying types of foliage offers congenial natural surroundings for many of Sikkim’s indigenous species, hence providing a comfortable and close to nature environment for the inmates to stay immersed in the wild.
Read more on http://gangtokzoo.org
Read more about Khangchendzonga National Park http://www.knpsikkim.in
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Click the map to explore Sutherland in Google Maps
Bens and glens and seascapes unsurpassed by anything of its kind in the Highlands.
The geographical area known as the “County of Sutherland” covers an area of 2028 square miles or 1,297,913 acres.
This wide expanse of the North mainland offers space and tranquillity unlike that found anywhere else. Today the resident population is around 13,500 people.
The more densely populated districts are along the Eastern seaboard: Helmsdale; Brora; Golspie and Dornoch. It is this area that was identified as the Sooth (er) lands when the Vikings sailed south along the lea shore of Caithness.
The North and West are known as MacKay Country and Assynt – which was traditionally a stronghold of the MacLeods.
Local place names are helpful in illuminating the waves of settlement that have created and are creating the current landscape.
Pictish, Norse, Gael, Scottish, English… names like Pittentrail, Oykel, Eriboll, Helmsdale, Achiniver, Altnaharra, Lamigo, Skerry.
“Sutherland is a wide, desolate and beautiful County, certainly the most desolate if not the most beautiful of all Scottish counties.”
Calum MacLean`s book “The Highlands” written in 1959 published by Mainstream
As the words desolate and empty are used again and again to describe this Northern County it is necessary to investigate and understand why we have the lowest density of population in Europe.
There are several excellent publications which focus on the imported ideas of “Agricultural Improvements” which led to the widespread clearance of people from settlements throughout the whole county. Some of the earliest Highland Clearances took place in Sutherland in the first few years of the 19th Century and in one month parts of the Parishes of Golspie, Rogart, Farr and the whole of Kildonan were ruthlessly consigned to the flames.
Books worth reading include:
“Highland Clearances” – John Prebble (Penguin Books, 1963)
“The Trial of Patrick Sellar” – Ian Grimble (London, 1962)
“The making of the Crofting Community” – James Hunter (John Donald ltd. 1978)
“A History of Lairg” – Lesley Ketteringham (Lairg Local History Society, 2004)
(a different perspective and a valuable insight into the growth of Lairg as the “hub” of the North.)
Perhaps the most powerful statements come from eye witness accounts and there are two moving publications which throw light on this widespread injustice:
“Gloomy Memories” – Rev. Donald MacLeod (1892)
“Memorabilia Domestica” Rev. Donald Sage (1889)
This is how the Rev. Donald MacLeod describes what he sees of clearance activity in Strathnaver:
“The consternation and confusion were extreme; little or no time was given for the removal of persons or property; the people striving to remove the sick and the helpless before the fire should reach them; next struggling to save the most valuable of their effects. The cries of the women and the children, the roaring of the affrighted cattle, hunted at the same time by the yelling dogs of the shepherds amid the smoke and fire, altogether presented a scene that completely baffles description – it required to be seen to be believed. A dense cloud of smoke enveloped the whole country by day, and even extended far out to sea; at night an awfully grand but terrific scene presented itself – all the houses in an extensive district in flames at once. I myself ascended a height about eleven o` clock in the evening and counted 250 blazing houses, many of the owners of which were my relations, and all of which I knew personally, but whose present condition – whether in or out of the flames – I could not tell. The conflagration lasted 6 days, till the whole of the dwellings were reduced to ashes or smoking ruins.”
It is well worth visiting museums and community history displays to gain a local understanding of the effects of these events.
Central to this is the creation of the crofting landscape:
“the crofting township is a tight social unit, simply because it is the folk of the township who are the dynamic elements; the physical environment is merely a stage setting.” *
But it is on this stage over many years that a communal way of life has created the cultural or humanised landscape that we see today.
“The crofting township is not yet the anachronism some agro-economists would make it out to be, for many communities still display a strength of purpose, a resolution and a powerful sense of identity which is no bad thing in these days when the remote political administrator is set on reducing people to numerators in an overall planning exercise.
Happily, in many townships of the present day there still exists a significant social bond which has always been characteristic of people whose history almost dictated that they work and sing together – that or die.”
“Crofting Years” – Francis Thompson (Luath Press Ltd. 2003)
There is much in this vast county to see, experience and understand. Take time to talk to people, attend the various community celebrations and events– Highland Games Days/ Feisan/ Galas/ Sheep dog trials/Ceilidhs and music nights. Almost every township and village no matter how small has a public hall where you can share with the community in everything from bring- and- buy sales to theatre. Look out for local posters or check out the press which covers the area – The Northern Times (weekly); Am Bratach (monthly); John o Groat (weekly); Assynt News (monthly).
Early transport was by sea so you will find harbours all the way round the coast. Lochinver and Kinlochbervie are our largest fishing ports. The smaller harbours may offer opportunities for boat trips.
Each of our coastlines offers magnificent sandy beaches with barely a soul on them. There are salmon rivers, trout lochs and sufficient moorland and mountain walks to last a lifetime.
We have three National Scenic Areas and a Geo Park to explore which has been claimed as Europe’s finest scenery – you decide.
About Visit Sutherland
Archaeology in Sutherland
The Archaeology of Assynt
Crofting
Shooting and Stalking
Walking in Sutherland
Famous Names on Sutherland
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* [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/walker-season-2-cw-odette-annable-1234963134/ Odette Annable] who plays [[Geri Broussard]] has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2.
* [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/walker-season-2-cw-odette-annable-1234963134/ Odette Annable] who plays [[Geri Broussard]] has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2 and will be joined by her husband Dave Annable [https://deadline.com/2021/08/walker-dave-annable-the-cw-drama-recurring-1234825090/ who will be playing Dan Miller]. Dan is fiercely loyal to the Davidson family and very protective of his wife. He has taken on the Davidsons’ distrust of the Walkers and is clearly not going to settle into Austin without a fight.
* [https://www.glamour.com/story/jared-padalecki-walker Interview with Jared] by Glamour Magazine
* [https://www.looper.com/377799/matt-barr-dishes-some-candid-thoughts-on-walker-jared-padalecki-exclusive-interview/ Matt Barr on working with Jared and with Danneel and Jensen]
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Odette Annable who plays Geri Broussard has been promoted to a series regular for Season 2 and will be joined by her husband Dave Annable who will be playing Dan Miller. Dan is fiercely loyal to the Davidson family and very protective of his wife. He has taken on the Davidsons’ distrust of the Walkers and is clearly not going to settle into Austin without a fight.
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Ratcheting Up the PA Ad War
By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 04:47:19 PM EST
Tags: Pennsylvania '08, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama (all tags)
Obama is airing an ad attacking Hillary's health care plan. Hillary now fires back. Here's the support for the statements in her ad.
I do think the ad takes it one negative too far. Rather than say:
He couldn't answer tough questions in the debate. So Barack Obama is making false charges against Hillary's health care plan.
I think she should have just opened with:
Barack Obama is making false charges against Hillary's health care plan.
Especially since she closed with:
Obama's attacks have been called "destructive and poisoning." There are more and more questions about Barack Obama. Instead of attacking, maybe he should answer them.
I'm afraid the "tough questions" remark may hit people the wrong way and seem like a cheap shot, particularly since it's not about health care plans. Any ad mavens or others out there want to weigh in on the strategy?
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Ratcheting Up the PA Ad War | 34 comments (34 topical)
If you check her Youtube channel (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by andgarden on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 04:51:31 PM EST
she's got several new ads, at least one more of which seems intended for PA.
I'm guessing this is in response to the robocalls and mailers. I doubt either will move many votes, frankly.
I was in advertising (5.00 / 11) (#3)
by Kathy on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 04:56:06 PM EST
for about ten years. I think the "tough questions" part will appeal to key PA demographics, most of whom will have seen the fall-out from the debate, but not the debate itself. It will remind them that he could not take the heat, which is how the handful of local news sources I found online seemed to report it. If the defeats of Gore and Kerry showed us one thing, it's that voters want to see a fighter.
The images in the ad are beautiful and heart-wrenching, though. Watch it with the sound off, which is how most people will see it (advertising 101-the visuals matter the most): "Obama on the defensive" "Obama on the attack" cut in with pics of Clinton with a child-looking very maternal-and an elderly woman-looking very concerned.
I have felt for a while that the biggest mistake Obama's ads make is they show too much of him in the crowd smiling and being the center of attention. With Clinton in this ad, you see her always to the side, with the "voter" as the center of attention. She's close to them, not aloof. These don't look like photo ops where she's always smiling at the camera.
It's subtle, but people pick up on it.
I have to admit (5.00 / 6) (#4)
that I really like the music Hillary's shop uses: both in the positive and negative ads.
the music has great tension to it (5.00 / 3) (#7)
not the typical music you hear in political ads. It somehow manages to be feminine, yet strong. Strings do that, though.
The positive music (5.00 / 4) (#10)
is almost a fanfare. The negative music uses piano pretty effectively. It lets them be negative without seeming harsh.
I think the upbeat music really (5.00 / 3) (#17)
by leis on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:25:17 PM EST
takes the sting out of what she is saying. My point being; it may be a negative ad but you don't get that feeling watching it. I think it's very clever. But, I too am biased.
Maybe a mark of Roy Spence (5.00 / 2) (#29)
by RalphB on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 06:05:13 PM EST
co-founder of GSD&M, who joined her campaign as the ad guru. He's done some really good work, the SW Airlines "You are now free to fly around the country" and the "Don't mess with Texas" anti-litter campaigns come to mind. Somehow his ads don't really feel like typical ads.
even Kos who has met Hillary always says (5.00 / 1) (#15)
by thereyougo on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:16:45 PM EST
she's very likable and she is,comes acrdoss as warm and smart most of all, just a first class candidate afaic. I don't know where people get she's hated and no one can answer why.
Kos Said He Doesn't Think of Hillary As A Dem (5.00 / 1) (#20)
by PssttCmere08 on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:41:59 PM EST
...and his site is full of hate for Hillary.
wow, that is a great analysis (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by dotcommodity on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:08:46 PM EST
Thanks for lifting my heart with your analysis (5.00 / 3) (#24)
by feet on earth on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:49:32 PM EST
Before coming here I came across a horrifying BO's ad called Vote Different at youtube (I am new here, so you may have seen already, if so, forgive me). My heart was heavy, my feminism deeply offended, the class analyses shown disturbing.
Thanks form a long time lurker
welcome (5.00 / 1) (#27)
by Jeralyn on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:56:04 PM EST
we're glad to have you.
I noticed the difference in their ads (5.00 / 2) (#25)
by nycstray on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:52:37 PM EST
as the same that you did. How they are viewed. She's generally more one with the voter. Even the Gov and Mayor clips where they are speaking to you in one on one fashion work better and have more warmth than the Obama ones. Her Hispanic ad works well, imo. She sits down with the voters, he doesn't.
Just saw that he released another negative one on her today aside from the health care. Ahhh, the 'new politics' of unity . . .
I think its an effective ad (5.00 / 3) (#5)
by ajain on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:01:21 PM EST
Because he has actually also released another ad in which he sharply smears her character and integrity. And so I think her response is more than appropriate. In fact, I think its great. He had a pitiful performance, why not capitalize on it.
There is something really off (5.00 / 2) (#28)
when the 'New Type of Politician' is running a smear ad on her character and integrity. I was like, "huh? what about yours there Mister?!"
How many days has he been whining and smearing her now?
Tell that to (none / 0) (#30)
by mg7505 on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 07:09:02 PM EST
Maureen Dowd. Her column is now an undignified excuse to make snide, hateful attacks on Hillary while gushing over Obama. Of course every time Obama attacks someone, she blames it on Hillary.
Ain't that so? (none / 0) (#33)
by rghojai on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 08:37:13 PM EST
Never felt a ton of enthusiasm for MD, but in recent times, relative to HRC/BO stuff and otherwise, her work's struck me as poor. "Work" may have been the wrong word to use; she seems ever more one-note in her style and her stuff feels like she's mailing it in, dashing off weak efforts.
(I'm far from 'round the bend for HRC, have seen a good measure of columns critiquing her in which the writer made what struck me as fair/good points... though not so with MD.)
I like it (5.00 / 4) (#6)
by Edgar08 on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:01:45 PM EST
But I don't know any more about advertising stuff than anyone else. And I certainly wouldn't presume to know how folks in the great state of PA would respond.
Why I like though is, well, everyone knows I think Obama has been poisoning the campaign from day 1. With things like D-punjab (which he was called on) and things like Lincoln Bedroom.
So. As a Clinton loyalist I'm glad the Clinton campaign is addressing the Obama negativity campaign more assertively.
Like I said, what do I know, but it could have happened even sooner in my opinion.
Here in PA... (5.00 / 2) (#22)
by BarnBabe on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:45:09 PM EST
Thanks for showing this ad. I had not seen it and I think it was very well done. It addressed his negativity and yet I did not see it in a negative term. I saw it as positive and if older older people see it or have loved ones in nursing homes, they will feel that she includes them in her plans. It appeals to the older demographics and also points out she is fighting back against his attacks. I like it. And she looks good in yellow too. Heh.
PA (none / 0) (#31)
by chrisvee on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 07:10:33 PM EST
Everyone I know (Republicans, independents, Clinton supporters, and Obama supporters alike) are really sick of the ads regardless of content. I've heard some really negative remarks from friends about the number of Obama ads (and these aren't diehard Clinton supporters but mostly people who are leaners, undecideds, etc). The phone calls are also getting ridiculous. Caller ID is a blessing. We're also getting something in the range of four mailers a day, too.
The Ad Is MILD! (5.00 / 3) (#8)
by JoeCHI on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:02:37 PM EST
But then, I'm one of those (increasingly rare) Democrats who thinks that this overly-sensitive and PC approach to campaigning is a bunch of effete and ineffectual bunk!
I'm with you on that (5.00 / 2) (#16)
by angie on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:21:48 PM EST
of course, I'm from NOLA so I know from "down in the gutter" politics.
Every voter in PA (5.00 / 2) (#18)
has seen negative ads. We're a frickin swing state!
I agree (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by LCaution on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:03:28 PM EST
At least partly because that's how the media will spin it.
The other partly? I guess it's simply that I dislike that kind of attack. I prefer specifics, for ex: Obama's plan leaves 15 million uninsured or - to make it a bit tougher - Obama's plan leaves 15 million uninsured because he doesn't fully understand the economic realities of a national health care system. (The latter is an indirect way of saying he doesn't know what he's talking about.)
right ; how about (5.00 / 3) (#13)
an ad saying ...does Obama think Social Security should be optional?
Even Edwards Appreciates Hillary's Plan (5.00 / 2) (#14)
That is because she (5.00 / 2) (#32)
by TomP on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 07:22:44 PM EST
essentially adopted the Edwards plan.
That plan is a road to single payer. Meanwhile, Obama demonizes universal health care. Not good
The use of "poisoning" (5.00 / 3) (#19)
by lilburro on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:39:57 PM EST
is clever in an ad about healthcare, I think.
As a former PR person, (5.00 / 3) (#21)
by Molly Pitcher on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:44:16 PM EST
Not an ad maven, but (5.00 / 2) (#26)
by eleanora on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 05:55:56 PM EST
Hillary has to point out Senator Obama's poor debate performance when it came to substantial policy issues, because the media and blogs won't do it for her. They're too busy defending or being furious at the first half of the debate to even address his rambling, confusing answers in the second half.
If she were a man, the 'tough questions' (none / 0) (#1)
by catfish on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 04:49:12 PM EST
line would be OK.
What I see is a tenderness in Obama. Tough questions make people upset because he's delicate. So he does appear to lash out after he's challenged.
But I'm biased.
and I like the 'can't answer tough questions' (5.00 / 4) (#12)
but then I'm already a Clinton supporter, so to me that nails it (along with can't justify policy etc).
(Of course these ads will be trying to change undecideds who fall between us two...)
Tenderness, No.... Arrogance, yes. (5.00 / 4) (#23)
Do you mean when he was feeding that calf? Because other than that, I have never thought of Obama as a man of compassion or tenderness, and his wife, even less.
Tender as in thin-skinned (none / 0) (#34)
by catfish on Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 09:26:02 AM EST
tender when poked.
No, I don't see much curiosity in him either.
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